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Large-scale data in Archaeology, Classics and Humanities

Tue, 08 Dec 2020 09:18:00 GMT

An online workshop for Scottish doctoral researchers in Archaeology and Classics.

Beyond Statutes and Caselaw: Data collection during a Pandemic and Wellbeing

Thu, 19 Nov 2020 09:18:00 GMT

A two-part workshop for doctoral researchers in Law to discuss the challenges that they have faced with data collection during the pandemic.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion in History – Cultural awareness and sensitivity and British Universities studying slavery

Thu, 19 Nov 2020 09:06:00 GMT

Two complementary online workshops organised by the History Catalyst: ‘Cultural Awareness and Sensitivity – responding to inappropriate behaviour’ and 'British Universities Studying Slavery: The University of Glasgow case'.

The Ethics of Collaboration - 3 Dec 2020

Wed, 25 Nov 2020 16:05:00 GMT

In this two-hour workshop, Dr Victoria Donovan and Darya Tsymbalyuk discuss their own experiences and experiments with collaborative methods and workshop ideas for new collaborative and publically engaged initiatives together with workshop participants.

Personal Branding Workshop: Communicate Your Brilliance in Academia and Beyond - 3 Dec 2020

Wed, 25 Nov 2020 16:19:00 GMT

Reclaim your voice in this personal branding workshop that will help you fall back in love with writing and talking about what you do. This two-hour workshop is open to all doctoral researchers at institutions in Scotland. It will be of particular interest to those considering how to communicate their values and persona in their research and in other sectors.

Towards a Holistic Humanities: Senses and Sensibilities of Dewesternisation

Fri, 09 Oct 2020 10:50:00 BST

This workshop is organised by the Media Comms, Film and TV Catalyst. In this masterclass, Dr. Mila Zuo and Dr. William Brown will consider the way in which western thought has long since been the product of a presumed and ocularcentric sense of detached observation.

Modern Languages Catalyst: Women, Religion & Culture: The Challenges of Writing about Subjectivity

Wed, 30 Sep 2020 13:41:00 BST

This workshop will explore the challenges presented when writing about subjectivity, particularly women’s subjectivities, and / or ideas about religion or spirituality more broadly.

Being Human Festival 2020

Thu, 12 Mar 2020 10:56:00 GMT

Get involved in the UK's national festival of the humanities, led by the School of Advanced Study, University of London in partnership with the Arts & Humanities Research Council and the British Academy.

Not Just the Text: Working Across Different Media

Fri, 16 Oct 2020 15:27:00 BST

A hands-on workshop for Modern Languages PGR students working with visual culture and media.

Heritage Careers Day

Wed, 30 Sep 2020 15:22:00 BST

Thinking about a career in heritage? We are delighted to invite you to our Heritage Careers Day 2020, where our line-up of expert speakers will share their own experiences of working in the sector, and how their PhD provided them with the transferable skills, knowledge and experience needed.

SGSAH Welcome Event 2020

Tue, 20 Oct 2020 13:58:41 BST

All new PhD students in Scotland are invited to our welcome event on Friday 6th November 2020, 10am-1pm held via Zoom. Find out what SGSAH can offer you through funding opportunities, training events and our internships and artist residencies. You will also have the chance to meet fellow first year PhD researchers from across Scotland, hear from current PhD students and much more.

Practice Research Assembly

Wed, 14 Oct 2020 07:37:00 BST

Practice Research Assembly, led by Professor Maria Fusco, is a new programme of presentations and workshops supported by the Scottish Graduate School of Arts & Humanities, which engages with the distinctive qualities and demands of practice research at PhD-level.

How to Become an Academic YouTube Celebrity

Thu, 22 Oct 2020 14:52:00 BST

This workshop, taking place on 4-5 November 2020, is aimed at researchers in theory-heavy subjects who want to broadcast their ideas and findings in a more easily accessible way to the wider public. Three academic professionals who provide educational academic content on YouTube will deliver this workshop over two virtual half-day sessions.

SGSAH Knowledge Exchange Hub Policy Day

Thu, 01 Oct 2020 10:00:00 BST

A one-day online symposia exploring issues around research and policy exchange, with panellists and contributors from fields spanning SGSAH’s three Knowledge Exchange Hubs.

Towards a Holistic Humanities: Senses and Sensibilities of Dewesternisation

Fri, 09 Oct 2020 10:50:00 BST

In this masterclass, Dr. Mila Zuo and Dr. William Brown will consider the way in which western thought has long since been the product of a presumed and ocularcentric sense of detached observation.

Black History Month 2020, 1-31 Oct 2020

Fri, 04 Sep 2020 09:23:00 BST

As part of Scotland's Black History month in October 2020, the Scottish Graduate Schools of Social Science (SGSSS) and Arts and Humanities (SGSAH) are joining forces to offer a series of ‘Lunchtime talks’ to our Doctoral communities celebrating the history, achievements and contributions of black and minority ethic people from across Scotland.

Women, Religion & Culture: The Challenges of Writing about Subjectivity

Wed, 30 Sep 2020 13:41:00 BST

This workshop will explore the challenges presented when writing about subjectivity, particularly women’s subjectivities, and / or ideas about religion or spirituality more broadly.

Co-designing Research: Widening Impact through Critical Materialist and Posthumanist approaches

Fri, 28 Aug 2020 14:46:50 BST

This event is part of Spring into Methods, an interdisciplinary research programme from SGSAH and the Scottish Graduate School of Social Science (SGSSS). The training programme will combine a mix of synchronous and asynchronous activities with inputs from academics across social sciences and arts and humanities active in co-production research and student-led discussions.

Hosting successful online events: adapting to Covid-19 and the climate crisis

Wed, 12 Aug 2020 09:34:00 BST

A one-day postgraduate training event on creating and delivering online events.

Northern Early Modern Network Conference

Thu, 19 Mar 2020 20:25:00 GMT

First Annual Postgraduate Conference 20th – 21st July

SGSAH Summer School 2020: 22-26 June

Fri, 29 May 2020 10:56:00 BST

This year the SGSAH Summer School will take place online! A series of live workshops and sessions will be delivered across five days.

Professional Academic Life Online in Archaeology and Classics

Thu, 14 May 2020 09:41:00 BST

28th May 2020. This online workshop is to identify certain challenges (and indeed opportunities) to PhD researchers in Archaeology and Classics.

Collaboration between SGSAH, Vitae and IPO - for doctoral researchers interested in intellectual property and its impact on their research.

Fri, 26 Jan 2018 16:44:00 GMT

This online session will include an overview of what intellectual property is and why it matters. There will be creative case studies as well as opportunities for questions.

SGSAH Research Residencies 2019

Wed, 17 Jan 2018 14:09:00 GMT

Deadline 27/3/19 Unique research residencies for doctoral researchers in arts and humanities. We will support a doctoral researcher to focus on a period of research and development in their PhD work at one of five fantastic venues.

Returning to Academic Writing: Residential writing retreat for first and second year returning and practice based PGrs

Thu, 26 Apr 2018 11:21:00 BST

Deadline extended: 20/6/18. Funded places available for first and second year returning and practice based PGRs to attend a residential writing retreat at the University of Stirling. Places are limited.

Spring into Methods - Applications Open

Tue, 06 Mar 2018 14:28:00 GMT

Deadline 23/3/18 Applications are now open for Spring into Methods, the interdisciplinary research methods programme from the Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities and the Scottish Graduate School of Social Sciences.

Applications open - Scottish Universities Research Collections Associate Scheme

Wed, 31 Jan 2018 15:23:00 GMT

Deadline 19/3/2018 Connecting doctoral researchers in the arts and humanities with special collections, museums, galleries, and archives within Scottish higher education institutions.

CfP: ASLE-UKI Postgraduate Conference

Thu, 22 Feb 2018 10:17:00 GMT

Deadline 31/3/18 ASLE-UKI have opened a call for papers for their Postgraduate Conference to be held this September in Orkney.

ASLE-UKI Public Lecture Competition

Thu, 22 Feb 2018 10:25:00 GMT

Deadline 31/3/18 The ASLE-UKI Postgraduate Conference will be held in Orkney in September 2018 in conjunction with the Orkney International Science Festival. To celebrate this coming together of science, literature and environment, entries are invited for a lecture to be delivered at a public event as part of the 2018 Orkney International Science Festival.

AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership PhD studentship. North to the Arctic: a Scottish view of Inuit technology 1779-1939

Fri, 04 Mar 2016 14:39:00 GMT

Deadline: 11 April 2016. North to the Arctic: a Scottish view of Inuit technology 1779-1939. University of Aberdeen, in partnership with National Museums Scotland & with support from the Smithsonian Institution, is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified applicant for a full-time collaborative PhD studentship to undertake a study of the Arctic collections in the National Museums Scotland. The studentship will commence on 1 October 2016 & will last for three years.

AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership Award: Science Museums & Archives Consortium

Wed, 17 Feb 2016 14:15:00 GMT

Deadline: 21 March 2016 4pm. Literary Cultures, Social Networks & the Railway Worker, 1840-1920. The School of Arts & Humanities at the University of Stirling is pleased to invite applications for a fully-funded AHRC PhD Studentship (fees & subsistence at current AHRC UK/EU rates).

Writing Historical Biography, 26 Jan

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 09:02:00 GMT

This online doctoral training session, organised by the History Catalyst, explores the practical and methodological issues attendant to writing historical biography.

Creativity and Physical Activity, 21 Jan 2021

Wed, 02 Dec 2020 12:06:00 GMT

A training event which builds on a research group at Stirling Uni which combines academics in Creative Writing and in Sports Studies. It will be of interest to any PhD researcher working in the creative arts who makes use of physical activity in their process and/or as respite from their work; particularly those who might be interested in integrating that physical activity within their practice, e.g. through psychogeographic exploration or performance pieces. Click to read more and to register.

Large-scale data in Archaeology, Classics and Humanities

Tue, 08 Dec 2020 09:18:00 GMT

An online workshop for Scottish doctoral researchers in Archaeology and Classics.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion in History – Cultural awareness and sensitivity and British Universities studying slavery

Thu, 19 Nov 2020 09:06:00 GMT

Beyond Statutes and Caselaw: Data collection during a Pandemic and Wellbeing

Thu, 19 Nov 2020 09:18:00 GMT

A two-part workshop for doctoral researchers in Law to discuss the challenges that they have faced with data collection during the pandemic.

Not Just the Text: Working Across Different Media

Fri, 16 Oct 2020 15:27:00 BST

Organised by the Modern Languages Catalyst, this hands-on workshop is for Modern Languages PGR students working with visual culture and media.

Podcast Your PhD

Mon, 08 Jul 2019 11:11:00 BST

Deadline 31/7 A free one-day academic podcasting masterclass supported by the Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities.

Discipline+ Catalyst Event: Philosophy Graduate Workshop, continuous with the SPA Annual Meeting

Wed, 13 Nov 2019 14:14:00 GMT

Registration Deadline 21/11 The SGSAH Philosophy Graduate Workshop, continuous with the SPA Annual Meeting, will consist of graduate papers followed by a collaborative feedback session.

Discipline+ Catalyst Event: Digital History: New Approaches in Historical Research

Mon, 21 Oct 2019 11:03:00 BST

Event Date: 11/11 This event, jointly sponsored by the Economic and Social History pathway of the SGSSS and the History catalyst of the SGSAH, has been framed as a set of taster sessions in the developing field of digital histories.

Discipline+ Catalyst Event - Building in Impact to your Research

Mon, 21 Oct 2019 10:20:32 BST

Event Date 27/11 The workshop will be targeted specifically for the challenges and opportunities for impact and engagement relating to linguistics, but will include discussion and material relevant to different subareas within that field

SGSAH Discipline+ Catalyst Event: Gothic Realities: A Postgraduate and Early-Career Researcher Symposium

Tue, 17 Sep 2019 10:12:00 BST

Event Date 24-25/10. Gothic Realities is a two-day postgraduate and early career research workshop and conference to be held October 24-25 at the University of Stirling, sponsored by the International Centre for Gothic Studies.

Confronting Shadows - Mindful and Ethical Communication of Sensitive Content

Wed, 09 Oct 2019 13:36:19 BST

Deadline 31/10 Applications for open for Confronting Shadows, a SGSAH funded workshop on Mindful and Ethical Communication of Sensitive Content

SGSAH Discipline+ Catalyst: Performing Technologies & Texts in Practice-based Research

Fri, 20 Sep 2019 12:10:00 BST

Deadline 26/10 Performing Technologies & Texts in Practice-based Research is an interdisciplinary event open to all students with an interest in communicating practice-based research.

SGSAH Discipline+ Catalyst Event: Universities, Heritage Bodies and Scotland's Regional Pasts: Evidencing and Transforming from the Highlands and Islands

Tue, 17 Sep 2019 10:05:00 BST

Event Date: 22/10. This event will train doctoral researchers to engage with these questions, drawing on the expertise of the Centre for History, University of the Highlands and Islands, and Dr Martin MacGregor’s Comann-rannsachaidh air Eachdraidh nan Gàidheal ann an Alba / Discussion Group on the History of Gaelic Scotland at Glasgow.

PGR Writing Workshop

Thu, 21 Feb 2019 15:34:00 GMT

Deadline 11/3/19 Funded by the SGSAH Cohort Development Fund and the English Research Fund at Strathclyde, the British Animal Studies Network's poet-in-residence Susan Richardson will be leading a writing workshop in advance of the next BASN meeting

CfP: Data Hack: Mapping Language Use in the 21st Century

Thu, 21 Feb 2019 15:39:00 GMT

Deadline 29/3 A CfP has been published for a This 2-day data hack offers postgraduate students the first opportunity to work with The Scots Syntax Atlas, a major new online resource for the study of language use across time and space.

Traces of Law: Using Legal Archives and Material Traces of Law in Research

Mon, 04 Feb 2019 10:32:00 GMT

Event Date 7/3 The University of Edinburgh School of Law is pleased to announce a full day symposium featuring UK and international academics at all career stages. Speakers have been selected because of their current research lines using or exploring archives and other material traces of law.

CfP: Ludic Literature: The Converging Interests of Writing, Games and Play

Tue, 11 Jun 2019 09:53:00 BST

Deadline 5/7 Submissions are invited to Ludic Literature: The Converging Interests of Writing, Games and Play. The two-day symposium is funded by the Scottish Graduate School of the Arts and Humanities and will be held at the University of Glasgow on the 16th-17th of July.

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