PGR Bulletin Queen’s University Belfast School of Law 03/03/2017 Issue 6 PREPARATION FOR DIFFERENTIATION WORKSHOP For the PGR students having an imminent Differentiation meeting, a differentiation workshop will be scheduled shortly, details of which will be circulated as soon as they are know. Some useful information: Ethical approval is required for all projects. More details regarding ethical approval are available at https://vle.qol.qub.ac.uk/ sites/SLAW/ethics/default .aspx Discussion with your supervisory team on relevant ethical issues is essential for your research project. Originality checking (via TurnitinUK) is required on the piece of writing you submit for differentiation. Your supervisory team can help you with this as we get nearer to the time of the differentiation meeting. Postgraduate Conference 2017 Call for Abstracts The Role of Business in the Promotion and Protection of Health and Human Rights QUB Human Rights Centre https://twitter.com/QUBHRC https://www.facebook.com/QUBHumanRightsCentre/ The QUB School of Law’s Human Rights Centre is delighted to announce that it will be hosting its third annual Postgraduate Conference on Friday 16 June 2017. Postgraduate participants at this year’s conference are invited to make a short presentation on their research, which is followed with the opportunity to engage in conversation with specialist academics in the areas of health, business and human rights. The deadline for abstracts of approximately 300 words is 3 April 2017. We invite abstracts which explore the above theme from different perspectives Submissions should be sent to this year’s Postgraduate Conference Coordinators jointly, who would be very happy to discuss submissions informally: Róise Connolly: [email protected]Clare Patton: [email protected]Brown Bag Seminar Series Dr Ciaran O'Kelly will present a Staff Brown Bag Seminar Series on Wednesday 15th March at 1pm in Room 09.022 on 'Human Rights and the Grammar of Social Responsibility.' Please do come along if you are free and especially if this is broadly related to your area.
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PGR Bulletin Queen’s University Belfast School of Law 03/03/2017
The QUB School of Law’s Human Rights Centre is delighted to announce that
it will be hosting its third annual Postgraduate Conference on Friday 16 June
2017.
Postgraduate participants at this year’s conference are invited to make a short presentation on their research, which is followed with the opportunity to
engage in conversation with specialist academics in the areas of health, business and human rights.
The deadline for abstracts of approximately 300 words is 3 April 2017.
We invite abstracts which explore the above theme from different perspectives
Submissions should be sent to this year’s Postgraduate Conference Coordinators
jointly, who would be very happy to discuss submissions informally:
County Antrim Grand Jury Bursaries 2017 Link to details of how to apply for this year's County Antrim Grand Jury Bursaries: http://www.law.qub.ac.uk/schools/SchoolofLaw/Study/pg-scholarships/antrim/
Applications are welcome from any matriculated student registered in the School of Law in Queen's OR any graduate of the School who is: (i) pursuing post-graduate legal studies, (ii) undertaking training to become a solicitor or barrister within the UK, or (iii) is a member of the Inn of Court of either NI, England or Wales. The bursaries are intended to assist in meeting expenses (including the cost of purchasing books) incurred or to be incurred by the applicant in visiting any place outside Northern Ireland in connection with his/her legal studies. The purpose of the visit must be approved by the School of Law as being likely to advance those studies. The closing date for applications is 24 March 2017. The County Antrim Grand Jury will meet to assess applications after the closing date and will invite short-listed candidates for interview in late May/early June. Any financial bursaries awarded are normally presented in July during Graduation week.
