On Monday 20 June, we are replacing our A-Z of e-journals with a new e-journals service. It will enable you to search by journal name, subject or ISSN and also to search within a specific journal (by author, title, keyword and so on). Alternatively browse by discipline
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volume 10(1) of the Journal of Information Literacy
Apologies for cross-posting Dear Colleagues, I’m delighted to announce that volume 10(1) of the Journal of Information Literacy is now available at jil.lboro.ac.uk. Please find the table of contents below. It has been a great pleasure to work on this issue, and I hope you will enjoy reading it as much as I… Read more » about volume 10(1) of the Journal of Information Literacy
Interdisciplinary Research HE Sector Day on 21/6/16 at BU – Book your place now!
BU is hosting a Interdisciplinary Research HE Sector Day on 21st June 2016, dedicated to exploring the benefits and challenges of interdisciplinary research. This event, is free and open to academics and research support staff throughout the UK. Why not invite your academic colleagues from other institutions to attend with you? Places are limited, so… Read more » about Interdisciplinary Research HE Sector Day on 21/6/16 at BU – Book your place now!
9TH CONFERENCE OF THE EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR TEACHING ACADEMIC WRITING
Many apologies for cross posting but this may be of interest to some colleagues: The 9th Biennial EATAW conference will hold from 19-21 June 2017 @ Royal Holloway, University of London, United Kingdom Conference theme: Academic Writing Now: Policy, pedagogy and practice NOW OPEN: CALL FOR PROPOSALS (further information available here) The EATAW 2017 conference aims to… Read more » about 9TH CONFERENCE OF THE EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR TEACHING ACADEMIC WRITING
Assessing Undergraduate Research Assistants’ Learning through Participatory Methods
This blog post reports on the progress of the CEL-Fusion Funded project Assessing Undergraduate Research Assistants’ Learning through Participatory Methods (AURAL). The Undergraduate Research Assistantship (URA) is an institutional programme run by BU’s Research and Knowledge Exchange Office (RKEO), which furnishes academics with the financial means to hire a part-time (spring cohort) or full-time (summer… Read more » about Assessing Undergraduate Research Assistants’ Learning through Participatory Methods
Surrey ExciTeS (Excellence in Teaching Symposium)
Apologies for cross posting, but some colleagues might be interested: The University of Surrey presents Excellence in Teaching Symposium – ExciTeS 2007. Date: 4th January 2017 First call for proposals A chance to share best practice and showcase innovation Colleagues are cordially invited to submit proposals for sessions at the University Excellence in Teaching Symposium… Read more » about Surrey ExciTeS (Excellence in Teaching Symposium)
Library countdown to new e-journals service – 2 weeks to go
On Monday 20 June, we are replacing our A-Z of e-journals with a new e-journals service. It is fully integrated into mySearch, bringing the benefits of a single, familiar search interface and improved linking. Will be replaced by
National Teaching Fellowship (NTF) Workshop with Prof Stephen Tee
Following the recent call for applications for NTFs, Professor Tee (himself an NTF) held a workshop today for interested parties. Attendance was limited but there has been some interest from a number of individuals across BU in terms of planning their cases for the future. CEL will organise further workshops in the autumn for those… Read more » about National Teaching Fellowship (NTF) Workshop with Prof Stephen Tee
Memories of Nursing
In 2009, Professor Francis Biley in HSS launched a project to capture the voices and stories of a little heard group, those of elderly, retired nurses. A group of interested academics started to carry out interviews in 2009-10, mainly taking place at the Retired Nurses National Home (RNNH) in Bournemouth. When Fran sadly passed away,… Read more » about Memories of Nursing
Interested in Excellence in Mathematics and Statistics? join the SIGMA network or go to an event….
The sigma Network for Excellence in Mathematics and Statistics Support is ending the year with a bang! Four FREE events are being held up and down the country in the coming weeks, which should be of interest to people working in HE math and statistics support, or who have a general interest in the student-centred teaching and… Read more » about Interested in Excellence in Mathematics and Statistics? join the SIGMA network or go to an event….