Call for papers: 2nd Annual Northampton Business School Research Conference
A call for papers from NBS staff and NBS doctoral students for the 2nd Annual NBS Conference has been announced. Changemaker for Tomorrow: creating business impact through research is this year’s theme and the conference will run on 15th and 16th June 2016. The deadline for abstracts is May 3rd 2016.
If your research area relates to any of the following themes:
- Sustainability
- Logistics and Supply Chain
- Emerging Economies
then why not submit a paper? Please email your abstract, along with a brief personal biography to Sandy.MacDonald@northampton.ac.uk
Research Councils UK announcement: the future of J-eS
If you’ve ever applied to a Research Council for funding, you’ll be familiar with J-eS, RCUK’s joint submission system. However we’ve recently been informed that things will be changing from next year.
The Je-S system has come to a natural end, and in the words of RCUK:
‘This is a fantastic opportunity to design a smarter, simpler more user friendly service in line with the latest digital standards. Work is already underway to design the new awards service. This work is based on extensive user research to ensure that when the changes come into effect you will find they better meet your needs.
So what sort of improvements can you expect?
As an applicant, peer reviewer, research manager or administrator you will no longer use the Je-S system to apply for grants, submit reviews or manage your research organisations grants activities. There will be an entirely new external portal. In future the whole grant application form will be digitised which means in the majority of cases no more uploading of attachments. And there are other improvements such as in built formatting for font size and word count, improved dashboards to help you manage your grant activities as well as guidance relevant to a particular funding opportunity close at hand all on the one screen while you are applying’
We can expect to see the new system being piloted in March 2017, parallel running of both systems from May 2017 and the new system being used for all submissions and reporting by early 2018.
The RSB office will be able to pass on more information about the new system once we’ve seen it demonstrated in June, but if you are planning to submit a new RCUK application from may 2017 onwards, you probably won’t be using J-eS. Watch this space, and don’t forget the RSB team can help with applying to the Research Councils for funding, as well as anyone else you might be thinking of so do get in touch if you need support with an application.
Researcher help desks – Summer 2016
I’m so sorry – we’ve been having a somewhat hectic few weeks and I completely forgot to post the new term’s help desk dates!
These are the dates we have planned but of course you can always contact Nick or myself directly to fix up a time to meet that suits you better.
Park Library R2.20:
- Friday 29th April – 2 to 4pm
- Wednesday 11th May – 10am to 12 noon
- Monday 23rd May – 10am to 12 noon
- Friday 10th June – 10am to 12 noon
- Thursday 23rd June – 2 to 4pm
- Thursday 7th July – 10am to 12 noon (**updated)
Avenue Library MG1:
- Tuesday 3rd May – 10am to 12 noon
- Thursday 19th May – 10am to 12 noon
- Wednesday 1st June – 2 to 4pm
- Monday 13th June – 10am to 12 noon
- Tuesday 28th June – 2 to 4pm
We look forward to seeing you at Park or Avenue library.
Sharing our Struggles Seminar Series: Putting pen to paper…… reflections, modes, interactions and dynamics.
Find out more about this event by following this link
Hosted by University of Birmingham Business School, May 10th, 2016 Read the rest of this entry
May Lunchtime Seminar: Disclosing, withholding and managing emotions in research encounters with ‘hard to reach’ couples
11 May 2016 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Holdenby H39, Park Campus, The University of Northampton
Professor Janet Fink, School of Education and Professional Development, University of Huddersfield
This presentation explores experiences of researching the relationships of ‘hard to reach’ couples; research originating in the ESRC-funded study, Enduring Love? Couple Relationships in the 21st Century and involving 50 couples between the ages of 18 and 65. Read the rest of this entry
Visiting Professors and Fellows: policy and guidance
Submitted by Matthew Watson on behalf of Research and Enterprise Committee
Revised policy, guidance and nomination forms for new Visiting Professors and Fellows are now available.
Visiting Professors and Fellows – Policy
Fleur Adcock: A Symposium
Saturday 21 May 2016, 10am – 5pm
Stripe Lecture Theatre, University of Winchester
Fleur Adcock was born in New Zealand but has lived in London since 1963. She is one of Britain’s best loved poets, celebrated her 80th birthday in 2014 and her most recent book The Land Ballot was published by Bloodaxe in 2015. Her Poems 1960-2000 was published in 2000. In 1996 she was given an OBE; in 2006 was awarded the Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry and in 2008 was named Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to literature.
The University of Winchester is co-hosting with the University of Northampton the Fleur Adcock Symposium in honour of one of our best known contemporary poets. The organisers are Julian Stannard and Janet Wilson, and Fleur Adcock will be at the symposium in person! Read the rest of this entry
Final Registration: Katherine Mansfield and the Art of the Short Story
Bandol, France, 10-12 June 2016
An international conference, celebrating the centenary of Katherine Mansfield’s visit to Bandol, where the first draft of ‘Prelude’ was written, Jan-March 1916.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Professor Enda Duffy, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
Professor Ailsa Cox, Edge Hill University, UK
Organised by the Katherine Mansfield Society, primarily Dr Gerri Kimber and Professor Janet Wilson, University of Northampton
Hosted by the town of Bandol, France
Supported by the New Zealand Embassy, Paris, and the University of Northampton, UK
For further information or to register (before 30 April), please visit: Katherine Mansfield Society website
or write to: kms@katherinemansfieldsociety.org
PGR Student Poster Competition 2016: Invitation to all
The Graduate School would like to invite you to their 11th Annual Poster Competition on Wednesday 18th May 2016, 11am to 2pm, in the Dialog Cafe, ground floor of Rockingham Library, Park Campus.
The poster competition is a development opportunity for doctoral research students, who present their research on an A1 poster, giving short 1-1 verbal presentations alongside. So why not come along to meet some of our research students. They have been given a brief to present their research for a general, non-specialist audience, accessible to all. Read the rest of this entry
Spring 2016 NBS Research Seminar Series announced
Submitted by Debbie Christopher
The Northampton Business School (NBS) have announced dates for their Research Seminar Series in April and May. The sessions are open to all staff and doctoral students.
28th April 2016 at 13:00 in C226.
Dr Yongjiang Shi from Oxford University. ‘International Operations Management (IOM) of Multinational Corporations (MNCs): To pursue a holographic understanding for their IOM network systems.’
4th May 2016 at 13:00 in C226.
Visiting Professor Deborah Johnston: ‘Combining Excellence in Research and Teaching.‘
11th May 2016 at 13:00 in C309.
Maher Daboul, Phd Student. Transfer Seminar.
25th May 2016 at 13:00 in C227.
Payal Jain, Phd Student. ‘Developing social value creation framework: perspectives of private, public and third sectors.’
Please email Debbie Christopher if you would like to attend.
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