ReCSS March Newsletter

Posted on 28 March 2014

Welcome to the March Update from the ReCSS for activites across the Social Sciences.

Dear Colleagues

Welcome to the March update for activities across the social sciences. If you have events or other news that could usefully be broadcast in this bulletin please send them to admin-rcss@york.ac.uk

There will be an open coffee morning (tea, coffee and cookies freely available) this Friday (28^th March) at 11 in the ReCSS training room, come along and bring your colleagues or visitors from outside the university.

If anyone has conference posters for upcoming events please send (ideally two) copies so that we put them in the ReCSS building and the foyer for the ARRC auditorium. These are high footfall areas so will give your events good exposure.

Rowland

Research networks – Playtime

Inter-departmental opportunities for talk and strategizing around future funding opportunities are being organised that focus on thematic areas that have been identified in discussion with departments. Sign-up is simple – click on the related doodle poll and turn up for stimulating conversations and a nice lunch. Location: Board Room, ReCSS building.

Young people, 12-2, 21^st May - http://doodle.com/c2n3e6vizs22f53k
Cities, 12-2, 16^th July - http://doodle.com/4wig9fiqcq64dktp
Evidence and progress, 12-2, 17^th September - http://doodle.com/a86wpnirx7y2y275
Playtime on Austerity, 12-2, 14^th October, https://uniofyork.doodle.com/u7tgcqgwtw8mnx7e

Special event – The Restorative City

A meeting to discuss ideas around a possible research centre or grant application in themes relating to the city as a place of respite, damage, health, vitality and regeneration. A time to think laterally and creatively about the possibilities for a new network that could take-in the interests of many colleagues across the social sciences and beyond. This will be in the ReCSS Training Room, 12.00 - 14.00 on the 8^th September, a light lunch will be served. You can sign-up for a place using this poll - https://uniofyork.doodle.com/3drgxi8fn4rzz34n

Event calendar

Access and Opportunity in the Social Sciences, 28^th April, 2014, International Social Sciences Post-Graduate Conference. Full details at: http://bit.ly/1gwAatV

Economy and Society, Centre for Modern Studies Workshop, Treehouse, Berrick Saul Building, 24th April 2014 (Thursday, week 1, summer term). The workshop will explore the theme of economy and society across different geographical settings to encourage interdisciplinary discussion that will provide the starting point for future collaborations and projects. Registration is free but places are limited, contact Chris.Renwick@york.ac.uk

Conference of Socialist Economists: Transpennine group meetings: Chris O’Kane (Sussex) ‘Reification and Crisis’ in York, May 2nd 2014 and Nina Power (Roehampton) ‘Work and anti-work ideas’ in York, May 23rd 2014. Both meetings run from 2 til 4 in the Training Room at ReCSS. The webaddress is: http://csetranspennine.wordpress.com/

Criticism and critiques, ReCSS/Independent Social Research Foundation annual conference. 12-13 May, 2014, Full details and registration here: http://www.isrf.org/workshop/

What are universities for? The problems and opportunities for universities and their publics A ‘Social Park’ event, organised by the Research Centre for the Social Sciences (ReCSS), 4-6pm, Thursday, 5^th June 2014, ReCSS/ARRC Auditorium, Alcuin college (open event)