The BSA is committed to providing a range of services for its membership including the really important constituency of postgraduate students. Funding has been agreed for five Postgraduate Day School Events to take place this year.
So far events have taken place in Belfast, Edinburgh and Warwick. Events are still to take place in Newcastle and York - so ensure you book your place now to avoid disappointment.
3 June 2010
‘Bridging the Gap’: Translating Knowledge into Action in Health and Social Research
Newcastle University - Download a booking form
This proposed one-day event builds on the Qualitative Theory Group currently organised by postgraduate research students at Newcastle University. This event will comprise a mix of oral presentations and interactive workshops, led by both postgraduate students and guest speakers from academic institutions across the North East.
Discussions between members of the existing Qualitative Theory Group have highlighted a need for an event that enables postgraduate students and early career researchers to explore issues such as: the different types of knowledge (theoretical and practical); how these are applied within the various qualitative research paradigms; the links between philosophy, theory and methodology; and how research findings can be translated into policy, practice and decision-making beyond the academic setting. Hence, the provisional title for this conference is ‘Bridging the Gap’ – Translating Knowledge into Action in Health and Social Research. Knowledge translation is generally understood to be a two-way process, involving learning by academics about the challenges and needs of practitioners and policy makers in accessing and using evidence, as well as learning by policy makers and practitioners about the technical challenges of producing and synthesising robust research evidence. However, postgraduate students also have a particular interest in understanding the way that theoretical, sometimes abstract knowledge is translated into tangible research practice and evidence, and vice versa.
If you are interested in attending this event or would like more information please contact: stephanie.oneil@ncl.ac.uk or shelina.visram@northumbria.ac.uk.
4 June 2010
Subcultures Past and Present: Space, Technologies and Social Control
University of York
The postgraduates at the Department of Sociology, University of York are hosting a postgraduate 1-day conference around the theme of culture and subculture. The conference will examine classical sociological analyses of subculture and the transformations in the meaning of subculture brought about by the local/global shift, the advent of transformative technologies and the implications both of these have for our understanding of (sub) culture in place and space. Revisiting the meaning of subculture through both a spatial and technological framework would enable a range of substantive and theoretical contributions to be made, relating to marginalisation, localisation, e-urban configurations, socio-technical disciplining and so on. Such a revisitation also opens up the possibility of discussions of counter-culture, with both historical and contemporary focus. The conference will be held on Friday 4 June 2010 at the University of York, in conjunction with postgraduates from the School of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Leeds and the Department of Sociological Studies at the University of Sheffield. The programme is provided below, although is subject to confirmation.
This event is sponsored by the British Sociological Association as part of a series of regional events for sociology postgraduates. Attendance is free.
Draft Outline Programme
09.15–09.50 Registration and refreshments
09.50–10.00 Welcome address: Dr Dave Beer, University of York
10.00–11.00 Keynote Speaker: Dr Sarah Thornton, chief writer about contemporary art for The Economist
11.00–11.15 Refreshments
11.15–12.15 Professional panel: Dr Mark Davies, University of Leeds; Prof Mike Savage, University of Manchester; Dr Paul Hodkinson, University of Surrey
12.15–13.15 LUNCH
13.15–14.00 Postgraduate panel on ‘Contemporary Subcultures’
14.00–14.45 Postgraduate panel on ‘Belonging and Identity’
14.45–15.00 Refreshments
15.00–15.45 Postgraduate panel on ‘Discipline and Control’
15.45–16.00 Closing note: Professor Andrew Webster, University of York
16.00–18.00 Wine reception
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