International Women’s Day Networking Event Celebrating International Women’s day – a WAN and CEL co-production! International Women’s Day is celebrated on March 8th every year. It is a focal point in the movement for women’s rights, and has it origins from 1910 International Socialist Women’s Conference who suggested a Women’s day to be held annually. Here… Read more » about International Women’s Day Networking Event: a CEL and Women’s Academic Network co-production
Research
Professor Debbie Holley’s vision on the changes and challenges that technology brings to universities
Professor Debbie Holley, Professor of Learning Innovation and the Head of CEL, has published an article on Wonkhe “Everything you think you know about universities and technology is wrong” to discuss the changes and challenges that technology brings to universities. “The drivers for change are evident”, according to Debbie, and being “digital” has become “a… Read more » about Professor Debbie Holley’s vision on the changes and challenges that technology brings to universities
The biggest impact of artificial intelligence? helping humans make discoveries we couldn’t make on our own
Research productivity—the number of researchers it takes to produce a given result—is declining annually. Could AI make research faster and more productive, reviving areas that have become too expensive for businesses to pursue? This MIT Technology Review article looks at the way AI is reinventing the way we invent, the predictions for machine learning and… Read more » about The biggest impact of artificial intelligence? helping humans make discoveries we couldn’t make on our own
7.3.19 Book now for “Building the University of the Future – Lego Event”
Event Date: 14:00 – 15:30, Thurs 7th March 2019 Room: PG30a, Talbot campus Book now on eventbrite Higher education is experiencing an unprecedented period of change in which the future face, shape, identity and purpose of the university are all being challenged. With an uncertain political, social and technological future on… Read more » about 7.3.19 Book now for “Building the University of the Future – Lego Event”
Threshold Concepts in Action Conference – attend days 3,1 or 2 – it’s up to you
Threshold Concepts in Action – Inaugural Scottish Threshold Concepts Conference, University of Dundee, 27th June 2019 (pre-conference TBL masterclasses 26th June) #UoDthresholdconcepts2019 Call for abstracts Since the first literature about threshold concepts was published by Meyer and Land in 2003, a large body of work has been undertaken across the wide range of disciplines… Read more » about Threshold Concepts in Action Conference – attend days 3,1 or 2 – it’s up to you
Fusion Inaugural Public Lecture: “Seeking community creatively: one social worker’s journey” presented by Professor Lee-Ann Fenge
On Tuesday 26 February Professor Lee-Ann Fenge, Professor of Social Care at the Faculty of Health & Social Sciences Bournemouth University, will join the “Fusion Inaugural Public Lecture” event and give a talk about “Seeking community creatively: one social worker’s journey”. In her inaugural lecture, Professor Lee-Ann Fenge will use a narrative approach to explore… Read more » about Fusion Inaugural Public Lecture: “Seeking community creatively: one social worker’s journey” presented by Professor Lee-Ann Fenge
“Go Create!” In-conversation seminar Wed 6 Feb 1-2 pm R201
How can drawing be applied for thinking within your educational practice? Come and talk through ideas Curie Scott Exploring self-ageing through participatory drawing R201 Wed 6 Feb at 1pm. All are welcome! Unlike children, adults are usually nervous when asked to draw. Curie created a four week Drawing Programme where participants used expressive drawing to think… Read more » about “Go Create!” In-conversation seminar Wed 6 Feb 1-2 pm R201
Book launch – of interest to biographic researchers: 22nd February
Methods of Research Into The Unconscious Applying Psychoanalytic Ideas to Social Science Edited by K. Stamenova and R. D. Hinshelwood & Fomenting Political Violence Fantasy, Language, Media, Action Edited by S. Krüger, K. Figlio and B. Richards JOIN KALINA, BOB, STEFFEN, KARL & BARRY FOR THE JOINT BOOKS LAUNCH 22ND FEBRUARY 2019, 6.30PM The Institute… Read more » about Book launch – of interest to biographic researchers: 22nd February
Advanced Literature Search Techniques
Enhancing your literature searching techniques can transform the way you conduct your research processes and provide an excellent foundation for authoring different kinds of papers including literature reviews. Library and Learning Support is hosting a session that will explore systematic searching, creating citation alerts and identifying databases for your subject. The session will take place… Read more » about Advanced Literature Search Techniques
Measuring the Impact of your Research with Bibliometrics
It was recently announced that Clarivate Analytics (who maintain Web of Science) will provide metrics for REF2021. There are several kinds of metrics that measure how often your articles or other outputs have been cited. Metrics can help researchers from any discipline plan their future approach to research or track the work of others, whether they… Read more » about Measuring the Impact of your Research with Bibliometrics
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