23 February 2007
NEWS
Pollution control technology wins Royal Society award
A new technology developed
by Semali Perera with research officer Chin Chih Tai (Chemical Engineering) that could drastically reduce the amount of pollution emitted by a range of industrial processes has received
the £185,000 Brian Mercer Award for Innovation the Royal Society.
High-tech equipment will help research into greener cars
Two mass spectrometers worth £540,000 will allow our academics to carry out cutting-edge research into areas as diverse as hydrogen fuels, new drugs and innovative plastics. Diseases come under the microscope with new facility
Researchers at the University will be able to take an even closer look at some of the diseases they are studying thanks to a new £500,000 Bioimaging Suite opened in the Centre for Electron Optical Studies recently.
Project to save motorcyclists from hearing damage begins
A new project involving Michael Carley (Mechanical Engineering), in collaboration with Bath Spa University, has begun which could save motorcyclists from hearing damage by designing better helmets.
Visitor from China helping develop international links
Xian Qu, a leading researcher from Shandong University in China, will be spending six weeks in Steve Ward's lab in Pharmacy & Pharmacology as part of the development of relations between the two institutions.
Leading German young author to visit University
The German Section of the Department of European Studies & Modern Languages is delighted to welcome Tanja Dückers, one of Germany's leading young authors. She will participate in a series of classes and readings in the German Section. One of her readings (in German) will be open to the public and will be held in the function room of The Rummer in Bath on Monday 26 February.
Region leads the way in training for pioneering pharmacists
People in the south west could be among the first to have their pharmacist prescribe and monitor their treatment instead of a doctor, as a group of pioneering pharmacists from the region qualified from a new six-month course in the Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology this week.
Iraq could have a better ending than Afghanistan, says peer
Iraq is more likely to have a peaceful solution to its troubles than Afghanistan, said the former Times editor Lord Rees-Mogg, speaking at a public lecture on campus on Thursday.
Fellowship success for post-doc researchers
Jessie Wu and Monica Guillen-Royo (Social & Policy Sciences) have secured coveted post doctoral fellowships in the latest ESRC grant allocation.
Bath alumnus wins Salters' Graduate Prize in chemistry
The Salters' Graduate Prize in chemistry for 2006 has been awarded to Matthew Bax who graduated with first class honours from Bath last summer. topˆ
INFORMATION
UK/US collaboration call for bids
Researchers are invited to apply for pump-priming awards provided by the
SETsquared UKUS programme, specifically designed to stimulate collaboration in the
area of sustainable environments and alternative fuels.
Retirement of Sue Oakley
Sue Oakley, PA to the Head of the Department of Education, retires from the University this month. Staff are invited to a farewell gathering in the Claverton Rooms on Thursday 15 March with tea, coffee and cake from 4pm onwards. For catering purposes, please contact Kate Youngs, ext 6341. There is a card and collection for a present in 1 West North 3.7.
Death of F Peter W Winteringham (1918-2007)
One of the first scientists to receive a DSc award from the University of Bath has died. Dr Peter Winteringham studied chemistry and microbiology at the Merchant Venturers' College of Technology, the for-runner of the University, graduating in 1937. In a successful scientific career, he pioneered the earliest research that identified carcinogenic substances in cigarette smoke and led the way for radioisotopes to be used to trace the action and pathways of various chemicals in microbes, plants and animals. He was elected a Member and then Fellow of the Institute of Biology and, in 1967, he became the second scholar upon whom the University of Bath bestowed a DSc degree.
Research Magazine published
The University Research Magazine, which provides a taste of recent research projects, is being distributed around campus and sent to libraries, local sixth-form colleges, MPs and Councillors, and the media.
New website makes graduation planning easier
Organisers of the University's degree ceremonies have said a new website set up last year to make liaison with students and their families easier has been very successful. Suggestions on how to improve the site further are welcome.
Volunteers needed for memory challenge
The Bath-based Research Institute for the Care of the Elderly (RICE), part of the School for Health, has launched its fourth annual Memory Challenge and is looking for volunteers to take part and support its work. Volunteer Mediators wanted
Are you a good listener? Can you stay objective and open minded in a dispute? Are you interested in learning how to mediate in difficult situations in a work/study setting? If so, you may be interested in training as a Volunteer Mediator.
University awards 2007 - your chance to nominate
A number of University awards have been established to encourage and recognise significant contributions by staff to the academic lives of students. Sophos Anti-Virus upgrade
On 28 February Sophos will end support of Sophos Anti-Virus 4.xx and the Remote Update software.
All users (particularly those who have Sophos Anti-Virus installed at home) will therefore need to upgrade to the latest version of Sophos Anti-Virus before this time.
Full installation and upgrade instructions can be found at http://www.bath.ac.uk/bucs/antivirus/setup
Jobs
Vacant posts: www.bath.ac.uk/jobs
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TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES
IN THE MEDIA
- Ian Walker (Psychology) is appearing today on ABC television in the States about the unintended consequences of riding a bicycle with a helmet on. The feature can be viewed online (there is a short advert before the news item.)
- Glennys Howarth (CDAS) talked about the possible development of a foundation degree for funeral directors on BBC Radio stations in Foyle, Cornwall, Oxford, Worcestershire, Cumbria, Lincolnshire, Newcastle, Wales and Southern Counties, as well as Spin FM – Dublin, Newstalk and SABC radio, Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Klaus Kurtenbach (Biology & Biochemistry) spoke about Lyme Disease in relation to tick bites on BBC Radio Bristol.
- Semali Perera described a new technology that could drastically reduce the amount of pollution emitted by a range of industrial processes on GWR.
- Nick Kinnie (Management) was interviewed on Bath FM about the new advanced management practice course.
- Joe Devine (Economics & International Development) discussed the political situation in Dakar on BBC Radio Scotland.
LECTURES
Ghosts of the past in literature & photography
Local people are invited to a free public lecture by Professor Aleida Assmann, a leading scholar in the field of memory studies, at 1.15pm on Tuesday 27 February.
Improving the future of forecasting
Professor Paul Goodwin from the School of Management will be giving his inaugural lecture on Wednesday 28 February at 6.15pm in 2 East 3.1.
Free tickets are available from Sheila Willmott ext 6631.
New materials for drug delivery - Lipids and linkers and bow ties
The latest in the Pharmacy & Pharmacology Centenary Lecture Series
will be given by Professor Frank Szoka from the University of California, San Francisco, on Wednesday 28 February.
21st century cave dwellers
Local people can take a light-hearted look at the serious subject of energy usage and its consequences, in a free public lecture at the University of Bath in Swindon on Wednesday 28 February. Discover Bath's Museum of East Asian Art
Local people have the chance to hear about Bath's Museum of East Asian Art, described as one of the most unique art collections in England, in a free public lecture at the University of Bath on Wednesday 28 February.
YULP science lecture for school children
School students in Swindon are set to be inspired to answer the big questions in life, in a free science lecture on cosmology at the University of Bath in Swindon
on Friday 9 March.
WHAT'S ON Full details: http://www.bath.ac.uk/whats-on/
Monday 26
13:15 PM BICS seminar
19:30 PM Chemical crystallography - faster, bigger, brighter
19:30 PM Imagining insurrection in 17th-century England
Tuesday 27
09:30 AM Employee engagement through compelling communication & leadership
10:15 AM Remembering & forgetting
12:15 PM Midweek Eucharist/Holy Communion
12:45 PM Oxfam Lunch
16:30 PM The battle for GM crops - a green peace declared?
19:30 PM Orchids for beginners: Writhlington School Orchid Project
Wednesday 28
10:15 AM Social & Policy Sciences - Placement Conference 2007
13:15 PM BOWSS Bollywood dance
14:30 PM WH Auden readings
17:30 PM Banter Business Plan Competition - networking event
17:30 PM Do they really care? Consumers as drivers of corporate responsibility
March
Thursday 1
13:05 PM The Herschel Museum
16:15 PM Council
18:00 PM Swindon Innovation Centre: client showcase
19:30 PM Dorset Geology - through the eyes of a small palaeontologist
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Contact ICIA on extension 6777 for all tickets and bookings.
PERFORMANCES
- Annie Whitehead Quintet (Saturday 24 Feb). This jazz giant executes a powerful mixture of infectious African grooves and blustery free jazz with bursts of driving blues.
- Darkin Ensemble presents Augustine (Saturday 3 March). Through beautiful, intricate choreography, the Darkin Ensemble creates a compelling physical language telling the story of Augustine, a 15-year old girl, and the severe hysteria outbreaks in Paris during the 1890s.
- Deborah Robinson's Recent Work. A new exhibition in ICIA Art Space 1 from Friday 2 March. Deeply atmospheric photographic works that draw from the edges of rational thought and vision to explore the unconscious of science. Deborah will be giving an Artist's Talk on Thursday 1 March at 6pm when she will give a free, informal guided tour of the exhibition.
- Bath University Student Theatre presents An Ideal Husband (Thursday 1 March – Saturday 3 March) at the Mission Theatre, Bath. There is sparkling wit and piercing observation in this timeless comedy that exposes social and political hypocrisy, and the illusions men and women have about marriage.
EXHIBITIONS AT THE HOLBURNE MUSEUM
Spence takes tetrathlon title
Coach Education & Sports Development student Mhairi Spence won the British Modern Tetrathlon Championships in Bath last weekend.
Psychology student Schaefer is top woman at BUSA Champs
University of Bath swimmers Janne Schaefer, Darren Mew and Chris Cozens continued their preparations for next month's World Championships by winning titles at the British Universities Championships.
Green wins 400m at Indoor City Challenge
Steve Green, who is studying for a PhD in Mathematics, put in another strong performance to win the 400m at the UK Indoor City Challenge Final.
Student Susie is fastest woman in TeamBath 5k Road Race
Sport & Exercise Science student Susie Hignett was first woman home in last Sunday's TeamBath 5k Road Race.
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