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The next Science Café will look at how our planet can survive the age of the human.

Quote for the week
" Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence."
Aristotle, Greek Philosopher, Scientist and Physician.
 
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Friday 11 May 2012

News

Senate Report – 18 Apr 2012
Report of items discussed at the recent meeting of University Senate including recent appointments, the public engagement unit and the students complaints procedure.

HR launches new website
The new Human Resources website is now live and hopefully you will find it user-friendly, easy to navigate and with better access to relevant documents and procedures. Feedback welcome - hrwebteam@lists.bath.ac.uk

Sustainable business expert joins School of Management
Welcome to Eric Arnould who has joined the School of Management as professor of marketing. He will be a member of the department’s influential marketing group where he will continue his leading research in sustainable business practice and consumer culture theory.

Faculty Directors of Administration shortlisted for THE award
We’re delighted to announce that our Faculty Directors of Administration team has been shortlisted in the category “Outstanding Departmental Administration Team” in this year’s THE Leadership & Management Awards.

Olympic Torch relay on 22 May – Information for staff: spectating & travel
 Information for staff on the Olympic Torch relay visit to campus on Tuesday 22 May.

Bath professors ranked among the top 50 most influential people for sustainability in the UK
Professors and alumni from the Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, have been included in Building Design magazine's Top 50 Green Leaders - a list of the most influential people for sustainability in the UK.

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Research

Knowledge Transfer Account (KTA) film: Imaging technology transfer - helping to diagnose Dementia
Dr Nathan Smith discusses his work with physicists from Nuclear Medicine departments in Bristol and Bath to create a database of normal brain blood flow which could help to improve the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s.

Prizes awarded in memory of local bone disease pioneers Tuesday 15 May 
Top researchers in bone and joint diseases will be awarded scholarships by the Bath Institute for Rheumatic Diseases at a public prize-giving ceremony to be held at the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases.

Exhibition of fascinating images will explain research and its impact on the world This Weekend
The fourth annual Images of Research exhibition was previewed last Wednesday and will be exhibited in the city.

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Staff training & development

Internal

A road map to involving patients in research Friday 25 May
This one-day event will help attendees gain an insight into the importance and benefits of patient and public involvement (PPI) as well as providing practical information to help support the use of PPI within their own research.

Programme of staff development courses for 2012

New IT training courses now available

External

IT skills

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Learning & teaching

HEA STEM biosciences seminar Thursday 24 May
Organised jointly with the Higher Education Academy (HEA), the Department of Biology & Biochemistry is delighted to be hosting this one day event ‘Enhancing the International Student Learning Experience in Biosciences’.

Research student personal web page competition Deadline Monday 18 June
Please let your students know that the University are running a competition for the best research web page or blog created by a Bath research student. The winner will receive an Amazon Kindle.

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Information

Exams: Individual mitigating circumstances information - information for staff and students
The University has approved principles and procedures for dealing with Individual Mitigating Circumstances (IMCs) that affect students' assessments. Please follow the link to see guidlines for staff.

Election of member of non-academic staff to serve on the Council of the University Monday 14 May
Nominations are requested for the vacancy for one member of non-academic staff to serve on the Council of the University from 1 August 2012 to 31 July 2015.

Hawley 'Environmental Engineering' award Deadline Monday 28 May 
This award is aimed at recognising excellence in engineering for a better environment. Winners will receive a £5,000 cash prize, medal and engraved certificate.

UNESCO-L'Oréal international fellowships
The call for applications for the 2013 cycle of the UNESCO-L'Oréal fellowships for 'Young Women in Life Sciences' international fellowship programme are now open.

Bath international music festival staff & student offer
As a sponsor of this year's festival (30 May - 10 June), University staff and students can take advantage of a 10% discount on tickets.

Jobs
View our current vacancies

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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.

Chris Martin discusses the Euro crisis, BBC Radio Bristol (1.19.13-1.21.10)
Jolyon Howorth discusses the French elections, Aljazeera.com
John Troyer and the Future Cemetery Project feature in Wired Magazine podcast (25.50-)
Paul Salkovskis advises on BBC One's Britain's biggest hoarders, BBC One

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Events

Bath science café: The God Species Monday 14 May
The next Science Café will look at how our planet can survive the age of the human.

Light and time - the discovery of a new photoreceptor system within the eye Wednesday 16 May
Professor Russell G. Foster will be speaking in this Faculty of Science Graduate School special lecture.

Marine renewable energies: Our future, our environment? Thursday 17 May
This talk by Dr Philippe Blondel will summarise the present of marine renewable energies, in the UK and in the rest of the world, and current options for the future.

Infernal Combustion: Money, power & competition Wednesday 23 May
Entrepreneur Margaret Heffernan will take a fresh look at money, power and competition in a free public lecture on campus.

Inaugural lecture explores active materials, structures and devices Wednesday 20 June
Professor Chris Bowen will be delivering his inaugural lecture on active materials.

Public lectures programme New forthcoming lectures now added

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Work perks

Omnibus staff society events programme:

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Arts

ICIA Upcoming events:   

Dance

Exhibitions

Visual Art Workshops

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Sport

University rugby rivals Bath & Durham join forces to take Europe’s biggest sevens tournament by storm
Ten players from Bath and five from Durham teamed up under the banner of sports brand ‘Pride, Passion, Party’ to thrill packed crowds at the world famous Kinsale Rugby Sevens in Ireland.

Alex Huttunen is University of Bath sports personality of the year
Badminton player Alex Huttunen has been named the University's sports personality of the year at a ceremony at Bath’s Assembly Rooms.

University footballers are BUCS champions
The University's men’s first XI are celebrating winning the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) Mars Football Championship title for the first time in eleven years.

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