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Thursday, 15 December 2011
Interesting blog on Quantified Self
Interesting blog on Quantified Self where one can learn on how to influence and change our behaviour by better understanding of the status quo through numbers. Behaviour includes anything from time management to weight management and more... Check this our on http://quantifiedself.com/
Friday, 2 December 2011
Tuesday, 18 October 2011
Thursday, 9 June 2011
3 PhD positions are being offered at ICIS in Maastricht
1. PhD project: Globalisation, complexity and sustainability
2. PhD project: An integrated, dynamic sustainability assessment of CSP and CCS
3. PhD project: Homo Sustinens: Towards a footprint of 1.0
Deadline for application is August 1, 2011. The positions are for 4 years, for students
• With an outspoken interest in and proven qualifications for doing research and fieldwork.
• Willingness and proven ability to work interdisciplinary.
• With strong analytical capacity and able to formulating views, ideas and concepts based upon complex information, and constructing conceptual frameworks or models.
• With excellent written and verbal English language skills.
A description of the positions can be found at http://www.icis.unimaas.info/3-phd-positions-sustainability-science/
Rene Kemp
Professor of Innovation and Sustainable Development, ICIS, and Professorial Fellow UNU-MERIT.
Tel +31 43 3884405 / 4685
http://kemp.unu-merit.nl/
1. PhD project: Globalisation, complexity and sustainability
2. PhD project: An integrated, dynamic sustainability assessment of CSP and CCS
3. PhD project: Homo Sustinens: Towards a footprint of 1.0
Deadline for application is August 1, 2011. The positions are for 4 years, for students
• With an outspoken interest in and proven qualifications for doing research and fieldwork.
• Willingness and proven ability to work interdisciplinary.
• With strong analytical capacity and able to formulating views, ideas and concepts based upon complex information, and constructing conceptual frameworks or models.
• With excellent written and verbal English language skills.
A description of the positions can be found at http://www.icis.unimaas.info/3-phd-positions-sustainability-science/
Rene Kemp
Professor of Innovation and Sustainable Development, ICIS, and Professorial Fellow UNU-MERIT.
Tel +31 43 3884405 / 4685
http://kemp.unu-merit.nl/
Saturday, 21 May 2011
4 PhD Studentships (3 years full-time) in the UK
UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE BUSINESS SCHOOL
4 PhD Studentships (3 years full-time)
Studentship (current): 13,590 pa; plus fees paid
Start Date: September 2011 for three years full-time study
The University of Hertfordshire is internationally recognised for its research in a range of subject areas. In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, 80% of our research and all of our doctoral programmes in the Business School were judged as being of international significance. The School has one major Research Centre, CRoMES (Centre for Research on Management, Economy and Society) which has a track record of critical approaches to research in Business, Economics and Management.
We wish to build on our success and strengthen core strategic research areas by offering 4 fully funded studentships to UK/EU fee status students who are well qualified and highly motivated. Potential projects might fall into one of the following indicative and not exclusive areas:
• Economics and business in the context of globalisation (e.g. international development, international competitiveness, migration and rising economies).
• The sociology of work and employment, industrial relations or employment relations
• The impacts of knowledge, innovation and ICT on Small & Medium Enterprises
• Organisational Evolution
• Critically informed research on Finance and Accounting
• Public policy and marketing aimed at achieving a shift towards a "green economy"
• The creative and cultural industries, especially work and employment, emerging business practices and new technologies.
• The development of statistical methodologies to answer real-world business problems
The studentships include full home fees and a tax free bursary of £13,590 per annum and are available to candidates with 1st/2.1 honours degree and/or a Master’s qualification, or equivalent research experience.
Closing date for applications: 6th June 2011 Interview Date: 22 June 2011
The applications should include: A copy of your CV, a completed application form for the research studentship, a completed postgraduate application form, including your research proposal, two academic references, and copy of your results transcript from your previous studies in higher education.
For application packs and inquiries regarding research degrees please contact: Ms Janice Turner ssahri.res@herts.ac.uk . All application documents should be sent in electronic form by 16.00 on 06/06/11 by email to: Ms Janice Turner ssahri.res@herts.ac.uk
For information on research at the Business School and other academic queries you may contact: Dr Hulya Dagdeviren (h.dagdeviren@herts.ac.uk) or Dr Mariana Dodourova (m.dodourova@herts.ac.uk)
If you do not hear from us by 20/06/2011, please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion.
4 PhD Studentships (3 years full-time)
Studentship (current): 13,590 pa; plus fees paid
Start Date: September 2011 for three years full-time study
The University of Hertfordshire is internationally recognised for its research in a range of subject areas. In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, 80% of our research and all of our doctoral programmes in the Business School were judged as being of international significance. The School has one major Research Centre, CRoMES (Centre for Research on Management, Economy and Society) which has a track record of critical approaches to research in Business, Economics and Management.
We wish to build on our success and strengthen core strategic research areas by offering 4 fully funded studentships to UK/EU fee status students who are well qualified and highly motivated. Potential projects might fall into one of the following indicative and not exclusive areas:
• Economics and business in the context of globalisation (e.g. international development, international competitiveness, migration and rising economies).
• The sociology of work and employment, industrial relations or employment relations
• The impacts of knowledge, innovation and ICT on Small & Medium Enterprises
• Organisational Evolution
• Critically informed research on Finance and Accounting
• Public policy and marketing aimed at achieving a shift towards a "green economy"
• The creative and cultural industries, especially work and employment, emerging business practices and new technologies.
• The development of statistical methodologies to answer real-world business problems
The studentships include full home fees and a tax free bursary of £13,590 per annum and are available to candidates with 1st/2.1 honours degree and/or a Master’s qualification, or equivalent research experience.
Closing date for applications: 6th June 2011 Interview Date: 22 June 2011
The applications should include: A copy of your CV, a completed application form for the research studentship, a completed postgraduate application form, including your research proposal, two academic references, and copy of your results transcript from your previous studies in higher education.
For application packs and inquiries regarding research degrees please contact: Ms Janice Turner ssahri.res@herts.ac.uk . All application documents should be sent in electronic form by 16.00 on 06/06/11 by email to: Ms Janice Turner ssahri.res@herts.ac.uk
For information on research at the Business School and other academic queries you may contact: Dr Hulya Dagdeviren (h.dagdeviren@herts.ac.uk) or Dr Mariana Dodourova (m.dodourova@herts.ac.uk)
If you do not hear from us by 20/06/2011, please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion.
Tuesday, 19 April 2011
Collaborative Ways of Living and Consuming
Feel free to contribute to dsicussion about collaborative consumption and its potential in Sweden and other countries. What are the drivers/triggers or enablers for Collaborative Ways of Living and Consuming and which personal or institutional factors may act as barriers for wider dissemination of these kinds of practices, schemes and social innovation businesses? http://medea.mah.se/2011/04/collaborative-ways-of-living-and-consuming/
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