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

 

Semester 1:

January

8th January - Recruitment and Selection

16th January - Pensions Drop in Session

21st January - Managing through Change

21st January - Managing through Change for Leaders

21st January - Software is Eating the World, AI is Changing the Menu - The Henley Partnership Webinar

22nd January - Pensions Drop in Session

22nd January - ORCiD Identifiers - What are they and why do I need one?

23rd January - Central Induction

23rd January - Thinking Under Pressure

29th January - Mastering Your Mindset: Managing Imposter Syndrome

29th January - Research Data Management: An Introduction

30th January - Introduction to Altmetric Explorer

 

February

5th February - Confident Conversations for Leaders

10th February - Aspiring Manager

11th February - Facilitating Motivational Meetings

11th February - Bi Inclusion Training

12th February - Pensions Drop in Session

12th February - Resume for Research & Innovation (R4RI) – What, Why and How?

13th February - Introduction to Bibliometrics

18th February - Pensions Drop in Session

19th February - Writing a Data Management Plan

20th February - Introducing Allyship and the LGBT+ Ally Staff Network

25th February - Central Induction

27th February - Delegation

 

Semester 2:

March

5th March - Writing a Data Management Plan

5th March - Home Office compliance - information session for University of Reading staff

11th March - Recruitment and Selection

19th March - Central Induction

19th March - THP Webinar - Gravitas - Grace Under Pressure in an Uncertain Age

20th March - Research Data Management: An Introduction

20th March - How To Carry Out Fair & Lawful Investigations

20th March - Pensions Drop in Session

24th March - New Line Manager Induction (Day 1 of 2)

25th March - Building and Leading Great Teams

27th March - Delegation & Empowerment

31st March - New Line Manager Induction (Day 2 of 2)

 

April

2nd April - Research Data Management: An Introduction

3rd April -  THP Webinar How to Manage Your Time, Focus and Energy

9th April - Customer Service Excellence

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

11th April - Effective Minute Taking

15th April - Pensions Drop in Session

16th April - Conflict Management

23rd April - Pensions Drop in Session

30th April - Central Induction

 

May

7th May - Emotional Intelligence

13th May - Pensions Drop in Session

14th May - Recruitment and Selection

15th May - Introduction to Project Management

20th May - Central Induction

20th May - THP Webinar - Lessons in Transformation from the World of High Performance

22nd May - Building Mental Resilience

22nd May - Pensions Drop in Session

 

June

4th June - Resume for Research & Innovation (R4RI) – What, Why and How?

11th June - Customer Service Excellence

13th June - Managing Difficult Conversations

17th June - Pensions Drop in Session

19th June - Central Induction

19th June - Introducing Allyship and the LGBT+ Ally Staff Network

25th June - Pensions Drop in Session

25th June - Trans Awareness Training

 

July

7th July - Managing Your Team

8th July - THP webinar Wilful Blindness

10th July - Building Resilience and Managing Challenges

15th July - Pensions Drop in Session

15th July - Success Through Change

16th July - Central Induction

24th July - Pensions Drop in Session

31st July - Recruitment and Selection

 

August

8th August - Time Management

12th August - Central Induction

12th August - Pensions Drop in Session

13th August - Communication Skills

14th August - Leadership Styles

20th August - Pensions Drop in Session