Warwick People
Excellence in Gender Equality Award
Share best practice and commitment to gender equality by nominating those who have enhanced gender equality at Warwick, whether by delivering a specific project or initiative, or by actively demonstrating a commitment to building more inclusive environments and experiences in their everyday behaviours. Please make your nominations by the end of the monthLink opens in a new window.
Are you considering or managing a job-share?
Discover what it is like to work in a job share at our Job Share information and networking event on 5 October. Register your interestLink opens in a new window to learn directly from colleagues and managers who have experienced job sharing, and submit advance questions to shape the agenda of the event. Hosted by Warwick’s Registrar, Rachel Sandby-Thomas, and the Part-Time Staff Network.
Host a Graduate Management Trainee
Can your department provide an experience for a Graduate Management Trainee to work on projects, to put their project management skills into practice? In return, you will have a skilled and fully-funded Graduate Management Trainee to work in your department for 3 days per week from February - September 2023. Bids to host a trainee must be made by 25 OctoberLink opens in a new window.
Funding available for early career academics to impact businesses
Funding is available for up to £35,000 per project to work with a business, charitable company, or charity, to deliver a short, rapid and targeted intervention to accelerate the evaluation or development of an innovation project or concept. Read about the Accelerated Knowledge Transfer to Innovate pilot schemeLink opens in a new window.
Social Mobility in the Workplace - Forum for Leaders of Inclusive Cultures
Working class people entering Britain's elite occupations earn 16% less than their more privileged colleagues. What drives this inequality, and how can employers break the class ceiling? Join this free eventLink opens in a new window on 27 September where the panel will discuss their work and how organisations can build truly diverse and inclusive cultures which promote social mobility.
New Biotech Network
Excellent biotechnology from within and outside the University will be showcased at a new series of termly Biotech Network meetings. Sign up for the first sessionLink opens in a new window on 22 September introducing two start-ups presenting their technology and pathway, from fundamental research to commercialisation: Infinitopes and CryoLogyx. The new MRC IAA fund will also be discussed, and catering provided.