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BriefingBritish Science Festival – updates on the blog
The British Science Festival has well and truly started and a weekend of family fun, informative talks, interactive sessions and much more took place across the University and city on Saturday and Sunday.
There are four more days of events to follow and you can keep up to date and see photos and videos of the events at the University’s BSF blog. http://blogs.brad.ac.uk/bsf/
Enrolment for all new students will start on Wednesday 14 September through to noon Friday 23 September in the Great and Small Halls.
Enrolment will then continue in the Great Hall from Monday 26 September until 10 October. During the period 14 September to 23 September staff in Student Administration and Support will be very busy and may not be able to respond to queries in a timely manner. Please therefore only contact them between those dates if your query is urgent and enrolment-related.
New from the library: an interactive Blackboard course to teach your students about plagiarism and how to avoid it. The materials were created following the Senate and Learning and Teaching Committee recommendation (LTC 114/10-11, 25 May 2011) that a course be created which is compulsory for all new students at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. The course is designed to improve students’ awareness of plagiarism and test their knowledge and support school-based teaching.
Citation and referencing are mentioned only briefly in the course. As many different styles are in use across the university this is more appropriately dealt with in school and department-based teaching.
Students who fail the course will be referred to their personal tutors for further advice and guidance. If you have personal tutor responsibilities and you would like to have access to the new course, please contact your subject librarian who will make it available to you via Blackboard.
Well done to everyone who's been reducing, reusing and recycling! With the recycling, composting and furniture schemes we're continuing to see some very positive results.
This year (10/11) saw a rise in recycling rates to 69% (well above target) and a fall in the amount sent to landfill by a massive 32% to 156 Tonnes.
Improvements to the waste systems have seen a 22% increase in recycling since the first year of the full recycling system (07/08) and a 48% reduction in the amount of waste sent to landfill from 298 Tonnes to 156 Tonnes.
Heaton Mount is set to re-open its on 12 September with 42 brand new hotel style bedrooms, contemporary Garden Dining room and restored family dining room after a summer of refurbishment.
Visitors attending conferences, training, team building, Christmas parties, weddings and other occasions, will experience first class service and cuisine in a beautiful venue befitting a world class business school.
The bedrooms have been designed with a traditional yet contemporary, boutique hotel style offering double beds, brand new bathrooms and flatscreen televisions.
There’s an open day on 5 October for all staff from 3pm in the Garden Dining room. To register your attendance, please contact clare.williams@sodexo.com.
Also new at Heaton Mount, our conservatory bar and lounge will be open Monday to Friday, from 5pm commencing 12 September. Bring colleagues, friends and family and relax in the ambiance of the historic Italianate mansion.
Student Activities in UBU have a series of Scrap Art activities going on until December this year and are in need of clean domestic waste. The project is about working with students, a local artist and primary school kids to turn waste materials into works of art that will help promote part of the Universities Recycling Strategy.
Example waste could include - Cans, milk cartons, cereal boxes, egg boxes, tetra pack cartons, other tough plastic packaging etc.
The art will be designed to last, so any materials that are not very strong are probably of no use. Materials you provide should please be cleaned beforehand so that there is minimal smells and no sticky residues. In most cases this just involves a good rinse under the tap and being left to dry naturally. Materials can be brought, bagged up, to the Students Union Reception in Student Central.
The first workshop is on 14 Sept, followed by 28 September, 5 & 19 October, 9, 23 & 30 November, and 7 & 14 December. If you know of any students that might be interested, then please ask them to get in contact with Chris Wilson c.wilson4@bradford.ac.uk
The following funded services are under review by Metro and could be subject to change or potentially removal:
619, 624, 629, 649, 656, 657, 658, 659, 660, 670, 675, 677, 680, 845, 846
None of these services directly border our sites but may well be used by our staff and students. If you rely on any of these services please contact b.tongue@bradford.ac.uk to help form a response to the review.
We've been reshuffling the Reading Room, so no new Object this week. If you missed any over the summer, why not take a look now? We explored the powerful meanings behind the University's mace and coat of arms, told the story of a little woven bag that is key to the life of a remarkable woman, toured 1930s Yorkshire by bicycle, found out more about the University's theatre and covered two more episodes in J.B. Priestley's life: the Great War and his nuclear disarmament campaigning.
http://100objectsbradford.wordpress.com
Reduced price rail travel is available for staff with a Northern Rail Season Ticket. The next start date is 1 October 2011 and the closing date for applications is 15 September. With an annual season ticket you get:
Please read all the information on the Smart Move Travel page where you can also download an application form. Completed applications should be sent to Human Resources and new applicants will also need to send a passport-type photo.
Contact: Jennie Pratt in HR on ext: 3094 or j.pratt@bradford.ac.uk
A series of factual and fictional film screenings, accompanied by expert talks and question and answer sessions at the Pictureville cinema, this October.
Screenings and talks are free to Bradford University students and staff and are organised by the Bradford Media School, in collaboration with Peace Studies and The National Media Museum.
See the Media and Conflict website for details.
The Public and Community Engagement Team within SLED are pleased to host a lecture as part of the Faith and the City public lectures series by Professor Yunas Sameed in conjunction with the launch of his new book ‘The Pakistan US Conundrum: Jihadists, Military and the People - the Struggle for Control’. The lecture will take place on Tuesday 4 October at 6pm in the JSB Lecture Theatre. Entry is by E-Ticket only and must be booked in advanced.
The Research and Knowledge Transfer Support seminar series for this year is now available to view online. A number of new courses have been added this year, including Research Council Remits: Changing Landscapes and New Opportunities, Taking on Collaborative and Interdisciplinary Research, and two session in preparation for the REF: Publishing and Writing Impact Case Studies. For bookings please visit the staff development programme webpages
Staff Training Opportunities
| Course ID | Details/Booking form | Start date | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Start time | End time | Venue | Leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01010307 | Using Site Manager for Moderators | 19-SEP-11 | - | - | - | 13:30 | 16:30 | F29, RICHMOND | IT Training |
| 01010404 | Word Advanced | 19-SEP-11 | 20-SEP-11 | 26-SEP-11 | 27-SEP-11 | 09:30 | 12:30 | F29, RICHMOND | IT Training |
| 01010260 | Writing for the Web | 20-SEP-11 | - | - | - | 13:30 | 16:30 | F29, RICHMOND | IT Training |
| 01010541 | University Governance | 20-SEP-11 | - | - | - | 14:00 | 16:00 | To be included with joining instructions | Staff Development Unit |
| 01010405 | Meeting Maker Intro | 22-SEP-11 | - | - | - | 13:30 | 16:30 | F29, RICHMOND | IT Training |
| 01010643 | REF Training - Publishing for the REF | 22-SEP-11 | 14-DEC-11 | - | - | 13:30 | 16:00 | F27, RICHMOND | Research & Knowledge Transfer Support |
| 01010373 | ECDL/ITQ Workshop | 22-SEP-11 | - | - | - | 09:30 | 10:59 | F29, RICHMOND | IT Training |
| 01010390 | ECDL Tests | 22-SEP-11 | - | - | - | 11:00 | 12:00 | F29, RICHMOND | IT Training |
| 01010268 | Using Site Manager for Contributors | 27-SEP-11 | - | - | - | 13:30 | 16:30 | F29, RICHMOND | IT Training |
| 01010689 | Getting Started in BlackBoard | 28-SEP-11 | - | - | - | 12:30 | 14:30 | , RICHMOND | Centre for Educational Development |
| 01010374 | ECDL/ITQ Workshop | 28-SEP-11 | - | - | - | 15:00 | 16:30 | F29, RICHMOND | IT Training |
| EVAC110928 | Evac+Chair Training | 28-Sep-11 | - | - | - | 09:30 | 12:30 | D1, Richmond Building | Steve Wiggins |
| 01010362 | NVQ IT Half Workshop | 29-SEP-11 | - | - | - | 09:30 | 12:30 | F29, RICHMOND | IT Training |
| 01010406 | Word Essentials | 03-OCT-11 | 04-OCT-11 | 10-OCT-11 | - | 09:30 | 12:30 | F29, RICHMOND | IT Training |
| 01010376 | ECDL/ITQ Workshop | 04-OCT-11 | - | - | - | 13:30 | 14:59 | F29, RICHMOND | IT Training |
| 01010656 | Customer Services Training for KT Staff | 04-OCT-11 | 19-APR-12 | - | - | 14:45 | 16:00 | , | Research & Knowledge Transfer Support |
| 01010391 | ECDL Tests | 04-OCT-11 | - | - | - | 15:00 | 16:00 | F29, RICHMOND | IT Training |
| 01010654 | Media Training for KT Staff | 04-OCT-11 | 19-APR-12 | - | - | 10:00 | 11:15 | , | Research & Knowledge Transfer Support |
| 01010656 | Customer Services Training for KT Staff | 04-OCT-11 | 19-APR-12 | - | - | 11:15 | 12:30 | , | Research & Knowledge Transfer Support |
| 01010525 | Recruitment & Selection Refresher | 05-OCT-11 | - | - | - | 14:00 | 15:30 | To be included with joining instructions | Staff Development Unit |
| 01010658 | RC Remits -Changing Landscape & New Opps | 05-OCT-11 | - | - | - | 14:00 | 16:00 | F27, RICHMOND | Research & Knowledge Transfer Support |
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.