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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.

New opportunity!

We would like to draw your attention to a new, exciting and wide-ranging opportunity for postgraduate secondments to Whitehall that is now being facilitated by UCL Public Policy through the Office of the Vice-Provost for Research.

Workshop 2013

The Eurocode 7 and New Design Challenges workshop was held at UCL on the 19th of March 2013. The workshop was excellently successful with more than 100 attendees from different countries of Europe, the great majority students, graduates and young geotechnical engineers with a genuine interest in Eurocode 7 design. Among the event highlights were the 4 keynote lectures from the eminent members of the EC7 Evolution Groups:

Recent output from an EU research study - an animation of the future public transport journey 2030.

Student Conference, 12th June 2013, University College London (UCL).

As we turn further into the twenty-first century, our ways of making sense of the world are becoming increasingly compromised. Shifting causes and patterns of human movement are encouraging a reassessment of perspectives and practices towards migration. In terms of forced migration studies, factors such as climate change, food security and the economic crisis, as well as the continuation of existing pressures, like protracted refugee situations and internal displacement, have dramatically altered the field. If people are not forced by the violent or persecutory actions of others to seek protection but feel compelled to leave their home due to natural disasters or poverty, to what extent can they be considered forced migrants?

UCL EI organised a volunteer to attend a Q&A with Hillary Clinton.

We will be live streaming the upcoming EU & European Careers Event which is now sold out!!

The workshop was held at UCL's Department of History in September 2012 with funding received from UCL European Institute.

Video recording of Mélenchon's talk: 'For an alternative to austerity in Europe' is now now available with English subtitles!

Closing date 1st March 2013.  An historical opportunity is now available!

The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) has advertised up to 150 positions of contractual agents with five-year contracts for PhDs (or researchers without a doctorate but who can prove five years of experience in the fields of social and human sciences).

"In union there is strength." Aesop

"You cannot conceive the many without the one." Plato "The principle of contradiction makes the thought of unity the measure of heterogeneity." Theodor W. Adorno "In the space between chaos and shape there was another chance." Jeanette Winterson

A UCL Laws alumnus was elected President of Cyprus on Sunday 24 February.

It was a clear victory: President  Nicos Anastasiades took 57.5 percent of the vote, 15 points ahead of his rival Stavros Malas, who campaigned on an anti-austerity platform. The Guardian commented that: “With the ex-British colony facing financial meltdown in the wake of the huge losses sustained by its banking system when Greece restructured its debt, the election had assumed a significance not seen since independence in 1960. Foreign lenders at the EU and IMF had hoped Anastasiades would win, seeing the 66-year-old lawyer as a pair of safe hands in what could be tortuous times ahead as both try to finalise a rescue programme to keep the island's recession-hit economy afloat.”

Check out European Society’s Award Winning Publication

EUREKA magazine deals in the politics, arts and culture of modern Europe, showcasing some of the finest journalistic and photographic talent on UCL campus. Having received the UCLU award for Best Publication 2010/11, we are looking forward to another year of high quality student comment and debate.

In 2008 the European Commission launched the “Raw Materials Initiative” (RMI) 

Its aim was to establish an integrated strategy to respond to the challenges of sustainable access to and supply of raw materials, both outside and within the EU.

Spatial justice and regional calls for devolution and/or independence in a ‘European Union of the Regions’.

The Reception of Herodotus in Antiquity & Beyond

This project will provide the first extended and detailed account of the reception of Herodotus, the first European historian, with a particular emphasis on the geographical space of Europe (Greece, Byzantium, Rome, Italy, France, Germany, Poland and Great Britain). The ancient Greek historian Herodotus has been both controversial and influential through time, called, for instance, 'Father of History' (Cicero, 1st century BC), 'Father of Lies' (Juan Luis Vives, 16th century), and author of ‘world literature’s first great work of reportage’ (Kapuściński, 21st century).

The Bridges Project is a ground-breaking initiative jointly coordinated by Counterpoint and the Open Society European Policy Institute.

Two funding schemes for UCL faculty and research students.

We are still in the process of tweaking the final bits & pieces but it will be fully operational by end of next week.  Let us know your thoughts, your feedback will be greatly appreciated!

One of the objectives of the European Institute is to act as a one-stop access point for UCL expertise on Europe and the EU, and provide a conduit between the university and policy-makers, civil society, the media and the broader public.

UCL European Institute, is looking for student ambassadors to attend its events and report on them. Representatives will be asked to write 400 to 600 words commenting and evaluating on the event, and the issues it raises.

Two funding schemes for UCL faculty and research students.

Two funding schemes for UCL faculty and research students.

Professor of German History, Faculty of Arts and Humanities
16 September 2012

The guilty tale of the German civil servant who married her godmother is revealed in a new book

The European Institute has been awarded a new year-long grant from the Jean Monnet Programme, Information and Research Activities. Part of the EU's Lifelong Learning Programme, this action is specifically directed at Higher Education Institutions working to promote discussion, reflection and knowledge about the process of European integration.