Photo competition for the NERC funded ones

Hello UKPN’ers

Have you taken any exciting photos during your PhD that just sum up what your work is about?

If you are or have been funded by NERC, consider entering the

NERC Student Photography & Short Article Writing Competition

 

NERC invites submissions from current and recently finished NERC students for the NERC Student Photography & Short Article Writing Competition. This competition is looking for entries that best encapsulate your research and PhD experiences to date and is open to all current NERC students as well as recently finished NERC-funded students who submitted their PhD in 2012 or 2013. Every applicant must submit both a photograph and a short written article to be eligible for an award and one of the six available prizes.

Please see the Announcement of Opportunity document for full details of the competition, including submission requirements, rules and advice for entrants.

 

Enjoy!

Amélie

 

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Panel Event today in Cambridge

Dear UKPN, 

Just a final reminder that we are hosting a Mentor Panel today following the UK Arctic Sciences conference at the Scott Polar Research Institute, starting at 13:15. 

We will be discussing the work/life balance during a PhD and beyond, and all are welcome. We will be providing a buffet lunch for those attending. 

Kind Regards, 

Laura Hobbs

-PhD Student, Scottish Association for Marine Science-

-President, UK Polar Network-

Fellowship applications open at the Software Sustainability Institute

Dear UKPN, 

Please see below for information regarding calls for applications for Fellowships from the Software Sustainability Institute.  Applications close 27th September.

This is a great opportunity, and the SSI is keen to involve a wide range of software users, including early career researchers across many scientific fields. 

Allen Pope (a UKPN member) has been a fellow in the previous year. You can read more about his, and other fellows, experiences here http://www.software.ac.uk/fellowship-programme/fellow-profiles.

Kind Regards, 

Laura Hobbs

-PhD Student, Scottish Association for Marine Science-

-President, UK Polar Network-

---Announcement---

The Software Sustainability Institute (www.software.ac.uk) has launched the 2014 Fellowship Programme that recognises outstanding UK-based researchers who use software. The Fellowships come with £3000 funding which can be used for travel, collaboration and running events.

Fellows advise the Institute on important software, evangelise software practices and champion the adoption of best-of-breed software. Fellows will contribute to our blog, and are supported in advertising their own research.

Apply to become a Fellow online: http://www.software.ac.uk/fellowship-programme/fellowship-programme-application-form

The Programme launch event was held via a webinar on 12th September - the full recording from the webinar is available here: http://youtu.be/2cCufwZYaDA


--Who we are looking for--

We are seeking fifteen outstanding researchers at different  stages in their career, from PhDs to Professors, and from a wide range of research disciplines in science, technology, engineering as well as in arts and humanities. Successful Fellows will have a demonstrable knowledge and visibility in their community and have excellent communication skills.

--Funding--

The £3000 funding is flexible and can be used for travel to conferences, setting up and running workshops, starting new collaborations or hosting/teaching at Software Carpentry training events.

--Important information and dates--


The closing date for applications is 27th September 2013, 5PM BST.

Tuesday 22 October 2013 - Candidates will know whether they have been shortlisted.

Wednesday 13 November 2013 - Face-to-face selection day in Manchester for those shortlisted - please hold the date! (note if you are unable to make this date for valid reasons then we may be able to make alternative arrangements; however in person candidates will have first preference on places)

Wednesday 27 November 2013 - the successful candidates will be offered the Fellowships

Friday 6 December - The set of Institute's Fellows for 2014 officially announced


Fellowships last thirteen months and are available from 1 January 2014 through 31 March 2015.


--Questions--
If you have any questions, please contact the Institute: info@software.ac.uk.

Open-ended research scientist position at the British Antarctic Survey / Cambridge, UK

Exciting opportunity at BAS:

The British Antarctic Survey is recruiting for an atmospheric chemistry modeller to join their Tropospheric Chemistry group. This is an open-ended post, full details of which are available at http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/employment/vacancies/job.php?JobID=878

 

Cheers,

Amélie

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Fwd: Software Sustainability Institute 2014 Fellowship Programme

Hi UKPN,

See below for info on a cool fellowship opportunity. Multiple UKPN members have received them in the past, and it is currently sponsoring an upcoming UKPN workshop, too!

Best,

Allen

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Aleksandra Pawlik
Date: Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Subject: Software Sustainability Institute 2014 Fellowship Programme


---Announcement---

The Software Sustainability Institute (www.software.ac.uk) has
launched the 2014 Fellowship Programme that recognises outstanding
UK-based researchers who use software. The Fellowships come with £3000
funding which can be used for travel, collaboration and running
events.

Fellows advise the Institute on important software, evangelise
software practices and champion the adoption of best-of-breed
software. Fellows will contribute to our blog, and are supported in
advertising their own research.

Apply to become a Fellow online:
http://www.software.ac.uk/fellowship-programme/fellowship-programme-application-form

And join us for the launch event at a webinar on 12th September
(Thursday) at 2:30 PM. For the webinar details, please see:
http://www.software.ac.uk/fellowship-programme/fellows-2014-webinar


--Who we are looking for--

We are seeking fifteen outstanding researchers at different  stages in
their career, from PhDs to Professors, and from a wide range of
research disciplines in science, technology and engineering.
Successful Fellows will have a demonstrable knowledge and visibility
in their community and have excellent communication skills.

--Funding--

The £3000 funding is flexible and can be used for travel to
conferences, setting up and running workshops, starting new
collaborations or hosting/teaching at Software Carpentry training
events.

--Important information and dates--


The closing date for applications is 27th September 2013, 5PM BST.

Tuesday 22 October 2013 - Candidates will know whether they have been
shortlisted.

Wednesday 13 November 2013 - Face-to-face selection day in Manchester
for those shortlisted - please hold the date! (note if you are unable
to make this date for valid reasons then we may be able to make
alternative arrangements; however in person candidates will have first
preference on places)

Wednesday 27 November 2013 - the successful candidates will be offered
the Fellowships

Friday 6 December - The set of Institute's Fellows for 2014 officially announced


Fellowships last thirteen months and are available from 1 January 2014
through 31 March 2015.


--Questions--
If you have any questions, please contact the Institute: info@software.ac.uk.


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The Software Sustainability Institute
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Fwd: [CRYOLIST] Advanced Workshop: Micromorphology of sediment deformation: 7-11 October 2013

Conference of interest, potentially:

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Simon Carr <s.j.carr@qmul.ac.uk>
Date: 2013/9/6
Subject: [CRYOLIST] Advanced Workshop: Micromorphology of sediment deformation: 7-11 October 2013
To: "cryolist@cryolist.org" <cryolist@cryolist.org>, "GEOMORPH-L@LISTSERV.TAMU.EDU" <GEOMORPH-L@listserv.tamu.edu>
Cc: Emrys R Phillips <erp@bgs.ac.uk>, "Jaap J.M. van der Meer" <j.meer@qmul.ac.uk>

Dear All,

I would like to draw your attention to an advanced workshop in the micromorphology of sediment deformation which will be held at the Centre for Micromorphology at Queen Mary, University of London from 7-11th October 2013. This workshop is led by Dr Simon Carr and Professor Jaap van der Meer (QMUL) and Dr Emrys Phillips (BGS Edinburgh). This workshop is particularly aimed at researchers who have prior experience in the micro-scale analysis of glacial sediments, or who have attended previous International Workshops on Micromorphology of Glacial Sediments. However, please contact the organisers if you would like to establish whether this course is appropriate for you.

The workshop will comprise lectures examining the application of micromorphology to (glacial) sediments that preserve evidence of deformation, a review of current thinking on processes and mechanisms of sediment deformation, but mainly focuses on practical updates and training on recent developments in collection, manipulation and analysis of micro-scale properties of deforming sediments.

We anticipate the workshop to result in a co-authored paper with all participants to be published in an international, peer-reviewed journal.

Key themes explored will include:

• Describing and understanding polyphase deformation and strain signatures;

• Microstructural mapping and microfabric analysis;

• Quantification and digital mapping of plasmic fabrics (Metripol analysis);

• Application of 3D X-ray computed tomography; This includes the scanning and reconstruction of samples brought to the workshop by delegates.

• Provenancing using thin sections.

In order for every participant to have continuous access to key equipment the maximum number is set at 12 delegates. Delegates are invited to bring thin sections of particular interest along to the workshop, and also a sediment sample to be scanned and reconstructed using 3D x-ray computed tomography

Registration for the workshop (not including accommodation) will be £500 per delegate, and can be accessed from the following link:

http://eshop.qmul.ac.uk/browse/extra_info.asp?compid=1&modid=2&deptid=34&catid=1&prodid=406

For further information, please contact Dr Simon Carr (s.j.carr@qmul.ac.uk).

Best wishes,

Simon Carr

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Director, Centre for Micromorphology,

School of Geography,

Queen Mary University of London,

Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS, UK.

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f: 00 44 20 8981 6276

e: s.j.carr@qmul.ac.uk

twitter: @DrSimonCarr, @MicromorphQMUL

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Education Through Expeditions: South Pole Expedition

Dear UKPN,

Please see below for information on an exciting forthcoming polar project!

Contact Gemma directly if you would like more information.

Best wishes,
Sian

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Subject:  Re: Education Through Expeditions South Pole Expedition
Date:  Mon, 2 Sep 2013 15:00:05 +0100
From:  Gemma Sollis <gemmasollisete@gmail.com>
To:  Sian Henley <s.f.henley@ed.ac.uk>



On behalf of Antony Jinman, I would like to introduce you to Education
Through Expeditions (ETE) next expedition to Antarctica this November.
Antony will be travelling to the South Pole following in his heroes
footsteps, Captain Scott and Sir Ernest Shackleton, as he aims to
promote healthy nutrition and life styles in schools.

As you may know, the ETE web platform (http://www.eteteachers.org/)
enables schools to view blogs, videos and photos sent by Antony during
his expedition, and allows them to ask Antony questions which he will
answer from the ice. We have over 200 members on our web platform.

If you would like more information on the project or any of our other
projects please do not hesitate to contact me on
gemmasollisete@gmail.com <mailto:gemmasollisete@gmail.com>

Kind Regards

*Gemma Sollis*
Partnership Coordinator
Education Through Expeditions
Based at the University of the West of England, Office 4Q14


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   University of Edinburgh, UK

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