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December
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... The 3rd International Conference on Engineering Education, Instructional Technology, Assessment, and E-learning (EIAE 2007): 3rd-12th December |
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... 4th Annual Rrual Planning Conveference "Perspectives on Participatory Planning" - 4th Dec The Senate Chamber, Lanyon Building, QUB |
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| ... ESDS International Annual Conference 2007 - "Data without borders" - 3rd December The Institute of Materials, London ... |
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November
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... Overseas Study Opportunities for Students in SPACE - 14th November All Second Year Undergraduate Students in Civil Engineering and Environmental Planning are invited to attend an information seminar on International Exchange Opportunities in the School of Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering in DKB/03/010 - 3rd Floor, David Keir Building, Stranmillis Road 2.00pm |
| ... Mark Hackett Presentation - 8th November Mark Hackett of Hackett & Hall Architects on the winning design for the Old Museum Arts Centre at 5.00pm in Room 01/028 DKB. The new £12m building will be located in the Cathedral Quarter in Belfast and will provide a new arts centre for artists and audiences in Belfast and Northern Ireland. |
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| ... 3rd Year UG Field Trip to Leuven, Belgium - 1st - 7th November ... |
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October 2007
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... NATIONAL GPS SEMINARS: 22nd-24th October NMCI, Ringaskiddy, Cork |
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| ... EHTF Annual Conference, "Maximising the value if industrial heritage in historic towns" 17th-19th October Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England |
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| ... RTPI Seminar: Design for Life: 11th October, Guild Hall, Londonderry Designing for Life looks at how the three interrelated issues of Urban Form, Movement and Travel and Use of Space can be revisited by planners,designers and engineers and all other key stakeholders, to create genuinely sustainable urban communities and thereby address the climate change challenge ... |
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September 2007
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... UG Field Trip to Barcelona - photographs added to on-line resources September |
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| ... ESRI European User Conference 26th-28th September in Stockholm, Sweden |
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| ... World's Biggest Coffee Morning (for MacMillan Cancer Support): 28th September Organised by Secretaries & Clerical Staff in SPACE 10.00-12.00 in the Clock Tower Foyer, David Keir Building |
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| ... "Encouraging Student Engagement and Attainment" : 17th-18th September The Centre for Educational Development's second annual conference in the Canada Room, QUB. Further details are available on the CED website or contact The Centre for Educational Development (ext 6570/6571) |
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| ... Research Seminar – 11th September 3.30pm Seminar Room 2, Level 3, David Keir Building Qualitative Methods in Urban Planning: Time for a Pragmatic Renaissance? Dr Paul J Maginn, University of Western Australia Contact Jenny Muir for more details |
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| ... ArchiCAD Summer School 2007: 6th-8th September ... |
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August
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... The Institute of Spatial and Environmental Planning has been awarded a research grant for a new project: Knowledge - Innovation - Society - Space (KISS). ISEP(QUB) has been successful in this collaborative research bid with NUIM, MIC, ITS, NUIG, UL, UCC and DCU. The total award to the consortium announced by the Minister, Mary Hannifin TD, is €16.5m. The funding for ISEP will amount to €167,500 over 3 years, and provide for 3 half-year teaching posts, 3 student interns, 1 research visitor, 3 programme seminars, 4 conferences/workshops, and 1 Planning summer school. ... |
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July
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... Graduation Photogtaphs - 5th July Summer Graduation and Prize winners |
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| ... Manoj Roy joins staff as a Lecturer - 1st July |
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Gavin Rafferty joins staff as a lecturer - 1st July | |
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Frank Gaffikin appointed Professor - 1st July | |
June
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... Painting the Town Red: from Industrial Residue to Environmental Ameliorant - 10th June Research Seminar by Dr. Malcolm Clark, Senior Research Fellow, in Environmental and Engineering Geochemistry, Centre for Coastal Management, Southern Cross University, Lismore NSW, Australia |
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| ... Heathy Urban Planning Module First module on Healthy Urban Planning at Queen’s carries out health impact assessment on Westlink roadworks ... |
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May
2007
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... EdTech2007 - 23rd-25th May The 8th Annual Irish Technology Users Conference, NUI, Maynooth - Academic and Industry professionals interested in the application of information technology in education |
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| ... GPR in the Built Environment - 23rd May Seminar, Green Isle Hotel, Newlands Cross, Co. Dublin. Application of GPR for utility mapping in geological & environmental sectors |
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... Research Seminar Series 9 - 21st May Mixed housing and community cohesion Dr Brendan Murtagh, Institute of Spatial & Environmental Planning, Queen's University Belfast Contact Aileen Stockdale for more details |
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| ... Research Seminar Series 8 - 14th May Eco-state restructuring and the entrepreneurial city: past, present, future Dr Aidan While, Department of Town & Regional Planning, University of Sheffield Contact Aileen Stockdale for more details |
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| ... Conference of Irish Geographers - 11th-13th May in St. Patrick's College, Drumcondra |
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| ... Suburban to SuperRural - 3rd May FKL Architects & Shane O'Toole architecture critic for the Sunday Times and the commissioner of Suburban to SuperRural for the Venice Biennale Architecture Exhibition in 2006, will be hosting a session for students in the Ormeau Baths Gallery (11.00am-12.30pm). |
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| ... Careers Event for all MSc & Level 3 Undergraduate Students - 2nd May John Coppleton, Careers Service ... |
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April
2007
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... Research Seminar Series 7 - 30th April The industrial to post-industrial trajectory - differences and the consequences of differences Prof David Byrne, School of Applied Social Sciences, Durham University Contact Aileen Stockdale for more details |
| ... Scott Policy Seminar Series - Economic Research Institute of Northern Ireland - 24th April Flexibility and the UK Labour Market Jonathan Wadsworth, Royal Holloway College, University of London |
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... Research Seminar Series 6 - 23rd April Balancing urban renaissance and the need for resilience in the regenerating city Dr Jon Coaffee, School of Environment & Development, University of Manchester Contact Aileen Stockdale for more details |
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| ... Suburban to SuperRural - 10th April to 24th May Exhibition at Ormeau Baths Gallery |
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... Rural report presented to EU Commissioner Fischer-Boel ... |
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March
2007
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... Planning Society Student Format: 29th March Belfast Hilton Hotel: Contact plansoc for more details |
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... Local Communities as Agents of Change: 28th March The Significance of Participation in Governance & Planning John Hume Bldg, NUI, Maynooth |
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... Research Seminar Series 5 - 26th March Hot air and cool rationalities: Understanding siting disputes over wind farms Dr Geraint Ellis, Institute of Spatial & Environmental Planning, Queen's University Belfast Contact Aileen Stockdale for more details |
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Jenny Muir joins the staff as a Lecturer | |
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Undergraduate Field Trip to Barcelona 12th-16th March | |
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... Heather Ritchie and Neil Galway, Planning PhD students, win William & Betty MacQuitty Travel Scholarships to fund travel outside Ireland to further their research interests |
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| ... Scott Policy Seminar Series - Economic Research Institute of Northern Ireland - 8th March What Have We Learned About the Effectiveness of Area Based Initiatives: The Experience of the Single Regeneration Budget Dr Peter Tyler, University of Cambridge |
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... Research Seminar Series 4 - 5th March Waste governance: scale, networks and incineration Dr Anna Davies, Department of Geography, Trinity College, Dublin Contact Aileen Stockdale for more details ... |
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February
2007
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... Research Seminar Series 3 - 28th February Public participation: shifting towards a social learning perspective Prof Yvonne Rydin, Bartlett School of Planning, University College London Contact Aileen Stockdale for more details |
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... Research Seminar Series 2 - 19th February Urban social movements in Southern towns and cities Dr Diana Mitlin, Institute for Development Policy & Management, University of Manchester Contact Aileen Stockdale for more details |
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... Research Seminar Series 1 - 5th February Looking behind the home zone: examining the social legacy of attempts to redesign our streets Mike Biddulph School of City & Regional Planning, Cardiff University Contact Aileen Stockdale for more details ... |
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January
2007 |
... Winter Graduation Photographs ... |
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