Senate Presentations and Discussion 2 October
All members of staff are warmly invited to the presentation and discussion section of Senate on Wednesday 2 October at 2pm.
Senate presentations are an opportunity for all staff to engage in discussion on a key strategic theme. The topic for this Senate will be Support for Early Career Researchers.
The session will take place in Lecture Theatre G.03, 50 George Square. It will last for approximately 90 minutes and will be followed by tea and coffee. If you would like to attend the session then please book a place through MyEd:
Booking is required to ensure attendee numbers are within the venue capacity.
You can view the exact location of the lecture theatre on the University’s campus map:
Support for Early Career Researchers
2019 sees the launch of the new Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers. Institutions wishing to sign the Concordat must present an action plan which demonstrates how they will engage and support their research staff in career management.
The University of Edinburgh has a population of around 2,000 research staff who have a range of development needs and career challenges. Academic and professional services staff around the institution work collaboratively to provide development opportunities to this group, sometimes working with self-organising groups of researchers. However, with the Concordat on the horizon we need to ensure that we can report on our institutional plans and approaches.
At Senate we will present an overview of issues facing research staff, hear from representatives of the research community and those supporting them, and summarise some of the support available.
Speakers and topics
Introduction
Dr Paddy Hadoke, Director of Postgraduate Research and Early Career Research Experience, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
The Early Career Researcher Perspective
Dr Alexander Martin, Research Assistant, Centre for Language Evolution, School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences
Engaging Early Career Researchers
Dr Caroline Proctor, Graduate and Staffing Services Manager, School of Biological Sciences
Coordinating Early Career Researcher Support
Dr Gillian Gray, Centre for Cardiovascular Science (presented by Dr Sara Shinton)
Models for Early Career Researcher Support
Dr Sara Shinton, Head of Researcher Development, Institute for Academic Development
Organising Committee
Dr Sara Shinton, Dr Paddy Hadoke, and Professor Jonathan Seckl.
Related Links
Further information about Senate
Further information about Institute for Academic Development support for research roles