Key Information
Tutors: Dr Steve Hutchinson & Stefanie Edler-Wollstein
Duration: 6 month programme
Delivery: Live (In-Person, White City) & Live (Online, Zoom)
Audience: Research Fellows, Line Managers of Research Staff & PIs
Dates
Programme 1
- Fri 31 October 2025
09:30 to 15:30, White City
- Mon 01 December 2025
12:30 to 13:30, Zoom
- Mon 12 January 2026
12:30 to 13:30, Zoom
- Mon 23 February 2026
12:30 to 13:30, Zoom - Mon 23 March 2026
12:30 to 13:30, Zoom
Programme 2
- Thurs 30 April 2026
09:30 to 15:30, White City
- Mon 01 June 2026
12:30 to 13:30, Zoom
- Mon 13 July 2026
12:30 to 13:30, Zoom
- Mon 07 September 2026
12:30 to 13:30, Zoom
- Mon 05 October 2026
12:30 to 13:30, Zoom
One of the main ingredients for professional success, in any field, is an ability to forge and maintain a strong and supportive ‘net’ that ‘works’.
The Imperial Leadership Development and Peer Mentoring Programme for Fellows and new Lecturers is designed to facilitate valuable connections with peers from various faculties and areas. As a peer mentor, you will have a unique opportunity to actively contribute to creating an inclusive and supportive workplace culture, sharpen your leadership skills, and advance your academic career:
- Explore your own leadership style and team dynamics and learn how to get the best out of yourself and others.
- Learn the theory and practice of a coaching and mentoring approach to supporting your research group.
- Build valuable connections with peers to share ideas, collaborate, and support each other in various aspects of academic life.
- Develop your skills in strategic thinking, prioritisation, and workload management.
- Develop capability around the four themes of the ‘Narrative CV’. Get guidance on how to use insights from peer discussions and structured reflection to produce a draft narrative CV that can be used for future fellowship, promotion applications and other academic gateways.
This programme is open to Independent Research Fellows and new Lecturers at Imperial.
Programme Outline
- 1 day Foundational Workshop: Live (in person, White City)
- 4 x 1 hour online lunchtime workshops Live (online, Zoom)
- 4 x 1 hour self-organised peer mentoring meetings Live (in person or online, to be decided by the peer mentoring group)
- 1 half-day celebration event and lunch Live (in person, White City)
Goals
The goal of this programme is to enable you to:
- Apply coaching and mentoring practices when leading people
- Build valuable connections with peers to share ideas, collaborate, and support each other in various aspects of academic life
- Articulate your contributions within the four themes of the ‘Narrative CV for Researchers’
How to book
Booking for this course is by application only.
Please ensure you have read and understood ECRI’s cancellation policy before booking.