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What Works Global Summit
This year's What Works Global Summit (WWGS) is a free virtual event from 18-20 October 2022, which aims to build bridges between research evidence, policymaking, and practice on social science topics. The event is co-hosted by Campbell Collaboration and Campbell UK & Ireland and will feature plenary sessions, panel discussions, rapid presentation sessions, workshops, and a virtual poster exhibition hall.
As well as sessions on Ageing, Gender Equality, Climate Solutions, International Development, Social Welfare, Equity and Inclusion, Children and Young Person’s Wellbeing, Nutrition, Education and Knowledge Translation, there are also 6 sessions related to evidence synthesis innovations such as logic models, machine learning and searching and several sessions around policy practice partnerships including a special session run by Professors Jeremy Grimshaw and John Lavis on The Global Commission on Evidence to Address Societal Challenges.
Find out more by downloading the programme overview or the detailed programme with speakers.
Register your place for the summit.
In addition to the above, there are several free pre and post conference events you can register to attend:
Part time work opportunity: University of Exeter Exams Team
The exams team are looking for PhD students to work as invigilators on the Penryn Campus. Full training will be provided and you will be paid £12.17 per hour. The role of the invigilator will be to oversee the running of the exam ensuring all rules and regulations are adhered to while supporting the students and dealing with any issues.
To apply or request further information, please email examsadmin@exeter.ac.uk.
The Digital Humanities Lab are offering the following digital skills training workshops and seminar series this term
Training Workshops:
Seminars - Open to all. Seminars will be held in Digital Humanities Lab Seminar Room 1, or virtually, see website for details. No sign up required for seminars.
Policy Internships for UKRI PhD students
As part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)’s postgraduate training portfolio, the UKRI Policy Internships scheme provides an opportunity for UKRI-funded doctoral students to undertake a three-month placement at one of a selected group of influential policy organisations – including devolved national governments, government departments and UK Parliament!
Apply online by the 4th November 2022 at 4pm. Find out more about the host partners and internship opportunities available.
Exeter Food Network’s Event - What do we (really) talk about when we talk about food? With Tara Garnett
When: 4/11/22
Where: Queen’s Building Lecture Theatre 2, Streatham Campus (hybrid option available)
Register here
The Exeter Food research network is hosting a public lecture by Tara Garnett. Tara will discuss global food systems, how they are broken and the complex factors that affect our perception of what a ‘good’ system actually looks like.
Tara is based at the Environmental Change Institute at the University of Oxford and is the Director of TABLE. TABLE is a global platform for knowledge synthesis, for reflective, critical thinking and for inclusive stakeholder dialogue on how the food system can become sustainable, resilient, just, and ultimately “good”.
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