Research Seminar Series, 2008-09
Departmental research seminars provide a regular forum for the presention and discussion of current research about the form and structure of organisations at the start of the 21st century, the cultural and political economy of contemporary work, and the development and use of technologies.
The department organises weekly research seminars throughout the Michaelmas, Lent and the Summer term. We invite academics from across the UK and continental europe to present their current research and, occasionally, speakers from overseas. The department also invites colleagues from the Arts and Social Sciences, and Science and Technology Faculties to present their research. Typically, there are between 20-25 research seminars each academic year.
All university staff and doctoral students are warmly invited to our seminars, as are academic staff from other universities.
Practical Information
If you are interested in giving a research seminar, please email the seminar convenors, Dr Odul Bozkurt and Prof Bill Cooke. We invite an eclectic range of speakers, and welcome theoretical and empirical talks that develop classic and contemporary preoccupations in organisation studies, the political and cultural economy of work and identity, and sociological, philosophical and ethical approaches to the study of technology. For further information on the research interests of departmental staff, click here.
The following provides information for those presenting a seminar and general information about the format of seminars.
Forthcoming Events and Seminar Archive: see Forthcoming Events for titles, abstracts and information on upcoming departmental seminars. For details of departmental seminars from 2002 onwards, see the departmental Events Archive. Alternatively, email the seminar convenor for further information about the department's seminar series. Details of all Management School research seminars and conferences can be found here.
Time, Venue and Format: seminars take place on Wednesdays, 4-5.30pm in departmental seminar room (C91, seating for 35 people) in the Management School, with an informal reception in the departmental common room (C74) after each seminar with cheese and wine. Speakers usually send an abstract before the seminars, but presenters are also encouraged to send a paper and/or slides before the seminar for circulation around the Management School.
Presentations usually last for up to an hour with 30 minutes or so for collective discussion and debate. The seminar room is equipped with a networked PC for Powerpoint and the presentation of audio-visual material.
Getting to Lancaster: for a map of how to get the University and Management School, click here. If arriving by train, speakers should take a taxi from the station to the university and ask for the 'Management School' (there are usually plenty of taxis at the station, but taxis can also be booked in advance on 01524 32090 and 01524 848848). National train timetables can be found here. If arriving by car, park in one of the visitors' spaces directly outside the new Management School building formerly known as the Lancaster Leadership Centre.
Staying Overnight: if travelling from some distance from Lancaster, speakers are welcome to stay overnight and go for supper with departmental staff. Please tell the seminar convenor in advance of the seminar if you wish to stay overnight. The department can book overnight accommodation. The telephone number for the Tourist Board in Lancaster is 01524 32878. See also Virtual Lancaster.
Expenses: the department reimburses speakers for all costs associated with presenting a research seminar including, for instance, rail travel (advance standard class), overnight accommodation, and food and drink. In order to claim back expenses, download the university's expenses form here and complete the form 'Business Expenses Claim Form (Student/External)'. Send the completed form with receipts to the Departmental Officer, Jean Yates after the seminar.
