AAH Careers Day, Uni of Leeds, 20 April, 2012

Association of Art Historians Careers Day
University of Leeds
Friday 20 April 2012


This event is primarily aimed at helping art historians with postgraduate
qualifications to develop a successful career in the increasingly
competitive field of art history. It will feature talks and workshops from
professionals in cultural and academic institutions, and will give
delegates the chance to ask these experts for careers advice.


Panels on:
  * Careers in Galleries/Museums and ‘Freelancing’
  * Careers in Academia and Research-led Curating
  * Roundtable Discussion: Building a Career in Art History


Workshops on:
  * How to write a persuasive CV
  * How to keep up to date with research and job opportunities


Speakers:
  * Layla Bloom, Curator, Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of
Leeds
  * Sophie Camu, Art Consultant, Camu Art Ltd
  * Camilla Nichol, Head of Collections at Leeds Museums and Galleries
  * Prof. David Jackson, Professor of Russian and Scandinavian Art
Histories, School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies, Leeds
University
  * Dr. Helen Graham, University Research Fellow in Tangible and Intangible
Heritage, University of Leeds
  * Sue Holdsworth, Senior Careers Consultant, Careers Centre, University
of Leeds
  * Rose Roberto, Faculty Librarian, University of Leeds


Lunch and refreshments provided
Booking for this event is now open
Students £15/£20 (AAH members/non-members)
Full-price £20/£25 (AAH members/non-members)


Book online at http://www.aah.org.uk/events/careers-in-art-history
Booking deadline: 6 April 2012


Association of Art Historians
70 Cowcross Street
London EC1M 6EJ
t. 020 7490 3211
e. admin@aah.org.uk
www.aah.org.uk

Postgraduate scholarships in Modern Language & Culture, Leeds Uni

2012-13 SMLC Postgraduate Scholarships


SMLC is delighted to announce two schemes for students commencing postgraduate study in September/October 2012: 1. SMLC Postgraduate Bursaries 2. SMLC Interpreting and Translation Scholarship
The School of Modern Languages and Cultures is delighted to announce two schemes for students commencing postgraduate study in the School in September/October 2012:
1. School of Modern Languages and Cultures Postgraduate Bursaries 
(deadline: 8 June 2012) 
The School is offering bursaries  for students undertaking taught and research MAs and PhD programmes in SMLC, full-time and part-time, starting in September/October 2012.  Both Home/EU and international students are eligible to apply.


In 2012-13, either full-fee or half-fee bursaries at UK/EU fee levels may be awarded to individual applicants at the discretion of the Scholarships Committee.
Bursary applications are invited from highly qualified prospective students of all nationalities for MA and PhD by research and for taught MA programmes.  Applications will be considered on academic merit alone.  You can find listings of all taught MA programmes offered by the School in Coursefinder. For information on research degrees please consult the School website.


2. School of Modern Languages and Cultures Interpreting and Translation Scholarships 
(deadline 8 June 2012)
The School is offering up to 3 Interpreting and Translation Scholarships for UK and EU students undertaking the MA Applied Translation Studies (full-time or part-time), the MA Audiovisual Translation Studies (full-time or part-time), the MA Conference Interpreting and Translation Studies - Bidirectional (full-time) or the MA Conference Interpreting and Translation Studies (full-time).


Applications are invited from highly qualified prospective students. Applications will be considered on academic merit alone.
The award will cover full tuition fees at the UK/EU rate for the programme. The awards are available to nationals from the UK and EU and are not open to applicants who are liable to pay academic fees at the international fee rate.


Full details of the scholarships and an application form:
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/arts/news/article/3000/2012-13_smlc_postgraduate_scholarships