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Advances in Biographical Methods Research Symposium: Creativity, Innovation & Application
Speakers:
Professor Brian Roberts
Professor Janice Haaken
Professor Andrew Sparkes
Professor Maggie O'Neill
Dr. Kip Jones
Dr. John Given
Date: 17th May 2012 from 9.15am - 4.30pm
Venue: Kenworthy Hall, St Mary's College
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or contact: joanne.cheseldine@durham.ac.uk
(30 Mar 2012)
Breaking the Mould: Humanitarian Aid and Empowering Local Communities.
1-3 August 2012 Calman Learning Centre Durham University, Durham, UK
Keynotes: Baroness Valerie Amos, UN Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs/Emergency Relief Coordinator and the Head of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Dr. Vinya Ariyaratne, General Secretary Professor Vishanthie Sewpaul, KwaZulu Natal University, South Africa Professor Abye Tasse, University of Nouakchott, Mauritania
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(27 Mar 2012)
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