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Wednesday, 4 March 2009
Research-Teaching Links in the Physical Sciences: Politics and Practice
Wednesday 18th March 2009,
The Reinvention Centre,
University of Warwick
Undergraduate Research and the Research Teaching Link are currently hot topics. Autumn 2008 saw the publication of three major reports, from the Scottish QAA and from Professors Nigel Thrift and Paul Ramsden to the Minister, John Denham, that provide a clear political framework for 2009 onwards.
Lynda Thrift will introduce the event and Paul Taylor will talk about the work of the reinvention Centre at the University of Warwick. Tina Overton, Physical Sciences Centre, Ros Roke, University of Warwick and Simon Bates, University of Edinburgh, will discuss the impact of these reports.
The full programme is available on the website: http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/physsci/events/detail/2009/rtl_mar_2009
There is no registration fee for this meeting for those working in UK HE and lunch and refreshments will be provided.
Case studies will be presented that highlight what is actually happening in Physical Science Departments around the country. If you would like to contribute a 10 minute case study presentation to the workshop, please contact Ruth Wellock, r.wellock -at- hull.ac.uk, with details of what you would like to present.
The Reinvention Centre,
University of Warwick
Undergraduate Research and the Research Teaching Link are currently hot topics. Autumn 2008 saw the publication of three major reports, from the Scottish QAA and from Professors Nigel Thrift and Paul Ramsden to the Minister, John Denham, that provide a clear political framework for 2009 onwards.
Lynda Thrift will introduce the event and Paul Taylor will talk about the work of the reinvention Centre at the University of Warwick. Tina Overton, Physical Sciences Centre, Ros Roke, University of Warwick and Simon Bates, University of Edinburgh, will discuss the impact of these reports.
The full programme is available on the website: http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/physsci/events/detail/2009/rtl_mar_2009
There is no registration fee for this meeting for those working in UK HE and lunch and refreshments will be provided.
Case studies will be presented that highlight what is actually happening in Physical Science Departments around the country. If you would like to contribute a 10 minute case study presentation to the workshop, please contact Ruth Wellock, r.wellock -at- hull.ac.uk, with details of what you would like to present.
SciFinder e-seminar - Energizing your chemical synthesis research
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
2:00 – 3:00 PM U.S. Eastern Standard Time
For other broadcast dates and to register visit: http://casevents.webex.com
SciFinder provides access to synthetic methods from 1840 to the present, from journals, patents, and evaluated reference works.
In this session, you will learn how to:
* Explore CAS reaction content
* Sort and analysis features that can help with more precise reaction searching
* Conduct effective product yield searches
* Plus, tips for exploring SciFinder's reaction content
More about SciFinder Scholar at UoEdinburgh
2:00 – 3:00 PM U.S. Eastern Standard Time
For other broadcast dates and to register visit: http://casevents.webex.com
SciFinder provides access to synthetic methods from 1840 to the present, from journals, patents, and evaluated reference works.
In this session, you will learn how to:
* Explore CAS reaction content
* Sort and analysis features that can help with more precise reaction searching
* Conduct effective product yield searches
* Plus, tips for exploring SciFinder's reaction content
More about SciFinder Scholar at UoEdinburgh
Create books from almost any MediaWiki wiki
PediaPress is a German company which for a cost will print in book format material sourced from wikis using MediaWiki software.
See their webpages for the widget and more information
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Thursday, 19 February 2009
eCheminfo drug discovery workshop week
Oxford University
20 - 24 July 2009
Workshop groups will study problems with hands-on examples using computational drug discovery methods and discuss issues highlighted by examples and Case Studies presented by instructors. A Case Study set with a focus on Kinases will be used to link all workshop activities throughout the week.
More information on program can be found at:
Blog: http://barryhardy.blogs.com/cheminfostream/
Web: http://echeminfo.com/comty_oxfordworkshop09
A Bursary Award will be used to support the attendance of a selection of academic participants, who may be working in any area of research related to drug discovery. To apply for the bursary please send an email with
a) description of your research (ca. 500 words);
b) your training needs (ca. 500 words),
c) your CV
to echeminfo -[at]- douglasconnect.com by 27 February 2009.
20 - 24 July 2009
Workshop groups will study problems with hands-on examples using computational drug discovery methods and discuss issues highlighted by examples and Case Studies presented by instructors. A Case Study set with a focus on Kinases will be used to link all workshop activities throughout the week.
More information on program can be found at:
Blog: http://barryhardy.blogs.com/cheminfostream/
Web: http://echeminfo.com/comty_oxfordworkshop09
A Bursary Award will be used to support the attendance of a selection of academic participants, who may be working in any area of research related to drug discovery. To apply for the bursary please send an email with
a) description of your research (ca. 500 words);
b) your training needs (ca. 500 words),
c) your CV
to echeminfo -[at]- douglasconnect.com by 27 February 2009.
Online Game for Students to Learn Spectroscopy
With the intention of helping students to learn spectroscopy, an open access online game has been developed. It is presently in beta-form but already has 100s of spectra, mostly NMR, to challenge and stimulate.
The game is described in the following blog posts
http://usefulchem.blogspot.com/2009/02/web-based-spectra-game.html and http://www.chemspider.com/blog/the-spectral-game-as-an-educational-tool.
html
The game can be found at this url for the time being:
http://lxsrv7.oru.edu/~alang/ and there is a prize now announced:
http://usefulchem.blogspot.com/2009/02/prize-for-spectra-game.html
ChemSpider is looking for additional spectral data to be added to the game. The data must be "Open Data". The spectral data will be deposited to ChemSpider for hosting and the spectral game will draw on both the structures and the spectra from ChemSpider in order to run.
The game is described in the following blog posts
http://usefulchem.blogspot.com/2009/02/web-based-spectra-game.html and http://www.chemspider.com/blog/the-spectral-game-as-an-educational-tool.
html
The game can be found at this url for the time being:
http://lxsrv7.oru.edu/~alang/ and there is a prize now announced:
http://usefulchem.blogspot.com/2009/02/prize-for-spectra-game.html
ChemSpider is looking for additional spectral data to be added to the game. The data must be "Open Data". The spectral data will be deposited to ChemSpider for hosting and the spectral game will draw on both the structures and the spectra from ChemSpider in order to run.
SciFinder eSeminars
To register, visit: http://casevents.webex.com where you will also see rebroadcast times.
1) Energizing your chemical synthesis research
March 11, 2009
2:00 – 3:00 PM U.S. Eastern Standard Time
* Explore CAS reaction content
* Find reaction information from the Wiley collections
* Sort and analysis features that can help with more precise reaction searching
* Conduct effective product yield searches
2) Finding “greener” research processes
May 13, 2009
2:00 – 3:00 PM U.S. Eastern Standard Time
* Effectively search the scientific literature for green chemistry technologies
* Explore novel green discoveries in patents
* Find syntheses using green reagents and solvents
* Create alerts to inform you of green findings
1) Energizing your chemical synthesis research
March 11, 2009
2:00 – 3:00 PM U.S. Eastern Standard Time
* Explore CAS reaction content
* Find reaction information from the Wiley collections
* Sort and analysis features that can help with more precise reaction searching
* Conduct effective product yield searches
2) Finding “greener” research processes
May 13, 2009
2:00 – 3:00 PM U.S. Eastern Standard Time
* Effectively search the scientific literature for green chemistry technologies
* Explore novel green discoveries in patents
* Find syntheses using green reagents and solvents
* Create alerts to inform you of green findings
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