Have an article or conference abstract that you need to write? Can’t find time to finish reading multiple articles? Or simply want to meet early career researchers working in behavioural nutrition and physical activity research?

The Network of Early Career Researchers and Students of ISBNPA is holding the first online ‘Shut Up and Write (SUAW)’ session.

Come along to an informal and friendly session supporting writing/work productivity and networking for students, post-doctoral and early career researchers.

The session will consist of introductions to get to know other early career researchers, setting of objectives, dedicated writing/working time and sharing progress. Each session will be 3 hours in total.

This will be on: 27^th October 2022

This will be held in multiple time zones to suit when you work best:

Note: * previous day; ** next day

You are welcome to come along if you can only attend part of the session and feel to come to more than one!

Register here to be sent the link:

https://forms.office.com/r/y0W7Eei7GK

Please renew your ISBNPA membership here, the registration for the XChange 2021 is included in the fee.

Title:

Physical activity data processing and visualization.

When

Wednesday January 20th, 2021; 21H00 – 22H00 GMT

Who:

Dr. Kelly Mackintosh* | Dr. Tom Stewart**

Affiliation: *Associate professor, Applied sport, Technology, Exercise and Medicine (A-STEM), Swansea University (UK) | ** Senior research fellow, Human Potential Centre, Auckland University of Technology

Moderators: Dr. Emma Lawlor*|Teferi Mekonnen Yitayew**

Affiliation: *Centre of Diet and Activity Research, University of Cambridge | ** Department of Nutrition, The University of Oslo

Session Plan

This one hour webinar will consist of two presentations focusing on effective and novel methods of physical activity processing and data visualization. There will also be an opportunity for discussion and questions.

Our first speaker, Dr. Kelly Mackintosh, is an expert in novel approaches to measure and promote physical activity across the lifespan and disease status, and has over 80 peer-reviewed publications. She will discuss: “The power of co-design for physical activity: what’s PlayDoh got to do with it?”

Our second speaker, Dr. Tom Stewart, is an expert in using big data and machine learning to tackle a range of public health research challenges, and last year was selected as a keynote speaker at the ISBNPA Xchange initiative.  

There will be 20 minutes or so for discussion. Come prepared to ask a lot of questions!
If you are unable to attend, please note that the webinar will be available through a YouTube video on ISBNPA’s website.

June 2, GMT, 8PM; London 9 PM; Boston 4PM; Vancouver 1PM

June 3, Auckland, 8AM; Melbourne 6AM

Speakers:

Professor Kylie Ball, Deakin University

Professor Annie Anderson, University of Dundee

Moderator:

Sarah Shaw, University of Southampton

Sofia Strommer, University of Southampton

Abstract:

The coronavirus pandemic has had a large impact on everyone’s personal and professional lives. In this webinar, we will explore the challenges PhD students and ECR’s may face as a result of coronavirus and the best ways to deal with the impacts of the pandemic. Professor Kylie Ball, Deakin University, and Professor Annie Anderson, University of Dundee, will share their views on the best ways to stay motivated during the lockdown period in order to progress with our research. They will also discuss ways we can deal with the unexpected changes to our research plans and stresses associated with our altered working environments. This webinar will also involve a Q&A session. Individuals who cannot attend the webinar and would like to ask a question to our speakers, are welcome to communicate their question via Sarah Shaw (ss@mrc.soton.ac.uk)

When:

UK – November 21st, 2pm-3pm; 

Central Europe – November 21st, 3pm-4pm;

US and Canada – Eastern time – November 21st, 9am-10am;

AUS (Melbourne) November 22st, 1am-2am.

Who:

Speaker 1

Isabela Sattamini

PhD Nutrition Consultant, Nutrition and Food Systems Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Speaker 2

Thiago Herick De Sa

PhD Technical Officer at the World Health Organization

Moderators

Jaqueline Aragoni; PhD Candidate; Federal University of Santa Catarina (Brazil)

Patrick Abi Nader; PhD Postdoctoral fellow; Centre de formation médicale du Nouveau-Brunswick; 

Abstract

This webinar aims to provide NESI and ISPAH members and early career researchers with an overview on career pathways at the World Health Organization and the United Nations. Our guest speakers are current employees of the organizations and both will have very interesting perspectives on the choices they made a long their academic training to attain a research position with these two international organizations. Speakers will describe their current duties (daily, weekly, monthly tasks), the benefits and challenges of pursuing their career, the expectations and evaluation of their performance, and among other things how to be competitive for these types of careers (e.g. choices to make during academic training). Individuals who cannot attend the webinar and would like to ask a question to our speakers, are welcome to communicate their question by the 19th of November to Patrick @ patrick.abi.nader@umoncton.ca)

When:

March 19, 2019, 3:00PM GMT (other timezones below)

Speakers:

-Dr. Megan Mueller (postdoctoral research fellow, University of California)

– Dr. Jayne Fulkerson (Professor, University of Minnesota)

– Christie Martin (student, University of Minnesota)

– Dr. Holly Harris (postdoctoral fellow, Penn State University, formerly University of

Queensland), and

– Elina Järvelä-Reijonen (student, University of Eastern Finland) 

Moderators:

– Dr. Maureen Ashe (Associate Professor, University of British Columbia)

– Sarah Shaw (research assistant, University of South Hampton)

NESI and MCN Chairs:

Maartje Poelman (Membership Committee Chair), Katherine Downing (NESI), Jenna Hollis (NESI webinar team) and Maureen Ashe (MCN)

Abstract

This webinar will review the benefits of mentoring throughout your research and professional career. We’ll discuss why pursuing good mentoring relationships can be vital to professional and personal success, the benefits of being a mentor/mentee, and the potential challenges faced in mentoring relationships. We’ll explain the ISBNPA mentoring program and how the Society can help facilitate mentoring connections for members. We’ll also talk with Dr. Jayne Fulkerson (University of Minnesota) and her mentees: Christie Martin (University of Minnesota), Dr. Holly Harris (Penn State University, formerly University of Queensland), and Elina Järvelä-Reijonen (University of Eastern Finland) about their lived experiences with mentoring and the ISBNPA mentoring program.

Nov 26^th  2018, London  9:00 pm; Nov 26^th 2018, New York 4:00pm; Nov 27^th2018, Melbourne 8:00am

Speakers: 
Prof Jim Sallis, University of California, San Diego
Prof Erica Hinckson, Auckland University of Technology

Moderator:
Siona Fernandes, Deakin University

Abstract: 
Feeling overwhelmed by the expectations you need to meet during your PhD? This can often pave the way to experiencing burn out. Trust me you are not alone!
Should you manage your time or your energy?

Two leading academic expert practitioners share the ‘nuggets’ on how to get the odds on your side, and transform ‘survival’ to ‘enjoyment’ in your PhD journey!

The webinar strongly encourages open dialogue and inquiry with our experts, for which we have allocated 20 minutes. 

Disseminating research output to increase audience and outreach with Bruce Wilson; Michael Wheeler ; Euan Adie ; Heather Buschman .

Chairs: Matthew (Tepi) Mclaughlin, Rachel Sutherland and John Bellettiere.