X-CITED Events & Development Opportunities

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X-Cited Calendar
6th October 2026	Documents & Data Management – Practical guidance for RTPs	Online (via Teams)	Explore data stewardship, FAIR data principles, and best practice approaches to managing research data and documentation.	Visit the event page
8th October 2026	Focus Fortnight – Why is industry contact important?	Online (via Teams)	How to build connections with industry partners, strengthen collaboration, enhance skills, and create opportunities for innovation.	Visit the event page
13th October 2026	Focus Fortnight – Demystifying industry collaborations	Online (via Teams)	Explore how to build successful industry partnerships, manage expectations, navigate collaboration agreements, and develop lasting professional relationships.	Visit the event page
15th October 2026	Focus Fortnight – Cross-sector collaboration	Online (via Teams)	Learn effective communication and collaboration, focusing on shared language, audience-focused messaging, and creating mutually beneficial outcomes.	Visit the event page
20th October 2026	Focus Fortnight– Collaboration from an Industry perspective	Online (via Teams)	Insights into how projects are delivered in industry, understand successful collaboration, industry priorities, and opportunities for engaging with external partners.	Visit the event page
22nd October 2026	Focus Fortnight – The practical side of industry collaborations	Online (via Teams)	Turn industry collaborations into successful projects. We will cover project planning, budgeting, contracts, collaboration agreements, and effective partnership management.	Visit the event page
November 2026	AI Skills for RTPs	Online (via Teams)	Learn AI tools used by researchers and how these can improve efficiency.	Registration opens soon
Spring 2027	Managing a Facility	Online (via Teams)	Understand the aspects of running a facility, from budget to staff management.	Registration opens soon

Other Opportunities

X-CITED Knowledge Exchange Placement (KEP) Fund

This fund is available for RTP’s working within Engineering & Physical Science (EPS) across Bath, Bristol, Cardiff & Exeter Universities.

This fund of up to £600 should be used to engage in knowledge sharing activities with colleagues from other GW4 institutions to develop connections, gain new knowledge and develop technical skills.

Activities may include but are not limited to:

Hands-on experience using research equipment or software, either at GW4 premises or with a GW4 partner

Visits to GW4 institutions housing bespoke equipment to obtain informal training

Attendance at seminars within the technical remit (at GW4 institutes)

Attendance at small hackathons, workshops or webinars (at GW4 institutes)

Attendance at small technical community collaborations or events (at GW4 institutes)

This fund can be used to cover the costs of travel to & from GW4 institutions, accommodation (if required) and TRAC facility use (if required)

For more details and to apply, please complete the X-CITED KEP Fund Application Form and email this to x-cited@gw4.ac.uk

(Only staff in a technical role/pathway or aligned with a RTP role (for guidance on eligibility please contact x-cited@gw4.ac.uk) are eligible for this funding. PGRs and PDRAs are not eligible.)

X-CITED Technical Training Fund

The GW4 X-CITED Technical Training Fund is available for Research Technical Professionals (RTPs) working within Engineering & Physical Science (PSE) across Bath, Bristol, Cardiff & Exeter Universities.

This fund of up to £2000 per application could be used by RTPs to obtain training in use of shared, high-value or bespoke equipment or skill development, where the training does not exist within GW4 institutions; activities may include but are not limited to:

Equipment manufacturer training courses

Third party training courses

Bespoke software courses or training

Visits to institutions outside GW4 housing equipment to obtain training

Certified training courses relating to research equipment use

This fund can be used to cover the costs of registration of training courses, travel to & from training courses and accommodation (if required).

For more details and to apply, please complete the X-CITED-Technical-Training-Fund-Application and email this to x-cited@gw4.ac.uk

(Only staff in a technical role/pathway or aligned with a RTP role (for guidance on eligibility please contact x-cited@gw4.ac.uk) are eligible for this funding. PGRs and PDRAs are not eligible.)

Available recordings

What is Transparent Approach to Costing (TRAC)? webinar – email x-cited@gw4.ac.uk to be sent the recording
X-CITED Digital Training Programme #1: An introduction to prompt engineering for coding – email x-cited@gw4.ac.uk to be sent the recording