The annual ACED Conference will take place this year on the 30th and 31st of October 2014 at the University of the West of Scotland, Paisley Campus.  The flyer gives further details regarding the Conference, including online registration which is now available.

A key discussion topic at the Conference will be the management and operation of undergraduate civil engineering research projects.  As part of this, we are collecting information on how they are run, and this will be discussed at the Conference.  It would be useful if all academics who look after undergraduate civil engineering research projects could complete this five minute survey.

STEM_HEA-Logo_RGB_JPEGOur colleagues at Higher Education Academy (HEA) STEM will be holding their annual conference next year at the University of Edinburgh on 30 April – 1 May 2014.

Its theme will be “Enhancing the STEM Student Journey” and there’s a deadline of 22 November 2013 for the submission of full papers, abstracts for oral presentations and workshops.  In addition, the HEA are running 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 Conference with the winners receiving £250 each of Amazon vouchers in recognition of their contribution to STEM education.  Nominations are welcome from technicians, academic staff, students and senior management.

The 12th International Conference on Manufacturing Research (ICMR 2014, www.icmr2014.com) will be held at Southampton Solent University, Southampton, UK from 9th to 11th September 2014. Initiated by the Consortium of UK University Manufacturing and Engineering Department Heads (COMEH), ICMR has been the UK’s main manufacturing research conference for the last 25 years.
A full paper may now be submitted to the ICMR 2014 conference. The conference will be a prestigious gathering of researchers, academics and industry practitioners across the world which aims to facilitate knowledge exchange and discussions on emerging trends and new challenges in all aspects of product development, manufacturing, product and service engineering.
The key features of the conference will be:

The key dates of the conference are:
14 April 2014                Receipt of full paper submissions
26 May 2014                 Notification of paper acceptance and opening of conference
Registration
16 June 2014                 Receipt of revised final paper
30 June 2014                Receipt of early-bird registration fee
14 July 2014                  Final registration deadline
25 August 2014           Publication of conference programme
9–11 September 2014        ICMR 2014 conference
The key topics of the conference are:

Paper Submission
Full papers with maximum of 6 A4 size pages in length in MS Word format should be submitted to the conference website (ICMR 2014 Paper Submission Link). Paper submissions will be handled by the EasyChair conference management system. If you already have an account you will be able to reuse that account, otherwise you will be able to create a new account during the registration process.

For more information, email: icmr2014@solent.ac.uk
 

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.

coal research forum
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 15th – 17th 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

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