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Week
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Staff BriefingA joint initiative by MIS, Corporate Communications and Inprint & Design |
Edition
106Advice
to students during times of international tension
From the University and the students' union
Please take the time to read the information at http://www.brad.ac.uk/news/private/tension.htm
Extraordinary General Meeting - AUT
For the attention of all AUT members There will be an Extraordinary General Meeting of the AUT on Monday 17th March at 1.10pm in Room T1.1, Ashfield Building.
The meeting has been called as part of a national AUT effort to encourage all Local Associations to discuss the Government's recent HE White Paper and feed comments back to the national AUT to inform our formal response. The meeting will be addressed by AUT Executive member, Dr Joanna De Groot from the University of York.
A discussion document, outlining the AUT's initial analysis of the White Paper can be found at the follwing URL: http://www.aut.org.uk/circulars/html/la7289.html (external link)
- For any further details contact Andy Scally, LA Administrative Secretary, on ext 6431 or e-mail: a.j.scally@bradford.ac.uk
Unison Members - AGM
Thursday 13 March at 12.30pm in the John Stanley Bell Lecture Theatre
Student Reception and Disability Office entrance - out of use
With effect from Monday 10th March the Student Reception and entrance to the Disability Office will be out of use due to refurbishment work.
TQEG Seminar - Developing Progress Files
14th March - Excellence Plus Strand
- Further information can be obtained via: http://www.brad.ac.uk/acad/tqeg/Programmes/LSSeminars02-03/
- To book a place e-mail tqe-sec@bradford.ac.uk or phone ext 3286.
Staff Development Opportunities
Presentation Skills - This 2-day course is designed to help increase your knowledge of, and improve your presentation skills and can be applied both inside and outside the University and at Conferences.: 17 & 21 March 2003, 09.15 - 16.30. For more information and booking: www.brad.ac.uk/admin/staffdev/programmes/core/Preskls.html
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Personal Tutoring Skills - This 1-day course follows on from the Introduction to Counselling Skills training and is specifically designed for people who have already attended that course and are thinking further about personal tutoring: 18 March 2003, 09.00 - 16.00. For more information and booking: www.brad.ac.uk/admin/staffdev/programmes/core/tutorcouns.html
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Appraiser Refresher - this ½ day event is an update for previously trained Appraisers on the revised Career Development and Staff Appraisal Scheme: 25 March 2003, 09.30 - 12.30. For more information and booking: http://www.brad.ac.uk/admin/staffdev/programmes/core/Aprrefresh.htm
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Managing Meetings - an opportunity to find out what you could do to improve the quality of the meetings you attend. 28 March 2003, 09.00 - 16.30. For more information and booking: http://www.brad.ac.uk/admin/staffdev/programmes/core/Meetngs.html
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If you would like a place . . .
If you would like a place on any of these training events, please either complete the on-line booking form at: www.brad.ac.uk/admin/staffdev/programmes/booking.html, e-mail us at: staffdev@bradford.ac.uk or call us on extension 3102.
National
Science Week at the University of Bradford
The School of Life Sciences and the School of Engineering, Design and Technology are both running events as part of National Science Week which takes place between March 7 - 16.
- For the full details have a look at www.bradford.ac.uk/news/scienceweek.htm
University pens and envelopes
University pens are now available in bundles of 50 from Inprint & Design at a cost of £10 per 50. This works out at 20p per pen - the same as an average biro from Niceday! Pens are white with the University logo and web address in University claret.
White envelopes with the University logo on are available direct from Inprint & Design in boxes of 1,000. Simply send a requisition for the number of envelopes or pens you need (in multiples of 50 or 1,000 as necessary).
- Any queries regarding pens and envelopes should be directed to David Lee on ext: 3068.
School Governor Presentations
Interested in volunteering to become a School Governor?
All staff are invited and welcome to attend one of two presentations delivered by the Governors Advisory Service taking place on Tuesday 25th March 2003 at the University of Bradford.
- Presentation One will take place in T 0.1, Ashfield Building at 12.00 noon.
- Presentation two will take place in T 01.1, Ashfield Building at 2.30pm.
Both presentations will last approximately one hour. If you require further information please contact Caroline Chambers on ext 3278 or email C.Chambers1@bradford.ac.uk
Also
see (pdf files):
Lunchtime Specials
- Thursday 13th March - a Taste of the East day
- Thursday 20th March - Omelette Bar day
Main refectory, 11.30am - 2.00pm. All welcome.
Discretionary Pay Exercise 2003
Details of the Discretionary Pay Exercise for 2003 will be circulated at the end of April with an anticipated closing date of 16 May 2003.
Payment of awards will be back-dated to 1 April 2003.
Part-time tutors of Adults in HE - conference
A conference is being held at the University for part-time tutors of Adults in Higher Education, on Wednesday 9 April.
For an application form please contact the Short Course Unit, ext 3213, email: scu@bradford.ac.uk
Any queries regarding content, please contact George Sheeran ext 3224 or email: g.sheeran3@bradford.ac.uk
This week at Theatre in the Mill
A
Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Bradford University Society of Operetta and Musicals invite you to a comedy
tonight!!
Set on a street in ancient Rome, Hero (our hero) falls in love with Philia, the girl next door. Unfortunately, the house next door belongs to Marcus Lycus, a buyer and seller of flesh, and his collection of girls. Hero offers freedom to his slave Pseudolus, if he can get the girl for him! This however is not a simple task.
With courtesans, virgins, slaves and soldiers, Bradford University Society of Operetta and Musicals presents something for everybody in this Stephen Sondheim musical comedy.
Theatre
in the Mill, University of Bradford 13th - 15th March 2003, 7.30pm
Tickets: £4.50 and £2.50 Box office: 01274 233200
Raffle to be held on Friday 14th in aid of Comic Relief
School of Informatics Research Seminar
Title: Intelligent modelling for general evaluation of toxicities
Speakers: Dr. Mark Cronin (Reader in Computational Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Chemistry, Liverpool John Moores University), Dr. Tatiana Netzeva (Post-doctoral Researcher, School of Pharmacy and Chemistry, Liverpool John Moores University), Prof. T.W. Schultz (Professor of Predictive Toxicology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee) and Dr. Daniel Neagu (Department of Computing, University of Bradford).
Date: 26 March 2003
Time: 13:00 to 15.00
Location: D2.06 Horton Building.
- For further details please see: http://www.inf.brad.ac.uk/research/seminars/seminars.php
Red
Nose Day 2003 - SFIS
As ever Student Financial and Information Services will be collecting for Red Nose Day. I hope the University will be awash with fun and frolics, but lets not forget the serious causes who need your money, lets give as much as we can.
Staff with buckets will be visiting most buildings on Friday 14th March, or drop into SFIS reception and donate.
Don't forget - it's big hair day! - those found without big hair may be fined!
Regards
Rosemary and all at SFIS
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