Course edition

Editions

2025 Edition 1, Trimester 1: February, IN-PERSON

Target: Postdocs, staff scientists and technicians with managing responsibilities

4 Sessions*:

13/02/2025 09:30 - 13:30
Charles Darwin room;
14/02/2025 09:30 - 13:30
Charles Darwin room;
28/02/2025 09:30 - 13:30
Rita Levi room;
14/03/2025 09:30 - 13:30
Charles Darwin room

* You should attend all sessions

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TEAM skills

Project management for scientists

Aim

To discover the real value of project management in research and learn how to apply it to your projects.

Language

English

For

Postdocs, staff scientists and technicians with managing responsibilities

In this course participants will learn to apply project management techniques in order to better define objectives of a research project, make a realistic plan, and implement it effectively.

After this workshop you will be able to:

Define clear objectives and key success factors
Identify and manage relations with stakeholders
Plan a project according to objectives and available resources
Identify and control risks
Manage resources responsibly
Monitor progress and report
Apply the concepts and methodologies of project management to any kind of project

Please note this course consists of several sessions and you should be able to attend all of them.

Study commitment

Participants need to commit to attending ALL 4 sessions.
Before the course participants will have to complete a short survey.
As preparation for sessions 3 and 4 participants are expected to do some team work and individual study (about 10h).

For any issue regarding attendance before or during the course, please note that you should contact the Intervals team directly by sending an email to intervals@prbb.org.

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Comments from participants

"This course provided me a lot of different insights on project management in the context of research" Edition 2024

"The course has been very useful as a starting point to organize differently the projects we work on" Edition 2024

"I has provided a clear straightforward structure for how to think about scientific project management" Edition 2023

Finished editions

2024 Edition 1, Trimester 2: April, IN-PERSON : 18/04/2024
2023 Edition 1, Trimester 1: February, IN-PERSON : 02/02/2023
2022 Edition 1, Trimester 2: May, BLENDED (Online & In-person) : 19/05/2022
2021 Edition 1, Trimester 2: ONLINE : 27/05/2021

Trainer

Joaquim Calbó

Alexandros Nikolaou

Silvia Tognetti

Joaquim Calbó has extensive experience as researcher and research manager. He is the director of the Competitive Research Area at the Vall d’Hebron Institute of Research.

Alexandros Nikolaou has 10 years of experience as a pre-award grants specialist and scientific project manager at CRG, IDIAP Jordi Gol and currently at Flomics Biotech.

Silvia Tognetti is coordinator of the Research Quality Area in at the CRG. Silvia is dedicated to fostering impactful research through equity, transparency, and sustainability while managing multidisciplinary projects.