Friday 1 February 2013
News
Rescheduled Exams
Teaching timetable - implications of new arrangements for rescheduled exams
All teaching and other activities scheduled for 4 and 5 February have been cancelled due to the rescheduling of postponed examinations.
Alternative methods of delivering lectures and learning activities
With so many lectures being cancelled some staff may wish to engage students in lectures and learning activities using alternative methods of delivery.
Bath MBA in Financial Times' Global Elite
The Bath MBA has taken its place once again amongst the global elite of Business Schools in the latest ranking from the Financial Times.
Health & Safety update
Read the first edition of the monthly Health & Safety update.
Research
Bath is to receive funds from a £12.9 million EPSRC investment
Our Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies is to receive £2.9 million for its project 'Catalysis for Chemical Transformations' led by Professor Matthew Davidson.
Vice-Chancellor's Research Day
The fourth annual VC Research Day was held on Wednesday 23 January and once again lived up to expectations as one of the ‘research highlights’ of the year, in the words of Jane Millar, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research).
Staff training & development
Cake with Open Access - Tuesday 5 February
This series of short lunchtime sessions provide an opportunity to learn more about the support offered by different departments/services.
Chairing Recruitment Panels - Monday 11 February
This is an awareness-raising course for anyone chairing a recruiting panel at the University.
Creating the seven secrets of highly successful research students (for supervisors) - Thursday 14 February
This course aims to give you the tools to make completing a doctorate easier for your students and for you.
Performance Management 1 - Policies & Procedures - Friday 15 February
These sessions will focus on improving delegates' confidence in using the disciplinary, capability and absence management policies.
Recruiting & Employing Casual Staff - Monday 18 February
This session will explain the process from the initial job advert through to selection and appointment of student staff.
IT Training, new course dates
New IT training course dates for January 2013 to end April 2013 are now available to book.
Programme of staff development courses for 2013
In the media
Dr Robert Branston talks about the proposed introduction of a minimum price for alcohol, BBC Radio Somerset (Also at BBC Radio Somerset)
Dr Nicholas Startin talks about the referendum on Britain's membership of the EU, BBC Radio Wiltshire
Dr John Troyer talks to jobs.ac.uk about his experiences of the move from the USA to the UK, jobs.ac.uk
Watch the report on the University’s Great Bustard project, BBC Newsround
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Events
An Omnibus conversation - Thursday 7 February
Conversations with Marian Naidoo and Jack Whitehead.
Managers' Forum "Where has the trust gone?"- Tuesday 5 February
Professor Veronica Hope-Hailey from our School of Management will present findings from her recent research which focused on the 'Repair of Trust'.
Bath Science Café: Diagnostics on demand – Realising the science of the Star Trek Tricorder - Monday 11 February
The Bath Science Cafe on Monday 11 February looks at a competition launched in the USA aimed at producing a medical Tricorder.
Arts
A circumstance for pomp at the Holburne Museum
The Holburne Museum is offering free access to its latest exhibition – Painted Pomp: Art and Fashion in the Age of Shakespeare – to all University staff and students.
ICIA
Booking opens for ICIA's Spring Season : 14 January, 9.30am 01225 386777 www.bath.ac.uk/icia
Dance: Double Bill: Theo Clinkard & Dan Canham - Sat 16 Feb, 7.30pm
Exhibition Preview - Matthew Houlding Under the Black Sun of Joy - Thu 21 Feb, 6.30pm Exhibition runs Fri 22 Feb - Thu 28 Mar
Music: Singularities: Hannah Martin - Fiddle and Banjo - Thu 21 Feb, 7.30pm
Workshop: Secret Sounds - Sat 16 Feb, 10m-4pm
Featured Classes African & Caribbean Dance - International Collaborative Drawing Project - Photographing People - The Pee Wee Ellis Jazz and Funk Project - Theatre Class
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Sport
IMEE first-year student wins Team GB's first gold
Kristian Callaghan, a first-year MEng Integrated Mechanical and Electrical Engineering student, won Great Britain's first gold medal in the men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol event in the Australian Youth Olympic Festival (AYOF).
Top-flight netball returns hot on the heels of England's success
Netball fans will get the opportunity to cheer on some of the stars of England’s historic international series win over Australia when the 2013 Superleague gets underway at the University next week.
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