The John Vane Academy

Membership & Opportunities

Benefits: why join the John Vane Academy?

Members of the John Vane Academy will be eligible for financial support and participation in exclusive opportunities, including:

• The ability to apply for one or more of our bursary schemes, e.g.

  • The John Vane Bursary Scheme (now open for applications)

  • The Lay Communications Prize (find details here)

  • The Daphne Vane Media Bursary Scheme (find details here)

• Participation in the John Vane Academy Mentoring Scheme, including access to career advice and commercial expertise

• The ability to apply for additional funds to support training and development opportunities.

• Invitations to social events where you’ll meet peers, experienced researchers and influential speakers

• Opportunities to highlight achievements and showcase research activity in WHRF’s communications materials to supporters and the general public (including external, non-scientific supporters and stakeholders)

After advancing in your career or leaving QMUL, you would be considered JVA alumni and become part of our growing network of like-minded researchers.

Eligibility: who can become a member?

To join the John Vane Academy, you must:

• be an early-career researcher* (see definition below),

• study or work at one of the institutes within the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry at Queen Mary University of London AND

• be primarily involved in one or more of the following fields of research: cardiovascular disease, inflammation or endocrine disorders (meeting WHRF’s charitable purpose to support medical research in these specific areas).

* The JVA generally defines ‘early-career researchers’ as PhD students and postdoctoral scientists within five years of the award of their PhD or within eight years of their primary medical degree (exclusive of significant career breaks).

How to Join

Membership is free. Simply complete the submission form and email it to our Programmes Manager, Amanda Craddock, at a.craddock@qmul.ac.uk. We will reply as soon as possible to confirm whether you meet the eligibility requirements and welcome you to the programme.

Download the form HERE