Dissemination
We will be communicating about the research we’re doing in several formats, including symposia, seminars and public engagement.
Accelerator Award Symposium
The Accelerator Award will host an annual Symposium, to be co-ordinated by our Early Career Researchers, that showcase our research and provide networking opportunities that foster interdisciplinary research. The symposium will include Invited Lectures, funded by the Award.
2021
The 2021 Symposium was co-ordinated by Dr Alastair Moss and Dr Suraj Pathak. This was held as a virtual event on 13 October with guest speakers Dr Michelle Williams, BHF Senior Lecturer, University of Edinburgh and Professor David Newby, BHF Duke of Edinburgh Chair of Cardiology, University of Edinburgh.
2022
The 2022 Symposium was co-ordinated by Dr Matthew Graham-Brown and Dr Tom Chad. This was held as a virtual event on Wednesday 12 October with excellent contributions from researchers alongside our 3 guest speakers.
- Professor Gudrun Kunst, Consultant Anaesthetist and Honorary Professor of Cardiovascular Anaesthesia, Kings College London
- Dr Davor Pavlovic, Associate Professor in Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Birmingham
- Professor Sunil Bhandari, Consultant Nephrologist and Honorary Professor, Hull York Medical School (HYMS) and Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust.
2023 - 11 October
Theme: Future Directions in Cardiovascular Research
Our 2023 symposium will return to face-face and will be held on Wednesday 11 October at College Court, Leicester. We will be showcasing the outstanding clinical and non-clinical research undertaken at the University of Leicester and will feature external speakers from the broad field of cardiovascular medicine. As you can see our ECR co-ordinators Liam Musto and Charles Solomon are aiming high for this year's symposium.
To secure a place register before 11 September 2023.
Accelerator Cohort Seminars
The Accelerator Cohort, in collaboration with the Leicester Institute for Advanced Studies organise monthly seminars to showcase ongoing research projects and to promote interdisciplinary collaborations. These will be integrated where possible with other Early Career Fellowship initiatives including the Wellcome ISSF and the MRC IMPACT fund.
The Leicester Institute for Advanced Studies
The Leicester Institute for Advanced Studies (LIAS) works across all the research institutes to enable cross-cutting research by pump priming interdisciplinary projects and teams, bringing outstanding academics to Leicester for research collaborations through visiting fellowships, providing workspaces for training and workshops, and the development of networks and strategic partnerships with Industry.
Public Engagement
Participation in public engagement activities is encouraged for all recipients of Accelerator Award support and can be facilitated through the Accelerators PPI Group. For further information please contact Mrs Sue Page on sp504@le.ac.uk.