The Jean Monnet Module: The EU and East Asia – Changing Dynamics in Inter-regional Relations is pleased to announce a series of guest lectures taking place at Aston. This lecture series has been organised by a grant from the European Commission. The first lecture will be presented by Dr Julie Gilson (University of Birmingham) entitled:
“Transnational Advocacy in East Asia – A New Dimension in Regionalism”
Date: Wednesday, 1st February 2012
Time: 3.00 to 5.00 pm
Venue: MB 504
The lecture is free and open to all to attend. No booking is required.
Seminar on Maximising Research Impact
Sue Duncan, the first Chief Government Social Researcher and former Director of the Government Social Research Unit (GSRU) in the UK Cabinet Office and at present President of the UK Social Policy Association will be delivering this seminar.
Given the importance of the topic for the upcoming REF, the discussion will be centred on what 'impact' in the social sciences really means and how (if at all) it can be usefully measured. Sue will also discuss what kinds of research are most likely to generate impacts as well as strategies for working with policy-makers, drawing on her extensive experience of working at the heart of UK government. This is also a good opportunity to share your own experiences of assessing impact and having the impact of your research assessed by others.
Date: Wednesday, 8th February 2012
Time: 4.00 to 6.00 pm
Venue: MB 708A
Registration is not required but if you could indicate you intention to attend by emailing Europe@aston.ac.uk for catering purposes.
“1989 – a missed opportunity!”
Speaker: The Rt Hon. Lord Hurd of Westwell, CH PC UK Foreign Secretary, 1989-95
Date: 23rd February 2012
Time: 4.00 to 6.00 pm
Venue: Main Building, Room MB 550
Chair: Professor Simon Green (Co-Director ACE, Aston University)
The event is free to attend and open to all.
For further information, please contact Europe@aston.ac.uk
The UK and the New Eurozone Governance: What Place for Britain in the New EU?
Speakers include:
Emma Reynolds MP (Shadow Minister for Europe)
Malcolm Harbour MEP
Thomas Matussek (Deutsche Bank)
Tony Barber ( Financial Times)
Date: Thursday, 1st March 2012
Time: 3.30 to 7.15 pm Followed by a drinks reception
Venue: Aston Business School
The event is free and open to all to attend. For further information, please contact Europe@aston.ac.uk
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