Tag: Doctoral Students

Join the UCL Doctoral School for their Researcher Showcase Day 2025 (3rd June 2025)

Calling all UoL Doctoral and Early Career Researchers – Join the UCL Doctoral School for their Researcher Showcase Day 2025!

3rd June 2025

Chancellor’s Hall, Senate House

11am onwards

You are invited to attend the Researcher Showcase Day, hosted by the UCL Doctoral School, which celebrates doctoral and early career researchers. Come along and celebrate your peers’ research and see how it impacts UCL, UoL and beyond!

Programme

11:00AM – 3:30PM – the Researcher Showcase Day will be open to all students and staff at UCL and University of London institutions. No tickets required but please do bring your student/staff ID as UoL security at Senate House may request to see this.

  • 11:00AM – 1:45PM A multi-media exhibition of the shortlisted entries from the Doctoral School’s six competitions and other UCL researchers’ work.
  • 11:00AM – 1:45PM Central team stalls (including the Student Union, UCL Careers, Libraries & more!)
  • 11:00AM – 3:30PM Activities, a raffle, and the return of our ever-popular mini competitions – ‘Thesis on a post-(it)’ and ‘Your PhD motivation’. Don’t miss out on a chance to win some additional prizes and vouchers! Mini competitions are open to all UCL and UoL doctoral/postgraduate researchers.
  • 1:45PM – 2:45PM Research Poster Competition Final

Any questions, please email docschool@ucl.ac.uk or DM us on Instagram.

We hope to see you there!

The Doctoral School team

Employer Insight session: Exploring Careers at the Intersection of Academia and Industry (12 June 2025)

Employer Insight session: Exploring Careers at the Intersection of Academia and Industry
Thursday 12th June, online, 2.30-3pm
For more info and to register: https://2ly.link/26lym

During this session we’ll be joined by Ely Sandler, Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School and co-founder of the Article-Six Group (a financial services company), to discuss: his career path, including key milestones, decisions and transitions along the way; similarities and differences when working with colleagues in the private sector and academia; the importance of broad networks across academia and the private sector; and advice on exploring career options.

Changing the Face of Science Research Symposium (05 June 2025)

Join us for the Changing the Face of Science (CFoS) Research Symposium, an afternoon of academic talks, posters, and networking that celebrates early career researchers from underrepresented backgrounds at Imperial.

This year’s programme includes research presentations across multiple disciplines, a poster session, a lightning thesis competition, a post-event networking session and a keynote careers panel: Changing the Face of Science: How Underrepresented Early Career Researchers Can Thrive in Science.

While the symposium shines a spotlight on the experiences and work of underrepresented researchers, it’s an event for everyone. Fostering a more inclusive, equitable research culture benefits the entire Imperial community—and requires all of us to be involved.

Come to discover exciting research, engage in open conversation about equality in STEM, and connect with colleagues from across Imperial.

Everyone’s welcome — register now to attend.

Applications open for Venture Catalyst Challenge (deadline: 15 June)

The Venture Catalyst Challenge (VCC) is now open for applications!

This is your chance to be part of Imperial Enterprise Lab’s flagship programme and compete for a share of £100,000 (equity free) in prize money, receive expert coaching, and access to our network of investors, mentors, and industry leaders.

VCC is open to current Imperial students, ECRs and recent alumni working on innovative solutions across these key tracks:

🧠 AI & Robotics
🌍 Creative & Consumer
🔬 Digital & Finance
🌱 Energy & Environment
🧬 Health & Wellbeing

You’ll benefit from:

✅ Weekly masterclasses
✅ Personalised venture coaching
✅ Pitch training and feedback
✅ The chance to pitch at the Grand Final for prizes and exposure

📅 Deadline to apply: Thursday 15 June 2025

Click here to apply

 

CfAE ‘Speaking with Impact in STEMM’ sessions (Summer Term)

Are you coming up to an assessed viva, an assessed elevator pitch, an assessed project presentation or are you simply keen to work on your public speaking skills?

CfAE ‘Speaking with Impact in STEMM’ sessions are a structured programme to enhance your skills and boost your confidence in preparation for any presentation.

We are running 6 weekly sessions in the summer term. These are 50-minute on-campus sessions (South Kensington).

They are grouped into two blocks of three, but you are free to attend one, some or all sessions.

  1. Engaging your audience (Thursday 8 May 13.00-14.00)
  2. Using your voice (Thursday 15 May 13.00-14.00)
  3. Rehearse your presentation in our ‘Café Scientifique’  (Thursday 22 May 13.00-14.00)
  4. Building your narrative (Thursday 29 May 13.00-14.00)
  5. Guiding your audience (Thursday 5 June 13.00-14.00)
  6. Rehearse your presentation in our ‘Stand up and speak’ session (Thursday 12 June 13.00-14.00)

In addition, we offer 20-minute 1:1s, both online and on campus, if you would like individual advice on your presentation skills. Book here: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/academic-english/speaking/advice/.

Opportunities for PhDs/Postdocs (Quant research roles)

Options Group is hiring in for an important hedge fund client who manage >$10bn in aum.  The client is looking to speak with entry level PhDs or Postdocs focusing on Machine Learning/AI, Math, Stats, Physics, Computer Science for various quant research roles based in London.  Additionally, about the client’s search:

They are looking for exceptional generalists—either applied researchers or theorists with some coding experience. Historically, statisticians have been the most common hires, but last year they hired more pure math candidates than any other background. They’ve also brought on people with publications in machine learning journals and active GitHub profiles. Their hires include computer scientists, including those focused on theoretical CS. One of their Partners in London, for example, comes from a theoretical physics background..

Interested parties can contact Keith Macksoud (Options Group, Executive Director) immediately with a CV.

Summer Term Day and Evening Classes: Arts, Humanities & Languages

Join us in South Kensington this summer on one of our exciting day and evening classes in the arts, humanities and languages.

From Introductory French to Beginners Watercolours and British Sign Language to Discovering Art Therapy, we have a wide range of courses designed to educate, inform and entertain.

No previous experience is needed in any subject, so whether you fancy taking up printmaking as a hobby, starting that novel you know you have inside you, or you’ve always wanted to know the secrets of modern art, you’ll find a course here for you.

Enrolling now – for full details visit http://www.imperial.ac.uk/adult-ed

IX-WAI Women in Science Career Day (11 June 2025)

Join us at our very first Women in Science Career Day on Wednesday 11 June 2025 at the White City Campus! Whether you are interested in academia, industry, or launching your own startup, our Career Day offers something for everyone. Through three streams of workshops and panel discussions, you will have the opportunity to connect with leading researchers, partner companies, and emerging start-ups.

Why Attend?

  • Tailored Workshops: Participate in three streams of workshops focused on career development, including topics like funding your research, exploring industry careers, and building your personal brand.
  • Networking Opportunities: Engage with top researchers, professionals from leading companies, and start-up founders.
  • Hands-on Learning & Expert Insights: Gain valuable skills and knowledge, and learn from successful women in STEM who have been where you are and can guide you on your journey.

Who Is This Event For?

This event is designed mainly for PhD students and early career researchers, but anyone with a passion for STEM and a curiosity about the diverse career paths available is very welcome! Whether you are considering a career in academia, industry, or even launching your own start-up, join us to connect, learn, and explore the diverse career paths!

Find out more about the day and register here.

Join the 3Rs-Hub Advisory Group – Let’s Make a Difference Together!

I’m excited to reach out to you as the newly appointed PhD student representative for the 3Rs-Hub Advisory Group at Imperial College London. As you may know, the 3Rs-Hub is dedicated to promoting the 3Rs (Replacement, Reduction, and Refinement) in animal research, and our mission is to create a collaborative environment where researchers like you can engage in discussions, share ideas, and work together to advance more ethical and efficient practices in animal research.

Whether your PhD involves animal work, or you are exploring alternative models and systems that can help reduce or replace animal testing, the 3Rs-Hub is a fantastic group for you to get involved in. We are building a community of like-minded students who are passionate about driving change, and we’d love for you to be part of this initiative.

Throughout the year, we will be hosting a range of informative events and networking opportunities aimed at fostering collaboration and furthering the application of the 3Rs principles in research. These events are not only an excellent chance to learn from experts but also a great way to socialize and connect with fellow researchers in the field.

If you are interested in joining the 3Rs-Hub community and contributing to this important work, please contact me at mm720@ic.ac.uk . We look forward to hearing from you and hope you’ll consider being part of this exciting initiative!

Thank you for your time, and I hope to see you at our upcoming events.

Best regards,


Michael Manolakakis
PhD Student Representative, 3Rs-Hub Advisory Group (https://3rshub.imperial.ac.uk/)
Imperial College London
mm720@ic.ac.uk

Join the new Viva Engage channel: Measuring Visibility and Impact

Join the new Viva Engage channel: Measuring Visibility and Impact

Scholarly Communications Management team has created a new Viva Engage community channel, Measuring Visibility and Impact to share insights and updates and invite discussion and collaboration on the various tools that imperial subscribes to. Tips and guidance on responsible use of metrics will also be shared.

Imperial subscribes to a number of powerful tools (e.g. Altmetric for tracking mentions of research publications on social media and news and Overton for monitoring citations on policy documents), but many staff and students are either unaware of these sources or unsure how to use them effectively. Through the Measuring Visibility and Impact channel, we aim to bridge this gap by advertising the tools, sharing updates about them, interesting case studies and organising training sessions to equip you to work with them.

The research analytics products allow you to:

  • track academic and societal impact of research publications, not only journal articles but other types of outputs such as reports, theses or preprints,
  • move away from journal-based metrics and h-index,
  • better communicate research results and increase visibility,
  • help you prepare job applications, narrative CVs, grant applications and REF submissions,
  • understand the latest research trends and key research areas in different disciplines,
  • monitor research performance of research groups, departments, faculties or institutions.

The community channel will support Imperial’s commitment to the responsible use of metrics by promoting best practice, fostering awareness, and keeping you updated about initiatives and opportunities. The channel will serve the ultimate objective of building a healthy research culture at Imperial by helping us break out of the dysfunctional culture of publish-or-perish.

Please join the Measuring Visibility and Impact community channel on Viva Engage and share this message with your contacts who might be interested.