4 - Mid-Term Meeting - 23 Jan 2018 (Sheffield)

The mid-term review meeting (MTM) will be held in Sheffield on Tuesday, 23 Jan 2018 and will be attended by all the network members, the Supervisory, Training and Advisory Boards.

DATE

Tuesday, 23 January 2018

TIME

09:00 – 18:00

MEETING VENUE

The Circle, 33 Rockingham Lane, Sheffield S1 4FW, UK

Discount for parking at nearby QPark, Rockingham Street -

collect voucher from The Circle Reception

GROUP DINNER

Trippets Lounge Bar, 89 Trippet Lane, Sheffield S1 4EL

Arrival - 19:00

Directions from the Leopold Hotel - 5 minutes walk

Directions from The Circle - 3 minutes walk

PROGRAMME

Please download programme here.

TRAVEL INFORMATION

How to get to Sheffield

Directions to the Leopold Hotel

Directions from Leopold Hotel to The Circle (5 minutes walk)

UK VISA - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa

Please contact s.greenhough@sheffield.ac.uk if you require an invitation letter to support your visa application.

CONTACT

Sally Greenhough - Project Administrator

s.greenhough@sheffield.ac.uk

SUGGESTED ACCOMMODATION CLOSE TO MEETING VENUE

Leopold Hotel Sheffield

2 Leopold Street, Leopold Square, Sheffield S1 2GZ, UK

The Leopold Hotel is at the heart of the city centre amidst a choice of modern restaurants and bars, boutiques and markets, theatres and museums.

The City Hall Supertram stop is less than 2 minutes’ walk from the hotel connecting you directly to Sheffield Train Station or if you feel like a walk it will take around 15 minutes.

Accommodation at The Leopold Hotel can be booked for £79 per night (including full English breakfast).

Please book online and enter the code SU210118 (you need to type the code in - don't copy and paste).

Please note that this rate will only be valid up to 28 days prior to arrival.

The MTM assesses the fulfilment of all aspects (scientific, training, management, networking, etc.) described in the Annex I-Description of the Action (DoA) of the Grant agreement (GA). Particular attention is paid to the training activities and networking aspects including activities across different sectors. As such, the MTM is not just a scientific assessment of the Network nor should it be the first point at which problems are brought to the attention of the Research Executive Agency (REA). It should be understood as a constructive dialogue between the network participants and the REA Project Officer and is a valuable source of feedback to both the consortium and the REA.

The Project Coordinator, the scientists-in-charge, the representatives of the Partner Organisations as well as all the appointed Early Stage Researchers MUST attend this meeting. Can you please confirm your attendance by completing this Google Form by 20 Nov 2017.

The REA may choose to appoint an external expert to conduct the MTM in place of, or in addition to, the Project Officer.
Informal Guidelines for the Mid Term Meeting must be circulated before the meeting.
The Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) will give a short presentation on their project and their results/achievements so far (a 10 minute presentation + 5 minutes for questions). The fellows should briefly present themselves, their background and their training experiences within the Network. Most importantly, the fellows should show the main objective of their projects, methodology used and main results obtained so far. The end of the presentation should include the fellows’ expectations on the possible impact of the action on their future career.
The ESRs will have a private group session with the RAE representative about their experiences within the Network in terms of training, progress and impact on their future careers (parallel session).
There will be a Mentoring/Supervisory Training Workshop for Group Leaders (parallel session) - Mentoring for Research Leaders
The second Think Ahead Workshop for ESRs will take place following the MTM (24 & 25 Jan 2018) at The Circle.