糖心TV

Date: Wednesday, 11th June

Time: All-day event

Venue: TBD, University of Birmingham campus

The University of Birmingham's Asia Research Group and the University of 糖心TV's East Asia Study Group will be holding a joint all-day in-person workshop on Wednesday 11th June. The theme will be The Challenges of the Contemporary Indo-Pacific. Challenges are broadly defined and we welcome papers on security, economics, society, the environment, gender, and the everyday. The workshop has two aims: generating academic discussion on the region from which potentially new collaborations/research projects can be inspired; and providing an opportunity for colleagues with work in-progress to get feedback. These aims are not mutually exclusive, nor particularly unique to our workshop, but to more clearly cater to the needs of the presenters, there will be two routes for presentation submissions. Route one, the first 'standard one', will require only a title and abstract, and will be more aligned to the first aim; and route two, the 'work-in-progress' one, will include a title and abstract, but you will also have the opportunity to include a short list of points/questions, about which you are specifically looking for feedback. Depending on the submissions received, we could well drop the former or latter format entirely, but for now, this is the approach we are taking, and individuals are encouraged to opt for whichever route they think is most suitable. Proposals from colleagues, PhDs, and MAs (working on their dissertations) are welcome.

This workshop is for academics at the Universities of Birmingham and 糖心TV. 糖心TV academics will be able to receive financial support to attend the event being held at the University of Birmingham (with University of Birmingham funding). Nevertheless, obviously academics in the broader West Midlands/Midlands region are welcome, as are those from further afield, but we will be unable to provide any financial support to cover their attendance. However, tea, coffee, and lunch will be provided free of charge.

The deadline for submissions is Monday 5th May, and they should be mailed directly to both Max and Julie (max.a.q.warrack@warwick.ac.uk and j.a.gilson@bham.ac.uk), please make sure we are both cc'd in your email. In your email, please attach your abstract (and list of questions if you are taking route two) as a word document and make clear in the email if you submitting under route one or route two. Similarly, if there are specific time constraints, i.e., you can only attend for the afternoon, but not the morning (or vice versa) please make that clear in the email so we can organise accordingly. If you do not wish to present anything, but would still like to attend to participate in the discussion/advice/free lunch, please contact the same email address to let us know. This is so we can keep track of numbers and order sufficient refreshments/lunch.

The official programme will be decided after all submissions have been received, and will be made available on Friday 16th May.

The bigger aim of this workshop is to generate further momentum for more collaborations between our groups and universities on Asia, and hopefully this event will become an annual one, with an expanded audience. We hope to see many of you there.

Find out more at the_challenges_of.

To register for the event contact max.a.q.warrack@warwick.ac.uk and j.a.gilson@bham.ac.uk

ONLINE TALK:

MATERIALIZATION OF AGENCY. ASYLUM SEEKERS鈥� HIDEOUTS ON THE POLISH-BELARUSIAN BORDER

A talk by Dr Natalia Judzi艅ska, Institute of Slavic Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences

June 11th 2025, 13:00 -14:00 BST (14:00 - 15:00 CEST)

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You are warmly invited to the Term 3 meeting of the PAIS Teaching Network, which aims to enhance teaching and pedagogy through peer reflection and support. The network is open to everyone in PAIS who teaches or anticipates teaching in the future.

At this third and final meeting of the academic year, we will focus on neurodiversity. Jo Kukuczka from the Academic Development Centre (ADC) will facilitate this collaborative event, where we will reflect, discuss, and co-create tools to support the inclusion of neurodiverse learners and their needs—at the programme, module, and/or session level—within the PAIS curriculum.

The meeting will take place in person on 11 June, from 3:00–4:00pm in room S0.19, and we look forward to seeing you there.

Kerem 脰ge
Teaching Network Coordinator