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Staff Briefing - week ending 13th August 2010

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Entries will not routinely be repeated but a further entry is welcome when additional information or clarification is provided for publication.

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University news


Disaster Emergencies Committee pay facility at the Hub Payzone

The University of Bradford has set up an appeal pay facility in the Hub Payzone to gather contributions for the Disaster Emergencies Committee (DEC) appeal for the people affected by the floods in Pakistan. The code is 0290/16401/000000/XA301.

Full details are at: http://www.brad.ac.uk/news/dec-appeal.php

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New routes to eResources and databases

The library is introducing a new way of locating and linking to online resources and databases for academic subject areas. Starting today, you will be able to search or browse for online resources, including eJournal and eBook collections, databases, organisational web sites, news services and anything else of quality and relevance to Bradford students and staff via the Library's new eResource web pages .

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Voicemail upgrade Thursday 12 August

As a result of recent problems with the new voicemail service (intermittent loss of message waiting indicator), the system will undergo a further software upgrade on the evening of Thursday 12 August. The system will be taken down at 5pm and should be back in service no later than 9pm on the same evening.

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Book your Learner Development Unit induction for September

If you would like to arrange a Learner Development Unit (LDU) Induction talk for new students in your department please contact the LDU team. A ten minute slot can be provided to introduce the service and the assistance available for students, to help them cope with the demands of studying at university level.

Email: learner-development@bradford.ac.uk

Telephone: ext. 6849
Location: Floor 0, Chesham Building

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Reminder - Clearing helpline staff training

Clearing help lines will be open on Thursday 19 August. A training session for staff will be held on Wednesday 11 August for the QCE screen and using the clearing phones.

In addition there will be a staff drop-in training session on Tuesday 17 August between 11am - 2pm in room F42 Richmond for the QCE screen and phones. You do not need to book in, just turn up.

Contact Irene O’Hara, Clearing Co-ordinator, ext.6235 or email: i.ohara1@bradford.ac.uk for further information.

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Northern Rail Travel Scheme

The University is now operating a new travel scheme with Northern Rail which offers an easy affordable way to save money on travel with an annual rail season ticket.

Completed applications should be sent to Human Resources room D36 by 15 September, for a start date of 1 October.

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Turnitin2 launches 4 September

The launch date of Turnitin2 has now been confirmed for Saturday 4 September. There will be an 8 hour maintenance window from 6pm to 2am on this day. All Turnitin services (Originality Checking, GradeMark and PeerMark) may be unavailable during this time.

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New Sabbatical Officers 2010/2011 postcards

New postcards and 'brief guide' cards to the Students' Union have been sent out in internal mail so should be with all staff soon. One card shows the new sabbatical officers and the other gives information about the Students' Union and the latest campus map. The SU will be in Student Central from early September.

If you could pass these to all members of staff and put any spare ones out for display for pick up. If you have lots of spares then please internal mail them back to Philip Lickley at the Students' Union or if you require extra ones of either card please e-mail: ubu-mmc@bradford.ac.uk

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Development Opportunities, Courses and Workshops


Development opportunities for staff

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

Course ID Details/Booking form Start date Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Start time End time Venue Leaders UIT2.5 1017
NVQ IT Workshop
17-Aug-10
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13:30
16:30
Room F29, Richmond Building
Cath Rose DPIS100818
Data Protection and Information Security
18-Aug-10
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14:00
16:00
F21, Richmond Building
Susan Matthews et al. ECDL-W 1034
ECDL / ITQ Workshop
24-Aug-10
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09:30
11:00
Room F29, Richmond Building
Elaine Smith ECDL 1017
ECDL Tests
24-Aug-10
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11:00
12:00
Room F29, Richmond Building
Elaine Smith WEB-CMSM100826
Using Site Manager for Moderators
26-Aug-10
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13:30
16:30
Room F29, Richmond Building
Jacqueline Cuthbert NSIN100901
New Staff Induction
01-Sep-10
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09:30
13.00
To be confirmed
Staff Development and guest speakers EVAC100901
Evac+Chair Training
01-Sep-10
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09:30
12:30
Sanderson Room, Richmond Building
Steve Wiggins ECDL-W 1035
ECDL / ITQ Workshop
01-Sep-10
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-
09:30
11:00
Room F29, Richmond Building
Elaine Smith UIT2.5 1018
NVQ IT Workshop
02-Sep-10
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-
13:30
16:30
Room F29, Richmond Building
Cath Rose WD-A 1007
Make your documents accessible
02-Sep-10
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09:30
12:30
Room F29, Richmond Building
Jacqueline Cuthbert ECDL-P 1001
ECDL Introductory Planning Meeting
07-Sep-10
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09:30
16:30
Room 1.7, J B Priestley Building
Cath Rose, Elaine Smith BBFA100907
Blackboard for Administrators
07-Sep-10
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09:30
11:30
JB Priestley Library 2.7a/b
Neil McKeown, Jak Radice, Maureen Readle (TQEG) MPAP100908
Managing People and Performance
08-Sep-10
09-Sep-10
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-
09:30
16.30
To be confirmed
Staff Development and Personnel EMWT100908
Emergency Warden Training
08-Sep-10
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-
09:30
12:30
D2, Richmond Building
Steve Wiggins EAPIS100909
Enabling international students to benefit fully from English-medium university education
09-Sep-10
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13:00
14:00
JB Priestley Library LearnHigher Room 01.58
Anne Campbell, Head of the University Language Centre ECDL-W 1036
ECDL / ITQ Workshop
09-Sep-10
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13:30
15:00
Room F29, Richmond Building
Elaine Smith ECDL 1018
ECDL Tests
09-Sep-10
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15:00
16:00
Room F29, Richmond Building
Elaine Smith WEB-MWF 1004
Making Word Forms
09-Sep-10
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-
09:30
12:30
Room F29, Richmond Building
Jacqueline Cuthbert

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Works on Campus


Chesham ceiling void cleaning

In the main central stair and lift lobby of Chesham the ceiling voids on each central lift landing level are to be environmentally cleaned between 6pm to 6am this week.
The cleaning on each floor are to be carried in the following order:

The necessary screening and tenting will completely block off the floor being worked on. Alternative stairs / lifts shall have to be used by people who will need to gain access to the above floors each evening. Contact Tony Sweeting on ext. 3440 for further information.

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Reminders


Join the Metro Scheme

The University operates a scheme for staff to purchase an annual Metro Cards at a 15% discount.

October 1 is the next start date for anyone wishing to join the scheme.

Metro card application forms are available at; http://www.brad.ac.uk/admin/ecoversity/travel/metroscheme.php

Completed application forms must be sent by internal post to Human Resources by 15 August 2010 at the latest. Please note; new members will be required to bring two passport size photographs for your application to be processed.

Contact Helen Thomas on ext: 5347 or Sarah Bentley on ext: 3093 in HR

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New Christian staff association

UNITY is the University and college Christian staff association. It meets the first Wednesday of every month. All staff from the University and Bradford College are very welcome to attend.

Full details: http://www.bradford.ac.uk/briefing/we-6-august10.php#christian

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Russell Howard comedy night

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Jobs


Job Vacancies at the University

Current Internal Job Vacancies at the University can be found on the Information for Staff section of the Human Resources website (Uob username and password required).

The page is password protected so you need to click on the Internal Job Vacancies link on the left hand side and you will be prompted for your details.

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Last Updated:01 September 2010


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