PDS Conference 2014 programme
8.30-9.00 Registration
9.00-9.10 Welcome
9.15-9.50 Professor Erica Burman: “Reflections on engagement in/and research”
9.50-10.50 Panel: Communicating Across Divides
- Volha Arkhipenka: ”Professional development of English language teachers at master’s level: Why do we need to understand it better?”
- Julia Mueller: “Web use for symptom evaluation among people with lung cancer: A cross-disciplinary study”
- Rosemary Kay: “Is obfustication necessary?”
10.50-11.05 Coffee break
11.05-11.50 Professor Philip Withers and Dr Ian McGuire: “Building Connections”
11.50-12.50 Panel: Thinking Global
- Yasmin Farooq: “Identity, migration, community cohesion and healthcare: A study of overseas-trained South Asian doctors in England and Wales”
- Sophie Haslett: “Aerosol measurements in the tropics”
- Michael Lancaster Steiner: “Theorising in the Ivory Tower: Have international law academics lost the heart to break ground and blaze trails?”
12.50-13.50 Lunch and poster session
13.50-14.30 Professor Alan Crossman: “Translational research into Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders”
14.30-15.30 Panel: Creating Impact
- James West: “Answering the ‘so what’ question: A case study of the University of Manchester Researcher-in-Residence project”
- Maryam Saeed: “Graphene replacements for ITO coatings in solar and display applications”
- Marcin Michalski: “The social impact of financial economics”
15.30-15.50 Coffee break
15.50-16.50 Roundtable discussion convened by Dr Peter Knight: “Reaching Beyond”
16.50-17.00 Close
8.30-9.00 Registration
9.00-9.10 Welcome
9.15-9.50 Professor Erica Burman: “Reflections on engagement in/and research”
9.50-10.50 Panel: Communicating Across Divides
- Volha Arkhipenka: ”Professional development of English language teachers at master’s level: Why do we need to understand it better?”
- Julia Mueller: “Web use for symptom evaluation among people with lung cancer: A cross-disciplinary study”
- Rosemary Kay: “Is obfustication necessary?”
10.50-11.05 Coffee break
11.05-11.50 Professor Philip Withers and Dr Ian McGuire: “Building Connections”
11.50-12.50 Panel: Thinking Global
- Yasmin Farooq: “Identity, migration, community cohesion and healthcare: A study of overseas-trained South Asian doctors in England and Wales”
- Sophie Haslett: “Aerosol measurements in the tropics”
- Michael Lancaster Steiner: “Theorising in the Ivory Tower: Have international law academics lost the heart to break ground and blaze trails?”
12.50-13.50 Lunch and poster session
13.50-14.30 Professor Alan Crossman: “Translational research into Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders”
14.30-15.30 Panel: Creating Impact
- James West: “Answering the ‘so what’ question: A case study of the University of Manchester Researcher-in-Residence project”
- Maryam Saeed: “Graphene replacements for ITO coatings in solar and display applications”
- Marcin Michalski: “The social impact of financial economics”
15.30-15.50 Coffee break
15.50-16.50 Roundtable discussion convened by Dr Peter Knight: “Reaching Beyond”
16.50-17.00 Close