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Welcome to in Focus Update… |
Past Issues << | Issue 282: 28 February 2012 |
We’re looking for your nominations for outstanding and inspirational adult learners to be recognised during an awards ceremony to be held on Wednesday 16 May.
For the past two years UEL has successfully run these awards in partnership with Birkbeck, University of London, as part of the national Adult Learners’ Week. If you would like to nominate a student, please fill in the application form. All nominated students will be invited to the ceremony. Click here for more information or contact Julie Walker.
There are a few places remaining on the IT course ‘Movie Maker’ taking place on Wednesday 14 March, 9.30am – 12.30pm, at Duncan House. Windows Movie Maker can be used to capture audio and video to your computer from a video camera, web camera or other video source, which can then be used to create movies. For full details see the Learning and Development Handbook. To book email Nina Harding no later than Monday 5 March. Please note this will be the final time the course will be running this academic year.
Working with Facilities, IT Services has been carrying out extensive work to install a new security system across both campuses. This involves updating old servers to ensure we have sufficient storage for additional CCTV coverage, and also allows us to secure SportsDock, University Square Stratford, Stratford Library and any further new buildings in the future. These changes should ensure you are as safe as possible on campus.
NatWest has taken to the road with their ‘Ambitions Bus’, bringing free business advice to entrepreneurs looking to start their own company and existing SME owners. NatWest has worked closely with London enterprise agencies to understand and tailor free workshops sessions to their audience, and after a UK tour the bus is now coming to UEL. This free event is taking place on Thursday 8 March, 10am – 4pm, at Knowledge Dock on Docklands Campus, and is open to all staff students and graduates looking for advice, development and networking opportunities. Click here to register or email cewe@uel.ac.uk with any queries.
The next Lunchtime Discussion Forum will be ‘Raising Aspiration in Australian Higher Education’. Aspiration has become a central concern for HE policy over the past two decades in England and Australia, and this presentation will provide an overview of the current widening-participation agenda in Australian HE. It will take place on Tuesday 6 March, 12 noon – 2pm in EB.1.42 on Docklands Campus. Refreshments and a buffet lunch will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis from midday. No booking necessary. Visit the full 2012 schedule.
Fairtrade Fortnight, the annual event in which shops, businesses and organisations across the UK celebrate Fairtrade, started yesterday. This year, UEL is marking the fortnight with special offers in the catering outlets, including a free Fairtrade drink when you buy a reusable KeepCup. We are also giving away a hamper of Fairtrade goodies to one lucky UEL staff or student who takes part in the Fairtrade Foundation’s campaign to take 1.5 million steps for Fairtrade in 2012. Find out more on the Green Thing website.
Sports journalism student Andrew Bontiff has been awarded the post of Olympic and Paralympic News Service Coordinator, standing head and shoulders above the many thousands of hopeful applicants. For the full story visit the News pages.
United States Olympic diver and veteran of three Olympic Games Troy Dumais paid a special visit to Stratford Campus last week to speak to sports science students, as well as pupils at Newham Sixth Form College. Visit the News pages for more.
Ten BA Photography students were at Somerset House on Friday for London Fashion Week as guests of Canon Cameras, who arranged for the students to photograph two catwalk shows from the official press pit. To find out more visit the News pages.
For the latest on our activities visit the news releases section of our website www.uel.ac.uk/news
Improving health in Newham – Research Seminar Series
Tuesday 28 February, 4.15 – 5.30pm, Classroom 3, Education Centre, Newham University Hospital Trust
• Dr Joanne Morris and Farah Jamal present Achieving equity in access to ante-natal care: findings from a pilot project to overcome the barriers.
• Click here for further information.
• RSVP to Sadna Ullah or call 020 7055 5628.
Book launch and seminar
Wednesday 29 February, 3.30pm-5pm, EB1.62, Docklands Campus
• Dr Erika Cudworth, International Politics, will be presenting her book Social Lives With Other Animals: tales of sex, death and love. The seminar will also include a discussion focusing on the sociology of animals.
• Refreshments provided.
The importance of teacher education: past, present and future
Thursday 1 March, 5pm (for 5.30pm start), ED.2.03, Stratford Campus
• Run by the Cass School of Education and Communities, this professorial lecture held by Professor Jean Murray will be followed by a short drinks reception.
• RVSP by Friday 17 February to Veronica Burton or call 020 8223 2834.
RDBS Masterclass: An audience with Riaz Shah
Thursday 1 March, 9am, MLT, Royal Docks Business School
• A leadership-oriented interactive session to demonstrate how choosing your mindset, response and attitude affects how you are viewed as a leader and successful outcomes.
• A masterclass with the Global COO-Assurance at Ernst & Young.
RDBS Masterclass: An audience with Stephen Smit, State Street Bank
Monday 5 March, 11am, MLT, Royal Docks Businese School
• A masterclass with the Vice-President, Head of Global Markets Europe and Investor Services UKMEA at State Street Bank.
Re-thinking the teaching of reading: Wayne Tennent
Thursday 8 March, 1 – 2pm, ED.2.01, Stratford Campus
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Since 2006 The Simple View Of Reading (Gough & Tunmer, 1986) has provided the theoretical basis for the teaching of reading in English state primary schools (4 – 11 years old). This talk explores the implications of
the simple view for the teacher of reading with a particular focus on factors related to text comprehension.
CIMA's sustainability lecture series
Thursday 8 March, 6.30pm, WB.G.02, Docklands Campus
• Sustainability has long been on the corporate agenda with the main focus being on protecting profit margins rather than social responsibility.
• The lecture series focuses on how companies have more responsibilities today than imagined 10 years ago.
• Register online.
Lunchtime discussion forum: Using the 'petcha-kucha' format in lectures
Monday 12 March, 12 noon – 2pm, BS.3.06, Docklands Campus
• Facilitated by Alan Chandler and Roland Kartaus, School of Architecture, Computing and Engineering.
• The Master's in Architecture: Sustainability and Design (MAASD) has successfully been using the petcha-kucha format, of 20 slides that change automatically every 20 seconds, as a learning and teaching tool.
• Buffet lunch provided on a first-come, first-served basis.
• Booking not necessary.
• View the Lunchtime Learning and Teaching Series schedule.
UNISON AGM
Wednesday 7 March, 1 – 3pm, LT.03, Stratford Campus
• Lunch and refreshments provided, and free gift for attending.
• Guest Speaker: Mike Short, Head of Higher Education at Unison
• RSVP to Branch Secretary Sue Parkin.
Book launch
Wednesday 14 March, 3.30 – 5pm, EB.G.08, Docklands Campus
• Erika Cudworth and Steve Hobden from the International Politics Programme at UEL will be presenting their book, Post Human International Relations: Complexity, Ecologism and Global Politics.
• Professor John Urry from Lancaster University and Dr Jonathon Louth from Chester University will be speaking at the event.
• Refreshments will be provided and copies of the book available for purchase at a considerable discount.
RDBS Masterclass: An audience with Lord Victor Adebowale
Thursday 15 March, 3pm, MLT, Royal Docks Business School
• A masterclass with the Chief Executive of Turning Point.
Lunchtime discussion forum: Minding the gap about BAME student attainment: some preliminary findings of BAME students' experience of HE
Tuesday 20 March, 12-2pm, RB.1.16, Stratford Campus
• Facilitated by Dr Pippa Dell, School of Psychology
• The session will explore the ways in which BAME students construct their expectations about, and experiences of, higher education, and will use this to clarify some of the reasons for the lower attainment of good degrees.
• Booking not necessary. Buffet lunch (first-come, first-served).
• View the Lunchtime Learning and Teaching Series schedule.
RDBS Masterclass: An audience with John Burton
Thursday 15 March, 3pm, MLT, Royal Docks Business School
• A masterclass with the director of Westfield's Stratford City Project.
IRCD seminar
Thursday 22 March, 11 am, AE.3.18, Stratford Campus
• Dr Jyrki Tuomainen will present The effects of expectations and selective attention on audio-visual speech integration.
• For further details email Elena Kushnerenko
Inspire
Tuesday 6 March, 10.30am – 2pm, St Hilda’s East Community Centre, 18 Club Row, London, E2 7EY
• Open to all staff and students, Inspire will showcase acupuncture, yoga, self defence, healthy eating and belly dancing. See the flyer for full details.
• This event is free of charge and vegetarian lunch is provided.
• For more information email Jasbir Kaur Panesar or Shahida Aslam.
Forthcoming workshops for researchers include:
• Wednesday 7 March: Best practice in PGR examining
• Thursday 8 March: Funding bid clinic
• Friday 9 March: Time management for researchers
• Wednesday 14 March: Maintaining momentum in the academic environment
For more information visit the RDP webpage and to book a place email Dr Caroline Dunmore
See Events Calendar for a full listing: www.uel.ac.uk/marketing/support/eventscalendar.htm
SportsDock is opening on Monday 12 March and, to celebrate, UELSports have prepared a two-week Festival of Sport programme. Staff and students can sample everything SportsDock has to offer in a range of free activities, and play in any of the sports sessions listed in the full schedule. Just bring your kit and enjoy yourself! For more information email enquiries@sportsdock.co.uk
SportsDock will have a range of exercise classes for all levels of fitness, from aerobics to Zumba, body combat to yoga flex and many more. Classes are conveniently timed in the morning, during lunch and after work to suit even the busiest of UEL staff. Most classes are included in the SportsDock Gold membership but other members will benefit from substantial discounts and you can also pay as you go.
The full dance and aerobics studio timetable will be released later this week. Keep an eye on our twitter, @UELSportsDock, and on facebook.com/SportsDock to be the first to know!
Welcome to the Green Thing, a regular section full of information on environmental projects, tips and ideas for staff at UEL. Visit our website uel.ac.uk/greenthing, follow us on twitter at twitter.com/uel_greenthing or get in touch at greenthing@uel.ac.uk
We’d love to hear from you!
Environment Team, Facilities
UEL’s week of green events and activities is sadly over. From successful knitting sessions with UEL carrier bags to fascinating discussions about ‘Nature Deficit Disorder’ in the inaugural talk of the new Sustainability Seminar Series, there was lots to learn and plenty to get involved with for all staff and students. Continuing our work on sustainable catering, staff at The Edge served up a special menu of higher welfare meat and local, seasonal vegetables, while Buzz Bar took red meat and poultry off of the menu for one day. To read more about the week and see photos visit the Green Thing website.
Last week the Environment Team popped over to SportsDock to view the building's excellent environmental features and to conduct an environmental induction for new operational SportsDock staff. Covering a variety of topics, such as environmental management and cycle routes around Docklands, the training also gave staff a chance to provide feedback on current and future environmental initiatives at UEL. We’d like to thank the SportsDock staff for their great ideas and congratulate the winning teams in the exciting ‘Recycling Game’.
…that the Fairtrade Foundation has published initial figures showing a 12% increase in retail sales of Fairtrade products from 2010 to 2011? Read the press release about ‘responsible capitalism’ on the Fairtrade Foundation website.
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