Research staff and postdocs
The Building Research and Innovation Capacity (BRIC) Team work with both internal and external facilitators to provide a comprehensive programme of training and support available for research staff and postdocs. Browse our wide range of training via our Skills Programme or by our five key Professional Development Themes below. All training sessions are booked via the University's Learning Management System (LMS) (you will need your York username and password to sign in), where you can also browse our upcoming workshops.
York Researcher Development Programme 2024-25 (PDF 
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Key professional development themes
- Academic Posters - Designing Posters in PowerPoint
- Communicating Your Research: Don't Sweat the Small Stuff
- Designing Presentations in PowerPoint and Google Slides
- The Conversation Writing Workshop
Online Resources
Public Engagement Opportunities
- NAVIGATE: Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships
- EXPLORE: Research Funding (and Why it Matters to You!)
- EXPLORE: What is an Early Career Fellowship?
- EXPLORE: Choosing the Right Scheme for Your Research
- EXPLORE: Finding a Fellowship Mentor
- EXPLORE: Developing a Fellowship Application: Step by Step
- NAVIGATE: UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships
- EXPLORE: Identifying your Professional Development Needs in Fellowship Proposals
- EXPLORE: Writing a Lay Summary Within a Fellowship Application
- EXPLORE: Getting Started with Your Narrative CV
- NAVIGATE: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships
- EXPLORE: Planning for Impact in Fellowship Applications
Internal Resources
- BRIC Researcher Resources
- eResources Guide
- Planning your Professional Development
- Practical Guides
- Skills Guides
- Subject Guides
External Resources
Early Career Researchers at York are entitled to participate in a minimum of ten days (pro rata per year) professional development. Our ‘Looking Beyond Horizons’ resources have been developed to help early career researchers to make informed choices about their professional development and career needs. View the Looking Beyond Horizons’ resources
Dates for your diary
Celebrating Spaces - 2025 date TBC
Fellowship Fortnight - 2025 date TBC
Research Staff Liaison Officers (RSLOs)
RSLOs provide a link between research staff (postdocs, researchers, fellows) and the central support teams. The Officers work with researchers across Faculties and with early career/postdoc associations, to ensure that their needs are represented at the at the University Research Culture Working Group and within the University's Concordat Action Plan.
Learn more about Research Staff Representation
Support for Research Fellows
We run an annual Preparing for Fellowship Success programme to support Fellowship applicants. The programme provides the space, time and support for exceptional early career researchers to develop a Fellowship application. It is aimed at internal and external high calibre postdocs and early career researchers who intend to submit a Fellowship application within 9-12 months. Find out more about our Support for Fellows at the University of York.
Resources for Researchers
Need help finding funding, writing a grant application, or want to become more involved in public engagement? A wide range of Resources for Researchers are available.