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Week ending Friday 18 November 2005 |
Staff BriefingA joint initiative by MIS, Corporate |
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- Monday 21 November
- Monday 28 November
- Monday 5 December
Please keep entries concise with, if necessary, a link to further details on the web. Please check entries for accuracy and timeliness before sending. Deadline for entries is (generally) 12 noon each Friday.
Email: briefing@bradford.ac.uk
General University notices
Closure of Richmond Building, Sunday 20 November
Due to testing of the fire alarm system the Richmond Building, including the Workshop Block, will be closed from 7am to 7pm.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused. Any queries should be directed to Dexter Wright:
Ext: 3432
Email: d.d.wright@bradford.ac.uk
Telephony Software Upgrade
A major upgrade to the University telephone system will take place, commencing Friday evening 16th December 2005. The system will go down at 5pm for approximately 5 hours; no incoming or outgoing calls will be possible during this time and the voicemail service will also be unavailable. Security Services will be provided with corporate mobiles for emergency use during this period - the mobile numbers will be advertised in the immediate run up to the upgrade weekend. Saturday 17th December will be reserved for testing; the system will be up and running but may well have short periods of downtime during the day as we test a variety of telephony functions. First business day in service will be Monday 19th December, when telephone engineers will be on site to resolve any problems that were not immediately apparent over the weekend - please report any faults to ICT Servicedesk on ext: 3333 or email ictservicedesk@bradford.ac.uk
As part of the upgrade process, all telephony data will be backed up (and frozen) on Monday 5th December. Please note, only imperative moves, changes and additions to the telephone system will take place during the fortnight thereafter. The backup data will be reloaded on Saturday 17th December.
IF YOU BELIEVE YOUR PLANNING UNIT/DEPARTMENT WILL REQUIRE NEW EXTENSIONS, MOVES OR CHANGES DURING THIS TIME, PLEASE CONTACT ICT SERVICEDESK IMMEDIATELY ON EXT 3333 OR EMAIL ICTSERVICEDESK@BRADFORD.AC.UK
With regard to voicemail, there is a risk that any saved messages may well be lost during the upgrade process. We advise all voicemail users to make a written note of any important messages prior to 5pm on Friday 16th December.
A reminder email, including emergency mobile numbers will be sent out week commencing 12.12.05.
With apologies in advance for any inconvenience caused.
Roger M Goodair
Telecoms & Network Support Manager
Car Park Resurfacing
For your information, the following works are to be carried out to the gravel surfaced car park driveway between the cobbled section adjacent to Kirkstone Hall and the bottom of the ramp leading to the Ashfield car park.
Details of Work: Resurfacing of the driveway section only in tarmacadam.
It is anticipated that the works will commence on Saturday 26th November and will be completed on that day.
Please note that there will be no vehicular access to or from this car park or areas beyond during the works.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused during these improvement works.
Should you have any queries regarding the work, please direct them to Mr Alan Harrison, Building Maintenance Officer on extension 3423.
Learning Support Centre IT Advice Desk now open at weekends 12pm - 4pm
In addition to Library Counter services, dedicated IT Advice is now being offered at the Learning Support Centre on Saturdays and Sundays 12pm - 4pm.
You can get help with using the university's computing facilities, and advice on the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
You can find us on the ground floor of the J B Priestley Building.
Alternatively you can contact us by e-mail - lsshelp@bradford.ac.uk , or by phone - (01274 23) 3343
Code of Practice - Web based materials
The Information Strategy Sub-Committee recently approved the Code of Practice - Web based materials recommended by the World Wide Web Advisory Board. This reflects the University's legal responsibility to do all it can to make online information accessible and has been renamed to accommodate the increasing number of Word, PDF and other document formats being distributed via the Web or Blackboard. It has implications, therefore, for everyone who produces information that is ultimately made available in these ways. Non-compliance is deemed to be in breach of University Regulation 21; however, discussion, appropriate support and guidance, and opportunity to rectify short-comings will be offered prior to the commencement of any disciplinary proceedings.
The full Code of Practice and summary of key points are available from http://www.bradford.ac.uk/webid/
Training and support in meeting the requirements of the Code of Practice is available from Learning Support Services. For further advice, please contact Ruth Whitfield, Web Administrator, ext 3336, email r.whitfield@bradford.ac.uk
Events this week
National Enterprise Week - this week
14 - 18 November 2005
A week long series of workshops, guest speakers and challenges around the University.
Full details at: http://www.bradford.ac.uk/thinkbusiness/news/enterpriseweek.php
Research Showcase Event
Tuesday 15 November 2005
Full details at: http://www.bradford.ac.uk/news/private/research-showcase.htm
This week at Theatre in the Mill - 2 for 1 offer for staff
Friday 18th and Saturday 19th November | 7.30pm
Scratch Night
Tickets £4.50/£3 concs
Well here it is the first-ever BUTG scratch night . . . 5 pieces of brand new theatre all in the early stages of development. The best show/idea/sketch/song gets a full production in the Spring term.
Come along and share your thoughts and opinions with the creative teams. Which will be your favourite?
2 for 1 ticket offer for staff - quote 'staff briefing offer' when booking.
More information and ticket booking on 01274 233200 or email: theatre@bradford.ac.uk
Italian Circle
The film 'La Vita è Bella' (in Italian with English sub-titles) will be shown on Monday 14th November in Room C7, Richmond at 6.00 pm.
The film will be followed by discussion and conversation in Italian with Italian native-speakers. All Welcome.
Bradford District Peace Festival
Bradford Peace Festival continues this week. Events include a War on Terror public lecture by Peace Studies Professor Paul Rogers and a two-day Peace Market.
Full details at http://www.bradford.ac.uk/briefing/we-11-november05.php#peace
Anthony Nolan Trust - bone marrow donors needed
The Anthony Nolan Trust is a charity which holds a register of people willing to donate bone marrow to complete strangers, if it is needed, to try and save their lives. We are appealing for more bone marrow donors to come forward to help save lives. We urgently need more donors.
We need you, the students and staff of Bradford, to come forward and save lives now. We are holding a Donor Recruitment Clinic on Thursday 17th November between 12 - 4.00pm, The Old Staff Refectory, F-Link Corridor , Richmond Building
- Further details (poster, word doc, will open in a new window)
To be able to register as a bone marrow donor, you must be aged between 18 - 40 years, be in good general health, weigh over 8 stone and be willing to help save the life of any patient you may match by undertaking a minor medical procedure.
Forthcoming events
Children's Christmas Party 2005
The Christmas Party for children (up to about 14 years of age) will be held in the Communal Building on Saturday 3rd December 2005 from 14.30 to 17.30. Children and grandchildren of all staff and students of the University will be welcome.
Staff training opportunities
People Development Events
Places are available at the following training events for members of Staff:
Facilitation Skills - Introduction Tuesday 15 November 2005, 09.15 - 16.45
Target audience: Any members of staff
Aims: To provide participants with confidence in using facilitation skills, thus adding value to their contribution to their team and department. These skills can be used for: leading groups; running meetings and helping people learn.For more information and booking: http://www.bradford.ac.uk/dev-prog/development/index.php?course=FACS
Leadership Development (2 + 2 days)
Days 1 - 2: Thursday 24 and Friday 25 November 2005
Days 3 - 4: Thursday 9 and Friday 10 March 2006
Target audience: Especially suitable for managers.
Aims: The Leadership Development course will cover the following:
Contrasting definitions of "Leadership", "Management" and " Administration" - and why the concept of leadership is such an interesting challenge for HE at the moment; the "task" and "process" parts of leadership; developing leadership skills through team exercises.
The first two days of the course will be a mix of theory and practice. The third and fourth days will be almost entirely practical. All participants will get an opportunity to: act as leader; reflect on leadership attributes from the perspective of team member;
give and receive feedback on leadership in action; enjoy the fun and games.For more information and booking: http://www.bradford.ac.uk/dev-prog/development/index.php?course=LDEV
Project Management - Tuesday 29 November 2005, 09.15 - 16.45
Target audience: For anyone who wishes to gain a basic understanding of the principles of Project Management.
Aims: To demonstrate how Project Management can be applied to your activities at the University (eg. consultancy, planning your workload, etc). The session is a mixture of interactive work and presentations.For more information and booking: http://www.bradford.ac.uk/dev-prog/development/index.php?course=PROJ
Details of all the People Development training events for 2005-6 may
be found at:
http://www.brad.ac.uk/dev-prog/index.php?section=development
Web authoring courses
CSS for layout - Thursday 17 November 2005
http://www.brad.ac.uk/dev-prog/it/index.php?course=web-cssl
FrontPage Templates - Monday 28 November 2005
http://www.brad.ac.uk/dev-prog/it/index.php?course=web-fpt
Uploading and restricting file access - Monday 5 December 2005 (moved
from
18 November 2005)
http://www.brad.ac.uk/dev-prog/it/index.php?course=web-ws
Dreamweaver templates - Tuesday 13 December 2005
http://www.brad.ac.uk/dev-prog/it/index.php?course=web-dwt
Web forms - Thursday 15 December 2005
http://www.brad.ac.uk/dev-prog/it/index.php?course=web-fm
Training at J B Priestley Library
Feed your mind with MetaLib Learning luncheons and tea-time tutorials!
The JB Priestley Library is offering four special talks and hands-on sessions on Metalib - the UoB Library Portal to online subject resources. Those already familiar with the portal may wish to brush up on their search skills or get a quick update on latest developments. For new users we will offer a talk on what Metalib can do to guide users to suitable databases, online journals, web sites, and other web resources. We will have staff at hand to answer questions and help you try the service out for yourselves.
The sessions will also cover the online journal linking tool SFX that powers your way through from database search results to the full-text journal articles.
Come and join us to learn what Metalib can do for you!
Hot drinks and biscuits will be available, feel free to bring in your own sandwiches.
23rd November
12:00 - 13:00 at JB Priestley Library Room 1.7
24th November
18:00 - 19:00 at JB Priestley Library Room 1.730th November
12:00 - 13:00 at JB Priestley Library Room 1.71st December
18:00 - 19:00 at JB Priestley Library Room 1.7
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships - staff development for academics
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (formerly TCS) based on partnerships between academic groups and companies who need access to academics' skills and knowledge provides you with a rewarding way of developing and exploiting your expertise by sharing it with industry. All Knowledge Transfer Partnerships present you with an intellectual challenge through the exploitation of advanced research and the integration of more mature technologies.
The workshop offers academic staff the opportunity to discuss Knowledge Transfer Partnerships in more detail; presentations will be given from the Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP's) Consultant and an Academic who has already had experience in KTP's.
16 November, 12.00 - 2.00pm
To book: http://www.brad.ac.uk/dev-prog/knowledge/index.php?course=KTPS
Lectures, seminars and newsletters
Learning Support Seminars and Events from TQEG
Interactive PowerPoint on 15 November 2005 at 1600 - 1800 in the Interactive Learning Centre, SoHS - Presented by Carol Higgison, Ken Panko and Jak Radice.
Progress Files: New University Practice on 16 November 2005 at 1300 - 1400 in Room 01.58, JBP Library Building - Presented by Prof Peter Hartley of the Teaching Quality Enhancement Group
Combined Studies - What's Involved and How You Can Contribute on 18 November 2005 at 1300 - 1400 in Room 01.58, JBP Library Building - Presented by Richard Woodcock of the Teaching Quality Enhancement Group
Engaging Students through Excel on 22 November 2005 at 1600 - 1800 in the Interactive Learning Centre, SoHS - Presented by Carol Higgison, Ken Panko and Jak Radice
What Makes a Good Module Descriptor on 23 November 2005 at 1300 - 1400 in Room 01.58, JBP Library Building - Presented by Prof Peter Hartley, Dr Chris Alder of the Teaching Quality Enhancement Group and Amanda Hughes of the Academic Standards and Support Unit.
Vocational Progression Routes on 28 November 2005 at 1300 - 1400 in Room 01.58, JBP Library Building - Presented by Mohan Mistry of the School of Lifelong Education and Development.
Engaging with Young People through the Academy on 30 November 2005 at 1300 - 1400 in Room 01.58, JBP Library Building - Presented by Nadira Mirza of the School of Lifelong Education and Development.
Strategies for Developing Independence and Autonomy in Learners on 7 December 2005 at 1300 - 1400 in Room 01.58, JBP Library Building - Presented by Peter Hughes of the Teaching Quality Enhancement Group.
Training for Invigilators on 14 December 2005 at 1300 - 1500 in Room 01.58, JBP Library Building - Presented by Janet Steele of Registry.
Details of the above events and online booking can be found in at: http://www.brad.ac.uk/dev-prog. All the Teaching Quality and Enhancement Group's Seminars are listed on the "Learning and Teaching" link.
Please contact Christine Rayment or Beverley Lyons on 5138 or email tqe-sec@bradford.ac.uk if you have further enquiries.
Research Support Unit Bulletin, no. 34
The latest edition of the Research Support Unit Bulletin, no. 35 dated 15th November 2005, is now on the web in pdf and word versions. They can be found at: http://www.brad.ac.uk/admin/rsil/Newsletter/newsletterfp.htm
Included in this issue:
- ESRC's new Plan encourages Research with an International Dimension
- NESTA's new Entrepreneur Competition is a Success
- Lister Institute Research Prizes - increase in value for 2006
- BBSRC takes stock of Ethical Review Procedures
- EPSRC assesses Life Sciences Interface Programme
- Research Councils Business Plan Competition 2005-6
- EPSRC - Equipment and Instrument Development
- EPSRC - Bridging the Gaps between the Mathematical Sciences, ICT
and
Engineering - BBSRC/EPSRC/NERC/PPARC - Follow on Fund
- EPSRC Overseas Travel Grants
Centre for European Studies European Research Seminars
Alina Dobreva (University of Leeds)
Mass media and attitude change in the context of post-Communist democratisation: the case of Bulgaria
Chair: Professor Tom Gallagher (Peace Studies)
18 November 2005 at 1400, in Room D 51, Richmond Building
All welcome
Ms Dobreva is a doctoral student at the Institute of Communication Studies, University of Leeds. Her research studies the media's influence in processes of democratisation in Eastern Europe, with fieldwork focused on Bulgaria.
For further information, please contact Gabi Borz at G.Borz@Bradford.ac.uk or ext 5573.
Africa Centre Seminar Series - November Schedule
Tuesday 29 November
Topic: How some wars come to an end: immediate post-conflict priorities in Angola
Speaker: Dr João Gomes Porto, New Lecturer and former Head of the African Security Analysis Programme at the Institute of Security Studies (ISS) in Pretoria, South Africa
Time: 15:30 - 16:30
Venue: Room H33, Richmond building
Reminders
Home Computer Initiative - closing date 18 November
The current ordering window closes on Friday 18 November 2005. Details of the equipment available and links to details of the HCI scheme, frequently asked questions and a ready reckoner to calculate the salary deductions for your circumstances are available on the HCI Web site.
http://www.phoenix-comp.co.uk/ubyou-staff/ and http://www.bradford.ac.uk/lss/it-services/ubyou/staff/
Job Vacancies at the University
Current vacancies at the University can be found at the Personnel website:
http://www.brad.ac.uk/admin/personnel/jobvacancies/
The weekly bulletin can also be found as a pdf from the same page.
All queries should be directed to Personnel: ext: 5347, email: personnel@bradford.ac.uk
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