A UK research council is launching an initiative to help mid-career and senior social scientists improve their leadership skills.
The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) is to spend about £200,000 on a pilot research leaders network that will “provide participants with opportunities to develop or enhance their research leadership skills by nurturing informal networks, facilitating collaborative learning, encouraging inter-sectoral mobility and cultivating productive interactions”, according to a tender document published by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) this month.
Inviting bids for the 15-month project, the ESRC says the pilot will help the council to “understand how it can strategically invest in infrastructure that enhances social scientists’ leadership skills”.
“Our long-term intention is to develop a whole-career framework that drives ESRC’s approach to investing in leadership capability and enabling researchers to realise their leadership potential,” it adds.
