April 2008 - Graduate-research-list - University of Stirling Mailing Lists

FW: Reminder CCWS seminar
by Marta More 22 Apr '08

22 Apr '08

Tuesday 22nd April Will Rea 'Masquerade and modernity: performing the past in the present' (Dept of Fine Art, University of Leeds) 5pm Room B2 Will researches the art history of Africa and has interests more generally in material culture, sculpture (widely defined) and theories of the object, particularly the applicability of anthropological models to art history. His work also explores the modernities, religions and cultural heritage of Africa. His latest project is on the Ibadan renaissance of the 1960s, a project that aims to draw the artistic, literary and historical studies produced in the town of Ibadan in the 1960s into a wider relationship with the immediate postcolonial context of the town. Contact: David Richards (david.richards(a)stir.ac.uk)

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FW: Unique and United - Equality and Diversity Festival
by Kathryn Cook 18 Apr '08

18 Apr '08

> Hi > I'm writing to you to promote the Unique and United Festival running > from Monday 21 April to Friday 25 April. > This has been organised on behalf of the Student Experience Committee > by Student Support Services and SUSA and a lot of hard work has gone > into programming this and bringing it all together. In particular > thanks are offered to Chris Baxter in SUSA and to Sheila McWhirter and > Eilidh Bateman of Skillbuilders (employed by Student Support > Services). > I'd be very grateful if you could forward the attached web link to > friends and colleagues and to any groups of students you think will be > interested in participating in any of the events. > > http://www.careers.stir.ac.uk/equalityfestival.php > > Best wishes > > Mark > > --------------------------------------------- > Mark Wilkinson > Head of Student Support Services > University of Stirling > 4Y1 Cottrell Building > Stirling > FK9 4FK > > tel: 01786 466802 > email: mark.wilkinson(a)stir.ac.uk > > Have you thought of joining the University of Stirling Staff Charities > Scheme? > web link: http://www.charity.stir.ac.uk/charity-home.php > > > > > >

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JSPS Short Term Award Programme
by Kathryn Cook 17 Apr '08

17 Apr '08

JSPS Short Term Award Programme Deadline 17:30 Friday 30th May This Programme provides the opportunity for short-term visits for young pre- and post-doctoral researchers from Europe and North America to conduct cooperative research with leading research groups at Japanese Universities and Institutions. The Programme is designed to provide researchers with first-hand experience of the research and living environment in Japan, whilst expanding academic exchange between Japan and the United Kingdom. Researchers from all fields of sciences including humanities and social sciences are eligible to apply. Awards will cover visits of 1 to 12 months. More information via http://www.jsps.org/funding/fellowship/short_term/index2008.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kathryn Cook Graduate School Administrator Research and Enterprise Office University of Stirling Stirling, FK9 4LA Tel: 01786 466698 Fax: 01786 466688 E-Mail: k.e.cook(a)stir.ac.uk "The University of Stirling is recognised as a Scottish Charity with registration number SC011159" All staff and students are welcome to attend all or part of the 4th Annual SGRS Postgraduate Research Conference on Wednesday 23rd April from 10am - 4.30pm

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FW: New Career Opportunities and Workshops
by Kathryn Cook 11 Apr '08

11 Apr '08

> ______________________________________________ > From: Careers Office > Sent: 11 April 2008 12:17 > To: Alberto Montagnoli; Alison Jasper; Anda Kilpatrick; Andrew > Hoyle; Angela Carey; Angela Higgins; Carol Salt; Fiona Grossart; James > Smyth; Joanne Fairbrother; Lesley Low; Leslie Mitchell; Lorraine > Wilson; Mari Mikkola; Neil McLaren; Peter Lynch; Sarah Pugh; Savi > Maharaj; Simon De Turberville; Stephen Penn; Stuart Hislop; Yulia > Veld-Merkoulova > Cc: Kathryn Cook > Subject: New Career Opportunities and Workshops > > Dear Career Liaison Officers, > > <<Information sheet Phase III.doc>> <<Letter1 to email.doc>> > <<poster for the Leonardo programme.doc>> <<Career Events and > Workshop 13-18 April 08.ppt>> > > Please find attached documents for promoting new career opportunities > and upcoming career events. Other opportunities targeted to specific > departments are on the post to individual Career Liaison Officers. > We'd be very appreciated if you could publicise these events and > opportunities to students at your department on our behalf. > > Thank you very much for your help. > > Best regards, > Susan > > Susan Cross > Careers Assistant > Career Development Centre > University of Stirling > Stirling >

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FW: A Fellowship Program for Young Academics
by Kathryn Cook 10 Apr '08

10 Apr '08

> ______________________________________________ > From: Nathalie L'Huillier > Sent: 10 April 2008 11:47 > To: Kathryn Cook > Subject: A Fellowship Program for Young Academics > > http://www.daimler-benz-stiftung.de/home/fellowship/en/start.html > > The Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz Foundation awards fellowships to > young Germans working for a PhD > in foreign countries, and to foreign PhD students wishing to undertake > research in German institutions. The > program is open to all disciplines, subjects and countries. Applicants > must have a clearly defined research > project of their own and a research invitation from a host > institution. Workplace and supervision arrangements > in the host institution must be finalized by the applicant before > applying for a fellowship. > > 1. Who may apply? > The fellowships are intended to support a new generation of academics. > The program therefore applies > only to persons, not to projects. Germans wishing to pursue a research > stay abroad and foreign students > intending to work in Germany in connection with their PhD may apply. > The support provided by the > Foundation is for a maximum period of 2 years. Candidates may complete > their entire PhD thesis in the > host country if they so wish. > Applicants should not be older than 30, and must have been awarded > their most recent academic > degree (Master's degree or Diploma degree) within the last year at the > time of the application deadline. > If these requirements can not be fulfilled for discipline-specific > reasons applicants should contact the > Foundation. > PhD theses in medicine can only be supported if the candidate is able > to prove extensive experimental > expertise at the time of applying. > > 2. Who may not apply? > Fellowships are intended to provide initial support at the outset of > PhD work. Bridging and final-phase > funding is not available. PhD students who have already been supported > by other sources for longer than > one year are not eligible to apply for this program. > Candidates who have spent the last 2 years of their studies or their > entire study period outside their > home country cannot be considered for this program. Fieldwork, visits > to archives and museums etc. > without attachment to an academic institution and short periods of > study of less than 6 months will not be > supported. > Neither is the fellowship program intended for postdoctoral research > or qualifications, Diploma or Master's > theses, postgraduate studies, study visits or practical training. > > 3. How to apply > Deadlines for submitting complete applications to the Foundation are > March 1 and October 1 each year. > The postmark is not valid! Applications arriving after these deadlines > cannot be considered. > After an initial review of all applications, selected applicants will > be invited to present their projects at a > seminar at the Karl Benz-Haus in Ladenburg (in May resp. December). > Representatives of the Foundation > and specialist assessors will attend this seminar. The participation > in the seminar is a stringent requirement > for an approval. > Foreign applicants who are unable to attend the seminar due to the > distance involved may be granted a > reduced fellowship of 750 Euros per month for a transitional period of > 3 months so that they may start their > research projects in Germany. The decision to award a full fellowship > will depend on a final evaluation of > the project after presentation thereof at a seminar in Ladenburg > during the 3-month stay. Travel costs will > be reimbursed up to a maximum amount of 1000 Euros. > contd. > > Personal applications may be sent by mail (but not by fax or e-mail) > to: > Gottlieb Daimler- und Karl Benz-Stiftung > Dr.-Carl-Benz-Platz 2 > 68526 Ladenburg > Germany > Tel.: +49 (0) 6203 10 92-0 > Fax: +49 (0) 6203 10 92-5 > E-mail: info(a)daimler-benz-stiftung.de > Contact: > Ms. Petra Jung > Tel.: +49 (0) 6203 10 92-16 > > There are no special application forms. Please print on one side of > each page only and do not use staples or > covers, etc. > The complete application should include the following documents, to be > presented in the following order: > * Brief description of the research proposal (with title) with > specific details of methodology (maximum 3 > pages). References should be limited to half a page. > * Letter of motivation regarding the research project and the host > institute (maximum 1 page) > * financing plan for the research stay. Details of possible other > financial contributions or revenues during > the stay or awarded for the purpose thereof (e.g. payment of study > fees, employment, partial grants, > bridging and final-phase funding etc.). Please enclose documentary > evidence. Other fellowships (except > for tuition fees) or incomes will be credited against the Foundation's > grant. > * a letter of invitation from the host institution containing a > statement of why the institution is interested in > the candidate. If possible, the letter should give some indication of > willingness to provide the candidate > with financial or material support. > * Tabular curriculum vitae with documentation of academic career. > * Two confidential letters of reference in a sealed envelope to be > enclosed with the application or sent to > the Foundation by separate post. The letters of reference should > comment on both the candidate and the > project. They must be written on official headed paper from the > institution at which the referee works. > Informal and unsigned letters of reference cannot be considered. > * Complete copies of all academic certificates (school leaving > certificate, Bachelor's degree, Master's > degree, Diploma degree, etc.). > > 4. Fellowship payments > Fellowships are granted for the sole purpose of covering living costs > in the host country. The Foundation > does not fund tuition fees, materials, supporting staff, stays in the > candidate's home country or outside of > the host institution, or travel costs within the research project. > Fellowships are currently paid at the following rates: > * 970 Euros for foreign fellowship holders in Germany > * 1 025-1 250 Euros for German fellowship holders in European > countries > * 1 300 Euros for German fellowship holders in the USA > The rates for other countries vary according to the costs of living in > the respective country. > In addition, the Foundation grants a one-off lump sum to cover the > cost of travel to and from the host > institution (up to 500 Euros for countries in Europe and up to 1000 > Euros for countries outside Europe). If > necessary, the Foundation can provide support for a German language > course for foreign fellowship holders. > Partial financing (up to 50%) can be requested from the Foundation up > to twice a year for participation at > conferences if the fellowship holder is presenting a paper. Allowances > will also be provided to cover the > cost of travel to Foundation events and the annual meeting of > fellowship holders. > The Foundation organizes an annual meeting of fellowship holders to > promote interdisciplinary exchange. > Former fellowship holders receive the status of "Fellow". The > Foundation also supports initiatives by > Fellows such as the establishment of multidisciplinary workshops. > > Dr Nathalie L'Huillier > Research Policy Officer/Business Development Manager (acting) > Policy and Graduate Team > Research and Enterprise Office > Cottrell Building 3B1 > University of Stirling > FK9 4LA Stirling, UK > > *: nathalie.lhuillier(a)stir.ac.uk > *: +44 1786 466448 > Fax: +44 1786 466688 > > All Staff and Students are welcome to attend all or part of the 4th > Annual SGRS Postgraduate Research Conference on Wednesday 23rd April > (10am-4.30pm). > > The NEW Research & Enterprise Office website has arrived! To find out > how we can help you, whatever your research or enterprise needs, > simply follow this link: www.research.stir.ac.uk > The University of Stirling is recognised as a Scottish Charity with > registration number SC011159 > >

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FW: SMRI Seminar this Weds - REMINDER
by Kathryn Cook 08 Apr '08

08 Apr '08

________________________________ Dear colleagues I would like to remind you of the SMRI research seminar this Wednesday at 3pm, where Dave Rushton from University of Strathclyde will present a paper titled 'Citizen Spectrum versus Corporate Piracy: local TV or another shopping channel?' I attach a flyer and ask if you could please forward to anyone interested. All welcome. Best wishes Phil Drake Dr Philip Drake Stirling Media Research Institute Department of Film, Media & Journalism University of Stirling FK9 4LA Scotland, UK Tel: 00 44 (0) 1786 467973 Fax: 00 44 (0) 1786 466855 http://www.fms.stir.ac.uk <http://www.fms.stir.ac.uk/> http://www.fms.stir.ac.uk/staff-film-media/philip.drake.html <http://www.fms.stir.ac.uk/staff-film-media/philip.drake.html>

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FW: Postgraduate Conference at Stirling (Registration)
by Kathryn Cook 07 Apr '08

07 Apr '08

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kathryn Cook Graduate School Administrator Research and Enterprise Office University of Stirling Stirling, FK9 4LA Tel: 01786 466698 Fax: 01786 466688 E-Mail: k.e.cook(a)stir.ac.uk "The University of Stirling is recognised as a Scottish Charity with registration number SC011159" All staff and students are welcome to attend all or part of the 4th Annual SGRS Postgraduate Research Conference on Wednesday 23rd April from 10am - 4.30pm ________________________________ From: Brian Rock Sent: 06 April 2008 14:33 To: Linda Bradley; Kathryn Cook; Margaret Tooey; Yvonne McClymont; Sally Armstrong-Payne; Linda Cullen; Brigitte Innes; Alison Cooper; Karen Forrest; Deirdre Kennedy Subject: Postgraduate Conference at Stirling (Registration) Dear all, Could you please forward on the message below about the English Studies postgraduate conference at Stirling to all staff and postgraduates within your department? Thank you in advance. Brian --- Dear all, I've attached the registration form and details about the workshops for the postgraduate conference 'Exploding the Canon' on May 24th-25th organised by the department of English Studies. All staff and postgraduates are welcome to participate in the conference. If you would like to attend this conference please return the form plus £15 payment (cheque is preferable) to us by April 25th at the latest. You can post it to us, or drop it off with the secretaries at room A11 (English department's office) or at the English studies postgraduate office in room B22. Once again, you have until April 25th to submit an abstract if you would like to present a paper. So far we have 33 papers and I will send out the full schedule for the conference at the beginning of May. Best wishes and looking forward to your involvement in May. Brian Brian Rock Research Postgraduate Student Department of English Studies University of Stirling Stirling FK9 4LA Scotland, U.K. E: brian.rock(a)stir.ac.uk http://brian-rock.blogspot.com <http://brian-rock.blogspot.com/> Tel: +44-7890775759 April 26th Postgraduate Symposium in Postcolonial Studies. http://supostcolonialsymposium.wikidot.com/ <http://supostcolonialsymposium.wikidot.com/> May 24-25th Exploding the Canon Postgraduate Conference http://www.explodingthecanon.stir.ac.uk <http://www.explodingthecanon.stir.ac.uk/>

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FW: CCWS seminar reminder
by Alison Scott 07 Apr '08

07 Apr '08

Alison Scott Postgraduate Secretary Department of English Studies 01786 467510 -----Original Message----- From: David Richards Sent: 06 April 2008 12:27 To: Alison Scott; Marta More Subject: CCWS seminar reminder Centre of Commonwealth Studies Postcolonial Visiting Speakers Programme Spring Semester 2008 Tuesday 8th April. Karin Barber (CWAS, Birmingham University) Print culture and the reading public in 1920s Lagos 5pm Room B2 Karin Barber did her first degree in English before going on to study social anthropology at University College London and doing a PhD at the University of Ife, Nigeria, where she researched the role of oral poetic performance in everyday life. She has also worked on Yoruba popular theatre, and joined a travelling theatre company, performing in improvised Yoruba-language plays, both on stage and on television. Karin was President of the African Studies Association and she is the editor of Africa the journal of the International African Institute. In 2003 she was elected a Fellow of the British Academy. Karin has been given a Yoruba chieftaincy title, and is the Iyamoye of Okuku. Contact: David Richards (david.richards(a)stir.ac.uk)

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