Last Cafe Scientifique of 2010-11 - 6th July

The next Café Scientifique event for PhD students and postdoctoral researchers from all disciplines will be on Wednesday 6th July, from 6pm in the World Marche Common room on the Mile End campus.

The presentations at this event will be:

‘Sun: The Earth’s warm friend or your skin’s cold enemy?‘: Correlation between sun-exposure and skin cancer.
Nikol Mladkova (Blizard Institute)

Protecting The Pork Pie: What Is The Protected Food Names Scheme And How Does It Work?
Matthew Rippon (Geography)

Modern money mechanics
Marco Paladini (EECS)

Making the most of the internet

ResearchGate is a social and professional network tailored to academics, scientists and researchers with over one million active members.

The site lets you engage and interact with fellow researchers, build an online presence and keep up-to-date with happenings in your field.

A recent blog post on the site describes the best ways for graduates to make use of the internet with regards to starting a career in research/academia. Hopefully you will find it useful!