Programme
Conference Chair: Professor Mary Ritter, Pro-Rector, Postgraduate and International Affairs, Imperial College London
Day 1 - Monday, 8 September
Start
09.30 Conference Registration opens
11.00 Welcome and introduction
Dr Janet Metcalfe, Chair and Head, Vitae
11.15 Plenary Session 1
Drivers for research in a changing global context
Professor Jean Chambaz, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie
11.35 Plenary Session 1
Research aspiration in an age of professionalism
Professor Sir Richard Brook, Director, The Leverhulme Trust
11.55 Plenary Session 1
Responding to a changing environment: a UK HEI perspective
Professor Ella Ritchie, Pro-Vice Chancellor Teaching and Learning, University of Newcastle
12.15 Reflecting on key themes
Group discussion
12.45 Q&A panel session with morning speakers
13.15 Buffet Lunch, Networking and Exhibition
14.30 Workshop session A
15.40 Workshop session B
16.45 Tea and facilitated networking sessions
17.30 Fringe Sessions (optional)
19.15 Wine Reception
20.00 Dinner
Day 2 - Tuesday, 9 September
09.30 Vitae - future developments
Ellen Pearce, Director, Vitae
09.40 Plenary Session 2
Panel discussions and questions chaired by Jeffrey Defries, Chief Executive, CRAC
Strategies for sustaining personal and career support for researchers
- Professor Philip Esler, Chief Executive, Arts and Humanities Research Council
- Dr Andrew Dearning, Secretary General, European Industrial Research Management Association
- Martin Owen, Director, Medrus Learning
- Professor Margaret Atack, Pro-Vice Chancellor for Research, University of Leeds
- Dr Patrick Hadoke, Research Fellow, Queens Medical Research Institute, Universitiy of Edinburgh
11.15 Workshop session C
12.45 Lunch, Networking and exhibition
14.00 Workshop session D
15.30 Plenary Session 3
Making an impact - creating the future
Richard Reeves, Director, DEMOS
15.50 Conference closing
Dr Janet Metcalfe, Chair and Head, Vitae
16.00 Tea and End of Conference