News archive – January 2011

Training and Information Day for University Event Organisers
03 Jan 2011
On Thursday 12 January 2012 (9am – 3pm).

Wood Street Mission Christmas Project 2011
03 Jan 2011
Letter of thanks from Jan O'Connor, Manager.

Mandarin Chinese language classes: January 2011
04 Jan 2011
10-week classes for all levels begin week commencing 31 January

Diploma in Management and Leadership Level 5 Award
04 Jan 2011
Replacement qualification for PCMS - information session on Wednesday 12 January 2011

AGSC Roadshow: Advanced videoconferencing
04 Jan 2011
On 27 January 2010 (10am-12.30pm) in Room 1.10, Kilburn Building

New ways to keep fit in 2011
04 Jan 2011
SPORT Manchester offers a great range of fitness classes and coaching sessions

Occupational Health Services – Change to opening hours
04 Jan 2011
From 4 January 2011 both sites will be open 9am to 4pm

New Knitting/Stitching Group
04 Jan 2011
Come to the first meeting on 14 January (12 noon-2pm) in Potters, Simon Building

EPSRC Knowledge Transfer Account: Development of Licensable Technology Scheme
04 Jan 2011
Deadline for Expression of Interest (EOI) Form is Friday 21 January 2011 at 12noon

Double discount deals for meetings at the University
04 Jan 2011
Save 20% on new events in halls of residence and on campus

Training Workshop: Doing Mixed Methods Research
04 Jan 2011
Training and guidance for people with previous experience on 18 March 2011 in University Place

Equality & Diversity – Diversity in the Workplace training
04 Jan 2011
Training session on 27 January 2011 (9-11am) in 4.20, Roscoe Building

Wall planners and desk calendars for 2010/11
04 Jan 2011
Available from the Visitors' Centre

Conference on women's life writing
04 Jan 2011
On 29 January at The John Rylands Library, Deansgate

Discounted entry to Tutankhamun – His Tomb and His Treasures
05 Jan 2011
Special event on 27 January to raise money for The Manchester Museum’s Ancient Worlds galleries

Consultation on the University's Student Mental Health Policy
05 Jan 2011
Please complete a short online questionnaire

Advertise on the 147 bus fleet
05 Jan 2011
One-stop shop for space booking, design and print, and delivery

UMSA invites you to get fit in 2011
05 Jan 2011
Lunchtime activities in Dover Street Building

LiveLearning: Public Engagement Training for early-career researchers
05 Jan 2011
Applications invited by Friday 14 January

Life’s work of Manchester historian honoured
06 Jan 2011
The contribution of a University of Manchester historian to the study of French history was recognised last month by the University of Paris-Sorbonne.

Junk the Jargon: Competition for early career researchers
06 Jan 2011
Register as soon as possible for the Faculty heats on 19 January

New Vice-President and Dean for the Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences
06 Jan 2011
Professor Ian Jacobs will take up his post on 28 March 2011

Collection at Staff Carol Service
06 Jan 2011
Thank you for your donations

Diversity in the Workplace Training
07 Jan 2011
Now available to students from Equality and Diversity Office

Free public engagement events in January 2011
10 Jan 2011
Knutsford SciBar (10 Jan), Didsbury SciBar (17 Jan) and Cafe Scientifique (26 Jan)

Pavement works on west side of Oxford Road
10 Jan 2011
Restrictions to pedestrian access between January and May 2011

Extended review of DSO support for disabled staff
11 Jan 2011
Disabled staff are invited to take part in interviews and focus groups to be run by Equality Challenge Unit in January

Wood Street Mission Lottery
11 Jan 2011
Announcing the winner for January

Planck unveils wonders of the Universe
11 Jan 2011
The first scientific results from Europe's Planck spacecraft featuring the coldest objects in the Universe have today been released.

Language courses open to members of staff
11 Jan 2011
Introductory courses in Italian, Spanish and French start w/c 31 January

Shadow Minister for Innovation & Science visits UMIP and UMIC
11 Jan 2011
The Shadow Minister for Innovation & Science (Business, Innovation and Skills Team) visited the University’s intellectual property commercialisation company (UMIP) and its business incubation company (UMIC) on Monday.

Win one year's free bus travel in Manchester!
11 Jan 2011
System One Annual Bus Saver worth over £600 to be raffled in support of St Ann's 300 Appeal

Enchanting Tales: Storytelling session in John Rylands Library, Deansgate
12 Jan 2011
On Saturday 15 January (11am-12pm)

New Cycle to Work Scheme Guide
12 Jan 2011
Read about changes to scheme in downloadable guide

Student Support Forum on the harassment adviser service
12 Jan 2011
Find out on 26 January how the service can be used by students

Peer Support Group for Women Returning from Maternity Leave – TP60
12 Jan 2011
New peer support group available to all staff groups

Academic Support Programmes for international students
12 Jan 2011
Assistance with writing available

What gays and lesbians can tell us about contemporary Chinese society
13 Jan 2011
Talk on Friday 21 January (12.30 -1.30pm) in The Kanaris Lecture Theatre, The Manchester Museum

Cosmic magnifying glasses could shed light on the origin of the Universe
13 Jan 2011
Astronomers have shown how gravitational lensing allows us to see the faintest and most distant galaxies, helping us to understand the origin of the Universe.

Revamp having “stunning” impact on school results
13 Jan 2011
A radical reorganisation of Greater Manchester’s education system has resulted in unprecedented improvements in test and exam results, especially among children and young people previously regarded as unreachable.

Chinese Cultural Classes - February 2011
13 Jan 2011
Eight-week courses in brush painting and calligraphy begin in w/c 14 February

BCS/IET Manchester Turing Lecture: Donald Knuth, Stanford University
14 Jan 2011
On Tuesday 8 February (5-6.30pm) in Lecture Theatre B, University Place

Centre for New Writing/EAS launch first joint issue of African Writing
14 Jan 2011
On Wednesday 2 February (2-5pm) in Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Samuel Alexander Building

Travel Awards for students
14 Jan 2011
Do you know a student who wants to travel in the summer of 2011?

Free lunchtime concert by Quatuor Danel includes UK premiere of new work
17 Jan 2011
On Thursday 20 January (1.10pm) in the Martin Harris Centre

Wood Street Mission Christmas Project 2010
17 Jan 2011
Message of thanks from the Manager

Student Team Working Awards
17 Jan 2011
Submissions invited from groups of three or more UG, PGT or PGR students

Free Beat the Rush Hour concert by Psappha
17 Jan 2011
On Friday 28 January 2011 (5pm) in Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall, Martin Harris Centre

Manchester Men - Frederick Douglass and Henry Box Brown
18 Jan 2011
Cafe Historique event on 19 January in Cafe Couture, The Manchester Musem

Events at The Manchester Museum
18 Jan 2011
China talk (Fri 21 Jan), Big fundraiser event with King Tut at Museum of Museums, Trafford Centre (Thurs 27 Jan) and Monsters Big Saturday (29 Jan)

UKIP poised for success as radical right party
18 Jan 2011
Ahead of the upcoming local elections, experts are warning that the UK Independence Party (UKIP) looks set to become a successful radical right party and a ‘significant vehicle’ for Islamophobia, similar to those seen in countries like Austria, France and Italy.

Professor Richard Whitley’s Retirement Celebration
19 Jan 2011
Invitation to events on 27 and 28 January 2011 in MBS

Technology reunites one of world’s largest Korans
19 Jan 2011
Technology is to enable scholars for the first time to study a complete manuscript of one of the world’s most important and largest Korans.

Recycle your old text books
19 Jan 2011
Register for the Students' Union Book Fair on 7-9 February

FREE cycle training and cycle computer from The Carbon Cycle Project
19 Jan 2011
100 places left – first come, first served! Open to all University staff

Improvements to Library’s Document Supply Service
19 Jan 2011
Issue and return of loanable books and photocopies of journal articles moves to Blue Ground Service Point from 31 January

New Blackboard training courses
19 Jan 2011
On 25 and 27 January in the Kilburn Building

147 Oxford Road Link bus service
19 Jan 2011
Temporary changes to route and stops from Monday 24 January

New from FoodOnCampus
19 Jan 2011
Free drinks in EATS, free muffins at Cafe EROS, and sandwich meal deal in selected outlets

Rare 500-year-old Koran digitised for the first time at The John Rylands Library
19 Jan 2011
View the digitisation process online

PASS (Peer-Assisted Study Scheme) Demystified
19 Jan 2011
Places still available on 26 January 2011

Bone density testing
20 Jan 2011
Reduced rate testing for University staff on 7 February

Big fundraiser event with King Tut at Museum of Museums, Trafford Centre
20 Jan 2011
On 27 January to raise money for The Manchester Museum’s Ancient Worlds galleries

SPORT News
20 Jan 2011
University netball, Zumbafest, new Health, Fitness and Well-Being Room, Kettlebell class - and unusual object wanted

Professor Bob Hahn steps down as Director of Sustainable Consumption Institute
20 Jan 2011
Professor Alistair Ulph will take over as acting Director

Student Experience Directorate and Process Review and Change Management
20 Jan 2011
Update on senior appointments to lead new areas

New Directorate of Research and Business Engagement
20 Jan 2011
Integrating the University's research support and business engagement functions within the PSS

Manchester leads green chemical training push
20 Jan 2011
The University of Manchester is leading a £3.7m project to train the next generation of biotechnologists to make chemical processes greener.

Climate experts call for moratorium on UK shale gas extraction
20 Jan 2011
The Government should impose an immediate moratorium on the extraction of natural gas from the UK’s shale formations until all the ecological implications are fully understood, University of Manchester scientists have warned.

Evaluating the impact of Disability Equality Schemes in England
20 Jan 2011
Invitation to disabled staff to take part in a discussion on 8 February

"International trade critical to poverty reduction and achieving MDGs"
20 Jan 2011
International trade will only succeed in helping fight global poverty if the rich countries turn their rhetoric into action and introduce far-reaching changes in international trade.

Seasonal influenza
24 Jan 2011
Latest advice and information for staff and students

The Princeton University Orchestra
24 Jan 2011
On Monday 24 January (7.30pm) at The Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama

Celebration for University of Manchester Nobel prize 2010 winners
24 Jan 2011
A day of celebrations will be held on Wednesday 26th January to honour the achievements of Professor Andre Geim and Professor Konstantin Novoselov, 2010 winners of the Nobel prize for Physics.

Annual Bus Saver raffled for St Ann's 300 Appeal
24 Jan 2011
Announcing the winner

More laptop theft – is yours encrypted?
25 Jan 2011
Use IT Services' encryption service and report thefts or losses immediately

CSI: Manchester – University team gets forensic on dinosaurs
25 Jan 2011
A new TV series featuring dinosaur detectives from The University of Manchester looking at how dinosaurs once lived, looked and functioned begins in the UK this week.

Tutor vacancies at Owens Park and Hulme/Burkhardt
25 Jan 2011
Applications invited by 7 February

Part-time Cambridge English Language courses
25 Jan 2011
Commencing on 8 February at University Language Centre

Unusual request from Conference Sales Office
25 Jan 2011
Interesting object wanted for exhibition display stand

Back in the saddle for 2011
25 Jan 2011
Join the next Cycle to Work ride to University Place on 2 February

Opportunities to host Japanese volunteers
25 Jan 2011
Could you offer a work placement to a Japanese student?

Additional bank holiday in 2011
25 Jan 2011
On Friday 29 April to celebrate the royal wedding

Confucius Institute Chinese language and cultural classes
25 Jan 2011
Sign up now for courses beginning in February

National Student Survey 2011
26 Jan 2011
Please make final year students aware of the NSS and encourage them to complete it online as soon as possible

Implementation of 2010/11 pay offer
26 Jan 2011
Award to be paid in February and arrears in March

New Technologies for Complex Molecules
26 Jan 2011
On Thursday 17 March (9am-4pm) at the Nowgen Centre, 29 Grafton Street

WikiLeaks has damaged American power, finds researcher
26 Jan 2011
One of the first academics to study the impact of the exposure of US diplomatic cables by WikiLeaks argues that American power has been significantly damaged.

Will Writing Seminar - free to University staff
26 Jan 2011
On 22 February (2pm) at John Rylands Library, Deansgate, Manchester

What's On at The Manchester Museum
26 Jan 2011
Monsters Big Saturday (this weekend) and Fern hunting in China talk (next Thursday lunchtime)

New Year - new challenges and ongoing challenges!
26 Jan 2011
Managing in the Round Cohort 17 commences 8 February at STDU

Get Walking Keep Walking in Manchester
26 Jan 2011
Enjoy an easy stroll to Ardwick park on 1 February

BBC launches Uni collaboration into Britain’s class system
26 Jan 2011
Take part in nationwide interactive survey and receive a detailed report on your scores

Colm Toibin is Manchester’s latest Professor of Creative Writing
26 Jan 2011
World-renowned author Colm Toibin has been appointed as Professor of Creative Writing at The University of Manchester.

Legal Advice Centre - free service for staff, students and members of the public
26 Jan 2011
Now taking bookings for appointments in February and March

Invitation to the Fallowfield Campus open day
27 Jan 2011
On Tuesday 15 February for University staff organising meeting and events

Softball in Manchester: A mixed-sex summer sport for all abilities
27 Jan 2011
Looking for new players ...

Conference launches Iraq war media study
27 Jan 2011
A new book on British media coverage of the Iraq invasion is to be launched at a one-day international conference on ‘Communicating War in the Media and Arts’ in Liverpool.

Early Retirement and Voluntary Severance Scheme
28 Jan 2011
Applications must be received by HR on or before Monday 31 January

Nobel celebration video
28 Jan 2011
View the 26 January event online

Junk the Jargon - Grand Final
31 Jan 2011
University researchers present their work to the general public on 10 February

Local authorities offer subsidised loft and cavity wall insulation
31 Jan 2011
Available to residents of Greater Manchester

Soul/funk band Atlanta Soul (4 February) and Martin Amis/Ian McEwan (7 February)
31 Jan 2011
At the Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama

IT disruption on Tuesday 1 February (7.30–8am)
31 Jan 2011
Essential maintenance will prevent log-in on managed staff desktop