Monday, 15. December 2008
Welcome to the Academy subject centre for Medicine, Dentistry
and Veterinary Medicine fortnightly update for December 2008
Please see http://www.medev.ac.uk/ for further details.
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Subject Centre news
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* Subject centre opening times over the festive break:
The Subject Centre office will close on 23 December
2008 and reopen on 5 January 2009. We wish everyone
a restful break and best wishes for 2009.
* Interprofessional education in Wales: Call for case
studies: All case studies will be published
electronically following review (Spring 2009)
with a selection also being developed for hardcopy
publication (Summer 2009). Contributions (maximum
2000 words) are invited from all health and social
care educators in Wales supported by the sponsoring
Subject Centres (Health Sciences & Practice; Medicine,
Dentistry & Veterinary Medicine and Social Policy &
Social Work).
Deadline for submissions: 16 January 2009.
Case study criteria and the proforma for submissions
are available in Welsh and English.
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?dinky_id=897
* We are now accepting articles for 01.19 - please
send your submissions to suzanne@medev.ac.uk by
the end of February 2009 (guidelines are available).
http://www.medev.ac.uk/newsletter/guidelines
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Subject Centre events now booking
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Full details of all Subject Centre events:
http://www.medev.ac.uk/resources/meetings/
* Developing active collaborations in practice,
leadership and writing
10 February 2009
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?wspp=143
* Educating health care educators: strategies
and resources
17 February 2009
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?wspp=142
* Embedding evaluation: working with students to
close the loop
27 February 2009
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?wspp=141
* SSCs present and future - a response to GMC
Tomorrow's Doctors consultation
13 March 2009
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?wspp=140
* Clinical teaching in psychiatry
2 April 2009
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?wspp=144
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Current open calls for abstracts/papers/posters/workshops
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News of 107 forthcoming learning and teaching
events, including Higher Education Academy events, and
conferences available from:
http://www.medev.ac.uk/resources/events/search_events_new
* The 8th international conference on the care and
treatment of offenders with a learning disability
(of Health and Social Care, University of Central
Lancashire, Preston, UK)
Thursday, 16 April 2009
Call closes: 5 January 2009
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=4525
* Learning on screen 2009 - call for papers
(BUFVC)
Tuesday, 7 April 2009
Call closes: 15 January 2009
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=4532
* Researching student learning in a digital age
(Digital Literacies in Higher Education and The
Net Generation: encountering e-learning at University)
Friday, 6 February 2009
Call closes: 15 January 2009
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=4544
* Third international personal tutoring and
academic advising conference: Improving student success
Tuesday, 21 April 2009
Call closes: 16 January 2009
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=4518
* The fourth international blended learning conference:
Engaging students in the curriculum
Wednesday, 17 June 2009
Call closes: 19 January 2009
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=4483
* EDUCAUSE 2009 (EDUCAUSE)
Tuesday, 3 November 2009
Call closes: 1 February 2009
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=3769
* Hypertext 2009: The twentieth ACM conference on
hypertext and hypermedia
(ACM Hypertext Conference)
Monday, 29 June 2009
Call closes: 2 February 2009
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=4509
* ALT-C 2009: “In dreams begins responsibility”
– choice, evidence, and change
(ALT-C)
Tuesday, 8 September 2009
Call closes: 16 February 2009
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=4551
* Assessment in higher education conference -
Call for papers
(C-SHEN: Cumbria Study of Higher Education Network)
Wednesday, 8 July 2009
Call closes: 27 February 2009
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=4531
* Improving student learning – For the 21st
century learner
(Oxford Brookes University)
Monday, 7 September 2009
Call closes: 28 February 2009
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=4491
* 5th QS-APPLE: Asia Pacific professional leaders
in education and exhibition
Tuesday, 31 November 2009
Call closes: 31 March 2009
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=4174
* Researching beyond boundaries (iPED)
Monday, 14 September 2009
Call closes: 5 April 2009
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=4548
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Other educational events
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See the full list of 107 events at:
http://www.medev.ac.uk/resources/events/search_events_new
* 5th international conference on environment,
cultural, economic and social sustainability
Monday, 05 January 2009 - Wednesday, 07 January 2009
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=3928
* Universities Medical Assessment Partnership
MCQ writing workshop
(UMAP)
Tuesday, 06 January 2009
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=4534
* Enhancing learning and teaching through
employer engagement: Best practice
(University of Chichester)
Tuesday, 13 January 2009
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=4541
* HEALTHINF 2009: International conference on
health informatics
(HEALTHINF is part of BIOSTEC - The International
Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems
and Technologies)
Wednesday, 14 January 2009 - Friday, 16 January 2009
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=4250
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Other news
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Latest news from:
http://www.medev.ac.uk/resources/news/
* GMC establishes the UK Revalidation Programme Board
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?news=3497
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Funding opportunities
Recently advertised*** & this month's forthcoming deadlines
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For full details of funding opportunities:
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?dinky_id=63
* VetSchool PhD studentship exploring the
'hidden curriculum'***
(The Royal Veterinary College)
Call closes: 5 December 2008
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=2091
* Bioscience call for case studies:
Plagiarism
(Academy Subject Centre for Bioscience)
Call closes: 30 December 2008
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=1894
* Bursaries for undergraduate elective or
vacation studies
(Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland)
Call closes: 31 December 2008
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=1627
* Travel & conference awards
(Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland)
Call closes: 31 December 2008
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=1628
* Intercalated degree support
(Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland)
Call closes: 31 December 2008
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=1629
* Travel, departmental seminars, network interatction,
vacation studentships, centres of excellence and prizes
(The Physiological Society)
Call closes: 31 December 2008
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=1630
* Regional & outreach training awards
(Help the Hospices)
Call closes: 31 December 2008
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=1642
* Medlock Charitable Trust grants
(Medlock Charitable Trust)
Call closes: 31 December 2008
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=1787
* Leadership, governance and management fund
(Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE))
Call closes: 31 December 2008
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=1806
* Miniprojects (psychology)
(The Higher Education Academy Subject Centre
for Psychology)
Call closes: 31 December 2008
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=1812
* BSDH dental nurse prize
(British Society for Disability and Oral Health)
Call closes: 31 December 2008
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=1944
* BSDH DCP Prize
(British Society for Disability and Oral Health)
Call closes: 31 December 2008
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=1946
* Strategic development fund
(Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE))
Call closes: 31 December 2008
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=1947
* Training bursaries
(The Ipsen Fund)
Call closes: 31 December 2008
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=1959
* Medical lecture / seminar / symposium award
(The Ipsen Fund)
Call closes: 31 December 2008
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=1960
* Main fund for core costs or project costs
(Esmee Fairbairn Foundation)
Call closes: 31 December 2008
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=1977
* AWF Educational/Event Grant
(The BVA Animal Welfare Foundation)
Call closes: 31 December 2008
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=2028
* Wellcome Trust research resources in medical history
(Wellcome Trust)
Call closes: 1 January 2009
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=1326
* GlaxoSmithKline Fellowships
(Royal Society of Medicine)
Call closes: 5 January 2009
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=2024
* Research essay prize
CORE (CORE is the working name of the Digestive
Disorders Foundation)
Call closes: 5 January 2009
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=2041
* Research bursaries
CORE (CORE is the working name of the Digestive
Disorders Foundation)
Call closes: 5 January 2009
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=2043
* JISC Grant Funding Call 11/08: Call for
Institutional innovation projects in lifelong
learning and workforce development
(Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC))
Call closes: 9 January 2009
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=2078
* Circular 4/08: Learning and teaching innovation grants
(Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC))
Call closes: 12 January 2009
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=2058
* JISC ITT: Automatic metadata generation: use case
identification and tools/services prioritisation
(Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC))
Call closes: 14 January 2009
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=2089
* JISC ITT: Institutional consent management policy and
processes supporting personalisation
(Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC))
Call closes: 14 January 2009
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=2090
* JISC ITT: SCA: Design, analysis, synthesis and
editorial for the knowledge base***
(Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC))
Call closes: 16 January 2009
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=2095
* Bid for workshops***
(Subject Centre for Social Work and Social Policy (SWAP))
Call closes: 23 January 2009
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=2093
* Postgraduate studentship***
(ESRC and Collaborative Government)
Call closes: 3 February 2009
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=2092
* Grant Funding Call 12/08: JISC information environment
and eResearch***
(Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC))
Call closes: 11 February 2009
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=2094
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Jobs
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Full details of academic jobs from:
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/
* Professional and linguistic assessments board
(PLAB) test – part 1 question writers
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?news=3505
* Enhancing learning in clinical work-placements:
comparing models of workplace learning used by two
UK veterinary schools
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?news=3498
* Communications Manager, School of Medicine,
University of Southampton
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?news=3499
* Patient and Public Involvement Officer,
University of Southampton School of Medicine
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?news=3500
* Senior Medical Statistician / Senior Epidemiologist,
School of Medicine, University of Southampton
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?news=3501
* Joint Information Systems Committee:
Infrastructure and Resources Committee Appointments
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?news=3504
As always, comments on this bulletin are gratefully received.
Kind regards
Suzanne Hardy
Senior Information Advisor
Subject Centre for Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine
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