27 October 2006
NEWS
Women feel less trusting in their relationships at work, study says
Women feel less trusting in their relationships at work than men do,
a new study shows. They are less likely than men to feel that clients and
other people they deal with in other companies are acting honestly
with them, says
Dr Simon Pervan, in the School of Management.
New genetic analysis forces re-draw of insect family tree
The family tree covering almost half the animal species on the planet
has been re-drawn following a genetic analysis which has revealed new
relationships between four major groups of insects.
Launch of the UK's first postgraduate programme in Healthcare Information
Governance
A postgraduate course dedicated to helping health service professionals
throughout the UK deal with the sensitivities, ethics and security of
the information they handle was officially launched at an event in Scotland.
The University celebrates its 40th anniversary
The University held a Commemoration
Service at Bath Abbey yesterday.The service was attended by 130 guests
and 90 academics, who processed from the Guildhall to the Abbey, presided
over by the Chancellor, Lord
Tugendhat.
Quotes from some of those who attended the 40th anniversary service
Quotes from Professor David Vandelinde, former Vice-Chancellor; Michael
Eavis, honorary graduate and organiser of Glastonbury Festival; and
Richard Mawditt, former Head of Administration.
Bath
MBA remains high in the rankings
The Economist Intelligence Unit’s Which MBA? annual ranking of
the world's top 100 MBA programmes places Bath at 42 in the world, 16th in Europe
and 9th in the UK.
ESML
course celebrates its 40th anniversary with a new interpreting laboratory
The Department of European Studies & Modern Languages
has upgraded its language laboratory as part of its ongoing plans to
replace analogue facilities with digital laboratories.
Celebration
of student Enterprise Bursaries
Twenty students who were awarded the University's first Enterprise Bursaries
were presented with the final instalment of their funding by Professor Ian Jamieson,
Pro-Vice Chancellor Learning and Teaching, at a reception in the Claverton Rooms.
Justin King guest speaker at School of Management alumni dinner
The School of Management was delighted to welcome
Justin King, Chief Executive of Sainsbury’s and Bath alumnus to
its annual London event which took place at the House of Lords on Thursday
5 October.
Graduates win design prize for Bath Rugby
The £1,000 TRADA Timber
in Construction Student Prize has been awarded to a team from the University
of Bath, comprising both architectural
and engineering under-graduates, for a design for a new west stand
for the Bath Rugby Club.
New bursary fund for local students
West Country students with a talent for mathematics or engineering
are being urged to take up a new educational bursary worth £2,000
a year.
Bath
impress at a blustery 2006 Business Schools’ Alumni Regatta
The fifth Business Schools’ Alumni Regatta (BSAR) took place on
the Solent last month amid high winds and choppy seas.
Student has paper published in academic journal
Rhodri Lewis, from the Sports, Medical and Materials Group in the Department
of Mechanical Engineering presented a paper at an international conference
which has been accepted by a recognised journal.
INFORMATION
The death of Professor Herman Bachelard 1929-2006
Professor Bachelard's connection with Bath began in 1975 when was appointed
to the Chair of Biochemistry. In his later years, Professor Bachelard
looked back on his period at Bath as the most fruitful of his career
and they were certainly the most important in the development of Biochemistry
at Bath.
418 bus affected by closure of Westmoreland Road to traffic
From Monday
30 October Westmoreland Road in Oldfield Park will be closed to all traffic
due to gas mains replacement work for about three weeks.
As a result, the 418 bus service will be affected.
New search engine based on Google launched on University website
The University has today formally launched a new search engine system
for its website which is based on Google technology.
Holburne Museum offers free entry to staff and students
The Holburne Museum would like to remind all staff and students that
they are entitled to free entry to its exhibitions.
School of Management MBA Open Day
The School of Management will have an MBA Open Day on Friday 3 November.
New Library Cards: Have you got yours?
The library will be turning on
the electronic security gates at the entrance on October 23rd. From this
date you will need the new-style
library card that has been available since the start of the semester
Jobs
Vacant posts: www.bath.ac.uk/jobs
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TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES
- Tony Trueman (Department of Marketing &
Communications) spoke to GWR about the 40th anniversary ceremony.
WHAT'S ON NEXT WEEK
Monday 30
13:15 PM BICS Seminar
Tuesday 31
09:30 AM Please give blood!
10:30 AM Graduate Studies Committee
12:15 PM Eucharist/Holy Communion
12:45 PM Oxfam Lunch
13:15 PM Gender,
sexuality & contemporary Paganisms
13:15 PM CNM Seminar
16:30 PM Learning AS Sustainability
Wednesday 1
13:00 PM
Fireworks and Fantasies: what went on in Sydney
Gardens
14:15 PM Development of Teaching Materials
17:15 PM GULP Lecture: The Silk Road
17:30 PM The
life & science of Michael Faraday
18:15 PM Inaugural Lecture
19:30 PM Image Quality Matters
Thursday
2
19:30 PM Kandinsky & His
Legacy
Friday 3
11:15 AM HERA
revisited - a joint meeting for Unison and Amicus members only
13:00 PM Factor Ten Engineering Project
13:15 PM European think tanks: free thinkers or free marketeers?
15:15 PM Psycho-social
effects of war on civil society in the lebanon
Saturday 4
10:00 AM Religion,
Elizabeth Gaskell & Charlotte Bronte
Sunday 5
16:30 PM Health Inequality Targets: are they a help or a hindrance?
PUBLIC LECTURES http://www.bath.ac.uk/event/public-lectures/
From
Rasputin to Putin and back again
Professor David Gillespie, Department of
European Studies & Modern Languages, will be giving a talk
exploring Russian culture and its national search for an identity on
Wednesday 1 November.
Free lecture makes science accessible
Batteries, bells and frozen bananas will all be part of a talk on the
life and science of Michael Faraday, the famous nineteenth century
physicist and chemist, in a lecture at the Oakfield campus
on Wednesday 1 November.
The Silk Road retraced
Elisabeth Parry, a professional opera singer who co-founded the London
Opera Players, will retrace her adventures on the ancient Silk Road
trading route in a lecture on Wednesday 1 November.
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ICIA Arts
www.bath.ac.uk/icia
Julian Joseph
Sat 18 Nov| 7.30pm| ICIA Arts Theatre
Jazz giant fulfils the legacy of the
jazz greats with his own original compositions for piano and arrangements
of jazz classics.
Bare Bones, The 5 Man Show
Sat 11 Nov| 7.30pm| ICIA Arts Theatre
This all male dance piece exposes
the male psyche, and is choreographed by leading male choreographers.
Highly entertaining, with raw talent.
Vivaldi Gloria - weekend workshop & concert
Sat 11 & Sun 12 Nov, 10am-4pm, Concert Sun 12 Nov, 7.30pm Kingswood
Theatre. The University's new Choral Society launches itself with this
community-wide weekend singing extravaganza. More than 60 singers required
- all welcome.
Application
form and more details
Student & staff photography
exhibition: submissions
by Fri 10 Nov 2006
Open to students and staff. Three categories: landscape, documentary
and portraiture. Four winners to be selected for £50 prizes • one
overall staff prize – any
category • a student from each category. Winners will be exhibited
in ICIA Art Space 1, Fri 8 Dec to Sat 17 Dec, 10am-5pm Supported by Print
Services. Full details and entry
form at www.bath.ac.uk/icia/photocomp
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BUSA Results
A summary of recent student sports results.
Netball: Sky Sports
to televise TeamBath’s opening Superleague
fixture
TeamBath will host the first ‘as live’ netball Superleague
match being televised by Sky Sports, it was announced today.
Hockey: Brace of defeats for TeamBath Buccs
TeamBath Buccaneers’ league campaign suffered a setback with a
5-2 defeat at Chelmsford on Saturday.
Football: TeamBath
FC face Leatherhead in Trophy
TeamBath will travel to Ryman League side Leatherhead in the next round
of the FA Trophy.
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