Global Horizons festival

The events run from 13-20 November.

Many events are FREE and staff, students and the general public are welcome.

A full programme and booking details are online at:
http://www.ed.ac.uk/global-horizons

Among the highlights are international music and dance concert – Rhythmic World - which includes African drumming, flamenco, Brazillian Capoeira, Punjabi dance, Italian song, Georgian singing, Egyptian belly dancing, and Middle Eastern music.

The Global Horizons programme also includes:
- a 5 a-side mini world cup tournament (we hope staff will join in);
- a Bhangra Dance Workshop and a Georgian Singing workshop
- A Mexican Fiesta! Celebrating 200 years of Mexican independence
- a photography and film competition
- information for students about studying/working abroad, and about working in the UK for international students

RSE Beltane Public Engagement Prize

Nominees are invited from all disciplines, and all organisations, across Scotland for this new prize to reward and celebrate public engagement with research, jointly founded by Royal Society of Edinburgh and the Edinburgh Beltane for Public Engagement.

Two Prizes will be made:

i) The RSE Beltane Senior Prize for Public Engagement, awarded to an individual with long standing experience of this field.
ii) The RSE Beltane Innovators Award, for an emerging talent.

The closing date is 31st January 2011.

http://www.royalsoced.org.uk/research_fellowships/beltane.htm

XCITR - eXplore Chemical Information Teaching Resources

XCITR has been opened to the public. XCITR is a repository for exploring and sharing chemical information teaching resources. Requires personal registration to contribute materials and to access XCITR materials for teaching or personal use.

http://www.xcitr.org

9th International Conference on Chemical Structures - call for papers

5-9 June 2011
NH Leeuwenhorst Conference Hotel,
Noordwijkerhout,
The Netherlands

Visit the conference website at:

http://www.int-conf-chem-structures.org

Open Dataset - finding and using their information

Free one-day Open Data Master Classes

To provide individuals with the tools and techniques needed to use and analysis a range of Open Datasets such as school census data, health care provision, crime statistics and transportation data.

The Open Data Master Classes combine theory and practicals with guest lectures from prominent members in the field from government, academia and business. Participants will learn a range of techniques from data collection and processing to data analysis and map visualization.

More details at:

http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/CGS/EventsItems/Events2010/OpenDataMasterclasses.aspx

Using social media to communicate your research

Wednesday 10th November
1.00 - 2.00 (sandwich lunch from 12.30).
Teviot Row Dining Room

Further details with link to booking on MyEd at:

http://erirsd.wordpress.com/2010/10/05/using-social-media-to-communicate-your-research-learning-lunch/

Using Technology to Enhance Learning in Physical Sciences

Wednesday 8th December 2010,
Leeds

There is no registration fee for this meeting for those working in UK HE.
More details at:

http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/physsci/events/detail/2010/using_technology_to_enhance_learning