Embark on a transformative journey with Global Research Navigator: Shaping Global Minds. This innovative training programme is tailored for researchers and research enablers aspiring to excel in the global arena. Through interactive workshops, expert guidance, and real-life examples, you will develop a global mindset that empowers you to navigate and lead in the complex landscape of global research. Expand your network, enhance cross-cultural collaboration, and drive innovation on a global scale. Join us and shape your future in the world of research excellence. Register now and become a true Global Research Navigator!

The Programme consists of four in-person sessions:

Target Audience: This programme is ideal for researchers including PGRs, research enablers, and anyone involved in facilitating research who seek to excel in a diverse and globalised research landscape.

Please note: Should you wish to be awarded a certificate for this programme, you will need to have completed the core session- Intercultural Competence: Empowering Researchers and Research Enablers for Global Impact, AND two of the other three sessions.

Session Aim: Serving as a foundation for the Global Research Navigator: Shaping Global Minds Programme, this session – Intercultural Competence: Empowering Researcher and Research Enablers for Global Impact, aims to equip participants with the skills, knowledge, and attitudes needed to effectively engage and collaborate in a diverse, multicultural research environment.

Session Outcomes: At the end of the workshop, participants should be able to

• Understand what intercultural competence is and why it is important
• Appreciate different definitions of culture and examine models of culture
• To examine intercultural communication skills
• To explore the journey of developing intercultural competence
• To critically reflect on what it takes to be interculturally competent

Course Accessibility

The following table shows a summary of what is needed to participate in the course. 

If you feel you will experience any difficulties participating, please let us know via the ‘special requirements’ tab, providing as much information as possible. The special requirements tab can be completed when you book your place. Alternatively, you can contact us directly at ra-training@nottingham.ac.uk. 

Bring your own laptop/PC to the course
Access seminar room on campus (or) access computer room on campus
Attend the course at the specified date and time
Watch and listen to the course tutor(s) and/or other attendees
Follow presentation slides during the course
Take part in group activities/ discussions

Booking Conditions

Our courses are very popular, and we experience large volumes of people on our waiting lists. So, Please do let us know if you would like to cancel your place on this course so we can offer your place to another delegate. 

Please note, attendances for courses will be recorded. There are no training points associated with courses run by the Researcher Academy.