[EVENT] UCCRI Early Career Programme for Conservation Researchers
Dear all
From October 2016, the University Of Cambridge Conservation Research Institute (UCCRI) will be offering a regular programme of activities
for Early Career Researchers (PhD students and postdocs) working in
conservation across the University of Cambridge. The programme is
designed to encourage collaboration across a wide range of disciplines
through shared skills workshops, seminars, talks and other activities.
We do require pre-registration but all events are open to any Early
Career Researcher within the University whose research is
conservation-related or who would like to meet other researchers working
in conservation.
All events will take place on Thursday mornings throughout the academic
year in the David Attenborough Building, in the Garfield Weston Room
(room 2.49). There will also be some opportunities for informal
networking after the sessions over lunch.
Please forward this message to anyone who might be interested in this
programme of activities, and encourage them to register their interest
to secure a place.
We look forward to seeing you there!
With best wishes
Bhaskar Vira, Director, UCCRI
Alison Harvey, Research and Communications Manager, UCCRI
Early Career Programme for Conservation Researchers Michaelmas Term 2016
UCCRI INTRODUCTION TO EARLY CAREER RESEARCH NETWORK
This introductory meeting will bring together conservation researchers
within the David Attenborough Building and also invite other
conservation-related researchers from across the University. The first
half will be a speed networking event, followed by an informal lunch
- 11am – 11.15am introduction to UCCRI
- 11.15am – 12pm Speed Networking
- 12pm – 12.45pm lunch
6th October
Research and Career Development Workshop
11am to 12pm: Careers Services talk provided by Anne Ford and the
Careers Service Team to advise what support they can offer you as a
graduate or a postdoc looking for the next step
- 12pm to 12.45pm Lunch and a chance to meet fellow conservationists
- 12.45pm to 1.45pm: A Skills Analysis Workshop run by the Research and
Development Team (Hannah Clements and Mary Beth Benbenek)
13th October
Office for Postdoctoral Affairs (OPDA)
11am to 12pm
Speaker: Karina Prasad
Meet the Head of the Office for Postdoctoral Affairs to hear their range
of services available and also discuss issues relating to those working
within conservation-related research.
Followed by coffee and cake and a chance to meet other conservation
researchers
20th October
Pathways to Impact Workshop (Bioscience Team)
11am to 1pm
Convenors: Dr Kate Parsley and Dr Claire Higgett
Impact is of ever-increasing importance and all Research Councils now
request a Pathway to Impact in their research applications. This
interactive workshop will help you understand what Impact is and how you
can achieve it from your research. Claire and Kate will also give
advice on how to write your Pathways to Impact and highlight resources
and other sources of support available.
There will be coffee and cake from 10.30am and a lunch provided
following the workshop
27th October
Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL)
11am to 12pm
Speakers: Dr Jake Reynolds (Director, CISL), Dr Gemma Cranston, Dr
Martina di Fonzo
Learn about CISL’s vision of a sustainable economy and how it could be
achievable; their work on ecosystems and resources and how they are
supporting the natural capital protocol; and why they are looking to
build stronger research relationships to understand the investment case
for soil, water and biodiversity conservation with a view to unlocking
private capital.
Followed by a lunch and an opportunity to meet other conservation
researchers
3rd November
The Living Laboratory for Sustainability
11am to 12pm
Speaker: Emily Dunning
The Living Laboratory for Sustainability provides opportunities for
students to improve sustainability on the University estate, through
projects, internships and research. The idea behind the Living Lab is to
provide opportunities to make the most of research being done here to
use on our own Estate for improving environmental sustainability,
linking operations with teaching and research, and supporting
collaborations between the different communities of students, academics
and support staff.
Followed by a lunch and chance to talk with other conservation
researchers
10th November
CAMBRIDGE ENTERPRISE WORKSHOP
11am to 1pm
This exciting workshop will focus on commercialisation and enterprise
within the University and how support in these areas can be provided
with a particular focus on conservation. There will be speakers from a
variety of areas within Cambridge Enterprise including those from the
seed funds, consultancy, Physical Sciences, and i-Teams, which combines
multi-disciplinary teams of students with industry mentors and real
University inventions to assess the commercial viability of new
technologies and product designs. Even if you don’t have any new
inventions, it is an area that is both fascinating and valuable to learn
about.
Followed by a lunch and an opportunity to talk one to one with the
Cambridge Enterprise Team, as well as meeting other conservation
researchers
17th November
RESEARCH GRANT WORKSHOP
11am to 1pm
Convenors: Dr Juergen Wastl, Danielle Feger
The first half of this interactive workshop will focus around finding
appropriate grant funding and how to write a proposal, using various
case studies. The second half will be convened by the Head of Research
Information, and focusing on the various tools and sources of support
available to Cambridge’s research community at all stages; whether you
need to find potential collaborators, sources of funding or get to grips
with reporting outcomes and measuring impact.
This workshop will last two hours with a coffee break and followed by
a lunch.
24th November
LEADERSHIP TALK – DR JONATHAN HUTTON, DIRECTOR, LUC HOFFMANN INSTITUTE
5.30 pm to 6.30 pm, followed by informal drinks and a College dinner
(venue to be confirmed)
Dr Jonathan Hutton is a global leader in conservation, with a strong
academic record in ecology, natural resource management and rural
development. He is an ecologist by training, with 25 years of experience
in nature conservation and rural development issues in Africa. His
experience includes a major body of work in southern Africa where he
took on a range of leadership positions directly linked to nature,
natural resources and rural development in government, NGOs and the
private sector. He was Director of the UNEP World Conservation
Monitoring Centre in Cambridge between 2005 and 2016, and has recently
taken up the position of Director at the Luc Hoffmann Institute.
1st December
