April 2023 - BehSci - University of Stirling Mailing Lists

Fwd: IAS Studentships update - Initial review
by Till Stowasser 09 May '23

09 May '23

Dear Behavioural Science cluster, Please don’t mind the odd time, I’m writing this. I’m currently in a different time zone. IAS has released some initial numbers on the expressions of interest and the news is very good. While we don’t yet have information on individual student quality, it is fair to say that we hit the targets when it comes to raw numbers. * Our sub-cluster received the fourth-most applications out of 39 clusters * We are actually just one application shy of tying for 2nd place in that metric * Equally important, we are ranked overall second when it comes to applications from Home students * With an overall number of 37 EoIs (12 Home, 25 International), I feel that we are in a strong position going forward. Details here: Expressions of Interest by cluster summary.pdf<https://stir.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/InstituteforAdvancedStudies/EcE_3jqpEsNOl…> Best, Till Begin forwarded message: From: Institute for Advanced Studies <ias(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:ias@stir.ac.uk>> Subject: IAS Studentships update - Initial review Date: 20. April 2023 at 23:31:45 GMT+9 To: Institute for Advanced Studies <ias(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:ias@stir.ac.uk>> All As you know, the student competition for our IAS studentships closed last Friday, 14 April. The response was fantastic and completely outstripped our expectations. In total we received 714 Expressions of Interest. Since the closing date, IAS has undertaken a first review of the EoIs received to check that they meet the basic eligibility criteria we set in terms of completing the form, university entrance requirements etc. After this initial check was completed, we were left with 617 valid EoIs. You can see some summary information about how these were distributed across the clusters and overarching themes here in the Expressions of Interest by cluster summary.pdf<https://stir.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/InstituteforAdvancedStudies/EcE_3jqpEsNOl…> . The IAS Executive met yesterday to consider whether any other sifting was required before sending EoIs to clusters for review. As throughout the process, we agreed to impose as few conditions as possible, to enable the process to be driven by student quality and demand whilst ensuring we end up with viable clusters. On the latter point, we decided to make one additional ‘cut’ at this point. As we have said throughout, we regard 3 students as the minimum for a viable cluster. In order to be confident that we will fill the available places, we have made the difficult decision that the 8 clusters that received 6 EoIs or fewer will not move forward as the risk of having fewer than 3 students accepting places is material. Earlier today I contacted those cluster leads to advise them of this decision and the outcome for their clusters. The IAS Executive also decided to add some additional filtering criteria to those included in the guidance document on recruitment and selection [pdf icon] IAS Studentships Recruitment and Selection Guide.pdf<https://stir.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/InstituteforAdvancedStudies/Ee5piHqZtIZAn…> previously distributed, these are noted below In their final submissions to IAS, clusters should put forward, A ranked list of up to 6 preferred candidates, and a ranked list of 3 reserves on the scoring grid that IAS will provide; No more than 4 of the candidates/reserves can be from overseas. (This is because given the limited funding envelope available and the number of international fee waivers within that, our assumption is that we will need to adopt a distribution rule similar to that in place for DTPs etc that no more than 30% of our final awards will be to overseas students); Unless there are exceptional circumstances, nominated candidates should have one or both of a first class undergraduate degree and a Masters degree (the former or latter can be due for award in 2023). Once again, please accept my thanks for all of the effort you have put into the studentships process so far. The response to the student competition demonstrates that there is extremely strong demand from high quality candidates to study for PGR degrees at Stirling. The clusters that you have worked hard to form are clearly focused on important and attractive research ideas, and we encourage you to keep developing them via the Festival of Research events for each overall theme that are happening next month and beyond. Very best wishes Iain and the IAS team. ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

6 9

Short-listing applicants to IAS studentships
by Till Stowasser 28 Apr '23

28 Apr '23

Dear Behavioural Science cluster, IAS have sent us the list of applicants to our cluster. They now need a shortlist of 9 candidates (6 + 3 reserve) by 22nd May. We want to keep the process as transparent and democratic as possible and invite you to participate in the shortlisting. This is an invitation, so don’t feel obliged if you don’t have the time or are not interested in participating with the selection. But, to maximise the wisdom of the crowd, I’d say: the more the merrier! Could you please let me know if you would like to participate in the shortlisting? I will forward the list of applicants and the detailed selection criteria to everyone who wants take part. If you are in, here is what we would need from you by 15th of May: 1. Familiarise yourself with the selection criteria put forward by IAS 2. Based on these criteria, give us a ranked list of your personal top 9 applicants (i.e. 1) Candidate X; 2) Candidate Y; ... 9) Candidate Z) * Make sure that this list contains a maximum of 4 international students, per the IAS rules This is how we plan to aggregate all personal rankings by cluster members * An applicant who gets ranked by a cluster member at No.1 gets 9 points * An applicant who gets ranked by a cluster member at No.2 gets 8 points * An applicant who gets ranked by a cluster member at No.3 gets 7 points * … * An applicant who gets ranked by a cluster member at No.9 gets 1 points * An applicant who does not get ranked by a cluster member gets 0 points * We will then sum up these points for each applicant over all cluster members * This will be the aggregate ranking that will form the basis for the cluster short list * Kind of like the Eurovision Song Contest… Thanks and best wishes, Till ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

5 6

Fwd: IAS Cluster Activities
by Till Stowasser 18 Apr '23

18 Apr '23

Dear Behavioural Science cluster, See below an e-mail from IAS to all clusters regarding additional support the University can provide to clusters beyond the studentships. Re: Festival of Research. Gözde and I will represent our cluster there on 25/05. Anyone else planning to go? Best, Till Begin forwarded message: From: Institute for Advanced Studies <ias(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:ias@stir.ac.uk>> Subject: IAS Cluster Activities Date: 17. April 2023 at 13:05:08 GMT+1 Dear All Following on from our meeting before Easter thought I would follow up with some options for moving clusters forward (I have attached my slides from the meeting). I want to acknowledge again that different clusters will be in different places and so you may not feel the need to engage with this, but we would like to fan the flames of the enthusiasm that came from the clusters ; 1. If you want to meet with a member of RIBE either the business or the funding team then please contactresearchdevelopment(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:researchdevelopment@stir.ac.uk> and they can arrange individual meetings with the clusters. 2. The idea of hearing about what other clusters were planning was well received but I am very aware we are in marking season and you will need to be looking at applications over the next month so we will leave this for now, the sessions in festival are focussed around the mega clusters so we can use those as an opportunity to hear more about what is going on in those areas. 3. Booking space out in campus central. You can do this any time through https://resourcebooker.stir.ac.uk/ If you want to use the space for your cluster to meet during festival of research then we are hoping to provide some refreshments and the chance to mingle in the central area as well as use the meeting rooms more formally. we have currently block booked the space but will open up the rooms for morning and afternoon sessions (9-1) (1-5) which clusters can book. It would be lovely to see the space busy and we are only anticipating that individual clusters would be there for one or two half days across the fortnight- of course you are welcome to use it more if that is of benefit. In order to book then email ias(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:ias@stir.ac.uk> specifying the days and time you would like and they will allocate on a first come first served basis. 4. Impact- this will come up in festival and look out for more news about it but the FoSS Impact accelerator account is just getting up and running and will provide opportunities for everyone to think about impact, access training or funding for accelerating impact If there is another way in which you think we could support you then please let me know and I will see what we can do. Rachel ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

5 5

Behavioural Science cluster — Our own ad on findaphd
by Till Stowasser 07 Apr '23

07 Apr '23

Dear Behavioural Science cluster, As you may be aware, other clusters have been posting their own ads on findaphd to promote their specific clusters. After much back and forth, our cluster has finally been allowed to follow suit (better late than never). Since IAS funds for findaphd had already been exhausted, the cost for this ad are now paid by SMS/Economics (thank you, Mirko!!). For this reason, the title needed to have the word ‘Economics' in it which is why the ad is titled 'PhDs in Behavioural Science/Behavioural Economics' Here is the link to the ad. Please circulate as you see fit. Just 10 more days to go! https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/phds-in-behavioural-science-behaviour… Best wishes, Till ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

3 2

Fwd: IAS Studentships update - Recruitment and Selection Guide
by Till Stowasser 05 Apr '23

05 Apr '23

Dear Behavioural Science cluster, IAS has now sent the studentship recruitment and selection guide that explains the * selection process * timeline * and assessment criteria See attached pdf for details. The most important bits are: * Clusters will be informed on 20th April about the number of pre-screened expressions of interests the cluster received * We have until May 22nd to score and rank these expressions (the pdf below details the procedure and criteria for this) Best, Till Begin forwarded message: From: Karen Sutherland <karen.sutherland1(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:karen.sutherland1@stir.ac.uk>> Subject: IAS Studentships update - Recruitment and Selection Guide Date: 4. April 2023 at 12:03:47 GMT+1 To: Adrian Blackledge <a.j.blackledge(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:a.j.blackledge@stir.ac.uk>>, Alenka Jelen <alenka.jelen(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:alenka.jelen@stir.ac.uk>>, Alison Cathcart <a.m.cathcart(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:a.m.cathcart@stir.ac.uk>>, Amina Moss <amina.moss(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:amina.moss@stir.ac.uk>>, Andrea Schapper <andrea.schapper(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:andrea.schapper@stir.ac.uk>>, Andrew Desbois <andrew.desbois(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:andrew.desbois@stir.ac.uk>>, Andrew Tyler <a.n.tyler(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:a.n.tyler@stir.ac.uk>>, Anna Kirpichnikova <anna.kirpichnikova(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:anna.kirpichnikova@stir.ac.uk>>, Anna Whittaker <a.c.whittaker(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:a.c.whittaker@stir.ac.uk>>, Armando Marino <armando.marino(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:armando.marino@stir.ac.uk>>, Ashley Rogers <a.s.rogers(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:a.s.rogers@stir.ac.uk>>, Christine Caldwell <c.a.caldwell(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:c.a.caldwell@stir.ac.uk>>, Clare Andrews <clare.andrews(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:clare.andrews@stir.ac.uk>>, Clemens Hoffmann <clemens.hoffmann(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:clemens.hoffmann@stir.ac.uk>>, Colin Moran <colin.moran(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:colin.moran@stir.ac.uk>>, Craig Anderson {Stirling Management School} <c.g.anderson(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:c.g.anderson@stir.ac.uk>>, Crawford Moodie <c.s.moodie(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:c.s.moodie@stir.ac.uk>>, Damian Etone <damian.etone(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:damian.etone@stir.ac.uk>>, Dave Little <d.c.little(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:d.c.little@stir.ac.uk>>, David McArdle <d.a.mcardle(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:d.a.mcardle@stir.ac.uk>>, Eileen Tisdall <e.w.tisdall(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:e.w.tisdall@stir.ac.uk>>, Elaine Cameron <elaine.cameron(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:elaine.cameron@stir.ac.uk>>, Emma Macleod <e.v.macleod(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:e.v.macleod@stir.ac.uk>>, Evangelos Spyrakos <evangelos.spyrakos(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:evangelos.spyrakos@stir.ac.uk>>, Fiona Barclay <fiona.barclay(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:fiona.barclay@stir.ac.uk>>, Gema Martin-Ordas <gema.martin-ordas(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:gema.martin-ordas@stir.ac.uk>>, Gemma Robinson <gemma.robinson(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:gemma.robinson@stir.ac.uk>>, Geoffrey Wood <geoffrey.wood1(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:geoffrey.wood1@stir.ac.uk>>, Georgios Argyropoulos <georgios.argyropoulos(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:georgios.argyropoulos@stir.ac.uk>>, Gozde Ozakinci <gozde.ozakinci(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:gozde.ozakinci@stir.ac.uk>>, Greg Singh <greg.singh(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:greg.singh@stir.ac.uk>>, Guido Noto La Diega <guido.noto.la.diega(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:guido.noto.la.diega@stir.ac.uk>>, Hannah Grayson <hannah.grayson(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:hannah.grayson@stir.ac.uk>>, Holger Nehring <holger.nehring(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:holger.nehring@stir.ac.uk>>, James Nicholls <j.c.nicholls(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:j.c.nicholls@stir.ac.uk>>, Jayne Donaldson <jayne.donaldson(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:jayne.donaldson@stir.ac.uk>>, Jennie Morgan <jennie.morgan(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:jennie.morgan@stir.ac.uk>>, Jennifer Dickie <j.a.dickie(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:j.a.dickie@stir.ac.uk>>, Keiller Nogueira <keiller.nogueira(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:keiller.nogueira@stir.ac.uk>>, Line Caes <line.caes(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:line.caes@stir.ac.uk>>, Louise McCabe <louise.mccabe(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:louise.mccabe@stir.ac.uk>>, Magdalena Ietswaart <magdalena.ietswaart(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:magdalena.ietswaart@stir.ac.uk>>, Margaret Malloch <m.s.malloch(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:m.s.malloch@stir.ac.uk>>, Matthew Tinsley <matthew.tinsley(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:matthew.tinsley@stir.ac.uk>>, Melanie Lovatt <melanie.lovatt1(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:melanie.lovatt1@stir.ac.uk>>, Nils Bunnefeld <nils.bunnefeld(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:nils.bunnefeld@stir.ac.uk>>, Pamela Rackow <pamela.rackow(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:pamela.rackow@stir.ac.uk>>, Pawel Fedurek <pawel.fedurek(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:pawel.fedurek@stir.ac.uk>>, Peter Matthews <peter.matthews(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:peter.matthews@stir.ac.uk>>, Philip Ebert <p.a.ebert(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:p.a.ebert@stir.ac.uk>>, Purva Abhyankar <purva.abhyankar(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:purva.abhyankar@stir.ac.uk>>, Rachel Norman <rachel.norman(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:rachel.norman@stir.ac.uk>>, Raquel de Pedro Ricoy <raquel.depedroricoy(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:raquel.depedroricoy@stir.ac.uk>>, Rowan Cruft <rowan.cruft(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:rowan.cruft@stir.ac.uk>>, Saihong Li <saihong.li(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:saihong.li@stir.ac.uk>>, Sandy Brownlee <alexander.brownlee(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:alexander.brownlee@stir.ac.uk>>, Sarah Wilson <sarah.wilson(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:sarah.wilson@stir.ac.uk>>, Sean Semple <sean.semple(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:sean.semple@stir.ac.uk>>, Seda Erdem <seda.erdem(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:seda.erdem@stir.ac.uk>>, Sian Jones <sian.jones(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:sian.jones@stir.ac.uk>>, Simona Hapca <simona.hapca(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:simona.hapca@stir.ac.uk>>, Sonia Rey Planellas <sonia.reyplanellas(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:sonia.reyplanellas@stir.ac.uk>>, Sossie Kasbarian <sossie.kasbarian(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:sossie.kasbarian@stir.ac.uk>>, Stephen Knox <stephen.knox(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:stephen.knox@stir.ac.uk>>, Stuart Auld <s.k.auld(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:s.k.auld@stir.ac.uk>>, Stuart Galloway <s.d.r.galloway(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:s.d.r.galloway@stir.ac.uk>>, Terrie-Lynn Thompson <terrielynn.thompson(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:terrielynn.thompson@stir.ac.uk>>, Tessa Parkes <t.s.parkes(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:t.s.parkes@stir.ac.uk>>, Till Stowasser <till.stowasser(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:till.stowasser@stir.ac.uk>>, Toni Haastrup <toni.haastrup(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:toni.haastrup@stir.ac.uk>>, Wendy Maltinsky <wendy.maltinsky(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:wendy.maltinsky@stir.ac.uk>>, Wen-shin Lee <wen-shin.lee(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:wen-shin.lee@stir.ac.uk>> Cc: Iain Docherty <iain.docherty(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:iain.docherty@stir.ac.uk>> Dear Research Cluster Leads, Here is the [pdf icon] IAS Studentships Recruitment and Selection Guide.pdf<https://stir.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/InstituteforAdvancedStudies/Ee5piHqZtIZAn…> for the next step of the competition, please can you share with cluster members. If you have any questions or require further clarification, please let me know. Kind regards Karen Karen Sutherland Postgraduate Research Officer Research, Innovation and Business Engagement University of Stirling Stirling FK9 4LA Chat with me on Teams<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/chat/0/0?users=%3ckaren.sutherland1@stir.ac.u…> Email: karen.sutherland1(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:karen.sutherland1@stir.ac.uk> Web: www.stir.ac.uk<http://www.stir.ac.uk/> [Facebook icon]<https://www.facebook.com/universityofstirling/> [Twitter icon] <https://twitter.com/StirUni> [LinkedIn icon] <https://www.linkedin.com/edu/university-of-stirling-12676> [Instagram icon] <https://www.instagram.com/universityofstirling/> [Youtbue icon] <https://www.youtube.com/user/UniversityOfStirling> [Banner]<https://www.stir.ac.uk/> [The Queen's Anniversary Prizes 2019] [Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence] ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

1 0

Behavioural science cluster e-mail list
by Till Stowasser 04 Apr '23

04 Apr '23

Dear members of the behavioural science cluster, Moments ago, you should have received an e-mail that notified you of having been added to the Behavioural Science cluster e-mail list. I have created this e-mail list (thanks to Hector for setting up it for us!) to facilitate future communications within the cluster (we are already 20+ members and counting…). So rather than having to manually add people to the recipient list of e-mails, in the future you can simply write an e-mail to behsci(a)lists.stir.ac.uk<mailto:behsci@lists.stir.ac.uk>. If you ever want to unsubscribe, just let me know, and I will do that right away. Best, Till ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

3 2