Staff Briefing

A Big Thank You

To everyone who helped in the organisation and running of the Open Day which took place on Saturday.

The day was a huge success and would not have been so without the help, support and generosity of all staff throughout the University. We are currently compiling a document, which will include visitor numbers and comments, and this will be circulated in due course.

Thanks again.

Corporate Communications

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Research Office Seminar

Strategies for Successful Research Funding
Wednesday 23rd October 12-5pm
Lunch at 12 noon in the Small Hall, seminar at 1pm in John Stanley Bell Lecture Theatre

The seminar will be opened by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation), Professor Mark Pollard, who will talk on the role of research within the University. Papers will then be presented by several staff on obtaining funding for research, information on the role of Research Office, and an introduction to the new ResearchResearch.com service. There will also be the opportunity for informal discussion and an exchange of experiences. This event will be of particular interest to academic and related staff thinking of applying for funding for research.

Full details can be found at www.brad.ac.uk/admin/rsil/Seminars.htm

To reserve a place, www.bradford.ac.uk/admin/staffdev/programmes/booking.html

Dr Sean Kelly, Research Officer, Research Office
Ext: 5232.

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Insight Plus at the University of Bradford

Hopefully you will be aware of the Insight Plus programme that is running at the University of Bradford. As well as being an ideal forum for students to develop skills, there is also an opportunity for staff members to act as mentors.

InsightPlus is a distance-mentoring programme lasting six months (with 3 days of face-to-face elements, one of which is a day's mentor training). The mentees are undergraduate students who are in part-time work or other extra-curricular activities and who develop their employability through reflection on their current work or voluntary experience.

Students work towards an Institute of Leadership and Management certificate, which accredits this learning and is recognised by many employers.

The mentors facilitate 3 -4 mentees each to whom they will probably need to dedicate a ½ hour a week. For more information, see the two pdf files below.

There is currently the opportunity for staff within the University to become a mentor, the benefits of which are:

• A full day of mentor training (held locally in October)
• The option to work towards an Institute of Leadership & Management accredited qualification
• A valuable training opportunity which fits in and around existing work commitments

More information on Insight Plus can be found via the web: www.insightplus.co.uk

For further information please contact: Becka Currant, Careers Adviser, ext: 4998. E-mail: r.currant@bradford.ac.uk

Further details are also available on the web in pdf format at:

www.bradford.ac.uk/briefing/whatisinsight.pdf

www.bradford.ac.uk/briefing/insightleaflet.pdf.

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To all authors of annual monitoring reports

The annual monitoring review process for the forthcoming academic session has been revised and strengthened to take into account the new QAAHE quality assurance arrangements and the recommendations of the Cooke Report.

Please note that the new guidelines for preparing an annual monitoring report are available on the web at www.brad.ac.uk/admin/acsec/QA_Hbk/QAH8_2.html

If you require any further information please contact either Jon Owen on ext: 3028 Julie Hodgson on ext: 5486 or Sue Hillas on ext: 3898 in ASSU.

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From Staff Development

There are still places available on the following upcoming Staff Development courses:

Purchasing Legalities: 15 October 2002 - 09.15 to 16.45
European Union Public Procurement Regulations: 28 October 2002 09.15 to 16.45

For more information and booking see: http://www.brad.ac.uk/admin/staffdev/programmes/core/purchasing.htm

Food For Thought: Thursday 17 October 2002 13.30 to 16.30.

For more information and booking: http://www.brad.ac.uk/admin/staffdev/programmes/core/food.html

Committee Servicing: Friday 18 October 2002 - 09.00 to 16.45 for those who service Committees or 13.30 - 16.45 for those who take and write minutes.

For more information and booking: http://www.brad.ac.uk/admin/staffdev/programmes/core/Comitee.html

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Staff changes in Academic Standards and Support Unit (ASSU)

Now that Lynn McVey has taken up her new post as School Administrator in the School of Management the Academic Standards and Support Unit (ASSU) will from today, 7 October 2002, be headed by Dr Jon Owen.

You can reach Jon on Extension 3028 or by e-mail: j.owen2@bradford.ac.uk

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Revised New Course Approval Procedures

The new course approval procedures have been revised for 2002/03. Phase 1 now includes an assessment of demand for new courses. The former Phases 2 and 3 have been merged into a single Phase, which now includes development of marketing and course promotion strategies for new courses, with support from Marketing and Corporate Communications.

The new procedures are available at: http://www.brad.ac.uk/admin/acsec/QA_Hbk/QAH3_1.html

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Last updated: 7 October 2002
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