Placement with Stockport Homes

Hi all,

Just to let you know that Louise from Stockport Homes has sent me the job advert, description and person spec for the paid placement there over the summer. I have uploaded these onto WebCT for you to have a look at. Please note that the deadline for applications is the 1st March.

Good luck!

Hannah

EGS Seminar Tuesday 01 February 2011

Dr Richard Preziosi, University of Manchester



‘Linking Local Communities and Development to Biodiversity’


Conservation and development projects generally have a goal of conserving local biodiversity. Yet there is little evidence that a successful conservation and development project actually preserves biodiversity. In this talk I will present studies from work with indigenous and settler communities in Ecuador where we have tried to address if such a link exists, how it can be measured, what institutions support it and, finally, who can actually monitor local biodiversity?


Lunch, and an opportunity to chat with the speaker, will be in room E402, John Dalton East Building from 12:30. All are invited!

New Placement: Lancashire WT

Hi all. Pasted below are details of a new placement with the Lancashire Wildlife Trust
Cheers, Mick

EMSD PROJECT PLACEMENTS: ORGANISATION INFORMATION FORM

Name of organisation: Lancashire Wildlife Trust

Web site address: www.lancswt.org.uk

Street address (location of placement):

Greater Manchester Office, 499-511 Bury Road,

Bolton, BL2 6DH

Contact person: James Hall

Position in organisation: Senior Project Officer

Telephone: 01204 663754; Email: jhall@lancswt.org.uk

Broad scope of organisation’s activities

The Lancashire Wildlife Trust is dedicated to the protection and promotion of wildlife in Lancashire, Greater Manchester and North Merseyside. We provide protection for endangered species, own and manage nature reserves, educate and inspire children, offer opportunities for people to volunteer in worthwhile conservation projects and campaign at every level of government.

Student project(s) (brief description of aims, tasks and outputs)

Lancashire Wildlife Trust has been working on a number of different Local Nature Reserves / Country Parks in Bolton over the past 20 years. At present we are reviewing priorities and one of the top priorities is a number of sites which form a green network along Bradshaw Brook in eastern Bolton. We are particularly interested in the section of the network which runs from Entwistle Reservoir (West Pennine Moors) through to Clifton Country Park (Salford) as this fits with the Wildlife Trusts Living Landscape Vision.

One of the key tasks required to produce an action plan for this green network is to undertake an investigation of the community which has access to the network. Some of the key questions include:

- How many people live within walking distance of the green network

- How many people live within driving distance of the green network

- Summary statistics for people living within walking / driving distance of the network including deprivation, education, ethnicity, etc.

Ideally this task will be undertaken using a GIS package with a professional report produced mapping the corridor and those communities within walking / driving distance identified.

Additional mapping work may include identifying the key transport features along the corridor such as train stations, bus routes and car parks so that we can examine any gaps in provision. The placement could also map existing features along the corridor such as cycle routes, orienteering trails and visitor centres.

This desk based work will be combined with a consultation exercise along the green network and within identified communities to examine whether greenspaces are important to local people and how they would like to use them. It is unlikely that the placement would be able to undertake any consultation as this would demand a significant amount of time although it may be possible for the placement to develop the questionnaire.

Outputs

Report and a presentation of report

Special requirements

Knowledge of GIS mapping

More employability workshops

Some good ones coming up on interviewing, presenting, applications etc.
http://www.mmu.ac.uk/careers/events/
M

Student Software Discounts

Hi All,
As an MMU postgraduate student, you are entitled to heavily discounted software: with both Microsoft (under Microsoft's Student Select offer) and other software vendors too. MMU's approved reseller for this discounted software is Pugh Computers. Go to http://students.pugh.co.uk/ and remember to use your MMU email address to show you are a student here.

Mark

New Term...New Room!

Hi All,

Please note that the new room for EG7517/7518 MSc units this term is E239.

Mike's EG7532 Research Design & Methods unit will continue to be in the same room (E143/12pm).

Thanks
Mark

Research Methods and Project Placements

Hi all. Welcome back from festivities etc. A few things about the Research Methods EG7532 unit and placements:

1. 1. The EG7532 teaching scheme for Terms 2 and 3 (and showing actual Term 1) is now available on WebCT under Unit Information. We are happy to welcome new staff Hannah Matthews and Mike Wood to teach on this unit. They bring a wealth of background and experience to the unit.

2. 2. On Wed 19^th Jan in the 12-1 slot Hannah Matthews will be giving a ‘provider’s perspective’ on research projects and placements. Hannah has previously supervised students at Stockport City Council.

3. 3. Also on 19^th in the coffee break 3-4 I’ll be introducing and running through the placements available at this stage. These will then be posted on WebCT for you to look through and decide preferences. So please come to this session.

Look forward to catching up next Wednesday

Cheers Mick

Careers workshops

Hi all. hope you've had a good break. a quick note about some careers workshops next week if you're around. See you soon.
Regards, Mick

Successful interviews ‑ how to stand out from the crowd
Wednesday 12 January, 1.00pm
Room 2.03, Sandra Burslem Building

Interviews for Teacher Training
Wednesday 12 January, 1.15pm
Room 2.12, Sandra Burslem Building

How to write great CVs
Friday 14 January, 1.30pm
Room 310, Aytoun Building

Visit www.mmu.ac.uk/careers/events for a full list of Careers
workshops, fairs and employer presentations.