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Engineers Without Borders UK Professional Network Bulletin
15 April 2008 - Upcoming events and info

- EWB-UK BURSARIES - ROUND II – Applications now open

- EWB-CARDIFF TRAINING – Water and Advanced Energy courses

- OXFORD FORUM FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT – Said Business School, 9 – 11 May 2008

- PRACTICAL ACTION JOB OPPORTUNITY – Science Education officer

Hi,

Sorry some of these are a bit last minute, hopefully they will be of interest.

EWB-UK BURSARIES – ROUND II
Applications now open

EWB-UK Applications for Round II of the bursary scheme are now open. The EWB-UK bursary scheme provides funding for its members, students and recent graduates, in the following areas:

-         Learning opportunities: travel and accommodation costs for non EWB-UK training courses

-         Research projects: personal costs associated with research in the area of development engineering, as part of an undergraduate course, Masters/PhD, or independent research. Please note that applications for UK-based research should go through the EWB-UK research scheme

-         Volunteer placements: expenses associated with the applicant on a self-organised placement. EWB-UK placements are not funded by the bursary scheme.

The deadline is 9th May 2008. For more information and to apply, please visit www.ewb-uk.org/programmes/bursaries or email bursaries@ewb-uk.org

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EWB-CARDIFF TRAINING
Water and Advanced Energy courses

EWB-Cardiff, Bath and Bristol are hosting a water weekend April 18-20 and EWB-Cardiff are hosting an Advanced Energy Weekend April 25-27.

Both courses are free for students (deposit to book place) and £20 for professionals. Good deal!

To apply to either weekend please email cardiff@ewb-uk.org with the following:

Which course you want to do (you can apply for both if you wish), Name, email, mobile number, occupation/specialism etc, next of kin name and number, dietary requirements, medical aliments, where you are travelling from and an embarrassing fact about yourself.

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OXFORD FORUM FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Said Business School, 9 – 11 May 2008

This year the event will be held from the 9th - 11th May 2008 (from Friday evening to Sunday evening) in the Said Business School, and our focus is on the vast and vibrant continent of Africa.

Highlights for the event include:

Keynote address by Richard Dowden, Director of the Royal African Society

Opening address by Ian Goldin, Former Vice President of the World Bank

A packed weekend schedule of lectures and workshops run by representatives from the University, the African Union, the United Nations, and internationally-renowned NGOs (Oxfam, Amnesty International, Christian Aid, WaterAid, WarChild, Stop Child Soldiers Coalition, Save the Children, Global Witness and many more.)

Panel debates on 'Civil Conflict in Africa', and the 'Past and Future of Aid to Africa'.

Tickets on sale now! £12 for the entire weekend. Includes lunch on Saturday and refreshments on Sunday.

You can buy tickets from www.oxhub.org/oxfid

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PRACTICAL ACTION JOB OPPORTUNITY
Science Education Officer

Based near Rugby - Salary – c£29,000pa                                                                                   

Our successful education team is growing, and needs an enthusiastic and innovative educationalist to lead the new Science programme. The successful applicant will be responsible for developing and implementing the programme, which will complement our well regarded D&T work.

With an academic background in a Science discipline, you will have good understanding of relevant national and international education initiatives, including ESD and STEM.

For further details and an application form, see our jobs page on www.practicalaction.org,uk or contact: The HR Unit, Practical Action, Tel: 01926 634503.  Email: recruitment@practicalaction.org.uk

Closing date for Applications: Friday, May 2nd 2008

'Facilitating Human Development Through Engineering'

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