Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia

Career Development for Scientists
2017-07-11 10:00 - 18:00 (Europe/Madrid)
Training activity in Leadership&management skills.
The goal of this workshop on career development for scientists is to give participants a competitive edge on the job market by developing both the intellectual framework to make informed career choices as well as by providing practical help for the actual application and selection process, be it within or outside the academic environment.
Dates:
11th and 12th July 2017
In person class sessions: 14 hours, from 10:00 to 18:00
Target Group:
PhDs and Postdoctoral researchers.
Provider: Tobias Maier.

Science Communication to a non-scientific audience
2017-07-13
Training activity in Transferable skills.
The aim of the course is to prepare participants to communicate their research better to a non- scientific audience, be it online or offline.
Dates:
13th July 2017 from 9 to 6pm.
In person class sessions = 8 hours. One whole day.
Target group:
All IBEC members. Preference will be given to PhDs and postdocs.
Provider: Tobias Maier.

Cross-cultural Communication Skills for Successful Collaboration
2017-09-20 09:00 - 16:00
Training activity in Leadership&management skills.
The course aim is to help participants understand their own communication style, how it impacts on others and how culture can influence communicative effectiveness. Using these insights, participants will practice techniques for managing cross-cultural communication challenges in the workplace.
Dates:
20th September. In person class sessions: 8 hours. 2 sessions of 4 hours each. Maximum 15 participants.
Target Group:

All IBEC members
Provider: Alicia Marín.

Good practices workshops "How to design experiments"
2017-09-27 10:00 - 13:00
Training activity in Scientific tools & techniques.
The objective of the course is to learn how to apply the scientific method and design better experiments to be able to do proper science.
Dates:
27th September. In person class session: 2-3 hours (to determine)
Target group:
1st year PhD and master’s students.
Provider: Internal Trainer.

Data Visualization
2017-10-04
Training activity in Scientific tools & techniques.
The workshop aim to provide participants with an accessible and comprehensive introduction to data visualisation – the visual analysis and communication of data.
Dates:
4th October, from 10 to 6pm
Target group:
PhD students and post-docs
Provider: Andy Kirk.

Media Training : science communication for TV & Radio
2017-10-11
Training activity in transferable skills.
Dates:
11th October 2017, from 9 am to 6 pm.
In person class sessions = 8 hours. One whole day.
Target group:
Group Leaders and Senior Researchers.
Provider: Kristin Raabe.

Becoming a Scientific Writer, putting 'why' before 'how'
2017-10-17
Training in transferable skills.
Dates:
17th October, from 9 to 6pm. In person class sessions = 8 hours.
One whole day.
Target group:
PhD students and post-docs
Provider: Gavin Lucas.

Learning to write clearly, the 'how' of good scientific writing
2017-11-09 09:30 - 13:30
Training activity in transferable skills.
This workshop aims to help participants improve their writing skills through awareness of the elements of clear writing. Participants will learn linguistic tools to transmit scientific messages.
Dates:
9th and 13th November, from 9.30 to 13.30 pm.
In person class sessions = 8 hours. Two half days.
Target group:
PhD students and post-docs
Provider: Gavin Lucas.

How to be an effective researcher
2018-01-16 - 2018-01-17
Every organisation needs great leadership. Dynamic and purposeful leaders can literally
change the world. In academia the very best leaders are self-aware, skilful communicators with
excellent people skills. This course is designed to develop leadership skills for postdocs and focusses on identifying and honing everyone’ personal leadership style. It will bring leadership to all aspects of your personal and professional life.
Dates:
2 groups: 16th & 17th January and 18th & 19th January
Residential course at:
Centre ESPLAI Hostel
C/ Riu Anoia 42-54
El Prat de Llobregat

Target Group:
1st year PhD Students.
54 places in total for all BIST centres.

Leadership & management Skills for Young Scientists
2018-01-17 09:00 - 18:00 | IBEC, floor 11, Tower I, Baldiri Reixac 4-8, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
Training activity in Leadership & management skills.
The goal is to enable scientists to productively deal with challenges related to the human aspects of doing science.
Dates:
17th and 18th January 2018
In person class sessions: 12 hours. 1st day from 9:00 to 18:00; 2nd day from 18:00 to 13:00
Target Group:
Postdoctoral researchers.
Provider: Hfp Consulting.
Training activity in Leadership & management skills.

Mitigating bias: promoting diversity and sustainable excellence in research
2018-03-07 11:00 - 13:00 | Sala Dolors Aleu, Cluster II, Parc Científic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Joint seminar organized by the IRB Barcelona and IBEC Equality and Diversity Committee
Claartje Vinkenburg, VU University Amsterdam
Claartje Vinkenburg, PhD, is associate professor of organizational behaviour and independent expert consultant. Dr Vinkenburg’s research activities, partly funded by the European Research Council, deal with gender and ethnic diversity in professional and academic careers as well as with sustainability in combining career and care.
This 2-hour seminar aims to explore and explain the concept, causes and consequences of implicit or unconscious bias and how it affects careers, workplace culture, and work-family reconciliation in research organizations. In addition, ways to effectively promote diversity and inclusion in research by learning how to mitigate bias in the scientific career progression will be addressed.
Open to all IBEC members and IRB Barcelona.
If you’d like to attend, please send an email to hr@ibecbarcelona.eu before 15:00h on February 23th (Remember to put your supervisor in CC).

Leadership in Action
2018-04-11 - 2018-04-13
Every organisation needs great leadership. Dynamic and purposeful leaders can literally change the world. In academia the very best leaders are self-aware, skilful communicators with excellent people skills. This course is designed to develop leadership skills for postdocs and focusses on identifying and honing everyone’ personal leadership style. It will bring leadership to all aspects of your personal and professional life.
Dates:
From 11th to 13th April
Residential course at:
Montserrat Hotel & Training Center
Collbató (35 min. from BCN)
Target Group:
Early postdocs. 1st and 2nd year Postdoctoral researchers.
54 places in total for all BIST centres.

Mindfulness for improved self-mastery & resilience
2018-05-03 09:30 - 13:30, 2018-05-17 09:30 - 13:30 | IBEC, floor 11, Tower I, Baldiri Reixac 4-8, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
Workshop of two ½ day sessions will feature the benefits of mindfulness, a tool to develop self-efficacy and improve stress management and resilience. This training is based on the MBSR (Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction, Center for Mindfulness, Univ. Massachusetts) program and has been designed as an experiential and interactive workshop, aiming to guide participants towards self-reflection and self-regulation. The program emphasizes the importance of stop and see before acting, and then learning to respond instead of reacting to stressful the events.
Dates:
3rd and 17th May from 9.30 -1:30pm. In person class sessions = 8 hours + Pre-reading material
Target group:
All IBEC members (maximum 14 participants).
Trainer:
Dr. Andrés Martin Asuero

Introduction to Research Integrity
2018-05-09 09:30 - 13:30 | IBEC, floor 11, Tower I, Baldiri Reixac 4-8, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
The goal of this interactive training session is to raise participants’ awareness of some key research integrity issues. This includes understanding the concept of research integrity, visit some guidelines and explore some examples of research misconduct or questionable research practices, and how to avoid them. Concepts such as data management, record keeping, and bias will be discussed, as well as authorship and other issues related to scientific publishing in our competitive environment.
Dates:
9th May, 4Hours, from 9:30 to 1:30pm
Target group:
PhD students (maximum 18 participants).
Trainer:
Dra. Maruxa Martínez
