Welsh Universities seek future research leaders

"Game-changing" Welsh Crucible programme opens latest round of recruitment for exceptional researchers across Wales. Welsh Crucible is urging exceptional researchers from across Wales to apply for this year's award-winning programme. Now in its sixth year, Welsh Crucible will offer earlyand mid-career researchers the chance to build their personal, professional and leadership skills with a view to becoming the future research leaders in the country. A total of 30 places are available for the programme, which involves three intensive workshops, or 'skill labs', each over two days, providing inspiring guest speakers, seminars, skills sessions and informal discussions. The workshops will focus on how the participants can benefit from working with researchers in other disciplines, how their research can have greater impact, and how they can build international research careers in Wales. The Welsh Crucible programme, which is funded by a consortium of Welsh universities, the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales and Welsh Government, won the Times Higher Education Award for Outstanding Contribution to Leadership Development in 2013, with judges commenting that it delivers "game-changing impacts on attitudes and behaviours". "There are many benefits for those who participate in the programme," said Sara Williams, Programme Manager.