Research News
Public Lecture to be Held by Prof. Dr. Mark Doel from the UK
On Thursday 17 October, 5.30–7.30 p.m. at the VMU Faculty of Social Sciences (66 Jonavos g., Room 208), public lecture will be held by Prof. Dr. Mark Doel, registered social worker and Professor Emeritus at Sheffield Hallam University, UK.
28th Central European Political Science Association (CEPSA) Conference
The Central European Political Science Association (CEPSA), in partnership with the Lithuanian Political Science Association and Vytautas Magnus University, will host the 28th Annual CEPSA Conference, titled “Twenty Years of EU Membership: Lessons Learned, Challenges, and Opportunities.”
Training on ATLAS.ti for VMU Researchers
Vytautas Kavolis Transdisciplinary Research Institute invites Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) researchers to a methodological training on powerful software for qualitative research ATLAS.ti.
Prof. Degener: Disability Contributes to University Excellence
“You can only achieve excellence with inclusion [of people with disabilities]. In my research projects, I learned that hiring disabled researchers was a lot of work, but it was worthwhile because our research was so much better”, says Professor Theresia Degener, the former Chair of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, who visited VMU and discussed disability policies at universities and possibilities of cooperation.
Apply Now: Conference on Health of Working-Age and Older Adults
The University of Primorska, partner of the Transform4Europe Alliance, invites VMU researchers to register for the 7th scientific and professional conference with international participation Health of Working-Age and Older Adults, which will be held in Slovenia on 19-20 September.
VMU Foreign Visiting Teachers on Feeling Homesick for Lithuania
"When I first visited Lithuania, I felt mysteriously at home in the country. A few years later I presented a conference paper about it, entitled "How can I feel homesick for a place I have never been to before?". And when I was invited to give a lecture at VMU a couple of years later, I was delighted", Ullrich Kockel, Professor of Creative Ethnology at the Institute for Northern Studies of the University of Highlands and Islands, says.
