Fwd: Male access and success in higher education: 6 July 2010

 

'Male access and success in higher education'

Tuesday 6 July, 2010

Higher Education Academy, York

 

The Higher Education Academy would like to invite you to the above one day research seminar, which is part of the Research Seminar Series 2010.

 

This event is free of charge.

 

The following speakers will be presenting at the research seminar:

 

Bahram Bekhradnia, Higher Education Policy Institute

Dr Ruth Woodfield, University of Sussex

Dr Neil Raven, Manager, Aimhigher in the East Midlands

Ed Foster, Nottingham Trent University/HERE Project

Professor Liz Thomas, The Higher Education Academy

 

Further details and booking information is available at: http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/events/detail/2010/academyevents/06.07.2010_RSS_Academy

 

Book soon as places are limited and this event is expected to be oversubscribed.

 

 

Regards

 

The Inclusion Team

 

Tel. +44 (0) 1904 717500

Email: inclusion@heacademy.ac.uk

  

 

Research Seminar Series 2010: http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/ourwork/teachingandlearning/inclusion/alldisplay?type=resources&newid=ourwork/inclusion/2010_Research_Seminar_Series_overview&site=york

 

 

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Fwd: The Higher Education Academy Research Seminar Series 2010

Dear colleague

The Higher Education Academy –  Research Seminar Series 2010: Access and Success for All

A Practical Guide to Inclusive Learning and Teaching

The University of Sheffield

28 June 2010

 

The Higher Education Academy and The University of Sheffield would like to invite you to the above research seminar, which is part of Research Seminar Series 2010: Access and Success for All.  Details of the Series are available at: http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/ourwork/teachingandlearning/inclusion/alldisplay?type=resources&newid=ourwork/inclusion/2010_Research_Seminar_Series_overview&site=york

 

Details of the above seminar including abstract, speakers and bookings are available at:  http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/ourwork/teachingandlearning/inclusion/alldisplay?type=events&newid=2010/jointevents/28.06.2010_RSS_UoSheffield&site=york

 

We have attached a publicity poster for ease of circulation.

 

40 free places are available on a first-come, first-served basis. To book a place, please email a.dawson@sheffield.ac.uk directly.

 

Regards

 

 

The Inclusion Team

 

Tel. +44 (0) 1904 717500

Fax. +44 (0) 1904 717505

Email: inclusion@heacademy.ac.uk

 

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Fwd: Booking now open for Research informed Teaching conference Staffordshire University Wed 14th July

Bookings are now open for:

 

Research informed Teaching: Delivering participation, engagement and enquiry

Wednesday July 14 2010, 9.30am – 4.45pm

Staffordshire University

Keynote Speakers:

Prof. Alan Jenkins, Oxford Brookes University

Undergraduate Research for All Students?

 

Prof. Stuart Hampton-Reeves, University of Central Lancashire

The 21st Century Academic: Implementing Research-informed Teaching

 

The aim of the conference is to bring together practitioners, academics, researchers, students, policy makers and learning support staff to explore the pedagogic, technological and skills issues surrounding the contested notions of Research informed Teaching and the research-teaching nexus in higher education.

 

Provisional programme attached.

 

Please use the online booking form at:

 

http://www.staffs.ac.uk/research/research_informed_teaching/events/bookingform/

 

Cost of attendance: £95 (£45 for students and Staffordshire University employees)

 

For more information on the conference please visit the conference web page at:

 

http://www.staffs.ac.uk/research/research_informed_teaching/events/index.jsp#conference

 

We look forward to seeing you on the 14^th of July.

 

Dr Geoff Walton, BA (Hons), MA, PhD, PgCHPE, FHEA, MCLIP

Academic Skills Tutor Librarian & Research informed Teaching Project Co-ordinator,

Information Services,

D112 Thompson Library,

Staffordshire University,

Stoke-on-Trent,

ST4 2XS

Tel: 01782 294448

Fax: 01782 295799

 

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Mendeley co-hosts Science Online London 2010 | Mendeley Blog

Mendeley co-hosts Science Online London 2010 | Mendeley Blog

We are delighted to announce that Nature Publishing Group, Mendeley, and the British Library will host Science Online London 2010 on 3-4 September (Fri/Sat) 2010. The event will take place at the British Library in St Pancras, London.

The event will bring together members of the scientific community who are interested in the use of web technologies for collaboration and communication. Science Online London will this year run over two days, building on the success of two previous one-day events held in 2009 and 2008. The British Library’s spacious facilities, with free wifi, on-site cafes and exhibitions, will also allow for a greater attendance.

Further details of the event will be announced via the official web site. Discussion of sessions, facilities and other matters can be found on the Nature Network forum. Follow the conference on Twitter @soloconf and comment with hashtag #solo10.

Details on how to register will follow shortly. To cover the increased costs of hosting the event, registration will cost £50.

For more information please visit the Science Online 2010 website.

Fwd: Invitation to Flying Start Project Symposium, 10 June 2010 at Liverpool Hope University

Dear Colleague,

 

The Flying Start Project, a HEA, NTFS funded project has worked for the past two years to better understand the problems students face with academic writing and to investigate solutions to those problems. On the 10th June the Flying Start Project will host a symposium showcasing the project's work at Liverpool Hope University. The event will be free and it is open to anyone, from both the FE and HE who is interested in issues surrounding transition and academic writing.

Please find further details attached or visit our website, www.hope.ac.uk/flyingstart for detailed information.

Best wishes

-- 
Angela Foxcroft
Flying Start Project Administrator
Liverpool Hope University
Tel. 0151 291 3117
email: foxcroa@hope.ac.uk

--
Bill Norton
Research Associate

For information on the upcoming Pedagogical Research in Higher Education Conference (PRHE 2010) in October 2010, please click on the following link to the conference website www.hope.ac.uk/learningandteaching/lat.php?page=prhe&current=prhe

Centre for Learning & Teaching
Liverpool Hope University
Hope Park
Liverpool L16 9JD
UK
tel: +44 (0)151-291-2039
FAX: +44 (0)151-291-3835
email: nortonb@hope.ac.uk