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Subject: Reminder: 5 bursaries available for UK full-time students to
attend Social Simulation Summer School in Italy
Date: Fri, 14 May 2010 15:50:03 +0100
From: SIMIAN <lu.yang@surrey.ac.uk>
Reply-To: SIMIAN <lu.yang@surrey.ac.uk>
Computational modelling is a new method for the social sciences,
combining many of the advantages of quantitative and qualitative
approaches. It also has distinctive benefits of its own. SIMIAN:
Simulation: a Node of ESRC National Centre for Research Methods wishes
to encourage UK postgraduate students from any discipline who would like
to apply mixed methods or use an innovative method for their research to
attend the Social Simulation Summer School, which will be held in the
University of Brescia, Italy from 13th to 17th September 2010.
The Summer School in Social Simulation aims to provide a comprehensive
educational programme on the basics of this new field. Lectures range
from epistemological to methodological issues, from examples of real
world applications to policy implications, and are accompanied by
modelling exercises, student papers and the discussion of research
projects, and tutoring sessions. Lecturers at the Summer School include:
Iqbal Adjali (Unilever, UK)
Riccardo Boero (University of Torino, Italy)
Giangiacomo Bravo (University of Torino, Italy)
Claudio Cioffi-Revilla (George Mason University, Fairfax, USA)
Rosaria Conte (CNR, Rome, Italy)
Nigel Gilbert (University of Surrey, UK)
Bridget Rosewell (Volterra Consulting, UK)
Juliette Rouchier (GREQAM, Marseille, France)
Klaus G. Troitzsch (University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany)
More details can be found http://www.eco.unibs.it/essasummer/.
SIMIAN will offer 5 bursaries to postgraduate students who are
registered full time at ESRC recognised institutions in the UK to attend
the summer school.
To apply, please send your CV, a one page description of your
dissertation/research project and a letter of support from your
supervisor by email to lu.yang@surrey.ac.uk by 31st May 2010 at the
latest. And register at:
http://www.simian.ac.uk/courses/course-registration.
*Notes:*
The bursary covers the registration fee and accommodation only.
Eligible students should be full time postgraduate students who
currently are (and will be by 18th Sep 2010) registered at a ESRC
recognised institution in the UK.
Researchers or staff in UK High Education Institutions can seek funding
from The ESRC Research Resources Board (
http://www.ncrm.ac.uk/about/funding/training/), applications open from
the beginning of April onwards. Success rate is fairly good.
Notification will be sent out by 30th June 2010.
If you have any queries, please contact lu.yang@surrey.ac.uk
