Upcoming presentations: Peter R. Bloomfield

This week, I will be presenting a complete overview of my PhD so far at a Computing Departmental Seminar in UWS:

Title: "Re-blending learner centred design: Integrating VLE and MUVE technology"
Date: Wednesday 25th November 2009
Time: 4pm-5pm
Venue: D126, Paisley Campus

Everyone is welcome to come along, whether you are from the School of Computing or not. The presentation won't involve any complicated maths or computer code, so technophobes are reasonably safe! :-)

Next week, I will be giving another presentation as part of the PhD evening talk series. I will be focusing on one particular aspect of my research. Once again, everybody is welcome to come along:

Title: "Discussion boards in a 3d environment"
Date: Wednesday 2nd December 2009
Time: 5pm-6pm
Venue: D126, Paisley Campus


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What about other postgrads?

Are you a Postgraduate Taught (PgT) student here at UWS? If you are looking for a group which represents you during your time doing a Masters (or similar) qualification, then please contact the President of the Students' Association:

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PhD Evening Talks: "Wines with a little bit of POP"

Iain McLellan will be giving a talk this week on the topic of "Wines with a little bit of POP". Everyone is welcome to attend, whether you are a member of staff, a student, or an interested outsider. We will have the opportunity to 'decant' to a local pub afterwards for discussion of the subject-matter.

Date: Wednesday 18th November 2009
Time: 5pm
Venue: D126, Paisley campus

The PhD evening talks are organised by the UWS Research Students' Society. Attending these is a great opportunity to learn something new, and to find out what other research students are working on. And delivering a talk is a great experience, and useful practice for future research events. Please get in touch with us if you would like to be involved.


The subsequent talk will be on 2nd December: "Discussion boards in a 3d environment", by Peter R. Bloomfield. More details will follow nearer the time.

Workshop presentation by Peter R. Bloomfield

(After some consideration, I decided not to write about myself in the 3rd person for this...!)

I am a PhD student in the UWS School of Computing, and will be conducting a workshop session next week at the National Workshop on Learning in Immersive Worlds. The event is on Wednesday 11th November, and is organised by the Learning Innovation Applied Research Group of Coventry University.

Please keep the common room clean

The research students' room (F102a) on the Paisley Campus is a privilege which the university has granted us. It is very important that we each take responsibility to make sure we leave it clean and tidy.

This includes:

• Washing, drying, and putting away dishes and cutlery as soon as possible after use
• Putting rubbish in the bin
• Cleaning surfaces and appliances if you spill something
• Disposing of old food before it goes bad

Please make sure you take responsibility for the room so that we can all continue to enjoy it. Thanks!

Research student successes: Ana ADI

Our colleague, Ana ADI (PDF), now in her 3rd year of her PhD has obtained this summer a prestigious grant from the Olympic Studies Centre which allowed her to travel to Lausanne and undertake primary research at the International Olympic Committee. The postgraduate programme is highly competitive, only seven grants being awarded this year. Ana’s PhD examines the Beijing Olympic Games of 2008 from a new media and communications perspective, investigating China's image in relation to the online human rights debate.

(Click "Read more" to continue reading...)

Research Students' Party: Friday 9th October

All UWS research students (new and old) and their supervisors are invited to the research student party this week:

Date: Friday 9th October
Time: 5pm - 8pm
Venue: Students' Union, Level 1

If you plan to attend, then please inform Charlie or Heather at the IRO.