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Welcome to our weekly in Focus update...... |
Past Issues << | Issue 66: Monday 20 August 2007
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Almost 5,000 calls were received on A Level results day, the first day of Clearing 2007, and just a few days on this figure now totals well over 7,000. Although, figures for the number of callers follow a similar pattern to last year, the nature and purpose of the calls has undergone a marked change.
Early, on Sunday 12 August,UCAS sent us A Level results for those students we had already made offers to, and our Student Admissions team spent the rest of the day busily matching and confirming around 1,400 offers.
Last Thursday applicants received emails from UCAS confirming their university place even before they’d received their A Level results! Also for the first time this year applicants have been able to check the status of their application, online, through the UCAS website.
Emma Burchfield, Acting Head of Student Admissions, explains: “Last year many of our callers had already applied to us and were calling to check on their applications. Instead this year, we are receiving just as many calls but they are from high-calibre, new applicants who are approaching us for the first time.”
Indra Linton, Psychology Registrar says: “From an operational perspective everything has gone so smoothly – mainly due to all Schools and Services being in one place. Any issues are resolved immediately and the environment here is friendly. I get the chance to work with a lot of colleagues I rarely see at Stratford. I’m grateful to Student Admissions for all the hard work they’ve done and the temporary staff they’ve appointed are really super.”
Over a hundred staff attended the final session, in a series of training workshops organised by Student Admissions, last week. Adrienne Clarke, Head of International Office, highlighted The Blue Book – an internal guide to international qualification equivalencies. Niru Williams, Head of International Student Advice presented on some of the key aspects relating to the law as it applies to international students and their visa status. For example, Niru stressed that we cannot offer part-time programmes to international students, who are in the UK, on student visas.
If colleagues outside of the Clearing Telephone Centre receive any calls relating to joining us on a degree programme or short course this September please put them through to 020 8223 3333.
For international enquiries contact:
Niru Williams Email: n.williams@uel.ac.uk Tel: 020 8223 2415
Summer Enrolmentand Welcome Timetable |
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16 Aug – 5 Oct |
Clearing |
29 August |
Enrolment begins |
29 August |
Open Evening. Part-time and postgraduate. 4pm -8pm. Docklands campus |
End August |
PGCE Students enrol and begin their programmes |
5 Sept |
Open Evening. Part-time, full-time, undergraduate and postgraduate. Docklands and Stratford campuses. 5.30pm – 8pm. |
10 – 14 Sept |
School of Education UG Programmes Induction |
12 Sept |
Open Evening. Part-time and postgraduate. 4pm -8pm. Docklands and Stratford campuses. |
12 – 16 Sept |
International Student Orientation |
12 Sept |
Airport pick up for International Students begins |
14 Sept |
International Students enrol |
15 – 16 Sept |
Welcome Weekend |
17 Sept |
First Week begins |
18 -21 Sept |
Freshers’ Fayre (Docklands) |
19 Sept |
Keep Your Campus Beautiful Day |
21 Sept |
First Week Ends |
24 Sept – 5 Oct |
Late Arrivals permitted |
You can find out more about Clearing by visiting our Clearing Web pages at: www.uel.ac.uk/clearing or by contacting Susie King Tel: 020 8223 6333 Email: s.king@uel.ac.uk
Useful Websites:
Open Evening information can be found at /www.uel.ac.uk/openday/index.htm
Some of the pre arrival information for new students can be found at www.uel.ac.uk/applicants
The timetable for First Week can be found at www.uel.ac.uk/firstweek
For our latest news release see:http://www.uel.ac.uk/news/press_releases/releases/clearing2007.htm
Our forthcoming Open Evenings for September recruitment are:
Weds, 29 Aug |
Postgraduate and part-time programmes |
Docklands only
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Weds, 5 Sept |
All programmes |
Stratford and Docklands
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Weds, 12 Sept |
Postgraduate and part-time programmes |
Stratford and Docklands |
For more information see: Open Evening information found at /www.uel.ac.uk/openday/index.htm
David Woodhouse has provided a series of links so that we can access information and news from our Academic Board, Governing Body and Corporate Management Team.
Please see the following links:
Academic Board: http://www.uel.ac.uk/qa/committees/acaboard.htm
Board of Governors: http://www.uel.ac.uk/governors/board.htm
Good news from the CMT: http://www.uel.ac.uk/vcg/news/index.htm
To conduct a search of current funding opportunities , including all the major competitions , or to set up email alerts specific to your interests, visit www.researchresearch.com.
If you intend to submit an application for funding please contact Tim Brooks (Acting Research Funding Officer) in the Graduate School. Tim is retaining his other responsibilities within the Graduate School so the more notice you can give, the better!
For a round-up of events see www.uel.ac.uk/events.
For a round-up of what's on in London visit: http://kids.visitlondon.com/whatson/august_events.html
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Brush up your IT skills and get an internationally recognised qualification online. Contact Greg Price, Organisational Development Manager on ext 4361 or email g.price@uel.ac.uk
Simply click here for the dates for Staff Development courses August - October 2007
Students accepted for undergraduate programmes starting this September are in line for a generous package of scholarships, grants and bursaries.
Prior to Clearing and Late Summer Recruitment, 100 UEL Achievement Scholarships worth £1,000 were awarded to applicants demonstrating outstanding achievement either academically, or in the areas of sport, citizenship or creativity.
A further 70 Achievement Scholarships were on offer to candidates applying to us through Clearing with an outstanding record of academic achievement. These have now been largely allocated
UEL Progress Bursaries worth £500 will be awarded to all students who successfully complete their first semester and continue on into their second. A further package of means-tested grants and busaries is available to students from lower-income families.
Picture caption: Annabelle Satchwell pictured far-right joins us this September to start her BA (Hons) Dance degree. Annabelle is one of the recipients of our UEL Achievement Awards.
Dr Hossein Saidpour, a leading expert in the field of polymers has developed a new material that promises a cheaper and more flexible alternative to lead in radiation shielding.
Dr Hossein Saidpour, Principal Lecturer and Reader in Materials at our School of Computing and Technology, has been working with a team of postgraduate research students to conduct extensive trials of the new substance, which has already been successfully tested in NHS X-ray departments.
Dr Saidpour, an expert in polymers and plastics, said: “At the moment, the only material effective in screening radiation is lead, which is very heavy, cumbersome and expensive. The protective aprons that X-ray technicians have to wear are far from user-friendly.
“For years, I’ve been seeking to create a material much lighter in weight and more easily mouldable, but with at least as effective radiation shielding properties as lead. This new material is a fraction of the density and a fraction of the cost of lead.
“Further work still needs to be done, but our initial trials of its radiation shielding properties have proved extremely promising. The material is currently being patented, so I am unable to reveal its exact nature, but it screens effectively against the whole range of electromagnetic spectrum, including X-rays, gamma rays, and microwave frequencies.
“The material’s properties can be optimised for use in many applications, such as protective clothing, panels and instrumentations in radiology departments and nuclear power plants, and perhaps to shield radiation emanating from mobile phones.”
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