KLS Seminar and Lecture Programme 2004-05 Autumn Term Wed 6 Oct 04 1-2pm ‘An Overview of Funding Opportunities in Law’ Phil Ward (Research Office, University of Kent) Professor Davina Cooper (KLS) Shirley Barlow followed by 2-4pm* ‘Gendering EU (Social) Citizenship ’ Susan Millns (KLS) AHRB CentreSR Wed 20 Oct 04 2-4pm ‘The ABCs of the RAE’ Professor Sally Wheeler (Queen’s University, Belfast) with Professor Didi Herman (KLS) and Professor Paddy Ireland (KLS) Keynes S14 Wed 27 Oct 04* 2-4pm ‘Shared Households: A New Paradigm for Thinking about the Reform of Domestic Property Relations’ Anne Bottomley and Simone Wong (KLS) AHRB Centre SR Fri 29 Oct 04 ‘Human Rights – A Practitioner’s Point of View’ 5.30-6.30pm drinks Rabinder Singh QC (Matrix Chambers) 6.30-8pm lecture Also open to p/g and u/g students ELT2 Drinks in EUSCR Wed 17 Nov 04* 2-4pm Title TBC Maria Drakopoulou (KLS) AHRB Centre SR Wed 24 Nov 04 2-4pm ‘The Concept of Ownership in Labour Law’ Wanjiru Njoya (KLS) LocationTBC Wed 1 Dec 04 2-4pm ‘“As if This Were the World.” Death, Mourning and the Law’ AHRB Karin Van Marle (University of Pretoria) Centre SR Wed 15 Dec 04 2-4pm ‘Building an Equality Orientation into UK Law’ Colm O’Cinneide (UCL) AHRB Centre SR KLS Research Seminar and Lecture Programme 2004-05 Spring Term Wed 2 Feb 05 2-4pm ‘Revaluing Property through the Lens of Progressive Community Life? Public and Private at Summerhill School’ Professor Davina Cooper (Kent Law School) KS16 Wed 9 Feb 05 4-6pm ‘The Application of the Death Penalty in Commonwealth African States’ KLT6 Lecture series Professor Philip Iya (University of Fort Hare, South Africa) Also open to p/g and u/g students+ Followed by drinks at 6pm (KQSCR) Wed 16 Feb 05 4-6pm ‘Multiculturalism and Feminism’ Dr Oonagh Reitman (LSE) Fri 18 Feb 05 ‘EU Equality Law: The Challenge of Diversity’ 5.30-7pm Dr Mark Bell (University of Leicester) Lecture series Also open to p/g and u/g students+ Preceded by drinks at 5pm (KQSCR) AHRB SR* KLT5 Wed 23 Feb 05 12.30-2pm ‘An Overview of EU Funding Opportunities’ Damian Walsh, European Advisor at the UK Research Office and Phil Ward, Research Funding Officer (University of Kent) KSR3 Wed 2 March 05 2-4pm ‘Restructuring the Early Years: A New Role for Education Law?’ Daniel Monk (Birkbeck College) AHRB SR ‘Legal Lines in Shifting Sand: Immigration, Citzenship KLT5 and Human Rights in the US “War on Terror”’ Professor Daniel Kanstroom (Boston College Law School) and Professor Sophie Robin-Olivier (University of Paris X – Lecture series Nanterre) Also open to p/g and u/g students+ Preceded by drinks at 5pm (KQSCR) Fri 4 March 05 5.30-7pm Summer Term Wed 18 May 05 2-4pm ‘De-Meaning of Contract in the Civil Partnerships Debate’ Professor Carl Stychin (University of Reading) AHRB SR* * Joint staff/PG and AHRB seminar + These events are open to all KLS staff and students so please inform students in relevant lectures. For more details contact Susan Millns: S.Millns@kent.ac.uk, tel: 01227 823331 From Phil Ward, Research Funding Officer (University of Kent) Visit by Damian Walsh, UKRO European Advisor Wednesday 23rd February 2005 9:30 Surgery A chance for anyone with a specific query on European funding to talk to Damian on a 1:1 basis. If you think you may want to see Damian, do please let me know before hand. 11:00 Information Society Technologies (hosted by the Computing Laboratory) Room S110B This seminar will include a brief overview of European funding, with the main focus being on the IST thematic area and the current call for proposals. There will also be a look forward to FP7. 12:00 Lunch 12:30 Law & Justice (hosted by Kent Law School) Keynes Seminar Room 3 This session will provide an overview of European funding for legal research, with an opportunity for questions, and for those with experience of European funding to share their experiences and knowledge. 14:00 Life Sciences, Genomics and Biotechnology for Health (hosted by Biosciences) Howard Rogers Room, C234 This seminar will focus on FP7, with time for questions and answers, and, if time permits, a chance for individuals to talk to Damian about specific proposals. 15:00 Citizens & Governance in a Knowledge-Based Society (hosted by the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research) Keynes Seminar Room 15 This will be a more general talk, giving an overview of funding available from Europe, particularly in the Social Sciences and specifically in the most recent Citizens & Governance call. 16:00 Close Spring Term ‘Revaluing Property through the Lens of Progressive Community Life? Public and Private at Summerhill School’ Professor Davina Cooper (Kent Law School) Room TBC Wed 9 Feb 05 ‘The Application of the Death Penalty in Commonwealth 4-6pm African States’ Lecture series Professor Philip Iya (University of Fort Hare, South Africa) Also open to p/g and u/g students+ Followed by drinks at 6pm (Room TBC) Room TBC Wed 16 Feb 05 4-6pm AHRB SR* Wed 2 Feb 05 2-4pm Title TBC Dr Oonagh Reitman (LSE) Fri 18 Feb 05 ‘EU Equality Law: The Challenge of Diversity’ 5.30-7pm Dr Mark Bell (University of Leicester) Lecture series Also open to p/g and u/g students+ Preceded by drinks at 5pm (KQSCR) KLT5 Wed 23 Feb 05 12.30-2pm ‘An Overview of EU Funding Opportunities’ Damian Walsh, European Advisor at the UK Research Office and Phil Ward, Research Funding Officer (University of Kent) KSR6 Wed 2 March 05 2-4pm ‘Restructuring the Early Years: A New Role for Education Law?’ Daniel Monk (Birkbeck College) AHRB SR Summer Term Mon 25 April 05 ‘The Influence of Domestic Law on International Law’ KLT6 5.30-7pm Professor Yves Daudet (Université de Paris I - Panthéon-Sorbonne) Lecture series Also open to p/g and u/g students+ Preceded by drinks at 5pm (KQSCR) Wed 18 May 05 2-4pm ‘De-Meaning of Contract in the Civil Partnerships Debate’ Professor Carl Stychin (University of Reading) AHRB SR* * Joint staff/PG and AHRB seminar + These events are open to all KLS staff and students so please inform students in relevant lectures. For more details contact Susan Millns: S.Millns@kent.ac.uk, tel: 01227 823331 For more details contact: Susan Millns, Kent Law School, email : S.Millns@kent.ac.uk, tel : 01227 823331 Anne Bottomley, Kent Law School, email : A.B.Bottomley@kent.ac.uk, tel : 01227 823420 * AHRB seminars to discuss work in progress. Draft papers will be circulated in advance of the session. Seminars are open to all.