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International Conference of Undergraduate Research (ICUR) 2019
The seventh annual International Conference of Undergraduate Research took place at Warwick on 24th and 25th September in the Oculus building, linked to simultaneous events at nine institutions across five continents.
British Science Festival
Members of the teaching team of IATL’s Science of Music module, including Dr Oksana Trushkevych, Dr Gavin Bell, Dr Sue Burrows, Tim Cunningham and the Coull Quartet, gave a talk and musical performance at the Guildhall in Coventry on the opening day of the British Science Festival. IATL’s tutors explained in their talk how sound waves are made, how they travel through the air and how they’re perceived, referencing their teaching on the Science of Music module and research in Ultrasound.
An IATL and Feminist Dissent Web Seminar - 8th of May
The seminar is open to all University of Warwick students. Registered students will receive a certificate of participation. Places are limited. Please register to secure a place here.
This is the second of two interdisciplinary pilot seminars that draws its inspiration from the Warwick-based online peer-reviewed journal called Feminist Dissent. The module’s focus is to develop an understanding of a worldwide proliferation of fundamentalist religious movements and the global rise of conservative and racist populist movements taking place in the context of the ongoing crises of capitalism and resources.
The final event of Languages Thirst @ Warwick Video Competition - 28th of February
You are warmly invited to the final show event of Languages Thirst @ Warwick Video Competition. Join us for the fun where you will watch the short-listed videos from the contestants, cast your vote synchronously, enjoy a Chinese Tea Ceremony and taste food from different countries. Event is free but online booking is required. |
Genetics: Science and Society – IATL Module Exhibition- Wed 21st Nov- 12-4pm
Come and see the paintings, artworks, posters, stories, videos, websites and podcasts produced by last year's cohort of cross-faculty students on 'Genetics: Science and Society' for their self-devised assessment. Explore and celebrate the great ideas of your peers and learn more about genetics and its impact on society and popular art!
Book Launch- 'Rethinking New Womanhood'
Congratulations to Dr Saba Hussain, one of our module convenors ('South Asia in Britain', IL030), who has contributed to a recent book, 'Rethinking New Womanhood'. There will be a book launch on 27th June, 1-3pm, at Social Sciences- Room A0.23.
Please contact s.hussain.10@warwick.ac.uk if you are interested in attending.
Jesse Stommel and Sean Michael Morris Visit
Jesse Stommel and Sean Michael Morris, co-founders of Digital Pedagogy Lab and Hybrid Pedagogy – a digital journal of learning, teaching, and technology will be coming back to the University of Warwick for two days in June. Click here to find out more and to register.
Teaching across thresholds: radical virtue epistemology in secondary and higher education
Tuesday 13 February 2018, 14:00-16:00 | Collaboration Space, Teaching Grid (Library)
This workshop, by former IATL team member Phil Gaydon, will take radical virtue epistemology – which asserts that knowledge is not static, but a dramatic moment, a lived experience, and a passionate embodiment of our most deeply held values – and explore precisely what it entails for education, and its potential to engage students.
IATL Workshop on Movement for Staff and Students
Wednesday 24 January 2018, 13:00-18:00 | Ramphal Building, R0.12
Open to all Warwick staff members and students, this workshop aims to establish an interdisciplinary discussion between academics and students on the basic ideas of ‘movement’, ‘motion capture’, and the ‘function’ of the human body. It will be informed by the student-focussed IATL Workshop on Movement held on 1 November 2017.
The fifth annual International Conference of Undergraduate Research (ICUR)
Photos of ICUR 2017, held 27 & 28 September, are now online; the conference covered a broad range of disciplines, connecting 100 Warwick students with 325 presenters from 10 institutions worldwide. The ICUR team in IATL would like to thank all presenters and attendees, the Monash-Warwick Alliance, and Warwick’s Audio Visual Services team. Check back here in 2018 for details of ICUR 2018!