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March 21, 2019

Cafe Scientifique: Cyber Security & Digital Forensics: New persistent tracking mechanisms used in the wild

BU research, Events, Knowledge Exchange, Public engagement, Research communication ballen

One of the most common Internet threats is web tracking, which enables an entity to gain unauthorised access to a user’s personal data while the user is browsing the web, thus violating privacy. At Bournemouth University we have been researching whether popular browsers protect their users from trackers that use Web Storage, Web SQL, and Indexed Database.

Introducing his research to the Cafe Scientifique audience earlier this month, Dr Alexios Mylonas from the Department of Computing & Informatics highlighted the different tracking technologies currently being used on the World Wide Web that can compromise our privacy.

“We live in a ‘post Snowden ‘ era” he said, and ” there are many ways that malicious entities on the Web, such as trackers can violate our privacy”.

HTML 5.0 provides trackers with new options

Alexios described his own findings regarding the usage of three technologies from the HTML 5.0 standard (Web Storage, Web SQL, and Indexed Database) on the Internet. He went on to explain the experiments that were conducted against some of the websites we use every day proved that the main use of these technologies is tracking.

“This is different to what the industry and academia believed before we started our analysis. We did not believe that this was the case when we started this research and this is why we conducted the experiments in the first place”.

In many ways web browsers cannot protect our privacy

The focus towards the end of the discussion was the ability of current popular web browsers to delete the data that is being left on browsers by trackers. The results uncovered many occasions where popular browsers such as Firefox and Opera in Android do not allow us to delete the tracking data resulting in our privacy being violated.

Dr Mylonas explained that “if the browser fails to delete tracking data stored by any of the aforementioned technologies then a malicious tracker could ‘resurrect tracking data’ that the user has previously deleted in a similar way as with cookie resurrection”.

After discussing the research, the demonstrations showed the inability of Firefox and Opera in Android to protect the privacy of their users.

The following tool has been developed for you to check your browser; https://bit.ly/2J1Di65

The recently published journal paper in IEEE Access provides more information into the research; Belloro, S., & Mylonas, A. (2018). I know what you did last summer: New persistent tracking mechanisms in the wild. IEEE Access, 6, 52779-52792

The next Café Scientifique will take place on Tuesday 2 April where we’ll be hearing from Associate Professor An Nguyen @anducnguyen who will be discussing science journalism.

If you have any questions, please do get in touch with the Public Engagement Team; publicengagement@bournemouth.ac.uk, you can also follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Plus, why not send us a request to be added to our Public Engagement mailing list and be the first to hear about our research events and activities.

March 19, 2019

Multichannel electroacoustic music at BU – 27th March 2019

BU research, Events, Knowledge Transfer, Public engagement aseddon

We are delighted to announce that David Berezan (University of Manchester) will be joining us for a concert of multichannel electroacoustic in the Allsebrook LT on Wednesday 27th March at 7pm. All are welcome!

David will be playing a programme including some of his own work as well as that of electroacoustic composer Manuella Blackburn (Liverpool Hope University).

Admission is free but please register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bu-loudspeaker-orchestra-concert-featuring-music-by-david-berezan-and-manuella-blackburn-tickets-59062063221

David Berezan is Professor in Electroacoustic Music Composition at The University of Manchester (UK), where he has acted, since 2003, as Director of the Electroacoustic Music Studios and MANTIS (Manchester Theatre in Sound).

Since 2000 he has primarily composed acousmatic music, though he has also composed and performed solo and ensemble live-electronics works. He is a practitioner and proponent of sound diffusion performance and the interpretation of fixed-media work.

Manuella Blackburn is an electroacoustic music composer who specializes in acousmatic music creation. However, she also has composed for instruments and electronics, laptop ensemble improvisations, and music for dance.

Her music has been performed at concerts, festivals, conferences and gallery exhibitions in Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the USA.

March 14, 2019

Research Data Management Workshop 27th March 2019 2-4pm

data management, Events, Impact, open access imarsland

With many institutions and funders now requiring researchers to publish and share data generated from research projects, data management is becoming an increasingly important part of the research process. To help colleagues learn more about how to manage and share their research data, Library and Learning Support will be running a workshop on the 27^th of March 2-4pm.

The workshop will cover the following topics:

The data lifecycle
How to create a data management plan
How to document and license your data for re-use
How to archive and share your data by depositing it in BORDaR

Details about how to book a place on this session can be found here

March 11, 2019

BU Undergrads present work in Parliament

BU research, Events, Impact, Knowledge Exchange, Public engagement, Research communication, Research news, Student Engagement, student research mgouthro

Two Bournemouth University students, Matthew Dray and Amelia (Mimi) Simpson have presented their undergraduate research in Parliament last week, to parliamentarians, policy makers and fellow undergraduates at the annual ‘Posters in Parliament’ 2019 event.

This year’s event was organised by the University of Sussex and showcased more than 50 undergraduate students from around the UK. Now in its sixth year, BU has participated from the start. The annual event is an exhibition to allow MPs and policy makers learn more about the innovative undergraduate research being undertaken in various disciplines by undergraduates from a number of institutions. Other uni’s participating on the day were: Aberdeen, LSE, UCL, King’s College London, Newcastle, Nottingham Trent, Exeter, Plymouth, Sheffield, Reading and Portsmouth, etc.

Matthew Dray, a BSc (Hons) Computing student in Faculty of Science & Technology presented his research on IoT (The Internet of Things)-Enabled Landslide Monitoring System. Under the guidance of his tutor Dr Marios Angelopoulos, Matt offers up an innovative landslide monitoring system that combines state-of-the art Internet of Things and Data Analytics and an intuitive front end interface, with the main emphasis of his work on the latter. In collaboration with Bournemouth Borough Council, a pilot of the system has been deployed at East Cliff landslide. Matt says ‘the system was able to provide local authorities with a new means of efficient and remote monitoring, whilst also being a cost effective solution’. Speaking about taking part in Posters in Parliament, Matt said ‘it was an amazing experience to be apart of and was an honour to co-represent Bournemouth University at the event, even more so to be shortlisted for an award’.

‘It was great to see what other research was being done around the country and to hear about that research from other passionate students, and to talk to other students and MP’s about my own project and get their thoughts’. Matt found the experience to be an beneficial one, ‘I found it both educational and beneficial to me, and allowed me to develop key skills both professionally and personally’.

Mimi Simpson, a BA (Hons) Advertising student in Faculty of Media & Communication, shared her research on how Generation Y mothers participate in Online Mothering Communities (OMCs) as a Platform for Breastfeeding Information and Support.

‘My research developed from UNICEF declaring that improving breastfeeding rates was a national priority. As an Advertising student, I was interested in the influence that Facebook communities have on supporting and advising breastfeeding mothers. The research concluded that participating mothers have a more successful breastfeeding experience when supported by life-experienced mothers in social media communities’. Mimi also expressed the benefit of taking part in the event on the day ‘Speaking to other academics at Posters in Parliament helped me in considering future lines of research, specifically in the role social media communities play in supporting other medical areas and needs’.

Both Matt and Mimi will be presenting their research at the upcoming SURE 2019 conference in Fusion Building on March 20th. More information about BU’s undergraduate research conference can be found on the SURE website. Staff and students are welcome to take in the conference March 20th building and can book free tickets via Eventbrite.

Posters in Parliament is the prescursor event to the national BCUR 2019 conference, this year being held at University of South Wales, where a number of BU undergrads across all faculties are due to present and share their leading research.

March 11, 2019

Cafe Scientifique 7 May – Pier Review: What does the future hold for British Seaside Piers?

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

Café Scientifique takes place on the first Tuesday evening of the month at Café Boscanova

Enjoy listening to a short talk before engaging in debate and discussion around that topic

We’ll be joined by Dr Anya Chapman on Tuesday 7 May from 7:30pm until 9pm (doors open at 6:30pm) No need to register, make sure you get there early though as seats fill up fast!

Pier Review: What does the future hold for British Seaside Piers?

Victorian seaside pleasure piers are unique to the British coast but this important part of the country’s heritage is under threat: in the early 20th century nearly 100 piers graced the UK coastline, but almost half have now gone. This session will chart the development of British seaside pleasure piers: from their beginnings as humble landing stages through to the ‘golden age’ of pier building. We’ll also be looking at the current rejuvenation of piers, like Bournemouth, and how they are embracing the future. Come along and gain a unique insight into the past, present and future of piers, share your own memories of seaside piers, and let us know your hopes for their future.

Check out a taster of what Anya will be discussing in this recently published article; The Conversation

Anya has been Honorary Secretary of the National Piers Society since 2013

@National Piers Society

@pierssociety

@nationalpierssociety

If you have any questions please do get in touch

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

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March 8, 2019

Student Volunteers needed

Business Engagement, Events, HEIF, innovation, Public engagement, Student Engagement mbudka

Our team has organised a bespoke AR deployment in the form of an app written specifically for the Etches Collection at Kimmeridge https://www.theetchescollection.org/ to be launched for the Easter School holidays. It is an app for kids and families visiting the museum and runs on iPads that visitors’ loan on entry. It combines quizzes/activities with AR dinosaurs and fossils (modern equivalent of kids with clip boards and paper quizzes you often see at museums).

We are looking for students who could help us collect feedback from visitors at Etches Collection between 8-21^st of April. We are looking for someone who could come to the museum for 2 hours per day for couple of days approaching visitors, collecting feedback, taking some photos. We would like to find out how visitors find the experience with the app overall, how relevant it was etc.

As a token of our appreciation, the Volunteers will receive Amazon vouchers.

For more details, please contact:
Dominika Budka
dbudka@bournemouth.ac.uk

March 8, 2019

The British Academy – Australian Academy of the Humanities Knowledge Frontiers Forum

BU research, Events, Funding opportunities, humanities, international, Public engagement, Research news smundy

11-12 November 2019
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

The British Academy and the Australian Academy of the Humanities are inviting applications for early career researchers in the humanities and social sciences from the UK, Australia and the Pacific region to attend a research collaboration forum on the broad theme of ‘the future’. The forum aims to incentivise and establish international engagement and collaboration between early career researchers from a broad range of disciplines within the humanities and social sciences, encouraging the exchange of ideas across both disciplinary and national boundaries.

Purpose and Focus
At a time of unprecedented social, cultural, environmental and technological change, the perspectives of humanities and social science researchers in understanding the role of cultural forces (histories, identities, ethics, narratives, values) in imagining and living the future are needed as never before. The urgent need for these perspectives is increasingly being recognised as many of the greatest challenges facing humanity will not be technological, but rather social and cultural.
The ‘future’ is also shaping the approach and methodology of humanities and social science disciplines with the emergence of big data, large-scale humanities infrastructures, immersive technologies and digital heritage. Shifting disciplinary boundaries, the proliferation of diverse communities of knowledge, practice and thought suggest the need for inquiry into the nature of knowledge and evidence, and their formative requirements and professional moorings today and in the future. This requires an interdisciplinary and international outlook, as well as of effective co-design and co-production of knowledge between the expert and the lay or the theoretical and the applied. The forum invites participants to think of ‘the future’ across different times and contexts to explore and address the need for creative interventions in social and environmental crises, how communities of the past have managed (or otherwise) rapid social upheaval and technological change, and whether we can humanise the digital future.

The Forum
The forum will take place in Brisbane from 11-12 November 2019. It is designed to coincide with the 50^th Annual Symposium of the Australian Academy of the Humanities, the theme of which is ‘Humanising the Future’. Travel, accommodation and subsistence costs will be met for all participants over the course of the forum.

Application Process
Applicants should provide:

A CV which should not exceed two pages;
A one-page summary of their initial thoughts on the theme of ‘the future’.
A one-page justification of why they are interested in the theme of ‘the future’ based on their research and / or teaching areas; what disciplinary and interdisciplinary skills and / or experience they would contribute to the forum; and how the forum could help to develop their own research and career.

Please contact your Funding Development Officer in Research and Development Support (RDS) who will be able to assist you with your application.

Applications should be sent to international@thebritishacademy.ac.uk no later than 5pm GMT on Wednesday 10 April 2019.

March 6, 2019

Apply to the Engage Researchers Academy – ten days left

Events, Public engagement, Research communication, Training Adam Morris

The NCCPE’s Engage Researchers’ Academy is a year-long professional development programme for researchers with a passion for public engagement.

The programme creates a challenging but supportive environment for delegates to reflect upon what it means to be an engaged researcher, and to explore the quality and value of engagement. It also supports participants to develop the skills and experience to work with others and improve the impact and relevance of their research.

Applications close on Friday 15 March 2019.

Apply now

What?

The first Engage Researchers’ Academy cohort will meet in Bristol for three two-day sessions. Academy one focuses on Engaged People, Academy two looks at Engaged Practice, while Academy three explores Engaged Quality and Value.

Each Academy session offers a stimulating mix of presentations led by leading engaged academics, research funders and policy makers; practical workshops and masterclasses; debate and discussion; opportunities to practice skills; and peer-supported learning. Mentors with expertise in public engagement with research, impact, evaluation, and community engagement are available to provide one-to-one support.

“I didn’t convey very well to the facilitators how useful the course was, and how skilled their teaching is, it has really energised my relationship to research, shaken it up and made me realise how much I still have to learn…Just thank you – for being patient and witty and wise” – 2018-19 delegate

Where?

Bristol

Who?

The Academy is aimed primarily at early to mid-career researchers with experience of engaging the public with their research. It aims to equip participants with understanding, skills and practical experience to enhance the impact of their engagement and to become leaders in engaged research. It is suitable for academics based at higher education institutions or research institutes in the UK. In order to attend, you must have the support of your departmental, college or faculty lead.

When?

12-13th June 2019
16-17th October 2019
19-20th February 2020

Fees

£990

(Early bird places available for £800)

NB participants will need to cover their own travel and accommodation

Benefits

Access to the latest thinking and analysis about how to capture the value of public engagement in the context of the REF
Enhanced knowledge, skills and confidence to become leaders in engaged research
Opportunity to improve practice by experimenting with innovative tools and techniques in our Masterclasses
Access to mentors, a peer support group, and alumni network across a wide range of disciplines

March 4, 2019

BU research featured in Science Week at the Bournemouth Natural Science Society

Events, Public engagement, Research communication Adam Morris

Professor Jan Wiener will be giving a talk entitled Navigation, Ageing and Dementia: minimising spatial disorientation in the built environment at the Bournemouth Natural Science Society (BNSS), as part of their Science Week series of events.

Prof Wiener is Head of the Wayfinding Laboratory at Bournemouth University, and co-head of the Ageing and Dementia Research Centre (ADRC).

The talk will cover the perception and information processes involved in human navigation behaviour, how our environment and our age impact on this process and the different experiments used to investigate it.

The talk will be on Tuesday 19 March at 7.30pm at the Bournemouth Natural Science Society.

Also part of Science Week at BNSS will be talks on the Mysteries of Bird Migration by Dominic Couzens, and Plankton Journeys by Dr Anna Hickman from Southampton University.

March 4, 2019

11th Annual Postgradaute Research Conference

BU research, Doctoral College, Events, Featured, PG research, Research communication nstewart

February 26, 2019

Forthcoming RKEDF events

Events, Research communication, Research news, RKE development framework Theresa

We have some great events coming up over the next few weeks to help support you in your research activity within the Research and Knowledge Exchange Development Framework (RKEDF).

We have also grouped the RKEDF 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 all the RKEDF sessions that may assist you. You can also find related events by using the link on each session’s page.

March

Friday 1st March	RKEDF: Introduction to the Logframe Approach
Monday 4th March	RKEDF: Technical Bid Writing Workshop
Wednesday 6th March	RKEDF: Achieving Policy Impact in the UK Parliament
Friday 8th March	RKEDF: Research Outputs – Writing Day
Monday 11th March	RKEDF: Writing Academy – Day 1 of 3
Wednesday 13th March	RKEDF: Introduction to NVivo: Setting up your qualitative data
Thursday 14th March	RKEDF: Advanced NVivo: Analysing your data
Wednesday 20th March	RKEDF: BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants Guidance Session
Wednesday 27th March	RKEDF: EndNote Desktop for Managing References and Writing for Publication
Wednesday 27th March	RKEDF: Research Data Management

April

Tuesday 2nd April	RKEDF: Advanced Literature Search Techniques
Wednesday 3rd April	RKEDF: Measuring the Impact of Your Research with Advanced Citation Tools
Wednesday 3rd April	Understanding how Students with ADHD Learn
Monday 8th April	RKEDF: Writing Day – Systematic and Scoping Reviews
Thursday 25th April	RKEDF: Research Impact and the Research Excellence Framework (REF): An Introduction

The above list does not include events where attendance requires faculty nominations / applications or are part of the Early Career Researcher Network schedule for 18/19. The BU Research Council Development Scheme and the Career Pathway will both be commencing shortly – Heads of Department are advising us of nominations for both these schemes.

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!

February 25, 2019

Cafe Scientifique 2 April – The last one standing: Journalism for science democratisation in the post-truth era

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

Café Scientifique takes place on the first Tuesday evening of the month at Café Boscanova

Enjoy listening to a short talk before engaging in debate and discussion around that topic

We’ll be joined by Associate Professor An Nguyen @anducnguyen on Tuesday 2 April from 7:30pm until 9pm (doors open at 6:30pm) No need to register, make sure you get there early though as seats fill up fast!

The last one standing: Journalism for science democratisation in the post-truth era

The recent increase in scientific discoveries not only offers hope for human fears and longings but also confronts fundamental aspects of life and long-accepted social and moral values. Without proper mechanisms for citizens of democratic societies to be meaningfully informed and to voice concerns over scientific advancements, they may find themselves stripped of the right to shape the science that shapes their lives. Ironically, the pace of science is too fast for citizens to follow, let alone have a voice. This talk first explores why science democratisation is the only way to tackle the growing science-society gap, which has been a catalyst for anti-intellectual and anti-science populist politics around the world. It will then examine why decades of ardent efforts by science institutions to close this gap have failed. Finally it will demonstrate why and how science journalism, despite its many faults, may be the last candidate to fulfil this task @CsJCC_BU

If you have any questions please do get in touch

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

You can also follow us on Facebook and Twitter

February 22, 2019

Get an insider’s view on how to influence policymakers in Parliament

BU research, Events, Impact, Knowledge Exchange, policy, Research communication, Training aedwards

If you would like your research to have a real impact on policy decisions at a national level, you may want to book onto Achieving Policy Impact in the UK Parliament – a special workshop run by Sarah Foxen of the Parliamentary Office for Science and Technology (POST), the UK parliament’s knowledge exchange unit.

This event takes place on Wednesday March 6 on the Talbot campus and there are only a few remaining places left. You’re advised to book promptly, using this link here, as the room capacity is only 30. We are delighted Sarah is able to come to Bournemouth for this one-off training event – her role as POST’s Knowledge Exchange Manager means she is perfectly placed to offer an insider’s view on how to get your research taken up by policymakers in Parliament. The workshop aims to:

demystify the process by which academic research can influence public policy
explain how policy impacts can be evidenced
examine what it is that policymakers are looking for in terms of academic research.

There will also be an opportunity in the afternoon session for participants to prepare and deliver a pitch to Parliament and gain invaluable advice on what policymakers are looking for and what is the most effective way of achieving policy impact for your research.

You can read a recent article Sarah wrote for the Wonkhe blog here: (How to have REF-able policy impact). In it, she outlines a joint initiative between Parliament and Research England which aims to ensure a shared understanding of what parliamentary impact is, and how it can be evidenced in REF 2021.

For any further information on the workshop and details of the programme, please contact Amanda Edwards, Impact Officer, RDS on x61308 or by email: aedwards@bournemouth.ac.uk.

February 21, 2019

NIHR Programme Grants for Applied Research (PGfAR) Roadshow – 10th April 2019

Events, Funding opportunities, NHS, Research news, Research Training Louise Ward

NIHR Programme Grants for Applied Research (PGfAR) Roadshow

We are offering a number of events which offer an opportunity to gain a greater understanding of the NIHR Programme Grants for Applied Research (PGfAR) and Programme Development Grant (PDG) funding streams.

Registration to these events will be FREE and refreshments will be provided.

The next event taking place in the South is in Exeter, Devon. 10 April 2019.

Places are limited and will be allocated on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. In order to secure your place at our South West event in Exeter, please register using our online form by 1pm, 27 March 2019.

Researchers currently developing, or considering developing, a proposal for submission to PGfAR or PDG for funding are also invited to take advantage of a one to one session (subject to availability) with the NIHR Programme team and RDS staff to discuss their proposed study. To access this opportunity please complete the one to one booking form.

And don’t forget, your local branch of the NIHR RDS (Research Design Service) is based within the BU Clinical Research Unit (BUCRU) on the 5th floor of Royal London House. Feel free to pop in and see us, call us on 61939 or send us an email.

February 20, 2019

Cheltenham Science Festival – Over-Ambitious Demo Challenge Open Call

Events, Public engagement, Uncategorized Adam Morris

Image: Still Moving Media

Cheltenham Science Festival are on the hunt for new contestants for the 2019 Over-Ambitious Demo Challenge on Sunday 9 June.

In previous years, contestants have prepared a 12-minute demo for the first round, and a 5-minute demo for the second round. Previous demos have included ballet dancing on cornstarch, crazy bubbles, steel-cutting sausages and more.

Demos need to be fun, exciting, surprising and overly ambitious, keeping the audience in suspense until the very end!

Winners will be decided by an audience vote. Participants will receive travel, accommodation, VIP room access and a £100 honorarium for participation.

The deadline for applications is Monday 25 February at 12:00.

Find out more information and how to apply.

February 20, 2019

Are you a BU Early Career Researcher? Read on….

ECR Network, Events Emily Cieciura

Launched in September 2018, the Early Career Researcher Network welcomes Early Career Researchers, including those on fixed and PTHP contracts!

Indicative content for our forthcoming monthly meetings:

Locating research funding
Research methods – where to get help
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in research
A full day writing retreat with support
The opportunity to share your research within an informal setting with your ECR peers

To be added to the Brightspace community and to find out more, please contact Research Development & Support via RKEDF@bournemouth.ac.uk and we will add you to the group.

February 19, 2019

Forthcoming RKEDF events

Events, Research communication, Research news, RKE development framework Theresa

We have some great events coming up over the next few weeks to help support you in your research activity within the Research and Knowledge Exchange Development Framework (RKEDF).

We have also grouped the RKEDF 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 all the RKEDF sessions that may assist you. You can also find related events by using the link on each session’s page.

February

Monday 25th February

RKEDF: Impact Case Study Writing Retreat

March

Friday 1st March	RKEDF: Introduction to the Logframe Approach
Monday 4th March	RKEDF: Technical Bid Writing Workshop
Wednesday 6th March	RKEDF: Achieving Policy Impact in the UK Parliament
Friday 8th March	RKEDF: Research Outputs – Writing Day
Monday 11th March	RKEDF: Writing Academy – Day 1 of 3
Wednesday 13th March	RKEDF: Introduction to NVivo: Setting up your qualitative data
Thursday 14th March	RKEDF: Advanced NVivo: Analysing your data
Wednesday 20th March	RKEDF: BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants Guidance Session
Wednesday 27th March	RKEDF: EndNote Desktop for Managing References and Writing for Publication
Wednesday 27th March	RKEDF: Research Data Management

April

Tuesday 2nd April	RKEDF: Advanced Literature Search Techniques
Wednesday 3rd April	RKEDF: Measuring the Impact of Your Research with Advanced Citation Tools
Monday 8th April	RKEDF: Writing Day – Systematic and Scoping Reviews

The above list does not include events where attendance requires faculty nominations / applications or are part of the Early Career Researcher Network schedule for 18/19. 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!

February 18, 2019

Join a community event to raise awareness of routes through Higher Education

Events, Info Days Adam Morris

The Southern Universities Network, in conjunction with the 11-19 team at Bournemouth Borough Council and Bournemouth and Poole College, are hosting a family day to raise awareness and reduce negative views on students staying in education through F.E. to H.E.

They are looking for local providers and employers to attend the event to host small interactive activity stands – where rolling, practical tasks can be completed by all members of the family, to raise awareness of various types of educational pathways. This could involve you representing your area of work and the university as a whole. You may then talk to the families about various routes offered to stay in education through the university.

The event will be advertised within schools and their websites, on social media, through the 11-19 team mailing list and via flyers and handouts in local schools and community centres.

As part of the afternoon they are hiring the centre’s soft play facility to ensure all the family can attend and there will be refreshments available for all attendees. There will also be a fun family cycling activity and those who attend will be issued with a goody bag of local information and offers for the leisure centre.

Local services such as the Department for Working Pensions and youth services will attend, to answer any questions parents may have.

The day is planned to be fun with an educational twist, aimed at getting the support of families and the community when young people are looking at their future training and education.

When?

Saturday 30 March
Set up from 1.00pm, students and families arriving 2.00pm, end 5.00pm.

Where?

Rossmore Leisure Centre, Poole.

How to apply

Complete the booking form and return to Helen Lewis at Bournemouth Borough Council by Friday 1 March.

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