News archive – February 2007

Free blood pressure checks
(01 Feb 2007)
Available from Occupational Health on Wednesday 7 February

Distributed Learning Staff Development Workshops
(02 Feb 2007)
Vacancies on courses in February 2007

MBS honours life and achievements of Enid Mumford
(02 Feb 2007)
All colleagues welcome at celebration event on 28 March 2007

Annual Student Team Working Awards
(02 Feb 2007)
Applications invited from teams of three or more students by 23 March 2007

Charity Red Ball
(05 Feb 2007)
Wine, dine and wear red for heart health on 24 March 2007

Childcare survey
(05 Feb 2007)
Help the University provide childcare support tailored to your circumstances

Friday Forums
(05 Feb 2007)
This week, find out "How to care for your back"

Extra Pilates class
(05 Feb 2007)
Drop-in on Monday evenings from 12 February

International debate on freedom of speech and Russian media
(05 Feb 2007)
Join the discussion with prominent journalists and academics on 15 February 2007

Campus Sport one-day basketball tournament
(05 Feb 2007)
Team up with colleagues on 24 February

Wood Street Lottery
(05 Feb 2007)
Winner for February 2007

Contact lens wearers aged 40+ required
(06 Feb 2007)
Eurolens Research needs volunteers to test new soft multifocal contact lens

Gender Equality! It's not just about women's rights
(06 Feb 2007)
Have your say in the development of the University's scheme

Avian Flu and the risk of a human influenza pandemic
(07 Feb 2007)
University guidance note for all staff and students

Find Your Mate! Valentine's Day Special
(07 Feb 2007)
With Professor Geoff Beattie, Big Brother expert and Head of the School of Psychological Sciences

Go Wild at The Manchester Museum
(07 Feb 2007)
Events for February 2007 half term

February is LGBT History Month
(07 Feb 2007)
A nationwide initiative to celebrate the lives and achievements of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people

Police need your help ...
(07 Feb 2007)
... with investigating a series of indecent sexual assaults in Fallowfield

American football (touch, not tackle)
(15 Feb 2007)
Teams wanted for campus league

E-Assessment in Maths - Event on 1 March
(15 Feb 2007)
Speakers from Manchester, Brunel, Birmingham and Warwick

Make a child "eggstra" happy this Easter!
(15 Feb 2007)
Wood Street Easter Egg Project 2007

First Aid Seminar
(15 Feb 2007)
Diabetes and the first aid management of hypoglycaemia

Human Factors Interest Group
(15 Feb 2007)
"Speed dating" meeting for members on 21 February

IT Services News
(15 Feb 2007)
New newsletter brings you the latest IT info

Martin Amis joins The University of Manchester
(15 Feb 2007)
Leading novelist appointed as Professor of Creative Writing

Manchester Business School Brings inspirational leaders to the North West
(15 Feb 2007)
Vital Topics lecture series kicks off in March

Mood and Food workshop: part of the Friday Forum series
(15 Feb 2007)
An introduction to the link between our mood and the food we eat

What's On at The Manchester Museum for families
(15 Feb 2007)
Newsletter for February 2007

Alumni and the 2015 Agenda
(15 Feb 2007)
Open Meeting on Thursday 22 February 2007

Tutor vacancies at Owens Park
(15 Feb 2007)
Applications required by 27 February 2007

STEPS Issue 8
(15 Feb 2007)
Featuring the management and supervision of international research students

UMSA theatre trips in 2007
(15 Feb 2007)
Members can book up to four tickets each

Tutor vacancy at Whitworth Park
(15 Feb 2007)
Applications invited by 23 February 2007

Course for parents with anxious children
(16 Feb 2007)
Give your child the best chance of becoming a confident, mature adult

e-Social Science Agenda Setting Workshop
(16 Feb 2007)
Building Ontologies for Humanities and Social Sciences

FoodOnLine!
(16 Feb 2007)
New website brings campus food services to your desktop

Help needed from Supervisors of Research Council-funded PhDs
(16 Feb 2007)
Local UK GRADschool fulfils Research Council development requirements

Forthcoming Jean Monnet Cafes
(16 Feb 2007)
Informal opportunities to discuss current issues relating to the EU and Britain's engagement with it

What's On at The Manchester Museum for adults
(16 Feb 2007)
Newsletter for February 2007

Spectacles MOT
(16 Feb 2007)
Free service in Student Optometry Clinic

Are you unduly anxious?
(19 Feb 2007)
Volunteers required to complete two short questionnaires

Investigation of focusing accuracy in individuals with dyslexia
(19 Feb 2007)
Volunteers wanted for 1.5 hour procedure including complete eye examination

BA Media Fellowship scheme
(20 Feb 2007)
Improve your ability to communicate your research to the public and your colleagues

Free eye examinations
(20 Feb 2007)
Available from the Vision Centre teaching clinic

Gordon Ramsay wants you for his TV kitchen brigade!
(20 Feb 2007)
Could your team stand the heat in the F Word kitchen?

Red Nose Day 2007
(20 Feb 2007)
What will your office be doing on Friday 16 March?

Alchemy Artists at The Manchester Museum
(21 Feb 2007)
Exhibition from 24 February reveals connections between artists and collections

DVLA Licence awaiting collection
(21 Feb 2007)
Are you responsible for a Peugeot - P408 URW?

Senate Elections
(22 Feb 2007)
An update on the recent elections to Senate is now available

Big Saturday: Blast Off! at The Manchester Museum
(26 Feb 2007)
Activities for National Science and Engineering Week

Fairtrade Fortnight 2007
(26 Feb 2007)
Offers and money-saving vouchers from FoodOnCampus from 26 February

Ideas Cafe: Jodrell Bank at 50
(26 Feb 2007)
A history of the Observatory and the story of the Museum's piece of moon rock

Healthy volunteers needed for medical research
(27 Feb 2007)
You must be male and aged 50 or over

Blood donation sessions at The University of Manchester
(28 Feb 2007)
Someone you know could need blood ...

Join us for the first Fallowfield Campus Walk on 7 March
(28 Feb 2007)
Free fresh fruit salad, bottle of water and pedometer to help you on your way

Contact lens wearers aged 40+ required
(28 Feb 2007)

March Friday Forums
(28 Feb 2007)
"Relaxation Massages" on 9 March and "Managing Sleep Problems" on 23 March

An evening with Katharine Hamnett
(28 Feb 2007)
Interview with leading British fashion designer on 14 March

Open Meeting on Campus Landscaping
(28 Feb 2007)
Diana Hampson, Director of Estates, introduces the Public Realm project on 9 March

User testing of new staff intranet
(28 Feb 2007)
Volunteers required on 19 March

2007 Student Satisfaction Surveys launched on Monday
(28 Feb 2007)
Please remind your students to complete a survey

UMIP's Commercialisation Seminar Series for 2007
(28 Feb 2007)
Free seminar on two commercialisation topics on 14 March