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Learning officer for the Bristol Dinosaur Project Ed Drewitt, will provide a lecture which will reveal another side to Peregrines – not only as majestic, aerial hunters but as opportunistic falcons living often nomadic lives, in a free public lecture at the University on Wednesday 14 March.

 

 

QUOTE FOR THE WEEK:

 "If I were reincarnated, I'd want to come back a buzzard. Nothing hates him or envies him or wants him or needs him. He is never bothered or in danger, and he can eat anything". 

 
William Faulkner (1897-1962) American writer and Nobel Prize laureate.
 

 

Friday 9 March 2012

 

News

China to prepare for 2012 Games at the University
China is set to base 25 top swimmers at the University for three weeks before this summer’s Olympic Games in London.

University appoints new Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Internationalisation)
Welcome to Professor Colin Grant who has been appointed as the University’s new Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Internationalisation).

Bath hosts visit from Iraqi National Security Council
 Senior members of the National Security Council of Iraq travelled to Bath last week for a one-day workshop sponsored by the United Nations Development Programme with the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office.

Volunteers needed to help understand role of physical activity in the health of wheelchair users
The Department for Health is looking for volunteers to take part in a study to help researchers understand more about the effect of physical activity on the health and wellbeing of manual wheelchair users.

Professor James Davenport explains Google’s recent privacy policy action
James Davenport of the Department of Computer Science comments on Google’s decision to implement its new privacy policy despite warnings.

Local school pupils get to grips with science
 Over 800 local school pupils will be getting to grips with science in unusual ways in a two-day hands-on science fair opening at the University on Friday 9 March.

Student hockey players hit Bath Half for local hospital
 Forty-nine student hockey players will run the Bath Half Marathon in aid of the city’s Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, on Sunday.

Student Employee of the Year Awards 2012 - Vote now!
 If you are someone who employs some excellent student staff, please nominate them for student employee of the year and you could even win Student Employer of the Year.

Hip hop dance festival returns to Bath
A Bath graduate will be bringing hip hop back to Bath with an action-packed weekend dance festival next weekend (Saturday 17-18 March).

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Research

Why glowing ‘soot’ could be the key to delivering drugs to cancer cells
Researchers from the Department of Chemistry have found that nano-scale tubes made of carbon could be used to safely penetrate human cells and deliver anti-cancer medicines or modified DNA molecules for gene therapy.

Bath research helps predict extreme weather conditions
Researchers from the Department of Mathematical Sciences have been collaborating with the Met Office, suppliers of the UK’s weather forecast, to improve their forecasting operations for extreme weather conditions.

Bath Research & Development - How Bath RDS can help you
Bath Research Design Service is here to help you prepare research proposals for submission to peer-reviewed funding competitions for applied health or social care research. If you have a research idea or would like to discuss further please contact Lisa Austin (L.Austin@bath.ac.uk) 01225 386575.

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Staff training & development

Internal

Programme of staff development courses for 2012
 Dates for staff development courses throughout 2012 are now available.

Don’t miss the Leadership@lunchtime workshops Until Tuesday 15 May
This comprehensive programme of lunchtime workshops looks at aspects of leadership in the context of research or academia in general. Designed as a series of workshops, participants are welcome to attend just one or two sessions or book for the complete series.

Engaging with a diverse student population TODAY at midday
This session will consider some of the challenges faced by staff working in a student-facing role when communicating across culture, whether with international students, students with a disability or indeed any student who is culturally different from yourself.

External

Media Fellowships: Learn how to turn the latest science into news
The British Science Association runs a Media Fellowship scheme for researchers to with with media hosts such as the BBC, Guardian or Nature to get communication skills and confidence working with the media. Open to researchers from PhD level upwards.

Joint Equality Forum 2012 - creating opportunities for success Thursday 15 March
Dr Alun Thomas (Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Bath Spa University) and Mark Humphriss (University Secretary, University of Bath) will give delegates an overview of achievements over the year, and look to the future.

Free beginner’s guide to the media for scientists and engineers Thursday 22 March
The Science Media Centre is holding a free ‘Introduction to the Media’ event for scientists and engineers at the Veysey Building, Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Exeter from 1.30pm to 6pm with drinks afterwards.

Standing up for science media workshop Friday 23 March
This full day event, held at the University of Manchester, is free and for early career researchers in all sciences, engineering and medicine (PhD students, post-docs or equivalent in first job).

IT skills

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Learning & teaching

PriDE project launches first set of resources to the sector
The Professionalism in the Digital Environment (PriDE) project, funded by the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) has launched its first set of open educational resources to the higher education community.

University launches innovative new collaborative teaching space
A new and exciting collaborative teaching space has been launched and is available for both staff and students to book for group working and study.

Are you being watched?
The second in a series of articles from the Learning & Teaching's Better@Bath booklet.

New Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) special interest group launches Tuesday 20 March
A new special interest group supported by the National HE STEM programme is to be launched.

Don’t miss this year’s University Teaching Awards Deadline - 5pm Friday 16 March
Nominations for the University Teaching Awards 2012 are now invited from both students and staff to recognise significant contributions by staff to learning and teaching.

Call for teaching development fund bids 2012/13 Deadline - Monday 16 April
The University’s Learning & Teaching Quality Committee is pleased to invite bids for the latest round of teaching development funding for projects in academic year 2012/13.

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Information

THE Outstanding Leadership & Management Awards 2012 Deadline - Friday 16 March
This award will go to the institution that demonstrates the greatest breadth and depth of leadership and management skills, including many of those recognised by other award categories.

The Chancellor's Prize 2012 Deadline - noon Friday 20 April
If you feel one of your students deserves the Chancellor's Prize 2012, then make sure you nominate them. The winner of the prize will receive £1500.

We're collecting supermarket vouchers! Deadline - Wednesday 11 April
Sainsburys supermarket has just launched its annual Active Kids voucher campaign, and Westwood Nursery on campus is collecting the vouchers.  These can be exchanged for a range of sports and cooking equipment for the children to use at the Nursery.

Chance to enter the Race for Life Sunday 17 June
Entries for Cancer Research UK's Bath Race for Life have opened. Organisers are issuing a rallying cry to mums, daughters, sisters, grandmothers and friends, encouraging them to sign up as soon as possible for the event which will take place at the University.

Excellence in Doctoral Supervision award Deadline - Wednesday 4 April
The purpose of this award is to promote, recognise and reward excellence in the supervision of doctoral students of all kinds.The award consists of a prize of £1000 to the successful nominee(s). Please could you make any potential successful nominees aware of this award.

Jobs
Visit the Jobs page

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In the media

Would you like to receive a daily email of news stories that feature the University? Please email press@bath.ac.uk and include the word 'Headlines' in the subject box. A selection of HE stories in the national media is also included. For a more comprehensive list of the University's media coverage, visit the bathinthemedia page.

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Events

From waste to biofuel – development of a sustainable technology Monday 12 March
The next Bath Science Cafe will focus on how unlocking new fuel sources is essential to power global economic growth.

Urban Peregrines – Bath’s very own Speed Hunters! Wednesday 14 March
 Learning officer for the Bristol Dinosaur Project Ed Drewitt, will provide a lecture which will reveal another side to Peregrines – not only as majestic, aerial hunters but as opportunistic falcons living often nomadic lives, in a free public lecture at the University.

No Smoking Day 2012 Wednesday 14 March
Next Wednesday is No Smoking Day so why not take the leap to a smoke-free future and visit the drop-in session on the Parade where any questions you may have will be answered by a Stop-Smoking Advisor.

Research in the World public lecture: ‘From both sides now’: reflections on poverty research and politics Thursday 15 March
The Honorary President of the Child Poverty Action Group, Baroness Ruth Lister, will give a unique insight into poverty research in the UK at a free public lecture at the University, as part of our Research in the World lecture series.

Home working & the University of Bath Thursday 15 March
Marieke Guy will be talking about the cultural, economic and environmental background to 'new ways of working' and implications for staff and the university as focus shifts from physical presence and the use of traditional tools to outputs achieved through tools that 'suit'.

Internationally acclaimed contemporary sculptor to give talk
Peter Randall-Page, one of the UK’s foremost contemporary sculptors, will give a free talk on Thursday 22 March.

2012 Q&A: sporting Bath’s finest Thursday 22 March
Join us for an inspirational evening with a panel of Olympic and Paralympic athletes, holding the torch high for Bath.

Founders day lecture: planets, life and the universe Wednesday 4 April
Lord Rees of Ludlow will be talking at the University about the history of the universe at the Founders Day Lecture at 5.30pm in the East Building Lecture Theatre. This public lecture will discuss the possibility of life on other planets and what the future holds for astronomy.

Human development in India: towards social inclusion Friday 23 April
This lecture will draw heavily on India's recent Human Development Report, for which Dr Mehrotra was lead author. Dr Mehrottra was one of the original architects of the UN Human Development Reports, and is currently Director of the Indian Institute for Manpower Service.

Public lectures: Spring term dates confirmed
The full list of the Spring term public lectures is now up so have a look and come along.

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Work perks

Omnibus staff society

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Alumni News

Jianhong Yuan takes on new role in media
Jianhong Yuan (MSc Globalisation & International Policy Analysis 2004) has bcome the new Deputy Editor of The Moodie Report China, which is to be launched in the coming weeks in bi-lingual, e-Zine format.

Dr Yemi Osindero named on new board for African bank
Dr Yemi Osindero (PhD Chemical Enginering 2001) has been named on a new board for the Union Bank of Nigeria Plc.

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Arts

ICIA

Spring season is now open for booking for all classes and events. Classes include: street dance, ballet, illustration, drawing skills, landscape painting, DJ skills and samba drumming. Book now www.bath.ac.uk/icia

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Sign up for the ICIA's e-bulletin for all the latest news or keep up to date on Facebook or on Twitter @iciabath

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Sport

Team Bath phase two Superleague fixtures announced
Team Bath’s netballers will get into the phase two campaign in the Fiat Superleague with home fixture against Surrey Storm on Friday 16 March.

Rhythmic gymnasts win appeal and take big step closer to 2012 Olympics
A group of University of Bath-based rhythmic gymnasts are celebrating taking a big step closer to competing at the London 2012 Olympics after their appeal was upheld by an independent appeal panel. See also the Daily Telegraph.

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