Early Career Researcher Meeting
15-16 December 2024, Birmingham

  • Speakers and programme

    The program will feature talks from and/or targeted to ECRs and will include talks on careers in both academia and industry. There will also be contributed talks and time scheduled for networking.

    Programme

  • Registration

    Registration for the meeting is now open. It is combined with registration for the main Christmas meeting so you only need to register once.

    Register by 1 December 2024.

    Register

  • Abstract submission

    Abstract submission is now closed.

    We look forward to welcoming you in Birmingham.

    Submit an abstract

Preliminary Programme

Sunday 15th December, 2024

12:00 Registration and Lunch

14:00 Session 1

15:45 Break

16:15 Session 2

18:30 Dinner and Networking (Haworth Building)

Monday 16th December, 2024

09:30 Session 1

11:00 Closing Remarks

11:30 End of ECR Meeting

12:00 Registration/Lunch for Christmas Meeting Begins

Plenary Speakers

  • Dan Porter

    Data Analysis Scientist

    Diamond Light Source

  • Alex Gibbs

    EPSRC Early Career Fellow

    University of St Andrews

  • Laura Woodward

    Career and Professional Development Adviser

    Royal Society of Chemistry

  • Celia Castillo-Blas

    College Research Associate

    University of Cambridge

  • Harriet Pearsey-Alonzi

    Account Manager

    Merck Life Sciences

Venue

The meeting will take place in the Teaching and Learning building on the University of Birmingham campus (postcode B15 2SB).

Getting here

By rail

The campus has an excellent railway connection and we encourage attendees to prioritise this means of travel. Most cross-country services to Birmingham arrive at New Street Station. Up to six trains an hour depart for the University on the cross-city line (ten minutes to University station, final destination Bromsgrove or Redditch). The Haworth building (ECR meeting venue) and Teaching and Learning Building (main Christmas meeting venue) are a five-minute walk from University Station.

Visitor car parking

A pay and display car park is available:

  • North East Multi Storey car park (access via Pritchatts Road) Sat Nav Postcode B15 2SA

  • The Ground Floor bays are reserved exclusively for Hotel Guests only. Please note that this car park does not have a lift. 

  • Chargeable Period is Monday - Sunday 08:00am - 6:00pm. This includes weekends. Parking at the University of Birmingham is free of charge after 6.00pm.

Visitor charges:

  • Up to 1 hour £3.40

  • Up to 3 hours £5.20

  • Up to 4 hours £6.10

  • Up to 5 hours £7.00

  • Up to 6 hours £7.90

  • Up to 8 hours £8.70

  • Up to 10 hours £10.00

Weekend charge £2.50 daily rate (chargeable hours are 8am - 6pm)

Accommodation

Edgbaston Park Hotel

Located on campus and housing 185 bedrooms, this hotel is only a 5 minutes walk from the venue.

Other hotels

There are a large number of affordable hotels in the city centre of Birmingham which can be reached within 6 minutes by the University railway link.

Organising committee

  • Kerry McMahon

    SSCG Student Representative

    Post-doctoral Research Fellow

    University of St Andrews

  • Diogo Almeida

    PhD Student

    University of St Andrews

  • Amoghavarsha Mahadevegowda

    Research Associate

    University of Cambridge

  • Javier Castells-Gil

    Leverhulme EC Fellow 

    University of Birmingham

  • Sundeep Vema

    Post-doctoral Researcher

    University of Cambridge