FACULTY OF SOCIAL AND HISTORICAL SCIENCES

The diversity of Institute student research was highlighted in UCL's recent 'Research Images as Art/Art Images as Research' competition.

Dr Vincent Sterk was awarded the prestigious Dutch Royal Association for Political Economy medal for his thesis  ‘The Role of Mortgages and Consumer Credit in the Business Cycle’.  Dr Sterk, a lecturer in Economics since September 2011, received his doctorate from the University of Amsterdam in May 2011. The KVS medal is awarded every two or three years by the Dutch Royal Association for Political Economy.

Professor Stephen Machin, UCL Economics, has been appointed member of the new Tuition Fees Commission which is to be chaired by Will Hutton. The commission will analyze the impact of the new higher undergraduate university fees and, in particular, how the system affects students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Professor Machin is already a member of the Low Pay Commission, the body that makes recommendations to the government about the national minimum wage.

Heritage Without Borders (HWB) has been awarded a grant by the Headley Trust to support the conservation of cultural heritage in Albania.

The second multidisciplinary conference on 'Popular Antiquities: Folklore and Archaeology' will be held at the Institute on 13 & 14 October 2012. The deadline for the call for papers is 31 May 2012.

Gabriel Moshenska was a runner up for the 2011 UK Scopus Young Research Award in the Humanities.

Symposium

18th May 2012, London (Hosted by UCL)

Exciting developments in the life sciences and their application in biotechnology are helping to provide pioneering cures and therapies for inherited and degenerative diseases.

The Institute of Archaeology currently has a vacancy for a Clerical Assistant (part-time, Ref.:1229757). The deadline for applications is 2 February 2012.

UCL wishes to appoint a Professor of British Later Prehistory (Ref.:1226450) to contribute to research and teaching at the Institute of Archaeology. The deadline for applications is 17 February 2012.

Ignacio de la Torre's ERC-funded project on the Origins of the Acheulean in East Africa is launched this month and is marked by the unveiling of a new project website.