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U4 News | January 2016 |
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Dear U4 colleague,
Enclosed you will find the January 2016 U4 Newsletter with news on events, calls and activities within the U4 network or at one of the network partners. If you have trouble viewing this email, read the online version.
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Göttingen, 15-20 August 2016
Summer School 'Gender Studies'
This interdisciplinary U4 Summer School in Gender Studies for PhD and advanced MA students is the first to be organised by the working group on Gender within the U4 network. The deadline for abstract submission is set on 31 January.
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Ghent, 26-27 May 2016
Workshop 'Emotional, attentional and motivational influences on visual perception'
A panel of world-leading neurophysiology and neuroimaging scientists will present and discuss new empirical results in the field of visual sensory processing. The workshop aims both at young researchers and senior scientists.
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Uppsala, 03-04 March 2016
Launch 'Professionalization of Career Services in a Global Context'
In order to meet the increasing need for high-quality career support a new two-year staff training cycle for career professionals will be launched focusing on professional competencies, methodology, tools and trends in career management.
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Uppsala, 10-11 December 2015
Staff Training 'Marketing & Recruitment'
A second workshop of the U4 Marketing and Recruitment network focused on the different perspectives of communication towards prospective students: marketing vs. expectation management, reactive vs. proactive communication, online media etc.
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Göttingen, 04-05 December 2015
Staff Training 'Supervising International PhD Cadidates'
In December 2015 the University of Göttingen hosted 12 PhD supervisors for a training centered around the question: 'what do I need to do to become a good supervisor?' and 'how can I overcome problems and avoid cultural inadequacies?
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Uppsala, 15-16 November 2015
Rectors' Conference VIII
On 15 and 16 November 2015 Uppsala University hosted the annual U4 Rectors' Conference, which forms the setting for the yearly evaluation of U4. The Rectors' Conference is also the occasion for the rectors to debate about the future perspectives and the strategy of the network.
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Göttingen, 12-14 November 2015
Kick-off Workshop 'Changing Meanings of Europe'
From 12 to 14 November 2015 U4 Research Network on 'Cultural Mechanisms of Inclusion and Exclusion in Contemporary Europe' was launched during a two-days workshop, focusing on Europe as idea, cultural point of reference and as a political concept.
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Groningen, 4-6 November 2015
Cluster Conference 'Social Sciences, Economics and Law'
In November 2015 a well attended conference of the cluster Social Sciences, Economics and Law (SSEL) 'Governance of a Contemporary Multilateral Institutional Architecture' was hosted by the University of Groningen.
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Göttingen, 30 October - 1 November 2015
Workshop 'International Mediterranean Survey'
The International Mediterranean Survey Workshop (IMS) is a valued event for many European survey archaeologists. The IMS offers a platform to young researchers for presenting work-in-progress and for exchange.
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Ghent, 22-23 October 2015
Workshop 'Ethical aspects of exhibiting museum objects of human origin in academic collections'
On occasion of the Ghent exhibition 'Post Mortem' the U4 collections and museums organised a two-days workshop in Ghent on 22 and 23 October to focus on how the different U4 partners cope with specimen of human origin in their museum collections.
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Göttingen, 08-10 October 2015
Capacity Building Meeting 'Exploring common perspectives in the study of religions'
From 8 to 10 October 2015 more than 30 participants from various disciplines focusing on religious studies and related fields took part in the first U4 capacity building meeting to explore common perspectives for interdisciplinary cooperation.
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Göttingen, 7-9 October 2015
Conference 'Scriptural Interpretation'
From 7 to 9 October 2015, twenty scholars from nine universities took part in the interdisciplinary conference 'Scriptural Interpretation at the Interface between Education und Religion' hosted by the Department of New Testament Studies in Göttingen.
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Göttingen, 1-2 October 2015
Peer Review 'Research Infrastructures'
The Peer Review 'Research Infrastructures' took place from 1 to 2 October 2015 in Göttingen, aiming at experts from different backgrounds , e.g. university library, IT, research, information and communication technology, infrastructure and facility management etc.
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Göttingen, 29 September - 1 October 2015
Workshop 'Medical Law'
From 29 September till 1 October 2015 the first U4 Workshop on Medical Law was hosted by the Centre for Medical Law of Göttingen. Some 20 professors, postdocs and PhD students in the field of law studies presented their research projects in order to identify common research questions. .
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Save the date
January 26, Göttingen: Start of the Lecture Series 'Multilingualism'
February 01-03, Ghent: Staff Training Week 'Taking care of international students'
February 03-04, Göttingen: Workshop 'Research Data Life Cycle'
February 04-05, Groningen: International Perspectives in Teaching and Learning
March 02-04, Uppsala: Career Staff Training
March 08-13, Istanbul: 7th Winter School 'Antiquity'
March 09-11, Göttingen: Academic Leadership - Session IV
March 17-18, Göttingen: Workshop 'Ageing Lung'
April 15-16, Göttingen: PhD Workshop 'Macroeconometrics'
May 09-13, Göttingen: 10th International Erasmus+ Staff Training Week
May 18-19, Göttingen: Workshop 'Core infrastructure & Security'
May 23-24, Ghent: Workshop 'International Mediterranean Survey'
May 26-27, Ghent: Workshop 'Emotional, attentional and motivational infl. on visual perception'
June 16-18, Visby: Peer Review Session IV 'Governance'
July 17-23, Groningen: Summer School 'The Knowledge of the Curator'
August 15-20, Göttingen: Summer School 'Gender Studies'
August 24-26, Ghent: Summer Course 'The role of systems engineering in medical devices'
September 22-23, Göttingen: Career Staff Training
November 13-14, Groningen: Rectors' Meeting IX
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