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Welcome to in Focus Update… |
Past Issues << | Issue 299: 3 July 2012 |
Gemma Gibbons and Sophie Cox (pictured), two of UEL’s elite scholarship athletes, will have the prestigious honour of representing Team GB in Women’s Judo next month at the Olympic Games. Student Ali Jawad has also been selected for Team GB, and will compete in the 56kg Powerlifting during the Paralympic Games on 31 August. Read more.
The call for abstracts and registration for the seventh annual Learning, Teaching and Assessment Conference is now open. The conference, which will take place on Wednesday 31 October, is free and open to all staff and UEL students. We look forward to receiving your proposals for presentations, debates, round table discussions, workshops and poster submissions.
This year we also welcome poster submissions from UEL students only, so please inform your students of this opportunity to showcase their research.
Please view the guidelines (including conference themes) for submission of abstracts and then submit via the conference registration or email apse@uel.ac.uk
Deadline for submission is 5pm, Monday 3 September 2012.
Staff are invited to submit abstracts to ‘the production of place’, a conference and series of workshops which will take place between Saturday 15 – Tuesday 18 December. The event aims to question the challenges of global conditions in relation to the production of place; how do we decide when to protect, adjust or transform? Themes include:
• Global knowledge via local place – by capturing and communicating the characteristics of a place, can place become the means of providing better global practices?
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Making and doing – what is the appropriate relationship between making and thinking? Can the processes of making and doing create knowledge in their own right?
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Insecurity in and of places – how can insecurity be a positive force in the negotiation of places?
To submit an abstract visit uel.ac.uk/tpop2012
Library and Learning Services is delighted to have the opportunity to work collaboratively with the Schools of Psychology and ACE, and The Digital Curation Centre to deliver this pioneering project. The JISC funded project, TraD, will allow three strands of work to run in 2012/13; modules on data management for postgraduates in computer science and psychology, workshops for research staff and students, and the development of an online learning course for librarians. TraD will be directed by Gurdish Sandhu and managed by Stephen Grace. For further information contact Gurdish or Stephen.
The Centre of Excellence for Women’s Entrepreneurship welcomes you to their next seminar which focuses on how and why businesses should be internationalised. The seminar will take 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
Last Thursday’s Sports Day Staff Party was an outstanding success! The dockside marquee had over 340 visitors with lots of delicious food, drinks, dancing and sporting challenges enjoyed by all. The overall winning team was UELSports, with UEL International clinching best dressed! Trophies and medals are on the way for all the winners. First place winers were:
• Egg and spoon race – Claire Smith (UELSports)
• Sack race – Greg Lilley (Corporate Marketing)
• Space hopper race – Miles Battye (Students' Union)
• 3-legged race – Mike Hatherly and Alex Slater (Combined Honours)
• Welly wanging – Claire Smith (UELSports)
If you weren't there, here's what you missed.
East London artist and UEL Senior Lecturer Teresa Witz has been selected as one of ten artists to tell the story of London 2012 through a series of commissioned works capturing the dedication and commitment of Olympic and Paralympic athletes. Read more.
For the latest on our activities visit the news releases section of our website www.uel.ac.uk/news
The seventh colloquium on ethnic relations
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>
Partnership in learning: working together towards excellence – UEL’s annual Learning, Teaching and Assessment Conference
Wednesday 31 October
• Staff are invited to submit proposals for presentations, debates, round table discussions and workshops, and posters. Poster submissions also welcome from UEL students only.
• Conference is free and open to all staff and UEL students.
• View the guidelines for submission of abstracts and submit via the conference registration or email apse@uel.ac.uk
• Deadline is 5pm, Monday 3 September.
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
Holiday Classics: Aminta Concert Orchestra
Saturday 14 July, 7.30pm, St James' Church, 197 Piccadilly, W1J 9LL
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This concert is presented as an 80th birthday tribute to former UEL staff member and honorary graduate Dr Donald Hoskins MBE, who will be conducting the orchestra in their 28th season.
• Tickets can be purchased at St James' Church from 3pm on the day.
• For more information call 020 7381 0441or email sjp.concerts@virgin.net
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
Want to try triathlon?
On Sunday 24 June UEL staff, students and members of UEL's Triathlon Club came together to complete the Barking and Dagenham Triathlon as TEAM UEL. Some took part as individuals and some in teams with family and friends. Staff and students included David Fribbins (sixth), David Watkins (eighth), Kevin Chambers (12th), Jessica Dickie (54th) and Jackie Leach who took part as a team. Superb effort, and well done in tough conditions!
If you are interested in taking part in future events with staff and students as TEAM UEL or want TEAM UEL to enter an event you know of, contact Yas from UELSports on y.abidou@uel.ac.uk
For more information on joining the UEL Triathlon Club contact triathlon@uel.ac.uk
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
We all know east London is a trend setter, and when it comes to resource-use UEL is leading the way. Last Friday UEL hosted the first multi-organisation WARPit workshop in London. Delegates included UK Civil Service, Goldsmiths University, WasteWatch, circus schools, theatres and many more. Daniel O’Connor, WARPit founder, introduced the concept of collaborative consumption and demonstrated how his eBay style reuse portal WARPit has saved councils and universities thousands of pounds. If your School or Service has any unwanted items such as furniture, stationery, office or lab equipment, sign up to UEL’s WARPit page today!
We have installed new Sheffield Cycle stands at Stratford and Docklands Campuses, providing 80 extra bike park spaces for staff and students. Also, look out for the shiny new silver foot pump being installed near the existing cycle racks next to the Conference and Computer Centre at Stratford. Don’t forget to sign up to use the locakable cycle shelters for free from now until Monday 10 September. If you feel a bit rusty on your bike, or would like route planning advice, contact Newham Council, who are offering free lessons and advice to anyone who lives or works in the borough.
It may be tipping it down at Wimbledon but in the lovely herb garden at the Stratford Campus there's a little bit of summer bliss. Notable visitors include a charm of goldfinches (the official name for a group of goldfinches) who have become regular visitors to the herb garden, feeding on the thistle seeds. Look out for their distinctive red and white crowns. We also have a resident fox family including a vixen and her three kits who have been spotted playing at the back of the R Building. Who says you can’t create a wildlife haven in the city!
London Wildlife Trust are currently undertaking their annual London-wide Stag Beetle Survey. If you see one of these majestic beetles, make sure to register your sighting with LTW.
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