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These sessions, open to undergraduates from any institution, will cover:

• An introduction to writing for publication
• Writing for publication in academic journals
• Preparing a manuscript for submission
• The publication process
• Reinvention: an International Journal of Undergraduate Research
• Peer review

Sessions to be held: Wed. 23/1/2013 and Mon. 11/3/2013

Departments and research centres are invited to nominate potential projects which offer undergraduate students the opportunity to gain an insight into research work and to develop their transferable skills. The URSS, sponsored by IATL, provides student bursaries of up to £1,000 to enable undergraduates to undertake a short research project. Apply by 1 February 2013.

The Chemistry departments at Warwick and Monash used the newly installed International Video Portal in the Ramphal building to run an innovative session with students from both universities. Find out more about how video conferencing can help you to teach in new, innovative ways.

If you have taught, attended classes or events in the newly refurbished teaching rooms in the Ramphal Building in the Autumn Term we need your feedback. Complete our questionnaire by Monday 7 January 2013 to be entered into a prize draw to win £50 in Amazon vouchers.

Jure Jerich (Editor) and Megan Roberts (Assistant Editor) spoke at a special event at Australia House in London on Wednesday 31 October 2012 about collaboration with Monash on Reinvention: an International Journal of Undergraduate Research, which is now produced, edited and managed by students and staff at Warwick and Monash.

IATL would like to welcome Dr Ria Dunkley, who has joined us as a Research Fellow and will be leading work on the Education for Sustainability research programme, funded through the Warwick-Monash alliance.

The call for papers for BCUR 2013 has now been issued, with a closing date of 7th January 2013.

The conference is being organised by and held at Plymouth University on 15th and 16th April 2013. Undergraduates of all levels and in all subjects are invited to submit papers, posters, workshops and performances to the conference.

Wednesday 28 November 2012
6-7pm
IATL, Senate House

IATL invite you to attend our Student as Producer Showcase, an opportunity to celebrate last year's projects and for students interested in applying for funding in 2013 to find out more.

All welcome. Please email Amy.Clarke@warwick.ac.uk to register your attendance at this event.

Programme

18.00 - Wine reception and introduction

18.15 - Student presentations

18.35 - Guests will be invited to view project posters and digital materials (allowing for specific questions and informal conversation)

19.00 - Finish

Wednesday 28 November 2012
7.30am - 12.30pm
International Portal (R0.12, Ramphal Building)

This event will involve students and staff from Warwick and Monash Universities and aims to explore sustainability in teaching and learning in Higher Education across disciplines. It will be held in the new International Portal which will bring together virtually participants in Australia and the UK.

The colloquium will consider ways that, at both Warwick and Monash, students and academics are approaching the idea of sustainability with a 'sense of adventure'. One such example is the collaboration between Monash and Warwick on the 'Green Steps' training programme which allows students to 'develop the skills and knowledge they need to create positive environmental change in organisations and the wider community.' Another ambition is to explore the possibilities for cross-faculty collaboration in education for sustainability. All of us, from lawyers to sociologists, to poets, to chemists, to engineers, to those teaching Business and Medicine, can engage with the idea.

What are our responsibilities as educators? Should we factor sustainability into our everyday teaching activities? If so, how do we do this? What are the obstacles? What responsibilities do we have to our students? Should there be wholesale curriculum change to accommodate what many predict will be the dominant transdisciplinary issue of this century? These are just some of the questions that we hope to raise during the course of Education for Sustainability.

Speakers will include Professor David Morley, David Elmes, Paul Taylor and Joel Cardinal from Warwick and Mark Boulet and Professor Geoff Rose from Monash.

To register please contact Amy Clarke, Amy.Clarke@warwick.ac.uk by noon on Monday 26 November.

If you're a member of academic staff and you're interested in attending a focus group to talk about your experience of using Warwick's online environment, please email Sam Boulby at s dot boulby at warwick dot ac dot uk.

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