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NEWS: Call for applications to the 4th Annual Post-doc Seedcorn fund

NEWS: Call for applications to the 4th Annual Post-doc Seedcorn fund

Posted on 20 March 2018 by Andrew Hollins

The BIOSI Research Staff Group (RSG) is pleased to announce the call for applications to the 4th Annual Post-doc Seedcorn Fund. The RSG committee invite Research Staff with 2 or more years […]

The “Postdoctoral Academy Programme” 2018

The “Postdoctoral Academy Programme” 2018

Posted on 19 March 2018 by Andrew Hollins

Below are the array of offering available to fixed and open-ended contract research staff of all levels within the School of Biosciences. Put together by the RSG committee with the School […]

RESOURCE: Post-doc Academy seminar series 2018

RESOURCE: Post-doc Academy seminar series 2018

Posted on 13 February 2018 by Andrew Hollins

We are extremely pleased that the School of Biosciences Postdoc Academy is back for another year with a raft of new sessions and topics. Below you will find the sessions […]

MEETING: School of Biosciences Research Away Day 2018

MEETING: School of Biosciences Research Away Day 2018

Posted on 24 January 2018 by Andrew Hollins

Chris McGuigan Life Sciences Hub Wales, Cardiff Bay 7th February 2018 - Starting at 9:30am, Finishing 4:30pm Update : Discounted parking at the Pierhead Street Car Park facility, all attendees are […]

REVIEW: Summing up the RSG blog 2017

REVIEW: Summing up the RSG blog 2017

Posted on 16 January 2018 by Andrew Hollins

Research Staff Group blog summary for 2017 2017 was accented by consolidation of important group activities, the continued evolution of several research staff development offerings, and the retaining of our […]

INTERVIEW: Liam Morgan – A postdoc’s journey: academia and beyond

INTERVIEW: Liam Morgan – A postdoc’s journey: academia and beyond

Posted on 6 December 2017 by Andrew Hollins

Note from the editor: When we put the blog together I most wanted to present authentic voices and authentic narratives - this for me is one such post. Liam presents […]

FUNDING: Cardiff University Institutional Strategic Support Fund

FUNDING: Cardiff University Institutional Strategic Support Fund

Posted on 29 November 2017 by Andrew Hollins

Ken Ewan (the current RSG chair) went to a talk about this the week before last and kindly brought back these notes outlining a suite of grants designed to offer […]

REBLOG: Think Ahead Blog #sheffvista – Dr Ross Drayton

REBLOG: Think Ahead Blog #sheffvista – Dr Ross Drayton

Posted on 21 November 2017 by Andrew Hollins

This post is a re-blog of an interview piece produced by the University of Sheffield  Think Ahead blog, in which Dr Ross Drayton (a Cardiff University alumnus) eloquently and engagingly […]

It’s not me, it’s you – taking setbacks in context

It’s not me, it’s you – taking setbacks in context

Posted on 13 November 2017 by Andrew Hollins

Unfortunately, it is all too easy to take the chain of rejected research paper submissions, grant funding submissions, studentship or fellowship applications deeply personally. The biggest, and for some the […]

NEWS: next Research Staff Group meeting, 15th November 2017

NEWS: next Research Staff Group meeting, 15th November 2017

Posted on 8 November 2017 by Andrew Hollins

Research Staff Group meeting, Wednesday the 15th of November 2017 The open meeting will be held in Room C1.29 of the Sir Martin Evans Building between 2pm and 3:00pm. Everyone […]