In July, the College of the UA Ruhr is organizing a seminar on the successful planning and implementation of publications and funding applications. In addition, two workshops will be held on the administrative workload of academic staff and on ecology and decoloniality in the context of indigenous knowledge in the Global South.

Workshop: Bureaucracy Old or New? A Comparative Perspective on the Administrative Burdens Placed on Academic Staff in National University Systems
11 July 2024, 10 am – 12:30 pm | Essen, College for Social Sciences and Humanities
The administrative workload placed on academic staff varies internationally. This workshop compares key findings from recent studies about the three university systems of Germany, Czech Republic, and Australia, which represent different traditions and approaches to the organisation and governance of academic work. Increasing administrative burden is a critical policy and governance issue because it reduces the time and energy university staff can devote to research and teaching. Please register by 10 July, 12 pm.

More information: www.college-uaruhr.de/news-events/events/event-detail/administrative-burdens-academic-staff

Seminar: Getting Funding in the Social Sciences: What I Wish I Knew & From Manuscript to Masterpiece: Getting Published in the Social Sciences
18 July 2024, 2 – 5:30 pm | Essen, College for Social Sciences and Humanities
Writing for publication and securing research funding are crucial skills for academics and researchers. In this two-part seminar with a focus on the areas of education and the sociology of work, senior and junior academics, journal editors, and grant application panel members provide insights and advice on how to successfully plan for and navigate publication and grant application. Please register by 11 July.

More information:
www.college-uaruhr.de/news-events/events/event-detail/getting-funding-social-sciences
www.college- uaruhr.de/news-events/events/event-detail/getting-published-social-sciences
 

Workshop: Decolonial Ecology: Literary and Cultural Representations in the Global South
25-26 July 2024 | Essen, College for Social Sciences and Humanities | hybrid
To think ecology from the perspective of colonially repressed ideas and practices is to deconstruct the epistemological hierarchy of environmental humanities. The workshop seeks to deepen the dialogue between ecology and decoloniality in the context of indigenous knowledges and practices of the Global South, examining how literary and cultural artists represent, interpret, and foreground their ancient, autochthonous, and local ecological practices. Please register by 21 July.

More information: www.college-uaruhr.de/news-events/events/decolonial-ecology