This is chaired by Professor David Donaldson. The remit of the Transferable Skills Committee includes: determining the allocation of PhD studentships amongst SINAPSE partner universities; maximizing the number of SINAPSE PhD studentships; coordinating and running an annual induction event for SINAPSE PhD students; coordinating and developing appropriate SINAPSE courses particularly relevant to brain imaging using varied delivery methods; overseeing the development of SINAPSE training material and ensure that it is appropriate and of high quality; monitoring the progress of SINAPSE PhD students against SINAPSE deliverables; coordinating and developing, in association with the Vitae Hub, host universities and other bodies, generic skills courses or researcher led courses that would be beneficial to the SINAPSE aims; coordinating appropriate SINAPSE educational seminars and events for a wider audience; ensuring SINAPSE students have the opportunity to present and promote their work by posters and oral presentations at SINAPSE and other related events.

The committee members are:

• Professor David Wyper, University of Glasgow, SINAPSE Director
  
  
• Dr Sue Champion, University of Glasgow
  
  
• Dr Andrew Farrell, University of Edinburgh, Neuroimaging e-Learning Programme Co-Director
  
  
• Dr Kaska Hempel, University of Edinburgh, Neuroimaging e-Learning Programme Coordinator
  
  
• Dr Cyril Pernet, University of Edinburgh, Imaging
  
  
• Dr Gordon Waiter, University of Aberdeen
  
  
• Dr Jonathan Owens, University of Glasgow
  
  
• Dr Sue Healy, University of St Andrews
  
  
• Dr Madeleine Keehner, University of Dundee
  
  
• Mr Abdul Mumuni, University of Glasgow
  
  
• Jennifer Lines, University of Stirling
  
  
• Daniele Ortu, University of Stirling
  
  
• Justin Williams, University of Aberdeen