10 August 2007

NEWS

Teachers’ job satisfaction rises but ICT staff are not happy
Job satisfaction amongst teachers has increased dramatically since 1999, with the profession rising from 54th to 11th in a league table of job satisfaction published this week by Michael Rose from the Department of Social & Policy Sciences. The table, published in the Industrial Relations Journal, ranks 81 occupations defined by the UK Standard Occupational Classification (2000) by how satisfied employees feel in their job.

Launch of regional dementia and neurodegenerative disease network
Researchers are invited to the launch of the South West Dementias & Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Network (DeNDRoN) next month.

Enterprise course cooks up Indian cuisine
Authentic Indian cuisine is taking off in homes around Swindon, thanks to a thriving new business set up by student Mamta Bhattacharyya after completing the University of Bath in Swindon’s Women into Enterprise scheme.

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INFORMATION

Enrol now for part-time courses for autumn
If you have ever wanted to take up song writing, yoga, drawing, garden design or photography, now is the time to do it. These are some of the courses on offer in Bath, as part of a new programme of courses starting in the autumn. Reductions are available for staff. There is also a range of courses taking place at the Swindon campus.

Staff can learn a language with 75 per cent discount
The Foreign Languages Centre has started enrolling for its autumn term language courses on both the community programme and the lunchtime programme. Staff who work at least 0.5 FTE are entitled to a 75 per cent discount which means 11 week courses cost £31.25 and lunchtime courses cost £13.75.

Catering arrangements on campus in August
The Catering and Bars Department is pleased to provide a range of food options in different locations during August for staff and postgrads.

Munchies to close for refurbishment
Munchies will close on 24 August for refurbishment work. The facility will re-open in late September under its new name, The Terrace.

Use of University Noticeboard restricted to staff & students
A decision has been made to restrict access to the noticeboard to 'Bath campus only' due to fraudulent activity from external sources in recent months.

Information on switch from Lawson to Agresso
Agresso has replaced Lawson as the University's live Finance System. Useful tips and information for users are available on the Finance website. Users are advised to check the Agresso information page for regular updates.

Web Support and Development: new arrangements from 1 August 2007
The two separate Web Support and Web Development teams (previously based in Marketing & Communications and in BUCS) have merged into a single group, Web Services, and are now under a single management in Marketing & Communications.

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

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CONFERENCES

AgentcitiesUK.net Challenge Day | University of Bath, 29-30 August 2007
The EPSRC-funded AgentcitiesUK network's sixth and final Challenge Day is being held to investigate if and how agent technologies can be applied to issues in pervasive computing. UK researchers and industrial stakeholders will be participating in the event, organised by Dr Julian Padget (Computer Science). Fully-funded places are still available for interested researchers.

Pleasure Gardens, Past, Present & Future | The Holburne Museum, 10 September 2007
An interdisciplinary symposium exploring the 18th century pleasure garden and examining its legacy and future is to be held in September. The topics to be covered in the symposium complement the current exhibition at the Holburne Museum, which explores the phenomenon of the Georgian pleasure gardens. The symposium will also launch the new MSc/Diploma in the Conservation of Historic Gardens & Cultural Landscapes, which will commence at the Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering in October 2007.

8th International Conference on the Social Context of Death, Dying & Disposal | University of Bath, 12-15 September 2007
A major multi-disciplinary conference covering all aspects of death, dying and bereavement, including a rich range of arts-related contributions, DDD8 will draw together established and new scholars and practitioners from around the globe. DDD8 is a collaboration between the Centre for Death & Society and the Institute for Contemporary Interdisciplinary Arts at the University.

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IN THE MEDIA

• Helen Haste (Psychology) debated issues of gender and science on BBC Radio 4's Science Friction programme.
• Michael Rose (Social & Policy Sciences) appeared on the BBC Radio 4 programme, Thinking Allowed, talking about his research into job satisfaction and how it affects productivity.
• Sue Stockdale (Swindon Business Hub) discussed the formation of a new networking group for local businesswomen on BBC Radio Swindon.

TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

• Programme for new managers and administrators
  Eastwood Park Conference Centre, Bristol | 5-7 September 2007
• Agresso Training
  A variety of courses run on different dates

EXHIBITIONS

Judith Tucker - Resort | ICIA Art Space 1, Claverton Rooms foyer, till 12 October
Judith Tucker's haunting drawings of the Baltic seaside resort of Ahlbeck are inspired by photographs her grandmother brought with her when she fled Nazi Germany to England in 1938. The charcoal drawings are infused with a sense of loss that shimmer with regret and yearning. Through melancholic coastal settings, the exhibition evokes memories of a vanished past.

Canaletto & the English Pleasure Garden | Holburne Museum, till 30 September
Two magnificent paintings by Canaletto for the centre-piece of an exhibition which explores the phenomenon of the Georgian pleasure gardens. The Holburne's building was the gateway to Sydney Gardens where Jane Austen once strolled and this exhibition both celebrates its position and offers an enticing glimpse into eighteenth-century leisure.

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SPORT www.teambath.com/news

Gold for Schaefer at World University Games
German swimmer Janne Schaefer became the first University of Bath student to get a medal at the World University Games when she struck gold in the 50m breaststroke final.

Work underway on hockey pitch upgrade
Work has started on developing a new state-of-the-art sand-dressed artificial hockey pitch at the Sports Training Village. The project is funded jointly by the University and Sport England.

Team Bath vs Exeter City: Tisdale gets one over on former side
Team Bath FC went down 2-0 against an Exeter City side – managed by former Team Bath coach Paul Tisdale.

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