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Past Issues << | Issue 217: 19 October 2010 |
New bulk-texting notification service for students A new system for texting students, Txttools (www.txttools.co.uk), has been developed by IT Services to enable Schools to send bulk text messages to students by module code. It uses up to date information from Delta, and enables students to be quickly updated about lecture cancellations and can be used in many other ways. For more information and to access the system contact Kirstie Adam.
UEL now offers a two day ‘Consulting for Business’ course for academic staff. The conference explores the role of the academic consultant aiming to enhance the skills and confidence of staff who work with external clients. Once completed, delegates will be able to work alongside ESDS staff to develop ideas, and will be allocated a £500 grant to support knowledge-exchange. If you are interested, please click here. The closing date for applications is 25 October.
Antenatal collaborative research project A year-long study into the experiences of vulnerable women in accessing vital support during pregnancy is being run as a collaborative project between Newham University Hospital NHS Trust (NUHT) and UEL, with contributions from the Institute of Education at the University of London. Speaking at the launch of the new research project at UEL, on 12 October, Angela Harden (Principal Investigator and Professor of Community and Family Health at UEL and NUHT) said, “We are committed to establishing how and why many women are slipping through the net, and equally intent on finding solutions to this.”
To view the full story, click here.
Black History Month 2010 Since the early 20th Century, Britain has celebrated Black History Month every October. To commemorate such a noteworthy event, Library and Learning Services are organising a free poetry and prose recital from black women writers, as well as a performance from a Newham jazz trio. For further details of the event click here or email Judith Preece.
The Student Recruitment Marketing team are pleased to report that the Open Day on Saturday 16 October was another great success and would like to thank all staff and students that participated in the event. The open day attracted close to 1,000 visitors across both campuses. A number of offers were made for February 2011 entry, however the main area of interest was for undergraduate study starting in September 2011.
If you have any feedback or suggestions for our open day events, please email srm@uel.ac.uk
Dr Richard Zheng speaks At UN international conference In MoscowDr Richard Zheng, UEL's Director of Intellectual Property (IP), was invited by the UN to deliver a speech at their international conference in Moscow in early October. The subject was on IP Development in the public sector, and Dr Zheng showcased his successful approach to and effective management of IP. Dr Zheng was the only invitee selected from the UK public sector and was appointed as one of only two conference ‘rapporteurs’. The UN Secretary for IP at the Economic Commission for Europe described his contribution as “invaluable”.
UEL Podiatry students celebrate their achievements The Podiatric Medicine programme held its annual prize giving party last Friday to celebrate their students’ achievements over the last academic year and to welcome their new level 1 students. Prizes were awarded for the highest academic achievement and excellence within the programme’s clinical component. The commitment of students who have supported their programme team as representatives at open days and healthcare fairs was also recognised. Prize winners (left to right): Dominique Sewell, Amanda Scott, Jenny Burns, Ralf Jeutter.
The aim of Academic Integrity Week is to draw UEL students’ attention to a range of resources they should use to improve their understanding of academic integrity. The University is promoting ‘Cite Them Right’, the standardised referencing system recently adopted by Academic Board. It is believed that the adoption of a single guide will enable students to more easily develop the academic skills needed for success. UEL would like staff to inform students about Academic Integrity Week, direct them to ‘Cite Them Right’ (available from UEL Plus, UEL libraries and John Smith bookshops), draw attention to the Academic Integrity website, use the Academic Integrity Policy when discussing AI, and encourage students to take the AI quiz in UEL Plus.
UEL is very proud to be working with the Movember Foundation again this year. The Movember campaign challenges men to change their appearance and the face of men’s health by growing a moustache. The aim is to start 1 November clean shaven and grow a moustache for the entire month. The moustache becomes the ribbon for men’s health, the means by which awareness and funds are raised for prostate cancer. To find out more, click here.
Eva Lloyd, reader in Early Childhood Studies at the CASS School of Education, has accepted an invitation from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) to join one of their expert panels. This expert panel advises the development of national guidance on the promotion of the social and emotional wellbeing of vulnerable children in their formative years. The guidance is due to be published in the autumn of 2011.
For the latest on our activities visit the news releases section of our website www.uel.ac.uk/news
Alumni Reception with Professor Anthony Heath, Wednesday 20 October, 6pm
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9pm
Professor Anthony Heath, Oxford Professor of Sociology, is visiting UEL to give a talk to our students, staff and alumni at the West Building Lecture Theatre. The lecture will be followed by a buffet and drinks reception. For more background information about Professor Heath click here.
Annual Staff Planning Conference, Friday 22 October, Excel Centre, 9am – 2pm
The theme is "Excellence in the eyes of our students". Lunch will be provided, if you fill in your evaluation form. This conference is the next step in implementing our strategy, Transformation for Excellence. The conference is open to all UEL staff regardless of grade or role. If you would like to attend the conference, please email Lara Amuwa in the Planning Team on o.amuwa@uel.ac.uk.
National Energy Saving Week 25
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29 October
Next week sees the launch of UEL's ‘Switch-Off’ campaign, whereby everyone is asked to turn off lights when not in a room, printers and monitors when they’re not in use, and to put on a jumper instead of cranking up the heating. Staff who switch their monitors off overnight should also watch out for chocolates being left on their computers by elusive ‘Energy Angels’. For further information, please visit uel.ac.uk/greenthing or email
Jon Emmett.
Widening Participation for Postgraduates: Research, Policy and Practice, Wednesday 27 October, 10.30am
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4pm, KD 2.13, Docklands Campus
This free, one-day conference from UEL is focused around the current widening-participation agenda at postgraduate level,which is both under-researched and underdeveloped in terms of policy and practice. To book a place on the conference, click here.
Black History Month 2010: Breeze will blow you away… Thursday 28 October 5.30pm
This event comprises a free feast of poetry, prose and inspiration from black women writers, including the acclaimed ‘dub’ poet Jean ‘Binta’ Breeze and Sci-fi writer Tosin Coker. For further details, please contact
Judith Preece at
j.a.preece@uel.ac.uk.
The Writing Centre Presents 'A conversation with Martina Cole' – Wednesday 3 November (WBG.02 Lecture Theatre, Docklands) from 2.30pm – 5pm
An exciting event that gives past and present students the chance to meet a successful author and discuss writing, literature and psychology. Please RSVP your attendance to events@uel.ac.uk.
WISE UP! UEL Health, Safety and Wellbeing Events
A wide-range of health, safety and wellbeing exhibitors will be present. There will also be several competitions and our ever-popular goody bags. So whether you want to check your fitness levels, get some advice on healthy eating, find out about stress management or have a soothing massage, put the dates in your diary now. All Staff and Students welcome.
- Tuesday 2 November, Stratford Campus Computer Centre, 10am–4pm
- Tuesday 9 November, Docklands Campus East Building, 10am–4pm
See Events Calendar for a full listing: www.uel.ac.uk/marketing/support/eventscalendar.htm
UELSports, in conjunction with Greenwich Leisure Limited, have organised four 'Learn to Swim' courses, that will start week commencing 1 November and will run for seven consecutive weeks. All courses will be held at the Atherton Leisure Centre (along Romford Road), and only five minutes walk from our Stratford campus. The course details are as follows:
Monday 12.45pm-1.30pm
Tuesday 5pm-5.45pm
Tuesday 5.45pm-6.30pm
Thursday 12pm-1pm
The fully inclusive course fee for the seven weeks is:
£17.50 for students
£38.60 for staff
Booking on to these courses (first come first served) is simple, and is open from 19 October. Go to www.sportscourses.org, register your details and pay online. Students will need to ensure they receive their reduced rate by selecting their specific concessionary group (where prompted online). Students will need to bring evidence of their student status at the first session. You can also get more details by contacting Martin Warminger on either 0208 536 5500 or martin.warminger@gll.org
Students are invited to apply for Sports Scholarships that are now available. If students currently train and compete at a National level (as a competitor, coach or official) they may be eligible for an award. There are three levels of scholarship (bronze, silver and gold) available, depending on performance level.
Applicants can apply for financial support to assist such sporting and competitive costs as travel, sports, clothing, coaching, facility, hire, and sports equipment.
To be eligible for consideration for a Student Athlete Scholarship (SAS) award students will:
- have achieved the performance criteria (minimum of national through to international levels).
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compete for UEL in BUCS competition and other related competitions.
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be actively involved in the UEL sports club related to your sport.
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pro-actively engage in marketing and promotional activities for UEL related to sport, and ambassadorial requests (ie. school/college liaison).
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be enthusiastically committed to representing the University of East London.
For more information please contact David Cosford on 020 8223 6398 or d.cosford@uel.ac.uk.
Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, Research Grants. Deadline: 30 November 2010. Applications will only be considered for work within, or directly related to, Scotland. Grants have a value of up to £2,000 each to support projects lasting up to three years. Please follow the link for more information.
Institution of Engineering and Technology, Travel grants. Deadline: 30 November 2010. Five I J Shelley grants for travel overseas in futherance of studies in the field of communication engineering and five IET travel grants for travel overseas to broaden professional experience by undertaking a study tour, working in industry or participating in an international conference or seminar, are available to IET members. Awards are worth £500 each. See the Institution’s website for more information.
Association of Art Historians, Dissertation Prize. Deadline: 1 December 2010. This is awarded to postgraduate students of history of art and visual culture who are enrolled on either practice-based or theoretical courses, whose work is on some aspect of the history of art. The prize includes £200, books worth £150, free AAH student membership for one year, and free admission to the AAH annual conference. Visit the Association’s website for more information.
European Society for Cognitive Psychology, Early career stimulus. Deadline: 1 December 2010. These enable European graduate students to undertake specific research projects, actively participate in conferences or workshops or undertake short-term visits to another lab in a different country. Each grant is worth 1,000 euros. Visit the Society’s website for more information.
Natural Environment Research Council, (1) Non-thematic funding, standard research grants (all sciences); and (2) Partnership Grants. Deadline: 1 December 2010. This is an open competition for curiosity-motivated basic, strategic or applied research. Grants provide a minimum of £25,000 for directly incurred costs. Visit the standard call website for more information. Partnership Grants support collaborative research activities between academic researchers and public or private sector partners. Awards are worth at least £25,000 for a period of three years, but can be for longer. The total project partner contribution must be a minimum of 25 per cent of the total full economic cost. See the partnership grants website for more information.
Council for British Research in the Levant (CBRL), Pilot studies and pump-priming grants. Deadline: 1 December 2010. These support either research projects from non-archaeological disciplines, where CBRL is actively seeking to encourage greater diversity among the projects that it supports, or researchers undertaking initial exploratory work or a feasibility study with a view to preparing a later application for major funding from a research Council or the British Academy in due course. See CBRL’s website for information.
Joint Event between the Digital Communications Knowledge Transfer Network and Cambridge Wireless Future Wide Area Wireless SIG. ‘Networks and the New Economy’ on 9 November 2010 in Cambridge. This meeting will analyse the convergence that is taking place between wireless and wireline networks at technology level both at the edge and the core, the implications this has for network bandwidth delivery cost and efficiency, the impact this is having on industry business models and how network convergence can deliver long term competitive advantage to the UK. Click here to register for this event and see the agenda.
Roundtable on the role of the European Union and multi-stakeholder partnerships in (post)conflict reconstruction, Brussels, Belgium on 28 October 2010. The event will look at the work of the Multipart ('Multi-stakeholder partnerships in post-conflict resolution') project. Multipart is investigating whether, how, and under what conditions multi-stakeholder partnerships can positively impact on human security and facilitate non-violence and long-term peace. At the same time, such entities can also provide a productive framework for relations between local and external actors, including third party mediators and international organisations. Please follow this link for further information and registration.
Series of Events Relating to Key Enabling Technologies. As part of the Commission’s work to develop a long-term strategy on Key Enabling Technologies, a series of six events will be taking place in Brussels in October and November 2010. Events will be taking place on micro and nanoelectronics, advanced materials, nanotechnology, biotechnology, photonics and advanced manufacturing systems. These events may be of interest to researchers wishing to provide input into the new strategy, which is currently under development. The following events will be taking place:
Open Day on Advanced Materials - 25 October 2010
Open Day on Nanotechnology - 27 October 2010
Open Day on Biotechnology - 5 November 2010
Open Day on Photonics - 10 November 2010
Open Day on Advanced Manufacturing Systems - 15 November 2010
Each event has a separate registration process via the website (please note that registration has not yet opened for the last two events in the series).
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