UKALTA PGR Network Inauguration Event

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About this event

 UKALTA Postgraduate Researcher (PGR) Network Inauguration EventFree of chargeDate and time: Wednesday, 19 May 202114:00 – 15:00 GMTLocation: Online Event

This informal event on 19th May will launch the UKALTA Postgraduate Researcher (PGR) Network and will introduce the Microsoft Teams platform for UKALTA PGR (Postgraduate Researcher) and ECR (Early Career Researcher) members.

About this event

The meeting will start with a brief introduction to the UKALTA PGR Network by the three members of the UKALTA PGR steering group. Attendees will then move to breakout rooms where they will have a chance to meet fellow PGRs and ECRs, introduce themselves, and discuss the UKALTA PGR Network’s aims and future activities. Following the event, attendees’ feedback will be collated via an online survey to conduct the network’s needs analysis. 

More information regarding the UKALTA PGR Network

The UKALTA PGR (Postgraduate Researcher) Network aims to bring together UKALTA PGR and ECR members to meet each other and collaborate in a supportive environment. The UKALTA PGR Network’s aims and objectives are:

1. to offer an accessible opportunity for UKALTA PGR and ECR members to network.
2. to further build an online and face-to-face community of practice of UKALTA PGR and ECR members.
3. to support the language testing research community and new and emerging researchers working in the field of language testing.
4. to encourage greater partnership between PGRs and ECRs to exchange information and research as well as to encourage discussions on language assessment on a broad range of languages in the UK.

*At present, activities are being conducted through the Microsoft Teams online platform, but in future, we envisage offering online Microsoft Teams-based events and face-to-face events. 

Existing UKALTA members who have indicated they are a PGR or ECR will automatically become members of the UKALTA PGR Network. If you know of, or work with, PGRs or ECRs who are not already members of UKALTA, then please encourage them to join in order to become part of the PGR Network. UKALTA membership is free of charge and is open to individuals with a professional and / or academic interest in the field of language testing and assessment and who are working, studying or living in the UK (or have strong UK connections). Applications for UKALTA membership can be made here.

Forthcoming events in 2021: 

• Online inauguration event – Wednesday 19th May, 2pm-3pm (GMT). 
• Online monthly / bi-monthly coffee afternoons to provide an informal meeting space for UKALTA PGR and ECR members.
• UKALTA PGR event – TBC in October 2021.

UKALTA PGR Network steering group members 2021-2022:

• Elin Arfon, PhD student at the School of Modern Languages, Cardiff University.
• Jane Lloyd, part-time PhD student at CRELLA, University of Bedfordshire.
• Dr Olena Rossi, the Department of Linguistics and English Language, Lancaster University.

*Please e-mail any queries to UKALTA here and write ‘PGR Network’ in the subject line.

Please see the UKALTA PGR Network webpage for more information.