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2010

Arts on 5

Current Exhibition on campus

Chris Dobrowolski presents Antarctica (until 27 March)
Having spent three months as artist-in-residence in Antarctica with the British Antarctic Survey, this exhibition represents the outcome of Chris Dobrowolski's extraordinary experience of going south. University Gallery. Monday-Friday 11am-5pm, Saturday 12pm-4pm. Admission free.

March

Tuesday 9

Professional Development Event for Research Staff
Applying for non-academic posts. 10am-1pm. For further information and to book a place please follow this link.

Anglican Chaplaincy
Special Charity Lunch. Want to do something good this Winter? You can…leave your pack lunches behind and come enjoy heart warming soup and a slice of pizza and warm your heart by doing it for Charity! We suggest a donation of £2 for soup and a slice of pizza for each person. Everyone welcome. All monies given will go to supporting needy communities in South India, the Amazon and Kenya and also the Anglican Chaplaincy Counselling Service of the University of Essex. Level 2 Bar (next to Mondos).12pm-1.30pm.

Special Tuesday Taster to mark International Women’s Day
In collaboration with Staff Development, to mark International Women’s Day, local Paralympic sailor Hannah Stodel will talk about her amazing career, which started at the age of three.  Hannah is currently an ambassador for Team Essex and has been chosen to represent Great Britain in the 2012 Paralympic Games.  For full biographical details of Hannah, please follow this link. LTB 4. 1pm-2pm.  Staff at Southend Campus can watch the talk live in R2.76. Book online now (when prompted for your user name please type campus\ followed by your user name). This Tuesday Taster will take the format of a question and answer session. We would therefore ask that you send in any questions you may have to staffdev@essex.ac.uk beforehand so that we can put them to her during the session. Hannah will also take questions from the floor on the day. Although this event is to mark International  Woman's Day, it is open to both male and female staff.

Department of Psychology Seminar
Professor Russell Spears (Cardiff University): 'Nothing to Lose: Desperate Circumstances Require Desperate Measures'. Room 4.722. 4pm-6pm. Open to the public.

Department of Economics Seminar
Gorkem Celik (ESSEC Business School Paris): 'Equilibrium Rejection of a Mechanism'. Room 5B.307. 5pm.

Department of Government Seminar
Emily Clough (University of Newcastle): 'Exceptions in Duverger's Law in Canada: The Moderating Effect of Knowledge in Single-Member Plurality Systems'.  Ivor Crewe Seminar Room.  5.15pm.

Modern Languages Film Club: Modern German Cinema
Lolo rennt! (Run Lola Run) by Tom Tyler. LTB2. 7.15pm. Admission free.

Arts on 5
Artist's Talk: Neville Gabie
South. Ivor Crewe Lecture Hall. 7pm-8pm. Admission free.

University of Essex Burrows Lecture
Matthew Poole (Department of Art History and Theory): From Chavs to Contemporary Art: Anti-Institutionalism and Iconoclasm in Essex’. Lakeside Theatre. 7.30pm. Free admission by ticket only – please e-mail events to reserve a ticket or telephone 01206 872807.
 

Wednesday 10

Department of Sociology CISC Seminar
Professor Leonore Davidoff (University of Essex): 'Close Marriage in 19th Century Society: Cousin Relationships and Sibling Exchange'. Room 6.348. 1pm. Open to the public.

Law School Research Seminar
Professor Maurice Sunkin (University of Essex): Title tbc. Room 5S.6.17. 1pm. Open to the public.

School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering Seminar
Professor Simon Lucas (University of Essex): ‘Learning to Play Games’. Room 1N1.4.1. 4pm. Open to the public.

Centre for Film Studies Film Screening
Notre Musique (Jean Luc Godard, France, 2004). LTB 10. 7.30pm.

Arts on 5
Off the Kerb and Comedy Central Live presents The Three Shots Comedy Club with  Patrick Monahan, Andi Ohso and MC Rob Broderick. Lakeside Theatre. 8.30pm.  Tickets £8 (£5, £4).

22nd Annual Essex Law Lecture
Michael Mansfield QC: 'It should be a hung Parliament - in all sense of the word'. Ivor Crewe Lecture Hall A. 7pm. To avoid disappointment please book. Open to the public.

Thursday 11

Learning and Teaching Unit
Supervising to Completion. With Dr Kate Exley.  10.30am-4pm. Ivor Crewe Seminar Room.  For further information please follow this link.

Department of Biological Sciences Seminar
Professor Paula Booth (University of Bristol): 'Membrane protein folding:insights into folding transition states'. LTB 8.  1pm. Open to the public.

Essex Project of Business and Human Rights Lunchtime Seminar
Dr Sabine Michalowski (University of Essex): 'Complicity with Human Rights violations: the role of international banks'. Room 4SA.6.19. 1pm.

Department of Mathematical Sciences Seminar
Rohmatul Fajriyah (University of Essex): 'Comparing Pre-Processing Methods of Affymetrix Microarray Data'. Room 6.314. 2pm. Open to the public.

Department of Art History and Theory Work in Progress Seminar, held jointly with the Department of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies and the Centre for Theoretical Studies
Dr Jennifer Rutherford (University of Melbourne): 'Black Bile and Black Art: Reframing Colonial Melancholy'. Room 4SB.5.3. A Reception will be held after the Seminar. 4.30pm-6pm. Open to the public.

Department of Language and Linguistics Seminar
Dr
Nancy Kula (Essex): 'The Influence of Phonology on Syntax in Bantu Relatives'. LTB3. 4pm.

Department of Sociology International Women's Day Seminar
Professor Miriam Glucksmann (University of Essex): 'From Experience to Reflection. Changes and Continuities in Women’s Work'. Room 6.345. 4pm. Open to the public.

Department of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies Seminar, held jointly with the Centre for Theoretical Studies and Art History
Dr Jennifer Rutherford (University of Melbourne): 'Black Bile and Black Art: Reframing Colonial Melancholy'. Room 5A.101. 4.30pm-6pm. Open to the public.

Department of Philosophy Seminar
Brian O'Connor (University College Dublin). 'Critical Theory and Phenomenology of Everyday Expertise'. Room 5B.202. 5pm-7pm. Open to the public.

Arts on 5
Earthfall presents Gig. Lakeside Theatre. 7.30pm.  Tickets £9 (£6, £4).

Art Film Society
Tales from the Golden Age (Hanno Höfer, Critsina Mungiu, Constantin Popescu, Ioana Uricaru, Razvan Marculescu).  LTB 10. Doors 7.30pm, screening 7.45pm.

Friday 12

Institute for Democracy and Conflict Resolution Seminar:
'Democracy in Development: International IDEA's Global Consultations on the EU's Role in Democracy Building'.
The Institute for Democracy and Conflict Resolution is pleased to host a seminar presentation by representatives from the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) in Stockholm on their ongoing project on assessing European Union democracy building. As part of the Swedish Presidency of the EU, International IDEA has been commissioned to travel around the world and consult with key actors to reflect on the role that the EU has played and can play in buidling democracy. Thier presentation summarises the results of their work, which have been published in a new book Democracy in Development and a series of supporting papers. This is an open event and all are welcome. Room 4N.6.1. 10am-12pm.

Visit Your Future - Science and Engineering Week at Essex
Find out about flying robots, how interactive technology will transform our homes and media beyond the internet in the School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering.
Explore juggling, games, puzzles and cake ….. and find out the relation between lambs to the slaughterhouse and networks in the Department of Mathematical Sciences.12pm-2pm. Please visit the website for further information.

Department of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies Seminar
Professor Brian Castro (University of Adelaide, Creative Writing): Discussion and Reading. Room 5A.101. 4.30pm-6pm. Open to the public.

iCES Environmental Film Series
What would Jesus buy? (Rob VanAlkemade, 2009). 91 minutes.  LTB 10. 3pm-5pm.

Saturday 13

Arts on 5
Lemn Sissay presents Why I Don't Hate White People. Lakeside Theatre.  7.30pm. Tickets £9 (£6, £4).

Monday 15

Visit Your Future - Science and Engineering Week at Essex 
Discover how health care education keeps pace with changes in the health service in the School of Health and Human Sciences.
Why do some of us see the glass as half full, while others see it as half empty? Do you look at a friend in the same way as a stranger? Answers in ‘The Marketplace’ in the Department of Psychology
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Find out how climate change is threatening the future existence of the world's coral reefs and the challenges in creating a blood substitute in Biological Sciences. 12pm-2pm. Please visit the website for further information.

Institute for Social and Economic Research Seminar
James Banks (Institute for Fiscal Studies): Title tba. Large Seminar Room 2N2.4.16. 4pm. Open to the public.

‘Being Human’ at the Minories, Colchester
Dr. Kathleen Riach (Essex Business School, University of Essex): ‘Smells in the Workplace’. This discussion will explore how people experience smell at work and how companies use smells as a managerial tool to change workplace atmospheres. The University of Essex has been funded by the Economic and Social Research Council as part of their Festival of Social Science Week, to host a series of free events around being human during Essex Book Festival Week in March 2010.  'Being Human' will provide insights into human behaviour and the factors that influence it.  The topics are immediately engaging and connect with common experiences. All sessions will run from 6pm to 7.30pm. Being Human will be held at the Minories Bistro @ The Minories Art Gallery, 74 High Street, Colchester. The events are free but seating is limited, so please book your place in advance by e-mailing Linette Edonya.

Arts on 5
Artist's Film Choice

Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition. Lakeside Theatre. 7.30pm. Admission free.

Tuesday 16

Institute for Social and Economic Research Seminar
Dr Mario Callegaro (Google Inc): 'The Decade's Most Important Methodological Advances in Survey Research'. Room 5A.330. 1pm. Open to the public.

Professional Development Event for Research Staff - Bitesize Series
Where do all the UK researchers go? Ivor Crewe Seminar Room. 1pm-2pm. For further information and to book a place please follow this link.

Department of Psychology Seminar
Dr Markius Damian (University of Bristol): 'Dynamics of Handwritten Language Production'. Room 4.722. 4pm-6pm. Open to the public.

Department of Economics Seminar
Thomas Crossley (University of Cambridge): Title tba. Room 5B.307. 5pm.

Department of Government Seminar
Matthew Lebo (Stony Brook University): 'The Pendulum Swings Back: A Forecast of the 2010 British General Election'.  Ivor Crewe Seminar Room. 5.15pm.

‘Being Human’ at the Minories, Colchester
Professor  Elaine Fox (Department of Psychology, University of Essex): 'Happier by Design?' This talk will explore the ‘happiness gene’ that makes some people inherently optimistic and resilient to stress and the impact of negative events. The University of Essex has been funded by the Economic and Social Research Council as part of their Festival of Social Science Week, to host a series of free events around being human during Essex Book Festival Week in March 2010.  'Being Human' will provide insights into human behaviour and the factors that influence it.  The topics are immediately engaging and connect with common experiences. All sessions will run from 6pm to 7.30pm. Being Human will be held at the Minories Bistro @ The Minories Art Gallery, 74 High Street, Colchester. The events are free but seating is limited, so please book your place in advance by e-mailing Linette Edonya.

Wednesday 17

Law School Research Seminar
Agnieszca Jachec-Neale (Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy): 'Military Objective - The Concept and the Misconceptions'.  Room 5S.6.17. 1pm. Open to the public.

Essex Business School
Professor Alan Morrison (Said Business School, Oxford): 'Internal Reporting Systems, Compensation Contracts and Bank Regulation'. Room 5N.3.11. 2pm-4pm.

Essex Business School Accounting Centre Seminar
Professor Christopher Napier (Royal Holloway): Accounting, Religion and Organisational Culture: Creating an Islamic Bank'.  Room 5N.3.7. 2pm-4pm

Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies Open Seminar
Dr Ann Rippin (University of Bristol): 'Information panels, bell hooks, confessional writing and ‘silverhandedness’ '. Room 4N.6.1. 5pm-6.30pm. Open to the public.

‘Being Human’ at the Minories, Colchester
Dr Rebecca Clift (Department of Language and Linguistics, University of Essex): 'Beating you to it: Competition and Cooperation in Everyday Conversation'. We all associate laughter with humour.  This discussion will explore the use of laughter in non-humorous situations and how others respond. The University of Essex has been funded by the Economic and Social Research Council as part of their Festival of Social Science Week, to host a series of free events around being human during Essex Book Festival Week in March 2010.  'Being Human' will provide insights into human behaviour and the factors that influence it.  The topics are immediately engaging and connect with common experiences. All sessions will run from 6pm to 7.30pm. Being Human will be held at the Minories Bistro @ The Minories Art Gallery, 74 High Street, Colchester. The events are free but seating is limited, so please book your place in advance by e-mailing Linette Edonya.

Transitional Justice Film Series jointly with Centre for Film Studies
Kafi's Story and Benjamin and his Brother: The Lost Boys, Part One (Director Arthur Howes, 1989 and 2003). LTB 10. 7pm.

East 15 Acting School production (until 20 March)
3rd year BA Acting and Stage Combat students present: More Shadows Than People. Directed by Shane Dempsey. Performances on 17, 18 and 19 March at 7.30pm and on Saturday 20 March at 2.30pm and 7.30pm. Clifftown Studios, Nelson Street, Southend SS1 1EF. Tickets £8/5 available form the Box Office, telephone 01702 328335, e-mail clifftown@essex.ac.uk.Buy tickets online here:

Arts on 5
Eastern Roots presents Cimarron. Lakeside Theatre. 8.30pm. Tickets £10 (£7).

Thursday 18

Grad Bus Comes to Essex
If you want to apply your degree, start a 'real' job straight away and gain a further professional qualification, then a Knowledge Transfer Partnership might be what you're looking for. The bus will be situated next to the Ivor Crewe Lecture Hall between 11.30am-3pm.

Visit Your Future - Science and Engineering Week at Essex 
See how fitness testing is preparing athletes for the Olympics, and beyond, in the Sports Science Human Performance Unit. 12pm-2pm. Please visit the website for further information.

Department of Biological Sciences Seminar
Dr Tom Bibby (National Oceanography Centre, Southampton): 'Capturing Sunlight - The Global Implications of Different Photosynthetic Strategies in Marine Phytoplankton'. LTB 8.  1pm. Open to the public.

Department of Art History Work in Progress Seminar
Beth Williamson (Research Assistant for Tate's Leverhulme funded project 'Art School Educated'): 'Pedagogy and the State of Art Education'. Room 6.106. 4pm. Open to the public.

Department of Language and Linguistics Seminar
Shelagh Rixon (University of Warwick): 'Title tba'. LTB3. 4pm.

Department of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies Seminar
Dr Kriss Ravetto-Biagiolo (University of Edinburgh): Godard's Notre Musique: On the Ruins of the Divine'. Room 5A.101. 4.30pm-6pm. Open to the public.

‘Being Human’ at the Minories, Colchester
Dr Elisabeth Carter (Department of Sociology): 'Banged to Rights: Analysing the Confession in the Police Interview'. The University of Essex has been funded by the Economic and Social Research Council as part of their Festival of Social Science Week, to host a series of free events around being human during Essex Book Festival Week in March 2010.  'Being Human' will provide insights into human behaviour and the factors that influence it.  The topics are immediately engaging and connect with common experiences. All sessions will run from 6pm to 7.30pm. Being Human will be held at the Minories Bistro @ The Minories Art Gallery, 74 High Street, Colchester. The events are free but seating is limited, so please book your place in advance by e-mailing Linette Edonya.

Arts on 5
The Future is Unwritten presents Meeting Joe Strummer. Lakeside Theatre. 7.30pm. Tickets £9 (£6, £4).

Art Film Society
Respiro (Emanuele Crialese, Italy, 2002, 95 minutes).  LTB 10. Doors 7.30pm, screening 7.45pm.

Friday 19

‘Being Human’ at the Minories, Colchester
Dr Chris Land and Dr Marjana Johansson (Essex Business School, University of Essex): 'Food for the Soul: Should Public Money Fund the Arts?' What is ‘value’ of culture? Can it be measured? The University of Essex has been funded by the Economic and Social Research Council as part of their Festival of Social Science Week, to host a series of free events around being human during Essex Book Festival Week in March 2010.  'Being Human' will provide insights into human behaviour and the factors that influence it.  The topics are immediately engaging and connect with common experiences. All sessions will run from 6pm to 7.30pm. Being Human will be held at the Minories Bistro @ The Minories Art Gallery, 74 High Street, Colchester. The events are free but seating is limited, so please book your place in advance by e-mailing Linette Edonya.

Arts on 5
Artist's Talk: Chris Dobrowolski.
The Great Escape. Lakeside Theatre, 7.30pm. Tickets £9, (£6, £4).

School of Health and Human Sciences Research Seminar
Professor Kate Hunt (Head of Gender and Health Programme, Medial Research Council, Social and Public Health Sciences Unit): 'Gender and help-seeking: potential dangers in equating a reluctance to consult with masculinity'. Room 6.345. 12 noon. If you would like to attend please contact Mel Hassack, email: mahasss (non-Essex users should add @essex.ac.uk) Tel: 01206 873375.

iCES Environmental Film Series
What a way to Go: Life at the End of Empire (T.S. Bennett, 2007). 123 minutes.  LTB 10. 3pm-5pm.

Saturday 20

Arts on 5
Segue and Arts on 5 present Adriano Adewale with special guests. Lakeside Theatre,  8.30pm. Tickets £10 (£7, £5).

Monday 22

Learning and Teaching Unit
The Fear Course. With Dave Wilkinson.  9.30am-4.30pm. Ivor Crewe Seminar Room.  For further information please follow this link.

Art Film Society
Somers Town (Shane Meadows, Britain, 2008, 75 mins). Lakeside Theatre. 7.30pm.

Tuesday 23

Department of Psychology Seminar
Professor Nicolas Wade (University of Dundee): 'Pioneers of Perception'.  Room 4.722. 4pm-5.30pm. Open to the public.

Department of Economics Seminar
Philipp Kircher (Oxford University and University of Pennsylvania): 'The U-shapes of Occupational Mobility'. Room 5B.307. 5pm.

Department of Government Seminar
Professor Anthony King (University of Essex): 'Swings, Roundabouts and Gene Pools: Ministers in the British System'. Ivor Crewe Seminar Room. 5.15pm.

Wednesday 24

The Equality and Diversity Unit (also 19 May)
Recruitment and Selection Briefings. Colchester Campus. Staff Development Training Room 4SA.6.17. 11am-1pm. To book a place on line please follow this link and click on the date you would like to attend (when prompted for your user name please type campus\ followed by your user name).

Department of Sociology CISC Seminar
Dr Adrian Athique, Dr Elizabeth Kuti and Dr Sandya Bhattacharya (University of Essex): 'Researching 'Race' and Ethnicity'. Room 6.348. 1pm. Open to the public.

Law School Research Seminar
Richard Cornes (University of Essex): 'The UK Supreme Court and the Power of the Presidency'.  Room 5S.6.17. 1pm. Open to the public.

Centre for Film Studies Screening
The Saragossa Manuscript (Wojciech Has, Poland, 1965). LTB 10. 7.30pm.

Arts on 5
Off the Kerb and Comedy Central Live presents The Three Shots Comedy Club with Mitch Benn, Tom Craine and MC Rob Broderick.Lakeside Theatre. 8.30pm.  Tickets £8 (£5, £4).

Thursday 25

Centre for Theoretical Studies Seminar
Dr Ephriam Nimni (Queen's University Belfast): 'Democracy and National Self-Determination: The Crisis of Theory and a Difficult Paradigm Shift'. Room 4SB.5.3. 1pm. Open to the public.

Professional Development Event for Research Staff - Bitesize Series
Sense about Science. Ivor Crewe Seminar Room. 1pm-2pm. For further information and to book a place please follow this link.

Professional Development Event for Research Staff - Bitesize Series
Scientific Publishing - the issues & challenges. Wallace Room 6.22 Biological Sciences. 2pm-3pm. For further information and to book a place please follow this link.

Department of Sociology Fuller Lecture
Professor Professor Roland Robertson (University of Essex): 'Globalization in its Place Are there any cosmic limits to Globalization?' Room 4N.6.1. 4pm. Open to the public.

Department of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies Seminar
Dr Deidre Serjeantson (University of Essex): ' 'Our English Petrarch': Political Petrarchism in Early-Modern England'. Room 5A.101. 4.30pm-6pm. Open to the public.

Department of Philosophy Seminar
Lucy O'Brien (University College London): 'Ordinary Self-Consciousness'. Room 5B.202. 5pm-7pm. Open to the public.

Art Film Society
Elephant Man (David Lynch, USA, 1980). LTB 10. Doors 7.30pm, screening 7.45pm.

Friday 26

iCES Environmental Film Series
Flow ( Irena Salina, 2008). 84 minutes.  LTB 10. 3pm-5pm.

Tuesday 30

Learning and Teaching Unit
Examining Doctoral Candidates. With John Wakeford. 9.30am-4.30pm. Ivor Crewe Seminar Room.  For further information please follow this link.

Wednesday 31

Working with International Students
This one day interactive workshop is run once or twice-termly, and is open to all staff at the University.  Staff  have the opportunity to take time out from their normal routines to reflect on issues such as culture, culture shock, stereotyping and why communication problems and misunderstanding occur.   One of the most popular aspects of the course is the student panel, when international students come along and share with us their first impressions and experiences of arriving at Essex.  Staff from Student Support, The International Office and the Student Union also contribute to this workshop by supplying information on the special support and resources provided for international students.  Room 4SA.6.17. 9.15am-4.30pm. Book a place online
(when prompted for your user name please type campus\ followed by your user name).

Café Scientifique
Dr Gavin Sandercock (Department of Biological Sciences): 'What parents do: why children are (un)fit in the East of England'. Minories Cafe, Colchester. 7.30pm.

April

Thursday 1

Arts on 5
Shelter. An exhibition of work made by Primary School Children inspired by the term's exhibitions in the University Gallery - Dislocated Journeys and Chris Dobrowlski: Antarctica. Please come along and see the work of our artists of the future! University Gallery. Monday-Friday 11am-5pm and Saturday 12pm-4pm. Closed Bank Holidays. Admission free.

Thursday 8

Institute of Knowledge Transfer Event
Networking, short and lively presents on the 'Future of the Internet' and tour of the University's world leading £1.5m networked media lab with demonstrations. Networks Building. 6pm-8pm. Places are limited so please e-mail Linette Edonya to reserve a place.

Wednesday 14

Café Scientifique
Dr Michael Steinke (Department of Biological Sciences): 'The smell of the sea affects our climate: How oceanic gases make clouds'. Minories Cafe, Colchester. 7.30pm.

Thursday 15

Learning and Teaching Unit
Assessing Group Projects (L&T Series) With Iain Langdon and Keith Primrose. Room 5A.325. 11.30am-12.30pm. For further information please follow this link.

Monday 26

Institute for Social and Economic Research Seminar
Dr Ann Berrington (University of Southampton): 'Changes in Non-Family Living Among Young Adults'. Large Seminar Room 2N2.4.16. 4pm. Open to the public.

Tuesday 27

Colchester Networking Lunch
Hear how to access University of Essex expertise to develop your business through the part Government funded Knowledge Transfer Partnership scheme. 12pm-4pm. For further information and to book a place please visit this link. Lunch included.  Tickets £32, £27, £22.

Wednesday 28

Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies Open Seminar
Professor J.J. Clarke (Kingston University): ‘Psyche and Cosmos: The Emergence of Order out of Chaos’. Room 4N.6.1. 5pm-6.30pm. Open to the public.

Essex Business School Accounting Centre Seminar
Professor Trevor Hopper (Manchester Business School): Title tba.  Room 5N.3.7. 2pm-4pm

Transitional Justice Film Series (co-sponsored by the The American Tropics Project and the Department of Language and Linguistics)
Jamaica for Sale (Directors Esther Figueroa and Diana McCaulay, 2009). UK Premiere with a talk by Director, Esther Figueroa. LTB 10. 7pm.

Thursday 29

Department of Sociology Joint Seminar with CRESI
Professor John Urry (Lancaster University): 'The End of Mass Movement'. Room 6.345. 4pm. Open to the public.

Friday 30

Department of Language and Linguistics Seminar
Esther Figuero (Vagabond Media): 'Title tba'. Room 4.722. 4pm.

May

Wednesday 5

Department of Sociology CISC Seminar
Dr Andrew Canessa (University of Essex): 'Race, Sex, and the Problem of Desire in Latin America'. Room 6.348. 1pm. Open to the public.

Law School Research Seminar
Scott Sheeran (University of Essex): Title tba..  Room 5S.6.17. 1pm. Open to the public. 

Café Scientifique
Dr  Francisco Sepulveda (School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering): 'Machines reading human minds: the good and the ugly'. Minories Cafe, Colchester. 7.30pm.

Thursday 6

Department of Philosophy Seminar
Nick Walker (University of Essex): 'Lessing's Leap - or the Curious Case of Lessing and Kierkegaard'.  Room 5B.202. 5pm-7pm. Open to the public.

Department of Sociology Seminar
Professor Penny Summerfield (University of Manchester): 'The long ago war looms large in my life: men, women and the cultural memory of the Second World War, a Mass-Observation study'. Room 6.345. 4pm. Open to the public.

Monday 10

Learning and Teaching Unit
Supervising to Completion. With Dr Kate Exley. Ivor Crewe Seminar Room. Time tbc.  For further information please follow this link.

Wednesday 12

Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies Open Seminar
Dr Julia Borossa (Middlesex University): ‘The Extensibility of Psychoanalysis: colonialism, post-colonialism and hospitality’. Room 4N.6.1. 5pm-6.30pm. Open to the public.

Monday 17

The Equality and Diversity Unit (also 19 May)
Recruitment and Selection Briefings. Colchester Campus. Staff Development Training Room 4SA.6.17. 11am-1pm. To book a place on line please follow this link and click on the date you would like to attend (when prompted for your user name please type campus\ followed by your user name).

Institute for Social and Economic Research Seminar
Daniel Hammermesh: Title tba. Large Seminar Room 2N2.4.16. 4pm. Open to the public.

Tuesday 18

Learning and Teaching Unit
Curriculum Design and Development. With Alan Mortiboys. 10am-1pm. Room 5A.325.  For further information please follow this link.

Learning and Teaching Unit
L&T Series: Alternative Assessment Strategies. With Alan Mortiboys. 2pm-4pm. Room 5A.325.  For further information please follow this link.

Wednesday 19

Law School Research Seminar
David Marrani (University of Essex): Title tba.  Room 5S.6.17. 1pm. Open to the public.

Thursday 20

Department of Sociology CISC Seminar
Panel Discussion on 'Intimacy'.  Room 6.345. 4pm. Open to the public.

Monday 24

Institute for Social and Economic Research Seminar
Katharina Wrohlich (DIW Berlin): Title tba. Large Seminar Room 2N2.4.16. 4pm. Open to the public.

Thursday 27

Learning and Teaching Unit
L&T Series: Work Placements and Transition to Work for Students with Disabilities. With Shirley Dow and Michelle Paul. Room 5A.325. 11.30am-1.30pm.   For further information please follow this link.

Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies
Annual Freud Memorial Lecture.Details tbc.Lakeside Theatre. 6pm-7.30pm. Admission free but by ticket only. Please book with Centre Administrator
 

June

Wednesday 2

Law School Research Seminar
Fernne Brennan (University of Essex): 'Institutional Racism and the Law: A Critical Discussion'.  Room 5S.6.17. 1pm. Open to the public.

Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies Open Seminar
Dr Leon Burnett (University of Essex): 'Sphinx & Enigma'. Room 4N.6.1. 5pm-6.30pm.Open to the public.

Monday 7

Institute for Social and Economic Research Seminar
Dr Francesca Cornaglia (Queen Mary London): Title tba. Large Seminar Room 2N2.4.16. 4pm. Open to the public.

Monday 14

Institute for Social and Economic Research Seminar
Fabrizio Bernardi (UNED, Madrid): Title tba. Large Seminar Room 2N2.4.16. 4pm. Open to the public.

Wednesday 16

Transitional Justice Film Series
Cautiva (Director Gaston Biraben, 2003). LTB 10. 7pm.

Saturday 19

Undergraduate Open Day
For further information please follow this link.
 

September

Wednesday 8  (until 10 September)

School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering
CSEE will be hosting UKCI 2010, the UK's Premier Conference on Computational Intelligence. For more details please follow this link.

25 September

Undergraduate Open Day
For further information please follow this link.

October

Saturday 30

Undergraduate Open Day
For further information please follow this link.


 


 

 

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Multi-Faith Chaplaincy Centre

The following events are held in the Multi Faith Chaplaincy Centre on a regular weekly basis throughout Term time:

SUNDAYS

12.10pm - Catholic mass.
AM:
Anglican Chaplaincy: Visiting churches in the local area.
7.30pm-9.30pm - Anglican Chaplaincy Worship at the Anglican Chaplaincy.

MONDAYS

9am-9.30am - Anglican Chaplaincy: morning prayer for staff and students.
12pm-1pm - Buddhist Meditation. Multi-Faith Chaplaincy worship area 1.
7.30pm - Student Led Bible Study Group. Small Room, Anglican Chaplaincy.
 

TUESDAYS

9-9.30am - Anglican Chaplaincy: morning prayer for staff and students.
12.30-1pm - Anglican Chaplaincy: A simple service of communion for staff and students.
5pm - Evening Prayer. Small Room, Anglican Chaplaincy.

WEDNESDAYS

9-9.30am - Anglican Chaplaincy: morning prayer for staff and students.
12.30-1.30pm - Anglican Chaplaincy: Staff Christian meditation group.
2.30pm - Discipleship Group. Anglican Chaplaincy.
5pm - Evening Prayers, Small Room, Anglican Chaplaincy.

7-8pm - Greek orthodox time  - Fr Alexander will be present to meet Orthodox students.
7.30-9.30pm -
Anglican Chaplaincy: Discipleship group for students.

THURSDAYS

9-9.30am - Anglican Chaplaincy Morning prayer for staff and students.
5pm - Catholic Mass. Multi-Faith Chaplaincy worship area 1.
6pm - Islamic Society

FRIDAYS

9-9.30am - Anglican Chaplaincy: morning prayer for staff and students.
1-2pm - Anglican Chaplaincy: Staff Bible exploration
12-6pm - Islamic Society, including Friday prayers at 1pm.
7-9pm - Buddhist drop-in Meditation Class run by the Buddhist Chaplaincy.

SATURDAYS

7.30-10pm (monthly, last Saturday of each month) - Anglican Chaplaincy get-together.

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