21 April 2006

NEWS

University of Bath business students are best in the world
Five University students proved this week that UK business students are world beaters by winning a global contest organised by leading food company, Groupe Danone.

Sir Peter Hall to receive honorary doctorate
Theatre director Sir Peter Hall and the founder of Vodaphone, Sir Christopher Gent, are to receive honorary doctorates.

New course to fill gap in financial sector
An innovative new course is set to help solve the shortage of advanced economists in the financial sector. The new postgraduate programme will appeal to professional economists and ambitious graduates in both local and international markets.

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INFORMATION

Vice-Chancellor joins pandemic flu working group
Professor Glynis Breakwell has been invited to join a working group of senior academics investigating how science can help the UK prepare for a bird flu pandemic.

New Head of School announced
Professor Ken Judge has been appointed as Head of the School for Health.

Bath chemist elected President of the British Crystallographic Association
Paul Raithby, Professor of Inorganic Chemistry, has been elected as the President of the British Crystallographic Association (BCA).

New organisational structure
New organisational structure following the retirement of the Registrar and Secretary to Council.

Visiting researchers in the Pain Management Unit
The Pain Management Unit has welcomed two international visiting researchers who will be working with the Unit over the coming months.

Summer award ceremonies - the procession
Details of the route confirmed. Register here to join the procession.

Summer award ceremonies - the timetable
Details of the award ceremonies, including times, honorary graduands and orators.

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

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IN THE MEDIA www.bath.ac.uk/news/bathinpapers

• Anna Bull (Department of European Studies & Modern Languages) commented on the results of the Italian elections to the BBC World Service and Reuters.
  

TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

• Computer risk assessment 27 April
• Women's Lunch: Spring clean you life 25 April
• Springboard - Personal development for Women 26 April, 23 May, 20 June & 18 July

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WHAT'S ON www.bath.ac.uk/whats-on

Monday 24
14:15 PM Quality Assurance Committee
20:00 PM Film - The Shining

Tuesday 25
10:15 AM Learning and Teaching Committee
12:15 PM Student Support Forum
12:15 PM Women's Lunch
12:30 PM Establishing & supporting student entrepreneurial activity
13:15 PM Hurricanes & hubris: Green cultural studies
13:15 PM Multi-property modelling of the formation & properties of porous solids
16:30 PM Chilling concerns about permafrost warming

Wednesday 26
09:30 AM Springboard Women's Development Programme
18:15 PM Inaugural lecture - Professor Stephen Ward
19:30 PM Gardening Club: Tresco & mediterranean gardening
19:30 PM BODYSOC Show
19:30 PM New Poetry: A discussion

Thursday 27
13:13 PM Winning Wimbledon - What a racket!
14:15 PM Equalities and Diversity Committee
16:15 PM Faculty research seminar - The management of pain & dying
19:30 PM Film - Me, You and Everyone We Know
19:30 PM Latin party night

Friday 28
14:15 PM University Sports Committee
19:30 PM Quantum optics - Gas based optical fibre devices

Sunday 30
19:30 PM Film - House of flying daggers

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ARTS www.bath.ac.uk/icia

1 East 2.1, phone ext 6777 or check out the website for further details.

Bobby Baker Diary Drawings
Till 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.

University Orchestra & Strode College musicians
Tuesday 25 April, 7.30pm | Strode Theatre, Street | Box Office: 01458 442714 | Tickets £3.50, £2.50 concs
An evening packed full of young people's music-making featuring the University Orchestra and various ensembles from Strode College, Somerset.

SPORT www.teambath.com/news

Tennis
British players won two of the titles at the second 2006 Futures tournament held at the University of Bath.

Swimming
TeamBath swimmers Ross Davenport and Darren Mew are named in Britain’s squad for this summer’s European Championships.

Basketball
The University of Bath’s state-of-the-art Sports Training Village hosted a successful England Basketball national play-off finals day.

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