Wednesday 22 October 2025, 14.00-16.00, South Kensington
On the 22 October Imperial’s Research Software Engineering community will be hosting Open-Source Jam, a hands-on in-person event for MSc students, PhD researchers, and postdoctoral staff who want to take their first steps into open-source contributions.
The event will be free but registration is required.
In2research, developed by In2scienceUK and UCL, is a year-long programme supporting people from low socioeconomic backgrounds to access postgraduate research.
Academics and researchers from any STEM discipline across the UK are invited to mentor participants and/or host an 8-week research placement as part of the 2025/26 In2research programme.
Apply here: https://in2scienceuk.org/volunteers-in2research/
We are looking for volunteers to take part in a study looking at how AI can predict a
person’s BMI, age, and sex using ECG data from consumer wearables like
smartwatches and portable cardiac devices.
https://cardiacep.ai/infosheet
https://cardiacepai.setmore.com/cardiacepai
Please note, currently appointments are being taken up to 2 weeks in advance to avoid overbooking. New appointment slots will be available every week.
Many thanks for taking the time to read this email!
Dr. Ahmed El-Medany a.el-medany24@imperial.ac.uk
Hi all,
My name is Mohamed, and I’m a Master’s student here at Imperial. I’m currently researching how those of us from underrepresented backgrounds (ethnic minorities and working-class individuals) navigate the world of academia, and how much we feel we belong to the institutions we inhabit.
I am interested in exploring the experiences of ‘home’ PhD students at Imperial.
If you feel like you would be interested in participating in this research and sharing your experiences, please fill out the MS form below so we can arrange an chat:
I would greatly appreciate your contributions.
Kind regards,
Mohamed Shadid (MSc Science Communication)
We need your support to better understand and alleviate the precarious nature of fixed-term contracts.
The Action Research on Research Culture project at the University of Cambridge is conducting an online Discrete Choice Experiment to examine how postdocs and ECRs make career choices. The results from this survey will inform policy recommendations aimed at increasing job security at the postdoctoral level.
With only 10-15 minutes of your time, you can contribute to the conversation about contract precarity in the academic sector and help us improve job security for ECRs. As a token of our appreciation, we will donate £2 to a charity of your choice for completion of our survey!
Welcome to The Petri Dish, we are a community made for scientists, by scientists, to promote more interdisciplinary social conversations for early career researchers.
We aim to bring together scientists from all disciplines across industry, academia and start-ups by providing events, and a space to reach out to people with varying expertise. We hope to not only use this community to talk about our own work and passions, but to use the network to foster relationships and collaborations across disciplines.
Help us tailor TPD to you by filling out our form: https://lnkd.in/e5ibtWnm
If you want to be involved as a team member please reach out to: thepetridish1@gmail.com
Borrow recreational audiobooks and e-books to read on your phone or tablet using the Libby app by OverDrive.
Sign in to OverDrive for access to nearly 600 audiobooks and e-books including bestsellers, prize-winning fiction, and titles in German, Spanish and French.
Download the Libby app to borrow up to 10 titles for 14 days. Titles expire automatically at the end of the loan period so you do not have to return them.
If someone else has borrowed the title you want, just place a hold on it and the service will let you know when it’s available.
You can also use ‘Recommend to library’ to suggest additional titles to purchase. This feature is available in OverDrive (coming soon to Libby).
Libby is only available to Imperial staff and students.