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Welcome to in Focus Update… |
Past Issues << | Issue 241: 26 April 2011 |
Thank you to all students and staff who took part in the consultation period on the School Structures of UEL. The consultation process looked at how we can ensure that the School Structures of UEL are fit for purpose in the new higher education environment that we face.
A Feedback Paper has been produced, as requested by students and staff, to address a number of comments and suggestions raised in the consultation period.
To read the Feedback Paper click here: www.uel.ac.uk/schoolstructures You will need your UEL login name and password to access the paper.
UEL fashion graduate Bunmi Olaye has just returned from Arise Magazine Fashion Week in Lagos, Nigeria, where her collections were rapturously received. Following her show at the event she has now been chosen from over 50 designers to represent Africa at New York Fashion Week later this year. The graduate, who runs luxury fashion label Bunmi Koko with her partner Francis Udom, was invited to showcase three collections at the event. They chose to show a few garments from each collection to give a taste to the audience of how Bunmi Koko has grown as a brand since first finding success last year. During their time in Nigeria they were also followed by an ITV news crew. For the full story see bit.ly/bunmi_lagos
UEL is hosting its Annual Sports Awards, which will provide an opportunity to acknowledge and reward the efforts of our students and sports clubs over the past year. The night’s celebration is open to staff and students and will consist of an evening dinner, followed by award presentations and entertainment. Sign up now to get your tickets for the UELSports Awards 2011, which is taking place in The Legacy Suite at West Ham United Football Club on Thursday 5 May, 6.30pm – 1am. An itinerary of the evening is included below:
6.30pm – Students Arrive
6.45pm – Doors Close
7.20pm – Dinner
8.40pm – Awards Presentation
9.40pm – Race Night and Entertainment
1am – Close
To book your tickets visit bit.ly/uelsportsawards For travel details and directions visit westhamevents.com Pictured: last year's winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award, wheelchair basketball player Ade Adepitan. This year's Lifetime Achievement Award will be conferred upon Paralympic athlete Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson.
The hugely successful and widely acclaimed author of East London crime novels, Martina Cole, will be visiting the University’s Docklands Campus next month for a book-signing and informal discussion about her works. Cole is Britain’s most successful female novelist after JK Rowling, selling more than £40m worth of copies worldwide, with novels including ‘The Jump’, ‘The Take’ and most recently ‘The Family’. Both staff and students can attend the event which will take place on Wednesday 11 May in the West Building lecture theatre – WB.G.02 – on Docklands Campus. The book-signing – which will be held in John Smith's Bookshop in the EB Atrium – will precede the talk at 4pm. For further details please contact Helena via h.c.blakemore@uel.ac.uk
UEL’s Katy Hollands and Jas Hothi had a chance to test out the Lee Valley White Water Centre Olympic Venue last week (Tuesday 19 April) during the Centre’s media launch. Find out what they thought about it by listening to their interviews (45 seconds into the video): bit.ly/leevalley
The International Student Barometer – an online satisfaction survey for all international students – will open at UEL next week (Tuesday 3 May). We would appreciate your support in encouraging our students to complete the survey. Our aim is to increase student participation in this national survey to help us improve the international student experience. More information will be provided next week.
For the latest on our activities visit the news releases section of our website www.uel.ac.uk/news
Open Day dates in 2011
If you are planning any School recruitment events over the coming year please contact your account manager in the Student Recruitment & Marketing Team who will be able to provide you with advice and support. You can find details of all account managers by visiting uel.ac.uk/marketing/srm/accountmanagers.htm
| Date | Event | Time of event | Times staff required to work | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Saturday 25 June |
General (UG & PG) open day | 12 – 4pm |
9 – 5pm | Docklands and Stratford |
Saturday 20 August |
Clearing application drop-in day |
12 – 4pm |
9 – 5pm |
Docklands |
Digital Stages Festival: Friday 22 – Wednesday 27 April (east London venues)
Digital Stages is a new festival of performing arts and digital media, organised by multimedia company GLAZ, which takes place in a number of east London venues including Stratford Circus, Hoxton Hall, Queen Mary University of London and UEL’s Institute of Performing Arts Development dance lab, at Trinity Buoy Wharf. The festival presents performances, discussions, workshops and exhibitions. For more information see digitalstagesfestival.co.uk
Improving health in Newham seminar series: Tuesday 26 April, 4.15 – 5.30pm (Common Room, Education Centre, NUHT)
The seminar series continues with a talk from HIV Consultant Dr Heather Noble (NUHT) on ‘Working with African communities in Newham - lessons from the TOPAN project’. Please register your attendance with Emil Kazounis via Emil.Kazounis@newhamhealth.nhs.uk Future seminars will focus on a wide range of topics including barriers to research participation, access to healthcare and urban regeneration and health. If you would like to suggest a topic or a speaker please email Angela Harden via a.harden@newhamhealth.nhs.uk
Language and Linguistics Seminar: Thursday 28 April, 1 – 2pm (ED.2.02, Stratford Campus)
The seminar, entitled ‘Respelling and other linguistic strategies in the co-construction of identity through text messaging’, will be presented by Caroline Tagg from The Open University. Caroline says: “Texters’ spelling practices have certainly received a bad press. My argument is that ‘respellings’ are in fact used by texters to express interpersonal meaning and negotiate relationships”. For more information, or if you would like to attend, please contact Veronica Burton via v.a.burton@uel.ac.uk
CCSR: New Research In Cultural Studies 3: Wednesday 4 May, 2 – 5pm (EB.G.09, Docklands Campus)
All are welcome to the Centre for Cultural Studies Research seminar showcasing the latest in UEL's early career and postgraduate research. Speakers will include Nicola Samson, Susan Allen and Madeline Clements. The event will be followed by a wine reception. For more information email j.hakim@uel.ac.uk
The Writing Centre at UEL presents: a conversation with Martina Cole: Wednesday 11 May (Docklands Campus)
The hugely successful and widely acclaimed author of East London crime novels, Martina Cole, will be visiting the University’s Docklands Campus next month for a book-signing and informal discussion about her works. The book-signing – which will be held in John Smith's Bookshop in the EB Atrium – will precede the talk at 4pm.For further details please contact Helena via h.c.blakemore@uel.ac.uk
MIDAS Public Launch: Monday 16 May, 9.30am – 5pm (MIDAS Lab: EB.1.37, Docklands Campus)
The Matrix East Research Lab at UEL invites all to the public launch of ‘The MIDAS Project: Creating the Museum Integrated Digital Archiving System’. The project creates an integrated Mobile facility for the scanning of artefacts, and the programming and exhibition of digital content. Refreshments will be served at a post event reception at 5.30pm. Please RSVP by clicking here
Digitisation Summer School: Tuesday 17 May, 9.30am – 5pm; Wednesday 18 May, 10am – 5pm (MIDAS Lab: EB.1.37, Docklands Campus)
In connection with the public launch of MIDAS, the Matrix East Research Lab are offering a unique summer school over two days with a variety of topics specially prepared for the museum and archive professional with interest and involvement in the process of digitalisation and scanning in the Cultural Heritage context. Participation is free but places are limited. Please RSVP by clicking here
MERL Annual Lecture – A Boatload of Wild Irishmen: The Cinema of Robert Flaherty: Thursday 19 May, 5.30pm (EB.1.37, Docklands Campus)
All are welcome to the annual public lecture organised by Matrix East Research Lab. The lecture and film screening will be presented by Professor Brian Winston. For further details contact Haim via h.bresheeth@uel.ac.uk Please RSVP to this event by clicking here
CCSR 2011 Annual Lecture: Total Belief Delirium in the West: Wednesday 1 June, 5.30pm (WB.G.02, Docklands Campus)
In this lecture, Jacqueline Rose will return to Hannah Arendt’s analysis of totalitarianism as mental control and ask ‘what form of belief and passion does such subjection entail?’ All welcome, admission free. For more information email j.hakim@uel.ac.uk
CCSR presents: Mica Nava – Feminism, Consumption, Cosmopolitanism: Wednesday 22 June, 3.30pm – 7pm (EB.G.18, Docklands Campus)
Staff are invited to a retirement event for Mica Nava. A seminar with former and current colleagues, as well as former PhD students, will be held between 3.30 and 5.30pm. Drinks and live music will take place from 5.30pm – 7pm. Please contact Maggie Humm (m.humm@uel.ac.uk) if you would like to join the party for dinner at Yi-Ban Docklands restaurant after the event, or for any other queries.
UEL’s 6th Learning, Teaching and Assessment Conference 2011: Thursday 30 June (Stratford Campus)
This one day conference, entitled ‘Research Informed Teaching & Teaching Informed Research’, is free and open to all UEL staff and collaborative partners. The Conference has now become established as an annual event, offering opportunities for active debate, discussion and reflection regarding current issues in learning, teaching and assessment. For further details – or to reserve your place – see bit.ly/6thconference For further information contact Conference Organiser Dinaz Trudeau via d.trudeau@uel.ac.uk
See Events Calendar for a full listing: www.uel.ac.uk/marketing/support/eventscalendar.htm
Take advantage of the sunny weather and make sure you get outside at lunchtime! The Docklands Campus lunchtime jogging group is looking for new members – students and staff – from beginners who have never run before to marathon pros, we cater for all abilities.
We jog twice a week, every Tuesday and Thursday from 12.30 – 1.30pm. There are showers and lockers available too, so no need to worry about sweaty afternoon meetings! For more information contact Kirstie via jogging@uel.ac.uk
We are also looking for a staff or student volunteer to lead 1 of our jogging sessions. UELSports will pay for the Jog Leader qualification for their volunteer commitment each week. Email jogging@uel.ac.uk if you are interested in getting involved.
For more information on any of the above please contact: uelsports@uel.ac.uk
To view the UELSports webpages visit: uel.ac.uk/sports
To view the UELSports blog visit:
uelsportsblog.wordpress.com
And to contribute your own sports stories to the blog see:
uelsportsblog.wordpress.com/contribute-to-the-uelsports-blog
UEL Sports – ‘Get involved, Join, Learn, Participate, Train, Motivate, Compete, Enjoy’
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