Tag: Research Staff

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.

Parental Leave and Time Management at Imperial

The Postdocs and Fellows Committee from the Department of Life Sciences is organising an event about parental leave and time management at Imperial.

The event is divided in two sessions:

 

Session 1: Tuesday 13th of May, from 12:00 to 1.00 pm, South Kensington Campus, Flowers Building, Room G47A/B

This session will feature a panel discussion, where staff across different career point will share their personal experiences and thoughts on parental leave. The aim is to facilitate a conversation about the realities of balancing parenthood and a career, and ways to create a more supportive environment for working parents at Imperial.

Panel discussion:

Victoria Male (Imperial College London)

David Riglar (Imperial College London, Francis Crick Institute)

Vanessa Sancho-Shimizu (Imperial College London, Francis Crick Institute)

 

 

Session 2:  Tuesday 17th of June, from 12 to 1 pm, South Kensington Campus, Flowers Building, Room G47A/B

The second session will involve a discussion with HR representatives, Principal Investigators (PIs), and, if possible, funding agencies. This will provide an opportunity to present the ideas, concerns, and suggestions gathered from the first session, and to hear the perspectives of those involved in policy-making and support systems.

Panel discussion: 

HR representative

Union representative

Funding agencies

Submit questions for the panelists and topic of discussion here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSclv6s60fRNXiihym9tEoGTROyw6mo0JS0cjXSWv9Al1Jib4Q/viewform

 

Coffee and snacks will be provided at the event.

 

 

Women and Non-binary Doctoral Researchers in STEM (WoNDRS) Conference – 7 July

The registration for the Women and Non-binary Doctoral Researchers in STEM (WoNDRS) Conference is now open! This is the second year of the WoNDRS Conference which began at the University of Liverpool in 2024.

The WoNDRS Conference will be held at the University of Liverpool on Monday 7th July and aims to foster a sense of community among PhD and postdoc students from minority demographics.  Registration for the conference is £10. The proposed programme combines a mix of both industry and academic talks followed by a discussion panel. There will be a focus on outstanding work across all STEM subjects, encouraging students to engage in networking and allowing space for women and other gender minorities to be celebrated for their achievements.

The agenda begins at 10am in the Central Teaching Hub and concludes at 4:30pm when we will move to the Oliver Lodge Laboratory for a networking event with drinks and ice cream. The agenda also includes a tea and coffee break and lunch. In line with our effort to reduce our environmental impact, please bring your own water bottle to make use of the refill stations around the facilities.

Registration will be open from 9:45am.

The agenda of the conference:

Welcome and Introduction

Talk I – Rachel Bearon (Mathematical Biology)

Talk II – Holly Reeve (Inorganic Chemistry)

Talk III – Dominika Vasilkova (Particle Physics)

Lunch and Poster Session

Talk IV – Diane Hardy (Chemistry)

Talk V – Saba Khan (Life Sciences)

Talk IV – Esther Garcia-Tunon Blanca (Materials Science and Engineering)

Coffee Break and Poster Session

Panel session

Networking and drinks event on the Oliver Lodge roof.

 

The event has been sponsored by The Institute of Physics (IOP), Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), Liverpool Women in Science & Engineering (LivWISE), PGR Wellbeing Liverpool and, The University of Liverpool.

For any accessibility requirements; questions regarding our diversity, data protection, or sustainability practices; or general concerns, please see our additional information page or contact us.

Registration is £10. Registration closes 19/05/2025 at 5pm!

Registration Link WoNDRS 2025 Registration

Website:  https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/science-and-engineering/outreach/WoNDRS/

Email: WoNDRS_conference@proton.me

Open Research Training for Researchers New to Imperial (03 June 2025)

Open Research training for researchers new to Imperial

3 June 2025 11:00–13:00, online via MS Teams

This training session is primarily aimed at researchers new to Imperial, but others are welcome to join for a refresher.

Topics covered include an introduction to open research and its principles, practices and benefits, key principles and policies for research data management, working on data management plans, funder and institutional policies, information about depositing papers in Imperial’s repository Spiral, open access funding available at Imperial, and responsible use of bibliometric indicators (metrics associated with publications).

Speakers:

  • Hamid Khan – Open Research
  • Camille Regnault – Research Data Management
  • Ruth Hibbert – Open Access
  • Sean Conner – Symplectic help available in the Faculties
  • Yusuf Ozkan – Bibliometrics

Email r.hibbert@imperial.ac.uk if you would like to be sent the meeting invite, or if you are not able to attend and would like to receive a recording of the session.

Feel free to pass on to colleagues who may be interested.

EDI Hub+ Flexible Fund (deadline: 11 September 2025)

Transformative funding to advance equality, diversity and inclusion in Engineering, Physical and Mathematical Sciences

Apply for funding to support innovative projects that drive meaningful change in equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) within Engineering, Physical and Mathematical Sciences (EPMS).

This funding call from the EPSRC EDI Hub+ seeks proposals that will implement, evaluate, and scale-up interventions and initiatives across three key themes: career pathways, research funding and processes, and organisational culture and space.

Who can apply?

To apply for funding, you need to be based at an organisation approved by UKRI. We welcome applications from a broad range of roles, including academic and research roles, professional enabling staff roles, grant managers, technicians and specialists, and those with relevant skills and experience. The flexible leadership model allows for multiple project leads, including job-share arrangements.

Funding opportunities

Funding is available for three types of projects:

  • Pilot projects (£50K, up to 12 months): Testing and refining approaches to tackle unmet EDI challenges.
  • Scale-up projects (£80K, up to 12 months): Expanding successful EDI interventions and initiatives to wider settings.
  • Evaluation projects (£30K, up to 12 months): Developing evaluation frameworks and analysing the effectiveness of existing interventions or initiatives.

How to apply

We will publish full details on how to apply when the funding opportunity opens.

How we will assess your application

Applications will be assessed by the EDI Hub+ Opportunity Review Panel based on impact potential, co-design approach, stakeholder engagement, and evaluation quality.

Key dates

  • Pre-announcement: 2 April 2025
  • Webinar: 8 May 2025
  • Opening date: 8 May 2025
  • Application deadline: 11 September 2025

An Access Fund is available to support accessibility needs. Successful applicants will receive guidance and details from the EDI Hub+ team at the time of award.

Further information

For full pre-announcement information, visit the EPSRC EDI Hub+ Flexible Fund guidance page.

The EDI Hub+ are hosting a webinar to outline the Flexible Fund and give potential applicants an opportunity to ask questions on 8 May.

Visit the Flexible Fund webinar webpage for more details on the webinar and to register.

Follow the EPSRC EDI Hub+ on LinkedIn.

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

 

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.

Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Your Research (online)

What’s your research carbon footprint? While the average person in the UK emits 5 tonnes of carbon dioxide each year, many academics emit more than 15 tonnes. To maintain safe and equitable boundaries, the planet needs us to emit only 2 tonnes per year.

Why do academics emit so much more than the average? In this interactive and non-judgmental workshop, we’ll consider how our energy use, digital activities, travel, diets, consumer habits, and research practices all contribute to our emissions. We’ll cover:

  • Why we need to urgently reduce our carbon footprint.
  • What science tells us about the impact of our activities.
  • How we can make changes to reduce carbon emissions.

By the end of this workshop, participants will have:

  • Insights into your current carbon footprint.
  • Practical actions you can take to reduce your emissions.
  • Tools for considering the impact of future activities

It’s never too late to get started! No judgement or pressure, just empowerment.

To sign-up to this course please register via ICIS: https://icisprd.ad.ic.ac.uk/ 

Once signed, go to ‘My training’ and search for ‘Carbon Footprint’ and follow the prompted steps to register.