As your research career progresses, you’ll increasingly find yourself managing teams, juggling multiple projects, and navigating complex relationships. This workshop is designed for researchers who are already comfortable with the fundamentals of project management and are ready to tackle the challenges of academic leadership roles.

With the help of an experienced facilitator, you’ll explore the transition from individual contributor to research leader, developing your leadership style while building effective research teams. Through case studies and group discussions, you’ll learn to handle stakeholder demands and manage competing priorities that characterise complex academic projects.

You’ll discover communication strategies for managing relationships upward and outward, documentation systems that maintain accountability without administrative overwhelm, and systematic evaluation processes for continuous improvement.

This workshop is particularly valuable for researchers moving into senior roles, leading multi-institutional collaborations, or managing multiple projects. You’ll leave with practical frameworks, communication templates, and strategies for maintaining research excellence while managing increasing complexity.

Please note, I also offer an introductory workshop for researchers with limited project management experience.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the session, you should be able to:

  • Identify effective approaches for building and motivating research teams.
  • Design systems for managing multiple concurrent projects without compromising quality.
  • Develop communication strategies for managing diverse stakeholder relationships.
  • Apply risk assessment and resource allocation techniques to complex, multi-project portfolios.
  • Establish documentation and evaluation processes that support continuous improvement.

👩🏽‍🎓 Audience: Researchers at all stages and in any discipline.

⏰ Duration: 3 hours

Cost

This 3-hour workshop costs £775 + VAT for up to 30 participants.

Booking

Please email me@catherinepope.com if you’d like to book this training or if you have any questions.

On receipt of a purchase order, I’ll arrange a date with you for the workshop and make all the necessary technical arrangements. You just need to promote the event and send the link to your researchers.

For more information, please see my full workshop terms and conditions.