Dear Postgrad list,

The next ESRC/SRHE research seminar has now got places open (details 
below). If you require the booking form please send me a message off list 
and I can send it to you. Many thanks,
Tim.


 From mass to universal higher education: building on experience: an 
ESRC/SRHE research seminar series

Seminar 5.  24 June 2003, University of Wales Institute Cardiff

Changing systems, changing roles: expectations and experiences of staff.

This, the fifth in the series, is the first of three drawing on the staff 
experience in higher education. Thanks to UWIC for the invitation, to Peter 
Treadwell and Martin Barclay for hosting and to Clare Brockway and Cathy 
Williams in the conference office for local support. My apologies that this 
notification has been somewhat delayed. Please pass on details to any 
colleagues or network contacts.You may wish to note that the next seminar 
will be at City University on 21 October.

Details of how to get to the Llandaff campus of UWIC are given below. The 
timing of the start to the day has been adjusted to allow for those 
travelling on the London- Swansea service to use the 9-00 from Paddington. 
If there is a demand, we will arrange a minibus from the railway station 
and a return at the end of the day.

Coffee will be available from 10-45; the morning session will start 
formally at 11-30. The seminar will end by 4-30 at the latest.

Morning presentations will be:

Ian McNay, University of Greenwich: Role shifts, role strains and re-balancing

Wendy Saunderson, University of Ulster: Lipstick on the Gorilla: Gender, 
identity and EO issues in UK higher education

Lunch will be from 1-15 to 2-00. After reports from discussion groups, 
afternoon presentations will be:

Tom Wilson, NATFHE: Changing times, changing demands: what academics want 
from work

Stephen Rowland, University College London: Overcoming fragmentation in 
academic life

The fee, as usual, will be £25, but charged only to those who register, but 
do not arrive  it is a nuisance value fee. There is no fee for attendance. 
Registration must be made by 10-00 am on Friday 19 June, at the latest. 
Support is available to cover attendance costs of a small number of 
research students.