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BriefingIn preparation for the January 2012 examinations a series of lunchtime sessions have been arranged to provide staff who will be acting as invigilators with a pre- briefing on the University’s examination policies and procedures . Two induction sessions have also been arranged for staff new to the role of invigilator. Further details are available at http://www.bradford.ac.uk/exams/Invigilation/Briefing-Sessions/
The Awards Ceremonies Staff Reply Form available at http://www.bradford.ac.uk/awards/staff-reply-form/
This form is to book your place in the academic procession and for academic dress orders.
Please ensure you have completed the form no later the Tuesday 1 November 2011 as robes and places in procession cannot be guaranteed if the form is received after this deadline.
100 Objects number 34. “A Long Happy Daydream”: J.B. Priestley’s The Good Companions. The comfort read that cheered people up in 1929.
100 Objects number 35. “I Drew Anybody who came to London”: Peggy Smith’s drawings of 1930s peace campaigners, musicians, artists, writers.
http://100objectsbradford.wordpress.com/
The Special Collections e-newsletter for Autumn 2011 is now online, with news of archives now available to the public, projects and prizes, and service updates. Highlights: Welcome to Windyridge, Jacquetta gets Better, Holdens Untangled.
If you like images of the University in the past, historic Bradford, Yorkshire Dales, books, cakes, peace campaigns, newspapers etc, do take a look at the Special Collections Flickr account. We are gradually adding as many copyright-OK images as possible from our large collections of digitised material. Enjoy! And please favourite/comment/contact us with feedback.
Do you organise or support public lecture, performance arts, exhibitions, museum education or other events kknowledge/facility related events, and in particular events designed to raise awareness of diversity on behalf of the University?
If so we need to hear from you as information on these events form an important part of the institutions return to the Higher Education Business and Community Interaction annual survey. The current return covers events held between 1/08/10 and 31/07/11. Please contact community@bradford.ac.uk with details.
PCs in student clusters and GTA (general teaching areas) are now running Windows 7 and Microsoft Office 2010 software.
For staff, PCs supported by Learner Support Services will begin to be upgraded to run Windows 7 and Microsoft Office 2010 from early 2012. This will involve staff from the IT Services department visiting your area and upgrading the software on your PC. Training on the use of this software will be provided to you at the same time as the upgrade to your PC is taking place.
In order to arrange for this to happen, IT Services staff will approach IT representatives within individual Schools and Departments to discuss a timeframe for the upgrades to take place.
Please note: do not attempt to upgrade the software yourself - this must be done by IT Services staff.
In the meantime, please see
www.bradford.ac.uk/lss/it-services/changes/staff.php for videos, updates and FAQs as we get them.
If you have any immediate questions or concerns, please contact ictservicedesk@bradford.ac.uk.
Reduced price rail travel is available for staff with a Northern Rail Season Ticket. The next start date is 01 December 2011 and the closing date for applications is 15th November 2011. With an annual season ticket you get:
Please read all the information on the Smart Move Travel page where you can also download an application form. Completed applications should be sent to Human Resources and new applicants will also need to send a passport-type photo.
Contact: Jennie Pratt in HR on ext: 3094 or j.pratt@bradford.ac.uk .
As part of MEMORY THEATRE, Arts on Campus will be making an entire gallery wall into a secret place of wonder. Behind a series of miniature doors photographed on location in Bradford, will be the images or objects that you have sent us which inspire or mean something special to you. They are looking for your inspiring photos, memories and stories.
The BBC’s Head of Religion & Ethics, Aaqil Ahmed, will be speaking in Student Central (SC0.51) at 1.30pm on Tuesday November 1st. Aaqil joined the BBC in 2009 from Channel 4 where for more than six years he was Commissioning Editor for Religion and Head of Multicultural Programming.
His commissions include many award-winning and high-profile projects such as Saving Africa's Witch Children, The Qur'an, Inside The Mind Of A Suicide Bomber, Christianity: A History and the religion strand Revelations.
From 2000 to 2003 Aaqil was employed by the BBC's Religion and Ethics department as Deputy Editor of Documentaries, where he worked on a number of projects from Trouble Up North, Headhunting The Homeless, Richard Gere On Buddhism to the acclaimed current affairs and religion strand Everyman.
1 December 2011, 9.30am to 4.30pm, Norcroft Centre
The symposium will be interactive and informative, packed with practical information about how to achieve positive outcomes at individual, organisational and societal levels, supporting the promotion of a greater knowledge of and respect for this diverse heritage and culture.
Register Your Interest: email events@bradford.ac.uk with ‘Rosa Parks’ 2011 as the subject title and further information will be sent to you shortly.
Royal Institute of Philosophy Seminar: Rupert Read, of the University of East Anglia, will give this semester’s first talk: Guardians for future generations: a modest Platonic proposal? This talk, which will be held on November 2, starting at 4pm in E1, Richmond Building, falls within the area of Political Philosophy and should therefore be of interest to many people on campus.
See Abstract: www.brad.ac.uk/acad/ihs/seminar/royal_institute/
The Equality and Diversity Unit in partnership with our Staff Equality Networks is hosting this year’s diversity day celebrations entitled “Inclusive University – Respecting our differences”. The event is designed to celebrate the rich diversity of backgrounds and cultures of our students and staff as part of our wellbeing programme. Mark Cleary, the Vice Chancellor, will open the event by launching: our commitment to face equality by working with the Changing Faces Charity; launch the University’s first Equality and Diversity Strategy and there will be a panel of senior black and minority ethnic staff to share their reflections of achieving success as an inspiration to others. There will also be a variety of information stalls, music and networking.
The event will take place in the Atrium and Great Hall on Thursday 3rd November 2011 between 11.30am and 2.30pm (panel discussion at 12:30pm) so please drop by.
The main entrance to the Heaton Mount Residences Block will be closed to allow the installation of automatic doors and undertake minor decorations to the outer foyer. The installation is necessary to ensure compliance with current DDA requirements.
A temporary entrance and exit will be provided for the duration of the works, to the side of the Heaton Mount Residences under the archway. The work is expected to be completed by 28 November 2011.
The E Floor link block toilets in the Richmond Building have been reopened following refurbishment.
Did you know that 2 November 2011 is National Stress Awareness Day?To link in with this, the following events have been organised as part of the Core Training Programme.
Click on a course title to obtain further information and/or book a place at one of these courses:
2 Nov |
1 hr |
Any staff interested in learning relaxation and mindfulness as ways of managing stress. Manage your stress by learning simple relaxation and mindfulness techniques. |
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10 Nov |
3 hrs |
Any members of staff. Practical tips for promoting your health and mental well-being both at work and at home. |
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15 Nov |
3.5 hrs |
Any members of staff who wish to develop their understanding of assertive communication and behaviour. |
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16 Nov |
7 hrs |
Recommended for Personal Tutors, Managers and any other members of staff. |
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21 Nov |
7.5 hrs |
Essential for line managers. This course forms part of the core development for UoB managers and it is therefore compulsory. |
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30 Nov - 1 Dec |
2 days |
Any members of staff, but particularly recommended for anyone whose job includes a counselling role. |
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9 Dec |
3.5hrs |
Any staff who listen to others, where being able to handle emotion is important. Particularly useful for personal tutors and managers. |
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15 Dec |
7 hrs |
Any members of staff. Limited number of places. Be more in control of your responses to change without experiencing the stress that sometimes goes with it. |
Staff Training Opportunities
| Course ID | Details/Booking form | Start date | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Start time | End time | Venue | Leaders |
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| FIR1111108 | Fire Safety and Practical Fire Training | 08-Nov-11 | - | - | - | 13:00 | 16:30 | D1, Richmond Building | Steve Wiggins |
| 01010506 | New Staff Induction | 08-NOV-11 | - | - | - | 13:20 | 16:45 | To be included with joining instructions | Staff Development Unit |
| 01010716 | Being a Great Personal Academic Tutor | 08-NOV-11 | - | - | - | 14:00 | 16:00 | D0.09, HORTON | Centre for Educational Development |
| 01010830 | Ethics Overview Session | 09-NOV-11 | - | - | - | 12:30 | 14:00 | D2, RICHMOND | Research & Knowledge Transfer Support |
| 01010382 | ECDL/ITQ Workshop | 09-NOV-11 | - | - | - | 09:30 | 11:00 | F29, RICHMOND | IT Training |
| 01010366 | NVQ IT Half Workshop | 10-NOV-11 | - | - | - | 13:30 | 16:30 | F29, RICHMOND | IT Training |
| 01010750 | Managing Your Stress/Building Resilience | 10-NOV-11 | - | - | - | 14:00 | 17:00 | To be included with joining instructions | Staff Development Unit |
| 01010410 | Windows Essentials | 10-NOV-11 | 11-NOV-11 | - | - | 09:30 | 12:30 | F29, RICHMOND | IT Training |
| 01010646 | HE Academy Fellowships | 14-NOV-11 | - | - | - | 13:00 | 14:00 | , | Centre for Educational Development |
| 01010412 | IT Systems at Bradford | 14-NOV-11 | 15-NOV-11 | - | - | 09:30 | 12:30 | F29, RICHMOND | IT Training |
| 01010488 | Listening To Our Customers | 15-NOV-11 | - | - | - | 14:00 | 15:30 | To be included with joining instructions | Staff Development Unit |
| 01010556 | Assertiveness | 15-NOV-11 | - | - | - | 09:30 | 13:00 | To be included with joining instructions | Staff Development Unit |
| 01010618 | Prof'l Reward & Recog for LTA (Webinar) | 15-NOV-11 | - | - | - | 09:30 | 11:00 | , | Centre for Educational Development |
| EVAC111116 | Evac+Chair Training | 16-Nov-11 | - | - | - | 13:00 | 16:00 | D1, Richmond Building | Steve Wiggins |
| 01010469 | Mental Health Awareness | 16-NOV-11 | - | - | - | 09:30 | 16:00 | To be included with joining instructions | Staff Development Unit |
| 01010472 | Recruitment & Selection (2 days) | 17-NOV-11 | 18-NOV-11 | - | - | 08:45 | 17:00 | To be included with joining instructions | Staff Development Unit |
| 01010383 | ECDL/ITQ Workshop | 17-NOV-11 | - | - | - | 09:30 | 10:59 | F29, RICHMOND | IT Training |
| 01010826 | Costing Your Research Grant | 17-NOV-11 | - | - | - | 10:00 | 12:00 | D2, RICHMOND | Research & Knowledge Transfer Support |
| 01010394 | ECDL Tests | 17-NOV-11 | - | - | - | 11:00 | 12:00 | F29, RICHMOND | IT Training |
| 01010414 | Excel Essentials | 21-NOV-11 | 22-NOV-11 | 28-NOV-11 | 29-NOV-11 | 13:30 | 16:30 | F29, RICHMOND | IT Training |
| 01010929 | Managing Work-Related Stress | 21-NOV-11 | - | - | - | 09:00 | 16:30 | To be confirmed | Health and Safety Services |
| 01010492 | Turning Customer Problems Into Opps. | 21-NOV-11 | - | - | - | 10:00 | 11:30 | To be included with joining instructions | Staff Development Unit |
Current Internal Job Vacancies at the University can be found on the Information for Staff section of the Human Resources website (UoB username and password required).
The page is password protected so you need to click on the Internal Job Vacancies link on the left hand side and you will be prompted for your details.
Please keep entries concise (around 150 words maximum) with, if necessary, a link to further details on the web. Please check entries carefully for accuracy, grammar and timeliness before sending.
Entries will not routinely be repeated but a further entry is welcome when additional information or clarification is provided for publication.
Please also ensure information is signed off and suitable for general public consumption. Deadline for entries is (generally) 12 noon each Friday.
Email: briefing@bradford.ac.uk with the title "For the briefing" in the email subject.