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Welcome to in Focus Update… |
Past Issues << | Issue 183: Friday 12 February 2010 |
Hear about Patrick McGhee's vision and share yours!
Patrick McGhee will be holding lunchtime question and answer sessions on both the Docklands and Stratford Campuses. These are an opportunity for you to listen to his ideas for UEL and for him to find out what you think about UEL and our future. The sessions, with lunch provided, are scheduled as:
TODAY!!! Docklands: Friday 12 February 2010, 1-2pm East Building G.08 No Places Remaining
Stratford: Thursday 18 February 2010, 11am - 12pm, University House 2.01
To attend either event please RSVP to events@uel.ac.uk or ext 2042 / 2884. If you are unable to attend either session you can email your questions to events@uel.ac.uk by 5pm the day before the event and these questions will be put to Patrick.
If you are unable to make these events - don't worry! Patrick will be holding more Q+A sessions in April - details to be announced shortly.
Knowledge Dock is continuing to manage a number of government backed initiatives to get students and graduates into businesses to work on meaningful projects. A new area on the Knowledge Dock website now exists for students and graduates to apply directly for projects that interest them. www.knowledgedock.com/placements
Over the next academic year, there will be approximately 80-100 new placement opportunities for UEL students and graduates to get involved in. Projects are between 4 to 12 weeks in length. Placements are project based. They provide a number of benefits for three key stakeholders:
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Students and graduates earn money, develop project management and employability skills, enhance their CV and have a chance of securing a permanent position at the end.
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UEL academics have the opportunity to supervise projects, generate income and network with businesses developing knowledge exchange activity.
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Businesses are able to complete a project in a cost effective way, move their business forward and get support with their growth and development.
Over the last six months, Knowledge Dock has placed 20 UEL students into work placements*. Malwina Stepien, studying product design at UEL was placed at property company The GOL Group to help them devise a new brand for new service ‘Junk Division’. Malwina said “This was very challenging but hugely rewarding to see my new brand being used on The Gol Group’s vehicles and promotional material.”
Electrical and Electronic Engineering graduates Suveen Sarathchandra Baduge and Hasitha Bandara Wegiriya are currently working on a simulation project with Ford Motor Company. They are half way through and gaining valuable skills. Hasitha said “This is a tremendous boost for my confidence and I am looking forward to seeing the impact on Ford’s Dagenham plant when the project is complete”
For further information: http://www.knowledgedock.com/placements
Ellie Precious e.precious@uel.ac.uk, ext. 2499
Neeta Barot, n.barot@uel.ac.uk, ext. 7929
* Projects are available to students and graduates across all London universities. Over the last six months approximately 80 student projects have been set up in businesses.
Pictured: Malwina Stepien, Director, Peter Grey.and her colleagues from The GOL Group,
On the 3 February Education and Community Partnerships schools and colleges team delivered their first Continuing Professional Development event for the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The event was for Society, Health & Development (SHD) Diploma teachers who wanted to gain information about vocational aspects of health & social care and update their knowledge. The response to the event was overwhelmingly positive with teachers asking for more CPD sessions. The participants said " We enjoyed talking to professionals and discussing case studies" and "Anything more to do with the SHAD diploma would be useful". The schools and colleges team are working with Cass School of Education on other CPD ideas and hope that this is just the start of delivering more developmental events.
Sara Hazzard has joined UEL as the Head of PR & Communications prior to her appointment Sara managed a team of senior communication and marketing officers for the Islington Council. As Head of PR & Communications Sara will be strengthening our communications and PR service as we head towards 2012 and shouting loud about the great work of our staff and students.
Sara said "Have you seen the press this week, what a busy and exciting place, it will be even better when I know who everyone is!”
To contact Sara, ext. 2249 or hazzard@uel.ac.uk
Janine Crichlow
has recently joined the Admissions Team in Corporate Marketing as the Assistant Head of Admissions (Undergraduate). Janine previously worked as the Head of Admissions at Kaplan Higher Education. At UEL, her role will involve managing the team who are responsible for processing the largest number of UCAS applications ever received at UEL!
Janine said "I have enjoyed my time so far and have been fortunate enough to observe the February enrolment. I am looking forward to being part of a university that will be at the centre of the London 2012 Olympics!"
To contact Janine, ext 6270 or j.crichlow@uel.ac.uk
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Staff Lunchtime Q+A with your new VC Friday 12 February 1-2pm EBG.08, Docklands. Thursday 18 February 11am - 12pm UH2.01, Stratford
Patrick McGhee will be holding lunchtime question and answer sessions on both the Docklands and Stratford Campuses. These are an opportunity for you to listen to his ideas for UEL and for him to find out what you think about UEL and our future. Lunch provided.
To attend either event please RSVP to events@uel.ac.uk or ext 2042 / 2884. If you are unable to attend either session you can email your questions to events@uel.ac.uk by 5pm the day before the event and these questions will be put to Patrick.
International Day of People with Disabilities 2010 Tuesday 16 February 2010 10-12pm Room TBC, Stratford Campus
Are you interested in furthering equality for disabled people? Do you want to raise the profile of disability equality at UEL? Have you got lots of ideas about how we can do this? Do you want the chance to get involved in planning events throughout the year and especially for International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2010? Contact: Seta Perez, Equality and Diversity Administrator on 020 8223 6361 or e-mail seta@uel.ac.uk
WRITE NOW Thursday 18 February, 7.00pm, Stratford Circus
WRITE NOW is a literary evening of readings and performances featuring UEL staff and students, followed by a panel discussion on contemporary writing practice by three tutors on the MA Writing: Imaginative Practice. Authors: Jarrell Anthony, Tim Atkins, David Cattermole, Michelle Clarke-Campbell, Owain Lee, Tessa McWatt, Mark O’Thomas, Joe Pierson, Olu Popoola. Discussion Panel: Tim Atkins, Tessa McWatt, Mark O’Thomas. Moderator: Mark Hunter
UELconnect - One year on... Wednesday 24 February Noon onwards, Knowledge Dock, Docklands Campus
An opportunity to..
- See the new projects we've worked with you on over the past year
- Hear the introduction from the new Vice Chancellor
- Come and discuss your how we can support your new ideas
A buffet lunch will be served at 12.30pm with the VC Address at 2.15pm, and drinks at 3.30pm
To book a place RSVP to: connect@uel.ac.uk by 10 February
Programme Leaders & Link Tutors Forum 24 February 2010 & 28 April 2010
Our half day forums aim to give Programme Leaders & Link Tutors the chance to network, discuss issues that are important to them as well as hear from others in UEL. Some of the topics covered at the forums include Advertising and Marketing - Issues of Relevance to Programme Leaders and Link Tutors, Managing Collaborative Partnerships including the use of UEL Plus and Turnitin and Programme Committee Management and Student Representation. For further information including programmes for each of the forums please see - Programme Leaders & Link Tutors Forum 2010
Please email to Nina Harding in Learning & Development n.harding@uel.ac.uk to register your place at one of the forums, stating your preferred date and any special dietary requirements.
Public Lecture: Can God Survive the Scrutiny of a Science Lab? Thursday 25 February 2010 5.30pm - 7pm, West Building G.08, Docklands Campus
Costas Liantos presents a public lecture on the debate between theists and atheists, creationism as it is portrayed in the Book of Genesis vs. evolution theory long predates Darwin and the Origin of species. However, the rise of the 21st century has seen the anti-God position promoted with intensity and persistence by scientists such as Oxford Professor of Chemistry Peter Atkins, eloquent Oxford biologist Richard Dawkins and American philosopher Dan Dennett just to name a few.
As the title suggests, the world view of a "divine Force" responsible for the existence and sustainability of the universe will be put through the microscope of science in an attempt to discover if such arguments can stand the "science Lab test" as rational evidence based serious taken claims. See www.uel.ac.uk/lectureseries for more information.
Fundraiser for Haiti Thursday 25 February , 5pm - 10pm, The Underground Bar, Docklands
To raise money for Unicef's Haiti appeal a fundraiser is taking place which will feature, African dancers, music, and poetry
. Bucket collections will be on both campuses during the day.
Crash Course in New Technologies Saturday 27 February 10am-11am or 11am - Noon, Thurrock Learning Shop, Grays
If you’re interested in knowing more about new tools
and technologies, the University of East London will be
running a free one hour taster session on a wide variety of
new technologies.
This session is aimed at anyone with an interest in
learning about new technologies and how they are used.
A basic understanding of computers and the internet is
desirable, but not essential.This session is restricted to 12 participants and places
will be allocated on a first come first served basis.
For further information or to book a place on this session
please contact: Debbie Brisco, Thurrock Learning Shop,
Tel: 01375 485490
Public Lecture: “From Personal Property to Speaking Subjects: Youth, Gender, and the Right to Credit in an Attention Economy.” by Theresa Senft Tuesday 9 March 2010 5.30pm WBG.02, Docklands Campus
This talk engages with the politics of female sexual self-display over the Internet, especially focusing on teens in America and the U.K. Theresa will begin by discussing a recent U.S. law suit filed by two Indiana teens against their high school principal after he punished them for posting risqué photos in a private section of their MySpace accounts. Echoing current wisdom that there is never a guarantee of privacy on the Internet, the American Civil Liberties Union (representing the girls) has chosen to frame their activities as free-speech acts, arguing that these teens were expressing themselves to themselves in two sorts of bedrooms: their real-life one, and their online one. In this talk, Theresa frames the case in terms of her recent work on a phenomenon she calls “micro-celebrity”: a new way to perform the self that combines the visual techniques of corporate branding with the distribution technologies of the Internet. Theresa is particularly interested in how sexism and ageism converge within micro-celebrity’s overwhelming investment in the so-called ‘attention economies of the Web.’ This speech returns to a question raiseded in her book Camgirls: “Why are women continually encouraged to express themselves in media through confession, celebrity and sexual display, yet punished with conservative censure and backlash when their representation becomes ‘too much’ to handle?” See www.uel.ac.uk/lectureseries for more information.
First Lesbian Gay and Bisexual staff network meeting Monday 15th March 2010 1 - 3pm, EBG.11, Docklands Campus.
UEL has been a 'Stonewall Diversity Champion' since 2009 giving us an opprtunity to participate in a national benchmarking exercise, formally known as ' Stonewall's Workplace Equality Index'. Our ranking against 352 champion organisations will be revealed at the meeting by Brent Chamberlain our retained Stonewall consultant. The index although representative of all sectors is still very relevant to HEIs and it is interesting to note that Imperial College London is ranked 79th and Liverpool John Moores University is ranked 85th. Brent will also be available to give us advice on general best practice and possible options on how our LGB Network can best operate.
To book a place, please email Greg Price G.Price@uel.ac.uk, along with any items you wish to add to the following draft agenda.
Skills Module Leaders Fora Thursday 18 March 2010 12pm-4.30pm, UH3.12 Stratford Campus
The first in a new series
where Skills Module Leaders have an opportunity to network and discuss issues of importance to them. The first forum will be covering areas of relevance to Level One Skills Modules; our next two forums later in the year will focus on Employability and Research. We hope as many Skills Module Leaders as possible will attend. For further information including the programme please see Skills Module Leaders Forum 2010
Please email learn-teach@uel.ac.uk to register your place at the forum, including details of any special dietary requirements
Annual UELSports Awards 30 April 2010 6pm - 1am, West Ham Utd Football Club
The first Annual Sports Awards to acknowledge and reward the efforts of our students and sports clubs each year. For more information please contact Katy Hollands, k.hollands@uel.ac.uk
Mayfest, Wednesday 5th May 2010
Our annual cultural and arts extravaganza, more information coming soon! To get involved please contact Becky Williams, events@uel.ac.uk or ext. 2884
Open Days 2010
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
Join Team UEL in the Newham Classic 10kOn Sunday 18th April the Newham Classic 10k running event is being held, starting at West Ham Park, Stratford at 9.15am. UELSports would like to arrange a Team UEL to enter the event, therefore we are seeking as many staff and students to come forward as possible. This event is organised by Olympic gold medallist Tessa Sanderson CBE, and was held for the first time last year. Team UEL were present last year with over 60 entries, so we aim to have a bigger 'squad' this year.
We have arranged several training sessions that are held on a weekly basis at both Stratford and Docklands campus. All sessions are free of charge, and we can cater for all levels of jogging/running ability:-
Stratford
Monday 12.30 to 1.30pm - coach Geraldine Howard
Friday 12.30 to 1.30pm - coach Geraldine Howard
Meet in Water Lane reception prior to the start time.
Docklands
Tuesday 12.30 to 1.30pm - coach Kirstie Adam
Wednesday 5.30 to 6.30pm - coach David Elsom
Thursday 12.30 to 1.30pm - coach Leanne Grice
Meet outside East Building changing and shower room prior to the start time. Cost for individual entry is £15.00, and this will include a UELSports T Shirt for all participants.
If you are interested or you would like to find more information out please e-mail:- Staff - TeamUELStaff@uel.ac.uk Students - TeamUELStudent@uel.ac.uk
The first Annual Sports Awards to acknowledge and reward the efforts of our students and sports clubs each year. For more information please contact Katy Hollands, k.hollands@uel.ac.uk
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). Industry Fellowship Scheme. Deadline: 24 March 2010. The scheme aims to enhance knowledge transfer in science and technology between those in industry and those in academia. Fellowships last for up to two years and provide a salary, as well as research expenses of up to £2,000 per annum. http://royalsociety.org/Industry-Fellowships/
AHRC, Student-led Inititatives, Beyond Text. Deadline: 25 March 2010. The aim of this scheme is to support the establishment of innovative collaborative research training programmes, originated by and run for postgraduate doctoral students within the context of the beyond text strategic programme. Up to 10 awards worth up to £2,000 each are available. http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/FundingOpportunities/Pages/Student-LedInitiatives-BeyondText.aspx
Royal Society, International Joint Projects. Deadline: 25 March 2010. The Royal Society International Joint Project programme is designed to enable international collaboration by providing a mobility grant for researchers and members of their research teams to cover travel, subsistence and research expenses. It also aims to provide seed money for research that will lead to further collaboration and greater funding in the future from larger funding bodies. All areas of the life and physical sciences, including engineering, but excluding clinical medicine are covered. http://royalsociety.org/International-Joint-Projects/
European Science Foundation (ESF), Molecular Science for a Conceptual Transition from Fossil to Solar Fuels (EuroSolarFuels). Deadline: 26 March 2010. Projects may address: photobiological solar fuel production in green algae or cyanobacteria that excrete the fuel; artificial photosynthesis in molecular systems; solar fuel production in nanostructured and semiconductor-based systems. Funding is provided for three years. http://www.esf.org/activities/eurocores/programmes-in-preparation/eurosolarfuels/call-for-outline-proposals.html
European Research Advisory Board (ERAB), (1) Research Grants and (2) Travel and Exchange Grants for Young Researchers. Deadline: 29 March 2010. (1) ERAB invites applications for funding of any aspect of biomedical or psychosocial research into beer or alcohol from researchers from an established European research institution or university. These fund any aspect of biomedical or psychosocial research into beer or alcohol. Grants are worth 60,000 euros per annum over one to two years. http://erab.org/asp/research_grants/l1.asp?doc_id=30
(2) ERAB is also anxious to encourage high quality young researchers (under age 35) from the European Union who are undertaking research into the biomedical and psychosocial aspects of consumption of alcoholic drinks. http://www.erab.org/asp/awards/l1.asp?doc_id=32
Missed an Update? All previously 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
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