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Chancellor's Award for Distinguished Teaching

The deadline for nominations for the Chancellor's Award for Distinguished Teaching will close on Tuesday 30th October. Details are available from the University's internal homepage at www.brad.ac.uk/internal/index.php, the Learning and Teaching homepage at www.brad.ac.uk/internal/learning.php, and at www.brad.ac.uk/admin/acsec/cadt/

Please encourage students to make a nomination.

Kids stuff at the Sports Centre

Dance & Movement 4 kids (6-12 years) Saturday 3rd November at the Sports Centre £1.60 per session just turn up.

Excellence Plus Learning Support Seminar Series

• Ways in which we work with individual students to help them develop their personal skills and personal promotion, 29th October 2001 (Key Skills strand of Learning Support seminar series)
• Dealing with Plagiarism 2, 5th November 2001 (Quality Assurance and Enhancement strand of the Learning Support seminar series)

All sessions will take place in 01.58 J B Priestley Building, from 12.45pm - 2.00pm. Further information can be obtained from www.brad.ac.uk/acad/tqeg/programmes/excellence_plus.pdf (pdf file). To book a place e.mail tqe-sec@bradford.ac.uk or phone ext 3286.

Staff Refectory Christmas Lunch
Monday 10th - Friday 14th December 2001
£5.00 (inclusive of VAT)

For the full menu click here - pdf file.

One sitting - 12.15pm
Bookings only - telephone ext: 4901 or email - D.Nuttall@Bradford.ac.uk

Staff Refectory a la Carte menu and wine list

The staff refectory has a new a la carte menu featuring freshly prepared meals such as spinach and watercress soup, classic Caesar salad, village Greek salad, pan fried rack of lamb, vegetarian saffron scented tagliatelle, plus more mouth-watering dishes. Prices range from £2 or £3 for sweets and starters to £4 for salads and around £6 for main dishes. Click here for the full menu - pdf file.

They also have a new wine list to accompany this menu. You can taste the three red wines or the three white wines for only £2 (equivalent to 1.5 glasses). Click here for full details - pdf file.

For a quicker lunch service you are encouraged to pre order and tables may be reserved for lunch between 12 noon and 1.30pm.

Staff Development Events

DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION ACT AWARENESS
16 November 2001 - mandatory 1 day training for anyone involved in the University's Recruitment & Selection process and for anyone else who's interested.

For more information: http://www.brad.ac.uk/admin/staffdev/programmes/core/Disab.html

PRESENTATION SKILLS
20 & 23 November 2001 - an opportunity to increase your knowledge of, improve your presentation skills and practice your skills in a sheltered environment.

For more information: http://www.brad.ac.uk/admin/staffdev/programmes/core/Preskls.html

LEARNING IN GROUPS WEEKEND
30 November - 2 December 2001 - an opportunity for you to learn more about how to organise student learning in groups and develop your team work and communication skills in a picturesque setting.

For more information: http://www.brad.ac.uk/admin/staffdev/programmes/core/clapham.htm

News and Views thanks

Thanks to everyone who sent in spare copies of the October edition of News and View to Corporate Communications. We now have enough! Look out for the November edition, coming soon . . .

Music Events

Tashbain will be performing in the Richmond Foyer on Monday 29th October from 12.30pm. A mix of folk music from around the world, this band from Sheffield blend a wild range of stunning music: Klezmer music, Irish, English, Greek and Jewish folk.

Chinook Clarinet Quartet perform as part of the Music Centre's Music for Lunch series on Wednesday 31st 1.05pm - 1.50pm at the Alhambra Studio on Great Horton Road. The performance includes a world premiere, jazz arrangements, and a piece written by the Fellow in Music Jim Pywell

Both events are free - just turn up and enjoy!

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