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Staff BriefingA joint initiative by MIS, Corporate Communications and Inprint & Design |
Edition
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of the briefing and guidelines for entries
- Tuesday 11 May (morning)
Please send entries through in plenty of time to guarantee entry to the briefing of your choice.
Note that entries to the briefing should be 'brief', preferably no more than a few lines, with a link to the full information somewhere within your departmental/area website. This keeps the Staff Briefing short and snappy and easier to skim read.
Please avoid sending entries or headers in UPPERCASE as these will be changed to sentence case as appropriate.
In summary:
- Use arial 12 font
- Avoid uppercase (apart from capitalisation!)
- Keep entries brief
- Include a web address for further details as appropriate
- Send entry through in plenty of time
Email: briefing@bradford.ac.uk
Many thanks
Claire
(Briefing editor!)
Annual Report
The University's new Annual Report is now available online. This covers the period August 2002 - July 2003.
Any comments and suggestions about the report should be sent to Corporate Communications at corp-comms@bradford.ac.uk
www.bradford.ac.uk/annualreports/
AUT Ballot Result
1. AUT has this afternoon announced the result of its ballot of members on acceptance of the Framework Agreement and the associated Memorandum of Understanding.
This was:
- 84.5% in favour
- 15.5% against
- (on a 52% turnout)
2. In the light of this overwhelming vote in favour, the University of Bradford will be
- implementing the outstanding 3.44% pay award for academic and academic-related staff, backdated to August 2003. The new pay rates will be paid in May salaries and the backpay will be made in June salaries.
- engaging with all trades unions in partnership negotiations on implementation of new pay structures
Janet Jones
Head of Personnel
Introduction of a Certificate of Postgraduate Foundation Studies
A pre-masters entry course for students with non-standard entry qualifications
The Senate (March 2004) approved the introduction of a Certificate of Postgraduate Foundation Studies which will act as a Pre-Masters entry course for students with non-standard entry qualifications.
This is with effect from the 2004/05 session and all existing Pre-Masters courses will need to be revised to take this into account by 31st July 2004.
Further information is available online at: http://www.brad.ac.uk/admin/acsec/assu/CertPgFdStudiesLettertoAds.doc with an Appendix at: http://www.brad.ac.uk/admin/acsec/assu/AppendixCertPgFdStudies.doc
If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact Amanda Huggon on ext 3027 or e-mail a.j.huggon@bradford.ac.uk
Foundation
Degrees - Senate recommendations
The University offers several Foundation Degrees and the first cohorts of students are due to graduate in summer 2004.
There were, however, two outstanding issues concerning Foundation Degree students on which the Senate (March 2004) made recommendations.
These relate to the calculation of final Honours Degrees for students who have undertaken a Foundation Degree and the retention of Foundation Degree Certificates by students who go onto complete an honours degree.
These are operative with immediate effect.
Further information is available online at: http://www.brad.ac.uk/admin/acsec/assu/memonotifycalcFDs.doc
If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact Alison J Carass on ext 3897 or e-mail a.j.carass@bradford.ac.uk
Civic and Community Education Programme
Regional Writers of the North, by Maurice Colgan
Friday 7 May from 10.30 -12 noon, in John Stanley Bell lecture, Richmond Building.
£3 payable on the door.
For further information please contact the Short Course Unit: tel: ext 3213/6; email: scu@bradford.ac.uk; website: http://www.bradford.ac.uk/sled/
Learning Support Seminars from the TQEG
Excellence Plus Strand
- "Learning Outcomes" on 5 May 2004
- "Student Success" on 10 May 2004
- "Coping with Diversity" on 17 May 2004
- "Helping Students to Cope with Job Placement Interviews, Using Multimedia" on 19 May 2004
- "Student Motivation" on 21 May 2004
Further information can be obtained via: http://www.brad.ac.uk/acad/tqeg/Programmes/LSSeminars03-04/excellenceplus.htm
Specialist Strand
- "Assessment Regulations and Training for Chairpersons of Boards of Examiners" on 28 April 2004
- "Assessment Regulations and Training for Chairpersons of Boards of Examiners (Update)" on 12 May 2004
- Annual Review of the Work of the Course Approval and Review Panel (CARP) on 14 May 2004
Further information can be obtained via: http://www.brad.ac.uk/acad/tqeg/Programmes/LSSeminars03-4/qualityassurance.htm
Learning Technology Strand
- Video Conference Seminar on 11 May 2004
Further information and programme can be obtained via: http://www.brad.ac.uk/acad/tqeg/Programmes/LSSeminars03-4/videoconference.htm
To book a place e-mail tqe-sec@bradford.ac.uk or phone ext 3286.
Adult Learners Week - 15 to 21 May
For more information on Adult Learners Week go to http://www.niace.org.uk/alw/2004/Default.htm
If you are planning any events to co-incide with Adult Learners Week or have any events happening that tie in with this, or if you have entered any of your students for the Adult Learner Awards then please contact Kevin Spencer in Corporate Communications on ext: 3034 or k.spencer1@bradford.ac.uk
Issues for Practice Research Seminar Series
Patient Safety
Patient Safety Seminar to
be held on Thursday 13 May 2004, 1.30 - 4.30 pm
Seminar room 1, School of Health Studies
The seminar explores issues of patient safety and how research can contribute to addressing this.
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Full details of the seminar (word document will open in a new window) |
Dial-up Network - important news
The dial-up network service run by Learning Support Services will not be available to staff or students who do not live in University-owned halls after 1st August 2004.
If you currently use the University as an internet service provider (ISP) by dialling 235330 you will need to act now to pick a different ISP.
More information about this, including an faq, is available at http://www.brad.ac.uk/lss/news/bulletin/2004-05/dial-up.php
RoamNet expansion
LSS is pleased to announce the continuing expansion of the RoamNet service.
This provides wireless and wired connectivity to the University network for anyone with a University username and password and suitably equiped computer.
More details and an faq are available at http://www.brad.ac.uk/lss/it-services/support/roamnet.php
LLS Policy document - Wireless Networking
An addition to Learning Support Services (LSS) policy documents on the topic of wireless networking has been agreed.
The policy explains LSS' position on wireless networks which others outside LSS may want to set up. If you have set up a wireless network in your department which you have not discussed with LSS we could like you to read the document and contact LSS with details of your network. Similarly if you are thinking of setting up such a LAN please contact LSS to discuss. In all cases LSS staff will help to facilitate a solution which works best for all parties but does not pose any security risks or interfere with other wireless activities.
The policy is viewable at http://www.brad.ac.uk/lss/regulations/policy/wireless.php
Staff Development Events
Overview of the Leglislation - a 1-day course for managers to raise awareness of the implications of employment legislation on the manager's role. Eversheds (the University's law firm) will be providing an overview of Employment Law, Equality & Diversity and Data Protection through a combination of presentations and interactive sessions. Monday 10 May 2004, 09.15 - 16.30.
- For further information and booking: http://staffdev.bradfordcollege.ac.uk/cgi-bin/staffdev/enduser_course.pl?event_id=424
Writing Skills - a one-day course open to all staff to help you with word choice, sentence length, structure and clarity of your own writing and to provide a general approach to the stages and structure involved in writing and distributing a business report. Monday 17 May 2004, 09.15 - 16.45. For further information and booking: http://staffdev.bradfordcollege.ac.uk/cgi-bin/staffdev/enduser_course.pl?event_id=520
SLED Community Day
Do you know anyone who involved with the Community of Voluntary sector?
If so you might like to let them know about an event SLED are organising?
The Community Day, on Friday 21 May from 10am to 2pm at the Graduate School, will have a tour of the campus, offer a chance to find out more about courses and training available here and features a play by Dead Earnest Theatre Company
The play centres on the plight of Development worker Verity Keane ('Very' for short) who is the central character in 'The Committee for the Regeneration of Ackwright Pond'. This funny short piece of interactive theatre is aimed at creating debate and discussion on the ways of developing community projects.
For more details visit http://www.bradford.ac.uk/admin/conted/alw/ or to book a place email learning@bradford.ac.uk
Citizenship and Community Cohesion - discussion event
As part of the new ‘Diversity in context . . ' module’s programme of teaching, a discussion event based on and around the concepts of Citizenship and Community Cohesion will be held on Tuesday 4th May between 4 - 6pm in the C7 Lecture Theatre, Richmond Building.
This session is open to all and may be of interest to colleagues and friends not directly linked with the University.
For further details and for information about the speakers, please contact Yunis Alam on ext: 3178 or by email m.y.alam1@bradford.ac.uk
Panellists/Guest Speakers:
Martin Baines, Jim Greenhalf, Joyce Miller.
Chair: M Yunis Alam
This short seminar/panel event begins with a 1 hour session in which each of the 3 guest speakers will give brief talks based on their own experiences and thoughts of citizenship within a Bradford context. In the second half of the session, the debates and themes will be opened up for wider discussion where the speakers will also take questions from the audience.
Mohammed Yunis Alam
Department of Social Sciences and Humanities
Excellence 004 at the School of Management
The purpose of the programme is to provide an insight into the critical factors related to achieving excellence and to highlight through practical examples how various elements of organisational excellence can effectively be put to work.
The fundamentals of excellence are presented through 8 carefully designed presentations to be conducted by experienced practicioners who are also internationally respected speakers.
Each presentation will take place from 17.30 to 19.30 in the Higgins Lecture Theatre, Airedale Building.
Please e-mail ectqm.mgt@bradford.ac.uk or phone (01274) 234314 to book your place or for further information on the series and the internationally recognised guest speakers involved.
Full programme is available at: http://www.brad.ac.uk/acad/management/external/newseventsexcellence004.php
Staff
Satisfaction Survey 2004
"The University of Bradford aims to be a better employer. What can we do to achieve this?"
In order to find out, the University is conducting a further survey of its staff. Please help us by completing a questionnaire and submitting your results by Monday 10 May 2004.
Please click on the link below; this will open a new window and take you to the research company Priority Research Limited's site.
Thank you for your support.
http://www.priority-research.com/wbs/bradfordstaff/
Annual
Review of the CARP 2003/04
The Annual Review of the Work of the Course Approval and Review Panel (CARP) will take place on Friday 14th May 2004 and will be held in Room 01.58 in the JB Priestley library from 12 noon until 4.30pm.
All principal and alternate members of an Annual Monitoring Team or a Course Approval and Review Team are invited to attend.
The review is intended to be a reflective event providing the opportunity for members to comment on how things have gone this year - what has gone well and what hasn't worked so well. We aim to share good practice among members and, if appropriate after full discussion, to bring forward suggestions for changes to policy or procedure for consideration by the Academic Policy Committee.
Feedback last year indicated that the 2 hour event did not allow sufficient time for full discussion of all the issues that came up, so in response the meeting this year will commence at 12noon and finish at 4.30pm.
The event is intended to be informal - so if you're unable to attend for the full session please feel free to turn up when you can and join one of the groups.
If you would like to attend this session please email tqe-sec@bradford.ac.uk to reserve a place.
PING
Claire McNamee
Photographs at Gallery II, Chesham Building
McNamee is known worldwide for her black and white photographs of poets, playwrights and novelists. Simon Beaufoy, Willy Russell, Fay Weldon, Ian McMillan and John Hegley are just a few of her subjects.
Opening on Friday, 16 April, 2004, this new exhibition of colour photography - called PING - is startlingly different but equally evocative.
McNamee said: "My photography is about capturing moments. Some of these are as fluid as a fleeting thought or intimate as private dialogues can be." Born in London in 1953, McNamee is now based in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire. The photographs in PING have a sometimes dream-like quality as sunlight flickers through shutters or neon streetlights swirl.
McNamee adds: "Events like these often happen momentarily, disappearing in the blink of an eye. These mood pictures express a quirkiness that is often present in concentrated experiences."
The exhibition is open weekdays 11am until 3pm between Friday, 16 April and Friday, 14 May, 2004.
FREE admission
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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