SeedWISE (in-person & online)
Tuesday, 07 October 2025 to Tuesday, 25 November 2025
Hosted by Louisa Trevail - MPLS Enterprising Women
SeedWISE is an enterprise programme born out of the success and demand for our flagship enterprise programme for women postdocs; RisingWISE. Specifically aimed at women DPhil researchers, we have taken the core RisingWISE aims and tailored the course for women at this important stage in their careers.
Our next iteration of SeedWISE takes place in Michaelmas Term from 7th October to 25th November 2025.
Booking Information
The SeedWISE application deadline is 5pm on Friday 12th September and applications are made via a short, online form. You will be notified of the outcome after selection has taken place in w/c 15 September.
Booking for this course is open - please book your place here.
Please note that you will be enrolled on the course in its entirety, so will need to commit to all the sessions.
Any questions? Contact Louisa Trevail at: mpls.enterprise@mpls.ox.ac.uk.
DATE / TIME
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Tuesday 7th Oct |
Online induction session from 16.00-17.00 |
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Tuesday 14th Oct |
Day 1 (in-person), 9.30 - 16.30 |
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Tuesday 4th Nov |
Day 2 (in-person), 9.30 - 16.30 |
| Tuesday 25th Nov | Day 3 (in-person), 9.30 - 16.30 |
COURSE DETAILS
SeedWISE enables you to build an impactful toolkit using enterprise skills.
You will:
- Understand and adopt tools for self-actualisation to enable you to realise your full potential and become the best version of yourself.
- Develop collaboration, networking and communication skills to build community and support broad career options.
- Explore enterprise thinking and concepts as tools for reflection.
We are running SeedWISE IN-PERSON and attendance is required for the full three days. We also invite you to an online Meet & Greet event which will give you a flavour of what to expect and gives you a chance to meet the team and each other before we begin.
The three days are different in theme and build upon one another. Our expert trainer will lead days one and three, and our team of facilitators will guide you through day two:
- Day One: REFLECT- Day Two: EXPLORE
- Day Three: ACTION
Sessions are designed to be fun, interactive and will feature a mixture of speakers from a variety of career backgrounds, group work and action learning sets.
All additional material will be available on the Canvas learning hub. This includes resources discussed in each session, video lessons, exercises and further information for those who want to delve deeper.
Learning Outcomes
The programme’s purpose is to illuminate potential industrial and enterprise career routes for women DPhil students. These routes will include working in or with as part of a collaboration from an academic setting large scale industrial settings, SMEs and micro businesses.
You will be part of a cohort of likeminded women DPhil students and we really do hope to build a sense of community with the group. Our session will be fun, lively and interactive and we are hoping to get everyone together towards the end of the programme if guidelines allow.
INTENDED FOR
SeedWISE is tailored specifically for women* DPhil students who are working in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
*We also welcome non-binary people who are comfortable in a space that will discuss women focused experiences.
Additional Information
For additional information about the SeedWISE programme please visit the SeedWISE webpage.
TERMS & CONDITIONS
If you are offered a place on the programme, we will ask you to confirm your place by payment of a £30 deposit.
This deposit is fully refundable on completion of the course in its entirety.
When registering for this course, please check our Terms and Conditions.
Testimonials
SeedWISE gave me the platform to grow my confidence and more importantly made me realise that my values are as important as my professional goals, and I owe it to myself and to society to make every effort to grow and realise my full potential in order to have impact both in and outside academia. SeedWISE helped me realise I can achieve both!
Lessah Mandoloma, Cohort 3, SeedWISE, DPhil student, Biology, African Universities Ambassador