The MINDSHIFT Innovative Training Network (ITN) was an ambitious and transformative programme under the EU Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie initiative. Running from 2021 to 2024, it united six universities and seven industry partners to train 15 Early-Stage Researchers (ESRs) in multi-disciplinary approaches to hypertension research.
As a social enterprise promoting personal, role and organisation change and development, The Recess College was invited to join the consortium as partners to deliver a development track alongside the science research.
Central to the overall mission was the pioneering involvement of a personal-professional development track. This played a pivotal role within MINDSHIFT of jointly fostering mentorship dynamics and amplifying the developmental and relational aspects of the ITN.
The programme’s focus extended beyond research outcomes, aiming to establish a sustainable network, bridge academia- industry divides, and refine the mentor-mentee relationship.
The Recess College remit in the grant proposal application was to facilitate new organisational learning on three crucial aspects.
In this Report, the RC authors research and review :
1. The mentor-mentee relationship and its developmental stages towards self- motivation and initiative
2. The inter-dependent relationship between academia and industry
3. Building a sustainable research network.
MINDSHIFT’s integration of a development track brought an innovative focus on the human dynamics of research, enhancing the developmental and emotional aspects of the ITN experience. By bridging academia and industry, promoting interdisciplinary thinking, and fostering resilient mentorship relationships, the programme not only advanced hypertension research but also set a precedent for future ITNs.
The contribution of the development track illuminated the importance of addressing both the technical and human relational facets of research training, ensuring a holistic and impactful experience for all participants, now and for the future.
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