Thursday 29 July 2010

Next meeting!

Centre for West Midlands History

Research Group

Research Interests Meeting

Monday 2nd August 2010,

6.30-8.30pm

Lecture Room 8 Floor 3 Arts Building, University of Birmingham

We are organizing a follow-up session to our last meeting by holding a ‘Research Interests’ Meeting on Monday 2nd August. We would like members to come and be prepared to speak informally for a maximum of five minutes about their research projects so that we can share interests, see how we can mutually help each other, and discuss the future progress of the group. It is also important that you consider what types of events and activities you would like the Research Group to conduct.

We wish to compile a list to be shared among members of research topics, so that individuals will be able to contact each other if there are common interests in their studies.

Please can you contact Connie Wan at cxw555@bham.ac.uk:

a) To let her know if you are able to attend the session on 2nd August and the topic which you will cover.

b) To let her know if you are willing to have your name, research interests and email address circulated to other members.

Aims of the Centre for West Midlands History (CWMH) Research Group

The group has been designed to bring together people and organisations interested in the rich history of the region, with the aim to develop complementary group activities and projects to support a network of individuals engaged in research. This may include (but is not restricted to) active scholars, postgraduate students, heritage professionals or local historians. The Research Group also encourages interdisciplinary research. Members can participate in and take advantage of initiatives and opportunities that cross the boundaries of conventional subject disciplines, in order to enlarge research contexts and generate new ways of approaching areas of historical research.

The Centre for West Midlands History Research Group is a group within the Friends of the Centre for West Midlands History: www.cbamh.bham.ac.uk

Thursday 8 July 2010

Welcome!

The CWMHRG had its inaugural meeting back in June and we are glad to say that the event was a big hit! We now have over 40 members!

This group has been designed to bring together people and organisations interested in the rich history of the region, with the aim to develop complementary group activities and projects to support a network of individuals engaged in research. This may include (but is not restricted to) active scholars, postgraduate students, heritage professionals or local historians. The Research Group also encourages interdisciplinary research, for its members to participate in and take advantage of initiatives and opportunities that cross the boundaries of conventional subject disciplines, in order to enlarge research contexts and generate new ways of approaching areas of historical research.


We plan to post upcoming events on this blog so keep your eyes peeled!


If you wish to contribute to the group, please email CWMHRG@hotmail.com to register your interest!