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Westminster’s CAMRI PhD graduate awarded prestigious Berkman Klein Fellowship at Harvard

13 August 2018

Velislava Hillman, a CAMRI PhD graduate from the University of Westminster, has been announced as a fellow by the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University as part of the Center’s networked community for the 2018-2019 academic year.

Westminster Centre for Resilience article urging medical schools to recognise their duty of care, published in BMJ

6 August 2018

Professor David Peters, Clinical Director of the Westminster Centre for Resilience, co-wrote the paper talking about the importance of ensuring future doctors resilience from their formation in medical school.

Westminster sociology team publishes 2018 dissertation anthology

Sociology Research Group

3 August 2018

The award-winning Sociology teaching team in the Department of History, Sociology and Criminology have published the fourth edition of the annual Westminster Sociology Anthology.

Westminster’s Health Innovation Ecosystem receives £400K funding from Quintin Hogg Trust

31 July 2018

In April 2018, the University of Westminster’s Health Innovation Ecosystem was awarded a grant of £427,347 from the Quintin Hogg Trust, with further funding of almost £850,000 coming from the Higher Education Innovation Fund and University itself.

Westminster Physiology academic chosen to lead commercially funded nutritional study

30 July 2018

Dr Mohammed Gulrez Zariwala, Reader in Translational Physiology, has been chosen to lead a first of its kind project that will assess the effectiveness of a nutritional supplement product that combines iron and a phytonutrient for dietary supplementation.

The smart city as anti-planning in the UK

Eco-cities

24 July 2018

A new article on smart cities points to a growing tendency towards the ‘experimental’ over strong policy commitments in urban governance.

PhD student ‘Object-stories of British Chinese Women’ online exhibition launched at the University of Westminster

Contemporary China Centre

16 July 2018

The exhibition, launched on Thursday 28 June by PhD student Denise Kwan as part of her doctoral research, encouraged over 30 British Chinese women to speak about their story and identity.

Students and lecturers on a trip to Georgia

Field trip to Georgia

Centre for the Study of Democracy

26 June 2018

Fourteen Students from Department of Politics and International Relations joined academic staff and students from St Andrew University (formerly know as Georgian University of the Patriarchate of Georgia, SANGU) for a 6-day field trip to Tbilisi.

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New book: Routledge Handbook of Sustainability Indicators

Eco-cities

22 June 2018

A new book, the Routledge Handbook of Sustainability Indicators, is available from the 25 June.

Crowd of people at Notting Hill Carnival

British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships now open for Early Career Researchers

Graduate School Registry

12 June 2018

The University of Westminster is committed to supporting postdoctoral and early career fellowships. This year we are keen to consider eligible applications from suitable PhD students and early career researchers of postdoctoral standing, whether or not they have a current affiliation with the University.

Call for papers: Transactions: Imaging/Art/Science - Image Quality, Content and Aesthetics

CREAM

11 June 2018

The call for papers is now open for Transactions: Imaging/Art/Science - Image Quality, Content and Aesthetics – a conference organised by the Computational Vision and Imaging Technologies Research Group (School of Computer Science) and the Centre for Research and Education in Arts and Media (CREAM) (Westminster School of Arts) of...

Call for papers: Transactions: Imaging/Art/Science - Image Quality, Content and Aesthetics

Computational Vision and Imaging Technology Research Group

11 June 2018

Maria Michalis champions community network and communication policy at European Parliament

The Westminster Institute for Advanced Studies

7 June 2018

Maria Michalis represented Communication and Media Research Institute (CAMRI) and Westminster Institute for Advanced Studies (WIAS) when she spoke about community networks and communication policy at the European Parliament as part of the EU Horizon 2020 project, netCommons.

Exhibits from the Hybrid Bodies: Chiasma research project

Hybrid Bodies: Chiasma: A multidisciplinary research project, investigates the complexities of heart transplantation

CREAM

5 June 2018

Alexa Wright, member of CREAM and Reader in Art and Visual Culture in the English Linguistics and Cultural Studies Department, works with artists, curators, medical scientists and practitioners to organise Hybrid Bodies: Chiasma.

CREAM Co-director wins prestigious British Academy Fellowship

CREAM

15 May 2018

Dr May Adadol Ingawanij, Co-director of the Centre for Research and Education in Arts and Media (CREAM) has been awarded the British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship for her research project Contemporary Art and Animistic Cinematic Practices in Southeast Asia.

Series of research seminars announced

Centre for the Study of Democracy

15 January 2018

The Centre for the Study of Democracy and the Department of Politics and International Relations are organising a full programme of seminars with visiting speakers this semester.

Could do better: a report card for eco-cities in China

Eco-cities

7 December 2017

A new paper by Dr Chiara Luchino takes a quantitative look at the performance of various eco-city initiatives in China to date, finding that in many cases they are falling below expectations.

Limited progress on eco-cities in China – so what next?

Eco-cities

14 November 2017

A new paper by Professor John Zacharias reviews the limited progress on eco-cities in China to date and suggests alternative pathways towards urban sustainability.

Call for abstracts: Monsoon Waters symposium

Eco-cities

8 November 2017

Proposals for contributions are invited for Monsoon Waters, the second in a series of symposia convened by Monsoon Assemblages, taking place at the University of Westminster on 12-13 April 2018. The submission deadline is 8 January 2018.

New book published: Sustainable Cities in Asia

Eco-cities

30 October 2017

A new book, Sustainable Cities in Asia, has been published, edited by Federico Caprotti and Li Yu, partners of the SMART-ECO project.

Professor Jim Skea CBE to give this year's Graduate School Annual Lecture

18 October 2017

This year's Graduate School Annual Lecture will be held on Thursday 23 November at 5pm, in Fyvie Hall, 309 Regent Street.

Series of research seminars announced

Centre for the Study of Democracy

22 September 2017

The Centre for the Study of Democracy and the Department of Politics and International Relations are organising a full programme of seminars with visiting speakers this semester.

PhD researcher Claire Tranter finishes her Parliamentary Fellowship successfully

14 August 2017

Claire Tranter, Visiting Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at the University of Westminster, who was announced recipient of the highly competitive BPS POST Postgraduate Award last year, has now successfully finished her Fellowship by publishing a briefing note on migration.