Career guidance

As a researcher, your career path will be littered with crossroads and side tracks. Faced with all those choices, how do you decide on the right route for you? In our career guidance resources, you will find some helpful words of wisdom from seasoned colleagues.

We examine the ingredients required to make the ideal supervisor who can support and advise you on your journey. We explore how you can maintain a healthy balance between work and family life. We discover why it’s so important to be bold and nurture fresh thinking. And, we run through some of the differences you will encounter if you move from academia to industry.

What you will learn

  • Help with choosing a supervisor
  • Guidance on work–life balance
  • Insight into a career in industry

Modules in Career guidance

Careers outside Academia: Making an Impact in NGOs and Foundations

Duration
18 m
Career guidance
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Careers outside Academia: Making an Impact in NGOs and Foundations

How do I prepare for the next step?

Duration
6 m
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5 career questions for researchers

How to transit from Academia to Industry?

Duration
16 m
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Transitioning careers

Top 5 career questions for researchers

Duration
1 h
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Top 5 career questions for researchers

Transitioning from Academia to Industry

Duration
1 h
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Transitioning from Academia to Industry

Mindfulness for researchers – an approach to stress relief and “research-life” balance

Duration
29 m
Career guidance
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Mindfulness

What is burnout and how to address it

Duration
27 m
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Burnout

Podcast: 5 tips for researchers to support a healthy research career

Duration
8 m
Career guidance
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Podcast: 5 tips for researchers to support a healthy research career

How to network at conferences

Duration
9 m
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How to network at conferences

Managing mental health: dealing with imposter syndrome and more

Duration
23 m
Career guidance
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Mental health

A healthy work-life balance

Duration
5 m
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Choosing a career in academia or industry

Duration
2 m
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Thinking outside the box

Duration
1 m
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How to select a supervisor

Duration
2 m
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