Vitae research staff conference 200905 November 2009

Programme

Keynote speakers:

Dr Brian Iddon, MP for Bolton South East - view presentation

Dr Sara Williams, Chair, Vitae Research Staff Development Advisory Group, and Training and Development Manager, Cardiff University - view presentation

Dr David Proctor, Chair and Divisional Representative, CR-UK Nucleic Acid Structure Research Group - view presentation

Day 1: Thursday 5 November 2009

10.00

Registration opens

10.00

Tea and coffee available

10.30

Plenary session 1 - Vision for raising the profile of research staff

Welcome and introduction - Dr Tennie Videler, Programme Manager: Researcher Networks, Vitae
Policy context - Dr Brian Iddon, MP for Bolton South East
Institutions - Dr Sara Williams, Chair, Vitae Research Staff Development Advisory Group, and Training and Development Manager, Cardiff University
Researchers - Dr David Proctor, Chair and Divisional Representative, CR-UK Nucleic Acid Structure Research Group
Questions - chaired by Dr Paddy Hadoke, Research Fellow, University of Edinburgh

11.50

Tea and coffee available

12.10

Workshop session A

13.10

Lunch

14.10

Workshop session B

15.10

Feedback from workshops

Chaired by Dr Paddy Hadoke, Research Fellow, University of Edinburgh

15.55

Action plan

Led by Dr Tennie Videler, Programme Manager: Researcher Networks, Vitae

16.15

Wine and networking