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Social science forum

2012/13 semester 2 programme

Informal discussion on topics of interest to all those involved in social science teaching and research.

Sessions take place on alternate Wednesdays between 1 and 2pm in room B408, Checkland Building, Falmer campus.

Date Session
6 February 2013 Dr Samantha Adams
Erasmus University, Netherlands
'Crowdsourcing for quality improvement? The rise of rating and recommendation sites in the healthcare sector'
20 February 2013 Dr Ben Fincham
Sociology, University of Sussex
'Fun'
6 March 2013 Dr Catriona McKinnon
Politics, University of Reading
'Climate change: compensating future victims'
20 March 2013 Dr Katy Wheeler
Social Science, Essex University
'Who's the fairest of them all? The growth of the international Fairtrade Towns movement'
17 April 2013 Dr Cath Lambert
Sociology, Warwick University
'Live art as urban praxis'
1 May 2013 Dr Charles Turner
Sociology, Warwick University
'Some thoughts on plagiarism'
15 May 2013 Professor Lydia Morris
Sociology, Essex University
'Asylum, welfare and the cosmopolitan ideal'
SASS Annual Public Lecture
6pm, 29 May 2013
Room M129 Mayfield House

Professor Ian Parker, Discourse Unit
'Neo-liberalism and the strong state in higher education: psychology today'
Find out more on the Brighton Fringe website

Location

Room B408, Checkland Building, Falmer campus.
All staff and students are welcome to attend.

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Further details

If you have any suggestions for further sessions, or would like more details about the Social Science Forum please contact:

Mark Erickson
M.Erickson@brighton.ac.uk
School of Applied Social Science
Falmer Campus
University of Brighton
Tel 01273 644525