Empowering Early Career Researchers Across the Globe
The Researcher Connect programme, run by the British Council since around 2020, delivers professional development workshops aimed at supporting early and mid-career researchers in non-English-speaking countries. It strengthens researchers’ communication skills for international publication, funding applications, and global networking
Programme Structure
- Delivered through interactive face-to-face and online modules, typically over 2–3 days per cohort.
- The modular curriculum includes:
- Know Your Audience, Abstracts, Academic Collaboration
- Effective Emails, Presenting with Impact
- Persuasive Proposals, Academic Writing, Digital Researcher
- Sessions are capped at ~20–30 participants to maximize interaction and personalized feedback.
- Modules are adaptable to the needs of partner institutions.
Programme Structure
- Delivered through interactive face-to-face and online modules, typically over 2–3 days per cohort.
- The modular curriculum includes:
- Know Your Audience, Abstracts, Academic Collaboration
- Effective Emails, Presenting with Impact
- Persuasive Proposals, Academic Writing, Digital Researcher
- Sessions are capped at ~20–30 participants to maximize interaction and personalized feedback.
- Modules are adaptable to the needs of partner institutions.
TecheSight has been an ongoing delivery partner in the Researcher Connect programme since 2020. Alongside British Council-certified UK-based trainers, TecheSight team have co-designed and facilitated modules focused on:
- Academic communication strategies
- Research dissemination
- Collaborative proposal writing
The leadership has been instrumental in overseeing workshops for over 2,000 researchers from 16+ countries to date.
Key Outcomes
Enhanced communication proficiency: Participants report being more effective in writing, presenting, and networking
Stronger publication and funding success rates
Higher institutional visibility: Researchers are now better equipped to represent their institutions internationally
Peer-to-peer networks across participating countries foster long-term research collaboration.