WORK AT MEDICAL CAREERS DAYS AND SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY DAYS

Would you be interested in teaching science activities to young people between the ages of 12 and 16?

 Between 6th June and 17th July, MCS Projects will be holding sixteen Science and Technology Days and Medical Careers Days across the South of England. Each event is designed to give young people an insight into some of the work they could study at University. You would be teaching activities such as medical diagnostics and vehicle building. Notes / guidance would be provided beforehand. 

 Staff are paid £65 plus travel expenses per event. 

 If you are interested, please email your C.V to john.waterworth@mcsprojectsltd.co.ukby Wednesday 29thMay. You should have good communication skills with young people. Our website is www.mcsprojectsltd.co.uk

 

 

 

 

Paid Public Health Research Opportunity

Tower Hamlets Public Health department are currently looking for 2-3 students to become paid community researchers (£15 ph). The community researchers will collect insights from Tower Hamlets residents that will be used in local Public Health work. This is a great opportunity for students to be involved in Public Health work and contribute to the health of the borough. We are looking for students who are from Tower Hamlets, can commit to being a researcher for  3-6 months and are passionate about community research and understand the importance of reaching out into their informal networks to ensure we include voices that are seldom heard as part of any formal consultation/ engagement attempts by the local authority. If you are interested please contact m.clinch@qmul.ac.uk.

Widening Participation Focus Groups

Dear all

 I write on behalf of London Medicine, which represents the five medical schools in London, who are seeking to better understand the experiences of individuals from under-represented groups when they attend medical school. The phrase ‘under-represented groups’ can mean different things to different people, but you could consider yourself from this group if:

 

·         You are the first in your family to attend university

·         You are from a BAME background

·         You are from an under-represented group not specified above

 

If you consider yourself to be part of this group, please read on to find out how you can participate in this research.

 

We now want to explore the experiences of students from under-represented backgrounds once they are at medical school. If you feel that you fit this criteria, i.e. you fall into one or more of the categories above, we would love to hear from you.

 

We will be holding focus group sessions throughout May 2019. If you would be happy to take part in one of these sessions, or alternatively in a 1:1 conversation/phonecall with myself or a colleague, please fill out your details in the grid below and send your reply to me at Nicola.berkley@londonhigher.ac.uk . Refreshments will be provided and we will reimburse your travel expenses. Also, as a thank you for your time you will be given a £25 Amazon voucher following your attendance. 

                                                                                                  

Name

University

Course of study

Your current year of study

Briefly state how you fit the criteria for this project e.g. first in family to attend HE, BAME background, member of under-represented group

 

Email address

Session, Venue, Availability (delete as applicable)

3-4pm, 15 May London Higher, BMA House, WC1H 9JJ Yes / No

3-4pm, 22 May London Higher, BMA House, WC1H 9JJ Yes / No

3-4pm, 29 May St George’s Medical School, SW17 0RE Yes / No

1:1 discussion or phone call Date and venue tbc Yes / No

 

Through carrying out this research we hope to find out more on the challenges facing different groups of students, to explore how medical schools could best meet the needs of all students, and to share best practice across London’s five medical schools. This will be a large-scale pan-London study, and any reports produced following the focus groups will be fully anonymized. These reports will then be shared with the members of London Medicine, including the Heads of London’s five medical schools, and the findings will be used to drive improvements across London.

 

London Medicine is a group that consists of the Heads of schools of medicine, dentistry and associated clinical academic institutions in London. We carry out work on the key issues that affect medical schools and their students, and our work includes aspects such as research, organising meetings/workshops and producing reports and policy papers. London Medicine is a division of a larger organisation called London Higher, which represents universities across London.

 

If you have already registered to take part in one of these focus groups please disregard this email.

 

I look forward to hearing from you.

 

Best wishes

Nicola

Club Sport Committee Nominations Now Open!

Nominations for the 2019/20 Club Sport Committee are now open!

 The Club Sport Committee is a group of elected representatives from SU Sports Clubs that help steer the direction of Club Sport. The CSC is made up of the two Sports Officers (BL and QM), and four each of BL and QM representatives.

 

The CSC oversee:

·      Grant funding and CSDP allocations

·      Affiliations of new QMSU Sports Clubs

·      Merger Cup Organisation and Campaign

·      Fund applications (CSDF and BLSF)

·      Any other issues pertaining to Club Sport

 

The CSC are also responsible for gathering feedback from BL Sports Club Presidents and relaying this to the BL Sports Officer.

 

CSC is a great introduction to the inner workings of Club Sport for those who wish to progress to leadership positions within their club or within BLSA in the future. Equally, it is also a very rewarding position for those stepping down from higher positions, who want to continue to help shape the future of Club Sport.

 

Essential requirements of the role are that you are committed to the position, ensuring that you arrange your schedule in order to attend all meetings. It is also essential to be thoroughly dedicated to, and passionate about BL Sport.

 

To run for CSC you must be a full subs-paying member of a BL Sports Club. Nominations will be reviewed by the relevant Club President to ensure you are indeed a member of their club. You may only run for one BL Club. Whilst there is no limit to the number of nominees that run from a certain club, only one can be elected onto the CSC. This is both to maximise representation across all BL Clubs, and minimise conflicts of interest in funding allocations.

 

Each club must have at least 2 members (including at least 1 principal officer) in attendance at the AGM in order to vote. The election will be conducted by Single Transferrable Voting, with each club getting 1 vote. More details on voting will be sent to Club Presidents.

 

Nominees will have up to a minute to speak at the AGM before voting takes place. If you are unable to attend AGM, you may nominate someone to read a speech out for you. More information will be emailed to nominees closer to the time. Nominations close on Thursday 16th May at 5pm.

 

Meeting requirements:

·      CSC Handover: 5-6pm 11th June, before the Big Hello

·      CSC Meetings: 6 Thursdays between October – March

·      Club Sport Development Fund panels: 3-4 meetings (likely Thursdays) between October – May

·      BL Sports Fund panels: 3 meetings between September – June

·      BL Sports Presidents meetings: 4 meetings September – March

Any questions feel free to contact the current BL Sports Officer, Bridget Cullinan, at sports@bartslondon.com, the incoming BL Sports Officer, Alice Jones, at ha16633@qmul.ac.uk, or any of the other current BL CSC members (Ciara O’Connell, Matt Holder, Esmee Engels). 

 
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