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UCL Graduate School & DAAD Masterclass with Prof Christian Joerges, 22 May 2013

UCL is home to numerous world-leading researchers, whose research, ways of working and careers provide inspiring models for any researcher at an early point in their career. Graduate School Masterclasses are a  programme of talks and workshops designed specifically for researchers to hear from, interact with and be inspired by experienced academic researchers. This upcoming one is organised in collaboration with the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), the German national agency for the support of international academic cooperation. The DAAD currently provides financial support to more than 55,000 individuals every year by offering funding to students, researchers and academics worldwide.

The masterclass will feature Christian Joerges, Professor of Law and Society at the Hertie School of Governance. His research focuses on European and international economic law, risk regulation within the EU and in international trade relations, particularly the legitimacy problems of pertinent governance arrangements and practices. He will share the platform with one UCL social scientist (TBC).

Speakers have been invited to talk about their current research and the business of research in general, their views on how ideas are generated and research projects realised.  The sessions also seek to present speakers' views and experiences of their time in academia, their ways of working and their interesting careers.  Open to a restricted number of participants, sessions are conceived as being interactive, with a presentation from the speaker and plenty of time for the audience to ask questions. Each speaker will give their unique perspective on these issues, and although the talks will focus on a particular discipline, the chance to listen to and talk to a senior member of the global research community should appeal more widely to researchers considering a future in international research. 

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EVENT: “Unity in Diversity”, 21 May 2013 with Prof Christian Joerges