Networking in research​​​​​: How to design your research network to reach impact?​

Schedule

24 October 2024, 9.00-11.00

Why attend?

Unlock the true potential of your research by mastering the art of strategic networking!

Join our dynamic workshop where you will:

• Grasp the crucial role of engaging the right stakeholders to amplify your research impact

• Critically evaluate your current network and identify key gaps

• Develop a tailored roadmap to build a robust network aligned with your research goals.

This 2-hour interactive session is designed to provide practical tools and insights, ensuring you leave with a clear plan to enhance your research reach and effectiveness. Don’t miss this opportunity to transform your research journey!

Learning outcomes

By the end of this workshop the participants will: 

• Understand the importance of involving the right stakeholders to reach their research impact ​

• Evaluate the current network and analyze the gaps​

• Design the roadmap to create the right/needed network for the research goal​ 

Maximum number of participants: 20 people

Conditions for participation

• Open to researchers and research managers at UMCG and partner organizations (RUG, 4 schools connected to RUG, Hanze, Isala Hospital, Leeuwarden Hospital, Martini Hospital).

• Cost: 100 Euros/workshop.

• First come, first served basis. Priority registration for UMCG employees.

Register

• Registration for October/November 2024 workshops opened in July 2024.

• Limited to 20 participants per workshop

• Participation is secured by transferring the participation fee.

• First come, first served basis.

Tailored workshops

The workshops of the Grant Navigator Training Programme can be booked stand alone or as a series. The practical assignments within the workshops are interconnected and can be used to develop a full proposal and network. Departments or institutes can request tailored workshops with a minimum of 20 participants. Tailored workshops are dependent on the capacity and availability of our trainers.

The trainers

Miriam Boersema and Anja Smykowski

Skills developed by attending the Grant Navigator Training Programme

• Strategic planning for funding

• Networking and collaboration

• Demonstrating innovation value

• Effective storytelling in proposals

• Writing competitive proposals

• Defining societal impacts of research

• Using generative AI in grant writing

Evaluation of learning

Each module concludes with a practical assignment to measure competency development.

Accessibility of training materials

Materials will be available on the UMCG learning management system (LMS) for all participants.