UQ Researcher Development Program

The UQ Researcher Development Program provides UQ staff with a comprehensive menu of all the relevant training and resources available across the entire institution. The menu has been organised according to the Vitae Researcher Development Framework (RDF) which is a globally-recognised professional development framework. for planning, promoting and supporting the personal, professional and career development of researchers in higher education. It articulates the knowledge, behaviours and attributes of successful researchers and encourages them to realise their potential.

Knowledge and Intellectual Abilities

This domain contains the knowledge and intellectual abilities needed to be able to carry out excellent research.

Knowledge base	Information Essentials	Cyber Security Fundamentals	Cyber Security Risk Management	Digital Essentials	Research Performance Reporting
Knowledge base	UQ Academic Staff Induction	Data Governance	Ethics Awareness	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Core Cultural Learning program	Core Inclusion modules
Cognitive abilities
Creativity	Entrepreneurialship	Entrepreneurship CoP

Personal Effectiveness

This domain contains the personal qualities, career and self-management skills required to take ownership for and control of professional development.

Personal qualities	Psychosocial Risk Management	Time Management	Resiliency in the Workplace	Healthy Minds	Supporting Mental Health
Self-management	WHS & Staff Training	Leading Mentally Healthy Work	Managing Self and Others	Winning @ Wellbeing
Professional and career development	Leadership Development	Staff Development	Epigeum - Advancing your Research Career	Academic Performance	Employability Development

Research Governance and Organisation

This domain contains the knowledge of the standards, requirements and professional conduct that are needed for the effective management of research.

Finance, funding and resources	Agile Project Management	UniQuest Commercialisation workshop	IT Project Management	Project Funding	Metrics for Grant Writing
Research management	Essential Knowledge for Research Management	Research Data Management with UQRDM	Positive Research Culture	Responsible Research	Digital Research Notebooks (DRN)
Research management	Research Data Management	Data ethics	Animal ethics
Professional conduct	Privacy at UQ	Staff Academic Integrity	Ally Workshop	Positive safety culture	Policy and Procedure Training
Professional conduct	Research Integrity	Staff Disability and Inclusion	Bullying and Discrimination	Core: Ethics for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research	Conducting Ethical Research with Humans

Engagement, Influence and Impact

This domain contains the knowledge, understanding and skills needed to engage with, influence and impact on the academic, social, cultural and economic context.

Working with others	Mental Health First Aid	Mentally Healthy Workplaces	Workplace Relationships	Managing Diverse Teams	Protocols and Events
Working with others	Influence Stakeholders	UQ Spark - Industry Partnerships	Networking
Communication and dissemination	Publishing	Writing for Work	Presentation Skills	Publishing Datasets	Communicating Your Research in the Media
Engagement and impact	Planning for Impact	Impact and Engagement Evidence	Research Impact: Pathways and Proof