Online Sessions 2022

All sessions are scheduled from 11.00am to Noon on Fridays unless indicated otherwise

Date	Session Title	Facilitator	Status
04-Feb-22	Motivation Skills for Research Staff Motivation is difficult to define, yet easy to lose. This workshop examines how researchers can enhance or recover their motivation from a theoretical and practical point of view. A three-stage plan to reset researcher motivation will be presented. Procrastination is a particular manifestation of reduced motivation and a toolkit for reducing procrastination will be co-developed in the workshop.	Dr Joanne Uí Chrualaoich Food Science Motivation Skills 2022	Confimed
11-Feb-22	Career Planning for you Why it’s important to plan your career Steps to consider Setting SMART objectives Stretching your plan without becoming unrealistic Measuring your plan during the year	Mary Kate O'Regan HR Research Career Planning 2022	Confimed
18-Feb-22	Innovation and Entrepreneurship	Eamon Curtin IGNITE	Confirmed
25 February 2022	Making that Transition Transition to a Leadership Role Different Leadership Styles	Mary Kate O'Regan HR Research Career Transition to Leadership Role 2022	Confimed

04-Mar-22	Maximising Professional Effectiveness Everyone knows people who just seem to get more done. This workshop has been designed to interrogate the personal characteristics that support such professional productivity. Topics covered include effective time management, prioritisation and action programme planning.	Dr Joanne Uí Chrualaoich Food Science Professional Effectiveness 2022	Confimed
11-Mar-22	Communication and Presentation skills	Dr Joanne Uí Chrualaoich Food Science Communication 2022	Confimed
25-Mar-22	Non-Academic CV's	Mary Kate O'Regan HR Research A Generic Researcher CV A Generic CV PhD A Non Academic CV Presentation	Confimed
01-Apr-22	Grant Writing	Dr Amanda Forde and Niamh Mundow RSS UCC Grant Writing Dr Amanda Forde Grant Writing April 2022 Grant Writing Niamh Mundow Grant Writing UCC 2022	Confimed
08-Apr-22	New Horizons: Sourcing and Accessing Non-Academic Career Opportunities	Mary McCarthy Careers Service UCC See Presentation here Accessing Non Academic Jobs More info here Alumni LinkedIn UCC See further link here https://career-advice.jobs.ac.uk/cv-and-cover-letter-advice/improve-your-linkedin-profile/ SCOT Analysis Personal Branding Workbook 2020	Confirmed
29-Apr-22	Team Building	Dr Joanne Uí Chrualaoich Food Science Link to recorded session See presentation hereTeam Development Link to video referenced during session https://youtu.be/7LunroajlLE	Confimed
6-May-22	Wellbeing supports for Researchers	Susan O'Mahony Human Resources Presentation: UCC Wellbeing Supports	Confirmed
To be rescheduled	Supervising and Working with PhD Students	Dr Catherine O'Mahony The Centre for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning	TBC
To be rescheduled	Gateway UCC	Myriam Cronin Gateway UCC	TBC
17-Jun-22	Data Management During this session participants will look at the structure and content of research data management plans. The session will also consider the requirements of FAIR and/or Open Data and how you can adapt your data management plan to result in a shareable and reusable dataset post-project	Dr Aoife Coffee Library FAIR Data Presentation An Intro to Data Management	Confimed
24-June-2022	Commercial Awareness and Knowledge Transfer The topic will explain why commercialisation of research is important and how UCC Innovation will work on behalf of UCC and your research to create impact from UCC’s ideas and expertise . The session also covers international and national innovation policies How does Knowledge Transfer work in a university. How we create impact from your research in the commercial arena.	David Corkery Innovation UCC Presentation Commercial Awareness June 2022
01-July-2022	Digital Wellbeing	Susan O'Mahony Human Resources Presentation Digital Wellbeing	Confirmed
16-Sep-22	Statistics for Researchers	Dr Kathleen O'Sullivan School of Mathematical Sciences Until the presentation is updated please review the session at the link below. Link to Recorded Session Statistics for Researchers 2021 Presentation
23-Sep-22	Communicating your Research Researchers typically develop significant expertise and are comfortable communicating the customary style of their academic discipline. However, this may limit the availability of their research to a lay audience. This workshop pares back the concepts of communication to the basics to examine alternative styles of communication to support researchers in bringing their research to wider, more diverse publics.	Dr Joanne Uí Chrualaoich Food Science Presentation Communication	Confimed
07-Oct-22	Project Management Skills Part 1	Dr Joanne Uí Chrualaoich Food Science Presentation Project Management Part 1 2022 Stakeholder Management Plan Stakeholder Management Plan 2022 And Communications Management Plan Template 2022	Confimed
14/10/2022	Research Integrity	Dr Irene Kavanagh RSS UCC See presentation Research Integrity 2022	Confirmed

21-Oct-22	Preparing your Research Project Budget The objective of this training programme is to give the user the fundamental financial knowledge required to prepare a budget to support an application for research project funding. It addresses the compliance requirements to be considered from both UCC and funding agency perspectives. The use of practical examples will demonstrate how to accurately forecast key project costs, such as pay and equipment costs whilst also explaining differences between direct and indirect costs	Kevin Goggin Research Finance Presentation: Preparing your Research Project Budget October 2022	Confimed
04-Nov-2022	Project Management Skills Part 2	Dr Joanne Uí Chrualaoich Food Science See link to recorded session See slides Project Management Part 1 2022 and Part II	Confirmed
11-Nov-2022	Leading a Research Team Learning outcomes: To explore what leadership is and to identify the differences between management and leadership To identify what make leaders effective To reflect and gain some insight into our own leadership style and approach	Dr Anne Gannon HR Wellbeing & Development Manager See slides Leadership for Research Team Leaders	Confirmed
18-Nov-2022	The Right to Disconnect	Susan O'Mahony HR Staff Wellbeing & Development Advisor	Confirmed
02-Dec-2022	Competency based CV’s Understand where CV’s sit in the overall Recruitment process How to construct a CV for beyond academia - Competency based How to articulate your research skills to a non-academic organisation	Mary Kate O’Regan HR Research Link to Recorded Session A Non Academic CV Presentation A Generic Researcher CV - Competency Based A Generic CV PhD Competency Based	Confimed
09-Dec-22	That Inner Critic & Imposter Syndrome What is Imposter Syndrome? Some symptoms Role of Self-Belief Growth V. Fixed Mind-set Triggers Strategies to deal with it	Mary Niamh Horgan Human Resources Presentation Inner Critic	Confimed

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