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Organization of Professional and Education work
PEC works through a network of six Regional Sections, the London, Scottish, Southern, Northern,
Wales and West, and Irish Sections. These are the local arm of PEC, collecting information both
from and for the main Committee and promoting biochemistry as shown below. The Regional
Sections exist as a way for all members to communicate with the Society on issues of
professional and educational interest-and vice-versa.
The Regional Section committees comprise representatives from higher education, research
institutes and industry, and the Sections' constitution allows for an equal number of
individual members. This ensures that any members with a real interest in professional,
educational or promotional matters have chance to have their say! Calls for nominations to
these positions appear in
The Biochemist but if you are a member and interested in taking part why not contact
the relevant Section chair as it may be possible to co-opt you until you can be formally
nominated. The distribution of the Sections is not strictly geographical but if you contact the
nearest chair he/she can say which is the Section for you.
Regional Section Chairs
London
Dr D Bender,
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,
University College London,
Gower Street,
London, WC1E 6BTM |
Scottish
Kevan Gartland,
School of Molecular & Life Sciences,
University of Abertay,
Bell Street,
Dundee, Angus, DD1 1HG |
Southern
Dr S Jarvis,
Biological Laboratory,
University of Kent,
Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NJ
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Northern
Dr Mike Mortimer,
Department of Chemical & Physical Sciences,
University of Huddersfield,
Queensgate,
Huddersfield, HD1 3DH |
Wales and West
Dr R S Eisenthal,
Department of Biochemistry,
University of Bath,
Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY |
Irish
Dr Cora O'Neill,
Department of Biochemistry,
University College,
Lee Maltings,
Cork, Ireland |
Professional issues:
How do PEC and the Regional Sections promote Biochemistry and Biochemists?
By:
- preparing responses to Government and Funding Council consultations
- developing links with Members of Parliament
- arranging meetings for pre-doctoral students
- providing grants for student societies
- running annual careers conferences for Biochemistry students
- compiling statistics on Biochemistry graduate employment
- carrying out surveys on job vacancies, starting salaries etc
- monitoring changes in university curricula and teaching practices
Look at Forthcoming Events for a summary of recent and
forthcoming activities.
Education and Careers:
What do PEC and the Regional Sections do to help science in schools?
They:
- organize teachers' conferences and workshops
- produce booklets on A level topics and leaflets containing practical experiments
- arrange lectures for sixth form students
- maintain a list of members who visit and speak at schools
- invite teachers to participate in Society scientific meetings
- send out colourful wall charts and leaflets on Biochemistry careers
- run conferences for school careers advisers
- take part in major careers fairs for school pupils
Look on the Young Biochemist pages for more information on activities
and forthcoming events and promotions for Schools Students and Teachers.
Communicating biochemistry:
How do PEC and the Regional Committees publicise biochemistry to a wider audience?
By:
- issuing press releases about Society meetings, events and views
- holding briefing meetings for journalists
- sending The Biochemist to science correspondents
- arranging public lectures
- taking part in British Association, Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) and other meetings and festivals
- maintaining a list of Society members who can help the media
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