Help shape the future
Would you like to help shape the future of Cardiff and Vale University Health Board? Cardiff and Vale UHB recently ran a series of workshops where, working together, they began to describe the health and care services of the future, with the person at the centre.
Now it’s time to share how they’ve started to use the information and for you to have your say.
Drop in to the All Nations Centre, Sachville Avenue, Heath, CF14 3NY on the 13th March between 10:00am -12:30pm
Nuffield Research Placements
Would you like to offer a sixth form student hands-on experience of a professional research environment through a 4 – 6 week placement in their summer holidays? Nuffield Research Placements (previously Nuffield Science Bursaries) provide over 1,000 students each year with the opportunity to work alongside professional scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians. Nuffield Research Placements give sixth form students hands-on experience of a professional research environment through a 4 – 6 week placement in their summer holidays. The programme is run by the Nuffield Foundation and works through regional networks to link talented students with organisations undertaking research. They work with over 200 different organisations including universities, commercial companies, voluntary organisations and research institutes.
By working with professional researchers, students gain an insight into a wide variety of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) careers. By providing a placement, you can give someone a life-changing opportunity that will help transform them into a future scientist.
For more information please contact Dr Louise Bright or download the leaflet here
Women in Science
APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR 2015 L’ORÉAL-UNESCO UK & IRELAND ‘FELLOWSHIPS FOR WOMEN IN SCIENCE’
Applications for the L’Oréal-UNESCO UK and Ireland Fellowships For Women In Science are now open. Four outstanding female post-doctoral scientists in the UK or Ireland will be granted a fellowship worth £15,000 each. The finalists will be selected by a panel of eminent scientists chaired by Professor Pratibha Gai, including Professor John Pethica FRS and Professor Anne Glover. Entries can be made at Women in Science.
The L’Oréal-UNESCO UK and Ireland Fellowships For Women In Science were launched in 2007 and provide flexible and practical help to female post-doctoral researchers. The winners may choose to spend their fellowship grants in any way that is helpful to them in furthering their research, from buying lab equipment, to hiring an assistant or paying for childcare costs.
The closing date for applications to the 2015 L’Oréal-UNESCO UK and Ireland Fellowships For Women In Science is Friday 13th March 2015. For further information and to apply.
Human Tissue
Do you use human tissue in research or teaching?
Oversight of all human tissue activity within the University has now moved to the College of Biomedical and Life Sciences. The Pro Vice-Chancellor, Dylan Jones has taken on the role of Corporate Licence Holder Contact on the Human Tissue Act (HTA) licences and will oversee compliance with the HTA for all human tissue held within the University.
A brief self-assessment for compliance with HTA Standards will soon be required for all studies involving the collection, use or storage of human tissue, including studies with NHS ethical approval. Full details will be available shortly.
For any queries please email: HTA@cardiff.ac.uk
Welcome Trust Workshop
ContentMine Workshop at the Wellcome Trust
Dates: 13-14 April 2015
Content mining technologies hold much potential for maximising scientific discovery and the reuse of research through automatedly searching, indexing and analysing the scientific literature.
This workshop aims to educate and engage researchers who are interested in using mining technologies in the biomedical and life sciences. You will receive training in research methods and cutting edge technologies before applying these skills to team projects, which will be presented to invited funders and policy makers on the final afternoon. We additionally offer a unique opportunity to participate in a high-level policy discussion about the future of content mining for science and innovation in the UK.
Thanks to the generous support of the Wellcome Trust, this workshop is free but places are limited to 25.
For more information and to register, please visit:
https://github.com/ContentMine/WellcomeTrust-April2015
Location: Darwin Room, Wellcome Trust, 215 Euston Road, London NW1 2BE
Jenny Molloy
Manager, ContentMine
www.contentmine.org