Category Archives: Events

Graduate School workshops and events coming up!

Graduate School WorkshopsThe Graduate School are running seven generic workshops in May and June 2014 for UN research students, plus our Graduate School update day and PGR Student Annual Conference. Click on the links below for more information or to book.

21st May 16:30-18:30 Disseminating your research and keeping up to date
23rd May 11:00-13:00 Experiencing the Doctorate Read the rest of this entry

Research students showcase their work in 9th annual Poster Competition

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe University of Northampton’s Graduate School  hosted its ninth annual Research Student Poster Competition yesterday. The competition is a great opportunity for research students to showcase their work, practice their presentation skills and discuss their research with a non-specialist audience. Jane Youell, from the University of Northampton’s Centre for Health and Wellbeing, was awarded the first prize.  Read the rest of this entry

Transfer seminar on Friday 2nd May, 11:30am

Julia Lock would like to invite you all to her transfer seminar on Friday 2nd May at 11.30 in M12, Moulton College Main Site.

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IoHW May Lunchtime Seminar – Prevention and management of patient aggression in secure mental health services

The Institute of Health and Wellbeing are holding a lunchtime seminar, Prevention and management of patient aggression in secure mental health services, on Wednesday 14th May 2014 at Sunley Conference Centre.

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Invitation to Graduate School poster competition

posteroverviewThe Graduate School are holding their 9th Annual Poster Competition on Wednesday 7th May 2014 and would like to invite staff and students from the University to visit and support our research students. The event will be held in the Dialogue Cafe, ground floor of Rockingham Library, from 11am to 2pm. Read the rest of this entry

Call for papers: Travel and the country house: places, cultures and practices

Posted on behalf of Professor Jon Stobart

Keynote speakers include: Roey Sweet, University of Leicester, and Margot Finn, UCL

Travel has long played a vital role in shaping the country house, opening up horizons and exposing both house and owner to a variety of external influences. Travel impacted upon values, tastes, material culture and money, and helped to articulate the flow of ideas, information, goods and capital. The importance of the Grand Tour and Empire to the country house has long been recognised, but domestic tourism and travel for more mundane purposes – to visit family or friends, engage in political life or go to town – were also significant. In this conference, we wish to explore a wide range of travel experiences and consider how these impacted on the country house.

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School of Health Research Seminar: Salmonella and salmonellosis

All are welcome to this seminar on 12th May. See the flyer at: Health – Research Seminar

Northampton Learning & Teaching Conference 2014

“Northampton 2018: Planning, Designing and Delivering Student Success”

The University of Northampton’s Institute of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education is to host a one-day Learning and Teaching conference, entitled Northampton 2018: Planning, Designing and Delivering Student Success. The event will provide an opportunity to celebrate research from within the institution. Read the rest of this entry

Warm welcome to 28 new research degree students

Induction2014MarThe Graduate School welcomed 28 new Research Degree Students to the University last week with a four-day Induction Programme. Seven students from Science, six from Business, five from the Arts, four from both Social Sciences and Education and two students from Health gathered together for almost a week of workshops, meetings, discussions and introductions at the start of their doctorate.

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The Graduate School PGR Annual Conference: Call for papers

The University of Northampton Graduate School are holding their 2014 Postgraduate Researcher Conference on June 26th and would like to invite UN research students and early career researchers to present a paper. Read the rest of this entry