Location: London, UK

Join us for our Early Career Symposium, where we will explore themes important to professional development in research.

Targeted at those across the early career spectrum (late-stage PhD students, postdocs and beyond), three engaging and interactive sessions including invited expert speakers will provide ample opportunity for learning, discussion, and networking.

Sessions will include:

Starting your own lab

Speakers will share their experiences of starting their own independent research groups, sharing insights to equip and inform about this career milestone, with roundtable discussions allowing for deep exploration of the process and speakers’ highlights, challenges, and advice.

Diversity in research careers

This careers roundtable session will focus on diverse careers and journeys, allowing you to explore where research can take you. Speakers’ experience will span different research-focused roles in settings including academia, industry, and government, providing insights into these different environments.

Entrepreneurship and commercialisation of research

This panel discussion and Q&A will focus on process of commercializing research from those who have started their own companies, and how entrepreneurial skills can be developed as an early career researcher, as well as tools, resources and support available.