You are warmly invited to attend the Edinburgh Falling Walls Lab in Playfair Library, University of Edinburgh for an afternoon of thought-provoking pitches on Tuesday 29th July 2014 Falling Walls Labs are international, high profile events with the aim of building connections between young researchers and representatives from academia, business …
Tickets are now available for the University of Edinburgh 3 Minute Thesis Final on 20th June! If you would like to come along and support the finalists you can register for a free ticket here: http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/3-minute-thesis-2014-university-final-tickets-11615786129 This event will also be live web streamed and details on how you can to …
Calling all PhD students: Chance to share your inspiring ideas for a better world! Falling Walls Lab Edinburgh is looking for twenty excellent young academics, entrepreneurs and professionals aged 35 or under with bold and fresh ideas which could have a positive impact on society. You will have 3 minutes …
We are running a new course ‘Statistics Consultancy 1:1 Session’ on the 26th May 2014. This is an opportunity to discuss your research one-to-one with an experienced medical statistician during a 30 minute slot with 5 available slots. For more information, or to book a place, please visit our website: …
Many PhD researchers spend up to a year conducting fieldwork, and frequently this is overseas. The fieldwork experience can often be one of the most enriching parts of your research but it can also be challenging. The IAD has run several workshops on fieldwork and here are some of the …
Guest Blog Post from Dr Mike Capaldi, Commercialisation Director – Edinburgh BioQuarter Scotland has always been at the forefront of life science innovation with Edinburgh having played a key role, from Lister’s discovery of antiseptic, Simpson’s discovery of chloroform and the creation of the first genetically engineered vaccine (for hepatitis …
Guest blog post from Dr Joanna Young, Director of The Scientific Editing Company Every now and again a researcher needs to escape from their daily stomping ground to reflect. The second half of a Ph.D. has a tendency to be all consuming: you have battled through the insecurity of your …
This academic year we have started a ‘bitesize’ series of courses and workshops for PhD students and research staff. These give people the opportunity to attend short, condensed sessions on specific topics such as presentation skills, without the time commitment of a full day workshop. Most of these ‘bitesize’ workshops …
Guest Blog Post from Sonny Charles, a participant on the IAD’s Business and Enterprise Training If you want to become lawyer, you get some work experience in solicitor’s office, if you want to be a doctor, you volunteer in a hospital, but where are the best places to gain practical …
Guest Blog Post from Mara Götz the ‘People’s Choice’ winner of the 2013 University of Edinburgh 3 Minute Thesis Final Why enter the 3 Minute Thesis competition? Why add another thing to do to my already endless list of things to do as a PhD student? Haven’t I given enough …
