Programme
Day 1: Monday 17 September 2018
09:00 | Conference registration opens |
09:30 |
Pre-conference workshop and networking opportunity |
10:45 |
Welcome and introduction Indi Seehra, CRAC Chairman of Trustees, and Director of Human Resources, London School of Economics and Political Science |
11:00 |
Opening plenary: Global strategic and policy context for developing researchers Chair: Dr Janet Metcalfe, Head of Vitae Open Science: what is there for researchers? UKRI - supporting the researcher talent pipeline Review of the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers Concordat - the next 10 years |
12:20 |
Lunch, networking and exhibition |
13:45 |
Half plenary session 1: PGR: Diversity in programmes, provision and researchers Chair: Sue Fleet, CRAC Trustee What do researchers do? Diverse doctoral destinations, common outcomes Doctoral education: why it matters for Europe Keep the Engine Running; building and supporting a PGR community Delivering on the diversity promise: developing evidence-led approaches to support all our researchers |
13:45 |
Half plenary session 2: Research staff: Developing and sustaining a healthy research environment Chair: Drs Astrid Wissenburg, CRAC Trustee, and Director of Research, University of Exeter Developing Research Leaders Transitions: how to support early career academics Career Mentoring for international researchers Career development from an early career researchers perspective |
15:00 |
Coffee, networking and exhibition |
15:30 | |
16:30 |
Break |
16:40 | |
17:40 | |
18:00 | |
18:20 |
Special interest sessions end |
19:00 |
Wine reception, networking and poster presentations |
19:45 | |
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20:20 |
Dinner |
Day 2: Tuesday 18 September 2018
09:00 |
Plenary: Healthy research environment Chair: Dr Katie Wheat, Head of Higher Education Engagement, Vitae Taking a whole university approach to mental health Slides not available. Creating environments for researchers to flourish Sources of stress and their relationships with wellbeing in university research staff Raising awareness of researchers’ wellbeing and mental health |
10:40 | Coffee, networking and exhibition |
11:10 | Workshop session C |
12:30 | Lunch, networking and exhibition |
13:40 | Workshop session D |
15:10 |
Closing plenary: What next for Researcher Development? Chair: Alison Mitchell, Director of Development, Vitae Working together to help higher education shape its future The academic researcher of the future |
16:00 | End of conference with refreshments |