Project Management in a Nutshell – Workshop for Early Career Researchers

Want to have a promising career delivering your research projects? If yes, one essential ingredient is mastering the basics of project management concepts and principles. The session is aimed at bolstering your ability to win and implement research projects. This new specially designed session will provide you with useful tips, tools and techniques to strengthen your bid writing and research project planning skills.  Whether you are leading a small research assignment or active in a large multi-partner project, discover the typical challenges faced, the project pitfalls and frequent delivery mistakes made during the project lifecycle.

Wherever you are on your research funding journey, join us to establish how to manage your research grant from award start to final project closure. The morning session will focus on the project life cycle, research collaboration and risk management. The afternoon session will explore budget management, skills of a project manager and leadership in research project management.

The workshop is designed to enable you to successfully address the terms and conditions of research grants. It will be highly interactive and will involve ‘real-life’ based activities and topical case studies with opportunities to discuss, learn from fellow delegates and raise questions to aid your thinking. A senior researcher at Coventry University will also be sharing their own unique research journey and research project experience.

Who will benefit from participating? Early Career Researchers employed within a Research Centre (this is not suitable for postgraduate researchers).

Who are the facilitators? Azhar Ali and Jag Pabla, Senior Research Delivery Support Partners at Coventry University

How do I register? Complete the registration form by 10.00am on Thursday 12 January:

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Joining instructions: All participants who have signed up to the event will receive an event reminder on Monday 16 January after registration has closed.

Further information

Refreshments: We will provide you with a ‘brown bag’ lunch which includes a sandwich, drink & snack. Please email RECAP@coventry.ac.uk if you have any specific dietary requirements. We also provide hot drinks throughout the day: tea, herbal teas, coffee and water. Lactose-free milk, decaffeinated drinks, hot chocolate etc. usually available on request (don’t be shy in asking!).

Venue: The Swan room is at Elm Bank, on the first floor, accessible by lift. There are accessible toilets on the ground and first floors. There is a Multi-faith (prayer) room on the ground floor.

Parking

Park in one of the staff spaces, display your permit and purchase a parking ticket. Note that the staff spaces are normally full by 8.30am. Two disabled parking spaces are available. Further car parking advice: https://www.coventry.ac.uk/life-on-campus/parking-coventry-university/staff-parking/

Please do get in touch to let us know how we can help you make the most of your development opportunity with RECAP: recap@coventry.ac.uk