{"title": "Wellcome Trust visit to Birkbeck: Funding opportunities for Science researchers", "start": "2026-11-04T13:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Birkbeck College", "address": "WC1E 7HX London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science"], "description": "A visit by colleagues from Wellcome to Birkbeck, where they will talk about Wellcome funding opportunities and give insights for researchers considering applying to their schemes, which focus on improving health, life and wellbeing. The session is aimed particularly at early- and mid-career researchers in Birkbeck's Faculty of Science, including Natural Sciences, Psychological Sciences, and Computing and Mathematical Sciences, with a particular focus on Wellcome's Early Career Award and Career Development Award schemes. It follows a Wellcome event Birkbeck hosted for its Social Sciences and Humanities community in 2024, extending that engagement to researchers across the sciences.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/wellcome-trust-visit-to-birkbeck-funding-opportunities-for-s-80519/", "official_url": "https://www.bbk.ac.uk/events/event/66852/wellcome-trust-visit-to-birkbeck-funding-opportunities-for-science-researchers", "image": "", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-04T13:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Birkbeck College", "address": "WC1E 7HX London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Annual PaeCH Symposium “Making the Leap: From Research Idea to NIHR Funding”", "start": "2026-11-04T16:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-04T18:00:00Z", "place": "Imperial College London", "address": "Exhibition Road, SW7 2AZ London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/medicine"], "description": "The Annual PaeCH Symposium “Making the Leap: From Research Idea to NIHR Funding” is a symposium open to all at Imperial College London. It is run by the Centre for Paediatrics and Child Health and celebrates PaeCH members' success in securing NIHR funding, with presentations from researchers at all career stages, a panel discussion on successful grant applications and a keynote lecture from Professor Waljit Dhillo, former Dean of the NIHR Academy. The symposium ends with a chance to connect with colleagues and celebrates the community's achievements, and a pre-symposium event from 1:45pm explores strategies for paediatric and child health NIHR applications. Attendance is free, with tickets first come first served.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/annual-paech-symposium-making-the-leap-from-research-idea-to-74041/", "official_url": "https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/214897/annual-paech-symposium-making-the-leap-from-research-idea-to-nihr-funding/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6b92547a79892bbf68630972ea44576c373785cb261e308ca1cf0f434f4db9b7-2000.webp"}, {"title": "January 2027 Entry: Postgraduate Open Evening", "start": "2026-11-11T17:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Birkbeck College", "address": "WC1E 7HX London", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/education"], "description": "Birkbeck, a university in central London, holds a Postgraduate Open Evening for people considering postgraduate study starting in January 2027. Visitors can meet lecturers from subjects including business, law, data science, psychology, history and media, join taster sessions, and tour the Bloomsbury campus with current students. Staff from student finance, careers and support teams are on hand, and attendees can talk to current students and alumni about their experiences.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/january-2027-entry-postgraduate-open-evening-80530/", "official_url": "https://www.bbk.ac.uk/events/event/64433/january-2027-entry-postgraduate-open-evening", "image": ""}, {"title": "Careers and Student Advice Drop-in", "start": "2026-11-03T14:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-03T17:00:00Z", "place": "Birkbeck College", "address": "WC1E 7HX London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["community/careers"], "description": "A drop-in session for all things careers related. It is run by Birkbeck College, at Birkbeck Main Building on Malet Street. Visitors can bring questions about their career plans and get help with CVs and applications, or just have a general chat about career options. The contact for the session is Anisha Chalisey.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/careers-and-student-advice-drop-in-80514/", "official_url": "https://www.bbk.ac.uk/events/event/66720/careers-and-student-advice-drop-in", "image": ""}, {"title": "Early Career Event: Careers, networking and how we communicate", "start": "2026-11-13T10:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Royal Astronomical Society", "address": "Burlington House", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/education/careers"], "description": "This event is catered towards early career researchers, exploring career pathways within and beyond academia and the importance of effective communication for sharing research. It is convened by Dr Christina Schoettler and organised by the Royal Astronomical Society. The programme includes a welcome, a careers panel, lunch, and a science communication session, with time for networking to build professional connections and a supportive community within the UK. The venue is currently not wheelchair accessible as the ramp is temporarily out of order.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/early-career-event-careers-networking-and-how-we-communicate-92664/", "official_url": "https://www.ras.ac.uk/events-and-meetings/ras-meetings/early-career-event-careers-networking-and-how-we-communicate", "image": "https://noky.io/images/1b92ae5827a2ce03ce6a65b4485945522fad24f55722c72cd3d9b57a6a48bce1-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Library Saturday Workshops", "start": "2026-10-24T14:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-14T13:00:00Z", "place": "Birkbeck College", "address": "WC1E 7HX London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": [], "description": "Library Saturday Workshops are a series of library skills sessions held on Saturdays at Birkbeck, covering popular library topics such as finding journal articles, evaluating sources, and managing references with Zotero. They are run by the Academic Services Librarians at Birkbeck. Participants can attend just the individual sessions they find most useful, with sign-up links for each. On 24 October the sessions cover finding journal articles, evaluating sources, and managing references and using Zotero.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/library-saturday-workshops-34997/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "Academic English in-person intensive workshop: Part 1", "start": "2026-11-14T11:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Birkbeck College", "address": "WC1E 7HX London", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["society/languages/language-learning/english"], "description": "An in-person intensive workshop on academic English for international students who speak English as an additional language. It is run by Birkbeck, a London university, and covers academic style, noun phrases, spoken versus written communication and objectivity, helping participants build confidence in academic communication. The session is interactive and supportive, part of an optional series of Academic English workshops held on Saturdays.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/academic-english-in-person-intensive-workshop-part-1-80541/", "official_url": "https://www.bbk.ac.uk/events/event/60177/academic-english-in-person-intensive-workshop-part-1", "image": ""}, {"title": "Metabolism across scales: AI and the future of global health", "start": "2026-11-10T09:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-10T19:30:00Z", "place": "Imperial College London", "address": "Exhibition Road, SW7 2AZ London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/ai"], "description": "A day-long launch of the CNRS-Imperial \"Antoine Lavoisier\" International Research Lab on Multiscale Metabolism, at Imperial College London's South Kensington Campus. It is hosted by Imperial, whose President Professor Hugh Brady joins Professor Thierry Dauxois, Chairman and CEO of CNRS, to open the third International Research Lab, part of the CNRS-Imperial International Research Centre for Transformational Science and Technology. The day begins with a scientific workshop, followed by a launch event with remarks from M. Sébastien Bidaud, Chargé d'Affaires at the French Embassy, and a panel discussion on the future of AI-driven health research and innovation in the UK and France. Guests may register for the workshop, the launch event and reception, or both.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/metabolism-across-scales-ai-and-the-future-of-global-health-74059/", "official_url": "https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/215954/metabolism-across-scales-ai-and-the-future-of-global-health/", "image": ""}, {"title": "Speak like a researcher 3: making expertise visible", "start": "2026-11-03T12:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-03T13:00:00Z", "place": "Imperial College London", "address": "Exhibition Road, SW7 2AZ London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["science/media-studies"], "description": "A practice session helping researchers speak about their work with confidence. It is part of Speak like a researcher, a three-part on-campus workshop series at Imperial College London run by CfAE. This session, making expertise visible, practises responding to challenging questions with clarity and credibility: building concise answers, distinguishing evidence from speculation, acknowledging uncertainty and defending claims under scrutiny. It is open to all, free, and registration in advance is required.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/speak-like-a-researcher-3-making-expertise-visible-74028/", "official_url": "https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/213154/speak-like-a-researcher-3-making-expertise-visible/", "image": ""}, {"title": "Find Your Dream Dissertation: Community Research Matchmaking", "start": "2026-11-04T13:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-04T15:00:00Z", "place": "The Institute Bar", "address": "Bedford Way 20, WC1H 0AL London", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["community"], "description": "A matchmaking event where Master's students can meet charities and community partners to find a collaborative dissertation project. It is run by UCL's Community Research Initiative, which connects the university with the voluntary sector and helps students turn their research into positive change. Attendees can explore dissertation ideas based on real-world challenges and build connections with organisations working on issues they care about. It is free and open to Master's students interested in working with a community partner.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/find-your-dream-dissertation-community-research-matchmaking-90698/", "official_url": "https://studentsunionucl.org/whats-on/give-it-go/find-your-dream-dissertation-community-research-matchmaking", "image": ""}]}