scholarly journals Industry careers for molecular bioscientists: an interview with Jennifer Mitchell

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Biological Sciences ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Laboratory Research ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Not For Profit ◽  
European Laboratory ◽  
Student Volunteer ◽  
The University ◽  
Industry Careers

Jennifer Mitchell is a scientist at Redx Pharma and Board Member of the European Laboratory Research and Innovation Group (ELRIG). She completed her integrated undergraduate and master’s degree in biological sciences at the University of Liverpool and took on a graduate industrial role as an associate scientist at a biotech company. After 2 years in this role, she went back into academia to complete a PhD before moving back to industry. Jennifer began her involvement with ELRIG, a not-for-profit organization serving the life science and drug discovery communities, as a student volunteer in 2017 and she has been part of the ELRIG General Committee since 2018. She is also part of the ELRIG early career professional (ECP) workgroup, which aims to engage the ECP scientific community through career development workshops and outreach events. In December 2020, the Biochemical Society hosted a session on industry careers in the molecular biosciences as part of its Biochemistry Focuswebinar series dedicated to early career researchers. The Biochemist spoke to Jennifer, panellist on the day, to find out more about her experience working in industry and her broader contributions to the community.

scholarly journals Melanie Leveridge on ELRIG and a career in drug discovery

2020 ◽  
pp. FDD
Author(s):  
Melanie Leveridge
Keyword(s):  
Drug Discovery ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Laboratory Research ◽  
Early Career Researchers ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Future Drug ◽  
European Laboratory ◽  
Senior Director

Melanie Leveridge is a Senior Director at GSK, a science-led global healthcare company headquartered in Brentford, UK. She has recently been elected Chair of ELRIG (York, UK), the European Laboratory Research and Innovation Group. Here she speaks to Future Drug Discovery Editor Jennifer Straiton about what she hopes to achieve during her tenure as ELRIG Chair and gives her advice for Early Career Researchers just starting out in the field of drug discovery.

Culture of law at Arab universities

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 392-407
Author(s):  
Adnan El Amine
Keyword(s):  
Rule Of Law ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Not For Profit ◽  
College Of Law ◽  
The Status ◽  
Discourse Teaching ◽  
The University ◽  
Require Data

The prevalence of a culture of law at a sample of 36 Arab universities is studied in this study. It examines four dimensions of the culture of law: reference to law and its related terms in the universities discourse; teaching of law programmes and law courses; activities practised at the university that raise legal topics; and perceptions of faculty and students on the existence of a culture of law at the university. The results showed that the culture of law is fair to weak. There was not a single university in the sample that was classified as ‘above average’ in terms of the four dimensions. Five universities – all private – were classified as ‘below average’, one of which was religious and the others for-profit. Both expressions ‘rule of law’ and ‘culture of law’ were absent from the discourse. Unlike the discourse, there was not a single university lacking in the law curricula, be it programmes or courses. The existence of a college of law at a university contributes to the expansion of the culture of law at the university. The culture of law is further expanded as well at private not-for-profit universities in comparison with for-profit ones. Public universities in Tunisia lag behind other Arab universities in discourse due to their lack of interest in developing websites, whereas they are ahead in curricula and perceptions. Paradoxically, almost nothing has been written about the issue of culture of law (and the rule of law) in Arab universities. Although there is an abundance of writing on academic freedom, it does not fill the gap. It is not the remit of this paper to investigate the rule of law at Arab universities; that would require data collection on facts, practices and stories, although such a project is badly needed. Instead, it investigates the culture of law, since the author believes it is a reliable indicator of the status of the rule of law.

scholarly journals Foreword to the Themed Issue “Cyanobacteria”

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Triantafyllos Kaloudis ◽  
Jussi Meriluoto ◽  
Ludek Blaha
Keyword(s):  
Science And Technology ◽  
Research Area ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Administrative Functions ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Not For Profit ◽  
New Concepts ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approaches ◽  
Technological Developments ◽  
The Cost

<p>COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) is a pan-European intergovernmental framework. Its mission is to enable break-through scientific and technological developments leading to new concepts and products and thereby contribute to strengthening Europe’s research and innovation capacities. It allows researchers, engineers and scholars to jointly develop their own ideas and take new initiatives across all fields of science and technology, while promoting multi- and interdisciplinary approaches. COST aims at fostering a better integration of less research-intensive countries to the knowledge hubs of the European Research Area. The COST Association, an International Not-for-profit Association under Belgian Law, integrates all management, governing and administrative functions necessary for the operation of the framework. The COST Association has currently 36 Member Countries. <a href="http://www.cost.eu">www.cost.eu</a></p>

scholarly journals The Development and Expansion of University-Based Community/Clinical Legal Education Programs in Malaysia: Means, Methods, Strategies

2014 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
Bruce Lasky ◽  
Norbani Mohamed Nazeri
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Legal Education ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
International Human Rights ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Not For Profit ◽  
Successful Establishment ◽  
The University ◽  
Growing Network ◽  
Education Initiative

<p>Beginning in 2003, the not-for-profit international human rights organization Bridges Across Borders Southeast Asia Community Legal Education Initiative (BABSEA CLE) began focusing on assisting in the development and expansion of university-based community/clinical legal education programs in the Southeast Asia region. Since that time, and as a result of this focus, university based CLE programs have been developed or expanded in Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, VietNam, Indonesia and Laos, with a continuously growing network of universities, both nationally and regionally. One of the flagship achievements of these activities has been the successful establishment of an accredited CLE program in Malaysia at the University of Malaya.</p><p>Finally the paper will identify strategic next steps in the development of this CLE movement within Malaysia, as well as its connection to institutions regionally throughout Southeast Asia and how the CLE movement intends to broaden its reach both within Malaysia</p>

scholarly journals Attracting and Retaining Top Scientists and Engineers at U.S. National Laboratories and Universities: Listening to the next generation

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trent R. Northen ◽  
Nancy Haegel ◽  
Daniel B. Sinars ◽  
Johney Green ◽  
Dawn E. Wellman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
National Laboratory ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Department Of Energy ◽  
Laboratory Research ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
Scientific Organizations ◽  
Vannevar Bush ◽  
Career Model ◽  
The University

Traditional career models for U.S. national laboratory research staff and university professors are based on long-term career stability that enables the development of deep expertise devoted to solving complex scientific and engineering problems. However, generational transitions as well as changing dynamics of U.S. federal funding may cause major shifts in this traditional career model, which has dominated research since Vannevar Bush published, "Science the Endless Frontier". To explore career attitudes, expectations, and perceived barriers among the next generation of energy scholars, surveys were sent to 450 recipients of the U.S. Department of Energy Early Career Award (about half employed at national labs and the other half at universities) as well as nearly 200 students at the University of Washington Clean Energy Institute and Notre Dame Energy. The survey results are placed in the context of peer reviewed research on the performance and motivation of researchers and scientific organizations.

scholarly journals Sampling procedure and sample details for the New Zealand Attitudes and Values Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris G Sibley
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Sampling Procedure ◽  
National Study ◽  
Technical Documentation ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Not For Profit ◽  
Values And Beliefs ◽  
Corporate Funding ◽  
The University ◽  
New Zealanders

This document describes the sampling procedure and related technical documentation for the New Zealand Attitudes and Values Study. The New Zealand Attitudes and Values Study (NZAVS) is a 20-year longitudinal national study of social attitudes, personality and health outcomes of more than 60,000 New Zealanders. The study is broad-ranging and includes researchers from a number of New Zealand universities, including the University of Auckland, Victoria University of Wellington, the University of Canterbury, the University of Otago, and Massey University. The NZAVS extends our understanding of how New Zealanders' life circumstances, attitudes, values, and beliefs change over time. The study is university-based, not-for-profit and independent of political or corporate funding. The NZAVS is curated by Professor Chris Sibley.

scholarly journals OAPEN Open Access Books Toolkit

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina Rachel Emery
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Collaborative Writing ◽  
Book Publishing ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Not For Profit ◽  
Scholarly Communications ◽  
The University ◽  
Further Development

The OAPEN Open Access Books Toolkit is a brand new free resource for researchers, created through a collaborative writing process by global and diverse members of the academic community and scholarly communications organisations.  The toolkit aims to help authors better understand open access (OA) for books, to increase trust in OA book publishing, to provide reliable and easy-to-find answers to questions from authors, and to provide guidance in the process of publishing an OA book. The toolkit was developed in a series of workshops for authors, hosted by the university libraries at Oxford, Glasgow and Utrecht, in collaboration with Springer Nature and OAPEN. The idea for this toolkit came about in a Researcher to Reader workshop where discussions concluded that a trusted single resource was needed to tackle the lack of awareness and understanding amongst authors about OA book publishing, and common misconceptions about licensing and quality which form important barriers in the transition to OA books. This poster describes the content and layout of the toolkit, and the journey in developing it. We want the academic community to get involved by spreading the word about this toolkit and providing feedback for further development.  The OAPEN Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation that works with publishers to build a quality-controlled collection of open access books through the OAPEN Library and the Directory of Open Access Books, and provides services for publishers, libraries and research funders in the areas of deposit, quality assurance, dissemination, and digital preservation.

Technology Leverages a Community University Collaboration

2011 ◽  
pp. 130-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra J. Chrystal
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Communication Strategies ◽  
University Of Southern California ◽  
University Administrators ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Not For Profit ◽  
Community Issues ◽  
Communication Decisions ◽  
Community Projects ◽  
The University

This chapter reports on two University of Southern California collaborations that partner business communication classes with not-for-profit agencies. It argues that technology-enhanced communitybased collaborations support university initiatives and empower students to be better business writers, engage in community issues, and prepare for 21st century communication strategies. Because business requires teams, networks, and technological communication to operate within a diverse global workplace, business schools need to prepare students to professionally manage the communication decisions and media. Furthermore, it asserts that the collaborations among faculty and the university administrators undergird and promote these undergraduate community projects. It examines the background, goals, issues, assessments, future plans, and recommendations for leveraging university-community projects with technology.

scholarly journals Testing the water, challenging the narratives of sustainable development: student volunteer research promoting public health in rural Panama in the shadow of an "eco-playground"

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 64
Author(s):  
William L. Alexander
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Land Development ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Not For Profit ◽  
Student Volunteer ◽  
Media Narratives

This article describes challenges faced by a team of interns and students working for a not-for-profit sister company of a private U.S.-based land development company planning to build a "sustainable city" in the Panamanian forest. Testing the contaminated water of a nearby village, the team demonstrated that residents have been living with water-related illness. Despite the indifference and conflicting aims of the parent company, potentially impactful social capital connections were made. The author reflects on these efforts within the critique of student "voluntourism." He also explores the role of social media in the production of narratives of sustainable development within the context of a poorly regulated land market.Keywords: water access and water-related illness; sustainable development; medical anthropology; public health; tourism; voluntourism; social capital; social media narratives

scholarly journals First person – Michel A. K. Dongmo

Biology Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Biological Sciences ◽  
Thermal Tolerance ◽  
Central Africa ◽  
Early Career ◽  
First Person ◽  
International Institute ◽  
Early Career Researchers ◽  
Insect Populations ◽  
The University ◽  
Selection Of

ABSTRACT First Person is a series of interviews with the first authors of a selection of papers published in Biology Open, helping early-career researchers promote themselves alongside their papers. Michel Dongmo is first author on ‘Local adaptation in thermal tolerance for a tropical butterfly across ecotone and rainforest habitats’, published in BiO. Michel conducted the research described in this article while a Research Assistant in Drs Rachid Hanna and Komi Fiaboe's lab at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Yaoundé, Cameroon. Michel is now a postdoc in the lab of Dr Timothy Bonebrake at the School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, China, investigating the response and adaptation of insect populations to ongoing climate change in the field of agriculture and conservation biology in Central Africa.

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