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Our workshops for Semester 2 open for booking. All sessions are being held online and are free to book.
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Research Staff Careers Support
As part of our Careers support, our Research Staff Careers Consultant - Eleanor Hennige - will be holding individual Career Development Consultations, these Consultations are available to book via MyEd. Eleanor will also be delivering a programme of Careers workshops within the IAD Research Staff programme.
- CV Briefing – Non-Academic CVs
- Chaning Careers – Exploring Career Options
- Chaning Careers – Where do I start
- Getting the First Lecturing Job
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Supporting Researchers - new programmes update
Over the next few months we’ll be launching some new materials and programmes for various groups around the University. Even if these aren’t relevant to you, we hope that you might pass details on to others in your group, school or institute.
More information is available here
A programme to help research staff think ahead about their careers will open later this year. We’ll update you on this as the dates and application process is finalised (many places will be available!)
Open at the moment are two others – Refocus Research and a Women of Colour leadership programme.
Refocus Research is a programme for mid-career academics who for personal and/or professional reasons have lost focus on their research over the last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The programme is designed to help realign with priorities and vision for the future, as well as giving practical resources to help achieve goals. Please fill in your details here by Friday February 5th and note that we will start the programme in March/April, running it through to September/October (dates are almost finalised and will appear here once confirmed).
Women of Colour in Research Leadership is a Senior Leadership programme is designed for women of colour, who are at grade 8 or 9 and are aiming to move forward in their academic leadership. Taking place over 6 months, the course offers the opportunity to develop a cohort of 24 peers, receive specialist training, hear from inspiring speakers and take part in both 121 coaching and action learning. The deadline for applications is Monday 22nd February at 9am and you should apply here. For any further information about any of these programmes please contact sara.shinton@ed.ac.uk
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EvidenceBase: race disparities in healthcare
Evidence Base is a collaborative equality, diversity and inclusion project based in IAD, the Schools of Chemistry, Physics and Biological Sciences and the Usher Institute. This year we’ll be starting to look at race disparities so we’re pleased to highlight the invitation to Dr Thomas A. LaVeist, Tulane University Dean of Public Health & Tropical Medicine, to discuss race disparities in healthcare.
Find out more and book here
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The Get Connected day is an informal induction event for new research staff and academics, in all Schools / Colleges, who have recently joined the University. It’s also suitable for new post-docs who have previously done their doctoral studies at the University. As this event currently can’t be run as an on-campus networking event, we have updated the Get Connected Welcome Event webpage and added an online guide and some short videos, to be used as digital resources to support induction and orientation.
Find out more here
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We have two upcoming sessions of our ‘Take Charge of your Career’ course available to members of Edinburgh University technical community. Running on 24th February and 21st April.
Find out more and book your place here
We also have a pre-recorded ‘Career Development for Technicians’ session available which aims to provide some resources on career planning and pathways for technical staff.
View session here
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The University of Bath are researching factors affecting retention and career progression in STEM academia and are interested in the experiences and views of academics currently working in STEM fields. This research is funded by the EPSRC (EP/S012168/1) and will be important in shaping policy and practice for STEM fields in the UK’s Higher Education sector.
If you are currently working in STEM academia (from PhD student through to Professor) then we would love to hear from you and invite you to take part in our short survey. The survey should take about 10 minutes to complete and once you have submitted the survey you will go into a draw for one of ten £50 vouchers.
Completing the survey is simple, just follow this link: https://bathpsychology.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_55qQHDz74rkqAEB
The research has ethical approval from the University of Bath: psychology-ethics@bath.ac.uk. Contact Dr. Leda Blackwood at: l.blackwood@bath.ac.uk if you have any questions about the research.
This is a partner project to Evidence Base – Edinburgh’s Inclusion Matters project, based in the Schools of Chemistry, Physics and Biological Sciences, The Usher Institute, College of Science and Engineering and IAD. https://evidencebase.org.uk/
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2020 Postdoc Seminar Series was a great success! We learnt from the work of fantastic postdocs in the University of Edinburgh. We would like to thank all participants and hope you keep supporting these seminars through 2021. We are now organizing the new series and we need new speakers.
We encourage EVERY POSTDOC, from any university campus, at any stage of their postdoctoral career to give it a try. You don’t need to have a complete story to participate. You can use this to practice for a conference talk, to talk about your preliminary results or your innovative ideas! We are looking forward to knowing more about the research our postdocs are carrying out.
If you are keen to participate as a speaker, or have any question, please drop us an email to g2pd@ed.ac.uk
Find us on twitter @g2_pd (G2 Post Docs)
G2PD Team
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The University of Liverpool will host the biennial UK National Postdoc Conference (NPDC) 2021. The NPDC will take place on the 24th September, to coincide with the last day of National Postdoc Appreciation Week. The day-long conference will enable UK postdocs to come together to hear about key initiatives and the direction of travel across the national research agenda. The event is aimed at postdoctoral researchers from all disciplinary backgrounds, alongside stakeholders from industry, funding agencies, policy influencers, editors, academics, researcher developers, and career development professionals.
Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser, the CEO of UKRI, will deliver the keynote speech at the virtual conference, with further speaker details to be announced in due course.
Please direct any queries about the National Postdoc Conference 2021 to Dr Saneeya Qureshi, Head of Researcher Development and Culture on Saneeya.Qureshi@liverpool.ac.uk
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The Reflect Course
Hosted by the University Chaplaincy and part of the Core Abundant Academy Programme, the course provides an opportunity on how to reflect and lead others into deeper reflection: reconnecting with our values, identity, sense of purpose, integrity, joy, and the difference we make to the world. With spaciousness to reflect, we can respond wisely and compassionately, rather than reactively, frenetically, or desperately, to the challenges we face. There are student and staff tracks.
Click here for details (including how to register)
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Edinburgh Innovation Monthly Lunchtime IP Webinar Series
In conjunction with UoE's external patent provider Marks & Clerk, Edinburgh Innovations are running a monthly lunchtime IP webinar series. This sessions are open to all University of Edinburgh staff and students and offer a great way to learn more about the importance, relevance and value of IP. Please see below for more details about the webinars on offer and to register your place.
AI
Wednesday 24 February
1pm
Introduction to patenting artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) inventions
Assessment of patentability of AI & ML inventions at the EPO
Interplay of technical character and clarity
Sufficiency of disclosure for AI & ML Treatment of AI inventions at the USPTO
Find out more and book your place now.
R&D Collaborations
Wednesday 31 March
1pm
Grant funding
Use of background IP
Project management
Relationship management
Ownership and use of foreground IP
New and departing members
Find out more and book now
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UKIPO/Vitae live IP lectures
Free online UKIPO/Vitae live IP lectures taking place at:
2pm on 24th February ( AHSS), and
10am on 26th February ( STEM) 2021
Click here to book
These will be of interest and benefit to anyone interested learning more about IP, although they’re being aimed specifically at increasing the IP knowledge and skills of doctoral and early career researchers and to facilitate relationships within institutions to support the management and development of IP. Please do share and promote within your own networks and to whom anyone you consider this could be of benefit and use to.
If you’re interested to attend, but can’t make these February timings, the live lectures will be repeated on 15 April (AHSS content) and on 16 April (STEM content) 2021 and bookings for these will open in late February.
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Fast Track Executive Director - apply now
Transform your idea into a business at speed with Edinburgh Innovations. Staff and students from across the University of Edinburgh can now apply to the Fast Track Executive Director programme.
This programme is designed to help you turn your research into a business by connecting you to the commercial expertise of a carefully matched and dedicated Executive Director.
If you are interested get in touch to find out more: Steven.Jack@ei.ed.ac.uk
Or contact your Edinburgh Innovations staff Business Adviser.
Applications open from 1st February until 7th March. Spaces are limited so please get in touch as soon as possible to apply.
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The Institute for Academic Development provides University level support for teaching, learning and researcher development. This includes a mixture of direct support for staff and students, often delivered in partnership with Schools and other Services, alongside support for curriculum innovation and enhancement.
To find out more about the range of activities and support offered by the IAD please visit our website:
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If you would like to contact the IAD directly, you can do so using the relevant contact details below:
Support for Taught Students (UG and PGT): iad.students@ed.ac.uk
Support for Postgraduate Researchers: iad.phd@ed.ac.uk
Support for Early Career Researchers, Research active academic staff and PI's: iad.researchers@ed.ac.uk
Support for Postgraduate Research Supervisors: iad.phdsupervisors@ed.ac.uk
Tutors and Demonstrators, and Teaching Assistants: iad.tutdem@ed.ac.uk
Academic and Support Staff involved in Teaching: iad.teach@ed.ac.uk
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