8 June 2007

NEWS

Kids in pain: documentary shows how teens learn to live with pain
The Pain Management Unit's service that helps children and adolescents who suffer from long-term pain will be highlighted in a Channel 4 documentary on Sunday (When the drugs don't work, 3 June, 8.20am).

PhD student triumphs in Britain's longest non-stop footrace
Over the bank holiday, PhD student Tim Holsgrove won Britain's longest non-stop footrace: 145 miles (the equivalent of almost six marathons) from Birmingham to London along the Grand Union Canal in 29 hours 39 minutes.

Student Formula Car unveiled
The University of Bath's 2007 Formula Student Car has been launched this week. It will be raced at Silverstone on 14 & 15 July against 75 teams from universities around the world.

University of Bath ‘associate' wins KTP presentation award
The award for the best presentation at the recent Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) regional seminar went to a KTP ‘associate' working with the University of Bath - for the second year running.

MBA alumnus wins prestigious CIPS Award
Neil Jones, a recent graduate of the Bath MBA, is one of two winners of this year's Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply's (CIPS) Acutrac Global Masters Award in Purchasing & Supply Management.

Email for life for alumni and final year students
Alumni and final year students can now sign up for a free email for life service from the University.

Business seminar to kick-start sales
Local business people can get practical advice to kick-start their sales and profits in a seminar on Tuesday 19 June at the University of Bath in Swindon, which is to be given by Robert Craven, one of the UK's best-known speakers on entrepreneurship.

Epic seminar offers adventurous route to success
Entitled Epics, journeys and other adventures, a seminar at the Oakfield campus on Monday 11 June will turn to stories and storytelling, looking at traditional adventure tales to reveal powerful lessons for people starting, or already running, a business.

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INFORMATION

Implementation of Agresso finance system
The introduction of Agresso as the University's finance system will see changes in the way that users order goods and services from a number of internal providers – Catering & Hospitality Services; Imaging, Design & Print Services; Estates and IT Purchasing. All users are invited to a series of briefings on the internal trade process to take place in the coming weeks.

Awards ceremonies - 26, 27 & 28 June in Bath Abbey
Please can any staff who wish to take part in the processions at the Awards Ceremonies return their forms to Sheila Willmott as soon as possible. Thank you.

Summer food menu in The Parade Bar
From 4 June there will be a new summer menu available from midday until 9pm (Monday to Friday) and 5pm until 9pm (Saturday & Sunday).

Volunteers needed for exercise project
Men aged between 18 and 34 years are needed for a research project investigating the effect of acute exercise on energy hormones.

Jobs
Vacant posts: www.bath.ac.uk/jobs

TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

• Lunch: Dignity & respect policy - 11 June
• Good practice in employment: disabled people - 18 June
• Understanding & working with diversity issues - 22 June
• Leadership & building teams - 26 June
• Coaching skills - 29 June

IN THE MEDIA

• Mark Brosnan's research into predicting children's maths and literacy results by measuring their finger length has gone global. It has been featured in newspapers and on websites in the following countries: Australia, Italy, New Zealand, Canada, India, Germany, Iran, China & USA. Full details: http://www.bath.ac.uk/news/bathinpapers/
• Tony Walter (Social & Policy Sciences) appeared on BBC Radio 4's Today Programme commenting on the subject of photographing the dead; this followed Channel 4's inclusion of pictures from the wreck of Diana's car in a new documentary.
• Sue Stockdale & case study Mamta Bhattacharyya (Business Hub) talked on BBC Radio Swindon about the problems faced by women in business.
• The Pain Management Unit (School for Health) was discussed on Bath FM, BBC Radio Bristol and GWR when the radio stations previewed a documentary about the work of the Unit to be broadcast on Channel 4 this weekend.

WHAT'S ON

Full details: http://www.bath.ac.uk/whats-on/

Monday 4
13:15 PM BICS seminar
19:30 PM Recovering Maya civilisation

Tuesday 5
11:00 AM Graduate recruitment fair
12:15 PM Women's Development Network
12:30 PM UBSA lunchtime horse races in aid of Dorothy House
16:00 PM Welfare regimes & social policies in Latin America in the global era

Wednesday 6
08:15 AM PGA Postgraduate Conference 2007
15:00 PM Equality Seminar - on campus provision for Muslims

Thursday 7
09:10 AM Bioscience Symposium: IP & commercialisation
12:30 PM UBSA Summer Travels Quiz
13:00 PM The BRLSI science trail

Friday 8
19:30 PM The Trial
19:30 PM The Koefels Impact Event

Saturday 9
19:30 PM The Trial

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ARTS www.bath.ac.uk/icia

Contact ICIA on extension 6777 for all tickets and bookings.

Franz Kafka's The Trial - 8 & 9 June, Museum of Bath at Work
Over the coming few months, Bath University Student Theatre (BUST) will be taking a production of Franz Kafka's novel The Trial, adapted by Steven Berkoff, to three fringe festivals around the UK: Bath, Buxton and Cambridge.

Vote for your favourite painting
The University is currently running a competition to promote new painting on the theme of innovation and enterprise. There are two prizes up for grabs: the University of Bath Painting Prize and the University Choice Prize for the artist whose painting receives the most votes from staff and students. Please feel free to go to the University Hall Foyer and view the shortlisted entries.

SPORT www.teambath.com/news

Team Bath netballers through to Superleague final
Team Bath will defend their Superleague title on 9 June after navigating through last weekend's play-off semi-final against Mavericks at the University's Sports Training Village in a contest that was keenly fought, especially in the first half.

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