What a great 2 days @IGNITEnetplus sandpit designed to increase the number of diverse PLs on Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council projects hosted by C-DICE with Dave Filipović-Carter mentorship from Tim Green Professor Tanvir Hussain & Prof Becky Lunn Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering thanks everyone 👏! #DiversityInEnergy

📰The latest news from C-DICE!

Announcing two new additions to the C-DICE programme - Vision To Venture (£5000 funding for researchers to start a business) and Postdoc Led Training (design and deliver your own sessions with C-DICE support)!

Read here: mailchi.mp/566405fac08b/1…

Delighted to welcome the participants to the IGNITE Network+ #Sandpit to design collaborative proof-of-concept research projects, hosted by C-DICE. We're looking to fund #energy #netzero projects up to £60k. Good luck everyone!
#collaboration #networking #DiversityInEnergy

Snapshot from the Managing Multiple Research Projects training session that was hosted today at the Uni of Nottingham #WeAreUoN!

This 1-day workshop for #postdocs explored themes of project planning, delegation, resource/people management, and prioritisation to achieve success.

Excited to be working with C-DICE at Uni of Nottingham #WeAreUoN next week. We are exploring the juggle that is multiple projects as you progress in your academic career. Gantt charts at the ready! What are your top tips on managing multiple research projects?

Missed the chance to register for the popular AI For Researchers: A Beginner's Guide workshop? We are now hosting a second one due to demand!

Learn about how you could secure a C-DICE Netwrking Grant and more in this week's newsletter: mailchi.mp/8691d184ff3b/2…

We're at the IGNITE Network+ / EDI+ Annual Event 2024!

C-DICE Skills Manager LennieFoster will be presenting later in the afternoon - talking about the EDI+ Fellowship Scheme of which she is part of.

#DiversityinEnergy

New to the grant writing process? UKERC's free workshop for ECRs working in energy or net zero will help you get started!

Register➡️bit.ly/UKERC-ECR-gran…

Our Business Speed Networking event at the ECR Net Zero Conference saw our industrial partners connect with ECRs to develop new collaborations between researchers and industry!

#ecrNZconf2024

We’re here at the #ecrnzconf2024 and Impact Officer I J Ikpeh is giving an intro to C-DICE. Find us if you want to know more!

C-DICE Fellow Dr Tom Dolan (Tom Dolan) digs deep into COP28 UAE and why it reaffirmed his research but left him disappointed with the pace of change.

➡️Using generative AI for research (GPT, Co Pilot, Claude)
➡️Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and C-DICE secondment deadlines approaching

... and more training activities for #postdocs in our latest newsletter!

mailchi.mp/716f80a2fba3/2…

🚨 Deadlines for industrial secondments approaching!

One day left for postdocs to apply for a short term placement with Imfuna to delve into #RAAC -focused data to create AI algorithms - ideal for postdocs with engineering and computer science backgrounds!
cdice.ac.uk/news/imfuna/

In this week's newsletter:
➡️C-DICE Events at the ECR Net Zero Conference
➡️ Secondments for postdocs (deadlines approaching)
➡️ Multiple workshops for postdocs
... and more!

Read here: mailchi.mp/46a4ac456f3d/0…

⏱️ Count down is ON...one week left to apply to attend the sandpit event for up to £60k funding for energy projects?

Do you have a question? We're hosting a live Q&A chat on Thurs 8 Feb 1-3pm. More info at: ignitenetplus.ac.uk/latest/funding…

We are delighted to be hosting two new secondments for research into #RAAC - in partnership with Loughborough University, who have provided research and expertise that has been used by the Government in order to identify the risks of RAAC.

cdice.ac.uk/news/supportin…

Join this event hosted by Conception X and the University of Leicester on Feb 1, focused on deeptech entrepreneurship!

Register here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/east-midland…

Starting 30 Jan, we will be hosting three workshops that are essential for any researcher aiming to create a research proposal - The Value of Letters of Support, EDI in Research and Creating a Budget.

Learn more and register: cdice.ac.uk/events/

📢2 week left to apply to attend a sandpit with C-DICE for £60K funded proof of concept energy projects. Do you want to find out more? Live Q&A chat on Wednesday 31 January 2024, 13:00 – 15:00 More info at: ignitenetplus.ac.uk/latest/funding…
#EnergyResearch #NetZero #Funding #Sandpit

Read the latest C-DICE blog post about the issues around researcher mobility identified in a series of reports from National Centre for Universities and Business:

cdice.ac.uk/blog/ncub-inve…