5 May 2006

NEWS

£715,000 grant awarded to help break fossil fuel dependency
Grants worth £715,000 have been awarded to researchers from the Department of Chemistry (led by Professor Saiful Islam) to develop new lithium batteries that will help break the dependency on fossil fuels that produce CO2 greenhouse gas emissions.

Bath engineer wins prestigious aircraft research award
A prestigious award has been given to Dr Ismet Gursul (Mechanical Engineering) for his pioneering work on understanding air flows over aircraft wings.

University "very pleased" to be placed in top ten by The Guardian
The latest Guardian newspaper league tables have ranked Bath ninth in the UK which is a rise of four places from the University's 13th position in the last year's tables, and means we are the highest-placed in the south west region. In ten subject areas Bath is placed in the top ten of the UK universities, including first in Social Work, second in Sports Science and fourth in Mathematics. Congratulations everyone!

Free public lecture: Brunel's flagship of the Industrial Revolution
Local people can hear how Brunel's SS Great Britain, the world's first iron hulled, steam powered ocean going ship, made international travel a possibility for thousands during the mid-nineteenth century. The free public lecture The greyhound of the deep will be held at the University of Bath in Swindon on Wednesday 10 May.

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INFORMATION

May half-term playscheme cancelled
Due to the continuing staffing problems at St. Martin's Garden Primary School it is with regret that the May playscheme will not be running. The Percy Community Centre are running a playscheme, for further information please contact Percy direct on 01225 423014 or visit their website on www.percycentre.org.uk

Host a student this summer
The University is looking for families in Monkton Combe, Frome, Stonehouse, Wotton-under-Edge, Chard, Sutton Veny and Oxford to provide short-term accommodation for French students who will be doing six weeks of work experience at nearby companies.

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

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IN THE MEDIA www.bath.ac.uk/news/bathinpapers

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TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

• New IT training courses for summer term
• Food Safety for occasional caterers - Friday 12 May
• Media training for staff - Friday 19 May
  A media training day that will help academic and senior administrative staff to enhance their understanding of the media and develop effective interview skills.

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

Monday 8
19:30 PM  Beyond belief - Metaphysics & the nature of reality

Tuesday 9
09:30 AM  The Mouse Trap Event
10:15 AM  Ethics: treading carefully?
11:15 AM  Italian April 2006 Elections
19:30 PM  Bath Western Riverside Development

Wednesday 10
14:00 PM  The Art of the Japanese Kimono
16:30 PM  Aging & cardiovascular function with acute & habitual exercise
17:30 PM  The greyhound of the deep: Brunel's flagship of the industrial revolution

Thursday 11
09:30 AM  KTP Regional Seminar
10:30 AM  MBA Open House Event
16:15 PM  Does the EU have a grand strategy for its future direction?
19:00 PM  Isambard Kingdom Brunel: The greatest engineer?

Saturday 13
12:00 Noon  Salsa Society guest workshops

Sunday 14
19:30 PM  Film - Flightplan

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ARTS www.bath.ac.uk/icia

1 East 2.1, phone ext 6777 or see website for further details.

STUDENT MUSIC
GASP Choir & BUBBA Big Band
Sat 6 May, 7.30pm | ICIA Arts Theatre | £4, £3 concs & Uni staff
An evening of energetic gospel music and high-quality big band jazz.

University Wind Band, Orchestra & Alley Barbers
Sun 7 May | 7.30pm| ICIA Arts Theatre| £4, £3 concs & Uni staff
Music for wind band, brass band and male barbershop.

THEATRE
imitating the dog & Pete Brooks | Hotel Methuselah
Sat 13 May| 7.30pm| ICIA Arts Theatre| £9, £7 concs & Uni staff
A psychological thriller Hotel Methuselah explores our fears around death and sexuality in a stunning homage to post-war British cinema and the film-noir. Here they create breathtaking images and push the boundaries digital technology in this tale of a night porter's struggle to uncover the truth of his past.

imitating the dog – performance workshop
Sun 14 May| 12-2pm| ICIA Arts Theatre| £10, £5 concs & Uni staff
This workshop explore the different ways that stories and narrative can be used in the contemporary theatrical experience.

EXHIBITION
Ana Bilankov: Inventing a Space
Mon 15 May – Fri 9 June| ICIA Art Space 1
Croatian artist Ana Bilankov's beautiful, atmospheric video and photographic images raise questions about location, identity and how many places one can be present in at once. Held in conjunction with the Symposium, PRESENT trauma / art / representation.

SYMPOSIUM
PRESENT trauma / art / representation
Saturday 13 May| 10am-5pm| Claverton Rooms
As part of ICIA's commitment to providing a platform to investigate contemporary critical issues, ICIA presents a one-day international event to explore art and lived histories. Of interest to artists, curators, academics and students from disciplines including visual arts, cultural theory and history.
Fee: £65 (organisation rate), £35 Individuals, £20 concessions, includes lunch and coffee.

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SPORT www.teambath.com/news

Football: TeamBath in narrow BUSA Final defeat
The University of Bath went down 2–1 to arch–rivals Loughborough University at the Loftus Road home of QPR in the final of the British Universities Sports Association football championships.

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