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Additional support for Early Career Researchers

In addition to the activities that are organised by the Domain we encourage ECRs to explore the wide range of support services, training and funding opportunities that are available.

¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Research Staff Handbook
Everything you need to know about being a researcher at ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº.Ìý NB: the handbook is currently being reviewed.Ìý In the meantime, please refer to this edition from 2020-21.


Videos, documents and useful links to support researchers who areÌýputting together their proposals to fund their research ideas and progress their careersÌýat ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº

Internal ¹û¶³Ó°ÔºÌýFunding opportunities from Research, Innovation & Global Engagement (RIGE)
RIGE supports funding schemes covering public engagement, global engagement and Grand Challenges. ÌýOther sources of funding may be available from your department/faculty.

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The ESRC's National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM) offers a comprehensive programme of cutting-edge social science research methods training. ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº is a partner institution.Ìý
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¹û¶³Ó°Ôº CareersÌý
¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Careers provides dedicated training and support for ¹û¶³Ó°Ôºâ€™s researcher community. Support includes one-to-one advice, practice interviews, employer led workshops internships and other vacancies and workshops on a broad range of topics, for both careers in academia and beyond academia.
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Digital Skills DevelopmentÌý
Digital Skills develops the digital skills of researchers to meet their academic, professional and personal needs. ÌýThey offer face-to-face training in areas such as data analysis, Office 365, programming, desktop applications, and more. ÌýThey also offer individual support through drop ins and online learning opportunities.

Research Ethics andÌýIntegrity
High standards are essential for ensuring the highest quality research as well as the continued trust and confidence in research, individual researchers, ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº as an institution and the research community as a whole.Ìý Training sessions cover a wide range of subjects such as information security, managing research data and publication ethics.

Research IT TrainingÌý
¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Information Services Division (ISD) provides research IT training which includes courses and webinars.
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Research and Innovation Services
Research and Innovation Services provide training and support,Ìýand help researchersÌýmanage their research portfolio.ÌýTraining includes Full Economic Costing (FEC), pre-award training, fundamentals of research funding management, Worktribe support, and many other topics.

Learning and Development (Organisational Development)
Organisational Development supports a ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº staff culture of learning, progression and leadership. ÌýLearning and Development works through the lens of the whole employee lifecycle from before new starters join to when current staff leave us, and everything that happens in between. ÌýSupport includes personal development, leadership development and researcher development training.
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LibrarySkills @ ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº provides training and support for your library skills and information literacy development. ÌýSupport includes self-paced online tutorials, live online training events. Researchers can also request an individual skills appointment with a librarian.
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Centre for Applied Statistics CoursesÌýÌý
Short courses in research methods and statistical analyses for anyone wanting to interpret or undertake their own research. Everyone is welcome to attend.

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