University Updates
28 November 2008
Staff news
Stuart Miller announced as the UK’s first formally recognised specialist in Sport
& Exercise Medicine
Stuart Miller, Clinical Director of the MSc in Sport & Exercise
Medicine (School for Health), has achieved specialist recognition following
an endorsement by the Faculty of Sport & Exercise Medicine (FSEM).
Build to Order: The Road to the 5-Day Car
Glenn Parry and Andrew
Graves (School for Management) have published a book entitled Build to Order:
The Road to the 5-day Car. The book addresses the conceptual and
practical aspects of achieving the automotive industry’s next goal: the rapid
delivery to the customer of a bespoke vehicle, only days after placing an order.
New book: People Management and Performance
Nicholas Kinnie, Juani Swart, and Bruce Rayton of the School of Management,
with John Purcell of Warwick Business School and Sue Hutchinson, principal
lecturer at Bristol Business School, have co-written a book: People Management
and Performance.
Amiens International Film Festival
Brian Neve (ESML) was an invited guest at the Amiens International Film
Festival, France on 7-16 November. He contributed to the festival catalogue,
commenting
on the director, Cy Endfield, to whom a tribute was made during the festival.
Other
Support available for those affected by incidents in Mumbai
If any students or staff have been affected by the terrible incidents in Mumbai
over the past few days, please be aware that you can contact the International
Office or visit the Chaplaincy to talk.
University celebrates ten years of local learning partnerships
The University is celebrating ten years of learning partnerships with colleges
and charities in Bath and across the South West. The collaboration has given
thousands of local people access to high quality, vocationally-oriented higher
education courses, ranging from digital media arts to youth work.
City of Bath hosts University winter graduation ceremonies
The University will host the winter graduation ceremonies at the Assembly Rooms
on 9 and 10 December.
University
hosts meeting of US enterprise and learning academics
Ian Jamieson, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Learning & Teaching
and Faith Butt, Director for Lifelong Learning, met with two senior US academics
to discuss the culture of enterprise amongst new generations.
Information
BUCS scheduled maintenance weekend 13 - 14 Dec
No University network services will be available on the 13-14 December 2008.
New affordable portrait photo service offered to departments
Imaging, Design & Print Services are offering a 'drop-in'
staff portrait session from 1.45 til 3.15pm on Wednesdays. Come along and have
your department portrait done professionally in our studio for an inclusive price
of £15 per head. (Special deals for larger numbers).
Are you terrific at teaching or supporting learning?
Colleagues are invited to put themselves or their colleagues forward for
nomination by the University for the National Teaching Fellowship Scheme.
New model of University calculator now available for use in the library
The Registry is changing the model of University calculator that is used
during formal assessments. This change will be implemented in time for the
S1 2008/9 Assessment Period.
Research volunteers wanted: Earn £5 in 40 minutes
Charlotte McLeod, a PhD researcher in the Department of Psychology is looking
for volunteers for her experiment into pain and self-regulation.
Bolivian handicrafts go on sale in Students' Union shop
A range of fairly traded Bolivian handicrafts are to go on sale in the Students’
Union shop on Monday, imported to the UK by SIFE Bath social enterprise
project Esperanza Economica.
Jobs
Vacant posts: www.bath.ac.uk/jobs
In the media
- Roger Eatwell (ESML) commented on the leaked BNP membership list in the Guardian.
- Chris Griffin (Psychology) was interviewed on BBC Radio Bristol about people who find love on Second Life.
Training opportunities
- Introduction to the University - 2 December
- Managing Research Relationships - 2 December
- Reading for academic writing - 3 December
- Basics of VAT - 4 December
- Retirement - Planning for the future - 5 December
- Opus: an archive for your research publications - 5 December & 13 March
- Writing for the web - 10 December
- Negotiation Skills - 11 December
- The 'Art' of Proposal Writing - 15 December
- Free IT training courses for staff
Your views
Creche survey
The Students’ Union and the Childcare Services are researching the feasibility
of providing crèche facilities for students and staff of the University. Deadline:
2 December.
How do you like your coffee?
Hospitality is currently reviewing its supply chain to ensure customers receive the best quality, ethically sourced, value for money products. Coffee is the top selling product on campus across our outlets and it is therefore important we gather our customers' views when considering changes. Please complete the questionnaire about what influences you when you buy a cup of coffee on campus. Deadline: 5 December.
Chlamydia survey
A group of final year Pharmacy students are researching the general knowledge of staff and students about chlamydia. They would be very grateful if you could complete their survey.
LGB&T experiences in HE
In the first national survey of its kind, Equality Challenge Unit has commissioned research into the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGB&T) staff and students in higher education. Deadline: 9 December.
What's on next week
More details about events below
Monday 1
13:15 PM BICS seminar
Tuesday 2
12:15 PM Eucharist
12:45 PM Oxfam Lunch
13:15 PM CNM seminar
16:15 PM Global uncertainties: Security for all in a changing world'
19:30 PM Co-operation can kill - The key to human nature
Wednesday 3
13:15 PM Industrial
scale extraction of natural anti-malarials
14:15 PM SENATE
19:30 PM BUST - Noel Coward triple bill
19:30 PM A sense of the spiritual
Thursday 4
12:15 PM Skills for research students (Faculty of HSS) - Session
2
17:30 PM University of Bath & Photosoc
- Student Photography Exhibition
19:30 PM BUSMS - The Last Five Years
19:30 PM Preservation of the birds & dinosaurs
with Feathers from Liaoning, China
Friday 5
12:15 PM Frank Brangwyn and the Decorative Arts
19:30 PM The hunt for aurorae on extra-solar planets
Arts
Exhibitions
- Anne Tallentire Dimora ICIA Art Space 2 | Until Friday 12 December,
10am-5pm
Dimora meaning Dwelling or residence looks at how objects, in this space are carefully arranged to create a functioning social arena, workspace or decoy. - Uriel Orlow In This Great Time ICIA Art Space 1 | Thursday 27 November
- Friday 13 February, 10am-5pm
Uriel Orlow’s new multi-media installation uses video, photography, drawing and text to investigate where history, place and memory intersect and resonate in the present. - University of Bath & Photosoc Student Photography Exhibition ICIA Art Space 3, University Hall Foyer |
Thursday 4 December-Friday
20 March, 10am-5pm
This lively exhibition showcases selected works from this year’s University of Bath Student Photography Competition which is linked to ICIA’s 2008 theme of arts, spatialisation and memory.
Concerts and Performances
- Bath University Student Theatre Tonight at
8.30 ICIA Arts Theatre | Wednesday 3- Saturday 6 December 7.30pm
Noel Coward takes us back to the glamour of 1930s London society in this triple-bill of one-act comedies. - Bath University Student Musicals Society The
Last Five Years Mission Theatre | Thursday 4-Saturday 6 December 7.30pm
BUSMS stage this fantastic one act, two-character musical from Chicago. Funny and uplifting, this show captures the heartbreaking and universally-felt moments of a relationship. - UNIVERSITY CHAMBER CHOIR Music for Advent & Christmas
St Julian’s Church, Wellow | Saturday 6 December 7.30pm
Enjoy an evening of traditional carol and readings from the University Chamber Choir. - University of Bath Concert
Band and BUBBA Big Band ICIA Arts Theatre |
Sunday 7 December 7.30pm
A double-bill featuring the resonant sounds of the University’s Concert band followed by swinging numbers from the foot-tapping BUBBA Big Band.
Sport
Mariana claims international badminton title
Coach Education & Sports Development student Mariana Agathangelou scored
the biggest success of her badminton career by winning the women’s doubles
title at
the Bank
of Scotland International Badminton Championships.
Netball:
TeamBath make it five wins from five
TeamBath’s netballers made it five wins from five in the Co-operative Superleague
with an emphatic 63-29 win over Team Northumbria on Monday.
Gibbons just misses under-23 Euro medals
Sports Performance student Gemma Gibbons just missed out on the medals
at the Under-23 European Judo Championships in Croatia, finishing fifth.