Events

The collaborative style of working at the OU has been incorporated into a practical expertise at hosting and running a wide range of working groups, workshops, all of which have produced research outputs.

Radical Politics of Urban Cultures

6 June 2013, 13:30 - 17:00

Cities are complex and dynamic spaces where culture, environment and politics intersect in fascinating ways. This workshop brings together Open University geographers for a conversation on this interplay. The workshop will be of interest to anyone working in urban studies.

Nature Table

26 June 2013, 10:30 - 12:30

Nature Table panel: Caspar Henderson, Kim Hammond, Janice Ansine, Shonil Bhagwat, George Revill, and chaired by Joe Smith.

Design Group/OpenSpace Seminar: Designing research methods for storytelling

3 July 2013, 13:00 - 16:00

This joint Design Group/OpenSpace seminar features Linda Naughton of Staffordshire University, who will speak on 'Designing research methods for storytelling: eliciting narratives through enactment and performance'.

Past events

Caribbean Urban Aesthetics

21 May 2013, 15:00 - 22 May 2013, 14:00

Caribbean Urban Aesthetics is a project initiated by Dr Clare Melhuish and Dr Leon Wainwright, which explores the intersection of aesthetics and urban place at a number of different sites in the Caribbean region, crossing linguistic

CCIG/OpenSpace Lunch Seminar: Managing Grants

15 May 2013, 12:30 - 14:00

This session will provide insight into how to manage a grant. Giles Mohan (Professor of International Development) and Melissa Butcher (Senior Lecturer in Geography) will lead the discussion.

Grant Bidding 101

15 May 2013, 11:00 - 12:15

This session is aimed at providing basic information to postgraduates and early career researchers on how to create and submit a grant proposal.

Academic Writing Workshop

11 May 2013, 10:00 - 12 May 2013, 16:30

Postgraduate Workshop 3: Analysing Interview Data

8 May 2013, 15:00 - 16:30

The joint Open Space/CCIG workshop series on Interviewing Techniques is a training opportunity for postgraduate researchers who will use interviews as part of their doctoral research. It provides an introduction to different types of interviews, challenges of setting up and conducting interviews as well as analysing interview data.

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