ReCSS August/September Update

Posted on 3 September 2014

An update from ReCSS

Dear Colleagues

Welcome to the August/September update for the ReCSS.

Playtime Research Network Meetings

Talk and thinking about future funding opportunities and intellectual activity. Sign-up using the Doodle polls. All these events are located in the Board Room, ReCSS building and run from 12-2pm. We do not currently have anything arranged for December, if there is a topic you would like covered please let us know.

8 September Restorative City

https://uniofyork.doodle.com/3drgxi8fn4rzz34n 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.

14 October Evidence and Progress

Please note: the date of this has changed from 17 September. https://uniofyork.doodle.com/hec95dudsr3c3eei

18 November Austerity

Please note: the date of this has changed from 14 October. https://uniofyork.doodle.com/u7tgcqgwtw8mnx7e

14 January Corruption

https://uniofyork.doodle.com/fm5x4gpa6zwqy23k

Networks

Following some of the earlier Playtime events, we are also setting up networks to help link people together with similar research interests. If you would like to be part of the following networks please email us:

Young People
Cities

Social Sciences Staff Coffee Morning

The next coffee morning (refreshments provided), will be on Friday 26 September at 11am in the ReCSS Training Room. As always, feel free to come along with colleagues or visitors from outside the university.

The Dyslexia Debate

Professor Julian Elliott (Durham University), 13^th October, ARRC/ReCSS Auditorium. Professor Elliott will consider the many and varied understandings of dyslexia and how they often fail to reflect scientific advances in the field.

Events and activities

Full listings: http://www.york.ac.uk/social-science/events/

If you have events or other news that could usefully be broadcast in this bulletin please send them to rcss-admin@york.ac.uk .