Salford Postgraduate Annual Research Conference (SPARC) 2013: Theory, Practice, Impact

Salford Postgraduate Annual Research Conference (SPARC) 2013: Theory, Practice, Impact

When: 5-6 June 2013

Where: Chapman Building, University of Salford

Who is it for? Postgraduate Researchers at all stages of research.

Call for abstracts deadline: 11 March 2013

Website: www.salford.ac.uk/research/sparc

SPARC is a forum for developing research, offering a space for postgraduate researchers from all disciplines to exchange ideas. There are several presentation formats to choose from, and it’s a great way of developing presentation skills, testing ideas with new audiences, getting feedback, and meeting researchers from other disciplines and universities.

Proposals for presentations are invited which directly address the contribution (or potential contribution) in relation to any of the conference themes: theory, practice and impact. This could include (but is not limited to) any of the following:

• advancement in theoretical understanding, for example challenging, developing or reframing debates


• enhancements to practice, for example new applications of theory; enhancement of techniques, technologies, skills


• beneficial impacts on society, economy, culture or the environment.

There are more details about the themes, presentation formats, and how to submit proposals on the conference website: www.salford.ac.uk/research/sparc

As well as student presentations, there will be a range of keynote speakers discussing the impact of their research, as well as researcher development activities and workshops.

Any queries, please contact the team on sparc@salford.ac.uk

Engagement@Manchester

Engagement@Manchester runs a series of lunchtime meetings exploring different aspects of public engagement. All university staff and students are welcome to attend and find out more.

The next meeting will look at Collaboration between the Arts and Sciences and take place on 21 November 2012, 13:00 - 14:00, University Place 2.220

We explore how arts and sciences disciplines across the university and beyond have worked together to create some amazing engagement activities and opportunities. A few speakers will present short case studies giving a taster of what they have worked on with time for discussion.

Jenna Carine Ashton Colour/ "Chroma"

Jenna will discuss the ongoing public engagement project Colour/ "Chroma", exploring the relationship between arts and science, and our understanding and perception of sensory impairment.

Kate Dack Exploring Enhancement with young people

The 'Seeking Perfection' project brought together creative practitioners and researchers to workshop together and develop a public performance for the Manchester Science Festival.

Naomi Kashiwagi In The Mix

Naomi will talk about her work animating the University of Manchester's cultural wonders through new commissioned soundscapes that are inspired by electronic music pioneer, Delia Derbyshire.

The Post Grad Society

The  Post Grad Society

The University of Manchester has over 10,000 Post grads that are an integral part of University and campus life.

The University of Manchester Students’ Union is committed to creating an inclusive space for the Postgraduate community. I am looking to bring together motivated and passionate Post grads students to run this society and would like to see a mixture of researchers and taught post grads working together to make sure that all needs are met.

A preliminary meeting on Nov 14^th (Wednesday) will be held for all those with an interested in sitting on the Post grad Society Committee.  The Committee will then work, with support and money from the Students’ Union, to start organising the events and services specifically for post grads .

If you are interested please email your contact details to saad.wahid@manchester.ac.uk or turn up at the meeting on the 14^th of November at 6 pm at the Students Union.

Initially, the Post grad Society will do following, but terms  of reference will be established once the committee is convened.

1-      Post grad employability: Working with the University of Manchester Career services and other governmental and non governmental bodies, the Postgrad Society will ensure that its members are provided access to graduate level employment opportunities.

2-      Post grad socials: the Post grad Society will be one of the main sources of social life for postgraduates and ways for you to network with other postgrads across the University. The Society will organize socials, regular parties, and trips across the UK.

3-        Post grad study abroad exchange programme: The society will aim to establish a Post grad international mobility program through which students can complete one semester of their studies in a partner university in another country

4-        Post grad networking: With a rich base of alumni based all over the world, the Post grad Society will aim to establish connections with its alumni in order to provide help, mentoring and employment referrals to its members.

I have also setup a face book page for the event https://www.facebook.com/events/170538813087292/?context=create.

Thanks & Regards

Saad Wahid

Diversity Officer

Images of Research Photography Competition - Voting Open!

Images of Research photography competition - 17 October to 5 November 2012

15 stunning photos have been shortlisted and have gone on display at a special exhibition at the John Ryland’s Library, Deansgate.

This year’s theme is “Making a Difference”. The images demonstrate how research at the University is affecting the wider world and benefitting society. Research staff and students from all academic levels have entered. An overall winner will be chosen by the public who can vote both online and at the exhibition.

http://www.manchesterimagesofresearch.co.uk/

http://www.manchester.ac.uk/aboutus/news/display/?id=8881

Some recent tweets: 

Science Spectacular ‏@manc_science

You can also hear an interview with us on @bbcradiomanc (1hr49min) re the Images of Research Competition! http://tinyurl.com/bwm8m8e  #msf12

‏@McrSciFest

http://ow.ly/ezlIU  University of Manchester highlight the Images of Research photography competition. Voting open now http://ow.ly/ezlZ5

 

 

Manchester Enterprise Centre - Venture Out Competition

Manchester Enterprise Centre

Ideas Factory and Venture Out ideas competition launch

Do you have a great idea? Here’s your chance to win a £500 cash prize!

 

Our annual enterprise ideas competition Venture Out launches on Monday, 8 October at the first in a series of Ideas Factory guest entrepreneur events.

The first Ideas Factory event sees Venture Out competition leader Dr. Martin Henery joined by past winners and finalists who have gone on to set up successful new ventures. They will explain how to get the best out of the competition and share advice on how to go from the initial idea to setting up a business.

Prizes

Venture Out has three categories – Venture Out Business, Venture Out Social and Venture Out Technology. There are three prizes to be won in each category:

1^st - £500.00

2^nd - £250.00

3^rd - £100.00

The closing date for entries is Tuesday, 27 November and winners will be announced at an awards ceremony in December.

Ideas Factory

Ideas Factory is our new series of weekly enterprise events where we invite successful entrepreneurs to share details of their entrepreneurial journey and give you the opportunity to meet them and ask your questions.

Lunch and refreshments will be provided at all Ideas Factory events.

 

For more information about Monday’s event and registration details, visit our website >>

 

Kind regards,

The Manchester Enterprise Centre Team

W: www.mbs.ac.uk/mec

E: enterprise@manchester.ac.uk

The Digital Researcher

The Digital Researcher

19 October, Nottingham

Are you making the most of new technologies in your research?

The Vitae Midlands Hub and the Midlands Energy Consortium are running the Digital Researcher to help researchers make the most of new technologies in their research. This event will provide hands on experience and will allow researchers to explore the use of Web 2.0 in research, networks and building their own online profiles.

The interactive event, which will be held at the University of Nottingham, is for postgraduate researchers and research staff. It will include presentations and interactive sessions on subjects such as microblogging, RSS feeds, social networking and social citation sharing.  Participants will explore and develop the skills needed for research in an increasingly digital world and gain ideas for managing information.

On the day participants will have the opportunity to gain an understanding of:

• the role that online networks can play in supporting research and researchers' careers


• how to manage your online profile (positively)


• how to build networks to support your research and career


• the range of different tools that are available to support you and your research

For more details and to book your place, visit www.vitae.ac.uk/policy-practice/916-571061/The-Digital-Researcher.html

Policy@Manchester New Researchers Lunch

Policy@Manchester New Researchers Lunch: Calling all research students and post-docs with an interest in policy

https://www.intranet.ls.manchester.ac.uk/structure/communications/announcements/search.aspx?id=2955

We are pleased to invite you to attend the first ever Policy@Manchester New Researchers Lunch. The main aim of this event is to enable research students and post-docs with an interest in policy from across the University of Manchester to meet in an informal environment.

The essentials

Date: Monday 29 October 2012

Time: 1.00 - 2.30 pm

Place: Whitworth Council Chamber

What: Elevator pitches, discussion and free lunch

Who: Research students and post-docs from the University of Manchester researching policy or doing research relevant to policy making

The elevator pitches

To get to know each other’s work we want to provide as many attendees as possible with the opportunity to give an elevator pitch about their research. These mini-presentations will last up to three minutes.

To Register

Places are limited. Please register for the Policy@Manchester New Researchers Lunch by sending us an email with the following information before Tuesday 23 October 2012 noon:

- Name

- Position (e.g., MPhil/ PhD/ Post-doc)

- Department and faculty

- Research topic

- Title of your elevator pitch

- Email

- Contact telephone number

- If applicable: dietary requests

 

For further information about the Policy@Manchester initiative, see: http://www.manchester.ac.uk/policy

For registration and any questions, email NewRes.PolMcr@gmail.com

Organisers

Artan Karini (Institute for Development Policy and Management – Faculty of Humanities)

Ellen van Reuler (Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine – Faculty of Life Sciences)

eTutor (Teaching Assistant) Vacancies for Manchester Leadership Programme

The Manchester Leadership Programme has a number of vacancies for the post of eTutor (Teaching Assistant) on 2012-13 courses. Please see full advertisement below.

The deadline for applications is Thursday 4^th October, at 12.00.

eTutor (Teaching Assistant) Vacancies for Manchester Leadership Programme

The Manchester Leadership Programme is looking to recruit eTutors of any discipline from the University of Manchester PhD student community to support the delivery of its academic course units.  The MLP is a university-wide programme which helps students to explore sustainable and ethical leadership and to engage with the community. The programme is made up of 10 and 20 credit-rated ‘Leadership in Action’ academic units, and up to 60 hours of accredited volunteering.  Vacancies are available for Semester 2.

eTutors are responsible for tutoring a group of approximately 25 undergraduate students on an academic unit, leading online discussion groups, conducting face to face tutorials and assessing students' work. An interest in leadership and/or sustainable development and a passion for working with students is essential. Ideally, you should have some experience of teaching undergraduates, an interest in elearning and an awareness of some of the issues associated with leadership, sustainability and community engagement. You should also be a postgraduate student, studying towards a PhD at the University of Manchester for the duration of the unit for which you are applying.

Working hours will average 5 hours per week for the semester in which you are tutoring - see Further Details for workload. Payment will be at the agreed Graduate Teaching Assistant rate (currently £14.29 per hour).

Further details, and the application form, are available to download from www.manchester.ac.uk/mlp/eTutors.

The closing date for applications Thursday 4^th October, at 12.00, and interviews will take place on 18^th and 19^th October 2012. If you have not heard from us by Friday 12^th October, you can assume that your application has not been successful. Previous applicants for 2012-13 eTutor vacancies need not apply.

Please note that, if successful, you will need to attend eTutor training to take place on Thursday 24^th January 2013.

If you have any questions about the role please contact Sian Yeowell or Sam Hemsley on tel: 0161 275 2828