The Unit held its tenth annual Training & Careers Development Event on Thursday 8th May.

Unit Director Professor Peter Magill started the Event by reiterating some key aspects of the Unit’s approach to supporting personalised development across a diversity of career paths and stages. This was followed by an insightful presentation by Professor Charlotte Stagg, Chair of the Unit’s Training, Career Development & Capacity Building Committee, in which she highlighted some important considerations for making the most of annual Personal Development Reviews. Dr Vani Naik, Careers Adviser for Research Staff at the University’s Careers Service, then gave an engaging talk about ways for novices and seasoned experts to strengthen their presentation skills, along with some entertaining do’s and don’ts for interviews. After refreshments, Mary Muers, Research Culture Facilitator at the University’s Medical Sciences Division, deftly moderated an interactive session in which attendees eagerly took the opportunity to share their views about the current and future provision of training and career development opportunities.

Professor Magill commented “Many thanks to Charlie Stagg, the Committee, and our guest speakers for delivering another outstanding Training Event. The afternoon provided a great opportunity to reflect on areas of positive impact as well as areas for improvement. Going forward, we are well positioned to enhance our training and development offerings to further benefit colleagues across the board.”