Early Career Researchers’ Forum

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Venue: Nyholm Room, Christopher Ingold Building, 1st Wednesday of the month 11:00 – 13:00

The TYC Early Career Researchers’ Forum is run by Postdocs and PhD students, for each other. It is an opportunity to seek helpful suggestions on current research and to discuss hurdles and share experience and expertise, regardless of thematic area.

Take advantage of the forum to broaden your knowledge, improve the quality of your research, hone your presentation and networking skills and create new collaborations.

Future forum dates:

16/10/2024 – Starting your research etc.
This week’s forum runs from 11:30 to 12:30 in the Nyholm Room, followed by the TYC MM course at 12:30 in Physics E7, followed by the Bragg Lecture in Gustave Tuck LT at 14:30.

Previous Forum topics

01/11/23 – Molecular Modelling: The impacts of Interdisciplinary Collaboration

06/12/23 – Highlighting and handling barriers in research

10/01/24 – The future of molecular modellers – where we’ve been, where we are, where we’re going..

07/02/24 – Why should I present my research? The many benefits of sharing your work, and supporting your peers in sharing theirs.

The topics of discussion chaired by Teo will include: 

  • Relevant conferences related to Molecular Modelling
  • Presentation advice 
  • Poster Advice 
  • Benefits of networking at conferences
  • Benefits of Mock presentations

06/03/2024 – Your career in molecular modelling – options for the future

05/06/2024 – Using AI tools for Molecular Modelling Research

10/07/2024 – The scientific writing journey 1: from upgrade reports to thesis writing and everthing in between

07/08/2024 – The scientific writing journey 2: Submitting proposals and publishing to journals

04/09/2024 – Discussion on presenting your research to collaborators and Conferences (Tips for presentation, public speaking and networking in conferences)

02/10/2024 – The barriers of scientific research (Monetisation, EDI and Ethics)

Contact

For further details of the scheme, please contact the current Early Career Researchers’ Forum custodian, Teo Cobos, by email at teofilo.freire.19@ucl.ac.uk

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