Archive for December 2009
Paralympian to cross the academic finishing line
11 December 2009
Bath Paralympian Ben Rushgrove will cross the academic finishing line next week when he graduates at the University of Bath’s winter award ceremonies (Tuesday 15 December and Wednesday 16 December).
January exams: Don’t forget your library card!
10 December 2009
The Examinations Office has published new information and guidance relating to the use of calculators, bringing along library cards as ID and individual mitigating circumstances.
New Starters – November 2009
10 December 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.
UKOLN Director invited to speak at modernisation of public libraries conf
09 December 2009
Dr Liz Lyon, Director of UKOLN, has been invited to speak at the MLA/LGA Conference on modernisation of public library services on Monday 14 December 2009.
Bath team selected to present display at Royal Society’s Summer Exhibition
09 December 2009
A team led by Chris Budd (Mathematical Sciences) and Giles Hunt (Mechanical Engineering) has been selected to present a display at the Royal Society’s Summer Exhibition, which will mark its 350th anniversary and will be taking place in the Year of Science (2010).
Postgraduate researcher training has positive impact
09 December 2009
An online report is now available that presents an evaluation of the first year of the central Postgraduate Researcher skills programme ‘PGSkills’, which began in October 2008. It presents statistics on the number and variety of skills sessions, attendance (including equal opportunities monitoring) and student feedback on sessions (short and long term).
Bath Science Café: the evolution of disease
08 December 2009
What Darwin didn’t know: the evolution of disease is the topic for discussion at next week’s Bath Science Café on Monday 14 December.
Did economists contribute to the global financial crisis?
08 December 2009
Paul Ormerod’s lecture, ‘Have economists gone mad?’ attracted considerable interest from across the University community, when he spoke as part of the ‘Research in the World’ lecture series.
Bath helps to launch new £4 million scholarships scheme
08 December 2009
The University of Bath is one a number of universities across the UK which are launching a groundbreaking £1,000 scholarship for students who wish to study science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects.
University Carol Service
08 December 2009
Students and staff, together with their friends and family, are warmly invited to the annual University Carol Service which will take place at Bath Abbey on Wednesday 9 December 2009 from 7.30 to 9pm.
Bath Electrical & Mechanical Engineers invite you to two free lectures
07 December 2009
This week Bath Electrical & Mechanical Engineers Society (BEAMES) are hosting two lectures that may be of interest to the wider University community.
Do you know the symptoms of meningitis?
07 December 2009
A University of Bath student has been admitted to hospital suffering from bacterial meningitis. She is receiving treatment and is recovering well.
Winter graduation ceremonies to take place at the Assembly Rooms next week
07 December 2009
The University of Bath’s 2009 winter graduation ceremonies take place next week, with more than 700 students receiving their degrees over two days.
Postscript to World AIDS Day
07 December 2009
Last week, Professor Suzanne Skevington (Psychology) spoke about how social exclusion affects the quality of life of people who are HIV-positive, to an international meeting of stakeholders funded by UNAIDS, the International Centre for Research on Women, the Global Network of People Living with HIV, the International Planned Parenthood Federation and the John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Best practice & guidelines for developing high quality research proposals
07 December 2009
The Research Development & Collaborations (RD&C) Team is one of three teams within the Research Development & Support Office (RDSO). It has three focused activities, one of which is embedding best practice and guidance so that all academic staff have some information and tools to use to assist in the preparation of high quality research proposals.
Student demand leads to purchase of additional ‘clickers’
04 December 2009
Following the successful launch of the Audience Response System (ARS) pilot project during the 2008/2009 academic year, the e-Learning team has recently purchased an additional 200 TurningPoint RF ResponseCards (or ‘clickers’), thereby doubling the capacity of the system.
Ten Bath academics included in ‘top 1% of all chemists worldwide’ list
04 December 2009
Citation analysis of papers published over the last ten year period reveals that 961 citations are required for researchers to be included in the top one per cent of all chemists worldwide. Congratulations to the ten members of staff in the Department of Chemistry who fulfill these criteria.
Community litter pick in Oldfield Park
04 December 2009
Students from the University of Bath will be taking part in a community litter pick in Oldfield Park in the city on Sunday 13 December .
Get ahead of the competition with an online management course
04 December 2009
An online course aimed at people wishing to develop their management skills and increase their chances of promotion.
The Professional Skills Management Course, which is accredited by the Chartered Management Institute is being run by the University’s Division for Lifelong Learning, starting in January.
Personal Chairs for Gareth Price & Gregory Sankaran
04 December 2009
Two members of staff have recently been promoted to Personal Chairs in the Faculty of Science: Gregory Sankaran, Department of Mathematical Sciences and Gareth Price, Department of Chemistry.