Optional training for research staff

Time Management for Researchers

9 December 2025, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm

This practical workshop explores strategies for time management for researchers, including ways of using your time effectively and to achieve good 'work-life balance'

Engagement Tools: Pitching your Research

11 December 2025, 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm

Pitching is a skill that will help you communicate your research to a broad range of stakeholders in an effective and engaging way. Learn about the power of the pitch!

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.