Yorkshire

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Yorkshire the North East Postgraduate Research
Conference18-19 January 2007 (York)

• Biblical Studies
• History Philosophy of Science, Technology
  Medicine
• Philosophy
• Religious Studies
• Theology

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Introduction to the Subject Centre for
Philosophical Religious Studies

• Mission statement
• To support and promote philosophical, theological
  and religious studies higher education in the UK
• We work with and for academics and students, to
  provide subject specific support for the learning
  and teaching of
• Philosophy
• History Philosophy of Science, Technology
  Medicine
• Theology
• Religious Studies
• Biblical Studies

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Subject Centre for PRS who are we?

• The Subject Centre for Philosophical Religious
  Studies (PRS) is part of a UK network of 24
  Subject Centres, each of which provides
  subject-specific support to their own
  disciplines.
• The Subject Centre (SC) network is part of the
  Higher Education Academy http//www.heacademy.ac.
  uk/
• Subject Centre staff are PRS academics with a
  range of research and teaching experience

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and what do we do?

• Facilitate the sharing of expertise
• Via events (e.g.)
• Future Discourse II international conference
  (29-30 June 2007, York)
• workshop for new lecturers and tutors (21 May
  2007, London)
• colloquia (e.g. practical theology metaphysics
  aesthetics)
• departmental workshops, contributions to other
  events
• ... publications (e.g.)
• Journal Discourse
• Guides e.g. employability ethics faith guides
• and our website http//prs.heacademy.ac.uk

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what else do we do?

• Support new developments (e.g.)
• AHRC-funded research skills training programme
  for PG students
• Employability Working with Values project
• SC-funded research development projects (e.g.)
• E-learning
• Supporting students with dyslexia
• Interdisciplinarity
• Provide a voice for PRS disciplines in HE
  policy developments

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PG research skills programme

• Pilot regional project (2005/6-2006/7) funded by
  AHRCs collaborative research training scheme
• Programme
• Winter Two-day skills conference
• Summer One-day graduate conference
• Monday 18 June 2007, Sheffield
• Graduate papers, feedback on content
  presentation

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Research skills programme aims

• To provide practical, subject-specific support
  for sharpening skills in researching, writing,
  presenting publishing
• To offer regional networking opportunities
• To relieve the sense of isolation
• To identify develop transferable skills