Reminder to all postgraduate students: the deadline for the first round of GS Conference Funding is fast approaching!

About the Fund:

Are you attending a conference and need funding to support your travel and expenses? The Graduate School offers 4 rounds of funding throughout the year so check out this link for further details if you’re interested: https://internal.kcl.ac.uk/student/grad-school/pgr/support/conf.aspx

The first round is now open for applications and the deadline is 15th October 2016.

ROUND 1:
15 October 2016 (for conferences commencing any time during the period from 22 October 2016 to 5 February 2017)

ROUND 2:
15 January 2017 (for conferences commencing any time during the period from 6 February 2017 to 5 May 2017)

ROUND 3:
15 April 2017 (for conferences commencing any time during the period from 6 May 2017 to 5 August 2017)

ROUND 4:
15 July 2017 (for conferences commencing any time during the period from 6 August 2017 to 5 November 2017)

Late and/or retrospective applications will NOT be considered

If you are a PhD student, some new internship/research consultancy opportunities are available from the careers & employability centre. Details below:

•  IP Management Internship with the IP & Licensing Department at King’s College London. 220 hour project, flexible hours, £9.40 per hour. Closing deadline 16 Oct.

•  Research Consultancy Project with the Vice Principal (International)’s Office at King’s College London. 7 days work over 1 month, £125 per day. Closing deadline 18 Oct. 

• Advertising and Communication Internship with the Philosophy & Medicine Project, at King’s. 5 hours per week, flexible, £12 per hour. Closing deadline 19 Oct. 

• Research Consultancy Project with the Informatics Department and Careers Office at King’s College London. 1 day per week, £125 per day. Closing deadline 30 Oct.

We also still have a few places available on our pre-consultancy training on 14^th November, please visit the website for the full agenda and email to book a place. 

Please contact careers-consultancy@kcl.ac.uk or 020 7848 1376 if you have any questions.

A number of student bursaries are available for some of the upcoming Cumberland Lodge conferences. If you are interested in attending and applying for a bursary, you can apply at the following links: ‘Ethnic Inequalities at Work: Policy and Institutional Responses’ and ‘Violence Against Women: A Determinant of Health’.

For further questions about this scheme or programme, contact Dr Rachel Smillie, Education Officer, Cumberland Lodge Programme. rachel@cumberlandlodge.ac.uk, 01784 497781

*The Cumberland Lodge is an educational charity based in Windsor Great Park which focuses on tackling social divisions by promoting creative thinking and inclusive dialogue. We aim to foster interdisciplinary dialogue; as such, students from all disciplines are invited to apply.

Part of The Exchange ECR Development Series

The Exchange is delighted to announce ‘Hack-a-demia’ – a free one day conference on ‘Future Proofing your academic career’.

***To register visit: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hack-a-demia-future-proofing-your-academic-career-tickets-27429728055

Who is this event for?

This event is exclusively for PhD students and Early Career Researchers from Exchange partner HEIs and TCCE member universities.

What is the purpose of this event?

The development of Early Career Researchers is at the heart of The Exchange project, and in a fast changing and challenging environment, researchers are having to be increasingly resilient, expert and well grounded.  Hack-a-demia will look at the challenges and opportunities for ECRs and how they can develop their research footprint.

This conference will also be a valuable networking opportunity for ECRs to extend their contacts and share experiences and expertise with a large and cross – disciplinary group of peers, and will provide a space where ECRs can help TCCE shape the next stage of The Exchange project, and the support, development and networking opportunities that we can offer to help them on the next steps of their academic career.

What will happen at this event?

Hack-a-demia will feature a mix of presentations, panel discussions and workshops followed by networking drinks.

More information on the structure of the day and a full list of contributors will be available shortly.

Confirmed contributors include:

• Dr Steven Hill, Head of Research Policy, HEFCE
• Dr Joanna Dunster, Portfolio Manager: Researcher Careers and Training, Arts and Humanities Research Council
• Pam Johnson, Senior Relationship Manager, Arts Council England
• Dr Tariq Varini, ECR/ academic consultant
• Suzie Leighton, Director of The Culture Capital Exchange
• Dr Enrico Bertelli, Business Developement Manager, The Culture Capital Exchange / Founder Director of  Conductive Music CIC

Editors from Palgrave Macmillan will also be giving advice on how to get published.

When
Friday, 28 October 2016 from 10:00 to 18:30 (BST)

Where
National Council for Voluntary Organisations – Society Building 8 All Saints Street, London, N1 9RL

Have you joined The Exchange Online?
The Exchange Online enables ECRs, artists and creative SMEs to add their profile to our database and to search for, find and contact potential collaborators. Visit The Exchange Online