Date set for opening of new Stratford library

On Monday 24 June, the new Stratford Campus library in Water Lane will open for business. For the full story click here...

Security update

UEL’s Security Service has received information about a scam involving a fraudster telephoning people pretending to be from their bank or the police. Please note neither banks nor the police will ever ask for your PIN or bank cards – don’t give them to anybody! For further details click here...

Planned works at Gallions roundabout

TfL will be removing the old traffic signals on the Gallions Roundabout from the 11- 28 March and replacing them with a new set of signals. For the three-week work period there will be no pedestrian crossing facilities on the roundabout itself. For pedestrians walking between Gallions Reach Station and the university there is still a pedestrian crossing operating on Atlantis Avenue and then the underpass under Woolwich Manor Way to use whilst the works are ongoing.

Celebrate International Women's day – UEL is hosting an event at Thurrock Learning Shop on Saturday 9 March. For more info click here...

Complimentary tickets for Grand Designs Live – Grand Designs Live returns to ExCeL London. Claim two free tickets by entering the code UEL2013 with your details. To claim tickets, click here...

Academic Practice and Student Experience – The APSE Team has changed its name to APLE - Academic Practice and Learning Enhancement. This change has been made to reflect the current structure and focus of the team.

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The number of UEL's HEA Senior Fellows goes from strength to strength – Hot on the heels of UEL awarding its very first HEA Principal Fellowships to a small group of colleagues, including the Acting VC, at the end of 2012, UEL is proud to announce a total of 10 Senior Fellows. For the full story click here...

Centre for Research on Migration, Refugees and Belonging (CMRB) to host two events– CMRB is hosting the following events. Click on the following links for more information: Women , Sexuality and Christian Fundamentalism and Gender, Migration and Space: A memorial symposium for Tijen Uguris.

ADI's own Julie Cook book features at Gagosian Gallery– Congratulations to ADI's photography tutor Julie Cooks, whose book 'Some Las Vegas Strip Clubs' has been included in Ed Ruscha Books & Co's exhibition in New York and a book by MIT University Press – Various Small Books. The promotion of this project was supported by a UEL research grant.

HSB research seminar dates – Can be found here...

Bee garden at Stratford – UEL has been awarded some bee-friendly seeds to plant around the arch next to Kwame House at the Docklands Campus. The seeds are specially adapted for the clay soil and come summer we should have a haven full of wildflowers for bees. If you’d like to get involved in sowing the seeds, please contact Emily Hamilton.

Spread the tree love– The Stratford Orchard received a dousing of topsoil helped by students at UEL. So far two trees have been repotted but volunteers are still needed to top up the soil on the remaining four trees. If you would like to help, please contact Emily Hamilton.

Call: British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grants – Grants to support humanities and social science research projects between £500 and £10,000. For more info click here...

Event: Leverhulme Trust – Funding Workshop – Delivered by Jean Cater (Assistant Director). Workshop will be taking place in SD.1.13, Docklands Campus on Thursday 18 April from 2pm. For more info click here...

Call: Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) grants – Invites applications for its cultural value project grants. For more info click here...

Call: Tech Museum of Innovation Tech Awards – invites nominations for the Tech Awards. The awards honour innovative applications of technology which improve the human condition. For more info click here...

Voting open for Students' Union Elections – Students can vote for the next leaders of the Student Union by clicking here.Voting ends at 2pm on Friday 8 March.

Skillzone essay writing and academic language workshop – For more info on Skillzone's six-week workshops click here...

Skillzone study skills workshop – Workshops on generic study skills for level 0 and level 1 students are being held. More info can be found here...

Free taster sessions for prospective students in computing, law and psychology – The Pre-entry Information, Advice and Guidance team will be offering FREE taster sessions for prospective students. Dates and venues can be found here...

Asian voice host annual Youth Conference – Designed to help students network, hear from experienced panellists and participate in exciting workshops. The conferenece will be held at Brunei Gallery, SOAS on 23 March from 11am-4pm. For more info or to book a place email Rupanjana Dutta.

UEL Cricket – UEL's cricket team will be travelling to Edgbaston in Birmingham on Saturday 9 March to play in the Indoor Cricket League Finals. UEL will take on Bristol University and Cardiff Metropolitan University. The winning team will play in the National Final on Wednesday 20 March.

International Women's day – England Women Crickers; Lydia Greenway, Beth Morgan and Susi Roe will be at SportsDock on Thursday 7 March from 2.30-3.30pm, to lead a taster session in cricket as part of UELSports celebration of International Women's Day. UELSports is also hosting two days of women's only cricket taster sessions and a fashion show that will celebrate women in sport with clothing provided by Kukri and recent UEL graduates who have created their own business with the help of the EET. Dates and times can be found here...

BUCS Finals – The BUCS Conference Cup finals will be held on Wednesday 13 March. UEL is represented by five teams in different finals. To read the full story...

BUC results – For BUCS results from Wednesday 20/27 February click here...