Online plenaries #VitaeCon2023
Online 6-7 September 2023
Opening and introduction
with Francis Burstow, Director for Talentand Skills, UK Research and Innovation
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Plenary 1: Voice of the researcher
This session was Chaired by Rachael Nicholas, Membership & Engagement Manager at Vitae
who welcomed presentations and discussion from:
Bettina Chioma Teegen, Ph.D. researcher in Sociology, University of Surrey
Dr Sebastian Dahle, President, European Council of Doctoral Candidates and Junior Researchers
Dr Ed Darnbrough, University of Bristol
Olamide Eso, PHD Researcher, University of Nottingham
Ejiro Ikoko, PhD researcher, University of Leeds
Dr Sophie Jones, Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Liverpool
Plenary 2: Nothing about us without us: challenging ableism in researcher careers
This session was Chaired by Jan Juillerat, Trustee at CRAC
who welcomed presentations and discussion from:
Dr Hamied Haroon, Research Fellow / Chair, The University of Manchester / NADSN
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Prof Kate Sang, Professor of Gender and Employment Studies, Edinburgh Business School, Heriot Watt University
Rachel Van-Krimpen, Director of Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and People in the Faculty of Science, University of Nottingham
Plenary 3: Developing talent globally
This session was Chaired by Prof Roger Eccleston, Director, ISIS Pulsed Neutron and Muon Source Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
who welcomed presentations and discussion from:
Prof Alastair McEwan, Pro-Vice Chancellor (Research), University of Queensland
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Dr Nitin Shukla, Principal Scientist & Head-Intellectual Property Group, National Chemical Laboratory
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Karen Vandevelde, Head of Human Resources, Antwerp University
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Plenary 4: Leveraging policy for positive change
This session was Chaired by Prof Marcus Munafo, Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research Culture and Professor of Biological Psychology and MRC Investigator, University of Bristol
who welcomed presentations and discussion from:
Steven Hill, Director of Research, Research England
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Dr Jennifer Leigh, Reader in Creative Practices for Social Justice, University of Kent
Prof Kita Sotaro, Deputy Pro Vice Chancellor for Research, University of Warwick
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