Environmental Young Entrepreneurs Scheme

Places now available for the 2013 competition

·  Do you want to stand out from the crowd and gain skills your peers don't have?

·  Do you want to improve your employment prospects and earn more?

·  Do you want to know how to make money from your research and be an entrepreneur?

 

If your answer to any of these questions is 'YES' then the Environment YES competition is for you!
Environment YES is an innovative scheme for researchers in environmental science. Its aim is to increase entrepreneurial awareness in the environmental science community.
The Environment YES scheme is run as a competition, and is like a blend of the popular UK TV shows 'Dragons' Den' and 'The Apprentice'. Teams of early-career researchers attend a three-day workshop where they are given training and guidance on innovation and how to commercialise their research and become an entrepreneur. The training the teams receive is worth around £5000.
At the end of the three-day workshops, teams present and pitch their ideas for an imaginary environmental start-up company in competition with each other. The winning teams from each workshop are invited to a final where they compete for a prize of £1000.
Places on the Environment YES scheme are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. The competition is entirely free to enter, and NERC will cover travel and subsistence costs for participants attending the workshops and final. More information about Environment YES

Key dates
Briefing session: 6 August 2013, Nottingham (one member of each team needs to attend this session).
Workshops: 9-11 October 2013, Oxford; 6-8 November 2013, Lanarkshire, Scotland (applicants to the scheme should state which workshop they would prefer to attend).
Final: 2 December 2013, London.

Eligibility

Environment YES is aimed at individuals who are in the early stages of their research career, for example PhD students or those in their first or second post-doctoral research appointment. They should be working in the environmental sciences.

How to apply

Simply complete and submit the Environment YES applicationform 

Further information
For further information please follow the relevant links below.

·  Introduction and detailsfor the Environment YES scheme

·  Last year's Environment YESwinning team

·  Examples of science ideaswhich have been used previously in the competition

·  Frequently asked questions

·  The YES Application formand an example workshop timetable/ agenda

Careers

Interested in becoming a volcanologist?
Check out the new careers page with lots of information
http://www.myjobsearch.com/careers/volcanologist.html

RSPSoc Wavelength Conference 2013

Are you a student or early-career professional interested in remote sensing / photogrammetry? Or do you know someone who is, or has!?

RSPSoc would like to announce an exciting upcoming event: the RSPSoc Wavelength Conference 2013.

This conference provides the best professional environment for interaction and networking between representatives from university and commercial workplaces, whilst still being very informal and great value. Along with presentation/poster prizes, there are three engaging keynote speakers and a fun social programme. Participation from the major universities and firms working in the field of remote sensing/photogrammetry will make this a fantastic event – so don’t miss out!

Glasgow, UK

Mon 11th – Wed 13th March 2013

Abstract submission and registration are NOW OPEN with deadlines fast approaching.

 

www.rspsoc-wavelength.org.uk/wavelength2013

www.facebook.com/Wavelength2013

Don’t hesitate to get in touch for more information:

andy@rspsoc-wavelength.org.uk

Sponsored by 3D Laser Mapping / Getmapping / Landmap / Ordnance Survey / PV Publications / Taylor & Francis / University of Glasgow / Wiley-Blackwell

VHub - New online resource for the volcanology community

 

VHub is an online resource for collaboration in volcanology research and risk mitigation. VHub provides easy mechanisms for sharing tools to model volcanic processes and analyze volcano data, to share resources such as teaching materials and workshops, and to communicate with other members of the volcanology community and with members of the educational and stakeholder communities. Volcanologists can use VHub to collaborate with people around the world, and can have full control over the privacy of that collaboration. VHub is provided at no cost for users.
   
The VHub mission is to build a virtual organization that enables collaboration across geographic and economic boundaries, and that promotes integration between basic volcanology research and real-world risk mitigation.

The International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI) a new Early-Career Group for all those that are active within this area of science.

To join the online discussion and be kept up to date with events, please see the group site on Vhub https://vhub.org/groups/iavceiearlycareer

The Wellcome Trust Science Writing Prize 2012

Building on last year's inaugural competition, the Wellcome Trust are announcing the launch of the Wellcome Trust Science Writing Prize 2012. They are looking for 800-word articles that address any area of science and would be suitable for publication in the Guardian or the Observer in print and online. You must demonstrate that you have thought about and understood your audience and can bring a scientific idea to life. The deadline for entries is 25 April 2012. To enter, you must be a non-published writer based in the UK or the Republic of Ireland. You can enter in either of two categories, with the winner of each receiving a prize: professional scientists of postgraduate level and above, and anyone else with a non-professional interest in science, including undergraduate students. For more information follow the link to the Wellcome Trust website

New international project

The Global Volcano Model is now live.
For further information see the website