Courses and Events
Future Events
Career Options for Biomedical Scientists
15th March 2012 – RVC, Camden
Do you want a research career in academia/industry or are there more options available? Whilst traditionally a PhD/Post-doctorate provide training for a career in academia, increasingly nowadays those with a PhD are opting for alternative careers. A PhD is recognized by a wide range of employers as a sign that you are hard-working and have a range of transferable skills such as project and time management, together with analytical and communication skills.
This one day seminar will bring together scientists with a biosciences background who have pursued a diverse range of careers after their PhD/postdoc including publishing/editorial roles in science journals, technology transfer at research institutes, regulatory affairs in the pharmaceutical industry, financial management in a cancer research charity to name just a few They will provide first-hand experience of their chosen profession together with a chance to meet them informally at lunch and coffee.
See Career Options for Biomedical Scientists (PDF) for programme.
RVC Staff Training
Career Development 1:1 Sessions – Dr. Margaret Collins
25th April 2012 – RVC, Camden
17th July 2012 – RVC, Hawkshead
Advanced Professional Skills two day Workshop
17th & 18th April 2012 – RVC, Hawkshead
Cutting Edge Consultants, run by experienced Business Managers with wide backgrounds in Research, Engineering, Marketing, Finance, Management and Recruitment.
To reserve a place on either course please complete the Online Staff Training Application Form.
For more information on these and other RVC Staff Training Courses see Staff Training and Development Programme 2011/12 (PDF).
Previous events
Post-Doc Evening Talks
28th July 2011 – RVC Camden
We had talks from two speakers, with an academic background that have now moved to a life outside of academia.
- Dr. Anne Booth is a Higher Scientific Officer at the Food Standards Agency and told us what it is like to work as a civil servant.
See her presentation: From academia to central government as a scientist (PDF). - Dr. Mario Ippolito has just started working at Servier Laboratories Ltd. as a Scientific and Medical Information Advisor (SAMIA).
See his presentation: SAMIA (PDF)
Talks were followed by drinks and food, a great opportunity to ask more questions to the speakers and also for us Post-Docs to meet and talk!
Organised by Elena Garonna
Focus Group on the Concordat for Post-Docs
26/27th July 2011
The RVC asked the Post-Docs for input on Concordat Policies. The key findings of these exercises have been taken forward to formulate an Action Plan.
The focus groups took place at both Hawkshead (26th July) and Camden (27th July) campuses.
Organised by Sylvia Sidoli.
BBSRC Enterprisers programme
31st May - 3 June 2011, Bedfordshire. www.bbsrc.ac.uk
Photographic competition
1st December 2010. The first Post Doc photographic competition (2010) was a great success. We had around 30 entries fitting into Microscopic, Abstract or Other category. Three judges Andrew Hibbert, Ken Larkin and Peter Nunn had a hard time deciding on winners.
Microscopic Category
Ilknur Aktan won first prize in the Microscopic category with her photo "Revenge of Bacteria to Cactuseculi".
Abstract Category
Marta Fernandez-Fuente's "Fibroblasts become myotubes" photo (below) won the Abstract category.
Other Category
Emily Clark won the Other category with her photo (below) entitled "Pink Pea Aphids on a green leaf".
All three winners won a bottle of Prosecco Tenute San Marco, courtesy of the LBIC. The public vote showed a clear winner in Emily Clark again with her "Pink Pea Aphids on a green leaf" photo. She also won a £20 Amazon voucher, courtesy of the RVC.
Organised by Hannah Thompson and Elena Garonna.
Post Doc Christmas party
9th December 2010 - The Haxby bar, Camden from 6pm.
Public engagement and media interaction
20th January 2011 - Hawkshead. RVC training event.
If anyone has any comments about this course please contact egaronna@rvc.ac.uk
Vitae National Post Doc conference
8th November 2010. Attended by Ilknur Aktan, Maria Psatha, Elena Garonna and Jeshmi Jeyabalan. The conference was about building research communities, implementing the Concordat and research fixed-term contract law and was attended by researchers from the whole of the UK and was supported by Research Councils UK (www.rcuk.ac.uk ).
See Researchers, fixed-term contracts and universities: understanding law in context for more information.
See also: Vitae: www.vitae.ac.uk/ and UKRSA: www.ukrsa.org.uk
Post Doc Society evening talks
29th September 2010 - Jane Shepley a science communication manager from the British Heart Foundation: “what is science communication and how to get a job” and Dr. Tim Geach a Post Doc at NIMR Mill Hill: “how to apply for fellowships”
Organised by Hannah Thompson
Advanced professional skills for Post Docs
11th-12th August 2010 - 2 day course run by Cutting Edge Consultants: “An opportunity to understand the skills that employers are looking for”
Organised by Elena Garonna.
Public engagement development workshop
5th July - “Develop communication skills for different audiences”
Organised by Jonathan Elliot and the RVC
Post Doc Society evening talk
9th June 2010 - Dr. Imelda McGonnell "The importance of public engagement"
Organised by Hannah Thompson, Elena Garonna and Carol Crawford
Post Doc Stats Workshop
26th April 2010 -" An introduction to using statistics in research", run by Ruby Chang resident statistician.
Organised by Attia Batjavellic and Hannah Thompson
Post Doc Society evening talks
24th February 2010 - Dr Monica Daley - “Life as an academic at the RVC” and Dr Fatos Betja - “The pros and cons of working in the civil service”.
Organised by Elena Garonna and Leanne Saxon
Post Doc Society evening talks
2nd December 2009 - Doctors Delia Ong from Cancer Research UK, and Massimo Marenzana from CellTech - “Life outside academia”.
Organised by Elena Garonna
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