Online Course Library 

16 video lessons   |   95 minutes   |   7 research project exercises  |   Resources

The least you need to know and do to manage your research as a project, and set yourself up with the best chance of delivering on time.

What we’ll cover:

• A tiny bit of theory.
• The 5 key questions of project management.
• How to pragmatically put it into practice.

23 video lessons   |   259 minutes   |   6 research project exercises  |   Resources

Practitioner level skills for project managers with least you need to know and do to manage your research as a project, and set yourself up with the best chance of delivering on time. 

What we’ll cover:

• The basics of how to put project management theory into practice.
• The 5 key questions of project management.
• How to structure your project for success, and manage project people.
• How to kick off and close down your projects effectively.
• How to deal with project problems.

12 video lessons   |   166 minutes   |   Exercises  |   Resources

Exploring leadership, collaboration and leading collaborative projects to show you how to set yourself and your team up for success.

What we’ll cover:

• Understanding the importance of actively Leading your Collaborative Projects.
• How to successfully establish your collaborative projects.
• A process for leading your collaborative projects.

9 video lessons   |   77 minutes   |   Exercises  |   Resources

Collaboration: The Hidden Research Skill
Exploring collaboration and collaborative relationships to show you how to set yourself up for success.

What we’ll cover:

• Understanding the importance of collaboration.
• How to establish successful collaborations.
• A process for collaborating successfully.

17 video lessons   |   126 minutes   |   Exercises 

Helping you to manage the challenges facing you when working on your research alongside the other key priorities in your working and home life.

• 5 tried and tested strategies.
• How to get others to help you get your research done.
• How to have guilt-free time off.

Adding a PhD into an already busy work and home life is a significant challenge, demanding focused approaches if you are to ever achieve Guilt Free Time Off.

Now available online this programme includes exercises and resources designed specifically to support those doing a part-time PhD. Focused on supporting your research and your other priorities through the marathon that is your journey from registration to submission.

This top-rated resource for part-time PhDs takes you through the 5 key strategies that you will need to make it all possible, and shows you how to secure the critical support of key players at work, at home, and surrounding your research.

14 video lessons   |   100 minutes   |   Exercises  |   Resources

Understanding what it takes to make sure that you are the best that you can possibly be at presenting yourself and your work on paper.

• Saying what you mean quickly and effectively, and obeying the rules of style and tone.
• Editing and polishing your writing.
• Avoiding the common pitfalls of academic writing. 

16 video lessons   |   80 minutes   |   Exercises  |   Resources

Giving you the thinking and the process to enable you to write really fundable applications.

What we’ll cover:

• Understanding what funders are looking for.
• A process for writing your application.
• Tips to support your writing style.

7 video lessons   |   74 minutes   |   Exercises  |   Resources

Understanding why networking is so critical to your career, and how to network comfortably.

What we’ll cover:

• The importance of networking to our career.
• What to do to enhance your network.
• Practical steps to let you actually do it.

11 video lessons   |   117 minutes   |   5 Exercises  |   Resources

What you need to know and do in order to get your thesis written and allow your examiners to award you your degree.

What we’ll cover:

• Understanding the objectives of the examiners.
• The process for planning and writing your thesis.
• A raft of hints and tips to make the process as easy as possible.

9 video lessons   |   90 minutes   |   Exercises  |   Resources

The least you need to know and do to handle your challenging and courage-requiring conversations.

What we’ll cover:

• Understanding why we need courageous conversations.
• What you need to prepare.
• A really detailed process for how, when and where to have courageous conversations.

11 video lessons   |   191 minutes   |   Exercises  |   Resources

The least you need to know and do to develop and easy, productive and rewarding partnership when managing and supervising researchers and academic staff.

What we’ll cover:

• The key principles behind supervision and people management in an academic context.
• A simple model using the most useful style and way of thinking to make people management easy, productive and rewarding for both parties.
• The three key areas of focus for academic supervisors and line managers. 

12 video lessons   |   75 minutes   |   Exercises  |   Resources

Helping you become even more resilient.

What we’ll cover:

• Two pragmatic resilience models so you know where to focus.
• Practical techniques for boosting your resilience
• Simple ways to boost your resilience whilst at work.

6 video lessons   |   47 minutes   |   Exercises  |   Resources

How to recognise and manage the imposter syndrome in yourself and others.

What we’ll cover:

• Why the Imposter syndrome is so prevalent in academia.
• How the Imposter Syndrome might actually be a good thing.
• What to do when you need to get your Imposter under control.

9 video lessons   |   69 minutes   |   9 Exercises  |   Resources

Establishing your Research Leadership; the least you need to know and do to establish your Future (Research) Leader credentials.

What we’ll cover:

• Exploring what leadership is, and why every one of us can be seen to be a research leader.
• How to ‘do’ leadership, particularly in our context.
• What to do now to establish and enhance your own leadership reputation & credibility.

10 video lessons   |   105 minutes   |   9 Exercises  

Exploring the elements that make up your professional reputation, and what you can do to enhance that without taking significant time away from your other commitments.

What we’ll cover:

• The elements that make up your reputation.
• How to professionally manage your reputation.
• How to use your network to enhance your visibility and reputation.

7 video lessons   |   77 minutes   |   Exercises

Understanding what it takes to have an international network that really works for you.

What we’ll cover:

• The importance of networking to our career.
• What to do to enhance your network.
• Practical steps to let you actually do it.

16 video lessons | 120 minutes | 11 exercises | 8 downloads

The Business Model You Canvas in Practice - using this innovative tool to document your employable assets.

What we’ll cover:

• Why it’s never too early to start career planning and evidencing your employable assets.
• Using the 9 key elements of the Personal Business Model Canvas to help you articulate your competencies.
• Considering a Spectrum of employment possibilities.
• How to pragmatically put it into practice.

5 video lessons   |   54 minutes   |   Exercises  |   Resources

Understanding the mindset of business so you can position your research, your ideas and yourself with greater ease and impact.

What we’ll cover:

• Understand what drives business so that you can align your requirements with their priorities.
• Get clearer in how business and business people think to help you to set yourself up for success.
• Know how business performs and thinks, so that you can clearly show how your research project is valuable in business terms.

9 video lessons   |   71 minutes   |   Exercises  |   Resources

An overview of consulting and consulting skills, and how thinking like a consultant can help you in your research career.

• What consultancy is, and isn’t.
• How consultancy skills can enhance your research career.
• Consultancy in practice.

14 video lessons   |   112 minutes   |   Exercises  |   Resources

11 tools to help you and your research to be the best that you can be on paper.

Includes a series of tools to make writing easier full of tools, tips and techniques to tackle the challenges of writing, writers block and your writing style.

What we’ll cover:

• Finding, writing and editing your research story.
• Writing a literature review, proposal, thesis or publication.
• And lot's more ...

17 video lessons   |   126 minutes   |   Exercises

13 tools to help you to think, feel and be more productive.

What we’ll cover:

• Think more productively with key mindsets to support your ability to deliver.
• Feel more productive as you understand how to deal with crises and focus on what’s important.
• Be more productive by staying realistic, beating procrastination and just getting stuff done.

20 video lessons   |   211 minutes   |   Exercises  |   Resources

Developing the skills to communicate your research, your ideas and yourself with greater ease and impact.

What we’ll cover:

• Understanding the typical communication challenges.
• Exploring a pragmatic communication strategy.
• How to think like a communications expert and use pragmatic tools to apply your thinking with greater ease.

14 video lessons | 131 minutes | 12 exercises | Resources & Downloads

Using the first 3 months of your PhD to set yourself up for success. 

What we’ll cover:

• Understanding what's expected of you and what you need to do.
• Looking at how you need to work.
• Establishing great habits, and proving you're on track.

14 video lessons   |   107 minutes   |   Exercises  |  Resources 

Keeping going with your PhD and avoiding the procrastination trap.

What we’ll cover:

• Examining and strengthening your core skills.
• Emerging as a leader and a professional researcher.
• Exploring and applying the habits of successful researchers.

7 video lessons   |   87 minutes   |   Exercises  |  Resources  

Finishing your PhD and getting ready for the next stage of your career.

What we’ll cover:

• Getting to submission.
• Preparing for your viva.
• Launching your career after your PhD.