Leadership has been identified as a core area of the professional development of researcher developers. The Career Framework for Researcher Developers (CFRD) includes elements relating to thought leadership and innovation in developing researchers. For example, CFRD mentions ‘setting a strategic direction’, ‘influencing’, ‘leading networks, collaborations and partnerships’, ‘leading on local, regional and national policy development’, and ‘securing funding’. The development of leadership capabilities is therefore vital in fulfilling many responsibilities of excellent researcher development, including being able to apply first-hand knowledge of leadership to the development of researchers as leaders, working with related national and international policy, and through an innovative and strategic approach.
This one-day professional development event, part of our upcoming Leadership Focus, aims to develop the leadership capabilities of staff supporting researchers, both in the UK and internationally. Content will be delivered through theory and practice, as well as providing opportunities for networking and discussion. The morning sessions will focus on the professional development of leadership capabilities and the afternoon sessions will focus on how researcher developers can apply their leadership knowledge to developing and supporting researchers to be future leaders.
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