Events

An online SULSA Development Fund Workshop was hosted through the SPPIRIT network on 9th December. Attendees were able to pitch their project ideas and receive feedback from experienced panel members. Successful “pitchers” received a small grant to help support their proposed project.

SPPIRIT organised a one-day Fellowship workshop at the University of Edinburgh on the 29th November. This event, targeted at a group of 20 ECRs actively engaged with fellowship applications, covered the process in detail via a mixture of presentations and learning activities undertaken individually and in small groups. By evaluating a real application submitted to Wellcome and the MRC, delegates gained insight into how the reviewing process works and what funders look for.

The second SPPIRIT event was a Research Symposium at the Moredun Research Institute, Edinburgh and was attended by over 100 network members.

The first SPPIRIT event was an ECR-focused launch at the Glasgow Grosvenor Hotel. The event included sessions on public engagement, Fellowship applications, and developing collaborations.