Science on-line

If you're interested in finding out about how the web is affecting the work of researchers, science communicators, journalists, students, etc, or how you can make the best use of the growing number of online tools, then you should think about heading along to the Science Online London conference on 22nd August at the Royal Institution (a great venue for a meeting - I was there yesterday - especially if you get time to look round their museum).

Registration for the conference will open soon and places are limited, so keep an eye on the website to see what's going on.

On a related topic, the conference is sponsored by Nature Network, which has some very interesting and useful forums, blogs, local and international networks etc. Definitely worth a look!

Careers in Academia - Vitae Event

On Monday 8th June Vitae are holding a one-day conference for postgraduate researchers focusing on Careers in Academia. The event is in Birmingham, and will be repeated later in the year in Bristol.

Participants will have the opportunity to:

* meet with current academics from a range of disciplines to hear about their experiences of an academic careers and ask the questions you’ve always wanted to, but weren’t sure who to ask

* explore how to market yourself for a career in academia, both within your department, and at interview

* look at how to write effective grant/paper applications

*discover what life is like as a postdoctoral researcher

*work with fellow researchers and share experiences with other participants


Further details can be found here.

Are you working on Human Centred Technology?

The University of Sussex is proud to announce the 11th Human-Centred Technology Postgraduate Workshop, and invites postgraduate students to participate in this year’s event in Brighton, England.

HCT is generally concerned with interactions between people and technologies, particularly in everyday contexts. Themes include, but are not limited to,

* Affective Computing
* Human-Computer Interaction
* User-Centred Design
* Pervasive Computing
* Social Networking
* Virtual Worlds
* Video Games
* Music
* Tangible and Embodied Interfaces
* Computer Supported Collaborative/Cooperative Work
* E-Learning

Delegates from previous years have remarked on the excellent opportunities for networking with other postgraduate students researching in the diverse and exciting area of human-centred technology, as well as the applied workshop activities to help improve research skills in practical ways. Additionally delegates have the opportunity to present their research during short poster and demo sessions. This is an ideal opportunity to get friendly and constructive feedback on your own work from peer researchers in the field.

Details of how to apply to be part of this conference can be found here.