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Next editions Next editions and entries to the briefing General University notices Staff Satisfaction Survey - one week to go Briefing entries - what to do and when! Important Reminder - For All 4 Weekly and Monthly Paid Staff Hub Open Sessions State of the Art - EIMC Students’ Degree Show Countdown to Smokefree Portal Testers Required! Nursery Spring Fete Forthcoming BUStA Trips Training and Development Opportunities for Staff Staff Training Opportunities Works on Campus Window Cleaning Notification for Chesham B & C; Horton A & D and Engineering Block D Floor Richmond - notice from the Fire Officer Lectures, seminars and newsletters Exploiting the Social Aspects of Learning Technologies - seminar cancelled Centre for European Studies - European Research Seminar this week Job Vacancies at the University

Next editions and entries to the briefing

• Tuesday 8 May
• Monday 14 May
• Friday 18 May - late afternoon

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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General University notices

Staff Satisfaction Survey - one week to go

The Staff Satisfaction Survey is your opportunity to fill in a confidential survey online and have your say. It will take no more than 20 minutes to complete.

Visit the Staff Satisfaction Survey website and follow the link to complete the survey: http://www.bradford.ac.uk/staffsurvey/

If you have any comments on the survey please get in touch with Pete Sayers, People Development (email: p.l.sayers@bradford.ac.uk). If colleagues have any additional comments they would want to add to any of the sections they are very welcome to send them to Pete also. All comments will be gratefully received and noted.

Thanks!

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Briefing entries - what to do and when!

Entries for the briefing should be sent to briefing@bradford.ac.uk (not c.s.gibbons1@ or staff-briefing@). Items should be short and succinct with a link to further details on the web if necessary. Items should also be proof-read for accuracy and consistency before sending in.

The deadline for entries is 12 noon every Friday. Items received after this time are not guaranteed entry!

One-off items should also be sent to briefing@bradford.ac.uk for consideration for a Special Staff Briefing.

Any questions, queries or comments also too briefing@bradford.ac.uk.

Cheers!

Claire
Staff Briefing Editor

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Important Reminder - For All 4 Weekly and Monthly Paid Staff

This is a reminder to all staff currently paid on a 4 weekly or monthly pay cycle of the imminent changes to the way in which you are paid. With effect from May you will be paid on a monthly basis on the 28th of each month (unless the 28th falls at a weekend or on a bank holiday. In those circumstances payment will be made into your bank account on the last working day before the 28th).

Changes To 4 Weekly Paid Staff

In order to implement these changes with the minimum disruption to staff currently paid on a 4 weekly basis payments will be made as follows:

Normal payment made on 17th May covering the period 23rd April to 20th May.

Additional Payment on 25th May (since 28th May is a bank holiday) covering the period 21st May to 31st May.

Thereafter payday will be the 28th of each month.

Changes To Monthly Paid Staff

Normal payment made on 27th April

Next payment 25th May (since 28th May is a bank holiday)

Thereafter payday will be on 28th of each month.

Further information

For further information please visit the personnel web page http://www.brad.ac.uk/admin/personnel/ and follow the link on this item to be found under ‘Latest News’.

If you have any questions or concerns then please contact either Stuart Preston (Payroll Manager) s.preston@bradford.ac.uk or myself at j.p.hawksworth@bradford.ac.uk

Thank you

John Hawksworth
Head of Personnel

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Hub Open Sessions

The Hub Student Support Centre in the entrance to the Richmond Building has now been open for almost two months. If you have not yet had an opportunity to see the new facilities you will be able to do so on the afternoons of Wednesday 2 and Wednesday 9 May from 2.00 - 4.30pm. We will be holding two Hub Open House sessions to which all staff are very warmly invited. There will be an opportunity to see the new Front of House facilities and also visit the Back Offices. We hope that you will take advantage of this opportunity to learn more of the work of the Hub and to meet the staff who have transferred from various administrative areas. As indicated, all are very welcome to visit the Hub on either afternoon.

Nick Buck
Hub Manager

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State of the Art - EIMC Students’ Degree Show

Students from the University of Bradford’s Department of Electronic Imaging and Media Communications will display their final year project work at a special event to be held at Pictureville Cinema, National Media Museum on Friday 18 May 2007.

The Department has a national reputation as a leader in the teaching of new media production degree courses and its students’ award-winning project work frequently breaks new ground in the areas of multimedia, web design, animation, television, film and computer games. Its graduates work across the new media industries, in companies and organisations like the BBC, Wanadoo, Codemasters, Moving Picture Company and Granada Media, as well as numerous smaller production and postproduction facilities.

The Degree Show is an opportunity for employers and members of the public to see the results of an intensive year’s work in the spacious, comfortable and technically advanced Pictureville Cinema at the prestigious National Media Museum. Admission is free and the show runs from 1000 until 1600 hours.

Further details with times and screenings can be found at: http://www.eimc.brad.ac.uk/degreeshow/07/

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Countdown to Smokefree

From Sunday, 1 July 2007 it will be against the law to smoke in virtually all enclosed places, workplaces and public and work vehicles. This will include the University of Bradford. For further details:

http://www.bradford.ac.uk/admin/safety/smokefree.htm

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Portal Testers Required!

Are you free for an hour or so on Thursday 10th May (PM) or Friday 11th May (AM)?

We are looking for staff from across the University to join us for some informal testing and feedback sessions on the Portal. The University’s Web Portal will provide targeted and dynamic news, information and application access to staff and students - we’d like to show you what we’ve done and ask you to contribute to where we go next!

The sessions will be on the 10th and 11th May and should take around an hour.

Please email Russell Allen [R.M.Allen@Bradford.ac.uk] for further details.

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Nursery Spring Fete

Saturday 19th May 10am - 3pm

Nursery staff and children would like to invite you and your family/friends along to our fun day. There will be stalls, food, hook a duck, tombola, raffle, a bouncy castle and much, much more.

There is an entrance fee of 50p for adults and this, along with the proceedings from the day, will go towards Nursery fundraising budget. This will help to fund the children's summer trip, fire works display, Christmas Party and presents.

We are situated off of Laisteridge Lane, next to the tennis/football courts.

If you would like to donate any items for the day please contact Sarah / June on ext. 4866

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Forthcoming BUStA Trips

Salamander Brewery Visit

Friday 11 May. Following the successful visit last year, we intend to have an evening tour of the brewery. Cost £6 members £7 for non-members, this includes plenty of beer and a small buffet. The brewery is at Dudley Hill, Bradford. Transport not included, but shared taxi’s from Bradford would not be expensive, or meet there. To book please send cheque made out to OSA to either Doreen or Frances, Estates and Facilities Dept.

Pontefract Races - Irish Night

Monday 11 June. Coach Trip to the races, leaving the University approx 5.15 pm. Prices include coach and admission to the Paddock Area, arriving back at approx 10.30pm . Cost £18 members £20 guests. Please send a cheque for £10 deposit made payable to OSA, to either Doreen or Frances, Estates and Facilities Dept - Please note that numbers are limited for

Email: busta-committee@bradford.ac.uk for more information, or to book for the above. If you are not a member please remember that BUStA welcomes participation by guests at all of its events.

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Training and Development Opportunities for Staff

Staff Training Opportunities

Also see - http://www.brad.ac.uk/dev-prog/index.php?section=diary

Lectures, seminars and newsletters

Exploiting the Social Aspects of Learning Technologies - seminar cancelled

Please note that the above seminar has been cancelled.

http://www.brad.ac.uk/dev-prog/teaching/index.php?course=06-47

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Centre for European Studies - European Research Seminar this week

Professor Simon Bulmer (Manchester)

‘The European policy of the Labour government’

Friday 4 May 2007 at 1400, in Room P1.39 Pemberton Building

Simon Bulmer is Professor of Government at the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Manchester, where he also holds a Jean Monnet Chair and is Director of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence. He has recently concluded two books resulting from ESRC-funded projects, one on the impact on Whitehall of EU membership, and the other on policy transfer within the EU. Professor Bulmer is one of the most distinguished analysts of EU politics, and his seminar will conduct a balance of the 10 years of Labour government, with particular reference to European policy.

All welcome.

The European Research Seminars are organised with the support of the Marie Curie Training Site on Europeanisation.

http://www.brad.ac.uk/acad/ssis/research/CES/seminar/

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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.

If you would like to receive the weekly vacancy bulletin by either e-mail or a paper copy please email Alexa Copley at a.copley@bradford.ac.uk

All queries should be directed to Personnel: ext: 5347, email: personnel@bradford.ac.uk

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