# Tools, Practices & Systems Peer Mentorship & Training Programme ###### tags: `peer mentoring and training` 'turing-way' **Table of Contents** [TOC] ## Programme Overview The Skills and Training Team have collaborated with the Tools, Practices and Systems (TPS) Research Programme to launch **the TPS Training and Peer-mentoring programme** at The Alan Turing Institute. The TPS peer-mentoring and training programme will run for 8 weeks, featuring practical concepts from *[The Turing Way](https://the-turing-way.netlify.app/welcome)* across four themes: * Project Design * Reproducibility and Collaboration * Project management * Ethical Research ::::info **KEY DATES** * **Eligibility**: Applicants of this pilot programme should be affiliated with the Turing * **Applications open:** Wednesday, 7 September - Wednesday, 5 October 2022 * **Pre-Application Webinar and Drop-in session:** XXX * **Programme duration:** Wednesday, 12 October - Wednesday, 7 December 2022 :::: **Who should apply?** This programme is designed for students, researchers and research infrastructure roles at the Turing. By [research infrastructure roles](https://the-turing-way.netlify.app/collaboration/research-infrastructure-roles.html) in this programme, we mean teams within the business, community engagement, research applications, research engineering, data stewardship or other positions where individuals may see themselves in research support or advisory roles. ## Format and Schedule Each topic will host two sets of calls, **alternating between a training workshop and a peer-mentoring session**, hosted by the Skills and Training team on Wednesdays between 12 October and 7 December 2022 with experts from the broader Turing community leading different sessions. ### Training Training calls will provide hands-on insight into the various projects and ways of working in data science and research infrastucture supported by resources, tools and templates from the Turing to help you advance in your projects. ### Peer-Mentoring Peer-led discussions and mentoring sessions will provide the opportunity to reflect on lessons and insights gained from the previous week’s training call. Programme participants will come together in smaller groups and discuss how the training applies to their own research/projects with additional communication channels to provide further opportunities for knowledge sharing. ### What will you learn? This programme will cover priority areas of interest identified through our community assessment survey. Below we share highlights and topics from the survey selected for this pilot programme. ![](https://i.imgur.com/por9gaC.jpg) *Survey results from TPS peer mentorship training @ the Turing survey, February 2022* ## What’s in it for you :question: The aim of this programme is to promote and incorporate the principles of The Turing Way across the broader Turing community to nurture open research design, collaboration and community-driven interactions. At the end of this programme, we hope both participants and trainers can gain: - New connections and increased from support from the Turing community - Understanding of the breadth of roles, research and projects across teams - Knowledge of the tools, practices and systems used by the community to drive open source and reproducible work - Accountability and structure to your research and/or projects with templates, resources and prompts - Insights into the breadth of work that exists across teams and clear guidance on how to get involved in projects - Become a contributing member of learners, trainers and collaborators in the training community ### Syllabus and content All **content is adapted from different chapters in The Turing Way** handbook and contextualised to the research and work happening across the Turing. The programme features topics covering effective project planning and management, communications and collaboration, interdisciplinarity and embedding ethical practices. - :nut_and_bolt: **Project Design**: Roadmaps, goal setting and version control - :chart_with_upwards_trend: **Reproducibility and Collaboration**: Setting up for internal and external members - :microphone: **Project Management**: data handling, measuring and reporting on impact - :telescope: **Ethical Research**: Activism, policy and human rights in research ethics ![](https://i.imgur.com/MV4yFlw.jpg) --- #### :hourglass: **Programme Schedule** - UK timezone (UTC) | Date | Time | Topic | Session | | ---- | ------ | --------| ------| | 12 October 2022 | 11:30 - 13:00 | **Project Design**: Roadmaps, goal setting and version control | Workshop | |19 October 2022 | 12:15 - 13:00 | **Project Design**: Roadmaps, goal setting and version control | Peer mentoring | | 26 October 2022 | 11:30 - 13:00 |**Reproducibility and Collaboration**: Setting up for internal and external members | Workshop | |2 November 2022 | 12:15 - 13:00 |**Reproducibility and Collaboration**: Setting up for internal and external members | Peer mentoring | | 9 November 2022 | 11:30 - 13:00 | **Project Management**: data handling, measuring and reporting on impact | Workshop | | 16 November 2022 | 12:15 - 13:00 |**Project Management**: data handling, measuring and reporting on impact | Peer mentoring | | 23 November 2022 | 11:30 - 13:00 | **Ethical Research**: Grounded in policy, activism and human rights | Workshop | | 30 November 2022 |12:15 - 13:00 | **Ethical Research**: Grounded within policy, activism and human rights | Peer mentoring | | 7 December 2022 | 12:00 - 13:00 |**Report out and graduations** | Feedback workshop | * *All sessions take place on Wednesdays* * *Training workshops are 1.5 hours* * *Peer mentoring sessions are 45 minutes and the time shown is suggestive/groups can decide and self-organise their own sessions* --- ## How to Get Involved ### Participant 1. **[Fill out this short application form](https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=p_SVQ1XklU-Knx-672OE-etitOjG6rhHtlIU40dhvK9URUdaUTMxT0czMUZNSFBXVUpDVks5SURPTC4u) before** ***Wednesday, 22 May*** with contact information, a current project and a short statement of motivation on why you are interested in learning about reproducible, ethical, collaborative and inclusive data science and research and what you hope to achieve through collaborations with the wider Turing community. 1. Attend the drop in session highlighted below or contact us via email for any questions! ### Trainer 1. **Deliver a 10-30 minute lightning talk** in one of the four topic areas identified above of your expertise. 1. Identify next steps/how participants can get involved and/or started in any open projects you are working on. 1. Attend workshops with other trainers and collaborate to create training materials and prepare learner prompts/group activities. 1. Join our community of trainers and attend the drop in session highlighted below or contact us via email for any questions! ::::info **PROGRAMME DROP IN SESSION** **Date:** Thursday, 22 September 2022 **Time:** 12:30 - 13:30 UK time zone (BST) **Register here:** :::: :mailbox: Contact --- Contact the Skills and Training Team at training@turing.ac.uk for any queries, feedback or suggestions to the programme! ### :hand: Contributors * Bridget Nea, The Skills and Training Team * Andrea Kocsis, The Skills and Training Team * [Dr Malvika Sharan, The Tools, Practices and Systems Team](https://www.turing.ac.uk/people/researchers/malvika-sharan) * [Mishka Nemes, The Skills and Training Team ](https://www.turing.ac.uk/people/business-team/mishka-nemes) #### Related Projects and Collaborations * The Skills and Training Team * [Tools, Practices and Systems](https://www.turing.ac.uk/research/research-programmes/tools-practices-and-systems) Research Programme * [The Turing Way Project](https://the-turing-way.netlify.app/welcome) #### Acknowledgement * Bridget Nea and Andrea Kocsis, The Skills and Training Team, are project leads in the fifth cohort of the [Open Life Science](https://openlifesci.org/) (OLS) training and mentoring programme. * The programme members are grateful to Emmy Tsang, co-director of OLS, for her consultation and support in applying format and resources evidenced by OLS and Mozilla Open Leadership in this programme.