21 July 2006
NEWS
£1.8 million grant could make aircraft production more efficient
Mechanical engineers led by
newly appointed Professor Paul Maropoulos
have been awarded £1.8 million pounds to find a way to use lasers and GPS systems to make spacecraft and airplanes more efficiently.
Experts develop the ultimate unmanned aircraft
University researchers led by Peter Johnson (Computer Science) are contributing to the
£32m ASTRAEA research programme, looking into how people such as rescue co-ordinators and air traffic controllers can communicate with the machines. Academic's new book on teenagers who self-harm
Karen Rodham from the Department of Psychology has recently co-authored a book By their own young hand, which investigates deliberate self-harm and suicidal ideas in adolescents.
Tick warning for Bath's woodland walkers
Walkers in the woodlands around Bath have been advised to check for bloodsucking ticks when they get home, following the discovery by scientists in the Department of Biology & Biochemistry that a significant number of the area's ticks area are infected with the bacterium that causes Lyme borreliosis.
Oops, I nearly forgot
Roy Jones from the Research Institute for the Care of the Elderly and the School for Health will be taking part in the BBC Radio 4 memory experience on Saturday morning.
Important scientists' work to be preserved for future researchers
The archives of 11 of the UK's most important scientists are to be preserved for posterity by the National Cataloguing Unit for the Archives of Contemporary Scientists, based at the University.
Student's diary sheds light on postgraduate pharmacy course
The third instalment of a course diary being kept by postgraduate pharmacy student David Thompson has been published by Pharmacy Today.
Bath public lectures reach global audience through podcast
The University's public lectures have taken a leap into the 21st century and are now being podcast to listeners around the world.
Breaking the language barrier – new courses for work and recreation
Enrolment has opened for evening and daytime language courses for people who live and work in the Bath area. The courses, offered by the Foreign Language Centre, start in early October and be run in venues around town.
Student Services and TeamBath focus on staff well-being
At a recent annual department away day for Student Services, TeamBath Wellness & Lifestyle Manager, Nicky Fossey-Lewis, helped staff focus on how to manage the pressures of their roles to ensure their own well being and the continued effectiveness of their services. topˆ
INFORMATION
Information about the serveries in 4East & 5West
George Lunt, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, has outlined proposals to change the 4East & 5West serveries into self-service cybercafes. Click on link for full details.
Changes to personal homepage addresses
The University website will shut down for three hours between 7am and 10am on 26 July to allow essential upgrade work to be carried out on the server. As part of this upgrade, the following domain changes will take place:
After the upgrade, all existing URLs will continue to work without modification but we strongly recommend using the new-style URL as from now. Apologies for any inconvenience.
Closure of section of East car park
From 24 - 28 July, repairs will be carried out in East car park requiring the contractors to close the top section of car park by the Students' Union bays for plant and materials.
Closure of SCR lounge
The SCR lounge will be closed all day on Monday 24 July for carpet cleaning.
Purchasing office furniture from agreed suppliers
Anyone intending to purchase items of office furniture in the next few months is requested to do so through the Purchasing Services Team. Should any suppliers contact departments directly saying they are the University's "preferred supplier", please report it to the Purchasing Team. Thank you.
Academic staff
vote in favour of pay deal
UCU members have voted in favour of a pay deal that increases salaries for academic and related staff by 10.37 per cent over the next two years.
The third year of the deal provides a minimum increase of 2.5% and further negotiations when an independent review of university finances has reported.
UNISON members accept pay deal
UNISON members in higher education have overwhelmingly said yes to a deal which will see the wages of the lowest paid rise by 15.5 per cent.
Election of member of non-academic staff to serve on University Council
Angela Harrington has been elected as a member of non-academic staff to serve on the Council of the University from 1 August 2006 to 31 July 2009 University's financial year end - 31 July 2006
Please pass any outstanding invoices, travel claims, timesheets and any other payment requests or commitments relating to the current year to your financial administrator by the end of July.
Beware of 'Putin's death' spam email
Sophos experts have warned of a spam campaign that poses as a BBC breaking news report about the death of Russian President Vladimir Putin, but is really an attempt by hackers to infect computer users with a Trojan horse. Do not open the link which supposedly leads to the BBC new site.
Jobs
Vacant posts: www.bath.ac.uk/jobs
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TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES
IN THE MEDIA
- Klaus Kurtenbach (Biology & Biochemistry) was interviewed on Bath FM about ticks in Bath woodland that carry Lyme
borreliosis disease.
- Alice Coppock-Bunce, Caroline Waldron and Kirsty Lovell appeared on three separate BBC Radio Swindon programmes talking about the University's Women into Enterprise scheme that is run at Oakfield.
- The BBC news website carried the story outlining the University's new system of podcasting public lectures. (See above).
- An article on an Indian financial website talking about MBAs singled out our School of Management for its
innovative teaching programme on purchasing.
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Monday 24
19:30 PM BRLSI Talk: Buddhism & conflict in Sri Lanka
Thursday 27
16:15 PM University Council
19:30 PM BRLSI Talk: The Future for Bath Vision
Friday 28
19:30 PM BRLSI Talk: Chromatography - The power of separation science
ARTS www.bath.ac.uk/icia
DanceSCAPES Exhibition | Till 13 October | ICIA Art Space 1 & 2
A unique photography exhibition specially commissioned by Dance South West & Arts Council England South West is shown as part of the Big Dance 2006, a national celebration of dance across the UK between 15 & 23 July 2006. Leading photographer Kevin Clifford was invited to combine the beauty of the West Country with the imagination and talent of the region's most creative dance artists. ICIA at the University of Bath is the only venue in the South West to exhibit the full series of photographs. topˆ
Football: TeamBath FC to take–on a QPR XI in pre–season friendly
TeamBath FC kick–off their pre–season friendlies with a mouth–watering home match against Queen's Park Rangers.
Football: Sunderland enjoy productive pre–season in Bath
Championship football side Sunderland said they have had a good week of pre–season training at the University of Bath's Sports Training Village.
Swimmers in long distance relationship
Britain's Alan Bircher and Germany's Stefanie Biller have a long distance relationship with a difference – the Bath-based pair are two of the world's top young long distance open water swimmers. Alan has recently returned to swim at his former training base at the University of Bath, while his German girlfriend Stefanie has also made the University her training base.
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