Training Programmes
BBSRC Training and Career Development Bulletin
18 February 2008
1) News from the UK GRAD Programme
2) Launch of New Researcher Development Programme
3) Enterprise Fellowships: Developing the commercial potential of your research
4) Royal Society Industry Fellowships: Promoting knowledge exchange between academia and industry
5) Modular Training for Industry
6) Bioscience Futures Workshop 8 - 10 April 2008
7) Updated FAQs for BBSRC Training Grants
8) Nature Events Directory 2008
1) News from the UK GRAD Programme
Careers in Academia events in 2008 - book your place NOW!
If you want to explore what a career in the academic environment is really like, book onto one of our Careers in Academia events. Following the success of last year's programme, UK GRAD has confirmed a further two one-day events for 2008 in Bristol (28 April) and Manchester (6 October). Like most careers, there are many elements that make up a career in academia, and you need specific skills to succeed in what can be a very competitive environment. Here's your chance to find out what really is involved, what skills and strengths it will take to succeed and to decide if this is the career for you. For more information visit www.grad.ac.uk/cif
Subscribe to GRADBritain, our free online magazine written by and for postgraduate researchers, and get the next issue emailed to you 'hot off the press'. www.grad.ac.uk/gradbritain
Subscribe to PGR tips, our email bulletin providing tips and information to help you during your PhD and when planning your career. Register your details and start receiving this monthly bulletin! www.grad.ac.uk/pgrtips
Winter 08 issue of overVIEW, our publication specifically for those who supervise doctoral researchers will be available online at www.grad.ac.uk/supervisors and in hard copies from 15 February, for more information email overview@grad.ac.uk
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2) Launch of New Researcher Development Programme
A date for your diary: 8-9 September 2008 - Annual researcher development conference
The next annual conference for staff supporting the professional skills and career development of PhD students and early-career researchers will be held in London at the Novotel London West Hotel on 8 and 9 September 2008.
Marking the official launch of the new 'researcher development' programme, this two day conference will reflect the broader remit of the new programme being funded by the Research Councils. The conference will build on the success of the previous UK GRAD and UKHERD conferences, and bring together both agendas in relation to the personal and professional development of postgraduate researchers and research staff.
Further information and booking details will be available in the coming months. www.grad.ac.uk
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3) Enterprise Fellowships: Developing the commercial potential of your research
BBSRC and The Royal Society of Edinburgh seek proposals to the Enterprise Fellowships scheme to support researchers who wish to play a key role in the commercialisation of their research. The Fellowships provide salary and formal business training, allowing the Fellows to focus on developing the commercial potential of their research over a 12-month period.
The Fellowships are available to academic staff, research staff and postgraduates with relevant experience employed by a UK Higher Education Institution or a BBSRC-sponsored Research Institute. The business idea may be in any area within BBSRC's remit provided the original research was largely funded through the Research Council.
The closing date for applications is 5pm on 4 April 2008. Interviews for selected applicants will take place in Edinburgh on 3 June 2008, with a view to the Fellowship commencing October 2008.
Application forms and further details are available from: www.royalsoced.org.uk/research_fellowships/bbsrc.htm and www.bbsrc.ac.uk/business/commercialisation/enterprise_fellowships.html or by contacting Dr Simon Cutler,
Email: simon.cutler@bbsrc.ac.uk, Tel: 01793 413243
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4) Royal Society Industry Fellowships: Promoting knowledge exchange between academia and industry
The Industry Fellowship scheme promotes collaboration between the UK science base and industry by supporting the exchange of mid-career researchers either from the science base to industry or vice-versa. The Fellowships are administered by the Royal Society and co-sponsored by the BBSRC. The scheme has successfully supported researchers in the biosciences and has involved a range of industry sectors, from large pharmaceutical companies to Biotech SMEs.
The deadline for applications to the current round of funding is 13 March 2008 with further details here or by contacting Adam Webb, Email: adam.webb@bbsrc.ac.uk, Tel: 01793 413390
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5) Modular Training for Industry
Modular Training for Industry enables UK Higher Education Institutions and BBSRC-sponsored Institutes to provide up to date, industrially-relevant technical training for graduates working in industry. Pump-priming support is provided for the development of individual training modules at Masters level. Evidence of a clear industrial need for the training is a key requirement of funding. Therefore the training should be developed in close collaboration with industry.
The next closing date for applications is 28 April 2008. Application forms and further details can be found at: www.bbsrc.ac.uk/business/training/index.html , or by contacting Adam Webb, Email: modular.training@bbsrc.ac.uk, Tel: 01793 413390.
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6) Bioscience Futures Workshop 8 - 10 April 2008 Lancaster University
This workshop, organised and sponsored by the Society for Experimental Biology, BBSRC and NERC, is for postgraduates and postdoctoral researchers to enhance your career prospects for research in academia, industry or other non-research careers related to Bioscience. It will cover aspects such as:
