Programme
Programme
Day 1: Monday 11 September 2017
09.00 | Conference registration opens |
09.30 |
Pre-conference workshop and networking opportunity |
10.45 |
Welcome and introduction |
11.00 |
Opening plenary: Strategic and global context for developing researchers The future landscape of UK research policy and funding Attracting and retaining highly skilled researchers – EU policy developments and implications for universities How graduate education is evolving in the US |
12.20 |
Lunch, networking and exhibition |
13.45 |
Half plenary session 1: Doctoral education - diversity in programmes, provision and researchers 100 years of the modern PhD Postgraduate researchers - Understanding the student journey Academic apprenticeships - why are they important? Future challenges of doctoral training Dr Paul Spencer, PGR Environment Development Manager, Bristol Doctoral College, University of Bristol |
13.45 |
Half plenary session 2: Research staff - experiences and talent management Ensuring the Concordat is fit for purpose
Professor Julia Buckingham, Vice-Chancellor and President, Brunel University, and Chair, Concordat Strategy Group
CROS/PIRLS 2017 - are we making progress? Wider employability for research staff - a Swedish perspective Future challenges for research staff |
15.00 |
Coffee, networking and exhibition |
15.30 |
Workshop session A |
16.30 |
Break |
16.40 |
Workshop session B |
17.40 |
Special interest session A |
18.00 |
Special interest session B |
18.20 |
Special interest sessions end |
19.00 |
Wine reception, networking and poster presentations |
19.45 |
The final of the UK 3 Minute Thesis Competition |
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20.20 |
Dinner |
Day 2: Tuesday 12 September 2017
09.00 |
Plenary: Creating an inclusive researcher environment Experiences of researchers taking maternity, paternity, adoption and/or parental leave Improving the representation, progression and success of minority ethnic researchers Gender in the global research landscape Arts and humanities doctoral and early career researchers' professional development |
10.40 | Coffee, networking and exhibition |
11.10 | Workshop session C |
12.30 | Lunch, networking and exhibition |
13.40 | Workshop session D |
15.00 |
Closing plenary: What next for researcher development? Ensuring the pipeline of researcher talent: an Australian perspective Performance and mental health in doctoral researchers |
16.00 | End of conference with refreshments |