Education Studies News and Events

The second learning strand research seminar will be held on 10th July in WT104/5 on Westwood Campus, 12:30 to 1:30, plus optional time for questions until 2pm.

The speaker will be Dr Danyal Farsani, University of Chile

Associate Professor Sue Johnston-Wilder will be speaking at Pearson's second Power of Maths roundtable on Friday 5th July in central London.

Pedagogies in Dialogue:

Engaging traditions of human formation in educational cultures of Islam and the West

27-29 August 2019

MB0.08 (Mathematical Sciences Building)

Convener: Dr Abdullah Sahin

If you are a CES student and graduating on the 16th July 2019 we would like to invite you to a reception prior to your ceremony - a chance to meet and celebrate with fellow students and staff

Extract:
Emily Henderson, assistant professor of international education and development at the University of Warwick, who researches academic conferences, said that sexual harassment is prevalent at scholarly events “in the same way it is prevalent in universities and most other working spaces”. If anything, she explained, “it is potentially worse at conferences because people are not held responsible in the same way”.

“Conferences, especially big events across several days which involve travel, have a tourism element to them. People are often sleeping in the same hotels, and it becomes a 24-hour experience,” she explained. Meanwhile, the living and working environment “is determined by the conscience of the organising committee”, she said.

Read full article here:  https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/conference-organisers-urged-take-action-against-harassment