Friday, September 27, 2013

JGU Workshop on Ethics in Gender Based Violence, Child Maltreatment and Public Health, 28-30 Nov, OP Jindal Global University, Sonipat

Three-Day Intensive Workshop on Ethics in Gender Based Violence, Child Maltreatment and Public Health: Implications for Research Practice in India

28-30 November 2013

Venue: OP Jindal Global University, Sonipat 131001, Haryana, India

Organized by Jindal Global Law School, Haryana and Centre for Ethics, Yenepoya University, Mangalore, India

Workshop Coordinators:
Dr Keerty Nakray (Jindal Global Law School) and
Dr Vina Vaswani, Centre for Ethics, Yenepoya University, Mangalore

Resource Persons:  
Dr Amar Jesani (Centre for Health and Allied Themes)
Dr Arnab Acharya (Jindal School for Public Policy) and
Professor Richard Cash (Harvard School for Public Health)

Background of the Workshop:
Gender Based Violence (GBV) is a universal phenomenon with variations in the forms of violence perpetrated against women and children across the world.  These forms of violence are rooted in the patriarchal nature of society and range from sexual assaults in war situations, within families or places of work, sex selective abortions, acid attacks and mutilation or human trafficking.  The last two decades, especially in the developing economies, has witnessed a greater impetus on a public health approach to GBV. This approach focuses on multi-sectoral interventions involving health, social work and care, legal and teaching professionals.  Most importantly, research and evidence collection through qualitative and quantitative methods forms the basis of advocacy efforts for directing policy and government's budgets.  Gender based violence and child abuse remain difficult areas of research owing to reasons such as (1) Fear of breach of confidentiality (2) Concerns about re-victimisation (3) Possibility of vicarious trauma (4) Difficulties in accessing participants and issues around privacy (5) Availability of psychological, therapeutic and other support services for research participants and researchers.  Research on gender based violence and child abuse represents the touchstone of feminist ethics to engage closely with social reality and to change the oppressive gender relations.  This workshop will highlight the key ethical issues in researching gender based violence and child abuse. This workshop is targeted towards academics and professionals based in non-governmental or governmental organisations undertaking primary research in the field of gender based violence and child maltreatment.  

Aims & Objectives of the Workshop
  • To provide an overview of recent debates in social science and public health research globally.
  • To introduce guidelines to ethical principles and work whilst conceptualizing research on gender based violence and child maltreatment, through films and case-studies.
  • To encourage and generate awareness of various ethical issues that should be addressed while planning, conducting and dispersing on gender based violence and child maltreatment.
  • To address issues of physical and emotional safety for research participants and researchers.
  • To study the quantitative and qualitative approaches to gender based violence and child abuse.
  • To create a supportive environment for researchers to discuss and share their experiences of undertaking research on gender based violence and child maltreatment.
  • To promote evidence based research and publications on ethics in gender based violence and child abuse research.
  • To understand the practical approaches in specific contexts.  
  • To study the method of protocol writing, planning and budgeting for studies on violence.

Registration Fees: INR 4500 (Academic Staff) and INR 3000 for PhD/ M Phil students for registration before October 15 2013 and late registration will be accepted till 1st November 2013 and a late fee of INR 1000 will be charged.

Expressions of interest should be sent to: Dr Keerty Nakray, Email: knakray@jgu.edu.in by 15th October 2013 along with a Demand Draft to be made in favour of OP JINDAL GLOBAL UNIVERSITY Sonipat/ By Online transfer in below mentioned account

Wire Transfer Information:
Name of the Account: O P Jindal Global University
Name of the Bank:  HDFC Bank Limited
Address of the Bank: L -203, Model Town, Sonipat – 131001, Haryana
Bank Account Number: 01910310000100
IFSC Code: HDFC0000191

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Call for Participation: 3rd Bangalore Cognition Workshop: Where Minds meet the Brain; IISc, Dec 8-21

3rd Bangalore Cognition Workshop: Where Minds meet the Brain
December 8-21, 2013
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

WHO CAN APPLY:
Candidates in their final year of their Bachelor's degree, pursuing a Masters or PhD. degree in any branch of Science, Engineering or Medicine are welcome to apply. We also welcome postdoctoral fellows, clinicians, and faculty from colleges/universities. Candidates must provide their academic details and submit a statement of interest in the form below. Selected participants will be provided with train fare (3rd AC), boarding and lodging.

Important Dates
October 1 : Application Deadline
October 15: Final participants list

SPONSORS
Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF)
Wellcome Trust-DBT India Alliance
Department of Science and Technology
DST-IRHPA & IISc Mathematics Initiative
Indian Institute of Science

Workshop WEBSITE http://sites.google.com/site/bangalorecognition

Apply online: https://sites.google.com/site/bangalorecognition/apply

Monday, September 23, 2013

The Hindu article "JNU library strives for excellence"

JNU library strives for excellence

Vijetha S.N

The Hindu, NEW DELHI, September 23, 2013

All in one:JNU's nine-floor library provides modern facilities to its students including a special section for the visually-challenged. It has digitised their dissertations and holds workshops to assist them on publishing their work.Photo: Meeta Ahlawat
All in one:JNU's nine-floor library provides modern facilities to its students including a special section for the visually-challenged. It has digitised their dissertations and holds workshops to assist them on publishing their work.Photo: Meeta Ahlawat

Libraries are at the heart of any institute of learning. A good university must have a good library, otherwise it does not serve its purpose.

Many students are disappointed every year when they do not make the cut to the mostly post-graduate, research-oriented Jawaharlal Nehru University. Since a seat at this university is as difficult to come by as some global universities that are famed for their libraries, the nine-storied JNU library too is trying to fulfil the expectations from it.

"We have six lakh printed books and one lakh e-books available for circulation. We subscribe to 800 print journals annually from all major international and some Indian publications. We also have access to around 2,300 newspapers from 97 countries in 52 languages, and around 55 research databases. Currently, we also have 8 lakh digital newspaper clippings which are relevant to 72 subjects, and possess a rare collection of Urdu, Persian and Art books," said JNU's head librarian Ramesh Gaur, who was called in around two years ago to overhaul the library which had been leaderless for almost five years.

"The most recent activity we carried out was to digitise around 20,000 thesis and dissertations, the hard copies of which were lying around. Those that are more than three years old can be accessed from anywhere in the world, whereas the others will be available on the net anywhere on the campus," he said, adding that when he got there, the first thing he noticed was the mess in the mezzanine section on the ninth floor.

The "before" pictures of this area show dusty books stacked high and almost reaching the ceiling, while "after" pictures show students sitting on wooden benches calmly reading or writing. "The room was hardly used, serving as a warehouse of sorts which was a pity since the view was so nice," he said. There are lifts, so it is easy to make use of the stunning view of the entire campus as well as the neighbourhood.

"The library has a carpet area of one lakh square feet and a seating capacity of 1,000. It opens at 8 a.m. and remains open until midnight. There is also a 24/7 reading room, which can seat more than a hundred on the ground floor. We have around 200 computers and a special section called "Helen Keller" meant for visually-challenged students with the latest assisted technology. Locker facilities are given to Ph.D. students and another new addition is more plug points for students to charge their computers. All our material has been catalogued," Dr. Gaur said.

Libraries have to evolve so there is a stock verification done routinely. The library, in a bid to be more involved, has also started the "JNU forum for mutual learning" where it organises guest lectures and author workshops. "Students want these workshops; we have editors coming and telling them how to get their work published, how to write abstracts, proposal letters and everything. We also organise book releases and other talk programmes and conferences," he said.

The latest facility the library has procured is the "turn it in" software that checks plagiarism. The university has made it compulsory for students to run their thesis through this software that points out any similarities that might exist with the work submitted and any other publication. "The Ph.D. supervisor also puts the thesis through this software, even after the student has submitted the report."

The library went one step further this past year when it set up a stall at the World Book Fair in the city showcasing student and faculty publications. "That was a first," added Dr. Gaur.

Source: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/jnu-library-strives-for-excellence/article5158597.ece

Thursday, September 19, 2013

Participate in a Science Slam on 17 Nov 2013 in Ahmedabad, organized by DWIH Indiafor students/ post-docs from any field of Science/Humanities/Social Sciences

DWIH New Delhi - Excellence on Tour! in Ahmedabad:

15 November, 2013 - 22 November, 2013

Organized By German House for Research & Innovation (Deutsches Wissenschafts- und Innovations Haus, DWIH), New Delhi

Call for Applications for students/ post-docs from any field of Science/Humanities/Social Sciences

Deadline for Applications: Monday , 7 October 2013

What is a science slam? It ́s an unconventional way to bring together passionate researchers and the curious public. Bring science on stage! Compete for the hearts of the audience by your performance in a maximum of ten minutes.

What do you need? Excellent knowledge of your research subject, your courage & presentation skills.

How should a Slam look like? You are the best judge! Be creative! Be funny! Any format is allowed, from the conventional talk to a stage play or musical performance. Just respect the time limit of ten minutes.

How do you benefit? Apart from exposure to other fields of science and a new experience, the winner will have a chance to spend two months with an eminent research group in Germany.

Send your applications along with a photograph to: info@dwih.in

(Please write "Application for the Science Slam" and your name in the subject line)

For ideas, please see the link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=qtgnaiLR-WA#!

Eligibility

  • Students, registered for M.A., M.Sc., M.Phil. or Ph.D. with a recognized Indian University/Institutes, or
  • Post-docs (up to 6 years of completion of Ph.D.)

 Subjects

  • Medicine/ Physiology
  • "Green" Life Sciences
  • Physics/ Mathematics/ Geo Sciences
  • Chemistry & Process Engineering
  • Engineering/ Informatics
  • Humanities & Social Sciences

 Further Details:

http://www.dwih.in/content/dwih-new-delhi-excellence-tour-ahmedabad



Wednesday, September 18, 2013

CSRD Workshop on Using Life Cycle Assessment and a Systems Approach to Sustainability, 27 Sept-1 Oct.

Centre for the Study of Regional Development, JNU

Workshop on

Using Life Cycle Assessment and a Systems Approach to Sustainability


27 September-1 October, 2013


The Centre for the Study of Regional Development, JNU in collaboration with Oxford University, UK is organsing a learning workshop on 'Using Life Cycle Assessment and a Systems Approach to Sustainability' during 27 September-1 October, 2013. This workshop will provide an understanding of the concepts, merits and pitfalls of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), and how LCA can be combined with techniques from different disciplines to understand interactions within and between different measures of sustainability. The workshop would be conducted by Dr. Alfred Gathorne-Hardy from Oxford University. Interested candidates are requested to apply with a short CV and brief note on the relevance of the workshop for their current/ future research to Dr Deepak K Mishra, CSRD, JNU (E-mail: deepakmishra@jnu.ac.in ; deepakmishra.jnu@gmail.com) on or before 20th September 2013.

For details see the background note.

CSRD Workshop on Using Life Cycle Assessment and a Systems Approach to Sustainability, 27 Sept-1 Oct.

Centre for the Study of Regional Development, JNU

Workshop on

Using Life Cycle Assessment and a Systems Approach to Sustainability


27 September-1 October, 2013


The Centre for the Study of Regional Development, JNU in collaboration with Oxford University, UK is organsing a learning workshop on 'Using Life Cycle Assessment and a Systems Approach to Sustainability' during 27 September-1 October, 2013. This workshop will provide an understanding of the concepts, merits and pitfalls of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), and how LCA can be combined with techniques from different disciplines to understand interactions within and between different measures of sustainability. The workshop would be conducted by Dr. Alfred Gathorne-Hardy from Oxford University. Interested candidates are requested to apply with a short CV and brief note on the relevance of the workshop for their current/ future research to Dr Deepak K Mishra, CSRD, JNU (E-mail: deepakmishra@jnu.ac.in ; deepakmishra.jnu@gmail.com) on or before 20th September 2013.

For details see the background note.

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

CfP: Tuning Fork Film Workshop, at at Deer Park Institute, Bir, Himachal Pradesh; 9-13 October

TUNING FORK FILM WORKSHOP

at Deer Park Institute, Bir, Himachal Pradesh

9th-13th October 2013

 Watch Films, Tell Stories, Learn to Script – Shoot & Edit

Final POSTER

Tuning Fork Film workshops are about:

  • Learning to make films 
  • Visualising & getting creative
  • Learning to shoot & edit
  • Working in a team

   From an idea to a film, make your OWN FILM in 5 days!!

It is a process that involves creativity, skill building & teamwork

Workshop Module – Aspects Covered

'READING' FILMS

- Breakdown the film into different components – understand the language of cinema

-  Understand its nuances – how the medium of film works

- watch and discuss different kinds of cinemaworld cinema, documentary, and short films

MAKING FILMS

- Using a DSLR & video Camera, basics of photography & visual aesthetics

- how to visualize and transform an idea into a story

- Process of film making – Scripting, Storyboarding, Shooting & Editing

- Learn to edit: Digital Video Editing & Video Technology (Final Cut Pro & Adobe Premiere Pro)

- Practicalities of finances & budgets on making films

- making a film: from START to FINISH

For whom: This workshop is for anyone with an interest in films. Individuals, students, professional, NGO's, artists, media professionals and whosoever keen on making films with just a camera and a laptop!

Workshop Costs:
Rs. 8000 (includes workshop costs & boarding & lodging at Deer Park Institute)

How to register: Fill in the attached form and send it to us with a registration fee of Rs. 1000 (deductible from total workshop fee)

LAST DATE FOR REGISTRATION: 30th September 2013

Monday, September 16, 2013

Call for Applications -- Chevening Rolls-Royce Science and Innovation Leadership Programme

Chevening Rolls-Royce Science and Innovation Leadership Programme

BRINGING TOGETHER THE BEST OF INDIA AND THE UK

The Chevening CRISP Programme is open from 13 September 2013 to 1 November 2013.

The CHEVENING ROLLS-ROYCE SCIENCE AND INNOVATION LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME is a Scholarship funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Rolls-Royce for 12 mid-career top level people in the field of science and innovation - with links to public policy - in India. It will provide funding for three months' study on a tailor-made course in the UK.

The Chevening Rolls-Royce Science and Innovation Leadership Programme (CRISP) is a unique programme aimed specifically at mid-career Indian professionals working in the fields of science, innovation, business and related public administration.  The ideal candidate should be in mid-career in business or the public sector with exceptionally high potential. The following disciplines are particularly relevant: business, research, technology, manufacturing, and public administration.

This programme provides an invaluable opportunity for Indian professionals to establish their own networks of contacts in the UK who would be of direct value to their work and career development in India.

Applicants SHOULD NOT apply directly to the UK programme providers. Simply complete the Chevening application.

Each Scholarship covers the following:

  • Full Programme fees
  • Living expenses for the duration of the Scholarship for a maximum period of 11 weeks
  • Return airfare from India to UK
  • UK Student Visa

Science and Innovation Leadership Programme

The Programme offers an intense all-expenses paid 11-week course at the prestigious Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford.

Its wide range of modules will include lectures, workshops, visits and interactions with high profile companies and scientists, and will bridge pure research and business/scientific entrepreneurship, practical processes of innovation, commercialisation of research and technology transfer.

The course is aimed at some of India's brightest scientists, business people and public servants.

Aims of the programme

The objectives of the Programme are to:

  • promote the role of science and innovation as a driver of growth and opportunity
  • forge lasting ties between the UK and India's future leaders

Participants will

  • develop an understanding of the UK science base and a range of innovation management processes
  • explore the interactions between research, innovation and policy
  • research and present a business plan based on their own interests and experience
  • visit a wide range of UK institutions, research institutes, businesses and social entrepreneurship organisations
  • take part in a varied cultural programme, and explore potential insights from the arts to the working environment

The programme provides opportunities for personal and professional development and for participants to extend their own individual UK-India network.

Programme content

The programme includes a mixture of academic sessions, visits, group and individual projects, tutorials/ mentoring sessions (including personal development), debates, guided/focused study visits and seminars and projects of professional relevance, and social and cultural activities (with an emphasis on visual and spoken communication). There will be significant contact with UK specialists and opportunities for participants to develop their own connections and interests.

There will be four main strands: Science, Innovation, Leadership & Management and Politics/Policy. Each module will include lectures, exercises and discussions that focus on relevant ideas and challenges. As part of the programme each participant will research, develop and present a business plan.

Throughout the programme, participants will receive personal and profession development coaching from trained mentors at the Said Business School. These mentors will help guide individuals and groups through the content of the programme, and will also work to ensure that each person gets the most out of his or her experience.

Participants will be asked to keep a video-diary of their time at Oxford, either individually or in groups. Training on how to do this well will occur in week one, so that the diaries can be a useful learning tool as well as a fond record of an extraordinary experience and a creative output to share with others.

There will be three main modules: science, innovation and policy.

Each module will include lectures, workshops and discussions that focus on relevant ideas and institutions, and introduce the group to experts and opinion leaders, together with a significant element of practice, including case studies, visits and projects.

A programme of external speakers, visits, projects and events will ensure a lively variety of engagement with UK institutions throughout.

The Saïd Business School:

The Saïd Business School is one of Europe's youngest and most entrepreneurial business schools. An integral part of the University of Oxford, the School embodies the academic rigour and forward thinking that has made Oxford a world leader in education. The School is dedicated to developing a new generation of business leaders and entrepreneurs, and conducting research not only into the nature of business, but the connections between business and the wider world.

For university details please visit http://www.ox.ac.uk/ and http://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/Pages/default.aspx

Partner organisation

The award is supported by one of the UK's most innovative companies, Rolls Royce.

Rolls-Royce is actively involved in, and supportive of, educational opportunities and activities for students, graduates and professional executives. The company is a world-leading provider of power systems and services for use on land, at sea and in the air, and has established a strong position in global markets - civil aerospace, defence aerospace, marine and energy. In 2009, Rolls-Royce invested £864 million in research and development, two thirds of which had the objective of further improving the environmental aspects of its products, in particular the reduction of emissions. Please visit the Rolls-Royce website for more detail: http://www.rolls-royce.com/

Eligibility criteria

Successful applicants should have the 'Chevening' qualities of ambition, drive, and leadership potential, a commitment to change and organisational development, a talent for innovation and creativity, and the ability to adapt to rapidly changing circumstances, not only in technical and professional terms but also culturally.

How to apply

Applications for the Chevening Rolls-Royce Science and Innovation Leadership Programme are open until 1 November 2013.

Before applying, applicants should read the Appendix on short courses in the Guidance.

Applicants must complete an online application form and submit their application before the deadline.

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

CfAs: 2013 Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Awards: International recognition and cash awards for the best doctoral research

2013 Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Awards: International recognition and cash awards for the best doctoral research

Key dates: The closing date for applications is 1 October 2013.

Apply now!

Emerald Group Publishing Limited, publisher of the largest collection of international business and management journals, and the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD), a global membership organization with more than 700 institutional members from academia, business and public services, seek to celebrate excellence in research by sponsoring the 2013 Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Awards.

Award-winning entries will receive a cash prize of €1,500 (or currency equivalent), a certificate and a winners' logo to attach to correspondence. In addition, a number of Highly Commended Awards will be bestowed. This year there are 12 categories:

Submission requirements

1. Researchers must apply online using the application form at:
http://ww2.emeraldinsight.com/awards/odra.htm

2. The following documents will be required electronically:

• Covering letter – as part of this please state whether or not your doctoral research has been published and/or will be published in any form (conference paper, article, peer reviewed journal, etc)
• Executive Summary – paper that summarises the Doctoral research. The Executive Summary should not exceed 2,000 words (reference lists and presentation of data, as either Tables or Figures, do not count towards this total). Please download the template executive summary.
• Letter of recommendation/reference from a supervisor/senior faculty member. The letter should state why your supervisor feels that your work is outstanding and what impact it will have. For short-listed applicants, further contact may be made with the referee.

3. Applicants must only submit to one of the categories below.

If you are unsure of which category to submit to please feel free to contact us, and after consultation with our Editorial team, we can suggest that which is most appropriate.

Eligibility

To be eligible for the Awards, the research must address an issue that is of importance to one of the various subject areas listed above. The Awards are open to those who have completed and satisfied examination requirements for a Doctoral award, between 1 October 2010 and 1 October 2013, and have not applied previously for one of these Awards.

Judging criteria

The entries will be judged by the Editor(s) and at least one Editorial Advisory Board member of the sponsoring journal. Entries will be judged on the following criteria:

1. Significance/implications for theory and practice.
2. Originality and innovation.
3. Appropriateness and application of the methodology.
4. Quality of data/research.

Short-listed applicants may be required to answer further questions as appropriate from the judging panel. Winners will be required to submit an unpublished paper, sole- or joint-authored, derived from the research, within six months of winning the Award. The Editors reserve the right not to select a winning paper if, in their judgment, none of the entries is considered satisfactory.

Please note that the decision of the judges is final. Due to the large number of submissions, applicants will not receive any feedback.

For further information

Please read the frequently asked questions.

For any additional information please contact: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/research/awards/odra.htm

Monday, September 9, 2013

CSRD Workshop on Using Life Cycle Assessment and Systems Approach to Sustainability; 27 September-1 October; at JNU

UGC-CAS Programme

Centre for the Study of Regional Development, JNU

in collaboration with Oxford University, UK

 

A Learning Workshop on Using Life Cycle Assessment and Systems Approach to Sustainability

27 September – 1 October 2013

Organized by Centre for the Study of Regional Development, JNU

This Workshop will provide an understanding of the concepts, merits and pitfalls of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), and how LCA can be combined with techniques from different disciplines to understand interactions within and between different measures of Sustainability.

Eligibility: Workshop is open for PhD scholars, postdocs, faculty and researchers working in any university, institute and independent researchers working on related areas. Priority will be given to candidates who are likely to use Life Cycle Assessment in their on-going, future research.

Application: Interested candidates may apply with their one page CV and a one page write-up on the relevance of the workshop for their current/ future research to the organizers at deepakmishra@jnu.ac.in on or before 20 September 2013.

Resource Persons: Dr. Alfred Gathorne-Hardy, Oxford University, UK; Dr. Deepa K Mishra, CSRD, JNU