WMS Ambassadors for Better Research Culture (ABRC)

We are a group of postdocs and PhD students at Warwick Medical School who are passionate about improving #researchculture and ED&I. All opinions are our own

[WMS Research Degrees @WMS_RD]

Brilliant first session of the WMS Symposium 2023 in MTC - Global Health and Healthcare Delivery - well done to our PGRs #PhD #PhDlife #wmspgr
@BMSatWarwick
@HealthSci_WMS
@WarwickCTU
@ABRCwarwick
@MRCDTP_IBR
@WarwickArap
@DC_Warwick

[WMS Research Degrees @WMS_RD]

PGRs we are ready for you! WMS 2023 Symposium is set up ready for our delegates tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing the excellent work from our PGR students #wmspgr #phdlife @BMSatWarwick @HealthSci_WMS @WarwickCTU @ABRCwarwick @MRCDTP_IBR @WarwickArap @DC_Warwick

[Anne Straube (bsky: anne.mechanochemistry.org) @AnneStraube]

Stunning talk by Iva @Toliclab hosted by @ABRCwarwick describing her journey from being a punk rock drummer with a love of maths in Zagreb to establishing a successful career studying microtubules and spindles at @mpicbg that allowed her returning home and run a world class lab.

[WMS Ambassadors for Better Research Culture (ABRC) @ABRCwarwick]

@BMSatWarwick @warwickmed @WarwickCTU @DC_Warwick @WMS_RD @WarwickLifeSci @WarwickPostgrad @MRCDTP_IBR @MIBTP1 @WarwickArap

[WMS Ambassadors for Better Research Culture (ABRC) @ABRCwarwick]

📢 There are still spaces remaining for the training sessions tomorrow with Fistral Consultancy on the topics of tackling stress, building resilience, and assertive communication for researchers! 📢

Signing up via this link is essential! https://t.co/BYJ3Fwwqgs

[Warwick Doctoral College @DC_Warwick]

📣 Curious about interdisciplinarity, the buzz word of the day? 🌍🔬 Wondering what it means and how to address it in your PhD or plan it for post-doc life? Join us on Day 1 of the Festival of Doctoral Research on July 3rd!https://t.co/BTVKOcNFvN

[WMS Ambassadors for Better Research Culture (ABRC) @ABRCwarwick]

A huge thank you to our speakers @alexotubanjo and James for an incredibly informative and engaging discussion on intersectionality this afternoon!

[WMS Ambassadors for Better Research Culture (ABRC) @ABRCwarwick]

Join us later today for our next research culture coffee club! We'll be in room A0.41 in the Medical School Building from 2-4pm to talk about intersectionality!

[WMS Ambassadors for Better Research Culture (ABRC) @ABRCwarwick]

@BMSatWarwick @warwickmed @WarwickCTU @DC_Warwick @WMS_RD @WarwickLifeSci @WarwickPostgrad @MRCDTP_IBR @MIBTP1 @WarwickArap

[WMS Ambassadors for Better Research Culture (ABRC) @ABRCwarwick]

Join us later today for our next research culture coffee club! We'll be in room A0.41 in the Medical School Building from 2-4pm to talk about intersectionality!

[Pets As Therapy @PetsAsTherapyUK]

Thank you so much for the support!! 💛🐾

Please donate if you can, just £3 equals a PAT Team visit into an establishment that needs it!
https://t.co/7v9BlJky3k
#petsastherapy #charity #fundraising #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth

[WMS Ambassadors for Better Research Culture (ABRC) @ABRCwarwick]

We were incredibly lucky to have Barley, Mabel, and Banjo-Oreo from @PetsAsTherapyUK join us for our doggy destress session! As a thank you, we are trying to raise £200 for @PetsAsTherapyUK, please donate and share!!
https://t.co/Ma9JqU7Pzx

[WMS Ambassadors for Better Research Culture (ABRC) @ABRCwarwick]

We had 2 fantastic talks this morning about mental health and imposter syndrome by the brilliant @earlgrey_addict from @DragonflyMH! Thank you for the incredible talks and discussions @earlgrey_addict!

[WMS Ambassadors for Better Research Culture (ABRC) @ABRCwarwick]

Join us this Friday for ABRC's Researcher's Mental Health Day! We have 2 seminars in the morning by Dragonfly Mental Health, followed by a Pets As Therapy Doggy Destress session!

[WMS Ambassadors for Better Research Culture (ABRC) @ABRCwarwick]

Sign up link for the Pets As Therapy session is here (essential):
https://t.co/zjUklyxkTQ

[WMS Ambassadors for Better Research Culture (ABRC) @ABRCwarwick]

Join us this Friday for ABRC's Researcher's Mental Health Day! We have 2 seminars in the morning by Dragonfly Mental Health, followed by a Pets As Therapy Doggy Destress session!

[WMS Ambassadors for Better Research Culture (ABRC) @ABRCwarwick]

Sign up link for the Dragonfly mental health seminar is here:
https://t.co/C05jJ6xI6M

[WMS Ambassadors for Better Research Culture (ABRC) @ABRCwarwick]

We had 2 great talks from our fantastic speakers yesterday, shining a light on the ups and downs of the academic career path - it was inspiring and empowering!!!

[Algis - Algirdas Toleikis @AToleikis]

Lovely to be back at @Warwick_CMCB to give a career talk. Thanks for the invitation!

[WMS Ambassadors for Better Research Culture (ABRC) @ABRCwarwick]

📢 Our next Research Culture Coffee Club is being held next week, Weds 25th Jan at 2pm in the PGR hub in WMS/SLS! 📢

We are trialling a new structure, where we discuss a specific topic and brainstorm actions. The next sessions topic is ‘Expectations around supervision’.

[WMS Ambassadors for Better Research Culture (ABRC) @ABRCwarwick]

You can register your attendance here: https://t.co/WRFwtc3Xxp

And please fill out the pre-session questionnaire to direct the discussion and future strategies: https://t.co/YSigdsKFwO

We look forward to seeing everyone there!

[WMS Ambassadors for Better Research Culture (ABRC) @ABRCwarwick]

📢 Our next Research Culture Coffee Club is being held next week, Weds 25th Jan at 2pm in the PGR hub in WMS/SLS! 📢

We are trialling a new structure, where we discuss a specific topic and brainstorm actions. The next sessions topic is ‘Expectations around supervision’.