Navigating the labyrinth: Strategies for supporting academic careers start to finish

Pursuing a career in academia can feel like navigating a labyrinth—full of twists, turns, and unexpected challenges. However, universities can provide essential support for staff across their careers: from hiring, reviews, career advancement, and activity reporting.

To accompany this journey, universities in the competition for the brightest minds out there must provide essential support for staff across their careers: from hiring, reviews, career advancement, and activity reporting. Scholars must:
   • feel supported all along the way,
   • pursue their career in the best possible way,
   • and unfold their full potential for mutual benefit.

As a result, institutions will have more engaged academic staff, visibility into work across research, service, and teaching, and gain the ability to make strategic data-driven decisions about their faculty.

What can you expect?

• Mapping the Journey: Learn how to develop comprehensive career paths that provide clarity and direction for researchers, helping them navigate the complexities of academic careers with confidence.


• Building Bridges: Discover effective strategies for creating collaboration across disciplines, enabling better research and institutional outcomes.


• Leveraging Technology: Explore cutting-edge software that provides a comprehensive source of information about your academic staff, enabling effective performance assessments and proactive career development, ensuring your institution remains relevant and competitive in attracting and retaining top talent.


• Gaining insights:Understand challenges and priorities of 100+ global academic leaders.

Who should attend?
Academic leaders, provosts, pro-vice chancellors, deans of faculty

This engaging session promises to challenge conventional thinking and inspire actionable solutions for supporting the next generation of academic leaders.