Law lecture

There is a lecture on the nature of the new Supreme Court on 30 April 08. Register at www.city.ac.uk/whatson its at the Inns of Court school of law in Grays Inn - new Supreme Court starts in October 09 replacing the House of Lords as our top court.

It might be interesting.

But I am off to listen to Laurence Lessig talking about some of his latest ideas - moved away from codes and public domain licensing to trust and security in e-transactions (I think - havent got the paper in front of me) This is organised by the Society for Computers and Law, a very nice society well worth being a member of for such events and also for their journal called 'Computers + Law' amazingly. At any rate I won't be able to be at the Supreme Court lecture, so if anyone else is, it would be nice to know.

Well its late again....but nice and warm and springlike...so I better go home dreaming of my next lecture on FoI and sundry such concerns....

I do hope that some of you will come back and start responding to my posts!

Cheers
Tamara

Research studentships

Hello, at our staff meeting today, we were told that the Dept will have some PhD studentships to award in any of our subject areas.
Anyone can apply, including this years students who would be ready to start in October...

You will need to be v good as its all fearfully competitive.

Full details will be posted onto CitySpace in the general course areas.

Get your thinking caps on!

Cheers
Tamara

Tamara's news Tues 26 Feb

Its nice to have reading week, but this short period slips by so fast, it makes little difference, still preparing next weeks ILP lecture on FoI. And finishing off marking last years dissertations.

I am delighted to find a great many interesting new ideas for projects coming my way as people come to talk to me about doing their dissertation with me. This is great...it has to be worthwhile spending a chunk of time on, and has to be compact enough to be do-able in this short period of time. Some students want to discuss my list of ideas. Most bring their own idea, or twist one of mine into something new. Doing 'research by proxy' in this way, I learn lots of new things. Therefore thank you all in advance, those who will be working with me.

This is all I have for now. Off home to feed my cat and myself. Its getting late.

Cheers
Tamara

Welcome to Kosy Korner

Hello, this is my new blog.
It is intended for discussions and general chat between IS dept staff and students from all the courses.
We have lost the habit of companionship. I see students only in a rather formal way and a level of contact has been knocked out.

Now I do expect this to be about information related matters as this binds us together. But general news and everyday concerns are also welcome. The discourse should be at a civilised level please. And I hope lots of people will join in please with everyone talking to each other.