Social Sciences DTC News and Activities

1. Transforing Policy and Politics: The Future of the State

   17 September 2013

   Professor Matt Flinders is organising a big conference on the 17/18 September in Bristol and the theme is 'Transforing Policy and Politics: The Future of the State'. This opens up a very wide range of research interests from political theory to governance and from international relations to political economy.

2. CVS Windows on Research, 2 July 2-6pm

   2 July 2013

   Where next for the Centre for Visual Studies?

3. Distinguished Academic Speaker Seminar Series

   19 June 2013

   On Wednesday 19th June the Management School will be holding two back to back seminars as part of our Distinguished Academic Series, both seminars will be held at the Management School, Conduit Road.

4. Researching Edward Carpenter

   31 May 2013

   This workshop is an introduction to Edward Carpenter and his life, followed by skills sessions on how to use an archive, with a specific focus on the Carpenter catalogue which contains correspondence with Mahatma Gandhi and Annie Besant.

5. Dimensions of Value and Values in Science, Technology and Innovation Studies

   17 April 2013

   A Two Day Symposium and Advanced Training for Postgraduate Research Students

6. Professional development for Researchers

   16 April 2013

   Sarah Bell, Researcher Development Manager for the Faculty of Arts and Humanities and the Faculty of Social Sciences will be presenting on the Researcher Development Framework as well as broader professional development issues for doctoral reseachers.

7. Open access to research data: opportunities, threats and implications - 28th March 2013

   28 March 2013

   RCUK states that 'Publicly funded research data are a public good, produced in the public interest, which should be made openly available with as few restrictions as possible in a timely and responsible manner that does not harm intellectual property.

8. ICOSS Workshop: Getting Published

   15 March 2013

   How do you get articles published in journals?

9. Public Engagement with Research Masterclass 1: What to think about when organising your public engag

   27 February 2013

   If you are an academic or post graduate student and want to find out more about organising a public engagement activity, please come along to this masterclass.

10. A 3 Day Workshop on High Dimensional (Global) Macro Modelling

    11 December 2012

    A 3 Day Workshop on High Dimensional (Global) Macro Modelling, Dr Matthew Greenwood (Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Melbourne), To be presented to the White Rose DTC at the University of Sheffield.

11. Finding survey data for your research: An introductory webinar , 10 December 2012.

    10 December 2012

    Finding survey data for your research: An introductory webinar , 10 December 2012.