{"id":483,"date":"2024-09-29T21:05:31","date_gmt":"2024-09-29T21:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/mathslocal\/?page_id=483"},"modified":"2025-10-08T14:40:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T14:40:17","slug":"ecrn","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/mathslocal\/ecrn\/","title":{"rendered":"ECRN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Early Career Researcher Network <\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">for Maths &amp; Stats<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who are we?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>An Early Career Researcher (ECR) is anyone who considers themselves as such. Maybe you are a PGR, a postdoc, a fellowship holder, a starting academic, &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ECRN is a collection of the the ECRs in the Maths&amp;Stats Department who get together to attend events and discuss issues. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=d10qkZj77k6vMhM02PBKU7kjA1zE6MtEuAJrM9bdAM1UQ1JOMkVIUTZRTURUN1pRT1lFSjA0NE1TMS4u\">Join the ECRN mailing list through this MS form!<\/a> <\/strong>(Unless you are already on the Maths&amp;Stats PGR mailing list, then we&#8217;ve got you covered.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The network organised by the ECRN committee. Currently,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mathematics.exeter.ac.uk\/staff\/dv270\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dimitar Vlaykov<\/a> (postdoc)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/experts.exeter.ac.uk\/26186-hossein-mohammadi\">Hossein Mohammadi<\/a> (lecturer)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"B.Snow@exeter.ac.uk\">Ben Snow<\/a> (postdoc)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"vk271@exeter.ac.uk\">Velizar Kirkow<\/a> (PGR)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Join the committee!<\/strong> We are always looking for volunteers &#8212; for one-off events and longer-term commitments. Email <a href=\"mailto:ecrn-ms-committee@exeter.ac.uk\">ecrn-ms-committee@exeter.ac.uk<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What do we do?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We organise a number of <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/mathslocal\/ecrn-events\/\">events<\/a> aimed at ECRs on topics including career development, research culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We regularly apply for small funding pots for ECR-related initiatives administered by the RDRC team. If you have an idea, get in touch for more info and support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We repsent ECRs with Department and University Management, through e.g.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exeter.ac.uk\/research\/doctoralcollege\/early-career-researchers\/support\/ecflf\/\">the University ECR representation structure<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Department&#8217;s Large Shared Office Space Working Group<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any issues and concerns that you don&#8217;t feel comfortable bringing directly to your Line Manager etc., we can support you with that. Do get in touch!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What would you like us to do?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Did you know?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The University of Exeter is a proud signatory of the <a href=\"https:\/\/researcherdevelopmentconcordat.ac.uk\/\">Researcher Development Concordat<\/a>, an agreement between universities, research institutes and funders to support the career development of researchers in the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find out more about&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sway.cloud.microsoft\/l0Q7L61Wi1rslbZE?ref=Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Researcher Concordat at Exeter via this link.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote has-medium-font-size\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:40px\"><blockquote><p>As a researcher committed to the concordat, there are objectives to think about whilst you are conducting your research projects. Embedding these guiding principles will make sure there is real and lasting improvement in your working environment, employment conditions and in the impact of your professional development. <\/p><cite>&#8211; The Concordat<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get in touch<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"mailto:ecrn-ms-committee@exeter.ac.uk\">ecrn-ms-committee@exeter.ac.uk<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Early Career Researcher Network for Maths &amp; Stats Who are we? An Early Career Researcher (ECR) is anyone who considers themselves as such. 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