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BriefingYou may have seen a report in the media about Vice-Chancellor Mark Cleary’s business expenses. This article was somewhat misleading. Below we explain what these costs actually comprise, and why they are essential to the successful running of the University.
Paul Jagger, Chair of University Council, explained:
“Over a two-year period University of Bradford Vice-Chancellor Mark Cleary incurred £20,361 in business expenses (which equates to approximately £10,000 per annum), primarily related to overseas business travel.
“This business travel is essential to the success of the University. We have one of the highest proportions of international students amongst all UK universities, which brings in around £24m each year to the University, through fees for international students studying in Bradford, and through collaborations with overseas institutions delivering University of Bradford degrees to over 6,000 students abroad. Overseas meetings and engagements by the Vice-Chancellor are vital to ensuring we can deliver this valuable income stream to the University.
“Over the two-year period 50% of these costs were spent on the Vice-Chancellor’s travel and overseas costs for business trips to India, Malaysia, Dubai, Pakistan and Singapore. These are locations where we have both partner institutions and where we successfully recruit large numbers of students into Bradford.
“A further £6,553 related to train travel (approximately £3,000 a year). This relates to business meetings , primarily in London, and is mostly refunded by the meeting holder (such as the Higher Education Funding Council for England). (As such it is possible that other universities did not include this in their Vice Chancellor’s expenses).
“We are confident that these business costs are vital to the successful running of the University of Bradford, and that the money spent provides a strong return on investment to the finances of the University.”
In line with other pre-92 institutions, trade union members at the University of Bradford are not participating in strike action this Thursday, 30 June. As such any employees wishing to support colleagues in other institutions, by visiting picket lines or regional rallies etc, must do so in their own time, for example by taking annual leave.
The University is offering a 2 Stage Practical Training Programme this summer:
The Programme is being run by qualified National Standards Cycling Instructors. Because of the high Instructor/Participant ratio, places are limited to 15, so early booking is advised. Dates and times for stage one training:
For more details, including an application form, e-mail DD4training@gmail.com, or telephone Chris Wilson, Student Central, Ext: 3278
Christopher Cannon, Catering Administrator has left the University, and so all bookings and inquires must go to catering@bradford.ac.uk
The Objects are taking a little break for vacations and deadlines. They’re back on 6 July. Meanwhile, if you tweet, we’ll be sharing some highlights everyday on the twitter account @100objectsbrad.
http://100objectsbradford.wordpress.com/
In addition to the Industrial Visits programme, this year BUStA is running a coach trip to Whitby on Sunday 10th July. We will leave the University at 9am, arriving in Whitby at around 11 o’clock. The rest of the day is yours to explore the shops, architecture, eateries and taverns of this iconic east coast resort before we head back to Bradford at 7pm. Prices are £8 for members, £12 for guests and £8 for children under 16, and as we are using a full size coach there are plenty of places available. Please contact d.foster@bradford.ac.uk to book your places.
The School of Health Studies Library was relocated to the JB Priestley Library last week (from 20th June).
Building commissioning and fitting out the offices and specialist teaching areas will commence today (27 June).
The staff in the School of Health Studies begin moving into Horton A from 25 July with the relocation fully complete by Friday 5th August.
View the month by month update on the new build
It is highly likely that some old furniture will be surplus to requirements. This furniture will be given to the Re-Use Store – www.bradford.ac.uk/reuse. If other Schools and Departments are in need of any particular items of furniture – for example, desks, tables, filing cabinets – please send your requests to bradfordreuse@googlemail.com by 25 July who will review your requests early August when the School has moved out of the Unity building.
Do you love filing? Do you live for the thrill of putting documents in suspension files? If the answer to these questions is “YES”, then come on down to Mat’s fantastic suspension file giveaway bonanza! We’ve got Bradford’s biggest range of new and used suspension files at unbeatable value in our massive SCIM stock clearance! Fat ones, thin ones, green ones and orange ones. We’ll even throw in the tabs!
Come on over to Horton D2.21 (SCIM Technical Support reception). Pay just ZERO pounds and ZERO pence for as many suspension files as you want, and get 100% thrown in free of charge!
*Suspension files are subject to availability, first come first served. Your home is at risk etc….
The Bradford Schools Robot Challenge brings the concept of the BBC’s Robot Wars here at the Student Central Amp Bar. Whilst having the same high excitement and entertainment factor as the TV version and is totally free.
It’s the accumulation of around 30 student and staff volunteers who have been on long term placements from Feb over eight local secondary schools, as either technical assistance or mentors, to support teachers and students in meeting the challenge. Without them the contest just wouldn’t be possible.
This will be the third year that this challenge has run, and it represents a successful partnership led by UBU and Education Bradford, along with the School of Engineering Design and Technology, the School of Informatics Media ands Computing and the Estates Departments, eight local secondary schools (5 of which are University feeders), and our main sponsors, NG Bailey (International Engineering Company) who fund the schools kit and some volunteer expenses.
The Revolution is Healing - An exhibition by Graham Martin
10 June - 29 July. Exhibition Launch Thursday 9 June 5 - 7pm
Staff Training Opportunities:
| Course ID | Details/Booking form | Start date | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Start time | End time | Venue | Leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UIT2.5 1114 | NVQ IT Workshop | 04-Jul-11 | - | - | - | 09:30 | 12:30 | Room F29, Richmond Building | Cath Rose |
| WEB-CMSC110705 | Using Site Manager for Contributors | 05-Jul-11 | - | - | - | 13:30 | 16:30 | Room F29, Richmond Building | Jacqueline Cuthbert |
| EVAC110706 | Evac+Chair Training | 06-Jul-11 | - | - | - | 13:00 | 16:00 | To be announced | Steve Wiggins |
| EXPD110706 | Experts Directory Training | 06-Jul-11 | - | - | - | 13:30 | 16:00 | D1, Richmond Building | RKTS / Marketing and Communications |
| ECDL-W 1127 | ECDL / ITQ Workshop | 06-Jul-11 | - | - | - | 15:00 | 16:30 | Room F29, Richmond Building | Elaine Smith |
| NSIN110706 | New Staff Induction | 06-Jul-11 | - | - | - | 09:30 | 13.00 | To be confirmed | Staff Development and guest speakers |
| PP-ESS 1102 | PowerPoint 2007 Essentials | 07-Jul-11 | 08-Jul-11 | 14-Jul-11 | 15-Jul-11 | 09:30 | 12:30 | Room F29, Richmond Building | Cath Rose, Elaine Smith |
| UNGV110708 | University Governance | 08-Jul-11 | - | - | - | 10:00 | 12:00 | To be confirmed | Adrian Pearce |
| MM8-1 1102 | Meeting Maker Intro | 11-Jul-11 | - | - | - | 13:30 | 16:30 | Room F29, Richmond Building | Cath Rose, Elaine Smith |
| ECDL-W 1128 | ECDL / ITQ Workshop | 12-Jul-11 | - | - | - | 09:30 | 11:00 | Room F29, Richmond Building | Elaine Smith |
| ECDL 1114 | ECDL Tests | 12-Jul-11 | - | - | - | 11:00 | 12:00 | Room F29, Richmond Building | Elaine Smith |
| WEB-CMSM110714 | Using Site Manager for Moderators | 14-Jul-11 | - | - | - | 13:30 | 16:30 | Room F29, Richmond Building | Jacqueline Cuthbert |
| ECDL-W 1129 | ECDL / ITQ Workshop | 20-Jul-11 | - | - | - | 09:30 | 11:00 | Room F29, Richmond Building | Elaine Smith |
| UIT2.5 1115 | NVQ IT Workshop | 21-Jul-11 | - | - | - | 13:30 | 16:30 | Room F29, Richmond Building | Cath Rose |
| AC-ADV 1101 | Access 2007 Advanced | 21-Jul-11 | 22-Jul-11 | 28-Jul-11 | 29-Jul-11 | 09:30 | 12:30 | Room F29, Richmond Building | Cath Rose, Elaine Smith |
| WEB-CMSM110726 | Using Site Manager for Moderators | 26-Jul-11 | - | - | - | 13:30 | 16:30 | Room F29, Richmond Building | Jacqueline Cuthbert |
| EMWT110727 | Emergency Warden Training | 27-Jul-11 | - | - | - | 09:30 | 11:30 | D1, Richmond Building | Steve Wiggins |
| ECDL-W 1130 | ECDL / ITQ Workshop | 28-Jul-11 | - | - | - | 13:30 | 15:00 | Room F29, Richmond Building | Elaine Smith |
| ECDL 1115 | ECDL Tests | 28-Jul-11 | - | - | - | 15:00 | 16:00 | Room F29, Richmond Building | Elaine Smith |
| WD-A110801 | Make your documents accessible | 01-Aug-11 | - | - | - | 09:30 | 12:30 | Room F29, Richmond Building | Jacqueline Cuthbert |
| EVAC110803 | Evac+Chair Training | 03-Aug-11 | - | - | - | 13:00 | 16:00 | D1, Richmond Building | Steve Wiggins |
| CLHT110803 | Clearing Helpline Training | 03-Aug-11 | - | - | - | 11:00 | 13:00 | F42 Sunray PC Cluster, Richmond Building | Irene O'Hara, Mandy Ainsworth, Mike Mooney |
| CLHT110810 | Clearing Helpline Training | 10-Aug-11 | - | - | - | 14:00 | 16:00 | F42 Sunray PC Cluster, Richmond Building | Irene O'Hara, Mandy Ainsworth, Mike Mooney |
| EVAC110817 | Evac+Chair Training | 17-Aug-11 | - | - | - | 13:00 | 16:00 | D1, Richmond Building | Steve Wiggins |
| EVAC110831 | Evac+Chair Training | 31-Aug-11 | - | - | - | 13:00 | 16:00 | D1, Richmond Building | Steve Wiggins |
View the June edition of the RKT Success newsletter (UoB username and password required).
This international conference aims to stimulate discussion amongst practitioners, service providers, carers, users, policy makers, and academics about the impact of religion and belief on professional practice in social work and health and social care.
There will be discussion panels, parallel paper presentations and workshops, with contributors drawn from across the world covering perspectives from Canada, England, Iran, Nigeria, Northern Ireland, Romania, Spain, Scotland and Wales. The conference will offer opportunities to discuss a wide range of issues related to religion, belief and professional practice and to set up networks for those interested in future collaboration.
See conference web site www.bradford.ac.uk/study/cpd/belief/ for booking form and further details.
Born in Bradford is a study of 13,500 families with new babies in Bradford. As the babies in the study grow it will be possible to identify those things that help them stay healthy and those things that are challenges to good health. Knowing these things will help to improve health in the city.
With infant mortality (deaths in the first year of life) greatly higher in Bradford than the average for the country as a whole it is essential for our communities to understand why and use what we learn to help plan ways to improve health for people in Bradford and elsewhere.
This lecture will take place on Wednesday 29 June from 6pm-7.30pm at the JSB Lecture Theatre, Richmond Building, University of Bradford.
Please book your place by emailing community@bradford.ac.uk or calling 01274 236772. Please note that places are free, but are limited.
There will be noise from running the generators for short periods of time and it may be advisable to close your windows during these periods.
Current Internal Job Vacancies at the University can be found on the Information for Staff section of the Human Resources website (UoB username and password required).
The page is password protected so you need to click on the Internal Job Vacancies link on the left hand side and you will be prompted for your details.
Please keep entries concise (around 150 words maximum) with, if necessary, a link to further details on the web. Please check entries carefully for accuracy, grammar and timeliness before sending.
Entries will not routinely be repeated but a further entry is welcome when additional information or clarification is provided for publication.
Please also ensure information is signed off and suitable for general public consumption. Deadline for entries is (generally) 12 noon each Friday.
Email: briefing@bradford.ac.uk with the title "For the briefing" in the email subject.