On-Line Sessions for Research Staff

On-line Sessions for Research Staff

On-line sessions for Research Staff 2022

We know that of our researchers and others in UCC are impacted by the range of measures being implemented to help contain the spread of Covid-19. To this end HR Research has made some of its sessions available through the live interactive training platforms Google Meet and Teams.

These sessions will be held on teams.

All sessions are scheduled from 11.00am to Noon on Fridays unless indicated otherwise

Date	Session Title	Facilitator	Status
04-Feb-22	Motivation Skills for Research Staff Motivation is difficult to define, yet easy to lose. This workshop examines how researchers can enhance or recover their motivation from a theoretical and practical point of view. A three-stage plan to reset researcher motivation will be presented. Procrastination is a particular manifestation of reduced motivation and a toolkit for reducing procrastination will be co-developed in the workshop.	Dr Joanne Uí Chrualaoich Food Science Motivation Skills 2022	Confimed

11-Feb-22	Career Planning for you Why it’s important to plan your career Steps to consider Setting SMART objectives Stretching your plan without becoming unrealistic Measuring your plan during the year	Mary O'Regan HR Research Career Planning 2022	Confimed

18-Feb-22	Innovation and Entrepreneurship	Eamon Curtin IGNITE	Confirmed

25 February 2022	Making that Transition Transition to a Leadership Role Different Leadership Styles	Mary O'Regan HR Research Career Transition to Leadership Role 2022	Confimed

04-Mar-22	Maximising Professional Effectiveness Everyone knows people who just seem to get more done. This workshop has been designed to interrogate the personal characteristics that support such professional productivity. Topics covered include effective time management, prioritisation and action programme planning.	Dr Joanne Uí Chrualaoich Food Science Professional Effectiveness 2022	Confimed

11-Mar-22	Communication and Presentation skills	Dr Joanne Uí Chrualaoich Food Science Communication 2022	Confimed

25-Mar-22	Non-Academic CV's	Mary O'Regan HR Research A Generic Researcher CV A Generic CV PhD A Non Academic CV Presentation	Confimed

01-Apr-22	Grant Writing	Dr Amanda Forde and Niamh Mundow RSS UCC Grant Writing Dr Amanda Forde Grant Writing April 2022 Grant Writing Niamh Mundow Grant Writing UCC 2022	Confimed

08-Apr-22	New Horizons: Sourcing and Accessing Non-Academic Career Opportunities	Mary McCarthy Careers Service UCC See Presentation here Accessing Non Academic Jobs More info here Alumni LinkedIn UCC See further link here https://career-advice.jobs.ac.uk/cv-and-cover-letter-advice/improve-your-linkedin-profile/ SCOT Analysis Personal Branding Workbook 2020	Confirmed

29-Apr-22	Team Building	Dr Joanne Uí Chrualaoich Food Science	Confimed

6-May-22	Wellbeing supports for Researchers	Susan O'Mahony Human Resources Presentation: UCC Wellbeing Supports	Confirmed

To be rescheduled	Supervising and Working with PhD Students	Dr Catherine O'Mahony The Centre for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning	TBC
03 June 2022	Gateway UCC	Myriam Cronin Gateway UCC	Confimed
17-Jun-22	Data Management During this session participants will look at the structure and content of research data management plans. The session will also consider the requirements of FAIR and/or Open Data and how you can adapt your data management plan to result in a shareable and reusable dataset post-project	Dr Aoife Coffee Library FAIR Data	Confimed
24-June-2022	Commercial Awareness and Knowledge Transfer The topic will explain why commercialisation of research is important and how UCC Innovation will work on behalf of UCC and your research to create impact from UCC’s ideas and expertise . The session also covers international and national innovation policies How does Knowledge Transfer work in a university. How we create impact from your research in the commercial arena.	David Corkery Innovation UCC
01-July-2022	Email Communications	Susan O'Mahony Human Resources	Confirmed
16-Sep-22	Statistics for Researchers	Dr Kathleen O'Sullivan School of Mathematical Sciences
23-Sep-22	Communicating your Research Researchers typically develop significant expertise and are comfortable communicating the customary style of their academic discipline. However, this may limit the availability of their research to a lay audience. This workshop pares back the concepts of communication to the basics to examine alternative styles of communication to support researchers in bringing their research to wider, more diverse publics.	Dr Joanne Uí Chrualaoich Food Science	Confimed

30 September 2022	Leading a Research Team Learning outcomes: To explore what leadership is and to identify the differences between management and leadership To identify what make leaders effective To reflect and gain some insight into our own leadership style and approach	Dr Anne Gannon HR	Confimed

07-Oct-22	Project Management Skills Part 1	Dr Joanne Uí Chrualaoich Food Science	Confimed

14/10/2022	Research Integrity	Dr Irene Kavanagh RSS UCC	Confirmed

21-Oct-22	Preparing your Research Project Budget The objective of this training programme is to give the user the fundamental financial knowledge required to prepare a budget to support an application for research project funding. It addresses the compliance requirements to be considered from both UCC and funding agency perspectives. The use of practical examples will demonstrate how to accurately forecast key project costs, such as pay and equipment costs whilst also explaining differences between direct and indirect costs	Kevin Goggin Research Finance	Confimed
18-Nov-2022	The Right to Disconnect	Susan O'Mahony	Confirmed
04-Nov-22	Project Management Skills Part 2	Dr Joanne Uí Chrualaoich Food Science	Confimed

11-Nov-22	Competency based CV’s Understand where CV’s sit in the overall Recruitment process How to construct a CV for beyond academia - Competency based How to articulate your research skills to a non-academic organisation	Mary O’Regan HR Research	Confimed

09-Dec-22	That Inner Critic & Imposter Syndrome What is Imposter Syndrome? Some symptoms Role of Self-Belief Growth V. Fixed Mind-set Triggers Strategies to deal with it	Mary Niamh Horgan Human Resources	Confimed

On-line sessions for Research Staff 2021

To join these sessions please use this google meet link which requires google chrome:

https://meet.google.com/nni-cdrn-ykk

You may wish to consider installing the Nod/Reactions free addin found here:

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/nod-reactions-for-google/oikgofeboedgfkaacpfepbfmgdalabej/related

All Session Online on Fridays for Research Staff 2021

05-Feb-21

11.00 am to Noon

Motivation Skills for Research Staff

Motivation is difficult to define, yet easy to lose. This workshop examines how researchers can enhance or recover their motivation from a theoretical and practical point of view. A three-stage plan to reset researcher motivation will be presented. Procrastination is a particular manifestation of reduced motivation and a toolkit for reducing procrastination will be co-developed in the workshop.

Dr Joanne Uí Chrualaoich

UCC

See Link to Recorded Session:

Here

See presentation:

Motivation2021

12-Feb-21

11.00 am to Noon

Presentation Skills for Research Staff

Dr Anne Gannon Human Resources

See Link to Recorded Session:

Here

See presentation:

Presentation Skills Feb 2021

26-Feb-21

11.00 am to Noon

Preparing your Research Project Budget

The objective of this training programme is to give the user the fundamental financial knowledge required to prepare a budget to support an application for research project funding. It addresses the compliance requirements to be considered from both UCC and funding agency perspectives. The use of practical examples will demonstrate how to accurately forecast key project costs, such as pay and equipment costs whilst also explaining differences between direct and indirect costs

Kevin Goggin Research Finance

See link to recorded session

Here

See presentation:

Budget Preparation 2021

05-Mar-21

11.00 am to Noon

Grant Writing

Dr Amanda Forde and Niamh Mundow RSS UCC

See Presentation 1 Grant Writing

See Presentation 2 Grant Writing 2

19-Mar-21

11.00 am to Noon

Maximising Professional Effectiveness

Everyone knows people who just seem to get more done. This workshop has been designed to interrogate the personal characteristics that support such professional productivity. Topics covered include effective time management, prioritisation and action programme planning.

Dr Joanne Uí Chrualaoich

UCC

See Presentation Professional Effectiveness

26-Mar-21

11.00 am to Noon

Communication and Presentation skills

Dr Joanne Uí Chrualaoich

UCC

PresentationCommunicating your Research

16-April-21

11.00 am to Noon

Non-Academic CV's

Mary O'Regan HR

23-Apr-21

11.00 am to Noon

New Horizons: Sourcing and Accessing Non-Academic Career Opportunities”

Mary McCarthy Careers Service UCC

See Presentation here

More info here

See further link here

https://career-advice.jobs.ac.uk/cv-and-cover-letter-advice/improve-your-linkedin-profile/

Hallowell Career Orientation

30-Apr-21

11.00 am to Noon

Team Building

Dr Joanne Uí Chrualaoich

UCC

Link to recorded session

See presentation hereTeam Development

Link to video referenced during session

https://youtu.be/7LunroajlLE

07-May-21

11.00 am to Noon

Teaching and Learning

Dr Ruth Hally, The Centre for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning

New date to be confirmed

11.00 am to Noon

Supervising and Working with PhD Students

Dr Catherine O'Mahony The Centre for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning

21-May-21

11.00 am to Noon

Commercial Awareness and Knowledge Transfer

The topic will explain why commercialisation of research is important and how UCC Innovation will work on behalf of UCC and your research to create impact from UCC’s ideas and expertise .

The session also covers international and national innovation policies
How does Knowledge Transfer work in a university. How we create impact from your research in the commercial arena.

David Corkery Innovation UCC

See presentation here

UCC Innovation

28-May-21

11.00 am to Noon

Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Eamon Curtin IGNITE

See presentation hereInnovation and Entrepreneurship

New date to be confirmed

11.00 am to Noon

Gateway UCC

Myriam Cronin Gateway UCC

25-June-21

11.00 am to Noon

Data Management

During this session participants will look at the structure and content of research data management plans. The session will also consider the requirements of FAIR and/or Open Data and how you can adapt your data management plan to result in a shareable and reusable dataset post-project.

Dr Aoife Coffee Library FAIR Data

See presentation here:

Data Management June 2021

03-Sept-21

11.00 am to Noon

New Horizons: Sourcing and Accessing Non-Academic Career Opportunities

Mary McCarthy Careers Service UCC

Finding Non-Academic Jobs

Recording of Session

More info here

See further link here

https://career-advice.jobs.ac.uk/cv-and-cover-letter-advice/improve-your-linkedin-profile/

10-Sep-21

11.00 am to Noon

Statistics for Researchers

Dr Kathleen O'Sullivan School of Mathematical Sciences

Link to Recorded Session

Statistics for Researchers 2021 Presentation

For supplementary materials please email marykate.oregan@ucc.ie

24-Sep-21

11.00 am to Noon

Communicating your Research

Researchers typically develop significant expertise and are comfortable communicating the customary style of their academic discipline. However, this may limit the availability of their research to a lay audience. This workshop pares back the concepts of communication to the basics to examine alternative styles of communication to support researchers in bringing their research to wider, more diverse publics.

Dr Joanne Uí Chrualaoich

UCC

1st October

11am to Noon

Leading a Research Team

Learning outcomes:

To explore what leadership is and to identify the differences between management and leadership
To identify what make leaders effective
To reflect and gain some insight into our own leadership style and approach

Dr Anne Gannon

Link to presentation

Leading a Research Team October 2021

15-Oct-21

11.00 am to Noon

To be confirmed

22-Oct-21

11.00 am to Noon

Project Management Skills Part 1

Dr Joanne Uí Chrualaoich

UCC

Link to recorded session

Presentation Project Management Skills Part 1

Stakeholder Template Oct 2021

To be re-scheduled

Research Integrity

Dr Irene Kavanagh RSS UCC

12-Nov-21

11.00 am to Noon

Project Management Skills Part 2

Dr Joanne Uí Chrualaoich

UCC

19-Nov-21

11.00 am to Noon

Competency based CV’s

Understand where CV’s sit in the overall Recruitment process
How to construct a CV for beyond academia - Competency based
How to articulate your research skills to a non-academic organisation

Mary O’Regan HR Research Manager UCC

A Non Academic CV Presentation

A Generic Researcher CV - Competency Based

A Generic CV PhD Competency Based

New date to be confirmed

Research Project Financial Management

Kevin Goggin Research Finance UCC

3-12-2021

11.00am

Orientation for Research Staff

Mary O'Regan

HR Business Manager - Research Orientation Web Page

10-Dec-21

11.00 am to Noon

That Inner Critic & Imposter Syndrome

What is Imposter Syndrome?
Some symptoms
Role of Self-Belief
Growth V. Fixed Mind-set
Triggers
Strategies to deal with it

Mary Niamh Horgan

Staff Development Advisor

Human Resources

Presentation Imposter Syndrome Presentation

17-Dec-2021

11.00am to Noon

Supervising and Working with PhD Students

Dr Catherine O'Mahony The Centre for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning

Presentation: Supervising and Working with PhD Students

2020 Sessions

All session start at 11.00 am unless stated otherwise and last for 1 hour

Session	Date	Facilitator
Transitioning to a Leadership Role & Different Leadership Styles Presentation is here Making that Transition	17th April 2020	Mary O’Regan
Career Planning for you & Listening to your team Presentation is here Career Planning for you	24th April 2020	Mary O’Regan
Managing a Research Team Presentation is here Managing a Research Team	27th April	Mary O’Regan
How to prepare a non-academic CV Presentation is here CV's and Job Applications	30th April	Mary O’Regan
Planning for a Career beyond Academia?	7th May	Mary O’Regan
Interview Skills Presentation is here Interview Techniques	8th May	Anne Gannon
Mentoring Presentation is here Mentoring for Researchers	13th May at 10.00 am	Mary Horgan
Commercial Awareness and Knowledge Transfer Presentation is here Commercial Awareness	15th May	David Corkery
Blogging for Researchers See: Blogging Handout	Date to be Announced	Markus Eichhorn
Sourcing and Accessing Non-Academic Career Opportunities Presentation is here Finding non-academic jobs	21st May	Mary McCarthy
Innovation and Entrepreneurship	27th May	Eamon Curtin
Leading a Research Team	28th May	Anne Gannon
Supervising and Working with PhD Students	3rd July	Catherine O'Mahony
Learning & Teaching	10th July	Laura Lee
Statistics for Researchers See link to recorded session here	4th September	Kathleen O'Sullivan
Research Integrity:What you need to know See link to recorded session here	11th September	Irene Kavanagh
Preparing your Research Project Budget The objective of this training programme is to give the user the fundamental financial knowledge required to prepare a budget to support an application for research project funding. It addresses the compliance requirements to be considered from both UCC and funding agency perspectives. The use of practical examples will demonstrate how to accurately forecast key project costs, such as pay and equipment costs whilst also explaining differences between direct and indirect costs Due to technical issues this session will be rescheduled	Date to be confirmed	Kevin Goggin
Motivation Skills for Research Staff Motivation is difficult to define, yet easy to lose. This workshop examines how researchers can enhance or recover their motivation from a theoretical and practical point of view. A three-stage plan to reset researcher motivation will be presented. Procrastination is a particular manifestation of reduced motivation and a toolkit for reducing procrastination will be co-developed in the workshop. See link to recorded version of this session	Thursday 24th September at 10.30 am NOTE	Joanne Fearon
Blogging for Researchers Why should you blog, what do you have to say, and will anyone read it? Blogging provides a means of share your research and opinions in an informal format, while also enabling two-way communication and discussion. Through blogging you can join or create an online community and promote your work to a wider audience. Blogging for Researchers See: Blogging Handout	Recording links available	Markus Eichhorn
Maximizing Personal Effectiveness Everyone knows people who just seem to get more done. This workshop has been designed to interrogate the personal characteristics that support such professional productivity. Topics covered include effective time management, prioritisation and action programme planning. See link to recording of session and slides here Professional Effectiveness	9th October	Joanne Fearon
Career Planning for you! Why it's important to plan your career Steps to consider Setting SMART objectives Stretching your plan without becoming unrealistic Measuring your plan during the year See link to the presentation hereCareer Planning for You	16th October	Mary O'Regan
Leading a Research Team Learning outcomes: To explore what leadership is and to identify the differences between management and leadership To identify what make leaders effective To reflect and gain some insight into our own leadership style and approach Presentations Leading a Research Team and Dr Michael Nolan Background Link to recorded session is here	23rd October	Anne Gannon
Communicating your Research Researchers typically develop significant expertise and are comfortable communicating the customary style of their academic discipline. However, this may limit the availability of their research to a lay audience. This workshop pares back the concepts of communication to the basics to examine alternative styles of communication to support researchers in bringing their research to wider, more diverse publics. See link to recorded session here	6th November	Joanne Fearon
Commercial Awareness and Knowledge Transfer The topic will explain why commercialisation of research is important and how UCC Innovation will work on behalf of UCC and your research to create impact from UCC’s ideas and expertise . The session also covers international and national innovation policies How does Knowledge Transfer work in a university. How we create impact from your research in the commercial arena. See presentation here Commercial awareness See link to recorded session here	13th November	David Corkery
Data Management During this session participants will look at the structure and content of research data management plans. The session will also consider the requirements of FAIR and/or Open Data and how you can adapt your data management plan to result in a shareable and reusable dataset post-project. See presentation here Data Management	20th November	Aoife Coffey
CV's for Beyond Academia Understand where CV’s sit in the overall Recruitment process How to construct a CV for beyond academia - Competency based How to articulate your research skills to a non-academic organisation See presentaion here Non-Academic CV Presentation	27th November	Mary O'Regan
Getting organised - a short, sharp data tidiness bootcamp Have you ever looked for a file and not found it? Have you ever wondered which is the final version of a document you are collaborating on? This workshop is designed to help you improve your data “housekeeping”. From research data management planning through to Post-project warehousing, practical tools and techniques to help systemise data management will be discussed. See presentation here Data Tidiness	4th December	Joanne Fearon
Transitioning to a Leadership Role & Different Leadership Styles This session explores the ups and downs of transitioning to a leadership role. It encourages participants to reflect on their own leadership style. See presentation here Making that Transition	11th December at 2.00pm	Mary O'Regan

On-Line Sessions for Research Staff

On-line Sessions for Research Staff

On-line sessions for Research Staff 2022

On-line sessions for Research Staff 2021

Department of Human Resources - HR Research