ebulletin: January 2008
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General interest
Date: 15 April, 2008
Location: Clare College, Cambridge
Event type: Workshop
Date: 7 February, 2008
Location: Room 2B, ULU, University of London, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HY
Event type: Workshop
Date: 6 February, 2008
Location: Room 2B, ULU, University of London, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HY
Event type: Workshop
Date: 25 January, 2008
Location: Avenue Campus, University of Southampton
Event type: Symposium
The winner of the Subject Centre's undergraduate student essay competition 2008 is Siobhan Tebbs Wesley, a final year student studying a Combined Honours in Arts (Arabic, French, Russian and Sociology) at Durham University.
The individual strand of the National Teaching Fellowship Scheme (NTFS) recognises and rewards individual excellence in teaching in higher education in England and Northern Ireland. Fifty individual awards of £10,000 will be made to recognise individual excellence. The award may be used for Fellows' personal and/or professional development in teaching and learning and aspects of pedagogy. Nominations for the NTFS Individual Awards 2008 are now open.
Date: 8 May, 2008
Location: University of Glasgow (Melville Room)
Event type: Workshop
Languages
Date: 8 July, 2008 - 9 July, 2008
Location: University of York
Event type: Conference
Date: 31 January, 2008
Location: Humanities Research Institute, Douglas Knoop Centre, University of Sheffield, 34 Gell Street, Sheffield, S3 7QY
Event type: Seminar
Date: 15 January, 2008
Location: University of London, Senate House, Room N336
Event type: Forum
Linguistics
Date: 8 July, 2008 - 9 July, 2008
Location: University of York
Event type: Conference
Area Studies
Date: 8 July, 2008 - 9 July, 2008
Location: University of York
Event type: Conference
The group was set up in 2005 to explore all facets of interdisciplinary teaching and learning. This includes investigating the student experience, examining the ways in which institutions encourage or discourage cross-disciplinary collaboration (in teaching), exploring how Subject Centres can support staff teaching on interdisciplinary programmes and supporting staff who do not have an obvious Subject Centre home.
The Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies (LLAS), in partnership with the Subject Centre for Philosophical and Religious Studies (PRS), has prepared a report for HEFCE on international approaches to Islamic Studies. The report examines the historical development and current state of Islamic Studies in eight countries: the United Kingdom, France, Germany, the Netherlands, the United States, Australia, Malaysia and Turkey. It also presents perspectives on recent developments in Islamic Studies and the responses of governments, policy makers and funding bodies; interactions between institutions of higher education and faith-based organisations and communities; and case studies that highlight examples of innovative practice in relation to Islamic Studies in higher education. The report was commissioned by HEFCE to inform its activities relating to Islamic Studies, which was designated a Strategically Important Subject in June 2007.
Other news
The latest issue of the academy exchange magazine (issue 7) is now available. You can order your copy from the subject centre by e-mail.
The sustainable development project has launched a new quarterly e-Newsletter. Issue one is now available from the academy website.
