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RESEARCH NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 2003
RESEARCH
SERVICES, WINTER 2004
As you will have
read from the message by the President, I will be remaining in part
of my job (the research part) but I have relinquished the faculty development
parts. I will be on what amounts to a 4/5 sabbatical next semester and
I will be available on Wednesdays only. If you have any query when I
am not accessible, or if you would like an appointment, please contact
Lehanne Knowlton my new assistant (knowlton or x 647). I will try to
keep 8-10am and 5-6pm on Wednesdays free for people to drop in without
appointment. Between February 20th and April 10th I will be out of the
country but accessible by e-mail (not every day though). The Research
Committee will meet regularly so please let Lehanne have any suggestions
about items that we should discuss. Ian Fraser has kindly agreed to
Chair the Research Committee from Jan - June 2004.
The next semester
will not be a time for the research office to initiate many new projects
but I will do what I can to assist individuals and groups of faculty
who want to pursue new ideas. I will also work with faculty who intend
to submit a SSHRC RDI application in the April competition. Please keep
me informed about what is going on and let me know if you want my involvement.
The SRC will be considering an application for a grant under the SSHRC
"Aid to Small Universities" scheme, application due Dec 1st
2004. This could give us up to $30,000 a year for 3 years so we should
go for it. We will need to do preliminary work this semester. If anyone
has ideas about what we should apply for, please let me know. Details
are on this site:
http://www.sshrc.ca/web/apply/program_descriptions/aid_small_universities_e.asp
FUNDING
OPPORTUNITIES
INTERNAL
OPPORTUNITIES
Next deadline May 1/04 For more information please check http://www.stu.ca/research/Research/InternalFunding.htm
EXTERNAL
OPPORTUNITIES
SSHRC/NSERC/CIHR
For the timeline of regular opportunities please check the link marked
in red from http://www.stu.ca/research/Research/Externalfunding.htm
SSHRC Research Development Initiative (RDI) Grants Five faculty made
applications in the December competition. The next deadline is April
7th so it is important to begin applications as soon as possible. I
will hold an information session in January. Further information is
available on http://www.sshrc.ca/web/apply/program_descriptions/rdi_e.asp
FULBRIGHT There are a number of fellowships/grants available to facilitate
collaboration betwen scholars in Canada and the US. For ore information
check www.fulbright.ca and follow the link to “award opportunities”.
CONFERENCE OPPORTUNITIES
ATLANTIC HEALTH
PROMOTION RESEARCH FORUM
Call for abstracts. Forum to be held in Moncton from 1-2 June 2004.
Includes themes on “rural health”, “vulnerable and
resilient populations”, “health and inequity”, “community
capacity building”. Abstract Deadline: Feb 27,04. Flier available
from Lehanne. More information from forum@dal.ca or (902) 494-1590
CANADIAN ASSOCIATION
FOR THE STUDY OF WOMEN AND EDUCATION
Biannual conference attached to Congress at University of Manitoba,
June 1-2 2004
Themes include “equity and the awarding of Canada Research Chair
positions”, “research methodology”, “academic
writing and publishing”, “workload and promotion”,
“advisement, induction, mentoring and networking” and “managing
climate”.
Copy of Call available from Lehanne. More information: diana.gustafson@med.mun.ca
Deadline for abstracts: January 11th 2004
INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE ON NEW DIRECTIONS IN THE HUMANITIES Prato (Near Florence)
Italy, July 20-23 2004
More information www.HumanitiesConference.com
PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED
These publications
are available for review in Lehanne’s office.
1. Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women, Fall 2003
This 22 page pamphlet contains a number of short articles and also has
a useful annotated bibliography of recent feminist scholarship. There
is information about conferences/events relating to feminist scholarship.
2. Fulbright News Four page newsletter that can be downloaded from www.fulbright.ca
3. Canadian Cancer Society Annual Report “In 2003, the Canadian
Cancer Society-New Brunswick Division contributed $875,000 to cancer
research”
4. Association of Universities and Colleges in Canada. Spiral bound
book about commercialization in Canadian universities.
5. Canadian Foundation for Innovation Annual Report
6. Indo-Canadian Shastri Institute Programme Guide 2003- 2004
Rosemary Clews
December 30, 2003
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