The BSC Learning and Teaching Network are pleased to announce the results of the 2012 National Award for Teaching Excellence in Criminology. The winners are the Centre for Criminal Justice and Criminology at Swansea University for their undergraduate programme and Dr Giles Barrett of Liverpool John Moores receives a commended award for his work on internationalising the curriculum. Each of these award winners demonstrated alignment to the UK Professional Standards Framework (http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/ukpsf ) and it was evident that their students both inform, and are informed by, the learning experiences developed with each institution.
Thanks go to the judges of this award and to Sage for their ongoing support and sponsorship of the prize. The awards will be made by Professor Richard Sparks at the Sage reception of the British Society of Criminology annual conference on July 5th.
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Topics of the day:
1. ANNOUNCE: REMINDER OF SPSS AND R USERS TRAINING DAY AT YORK ON 2ND
NOVEMBER 2012
2. 2012 Design and Crime conference - call for abstracts
3. FW: Exploring 'the Precariat': A Research Symposium
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Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2012 09:33:16 +0000
From: Peter Watson <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: ANNOUNCE: REMINDER OF SPSS AND R USERS TRAINING DAY AT YORK ON 2ND NOVEMBER 2012
ASSESS: SPSS/R TRAINING DAY
FRIDAY 2ND NOVEMBER 2012
ALCUIN RESEARCH RESOURCE CENTRE
UNIVERSITY OF YORK, YORK
EVENTS:
BEGINNING WITH R:COMPARING GROUPS (HALF-DAY) PARALLEL WORKSHOP
AN INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL MODELING IN R (HALF-DAY) PARALLEL WORKSHOP
FRIDAY 2ND NOVEMBER 2012 10AM TO 12-45PM
ALCUIN RESEARCH RESOURCE CENTRE
UNIVERSITY OF YORK, YORK
CHI-SQUARE TESTS AND LOGISTIC REGRESSIONS IN SPSS (HALF-DAY) PARALLEL WORKSHOP
SURVIVAL ANALYSIS WITH HEALTHCARE APPLICATIONS USING SPSS (HALF-DAY) PARALLEL WORKSHOP
FRIDAY 2ND NOVEMBER 2012 1-50PM TO 4-30PM
ALCUIN RESEARCH RESOURCE CENTRE
UNIVERSITY OF YORK, YORK
TUTORIAL SESSION: HEALTH APPLICATIONS IN SPSS
FRIDAY 2ND NOVEMBER 2012 10AM TO 12-35PM
TUTORIAL SESSION: FIRST STEPS IN DATA ANALYSIS USING R
FRIDAY 2ND NOVEMBER 2012 1-50PM TO 4-10PM
ALCUIN RESEARCH RESOURCE CENTRE
UNIVERSITY OF YORK, YORK
ASSESS is an independent user led group for SPSS and R, computer packages for analysing and presenting data. Recent ASSESS workshop topics include SPSS/R syntax, SPSS macros, Logistic regression and Hospital Episode Statistics.
Two sets of two half-day parallel workshops and two tutorial sessions are provisionally planned to be held at the Alcuin Research Resource Centre, University of York, on Friday 2nd November 2012. The R workshops and a tutorial session on 'Health Applications in SPSS' will run in parallel from 10am to (approx) 12-45pm and two SPSS workshops and tutorials on 'First steps in data analysis using R', from 1-50pm to (approx) 4-30pm. Each delegate may, therefore, attend a morning workshop or tutorial session and/or an afternoon workshop or tutorial session.
Workshop topics and other details including booking forms are at http://www.spssusers.co.uk/Events/2012/confprog.html. The workshops and tutorials will be taught in an interactive hands-on workshop-style format, with frequent examples. A full set of notes and example files will be given to all workshop attenders. There will also be handouts at the tutorial sessions.
Simon White of the MRC Biostatistics Unit in Cambridge, who will lead the 'Beginning with R:Comparing Groups' workshop, looks at applications of statistics to public health issues and teaches R to non-statisticians. Thom Baguley of Nottingham Trent University will lead 'An Introduction to Statistical Modeling in R'. Thom has twenty years of teaching and research experience and is the author of 'Serious Statistics'. Angie Wade is a senior lecturer in biostatistics at University College London and will lead the 'Chi-squares and logistic regressions in SPSS' workshop. David Culliford, who will lead the 'Survival Analysis with Healthcare Applications using SPSS' workshop, teaches on statistical issues surrounding research design and researches osteoarthritis at the University of Southampton.
The 'Beginning with R:Comparing Groups' workshop assumes no previous experience using R and will introduce basic concepts and structures used in R together with simple plotting and group comparison procedures. 'An Introduction to Statistical Modeling in R' is a workshop building on a basic knowledge of R showing how to perform a range of statistical analyses in R including AN(C)OVA, regression, meta-analysis and bootstrapping. The SPSS workshops assume a working knowledge of SPSS and an awareness of basic statistical concepts. The 'Chi-square tests and logistic regressions in SPSS' workshop will introduce analyses of categoric data. The 'Survival analysis with Healthcare Applications using SPSS' workshop introduces commonly used elementary techniques analysing time-to-event data.
The booking fee includes a coffee break mid-workshop but not overnight accommodation. A buffet lunch is available and is included for those attending both a morning AND an afternoon event. Further details will be sent to delegates upon receipt of booking forms.
Come along to:
* obtain training in using SPSS and R from experienced tutors who are fellow users
* learn about statistical methods used for data analysis in R and SPSS
* exchange ideas with other SPSS users
* plan for an even better user group and suggest events for 2013
The venue for both the workshops and users' meeting is the Alcuin Research Resource
Centre (ARRC) on York University campus located in Heslington, 2 miles to the south-east
of the city centre. It takes 10-15 minutes in a taxi from the railway station.
The Number 4 bus runs regularly to the University from York railway station (see
http://www.yorkshiretravel.net/). Parking at the University is very difficult.
Location details are at http://www.york.ac.uk/np/maps/. Accommodation is
bookable via tourist information on (01904) 621756 or (01904) 554455.
PROVISIONAL PROGRAMMES FOR THE TUTORIAL SESSIONS**
Tutorials: Health Applications in SPSS (10am to 12-45pm)
* Practical tips in using SPSS syntax with Health Applications by Vikki O'Neill, MRC Biostatistics Unit, Cambridge
* Comparing linked maternity data sets to check data quality in SPSS by Preeti Datta-Nemdharry, City University, London
* Analysing 3-D Spatial ECGs in SPSS by Gilbert MacKenzie, University of Limerick
* Driving evidence-based decision-making in Healthcare with predictive analytics. A webinar specially recorded by a representative of SPSS
Tutorials: First steps in data analysis using R (1-50pm to 4-10pm)
* Getting your data into R by Simon White, University of Cambridge
* Graphics with R by Simon White, University of Cambridge
* Correlation and Regression in R by Gilbert MacKenzie, University of Limerick
* Repeated measures in 'R' using multi-level models by Tom Dunn, Nottingham Trent University
*Planning for 2013 events
Registration and coffee begins at 9-30am for the 'Health applications in SPSS' tutorials'. Registration begins at 1-30pm for the 'First steps in data analysis using R' tutorials. Morning coffee and afternoon tea are included in the registration fee. Lunch is included if attending BOTH a morning and afternoon event otherwise is available on request. A timetable will be e-mailed to delegates in advance.
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** The titles and order of events are subject to amendment.
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BOOKING FORM
PARALLEL MORNING SESSIONS:
ASSESS WORKSHOPS:BEGINNING WITH R:COMPARING GROUPS/AN INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL MODELING IN R
TUTORIALS:HEALTH APPLICATIONS IN SPSS
Friday 2nd November 2012, ARRC, University of York: 10am to (approx) 12-45pm
PARALLEL AFTERNOON SESSIONS:
ASSESS WORKSHOPS:CHI-SQUARE TESTS AND LOGISTIC REGRESSIONS IN SPSS / SURVIVAL ANALYSIS WITH HEALTHCARE APPLICATIONS USING SPSS
TUTORIALS:FIRST STEPS IN DATA ANALYSIS USING R
Friday 2nd November 2012, ARRC, University of York: 1-50pm to (approx) 4-30pm
Important:
Bookings will not be treated as firm until a cheque or official (company) order,
payable to ASSESS, is received. Payment may also be made by BACS (details available on request) though not by credit card.
Deadline for bookings: Friday 19th October 2012. Please note we reserve the right
to cancel the workshops and/or tutorials if there are insufficient numbers.
Name: ______________________________ Tel: ____________________
Email: ______________________________ Fax: ____________________
Job Title: ___________________________________
Organization: ___________________________________
Address: ___________________________________________________
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_______________________ Postcode _______________
Names of attendees & event(s) they wish to attend (Please delete as appropriate):
(Names for badges)
1. _________________________ Event(s): Beginning with R:Comparing Groups/An Introduction to Statistical Modeling in R/'Health applications in SPSS' Tutorials/Chi-square tests and logistic regressions in SPSS/Survival Analysis with Healthcare Applications using SPSS/'First steps in Data Analysis using R' Tutorials
2. _________________________ Event(s): Beginning with R:Comparing Groups/An Introduction to Statistical Modeling in R/'Health applications in SPSS' Tutorials/Chi-square tests and logistic regressions in SPSS/Survival Analysis with Healthcare Applications using SPSS/'First steps in Data Analysis' using R' Tutorials
3. _________________________ Event(s): Beginning with R:Comparing Groups/An Introduction to Statistical Modeling in R/'Health applications in SPSS' Tutorials/Chi-square tests and logistic regressions in SPSS/Survival Analysis with Healthcare Applications using SPSS/'First steps in Data Analysis' using R' Tutorials
4. _________________________ Event(s): Beginning with R:Comparing Groups/An Introduction to Statistical Modeling in R/'Health applications in SPSS' Tutorials/Chi-square tests and logistic regressions in SPSS/Survival Analysis with Healthcare Applications using SPSS/'First steps in Data Analysis using R' Tutorials
5. _________________________ Event(s): Beginning with R:Comparing Groups/An Introduction to Statistical Modeling in R/'Health applications in SPSS' Tutorials/Chi-square tests and logistic regressions in SPSS/Survival Analysis with Healthcare Applications using SPSS/'First steps in Data Analysis using R' Tutorials
(Please enter the appropriate amounts below and delete as appropriate)
First delegate Subsequent delegates No. Students or Retired No.
EITHER 'Beginning with R:Comparing Groups' OR
'An Introduction to Statistical Modeling in R' workshop £90 £70 £40
EITHER 'Chi-square tests & logistic regressions in SPSS' OR
'Survival Analysis with Healthcare Applications using SPSS' workshop £90 £70 £40
Two workshops (includes lunch) £160 £130 £75
EITHER 'Health Applications in SPSS' OR 'First steps in Data Analysis using R' tutorials £50 £45 £25
Both tutorial sessions (includes lunch) £80 £60 £40
Single tutorial session plus a workshop (includes lunch) £150 £120 £70
Lunch before or after a single tutorial session £10 £10 £5
Lunch before or after a single workshop £10 £10 £5
TOTALS £ £ £
GRAND TOTAL £
If having Lunch: Specify vegetarian or other dietary requirements, if any:
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Cheque or official order enclosed for _______GBP
For official orders please also give here the number and address for invoicing:
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(Please indicate if you require a receipt of payment)
Return completed forms to: Peter Watson, ASSESS, 15 Chaucer Road, Cambridge, CB2 7EF
BY FRIDAY 19TH OCTOBER 2012.
Telephone enquiries about bookings: 01223 355294 x801 or 01223 273712 (direct line)(has an answerphone)
E-mail enquiries about bookings: [log in to unmask]
(important: put "ASSESS" in the Subject field) Fax (Peter Watson):01223 359062
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Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2012 20:45:39 +1000
From: Rohan Lulham <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: 2012 Design and Crime conference - call for abstracts
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
2012 Design and Crime conference. Sydney, Australia. December 12-13 2012
Abstracts close 31 July 2012
http://www.designandcrime.com/default.aspx
The 2012 Design and Crime conference and Design Exhibition is an international meeting of professionals and academics from diverse backgrounds coming together to explore new ways of preventing crime, increasing safety and making places functional and friendly. The conference has been structured to promote research and discussion of design strategies and practical solutions to current, complex situational crime issues.
In addition to keynote addresses by Professor Kees Dorst and Professor Marcus Felson, world leaders in design and crime, you will encounter the latest in research and practice at the intersection of criminology and design. Five streams - Retail, Urban Living, Late Night Economy, Transport and Counter-Terrorism - led by Professor Lorraine Gamman, Adam Thorpe, Professor Paul Ekblom, Associate Professor Garry Glazebrook, Professor Gerard Reinmuth and Suzie Mathews will workshop real problems allowing you, as a delegate, the opportunity to explore issues of particular concern.
We call for abstracts (300 words max) for presentations from academics and professionals. All accepted abstracts will be published in the conference proceedings and invitations for full papers will be made for publication in a peer reviewed publication. The first call for abstracts closes on the 31st July 2012. For additional information see http://www.designandcrime.com/paper-submission.aspx
The Designing Out Crime Research Centre at the University of Technology Sydney is organizing and hosting this inaugural conference. For more information on the centre see http://www.designingoutcrime.com/
For more information on the conference please visit the conference website http://www.designandcrime.com/default.aspx or contact us on [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
Dr Rohan Lulham . Designing Out Crime Research Centre . University of Technology Sydney
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Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2012 15:52:17 +0000
From: Peter Squires <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: FW: Exploring 'the Precariat': A Research Symposium
A day conference convened by the CRA$ (crime, resistance and security research cluster), School of Applied Social Science University of Brighton: Wednesday 12 September 2012
http://www.brighton.ac.uk/sass/research/conferences/precariat-flyer.pdf
Exploring issues from Guy Standing's book The Precariat: the New Dangerous Class, key themes at this conference include:
Precariousness: Policies and politics;
Security, control and the precariat;
Precarious experiences and lived realities.
Speakers so far confirmed include:
Guy Standing, Bill Jordan, Robert MacDonald , Tracy Shildrick , Bridget Anderson, Wendy Fitzgibbon , Simon Hallsworth , Jacqui O'Reilly , John Lea , Peter Squires , James Treadwell , Kate Hardy, Lynda Measor, Denise Martin
Whether one agrees with Guy Standing's analysis of the origins of the Precariat: the New Dangerous Class, or not, it is difficult to overlook the emergence of new social and political preoccupations with precariousness – and its implications, within contemporary 'broken', unequal, fragmenting, punitive or neo-liberal society/ies.
Accordingly this day conference will seek to interrogate the various dimensions of precarity that characterise the 'fault lines of the social', whether they be rooted in choice, circumstance or condition; experiences of inclusion or exclusion; discrimination, marginality or resistance; divisions of race, sex, age, gender or identity; or reproduced through the political practices of states, the operation of labour markets or more diffuse cultural or inter-personal processes.
The aim of the day is to offer a critically constructive engagement with the broad themes of Standing's argument both exploring and applying his ideas. We approach this from perspectives informed primarily by criminology, sociology and policy studies but aim to develop a genuinely inter-disciplinary dialogue. Although Standing has signalled the arrival of the 'precariat' as a 'new dangerous class' this is not our only concern: we are as interested in the consequences of 'precarity' be they crime, criminalisation and division, as we are with under-standing the production of 'precarious lives' and the struggles, resistances and conflicts that these entail.
In due course, as in the case of our earlier symposium on Wacquant event, we will be hoping to publish the papers from the symposium in an edited book.
The conference will take place in the Checkland Building, on the Falmer Campus of the University of Brighton, on Wednesday 12 September 2012 from 9am to 5pm.
Guy Standing will open proceedings with a keynote address to be followed by 12-15 invited contributions and concluding with a discussion panel.
Cost for the day : £50 including lunch and refreshments.
Numbers will be limited. To book a place call Peter Squires or Denise Martin or send a cheque (made payable to University of Brighton) or request an invoice:
SASS conferences
School of Applied Social Science
University of Brighton
Falmer
Brighton
BN1 9PH
[log in to unmask] , 01273 643479
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