This is the current 2019/20 training and development opportunities timetable, which will be updated regularly with course dates and further opportunities.
| Interest |
Training & Development Opportunity |
Upcoming dates & deadlines |
Eligible Research Fellows |
| Dorothy Hodgkin Fellows |
Industry Fellows |
Newton International Fellows |
Sir Henry Dale Fellows |
University Research Fellows |
Wolfson Research Merit Award Holders |
| Research Leader |
Innovation & the Business of Science |
Science in Context: 10 - 11 July 2019
Leadership Effectiveness: 14 - 16 Aug 2019, 6 - 8 Nov 2019, 18 - 20 March 2020
Entrepreneurship: 26 - 28 Feb 2019
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| Understanding grants processes |
Next courses will be held in 2019, dates to be announced |
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| Mentoring |
Research Fellows will be invited to participate as they start their Fellowship |
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| Public Engagement |
Introduction to Public Engagement |
Next course dates to be announced
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| Public engagement in practice |
Next course dates to be announced |
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| Engaging with schools |
Next course dates to be announced |
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| Public Engagement Fund |
Scheme will open to applications in October 2019
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| Policy & Public Affairs |
Pairing Scheme |
Closed to applications for 2019
Pairing dates: 24 - 28 Nov 2019 |
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| Policy Secondment Programme |
Scheme will open to applications in 2020
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| Policy primer |
Next course dates to be announced
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| Communication Skills |
Residential communication & media skills |
03 - 04 June 2019
18 - 19 September 2019
06 - 07 November 2019
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| Media skills training |
16 May 2019
10 October 2019
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| Writing about your research |
02 October 2019
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