Colleagues may be interested in the event listed below, run by the LTSN
Subject Centres for Geography and Languages, but relevant for all
disciplines.

Hilary
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****Overseas Fieldwork & Cultural Exchanges in HE: Student Support &
Safety****

A collaborative event between LTSN Geography, Earth and Environmental
Sciences (GEES) and LTSN Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies
(in association with the Royal Geographical Society with the Institute of
British Geographers)

Wednesday 28th January 2004
RGS-IBG Education Centre, 1 Kensington Gore, London

What is the event about?

One of the most appealing features of degree programmes for undergraduates
in many disciplines is the opportunity to undertake overseas fieldwork or
some form of residential cultural exchange.  Travelling to far-away places
and interacting with new people provides an invaluable student learning
experience.  However, planning fieldwork and exchange programmes requires a
considerable amount of time and effort. How will you identify a suitable
fieldwork or exchange location? What is the best way to prepare students
before they travel? What form of academic and personal support will
students need whilst overseas and on returning to their UK institution?
How will you deal with student health & safety and accessibility issues?

These are some of the questions that need to be considered by academics
running overseas fieldwork or exchange visits in all subjects. This
conference provides a unique opportunity for practitioners from a variety
of disciplines to network and collaborate on issues relating to the running
of overseas field programmes and cultural exchanges. If you've ever
wondered how other disciplines support overseas fieldwork and exchange
programmes, this is your chance to learn from their experience!

How much does it cost?

The event is free of charge!

How do I register?

You can register online and obtain further information, including a full
programme at:
http://www.gees.ac.uk/osfw.htm

The deadline for registration is Monday January 19th 2004.

Please distribute this email to potentially interested colleagues.

With kind regards,

Steve Gaskin

Dr Steve Gaskin (ILTM)
LTSN-GEES
Buckland House
University of Plymouth
PL4 8AA
Tel: + 00 44 (0)1752 233535
Fax: + 00 44 (0)1752 233534
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Web: www.gees.ac.uk

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Hilary Burgess
Learning and Teaching Aadviser
SWAPltsn, Subject Centre for Social Policy and Social Work
School for Policy Studies
University of Bristol
8, Priory Road
BRISTOL BS8 1TZ
Tel: 0117 954 6767
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www.swap.ac.uk