The team at the Post Grad Café would like to welcome all new and returning postgraduates at the beginning of this academic year. Following on from the successes of the past two years we have lots of stimulating events planned for the forthcoming semester.
The first of these, scheduled for Wednesday October 11th, is titled "Aliens in the Field" where two postgrads in the later stages of their studies, David Mellor and Pam Robinson, will talk about the methodological implications of doing research with people and in settings where the researcher is a conspicuous outsider: David will discuss his research with children in a school setting while Pam will recount some of her experiences of researching agricultural workers in Costa Rica (a more detailed account of these talks will be posted in the first week of October).
The second Café of the semester is scheduled for Wednesday October 25th and will focus on Cardiff’s position as a centre of qualitative research, with presentations from the QUALITI Research Centre and from Dr. Maggie Gregory, reviews editor of Qualitative Research.
As with all our events these talks will be followed by informal discussions and lots of wine and nibbles, offering both new and returning students an opportunity to engage both intellectually and socially.
Finally, some members of the team are reaching the end of their studies and intend standing down this semester. There are thus opportunities for new postgraduates to become involved in the running of the cafe. If you are interested you can either e-mail one of the current team members or let us know at one of the events scheduled for October.
We look forward to seeing you there.
The PG Team.
Friday, September 29, 2006
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