Summary tables of one-to-one support opportunities available within the University and externally. UoE 1:1 support The University of Edinburgh offers staff a range of opportunities to access one-to-one support for career development. The table below outlines the different types of support available. Type of provision & link to further informationShort summaryDepartment Mentoring support and resources for research and academic staffInformation and resources focused on mentoring Researcher DevelopmentMentoring support and resources for all staffInformation and resources focused on mentoring Human ResourcesCoaching for research and academic staff Short-term personalised development through coaching. This is focused on those who are at a transitional stage of their research journey. This can refer to a range of different situations often encountered by researchers, such as when something significant has or is about to change.Researcher DevelopmentCoaching, including digital coachingAccess to external accredited coaches to support you in a range of areas including leadership development, achieving wellbeing and balance and navigating your way through change and transitions. Human ResourcesJob Shadowing and Mentoring for technical staffAn opportunity for technicians from across the four higher education institutions in Edinburgh to receive mentoring support and undertake job shadowing Researcher Development and Human ResourcesCareer Development Consultations for research staff (on fixed term contracts or OERD)A one-to-one appointment with a professional careers adviser, to discuss career options, pathways and planning strategies, gain practical advice on preparing CV or application or undertaking a mock job interview.Researcher Development1:1 Research Profile ConsultationsIf you're a research-active staff member, you can book a 45-minute consultation to explore strategies for building your research profile including how to develop compelling narratives around your research activities that enable you to move towards your career, research, and funding ambitions. Note that these consultations do NOT offer: guidance on specific calls / schemes, feedback on CVs, draft applications, mock interview preparation.Edinburgh Research OfficeLeadership coaching for researcher representativesA suite of resources and coaching to support researchers to make the most of their roles, focusing on building confidence in leadership.Researcher DevelopmentUkraine Mentoring SchemeThrough this initiative, Science for Ukraine-UK aims to assist Ukrainian colleagues in navigating UK academia. The scheme is focused on supporting Ukrainian academics with professional developmentScience for Ukraine-UK initiative External 1:1 support In addition to support available within the University, it’s also useful to look at mentoring and 1:1 opportunities external to the university, related to your area of research or interests.Below is a table with a few external schemes listed. If any scheme is missing or its web link below is broken, please let us know at researcher.development@ed.ac.uk External Mentoring SchemesOrganisationWebsiteFurther InformationThe Academy of Medical Scienceshttps://acmedsci.ac.uk/grants-and-schemes/mentoring-and-other-schemes/mentoring-programmeThe Academy's one-to-one Mentoring programme provides post-doctoral and independent biomedical and health researchers with career development support by pairing them with an Academy Fellow Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) Fellowship Mentoringhttps://www.ukri.org/what-we-do/developing-people-and-skills/bbsrc/fellowships/fellowship-mentoring-programme/Career Mentors: Formal mentoring programme for the fellows it supports, to ensure that all fellows have at least one mentor who is independent of their research organisation. Royal Societyhttps://royalsociety.org/grants/training-mentoring-partnership-schemes/mentoring-scheme/Career support to first year University Research and Dorothy Hodgkin Fellows.Euraxess Mentoring Programmehttps://mentoring.euraxess.bg/To encourage and to facilitate transnational mobility, by fostering cooperation between the researchers from European Research Area (ERA) and EURAXESS Worldwide (third) countries. The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Academy Mentoring Programmehttps://www.nihr.ac.uk/career-development/nihr-academy/benefits/mentoring-programmeThis programme offers doctoral and postdoctoral NIHR Academy Members the opportunity to seek support for their academic and career development from a mentor drawn from our wide NIHR leadership community. Scottish Graduate School of Social Science (SGSSS) Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) Mentoring Programmehttps://www.sgsss.ac.uk/mentoring/rse-mentoring-programme/The Scottish Graduate School of Social Science (SGSSS) has partnered with the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) on a mentoring programme that matches RSE Fellows to support ESRC-funded PhD researchers keen to explore the interdisciplinary potential of their research. Mentoring for Researcher Developers (M4RD)https://www.linkedin.com/company/m4rd/Mentoring for Researcher Developers, developed in response to a need for mentoring within this community (information is posted on LinkedIn page). British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies - BAFTSS.orghttps://www.baftss.org/early-career-mentoring-scheme.htmlThe Early Career Mentoring Scheme is for British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies (BAFTSS) members whose doctoral research has been completed and who are now pursuing careers in Higher Education. Leadership coaching for researchers (CRUK)https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/for-researchers/develop-your-research-career/additional-career-support/leadership-coachingThe programme provides support, to researchers funded by Cancer Research UK (CRUK), who are interested in developing their leadership skills. This article was published on Thursday 2 July 2026
