As we come to the end of the academic year our current mentors are coming to the end of their contracts -

Simon Gannaway  Sarah Hiscock  

                      Stephanie Flew  Debbie Simpson  

          Zoe Stanley     Maria Pugh

They've done some great work for the School, and it's been hugely appreciated by both staff and students. Very many thanks to you all!

Cardiff City Centre Churches Together, in partnership with the City Parish of St John the Baptist, are appointing a research worker for a fixed term contract 1st July 2007-31st March 2007. The research will provide a comprehensive data set about all religious communities in the City and County of Cardiff (pop. 330,000) and report on their community work and social activities.

A graduate is sought with knowledge of life in different faith communities who can work under the supervision of a project steering group, and work to project deadlines. Gross remuneration rate is £18,000 pa. Full working expenses paid. City centre base.

Interviews are on 30th May so you'll need to move quickly if you're interested. You can get an application pack by post from S. Morris, Wheatley Hall, Pound Lane, Wenvoe, CF5 6PL or by email from stjohns.admin@tesco.net

Just to let you know about the Gateways to Learning Project. This is formed from a partnership between the public and academic library services of the former Greater Gwent. They offer free borrowing rights to all the materials held by the partnership, a single cross-catalogue search facility, free delivery service and free information skills support to help students find, evaluate and use information that they might need for projects and assignments. Their team works in the university and also the public libraries, which may be more accessible for some students. This means that you can identify books you need for a particular assignment from a resource much greater than our own library and then have the books delivered to your own local library free of charge. 

To make use of this initiative you simply need a Gateways to Learning card - you can join online or at one of the participating libraries. More info at www.gatewaystolearning.com

30 May 2007 - an open Seminar, a forum for topical research open to staff, students and the general public.

Jane Hunt - Lecturer in Counselling, University of Salford.

This is the last in this year's series of open seminars by visiting speakers and, like the others, the session includes a talk, followed by the opportunity for discussion. Refreshments will be available, and all are very much welcome.

Over the last decade or so, post-structuralist feminism and *** theory have seen the transgendered individual or transsexual as the exemplar of someone who transcends and challenges the boundaries of sex and gender. But such an identification has been criticised for not paying enough attention to the personal experiences and stories of transmen and women. In this talk I will draw upon my doctoral research interviewing male to female transwomen regarding their understandings of the constructs of sex and gender, reflecting on these discourses in the light of the work of Judith Butler, and considering their relevance for counselling.

Room: A39, Allt-yr-yn Campus
Time: 5.30pm

Though all are welcome, places are limited.  For further details, and/or to confirm that you would like to attend, please contact Gideon Calder.