Managing research

Researching

Are you a manager of researchers, a principal investigator, a reader or professor looking to develop your management skills?

Research managers and Principal Investigators may wish to develop their skills via the First Line Management Development Programme and Leadership Development Programmes. You can find further information on these courses on the Leading and Managing section of our website.

Further support for ongoing professional development planning is available via the Vitae Researcher Development Framework (RDF) which can help you to identify your areas for development and the NTU RCPD Tool which lists key development opportunities mapped to the RDF. The Tool was designed for use within the PDCR process but might also be useful for postgraduate research students in discussion with their Director of Studies. Both can be found on the CPD Planning section of our website.

Induction resources
Are you supporting staff new to research? In addition to the structured activities and resources that are available locally in your School and College you might also find our general induction guidelines and checklists helpful.

Managing postgraduate research students
There are three workshops for staff supervising and examining postgraduate research students (MPhil, PhD, and Professional Doctorates):

Research Student Supervisors
Independent Chairs and Internal Examiners
Graduate School QAA Briefing

These run annually in the autumn term, please see our course directory for further details.

Further resources and links for research managers

Vitae is the UK organisation championing the personal, professional and career development of postgraduate researchers and research staff in higher education. It offers a valuable range of resources on policy and practice for those who supervise or manage researchers.
The Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers is a is a UK-wide agreement launched in 2008 to promote research careers and improve research for the benefit of UK society and the economy. It provides a clear statement of the expectations and responsibilities of staff in research-only roles, their managers, employers and funders in relation to researchers’ ongoing career development.