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Next editions and entries to the briefing
- Monday 30 January 2006
- Monday 6 February 2006
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
National Student Survey - reminder
The National Student Survey (NSS) is an on-line survey of final year students across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The survey will seek the views of final year, full time, HEFCE funded students and will be carried out by Ipsos by email during the week commencing 30th January 2006. Please help us to increase the response rate by promoting this with your students and encouraging them to respond.
All courses with results which meet the minimum response threshold will be published on the TQI website (www.tqi.ac.uk external link, will open in a new window) so that potential students can use the information to help with their decision making about choices of course and/or institution. This is clearly a very important tool in attracting new students and we need to maximise this as much as possible. The response rate of our students to last year’s survey carried was disappointing, leading to some of our courses having no results published on the website, and we are therefore hoping to increase the response rate this year. Could you please raise with your final year students the importance of completing the survey.
The NSS results last year were inevitably also used in league tables published in some national newspapers. We would like to increase our position in the league tables and we can only do this by encouraging our students to participate. Schools should also, by now, be familiar with the results from last year’s survey - those Schools who had less than satisfactory results need to be looking at the reasons for this and resolving any problems so that the scores are higher this time around.
Any School wishing to view their results in detail can check the TQI website or contact Chris Toft in ASSU for a printed version of their results.
Chris Toft
Head of ASSU
Have you heard about the University's new Centre for Community Engagement?
The Centre for Community Engagement is a new team currently being embedded across the University. We offer support and advice to departments and services to help put the University firmly at the heart of its communities. We can also offer guidance on developing community engagement ideas and links to community partnerships that can enhance the student learning experience and inform teaching and research.
Do you want to know more?
Then sign up for the CCE update - a short and sweet fortnightly news bulletin that will keep you up to speed with what's going on!
Email cce-enquiries@bradford.ac.uk now with your name, department/ School to make sure you're in the know.
Chinese New Year Celebrations
World Music Concerts and Special Events
Monday 23rd - Saturday 28th January 2006
As part of the celebrations for the University of Bradford's 40th Anniversary, Tasmin Little Music Centre in collaboration with the Chinese Scholars Students' Association (CSSA), Long River, the University's International Office and the University Chess Society, presents University of Bradford's Chinese New Year celebrations.
Full details are at: http://www.bradford.ac.uk/arts/chinese.php
Gallery and Theatre news
Gallery II - our first exhibition of our new season is 'Memoria Historica', Drawings by Simon Manfield, which is now on display until Friday 3 March 2006. http://www.brad.ac.uk/gallery/
Theatre in the Mill - our first show of the new season is 'Raining Old Women and Sticks/Bwrw Hen Wragedd A Ffyn', a joint production between Theatre in the Mill and North Wales Stage. The show is a brand new piece of commissioned work and is performed in English, Welsh and Punjabi. http://www.brad.ac.uk/theatre/ Book now!
Entry Control System in the J B Priestley Building
On 1st February the Entry Control system for the J B Priestley Building will be upgraded and will use the proximity chip embedded in University cards and not the barcode. Members of staff who still have old cardboard Library Cards will need to replace these with new cards: these are available at the JBP Building Reception Office or via the Library Counters at the School of Management and the School of Health Studies.
Student cards have already been enabled..
Catering menus
The new menus from Catering are now available on their website at: http://www.bradford.ac.uk/catering/
To place an order or for any further information please contact Catering on:
Telephone (01274 23) 4901 or email catering@bradford.ac.uk
Buddhist Meditation Sessions
The Buddhist Meditation Sessions start again for the new year every Wednesday from the 1st February 2006 , 12.15pm to 1.30pm. All staff and students welcome.
Training courses and events
People Development Events
Coaching Skills for Managers (2 days) - Thursday 26
& Friday 27 January 2006, 09.15 - 16.45
Target audience: Anyone who manages other members of staff
Aims: Provides techniques and insights that enable managers to be more
effective coaches. For more information and booking:
http://www.brad.ac.uk/dev-prog/development/index.php?course=COAC
Introduction to Managing Diversity - Tuesday 31 January
2006, 09.15 - 16.45
Target audience: Managers and any other members of staff
Aims: To raise awareness of issues relating to Equality and Diversity.
For more information and booking:
http://www.brad.ac.uk/dev-prog/development/index.php?course=MDIV
New Staff Induction - Monday 6 February 2006, 11.45
- 15.00
Target audience: Staff who are new to the University of Bradford
The New Staff Induction is intended as an introduction to the Central
Services or "The Administration" of the University. There will
be brief introductory talks about several of the services provided centrally,
such as Health and Safety, Security, Equal Opportunities, Communications
and Marketing and there will be a brief overview of the structure of the
University itself. For more information and booking:
http://www.brad.ac.uk/dev-prog/development/index.php?course=NSIN
Performance Management (2 days) - Thursday 9 &
Friday 10 February 2006, 09.15 - 16.45
Target audience: Any members of staff who are line managers.
Aims: To provide techniques for managing good performance and setting
targets for improving poor performance, dealing with unacceptable behaviour,
including how to use disciplinary procedures and managing sickness absence.
For more information and booking:
http://www.brad.ac.uk/dev-prog/development/index.php?course=PERF
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
Works on Campus
Nursery
Reinstatement of levels to block paving. It is anticipated that the works will commence on Monday 23rd January 2006 and will be completed in 3 days after that date. We apologise for any inconvenience cause during these improvement works. Queries to Mr Alan Harrison, Building Maintenance Officer on extension 3423.
Lectures, seminars and newsletters
Baroness Nicholson - Public Lecture
The founder of a refugee support charity will be giving a public lecture at the University of Bradford next week.
Baroness Emma Nicholson, the founder of the AMAR (Assisting Marsh Arabs and Refugees) International Charitable Foundation, will give a public lecture at the University about their ongoing work to help those affected by the South Asian earthquake.
She will be speaking and taking questions from the floor from 4.30pm on Monday 30 January 2006 in the John Stanley Bell Lecture Theatre in the Richmond Building.
The title of her speech is 'Kashmir - the earthquake and the work of AMAR'. Members of staff are welcome to attend.
This public lecture, which has been organised by the University's internationally-renowned
Department of Peace Studies, is the first major
event this year celebrating the University of Bradford's 40th Anniversary.
Student Mental Health Lunchtime Seminar
There are still spaces left on this seminar.
Contact James Moore, Mental Health Advisor, on ext: 5977 or email j.t.moore@bradford.ac.uk to book a space or for more details. It takes place on Friday 3rd February between 12.30 - 1.45pm in the Staff Refectory, F Floor, Richmond Building
School of Management Seminar Series
You are invited to the next seminar taking place at the School of Management to be given by Mike Noon of Queen Mary, University of London on Wednesday 1 February at 5.00pm in the Main Hall, Emm Lane, School of Management.
The title of the seminar is "Ethnic Minorities in Work: Empirical and Conceptual Challenges".
Please let me know if you would like to attend the seminar.
Kathy Cousens, Research Programme Administrator, School of Management, ext: 4323.
Learning Support Seminars and Events from TQEG
Blackboard Starter Pack on 24 January 2006 at 0930-1630 in Room 1.7, JBP Library Building. Presented by Carol Higgison and Ken Panko of TQEG and Jak Radice of the School of Health Studies.
Online Assessment (CAA) using QuestionMark Perception on 25 January 2006 at 0930-1230 in Room 1.7, JBP Library Building. Presented by Carol Higgison and Ken Panko of TQEG and Jak Radice of the School of Health Studies.
Supporting Reflective Learning on 25 January 2006 at 1300-1400 in Room 01.58 JBP Library Building. Presented by Professor Peter Hartley of the Teaching Quality Enhancement Group.
Centre for Community Collaboration on 1 February 2006 at 1300-1400 in Room 01.58 JBP Library Building. Presented by Steve Skinner of the School of Lifelong Education and Development.
Assessing Students Online - A 6 week online course beginning 6 February 2006. Led by Carol Higgison and Ken Panko of TQEG and Jak Radice of the School of Health Studies.
Getting Started with Blackboard on 7 February 2006 at 1300-1500 in Horton Building. Presented by Carol Higgison and Ken Panko of TQEG and Jak Radice of the School of Health Studies.
Online Assessment in Blackboard on 14 February 2006 at 1300-1500 in Horton Building. Presented by Carol Higgison and Ken Panko of TQEG and Jak Radice of the School of Health Studies.
Bradford University Academy and it many Strands on 15 February 2006 at 1300-1400. Presented by Sally Raby of Marketing and Corporate Communications.
Providing Support for Students with Dyslexia on 22 February 2006 at 1300-1400. Presented by Helena Jones of Disabilities Office.
Assessing Group Work on 24 February 2006 at 1300-1400. Presented by Dr Chris Alder of the Teaching Quality Enhancement Group.
Online Collaboration in Blackboard on 28 February 2006 at 1300-1500. Presented by Carol Higgison, Ken Panko of TQEG and Jak Radice of the School of Health Studies.
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.
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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