Friday 17 August 2012
News
University unveils plans for £100m investment in campus
The University has unveiled a major three-year capital works programme worth more than £100m that will enhance its campus with new teaching space, student accommodation and a new Centre for the Arts.
Bath appoints new Professor of Healthcare Engineering
Our University has appointed Professor Richie Gill to pull together multi-disciplinary expertise in healthcare engineering from across the institution.
University wins a share of £2 million to support social enterprise projects
Our University's Students’ Union has been given £25,000 to help fund social enterprise. A scheme to help students and staff set up and develop new businesses has been awarded the money from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE). It is one of 56 Higher Education institutions to get a share of the £2 million pot.
Celebrating our Olympians
As we look back on London 2012 we applaud all the athletes associated with the University who have made it such a glorious Games, and take great pride in the Olympians who are bringing home medals.
New staff - July
Welcome to new staff who joined us in July.
Changes in Finance Office and Purchasing Services Office
There have been a number of changes in the Finance Office and the Purchasing Services Office to recognise the close relationship between the two functions.
Post room is moving - No internal mail deliveries or collections
On Thursday 23 August, the University’s Post Room will be moving from its current location to a new site in Wessex House, Level 2, on the walkway between Barclays Bank and the entrance to 5 West. As a result, there will be no deliveries, or collections from, or to, any University departments on that day. Normal services will resume on Friday 24 August 2012.
Post Office, Fresh and Santander availability
The availability of these services will be changing as the University enters the final stages of its development of commercial & retail outlets. Please follow the link for more details.
Research
FILM - Motivation for Health Behaviours
Martyn Standage and his colleagues in the Department for Health study human motivation and its influence on whether people succeed or fail in following health and fitness regimes.
Bamboo – the new super construction material
Researchers from our University’s BRE Centre for Innovative Construction Materials are exploring the use of bamboo for the widespread construction of homes.
New book reveals how advertising seduces our subconscious
Choosing to ignore advertising may lend it greater power, reveals a new book which explores how we process advertising – at both a subconscious and semi-conscious level.
Paul Salkovskis features on Radio 4 Programme 'I'm Suzy and I'm a phobic' Today
Professor Paul Salkovskis from our Department of Psychology is taking part in a Radio 4 programme on phobias today (Friday 17 August).
Nominations for Leverhulme Trust Visiting Fellowships Deadline - Friday 28 September
Departments are now invited to submit ONE Fellowship nomination to this internal competition. In particular we would welcome nominations for individuals who can help build international links with academic groups at Bath with a view to building longer term sustainable research collaborations.
Two new funding streams for Pathways to Impact projects Deadline - Monday 8 October
The Research Development & Support Office (RDSO) would like to announce two funding opportunities to stimulate pathways to impact projects. The two funding streams are from the Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE).
Workshop: Developing grant applications for applied health research
The Grant Applications Workshop is directed at researchers who are considering applying to peer-reviewed funding competitions for applied health or social care research, and is intended to allow them to turn good applications into excellent ones.
Information session taking place on REACT Knowledge Exchange Hub Wednesday 5 September
The information session will provide information on the opportunities that are offered to academics by the Arts and Humanities Research Council funded REACT Knowledge Exchange Hub for the Creative Economy. This event will be of interest to those who already know they want to apply for funds and those who just want to find out what it is all about.
Technology and ageing photographic exhibition tours UK parliaments
A major photography exhibition involving our University has taken place in all four UK parliaments this summer. The exhibition aimed to challenge preconceptions about older people and technology, to promote the inclusion of older people in the design of technology, and to inspire technological solutions to the real, not imagined, problems of ageing.
Staff training & development
Programme of staff development courses for 2012
Free IT training courses - new dates publishedTraining dates for staff and postgraduate students in Windows 7 & Office 2010 upgrade courses and Agresso courses are available.
Performance Review - conducting an effective review - Wednesday 5 September (am)
This workshop will discuss the objectives of review, the process, and forms and follow-up action plan. Participants will have the opportunity to consider and practice the skills needed to carry out the process effectively.
Performance Review - getting the most out of your review - Wednesday 5 September (pm)
This workshop aims to help those who are being reviewed for the first time to understand their role in this two-way process. During the course delegates will have the opportunity to consider the objectives and benefits of performance review, explore the process and consider what they might wish to do in preparation for their review meeting.
Recruiting casual staff - Monday 9 September
This session will explain the process from the initial job advert through to selection and appointment of student staff. This will include the paperwork, ID checks and working regulations and the skills students can gain through this employment.
The nuts and bolts of managing people Tuesday 10 September
This session is an introduction for all new line managers on the responsibilities and processes involved in managing people at the University.
Leading Teams: Building, Motivating & Developing Staff Friday 14 September
This course aims to promote management practices and techniques which engender good team morale and also help managers when things don’t go so well.
New IT training courses now available
Jobs
View our current vacancies
Information
Email unavailable, Tues 21 Aug, 7.30am to 8.30am
Email will be unavailable for 30 minutes sometime between 7.30am and 8.30am, Tuesday 21 August.This downtime is due to essential maintenance. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Competition: Find solutions to design problems
Could you create unique and innovative design solutions that could make a real difference to the practical problems and functional limitations experienced around the home by older and disabled users. If so enter this competition and you could win £5,000.
Consultation: Athena SWAN bronze renewal award submission
The University will be applying later in 2012 to renew the Athena SWAN bronze award currently held. Please read the draft submission which has been prepared by the Athena SWAN self-assessment team who would welcome any views from across the University.
THE Video competition - Win an iPad - Closes 4 September 2012
Times Higher Education magazine is running a short-video competition open to anyone who studies or works at a university as part of the official launch of the World University Rankings 2012-13.
The entrants can be individual students, students' unions, university faculty and administrative staff who are asked to make a 10-second video that completes the sentence: "My university is world-class because..."
Social & Policy Sciences (SPSS) users need to update to version 20 by Monday 31 December
We are requesting that all lecturers and researchers upgrade their software and teaching materials to SPSS 20, before Monday 31 December 2012.
Over the summer BUCS Audio Visual (AV) have updated the Panopto server to 4.2, bringing some new features and improved stability.
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.
John Troyer discusses the Tony Nicklinson end-of-life court case, BBC Points West TV (Watch from 5.39-8.26), BBC Radio Bristol (Listen from (50.09-54.55), Jack FM/The Breeze Radio (No link)
Chris Martin discusses the effect on the Eurozone of Germany possibly falling into a recession, BBC Radio 4 Today (No link available)
Bath student Samanatha Murray describes winning silver as "electrifying", ITV.com
Niels Vollaard's research into increasing your VO2 Max featured in Men's Health
Paul Gregg comments on the UK’s problem of youth unemployment, The Globe and Mail
Michael Danson explains why a lake in France has turned bright red in colour, JDJournal
Events
DBA in Higher Education Management 10th Anniversary Conference 17/18 September
This conference will look at the impact of disruptive change on higher education institutions and the broader higher education sector internationally and will feature keynote addresses by three respected international higher education experts.
Work perks
Omnibus staff society events programme
- Day trip by coach to London stopping at Buckingham Palace for Queen's Diamond Exhibition and Marble Arch for shopping, culture or theatre matinee - Saturday 8 September
- Day trip to Cardiff for culture or Christmas Shopping, contact Jane Heywood - Saturday 24 November
- Victorian Festival of Christmas Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, contact Margaret Pickering - Saturday 1 December
Alumni News
Staff invited to join alumni at fourth annual Golf Day 28 September
We are delighted to be able to invite alumni, staff and students to join us at our fourth annual Alumni and Friends Golf Day at Bath Golf Club on Friday 28 September, co-hosted by alumnus Andrew Symons.
Michal Soták
Michal Soták (Credit Management 2004) is the new Head of the Research Team at Cushman & Wakefield.
Benno Rawlinson
Benno Rawlinson (MEng Mechanical Engineering 2010) is taking on the challenge of rowing across the Atlantic Ocean in an attempt of doing in a recording breaking 30 days.
Thomas Smith
Thomas Smith (MSc Mechanical Engineering 2012) gave up his summer plans after graduating to volunteer as a GamesMaker at the London Olympic Games 2012.
Arts
University of Bath Centre for the Arts
Find out the latest progress with our new Centre for the Arts http://www.bath.ac.uk/icia/newbuild/
Upcoming events:
Dance - Yorke Dance Project - Words Worth - Thursday 20 Sept
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Sport
Sports Training Village is dedicated to Paralympians 20-28 August
Team Bath is delighted to be hosting the final preparations for over 100 Paralympians as they get ready to compete at London 2012 from 20-28 August.
Murray wins Team GB’s last medal of London 2012 Olympics
Samantha Murray is celebrating winning Team GB’s last medal of the London 2012 Olympic Games when she took modern pentathlon silver on Sunday.
Woodbridge 10th and Weale 13th at London 2012 pentathlon
Bath based modern pentathletes Nick Woodbridge and Sam Weale finished 10th and 13th respectively at the London 2012 Olympic modern pentathlon.
Watch BEN – an inspiring documentary film about one of Britain’s top Paralympic medal hopes- Bath based athlete Ben Rushgrove. ‘BEN’ will be aired on Channel 4 Saturday 18 August and Tuesday 28 August.