by Talking Humanities | May 11, 2017 | Events, Fellowships & Networks, History & Classics, Interviews, The Social Scholar
The School of Advanced Study’s ‘social scholar’ lunchtime seminar returns on 17 May with Dr Peter Jones offering a fascinating discussion on converting research into a form that can be used for teaching school children. Below, Peter hints at what to expect. Could you...
by Talking Humanities | Feb 22, 2017 | Digital, The Social Scholar
The School of Advanced Study’s ‘social scholar’ lunchtime seminar returns on 8 March with what promises to be a fascinating and enjoyable talk by Professor Kiera Vaclavik (Queen Mary, University of London) about how academics can successfully turn their research into...
by Talking Humanities | Jul 12, 2016 | Digital, Features, Graduate Study, Libraries & Publications, Public Engagement, The Social Scholar
Dr Caroline Edwards (above), who will delivered the School of Advanced Study’s July Social Scholar seminar, provides a first-person account of why academics should care about open access. She says academic careers might depend upon publishing in ‘the right journal’ –...
by Talking Humanities | May 17, 2016 | Features, Fellowships & Networks, Public Engagement, Research & Resources, The Social Scholar, Training and Research
The New Generation Thinkers scheme is an annual competition run jointly by the Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and BBC Radio 3 to give ten early career researchers from across the arts and humanities the chance to get their research onto broadcast media....
by Talking Humanities | Apr 28, 2016 | Digital, History & Classics, The Social Scholar, Training and Research
Live Twitter commentary and Q&As – both official and unofficial – have become a feature of historical TV programming. What opportunities can this format offer academics? How does it break down conventional hierarchies, and how does it create new ones? What are the...
by Talking Humanities | Feb 10, 2016 | The Social Scholar
This month’s Social Scholar seminar features Dr Martin Zaltz Austwick, a lecturer in advanced spatial analysis and visualisation, discussing how he uses data to make sense of, and communicate the structure of communities and spatial systems. I consider myself a...
