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July 23, 2019

CoPMRE Sixteenth Annual Symposium Frailty: Enhancing Lives 9.10.19

BU research, BU2025, conferences, Events, Fusion, Impact, innovation, Knowledge Exchange, Knowledge Transfer, NHS, PG research, Public engagement, Research Centres, Research communication adixon

Following the government’s industrial strategy grand challenge on Ageing Society, this year’s conference will be exploring the theme of frailty. The key areas will be:

Current health needs – the demographic and societal challenge
Predicting transition to frailty
The role of digital technology in maintaining independence

Keynote Speakers

Professor Martin Vernon, National Director for Older People, NHS England

Professor Mark Hawley, Professor of Health Services Research (ScHARR), Director Centre for Assistive Technology and Connected Care (CATCH), University of Sheffield

Event Information

Sixteenth Annual Symposium, Frailty: Enhancing Lives, Wednesday 9 October, Bournemouth University, Executive Business Centre (EBC), Lansdowne, Bournemouth.

Audrey Dixon

CoPMRE Manager

July 22, 2019

Media Literacy vs Fake News – recommendations from CEMP research

Awarded & submitted bids, BU research, Events, Impact, Post-award, Publishing, Research Centres jmcdougall

As many as possible of the citizens of a democracy must be not only literate but critically literate if they are to behave as full citizens. (Hoggart, 2004: 189)

CEMP have published the outcomes of an ethnography funded by the United States Embassy in London, consisting of a field review, 25 interviews and four multi-stakeholder workshops, bringing together and capturing dialogue between media educators, journalists, students and information professionals, to address the educational response to ‘fake news’ and disinformation.

25 interviews with media educators and journalists were transcribed and analysed for key discursive patterns. Participative workshops were held at the Media Education Summit in Hong Kong, the English and Media Centre in London, the National Higher Research University in Moscow and Loughborough University’s campus at Olympic Park, London. The total sample, including the interviews and participants in the workshops, is 88, across the four stakeholder groups.

See the project site for the field review, workshop videos, presentations, participant blog, report, recommendations and the ‘top ten’ toolkit of media literacy resources selected by the stakeholders for dealing with fake news.

At the major event in London, with additional sponsorship from the Media Education Association, two days of activities in London at the Olympic Park on 15^th and 16^th March 2019 brought together the four stakeholder groups for a public event consisting of keynote presentations and a panel comprised of the US and UK academics involved in the project – Professor David Buckingham, Professor Monica Bulger, Professor Paul Mihaildis, Dr Karen Fowler-Watt and Dr Roman Gerodimos.

The workshop was designed to generate dialogue on four issues: (1) clarifying the problem (the apparent ‘information disorder’) from lived experience of the stakeholders; (2) identifying any competing or partly integrated discourses around the concept of trust in media and information; (3) evaluating a range of educational resources already in the world – we called this ‘testing the wheel’ and (4) agreeing on what media education can realistically do, to move beyond ‘solutionism’ (Buckingham, 2019) towards a more viable, modest proposal for Fake News vs Media Studies. Where do / can we have agency?

From the findings of the project, we make the argument that critical media literacy, if adopted as a mandatory subject in schools and taught as a dynamic literacy education, would better equip young citizens with resilience to ‘information disorder’ (Wardle and Derekhshan, 2017) than reactive resources (such as fact-checking and verification tools) and small-scale projects which focus primarily on competences. The latter are described, metaphorically, as ‘giving a fish’, the former are described as ‘teaching to fish’. To use an alternative analogy, the former boosts the immune system, the latter treat the infection (see Rushkoff, 2018).

Both are needed, but ‘teaching to fish’ is the key recommendation, and, in the UK schools’ context, making Media Studies a mandatory subject would be the obvious starting point.

The workshop identified a ‘top ten’ of media literacy resources for dealing with information disorder. These include more holistic, critical media literacy activities (Teaching to Fish) – a more effective and sustainable approach than ‘giving a fish’ through fact-checking tools or surface level media / information literacy competences.

The data generated from the field review, interviews and workshops, taken together, lead us to the following three recommendations:

(1) Rather than producing competence frameworks for media literacy, as though it is a neutral set of skills for citizens, media education needs to enable students to apply the critical legacies of both Media Studies and literacy education on the contemporary media ecosystem;

(2) Media education must adopt a dynamic approach to media literacy and increase the experiential, reflexive aspects of media practice in the curriculum, with reciprocal transfer between the critical rhetorics above and creative media practice in order to respond, academically, to media as primarily a question of representation. In other words, resilience to representation is enhanced by expertise in representing.

(3) We need to add the critical exploration of social media, algorithms and big data to the media education curriculum, accompanied by applied practical learning in the uses of them for social justice, as opposed to training the next generation in the use of these for even further commercial and political exploitation of one another.

July 19, 2019

Cafe Scientifique: Can you save a life? Exploring the quality of CPR delivered by bystanders

BU research, Events, Knowledge Exchange, Knowledge Exchange and Impact Team, Public engagement ballen

Cardiac arrest is a sudden stop of the heart due to electrical failure and is a potentially reversible medical emergency yet, if untreated, it can lead to death within minutes. Every year in the UK, around 30,000 people receive resuscitation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, with survival rates ranging between 2-12%. High quality CPR is crucial in generating circulation to vital organs during cardiac arrest. However, it has been demonstrated that the quality of CPR delivered by a lay person, first aiders and highly trained rescuers is often inadequate, inconsistent and with excessive interruption.

Cardiac arrest is a significant worldwide health problem associated with considerable morbidity, mortality and extensive healthcare costs. If you’ve reached a stage in your life where other people depend on you financially, then you should consider getting a life insurance policy at LifeCoverQuotes.org.uk website.

Positive outcomes from cardiac arrest depend on the effective delivery of resuscitation techniques, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). However, the quality of CPR performance is normally suboptimal, reducing the chances of survival.

Debora Almeida, lecturer in Operating Department Practice at BU, who’s research project is about quality and retention of CPR skills, was Cafe Scientifique’s guest speaker earlier this month. Debora’s study is part of her PhD and is investigating the use of real-time feedback to improve quality of CPR skills. The idea behind it, is to understand different aspects of learning, retention and decay of the skill and create a better re-training model using real-time feedback to optimise learning and maintain the CPR skill effective for whenever it is needed.

The real-time feedback system provides detailed visual and auditory feedback on CPR targets, based on resuscitation guidelines. The different CPR components which include chest compression rate, chest compression depth, residual leaning, chest duty cycle (percentage between compression and relaxation) and rescue breaths are captured with sensors and displayed in real time on the monitor. Added to that, the monitor provides visual and auditory clues for a better quality (if the rescuer’s performance is not optimal), allowing rescuers to self-correct or validate their skill performance immediately during training, adjusting their performance based on the feedback provided by the device (shown below)

Debora’s Cafe Scientifique talk highlighted the epidemiology of cardiac arrest around the world, the variations in survival rates and surprisingly, how suboptimal the quality of CPR performance delivered by lay people, basic life support rescuers and highly trained rescuers can normally be. She also talked about how fast CPR skills decay and challenged the re-training schedule in hospitals, which is normally 1 or 2 years apart. “Even though it has been demonstrated that CPR skills diminish within months after training, hospitals still get away with re-training their members of staff yearly or even after 2 years. This needs changing…. But to change this practice we need to figure out a better one…”

One of the highlights of the evening was when the audience were given the opportunity to practice their CPR skills on the manikin using the real-time feedback system that is used in Debora’s research.

Debora Almeida reflects on her experience of presenting at Cafe Scientifique earlier this month;

Debora said “The experience of talking to an audience formed by lay people, healthcare professionals and academics was an interesting and enjoyable challenge. The audience engaged really well with insightful comments and relevant questions. It was a great opportunity to talk about the challenges and benefits of bystander CPR.”

This is complemented by feedback from one of the audience members; “For me, being a senior, the simpler the instructions the better. Simply having the knowledge that I must not waste vital time checking pulses etc. but start immediately with chest compressions gives me confidence should such a situation arise.”

Cafe Sci will be taking a break in August however we’re set to return on

Tuesday 3 September 2019!

Find out more about Café Scientifique and sign up to our mailing list to hear about other research events: www.bournemouth.ac.uk/cafe-sci

If you have any questions please do get in touch

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July 16, 2019

Using Databases in Humanities Research (CsJCC and NRG workshop)

BU research, data management, Doctoral College, Events, Featured, Guidance, humanities, innovation, Knowledge Exchange, Knowledge Transfer, Public engagement, Research Centres, Research Integritiy, research integrity, Research news, Research Training, Uncategorized jround

On Thursday 4 July CsJCC and NRG supported a one-day workshop that demonstrated and explored database use in Humanities Research. This was a two-part day that aimed to introduce participants to the possibilities of this approach, and then moved to discuss potential collaborative projects. It was attended by FMC colleagues and doctoral students researching multiple subjects (including English, Marketing, Advertising, Law, Journalism, Computer Animation, and Radio), and two external scholars.

Ian Stephenson (Senior Lecturer in Computer Animation and Faculty Data Champion) led the morning session, a gentle introduction to using standard query language (SQL) to ask complicated questions of multiple existing data tables. Research generates data, either during primary research or in the form of meta-data where we annotate and organise existing media. While simple notetaking can work at first, greater structure often becomes necessary as projects grow and evolve. Ian demonstrated how small, free programmes such as Postgres can easily be installed (without cost) on a laptop, providing the same power and flexibility as that of commercial datacentres to store and organise essentially unlimited amounts of data. This allows data to be securely stored, well organised, and shared between researchers, allowing us to ask new questions of the data, beyond the scope of the initial investigation.

This workshop grew out of Ian’s development of Julia Round’s database of Misty stories (available at www.juliaround.com/misty). Julia’s project explores the nature of the stories in the British girls’ comic Misty, and also contains supporting information on their creators, origins, and so forth (courtesy of online communities of scholars and fans). Her online database is searchable and will help interested readers find information on these things, but by its nature it’s not capable of asking more complicated questions. Ian developed this research into a relational database or series of interlinked tables, each focused around a subject such as stories (type, length, themes, character, etc), people (artist, writer, letterer, colourist, editor, etc), publication details (title, co-title, issue date, price, cover image, tagline, free gift, etc.), and so forth.

SQL thus enables us to ask questions that link all of this information. For example:
– In what months were new titles launched?
– When did price hikes take place and how does this look if adjusted for inflation?
– How long did merged comics titled usually last?
– Were boys and girls titles different in terms of pricing, story length, or other factors susceptible to numerical analysis?’
– Which artists’ work appeared on the covers most frequently?
– Which artists’ work appears in the internal colour (centre) pages most frequently?
– Which writers and artists most frequently worked together?

In his brief demonstration, Ian showed us some interesting statistics on a number of subjects. These included identifying patterns in story crossover points, i.e. where serials overlapped; the price rises in comics (which prior to the 1980s were not significant in the context of inflation and as compared to newspaper periodicals); and that almost all new titles were launched in February or at the end of the summer. In this way, participants saw how reconstructing simple spreadsheet data as a relational database allowed it to be expanded, interrogated and repurposed. By sharing such datasets, the borders of existing research projects can be extended and interdisciplinary and collaborative projects can be taken to new levels.

The afternoon session invited interested participants to discuss how we might collaborate on developing such a project. Discussion points included a review of what is out there already (sites such as the Grand Comics Database, Jinty blog, Girls’ Comics of Yesterday, Great News for All Readers, Down the Tubes, and so forth), and identification of what these sites do and don’t offer. It was felt that even the most inclusive sites such as the GCD don’t allow complex searches and that most sites/blogs are set up with a singular aim in mind. We thus agreed there was a demonstrable need for a live shared resource that would provide students, researchers and fans with access to a much wider dataset along with the ability to ask complex, interlinked questions of this data.

We were lucky enough to have a brief discussion with a colleague from the Law Department who advised us on copyright issues when including quotations and images, and also IP rights when incorporating data gathered by other people or the templates created to contain this. Images in particular will need to be kept within private circulation and database rights will need to be explored further to ensure we have the correct permissions from contributors.

To develop this project, first steps will be to find some server space to host this dataset. In the longer term, we will reach out to the academic and fan communities for the spreadsheet data currently held by individuals, using our existing networks and also through conference presentations demonstrating the value of this potential resource. Later steps will include expanding the scope of the database to a global level, and developing tools to allow contributors to directly add data, via funding bids or other initiatives.

The proposed database has clear benefits as a data discovery tool, with a demonstrable need from the community of comics scholars at multiple levels. It will have impact as a teaching aid and a source of primary data that will lead to research outputs.

July 14, 2019

LGBT+ Network and Bournemouth Pride

BU research, Events, Fusion, Global engagement, hate crime, Impact, Knowledge Exchange Christopher Pullen

I’ve been to Pride before, but I’ve never been part of the parade. This all changed this weekend when as a member of the burgeoning LGBT+ Network at BU (with support of James Palfreman-Kay (Equality & Diversity Adviser) and Ian Jones (Head of Regional Community Partnerships)) we joined forces with Bournemouth football club to host a float, forming part of this year’s BorneFree parade, and (if I may say) vividly demonstrated the university’s Fusion policy, and ethic.

Emotions were high as most of the float revellers (that’s us) were newbies! How would it all go? What would it be like to be the subject of so much attention? Would there be counter Pride protests? How would we be perceived as representing BU and Bournemouth AFC?

Would the experience be a disappointment, or would it be anything like the life affirming end of the film Pride, when at gay pride in London in 1985 the parade convoy is led by chapters of Welsh miners who supported gay rights, in response to LGSM’s support of the miners’ strike, leading to a union block vote at the Labour party conference, and eventual changes in the law working towards gay and lesbian equality?

It’s wonderful to report that the event surpassed my most extravagant expectations. While I did see some protests (of an event this size, its inevitable that there would be some), the overwhelming feeling was one of harmony, a sense of uplifting, and senses of immensity: the saturation of the town for one incredible day, where everyone seems to be your friend.

Being part of the parade, and having the luxury of being conveyed on a flat bed lorry, with pulsating music and lots of ‘tasteful’ revelry exhibited by the BU and the Bournemouth AFC team, there was plenty of time to look out into the crowds lining the route from East Cliff to the Triangle, a journey of over an hour. Key moments I will remember are. The two older guys with their beloved dog, all dressed in rainbow flag costumes, to the hilt (and then some). The guy with rainbow make up and the beard who seemed to be moving up and down the parade filming everything. The wonderful families who clearly had thought about the pride theme, with parents and children sporting rainbow flags, and rainbow make up. So many people with rainbow flags draped over their shoulders, as if forming a super hero cloak, which can protect you from everything, and gives you your uniqueness. The distant onlookers from far away windows, who we spotted: “look over there!” and we cheered on waving directly at them, in a moment of passing union. Old, young, many diverse people waving catching your eyes. The vicar at the back door of the church, who was waving so enthusiastically, that you thought: “He’s going to strain a muscle”. Diverse audiences, many who you might not think would support LGBT equality, overturning cultural expectations, avidly participating, looking back over to you to share that single moment of equality, exchange, and often humour.

We waved back to so many wonderful people. Never before have the immortal words of AIDS youth activist Nkosi Johnson been so resonant. “We are [all] human beings. … Just like everybody else, we are all the same.” That’s something that you don’t always realise, in todays troubling times. Pride isn’t a bubble, it’s a moment to reset, and realign our thoughts on each other and everyone. We can’t make it all year, although I suspect the planning of Pride takes that long, but what we can do is reach out, form alliances and build bridges, not only in an academic and cultural sense, but also in a human and empathetic sense.

This year’s Bournemouth Pride may not have been exactly like the euphoric ending of the film Pride set in London 1985 (and probably I was the only one on our float old enough to have (theoretically) been there at that time), but more importantly this sense of euphoria was nurtured as much by the onlookers made up of very diverse audiences, as much as those that formed part of the parade or the event. This interchange and dialogue, is an important factor of what makes Pride so unique. See you there next year.

July 12, 2019

Research Events in July

BU research, Events, REF Subjects, Research assessment, Research Training, writing Theresa

Preparing Practice-Based Research Outputs for Assessment (REF 2021)

Wednesday 17th July 11:00 – 15:30 on Talbot Campus

The focus of this session will be on :

The information to include in your submission, and how it is presented
Looking at worked examples – good and bad practice
Providing individual support

By the end of this workshop you will have knowledge of the information which reviewers need in order assess research outputs, and how this should be presented to reviewers. You will also have made progress in developing the supporting information for outputs due to be submitted in future REF Mock exercises.

See here for more details and to book.

Research Outputs Writing Days

The Research Outputs Writing Days are very popular. These aim to give authors time and space with like minded individuals to produce publications , and provide insights and tips into how to manage writing time within daily routine.

The event on Tuesday 16th July is now fully booked, but the next is on Thursday 5th September. See here for to book and for details of other dates.

July 8, 2019

British Academy Visit – Save the Date!

BU research, ECR Network, Events, Funding opportunities, PG research, pre-award, Research news, Research Training, RKE development framework, Training Theresa

September 10^th 11:00 – 14:00 Talbot Campus

Members of the British Academy are visiting BU on Tuesday 10^th September.

There will be a presentation late morning, looking at their portfolio of funding opportunities and providing useful information on their application and assessment processes, with some handy top tips. This will be followed by a networking lunch.

To book, please contact Theresa McManus.

Please put the date in your diaries!

July 8, 2019

Call for ECRs: Newton Fund Researcher Links Workshop on Surgery

Awarded & submitted bids, BU2025, ECR Network, Events, Funding opportunities, Global engagement, international xyang

The digital innovation in surgery presents a trend of precise, minimally invasive, and personalized features. This workshop aims to address the challenges by gathering, training and connecting the Early Career Researchers (ECRs) from different disciplines for better understanding of the complexity and contexts related to surgery technology and working together to develop impactful research projects, facilitated through the training from mentors and new joint research. The workshop will provide an excellent platform for both UK and Chinese ECRs to expand their research and stimulate collaboration on research and development, technology transfer and commercialization between UK and China.

Under the Researcher Links scheme (offered within the Newton Fund), Beihang University will be holding the workshop on the above theme in Liaoning Hotel Beijing on 16-18 October 2019. The workshop is being coordinated by Dr. Xiaosong Yang and Prof. Junjun Pan, and will have contributions from other leading researchers. We are now inviting ECRs from the UK or China to apply to attend this workshop. All travel and accommodation expenses will be covered by the Newton Fund Researcher Links programme. The application form, with more details on the initiative, can be found at https://displast.bournemouth.ac.uk/ and should be sent to xyang@bournemouth.ac.uk by an email titled “Researcher Links Workshop” before the deadline of 15 July 2019.

July 3, 2019

H2020 Societal Challenge 5 Information Days in September

EU, Events, Info Days, international, pre-award Ainar

The Information Days on H2020 Societal Challenge five: “Climate Action, Environment, Resource Efficiency & Raw Materials” will take place on 16 and 17 September 2019 in Brussels. It targets applicants to the 2020 calls for project proposals; two individuals per organisation are allowed to register.

Registration closes on 8 September 2019. Once registered, attendees have the opportunity to design their own programme agenda as well as utilise a match-making facility that will enable them to schedule bilateral meetings and to present their interests, expertise and/or project ideas to possible project partners.

Further information is available on the Information Days website.

July 3, 2019

Celebration of the United Nations’ World Oceans Day 2019

Awarded & submitted bids, BU research, BU2025, Doctoral College, Events, Featured academics, Festival of Learning, Fusion, Public engagement, Research Centres, Research Concordat, Student Engagement, the conversation Genoveva Esteban

All rivers lead to the sea, which is why it is important to consider the health of both our rivers and oceans. To celebrate the United Nations’ World Oceans Day 2019 (https://www.un.org/en/events/oceansday/) Genoveva Esteban and Dan Franklin from BU’s Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, with help from Thomas Hardye Academy’s 6th Form students and science teachers, showed Prince of Wales (Dorchester) Year 1 pupils how to study the invertebrate indicators of clean water, by kick sampling. Not only is it an important sampling method, it’s great fun too! Pupils were thrilled with their findings and recognised the significance of keeping rivers clean. The activity took place at the River Laboratory near Wareham (Dorset). Dr John Davy-Bowker (BU Visiting Fellow and Freshwater Biological Association Fellow) is gratefully acknowledged for his help throughout the day.

Genoveva Esteban, Dan Franklin and Katie Thompson

July 1, 2019

Pupils and Technology Workshop hosted by BU

BU research, Events, Fusion, Impact, Knowledge Exchange, Public engagement, Research news, Student Engagement shodge

The department of Psychology with Parent Guidance Workshop is hosting an event: Pupils and Technology Workshop on Monday July 15th 2019 at 8:00 to 11:30 a.m. We are looking for Primary, Secondary, and Sixthform/College teachers to take part in this event. Please share this event with those who may be interested, event information below:

We understand the growing problem of technology in the classroom; our current projects aim to support children and the way they are using technology. We want to know your experiences as teachers, and how we can develop research to meet these needs.

Come along to this workshop to find out:

What support is available for children and adolescents
Opportunities to discuss your own experiences of pupils and technology

The morning will include:

A brief look at current research from Bournemouth University of the positive and negative effects of technology – Dr Constantina Panourgia, Dr Sarah Hodge and Associate Prof Jacqui Taylor
An overview of how technology can impact on pupil’s behaviour, learning and emotions – Parenting practitioners Liz Clough and Pat Bate
An interactive session on your experiences of pupils and technology
An opportunity to network with academics, practitioners, and teachers

Breakfast on arrival and refreshments will be provided

If you have questions please contact us on:

cpanourgia@bournemouth.ac.uk

July 1, 2019

Science for all, and all for Science!

Awarded & submitted bids, BU research, BU2025, Doctoral College, Events, Festival of Learning, Funding opportunities, Fusion, Public engagement, Research Centres, Research Concordat, Research news, Student Engagement Genoveva Esteban

Bournemouth University Charity Impact Fund is a fantastic way to facilitate engagement with charitable organisations if one wishes to increase the impact of our research as well as collaboration opportunities for our students. In my case, I will be organising the first ever Dorchester Science Festival during National Science Week 2020 with the aim of strengthening BU’s relationship with Dorset charities, and to reach out to the local community. Partners involved are the Dorset County Museum, Dorchester Arts, the Jurassic Coast Trust, The Institute of Physics, and the Thomas Hardye School Academy. Dorchester Town Council (although not a charity) is also a key partner to gain access to local venues. The longer-term ambition is to use this event as the basis for a Bournemouth Science Festival, an event that has never taken place. The date for the Dorchester Science Festival has now been fixed for Saturday 14^th March 2020. You are all invited!

If you would like further information please contact Genoveva F. Esteban gesteban@bournemouth.ac.uk

July 1, 2019

Impact Case Study Writing Retreat

BU research, ECR Network, Events, PG research, Research communication, Research news, Research Training, RKE development framework Theresa

Thursday 4^th July 09:30 – 16:00

A whole day REF impact case study writing retreat, consisting of a two hour presentation on case study writing with the rest of the day spent writing. The trainer will be on hand the whole day to provide 1:1 support and guidance. Attendees are required to have an impact case study to write and work on; own laptop is required for the session.

The writing retreat will provide guidance on:

How to write and excellent impact case study
How to frame the writing
What a successful case study looks like
Other hints and tips towards successful impact case study writing
Guiding individual attendees during the personal writing elements

See here for more details and to book.

June 25, 2019

Attend Interact 2019 – A Free Engagement Symposium from STFC

conferences, Events, Impact, Knowledge Exchange, Public engagement, Research communication Adam Morris

4th September 2019. 10am – 4:45pm. University of Central Lancashire, Preston. UK.

Are you passionate about science and your field of work? Do you think you can excite and inspire the next generation of young scientists? Have you got an interesting science story to tell the public?

The Interact Symposium is a free one day event for those working in physical and life sciences, and over 120 delegates have already registered. There are over 20 exciting workshops planned that will appeal to people at all stages of their careers and especially early career researchers.

If you are looking for taster sessions on how to start your engagement work, or looking to improve your evaluation skills, this is the symposium for you! Most of the day is devoted to workshops covering our 3 main themes – reaching underserved audiences, schools outreach and sharing practice – with a strong emphasis on evaluation throughout. The Market place offers a wide range of interactives to show and tell sessions on engagement in practice plus lots and lots of free resources and professional advice to help you in your work.

There will also be plenty of time to network. The University of Central Lancashire is also hosting a free reception from 6-8pm on the 3rd September and this is your chance to try local delicacies and meet colleagues and engagement experts in an informal environment.

STFC are offering travel and subsistence bursaries of up to £100 for PhD, postdoctoral researchers, fellows and those within 10 years of their first academic appointment to attend. All you have to do is send an email with a short paragraph justifying your case with “Why do I want to go to Interact 2019? ”to Nicky.Bladen-Hovell@stfc.ukri.org.

Applications will be treated on a first come first served basis and the final closing date is 5pm July 31 2019.

The draft programme will be available soon, please check the registration site for details.

June 25, 2019

Forthcoming RKEDF Training Events

BU research, ECR Network, Events, Research news, Research Training, RKE development framework, Training Theresa

We have some great events coming up over the next few weeks to help support you in your research activities. These events are delivered as part of the overarching Research and Knowledge Exchange Development Framework – RKEDF.

We have also grouped the events around your needs, so if, for example, you are an Early Career Researcher or need to know about external funding, you can click on the link to find a tailored list of all the RKEDF sessions that may assist you. You can also find related events by using the link on each session’s page.

July

Thursday 4th July	RKEDF: Impact Case Study Writing Retreat
Wednesday 10th July	RKEDF: MSCA IF Bid Writing Retreat
Thursday 11th July	RKEDF: MSCA IF Bid Writing Retreat
Tuesday 16th July	RKEDF: Research Outputs – Writing Day
Friday 19th July	Preparing Practice-Based Research Outputs for Assessment

You can see all the Organisational Development and RKEDF events in one place on the handy calendar of events.

Please note that all sessions are now targeted, so look closely at the event page to ensure that the event is suitable for you. In addition, RKEDF events now require the approval of your Head of Department (or other nominated approver). Please follow the instructions given on the event page and the template email for you to initiate the booking request.

If you have any queries, please get in touch!

June 23, 2019

CEL Co-Creation Award- BSc Marketing Students

BU Challenges, BU research, Centre for Excellence in Learning, Events, Funding opportunities, Fusion, Student Engagement, student research, Uncategorized sashraf

Following a competitive bidding process, Emma Keene and Julia Karol (BSc Marketing, final year students) have been successfully awarded this year ‘staff student co-creation award’. Emma is awarded for the project’ The contour generation’ which looks into the negative impact of social media on millennial’s mental health. Emma is mentored by Samreen Ashraf.
Whereas Julia’s project, “The snob effect” looks into the impact of Instagram influencers on the consumption of luxury fashion”. Julia has worked under the supervision of Dr. Elvira Bolat.
Congratulations to both the winners!

June 19, 2019

An Awesome Opportunity to Get Generation Z Voices Heard

BU research, Events, Public engagement, Research news, Uncategorized Kip Jones

Calling Gen Z (16-19 yrs)! Join us for a morning of sharing your experiences & engagement with the world around you. Take part in discussion about creating videos based on your stories! Free lunch & Storyboard books to continue your ideas!

Sat. 29 June 10 am – 2 pm

BU Executive Business Centre 2^nd floor

89 Holdenhurst Road BH8 8EB

Please share this invitation with any teens that you know!

The Project Zed Group at Bournemouth University and Space Youth Dorset are excited to learn about young people’s experiences of being the latest generation of teens and their interface with the world around them! The morning is part of a pilot for a potential larger project for teens to tell their stories on a video channel. Participants will very much be “co-creators” in this process.

Places are limited to teens ages 16-19 years of age only. No exceptions!

Please ask teens to sign up here!

June 18, 2019

Social\medical model of childbirth presented at Dorset RCM conference

BU research, conferences, Events, Featured academics, Fusion, Public engagement, Publishing, Research news, Uncategorized, writing Edwin van Teijlingen

This Friday Prof. Edwin van Teijlingen has been invited to present at this week’s ‘Behind The Trauma’ Conference in Merley House, Dorset . This practitioners’ conference is organised by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and tickets are available here! Edwin will be offering a sociological perspective on trauma. His presentation links research conducted on the social/medical model of pregnancy and childbirth [1-6] as well as research on the portrayal of childbirth in the media [7-13]. Bournemouth University’s interdisciplinary research into media and childbirth is conducted jointly with Prof. Vanora Hundley and Dr. Catherine Angell, both in the Centre for Midwifery, Maternal and Perinatal Health (CMMPH), and Dr. Ann Luce in the Faculty of Media & Communication.

Edwin will be sharing a platform with two Bournemouth University Visiting Faculty, both based at Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: Prof. Minesh Khashu, Consultant Neonatologist and Clinical Director Wessex Maternity Children and Young People Clinical Network and Ms. Jillian Ireland, Professional Midwifery Advocate.

References:

Brailey, S., Luyben, A., Firth, L., van Teijlingen, E. (2017) Women, midwives and a medical model of maternity care in Switzerland, Int J Childbirth 7(3): 117-125.
van Teijlingen, E. (2017) The medical and social model of childbirth, Kontakt 19 (2): e73-e74
MacKenzie Bryers H., van Teijlingen, E. (2010) Risk, Theory, Social & Medical Models: critical analysis of the concept of risk in maternity care, Midwifery 26(5): 488-496.
Ireland, J., van Teijlingen, E. (2013) Normal birth: social-medical model, Practising Midwife 16 (11): 17-20.
van Teijlingen E. (2005) A critical analysis of the medical model as used in the study of pregnancy and childbirth, Sociol Res Online, 10 (2) Web address: http://www.socresonline.org.uk/10/2/teijlingen.html
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