The first year of the programme is delivered by the programme team and a range of guest presenters:

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1 MMUFUTURE RKE LEADERS PROGRAMME

The University has introduced the MMU Future RKE Leaders Programme, primarily aimed at senior lecturers with an emerging or increasing track record in RKE who are leading or who aspire to lead a research team. The aim being that those with potential will by the end of the programme, have been supported to a point where they would be able to generate significant considerable RKE income and contribute to the improvement of the University’s RKE performance.

The programme is of three-five years duration with a new cohort coming on stream each year. There are 12 places available for the first year of each intake. The programme is delivered through a partnership approach between HR Valuing and Engaging People, the RKE Office and faculties. The faculties will contribute to providing seed corn funding and time release to programme participants to support conference attendance.

Programme Overview

Year One

The first year of the programme provides a broad and comprehensive programme of development. The aim of the first year is to provide the participants with a good understanding of the internal and external RKE context.

The content of the first year of the programme encompasses generic and MMU specific development and includes the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education (LFHE) Research Team Leadership (RTL) Programme with additional MMU specific modules built on. Mentors provide additional support to programme participants. A more detailed description of the proposed programme for the first year is attached at Appendix 1.

The first year of the programme is delivered by the programme team and a range of guest presenters:

 Members of the Valuing and Engaging People team

 Members of the RKE Office

 Research Institute Directors

 The Leadership Foundation for HE Research Team Leadership (RTL) programme team

 External project management consultant

During year one, participants will engage with reflection and self-review in order to identify their specific RKE and career development needs. Participants will identify the appropriate sessions from the wider programme that they will attend. Participants are also provided with a mentor from the start of the programme.

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Year Two onwards

The focus of year two onwards is to support the individual participants to develop their own research profiles and increase their research outputs.

In the first year, the focus is mainly on training and development and on the understanding of the role of a research leader. The focus in subsequent years is on more personalised support through mentoring and the provision of seed-corn funding to support conference attendance.

Participants will continue to engage in the self-review process throughout the remainder of the programme.

Eligibility criteria

Academic staff who are nominated for the programme should:

 Be good researchers

 Normally already be REFable

 Have already submitted bids

 Have supervised research students

 Be engaged in research which aligns with the University’s research strategy

Selection process

Applications will be made through Deans and Associate Deans for Research. The application form, for completion by both the applicant and the appropriate manager. The application form asks applicants to propose a mentor. It also asks Deans or Associate Deans to comment on the appropriateness of the proposed mentor and to comment on how they propose to facilitate and support attendance on the programme. The programme team will provide briefing and training to the mentors to ensure they understand the aims of the programme, they are supported in developing their skills as mentors, and they understand how the mentoring element integrates with the rest of the programme.

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Appendix 1

MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY

FUTURE RKE LEADERS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME YEAR ONE – 2015

Introductory Event – half a day

11th June 2015 (9.30am – 1.30pm with lunch provided)  Welcome and introduction to the programme

 Overview of MMU Academic Vision and the RKE strategy

 Explore the role of a RKE team leader at MMU

 Preparation of a personal research and knowledge exchange vision

 Group Task – Production of a report at the end of year 1

Facilitators/Presenters/Contributors:

Josie Elson - Associate Director, Valuing and Engaging People Dave Raper - Director of Research and Knowledge Exchange Mark Ratcliffe - Head of Knowledge Exchange

Berthold Schoene, Research Institute Director Jean-Noel Ezingeard – DVC

Invitation for Department Heads to attend lunch

LFHE Research Team Leadership – 2 days

June 2015

Venue TBC

Day One

 Improving listening skills

 Team working, team building, team roles and dynamics

 Understanding different approaches to leadership

 The leader’s role and responsibilities

 What leaders do

 Team and leadership exercises Day Two

 Running effective team meetings

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4  Leadership styles

 Research team leadership case study

 Personal vision action plan

Facilitators/Presenters:

David Faraday LFHE

Grant and Contract Administration – ½ day

Sept 2015

Venue tbc

 Costings – how to cost a bid, elements of a budget, explaining fEC

 Effective Bid Writing – what to consider when writing your bid proposal, key elements to include as well as examples and tips

 Facts, figures and policies for bids and tenders  European Projects

Gareth Cantello,

University and External Ethical procedures –

½ day (if not already attended)

October 2015 Venue tbc

 University ethics check form and risk assessment

 The University Ethics process

 Addressing issues in the full application form

 Submission to the University Ethics Committee

 Decisions, amendments and appeals

 Submission to external committees

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Building Impact into your Research – ½ day

October 2015

Venue tbc

Research councils, and the government, increasingly want ‘impactful’ research. What is impact? How can you build impact into your research? This workshop gives clear and detailed guidance as to how a researcher increase the impact of what they do.

At the end of this session participants will have obtained information regarding:

 The definition of impact in research

 How impact is defined in different disciplines

 How to build in impact into a research design

 Creating impact through Knowledge exchange

 How to evidence impact

 The difference between impact and dissemination

 Individual presentations on research activity and its’ impact

Facilitators/Presenters/ Contributors:

Sam Gray

Mid-Year Review – ½ Day

November 2015 Venue TBC  Year 1 Overview  Aspirations to Date  Strategic Updates  Career Development  Q and A Session Facilitators/Presenters/Contributors:

Josie Elson, Associate Director, Valuing and Engaging People Dave Raper - Director of Research and Knowledge Exchange Mark Ratcliffe - Head of Knowledge Exchange

Berthold Schoene, Research Institute Director Jean-Noel Ezingeard - DVC

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Project Management - 2 days

December 2015

Venue TBC

Day One

 Introduction to Project Management

 Creating a Business Case and understanding the wider project context

 Core elements of projects

 Identifying key roles, responsibilities and governance structures

 Developing a Project Management Plan including scoping, scheduling and success criteria

 Monitoring and reporting on progress Day Two

 Engaging and managing stakeholder involvement

 Managing risk

 Ensuring quality is maintained

 Managing people in a project environment

 Understanding the role of Project Manager

 Project close and evaluation

Yvonne McLean, Inkling Training

Resilience – ½ day

January 2016

Venue TBC

 Learn how to ‘bounce back’ from situations

 Challenge negative thinking patterns

 Understand the role of learned optimism

 Building resilience

 Adaptability

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Mid-Year Review – ½ Day

February 2016 Venue TBC  Year 1 Overview  Aspirations to Date  Strategic Updates  Career Development  Q and A Session Facilitators/Presenters/Contributors:

Berthold Schoene, Research Institute Director Jean-Noel Ezingeard - DVC

Motivating the Team and Managing Performance – 1 day

March 2016

Venue TBC

 Understanding MMU policies and procedures

 Motivating individuals and teams

 Setting team and individual objectives

 Communicating to engage, motivate and keep people on track

 Practice having ‘difficult’ conversations

Yvonne McLean Inkling Training

A Senior member of the HR Business Solutions team

Introduction to Knowledge Transfer Partnerships – 2 hours

(if not

already attended) March 2016

Venue tbc

 What is a KTP?

 How does it work?

 KTP at MMU

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8  KTP awards

 MMU KTP strategy

 Knowledge Action partnerships

 Support in developing a KTP

David Woollard, KTP Manager

Networking – 1 day

April 2016

Venue TBC

 Networking demystified

 Understand the gift exchange

 Be able to define work and interests clearly and systematically

 Develop and maintain a structured approach to networking

 Know how to build and nurture networks with reduced effort

 How to get the most out of networking

Yvonne McLean Inkling Training

Members of cohort 1 will be invited to attend lunch

Developing Entrepreneurial skills - ½ day

April 2016

Venue tbc

Course outline in development

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Final Review session – ½ day

May 2016

Venue tbc

 Review personal research vision

 Review development plan

 Presentation of Group Project

 Next steps

 Social Event – Lunch/Dinner

Jean-Noel Ezingeard - DVC