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Next editions and entries to the briefing
- Tuesday 8 August
- Monday 14 August
- Monday 21 August
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
HOMELINK Scheme
Can you spare a few hours to host two or three international students in your home? This can help students overcome a sense of isolation they can experience, particularly in the first semester of their first year. It also gives them a chance to meet staff on a more equal and informal basis.
The School of Management Effective Learning Service (ELS) seeks staff and other local people who are willing to host two or three overseas students from the School for no more than three occasions in the academic year. The same small group of students would be involved each time. Typically, this would involve offering the students a light meal and friendship for a few hours at the weekend, usually on a Sunday afternoon.
The ELS would arrange the first meeting between the students and the host, but the host would then arrange the subsequent meetings. However, this is obviously dependent on the willingness of both sides to continue meeting each other.
If you are willing to host students or have questions about the scheme telephone the scheme organiser, Colin Neville, Effective Learning Officer, at the School of Management: 4414 or email: C.Neville@bradford.ac.uk.
Sports Centre Summer Camp - spaces available
There are still spaces available for the summer camp during the weeks commencing the 14th and 21st of August. The camp runs from 9.30am - 3.30pm Monday to Friday and costs just £45 per child per week. Activities include football, hockey, swimming and much more.
For more information or to reserve a place, please contact the Sports Centre on ext: 4868.
Officer Staff Association - change of name
The Officer Staff Association was created over thirty years ago. Since then the membership has changed, all staff are welcome to join, and we now have members from a wide range of positions in the University. The committee have had feedback from newer members that they were unsure of their eligibility because of the word "officer" in the title, so we feel it is time for a change of name.
Suggestions are welcome from ALL staff (including non-members) and a prize will given to the winner. The prize will be a free place on any social visit of your choice (see http://www.bradford.ac.uk/admin/osa/ for details).
Please email your suggestions to osa-committee@bradford.ac.uk by the end of August. The committee will inform you of the winning name at the start of September.
Paula Burnett
O.S.A. Secretary
osa-committee@bradford.ac.uk
Theatre in the Mill this week
'Yours Faithfully' by Conor Alexander
Directed by Asif Khan, this is a fundraising event to help support Asif (an EIMC graduate) during his studies at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA)
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday 1st - 6th August at 7.00pm
'Yours Faithfully' is a romantic comedy set in Bradford about an Indian woman called Bina praying for her Mr. Right. Being a firm Christian, she is sure God will answer; alas her patience wears thin. Rejecting her faith and becoming an atheist, she then goes speed-dating and happens to meet three potential suitors. Here’s the catch – one is a Hindu, one is a Catholic and one is a Muslim - and all are firmly religious. So Bina decides to pretend she belongs to each of their faiths in order to date them! Helped by her younger sister Leila, the successful masquerade spans a number of months and Valentines night proves to be the ultimate test. Before Bina can decide which man she wants, the truth emerges and the future of Bina’s love life becomes uncertain. Will she end up happily ever after?
The cast include local performers: Sidrah Shaikh, Rokhsaneh Ghawam Shahidi, Jayne Thompson, Waleed Khalid, Conor Alexander, David Milne, Ali Gadema & Nadeem Malik.
Tickets and info - ext: 3200 or email: theatre@bradford.ac.uk
MetroCard Scheme for University Staff - reminder
Do you regularly travel to work on public transport?
If so, the metrocard scheme allows you to obtain an annual travelcard through the University for either unlimited bus travel throughout West Yorkshire, or a number of railzones (with unlimited bus travel), and the total annual cost of the metrocard is recovered through equal deductions from your salary/wage over the year.
Applications to be received no later than Tuesday 15th August 2006.
For further information and an application form please contact Personnel on ext: 5347 or pop in to D35, Richmond Building.
Works on Campus
School of Health Studies - Unity Building
For your information, YEDL, formerly the Yorkshire Electricity Board are carrying out work on their High Voltage System on Sunday the 6th August 2006, which will involve turning off the electricity supply to the whole of the Unity Building.
To prevent loss or corruption of information, it is advisable to power down and switch off all file servers and computers at the end of the working day on Friday 4th August 2006 or Saturday 5th August 2006 and leave switched off over the weekend.
It would be appreciated if you would inform others of your respective departments through your e-mail listings.
Should you have any queries regarding this work, will you please direct them to either of the following people: - Mr G Simpson ext 3431 or G Bird on ext 3433.
This work will be completed on Saturday 5th August 2006.
Temporary relocation of Richmond main reception - reminder
Please note that the Richmond Building main reception is to be temporarily relocated from the entrance foyer to room C9 in the Richmond Building. This is to permit the completion of the Atrium project.
The move took place on Monday 24th July 2006 and it will remain in C9 until the new reception opens in the Atrium in late September. Signage will be in place directing visitors to the temporary location. All telephone numbers will remain the same.
Should you have any queries regarding the move please contact Mr Brian Ford on Extn 3421.
Lectures, seminars and newsletters
Research Bulletin - number 51
The latest edition of the Research Bulletin published by the Research Support Unit is now available on the website at: http://www.bradford.ac.uk/admin/rsil/Newsletter/newsletterfp.htm
Included in this issue:
- The 2006 UK GRAD Annual Conference on 7th September in London
- British Academy Lectures online
- AHRC - New Knowledge Transfer Fellowship Scheme
- UK Physics Funding to be Revamped
- UK Foresight Programme
- AHRC joins Cross-Council Ageing Research Programme
- Latest version of Arts and Humanities Research Council Funding Guide
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Not for Profit Doorstep Lending; Building a Business Case
- Future Financial Exclusion; a UK Policy
- British Academy Visiting Fellowships
- British Council's Researcher Exchange Programme
- EPSRC - New Calls for Proposals
- Structural Behaviour of Nano-Fluids and the Design and Control of their consequent properties
- Identification of materials derived from Botanical Extracts for Consumer Goods
- Characterisation, Modification and Mathematical Modelling of Sudsing Systems
- The Chemistry-Chemical Engineering Interface
- IDEAS Factory - Emergence
- Details of Applying for a personal account with ResearchResearch.com; joining the UKRO mailing list and subscribing to the ub-research mailing list at the University
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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