Launch of 2015 World-class Workshop Series

Doctoral students are a key part of a vibrant academic culture at the Business School. Well advanced doctoral students (2nd year and beyond) are invited annually to submit bids to initiate and run a one or two day high profile research workshop in their specific research topic area. The main intention is that leading PhD students engage key authors and colleagues relevant to their research in stimulating research conversations including local researchers and fellow PhD students.

The Workshops we are funding this year are:

Practicing Strategy in a Transitioning World: Practice, Processes, Governance and Institutions

Thursday 30^th April & Friday 1^st May 2015

Academic staff involved in the event: Prof John Amis and Prof Brad MacKay Organising team (Doctoral Candidates): Carmelo Paviera (Lead), Nancy Diaz-Fernandez, George Ferns, Onyaglanu Idoko and Ilay Ozturk

Advancing Responsible Investment: New Insights, Methods and Practices

Monday 11^th & Tuesday 12^th May 2015

Academic staff involved in the event: Prof Bill Rees and Dr Tatiana Rodionova Organising team (Doctoral Candidates): Bertha Perez-Rocha (Lead), George Ferns, Marian Gatzweiler and Ben Sila

Co-production and the design and innovation of public services”

Thursday 18^th June 2015

Please register your interest with Katharine Aulton, Doctoral Candidate (K.T.Aulton@sms.ed.ac.uk)

Academic staff involved in the event: Prof Stephen Osborne, Dr Sophie Flemig (LIPSE Research Fellow) and Dr Tony Kinder

Organising team (Doctoral Candidates): Katharine Aulton (Lead), Wendy Wu and Yida Zhu

Simulation for Managerial Decision Making

Monday 22^nd – Thursday 25^th June 2015

Please register your interest with Mona Hamid, Doctoral Candidate (M.Hamid-2@sms.ed.ac.uk)

Academic staff involved in the event: Dr Jamal Ouenniche, Prof Tom Archibald, Dr Dan Black, Dr Roberto Rossi and Dr Maurizio Tomasella

Organising team (Doctoral Candidates): Mona Hamid (Lead), Farjam Eshraghian and Pascal Wissink.

Tutorial on Vehicle Routing

Monday 7^th & Tuesday 8^th September 2015

Please register your interest with Pascal Wissink, Doctoral Candidate (P.L.J.Wissink@sms.ed.ac.uk).

Academic staff involved in the event: Dr Jamal Ouenniche, Prof Tom Archibald and Dr Dan Black

Organising team (Doctoral Candidates): Pascal Wissink (Lead) and Mona Hamid

More information will be available on the latter three Workshops in due course.