Month: May 2024

Drug Student Research Network’s Annual Conference – 17 September 2024

Drug Student Research Network’s Annual Conference

Tuesday 17 September 2024

Welcome to our first network event!

We are thrilled to have you join us for this in-person conference organised by and for the students of the Drug Student Research Network (DSRN) at Imperial College London. Our primary goal is to celebrate drug-related research conducted by postgraduate students like yourself and provide a platform for meaningful discussion, exchange, and collaboration.

The Drug Student Research Network brings together students from across the college working in fields relevant to drug, inclusive of students from the faculty of engineering, the faculty of medicine, the faculty of natural sciences and the Imperial College business school. It provides opportunities for networking and collaboration, promote cross-disciplinary learning, and enrich perspectives for personal and professional development beyond the boundaries of your research group.

This year’s conference keynote speakers and other speakers include:

  • Dr Mike Romanos: Faculty of Medicine Associate Dean for Enterprise at Imperial College London
  • Dr Sarah Caswell: Associate Principal Scientist at AstraZeneca
  • Dr Chuanzi Yue: Research associate Health Economics at Imperial College London
  • Dr Viacheslav Trush and Dr Benedikt V Holbling: Drug Discovery Hub at Imperial College London

Further information about the network can be found on: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/nhli/drug-student-research-network/

Registration

To register for the conference, please click on the link below and send a short abstract of your work to present at the conference.

https://forms.office.com/e/WgBd2aUUkL?origin=lprLink

For more information, please contact Fouzia Khan: Fouzia.khan@impeiral@ac.uk

PhD Careers Fair – 06 June 2024

The PhD Careers Fair will take place on Thursday 6 June 2024, 17.00 – 19.30, in the Queen’s Tower Rooms on the South Kensington campus.

The PhD Fair is a recruiting event specifically for PhD students from all disciplines. This event is designed specifically for the PhD population at Imperial College, providing you with a superb opportunity to meet a variety of employers recruiting from various disciplines including life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, computer science and all areas of engineering.

Find out more

ClimateLaunchpad – applications now open (deadline: 6 June 2024)

Got an idea that could help us tackle climate change?

ClimateLaunchpad – applications now open – deadline 6 June

ClimateLaunchpad is the world’s leading green business ideas competition. If it’s your dream to get your early-stage green business idea funded and launched worldwide then check out the website for more info and apply now.

Enter ClimateLaunchpad if you want to know how to navigate the cleantech field, want hands-on business advice while developing your business plan and become a pro in presenting your proposition to investors and prospective customers. This and more you will learn during the ClimateLaunchpad trajectory.

Your idea can be an innovation in renewable energy, a sustainable transition in the food chain, a mind shift in urban mobility or any other way to tackle climate change. Once you’re accepted to join the competition, the games begin:

  • Step 0: Mini-course – after your application teams are automatically invited first for participation in a mini-course to prepare you for the Boot Camp.
  • Step 1: Boot Camp – the top teams chosen by our National Leads take part in the ClimateLaunchpad National programme which kicks off with a multi-day digital Boot Camp. Our trainers will teach you all you need to know about jump-starting your business.
  • Step 2: Intensive coaching and National Finals – the Boot Camp is followed by a period of intensive coaching. You’ll perfect your pitch, value proposition and business model. After that, you’re ready to rock your National Final where you’ll pitch digitally for a National Jury.
  • Step 3: Regional Finals – the top teams of each country go to the Regional Finals where they pitch in front of the region’s best and brightest.
    The big prize? A bunch of new acquired skills, knowledge and networking opportunities to get your business thriving. And of course infinite glory.

Take a look at the full programme and what we can offer you

Judges wanted for PhD Summer Showcase

The Graduate School would like to invite all students and staff to join our official judging team for the PhD Summer Showcase which takes place on Wednesday 10 July 2024 at the South Kensington Campus.

The challenge for this year’s competition is for students to communicate their research via a three-minute presentation pitch. Presenters will be assessed on their ability to explain their research in a way that can be shared with the public. Our judges will also be assessing the visual impact & creativity of each presentation.

Judges will be allocated approximately four presenters to visit and assess their three-minute presentation pitches against the categories below:

There are two judging time slots to pick from: Judging Slot 1 (11.00-12.00) or  Judging Slot 2 (11:30-12.30).

This is a fantastic opportunity to hear more about the sorts of PhD research taking place across the College. Please contact Sarah Faux if you would like to volunteer or find out more – all students and staff are welcome! 

Your Opinion Matters in Shaping Sustainability Education at Imperial (deadline: 20 June 2024)

We’re looking for your feedback on our proposals for integrating sustainability into our education programmes . By providing your thoughts on our Education for Sustainability (E4S) Green Paper, you’ll help shape the White Paper which will outline specific policies to implement sustainability education at Imperial. Share your insights and help us make a positive difference.

How to Participate:

Deadline for Responses:

  • Thursday, 20 June 2024

 

NF2 and HIV Awareness Event – 28 May 2024

NF2 and HIV Awareness Event
28th May
Sir Alexander Fleming Building
11:30-17:00

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We are writing this to invite you to join the charity event under Green Impact and Rainbow Bridge in Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering on 28th of May.

This event collaborates with NF2 Biosolutions UK and AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) UK to raise the awareness of NF2 and HIV across the community.

On the day, there will be a stall at the Sir Alexander Fleming Building from 11:30-17:00. You can get free condoms and HIV test kits and Information about STIs and HIV. In addition, you can join our NF2 awareness challenge to win the lucky draw.

From 12:00-14:00 at SAF Room 119, there will be workshops for British Sign Language (BSL) beginners and HIV knowledge and Education.

If you are interested in this event, please sign up with the link:

NF2 and HIV Awareness Event

Call for Aligned PhD researchers to SSCP DTP Cohort 11 – application deadline: 26 July 2024

Call for Aligned PhD researchers to SSCP DTP Cohort 11 – application deadline: Friday 26 July 2024

We invite applications from Imperial PhD researchers to join the next cohort of the Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet DTP, who commence 28 September, 2024. Successful applicants’ research must relate to the NERC remit, and applicants must have commenced/are commencing their PhD in 2024.

As an aligned PhD researcher, students will receive bespoke skills gap training from academic and industry experts, interdisciplinary peer to peer collaboration, and support from the SSCP DTP team.

Further information, including costs and how to apply, can be found here (pdf).

 

CfAE’s new ‘Writing a Research Paper’ activity sessions (May & June 2024)

Register for CfAE’s new ‘writing a research paper’ activity sessions! In response to last term’s demand, these short, 50-minute sessions are now being offered online.

You will be trained to become more reader aware through guided analysis of published research papers to identify the structure, language and strategies used by successful writers in your field. This training will both speed up your writing and ensure your paper truly communicates the value of your research to an increasingly global and interdisciplinary readership. Many participants who’ve benefited from this training have fed back that it’s transformed their approach to writing papers.

In case you’re not aware, all members of Imperial (whether or not English is their first language) at all stages of their degree or academic career have the opportunity to benefit from CfAE’s provision.

Upcoming sessions: 

Writing a successful abstract: 15 May

Writing a successful results section: 22 May

Writing a successful discussion and conclusion section: 29 May

Writing a successful method section: 05 June

Writing a successful introduction: 12 June

Changing the Face of Science Research Symposium – 04 June 2024

Changing the Face of Science Research Symposium (in-person) 

Tuesday 4 June 2024, 9.00 – 17.00 | G34 and Upper Foyer, Sir Alexander Fleming Building, South Kensington

The Changing the Face of Science (CFoS) Research Symposium is showcasing research by under-represented identities in STEM. Join us to listen to a day of engaging talks, given by researchers from all career stages, highlighting that scientists working at Imperial are just as diverse as their fields of study! Unlike any other symposium at Imperial, this event is multidisciplinary, and aimed at all students and staff from the Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Natural Sciences.

Whether you’re looking to share your ideas, learn about other research projects, or just build a diverse network, CFoS is designed to foster connections that go beyond the symposium.

The symposium will include a morning panel discussion to explore the impact of EDI on Research Careers, talks from researchers at all stages of their career and an afternoon lightning thesis competition.

There will also be plenty of time for networking over a lunch and poster session.

You can register for the event and receive updates about the day here