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The positives of peer group mentoring

By Charlotte Bonner-Evans, Mentoring Partnership Manager

Researchers and innovators face many distinct challenges, stemming from research projects, managing interdisciplinary teams, working with people across different organisational cultures, not to mention how busy everyone is, and the […]

Research Encounters: Reflections on building collaborations (Samantha Aspinall)

Our recent Research Encounter offered a rare opportunity to hear from three leading figures reflecting on their experience of collaboration and boundary pushing. They were:

The Right Honourable Helen Clark, formerly Prime Minister of New Zealand […]

Research Encounters 2: Building Collaborations

Our second Research Encounters event, on the theme of Building Collaborations, is now just under a week away. We have lined up an exceptional panel with the Rt Hon Helen Clark, former Prime Minister of […]

What does impactful leadership look like? (Dr Tracey Stead)

“A leader is someone, anyone, who takes responsibility for finding potential in people and processes, and having the courage to develop that potential.” – Brene Brown
 
The Research and Development People and Culture Strategy published by […]

Mentoring and giving feedback: Is your feedback missing the mark?

By Dr Kay Guccione, Head of Researcher Development at the University of Glasgow, and FLF+ Network Mentoring Specialist.
This blog is part of a series written for our FLF+ Network Leadership Mentors, and is provided open […]

Asking insightful questions, a core mentoring practice

By Dr Kay Guccione, Head of Researcher Development at the University of Glasgow, and FLF+ Network Mentoring Specialist.
This blog is part of a series written for our FLF+ Network Leadership Mentors, and is provided […]

Listening, to understand, not to reply

By Dr Kay Guccione, Head of Researcher Development at the University of Glasgow, and FLF+ Network Mentoring Specialist.
This blog is part of a series written for our FLF+ Network Leadership Mentors, and is provided open […]

Building a ‘repertoire beyond advice’

By Dr Kay Guccione, Head of Researcher Development at the University of Glasgow, and FLF+ Network Mentoring Specialist.
This blog is part of a series written for our FLF+ Network Leadership Mentors, and is provided open […]

Embedding diversity through inclusive research and innovation design

By: Sara Shinton, Katie Nicoll Baines & Cheryl Hewer
We’re looking forward to joining you for the UKRI’s FLF Annual Conference in a few weeks and hope that many of you will opt to attend our […]

Future Leaders Fellows Development Network: Year One lessons learned

What a year it’s been!
No, not for that reason.
It’s hard to believe that it’s been nearly a whole year since our consortium – made up of six research-intensive universities – was awarded the […]

Meet the Team: Paul Monaghan, Enterprise

Last summer, in 2020 whilst I was in Donegal, Sara Shinton (Director of the Network) contacted me to ask if Queen’s University would be interested in joining a proposal to set up the FLF Development […]

Introducing our Enterprise and Innovation Theme: Dates for your diary in 2021-22

Our Enterprise and Innovation programme will support people who would like to dip their toe in the world of enterprise to those of you who are ready to take their ideas to the next level. […]