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Next editions of the briefing
- Monday 29 November
- Monday 6 December
- Monday 13 December
- Friday 17 December (last thing in the afternoon) - last briefing of the year!
Please send entries through in plenty of time to guarantee entry to the briefing. Please don't use capital letters for headings or sentences - they only get changed back to sentence case!
Email: briefing@bradford.ac.uk
Meeting of the Assembly
1 pm Wednesday 24 November in the John Stanley Bell Lecture Theatre.
Full details: http://www.brad.ac.uk/admin/assembly/
HERA - progress
Come along this week and hear about the progress that is being made on the assimilation of staff onto the new single spine and have your chance to ask questions.
I will be giving a presentation on progress made and will be available, with a member of the HERA team, to answer your questions.
Wednesday 24th November 2.30 - 3.30 pm, (please note change of time)
N&P Lecture Theatre, School of ManagementThursday 25th November 9.30 -10.30
John Stanley Bell Lecture Theatre, Richmond Building
The presentation can be found on the Hera Project website under Reward Strategy Briefing (powerpoint) - Nov 2004 at http://www.brad.ac.uk/admin/personnel/HERA/ (you will need your username and password to access the document).
Janet Jones
Director of Human Resources
Cares at Christmas
The aim of the project is to deliver 30 food hampers and toys to the Wesley Housing Project for single parent families that are being supported by them.
If you have any food, toys, tins, 'buy one get one free' items and you don't need them please, please, please can you drop them off at the UCAN office in the Communal Building or Students' Union reception by Friday 10th December 2004.
Many thanks
Asif Khan UCAN Volunteer Co-Ordinator
NSPCC Christmas Quiz
Would like to have a go at the NSPCC Christmas Quiz and subsequently raise funds for the NSPCC?
Entry into the quiz costs £1.00 and the winner will receive £30.00 of high street vouchers. All proceeds go to the NSPCC.
Please contact Caroline Chambers in the Staff Development Unit (F27, Richmond Building) for an entry form.
All entries to be returned to Caroline Chambers in the Staff Development Unit by 5.00pm on Friday 10th December 2004.
Notification of Works - Richmond Main Building
Refurbishment of Richmond E75
Work will commence on Tuesday 23rd November 2004 and be complete in approx 3 weeks.
Should you have any queries regarding the work please contact Mr Brian Ford on extension 3421.
Asbestos Removal Work
The removal of asbestos ceiling panels - Richmond Building rooms M28a, M28b and adjacent lobby. Work will commence on Friday 26th November 2004 and will be complete on Sunday 28th November 2004.
Should you have any queries regarding the work, will you please direct them to Mr Andrew Hague on extension 5020.
Fire Alarm Sounder Test
Sunday 28 November 2004
A sound level test of the fire alarm system will be taking place within the Richmond Main Building. The test will begin at 08.15 hours. The areas affected will be A, B, Mezzanine, C and D Floors of the Richmond and Carlton Wings B, C, Mezzanine, D, E and F of the Link Block and the Great and Small Halls. The fire alarm sounders will be operating throughout these areas until the sound level test is complete.
If you have any queries regarding this work, please contact Colin Overton on telephone extension 3425 or mobile 1387.
Royal Institute of Philosophy Seminar
Wednesday 24 November in N 24 Richmond at 4pm
Dr. Ken Gemes (Birkbeck College, London), Positivist Account of Empirical Meaning
Further details from Friedel
Weinert, email: F.Weinert@bradford.ac.uk,
ext: 5191
This week at Theatre in the
Mill
Thursday,
Friday and Saturday 25th, 26th, 27th November at 7:30pm
Bradford University Theatre
Group present:
Off The Page
Off The Page is a collection of short plays staged by both new and experienced directors, taking established writing 'off the page' and into the spot light.
It promises to be an enthralling and varied night of theatre - we have five vastly different pieces to present all with different directorial teams and cast.
The night consists of extracts from:
- A Midsummer Night's Dream, by William Shakespeare
- Essex Girls, by Rebecca Pritchard
- The Outside Dog, by Alan Bennett
- A Day In the Death of Joe Egg, by Peter Nichols
- Boys' Life, by Howard Korder
Tickets £4.50/£3.00 concessions
Theatre
in the Mill's website.
Email: theatre@bradford.ac.uk or ring ext: 3200 to reserve tickets.
Music Events this week
Wednesday 24 November at
12.15pm in the Richmond Foyer - FREE
Violin and Piano Duo
Adam Robinson - Violin, Andrew Bedford - Piano
Back by popular demand this excellent Bradford based duo are fast establishing themselves on the Bradford Chamber Music scene with recent appearances at the Yorkshire Craft Centre and Alhambra Studio.
Saturday 27th November at
7.30pm
Bradford Cathedral
A Choral and Orchestral Concert with a French Flavour
Join the University's Orchestra and Choir for an evening of French Music. The Orchestra will be performing Delibes Ballet Music to Sylvia, Bizet's Carmen Suite, and will be joined by the choir for Gounod's Messe Solennelle (St. Cecilia). The University Recorder Players will entertain with a short programme of French baroque music.
Tickets £6.50, Concessions £4 TLMC Members £2 Box office 01274 233185, Tasmin Little Music Centre 01275 233191.
Places available on the following Staff Development Unit events:
Learning in Groups Weekend - a Friday evening to Sunday afternoon with undergraduate students. To help staff learn more about how to organise student learning in groups. It's also good for your own team development skills and lots of fun. Friday 26 to Sunday 28 November 2004, Friday at 6pm to Sunday at 4pm.
Managing Change - a half day course for middle managers to help: understand the general principles of managing change and how to assist staff through the uncertainties of a change. Friday, 29 November 2004, 09.30 - 12.30.
New Staff Induction - Provides information on various central services and a brief overview of the structure of the University and who to speak to get more information on specific areas of interest to you. Also to allow an opportunity for you to meet some service providers and other new staff. Monday, 6 December 2004, 11.45 - 15.00
Introduction to Transactional Analysis (TA101) - This 2-day course provides a powerful way for us to begin to understand what makes us 'tick' and to why we relate to others as we do - Why are we as we are? Why do we do what we do? Attendance on these two days will entitle participants to receive an official 101 Certificate issued by the Institute of Transactional Analysis. Tuesday 7 & Wednesday 8 December 2004, 09.15 - 16.45
Counselling Skills (Level 1) - An introductory course, which aims to give relevant examples of the types of situations you may face when working with students or colleagues who are distressed, and techniques for dealing with these situations. It is particularly useful for personal tutors, and it is hoped that through the event, staff will be better familiarised with the sources of support within and outside the College or University. (Anyone completing this course will be eligible to attend the Counselling Skills Level 2 course, which will run during the academic year 2005/6). Tuesday, 21 December 2004, 09.00 - 16.00
Children in Need - thanks
The Support Staff from Languages and European Studies would like to thank everybody who contributed towards their Children in Need fundraising. We are delighted to announce that we raised £175.00 (from sales of Pudsey biscuits, muffins, badges, photo competition, raffle tickets and donations), plus £60.50 from the sale of Pudsey Bear merchandise.
The winners of the Raffle for the Rat, body lotion, candles, were as follows:
- 1st - Cathy Illingworth, Biomedical Sciences (we fear for the Rat's safety with this Dept as his new home!)
- 2nd - Roberto Espindola, CES
- 3rd - Karolina Terzidou, Final Year Languages student
Winners of the Baby Photo competition were:
- 1st - Anne White and Ruth Grundy (full marks!)
- 2nd - Kamila Aitsiselmi, Farid Aitsiselmi, John Russell (12 out of 14)
- 3rd - Devika Seupaul (10 out of 14)
Well done everybody!
Sale of Christmas Cards for UNICEF
Students fron Peace Studies will be selling UNICEF Christmas cards this week.
The Christmas cards sale is on Wednesday 24th and Thursday 25th of November. It will be from 12.00noon to 3.00pm in the common room in Pemberton building.
For further details please contact:
Haruka: H.Yoshida@Bradford.ac.uk or Ogo: O.Erdene@Bradford.ac.uk
Learning Support Seminars and Events from TQEG
Learning Outcomes and Assessment Practices on 24 November at 1300-1400 in Room 1.7, JBP Library Building - Presented by Dr Chris Alder of the Teaching Quality Enhancement Group.
Engaging with Young People on 1 December at 1300-1400 in Room 01.58, JBP Library Building - Presented by Nadira Mirza and Sophia Khan of the School of Lifelong Education and Development.
Assessing Key Skills on 8 December at 1300-1400 in Room 01.58, JBP Library Building - Presented by Prof Peter Hartley of the Teaching Quality Enhancement Group.
Training for Invigilators on 15 December at 1300-1500 in Room 01.58, JBP Library Building - Presented by Dr Jon Owen of the Academic Standards and Support Unit.
Details of the above events and online booking can be found via: http://staffdev.bradfordcollege.ac.uk/cgi-bin/staffdev/enduser_courselist.pl
Please contact Christine Rayment or Beverley Lyons on 5138 or email tqe.sec@bradford.ac.uk if you have further enquiries.
BBC Mastermind 2005
The BBC are looking for contestants to compete in their 2005 series.
Full details at: http://www.brad.ac.uk/news/mastermind.htm
Celebrating
Our Research
Research Showcase Event 
Tuesday 23 November 2004
All academic staff and research students are invited to a research showcase, to be held on Tuesday 23 November (10 am - 4 pm) here at the university.
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Children's Christmas Party
The Christmas Party for children (up to about 14 years of age) will be held in the Communal Building on Saturday 4th December 2004 from 14.30 to 17.30. Children and grandchildren of all staff and students of the University will be welcome.
Christmas Lunch 2004
Wednesday 8th - Friday 10th
December
Monday 13th - Friday 17th December
Lunch Bookings at 12noon
£8.00 (Inclusive of VAT)
All bookings to be made through
the catering office on ext: 4901.
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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