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Past Issues << | Issue 104: Thursday 5 June 2008 |
Secretary of State to open Barking Learning Centre Barking Learning Centre celebrates its official opening with a visit by John Denham MP, secretary of state for innovation, universities and skills, on Wednesday, June 10. The event, timed also to celebrate BLC’s first birthday, will showcase work being delivered by our partners, London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and Barking College.
Dr Shani Gbaja (pictured left), Head of UEL Extra, said: "We welcome the Minister to witness first hand how UEL is responding to the agenda of widening participation and enabling mature students to balance study with work and other commitments." For more information about Barking Learning Centre, visit: http://www.uel.ac.uk/blc/index.htm
New Partnership Venture for Raphael Samuel History Centre The Raphael Samuel History Centre is being relaunched as a partnership between UEL, Birkbeck and Bishopsgate Institute. New connections will be fostered both within and beyond the university sector, with the aim of transforming the Raphael Samuel History Centre into one of the UK’s most dynamic centres fo
r historical research. For the full news release, visit: http://www.uel.ac.uk/news/press_releases/releases/rshc.htm
Have you registered? Our 3rd Annual, Learning, Teaching and Assessment Conference takes place at Docklands on Thursday 26 June. The one-day Conference, which celebrates and shares good practice in Learning, Teaching and Assessment, is free and open to all full-time and part-time staff and collaborative partners. Please use the link above to book your place, and secure your choice of sessions.
Acting our our values "Being inclusive means being accessible" says Secretary and Registrar, Alan Ingle, "which is why we have subscribed to DisabledGo." If you're disabled and you want a job, or you want to study here but don't know anything about our buildings, you can now find out almost everything about them in advance by clicking on: http://www.disabledgo.com/en/org/university-of-east-london.
To find out about many of our activities each week visit the news releases section of our website www.uel.ac.uk/news
London's Turning: The Making of the Thames Gateway Editors: Philip Cohen and Michael Rustin. London East Research Institute's (LERI) latest book launch. Guest speaker Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP, Chief Secretary to the Treasury. Panel Discussion: Michael Rustin, Michael Edwards, Chris Hammett, Michael Keith, Iain MacRury. Thurs 12 June, 6pm - 8.30pm. All welcome. RSVP: i.m.macrury@uel.ac.uk
Making a Difference: Research, Scholarship and Knowledge Exchange at the University of East London Invitation to launch reception of our Making a Difference research booklet with Prof Mike Rustin, Prof Catherine Hall and Richard Barnes, Deputy Mayor of London. 4-6pm, Friday 13 June 2008 West Building, Docklands. All welcome. Please RSVP to events@uel.ac.uk
Counter-terrorism, human rights and international legality: interdisciplinary research seminar Tuesday, 10 June Duncan House. This is an expert seminar. Early career researchers such as doctoral and postdoctoral students are encouraged to participate. Attendance is free, but places are limited, so please register at c.draghici@uel.ac.uk. For further information visit http://www.uel.ac.uk/chrc/.
Chaplaincy updates Arnold Coe, from charity Water Aid, will be coming to speak Tuesday, 10 June, University House UH 308, Stratford campus, at 1 pm. interdisciplinary seminar and discussion on 'Belief, Propaganda, and the Arms Trade' - Wednesday 18 June, 2-5 pm, Docklands EB 2.46 For further details contact the Revd. James Ramsay, j.a.ramsay@uel.ac.uk
Summer Open Day Saturday 14 June 11am - 4pm. All programmes. www.uel.ac.uk/openday
Public Lecture - Centuries of Celebrity: Re-Contextualizing the Meaning of Fame Docklands campus – Friday 27 June 2008 www.uel.ac.uk/lectureseries
HELOA Advisers conference University of East London in collaboration with Higher Education Liaison Officer's Association (HELOA) - Friday, 11 July, Docklands campus. Open to all employees in the HE sector. For more information contact conference co-ordinator Danielle Smith 020 8223 2598 d.l.smith@uel.ac.uk
Key links
Academic Board: http://www.uel.ac.uk/qa/committees/acaboard.htm
Board of Governors: http://www.uel.ac.uk/governors/board.htm
The Graduate School - Current Funding Opportunities. Please follow the link for an update on selected funding opportunities publicised weekly . http://www.uel.ac.uk/gradschool/research/ResearchUpdate.htm
For a full events listing see Events Calendar at: http://www.uel.ac.uk/marketing/support/eventscalendar.htm
Team Kilimanjaro Details: On 20 June, UELSU's Sinead McCarthy (Advice and Information Manager), Jaqs Bourne ( Student Activities Organiser), and Art Faulkner (incoming Welfare and Education Officer) set out on a six-day trek to climb to the top of Africa, that is, Mount Kilimanjaro's Kibo Peak, at 5,895 m. The team's target is to raise £6,000 for Richard House Children's Hospice. Donations, which are very, very welcome, can be taken to the Sinead, Jaqs and Art at the Students' Union office.
For full details, see their website www.kili4kids.co.uk
Pictured: L-R Fitness testing for Sinead, Art and Jaqs, with James Beale, in the Sports Science lab.
Last week's competition winner: Bollywood to Barking! What You Fancy on Friday 27 June at 7pm brings Bollywood to Barking with a comic twist on Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. www.thebroadwaybarking.com Congratulations to Priscilla Eyiah who won pair of tickets to the show by successfully answering: Which Shakespeare play is the show What You Fancy based on? Answer: Twelfth Night.
UEL Extra First Aid Courses 2008 Please contact: Frances Bronzite, 020 8223 4368 or Email: f.s.bronzite@uel.ac.uk
Learning Development Unit course dates http://www.uel.ac.uk/staff-development/index.htm
E-Learning Resources: http://www.uel.ac.uk/sdel/e_learning/resources.htm, SDEL staff development: http://www.uel.ac.uk/sdel/staff_development/index.htm, UEL Plus info: http://www.uel.ac.uk/uelplus/index.htm
European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) Contact Greg Price, Organisational Development Manager on ext 4361 or email g.price@uel.ac.uk
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