Some interesting opportunities from the RGS.
Gavin
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Sent: 19 January 2011 12:47
To: RHED-1
Subject: RGS-IBG update: deadlines for fieldwork grants (postgrad);
Learning & Leading; forthcoming events; Geovation challenge
Dear
Research Group Committees,
We
have several postgraduate fieldwork grants with deadlines approaching, a busy
season of events ahead, and a competition that may be of interest to members –
do get involved and publicise widely by sharing this email with colleagues and
Research Group membership lists! If you have any questions, please don’t
hesitate to contact [log in to unmask].
Grants
Forthcoming
grants deadlines – opportunities for postgraduates, and for international
conference attendance
The
following awards for postgraduate research and for conference attendance have a
deadline of 25 February 2011:
Fieldwork
Apprenticeships: £2000 available to take undergraduate students on academic led
field projects
Through
our Learning and Leading programme we have funding of £2000 to enable one of
your department academics to take a first year undergraduate on an overseas
research project this summer as a ‘Fieldwork Apprentice’. If you
undertake summer fieldwork overseas and could take a first year student do
encourage your students to apply. This programme supports students for whom
such opportunities are outside their previous experience and would not
otherwise be available to them. The application closing date is 28
January 2011, however if you are interested in applying please contact us to
discuss: Amber Sorrell - Learning & Leading Project Co-ordinator, T: (0)20
7591 3180, E [log in to unmask], W www.rgs.org/Learning&Leading
Forthcoming
events
Please
send details of your forthcoming events to [log in to unmask].
21st
Century Challenges
The next event in the discussion series focuses on Persistent poverty in
Britain and features John Bird MBE (Founder and Editor-in-Chief, The Big
Issue), Julia Unwin CBE (Chief Executive, Joseph Rowntree Foundation) and is
chaired by Mark Easton (BBC Home Affairs Editor).
2
March 2011 at 7:30pm at the Society
W http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org
PhD
and Early Career Researchers workshop: 'Understanding Transitions Through
Methodological Innovations'
Geographies
of Children, Youth and Family Research Group
25
February 2011
W http://geobyte.rgs.org/post/1986525553/call-for-papers-geographies-of-children-youth
Workshop
on ‘Recycling, Slow Food and Buying Local: Greening Household Decision-making’
Planning
& Environment Research Group
19-20
April 2011
W http://geobyte.rgs.org/post/2133703840/event-workshop-on-recycling-slow-food-and-buying
British
Society for Geomorphology Annual Conference ‘Extreme events: shaping the
surface of the Earth’
28-30
June 2011
Geovation
challenge
How
can we improve transport in Britain? [flyer attached]
UK
residents are encouraged to submit ideas that use geography to address the
challenge of transport. Winning ideas could share a slice of £150,000 to
help make their idea happen. There is also a share of £10,000 for the
idea that demonstrates the best use of OS OpenData. Of this, £3,000 will solely
be available to students or researchers in higher or further education in Great
Britain. The deadline for submitting ideas is 12 noon on 11 February
2011. For more information, visit: W http://www.geovation.org.uk/geovationchallenge/
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Dr.
Stephanie Wyse
Professional Officer: Conference and Research Groups
Research and Higher Education
Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
1 Kensington Gore, London, SW7 2AR, England
E: [log in to unmask]
T: +44 (0)20 7591 3027
F: +44 (0)20 7591 3001
W: www.rgs.org
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