Thursday 9 February 2012

Images of Research 2012 now open for submissions

Images can arouse the curiosity of people of all ages and professions and can provide an insight into the interior of a researcher’s world.
We invite you to submit an image that depicts your research topic, environment or the impact that your research potentially has. If your image is selected, it will be displayed in a showcase following the University Graduate School lecture on March 15th and will be seen by the research community here at the University of Birmingham (UoB).  The deadline is February 23rd. 
Go to the webpage for more details of what we are looking for and how to submit.
Have a look at last year's entries on the UGS Flickr account.
If you have any questions please feel free to email University Graduate School: graduateschool@contacts.bham.ac.uk 
 
We look forward to receiving your images!

University Graduate School Lecture Series: Interdisciplinarity in Research

The University Graduate School is holding the second UGS lecture of the year on March 15th. The theme of the lecture will be Interdisciplinarity in Research, and we are very pleased to welcome Dr Mike Tildesley, the University of Warwick’s Zeeman Lecturer. As someone who works across discipline and school boundaries, Dr Tildesley is perfectly placed to talk about the rewards and challenges of interdisciplinary work. The lecture will be followed by a question and answer session and the Images of Research exhibition with a free buffet lunch.
To find out more and to book your free ticket please go to the webpage.

University Graduate School Research Poster Conference 2012

The University Graduate School Research Poster Conference is now open to receive applications for presenters! 
What is the Research Poster Conference?
A celebration of research at the University of Birmingham where postgraduate researchers communicate their research in poster form to judges and guests.
Why should you present?
·         Meet people with an interest in research outside of the University
·         Learn valuable poster design skills
·         Develop your presentation, communication, networking and time management skills
·         Receive constructive interdisciplinary feedback
·         Get a free lunch
·         Judge your peers' posters
·         Celebrate research here at the University of Birmingham
·         Prizes
·         Poster printing is paid for by the University Graduate School
·         You get to keep your poster
·         Poster presenting training
·         Winners will go to the Regional Poster Conference (paid for by the University Graduate School)
How do I apply?
Go to the webpage and fill in the online application form

Monday 6 February 2012

RWS Postgraduate Essay Competition

The Raymond Williams Society (http://www.raymondwilliams.co.uk/) is holding its second postgraduate student essay competition for work grounded in the tradition of cultural materialism. The aim is to encourage a new generation of scholars in this area, especially those who are engaged in discourses and approaches arising from the work of Raymond Williams.
The competition is open to anyone studying for a higher degree (masters or doctoral) in the UK or abroad, either on course, or who graduated no earlier than 31 July 2009. The prize for the winning entry is £100 GBP, and a year's subscription to the Society. The winning essay will also be considered for publication in a future issue of our peer-reviewed journal Key Words: A Journal of Cultural Materialism.
Submission Requirements 
Entries should be between 5-7000 words long, including endnotes (which should normally be kept to a minimum). Entries must follow the Keywords Style Notes for contributors.
Entries must be submitted electronically. Please send your submission to the Contributions Editor of Key Words, Catherine Clay, catherine.clay@ntu.ac.uk, accompanied by a brief coversheet with the following details, and ask your supervisor to send us an email confirming your status:
Name
Postal Address

Email address

Institutional affiliation

Current or most recent programme of study

Date of graduation (if applicable)

Title of essay

Word count
The deadline for entries is 1 April 2012

English Literature Seminar – Spring term- 2012

Mondays 3pm Arts Building Room 103
 
Week Five: 6th February- Professor Nicholas Royle  (University of Sussex), “Quilt Making for Beginners”
Week Six: 13th February- Reading week
Week Seven: 20th February- Katherine D. Harris, "Buried in the Archives: Recovering British Literary Annuals from an ‘Unbawdy & Unmasculine Age’"
Week Eight: 27th February- Dr. Holly Furneaux, “Military Men of Feeling: Masculinity, Emotion and Tactility in the Crimea”
Week Nine: 5th March- Dr. Kate Rumbold, “Shakespeare in pieces: quotation and the creation of literary value”
 Week Ten: 12th March- Dr. Rex Ferguson, “The Literary Hand”
Week Eleven: 19th March- Dr. Clare Barker “‘The Ancestors Within Us’: Genetics, Biopiracy, and Medical Ethics in Indigenous Literature”.