Early Career Researchers (ECRs) that seek to insert themselves into the scientific ecosystem are facing from the very beginning a pressure for results: results in their scientific training, results in career building, results in networking and, most of all, results in research. However, even such results, as relevant as they may be, do not weight in the career path of the ECRs unless the results are presented in such a way as to produce the most efficient impact on the community of peers. How to maximize this impact, how to augment the chances to gain a better position in the scientific community – these are some of the needs to which the present transversal webinar offers solutions. In connection to this, the webinar will offer an efficient method for identifying the actual needs of the ECRs and iterating the process of accomplishing them- the LUMA Method.
As part of our curriculum, NextTechTalents project is pleased to invite you to this transferable skills course, delivered by dr. Viola Hay from Amberstone Innovation Ltd. UK.
What You Will Learn
The training will be highly interactive and participative, including exercises in small groups as well as individual tasks. The course content will focus on the following key areas from the European Competence Framework for Researchers:
- Making an Impact
- Driving Impact from Research
- What do we mean by impact?
- Why should we worry about impact
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Cognitive Abilities
- Introduction to Design Thinking (LUMA Method)
- Stakeholder Mapping
- Abstraction Laddering
Training Objectives
The aim of the training is to help participants:
- develop and improve their transferable professional skills and capabilities;
- understand the value and impact of their research;
- get an insight into Design Thinking and how different design thinking tools can
be used in practice.
Agenda
- Welcome
- Driving Impact from Research
What do we mean by impact? Why does impact matter? What impact does my research have?
- Introduction to Design Thinking – LUMA Methodology
Get insights into the LUMA method and various design thinking tools that can help you in your research and wider career development.
About the Expert Speaker
Dr. Viola Hay is the Founder and Director of Amberstone Innovation Ltd. She has 20 years of experience in technology, innovation and European Programmes and different EU funding schemes (from FP7, ERDF, H2020 to Horizon Europe). Viola worked for 13 years at Innovate UK KTN (now Innovate UK Business Connect), the UK’s Innovation Network funded by Innovate UK, the UK’s Innovation Funding Agency. She was part of KTN’s Global Team, focussing on European Programmes, and worked closely with the UK National Contact Points for Horizon Europe and the UK Science Technology Network across Europe. As a specialist in EU funding and international cooperations, Viola supports academics and businesses with grant mentoring, bid development as well as tailored training, including transferable skills training for Early Career Researchers. Viola is a Monitoring Service Provider for Innovate UK for Horizon Europe Projects under the Horizon Europe guarantee and an expert evaluator for the European Commission.
