Recordings of seminars and career conversations

If you missed any of our seminars or wish to view again at your leisure, most of our seminars are available here: careers beyond academia talks, career conversations, which are ten minute interviews on why our speakers made the switch from academia to a different career path, how to find mentors using Platform One, career development seminars.

Careers beyond academia seminar series

April 2022 - Ruby Osborn from Weston Park Cancer Charity.

June 2022 - Rachel Forsyth and Annabel Campbell from Envision Pharma.

September 2022 - Rachel Richardson talks about leaving academia to become a clinical scientist.

March 2023 - Stephen Hartland from Thermo Fisher gives career tips for moving into industry.

April 2023 - Catherine Heath from the Biochemical Society.

May 2023 - Faye Watson, Public Engagement with Research Manager at the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine.

June 2023 - David McKay, Partner at KPMG talks about moving away from academia and science careers to join KPMG.

September 2023 - Philip Starkey Lewis from Resolution Therapeutics  talks about the highs and lows of spinning out and joining a new therapeutics company.

October 2023 - Christina McClure from Vector Builder talks about moving away from a traditional academic career.

November 2023 - Parvez Murray from Merck Group talks about career resources available via Merck and working in this sector

Careers in academia seminar series

February 2024 - Faye Watson talks about how to incorporate and consider public engagement in your grant proposals

March 2024 - Róisín McKelvey talks about Equality, Diversity and Inclusion considerations in research design and funding applications

April 2024 - Lena Lorenz, CMVM Research Impact Manager, provides information on research engagement and impact - what it is and how to achieve it.

May 2024 - Laura Glendinning, Chancellor's Fellow, gives an honest overview of the journey towards securing a fellowship: dealing with rejections and becoming resilient!

May 2024 - Kathryn Bowles, UK DRI group leader, talks about her journey to group leader and setting up her own lab.

June 2024 - Claire Durrant, UK DRI Emerging Leader, talks about CV vs reality and balancing family and academic life.

Career Conversations

May 2022 - Lena Lorenz from the College Research Office talks about leaving academia to work in professional services.

 

June 2022 - Annabel Campbell from Envision Pharma talks about leaving her postdoc position and moving into medical writing.

Mentoring and networking 

December 2021 - Introduction to Platform One, the University's mentoring and networking platform .

Career related seminars

September 2022 - The Road to Independence with Joe Rainger.

 

June 2021 - Highlighting a range of career paths taken by women in science at or linked to Roslin Institute and the Easter Bush community. 

June 2021 - Postdoc Careers Discussion Session with Eleanor Hennige, IAD Careers Consultant.