Queen Mary, University of London Summer Events

Queen Mary Events S ummer 2011

www.qmul.ac.uk/events

Introduction

Queen Mary, University of London is one of London and the UK'sleading research-focused higher education institutions. Amongstthe three largest of the colleges of the University of London, Queen Mary's 3,000 staff deliver world class degree programmesand research across a wide range of subjects in the Humanities,Social Sciences and Laws, in Medicine and Dentistry and in Science and Engineering.

Queen Mary's distinctiveness arises from its commitment to an engagement with international excellence in education andresearch and a twin commitment to bring that engagement to bear on its London and Thames Gateway environment.

We invite you to join the events programme described in this leaflet, through which Queen Mary leads academic and publicdebate on a wide range of issues.

For the latest information on all Queen Mary events, including up-to-date venue and booking information, please visitwww.qmul.ac.uk/events

Produced by:

Events OfficeQueen Mary, University of LondonMile End RoadLondonE1 4NSTel: +44 (0)20 7882 5148/5147email: [email protected]

Further information is available online at www.qmul.ac.uk/events

Contents

Queen Mary, University of London 03

Humanities and Social Sciences 04

Medicine and Dentistry 10

Alumni Events 14

Former Staff Association 16

Campus map 22

The information given in this leaflet is correct at the time of going topress. The College reserves the right to modify or cancel any statementin it and accepts no responsibility for the consequences of any suchchanges.

Humanities,Social Sciencesand Laws

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27 May 2011, 5pmSelf-organization, pedagogyand reproduction

Janna Graham, University of Zagreb

This event is part of a series, amixture of workshops anddiscussions on self-organisationand non-hierarchical workpractices, that aims to bringtogether practitioners and theoristsof forms of organisation that eschewhierarchical modes of division oflabour as part of a critique of theimposition of work and productivityfor profit, to share working practicesand address their problems,obstacles, successes, andaspirations. Previous events in theseries include self-organisation andgroup ecologies, on internalecologies, openness and closure,

affects and ghosts, habits andartifices, scale and scope; and self-organisation and the economy, fromcooperatives to social enterprises,between state funding, self funding,alternative economies and charitydependence, authorship,redistribution of resources,production of value and co-production; and self-organisationand community, on externaldynamics, political discourse andoutreach; the role of the organizerwhen working with constituencies;issues of politicization, involvement,negotiation. Recordings andmaterials are available herehttp://self-org.blogspot.com/.

Venue: Lock Keepers Cottage, Mile End

Event contact:

[email protected]

31 May 2011, 6.30pmInaugural LectureApparent Perfection: The Image of John F. Kennedy

Mark White, Professor of History

This lecture will consider how JohnF. Kennedy was able to developwhat became one of the mostpowerful, seductive images of anymodern political leader. Theprocess by which an alluringlymulti-faceted image of JFK wasconstructed during his lifetime - aserotic symbol, familial symbol, warhero, precocious politician, andman of letters -- will be examined.How the 'Camelot' image ofKennedy evolved in Americanpolitical culture after hisassassination will also be explored.

Venue: Drapers Lecture Theatre,Geography Building, Mile End

Event contact: [email protected]

Humanities and Social Sciences

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3 June 2011, 6.30pmThe Jenny Cheshire Lectures inSociolinguisticsArticulating SociohistoricalLinguistics Ecologically: Lessonsfrom European Colonial Expansion

Salikok Mufwene, Frank J. McLoraineDistinguished Service Professor atthe University of Chicago

Adopting an emergentist approach to language evolution but focusingespecially on the late wave of theIndo-European dispersal since the15th century, I will show howchanges undergone and caused byEuropean colonial languages largelyreflect changes in the socioeconomicstructures experienced and initiatedby the migrating populations. I willdiscuss the extent to which particularpopulation structures in the colonies

qua contact settings areconsequences of particulareconomic systems (the latter beinglargely determined by particulargeographical ecologies), and how the notion of 'population structure',augmented with that of'periodization', can help us accountfor the specific ways in which therelevant European languagesevolved structurally. I will also arguethat the same ecological factorsinvoked to explain the varyingdirections of structural changes canalso help us account differentially forlanguage vitality (which languagesprevailed at the expense of whichothers where and when) in thecolonies.

Venue: Drapers Lecture Theatre,Geography Building, Mile End


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7 June 2011, All dayPushing Legal KnowledgeBoundaries – Queen Mary PhDConferenceThe School of Law invites all lawstudents across the UK to attendthe conference, which is supportedby the Department of Law and theCentre for Commercial Law Studies(CCLS). It is organised and chairedby School of Law PhD students atQueen Mary, University of London.

The Conference is a uniqueopportunity for presenters andparticipants to exchange ideas and knowledge on contemporarylegal issues.

The deadline for registration is 31May 2011. For more informationand to register please go tohttp://www.law.qmul.ac.uk/events

The fee for attending theconference is £15. The feeincludes the cost of attendance,refreshments, light lunch andevening drinks reception.

The schedule and the list of papersand topics presented will beconfirmed in due course.

Venue: Charterhouse Square,

Event contact:[email protected]

11 June 2011, 1.45pmDr Williams’s Centre for DissentingStudiesDissenting Academies Online

This event marks the public launchof Dissenting Academies Online, aninnovative digital resource for thehistory of the dissenting academiesand the first major outcome of theDissenting Academies Project, acollaboration between the DrWilliams’s Centre for DissentingStudies and the Sussex Centre forIntellectual History. Registration isPlease visitwww.english.qmul.ac.uk/drwilliamsfor further information

Venue: Dr Williams's Library, 14 Gordon Square, London WC1H 0AR


16 June - 21 July 11, All daySummer Schools, CertificateProgram in Global Arbitration Lawand Practice: National andTransborder PerspectivesA joint venture of the DisputeResolution Institute at HamlineUniversity School of Law andProfessor Thomas E. Carbonneau,Orlando Distinguished Professor ofLaw (Penn State Dickinson Schoolof Law), a nationally andinternationally recognized authorand authority on arbitration, incooperation with The School ofInternational Arbitration, QueenMary University of London

For more information go tohttp://www.law.qmul.ac.uk/eventsand follow the link for HamlineSchool of Law

Venue: CCLS, Lincoln Inn’s Fields

20 June – 2 July 2011, All dayCenter for Transatlantic LegalStudies and International Business LawPrepare yourself for internationallegal practice in one of the world’smost important and vibrantbusiness and financial centers. The Transatlantic Legal Studies and International Business LawSummer Program is a cooperationbetween Tulane Law School and theCentre for Commercial Law Studiesat Queen Mary’s School of Law,University of London.

For more information go tohttp://www.law.qmul.ac.uk/eventsand follow the link for TulaneSummer School

Venue: CCLS, Lincoln Inn’s Fields,London WC2A 3JB




23 – 25 June 2011, 9amJoint Conference: Who were theNuns? Project and HWRBIThe conference brings together thework of ‘Who were the Nuns?’project and presentations bymembers of the internationalnetwork interested in the History ofWomen Religious of Britain andIreland. Since September 2008, theAHRC funded project team, basedin Queen Mary’s School of History,has been studying the members andtheir families from the foundation ofthe convents to the nuns' move toEngland as they became the targetof French Revolutionary violence(1600-1800).

This event sees members of theteam talking about the nuns’ livesin exile, from their role as writers tothe part they played in internationalnetworks. There will be ademonstration of the project’sonline database with its associatedgenealogical material which will beof wide general interest. As well aspapers and discussion there will bethe first European showing of BrenOrtega Murphy’s prize-winning film‘A Question of Habit’ looking atimages of women religious inAmerican popular culture.

Registration fee from £35. For fulldetails please visitwww.history.qmul.ac.uk

Venue: The Octagon, Queens'Building, Mile End


Humanities and Social Sciences (cont)

27 -29 June 2011, All daySchool of Business andManagement Summer SchoolBayesian Methods for EmpiricalMacroeconomics

Professor Gary Koop, University ofStrathclyde

This is a hands-on course, whichstarts from basic concepts inBayesian Econometrics, and dealswith VARs and models which can beput in state space form (i.e.linearized DSGE models, model withmultivariate stochastic volatility andTime Varying Parameter-VARs). Theeconometrics of these models will bethe focus of the course. However,some discussion of the implicationsof the theory for the econometricswill be provided. Lectures will takeplace in the mornings followed byhands-on computer sessions in theafternoons.

Delegates from public and privatesectors: £750.00, Delegates fromHigher Education: £300.00,Students: £200.00. Please visithttp://hosted.busman.qmul.ac.uk/cgr/Summer Schools/44157.htmlfor further details

Venue: Mile End Campus,


13 July 2011, 5.15pmDr Williams’s Centre for DissentingStudies, Seminar in DissentingStudiesReliquiae Baxterianae and theShaping of the Seventeenth Century

Professor Neil Keeble, TheUniversity of Stirling

Please visitwww.english.qmul.ac.uk/drwilliams/ for further information

Venue: Dr Williams's Library, 14Gordon Square, London WC1H 0AR



School of Medicineand Dentistry

The Centre for HealthSciences is pleased toannounce the official openingof its new premises on theWhitechapel site

1 June 2011, 5.30pmInaugural LectureAdina Micheal-Titus, Professor ofNeuroscience

Venue: Perrin Lecture Theatre,Blizard Building, Whitechapel


7 June 2011, 5pmDistinguished Guest SeminarWnt/beta-catenin signalling in stemand cancer stem cells

Professor Water Birchmeier, Max-Delbrück-Centrum für MolekulareMedizin

Venue: Derek Willoughby LectureTheatre, Charterhouse Square


7 June 2011, 5.30pmGuest Lecture in Primary Care andPublic HealthBirth of a network: DevelopingWomen's Health Research

Khalid Khan, Professor of Women'sHealth and Clinical Epidemiology

Venue: Perrin Lecture Theatre,Blizard Building, Whitechapel


5 July 2011, 5pmJoint 400th Celebration with TheCharter HouseMaster of The Charter House & theBrothers

Venue: The Charter House andMarquee on the lawn,Charterhouse Square


7 – 8 July 2011Paediatric Endocrinology SummerConferenceBiological Variablity of Growth andPuberty: from Genetics toManagement

Please visit www.whripaedendoconference.com for furtherinformation


Event contact: - [email protected]

13 July 2011, 9amAdvances in inflamation andTranslational Medicine Conference

Lectures will take place in themornings followed by hands-oncomputer sessions in theafternoons



Medicine and Dentistry



Barts and The London Science FeSTivaL

The Barts and TheLondon Science Festivalwill feature:• The ‘Science Market’, a “Kasbah” ofscientific interactive installations, livedemonstrations, experiments and games

• The ‘Lecturettes’, catchy talks on relevanttopics in Science given by senior scientistsfrom our University and targeted to thegeneral public in an unconventional way.

• The ‘Science Exhibition’, open to studentsand junior scientists who will present theirscience, or their views on science, to thegeneral public in unconventional ways (roleplays/dramas, demonstrations, experimentsand games).

• The day will be closed by a heart educationseminar (‘Let’s Talk Hearts’), one of a seriesof heart education seminars.

Saturday 2 July 2011, 12pmvenue:

The Marquee and Derek Willoughby Lecture Theatre, Charterhouse Square

event contact:

[email protected]

Alumni

The Principal, ProfessorSimon Gaskell, will be hostingreceptions for alumni livingin, working or visiting the FarEast.

5 July 2011400th Anniversary of TheCharterhouse

The Master of The Charterhouse, Dr James Thomson, invites allQueen Mary staff and alumni to joinhim for an evening tour of TheCharterhouse, followed by areception.

This event is additionally raisingfunds for the Barts and The LondonHospital Medical Club BenevolentFund which supports medicalstudents with bursaries and helptowards the cost of their electives.All gifts received will be matched.

There is a charge for this event of£10 per person for catering. Youcan book online atwww.qmul.ac.uk/alumni

If you are unable to attend aBATLAA gift form can be found atwww.qmul.ac.uk/alumni


Alumni

Dates for your diary

Alumni Reunion Weekend30 September – 1 October

School of Physics Alumni Day1 October

Celebrating 100 years of TheLondon Hospital Dental School3- 4 October

24 June 2011, 6.30pmAlumni Reception in Singapore

Venue: The Conrad CentennialHotel, 2 Temasek Boulevard,038983, Singapore

25 June 2011, 6.30pmAlumni Reception in Kuala Lumpur

Venue: The Mandarin OrientalHotel, Kuala Lumpur City Centre,50088, Kuala Lumpur

26 June 2011, 6pmAlumni Reception in Shanghai

Venue: The Ritz-Carlton Shanghai,Pugong, 8 Century Avenue,Shaghai, Lujiazui, Pudong 200120,China

28 June 2011, 6.30pmAlumni Reception in Beijing

Venue: The British Embassy, 11Guang Hua Lu, Jian Guo Men Wai,100600, Beijing

2 July 2011, 6pmAlumni Reception in Hong Kong

Venue:Grand Hyatt, 1 HarbourRoad, Wanchai, Hong Kong



Alumni Receptions in the Far East The Principal, Professor Simon Gaskell, will be hosting receptions foralumni living in, working or visiting in the following cities. Please [email protected] for more information.

Former StaffAssociation

...stay in touch and join anumber of visits throughoutthe year.

The Association is open to allformer staff of Queen Mary,Westfield or Barts and The LondonSchool of Medicine and Dentistryand offers members theopportunity to stay in touch and joina number of visits throughout theyear. Guests are welcome to attend.

The following events are planned for the coming months. Please keep an eye onwww.qmul.ac.uk/alumni/formerstaff for up-to-date information,including booking fees, or [email protected].

June 2011 (date tbc)Waverley River Thames cruise to Southend

Join us for lunch aboard Waverley, a paddle steamer, for a cruise alongthe Thames to Southend. TowerBridge will be opened for thesteamer.

13 July 2011Boat trip from Westminster to Hampton Court

This one-way boat trip will take us from Westminster to HamptonCourt; our return journey will be by train.

Former Staff Association


Dates for your diary

Guided tour of the GuardsMuseum, Wellington Barracks22 September 2011

Backstage tour of the RoyalOpera House, Covent GardenOctober 2011 (date tbc)

Former Staff Association Annual General Meeting19 October 2011

Christmas LunchThe Red House, RedbridgeDecember 2011 (date tbc)

For more information about theFormer Staff Association,including how to join, visitwww.qmul.ac.uk/alumni/formerstaff or email [email protected]

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1 Albert Stern House and Cottages (StudentResidences)

2 Arts Research Centre3 Beaumont Court

(Student Residences)4 Catering Building

- The Hive- Gallery

- Ground- Bank - Book shop- Conference andHospitality Office

5 Chapman House(Student Residences)

6 Chesney House(Student Residences)

7 Computer Science8 Creed Court

(Student Residences)9 School of Law (also at

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10 East Gate11 Engineering Building

- School of Engineering and MaterialsSciences

- Department ofElectronicEngineering

12 Faculty of Arts13 Francis Bancroft

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- Mason LectureTheatre

- Clinical MedicalLecture Theatre

- School of Business and Management- Education and StaffDevelopment

- Turnbull Centre

- Biophysics in Dentistry

- Biomaterials- Disability andDyslexia Service

- Audio Visual Services- Language Lab- Bar Med

14 G E Fogg Building

- School of Biological and ChemicalSciences

15 G O Jones Building- Department ofPhysics

- Learning ResourceCentre

- Lecture Theatre16 Geography Building

- Drapers’ LectureTheatre

- Advice andCounselling

- Health Centre- Department ofGeography

- Occupational HealthService

- Joint ResearchDevelopment Office

- ProfessionalsComplimentary toDentistry

17 Graduate Centre forHumanities and SocialScience (Lock-keeper’s Cottage)

18 Hatton House (Student Residences)

19 Qmotion (Health andFitness Centre)Students’ Union shop

20 Humanities Building (under construction2010)

21 Ifor Evans Place (Student Residences)

22 Informatics TeachingLaboratory (ITL)

23 Library24 Lindop House

(Student Residences)25 Lodge House

(Student Residences)26 Lynden House

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27 Mathematical Sciences28 Maurice Court

(Student Residences) 29 Maynard House

(Student Residences)30 Multi-Faith Centre31 Nursery32 People’s Palace

- Great Hall- Skeel LT

33 Pooley House (Student Residences)

35 Principal’s Office34 Queens’ Building

- MainReception/Enquiries

- CollegeAdministration

- Admissions Office- Residences Office- Security Lodge- The Octagon- Department ofEconomics

36 Richard Feilden House- Blomeley Centre (Student UnionOffices)

- The Curve- Student Residences

37 Selincourt House(Student Residences)

38 Sir Christopher FranceHouse (StudentResidences)

39 St Benet’s Chaplaincy40 Student Village Shop 41 Varey House

(Student Residences)42 Joseph Priestley

Building- Engineering andMaterials Science(Nanoforce)

- School of Biological and ChemicalSciences


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