9 December 2005

NEWS

Award ceremonies at the Assembly Rooms
Five separate ceremonies took place at the Assembly Rooms this week when 1500 students received awards from the Chancellor. The event was co-ordinated by Sheila Willmott and Stephanie Marshall, with lots of help from a variety of other departments. Thank you to everyone who helps make it such a special occasion for our students.

• Photographs of graduating students
• Photographs of the five honorary graduates
• Details of honorary graduates (Tuesday)
• Details of honorary graduates (Wednesday)

New MSc in Marketing launched by School of Management
Starting in September 2006, the new programme is an intensive, one-year, full-time Master's degree designed for those who have some previous experience of marketing or business, either from a related first degree or from work experience.

Free BASEM membership for Sport & Exercise Medicine students
Students enrolling on the distance and online learning programme in Sport and Exercise Medicine at the University of Bath will receive one year's free membership of the British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine thanks to an agreement reached between the two organisations.

Professor invited to join the board
Professor Giles Hunt (Mechanical Engineering) has been invited to join the A-Side Editorial Board of the Royal Society, with affiliations to Philosophical Transactions A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, from 1 January 2006.

New Head of Security Services
Brian Schofield has recently taken up the post of Head of Security Services following the retirement, earlier in the year, of Adrian Hicks.

More awards success for Bath children's teams
FRIENDS, the pioneering children's mental health project, has been announced as the winner of the mental health promotion category in the National Institute of Mental Health in England (NIMHE) 2005 Positive Practice Awards.

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INFORMATION

Many thanks!
The final total for Pudsey's Pantry 2005 is £1,520. Thank you to everyone for all your support.

Choices kitchen closes from 2pm on Friday 16 December to Sunday 5 February 2006
In the last year there have been significant and increasing problems with the drains in 2 West, located beneath the floor of Choices kitchen. Essential work is now required to ensure that the kitchen continues to comply with Food Safety legislation. In order to cause minimum disruption and inconvenience to our customers it has been decided that the closure should take place over the Christmas vacation and during January, which is the least busy time of year in Choices. Although the Choices kitchen will be closed, the dining area will still be available for students and staff to use. The Claverton Rooms will also be open to all staff and students during the Choices closure.

Send a University e-Christmas card
A selection of free University of Bath Christmas cards to send electronically.

Pre-Budget Report: Higher Education Proposals
The Chancellor's pre-Budget report announced a package to help the Higher Education sector benefit from the opportunities of globalisation, and ensure the UK retains its reputation as one of the most attractive places for students to study abroad.

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

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TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

• Finance Seminars
  Equipment and Capital Seminar rescheduled to 12 December
  Journals - 13 December
• Voice Matters
  12 December
• Integrating Key Skills in your Learning & Teaching
  10 January 2006
• Effective Appraisal: academic, research and teaching staff
  18 January 2006

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IN THE MEDIA

• Peter Reader (Marketing & Communications) spoke on BBC Radio Swindon talking about the proposed new campus in Swindon.
• Management students have helped raise £360 for the RUH children's ward. The group of five students took on the task of producing charity Christmas cards as part of their business administration course.
  

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WHAT'S ON www.bath.ac.uk/whats-on

A traditional Christmas Carol Service in the beautiful surroundings of Bath Abbey
at 7.30pm on Thursday 15 December
Come and get into the Christmas spirit, and be reminded of the real meaning of Christmas. The University Chaplain invites you to enter into the mystery and depth of the Christmas story, which will be told again on Thursday evening through specially chosen words and song (led by the University Chamber Choir).

Monday 12
13:15 PM  BICS seminar: Random matrix spectra pertinent to biological systems
17:00 PM  Life that sparkles: From the ocean depths to the hospital bed
19:30 PM  BRLSI talk: Quest for sanity - A Muslim response to global disorder

Tuesday 13
09:15 AM  MRC seminar: Aluminium in sports application
12:30 PM  SfH Learning seminar: Assessment & Feedback
13:00 PM  UBSA Annual General Meeting
13:15 PM  Women's Studies Centre seminar: Exercising bodies - Feminism and fitness

Wednesday 14
12:30 PM  UBSA lunchtime bingo
13:15 PM  Psychology seminar: How people live with socio-technical risk
13:15 PM  Chemical Engineering seminar: Green chemistry, chemical innovation opportunities, and R&D approaches
14:15 PM  Senate
19:30 PM  BRLSI talk: From physical to metaphysical science in healing - A spiritual journey
19:30 PM  BRLSI Christmas lecture: Bohr and the story of the atom

Thursday 15
10:15 AM  ICE seminar: Inclusional nature of neighbourhood - Trees, people & other life as host-space
16:15 PM  Council
19:00 PM  Film: Festival

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ARTS www.bath.ac.uk/arts
1 East 2.1 - ext 6777 - ICIAinfo@bath.ac.uk

BUBBA & UWE Big Band
Fri 9 Dec | 7.30pm | University Hall | £4/3 Concs
Hard-swinging big band jazz from this fantastic double-bill featuring the University of Bath's BUBBA Big Band and the University of the West of England's Big Band.

University Orchestra, Wind Band, GASP & BUBBA
Sun 11 Dec | 7.30pm | ICIA Arts Theatre | £4/3 Concs
The Orchestra and Wind Band are joined by the forty plus GASP choir (gospel, a cappella, soul, pop) and BUBBA big band to celebrate the ensembles’ achievements this season.

Student Photography Exhibition
Until Fri 16 Dec | 6pm | ICIA Arts Space 1 | Free Admission
This lively exhibition showcases selected and diverse works from this year’s University of Bath Student Photography competition.

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SPORT www.teambath.com/news

TeamBath Open Day raises money for charity
One of Bath's leading sprinters will take on the TeamBath Racing car in a man v machine sprint at the University of Bath's Sports Training Village at 5.30pm on Wednesday 14 December to help raise money for local charities during the TeamBath Open day at the centre.

Student upsets judo champ
TeamBath judo player Sian Wilson created an upset at the British Open Championships by beating Frances European champion and former World champion Celin Lebrun in the semi-finals. Sian, studying for a Foundation Degree in Sport (Sports Performance) went on to win a silver medal in the under-78kg class.

First international win
TeamBath badminton players Heather Olver and Hayley Connor won their first senior international title at the weekend - the women's doubles title at the Welsh International Open. Heather is a Coach Education and Sports Development student at the University.

Forthcoming home fixtures
Sunday 11 December
Basketball: 4pm - TeamBath Romans v Tamar Valley Canons (league)

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