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Hello everyone
I hope the start of the new academic term is going well for you all. We are pleased that the month of October kicks off the new year of workshops and professional development events for researchers. Many of you have already registered for the events we have coming up during autumn but there are still some spaces available; so take a look at the full programme and sign up for your chosen events soon.
We are particularly looking forward to the Autumn Term Research Staff Forum on 28th October, which will see the launch of a new Sussex PostDoc-Network, which is entirely led by researchers for researchers and will be an excellent opportunity to meet and discuss ideas and issues with postdoctoral staff across the university - see the article below for more information.
Please take time to look at the full outcomes and recommendations from the CROS survey that you contributed to earlier in the year. We are going to be busy over the coming months working with schools and colleagues across the university to implement the recommendations to continue to make improvements to the support for Sussex researchers.
Best wishes and I look forward to seeing you at the various autumn events,
Natalie James (Research Staff Officer, Research and Enterprise)
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Effective Networking for Career Success - Thursday 8th October 2015, 10am -1pm - Book a place
This interactive workshop focusses on networking in the context of your career. Topics covered include researchers' approaches to networking; why it sometimes feels uncomfortable (and what you can do about it); personal branding and image; and managing your networks. There will be plenty of opportunities to discuss ideas and practice techniques.
Following this workshop you will be able to:
- Review your current approach to networking
- Recognise the benefits, pitfalls and opportunities of networking in the context of your own career
- Develop and implement strategies to maximise on networking opportunities in a variety of contexts
- Feel more comfortable and confident in your networking expertise
BOOK YOUR PLACE NOW
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Managing your career - Monday 19th October 2015 and Monday 2nd November, 2pm -5pm (2 part course) - Book a place
Over the course of two sessions, experienced careers advisors will guide you in reflecting clearly on your career so far, considering where you would like to be in the future, and making a plan to get there.
During the workshops you will:
- reflect on your career so far and lean from others' career experiences
- consider career aims and objectives and develop tools and techniques to explore your strengths, motivations, values and talents
- consider potential jobs you might like to explore further and get information about tools that can help you in your job searches
- get information about the careers support available to you at Sussex
- explore career possibilities within and beyond research and the higher education sector
BOOK YOUR PLACE NOW
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| Autumn term professional development programme |
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Following a successful first year of the Research Staff Development Series of professional development events for postdoctoral researchers, research assistants and early career academics, we are pleased to release details of the new workshop programme for this term:
View full autumn term workshop programme and booking information on the research staff training and development pages
Throughout the academic year there will be the opportunity to attend workshops that you missed last year as well as a number of new events focussing on publishing your research, peer review, promotions and progression, innovation, creativity and more.
All workshops are free to attend and will be listed against your professional development profile on Sussex Direct.
We look forward to welcoming you at the various events throughout 15/16.
If you have any questions about any of the events in the Research Staff Development Series please contact researchstaffoffice@sussex.ac.uk.
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| NEW University of Sussex PostDoc-Network - Hear more at the Research Staff Forum on October 28th |
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This term the Research Staff Forum will play host to the official launch of the University of Sussex PostDoc-Network. This is a network initiated by researchers for researchers and will be inclusive of researchers, teaching fellows and post-doctoral tutors.
Come along to the Forum on Wednesday 28th October, 12 - 1.30pm, Fulton 104 for a free lunch and participate in the first public event of the University of Sussex Postdoc-Network, where you can meet other research & teaching staff from across the University.
"The objective of this event is to kick-start a permanent network of all post-doctoral staff, and pursue future regular meetings as an independent organisation, where we can talk about our experiences in academia, debate current issues in career development, and improve our leadership skills." said Dr Ron Grau, one of the founding members of the PostDoc-Network.
In addition to the launch of the PostDoc-Network we will hear from Dr Anastasia Callaghan, Reader in Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics at the University of Portsmouth and regional representative of the UK Research Staff Association (UKRSA), who will talk about her personal experiences and career benefits of initiating and participating in researcher networks.
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| CROS 2015 - Sussex and national full reports and recommendations now available |
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Back in March 41% of you completed the Careers in Research Online Survey, which gathered information about your experiences of being a researcher in the UK at the University of Sussex.
A full analysis of your responses has now been completed and the Research Staff Working Group has agreed a set of recommendations to continue to build on the improvements that have been made since the previous survey in 2013 and to tackle some of the issues you said were important for your research and professional development experiences at Sussex.
The full University of Sussex CROS 2015 report and recommendations is now available on the University's CROS webpage
Vitae have compiled a report of the nationwide response to CROS 2015, which is now available through the Vitae CROS pages, so you can see how Sussex measures up against the experiences of researchers across the UK.
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| LGBT STEMinar |
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Registration has now opened for the first LGBTSTEMinar. This is a free to attend conference for people across the UK who identify as LGBT and work in or study STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics). Non-LGBT individuals are also more than welcome to attend.
The event will facilitate networking in the LGBT STEM community and provide attendees and opportunity showcase their own work through a talk or poster presentation.
This free conference is open to researchers from both academia and industry roles. The event will be held at the University of Sheffield on Friday 15th January 2016.
To find out more and to register, visit the LGBTSTEMinar website.
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| Open Access: What Lies Ahead? - Seminar for International Open Access Week |
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Tuesday 20th October, 12-2pm, Library meeting room
Open seminar to mark international open access week.
With momentum gathering around open access, traditional channels of scholarly communications are being redefined. Universities are faced with new challenges in dealing with the changes across all disciplines. This seminar will explore two areas where these changes are being felt: The potential use of metrics to support the transition to a more open and accountable research system and how the shift to open access might impact on the authors of scholarly monographs.
Speakers:
- Prof James Wilsdon - Professor of Science & Democracy, University of Sussex - "The MetricTide: How can we use responsible metrics to support open science?"
- Dr James Baker - Lecturer in Digital Humanities, University of Sussex - "Open Access monograph publishing for Arts, Humanities and Social Science Researchers"
More information and booking
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