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Announcing the 2017 Conference Call for Proposals, September 14 – 16, 2017

The International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement (IARSLCE) is pleased to announce that proposals are now being accepted for the 2017 conference in Galway, Ireland. The conference will take place September 14 – 16, 2017 and is hosted by NUI Galway. The conference program chair is Lorraine McIlrath. The theme of this…

Recent International Developments in Community-University Engagement: a conversation with Budd L Hall, Co-Chair of the UNESCO Chair in Community Based Research, 21st March

Date: Tuesday 21 March, 12.30 – 1.30pm Location: Room 102, Edward Street, City Centre Campus, University of Brighton Budd Hall, a long time friend of the CUPP programme at the University of Brighton will share information and invite a conversation on two of the most recent studies and reports that he and Rajesh Tandon have…

PhD Studentship Opportunities at University of Brighton, 2017

The University of Brighton Collge of Arts and Humanities is a member of the AHRC TECHNE Training Partnership. This offers Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) PhD awards for those commencing study in September 2017. The University of Brighton also offers a number of fully funded PhD places. The University of Brighton’s Centre for Applied…

Fully-funded PhD studentships at CRESR, Sheffield Hallam University

The Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research (CRESR), Sheffield Hallam University is recruiting for fully-funded PhD studentships linked to the White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership – a collaboration between the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York, Sheffield Hallam, Hull, Bradford and Manchester Metropolitan University (http://www.wrdtc.ac.uk/the-white-rose-dtp/). We are seeking proposal across the range of CRESR…

Multi-Million Pound boost to support access into Higher level education across Sussex

Efforts to increase the participation in higher education of disadvantaged groups across East and West Sussex and Brighton & Hove received a major boost today as it was confirmed that the Sussex Learning Network has been successful in its bid for a share of a new £60 million per year programme. The National Collaborative Outreach…

Commissioning In Crisis – New report from Lloyds Bank Foundation

Commissioning in Crisis – published December 2016 This research brings together the experiences of small charities who have taken part in 120 tenders and shines a spotlight on a catalogue of errors and unacceptable hoops small charities are forced to jump through to be able to continue supporting local people in need. The report identifies that…

More brains?

After running our first successful series of Brains at the Bevy (more details below), funded by the Sussex Learning Network, we are planning a second series in 2017 April to November 2017. So we are looking for academics to pitch in ideas for talks. We will be collecting ideas until the end of January when…

South Downs National Park Research Priorities for academic year 2016/17

The Research Team at the South Downs National Park Authority is pleased to announce our new list of research priorities for the academic year 2016/17. These can be found on our website: https://www.southdowns.gov.uk/discover/research/research-opportunities/ We would be very grateful if you could advertise these opportunities to your students. In addition, if you are interested in any…