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Past Issues << | Issue 298: 27 June 2012 |
The Security Team is now accepting applications for parking permits for the coming academic year. Click here to find all the necessary parking information and the permit application forms. Completed forms must be sent to Customer Services Receptions at Docklands/Stratford. If you have any questions you can contact the Reception on 020 8223 5888/4073 or email reception.docklands@uel.ac.uk / reception.stratford@uel.ac.uk The closing date for parking permit applications is Friday 6 July 2012. Please note that motorcycle users are now required to register their vehicle to park on campus.
All staff are encouraged to attend the 45-minute briefing sessions which will cover security and campus access during the period of Sunday 1 July to Monday 10 September. Staff expected to be onsite during this period are particularly encouraged to attend.
Stratford Campus (inclusive of Duncan House)
• Monday 2 July, 10am, CC.1.01, Computer and Conference Centre
Docklands Campus
• Tuesday 3 July, 10am, Main Lecture Theatre, Royal Docks Business School
If you are unable to attend any of the dates mentioned, please note that we will be sending security and access information covered in the briefings via email to all staff.
All applications for Remote Access Accounts should be received no later than 4pm on Friday 29 June to allow IT Services sufficient time to set up and test the Remote Accounts. IT Services cannot guarantee any applications for Olympic Remote Access submitted after this deadline will be set up in time for the Olympic period. All applications must be issued from the relevant Dean/Directors office with their approval, and not from individual staff members. Please download and complete the application template and email it to Cheryl D Brewster.
UEL and
its Global Reach strategy has been commended by Times Higher Education at a recent awards ceremony, beating off competition from
the University of Exeter and the University of Nottingham to be crowned top of their category. Read more.
From 3pm on Thursday 28 June, come to the Staff Summer Party 2012 whic includes a free barbeque, bar and sports day challenges! Located dockside in University Square, come and cheer on your colleagues as they compete for medals in sports day classics such as the egg and spoon race, welly-wanging and three-legged races! The Stratford shuttle bus will run from 2.30 – 8pm, picking up from Water Lane. Email staffparty@uel.ac.uk to RSVP or for more informaton. We look forward to seeing you there!
From 2 – 6 July the UEL resit exams will be taking place across all three campuses. Please note that noise should be kept to a minimum during this time and disruptions should be avoided. Rooms are currently being set up for exams, so empty rooms laid out in exam condition cannot be used for teaching or other activities as they are designated exam rooms. Each site has a designated exam operations room which you can contact:
Stratford Campus, CC.G.06
• Tel: x4538, x4735, x4332
• Responsible Officer: Mark Bonetzky
• Schools and Services present: Psychology, HSB, CASS, LSS, DDAC, Spring Personnel, Academic Practice
Docklands Campus, EB.G.10
• Tel: x7272
• Responsible Officer: Dil Badshah
• Schools and Services present: ACE, RDBS, ADI, LSS, DDAC, Spring Personnel, Academic Practice
Duncan House, DH.0.46b
• Tel: x3314
• Responsible Officer: Michael White
• Schools and Services present: LSS
Click here for updates and information on exam timetables.
The UEL 2012 Office is seeking any staff members who are fluent in Mandarin and/or Japanese to assist in communicating with Olympic partners between 1 July and 12 August. Volunteers will be needed for verbal and written translation, and to assist at customer service points. If you are interested in this opportunity or have any questions please email 2012@uel.ac.uk
UEL has been advised by its supplying company Oce that during the Olympic and Paralympic Games period (20 July – 14 September) there may be delays in supplying toner (or other consumables such as staples) for office copier/printing machines. Please check your stock levels now and place orders well in advance with Oce to ensure you have contingency stock in place. For toner and supplies please call 01277 846 319. For engineering call-outs please use the usual number: 0870 600 6498.
The Credit Control team are moving to a new office located in the atrium of the East Building on Docklands Campus. The current Credit Control office (EB.2.17) is now closed whilst the move takes place. The new office (EB.G.09) will open at 9am on Wednesday 27 June. Colleagues from Schools and Services are welcome to come and say hello, and see our new facility, and the service will be available to students from 27 June. The Credit Control Team are also contactable by email.
Due to enhanced security during the Olympic and Paralympic Games, access to all UEL libraries will be restricted to UEL staff and students only from 9 July – 10 September. UEL libraries will be closed to all external UEL users, Sconul Access card holders and non-swipe cards. Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause. Further information about UEL’s libraries can be found online.
The Centre of Excellence for Women’s Entrepreneurship welcomes you to our next seminar focused on this topic taking place on 11 July from 5.30 – 8pm at Parlour Bar, Canary Wharf. To register for this free event or if you have any queries please email Danielle Sheerin on cewe@uel.ac.uk
Leading environmentalists, Jonathon Porritt and Caroline Lucas, presented UEL and 43 other universities with a First Class ‘degree certificate’ at the People & Planet Green League graduation ceremony in Portcullis House, Westminster. Energy and Environment Manager, Sara Kassam and UELSU Ethical and Environment Officer, Maria Percec, received UEL’s degree certificate, demonstrating the strong staff and student sustainability partnership at UEL. People & Planet also launched their new sustainable higher education report, charting the progress of the last six years and the challenges the sector faces. Thank you to staff and students for helping to make UEL the second greenest university in London.
UEL has been awarded gold for the fifth year running in the RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards 2012. This prestigious achievement was marked by the presentation of a gold medal in last month's gala ceremony, accepted on behalf of UEL by Del Basi, OHS Manager. Dusty Amroliwala, Pro Vice-Chancellor, said: "I am delighted that the efforts of all colleagues at UEL to maintain the high standards of health and safety across our University have been recognised so publicly for the fifth consecutive year. The award speaks volumes for the attentiveness that all staff pay to this really important area of our work and, quite properly, to Del Basi for his personal commitment and leadership in this field."
Only one day after it was published, a book edited by Eva Lloyd and Helen Penn, co-directors of ICMEC, the International Centre for the Study of the Mixed Economy of Childcare based in the Cass School of Education and Communities, was mentioned in a House of Lords debate. Lord Listowel referred extensively to Childcare Markets – Can they deliver an equitable service? in support of his argument that the UK may be relying too heavily on a mixed market in social welfare services. To read the Hansard report on the debate from 21 June 2012 see column 1873.
For the latest on our activities visit the news releases section of our website www.uel.ac.uk/news
Music, politics, agency #5: Music, creativity and capitalism
Wednesday 27June, 11am – 5pm, EB.G.06, Docklands Campus
• Presented by UEL, this will feature talks and panel discussions covering music, creativity and capitalism.
• Lunch provided.
The seventh colloquium on ethnic relations 2012 conference
Thursday 5 July, 9.30am – 5.30pm, WB.G.02, Docklands Campus
• Presented by UEL in conjunction with the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Network.
• Lunch/refreshments provided.
• Contact
Barbara Bannister for more information/to register.
CEWE seminar – new horizons 'internationalisation'
Wednesday 11 July, 5.30– 8pm, Parlour Bar, Canary Wharf
• CEWE present this FREE seminar on how and why you should 'internationalise' your business.
• Contact
Danielle Sheerin for more information/to register.
International convention on science education and medicine in sport (ICSEMIS)
Thursday 19 – Monday 23 July, SECC Glasgow
• Scientists at ICSEMIS will present research on cardiac health in sport in relation to high level exercise and the causes of sudden death in athletes.
• More information/register>
Don’t waste it, WARPit
Friday 29 June, 1 – 2pm,
SD.1.12, SportsDock, Docklands Campus
• Join WarpIt’s founder Daniel O’Connor and UEL’s Environment Team in our WARPit workshop, where you will learn how to use WARPit, one of the best recycling and reuse portals in the UK.
• Daniel will take UEL staff through the specially formulated UEL WARPit site, showing us how to use all its features. This event will be of interest to all staff at UEL who undertake procurement as part of their role or who wish to make significant financial savings for their school or department.
• Contact Emily Hamilton for more information/to register.
UEL Alumni Network and Cass School of Education and Communities present: Annual Summer BBQ
Friday 6 July, 6 – 8.30pm, The Green, Stratford
• This event gives you the chance to catch up with old university friends and tutors in a relaxed environment and enjoy a great BBQ.
• To RSVP or for more information contact alumni@uel.ac.uk
Stratford Allotment Club
Every Thursday, 12.30 – 1.30pm, Stratford Campus
• Grow your own fresh fruit, herbs and vegetables at the Grow Your Own Club.
• All gardening tools provided.
• For more information contact Emily Hamilton
See Events Calendar for a full listing: www.uel.ac.uk/marketing/support/eventscalendar.htm
Welcome to the Green Thing, a regular section full of information on environmental projects, tips and ideas for staff at UEL. Visit our website, follow us on twitter or get in touch at Green Thing. We’d love to hear from you!
Environment Team, Facilities
Last month saw universities from all over the country join forces for the NUS' Green Impact roundtable discussions, hosted at the University of Birmingham, to help make Green Impact even more effective. Green Impact is a staff and student sustainable behaviour engagement project, helping the sector to reduce its environment impact. The roundtable discussions also included an awards ceremony, at which the Corporate Marketing team walked away with a £50 voucher for reducing their environmental impact through print reduction initiatives. Thank you to Neil Cole and Shahida Aslam for attending this event of behalf of UEL.
that our Green Thing Twitter feed now has over 200 followers? Are you one of them? Follow us for up-to-date information, news and links, and to share stories with us that you think the rest of campus would benefit from: twitter.com/uel_greenthing
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