An on-line self-study resource has been developed to support PIs in their leadership development, and it can be accessed at http://www.le.ac.uk/researchleader.
This resource is for new and inexperienced Principal Investigators and provides guidance and support in five key areas:
- Leading a Research Team
- Legal and Ethical Issues
- Developing Your Researchers
- Managing Your Research Career
- Managing Research Finances
It has been developed by the University of Leicester, University of Cambridge and Loughborough University in partnership with Imperial College London, the London School of Economics and University College London. Funding was provided by HEFCE's Leadership Governance and Management Fund.
The project has also received valuable guidance and support from numerous principal investigators, Research Councils UK, the Association of Research Managers and Administrators, the Higher Education Academy, UK Higher Education Research Development and the Leadershop Foundation for Higher Education.
