Tag: Doctoral Students

Inclusivity in the field: workshopping challenges & solutions (30 April 2025)

Join us for a workshop exploring the barriers to inclusive fieldwork and practical strategies to overcome them. Open to Imperial and external university staff and PGR students across the life sciences, ecology, geosciences, and beyond.

🗓️ Morning: World café discussion on key inclusivity challenges
🗣️ Afternoon: 10-minute presentations from attendees sharing experiences and best practice

We welcome diverse voices, disciplines, and fieldwork contexts — from local day trips to international residentials, teaching and research alike. We are also looking for a range of presenters so if you’d like to share your experiences then please sign-up to present!

📍Booking and details here: https://outlook.office365.com/book/LifeSciencesCommunityEventsBookings@ImperialLondon.onmicrosoft.com/s/XDA5xBOUOk6YFZ1pYyX_qg2

Apply to join our Warden teams (deadline: 22 April 2025)

Student Services are currently advertising for Sub-Wardens for the 2025-2026 academic year. This is a voluntary live-in role in Halls, open to PhD students with at least one year of their research remaining.

Applications close on 22nd April.

Please visit our webpage for more information, including the link to the online application form.

Call for Participants: Social Ties and Student Lives Project – Centre for Higher Education Research and Scholarship (CHERS)

Recruitment poster_Social Ties Student Lives Project (1)

We would like to invite YOU to participate in a study conducted by the Centre for Higher Education Research and Scholarship (CHERS)!

We are trying to learn more about how students engage with the various communities that they belong to as part of Imperial life. We want as many different student voices as possible to be heard and are interested to learn about YOUR experiences and views.  The responses will be used to understand how students like you engage with Imperial life, with the aim of providing evidence to better target support and encourage a welcoming and inclusive culture for all. All voices matter – your views are important!

The questionnaire * is short and will take just 10-15 mins for you to complete, it is only open until 4 April 2025.

At the end of the questionnaire, you will have the opportunity to sign up for an interview to share more about your experiences if you wish.

For more information please email: j.viola@imperial.ac.uk.

Thank you!

*or copy/paste URL into your web browser:https://imperial.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2atRgnsX3tOu0Um.

Volunteer at the Great Exhibition Road Festival (Sign up by 14 May 2025)

Volunteering sign-ups for the Great Exhibition Road Festival are now open!

We’re giving all staff and students the chance to volunteer at Imperial College London’s exciting annual celebration of science and the arts on 7-8 June 2025.

We partner with iconic cultural institutions, including the Science Museum, Natural History Museum, V&A and the Royal Albert Hall, and thousands of visitors attend each year to engage with our world-leading science. But none of this would be possible without our dedicated team of volunteers!

Interested? Click here to find out more and sign up before 14 May 2025. 

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.

Standing Up for Science – The John Maddox Prize (deadline: 30 April 2025)

Nominations and self-applications are now open for Standing Up for Science – The John Maddox Prize

Standing up for Science – The John Maddox Prize, recognises researchers who stand up and speak out for science and evidence-based policy, advancing public discussion around difficult topics, despite challenges or hostility, and successfully making a change in public discourse or policy.

There are two categories: early-career and lifetime achievement. Each winner receives 5000 euros and their work will be featured on Nature.com.

Both of the categories celebrate researchers who courageously and skillfully advance the public discourse, successfully increasing public and government engagement with, and acceptance of, sound science and strong evidence. The prize shines a spotlight on the efforts of researchers all over the world who inspire and encourage others to do the same. The prize has a global focus and receives hundreds of nominations from dozens of countries.

Deadline for nominations: 30 April 2025

Find out more

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

Virtual ‘Introductory Medical Statistics’ course – 22 May (pm) – 23 May (am) 2025

The Introductory Medical Statistics course, held online, is an introduction to basic statistical concepts, and is run by statisticians and epidemiologists based at the National Heart and Lung Institute (NHLI), part of Imperial College.

It is suitable for doctors (including trainee grades), nurses, allied health professionals, clinical research fellows and postgraduate students.

Registration fees are as follows (VAT doesn’t apply):

  • MSc/PhD Students: £120
  • Academic/NHS/Charities: £190
  • Corporate/Other: £240

Booking link:

https://estore.imperial.ac.uk/product-catalogue/faculty-of-medicine/nhli/online-introductory-medical-statistics-course-may-2025

  • NB: Imperial College staff and students can pay via internal journal/transfer, using an Imperial finance code.  Please contact Magda Wheatley on wheatley@imperial.ac.uk for further details (you don’t then need to book online).

It will be held and recorded on Microsoft Teams, and recordings circulated afterwards.

Please note that places are offered on a ‘first-come, first-served’ basis, and that we can accommodate 45 delegates only.

Further details can be seen on our website: https://www.medstatscourse.co.uk/

Six CPD points are currently sought.

IX-WAI Early Career Development Grants (deadline: 30 April)

IX-WAI Early Career Development Grants – Round 3

The I-X Women in AI network (IX-WAI) launched the third round of the Early Career Development grants (up to £300*) specifically for women and non-binary individuals engaged in AI or wanting to enter the field. These grants are intended to support conference attendance, training, and other professional development opportunities. This initiative is part of our commitment to providing additional support for women in AI.

The deadline for this round is 30 April 2025.

To apply for a grant, please complete this brief online form with the following information:

  • Requested amount (up to £300)
  • Purpose of the grant (one/two sentences)
  • Departmental account number (or your supervisor/mentor’s departmental account number for fund transfer if selected)
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Brief proposal (~400 words) outlining the purpose and impact of the grant.

Please note: the activity for which you are applying must take place at least one month after the application deadline. If you have already been awarded the grant, you are not eligible to apply again.

Visit the IX-WAI Early Career Grant website to find out more about the application process.

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.