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Programme for researchers

Research students and research staff on a fixed-term contract are also eligible to attend any events from our wider programme of training, which covers a range of topics including online assessment centres, psychometric tests, LinkedIn and many more.

Visit the Careers Portal to register for external careers events, including careers fairs, recruitment sessions, conferences, workshops and more.

Research students can count attendance at any of these training sessions towards their training hours as recorded in their Personal, Professional and Career Development Planners.

How to get a job: Effective written applications for researchers

Thursday 22 May 2025, 10:30am to 11:30am, Online

Whether you are intending to apply for academic or further research roles, or for non-academic roles within or beyond higher education, learning to market yourself on paper is an essential step towards gaining that all-important interview and then the job itself.

In this session you will learn:

  • how applications are shortlisted for interview
  • how to decode job adverts and target your information to employers’ needs
  • conventions for CVs and covering letters within and beyond academia
  • how to approach online application forms

Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions throughout and by the end of the session you will know how to find lots of useful resources specifically for researchers including sample CVs and written applications.

This session is open to all Brookes research students and fixed-term research staff.

If you are unable to attend but would like to receive the session materials please feel free to register.

Register to attend How to get a job

Thinking of an Academic Career: What can I do now?

Tuesday 3 June 2025, 12:00pm to 1:00pm, Online

Many researchers harbour aspirations of an established academic career. But in a sector with fewer permanent roles than highly qualified candidates, what can you be doing now to help increase the likelihood of turning your academic aspirations into reality?

This session will introduce you to a range of resources for researchers and help you to:

  • Explore some of the important issues, roles, and responsibilities integral to working in academia
  • Find out about different early academic career paths in the UK and in other countries
  • Reflect on your suitability for an academic career
  • Identify the common requirements for success in securing your first academic post
  • Prioritise practical career-building activities you can undertake alongside your research

This session is aimed primarily at research students in the early to mid-stage of their research degree, although later stage research students will also gain awareness of helpful resources to support their academic career aspirations.

Open to all research students and fixed-term research staff.

Register to attend Thinking of an Academic Career

LinkedIn for Researchers

Wednesday 18 June 2025, 10:00am to 11:00am, Online

Whether you’re applying for academic or non-academic roles, learning how to perform well at interview is a prerequisite to getting the job. Brush up on the practicalities of preparing for, and performing in, interviews in this interactive workshop designed specifically for researchers.

This session includes:

  • what to expect from interviews, academic and non-academic
  • common questions and how to tackle them
  • how to talk about your research for different audiences
  • a chance to share interview experiences, tips and strategies with your peers.

This session is open to all Oxford Brookes research students and fixed-term research staff. If you are unable to attend but would like to receive the session materials, please feel free to register.

Register to attend 'Interview Skills for Researchers' on the Careers Portal

Register to attend LinkedIn for Researchers

Interview Skills for Researchers

Wednesday 23 June 2025, 12:00pm to 1:00pm, Online

Whether you’re applying for academic or non-academic roles, learning how to perform well at interview is a prerequisite to getting the job. Brush up on the practicalities of preparing for, and performing in, interviews in this interactive workshop designed specifically for researchers.

This session includes:

  • what to expect from interviews, academic and non-academic
  • common questions and how to tackle them
  • how to talk about your research for different audiences
  • a chance to share interview experiences, tips and strategies with your peers

This session is open to all Brookes research students and fixed-term research staff.

Register to attend Interview Skills for Researchers