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Research Student Reception 1 st October 2019 Jenny Read

Explore academic career progression from student to professor in vision science, neuroscience, and physics. Learn about PhD career options and valuable insights for success. Contact Dr. Jenny Read for more information.

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Research Student Reception 1 st October 2019 Jenny Read

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  1. Research Student Reception1st October 2019Jenny Read

  2. My career

  3. Career summary 1991-1994: Degree in physics. 1994-1997: DPhil in theoretical astrophysics. 1997-2001: Wellcome Trust Mathematical Biology Training Fellowship 1998-1999: MSc in neuroscience. 2001-2005: Neuroscience postdoc at NIH. 2005-2013: Royal Society University RF 2013-2015: Reader in Vision Science 2015- : Professor of Vision Science

  4. Neural computations Evolution of vision Perceptual decisions BASIC SCIENCE 3D displays 3D TV & film Machine stereo vision INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS Strabismus Amblyopia Stereotests

  5. Example basic research Praying mantis stereoscopic vision

  6. Example clinical research ASTEROID binocular vision test

  7. Example applied research Viewer experience with 3D TV for

  8. My PhD students

  9. Careers http://www.academiccareer.manchester.ac.uk/about/phdandbeyond/chances/ 3.5 years after graduating, ~25% of bio/biomed PhDs were working in academic research (HESA data 2008) 6-9 years after graduating, 15% of physics PhDs had a permanent academic job.

  10. Careers • HESA data 2016: • 58k academic staff in medicine & science • 53k postgraduate students • Very roughly, each year 1500 people retire and 13,000 new students graduate? • ~10% of PhD students end up in academia?

  11. => Think about careers beyond academia! Software engineering Financial technology Teaching Business development Healthcare Data science Finance Information technology Medical communication Science journalism …..

  12. Public engagement

  13. What did I learn? • PhDs are hard! • Setbacks are normal. • Lots of us struggle. • Look after yourself • Exercise, eat healthily, don’t go nocturnal… • Treat it like a job • Set fixed working hours, don’t slack off / overdo it • Keep it in perspective • Family, friends, socialising, activities • Take up opportunities • Conferences, presentations, supervising, mentoring, public engagement, volunteering, demonstrating, student journalism… • Research around other careers

  14. Questions? Jenny.Read@ncl.ac.uk

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