Training and other events

In addition to training and events organised centrally by the Researcher Development Team (RDT), the Department of Biology hosts many of its own training events. See the lists below to find out more.

Events in the Department

 

nullCoffee and Careers 

Each month we welcome a speaker from a different career area to talk about their career path, to give you an insiders view of their job and to give you top tips for following in their footsteps.  Many of our researchers have gone into careers as a direct result of contact with a Coffee and Careers speaker - so come along and make the most of this great opportunity to meet informally with a range of professionals.  And with coffee and freshly-baked cookies available too - what could be better?

(usually!) Fridays 10.30-11.30. 

  

Friday 24th May 2013, 10.30-11.30 in biology room M023
Benjamin Owens, Academia+: Making the most of opportunities during your PhD and Postdoc
Oxford – UCB Pharma Fellow, Translational Gastroenterology Unit, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford.


I completed my BSc in Immunology at the University of Bristol in 2007 and then studied for my 
PhD in immune regulation with Paul Kaye at the CII in York.
 
In 2011 I started a position as a Postdoctoral Scientist at the University of Oxford. 
Earlier this year I was awarded an Oxford – UCB Pharma fellowship to develop my own programme
 of work on human stromal cells in chronic intestinal inflammation, working with Fiona Powrie FRS. 

In addition to my lab position I teach undergraduate and graduate students as a tutor in Medicine 
and am an associate member of Jesus College. I am co-founder and chair of the Stromal Immunology Group, 
Secretary of the Oxford Immunology Group and hold two board-level positions at the 
British Society for Immunology. I also volunteer as a biomedical grant reviewer for the UK MS Society. In 2011 I led a team of Oxford scientists in the Biotechnology YES business plan competition, with our company, MetaChem Solutions, eventually taking first place in the UK competition. In late 2013 I will undertake a fellowship in biopharmaceutical entrepreneurship at INSEAD Business School, Paris. 

Over coffee I will discuss life as a postdoctoral fellow, highlighting the many ‘out of lab’ activities 
that are available to you as a PhD student/Postdoc, and which – in my case at least- have become more enjoyable than the lab work itself! 

More information: 

University of Oxford Page
LinkedIn Profile
PubMed Publications
Academia.edu Profile

Tea, coffee and freshly-baked cookies provided.  Please bring a mug if you have one.
To book your place, please email Hilary M Jones
 

 

Benjamin did his PhD here in the Department of Biology.  He's now based at the University of Oxford and has just obtained an industry-academia hybrid fellowship.  Come and find out more about life as a research fellow, and the opportunities available through fellowships.

Tea, coffee and freshly-baked cookies provided.  Please bring a mug if you have one.
To book your place, please email Hilary M Jones
 

Friday 28th June 2013, 10.30-11.30
Lindsay Georgeopolos, Intellectual Property

Lindsay did her PhD and postdoc here in the department of Biology.  She's now based at the University of Leeds where she works as a commercial officer for IP and Contracts.  Come and hear about her transition out of acdemia and opportunities for using your science skills in different environments. 

Tea, coffee and freshly-baked cookies provided.  Please bring a mug if you have one.
To book your place, please email Hilary M Jones

Friday 19th July, 10.30-11.30
Sarah Kendall, Environmental Consultant

Sarah did her PhD here in the Department and now works for ADAS - an environmental consultancy.  Come and find out what this work involves and how Sarah made the transition from academia to consultancy. 

Tea, coffee and freshly-baked cookies provided.  Please bring a mug if you have one.
To book your place, please email Hilary M Jones