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You are warmly invited to participate in an ESRC seminar series organised by the Centre for Research on Families and Relationships at the University of Edinburgh, in conjunction with the Universities of Leeds, Keele and Southampton. Family and personal relationships are crucial to the quality of life and health of individuals and the economic and social well being of society. They are at the heart of key areas of government action, for example in health, education, welfare and work, as well as within efforts to reduce poverty and promote social inclusion. It is critical to have a detailed understanding of trends in personal life-styles and personal relationship formation and dissolution, and the likely outcomes of their interaction with cultural, social and economic change. Information about non-familial as well as familial relationships is required by policy makers and practitioners in their work to improve social functioning and lessen social exclusion. While there are a number of foci for dissemination and exchange in Britain that are centrally concerned with social research on familial relationships, non-familial personal relationships are relatively neglected. This seminar series will redress the balance. Seminar 1: Unconventional Couples: 2 February 2004, Leeds Seminar 2: Friendships, 24 May 2004, Keele Seminar 3: Friendship and Technology, 13 September 2004, Edinburgh Seminar 4: Neighbours, 6 December 2004, Southampton Seminar 5: Caring relationships, March 2005, Edinburgh Organisers: Lynn Jamieson University of Edinburgh, Sasha Roseneil, University of Leeds, Graham Allan, University of Keele, Graham Crow, University of Southampton, David Morgan, University of Manchester. If you are interested in attending the seminars, please apply on-line. There is no registration fee, but places are limited. www.crfr.ac.uk and follow the link at the top of the page. Seminar 1: Unconventional couples 2 February 2004 University of Leeds Speakers: Professor Jeffrey Weeks, SouthBank University 'Unconventional couples across the lifecourse'. Professor Sasha Roseneil, University of Leeds Dr Mary Holmes, University of Aberdeen 'Love lives at a distance; couples in distant relationships' Postgraduate presentation: Jamie Heckert 'Resisting Orientation: relationships across the borders' There are 10 funded places for postgraduate students. Please apply in writing if you would like one of these places, or use the web application form, stating clearly your research interests. Sarah Morton Research Liaison and Information Officer Centre for Research on Families and Relationships (CRFR) University of Edinburgh 23 Buccleuch Place Edinburgh EH8 9LN 0131 651 1939 In consortium with Glasgow Caledonian University and the Universities of Aberdeen, Glasgow and Stirling