What's on at the University of Essex
Diary of events
This events listing at the University is updated daily
2012
January
Friday 27 January
Health and Human Science Research Seminars Spring
Term
Dr Ewen Speed (University of Essex): 'Recovering Recovery: A critical analysis
of the rapid rise of the concept of ‘recovery’ in mental health policy and
practice'. Room 2.409. 12.00pm-1.30pm.
Holocaust Memorial Week - Round Table discussion and
Celebration of Light
National Holocaust Memorial Day
The History Society will host a round table discussion on the 'Other Victims of
the Holocaust – Disabled People, Roma and Sinti, Gay Men – what have we learnt?'
To be followed by a Celebration of Light (on square 5) to commemorate the
victims of the Holocaust and the other genocides. Ivor Crewe Lecture Hall
Seminar Room. 6pm-7pm. To register for this event or for more information about
the week’s events, please telephone: 01206 872400 or e-mail
events@essex.ac.uk.
Free admission and open to the public.
Saturday 28
University of Essex Choir
Carmina Burana with Colchester Royal Grammar School Choir and
Essex Sinfonia. Charter Hall, Colchester, 7pm. Tickets: £20, £16, £13, £10
(Student concession £6 on £10 tickets). To book call 01206 282020 or go to:
www.charter-hall.co.uk
Sunday 29
Arts on 5
Sea Legs Puppet Theatre presents The Selfish Giant. Lakeside
Theatre. 2pm. Tickets £5. Suitable for ages 4+.
For further details please visit
www.essex.ac.uk/artson5.
Monday 30
Learning and Development
Springboard - a personal development programme for women (4 day
event). Room 4SA.6.17.
9.30am-4.30pm. Please note that bookings cannot be make on the day of the
course, please e-mail ldev@essex.ac.uk.
For further information on this course and to book a place in advance, please
visit their website.
Learning and Development
Building your Academic Profile.
For doctoral students. Room 4SA.6.19. 2pm-5pm. Please note that bookings
cannot be make on the day of the course, please e-mail
ldev@essex.ac.uk. For further information
on this course and to book a place in advance, please visit their
website.
Arts on 5
Film screening:
Sigur Rós presents Inni (IS / UK / Can / Vincent Morrisset / 2011 / 74mins /
Cert U). Lakeside Theatre. 7.30pm. Tickets Prices: Full £5 (£3). Inni is Sigur Rós’ second live film following 2007′s hugely-celebrated Heima.
Tuesday 31
Health and Safety Course
Managing Health and Safety: The University of Essex Way. Room 4SA.6.19.
9am-1pm. To book on a course please e-mail
or telephone ext 2944. You will find information about these courses and
other health and safety courses on their
website.
Learning and Development
Introduction to Agresso. 9.30am-10.00am. Please note that bookings cannot be make on the day of
the course, please e-mail ldev@essex.ac.uk.
For further information on this course and to book a place in advance, please
visit their website.
Learning and Development
Customer invoicing in Agresso. 10am-12pm. Please note that bookings cannot be make on the day of
the course, please e-mail ldev@essex.ac.uk.
For further information on this course and to book a place in advance, please
visit their website.
Learning and Development
Tuesday Taster. Explore the Coral Reef Research Unit. 1pm-2pm.
Please note that bookings cannot be make on the day of the course, please
e-mail ldev@essex.ac.uk. For further
information on this course and to book a place in advance, please visit their
website.
IDCR Seminar: the first of a series of three on Russia
Dr Mary McAuley (Expert in juvenile justice and Russian human rights):
‘Explaining the (non) observance of human rights in Russia today’. Room
4SB.5.3. 1pm-3pm.
Learning and Development
Teaching in labs & workshops. For GD/GLA/GTA.
Room 4SA.6.17. 2pm-4pm. Please note that bookings cannot be make on the day of
the course, please e-mail ldev@essex.ac.uk.
For further information on this course and to book a place in advance, please
visit their website.
Department of Psychology Visiting Speaker Seminars
Dr Sam Roberts (University of Chester): 'Does using Facebook really get you more
friends? Time and cognitive constraints on social network size'. Room
4.722. 4pm.
Department of Government Seminar
Sir Nigel Rodley (University of Essex): 'Human rights in a Gulf state'.
Room 5.300B. 5.15pm.
Big e enterprise workshops
‘Discover the Brave New World in consumer trends - stay ahead of the game and
find the hot new business opportunities for 2012! Simon Isaac, Strategy
Partner at Zero Above will be sharing his views of Trendwatching's 12
must-know consumer trends for 2012. Independent and opinionated, Trendwatching
is one of the world’s leading consumer trends firms, relying on a global network
of hundreds of spotters. Free drinks and pizza. Book your place
here. LTB 3 (Colchester Campus).
6pm-7pm.
February
Wednesday 1
Learning and Development
Teaching in labs & workshops. For GD/GLA/GTA.
Room 4SA.6.17. 10am-12pm. Please note that bookings cannot be make on the day of
the course, please e-mail ldev@essex.ac.uk.
For further information on this course and to book a place in advance, please
visit their website.
Learning and Development
Understanding the Data Protection and Freedom of Information Acts
with Sara Stock. Room 4SA.6.19. 10.00am-12.30pm. Please note that bookings
cannot be make on the day of the course, please e-mail
ldev@essex.ac.uk. For further information
on this course and to book a place in advance, please visit their
website.
The Mountain Trust
The Institute for Democracy and Conflict Resolution at the University of Essex
(IDCR) and Mountain Trust (MT), an NGO based in Cambridge that works on
development projects in Nepal has established a joint internship programme for
postgraduate students at Essex studying in the areas of political science,
international law and human rights. In addition to working in Nepal, students
will also be given the opportunity to develop their knowledge base, work on
social media and communications about their experiences in the field, and
network with other interns through the Mountain Trust, including the
Humanitarian Centre in Cambridge. The internships are available for any
postgraduate student in the social sciences or law with an interest in building
democratic institutions abroad. The internship costs £1400 for a one month
placement in Nepal. Come along and find out more in room 4SB.5.3. 1pm-3pm.
Human Rights Centre Speaker Series Seminar
Emily Smith: ‘Fair Trials International’. Room 4SB.5.3. 1pm-3pm.
Department of Sociology Staff-Student Seminar Series
Dr Pam Cox (University of Essex): 'Courts, capacity and contraception:
reproductive autonomy and its limits'. Room 6.345. 1pm.
Learning and Development
Using NVivo 9: A practical introduction. ISS Training Room,
4SW.3.3. 2pm-5pm. Please note that bookings cannot be make on the day of
the course, please e-mail
ldev@essex.ac.uk. For further information on this course and to book a
place in advance, please visit their
website.
Learning and Development
Annual Staffing Review: Preparing for Permanency and Promotion.
For academic staff. Room 4SA.6.19. 2pm-4pm. Please note that bookings cannot be
make on the day of the course, please e-mail
ldev@essex.ac.uk. For further information on this course and to book a
place in advance, please visit their
website.
School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering Seminar
Jeremy Pitt (Imperial College London): 'The Formal Characterisation of
Socio-Economic Principles for Self-Organising Electronic Institutions'. Room
1N.1.4.1. 4pm.
Essex Business School Marketing Research Group
Dr Yasmin Sekhon (Bournemouth Business School). Room R2.76 (Southend) and 5N.3.9
(Colchester). 4.00pm-5.30pm.
Centre for Psychoanalytics Studies Open Seminar
Dr Shiho Main (Visiting Fellow, Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies):
Understanding the unknown child: social constructionist and Jungian
perspectives'. Room 1N1.4.1 5.00pm-6.30pm.
Mathematical Sciences’ Winsten Day 2012
The Department of Mathematical Sciences will be holding its annual Winsten Day
at the Colchester Campus. The day is held in honour of respected probability
theorist and former member of the Department, Professor Christopher Winsten, who
passed away in May 2005.
Professor John D. Barrow (Cambridge University): 'Maths and the Olympics'. This
lecture will look at how simple maths can illuminate what is going on in a
variety of sports if you are a spectator, or improve your performance if you are
a competitor. Ivor Crewe Hall A. 5pm. Admission free and open to the public.
Seats may be limited, so please arrive early to avoid disappointment.
Centre for Film Studies Film screening
Thief of Bagdad (Michael Powell et al, UK. 1940). Supplements course LT
363, Transformation of Fairytale. LTB 10. 7pm. Admission is free and all are
welcome.
Modern Languages Film Club
L'amico di famiglia (The family friend). 2006 by Paolo Sorrentino.
LTB 2. 7.15pm.
Thursday 2
Department of Psychology Internal Speaker Seminars
Mary-Jane Budd: 'Morphological processing in adults and children'.
Room 4.722. 1pm.
Department of Language and Linguistics Seminar
Kleanthese Grohmann (University of Cyprus): 'Probing into Bi-X Language
Development: Clitic Placement and Verb Use in Early Cypriot Greek'. 4pm.
LTB 9.
Environmental Film Series (Environment Society and iCES)
Sweet Misery: A Poisoned World (2004, dir. Cori Brackett, 95 min).
Details how greed-induced Washington insiders circumvented the banning of
Aspertame, a dangerous substance used in soft drinks and countless other
products. Room 4.311. 4.30pm. Free admission, all welcome. Follow-up discussion
at SU Bar.
Department of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies Seminar
Professor Peter Hulme (University of Essex): Oriente: Cuba's Wild East.
Book Launch and talk in the Albert Sloman Library. 4.30pm-6.00pm.
School of Philosophy and Art History - Philosophy Seminar
Sabina Lovibond (University of Oxford): ' "Ethical Living” in the Media and in
Philosophy’. Room 5B.202. 5pm-7pm.
Arts on 5 (2 and 3 February)
Working in collaboration with the University of Essex Centre for Theatre
Studies, Lakeside Theatre presents two Independent Practical Productions by
current third year drama students and two shows by SU societies.
Dianna’s Last/My Last An IPP by Troy Balmayer. Lakeside Theatre
and Studio. 7.30pm. Tickets £5 (£3). Limited Spaces. Booking essential.
For further details please visit
www.essex.ac.uk/artson5.
Friday 3
Methodological challenges associated with Non-Response and Missing Data
in ageing populations
The workshop brings together researchers and experts from different cohort and
longitudinal studies with a common interest in dealing with the complexities of
non-response and missing data. Room 2N2.4.16, Institute for Social & Economic
Research (ISER), Social Science Research Centre. 11.00am-4.30pm. The workshop
is free for participants to attend but registration is essential. Workshop
attendees can claim travel expenses. Please book a place using the booking form
below:
www.methods.manchester.ac.uk/ageingcohort/seminar-3/booking.shtml
Saturday 4
Arts on 5
Comedy Central Live! With Matt Forde and Joe Wells. Lakeside Theatre.
8.30pm. Tickets £10 (£7, £5). For further details please visit
www.essex.ac.uk/artson5.
Sunday 5
Arts on 5
Lucinda Belle Orchestra. Lakeside Theatre. 8.30pm. Tickets £15
(£12, £8). Singer songwriter and jazz harpist Lucinda Belle is a rising
star of the British music scene, having played alongside Rufus Wainwright and
Robbie Williams she is now building a reputation with Lucinda Belle Orchestra.
For further details please visit
www.essex.ac.uk/artson5.
Monday 6
Arts on 5
Literary Events: Lakeside Writers. Lakeside Theatre. 7pm–9pm.
Admission free, no booking required. A new initiative aimed at writers and
aspiring writers whose work includes an element of performance. Open to all and
led by the Lakeside Theatre’s Literary Consultant, Andrew Burton, this workshop
creates a space where writers can network, see excerpts of work-in-progress and
hear about current developments in the cultural sector. Whether you describe
your work as drama, live literature, documentary, screenplay, storytelling or
song lyrics, you are welcome to join us.
Tuesday 7
Learning and Development
My friend said we didn’t have to pass everything… For academic staff.
Room 4SA.6.19. 1pm-3pm. Please note that bookings cannot be make on the
day of the course, please e-mail
ldev@essex.ac.uk. For further information on this course and to book a
place in advance, please visit their
website.
Learning and Development
Tuesday Taster. Details tbc. Room 4SA.6.19. 1pm-2pm. Please note
that bookings cannot be make on the day of the course, please e-mail
ldev@essex.ac.uk. For further information
on this course and to book a place in advance, please visit their
website.
Learning and Development
Marking and Giving Feedback. For GTA/GD/GLA. Room
4SA.6.17. 10am-12pm. Please note that bookings cannot be make on the day of the
course, please e-mail ldev@essex.ac.uk.
For further information on this course and to book a place in advance, please
visit their website.
Department of Psychology Visiting Speaker Seminars
Dr Jan De Fockert (Goldsmiths, University of London): 'Role of Working Memory in
Selective Attention: Behavioural and Neuroimaging Studies'. Room
4.722. 4pm.
Department of Government Seminar
Christian List (LSE): 'Two models of social choice: on the role of 'facts of the
matter' in collective decisions'. Room 5.300B. 5.15pm.
Wednesday 8
Learning and Development
Improving Assertiveness. 2-day event. TC1.9. 9.30am-1.00pm. . Please note that bookings cannot be make on the day of the course, please e-mail
ldev@essex.ac.uk. For further information
on this course and to book a place in advance, please visit their
website.
Centre for Intimate and Sexual Citizenship (CISC) Seminar
Dr Laila Haidarali (University of Essex): 'Models in Brown: Re-Modelling African
American Womanhood in Early Post-war America'. Room 6.345. 1pm.
Learning and Development
Using NVivo 9: A practical introduction. ISS Training Room,
4SW.3.3. 2pm-5pm. Please note that bookings cannot be make on the day of
the course, please e-mail
ldev@essex.ac.uk. For further information on this course and to book a
place in advance, please visit their
website.
Centre for Film Studies Film screening
Germany Year Zero (Rosselini, Italy, 1948). Part of Transitional
Justice Network programme. LTB 10. 7pm. Admission is free and all are welcome.
Modern Languages Film Club
Caos Calmo (Quiet Chaos). 2008 by Antonello Grimaldi. LTB 2.
7.15pm.
Thursday 9
Health and Safety Course
Risk Assessment made easy. Room 4SA.6.19. 9.30am-12.00pm. To book on a
course please e-mail or telephone ext
2944. You will find information about these courses and other health and
safety courses on their
website.
Learning and Development
Induction tours of the Colchester campus. All Induction Tours
begin in the LTB Foyer unless otherwise advertised. These tours will only take
place if weather permits. 10.00am-11.30am. Please note that bookings cannot be
make on the day of the course, please e-mail
ldev@essex.ac.uk. For further information on this course and to book a
place in advance, please visit their
website.
School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering Seminar
Tomasz Michalak (University of Warsaw): 'Computation of the Shapley Value for
Centrality in Networks'. Room
1N.1.4.1. 4pm.
Department of Language and Linguistics Seminar
Lutz Marten (SOAS): 'Conjunctions, pronouns and additive focus marking in
Swahili'. LTB 4. 4pm.
Department of Sociology Annual Undergraduate Lecture
Baroness Ruth Lister (Loughborough University): 'Reflections on the sociology of
poverty and academic activism'. LTB 5.
4pm-5.30pm.
Department of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies Seminar
Tim Cribb (University of Cambridge): 'Place and time in the novels of Wilson
Harris'. Room 5A.118. 4.30pm-6.30pm. Followed by drinks and refreshments in
5A.202.
School of Philosophy and Art History Joint Seminar
Helen Langdon: 'On images of philosophers in Salvator Rosa'. Room 5B.202.
5pm-7pm.
International Careers Week: international career networking evening
This networking event is a great opportunity to share your insights,
experience and expertise, alongside alumni, with students considering working
overseas or making an international career. The evening will be an informal and
lively event and will offer you the chance to mingle with fellow professionals,
alumni and students over a glass of wine and canapés. Other internationally
career focused sessions are taking place during this week. To register an
interest, get in touch with Anna Colebourne
acoleb@essex.ac.uk in the Employability and Careers Centre as soon as
possible. 5pm-7pm. Colchester Campus.
Environmental Film Series (Environment Society and iCES)
How to Save the World: One Man, One Cow, One Planet (2008, dirs. T. and
B. Burstein, 104 min). Exposes globalization and its mantra of infinite growth
as an environmental and human disaster. Across India marginal farmers are
fighting back, reviving more sustainable forms of agriculture. Room 4.311.
6.30pm. Free admission, all welcome. Follow-up discussion at SU Bar.
Arts on 5
Scenes from Communal Living. Lakeside Theatre. 7.30pm.
Tickets £10 (£7, £5). For further details please visit
www.essex.ac.uk/artson5.
Friday 10
Learning and Development
Preparing for Supervisory Boards. For first-year doctoral
students. Room 4SA.6.19. 10am-1pm. Please note that bookings cannot be make on
the day of the course, please e-mail
ldev@essex.ac.uk. For further information on this course and to book a
place in advance, please visit their
website.
Arts on 5
The Lowriders: Stripped Back and Raw. Lakeside Theatre.
8.30pm. Tickets £8, (£6, £4).
For further details please visit
www.essex.ac.uk/artson5.
Sunday 12
Arts on 5
Family Day: A Giant’s Eye View
Imagine if you were 10 stories high! Make your street in miniature or create a
giant’s hand to peer through to see how your world would look to a colossal
giant. If you like the look of this workshop check out the children’s theatre
The Selfish Giant. Suitable for all ages. Art Exchange.
2.00pm-4.30pm. Admission is free but booking essential. E-mail:
arts@essex.ac.uk.
Arts on 5 (12 February - 4 March)
Scratch Nights. Lakeside Theatre’s Artist in Residence Laura
Hammond presents two nights of brand new performance works by grassroots
artists. Lakeside Studio Theatre. 7.30pm. Tickets £2. For further details
please visit www.essex.ac.uk/artson5.
Tuesday 14
Health and Safety Course
DSE Facilitator. Room 4SA.6.17. 9.30am-11.30am. To book on a course
please e-mail or telephone ext 2944.
You will find information about these courses and other health and safety
courses on their website.
Learning and Development
Tuesday Taster. Details tbc. 1pm-2pm. Please note that bookings cannot
be make on the day of the course, please e-mail
ldev@essex.ac.uk. For further information
on this course and to book a place in advance, please visit their
website.
Learning and Development
Assertive Communication. For first year doctoral students.
Room 4SA.6.19. 2pm-5pm. Please note that bookings cannot be make on the day of
the course, please e-mail ldev@essex.ac.uk.
For further information on this course and to book a place in advance, please
visit their website.
Department of Government Seminar
Paul Bou-Habib (University of Essex): 'Parental partiality and the relevance of
love'. Room 5.300B. 5.15pm.
Wednesday 15
Learning and Development
Making connections: Brain-friendly teaching. For academic staff. Room
4SA.6.19. 9am-12pm. Please note that bookings cannot be make on the day of the
course, please e-mail ldev@essex.ac.uk.
For further information on this course and to book a place in advance, please
visit their website.
Learning and Development
Tackling Change. 9.30am-4.15pm. GO.42a (Southend campus). Please note
that bookings cannot be make on the day of the course, please e-mail
ldev@essex.ac.uk. For further information
on this course and to book a place in advance, please visit their
website.
Learning and Development
Small Group Teaching. For academic staff. Room 4SA.6.19. 1pm-4pm.
Please note that bookings cannot be make on the day of the course, please e-mail
ldev@essex.ac.uk. For further information
on this course and to book a place in advance, please visit their
website.
Department of Sociology Staff-Student Seminar Series
Professor Rob Stones: 'Current affairs and social theory: A framework
for intellectual engagement'. Room 6.345. 1pm.
Learning and Development
Engaging your audience. 2pm-5pm. Please note that bookings cannot be make on the day of the course, please e-mail
ldev@essex.ac.uk. For further information
on this course and to book a place in advance, please visit their
website.
School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering Seminar
Mirco Musolesi (University of Birmingham): 'Temporal Dynamics of Social and
Technological Networks'. Room
1N.1.4.1. 4pm.
Centre for Film Studies Film screening
La Belle et la Bête, Cocteau,
France, 1946. LTB 10. 7pm. Admission is free and
all are welcome.
Modern Languages Film Club
Linha de passe. 2008 by Walter Salles and Daniela Thomas. Portuguese
with english subtitles. LTB 2. 7.15pm.
Thursday 16
Department of Psychology Internal Speaker Seminars
Pavlina Charalambous: 'The Face of anxiety'.
Room 4.722. 1pm.
Department of Sociology and Centre for Research in Economic Sociology
and Innovation (CRESI) Seminar
Dr Dave Whyte (University of Liverpool): 'The Politics of Corporate Human Rights
Violations'. Room 6.345. 4.00pm-5.30pm.
Department of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies Seminar
Professor John Gillies (University of Essex): 'Hamlet's Loathing, Calvanism as
Tragedy'. Room 5A.118. 4.30pm-6.30pm. Followed by drinks and refreshments in
5A.202.
School of Philosophy and Art History Seminar -
Philosophy Seminar
Simon Robertson (University of Sterling): Title tbc. Room 5B.202. 5pm-7pm.
Friday 17
Learning and Development
Managing the stress of a PhD. For first year PhD students. Room
4SA.6.19. 2pm - 5pm. Please note that bookings cannot be make on the day
of the course, please e-mail ldev@essex.ac.uk.
For further information on this course and to book a place in advance, please
visit their website.
Arts on 5
The John Law Trio. Lakeside Theatre. 8.30pm. Tickets £10
(£7, £5). For further details please visit
www.essex.ac.uk/artson5.
Saturday 18
Arts on 5
Comedy Central Live! With Paddy Lennox and Andrew Stanley. Lakeside
Theatre. 8.30pm. Tickets £10 (£7, £5). For further details please visit
www.essex.ac.uk/artson5.
Monday 20
Learning and Development
Getting Published (Humanities and Social Sciences). For
doctoral students. Room 4SA.6.19. 10am-1pm. Please note that bookings cannot be
make on the day of the course, please e-mail
ldev@essex.ac.uk. For further information on this course and to book a
place in advance, please visit their
website.
Arts on 5
Literary Events: Lakeside Writers. Lakeside Theatre. 7pm–9pm.
Admission free, no booking required. A new initiative aimed at writers and
aspiring writers whose work includes an element of performance. Open to all and
led by the Lakeside Theatre’s Literary Consultant, Andrew Burton, this workshop
creates a space where writers can network, see excerpts of work-in-progress and
hear about current developments in the cultural sector. Whether you describe
your work as drama, live literature, documentary, screenplay, storytelling or
song lyrics, you are welcome to join us.
Tuesday 21
Health and Safety Course
"Learn or Burn" Basic Fire Safety. Room 4SA.6.19. 9.30am-10.30am.
To book on a course please e-mail or
telephone ext 2944. You will find information about these courses and
other health and safety courses on their
website.
Learning and Development
Writing your thesis. 10am-1pm. Please note that
bookings cannot be make on the day of the course, please e-mail
ldev@essex.ac.uk. For further information
on this course and to book a place in advance, please visit their
website.
Learning and Development
Tuesday Taster. Details tbc. 1pm-2pm. Please note that
bookings cannot be make on the day of the course, please e-mail
ldev@essex.ac.uk. For further information
on this course and to book a place in advance, please visit their
website.
Health and Safety Course
Risk Assessment made easy. 9.30am-12.00pm. Southend Campus. To book on a
course please e-mail or telephone ext
2944. You will find information about these courses and other health and
safety courses on their website.
Learning and Development
Budget Management/Monthly Reporting and Monitoring with Rob Thomson and
Marc Albano. 4SA.6.17. 2.30pm-4.30pm. Please note that bookings cannot be make
on the day of the course, please e-mail
ldev@essex.ac.uk. For further information on this course and to book a
place in advance, please visit their
website.
Department of Psychology Visiting Speaker Seminars
Dr Arnaud Wisman (University of Kent): 'Affiliation, procreation, and Alcohol:
what has death got to do with it?' Room
4.722. 4pm.
Department of Government Seminar
Martin Elff (University of Essex): 'Political equality and the
resource-dependence of political sophistication'. Room 5.300B.
5.15pm.
Wednesday 22
Learning and Development
Getting Published (Sciences). For second year
doctoral students. Room 4SA.6.19. 10am-1pm. Please note that bookings cannot be
make on the day of the course, please e-mail
ldev@essex.ac.uk. For further information on this course and to book a
place in advance, please visit their
website.
Learning and Development
Applying for a Lectureship. Room 4SA.6.19. 10pm-5pm. Please note that bookings cannot be
make on the day of the course, please e-mail
ldev@essex.ac.uk. For further information on this course and to book a
place in advance, please visit their
website.
Centre for Psychoanalytics Studies Open Seminar
Dr Claudia Lapping (Institute of Education): 'The other side of methodology: a
case study of unconscious relations in academic practice'. Room 1N1.4.1
5.00pm-6.30pm.
Centre for Film Studies Film screening
Patience (After Sebald). Grant Gee, UK, 2011. To be presented by Gareth
Evans (writer/producer) and Grant Gee.
LTB 10. 7pm. Admission is free and all are welcome.
Modern Languages Film Club
La leonera (Lion's Den). 2008 by Pablo Trapero. LTB 2. 7.15pm.
Thursday 23
Learning and Development
Minute Writing. Room 4SA.6.19. 9.30am-1.00pm. Please note that bookings
cannot be make on the day of the course, please e-mail
ldev@essex.ac.uk. For further information
on this course and to book a place in advance, please visit their
website.
Learning and Development
Introduction to Agresso.
Room 4SW.3.3. 9.30am-10.00am. Please note that bookings cannot be make on the day
of the course, please e-mail
ldev@essex.ac.uk. For further
information on this course and to book a place in advance, please visit their
website.
Learning and Development
Purchasing
courses - Requistioning.
Room 4SW.3.3. 10am-12pm. Please note that bookings cannot be make on the day
of the course, please e-mail
ldev@essex.ac.uk. For further
information on this course and to book a place in advance, please visit their
website.
Learning and Development
Purchasing
courses - Central purchasing overview.
Room 4SW.3.3. 12pm-1pm. Please note that bookings cannot be make on the day
of the course, please e-mail
ldev@essex.ac.uk. For further
information on this course and to book a place in advance, please visit their
website.
Learning and Development
Purchasing
courses - Goods receipting.
Room 4SW.3.3. 2.30pm-3.00pm. Please note that bookings cannot be make on the day
of the course, please e-mail
ldev@essex.ac.uk. For further
information on this course and to book a place in advance, please visit their
website.
Learning and Development
Purchasing
courses - Approval of requisitions and invoices.
Room 4SW.3.3. 3.15pm-4.00pm. Please note that bookings cannot be make on the day
of the course, please e-mail
ldev@essex.ac.uk. For further
information on this course and to book a place in advance, please visit their
website.
Department of Language and Linguistics Seminar
Yuri Hosoda and David Aline: Title tbc. Room 5N.4.7. 4pm.
Environmental Film Series (Environment Society and iCES)
Darwin’s Nightmare (2004, dir. Hubert Sauper, 106 min). Globalization
at what cost? The Nile Perch, an invasive species introduced into Lake
Victoria, Tanzania, has extinguished all of the lake’s native fish. While the
Nile Perch export industry now services 4-star European restaurants, starving
villagers are left to scrounge for discarded fish heads. Room 4.311. 6.30pm.
Free admission, all welcome. Follow-up discussion at SU Bar.
Friday 24
School of Health and Human Sciences Seminar
Professor David Coggon (Southampton): 'Cultural and psychosocial influences on
illness attributed to occupational and environmental exposures'. Room
2S2.5.20. 12.00pm-1.30pm.
Arts on 5
Red Cape Theatre presents 1 Beach Road. Lakeside Theatre.
7.30pm. Tickets £10 (£7, £5). For further details please visit
www.essex.ac.uk/artson5.
Saturday 25
University of Essex and The Institute of Psychoanalysis Clinical
Workshop
Presenter Christine Mique-Baz with Consultant Michael Parsons. The aim of these
workshops is to explore aspects of psychoanalytic treatment with clinicians from
the Institute of Psychoanalysis. The focus will be the presentation of a case
study followed by a dialogue between the presenter and consultant. Participants
will be invited to discuss the case study in small groups before sharing
thoughts and reflections in the plenary. 10.00am-4.00pm. £60 for the day
(£40 students/unwaged). For further information and to book a place please visit
the
website.
Arts on 5
Polar Bear. Lakeside Theatre. 8.30pm. Tickets £15 (£12, £8).
For further details please visit
www.essex.ac.uk/artson5.
Monday 27
Learning and Development
First Line
Managers (3 day event). 9.30am-4.30pm. Please note that bookings cannot be make on the day
of the course, please e-mail
ldev@essex.ac.uk. For further
information on this course and to book a place in advance, please visit their
website.
Arts on 5
Film screening:
All Tomorrow’s Parties (2009 / Jonathan Caouette / UK
/ 82 mins). 7.30pm. Lakeside Theatre. Tickets £5 (£3).
Tuesday 28
Learning and Development
Interviews for Lectureships.
For research staff and doctoral students. Room 4SA.6.19. 10am-1pm.
Please note that bookings cannot be make on the day
of the course, please e-mail
ldev@essex.ac.uk. For further
information on this course and to book a place in advance, please visit their
website.
Department of Psychology Visiting Speaker Seminars
Dr Ana Guinote (University College London): 'Does Power magnify the expression
of dispositions?' Room
4.722. 4pm.
Department of Government Seminar
Quentin Skinner (Queen Mary, London): 'A genealogy of the state' .Room 5.300B.
5.15pm.
Wednesday 29
Centre for Intimate and Sexual Citizenship (CISC) Seminar
Dr Sanja Bahun (University of Essex): Title tbc. Room 6.345. 1pm.
Essex Business School Marketing Research Group
Professor Peter Schmidt (State University Higher School of Economics(HSE) in
Moscow): 'How to apply Structural Equation Modelling using AMOS or other
software'. Room R2.64 (Southend) and 5N.3.9 (Colchester). 2pm.
Centre for Film Studies Film screening
Caught (Ophuls, USA, 1949). LTB 10. 7pm. Admission is free and all are
welcome.
Modern Languages Film Club
Heartbreaker (2010, Pascal Chaumeil. In french with english subtitles). LTB 2. 7.15pm.
Arts on 5 (29 February - 1 March)
Nostalgia 2012. An IPP by Che Kevlin. Lakeside Theatre Studio.
7.30pm. Tickets £5 (£3). Nostalgia 2012 explores notions of time, space
and memory within the context of personal experiences by fusing different media
of artistic expression into a performance piece investigating the concept of
nostalgia. You are warmly invited to donate pictures, music, clothing, letters
or objects that mean something to you in relation to significant stages
throughout your personal life for incorporation into the performance. E-mail
arts@essex.ac.uk for information about
donating.
March
Thursday 1
Learning and Development
Module Design. For academic staff. Room 4SA.6.19.
9am-12pm.
Please note that bookings cannot be make on the day
of the course, please e-mail
ldev@essex.ac.uk. For further
information on this course and to book a place in advance, please visit their
website.
Learning and Development
Job applications and interviews outside academia. For
research staff, second year and subsequent doctoral students. Room 5N.4.6.
10am-1pm.
Please note that bookings cannot be
make on the day of the course, please e-mail
ldev@essex.ac.uk. For further
information on this course and to book a place in advance, please visit their
website.
Department of Psychology Internal Speaker Seminars
Rick Hanley:
'Why are abstract words hard to produce from their dictionary
definititions'. Room 4.722. 1pm.
Department of Language and Linguistics Seminar
Marc van Oostendorp and Roberta D'Alessandro (Meertens Institute: Leiden
University): 'Phonological properties of the left periphery: The case of
southern Italian vocatives'. Room 5N.4.7. 4pm.
Department of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies Seminar
Jak Peake (University of Essex): Title tbc. Room 5A.118. 4.30pm-6.30pm. Followed
by drinks and refreshments in 5A.202.
School of Philosophy and Art History Seminar -
Philosophy Seminar
Galen Strawson (University of Reading): Title tbc. Room 5B.202. 5pm-7pm.
Environmental Film Series (Environment Society and iCES)
- Fairtrade Fortnight Film
Food, Inc. (2009, dir. Robert Kenner, 94 min). Lifts the veil on America's
food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that has been hidden
from the American consumer with the consent of government's regulatory agencies.
Room 4.311. 6.30pm. Free admission, all welcome. Follow-up discussion at SU
Bar.
Friday 2
Arts on 5 and part of the Essex Book Festival 2012
Literary Events: Lakeside Writers Showcase. Lakeside Studio Theatre.
7.30pm. Tickets £6 (£4, £2.50). Come and join us for an exciting showcase of
work-in-progress from members of Lakeside Writers, as part of Essex Book
Festival 2012. We hope this evening of new work will delight, surprise and
move you. Please stay for the post-show talk in which you’ll be able to put
questions to the writers and give your reactions. Expect the unexpected – the
evening will serve up a rich mix of poetry, dramatic scenes, monologues, comedy,
and whatever the writers have been working on in the months leading up to the
festival.
Saturday 3
Arts on 5 and part of the Essex Book Festival 2012
Literary Events: Trees Shall Be Our Books. LTB 10. Join us for a day of
talks, walks, readings, workshops and children’s activities all branching from
the theme of trees and their influence on the imagination. Trees Shall Be Our
Books brings together a roll call of writers, artists and scientists who will
lead inspirational and engaging sessions about trees. Contributors include poet
Hilary Lwellen-Williams, naturalist Richard Mabey, novelist Michele Roberts,
artist Miles Thistlethwaite and academics and authors Marina Warner, James
Canton, Adrian May and Phillip Terry. Please visit
website for further details.
Arts on 5
Fuel presents Sound and Fury’s Going Dark. Lakeside Theatre.
7.30pm. Tickets £10 (£7, £5). For further details please visit
www.essex.ac.uk/artson5.
Sunday 4
Arts on 5
Angel Heart Theatre presents Voyage of the Nutjellynana. Lakeside
Theatre. 2pm. Tickets £5. Suitable for ages 4+. For further details please
visit
www.essex.ac.uk/artson5
Tuesday 6
Learning and Development
Poster Presentations. For doctoral students. ISS
Training Room: 4SW.3.3. 2pm-5pm. Part 1: 2pm-3pm, part 2: 3pm-5pm,
full session: 2pm - 5pm.
Please note that bookings cannot be
make on the day of the course, please e-mail
ldev@essex.ac.uk. For further
information on this course and to book a place in advance, please visit their
website.
Department of Government Seminar
Peter John (University College, London): 'Policy agendas in British politics'.
Room 5.300B. 5.15pm.
Wednesday 7
Learning and Development
Customer Service. Room 4SA.6.19. 9.30am–16.15pm.
Please note that bookings cannot be
make on the day of the course, please e-mail
ldev@essex.ac.uk. For further
information on this course and to book a place in advance, please visit their
website.
Department of Sociology Staff-Student Seminar Series
Dr Michael Bailey: 'Sociology is ordinary: the personal, the concrete
and a feeling heart'. Room 6.345. 1pm.
Modern Languages Film Club
Was tun, wenn's brennt (What to do in case of fire?) (2001, Gregor
Schnitzler, in german with english subtitles). LTB 2. 7.15pm.
Centre for Film Studies Film screening
Pulp Fiction (Tarantino, USA, 1994). Supplements course LT 121, Introduction to
Film. LTB 10. 7pm. Admission is free and all are welcome.
Thursday 8
Learning and Development
Presenting a paper at conference.
Room 4SA.6.19. 10am-1pm.
Please note that bookings cannot be
make on the day of the course, please e-mail
ldev@essex.ac.uk. For further
information on this course and to book a place in advance, please visit their
website.
Learning and Development
Appraisal and Personal Development Scheme: Appraiser Training.
Room 4SA.6.17. 2.00pm-4.30pm.
Please note that bookings cannot be
make on the day of the course, please e-mail
ldev@essex.ac.uk. For further
information on this course and to book a place in advance, please visit their
website.
Department of Language and Linguistics Seminar
John Myhill (University of Haifa): 'Vernacular revolutions'. Room 5N.4.7. 4pm.
Department of Sociology Annual International Women's Day Lecture
Dr Nina Power (Roehampton University): 'Women and the Economy'. LTB 5.
4pm-5.30pm.
Department of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies Seminar
Professor Christopher Caskey Russell (University of Wyoming): 'With the
Right Hand of John Keats: American Indian Literature and its relation to
Sovereignty'. Room 5A.118. 4.30pm-6.30pm. Followed by drinks and refreshments in
5A.202.
Environmental Film Series (Environment Society and iCES)
- Fairtrade Fortnight Double Feature
The People’s Grocery and A Thousand Suns (2009, Global Oneness Project &
dir. Stephen Marshall, total: 30 min). In West Oakland, California, People’s
Grocery is offering deprived communities access to organic produce; A Thousand
Suns explores the worldview of the Gamo people -- a key to sustainability. Room
4.311. 6.30pm. Free admission, all welcome. Follow-up discussion at SU Bar.
Arts on 5 (8-9 March)
SX Dance Annual Show. Lakeside Theatre and Studio. 7.30pm.
Ticket prices tbc. For further details please visit
www.essex.ac.uk/artson5.
Saturday 10
Arts on 5 and part of the Essex Book Festival 2012
Poetry Workshop With Luke Wright and Ross Sutherland. Join professional
poets Luke Wright and Ross Sutherland as they reveal tips and techniques for
engaging audiences with live poetry. Bring your own work-in-progress and
explore exciting new performance methods in exercises that focus upon body
language, vocal resonance, the text’s volte-face, and the power of adding
musical rhythm to your words. Lakeside Theatre. 4.30pm. Admission free, booking
required.
Arts on 5 and part of the Essex Book Festival 2012
Luke Wright and Ross Sutherland. An unmissable blast of performance poetry
from two of Britain’s hardest working, fastest rising talents. Lakeside Theatre.
7.30pm. Tickets £7 (£5, £3).
Sunday 11
Arts on 5
Family Day: Felt-tip-tastic. Using the current Art Exchange exhibition
The Elemental Dynamic as inspiration, this workshop uses felt tip
pens in all sorts of ways. Come and create your own masterpieces using our best
loved and brightest medium!Art Exchange. 2.00pm-4.30pm. Admission is free
but booking essential, please e-mail:
arts@essex.ac.uk. Suitable for ages 4+
Arts on 5 and part of the Essex Book Festival 2012
Simon Armitage & Glyn Maxwell. An evening of readings
from two of Britain’s foremost poets. Lakeside Theatre. 7pm.
Tickets £7 (£5).
Monday 12
Health and Safety Course
IOSH Managing Safely (4 day course - 12,14,19 and 20 March).
Room 4SA.6.19. 9am-5pm. To book on a course please
e-mail or telephone ext 2944. You
will find information about these courses and other health and safety courses on
their website.
Arts on 5
Film screening: This is Spinal Tap (USA / Rob Reiner / 1984 /
82 minutes / Cert 15). Lakeside Theatre. 7.30pm. Tickets £5 (£3).
Tuesday 13
Learning and Development
Advanced presentation skills. For second or subsequent year doctoral
students, research staff.
ICLH seminar room. 2pm-5pm. Please
note that bookings cannot be make on the day of the course, please e-mail
ldev@essex.ac.uk. For further
information on this course and to book a place in advance, please visit their
website.
Learning and Development
Stress Management.
Room 4SA.6.17. 9.30am–12.30pm.
Please note that bookings cannot be
make on the day of the course, please e-mail
ldev@essex.ac.uk. For further
information on this course and to book a place in advance, please visit their
website.
Department of Psychology Visiting Speaker Seminars
Dr Simon Farrell (University of Bristol): 'Packages in memory: A clustering
account of short-term memory and episodic memory'. Room
4.722. 4pm.
Department of Government Seminar
Ian Budge and Rob Johns (University of Essex): 'Minority nationalism: the case
of Scotland'. Room 5.300B. 5.15pm.
Wednesday 14
Learning and Development
Communicating and Learning: an Introduction to Teaching in Higher
Education. For second year and subsequent year doctoral students. Room
4SA.6.17. 10am-4pm.
Please note that bookings cannot be
make on the day of the course, please e-mail
ldev@essex.ac.uk. For further
information on this course and to book a place in advance, please visit their
website.
Centre for Intimate and Sexual Citizenship (CISC) Seminar
Dr Tamara Herath (University of Essex): 'The Tiger Family: Kin Identity
amongst Women Combatants of the LTTE'. Room 6.345. 1pm.
School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering Seminar
Irakll Gogatishvili (University of Torino): 'Artificial Stock Market with Crisp
and Fuzzy Kalman Filtering Q-Learning Traders'. LTB 9. 4pm.
Centre for Psychoanalytics Studies Open Seminar
Dr Stella Acquarone (School of Infant Mental Health): 'Thinking about Infants
and Autism'. Room 1N1.4.1 5.00pm-6.30pm.
Centre for Film Studies Film screening
The Kite (Randa Chahal Sabag, Lebanon, 2003). Part of Transitional
Justice Network programme. LTB 10. 7pm. Admission is free and all are welcome.
Thursday 15
Health and Safety Course
Managing Health and Safety: The University of Essex Way. Room 4SA.6.19.
9am-1pm. To book on a course please e-mail
or telephone ext 2944. You will find information about these courses and
other health and safety courses on their
website.
Learning and Development
Supervising to completion. For research supervisors. Room
4SA.6.19. 10.45am-4.15pm.
Please note that bookings cannot be
make on the day of the course, please e-mail
ldev@essex.ac.uk. For further
information on this course and to book a place in advance, please visit their
website.
Learning and Development
Introduction to Agresso.
Room 4SW.3.3. 9.30am-10.00am. Please note that bookings cannot be make on the day
of the course, please e-mail
ldev@essex.ac.uk. For further
information on this course and to book a place in advance, please visit their
website.
Learning and Development
How to run reports in Agresso.
Room 4SW.3.3. 10am-1pm. Please note that bookings cannot be make on the day
of the course, please e-mail
ldev@essex.ac.uk. For further
information on this course and to book a place in advance, please visit their
website.
Department of Psychology Internal Speaker Seminars
Tom Foulsham:
'Eye movement dependent memory for pictures'.
Room 4.722. 1pm.
Department of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies Seminar
Professor Joe Luzzi (Bard College, USA): 'A Certain Tendancy:Cinematic Poetry
and Adaptation in the Italian Art Film'. Room 5A.118. 4.30pm-6.30pm. Followed by
drinks and refreshments in 5A.202.
School of Philosophy and Art History Seminar - joint
Seminar
Natasha Ruiz Gomez (University of Essex): Title tbc. Room 5B.202. 5pm-7pm.
Environmental Film Series (Environment Society and iCES)
Food Matters (2009, dirs. J Colquhoun and L. ten Bosch, 80 min).
Explores a growing body of scientific evidence proving that nutritional therapy
can be a more effective and more economical treatment for many illnesses than
conventional medical treatments. 6:30pm in Room 4.311. Free admission, all
welcome. Follow-up discussion at SU Bar.
24th Annual Essex Law Lecture
Keir Starmer QC, Director of Public Prosecutions: Title tbc. Ivor Crewe
Lecture Hall B. 7pm. Open to the public.
Friday 16
Learning and Development
Applying for a Postdoc.
For second year and subsequent doctoral students.
Room 4SA.6.19. 10am-1pm.
Please note that bookings cannot be make on the day
of the course, please e-mail
ldev@essex.ac.uk. For further
information on this course and to book a place in advance, please visit their
website.
Learning and Development
Negotiation skills. Room 4SA.6.17. 9.30am-4.15pm.
Please note that bookings cannot be make on the day
of the course, please e-mail
ldev@essex.ac.uk. For further
information on this course and to book a place in advance, please visit their
website.
Arts on 5
Comedy Central Live! With Tom Wrigglesworth and Ali Cook. Lakeside
Theatre. 8.30pm. Tickets £10 (£7, £5). For further details please visit
www.essex.ac.uk/artson5.
Saturday 17
Arts on 5
Blind Summit Theatre presents The Table. Lakeside Theatre.
7.30pm. Tickets £10 (£7, £5). For further details please visit
www.essex.ac.uk/artson5.
Sunday 18
Arts on 5
Nutmeg Theatre presents Pip’s Wildlife Garden.
Lakeside Theatre. 2.00pm. Tickets £5. Suitable Ages 3+. For further
details please visit
www.essex.ac.uk/artson5.
Monday 19
Arts on 5 and part of the Essex Book Festival 2012
Flipnosis: The Art of Persuasion with Kevin Dutton. From the political
genius of Nelson Mandela to the malign influence of sociopaths and conmen, Kevin
Dutton, Visiting Professor at the University of Essex, explores what psychology
can teach us about the techniques of persuasion. Lakeside Theatre. 7pm. Tickets
£4 (£3).
Arts on 5 (19-23 March)
The Theatre Arts Society presents TAS Theatre Revue. Lakeside
Theatre. 7.30pm Ticket prices tbc. For further details please visit
www.essex.ac.uk/artson5.
Tuesday 20
Department of Government Seminar
Stephen White (Glasgow): 'The Putin regime in Russia'. Room 5.300B.
5.15pm.
Wednesday 21
Learning and Development
Appraisal and Personal Development Scheme: Appraisee Training.
Room 4SA.6.17. 2.00pm-4.30pm.
Please note that bookings cannot be make on the day
of the course, please e-mail
ldev@essex.ac.uk. For further
information on this course and to book a place in advance, please visit their
website.
Learning and Development
Effective use of voice. For Research staff and doctoral
students. ICLH Seminar room. 9.30am-12.30pm or 1.30pm-4.30pm. Please note that bookings cannot be make on the day
of the course, please e-mail
ldev@essex.ac.uk. For further
information on this course and to book a place in advance, please visit their
website.
School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering Seminar
Karl Tuyis (Kings College London): Title tbc. Room 1N1.4.1. 4pm.
Centre for Film Studies Film screening
The Blues Brothers (Landis, USA, 1980). LTB 10. 7pm. Admission is free
and all are welcome.
Thursday 22
Department of Sociology and Centre for Research in Economic Sociology
and Innovation (CRESI) Seminar
Professor Ralph Schroeder (University of Oxford): 'Social Theory in an Age of
Limits'. Room 6.345. 4pm-5.30pm.
Department of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies Seminar
Professor Fiona Robertson (Birmingham City University): Title to be confirmed.
Room 5A.118. 4.30pm-6.30pm. Followed by drinks and refreshments in 5A.202.
Environmental Film Series (Environment Society and iCES)
Planet Earth: The Future (2007, BBC/Sir David Attenborough, 143
minutes). What does the future hold for the most endangered wild animals and
places – and for us? Key - and controversial - arguments from the world's
most important environmental commentators. Room 4.311. 6.30pm. Free
admission, all welcome. Follow-up discussion at SU Bar.
Friday 23
Learning and Development
Surviving the Viva. For final year doctoral students.
Room 4SA.6.19. 2pm-5pm.
Please note that bookings cannot be make on the day
of the course, please e-mail
ldev@essex.ac.uk. For further
information on this course and to book a place in advance, please visit their
website.
Sunday 25
Annual Burrows Lecture
After Byrd: Music in Eighteenth-Century Essex with Professor Peter
Holman. Peter Holman will be discussing music in the Colchester in the second
half of the eighteenth century. Following the lecture there will be a short
concert by soprano Claire Tomlin and the Essex Baroque Orchestra of
eighteenth-century music composed or performed in the Colchester area. Lakeside
Theatre. 7pm. Admission free. Booking required.
Tuesday 27
Certificate of Continuing Education in Local Historical Studies
Family and Community History, and Evening courses in Local and Regional History
and Archaeology
Practical Archaeology Part 1: The Prehistoric and Roman Landscape. 7pm-9pm.
5 class-based evening sessions and three extended Saturday field-trips. For
further information please visit this
webpage.
Wednesday 28
Learning and Development
Introduction to Agresso.
Room 4SW.3.3. 9.30am-10.00am. Please note that bookings cannot be make on the
day of the course, please e-mail
ldev@essex.ac.uk. For further
information on this course and to book a place in advance, please visit their
website.
Learning and Development
Central purchasing overview.
Room 4SW.3.3. 12pm-1pm. Please note that bookings cannot be make on the day
of the course, please e-mail
ldev@essex.ac.uk. For further
information on this course and to book a place in advance, please visit their
website.
Learning and Development
Requisitioning.
Room 4SW.3.3. 10am-12pm. Please note that bookings cannot be make on the day
of the course, please e-mail
ldev@essex.ac.uk. For further
information on this course and to book a place in advance, please visit their
website.
Learning and Development
Goods receipting. Room 4SW.3.3.
2.30pm-3.00pm. Please note that bookings cannot be make on the day
of the course, please e-mail
ldev@essex.ac.uk. For further
information on this course and to book a place in advance, please visit their
website.
Learning and Development
Approval of requisitions and
invoices.
Room 4SW.3.3. 3.15pm-4.00pm. Please note that bookings cannot be make on the day
of the course, please e-mail
ldev@essex.ac.uk. For further
information on this course and to book a place in advance, please visit their
website.
Thursday 29
Learning and Development
Report Writing. R2.81 (Southend Campus). 9.30am-1.00pm. Please
note that bookings cannot be make on the day of the course, please e-mail
ldev@essex.ac.uk. For further information
on this course and to book a place in advance, please visit their
website.
April
Sunday 1
Arts on 5
Family Day: April Foolery. Join us for some arty fooling around on
April Fools’ Day, one of the most light-hearted days of the year. Move round the
activities on offer including drawing comedy cartoon strips and making joke
tricks. Art Exchange. 2.00pm-4.30pm. Admission is free but booking
essential, e-mail arts@essex.ac.uk.
Suitable for all ages. For further information please visit the
website.
Wednesday 11
Essex Business School Marketing Research Group
Professor Roger Strange (University of Sussex): 'The Outsourcing of Primary
Activities: Theory and Propositions’. Elmer Suite, Southend. 4pm.
17 April
Health and Safety Course
"Learn or Burn" Basic Fire Safety. Room 4SA.6.19. 11am-12pm. To
book on a course please e-mail or
telephone ext 2944. You will find information about these courses and
other health and safety courses on their
website.
Health and Safety Course
Evacuation Steward. Room 4SA.6.19. 12pm-1pm. To book on a course please
e-mail or telephone ext 2944. You
will find information about these courses and other health and safety courses on
their website.
23 April
Certificate of Continuing Education in Local Historical Studies
Family and Community History, and Evening courses in Local and Regional History
and Archaeology
Meeting Your Ancestors: Further Sources for Family History (Part 3). 7pm-9pm. Ten weekly two-hour sessions at the Colchester Campus. For
further information please visit this
webpage.
26 April
Health and Safety Course
Risk Assessment made easy. Room 4SA.6.19. 9.30am-12.00pm. To book on a
course please e-mail or telephone ext
2944. You will find information about these courses and other health and
safety courses on their
website.
Essex Business School Marketing Research Group
Dr Edward Sosu (University of Aberdeen): ‘Identifying and measuring the
predictors of effectiveness: Exemplars from ‘teacher effectiveness’ research’.
Elmer Suite, Southend. 4pm.
Department of Sociology Seminar
Dr Noortje Marres (Goldsmiths College): 'Crawling and scraping: Issues in
real-time social research'. Room 6.345. 4pm-5.30pm.
May
3 May
Department of Language and Linguistics Seminar
Claudia Harsch (University of Warwick): Title tbc. Room 5N.4.7. 4pm.
9 May
Essex Business School Marketing Research Group
Dr Rhona Johnsen. Title tbc. Room tbc. 10.00am-11.30am.
10 May
Department of Sociology Seminar
Dr Brigitte Beauzamy (University of Warwick): Title tbc. Room 6.345. 4pm-5.30pm.
Department of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies Seminar
Professor Colin Dayan (Vanderbilt University, USA): 'The Gods in the
Trunk, or taking a stand for Haiti'. Room 5A.118. 4.30pm-6.30pm. Followed by
drinks and refreshments in 5A.202.
17 May
Health and Safety Course
Managing Health and Safety: The University of Essex Way. Room 4SA.6.19.
9am-1pm. To book on a course please e-mail
or telephone ext 2944. You will find information about these courses and
other health and safety courses on their
website.
Tuesday 22
School of Philosophy and Art History Mini Course (22-24 May)
Professor Robert Pippin (University of Chicago): Title tbc. Room 5B.202.
5pm-7pm.
23 May
Health and Safety Course
DSE Facilitator. Room 4SA.6.17. 10.30am-12.30pm. To book on a course
please e-mail or telephone ext 2944.
You will find information about these courses and other health and safety
courses on their website.
Saturday 28
University of Essex and The Institute of Psychoanalysis Clinical
Workshop
Presenter Anne Paterson with Consultant Kenneth Wright. The aim of these
workshops is to explore aspects of psychoanalytic treatment with clinicians from
the Institute of Psychoanalysis. The focus will be the presentation of a case
study followed by a dialogue between the presenter and consultant. Participants
will be invited to discuss the case study in small groups before sharing
thoughts and reflections in the plenary. 10.00am-4.00pm. £60 for the day
(£40 students/unwaged). For further information and to book a place please visit
the
website.
Wednesday 30
Essex Business School Marketing Research Group
Dr Rhona Johnsen (Audencia Nantes School of Management): ‘Relationship
Development in Asymmetric Customer-Supplier Relationships in the Taiwanese
Electronics Industry’. Elmer Suite, Southend campus. 4pm.
June
7 June
Department of Language and Linguistics Seminar
Ghada Khattab (Newcastle University): 'Acquisition of Lebanese Arabic in
monolingual and bilingual settings'. Room 5N.4.7. 4pm.
19 June
Health and Safety Course
"Learn or Burn" Basic Fire Safety. Room 4SA.6.19. 3pm-4pm. To
book on a course please e-mail or
telephone ext 2944. You will find information about these courses and
other health and safety courses on their
website.
28 June
Department of Language and Linguistics Seminar
Albert Katz (University of Western Ontario): Title tbc. Room 5N.4.7. 4pm.
July
10 July
Health and Safety Course
Managing Health and Safety: The University of Essex Way. Room 4SA.6.19.
9am-1pm. To book on a course please e-mail
or telephone ext 2944. You will find information about these courses and
other health and safety courses on their
website.
25 July
Health and Safety Course
Risk Assessment made easy. Room 4SA.6.19. 9.30am-12.00pm. To book on a
course please e-mail or telephone ext
2944. You will find information about these courses and other health and
safety courses on their
website.
August
22 August
Health and Safety Course
"Learn or Burn" Basic Fire Safety. Room 4SA.6.19. 10am-11am. To
book on a course please e-mail or
telephone ext 2944. You will find information about these courses and
other health and safety courses on their
website
Multi-Faith Chaplaincy Centre
The following events are held in the Multi Faith Chaplaincy Centre on a regular
weekly basis throughout Term time:
SUNDAYS
12.10pm - Catholic mass.
AM: Anglican Chaplaincy: Visiting churches
in the local area.
7.30pm-9.30pm - Anglican Chaplaincy Worship at the Anglican Chaplaincy.
MONDAYS
12pm-1pm - Buddhist Meditation. Multi-Faith Chaplaincy worship area 1.
7.30pm - Student Led Bible Study Group. Small Room, Anglican Chaplaincy.
TUESDAYS
9-9.30am - Anglican Chaplaincy: morning prayer
for staff and students.
2-5pm - Anglican Chaplaincy: Chaplain Thomas
Yap's open office (for appointments)
WEDNESDAYS
9-9.30am - Anglican Chaplaincy: morning prayer
for staff and students.
12-12.30pm - Anglican Chaplaincy: Noon-time prayers for the University (with
Communion once a month).
12.30-2pm - Anglican Chaplaincy: Tea Club with Games
7-8pm - Greek orthodox time - Fr Alexander will be present to meet
Orthodox students.
THURSDAYS
9-9.30am - Anglican Chaplaincy Morning prayer
for staff and students.
5pm - Catholic Mass. Multi-Faith Chaplaincy worship area 1.
6pm - Islamic Society
7pm - Anglican Chaplaincy: Student Alpha course (starts 17 February, running
every Thursday until 24 March)
FRIDAYS
1-2pm - Anglican Chaplaincy: Staff Bible exploration
12-6pm - Islamic Society, including Friday prayers at 1pm.
7-9pm - Buddhist drop-in Meditation Class run by the Buddhist Chaplaincy.
SATURDAYS
7.30-10pm (monthly, last Saturday of each
month) - Anglican Chaplaincy get-together.
SUNDAY
6pm - Anglican Chaplaincy: Meet at Chaplaincy for joint worship with St
John's Church, Colchester
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