Introduction at EPS Birmingham Fellows welcome event

Venue: Winterbourne House & Gardens, Tuesday 12 December 2017

The EPS College is organising a welcome event for the latest cohort of new Birmingham Fellows on Tuesday 12 December at Winterbourne House & Gardens. As part of the programme we will have a session to introduce the various professional services to the new Fellows (see provisional agenda below):

 9.30       Welcome (from Professor Jon Rowe, College Director of Research and Knowledge Transfer)

 9.45       Introduction to the Schools (e.g. Director of Research or Head of School)

• Metallurgy & Materials [8 min]
• Chemistry [8 min]
• Physics & Astronomy [8 min]
• Mathematics [8 min]
• Computer Science [8 min]
• Chemical Engineering [8 min]
• Engineering [15 min]

Time slots to include 5 min talk and a couple of questions. Additional time for Engineering to cover three departments.

 11.00     Tea/Coffee

 11.15     5*Elevator pitches (4 min each)

 11.45     Current Birmingham Fellows Panel Q&A

 12.15     Lunch

 1.15       5*Elevator pitches (4 min each)

 1.45       Professional Services Session 1

• Research Support Services
• EU/International Funding
• Business Engagement
• Innovate UK Funding
• Research Contracts
• Research Planning (REF Impact)

Session format is speed-dating style.

 2.30       Tea/Coffee

 2.45       5*Elevator pitches (4 min each)

 3.15       Professional Services Session 2

• Research Finance
• Operations & Infrastructure
• IT services
• Research Skills (Library services)
• Research Information (Pure, Researchfish, Scival)

Session format is speed-dating style.

 4.00       Close and Networking (drinks & nibbles)

 4.30       End