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Technician of the Year Awards
Launch: 2 September 2013
Closing date: 1 February 2014

In recognition of the valuable role technicians have in supporting the student learning experience the Higher Education Academy (HEA) is sponsoring annual awards for technicians who have provided outstanding support for the student learning experience. The awards ceremony will take place at the conference and we are excited to announce that Professor Iain Stewart of BBC Earth fame will presenting the awards for the STEM Technicians of the Year and will be giving a talk after dinner about his subject area.

The Higher Education Academy

The HEA STEM conference entitled “Enhancing the STEM Student Journey” will take place at the University of Edinburgh on 30 April – 1 May 2014.

Presentations are accepted in the following formats;

Full paper – a maximum of 6 pages including references & eligible for publication afterwards,
Oral presentations – only an abstract is required and should not be more than 200-250 words,
Workshops – only an abstract is required and should not be more than 200-250 words,
Posters- only an abstract is required and should not be more than 200-250 words, we have three prizes available for Undergraduates, Postgraduates and Staff.

Topics could include but are not limited to:

Learning, Teaching and Assessment in STEM disciplines
Enhancing the employability skills of STEM graduates
Innovative STEM education
Transitions within the student experience
Students as partners
Laboratory and technical skills
Mathematical and Statistical skills in the disciplines
Internationalising STEM education

Important dates/deadlines:

22 Nov 2013 deadline for the submission of full papers, abstracts for oral presentations and workshops
10 Jan 2014 notification of acceptance of full papers, abstracts for oral presentations and workshops
24 Jan 2014 deadline for submissions for poster competitions
21 Feb 2014 deadline for the submission of camera-ready copies of full papers (undergraduates, postgraduates, support staff/technicians and lecturers)
14 Feb 2014 notification of acceptance of poster abstracts
14 Mar 2014 at least one presenting author to be registered.

Presentation Format: Pecha Kucha
This year, we’re taking a new approach to presentations, using a Pecha Kucha (literally translated: chitchat) presentation format to allow more time for interaction and discussions.

Submissions should be made via EasyChair

Poster Competition
Posters (A1 841 x 594 mm) will be displayed throughout the conference. There will be prizes for the best posters from Undergraduates, Postgraduates and Staff – good luck!

STEM Subjects

BioSciences	Biology, Botany, Zoology, Genetics, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Biophysics and Biochemistry, Others in Biological Sciences, Agriculture, Forestry & Arboriculture Food and Beverage studies, Agricultural Sciences
Built Environment	Architecture, Building, Landscape Design, Planning (Urban, Rural and Regional), Urban Design, Others in Architecture, Building and Planning.
Computing	Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Health Informatics, Games, Computer Generated Visual & Audio Effects, Others in Computer Science
Engineering and Materials	General Engineering, Mechanical, Production and Manufacturing Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Naval Architecture, Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Chemical, Process and Energy Engineering, Others in Engineering, Materials and Minerals Technology, Maritime Technology, Others in Technology,
GEES	Geology, Physical Geographical Sciences, Science of Aquatic & Terrestrial Environments, Human and Social Geography, Development Studies, Environmental Science.
MSOR	Mathematics, Operational Research, Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics Support, Others in Mathematical Sciences
Physical Sciences	Chemistry, Physics, Forensic and Archaeological Science, Astronomy, Others in Physical Sciences
Psychology	Psychology, Counselling and Psychotherapy

One of the key events of the ACED calendar is the Joint Meeting held each Spring by ACED, ICE and IStructE. Heads of Civil & Structural Engineering Departments are invited to the meeting which is hosted, alternately, by one of the two Engineering Institutions. This year’s meeting is to be held at the Institution of Civil Engineers.
To download the programme: ACED-ISTructE-ICE Programme April 2014
The meeting is sponsored by ICE, IStructE and ACED. There is no charge to attend, and lunch and refreshments will be provided.
Please indicate your intention to attend by responding to Samina Begum at samina.begum@ice.org.uk including your full contact details.

The Recruitment and Admissions Forum took place at the Institution of Civil Engineers on 4th November 2013. Colleagues from the Royal Academy of Engineering, STEMNET, the IET, Engineering UK, and Mathematics in Education and Industry amongst others gave us their perspectives on recent trends and the impact of the very many changes in the education policy and funding environment which have taken place this year, their impact on recruitment of engineering students and some of the great work that’s taking place to encourage the study of engineering in higher education.

Our “roving reporter” and Chair of the Engineering Education, Employability and Skills sub Committee at the EPC, Clive Neal-Sturgess has been on the road again. This time, he was representing the UK at a workshop entitled “The different Engineering Doctorates in Europe” organised by the European Engineering Deans Council, 4ING – the EPC’s opposite number in Germany – and SEFI on the 16th September. Hosted by KU Leuven in conjunction with the 2013 SEFI Annual Conference, there were more than 60 participants with their presentations available here.

It was highlighted that the UK was unique in Europe owing to the existence of a single “arbiter” of quality in the QAA whereas across the range of other countries, quality control was within the remit of the individual institution. A full report from the event will be posted here when it’s available.

Please see this Coal Research Forum E-mailshot No.17, (2014), with the Announcement of the Registration and Programme for the Coal Research Forum’s biennial conference, “10th European Conference on Coal Research and its Applications” to be held at the University of Hull on 15^th – 17^th September 2014.

Registrations and payments are being handled by Maggi Churchouse Events, where you can register and pay on the above Conference Website. Please note that the Conference Fee will increase after 31st July 2014.

Please note that although the Call for Abstracts for this Programme closed on 31st January 2014, one or more further abstracts may be submitted for consideration as poster presentations at any time up to 31st July 2014. Such abstracts, which must conform to the specified format, (see template on the Conference Website), should be submitted by E-mail to the Conference Manager at maggi@maggichurchouseevents.co.uk. For such abstracts to be considered, the prospective authors must simultaneously register to attend this Conference via the Conference Website. Although the Conference Programme is currently full, prospective authors of such abstracts may ask for an oral presentation, and such consideration will be given should a suitable slot appear in the Conference Programme.

For all enquiries regarding Conference Registrations, please contact:
Maggi Churchouse (Mrs), Maggi Churchouse Events,
3, East Barn, Market, Weston Road, Thelnetham, Diss, IP22 1JJ, UK.
Tel & fax : +44 (0)1359 221004.
E-mail : maggi@maggichurchouseevents.co.uk

Brought to you by the Women’s Engineering Society in association with Aston University.
Event flyer.

University technical staff make a vital contribution to the success of their institution on many fronts, not least the teaching and learning experience.

To recognise this, the Higher Education Academy offer the Technician of the Year Awards; a series of prestigious awards that celebrate the technician’s contribution to teaching and learning activities and to the wider HE student experience. Awards will be presented at the HEA STEM Annual Conference 30 Apr 2014 – 1 May 2014 at the University of Edinburgh. The winners will receive £250 each of Amazon vouchers in recognition of their contribution to STEM education. Nominations are welcome from technicians, academic staff, students and senior management.

Closing date; 1 February 2014.

The ACED Annual Conference is to take place at the University of Birmingham on 24 and 25 October 2013.

Guest of Honour: Professor Martin Hall, Vice-Chancellor, University of Salford and Chair, UK Open Access Implementation Group
Delegates at this timely seminar will assess the challenges and opportunities presented by the introduction of Open Access policies for publicly-funded research. It comes as academia and businesses prepare for publicly-funded research to be made available on an Open Access basis by 2014, following Government and the Research Councils’ accepting recommendations in Dame Janet Finch’s report Accessibility, sustainability, excellence: how to expand access to research publications.

The conference will bring together key policymakers with academics and university leaders, the publishing industry, science-based businesses, research councils, other research-funding organisations and further interested parties. Key topics for discussion will include the potential for e-books and other formats to more widely disseminate research, funding implications of the ‘Gold’ Open Access model, the role of that the ‘Green’ Open Access model could play in the UK and how the UK policy compares with the Open Access positions of other nations.

For more details and to book a place, please see http://www.westminsterforumprojects.co.uk/forums/event.php?eid=641
(EPC Members – please contact the EPC Office for a discount code)