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Research Career Development

Research Career Development (RCD) training brings together professional development activities for Open University research students and staff at all stages of their careers.

The Open University RCD programme offers training in:

  • Open, co-created, engaged and impactful research
  • Postdoctoral research supervisor training and development
  • Employability and career development
  • Research design and analysis
  • Research communication
  • Research project management

Research Career Development programme

Course Date Time Target audience Further information and registration
Getting Published for Researchers: 'Getting journal publications: dealing with the editorial process' 19 March 2025 14:00 - 15:00 Early Career Researchers, Research Associates, Research Fellows and Academics Visit My Learning Centre
Research Integrity at the OU - The Virtuous Researcher/The Virtuous Institution! 1 April 2025 10:00 - 12:30 Research staff, Early Career Academics Visit My Learning Centre
Supevisor Development - regulations refresh and policy updates 3 April 2025 10:00 - 11:30 Experienced postgraduate research student supervisors, including Affiliated Research Centres Visit My My Learning Centre
Using NVivo for qualitative data analaysis  intermediate level 28 and 29 April 2025 09:30 - 16:30 both days Academic staff and postgraduate students Register via the NVivo booking form
Data Visualiation: using visualizations and infographics to report your work 29 Apirl 2025 10:00 - 11:30 Academics, research staff, research students (EdD, PhD, MRes) Contact the Research Career Develoment team
Introduction to Statistical Package for the Social Sciences for beginners (part 1) 7 May 2025  09:30 - 13:30 Academics, researchers, research staff and research students Visit My Learning Centre
Supervisr Development - regulations refresh and policy updates 13 May 2025  14:00 - 15:30 Experienced postgraduate research student supervisors, including Affliated Research Centres Visit My Learning Centre
Introduction to Statistical Package for the Social Sciences for beginners (part 2) 14 May 2025  09:30 - 13:30 Academics, researchers, research staff and research students Visit My Learning Centre
Using NVivo for qualitative data analysis - beginners (PGRs) 19 May 2025 09:30 - 16:30 Postgraduate students Contact the Research Career Develoment team
Using NVivo for qualitative data analysis - beginners (PGRs) 20 May 2025 09:30 - 16:30 Postgraduate students Contact the Research Career Develoment team
Supervisor forum - working with students with mental health and wellbeing challenges 20 May 2025 10:30 - 12:00 Research supervisors, professors, doctors, Affiliate Research Centres Visit My Learning Centre
Supervisor development: Experienced supervisor catch-up training 21 May 2025 10:30 - 12:00 Experienced research supervisors Visit My Learning Centre
Questionnaires, surveys and methods to analyse quantitative and qualitative data 28 May 2025

09:30 - 11:00 (part 1)

11:30 - 13:00 (part 2)

 Academics, research staff Visit My Learning Centre
Reporting your findings: writing up educational research and scholarship May 2025 10:30 - 12:00 (tbc) Academics, research and academic-related staff Contact the Research Career Develoment team
Accessing and using university data for research and scholarship 11 June 2025 10:00 - 12:00 (tbc) Academic, research and academic-related staff Contact the Research Career Develoment team
Reserach supervisor forum: The Thesis and the Viva - supporting students during the writing-up phase 18 June 2025 10:00 - 11:30 Research supervisors, professors, doctors, Affiliated Research Centres Contact the Research Career Develoment team
Supervisor development: experienced supervisor catch-up training 24 June 2025 10:00 11:30 Experienced research supervisors Register via My Learning Centre
Research supervisor forum: Examining the Doctoral Thesis: The written and unwritten rules 25 June 2025 10:00 - 11:30 Research supervisors, profeesors, doctors, Affiliated Reseach Centres Contact the Research Career Development team