ODID and the University of Oxford care about the development of their people.
For this reason, the University has made available resources to enable you to grow in your role or as a line manager.
People and Organisational Development
The University provides a People and Organisational Development (POD) programme to help individuals with their professional and personal development.
POD provide a range of learning and development opportunities for all staff groups. It offers support to managers on individual and team development solutions and on achieving change at the group or departmental level.
POD offers three different types of training: e-learning, workshop and programme.
- e-Learning can be carried out online at your own time.
- A workshop is a one-day training conducted either online or face-to-face with a fixed schedule.
- A programme takes place for more than one day and is conducted either online or face-to-face with a fixed schedule.
You can view the full list of available courses here.
During your first day the HR team will guide you through the content and will recommend relevant training for your post.
Researcher Hub
The Researcher Hub provides support to researchers on fixed-term research or teaching contracts at the University of Oxford.
The Hub aims to help you:
- settle in comfortably
- make connections
- grow as a person
- extend your research expertise and approach your next career step with confidence
The Researcher Hub is an inclusive team and works in collaboration with other divisions and groups from across the University. Their key partners include fixed-term researchers, academic line managers/Principle Investigators (PI), and professional services.
The Hub team host open office hours on Thursdays between 3 pm and 4 pm. To join, please email researcherhub@admin.ox.ac.uk.
The team can provide guidance on what is available to researchers, help you choose personal, professional and career development opportunities, inform you of key policy and activity development relating to researchers. They will provide information on how to get involved, listen to your ideas and interests and work in partnership with you and others across the University to strengthen the University’s research culture.
Further information about learning and development opportunities for research staff can be found here.
You can find out more information about the Researcher Hub here.