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Next editions of the briefing
- Monday 11 October
- Monday 18 October
- Monday 25 October
Please send entries through in plenty of time to guarantee entry to the briefing. Please don't use capital letters for headings or sentences - they only get changed back to sentence case!
Email: briefing@bradford.ac.uk
Open Day thanks
A massive thank you to all staff and students who helped out either in the run up to, or on Saturday's Open Day. The day was a huge success, and while numbers are still being finalised we think we had around 120 more students this time than we did this time last year.
Final numbers will be communicated to staff and an Open Day wash-up meeting will take place in the next week or two.
As always if you have any ideas, comments or suggestions about this, or future, open days get in touch.
Thanks
Kevin Spencer, Corporate Communications, ext: 3034, email: k.spencer1@bradford.ac.uk
Free Lunchtime Concert and Blues Workshop
Blues Guitar
Wednesday 6th October
12.15pm in the Richmond Foyer
Guitarist, singer and bandleader James O'Hara has no equal when it comes to crafting original cliche free blues solos and arrangements. He has gritty unforced singing style that spans the whole of the blues genre without having to strain for effect.
Blues Workshop
Wednesday 6th October
2.30 - 4.30pm, Tasmin Little Music Center
James O'Hara has been obsessed by The Blues from the age of 15 and has developed a module which offers a series of 3 pilot lectures/demo workshops, set to unravel the mystery of The Blues. The workshops will look at: The history, culture and development of The Blues from 1920 - 1970 Playing The Blues by way of instrumental lessons with primary sources, innovative resources and thorough case studies.
Further details from Helen DeMain: ext: 5495 or email: gallery@bradford.ac.uk
Accommodation Brochure - 2005/2006
The new accommodation brochures for 2005/2006 have arrived.
Anyone requiring a supply of the new brochures should email Tony Drake, Head Porter, a.drake1@Bradford.ac.uk, stating how many you require and where they should be delivered to.
Learning Support Seminars and Events from TQEG
JISC Plagiarism Detection Service on 6 October at 1300-1400 in Room 01.58, JBP Library Building - Presented by Carol Higgison of the Teaching Quality Enhancement Group.
New University Awards for Excellent Teaching and the National Teaching Fellowship Scheme on 13 October at 1300-1400 in Room 01.58, JBP Library Building - Presented by Prof Peter Hartley of the Teaching Quality Enhancement Group.
Widening Participation on 20 October at 1300-1400 in Room 01.58, JBP Library Building - Presented by Nadira Mirza of the School of Lifelong Education and Development.
Developing and Approving Programmes and Units on 27 October at 1300-1400 in Room 01.58, JBP Library Building - Presented by Amanda Huggon of the Academic Standards and Support Unit.
Details of the above events and online booking can be found via: http://staffdev.bradfordcollege.ac.uk/cgi-bin/staffdev/enduser_courselist.pl
Please contact Christine Rayment or Beverley Lyons on 5138 or email tqe.sec@bradford.ac.uk if you have further enquiries.
Research Bulletin - latest issue
The latest issue of the Research Bulletin published by the Research Support Unit is now on the website at http://www.bradford.ac.uk/admin/rsil/Newsletter/newsletterfp.htm
Included in this issue:
- Research Support Unit Seminars
- Bidding - Successful Research and University Application Procedures
- European Research Funding - EU Sixth Framework Programme
- Knowledge Transfer - Staff
Development Programme
- Consultancy - an Introduction
- Commercialisation of Research
- Food Standards Agency - new structure
- British Academy - Isaiah Berlin Lecture - Nomad's Progress
- Houblon Norman/George Fellowships tenable at the Bank of England
- Food Standards Agency - Open Meeting on Research
- Frank Knox Fellowships and Kennedy Scholarships for study at Harvard University or the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Arts and Humanities Research
Board
- Seminar and Information Day on Collaborative Doctoral Awards
- Resource Enhancement Scheme
- The Leverhulme Trust - Research Interchange Grants
Lynda Nuttall, Research Support
Unit
Research, Innovation & Knowledge Transfer Support
Ext: 5182, Fax: (01274) 23
5180
Email: L.D.Nuttall@Bradford.ac.uk
Leeds/Bradford Local Group of the Royal Statistical Society - next meeting
The Leeds/Bradford Local Group of the Royal Statistical Society will be holding their next meeting here at the University of Bradford. It will be held at 4.00pm on Wednesday 20th October in Room D2.06 (Horton Building). Tea/coffee will be served beforehand in this same room at 3.30pm.
The speaker will be Dr Sam Cameron (Bradford Centre for International Development) who has built up a reputation for his application of statistical models to virtually every aspect of human behaviour. His chosen topic looks like being thought provoking to say the least!
Title
Modelling the Decision to Commit Adultery.
Summary
This seminar will describe a large database of individuals who have self-reported 'adultery' in their relationships. Adultery is treated in terms of a model where individuals demand two commodities 'sex' and 'companionship' from others.
The statistical work uses logit estimation to establish which individuals are most likely to perform an act of adultery given that the probability of such an act at any point in time is treated as conditional on personal characteristics like age, religion, appearance and education, and external factors like region of residence and the amount of travelling away from home in connection with one's job.
Further Details
Dr. David Jerwood
School of Computing and Mathematics
Ext: 4274 Fax. +44 (0) 1274
234282 (FAO Dr D Jerwood)
Email. d.jerwood@bradford.ac.uk
Places available on the following Staff Development Unit events:
Recruitment and Selection - mandatory 2 day event for all staff involved in recruiting and selecting staff for the University: Monday 11 and Tuesday 12 October 2004, 08.45 - 16.30. 7
Health Emergency Helpline - a 1 day event to train and brief Health Emergency Helpline volunteers for the possibility of an Emergency Helpline. The training will enable you to learn more about meningitis and other emergency situations, to network with colleagues and further develop your telephone communication skills. Tuesday 19 October 2004, 10.30 - 16.30.
Appraisee Training - a 1-day course for any staff who have not yet attending the training. All staff are expected to be appraised on an annual basis, usually be their manager. This course helps the appraisee understand what the purpose of appraisal is, what they can expect during an appraisal interview and how they can get the most out of it. Wednesday 20 October 2004, 09.15 - 16.45.
Places available on the following Knowledge Transfer events:
Consultancy - an introduction - This introductory session includes input on the role and context of consultancy for academic staff including: financial management; rules and regulations; professional indemnity insurance and other practical support. Thursday 7 October 2004, 12.00 - 14.00.
Commercialisation of Research - Come and learn about the main types of intellectual property, how to protect it and what are the ways it might be commercialised. Monday 18 October 2004, 12.00 - 14.00.
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships - a lunchtime session to discuss Knowledge Transfer Partnerships in more detail. Tuesday 26 October 2004, 12.00 - 14.00.
Introduction to Change - a lunchtime session to explore what is meant by change and how it effects organisations and individuals. Thursday 28 October 2004, 12.00 -14.00.
Launch conference of the South
Asian Strategic Stability Unit (SASSU)
The launch conference of the South Asian Strategic Stability Unit (SASSU) will take place on October 7th and 8th 2004 at the University of Bradford.
For Press Release and Full Conference Programme please visit the SASSU website at: http://www.brad.ac.uk/acad/sassu/
Acting Skills Workshop - fun, fab and free!
This term Theatre in the Mill is running a series of general theatre skills workshops on Monday evenings at the Mill.
These informal workshops are free and cover all aspects of theatre, including acting skills, technical, production and so on.
All take place at Theatre in the Mill and are run by members of the Group alongside the Fellow in Theatre, Iain Bloomfield.
This week - Monday 4 October, 7:30pm - 9:30pm Acting Skills
All welcome - no experience necessary at all
Are you up for the 24-Hour
Show Challenge? 
Bradford University Theatre Group (BUTG) will, once again, be holding a 24 Hour Show this year - starting on Friday 8th October at Theatre in the Mill.
The event is for charity, the Bradford Soup Run, and in true 24 Hour Show tradition, the chosen show is being kept a secret.
Anyone wishing to participate is invited to come along to Theatre in the Mill on Friday 8th October from 7.00pm, where the title of the show will be announced.
Following 24 hours of frantic auditions, line-learning, acting, singing, dancing, fund-raising, poster designing, set-building, lighting, sound design and costume-making, the cast and crew will unveil a show to remember.
For further details contact the show's production team at: helby9t8@hotmail.com
ESP Skills Development Programme
for students
To be aware of and pass on to your students:
Is your CV in need of a boost? Do you need something extra to make you stand out from the crowd?
ESP is a brand new skills development programme designed specifically for students at Bradford. This unique programme will enable you to enhance and develop your skills at your own pace. The scheme is flexible and runs between september and June.
In return for getting involved you will be awarded with a University Certificate recognising the skills you have developed.
The scheme is FREE and open to all students registered at the University. For more details please contact Becka Currant e-mail r.currant@brad.ac.uk or Tel ext 4998 or check out the website: http://www.careers.brad.ac.uk/student/esp.php
Exhibition at Gallery II
Andrew Dodds New Paintings
Friday 17th September Friday 29th October 2004
Monday Friday 11am 5pm, late night opening on Thursday til 7pm.
Gallery II, Chesham Building.
http://www.bradford.ac.uk/gallery
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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