How to pitch your idea in two minutes flat Do you have a punchy ‘elevator pitch’ to sell your idea to a collaborator, colleagues or potential funder? Your elevator pitch is important because it enables you to communicate quickly and effectively and preparing one ensures that you are absolutely clear about what you’re offering, why […]
New Head of Research Communications to help with Clinical School’s Media Relations
Craig Brierley has joined the University’s Office of Communications and External Affairs as Head of Research Communications. Craig was previously Media Relations Manager at the Wellcome Trust, where he helped achieve widespread coverage for stories on everything from the rise of drug-resistant strains of malaria through to the development of new IVF techniques to prevent […]
AstraZeneca launches an open innovation website
AstraZeneca has recently launched an initiative, making it easier for researchers to access their compounds and technologies and to collaborate with them. The new open innovation website, developed by my AstraZeneca IMED biotech unit, will provide external researchers with a user-friendly gateway to the wide range of Open Innovation programs they offer. Openinnovation website
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The Clinical School website has recently been updated to give more information on research governance. There is now guidance on how to go about setting up a new research study, who to contact and the paperwork required. There is also information on use of human tissue, what to do if something goes wrong and if […]
