Panels & Workshops

Discuss challenges with peers and learn new skills

Panels and workshops provide an opportunity to discuss and learn from peers and learn key skills relevant for PIs. Both the panels and the workshops are informed and shaped by you, and we welcome your suggestions for what topics you would like to see, either in a Researcher Realities panel event or as part of a half-day workshop. More information on both options is available below. 

Researcher Realities bring together panels of researchers providing opportunities for open and honest discussions around the many challenges and realities of being a researcher. Researcher Realities events are researcher led and can include a range of topics and a range of researchers, from postdocs to professors. If you would like to make suggestions for specific topics you would like to see addressed in a Researcher Realities panel event, we welcome your suggestions and invite you to let us know through the ‘Contact us’ tab below. 


Workshops provide opportunities to develop skills in particular areas and a chance to discuss and learn from peers in a supportive environment. They are typically half-day interactive workshops and are delivered in-person. If there are workshops you would like to see as part of the PI offer, we welcome your suggestions and invite you to let us know through the ‘Contact us’ the tab below. 


Upcoming Researcher Realities panels

Our annual Researcher Realities event will be held on 11 March 2025, and will include sessions relevant to PIs. To find out more and to book sessions go to our website.  

Upcoming workshops

Workshop on DescriptionDate & Time Booking link 
Coaching skills for research leaders This interactive workshop will equip researchers with essential coaching skills to enhance their ability to support colleagues and foster productive working relationships. 25 Mar 2025, 13:30-16:30, in-person https://edin.ac/4fenGeR 

 

Further workshops

The IAD already provide a range of tailored workshops, advice and other opportunities for academic research staff, please see the research staff workshops here. These are aimed at research staff but are relevant for and open to PIs as well.  

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