Staff Briefing

Clearing 2003

This year's Clearing Open Days will take place on:

16, 17, 20 August 2003
10.30am - 3.30pm and also 6pm - 8pm 20 August only

The Clearing website is now live at http://www.bradford.ac.uk/clearing for full details of the Clearing process and the opportunities available here at the University.

Why not try out one of our new ecards!

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Staff Development Events

New course

Best Practice Marketing - a 1-day course for staff at all levels involved in marketing, recruitment and admissions activity to help you develop a marketing blueprint and checklists to underpin your recruitment activity and find out how to attract attention, maximise publicity opportunities and increase intakes.

Target Market: primarily for staff at all levels involved in marketing, recruitment and admissions activity

Aims: To offer an opportunity to find out exactly what kinds of support and resources are available to help you attract students Outline and Outcomes: Objective is to help you develop a marketing blueprint and checklists to underpin your recruitment activity and find out how to attract attention, maximise publicity opportunities and increase intakes. Thursday 18 September 2003, 09.15 - 16.45.

Places available on the following Staff Development Unit event:

New Staff Induction - a 3 hour induction for any new member of University staff to gain information on central services and a brief overview of the structure of the University and who to speak to get more information on specific areas of interest to you. Also to allow an opportunity for you to meet some service providers and other new staff: Monday 1 September 2003, 12.00 - 15.00.

• For more information see http://www.brad.ac.uk/admin/staffdev/programmes/core/induct.html

Introduction To Management - a 2 day course ideally for staff who are new to managing or who have been a manager for between 0 and 2 years. The aim is to help you identify the skills you need to become more effective as a manager and to provide you with information from key service areas in the University: Tues 8 and Wed 9 September 2003, 09.15 - 16.30.

• For more information see http://www.brad.ac.uk/admin/staffdev/programmes/core/mgrinduct.html

Orientation For New Academics - a 2-day course providing an orientation to the University and its policy and practices primarily aimed at all newly appointed academic staff. The course covers university strategy and practice on learning and teaching, research, widening participation and other aspects of academic work: Mon 15 and Tues 16 September 2003, 09.00 - 16.30.

• For more information see http://www.brad.ac.uk/admin/staffdev/programmes/core/orient1.html

Managing Sickness Absence - a ½ day session which provides a chance for managers to understand the importance of managing sickness absence cases, and their own responsibilities for doing this in a consistent and fair way: Wednesday 24 September 2003, 09.15 - 12.30.

• For more information see http://www.brad.ac.uk/admin/staffdev/programmes/core/sickabs.html

To Book on any of the above events

Book Online at http://www.brad.ac.uk/admin/staffdev/programmes/booking.html or contact Staff Development on ext: 3102.

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Enrolment Volunteers

Student Registry is looking for volunteers to help out during Enrolment from w/c Monday 15 September 2003.

If you fancy spending a few hours in the Small Hall with new students updating their records on the SAINT system, please check out the following address to sign up or for further details: http://www.brad.ac.uk/admin/student-registry/enrolment/staff.htm

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Richmond Foyer Coffee Cart - closed for refurbishment

Please note the Richmond Foyer cafe service will be closed week commencing the 25th August due to refurbishment.

Sorry for any inconvenience caused and look out for a bigger, brighter more improved service

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Liz Perera Retirement Collection

Liz Perera has worked for the catering department for 37 years and is now retiring.

Contributions to Liz`s retirement present can be made to the finance office on D floor, Richmond building to A/C 78055/83001/0022 - the collection will close at the end of the 5th of September. A card is available to sign in the catering office, Room F43.

Catering - ext: 5850.

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Module Reading Lists - Wanted

A gentle reminder to all teaching staff. Please send your reading lists to the Library as soon as possible. This will allow us sufficient time to process the lists before the beginning of the academic year and include your lists on our new online package, ReadingListDirect.

Further details abour ReadingListDirect can be obtained from your Subject Librarian or Betty Stothers (ext. 5217) email b.stothers@bradford.ac.uk

Peter Ketley, University Librarian, Library Resources Management

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Staff Volunteering Audit

The UCAN Project and Programme for a Peaceful City are conducting an audit of university staff volunteering, in partnership with Community Service Volunteers (CSV). This will take the form of an online questionnaire. Your response and input is vital, even if you have not undertaken any volunteering while employed at the University of Bradford.

• Further details.

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Job Vacancies at the University and College

Current vacancies at the University and College can be found at the Personnel website:

http://www.brad.ac.uk/admin/personnel/jobvacancies/

The weekly bulletin can also be found as a pdf from the same page.

All queries should be directed to Personnel: ext: 5347, email: personnel@bradford.ac.uk

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