Graduate School workshops and events coming up!
The 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
The 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
Financial support for university students
Financial support for university students
This article is about finding financial support for your studies
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.
Research active: Library and Learning Services conference
Featuring a keynote address from Professor Charles Oppenheim, recently appointed Visiting Professor to LLS, the second biennial LLS conference will showcase the research activity that underpins our services. It will be packed with new ideas to inform teaching and learning pedagogy and to facilitate engagement with innovative technologies.
Recognising that people have many other calls on their time, this year we’d like to encourage academic colleagues to attend either part or all of the day.
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.
Invitation to Graduate School poster competition
The 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.
Article on graduate teaching assistants’ dilemma over boycott
This article explores the complex position of the GTA entering a workforce in dispute:
http://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/blog/2014/apr/22/should-phd-students-support-marking-boycott
‘Help desk’ dates
New term, new dates for your diary:
At Avenue Library:
- Tuesday 6th May, 10am-12noon
- Thursday 22nd May, 2-4pm
- Friday 13th June, 10am-12noon
- Tuesday 24th June 10am-12noon
At Park Library:
- Friday 2nd May, 10am-12noon
- Monday 12th May, 2-4pm
- Tuesday 3rd June, 10am-12noon
- Thursday 19th June, 2-4pm
These sessions are intended to be ‘drop-in’ opportunities for any researcher to chat with the LLS research support team. Of course if you’d prefer to see us at any other time then just get in touch with either Miggie or Nick to arrange a suitable date.
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