Employer Panel Forums in the Spring 2012 Term

These events are where PhD/research students will have the opportunity to hear from and network with employers who value PhD skills. There are three Forums in the Spring term – each focusing on a  different sector.  A panel of speakers who hold PhDs will showcase various employer perspectives and career paths for candidates. You will have the opportunity to pose questions to the panel during sessions or to individual employers at the end of a session.

Careers in Economics & Financial Services -  Tuesday 31st January 2012

Organisations confirmed so far:

• Bank of England
• Barclays Capital
• Charles River Associates
• Deloitte
• Hymans Robertson

More information about this event will be published next week.  Register to attend via the  Graduate School courses page (under Career Management and Employability Skills) .

Careers in Clinical Research, Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals – Tuesday 28th February 2012

Organisations confirmed so far:

• CCA Limited (clinical research)
• Eykona Technologies (biotechnology)
• IMS Consulting (life science consultancy)
• Oxford Pharmagenisis (medical writing)
• Acesco Health (biotech/pharmaceutical start ups)

Further information about this event will be posted on this blog at the end of January.

Careers in Campaigning & Policy – Tuesday 20th March 2012

Organisations confirmed so far:

• Arts Council England (ACE)
• Local Government Information Unit (LGiU)
• Oxfam
• Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
• UK Ministry of Justice

Further information about this Forum will be posted on this blog in February.

We hope to see  you  at these events!

Communicating Science to Business – Training Activities for UCL Researchers

 

 

UCL Adva nces invites UCL researchers to attend a programme of FREE training activities that will provide the opportunity to develop skills for effective interaction with businesses and investors.

Communicating Science to Business’ is a three part mini-course. The aim of these worksh ops is to provide UCL researchers with the opportunity to develop skills for effective interaction with business and investors. Participants that complete three sessions in a programme in the same academic year will receive a CPD (Continued Personal Development) certificate to mark their achievements.

Up-coming workshops to be held in May:

• ‘Presenting to Business-Making the Most out of an Event’ – 11th May 2011
• ‘How to Engage with Businesses’ – 18th May 2011
• ‘How to Become a More Confident and Effective Networker’ – 25th May 2011

To find out more about these workshops and to register, please visit: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/advances/sciencetobusiness

PhD Employers Forum – Economics, Banking and Financial Services

This event organised by UCL Careers Service and the Graduate School gives PhD students from numerate backgrounds including those in engineering and the sciences the opportunity to meet potential future employers who specialise in the economics, banking and financial services sectors face to face. You will have the opportunity to find out about options available beyond your PhD and practice some of your networking and interview skills. The day will be of interest not only to students nearing the end of their research, but also to research students at any point in their career wishing to gain an insight into the PhD labour market in sectors including Economic Research, Financial and Professional Services, Consultancy and Investment Banking.

Companies confirmed include: Bank of America Merill Lynch, Barclays Capital, BNP Paribas, Charles River Associates, Credit Suisse Securities Europe Limited, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, FTI Consulting Ltd, KPMG, Morgan Stanley, Oliver Wyman, Operis, Oxera Consulting Limited, Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC), The Royal Bank of Scotland Group, UCL Advances – HELO PRogramme.

This one-day event takes place in two sections:

Information Fair- From 11am until 1pm there will be a table top Information Fair with a selection of exhibitors who regularly recruit PhD students – this will give you the opportunity to find out about a range of employers and discuss with them any opportunities they have on offer.

One to One Sessions – During the Information Fair you will be able to sign up for 15 minute informal one-to-one sessions with employers (with the agreement of you and the employer). These sessions will take place in the afternoon and are intended to allow you the chance to use the skills you have developed during the research student skills development programme in a one-to-one situation.

Date/Time: 17 May 2011, from 11am

For more information and to register for this event please go to http://courses.grad.ucl.ac.uk/course-details.pht?course_ID=2160

PhD Employer-led Workshop – Networking with Bank of America, Merrill Lynch

The ability to network productively is a key skill in academic and industry settings. This session will help you to understand what effective networking involves and will enable you to identify and make the most of networking situations. You will have the opportunity to practice some techniques within the workshop.

Time/date: 1:00pm – 4:00pm on Tuesday 15th  March 2011

You will need to register for this workshop through the Graduate School at http://courses.grad.ucl.ac.uk/course-details.pht?course_ID=928

The Postgraduate Society Survey 2011

Message from the postgraduate careers networking site Graduate Junction:

Graduate Junction, the unique networking website for those studying for a Masters or PhD, is working together with the National Union of Students to investigate how to improve postgraduate societies in UK universities. Help us to support these societies and make them better in YOUR university by taking a moment to fill in this short, one page survey – it should take less than 3 minutes to complete. Plus, everyone completing the survey will be entered into a prize draw to win a Kindle eBook Reader.Visit http://www.graduatejunction.net/nus_surveys to find out more.

Forthcoming External Careers Events

1. Society of Biology, Life Science Careers Conference

24th November 2010 12.30 – 18.00, Henriette Raphael Building, Guys Campus, Kings College, London

The careers event include presentations covering a wide range of science-related subjects, a CV workshop providing tips on how to ensure you secure an interview for your perfect job, and a chance to mingle with the experts and ask informal questions over lunch and afternoon refreshments.

MedComms Networking, Lunchtime Careers Event – 10 January 2011 – Oxford

An audience of post-docs and DPhil/PhD students and others from the biomedical sciences departments within and around Oxford and from other Universities, to meet with a number of medical writing and communications professionals for a highly engaging session which presents medical writing as an attractive career option. 

Please note: the above events do not involve the UCL Careers Service.

Posted by Dr Calum Leckie, UCL Careers Service

Want to network with life science and healthcare professionals?

There has been a recent merger between two life science networking organisations: The Cambridge – based ERBI and the London Biotechnology Network, creating ‘One Nucleus’.  In their own words, the new network contains;

pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device and diagnostic companies and associated technical and commercial service providers.

One Nucleus runs specific networking events for its members to foster cross-collaboration between commerical organisations and between the commerical sector and universities. Member services include seminars and workshops on hot industry topics and training events, such as a their ‘Introduction to drug development’ workshops in December. If you are interested in collaborative work with the commercial sector, or wish to pursue a non-academic research career, then OneNucleus is a good place to start.

Access further information from the website at www.onenucleus.com

Posted by Calum Leckie, UCL Careers Service

 

 

Top Tips for completing a PhD and getting a job after

Amongst a wealth of online careers information specifically for researchers to be found on the Vitae website (Vitae is the national organisation for researcher development)  is a monthly bulletin, called ‘PGR Tips’  on key topics ranging from ‘how to prepare for a Viva’ to ‘effective networking’ and ‘where to find a job’. You can subscribe to these monthly bulletins by visiting the ‘Publications‘ section of the site at www.vitae.ac.uk

Posted by: Calum Leckie, UCL Careers Service

LBN Career Track presents: “Careers in Life Sciences: Bench & Business”

The London Biotechnology Network will be on campus on Tuesday 30th March 2010 to host a forum: ‘Careers in Life Sciences: Bench & Business’.

The event will provide information on a multitude of career paths available to scientists, what the day job is, and how to get started. You will also have the opportunity to hear from leading industry professionals and boost your employability skills.

Here’s an outline of the programme and details on how to book:

Slides from Digital Researcher Conference

Further to yesterday’s post about the Digital Researcher Conference, slides from some of the sessions including ‘Micro-Blogging’, and ‘Networks, online networks and maximising your effectiveness’  can now be found here.

Some really interesting stuff at this, wish I could have been there rather than viewing from the twitter sidelines!

James Weaver

Employer Services & Events Officer