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Masterclasses for individual training journeys

Short, expert-led sessions for researchers who want practical guidance, current thinking and tools they can put into practice immediately.

What to expect

One focused hour. Everything set up for you.

Format
Live online
Taught live by an active researcher
Duration
60 minutes
A content-rich, lecture-style hour
Schedule
Set dates
New dates released monthly
Price
From £69
For researchers with limited budget
How masterclass seats work

Your seats, your schedule, your call.

Buy a masterclass seat and you stay in complete control. Assign yourself to any session, and move your seat freely until it starts.

For individual researchersNo lead, no approval · you decide everything
1 seat£95 · £69 concession

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Buy a masterclass seat to your own account, at the standard or concession rate.

Assign yourself to a session

Pick any scheduled masterclass and allocate your seat to it. No lead, no waiting for approval.

Change it whenever you like

Re-allocate your seat to a different masterclass any time before the session starts.

You're in complete controlReschedule as often as you like, right up to the start. Your seat is never lost.

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Good to know
Live online

One focused hour. Times shown in BST. Timezone-aware times coming soon.

Concession £69

For students, retired or unwaged researchers. Self-selected, no proof needed.

Free rescheduling

Move your seat to any session, any time before it starts. It is never lost.

Volume discount

Applied automatically: 5+ seats save 10%, 10+ save 15%, 15+ save 20%.

20Oct 2026Tue
Confirmed
14:00–15:00 BST
Prof. Mark ReedLead trainer

Fast track your research impact

Deliver more impact in less time.

What you’ll leave with
  • Proven principles, techniques and tools for developing research impact
  • The skills to identify and prioritize the relationships that matter most for your impact
  • Practical strategies to build relationships that amplify your research impact
£95per seat · Standard selected
1
26Oct 2026Mon
Confirmed
13:00–14:00 BST
Prof. Mark ReedLead trainer

Influencing policy

Engage with policymakers strategically.

What you’ll leave with
  • A clear, structured understanding of the full policy engagement cycle, from planning through to evidencing impact
  • Practical guidance on setting realistic policy engagement objectives and prioritising the right partners and opportunities
  • Improved ability to identify where and when research can inform policy decisions across different contexts
£95per seat · Standard selected
1
4Nov 2026Wed
Confirmed
10:00–11:00 GMT
Prof. Mark ReedLead trainer

How to write a 4* paper for REF

Signal originality, rigor, and significance to assessors.

What you’ll leave with
  • A clear breakdown of REF research output criteria and how they are applied
  • Techniques to highlight originality, rigor, and significance in your writing
  • Strategies to structure papers so assessors can quickly recognize quality
£95per seat · Standard selected
1
25Nov 2026Wed
Confirmed
10:00–11:00 GMT
Prof. Eric JensenLead trainer

Evaluation design for engagement and impact

Evaluate what is working and why.

What you’ll leave with
  • Targeted, evaluate-able engagement and impact objectives
  • A realistic, prioritized evaluation focus
  • A preliminary evaluation plan tailored to your engagement and impact context and objectives
£95per seat · Standard selected
1
2Dec 2026Wed
Confirmed
10:00–11:00 GMT
Prof. Eric JensenLead trainer

AI for funding applications

Use AI to strengthen your grant applications.

What you’ll leave with
  • A step-by-step process to plan, draft, and refine proposals with AI
  • Methods to align applications with funder priorities
  • Strategies to simplify complex ideas without losing depth
£95per seat · Standard selected
1
11Feb 2027Thu
Confirmed
10:00–11:00 GMT
Prof. Eric JensenLead trainer

Developing a theory of change

Map the route from research to impact.

What you’ll leave with
  • A complete theory of change for one of your current projects
  • Tested frameworks for connecting activities, outputs, outcomes and impact
  • Methods for surfacing assumptions and risks early
£95per seat · Standard selected
1
17Feb 2027Wed
Confirmed
13:00–14:00 GMT
Daniela MartinLead trainer

Facilitating collaborative workshops and meetings

£95per seat · Standard selected
1
25Feb 2027Thu
Confirmed
10:00–11:00 GMT
Prof. Eric JensenLead trainer

Ethics of engagement and impact

Develop research impact that is ethical and inclusive.

What you’ll leave with
  • A framework for ethical engagement
  • A plan to mitigate risks while also maximizing impact
  • Practical tools to overcome key ethical challenges
£95per seat · Standard selected
1
11Mar 2027Thu
Confirmed
10:00–11:00 GMT
Prof. Mark ReedLead trainer

Creating fundable impact plans for grant applications

£95per seat · Standard selected
1
6Apr 2027Tue
Confirmed
11:00–12:00 BST
Prof. Mark ReedLead trainer

Influencing policy

Engage with policymakers strategically.

What you’ll leave with
  • A clear, structured understanding of the full policy engagement cycle, from planning through to evidencing impact
  • Practical guidance on setting realistic policy engagement objectives and prioritising the right partners and opportunities
  • Improved ability to identify where and when research can inform policy decisions across different contexts
£95per seat · Standard selected
1
14Apr 2027Wed
Confirmed
10:00–11:00 BST
Prof. Eric JensenLead trainer

AI for data analysis

Use AI for accurate, credible analysis.

What you’ll leave with
  • A clear process for AI-supported quantitative and qualitative analysis
  • Methods to structure and prepare data for AI tools
  • A step-by-step approach to conduct qualitative analysis using AI
£95per seat · Standard selected
1
21Apr 2027Wed
Confirmed
10:00–11:00 BST
Prof. Eric JensenLead trainer

Inclusive stakeholder analysis

Identify the right people for impact.

What you’ll leave with
  • Confidence to identify stakeholders ethically and inclusively
  • Systematic methods for stakeholder mapping that surface who you would otherwise miss
  • Tools to translate analysis into a focused engagement plan
£95per seat · Standard selected
1
29Apr 2027Thu
Confirmed
10:00–11:00 BST
Prof. Eric JensenLead trainer

AI for survey design, analysis and reporting

Use AI for reliable survey research.

What you’ll leave with
  • A tested process for designing reliable surveys
  • AI-assisted techniques for clear, targeted survey question development aligned with established good practices
  • Survey formats optimized for AI-supported analysis
£95per seat · Standard selected
1
6May 2027Thu
Confirmed
11:00–12:00 BST
Prof. Mark ReedLead trainer

Fast track your research impact

Deliver more impact in less time.

What you’ll leave with
  • Proven principles, techniques and tools for developing research impact
  • The skills to identify and prioritize the relationships that matter most for your impact
  • Practical strategies to build relationships that amplify your research impact
£95per seat · Standard selected
1
11May 2027Tue
Confirmed
14:00–15:00 BST
Daniela MartinLead trainer

AI for research communications

Scale on-brand, accurate communications with AI.

What you’ll leave with
  • Prompting techniques for accurate, on-brand AI outputs
  • Skills to edit and fact-check AI-generated content
  • Approaches for using AI for different formats such as blogs, press releases, newsletters, and social media
£95per seat · Standard selected
1
8Jun 2027Tue
Confirmed
10:00–11:00 BST
Prof. Eric JensenLead trainer

Commercializing research for impact

Scale impact through commercial pathways.

What you’ll leave with
  • An approach to commercialization that is right for your unique circumstances and priorities
  • A commercialization impact strategy
  • An understanding of practical steps to protect your long-term interests when embarking on a commercialization journey
£95per seat · Standard selected
1
16Jun 2027Wed
Confirmed
14:00–15:00 BST
Daniela MartinLead trainer

Facilitating collaborative workshops and meetings

£95per seat · Standard selected
1
30Jun 2027Wed
Confirmed
10:00–11:00 BST
Prof. Eric JensenLead trainer

Designing surveys for impact evaluation

Design surveys that yield credible findings.

What you’ll leave with
  • A clear survey objective and respondent profile
  • The most effective survey type and structure for your goals
  • Well-crafted closed and open-ended questions
£95per seat · Standard selected
1
6Jul 2027Tue
Confirmed
14:00–15:00 BST
Prof. Mark ReedLead trainer

Building high-performing interdisciplinary teams

Build teams that thrive across disciplines.

What you’ll leave with
  • Insight into how personalities, values, and ways of knowing shape team dynamics
  • Strategies for building effective and enjoyable interdisciplinary teams
  • Approaches for forming teams safely, creatively, and sustainably
£95per seat · Standard selected
1
12Jul 2027Mon
Confirmed
14:00–15:00 BST
Prof. Mark ReedLead trainer

The productive researcher

Focus on the work that matters most.

What you’ll leave with
  • Tools to focus your time for greater impact
  • Clarity on the values driving your work and sources of time pressure
  • A method to shortlist goals that balance purpose and action
£95per seat · Standard selected
1

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