PG CWWN Steering Group: Call for new members

The Postgraduate Contemporary Women's Writing Network are excited to announce an exciting career development opportunity for PhD researchers in contemporary women’s writing. We are currently looking for new members to join the Steering Group as of April 2013. We invite applications from enthusiastic doctoral researchers who are committed to developing an established and productive network in its support of contemporary women's writing and scholarly research in the subject.

As a postgraduate-led network, the Steering Group is a dynamic and rotating team comprising of postgraduate researchers in both the early and latter stages of their doctoral study from institutions across the UK. It seeks to bring together a community of emerging scholars researching contemporary women’s writing (that is, writing by women from the 1970s to the present day). Activities include the organising of events (such as the biennial conference and interim activities); contributing and editing the network website; maintaining the online mailing list and social media presence, as well as developing funding plans for the network’s sustainability.

 

If you are interested in joining us, please follow the following link to our website below which will take you to further details and the application form: http://pgcwwn.wordpress.com/2013/01/08/pg-cwwn-steering-group-call-for-new-members/

 

Deadline for applications is 1 March 2013 via info@pgcwwn.org

BBC Head of Science Talk For Ph.D. Students

The BBC’s Head of Science, Andrew Cohen

(http://eandt.theiet.org/magazine/2011/05/interview-andy-cohen.cfm) is visiting the University next week, and will be giving a talk for PhD students and postdoctoral researchers at 4.15pm on Tuesday 26^th June. This is a great opportunity to hear more about media careers and opportunities from someone with a science background (Andrew has a degree in Physiology and Pharmacology) who has spent a long time helping to overlap those interests with arts and humanities at a national level. There will hopefully be plenty of opportunity to quiz him after the talk with any burning questions you have.

 

Places are limited for this event, which is being advertised across campus, so please register your interest in attending with Linda Briscoe (l.a.briscoe@bham.ac.uk) and we’ll let you know the venue and save you a seat!

PESS 2012

• Are you a Doctoral Researcher looking to enhance your personal and professional development?
• Do you want to gain enterprise skills which can give you the edge in any career, whether it’s private enterprise, academia or third sector?
• Do you want the opportunity to gain transferable skills to take your research and future career forward?
• Would you like to work with a social enterprise on real strategic issues?

The Postgraduate Enterprise Summer School takes Doctoral Researchers through an intensive week of training from Monday 23 July to Friday 27 July 2012. Participants will work together in small teams to solve a real strategy challenge being faced by an influential local organisation.

Alongside the comprehensive programme of interactive professional skills training sessions, participants take part in visiting the organisation; research; guest speaker sessions and developing proposals to address the organisation’s requirements. On the final day each team will present their findings back to a panel of the organisation’s representatives and the winning team will be announced.

The course provides a fantastic opportunity for top quality training alongside the opportunity to work on real strategic issues. No previous experience is required and participants from all subject areas are welcome.

Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis.

Find out more

The cost to attend is just £30, including all training materials, lunches and refreshments. You can book and pay for the course through the University of Birmingham Online Shop at http://shop.bham.ac.uk.

For more information about PESS 2012 and other Entrepreneurship and Innovation programmes see www.ei.bham.ac.uk.

T: 0121 414 2678
E: ei@contacts.bham.ac.uk

Postgraduate Enterprise Summer School for Doctoral Researchers

Is the Summer School for you?

· Are you a Doctoral Researcher looking to enhance your personal and professional development?

· Do you want to gain enterprise skills which can give you the edge in any career, whether it's private enterprise, academia or third sector?

· Do you want the opportunity to gain transferable skills to take your research and future career forward?

 

The Postgraduate Enterprise Summer School takes Doctoral Researchers from a wide range of specialist areas through an intensive week of training from Monday 23 July to Friday 27 July 2012. Participants will work together in small teams to solve a real strategy challenge being faced by an influential local organisation.

The course provides a fantastic opportunity for top quality training alongside the opportunity to work on real strategic issues.

No previous experience is required and participants from all subject areas are welcome. The programme costs £30 for the week and all lunches and refreshments are provided.

More information and how to register go to: www.ei.bham.ac.uk/pess