Spring is finally here! Hope everyone is taking time to enjoy the longer days, budding trees, and daffodils!
Announcements
Welcome to the new GAA team members!
We wanted to say a big welcome to the two incoming GAA team members, Keenan and Aida! For those of you who don’t already know them, here are there bios:
Keenan Manning
Keenan Manning is a doctoral student in the Department of Educational Studies at UBC. Since completing his MEd at the University of Hong Kong, he has researched and written on a variety of issues in and around higher education, particularly: policy, internationalisation, international student mobility, multiculturalism, and inclusion. His current research focus centres on issues of identity, belonging, and citizenship, and how they affect, and are conceptualised by, minority students in higher education with a focus on Hong Kong.
Aida Mohajeri
Aida Mohajeri is an EDST PhD student at UBC. Her research explores the intersections of unsustainability, higher education, and social inequities. Her past experiences include research and policy in the non-profit, federal government, and education sectors.
Student space availability
For all EDST students, these are the following spaces available for use:
Room 3042 (schedule will be printed on the door)
Room 3074
Research commons is not always unlocked, however, graduate students have access.
You can request after hours access by emailing hollykate.collinsonshield@ubc.ca
Events
Public Scholars Initiative info session
We invite you to the Public Scholars Initiative Information Session for the Department of Education on Monday, March 18th, from 12-1pm, hosted by Dr. Serbulent Turan. Departmental information sessions are tailored for applicants from the discipline, and joined by past or current PSI scholars from the department sharing their experiences and recommendations.
This event will be held virtually and if you would like to attend, please REGISTER by March 15th.
What’s PSI?
UBC’s flagship scholarship program to encourage and fund impactful, cross-disciplinary, multisectoral doctoral research, the Public Scholars Initiative (PSI), is getting ready to accept applications for its 10th cohort of students; this year’s applications will run from Monday, the 11th of March to Sunday, the 12th of May.
Why should I apply?
Launched in 2015, PSI has since won national and international recognition for its focus on ‘reimagining the PhD’ to benefit society and enhance career readiness. Currently PSI has a network of almost 350 doctoral students and alumni from 12 faculties across UBC, and we are looking to add 30-35 more students this year. UBC’s Public Scholars benefit from academic support, professional development and networking opportunities, and, not least, up to $20,000 in funding over two years for research expenses and/or stipend.
During the Department of Education information session, you can hear general information about the program and application strategies. Potential applicants can also ask their questions, get personalized help with their applications, and how to make their application stronger.
If you have any questions or comments until then, please do not hesitate to contact us.
We have an eflyer+RSVP to Dr. Weitkaemper’s event in March. I would appreciate it if you could circulate it and add it to the March newsletter.
Seminar by Dr. Weitkämper
Join the EDST department for an interesting seminar by Dr. Weitkämper titled: Understanding the Mutual Vulnerability and Relevance of Inequality in Negotiations of Authority between Pupil and Teachers.
When: March 26th 12-1:30pm
Where: PCN 2012
Find more information and how to register here: https://edst.educ.ubc.ca/events/event/understanding-the-mutual-vulnerability-and-relevance-of-inequality-in-negotiations-of-authority-between-pupil-and-teachers/
Co-Working sessions in March
Join the GAAs for the co-working sessions in March. The dates on offer this month are as follows:
March 8th 1-4pm In-Person
March 13th 1-4pm In-Person
March 19th 1-4pm Online
March 28th 1-4pm Online
In-person co-working is in the EDST multipurpose room PCN 2012
Online co-working Zoom meetings: Join Zoom Meeting https://ubc.zoom.us/j/65344445367?pwd=RUszTU1tdUlsY2ZBakNpTEg1TnJyQT09
Let us know you are coming: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6ydp5xooAbqt1Jk
Talks
How to Communicate Your Research to the Public via Social Media or News Outlets
Date: 8 March 2024
Time: 1:00-2:00pm (GMT-5)
Moderator: J Overholser, University of Calgary
Panelists: Maddy Eisenberg (Blackbird Strategies), Lisa Varano (The Conversation), Josslyn Johnstone (University of Toronto)
Details & Registration: https://www.csa-scs.ca/news/how-to-communicate-your-research-to-the-public-via-social-media-or-news-outlets
Experiences of the PhD in Japan: Domestic and International Student Perspectives
Date: 22 March 2024
Time: 16:00-17:00 (GMT+8)
Mode: online (by Zoom)
Speaker: Dr. Kelsey Inouye (University of Oxford); Yangson Kim (Hiroshima University)
Chair: Dr. Jisun Jung (The University of Hong Kong)
Details & Registration: https://hku.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcrdO-oqzouH9Ddhe5jt2iHmyTAGYWL5QNo#/registration
Field of Education and the Transnational Cleavage
Date: 26 March 2024
Time: 16:15 – 17:30 (GMT)
Mode: Livestreamed
Speaker: Liesbet Hooghe (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; European University Institute)
Chair: Ferdinand Müller-Rommel (Leuphana University)
Details & Registration: https://ecpr.eu/Events/264
Leading Women in Higher Education
Date: 18 Apr 2024
Time: 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm (GMT+1)
Details & Registration: https://www.bera.ac.uk/event/leading-women-in-higher-education-2024
English in Multi Academy Trusts: the changing shape of the subject and its impact on teachers
Date: 17 Apr 2024
Time: 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm (GMT+1)
Details & Registration: https://www.bera.ac.uk/event/english-in-multi-academy-trusts-2024
ECR Symposium Series 2024: Being a creative researcher: creative thinking, decision making and problem solving in research
Date: 30 Apr 2024
Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm (GMT+1)
Details & Registration: https://www.bera.ac.uk/event/ecr-symposium-series-2024-april-spring
8th Annual Adult Centred Education Conference
Date: 16-17 May 2024
Venue: Executive Plaza Hotel Metro Vancouver
Details & Registration: https://aceconference.net/index.html
Social theory, educational research and polycrisis
Date: 22 May 2024
Time: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm (GMT+1)
Details & Registration: https://www.bera.ac.uk/event/social-theory-educational-research-and-polycrisis-2024
Congress 2024
Date: 12-21 June 2024
Venue: McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Details & Registration: https://www.federationhss.ca/en/congress2024
European Conference on Politics and Gender
Date: 8-10 July 2024
Venue: Ghent University, Belgium
Details & Registration: https://ecpr.eu/Events/253
Calls for submission
STAR Virtual Conference
Theme: Paradigm Shift Across Borders
Deadline: 1 March 2024
Details & Submission: https://starscholars.org/paradigm-shift-across-borders/
10th HERA Conference
Theme: From Competition to Collaboration in Higher Education
Dates: 5-6 June 2024
Venue: National Chengchi University, Taiwan
Details & Submission: https://www.heratpe.com/callforpaper
Thirty-First International Conference on Learning
Theme: The Converging Challenges for Inclusive Education: Intercultural Competences and Digital Literacies in Global Contexts
Dates: 10-12 July 2024
Venue: Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands + Online
Details & Submission: https://thelearner.com/2024-conference
Canadian Journal of Education Spring 2025 Special Issue (Anglophone): Bridging Social and Ecological Justice in Education
Deadline: February 29, 2024
Details: https://journals.sfu.ca/cje/index.php/cje-rce/announcement/view/139
Early Careers Programme at the European Conference of Politics and Gender
Deadline: 22 March 2024
Venue: Univeristy of Ghent, Belgium
Details & Submission: https://ecpr.eu/Events/Event/Content?ID=1373&EventID=253
Open positions
Editor of French language content
Organisation: Canadian Journal of Education
Deadline: 15 March 2024
Details: https://journals.sfu.ca/cje/index.php/cje-rce/announcement/view/137
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Organisation: Centre for Higher Education Leadership and Policy Studies, Education University of Hong Kong
Deadline: 4 March 2024
Details: https://www.eduhk.hk/cms/f/career/27199/PDF_CHELPS_2400153.pdf
** If you know of any events, positions, or other information which might be of interest to the EDST community, please forward the relevant details to edst.gaa@ubc.ca **