What is Researcher Connect online?

Researcher Connect online provides participants with the insights, understanding and tools to communicate effectively, whatever the situation or context. The course has been delivered across the globe and participant feedback has consistently shown that the workshop enhances researchers’ communication skills, knowledge and ability.  Researcher Connect online is offered as a series of modules, delivered through an online workshop format by experienced and quality-assured trainers. It is designed specifically for early career researchers, although certain aspects would also be of benefit to more experienced members of the research community.

Researcher Connect Modules

Each workshop begins with the introductory "Foundation" module that builds awareness essential to all subsequent modules. There are seven further modules, each designed to address the development needs of the participant researchers. Each module speaks to an important aspect of the modern international research environment, and has flexible content that allows our experienced trainers to adapt the course to the needs and experience of participants. 

Digital Researcher

Empowers researchers to strategise and use social

media to make their research more accessible, more

highly cited and to achieve greater impact

Academic Collaboration

Assists researchers with approaching potential

collaborators, and builds their understanding of when and

where collaboration may be most beneficial.

Academic Writing

Over 2 sessions, participants examine the essentials of

academic writing, developing their own writing style

through the acquisition of tactics, tools and relevant

language techniques

Proposals

Participants consider the use of audience-focused

language and style, and the creation of logically

connected inputs, outputs, goals and outcomes.

Presenting With Impact

Learners build critical awareness and reflective skills,

and practice techniques for the use of voice, body

language and presentation structure through creating

and delivering their own oral presentations.

Trainer Clinic

A final session building on everything covered during

the previous modules. Participants will discuss the

research landscape in their country and

internationally and ask the trainers any follow up

questions they have on the course content.

Eligibility Criteria for Workshops Series Each early career researcher should be a confident English speaker (B2 level CEFR), in order to fully participate in the sessions. The workshops will be offered from mid October 2022 to early March 2023. Your local British Council office will have further details. A certificate of completion will be sent to participants to show their attendance at the course

https://www.britishcouncil.org