3 March 2006
NEWS
Former
Vice-Chancellor Professor Rodney Quayle dies
We regret to announce the death of Professor Rodney Quayle, FRS, on 26 February.
Professor Quayle was the Vice-Chancellor of the University from 1983 until 1992.
£3,000
scholarships for best international students
The University has launched a new £200,000 scholarship scheme to attract
the most able international students to study here at Bath.
£2.2
million research grant awarded to cut wasted energy in oil refineries
A £2.2 million grant has been awarded to three universities
including Bath to find a way to make oil refineries more efficient
and so cut UK energy bills
by millions of pounds each year.
MRSA use amoeba to spread, sidestepping hospital protection measures,
new research shows
The MRSA ‘superbug’ evades many of the measures introduced
to combat its spread by infecting a common single-celled organism found
almost everywhere
in hospital wards, according to new research by Professor Mike Brown (Department
of Pharmacy and Pharmacology) and colleagues.
Bath academics help launch campaign to get men to talk to
their doctors
A new campaign to encourage men to talk to their doctors has been complemented
by the launch of a new publication by the School for Health which will help
GPs improve their skills and expand their knowledge of men’s health needs.
The University
takes a new approach to learning and teaching
In January a new department was created to promote learning and teaching
at the University. The office, one of the first in England,
reflects a national move towards a more pedagogical approach to identifying
the best ways of improving the student learning experience.
University’s
links with prestigious Spanish business school continue to grow
The University’s links with one of the most prestigious and internationally
renowned business schools in Spain have been strengthened by a visit from
Professor Alfredo Arahuetes, Vice-Dean of the University of Comillas (ICADE)
in Madrid.
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Public Meeting: ‘Students
and the local community’
The Bath
and North East Somerset Council Student Liaison Committee will be holding
its third public meeting in Bath
to give local residents the opportunity to raise issues concerning students
and the local community.
Public lecture on stem cells & regenerative medicine
The medical potential
offered by stem cells and tissue engineering was discussed at a public
lecture on Wednesday 1 March. This new approach to regenerative medicine,
which includes stem cell therapy, gene therapy and tissue engineering, aims
to develop treatments and technologies that enable the repair of damaged or
diseased tissues and organs.
Free public lecture: Is Swindon a solar city of the future?
A lecture at Oakfield on Wednesday 1 March showcased some of Europe's
self-proclaimed solar cities, where exciting developments in renewable
technologies, new approaches to building design and innovative engineering
solutions are being applied to create low-carbon developments and inspire
change.
Spring programme of local day-courses launched
A new series of local
day-courses has been launched by the Division for Lifelong Learning. The
courses, which run on weekends during March and May, cover a huge range of
creative and academic interests, including courses on creative writing,
beadwork, philosophy and life drawing.
Last places available on Diploma in Fitness Excellence
There are just 10
places left in the new intake for the TeamBath Diploma in Fitness
Excellence, a qualification that provides a comprehensive vocational
knowledge of the fitness industry.
University launches online experts' database for the media
The University
has launched an online database of experts willing to talk to the media. The
database lists the experts by area of expertise and by name, and gives
telephone and email contact details. More than 100 staff from all the
faculties and schools have agreed to put their details on the database, and
it is open to any academic member to add their names.
Open
evening to answer questions on life at university
Local sixth-form students and their families have been invited to attend an open
evening to get tips and advice on fees, funding and budgeting whilst at university.
The first evening for upper-sixth students was held on 1 March, to be followed
by another on 9 March, there will be a third evening on 28 March for lower-sixth
students.
BUCS' Student
User Survey
The results of the latest survey are now available online.
Jobs
Vacant posts: www.bath.ac.uk/jobs
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- Ken Bray (Sport and Exercise Science) talked to NDV TV (Hamburg) about
his new book on the science of football
- Mike Brown (Pharmacy and Pharmacology) spoke
on his research into MRSA to BBC Radio 4 (Today programme), BBC Radio Bristol
and Bath FM
- Sally Jeffries (School for Health) talked to Bath FM about a new course
to help GPs talk to their patients about men's health issues
TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
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Monday 6 March
13:15 PM BICS lunchtime seminar
14:15 PM Academic Staff Committee
17:15 PM Millennium lecture: Status of proton exchange membrane
fuel cell research: an industrial perspective
19.30 PM BRSLI
talk: Space age technology...meets the Roman Empire
20.00 PM Film - Die Hard with a
Vengeance
Tuesday 7 March
09.15 AM Academic Staff Committee
12:45 PM Oxfam Lunch
14:15 PM Research Committee
Wednesday 8 March
12:15 PM Lunchtime Development for men
- working in a team
13:15 PM Deconstructing men's health discourse: An analysis of
media respresentations
16:30 PM School of Management seminar: Cleaning out the imperial
wardrobe
17.15 PM GULP
lecture: 'The Cold War legacy: list it or lose it
17.30 PM GULP lecture: 'Grandmother's
recipes'
19.00 PM SOLD OUT: Bath Taps public
lecture by Adam Hart Davis
Thursday 9 March
12.00 NOON SF Reading Group
12:30 PM UBSA Spring Clean Quiz
14:15 PM Joint Appointing Committee for Deans
14:15 PM Using hegemonic theory to map conceptions education Pakistan development
field
16:15 PM Council
18.15 PM Talk on UK Monetary Policy
19.30 PM Film - Whispering Corridors
19.30 PM FAB - Fashion at Bath
Friday 10 March
18:30 PM Chaplaincy lecture: Values in higher
education - Don Foster
19.15 PM Public Meeting: Students and the local community
Saturday 11 March
11:30 AM Salsa Society guest workshops
16.00 PM Stephen Gill in discussion with Jon Ronson
19.30 PM Gilad Atzmon Quartet
Sunday 12 March
19.30 PM Film - Sideways
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1 East 2.1, phone ext 6777 or check out the website for further details.
Gilad Atzmon Quartet
Saturday 11 March | ICIA Arts Theatre | £9, £7 concs & Uni
staff
Legendary reeds player shifts seamlessly between intensely beautiful melodies to vibrant searing riffs, drawing on their Middle Eastern roots.
In
discussion: Stephen Gill & Jon Ronson
Saturday 11 March | 5 .30 pm | Guildhall, Bath
| Tickets £7, £5 concs
Festivals Box Office 01225 463362
Jon Ronson, Guardian Journalist, Radio 4 presenter, author and documentary film-maker is in lively discussion with Stephen Gill about his work.
Stephen
Gill Photographs
3 – 31 March | ICIA Art Space 1 | Free
A major force in contemporary British photography, Stephen Gill captures the
often overlooked details of everyday life. Includes the series Billboards and Invisible.
The
world rushed in
Friday 17 March | 7.30 pm | ICIA Arts Theatre
| £9, £7 concs & Uni staff
Somewhere between a piece of contemporary theatre, a magic show and an anarchic
school assembly performance. A quirky look at life in a world that is slowly
disappearing.
We
are the rivers we swim through
Saturday 18 March | ICIA Arts Theatre | £9, £7
concs & Uni staff
Half theatre-performance, half-lecture this event combines performance, video,
writing and research to question our attitude of ‘separateness’.
Launch
of the University Polo Club
The Polo Club caters for all levels, ranging from complete beginners to more
experienced players. It is dedicated to increasing involvement and accessibility
of equestrian polo.
Rugby: University secures memorable victory
The University of Bath first XV secured a memorable 21-14 victory over
a powerful Oxford University team to book a quarter-final berth in the
British Universities Sports Association (BUSA) rugby championships.
Hockey: Buccaneers lose out to Southgate
TeamBath Buccaneers found second-placed Southgate too hot to handle on their
waterbased pitch and went down 2-5. (no link)
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