Research Staff Conference Programme 2015
Transcription
Research Staff Conference Programme 2015
Research Staff Conference Western Infirmary Lecture Theatre 17th April 2015 13.00 INSPIRING PATHWAYS. Registration. 13.15 Welcome Prof Miles Padgett, VP (Research) Jonathan Drori CBE, ‘Communicating Research and Impact – 10 Golden Rules’ 14.10 Tea-break Come and chat to our stallholders. 14.30 The Careers Service Communications Conference and Visitor Services Converge Challenge The European Funding Unit theGIST The Grants Team Knowledge Transfer Partnerships Learning and Teaching Centre Workshop Sessions A1. Career A2. EU Funding Management and (ERC Starter Progression as a Grants) Postdoc The Library (Enlighten / Open Access team) Photographer Staff Development Service STEM Ambassador Programme Transforming Research Management U21 Understanding Animal Research A3. Open Access Publications A4. Careers Support at Glasgow Lesley Cummings and Dr Katie Farrell Joe Galloway Valerie McCutcheon Katrina Gardner B1. Processes for Funding Applications B2. Converge Challenge B3. Data Management B4. Postdoc Career Destinations Grants Team Veronica Ferguson Joy Davidson Katrina Gardner C1. Publishing Insights C2. Social Media for Research Communication C3. Communicating ‘Difficult’ Research Topics C4. Making a Fellowship Application 15.00 15.35 Dr Yvonne Bordon Emma Gilmartin, Dr Mark Lorch & Ruth McKenna 17.00 Dr Jamie Gallagher, Dr Bella Williams & Dr Marc Alexander Prof Karen Lury, Dr Iain Hannah & Dr Angela Bradshaw Wine reception and networking This will be a semi-structured opportunity to catch up with speakers and participants. Research Staff Conference Western Infirmary Lecture Theatre 17th April 2015 Keynote Address Jonathan Drori CBE (Visiting Industrial Professor at University of Bristol) Communicating Research and Impact – 10 Golden Rules Do you ever feel that your research isn’t properly understood? Or that the impact you make doesn’t get the recognition it deserves? Perhaps you’ve wondered why the media, politicians, funders, sections of the public or even other academics, seem wilfully to give greater precedence to other, less important work than yours? Here are Ten Golden Rules - useful techniques to ensure that Glasgow University and its research are top-of-mind even more of the time. Jon is Chairman of Ravensbourne, the design, fashion and communications college, of the UK Parliament’s Advisory Council on Public Engagement and of the H. H. Wingate Foundation. He is a Trustee of the Internet Watch Foundation, the Woodland Trust and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (where he chairs its commercial arm). He is a Visiting Industrial Professor in the Graduate School of Education at Bristol University, specialising in science misconceptions and educational technology. Jon has previously been Head of Commissioning for BBC Online, and before that, an Executive Producer and Director of science, arts and education programmes. Jon is founder of Thoughtsmith, which works with boards of large public bodies to develop business, creative and digital strategy, and with universities and public trusts on communicating and exploiting research. He’s also known for several TED talks on pollen and flowers. Twitter: @jondrori Email: [email protected] Stallholders These will be located in the foyer, during the tea-break. The Careers Service Communications Office Conference and Visitor Services Converge Challenge The European Funding Unit theGIST The Grants Team Knowledge Transfer Partnerships Learning and Teaching Centre The Library (Open Access / Research Data Management) Photographer Staff Development Service U21 Understanding Animal Research Careers Service (Katrina Gardner) Katrina is the University’s Careers Adviser for researchers and offers one to one careers appointments, CV checking, mock-interviews and workshops. Communications Office Staff from the Communications Office will be available to give advice on research communications including working with the media, marketing, use of the web (including social media) and internal communications. Research Staff Conference Western Infirmary Lecture Theatre 17th April 2015 Conference & Visitor Services Office (Lynn Burniston) CVSO offers a broad range of services designed to save you time and resources when planning conferences and events or arranging overnight accommodation. Converge Challenge (Veronica Ferguson) Converge Challenge aims to support the next generation of Scottish research entrepreneurs in business and technology and offers the first prize winner a business start-up package worth over £50k. The European Funding Team (Joe Galloway) The EU Team can help you devise a strategy to target the EU funding schemes most relevant to your career stage. theGIST Glasgow Insight into Science and Technology (theGIST) is a student science magazine and network based at the University of Glasgow and the University of Strathclyde. With nearly 100 contributors, they produce regular articles, videos and podcasts, set up workshops and seminars, and publish a printed magazine. Their goal is to communicate science clearly, accurately and passionately. The Grants Team A member of the Grants Team will be on hand to answer any questions about the research funding application process. Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (Dr Alison Reith) KTP is Europe’s leading programme helping business to improve their competitiveness and productivity through the better use of knowledge, technology and skills that reside within the UK knowledge base. Learning and Teaching Centre (Dr Angela Jaap) The Learning and Teaching Centre’s Academic Development Unit delivers initial and continuing professional development programmes in learning, teaching and assessment for academic staff. The Library: Open Access and Research Data Management (Valerie McCutcheon and Joy Davidson) Library staff will discuss models of open access publication and how these might impact your research. This includes funder requirements and how to get your publications into the institutional repository and visible in your staff profile as well as other research output and data requirements. Photographer An opportunity to have your photograph taken by the University’s in-house photographer, for use on your professional and social media profiles. You can update your academic profile for the University of Glasgow webpages at this address: http://www.gla.ac.uk/staff/webpublishing/help/tutorials/researchprofile/ Staff Development Service SDS run a suite of courses for research staff, including project/people management and making grant or Fellowship applications. STEM ambassador programme (Gail Penny) The STEM ambassador programme gives researchers the opportunity to engage with the public through a variety of mechanisms, including schools, science festivals and special events. Transforming Research Management (Gillian Richardson) The Transforming Research Management Project aims to revolutionise Research Management support by developing a new University wide service fit to operate within a dynamic and challenging funding environment whilst delivering dedicated PI support and efficient financial administration. Research Staff Conference Western Infirmary Lecture Theatre 17th April 2015 Universitas 21 (U21) is an international association of research-based universities committed to working together to enhance their status and capabilities. Supporting and nurturing early career researchers is an important part of their work; learn about some of the opportunities available. Understanding Animal Research (Dr Bella Williams) Understanding Animal Research aims to achieve broad understanding and acceptance of the humane use of animals in biomedical research in the UK, to advance science and medicine. Workshop Sessions A1. Career Management and Progression as a Postdoctoral Researcher Lesley Cummings and Katie Farrell (Human Resources) This workshop will outline the University promotions process and criteria for researchers. It will also include a short discussion on unconscious bias, led by the Equality and Diversity Unit. A2. EU Funding (ERC Starter Grants) Joe Galloway (European Funding Team) The European Funding Team will outline funding schemes that are open to early-career researchers, including ERC and Marie Curie, as well as the support on offer to researchers who are making funding applications. A3. Open Access Publications Valerie McCutcheon (Library) This interactive workshop is aimed at helping you to understand funder expectations around open access publications. A4. Careers Support at Glasgow Katrina Gardner (Careers Service) This session will present some of the career development support available from the Careers Service, including sources of advice for people seeking academic jobs. B1. Making a Funding Application – Costings and University Processes One of the Grants Managers will provide information on the internal and external processes involved in applying for research grants and fellowships, including costings, eligibility, funder rules and requirements and online application systems. B2. Converge Challenge Veronica Ferguson (Converge) This workshop will introduce you to the Converge Challenge, a scheme for entrepreneurial and creative thinkers with innovative ideas that we can help to develop for the commercial world. You’ll hear about previous success stories and how you can get involved this year with your own ideas. B3. Data Management Joy Davidson (HATII) This interactive workshop is aimed at helping you foster good attitudes to and techniques of research data management, exploring also some of the legal and ethical implications therein. B4. Career Destinations (Vitae Research) Katrina Gardner (Careers Service) This session will present some of the career development support available from the Careers Service and give an overview of recent Vitae research into career destinations of postdoctoral researchers. Panel Sessions C1. Publishing Insights Dr Yvonne Bordon (Senior Journal Editor at Nature Reviews Immunology), will give an insight into the publication process, including how to write a wellstructured article and common pitfalls to avoid. Research Staff Conference Western Infirmary Lecture Theatre 17th April 2015 C2. Social Media for Research Communication Emma Gilmartin (Communications Office) Dr Mark Lorch (University of Hull) & Ruth McKenna (GRAMNet) This workshop will provide examples of how researchers have made use of social media (including blogs, Facebook and Twitter) for engaging with other researchers as well as policy makers, community groups and traditional media. C3. Communicating ‘Difficult’ Research Topics Dr Jamie Gallagher (RSIO), Dr Bella Williams (Understanding Animal Research) & Dr Marc Alexander (School of Critical Studies) Many research topics can be difficult to communicate, whether because they’re controversial, they’ve been misrepresented in the past or just because there is a general lack of knowledge of that area (perhaps even a fear that it’s too ‘difficult’ for people to understand). This session looks at strategies for tackling such topics when dealing with the public, the media or stakeholders. C4. Making a Fellowship Application Prof Karen Lury, Dr Iain Hannah & Dr Angela Bradshaw This session will provide tips on what makes a Fellowship application stand out for the right (and wrong) reasons. Current Fellowship holders and panel members will share their own experiences of the application and interview process.