Browse Researcher Development workshops and events using search tools to filter by tag, date and keyword. Click on the title in the summary to read further information and book a place. Getting started as a postdoctoral researcher online course Getting started as a postdoctoral researcher is a short online induction course for staff taking up a new postdoctoral position at the University of Edinburgh. The course, which takes approximately one hour to complete, provides a comprehensive introduction to the University's expectations, responsibilities, and opportunities available to postdoctoral researchers. Getting started as a postdoctoral researcher | online course Upcoming events Search Tags Careers Mentoring & Coaching Narrative CVs Principal Investigators Research Staff Writing Retreats Event date Date from Date to Mar 24 2027 09.30 - 12.30 Narrative CV writing retreat The writing retreat will give participants dedicated time to work on their narrative CVs in a supportive environment, with opportunities to discuss and get feedback from peers. Facilitators will provide a brief introduction to narrative CVs outlining their structures and possible content. Narrative CVs Principal Investigators Research Staff Writing Retreats Further information Apr 21 2027 10.00 - 12.00 Non-linear careers and your options The purpose of this workshop for research staff, is to enhance your confidence in managing your career in response to all events, planned and unplanned, and to respond to your own needs as your professional motivations and personal priorities change through life. Careers Research Staff Further information Apr 26 2027 09.30 - 12.30 Participative leadership training (Deep Democracy) 1.5 day training course for University of Edinburgh research and academic staff to enhance their capacity to work within complex social systems by helping them understand relationship and group dynamics, by offering practical tools for working with differences in a group and making effective decisions, and by increasing their conflict literacy to lean into difficult conversations skillfully. Principal Investigators Research Staff Further information Apr 28 2027 12.00 - 13.00 Briefing Session: career decision-making Career decision-making is a complex, personal, and recurring process. This briefing session for research staff will introduce you to the most common causes of career indecision, ways to tackle them, and explore tools that can help you evaluate variables and factors important to you in your life and career. Careers Research Staff Further information May 26 2027 10.00 - 16.30 Research Leader Programme A 2-day leadership development programme for new Principal Investigators and research leaders at the University of Edinburgh who want to build positive cultures and support individuals and teams to develop. Principal Investigators Further information 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 This article was published on Monday 8 June 2026
