• Training Room

    StrathThen & Now: From PGR to Professional
    Provider   Researcher Development Programme

    This event will bring together current PGR students and alumni for an informal, engaging conversation about life beyond their Science research degree — including career pivots, lessons learned, and the realities of transitioning both within and out with academia.

Duration 1 hour 30 mins

Course Type Workshop

Booking Status Now Booking

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Target Audience: Postgraduate Research Students

StrathThen & Now: From PGR to Professional are postgraduate researcher (PGR) alumni events which celebrate the journeys of former Strathclyde postgraduate researchers who have gone on to pursue impactful and inspiring careers across diverse sectors.

These events will bring together current PGR students and alumni for an informal, engaging conversation about life beyond their research degree — including career pivots, lessons learned, and the realities of transitioning both within and out with academia.

Whilst each of our panel sessions will be faculty specific, all students (irrespective of faculty) are invited to attend.

Upcoming Event
Focus: Science
Date: Wednesday 21 January 2026
Time: 2.00-3.30pm
Location: CW602 (Cathedral Wing, SBS, 199 Cathedral Street, Glasgow)
Format: Informal panel discussion + audience Q&A + networking

Pre-set questions will be shared with our panellists in advance of the meeting as well as questions taken from the floor on the day.

Panel members include:

  • Professor Karen Faulds, FHEA, FRSC, FSAS, FRSE, Head of Bionanotechnology and Analytical Chemistry, Pure and Applied Chemistry
  • Dr Derek Craig, Deputy Director, Future Comms and Quantum Tech, EPSRC
  • Callum Davidson, Doctor of Philosophy, SIPBS


Delivered By: Researcher Development Programme

Prerequisites

N/A

Additional Information

In-person courses are typically held in the Doctoral School Training Room - TC721, level 7 of the TIC Building.

Online courses are held on Zoom - details of the Zoom meeting will be sent the morning of the course.

Please note, there is a no-show policy, and facilitators will deny entry to those arriving 15 minutes or more after the course starts: https://strath.sharepoint.com/sites/PGRDevelopment/SitePages/No-Show-Policy.aspx

All postgraduate research students are eligible to access the Researcher Development Programme workshops. These workshops can contribute towards the PG Certificate in Researcher Professional Development (PG Cert RPD).