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Week ending Friday 17 February 2006 |
Staff BriefingA joint initiative by MIS, Corporate |
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Next editions and entries to the briefing
- Monday 20 February
- Tuesday 28 February
- Monday 6 March
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
General University notices
Update on the National Pay Negotiations - August 2006
The next inflationary pay increase for all staff in universities is due to be paid on 1 August 2006.
For an update on the current position, including the AUT dispute, please see the memo from Janet Jones, Director of Human Resources
At http://www.bradford.ac.uk/admin/personnel/Update onNational Pay NegotiationsAug2006-Feb06.pdf (pdf, will open in a new window)
Changes to University Regulations Governing Assessment: Pass mark
As you may be aware, the Senate at its meeting in April 2005, following comprehensive consultation, approved an important change to the University’s Regulations Governing Undergraduate Masters and Advanced Masters degree and Regulations Governing Postgraduate Taught courses.
- Please read the full memo from Professor Geoff Layer (pdf, will open in a new window)
Revised Chancellor's Award for Distinguished Teaching
Lecturing, teaching and support staff can now apply for the revised
individual awards. Successful applicants will receive an individual salary
increment, £5,000 to spend upon a learning/teaching project, and
will be considered for nomination to the National Teaching Fellowship
Scheme (NTFS).
As we are using the NTFS criteria and these have only recently been
confirmed, the deadline for applications is tight this year - March 9th.
Student nominations are no longer required.
Further details available from Professor Peter Hartley in TQEG (p.hartley@bradford.ac.uk) or at http://www.bradford.ac.uk/acad/tqeg/?cadt
Semester Dates 2006/7 - 2011/12
The Senate, at its meeting on 30th November 2005, approved a new pattern of Semester dates for the University. The current dates are due to expire at the end of the 2006/07 academic session, however, it was agreed that the new semester dates should be implemented as soon as possible. The new model will, therefore, take effect one year early, from the 2006/07 academic session.
- Full memo including dates (Word, will open in a new window)
2 for 1 offer for staff at Theatre in the Mill
Thursday 16th February & Friday 17th February, 7.30pm
"Fair" By Joy Wilkinson
£6.50/£4
A fascinating play about two young people a BNP racist thug and a solitary female student locked into an intense relationship in a Northern English town. This was a play that has something important to say about the battle between sentimental nationalism and outward-looking multiculturalism . . .
Burnley writer, Joy Wilkinson, confronts the racism brewing in Britain’s northern towns and beyond. What’s turning young people to the right? How and why are the BNP managing to recruit?
Book tickets on ext: 3200 or email: r.price@bradford.ac.uk and quote "Staff Briefing Offer".
Can scientists fake it as journalists? (from the Press Office)
A special Summer Placement offer from the British Association for the Advancement of Science
Experience first hand how science is reported by spending 3-8 weeks on a summer placement gaining experience of working within a media organisation.
Come away better equipped to communicate your research and expertise to the public and your colleagues. Learn to work within the conditions and constraints of the media to produce accurate and well informed pieces about developments in science.
The BA Media Fellowships, organised by the British Association for the Advancement of Science, are intended to create a greater awareness and understanding of the workings of the media among practising scientists, clinicians, social scientists and engineers.
The fellowships provide placements working with a national press, broadcast or internet journalist.
For further information and online application visit http://www.the-ba.net/mediafellows (external link, will open in a new window) Closing date: 18 April 2006.
RoamNet expansion news
RoamNet is the advanced open-access computer network at the University of Bradford. It is provided by LSS with some funding from the e-Strategy and University Schools. Anyone with a valid university, JANET Roaming Service (aka eduroam), or RoamNet-only visitor username and password can access RoamNet with any suitable computer. This can be a personally-owned computer or PDA, it does not have to be university-owned equipment.
RoamNet connections are available in either wireless or wired network
variations depending on the location. The number of locations have been
increasing over the last few months. Details of where RoamNet is available,
along with everything else you might want to know about the service, can
be found in the newly-updated RoamNet FAQ which is at http://www.brad.ac.uk/lss/it-services/support/roamnet.php
No such thing as a good appraisal?
Tell us about it!
The University Staff Survey told us that 70% of staff are having appraisals, which is great, but less than half those who had an appraisal considered that it helped to improve your performance. We want 100% of staff to have positive and productive appraisals and need more information from you to help us achieve this.
Please come along to one of the sessions below prepared to tell us about your experience of appraisals and what you would like to get out of your appraisal. Lunch will be provided.
Please email n.carter@bradford.ac.uk stating which of the sessions below you would like to attend and any special dietary requirements:
20 February at 12.30 D01.29 Horton Building
22 February at 12.30 N7 Richmond
24 Feb at 12.30 School of Management, Fairbank Room
1 March at 12.30 School of Health in room 2.25
Human Resources
Exploring Enterprise Event organized by Research & Knowledge Transfer
Support
Wednesday 15th February 12.00 - 2.00pm
IPI Conference Room (2.11)
(lunch provided)
Would you like to know more about what it means to be enterprising? Are you confused by the term enterprise?
This is an informal and interactive session for staff and students involved in or interested in enterprise learning activities. The session will look at what is meant by enterprise and ways enterprise and innovation can be developed, both personally and within the curriculum.
To book your place please go to: http://www.brad.ac.uk/dev-prog/knowledge/index.php?course=ENTP
Making Positive Action Work: An International Conference on Positive Action
in Research and
Practice
18 July 2006, Cedar Court Hotel, Bradford
Details, Call for Abstracts and booking form: http://www.brad.ac.uk/sled/eventlist/public/attach/posaction/
For further information, please contact diversityudy@bradford.ac.uk (for content enquiries) or scu@bradford.ac.uk (for booking enquiries).
Payroll - new office hours
The Payroll office has altered their opening times to:
- Monday to Thursday 8.30am - 1.00pm, 1.30pm - 3.30pm
- Friday 8.30 - 1.00pm
These hours are effective immediately until further notice. Urgent enquiries, please contact the Pensions office on ext 3143 or 3144.
Full Economic Costing (fEC) of Research Applications
From 16th February 2006, all research grant applications and research proposals to industry will be costed by the respective Management Accountant for the particular academic school generating the project. The Management Accounting contacts are as below:
David Jefferson (ext. 5741) D.K.Jefferson@bradford.ac.uk
School of Engineering, Design and Technology
School of Health Studies
Sandi Galbraith (ext. 6536) A.Galbraith@bradford.ac.uk
School of Life Sciences
School of Lifelong Education and Development
Tanveer Shahid (ext. 5084) T.Shahid@bradford.ac.uk
School of Social and International Studies
School of Informatics
School of Management
Sandra Conquest (ext. 5048) S.M.Conquest@bradford.ac.uk
School of Archaeological, Geographical and Environmental Sciences
Costings will continue to be prepared on a fEC (full economic cost) basis in addition to the sponsor's own submission rules (should these be different).
Research applicants are requested to note that they must also continue to involve, as appropriate, the Research Support Unit (RSU) (ext. 3170) and the Business Support team (ext. 6000) for specialist technical advice on research sponsors.
Applicants must also provide sufficient notice (minimum 2 weeks) to Finance, RSU and Business Support prior to the submission deadline of sponsors.
Hourds Business Travel - change of name
As the result of a recent merger, with effect from the 30th January 2006, Hourds Business Travel are now known as Co-Operative Travel Management.
Their contact details for bookings and enquiries will remain the same, further information can be found at: http://www.bradford.ac.uk/admin/purchasing
News from Voice Communications - reminder
Recycling mobile 'phones, fault reporting, mobile 'phone bills, changes following recent telephone system upgrade.
Full details on last week's briefing at: http://www.bradford.ac.uk/briefing/we-3-february06.php#voice
Learning Luncheons and Teatime Tutorials - back by popular demand! (reminder)
Following the success of the Metalib training sessions last term, the
Library will be repeating these Teatime Tutorial sessions on the following
dates:
- 28th February
- 1st March
- 21st March
- 22nd March
All four sessions commence at 18:00 and finish at 19:30 in Room 01.53, J.B.Priestley Building.
All UoB students and staff are welcome to come and hear about Metalib - the Library portal - and how to use it. Tea and biscuits will be available - or you can bring your sandwiches along.
In addition, the Library will also be offering Learning Luncheon sessions which will look at combining Endnote, Metalib, SFX and Blackboard.
The dates are:
- 28th February 13:00-14:00
- 2nd March 12:00-13:00
- 21st March 13:00-14:00
- 22nd March 12:00-13:00
These talks take place in Room 1.7, J.B. Priestley Building. Again,
all students and staff are welcome to these informative lunchtime
talks served with tea and biscuits.
Contact lib-webadmin@bradford.ac.uk for more information on these sessions.
Training courses and events
People Development Events
Conflict in the Workplace 1: Understanding Conflict - Thursday 23 February
2006, 09.15 - 16.45
Target audience: Any members of staff.
http://www.brad.ac.uk/dev-prog/development/index.php?course=CON1
New Staff Induction - Monday 6 March 2006, 11.45 - 15.00
Target audience: Staff who are new to the University.
http://www.brad.ac.uk/dev-prog/development/index.php?course=NSIN
Details of all the People Development training events for 2005-6 may
be found at the following web page:
http://www.brad.ac.uk/dev-prog/index.php?section=development
Works on Campus
Longside Halls
For your information, the Periodic Inspection and Testing of the fixed wiring is to be carried out in the Longside Halls of Residences (Blocks A to M), this will involve the inspection and testing of every electrical circuit within each block.
The work will commence provisionally on Wednesday 15th February 2006 in Longside Hall A Block and progress alphabetically through to M Block. This work is expected to be completed by Friday 10th March 2006. Each block will take approximately one and a half days, depending on access to student rooms.
Whilst the work is being carried out, the various areas under test will be without electricity for periods of time.
The occupants of the building will be given prior notice of these periods of time. I would ask the occupants of the areas under test to switch off and unplug their equipment prior to the commencement of testing.
There is a possibility that the heating and ventilation systems and other services within the building could be affected whilst this work is being carried out.
Any inconvenience to the occupants of the building will be kept to a minimum.
Should you have any queries regarding this work, will you please direct them to either of the following people: -
Mr G Simpson Electrical Maintenance Officer Ext. 3431
Mr C Overton Electrical Supervisor Ext. 3425
Lectures, seminars and newsletters
Pennine And Yorkshire Studies Unit Seminar Series
We are pleased to continue our seminar series, which comprises between two and four seminars annually to be given by both research students and staff. They begin at 4.30 pm and last for about an hour and are held in Room 35 of the Cobden Building of the University. Please write, phone or email for more detailed information and/or directions to Paul Jennings: School of Lifelong Education and Development, Cobden Building, University of Bradford, BD7 1DP. Tel. 01274 236226 email p.jennings1@bradford.ac.uk
All are welcome.
Wednesday 1 March 2006
David Cotton: The Changing Landscape of Ilkley MoorMonday 24 April 2006
James Gregory: ‘Yorkshire Oddities’: Local Characters and Yorkshire Identity’
Centre for European Studies - European Research Seminars
Dr Jim Goddard (Social Sciences and Humanities). "A childhood on
paper: accessing Social Services’ child care records in the UK
under the Data Protection Act 1998"
Chair: Dr Chris Taylor (School of Management)
17 February 2006 at 1400, in Mezzanine 2, Graduate School, Richmond Building. All welcome
The European Research Seminars are organised with the support of the Jean Monnet Programme and the Marie Curie Training Site on Europeanisation.
For further information, please contact Gabi Borz at G.Borz@bradford.ac.uk or ext 5573.
Learning Support Seminars and Events from TQEG
Bradford University Academy and it many Strands on 15 February 2006 at 1300-1400. Presented by Sally Raby of Marketing and Corporate Communications.
Providing Support for Students with Dyslexia on 22 February 2006 at 1300-1400. Presented by Helena Jones of Disabilities Office.
Assessing Group Work on 24 February 2006 at 1300-1400. Presented by Dr Chris Alder of the Teaching Quality Enhancement Group.
Online Collaboration in Blackboard on 28 February 2006 at 1300-1500. Presented by Carol Higgison, Ken Panko of TQEG and Jak Radice of the School of Health Studies
Student Mentoring Strategy and Practices on 1 March 2006 at 1300 -1400 in Room 01.58, JBP Library Building – Presented by Margaret Alipoor of the School of Health Studies
Writing High Quality MCQs on 7 March 2006 at 1330-1630 in Room 01.58, JBP Library Building - Presented by Carol Higgison and Ken Panko of TQEG and Jak Radice of the School of Health Studies
Education for Sustainable Development on 15 March 2006 at 1300-1400 in Room 01.58, JBP Library Building - Presented by Peter Hughes of the Teaching Quality Enhancement Group
Induction for External Examiners on 15 March 2006 at 0900-1300 in The Board Room, Richmond Building - Presented by Chris Toft of the Academic Standards and Support Unit
Improving Student Experiences of your Blackboard Courses: How and Why it Matters on 17 March 2006 at 1330-1630 in the Interactive Learning Centre, School of Health Studies - Presented by Carol Higgison and Ken Panko of the Teaching Quality Enhancement Group
What’s New in E-Learning Technologies? on 21 March 2006 at 1400-1700 in Horton D1.21 - Presented by Carol Higgison and Ken Panko of the Teaching Quality Enhancement Group
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.
Job Vacancies at the University
Current vacancies at the University 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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