Vitae research staff conference 200905 November 2009

Dr Emma Gillaspy

Presenter Organisation

Vitae

Presenter Job

North West Hub Manager

Sessions & Workshops

Community - Using online communities to engage research staff

Biography

Emma Gillaspy is the Vitae North West Hub Manager. Based at the University of Manchester, Emma is responsible for delivering the Vitae programme across the higher education institutions in the North West. Emma regularly delivers training for both postgraduate researchers and research staff at institutional, regional and national levels. Emma has a particular interest in the use of technology in researcher training and champions the use of social media in research and researcher development. Emma also leads the national project to develop Continuing Professional Development tools based around the Researcher Development Framework (www.vitae.ac.uk/rdf). Before taking on this role in July 2008, Emma previously managed the UK and Ireland contributions to Orphanet, a Europe-wide initiative to raise awareness and improve the diagnosis and treatment of rare diseases. Emma originally trained as a clinical molecular geneticist at the National Genetics Reference Laboratory (NGRL) Manchester following graduation from a PhD studying the genetics of osteoarthritis.

Twitter: @vitaenwhub

Blog: http://vitaenwhub.posterous.com/

LinkedIn: http://uk.linkedin.com/in/emmagillaspy