Upcoming bite-size leadership events

All upcoming bite-size leadership events and booking information for University of Edinburgh staff

The spotlight events shine a light on different leadership topics for research, and are based on the UKRI Future Leaders Fellows leadership retreat materials. You can choose to attend all events, for the equivalent of a full research leadership programme, or just those events that are of most interest. 

Semester 1

TopicDescriptionDate (13:00 to 14:00)Booking link (via P&M)
Spotlight on building self-awareness for leadershipGreat leadership begins with a strong sense of self, a prerequisite for effective and authentic team leadership. Leaders need to understand their own drivers and motivators, and how they might perceive and respond to others. This event aims to provide tools to build self-awareness for enhanced leadership and efficacy in research.  23 September, 2025, OnlineBook onto event
Spotlight on self-doubt and the inner criticIt is particularly common for research leaders to have a strong inner critic and imposter feelings, which can impede progress. This event aims to equip leaders with a greater understanding of why they might experience self-doubt, and how to reduce or manage their inner critic to enhance performance.21 October, 2025, OnlineBook onto event
Spotlight on building effective research teams Building and maintaining teams and addressing team dysfunction and conflict are essential aspects of delivering successful research projects. This event aims to provide key ideas and models for building effective teams, building trust, and consider practical things that leaders can do and say to prevent team dysfunction. 25 November, 2025, OnlineBook onto event

 

Semester 2

In January 2026 a new Scottish Research Leaders Network will replace the bite-size leadership series, bringing together research leaders from across multiple Scottish Higher Education Institutions to participate in short online sessions on different topics for leadership. These will be advertised in December 2025 and will be open for all staff who are aspiring, new and established research leaders in participating institutions.

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