The Research Leadership Development Programme addresses the challenge of contemporary research leadership by developing confident and authentic leaders who are equipped with the knowledge and skills required to promote effective research culture.
This highly interactive and discursive programme focuses on the leadership of initiatives and teams that develop, enhance or transform research in higher education, acknowledging that the key to successful transformation is inclusive and engaging leadership, teamwork and collaboration.
This programme is only available for an institution to purchase for delivery in-house.
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Key areas of development include:
- essential leadership skills
- managing performance and navigating difficult conversations
- supporting and leading change: from individual to team
- resilience and wellbeing: for you and others.
Who should attend?
The programme is aimed at mid-career researchers who wish to develop their research leadership skills, share practice, ideas, and engage in opportunities for networking and collaboration. This may include those leading research initiatives and/or teams within departments, schools and faculties. The programme welcomes participants from all disciplinary backgrounds.
Programme delivery
The programme consists of three half-day modules:
Module 1: Me and my research
Individual agency, influencing, being inclusive, and making a difference.
Module 2: Our team
Coordinating research activity, project management, grants and funding, leading with integrity.
Module 3: Institution and culture
Strategy and planning, enterprise and innovation, supporting change and contributing to performance.
Adding to Advance HE's support for research leaders
The RLDP programme adds further to Advance HE's support for research leaders. It runs alongside the highly established, Research Team Leadership (RTL) programme. RTL is a highly focused and practical two day programme with learning outcomes linked to the application of key leadership and management skills. Key differentiators of the Research Leadership Development Programme (RLDP) include:
- the programme incorporates further elements of equality, diversity and inclusion and research leadership
- it is aimed at those in Co-Investigator or new Principal Investigator roles. It is also useful for those returning to research leadership after a period of absence
- it is a large scale programme involving participants from many different institutions and disciplinary backgrounds
- the programme is focused on the link between individual research leadership, teams, and culture.
Programme team
