STP Induction 2025
- Programme
- STP
- Filed under
- Induction days
- Event date
- Wed, 10th Sep 2025 @ 09:30am — Thu, 11th Sep 2025 @ 13:15pm
- Venue
- online via Microsoft Teams
The 2025 Scientist Training Programme Induction will be held over 2 half-days:
- Day 1: Becoming a healthcare scientist – Wednesday 10 September, 9:30am to 1:15pm
- Day 2: Managing your programme – Thursday 11 September, 9:30am to 1:15pm
Trainees joining the STP in September will need to attend this key event as part of their induction to the training programme and will be invited once interviews have been completed and posts filled.
Day 1 agenda: Becoming a healthcare scientist
| 9:30am | Introduction | Sally Clee |
| 9:45am | Becoming a healthcare scientist | Professor Dee Ripley​, Deputy Scientific Officer for Workforce, Training and Education |
| 10am | Experiences beyond the STP | Panel of inspirational alumni |
| 10:50am | Refreshment break | |
| 11:10am | Structure and overview of the STP | Namir Al Hasso, STP Training Programme Director |
| 11:45am | Question and answer session | Panel of Training Programme Directors |
| 12:10pm | Networking in specialisms | |
| 1pm | Final remarks | Sally Clee |
| 1:15pm | Close | |
Day 2 agenda: Managing your programme
| 9:30am | Introduction | Sally Clee |
| 9:35am | Myth busters and advice | Panel of trainees |
| 10:15am | Managing your workload, your mental health and wellbeing | Dr Jo Horne, STP Training Programme Director |
| 10:45am | Refreshment break | |
| 11am | What are we expecting from you in the short, medium, and long term? | Dr EMma Bowers, STP Training Programme Director |
| 11:30am | Question and answer session | Panel of Training Programme Directors |
| 12pm | The role of the trainee networks during the STP | Rachel Wellman, Mature Trainee, Parent and Carer Network |
| 12:15pm | Networking | HEIs Professional Bodies Regional networks |
| 1pm | Your next steps as an STP trainee | Sally Clee |
| 1:15pm | Close | |
