WISERD Annual Conference The WISERD 2014 Annual Conference will take place on 3rd & 4th July 2014 at Aberystwyth University. See below for details on WISERD 2013 Annual Conference: Tuesday 25th and Wednesday 26th June 2013 University of South Wales Wales largest social science conference took place on 25th and 26th June at the University of South Wales. This annual conference showcases policy relevant research in Wales and attracts colleagues from academic, policy, public, private and third sectors. The 2013 conference was the fourth annual WISERD conference, and follows on from three successful conferences, held in Cardiff, Swansea and Bangor Universities. Bringing practitioners, policy makers and social scientists together, WISERD conferences have become established as one of the most important events in the social science calendar. How to get involved We are currently inviting submissions of abstracts for papers and posters. We have both themed and open strands for which submissions are invited. The themed sessions are as follows: • Culture, Values and Creative Industries • Civil Society • Economic Life • Health, Environment and Wellbeing • Transitions in Education, Childhood and the Labour Market • Social Care across the Life-course In terms of open sessions, the programme for the conference is intended to reflect the research interests and priorities of the social science and policy sectors within Wales, the UK and internationally. As such, all topics will be considered for inclusion within the conference programme. WISERD invites submissions from all areas of the research community including, but not restricted to, academics, students and third sector colleagues. PhD Student Competition WISERD, in collaboration with the ESRC Wales Doctoral Training Centre, will be awarding prizes to postgraduate students who present posters. All posters submitted by postgraduate students will be automatically entered into the competition. If you do not wish your poster to be entered, please note this in the ‘additional information’ section of the abstract proforma. Essay Competition In addition to the Poster competition, the 2014 WISERD conference will include a ‘collaboration short essay competition’. Entrants must be currently registered PhD students and must be attending the conference. Entries should be sent to [email protected] by Friday 13 June 2014. They will be judged by the DTC Director and a senior WISERD representative. To submit a proposal The full call for papers is attached. To submit a proposal, please complete the attached pro-forma and send to: [email protected]. The deadline for submission of abstracts is 17 January 2014. For further details, please visit the WISERD website: wiserd.ac.uk/training-events/
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