College of Social Sciences and International Studies
Research seminars
Research seminars play an important role in our active research culture. Academic staff from the University and other institutions come together with students to share and debate the latest ideas and developments.
| When | Description | Location | Add to your calendar |
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| 30 April 2024 | Practicing listening and responding through the body w/choreographer Jane MasonThe aim is to gently expand physical and spatial awareness in order to stimulate increased embodied thinking, to support more physically present story telling in the future. What (NOT) to expect at the workshop: It will not be lecture/presentation based so active participation is expected and supported. This is not a workshop on creative research methods or about developing presentation skills. There is no charge for the workshop, but spaces are limited, please ensure you can attend the whole of the workshop. Please register for the workshop by completing and submitting the form.. Full details | The Deck, Innovation Centre |  |
| 8 May 2024 | The Elections Centre: Spotlight on the local elections 2024The local elections in May are the last set of widespread voting before the next general election. Citizens across the country will elect their local councillors, police and crime commissioners, and in some areas their mayors. Join us for a one-day conference to explore the results of these elections and the significance of local government in the British political system.. Full details | Reed Hall | |
| 3 - 4 June 2024 | Introduction to R-StudioIn this in-person introductory course, you will acquire the foundations to understand, execute and communicate data analysis in a widely recognised software platform that was built for statistics. R is used in a number of professions, from academia to government departments and from data journalists to pollsters.. Full details | Clayden Computational Lab | |
Research seminars
Past seminars
A listing of more recent college seminars can be found here.
Arab and Islamic studies
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12 May 2010 - Christopher Davidson (Durham University)
“The Survival of the Gulf Shaikhs in the 21st Century” -
2 June 2010 - Dr Derek Kennett (Durham University)
“Current Agendas in the Archaeology of Indian Ocean Trade” -
9 June 2010 - Dr. Karin van Nieuwkerk (Nijmegen University)
"Pious performances and performing piety in Egypt"
Chair: Caitlin McDonald -
16 June 2010 - Manuela E. B. Giolfo
“The Arab Musical System” (Seminar & Arab Traditional Music Concert with Ensemble
Education
- 29th June 2010 - Dr Hazel Lawson (University of Exeter) and Ruth Boyask (University of Plymouth),
What can the general learn from the specific? The significance of qualitative research for policy: explorations in the field of diversity - 15th June 2010 - Professor Michael Reiss (University of London)
How should Creationism and Intelligent Design be dealt with in the Classroom? - 1st June 2010 - Professor Mairtin Mac an Ghaill (University of Birmingham)
Researching Education: From Social Inequality (socio-economic) to Cultural Difference (aesthetics) - 18th May 2010 - Professor Usha Goswami (Centre for Neuroscience in Education, University of Cambridge)
Combining Educational Neuroscience and Cognitive Developmental Psychology: The Example of Learning to Read (Hard copy of handouts are available on request. Please email T.A.Snell@exeter.ac.uk) - 27th April 2010 - Professor Mike Jackson (Hull University)
Fifty Years of Systems Thinking for Managers
Law
- 24 February 2010 - Professor Holly Cullen (Western Australia)
Trafigura/Cote d’Ivoire: A Case Study in Internationalizing Corporate Social Responsibility - 3 March 2010 - Dr Atina Krajewska (Exeter)
Biolaw and Religion: Is There a Chance for Harmonization of Biomedical Law in Europe? - 10 March 2010 - Professor Melanie Williams (Exeter)
Moral Luck, Law and The Reader - 17 March 2010 - Professor Karen Morrow (Swansea)
Human Rights and the Environment:Recent Developments in England and Wales - 24 March 2010 - Anna Grear (UWE)
Law, Vulnerability and Legal Subjectivity
Politics
- 9 March 2009 - 'Land for the Future' - ESRC Festival of Science Seminar
- 13 January 2010 - Alison Harcourt, Simone Schroff and Ed Rees
Media ownership, permissions and copyright, Information Society seminar series - 25 November 2010, Dr Giacomo Chiozza, Vanderbilt University. How to Win Hearts and Minds? The Political Sociology of the Support for Suicide Bombing.
- 18 May 2011, Professor Vivien Lowndes, University of Nottingham. Authentic representation? A framework for assessing non-electoral representation and a case study of “faith representation” in urban governance
- 1 June 2011, Dr Duncan Russel, University of Exeter. Exploring corporate strategy formation: the case of carbon management strategies in energy intensive companies
