A fully searchable edition of the largest body of texts detailing the lives of non-elite people ever published, containing 197,745 criminal trials held at London's central criminal court is available on-line at http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/.
This online digital resource is the output of a collaborative research project between the University of Hertfordshire, the Open University and the University of Sheffield, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (in 2000 and 2005), the Big Lottery Fund (2001) and the Economic and Social Research Council (2005).
The directors of this project, and authors of all the historical background pages, are Professor Clive Emsley (Open University), Professor Tim Hitchcock (University of Hertfordshire) and Professor Robert Shoemaker (University of Sheffield).
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Showing posts with label history. Show all posts
Monday, 24 August 2009
Professor publishes book on the Great British Bobby
The Great British Bobby, A history of British policing from 1829 to the present, has just been published by Professor Clive Emsley, co-director of the International Centre for Comparative Criminological Research at The Open University. He is also President of the International Association for the History of Crime and Criminal Justice.
Professor Emsley said: “Histories of the police have always tended to be institutional and have tended to focus on law makers and chief constables. I wanted to explore the lives of the men and women on the beat at the sharp end.
“My father was a policeman who, in 1943, changed his police blue for RAF blue. He was killed serving with Bomber Command a few months before I was born.
"I guess the book was written partly because of the father that I never knew, but also because I believe that it is important to understand the lives of ordinary people. The aim of the book is to weave the stories of ordinary police officers into the social history of Britain over the last 250 years.”
The Great British Bobby, A history of British policing from 1829 to the present, is published by Quercus books, ISBN 978 1 84916 197 8. Times Review.
Professor Emsley said: “Histories of the police have always tended to be institutional and have tended to focus on law makers and chief constables. I wanted to explore the lives of the men and women on the beat at the sharp end.
“My father was a policeman who, in 1943, changed his police blue for RAF blue. He was killed serving with Bomber Command a few months before I was born.
"I guess the book was written partly because of the father that I never knew, but also because I believe that it is important to understand the lives of ordinary people. The aim of the book is to weave the stories of ordinary police officers into the social history of Britain over the last 250 years.”
The Great British Bobby, A history of British policing from 1829 to the present, is published by Quercus books, ISBN 978 1 84916 197 8. Times Review.
OU professor talks at International Congress of the History of Science
Jim Moore, Professor of the History of Science, gave the opening plenary address `Darwin's Sacred Cause', to the 23rd International Congress of the History of Science (triennial of the world's leading professional body), meeting in Budapest - 26-31 July, 2009.
Darwin’s Sacred Cause, authored by Jim Moore and Adrian Desmond, gives a completely new explanation of why Darwin came to his shattering theories about human origins. More than a thousand people enjoyed Jim’s presentation, to the point where two historians of mathematics (one being the UK leader in the field) said despite initial misgivings, they were “quite convinced by the argument”, which they credited as revealing a potentially radically new Darwin.
As a result of the presentation, the Director-General of the Hungarian (national) Museum of Natural History gave Jim a private two-hour tour, where he was shown astonishing 18th-century natural mummies and Neanderthals. Jim said: “It was amazing to hold the mandible of a 25-35 year-old woman, dead 60,000 years."
Jim has now been invited by The Foreign Secretary of the Cuban Academy of Sciences to address the Academy and to lecture at the University of Havana in early October.
Related links:
Talking to Open2, Jim Moore explains how Charles Darwin changed our whole way of thinking - and makes a surprising revelation concerning one of the motivations for Darwin's work. http://www.open2.net/historyandthearts/arts/jimmooreinterview.html
Hatred of slavery drove Darwin towards evolutionary theory: http://www.open.ac.uk/platform/news/arts-and-culture/hatred-slavery-drove-darwin-towards-evolutionary-theory
Darwin’s Sacred Cause, authored by Jim Moore and Adrian Desmond, gives a completely new explanation of why Darwin came to his shattering theories about human origins. More than a thousand people enjoyed Jim’s presentation, to the point where two historians of mathematics (one being the UK leader in the field) said despite initial misgivings, they were “quite convinced by the argument”, which they credited as revealing a potentially radically new Darwin.
As a result of the presentation, the Director-General of the Hungarian (national) Museum of Natural History gave Jim a private two-hour tour, where he was shown astonishing 18th-century natural mummies and Neanderthals. Jim said: “It was amazing to hold the mandible of a 25-35 year-old woman, dead 60,000 years."
Jim has now been invited by The Foreign Secretary of the Cuban Academy of Sciences to address the Academy and to lecture at the University of Havana in early October.
Related links:
Talking to Open2, Jim Moore explains how Charles Darwin changed our whole way of thinking - and makes a surprising revelation concerning one of the motivations for Darwin's work. http://www.open2.net/historyandthearts/arts/jimmooreinterview.html
Hatred of slavery drove Darwin towards evolutionary theory: http://www.open.ac.uk/platform/news/arts-and-culture/hatred-slavery-drove-darwin-towards-evolutionary-theory
Monday, 13 July 2009
International fellowship programme for New York Public Library resources
15 fellowships of up to $60,000 are awarded each a year to outstanding scholars and writers – academics, independent scholars, journalists, and creative writers - by the Cullman Center’s Selection Committee.
The Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers is an international fellowship program open to people whose work will benefit directly from access to the research collections at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street (formerly the Humanities and Social Sciences Library). Renowned for the extraordinary comprehensiveness of its collections, the Library is one of the world's preeminent resources for study in anthropology, art, geography, history, languages and literature, philosophy, politics, popular culture, psychology, religion, sociology, and sports.
Foreign nationals conversant in English are welcome to apply.
The Cullman Center looks for top-quality writing from academics as well as from creative writers and independent scholars. It aims to promote dynamic communication about literature and scholarship at the very highest level – within the Center, in public forums throughout the Library, and in the Fellows’ published work.
Exclusions
Candidates who need to work primarily in The New York Public Library's other research libraries – The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, and the Science, Industry and Business Library – are not eligible for this fellowship, nor are people seeking funding for research leading directly to a degree.
Deadline
Completed applications and letters of recommendation for the Cullman Center fellowship must be received by Friday, September 25, 2009. Candidates will learn the results of the competition in early March.
For more information and application form, see:
http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/scholars/fellowship.html
The Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers is an international fellowship program open to people whose work will benefit directly from access to the research collections at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street (formerly the Humanities and Social Sciences Library). Renowned for the extraordinary comprehensiveness of its collections, the Library is one of the world's preeminent resources for study in anthropology, art, geography, history, languages and literature, philosophy, politics, popular culture, psychology, religion, sociology, and sports.
Foreign nationals conversant in English are welcome to apply.
The Cullman Center looks for top-quality writing from academics as well as from creative writers and independent scholars. It aims to promote dynamic communication about literature and scholarship at the very highest level – within the Center, in public forums throughout the Library, and in the Fellows’ published work.
Exclusions
Candidates who need to work primarily in The New York Public Library's other research libraries – The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, and the Science, Industry and Business Library – are not eligible for this fellowship, nor are people seeking funding for research leading directly to a degree.
Deadline
Completed applications and letters of recommendation for the Cullman Center fellowship must be received by Friday, September 25, 2009. Candidates will learn the results of the competition in early March.
For more information and application form, see:
http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/scholars/fellowship.html
Monday, 8 June 2009
British Library’s Sound Archive
The British Library has an Archive Sound Recording website with 21,000 selected recordings of:
To find out more visit:http://sounds.bl.uk/
- music -including classical and world music
- spoken word - including oral history and accents and dialects
- human and natural environments. – including soundscapes and wildlife
To find out more visit:http://sounds.bl.uk/
Leverhulme Trust Emeritus Fellowship Awarded to OU Professor of History
Professor Clive Emsley has been awarded a Leverhulme Trust Emeritus Fellowship, which will allow him to continue his research on "Crime and the British Military in the 20th Century" for another 2 years after his retirement in September 2009. He is currently Professor of History and co-director of the International Centre for Comparative Criminological Research (ICCCR) at the Open University.
Prof Emsley says "Most crime is (and has been) committed by young men, and most military personnel are (and have always been) young men. The end of wars in Britain, since the eighteenth century, has witnessed fears that men, trained to kill and brutalised by the experience of battle, will find it difficult to return to civilian life and will continue to act violently, and hence criminally at home. Focussing primarily on the two world wars of the twentieth century, this research project will explore the scale of criminality by men in the armed forces and their behaviour at the wars’ ends."
"The aim of this project is to explore two distinct aspects of crime and the British Military during the twentieth century. First, there are the issues of the extent and variety of offending by soldiers: second, there is the problem of soldiers returning from conflict and the extent to which their experiences fostered subsequent criminal behaviour."
"It is generally recognised that most crime is committed by young men. The majority of soldiers are young men and it has often been commented upon how conventional crime declined in wartime and how juveniles and women appeared in greater percentages before the courts. Army provosts, and those relatively few military historians that have commented upon crime, have tended to use the positivist assumption that offenders in uniform were simply ‘professional criminals’ that had been recruited or conscripted. The initial aim of the project is to explore the kinds of crimes committed by soldiers in wartime on both the home and the battle fronts and the extent of this crime. The basic hypotheses to be tested are that:
"The second aim of the project is to explore the concerns about brutalised veterans – as reflected in the comments of experts and in the popular media – together with the reality of such veterans appearing before the courts. The basic hypotheses to be tested here are that:
Prof Emsley says "Most crime is (and has been) committed by young men, and most military personnel are (and have always been) young men. The end of wars in Britain, since the eighteenth century, has witnessed fears that men, trained to kill and brutalised by the experience of battle, will find it difficult to return to civilian life and will continue to act violently, and hence criminally at home. Focussing primarily on the two world wars of the twentieth century, this research project will explore the scale of criminality by men in the armed forces and their behaviour at the wars’ ends."
"The aim of this project is to explore two distinct aspects of crime and the British Military during the twentieth century. First, there are the issues of the extent and variety of offending by soldiers: second, there is the problem of soldiers returning from conflict and the extent to which their experiences fostered subsequent criminal behaviour."
"It is generally recognised that most crime is committed by young men. The majority of soldiers are young men and it has often been commented upon how conventional crime declined in wartime and how juveniles and women appeared in greater percentages before the courts. Army provosts, and those relatively few military historians that have commented upon crime, have tended to use the positivist assumption that offenders in uniform were simply ‘professional criminals’ that had been recruited or conscripted. The initial aim of the project is to explore the kinds of crimes committed by soldiers in wartime on both the home and the battle fronts and the extent of this crime. The basic hypotheses to be tested are that:
- There was remarkably little difference between offences committed by civilians and offences committed by soldiers; however,
- In some instances, war provided new opportunities or new pressures to commit crime.
"The second aim of the project is to explore the concerns about brutalised veterans – as reflected in the comments of experts and in the popular media – together with the reality of such veterans appearing before the courts. The basic hypotheses to be tested here are that:
- In the euphoria of victory, there was also an underlying climate of fear about brutalised veterans; however,
- While there may have been some sympathy for men who responded violently (but not with lethal results) to wives that had been unfaithful, there was little serious appreciation of men that had been seriously psychologically damaged by their experiences and who, in consequence, drifted into drunkenness and violent offending."
Thursday, 21 May 2009
Conference to assess state of crime
An assessment of the current knowledge of crime, crime prevention and deviance in Europe will be debated at CRIMPREV’s final conference at The Open University from 17-19 June 2009. The international project was launched at the end of 2006 with EU funding to investigate perceptions of crime; criminalisation; deviant behaviour; interactions between different forms of organised crime; public policies of prevention; and to establish good practice guidelines across Europe.
The International Centre for Comparative Criminological Research (ICCCR) at The Open University played a significant role in CRIMPREV since its inception. Clive Emsley, Director ICCCR and Professor of History, said: “It is an honour for us to be hosting this conference. The ICCCR is particularly strong in providing historical perspectives in the area of juvenile justice and policing".
The conference will be debating the conclusions of six work packages in preparation for the final report. A short keynote by Professor Emsley will pinpoint some of the problems of understanding crime in contemporary society, notably with governments that cherry-pick research to suit ill-considered policies.
Professor Emsley believes this conference is timely to address sub-standard government spending on crime prevention. “The economic downturn poses a significant threat to the funding of crime research. Whilst the government want quick results, criminologists can’t offer guarantees that their work will begin to solve the crime problem. A conference like this will however bring us a step closer to understanding the problems and offering potential solutions.”
The conference will be webcast live. For more info see: http://www.open.ac.uk/icccr/events.shtml
Please contact Sarah Batt (a.s.c.batt@open.ac.uk) for further information concerning this conference.
Notes:
1. CRIMPREV is an international project funded by the EU through the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) - issues connected with the resolution of conflicts and restoration of peace and justice.
The CRIMPREV consortium is made up of 31 universities and research institutes spread across Europe from 10 European countries. The consortium will continue as a federation of institutions under the umbrella of the Groupe Européen de Recherche sur les Normativités (GERN) based in Paris. This federated body now constitutes an important Europe-wide crime control lobby with a presence at the EU table.
2. The International Centre for Comparative Criminological Research (ICCCR) is an Open University centre of research excellence. It was established in December 2003. It is a unique multi disciplinary and cross faculty initiative drawing on expertise from Social Sciences (social policy & criminology, psychology and sociology), Arts (history), and Health and Social Care (youth justice).
It incorporates the European Centre for the Study of Policing based in Arts and the Rethinking Criminology and Forensic Psychology Research Groups based in Social Sciences.
The ICCCR unites contemporary practice-based research and critical policy analysis in crime, policing and criminal justice with an awareness of historical, psychological and social contexts.
ICCCR has developed three substantive (but inter-related) areas of expertise:
The International Centre for Comparative Criminological Research (ICCCR) at The Open University played a significant role in CRIMPREV since its inception. Clive Emsley, Director ICCCR and Professor of History, said: “It is an honour for us to be hosting this conference. The ICCCR is particularly strong in providing historical perspectives in the area of juvenile justice and policing".
The conference will be debating the conclusions of six work packages in preparation for the final report. A short keynote by Professor Emsley will pinpoint some of the problems of understanding crime in contemporary society, notably with governments that cherry-pick research to suit ill-considered policies.
Professor Emsley believes this conference is timely to address sub-standard government spending on crime prevention. “The economic downturn poses a significant threat to the funding of crime research. Whilst the government want quick results, criminologists can’t offer guarantees that their work will begin to solve the crime problem. A conference like this will however bring us a step closer to understanding the problems and offering potential solutions.”
The conference will be webcast live. For more info see: http://www.open.ac.uk/icccr/events.shtml
Please contact Sarah Batt (a.s.c.batt@open.ac.uk) for further information concerning this conference.
Notes:
1. CRIMPREV is an international project funded by the EU through the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) - issues connected with the resolution of conflicts and restoration of peace and justice.
The CRIMPREV consortium is made up of 31 universities and research institutes spread across Europe from 10 European countries. The consortium will continue as a federation of institutions under the umbrella of the Groupe Européen de Recherche sur les Normativités (GERN) based in Paris. This federated body now constitutes an important Europe-wide crime control lobby with a presence at the EU table.
2. The International Centre for Comparative Criminological Research (ICCCR) is an Open University centre of research excellence. It was established in December 2003. It is a unique multi disciplinary and cross faculty initiative drawing on expertise from Social Sciences (social policy & criminology, psychology and sociology), Arts (history), and Health and Social Care (youth justice).
It incorporates the European Centre for the Study of Policing based in Arts and the Rethinking Criminology and Forensic Psychology Research Groups based in Social Sciences.
The ICCCR unites contemporary practice-based research and critical policy analysis in crime, policing and criminal justice with an awareness of historical, psychological and social contexts.
ICCCR has developed three substantive (but inter-related) areas of expertise:
- policing
- justice, rights and regulation
- prisons/penology
Saturday, 25 April 2009
Museums Blog - A directory of museum-related blogs
Museum Blogs is a directory of museum and museum-related blogs and aggregator. Like its companion site Museum Podcasts, the purpose of this site is to raise awareness and increase the authority of sites focusing on museum issues. At the time of writing there were 331 blogs included on the site.
The Directory
A moderated directory provides a central website for listings to museum and museum-related blogs.
The Blog
All of the posts are from the RSS feeds of the blogs included in the directory.
Policies
This site is run as a public service and encourages community participation. The site does not accept advertising.
Link:
The Directory
A moderated directory provides a central website for listings to museum and museum-related blogs.
The Blog
All of the posts are from the RSS feeds of the blogs included in the directory.
Policies
This site is run as a public service and encourages community participation. The site does not accept advertising.
Link:
Wednesday, 18 March 2009
Free teaching and learning resource for anyone interested in Welsh history
The Open University Arts Faculty has launched a free teaching and learning resource website as part of the OpenLearn initiative. It is aimed at anyone interested in Welsh history. It contains study materials, links to some of the most important institutions that contribute to our understanding of the history of Wales, and a pool of resources that can help you understand Welsh history and the way it is studied.
The site includes videos from the BBC Coast series, audio recordings of seventeen BBC Radio Wales programmes, a case study of David Lloyd George, a glossary of Welsh history and a Welsh history timeline. Some of the material comes from the Open University course, 'Small country, big history: themes in the history of Wales' (A182).
Rob Humphreys, Director of The Open University in Wales said, "This is an open access website available throughout the world. It compliments the Open University’s history of Wales course, and it also fulfils a much wider educational role."
Link to Welsh History and its sources web pages: http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=3805
The site includes videos from the BBC Coast series, audio recordings of seventeen BBC Radio Wales programmes, a case study of David Lloyd George, a glossary of Welsh history and a Welsh history timeline. Some of the material comes from the Open University course, 'Small country, big history: themes in the history of Wales' (A182).
Rob Humphreys, Director of The Open University in Wales said, "This is an open access website available throughout the world. It compliments the Open University’s history of Wales course, and it also fulfils a much wider educational role."
Link to Welsh History and its sources web pages: http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=3805
Thursday, 19 February 2009
Small grants for Arts, Humanities and Social Science research on Iraq and neighbouring countries
The British Institute for the Study of Iraq (formerly the British School of Archaeology in Iraq) (BISI) promotes, supports and undertakes research on Iraq and neighbouring countries. Its academic coverage includes anthropology, archaeology, geography, history, language and related disciplines within the arts, humanities, and social sciences from the earliest times until the present.
Development Grants
Grants are available to support development events and projects, such as lectures, study days and popular publications, that relate to Iraq and neighbouring countries and to the areas of interest covered by BISI. A Development Grant will normally be for an amount up to £500, although more substantial grants may be made if merited.
BISI considers applications for Development Grants twice yearly. The deadlines for applications and references are 15 April and 15 October. BISI will let applicants know the decision concerning their application by early July or early January respectively.
Research and Conference Grants
The Institute invites funding applications twice a year for grants in aid of research or for the organisation of academic conferences. All applications and references must be received by 31 January or 31 October in any given year. Awards will normally fall within a limit of £4,000, though more substantial awards may be made.
Applicants must be residents of the UK or, exceptionally, other individuals whose academic research closely coincides with that of the BISI.
For more information see: http://www.britac.ac.uk/INSTITUTES/IRAQ/grants.htm
Development Grants
Grants are available to support development events and projects, such as lectures, study days and popular publications, that relate to Iraq and neighbouring countries and to the areas of interest covered by BISI. A Development Grant will normally be for an amount up to £500, although more substantial grants may be made if merited.
BISI considers applications for Development Grants twice yearly. The deadlines for applications and references are 15 April and 15 October. BISI will let applicants know the decision concerning their application by early July or early January respectively.
Research and Conference Grants
The Institute invites funding applications twice a year for grants in aid of research or for the organisation of academic conferences. All applications and references must be received by 31 January or 31 October in any given year. Awards will normally fall within a limit of £4,000, though more substantial awards may be made.
Applicants must be residents of the UK or, exceptionally, other individuals whose academic research closely coincides with that of the BISI.
For more information see: http://www.britac.ac.uk/INSTITUTES/IRAQ/grants.htm
Monday, 16 February 2009
Royal Historical Society Small Research Grants for Postgraduates
Royal Historical Society awards are intended principally for postgraduate students registered for a research degree at United Kingdom institutions of higher education (full-time and part-time); the Society will also consider applications from individuals who have completed doctoral dissertations within the last two years and are not yet in full-time employment.
Grants of between £75 - £500 are offered under four schemes:
The closing dates for applications in the year 2009 are:
for individual travel to conferences; research expenses within and outside the UK:
Grants of between £75 - £500 are offered under four schemes:
- for individual travel to conferences
- for research expenses within the United Kingdom
- for research expenses outside the United Kingdom
- for organisers of workshops and conferences to encourage the participation of junior researchers
The closing dates for applications in the year 2009 are:
for individual travel to conferences; research expenses within and outside the UK:
- 27 April 2009
- 19 June 2009
- 14 September 2009
- 16 November 2009
- 27 April 2009
- 16 November 2009
Thursday, 5 February 2009
Wellcome Trust History of Medicine Research Fellowships
The Wellcome Trust's History of Medicine Research Fellowships scheme supports individuals at all stages of a career not in established academic posts, wishing to undertake a period of research.
Strong preference is given to applicants with a good prospect of achieving an academic career as a specialist in the history of medicine.
The maximum duration is three years.
The awards are full-time but can be tenable on a part-time basis if a case can be made that personal circumstances require this.
Fellowships provide research expenses and a salary, plus appropriate employer's contributions.
Research expenses include travel to libraries and archives or overseas fieldwork, and a set amount for travel to conferences, seminars and other meetings of a scholarly nature.
You are eligible to apply if you are a postdoctoral scholar not in a tenured or otherwise long-term established post (employment on a rolling contract is regarded as tantamount to holding an established post), wishing to carry out an extended period of research on a specific project.
Your application must be sponsored by an established and normally senior member of the department, unit or institute in the UK, Republic of Ireland or The Netherlands in which the award is to be held.
You should have a relevant connection to the European Economic Area.
Applications are considered twice a year. Preliminary applications should be submitted at least six weeks before the full application deadline, as described below.
Information from Wellcome Trust website viewed 05/02/2009
Before applying check full details on: http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Funding/Medical-humanities/Grants/History-of-medicine/Fellowships-and-personal-awards/WTD003793.htm
Strong preference is given to applicants with a good prospect of achieving an academic career as a specialist in the history of medicine.
The maximum duration is three years.
The awards are full-time but can be tenable on a part-time basis if a case can be made that personal circumstances require this.
Fellowships provide research expenses and a salary, plus appropriate employer's contributions.
Research expenses include travel to libraries and archives or overseas fieldwork, and a set amount for travel to conferences, seminars and other meetings of a scholarly nature.
You are eligible to apply if you are a postdoctoral scholar not in a tenured or otherwise long-term established post (employment on a rolling contract is regarded as tantamount to holding an established post), wishing to carry out an extended period of research on a specific project.
Your application must be sponsored by an established and normally senior member of the department, unit or institute in the UK, Republic of Ireland or The Netherlands in which the award is to be held.
You should have a relevant connection to the European Economic Area.
Applications are considered twice a year. Preliminary applications should be submitted at least six weeks before the full application deadline, as described below.
- Full application deadline: 1 August (for Funding Committee review in November)
- Full application deadline: 1 December (for Funding Committee review in March)
Information from Wellcome Trust website viewed 05/02/2009
Before applying check full details on: http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Funding/Medical-humanities/Grants/History-of-medicine/Fellowships-and-personal-awards/WTD003793.htm
Thursday, 22 January 2009
Criminology book prize 2009 - closing date for nominations 2 March
The British Society of Criminology invites nominations for its criminology book prize. The prize is designed to encourage and recognise the achievements of new or aspiring members of the criminology profession. Nominated books should show evidence of particular distinction or innovation in methodology or theorising in the general field of criminology, or in the application of criminological theory or research to crime policy or penal practice.
To be eligible, nominated books must have been published between 1 January and 31 December 2008 and be the author's first sole-authored book. Nominated authors, proposers and seconders must be members of the society. The prize includes £100 of books from the Willan publishing list and £500 cash.
More information at:
http://www.britsoccrim.org/othernews.htm#005
To be eligible, nominated books must have been published between 1 January and 31 December 2008 and be the author's first sole-authored book. Nominated authors, proposers and seconders must be members of the society. The prize includes £100 of books from the Willan publishing list and £500 cash.
More information at:
http://www.britsoccrim.org/othernews.htm#005
Small grants for Roman research
The Roman Research Trust invites applications for its grants. This programme supports research projects in the archaeology of the Romano-British period, educational programmes such as museum exhibitions, conferences, summer schools and seminars and publications.
Minor and major grants may be awarded up to twice a year. Minor grants will not normally exceed £5,000 and will be awarded for a one year period with the possibility of renewal for up to two further years.
Deadlines: 15 April and 15 November annually
More information at:
http://rrt.classics.ox.ac.uk/grants.html
The Roman Research Trust was established as a British Registered Charity in January 1990 to support education and research in Romano-British Archaeology.
Minor and major grants may be awarded up to twice a year. Minor grants will not normally exceed £5,000 and will be awarded for a one year period with the possibility of renewal for up to two further years.
Deadlines: 15 April and 15 November annually
More information at:
http://rrt.classics.ox.ac.uk/grants.html
The Roman Research Trust was established as a British Registered Charity in January 1990 to support education and research in Romano-British Archaeology.
Saturday, 20 December 2008
Yale Centre for British Art - Visiting Scholarships (up to 4 months)
The Yale Center for British Art offers residential awards ranging from one to four months to scholars undertaking postdoctoral or equivalent research related to British art. These awards allow scholars of literature, history, the history of art, and related fields to study the Center’s holdings of paintings, drawings, prints, rare books, and manuscripts. The Center also offers several pre-doctoral residential awards ranging from one to two months for graduate students writing doctoral dissertations in the field of British art.
Visiting Scholar awards include the cost of travel to and from New Haven and also provide accommodations and a living allowance. Recipients are required to be in residence in New Haven and must be free of all other significant professional responsibilities during their stay.
Applications to become a visiting scholar between July 2009 and June 2010 must reach the YCBA by January 16, 2009. It is too late to apply for this deadline, but if this is something that is applicable and of interest it is worth looking at this again around September/October 2009 for an application in January 2010.
For more information see: http://ycba.yale.edu/education/edu_fellowships.html
Visiting Scholar awards include the cost of travel to and from New Haven and also provide accommodations and a living allowance. Recipients are required to be in residence in New Haven and must be free of all other significant professional responsibilities during their stay.
Applications to become a visiting scholar between July 2009 and June 2010 must reach the YCBA by January 16, 2009. It is too late to apply for this deadline, but if this is something that is applicable and of interest it is worth looking at this again around September/October 2009 for an application in January 2010.
For more information see: http://ycba.yale.edu/education/edu_fellowships.html
Thursday, 27 November 2008
Up to £2,500 available for historical study of Asia
A new British Academy call has been issued for the Stein-Arnold Exploration Fund Awards. The purpose of these awards is the encouragement of research on the antiquities or historical geography or early history or arts of those parts of Asia which come within the sphere of the ancient civilisations of India, China, and Iran, including Central Asia. The Awards are normally tenable for up to 12 months. In general, awards do not exceed £2,500.
The deadline for applications is 15 March 2009. Awards will be announced at the end of June 2009.
Details and application forms are available from: http://www.britac.ac.uk/funding/guide/sanfa.cfm
If you are considering applying for this funding, please contact Arts-REST. It will need to go through the normal RED form approval process.
The deadline for applications is 15 March 2009. Awards will be announced at the end of June 2009.
Details and application forms are available from: http://www.britac.ac.uk/funding/guide/sanfa.cfm
If you are considering applying for this funding, please contact Arts-REST. It will need to go through the normal RED form approval process.
Up to £2,000 to study Western Medieval Manuscripts
The British Academy has issued a new call for applications for the Neil Ker Memorial Fund Awards. The aims of the Neil Ker Memorial Fund are to promote the study of Western medieval manuscripts, in particular those of British interest. Normally, grants will only be given for monographs, secondary works, editions or studies of documents, texts or illustrations, that include analysis of the distinctive features of original manuscripts. Awards are normally tenable for up to 12 months. In general, awards do not exceed £2,000.
The deadline for applications is 15 March 2009 for awards to be taken up on or after 1 July 2009. Awards will be announced at the end of June 2009.
Details and application forms are available from: http://www.britac.ac.uk/funding/guide/nkmf.cfm
If you are considering applying for this funding, please contact Arts-REST. It will need to go through the normal RED form approval process.
The deadline for applications is 15 March 2009 for awards to be taken up on or after 1 July 2009. Awards will be announced at the end of June 2009.
Details and application forms are available from: http://www.britac.ac.uk/funding/guide/nkmf.cfm
If you are considering applying for this funding, please contact Arts-REST. It will need to go through the normal RED form approval process.
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