Ready to take the next step in your research career?
You’ve built a solid academic track record. You’ve published, taught, supervised students and contributed to your school or department. But what got you here won’t necessarily get you to the next stage.
As your career develops, the focus shifts: from individual achievements to a clear research identity, a stronger publication and funding portfolio, meaningful collaborations, and a growing role in the research community.
Research Career Accelerator is designed to help business and management academics make that transition - wherever they are in the world and whatever academic career pathway they are following.
Across three interactive online sessions, you’ll work with experienced academic leaders to take stock of where you are, identify where you want to go, and turn that ambition into practical action. Each session combines expert insight, facilitated activities and open discussion, giving you the opportunity to learn from both senior colleagues and peers internationally.
You’ll leave each session with ideas, tools and actions you can put to work straight away.
A connected development journey
Taken together, the three sessions provide a complete development journey - from strengthening your own research strategy, to expanding your opportunities and collaborations, to developing as a research leader.
Designed for an international academic community, Research Career Accelerator welcomes business and management academics from across the world and is relevant to a range of academic career systems, institutions and progression pathways.
Programme
Session Dates and Venues
All sessions will take place online between 12:00 and 14:00 UK time.
In order to receive a Certificate of Attendance, delegates must attend all three session.
13th January 2027: Research Strategy and Your Publication Pipeline
Build a research profile with direction and momentum.
Move beyond a collection of individual projects and publications to a more coherent research strategy. Explore how to develop a distinctive research identity, shape a sustainable publication pipeline and make choices about where to invest your time and energy.
Speakers: TBC
2nd March 2027: Funding Research and Building Collaborations
Turn research ambitions into opportunities.
Identify funding opportunities that fit your research agenda, develop stronger propositions and build collaborations that add genuine value. Consider how strategic partnerships - within and beyond your institution and country - can strengthen both your research and your wider academic profile.
Speakers: TBC
5th May 2027: Leading and Managing Positive Research Cultures
Move from doing research to enabling research to thrive.
As your career progresses, your impact increasingly extends beyond your own publications. Explore how to support colleagues and early-career researchers, build productive research communities and contribute to a positive, inclusive research culture.
Speakers: TBC
Facilitators
Prof Adina Dudau
Adina Dudau is Professor of Public Management at the University of Glasgow Adam Smith Business School. She serves as Associate Research Director and leads on People, Culture, and Environment within the School. Externally, she is Associate Director of the Scottish Graduate School of Social Science (SGSSS). Deeply committed to doctoral development and research capacity building, Adina has held a number of leadership roles in the doctoral training ecosystem, including Director of Postgraduate Research in her School. Adina now serves as a Co- Vice chair for the British Academy of Management with a responsibility for Academic Career Development (ACD).
Adina brings extensive editorial experience to her work, as Co-Editor of the European Management Journal, and Associate Editor for Public Management Review and Journal of Management Inquiry. She is a regular contributor to major international management conferences, fostering collaboration and engagement across institutional and national boundaries. This breadth of experience underpins her strong commitment to the mission of the Academic Affairs of Conference and Capacity Building Committee, particularly in advancing inclusive capacity-building and international stakeholder engagement across the management research community.
Adina's own research span three key areas: research policy (research ecosystems including doctoral training, people, culture and environment), public service ecosystems, and the impact of digitalisation on the future of work and on integrity management and corruption. Her work has been funded by the Horizon Europe, UKRI, CIMA and Carnegie Universities Trust. More about Adina’s work can be found on her University of Glasgow profile.
Professor Carole Elliott
Carole joined the University of St Andrews Business School in October 2024, and has previously held positions at the universities of Lancaster, Hull, Durham, Roehampton, and Sheffield. She is Professor of Leadership Development, Visiting Professor at Copenhagen Business School, and Visiting Senior Research Fellow at Rennes School of Business. In 2022 Carole was elected as a Fellow of the British Academy of Management, and she is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
Over the last 15 years Carole's research has been funded by the ESRC, The Leverhulme Trust, and the British Academy. In 2016 with Professors Valerie Stead, Sharon Mavin, and Dr Jannine Williams she co-edited Gender, Media and Organization: Challenging Mis(s)Representations of Women Leaders and Managers, which was the first collection that higlighted the socio-cultural impact of the media on women leaders' legitimacy. Recent collections that Carole has co-edited are: Handbook of Research Methods on Gender and Management; and Genderwashing in Leadership.
Fees
BAM Member: £175
Non- BAM Member: £225
To find out more, and to become a member, please click here
Booking deadline: 6th January 2027, 23:59 UK time.
If you are planning to attend the programme and are awaiting funding, please complete your expression of interest by clicking here.
NOTE: Although we endeavour to run our programmes as advertised, BAM reserves the right to cancel any events if, for example, there are not enough people to justify running the event or if other significant unforeseen circumstances arise. Please be aware that delegates are always responsible for ensuring their own travel and accommodation against cancellation, and the British Academy of Management is not able to reimburse anyone for these under any circumstances.
Contact
For specific information about this event please contact the programme facilitator(s):
- Prof Adina Dudau: [email protected]
- Prof Carole Elliott: [email protected]
For general enquiries please contact the BAM Office at [email protected]
Payment and Cancellation Policy
Payment for the event must be received before the start date of the event concerned. Access will not be permitted to the event if full payment has not been received.
Cancellations
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Cancellations received within 14 days of booking your place on the event will receive a full refund.
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Cancellations received after the 14-day cancellation period and later than 14 days before the start date of the event will not be eligible for a refund.
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Although we endeavour to run all events as advertised, BAM reserves the right to cancel any event if, for example, there are not enough people to justify running the event or if other significant unforeseen circumstances arise. Please be aware that delegates are always responsible for ensuring their own travel and accommodation against cancellation, and the British Academy of Management is not able to reimburse anyone for these under any circumstances.
To cancel a booking a cancellation request must be submitted via your BAM Account, to do this:
- Go to your BAM Account
- Click 'My Events'
- Under 'Upcoming Events' will be the booking, please click Cancel Booking
- Follow the steps and complete the request