University Update

Friday 14 June 2013

News

General teaching building to be named The Chancellors’ Building
Name for our newest building reflects the important roles played by our chancellors.

Our new Centre for the Arts gets green light
Our new Centre for the Arts has been granted planning permission by Bath and North East Somerset Council.

Delegation visits top university in China – Prof. Lees’ guest blog
Professor Charles Lees, Head of Department, Politics, Languages, and International Studies guest blogs on the blog of Professor Colin Grant, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Internationalisation).

University looks east with new partnership agreement
We have established new links with the oldest private university in South Korea, having signed a Memorandum of Understanding between our Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies (CSCT) and the Global E3 Institute at Yonsei University.

Chinese scholarships support students to research in Bath
Two students from our Department of Mechanical Engineering have been awarded prestigious scholarships by the China Scholarship Council to support their PhD studies while at Bath.

Top marks for 1 West Building
A topping-out ceremony was recently held on campus to mark the completion of the main construction work for the first phase of 1 West Building refurbishments.

Student awarded The Chancellor’s Prize 2013
Mechanical Engineering final year undergraduate student, Yiannis Eftychiou, has been awarded The Chancellor’s Prize for 2013.

Alumni night – Plugged In
Over 85 alumni and their guests came back to campus on Saturday 8 June for a night of nostalgia in the Parade Bar.

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Research

Professor Gilmore presents research at the House of Commons
Professor Anna Gilmore, Director of the University’s Tobacco Control Research Group, recently presented her research at The Science of Health and Wellbeing exhibition held at the House of Commons.

Wessex Water to invest in University research
A new research and development collaboration between the University and Wessex Water has been announced.

ACE academics receive Structural Engineering Education Award
Dr Mark Evernden, Dr Antony Darby and Professor Tim Ibell have received the 2013 Award for Excellence in Structural Engineering Education.

Healing Foundation Centre for children’s burns research
Research from our University will soon be playing an important role in helping prevent and treat children’s burns, through a new centre launched at Frenchay Hospital.

Department of Chemistry EPSRC funding exceeds £30m
The Department’s portfolio has broken the £30m barrier after a successful year attracting Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) funding.

Channelling research through CPD
Professor Gary Hawley and Dr Alex Copping in the Dept of Mechanical Engineering have developed distance learning CPD courses addressing key aspects of energy efficiency and sustainability through this KTA-funded project.

Prize Fellows Research Symposium is well received
The University’s Prize Fellows held an evening session to promote and share their research with staff, students and the local community.

Interdisciplinary research student conference – Meeting of Minds
The annual conference, Meeting of Minds, was held on Thursday 6 June. It seeks to promote and enhance the wider communication of research.

I’m a scientist, get me out of here!
Scientists from the University are gearing up to compete in a live X Factor-style competition where school students get to vote for their favourite researchers in a grilling process of elimination.

Just changed your car or are about to? You could win £1,000
Researchers in the Department of Psychology are working with colleagues at Cardiff University on an eco-driving project funded by Shell UK. As part of this project, they are looking to learn more about how people drive their cars.

Child volunteers still needed for stress research
Researchers in the Department of Psychology investigating how children cope with stress are still on the look-out for youngsters to help them with their study.

A study into career choices, beliefs and expectations
Enter a prize draw for a £100 Amazon voucher by participating in a study looking at how career choices, beliefs and expectations can influence how information is evaluated and remembered.

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Information

Software applications unavailable 7am – 9am – Tues 18 June
Licenced software applications will be unavailable between 7am and 9am, Tuesday 18 June 2013.

Online Student Services Helpdesk unavailable between 21-25 June
The online Student Services Helpdesk, accessed via SAMIS, will not be available to students from midday on 21 June 2013 until 25 June 2013 due to essential maintenance.

Current surveys – don’t miss the deadlines
Student surveys open are: Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey (PTES) – deadline 17 June and Programme Evaluation – deadline 30 June.

Go Dutch at the Holburne Museum – for free
The Holburne Museum is offering free access to its latest exhibition to all staff and students.

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Training and Development

Setting objectives, finding development solutions: a refresher for reviewers - Friday 21 June
This workshop is in addition, not instead of, the 'SDPR for Support Staff: Conducting an effective review' course.

Chairing Recruitment Panels - Wednesday 26 June
This is an awareness course for anyone chairing a recruiting panel at the University.

Designated Fire Warden Training - Thursday 27 June
This course is open to designated fire wardens who are prepared to take charge when the fire alarms are sounding.

Exploring potential – Diversifying your assessment practices - Thursday 27 June
Find out more about diversifying your assessment and feedback practices at this lunchtime workshop.

IT training, new course dates
New IT training course dates are now available to book until the end of August 2013.

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In the media

An academic partner of ours - University of Strathclyde-led CMAC drug research project receives £11.4m, BBC

Researchers from our Departments of Physics and Pharmacy & Pharmacology could reveal skin secrets using Nanoneedle, Device Space

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Events

Ignite #4 -Wednesday 26 June
Ignite is a different way of learning about lots of things very quickly. Come along, have some food and drink, and listen to people talk about interesting things in five minutes with 20 slides that advance automatically every 15 seconds.

Charity event – Carmen in Prior Park College - Thursday 11 July
London based Garden Opera Company will be performing Bizet’s Carmen in the picturesque setting of Prior Park College in aid of Julian House.

Dr John Troyer in ‘Deadness’ exhibition - open now until Sunday 21 July
Dr John Troyer narrates a film on embalming at Deadness exhibition.

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