Your research career: identity and resilience

A research career is no longer, if it ever was, a straightforward linear progression where you can build a career from an early stable foundation.

Does research coaching work?

Feedback from RCA coaching clients is that they value what they gain from coaching.

What is research coaching?

RCA provides coaching and workshops for researchers. We often get asked ‘What is research coaching?”

Five things you must do for a successful grant application

As a research leader, how do you balance Leadership and Scholarship?

How do you lead effectively without sacrificing your own research? The broad answer lies largely in planning and delegation. 

How do I deal with a track record of disparate publications?

Many ECR and second career ECR staff find that they have a CV that contains a lot of disparate experiences, projects and publications. How to make sense of this is a common question for coaches.

A decision table for the research active academic leader

A challenge for many research leaders is that you often have at least two, and often multiple, distinct roles.

Does work life balance exist for the research active?

It may not always be obvious that successful researchers in universities and in other research organisations are often also successful educators, responsible administrators, skilled clinicians, supportive colleagues and are generally good with people including clients or patients.

The Industry PhD – time for more creativity?

Those of us who are responsible for HDR candidate numbers are always looking for another way to attract strong candidates, and industry relevant PhDs are a great option.