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SEPnet Summer Placements 2024 – Do you have a project/work experience for a physics or maths undergraduate or PhD student?

SEPnet Master — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 15:38:20 +0000

SEPnet organises over 80 summer placements a year for all 2nd and 3rd year physics and maths undergraduate and PhD students at the above universities and is seeking 8-week plus projects in industry or research in areas such as data analysis, mathematical modelling, programming, product design and testing or science communication. Who can apply?The scheme is aimed at any organisations interested in recruiting physics or maths graduates, or who can offer valuable business experience, including large companies, SMEs, start-ups, research institutions, charities and NGOs. Benefits to employers• Early access to bright, numerate students with excellent problem-solving and IT skills• Enables you to carry out projects you would not normally haveRead More...

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SEPnet/ WRIPA Joint workshop

SEPnet Master — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 08:01:00 +0000

Creating an inclusive physics curriculum – Thursday 6 July 2023 University of Nottingham SEPnet and WRIPA hosted a successful meeting to explore how university physics departments can embed EDI across the curriculum and departmental culture to support an inclusive student learning experience and equitable graduate outcomes. Prof Helen Gleeson OBE, opened the workshop outlining personal professional initiatives and the IOP’s projects. Professor Philip Moriarty closed the workshop with a dynamic thought proving update on the benefits and challenges of ChatGPT. The event was attended by over 55 representatives from over 30 UK institutions. For more information about the talks follow this link. Recordings to the talks can be foundRead More...

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SEPnet Diversity Workshop – Embedding diversity into the curriculum

SEPnet Master — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 21:30:00 +0000

Academics, EDI champions and PGRs gathered at SEPnet’s recent annual diversity workshop hosted by Royal Holloway University of London, to share experiences and discuss challenges in embedding diversity into the curriculum. Tinashe Verhaeghe, Equality Charter at Advance HE, explained the five race equality principles that underpin the charter. Researcher Annie Lennox shared results of their study on diversity within Space Science naming conventions maintained by the IAU. Olivia Keenan and Perl John described what is meant by decolonising the curriculum and how we are approaching decolonising across SEPnet. Helen Gleeson OBE, Cavendish Professor of Physics, University of Leeds, Institute of Physics advisor to Council for Inclusion and Diversity, provided aRead More...

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Physics World publishes SEPnet/WRIPA findings.

SEPnet Master — Mon, 09 Jan 2023 11:14:10 +0000

Physics World recently published an article on the “Future of Physics Degrees”. This joint SEPnet/WRIPA paper discusses the findings gathered through webinars across the Higher Education sector identifying five key questions that need to be answered when building a physics degree for the future. Veronica Benson, Andrew Mizumori Hirst and William Wakeham explain why physics degrees need to be revamped so that physicists can better tackle these vital issues. Read the full article here.

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Neurodiversity Training Workshop

SEPnet Master — Tue, 06 Dec 2022 14:13:00 +0000

December 6th University of Surrey. Employability Advisors and academics from across the SEPnet consortium meet to discuss and identify barriers and enablers in accessing the SEPnet summer placement scheme for all students, irrespective of background and neurological personalities. This training was facilitated by AbiltyNet and will provide the basis for further employer, student and advisor training.

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SEPnet Expo 2022 celebrates its summer placement students!

SEPnet Master — Thu, 24 Nov 2022 11:13:04 +0000

89 students showcased their summer placement projects through an exciting and energised face to face Expo event to employers, academic tutors and peers at SEPnet’s 14th Expo on the 23rd November in London. Students described a range of varied and exciting projects with large and small employers across different industries and research areas including data science, engineering, energy, IT, satellite communication, defence and scientific research. The event was chaired by Professor Sir William Wakeham and an inspiring keynote address “Why Fusion” was delivered by Dr Chantal Nobs. Chantal studied Physics as an undergraduate at the University of Surrey (MPhys) and went on to study a PhD in experimental nuclearRead More...

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4th Joint SEPnet and WRIPA Workshop

SEPnet Master — Thu, 30 Jun 2022 18:30:00 +0000

The Future of Physics Teaching New ways of teaching, assessing and embedding employabilty and equality Thursday 30 June 2022, Institute of Physics, London. Recent challenges, including the pandemic and changes within HE, have had a dramatic impact on undergraduate teaching, future skills needs and the world of work. The IOP’s recent new research on the critical role of physics skills reveals that while they underpin productive industries in every part of the UK, there is still significant unmet demand for these skills which is impacting employers’ ability to grow and innovate. In this context SEPnet and WRIPA are hosting a one-day workshop to explore how physics teaching and assessmentRead More...

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