SBS Building a Business course – registrations now open

The Said Business School is running a nine-week evening lecture series providing basic business skills to those who would like to start a business, and those with an existing business who are seeking to develop and enhance their skills. It covers good business practice with a focus on science and technology enterprise, but most course material is relevant to general business practice.

The course has been designed for students, researchers and University of Oxford members who want to find out more about the business functions of technology-based companies; staff from science and technology businesses and research organisations are also welcome to attend.

For further information and to register, please see:

http://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/ideas-impact/entrepreneurship/programmes-events/open-and-extracurricular-programmes/building-business

Thriving in Research and Professional Collaborations: A Collaborative Learning Lab

Thursday 17 & Friday 18 January 2013
Seminar Room A, Department of Education, 15 Norham Gardens, Oxford, OX2 6PY

Professional Development For Scientists

This intensive two-day professional development and collaborative learning Lab for scientists will offer cutting edge insights and hands-on tools in building effective and fulfilling collaborations, research groups and knowledge-exchange partnerships. It will focus on designing, developing and practicing capacities for:

• Resilience;
• Creativity;
• Innovation;
• Understanding and thriving in research groups and various types of professional teams;
• Mindfulness
• Interdisciplinary Communication;
• Interpersonal emotional awareness.

This Collaborative Learning Lab is particularly suitable for doctoral and postdoctoral researchers and principal investigators who work within groups or some form of supervisory relationships, or with colleagues from other disciplines, sectors or institutions.

JSPS London Short-Term Postdoctoral Fellowship: CALL NOW OPEN

JSPS London Postdoctoral Fellowship (Short-Term Award)
Call for Applications with Fellowships to Start Between November 2012 to the end of March 2013
Closing Date: Friday 1 June, 2012

We would like to inform you of our second call for applications for the JSPS London Postdoctoral Fellowship (Short-Term Award) for fiscal year 2012.

JSPS is the leading research funding agency in Japan, established by the Japanese Government for the purpose of contributing to the advancement of science. JSPS London plays a key role in the administration of various scientific and academic programmes, whilst expanding bilateral exchange between Japan and the UK.

The JSPS London Postdoctoral Fellowship (Short Term Award) provides the opportunity for pre and postdoctoral UK Researchers and European and North American researchers based in the UK to conduct collaborative research activities with leading research groups at Japanese Universities and Institutions for visits of 1 to 12 months.

Eligible applicants need to be within 2 years of being conferred with their PhD at the time of applying to go to Japan or have obtained their PhD after 2nd April 2006. Eligible research fields are not limited: computer, engineering, health, biological, life, natural and physical sciences, mathematics, humanities and social sciences etc.

Applications are to be sent to JSPS London by 17:30 Friday 1 June, 2012

Successful applicants are asked to start their fellowship between 1 November 2012 to 31 March 2013.

Application guidelines and documents are available on our website.

If possible we would like to ask you to advertise this award on your website or similarly, please forward this information to any eligible and interested parties. If you require any further information please do not hesitate to contact us at the JSPS London Office on tel: 020-7255-4660 or by e-mail.

Making a difference: How to make inroads into applying your research

Tuesday 19 June 2012 from 10am, Careers Service – Book here

Course Aim:
Many researchers want to use their research to make a difference to people’s lives. The way to do that is by translating your research from bench to market. This is done through Tech Transfer or using your intellectual property (IP). This seminar is being run is collaboration with ISIS Innovation and Library Services to provide an introduction to intellectual property, standards, tech transfer, patenting and searching free databases for patents. During the lunch there will be an opportunity to speak with the representatives from ISIS Innovation and Library Services.

Course Format – Seminar with lunch provided.

Course Content:

1. Overview of Copyright as it applies to IP – Mike Heaney, Executive Secretary, the Bodleian Libraries
Both protecting your interests in your own work, and not abusing the interests of others, have become much more complex with the development of electronic and multimedia publication. The IP possibilities now extend beyond standard journal publication to Open Access, Creative Commons, Weblearn and iTunesU.

2. Patent information databases and other sources – Ljilja Ristic, Physical Sciences Librarian and subject consultant at RSL

3. Dr Martin Proctor, ISIS Innovation – This will be useful for you if you have ever wondered what intellectual property or a patent really is and how and why intellectual property is protected. This talk will also explain the role of Isis Innovation in the patenting process for Oxford University researchers and support available for this activity. We will also look at examples of patents, the information they give you and how to search for patents using a few freely available online patent databases.

4. Organox – Spinout Company

ISIS Innovation
Oxford Researchers
Library Services