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Springer Nature Research Masterclasses available at no cost to Faculty, Staff and Students

A new 3-year pilot program will provide Nature Masterclasses professional development training for researchers of all experience levels by drawing on the expertise of Nature Portfolio journal editors and experts. These masterclasses are now available to faculty, staff and students on all three University of Michigan campuses thanks to the sponsorship of the Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research, the Medical School Office of Faculty Development and OVPR.

U-M faculty, staff, and students can access a variety of courses at no cost to them on topics including research design, experiments and analysis, writing and publishing, sharing and disseminating, and career development

Nature Masterclasses are self-paced, online instruction on the research lifecycle designed to equip researchers with the techniques and strategies to develop their skills, confidence and careers. Courses include online videos, learning activities and workshops.

Course Topics:

Writing & Publishing a Research Paper
Effective Collaboration
Managing Research Data
Persuasive Grant Writing
Networking for Researchers
Finding Funding Opportunities
Getting an Academic Research Position
Effective Science Communication
Creating Successful Research Posters

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ORD provides facilitations and workshops customized for the needs of U-M units and teams. Online resources include toolkits for proposal writing, templates, and examples of successful proposals. Don’t see what you need? Let us know at [email protected].

Facilitations

ORD can design and facilitate interactive sessions for your research teams, at any stage of idea development. Whether for long-term strategic planning for your team/unit, early-stage planning for a large-scale initiative, or a response to a specific funding opportunity, we will tailor sessions for your needs to surface the most innovative ideas, focus research questions or create action plans.

Ideation: for large groups or small; we can guide brainstorming and team formation around broad themes early in the research development process
Proposal design: for interdisciplinary teams working toward a specific funding opportunity; let us help your team develop a shared vision, craft innovative research questions and outline a competitive grant proposal.
Strategic planning: for teams or units; we can help your team members identify goals, prioritize milestones and develop a plan for successful implementation

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