The annual Hutton Postgraduate Student Event, which showcases the excellent science being undertaken by postgraduate students at the James Hutton Institute, returned to its traditional in-person format at the Birnam Arts and Conference Centre, Birnam, on Thursday 3rd and Friday 4th March 2022.
The event provides a valuable learning experience for Hutton students in communicating their work to the wider scientific community and promotes a collegiate atmosphere. It broadens awareness and knowledge of the varied projects undertaken at the Institute and is an opportunity to celebrate the work of students and their supervisors.
The event featured student presentation sessions with different styles of communication to reflect the different stages of a PhD studentship: a poster session for first-year students, an oral session for second-year students, and an academic Dragons' Den-style session devoted to short oral presentations from third and fourth-year students.
This year the programme featured a guest talk on communication and engagement by Prof Lee Innes (Moredun Research Institute) and sessions covering the topics of research integrity (Dr Piers Hemsley, University of Dundee), mental health (Heidi Tweedie, Moray Wellbeing Hub) and working with the media (Bernardo Rodriguez-Salcedo, James Hutton Institute).
Prizes were awarded as follows:
Poster Session
Oral Session
Academic Dragons' Den Session
Bernardo Rodriguez-Salcedo [1], Media Manager, Tel: +44 (0)1224 395089 [2] (direct line), +44 (0)344 928 5428 [3] (switchboard) or +44 (0)7791 193918 [4] (mobile).
Links:
[1] mailto:bernardo.rodriguez-salcedo@hutton.ac.uk?subject=Query%20from%20Hutton%20website
[2] tel:+441224395089
[3] tel:+44344928 5428
[4] tel:+447791193918