Author: Dave Prichard

MA Taster Day: School of History and Heritage – 8 December

Dave Prichard / / Events, News

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You are invited to our postgraduate taster day for the MA in Medieval History, MA in Historical Studies, MA in Nineteenth-Century Studies, and Graduate Diploma in Conservation Studies.

Learn about our programmes, meet faculty, see some of the source materials with which you could work, and enjoy some tea/coffee and cake!

Participants will examine rare books and manuscripts in the Medieval and Wren Libraries at the Cathedral and learn about archival materials at the Media Archive of Central England (MACE) and the Bomber Command Centre.

The event takes place on 8 December from 3.30pm to 5pm in the Wren Library, Lincoln Cathedral.

To register, please email Dr Anna Marie Roos via aroos@lincoln.ac.uk

 

Meditation in the Library on Thursday

Dave Prichard / / Events

Meditation in the Library UL110 on Thursdays at 3pm.

Take a short break and try meditation!  It’s a brief session where you can receive a bit of guidance on how to find stillness in everyday life.  It’s a good way to re-focus and learn to be calm.

All Faiths welcome, and you don’t have to be religious.

Staff and Students welcome.

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Also, this Thursday at 1.15pm we have Roman Catholic Mass in MB3202.

Roman Catholic Mass followed by a buffet lunch in MB3202 this Thursday 12th November at 1.15pm.

All welcome!
Fpr more information, please email Helen Townsend, Assistant RC Chaplain, via h.townsend@lincschaplaincy.org.uk

Drama student Harriet Mayne in the BBC One’s On Stage tonight!

Dave Prichard / / Events, News, Student Accolades

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Watch out for drama student Harriet Mayne in the BBC One programme On Stage on Monday, November, 9, at 7.30pm.

This TV show features how a large-scale production of In Fog and Falling Snow, which is about the growth of the railways in the 1840s, was made during the summer in York at the Railway Museum and Signal Box Theatre.

Led by George Costigan, who played the railway investor George Hudson, it featured200 community actors including Harriet.

She says: “It was a fantastic production to be part of. Also working with George Costigan was a bonus too.”

Blackwell’s Bookshop will close for Semester 1 on Friday

Dave Prichard / / Events, News

The Blackwell’s Bookshop, located on the ground floor of the Library, will close for Semester 1 on Friday November 6th.

Students can continue to place orders by email, telephone or through the website www.blackwell.co.uk , with orders over £10 posted out free of charge.

Blackwell’s will continue to support Schools and Departments, wherever required, and can provide temporary bookstalls to coincide with lectures or events on request.

The Bookshop will re-open in the Library at the beginning of Semester 2.

For any enquiries regarding the bookshop please contact either Carole Bee (cbee@lincoln.ac.uk Academic Subject Librarian – University of Lincoln) or Natasha Henshaw (Bookshop Manager – 0115 9222630 – Natasha.Henshaw@blackwell.co.uk )

 

The Culture Shapers – Free film series

Dave Prichard / / Events

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The University will screen a series of classic Science Fiction movies presented in full for free!

With added pod cast commentaries from respected Science Fiction film-makers and producers.

  • Logan’s Run – Wednesday 4 November
    EMMTEC Lecture Theatre from 1pm-4pm
  • Metropolis – Wednesday 11 November
    Jackson Lecture Theatre from 2pm-5pm
  • Forbidden Planet – Wednesday 9 December
    EMMTEC Lecture Theatre from 2pm-5pm
  • 2001: A Space Odyssey – Wednesday 18 November
    EMMTEC from 2pm-5pm
  • Dark Star – Wednesday 25 November
    EMMTEC from 2pm-5pm
  • Things to Come – Wednesday 2 December
    EMMTEC from 2pm-5pm

Entry is completely free. Come and enjoy some cult classics.

Students who are dyslexic sought for survey

Dave Prichard / / Research

Cognitive immobilisation in Higher Education students who are dyslexic:  Exploring links with aspects of memory and fluctuating emotional status, informing effective coping strategies.

This survey is addressed to all dyslexic students studying at this university who hold a current diagnostic assessment report, as part of my research project for my EdD course. I would be very grateful if you could spare a few moments to complete the attached questionnaire.

My research project will explore the way increased stress and anxiety can result in an HE student who is dyslexic entering a panic/stress loop that can leave him/her, literally, immobilized and temporarily unable to continue with their academic work.

The information you supply will be kept strictly confidential and will be anonymized on receipt. It will be securely stored by me electronically for 5 years after the end of this 1 year project, when it will be destroyed.

Your completion and submission of this questionnaire implies consent for the information to be used within the research project.

Survey link:  https://surveyplanet.com/5628c962616fc8b83507cecf

If you would prefer to complete a paper-based copy of the questionnaire, please text or email me and I will arrange it.

I seek 20 volunteers to take part in the rest of the project which will run until the end of this academic year.  I will meet you regularly on a 1:1 basis in the main university library at mutually agreed times.

Participants who complete the research requirements will be entered into a draw for a £150 Amazon gift voucher.

To volunteer to continue participation, or for further details, please contact me on 078 999 666 80 or email annharrislock@aol.com.

Supervisor: : Dr Carol Callinan, School of Education, College of Social Sciences, University of Lincoln, Brayford Campus, ccallinan@lincoln.ac.uk, 01522 837315

Magna Carta art competition launched

Dave Prichard / / Competitions, Events, News

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The University of Lincoln has been awarded a grant from the Magna Carta Trust’s 800th Anniversary Commemoration Committee to create a work of outdoor art for our campus. This can be freestanding or designed as part of an existing building.  The work of art can be created or constructed from any material – the budget for construction is £5,000.

As part of the Magna Carta celebrations, the poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy, who is also a Visiting Artist at the University, crafted a poem to celebrate the 800th anniversary. That poem is to be the inspiration for your work of art and a copy is available on our website.

Dame Carol Ann Duffy will be one of the judges for the competition.

The closing date for the competition is 30 December 2015.

For full competition details and the poem, please visit http://magnacarta.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/

Carol Ann Duffy, UK Poet Laureate, Gillian Clarke, The National Poet of Wales and Imtiaz Dharker, Holder of the Queen’s Award for Poetry were commissioned by cultural solutions UK and Lincolnshire County Council to write a poetic response to the 800th anniversary of the sealing of Magna Carta. The project, known as ‘Poets Laureate Lincolnshire Landscape’ saw the work shared with community groups across Lincolnshire who reflected upon the poems, before using them as inspiration to create their own artistic response.
Funded by Arts Council England and Lincolnshire County Council.
www.festival800.co.uk

Scholarship for outstanding international student

Dave Prichard / / Events, Student Accolades

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An outstanding international student has won a scholarship to study for a postgraduate business qualification at the University of Lincoln, United Kingdom, after completing a degree in economics in the United States.

Anh D Tran, who is from Vietnam, won the University’s International Academic Excellence Scholarship when he joined the MSc Finance programme in Lincoln Business School. The scholarship this year provides a 50% reduction in tuition fee on the one-year Master’s course.

The 22-year-old, who completed his Bachelor’s degree in economics at the University of St Thomas in Minnesota, USA, was presented with the scholarship award by Lincoln’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mary Stuart, during a special ceremony at Lincoln’s Brayford Pool Campus.

Professor Stuart said: “I am delighted to welcome Anh to the University of Lincoln. He has already shown that he is an accomplished student and we are confident he will continue to flourish in the academic community at Lincoln Business School.

“We are proud to attract academic talent from countries around the world and our International Academic Excellence Scholarships are one way we can recognise the achievements of our international students and support them to progress further.”

Mr Tran said he had decided to pursue postgraduate study at Lincoln after it was recommended to him by a current student.  Another factor was the opportunity to learn from his compatriot, Dr Hao Quach, Senior Lecturer at Lincoln Business School and a former Fulbright Scholar at Harvard University.

Mr Tran explained: “I thought I would learn a lot from him because he is well known in Vietnam for his education and background. All these things made up my mind and I decided Lincoln was where I wanted to go!”

Besides his studies, Anh intends to watch his favourite football team, Manchester United, while he is in the UK. After completing his Masters, he plans to return to his home city of Hanoi.

“I want to go back and use what I learnt in the US and UK to benefit my country and my people,” he said.

The University of Lincoln’s International Excellence Scholarships are available for eligible international students for entry in September 2016. More details can be found on our website.

Creative Careers Festival is coming – 9-13 November

Dave Prichard / / Events, News

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Five days dedicated to careers events relevant to the five schools within the College of Arts.

Brought to you by Careers and Employability in partnership with the Student’s Union.

A range of free industry talks include; English Heritage, Teacher Training, Copy writing, Print Publishing, Law, Media, Art and Culture and Architecture and Design.

To find out more, view the schedule and to book your place, go to http://lncn.eu/ccf.