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Wed 29 August 2012

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Welcome to the new-look inFocus newsletter. To read more about a story, please click on the headlines below.

And don’t forget to check out the inFocus staff portal which is regularly updated with news, events and more...

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Arrow Submit your abstracts to UEL's seventh annual Learning, Teaching and Assessment Conference

The deadline for the submission of abstracts to UEL's seventh annual Learning, Teaching and Assessment Conference has been extended to Monday 10 September. Find out how you can get involved...

Arrow First Week information for staff

Student Services have put together a web page providing staff with important information about First Week to help answer your questions, or any questions you may get asked by a student. Go to uel.ac.uk/firstweekforstaff

Arrow University arrangements during the Paralympics

Find out about UEL's arrangements during the Paralympic Games, including key information about travel, parking, staff access and ID cards, visitors and deliveries, and security...

Arrow Transport during the Paralympic Games

The London 2012 Paralympic Games begin this evening, and once more you are advised to plan your journeys in advance to avoid the busiest times and places...

 

 

 

Student and lecturer

Submit your abstracts by 10 September

First Week

Find out all about First Week 2012

Docklands Campus aerial view

Some restrictions still apply to the campus during the Paralympic Games

 
 
 
Docklands Campus
 
 

Annual Fund Start-Up Research Grants

The Alumni Development Office has re opened the application process for the Annual Fund Start-Up Research Grants. The Grants assist early career researchers in establishing their research programmes, and are the result of successful fundraising from our alumni and honorary graduates...

   


 
       
   
           
Coffee Cup       Paralympics       Green Impact
             
 

New catering outlets at UEL - Refurbishments are under way at Docklands and Stratford to make way for new eateries including Costa and Starbucks...

Arrow Dealing with health critical incidents at UEL - The Health Critical Incident Team supports staff who are faced with health critical incidents on campus...

   
   
 

UEL professor publishes book examining the media's perceptions of Paralympic sport - Dr Keith Gilbert, Director of UEL's Centre for Disability, Sport and Health, has published a book examining the relationship between various types of media, disability and the Paralympic movement...

   
   
 

Green spotlight on UEL - UEL has been selected to be part of a short film to encourage more universities to get involved with Green Impact...

Don’t waste it, WARPit - Over the last couple of weeks, UEL has successfully redistributed over 170 pieces of redundant furniture to several charities...

   
                 
           
      Mentoring       Ali Jawad
             
 

Arrow Research Interns poster exhibition - This summer, UEL’s Undergraduate Research Interns worked with UEL academic staff on research projects...

UEL Research Funding Blog - For all current external funding opportunities and research funding stories visit uelresearch.wordpress.com

   
   
 

Registration open for the autumn 2012 mentoring scheme - Applications are currently being accepted from students for UEL's mentoring scheme. Through the scheme, students are partnered with expert mentors from companies such as Barclays, Credit Suisse and BT, with a view to improving their professional skills...

   
   
 

Ali goes for gold - UEL undergraduate Ali Jawad will soon be competing in the Paralympic Games...

Arro Paralympics comes early to SportsDock - A bumper crowd turned out in force on Saturday evening at SportsDock to watch 2008 Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Gold medallists, United States, take on Great Britain...

   
 
Paralympics Ireland
 

Athletes settle in as sales of Paralympic Games tickets defy expectations

It is hard for a visitor to miss the familiar shamrock, green livery and sign that says “Welcome to the Home of Paralympics Ireland” outside Duncan House...

Featured in Irish Times.

Adam Gemili
 

Gemili shows he's in a class of his own

ADAM GEMILI says the Olympics taught him a lesson he will never forget — but now he must knuckle down for the next academic year. The Dartford dasher, 18, had a summer to remember as he won 100m gold...

Featured in Scottish Sun.

Students' photos
 

UEL photo students chronicle Olympics’ effect on east Londoners

Students from the University of East London have documented the impact of the Olympics through a series of photographs...


Featured in London 24.

 
 
     
 
Freshers Fair 2012
Monday 17 – Friday 21 September 
Docklands and Stratford Campuses
Arrow Free
First Week 2011
 

17 Sep -–
19 Sep

WARPit Live
Time TBC
Docklands
17 Sep -–
21 Sep
Freshers Fair
10am – 4pm
Docklands
18 Sep

Dr Bike Workshop
10am – 2pm
Stratford

18 Sep UELSU Comedy Show
9pm – 12 midnight
Docklands
19 Sep -–
20 Sep
Freshers Fair
12 noon – 2pm
Stratford
19 Sep UELSU Silent Disco
9pm – 2am
Docklands
20 Sep UELSU Live Bands Night
9pm – 12 midnight
Docklands
21 Sep Green Impact Launch
12.30 – 1.30pm
Docklands
24 Sep
Green Impact Launch
1 – 2pm
Stratford
 
 
 
 
 
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