Research Impact Coaching
PhD coaching for students in ecology and conservation science disciplines
Coaching aligned to the Vitae Researcher Development Framework
Researcher
Personal and professional values and behaviours
- Exploring values, goals, and motivation
- Building confidence as a researcher and addressing imposter syndrome
- Wellbeing and managing workload and burnout
- Time management and productivity
- Navigating key stages of a PhD or research career
- Preparing for interviews, CVs, and personal statements
- Career planning within and beyond academia
- Returning to research after a break
Research
Knowledge and skills to undertake research and deliver outcomes
Knowledge and practice
- Critical thinking and research design
- Data collection methods (quantitative and qualitative)
- Evidence synthesis, systematic reviews, and meta-analysis
- Qualitative data analysis
- Data analysis and visualisation
- Code review and reproducible workflows
- Reference management and research organisation
- Academic writing, abstracts, posters, and presentations
- Peer review and publication processes
Research Management
- Research strategy and planning
- Writing funding applications
- Data management planning
- Managing research budgets
- Manuscript preparation and publication strategy
- Open science and reproducibility
- Navigating institutional policies and processes
Engagement and Impact
- Communicating research clearly to different audiences
- Developing impact strategies
- Knowledge exchange and research translation
- Stakeholder and policy engagement
- Outreach planning and delivery
- Research visibility and online presence
Research Communities
Knowledge and skills to engage and work with others
- Building effective collaborations within and beyond academia
- Working with stakeholders, partners, and interdisciplinary teams
- Managing relationships with supervisors and colleagues
- Leadership and teamworking
- Coaching, mentoring, and supporting others
- Developing a professional network
- Exploring research consultancy and freelance work