UEL ranked highest in London and eighth nationally for proportion of HEA Fellows

UEL has been ranked highest among all of London's universities and eighth nationally for the proportion of Fellows of the Higher Education Academy in our institution (51%, 2011–12). Director of Academic Practice and Student Experience Dr Julie Baldry Currens said, “We are proud of our colleagues who have evidenced their commitment to delivering high-quality teaching"...

IT interim management now in place

The IT Interim Management document details the interim IT Governance Team, in place until the arrival of Andy Cook, our new IT Director, on 17 December. IT Services are currently focusing on customer needs and improvement of the overall IT service quality and looking to resolve the most serious and urgent IT issues as part of our interim objectives..

Royal appointment for UEL director – Femi Bola has been awarded an MBE for services to diversity...

Local charity helps aspiring students achieve their goals at UEL – Three students have been awarded funding to study at UEL...

Photobooth snaps-up students – Last week, students queued up at a special photobooth to have their photos taken for my UEL...

UEL students take Birkbeck students to court – Law students from the University of East London went head-to-head with students from Birkbeck, University of London, on Thursday, at an inter-varsity ‘moot’: a reconstruction of a court hearing. The case was heard at Stratford Magistrates’ Court in front of real judges, with students adorned in the traditional barrister’s wig and gown...

Keep Cup discount still running – The 10p discount scheme for using your own cup or a Keep Cup is still valid in The Edge, The Green, Knowledge Dock, University House, Duncan House and Aqua East cafés...

UEL revises its Environmental Policy – UEL’s Environmental Policy has been updated and now includes nine areas, such as environmental management, waste management, energy and water, and sustainable procurement construction...

Call: HEA Research Tenders 2012–13: the impact of HE reforms on learning and teaching – As the national body for learning and teaching, the Higher Education Academy (HEA) is committed to establishing a body of evidence that helps to shape and inform policy and supports changes to practice...

Invitation for high impact innovations in support of innovation health and wealth – The high impact innovation website has been developed to support the spread and diffusion of significant innovation more widely across the NHS...

Enjoying your time as a postgraduate student at UEL? – Postgraduate students can now apply to be profiled in UEL's new postgraduate prospectus...

Culture shock group for international students – The Student Health and Wellbeing Team will be hosting a group session on 27 November to help international students deal with culture shock whilst at UEL...

International Student Barometer now open – The International Student Barometer, a survey that tracks the experiences of our international students, is now open...

Now you can get more for your money – From next week, new sessions will be added to the Try a Sport 365 timetable. So make your £70 UELSports membership go further with softball, American football, cardio tennis and badminton...

Sport of the month – jogging/running – Did you know that UEL won a bronze medal in the Olympic Stadium before the Olympic Games even started, and that a GB sprinter is now studying at UEL?

Results from week beginning 5 November – View the latest results from UEL's sports clubs...