Developing Socially Responsible Professionals (SRP) (4th National Symposium) 11th January 2023 I was fortunate to be able to attend the symposium held here at City, University of London. The speakers were from a wide variety of places and subjects. The first keynote speaker was Victoria Baines of Gresham College (providing free public lectures since 1597) speaking on…Continue Reading School of Science & Technology symposium
History Day 2015 at Senate House
On Friday 27th November Simon Bralee attended History Day 2015. Wearing several hats, he sought to find out more about archives and how different institutions best promoted themselves to a credulous and weary student body. What he discovered thrilled and inspired him. Archives and Collections in London History Day is an annual fair organised by…Continue Reading History Day 2015 at Senate House
British Library Open Day for Social Sciences Researchers
Back in February, I attended the Doctoral Students’ Open Day for Social Sciences at the British Library. This was a great opportunity to experience the British Library from the point of view of an advanced researcher (as opposed to my previous experience of using it whilst doing my Information Science Masters course). After an introductory talk, which…Continue Reading British Library Open Day for Social Sciences Researchers
Researcher Events at Aston & Cardiff Universities
I was very pleased to attend 2 researcher events at the end of November, one a USLTG meeting in Aston University and one a Teachmeet in Cardiff. Apologies for the delay in writing up, this is due to being stricken with food poisoning and a throat infection, trying to decipher the auto correct function on my…Continue Reading Researcher Events at Aston & Cardiff Universities