3 November 2006
NEWS
Football referees do favour home teams, study shows
Peter Dawson
(Economics & International Development) has helped prove what Premiership football managers have been complaining about for years – that referees are inconsistent and favour home teams.
T-ray breakthrough could make detecting disease far easier
A breakthrough in the harnessing of ‘T-rays', which could dramatically improve the detecting and sensing of objects as varied as biological cell abnormalities and explosives, has been announced by a team including
Stefan Maier
and Steve Andrews (Physics).
Rare medal donated to celebrate 100 years of pharmacy in Bath
A Saltford man whose father -
'George' Guido Harry Penny
- studied at the Bath College of Pharmacy in the early 1920s has donated a rare graduation medal to the Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology. Weekends of watercolour, wirework or web design on offer
Watercolours, wire, words and the web are just some of the ingredients of a packed programme of weekend dayschools on offer to local people at the University of Bath (Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 November).
New course: Master Java in six weeks
A new short IT evening course in Java, run by the University of Bath, gives people the chance to master the popular web-oriented programming language.
Round-up from School of Management
Monthly e-newsletter bringing you the latest stories about the School of Management, its staff, students and alumni. INFORMATION
Giles Peters to serve on the University Court
Mr Giles Peters, Room Bookings Officer, Student Records and Examinations Office, has been elected unopposed as the representative of the clerical and administrative staff to serve on Court for the period ending 31 July 2008.
RCUK consultation on effectiveness of peer review
Following a review of the efficiency and effectiveness of the peer review process, the UK research councils have published a consultation paper to seek the views of institutions. Please
forward comments to Dr Diana Newport-Peace by Friday 17 November. Fresh Oriental expands its range
Fresh Oriental, the new speciality food shop on campus, has expanded its range to include authentic Indian & Indonesian food products and
Chinese cookware and tableware.
Bath One World Staff Society presents:
Lunchtime Bollywood dance classes
All staff are
welcome.
Cost: £5.00 per
session (or £30.00 for
10 sessions booked in
advance).
Time 1.15pm to
2.00pm.
Dates: Wednesdays -
from 15 Nov to 13
December 2006 then
31 January to 28
February 2007 - 10
sessions. To book a place email
equalsdiv@bath.ac.uk or tel: ext 3568.
418 bus affected by closure of Westmoreland Road to traffic
From Monday 6 November 2006, Westmoreland Road in Oldfield Park will be closed to all traffic due to gas mains replacement work for about three weeks. As a result, the 418 bus service will be affected. Jobs
Vacant posts: www.bath.ac.uk/jobs
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TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES
- Peter Dawson (Economics & International Development) has appeared on TV about his findings into biased football referees on Sky Sports News and ITV West. He was interviewed by BBC Radio 5 Live, Bath FM, GWR, BBC Radio in Bristol & Wales. The research has received extensive print coverage in the UK and abroad.
- Mark Brosnan (Psychology) contributed to a feature on BBC Breakfast TV about families reducing their waste.
- Juani Swart (Management) talked on GWR about the Bath MBA being ranked in the UK's top ten.
- Philip Salmon's work (Physics) into compounds which
do not organise themselves into an ordered crystal
structure when molten and cooled down quickly has recently been highlighted as a scientific success in the document 'Future perspectives and opportunities for the Institut Laue-Langevin'.
WHAT'S ON NEXT WEEK
Monday 6
Please give blood!
13:15 PM BICS seminar -
Four examples on how mathematics is useful, even essential, for complex systems.
19:30 PM BRLSI talk - Life, the golden section & the harmony of the spheres
19:30 PM BRLSI talk - Hungary 1956 remembered
Tuesday 7
12:15 PM Eucharist/Holy Communion
12:45 PM Oxfam Lunch
13:15 PM CNM seminar -
Absolute and convective instabilities of patterns
16:00 PM CREE seminar - The troubles when research and practice collide
16:30 PM ICE seminar - Radioactive waste management: Recommendations/moving towards implementation
19:30 PM BRLSI talk - The analysis of knowledge - revisited
19:30 PM BRLSI talk - The climate of poverty
19:30 PM Garden Club - Photographing plants & gardens
Wednesday 8
13:00 PM Holburne lecture - Characters from 18th century Bath
Thursday 9
12:15 PM Women's Development Network
16:15 PM Faculty research seminar - Value formation & (religious) communities
PUBLIC LECTURES www.bath.ac.uk/event/public-lectures
Millennium lecture: Why creationism is wrong & evolution is right
Monday 6 November - 5.15pm
IET lecture: Biometrics technology and its application
Tuesday 7 November - 6.30pm
GULP lecture: Listening to global women's voices: Reflections on interfaith dialogue
Wednesday 8 November - 5.15pm
GULP lecture with
Swindon Churches Together:
Jesus & the Earth
Wednesday 8 November - 5.30pm
BCSS guest lecture: Web 2.0 & Copyright issues
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Student & staff photography exhibition: submissions by Fri 10 Nov 2006
Open to students and staff. Three categories: landscape, documentary and portraiture. Four winners to be selected for £50 prizes • one overall staff prize – any category • a student from each category. Winners will be exhibited in ICIA Art Space 1, Fri 8 Dec to Sat 17 Dec. Full details and entry form
Bare Bones, The 5 Man Show
Sat 11 Nov| 7.30pm| ICIA Arts Theatre
This all male dance piece exposes
the male psyche, and is choreographed by leading male choreographers.
Highly entertaining, with raw talent.
Vivaldi Gloria - weekend workshop & concert
Sat 11 & Sun 12 Nov, 10am-4pm, Concert Sun 12 Nov, 7.30pm Kingswood
Theatre. The University's new Choral Society launches itself with this
community-wide weekend singing extravaganza. More than 60 singers required
- all welcome.
Application
form and more details
Julian Joseph
Sat 18 Nov| 7.30pm| ICIA Arts Theatre
Jazz giant fulfils the legacy of the jazz greats with his own original compositions for piano and arrangements of jazz classics.
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BUSA Results
A summary of recent student sports results.
Ambitious intra-murals programme launched
The Department of Sports Development and Recreation in partnership with the Sports Association are launching a brand new and ambitious intra-murals programme. This year the tournament is an open tournament, the entry deadline is Friday 3 November.
New head hockey coach relishes perfect post
South African international Jody Paul says he is excited about his new role as TeamBath's new head hockey coach.
Partners off the court are champions on it
TeamBath badminton players Rachel Howard (Psychology) and Nathan Rice are celebrating winning their first elite singles titles at the ASICS Sussex National Elite Open in Haywards Heath.
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