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We’re excited to share …  

some great RKEDF training opportunities coming up in February 2024.  

 Click on the titles to find details and book your place to the upcoming events.  

 Online RSA Drop-In meeting    

Wednesday 7th January, 10:30-11:00 Online  

Meet your RSA reps, hear updates on how BU is implementing the Research Concordat and give feedback or raise concerns that will help to develop and support the research community at BU  

Principal Investigation                                                                      

Wednesday 7th February, 14:00-15:00 at Lansdowne Campus 

This session is aimed at any researcher who is, who plans to be, a Principal Investigator for an externally funded research or knowledge exchange project.   

Work Life Balance 

Wednesday 7th February, 13:00-14:00 Hybrid  

The session aims to discuss approaches to setting and maintaining healthy work/life balance whilst also managing the demands of their role. 

Introduction to RED – The Research & Enterprise Database 

Thursday 8th February, 10:00-10:30 Online  

An overview of the Research & Enterprise Database and how to use RED to identify your supporting pre and post award officers.   

Anatomy of an impact case study 

Tuesday 13th February, 13:00-15:00 at Talbot Campus 

The structure of an impact case study, what makes an excellent case study and what you will need in order to start building an impact case study from your own research. 

BA ECRN event – Med Hums  

Wednesday 21st February 2024, 11:00 – 16:00 at Talbot Campus  

This event brings together researchers in Medical and Health Humanities at BU from across the faculties of HSS, MMC and SciTech, inviting them to highlight the main challenges of working within this varied and interdisciplinary field.  

Introduction to health economics 

Wednesday 21st February 2024, 10:00 – 15:30 at Talbot Campus  

This course is aimed at academics of all levels that are interested in gaining an overview of health economics and how this can be applied to research projects. 

For any further information, please contact RKEDF@bournemouth.ac.uk  

In December, 12.5% of colleagues who booked a session did not actually attend. Please, help us to avoid any waste of resources; make sure you can attend or cancel your booking ahead of the session.