University news

Professor Barry Crittenden and Dr Semali Perera from the Department of Chemical Engineering have commenced their KTA Partnership Development Award project, co-funded by Parker domnick hunter Industrial division, part of the world-leading Parker Hannifin filtration group. They are developing a prototype reusable oil vapour removal system based on ceramic monolithic structures, with the support of KT Fellow, Dr Olivier Camus.

This document sets out the general framework for assessment in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF) and provides guidance to UK higher education institutions about making submissions to the 2014 REF. It includes guidance on procedures, the data that will be required, and the criteria and definitions that will apply. You can order a hard copy or download a Pdf version. The deadline for submissions is Tuesday 29 November 2013.

The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) has published a strategy statement setting out its overall approach to implementing the Government’s proposals for higher education reform in the recent White Paper. It also identifies a number of high-level objectives in relation to research and knowledge exchange. Opportunity, choice and excellence in higher education’ sets out the principles, priorities and practices that will guide HEFCE’s work over the coming months and years.

The Government’s Higher Education White Paper has now been published and is available for public consumption online.

We are delighted to announce that the Students’ Union has achieved a national Gold Award for providing our members with an excellent student experience. We are one of only four students’ unions across the country to achieve GOLD, awarded by Student Union Evaluation Initiative (SUEI).

The Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences Graduate School celebrated their first birthday in style with a large marque celebration on campus. In its inaugural year, the Graduate School has launched the South West Doctoral Training Centre, in collaboration with the other local Universities, securing seven Economics & Social Research Council (ESRC) research studentships for 2011/12 as a result.

A study issued by VAESCO (Vaccine Adverse Events Surveillance and Communication) network in conjunction with the Department of Pharmacy, to assess the association between pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 vaccine and Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), has been published. It shows that the risk of occurrence of GBS is not increased after vaccination with adjuvanted influenza pandemic vaccine.

BUCS-WiSM has now been removed from all the University of Bath residences and is now only available in the Library. This is part of Computing Services rolling out eduroam (EDUcation ROAMing) as the recommended wireless service for all the University users over the next couple of months.

The annual School of Management Prize Giving recognised the achievements of 27 graduates at Bath Abbey. These included the most successful graduates from the BSc in Business Administration (BBA), the BSc in Accounting and Finance (BAF) and the BSc in International Management and Modern Languages (IMML).

The STV’s Tribe Summer Holiday camps focus on using a fun environment to develop the skills and fundamentals children require for participation in sports. A brochure is now available and camps can be booked by calling 01225 386915 between 9am-5pm.

The Holburne Museum in Great Pulteney street re-opened its doors in May after an £11 million facelift.  Many staff and students will have seen the fantastic transformation it has undergone.

If you would like to create a greener office you may be interested that Estates are running a series of environmental workshops over the summer. The sessions are part of the Green Impact scheme and all staff are invited to participate.

Following a consultation the University has revised the single equality scheme, which was approved by Council on 30 June. The scheme takes into account the requirements of the Equality Act 2010 and will be reviewed in due course to take into account aspects of the law which are yet to be brought into force. The scheme replaces the previous Single Equality Scheme and all individual Equality Schemes (Disability, Gender and Race).

Following severe performance issues with SAMIS on Wednesday 13 July, individual unit and assessment item results are now available. The problems experienced appear to relate to the overall averages section of the results which may still not be available.