Wednesday 27 March 2013

Universitas 21 PhD Scholarships

Applications are now invited for the Universitas 21 PhD Scholarships Programme. We are keen to encourage as many PhD students as possible to take advantage of this excellent opportunity. PhD students can apply for a Scholarship award of up to £1500 for a period of around one month’s stay at a Universitas 21 institution. The main aim of the award is to allow students to enhance their research by providing access to expertise or resources not readily available at Birmingham. It also aims to facilitate collaboration with academics internationally and create opportunities to present, helping to raise the profile of students’ work. Funding is for projects to be initiated during 2013-14.

For a full list of U21 institutions please visit the official U21 website at www.universitas21.com/member  
 
We have up to ten scholarships on offer to be used for a research visit during 2013-14. Please follow the link below for an application form:
2013-14-Application-Form-U21-PhD-Scholarship
The application deadline is Friday March 29th 2013. For any further queries contact:
Matt Clulee, International Office, Beech House 0121 41 45323 m.clulee@bham.ac.uk  or visit the intranet pages.

Final Call for Abstracts: Lancaster University Postgraduate Conference in Linguistics and Language Teaching

Abstract submission deadline: Monday 25 March 2013

Conference time & venue: Monday 15 July 2013, Lancaster University, UK
Keynote speakers:

David Barton, Professor of Language and Literacy (Lancaster)

Alison Mackey, Professor of Applied Linguistics (Lancaster)
 
Our annual one-day conference is designed to give linguistics postgraduates from various areas in linguistics and language teaching/assessment an opportunity to present and discuss their research in an informal and intellectually stimulating setting. We invite postgraduate students to submit abstracts for oral and poster presentations on any area of linguistics, theoretical or applied. Go to our web to see the abstract submission guidelines  http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/events/laelpgconference/callforpapers.htm
 
 
Many thanks,
Organising Committee
Department of Linguistics and English Language

University of Lancaster

Jamaican poet Jean ‘Binta’ Breeze @ the Birmingham and Midland Institute

We are delighted to announce that the legendary Jamaican poet Jean ‘Binta’ Breeze is now confirmed as a participant at the inaugural Race in the Americas conference on 16th and 17th April 2013 at the Birmingham and Midland Institute. 
 
Please find attached the complete programme of events and a promotional flyer. We would be most grateful if you would circulate this information amongst your contacts and colleagues.
 
Registration is now open. Please go to www.raceintheamericas.com and follow the link for registration. Please do not hesitate to contact us at info@raceintheamericas.com if you require further information
 
Kind Regards
Adunni Adams and James Heath

Going Local: African Texts and Cultures

A postgraduate-led conference and workshop at the University of Birmingham, Monday 27th May 2013

Theorisations of transnationalism, diaspora, the translocal and globalisation have all broken new ground in studies of African literature and other texts in recent years. But in our excitement to make African texts speak to the world, do we risk ignoring texts which speak to or about the local? 


Please see the attached Call for Papers and our website goinglocalconference.wordpress.com for more information.
 
Abstract submission deadline is Monday 15th April 2013.