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Research Staff Conference

Research Staff Conference
20th June 2013

FUTURES FOR YOU

The Wellcome Collection Conference Centre
9am to 5pm followed by drinks reception

Book your place early! Availability is on a first come, first served basis

We shall open up bookings onto the parallel sessions to those who are booked onto the conference. Book your place at the conference here

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

0900 Registration and refreshments. 

The registration desk will open promptly at 9am.  Please aim to arrive between 09:00 and 09:25, to be seated in time for the opening address.
0930

Welcome

  
0935

Research Ethics and Integrity
Prof David Price, Vice-Provost for Research at UCL
1030

Striking Out On Your Own
Professor Maurice Biriotti, Medical Humanities, VP-Research Office and Chief Executive of SHM Productions Ltd
1050 Refreshment Break
1110 Parallel Sessions
1210 Lunch
1310 Alternatives to Academia: Research Beyond the Ivory Tower
Dr Calum Leckie, Careers Adviser, UCL Careers Service
1355 Parallel Sessions
1455 Refreshment Break
1510

Social Media in Research: Building Social Reputation and Networking
Professor Anthony Finkelstein, Executive Dean, Faculty of Engineering Sciences, Dr Melissa Terras, Director of UCL Centre for Digital Humanities, and Reader, Electronic Communication, Department of Information Studies UCL and Claire Ross, Postgraduate Research Student, Department of Information Studies UCL

1545

Direction of Travel - Your Career Journey
Penny Bridges, Charlotte Croffie, Terah Enoch and Richard Laughlin, Organisation and Staff Development Consultants, UCL
1610 The Role of Researchers in Addressing the Challenges the World is Facing
Professor Anthony Finkelstein, Executive Dean, Faculty of Engineering Science
1630 Close
Professor David Price, Vice Provost (Research)
1635 Drinks Reception  

Parallel sessions: