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A Minorities in STEM symposium to promote careers, communication and engagement for  researchers* from ethnic minority backgrounds

Francis Crick Institute

<p>* The symposium is aimed at final year undergraduate students and postgraduate researchers (including postdocs, early career researchers and lab research scientists)  from science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine fields from ethnic minority backgrounds. </p><p>---</p><p></p><h2>Programme:</h2><h3>9.30am – 10.00am	Registration &amp; Coffee</h3><p></p><h3>10.00 - 10.15am	Welcome </h3><p> Yolanda Ohene, University College London, Co-founder of MiSTEM</p><p></p><h3>10.15 – 11.45am	Navigating an academic career </h3><p><em>From PhD to Professor, our panel of academics will discuss their route through STEM as researchers from minority ethnic backgrounds.</em></p><p>Chair: Oz Ismail, University College London, Co-founder of MiSTEM</p><p>Prof. Helen Minnis, Professor, University of Glasgow </p><p>Prof. Chris Jackson, Professor, Imperial College London </p><p>Nikou Damestani, PhD student, Kings College London</p><p>Dr. Ying Lia Li, Research Fellow,  University College London</p><p></p><h3>11.45am – 12.00pm		Coffee Break</h3><p></p><h3>12.00 – 1.30pm 	Engaging with wider audience</h3><p><em>This session will explore how to reach diverse audiences and increase BAME representation in STEM activities through three interactive workshops.</em></p><p>1.  Engaging with festivals:  Hana Ayoob, Freelance STEM Creative Producer , Co-founder of MiSTEM</p><p>2. Engaging with schools: Dr. Maria Ocampo-Hafalla, The Francis Crick Institute</p><p>3. Engaging with community groups:  Sarah Cosgriff, Freelance Science Communicator &amp; Trainer</p><p></p><h3> 1.30 – 2.00pm	Lunch </h3><p></p><h3>2.00- 3.30pm		Communicating through writing</h3><p><em>In this session, the use of writing to craft engaging and compelling stories for journals, grants and articles will be explored through three interactive workshops.</em></p><p>1. Writing for journals: Dr. May Chiao &amp; Dr. Mina Razzak, Chief Editors, Nature Research</p><p>2. Writing for grants: Heike Meiss, Grants Manager, The Francis Crick Institute</p><p>3. Writing for articles: Alok Jha, Science Correspondent, The Economist</p><p></p><h3> 3.30 – 3.45pm	Coffee Break</h3><p></p><h3> 3.45 – 4.45pm	Keynote Talk </h3><p><em>“The Rules of Engagement: Navigating and Surviving UK Higher Education”</em></p><p>Dr. Nicola Rollock, Academic &amp; Consultant, Goldsmiths, University of London</p><p> </p><h3>4.45 – 5.00pm 	Closing Remarks</h3><p></p><h3>5.30pm – 7.00pm 	Networking Event – Institute of Physics</h3><p>(Short walk to 37 Caledonian Road, Islington, London, N1 9BU)</p><p>Intro by Dr. Mark Richards, Senior Research Fellow, Imperial College London </p><p> </p><p>---</p><p></p><p>This event is supported by the Wellcome Trust, UCL Organisational Development and PRISM the Crick's Race Equity Network.  </p><p>Travel bursaries are funded by Institute of Physics London &amp; South East branch </p>

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