Optional training for research staff

An Introduction to Building Engagement with Business

8 January 2026, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Learn about the value of engaging with business, the tools to build new connections and partnerships, and an understanding of how business development can boost reputation and generate income.

Researcher Career Pathways Event

22 January 2026, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm

Research Students, Research-Only Staff and Research-active Technicians! Join us at the Researcher Career Pathways Event to learn about other Researchers' career journeys, within and beyond Academia.

Academic Blogging - Raising the Profile of your Research

28 January 2026, 10:00 am to 11:00 am

Academic blogging is a useful tool to promote your research, raise topics of interest and share your reflections. Find out what makes a good blog in order to raise your professional profile.

Growing Funding Income: Consultancy

9 February 2026, 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

Learn about consultancy as a funding mechanism to facilitate projects with external organisations and find out about the processes, policies and support at Oxford Brookes.

Growing Funding Income: Contract Research

13 February 2026, 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

Find out about the benefits of undertaking contract research, how to generate or find opportunities, the skill of writing proposals or bidding for contracts, delivering the project and dissemination.

Growing Funding Income: Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs)

25 February 2026, 11:00 am to 12:00 pm

This session will define Knowledge Transfer Partnerships, explain how they are funded, how the programme works and how you can get involved at Oxford Brookes.

Crossing Disciplinary Boundaries for Preparing Grant Proposals: Concept Mapping as a Tool

2 March 2026, 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm

This interactive workshop will introduce Concept Mapping as a tool to strengthen the development of interdisciplinary research grant proposals.

Growing Funding Income: Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and Continuing Education (CE)

5 March 2026, 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Learn about CPD and CE as a funding mechanism to facilitate projects with external organisations and find out about the processes, policies and support at Oxford Brookes.

Tools for Impact Evidence Collection

16 March 2026, 11:30 am to 1:00 pm

This follow up workshop to “An Introduction to Impact” will look at different types of impacts from research with a focus on a variety of indicators to demonstrate and evidence reach and significance.

Tools for Evaluating Public Engagement activities

23 March 2026, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm

A follow up workshop to “An Introduction to Public and Community Engagement with Research", looking at how to assess your Public Engagement activities and measure the impact of your research.