Monthly Archives: October 2012
Love British Books 2012 (and NECTAR)
Through October the Gallery Corridor at Avenue Campus is displaying selections from Love British Books 2012, an exhibition of contemporary British literature, book decoration and design co-curated by Paul Middleton and Carolyn Puzzovio.
The exhibition was first shown at the Museum of Art and Literature, Yerevan, Armenia in June to mark Yerevan’s selection as UNESCO’s City of the Book 2012 and the 500th anniversary of the first book printed in Armenia.
The book accompanying the exhibition is available to view on NECTAR, the university’s repository of research output – read on to learn about the benefits NECTAR can offer.
The Katherine Mansfield Society birthday lecture
Presented by internationally acclaimed authors, ‘The Legacy of Katherine Mansfield’ lecture at the Keynes Library is on Sunday 14th October at 2pm.
The Keynes Library, 43 Gordon Square, London, WC1H 0PD
Society member £15, non-members £20
For more information see http://www.katherinemansfieldsociety.org/birthday-lecture-2011/
Interpreting scientific abstracts
Huffington Post has a short and interesting post by Nature editor Noah Gray on the art and benefits of deciphering scientific abstracts.
…with the ability to regularly recognize key scientific components from an abstract, the savvy reader will be in a position to better-police that other omnipresent science information filter, the one that sometimes operates with mixed efficiency: mainstream media.
Thumbnail credit: Enigma Machine by marypcb on Flickr (Creative Commons)
Multi-language Speech Transcription/Annotation
Not to be confused with the Transcribers – Northampton service, Vanceinfo are looking for multi-language transcribers Read the rest of this entry
Wherefore art thou RoMEO?
FAQ: Can I legally upload the full text of my journal article to NECTAR?
At a School research meeting yesterday I was asked whether it was legal, for copyright reasons, to deposit the full text of a journal article in NECTAR.
The answer, perhaps surprisingly, is very often YES.
Dr. Angela Rogers, Encounters with Drawing – a talk on 1st November
Dr. Angela Rogers will be bringing her exhibition Encounters with Drawing to Avenue Gallery in November, and has offered to give a talk about her work to post-graduate students. The talk will focus on drawing as a research method, drawing as a reflective practice, and collaborative drawing. The talk will take place in the Gallery on the afternoon of Thursday 1st November.
If you are interested in attending, or want to find out more, please contact Suzanne Stenning, Gallery Officer, Avenue Gallery, University of Northampton. Email: Suzanne.Stenning@northampton.ac.uk
Work and postgraduate study: finding a balance
Just in case you missed this article in the Guardian in September, here is the link.
SRHE Newer Researchers Autumn Programme 2012
The Society of Research for Higher Education are holding a selection of workshops this autumn. SRHE events are open to all and free to SRHE members as part of their membership package. The delegate fee for non-members is £45.
Demystifying and Preparing for the Doctoral Viva: Tuesday 16th October 2012
Publishing Academic Articles: a way through the maze : Tuesday 6th November 2012
Undertaking a Literature Review: Wednesday 24th October 2012
To book for any of the above go to http://www.srhe.ac.uk/events/
Passionate about science? FameLab needs YOU!
The search is on for the new voices of science communication. FameLab has become arguably the world’s leading science communication competition, and is designed to help people communicate science and engineering to a wider audience, whether in schools, at public events or through the media. Over the autumn heats will be taking place across the country from Aberdeen to London, Cardiff to Cambridge.
If you’re currently working in science. technology, engineering or maths, and think you can explain a science or engineering concept in an engaging way to non-scientists in just three minutes, FameLab wants to hear from you!
The winner of the heats will get the chance to take part in a weekend MasterClass with experts in media & communication skills, before vying for the title of FameLab UK champion at the National Final in March 2013 where they will have the chance to take home £1,750 to further their career.
So if you think you have what it takes visit http://famelab.org/uk to register.
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