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:

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

03/07/2024 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

Date tba – The monetisation of publishing and the ethics behind it 

Date tba – Equal opportunities in academia

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

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