ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL (EPSRC): Enterprisers - 21 to 24 May 2012

EPSRC

Enterprisers for all PhD students and Post Docs funded by EPSRC.

21 - 24 May 2012
Robinson Executive Centre,
Wyboston Lakes, Bedfordshire

An exciting opportunity for all postgraduates at Cambridge to participate in the inspiring and intensive 4 day residential Enterprisers programme funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), and the University of Sussex.

  • Open your horizons
  • Develop your creativity and communication skills
  • Introduce you to diverse networks
  • Build your selfconfidence
  • Unlock your entrepreneurial potential
  • Learn new ways to think about your research project
  • Increase the impact of your research

The Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (CfEL) at the University of Cambridge, in collaboration with the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)*, and the University of Sussex is offering a unique opportunity for all PhDs and Post Docs funded by EPSRC to develop personal and professional skills for FREE* on the next Enterprisers programme running from 21  May to 24 May 2012 at Wyboston Lakes.

For further information about Enterprisers, please contact the Programme Manager, Orsolya Ihasz: Email: o.ihasz@jbs.cam.ac.uk; Tel: 01223 766261. You can also find information on the CfEL web site (please see the Enterprisers programme pages).

Apply soon via the online application form at www.cfel.jbs.cam.ac.uk.

The deadline for application is 5.00pm on the 6 April 2012 but you should apply soon as places are filling up fast! The application form is available online at www.cfel.jbs.cam.ac.uk.

*If you are funded by BBSRC you will have the chance to get a place free on the programme
*Please note that accommodation is included but students may need to cover travel expenses to
and from the venue

What will students gain from Enterprisers?
Well, for a start you can learn new and innovative ways to think about your research. In particular, it can help you learn how to raise awareness of the impact of your research within communities. The skills gained on Enterprisers are equally applicable to developing a new venture, a student society, a community project and indeed research projects going forward. Not only that, it is a great environment for developing selfconfidence and other personal skills like networking and team awareness. At the end of the programme, you will learn to think more creatively and entrepreneurially.

The Enterprisers programme, established by the CambridgeMIT Institute in 2002, is currently managed and delivered by the Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (CfEL). CfEL has been involved in delivering 26 Enterprisers programmes and 3 Intraprisers programmes since January 2003. 1200+ students have been inspired by the programme to date and over 45 entrepreneurial ventures are currently being
pursued by Enterprisers alumni. For further information on Centre activities, please visit the web site at www.cfel.jbs.cam.ac.uk.

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