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Week ending Friday 7 April 2006 |
Staff BriefingA joint initiative by MIS, Corporate |
Edition
254
Next editions and entries to the briefing
- Monday 10 April
- Monday 24 April
- Thursday 4 May - 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
General University notices
Access to Learning Funds
Do you know a home UK student who is having financial difficulties? They may be eligible for help form the Access to Learning Fund (ALF).
Application forms and notes can be downloaded from: http://www.bradford.ac.uk/sfis/hardship.htm
We would also appreciate it if the information could be brought to the attention to students with children, mature students and final year students.
Application forms can also be collected from SFIS, Top Floor, Communal Building.
Public Procurement in EU-Funded Projects - discounted places for staff
Tuesday 4 April 2006 - The Paragon Hotel - Birmingham
A one-day practical workshop for staff who have public procurement responsibilities. This course is specifically designed for people who occasionally purchase equipment, services or subcontractors for EU-funded Projects.
EBU is pleased to offer staff at the University of Bradford a discounted place on this April course of £50 (published fee £325). This fee includes the course pack, refreshments and lunch. For full course information, including booking form please see:
http://www.bradford.ac.uk/acad/ebu/training/schedule/2006/EBU_Public_Procure ment_Leaflet.pdf (pdf file, will open in a new window)
For informal enquiries, please contact Carla Weatherill on 3832 or e-mail ebu@bradford.ac.uk
Catering opening times over Easter
Jazzman re-opens 24th April and Coffee With Principles in the Richmond Foyer is open Monday to Friday 9am to 3pm.
Sports Centre closure over Easter
The Sports Centre will be closed from Friday 14th to Tuesday 18th April inclusive.
Children's Easter break sports activities at the Sports Centre - Reminder
Due to the success of the summer camp earlier this year Sports camp is back. Dates are 10th - 13th of April and 19th - 21st of April, 9.30 - 3.30p.m everyday, only £8 per day.
Activities include football, basketball, cricket, fun swim sessions and much more.
Bookings are now being taken - can call the Sports Centre office on ext 4868. Alternatively, if you need anymore details call Debbie on ext 4871.
Course Enquiries Office - queries
Pam Gattaura, Course Enquiries Manager, will be leaving the University this Friday, 7th April. Colleagues should direct any queries regarding enquiries to Meena Mistry, ext: 3082, or or Dr Roger Ash, ext: 3055, until the new Course Enquiries Manager, Irene O'Hara, starts in May.
Thanks.
AUT Strike Day payroll deductions
It has been reported that deductions from pay for the AUT strike day have been incorrectly applied in a number of areas. If you were expecting one day to be deducted that was not or you were deducted one day but worked on the 7th March this will be rectified in your April pay.
We would like to apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused.
Training courses and events
Spring Training Week for Part-time and External Research Students (Note for Research Supervisors) Reminder
24 - 28 April, 2006
A new programme of research training opportunities for part-time and external research students will be held in the Graduate School from Monday 24th - Friday 28th April, 2006
Full details are at: http://www.bradford.ac.uk/research/pgcourses/Spring_Training_Week
To book any courses, part-time or external research students should e-mail Berni Jefferis (People Development) m.b.jefferis@brad.ac.uk
The closing date for applications is 4 pm on Tuesday 18th April.
People Development Events
Managing Change - Thursday 6 April 2006, 09.30 - 12.30
Target audience: Middle managers (for this course, "middle managers"
are defined as people who have responsibilities for managing staff and
who are not part of the University or College Senior Management teams).
http://www.brad.ac.uk/dev-prog/development/index.php?course=MCHA
Performance Management - Wednesday 12 April 2006, 09.30 - 16.30
Target audience: Any members of staff who are line managers.
http://www.brad.ac.uk/dev-prog/development/index.php?course=PERF
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
Learning Support training from TQEG
Assessment in Practice on 25 April 2006 at 1300 -1400 in Room 01.58, JBP Library Building - Presented by Dr Chris Alder and Ken Panko of the Teaching Quality Enhancement Group.
Diversity in the Curriculum on 26 April 2006 at 1300-1400 in Room 01.58, JBP Library Building - Presented by Nadira Mirza of the School of Lifelong Education and Development
Chairpersons of Board of Examiners Induction Training on 28 April 2006 at 0900-1300 in the Board Room, Richmond Building - Presented by Alison Carass of the Academic Standards and Support Unit and Pete Sayers of People Development.
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.
Lectures, seminars and newsletters
Pennine and Yorkshire Studies Unit - Seminar Series
Please note the last in our seminar series for this year.
James Gregory: 'Yorkshire Oddities': Local Characters and Yorkshire Identity
Monday 24 April 2006 at 4.30pm, Room 35 Cobden Building. The seminar wil last for about an hour.
Please write, phone or email for more detailed information and/or directions to Paul Jennings, ext: 6226, email p.jennings1@bradford.ac.uk
All are welcome.
School of Management Seminars
You are invited to the next two seminars taking place at the School of Management this week.
Wednesday 5 April at 1.00pm Higgins Lecture Theatre, School of Management
Professor Mari Maclean from Bristol Business School
"Business Elites and Corporate Governance in France and the UK".
See Jean Monnet entry below.
and
Thursday 6 April, from 2.00 - 4.00pm, Fairbank Room, Heaton Mount, School
of Management
Carlos Fernandez from the University of Madrid, Visiting Fellow of Helsinki
School of Economics, "Critical Management Studies: An Introduction
and Reflection"
Please let me know if you wish to attend any of the above seminars, stating clearly which seminar you would like to attend.
Kathy Cousens, Research Programme Administrator, School of Management, email: k.a.cousens@bradford.ac.uk
Jean Monnet Research Seminar in European Economic Integration
You are invited to a seminar at the School of Management entitled
'Business Elites and Corporate Governance in France and the UK' to be given by Professor Mairi Maclean, Bristol Business School on Wednesday 5 April 2006 at 1.00pm
Venue: Higgins Lecture Theatre (Airedale Building), School of Management, Emm Lane
Mairi Maclean is Professor of European Business at Bristol Business School. She was previously Reader in European Business at Royal Holloway, University of London. Her recent books include 'Economic Management and French Business from de Gaulle to Chirac' (2002) and, with Charles Harvey and Jon Press, 'Business Elites and Corporate Governance in France and the UK' (2006). She is author of numerous articles in the fields of international business and political economy.
Her most recent book is a cross-national, comparative study of business elites and corporate governance in France and the UK, combining extensive empirical research with intensive theoretical reasoning. It looks beneath the surface at the exercise of power and authority in two distinct national business systems within the EU, exploring key issues concerning business elites, their networks, recruitment, reward, stability and regeneration.
For further information, please contact Jean-Marc Trouille (j.m.l.trouille@bradford.ac.uk) or Kathy Cousens (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
News from Bradford Council
Special Offer from Bradford Theatre - My Fair Lady
at the Alhambra Theatre
Starring Christopher Cazenove, Amy Nuttall*, Gareth Hale, Stephen Moore, Judith Paris, Stephen Carlile
*Lisa O'Hare will play Eliza at certain performances.
SPECIAL TICKET OFFER - £7.50 off the top three full price tickets**
To take advantage of this amazing offer call the Box Office on 01274 432000
and quote "email offer" Tickets normally from £29.50 -
£36 (Tickets must be booked by Monday 3 April).
**Offer valid on Tuesday 4 - Thursday 6 April evenings only. This offer is non-retrospective and non-transferable and cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer and is subject to availability. Usual Bradford Theatres Terms & Conditions apply.
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