The resources below are designed to be helpful, not prescriptive. Every mentoring partnership is different and it is important to work to each individual needs and situation. If you find an excellent resource you would like to share with IMNIS participants, let us know.

Articles of Interest

Harvard Business Review article focusing on Mentoring in a Hybrid Workplace 

IMNIS Social Media Assets

Downloadable IMNIS social media assets to share messages of investing in tomorrow’s leaders, mentorship, collaboration and innovation.

 

 

 

IMNIS National Progress Report

The National Progress Reports provide an up-to-date review of the IMNIS programs.

Read the 2019 National Progress Report

 

 

 

Advancing Australia’s Knowledge Economy

“With the steep rise in PhD graduations and growing demand within the private and public sectors for innovative capability, academic organisations are no longer the main career option”. This report by CSIRO’s Data61, Ribit and AMSI, examines engagement between businesses and research graduates in Australia, shares the career aspirations of today’s PhD students, and outlines which sectors employ PhD graduates. [Download pdf]

 

Making the Right Moves: A Practical Guide to Scientific Management for Postdocs and New Faculty, Second Edition

Based on workshops co-sponsored by the Burroughs Wellcome Fund and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, this book is a collection of practical advice and experiences from seasoned biomedical investigators and includes chapters on laboratory leadership, getting funded, project management, and teaching and course design. [Download pdf]

 

 

The value of mentoring

Trainees in STEM often express the need for ‘a mentor’. What does this mean and what should mentees and mentors expect? This article by IMNIS Executive Director Dr Marguerite Evans-Galea and Senior Research Scientist Dr Charles Galea overviews how to find a mentor, the dos and don’ts of mentoring, and how to get the most out of your mentoring partnership.

 

 

Mentoring for Change

This publication by Dr Jennifer de Vries takes a critical look at current mentoring research and practice and is a resource designed to build sector-wide, higher education capacity in the delivery of mentoring programs. It is equally suited to non-university contexts and is particularly applicable where culture change is desired. [Download pdf]

 

How to be a great mentee

A check-list of recommendations from Mentorloop to kick-start your mentoring partnership and keep you on track. Top tips: take responsibility, be accountable, follow-up, set goals and heed advice. [Download pdf]

 

 

 

How to be a great mentor

Some pointers from Mentorloop on how to be a great mentor. Key words include: empower, inspire, share and recommend. Your advice could change your mentee’s future. [Download pdf]