DON AND DUSTED: IS THE AGE OF THE SCHOLAR OVER? – EVENT AT THE BRITISH LIBRARY

Wednesday 7 October, 18:30-20:00

 The pursuit of knowledge for its own sake is viewed by some as outdated.

This event attempts to answer questions like; is evidence-based research in the humanities and social science inching out theoretical work? Is output- driven research in the sciences limiting experimentation?

This event forms part of the Battle of Ideas festival.

(http://www.battleofideas.org.uk/) and will take place at the British Library Conference Centre in collaboration with the Institute of Ideas.

 £7.50/£5 concessions

 Book tickets and further information here: http://www.bl.uk/whatson/events/event95566.html

UK Council for Graduate Education EVENTS

UKCGE events for the forthcoming 2009/10 academic year…

Please follow the links (where available) for further information and bookings for each event.

20th October 2009 – Meeting the Needs of… Research Managers and Administrators – NEC, Birmingham  http://www.ukcge.ac.uk/events/eventsarea/mtnadmin.htm

9th – 10th November 2009 – International Conference on Professional Doctorates – Cavendish Conference Centre, London  http://www.ukcge.ac.uk/profdocs  (Jointly hosted with Middlesex University)

December 2009 – Latest Developments in Research Council Practice  Date and venue TBC

January 2010 – Meeting the Needs of… Doctoral Examiners  Date and venue TBC

15th February 2010 – Winter Conference 2010: The Future of the Research Degree - Diversity, Convergence, Comparability – The British Library Conference Centre, London  http://www.ukcge.ac.uk/events/eventsarea/wc10.htm

24th – 25th March 2010 – Residential Workshop 2010 – Radisson Blu, Bristol  http://www.ukcge.ac.uk/events/eventsarea/residential2010.htm

April 2010 – Meeting the Needs of… Postgraduate Taught Students  Date and venue TBC

May 2010 – Research Ethics  Date and venue TBC

June 2010 – Meeting the Needs of… International Students  Date and venue TBC

7th – 8th July 2010 – Summer Conference 2010 – St Anne’s College, Oxford  http://www.ukcge.ac.uk/events/eventsarea/sc10.htm

For further information about these and other UKCGE Events, please visit: http://www.ukcge.ac.uk/events

Graduate Junction WEBSITE

Connecting researchers with industry, social enterprise and each other.

The Academic Network

For all Masters, PhD and Postdoctoral researchers.  Any subject, anywhere in the world.  Use Graduate Junction to grow your own academic network and make contact with other researchers who share your research interests.

Research Profiles

Share your work with the world, create a personal research profile today.  Search for researchers to find profiles that interest you.

Group Discussion

Discuss your work with researchers from all over the world in group discussion forums.

News

Competitions

Latest Blogs

Follow what your peers are thinking by following their research blogs.

http://www.graduatejunction.com/site/index

TALKSCIENCE Event at the British Library: Scientific Findings in a Digital World – What is the Genuine Article? 22nd July

Join a discussion with John Wilbanks tackling some of the following questions:

In an age of digital content and communication, does the notion of the scientific ‘article’ remain relevant?  Will opening access to the outputs of scientific research really improve innovation?  Does more access to research data and information necessarily mean we are better informed?

John Wilbanks is the Executive Director of Science Commons and Vice President of Creative Commons.

Join the discussion online.

22 July 2009, 18.00 – 20.30, Price £5 (booking required)

British Library, 96 Euston Road London NW1 2DB

Refreshments included

How to Book:  Box Office  T +44 (0)1937 546546,   TalkScience@bl.uk   www.bl.uk/science

‘Charity and Community’: Roehampton University History Postgraduate Conference 2009

This innovative conference will bring together postgraduate students and early career historians with professionals from the charity and policy-making sectors to discuss and debate the themes of charity and community within both historical and contemporary contexts. Approaches will include: how do and how have communities responded to social, political, economic and cultural initiatives aimed at tackling poverty or providing charity; what can be learned from history in terms of the successes and failures of such initiatives and their effects upon communities; and how does knowledge of the relationship between such initiatives and communities make us better able to respond to contemporary and future challenges?

 

Call for papers:
This two-day conference aims to take a very broad and interdisciplinary approach to the themes of charity and community in Britain across the medieval, modern and contemporary periods. Proposals are invited from postgraduates and early career historians for papers of c. twenty minutes. Wide ranging and imaginative approaches to the two main themes are welcomed, but research presentations in the following areas are particularly encouraged:

• charitable organisations, their initiatives and their relationships with communities
• state initiatives and relationships with communities
• community policies and initiatives
• reactions from and within communities to policies and initiatives

 

Proposals for papers, including a 300-word abstract, should be emailed or posted to:

 

John Price
School of Arts
Roehampton University
London SW15 5PH
Email: j.price@roehampton.ac.uk
Tel: 020 8392 3731

 

Closing date for proposals is 1st April 2009.

UKCGE Winter Conference 2009 The Future Re-sourcing of Postgraduate Study

This year’s UKCGE Winter Conference at The British Library on March 9th focuses on issues associated with ‘Future Re-sourcing of Postgraduate Study’. There will be plenary session presentations from The Hon David Willetts MP (Shadow Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities & Skills), Professor Paul Wellings (Vice-Chancellor of Lancaster University) and Professor Ian Diamond (Chief Executive of ESRC) who will give respectively a political view and research council perspective on issues surrounding the resourcing of postgraduate study given the recent changes in the global economic situation.

 

The meeting programme will also contain breakout sessions covering: The soon to be launched Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey; FEC and Cross Subsidies in Postgraduate Provision; The Payback to Students from Postgraduate Training; Resourcing of Postgraduate Students in the Digital Age. Finally delegates will have an opportunity to take a guided tour of the British Library to become fully acquainted with the support facilities that it can provide for postgraduate study.

 

Confirmed speakers include:

 

Professor Ian Diamond Chief Executive, ESRC

Professor Paul Wellings Vice-Chancellor, Lancaster University

David Willetts MP Shadow Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities & Skills

Joanna Newman Higher Education Services, The British Library

Professor Chris Park Senior Associate,The Higher Education Academy

 

The cost of the Conference is £200 for UKCGE Members and £250 for non-members. This includes lunch and refreshments.

 

For bookings and further details, please visit:

http://www.ukcge.ac.uk/events/eventsarea/wc09.htm.  

Getting a PhD in the UK

 

The Missenden Centre is running a national one day course for international research students on Wednesday 26^th November 2008, Woburn House, 20 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9HQ

 

An intensive one day programme to enable you to make a success of your doctorate and complete within the time you have available.

 

Examples of the questions addressed:

·         What is a PhD?

·         What is ‘originality’? how do I find out?

·         How much work is involved?

·         What is expected of me?

·         What are my supervisors’ responsibilities?

·         What do I do if my supervisor is too busy to see me?

·          Who will mark my work?

·         How do I know whether my work is good enough for a PhD?

·         What should I do if things go wrong?

 

You will have the opportunity to submit your own questions to the Tutor in confidence.

 

Course fee £95 (including light lunch and refreshments

Details and bookings: www.missendencentre.co.uk/s13a.htm

or contact Eva on 01494 866811; eva.nj@missendenabbey.ltd.uk

BPS West Midlands Branch Annual Postgraduate Conference

Hello!

You are invited to attend the British Psychological Society West Midlands Branch Annual Postgraduate Conference on Thursday November 20^th 2008. The event is being held at Austin Court, a modern venue in Birmingham City centre designed to provide state-of-the-art conferencing facilities.

The day will consist of three workshops tailored to meet the needs of postgraduate students:

- Gillian Smith of PsyPAG Maths and Stats section will deliver a session on how to survive postgraduate statistics.

- Dr Stuart Derbyshire from the University of Birmingham will give a session on how to write a winning grant.

- Dr Peter Lovatt of the University of Hertfordshire will take delegates through techniques for delivering lecture material in an engaging way.

The event also provides an excellent opportunity to network with other postgraduates in the area.

The cost of the event is £20 to BPS members and £25 to non-members and includes a light lunch and refreshments.

The booking form for the event is here: booking-form-template-for-bps-postgrad-event. If you have any questions regarding the day please e-mail me or call me, all my contact details are given below.

Many thanks and I look forward to seeing you on the day.

Holly Andrews, Branch Secretary, British Psychological Society West Midlands Branch

01905 855190, h.andrews@worc.ac.uk

National Postgraduate Committee (NPC)

The NPC will hold its annual conference on 14-16 August. Details of the conference can be found here: http://www.npc.org.uk/thenpc/events#event_28

Careers in Focus Academia, Monday 6th October, Manchester

Participants in this Vitae event will have the opportunity to meet with current academics from a range of disciplines and hear about their experiences; ask the questions you’ve always wanted to ask, explore how to market yourself for a career in academia both within your department and at interview, look at how to write and win grant applications, find out what life is like as a PostDoc, work with fellow researchers and share experiences with other participants. 

For more info go to: http://www.vitae.ac.uk/917-2769/wwwvitaeacuk.html or contact jonathan.roberts@vitae.ac.uk.