University of Bradford. Staff Briefing.

Week ending Friday 16 November 2001
Edition 44

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For all staff

A new Vision for Further and Higher Education, from Chris Taylor, Vice-Chancellor

In recent years the College and the University have been working in ever closer collaboration to the benefit of both institutions. We have recently prepared a Vision paper to help us shape the future development of the two institutions and wished to share it with you at the earliest opportunity. We have also prepared a press release for the media which will be sent out late on Monday. The next step, in the coming weeks, is for the two institutions to prepare a proposal to the appropriate funding bodies to seek endorsement for a feasibility study to explore how we might give the Vision form. We believe that there are at this time exciting opportunities for what could be a unique model for further and higher education in the UK.

We will hope not only to keep you regularly updated on the progress but will seek your active involvement in shaping our thinking.

Full details are available on the web from www.brad.ac.uk/news/private/higher.htm or contact your Head of Department for a paper copy.

For all staff

Cancer Research Campaign Events

Carols by Candlelight at Christchurch, The Grove in Ilkley - Tuesday 18 December. Candles lit at 6.30pm, event starts at 7pm Supporting the Cancer Research Campaign's Children's Cancer Awareness Month.

Tickets £3 Adults £6 Family (2 adults and 2 children) available on the night or from the Cancer Research Campaign Shop on The Grove.

For info or if you would like to support the Flag Day in the afternoon or help light candles in the evening please contact Andrea Bacon Community Fundraiser on ext: 3295 or email A.Bacon1@bradford.ac.uk

For all staff

Music Events

Seikou Susso will be performing in the Richmond Building on Wednesday 14th November from 12 noon. When he performed at the Alhambra Studio in the Spring, the audience wouldn't leave the building! Now he brings his immense charisma and joyful energy right onto the University Campus. Free.

Club Create, a brand new musical piece, will be performed on Thursday 15th at Theatre in the Mill, 7.30pm, and again on Friday 16th at The Platform, Bradford Central Library, 7.30pm. Led by Moses Ekebuisi and James Squire, this exciting new music has been created in a series of sessions with local and student musicians from a wide range of backgrounds. Not to be missed!

For tickets call 233185. for further information call Lara Gisborne on 233185 or email artsadmin@bradford.ac.uk

For all staff

11th Bradford Development Lecture, Thursday, 29th November 2001, from Jill Gulbrandsen, Bradford Development Lecture Secretary

The lecture is organised by BCID, and we are fortunate in having Professor Adrian Wood; Chief Economist at the Department for International Development (DfID) to speak on this occasion. The title of the lecture is "Globalisation and Poverty Reduction." Refreshments will be available in D Floor Foyer from 4pm onwards. The lecture will start at 4.30pm until approximately 6.00pm, and following the lecture and question/answer session there will be a short informal reception in Pemberton Building. This should end no later than 7.30pm hours.

We very much hope that you will be able to attend. Please let me know if you will be attending the lecture and the reception at BCID afterwards. Contact me on ext: 3955, or email me at: g.m.gulbrandsen@bradford.ac.uk.

For all staff

Awards Ceremonies December 2001 - Reminder

For staff who wish to attend the ceremonies the deadline for receipt of applications is Friday 16 November. Whether you wish to participate in the academic procession or as a guest in the audience, please complete the staff reply form on-line available from www.brad.ac.uk/admin/student-registry/awards/staff.htm

For all staff

GMB Social

GMB Members: Social at East Ward Labour Club, Otley Road, Bradford, on Thursday 29 November at 7.30pm. Food - raffle - bingo - cabaret! Tickets £3 from Glenn Leedham, shop steward, on 1131 (dial 0 and ask to be put through, if necessary).

For all staff

New at the Sports Centre

Podiatry and Chiropody, Fridays 3-5pm for all you're foot health problems. Also available Beauty Treatments, Indian Head Massage, Remedial Massage, Physiotherapy, Sports Injury Massage, Reflexology and Hypnotherapy. Ring ext: 4871 to book an appointment.

Dance & Movement 4 Kids, Saturdays 9.45-10.45am at the Sports Centre. £1.60 just turn up and join in!

Are there things you want to change in your life, but you're not sure how? NLP and Timeline Therapy can help. Wednesdays 6-8pm at the Sports Centre. Ring ext: 4871 to book an appointment.

For all staff

Golden Jubilee Bank Holiday 2002, from Janet Jones, Head of Personnel

We will have an extra day's holiday in 2002 following the Government's announcement that there will be an additional Bank Holiday on MONDAY 3 JUNE 2002 to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee. The Spring Bank Holiday has been moved to TUESDAY 4 JUNE 2002.

A full list of Statutory and Customary Holidays is available at: www.brad.ac.uk/admin/personnel or contact Personnel on ext: 3091.

For all staff

Of interest to all academic staff and those involved in research administration

The University now has a new Research and Innovation Strategy which can be found at the following web address www.brad.ac.uk/admin/planning/Research/Res&InnovFINAL.PDF (pdf file).

Senate on October 10th approved the new strategy which sets out how the University will continue to develop its research over the next few years, including setting targets for future Research Assessment Exercises (RAE). It's the first time that we have approached our research strategy in this way and any feedback or comments on the document will be particularly welcomed particularly as it is to be reviewed at the end of this year to see how it is going.

Please e-mail or post comments to Professor Mark Pollard, Director of Research, email: a.m.pollard@bradford.ac.uk.

For all staff

New Catering Service Guidelines, from Bob Booth, Catering Manager

(click here for a printable word memo from Catering)

As a catering department, we always endeavour to provide the highest quality service and to react positively and rapidly to customer's requests. We are, however, encountering major operational problems. Examples are listed below:

a) Short notice given for forthcoming functions. On previous documents it has been stated that information be given TWO days before the event. This is the LEAST notice required, not the standard or the earliest.

b) Problems are also arising with access to departments, and equipment not being retrieved following a function, resulting in loss of equipment e.g. cups, saucers, presentation flats etc.

We therefore are intending to streamline our procedures, however for this we will require support and co-operation from our customers.

New Guidelines

The notice required for functions (when large numbers are involved, or where food needs preparing), this must be a MINIMUM of FIVE working days, although amendments can be made up to 24 hours before.

Notice for beverage only functions, must be a MINIMUM of TWO days. Amendments can be made up to the day of the function. We will endeavour to cater for genuine emergency late functions, but cannot guarantee, it is at the discretion of the catering management.

We are also amending the booking forms to allow more information to be given, and to facilitate budgets and costs, with this information being returned to the customer.

The menu's are to be reviewed, with both selection and costs updated. We will also formalise the position on missing or lost equipment; e.g. all unaccounted for equipment will be charged to the cost centre/department code, (charges available, on request).

There will also be a 10% surcharge on food and beverage functions below 10 covers.

All functions after 5pm, (Monday to Friday), or at weekend are liable for labour costs, (rates on request).

Comments or queries please contact the catering department on ext: 4901.

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