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Geoff Hammond
Geoff Hammond is the speaker at Bath's Science Cafe next week

QUOTE FOR THE WEEK:
"While the fates permit, live happily; life speeds on with hurried step, and with winged days the wheel of the headlong year is turned"

Seneca (5 BC - 65 AD) Roman dramatist, philosopher, & politician

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5 January 2007

NEWS

Pharmacy & Pharmacology Biomedical Spectroscopy Centre is complete
With the arrival of a new Bruker micrOTOF Mass Spectrometer, the Pharmacy & Pharmacology Biomedical Spectroscopy Centre in 9 West is now fully operational.

Conference to mark opening of CEOS Bioimaging Suite
A day-long conference on the new and emerging opportunities in cellular imaging will be held next Wednesday when the Vice-Chancellor will formally open the new Bioimaging Suite in the Centre for Electron Optical Studies (CEOS).

Science Café: Renewable energy and climate change
The role that renewable energy sources could play in combating climate change will be discussed by Geoffrey Hammond (Mechanical Engineering) at the next Bath Science Café in The Raven pub in Queen's Street next Monday.

CARPP forges links with research centre for Leadership in Action at New York University
The School of Management's Centre for Action Research in Professional Practice (CARPP ) and the Research Center for Leadership in Action (RCLA) at the Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University have recently formalised an ongoing collaboration arrangement. 

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INFORMATION

Sophos Anti-Virus Upgrade
On 28 February Sophos will end support of Sophos Anti-Virus 4.xx and the Remote Update software. All users (particularly those who have Sophos Anti-Virus installed at home) will therefore need to upgrade to the latest version of Sophos Anti-Virus before this time. Full installation and upgrade instructions can be found at http://www.bath.ac.uk/bucs/antivirus/setup

Executive Committee
Executive summary notes are now available online for the meetings held in October 2006 & November 2006.

Lunchtime languages: concessionary rates for staff
The Foreign Languages Centre will be offering part-time language courses of 10 weeks duration, one class per week, from w/c 29/01/07 to w/c 23/04/07. The emphasis in the classroom will be on communication in an encouraging and friendly atmosphere.

Flu jabs for staff
Flu jabs are available at the University Medical Centre (even if you are not a registered patient there). There is a charge of £10. Please call ext 6655 to book an appointment with the nurse.

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

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TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

 

WHAT'S ON

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

Monday 8
19:30 PM  Bath Science Cafe: Renewable energy & climate change

Tuesday 9
13:15 PM  Legitimating cultural identity: Landscape & memoryscapes in Theodor Fontane

Wednesday 10
09:15 AM  Computation Science @BICS workshop
09:30 AM  Bioimaging conference

Thursday 11
19:30 PM  Looking beyond the castle walls - The Weobley Castle Project

Friday 12
10:15 AM  'Stories of unfinished journeys?' workshop on migration

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ARTS www.bath.ac.uk/icia

CLASSES

ICIA runs classes in Dance, Music, Visual Arts and Theatre. Booking opens Monday 8 Jan 2007 for Spring AND Summer Classes. Pick up your new copy of the ICIA Brochure in the new year. For further info check out: www.bath.ac.uk/icia

 

SPORT www.teambath.com/news

Outstanding year earns student inaugural award
An outstanding series of performances in 2006 earned University of Bath student Mhairi Spence the inaugural Modern Pentathlon Association of Great Britain/British Olympic Association Athlete of the Year Award. 

TeamBath FC bounce back with 4-1 win
TeamBath bounced back into winning form at Twerton Park on New Year's Day with a 4-1 win over Cirencester Town FC in the British Gas Business Southern Football League Premier Division.

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Dame Kiri Te Kanawa receives honorary degree Dr John Beeching with cassava plants Student racing car