Prof. Stuart Lane (Executive Director of the Institute of Hazard and Risk Research, Durham University), Flooding in the 21st Century: why things can only get worse
The lecture will take place in the Yelland Lecture Theatre.
For further information contact David Storey: d.storey@worc.ac.uk
The SRA provides a comprehensive programme of training to support the professional development of social researchers. A wide range of Introductory courses are available which are intended for those who are new to the profession or to the topic or approach covered by the course. They also offer Advanced expert development workshops that are aimed at mid-career or senior researchers who want to stay at the cutting edge of developments in their profession or develop expertise in new areas of social research. In addition there are a number of Master Classes that will offer senior researchers and research managers the opportunity to critically debate and discuss topical issues of relevance to social research and share knowledge and expertise.
Details of the 2009/10 programme can be found here.
GRADBritain is a magazine written by and for postgraduate researchers (PGRs) in the United Kingdom. It is published once per academic term (three times per year) and contains articles written by PGRs of all ages and backgrounds from a variety of disciplines in the sciences, arts and humanities.
Go here to get details about subscribing.
Below is the programme of staff research training and development workshops and seminars for 2008-09. Please contact John-Paul Wilson (j.wilson@worc.ac.uk) if you wish to attend any of the sessions.
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October |
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Tue 14th |
12:45-2:15 |
Finding Research Funding |
MB132 |
JPW |
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Thu 23rd |
12:45-2:15 |
Writing for Publication |
HB1.4 |
JW |
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November |
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Tue 11th |
12:45-2:15 |
Bidding for Research Funding |
MB1.104 |
JPW |
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Wed 19th |
12:45-2:15 |
Costing a Research Project |
MB197 |
CF |
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Thu 20th |
12:15-2:15 |
How to engage with businesses: a guide for researchers |
PL1.7 |
HS |
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December |
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Thu 4th |
12:15-4:15 |
Research Ethics |
MB1.148 |
JQ/JPW |
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January |
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Wed 14th |
9:15- 2:30 |
Research Supervisor Training |
PL11 |
HT/JPW |
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Tue 20th |
12:45-2:15 |
Funding for Early Career Researchers |
MB50 |
JPW |
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Tue 27th |
9:15- 1:00 |
Research Examiner and Independent Chair Training |
TBC |
HT/JW |
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February |
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Tue 3rd |
12:15-4:15 |
PhD by Portfolio Workshop |
MB1.100 |
JW |
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Thu 19th |
12:45-2:15 |
Good Research Conduct |
MB2.15 |
JPW |
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Mar |
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Thu 12th |
12:45-2:15 |
Intellectual Property |
MB2.15 |
AC |
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Thu 26th |
12:15-2:15 |
Communicating Your Research to a non-specialist audience |
TBC |
Lyn Webster Wilde |
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Apr |
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Thu 30th |
12:45-2:15 |
Time Management |
CC8 |
AC |
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May |
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Thu 21st |
12:45-2:15 |
Academic Editing |
CC7 |
JW |
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June |
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Tue 2nd |
12:45-2:15 |
Research Examiner and Independent Chair Training |
CC7 |
JW |
AC – Andy Corcoran
CF – Clive Fletcher
HS – Howard Skerry
HT – Helen Tabinor
JPW – John-Paul Wilson
JQ – Jan Quallington
JW – Jean Webb
Invitation to Tender: Government Interventions – are they changing investor behaviour?
We are inviting proposals from organisations with in-depth knowledge of the early-stage venture capital market and a track record of producing high-profile reports to look at whether recent government initiatives in the early-stage capital arena have led to a change in investor behaviour.
The final output will be a report on the effectiveness of government initiatives in early-stage funding and will provide a benchmark of performance.
The closing date for applications is 5pm (BST) on 17 September 2008.
Further information visit: http://www.nesta.org.uk/working-with-npru/
This Summer School is intended for MPhil/PhD students registered at UK Universities undertaking research on topics relevant to public policy.
Details can be found on the website:
