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Professional Skills for Research Leaders

PSRL Master Classes

There are 6 classroom based master classes scheduled to complement the online component of the PSRL programme. Each master class is timetabled below. Please note masterclasses are optional but strongly encouraged.

Masterclass: The Higher Education Context
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Dr. Fiona Killard, Office of the Dean and Vice President for Research and Dr. Raquel Harper-Cabral, TR&I	Tuesday, 26th January 2021, 10:00-12:00	2 hours	online masterclass
Description: There is no doubt that the world of research is continuously (and sometimes unexpectedly)changing. It is important to maintain a heightened awareness of these various influences, as they are likely to affect your access to funding, sponsorship, students, good team members, projects and career opportunities. So make sure that these influences are on your radar and keep them in mind as you work through the other courses in this programme, as they will inform your reflections, decisions and plans for the future. As a research leader you may also have added responsibility to make sure that your team members and mentees are aware of and prepared to deal with these influences; and the opportunity to inform national and international policies and priorities and perhaps contribute to the formative stages of developing calls for input. This masterclass will cover TCD's strategic plan; the national HEI sector; national policies etc.
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Masterclass: Research Engagement
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Sarah Bowman	Thursday, 11th February 2021, 14:00-16:00	2 hours	online masterclass
Description: The masterclass assists and supports researchers in crafting public involvement plans and impact frameworks, aiding them in accessing significant funding for engaged research. It also highlights areas where engagement can be harnessed that might not otherwise have been considered.
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Masterclass: Research Impact
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Sarah Bowman	Tuesday, 13th April 2021, 10:00-12:00	2 hours	online masterclass
Description: It is both desirable and necessary to show value for money and, within this, demonstrate and articulate the impact and benefits of investing in research, (SFI 2020). This masterclass helps the researcher to identify ways of creating more impact from their research for their careers and disciplines.
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Masterclass: Career Planning and Funding Your Research
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Linda Ryan, Learning and Organisational Development Dr. Camilla Kelly, TR&I Dr. Raquel Harper, TR&I	Thursday, 22nd April 2021, 14:00 - 16:00	2 hours	online masterclass
Description: This masterclass will include a session on Career Planning which will take the 1st hour which will provide participants with tips, advice and guidance on how to manage their research careers in a dynamic and changing environment. Funding your Research which will be covered in the 2nd hour of the masterclass which will highlight the Many avenues that exist for finding funding opportunities. It is worthwhile to pursue a range of them, especially in today's extremely competitive environment. This means developing a good awareness of: The variety of potential funders What information is available on the funders and their programmes How to perform a tailored funding search for your particular project. This masterclass will provide a general outline of funding resources in the Irish context.
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Masterclass: Managing a Research Team
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Mary Rose Greville, Trinity Business School	Friday, 7th May 2021, 14:00 - 16:00	2 hours	online masterclass
Description: This masterclass will provide an overview of how to establish team rapport with the right mix of people.
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Masterclass: Collaborating with other Partners
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Audrey Crosbie and Sarah Bowman, Office of DoR	Tuesday, 25th May 2021, 10:00-12:00	2 hours	online masterclass
Description: Collaborations are an integral part of any successful research programme. This masterclass will cover some of the issues you should bear in mind when collaborating with other individuals and institutions, such as intellectual property and the need for formal agreements.
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Masterclass: Increasing your Public Profile & Communicating your Research
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Niamh Brennan, Library	Wednesday, 23rd June 2021, 10:00-12:00	2 hours	online masterclass
Description: This masterclass will discuss a) Trinity's Research Support System (RSS) and b) open access publishing, including TCD's open access policy and Trinity's open access repository (TARA). Trinity's RSS system allows TCD researchers and postgraduate research students to input and update information on their research, current interests and publications, and provides a database of the University's expertise for external bodies/collaborators to search. Open access means the free, immediate, availability on the public Internet of works which scholars give to the world without expectation of payment – permitting any user to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search or link to the full text of these articles, crawl them for indexing, pass them as data to software or use them for any other lawful purpose. Open access material is more likely to be found, read and cited than work solely published in traditional journals. This visibility can also help to attract prospective collaborators and research students.
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