The Green Voices Research Group, supported by the Institute of Humanities, and with colleagues in photography, have invited the wildlife photographer David Plummer to speak at The Hive on Wednesday 18 April. The talk will include a Q+A and will address questions around wildlife photography and David’s practice in the face of his having Parkinson’s Disease. […]
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The Green Voices Research Group, supported by the Institute of Humanities, and with colleagues in photography, have invited the wildlife photographer David Plummer to speak at The Hive on Wednesday 18th April. The talk will include a Q+A and will address questions around wildlife photography and David’s practice in the face of his having Parkinson’s […]
As part of the IHS Research Seminar Series, Chantal Vinyard and Hilary Causer (PhD Students) will be presenting a session entitled ‘Student Suicide: Prevention and Postvention in UK HEIS’ on Wednesday, 28 March 2018. The seminar will take place 1.00pm-2.00pm in EEG020. Please see the attached flyer for further information.
Voices of Women in the Great War & its Aftermath on 13/14 April Conference. On the Friday night there is also a 1918 Centenary Jamboree. Details of all below and also on the Eventbrite site for booking – https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/voices-of-women-in-the-great-war-its-aftermath-and-the-1918-centenary-jamboree-tickets-39003909744 Although the Great War is often seen as a time of change, offering new opportunities for women and […]
Voices of Women in the Great War & its Aftermath on 13/14 April Conference. On the Friday night there is also a 1918 Centenary Jamboree. Details of all below and also on the Eventbrite site for booking – https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/voices-of-women-in-the-great-war-its-aftermath-and-the-1918-centenary-jamboree-tickets-39003909744 Although the Great War is often seen as a time of change, offering new opportunities for women and […]
Please see attached details of the IOA/OH Research Seminar on Tuesday 20 March 2018 at 5.15pm in CC007 (Malvern Room) which will be another double bill: David Arnold will be presenting: “Writing and Spiritual Practice – a Buddhist Perspective” Stephanie Jones will be presenting: “’Simply as an Instrument’: The Female Characters of Christine Brooke-Rose” Date/Time: Tuesday […]
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ISES Research Seminar
Risk-Taking and Professional Development: Physical Education Teachers’ narratives of experience Staff and students are invited to attend a Research Seminar being held on 19 March 2018: 13:00-14:00 in EE G164, St John’s Campus Kerry Whitehouse Principal Lecturer, Institute of Sport & Exercise Science Physical Education (PE) exists in times of uncertainty with continual curriculum and policy […]
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IHS Research Seminar
Parenting of Children Under 5 in Military Families: Risk and Resilience 21 March, 1.00pm-2.00pm in EE2021 Presented by Dr Gabriela Misca and Professor Mary Nolan Military life is often characterised by long and unpredictable duty hours, relatively low pay for lower ranks, frequent family separations and extreme mobility. In 2011, an Ofsted survey identified that military families […]
Dear Friends and Colleagues The Inaugural Professorial Lecture of Professor Piet Grobler: Picturing Migration Wednesday 21 March 2018, 6.15 for 6.30pm University of Worcester, Urwin Lecture Theatre, St John’s Campus, Henwick Grove, Worcester, WR2 6AJ It gives me great pleasure to invite you and your guest to the Inaugural Professorial lecture of Professor Piet Grobler, […]
As part of the IHS Research Seminar Series, Dr Emily Soltano from Worcester State University will be presenting a session entitled ‘Keep the Lecture: Enhancing Metacomprehension’. The seminar will take place on 7 March 2018, 1.00pm-2.00pm in PNG009. Flyer is attached here. Please see below an introductory email from Dr Soltano. Dear Colleagues, I […]
Please see attached details of the inaugural IOA/IOH Research Seminar for this semester where Dr Mikel Koven, author of several publications on the Zombie Film genre, will be presenting: “Return of the Living Slave: Jordan Peele’s Get Out as Zombie Film” Date/Time: Tuesday 20 February @ 5.15pm Location: St. John’s Campus, Conference Centre CC 007 (Malvern Room)
On 28 February 2018, Ros Weston (Midwifery) will be presenting a session entitled ‘Stories and Storytelling: An Ancient Way of Learning that is still valid for HEI Students in the 21st Century. Why the findings of this phenomenographic study are significant for curriculum development ’. The seminar will take place 1.00pm-2.00pm in BY1147. Please see […]
Staff and students are invited to attend a Research Seminar being held on Monday 26 February 2018. This will take place in EE G089, St John’s Campus from 13:00-14:00. Metabolic Responses to Acute and Prolonged Hypoxic Exposure Dr Ben Duncan Sport & Exercise Science University Tutor Since the observed decreases in body mass of mountaineers travelling […]
Please see attached details of the second IOA/IOH Research Seminar for this semester where Gerold Sedlmayr (Technische Universität Dortmund), will be presenting: “The Value of Value, or: The (Un-)Thinkability of a Postcapitalist Order of Things” Date/Time: Tuesday 27 February @ 5.15pm Location: St. John’s Campus, Conference Centre CC 007 (Malvern Room)
On 14 February 2018, as part of the IHS Research Seminar Series, Professor Eleanor Bradley will be chairing a session entitled ‘Innovative Methodologies – Part 1’’. Karen Gray (PhD Student – Association for Dementia Studies) and Elaine Walklet (Senior Lecturer – Psychology) will be presenting methodologies they have used in their own research. The seminar […]
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Drug Driving Research
You are invited to participate in a research project ‘An investigation into the knowledge and attitudes of staff and students, at the University of Worcester, into driving whilst under the influence of illicit drugs’. This is a collaborative project involving University of Worcester staff including; Lecturers, Security, Student Support, University of Worcester Students’ Union, West […]
Do you want to get more active? Do you want to be part of some novel research taking place at the University of Worcester? This novel research study explores a new approach to how and where we exercise. High-intensity interval exercise is recently becoming a more popular mode of training based on its time-efficiency compared […]
Staff and students are invited to attend a research seminar on Tuesday 16 January. This will take place in EE1057 between 1pm – 2pm. Crowdfunding in the Curriculum Dr Paul Blakey Course Leader for MSc International Sport Management and Senior Lecturer in Sport Management/Sport Development Whilst money seemingly pours into many professional sports in the […]
On 24 January, Dr Paul Snelling (Nursing & Midwifery) will be presenting a session entitled ‘A New Moral Separatism for Healthcare Professionals?’. The seminar will take place 1.00pm-2.00pm in PNG009. Please see the attached flyer for further information – IHS research seminar flyer We look forward to seeing you there.
Do you want to get more active? Do you want to be part of some novel research taking place at the University of Worcester? This novel research study explores a new approach to how and where we exercise. High-intensity interval exercise is recently becoming a more popular mode of training based on its time-efficiency compared […]
25th Forum for Access and Continuing Education Annual Conference 2018 4 – 6 July 2018 University of Worcester Transformative Higher Education – Access, Inclusion and Lifelong Learning For bookings and further information, please visit: http://www.worcester.ac.uk/discover/face For any queries, please contact: FACE2018@worc.ac.uk
On 13 December 2017, Professor Erica Bowen (Centre for Violence Prevention) will be presenting a session entitled ‘Researching Domestic Violence in the Context of Intellectual Disabilities’. The seminar will take place 1.00pm-2.00pm in PNG009. Please see the attached flyer for further information.
Staff and students are invited to attend a research seminar on Tuesday 5 December. This will take place in EEG089 between 1pm – 2pm. Situational Motivation in Sport and Exercise Dr Julia West Senior Lecturer in Sports & Exercise Science Motivation is a crucial concept in sport explaining the direction, persistence and intensity of an individual’s […]
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Suffrage tea and talks
Suffrage tea – November 19 1:00 – 4:00 pm Part of the Nationwide Festival of Humanities Over 100 years ago Edwardian suffragette campaigners spread their message by holding ‘suffragette teas’, this is your opportunity to join in all the fun they had. Play suffragette board games, view an exhibition, design badges and banners, buy a […]
A new book on inclusion and education has been published by colleagues in the Centre for Education and Inclusion in the University’s Institute of Education. Published by Routledge, Understanding Inclusion: Core concepts, policy and practice explores inclusion in a broad understanding of the term including through social class, global perspectives, religion and belief, disability, gender, […]
On 22 November 2017, Dr Wayne Richards from Allied Health & Social Sciences will be presenting a session entitled ‘Transforming Practice through Heuristic Research’. The seminar will take place 1.00pm-2.00pm in BYG197. Please see the attached flyer for further information: Flyer – W Richards – 22 November 2017 We look forward to seeing you there.
Staff and students are invited to attend a research seminar on Wednesday 8th November 2017. This will take place in EE1061 between 12midday – 1pm. ‘Treatment durations and chronic ankle instability. Is twice as much, twice as good?’ Christopher Holland Course Leader and Senior Lecturer in Sports Therapy Ankle sprains are the most common injury […]
On 8 November 2017, Dr Victoria Ansah and Dr Yvonne Thomas will be present their seminar ‘Integrating Research Methods Resources: Feedback from the AHASS Project’. The seminar will take place in BYG197, 1.00pm-2.00pm. For further information please see the attached flyer.
1-3.30pm 11 November at The Hive You will hear about three medical areas that impacted on Worcestershire. Book your place at http://www.bit.ly/TheInfirmaryTickets
Dr. Jamie Lorimer (University of Oxford) Thursday October 26, 6.00 Urwin Lecture Theatre
Please find attached a press release for the forthcoming Future of Sport Conference 2017 entitled ‘Global Sport Business Education’ to be held at the University Arena on Monday 13th November. This is the 2nd annual conference and we will welcome a global delegate audience including 33 students and staff from the University of South Florida. […]
On 25 October 2017 Jennifer Bray from the Association for Dementia Studies will be presenting a session entitled ‘Involving People Living with Dementia in Research: Different Methods of Engagement and their Related Challenges’. The seminar will take place 1.00pm-2.00pm in EEG164. Please see the attached flyer for further information. Flyer – IHS Research Seminar – […]
Please find attached details of the ISES annual research seminar programme. All staff and students are welcome to attend what promises to be an exciting range of talks from staff and PGR students. We look forward to welcoming you at our seminars. ISES Research Seminars 2017-18
The Research Office is running a series of workshops on finding funding for research, bid writing and bid development, as part of the Researcher Development Programme 2017-18. Finding Funding for Research and Knowledge Exchange – Karen Dobson If you’re looking for funding to support research and knowledge exchange activities this session will help you to […]
Staff and Students are invited to attend a research seminar on Tuesday 17 October 2017. This will take place in EE1061 between 1pm – 2pm. Blackcurrant, a New Ergogenic Aid in Sports and Exercise Nutrition? Dr Matthew Cook Lecturer in Sports and Exercise Science Sports nutrition is a fast changing landscape, with a vast array […]
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