What's on at the University of Essex
Diary of events
This events listing at the University is updated daily
2012
March
Tuesday 27
Learning and Development (27 and 28 March)
Using vodcasts, podcasts and blogs to showcase your research. For
all doctoral students. 27 March 2012, 10am-4pm and 28 March 2012,
10.00am-1.30pm. Media Lab, 4SW.3.4.
For further information on this course
and to book a place in advance, please visit their
website.
Learning and Development
Supervising to completion. For all Research Supervisors.
Colchester Campus, 5N.3.9 and Video linked to Southend Campus, R2.76.
10.45am-4.15pm.
For further information on this course
and to book a place in advance, please visit their
website.
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
Senior Support meeting
Colchester Campus: LTB 4 and Foyer and Southend Campus: R2.58. 2pm-4pm.
Human Rights Centre
Inaugural Lecture
Dr Ahmed Shaheed (UN Special
Rapporteur for the Human Rights Situation in Iran and Senior Fellow of the Human
Rights Centre ): ‘The Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights Council
and the Human Rights Situation in Iran’. LTB B. 5.30pm-7.00pm.
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.
Tuesday 3
Essex Book Festival 2012
Jodi Picoult: 'Lone Wolf'. Ivor Crewe Lecture Hall, University of Essex,
Wivenhoe Park, Colchester. 7.30pm. Tickets £10 (£8.50). Please
telephone the Box Office on 01206 573948.
4 April
Learning and Development
Inclusivity and diversity. For GTAs. Room
4SA.6.19. 10am-12pm. For further information on this course and to book a place
in advance, please visit their 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.
Thursday 12
Learning and Development
Mature but experienced? Ways to support the retention and success of mature
students. This event is being hosted as part of the Higher
Education Academy's Workshop and Seminar Series 2012. For academic staff and
learning and teaching professionals. Registration: 9.15am. 10am-4pm. Ivor Crewe
Lecture Hall. For further information on this course and to book a place in
advance, please visit their website.
Friday 13
Getting to know Eurostat data
Researchers, teachers and students interested in statistics across Europe are
invited to attend a free introductory workshop to better understand how to
access and use data from Eurostat. This day-long, hands-on workshop will
be split into a morning session (9am to 12pm) and an afternoon session (1.30pm
to 4.30pm). PC Lab N. See the
programme for details. Participants are invited to attend either or both
sessions.
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.
18 April
Learning and Development
Supporting Students - An overview of services and making effective referrals.
With Rachel Fletcher. Room 4SA.6.17. 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.
23 April
Learning and Development
First Line Manager. 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.
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.
24 April
Learning and Development
The High Value Consultant with Andrew Corcoran, Blueberry
Training. Room 4SA.6.19. 9.15am-4.00pm.
For further information on this course
and to book a place in advance, please visit their
website.
25 April
Health and Safety Courses
Risk Assessment made easy. Room 4SA.6.19. 9.30am-12.00pm. To book on
any of the courses e-mail safety or
telephone ext 2944.
Department of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies
Film screening as a tribute to Theos Angelopoulos. 'Ulysses Gaze' (1995) with an
introduction by Dr Jeffrey Geiger. LTB 10. 7pm.
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.
27 April
Learning and Development
Negotiation Skills. 9.30am-4.30pm. Room 4SA.6.19.
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.
28 April
Sports Centre (28 and 29 April)
Tennis Tournament: Men's, Women's, Doubles, Mixed Doubles.
Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies Clinical Workshop
Presenter: Steven Groarke and Consultant: Kenneth Wright: Clinical Workshops in
collaboration with the Institute of Psychoanalysis. 10am. For further
information please visit their
webpage.
30 April
Learning and Development
Presentation skills. 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 Psychology Seminar
Professor Heejung Kim (UC Santa Barbara): 'Gene-culture interactions in
cognitive, affective and interpersonal processes'. Room 1N1.4.1. 4 pm.
May
1 May
Learning and Development
Deadline for Applications for Essex Futures 2012/2013 is today.
Learning and Development
Making an impact: using the media to communicate your research.
Room 4SA.6.19. 10am-1pm. For all doctoral students. For further
information on this course and to book a place in advance, please visit their
website.
Thursday
3 May
Department of Language and Linguistics Seminar
Claudia Harsch (University of Warwick): Title tbc. LTB 9. 4pm.
Wednesday
9 May
Essex Business School Marketing Research Group
Dr Rhona Johnsen. Title tbc. Room tbc. 10.00am-11.30am.
Thursday
10 May
Learning and Development
The principles and practice of effective copywriting with Karen Ainley,
Mosaic Publicity. ISS Training room 4SW.3.3. 9am-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 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.
Thursday
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.
Friday 18 May
Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies Seminar
John Whitwell (ISP Childcare): 'What I learnt from a therapeutic community and
how this has been used in a less specialised setting'. LTB 2. 5.30pm.
Tuesday 22 May
School of Philosophy and Art History Mini Course (22-24 May)
Professor Robert Pippin (University of Chicago): Title tbc. Room 5B.202.
5pm-7pm.
Wednesday
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 25 May
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 May
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'. LTB 9. 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. LTB 9. 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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