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4th Training School for Early Career Investigators (TS8), Edinburgh 2018
Edinburgh October 16-19 (Tue-Fri), 2018 - Number of available seats for trainees: 20
- Invited trainers: >10
- Application deadline: May15th
- Results from selection: May 30th
- Confirmations and travel grants:
June, 1st week - Payments must be processed
before July 15th!
Topics:
Venue & contacts
TS9 hosted by MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine/Imaging facility, at:
SCRM Building, University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh bioQuarter, 5 Little France Drive
Edinburgh – EH16 4UU
Travel & Hotel info:
How to get to Edinburgh
https://www.ed.ac.uk/visit/city/getting-here
Map of Little france Campus: https://www.ed.ac.uk/maps/maps#proxy_map-proxy
Class rooms (Chancellor’s Building): https://www.ed.ac.uk/maps/maps?building=chancellors-building#main-content
Lunch (Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine): https://www.ed.ac.uk/maps/maps?building=SCRM
Auditorium A (Chancellor’s building, 262 seats)
How to get to the Little france Campus
Buses from city centre: #8, #33, #49
Staying in Edinburgh (suggested hotels)
Recommended Accommodation
The Local organisers recommend the Edinburgh University Accommodation (https://www.edinburghfirst.co.uk/for-accommodation/) for attendees and trainers
Guests can simply call/book online using the 15% discount code ‘EVENT’ for a reduction.
Location: Mason house and Salisbury Green are located on the same campus as the venue for the Gala diner and only a 10-15 mins bus ride from the training school venue.
Richmond place accommodations are a 15-20 mins bus ride from the training school venue, and 5 mins away from the Gala diner venue by bus.
- Masson House – the Deluxe Double/Twin Room (total 60 beds) https://www.edinburghfirst.co.uk/for-accommodation-internal/masson-house-hotel-and-bistro-(internal)/?type=ForAccommodation&attending=
- Second – Salisbury Green – the Single Room and the Double Room (total 36 bedrooms) https://www.edinburghfirst.co.uk/venues/salisbury-green-hotel/
There are 2 other Edinburgh First properties located at Richmond Place.
- KM Central has 45 double bedrooms http://www.edinburghfirst.co.uk/for-accommodation/kenneth-mackenzie/?view=0
- Richmond Place Apartments has 35 self-catering apartments http://www.edinburghfirst.co.uk/for-accommodation/richmond-place-apartments/?view=0
(The hotels below are more expensive)
Old Town Chambers
Edinburgh University have a 12% discount in place, which is discounted off the best available rate. The code is EUNI12, which just needs to be typed in to the “promo code” section when booking: http://www.lateralcity.com/
Hotel Du Vin Edinburgh
2018 Rates – 10% off Best Available Rate between Sunday to Thursday on standard double room. Hotel du Vin also offer a 10% discount on a la carte dining on lunch or dinner between Sunday and Thursday. To book please contact Carol Cairns on 0131 247 8964, or email carol.cairns@hotelduvin.com, saying that you are booking for the University of Edinburgh.
Jurys Inn Edinburgh
Jurys Inn offer the below rates for University of Edinburgh for 2018.
Rates: £93BB – Double for sole occupancy, £10 supplement for double occupancy (Wi-Fi is included complementary)
To book please call – 0131 200 3300 confirming that you would like to book under the University of Edinburgh corporate rate.
Marriott Residences Quartermile
Rates for Marriott Residences Quartermile are listed below. Bookings can be made by calling 0131 229 7150, or you can email david.russell@marriotthotels.com / ri.ediri.reception@marriott.com
Studio for 1-11 nights £122.00 per night; Superior Studios are available for a £10 supplement on rooms at all the above periods
If standard studios are not available during busy periods Marriott may not be able to offer the above rates, but will endeavour to offer a discounted rate for other rooms from what they are selling as standard
The local organizers welcome you to Edinburgh!
Travel Grants
NEUBIAS will offer competitive Travel Grants to a number of the Trainees applicants affiliated to institutions in COST member countries or Near-Neighbour Countries or approved European RTD Organisations (check definitions in COST Vademecum here). Please check in the application form how to apply for those grants by filling the additional fields enabling to submit a justification. We typically provide less than 1/3 of the grant applications received, so any documented information provided to demonstrate why you need a travel grant is important for us to fully assess your request. The grants are supported by COST (funding body of the NEUBIAS Action). Eligibility and reimbursement modalities will follow the criteria/general COST policies (check the Vademecum here). Granted trainees will be notified before June 30th. Please be aware that grants can only be executed AFTER the Training School (daily signature on attendance sheets compulsory for grantees). The grants are attributed at a fixed rate (TBD) to cover for travel and accommodation.
Selection Criteria (for all, including granted Trainees):
Trainees will be selected strictly on the basis of their scientific motivations, as described in their motivation letter. Upon selection, NEUBIAS will seek proof of the candidates status as “early career investigator” and of being actively working on the project(s) as described in the motivation letter. Gender balance and geographical distribution will be taken into consideration according to COST policies, and only after pre-selection of eligible/suitable candidates and in the case that applicants are too numerous as compared to the number of available seats. Evaluations of the applications is operated by “double anonymous” (no mention to name, institution, country) review by the Training Schools Evaluation Committee of NEUBIAS.
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