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New This Week Next editions and entries to the briefing Elections to Senate/Standing Committee of Senate Assimilation - Appeals Recruitment Events - keep colleagues informed Lifelong Education Open Day Help for new international students and Lord Mayors Civic Reception Community Associates Regulars People Development Events Research Support Unit - Research Bulletin No. 30 dated 12th September 2005 Jobs at the University and College Reminder Learning Support Seminars and Events from TQEG

Next editions and entries to the briefing

• Monday 19 September
• Monday 26 September
• Monday 3 October

Please keep entries concise with, if necessary, a link to further details on the web. Please check entries for accuracy and timeliness before sending. Deadline for entries is (generally) 12 noon each Friday.

Email: briefing@bradford.ac.uk

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Elections to Senate/Standing Committee of Senate

Nomination forms for the following elections to the Senate/Standing Committee will be available from the address below from Friday 16 September 2005:

http://www.bradford.ac.uk/briefing/elections/elections2005.htm

Instructions for return are contained within the nomination forms.

Election to the Senate/Standing Committee of one member from the academic staff by and from all members of the School of Engineering

Election to the Senate/Standing Committee of one member by and from all members of the School of Engineering

Election to the Senate/Standing Committee of one member from the academic staff of the School of Social and International Studies by all members of the School of Social and International Studies

Election to the Senate/Standing Committee of the Senate of one member from the School of Health Studies by and from all members of the School of Health Studies

Election to the Senate of one member by and from all members of staff of
Corporate and Central Services

Election to the Senate of one member from the academic staff of the School of Life Sciences by all members of the School of Life Sciences

Election to the Senate of one member by and from all members of the School of Life Sciences

Election to the Senate/Standing Committee of one member by and from all members of the School of Lifelong Education and Development

Allison Campbell
Secretary to Senate

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Assimilation - Appeals

Please note that a Notification of Intention to Appeal form is now available at

http://www.brad.ac.uk/admin/personnel/HERA/AssimilationAppealsProcess.html

Copies are also available from the Personnel Office, D35 Richmond Building.

The form is to be returned to the Director of Human Resources between 12th and 30th September 2005.

Janet Jones
Director of Human Resources

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Recruitment Events - keep colleagues informed

In the case of University Open Days and School Recruitment events, if any urgent Estates jobs (eg maintenance, litter picking, cleaning etc) need to be carried out in order to create a good impression of the University to external visitors, please contact Debbie Alstead on ext: 3417 two weeks before the event to allow time for arrangements to be made.

It is stressed that this is for Open Days and Recruitment events ONLY. Any other general faults, repairs or maintenance MUST be reported in the usual way to the Help Desk on ext: 3001.

Please also let Mick Habergham, Head of Security, know about the event on ext: 4897 or email: m.habergham@bradford.ac.uk, so that Security are aware of what is taking place on campus.

Thanks

Kevin Spencer
Marketing Officer (Campaigns)

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Lifelong Education Open Day

This Wednesday SLED will be holding an Open Day in Richmond Foyer from 12 noon to 7pm.

Come along and find out about what SLED has to offer, there will staff on hand to discuss all of our courses including part-time award programmes as well as personal and professional developments options.

Something that might be of particular interest is our new Leadership and Management Foundation Degree, which incorporates the level 4 Diploma in Management awarded by the Institute of Leadership and Management. There will also be information about the new Postgraduate programme in Education Studies.

Remember, you can always take one of our modules simply because it interests you!

If you can’t make it on the day, and would like to know more information look at www.bradford.ac.uk/sled or you can email learning@bradford.ac.uk or phone ext. 3210

http://www.brad.ac.uk/admin/conted/openday.html

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Help for new international students and Lord Mayors Civic Reception

There will be an 'International Student Information Point' open from 15th to 26th September inclusive (and inclusive of the weekend dates within this period) on F Floor Richmond Building in the old Staff Refectory. We will have lots of information for new international students, be able to handle enquiries about a wide range of things, arrange appointments for students who need to register with the Police, sell tickets for the trips that have been arranged etc.

Please feel free to send new international students in this direction - it will be well signposted and we will do our best to help them.

A copy of the programme of activities that has been arranged for new international students and a flyer advertising the Information Point is below.

Lord Mayors Civic Reception for International Students

Please find below details of the Lord Mayor's Civic Reception for new international students that will be held on Wednesday 12th October.

Please encourage your new international students to attend - they will have afternoon tea and a guided tour of City Hall, as well as an official welcome speech from the Lord Mayor. Students should complete the form and return to the International Student Information Point, or the International Office F25 Richmond Building.

	Programme of activities for international students (word document, will open in a new window)
	International Student Information Point poster (word document, will open in a new window)
	Lord Mayor's Civic Reception information (pdf document, will open in a new window)

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Community Associates

The University has appointed six “Community Associates” who started work last week.

The new recruits will be based in the various academic Schools at the University and will be helping to support community projects and build closer links with voluntary and community organisations in Bradford and beyond.

The Associates are part of the University’s new initiative on community engagement - to be a University at ‘the heart of its communities’.

The new Centre for Community Engagement, which has also now been established as part of this, is headed up by Steve Skinner, formerly of Bradford Council's Department of Community Development and Lifelong Learning.

The Associates aim to help the University contribute further to the regeneration of the district, building on the good work that is already going on.

The six new Community Associates are:

• Rukhsana Khan, who’s theme will be ‘Health’ and who will be based in the Schools of Health Studies and Life Sciences.
• Katherine Wyatt, who will be based in the School of Management, working on the theme of ‘Ethnic Enterprise’.
• Freda Shafi, who will be based in the School of Informatics, working on the theme of ‘Creative Industries’.
• Lisa Cumming, who already works in the School of Social and International Studies, will lead on the theme of ‘Cohesion’.
• Pat Fuller, who will be based in the School of Lifelong Education and Development working on the theme of ‘Capacity Building’.
• Nafees Nazir, who will be based in the Schools of Archaeology, Geography & Environmental Science, and Engineering, Design and Technology working on the theme of ‘Environment and Heritage’.

To find out more about the Centre for Community Engagement, to get hold of the first Action Report entitled ‘Research on community engagement at the University of Bradford' or to lend any ideas to this new project, visit www.bradford.ac.uk/cce

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Regulars

People Development Events

Places are available at the following training events for members of Staff:

Appraisee Training - Thursday 15 September 2005, 09.15 - 16.45
Target audience: All staff
Aims to inform participants about the University's approach to appraisal, prepare participants to undertake appraisal, and to become familiar with the associated paperwork.
http://www.brad.ac.uk/dev-prog/development/index.php?course=APEE

Eating Disorders - Food for Thought - Friday 23 September 2005, 13.30 - 16.30
Target Audience: Lecturers, personal tutors, those who work closely with students, and pastoral staff.
Eating disorders are increasing in the general population and are one of the main life-threatening mental illness conditions in young people. In education we are likely to come across many students who have significant difficulty in their relationship with food, which can adversely affect their ability to achieve their potential in academic work. This may also have implications on the University's standards of student achievement and retention.
http://www.brad.ac.uk/dev-prog/development/index.php?course=FOOD

Details of all the People Development training events for 2005-6 may be found at:
http://www.brad.ac.uk/dev-prog/index.php?section=development

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Research Support Unit - Research Bulletin No. 30 dated 12th September 2005

The latest edition of the Research Bulletin No. 30 is now available on the
web at http://www.brad.ac.uk/admin/rsil/Newsletter/newsletterfp.htm

Included in this issue:

• fEC Costings for Research Grants
• Winning Research Grant Funding - a Workshop to be run by the RSU on 9th November 2005
• RCUK Basic Technology Research Programme "Top-Cat Technology Topic
  Catalysis"
• Lister Institute Research Prizes
• AHRC/ESRC Scholarships Scheme - American Library of Congress
• Kennedy Scholarships 2006-7
• Nuffield Foundation Science Schemes
  • Awards to Newly Appointed Lecturers in Science, Engineering and Mathematics
  • Undergraduate Research Bursaries Scheme
  • Science Bursaries for Schools and Colleges
• Leverhulme Trust
  • 2006 Research Fellowships
  • 2006 Study Abroad Fellowships
  • 2006 Study Abroad Studentships

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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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Reminder

Learning Support Seminars and Events from TQEG

Get to Know the Lecture Room and its Facilities on 21 September 2005 at 1300 - 1400 in Richmond N3/N4
Presented by David Beebe of Lecture Room Services

Blackboard Starter Pack (getting started, assessment, collaboration: bb1-3) on 22 September 2005 at 0930 - 1630 in Horton Building
Presented by Carol Higgison, Ken Panko and Jak Radice.

Interactive e-Learning Using MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) on 23 September 2005 at 0930 - 1630 in Horton Building
Presented by Carol Higgison, Ken Panko and Jak Radice

Annual Monitoring of Taught Provision: Why and How? on 28 September 2005 at 1300 - 1400 in Room 01.58, JBP Library Building
Presented by Julie Hodgson of ASSU.

Summative Online Assessment (CAA): Rules and Regulations on 29 September 2005 at 1300 - 1400 in Room 01.58, JBP Library Building
Presented by Carol Higgison and Ken Panko of the Teaching Quality Enhancement Group.

Becoming an Online Tutor on 3 October 2005 to 18 November 2005.
An online course led by Carol Higgison of the Teaching Quality Enhancement Group.

Planning Multimedia for e-Learning (1) on 4 October 2005 at 1300 - 1400 in Room 01.58, JBP Library Building
Presented by Dominic Winsor of the Teaching Quality Enhancement Group.

Electronic Plagiarism Detection via Blackboard on 5 October 2005 at 1300 - 1400 in Room 01.58, JBP Library Building
Presented by Carol Higgison of the Teaching Quality Enhancement Group.

Getting Started with Blackboard (bb1) on 10 October 2005 at 1300 - 1500 in the Interactive Learning Centre, SoHS
Presented by Carol Higgison, Ken Panko and Jak Radice

University Awards for Excellent Teaching and the National Teaching Fellowship Scheme on 12 October 2005 at 1300 - 1400 in Room 01.58, JBP Library Building
Presented by Prof Peter Hartley of the Teaching Quality Enhancement Group.

Online Assessment (CAA) in Blackboard (bb2) on 17 October 2005 at 1300 - 1500 in the Interactive Learning Centre, SoHS
Presented by Carol Higgison, Ken Panko and Jak Radice.

Online Assessment (CAA) using QuestionMark Perception on 18 October 2005 at 1330 - 1600 in Horton Building, SoHS
Presented by Carol Higgison and Ken Panko of the Teaching Quality Enhancement Group.

Widening Participation - An Overview on 19 October 2005 at 1300 - 1400 in Room 01.58, JBP Library Building
P resented by Prof Geoff Layer of the School of Lifelong Education and Development.

Developing and Approving Programmes and Units on 26 October 2005 at 1300 - 1400 in Room 01.58, JBP Library Building
Presented by TQEG and ASSU.

Online Collaboration in Blackboard (bb3) on 31 October 2005 at 1300 - 1500 in the Interactive Learning Centre, SoHS
Presented by Carol Higgison, Ken Panko and Jak Radice

Details of the above events and online booking can be found in at: http://www.brad.ac.uk/dev-prog. All the Teaching Quality and Enhancement Group's Seminars are listed on the "Learning and Teaching" link.

Please contact Christine Rayment or Beverley Lyons on 5138 or email tqe-sec@bradford.ac.uk if you have further enquiries.

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