Influencing, negotiating and networking

Dr Adair Richards

Who is it for? Research Students and Early Career Researchers

What will it cover? This interactive and innovative course can provide you with both an overview of the leading academic theories in these fields as well as practical experience and insight into developing your own professional interpersonal skills. The format of the course will include a number of practical exercises, seminars, reflection time and group work. It will be of particular interest to researchers who want to increase the positive impact they have on their colleagues and broaden their professional network.

By the end of this course you will have:
• Learnt a range of evidence-based influencing, negotiating and networking theories
• Assessed and reflected on your skills and experience in these areas
• Developed some of these skills in the training room and planned how to apply them in your current context

Dr Adair Richards is a trainer, consultant, broadcaster and academic who specialises in providing high quality training to PGR students and early career researchers. Adair's interesting and practical workshops offer thought-provoking ideas and practical application in combination.

This workshop is open to any student currently registered on a research degree programme and early career researchers* at the University of Northampton. Further information is available from Simone Apel (simone.apel@northampton.ac.uk; 01604 893418).

*We define Early Career Researchers (ECRs) as those members of University staff starting out on their career whose work role involves a substantial amount of research.