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Target Audience: Open to all Research staff who are interested in understanding their own set of skills.

SPIRAL - How to map & demonstrate research skills for industry

This is a live on-line event

To empower research professionals to pinpoint the transferable skills they already possess, identify and close any gaps, and practice documenting clear, industry-relevant evidence of their accomplishments.

Course Outcomes/ Objectives;

By the end of the session, participants will be able to:

• Identify at least six foundational research skills and link each to specific industry roles or functions.

• Analyse their self-assessment to select skill gaps that they need to address to accelerate their transition.

• Practice evidence-based storytelling and document recent research activities, outcomes, and impact.

• Draft SMART goals to build the targeted skills over the next 3-6 months

Accessibility

We are committed to ensuring our events and courses are accessible to all staff:

• For online activity:

  • The session will take place on Zoom, (joining instructions will be sent in your confirmation when you book your place)
  • Auto-captions will be enabled
  • There will be audience participation
  • You are asked to keep your camera on
  • You are asked to attend the whole session
  • There will be several breaks throughout the session
  • The session is relaxed – this means you can stretch, move around, stim etc.
  • Please contact osdu-equity@strath.ac.uk to discuss any further access requirements

Cancellation Policy 

When applying for a course, you should note that there will be a £50* charge to your Department / School if you do not attend your place on the course. There will be no charge as long as you cancel your booked place before the event or notify our staff at osdu@strath.ac.uk that you can no longer attend.

A Department / School is welcome to send someone else in your place if they wish without incurring a charge, providing that person has the necessary prerequisites for the course. In the case of courses split over more than one day, you are expected to attend ALL parts of the course.

*This is the standard charge for cancellation or non-attendance of a course of 1-day duration or less. For some courses, there may be a higher cancellation charge and if this is the case you will be advised of this at the time of booking. 

Prerequisites