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Wed 31 October 2012

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Arrow Apply for the UEL Undergraduate Research Internship Scheme by 5 November

Applications to next year's UEL Undergraduate Research Internship Scheme must be submitted by Monday 5 November. Through the scheme, staff are allocated a part-time intern for research projects lasting up to ten weeks...

Arrow Library fines suspended

UEL's libraries are still experiencing some problems with their new library management system. While they are working to resolve these issues, all library fines have been suspended...

 

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Library fines have been suspended

 
 
 
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Arrow UEL Chaplaincy – care and support for all

The Chaplaincy is there to support all students and staff, of all faiths and none, and to offer you opportunities for personal and spiritual growth...

Arrow Join the UEL social cyclists group and fill out their survey

Staff and students can now join the online UEL social cyclists group. The group would also like to know what you think about cycling at UEL in their survey...

   
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Healthy Campus
tip of the week


For all you coffee drinkers, choose wisely at the coffee bar: Mocha coffee, 11g fat. Cappuccino, 6g fat. Regular white coffee, 1g fat

       
   
           
Michael Hindley       Leonardo programme       IHDC
             
 

Arrow Former MEP joins UEL Global Examinations Board – Michael Hindley, a former Member of the European Parliament, has been appointed Special Strategic Advisor to the UEL Global Examinations Board...

Arrow Association of University Administrators to relaunch at UEL The Association of University Administrators will be relaunching at UEL on 14 November, with information sessions taking place at Docklands and Stratford Campuses...

   
   
 

Arrow UEL wins the European Commission's esteemed Leonardo programme for second time ACE hosted 20 students from Germany earlier this month...

Arrow UEL welcomes Science Without Borders students – Brazilian students studying at UEL under the Science Without Borders scholarship programme were officially welcomed by the Vice-Chancellor last week...

Arrow UEL lecturer named first Stuart Hall Library Animateur

   
   
 

Arrow UEL highly commended in Integrated Habitats design competition – UEL and the London Wildlife Trust’s Barking Riverside submission to the Integrated Habitats design competition has received a highly commended award...

Arrow WARPIt momentum grows – A big thank you to everyone who has signed up to WARPit, UEL’s internal reuse portal. We now have more than 30 members with items such as chairs and desks being reused internally within the University...

   
                 
           
      UELSU       Jogging
             
 

Call: arts awards – Wellcome Trust – Small and large arts awards are both available...

Arrow Call: innovative engineering for health – Wellcome Trust – This call seeks to support a limited number of innovative, multidisciplinary projects that address a defined need in healthcare...

Arrow Call: extending working lives – research consortia – These aim to inform strategies and investigate critical issues that will better prepare the UK for an ageing workforce...

   
   
 

UELSU autumn elections now open – Students can now vote in the Students' Union's autumn elections by following a link sent to their student email accounts...

Arrow Workshops for international students – The International Office will be holding more visa workshops in November for our international students...

Arrow Trip to Oxford – Students can enjoy a guided tour of Oxford and its historic colleges on Saturday 10 November for only £7 per person...

   
   
 

Arrow Sport of the month – jogging/runningTake part in UELSports' jogging sessions, meet those involved in athletics at UEL and pick up training tips...

Staff UELSports membership – there’s more to life than the gym! – Don’t forget that for just £70 a year, UEL staff members can access a range of sports through the Try a Sport 365 programme and UEL's sports clubs...

Arrow UEL’s sports clubs round up – UEL’s sports clubs continued their search for more BUCS points last Wednesday...

   
 
StartUp Bus
 

A ticket to riches please: Startup bus tour helps those who want to go into business

A month-long bus tour aimed at encouraging entrepreneurialism among the young has so far reached more than 5,000 university and college students across Britain...

Featured in Mail on Sunday.

Women entrepreneur
 

£1.5m plan will help women bosses to take on the world

Women entrepreneurs in London are the target of a new £1.5million project to help them globalise their business. 'Make It Global’ has been set up by UEL’s Centre of Excellence for Women’s Entrepreneurship...

Featured in This is Money.

Student books
 

Student discount: how to save money on your university course textbooks

According to researchers at the University of East London there is still a clear correlation between spending on course books and your degree grade...

Featured in The Telegraph.

 
 
     
 
Media, law and regulation today: a talk by Mark Stephens, CBE
Tuesday 6 November, 12.301.15pm
EB.G.18, Docklands Campus
Mark Stephens
 
1 Nov

Race and authenticity for Muslim converts in Britain
4.30 – 5.30pm
ED.2.04, Stratford Campus

7 Nov

Book launch from UEL's Feminist Research Group
1.30 – 3pm
EB.G.18, Docklands Campus

7 Nov Lecture to celebrate Pro Bono Week
4pm
DH.0.01, Duncan House
7 Nov Parents’ forum on nutrition for young children
5 – 6pm
Children's Garden, Docklands Campus
10 Nov International development undergraduate conference
8.30am – 6pm
Docklands Campus
19 Nov School of Health, Sport and Bioscience public lecture
6pm
CC.1.01, Stratford Campus
 
 
 
 
 
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