Why researchers’ communication skills matter

In an increasingly competitive and globalised market, researchers and the institutions they represent need to communicate their work effectively to an international audience.

Researchers with strong communication skills are more likely to:

  •  publish in international journals
  •  successfully promote their research and represent their institutions at conferences
  •  gain funding from international bodies
  •  effectively communicate with the wider public and policy makers
  •  build international collaborations to further their research

In recognition of this need and building on our vision for prosperity through internationalised education, the British Council has developed the Researcher Connect online professional development course.

Participation to the workshop is free of charge. 

A certificate of completion will be sent to participants to show their attendance at the course.

What is Researcher Connect?

Researcher Connect online provides participants with the insights, understanding and tools to communicate effectively, whatever the situation or context. The course has been delivered across the globe and participant feedback has consistently shown that the workshop enhances researchers’ communication skills, knowledge and ability.

Researcher Connect online is offered as a series of modules, delivered through an online workshop format by experienced and quality-assured trainers. It is designed specifically for early career researchers, although certain aspects would also be of benefit to more experienced members of the research community.

Modules

Each workshop begins with the introductory "Foundation" module that builds awareness essential to all subsequent modules. There are seven further modules, each designed to address the development needs of the participant researchers. Each module speaks to an important aspect of the modern international research environment and has flexible content that allows our experienced trainers to adapt the course to the needs and experience of participants.

Researcher Connect Modules

Empowers researchers to strategise and use social media to make their research more accessible, more highly cited and to achieve greater impact.

1.   Digital Researcher

 Empowers researchers to strategise and use social media to make their research more accessible, more highly cited and to achieve greater impact.

2.   Academic Collaboration

Assists researchers with approaching potential collaborators and builds their understanding of when and where collaboration may be most beneficial.       

3.   Academic Writing

Over 2 sessions, participants examine the essentials of academic writing, developing their own writing style through the acquisition of tactics, tools and relevant language techniques.

4.   Effective Proposals 

Participants consider the use of audience-focused language and style, and the creation of logically connected inputs, outputs, goals and outcomes.

5.   Presenting with Impact

Learners build critical awareness and reflective skills, and practice techniques for the use of voice, body language and presentation structure through creating and delivering their own oral presentations.

6.   Trainer clinic

A final session building on everything covered during the previous modules. Participants will discuss the research landscape in their country and internationally and ask the trainers any follow up questions they have on the course content.

Eligibility Criteria and Selection Process for Workshops Series

This workshop is open to a passport holder of Cambodia and Laos PDR. Each early career researcher should be a confident English speaker (B2 level CEFR) to fully participate in the sessions.

Interested person can apply to this opportunity by filling out this form by Sunday, 15 October 2023 (before 23:59 - Thailand time), up to 5 places are available.

Selection will be made depending on how the applicants plan to use the knowledge to enhance their career in research and how it leads to positive impact to the country. 

Workshops schedules

The workshops schedules are as follows:

First Workshop October 17th to October 20th, 2023
Time: 13:30 to 16:30 (Cambodia, Laos PDR and Thailand)
Second Workshop October 24th to October 27th, 2023
Time: 13:30 to 16:30 (Cambodia, Laos PDR and Thailand)

Participation to the workshop is free of charge.

A certificate of completion will be sent to participants to show their attendance at the course

Further information

For further information or any queries, please contact educationuk.partnership@britishcouncil.or.th
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