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Research Consulting
@researchconsulting.bsky.social
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Research Consulting is a specialist consultancy firm focused on research
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In a challenging external and internal landscape opportunities include making a positive difference to research culture, using AI in #researcherdevelopment and collaboration with other institutions. #VitaeCon #VitaeCon2025 7/7
Challenges and opportunities: Challenges: financial pressures; technological changes; understanding and meeting audience needs; institutional positioning. Opportunities: positive contributions to research culture; using AI in development; collaboration.
September 23, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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Most activity is delivered through synchronous sessions, although asynchronous delivery is more frequently used for delivery to research students. #researcherdevelopment #VitaeCon #VitaeCon2025. 6/7
Programmes and delivery: Programmes for research students and staff cover a wide range of topics; opportunities for professional and technical staff are more limited. Most activity is delivered through synchronous sessions.
September 23, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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Critical barriers to engagement are lack of recognition in workload allocation and lack of awareness of available opportunities. #researcherdevelopment #VitaeCon #VitaeCon2025 5/7
Engagement: Barriers are lack of recognition in workload and limited awareness of opportunities. Engagement is strengthened by embedding reflections in performance reviews, targeted communications and senior leaders’ support.
September 23, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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Responsibilities for #researcherdevelopment are shared across different parts of institutions, reflecting specialisation and proximity to researchers. #VitaeCon #VitaeCon2025 4/7
Structures: Responsibility is shared across institutional units, reflecting specialisation and proximity to researchers. Roles involve high levels of fractional input: staff balance researcher development with other duties.
September 23, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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Only a minority of institutions have a dedicated researcher development strategy and research committees are a key governance route #researcherdevelopment #VitaeCon #VitaeCon2025 3/7
Strategy: Only a minority of institutions have dedicated researcher development strategies. Research Committees are the key governance route for researcher development.
September 23, 2025 at 12:15 PM