SpotOn17 Programme is Now Live

November 1, 2017

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9.30	Coffee, breakfast & networkingRegistration #SpotOn17
10.00	Welcome – Rachel Burley, BMC#SpotOn17
10.10	Dr Suze KunduWarm up #SpotOnSuperhero
10.30	What is the link between science communication and research impact? #SpotOnImpact	What’s next: mentoring and careers – the power of mentoring #SpotOnMentor
11.15	Coffee#SpotOn17
11.35	How the academic community can bridge the gender, minority, and LGBQT gaps in STEM #SpotOnDiverse	Richer, more connected data.#SpotOnData
12.20	’The Rhetoric of Research’ #SpotOnStories Everyday, thousands of research papers are published around the world but very few get noticed. In a fast-paced and frequently funny talk, top speechwriter, Simon Lancaster, will introduce you to a treasure chest of rhetorical devices from metaphors to story-telling that you can use instantly to make your research findings instantly more captivating and compelling. You will never think about language the same way again.
12.50	Lunch#SpotOn17
13.40	LIGHTNING TALKS#SpotOn17
14.15	Tech Slam #SpotOnTechSlam	Fostering best practice in research integrity #SpotOnIntegrity
15.00	Needles in a haystack: finding the information that matters, when it matters #SpotOnInfo	Who’s afraid of statistics?#SpotOnStats
15.45	Wrap up#SpotOn17
16.00	Cupcakes, prosecco & network!#SpotOn17