What' involved

What do I need to do?

If you want to participate and receive an ILM endorsed certificate of attainment then you will need to commit to the programme.

To give you an idea of the time committment please take a look at the table below.

Component	Description	Approx. duration per course
Self-study courses	Core online component: The core of the PSRL programmeconsistsof the 6 self-study courses, including an introductory course to help participants become familiar with the features and tools available throughout the programme. Each course consists of a series of screens (web pages) containing text, videos and activities.	2–3 hours
Portfolio activities	Additional online component: Portfolio activities areplaced in ‘Portfolio activity’ boxes on the right-hand side of the screens, within the online self-study courses. They provide the opportunity for participants to research and reflect further and to relate the topic of a screen to their own context. They can be completed by users independently and do not require a tutor or customisation.	4–10 hours
Communicative activities	Additional content: These activities are not contained in the core online component. Instead, they are optional, additional content, provided by UCC: Peer-to-peer activities, which encourage participants to interact with one another and share experiences through CANVAS discussion boards Tutor-led activities, which are designed to be led by a tutor, and include topics for workshop discussions and assignments.	2 - 3 Hour workshops	6 workshops altogether

NOTE

Following the Athena Swan gender review it became clear that most senior research roles are held by males. To address this imbalance the following action was approved by the UCC Athena SWAN Main Steering Group.

Action 5.3.5: “Run UCC’s Epigeum Professional Skills for Research Leaders course specifically for female Postdoctoral and Senior Postdoctoral Researchers.

With an emphasis on raising the proportion of senior female researchers in UCC it is hoped that PSRL for females only will provide some of the support and tools necessary to help female researchers to achieve their research goals as well as their own professional career objectives.

2023-2024 Dates:

As a participant you will be required to attend workshops on the following dates in 2023 and 2024:

All workshops will be held on main campus or online

Workshops for 2023-2024: Most workshops begin at 10am and finish at 1.00pm:

Date	Module	Location
04/10/2023	Launch	North Wing Conference Room
18/10/2023	Introduction – Compulsory	Online
15/11/2023	Developing and Consolidating your Research Career	North Wing Conference Room
05/12/2023	Funding your Research	O'Rahilly Building 2.55
24/01/2024	Managing a Research Team	North Wing Conference Room
21/02/2024	Research Integrity	North Wing Conference Room
13/03/2024	Communicating your Research/Discussions Compulsory	North Wing Conference Room

Also to receive an ILM endorsed certificate of attainment you will be required to obtain:

70% passing rate on the on-line tests
80% attendance rate for the workshops. The first (Introduction) and last workshops are compulsory for all participants.
Contribute to exit questionnaires/course assessments on each of the 5 programmes
Participate and contribute to a discussion on what worked/didn’t work for you

2022 Dates:

As a participant you will be required to attend workshops on the following dates in 2022:

All workshops will be held online and on main campus (COVID allowing)

Workshops for 2022: Most workshops begin at 10am and finish at 1.00pm:

Date	Module	Location
26/04/2022	Launch	Online Teams
17/05/2022	Introduction – Compulsory	North Wing Conference Room
21/06/2022	Developing and Consolidating your Research Career	North Wing Conference Room
19/07/2022	Funding your Research	North Wing Conference Room
16/08/2022	Managing a Research Team	North Wing Conference Room
20/09/2022	Research Collaboration	North Wing Conference Room
18/10/2022	Communicating your Research/Discussions Compulsory	North Wing Conference Room

Also to receive an ILM endorsed certificate of attainment you will be required to obtain:

70% passing rate on the on-line tests
80% attendance rate for the workshops. The first (Introduction) and last workshops are compulsory for all participants.
Contribute to exit questionnaires/course assessments on each of the 5 programmes
Participate and contribute to a discussion on what worked/didn’t work for you

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2021 Dates:

As a participant you will be required to attend workshops on the following dates in 2021:

All workshops will be held online

Workshops for 2021: Most workshops begin at 10am and finish at 1.00pm:

Date	Module	Location
20/04/2021	Launch	Online - Teams
18/05/2021	Introduction – Compulsory	Online - Teams
22/06/2021	Developing and Consolidating your Research Career	Online - Teams
20/07/2021	Funding your Research	Online - Teams
17/08/2021	Managing a Research Team	Online - Teams
21/09/2021	Research Collaboration	Online - Teams
19/10/2021	Communicating your Research/Discussions Compulsory	Online - Teams

Also to receive an ILM endorsed certificate of attainment you will be required to obtain:

70% passing rate on the on-line tests
80% attendance rate for the workshops. The first (Introduction) and last workshops are compulsory for all participants.
Contribute to exit questionnaires/course assessments on each of the 5 programmes
Participate and contribute to a discussion on what worked/didn’t work for you

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