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The Endgame - how regulation of transcription termination can affect the transcriptome

Wednesday 26 September from 13:00 until 14:00
GDSC Seminar Room
GDSC Seminar Series
Dr Hannah Mischo, Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford

All welcome to attend.

Thresholds of the Mind

Sunday 30 September from 10:00 until 20:00
Regency Town House, 13 Brunswick Terrace, Hove

Join us at the Brighton Photo Fringe Festival for an exhibition documenting the work being carried out at the Sackler Centre for Consciousness Science

Introduction to Mentoring Skills

Tuesday 2 October from 10:00 until 13:00
2D2, Pevensey 1
Research Staff Development Series
Dr Natalie James, independent professional development coach-mentor and trainer

This practical and interactive workshop will introduce key mentoring concepts and skills.

Becoming an effective researcher

Wednesday 3 October from 13:30 until 17:00
Fulton 213
Researcher Development Programme
Dr Catherine Pope, Research and Writing Skills Trainer

Pursuing a PhD isn't just about knowledge - you need to manage yourself, too. Make a successful start to your doctorate with this practical workshop.

Watching the visual brain at work

Wednesday 3 October from 18:00 until 19:00
Chowen Lecture Theatre, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex BN1 9PX
Professorial Lecture
Leon Lagnado, Professor Of Neuroscience, 'Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award holder'

The brain operates through countless circuits of interconnected neurons and electrical signals flying around on time-scales of milliseconds.

Literature searching with Scopus and Web of Science

Thursday 4 October from 11:00 until 12:30
Library Training Room, Second Floor
Researcher Development Programme
Library Research Support

For early-stage doctoral researchers, all disciplines: Scopus and Web of Science are online databases which search thousands of peer-reviewed journals

SINC_HACK 17%

Saturday 6 October from 8:00 until 20:00
Sussex Innovation Centre

Female friendly hackathon for Brighton Digital Festival in honour of Ada Lovelace Day (9th October).

Finding dissertations and theses for your research

Tuesday 9 October from 14:00 until 15:00
Library Training Room, Second Floor
Researcher Development Programme
Library Research Support

For early-stage doctoral researchers from all disciplines: Theses and dissertations form a valuable body of work for your research.

Beyond Numbers : a celebration of Ada Lovelace

Tuesday 9 October from 14:00 until 18:00
Digital Humanities Lab, second floor, Silverstone
See website for speakers

An Ada Lovelace Day event, exploring the potential identified by Ada Lovelace of machines to ‘act upon other things besides numbers'.

Startup Sussex and the Social Impact Prize Launch

Tuesday 9 October from 16:30 until 17:30
Careers & Employability Centre, Seminar Room inside the Library

StartUp Sussex/Social Impact Prize is an annual competition for enterprising Sussex students and recent graduates (graduating up to 3 years ago).