Dr Peter Heard from Glyndŵr University’s Graduate School has joined the editorial board of the peer reviewed journal Critical Commentary. The journal publishes articles of exceptional quality written by undergraduate and postgraduate research students.
Critical Commentary which was launched by Newman University College in 2007 became a collaborative journal for the Consortium for Research Excellence Support and Training (CREST) this year. As a member of the CREST Glyndŵr University, is actively supporting the journal and many other CREST events in the future.
Critical Commentary is currently published in both hard copy and electronic (pdf) format. All issues can be read online or downloaded at no cost from its dedicated area on the Newman University website (www.newman.ac.uk/research). Critical Commentary is deposited in the British Library and the other five Legal Deposit Libraries of the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.
Submissions must be sent by email to the Research Office Administrator of the Graduate School at Newman University College, who will coordinate the review process and all related correspondence. It is advisable for submitters to refer to the Journals Guidelines for Contributors for more information and if any Glyndŵr University Researchers wish to discuss their submission in advance they should contact Dr Heard at p.heard@glyndwr.ac.uk.
The CREST exists for institutions that have achieved high levels of research excellence concentrated in smaller communities of research practice, in order to
o create a collaboration of equal partners seeking to achieve research excellence through collegiality and mutual support
o achieve collective and individual innovations in translational research with benefits for students, society and industry
o build research capacity within participating institutions and secure critical mass together while retaining diverse, student-centred, research-led learning environments
o Provide an external structure for the sustainable delivery of the research objectives of members and the promotion and promulgation of their achievements.
CREST is a sub-association of GuildHE and supported by the Higher Education Funding for England (HEFCE). It organises a wide range of events from training sessions, seminars and a research symposium.
CREST Events
Researchers and staff working and studying at CREST member HEI’s (including Glyndwr University) are invited to present or attend at the next CREST Research Symposium taking place in London on 6th September 2011. See the CREST website for more details at http://www.crest.ac.uk/en/events/index.cfm/crestsymposium20110909
Posted by Misha Jepson, Graduate School and Research Services Co-ordinator, Glyndŵr University