04 February 2011
Challenging times - Important issues
Changes to internal homepage
You've probably noticed that the ‘news & information’ column on our internal homepage has changed; this is to ensure that colleagues do not miss important updates on funding and policy issues.
Fees & Access Working Group established
The Vice-Chancellor’s Group has established a Fees & Access Working Group to draft the University’s revised Access Agreement and to make recommendations on an appropriate fee structure.
Information
HEFCE Board – decisions on 2011/12 funding for HE
Staff may recall Glynis Breakwell (Vice Chancellor) during her Christmas message outlining the challenging times higher education is set to face in 2011. She also alluded to how a clearer picture of the financial implications would emerge following the HEFCE Board meeting on 28 January 2011. Details of the decisions made at this meeting have now been published and a summary is available for all staff to read.
Executive Committee summary notes
Summary notes from the latest meeting of the executive committee, which took place on 8 December, 2010 have also been published and are now available for staff to read.
Section of Frome Road to close for three months
Those who travel to work via Frome Road should note that from Monday 7 February 2011 sections of the route will be closed for a maximum period of 3 months. This is to allow construction works associated with the new supermarket to be carried out.
Work perks
Injured or just in knead of a massage?
Did you know staff receive 15% discount at the Physiotherapy & Massage Suite (part of the Sports Injury Clinic) which is based at the Sulis Club?
Car sharing
The Care Share Permit scheme is designed for members of staff (and eligible students) who car/lift share with others. One permit can be purchased at the standard rate of £158.00 by a Principal Permit Holder, who will then undertake to collect the shared fee from the others in the group.
Watch England Rugby at the Rec
Bath Rugby are offering all University of Bath staff the opportunity to sit anywhere in the ground for £5 when England Saxons U20s take on Italy U20s at the Rec on 11 February, kick off 19.30. This is a fantastic opportunity to grab some great seats and watch some high class rugby, to take advantage call the Bath Rugby
ticket office on 0844 448 1865.
Get involved testing the new eMarketplace?
The university is set to launch a new eMarketplace which will make the process of buying staff goods and services on behalf of the University much more intuitive and considerably more like buying from other web suppliers such as Amazon. This is your chance to be one of the first to use the new system and let us know what you think.
Jobs
Vacant posts: www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/
In the media
www.bath.ac.uk/news/bathinpapers/
- Alistair Hunt (Economics) gave Nature his thoughts on how climate change is likely to impact very differently upon the living standards of Southern and Northern Europe in the coming years.
- New policies for poverty reduction proposed by Geof Wood (Social & Policy Sciences) were featured by the Daily Star
- BBC Points West interviewed student Jamie Barrow (Sports Performance) ahead of his appearance at the World University Games, this week.
Learning & teaching
Nominations open for Learning & Teaching Awards 2011
Do you know someone at the university who deserves recognising for the quality of their teaching. Nominations are now open for the University of Bath Teaching Awards, which encourage and recognise significant contributions by staff to the academic lives of students.
Writing for publication: the opportunities and practicalities
In this workshop Trevor Day, Fellow of the Royal Literary Fund, will explore how to maximise your chances of being published successfully, whether in a peer-reviewed paper, a book, or something else. Drawing upon his extensive writing experience, and his research into helping academics enhance their publication profiles, he will plunge with you into the invigorating waters of writing successfully and help you surface with useful strategies.
Research Impact Gateway: all you need to know
Last week we featured the launch of a new website The Research Impact Gateway which offers academics and researchers a single point of access for information about how to maximise the non-academic impact of their research.
Training & development
- Accommodation facilities & resident tutor service - Wednesday 16 February
- KTA seminar: Practical networking Tuesday 29 March
- Staff Development programme for semester 2
- Training opportunities for researchers
- IT skills
- e-Learning staff development programme
Events
Creative societies for health & wellbeing
This day-long event held in the City of Bath focuses upon different issues connected with the role creative, social activities play in fostering and preserving health and wellbeing. The purpose of the day is to look at fundamental aspects of creative activities in individual and social groupings and how these activities influence peoples' health and well-being.
Bath Science Challenge in Malaysia
Malaysia & India, are both set to participate in this years 'Bath Science Challenge' organised by the International Office. The purpose of the workshops is to allow students to experience interactive, lab-based learning from a top ten university and to encourage interest in science subjects at the University of Bath.
TurningPoint 2008 Masterclass
Since the beginning of the 2008/2009 academic year, the e-Learning team have been supporting a TurningPoint-based Audience Response System (ARS), which now totals 400 clickers, available in bags of 40 or 80 handsets. Given the extensive use of the ARS over the last couple of years, the e-Learning team are now hosting a TurningPoint 2008 Masterclass.
Lectures
Public lectures - Spring/summer programme
Misbehaving molecules; Europe's great witch hunt & emotional robots all feature as part of our latest series of public lectures.
Exploring the dark universe
Find out how an experiment deep in a potash mine near Whitby might be about help to provide answers to some of space's most mystifying questions.
The heart of the great alone
A remarkable photographic account of the Antarctic expeditions of Scott and Shackleton based around pictures from the Royal Collection, is hosted by explorer David Hempleman-Adams the first man to reach the geographic and magnetic North and South Poles.
Roland Jones delivers prize lecture to British Pharmacological Society
Following the award of the MSD lectureship by the British Pharmacological Society last year, Roland Jones (Pharmacy and Pharmacology) delivered his prize lecture entitled 'The mechanism of action of anti-epileptic drugs: A synaptic balancing act?' at the winter meeting of the society in London.
What's on
www.bath.ac.uk/whats-on
Monday 7 February
19:30 PM - University of Bath Gardening Club
19:30 PM - Has Aristotle been superseded?Tuesday 8 February
12:15 PM - Eucharist/Holy Communion
12:45 PM - Oxfam Lunch
16:30 PM - Low-carbon energy 2050: Options & implications for the UK
Wednesday 9 February
09:00 AM - Intellectual Property Office workshop
14:15 PM - SENATE
19:30 PM - Emergence & limits in physics: How one theory can live inside another
Friday 11 February
09:00 AM - Orientation Day for exchange & visiting students
Arts
www.bath.ac.uk/icia
Performances:
Luca Silvestrini’s Protein LOL( Lots of Love) | ICIA Arts Theatre | Saturday 12 February, 7.30pm
Luca Silvestrini’s award-winning Protein return with a timely new dance piece where love, wanting and connectedness take centre stage.
Exhibitions:
Class Wargames Present Guy Debord’s The Game of War | ICIA Art Space 2 | Until Saturday 26 February, Monday -Saturday 10am-5pm
Class Wargames is a collective of artists, academics and activists. Their multimedia exhibition is inspired by The Game of War, the life’s work of French anti-capitalist intellectual, Guy Debord, begun after the riots of May 1968.
Class Wargames Artists’ Talk and Participatory Performance ICIA Art Space 2 | Wednesday 9 February, 7-9pm,
Members of artists’ collective Class Wargames talk with Dr Daniel Hinchcliffe, followed by a participatory performance of Guy Debord’s The Game of War.
Sport
Graduate heads TeamBath challenge at Badminton Nationals
Rachel Howard (Psychology Graduate) will head the University of Bath's challenge at this weekend’s English National Badminton Championships in Manchester. Howard, who having completed her degree still trains at the University, is seeded two in the women’s singles.
TeamBath netballers prepare to build on opening Superleague win
The University of Bath's reigning Superleague champions ran out comfortable 59-26 winners at Team Northumbria last Saturday (29 January). They aim to follow up that victory in home games held at the STV against Celtic Dragons on Thursday (3 February) and Loughborough Lightning on Monday (7 February).
Bath half marathon
School of Management looking strong for the Bath Half!
Andy Relf |
Pharmacy & Pharmacology |
MIND (mental health) |
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Mike Lewis |
School of Management |
RUH Forever Friends Appeal (premature babies) |
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Shaun McGall |
LTEO |
Mayor of Bath's Relief Fund |
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Clara Atkins |
Holburne Museum |
Holburne Challenge |
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Xa Sturgis |
Holburne Museum |
Holburne Challenge |
Are you running the Bath Half for charity this year? Let us know your name, department and the charity you are raising money for and we'll add you to our list. Email comms@bath.ac.uk with 'Bath Half' in the subject line.