Events

CATO runs a number of events to support the development of clinical academics/researchers across the Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre (AHSC). The events are for clinical staff from all AHSC partner members: Imperial College London (ICL), Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (ICHT), The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust (RMH), Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) and Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust (RBHT, Affiliate) who are either already doing or interested in undertaking research.

On this page you will find details about upcoming CATO events, materials from previous events and other news that we hope will be of interest to you.

Current CATO Events

CATO Meet the Funders Series Spring 2024

CATO is co-ordinating a series of online “Meet the Funders” sessions with a number of organisations funding medical/health research.

The sessions, aimed at supporting Clinical Academic careers for Doctors and Non-medics/ NMAHPPs, will take place during March-April and will include a Masterclass in applying for Intermediate fellowships, for those who are at appropriate stage in their research careers.

Get up-to-date details of funding opportunities for clinical academics, as well as advice on how to make a high quality application for an intermediate fellowship.

Find out more and sign up for individual sessions

CATO & ThinkWrite Writing Skills Training 2024

CATO is delighted to offer two free in-person sessions in conjunction with ThinkWrite Consultancy, to support you with grant proposals and getting your writing published.

Date: Thursday 9 May 2024

Location: Incubator Boardroom, I-HUB (Translation & Innovation Hub), Imperial College White City Campus

Writing targeted grant proposals … reducing time while increasing success
Time: 09:00 - 12:30 hrs

Writing Quality papers … a strategic approach to getting published in your target journal
Time: 13:30 - 17:00 hrs

Find out more & express your interest for one or both

Current CATO Events

CATO Research Symposium (in person event)

Date: Tuesday 25 June 2024
Time: 13.00 - 17.30 hrs
Location: W12 Conference Centre (Hammersmith Campus)

Open to all Imperial Specialised Foundation Doctors, ACFs, post-doctoral researchers, and clinical academics in non-medical healthcare professions/NMAHPPs, this symposium is your gateway to building connections and exploring groundbreaking research. The afternoon will include presentations selected from the best of the abstracts submitted, a keynote from a world-leading clinical academic, a choice of attending 1 of 2 mini-masterclasses - plenty of networking opportunities with your peers.

Find out more and sign up

Maximising the Impact of your Master’s Degree

Date: Wednesday 26 June 2024
Time: 14.00 - 16.30
Location: Imperial College London - South Kensington Campus

You are invited to join us for this free session, aimed at NMAHPPs* across the AHSC who are just finishing or have recently finished their master’s degree.

In this session you will:
- explore how doing a master’s degree can have a maximum impact upon your clinical practice,
- discuss how you can disseminate the findings from your master's project and,
- consider how you can use your master’s to further your personal, academic and clinical development.

Find out more and sign up

Guidance to applicants

  • Demand for CATO courses is high, therefore you are expected to manage your booking carefully and to cancel with adequate notice, allowing your place to be offered to others. If you feel it necessary to cancel your place on the day of the course, please contact the CATO team as early as possible so they can make a note of your absence.

  • All correspondence about courses will be sent by email, so applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly for updates.

  • All CATO events are provided free of charge to participants. However, to plan and deliver the events requires considerable time and work from CATO colleagues, speakers and others. All CATO events are funded through the partners of the Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre and Affiliates (Imperial College London, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, The Institute of Cancer Research and Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals (Affiliate)).