ReCSS June Newsletter
Posted on 8 July 2014
Dear Colleagues
Welcome to my final update as Director of the Centre. I will be moving to a post at the University of Sheffield from the 1st September, and would like to take this opportunity to say thanks to all those who have supported me and the many people making good use of the ReCSS community hub. I hope that it will continue to be a space of intellectual activity, to build research networks and to bring people from outside the university onto the campus. In the meantime…..
Next week sees the Cities playtime held at the main ReCSS building. Please come along if you have a passing or direct interest in all matters urban for a decent lunch and conversation.
If you have events or other news that could usefully be broadcast in this bulletin please send them to admin-rcss@york.ac.uk . This is an excellent way of reaching everyone in the social sciences (and often the arts and humanities as well).
Rowland
‘Playtime’ research network meetings: Talk and thinking about future funding opportunities and intellectual activity. Sign-up is simple by clicking on the related poll. If you wish to make suggestions for strategic themes for future events please email us. Location: Board Room, ReCSS building.
Cities: 12-2, 16th July - http://doodle.com/4wig9fiqcq64dktp
Evidence and progress: 12-2, 17th September - http://doodle.com/a86wpnirx7y2y275
Austerity: 12-2, 14th October, https://uniofyork.doodle.com/u7tgcqgwtw8mnx7e
European Sociological Association Summer School will be held on 27-29 July at ReCSS, details at: http://t.co/fc2Oa6mXK1
The next coffee morning (tea, coffee and cookies freely available), will be on Friday 25th July at 11am in the ReCSS Training Room. As always, feel free to come along with colleagues or visitors from outside the university.
The Dyslexia Debate: Professor Julian Elliott (Durham University), 13th October, ARRC/ReCSS Auditorium. Professor Elliott will consider the many and varied understandings of dyslexia and how they often fail to reflect scientific advances in the field.
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
Events and activities
Full listings: http://www.york.ac.uk/social-science/events/