Systems training in maths informatics and computational biology (SySMIC)
Lead Research Organisation:
University College London
Department Name: Cell and Developmental Biology
Abstract
Amongst others Sir Martin Rees, the President of the Royal Society, has stated that 'the problems of physics are the problems of scale, the problems of biology are the problems of complexity.' This keen insight captures a profound truth about the traditional divide between scientific disciplines. Traditionally mathematics and computing have been powerful allies in the elucidation of the problems of physics but while effective in biology they are not so widely used. For most of modern history the complexity in living systems has not been routinely unapproachable with mathematics and computing - either too little biology was well enough described, the appropriate maths tools did not exist or the performance of computers was too slow. This has all changed recently and now it is time to take maximum advantage. While the BBSRC and other agencies in the UK and institutions around the world have made great investments in specialist research centres it is now time to mobilise the larger mass of UK bioscientists. Biologists of all disciplines, working from the scale of atoms and molecules to that of living ecosystems, must make their contribution and provide their hard-won biological insight to complement the efforts of mathematicians, computer scientists, physicists and engineers who are already exploring the new territory in the emerging discipline of systems biology. To be effective biologists must learn to speak the common language of the physical and engineering science - applied mathematics and computing. They must learn to apply their skills without hesitation and to engage with the other scientific disciplines enthusiastically - SysMIC will start to make this possible. The SysMIC project's over riding aim is to enable rapid and effective 'up-skilling' of a large body of biologists and to accelerate their entry into systems biology and drive the successful study and manipulation of complex biological systems.
Technical Summary
We will create a programme consisting of three distinct modules and deliver them via a bespoke Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), customised for the BBSRC, using Moodle. The aim is to allow 'students' from all levels of research activity - from new graduate students to senior PIs and lab or institute heads - to grasp the power of mathematical and computationally-driven model building to clarify biological problems of great complexity. We wish systems modelling to become routine in UK bioscience research with investigators at all levels readily creating and refining 'first-pass' or 'toy' models whenever they are faced with biological problems composed of the interaction of distinct parts. There is no other way to uncover the rules governing the emergent properties that define living systems from the molecular to the ecological scale. We will combine unique resources and expertise embedded in the member institutions of the SysMIC consortium - unsurpassed expertise in the teaching of mathamatics at a distance from the Open University; high-powered systems biology research and teaching from the BBSRC/EPSRC Systems Biology Centre in Edinburgh; mathematical and systems biological insight embedded at the first-rate bioscience and biomedical research environment at UCL and the backbone of expertise at Birkbeck College London in the delivery of high-level, technically oriented, biology through the web. Through training to use Mathematica routinely in order to lighten the burden of attacking complex problems our 'graduates' will be accelerated into systems biology study and its application to research. During the course students will move from mathematical basics to encounter their application to complex systems biological analysis through open-ended modelling projects based on real-world problems and previously validated studies.
Planned Impact
Systems biology approaches allow the analysis of complete system behaviour, identifying robust and sensitive components and so targeting experimental power to areas with greatest potential impact and limiting wasted analysis. Some of society's current research challenges, from sustainable bioenergy to food security will only be solved by integrated research and so supporting bioscientists in developing these capabilities has the potential to yield very significant research impact. Interestingly, experience also teaches that the wider application of modelling techniques will yield new computational and mathematical challenges and drive forwards the pace of research in informatics and computer sciences. A major output from this learning initiative will be a trained cadre of mathematically literate biologists. The training provided by the SysMIC programme has the potential to reach a significant number of bioscience researchers at all levels of the career pathway. Our use of cutting edge case studies, developed in complexity through the staged learning materials, will give 'graduates' exposure to the real world application of modelling. We aim to equip researchers to develop their own preliminary models for any and all systems of interest. In the longer term this training will deliver impact identified by an increasing number of multiple Principal Investigator, potentially multiple institution, but definitely cross-disciplinary funding applications submitted to the BBSRC in responsive mode. Furthermore, developing researchers to adopt and understand systems approaches to their research will increase the opportunities for junior researchers interested in systems biology. Equipping these researchers with the ability to interact, collaborate and operate successfully across traditional discipline boundaries will drive a culture change in the employment trajectories of postdoctoral researchers. As the funding environment continues to evolve we expect that researchers who have undertaken the SysMIC programme will be better able to compete and deliver complex interdisciplinary research programmes, skills which will directly enhance their career progression. This consortium has also developed plans for private sector training, compatible with primary BBSRC responsibilities. Through relationships with Knowledge Transfer Networks, existing systems-based industry collaborations and leveraging the vast expertise of institutional Technology Transfer Offices we will promote controlled industry access to the training programme. Overall, this consortium represents a strategically significant grouping of institutional expertise, an exciting link between a Centre for Integrative Systems Biology and the wider UK research and teaching community and is an unparalleled opportunity to deliver a cost-effective e-learning initiative with far-reaching and transformative impact.
Organisations
- University College London (Lead Research Organisation)
- UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH (Collaboration)
- AstraZeneca (Collaboration)
- University College London (Collaboration)
- EMBL European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL - EBI) (Collaboration)
- The Open University (Collaboration)
- Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) (Collaboration)
- Birkbeck, University of London (Collaboration)
Description | The SysMIC programme is an e-learning platform of advanced training materials designed to develop skills in mathematical, computational and statistical approaches to bioscience and biomedical research. The SysMIC programme and team have trained over 3000 researchers at all levels of seniority these skills. The programme has been so successful that it has been sustained for 4 years beyond the end of the award by charging a CPD training fee. So far, SysMIC has attracted over £1M in fees for training - a sum larger than the original grant awarded along with other additional smaller grants for further development. This year a UKRI-MRC grant has been won to extend further the materials available through SysMIC (data handling and machine learning). |
Exploitation Route | A large number of bioscience researchers are able to create and utilise research discoveries and data in ways that were previously inaccessible. |
Sectors | Agriculture Food and Drink Chemicals Creative Economy Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software) Education Energy Environment Healthcare Government Democracy and Justice Manufacturing including Industrial Biotechology Culture Heritage Museums and Collections Pharmaceuticals and Medical Biotechnology Other |
URL | http://sysmic.ac.uk |
Description | The SysMIC project has provided a nationally (and potentially internationally) significant strategic training platform in mathematics, computing and statistical training for interdisciplinary research in the life sciences. |
First Year Of Impact | 2013 |
Sector | Agriculture, Food and Drink,Chemicals,Creative Economy,Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Education,Energy,Environment,Healthcare,Manufacturing, including Industrial Biotechology,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections,Pharmaceuticals and Medical Biotechnology,Other |
Impact Types | Economic |
Description | SysMIC Module 1 |
Geographic Reach | Asia |
Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
Impact | By December 2015 approximately 1400 bioscience research professionals at all levels of seniority from PhD students to professors and their equivalents in academia, institutes and industry will have improved their mathematical, computational and statistical skills directly through engagement with SysMIC Module 1. |
URL | http://www.sysmic.ac.uk |
Description | SysMIC Module 2 |
Geographic Reach | Europe |
Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
Impact | By March 2016 approximately 200 bioscience research professionals at all levels of seniority from PhD students to professors and their equivalents in academia, institutes and industry will have improved their mathematical, computational and statistical skills directly through engagement with SysMIC Module 2. |
URL | http://www.sysmic.ac.uk |
Description | SysMIC Module 3 |
Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
Impact | By March 2016 approximately 30 bioscience research professionals at all levels of seniority from PhD students to professors and their equivalents in academia, institutes and industry will have improved their mathematical, computational and statistical skills directly through engagement with SysMIC Module 3. |
URL | http://www.sysmic.ac.uk |
Description | Excellence with Impact |
Amount | £19,900 (GBP) |
Organisation | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 05/2013 |
End | 01/2014 |
Description | Follow-on Funding Pathfinder |
Amount | £18,700 (GBP) |
Funding ID | BB/P023819/1 |
Organisation | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 02/2017 |
End | 05/2017 |
Description | Impact Accelerator Account |
Amount | £25,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | BB/IAA/UCL/15 |
Organisation | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 06/2015 |
End | 06/2016 |
Description | Internal Investment |
Amount | £30,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | University College London |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 07/2017 |
End | 12/2017 |
Description | Internal Training Investment |
Amount | £55,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | National Institute for Health Research |
Department | UCLH/UCL Biomedical Research Centre |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 01/2018 |
End | 07/2018 |
Description | Knowledge Transfer Champion |
Amount | £10,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | University College London |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 05/2013 |
End | 05/2014 |
Description | Learn to Discover (L2D): A Training Platform in Data Sciences and Machine Learning for Biomedicine and Health Researchers. |
Amount | £732,603 (GBP) |
Funding ID | MR/V039229/1 |
Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 03/2021 |
End | 03/2024 |
Description | Modular Training Partnership |
Amount | £23,534 (GBP) |
Funding ID | BB/M017451/1 |
Organisation | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 04/2015 |
End | 02/2016 |
Description | knowledge Transfer Champion |
Amount | £10,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | University College London |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 03/2016 |
End | 07/2016 |
Description | SysMIC consortium |
Organisation | AstraZeneca |
Department | MedImmune |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | The members of the SysMIC consortium based at UCL are responsible for the integration of existing background components and software needed for SysMI Modules 1, 2 and 3. We are also responsible for the creation of new materials with collaborators (including new software) the delivery of the SysMIC materials and the hosting and maintenance of all web tools and applications. UCL partners also provide workshops and site visits to UK and overseas research and training centres and are closely involved in the management of SysMIC. In addition we have collaborated with colleagues in UK Bioscience industry to investigate the customisation of SysMIC to see their needs and experimented with trial cohorts and dedicated workshops. Contributions to collaborations with partners in healthcare focus on creating showcase case studies of the impact of SysMIC-delivered skills on real world research activities. Contributions to Institute collaborations aim to utilise SysMIC core materials and training know-how to create resources to better enable effective use of public databases and resources. |
Collaborator Contribution | Partners provide background materials and some bespoke materials for the creation of the SysMIC courses. Our partners are also closely involved in the management of SysMIC and also provide workshops and site visits to UK research and training centres. Our collaborators from industry are now partners in the development of bespoke SysMIC materials for the pharmaceutical industry. Partners in healthcare are contributing research data and methodologies to create new SysMIC materials. Institute collaborators will provide access to database content for the creation of training materials and support integration and interoperability of systems. |
Impact | The outputs with academic partners are development of SysMIC Modules 1, 2 and 3 and their continued delivery. The output with industry partners is the joint development of modules on Good Statistical Practice for Bioscience Industry (GSPBI) covering simulation to aid experimental design and robust analysis of the results. All collaborations are multi-disciplinary and draws on expertise in biochemistry, genetics, mathematics, computing, statistics, systems biology and synthetic biology. |
Start Year | 2011 |
Description | SysMIC consortium |
Organisation | Birkbeck, University of London |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | The members of the SysMIC consortium based at UCL are responsible for the integration of existing background components and software needed for SysMI Modules 1, 2 and 3. We are also responsible for the creation of new materials with collaborators (including new software) the delivery of the SysMIC materials and the hosting and maintenance of all web tools and applications. UCL partners also provide workshops and site visits to UK and overseas research and training centres and are closely involved in the management of SysMIC. In addition we have collaborated with colleagues in UK Bioscience industry to investigate the customisation of SysMIC to see their needs and experimented with trial cohorts and dedicated workshops. Contributions to collaborations with partners in healthcare focus on creating showcase case studies of the impact of SysMIC-delivered skills on real world research activities. Contributions to Institute collaborations aim to utilise SysMIC core materials and training know-how to create resources to better enable effective use of public databases and resources. |
Collaborator Contribution | Partners provide background materials and some bespoke materials for the creation of the SysMIC courses. Our partners are also closely involved in the management of SysMIC and also provide workshops and site visits to UK research and training centres. Our collaborators from industry are now partners in the development of bespoke SysMIC materials for the pharmaceutical industry. Partners in healthcare are contributing research data and methodologies to create new SysMIC materials. Institute collaborators will provide access to database content for the creation of training materials and support integration and interoperability of systems. |
Impact | The outputs with academic partners are development of SysMIC Modules 1, 2 and 3 and their continued delivery. The output with industry partners is the joint development of modules on Good Statistical Practice for Bioscience Industry (GSPBI) covering simulation to aid experimental design and robust analysis of the results. All collaborations are multi-disciplinary and draws on expertise in biochemistry, genetics, mathematics, computing, statistics, systems biology and synthetic biology. |
Start Year | 2011 |
Description | SysMIC consortium |
Organisation | EMBL European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL - EBI) |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | The members of the SysMIC consortium based at UCL are responsible for the integration of existing background components and software needed for SysMI Modules 1, 2 and 3. We are also responsible for the creation of new materials with collaborators (including new software) the delivery of the SysMIC materials and the hosting and maintenance of all web tools and applications. UCL partners also provide workshops and site visits to UK and overseas research and training centres and are closely involved in the management of SysMIC. In addition we have collaborated with colleagues in UK Bioscience industry to investigate the customisation of SysMIC to see their needs and experimented with trial cohorts and dedicated workshops. Contributions to collaborations with partners in healthcare focus on creating showcase case studies of the impact of SysMIC-delivered skills on real world research activities. Contributions to Institute collaborations aim to utilise SysMIC core materials and training know-how to create resources to better enable effective use of public databases and resources. |
Collaborator Contribution | Partners provide background materials and some bespoke materials for the creation of the SysMIC courses. Our partners are also closely involved in the management of SysMIC and also provide workshops and site visits to UK research and training centres. Our collaborators from industry are now partners in the development of bespoke SysMIC materials for the pharmaceutical industry. Partners in healthcare are contributing research data and methodologies to create new SysMIC materials. Institute collaborators will provide access to database content for the creation of training materials and support integration and interoperability of systems. |
Impact | The outputs with academic partners are development of SysMIC Modules 1, 2 and 3 and their continued delivery. The output with industry partners is the joint development of modules on Good Statistical Practice for Bioscience Industry (GSPBI) covering simulation to aid experimental design and robust analysis of the results. All collaborations are multi-disciplinary and draws on expertise in biochemistry, genetics, mathematics, computing, statistics, systems biology and synthetic biology. |
Start Year | 2011 |
Description | SysMIC consortium |
Organisation | Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Hospitals |
PI Contribution | The members of the SysMIC consortium based at UCL are responsible for the integration of existing background components and software needed for SysMI Modules 1, 2 and 3. We are also responsible for the creation of new materials with collaborators (including new software) the delivery of the SysMIC materials and the hosting and maintenance of all web tools and applications. UCL partners also provide workshops and site visits to UK and overseas research and training centres and are closely involved in the management of SysMIC. In addition we have collaborated with colleagues in UK Bioscience industry to investigate the customisation of SysMIC to see their needs and experimented with trial cohorts and dedicated workshops. Contributions to collaborations with partners in healthcare focus on creating showcase case studies of the impact of SysMIC-delivered skills on real world research activities. Contributions to Institute collaborations aim to utilise SysMIC core materials and training know-how to create resources to better enable effective use of public databases and resources. |
Collaborator Contribution | Partners provide background materials and some bespoke materials for the creation of the SysMIC courses. Our partners are also closely involved in the management of SysMIC and also provide workshops and site visits to UK research and training centres. Our collaborators from industry are now partners in the development of bespoke SysMIC materials for the pharmaceutical industry. Partners in healthcare are contributing research data and methodologies to create new SysMIC materials. Institute collaborators will provide access to database content for the creation of training materials and support integration and interoperability of systems. |
Impact | The outputs with academic partners are development of SysMIC Modules 1, 2 and 3 and their continued delivery. The output with industry partners is the joint development of modules on Good Statistical Practice for Bioscience Industry (GSPBI) covering simulation to aid experimental design and robust analysis of the results. All collaborations are multi-disciplinary and draws on expertise in biochemistry, genetics, mathematics, computing, statistics, systems biology and synthetic biology. |
Start Year | 2011 |
Description | SysMIC consortium |
Organisation | Open University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | The members of the SysMIC consortium based at UCL are responsible for the integration of existing background components and software needed for SysMI Modules 1, 2 and 3. We are also responsible for the creation of new materials with collaborators (including new software) the delivery of the SysMIC materials and the hosting and maintenance of all web tools and applications. UCL partners also provide workshops and site visits to UK and overseas research and training centres and are closely involved in the management of SysMIC. In addition we have collaborated with colleagues in UK Bioscience industry to investigate the customisation of SysMIC to see their needs and experimented with trial cohorts and dedicated workshops. Contributions to collaborations with partners in healthcare focus on creating showcase case studies of the impact of SysMIC-delivered skills on real world research activities. Contributions to Institute collaborations aim to utilise SysMIC core materials and training know-how to create resources to better enable effective use of public databases and resources. |
Collaborator Contribution | Partners provide background materials and some bespoke materials for the creation of the SysMIC courses. Our partners are also closely involved in the management of SysMIC and also provide workshops and site visits to UK research and training centres. Our collaborators from industry are now partners in the development of bespoke SysMIC materials for the pharmaceutical industry. Partners in healthcare are contributing research data and methodologies to create new SysMIC materials. Institute collaborators will provide access to database content for the creation of training materials and support integration and interoperability of systems. |
Impact | The outputs with academic partners are development of SysMIC Modules 1, 2 and 3 and their continued delivery. The output with industry partners is the joint development of modules on Good Statistical Practice for Bioscience Industry (GSPBI) covering simulation to aid experimental design and robust analysis of the results. All collaborations are multi-disciplinary and draws on expertise in biochemistry, genetics, mathematics, computing, statistics, systems biology and synthetic biology. |
Start Year | 2011 |
Description | SysMIC consortium |
Organisation | University College London |
Department | Faculty of Engineering Sciences |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | The members of the SysMIC consortium based at UCL are responsible for the integration of existing background components and software needed for SysMI Modules 1, 2 and 3. We are also responsible for the creation of new materials with collaborators (including new software) the delivery of the SysMIC materials and the hosting and maintenance of all web tools and applications. UCL partners also provide workshops and site visits to UK and overseas research and training centres and are closely involved in the management of SysMIC. In addition we have collaborated with colleagues in UK Bioscience industry to investigate the customisation of SysMIC to see their needs and experimented with trial cohorts and dedicated workshops. Contributions to collaborations with partners in healthcare focus on creating showcase case studies of the impact of SysMIC-delivered skills on real world research activities. Contributions to Institute collaborations aim to utilise SysMIC core materials and training know-how to create resources to better enable effective use of public databases and resources. |
Collaborator Contribution | Partners provide background materials and some bespoke materials for the creation of the SysMIC courses. Our partners are also closely involved in the management of SysMIC and also provide workshops and site visits to UK research and training centres. Our collaborators from industry are now partners in the development of bespoke SysMIC materials for the pharmaceutical industry. Partners in healthcare are contributing research data and methodologies to create new SysMIC materials. Institute collaborators will provide access to database content for the creation of training materials and support integration and interoperability of systems. |
Impact | The outputs with academic partners are development of SysMIC Modules 1, 2 and 3 and their continued delivery. The output with industry partners is the joint development of modules on Good Statistical Practice for Bioscience Industry (GSPBI) covering simulation to aid experimental design and robust analysis of the results. All collaborations are multi-disciplinary and draws on expertise in biochemistry, genetics, mathematics, computing, statistics, systems biology and synthetic biology. |
Start Year | 2011 |
Description | SysMIC consortium |
Organisation | University of Edinburgh |
Department | School of Informatics Edinburgh |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | The members of the SysMIC consortium based at UCL are responsible for the integration of existing background components and software needed for SysMI Modules 1, 2 and 3. We are also responsible for the creation of new materials with collaborators (including new software) the delivery of the SysMIC materials and the hosting and maintenance of all web tools and applications. UCL partners also provide workshops and site visits to UK and overseas research and training centres and are closely involved in the management of SysMIC. In addition we have collaborated with colleagues in UK Bioscience industry to investigate the customisation of SysMIC to see their needs and experimented with trial cohorts and dedicated workshops. Contributions to collaborations with partners in healthcare focus on creating showcase case studies of the impact of SysMIC-delivered skills on real world research activities. Contributions to Institute collaborations aim to utilise SysMIC core materials and training know-how to create resources to better enable effective use of public databases and resources. |
Collaborator Contribution | Partners provide background materials and some bespoke materials for the creation of the SysMIC courses. Our partners are also closely involved in the management of SysMIC and also provide workshops and site visits to UK research and training centres. Our collaborators from industry are now partners in the development of bespoke SysMIC materials for the pharmaceutical industry. Partners in healthcare are contributing research data and methodologies to create new SysMIC materials. Institute collaborators will provide access to database content for the creation of training materials and support integration and interoperability of systems. |
Impact | The outputs with academic partners are development of SysMIC Modules 1, 2 and 3 and their continued delivery. The output with industry partners is the joint development of modules on Good Statistical Practice for Bioscience Industry (GSPBI) covering simulation to aid experimental design and robust analysis of the results. All collaborations are multi-disciplinary and draws on expertise in biochemistry, genetics, mathematics, computing, statistics, systems biology and synthetic biology. |
Start Year | 2011 |
Title | Data Handling and Machine Learning package |
Description | A new SysMIC training package in data handling and elements of machine learning applied to biosciences was created for live e-learning field testing. |
Type Of Technology | Webtool/Application |
Year Produced | 2020 |
Impact | A field test of the new e-learning packages was trialed with 10 participants in London, Newcastle and Edinburgh. iterative improvements on the materials were made in response to user feedback. The first impact is that the module will now be rolled out to 50 participants in May 2021 for larger scale testing. The second impact was that progress with this pilot featured in a successful application for further funding under the Innovation Scholars: Data Science Training in Health and Bioscience (DaSH) initiative. |
Title | SysMIC Module 1 eighth on-line cohort started - October 2016 |
Description | The next biannual course start got underway on schedule with a mature and well-tested set of training materials. |
Type Of Technology | Webtool/Application |
Year Produced | 2016 |
Impact | Over 200 research bioscientists at all levels of career seniority - largely from the UK and largely from the BBSRC community began in this cohort. |
URL | https://sysmic.ac.uk |
Title | SysMIC Module 1 eleventh on-line cohort started - April 2019 |
Description | The next biannual course start got underway on schedule with a mature and well-tested set of training materials. |
Type Of Technology | Webtool/Application |
Year Produced | 2019 |
Impact | 27 research bioscientists at all levels of career seniority - largely from the UK and largely from the BBSRC community began in this cohort. |
URL | http://sysmic.ac.uk |
Title | SysMIC Module 1 eleventh on-line cohort started - October 2018 |
Description | The next biannual course start got underway on schedule with a mature and well-tested set of training materials. |
Type Of Technology | Webtool/Application |
Year Produced | 2018 |
Impact | Over 190 research bioscientists at all levels of career seniority - largely from the UK and largely from the BBSRC community began in this cohort. |
URL | http://sysmic.ac.uk |
Title | SysMIC Module 1 eleventh on-line cohort started - October 2019 |
Description | The next biannual course start got underway on schedule with a mature and well-tested set of training materials. |
Type Of Technology | Webtool/Application |
Year Produced | 2019 |
Impact | 175 participants research bioscientists at all levels of career seniority - largely from the UK and largely from the BBSRC community began in this cohort. |
URL | http://sysmic.ac.uk |
Title | SysMIC Module 1 fifth on-line cohort started May 2015 |
Description | The next biannual course start got underway on schedule with a mature and well-tested set of training materials. |
Type Of Technology | Webtool/Application |
Year Produced | 2015 |
Impact | Over 100 research bioscientists at all levels of career seniority - largely from the UK and largely from the BBSRC community began in this cohort. |
URL | http://www.sysmic.ac.uk |
Title | SysMIC Module 1 first on-line cohort |
Description | The materials for the SysMIC Module matching the agreed content and syllabus were added to the SysMIC e-learning environment |
Type Of Technology | Webtool/Application |
Year Produced | 2013 |
Impact | Approximately 150 students entered SysMIC Module 1 between October 2012 and January 2013 and studied until June 2013. Approximately 55% of entrants had completed the module and received their completion certificate by August 2013. |
URL | https://sysmic.ac.uk |
Title | SysMIC Module 1 fourth on-line cohort started November 2014 |
Description | The next biannual course start got underway on schedule with a mature and well-tested set of training materials. |
Type Of Technology | Webtool/Application |
Year Produced | 2014 |
Impact | Over 300 research bioscientists at all levels of career seniority - largely from the UK and largely from the BBSRC community began in this cohort. |
URL | https://sysmic.ac.uk |
Title | SysMIC Module 1 nineth on-line cohort started - May 2017 |
Description | The next biannual course start got underway on schedule with a mature and well-tested set of training materials. |
Type Of Technology | Webtool/Application |
Year Produced | 2017 |
Impact | Over 40 research bioscientists at all levels of career seniority - largely from the UK and largely from the BBSRC community began in this cohort. |
URL | https://sysmic.ac.uk |
Title | SysMIC Module 1 second on-line cohort started November 2013 |
Description | The next biannual course start got underway on schedule with a mature and well-tested set of training materials. |
Type Of Technology | Webtool/Application |
Year Produced | 2013 |
Impact | Over 300 research bioscientists at all levels of career seniority - largely from the UK and largely from the BBSRC community began in this cohort |
URL | https://sysmic.ac.uk |
Title | SysMIC Module 1 seventh on-line cohort started - May 2016 |
Description | Over 200 research bioscientists at all levels of career seniority - largely from the UK and largely from the BBSRC community began in this cohort. |
Type Of Technology | Webtool/Application |
Year Produced | 2016 |
Impact | The next biannual course start got underway on schedule with a mature and well-tested set of training materials. |
URL | https://sysmic.ac.uk |
Title | SysMIC Module 1 sixth on-line cohort started October 2015 |
Description | The next biannual course start got underway on schedule with a mature and well-tested set of training materials. |
Type Of Technology | Webtool/Application |
Year Produced | 2015 |
Impact | Over 250 research bioscientists at all levels of career seniority - largely from the UK and largely from the BBSRC community began in this cohort. |
URL | https://sysmic.ac.uk |
Title | SysMIC Module 1 tenth on-line cohort started - May 2018 |
Description | The next biannual course start got underway on schedule with a mature and well-tested set of training materials. |
Type Of Technology | Webtool/Application |
Year Produced | 2018 |
Impact | Over 40 research bioscientists at all levels of career seniority in UK HEIs, research institutes and businesses - largely from the UK began in this cohort. |
URL | http://sysmic.ac.uk |
Title | SysMIC Module 1 tenth on-line cohort started - October 2017 |
Description | The next biannual course start got underway on schedule with a mature and well-tested set of training materials. |
Type Of Technology | Webtool/Application |
Year Produced | 2017 |
Impact | Over 180 research bioscientists at all levels of career seniority - largely from the UK and largely from the BBSRC community began in this cohort. |
URL | https://sysmic.ac.uk |
Title | SysMIC Module 1 third on-line cohort started April 2014 |
Description | The next biannual course start got underway on schedule with a mature and well-tested set of training materials. |
Type Of Technology | Webtool/Application |
Year Produced | 2014 |
Impact | Over 300 research bioscientists at all levels of career seniority - largely from the UK and largely from the BBSRC community began in this cohort. This cohort also included the first pilot group of 35 researchers from leading UK bioscience companies. |
URL | https://sysmic.ac.uk |
Title | SysMIC Module 1 thirteenth on-line cohort started - November 2020 |
Description | The next biannual course start got underway on schedule with a mature and well-tested set of training materials. |
Type Of Technology | Webtool/Application |
Year Produced | 2020 |
Impact | 186 participant research bioscientists at all levels of career seniority - largely from the UK and largely from the BBSRC community began in this cohort. |
URL | http://sysmic.ac.uk |
Title | SysMIC Module 1 training materials completed and published |
Description | A complete e-learning environment for the delivery of over 6 months of part-time learning has been created and launched with the agreed Module 1 syllabus components. This would be the equivalent of a very large interactive textbook of over 700 pages of PDF documents if produced in a conventional format. |
Type Of Technology | Software |
Year Produced | 2012 |
Impact | The SysMIC Module 1 materials form the foundation the entire SysMIC project. By November 2014 over 1,000 research bioscientists at all levels of career seniority - largely from the UK and largely from the BBSRC community - will have used these training materials to improve their research effectiveness. |
URL | https://sysmic.ac.uk |
Title | SysMIC Module 1 training materials revised and republished |
Description | Following completion by the first Module 1 cohort and evaluation of performance and feedback the SysMIC materials were updated, revised and improved. |
Type Of Technology | Software |
Year Produced | 2013 |
Impact | The SysMIC Module 1 materials form the foundation the entire SysMIC project. By November 2014 over 1,000 research bioscientists at all levels of career seniority - largely from the UK and largely from the BBSRC community - will have used these training materials to improve their research effectiveness. |
URL | https://sysmic.ac.uk |
Title | SysMIC Module 1 twelfth on-line cohort started - April 2020 |
Description | The next biannual course start got underway on schedule with a mature and well-tested set of training materials. |
Type Of Technology | Webtool/Application |
Year Produced | 2020 |
Impact | 409 participating research bioscientists at all levels of career seniority - largely from the UK and largely from the UCL community began training in this cohort. This expanded training offering was a direct response to the COVID-19 pandemic and was particularly valuable to PhD students who were unable to access laboratory spaces. This is the largest cohort ever trained. |
URL | http://sysmic.ac.uk |
Title | SysMIC Module 2 eigth on-line cohort started - May 2017 |
Description | The next biannual course start got underway on schedule with a mature and well-tested set of training materials. |
Type Of Technology | Webtool/Application |
Year Produced | 2017 |
Impact | Over 30 research bioscientists at all levels of career seniority - largely from the UK and largely from the BBSRC community began in this cohort. |
URL | https://sysmic.ac.uk |
Title | SysMIC Module 2 eleventh on-line cohort started - October 2018 |
Description | The next biannual course start got underway on schedule with a mature and well-tested set of training materials. |
Type Of Technology | Webtool/Application |
Year Produced | 2018 |
Impact | Over 30 research bioscientists at all levels of career seniority - largely from the UK and largely from the BBSRC community began in this cohort. |
URL | http://sysmic.ac.uk |
Title | SysMIC Module 2 fifth on-line cohort started - October 2015 |
Description | The next biannual course start got underway on schedule with a mature and well-tested set of training materials. |
Type Of Technology | Webtool/Application |
Year Produced | 2015 |
Impact | Over 50 research bioscientists at all levels of career seniority - largely from the UK and largely from the BBSRC community began in this cohort. |
URL | https://sysmic.ac.uk |
Title | SysMIC Module 2 first on-line cohort started |
Description | The materials for the SysMIC Module matching the agreed content and syllabus were added to the SysMIC e-learning environment. |
Type Of Technology | Webtool/Application |
Year Produced | 2013 |
Impact | Approximately 50 students entered SysMIC Module 1 between January 2013 and January 2014. Approximately 65% of entrants had completed the module and received their completion certificate by June 2014. |
URL | https://sysmic.ac.uk |
Title | SysMIC Module 2 fourth on-line cohort started January 2015 |
Description | The next biannual course start got underway on schedule with a mature and well-tested set of training materials. |
Type Of Technology | Webtool/Application |
Year Produced | 2015 |
Impact | Over 50 research bioscientists at all levels of career seniority - largely from the UK and largely from the BBSRC community began in this cohort. |
URL | https://sysmic.ac.uk |
Title | SysMIC Module 2 ninth on-line cohort started - October 2017 |
Description | The next biannual course start got underway on schedule with a mature and well-tested set of training materials. |
Type Of Technology | Webtool/Application |
Year Produced | 2017 |
Impact | Over 30 research bioscientists at all levels of career seniority - largely from the UK and largely from the BBSRC community began in this cohort. |
URL | https://sysmic.ac.uk |
Title | SysMIC Module 2 second on-line cohort started January 2014 |
Description | The next biannual course start got underway on schedule with a mature and well-tested set of training materials. |
Type Of Technology | Webtool/Application |
Year Produced | 2014 |
Impact | Over 50 research bioscientists at all levels of career seniority - largely from the UK and largely from the BBSRC community began in this cohort. |
URL | https://sysmic.ac.uk |
Title | SysMIC Module 2 seventh on-line cohort started - October 2016 |
Description | The next biannual course start got underway on schedule with a mature and well-tested set of training materials. |
Type Of Technology | Webtool/Application |
Year Produced | 2016 |
Impact | Over 30 research bioscientists at all levels of career seniority - largely from the UK and largely from the BBSRC community began in this cohort. |
URL | https://sysmic.ac.uk |
Title | SysMIC Module 2 sixth on-line cohort started - May 2016 |
Description | The next biannual course start got underway on schedule with a mature and well-tested set of training materials. |
Type Of Technology | Webtool/Application |
Year Produced | 2016 |
Impact | Over 50 research bioscientists at all levels of career seniority - largely from the UK and largely from the BBSRC community began in this cohort. |
URL | https://sysmic.ac.uk |
Title | SysMIC Module 2 tenth on-line cohort started - May 2018 |
Description | The next biannual course start got underway on schedule with a mature and well-tested set of training materials. |
Type Of Technology | Webtool/Application |
Year Produced | 2018 |
Impact | Over 30 research bioscientists at all levels of career seniority - largely from the UK and largely from the BBSRC community began in this cohort. |
URL | http://sysmic.ac.uk |
Title | SysMIC Module 2 third on-line cohort started July 2014 |
Description | The next biannual course start got underway on schedule with a mature and well-tested set of training materials. |
Type Of Technology | Webtool/Application |
Year Produced | 2014 |
Impact | Over 50 research bioscientists at all levels of career seniority - largely from the UK and largely from the BBSRC community began in this cohort. |
URL | https://sysmic.ac.uk |
Title | SysMIC Module 2 thirteenth on-line cohort started - November 2020 |
Description | The next annual course start got underway on schedule with a mature and well-tested set of training materials. |
Type Of Technology | Webtool/Application |
Year Produced | 2020 |
Impact | 28 research bioscientists at all levels of career seniority - largely from the UK and largely from the BBSRC community began training in this cohort. |
URL | http://sysmic.ac.uk |
Title | SysMIC Module 2 training materials revised and republished |
Description | Following completion by the first Module 2 cohort and evaluation of performance and feedback the SysMIC materials were updated, revised and improved. |
Type Of Technology | Software |
Year Produced | 2014 |
Impact | The SysMIC Module 2 materials form the advanced training component of the SysMIC project. By November 2014 over 100 research bioscientists at all levels of career seniority - largely from the UK and largely from the BBSRC community - will have used these training materials to improve their research effectiveness. |
URL | https://sysmic.ac.uk |
Title | SysMIC Module 2 twelfth on-line cohort started - November 2019 |
Description | The next annual course start got underway on schedule with a mature and well-tested set of training materials. |
Type Of Technology | Webtool/Application |
Year Produced | 2019 |
Impact | Over 30 research bioscientists at all levels of career seniority - largely from the UK and largely from the BBSRC community began in this cohort. |
URL | http://sysmic.ac.uk |
Title | SysMIC Module 3 training materials completed |
Description | A structured project proposal and development pathway delivered and managed through an e-learning environment for completion during 6 months of part-time learning. |
Type Of Technology | Software |
Year Produced | 2013 |
Impact | The SysMIC Module 3 materials form the independent project component of the SysMIC project. |
URL | https://sysmic.ac.uk |
Description | 1) SysMIC Modules 1 and 2 Content Support workshop series for UKRI-BBSRC LIDo DTP 2022. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | Core content support webinars and problem-solving face-to-face meetings. Nine sessions in this year and the following nine have already been delivered. All content is available on-line via YouTube. 1st October 2021. Introduction to Python 1. 65 participants 8th October 2021. Introduction to Python 2. 65 participants 22nd October 2021. Network Biology I. Via Zoom. 65 participants 29th October 2021. Network Biology II. Via Zoom. 65 participants 3rd April 2021. Python I. Via Zoom. 60 p |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021,2022 |
URL | http://sysmic.ac.uk |
Description | BBSRC People and Skills Expert Working Group - second meeting 2013. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
Results and Impact | A report was created that suggested next steps in BBSRC training policy. Proper evaluation of the immediate impacts of SysMIC and formal feedback to BBSRC on the foreseeable consequences of demand for SysMIC far exceeding expectations. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
Description | CALT 2014: SysMIC Live Training of Interdisciplinary Skills via the Internet |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
Results and Impact | The talk led a rise in the profile of the New SysMIC initiative and of the consortiums involvement in advanced interdisciplinary e-learning in the postgraduate STEM sector. A significant increase in enquiries from London-based eduction experts and leaders of post-graduate training programmes. Significant impact on the support for the SysMIC project within UCL. Emergence of champions within UCL. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
Description | Centre for Advanced Learning and Teaching conference - UCL |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | The talk led a rise in the profile of the New SysMIC initiative and of the consortiums involvement in advanced interdisciplinary e-learning in the postgraduate STEM sector. A significant increase in enquiries from London-based eduction experts and leaders of post-graduate training programmes. Significant impact on the support for the SysMIC project within UCL. Emergence of champions within UCL. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013,2014 |
URL | http://www.sysmic.ac.uk |
Description | Computational biology for schools workshops |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | Three workshop events were held in 2014 with City and Islington College, London in 2014. New insights and skills were developed amongst sixth-form students. In addition a new course in Python programming using biological examples as motivation was developed for the students. Considerable increase in the awareness of students of the roles and usefulness of computing in modern biosciences. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
Description | Course: Biological Data Base Systems |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | An intensive course was run by invitation at University Furtwangen, Schwenningen, Germany , 27th June - 1st July 2019. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Course: Introduction to Data Science for Physician Assistants |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | An intensive course was run by invitation at Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg, Karlsruhe, Germany , 8th - 10th May 2019. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Course: Introduction to Data Science for Physician Assistants, |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | An intensive course was run by invitation at Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg, Karlsruhe, Germany , 4th - 6th December 2019. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Data handling and machine learning module pilot scale programme (field testing) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Core content support webinars and problem solving meetings. fourteen sessions were delivered in this year. All content is available on-line via YouTube. 08 October 2020. Python for Data Science I. Via Zoom. 11 participants 15 October 2020. Python for Data Science II. Via Zoom. 11 participants 22 October 2020. Python for Data Science III. Via Zoom. 11 participants 29 October 2020. Pandas for Data Handling I. Via Zoom. 11 participants 05 November 2020. Pandas for Data Handling II. Via Zoom. 11 participants 19 November 2020. Pandas for Data Handling III. Via Zoom. 11 participants 26 November 2020. Pandas for Data Handling IV. Via Zoom. 11 participants 03 December 2020. Data Science Feedback. Via Zoom. 11 participants 10 December 2020. Machine Learning, Classification I. Via Zoom. 11 participants 17 December 2020. Machine Learning, Classification II. Via Zoom. 11 participants 07 January 2021. Machine Learning, Clustering I. Via Zoom. 11 participants 14 January 2021. Machine Learning, Clustering II. Via Zoom. 11 participants 21 January 2021. Machine Learning, Dimensionality Reduction. Via Zoom. 11 participants 28 January 2021. Machine Learning, Final Project. Via Zoom. 10 participants |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020,2021 |
Description | HEA-STEM 2014 conference: SysMIC - An eCourse for Systems Skills Training |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
Results and Impact | The talk led a rise in the profile of the SysMIC initiative and of the consortiums involvement in advanced interdisciplinary e-learning in the postgraduate STEM sector. A significant increase in enquiries from UK-based eduction experts and leaders of post-graduate training programmes. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
URL | http://wales.heacademy.ac.uk/stem-conference-2014 |
Description | JISC Co-creating the future event |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | SysMIC team members joined this technical and professional networking event at which around 100 professionals from across the UK HE sector worked to discuss the future of digital education. SysMIC participants led a session at this event on the current use of learning technologies across the universities sector. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | https://www.jisc.ac.uk/events/co-creating-the-future-london-23-nov-2017 |
Description | Neurohorizons2025: The role of mathematics and informatics in neurosciences |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Discussion of the increasing role of mathematics and computing in neurosciences and the need for generalised uplift in skills base of researchers. Expanded collaborations |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
Description | Quantitative eTraining in the Biosciences - Open University |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
Results and Impact | A presentation was made to staff at the Open University by Dr Gerold Baier on the successes, challenges and findings of the SysMIC team concerning quantitative bioscience skills training for bioscientists delivered at a distance. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | SysMIC Introduction for DTP - Cambridge |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | The SysMIC programme Module 1 was described and it's content and scope and motivations for its creation discussed at length with the audience. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
URL | http://bbsrcdtp.lifesci.cam.ac.uk |
Description | SysMIC Introduction for DTP - BBSRC Cambridge DTP |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | The SysMIC programme Modules 1 and 2 were described and their content and scope and motivations for creation discussed at length with the audience. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | http://sysmic.ac.uk |
Description | SysMIC Introduction for DTP - BBSRC EastBio DTP |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | The SysMIC programme Modules 1 and 2 were described and their content and scope and motivations for creation discussed at length with the audience. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | https://sysmic.ac.uk |
Description | SysMIC Introduction for DTP - BBSRC EastBio DTP |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | The SysMIC programme Modules 1 and 2 were described and their content and scope and motivations for creation discussed at length with the audience. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | http://sysmic.ac.uk |
Description | SysMIC Introduction for DTP - BBSRC LIDo DTP |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | The SysMIC programme Modules 1 and 2 were described and their content and scope and motivations for creation discussed at length with the audience. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | https://sysmic.ac.uk/workshop/ |
Description | SysMIC Introduction for DTP - BBSRC LIDo DTP |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | The SysMIC programme Modules 1 and 2 were described and their content and scope and motivations for creation discussed at length with the audience. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | http://sysmic.ac.uk/ |
Description | SysMIC Introduction for DTP - BBSRC Liverpool, Newcastle Durham DTP |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | The SysMIC programme Modules 1 and 2 were described and their content and scope and motivations for creation discussed at length with the audience. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | https://sysmic.ac.uk |
Description | SysMIC Introduction for DTP - BBSRC Liverpool, Newcastle Durham DTP |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | The SysMIC programme Modules 1 and 2 were described and their content and scope and motivations for creation discussed at length with the audience. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | http://sysmic.ac.uk |
Description | SysMIC Introduction for DTP - BBSRC Manchester DTP |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | The SysMIC programme Modules 1 and 2 were described and their content and scope and motivations for creation discussed at length with the audience. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | http://sysmic.ac.uk |
Description | SysMIC Introduction for DTP - BBSRC Manchester DTP |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | The SysMIC programme Modules 1 and 2 were described and their content and scope and motivations for creation discussed at length with the audience. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | https://sysmic.ac.uk/workshop/ |
Description | SysMIC Introduction for DTP - BBSRC Nottingham DTP |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | The SysMIC programme Modules 1 and 2 were described and their content and scope and motivations for creation discussed at length with the audience. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | http://sysmic.ac.uk |
Description | SysMIC Introduction for DTP - BBSRC Nottingham DTP |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | The SysMIC programme Modules 1 and 2 were described and their content and scope and motivations for creation discussed at length with the audience. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | https://sysmic.ac.uk/workshop/ |
Description | SysMIC Introduction for DTP - BBSRC Oxford DTP |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | The SysMIC programme Modules 1 and 2 were described and their content and scope and motivations for creation discussed at length with the audience. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | https://sysmic.ac.uk |
Description | SysMIC Introduction for DTP - BBSRC Oxford DTP |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | The SysMIC programme Modules 1 and 2 were described and their content and scope and motivations for creation discussed at length with the audience. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | http://sysmic.ac.uk |
Description | SysMIC Introduction for DTP - Babraham Institute |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | The talk led a rise in the profile of the SysMIC initiative and of the consortiums involvement in advanced interdisciplinary e-learning in the postgraduate STEM sector. Enrolment of non-BBSRC PhD students and institute workers in SysMIC |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
URL | http://www.babraham.ac.uk |
Description | SysMIC Introduction for DTP - EastBio |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | The SysMIC programme Module 1 was described and it's content and scope and motivations for its creation discussed at length with the audience. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
URL | http://www.eastscotbiodtp.ac.uk |
Description | SysMIC Introduction for DTP - Food Security |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | The SysMIC programme Module 1 was described and it's content and scope and motivations for its creation discussed at length with the audience. There has been a improved performance from Food Security DTP PhD students in their SysMIC training outcomes compared to their peers at other DTPs. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012,2013,2014 |
URL | http://www.reading.ac.uk/graduateschool/dtcsandgrants/gs-bbsrcdtp.aspx |
Description | SysMIC Introduction for DTP - Imperial DTP Away Day |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | The SysMIC team manned a display and question and answer desk and described SysMIC Module 1 and it's content and scope. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
URL | http://www.imperial.ac.uk/bbsrc-doctoral-training-partnership |
Description | SysMIC Introduction for DTP - LIDo |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | The SysMIC programme Module 1 was described and it's content and scope and motivations for its creation discussed at length with the audience. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
URL | http://www.lido-dtp.ac.uk |
Description | SysMIC Introduction for DTP - MIBTP |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | The SysMIC programme Modules 1 and 2 were described and their content and scope and motivations for their creation discussed at length with the audience. There has been a much improved performance from the Midlands Integrative Biology Training Partnership DTP PhD students in their SysMIC training outcomes compared to their peers at other DTPs. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013,2014,2015 |
Description | SysMIC Introduction for DTP - MRC DiMeN DTP |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | The SysMIC programme Modules 1 and 2 were described and their content and scope and motivations for creation discussed at length with the audience. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | http://sysmic.ac.uk |
Description | SysMIC Introduction for DTP - Manchester |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | The SysMIC programme Module 1 was described and it's content and scope and motivations for its creation discussed at length with the audience. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
URL | http://www.dtpstudentships.manchester.ac.uk |
Description | SysMIC Introduction for DTP - NLD |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | The SysMIC programme Module 1 was described and it's content and scope and motivations for its creation discussed at length with the audience. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
URL | http://www.nld-dtp.org.uk |
Description | SysMIC Introduction for DTP - Oxford |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | The SysMIC programme Module 1 was described and it's content and scope and motivations for its creation discussed at length with the audience. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
URL | http://www.biodtp.ox.ac.uk |
Description | SysMIC Introduction for DTP - SWBio |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | The SysMIC programme Module 1 was described and it's content and scope and motivations for its creation discussed at length with the audience. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
URL | http://www.swbio.ac.uk |
Description | SysMIC Introduction for Nottingham DTP - 2013 and 2014 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | The SysMIC programme Module 1 was described and it's content and scope and motivations for its creation discussed at length with the audience. The meeting was held at the University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonnington Campus on 26/09/2013 and again on 25/09/2014. Improved engagement and performance from Nottingham DTP PhD students in their SysMIC training outcomes compared to their peers at other DTPs. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013,2014,2015,2016 |
URL | http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/graduateschool/bbsrc-doctoral-training-programme-in-biosciences/index.as... |
Description | SysMIC Introduction for Rothamsted Research |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | The SysMIC programme Modules 1 and 2 were described and their content and scope and motivations for their creation discussed at length with the audience. The meeting took place at Rothamsted Research Harpenden campus and was relayed by video link to the Devon outstation on 10/10/2014. Rothamsted Research is a partner in a number of BBSRC DTPs but does not lead a DTP as a result staff, post-doctoral researchers and some PhD students were largely unaware if SysMIC. The event raised the profile of SysMIC and opened pathways for engagement. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
URL | http://www.rothamsted.ac.uk |
Description | SysMIC Introduction for White Rose DTP |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | The SysMIC programme Module 1 was described and it's content and scope and motivations for its creation discussed at length with the audience. The meeting took place at the University of Leeds on 19/12/2013. PhD students from a DTP that was not formally enrolling its students in SysMIC now enrolled themselves. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
URL | http://www.whiterose-mechanisticbiology-dtp.ac.uk |
Description | SysMIC Introduction for the WestBio DTP - 2013 and 2014 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | The SysMIC programme Module 1 was described and it's content and scope and motivations for its creation discussed at length with the audience. The meeting took place at the University of Glasgow on 04/10/2013 and again on 06/11/2014. There has been a much improved performance from WestBio DTP PhD students in their SysMIC training outcomes compared to their peers at other DTPs. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013,2014 |
URL | http://www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvls/graduateschool/bbsrcwestbiodtp/ |
Description | SysMIC Module 1 Content Support webinar series 2014 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Core content support webinars and problem solving meetings. Six sessions in this year. SysMIC Module 1 Webcast (1) May 2014 SysMIC Module 1 Webcast (1) June 2014 SysMIC Module 1 Webcast (1) July 2014 SysMIC Module 1 Webcast (2) July 2014 SysMIC Module 1 Webcast (1) August 2014 SysMIC Module 1 Webcast (1) September 2014 All content is available on-line via YouTube |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
Description | SysMIC Module 1 Content Support webinar series 2015 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Core content support webinars and problem solving meetings. Twelve sessions in this year. SysMIC Module 1 Webcast (1) January 2015 SysMIC Module 1 Webcast (1) February 2015 SysMIC Module 1 Webcast (2) February 2015 SysMIC Module 1 Webcast (1) March 2015 SysMIC Module 1 Webcast (1) May 2015 SysMIC Module 1 Webcast (1) June 2015 SysMIC Module 1 Webcast (2) June 2015 SysMIC Module 1 Webcast (1) July 2015 SysMIC Module 1 Webcast (1) August 2015 SysMIC Module 1 Webcast (2) August 2015 SysMIC Module 1 Webcast (1) September 2015 SysMIC Module 1 Webcast (1) October 2015 All content is available on-line via YouTube |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
Description | SysMIC Module 1 Content Support webinar series 2016 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Core content support webinars and problem solving meetings. Seven sessions in this year. SysMIC Module 1 Webcast (1) January 2016 SysMIC Module 1 Webcast (1) February 2016 SysMIC Module 1 Webcast (1) March 2016 SysMIC Module 1 Webcast (1) April 2016 SysMIC Module 1 Webcast (1) June 2016 SysMIC Module 1 Webcast (1) November 2016 SysMIC Module 1 Webcast (1) December 2016 All content is available on-line via YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMRA3HTgbBs&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMRA3HTgbBs&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMRA3HTgbBs&feature=youtu.be https://youtu.be/f7MWS6SO2wg https://youtu.be/sjVxluH3lNs https://youtu.be/hL6XrJ1J6iQ https://youtu.be/I8J9Rr_uM9c https://youtu.be/U2g1ZzqhVdE https://youtu.be/tUba-8Wh9j0 https://youtu.be/m1KuQX0MYAI https://youtu.be/i0fv-ySEprM https://youtu.be/rbsD3PtkoMk https://youtu.be/d06EjGhz7BU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IknP1Itv-UM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlCMCEq5QtY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MR1Ws8eqpo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uACQm8J6VC4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU8Wg8G3UxQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWsb-mT2ZOI&feature=youtu.be |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | SysMIC Module 1 Content Support webinar series 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Core content support webinars and problem solving meetings. Seven sessions in this year and the following have already been delivered: SysMIC Module 1 Webcast (1) January 2017 SysMIC Module 1 Webcast (1) February 2017 SysMIC Module 1 Webcast (1) March 2017. All content is available on-line via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMRA3HTgbBs&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMRA3HTgbBs&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMRA3HTgbBs&feature=youtu.be https://youtu.be/f7MWS6SO2wg https://youtu.be/sjVxluH3lNs https://youtu.be/hL6XrJ1J6iQ https://youtu.be/I8J9Rr_uM9c https://youtu.be/U2g1ZzqhVdE https://youtu.be/tUba-8Wh9j0 https://youtu.be/m1KuQX0MYAI https://youtu.be/i0fv-ySEprM https://youtu.be/rbsD3PtkoMk https://youtu.be/d06EjGhz7BU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IknP1Itv-UM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlCMCEq5QtY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MR1Ws8eqpo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uACQm8J6VC4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU8Wg8G3UxQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWsb-mT2ZOI&feature=youtu.be |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | SysMIC Module 1 Content Support webinar series 2018 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | Core content support webinars and problem solving meetings. Nine sessions in this year and the following have already been delivered. All content is available on-line via YouTube. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | SysMIC Module 1 Content Support webinar series 2019 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | Core content support webinars and problem solving meetings. Nine sessions in this year and the following have already been delivered. All content is available on-line via YouTube. We estimate an audience of 51-100 above but this is for each the nine sessions. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018,2019 |
Description | SysMIC Module 1 Content Support webinar series 2020. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | Core content support webinars and problem solving meetings. Nine sessions in this year and the following have already been delivered. All content is available on-line via YouTube. We estimate an audience of 51-100 above but this is for each of the sessions. SysMIC Webinar: Introduction to the SysMIC Course, 27 September 2019, SysMIC Webinar:, Bringing modelling to life sciences - Physiology and Ernest Starling's Croonian Lectures (1905), 27th November 2019, SysMIC Webinar: Algorithms of Life and Disease: Hodgkin, Huxley and the Excitable Neuron; 11th December 2019, |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019,2020 |
URL | http://sysmic.ac.uk |
Description | SysMIC Module 1 Content Support webinar series 2021. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Core content support webinars and problem solving meetings. Nine sessions in this year and some are repeated twice per year and the following thirteen have already been delivered. All content is available on-line via YouTube. We estimate an audience of 51-100 above but this is for each of the sessions. 19th May and 3rd November 2021. Module 1 Welcome. Via Zoom. 70 participants 9th June and 17th November 2021. Introduction to Matlab. Via Zoom. 40 participants 23rd June and 1st December 2021. Networks I. Via Zoom. 30 participants 7th July and 14th December 2021. Networks II. Via Zoom. 30 participants 28th July 2021 and 12th January 2022. Vectors & Matrices. Via Zoom. 30 participants 26th January 2022. Functions & Calculus I. Via Zoom. 20 participants 11th August 2021 and 9th February 2022. Functions & Calculus II. Via Zoom. 20 participants 23rd February 2022. Functions & Calculus III. Via Zoom. 20 participants 9th March 2022. Building Models. Via Zoom. 20 participants |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021,2022 |
URL | http://sysmic.ac.uk |
Description | SysMIC Module 1 Content Support webinar series 2021. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Core content support webinars and problem solving meetings. Nine sessions in this year and the following have already been delivered. All content is available on-line via YouTube. We estimate an audience of 51-100 above but this is for each of the sessions. SysMIC 20th May and 4th November 2020. Module 1 Welcome. Via Zoom. 70 participants 10th June and 18th November 2020. Introduction to Matlab. Via Zoom. 40 participants 24th June and 2nd December 2020. Networks I. Via Zoom. 30 participants 8th July and 15th December 2020. Networks II. Via Zoom. 30 participants 29th July 2020 and 13th January 2021. Vectors & Matrices. Via Zoom. 30 participants 27 January 2021. Functions & Calculus I. Via Zoom. 20 participants 12th August 2020 and 10 February 2021. Functions & Calculus II. Via Zoom. 20 participants 24th February 2021. Functions & Calculus III. Via Zoom. 20 participants |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020,2021 |
URL | http://sysmic.ac.uk |
Description | SysMIC Module 1 Content Support webinar series 2023 (Autumn cohort) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Core content support webinars and problem solving meetings. Nine sessions in this year and some are repeated twice per year and the following thirteen have already been delivered. All content is available on-line via YouTube. We estimate an audience of 51-100 above but this is for each of the sessions. 8th November 2023 Welcome to Module 1 via ZOOM. 13th November 2023 Introduction to Matlab via ZOOM. 4th December 2023 Networks I via ZOOM. 18th December 2023 Networks II via ZOOM. 8th January 2024 Vectors & Matrices via ZOOM. 5th February 2024 Functions & Calculus I via ZOOM. 7th February 2024 Live Webinar & Q&A via ZOOM. 19th February 2024 Functions & Calculus II via ZOOM. 4th March 2024 Functions & Calculus III via ZOOM. {Pending 18th March 2024 Building Models via ZOOM}. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023,2024 |
URL | http://sysmic.ac.uk |
Description | SysMIC Module 1 Content Support webinar series 2023 (Spring cohort) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Core content support webinars and problem solving meetings. Nine sessions in this year and some are repeated twice per year and the following thirteen have already been delivered. All content is available on-line via YouTube. We estimate an audience of 51-100 above but this is for each of the sessions. 26th April 2023 Welcome to Module 1 via ZOOM. 10th May 2023 Introduction to Matlab via ZOOM. 31st May 2023 Networks I via ZOOM. 14th June 2023 Networks II via ZOOM. 28th June 2023 Vectors & Matrices via ZOOM. 26th July 2023 Functions & Calculus I via ZOOM. 9th August 2023 Functions & Calculus II via ZOOM. 23rd August 2023 Functions & Calculus III via ZOOM. 6th September 2023 Building Models via ZOOM. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
URL | http://sysmic.ac.uk |
Description | SysMIC Module 1 Introduction webinar 2014 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | The SysMIC programme Module 1 was described in an introductory broadcast and it's content and scope and motivations for its creation discussed at length with the audience using submitted text questions and live answers. Improved engagement and performance of SysMIC participants. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014,2015,2016 |
URL | http://www.sysmic.ac.uk |
Description | SysMIC Module 1 Workshop - London |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Developed and then successfully tested face-to-face training materials and exercises to supplement on-line SysMIC materials. The workshop provided direct, tailored support for SysMIC participants. There was improved performance from the participants compared to their non-attending peers in the SysMIC programme. The event also raised the profile of the SysMIC initiative and of the consortiums involvement in advanced interdisciplinary e-learning. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
URL | http://sysmic.ac.uk/workshop100214.php |
Description | SysMIC Module 1 Workshop - London |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Developed and then successfully tested face-to-face training materials and exercises to supplement on-line SysMIC materials. The workshop provided direct, tailored support for SysMIC participants. SysMIC Module 1 Workshop - London January 2013 SysMIC Module 1 Workshop - London November 2013 SysMIC Module 1 Workshop - London April 2014 SysMIC Module 1 Workshop - London November 2014 SysMIC Module 1 Workshop - London May 2015 SysMIC Module 1 Workshop - London October 2015 SysMIC Module 1 Workshop - London January 2016 There was improved performance from the participants compared to their non-attending peers in the SysMIC programme. The event also raised the profile of the SysMIC initiative and of the consortiums involvement in advanced interdisciplinary e-learning. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013,2014,2015,2016 |
URL | http://sysmic.ac.uk/workshop250714.php |
Description | SysMIC Module 1 Workshop - MedImmune/AZ |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | The workshop provided direct, tailored support for the first SysMIC cohort from the UK bioscience and pharmaceutical sector. There was improved performance from the industry cohort compared to their peers in the SysMIC programme. The event also raised the profile of the SysMIC initiative and of the consortiums involvement in advanced interdisciplinary e-learning for the UK industry. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
Description | SysMIC Module 1 Workshop - Nottingham DTP |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | Developed and then successfully tested face-to-face training materials and exercises to supplement on-line SysMIC materials. The workshop provided direct, tailored support for SysMIC participants at the BBSRC Nottingham DTP |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
URL | https://sysmic.ac.uk/workshop/ |
Description | SysMIC Module 1 Workshop - Scotland |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Developed and then successfully tested face-to-face training materials and exercises to supplement on-line SysMIC materials. The workshop provided direct, tailored support for SysMIC participants. There was improved performance from the participants compared to their non-attending peers in the SysMIC programme. The event also raised the profile of the SysMIC initiative and of the consortiums involvement in advanced interdisciplinary e-learning. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
URL | http://sysmic.ac.uk/workshop210114.php |
Description | SysMIC Module 2 Content Support webinar series 2014 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Core content support webinars and problem solving meetings. 2 sessions in this year SysMIC Module 2 Webcast (1) July 2014 SysMIC Module 2 Webcast (1) August 2014 All content is available on-line via YouTube |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
Description | SysMIC Module 2 Content Support webinar series 2015 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Core content support webinars and problem solving meetings. Four sessions in this year SysMIC Module 2 Webcast (1) February 2015 SysMIC Module 2 Webcast (2) February 2015 SysMIC Module 2 Webcast (1) March 2015 SysMIC Module 2 Webcast (2) March 2015 All content is available on-line via YouTube |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
Description | SysMIC Module 2 Workshop - "The Phenotype Switch" |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Developed and then successfully tested advanced face-to-face training materials and exercises to supplement on-line SysMIC materials. The workshop provided direct, tailored support for SysMIC participants undertaking the advanced Module 2. SysMIC Module 2 Workshop - London September 2013 SysMIC Module 2 Workshop - London July 2014 SysMIC Module 2 Workshop - London January 2015 SysMIC Module 2 Workshop - London October 2015 There was improved performance from the participants compared to their non-attending peers in the SysMIC programme. The event also raised the profile of the SysMIC initiative and of the consortiums involvement in advanced interdisciplinary e-learning. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014,2015 |
Description | SysMIC Modules 1 and 2 Content Support workshop series for UKRI-BBSRC LIDo DTP 2021. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | Core content support webinars and problem solving meetings. Nine sessions in this year and the following have already been delivered. All content is available on-line via YouTube. 23 October 2020. Network Biology I. Via Zoom. 65 participants 30 October 2020. Network Biology II. Via Zoom. 65 participants 01 May 2020. Python I. Via Zoom. 60 participants 15 May 2020. Python II. Via Zoom. 60 participants 29 May 2020. Python III. Via Zoom. 60 participants 12 June 2020. Python IV. Via Zoom. 60 participants 08 January 2021. Biological Modelling. Via Zoom. 65 participants |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020,2021 |
URL | http://sysmic.ac.uk |
Description | SysMIC briefing event for all BBSRC DTPs - 2012 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
Results and Impact | 11 from 14 BBSRC DTPs joined the SysMIC programme in its first year. The vast majority of all PhD students entering the newly created BBSRC DTPs enrolled for SysMIC in it first year. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
URL | http://www.sysmic.ac.uk |
Description | SysMIC briefing event for all BBSRC DTPs - 2013 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
Results and Impact | 11 from 14 BBSRC DTPs remained with the SysMIC programme and another DTP joined their students informally to bring the total to 12 from 14. The vast majority of all PhD students participating in the first round of BBSRC DTPs will have taken part in the SysMIC interdisciplinary training programme. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
URL | http://www.sysmic.ac.uk |
Description | SysMIC for the Pharmaceutical Industry |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | The SysMIC programme Modules 1 & 2 were described and it's content and scope and motivations for its creation discussed at length with the audience of reseachers and other scientists at MedImmune. The meeting took place at MedImmune, Cambridge 14/03/2014. A pathfinding cohort of 35 members of MedImmune staff from a wide range of business functions enrolled for SysMIC. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
URL | https://www.medimmune.com |
Description | SysMIC introduction for CRUK-LRI and MRC-NIMR - 2013 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | The SysMIC programme Module 1 was described and it's content and scope and motivations for its creation discussed at length with the audience. The meeting took place at the CRUK London Research Institute (LRI) on 10/09/2013. A cohort of PhD students, post-doctoral researchers, senior scientists and technical support staff from the two research institutes forming the Francis Crick Institute volunteered to enrol in SysMIC. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
URL | http://www.sysmic.ac.uk |
Description | SysMIC introduction for DTP - UKRI-BBSRC EASTBio DTP |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | The SysMIC programme Modules 1 and 2 were described and their content and scope and motivations for creation discussed at length with the audience at West Park Conference Centre, Dundee, UK. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | http://sysmic.ac.uk |
Description | SysMIC introduction for DTP - UKRI-BBSRC Imperial DTP |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | The SysMIC programme Modules 1 and 2 were described and their content and scope and motivations for creation discussed at length with the audience at Imperial College, London. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | http://sysmic.ac.uk |
Description | SysMIC introduction for DTP - UKRI-BBSRC NLD DTP |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | The SysMIC programme Modules 1 and 2 were described and their content and scope and motivations for creation discussed at length with the audience in Liverpool. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | http://sysmic.ac.uk |
Description | SysMIC introduction for DTP - UKRI-MRC IMPACT DTP |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | The SysMIC programme Modules 1 and 2 and the new SysMIC/L2D hybrid data science-oriented module were described and their content and scope and motivations for creation discussed at length with an audience from the UKRI-MRC Integrated Midlands Partnership for Biomedical Training (IMPACT) DTP (Universities of Birmingham, Nottingham, and Leicester). |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
URL | http://sysmic.ac.uk |
Description | SysMIC introduction for DTP - UKRI-MRC IMPACT DTP |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | The SysMIC programme Modules 1 and 2 were described and their content and scope and motivations for creation discussed at length with an audience from the UKRI-MRC Integrated Midlands Partnership for Biomedical Training (IMPACT) DTP (Universities of Birmingham, Nottingham, and Leicester). |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | http://sysmic.ac.uk |
Description | SysMIC residential Summer School 2016 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Workshop Title: Biological Rhythms: Dynamics, Mechanisms and Control Event held at Lane End Conference Centre in Buckinghamshire. The event was an intensive training workshop in mathematics, computation and engineering concepts for bioscientists. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
URL | http://sysmic2016.bio/ |
Description | SysMIC/L2D Data Science hybrid course. Content support webinar series 2021 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Core content support webinars and problem-solving meetings. Roughly thirteen sessions in each course. The following twenty-one have already been delivered over two runs of the course. All content is available on-line via YouTube. We estimate an audience of 51-100 above but this is for each of the sessions. 29th April 2021. SysMIC/L2D hybrid Prototype 2 - Lesson 1 Basic Python 1 - getting started. Via Zoom. 70 participants: 13th May 2021. SysMIC/L2D hybrid Prototype 2- Lesson 2 Basic Python 2 - Arrays. Via Zoom. 70 participants: 27th May 2021. SysMIC/L2D hybrid Prototype 2- Lesson 3 Iterations. Via Zoom. 70 participants: 10th June 2021. SysMIC/L2D hybrid Prototype 2- Lesson 4 Data handling 1 - Dataframes univariate. Via Zoom. 70 participants: 24th June 2021. SysMIC/L2D hybrid Prototype 2- Lesson 5 Data handling 1 - Dataframes multivariate. Via Zoom. 70 participants: 8th July 2021. SysMIC/L2D hybrid Prototype 2- Lesson 6 Data handling 1 - Image handling. Via Zoom. 70 participants: 22nd July 2021. SysMIC/L2D hybrid Prototype 2- Lesson 7 Time series. Via Zoom. 70 participants: 16th September 2021. SysMIC/L2D hybrid Prototype 2- Lesson 8 Machine learning - Classification 1. Via Zoom. 70 participants: 30th September 2021. SysMIC/L2D hybrid Prototype 2- Lesson 9 Machine learning - Classification 2. Via Zoom. 70 participants: 14th October 2021. SysMIC/L2D hybrid Prototype 2- Lesson 10 Machine learning - Clustering 1. Via Zoom. 70 participants: 28th October 2021. SysMIC/L2D hybrid Prototype 2- Lesson 10 Machine learning - Clustering 2. Via Zoom. 70 participants: 11th November 2021. SysMIC/L2D hybrid Prototype 2- Lesson 11 Machine learning - Dimensionality reduction. Via Zoom. 70 participants: 2nd December 2021. SysMIC/L2D hybrid Prototype 2- Lesson 11 Machine learning - Dimensionality reduction. Via Zoom. 70 participants: 7th October 2021. SysMIC/L2D hybrid - Lesson 1 Introduction to Python. Via Zoom. 70 participants 14th October 2021. SysMIC/L2D hybrid - Lesson 2 Dataframes 1. Via Zoom. 70 participants 4th November 2021. SysMIC/L2D hybrid - Lesson 3 For Loop and Iteration. Via Zoom. 70 participants 2nd December 2021. SysMIC/L2D hybrid - Lesson 4 Dataframes 2. Via Zoom. 70 participants 20th January 2022. SysMIC/L2D hybrid - Lesson 5 Introduction to Networks. Via Zoom. 70 participants 27th January 2022. SysMIC/L2D hybrid - Lesson 6 Network quantification. Via Zoom. 70 participants 10th February 2022. SysMIC/L2D hybrid - Lesson 7 Network applications. Via Zoom. 70 participants 10th March 2022. SysMIC/L2D hybrid - Lesson 8 Classification introduction. Via Zoom. 70 participants |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021,2022 |
URL | http://www.learntodiscover.ai |
Description | Systems Skills for the Life and Medical Sciences - Graduate Skills Workshop 2014 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Improved skills training for London-based PhD students either not normally eligible or available for the SysMIC programme. Application of interdisciplinary techniques to PhD research projects. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
URL | http://courses.grad.ucl.ac.uk/course-details.pht?course_ID=2458 |
Description | Systems eTraining in the Biosciences - ECUST, China |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | The SysMIC programme Module 1 was described and it's content and scope and motivations for its creation discussed at length with the audience. The meeting took place at the East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China, Xuhui campus on 16/05/2014 and then again at the Fengxian campus on 17/05/2014. Test deliveries of SysMIC materials and training to small pilot cohort of overseas students. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
URL | http://www.ecust.edu.cn/s/2/t/31/main.htm |
Description | Systems eTraining in the Biosciences - NUDT, China |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | The SysMIC programme Module 1 was described and it's content and scope and motivations for its creation discussed at length with the audience. Test deliveries of SysMIC materials and training to small pilot cohort of overseas students. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
URL | http://www.nudt.edu.cn/index_eng.htm |
Description | Workshop: Data Handling & Machine Learning for Medicine |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | A pilot scale intensive workshop was run by invitation at UCL, London 16, and 17 July, 2019. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Workshop: Data Handling & Machine Learning for Medicine |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | An intensive workshop was run by invitation at The People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China on 14th & 15th of March 2019. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Workshop: Data Handling & Machine Learning for Medicine |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | A pilot scale intensive workshop was run by invitation at UCL, London 14, 15, and 16 May, 2019. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Workshop: Data Handling & Machine Learning for Medicine |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | An intensive workshop was run by invitation at The People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China on 19th & 20th of March 2019 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Workshop: Modelling biological systems |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | An intensive introductory and enabling workshop was run by invitation at Newcastle university, 26th April 2019. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014,2019 |