Webinar: Introduction to Mentoring for Researchers (Pilot)

This is a 30 minutes pilot webinar for those interested in mentoring. This webinar will give you an insight into how mentoring can be useful for your development.

This will be an introduction looking at the roles of mentor/mentee and the benefits and challenges of mentoring. In addition, it will provide an overview of mentoring opportunities at the University and what steps to take if you are interested in exploring this further.

You will receive a link to the webinar when you book - please also read and follow the instructions for joining the webinar below carefully.

All PhD students and Postdocs.

Number of sessions: 1

• To understand what mentoring is within the context of your continuous development.
• To clarify the roles of the mentor and mentee within a productive mentoring relationship.
• To explore the challenges and benefits of both being a mentor and mentee.
• To identify steps for engaging with mentoring more strategically to support your progression.

Before the day of the webinar

Please take the Adobe Connect 'diagnostic' test to check whether you either have Adobe Connect installed or the right version of Flash, and enough bandwidth to support a live broadcast:

https://cam.adobeconnect.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm

You will receive the link to access the webinar in your booking confirmation email: please check that you can access it in advance. When you follow the link, you will be asked to download Adobe Connect if you don't already have it installed. Alternatively, you can view the webinar in-browser. Make sure you enable Flash if prompted.

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Please make sure that your device's speakers or headphones work in advance.

Signing in to the webinar

Please log on fifteen minutes in advance of the start time, so that you have time to deal with any issues.

Please sign into the webinar as a guest, giving the full name used to book the session. This will allow us to register your attendance.

Adobe Connect tips & troubleshooting

• If you can't hear any sound, try using headphones and exit and re-enter the webinar
• If you would like to connect via mobile, download the app in advance:

http://www.adobe.com/products/adobeconnect/apps/adobe-connectmobile.html

• If you have issues entering the webinar when you check your access in advance please contact us so that we can try to help

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