Bursary competition

Every year the bioProcessUK Conference runs a popular Bursary Poster Competition, where approximately 20-25 high calibre postgraduate students and post doctoral researchers have an opportunity to display a poster showcasing their research in biological medicines and bioprocessing. 

A popular feature of the conference is the early career “poster flash” session where selected bursary winners will take to the stage with a short oral presentation.

The competition also provides students with a chance to build their network by engaging with industry professionals. 

Presenting a poster is beneficial to career and professional development of young researchers. 

Benefits of participating in the poster prize competition include:

• Make connections – build networks and share information and research with academia and companies across the UK
• Enhance professional development
• Present research achievements to a wide audience
• Advertise work to potential employers
• Show-off creative ability and discuss ideas –  inspiration for new projects comes out of questions asked, and opportunities for new collaborations are often found.

You can access the form below:

Bursary application form

The deadline for applications is 25 September 2026. Please email your entry to BIA Events at [email protected]. Selection will be carried out by a specialist judging panel. Conference fees will be covered for those successfully selected to present their poster. A small travel bursary is available for those travelling from outside of the Brighton area.

Access the form below:

Bursary application form

 
Any questions? Contact Anjali
 

Anjali Joshi

Senior Events Executive, BIA

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Anjali Joshi

Senior Events Executive, BIA

What does your role at BIA involve?
My role involves the planning and execution of the BIA Webinars, our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Workshops, dinners/lunches, and some of our smaller-scale events at BIA. My role also involves helping my team with tasks leading up to the larger events, and to help with on-the-day-coordination at these conferences & exhibitions.

Previous experience & achievements
I have a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice law and criminology. I previously worked at British Airways Pensions where I was a part of the Committee Servies team and oversaw the Governance and Operations Committee. My role started to shift into overseeing the end-to-end event logistics for in-house corporate events at British Airways Pensions. In this role, I had the opportunity to liaise with large stakeholders in the business would work on various exciting projects with them throughout the year. I also have experience as a wedding event planner and would help with on-the-day-coordination for these events.

If you could invite any scientist or entrepreneur to dinner, who would it be and why?
I would invite Marie Curie as she was the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize and the only woman to receive two Nobel prizes. Marie Curie also has a huge contribution to finding treatments for cancer and has fundamentally changed our understanding of radioactivity.

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