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Profiles

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Researcher profiles

The following profiles showcase examples of completed Researcher in Residence placements. They describe first-hand, researchers experiences including the process of getting organised for the school visit, what they did, how they engaged with students and what they got out of it.

	Ecology & biospheres: establishing sustainability in school Cerys Ponting
	Speech deconstuction: an examination of modern day politics Jack Holland
	Psychology & human behaviour Alana James
	Rocks & fossils: tracking the history of climate change Hilary Bishop

	Brain games & neuroscience: examining perceptions in class Tamsin Langley
	Taking structural biology into the classroom Alex Lawson
	Atom splitting at school Jad Marrouche
	Chemistry & healthcare: a strange alchemy Rachel Bridson

Resources

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Coming soon ... a range podcasts and case studies and other materials will be available to help you find out more about the benefits of becoming involved in Researcher in Residence placements.

Researcher profiles

The following profiles showcase examples of completed Researcher in Residence placements.

They describe first-hand, researcher experiences including the process of getting organised

for the school visit, what they did, how they engaged with students and what they got out of it.

	Ecology & biospheres: establishing sustainability in school Cerys Ponting
	Speech deconstuction: an examination of modern day politics Jack Holland
	Psychology & human behaviour Alana James
	Rocks & fossils: tracking the history of climate change Hilary Bishop

	Brain games & neuroscience: examining perceptions in class Tamsin Langley
	Taking structural biology into the classroom Alex Lawson
	Atom splitting at school Jad Marrouche
	Chemistry & healthcare: a strange alchemy Rachel Bridson

What happens next?

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Complete the application form	Regional Co-ordinator	Our researcher will contact you	Enjoy the placement

We will use your application to create a placement that matches the needs of both your school and researcher.	Our Regional Coordinator will identify suitable researchers for you and make sure they have completed: A CRB check Our training day	Our researcher will contact you following completion of our training day and successful CRB checks.Here you will discuss the details of the placement and agree a timeline for action.	Experience increased student enthusiasm and interest in the placement subject area; enjoy the teamwork aspect of working with researchers; and benefit from enhanced professional development.

Contact us

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For further information contact:

Researchers in Residence
AEA
B329 Harwell
Didcot
Oxfordshire
OX11 0QJ

T: 0845 365 7470
E: researchersinresidence@aeat.co.uk

Supporters

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Help us develop and nurture the talent of young learners by becoming a friend and supporter of the programme.

Why get involved?

Encouraging young learners to pursue higher education and specialist career fields is beneficial to all; a higher calibre of graduates raises the profile of their teaching institutions, employers benefit from the expertise and creativity of talented individuals, and industry as a whole sees a huge leap forward in innovation and ingenuity, the lifeblood of a flagging economy.

HEIs

For PhD students/graduates Researchers in Residence (RinR) is:

An opportunity for students to enhance their CV and transferable skills set. Improving their communication, presentation, organisational and planning skills ensures students are better equipped to deliver presentations at conferences/seminars.

An opportunity to present their research topic to a different type of audience which can inspire renewed enthusiasm in researchers for their chosen field.

Your Institution

Make pupils aware of your institution early on, be at the forefront of their minds when they’re making those all important career decisions.

Working with a Researcher helps to motivate students and challenge stereotypes held about HE and the area of research in particular. Supporting the programme is an opportunity to disprove those myths and encourage young people to consider further study in subjects traditionally regarded as boring or dull.

Business Community

Investing in the youth of today, means better skilled employees tomorrow.

Support a programme that encourages pupils to seek careers in technical fields, such as science, engineering and technology, valued highly in industry.

Raise your community profile by investing in a worthwhile enrichment programme.

Support a programme that helps to link theory with practice.

LEAs & Wider Community Groups

Collaboration is the key to deeper learning and understanding. Help us to deliver new approaches to learning.

Be a part of the enrichment process.

Support a programme that introduces young people to the wealth of career options open to them. / Get behind a programme that seeks to bring the best out of young learners.

Get involved

Call us on 0845 365 7470.

News

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11/02/10 - Researcher training event dates for 2010:

30 March 2010 - SW/Wales - (venue @ Bristol Harbourside)

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21/12/2009

New researcher profiles available

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09/12/2009

Workshop opportunity in France for Researchers in Residence

The British Council in France is looking for active STEM researchers with experience in outreach to run a series of workshops in French high schools next year.

You would be expected to run a 2 hour workshop, in English to classes of 14+ year old pupils learning science in English ("Sections européennes" classes) using enjoyable and stimulating methods and learning processes.

The British Council has no particular preference in terms of the science field that is used; last year they worked with a team at the University of Bristol (Bristol Chemlabs) and found that chemistry was a good medium through which to provide stimulating visual and scientific demonstrations.

Researchers with experience in science communication/outreach work as well as being a diverse team in terms of gender, age, ethnicity would be of particular interest to the British Council.

Why?
The aim of the project is to bring the pupils into contact with successful role models from the research world with whom they can easily identify, in order to encourage young people from ethnic minorities in particular to engage in scientific studies and careers.

When?
Visits need to be undertaken before March 2010 (for financial reasons). A maximum of two schools per day will be visited for a period of five consecutive days.

Where?
Visits will take place in one French local educational authority (Académie de Lille, in the north of France), according to a list of schools chosen by the French Ministry of Education.

How?
Travel, accommodation and transportation of materials costs for the UK team can be covered by the British Council France.

To register your interest contact Sarah Bagshaw by Tuesday 15 December.
Tel : +33 1 49 55 73 43

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Researchers

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Work with some of the most challenging and inquisitive minds to develop communication and management skills, creativity, team working ability, boost your CV and renew your enthusiasm for research.

Researchers in Residence (RinR) organises secondary school placements for researchers and can enable you to:

Work with young people and enthuse them about your research.

Build your confidence and enhance your CV.

Gain first-hand insight as to what it is like to teach.

Why should I get involved?

Through Researchers in Residence you have the opportunity not only to build your confidence and enhance your CV, but to make a meaningful contribution to the next generation of potential researchers, helping equip them with the knowledge and information they’ll need to make those all important future career decisions.

There’s no telling what impact your contribution could have…after all, succeeding in influencing the future choices of just one individual today, can impact the discoveries of tomorrow.

“If you can stand up and present in front of a class full of teenagers, you can do it in front of anybody.”

A challenge

Your role as a RinR is to make school subjects more relevant and exciting, and act as a role model that can introduce new concepts, run projects and offer careers advice.

You’ll get the opportunity to dispel the myths and stereotypes that surround researchers, whilst introducing your inquisitive audience to new ways of thinking.

Reflecting on their experiences of the programme, one Researcher noted, “It [RinR] was very rewarding and it stimulated renewed interest in my own research because the children were always asking questions, which is exciting……..”

Career development

You’ll have the freedom to structure lessons and encourage learning as you see fit. With this comes the chance to develop and exercise transferable skills, crucially important to your own career development. On completion of feedback, both from the school and yourself, you will be awarded a certificate of completion from RCUK. Given that Researchers in Residence is a national scheme, it is well recognised.

“I am now a judge for next year’s science fair in London. I’ve also been contacted by a Physics publication about being featured as a case story because of my involvement in the scheme.”

Support and training

Researchers in Residence will supply you with the necessary training and information and support material to make the placement a success and work with you to help find you a suitable placement.

The Scheme also involves a one-day training session for you, covering approaches to effective communication and pupil engagement and the do’s and don’ts in the classroom. During the session you’ll also be given advice on the types of activities past researchers have used to engage young people. You’ll be able to discuss the kind of situations you may encounter during your own placement with the training providers and Regional Coordinators present. Further information on what happens next is also provided.

“The training was good, the emphasis of explaining things in layman’s terms was good in terms of communicating to different audiences.”

Get involved

Apply today or for more information call us on 0845 365 7470.

Schools

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Access extra support to motivate, inspire and improve young people’s learning potential through interaction with well-qualified ‘real life’ researchers

Researchers in Residence organises secondary school placements for researchers and can enable you to:

Motivate, inspire and improve student’s learning potential through interaction with real life researchers

Access valuable support to help you in the classroom in all subject areas

Get Involved

Apply today for for more information call us on 0845 365 7470.

Case studies

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The following case study gives an overview of a recently completed Researchers in Residence placement, detailing how the project came about, what was involved and the benefits to all parties involved. The case study includes perspectives from both the placement teacher and researcher in residence on how the project turned out and their advice to prospective schools/researchers considering embarking on a placement.

Design inspired by nature

Sherfield School Biomimmetics Project

Coming soon... more case studies showcasing recently completed Researchers in Residence placements with perspectives from both the teacher and researcher.

Home

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Engaging tomorrow's talent today

Researchers in Residence (RinR), funded by RCUK with support from the Wellcome Trust, brings together researchers, young people and teachers via exciting and innovative placements in secondary schools across the UK.

RinR enriches the classroom experience, engages young people with real-life research and gives researchers the opportunity to develop new skills. RinR benefits everyone involved.

Open to all secondary schools in the UK

Open to all PhD and post doctoral researchers funded directly or indirectly by one of the seven UK Research Councils or the Wellcome Trust.

Got a question? Call us on 0845 365 7470

Researchers in Residence - 10 Most Recently Updated Pages

Profiles

Researcher profiles

Ecology & biospheres: establishing sustainability in school

Cerys Ponting

Speech deconstuction: an examination of modern day politics

Jack Holland

Psychology & human behaviour

Alana James

Rocks & fossils: tracking the history of climate change

Hilary Bishop

Brain games & neuroscience: examining perceptions in class

Tamsin Langley

Taking structural biology into the classroom

Alex Lawson

Atom splitting at school

Jad Marrouche

Chemistry & healthcare: a strange alchemy

Rachel Bridson

Resources

Researcher profiles

Ecology & biospheres: establishing sustainability in school

Cerys Ponting

Speech deconstuction: an examination of modern day politics

Jack Holland

Psychology & human behaviour

Alana James

Rocks & fossils: tracking the history of climate change

Hilary Bishop

Brain games & neuroscience:examining perceptions in class

Tamsin Langley

Taking structural biologyinto the classroom

Alex Lawson

Atom splitting at school

Jad Marrouche

Chemistry & healthcare: a strange alchemy

Rachel Bridson

What happens next?

Contact us

Supporters

Why get involved?

HEIs

Your Institution

Business Community

LEAs & Wider Community Groups

Get involved

News

11/02/10 - Researcher training event dates for 2010:

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21/12/2009

New researcher profiles available

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09/12/2009

Workshop opportunity in France for Researchers in Residence

The British Council in France is looking for active STEM researchers with experience in outreach to run a series of workshops in French high schools next year.

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29/09/09 - Follow Researchers in Residence on Twitter.

Researchers

Why should I get involved?

A challenge

Career development

Support and training

Get involved

Schools

Get Involved

Case studies

Design inspired by nature

Sherfield School Biomimmetics Project

Home

Engaging tomorrow's talent today

Brain games & neuroscience:
examining perceptions in class

Taking structural biology
into the classroom

Brain games & neuroscience:
examining perceptions in class

Taking structural biology
into the classroom