All entries for Tuesday 16 June 2009

'Sociologists Talking' ends tomorrow

Sociologists Talking is an interactive exhibition based on research data from interviews with academics carried out by Dr Elisabeth Simbuerger (current IAS Fellow).

The analysis and creation of the exhibition was carried out by Elisabeth Simbuerger and Cath Lambert.

Do drop by R1.15, Ramphal Building before the exhibition ends tomorrow.

Dilip Mutum : 16 Jun 2009 20:34 |  Tags: Exhibition |  Comments (1) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Winners of the PhD Poster competition announced

The winners of the PhD poster competition were announced a short while ago. The Vice-Chancellor Professor Nigel Thrift handed out the prizes.

Rosario Undurraga (Sociology) won the First prize (£100) for her poster titled "Woman and Work in Chilie".

There were three Commended Posters (£50 each):

Sevinc Ermck (CRER) for the poster titled "The Rise of Islamist Bourgeoisie Sine 1990's"

Shaheen Ashraf (Sociology) for "Woman and Water Management in Sindh, Pakistan"

Wee-Hoe Tan (Institute of Education) for "Game Based Learning for Formal Education Contexts".

Congratulations to all the winners.

Dilip Mutum : 16 Jun 2009 18:12 |  Tags: Competition Students |  Comments (1) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Researcher of the day 2

Tuesday's Researcher of the Day is Dr Layla Branicki of the Warwick Business School.

Layla has a BSc in Criminology and Criminal Justice Studies with first class honours from the University of Portsmouth, an MA in Legal and Political Theory from University College London and a PhD from the Warwick Business School.

She is a Research Fellow in the Strategy, Organisational Learning and Resilience Research Unit (SOLAR) based within WBS’s Marketing and Strategic Management Group.

Dilip Mutum : 16 Jun 2009 11:40 |  Tags: Researcher |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Podcast of the day 2

Today's podcasts are by Ivan Gololobov (Sociology), Post-Socialist Punk:

• Post-Socialist Punk in Eastern Europe - Introduction
• A Social Context for Punk
• A History of Russian Punk
• Organisation and Connections

All the podcasts are also available to download from iTunes U.

Dilip Mutum : 16 Jun 2009 11:34 |  Tags: Podcast |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Book of the day 2

Tuesday's Book of the Day is Gurminder K Bhambra and Robbie Shilliam's (eds), Silencing Human Rights: Critical Engagements with a Contested Project.

Dilip Mutum : 16 Jun 2009 11:32 |  Tags: Author Book |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem