The Manchester AESOP PhD workshop aims to bring together PhD students from across Europe and elsewhere to share research ideas, findings and concerns in a friendly and supportive atmosphere. The workshop will be a mixture of small working groups and plenary sessions.
Six leading academics from around the world will act as facilitators to guide presentations and lead critical reflection by students, and to encourage discussion on major planning issues, theories and practices. The themes identified below will form part of the plenary presentations and panel discussion:
Development, use and application of theoretical frameworks in planning research.
Designing robust research strategies and choosing appropriate research methods.
Developing a successful research career: communicating your research.
The workshop (as well as living accommodation) will be at the University of Manchester’s Dalton Ellis Hall.Located in landscaped grounds, Dalton Ellis is well-served by frequent bus services to the city centre and the University, and a short walk from the lively ‘curry mile’ area of Rusholme.
The fee for this workshop, including all accommodation, meals and the social programme, is 350 Euro (or £250).This fee also includes the registration fee* for the 2009 AESOP Congress in Liverpool which takes place immediately after the PhD workshop (*subject to satisfactory submission of completed paper).
The David Azrieli Chair in Architecture and Town Planning, Technion Israel Institute of Technology.
Professor Benjamin Davy
University Professor, Faculty of Spatial Planning, the University of Dortmund.
Professor Michael Hebbert
Professor of Town Planning, School of Environment and Development, University of Manchester.
Professor Vincent Nadin
Professor of Spatial Planning and Strategy, TechnicalUniversity of Delft.
Dr. Michael Neuman
Associate Professor of Urban Planning, Department of Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning, TexasA&MUniversity.
Professor Cecilia Wong
Professor of Spatial Planning, School of Environment and Development, University of Manchester.
Guidelines for Abstracts:
PhD students wishing to participate in the workshop will be required to submit an abstract and a letter of introduction.
The abstract (maximum 500 words) should include:
Aims and objectives of the research.
A brief outline of the conceptual framework underpinning the research, the methodology employed and (where appropriate) a summary of the key empirical findings.
The letter of introduction should outline:
The stage you have reached in the PhD process (note: students in the middle stages of the PhD process will be given priority as they will benefit most from the workshop guidance).
Whether you have previously participated in an AESOP PhD workshop.
What you hope to gain from participation in the PhD workshop.
Abstracts must be uploaded on the AESOP Young Academics Network Website by 1st February 2009 at the latest.
Further informations will be available soon!
Organising Committee
The workshop is hosted by the Centre for Urban Policy Studies (CUPS) within the School of Environment and Development at the University of Manchester. CUPS was established by Professor Brian Robson in 1983 to develop research on urban and regional policy. Professor Cecilia Wong is currently the Executive Director of CUPS. CUPS has an established reputation for policy-relevant research on the evaluation of area-based urban policy initiatives, regional development, spatial planning and housing, and the measurement of neighbourhood dynamics.
Mark Baker, Senior Lecturer in Planning Policy and Practice, Centre for Urban Policy Studies, School of Environment and Development, University of Manchester.
Adam Barker, Lecture in Spatial Planning, Centre for Urban and Regional Ecology, School of Environment and Development, University of Manchester.
Philip Bell, Lecturer in Rural Planning, School of Environment and Development, University of Manchester.
Paul Benneworth, AESOP Young Academics Network, Research Fellow, School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Rocco Bubbico, PhD student, Centre for Urban and Regional Ecology, School of Environment and Development, University of Manchester.
Andrew Crompton, Lecturer in Architecture, Manchester Architecture Research Centre, School of Environment and Development, University of Manchester.
Iain Deas, Head of Planning, Senior Lecturer in Urban and Regional Policy and Planning, Centre for Urban Policy Studies, School of Environment and Development, University of Manchester.
Ruth Foo, PhD student, Centre for Urban and Regional Ecology, School of Environment and Development, University of Manchester.
Michael Hebbert, Professor of Town Planning, Manchester Architecture Research Centre, School of Environment and Development, University of Manchester.
Cecilia Wong (Chair), Professor of Spatial Planning, Centre for Urban Policy Studies, School of Environment and Development, University of Manchester.
Administrative Support
Debra Whitehead, Research Administrator, School of Environment and Development, University of Manchester.
Beatrix Haselsberger & Paul Benneworth
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