Abstract

The Hughes Hall Postdoctoral Research Group presents the seminar Life at a Start-up aimed at students and early career researchers.

Have you ever wonder how it is like working at a start-up? Are you considering a career change and you are pondering moving to the start-up scene? Do you want to learn the differences between working in academia or in a start-up? Do you want to start your own one?

Then you have come to the right place. Life at a Start-up is a seminar is designed to answer these and any other question about the life at a start-up and what it takes to be successful.

We will have the pleasure to hear about the personal experiences of three guest speakers with a recognized track-record in the start-up scene. They will share their advice with us during short presentations. At the end of the seminar, we will have a round table discussion where the attendees will be able to pose questions to the panel how is like to work at a start-up.

• Jo Evershed, CEO at Cauldron Science
• Rhodri Thomas, CEO at Spectral Edge Ltd.
• Andrew J. Ferguson, Head of Physics, Evonetix
• Josephine Socratous, Research Engineer, FlexEnable

• 6:30-7:30 Guest speakers (15 min talks)
• 7:30- 7:50 Round Table
• 7:50-8:30 Networking with the speakers