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Welcome to in Focus Update… |
Past Issues << | Issue 210: Tuesday 31 August 2010 |
A new e-zine will be launched on the 15 September ready for the arrival of International students and for freshers week. The e-zine called 'the universe' is a collaboration between Corporate Marketing and a team of students writers, photographers and editors. It will be accessible via UEL direct and an all-student email. The e-zine will be a one-stop shop for student news, events and entertainment together with important study and work-related announcements. For more information contact Fiona Heberle on f.heberle@uel.ac.uk or on x2082
Potential students and their families will be visiting the Docklands campus this afternoon. The Atrium and the HSS helpdesk have been set up to welcome visitors where they can find out about all programmes taught at the Docklands Campus and will have the opportunity to meet school staff, past and current students and have tours of all facilities including halls of residences. Prospective students will be able to apply for courses starting this September at the Clearing Centre located in the library.
Please help visitors where you can and direct them to the Atrium where Open Day staff will be on hand to assist them.
For more information please go to: http://www.uel.ac.uk/openday/docklands/index.htm
An open day for Stratford taught programmes will be held on Thursday 2 September 2010. See http://www.uel.ac.uk/openday/stratford/index.htm for more information.
UEL to offer short courses based in Canary WharfThe School of Humanities and Social Sciences will be offering a range of new programmes designed to appeal to the 'after work' market, and seeking to increase its part-time recruitment. The chosen location is right in the heart of Canary Wharf (in a building used by day for a UEL Employability Unit project). Iain MacRury, Associate Dean HSS said: "This is a small scale initiative for 2010-11, but we hope we will gain experience with this year's offer, and towards planning a more permanent presence in the Canary Wharf locality in future years". The location is convenient for office and retail workers in the area, adjacent to Heron Quays DLR, as well as for the large residential population on the Isle of Dogs. .For further information, please email canarywharf@uel.ac.uk or visit HERE The programmes are open to UEL staff too!
Corporate Marketing have produced a new staff guide to university league tables. The guide is aimed at UEL staff who are involved in student recruitment, whether at open days, fairs, Clearing or when travelling overseas, and it comes in two versions. The print version is a handy summary guide showing UEL’s rankings, key highlights from this year’s tables, and FAQs. There is also an online version which contains all of the above, but also includes subject-by-subject data for all the subjects in which UEL is ranked in the Times, Guardian and Independent/Complete University Guide tables, ranking details for our main competitors, and information on how the tables are compiled. Copies of the print version can be obtained by emailing publications@uel.ac.uk, while the online version is available HERE (please note that it is only accessible via the UEL network).
Following a successful book launch in May, organised by the Centre for Cultural Studies Research at Notre Dame University's London Centre, Professor Maggie Humm, Co-Director of the Centre in HSS, was an invited speaker at the Edinburgh International Book Festival on August 22. Other speakers that weekend included David Mitchell the leading British novelist, as well as politicians Alistair Darling and Roy Hattersley. Maggie gave a talk about her edited 'The Edinburgh Companion to Virginia Woolf and the Arts Edinburgh'. Such an all-encompassing examination of the importance of the arts to a twentieth-century woman writer has not been attempted before. 'It was a very buzzy event', Maggie reported. ' For me it was a wonderful opportunity to meet a wide range of enthusiastic readers'. For more information on the book published through University Press click HERE
For the latest on our activities visit the news releases section of our website www.uel.ac.uk/news
Key dates for Clearing:
- Friday 17 Sep 2010 Telephone Centre closes
- Saturday 18 Sep 2010 Moving in Weekend for Student Halls of Residence
- Monday 20 Sep 2010 First Week commences
- Monday 27 Sep Teaching Starts
Open House Weekend
CASS School of Education, Stratford Campus, Saturday 18 September, 1- 5pm
For more information, visit www.openhouseweekend.org.uk
Tour of Britain, Saturday 18 September
Once again The Tour of Britain will see this year’s final stage being hosted by the Olympic and Para Olympic Borough of Newham. Come and show your support, as the cyclists pass along the dockside of UEL's Docklands Campus, towards the finishing line of the race. For more details of the route, visit HERE
UEL Open Days
Please note that the Aug/Sept open day events are split between campuses. Book online at www.uel.ac.uk/openday
For more information about Open Days, contact Vicky Rossiter on v.rossiter@uel.ac.uk
Open Day |
Tuesday 31 August |
4–7pm |
Docklands |
Programmes taught at Docklands Campus starting Sept 2010 |
Open Day |
Thursday 2 September |
4–7pm |
Stratford |
Programmes taught at Stratford Campus starting Sept 2010 |
Open Day |
Saturday 16 October |
12–4pm |
Stratford/ |
All start dates |
Alumni reception with Professor Anthony Heath, 20 October 6-9pm
Professor Anthony Heath, Oxford Professor of Sociology is visiting UEL to give a talk to our students, staff and alumni at the WB Lecture Theatre. The lecture will be followed by a buffet and drinks reception. We will be expecting at least 70 alumni plus students and staff. For more background information about Professor Heath click HERE
See Events Calendar for a full listing: www.uel.ac.uk/marketing/support/eventscalendar.htm
3 editions ago, you were all informed of the appointment of the new UELSports tennis coordinator, Nurudeen Isa. Considerable interest from over 30 members of staff has already been shown and arrangements are currently being made for Tennis Coaching sessions to start. The draft details so far include:-
Stratford tennis coaching
Mondays and Tuesdays (lunchtimes)
Docklands tennis coaching
Thursday and Friday (lunchtimes)
The sessions will include beginner only, intermediate and advanced sessions, and progress towards leagues and tournaments. Nurudeen will appoint a staff tennis committee with a mens and ladies captain, and is keen to create a sociable side to the structure, which welcomes all abilities. A ladies only session is also being planned.
Full details will be posted within the next couple of weeks, but in the meantime please register your details with Nurudeen at n.isa@uel.ac.uk.
External Research Funding Opportunity News (supplied by the UEL Graduate School)
International Federation of University Women (CH), International Fellowships. Deadline: 1 October 2010. IFUW fellowships and grants are open only to women graduates who are members of IFUW's national federations and associations and to IFUW international independent members. Funding is worth up to CHF10,000 over a maximum of 12 months. Fellowships are offered for the second and subsequent years of a doctoral programme and for post-doctoral studies. First year doctoral students do not qualify. Grants are offered for any postgraduate programme. The awards may be used in any country other than the one in which the applicant was educated and other then the one in which the applicant habitually resides. Please visit here for more information.
Royal Society, International Travel Grants. Deadline: 4 October 2010. These enable UK based scientists to: facilitate collaborations with overseas scientists in order to explore opportunities for building lasting networks; participate in overseas conferences, workshops and seminars which are of particular strategic importance in order to engage with scientists. A maximum of £4,000 is available for activities lasting up to 12 weeks. Visit here for more information.
British Academy, Postdoctoral Fellowships. Deadline for Outline applications: 6 October 2010. The British Academy’s aim in making these awards is to offer opportunities for outstanding early career researchers to strengthen their experience of research and teaching in a university environment which will develop their curriculum vitae and improve their prospects of obtaining permanent lecturing posts by the end of the Fellowship. The primary emphasis is on completion of a significant piece of publishable research, which will be assisted by full membership of an academic community of established scholars working in similar fields. Applications will be made online via e-GAP. For latest eligibility and detailed guidelines, please access to e-GAP or the Academy’s website.
Joint Information System Committee (JISC), Tender Call: Open Educational Resources (OER) Programme Phase II - Examination of the impact of OER use on teaching and learning. Deadline: 4 October 2010, 12:00 noon UK time. The JISC invites tenders to conduct a study of the impact of the use of OERs on teaching and learning, the benefits that OERs can offer learners andthose supporting the learner process and the pedagogical frameworks that enable effective use of OERs. The aims of the study are to make a clear and robust assessment of the benefits and issues that OER, specifically, can offer learners and educators. Total funding of £50,000 (including VAT, travel and subsistence) is available for this project. Please see here for information.
Information days for FP7 Calls in Brussels. The European Commission will organise a series on informative sessions on several Framework Programme Calls aiming at presenting the objective of the grants and facilitating networking among the constituency in view of building partnerships for submission of project proposals. The Graduate School is intended to send a delegate however future applicants are invited to participate directly in order to maximize the networking opportunities offered at the event.
FP7 Security Info day: 09 September 2010 at the Research Executive Agency in Brussels. Visit here for more information.
FP7 ICT – Call 7: Networked Media & Search Systems Info Day: 25 October 2010 in Brussels. Visit here for more information.
The European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP), Call for tenders: Green Skills and Environmental Awareness in Vocational Education and Training. Deadline: 07 October 2010. The objective of the study is to identify challenges and priorities for green skills so as to ensure that education and training systems can respond to demand expressed by businesses and benefit from the transition to sustainable, smart and inclusive growth in selected occupations while taking into account EU policies. The study will highlight skill needs in a number of green occupations and provide policy and practice recommendations. Visit here for more information.
The European Commission, Executive Agency Education, Audiovisual & Culture. Call for proposals: ‘Europe for Citizens’ programme, Action 2, Measures 1 and 2. Deadline: 15 October 2010.This call for proposals concerns structural support, referred to as operating grants, to organisations pursuing an aim of general European interest. Grants can be awarded in the form of annual operating grant of around € 1 million for the 2011 financial year. The specific objectives of this call for proposals are: (a) to foster action, debate and reflection related to European citizenship and democracy, shared values, common history and culture through the activities and cooperation of think tanks and within civil society organisations at European level; (b) to encourage interaction between citizens and civil society organisations from all participating countries, contributing to intercultural dialogue and bringing to the fore both Europe’s diversity and unity. Visit here for more information.
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
CALLING ALL COMEDY FANS! Have you got a question that you've always wanted answered?
Have you ever wondered who would win a race between Usain Bolt and a Grizzly Bear? Did you know that a dog can blow? Can you build a fire in an igloo? Why not Ask Rhod Gilbert? Rhod is hosting a new BBC comedy entertainment show and he and his panel of “experts” want to answer your questions. But what do you want to ask us and why? We’re looking for lively, inquisitive people to be a part of our audience, where you could get the opportunity to ask your question to our panel of comedians live on the show!
If you’re interested in taking part send us your questions and a contact telephone number to: ask@greeninc.tv or call 0141 422 6012 Closing date: 1 September 2010
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