IN THIS ISSUE:
Introduction: (PhD workshop ppt)
Free Wednesdays
PG Spotlight: The Union’s Annual General Meeting
Deadlines/Opportunities: photo contest, research posters, focus groups...
Events: Mature students drop-in, elections, and more
News:
Dear Postgraduates,
I would like to thank all who attended our Wine & Cheese Party last Friday. It was a big success! Meeting so many of your from across the university and from around the world proved that the postgraduate community at UCL is vibrant when it comes together. I hope that we will have as good a turnout at our Postgraduate Open Forum next month. The PGA can do a lot more than wine & cheese parties, so please be sure to show the rest of the university that by attending next month’s meeting and bringing another UCL Postgrad friend. The details are as follows: 3 March, 5:30PM, Harrie Massey Lecture Theatre, 25 Gordon Street.
Also, For those of you that missed the PhD workshop last month, you can view Dr Bentley’s powerpoint here.
As always, if you wish to submit your own events, news or advertisements for housing, etc please send an email to d.hawk@ucl.ac.uk and remember to include important information like dates, times and contact details.
Sincerely,
Dante Micheaux
President of the Postgraduate Association
University College London Union
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We’re currently undertaking some research into how many postgraduates have their Wednesday afternoons free from college responsibilities.
If you don’t already know, it is UCL policy for all undergraduates to have Wednesday Afternoons free from teaching so that they may take part in Union club or society events. The majority of sports fixtures take place on a Wednesday.
As this policy does not extend to postgraduates, we are interested in how many of you have commitments on Wednesday afternoons.
Please can you spend 5 minutes answering a few questions:
The survey is open to both Masters and PhD students. The results of the survey can help us lobby college to keep Wednesdays free for postgraduates to engage with other activities.
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Postgraduates make up more than 40% of the student population at UCL and should be proportionally represented at the Union’s Annual General Meeting.
This is the time when the Union passes policy and debates important issues. You can hold your elected officers to account as it is your fees that make up the Union’s multi-million pound budget.
All students are welcome and all students are open to submit a motion for discussion. For more information: http://www.uclunion.org/student-union/motions.php
The Annual General Meeting is scheduled to take place at 5.30pm on Tuesday 23 February (registration open from 4.30pm) in the Bloomsbury Theatre.
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UCLU Elections Nominations Re-opened:
Postgraduates have another chance to stand as the nomination deadline has been extended until Friday 5 February, 5pm.
The following positions are open and may be of interest to postgraduates
-PGA President
-Mature Students’ Officer
-Part-time Students’ Officer
-Disabled Students’ Officer
-Women’s Officer
-SSEES Postgraduate Officer
For more information and the online nominations form, click here.
Deadline: 5 February
How to review a paper workshop:
Workshop aimed specifically at PhD students and post-doctoral researchers at UCL to inform and educate the scientist during their career on issues related to publishing.
The aim of the workshop is to provide young scientists with practical advice and information on what to consider when reviewing a paper.
The Workshop will be held in the Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Ground Floor,
National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery (NHNN), Queen Square on
the follows dates:
Date: 18 February 2010
Time: 12:45 - 14:00
Title: "How to Review a Paper"
Presenter: Professor Verity Brown, School of Psychology, University of
St Andrews, UK and Editor-in-Chief on Neuroscience and Biobehavioral
Reviews
Registration is free but must be made via email m.bennett@fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk by Friday 5 February, after which you will receive an email confirming your attendance at the Workshops.
Deadline to register: 5 February
Culture at UCL Photo Competition:
Submit a photo that represents ‘Culture @ UCL’ and you could win £150*.
Selected photos will make up the One World Week 2010 exhibition ‘Culture @ UCL’ showcasing your perception of culture on your campus.
One World Week’s celebration of UCL’s diversity will take place 1 - 7 March. The ‘Culture @ UCL’ exhibition will be on display throughout March. Your photograph should highlight what culture at UCL means to you. It may be a group of people, an event, a building, a place or even a statue. Whatever it is, we want it!
*Prizes also include a meal for 1, with wine at UCLU’s Print Room Cafe, Bloomsbury Fitness membership and Waterstones vouchers.
For full details and how to enter visit www.uclunion.org/oneworld
Deadline: 12 February
Research poster competition:
The annual Graduate School Research Poster Competition - a chance for you to present your research and win a generous prize.
The event will take place on Thursday 4th and Friday 5th March 2010
This event offers graduate students an opportunity to advertise and discuss the innovative research which they are undertaking, providing an opportunity to raise the profile of both their own research and their Department within UCL. Competing students have, in the past, found it a valuable way of focusing on their own research, learning how to present their research and learning about the research of others. Senior academics will be acting as judges and the prizes are generous.
Full details, including guidelines and how to register may all be found here.
Deadline for registering your poster details: 12 February
Food Junctions Public Engagement Event—Contributors Wanted
Does your expertise or research connect with issues related to food? Are
you interested in sharing your work with a wider audience?
If so, we are seeking contributors to Food Junctions—a menu of creative
and informative events that will form part of the King’s Cross Reveal
Festival, 23 April - 2 May 2010.
Food Junctions will bring together a diverse range of food enthusiasts,
food producers, academics and the general public to explore and redefine
the way we think about food.
We are currently seeking UCL staff or graduate students interested in
contributing via:
*lectures or informal talks
*facilitating discussions
*films screenings
*training courses
*participatory art or design projects
*other creative types of engagement
For inquiries or to register interest, please contact:
Regan Koch at r.koch@ucl.ac.uk by February 15th, 2010.
Food Junctions: Food for bodies, Food for thought.
Deadline: 15 February
UCL Finance Conference:
Why not start off 2010 with a different learning experience?
Places remain for the UCL Finance Conference - a unique opportunity to learn from the leaders of Finance right here at UCL, while demonstrating your interest in Finance to potential employers. Applications are being considered on a rolling basis so you are highly encouraged to apply immediately.
This February, the UCL Union Investment Society will host the inaugural UCL Finance Conference, which aims to provide university students with first-hand financial knowledge from leading Finance Executives. The day-long event will take place on Monday February 15th 2010 at the prestigious BMA House in London. Speakers include J.P. Morgan’s Global Head of Research, Société Générale’s UK Chief Country Officer and Millennium Global Investments' Senior Managing Director amongst many others. The day will include executive-lead workshops thematically divided into “business” and “markets” to cater for attendees’ specific interests. The panel will discuss "London: A Waning Financial Centre?” moderated by the Editor of the Hedge Fund Journal.
This is an exciting opportunity for students interested in Finance to hear from and question some of London’s top bankers. Tickets include hot lunch and refreshments. Up to 300 students will be selected to attend upon review of their CV. Places are limited and applicants are strongly advised to confirm their interest by submitting their CV as early as possible as applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
For further information, interested students can visit our website as well as our Facebook Fan Page
Cleantech Challenge:
Want to win a cash prize of £5,000 by competing with other students from top European business and engineering schools?
The CleanTech Challenge (CTC) is a student competition jointly hosted by London Business School and University College of London for postgraduate students (Masters or Doctoral) registered on a business or science/ engineering programme. They compete in a challenge to develop innovative clean technology ideas from the concept phase to a stage in which they would attract Series A funding or otherwise be self-sustainable. In an increasingly resource and carbon constrained world, where clean technology is not just desirable, but vital, successful innovations have the opportunity to generate immense returns for businesses and society.
Entering the CleanTech Challenge is a fantastic opportunity to benefit from:
*The chance to win a cash prize of £5,000
*Feedback on your ideas and concepts from world class CleanTech venture
capitalists, and mentoring by experienced professionals
*Introduction to a network of CleanTech entrepreneurs, investors and
potential partners
*Access to exclusive seminars to learn about: 1) current opportunities in
the CleanTech field from leading corporate executives 2) what venture
capitalists & angel investors look for in an idea while investing 3)
personal experiences and views of successful entrepreneurs.
For more information visit www.cleantechnologychallenge.com
Deadline: 21 February (phase 1- team registration/submit ideas)
AHRC/ESRC Funded research students: Apply for Library of Congress Scholarship
Enhance your research with up to six months of study at the largest library in the world.
The Library of Congress Scholarship is a prestigious scheme run by the AHRC and ESRC. The scheme offers the chance for AHRC and ESRC funded doctoral students, postdoctoral fellows and research assistants to access the internationally renowned research collection at the Library of Congress.
The scheme is not limited to those researching American studies. With more than 142 million items on 650 miles of bookshelves and 10,000 new items added each day, you are sure to find material relevant to your research. Previous successful applicants have researched topics as diverse as: The Roman Empire; The Conservative Party and the Extreme Right; Investments and Human Rights; African-American Intellectual; The Highland military in the British Atlantic World and Exploring of Physicality and Virtuosity in the Concertos of Kaija Saariaho and Magnus Lindberg.
Potential applicants can access the Library of Congress collection catalogue by clicking on the following link.
The successful applicants will receive a stipend towards their flight costs and a monthly allowance in addition to their normal monthly stipend paid as part of their award holder funding.
Further information and guidance is available at http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/FundingOpportunities/Pages/LibraryofCongress.aspx
Deadline: 1 March
Want to know what it’s like to be a science journalist?
If you do, and have a minimum of 2 years postgraduate experience, then why not apply for the British Science Association Media Fellowships 2010
Experience first hand how science is reported by spending 3-8 weeks with a national press, broadcast or internet journalist on a summer placement, working with them to produce accurate, well informed news pieces about developments in science.
Return to work more confident and aware about the media world and develop writing skills that could make journal articles and funding applications easier and more concise.
You are eligible to apply for the scheme if you:
are a scientist, clinician, social scientist or engineer
are a resident of the UK
work at any level in an academic or research institution, industry, civil service or any other similar organisation
‘This was by far the most interesting and informative thing I have done in my academic career.' 2009 Fellow
For details about the scheme, including an online application form, visit
http://www.britishscienceassociation.org/mediafellows
Deadline: 2 March
Opticon Call for Submissions
The editors of UCL’s academic review, ‘Opticon1826’, are now inviting
submissions for publication in the 2010 Spring Issue.
Contributions are welcome from all faculties, on any subject and in a variety of formats, including articles, reviews, creative work, as well as responses to previously published material. All members of UCL, be they undergraduates, postgraduates or staff, can contribute.
The journal’s online ‘Contributors’ section also includes information on the general submission guidelines, style guide, review process, and copyright policy
For any faculty-specific questions, please contact your Faculty Editor. Please note that any submissions which are not formatted according to the Opticon1826 Style Guide will be returned to the author for amendment before being put through our review and publication process.
For general questions or comments, please contact either your Faculty
Editor or the Editor-in-chief
Deadline: 5 March
Research students in need of funding?
The University of London offers research grants for postgraduate research students. More information can be found here, including the application pack
Deadline: 12 March
Do you have a great business idea, but no funding?
As part of the annual UCL Awards for Enterprise, the UCL Bright Ideas Awards competition is open to UCL undergraduate and postgraduate students engaged in enterprising activities.
The UCL Bright Ideas Awards aim to help bridge the gap that many new companies find themselves in when they search for their first funding. UCL Advances is offering convertible loans to the value of £50,000 to businesses led by UCL students (£25 000 is available for businesses led by undergraduate students and £25 000 is available for businesses led by post-graduate students).
Further information on the UCL Bright Ideas awards criteria and entry guidelines can be found here.
Deadline: 15 March
Graduate Research Focus Groups
UCL is currently reviewing prospective graduate research student web content. The aim of this review is to ensure that UCL provides prospective students with the information they need to explore research opportunities in a user friendly way. Focus groups will last 40 minutes and be held in late February / early March.
Recruiting high quality, graduate research students is vital to ensuring UCL’s continued success and to furthering UCL’s objective of having a positive and meaningful impact on society.
If you are a current research student and interested in taking part in a focus group on this topic please follow the link below and indicate when you would be available.
Follow this link to register your interest in taking part: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/graduate/focus-groups/
Women Participants needed:
Do you suffer from panic attacks or intrusive distressing thoughts and
compulsions?
We are carrying out a study exploring beliefs about having children in the context of experiencing anxiety problems. We are looking for women who suffer from OCD or panic problems to take part, and we would very much like to hear from people who have children as well as those who do not. The study is being run by The Institute of Psychiatry and the Centre for Anxiety Disorders and Trauma, under Professor Paul Salkovskis, and is also part of doctoral research at University College London.
If you decide to take part, we will ask you to complete questionnaires (which you can return by post) about your views on parenting and your anxiety problems. We will also need to carry out a brief interview, which will take approximately 20-30 minutes and can be done by telephone or at The Centre for Anxiety Disorders and Trauma if you prefer.
As a token of thanks, we will offer you a £10 voucher, and you will be invited to an optional follow-up session where findings will be discussed after the research is complete.
This study has been reviewed by the Joint SLAM and the IoP NHS Research Ethics Committee (REC reference: 08/H0807/102). If you are interested in taking part and would like further information, please send us your contact details (including tel. number)
You can get in touch by:
Telephone: 0203 228 3390
Email: Hannah.Moncad@iop.kcl.ac.uk
Your participation will help us to gain a better understanding of anxiety problems and how to help those affected.
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4 Feb
Mature Students' Drop In
Come at meet the Mature Students Officer and find out what she can do for you.
Free, Print Room Cafe, 7pm
8 Feb
LGBT History Month: Film Screening of 'Paragraph 175'
Paragraph 175' tells of a gap in the historical record and reveals the lasting consequences, as told through personal stories of men and women who lived through it
6-7.30pm
Free, JZ Young Lecture Theatre
9 Feb
Accommodating Religious Diversity in a Secular Society
Lord Parekh is the author of several books, including 'Rethinking Multiculturalism' and 'A New Politics of Identity'. A Fellow of the British Academy, he is also the recipient of the Sir Isaiah Berlin Prize for Lifetime Contribution to Political Philosophy. In the second UCL Grand Challenge of Intercultural Interaction Guest Lecture, co-hosted by the UCL School of Public Policy, he will explore the current debate on the nature of secularism and whether it can be hospitable to religion.
The lecture will be followed by a drinks reception.
6pm
LT 106, Roberts
10 Feb
Rights & Advice Talk: Money and Tax
The R&A staff will advise you on debit, credit cards, loans and hardship funds.
South Wing Committee Room
1-2PM
Free
13 Feb
Observation and Interpretation: Drawing the Human Figure
Inspired by life drawings in the collection from the 16th to the 20th century, this workshop will explore the importance of life drawing for artists in understanding and interpreting the human figure in their work. Through practical drawing exercises led by Marc Woodhead we will investigate the different techniques and approaches that artists such as Tanzio da Varallo, John Singer Sargent, Augustus John and Henry Tonks have used to draw the human figure.
Stang Print Room
Free, 1.30-5pm
20 Feb
GIAG: See London Philharmonic Orchestra: Leos Janacek and Josef Suk…a world class orchestra for just £4! Features excerpts from Taras Bulba and The Eternal Gospel as well as Symphony No.2.
Meet 7pm @ Royal Festival Hall
£4
23 Feb
UCLU Annual General Meeting
Be part of the debate. All welcome.
Meeting begins at 5.30pm
Free
23 Feb & 25 Feb
UCLU Elections: Candidates Corner
Got a question for a candidate? Come by and see who is around
25 Gordon Street, Foyer
Free
24 Feb
UCL Environment: Public Lecture with Dr Heather Henriksen, Director, Office for Sustainability, Harvard University
Dr Henriksen will be speaking about the role of a sustainability office within a university.
Free, 6pm, Cruciform LT 2
25 Feb
Measure for Measure
Directed and staged entirely by UCLU Drama and Stage Crew Societies, this production of Shakespeare's play promises to be of their usual high standards.
7.30 pm, £5, Bloomsbury Theatre
26 Feb
Voting Opens (online)
VOTE! The future of UCLU is in your hands.
Uclu.org/elections
Free
3 March
PGA Open Forum
5.30pm, Harrie Massey LT
As always, UCL Events can be found here.
Check out more Skills4Work events here and Give it a Go events here.
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Economy may suffer if PhD funding restricted
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=409937
International postgraduates on the rise
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=410080&c=1
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/7037676/Foreign-students-fuel-postgraduate-boom.html
Postgraduate pay premium eroding
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/education/article6996004.ece
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Introduction: (PhD workshop ppt)
Free Wednesdays
PG Spotlight: The Union’s Annual General Meeting
Deadlines/Opportunities: photo contest, research posters, focus groups...
Events: Mature students drop-in, elections, and more
News:
Introduction:
Dear Postgraduates,
I would like to thank all who attended our Wine & Cheese Party last Friday. It was a big success! Meeting so many of your from across the university and from around the world proved that the postgraduate community at UCL is vibrant when it comes together. I hope that we will have as good a turnout at our Postgraduate Open Forum next month. The PGA can do a lot more than wine & cheese parties, so please be sure to show the rest of the university that by attending next month’s meeting and bringing another UCL Postgrad friend. The details are as follows: 3 March, 5:30PM, Harrie Massey Lecture Theatre, 25 Gordon Street.
Also, For those of you that missed the PhD workshop last month, you can view Dr Bentley’s powerpoint here.
As always, if you wish to submit your own events, news or advertisements for housing, etc please send an email to d.hawk@ucl.ac.uk and remember to include important information like dates, times and contact details.
Sincerely,
Dante Micheaux
President of the Postgraduate Association
University College London Union
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Free Wednesdays:
We’re currently undertaking some research into how many postgraduates have their Wednesday afternoons free from college responsibilities.
If you don’t already know, it is UCL policy for all undergraduates to have Wednesday Afternoons free from teaching so that they may take part in Union club or society events. The majority of sports fixtures take place on a Wednesday.
As this policy does not extend to postgraduates, we are interested in how many of you have commitments on Wednesday afternoons.
Please can you spend 5 minutes answering a few questions:
The survey is open to both Masters and PhD students. The results of the survey can help us lobby college to keep Wednesdays free for postgraduates to engage with other activities.
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PG Spotlight: The Union’s Annual General Meeting
Postgraduates make up more than 40% of the student population at UCL and should be proportionally represented at the Union’s Annual General Meeting.
This is the time when the Union passes policy and debates important issues. You can hold your elected officers to account as it is your fees that make up the Union’s multi-million pound budget.
All students are welcome and all students are open to submit a motion for discussion. For more information: http://www.uclunion.org/student-union/motions.php
The Annual General Meeting is scheduled to take place at 5.30pm on Tuesday 23 February (registration open from 4.30pm) in the Bloomsbury Theatre.
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Deadlines and Opportunities
UCLU Elections Nominations Re-opened:
Postgraduates have another chance to stand as the nomination deadline has been extended until Friday 5 February, 5pm.
The following positions are open and may be of interest to postgraduates
-PGA President
-Mature Students’ Officer
-Part-time Students’ Officer
-Disabled Students’ Officer
-Women’s Officer
-SSEES Postgraduate Officer
For more information and the online nominations form, click here.
Deadline: 5 February
How to review a paper workshop:
Workshop aimed specifically at PhD students and post-doctoral researchers at UCL to inform and educate the scientist during their career on issues related to publishing.
The aim of the workshop is to provide young scientists with practical advice and information on what to consider when reviewing a paper.
The Workshop will be held in the Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Ground Floor,
National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery (NHNN), Queen Square on
the follows dates:
Date: 18 February 2010
Time: 12:45 - 14:00
Title: "How to Review a Paper"
Presenter: Professor Verity Brown, School of Psychology, University of
St Andrews, UK and Editor-in-Chief on Neuroscience and Biobehavioral
Reviews
Registration is free but must be made via email m.bennett@fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk by Friday 5 February, after which you will receive an email confirming your attendance at the Workshops.
Deadline to register: 5 February
Culture at UCL Photo Competition:
Submit a photo that represents ‘Culture @ UCL’ and you could win £150*.
Selected photos will make up the One World Week 2010 exhibition ‘Culture @ UCL’ showcasing your perception of culture on your campus.
One World Week’s celebration of UCL’s diversity will take place 1 - 7 March. The ‘Culture @ UCL’ exhibition will be on display throughout March. Your photograph should highlight what culture at UCL means to you. It may be a group of people, an event, a building, a place or even a statue. Whatever it is, we want it!
*Prizes also include a meal for 1, with wine at UCLU’s Print Room Cafe, Bloomsbury Fitness membership and Waterstones vouchers.
For full details and how to enter visit www.uclunion.org/oneworld
Deadline: 12 February
Research poster competition:
The annual Graduate School Research Poster Competition - a chance for you to present your research and win a generous prize.
The event will take place on Thursday 4th and Friday 5th March 2010
This event offers graduate students an opportunity to advertise and discuss the innovative research which they are undertaking, providing an opportunity to raise the profile of both their own research and their Department within UCL. Competing students have, in the past, found it a valuable way of focusing on their own research, learning how to present their research and learning about the research of others. Senior academics will be acting as judges and the prizes are generous.
Full details, including guidelines and how to register may all be found here.
Deadline for registering your poster details: 12 February
Food Junctions Public Engagement Event—Contributors Wanted
Does your expertise or research connect with issues related to food? Are
you interested in sharing your work with a wider audience?
If so, we are seeking contributors to Food Junctions—a menu of creative
and informative events that will form part of the King’s Cross Reveal
Festival, 23 April - 2 May 2010.
Food Junctions will bring together a diverse range of food enthusiasts,
food producers, academics and the general public to explore and redefine
the way we think about food.
We are currently seeking UCL staff or graduate students interested in
contributing via:
*lectures or informal talks
*facilitating discussions
*films screenings
*training courses
*participatory art or design projects
*other creative types of engagement
For inquiries or to register interest, please contact:
Regan Koch at r.koch@ucl.ac.uk by February 15th, 2010.
Food Junctions: Food for bodies, Food for thought.
Deadline: 15 February
UCL Finance Conference:
Why not start off 2010 with a different learning experience?
Places remain for the UCL Finance Conference - a unique opportunity to learn from the leaders of Finance right here at UCL, while demonstrating your interest in Finance to potential employers. Applications are being considered on a rolling basis so you are highly encouraged to apply immediately.
This February, the UCL Union Investment Society will host the inaugural UCL Finance Conference, which aims to provide university students with first-hand financial knowledge from leading Finance Executives. The day-long event will take place on Monday February 15th 2010 at the prestigious BMA House in London. Speakers include J.P. Morgan’s Global Head of Research, Société Générale’s UK Chief Country Officer and Millennium Global Investments' Senior Managing Director amongst many others. The day will include executive-lead workshops thematically divided into “business” and “markets” to cater for attendees’ specific interests. The panel will discuss "London: A Waning Financial Centre?” moderated by the Editor of the Hedge Fund Journal.
This is an exciting opportunity for students interested in Finance to hear from and question some of London’s top bankers. Tickets include hot lunch and refreshments. Up to 300 students will be selected to attend upon review of their CV. Places are limited and applicants are strongly advised to confirm their interest by submitting their CV as early as possible as applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
For further information, interested students can visit our website as well as our Facebook Fan Page
Cleantech Challenge:
Want to win a cash prize of £5,000 by competing with other students from top European business and engineering schools?
The CleanTech Challenge (CTC) is a student competition jointly hosted by London Business School and University College of London for postgraduate students (Masters or Doctoral) registered on a business or science/ engineering programme. They compete in a challenge to develop innovative clean technology ideas from the concept phase to a stage in which they would attract Series A funding or otherwise be self-sustainable. In an increasingly resource and carbon constrained world, where clean technology is not just desirable, but vital, successful innovations have the opportunity to generate immense returns for businesses and society.
Entering the CleanTech Challenge is a fantastic opportunity to benefit from:
*The chance to win a cash prize of £5,000
*Feedback on your ideas and concepts from world class CleanTech venture
capitalists, and mentoring by experienced professionals
*Introduction to a network of CleanTech entrepreneurs, investors and
potential partners
*Access to exclusive seminars to learn about: 1) current opportunities in
the CleanTech field from leading corporate executives 2) what venture
capitalists & angel investors look for in an idea while investing 3)
personal experiences and views of successful entrepreneurs.
For more information visit www.cleantechnologychallenge.com
Deadline: 21 February (phase 1- team registration/submit ideas)
AHRC/ESRC Funded research students: Apply for Library of Congress Scholarship
Enhance your research with up to six months of study at the largest library in the world.
The Library of Congress Scholarship is a prestigious scheme run by the AHRC and ESRC. The scheme offers the chance for AHRC and ESRC funded doctoral students, postdoctoral fellows and research assistants to access the internationally renowned research collection at the Library of Congress.
The scheme is not limited to those researching American studies. With more than 142 million items on 650 miles of bookshelves and 10,000 new items added each day, you are sure to find material relevant to your research. Previous successful applicants have researched topics as diverse as: The Roman Empire; The Conservative Party and the Extreme Right; Investments and Human Rights; African-American Intellectual; The Highland military in the British Atlantic World and Exploring of Physicality and Virtuosity in the Concertos of Kaija Saariaho and Magnus Lindberg.
Potential applicants can access the Library of Congress collection catalogue by clicking on the following link.
The successful applicants will receive a stipend towards their flight costs and a monthly allowance in addition to their normal monthly stipend paid as part of their award holder funding.
Further information and guidance is available at http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/FundingOpportunities/Pages/LibraryofCongress.aspx
Deadline: 1 March
Want to know what it’s like to be a science journalist?
If you do, and have a minimum of 2 years postgraduate experience, then why not apply for the British Science Association Media Fellowships 2010
Experience first hand how science is reported by spending 3-8 weeks with a national press, broadcast or internet journalist on a summer placement, working with them to produce accurate, well informed news pieces about developments in science.
Return to work more confident and aware about the media world and develop writing skills that could make journal articles and funding applications easier and more concise.
You are eligible to apply for the scheme if you:
are a scientist, clinician, social scientist or engineer
are a resident of the UK
work at any level in an academic or research institution, industry, civil service or any other similar organisation
‘This was by far the most interesting and informative thing I have done in my academic career.' 2009 Fellow
For details about the scheme, including an online application form, visit
http://www.britishscienceassociation.org/mediafellows
Deadline: 2 March
Opticon Call for Submissions
The editors of UCL’s academic review, ‘Opticon1826’, are now inviting
submissions for publication in the 2010 Spring Issue.
Contributions are welcome from all faculties, on any subject and in a variety of formats, including articles, reviews, creative work, as well as responses to previously published material. All members of UCL, be they undergraduates, postgraduates or staff, can contribute.
The journal’s online ‘Contributors’ section also includes information on the general submission guidelines, style guide, review process, and copyright policy
For any faculty-specific questions, please contact your Faculty Editor. Please note that any submissions which are not formatted according to the Opticon1826 Style Guide will be returned to the author for amendment before being put through our review and publication process.
For general questions or comments, please contact either your Faculty
Editor or the Editor-in-chief
Deadline: 5 March
Research students in need of funding?
The University of London offers research grants for postgraduate research students. More information can be found here, including the application pack
Deadline: 12 March
Do you have a great business idea, but no funding?
As part of the annual UCL Awards for Enterprise, the UCL Bright Ideas Awards competition is open to UCL undergraduate and postgraduate students engaged in enterprising activities.
The UCL Bright Ideas Awards aim to help bridge the gap that many new companies find themselves in when they search for their first funding. UCL Advances is offering convertible loans to the value of £50,000 to businesses led by UCL students (£25 000 is available for businesses led by undergraduate students and £25 000 is available for businesses led by post-graduate students).
Further information on the UCL Bright Ideas awards criteria and entry guidelines can be found here.
Deadline: 15 March
Graduate Research Focus Groups
UCL is currently reviewing prospective graduate research student web content. The aim of this review is to ensure that UCL provides prospective students with the information they need to explore research opportunities in a user friendly way. Focus groups will last 40 minutes and be held in late February / early March.
Recruiting high quality, graduate research students is vital to ensuring UCL’s continued success and to furthering UCL’s objective of having a positive and meaningful impact on society.
If you are a current research student and interested in taking part in a focus group on this topic please follow the link below and indicate when you would be available.
Follow this link to register your interest in taking part: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/graduate/focus-groups/
Women Participants needed:
Do you suffer from panic attacks or intrusive distressing thoughts and
compulsions?
We are carrying out a study exploring beliefs about having children in the context of experiencing anxiety problems. We are looking for women who suffer from OCD or panic problems to take part, and we would very much like to hear from people who have children as well as those who do not. The study is being run by The Institute of Psychiatry and the Centre for Anxiety Disorders and Trauma, under Professor Paul Salkovskis, and is also part of doctoral research at University College London.
If you decide to take part, we will ask you to complete questionnaires (which you can return by post) about your views on parenting and your anxiety problems. We will also need to carry out a brief interview, which will take approximately 20-30 minutes and can be done by telephone or at The Centre for Anxiety Disorders and Trauma if you prefer.
As a token of thanks, we will offer you a £10 voucher, and you will be invited to an optional follow-up session where findings will be discussed after the research is complete.
This study has been reviewed by the Joint SLAM and the IoP NHS Research Ethics Committee (REC reference: 08/H0807/102). If you are interested in taking part and would like further information, please send us your contact details (including tel. number)
You can get in touch by:
Telephone: 0203 228 3390
Email: Hannah.Moncad@iop.kcl.ac.uk
Your participation will help us to gain a better understanding of anxiety problems and how to help those affected.
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Events:
4 Feb
Mature Students' Drop In
Come at meet the Mature Students Officer and find out what she can do for you.
Free, Print Room Cafe, 7pm
8 Feb
LGBT History Month: Film Screening of 'Paragraph 175'
Paragraph 175' tells of a gap in the historical record and reveals the lasting consequences, as told through personal stories of men and women who lived through it
6-7.30pm
Free, JZ Young Lecture Theatre
9 Feb
Accommodating Religious Diversity in a Secular Society
Lord Parekh is the author of several books, including 'Rethinking Multiculturalism' and 'A New Politics of Identity'. A Fellow of the British Academy, he is also the recipient of the Sir Isaiah Berlin Prize for Lifetime Contribution to Political Philosophy. In the second UCL Grand Challenge of Intercultural Interaction Guest Lecture, co-hosted by the UCL School of Public Policy, he will explore the current debate on the nature of secularism and whether it can be hospitable to religion.
The lecture will be followed by a drinks reception.
6pm
LT 106, Roberts
10 Feb
Rights & Advice Talk: Money and Tax
The R&A staff will advise you on debit, credit cards, loans and hardship funds.
South Wing Committee Room
1-2PM
Free
13 Feb
Observation and Interpretation: Drawing the Human Figure
Inspired by life drawings in the collection from the 16th to the 20th century, this workshop will explore the importance of life drawing for artists in understanding and interpreting the human figure in their work. Through practical drawing exercises led by Marc Woodhead we will investigate the different techniques and approaches that artists such as Tanzio da Varallo, John Singer Sargent, Augustus John and Henry Tonks have used to draw the human figure.
Stang Print Room
Free, 1.30-5pm
20 Feb
GIAG: See London Philharmonic Orchestra: Leos Janacek and Josef Suk…a world class orchestra for just £4! Features excerpts from Taras Bulba and The Eternal Gospel as well as Symphony No.2.
Meet 7pm @ Royal Festival Hall
£4
23 Feb
UCLU Annual General Meeting
Be part of the debate. All welcome.
Meeting begins at 5.30pm
Free
23 Feb & 25 Feb
UCLU Elections: Candidates Corner
Got a question for a candidate? Come by and see who is around
25 Gordon Street, Foyer
Free
24 Feb
UCL Environment: Public Lecture with Dr Heather Henriksen, Director, Office for Sustainability, Harvard University
Dr Henriksen will be speaking about the role of a sustainability office within a university.
Free, 6pm, Cruciform LT 2
25 Feb
Measure for Measure
Directed and staged entirely by UCLU Drama and Stage Crew Societies, this production of Shakespeare's play promises to be of their usual high standards.
7.30 pm, £5, Bloomsbury Theatre
26 Feb
Voting Opens (online)
VOTE! The future of UCLU is in your hands.
Uclu.org/elections
Free
3 March
PGA Open Forum
5.30pm, Harrie Massey LT
As always, UCL Events can be found here.
Check out more Skills4Work events here and Give it a Go events here.
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News:
Economy may suffer if PhD funding restricted
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=409937
International postgraduates on the rise
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=410080&c=1
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/7037676/Foreign-students-fuel-postgraduate-boom.html
Postgraduate pay premium eroding
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/education/article6996004.ece
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