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Welcome to in Focus Update… |
Past Issues << | Issue 175: Monday 30 November 2009 |
Judge Howard Levenson, Elpha LeCointe and Benita Refson were all awarded Doctor of Laws for their contributions to their chosen fields. Judge Howard Levenson, a former senior UEL lecturer, was awarded for his strong social conscience and the influence that has had on his legal career. Starting out in a Legal Aid practice in Hackney he has continued fighting for civil liberties and campaigned on the issue of limited legal aid. He was appointed a Judge of the Upper Tribunal in 2008.
Elpha LeCointe, UEL alumnus and ex-student of Judge Howard Levenson, has become an expert in Childcare law with a particular interest in cases involving non-accidental injury, neglect and emotional, physcial or sexual abuse of children. Elpha frequently represents vunerable or disadvantaged clients. Elpha works tirelessly to help get more Afro-Caribbean and Asian Lawyers into the industry and works with schemes to place ethnic minority students in mini pupillages.
The Third honorary of the day was Benita Refson OBE. Benita is the chief executive of The Place2Be which provides emotional and theraputic support to primary school children. The Place2Be helps children explore their problems through talking and creative play.
This week is the award ceremony of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Graduate School
Pictured Benita Refson receiving her honorary Doctor of Laws from Lord Rix
Everything you ever wanted to know about getting a job but were afraid to ask!
The Employability Team is pleased to announce the launch of ‘Get That Job!’ - an exciting new open learning resource to support UEL students and graduates in the highly competitive graduate recruitment process. Get That Job is an online resource, created in partnership with UELconnect, and offers anytime, anywhere access to vital practical know-how.
‘Get That Job!’ provides key video advice from the people who matter: senior employers and successful UEL students and graduates. There are also downloadable Top Tips summaries and simple Test Yourself exercises to check your skills and knowledge.
This is a freely available resource which anyone can access and share with others who may benefit from using it. Go to www.uel.ac.uk/employability and follow the link to start using Get That Job.
For further information, please contact: employability@uel.ac.uk.
Money Awareness Week Money Awareness Week is a series of free money advice workshops, social events and competitions intended to raise awareness of the financial issues that affect students. The SMART team are running a series of workshops including;
-Students With Children : It’s not easy trying to balance studies with bringing up a family. This workshop is an informal session for all students with children, aimed to help you make sure you are getting all the financial help you are entitled to (grants/ loans/ bursaries/ benefits/ childcare)
Come along, let us check your finances and you never know, you may discover you come out better off!
-International Student Money Advice : General money management advice plus information on how to apply for the University International Fund and sourcing other supports of advice.
-HMRC – Student Tax Advice (SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER!) : Puzzled by Tax and National Insurance? Do you think you are paying too much tax? Come and meet the HMRC Advice Team who will explain what you need to know.
-The Financial Ombudsman – Know Your Rights (SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER!) : Have you ever had a problem with your bank? An insurance company? If so, what did you do? Do you know your rights when it comes to complaining? Come along and find out more.
Other activities will also be taking place around campus. Go to http://www.uel.ac.uk/studentservices/moneymatters/moneyweek.htm for more information
John Bevan It is with regret we inform you that John Bevan passed away on Saturday 7th November. John’s association with UEL began in April 1979. He provided technical support for the Department of Estate Management at the Waltham Forest precinct of the North East London Polytechnic - one of the precursor institutions of the University.
NELP withdrew from Waltham-Forest and the department was relocated to Duncan House. John became Chief Technician within Audio Visual Technical Services. At this time the Polytechnic changed its name to the Polytechnic of East London.
After the formation of the University in 1992 a further relocation saw John work at the main Stratford Campus within Audio Visual Services. As if this wasn’t enough John also found time to work at Maryland House within Library Services where he finished in July 2003. John’s positive attitude was a source of motivation to those around him and his work would have had a big impact on students and staff.
It was here when John made an impact within the University branch of what was then MSF as a long standing member he was interested in Health & Safety issues sufficiently to become a Union Safety Representative. He then developed into a position on the Branch Committee before progressing as a delegate to the London Area Universities Advisory Committee and a delegate to the National Conference. His final position was as Branch Chair, a position he initially took after some arm twisting but grew into and colleagues will have fond memories of him before he retired.
As an active member of the union, John always made time for others. John will be remembered for his genuine, thoughtful and caring nature. His positive attitude, and willingness to help others, John will be remembered warmly by his friends and colleagues at UEL.
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Pilates taster sessions for staff at lunchtime and after- work UELSports in conjunction with Complementt, have organised these one off taster sessions for staff. The cost per session is £5 and places are allocated on a first come first served basis with limited spaces available. Payments will be taken at the start of each class, by Pilates Instructor, Allison Noriega Clarke. The taster classes are suitable for men and women of all ages and levels of fitness. To register your interest, please e-mail d.cosford@uel.ac.uk with the class date and class time preferred. You will be notified if you have a place. If you do not receive notification, you will not have been allocated a space.
Stratford - Tuesday 1 December
12.15 - 1pm UH.2.48
1.15 - 2pm UH.2.48
5.30 - 6.30pm CC1.18
Duncan House - Wednesday 9 December
1.15 - 2pm DH.1.10
5.30 - 6.30pm DH.1.08
Money Awareness Week, Monday 30 November - Friday 4 December, Lunchtimes in University Square Docklands Campus. Money Awareness Week is a series of free money
advice workshops, social events and competitions
intended to raise awareness of the financial issues
that affect you as a student.
With activities and workshops throughout the week including:
Students With Children
Student Tax Advice
Healthy Eating On A Budget
Managing Debt
Finding A Part-time Job
Pub Quiz in Aqua East - Who Wants To Be A Millionaire
Check the website for more details: www.uel.ac.uk/smart
School of Humanities and Social Sciences & Graduate School Graduation Ceremony, Thursday 3 December, 11am, The Barbican Centre
‘A week in the life of a Chief Executive’ Thursday 3 December, 12:30pm, KD.2.13 *PLEASE NOTE ROOM CHANGE*
Guest Speaker: Martin Slark, Chief Executive of Molex incorporated.
Public Lecture: ‘After the Meltdown: The city and its regulations’ Thursday 3 December, 5:30pm , WB.G.02 *PLEASE NOTE ROOM CHANGE*
A panel discussion chaired by the Dean of the Royal Docks Business School Professor Len Shackleton.
IPAD Events for Christmas - your invitation:
4 December – Corpus – a Body of Work - World Aids Day event - Stratford Circus 7:30pm [BA Community Arts Practice]
7 December – Songwriting Showcase & showing of work-in-progress 7pm [BA Music Culture & the student theatre company)
9
December – Causing a Scene - Stratford Circus 7pm [MA Acting]
10 December – Performing Stories – 7pm Stratford Circus [BA Theatre Studies]
11 December - Off The Page: On The Stage – 7:30pm Stratford Circus [BA Theatre Studies/Creative Writing/Community Arts Practice/Computer Games]
12 December – Performing Miracles – Stratford Circus 7pm [MA Acting & Theatre Directing Showcase]
15 December - BA Dance winter showcase 7pm Trinity Buoy Wharf Dance Centre
16 December - BA Dance winter showcase 7pm Trinity Buoy Wharf Dance Centre
16 December – Local To Global - Stratford Circus 7pm [BA Theatre Studies]
17 December – You Will Not Have Been Here Before - Hoxton Hall 2pm [BA Community Arts Practice]
For more information, visit: www.uel.ac.uk/ipad
An Evening with High Court Justice The Honourable Mrs Justice Dodds, DBE Monday 7 December 2009,
5pm - 7.30pm,
Duncan House, Stratford
After the lecture you will be invited to stay and network with fellow graduates, lecturers and current students. Including welcome from Mark Stephens, UEL Chair of Governors, Fariba Salehi-Kellaway, Head of Development & Alumni, Q&A Session led by Joe Greendland, Head of the Mentor and Equalities Unit and Fiona Fairweather, Dean of the School of Law. There is no charge for this event, but you must RSVP to alumni@uel.ac.uk
Royal Docks Business School Film Club: ‘Enron: The smartest guys the room’ (2005) Tuesday 8 December 2009: 5:30pm, KD.2.22
For further details contact Mohsin Ramzan on 020 8223 3354 or ramzan@uel.ac.uk
Seasonal Staff Party: Wednesday 9 December, The Edge Restaurant, Docklands Campus from 3.30pm - 7 pm DON'T MISS IT!!! There will be a buffet, plus drinks and a DJ spinning the discs. This event is FREE – but your individual RSVP in advance is essential so that we know how many to cater for. Please print off this email and put on your staff noticeboard or give it to staff who do not have easy access to email. All staff attending will need to show their staff ID card. To RSVP email: market@uel.ac.uk with your name and the area you work in by 2 December.
Public Lecture: E-wasters: Electronics and the Environment, Thursday 10 December EB 2.44, 5.15pm
UEL Product Design alumni, Andrew Millar will be reviewing the environmental and social impacts our insatiable appetite for the latest electronic products. It is estimated that 75% of the environmental damage has been done before the computer is first switched on, due to harmful processes and toxic chemicals used in production, mining and sourcing. Once electronic products have served their purpose they are then thrown away in favour of new versions which are faster, better looking and have more functions - in Britain alone we are responsible for disposing of over 1 million tonnes of e-waste. Andrew will talk about the local and global impacts of this as well as possibilities for the future as research shows that consumers are willing to pay more cash for a computer containing fewer chemicals. Andrew believes that the key to achieving sustainability is to look at the production chain and eliminate aspects of waste. He has a wide range of experience in the field and has won awards for sustainable packaging design and entrepreneurial innovation. This lecture is the first event in the brand new 'Green Thing' series presented by UEL. All welcome, admission FREE. For further details visit: www.uel.ac.uk/lectureseries and to confirm your attendance, contact our events team on 020 8223 2884 or events@uel.ac.uk
For more information about Andrew Millar, see: http://www.andrew-millar.com/index.html
International Human RIghts Day Thursday 10 December Since the 1950 anniverary of the adoption of the Declaration of Human Rights has been a day to raise awareness about human rights issues locally amd globally. Come along and find out what's happening at UEL this year:
Information stands at all campuses 11am to 3pm
Fair Trade drinks reception 4pm to 5pm (West Building, Docklands)
Human Rights Forum from 5pm, with speakers, film and discussion (West Building, Docklands):Prof John Strawson Amnesty International, Newham Monitoring Project (Newham based anti racist and civil liberties organisation), Project Dost (Young peoples refugee project), Press for Change (Transgender rights organisation)
International Human Rights Night from 7pm at Docklands Bar music food and drink (fundraiser for local organisations) Contact: John Kayan on j.kayan@uel.ac.uk
The Children's Garden Christmas Fair Thursday 10 December, 12 - 3pm. Please donate any gifts by 30 November.
Volunteering Fair, Friday 11 December 11am - 3pm, Conference and Computing Centre Stratford Campus Students and staff are welcome to attend UEL’s first volunteering fair. Organisations attending the event include The Metropolitan Police, NSPCC, Marie Curie Cancer, Children's Society, RNIB, RSPB, Newham Council but to name a few, if you are interested in volunteering and would like to find out more about volunteering , come along to the fair!
UEL Alumni Network Christmas Party Friday 11 December, Corney & Barrow, Canary Wharf, 6.30pm 'til late. We welcome you to the third annual UEL Alumni Network Christmas Party. Please join us for an evening of food, drink, music and an opportunity to socialise with your old classmates and lecturers. Come with your UEL friends or come to meet other alumni in the area. The event is open to all graduates, former and current staff. We have a large area reserved in the bar and there will be a complementary Christmas buffet and arrival drink. Ten lucky guests will also receive a gift from our Alumni Santa!
This event is free to attend but places must be booked in advance. Please book your place by emailing alumni@uel.ac.uk or calling 0208 223 2222 by Friday 27 November.
Off the Page: On the Stage Friday 11 December, 7.30pm Stratford Circus, Theatre Square, London, E15 1BX As part of end of semester performance 24 short plays written by graduating Creative Writing, Theatre Studies, Community Arts Practice and Computer Games Design (Story Development) students will be performed by IPAD students. £3 or £2 concession.
Christmas closure Thursday 24 December 2009 - Monday 4 January 2010.
Open Days 2010
Wednesday 6 January 2010, 4-7pm, Stratford and Docklands
Wednesday 21 April 2010, 4-7pm, Stratford Campus only – Postgraduate advice evening
Saturday 26 June 2010, 12-4pm, Stratford and Docklands
Wednesday 1 September 2010, 4-7pm, Stratford and Docklands
Saturday 16 October 2010, 12-4pm, Stratford and Docklands
For more information about Open Days, contact Vicky Rossiter on v.rossiter@uel.ac.uk
Key links:
Academic Board: www.uel.ac.uk/qa/committees/acaboard
UEL Chaplaincy: www.uel.ac.uk/chaplaincy
Board of Governors: www.uel.ac.uk/governors
Graduation:www.uel.ac.uk/graduation
Mayfest: www.uel.ac.uk/mayfest
Open Days: www.uel.ac.uk/openday
Public Lectures: www.uel.ac.uk/lectureseries
Stonewall Information Service, for advice on housing, parenting, school, work, partnerships, health, immigration and crime call 08000 50 20 20. For details, visit: www.stonewall.org/info
See Events Calendar for a full listing: www.uel.ac.uk/marketing/support/eventscalendar.htm
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Alcohol Education & Research Council (AERC), Research Project Opportunity. Deadline: 19 December 2009. The AERC is seeking proposals to undertake a research study that will investigate ‘National Drinking Cultures’. The study is being funded by the Drinkaware Trust, however, the AERC will manage the selection process and oversee the delivery of the project. A total of £100,000 will be available for the study, which is expected to be delivered by October 2010. Please visit www.aerc.org.uk
Society for Latin American Studies (SLAS), UK. Conference and Grant Organisation Grants. Deadline: 31 December 2009. Funds are available to support conferences and other events which should: be likely to advance the objects of the society; be of high quality; appeal to a considerable number of members; in other ways reflect well on the society. The maximum allocation will be £1,000 per conference or event. http://www.slas.org.uk/grantsPrizes/confEventsGrants.htm
Home Office, UK. CONTEST Science and Technology Research Call 2010. Deadline: 31 December 2009. The aim of the call is to fund research and development proposals against particular broad unclassified chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear research requirements for commissioning projects early in financial year 2010/11. http://security.homeoffice.gov.uk/news-publications/publication-search/cbrn-guidance/technolog-research-call1/
Modern Humanities Research Association, UK. Publications Fund. Deadline: 31 December 2009. These provide assistance towards the costs of publishing scholarly works in the fields of the modern and medieval European literatures and languages which, by their nature, could not expect to be financially self-supporting. http://mhra.org.uk/Funding/
British Academy’s the ASEASUK Research Committee On South East Asian Studies, Research Awards. Deadline: 31 December 2009. Projects should examine the evolving contact, interaction and integration of southeast Asia and the wider Asian region. Awards are normally in the range of £1,000 to £5,000. http://www.britac.ac.uk/institutes/cseas/
Missed an Update? Allpreviously advertised funding opportunities are archived until their date of expiry at http://www.uel.ac.uk/gradschool/research/ResearchUpdate.htm or http://www.uel.ac.uk/gradschool/research/euroupdate.htm
Do you want to win research funding, present a paper at a conference or get a journal article published? Are you studying for a PGR degree, or do you supervise PGR students? Then please have a look at the courses we are offering you this semester! Course details are available at http://www.uel.ac.uk/gradschool/training.htm
To book a place, or with queries, please e-mail Dr Caroline Dunmore, Research Skills Development Adviser in the Graduate School, on c.dunmore@uel.ac.uk.
For details about First Aid courses, contact Frances Bronzite on f.s.bronzite@uel.ac.uk
For details about ECDL, contact Cedrick Nosa on c.nosa@uel.ac.uk
For Learning and Development Course dates see: www.uel.ac.uk/staff-development/handbook
As part of National Tree Week, the BBC are holding a world record attempt to plant the most trees in one hour. Newham Council have organised an event in Central Park so roll up your sleeves, plant some trees and do something a little bit different next Saturday! All are welcome, no booking required, just turn up on the 5th, Central Park is between Beckton DLR and Upton Park underground station. For more info see: http://www.bbc.co.uk/breathingplaces/newham/
Ahead of the crucial UN climate summit in Copenhagen, tens of thousands of people from all walks of life will march through the streets of London to demonstrate their support for a safe climate future for all. Part of a global series of public actions, The Wave will call on world leaders to take urgent action to secure a fair international deal to stop global warming exceeding the danger threshold of 2 degrees C.
The Wave - which is not just a huge march but a whole day of exciting campaign activities will show mass support by people from all backgrounds for a better, low carbon future for the UK and the world. Everyone is asked to dress in blue for the event and there will be a group taking part from UEL. For more info see: http://www.the-wave.org.uk/
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