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Our Autumn 2026 programme
Check out the full Autumn 2026 training and development programme to explore everything that’s happening this term. Highlights for November include…
Research Funding Ready
Our Research Funding Ready series starts again on 18 November, with three focused sessions designed to take you from vision to funding application submission – as simple as A, B, C!
- Research Funding Ready A): Aligning your research ideas and the funding landscape (18 November 2026)
- Research Funding Ready B): Building a research narrative and persuasive proposal writing (2 December 2026)
- Research Funding Ready C): Costing with confidence and submitting your application (9 December 2026)
EDI for Researchers - 26 November 2026, 9:30-12:30 (online)
Explore how EDI shapes high‑quality research design, understand what funders are looking for and discover how to write clear, credible, and impactful EDI statements for funding bids. Moving beyond generic EDI training, this session focuses specifically on the research context, giving participants a practical framework for identifying EDI considerations at every stage of a project: from shaping research questions to designing methods, selecting participants, assembling teams, managing data, and planning outputs.
Trusted Research: HERSA Export Controls elearning
Involved in research, teaching, international collaborations, or sharing data with overseas partners? Building on the University’s Introduction to Trusted Research online learning (available to all via LearnUpon), we are recommending that academic researchers in STEM disciplines complete the Higher Education Research Security Association (HERSA) elearning on Export Controls. To be registered and receive a login, please complete this HERSA training request form.
The training will take approximately one hour to complete and you will receive a certificate upon completion. If you have any questions about this elearning or the registration process, please email trustedresearch@hud.ac.uk
Cross-institutional Mid-Career Researcher Mentoring Scheme
The University is part of a cross-institutional Mid-Career Researcher Mentoring (MCRM) scheme designed to support 'mid-career' researchers with a mentor from another university. It’s a reciprocal arrangement, which means the number of mentee places available to us at Huddersfield depends on how many mentors we offer.
- Are you a senior researcher willing to support researchers from other institutions as a mentor? Help us support others and apply to be a mentor.
- Are you a ‘mid-career’ researcher who would benefit from having an external mentor? Apply to be a mentee.
The call for applications (both mentors and mentees) is now open and will close on 4 December 2026. Please contact Alison Monkhouse (Academic Researcher Development Manager) for more information about this scheme, check your eligibility and get the links to the online mentor and mentee application forms.
Writing for The Conversation - weekly sessions
Want to engage a wider global audience with your research? Register to attend 'Writing for The Conversation' (online training, run by The Conversation UK). Sessions take place twice weekly - every Wednesday at 2pm and rotating Tuesdays or Thursdays at 10.30am or 2pm. Register for a link to attend your chosen session:
- Weekly Wednesdays 2pm: Zoom registration
- Rotating Thursdays 2pm: Zoom registration
- Rotating Tuesdays 10.30am: Zoom registration
- Rotating Thursdays 10.30am: Zoom registration
- Rotating Tuesdays 2pm: Zoom registration
Sessions will cover why writing for non-academic audiences is worthwhile, what it involves, and how to effectively pitch ideas and write articles for The Conversation.
Any other questions about researcher development and the opportunities available? Contact Alison Monkhouse (Academic Researcher Development Manager).