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Cardiff PhD Student Gets His Own TV Show!
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
A Cardiff University doctoral student is to launch his own global wildlife adventure series on Animal Planet. Niall McCann, a researcher within the School of Biosciences, will seek out fantastic animals in far corners of the earth in his new programme, Biggest and Baddest, airing 9pm on Monday, 18 February. The series, which has already [...]
Enterprise Workshops
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Vitae and the Entrepreneurial Institution are pleased to announce two new enterprise workshops on the 5th March in Bristol and on the 7th March in London. Wherever you are in your research career, whether you are applying for research funding, moving into a new career or starting your own business (commercial or social) this day [...]
Call for Committee Members for Interdisciplinary Conference
Friday, February 15, 2013
Cardiff University postgraduate researchers across all Schools are invited to join a student committee to develop and deliver an interdisciplinary University forum on the built environment to be held in 2013. The working title for this event is ‘Interdisciplinary Conference on the Built Environment: Society, Sustainability, Environment and Economy’. Funding for this event has been [...]
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Spotlight on Social Sciences Student Conference – Call for Delegates
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Thursday 14 March 2013 9am- 5pm The Graduate Centre, Cardiff University Keynote Speaker: Dr Katie Featherstone School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies, Cardiff University Postgraduate researchers; You are invited to attend the 6th annual “Spotlight on Social Sciences” conference, showcasing current research in the social and economic sciences. This is a conference for postgraduate researchers, [...]
Get Connected with our Social Media Workshop!
Friday, February 8, 2013
Connected Researcher: Networking and Collaborating with Social Media Do you want to discover how to build an effective and supportive online network? These two linked sessions will provide advice on this – the first session will provide an overview of social media tools, and highlight their potential to enable networking and collaboration for researchers, while [...]
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Speaking of Science 2013 – Call for Abstracts (deadline 25 March)
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Thursday 2nd May, 9am-5pm, Graduate Centre, Cardiff University A Conference and Poster Competition for Postgraduate Researchers at Cardiff University and Neighbouring Institutions. Submit your abstract for the chance to participate in the 2013 Speaking of Science conference. Now in its 11th year, this unique and very popular student-led event is open to all postgraduate researchers [...]
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British Science Association Media Fellowships
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Do you want to put science in the headlines? If you do then the British Science Association Media Fellowships are for you. Experience first-hand how science is reported by spending 3-6 weeks on a summer placement with a press, broadcast or online journalist such as the Guardian, The Times or BBC. You will: Produce well [...]
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Exploring Career Options Beyond Academia (Humanities & Social Sciences)
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Thursday 28 February, 13:45 – 17:00 (to be followed by a social and networking reception) This event for postgraduate research students and research staff will give you the opportunity to explore the range of career opportunities available within the humanities and social sciences beyond academia. Speakers from a range of employers, both public and private [...]
Post by wringej@cardiff.ac.uk in Careers, Economic & Social Sciences, Events, Humanities | 2 Comments »
Engineering YES: Business Plan Competition
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Engineering Young Entrepreneurs Scheme (YES) is a competition for postgraduate students and post-doctoral researchers to present a business plan for an imaginary start-up company to a group of shrewd investors and industry experts. The programme covers all aspects of the commercialisation of new product and service development from discovery, to the first sales. Great learning [...]
New Seminar Series: Demonstrating Research Impact
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Demonstrating Research Impact: University Graduate College Lunchtime Sessions The assessment of research impact is a new feature in the Research Excellence framework. Unlike previous years, the REF provides significant additional recognition where high quality research has contributed to the economy, society, public policy, culture, the environment, international development or quality of life. The University Graduate [...]
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