Resources

Resources and links

Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowships – aimed at scientists and engineers at an early stage in their academic careers who require a flexible working pattern due to personal circumstances.
Daphne Jackson Fellowships – designed to help scientists, engineers and technologists back into a career after a break, normally undertaken on a part-time basis.
Wellcome Trust Career Re-entry Fellowships – fellowships in biomedical science for post-doctoral researchers (with experience) who have had a continuous career break of at least two years.
L’Oreal UK and Ireland For Women In Science Bursaries – provide flexible support for women post-doctoral scientists or engineers.
Diversity in Science grants provides grants of up to £500 to support and address issues relating to diversity in science.
Stay Connected bursary
WISE (Women in to Science and Engineering) a valuable resource for information.
Mind Tools – A bank of resources for many situations (leadership skills, team management, problem solving, difficult conversations, communication issues etc)
http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/media/news/140508/ -RCUK Briefing on Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave and Pay (January 2015)