Early Career Researcher Network: 2015-16 Programme Announced

Making links, forming networks

The ECR Network exists to offer mutual support to academics at the beginning of their careers. The sessions below will run in the Spring Term, and complement the Grants Factory workshops and Graduate School research development training programme. There will also be an opportunity to meet others informally and share the highs and lows of getting started in academia; more details on this soon.

I’ll send more detail about these events closer to the time, but do make a note in your diary if you plan to come along. To whet your appetite I've included links below to notes I took when any of these sessions have been run previously. 

Finally, I just wanted to say thank you to all of the colleagues below who have kindly agreed to take part in the programme. Their honesty and openness in talking about their experiences makes these sessions invaluable. 

Balancing the Conflicting Demands of Academia Prof Gordon Lynch (SECL) & Prof Sarah Spurgeon (EDA) 13 January 2016, 1pm-3pm

How to Engage the Public with your Research Prof Paul Allain (Arts) & Dr Vicky Mason (SPS) 4 February 2016, 12noon-2pm

How to Overcome ‘Imposter Syndrome’ Dr Caron Fraser Wood (Mindset Method) 16 February 2016, 12noon-2pm

Developing Resilience Dr Caron Fraser Wood (Mindset Method) 17 February 2016, Time TBC

How to Use Social Media to Support your Research Dr Rebekah Higgitt (History) 2 March 2016, 12noon-2pm

Getting Published: Targeting the Top Journals and Writing Book Proposals Prof Sally Sheldon (KLS) & Prof Mick Tuite (Biosciences) 17 March 2016, 12noon-2pm

Planning your Career Dr Simon Black (SAC/HR) & Prof Sally Sheldon (KLS) 29 March2016, 12noon-2pm