Post Doc Society Committee Meeting Minutes Meeting: Invited: Amanda Barnes AB, Liz Rylott LR, Katrin Besser KB, Date: Monday 11th Fiona Frame FF, Tim Ganderton TG, Simon Baker SB January 2016 2pm Apologies: Liz Rylott LR Venue: Williamson Rooms

Discussion Point Outcome Action required Welcome to any representatives James Fox JF and Roxanne Hello James and Roxanne attending Tedor RT in attendance

Check minutes from 15th October Minutes agreed KB to put on website meeting

Performance review feedback Ellie Purser looking for postdocs AB to circulate Ellie's email to Biology to provide performance review postdocs feedback Calvin Dytham – Careers group - Person to contact regarding this AB to liaise further with Ellie and update from AB is now Ellie Purser feedback as/when necessary

Post-Doc rights (wrt holidays) - Resulted in a robust discussion. Someone to try and answer these update from TG As per staff contract - liaise with questions? I think I may have said I'll line manager, but does not do it, but can't remember specifically state maximum/minimum time you can take in one go. Concerns were raised about unnamed postdocs feeling unable to take full holiday allowances, and who to talk to about this. Further questions were raised about the logging of holiday time taken (how exactly do HR know?) and how this affects staff on short term contracts (like postdocs). Also, the issue of days carried over and how this affects staff at the end of a contract. Essentially, there is concern about how aware postdocs in general are about their rights, and how to improve this Teaching opportunities RT would like to send survey to RT to liaise with FF prior to sending postdocs regarding global email to postdocs awareness/interest in teaching opportunities Post-doc research funding Some sources already identified TG to find more, collate info and send on postdoc society website, to KB to update website with always on the lookout for more

Next coffee & pastries event At next C&P, having slide LR to send doodle poll round for C&P advertising vacant committee and next meeting date/time positions, upcoming funding TG to make slide opportunities, and PDSC website would be a good idea PDSC Next meeting Next meeting around March(?) FF to chair and circulate agenda with C&P around that time too TG to send meeting minutes

1 Post Doc Society Committee Meeting Minutes Other business? Plenty, especially regarding RT would like to send survey to teaching opportunities for postdoc community, and will liase postdocs. The basic view is, with FF regarding previous teaching opportunities are available but surveys there is a problem with advertising and awareness at both PI and PD level. Not just about the existence of opportunities, but the eligibility of postdocs to take them up. Also pointed out that tutorials can be considered enough to fulfil practical requirements for PGCAP.

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