Early Career Anatomy Academics Conference 2022
The first Early Career Anatomy Academics Conference, hosted at the School of Anatomy, University of Bristol.
We invite anyone who considers themselves to be an (aspiring) early career anatomist to join us at the University of Bristol on the 14th and 15th of July.
This conference is tailored to early career members of the anatomy community in the following ways:
- Abstracts will be accepted from a range of topics and levels of experience. You do not need to be active in research to submit and present at this conference and we encourage anyone to submit.
- Session topics will include career development/ insights, getting started in research and equality, diversity and inclusion in anatomy. Keynote speakers are invited to share their insights into these topics.
- Providing an opportunity to network with others at a similar stage in the career.
- Optional attendance at a comparative anatomy workshop in the veterinary dissection room.
Funding your visit
We have tried to keep costs as low as possible for this event but appreciate that for many of you there are also significant costs involved with travel and accommodation. Below we have collated various information on funding, to help you attend.
Institutional funding:
- Staff: Many universities’ have Continued Professional Development (CPD) funds for current staff. Discuss with your line manager to see if this is available to you.
- Current students/alumni: If you are presenting work carried out at your home institution, get in contact. Universities’ often have money set aside specifically for current students or graduates to help fund presenting work.
Grants and bursaries:
- Institute of Anatomical Science
- IAS offer up to £1000 per year to support their members to attend conferences where members have been asked to present but require funds for accommodation and travel.
- Deadline: 02/06/22
- www.anatomical-sciences.org.uk/educational-grant/
- Anatomical Society
- Symington Bequest fund: Offer a contribution to the costs associated with presenting and participating in scientific meetings for their members.
- Deadline: 28/06/22
- https://anatsoc.org.uk/funding-and-awards/grants-and-prizes/the-symington-bequest
- ECAA Funding
- Thanks to our extremely generous sponsors, we are delighted to be able to have a sum of money set aside to help subsidise travel and/or accommodation for a number of attendees. For more information, and to apply please fill out the following Microsoft Form: https://forms.gle/apAqV2xY6JBU6xHz5
- Deadline: 14/06/22
Travel and accommodation
Bristol is easily accessible via a large range of transport including train, coach and car. General travel advice and accommodation advice can be found here: bristol.ac.uk/maps
The School of Anatomy is located at: 32 Southwell St, Bristol, BS2 8EJ
Please note that there is very limited parking on campus, so we do recommend using public transport where possible. If you have any specific access needs, please contact the team: team.ecaa@gmail.com
Invited speakers
Dr Ruth Norman - Teaching Fellow from the University of Leeds
Philip Adds - BACA Editor for the journal 'Clinical Anatomy', and retired Reader and Head of Anatomy for Medicine at St George's University, London
Dr Scott Paterson - Senior Lecturer, and School Education Director at the University of Bristol
Professor Michelle Spear - Head of School at the School of Anatomy, University of Bristol
Dr Bipasha Choudhry - BACA Secretary and Senior Lecturer at the University of Manchester
Dr Jeremy Mortimer - Early Career Councillor for the Anatomical Society, and Lecturer at the University of Bristol
Organising Committee
Lydia Boynton - Senior Teaching Fellow (Anatomy and Diagnostics), Imperial College London
Munesh Khamuani - Histology and Anatomy Lecturer, University of Sunderland
Georga Longhurst - Lecturer in Anatomical Sciences, St George’s London
Elena Patera - Postgraduate Research Scholar in Anatomy Medical Traineeship, University College Dublin
Annalise Richards (Chair) - Lecturer in Anatomy, University of Bristol
Danya Stone (Co-Chair) - Lecturer in Anatomy, Brighton and Sussex Medical School
Local Organising Committee (University of Bristol):
Dan Baumgardt (Lecturer), Rocky Cheung (Lecturer), Tom Cornwall (Teaching Associate), Victoria Duggan (Teaching Associate), Craig Johnson (Lecturer), Katie Shine (Teaching Associate), Sara Sulaiman (Senior Lecturer), Natalia Trepp Centellas (Lecturer)
