News archive – December 2010

SPORT in the Community!
(01 Dec 2010)
SPORT Manchester has recently been raising money and hosting community events in Manchester

NEW ways to keep fit in 2011!
(01 Dec 2010)
Sign up for a more active you - starting with Zumbafest on 29 January

Reporting Personal Data Incidents and theft of IT storage devices
(01 Dec 2010)
Staff must report personal data breaches to ensure that the rights of individuals are protected

Student Support Forum: Religions & Theology's Student Newsletter
(01 Dec 2010)
On 8 December (12.30-1.30pm) in University Place 6.206

Events at The Manchester Museum
(01 Dec 2010)
A History of the World lunchtime tour (Mon 6 Dec), China and globalisation Ideas Café (Mon 6 Dec) & Up Pompeii (and Herculaneum!) showcase lecture (Web 8 Dec)

The University of Manchester Staff Association presents: GHOST - The Musical
(01 Dec 2010)
At the Opera House, Manchester, on Thursday 11 March 2011 (7.30pm)

News from FoodOnCampus
(01 Dec 2010)
Christmas favourites, home-made soup, free mulled wine for skaters, and festive specials at Cafe at the Rylands

Free lunchtime concert: Black Voices
(01 Dec 2010)
On Thursday 2 December (1.10pm) in Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall, Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama

Junk the Jargon: Competition for early career researchers
(02 Dec 2010)
Looking for researchers who can communicate their research topics to a non-specialist audience

Ketso workshop explores budget cuts
(02 Dec 2010)
A toolkit which enables more effective group decision making is to be showcased at a workshop of North West stakeholders to develop ideas on providing good services in the face of public sector budget cuts.

Dutch royal honours for Manchester Researchers
(02 Dec 2010)
University of Manchester Nobel Prize winners Professor Andre Geim and Professor Konstantin Novoselov have received knighthoods from Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands.

Changes to Childcare Vouchers
(02 Dec 2010)
Level of tax relief will be reduced from 6 April 2011

University composer wins coveted award
(03 Dec 2010)
A University of Manchester academic has won a 2010 British Composer award – one of the most prestigious honours in the contemporary classical music world

Tutor vacancy at Opal Gardens
(03 Dec 2010)
Applications invited from academic, academic related or research staff and postgraduate students by 17 December

New on StaffNet: DSO website for disabled students
(06 Dec 2010)
New website launched with information and services for disabled students

December 2010 pay arrangements
(06 Dec 2010)
Pay dates for staff paid end of month and weekly

Get your kit off for poverty: Bra recycling scheme
(06 Dec 2010)
Claim a free coffee for bras handed in at FoodOnCampus outlets during 6-10 December

Free lunchtime concert: Simon Turner (cello) and Richard Casey (piano)
(06 Dec 2010)
On Thursday 9 December (1.10pm) in Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall, Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama

Student Action Manchester Christmas Shoebox Appeal
(06 Dec 2010)
Help to fill shoeboxes with gifts for the homeless before 13 December

UniLife/Staff Update: December issues online
(06 Dec 2010)
Access University newsletters from the front page of StaffNet

University interest-free loans for annual public transport tickets
(06 Dec 2010)
Avoid rail price rises by applying for your ticket to start on 31 December

Get Walking Keep Walking on Tuesday 7 December
(06 Dec 2010)
Next urban walk starts at 12.30pm from Dover Street Building

Training the computer scientists of the future
(06 Dec 2010)
Computer scientists of the future will benefit from top of the range doctoral teaching at a new facility at The University of Manchester.

Make 2011 your year for fun and fitness with SPORT Manchester
(07 Dec 2010)
Zumbafest 2, six-month membership at fitness suite, and new ways to keep fit

Wood Street Mission Lottery
(07 Dec 2010)
Announcing the winner of the December draw

Events at The Manchester Museum
(07 Dec 2010)
Jurassic CSI Big Saturday this weekend and China talk next Tuesday lunchtime

Tutor vacancies: Owens Park and Linton House
(07 Dec 2010)
Applications are invited from academic, academic related or research staff and postgraduate students by 20 December

Junk the Jargon: Competition for early career researchers
(07 Dec 2010)
Looking for researchers who can communicate their research topics to a non-specialist audience

New on StaffNet: StaffNet Tasks
(08 Dec 2010)
Quick access to University services and systems

News from FoodOnCampus
(08 Dec 2010)
Survey with iPod Touch prize, EATS closure, Christmas opening hours, and home-made soup

See off Alzheimer’s with the colour purple
(08 Dec 2010)
Eating purple fruits such as blueberries and drinking green tea can help ward off diseases including Alzheimer’s, Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson’s, a University of Manchester report claims.

Go green this Christmas and recycle your tree
(08 Dec 2010)
Christmas tree collection scheme for campus

Chancellors at Christie's Bistro: Christmas delivered catering
(08 Dec 2010)
Festive menu for office, meeting venue and Christie's Bistro

Winter Fun and Festivals – a collection close-up for families
(08 Dec 2010)
Free event at The John Rylands Library, Deansgate on Saturday 11 December (2pm-2.45pm)

University to develop unique X-ray imaging and coherence facility
(08 Dec 2010)
The University of Manchester has joined forces with Diamond Light Source, the UK’s national synchrotron science facility, to produce a world-class imaging facility.

World university ranking tables: Briefing note
(09 Dec 2010)
Prepared by Professor Luke Georghiou, Vice-President (Research and Innovation), and Dr Andrew Walsh, Head of Research Policy

USS Consultation
(09 Dec 2010)
Make your views known before Wednesday 22 December

University of Manchester Admissions social media
(09 Dec 2010)
Schools and other areas are invited to contribute Tweets, Facebook status updates or staff blogs

University Christmas e-card 2010
(13 Dec 2010)
It's free, fast and online now!

Manchester professors receive their Nobel Prizes
(13 Dec 2010)
In a lavish ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden, Professor Andre Geim and Professor Konstantin Novoselov were awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics.

From African slum to graduation: uni celebrates second amazing journey
(13 Dec 2010)
A Kenyan who spent most of his life in two of Africa’s most notorious slums will receive his masters degree with distinction at The University of Manchester today (13 Dec).

Food-security idea wins Manchester bioscientists double honours
(14 Dec 2010)
The entrepreneurial skills of a University of Manchester team of early career bioscientists with ideas for food security have earned them top place in a national competition held at County Hall, London, on December 13.

University Staff Carol Service 2010
(15 Dec 2010)
Join your colleages in Whitworth Hall on Tuesday 21 December

Consultation towards a University Research Strategy
(15 Dec 2010)
Schools, Institutes and individuals are invited to comment by 20 December

Free concert: Quatuor Danel perform Mosolov and Tischchenko
(15 Dec 2010)
On Thursday 16 December (1.10pm), in Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall, Martin Harris Centre

Make room for your Christmas turkey
(15 Dec 2010)
Come for a walk on 21 December

Hark! An afternoon of traditional carol singing
(15 Dec 2010)
At John Rylands Library, Deansgate, on Sunday 19 December (2pm-3pm)

News from FoodOnCampus
(15 Dec 2010)
Survey with iPod Touch prize, EATS closure, Christmas opening hours, and home-made soup

Main Library closure and network downtime
(16 Dec 2010)
JRUL will be closed on 18/19 December and online services may be disrupted on 21 December (8am-12noon)

FoodOnCampus's fancy dress fund-raiser
(16 Dec 2010)
A big thank you to everyone for your generous contributions to Children in Need

Staff Survey 2010
(16 Dec 2010)
Results of the University's fourth staff satisfaction survey are now online

Tutor Vacancy - Ashburne Hall & Sheavyn House
(17 Dec 2010)
Applications invited by 7 January 2011

Professor appointed Chief Scientist of Cancer Research UK
(17 Dec 2010)
A world-leading cancer researcher has been appointed as the next Chief Scientist of Cancer Research UK. Professor Nic Jones, currently Director of Cancer Research UK’s Paterson Institute within The University of Manchester, takes up the role on 1 February 2011, succeeding Professor Sir David Lane.

Christmas and New Year closing dates 2010/11
(20 Dec 2010)
Dates for 2011/12 and 2012/13 also online

Brian Cox to host live astronomy show from Jodrell Bank
(20 Dec 2010)
University of Manchester scientist Professor Brian Cox will be presenting a live BBC2 TV show in the New Year to help bring astronomy down to earth.

Preserving a piece of history, whatever the weather
(22 Dec 2010)
Scientists at The University of Manchester have set up a weather observatory on campus – capable of recording precise measurements available in real time online.

Renowned campaigner charts amazing escape from Nazi Austria
(22 Dec 2010)
A University of Manchester Professor – and one of the UK’s greatest champions for the intellectually disabled - has told of his amazing January 1939 escape from Nazi Austria in a new book.

Award for airport security scanner
(22 Dec 2010)
The University of Manchester has scooped a prestigious prize for a 3D airport scanner which can dramatically improve luggage security.

Lecturer praised for pioneering use of online wikis
(22 Dec 2010)
An economics lecturer has been recognised for an innovative use of the internet in his teaching.

Public library find is only surviving copy of rebel hymn book
(23 Dec 2010)
A tiny 165-year-old pamphlet, stored in a box at a Yorkshire public library, has been identified by a University of Manchester academic as the only surviving copy of a Chartist hymn book.

Victorians went ‘crackers’ for American gags
(24 Dec 2010)
Millions of fun-loving Victorians acquired an insatiable appetite for imported American humour, according to new research by a University of Manchester historian.