Archive for April 2010
Purchasing Services announces new first aid supplies contract
22 April 2010
The new First Aid Supplies contract has been awarded to C & P Medical Trading Ltd. Items can still be purchased from Central Stores until stocks have been depleted.
Be part of the world’s largest umbrella dance!
22 April 2010
A Bath graduate is giving people the chance to dance their way into the record books – inviting local people to take part in the World’s Largest Umbrella Dance on Sunday 2 May in Bath.
Controlling diseases – how science informs public policy
22 April 2010
Professor Christl Donnelly’s lecture, Controlling diseases – how can science inform public policy? was the latest in our Research in the World lecture series, held on Tuesday 20 April.
Student serves up winning business idea
22 April 2010
A University student could see his business idea used in bars across the country, after winning a competition organised by the University’s Entrepreneur Club (BANTER).
Less talk from parents can encourage more speech from children
22 April 2010
A University of Bath research student has helped with a study that has found children with poor language skills improve when their parents make a few simple changes in the way they interact with them.
New starters in March 2010
21 April 2010
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.
Department of Chemistry Strengthens Links with Chinese University
21 April 2010
Gareth Price and Tony James have visited the East China University of Science and Technology(ECUST).
Latest issue of BA2 now available
21 April 2010
Copies of issue 15 of the alumni magazine BA2 are now available from the Alumni Office.
Catch the Bath Soup Company at Milsom Place this month!
21 April 2010
The Bath Soup Company is now open for business at Milsom Place, Bath’s stylish shopping and dining area, tempting shoppers to try their community canteen and menu celebrating the best of local produce.
E-learning staff development opportunities in April 2010
20 April 2010
The main focus of the events this month is providing a large number of lunchtime seminars (1.15 to 2.05). These cover topics from Moodle for administrators, to using clickers to promote deeper learning.
Information & Guidance on the new GP ‘Fit Notes’
20 April 2010
A new system of ‘doctor’s certificates’ for employees who are absent from work due to ill health comes in from 6 April 2010.
Earn £10 for study into attitudes to chlamydia
20 April 2010
Researchers in Pharmacy Practice are looking for men and women aged 25 years or above to take part in group discussions or individual interviews about chlamydia. The research will take no more than one and a half hours and volunteers will be given a £10 voucher for taking part.
Smoking still kills: what next for tobacco control?
19 April 2010
In a lecture at the University of Bath on Wednesday 28 April, Professor Linda Bauld will outline the extent of the tobacco epidemic and what can be done to reduce smoking rates further.
Advice for those affected by flight ban
19 April 2010
A number of staff may be stranded abroad and unable to return home due to the shutdown of airspace in the UK over the last few days caused by the volcanic eruption in Iceland.
CBI Director General addresses University’s Change Management Forum
19 April 2010
Richard Lambert, Director General of the CBI, addresses the Change Management Forum at Sainsbury’s HQ, London.
Young Bath pain researchers recognised at national pain meeting
16 April 2010
Two members of the Centre for Pain Research in Bath received commendations and prizes for the most promising work amongst young pain scientists.
Professor to lead research and training development in clinical psychology
14 April 2010
The University of Bath has announced the appointment of Professor Paul Salkovskis as Programme Director of the forthcoming Doctorate programme in Clinical Psychology.
Implementing proposals for re-organisation: Associate Deans
14 April 2010
As part of the ongoing re-organisation of the faculty structure, expressions of interest from eligible members of staff who wish to be considered for the new role of Associate Dean within their Faculty are now requested.