Career development events

Career development events We hold career development events across the UK for pre- and post-doctoral researchers in biomedicine and health, to give practical skills and the chance to network with colleagues. These events focus on the current landscape for early career researchers in the UK, and are themed around current opportunities and challenges of relevance to biomedical and health researchers. Some are produced in response to the Academy's existing projects in other areas, and some tackle topics raised by the wider commiunity. Events are typically chaired by a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences and include research presentations, skills workshops, careers talks and networking opportunities. Upcoming career development events As well as being listed on our events page, all future career development events will be announced on our social media accounts, you can follow us on LinkedIn, and @acmedsci on X (formerly Twitter), Instagram and Bluesky.   Past career development events Explore these pages for free resources and inspiration from past events, including a mix of downloads, resources, videos and visual summaries. 29 October 2025:  Equitable Research Partnerships: North-South Collaboration in Research Careers. Chair: Professor James Berkley FMedSci 25 March 2025: Navigating careers and funding in clinical academia. Chair: Professor Mary Renfrew OBE FRSE FMedSci 26 April 2024: Supporting environmental sustainability in biomedical research.Chair: Professor Judy Hirst FMedSci 1 November 2023: From idea to impact: embracing entrepreneurship in the life sciences. Chair: Professor Dhavalkumar Patel FMedSci 13 October 2022: Communicating and connecting beyond your sector. Chair: Professor Dame Nicky Cullum FMedSci 19 July 2022: Disability and mental health in academia. Chair: Prof Marie Johnston FMedSci 26 November 2021: Prioritizing you - mental health, mentoring & leadership. Chair: Professor Ijeoma Uchegbu FMedSci 27 October 2021: Curating your career. 24 June 2021: Beyond the paper: Navigating academic publishing, now and in the future. 10 December 2020: Coping with Uncertainty. Chair: Professor Jane Norman FMedSci 11 November 2020: Where to draw the line. Chair: Professor Geraint Rees FMedSci 11 December 2019: Good Academic Citizenship. Chair: Professor Jane Norman FMedSci 11 September 2019: Thriving in a multi-disciplinary research team. Chair: Professor Christine Harrison FMedSci 11 April 2019: Remaining resilient in research. Chair: Professor Janet Lord FMedSci