17 March 2006
NEWS
Plans for new environmentally-friendly 4W unveiled
The University is aiming for an “excellent” rating from a widely-used environmental assessment system for the new building, a five-storey structure
which will be occupied by several University departments and will have lecture space for 210 people.
Major grant to support fundraising at University
The University has been awarded a grant of £125,000 to develop a range of fundraising activities that will help support teaching, research and campus facilities.
This is the highest amount awarded to any UK university, and is given as part of a £7.5 million scheme from DFES and UUK aimed at kick-starting fundraising activities in the HE sector.
VC appointed as new Chair for Bath Festivals Trust/City of Festivals
Professor Glynis Breakwell, Vice-Chancellor of the University, has been confirmed as Chair designate of the company which will take forward the City of Festivals initiative and the work of Bath Festivals Trust.
Honour for Bath Professor
Harry Daniels, Professor of Education, has recently been offered two appointments:
• Adjunct Professor, Centre for Learning Research, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia
• Research Professor, Centre for Human Activity Theory, Kansai University, Osaka, Japan
Seminar on the role of education & learning in sustainable development
The United Nations is challenging educational policy-making by highlighting Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) as a matter of global importance. This week the Centre for Research in Education & the Environment hosted a seminar on its theory and practice.
BBC Horizon Special: Winning Gold in 2012
Sport and Exercise Science student, Craig Pickering, will feature in the BBC Horizon Special programme about young talented athletes on Saturday 18 March at 9.15 pm, speaking about his life and training. Craig, who is coached by Malcolm Arnold, trains with Jason Gardener at the University's Sport Training Village. Craig is one of the most talented British sprinters in recent years. Last summer, he won 100 m European Junior (Under 20 years) Championship in Kaunas, Lithuania. His season best time of 10.22 s was the fourth fastest time at senior GB ranking in 2005.
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Detecting plagiarism
All members of staff with an interest in detecting and deterring plagiarism are invited to attend a short lunchtime demonstration and feedback session on the JISC Plagiarism Detection Service (PDS) being held on Tuesday 21st March from 1.30-2.00pm in 6W 1.1. The presentation, which will be given by staff from the Library who manage the system, will demonstrate how to submit students' work to the PDS and will explain the 'originality reports' produced by the system. There will be an opportunity for staff to give feedback on the system and to ask questions. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided. (One third of all students admit to cheating - Guardian 16.3.06 )
Do you use web forms?
BUCS and the Web Team have received so many requests to create forms for webpages recently that the more cost-effective approach of buying in software that will allow staff and students to create these forms themselves is being considered. Before this can be done, staff and students who need to use web forms are requested to send details of how much this software would be used and in what ways. Please contact sw-response by Friday 24 March.
Printing Unit Special Offer
From now until the end of March you will receive a pack of compliment slips or business cards absolutely free when you order 1000 letterheads. The Printing Unit can also provide all your printing and stationery needs including brochures, forms, photocopying, binding, paper supply and posters.
For further details:
Call ext 5475 or email print@bath.ac.uk Jewellery sale in aid of NSPCC
Friday 24 March 2006 | 10.30am – 3.30pm | Wessex House Foyer
Earrings galore – hundreds of pairs from £2.50pr; gemstones; collectable beads (including Venetian); sale items Many items suitable as gifts for Mothering Sunday & birthdays. Thanks to your support, the Jewellery Project has now raised almost £20,000 for the NSPCC since its small beginnings in 1993.
Latest headlines about local public transport links
News stories about bus and rail travel. Nominations:
- Ede and Ravenscroft Prize to the best postgraduate research student
- Chancellor's Prize for a student who has demonstrated academic excellence together with a contribution to the life, academic reputation and general work of the University.
e-Transportation Challenge Day
UK researchers, industrial stakeholders and local government officials will be at the University of Bath on 4 & 5 April for the third agentcitiesUK.net Challenge Day. The goal of the event is to investigate the appropriateness for and application of agent technologies to e-transportation and intelligent transport issues in the UK. If you would like to participate, please contact Julian Padget.
Sainsbury & Tesco vouchers
The nursery are currently collecting the Sainsbury & Tesco vouchers - they would be most grateful for any vouchers. Please send through internal post. Jobs
Vacant posts: www.bath.ac.uk/jobs
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- Candy McCabe (School for Health) discussed how mirrors can be used to trick the brain into recovering from chronic pain on BBC Radio 4's Leading Edge programme.
- Susan Johnson (Economics & International Development) talked on BBC Radio 5 Live about agriculture and economy on Kenya.
- Librarian Katy Jordan appeared on BBC Radio Wiltshire about
the Edwardian recipe book she inherited from her grandmother.
- The new MSc in Death and Society has received a great deal of media coverage including the Times, the Guardian, the Mirror and SkyNews. It has had international mentions in India and Ireland.
TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
- What do we 'really' know about Islam? 27 March 12.15pm - 1.45pm
You are invited to attend the next Race Equality Seminar. The University's own Wali Rahman will be leading what promises to be very interesting and informative event, open to all staff and students. The seminar aims to
- Introduce: What is Islam and who are Muslims?
- Explore: Islamic values in British life and the work place.
- Discuss: Common misconceptions.
Light lunch will be provided. To reserve your place please send an email to equalsdiv@bath.ac.uk, stating any dietary and access requirements. Please book early to avoid disappointment.
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Saturday 18
9:00 AM BUSA Team Tennis Championships
Sunday 19
9:00 AM BUSA Team Tennis Championships
2:00 PM Hike for Humanity - UNICEF
7:30 PM Film - Wedding Crashers
Monday 20
1:15 PM BICS lunchtime seminar
7:30 PM Gardening Club: Species Paeonies
Tuesday 21
9:45 AM How they did it!
12:45 PM Oxfam Lunch
1:00 PM Jewels in the landscape: Painting portraits of historic houses & gardens
1:15 PM CNM lunchtime seminar
1:30 PM JISC Plagiarism Detection Service
2:30 PM Uni-verse Stanza
6:00 PM Protecting your ideas & creating a sustainable enterprise
7:30 PM Science inspiring art
8:00 PM Postgrad Book Club
Wednesday 22
12:30 PM UBSA lunchtime horse races
1:00 PM SF Reading Group
1:15 PM Feelings and embodied subjectivity
5:15 PM GULP lecture: Stem Cells: Biomedicines for the 21st Century?
7:30 PM Bath, city of poetry
Thursday 23
2:15 PM Education for sustainable development
6:30 PM Emerging trends in new media - An evening with Michael Nutley, Editor of NMA
7:00 PM The artist & the west country house
7:30 PM Film - Broken Flowers
8:45 PM Film - The Shawshank Redemption
Friday 24
7:30 AM Driving your business forward
10:30 AM NSPCC Jewellery Sale
7:30 PM Solving the Enigma
Saturday 25
11:30 AM Salsa Society guest workshops
Sunday 26
10:00 AM LTA international tennis event - Men's qualifying competition
7:30 PM Film - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
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1 East 2.1, phone ext 6777 or check out the website for further details.
Stephen
Gill Photographs
Till 31 March | ICIA Art Space 1 | Free
A major force in contemporary British photography, Stephen Gill captures the
often overlooked details of everyday life. Includes the series Billboards and Invisible.
The
world rushed in
Friday 17 March | 7.30 pm | ICIA Arts Theatre
| £9, £7 concs & Uni staff
Somewhere between a piece of contemporary theatre, a magic show and an anarchic
school assembly performance. A quirky look at life in a world that is slowly
disappearing.
We
are the rivers we swim through
Saturday 18 March | ICIA Arts Theatre | £9, £7
concs & Uni staff
Half theatre-performance, half-lecture, this event combines performance, video,
writing and research to question our attitude of ‘separateness’.
Bobby Baker Diary Drawings
20 March – 9 June | ICIA Art Space 2 (3WN)
Bobby Baker, one of Britain's leading performance artists, exhibits a series of humorous and moving drawings exploring issues around mental health. This exhibition marks the launch of the University's second gallery area in 3West North. All staff are invited to attend the Opening Reception on Monday 20 March, 5.30pm-7.30pm
Fundraising Gala
Friday 24 March | ICIA Arts Theatre| £10
University
Arts Societies showcase their talents in a fab evening in support of ICIA's fundraising campaign to improve arts facilities on campus.
Colin Steele Quintet
Saturday 25 March | 7.30pm | ICIA Arts Theatre | £9, £7 concs & Uni staff
Award-winning Scottish jazz trumpeter fuses cool bop with a Celtic twist to deliver attractive, lyrical, and catchy jazz.
Bath victory in the Commonwealth Games pool
TeamBath's Ross Davenport and former University student, Matt Clay, have both picked up Gold medals in the pool in Melbourne.
Mark Foster announces retirement
Swimmer Mark Foster has revealed that Melbourne 2006, his sixth Commonwealth appearance, will be his last.
The 35-year-old, who has enjoyed an international career spanning 21 years, will retire after the forthcoming World Swimming Championships in Shanghi. Hockey
TeamBath Buccaneers Mens English Hockey League Div 1 away match at Beeston was snowed off on Sunday but on Saturday TeamBath Buccaneers Ladies stormed to a 4-0 away win over second placed Redland to move up to 5th place in the West Premier One League.
FA Coaching courses
TeamBath Coach Education Department are running FA level 1 & 2 courses leading to the Certificate in Coaching Football for staff, students and the local community. For more details of dates or an application form, please contact Matt Hale on ext 4268 or email mh276@bath.ac.uk
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