Archive for April 2009
John Roger retires after 20 years
22 April 2009
John Roger, Telecoms Manager in the Department of Estates, will be retiring on 24 April after more than 20 years at the University.
SU awarded silver environmental award
22 April 2009
The Students’ Union claimed a prestigious silver award at the Sound Environmental Impact Awards and were ranked eighth out of 79 entrants.
Publication & dissemination behaviour of researchers & the influence of research assessment
21 April 2009
The Research Information Network (RIN) has commissioned a study on the publication, dissemination and citation behaviour of research active staff in UK Higher Education and the influence of research assessment.
The Victorian Seaside
21 April 2009
A public lecture about the Victorian seaside will be held at Lecture Theatre 8 West 1.1 on Wednesday 6 May at 5.15pm
Teams relishing ‘Real’ Varsity challenge
21 April 2009
University of Bath rugby teams are relishing the prospect of tackling their Loughborough counterparts at next Tuesday’s (28 April) ‘Real’ Varsity match at the Rec.
Bath’s CTV scoops prize at National Student Television Awards
21 April 2009
CTV (Campus Television) scooped the top ‘Best light entertainment’ prize for ‘The Panel Show’ at a recent awards ceremony. CTV also came ‘highly commended’ in the category for student news.
Bath graduate is Superleague player of the year
20 April 2009
Team Bath shooter Pamela Cookey was named winner of the prestigious Kukri player of the year award for the second year running at the annual Co-operative Netball Superleague awards.
CPD Framework approved by Senate
20 April 2009
Senate has granted initial approval for the Independent Professional Development Portfolio (IPDP), an academic framework for the University’s Continuing Professional Development activity. It is designed to meet the needs of professionals from a wide range of academic and business backgrounds.
Free media workshop for early career physicists, chemists & engineers
17 April 2009
Voice of Young Science’s Standing up for Science Media workshop is for post-grads, post docs, or equivalent in first job, who are passionate about science and want to communicate research to a wider audience. The next workshop for physicists, engineers, chemists and mathematicians is on Friday 8 May in London.
Student to run 350 miles in 16 days for cancer charity
17 April 2009
Kaveh Fatemian, a final year undergraduate in Accounting & Finance, has embarked on a run from Paris to London in aid of Cancer Research UK.
Students: you may be at risk of mumps
16 April 2009
All students are advised to be aware of the signs and symptoms of mumps after The Health Protection Agency was informed of a rising level of mumps among university and college students in the area.
Pearce strikes series winner for England under-21s
15 April 2009
Sports Performance student Harriet Pearce scored the goal that secured the England under-21 hockey team a series win over their Spanish counterparts at the weekend.
Student fashion show raises nearly £2,500 for cancer charity
15 April 2009
Bath Rag have raised nearly £2,500 for charity Breast Cancer Campaign with their fourth annual fashion show held at the Assembly Rooms last month
TeamBath pair in GB European Championships team
14 April 2009
Two TeamBath judo players have been selected to represent Great Britain at the European Championships, which take place in Georgia later this month. Andy Burns, who is studying Coach Education and Sports Development contests the under-90kg class at the championships, while Sian Wilson competes in the women’s under-78kg class.
UBSA’s specialist tour of World War 1 Battlefields makes you think
09 April 2009
Members and friends of the University of Bath Staff Association (UBSA) recently spent four days on an informative specialist tour of World War 1 Battlefields, led by Lt Col (Retd) Tim Courtenay, RM.
IBM teams up with University
09 April 2009
IBM has teamed up with the University of Bath throughout 2009, running a host of events on campus, from recruitment evenings to training sessions about to how to give presentations. IBM has also sponsored initiatives with the Sports Training Village, including sponsoring the new news ticker on the TeamBath website and hosting a Wimbledon event on campus.
University Pocket Diary 2009/10 – place your orders now
09 April 2009
The University Pocket Diary for 2009/10 is now available to order from the Office of the University Secretary.
New starters – March 2009
08 April 2009
The new starters update gives the name, job title and department of all new members of staff at the University who started in the previous month.
Death of Dr Klaus Kurtenbach
08 April 2009
With deep regret the University announces the death of Dr Klaus Kurtenbach, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Biology & Biochemistry.
Debate the future of road transport: question the experts
08 April 2009
Industry leaders and government experts will answer questions on the future of road transport in a free public debate at the University of Bath.