2012 Neonatal Update

The 2012 Neonatal Update will take place from Monday 3rd December until Friday 7th December. For full details of the Neonatal Update 2012 please follow the link http://www.symposia.org.uk/main/main.asp 

Please note the venue has changed and this year will be held at The British Medical Association, BMA House, Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9JP.

Neonatal Update 2012 Young Investigator Awards

• Awards will be made to up to two outstanding young investigators to present a 20 minute résumé of their research achievements at the Neonatal Update 2012, and discuss the relevance of their past and future work to neonatal medicine.

• The award will cover registration, return economy class travel and accommodation for up to 5 nights, to enable attendance at the Neonatal Update 2012,  at BMA House, Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9JP. 

• Applicants may be clinical or non-clinical, and either in a training grade, or not more than 3 years from substantive Consultant or Senior Lecturer appointment, or equivalent.

• Awards will be judged competitively; no award will be made in the event that a satisfactory standard of application is not received.

Your application should be sent to Judy Gowing (j.gowing@imperial.ac.uk) with the subject heading “YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD”.  It should arrive no later than 17:00 GMT, 30th September 2012 and should contain these 3 elements as separate attachments:

1)         Your name, professional qualifications, year of birth, current appointment, previous appointments, current employing institution and email address.

2)         A summary of no more than 600 words, of your research achievements, the relevance of your work to neonatal medicine (referencing your publications), and details of your future planned research, followed by a list of your publications.

3)         A letter from your current Head of Department confirming your appointment and your ability to present your work in fluent English, to an international audience.

 PLEASE NOTE ALL REQUIREMENTS CAREFULLY

 Further enquiries:   The Symposium Office, Imperial College London

Tel:  +44 (0) 20 7594 2150    E:  sympreg@imperial.ac.uk

If you encounter any problems please contact Judy at the address below.

Judy Gowing,

Course Organiser

The Symposium Office

Imperial College London

Tel:  +44 (0)207 594 2150

www.symposia.org.uk