Planned works at Stratford Campus next week

Please note: In order to complete the new square in front of the new Stratford Library, the pathway connecting the Green to Cass School of Education and Communities, will be closed for the week beginning Monday 4 March 2013.

A diversion route will be sign posted around the Arthur Edwards building. During the week there will be two days; Monday and Tuesday, when access to Cass will be via the fire exit opposite R building, subject to weather conditions. Enquiries can be directed to Mark Janko.

International Women's day – UEL Spectrum and BAME network are hosting two events in honour of International Women's day, click here...

Stay safe: a guide to personal safety – The Security Department have produced a short personal safety guide and provided some advice for students and staff. View the guide here...

UKBA Tier 4 Audit workshop for Universities – BFI is running a series of updates to their regional immigration workshops for universities that cover UKBA Audits and HTS licenses. For more info click here...

Complimentary tickets for Jerry Herman's Dear World – The Charing Cross Theatre is offering UEL staff and students complimentary tickets. For more info click here...

UEL Students get a new bite of the apple of New York Fashion week– Final year students Alice Mercer, Stacey Millard and Amie Murphy had the experience of a lifetime working backstage at New York Fashion Week for world renowned fashion house,BCBGMAXAZRIA Group and Herve Leger.To read more about their experience click here...

UEL award winning artist sparks up local interest – Turner Prize-winning artist and MA Fine Art programme leader Grenville Davey, has launched his new exhibition at the View Tube community venue in Stratford. For the full story click here...

Council of Heads of the Built Environment (CHOBE) to host Annual General Meeting 2013 – The Annual General Meeting for CHOBE will be taking place on Wednesday 13 March 2013 from 11am in SD.1.23, Docklands Campus. Lunch and refreshments will be provided. view the proposed schedule for the meeting click here...

Tomorrow’s Green Entrepreneurs – Mayor Boris Johnson is challenging London's students to come up with innovative ideas to cut carbon emissions and boost London's green credentials.
The 2013 Low Carbon Prize offers students the opportunity to win a share of £20,000 to turn their ideas into reality. 20 of the best runners up will be shortlisted for a chance to win a paid internship with leading industrial engineering firm Siemens, sponsors of the award. To find out more click here...

Raised beds at Docklands – Following popular demand, UEL has received funding from the NUS Student Eats project to implement a food growing project at Docklands Campus. Students and staff can help set up the project, which will involve constructing prefabricated wooden raised beds and deciding what to grow in the Polytunnel. To get involved please contact Genevieve Laurier.

Call: EU Safer Internet Programme – draft Call for Proposals and draft Work Programme for 2013 – Invites proposals for indirect actions under the multi-annual community programme on protecting children using the internet and other communication technologies – safer internet. For more info on the topic areas click here...

Call: Joseph Rowntree Foundation Young people and alcohol: evaluating interventions funded by Thinking Differently – The Foundation is looking for a successful contractor or consortium to evaluate the effectiveness of three separate interventions aimed at reducing young people’s alcohol-related harm through provision of practical and sustainable skills. For more info click here...

Call: Rockefeller Foundation Academic writing residency awards – These provide university or think tank- based academics in all disciplines with scholarly residencies at the Bellagio Center. The Foundation is interested in applicants whose work contributes to the well-being of humanity or in some way connects with the Rockefeller Foundation’s issues which can be found here...

ISA Workshop– International UK graduates can qualify to work in the UK with a Tier 2 visa. Students considering this should attend the next ISA workshop presented by Richard Bennett from Irvine Thanvi Natas Solicitors. The workshop will take place from 2pm in EB.2.44, Docklands Campus on Wednesday 13 March. For more info click here...

TalenTeam Personal and Professional Development – An EET initiative which provides opportunities to help students develop the skills needed to successfully navigate the world of work. Interested students can apply here. Application deadline: Sunday 3 March. For further info click here...

Your voice counts – Please encourage students to complete the UEL student satisfaction survey. The survey is online and available to eligible students through a pop-up message with a web-link in UEL Direct. Surveys must be completed by Friday 22 March 2013. View 2012 report here...

My UEL 2013 bag competition winner – Congratulations to Fashion Design student Marco Duarte, who was picked winner of the my UEL competition. Read the full story and see his winning design here...

UEL’s most successful 10 days in sport ever – UEL has won nine medals and earned its place in five finals in the most successful two weeks of sport ever at UEL. Last weekend UEL competed in the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) championships. Read on for more information about each sport involved.

Athletics – Six UEL athletes competed at the BUCS indoor athletics championships and UEL Sports Scholars represented well, winning a bronze and silver medal! To read the full story click here...

Judo – Three UEL students competed in the BUCS Judo Championships, with two winning medals. To find out who won a bronze and silver medal click here...

Boxing – Sam Bezzina, competed in the BUCS Boxing u60kg final. Congratulations to Sam who won a silver medal in his first outing in the UEL colours! For the full story click here...

BUCS Tennis championships – Two gold medals for UEL Tennis Club in their debut BUCS tennis championships! To read the full story click here...