Next cohort: 21st-25th July 2025
Early career researchers face unprecedented challenges but also great opportunity. Key to achieving their potential is being visible and valued in an increasingly AI-driven, content-heavy landscape, creating strong partnerships regionally and across cultures, producing evidence that aligns with their motivations, passion, and what people need, and maintaining research integrity in an evolving world.
During 1 week of practical workshops and collaborative sessions, participants will uncover their core research strengths and values, discuss the hot issues and problems facing research and society, learn how to create collaborations and opportunities across cultures and settings, and practice the tools they need to do research that matters—whether in academia, government, charities, start-ups, or global organisations.
Mornings:
Live teaching + discussion around a key challenge facing early career researchers (e.g. exploring regional + global trends, communicating evidence, building confidence and visibility, working cross-sector + cross-culturally).
AM Teaching:
Global and regional research priorities and challenges
Early Leaders: Defining Your Niche & Impact
Finding your voice: How to get published- and read
Research quality and governance globally
Authentic networking
Afternoons:
Portfolio Studio – practical, collaborative time to apply the morning’s ideas and build toward your final portfolio piece.
PM Portfolio studio:
Creating an initial proposal + taking it to peer review
Group coaching and produce your career road map
Adapting your findings for the real world using creative translations or policy summaries
Producing a 1-page research brief for a real client
Finalise outputs + 3-minute presentations and feedback
In addition:
Daily prompts and templates
Mini feedback sessions in breakout rooms
Optional portfolio clinic drop-ins with facilitators
End-of-week showcase: 3-minute “pitch” or walk-through of one of their portfolio pieces