SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
SULSA is committed to supporting lifelong learning and equal opportunity to access skills development. Through our skills training programmes and events we are raising awareness of careers in the life sciences and supporting researchers in realising and unlocking their potential in whichever path they choose.
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SULSA IndAc25
A dynamic biennial two-day conference and careers fair bringing together life sciences industry and academia to explore the latest in industry-academia collaboration, commercialisation, and career development.
Day one focuses on industry-academia collaboration and commercialisation with ample opportunities to network with commercially minded academics, industry open to collaboration and organisations that can support.
Day two focuses on employability and skills development and run similar to a recruitment fair providing the chance for talented and proactive undergraduate and postgraduate students and staff to network with life sciences employers.
Location: TBC
Dates: TBC 2027
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Forging Futures Scheme
This scheme aims to support and develop a cohort of researchers by enabling them to explore the opportunities available to them in academia and industry and equipping them with the tools to work effectively between the two.
Date: this scheme will run every two years with applications opening every second August
Target Audience: open to Post Docs and PhD Researchers
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Graduate Employability Masterclasses
Industry-led masterclasses for undergraduate and postgraduate students across Scottish universities. Students will be taken through the industry life cycle from concept to consumer, learn about career opportunities in life sciences, and build their professional network.
Date: Various dates from October – March annually
Target Audience: open to undergraduate and postgraduate students from Scottish universities
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Virtual Reality
SULSA can provide access to a Virtual Reality software module on Cell Culture. Co-designed with Merck, the training software provides hands-on experience in a GLP/GMP industrial lab setting and is being delivered to students across our SULSA members.
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Wider Engagement
SULSA works in partnership with Scottish Government, the Scottish Funding Council and Skills and Enterprise agencies to support skills delivery more broadly across Scotland and to improve the flow of talent into our life sciences sector.
