Events

19^th Voluntary Sector and Volunteering Research Conference, 10-11th September 2013, Sheffield Hallam University, UK

New Researchers’ Session: Call for proposals

As part of the annual Voluntary Sector and Volunteering Research Conference, a special session will be run for ‘new’ researchers. The session runs parallel to the main conference programme and is free to attend. It is aimed at early career voluntary sector researchers, whether postgraduate students or researchers in the sector. It is a fantastic opportunity to meet and share ideas with other new researchers as well as present your own research in a supportive setting. The session also includes guest speakers on a range of issues relevant to the study of the voluntary sector and volunteering and this year we have also invited expert discussants to the event  who will provide supportive feedback to presenters on their work. Presenting at the event is the best way to secure your place, however, there are limited places available to those who do not wish to present.

If you would like to present in this session please send a proposal of 200-400 words to  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  by the 15^th May 2013 (please let us know if you cannot meet this deadline). The proposal should include a rationale for the research, the methodology employed (where appropriate) and a brief summary of the findings and their implications. Please also state the author(s) and organisation name. Presentations are typically 10 minutes long with a further 10 minutes for discussion. The papers can be based on completed projects, preliminary findings, methodologies or issues faced carrying out research. There is no requirement to submit a full paper when presenting in the New Researchers’ Session, although those who want to are encouraged to do so (the deadline for submission is the 31^st July 2013). There is a prize for the best full paper submission.

The session is organised jointly by VSSN (Anjelica Finnegan and Mike Aiken) and IVR (Matthew Hill) with support from NCVO.

The session is free to attend and we are currently negotiating funding that, if successful, will allow us to offer some travel and accommodation bursaries to those who are self-funded. More details of this will follow closer to the conference date.

Please pass this on to anyone who you think may be interested in the New Researchers’ Session

We really hope you will be able to join us in September!

If you have any questions – please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it    

 

IMPORTANT DATES

Abstract of 200-400 words to be submitted	5pm on 15th May 2013
Notification of accepted submissions	3rd June 2013
Full paper of 2,000 words and 200 word abstract for the conference proceedings to be submitted	5pm on 31st July 2013
Confirmation of attendance	31st July 2013
Final programme published	23rd August 2013
The conference	10th–11th September 2013

 

Volunteering and diaspora communities 
1pm - 3.30pm, 25th April 2013
Northumbria University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Our next seminar, organised with Northumbria University and the ESRC and will explore volunteering by diaspora communities and will examine the following questions:

• How is volunteering conceptualised amongst various diasporic communities? How do they differ from the mainstream understanding of volunteering as promoted by governments and INGOs and what are its implications on practice?
• What are some of the main forms and patterns in which members of diaspora volunteer in home and abroad? What are the advantages of and challenges for diaspora volunteering?
• What are the existing policy and institutional frameworks that currently exist and promote diaspora volunteering in the UK and how do these help or hinder diaspora volunteering?
• How can existing forms and practices of diaspora volunteering contribute to a broader conceptualisation of volunteering in the UK? What roles can government, diaspora communities and organisations, and academic bodies play in achieving that?

Contributing academic perspectives to the seminar will be Dr Claire Mercer (LSE), Professor Nina Laurie (Newcastle University) and Dr Matt Baillie-Smith and Ms Nisha Susan Thomas (Northumbria University). A practitioner perspective will also be presented by Joe Kamanga (Regional Refugee Forum) and a second speaker (to be confirmed).  Presentations will be followed by an open discussion session.

You can book your FREE place now by emailing This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

This seminar is part of a series being organised by the three organisations on volunteering in a fair society. Presentations from past events can be found here.

 

The 19th Voluntary sector and volunteering research conference
10th - 11th September 2013
Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield

We’re pleased to say that IVR has joined NCVO and VSSN in helping to organise this conference. The name has also changed to reflect the increased emphasis on volunteering research. This is the primary UK conference for the voluntary sector and volunteering research community. It brings together academics, practitioners and policymakers with a shared interest in the voluntary sector and volunteering. The call for papers is open now and further information is available here.