Tuesday 6th June 2017 Queen Elizabeth Teaching and Learning Centre, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow, G51 4TF Shaping your career in research 09:30 Registration with tea and coffee 10:00 Welcome Professor Dame Anna Dominiczak DBE MD FRCP FAHA FRSE FMedSci, Regius Professor of Medicine, Vice Principal and Head College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow 10:10 The research landscape in Scotland Short talks on the outlook for clinical and non-clinical researchers • Professor Laura Machesky FRSE FMedSci, Professor of Cell Biology, CRUK Beatson Institute, University of Glasgow • Mr Damian Mole, Senior Clinical Lecturer, University of Edinburgh 11:00 Structured networking with tea and coffee Designed to facilitate quick introductions between attendees 11:45 My MedSciLife Hear more about ‘the person behind the science’, at different stages of a research career • Dr Margaret Cunningham, Chancellor’s Research Fellow, University of Strathclyde • Professor Iain McInnes FRCP FRSE FMedSci, Muirhead Professor of Medicine and Director of Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Glasgow • Professor Eve Johnstone CBE FRSE FMedSci, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Edinburgh 13:00 Lunch break with tours: Clinical Innovation Zone or Imaging Centre of Excellence 14:00 Pitching Ideas: Presentation Skills • Simon Cain, Westbourne Training & Consulting Can you drive home a message; to funders, peers or senior colleagues? In this interactive workshop you will learn simple tools and approaches to deliver a compelling argument. 15:30 Tea and coffee break 16:00 Research Culture: Visions of 2035 Imagine that you are a member of the UK research community in 2035: what does your ‘idealised’ research culture look like? How does it support a vibrant and diverse workforce? And how does it maintain and improve research excellence? Discuss these and other issues at this Royal Society run workshop. 17:30 Closing remarks Professor Dame Anna Dominiczak DBE MD FRCP FAHA FRSE FMedSci 17:40-18:30 Drinks reception acmedsci.ac.uk @acmedsci @AMS_Careers #AMSGlasgow #MedSciLife medscilife.org.