HEFCE announce REF timetable
The Research Excellence Framework timetable is now on the HEFCE website.
UKCASA meeting, 16 February, London
The next meeting of UKCASA will take place at the University of London on 16 February, at 5pm, in the Macmillan Hall, Senate House (South Block), London (nearest underground Russell Square). The guest speaker will be Professor Peter Gatrell (Manchester University) Chair of the REF Panel 27 Area Studies.
Campaign to save the Subject Centres
As you may know, on the 10th of November 2010 the HEA Board accepted the HEA
executive’s proposal to disband the Subject Centres, which are scheduled to
be wound up after August 2011. Over 1000 people have now signed a petition
against that decision, first through a letter published in the THE (see
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=414397)
and subsequently through an online petition at
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/heasubjectcentres/
Opposition to the closure of the subject centres continues to grow, and an Early Day Motion calling upon the HEA to reverse its decision has now been tabled by Paul Farrelly, MP. You can view the EDM, and see a list of MPs
who have signed it at:
http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMDetails.aspx?EDMID=42197&SESSION=905
Please sign the petition if you have not already done so, adding your
affiliation and a comment if possible. Most important, if your MP has not
signed the EDM, please lobby him or her to sign EDM 1185 on ‘UK University
Teaching and the Role of the Subject Centres’. If you do not know who your
MP is, you can find out at:
http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/
If you need a briefing paper for your MP, you can find one via the Facebook
page for the ‘Save Our Subject Centres’ campaign at:
Next UKCASA meeting
Next UKCASA meeting
Likely date: 16 February 2011, 5pm, London (venue TBC).
Speaker: Prof. Peter Gatrell, chair of the Area Studies REF panel
Call for bids: Teaching about Islam and Muslims in languages, linguistics and area studies
The Islamic Studies Network brings together those working in Islamic Studies to enhance teaching and learning in higher education. Islamic Studies is an umbrella term for the academic study of Islam, Muslim cultures and societies and Islamic knowledge through a variety of subject areas and perspectives.
This call for projects is part of the contribution of Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies Subject Centre’s contribution to this project.
Projects should relate to the Islamic Studies Network’s goal to build a sustainable network for academics working in Islamic Studies to share good practice in teaching and learning. For more information about the Islamic Studies Network, please visit http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/ourwork/universitiesandcolleges/islamicstudies
The maximum amount that an individual project can apply for is £3,000. Up to four projects will be funded.
Full details are available at: http://www.llas.ac.uk/news/6306
Webpage for British Academy area studies event now online
New concordat to engage the public with research
HEFCE has signed a concordat which aims to create stronger ties between the public and all forms of research.
To read this item in full visit: http://www.hefce.ac.uk/news/hefce/2010/concordat.htm
