In this issue: - From the Chair
- Links to online events
- Upcoming conferences and call for papers
From the ChairWe're now well and truly into 2021 and this issue of CAWRI News is all about opportunities to engage and explore. Below you’ll find details of various events coming up soon that you might like to get involved in, including the ‘Age of Creativity Festival’ (UK), which started last week and has lots of options for online participation. There are also conferences, job and funding opportunities. Remember to also add our CAWRI blog to your browser's favourites as another source of updates in this space. We hope you find this interesting and useful!
Professor Jane Davidson
Chair, Creativity and Wellbeing Research Initiative
Age of Creativity Festival
Age UK (online)
1 to 31 May 2021A month long festival is now on in England celebrating a creative later life. With a variety of events and wealth of information on creative ageing it is worth taking a look.
Creativity and Wellbeing Week 2021
Breathe (online)
17 to 31 May 2021Join in online sessions, rehearsals and classes to encouraging stress relief, anxiety relief and mindfulness through singing, dance and poetry.
CONFERENCE CALL FOR PAPERS
Knowledge, Innovation and enterprise conference
KIE (online)
27 to 29 July 2021Abstracts due: 30 May 2021
Environment by Design: Health, Wellbeing and place
AMPS (online)
1 to 3 December 2021Abstracts due: 25 June 2021
Free resources on creativity and wellbeing
Goldfields LibrariesLinks to educational and entertaining resources to help people unwind, relax and take care of ourselves as we learn to adapt to our ever-changing world.
Reminder: Seed funding round now open with grants of up to $15,000
CAWRI, UoMApplications close: COB. Friday 14 May 2021 Seed funding is now available to support multidisciplinary projects exploring the relationship between creativity and wellbeing. Available for researchers at University of Melbourne, with the option to have external partners.
Applications open for a Dean's Research Fellowship (3-year full time research-only role)
Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, UoMApplications close: 11.55pm. Monday 24 May 2021 The Faculty of Fine Arts and Music is advertising a Dean’s Research Fellowship (Level A/B/C), with a focus on digital innovation. Suitable for early career researchers, this is a 3-year research-only role and a great opportunity to extend a research track record.
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