Steve Jones, Department of Communication, U of Illinois at Chicago, is Co-PI on a $1,693,044 5-year grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) titled "Preparedness and Emergency Response Using Simulated Environments (PERUSE)." The grant seeks to improve emergency-response training that incorporates experiential exercises, computer-based simulations, and virtual environments.
The call for nominations for the ASCoR McQuail award 2008 – for the best article advancing communication theory published in a peer-reviewed journal during 2008 – is now open. See http://www.fmg.uva.nl/ascor for more information.
The Institute for Social Change has three fully funded PhD studentships commencing in 2009, covering fees and an annual maintenance stipend of £11,800. You can apply online at www.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduate/howtoapply. For information on how to apply contact Vicky Barnes (vicky.barnes@manchester.ac.uk). The deadline for applications is 11th May 2009.
The Institute for Social Change is offering up to three bursaries of £1,000 for outstanding applicants to the 1-year MSc in Social Change programme, commencing in October 2009. The MSc in Social Change provides insight into the causes and consequences of the unprecedented sociopolitical changes affecting contemporary societies. Students also undertake advanced training in quantitative social science research methods and statistical analysis. For an informal discussion about the course contact the course director, Professor Yaojun Li (yaojun.li@manchester.ac.uk)
You can apply online. Applications received before 11th May 2009 will be considered for bursary awards. Applications received after this date will be considered for admission but not funding. For information on how to apply contact admissions officer Janet Smith (janet.a.smith@manchester.ac.uk)
In the months to come, all sections and networks of ECREA will engage in variety of high level academic activities across Europe. In doing so, ECREA's sections and networks are mobilizing a range of talents and a lot of creative energy to combine into the true driving force of ECREA, and to a significant extent, of communication research at large. To inform the community about this exciting set of upcoming events and activities, ECREA will resort to a number of channels and tools, including its web site and mailing lists, a poster and a booklet. But most importantly, ECREA relies on the research community to use all their channels to circulate the information and inform all those who share our interest and enthusiasm.
On the ECREA website, you can find the information about these events
here: http://www.ecrea.eu/events/seminars
The poster and booklet can be downloaded here:
- The poster (pdf, 181 kb) where you can see all this year's events located on the European map:
http://www.ecrea.eu/uploads/news/ecrea_2009_events_poster.pdf
- The booklet (pdf, 279 kb) including full details of each event (location, organisation, call for papers, dates, deadlines, etc.):
http://www.ecrea.eu/uploads/news/ecrea_2009_events_booklet.pdf
We hope you will enjoy and contribute to these activities because this is really what ECREA is all about.
