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Next editions and entries to the briefing
- Monday 25 September
- Monday 2 October
- Monday 9 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
General University notices
Volunteers needed for the October Open Day
Are you free on Saturday 7th October and would like to help promote the University to prospective students? If the answer is YES then we'd like to hear from you as we need volunteers to help out at the October Open Day.
We need help on the Registration Desk which involves “meeting and greeting”, signing people in and giving out information packs about the day - it’s easy and great fun! The University will be open from 9.30am until 3.30pm but if you can only work for part of the day we'd still like to hear from you.
For more information please contact Liz Hough (Marketing Officer, Campaigns) on ext 3034 or e.hough1@bradford.ac.uk.
Looking forward to hearing from you!
The Study Skills Toolkit
The Learner Development Unit (LDU) has purchased an online study skills toolkit from the University of Southampton for use over the forthcoming academic year. The toolkit provides students and staff with access to a range of different study skills materials.
Full details are at: http://www.bradford.ac.uk/news/toolkit.html
Radio interviews - the World Service at your feet!
This is a quick reminder that staff are able to do interviews with radio stations and broadcasters in quality audio (i.e. how it would sound if you were actually in the studio) using the University’s ISDN line.
The line is housed in the Press Office, Room D15, Richmond Building. To book time on the ISDN line, contact Oliver or Emma in the Press Office on extensions 3084 or 3089.
Recently, staff from the University of Bradford have linked up with stations ranging from the BBC World Service to Bradford Community radio. It’s a great way of sharing expertise and information with the wider world and it sounds much better than a crackly phone line!
December Award Ceremonies
University award ceremonies will be held this December as follows:
Wednesday 6 December 2006
10.30am
- Health Studies (Group 1)
- Radiography
- Rehabilitation Studies
- Management
2.00pm
- Engineering, Design and Technology
- Health Studies (Group 2)
- All Divisions other than those in Group 1 above
- Lifelong Education and Development
4.15pm
- Informatics
- Life Sciences
- Social and International Studies
University awards will be presented to Bradford College students on Thursday 7 December at ceremonies scheduled for 10.30 and 14.15.
Further information regarding application procedures for members of staff who wish to participate in the academic procession or to obtain an auditorium ticket will be circulated via Staff Briefing during October.
Mobile Technology Website
The University’s mobile technology website has now been launched and is available at: http://www.brad.ac.uk/lss/it-services/mobile/
The site has useful information for users thinking about ‘going mobile’ such as the advantages of mobile devices, purchasing advice, and even special University deals. There are also resources for current mobile users such as guides for setting up, troubleshooting devices and links to online resources.
To enable the most effective support for mobile users staff are asked to please attempt to solve any mobile problems by using the guides and the troubleshooting wizard on the site before raising a mobile support job with the ICT Service Desk.
The site will be updated regularly so bookmark it and check back if this is an area of interest for you.
Nursery Open Evening
Nursery would like to invite all parents new and old, plus prospective parents, from 5.30 - 6.30 on Wednesday, September 27th to come along and see the nursery environment and get to know the staff. Staff members will be at hand to answer any questions or queries you may have about the Nursery or your child.
(A crèche facility will be available)
Name That Company
University of Bradford’ s Consultancy Manager needs you!
Help Name Bradford’s New Consulting Company
The consultancy is dedicated to representing and managing academics who care to make their knowledge work for companies and communities.
From the keyword table below or the infinite realms of the imagination please suggest three names that speak to you.
Come up with combinations by picking a word from each column
| Intellectual Knowledge Think Capital |
Capital Consulting Knowledge |
Management Group Solutions Consulting |
e.g. Capital Consulting Solutions
Email your reply to t.baldwin@bradford.ac.uk by 5pm on Friday 25th September and stay tuned to the staff briefing for the results.
Buddhist Meditation Sessions
Why not relax on your lunch hour and go along to the Meditation Sessions held every Wednesday, starting on Wednesday 27 September 2006, in 0.13 Phoenix Building from 12.30 to 1.15pm.
Everyone is welcome
From the Press Office - Design Assistants Wanted for TV programme!
ITV are looking for Design Assistants for the fourth series of the TV show "60 Minute Makeover" - an interior design series which transforms houses in need of a revamp.
We need Design Assistants for general design help on filming days which will take place at various UK locations. This usually involves painting, assembling flat pack furniture, room dressing and helping with prepping and clearing up.
- Full details are here (word doc, will open in a new window).
Please pass on to students and colleagues who may be interested.
Upcoming makeover days are on the 5th October in Bradford and the 6th October in Leeds.
Staff retirement - Phil Davies
Phil Davies will be retiring on 29 September after 32 years at the University. He is one of the School of Informatics' longest serving members of academic staff and during that time has served as both Deputy Head and Undergraduate Courses Chair in the Department of Computing, and Franchise Courses Director for the School of Informatics.
There will be a presentation for Phil during the week beginning 25 September - more details to follow.
If you would like to contribute towards a leaving gift for Phil and sign a card, please see Valerie Hunter (Horton A1.14, tel: 4288, v.m.hunter@bradford.ac.uk).
Training and Development Opportunities for Staff
Staff Training Opportunities
| Course ID | Details/Booking form | Start date | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Start time | End time | Venue | Leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMCP 060927 | Sharing good Practice for the Annual Monitoring of Collaborative Provision | 27-Sep-06 | - | - | - | 13:00 | 14:00 | Room 01.58, J B Priestley Building | Kirsty Priestley |
| RSPD060927 | Research Supervision Workshop for Post-Doctoral Researchers and Research Fellows | 27-Sep-06 | - | - | - | 09:15 | 16:30 | To be confirmed | Prof Tony Fell et al |
| IE-ECDL4 063 | Internet Explorer 6 Essentials | 28-Sep-06 | 9:30 | 12:30 | Room F29, Richmond | Cath Hooson, David Dodwell | |||
| CART 060929 | The Role of CART Members | 29-Sep-06 | - | - | - | 13:00 | 14:00 | Room 01.58, J B Priestley Building | Amanda Hughes |
| GTAT060929 | Graduate Teaching Assistant Training | 29-Sep-06 | - | - | - | 13:30 | 16:30 | To be confirmed | Prof Tony Fell et al |
| OL-ECDL4 063 | Outlook 2003 Essentials | 29-Sep-06 | 9:30 | 12:30 | Room F29, Richmond | Cath Hooson, David Dodwell | |||
| OLAS 091002 | Assessing Students Online - New Modes and Methods | 02-Oct-06 to 08-Dec-06 (10 weeks) |
- | - | - | - | - | Online only | Carol Higgison Nigel Robertson John Dermo Jak Radice |
| WD-ECDL4 063 | Word 2003 Essentials | 02-Oct-06 | 03-Oct-06 | 09-Oct-06 | 13:30 | 16:30 | Room F29, Richmond | Cath Hooson, David Dodwell | |
| NSIN061002 | New Staff Induction | 02-Oct-06 | - | - | - | 11:45 | 15:00 | To be confirmed | People Development Team and guest speakers |
| FIR1061003 | Fire Safety - Fire awareness and practical fire fighting using fire extinguishers | 03-Oct-06 | - | - | - | 09:30 | 13:00 | To be confirmed | John Davies |
| BBEP 061004 | Electronic Assignment Submission and Plagiarism Detection | 04-Oct-06 | - | - | - | 13:00 | 14:00 | Room 2.7a/b, J B Priestley Building | Carol Higgison Nigel Robertson |
| ECDL-W 0640 | ECDL Workshop Session | 04-Oct-06 | 15:00 | 16:30 | Room F29, Richmond | Elaine Smith | |||
| IMSW 061005** | Interactive Handouts with MS Word | 05-Oct-06 | - | - | - | 16:00 | 18:00 | Interactive Learning Centre, School of Health Studies | Nigel Robertson John Dermo |
| OL3-1 061 | Moving to Microsoft Outlook 2003 for e-mail | 05-Oct-06 | 9:30 | 12:30 | Room F29, Richmond | Cath Hooson, David Dodwell | |||
| MIN2061006 | Minute Taking and Writing - Refresher | 06-Oct-06 | - | - | - | 09:30 | 13:00 | To be confirmed | Julie Hodgson, Rachel Pearson |
| BLAC 061010 | BlackboardPlus Workshops for individual members of staff | 10-Oct-06 | - | - | - | 13:00 | 15:00 | Room 2.7a/b, J B Priestley Building | Nigel Robertson John Dermo Jak Radice |
| WD-ECDL4-MM 063 | Word 2003 Essentials - Mail Merge | 10-Oct-06 | 13:30 | 16:30 | Room F29, Richmond | Cath Hooson, David Dodwell | |||
| IMSP 061010** | Interactive PowerPoint | 10-Oct-06 | - | - | - | 16:00 | 18:00 | Interactive Learning Centre, School of Health Studies | Nigel Robertson John Dermo |
| PGIC061010 | Postgraduate Induction Course | 10-Oct-06 | 11-Oct-06 | - | - | 09:15 | 16:30 | To be confirmed | Prof Tony Fell et al |
| PDP1 061011 | PDP1: Practical Ideas for Students' Personal Development Planning Activities | 11-Oct-06 | - | - | - | 13:00 | 14:00 | Room 01.58, J B Priestley Building | Peter Hughes |
Arts on Campus
Theatre in the Mill - get involved!
24 Hour Show 2006 - no time to sleep!
A show produced within 24 hours? Are you crazy?
The answer to that is basically YES! And that is why the BUTG 24 hour show is still running after so many years. The trouble is, we are running out of shows to perform - so will we be hotting it up with Grease? Or cooling it down with Chicago? You will just have to come along and see for yourself.
To get involved (acting, dancing, singing, costumes, tech, general dogsbodies) just turn up at the Theatre in the Mill on Friday 29th September at 7pm - bring sensible black clothing and be prepared for a long night!
The finished product will be presented in all its glory on Saturday 30th September at 7.30pm - tickets available from Theatre in the Mill on ext: 3200 or email: theatre@bradford.ac.uk
And then we will all go to bed . . .
More details from Theatre in the Mill - email: theatre@bradford.ac.uk
Why not Give it a Go!
On Wednesday 20th September Theatre in the Mill will be hosting two drama workshops by the University's own Theatre Group BUTG. BUTG is open to all (not just students) so if you fancy getting involved in all sorts of aspects of theatre from performing to backstage why not pop down to Theatre in the Mill on Wednesday between 11am and 1pm or 2pm to 4pm, otherwise join them at their welcome evening which will be held at theatre in the Mill on Monday 25th at 6.30pm.
All welcome. More details from theatre@bradford.ac.uk
Gallery II - new exhibition
Richard Wincer - latest work.
Emotive and sensitive expressions of the English countryside.
Gallery II, Chesham Building until Friday 13 October 2006
Weekdays 11am - 5pm (except Thursdays until 6pm)
Free.
For further details email gallery@bradford.ac.uk or call ext: 5495
Tasmin Little Music Centre - ever fancied playing in a band?
We need you! Musicians and vocalists of any age are invited to a relaxed and informal jam session at the Tasmin Little Music Centre on Friday 29th of September 4 - 6pm. Any instrument or level welcome.
Playing music from Buddy Holly, Rolling Stones, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath to Muddy Waters and much more.
For further details contact Joseph Grisag 01274 235760, email: j.grisag@bilk.ac.uk
Works on Campus
Atrium key dates
See: http://www.brad.ac.uk/news/richmond-atrium.htm
Lectures, seminars and newsletters
Research Bulletin
The latest issue of the Research Bulletin is now on the website at http://www.brad.ac.uk/rkts/researchsupp.php?content=researchbulletins
Included in this issue:
- The Sensors Knowledge Transfer Network - Directory of UK Expertise in Biosensors and Bio-sensing
- The Leverhulme Trust
- BBSRC - Bioprocessing Research Industry Club (BRIC) awards
- Nuffield Foundation - closure of New Lecturer Scheme
- BBSRC/EPSRC - Systems Approaches to Biological Research (SABR)
- BBSRC
- RSE Enterprise Fellowships
- Industry Exchange Programme
- Public Engagement Awards
- European Commission - New Proposals for Democracy and Human Rights
- European Young Investigator Awards (EURYI)
- EPSRC
- Analytical Science Studentships
- Joint EPSRC/POST Postgraduate Initiative 2007
- Senior Media Fellowships
- Senior Research Fellowships
- Advanced Research Fellowships
- ESRC
- Professorial Fellowship Competition
- Placement Fellows Scheme
- Department of Constitutional Affairs Research Programme 2006
- JISC - Virtual Research Environments Programme: Phase 2 Roadmap
- Frank Knox Fellowships Academic Year 2007-8
- Wellcome Trust - launch of new funding opportunities
- Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowships
- Flexible Travel Awards
- Wellcome Trust four-year PhD Programmes
- PhD Programmes for Clinicians
- Wellcome Trust/National Institutes of Health PhD Studentships (currently under development)
- Details of Applying for a personal account with ResearchResearch.com; joining the UKRO mailing list and subscribing to the ub-research mailing list at the University
School of Management research seminar
Your are invited to the next School of Management research seminar is taking place on Wednesday 4 October and will be give by Peter Svensson from Lund University entitled “Managerial Identities in Transitions: account Identity in Organisational Exits”.
The seminar will take place at 1.30 - 3.00pm in the Fairbank Room Heaton Mount, School of Management.
Please let me know if you wish to attend, Kathy Cousens, Research Programme Administrator, School of Management, email: K.A.Cousens@Bradford.ac.uk
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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