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Week ending Friday 24 March 2006 |
Staff BriefingA joint initiative by MIS, Corporate |
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252
Next editions and entries to the briefing
- Friday 24 March late afternoon - note the change of date
- Monday 3 April
- Monday 10 April
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
Travel Survey - how do you travel to the University?
Staff and students are invited to take part in a very short survey to help us develop new travel initiatives for staff, students and visitors.
The survey is online and only takes a minute or so.
The survey takes place from the 20th to 24th March, so don't delay with your response.
More details and a link to the survey is at: http://www.bradford.ac.uk/news/travel-survey.htm
Jaime Sullivan, Environment Manager
News and events from Programme for a Peaceful City (PPC)
Are there limits to dialogue and safe spaces work?
Programme for a Peaceful City (PPC) safe space seminar on 'radical disagreement'
on Tuesday 21 March 2006 from 12:30 - 16:00.
Full details: http://www.brad.ac.uk/acad/ssis/news/archives/00000023.php
Forum: Religious (In)tolerance
Wednesday 29 March 2006, a forum exploring religious intolerances within
Judaism, Christianity and Islam
Full details: http://www.brad.ac.uk/acad/ssis/news/archives/00000022.php
Network Meeting for the Programme for a Peaceful City (PPC)
The next Network Meeting will be held on Monday 3 April 2006 from 4.30pm
- 6.30pm
Full details: http://www.brad.ac.uk/acad/ssis/news/archives/00000024.php
For more information on any of the above please contact Lisa Cumming at the Programme for a Peaceful City, ext: 4173, email l.f.cumming@bradford.ac.uk
Children's Easter break sports activities at the Sports Centre
Due to the success of the summer camp earlier this year Sports camp is back. Dates are 10th - 13th of April and 19th - 21st of April, 9.30 - 3.30p.m everyday, only £8 per day.
Activities include football, basketball, cricket, fun swim sessions and much more.
Bookings are now being taken - can call the Sports Centre office on ext 4868. Alternatively, if you need anymore details call Debbie on ext 4871.
First Option Hotel Reservations
A representative from First Option will be at the University on Tuesday 28th March 2006 in Room N24, Richmond Building to give an overview of the Services that are available to the University, along with a demonstration of their online booking system. They will also take this opportunity to answer any questions or queries that you may have. There will be 2 sessions to which you can attend, either at 11.00 - 11.45am or 1.00 - 1.45pm.
Anyone interested in attending please book your place by contacting the purchasing department by e-mail purchasing@bradford.ac.uk or telephone ext 3063.
Race for Life - 40 women wanted!
Would you like to take part in the Race For Life? It's a national event taking part all over the country on different dates to raise money for Cancer Research?
This 5k run/jog is a women only event and here at the Sports Centre we are setting up a training programme for anyone who wants to take part. The date for the event is June 4th in Bradford. Ring the Sports Centre office and leave your contact details, or email sports@bradford.ac.uk
We may are looking to enter a University team as part of the University's 40th anniversary celebrations - so sign up now!
Everyone welcome - beginners and non-runners especially welcome.
Full details of the Race for Life are at: http://www.raceforlife.org (external link, will open in a new window)
Music event this week - Stereo Grafitti - Nick Toczek & Real Eyez
Thursday 23 March at 5.30pm
Jazzman's Cafe (next to the Sports Centre/Natwest/Waterstone's on campus)
Tickets: Full price £5/ Students & concessions £3.50/ TLMC Members £2 (Prices include refreshments)
Full details are at: http://www.bradford.ac.uk/university/music/stereo.php
Next at Theatre in the Mill
Tuesday 25th April | 7:30pm
Bella & the Beautiful Knight by Silver Tongue Theatre
Tickets £6.50/£4 concessions
Bella and her brother inhabit a seductive, private world. Left with only each other after the sudden death of their parents fifteen years ago, they are close. Perhaps too close. And when Philip arrives for dinner, their world begins to unravel.
"the future of british theatre. 4 out of 5"
The Times
"The cast shine in this claustrophobic story of abuse, incest, fantasy
and escape. 4 out of 5"
The Scotsman
Book now on ext: 3200 or email: theatre@bradford.ac.uk
Nobel Peace Laureate - Prestige Lecture (invitation) - reminder
We are delighted to announce that Mairead Corrigan McGuire, Nobel Peace Laureate,has agreed to give a public lecture at the University of Bradford on Friday, 24 March 2006. Mairead Corrigan McGuire was awarded the 1976 Nobel Peace Prize jointly with Betty Williams, as co-Founders of the Northern Ireland Peace Movement (later renamed Community of Peace People).
The public lecture, which will discuss global peace issues in the world today, has been organised by the University’s internationally-renowned Department of Peace Studies and is part of PeaceJam, an international education programme built around Nobel Peace Laureates who work personally with young people to pass on the spirit, skills and wisdom they embody. This is the second in a series of prestige lectures in the University’s 40th anniversary year.
You are cordially invited to join us for this free prestige lecture in the John Stanley Bell Lecture Theatre, Richmond Building which will begin at 5pm. Light refreshments will be served in the adjacent D floor foyer area from 4.30pm.
If you would like to attend, or if you would like further information, please contact June Kronbachs in Corporate Communications on ext: 6030 or email: j.kronbachs@bradford.ac.uk
Training courses and events
Spring Training Week for Part-time and External Research Students (Note
for Research Supervisors)
24 - 28 April, 2006
A new programme of research training opportunities for part-time and external research students will be held in the Graduate School from Monday 24th - Friday 28th April, 2006
Full details are at: http://www.bradford.ac.uk/research/pgcourses/Spring_Training_Week
To book any courses, part-time or external research students should e-mail Berni Jefferis (People Development) m.b.jefferis@brad.ac.uk
The closing date for applications is 4 pm on Tuesday 18th April.
Endnote and Metalib sessions - last chance!
Learning Luncheons and Teatime Tutorials back by popular demand!
All UoB students and staff are welcome to come and hear about MetaLib - the Library portal - and how to use it. The session will include a demo and a hands-on task. Tea and biscuits will be available - or you can bring your sandwiches along.
Full details at: http://www.bradford.ac.uk/library/news/newslist.php
People Development Events
Introduction to Management at the University (2 days) - Monday 27 &
Tuesday 28 March 2006, 09.30 - 16.30
Target audience: For newly-appointed managers at the University of Bradford,
or anyone who has been a manager at the University for between 0 and 2
years.
http://www.brad.ac.uk/dev-prog/development/index.php?course=MIND
Mental Health Awareness - Friday 31 March 2006, 09.30 - 16.30
Target audience: Personal Tutors, Managers and any other members of staff.
http://www.brad.ac.uk/dev-prog/development/index.php?course=MHAW
New Staff Induction - Monday 3 April 2006, 11.45 - 15.00
Target audience: Staff who are new to the University.
http://www.brad.ac.uk/dev-prog/development/index.php?course=NSIN
Managing Change - Thursday 6 April 2006, 09.30 - 12.30
Target audience: Middle managers (for this course, "middle managers"
are defined as people who have responsibilities for managing staff and
who are not part of the University or College Senior Management teams).
http://www.brad.ac.uk/dev-prog/development/index.php?course=MCHA
Details of all the People Development training events for 2005-6 may
be found at the following web page:
http://www.brad.ac.uk/dev-prog/index.php?section=development
Learning Support training from TQEG
What's New in E-Learning Technologies? on 21 March 2006 at 1400-1700 in Horton D1.21 - Presented by Carol Higgison and Ken Panko of the Teaching Quality Enhancement Group.
Sharing Good Practice in Collaborative Provision on 22 March 2006 at 1300-1400 in Room 01.58, JBP Library Building - Presented by Allison Campbell of the Academic Standards and Support Unit.
Assessment in Practice on 25 April 2006 at 1300 -1400 in Room 01.58, JBP Library Building - Presented by Dr Chris Alder and Ken Panko of the Teaching Quality Enhancement Group.
Diversity in the Curriculum on 26 April 2006 at 1300-1400 in Room 01.58, JBP Library Building - Presented by Nadira Mirza of the School of Lifelong Education and Development
Chairpersons of Board of Examiners Induction Training on 28 April 2006 at 0900-1300 in the Board Room, Richmond Building - Presented by Alison Carass of the Academic Standards and Support Unit and Pete Sayers of People Development.
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.
Works on Campus
Temporary closure of Richmond Road
To facilitate safe delivery, offloading, storage, assembly and erection of the roof trusses for the new Atrium, Richmond Road will be closed from Gt Horton Road down to the Main Richmond Building Entrance for the period 27 March to 23 June 2006.
Diversion will be via Gt Horton Road, Shearbridge Road, Listerhills Road and Richmond Road and will be signposted.
Access to the Main Entrance will be up Richmond Road from the lower barrier at Tumbling Hill Street, the short one-way stretch adjacent to the entrance will be temporarily two-way.
The remaining half of the Horton A Car Park will be closed. Pedestrian diversions around the compound will be fenced and signposted.
JB Priestley Library Square/Chesham Building
Installation of 2 vertical platform lifts and ramp to provide disabled access between JB Priestley Library Square and Chesham entrance.
The work will commence on Monday 20th March 2006 and be completed in approx 7 weeks.
If you have any queries regarding the work please contact Mr Brian Ford on ext. 3421.
Lectures, seminars and newsletters
Bradford School of Management research seminar - this week
Hidden Aspects of Home-Based Telework, Dr Suzanne Tietze, Wednesday 22 March, 1.00 pm, Room 11, Emm Lane
This talk focuses on the organisational consequences of homeworking practices as it explores how social and organisational relationships are changed through the introduction of home-based telework. Based on two empirical case studies, the talk focuses on the reception of homebased telework from a variety of different perspectives, including that of corporate HR management, line management, team leaders, colleagues of homeworkers, the homeworkers themselves as well as their households. Conceptually, the talk will explore the 'invisible aspects' of work, which become subject to change through the implementation of this flexible form of work: invisible places; routine/manual tasks; word done by invisible people and informal processes and communication will be used as the bedrock to explore the empirical data.
Please let me know if you wish to attend.
Kathy Cousens, k.a.cousens@bradford.ac.uk
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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