Congratulations to Dr Jackie Dynes, Dr Madeline Findon, Dr Mick Hammond and Jo Trowsdale who have all been nominated for the prestigious WATE awards in 2015/16. This is recognition for staff who have been identified by students and colleagues as having made a difference in teaching and learning.

CES has been organising annual postgraduate conference since 2012. Each year, the conference featured themes that unlock the interdiciplinarity in education, providing a space for research students to share their research in a supportive and educational environment. These conferences are organised by our Postgraduate Research students, with the support from CES staff. For details on this years conference, please click here

Pontso recently joined the Centre for Education Studies at the University of Warwick as an associate professor in educational leadership. Her new role involves leading the MA Educational Leadership and Management as well as teaching and participating in research activities in the department. Pontso has previously worked at universities in South Africa, Canada and the UK, leading postgraduate and international programmes on educational leadership and management and thoroughly enjoyed working with international students to provide a perfect cross-cultural learning situation.

On the 25th of January, why not come to ‘Your Story Starts Here’ in the SU Atrium and Copper Rooms 1, 4-6pm. This fun and informal event will showcase the variety of exciting opportunities that you can take part in to make the most of your time at Warwick.

The Warwick Integrative Synthetic Biology (WISB) centre is looking for ambitious postdoctoral researchers who wish to begin development of an independent career in synthetic biology. Fellowships are available in the following research areas:

1. Ethical, Legal and Societal Aspects (ELSA) of synthetic biology
(x 1 post) fixed term for 3 years
2. Synthetic Biology (experimental / theoretical)
(x 4 posts) fixed term for 4 years

For further details, including a job description and person specification, or to apply, please visit the University of Warwick recruitment website (summary flyer also attached). More information about WISB can be found on our website: www.wisb-uow.co.uk