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Economics UPDATE
The monthly Economics Network Email Newsletter
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4th September 2006

Welcome to UPDATE the Economics Network Email Newsletter.  This newsletter
is intended to inform ECON-LTSN subscribers about our activities and to
provide other information that may be of interest. Economics UPDATE will be
distributed on the first Monday of each calendar month.


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CONTENTS
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1. WHAT'S NEW
	Internet Economist
	Internationalisation Events

2. NOTICEBOARD
	Reminder: New Workshops for Teaching Staff
	Intute Seminar
	Sustainability Staff Survey

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1. WHAT'S NEW
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INTERNET ECONOMIST
The Internet economist is a free online tutorial that teaches Internet
skills and is aimed at a wide audience including economics students,
researchers and staff. It has recently been redesigned and is now available at: 
http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk/he/tutorial/economist


INTERNATIONALISATION EVENTS
The Higher Education Academy is sponsoring two events on
Internationalisation in higher education to be held in September 2006.

Third Annual Conference on the International Learner
13-14 September, Southampton Solent University
This will be of interest to academic and support staff as well as those
involved in marketing overseas.

The Internationalisation of UK HE: Purposes, polices and predicaments
19th September, The Space Centre, Leicester
This is being convened by the Midlands Staff Development Partnership and
will be of interest to senior managers in HE.

For further details and booking information please see the Academy website
at: http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/4592.htm


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2.  NOTICEBOARD
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REMINDER: NEW WORKSHOPS FOR TEACHING STAFF

Economics Postgraduate Teaching Assistants/Tutors Workshop
Friday 22nd September 2006, Nottingham 

Economics New Lecturers Residential Workshop
Friday 13th - Saurday 14th October 2006, Bristol

Both workshops have been specifically designed to meet the needs of
Economics teaching and involve evaluating a range of approaches, methods and
resources. The workshops will complement any generic-based institutional
courses that delegates are attending or have attended.  Please note that the
venue for the workshop on the 22nd September has changed from Bristol to
Nottingham.  We have up to 25 places available on each workshop, free of
charge. These will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis. Further
information is available on our web site at:
http://www.economicsnetwork.ac.uk/news/


INTUTE SEMINAR
The new Intute service, which replaces SOSIG, is now live. The web site also
includes a dedicated economics section: 
http://www.intute.ac.uk/socialsciences/economics

Intute will be holding a free social research seminar on 20th September at
Birmingham University. Further information and online booking details are
available at:
http://www.intute.ac.uk/socialsciences/events2.html


SUSTAINABILITY STAFF SURVEY
The Higher Education Academy has contracted StudentForce for Sustainability
to conduct research in response to the Higher Education Funding Council for
England (HEFCE) strategy on sustainable development which is looking for all
graduates to have some 'sustainability literacy'. We have therefore
developed one survey whose aim is to collect confidential input from careers
advisors and subject tutors.  In order to present realistic evidence to
government, employers, higher education institutions, subject centres,
students and graduates on this issue, it's necessary to gather evidence from
as many staff as possible.  We would therefore be grateful if you could
complete the survey by clicking on the link below:
http://www.studentforce.org.uk/SNAP/mr_questionnaire3.htm

The results will be published on the HE Academy website in the autumn. If
you require any further information please contact:
Heather Witham, (Email: [log in to unmask])


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