The principle objective of the ‘Scientific Bonds: International Mentoring’ project is to catalyse an e-mentoring programme between multidisciplinary UK Learned Societies and institutions in developing countries, in the first instance on the continent of Africa. This project between the Biochemical Society and the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, will allow us to develop a toolkit for building and maintaining mentoring relationships by email which can then be shared with other learned societies.

As a result of these mentoring relationships we aim to enhance the scientific experience of students and early-career scientists by sharing scientific knowledge, providing a source of motivation and inspiration and offering advice. It is our aim that the mentors will find the programme personally rewarding, thereby contributing to their own personal and professional development.

 
See photos and find out what we learnt when Biochemical Society staff visited the University of Ibadan.

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The project is being coordinated by Beck from the Biochemical Society offices in London.  If you have any questions about the project, then please email her: rebecca.smith@biochemistry.org.  Mentors are being drawn from the Society membership.  Interested members should fill out the mentor application form.

In its pilot year, the Biochemical Society is working with the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. The Provost Professor Akinyinka Omigbodun (left) feels 'that a mentoring scheme in Molecular Bioscience and other life sciences will be of tremendous benefit to our students and junior faculty.'

Denise Balmer is working with the Society to develop an innovative and effective e-mentoring scheme.  Denise was previously involved with the SCIMITAR project which was designed to provide professionals in the STEM sector with the skill to work as effectively as possible as Mentors.