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UNIVERSITY UPDATE : 14 January 2005 . UNIVERSITY UPDATE : 14 January 2005 The next University Update will be published on 21 January. Copy deadline 19 January. Been away on holiday/sabbatical? View previous University Updates online: http://www.bath.ac.uk/internal/news.bho/uni-updates NEWS: http://www.bath.ac.uk/news/ Tsunami Fundraising Sale: The sale in aid of the Tsunami Appeal will take place on 20 January in UBSA from 11am till 5pm. Stalls to include jewellery, cosmetics, books, ornaments, stationery, tombola (bottles/confectionary), raffle with some great prizes. There will also be a cake stall - please bake a cake! And check out the internet auction....Please help to raise funds for survivors of the devastating tsunami. Student engineers aim to be fastest in world: Twelve students from Mechanical Engineering are busy constructing a racing car in preparation for the annual Formula Student competition on July 9, involving 80 teams from universities across the globe. http://www.bath.ac.uk/pr/releases/student-racing Student experiences life as a Ghanaian pharmacist: Claire Christmas, a third year Pharmacy student, won a competition to help sponsor her trip to the Ghana capital, Accra, where she worked as a dispensing pharmacist at a hospital. She has produced a short film outlining her experience. http://www.bath.ac.uk/internal/news/ghana EAR here: The East Asian Social Policy Research Group (EAR), set up by four postgraduate students in the Department of Social and Policy Sciences, has held its inaugural workshop on campus this week. The Group's aim is to build a network of researchers and doctoral students working on the transformation and dynamics of social policy in East Asian countries. http://www.bath.ac.uk/internal/news/ear First woman professor of pharmacy appointed in 98 years: Melanie Welham is one of three new professors appointed to help strengthen the Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology’s position as a leading centre for research. Anthony Smith, who has been head of the Department since 2002, has been appointed as Professor of Pharmacy, whilst Steve Ward has been promoted to Professor of Molecular Pharmacology. http://www.bath.ac.uk/pr/releases/pharmacychairs Mentoring scheme opportunity for business women: Successful business women are being invited to support other would-be female entrepreneurs by getting involved in a new mentoring scheme to be launched on 26 January 2005. http://www.bath.ac.uk/swindon/pr/releases/mentoringwomen Revitalised fundraising efforts for bursaries: After a couple of years of minimal fundraising activity due to staff shortages, the Alumni and Development Office has increased its staff levels and is getting ready to tackle a major fundraising campaign for the Annual Fund, starting in February 2005. Preparations are well underway, and students are currently being recruited for the task of telephoning graduates to ask for their support in raising money for bursaries, grants, etc. http://www.bath.ac.uk/internal/news.bho/annualfund War Graves Commission lecture: The work of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission will be the subject of a free public lecture organised by the University of Bath in Swindon in association with the Royal Society of Arts (South West) on 20 January. http://www.bath.ac.uk/swindon/pr/releases/wargraves Children In Need fundraising totals: • At long last we are able to announce the outcome of the Children in Need Pudsey's Pantry event. The Grand Total was £1,681 made up as follows: Raised on the day - £1,005; Mech Eng, Maths & Biology generously handed over their Department efforts totalling - £428; Margaret's Baby Quiz - £145; Donations - £103. Many thanks to everyone who supported the event including the help from the Porters, cakes from the Catering Department and Diana who knitted all those woolly hats! • Westwood Nursery managed to raise an additional £640 in their various activities including Peter Hill helping out at the Nursery instead of running the Human Resources Department! IN THE MEDIA • Stefan Wolff (ESML) was interviewed by British Forces Broadcasting, Vale FM and BBC Radio Bristol about the impact of the tsunami on the various conflict zones in South East Asia. Stefan has also had two newspaper appearances this last week: 'The harm that local politics makes of aid', a letter in the Telegraph, and 'Can Abbas bring lasting peace?' a commentary in the Western Daily Press. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2005/01/10/dt1001.xml#head2 • Allister McGregor (Wellbeing in Developing Countries ESRC Research Group) was quoted in an article in the TES about 'UK coasts at risk' following the Asian Tsunami. Allister has studied poor costal communities in India and Thailand and emphasised the need to prioritise coastal management across the world. • Geof Wood (Economics and International Development) spoke on BBC Radio Bristol about coastal management in developing countries. Prof Wood will speak on the same subject at the BRLSI on Sunday when a series of talks on the causes and consequences of tsunamis will be held to raise funds for the Appeal. http://www.brlsi.org/meetings2005/TSUNAMI160105.htm • Susan Johnson (Centre for Development Studies) was quoted in an article on AllAfrica.com website about Microfinance Institutions in Africa and the fact that, unfortunately, banks and other conventional finance providers are not following the lead of MFIs to cater to the needs of lower- income customers. http://allafrica.com/stories/200501060816.html • Helen Haste's paper 'My Body, My Self' (fitness phobia among those in the 11 to 21 age group) was mentioned in an article in the Independent on the subject exploring why many Brits will stay fat as we're 'too scared' to exercise. http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/health_medical/story.jsp?story=599112 INFORMATION Traffic surveys: As part of the proposals for the updating of the University Masterplan, traffic surveys will be carried out on campus by a combination of manual counting and the use of temporary automatic traffic counters. The survey will also include a detailed survey of parking usage between 13 and 20 January. Follow one-way system in West Car Park: Traffic Flow Restrictors have been installed in West Car Park on the north exit route side. Drivers who persist in driving other than in the specified direction are now effectively prevented from doing so and any attempt at driving over the plates could result in damage to their vehicle. http://www.bath.ac.uk/property-services/news/quick.shtml#restrictors Pay Modernisation - how will it affect you? Learn about the Pay Modernisation agenda, the Higher Education Role Analysis (HERA) process and the University's plans toward implementation of the Framework Agreement. Thursday, 20 January, 2005 - 8.30am to 9.30am, 8 West 2.10 http://www.bath.ac.uk/personnel/steeringgroup/HERA%20Briefing%20Sessions IT training: The new IT training timetable for Spring 2005 is now on-line: http://www.bath.ac.uk/bucs/training/courses/ Get fit after Christmas: A new staff/postgraduate seven-a-side football league is due to start in the next couple of weeks, with matches played on Tuesday and Friday lunchtimes on the astroturf pitches at the STV. If you would like to enter a new team, or play for one of the existing ones, please contact Pete Adams | [email protected] | x6834. RAE 2008 sub-panel chairs announced: The chairs of the 67 sub-panels for Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) 2008 have been announced. Sub-panels are responsible for the core work assessing submissions and making recommendations to main panels on the quality profiles to award for each submission. http://www.rae.ac.uk/news/2005/spchairs.htm HE Research Funding: A letter of 6 January 2005 from Lord Sainsbury and Dr Kim Howells about the latest developments in Higher Education Research Funding is available online. The letter gives 'an update on the main developments in securing research sustainability over the 12 months since our Departments' joint statement reiterating the Government's backing for Dual Support in November 2003, and to announce the percentage of full economic costs which Research Councils will pay for applications submitted after 1 September 2005.' http://www.bath.ac.uk/vc/news/letter.html National Teaching Fellowship Scheme 2005 - nominations: Deadline 21 January: The University has been invited to nominate up to three individuals for the National Teaching Fellowship Scheme; one person for each of the three routes: i)Experienced Staff (ii)Rising Stars (iii)Learning Support Staff. Fifty fellowships will be available. How to apply: http://internal.bath.ac.uk/quality/ntfs/ Jobs: Vacant posts: http://www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/ SPECIAL EVENT NEXT WEEK: A Vigil of Peace will be held on the Parade on Monday 17 January from noon until 6.00 pm in a small marquee outside the Library. Catholic Students and the University's Catholic Chaplain, Fr Bill, invite people of other faiths and none to come together to witness to peace. https://www.bathstudent.com/DisplayPage.asp?pageid=11861 LECTURES/SEMINARS NEXT WEEK (See http://www.bath.ac.uk/whats-on/ for venues and further details): Sunday 16 14:00 PM Tsunamis: causes & consequences - An afternoon of lectures at BRLSI in aid of tsunami survivors Monday 17 15:00 PM Domestic Violence: A workplace issue - Open Anti-Harassment Network Meeting Tuesday 18 10:00 AM The Art of E.H. Shepard: The Man Who Drew Pooh - Holburne lecture 13:15 PM Microwave effects in electrochemistry - Chemistry research seminar 13:15 PM The Route Matters - Women's Studies Centre seminar 13:15 PM On chains that are weaker than their weakest link - CNM seminar Thursday 20 08:30 AM Pay Modernisation (HERA) briefing session 12:15 AM Race Equality within the University of Bath - Race Equality lunch seminar 13:00 PM Self Organised Group for Disabled Staff (SODS) meeting 18:15 PM The History & Work of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Public lecture ARTS: http://www.bath.ac.uk/arts/index.shtml Booking is now open for ICIA classes and workshops.
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