Inclusive Leadership in 
Research & Science

  •  For leaders
  •  Level: Basic
  •  9 Lessons
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About this course
This course is for PIs, professors, group leaders, and other academic or research leaders at universities and institutes. You’ll learn what inclusive leadership is and how to foster an equitable, respectful, and collaborative culture in your lab or department, with practical tools for mentoring, decision-making, and supporting fair career advancement.
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Learning Objectives

What You’ll Learn

Understand the principles of inclusive leadership in the context of research and academia
Develop practical skills for mentoring, fair decision-making, and conflict resolution.
Apply strategies to build equitable, respectful, and collaborative lab and departmental cultures.
Foster equitable career advancement and create fair opportunities for all team members.

Course Contents


1. Welcome (5 min.)
2. Inclusive Leadership and Why It’s Important (15 min.)
3. Fair Decision-Making (15 min.)
4. Inclusive Communication (20 min.)
5. Establishing Psychological Safety (15 min)
6. Guide to Evaluating Performance Fairly (15 min.)
7. Equitable Science Careers (15 min.) 
8. Conflict Resolution in Diverse Teams (15 min.)
9. Summary & Additional Resources (10 min.)
10. Final Quiz (15 min)

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eLearning Features

This online course is designed to be interactive and offers a varied learning experience through videos, quizzes, and knowledge checks. Thanks to its responsive design, the content can be accessed anytime, anywhere—on a computer, tablet, or smartphone. The courses can be easily integrated into existing Learning Management Systems (LMS) or completed directly on our platform.
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Your trainer

Dr Anne Graefer

Anne holds a PhD in Media and Cultural Studies. She spent ten years in the UK researching, teaching, and publishing on topics such as stereotypes, bias, and emotions. In 2018, she founded GenderIQ and currently teaches at FOM University in Munich.
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E-Mail: anne@genderiq.de I Telefon: +49 179 23 79564
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