November e-bulletin from the Physical Sciences Centre

Contents: Issue 26, 5th November 2008

Full-text from http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/physsci/publications/ebulletin

1. Call for papers: SLTC

2. Funding available

i) Higher Education Academy Scotland travel fund for academic staff

ii) RSC Education Division Travel Grants

iii) RSC Bursaries for education conferences in USA

3. Forthcoming Centre events

i) Workshop for New and Aspiring Lecturers, 14-15th November 2008, Best Western Monk Bar Hotel, York

ii) Science Education Research in Higher Education: Past, Present, Future; A symposium to mark the retirement of Prof. Norman Reid, 19th November 2008, University of Glasgow

iii) Vision for optics and photonics teaching, 3rd December 2008, Durham University

iv) Peer Assessment 21st January 2009, Manchester Conference Centre

v) Supporting Engineering and Physical Science Students: A Workshop for Demonstrators, 11th February 2009, University of Birmingham

vi) Improving the student experience in teaching laboratories and project work, 18th February 2009, University of Glasgow

4. Other events

i) 2020 vision – the changing UK doctorate, 28th November 2008, The British Library, London

ii)The Forensic Science Society, One-Day Student Conference: Crime Scene to Court, 13th December 2008, University of Abertay