Dear all,
We hope that, wherever you are, you are keeping safe and well. Due to some upcoming deadlines, we have a short bonus newsletter for you this month, including:
- POST’s Parliamentary Academic Fellowship Scheme: Applications are open
- House of Lords Constitution Committee inquiry into the constitutional implications of Covid-19: Call for evidence
- Our Annual Conference: Call for Papers/Blogs
If you have any notices/messages you would like us to circulate to the group, please let us know.
Best wishes,
Stephen (@Stephen_R_Bates), Louise (@LouiseVThompson), Gavin (@GavinHart10) and Seán (@S_Haughey)
1. POST’s Parliamentary Academic Fellowship Scheme
Applications are open for the POST’s Parliamentary Academic Fellowship Scheme. The deadline for expressions of interest is Friday 26th June 2020.
The Open Call enables academics to suggest ideas for projects to conduct at UK Parliament. These projects might include contributing to the core work of an office, filling gaps in expertise, helping to grow Parliament’s academic networks, informing parliamentary scrutiny, analysing and evaluating parliamentary practices, or building staff capacity and skills.
Full details of the fellowship scheme can be found here.
2. House of Lords Constitution Committee inquiry into the constitutional implications of Covid-19: Call for evidence
The House of Lords Constitution Committee is undertaking an inquiry into the constitutional implications of Covid-19. It is exploring the impact of the pandemic, and the Government’s response to it, in relation to the ability of Parliament to function effectively and hold the Government to account, the operation of the courts, and the use and scrutiny of emergency powers.
Full details of the inquiry and how to submit evidence can be found here.
3. Our Annual Conference: Call for Papers/Blogs
This year’s annual conference will be held in Birmingham in the city’s Council House on the 12th and 13th November 2020.
The theme for this year’s conference is Parliaments in 20/20 Vision, allowing us to reflect upon the impact on legislatures of this year’s unprecedented events and to think about the past, present and future of parliaments and parliamentary studies.
Please see our website for our call for papers and for full details of the conference, which is co-sponsored by the School of Government at the University of Birmingham.