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SUMMARY:ERA Community Fund – Guidance Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Are you a doctoral or post-doctoral researcher passionate about energy or net-zero topics?\nDo you want to gain valuable experience in event management\, leadership\, and researcher development?\nThe ERA Community Fund [Funding opportunities – ERA Energy Research Accelerator] is offering up to £2\,500 to help you design\, develop\, and deliver your own energy and/or net-zero-focused event that engages researchers across the ERA partnership and wider! \nThis webinar provides a guide to the funding opportunity\, how to apply and details the support available for potential applicants to the ERA Community fund. \nLink to join webinar
URL:https://www.era.ac.uk/event/era-community-fund-guidance-webinar/
LOCATION:On-line via MS Teams
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SUMMARY:Online Writing Retreat series for Postdoctoral Researchers and PhD Students (April – July 2026)
DESCRIPTION:Join C-DICE and Energy Research Accelerator (ERA)  in a quiet\, structured space for postdoctoral researchers and PhD students to focus on your writing. This series of four writing retreats  are designed to give you protected time to work on your own projects\, benefitting from peer presence to support focus and momentum. \n \nYou can register for as many of the sessions as you like. \n\nMonday 13 April\, 13.30 – 15.30 \nMonday 11 May\, 13.30 – 15.30 \nMonday 8 June\, 13.30 – 15.30 \nMonday 13 July\, 13.30 – 15.30 \n\nYou are welcome to work on any form of academic writing\, including journal articles\, thesis chapters\, grant applications\, reports\, or other research outputs. If you have been meaning to make progress on something but haven’t had the space\, this is a chance to step back and write.   \nWhy attend   \nMany researchers find it difficult to protect time for writing during busy working weeks. This retreat provides:   \n\nDedicated writing time – at least 90 minutes (plus optional break half way through) \nA clear structure to support focus\, including brief welcome\, informal goal setting and brief progress reflection \nA shared space with other researchers working quietly alongside you  \n\nWho is this for   \nThis session is open to:   \n\nPhD students at any stage \nPostdoctoral researchers  \n\nYou do not need to have a finished draft. The retreat is suitable whether you are starting\, revising\, or trying to move a stalled piece of writing forward.   \nAccess and joining   \nThe event will take place online via MS Teams. Registered participants will receive joining details in advance. You will be expected to bring a writing project to work on. 
URL:https://www.era.ac.uk/event/online-writing-retreat-series-for-postdoctoral-researchers-and-phd-students-april-july-2026-4/
LOCATION:On-line via MS Teams
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SUMMARY:How to optimise Copilot as a researcher
DESCRIPTION:Join Energy Research Accelerator (ERA) and C-DICE for a two and a half -hour online workshop designed for researchers who already understand the basics of AI and are ready to unlock Copilot’s full potential. Learn how to tailor Copilot to your specific research context – saving time\, improving quality\, and boosting confidence in your outputs. \nDiscover \n\nHow to use Copilot for optimised analysis\, summarising\, synthesis and idea development\nPractical prompt crafting techniques to generate clearer\, more accurate and relevant results\nWays to customise Copilot for academic\, applied and evaluation focused research\nHow to navigate real world ethical\, data handling and transparency considerations when working with AI\n\nReceive: \n\nWorkshop slides and notes\nCustomisable prompt templates\nRecommended AI Tools list\n\nAbout the presenter: \nDr Naomi Tyrrell is an ICF Accredited Coach and runs Europe’s largest advice network for alternative-to-academic careers. After 18 years in academia\, Naomi now runs an evaluation consultancy and training business. She is passionate about helping people and organisations develop their strengths and navigate periods of growth\, offering expertise in areas such as programme monitoring\, evaluation\, organisational development AI training and executive coaching. \nThis event is open to doctoral and postdoctoral researchers from ERA partners and final-stage doctoral researchers and postdoctoral researchers from UK universities (non-ERA partners). \nBooking Link: How to Optimise CoPilot as a Researcher – Fill out form \, contact n.p.radford@lboro.ac.uk  \nERA will contact you by email if they need further information or if they are unable to offer you a place. If your registration is successful\, you will receive an Outlook calendar invitation confirming your place at the workshop.
URL:https://www.era.ac.uk/event/how-to-optimise-copilot-as-a-researcher-2/
LOCATION:On-line via MS Teams
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SUMMARY:Using Generative AI Responsibly: Environmental Impacts\, Net Zero and Research Practice
DESCRIPTION:Join Energy Research Accelerator (ERA) and C-DICE for this one-hour workshop exploring the environmental impact of Generative AI use in research and how to use it responsibly. \nGenerative AI is becoming part of everyday research practice\, from literature reviewing and writing support to data analysis\, coding\, grant applications and project management. This one-hour session will give researchers a clear\, practical introduction to the environmental implications of using generative AI\, with a particular focus on energy use\, carbon emissions\, water consumption\, data centres\, model training and everyday AI use. We will explore what is currently known\, where the evidence is still developing\, and why this matters for researchers working in energy\, sustainability and net zero. \nThe session will also focus on practical mitigation. Participants will consider how to use AI more responsibly\, including when AI is genuinely useful\, when simpler digital tools may be more appropriate\, how to reduce unnecessary prompting and file uploads\, and how to build environmental awareness into research workflows. By the end of the session\, participants will have a better understanding of the environmental costs and trade-offs of generative AI\, and a practical set of principles for using AI in ways that support thoughtful\, proportionate and net-zero aligned research practice. \nAbout the presenter: \nDr Naomi Tyrrell is an ICF Accredited Coach and runs Europe’s largest advice network for alternative-to-academic careers. After 18 years in academia\, Naomi now runs an evaluation consultancy and training business. She is passionate about helping people and organisations develop their strengths and navigate periods of growth\, offering expertise in areas such as programme monitoring\, evaluation\, organisational development AI training and executive coaching. \nThis event is open to doctoral and postdoctoral researchers from ERA partners and final-stage doctoral researchers and postdoctoral researchers from UK universities (non-ERA partners). \nBooking Link: Using Generative AI Responsibly: Environmental Impacts\, Net Zero and Research Practice – Fill out form \, contact n.p.radford@lboro.ac.uk  \nERA will contact you by email if they need further information or if they are unable to offer you a place. If your registration is successful\, you will receive an Outlook calendar invitation confirming your place at the workshop.
URL:https://www.era.ac.uk/event/using-generative-ai-responsibly-environmental-impacts-net-zero-and-research-practice/
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