27 April 2007
NEWS
Powered mobility toy for nursery age children launched
An electric mobility toy designed specifically by the Bath Institute of Medical Engineering for two- to five-year-olds will give children with disabilities the chance to make their own way around the house and garden.
Julian Vincent elected Chairman of Trustees of Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution
Julian Vincent, Professor of Biomimetics at the University of Bath, has been elected Chairman of the Trustees of the Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution.
BUCS wins award
BUCS has won an industry award for its large scale network upgrade completed at the end of last year.
University students win national awards for local entrepreneurship...
A team of six students from the University of Bath has won two awards in the national finals of the Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) competition for their work on a number of social projects that empower people locally and abroad.
...and bid for local volunteering cash
The Bath Chronicle and GWR FM have teamed up to support the new youth volunteering charity V, which aims to encourage more young people to become volunteers. The SIFE Team (above) are
among the six groups in with a chance of winning
a share of £50,000. Bath Chronicle readers and GWR FM listeners are being given the chance to cast their vote for the project they feel most deserves funding.
To vote for your favourite project, complete the voting form, which will be printed in the Chronicle over the coming week, and return it in time to meet the closing date which is noon on Thursday 3 May.
Student duo facing the drive of their lives
Two aerospace engineering students, James Blackwood and Jon Squire, will take their finals this summer before setting off on the infamous 8,000 mile Mongol Rally in a clapped-out, G-reg Volkswagen Polo that they bought for £25. Creative and inspiring day schools for May
A new programme of courses gives people in Bath the chance to dip into a weekend of learning and leisure to relax the mind, enjoy a creative art, or explore archaeology. George Alagiah on A Home from Home
BBC news presenter George Alagiah will speak at the University of Bath in Swindon on Wednesday 9 May, as part of the Swindon Festival of Literature.
Finance seminar simplifies the figures
People running small and medium-sized businesses are invited to change the way they think about finance, in an interactive workshop at the University of Bath in Swindon.
Free seminar asks 'why supervision?'
Local business people are invited to find out about the benefits of supervision in a seminar organised by the University of Bath in Swindon.
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INFORMATION
Retirement of Peter Ford
Dr Peter Ford is retiring soon. As well as being Chief Technician in the Department of Physics, Peter has had a very close involvement with the Institute of Physics and with the University's “outreach” to schools. He also spent earlier parts of his career researching in superconductivity and as an academic in South Africa. To celebrate Peter's retirement the Department of Physics are holding a “Ford Fest” on the afternoon of Thursday 10 May. The event will be in two parts: the first will include three talks which cover various aspects of Peter's work; the second will be a more usual retirement party. You are invited to attend both or either. For catering purposes, please contact
Jacqui Symon, 3W 3.1, ext 6837, pysjbs@bath.ac.uk by Friday 4 May. Jacqui is also holding a card and collection.
Union Shop extends opening hours
The Union Shop is now open on Saturdays from 10am-4pm.
University invests £50 million in improving the campus
At the start of 2007 the University embarked on its most ambitious estates programme for some time. If all goes according to plan, construction projects worth £50 million will be under contract by the spring, all part of a construction programme that will roll forward until early 2009.
Foreign languages - get ready for summer
The Foreign Languages Centre has started enrolling for its summer term language courses on both the community programme and the lunchtime programme. Staff get a reduction of 75 per cent. Volunteers needed for Relay for Life
Volunteers are needed to help run the first Relay for Life to be held on campus in aid of Cancer Research at the beginning of September 2007. If you would like to find out more, please email Helen on en3her@bath.ac.uk or phone 07739016985.
UBSA trip: Ladies Day at Royal Ascot
This is a two-day excursion to Ladies Day at Royal Ascot departing early on Wednesday 20 June 2007. Price includes one night's bed and full English breakfast in a three-star hotel, admission to the Silver Ring Enclosure on Ladies Day and a visit to Windsor.
Total price - £109 plus £8.50 insurance.
Non-refundable deposit of £30 due as soon as possible.
Further information and booking from Wendy Mackie on extension 5915 or email w.l.e.mackie@bath.ac.uk
Jobs
Vacant posts: www.bath.ac.uk/jobs
TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES
IN THE MEDIA
The University has had a number of mentions in the international press this week:
WHAT'S ON Full details: http://www.bath.ac.uk/whats-on/
Monday 30
10:15 AM How to buy things in Agresso
13:15 PM BICS seminar
16:30 PM Learn to knit: beginners workshop
19:15 PM The 'Real' Varsity Match
20:30 PM Live Jazz Night (PGA)
May
Tuesday 1
12:15 PM Midweek Eucharist/Holy Communion
12:45 PM Oxfam Lunch
13:15 PM Recognition Properties of Nano-Molecularly Imprinted Polymers
14:15 PM How to send bills and get them paid in Agresso
16:30 PM End-of-life product recovery: Business challenges & realities
19:30 PM Consciousness & our duty to animals
20:00 PM Postgrad Book Club
Wednesday 2
10:15 AM Presentation by Steve Morgan of the ESRC
11:10 AM Keeping happy & healthy: the contribution of pharmacists
11:15 AM How to send bills and get them paid in Agresso
12:15 PM Pharmacist prescribing: what difference will it make to you & to the patients?
19:30 PM Imagine Nero: The failure of history
Thursday 3
13:00 PM Treasures from the Bath Postal Museum
14:15 PM How to buy things in Agresso
19:30 PM A new look at the palaeogeography of chalk
Friday 4
14:15 PM Horizontal inequalities & conflict: some policy implications
Saturday 5
10:00 AM A day of dance workshops
19:30 PM 1001 Nights Extravaganza
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Contact ICIA on extension 6777 for all tickets and bookings.
PERFORMANCES
- Gala - Arts Societies
Showcase (28 April, 7.30pm in ICIA Arts Theatre)
The University's arts societies join forces to showcase the best of their work
in a fabulous evening's entertainment. See the societies perform pieces from
recent knockout productions in a cabaret style. All proceeds to the ICIA's new
Arts Complex campaign.
- Wind Band, BUBBA, GASP & Barbers (29 April, 7.30pm in ICIA Arts Theatre)
Symphonic wind band pieces, swinging big band jazz, male barbershop and upbeat, roof-raising American gospel from the 50-strong GASP choir. All on the same night - guaranteed to lift your spirits!
- Music Matters Concert (4 May, 5.30pm in University Hall)
Solo and chamber performances to celebrate an excellent year of music making on campus.
Free admission.
- Choral Society & Orchestra (2 May, 7.30pm at Prior Park College) , Bath £5, £3 concs
The Choral Society performs Faure's Requiem, and the University's Orchestra makes its debut concerto performance supporting talented young pianist, David Keefe.
EXHIBITIONS
- Curious (be)longing photographic exhibition (Till 29 June in ICIA Art Space 2)
Leslie Hill (USA) and Helen Paris (UK) are highly acclaimed artists who work in performance, video and film. In their latest project they explore ideas of longing and belonging.
SPORT www.teambath.com/news
Arch rivals of university sport to battle for new trophy
The University of Bath rugby XV and Loughborough University will go head-to-head in the third annual Real Varsity match at Bath Rugby's famous Recreation Ground on Monday (30 April).
Team Bath FC win Somerset Premier Cup
Two extra-time goals ensured TeamBath FC beat Bitton 3-1 last night (Tuesday) to win the Somerset Premier Cup for the first time in the club's short history.
Brace of badminton semi-finals for Heather
Team Bath badminton players put in some good performances at the Portugal International title, with several players reaching the semi-finals.
Heather Olver, a University of Bath Coach Education and Sports Development student, reached the semi-finals of both the women's doubles and mixed doubles.
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