Early Career Development Programme 2023/24

The Early Career Development Programme is designed to provide support and assistance in developing our College's early career academics. It aims to develop high achieving, high performing academics who will help the university to deliver its vision and ambitions.

Register for the programme by emailing scieng-submit@glasgow.ac.uk.

Recordings of each session in the programe will be available below shortly after each event has taken place.

Launch event

Monday 25 September 2023

  • Welcome, Forming your research vision (Professor Margaret Lucas, Dean of Research)
  • Introduction to new ECDP format and available content (David Nisbet, Business Development Manager)
  • Watch the session (To be published)

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  • What you do/don't need to do in terms of engagement (2021 session with Professor Dame Muffy Calder, Vice Principal and Head of the College of Science and Engineering)
  • Watch the session (Passcode: iEP5.2tv)

Academic career sessions

Planning your research career (the big picture)

Thursday 28 September 2023

  • A strategic overview of things to think about when planning your research career/lessons from your experience (Vihar Georgiev, Craig MacDonald, Caroline Gauchotte-Linsday, Ian Strachan)
  • Watch the session (Passcode: 7i4cdCy+)

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Co-creation and engaging with external partners & PPIE (Patient & Public Involvement & Engagement)

Monday 2nd October 2023

  • Industry Engagement team (David Pollock)
  • Benefits of working with industry to tackle research problems (Fiona Bradley, Jaime Toney, Simone Stumpf
  • PPIE (Tracy Ibbotson)
  • Letters of Support: What is their purpose, what to put in them, what UKRI need to have (RDM)
  • Watch the session (Passcode: 3!y7^XXI)

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  • What you need to do/don’t need to do in terms of engagement (2021/22 session with Professor Dame Muffy Calder, Vice Principal and Head of the College of Science and Engineering)
  • Watch the session (Passcode: iEP5.2tv) 

Engaging with policy makers, regulators and government

Thursday 5th October 2023

  • Panel Q&A Session based on recording from 2022 (Erin McKee Sarah Weakly, Oliver Stoner)
  • Watch the session (Passcode: 3&n9Y!Kh)

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Advocacy and role models

Tuesday 10th October 2023

  • Advocacy in the Nuclear sector (Joy Farnaby and Nicola Bell)
  • Advocacy in outreach and EDI (Eilidh Jack and Craig Anderson)
  • Watch session here (Passcode: zdGf*U6^)

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Intellectual Property, spinouts and contracts

Monday 23 October 2023

  • Introduction to Intellectual Property (David Williams Optos)
  • Case study in spinbout Lynekos (David Mahon)
  • Contracts (Edward Ferguson)

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Procurement process

Tuesday 24 October 2023

  • Drop-in session (Emma Fleck)

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  • Watch the 2022 session (Passcode: b9z%?JFm) 

Introduction to Research Fellowships

Tuesday 21 November 2023

  • Introduction to what a fellowship is, who and what type of research proposal they are suited to (Professor Jon Cooper) 
  • Experience of applying for and being awarded a Fellowship (EPSRC - Nicola Bell, RSE - Joy Farnaby, Leverhulme - Akhil Kallepalli, ERF - Rachel Montgomery)
  • What is available and what are you eligible for? (Lynne McCorriston, Business Development Manager)
  • Watch the session (Passcode: F@EX4G$j)

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Reviewing and responding to reviewer feedback (assessment panel and reviewers)

Thursday 23rd November 2023

  • Discussion led by senior academics on how to respond to reviewer comments on grant proposals including what happens at an assessment panel (Jeremy Singer, Dave Moran, Angela Busse)
  • Watch the session (Passcode: *jXv0WdY)

Trusted Research and Exports Control

Monday 11 December 2023

  • Presentation (Sam Oakley, Research Governance and Integrity Manager)

 

Grant writing workshops

Grant Writing launch

Monday 9 October 2023

  • How the grant writing workshop works, what you'll gain from it and why you should engage (David Nisbet)
  • Rewards for Excellence (David Nisbet)
  • Recent attendee experience (Dr Gordon Hedley)
  • Developing and writing your CV - Building your track record (Lynne McCorriston)
  • Narrative CV (Dr Linsey Robertson)
  • Equipment introduction (Dr Linsey Robertson)
  • Watch the session (Passcode: 8&HYa4TJ)

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R4RI (Resume for researchers) and CV peer review

Tuesday 31 October 2023

  • Peer review groups for track record and CV submissions (Prof Andrew Jamieson, Paul Eizenhofer, Kitty Meeks & Kaveh Delfanazari)
  • Writing your Case for Support (Ross Forgan)
  • Next steps (David Nisbet)

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Impact and public engagement

Monday 6 November 2023

  • How to incorporate impact and public engagement into your proposal (Zara Gladman, Ms Rose-Marie Barbeau and Lynne McCorriston)

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Research proposal peer review

Wednesday 6 December 2023

  • Peer review groups for research proposal submissions (Paul Eizenhofer, Kaveh Delfanazari, TBC3)
  • Data Management (Library Services)
  • Nuts and Bolts of submitting a proposal (Meg MacDonald)
  • Rewards for Excellence and Q&A (RDM team)

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Research fellowship workshops

Fellowship Peer Review Workshop launch

Tuesday 16 January 2024

  • Introduction to Fellowships and how the workshop is going to work (David Nisbet, Business Development Manager)
  • How to develop and write your track record/CV (Lynne McCorriston)
  • Narrative CV (Dr Linsey Robertson)

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R4RI (Resume for Researchers) and CV Peer Review Workshop

Thursday 8 February 2024

  • Peer review workshop for track record and CV submissions (Kaveh Delfanazari, TBC2, TBC3)
  • Writing your Research proposal (TBC)
  • Next steps (Research and Business Development team)

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Impact and public engagement

Tuesday 13 February 2024

  • How to incorporate impact and public engagement into your proposal (Rose-Marie Barbeau, Zara Gladman, Lynne McCorriston)

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Research Proposal peer review workshop

Tuesday 26 March 2024

  • Peer review workshop for research proposal submissions (Kaveh Delfanazari, TBC2, TBC3)
  • Data management (Library Services)
  • Nuts and bolts of submitting a proposal (Meg McDonald)
  • Project Costing Request Form

Building your network event

Thursday 12 October 2023

  • Elizabeth Adams, My Consultants

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