University of Sheffield, UK Training Event 1 Tuesday 17th November, 2015 University of Sheffield, UK

A unique PhD experience! Introduction Marie Curie ETN IRPs, ESRs … well funded … mobility … skills/knowledge exchange ... translation Academia Industry - Industry - Clinical A unique PhD experience! SB SC Projects not isoated by supported by a breadth of expertise … and also translational

Introduction Network and interactions – 14 IRPs Projects not isolated but benefit from connections, synergies across the network. For instance … IRP2/IRP12 … expose through Therenva expertise whose business is delivering medical support tools via the Web Evolutionary – respond the needs of the network, development of the IRPs – used to draw out synergies.

Introduction IRPs and ESRs …monitored through reporting to the EC …enforced by a legal contract (Grant Agreement) The challenge is to give this structure. Simulation. Experiment. Translation. Expertise support a breadth of training. WP leaders are academic centres, each with 2 ESRs

Introduction You will develop skills… ….through EC / Marie-Curie Complementary skills Technical skills ….through Your IRP Training events Secondments Perspectives Student/supervisor Research Network Bigger than PhD Richer student experience Contractual responsibilities What kind of skills … we listed them as two types … giving their work context … deepening their experience of real world application EC / Marie-Curie Student experience / training / excellent science

Introduction Summary …. There’s a lot of (interesting) work to do!

ESR responsibilities Responsibilities Attend steering committee meetings TCons (monthly); Face-to-face events (as per GA) Contribute to Training Events See VPH-CaSE Gantt chart Attend mid-term review meeting Early 2017 Contribute effort to achieve milestones/deliverables Report on progress/deficiencies Monitor progress of IRPs Support network ESRs

Supervisor responsibilities Define skills requirements for ESRs Advise/support/contribute to training activities Advise/support/contribute to ethics strategy Champion ethics best practice across the network Critique network progress Milestones, deliverables Operate in an executive capacity Support network ESRs !

Questions?