Department of CS newsletter

The SSI Fellowship Programme provides funding for individuals who want to improve how research software is used in their domains and/or area of work. Each Fellow is awarded £3,000 to spend over fifteen months. This funding can be used for any activities that meet both the Fellow's and the Institute’s goals, such as travel to workshops, running training events, nurturing or contributing to communities of practice, collaborating with other Fellows, or for any other activities that relate to improving computational practice or policy.

We are also pleased to announce that the Fellowship Programme 2022 round will be a pilot for opening up the programme to international applicants. There will be up to three places for successful international applicants (applicants based outside the UK or without a formal affiliation with a UK-based institution or office).

Please visit the Fellowship Programme page for important dates and further information. You can also sign up here to receive updates and reminders, and watch the Launch Webinar recording to learn more about the application process and hear from previous Fellows about their experiences.

1FTW Committee application is now open - Please apply here or email manchester@1fortheworld.org

One for the World is a student-led charity seeking to optimise charitable giving in order to maximise our impact on the world, it helps students make a difference by pledging 1% of their post-graduation income to the world's most effective charities. And it is now recruiting:

• a Social Lead,
• a Student Ambassador Lead
• an Events Lead,
• a Social Media lead
• lots of student ambassadors

You can find out more about the roles and their responsibilities at:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GfxaIqi7sM0Y105umuTdkSJWKcJ7zvT4ahEANRtBNc8/edit?usp=sharing

By encouraging students and professionals to pledge 1% of their income to the world's most effective charities, One for the World has made a difference to some of the poorest people on earth. The above appointees will join our existing committee and make the second year of One for the World at Manchester even better than the first. Last year, we pledged more than $10,000 to effective charities and had the highest number of unique pledgers of any chapter in the world- and this year can be even bigger.

There's no experience required, volunteering hours count towards the Stellify award, and as a small team we're always looking for individuals to step up to senior leadership positions over the next year or two. We welcome your applications.

Many thanks!

Joe Pusey (joseph.pusey@student.manchester.ac.uk)

(5th year medical student, University of Manchester)

We are pleased to confirm our new webinar which will provide information on the signs and symptoms of breast cancer, being breast aware and treatment.

This webinar, on Wednesday, 20 October at 10am, is open to anyone who wants to know more about breast cancer.

Book your place

Deadline: 29-Oct-21
We are pleased to announce we are now accepting applications for the Innovator Training Scheme Pitching Event!

Do you have an innovative research idea with healthcare innovation/impact/translation in mind that you want to translate to the next level? Would you like to be mentored to hone your pitch? Or have a desire to build strengths and experience in pitching your research? Then this is for you!

What to expect:

• Access to training resources and 1-2-1 mentorship to help you develop your value proposition and hone your pitch
• Group practise session (optional)
• Dragons den quick fire pitching session (3-minutes) – pitch your idea to our expert panel to receive feedback and advice on your idea, and have chance to win a prize for your efforts!

Application details:

Please email your abstract (using the Pitching Abstract Template enclosed) to translation@manchester.ac.uk and include ‘Pitching Event’ in the email subject by Friday 29 October
Successful applicants will be informed by Friday 5 November

• Group/Peer-to-peer Pitching Practice - Thursday 25 November at 13:00
• Pitching Event – Wednesday 8 December at 15.30

Good Luck!

SSO is rapidly expanding in light of our increase in student numbers so we're pleased to welcome some new colleagues to the team! if you're in Kilburn please do pop in to SSO and say hello :) 

- Guy Malkin and Maria Sloan joined SSO on the 4th October as Welfare Administrators.

- Sharon Chai joins SSO on 18th October as the Postgraduate Assistant (replacing Daisy Towers). 

- Alyx Adams has moved into the new Administrator role in the Undergraduate Team. 

We're currently in the middle of recruiting a further three interns to support SSO across UG, PGT and PGR. 

Black History Month event using this link: Brilliant and Black: A Celebration Event for Black History Month Tickets, Wed 13 Oct 2021 at 12:00 | Eventbrite

To watch the event tomorrow starting at 12pm, please use the following links:

Youtube - https://youtu.be/o-FNjIHV428

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/events/917357585530015

Deadline: 30-Nov-21

Sight Research UK (previously the National Eye Research Centre) will be opening its Translational Research Award to applications on the 1st November 2021, which may be of interest to some of the researchers at University of Manchester.
 
The Translational Research Award will provide up to £150k for up to 24 months, to fund research projects with a clearly defined pathway to achieving patient benefit. Its goal is to help accelerate the translation of scientific findings to the early stages of development of new therapies, devices, and diagnostics for sight-threatening conditions.