Friday 9 November 2012
News
An invitation to the ‘Let’s Talk’ open meeting
All staff are welcome to attend our first ‘Let’s talk’ open meeting with the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Dame Glynis Breakwell, on Wednesday 28 November in the University Hall.
Engineering and Design Fellowship Academy highly commended for nurturing home-grown research talent
The Fellowship Academy programme was highly commended at the recent IChemE 2012 annual dinner.
Physics PhD student wins best poster prize at international conference
Final year Physics PhD student Ashok Chauhan won first prize for a poster presentation at a major international conference on nanoscience.
Inaugural Ignite event a success: see the talks here
The University’s recent inaugural Ignite event was a huge success, with a big turnout and a fantastic buzz resulting from some exciting talks.
Article by Colin Grant published by the Argentine-British Chamber of Commerce (CCAB)
The recent newsletter of the Cámara de Comercio Argentino-Británica (CCAB) features an article by Professor Colin Grant, our Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Internationalisation.
What are your favourite things to do in and around Bath? We want to hear!
We want to hear about your memories and experiences of things you’ve done that you think no student should miss out on – the more unusual and undiscovered the better.
Funeral service and tribute event for Ivor Powell MBE - 20 November
Two events to celebrate the life of Ivor Powell MBE, long-serving football coach at the University of Bath, who died this week aged 96.
Welcome to new starters who joined us in October
All new members of staff at the University who started last month.
Research
Research supports importance of father figures in children’s education
Dr Susan Milner and Dr Rita Chawla-Duggan have worked with local schools and families to assess how important father figures are in their children’s education and upbringing.
Classroom therapy may not be answer to treating depression in teenagers
Professor Paul Stallard has found that introducing mood therapy into the classroom may not be the answer to treating depression in teenagers.
First Impact Acceleration Award made
Dr Simon Lewis from the Department of Chemistry, is the first award-holder of the University’s new EPSRC Impact Acceleration Account.
Two more Impact Acceleration Account briefing sessions announced - book your place
Further briefing sessions will take place in Wessex House 3.9 on the following dates - Tuesday 13 November & Wednesday 28 November.
David Parkin Visiting Professorship 2013/14
Applications are now invited for the David Parkin Visiting Professorship for the academic year 2013/14.
Calls for Knowledge Transfer Fund - Deadline 30 November
The fund allows researchers to have a greater input into the ways they are supported and developed and to complement the training and development opportunities provided by the Research Development Unit.
Learning & Teaching
Student Barometer launched
New mechanism provides students with an opportunity to tell us about their experience here in terms of learning support and student life in general.
South West Crucible now open for applications from researchers - Deadline Sunday 25 November
Crucible is a programme of personal, professional and leadership development for highly promising research leaders of the future who are building their careers in the South West.
Staff training & development
Pure training workshops - Monday 12 November
Workshop to help you check your data in Pure, add new content and create a CV template.
Wellbeing and resilience at work - a workshop for individuals - Tuesday 13 November
In this interactive workshop you will be challenged to question your habitual responses to pressure and will begin to investigate alternative strategies for dealing with pressure at work.
BBC Academy's female experts training day - Submission deadline Friday 16 November
FindaTVexpert is working with the BBC Academy on a media training day (Friday 18 January 2013) for female experts in Science, History, Politics, Business and Engineering.
Retirement: Planning for the future - Wednesday 21 November
This course aims to give staff considering retirement an opportunity to prepare themselves for their future.
Nuts and bolts of managing staff - Wednesday 21 November
This session is an introduction for all new line managers on the responsibilities and processes involved in managing people at the University.
Social media: using Twitter in research and academia - Wednesday 21 November
Learn the basics of Twitter - what it is, how to access it and how to use it and hear from several researchers and academics who use Twitter.
Networking for academics - Thursday 22 November
Learn how to network effectively, which can be fundamental to the success of both your research and ultimately your career
Chairing Recruitment Panels - Tuesday 27 November
Awareness-raising course for anyone chairing a recruiting panel at the University
Collaborating for IMPACT event - Tuesday 27 November
Join senior staff from universities, voluntary organisations, social enterprises and their public and private sector partners to share and learn from good practice, innovation and experiment.
Programme of staff development courses for 2012
Jobs
View our current vacancies
Information
Important change to winter graduation coach departure times
Coaches transporting staff to the winter graduations will leave the West Car Park one hour before the start of a ceremony (this is 15 minutes earlier than previously).
In the media
Iain Davies research into Fairtrade products features in The Scotsman
Hannah Family talks about the workload pressures facing Pharmacists, PJ Online
John Troyer discusses end-of-life planning with BBC Radio Bristol (Listen from 9.47-14.51)
Andrew Graves discusses electrical retailer Comet going into administration, BBC Radio Bristol (Listen from 1.21.48-1.24.33)
TeamBath soccer legend Ivor Powell dies, Independent (Also on ITV News, Herald Sun, Daily Mail, MSN Sport, Football 365, This is Wiltshire, Wales Online, and more)
Grant Trewartha's research into scrummaging safety in rugby features in Bath Chronicle
Dr Yukteshwar Kumar (POLIS) spoke to BBC Radio Bristol (Listen from 1.45.00) and The Breeze Radio about the recent transfer of political power in China
Dr Iain Davies (School of Management) was interviewed by BBC Radio Bristol (Listen from 9.05) and BBC Radio Somerset about his research on Fair Trade products
Angela Berners-Wilson: I was the first female priest in England The Guardian
Bath Uni student at House of Commons Heart FM
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Events
Bath Science Café: The challenges of web security - Tuesday 13 November
Professor James Davenport from the University of Bath’s Department of Computer Science will look at the security challenges faced by us all, every day, as the result of mass use of the internet.
I-SEE seminar, Dr Graham Cooley, CEO, ITM Power: ‘Energy Storage: The Case for Hydrogen' - Tuesday 13 November
The principles of energy storage, grid balancing and demand side management and the role that hydrogen can play in improving the utilisation of renewable power.
Research in the World lecture asks how to keep robots ethical - Tuesday 20 November
Professor Alan Winfield from the Bristol Robotics Lab will put the case for a new ethical code for roboticists, in a free public lecture at the University.
What lies beneath: The influence of segmental tunnel lining on building settlements - Thursday 22 November
Professor Molins will discuss the use of segmental linings, currently the most used tunnelling technique which has reduced, to a large extent, negative effects on upper existing buildings.
Widening Participation seminar - 3 December
This seminar reviews the evidence on the impact that economic, social and cultural factors have on educational attainment and progression to university and goes on to explore the role of universities in addressing the issues.
Work perks
Omnibus staff society events programme
- Omnibus Conversations with Jack Whitehead - Thursday 22 November & Thursday 6 December
- Day trip to Cardiff for culture or Christmas shopping, contact Jane Heywood - Saturday 24 November
- Victorian Festival of Christmas, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, contact Margaret Pickering - Saturday 1 December
- Aladdin Christmas Pantomime at Bristol Hippodrome - Sunday 30 December
Arts
Upcoming events:
Dance
- James Wilton Triple Bill - Saturday 3 November
Music
- Choral & Orchestral Society - Remembrance Concert - Sunday 11 November
Exhibition
- Dinu Li - Nella Mia Fantasia Wednesday 17 October - Friday 18 January
- Yvonne Buchheim - False Starts Thursday 1 November - Friday 14 December
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Sport
Ivor Powell MBE – an outstanding individual and a tremendous inspiration
Ivor Powell MBE, a former Welsh international footballer and long-serving coach at our University sadly recently passed away at the age of 96 after a short illness.
Panuga to contest World University Champs
Bath student Panuga Riou is a member of Britain’s eight-strong team competing at the World University Badminton Championships.
Jamieson collects hat-trick of BUCS titles
Olympic silver medallist Michael Jamieson collected a hat-trick of titles to help our University team to second place at the British Universities and Colleges Sport Short Course Swimming Championships.
There was a double success for Team Bath MCTA Academy tennis players at the weekend with Callum Poland-Smith collecting a singles title in Malaysia and Adam Glynn winning in Kuwait.