Thanks Claudine! These are very interesting. Just a note that the first link does not connect. Perhaps it should be this? http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/skills/percase/ ------- "It's amazing that the amount of news that happens in the world every day always just exactly fits the newspaper." --Jerry Seinfeld On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 6:03 PM, Claudine Anderson (RCUK, Strategy Unit) < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dear all, > > > > Please find below details about Research Councils UK (RCUK) Careers in > Research: > > *New career case studies published* > > > RCUK has published further research career case studies, with researchers > telling their own personal story of how they got involved in research, what > it takes to be a researcher, and their rewarding experiences from their > chosen career paths. The case studies are aimed at young people and > highlight the opportunities research skills can give, not only in academia > but also in the wider world of business, industry and commerce and cover a > wide range of disciplines including arts and humanities; engineering; > maths; biology; social sciences; and physics. > > > > The case studies can be found at http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/careersinresearch<https://webmail.rcuk.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?C=XZ70apKeQkGj8RjdIyIAVTplBorMR9FImPsT77VpfPK4p6u-2pLfMv9_PCxDjXfNPHXDTkZr_kw.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.rcuk.ac.uk%2fcareersinresearch>. > Please also see the press release for RCUK Careers in Research: > http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/media/news/140520/. > > > > Please feel free to circulate to any interested contacts. > > > > If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. > > Best wishes, > > Claudine > > > > > > > > Claudine Anderson > Policy Manager, Public Engagement with Research > > Research Councils UK (RCUK) > Polaris House > North Star Avenue > Swindon > Wiltshire > SN2 1ET > Email: *[log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>* > Web: www.rcuk.ac.uk/per <http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/perTel> > Tel no. 01793 442818 > > > > *Concordat for Engaging the Public with Research **– aims to create a > greater focus on and help embed public engagement with research across all > disciplines in the higher education and research sectors. The Concordat > outlines the expectations and responsibilities of research funders in the > UK. * > > *http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/per/Pages/Concordat.aspx > <http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/per/Pages/Concordat.aspx>* > > > > *National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement * *- recognising, > rewarding and building capacity for public engagement. Getting started in > public engagement or wanting more support? Find out about best practice > and opportunities for training and funding at www.publicengagement.ac.uk > <http://www.publicengagement.ac.uk/>* > > > > ********************************************************************** > > Read our latest publication - Inspiration to Engage: Concordat for > Engaging the Public with Research - available at > http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/publications/ > > > > Follow RCUK on Twitter to get the latest news from the Research Councils - > twitter.com/research_uk, or view our latest films on the RCUK YouTube > Channel - youtube.com/ResearchCouncilsUK > > > > Internet communications are not secure and therefore RCUK does not accept > legal responsibility for the contents of this message. Any views or > opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily > represent those of the RCUK unless specifically stated. All RCUK staff can > be contacted using Email addresses with the following format: > [log in to unmask] > > > > ****************************************************************** > > ********************************************************************** > > Commands - send an email (any subject) to [log in to unmask] with > one of the following messages (ignoring text in brackets) > > • set psci-com nomail (to stop receiving messages while on holiday) • set > psci-com mail (to resume getting messages) • signoff psci-com (to leave the > list) • Subscribe here > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=psci-com > > Contact list owner at [log in to unmask] Small print and > JISCMail acceptable use policy > https://sites.google.com/site/pscicomjiscmail/the-small-print > > ********************************************************************** > ********************************************************************** Commands - send an email (any subject) to [log in to unmask] with one of the following messages (ignoring text in brackets) • set psci-com nomail (to stop receiving messages while on holiday) • set psci-com mail (to resume getting messages) • signoff psci-com (to leave the list) • Subscribe here https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=psci-com Contact list owner at [log in to unmask] Small print and JISCMail acceptable use policy https://sites.google.com/site/pscicomjiscmail/the-small-print **********************************************************************