University Updates
4 July 2008
News
Jane Millar to be Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research)
Council appointed Professor Millar at its meeting on 3 July 2008 on the unanimous recommendation of Senate. She will take up the post from 1 August 2008.
Bath selected for Research Excellence Framework pilot
The University has been selected as one of 22 institutions nationwide to take part in HEFCE’s Research Excellence Framework pilot project.
School of Management signs exchange agreement with Japanese university
The School of Management further strengthened its undergraduate exchange network recently with the signing of an agreement with the College of Business at Rikkyo University in Tokyo.
8 West was NOT on fire
The University has been working hard this year to develop its capacity to cope in the case of a major incident (like a fire or flu pandemic). As part of this, an exercise took place this week involving Registry staff and a number of teams within BUCS who enacted the procedure for retimetabling if 8 West and Wessex House were inaccessible due to a major fire.
Transport Survey – the outcome
Thanks to everyone who responded to our recent Transport Survey. The results are now available online and will be taken into account when making future decisions and policy.
UKOLN blog shortlisted for Computer Weekly award
UKOLN's UK Web Focus blog has been shortlisted in the "Web 2.0 and Business"
category of the Computer Weekly IT Blog Awards 08. The UK Web Focus blog is published by Brian Kelly, a national web adviser based at UKOLN, a national centre of expertise in digital information management based at the University.
Staff achievements
Research fellow wins international Structural Chemistry Award
Paul Raithby, an EPSRC Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Chemistry and President of the British Crystallographic Association, has been awarded the prestigious Prize for Structural Chemistry by the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Chemistry professor wins award for green energy materials
Saiful Islam (Chemistry) has received the Francis Bacon Medal Fuel Cell Science & Technology Award from the Royal Society of Chemistry for his work on green energy materials.
Lecturer appointed Foreign Research Fellow by Bank Indonesia
Dr Fotios Pasiouras, Lecturer in Accounting (School of Management) has been awarded the status of Foreign Research Fellow from Bank Indonesia, the Central Bank of the Republic of Indonesia.
Links with the local community
Networking event: why websites are an essential marketing tool
Local women are invited to an informative presentation on the importance of a good website as a budget way of promoting your company, by inspirational business woman, Rachel Morgan-Trimmer. The lunchtime networking event will be held in Carpenter House, Broad Quay, Bath on 16 July 2008 (12.30pm-2.30pm).
Local pupils offered taster of university life on campus
More than 100 pupils from the South West have been invited up to campus to attend one of two free, week-long summer schools aimed at introducing them to student life and higher education from 15-24 July 2008.
Student/alumni news
DBA student awarded OBE for services to education
Tim Gore, Director of Education for the British Council India, who is a student on the Doctor of Business Administration in Higher Education Management at the School of Management, has been awarded an OBE for services to education.
Pharmacology alumna appointed to Board of Directors of pharmaceutical company
Silence Therapeutics has appointed Bath graduate Annette Clancy as a non-executive director. Annette currently works for GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), where she has had a distinguished career spanning 30 years.
Information
'Enhancing the learning - Refreshing our teaching' - Disseminating Good Practice Forum | Wednesday 9 JulyA panel-led discussion and a round table workshop will examine good learning and teaching practice in the University and how, from a practical point of view, we can replicate it in our own teaching. There will be the opportunity to discuss just what constitutes 'good practice', learner diversity, and internationalisation. The event is designed to be practical: helping academic staff to tackle issues in learning and teaching such as student feedback, assessing large numbers of learners, and managing student support. This is a genuine workshop in the sense that all who attend will leave with a clear idea of what they can do immediately. Book a place
New starters in June 2008
The new starters update gives the name, job title and department of all new members of staff at the University who started in the previous month.
University Pocket Diary 2008/09 now available
Please place your orders through Sarah McInnes.
Photographs of all award ceremonies now online
Galleries of each award ceremony are now available to view. Copies of the photos can be ordered from Nic Delves-Broughton ext 5478.
Hospitality & Accommodation launches new website: HAatbath.co.uk
A new website has been launched to enhance the marketing of various services that the University offers to external clients: conferences, weddings, accommodation, catering, etc.
New support arrangements for research and enterprise
Following a review of the functions of the Department of Research & Innovation Services, two new units will be launched on 1 August 2008:
- Bath Ventures (BV) will be responsible for maximising the return on the University’s intellectual assets with IP licensing, spin out companies and consultancy.
- Research Development & Support Office (RDSO) will be responsible for advancing the University’s international reputation for research by growing externally funded research, improving grant application success rates and enhancing strategic and operational support to academic departments.
Take a trip on the Forest of Dean steam railway | Saturday 26 July 2008
The Dean Forest Railway – based near Lydney in Gloucestershire – provides the sight, sounds and smells of travel on a rural branch line from a bygone era. A standard gauge heritage railway operated by steam trains – and the occasional heritage diesel or diesel railcar. The round trip is over eight miles. Day Rover tickets allow you to hop on and off the train as you wish - or of course stay on there all day! Norchard Station has a free museum, gift shop and café.
Jobs
Vacant posts: www.bath.ac.uk/jobs
Forthcoming conferences
Sustaining future ecosystem services -
From understanding to action
The University is hosting the second conference in its Sustaining Future Ecosystem Services series funded by the Economic & Social Research Counciland the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). The conference is entitled "Environmental Life Cycle Assessment as a tool for evaluating the sustainability of ecosystem services?" (9 July)
Probabilistic techniques in population genetics
The aim of this workshop is to introduce postgraduate students to recent developments in probabilistic approaches to questions in genetics. (8-11 July)
In the media
- Richard Velleman (Psychology) spoke to BBC Radio Tees about adults who drink and the effect it has on their children.
Arts
Performances
- Gob Squad’s Kitchen You’ve Never Had It So Good ICIA Arts Theatre | Saturday 5 July, 7.30pm
Gob Squad set themselves the task of reconstructing Andy Warhol’s seminal film, Kitchen, despite the fact that none of them have seen it as it is unavailable for viewing these days. This live performance takes a trip back to the arty underground of New York City, back to where it all began.
Exhibitions on campus
- Tim Brennan Great Northern Coalfield | ICIA Art Space 2 | Till Friday 1 August
A series of atmospheric photographs taken on a low-resolution mobile phone camera depict the North Sea, where most of the north's un-mined coal still resides. Enlarged beyond clear definition, the images become hazy, impressionistic, glowing with colour. - Alison Marchant Charged Atmospheres | ICIA Art Space 1 | Saturday 5 July - Fri 31 October, 10am-5pm
Alison Marchant’s fading photographs of once grand interiors, now abandoned and decaying, emphasise the passing of time.
Seminar
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Summoning the Past 3 West North 2.1 | Saturday 5 July, 2.30-5.30pm
To mark the opening of Alison Marchant’s exhibition Charged Atmospheres and Gob Squad’s performance Kitchen (You’ve Never Had It So Good) this seminar teases out shared themes around spatialisation, documentation and historical moment.
Sport
Two Team Bath pentathletes selected for Beijing Olympics
Sam Weale and Nick Woodbridge have been selected by the British Olympic Association to compete at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Weale is a University of Bath Sports Technology graduate and the pair both train at Pentathlon GB's high performance centre, which is based at the University.
Business Admin alumna named BUSA sportswoman of the year
TeamBath and England netballer Pamela Cookey won a prestigious university sport award at the British Universities Sports Association (BUSA) awards ceremony when she was named BUSA sportswoman of the year.
Bath graduate hits only goal of hockey game to beat France
TeamBath Buccaneer James Kellock’s first international goal gave England A victory over the French national hockey team. James is a Coach Education and Sports Performance graduate from Bath.