Open Programme

 

Welcome to People Development's Learning & Development Opportunities.

We are excited to be sharing with you our large selection of courses and programmes that have been hand selected and designed to support your personal and professional development, with each one linked to the University Strategy.               

Alongside this, we also have exciting new online content coming to UoRLearn throughout the course of the year, so make sure that you regularly log in to be kept up to date.

All courses are bookable either by clicking on any of the titles within this guide or by browsing the learning catalogue on UoRLearn.

We hope that you find something that interests you and suits your needs, however, if you do have any other requests or suggestions, then please get in touch at:

peopledevelopment@reading.ac.uk

You can also stay up to date with People Development news, additional courses, booking availability and training recommendations by connecting with us on Viva Engage.

 

                           Upcoming Courses   2025-2026                            


 Semester 2: 

March

 5th March – Recruitment and Selection Training

11th March – Pensions Drop in Session

11th March – Research Data Management: Data Management Plans

12th March – Central Induction

12th March – Research Data Management: An Introduction

17th March – Active Bystander

17th March – Pensions Drop in Session

17th March – Resume for Research & Innovation (R4RI) – What, Why and How

18th March – Research Data Management: Data Sharing

19th March – How to Carry Out Investigations in Staff & Student Cases

25th March – Stakeholder Management

 

April

1st April – Research Data Management: Data Management Plans

8th April – Pensions Drop in Session

9th April – Recruitment and Selection Training 

15th April – Pensions Drop in Session

16th April – Central Induction

23rd April & 11th May – New Line Manager Day 1&2

23rd April – Research Data Management: An Introduction

28th April – Managing for Resilience 

30th April – Research Data Management: Data Management Plans

 

May

6th May – Research Data Management: Data Sharing

7th May – Recruitment and Selection Training

13th May – Central Induction

13th May – Pensions Drop in Session

18th May – Successful Mentoring

19th May – Pensions Drop in Session

19th May – Resume for Research & Innovation (R4RI) – What, Why and How

21st May – Accessibility Awareness Workshop

 

June

2nd June – Aspiring Managers

2nd June – Effective Networking

4th June – Recruitment and Selection Training

9th June – Introducing LGBTQIA+ Allyship

9th June – Mental Health Awareness

10th June – Pensions Drop in Session

11th June – Trans Awareness

16th June – Pensions Drop in Session

18th June – Central Induction

18th June – Decision Making in Staff & Student Cases

23rd June – Active Bystander

30th June – How to Carry Out Investigations in Staff & Student Cases

 

July

2nd July – Recruitment and Selection Training

9th July - Resume for Research & Innovation (R4RI) – What, Why and How

14th July – Conflict Resolution

15th July – Pensions Drop in Session

16th July – Central Induction

17th July – Introduction to Writing Successful Research Proposals

21st July – Pensions Drop in Session

22nd July - 29th July - New Line Manager Day 1&2

August

5th August – Running Meetings

13th August – Mental Health Awareness

18th August –  Aspiring Managers

20th August – Central Induction

25th August – Recruitment and Selection Training