Week 7: Learning Community Newsletter

Posted on 8 April 2024

All the latest from the department

Welcome back everybody. I hope you all had a good break and are refreshed for the last part of the semester. As always there is plenty going on around campus to get involved in so do check out the following.

The Politics Coffee Morning is also running as usual on Wednesday from 09:30 - 11:00 in the Politics Reception. I look forward to seeing you there for a chill start to the day and a chance to catch up.

See you all soon!

John Evemy (Learning Community Officer)

Events

Indigenous land struggles: Transregional perspectives across Asia and Africa

Wednesday 10 April

11am to 12pm, Online only (book tickets)

This first webinar in a series organised by the IGDC and the Centre for Asian Studies in Africa at the University of Pretoria, South Africa explores how indigenous people’s mobilizations for political recognition, electoral influence and social justice are entangled with struggles for land in various Asian and African countries.

Research ethics in the social sciences (20 year retrospective)

Thursday 11 April

5pm to 6pm, ENV/005 (Book tickets)

Twenty years on, this roundtable convenes investigators foundational in the development of ethics review in the social sciences with scholars of research regulation to reflect on where we are today. We will discuss the evolution of opportunities and challenges related to research ethics and its regulation, situating these insights in relation to the broader evolution of the research landscape in the UK and the world. Register now to secure your spot.

The Roundtable will be followed by a drinks reception.

PolSoc and & York Global Affairs - The Movement for Nuclear Disarmament

Thursday 11 April

7pm, D/N/056

Join Polsoc and YGA for an interesting evening discussing the movement for Nuclear Disarmament with Dr Nick Ritchie. I believe there will be cheese and wine available!