X-CITED Events & Development Opportunities
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Event |
Where |
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23-24th September 2026 |
Industry Connection Programme: ‘Confidence in Industry Conversations’ |
The Marriott Hotel – Cardiff (in person) |
Industry conversations and professional skills development, alongside an opportunity to talk to industry partners. |
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29th September 2026 |
In-person Community Day |
The Marriott Hotel – Cardiff (in person) |
Develop successful grant applications and funding strategies. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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November 2026 |
AI Skills for RTPs |
Online (via Teams) |
Learn AI tools used by researchers and how these can improve efficiency. |
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.)
Coming in 2027
Managing a Facility
📅 When: |
📍Where: |
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Spring-27 |
Online (via Teams) |
TBC |
Registration opens soon – watch this space |
Understand the aspects of running a facility, from budget to staff management. They will also learn the skills required to successfully run a facility.
(Open to all Research Technical Professional (RTPs) within GW4 (Universities of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff & Exeter).
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
