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Faculty member development schedule 2025 - 2026
If you missed a webinar the recording can be found in events
- July 2025
2 July - Webinar: Forthcoming changes to clinical trial legislation and approvals processes with Cat Johnston and Gurmel Bhachu
3 July - Resilience workshop
15 July - Webinar: Reflections on my Doctoral Fellowship and Next Steps Award journey with Dr Tim Pickles
17 July - Communication for researchers – Drop-in session: Please email research-faculty@wales.nhs.uk if you would like to attend
24 July - R4RI journalling workshop - This is an interactive workshop on how to prepare for grant and personal award applications through journalling.
25 July - Shut Up and Write workshop - These sessions are structured and focused and held in an online environment where you can come together with fellow Faculty members, set aside distractions and achieve your writing goals.
- August 2025
20 August - General surgery - These are general drop-in surgeries to answer queries about applying for personal awards. These will be monthly, one-hour online sessions with no need to pre-book.
- September 2025
8 Sept - Resourcing your study workshop - A practical session aimed at building your knowledge and ability to effectively manage your research projects.
8 Sept - Advancing researcher scheme surgery - Join our Researcher Development Advisors at an award surgery for the opportunity to ask any questions about the Advancing Researcher Scheme. Complete the registration form to book your place at the surgery.
12 Sept - Shut Up and Write workshop - These sessions are structured and focused and held in an online environment where you can come together with fellow Faculty members, set aside distractions and achieve your writing goals.
15 - 19 Sept - Fellowship week - Save the dates.
Join Health and Care Research Wales Faculty Researcher Development Advisors, Dr Martin Elliott and Dr Claire O’Neill for a week of online lunchtime sessions exploring the 5Ps of fellowship success: Person, Place, Project, Plan and Public and Patient Involvement (PPI). Each day will focus on one key element of a competitive fellowship application, helping you develop your confidence and readiness to apply for funding.
18 Sept - Webinar: NIHR Application Development Award – what, why, where, when, who, how? with Dr Emma Rees
24 Sept - Communication for researchers workshop - Save the date! Would you benefit from tools and methods to maximise the impact of your research both within your organisation as well as with external stakeholders? Then this workshop will help you with those tools. We want to ensure we meet your communication needs, complete the communications survey by 29 August and tell us what support you would like with your communication skills.
24 Sept - Advancing researcher scheme surgery - Join our Researcher Development Advisors at an award surgery for the opportunity to ask any questions about the Advancing Researcher Scheme. Complete the registration form to book your place at the surgery.
25 Sept - Mentoring orientation session - the Faculty mentoring programme opens in June every year, if you're interested in taking part in the next cohort please submit a mentee or mentor form
- October 2025
1 Oct - Coaching conversations masterclass
2 Oct - Leadership development programme launch - please submit an expression of interest form
6 - 10 Oct - Introductory analysis of linked data course
9 Oct - R4RI journalling workshop - This is an interactive workshop on how to prepare for grant and personal award applications through journalling.
14 Oct - Webinar: Reflections on my Emerging Researcher Award and the journey as a co-Principal Investigator with Dr Savita Shanbhag
16 Oct - Health and Care Research Wales conference - Today’s research; tomorrow’s care: celebrating 10 years of impact
21 - 23 Oct - Residential Writing retreat, Bangor - Submissions for expressions of interest is now closed
31 Oct - Shut Up and Write workshop - These sessions are structured and focused and held in an online environment where you can come together with fellow Faculty members, set aside distractions and achieve your writing goals.
- November 2025
5 Nov - Webinar: Forthcoming changes to clinical trial legislation and approvals processes -update with Cat Johnston and Gurmel Bhachu
28 Nov - Shut Up and Write workshop - These sessions are structured and focused and held in an online environment where you can come together with fellow Faculty members, set aside distractions and achieve your writing goals.
- December 2025
3 Dec - Webinar: Doing research with community groups and unpaid carers with Maria Cheshire-Allen - further details coming soon
19 Dec - Shut Up and Write workshop - These sessions are structured and focused and held in an online environment where you can come together with fellow Faculty members, set aside distractions and achieve your writing goals.
- January 2026
6 Jan - New Year's research resolutions - save the date
- February 2026
4 Feb - Webinar: Researching sensitive topics with Zoe Abbott - further details coming soon
- March 2026
26 Mar - Faculty in-person event
- April 2026
3 Apr - Resourcing your study workshop - A practical session aimed at building your knowledge and ability to effectively manage your research projects.