Faculty of Medicine,
Dentistry and Health
MEDICINE, DENTISTRY & HEALTH RESEARCH STAFF ASSOCIATION (MDHRSA) MEETING
Minutes: Meeting 81
Date held: Tuesday 7th May 2013
Chair: Dr Emily Goodall
Present:
Cher Cartwright
Dan Hampshire
Michael Trikic
Vanessa Singleton
David Drew
Andrew Wigg
Niki Panagiotaki
Joey Shepherd
Sarah Hawtree
Vera Lukashchuk
Kayleigh Iremonger
1. Apologies for absence
Lucy Lee, Daniel Kelly, Stefan Peter
2. Welcome and Introduction
New committee member Kayleigh Iremonger from Neuroscience.
3. Minutes from previous meeting
The minutes from April’s meeting were signed off – Dan Hampshire
MATTERS ARISING FROM APRIL MEETING
[A] NEWSLETTER
May newsletter nearly done. Just to add new appointments and successful SURE scheme
researchers. Should be out in next week or two.
4. Actions from previous meeting
(A) FINANCE ACCOUNT
Andrew traced unexplained payment of £535. Cardiovascular post-doc paid in full for Career
development fund application rather than £200 – Andy/Dan to chase this up further. S Rigas paid
£100 for CDF but also £100 for air travel with no name against. Cher to check this.
Cher Cartwright, Secretary, MDHRSA
c.s.cartwright@sheffield.ac.uk
(B) DEPARTMENTAL MEETINGS/CHAMPION ROLES
Most champions have met or are in the process of meeting up with researchers within their
department. The job criteria for champions is now in dropbox.
(C) NATIONAL SURVEY
Most people filled the survey out. Please encourage other researchers in your department to do
so, deadline is soon.
(D) LOGO COMPETITION
Logos sent round, the winner was Kay.
(E) PAYDAY LUNCH
April’s lunch was at The Place, Broomhill, poorly attended approx. 6 people. May lunch is 31st
May Frances Newton- Vera to organise, June lunch 28th June at the Interval, Dave to organise.
5. Agenda items
(A) SCIENCE COMMUNICATION FUND
Three people applied for the fund. One from Neuroscience and 2 from ScHARR. Agreed to fund
Neuroscience (Emily) approx. £400 and one from ScHARR (Bangar) approx. £245, the other ScHARR
application was from a Lecturer and not early career researcher therefore not funded.
(B) RESEARCH MEETING
Planning meeting this week to sort talks out for the event. Everything else is OK and sorted. Need to
advertise within departments, Emily to check poster is in dropbox. Poster walks will be arranged in
next few weeks, requests for help will be sent out.
(C) DEPARTMENTAL MEETINGS/CHAMPIONS
Neuroscience, Human Metabolism, Cardiovascular Science, Immunity and Infection
champions have held meetings and reported/reporting results to Lucy. Michael holding
Oncology meeting later this week. No news on Dentistry meeting. Some of meetings have had
low attendance but the feedback from those attending was good and constructive.
Neuroscience and Human Metabolism have managed to get a post-doc representative on
exec meetings, hopefully this will help other champions persuade their departments.
Champion roles are in dropbox, champions to check and to be finalised at the next meeting.
(D) LOGO LAUNCH PARTY
Next committee meeting cancelled or moved to week before if need one, instead will have logo launch
party on 4th June. Hopefully Lucy has booked Heritage room. To organise pizza, to look if Nibbles at
Broomhill deliver at lunchtime. Cher to organise roll banner, update graphics and send out.
Pens/post-its Emily to organise. Joey to organise poster. Niki to update website with winning logo,
congratulations to Kay and info for launch party. Need to organise cakes and drinks (juice/pop) to be
bought day before. Communication team to organise a poster to advertise launch party and everyone
to advertise it within department.
(E) PHD SOCIETY
Sarah attending PhD society meeting this next week, full update next meeting. International food day
went well. Organising a Chatsworth trip.
(F) RSA MEETINGS
Everyone agreed venue and date/time were good. Andrew to book Barber House for the rest of year.
(G) ONCOLOGY CHAMPION
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Michael leaving end of May. Need a new champion however not many researchers interested in
attending the RSA from Oncology, the department has recently merged maybe some new researchers
that might be interested within other groups. Helen Bryant is new early career representative,
Michael to ask her new post-doc if they would be interested.
(H) CAREER DEVELOPMENT FUND APPLICATION REVIEW
All agreed to reject Ramez Antakia application as this was to present at a conference when the fund is
specifically for training courses. All agreed to accept Dan Hampshire’s application. Cher to contact
and let applicants know outcome.
6. AOB
Coffee morning bun rota: Dave one short now for coffee morning bun rota with Michael leaving. Very
simple, budget of £15 for buns etc, to call at a supermarket day before/morning and buy your choice of
buns for coffee morning. Usually once every two months. Any volunteers please contact Dave.
Monthly Committee Meeting: , 2-3pm, Faculty Board Room, Barber House
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