Careers & Enterprise Day
Thursday 14th June, 09:45am-16:00pm
JUB-118, Jubilee Building
Are you considering your career options?
Do you need inspiration?
Come along to our one-day Careers & Enterprise Day to discover some of the possibilities.
Speakers from different backgrounds are there to share their experiences of careers outside academia, freelancing, and creating a commercial enterprise from academic research.
You can attend for the whole day, or just the morning or afternoon session. Lunch and refreshments are provided.
Booking is essential so click on the link below for registration details.
Audience: Research staff, early career academic faculty and final-year PhD students
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09:45 |
Coffee & Registration |
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10:00 |
Welcome & overview of the day |
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10:15 |
Dr Joanna Young – Careers Beyond Academia In this short interactive workshop, Joanna Young will help you identify your transferable skills to help you get a job outside academia. |
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11:15 |
TEA BREAK |
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11:30 |
Alternatives to Employment: Three Perspectives In this session, three PhD graduates talk about their freelance careers.
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12:30 |
Panel Discussion |
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13:00 |
LUNCH |
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Enterprise |
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14:00 |
Keith O’Brien (Intellectual Property Manager) – Introduction to IP |
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14:30 |
Professor Sriram Subramanian – Case Study – Ultrahaptics |
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15:00 |
Peter Lane (Sussex Innovation Centre) – Support for Enterprising Researchers |
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15:30 |
Panel Discussion |
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16:00 |
Close & Networking |
Contact Us
E: researchstaffoffice@sussex.ac.uk
T: 01273 877979
Research Staff Office, Research and Enterprise Services, Level 1, Falmer House, University of Sussex, BN1 9QF
