ReCSS April Newsletter
Posted on 30 April 2014
Dear Colleagues
Welcome to the April update for the social sciences at York.
Note the new research network event on social enterprise that has been added on the 11th of June.
Newly commissioned artwork from local artist Giulana Lazzerini is now hanging in our board room, please consider this and our other spaces for events, room usage for any research-related activity is free of charge and an excellent site for public engagement activity. Newly planned outdoor seating will also enable garden party events this summer.
Visiting scholars and escaping academics – If you have visiting scholars ReCSS can help find a place for them, in addition staff on study leave or looking for ‘time away on campus’ can also request a space. Contact: rcss-admin@york.ac.uk with the subject Space for visitors.
If you have events or other news that could usefully be broadcast in this bulletin please send them to rcss-admin@york.ac.uk. This is an excellent way of reaching everyone in the social sciences (and often the arts and humanities as well).
Rowland
Events and activities
The next coffee morning (tea, coffee and cookies freely available), will be on Friday 30th May at 11 in the ReCSS training room, as always feel free to come along with colleagues or visitors from outside the university.
Research networks: Inter-departmental opportunities for talk and thinking about future funding opportunities and intellectual activity. Sign-up is simple – click on the related doodle poll and turn up for stimulating conversations and a nice lunch. Location: ReCSS Board Room, ReCSS building.
· Young people, 12-2, 21st May - http://doodle.com/c2n3e6vizs22f53k
· Social enterprise and social justice in the economy, 12-2, 11th June - http://doodle.com/fqm2gv2hz4hpx5ba
· Cities, 12-2, 16th July - http://doodle.com/4wig9fiqcq64dktp
· Evidence and progress, 12-2, 17th September - http://doodle.com/a86wpnirx7y2y275
· Playtime on Austerity, 12-2, 14th October, https://uniofyork.doodle.com/u7tgcqgwtw8mnx7e
Criticism and critiques, ReCSS/Independent Social Research Foundation annual conference. 12-13 May, 2014. Please note that this is free to York staff. Please notify Eliabeth.Lansell@york.ac.uk to book your place. Full details can be found here: http://www.isrf.org/workshop/
What are universities for? The problems and opportunities for universities and their publics - A ‘Social Park’ event, organised by the Research Centre for the Social Sciences (ReCSS), 4-6pm, Thursday, 5th June 2014, ReCSS/ARRC Auditorium, Alcuin college (open public event).
The Restorative City, A meeting to discuss ideas around a possible research centre or grant application in themes relating to the city as a place of respite, damage, health, vitality and regeneration. A time to think laterally and creatively about the possibilities for a new network that could take-in the interests of many colleagues across the social sciences and beyond. This will be in the ReCSS Training Room, 12.00 - 14.00 on the 8th September, a light lunch will be served. You can sign-up for a place using this poll - https://uniofyork.doodle.com/3drgxi8fn4rzz34n