Transitioning to Independence: Panel Event – 23 April 2026

Transitioning to Independence: Panel event 

Thursday 23 April, 10 to 11:30, Online 

Join our panel of independent researchers as they offer an honest and insightful discussion on building an academic career. Panellists will share their strategies for success, how they overcame failure, advice they would give to their past self (pre-independence), and how they secured support from their department, mentor, or sponsor. 

The session will then be opened for a Q&A and you can also pre-submit questions via the form below until 15 April. 

Panellists: 

  • Sonja Billerbeck – Associate Professor, Bioengineering 
  • Alice Denton – Associate Professor, Immunology & Inflammation 
  • John Wickerson – Associate Professor, Electrical and Electronic Engineering 
  • Jorge Bernardino de la Serna – Associate Professor, National Heart & Lung Institute 

Register here.