Festive closure

In common with a number of other universities, UEL will be closed on Monday 24 December. This additional day of holiday has been agreed by the Vice-Chancellor as a token of appreciation and thanks to colleagues for their hard work during what has been an exceptionally busy and very significant year for the University. UEL will therefore be closed from Monday 24 December to Tuesday 1 January inclusive and will reopen on Wednesday 2 January. UEL will be open for normal business until 5pm on Friday 21 December...

Reminder: student attendance policy

We would like to remind all staff of the importance of ensuring students touch in to every class or study session they attend at UEL. If you are unsure about any aspect of the policy, please revisit the policy document and staff briefing notes...

Academic Board: elections to vacancies

Following the closure of the call for nominations for the institution-wide elected positions on the Academic Board, Electoral Reform Services have completed the process of managing the election process and the outcome can now be announced...

Graduation is almost upon us

Academic staff gowns will soon be ordered for this year's ceremonies, so you must submit your gown details by Friday 9 November. The graduation team is also on the look out for volunteers to help out at the events...

New equality centre to help east London’s BME students prepare for career in business sector – UEL has launched a bold initiative to help better prepare black minority ethnic students for successful careers in business...

New Stratford Library update – After ten months of busy building, we now have a clear impression of how fantastic the New Stratford Library will look next year...

UEL Chaplaincy update – Find out more about the UEL Chaplaincy here.

There's no writing on the wall for UEL students – Journalism students at UEL will next year have the opportunity to take the Professional Publishers’ Association (PPA) Certificate, created and administered by ContentETC...

International development: progress, regress or stasis? – UEL students will soon host a conference on international development, economics, international relations and politics. Staff are invited to the event on Saturday 10 November at Docklands Campus...

Green Impact Project Assistants are ACE – Last week the NUS and the Sustainability Team trained 13 Project Assistants for the national behaviour change project, Green Impact...

Cycle shelter reminder – We’re loving seeing so many bikes on campus, from both staff and students. Just a quick reminder that if you no longer need your cycle shelter key, please return it the Sustainability Team in RB.2.21 on Stratford Campus...

Call: LLP – Comenius (School Education) – The Comenius programme addresses the teaching and learning needs of all those in pre-school and school education...

Call: The Department for Education’s National Prospectus Grants Programme 2013-15 – The Department for Education’s National Prospectus Grants Programme 2013-15 is now open for applications...

Event: ESRC Festival of Social Science – The ESRC Festival of Social Science offers a fascinating insight into some of the country’s leading social science research...

Get snapping in the My UEL photo booth – A photo booth will be coming to Docklands Campus tomorrow to take photos of our current students. The free booth will be available on Thursday 8 November from 11am – 2pm in the East Building Atrium. The booth forms part of My UEL, a new marketing campaign which promotes students' positive feelings about the University.

International Student Barometer now open – The International Student Barometer survey, a survey that tracks the experiences of our international students, is now open. Please encourage students to fill in the survey at uel.ac.uk/isb...

Sport of the month – jogging/running – Whether you are starting jogging for the first time or an accomplished marathon runner, UELSports has outlined training plans for every budding athlete...

UEL’s sports clubs round-up – The highlight of last week’s fixtures was the intense football match between Men’s 1st and local rivals Brunel, an intense 90 minute battle which ended 4–3 to UEL...

2012 London Judo University and College Open in SportsDock – SportsDock will stage the London Judo University and College Open on Saturday 24 November...