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Managing Change

A one-day course for middle managers at the University and Bradford College. This course is designed to help:

  • manage the transition to merger
  • become better informed about each other's institution
  • compare how things are done in each institution
  • discuss the picture emerging from the various planning and implementation groups
  • understand the general principles of managing change and how to assist staff through the uncertainties of the merger process

For the full details and booking form see the Staff development site.

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Investors in People (IiP)

The University is arranging to be assessed against the national Investors in People Standard. The plan is for the assessment to take place towards the end of February 2003.

A news-sheet about the Investors in People assessment process is currently being distributed to staff and details can also be found from the Investors in People section of the Staff Development website at: http://www.brad.ac.uk/admin/staffdev/IiP/

If you have any queries about Investors in People please contact Staff Development at: staffdev@bradford.ac.uk

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AUT General Meeting

There will be an AUT General Meeting at 1.10 pm on Wednesday 22nd January 2003 in Room F27, Richmond Building.

At this meeting we will be discussing the wording of the question(s) to be asked in the survey of members' views on the merger with Bradford College, as requested at the November General Meeting. We will also be discussing the implementation of the Fixed-term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations that came into effect on 1st October 2002.

Due to staff absence, it has not been possible to circulate paper documents for the meeting.

Word icon.Please download them from here (Word Documents):

Andy Scally, LA Secretary (e-mail: a.j.scally@bradford.ac.uk)

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Consultation on name of new institution

On behalf of the University and College, Priority Research Limited are conducting a survey to find out what you feel about some of the possible names that have been put forward for the proposed new institution. The questionnaire is hosted by Priority Research Limited on a secure website and individual replies will not be disclosed to the University.

Staff are reminded to fill in the questionnaire by Tuesday 4th February. Your opinion is crucial.

Find the questionnaire at: http://priority-research.com/wbs/bradford/

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Member of staff seeks temporary accommodation before 27th January 2003

A member of staff from Academic Standards & Support Unit is urgently seeking temporary accommodation in Bradford or surrounding area. Looking for anything pleasant, clean and unfurnished with three bedrooms.

If you have any suitable accommodation or may be able to help please contact Bally Shergill by email at: b.shergill@bradford.ac.uk.

Your help is greatly appreciated.

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Part-time Modules at the School of Lifelong Education and Development (SLED)

  • Have you thought about doing a module with SLED, where, if you meet the criteria, there won't be any fees to pay?

The School of Lifelong Education and Development at the University of Bradford are offering over 15 part-time personal and professional development modules in the New Year.

The modules include Introduction to Counselling, Transcultural Counselling, Bereavement Counselling, Public Relations & Media Management Career Planning, Neuro-Linguistic Programming skills, Effective Team Working, Human Resource Management, Introduction to Transactional Analysis, Myers Briggs Personality Type, and Mentoring skills.

One new module on offer is Creative Problem Solving. Colin Neville, the course organiser, said "This course is aimed at anyone who is called upon to arbitrate or solve problems that can flare up in teams or groups. It looks at the problem from a range of perspectives and then encourages all parties to find creative solutions."

The courses are offered mainly in the evenings and at weekends, and some modules are offered by distance learning.

Telephone the SLED General Office, 3210 for more information. SLED also has a wide range of other modules to choose from. You can get the full list from http://www.brad.ac.uk/admin/conted/cfa/. Alternatively, call 3210 for general enquiries.

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Students' Union Shop Refurbishment

The Students’ Union Shop in the Communal Building has had a £50,000 facelift. Over Christmas the shop has been extended and refurbished to bring it up to high street standards.

Opening times - from 27th January

  • 8.30am - 10pm Weekdays
  • 10am - 6pm Saturdays
  • 11am - 5pm Sundays

Opening times - until 27th January

  • 8.30am - 7pm Weekdays
  • 10am - 6pm Saturdays
  • 11am - 5pm Sundays

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Theme day in the Main Refectory

This Thursday, 25th January, the theme day in the main refectory is Burns.

Come along and taste some Scottish fayre!. See pdf for details, and see the Catering website for more theme days coming soon.

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Reusable Educational Software interactive seminar

An interactive seminar by videoconference on "Reusable Educational Software" presented by Dr Patrick McAndrew, Head of the Centre for Information Technology in Education at the Open University

  • Time: 3.30 pm - 4.40 pm
  • Date: 21 January 2003
  • Venue: Room 01.22, JBP Building

During this seminar, Patrick will draw on research which supports a view that, for eLearning to be successful, academics need to remain close to the capabilities of media, as they must design the learning experience to help students engage with the knowledge and skills they are teaching.

This presentation is based upon his chapter in a forthcoming book on Learning Objects by Kogan Page: Laurillard & McAndrew, Reusable educational software: a basis for generic e-learning tasks in Reusing Online Resources: A Sustainable Approach to eLearning, Kogan-Page, London March 2003 ISBN 0749439491 http://www.strath.ac.uk/Departments/CAP/reusing/

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Vacancy on the Governing Body of Thornton Grammar School

Thornton Grammar School are asking if any staff specialising in Educational Management would be interested in serving as a Co-opted Governer.

Please address all queries to: Shirley Duckitt, Clerk to Governing Body, Thornton Grammar School

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When was the last time you had a sight test?

The Eye Clinic is open to general public, staff and students. Our clinics are open Monday to Friday offering morning and afternoon appointments.

There are many benefits, including a variety of frames all with 25% discount. We also have available contact lens, diabetic, low vision and binocular vision clinics.

For more information or to book a sight examination please contact our reception on ext: 4649 and see our website for further details.

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Delivery of Guilbert Niceday stationery

Further to a recent successful trial of desk top delivery of stationery there will be a campus wide roll out of your stationery orders being delivered direct to your office by Guilbert Niceday personnel. This will commence on Monday 3rd February.

To ensure this changeover runs smoothly it is necessary to put a block on stationery orders on Thursday 30th and Friday 31st January. This will enable Guilbert NIceday to alter delivery details on their system. Furthermore stationery will not be delivered to the post room or stores. For those of you who have been placing orders with Lyreco you may now revert to Guilbert Niceday. Orders may still be placed with Lyreco until 3rd Feb.

Please visit http://www.brad.ac.uk/admin/purchasing/private/stationery.htm for more details (internal use only).

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University of Bradford Scholarships - Postgraduate Candidates

Taught Master's Courses
It has been decided to approach the scholarship allocation process for international postgraduate students differently this year, and we hope that this will result in full take up of the awards, and also significantly reduce the administrative work within departments.

There will be no 'open' scholarships for international applicants to postgraduate taught courses with entry in September 2003 and therefore no scholarship application forms to complete. Instead, course applications from international candidates with outstanding academic qualifications will be considered on a competitive basis and a small number of full fee awards (up to a maximum of the overseas Science and Engineering fee) will subsequently be made to selected candidates.

The University will contact these candidates directly to advise them of the awards by 31st May 2003.

Research Degrees
There will be no University of Bradford scholarships available for MPhil/PhD candidates.

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Tax Credits - parents and lower paid workers

From April there will be a new Child tax credit and a new Working tax credit.

Check out the website to see if you may be eligible for one or the other - www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk/taxcredits or telephone 0845 300 3900.

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