Previous events for early career researchers Nominations are open for Postdoc Appreciation Week (PAW) Awards Nominations for the CMVM Postdoc Appreciation Week Awards are now open!!! ON HOLD FOR SUMMER: Movie Nights at Easter Bush Movie nights at Easter Bush campus are recommencing! Last Friday of every month from 5pm! ON HOLD FOR SUMMER: Games Night at Easter Bush The postdoc committee invites you to join us for the first campus games night . The event will take place every 2 weeks until people stop showing up, and is open to the entire campus and all staff and postgraduate students. This is a great opportunity to meet your colleagues on the campus and overcome some of the isolation the pandemic brought on us all. June is Careers Month! The Institute for Academic Development Research Staff Career Consultants will be providing dedicated careers support each week in June! Find out more here. Careers in Academia - Dr Claire Durrant (Thursday 27th June at 12.30pm) Come and hear Claire's journey from postdoc to group leader. Careers in Academia - Dr Kathryn Bowles (Wed 29th May at 12.30pm) Kathryn will talk about her journey from a PhD at Cardiff to setting up her lab in the University of Edinburgh in September 2022. Careers in Academia - Dr Laura Glendinning (Tues 30th April at 12.30pm) Come along and listen to Laura speak about her journey from her undergraduate degree in Leeds to her current Chancellor's Fellow role in Edinburgh. What is research impact? (Wed 24th April at 12.00pm) This is an online event to give a brief introduction to the concept of impact of research on society. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) considerations (Wed 20th March at 11.00am) Do you want to find out more about Equality, Diversity and Inclusion with research and what to consider when applying for funding? Writing public engagement into your grant proposals - Faye Watson Find out more about including public engagement in your grant applications. Careers Beyond Academia - Parvez Murray - Monday 13th November 2023 Parvez left academia and moved to industry, seeking better job security. She will tell you about opportunities at Merck and talk a bit about her career. Careers Beyond Academia - Dr Christina McClure - Wednesday 11th October 2023 Christina will talk about her journey from academia to industry and how you can make the move too! The Big Fat PostDoc Quiz - Thursday 21 September 2023 Organised by UoE Postdoc Societies as part of Postdoc Appreciation Week! PAW at the Institute of Genetics and Cancer - Flash talks on Tuesday 19th September 2023 Join us as we celebrate National Postdoc Appreciation Week (NPAW) with a series of short talks showcasing the work of postdocs across the institute, followed by refreshments and networking. BioQuarter Postdoc Poster Symposium - Tuesday 19th September (PAW) As part of Postdoc Appreciation Week 2023, the BioQuarter Postdoc Society is organising a day of posters and flash talks on Tuesday 19th September. NPAW 2023: Creation connections and rediscovering joy - Monday 18th September 2023 UK and ROI National Postdoc Appreciation Week presents: UK NPAW 2023 – Creating connections and rediscovering joy. Careers beyond Academia - Dr Philip Starkey Lewis - Monday 18th September 2023 As part of Postdoc Appreciation Week, we have invited Philip to tell us about his journey from working as a postdoc in UoE to joining a new therapeutics company. Nominate a Super PostDoc! CMVM is celebrating Postdoc Appreciation Week! April 2022: Careers Beyond Academia - Dr Ruby Osborn Join us to hear Ruby's journey from PhD to Grant Manager at a cancer charity. May 2022: Careers Beyond Academia - Dr Lena Lorenz Find out why Lena left academia and moved into research support. June 2022: Careers Beyond Academia - Envision Pharma Please join the third seminar in the series, where we hear from Annabel who left academia to pursue a career in medical communications. Sept 2022: Careers Beyond Academia - Dr Rachel Richardson Please join us for another informal career talk and find out what inspired Rachel to leave academia and become a clinical scientist. Careers Beyond Academia - Dr Stephen Hartland - 9th February 2023 Dr Stephen Hartland will give an insight into why he left his postdoctoral position at UoE to join industry and what skills he used from his academic career to secure the job and transition into a different work environment. Careers Beyond Academia - Dr Sana Maqsood Thursday 9th March 2023 Sana will be talking about her career as a Medical Science Liaison Manager and provide sound advice on how to decide if this job is really for you. This article was published on 2024-09-09