It is now time to reveal the Future Faculty Photo Competition winner for this year! Join us for a nice celebration on March 26th 15:00, in BMC Segerfalksalen!
Hope to see many of you there !
Photo Competition Winner
2024 Minerva Award Winner
Future Faculty is proud to present the 2024 Minerva Award to Dr Laura Wisse, Associate Professor of Diagnostic Radiology at the Department of Clinical Sciences in Lund.
The Minerva award selection committee’s motivation for the choice is:
“Laura manages to do cutting edge research while uplifting everyone around her. Her students shared stories of how she would encourage them to attend conferences, build their network through contacts and work closely with them to solve problems. I believe integrity goes beyond what we do on paper and encompasses the dignity with which we treat those we work with, especially our junior colleagues. I Laura I see a not only a star, but a bright torch that sets alight the torch of curiosity in students and encourages them to grow and follow their dreams.Her embodiment of the core values promoted by the Minerva Leadership Award – honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility, and courage – is truly remarkable”.
Congratulations once again to Laura, and thank you for all your worthy nominations!
Annual Retreat 2024
Time to sign up for the yearly Future Faculty Retreat which will be held on April 11th at Flädie Mat & Vingård, just outside Lund.
The topic of this year’s retreat is “Bursting the bubble – Counteracting isolation by connecting researchers“.
We believe that the pressure that many early career researchers are under can sometimes cause us to become isolated and discuss science only within our ‘bubble’.
This retreat will focus on us, the researchers, and how we can connect with each other across research groups and discuss and enjoy the fun and creative aspects of our work.
We are excited to announce the keynote speaker (albeit via zoom) Itai Yanai, co-host of the ‘Night Science’ podcast who will give a talk about the creative thinking process he refers to as night science.
A preliminary schedule can be found here.
Sign up here before March 27th. Attendance is limited so sign up right away!
Writing Day February 28th
Future Faculty organizes a new writing day in several locations at the Faculty of Medicine on February 28th from 9:00 to 16:00.
For this day, the idea is to meet up and work together, on our own tasks. We will alternate between focused sessions and breaks with time to mingle.
You are welcome to come for all or part of the day. Fika will be provided, lunch is at your own expense.
Limited places available. Priority will be given to Future Faculty members but registration is also open to PhD students and non-members. Register here.
MentLife mentorship programme
Registration for MentLife mentorship programme 2024-2025 is now open!
If you are considering a future career in life science industry, you should definitely make use of this opportunity!
The programme is open for both PhD students AND postdoctoral researchers.
Deadline for applying is 1st April!
More information and instructions for applying are found here: https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/employment/professional-and-career-development/careers-centre-phd-students-and-early-career-researchers/career-beyond-academia/mentlife-mentorship-programme-focus-life-science-industry
Time to vote for the Photo Competition
5 photos have been received for the Photo Competition this year! Thanks to all contributors!
It is now time for all the members to vote for their favorite picture, using this poll.
Please vote for only one photo between the five that are displayed. The poll will be open until February 25th.
There will be several prizes and the winners will be announced in March.
Minerva Leadership Award 2024
After a thorough review process, Future Faculty has narrowed down the number of candidates for this year’s Minerva Leadership Award 2024 to three nominees. The remaining candidates are Professor Martin Englund (Department of Clinical Sciences), Dr Laura Wisse (Department of Clinical Sciences) and Professor Pernilla Stenström (Department of Clinical Sciences). An external committee will now decide who will receive the award, which will be announced in March 2024.
Please find a short description of each nominee below.
Finish On Time Workshop January 23
Lund University offers a workshop for Early Career Researchers on“Academic Productivity and Stress management – The Road to Effectiveness” on January 23rd.
Registration can be done on Kompetensportalen or by email heidi.nilsson@hr.lu.se.
More information can be found here.
Future Faculty Photo Competition 2023 – Extension of the deadline
The deadline for submissions is extended ! New deadline: January 21st, 2024.
Future Faculty is happy to announce the 2023 Photo Competition: “Academic Oopsies: Embracing the unexpected“! This year, our photo competition aims to celebrate the human side of academic research by capturing the unexpected moments, mishaps, and untold experiences that often occur in the pursuit of knowledge. Whether it’s a lab experiment gone wrong, a coding error that led to an unexpected outcome, or a comical mishap during fieldwork, we want to see it all! This competition is an opportunity to showcase the behind the scenes of academia and foster a sense of fellowship among our research community.
The competition is open to all employees at the Medical Faculty (including PhD students and postdocs on stipend) except for the Future Faculty steering committee.
To participate in the contest, email your photo(s) along with the description to karolina.smolag-klosowska@med.lu.se with the subject line: ” Academic Oopsies: Embracing the unexpected – [Your Name]”.
Full rules and instructions can be found here.
Deadline for submissions: January 12th, 2024 January 21st, 2024
Career Strategy Workshop – January 25th
Future Faculty organizes a Career Strategy Workshop together with a professional coach on January 25th from 13:00 to 17:00 in Forum Medicum, Lund.
In this workshop you will be introduced to methods, models and principles for how you can strengthen your strategical thinking as a researcher.
We will focus on questions like: How to know what I want and which goal to go for? How can I work more strategically towards my career goals?
Working methods include presentations, experience-sharing, individual tasks, and group discussions. The workshop requires active participation and a willingness to reflect on career issues with the other participants.
The workshop is open to all young researchers, from PhD students to more senior investigators but spaces are limited! Fika and networking are included. Register until Jan 20th here.
Future Faculty’s Photo Competition
Future Faculty is happy to announce the 2023 Photo Competition: “Academic Oopsies: Embracing the unexpected“! This year, our photo competition aims to celebrate the human side of academic research by capturing the unexpected moments, mishaps, and untold experiences that often occur in the pursuit of knowledge. Whether it’s a lab experiment gone wrong, a coding error that led to an unexpected outcome, or a comical mishap during fieldwork, we want to see it all! This competition is an opportunity to showcase the behind the scenes of academia and foster a sense of fellowship among our research community.
The competition is open to all employees at the Medical Faculty (including PhD students and postdocs on stipend) except for the Future Faculty steering committee.
To participate in the contest, email your photo(s) along with the description to karolina.smolag-klosowska@med.lu.se with the subject line: ” Academic Oopsies: Embracing the unexpected – [Your Name]”.
Full rules and instructions can be found here.
Deadline for submissions: January 12th, 2024
Seminar Swedish Research Council (VR)
Careers Centre and Future Faculty organize an information seminar about Swedish Research Council/Vetenskapsrådet (VR) grant types and upcoming calls, how to write a good application, panel discussion and/or pre-review process for your grant application to VR.
Registration before January 10th
More information and registration here.
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