Mentoring for Researcher Developers (M4RD) Scheme 2024 by Douglas Eacersall

Douglas Eacersall

douglaseacersall4 — 2023-03-23 02:07:12 UTC

Hello everyone. Welcome to the Mentoring for Researcher Developers (M4RD) Scheme 2024. I'm Douglas, a member of the M4RD organizing group. I work at the University of Southern Queensland as a Senior Lecturer (Researcher Development) and the Learning Advisor for Higher Degree by Research students. I participated in the scheme for 2022 and 2023 and hope to again have the opportunity to meet others and assist them to achieve their goals in this field.

Natasha Kitano

2023-03-23 04:04:15 UTC

Hi everyone. My name is Tasha Kitano. I'm one of the M4RD 2024 committee members. Welcome to our mentoring scheme. This photo is of me with my mentor Colleen. We were matched up in the original scheme in 2022 and our connection was so successful that Colleen was invited by my university -QUT in Brisbane, Australia to come and visit from her university - University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. This has been a great experience for both Colleen and I, and I hope that you enjoy the mentor/mentee experience too. Please connect with me on Linkedin here:

linkedin.com/in/natasha-kitano-045859b3

• “Level up your Mentoring Practice” – Dr Kay Guccione

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https://express.adobe.com/page/MOfoOkSyEhxP1/

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Curtin, N., Malley, J., & Stewart, A. (2016). Mentoring the Next Generation of Faculty: Supporting Academic Career Aspirations among Doctoral Students. Research in Higher Education, 56(6), 714-738. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11162-015-9403-x

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Schriever, V., & Grainger, P. (2019). Mentoring an early career researcher: insider perspectives from the mentee and mentor. Reflective Practice, 20(6), 720-731. https://doi.org/10.1080/14623943.2019.1674272

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Woolhouse, Clare, and Laura Nicholson. Mentoring in Higher Education Case Studies of Peer Learning and Pedagogical Development. Edited by Clare Woolhouse and Laura Nicholson. 1st ed. 2020. Cham: Springer International Publishing

"REFLECT" - Academy of Medical Sciences

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https://acmedsci.ac.uk/grants-and-schemes/whats-available-to-me/career-support-space/mentoring-support

"Massively difficult questions" - Clutterbuck Associates

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https://clutterbuck-cmi.com/

Mentor meetings - the rule of three

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Julia

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Give yourself time to reflect after each session, and think in advance about what you might like to get out of the upcoming session

• "Four question types" - Frank Calberg

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https://www.slideshare.net/frankcalberg/question-types

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Tell your mentor when they ramble off topic! They won't mind and this time is supposed to be focused! Take the last five minutes of each meeting to reflect on what your next steps are and what can make the next meeting go even better than the one you are wrapping up.

Establishing the terrain of the mentor/mentee conversation

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I am part of another mentor network in which the combination of pre-meeting emails to establish aims and then follow-up emails to clarify actions has proved hugely useful. It doesn't have to be really formal - just a list of "things I'd like to talk about at our next meeting" or "things I'm going to do".

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If your mentee comes to the session with "nothing" to talk about, that's ok! Use the session to think about positives, things going well, skills and attributes. It's never a waste to spend time considering and remembering our strengths.

Colleen

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Follow up with your mentees to show them you care.

M4RD Committee members

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Colleen Aldous- aldousc@ukzn.ac.za

Douglas Eacersall- Douglas.Eacersall@usq.edu.au

Jennifer Rowland- jen.rowland@mq.edu.au

Natasha Kitano - natasha.kitano@qut.edu.au

Victoria Schuppert- Victoria.Schuppert@brunel.ac.uk

Annette Mahon - am354@cam.ac.uk

Dominika Butler- dominika.butler@york.ac.uk

Abigail Downie- a.downie@griffith.edu.au

Sven Tuzovic- sven.tuzovic@qut.edu.au

Ai Tam Le- aitamle@deakin.edu.au

Antionette McKane- antoinette.mckane@manchester.ac.uk

Kate Jones- Kate.Jones@mmu.ac.uk

Julia Rayner- Julia.Rayner@york.ac.uk

Jen Rowland

douglaseacersall4 — 2024-01-28 23:50:25 UTC

Greetings All. I'm Jen Rowland, a new addition to the M4RD organizing group. This is a pic of me on a recent trip to Kyoto. I'm a Senior Lecturer at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, where I also direct the Master of Research for the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences. I've been working in researcher development since leaving the lab in 2011. I joined the team as I'm developing a mentoring network in my faculty at the moment and then contacted Colleen about this great program. I've been mentoring with IMNIS over the last few years and can't wait to connect with you all here.

Victoria Schuppert

douglaseacersall4 — 2024-01-29 00:59:52 UTC

Hi all, I'm Victoria and one of the M4RD 2024 Committee Members. I joined the scheme last year as a mentee and I'm excited to be on the other side for this iteration and help others have a great mentor/mentee experience.

I work as Senior Researcher Developer (Research Staff) in the Graduate School at Brunel University London, where I work on the development and implementation of the Researcher Development Concordat, the Research Culture agenda, and the strategic planning of the research environment for a diverse group of research staff.

In my previous role, I led research impact in the College of Business, Arts and Social Sciences at Brunel and was heavily involved in research assessment, incl. research outputs and research environment.

I very much enjoy working collaboratively across the institution with diverse and multidisciplinary groups of people, as well as with the wide range of external professional networks I have built in my career. Feel free to connect with me via LinkedIn.

Dominika Butler

douglaseacersall4 — 2024-01-29 01:01:39 UTC

Hello Everyone!

My name is Dominika and I'm a Researcher Developer in the Building Research and Innovation Capacity (BRIC) Team at the University of York, UK.

In my role as a Researcher Developer I design, deliver and evaluate professional development training for Postgraduate Research Students and Research Staff. I am also involved in additional projects including organising the Three Minute Thesis competition.

In my previous life I was a cancer research scientist. I really enjoyed the research, but not the short-term postdoctoral contracts, so I made a leap to the RD and I absolutely love it!

I am happy to connect with you on Linkedin, here's my profile: Dominika Butler

Abigail Downie

douglaseacersall4 — 2024-01-29 01:02:01 UTC

Hi Everyone - I'm Abigail (Abi) Downie from Griffith University in Brisbane, Australia. I am employed as the Graduate Research Development Consultant based within the Graduate School and my main responsibilities include overseeing and contributing into the candidate and supervisor training programs; supporting the candidate representatives; advocating for the needs of and helping other training providers to provide training that is fit for purpose for HDRs; and progressing strategic projects in the Graduate Research Development space. I moved into the Graduate Research Development space after completing a PhD in marine parasitology and absolutely adore working with and supporting the educational experience of HDR candidates.

Annette Mahon

2024-01-31 14:17:06 UTC

Having had a great experience mentoring last year I am delighted to be joining the M4RD 2024 Committee and look forward to all the conversations to come.

Once upon a time I was a biologist, but have since worked in variety of roles in educational and researcher development and am currently Deputy Head of the Centre for Teaching and Learning at Cambridge, where I lead the PG education and development team. I'm keen to foster connections in the world of RD. Do drop me a line - my LinkedIn is: www.linkedin.com/in/annette-mahon-17ab50230

Sven Tuzovic

2024-01-31 23:23:27 UTC

Hello everyone,

I’m Sven Tuzovic and a new member of the M4RD 2024 Committee. I am an Associate Professor of Marketing at the QUT Faculty of Business and Law. Before joining QUT I was Associate Professor at Pacific Lutheran University and Visiting Professor at Griffith University, Murray State University, and the University of New Orleans.

I joined the M4RD scheme last year as a mentor and had a great experience. I am passionate about global connectedness. In my role as Education Officer for SERVSIG, a special interest group of the American Marketing Association, I facilitate service education globally by building a community of international service educators.

Feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn. Here is my profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drstuz/

Ai Tam Le

2024-02-01 03:03:53 UTC

Hello everyone! I was a mentee last year and had a great experience. I look forward to working with the M4RD team to bring this experience to more people!

I'm originally from Viet Nam and have been studying/working in Europe and Australia for the past 9 years. Since my PhD days, I have been interested in creating an academic environment in which people feel belonged and can flourish. I am a baby in the research development space, starting as a researcher development coordinator in 2022. I'm going to be a lecturer in HDR development at Deakin in February, which will allow me to work more with graduate researchers, a group that I hold dear to my heart. My LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ai-tam-le-95061529/

2024-02-23 15:14:30 UTC

Hi everyone, I’m Kate Jones, a new member of the M4RD Committee. I am a Researcher Developer at Manchester Metropolitan University. I took part in the scheme as a mentee last year which has been incredibly valuable to me both personally and professionally. I look forward to contributing to others having the same excellent experience for the 2024 scheme.

My role as an RD is focused on research staff, with a particular ECR development remit, but I am also involved in projects around PGR development, Mid-career researcher development and research culture.

Before joining Manchester Met, I was the Head of Learning and Professional Development at Vitae, a non-profit programme managed by the Careers Research and Advisory Centre (CRAC) based in Cambridge. I joined Vitae as a project manager in January 2018.

Prior to that I was a Doctoral Researcher and Associate Tutor at the University of East Anglia in Norwich. I did my PhD as a single parent part-time then full-time.

In the first phase of my career I was a Teacher of English/Media/Drama and a Head of Year at a Secondary School/High School in Cambridge.

Antoinette McKane

2024-02-26 12:18:18 UTC

Hi all,

I am researcher developer at the University of Manchester, working primarily with PGRs. I have a strong interest in the role of community building among researchers, both in terms of how it can advance individual personal and professional development, and in terms of how it can contribute to shaping a diverse and inclusive research culture.

Before working as a researcher developer, I held an academic lecturing position for over a decade, in which time I developed a strong interest and significant expertise in facilitating peer-led learning and in the process of co-designing academic programmes with students, educators, researchers and industry partners.

I took part in the M4RD scheme as a mentee when I was at a point of transition between lecturing and researcher development and found the experience incredibly valuable, so I am delighted to be serving as a member of the organising group this year.

Feel free to connect with me or get in touch on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/antoinette-mckane-phd-fhea-0812252a

Julia Rayner

2024-02-28 01:19:54 UTC

Hi everyone, I'm Julia and have recently moved to the University of York. I'm the Mentor Coordinator for the Next Generation Research Supervision Project (RSVP). I have a Researcher Developer background working with research students and supervisors. I also spent a few years managing the Graduate Research School at Massey in New Zealand. It's wonderful to be part of this network

Tool - World Time Buddy

2024-05-09 15:15:25 UTC

Given the international nature of this programme, thought this tool may be useful for scheduling meetings.

Pleased to meet you all

2024-05-09 15:16:30 UTC

Hello! I'm Dr Peter O'Rourke, Researcher Development Manager (Research Staff) at the University of Exeter, where I have been in post since January this year. Since joining the team here, I have been getting to grips with our researcher training and development opportunities, as well as activities that promote research culture and avenues for Early Career Researchers to have their voices heard via the university structures.

I previously worked on Exeter's Insessional programme of English language skills development for international students. My own research interests are in drama/ theatre/ performance studies and I have previously taught in these areas.

As I am new to researcher development, I am keen to learn from your expertise.

Anna Sharman

2024-05-10 08:31:16 UTC

Hi everyone! I'm Anna Sharman, and I started as Researcher Development Manager for Kew Science (Royal Botanical Gardens Kew) in late March. I'm not completely new to researcher development, as I've been a trainer for researchers for my former company Cofactor for years, and have attended Vitae conferences in that capacity. But I am new to doing this job inside an institution.

At Kew I'm going to be setting up a new researcher development programme for research staff, which is somewhat daunting! I have particular responsibility for a small cohort of Future Leader Fellows and am currently planning a retreat for them. At the moment my job mainly involves asking scientists what they do and what they want, which is one of my favourite activities!

I'm looking forward to meeting you all and to learning loads from my mentor.

2024-05-11 05:01:02 UTC

Hello, my name is Vanessa Montenegro and I am the founder of VIDEATIS, an initiative to offer consultancy services in the field of academic communication. The M4RD caught my attention, and I applied for mentorship without fully understanding what it was about. Now that I understand the program's objectives better, I realize how much it can help me provide support to researchers and institutions in my region. So, I can't wait to get started! I'll have to work until very late because I'm in Ecuador, lucky me, I'm a night owl!

Bhuva Narayan

2024-05-12 12:05:15 UTC

Hi Everyone!

My name is Bhuva Narayan.

I'm new to M4Rd - I joined recently after hearing about it at the QPR Conference in Adelaide. I'm an Associate Professor of Communication at the University of Technology Sydney, and also the Director of Graduate Research for my Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, with around 150 HDR students.

I organise and lead a lot of researcher development for HDR students, and I have also mentored many ECRs into supervision roles. I am currently developing a supervision development programme for a faculty as our supervisors do not seem to appreciate the ones offered by our Graduate Research School.

I look forward to sharing and learning from this community.

Stephen Parker

2024-05-13 08:03:13 UTC

Hello, I'm a research lead at St. Mary's University in London, responsible for people and culture development, principally in the School of Education. Coming from a background where there was little support in place when I was an ECR, I'm interested in supporting the development of others around profile building, public engagement and publications in particular.

I previously worked in a similar role at the University of Worcester and before that at the University of Chester. I was a teacher for many years, completing a PhD and learning and new disciplinary field in the interim. My research profile is in the history of religion and education.

Jamie Smith

2024-05-13 09:13:35 UTC

I'm Organisational Development Specialist for Research at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. I am passionate about creating the conditions for researchers to deliver inspirational work and to maximise their career potential.

This is my first development role, having spent most of my career as an operations and project manager. I worked as a Research Project Manager on InGAME, a collaborative R&D project designed to increase the economic scale and value of the Dundee videogames ecosystem. The project was led by Abertay University, in partnership with the University of Dundee and the School of Management here at St. Andrews. The project is forecast to deliver 15x return on public investment and the Institute for Capitlising on Creativity at the university published their own evaluation here.

Puleng Motshoane

2024-05-13 14:59:51 UTC

I am an academic developer at the Centre for Academic Technologies at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. I received my PhD in Education from Rhodes University, South Africa. My research focuses on the mechanisms that enable or constrain postgraduate supervision development. I have authored book reviews on doctoral education and co-authored a chapter about holistic supervision development in doctoral studies. I have also co-edited Postgraduate Studies in South Africa: Surviving and Succeeding, in which I also contributed a chapter on the benefits of being part of a doctoral team. My recent publication is about the need for the development of emerging postgraduate supervisors. Additionally, I am a member of the International Doctoral Education Research Network.

Rabia Arshad

2024-05-14 10:48:04 UTC

Hello!!! I am Programme Training Manager at Doctoral Training Alliance (DTA)- University Alliance, responsible for developing doctoral training programme for postgraduate researchers from DTA universities. I identified my interest in researcher development during my research doctorate at the University of the West of Scotland. I was part of a peer-led learning scheme for PGRs at UWS and this was the start of my PGR development and support journey. I also co-authored a research article about peer-led learning for PGRs( Full article: ‘PGR Connections’: Using an online peer- learning pedagogy to support doctoral researchers (tandfonline.com )).

I am at an early stage in my researcher development career and I could really really benefit from the M4RD scheme. I am eager to learn and collaborate.

I am looking forward to learning from this community.

Alys Kay

2024-05-14 13:01:22 UTC

I'm passionate creative generalist who thrives on diving into diverse projects. With one foot firmly planted in the world of researcher development, I bring a wealth of experience working alongside academics at every stage of their careers, from postgraduate researchers to professors.

I am particularly interested:

🌱 Wellbeing Advocacy: I'm committed to promoting wellbeing among researchers, addressing the unique challenges they face and advocating for supportive environments that prioritise mental health and work-life balance.

🌍 Culture Change Catalyst: I believe in the power of culture change to transform academic institutions into more inclusive, equitable, and supportive communities where every researcher can thrive.

🤝 Collaboration Dynamics: Collaboration lies at the heart of modern research, and I'm fascinated by the dynamics of interdisciplinary teamwork, cross-cultural collaboration, and industry partnerships.

👩‍💼 Leadership Development: Effective leadership is crucial for fostering a culture of innovation and excellence in research teams. I'm passionate about developing future research leaders who can inspire, empower, and guide their teams towards success.

I'm currently a senior Researcher Developer working at Liverpool University, on a project called Thrive. My role involves shaping, co-designing, and implementing development opportunities for research communities while fostering collaboration and driving positive change.

2024-05-14 15:37:32 UTC

Hi there! My name is Teresa. I'm genuinely passionate about understanding and nurturing human potential. Four years ago I transitioned from a background in ecological research to leading the Academic and EDI (Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) office at CREAF, a research centre in Barcelona. In this role, I'm dedicated to (1) designing and delivering training programs to empower researchers' strategic career management, (2) attracting and retaining the best research teams, and (3) creating a research culture that people experience as supportive, engaging and equitable. After organizing some mentoring programs, I am really looking forward to have the opportunity to be a mentee :) Let's connect : https://www.linkedin.com/in/teresa-rosas-phd-9177b4200/

Jonathan O'Donnell

2024-05-15 06:04:57 UTC

Hi M4RD peeps. I'm keen to see how this works. It is so ambitious.

I try to make the working lives of researchers better. Deakin University in Australia pays me to do this, for which I am forever grateful.

Tseen Khoo and I run the Research Whisperer blog, about doing research in academia.

I'm in the very last stages of a PhD, looking at researchers who have crowdfunded their research.

Sabina Strachan

2024-05-15 07:37:55 UTC

Hello everyone!

I'm based in Edinburgh, UK and have been running my own business how2glu (https://www.how2glu.com/) for 6 years now. I have been a mentor on M4RD since 2023. I'm a research & management consultant, business advisor, trainer and am currently working on research culture diagnostics, post-doc and fellowship career development programme development in the UK and Australia, and a 'soft' skills learning platform. I deliver RD training & mentoring across a wide range of topics, e.g. networking skills, post-PhD careers, innovation, imposter phenomenon. Collaboration is the golden thread that runs through the different strands of my business.

Previously I was a research developer at the University of Glasgow, a principal consultant at a creative economy consultancy, and have a background in public sector heritage management. My PhD is in architectural history. So one of those squiggly career paths really! I'm also a trustee of SWAN Autism (Scotlnad), a charity that supports autistic women, girls and non-binary people: https://swanscotland.org/. This year I am co-writing a paper on how to support PhDers to hone their skills for outside academia engagement and career development with Durham University colleagues.

Here's my LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabinastrachan/ - always happy to connect!! And here is my Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/how2glu.

Wade Kelly

2024-05-15 07:42:09 UTC

Delighted to meet you all. I'm at Deakin where I'm a researcher development senior lecturer focused on Engagement and Impact. I have a book called the Impactful Academic, which (humbly) is a good introduction to my topic area.

Connect with me on LinkedIn! http://linkedin.com/in/wade-kelly/

Useful conference: Vitae

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Useful conference: UKCGE (UK Council for Graduate Education) 4-5 July 2024

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Useful conference: REDS 10th Oct 2024 (FREE)

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Sarah Ashworth, Researcher Developer, Uo Manchester

2024-05-15 08:08:15 UTC

Hi, I'm based at the University of Manchester as a Researcher Developer. I've been working in Researcher Development within the UK since 2003.

I love working with researchers as they are such a fascinating bunch of people.

In my experience Researcher Development folk are a bunch of positive humans, so taking part in the M4RD is an all round win. Looking forward to interesting conversations and positive action as a result.

Do connect with me on LinkedIn as that's where I tend to live! https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-r-ashworth/

2024-05-15 08:09:46 UTC

Kia ora! I am Tracy Riley, the Dean, Postgraduate Research at Massey University in New Zealand. My background is in education, as a university teacher, researcher and supervisor, and I bring my strength of 'developer' into all of my work in the Graduate Research School. Connect with me on Linked in https://nz.linkedin.com/in/tracy-riley-6684b240

Amy Birch

2024-05-15 08:11:06 UTC

Hi - I'm Amy Birch, Senior Researcher Developer (Research Staff) at University of Liverpool. I have 10+ years experience working with researchers, from informally supervising PGRs as a postdoc to formally creating full researcher development programmes and delivering strategic priorities in research-intensive, post-92 and Russell Group Universities.

I care about creating inclusive, impactful communities and spaces for researchers, as well as empowering researchers to succeed.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-birch-phd-7b57a233/

Making an Impact 2024: 13 May - 14 June 2024

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Free sessions that cover a variety of topics important for researchers and research enablers, including Open Research, Global Research Collaborations, AI, Policy, Research Leadership, Postdoc Skills, Effective Outreach & Professional Profiles, and Sustainable Research Practices

https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/researcher/making-impact/2024/open-sessions/

Meagan Tyler

2024-05-15 08:21:43 UTC

Hello there lovely M4RD people! I'm a Senior Lecturer in the Research Education and Development (RED) Team at La Trobe University.

M4RD was such a valuable program to be part of in 2023, so I'm back for a second run. Look forward to seeing some familiar faces as well as meeting new research(er) development folks. Obligatory LinkedIn bit: https://au.linkedin.com/in/meagan-tyler-045603291

Hi I'm Karen Clegg, now Co-PI of the Next Generation Research SuperVision Project (RSVP). Previously head of the RD team at York (which Dominika is in). Really interested in connecting with everyone and particularly those of you who support doctoral supervision. rsvp.ac.uk

2024-05-15 08:22:04 UTC

Verity Buckley

2024-05-15 08:28:24 UTC

Hi, I'm Verity Buckley, Research Impact Lead (Natural, Mathematical and Engineering Sciences), at King's College London. I started working with early career charity leaders and early career researchers through international exchange/fellowship programmes in the charity sector. Through these roles, I developed expertise in impact monitoring and evaluation, and project management. I've been in HE for almost 4yrs, and love working with researchers to help them use their work to influence positive change.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/verity-buckley/

Justina Heslop

2024-05-15 08:42:49 UTC

Hello! My role involves supporting our NUAcT (Newcastle University Academic Track) fellows development and training needs with the aim to help them to progress towards a permanent contract at the end of the 5 year fellowship. Our fellows are typically 3 + years post PhD and cover all disciplines from medics to artists.

I manage provision of development activities and programmes to support our NUAcT cohort, ensuring synergy and coordination with existing programmes and services. This involves working with Organisational Development colleagues to identify development needs and incorporate these into appropriate development pathways.

I identify the mentoring needs of the cohort and organise appropriate mentoring provision including identifying and recruiting appropriate mentors, monitoring and reporting on progress and devising and implementing solutions to any issues that arise.

Keen to learn from other researcher developers- network and gain best practice.

Sherran Clarence

2024-05-15 08:58:11 UTC

Hi! I’m Sherran Clarence. I am a South African living and working in the UK. My academic background has taken me from Political Science to Women’s and Gender Studies and then to Higher Education Studies, which is the field in which my research is now based. I have worked in a range of researcher development roles - running a university writing centre, developing peer tutor programmes and training, working with early career researchers as a writing and publication mentor, and working with doctoral researchers and supervisors, which is my current role at NTU. I am motivated to play a greater role in enabling more inclusive education and development, and research supervision practices, and all my research and practice is informed and led by a focus on social justice and critical social theory.

https://phdinahundredsteps.com - my blog and website

Also: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sherran-clarence-4089841a

Alison Monkhouse

2024-05-15 09:08:12 UTC

Hello - I'm Alison, Academic Researcher Development Manager at the University of Huddersfield. I joined the university in June 2023, so still fairly new to this role, to the institution and to the Higher Education sector (after 20+ years working in local government, with roles in corporate research & consultation and learning & development). I thought this sounded like a fab opportunity and am looking forward to taking part in the programme as a mentee - and to connecting with and learning from other researcher developers.

Happy to connect on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/alison-monkhouse-42595623

2024-05-15 09:33:51 UTC

Hi everyone - I’m working as a Learning advisor at James Cook University, Singapore, where I’m lucky to have autonomy in designing support for a range of HDR students. This is a relatively new role, which reflects JCU’s commitment to supporting and developing students and researchers, and one which I find quite exciting. In previous roles, I worked as an academic and English language specialist, working closely with academics in designing pedagogic materials that aligned closely with module/unit/course aims/objectives and outcomes and sought to scaffold the development of students disciplinary and discipline-specific literacy.

I have a background in Applied Linguistics and the Education of Sociology, with a keen interest in applying this knowledge to improve teaching and learning in the contexts where I work. I am currently enrolled as a PhD candidate at Leeds University, doing a distance degree and focusing on conceptualisations and the nature of knowledge in the field of English for Academic Purposes (EAP).

This is my second year in the program - last year I made some great connections and I'm keen to explore and learn more.

I’m always keen to engage with others working in similar roles to myself and look forward to the opportunities this mentoring program can offer.

I look forward to meeting you all soon.

Victoria Louise Smith

2024-05-15 09:39:19 UTC

Kia ora (hello!) I'm Victoria, a Research Manager at the University of Auckland - Waipapa Taumata Rau. I have worked in research management for 8 years, and worked in universities for 10. I currently work as a Research Manager, partnering with researchers to identify funding opportunities, develop proposals and oversee research projects. As part of my role, I have been particularly interested in and have enjoyed supporting PhD students and ECRs to upskill in grant writing, managing their projects, understanding their future aspirations and helping them find fellowship/job opportunities for their interests. I am hoping to gain more knowledge in the researcher development space as I have been largely self-taught and I know there is so much more to learn! Looking forward to meeting you all and learning from your wide variety of expertise and backgrounds!

2024-05-15 09:58:07 UTC

Hello from Germany

2024-05-16 06:46:59 UTC

Hi everyone, I'm Sarah Blackford, an independent career consultant specialising in supporting PhD and postdoctoral researchers and academics with their careers.

I deliver in-person and online career education workshops, as well as individual career coaching and mentoring mainly in Europe, but occasionally further afield.

My career has been built on a variety of roles and experiences ranging from researching calcium transport in beetroot (which I gave up due to my rather bad practical laboratory ability!), scientific publishing (which I gave up as it was more about admin than comms), university careers advisory work (which I loved but I got a better offer) and finally being the head of education, public affairs, science communication and careers (to name but a few) in a learned society (which I gave up to go independent in 2017).

Up until then I'd always been based in a university and, even now, have retained my link to Lancaster University as an honorary teaching fellow.

Before September last year, I would have said that my proudest moment was graduating with my MA in career education & guidance from Warwick University, but it's since been over-shadowed by my B1 language certificate in German!

It was great to meet everyone in the intro session yesterday and I'm really looking forward to being part of the M4RD mentoring programme again this year.

To see more about what I do and connect with me, try my website/blog and LinkedIn/X

www.biosciencecareers.org

linkedin.com/in/sarahblackford

@Bioscicareer

Sarah Penny

2024-05-16 10:36:24 UTC

Hello, I'm Sarah Penny, Researcher Developer, Fellows for the University of York. I lead the design, implementation and evaluation of strategic organisational programmes related to research fellow recruitment and leadership development. Whilst I could not attend Wednesday morning, I look forward to connecting with everyone and meeting you at future events. I am really passionate about the power of coaching and mentoring and recently received my EMCC accreditation at Practitioner level. Looking forward to exchanging knowledge with you on this. Please do connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-penny-19b23542/

Katy Stoddard

2024-05-16 11:29:30 UTC

Hi everyone, I'm Katy and I'm the Researcher Development Manager at the University of Sussex in Brighton, UK. I've been in this role for four years but still feel new to researcher development, given much of that was pandemic fire fighting! Before that I was a chartered librarian, working in the news industry until I switched to HE in 2017. When I started in this role I supported postgraduate researchers (PhDs), but since last summer I've also scooped up early career researchers. I'm still getting my head around what ECR support looks like - I recently steered us to a successful HREiR resubmission (hurrah!) but there's so much more to learn. My favourite thing is giving researchers a platform to talk about their wonderfully niche and interesting work. www.linkedin.com/in/katystoddard

Melanie Crisfield

2024-05-16 12:05:24 UTC

Hi all, I'm Melanie Crisfield and I am the Researcher Development Advisor/PGR Training Lead at Queen Mary University of London. I started this role in August and was previously a researcher developer at Brunel University London for three years, and a learning developer at Brunel for five years before that.

My academic background is in biological anthropology, specifically human evolution, and I am now working on a part-time PhD in Education through the University of Manchester.

I'm keen to expand my RD network and look forward to meeting everyone.

2024-05-16 15:38:32 UTC

Hi everyone! My name is Francesca Pieropan, and I am the Funding Manager for the Research Office at Solent University, Southampton. In this role I look after my academic colleagues and/or anyone interested in research and guide them through pre- and post-award processes. When I say looking after, I mean that it is my absolute top priority to create and support a healthy research culture and community and I wish to do everything I can to help academics develop the skills they need to be successful at what they do best: be creative! I joined the M4RD mentoring to reach out to other like-minded individuals across the sector and beyond and learn about the different approaches to research people and culture development. You can find me here on LinkedIn. Let’s connect!

Lucille Tetley-Brown

2024-05-17 09:53:22 UTC

Hello all! I'm Lucille. Very happy to be part of this group, and excited for the months ahead.

A bit about me: my background (as academic studies) is in law, then I studied a masters of science in sustainability and environmental studies at Lund University in Sweden. Thereafter, I worked a while as an environmentalist, especially in policy contexts. This included a role as a sustainability advisor for a Mayor on Indonesian nutmeg islands in the Banda Sea, which was brokered by British comedian Bill Bailey and his family (hence the eccentric photo).

I have now pivoted a little away from the front-line of climate change and sustainability work (apart from having a small farm) to work with data and digital technology applications at local government level. I always think of this as “institutional sustainability” (not an official pillar though). Ten years ago I was part of a major Innovate UK smart cities programme in Glasgow, where I am from, and then worked as a Scottish-level multi-city manager for smart initiatives. After a few years of that, I found my way back into academia and am in the final months of my PhD ‘Data Use Promises and Practices: exploring Scottish local government data work culture’.

In my doctoral research, I explore expectancy that data provides “answers” to complex societal wide issues, and seek to elevate the central role of the internal data users, as both operational and policy-making staff, making up the interpretative communities for data work, in specific, granular contexts of public service. This covers acts of service generally in the ‘public good’, and tangible services themselves (e.g., schools, roads, democratic participation, etc - very broad!).

The reason I wanted to be part of M4RD is that post-PhD I see that an ideal role for me would be in research / researcher development. I have become a ‘data’ specialist, and see how the new forms or data and associated methodologies to use it, require new training opportunities. In fact, Glasgow University is currently exploring this - first from the College of Social Science but then hoping to take a University-wide view, to develop “Advancing Specialist Methods” courses.

Additionally, I hold an affiliate role with the United Nations University’s ‘EGOV’ Unit, on Policy Driven Electronic Governance, which is based in Portugal. They deliver many ‘capacity building’ courses, primarily to governments. I am interested to develop their programme and tie it better to the Unit’s core values and strategic vision, and there may be an opportunity to do so.

Finally, I was – for 6 months – part of a recent rapid review of the ESRC’s data policy, and the findings / recommendations are available now.

Great to be here!

Doing social science data better – How can the ESRC improve its research data policy?

2024-05-17 10:30:53 UTC

Emma Williams

2024-05-20 07:22:04 UTC

Hello everyone - excited to be here. I am a freelance RD with a particular love for the postdoc tribe. I've had my own business for 15 years working in the UK and beyond training, speaking and writing. 
Brief potted history > Physics degree > medical physics PhD and postdoc > graduate development programme > co-head academic practice (all at Cambridge)
Looking forward to M4RD immensely https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmawilliamstraining/

2024-05-20 16:25:14 UTC

Hi everyone! I am Katie Whitlock and I am a Researcher Development Officer at Oxford Brookes University. I support the delivery of the University's Research and Knowledge Exchange Training Programme for research-active staff, and the development of our Research-Only Staff Network. I started this role in March, and my previous experience has been largely in Marketing and Communications in the Education sector (especially Universities), whilst I have also worked in Quality and Standards at Oxford Brookes. I am really enjoying the role so far and the opportunity to meet and connect with so many interesting people. I am looking forward to connecting with others working in Researcher Development and learning from others in the sector.

Do connect with me on Linked In: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/katie-whitlock-6779136

Sandrine Soubes

2024-05-20 17:48:04 UTC

I am Sandrine Soubes, based in the UK, but originally from France. I work as an independent researcher developer, Executive Coach and facilitator for research environments. My company is called Tesselle Development (tesselledevelopment.com). I am a dinosaur in researcher development as I started in this field at The university of Sheffield in 2006. With 18 years supporting researchers and research leaders, I was keen to support colleagues/ researcher developers entering this area of professional development. My interests are in area such as: leadership development for new research group leaders, supporting the transition of women/ minorities in academic careers, better conversations in research groups and research teams, interdisciplinary collaborations. I love coaching academics and creating space for conversations between researchers. Really happy to be part of this new tribe of researcher developers who are exchanging support across borders.

Rob Hodges

2024-05-21 12:55:59 UTC

Hi all - nice to meet you! My name is Rob Hodges (was Chapman but I got married recently and took my wife's surname) and I work at the University of Kent in the UK, just down the road from Canterbury Cathedral. I currently work as a Research & Innovation Officer (pre-award) for the Division of Human and Social Sciences, a role I've been in for almost 4 years now and before that I was a finance/post-award officer for 7 years. I have a keen interest in History and Politics, I follow current affairs and am an avid fan of film/tv and sci-fi.

As a Research & Innovation Officer (pre-award) with responsibility for the School of Politics and International Relations and the School of Psychology my role is to support the division's research, innovation and enterprise culture. In my role I am responsible for identifying suitable funding opportunities and providing support to maximise grant applications and awards. This includes sometimes delivering training to academic researchers on particular funders, funding schemes and to academics at particular career stages (e.g. early career researchers).

I've been at the University of Kent for about 12 years and have worked in various roles including post-award research support, finance and student administration.

I'm new to the M4RD programme and am really looking forward to getting to widen my network, learn from others and help others with any tips, advice and best practice I've picked up over the years.

Feel free to connect with me:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-hodges-b33433b0/

X/Twitter - https://x.com/rob86uk

Teaching Public Service in the Digital Age

2024-05-22 12:46:11 UTC

2024-05-22 16:18:40 UTC

Hi I am AnneMarie Sowerbutts researcher developer at the University of Manchester. I started in the role in June 2023 so still fairly new to researcher development.

Previously I was a researcher so am suited to my remit of embedding Prosper into the University. Prosper is an online resource to help ECRs think about their career path. I love taking researchers from feeling stuck to empowered.

I would to connect with you if you are involved with Prosper at your University to swap best practice.

Also I am trained in Positive Intelligence and offer Positive Intelligence workshops and coaching.

Please connect with me on LinkedIn: Anne Marie Sowerbutts | LinkedIn

Link to Prosper:

About Prosper - Prosper (liverpool.ac.uk )

Andrew Holmes

2024-05-24 17:33:15 UTC

Hi everyone, I'm Andrew and I'm a Researcher Developer for research staff at the University of Liverpool. I've been in my current role for a year and before that I was part of Prosper, supporting the development of postdocs and leading the PI/Managers of Researchers strand.

Before working as a researcher developer I've worked in research development supporting international research projects, and as a postdoc and lecturer in animal welfare, conservation and evolution.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-andrew-holmes/

Thusyanthy Lavan

2024-05-26 09:28:00 UTC

I’m Dr. Thusyanthy (Thusi) Lavan, currently serving as an Associate Lecturer in the School of AMPR within the QUT Business School. Before joining AMPR, I spent over a decade as a full-time Lecturer in Marketing and Associate Lecturer at two state universities in Sri Lanka. Additionally, I have two years of experience in the banking industry.

My research interests are focused on scale development, social media marketing, consumer behavior, and digital marketing. I have authored peer-reviewed articles and presented at numerous international conferences. In 2020, I was honored as a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA) in recognition of my achievements.

I am actively engaged in a diverse range of research projects, with a strong focus on credibility and consumer behavior. Some of the topics I am currently exploring include brand credibility and sustainable products, knowledge transfer in B2B customer relationship development, self-regulation and AI, morality’s role in consumer perceptions of brand credibility, and the influence of consumer involvement in sustainable practices on brand trust and purchase intention.

I am excited to be part of this community and look forward to sharing my work and learning from all of you.

Ideas for mentor meeting activities

2024-05-30 21:20:47 UTC

2024-06-18 09:35:27 UTC

The Power of Self-Reflection

2024-06-18 09:35:56 UTC

The Schon Reflection model

AI in research

2024-06-21 01:20:30 UTC

Consider registering for the eGrad school global conference on AI in research: https://www.qut.edu.au/research/e-grad-school/conference

Donna Heng, HDR Supervisor Development, USYD

2024-06-21 02:06:29 UTC

Hi everyone! I'm a bit late to the party on Padlet, but it's so great to see so many people from different backgrounds/institutions in this group!

I manage HDR Supervisor Development at the University of Sydney under the PVC (Researcher Training) division. This is a new area for the University, so one of my main responsibilities this year is to develop the strategy for our unit and build a team to execute on our objectives. I started this role in February, and attended QPR in April where I was quite inspired by what our peers were doing in this space, and how passionate both academic and professional staff were about supervisor development. It has really excited me in my current work, and I'm grateful that it has opened doors to further connections with colleagues such as in this mentoring group.

If you'd like to connect, feel free to find me on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/donna-heng/.

I look forward to hopefully meeting most of you soon!

Ai Tam Le and Colleen Aldous in Hong Kong

2024-06-24 07:55:15 UTC

Ai Tam Le and Colleen Aldous

2024-06-24 07:56:09 UTC

First time meeting in Hong Kong

Victoria, Verity and Rob met at ARMA

2024-06-24 07:57:04 UTC

Reflection Toolkit

2024-06-24 13:32:25 UTC

Self-reflection as a superpower

2024-06-24 13:36:09 UTC

International Conference for ECRs

2024-06-25 03:23:32 UTC

New initiative we have co-funded, an ECR conference organised by and for ECRs in any discipline to encourage inter and multi-disciplinary networking and connections with industry - promote to your postgrads and PhD students :)

Dr Julia Vilstrup Mouatt, Researcher Development Manager, University of Auckland, NZ

2024-06-25 03:35:28 UTC

Kia ora! I'm Julia Mouatt, originally from Copenhagen Denmark with a PhD in molecular ecology. After a 2-year postdoc I spent about 6 years at a start-up/then corporate after being acquired focusing on developing and delivering training for researchers globally around how to peer review and research integrity. For about 1 year I have been overseeing Researcher Development at University of Auckland, which is currently a team of 5 (including me) who works closely with Organisational Development's Academic Staff Experience team and the School of Graduate Studies who looks after doctoral and supervisor training. We also collaborate with other central and faculty-based teams who develop and deliver training to researchers. I'm particularly interested in connecting with others in a similar role. Feel free to connect with me in LinkedIn: (25) Julia (Vilstrup) Mouatt | LinkedIn

Lindsay Parker

2024-06-26 14:01:25 UTC

Hello, Everyone,

My name is Lindsay and I work in the Centre for Research Staff Development at King's College. I am new to the Researcher Developer space and excited to learn from all of you.

I am also currently a (final year) PhD candidate at King's in the department of Culture, Media & Creative Industries and my research explores fashion and sustainability.

In my previous career I was an Art & Design teacher and worked for several years in years in various further education institutions.

Tips for mentoring

2024-06-27 00:22:53 UTC

2024-06-27 07:39:07 UTC

Inês Crisóstomo

Empowering People | Advocate for an Equitable and Fair Research Culture

With over a decade in Science Management, I empower scientists and teams to thrive in the ever-evolving research landscape. Passionate about fostering a positive research culture, I coordinate the Mentoring Program at the University of Luxembourg and work as a freelance Consultant, Mentor, and Coach.

My mission is to support people and teams to fulfill their potential, being my kids, clients or colleagues. As a dedicated advocate for a research culture that supports both people and scientific advancement, I'm on a quest to contribute to developing thriving research environments and promoting a mentoring culture and collaborative learning. I've had the privilege of working with extraordinary people in diverse international academic settings.

My journey started with a curious mind and an interest in biomedicine: I hold a PhD in Biology from ITQB-UNL, with research conducted at the Rockefeller University in New York, NY, USA. Over the years, I've honed my expertise in scientific training and mentoring, working at international research institutes to shape research training programs: iMM (Lisboa, Portugal); and Vienna BioCenter (Vienna, Austria).

Beyond my current roles, I am actively engaged in professional networks that support research and career development. I serve as an Expert for the Research Executive Agency of the European Commission. I'm also a member of the EMCC Luxembourg (European Mentoring and Coaching Council), the CARE network (Career Advisors Supporting Researchers in Europe), and the MCAA (Marie Curie Alumni Association), fostering collaborations and knowledge sharing within global communities.

Narrative CV guidance and resources

2024-06-27 09:57:48 UTC

As it came up in the 2nd M4RD event I thought I'd share a list of websites, guidance and resources I've collated on narrative CVs in case it's useful to anyone

Narrative CVs for funding and job applications

2024-06-27 14:36:13 UTC

Ana Ribeiro

2024-06-28 09:35:34 UTC

Hi everyone! My name is Ana and I'm an education project manager at the Vall d'Hebron Institute of Research in Barcelona. I'm an immunologist who has transitioned to working in researcher development from multiple angles and in different positions, including as a scientist recruiter part of an HR team. One of my career goals is to learn how best to support scientists to grow professionally and to guide them through the many possible routes that lead to their professional goals.

I am devoted to transforming academic culture into one that provides researchers with what they need to succeed, that represents the diversity in the community and that creates a sense of belonging for everyone.

I'm looking forward to sharing my professional experience and learning from you!

Personally curated list of useful RD careers outside academia resources - please feel free to add / use as useful (probably Euro-centric)

2024-07-11 07:44:19 UTC

(Tip: reduce the size down to 33% to see where things are on the board). Sarah Ashworth (not logged in when I posted!)

Anna

2024-07-16 10:34:10 UTC

Dear Colleagues, I'm Anna Marino. I want to congratulate the initiators of this wonderful program. I'm associated with Queensland University of Technology, where I currently work with our e-Grad School; supporting and developing our HDR students - researchers of the future! It's exhilarating, satisfying and an honour to work with such fine minds. In the short time I have been associated with M4RD, I never fail to be heartened by the wonderful talent, passion, commitment and creativity among you all.

At present I am seeking supervision for my PhD. I finally have the space to embark on a project of passion. My proposed project is: Research Leadership in the Contemporary Australian University Sector Under Neo-Liberal Conditions: An Investigative Study.

We in Australia are currently going through student caps and further cuts in staffing and opportunities for our local to pursue research... Anyway, I have always envisaged academia as a place of seeking wisdom. It is in this seeking of wisdom, that we have all come together. With hope of making our universities better places to grow, and comfortable in, and with knowledge. Lovely to be part of this initiative. In previous iterations, I have been fortunate to be in the role of mentor and mentee. To some degree, I also see myself as a mentor to all the wonderful researchers who attend our development programs at the eGraduate School at QUT (Queensland University of Technology).

Should you wish to learn more about me, or link up, you can find me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-elizabeth-marino-0977b354/

Wishing you all the very best, Anna.

Self-Determination Theory in HDR Supervision: Relationship between Need Support, Persistence and Resilience

2024-09-09 02:56:31 UTC

I am currently conducting this study as part of my role as Research Support Manager at UniSQ and for my Master of Research project. I would appreciate your assistance in distributing this to your worldwide networks that include HDR students (PhD, MRes, Doctoral, etc.).

The purpose of this project is to explore supervisory factors contributing to HDR student well-being, motivation, resilience, and retention. The survey can be accessed via the QR code or at https://surveys.unisq.edu.au/index.php/274875?lang=en.

Thanks :)

The launch of the UK Research Supervision Survey is 25 October - free and online. Find out what supervisors said about supporting PGR careers....

2024-09-11 08:05:06 UTC

2024-09-11 08:13:53 UTC

(mentor + X) + (mentee -X) = (mentor + 2X) + (mentee + 2X)

2024-09-11 08:18:47 UTC

Trust + clear, negotiated expectations + touchpoints to check in + time for reflection after sessions

2024-09-11 08:23:49 UTC

We began with "there is no magic formula" but then began to agree that there were certain conditions that we'd like: e.g. shared commitment; openness and trust; confidentiality; holding the space for development to occur

Group mentoring

2024-09-11 08:23:49 UTC

For group mentoring, ensure the topic and content is compelling and important to everyone - follow the 6 points Steve offered (instead of ChatGPT's generic bland advice)

buy in and interest + incentive and mutual benefit+ trust + clear guidelines + 3 pillars of support + clear intensions = successful mentoring

2024-09-11 08:23:59 UTC

2024-09-11 08:24:27 UTC

Active listening skills.

Goal setting important

Shared values and perspectives is important

Reflecting on your own tendencies as a mentor and desire to to help/be too helpful. One strategy is to ask 'What do you need right now' and then provide suggestions such as 'Do you need me to listen? Do you need me to ask questions? Do you need me to provide advice? (From Caroline)

2024-09-11 08:25:00 UTC

2024-09-11 08:25:49 UTC

Buy-in from line managers/ senior leaders that mentoring is valuable so people can be honest about their time commitment to that (to help prioritise this)

Empower the mentee

2024-09-11 08:25:49 UTC

Mentee training maybe?

The approach of the mentor

2024-09-11 08:26:20 UTC

A degree of Luck

Know your mentees and mentors - listen to their wants and needs.

2024-09-11 08:26:27 UTC

Flexibility rather than formulaic, but spending the first few sessions getting under the skin of the goals to get to underlying issues is time well spent, hold space for vulnerability, and make greater progress over the mentoring-mentee relationship

Time

2024-09-11 08:26:33 UTC

Challenges of time - when the value is in building the alliance/relationship - need to try to protect time

Initiating the relationship

2024-09-11 08:27:23 UTC

How the relationship is initiated has an influence on how it progresses and what both the mentor and mentee benefit from it.

Acknowledging mentoring as CPD time

2024-09-11 08:29:26 UTC

I am asked for how I spend my 'pracademic' hours - so declaring being a mentor and mentee as a part of my time - Time Allocation Survey - could acknowledge its importance

2024-09-11 08:49:38 UTC

Isolation - we're often not surrounded by other researcher development folks which can be hard (but is also a reason to extra grateful for things like M4RD)

Being centrally located (often) - managing differences and roll outs across faculties, schools disciplines etc (a real centre v periphery question for any other neomarxists out there ;-)

Keeping it altogether - esp. when there are many varied tasks within a (sometimes not well defined) role

Challenge of online vs in person support

2024-09-11 08:50:31 UTC

Some ppl prefer online, some prefer in person.

Meeting room 10

2024-09-11 08:50:57 UTC

Struggling with communication across the university
Disconnect in teams and with new people not sure of their roles
More restructuring ---shrinks the impact by losing people in schools--- and as a result people inherit more jobs

Challenges

2024-09-11 08:51:02 UTC

How to build a positive more collaborative research culture at our institution? Central v.s faculty viewpoints, breaking down silos and collaborating across a large organisation (central research office, school of graduate studies, organisational development and more). Constant change, restructures, faculty mergers.

Well educated professionals don't know what they don't know (experience: medical professionals)

2024-09-11 08:51:22 UTC

UK Research supervision survey

2024-09-11 08:55:29 UTC

Hi all, I've put a link on the Padlet to the free, online launch of the UK Research Supervision Survey (UKRSS) 2024. Lots of data including how supervisors feel about supporting the careers of PGRs: https://ukcge.ac.uk/events/uk-research-supervision-survey-launch-2024. We would also love to hear from people who are using mentoring to support supervisors. Please contact rsvp-admin@york.ac.uk and put 'Mentoring' in the subject title.

Prosper PI Network upcoming events

2024-09-11 08:56:30 UTC

Two fantastic events coming up for postdocs + managers/supervisors of researchers to attend in Sept & October: https://prosper.liverpool.ac.uk/institution-resources/community-of-practice/events/

Postdoc Appreciation Week

2024-09-11 08:57:39 UTC

National (UK) event is happening Mon 16 Sept 10-12. Free online event open to all. If you can do a push with your postdocs please.

Link: https://uk-postdoc-appreciation-week.webnode.co.uk/teaching-methods/

April Conference in London ICPPD 1X

2024-09-11 09:02:00 UTC

Please have a look - always interesting topics!

Working over multiple sites

2024-09-11 09:12:30 UTC

Our institute has three sites, 2 in the UK and one overseas. Grappling with how to help people whose site I can't visit often or who can't get together in a single training room is hard. Online sessions help but aren't perfect by any means.

Vitae Peer Mentoring Circles

2024-09-11 12:23:54 UTC

Vitae are hosting peer mentoring circles to complement the 1-1 mentoring that M4RD offer. The form to register is here, and closes 1st Octiber 2024. To be eligible, your institution must be signed up to Vitae.

The concept is to provide individuals with a small group (a band, if you will) to share their challenges with, to problem solve and to learn from one another's diverse experience.

Each 'circle' of 5-7 individuals will be a small, accessible professional network for those who develop researchers. Within the pilot programme they will meet at least 3 times, using action learning set principles to discuss specific challenges they face.

Upcoming Prosper Event for PIs

2024-09-11 12:49:11 UTC

Welcome to the panic room: managing challenging scenarios - PI Network, Tue 22nd Oct 2024

New Vitae Peer Mentoring Circles (pilot programme)

2024-09-11 13:55:56 UTC

Researcher Developers rock - find your band!'

This new initiative, being developed in conjunction with Vitae (and open to Vitae members), encourages researcher developers to 'find their band' and work together in groups of 5-7 to support each other through cross-institution peer mentoring circles. Each 'circle' will meet at least three times, drawing on action learning principles (and other approaches) to explore and respond to challenges - also building deeper connections and a sense of belonging as part of a wider professional development community.

Registration form: Vitae Peer Mentoring Circles Pilot 24/25 - Registration form (office.com )

2024-09-11 14:15:30 UTC

Perhaps an activity that acknowledges the 'ending' of this year's programme, encourages reflection on the learning/benefits and enables appreciation?

PGRs Climate Justice Network card game

2024-09-13 15:07:25 UTC

CHASE Climate Justice Network was awarded funding to create a Climate Justice Conversation Card Game and podcast, which they're launching on 17 September.

CHASE is an arts and humanities Doctoral Training Partnership in south-east England.

Playing, listening, measuring: methods for considering climate in/justice in research

Tuesday 17 September - 1330-1700 | Online or in person at Goldsmiths, University of London

Playing, listening, measuring Tickets, Tue, Sep 17, 2024 at 1:30 PM | Eventbrite

Job in Sydney STEM Researcher Developer

2024-10-30 09:00:17 UTC

They are looking for a 1 year maternity cover researcher developer at Macquarie Uni, focused on STEM disciplines. Running courses on research writing, speaking, and networking. Shoot me an email if you're interested. jen.rowland@mq.edu.au

Sabina Strachan and Julia Rayner

2024-10-30 09:05:03 UTC

First time meeting between 2023 M4RD mentor and mentee in Edinburgh in August 2024! (In 2023 Julia was based in New Zealand and now she’s based in York).

Lucille

2024-10-30 09:48:53 UTC

Thanks for the opportunities

Sabina

2024-10-30 09:50:39 UTC

Thanks everyone! Looking forward to 2025 M4RD!

Paula

2024-10-30 09:51:02 UTC

Thanks!!!!

Kate

2024-10-30 09:51:42 UTC

Thanks to Tasha and everyone on the committee for all their hard work (it is A LOT of work). And thanks to you all for taking part in the scheme :)

Anna

2024-10-30 09:52:09 UTC

Thank you, committee! and thanks for the great session tonight

Alison

2024-10-30 09:52:28 UTC

Thank you all!

Sarah

2024-10-30 09:52:49 UTC

Thank you M4RD committee - you've created an amazing programme and brought together people from all over the world. As I'm currently in France, I'll say Adieu rather than Goodbye, as I hope to be part of MR4D again next year.

Francesca

2024-10-30 09:53:39 UTC

It has been such a rewarding experience! Thank you so mcuh! Looking forward to linking to all of you!

Paula

2024-10-30 09:54:03 UTC

It has been an eyeopener - and a career pathway that is of great interest - the mentoring atmosphere has been solid and welcoming.

Sidney

2024-10-30 09:54:25 UTC

I appreciated and enjoyed the peer2peer mentoring… thanks to Ai and Nick

Sandrine

2024-10-30 09:54:44 UTC

Yes also want to thank all of you who have organised the scheme. A great contribution to our community.

Rob

2024-10-30 09:55:02 UTC

I echo this - a huge thanks to the organising committee! A lot of work I'm sure for you but I hope you can see how incredibly useful the M4RD scheme has been to all of us involved - so a massive thanks!

Anna

2024-10-30 09:55:25 UTC

I love M4RD it has been a wonderful experience and look forward to more in 2025. A special thanks to our organising committee - a spectacular job done by all. Wishing everyone a joyous festive season. Thank you

Teresa

2024-10-30 09:55:42 UTC

It has been an incredible experience being part of M4RD, and I’m excited for what 2025 will bring. My heartfelt thanks to the organizing committee for their outstanding work!!!!

Alison

2024-10-30 09:56:09 UTC

I have really enjoyed being part of the programme this year and found both the 1-1 conversations with my mentor and these group sessions really useful. I have learned that I'm not alone, I don't need to 'fit' that it's ok to be me. I am meeting with my mentor in a couple of weeks to close and reflect.

Free and online conference on AI in research

2024-10-30 09:58:28 UTC

A big thank you!

2024-10-30 10:02:26 UTC

A big thank you to everyone on the M4RD committee for their work on the programme and running these group sessions. And to everyone I have met and spoken to in breakout rooms - it has been great to hear all of your thoughts and experiences.

I'd also like to say a couple of specific thank yous: to my mentor Karen Hinxman (I appreciate your support and encouragement and it was lovely to meet you in-person at the Vitae conference), to Tasha Kitano (I appreciate you being so welcoming, interested and inclusive in breakout rooms) and to Anne-Marie Sowerbutts and Rob Hodges (you may not even remember this, but I really appreciated your care and support in the breakout room during our first group session).

Mentoring in the work place working group

2024-10-30 10:21:02 UTC

If anyone is interested in being part of a working group to talk about different approaches to mentoring that you might use in your workplace please email me julia.rayner@york.ac.uk

Thank you!!!

2024-10-30 11:36:55 UTC

Thank you so much for organising all this and for giving me the opportunity to be part of this amazing network. I have connected with so many like-minded individuals and learnt new things that I will be using in my everyday work. A big shout to my group-peers and their amazing achievements since the start of the programme and looking forward to continue nurturing these existing and future connections!