Upcoming Seminars
Thursday, 9th February 2012
4:00PM - 5:00PM
Research Beehive, Old Library Building, Room 2.20
Seminar
Popular Representations of Tokyo
Speaker: Shiro Yoshioka (School of Modern Languages). 'Where are we going? Who are we?': anxiety of discontinuity and yearning for continuity of history in popular representations of Tokyo. Admission: Free. Contact for further information: Prof. Henrike Laehnemann Tel: 0191 222 7513 Email: henrike.laehnemann@ncl.ac.uk
Thursday, 9th February 2012
4:00PM - 5:00PM
Room MED.L2.5, Leech Building, Newcastle University
Seminar
The Adaptive Advantages of Cognitive Biases
Dominic Johnson (University of Edinburgh). Psychological biases are often viewed (at least by many psychologists, economists, and political scientists) as 'mistakes' or 'errors' that contribute to disasters, policy failures, and wars. Admission: Free. Contact for further information: Lee Allen Tel: 0191 222 8320 Email: Lee.Allen@ncl.ac.uk
Wednesday, 15th February 2012
1:00PM - 2:00PM
CURDS Seminar Room, 4th Floor, Claremont Bridge Building, Newcastle University, NE1 7RU
Seminar
PEALS Seminar
Articulating Mental Health Policy and Practice: On How Personality Became Treatable
Dr Martyn Pickersgill, Edinburgh University's Welcome Trust Senior Research Fellow in Biomedical Ethics. Martyn's current research explores the co-production of moral discourse and clinical knowledge in psychology; particularly professional decision-making in regards to access to therapy. Admission: Free. Contact for further information: Anne Galbraith Tel: 208 3251 Email: anne.galbraith@ncl.ac.uk
Wednesday, 15th February 2012
4:00PM - 5:00PM
Room 149, Northumberland Building, Northumbria University
Seminar
Body Representations Underlying Somatosensory Information Processing
Speaker: Matthew Longo, Birkbeck University. Admission: Free. Contact for further information: Jill Moffat Tel: 3982 Email: jill.moffat@ncl.ac.uk
Thursday, 16th February 2012
4:00PM - 5:00PM
Research Beehive, Old Library Building, Room 2.20
Seminar
An Ear for Details
The Positive Effects of Bilingualism and Multilingualism on Speech Perception
Speaker: Marie-Claude Tremblay (School of Modern Languages). Admission: Free. Contact for further information: Prof Henrike Laehnemann Tel: 0191 222 7513 Email: henrike.laehnemann@ncl.ac.uk
Thursday, 16th February 2012
4:00PM - 5:00PM
Room MED.L2.5, Leech Building, Newcastle University
Seminar
Transcranial stimulation techniques
Walter Paulus (University of Göttingen). Transcranial stimulation techniques have been developed as tools for modifying cortical plasticity. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) allows increasing or decreasing the excitability of cortico-cortical pathways. Admission: Free. Contact for further information: Lee Allen Tel: 0191 222 8320 Email: Lee.Allen@ncl.ac.uk
Monday, 20th February 2012
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Urban Cafe, Dance City, Temple Street, Newcastle, NE1 4BR
Seminar
Cafe Culture: Best in the world
Annie Rigby, Artistic Director of Unfolding Theatre
Join Annie to discuss what it means to be 'best in the world', whether we are gold medal versions of ourselves, and what training it might take to get there. Admission: Free. Contact for further information: Tom Martin Tel: 0191 208 3252 Email: tom.martin@ncl.ac.uk
Tuesday, 21st February 2012
12:00PM - 1:30PM
HASS Postgraduate Training Suite, 7th Floor, Daysh Building
Seminar
ACTION 2012: Social Renewal Competition - Launch Event
All interested Parties are invited to a briefing session on ACTION 2012
An opportunity for postgraduate researchers and research staff at Newcastle University to work in teams to develop a commercial, interdisciplinary solution to a social renewal challenge. Lunch will be provided. Admission: Free. Contact for further information: Dr Gail de Blaquiere Tel: 0191 222 5901 Email: Gail.de-Blaquiere@ncl.ac.uk
Wednesday, 22nd February 2012
4:00PM - 5:00PM
Lecture Theatre 1.65, Ridley Building, Newcastle University
Seminar
Variability in Photos of the Same Face
Speaker: Rob Jenkins Glasgow University. Admission: Free. Contact for further information: Jill Moffat Tel: 3982 Email: jill.moffat@ncl.ac.uk
Thursday, 23rd February 2012
4:00PM - 5:00PM
MED L2.5, Leech Building, Newcastle University
Seminar
Production to perception: Application of the source-filter theory
David Reby (University of Sussex) will review studies of roaring in red deer males, to illustrate how the source-filter theory can be applied to studying mammal vocal signals. Admission: Free. Contact for further information: Lee Allen Tel: 0191 222 8320 Email: Lee.Allen@ncl.ac.uk
