> <<Mama Africa invite.doc>>
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> Dr David Murphy
> Head of French
> School of Languages, Cultures & Religions
> University of Stirling
> Stirling FK9 4LA
> Scotland
> Tel (01786) 467535
> Fax (01786) 466088
>
> President of the Society for Francophone Postcolonial Studies:
> www.sfps.ac.uk
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Stirling Graduate Research School (SGRS) is holding its annual INDUCTION
DAY for new Postgraduate Research Students on:
THURSDAY 29TH SEPTEMBER, From 10:00am in the Court Room.
A full and interesting day is planned with sessions on, amongst others,
Planning your Research, Library and Computing Advice and being a
research student at Stirling. This is a great opportunity to meet other
Research students and find out what Phd research is going on in the
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Sylvia Barnes
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x 7041
Hi All,
Just to remind you that one of the finest poets of all time, Les Murray, will be here tonight reading from his own work at 7.30pm in Pathfoot Room D3.
What a fantastic start to this semester's CCWS seminars and we very much look forward to seeing you there.
Kind Regards,
Susie Dryburgh
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Department of English Studies
Pathfoot Building
University of Stirling
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COMPUTER TRAINING COURSES in the Library Training Room S21
September-October 2005
We have arranged the next set of training courses and they will
be starting from Monday 26th September onwards. They will take place in
the Library Room S21 on the Stirling Campus.
Please note that as these courses are "Open" to both students and staff
the booking procedure is slightly different from the "Staff Only"
courses.
To reserve a place on the courses below staff should email their request
to Computer Training at ctst1(a)stir.ac.uk
There will also be some "staff only" courses in November
(Dreamweaver, Contribute etc) and these will be advertised nearer the
time.
Open Courses (staff and students):
Level 1 Courses
Word Processing Assignments Efficiently
Monday 26th September 09.05 - 10.55
Tuesday 4th October 09.05 - 10.55
Friday 7th October 09.05 - 10.55
Creating Presentations using Powerpoint
Wednesday 28th September 09.05 - 10.55
Thursday 6th October 14.05 - 15.55
Tuesday 25th October 14.05 - 15.55
Creating Spreadsheets using Excel
Thursday 29th September 09.05 - 10.55
Wednesday 5th October 14.05 - 15.55
Monday 10th October 14.05 - 15.55
Using the Web for your Academic Study
Tuesday 27th September 09.05 - 10.55
Monday 17th October 09.05 - 10.55
Level 2 Courses
Controlling Graphics & Creating Diagrams in Assignments
Monday 3rd October 09.05 - 10.55
Wednesday 12th October 14.05 - 15.55
Wednesday 26th October 09.05 - 10.55
Tabs, Tables & other Layout Tools
Tuesday 11th October 14.05 - 15.55
Monday 24th October 14.05 - 15.55
Friday 28th October 09.05 - 10.55
Creating Charts and Graphs in Excel
Thursday 6th October 09.05 - 10.55
Friday 14th October 09.05 - 10.55
Monday 24th October 09.05 - 10.55
Level 3 Courses
Creating Online Questionnaires in Word
Thursday 13th October 09.05 - 10.55
Tuesday 25th October 09.05 - 10.55
Word Processing your Dissertation
(this session contains many useful features for
working with reports and other more complex documents)
Wed 28th Sep 13:05-15:55 Fri 30th Sep 09:05-11:55
Mon 3rd Oct 13:05-15:55 Wed 5th Oct 09:05-11:55
Mon 10th Oct 09:05-11:55 Wed 12th Oct 09:05-11:55
Tues 18th Oct 09:05-11:55 Thurs 20th Oct 09:05-11:55
Wed 26thOct 13:05-15:55 Thurs 27th Oct 09:05-11:55
Places are limited to 15, but our experience is that some
attendees do not turn up on the day and so we have a reserve list of 3
places. Those on the reserve list will be allocated a place at the start
time of a course if a booked place has not been taken up. It is
therefore important to arrive before the start of the session to avoid
the risk of losing your place.
Staff should book a place on an "open course" by emailing
Computer Training (ctst1(a)stir.ac.uk) with your request. (Students sign
up individually on sheets in the Library)
Prior to booking a place on any of the sessions please discuss
your attendance with your head of department or supervisor, as
appropriate.
Thank you
Moira Aitken
Computer Liaison & Training (COLT)
Information Services
ctst1(a)stir.ac.uk
Your Thesis on the Web
Stirling's new Digital Repository for eTheses is now live at
http://dspace.stir.ac.uk <http://dspace.stir.ac.uk/> and is also
accessible via the Portal. This is an online repository for research
theses awarded by the University of Stirling.
For currently-registered PhD and research Masters students participation
is optional, but we are confident that electronic deposit of research
theses will soon be the norm. In common with most other Scottish
Universities, Stirling is a signatory to the Scottish Declaration of
Open Access, by which it has undertaken to "encourage, and where
practical mandate, the deposit of PhD theses in an institutional
repository."
The Repository ensures a global audience for your research, leading to
greater impact and citation. Theses in the repository are indexed by
OAISter (http://oaister.umdl.umich.edu <http://oaister.umdl.umich.edu/>
) and are also found by search engines such as Google and Yahoo. They
are given a short permanent url, and are stored on a reliable academic
website. The student experience elsewhere is that it promotes their
research, expands their network of research colleagues, and even helps
them locate a job (Communicator (2000) 33 (9): 1-8
<http://www.cgsnet.org/PublicationsPolicyRes/Communicatorpdfs/2000/Novem
ber00.pdf> ).
Depositing your thesis is easy, and can be done entirely online. Once
you have the final, corrected version, and paper copies have been
submitted to Registry, follow the instructions at
http://www.library.stir.ac.uk/repository/ethesis.html
<http://www.library.stir.ac.uk/repository/ethesis.html> .
Alternatively, contact the Information Centre in the Library (e-mail
infocentre(a)stir.ac.uk <mailto:infocentre@stir.ac.uk> ; telephone (01786)
467250; internal extension 7250).
Please find attached details of a scholarship from the Foundation for
Canadian Studies.
The aims of these doctoral studentships are:
* To provide financial support for well-qualified and talented
UK residents to conduct doctoral research, at a UK university,
containing some Canadian element and with relevance to Canadian Studies
in the UK;
* To promote and encourage Canadian Studies in the UK.
For an application contact me.
Thanks
Wilma
Wilma Ellis
Research Services Officer
Planning and Research Office
University of Stirling
Stirling
FK9 4LA
Tel: 01786 466691
Fax: 01786466688
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Hello
I work as a Research Assistant in the psychology department, and I am desperately looking for people to help me with my research. I have a short study (25 minutes) that involves pressing keys in response to the appearance of target letters on computer screen. It is very straighforward, and you would be compensated for your time (£2.50).
If you would like to take part, please contact me by e-mail (a.s.law(a)stir.ac.uk), or on extension 6375, or at room 3B114 in the Cottrell building.
Thanks very much,
Anna Law
Please see call for papers for Glasgow University's student run eJournal
for postgraduate research. Please look at www.sharp.arts.gla.ac.uk and
contact sharp(a)arts.gla.ac.uk if you are interested.
SGRS has been discussing setting up something similar here, and I'd like
to hear from you if you think this is a good idea. I'd particularly
like to hear from students interested in helping to run the journal if
we decide to go ahead.
Thanks
Wilma
Wilma Ellis
Research Services Officer
Planning and Research Office
University of Stirling
Stirling
FK9 4LA
Tel: 01786 466691
Fax: 01786466688
-----Original Message-----
From: Gunnar Fabian Schuppert [mailto:gfschuppert@gmail.com]
Sent: 25 May 2005 11:32
To: Fabian
Subject: Call for Papers
Dear Sir / Madam,
eSharp is the University of Glasgow's open-access online journal for
postgraduates in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. Run by
postgraduates, it aims to provide a critical but supportive entry into
the realm of academic publishing for emerging academics, including
postgraduates and recent postdoctoral students, the world over.
One of our aims is to encourage the publication of high quality
postgraduate research; therefore all submitted articles are anonymously
peer-reviewed as part of the acceptance and feedback process. This
rigorous and constructive process is designed to enhance the worth of
postgraduate and postdoctoral work.
After the successful launch of our fourth issue, on 'Journeys of
Discovery', eSharp is delighted to announce the Call for Papers for the
forthcoming issue, on 'Identity and Marginality'. Please forward the
attached Call for Papers to your postgraduate students and help us to
spread the word. eSharp is very grateful for your help and support. In
case you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Best wishes
Fabian Schuppert
On behalf of the eSharp editorial board www.sharp.arts.gla.ac.uk
CALL FOR PAPERS
eSharp is the online journal for social sciences, arts and humanities
postgraduates based at the University of Glasgow. It is a peer-reviewed
journal that aims to provide a critical but supportive entry into the
world of academic publishing.
Our latest issue, on 'Journeys of Discovery', has recently been
published at www.sharp.arts.gla.ac.uk and we are now looking for
submissions for the sixth edition to be launched in Autumn 2005. We
welcome papers from postgraduates working in all areas.
The theme of the sixth edition is
Identity and Marginality
Topics may include but are not limited to:
* Political Representation
* Self and Other
* Minorities
* The Ego
* Nationalism
* Regionalism
* Globalisation
* (Post-)Colonialism
* Migration, Diaspora and Exile
* Psychoanalysis
* Race and Ethnicity
* Otherness
* Dialogue and Conflict
* Asylum
* Crossing Cultures
* Childhood/Adult Development
* Abjection
* Space
* Self-discovery
* Repression and Dominance
* Collectivism
* Religion
* Media analysis
* Body and Gender
* Expulsion
Articles (word limit 4500-5000 words) must be submitted by 25 July 2005.
Please ensure that you accompany your submission with an abstract of
200-250 words and a list of 3-5 keywords for meta-tagging. For a full
list of guidelines and our style sheet please see
www.sharp.arts.gla.ac.uk. Please submit your article (both abstract and
full paper) to sharp(a)arts.gla.ac.uk.
CALLING ALL...
Postgraduate Students
Teachers of Research Methods
Social Science Researchers
a FREE opportunity to observe the data collection phase of one of a
range of major British surveys. Participation involves attending a
workshop and a chance to accompany an interviewer
PLEASE APPLY TO:
http://qb.soc.surrey.ac.uk/sls.htm
Wilma Ellis
Research Services Officer
Planning and Research Office
University of Stirling
Stirling
FK9 4LA
Tel: 01786 466691
Fax: 01786466688
Hi,
Further to my email last month on the Survey Link Scheme.
We have just run two SLS Workshops for over 35 quantitative and
qualitative researchers drawn from a variety of backgrounds; and
received a very positive response. Participants thought it relevant both
for their current activities and their future careers.
For example:
"I thought today's workshop was excellent, superbly organised and
pitched at just the right level of active participation, informality and
useful information.
I just wanted to say thank you for such a brilliant workshop today, I
enjoyed it hugely and feel it was immensely useful, both for the project
and my own career development."
We still have some vacancies for the Workshop @ Edinburgh and I should
be grateful if you might make a fresh contact with anyone who is
interested to encourage them to register for the Workshop on 22 June.
Thank you
Tom
________________________________
The workshops that we are planning to run in Edinburgh are part of a
nationwide dissemination of the ESRC Survey Link Scheme. Each workshop
in the Napier Building, Edinburgh can accommodate 18 participants; and
we wished to publicise it throughout the major Universities in Scotland.
The Workshop on 22nd June features the British Social Attitude Survey
conducted by NATCEN; and the one on 23rd June - the Scottish House
Condition Survey conducted by ONS. The Workshops are Free and
reasonable travel expenses are paid.
Details of the Scheme are contained in the promotional material
attached. Essentially it represents a desire by ESRC to provide
academics - postgraduates and teachers of social science methodology -
with an insight into how major survey organisations undertake their
surveys; and use BLAISE & CAPI in developing and conducting interviews.
The workshops are designed to be helpful both to quantitative or
qualitative researchers. The Scheme which has been running for some
several years provides the opportunity for participants to accompany
interviewers in the field:
http://qb.soc.surrey.ac.uk/sls.htm
Applications can be made through the website and will be allocated on a
first come first served basis.
Thank you for your help but please feel free to contact me should you
need more information.
Tom
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Tom Daly
Survey Link Scheme - Liaison Officer
School of Human Sciences
Room 4AD03
University of Surrey, Guildford
GU2 7XH
United Kingdom
Telephone:
UK: 01483-683966
http://www.soc.surrey.ac.uk/crag/research.html
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> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYSYMPOSIUM ON LIVING MEMORY IN AFRICAN FILM AND LITERATURE
> Sunday 8 May, 11am - 3pm
> McCrum Lecture Theatre, Corpus Christi College
> University of Cambridge
> KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
> TSITSI DANGAREMBA
> KEN WIWA
> PATRICK WILLIAMS
> This symposium will be held in conjunction with the Fourth Cambridge African Film Festival, one of the major Africa05 events occurring across the UK this year. The symposium speakers will seek to explore how an individual and collective memory is activated through African literature and cinema, in order to challenge a repressive historical record or to claim a space for personal recollection. The Symposium is one of the events being held to commemorate the decade since the assassination of Ken Saro-Wiwa, Nigerian writer and environmental activist.
> Download registration forms at www.cambridgeafricanfilmfestival.co.uk
> *********************************************************************
> Fourth Cambridge African Film Festival 4 > -> 14 May
> www.cambridgeafricanfilmfestival.co.uk
> The only annual festival of African cinema in the UK, the Fourth CAFF is delighted to bring you the very best of contemporary and retrospective African film, as well as a range of academic, musical, spoken word, and educational events. As a partner of Africa05, the biggest celebration of African culture ever organised in Britain and inspired by the Commission for Africa, the festival is a rare opportunity to experience elements of Africa never seen before in the UK. Highlights include:
> * 23 films, including features, shorts, and documentaries from across the continent, ranging from Ethiopia to Rwanda * A Symposium on Living Memory in African Film and Literature, with keynote speakers Ken Wiwa (son of Ken Saro-Wiwa), Tsitsi Dangaremba, and Professor Patrick Williams
> * 10 UK premieres, including the much-awaited UN AMOUR D'ENFANT (Senegal), TASUMA (Burkina Faso), and HOLLOW CITY (Angola)
> * Early African Film Classics, including Borom Sarret (1963), Touki Bouki (1973), and Une Lettre Paysanne (1975) * Directors Ben Diogoye Beye (Senegal), Kethiwe Ngcobo (South Africa), Tsitsi Dangaremba (Zimbabwe), Ian Gabriel (South Africa), Safi Faye (Senegal), Rasmané Ganemtore (Burkina Faso), Teboho Edkins (Lesotho), and Khaled El Hagar (Egypt) in presence to talk to audiences about their films
> Booking, programme, and venue information available at our website.
> A special reduced-rate festival pass is available.
> Sponsored by: UK Film Council, Screen East, Cambridge Centre of African Studies, Cambridge Arts Picturehouse, British Council, Trinity College, Smuts Memorial Fund, South African High Commission, Routledge
>
>
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