Researcher Development – Starter for Ten

The Researcher Development Team is dedicated to implementing the principles of the Researcher Development Concordat, and we strongly encourage our researchers to engage in at least 10 days of pro rata professional development each year. We acknowledge that these skills will benefit a wide range of employment sectors.

As part of our ongoing efforts, we are excited to introduce the Starter for 10 program. This program offers a variety of development opportunities, pointing you towards available support and suggesting ways to tailor your professional growth to your specific career goals, values, and interests across five key themes:

• Reaching Your Potential: Achieve your career aspirations both within and beyond academia.
• Research Skills: Develop your research skills and unlock creativity to enhance your day-to-day work.
• Doing Your Best Research: Ensure you design, deliver, evaluate, and present your best research.
• Building Your Research Network: Build your network and create meaningful connections to ignite ideas, spark inspiration, and fuel creativity.
• Navigating Research at Newcastle: Resources and ideas to simplify navigation so you can save time and energy for what matters most to you and your research.

You can access this living document at https://tinyurl.com/sfor10, which will be updated throughout the year and serve as a valuable resource.

In particular, we have two sessions in December to draw your attention to:

Getting Started with Preregistration 4th Dec 1:30 – 3:30: https://elements.ncl.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=1913

Developing Your Research Strategy 12th Dec 1:30 – 4:30: https://elements.ncl.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=775

If you have any questions or would like to learn more about the programme, please don’t hesitate to contact our team (organisational.development@newcastle.ac.uk).