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Week
ending Friday 25 June
2004 |
Staff BriefingA joint initiative by MIS, Corporate Communications and Inprint & Design |
Edition
171 
Next editions of the briefing
- Tuesday 29 June
- Monday 5 July (afternoon)
Please send entries through in plenty of time to guarantee entry to the briefing.
Email: briefing@bradford.ac.uk
Supplementary Assessment at the Final Stage (Including Postgraduate Programmes)
The Senate at its meeting in June 2004 has approved a change to the Undergraduate and Postgraduate Regulations relating to the provision of supplementary assessment at the final stage.
Although this will not come into effect until the 2004/05 academic year, the Senate requested that Departments be encouraged to follow agreed custom and practice during the 2003/04 session to ensure that as many students as possible be given the earliest opportunity to graduate.
Further information is available on the ASSU website at http://www.brad.ac.uk/admin/acsec/assu/memonotifysuppassfinalyear.doc (word document)
Student graduation and the award of Ordinary Degree
The Senate has issued clarification regarding students on Honours Degree programmes who, following the Finals Board of Examiners, are permitted to undertake supplementary assessment (either in up to 20 credits and/or as a first attempt in any number of credits), with a view to obtaining a classified honours degree.
With effect from the 2003/04 academic session, it will be possible to award an Ordinary Degree to such students, providing they meet the criteria for this award, to enable them to graduate in July with their peers.
Further information is available on theASSU website at http://www.brad.ac.uk/admin/acsec/assu/memonotifyordtograduate.doc (word document)
If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact Alison J Carass on ext 3897 or e-mail a.j.carass@bradford.ac.uk
Computerised Purchasing System
Following on from recent investigations and consultation as to a university wide computerised purchase order system. If you would like to hear about the proposed product for implementation, an initial demonstration of the proposed system will be given on Wednesday 30th June from 2 pm to 3 pm in Room C7 Richmond Building.
To enable us to monitor numbers of people wishing to attend, could you please email Ian Stow (I.P.Stow@Bradford.ac.uk).
Please also let him know if you would like to attend, but are unable to make the 30th June.
Postgraduate Priorities Research
Research has been conducted with undergraduates and postgraduates across 11 universities, looking specifically at why postgraduate qualifications are undertaken, and how valued they are.
A full copy of the results, and an executive summary is now available on the market research section of the Corporate Communications website at http://www.brad.ac.uk/admin/market-research/.
An action plan will now be developed to address issues highlighted in the research, and ensure that the University is responding to changing postgraduate student needs.
If you have any questions or comments with regards to the research or the development of the action plan, please contact Joanne Clarkson at j.n.clarkson@bradford.ac.uk, or extension 6542, who will be happy to advise.
Landscape Or Still Life?
Paintings By John Blenkinsopp
Gallery II, University Of
Bradford
18 June Until 23 July, 2004
A new exhibition of paintings by Principal Research Fellow at the University of Bradford, John Blenkinsopp, is to raise money for a memorial fund following the tragic death of one of John's colleagues.
John's original plan for his exhibition of work was to look in some depth at the similarities between landscape and still life painting. However, the tragic and untimely death of his colleague Dr Tudor Evans has prompted John to produce some works that would be commercially viable and would help contribute to a memorial fund started in Dr Evans memory.
Consequently, all profits from this show will be donated to the Tudor Evans Memorial Fund, which will help to provide an annual prize of study books for students. The paintings, produced especially for this exhibition, do explore the boundaries of still life and landscape. The landscapes have been kept free of human and animal figures. They are, in essence, an arrangement of inanimate objects and plants . . . which, in turn, could be a description of still life.
Entrance to the Gallery is free
Staff Development Events
Places available on the following Staff Development Unit events:
Get That Interview! - a 2-hour session for staff who are interested in improving their applications for jobs internally within manual, clerical and technician grades to help them understand the process of getting shortlisted for internal jobs and how to improve their skills in this area. Thursday 24 June 2004, 12.00 - 14.00. For further information and booking: http://staffdev.bradfordcollege.ac.uk/cgi-bin/staffdev/enduser_course.pl?event_id=660
Clearing Helpline Training - A 3.5 hour session to prepare those staff who deal with telephone enquiries from potential students during the period immediately after A-level results are circulated, and to ensure that potential students and their parents get the highest possible quality of service from the University, during the time admissions staff know as "Clearing". Suitable for those staffing the Central Helpline or School Base Rooms. Wednesday 30 June 2004 either 09.00 - 12.30 or 13.00 - 16.30. There are also two sessions on both 9 and 21 July 2004. For more information and booking: http://staffdev.bradfordcollege.ac.uk/cgi-bin/staffdev/enduser_course.pl?event_id=544
Disability Issues - a 1-day course to raise awareness of the issues for staff recruiting on behalf of the University or for staff who wish to understand the implications of Disability issues on their work. This course (in addition to the 2-day Recruitment & Selection training course) is mandatory for staff who wish to recruit and select on behalf of the University, but is also very relevant to staff who wish to understand further implications for students and students. Friday 2 July 2004, 09.00 - 16.30. For more information and booking: http://staffdev.bradfordcollege.ac.uk/cgi-bin/staffdev/enduser_course.pl?event_id=423
New Staff Induction - a 3-hour session for staff who are new to the University of Bradford to provide information on various central services and a brief overview of the structure of the University and who to speak to to get more information on specific areas of interest to you. Monday 5 July 2004, 11.45 - 14.45. For more information and booking: http://staffdev.bradfordcollege.ac.uk/cgi-bin/staffdev/enduser_course.pl?event_id=488
Supporting HE Students with Asperger's Syndrome - a 5-hour session for staff across all academic areas who are likely to have direct contact with HE students, particularly those who provide support, guidance and information such as tutors, personal tutors, notetakers and accommodation staff. The session will provide an overview of Asperger's Syndrome and an opportunity to discuss its effects. Monday 5 July 2004, 10.30 - 15.30. For more information and booking: http://staffdev.bradfordcollege.ac.uk/cgi-bin/staffdev/enduser_course.pl?event_id=777
Personal Harrassment Contacts Training - a 1-day session for staff wishing to be a Personal Harassment Contact for other staff and students. If you are attending this course, you should be willing to consider having your name included on the Personal Harassment Contacts list. Monday 12 July 2004, 09.15 - 16.45. For more information and booking: http://staffdev.bradfordcollege.ac.uk/cgi-bin/staffdev/enduser_course.pl?event_id=446
SU Bars Summer Opening Times
Biko Bar
Monday to Friday 10am - 5.30pm
Saturday and Sunday - closed
Courtyard
Monday to Friday 5pm - 11pm
Saturday 6pm -11pm
Sunday - closed (depending on Euro 2004)
Nursery Summer Club
The nursery runs a Summer Club for 5 to 11 year old children who have associations with the University. We have been taking bookings for this year's scheme for the past month. Unfortunately these bookings are well down on previous years. So we are appealing to those of you who need child care for the first 4 weeks of the school holidays to get in touch with us on ext 4866.
If the numbers do not rise significantly then we will have no option but to cancel this years scheme and reimburse the parents who have already paid the fees in advance.
Thank You
Margaret Mitchell
Head of Nursery Services
Students' Union shops summer opening times
Monday to Friday
Communal Building shop - 8.30am till 4.00pm
Richmond shop - 8.45am till 4.00pm
Summer wine sale in association with our off licence partner, Threshers.
We are having a summer bin-end sale. Many famous makes including Blossom hill, E and S, Hardys, Penfold etc Prices 2 for £6.00, 2 for £8.00 and 2 for £10.00 depending on label. Both white and red available. Mixed if required.
Free Lunchtime Concerts 
Tasmin Little Music, University of Bradford Centre presents Free Lunchtime Concerts at Gallery II
Contemporary
Connexions
New
music by composers with a Yorkshire Connection
Gallery
II
- alongside exhibition of paintings by John Blenkinsopp
Wednesday 30th June, 12.30pm
Rowland Sutherland, flautist
Programme
- Eugene Bozza - Image
- Peter Maxwell Davies - Nocturne (alto flute)
- Kazuo Fukushima - Requiem
- Henry Cowell - The Universal Flute
- Elliott Carter - Scrivo in Vento
- Sadie Harrison - 3 Expositions
- Joe Cutler - Songs of the Kioti
- Rowland Sutherland - New Work
- Dai Fujikura - Ophelia (alto flute)
Wednesday 21st July, 12.30pm
Darragh Morgan, violin
Programme
- Bill Campbell - Flight Home
- Bryn Harrison - Cassiopeia
- Christopher Fox - How Time Passes
- James Saunders - 511 Possible Mosaics
- John Cage - 8 Whiskus
- Joe Cutler - (re)Gaia
- Yannis Kyriakides - Snake Music (UK Premiere)
Enquiries - Mark Robinson
01274 233191, e-mail music@bradford.ac.uk
Contemporary Connexions gratefully acknowledges support from the Holst Foundation
Job Vacancies at the University and College
Current vacancies at the University and College 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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