Thursday 17 October 2013

UACES Student Forum Seminars 2013


Registration Open

 
UACES Student Forum Seminars 2013

Swedenborg House, London, 21-22 November 2013 The Workshop This two-day event organised by the UACES Student Forum<http://www.euro-research.eu/>


is aimed at postgraduate students who are actively engaged in research on European affairs. The workshop aims to discuss the skills needed for academic researchers during the PhD process and beyond.

Sessions will cover areas such as conducting fieldwork, preparing and presenting at academic conferences and applying for grants and funding. The second day of the workshop aims to address the process of publishing in academia with sessions focusing upon understanding the journal submission process, deciding where to submit your work and writing for a non-academic audience.

Funding Available

UACES is able to cover the cost of travel (economy fares up to 90 GBP) as well as one night's accommodation (50 GBP max. per person towards accommodation costs) for participants. Funding for travel and accommodation for students participating in the workshop is on a first come first served basis. Please see the Terms & Conditions at www.uaces.org/terms<http://www.uaces.org/terms> before registering.

 

This funding has been made possible with the support of the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Union.

Registration

Please see

www.uaces.org/seminars2013<http://www.uaces.org/seminars2013> for further information (including a list of speakers) and to register.

Registration closes on Thursday 14 November 2013.

Dear all

 

This an opportunity for ESRC funded student researchers who have achieved or show potential in achieving outstanding impacts:

 

The second annual impact prize call for applications has opened.  http://www.esrc.ac.uk/news-and-events/events/celebrating-impact-prize/index.aspx

 

The Prize is our annual opportunity to celebrate the outstanding economic and social impacts achieved by ESRC-funded researchers. Applications are now welcome and will close at 16.00 on 22 November 2013. Winners receive £10,000 and £5,000 to the second place winners.

 

Applications are welcome from any current or previously ESRC funded projects, including those funded before 2008.

 

There are six categories for the ESRC Celebrating Impact Prize:

·        Outstanding Impact in Business - research which has generated business impact through successful knowledge exchange and engagement

·        Outstanding Impact in Public Policy - research that has contributed to the development of UK public policy, at the local, regional or national government level

·        Outstanding Impact in Society - research that has made a contribution benefitting society more widely or a specific group of the public

·        Outstanding International Impact - research that has achieved impact at an international level in business, policy or societal issues

·        Outstanding Early Career Impact - student researchers who have achieved or show potential in achieving outstanding impacts in any of the above categories

·        Impact Champion of the Year - a nominated individual who has a significant personal track record in knowledge exchange and supporting and enabling impact.