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Welcome to this month's ECR Newsletter where you will find key information on the following’:

• Online Writing Groups for ECRs
• 1:2:1 Careers Appointments
• Images of Research Competition is back for ECRs
• Exeter Research Network - Exeter Brain
• Tipping Point Conference
• Research Software Engineers Group
• Contributions Sought for Research & Innovation Blog
• ECR and Academic Social Media Training
• New Open Access Membership
• Research Grants & Funding
• Latest Events and Opportunites
• and more!

Please direct any questions you may have to researcherdevelopment@exeter.ac.uk.

Previous copies of Newsletters can be viewed by clicking here.  If you have something that you'd like to share in future Newsletters, click here for copy deadline dates as well as submission guidelines.

ECR Core Programme:-

Our main programme has reached a natural pause for the summer, but we are still offering you online writing groups into August, along with the opportunity to book career coaching appointments for September onwards. Exeter’s Research Software Engineers (RSEs) are also available to provide you with help and support. See below for more details. The 2022/2023 programme will be released soon!

Update from last Newsletter! Groups will be running up to and including 11 August and will recommence in September - all running 10 am - 12.30 pm - Click here for dates and details of how to join this group.

To make things easy, these sessions can be accessed via the same Teams link - click here.

"Having structured writing time that is set aside forces me to focus on writing when usually other things take over."

"I found this session incredibly useful for providing focused writing time for research. This can be difficult to find within a typical week and I hope to attend more of these sessions in the future."

"It was well structured and gave opportunity for short break in between."

These are just a few of the testimonials received from those who have attended these online groups.

These sessions follow a model where:-

• An Informal, dedicated support space is created for ECRs and Academics, in one virtual room, for you to be able to work without distractions.
• Time is structured into a series of working and discussion slots.
• The opportunity to learn from each other, share strategies, experiences, working goals and best practice is actively encouraged and facilitated.

​You can attend for as long as you need to!

We are looking to expand our team of facilitators so if you would like to find out more about becoming a facilitator please contact ResearcherDevelopment@exeter.ac.uk.

Unsure of your future career direction either within Academia or beyond Academia? Kate Foster, (Careers Coach for Researcher Development and Research Culture), is available to offer 1:2:1 Career coaching appointments for ECRs.  50 minute online appointments are available for you to book on by clicking here.

Kate can offer advice and discuss how to manage and plan your career and has timeslots from 13 September onwards.  Should you wish to meet her before then, please contact ResearcherDevelopment@exeter.ac.uk.

Some recent testimonials:-
"A chance to reflect and think about my options, being heard."
"Very clear and direct tips!"
"Kate was very attentive and reassuring. She answered all of my questions."
"That the chat was confidential. That Kate was very easy to talk to."
"I felt like I was really being listened to and that my individual situation was being considered."

You still have some time to enter this competition which is open to ECRs only and is a great chance for you to showcase your research to a non-specialist audience. Just select your most compelling image and write a short, jargon-free description. You have until Friday 2 September 2022 to enter. As well as the pride of winning, the top 3 selected will receive a Devon hamper! You can find out more (as well as view images from previous years), by clicking here.

Picture opposite is from Anurag Roy (entitled "Bonda: The Tribal Treasure).

Exeter Brain is a newly designated Exeter Research Network bringing together researchers interested in any aspect of the brain and its role in health and disease.

We are planning a day-long networking event in Exeter on Wednesday 7 September 2022.

To register interest in this event or join the network please complete this short form.

Conference 12 - 14 September 2022
Early deadline for abstracts 8 August 2022. Late booking and final deadline 21 August 2022.
Join the Global Systems Institute and their partner organisations for three intensive, creative and rewarding days at a critical moment for humanity. The Tipping Points - from climate crisis to positive transformation conference will explore developments in negative and positive tipping points, at scales from local to global, and from theory to practice. Help shape future research and positive action to address tipping points risks and opportunities by exploring the impacts on and opportunities for different regions and sectors such as energy, transport, food systems and finance. Click here for more information and to book your place.

Research Software Help and Support

The University’s centralised Research Software Engineers (RSEs) group assists our research community with complex and bespoke research software needs. The RSE group is part of the Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence.

The group consists of Research Software Engineers who help develop, maintain, and extend research software. The RSEs are software engineers with science backgrounds well placed to understand the constraints of academic research and associated software engineering.

The RSEs have dedicated every Wednesday between 11:00 – 13:00 for ECR and PGR enquiries. Depending on the complexity of your query, the team will either arrange a Wednesday Teams appointment with you, or will answer your query via email. To contact the team, email ResearchSoftwareEngineeringGroup@group.exeter.ac.uk outlining the support you need and the urgency of your request.

The RSE’s also host a Slack channel where you can ask questions and receive answers from a community of knowledge: https://idsai-rf-rse.slack.com/.

We are looking for PhD and Early Career researchers to contribute to the Research & Innovation blog and write posts that are based on three questions about your work.  To find out more click here.

2 November 2022 (12.30 - 2.30 pm) - Social Media Training for Researchers Beginners’ Session.
9 November 2022 (12.30 - 2.30 pm) - Social Media Training for Researchers Advanced Session.

Social media remains a vital asset in promoting the University’s amazing research to a global audience.

After a successful run of workshops earlier this year, we’re offering researchers the opportunity to join us for more interactive, guided social media sessions. These sessions are designed to equip users with the practical techniques and skills to raise the awareness and profile of academic work through the effective use of social media.

Running in November, this series of online workshops will contain different focus points and we would value your input in helping us personalise the content. Please complete this short survey, which will help us identify where you are on your current social media journey. Closing date for survey: Monday 8 August 2022.

The Open Research team has signed up for institutional membership with open access (OA) publisher Copernicus Publications. Our researchers publishing in 38 Geo- and Earth systems sciences full OA journals can benefit from centralised payment of Article Processing Charges (APCs). Find out more by clicking here.

GW4 Building Communities Development Awards
The awards will support new, and advance existing, collaborations across the universities of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff and Exeter by funding single activities or resources. The small awards can be used for a variety of purposes, such as developing stakeholder relationships, seminars, community workshops, or public engagement activities.  There is no closing date for applications, with awards set to be made throughout the year. Find out more by clicking here.

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Check out the Research Toolkit webpages for more opportunities.

Voice of Young Science (VoYS) Workshops
Application Deadline : Monday 15 August 2022 (5 pm)
Policy@Exeter would like to invite all ECRs to apply to the next Voice of Young Science (VoYS) workshop in September.  VoYS is a unique and dynamic network of ECRs across Europe committed to playing an active role in public discussions about research.

The next Standing Up for Science Workshops will take place on Friday 16 September 2022 at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. Join the workshop to find out how to make your voice heard in public debates about science and research.

The University of Exeter has 5 priority spots for this full-day workshop, although last year on average about 8-10 ECRs from Exeter attended each session! To apply for a spot, please fill in this application form by Monday 15 August at 5pm!

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IUS Commune Prize 2022
Deadline for submission 1 September 2022
Value 1250 Euro. The Board of the IUS Commune Research School has decided, as a result of the great success of former years, to organise the prize this year again. The prize will be awarded to the graduate student or early career researcher whose article is of outstanding quality, other outstanding articles will be honourably mentioned. For further information click here.

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RaNT 2022 Conference
5 - 7 September 2022 (Living Systems Institute, Streatham Campus)
Could your research help save lives in hospital one day?  Join this FREE 3-day conference.  Oral and poster presentation slots open to all ECRs.  Apply now to showcase your work and grow your research network.  For more information and to submit your abstract click here. For latest updates, follow Twitter @Raman_NanoT.  Any queries, email Dr Ryan Edginton at rant@exeter.ac.uk

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The Centre for Study of Life Sciences Seminar
Linking Health and Social Data for Research : the CIDACS Experience in Brazil
12 September 2022 (3.30 - 5 pm) Newman Purple LT
IDSAI are delighted to join forces with Egenis who will be delivering this seminar, by Mauricio L Barreto, University Emeritus Professor at the Federal University of Bahia and a Senior Investigator at Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), Brazil and Bethania de A Almeida, a sociologist who worked with NGOs in the areas of habitation, education and health.  Further details will follow, but for now, click here for further details and contact ;">Sabina Leonelli if you like to find out more.

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FUTURES2022: Calling all Researchers
30 September - 1 October 2022
FUTURES2022 is a festival of discovery, taking place on Friday 30 September – Saturday 1 October, that celebrates the research and innovation across the South West with an exciting programme of events and activities. Organisers are looking for ideas for interactive engagement. To find out more and to express an interest, click here.

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British Academy: Gender and Sexuality: ECR Networking Day
12 October 2022 - Bristol
The Gender & Sexuality Networking Day will bring together South-West based early career academics who work across the interdisciplinary field of Gender and Sexuality Studies to identify areas of commonality, map potential regional stakeholders and share best practice for collaborating with external partners. The networking day is intended to be a broad church for ECRs from the arts, humanities, social sciences and human sciences, and we welcome ECRs interested in forming new research and public engagement collaborations. To find out more and register click here. Reasonable travel and accommodation can be provided by the British Academy.

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British Academy: Practice Research Networking Day
26 October 2022 - Plymouth
The Practice Research Networking Day will bring together South West based early-career researchers with an interest in practice research. The aim of the event is to encourage networking, offer space for discussion on practice research and identify strategic goals for the community. It will also encourage new collaborations and initiatives in the network. To find out more and register click here. Reasonable travel and accommodation can be provided by the British Academy.

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Artificial Evolution 2022 (EA 2022)
31 October, 1 and 2 November 2022 (Exeter)
The Biennial International Conference on Artificial Evolution (EA 2022) will celebrate its return for its 15th anniversary in Exeter, and for the first time in England.  Click here to find out more.

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The British Academy - ECR Network : Monthly Online Coffee Hour
Takes place on the last Friday of every month.
This Coffee Hour aims to give ECRs the space to speak to one another. This could be about similar issues faced, general work/life discussion points or research projects, just to name a few. Click here for more information.

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Policy Engagement Training Programme
Policy@Exeter, the University of Exeter’s policy engagement initiative, has partnered with seven sector-leading training providers to bring you an exciting suite of practical and engaging workshops over the spring and summer. The programme aims to equip Exeter researchers from all disciplines and at all career levels with the skills and tools needed to confidently engage with policymakers locally, nationally and internationally.  To find out more and sign up, visit Policy@Exeter’s Events and training page.

Early Career Research Networks (ECRNs) are designed to help support our Early Career Researchers in the beginning stages of their career. The ECRNs are designed to help raise awareness of new developments in a particular field: new tools, processes, leaders, training programs, and services. They are also an opportunity for collaborative problem solving and to get advice from your peers. To find out more about the Networks and who your Network Rep is click here.

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Find out how the University can support Early Career Researchers by clicking here.  The page includes support from the University, Spectrum.Life as well as a list of networks to support staff wellbeing.