University of Birmingham
Urban Heritage

Welcome to the November edition of TWIST. I am delighted to announce that the call for our new programme, the Institute of Advanced Studies Internal Fellowships, opens on Monday 2 November. The programme aims to provide Internal Fellows with the time and resources to nurture research collaborations with leading global academics. Further details are available on the staff intranet and IAS website with the first deadline on Tuesday 1 December 2015.

The next IAS Distinguished Visiting Fellowship proposal deadline is Monday 16 November 2015 and IAS Workshop proposals may be submitted at any time.

Please contact Sue Gilligan if you have any questions or require any advice on submitting proposals for our programmes.

Our new IAS Advisory Group and College Champions met for the first time this month and I am hugely grateful for their input so far:

I look forward to working with them to ensure the continued success and development of the Institute.

We are always pleased to receive suggestions for future activities so if you have any ideas please do contact me, Sue or a member of the Advisory Group.

Mike Hannon, Director Institute of Advanced Studies

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Distinguished Visiting Fellow

On campus this month we welcome our Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Professor of Psychiatry, Bob McKelvey. Bob will be working closely with Professor Sabine Lee (School of History and Cultures) to develop the study of the history of wartime gender-based violence and children born of war.

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Children Who Care – Global Perspectives on Children’s Hidden Care-Giving Roles within their Families

Professor Saul Becker received a very warm welcome when he presented his research last week at The Institute of Advanced Studies of the University of São Paulo (IEA USP). IEA USP is one of our partner Institutes of Advanced Studies through the global network University Based Institutes for Advanced Study (UBIAS). View Professor Becker’s presentation, Children Who Care.

To find out more about our international network and how we can support collaborations through IAS, please contact Sue Gilligan.

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Being Human

Being Human, the UK’s first national festival of the humanities, is back for a second year, 12–22 November 2015.

There are two events here in Birmingham: Humans of Birmingham and Transforming musicology at the Birmingham Hippodrome.


Upcoming workshops
Screening
Latin American and Caribbean experiences of migration, work and employment
2 November 2015, 12.30–5.30pm
This workshop explores cutting-edge research agenda on experiences of work and employment for new migrants (Latin American and Caribbean) in Europe, bridging migration studies, work and employment relations with area studies.
Dr Saidel
Sedentary behaviour and physical activity in people with multiple sclerosis
11–12 December 2015
Jointly funded by the BiRmingham-Illinois Alliance for Discovery, EnGagement and Education (BRIDGE), this workshop will explore the consequences of sedentary behaviour with expertise from psychological, physiological and clinical researchers, practitioners, and those affected by MS.

If you’d like to propose a workshop we welcome applications at any point during the year. Please contact Sue Gilligan at s.gilligan@bham.ac.uk for guidelines.

You can view further details and who to contact to attend workshops at the IAS Workshops page.


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