Ahead of UKCO 2025, the ASO will again be hosting an event for early career researchers (ECRs).
When and where?
Tuesday 9th September 2025, 11am-5pm, The Rowett Institute, Forresterhill, Aberdeen.
Benefits to attendees:
Registration for the event is free and includes one night’s accommodation. The free night of accommodation will be for the night of the event (i.e. Tuesday 9th September 2025).
The event will include career progression talks from different perspectives, and workshops on relevant transferrable skills.
Who can attend?
To be eligible, you will need to:
- Be an early career researcher*
- Be a member of ASO
- Be registered, or planning to register, for the UK Congress on Obesity (UKCO) 2025
- Be able to attend the event in-person
How to apply?
Places for this event are limited. Further details, including details on how and when to apply, will follow soon!
What previous attendees have enjoyed about the event:
“Fantastic sessions with practical advice and personal stories.”
“Wide, diverse range of talks but all relevant to ECRs. Also, the friendly, welcoming environment and atmosphere.”
“The best aspect of this event was the sheer variety of presentations. From PPI to grant writing and academic career to industry, each one served as a springboard to strike up further conversation with others. All presenters and attendees were approachable, which created a real sense of wanting to learn and share knowledge/ideas. The lunch was good too. I would strongly recommend this event and commend the organisers for their great work.”
“The variety of presentations, the friendly atmosphere made it easy to network with fellow ECRs and with the presenters.”
*‘Early career researchers’ (ECRs) are defined as researchers who have not yet held a full-time permanent academic post in a university or comparable institution. ECRs should not have held any substantial grant income as a Principal Investigator and / or should not have already established their own research group. There are no eligibility rules based on years of post-doctoral experience. Our definition of ECRs includes postgraduate students, doctoral students, post-doctoral researchers, and researchers transitioning to independence.
