Making the Most of Conferences

"It's not what you know, it's who you know."

This might be an old cliché, but it's particularly true in research where (reportedly) over 90% of jobs go to a candidate already known to the employer. This half-day session will examine how you can make the most of conferences as an environment to strategically network and build research connections.

Outcomes:

• Know how to make attendance at conferences productive
• Start thinking about personal goals while attending conferences
• Understand practically how to network during and after a conference

All graduate students and postdoctoral researchers / research staff.
Further details regarding eligibility criteria are available here.

Participative workshop including provision of information, discussion and practical exercises.

Dr. Steve Hutchinson is a former zoologist who for the last ten years has been at the forefront of researcher and academic development. In addition to his training and development business he is also a coach, author and consultant, both in the UK and internationally.

Two-hour session.

This course runs twice in Easter term.