The Academic's Success Guide

In this resource we have put together a collection of materials designed to support you in the various elements of establishing your career as a new academic and leading your first research group.

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Browse our lists of videos, links and templates to help you navigate the early stages of your research career.

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An introduction to the resources in the Academic's Success Guide and how to explore it.

Introduction

The information on this page is based on what we know early career academics have found helpful in the past.

It's designed to be a first port of call to provide you with learning, advice and guidance tailored to your context, as well as directing you to relevant information, services and support elsewhere in the university.

It covers the following four themes:

Resources

1. Navigating induction and probation

Insights, perspectives and resources to help you establish yourself as a new PI.

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2. Managing yourself and your research career

Take a more strategic and forward-looking approach as you transition into leadership.

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3. Leading your own research group

Turn your attention from managing resources to also managing people and teams.

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4. Managing research projects

Explore why and how you should invest time and energy to project manage research.

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Personal development is a continuous process for all of us, and investing time in it leads to growth, learning, and greater success in your academic career. I’m delighted to give this my full support and endorsement. Professor Mary Ryan Vice Provost for Research and Enterprise

How to use this guide

The Academic's Success Guide contains videos, templates, worksheets, and links to support your personal development.

You'll also find advice and insights from senior PIs and senior managers from academic departments and professional services around the university.

Whether you progress through the guide sequentially or go directly to a specific topic that you currently need help with, we hope this resource will prove useful to you throughout your research career.

We'd love to hear how you are using this online resource and if you have ideas for how we could further develop its content and functionality. Get in touch to share your thoughts.