An INYS event can be run in a number of different ways. Here are some basic models that can be adapted to fit your event needs. All the events are aimed at providing the best possible opportunity for the young scientists to form new research links.
An event with the participants from the UK and another country. The event topic is a research priority for both countries.
Local partner offering matched funding. Not usually full monetary matching, usually the partner contributes the venue and accommodation for local participants as well as some administration time.
Two coordinators, both national leaders in their fields working with the local British Council office to plan and run the event in the partner country.
The event is held in the partner country usually for two to three days.
Young researcher participants from the UK and local institutions. The coordinators invite the leading national research departments in the field to nominate their young postdoctoral researchers. More than one institute must be represented per-country.
Between 15 and 20 young researchers from both sides.
The aim is a networking event lead by participants, through presentations of their research and time for discussion.
A short workshop on the final day on how to plan funding proposals and possible areas of funding, lead by the coordinators.
The event can be held in the UK if logistically appropriate.
The bilateral event can be scaled up with some changes to a regional or multilateral event.
Event subject should be a research priority linking all countries.
There should be a local partner, a coordinator and a group of researchers from each country.
Inviting 15 to 20 will probably make the event to large for the participants to network successfully. The number of researchers from each country should be adjusted based on the number of participating countries.
There should always be a ratio of 1:1 or 1:2 of UK young researchers to overseas researchers, even if there is a large number of countries involved in the event.
Bilateral events can be run side by side.
These events should be on different but linked aspects of a broader research field. There should be enough in common between the two events to allow the participants to network.
A group of coordinators from the UK and the partner country will meet and plan a series of bilateral events to be held throughout the year in subjects under a broader priority research field.
Different career development workshops can be attached to the events to help the young researchers make the most of their new links.
Workshops can be on communication of ideas, entrepreneurship, knowledge transfer and funding and grant application writing.
Other leading researchers can be invited to facilitate these workshops, these have been most effective when the facilitator has attended the rest of the event with the participants.
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