New Books For April 2013

Careers Advice & Help

Need some careers advice?

The UoB's Careers & Employment pages can be viewed online here.

They have a huge range of services and online guides available including:

• Choosing a career
• Upcoming events & workshops
• CVs & applications
• Volunteering
• Further study

If you'd like to see a careers advice for a quick chat then use the drop-in service. At the Bedford Campus this is located at the SiD desk in the Learning Hub between 10.00 - 12.00 on Mondays.

Alternatively, if you'd like a longer guidance interview you can book an appointment at either Bedford or Luton campus by calling: 01582 489293 OR call at the SiD desk in the Learning Hub.

Students and Graduates can also use the online e-guidance service for career related questions and CV checks.They offer a five working day response time for the e-guidance service.     

The National Careers Service offers information, advice and guidance to adults about all aspects of learning and work. For University of Bedfordshire graduates no longer living in the area, a helpline is available for all career related enquiries.Call the helpline on 0800 100 900 or visit the National Careers Service for details.

Postgraduate Virtual Open Day

The University will be hosting its  next Postgraduate Virtual Open Day on 12 and 13 June 2013.  If you would like to learn more please register via the link below:  

http://www.beds.ac.uk/howtoapply/openevents/postgraduate

You'll be able to find out about postgraduate courses across all the faculties. For further information  visit:

http://www.beds.ac.uk/howtoapply/openevents/postgraduate/postgraduate-virtual-open-day

In addition to finding out information about all of Bedfordshire's postgraduate courses, the virtual open day will also enable students

to:

● Talk to academic experts

● Find out more about our Taught Master's and Research Degrees

● Learn more about the University's Postgraduate Jubilee Scholarship and 50 per cent discount on course fees  

● Chat to support staff about funding, making their application and careers advice  

● Find out more about the University's paid Postgraduate Student Internship Scheme

Some Useful books For Social Science Dissertations & Honours Projects

Binding Your Dissertations

If you need to get your dissertation or honours project bound...

Polhill Library has a binding machine in the Resources Room on the Ground Floor. You can use this to bind your dissertation yourself - providing you've purchased covers and a ring binder. These are available to purchase from the Library as a pack costing 50p.

If you would like a member of staff to bind your dissertation for you then in addition to the cost of the pack you must pay for the cost of the binding. The Library's rates are the same as Reprographics:

• Small dissertations - Approx £1
• Medium dissertations - Approx £1.50 (most UG dissertations are this size)
• Large dissertations - Approx £2

Alternatively you can book a slot for Reprographics in the Copy Shop (Room P0.55, main block). They are open Monday - Friday, 9.00 - 16.30. You will need to provide the copies to be bound. Rates are the same as the Librarys'. You must however book a time with Jenny Hadfield as she has a heavy workload and not leave it till the last minute! You can contact Jenny on: jenny.hadfield@beds.ac.uk

 

New Research From the IASR

In more news from the IASR: the following new research reports are now available to read online for FREE:

• 'Research into Gang - associated sexual exploitation and sexual violence' - Interim Report November 2012 http://www.beds.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/215873/GASV_Interim.pdf
• 'What's going on to safeguard children and young people from sexual exploitation? How local partnerships respond to child sexual exploitation.' http://www.beds.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/121873/wgoreport2011-121011.pdf

Professorial Lectures On Video

The Institute of Applied Social Research (IASR) at the University of Bedfordshire has made some of its professorial lecture series available on Youtube.You can find details of further lectures on the IASR Events page at: http://www.beds.ac.uk/research/iasr/iasr-events

Amongst those available to watch are:

Professor Ravi Kohli, Monday 16th April 2012

We make the journey and the journey makes us. Reflections on working with unacompanied asylum seeking children and young people.

Professor Jenny Pearce, 9th May 2012

Its all in a lable: new theories for understanding child sexual exploitation. Jenny's research focuses on the social construction of youth and studies of youth culture. In particular she focuses on young people, sexual exploitation, child protection and domestic violence. Jenny also teaches research methods that can be used to access and engage with socially excluded young people and is particularly interested in focusing on the marginalisation of categories of youth. In this, her professorial lecture, she discusses new ways of understanding the exploitation of children.