We are pleased to invite you to the fifth in our series of  workshops for
heads of department and senior leaders in languages, linguistics and area
studies which will take place at The British Medical Association, London, UK
on 11 September 2013.

TITLE :                   Thriving for the public
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DATE :                   Wednesday 11 September 2013
VENUE :               The British Medical Association, London

This event is being organised by LLAS Centre for languages, linguistics and
area studies<https://www.llas.ac.uk/> supported by UCML, University Council
of Modern Languages<http://www.ucml.ac.uk/>
<http://www.ucml.ac.uk/shapingthefuture>
Impact and public benefit are key priorities for the public funding of
higher education. For example, the 2014 Research Evaluation Framework (REF)
requires universities to demonstrate that their research has benefits
outside the university as well as within the academic community. The
strategies of AHRC and ESRC emphasise the commitment to interact with public
life and bring benefits to the country. The Finch report has called for all
publically funded research outputs to be open access so they can be read by
anybody who wishes to read them without payment or library subscription. The
Open Educational Resources (OER) movement promotes the free sharing and
re-sharing of teaching resources without copyright restrictions and MOOCs
(Mass Open Online Courses) attempt to reach new audiences all over the
world. The public benefits universities provide to their local communities
through outreach work, continuing education and public engagement is a key
part of demonstrating impact outside academia. Universities also need to
have access agreements in place to promote university study to groups who
have traditionally found it difficult to access higher education.

The workshop will cover:

·         Impact and public engagement

·         Strategic issues in languages and related studies

·         Student recruitment, numbers

·         Profile-raising within the institution

Information and Registration:
EARLY BIRD RATE AVAILABLE up to and including Friday 31 May 2013
For further information and registration, please click
here<https://www.llas.ac.uk/events/6752>

We look forward to seeing you in London in September.

Kind regards,

LLAS Centre for languages, linguistics & area studies | A3 | University of
Southampton | SO17 1BJ | T: 023 8059 4814 |
www.llas.ac.uk<http://www.llas.ac.uk/> |


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