Professional networking for researchers (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences)
Duration 0.5 days
Team Researcher Academy

This face to face course is run by the Researcher Academy 

The Researcher Academy courses are very popular and the majority are run in both semesters to give you the opportunity to attend at a time of the year that suits you. Semester 1 courses will be available for booking from the second week of October and Semester 2 courses from the second week of February. 

Target audience: Postgraduate research students in the Faculties of Arts and Social Sciences

Process: Workshop

Description:

Being a confident and effective networker will set you apart from the crowd. You will become more visible and always create more opportunities than the average person. However, many researchers dread this vital activity or feel that they could perform better.

During this 2 hour workshop, you will learn the basic principles of networking, including how to work a room and how to follow up potential opportunities.

Objectives:

Students attending this workshop will:

  • Understand the purpose of networking and the skill sets involved
  • Improve their skills for building relationships
  • Learn how to prepare effectively for networking opportunities
  • Practise their networking skills to improve confidence
  • Know how to follow up new contacts

Please note: this workshop is open to postgraduate researchers in the faculties of Arts and Social Sciences only

Booking Conditions 

Privacy Statement 

The Researcher Academy is committed to protecting the privacy of researchers who register for our training courses and events. Your completion of the booking process shall constitute your consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal data to University staff and external partners responsible for the delivery of the course or event for which you have registered.  Personal information shared includes; name, role/position, mode of study, School/Department, dietary and accessibility requirements. 

Latecomer policy 

Researchers should plan to arrive prior to the advertised course start time. Except for exceptional reasons, there will be no admittance to a researcher academy or Faculty Training Programme (FTP) course 15 minutes after the advertised course start time. 

Importance of booking commitment 

When booking on to a Researcher Academy short course you are entering into a commitment to attend. If you find that you are no longer available to attend you MUST cancel your place (on the system if more than three days before the course) or if at short notice by emailing ra-training@nottingham.ac.ukThis will ensure that your place can be offered to another researcher on the waiting list. Failure to cancel a place results in other researchers missing out on places through the waiting list process. 

It is unacceptable for researchers to just not attend when booked onto a course. The Researcher Academy maintains records of those who repeatedly do not attend courses they have booked. This may affect future eligibility to book onto further Researcher Academy courses and will affect considerations for Researcher Academy funded opportunities. 

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