Leading a Collaboration
For researchers in the natural sciences who wish to lead collaborative projects
16 experts in collaboration, including researchers, funders, editors and professionals
11.5 hours of learning
15-minute bite-sized lessons
3-module course with certificate
About this course
If you already have collaborative experience and are ready to initiate your own research collaboration, ‘Leading a Collaboration’ covers all aspects of setting up, leading, managing and closing down your own collaborative research project.
What you’ll learn
- Identify and approach potential collaborators with the right skills and expertise
- Effective leadership behaviours to drive a successful project
- Set up collaboration agreements, codes of conduct, and project management plans
- Seek and apply for funding for your project
- Keep collaborators motivated, monitor progress, and address delays
- Manage challenges including conflict between collaborators, stress, ethical misconduct, administering shared funds and resources, and going over-budget
- Maximise the outputs, value and impact of your collaboration
- Publishing collaborative papers
- How to wrap-up a collaborative project that has reached its goals, or end a project early if required
The course
Free Sample
Initiating and leading a collaboration
13 lessons 5h
Free Sample
Running and troubleshooting a collaboration
6 lessons 2h 30m
Free Sample
Outputs and next steps
10 lessons 4h
Free Sample
Leading a collaboration: Free sample - section
3 lessons 40m
Developed with expert academics and professionals
This course has been created with an international team of experts with a wide range of experience, including:
- Interdisciplinary and international collaborations
- Publications resulting from collaborative research
- The sociology of collaboration
- Collaborative tools
- Science communication
- Funding opportunities for collaborative efforts
- Institutional support for research collaboration
Advice from experienced collaborators
The course also has additional insights through interviews from:
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