Key information

Tutor: Bernie Babel and Inês Perpétuo, PhD 
Duration:
  3 hours
Delivery: Live (Online, Zoom) & Live (In-Person, South Kensington)
Audience: Postdocs, Research Fellows

Dates

  • Weds 21 January 2026
     
    09:30-12:30, Zoom
  • Weds 10 June 2026
    14:00-17:00, Zoom

"I don't have time to get it all done." 
"I don't have time to write that paper." 
"My PI/students/family keep asking me to do things"

Being employed in a research contract can be a frantic, reactive and stressful time but it doesn't need to be.  

We will look at scheduling, procrastination and prioritisation and how to set boundaries when accepting requests from others.

This course is aimed at those who would like to take back some control over their time in all parts of life. 

This course is aimed at Research Staff (postdocs and research fellows). 

Goals

  • To identify and overcome personal time management issues
  • To discuss strategies to work more efficiently
  • To learn to prioritise and keep to objectives
  • To talk about assertiveness
  • To discuss the consequences of bad time management

How to book

Book via Inkpath using your Imperial Single-Sign-On.

Please ensure you have read and understood ECRI’s cancellation policy before booking.

 

Further Information

Pre-Course Work

This course requires you to fill in a pre-course questionnaire and submit it by noon the day before the session.

Participation

For In-Person:

Please note this course is highly interactive and we expect your full participation throughout.

For Online:

Please note this course is highly interactive and we expect your full participation including access to the chat and the microphone/camera.  

Please ensure you are able to participate fully and if you require any adjustment, please let us know in advance so that we can make the tutor/facilitator aware.