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.
Global Reach & Impact
• Since around 2020, 2,000+ early career researchers across more than 16 countries have participated.
• Delivered in diverse regions—Latin America, Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe—via both in-person and virtual formats
• Alumni report improved publication success, stronger funding proposals, and expanded global networks.
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.