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Next editions and entries to the briefing
- Monday 10 July
- Monday 17 July
- Monday 31 July afternoon
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
Open Day - this Saturday
The University will be holding its next Open Day on Saturday 1 July from 9.30am to 3.30pm. Please advise any school teachers and other education contacts, friends or family who may be interested in studying, or current students who know someone who is considering studying to come along to the event.
There'll be a brass band, an ice cream van and glorious sunshine!
For more information on the event please go to http://www.bradford.ac.uk/openday/
Thank you for all your help in running this event.
If you have any questions then please contact Kevin Liz Hough on ext: 3034 or email e.hough@bradford.ac.uk
Special Collections in the J.B Priestley Library
A star attraction for the alumni at the Big Bradford Reunion was one of the images on the Special Collections Stand: a 1972 aerial view of the campus.
Spot Richmond Building, Wardley House, and a very large gap where the
Library is now! This image, plus a fish in a wellington boot, J.B.
Priestley encountering a unicorn and many more from the University Archive
and other Special Collections, is on show in the J.B. Priestley Library
Atrium.
UCAN Questionnaire
Please take the time to fill in our short questionnaire about UCAN, the Student Volunteering Centre. You do not necessarily have to have volunteered with us before, we would just like to get your feedback about our service and your thoughts on volunteering.
Once we have received 50 entries we will then pick a lucky winner who will win two theatre or concert tickets of their choice at a local venue (up to the value of £20 each).
Please feel free to download the questionnaire from our website or pick one up from outside the UCAN office.
Sports Centre Summer Camp
The Sports Centre will be running its popular Summer Activity Camp for children aged 5 - 14 years. Activities include football hockey swimming and much more.
For further information or to book a place please call the Sports Centre office on 234868/70 or e-mail us at sports@bradford.ac.uk
Counselling Service - still open over summer
The Counselling Service will remain open for appointments throughout the summer with slight alteration in hours of opening:
There will be no daily lunchtime Drop In after the 19th of June until September.
The service will be open from 10am to 4pm in July and August.
If you would like to make an appointment please contact us by; telephone 235750, mobile text 07749820070, or email counselling@bradford.ac.uk
Launch of The Mirpur Connection Report
SLED are holding an event on July 13th in C7 Richmond, to coincide with the launch of The Mirpur Connection Report which examines possible education links in the Mirpur region of Pakistan. The event has already attracted huge interest from the local community, with the Lord Mayor among the confirmed guests.
If you wish to come along, or require any further information, please contact Tom Clayton on 6068 or t.clayton@bradford.ac.uk
- Launch invite pdf - will open in a new window
Works on Campus
Richmond Building main staircase - closure
Details of Works: Replacement of defective full height glazing.
To enable the safe removal and replacement of the glazing, the staircase will be closed between Monday 24th July 2006 and Friday 8th September 2006 inclusive. During this period the staircase will not be accessible for normal use, however, it will remain accessible in the case of an emergency.
The main lifts will remain in operation during this period, and the secondary staircases will also be available.
Should you have any queries regarding the above works, please direct them to Mr Brian Ford on extension 3421.
Interruption to Domestic Hot water Services and Mains Steam System
Wednesday 5th, Thursday 6th, & Friday 7th July 2006
To enable essential repairs to the main steam boilers it will be necessary to isolate the main steam system on the 5th, 6th & 7th of July.
There will be no steam supply to any area of Richmond Building during these works.
There will be no Domestic Hot Water in:
- Richmond Building
- Workshop Block
- Horton A and D
- Chesham B and C
during these works.
Please contact: Keith Maven, Mechanical Maintenance Officer on ext 3437 if you have any queries regarding these works
Richmond Building - new corridor doors
Richmond Building on E, F, G and H Floors (Phase 1).
Details of Work: Installation of new ash veneer corridor doors to replace existing.
The works will commence on Monday 3rd July 2006 and be complete by Friday 21st July 2006.
Should you have any queries regarding the work, please contact Andrew Hague on extension 5020.
Training courses and events
People Development Events
Places are available at the following courses:
New Staff Induction - Monday 3 July 2006, 11.45 - 15.00
Target audience: Staff who are new to the University of Bradford.
http://www.brad.ac.uk/dev-prog/development/index.php?course=NSIN
Disability Issues Training - Friday 7 July 2006, 9.30 - 16.30
Target audience: Essential for managers and staff recruiting for the University,
but open to any other members of staff.
http://www.brad.ac.uk/dev-prog/development/index.php?course=DDAT
Coaching Skills for Managers (2 days) - Monday 10 and Tuesday 11 July
2006, 09.30 - 16.30
Target audience: Anyone who manages other members of staff.
http://www.brad.ac.uk/dev-prog/development/index.php?course=COAC
Clearing Helpline Training - Tuesday 4 July & Thursday 13 July 2006,
09.00 - 12.30 & 13.00 - 16.30
Target audience: Any members of staff wishing to help on the Central Clearing
Helpline or in Department Clearing.
http://www.brad.ac.uk/dev-prog/development/index.php?course=CLH
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
Lectures, seminars and newsletters
Latest LSS Bulletin
The latest LSS Bulletin is now on the Web at http://www.bradford.ac.uk/lss/news/bulletin/index.php.
Included in this issue:
- Dr Stanley Houghton
- IT systems downtime July 7th-9th
- Update on Email
- End of the road for Execmail and Eudora
- Out-of-office replies in Outlook
- Home Computer Initiative update
- Sorted!
- RoamNet and ResNet usage
- A pick'n'mix approach to lifelong learning
- Google search engine
- New documentation
- Mobile technology news
- Mobile technology survey
- MetaLib success!
- Special Collections news
- Happy birthday Bradford
- New archives: geography, peace and higher education
- What's new
- Still No.1 for employment in Yorkshire!
- Blackboard Summer upgrade
- Charity news
- Web authoring training
- Code of practice
- PC courses for beginners in July
- New/updated software
- Staff news
Special Collections e-newsletter June 2006 now online
Happy birthday Bradford; Celebrating Commonweal; an exhibition in the Dales; forthcoming events; new books and archives.
http://www.brad.ac.uk/library/special/newsletters.php
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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