Lord Gulam Noon, leading entrepreneur and philanthropist, is appointed Chancellor of UEL

The installation ceremony of Lord Gulam Noon took place at the House of Lords on Monday 28 January, where he was formally installed as the new Chancellor of UEL. Lord Noon replaces Lord Brian Rix, UEL’s first Chancellor and the longest-serving university Chancellor in England...

First UEL Higher Education Academy Principal Fellows awarded

Academic Practice and Student Experience are extremely pleased to announce that UEL now has its first Higher Education Academy Principal Fellows. There are currently only 19 Principal Fellows in England and we are very proud to announce that we have increased this total by five. For the full story click here...

UEL open day success – Despite the snow, UEL had nearly 500 people visit both campuses for January's open day, with over 30 offers made. Corporate Marketing would like to thank everyone who helped make the open day such a success! The next open day will be a Offer Holder event taking place on Saturday 23 March. Please contact Vicky Rossiter if you would like to be involved.

Fabpad adds another high-profile brand– Fabpad, UEL’s digital fabric and paper print bureau, has added L'Oreal to its list of clients. The team behind the new Cheryl Cole advert for L’Oreal enlisted Fabpad to provide the printed fabric and backdrop for their new Colourmatch foundation campaign.For the full story click here...

Borrowing from the library – A few tips on borrowing from the library that will encourage more borrowing and quicker returns click here...

Chartwells Fair Initiative – To help UEL remain one of the top Green and Fairtrade Universities our catering supplier, Chartwells, tries to be as green as possible. This includes stocking Fairtrade bananas and sugar in our catering outlets as well as two cafés dedicated to Fairtrade products – Origins Café in Knowledge Dock, Docklands, and University House, Stratford.

The TraD project announces winners of research survey
– The TraD project on managing research data recently ran an online survey for staff and research students to understand their needs and practices. Two prize draw winners were chosen: Dr Mahwish Hayee (HSB) and PhD student Mohammad Choudhury (LSS). Responses will feed into the planning of support for research data management (RDM). This week also marks the kick-off event for training PhD and Professional Doctorate students in the School of Psychology in RDM click here for full story...

Applications are now open for free language modules – Courses are available for all full-time members of staff, subject to successful applications. Languages include Chinese, Mandarin and many more, click here for more info...

Theoria and Praxis: International Journal of Interdisciplinary,
Call for Submissions
– The newly established journal dedicated to exploring the linkages between theory and practice, and facilitating cross-communication between philosophy and the social sciences, calls for submissions. For more info on submitting click here...

TfL require feedback on proposed Cycle route – Have your say on the proposed plans for the Barclays Cycle Superhighway Route 2 from Bow roundabout to Stratford town centre. To see plans for improvement click here. Feedback can be given at public exhibitions in Stratford or via the online survey. For more info click here...

Help unlock cycling funding – UEL has joined Barclays Cycle Superhighways programme which offers the possibility of receive funding for improved cycling facilities, as well as access to training and workshops. To access the funding UEL needs at least 30% of staff to respond to the quick cycling survey to unlock up to £11,000 worth of funding credits to improve our cycling facilities. It takes less than 30 seconds to complete!! For more info on cycling facilities click here...

Solar power pennies– From December 2011-2012 UEL has earned £2,725.63 in revenue from the Feed in Tariff payments for the SportsDock solar panels, generating 7584 kWh in electricity since their installation. That is the equivalent of supplying enough electricity to light 7,584 100W light bulbs for 10 hours.

Call: The Independent Social Research Foundation early-career fellowships – The Foundation invites applications for its early-career fellowships. These support original interdisciplinary research, which is unlikely to be funded by existing funding bodies. Research should take new approaches and suggest new solutions to real-world social problems. The award will enable early-career scholars to pursue their research full time for one year...

Call: Nowgen, part of the Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, invites proposals for design and execution of R&D in Spain and Poland – The tenderer shall explore patients’ and public knowledge and attitudes towards pharmaceutical medicines development, and health professionals’, policymakers’ and pharmaceutical industry representatives’ perspectives on the involvement and engagement of patients and the public in medicines development...

British Academy visit at UEL Funding Workshop places still available – The British Academy visit at UEL- Funding workshop will be delivered by Kate Kenyon and Ken Emond from the British Academy. The British Academy is the UK's national body for the humanities and social sciences. This workshop will give an overview of BA funding opportunities and hints on what makes a successful BA application...

Registration open for the spring 2013 mentoring scheme– Applications are currently being accepted from students for UEL's Employability and Enterprise 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 and entrepreneurial skills...

Thames Water 2013 Outreach Campaign–– A great opportunity has arisen for 15 students from UEL to visit local primary schools and teach workshops on water conservation and other environmental issues. Students will get professional training from Thames Water, this will be a great opportunity for students to gain presentation/workshop experience as well as getting involved in local schools and education. For more info click here...

Nine Arts and Humanities Research Council awards up for Grabs – Four of the New London Graduate School Partners( including UEL) are pleased to offer nine Arts and Humanities Research Council awards for Masters programmes and one Cultural Studies PhD award, available from September 2013.
The AHRC awards are available for Master's programmes in the following subject areas: cultural studies,dance, drama and performing arts, creative writing, film, digital and media production,
design, fine art, journalism and publishing studies. For more information on how to apply...

E-Factor, UEL’s premier business ideas competition, is now open –– Do you know of any entrepreneurial students and graduates in your school? Encourage students to apply now to be in with a chance to win £6 000 grant funding and a start-up business package. The closing date of the competition is 11pm on Friday 15 February. For further information contact enterprise@uel.ac.uk.

Free 'Monday's back- to- netball sessions' in SportsDock – Whether you played at school many years ago and would like to try again or have never played, come along and give it a go! Sessions are coach led and will cover the basics of the game from chest passes to foot work; these sessions cater for all abilities. Sessions are open to UEL students and staff and will take place on the following dates 4,11, 25 February and 4,11,18 March at 1-1.40 pm. Queries can be directed to Lucy Hantson.

UEL start 2013 with all wins– UEL started the season with a 100% success rate. The UEL netball team annihilated the University of the Arts seconds by 80-17, with strong performances from a number of individual players, a win that continues their unbeaten streak. For more results and match fixtures click here...

Join UELSports for a Q&A session with Paul Newman the Daily Mail cricket correspondent– Paul Newman, the Daily Mail cricket correspondent will be, in UEL on Wednesday 6 February in WB 2.04, Docklands Campus from midday for a Q&A session, organised by the UEL Cricket Club. Paul will concentrate on the current England cricket team and set-up. He will also speak about his own career, how he got into journalism and on the forthcoming Ashes series.

Take the 12+ Challenge– Calling all UEL students and staff to take 12+ Challenge. It's an exciting new challenge for people living, working and studying in the Olympic host boroughs. It’s a great way to have fun, get fit and explore your local area! To find out more click here...

Win tickets for a behind- the- scenes Olympic Park bus tour– UEL students and staff can win 8 pairs of tickets for a behind-the-scenes tour on February 14. Register now here – make sure you enter “UEL” into the“Organisation” box when you register...