The Chemical Engineering Researchers’ Society (CheERS) was founded in 2016, with a purpose to encourage social networking amongst all PhDs students and staff, both academic and non-academic. Our aim is to improve knowledge transfer and facilitate a platform for multi-disciplinary engagement within the Department of Chemical Engineering at UCL.
As a committee, we organise career and social events across the calendar year. We work alongside the Ramsay Society to bridge the gap between students and staff/researchers, as well as the Industrial Advisory Board to give our members general advice about directions and trends in industry. Our scope is to responsibly plan and implement various events and conduct them in accordance with the regulations set by UCL and the Chemical Engineering department.
CheERS organised the annual departmental 3MT held on the 23rd March 2023. This was a chance for all the contestants, judges and audience to have a glimpse of the outstanding research carried by our PhD students!
🏆 Congratulations to the Winners! 🏆
The Annual Poster Competition was jointly organised by CheERS and the Enterprise Committee and held on Friday 24th February 2023. This was an excellent opportunity for all our PhD students to communicate their research, practice their presentation skills and network with the members of the Industrial Advisory Board (IAB).
The following PhD students were awarded the best poster prizes:
CheERS holds regular board game nights alternating between our common room on the main campus and the new office spaces off campus, to try to involve as many people as possible. We have a large selection of board games (e.g., Catan, Pictionary, Vudu, etc.) and provide everyone with nibbles and soft drinks for everyone.
Held on 28th October 2022 in the Engineering Café, the Halloween/Welcome party was a good occasion to introduce new PhDs and post-docs to the department and for them to meet people in a more casual environment.
CheERS organised a Christmas party on the 16th December 2022 to bring researchers and academics together before the festive period and to celebrate the accomplishments of the previous year.
Every spring, the department of Chemical Engineering battles against other departments in the Engineering faculty in a series of outdoor and strategic games. Every year the games change and they are kept secret until the day of the competition!
The games are designed to test teamwork and communication, problem solving and engineering skills. There is no need to be sporty, however everyone can participate!
Just a couple of historical facts: BioChem won the first cup in 2017 and ChemEng won it twice in a row in 2018 and 2019!
CheERS is conducting annual surveys for PhDs and PDRAs in the department, related to Wellbeing, ED&I, careers, induction and conferences. The results are directly shared with the Head of the Department in order to drive important decisions affecting the researchers in the department.
Every summer, CheERS organises a departmental BBQ to celebrate the end of a successful academic year. This year it will be held on the 19th July in the UCL main quad.
There will be a lot of food, drinks and games to play on the day. It is always a good chance for academics and postgraduate students to come together in a casual atmosphere.
Please contact us via email at chemeng.cheers@ucl.ac.uk or find out more on our LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages.
