Category Archives: Events
Centre for Family Life March seminar: I predict a riot!
Submitted by Ruth Hughes-Rowlands.
A new seminar announcement from The Institute of Health and Wellbeing:
I Predict A Riot! The public health economics of improving parenting
Dr. Joanna Charles, Bangor University
Tuesday 31 March, 10-11:30am
Sulgrave room S014, Park Campus
Call for papers deadline approaching! School of Education’s 6th Annual Research Student Conference
The closing date for the submission of abstracts is fast approaching for the School of Education’s 6th Annual Research Student Conference. PhD and Masters students are invited to submit an abstract by 31st March 2015. The conference will be held in the Sulgrave Building, School of Education, Park Campus, on Friday 26th June and Saturday 27th June 2015. Read the rest of this entry
Lunchtime seminar: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Quality of Life
Submitted by Ruth Hughes-Rowlands.
The Institute of Health and Wellbeing’s next lunchtime seminar takes place on Wednesday 11 February and is led by Sophie Williams (University of Derby). Read on for full details – please note that the location for this seminar is Cottesbrooke room C326 at Park Campus.
Holocaust Memorial Day Event Tomorrow – 21st January 2015
Please note that in order to attend Professor Cesarani’s lecture and the subsequent academic talks in HLT1 from 1pm – 4pm, all University of Northampton members are required to bring their staff and student IDS to this event.
Bookings for members of the public have now been taken. There will be no admission of members of the public to the lecture hall without prior booking.
Are you a part-time research student? If so, read on…….
Part-time research students, who are in the first half of their studies, are invited to a free Part Time Researcher day at the University of Warwick on Friday 6th February from 10am to 4:30pm.
The day offers an opportunity to meet and share experiences with other part-time researchers and, with the support of facilitators, discuss common issues facing part-time researchers and work towards practical solutions to some of them.
The workshop will cover:
- The ethos and process of part-time research
- Working with your part-time supervisor
- Managing your time / avoiding self-sabotage
- Setting practical objectives to help you work more effectively
To book or for more information please see the Part Time Researcher document attached.
Learning and Teaching Conference 2015: Call for examples
Northampton’s Learning and Teaching Conference 2015 will take place on the 21st May 2015 in the Sunley Conference Centre at Park Campus. The Conference focuses on the theme of enhancing quality at Northampton: initiatives and perspectives on teaching, learning and assessment. The main keynote will be given by Prof Rhona Sharpe, Oxford Brookes University.
The Conference’s Call for Examples of Good Practice is now open until Friday 13 February 2015.
Registration for the Conference is now open.
How to be a Successful Digital Academic to Boost Your Career
Following on nicely from our last Hub post, Jobs.ac.uk is holding a Google+ Hangout on Tuesday 27th January at 12 noon, on integrating digital media, blogs, apps and social media into your academic practice. The session will help you learn how to use digital tools to give you a competitive advantage, great for your CV and for public engagement and networking.
- How to blend digital tools into your current work and conferences
- How to manage your time online effectively
- How to write for an online audience
- How to use a blog to increase your public engagement
- How digital networking can enhance your research
- How to effectively use online networking to find collaborators
To join the session go to the Hangout page.
Masters in Clinical Research poster conference
Submitted by Sarah Neill, School of Health
On Friday 16th January 2015 from 10am-2pm, in the Dialogue Cafe, Rockingham Library, Park Campus, the first cohort of students undertaking the Masters in Clinical Research will be presenting the results of their clinical audits in poster form. So if you are interested in clinical audit and/or the Masters in Clinical Research it’s an event not to missed! Do come along to support our students.
Lunchtime seminar: Communities for Ageing Populations in Canada and Brazil
Submitted by Ruth Hughes-Rowlands.
The Institute for Heath and Wellbeing are holding a lunchtime seminar on Wednesday 14 January at Sunley Conference Centre. Professor Judith Sixsmith and Maria Mascolli, a visting PhD student from Brazil, are presenting on two community-based research studies on communities for ageing populations in Canada and Brazil.
A sandwich lunch will be provided. Please see the seminar flyer or Eventbrite page for further details and to book a place.
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