Did you know the first 2024 #MSCA calls were now open?🧑‍🔬🧬🔭🧑‍💻🚀

🟢 Postdoctoral Fellowships — DDL 11/09
🟡 COFUND — 26/09
🔵 Feedback to Policy — 03/09

Upcoming:
🟠 Doctoral Networks, opens on 29/05
⚪️ Staff Exchanges, opens on 19/09

Apply today 🙌 europa.eu/!GcQDnV

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🎶Stand by Me🎶 as Prof @FabQu Prof David C Henshall & Prof Christopher Torrens belted out the 60s, 70s & 80s hits during our IFUT “You’re Better in a Union” event for early stage researchers, earlier this evening in the RCSI Senior Common Room Physiology RCSI

Many thanks to our RCSI IFUT branch for hosting a great event for researchers, staff, lecturers, and more. Serious chats and serious tuuunes 🤌😘 👩‍🔬💃👨‍🔬🔬

📢Job alert🚨We're looking for 2 #postdocs to join us at RCSI TERG. Projects focus on cell reprogramming & biomaterial delivery of anti-inflammatory gene circuits in OA. Find out more & apply👇
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Attended Seanad yesterday for Research & Innovation Bill committee stage. Numerous amendments tabled.

Thanks to Senators & staff for hard work, particularly Sens Alice-Mary Higgins, Dr Tom Clonan, Frances Black, Eileen Ní Fhloinn, Ruane. And all Senators for considering issues.

Irish RSA

Read our latest policy brief

Progressing From Precarious to Fair, Sustainable, Inclusive, Rewarding Employment in Irish Academic Research

#researchcareers #AcademicChatter #postdoc

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📢📢📢O-glycans play a significant role in VWF biology! If you're interested for more have a look in our newly published paper in Blood Advances. Special thanks to all the co-authors and funding agencies. James ODonnell RCSI ICVB RCSI ashpublications.org/bloodadvances/…

A number of amendments to the Research and Innovation bill, reflecting Irish RSA positions, have been tabled.

Thank you to the Senators for their consideration of these important issues.

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All who are keen to research should be empowered to be involved in our research ecosystem, by removing barriers, harmonising access to reasonable benefits (e.g., mat/pat leave). This also links to precarity.

Irish RSA

𝗥𝗘𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗙 𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗠𝗙𝗨𝗟 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗬 (cont'd)

Extensive evidence linking precarity to health and employment outcomes in general and academia.

As we await action in the sector, agency should take share of responsibility to tackle precarity.

Irish RSA IFUT

Would appreciate likes and retweets! An extremely meaningful research project! RCSI RCSI School of Population Health SPHeRE PPI Ignite Network Ireland RCSI PPI Ignite

Interesting discussions at the Seanad Eireann yesterday about the Research and Innovation Bill 2024. Important to keep the finger on the pulse about issues of career progression, working conditions, and funding opportunities.
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Missed yesterday's #CoARA webinar on Action Plans? No worries. Find the recording here 🎥 :
youtube.com/watch?v=NUgEH7…

👉Find more information on Action Plans here: coara.eu/agreement/acti…

👉Explore the collection of published Action Plans here: zenodo.org/communities/co…

We are hiring a Clinical Research Contract Officer. Please share with your network! #jobfairy linkedin.com/jobs/view/3910…

Calling all researchers, current or former, MCAA members or non-members! 👩‍🎓

Whether you work in academia or have changed to industry, policy, or the third sector, we want to hear about your experiences.

Take part in our Major Survey 2024 and share your insights! 💡

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Trinity is facing the threat of industrial action from thousands of staff over restrictions on promotions for professional staff – an issue it has privately admitted has long been a “source of discontent” on campus
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📢 Rapid QES, QES Updates & Overviews Workshop📢 ESI fav Andrew Booth will deliver a workshop in Ollscoil na Gaillimhe | University of Galway on 22nd May🎉Participants will learn methods to plan & deliver a variety of QES-related outputs & skills required to deliver them📚To register: evidencesynthesisireland.ie

RCSI is delighted to sponsor #pint24 Pint of Science IE 📢👩‍🔬🍻
#pint24 free tickets are now available 🇮🇪
On May 14th join Kevin McGuigan in Drunken Fish
and Tammy Strickland in Whelan's
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