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Shining a spotlight on the latest opportunities and resources for researchers...

 

Summer 2026 sessions 

A round-up of our Research and Innovation training and development opportunities for June and July 2026:

• 3 June - Research Funding Ready B): Building a research narrative and persuasive proposal writing  
• 9 June - Exploring the Prosper portal for career development - take a ‘guided tour’ of the portal and resources 
• 10 June - Writing about your research for The Conversation  (run by an editor from The Conversation).
• 17 June - Research Funding Ready C): Costing with confidence and submitting your application
• 2 July - Scopus, ORCID, Web of Science and more: managing your scholarly profiles for maximum visibility 
• 7 July - Picture This: your research career – use collage to get creative and support your career reflections 

We'll be taking a break for August, but back again in the Autumn term with lots more opportunities. You can view and book all Research and Innovation courses through our  Training & Development page.   Any questions? Contact Alison Monkhouse (Academic Researcher Development Manager). 

 

Research Culture Cafe - June 2026 

On 2 June 2026 we're running our first ever Research Culture Cafe, with a focus on exploring researcher wellbeing. This is an opportunity to talk about your experiences and share ideas for improvement in an informal setting.

Join us to help build a stronger research culture together.

 

New Researcher Wellbeing page 

Supporting the wellbeing theme, we're also pleased to introduce our new page on Researcher Wellbeing. This resource combines practical ideas with useful information and handy links - check out Researcher Wellbeing.

 

More resources...

For further learning resources, please visit our Researcher Development page. The resources here have been grouped by theme (research practice, research impact, research leadership, research identity and research career) - take a look and see what might be useful!