Supported by IRCSET & HETAC
Location: The Burlington Hotel, Dublin
Plenary Presentations
Strategic Policy for Research Career Development of Doctoral Candidates and Post-Docs
Dr Iain Cameron - Research Councils, UK
"...a School is a School is a School" (Gertrude Stein) - Doctoral Education in the Context of the Graduate School
Dr Anreas Frijdal - Director of Academic Affairs, European University Institute, Florence, Italy
Strategies for Securing Sustainable Funding for Postgraduate Training
Professor Terry Smith - Director, National Centre for Biomedical Engineering Science, Galway
Doctoral Programmes as a Strategic Dimension in Science, Technology and Innovation in Ireland
Professor Anita Maguire - Member of IRCSET and Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University College Cork
Breakout Presentations
International Perspectives on Mobility of Researchers
Dr Conor O'Carroll - Assistant Director (Research Policy), IUA & Marie Curie National Delegate
Doctoral Education - Challenges for the Future
Dr Padgraig Walsh - Chief Executive, Irish Universities Quality Board
Generic Development of Essential Skills for Research Supervisors
Professor Tony Fell, University of Bradfors & UKCGE Honorary Treasurer
Design & Implementation of Personal Development Planners for TNA and Effective Management of PG Research Students
Professor Nick Rees, President for Research & Graduate Studies, National College of Ireland
The Challenge of Updating Established Research Supervisors
Professor Pam Denicolo, University of Reading & UKCGE Vice-Chair
Trials & Tribulations of the Research Student: Case Histories
Professor Alan Baird, Director of Graduate School, University College Dublin
The Perspectives of POst-Docs on P{ostgraduate Education in Ireland
Dr Alison Donnelly & Dr Avril Kennan, Trinity Research Staff Assocuiation, Trinity College Dublin
Delivering High Quality Doctoral Training Programmes: A Scottish Perspective
Dr Jon Turner, Director PG Transferable Skills Unit, University of Rdinburgh
