Faculty of Medicine,
Dentistry and Health
MEDICINE, DENTISTRY & HEALTH RESEARCH STAFF ASSOCIATION (MDHRSA) MEETING
Minutes: Meeting 82
Date held: Tuesday 11th June 2013
Chair: Dr Emily Goodall
Present:
Cher Cartwright
Dan Hampshire
David Drew
Andrew Wigg
Joey Chowdry
Niki Panagiotaki
Faith Nutter
Joey Shepherd
Sarah Hawtree
Vera Lukashchuk
1. Apologies for absence
Lucy Lee
2. Welcome and Introduction
No new members
3. Minutes from previous meeting
The minutes from May’s meeting were signed off – Dan Hampshire
MATTERS ARISING FROM MAY MEETING
[A] EMAIL LIST
To check Stefan Peters and Kayleigh Iremonger added to email distribution list. Cher to check
with Lucy.
[B] LOGO
Need to use the new logo on all our branding, e.g. minutes, website.
[C] SCIENCE COMMS
Dan to ask Bangar for a review of the Science Comms conference from those that attended.
Cher Cartwright, Secretary, MDHRSA
c.s.cartwright@sheffield.ac.uk
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.
(B) NATIONAL SURVEY
Most people filled the survey out. Please encourage other researchers in your department to do
so, deadline is soon.
(C) PAYDAY LUNCH
Advertised and took place at the Frances Newton.
(D) RESEARCH MEETING
All advertised within departments. Encourage people to attend.
(E) DEPARTMENTAL MEETINGS
All departments had meetings and reported the results back to Lucy.
[F] LOGO LAUNCH PARTY
Merchandise ordered. Interval to do Pizza. Poster done to advertise, encourage people to attend.
[G] MEETINGS
Cher booked Barber House for the rest of the year. See agenda for dates.
[H] COFFEE MORNING
Still need a volunteer to help with bun rota- see Dave.
5. Agenda items
(A) LOGO LAUNCH PARTY
Interval supplied the pizza, good service and food for the cost. Good turnout. We didn’t make the
most of interacting with those that attended, no leaflets out advertising ourselves. Need to have more
flyers for Research Meeting. Suggested to do free pizza for AGM to encourage people to come.
(B) RESEARCH MEETING
Everything organised, need chaperones to meet Industry guests, Cher and Faith volunteered. Poster
tours organised, all those participating contacted and heard back from. Need hosts. Need people to
man the RSA stand. Need to print flyers out for the stand to advertise the CDF, AGM, post-doc ICE,
payday lunch.
(C) DEPARTMENTAL CHAMPIONS
The draft for Champion’s responsibilities is in dropbox. Current Champions to comment so
we can finalise before the AGM. No Oncology Champion at present, Joey Shepherd
volunteered to stand in until the AGM, Dan to Ask Helen’s new post-doc if they would be
interested.
(D) PHD SOCIETY
Sarah gave an update. They are planning a trip to Chatsworth House in September. Looking into
setting up a fund similar to the career development fund. The Healthcare Expo went well, good
turnout and good speakers.
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(E) CAREER DEVELOPMENT FUND APPLICATION REVIEW
Vera and Joey left the meeting. All agreed to fund Joey Shepherd’s application for £100 and Sarah
Wakefield’s application for £310, agreed that Vera’s application was worthwhile but we could not
cover the full cost. Agreed to match that of Sarah’s application for £310. Cher to notify all applicants.
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.
Website: Needs updating with new logo and upto date with other events. Reviews from those who
attended Science Comms.
Research Specific Groups: Emily discussed the prospect of setting up specific research groups for
techniques, e.g. mircoRNAse, so people could share expertise and trouble-shooting suggestions, share
reagents/equipment to keep cost down. Are there any other areas we could look at? Sarah involved with
an epigenetics focus group.
AGM: Cher to book Barber House for some time in September.
Monthly Committee Meeting: 11th July, 2-3pm, Faculty Board Room, Barber Housewe will be being filmed!
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