News archive – July 2011

Pigment patterns from the prehistoric past
(01 Jul 2011)
An international collaboration led by researchers at The University of Manchester has for the first time revealed chemical traces of pigments in bird, fish and squid fossils, some over 100 million years old.

Temporary summer closure: Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Race Relations Resource Centre
(01 Jul 2011)
Due to essential repair work to its library and office space on J Floor, Sackville Street Building, the Centre will be closed to the public between 8 July and 12 September 2011.

Enter an 'English Summer' themed Twitter poetry competition
(03 Jul 2011)
Inspiring success leads to second outing in #micropoem14

The University of Manchester – Strategic Vision 2020
(04 Jul 2011)
Introduction by the President and Vice-Chancellor with link to full consultation document.

Residential Pastoral Advisors
(04 Jul 2011)
Applications are invited from academic, academic related or research staff or postgraduate students of The University of Manchester for Residential Pastoral Advisor posts on the Fallowfield Campus for the 2011/12 academic session.

Summer in the City: Events in July
(04 Jul 2011)
24:7 Theatre Festival * Manchester Jazz Festival * Manchester Summer Mega Mela

Christie's Bistro opens coffee shop for Graduation
(04 Jul 2011)
The staff from Christie's Bistro will be opening up a coffee shop in the old Visitors' Centre next to Whitworth Hall throughout Graduation fortnight.

Wood Street Mission Lottery
(04 Jul 2011)
Announcing the winner for July.

Research Computing Courses: July 2011
(04 Jul 2011)
IT Services for Research is running a series of courses aimed at staff and postgraduates who run computer simulations as part of their research.

Sky Ride Manchester: Bike through the streets without a car in sight
(05 Jul 2011)
On Sunday 7 August 2011 in Manchester City Centre.

Putting sunshine in the tank
(05 Jul 2011)
Scientists from The University of Manchester are working on how to use the energy of the Sun to make fuels, which could help to solve the world’s escalating energy crisis.

The wonders of graphene on display
(05 Jul 2011)
An interactive exhibit highlighting the almost limitless potential of the world’s thinnest material goes on display today.

Walk to Ardwick Park on Tuesday 5 July
(05 Jul 2011)
Lunchtime Strollers at The University of Manchester

Disability Support Office temporary closure
(05 Jul 2011)
Closed for staff training on 13 and 14 July

UMSA Day at Chester Races on Sunday 31 July
(05 Jul 2011)
Due to the popularity of this event, we have laid on an extra coach and have places still available!

Offer for University staff: Two complimentary tickets for Not Part Of Festival
(05 Jul 2011)
HEAD/HEART at The Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama on Friday 8 July (6.30pm) and Saturday 9 July (6.30pm)

AUA North West Conference and Jubilee Lecture
(06 Jul 2011)
A full day of professional development workshops and peer networking for administrators and managers on 27 July at Edge Hill University, Ormskirk.

UK researchers to take the lead in international partnerships
(06 Jul 2011)
Almost £1·5m is once again being made available this year for UK environmental scientists taking a lead in international research projects.

Rutherford Public Lectures at University Place
(06 Jul 2011)
To celebrate the centenary of Rutherford's "discovery" of the atomic nucleus in 1911, a short series of public lectures is being held which will look at the history of this discovery, as well as its application to modern medicine and nuclear energy.

Events at The Manchester Museum from 9 July
(06 Jul 2011)
Froglife Big Saturday on 9 July * We are extInked exhibition – 100 tattoos on 100 ambassadors for endangered species

Picturing the Holy Land: Collection close-up
(06 Jul 2011)
Free event on Wednesday 13 July (12-12.45pm) at John Rylands Library Deansgate.

Chancellors Hotel Open Evening
(06 Jul 2011)
Inviting all University conference and accommodation bookers to attend the Chancellors Spanish Evening on Thursday 14 July 2011.

Manchester International Festival – late nights at the Whitworth
(06 Jul 2011)
For every night of the Festival (30 June-17 July), at the Whitworth Art Gallery, Whitworth Park will come to life for Tony Oursler’s The Influence Machine, a spectral son-et-lumiere with videos projected onto trees and smoke.

FoodOnCampus News
(06 Jul 2011)
University Place Graduation BBQ * Taste Manchester's Sizzling Summer Offer * Special Graduation cupcakes * EATS early closure on 19 July

Scientists wanted to take part in this year’s Manchester Science Festival
(06 Jul 2011)
Help is required with scientific analysis at Laughter Yoga Workshop on Monday 24 October 2011 (5.30pm).

The new Directorate of Estates and Facilities
(07 Jul 2011)
From 1 August 2011, there will be a change of name to reflect the transfer of catering and conferencing to the Directorate of Estates.

Do well at school to avoid heart disease later, research shows
(07 Jul 2011)
Students who leave school without any qualifications can expect to suffer from poorer health and greater risk of heart disease than those with some qualifications, according to new research.

Revised Taught Degree Regulations
(07 Jul 2011)
Update on developments so far and next steps.

Chips hold the key to understanding the human brain
(07 Jul 2011)
University of Manchester scientists have taken a key step towards producing a high-performance computer which aims to create working models of human brain functions.

EPSRC Doctoral Prize 2011
(07 Jul 2011)
Applications are now invited for the 2011 EPSRC Doctoral Prize.

Public engagement practice in contemporary Chinese arts
(08 Jul 2011)
Talk by Ying Kwok (The Chinese Arts Centre) on Tuesday 19 July (12.30-1.30pm) in The Kanaris Theatre, The Manchester Museum.

Historian marks debt to forgotten birth control pioneers
(08 Jul 2011)
A University of Manchester historian researching a forgotten band of women, who established birth control clinics in working class communities during the 1920s, says their work should be recognised.

Fundraising for The Teenage Cancer Trust at FoodOnCampus!
(08 Jul 2011)
There will be collection tins at all FoodOnCampus outlets from July to September 2011 (and again from January to March 2012) to raise funds for the Teenage Cancer Trust in Manchester.

Parking during Graduation fortnight: Monday 11 July to Friday 22 July
(11 Jul 2011)
During the next two weeks we shall see a large increase in visitors using the car parks around the University.

This week at The Martin Harris Centre: Final Not Part of Festival events
(11 Jul 2011)
Percussive Feet on 12 and 13 July (8pm) * University of Manchester Symphony Orchestra on 14 July (1pm)

Furniture Store – next opening
(11 Jul 2011)
Visit the Furniture Store on 12 July (10am to 11am) to measure and select furniture of your choice for re-use within the University.

Bioinformatics for Clinical Geneticists
(11 Jul 2011)
Two-day training course on 18-19 October at Nowgen

New Head appointed at Manchester Medical School
(11 Jul 2011)
The University of Manchester has appointed Professor Tony Freemont as the new Head of Undergraduate Medical Education for Manchester Medical School.

Japan nuclear victims in 1950s ‘guinea pigs’ and 'Communists'
(12 Jul 2011)
New insight into an infamous bomb test by the US army which exposed 23 Japanese fishermen to nuclear radiation has revealed the Americans viewed them - and their Japanese doctors - as Communist sympathisers.

Special seminar on 'Unconscious Bias': July's Diversity Calendar theme
(12 Jul 2011)
With Professor Geoff Beattie, School of Psychological Sciences, on Wednesday 27 July (12.30pm) in the John Casken Lecture Theatre, Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama.

Are you booking accommodation or a conference?
(12 Jul 2011)
Choose Chancellors, The University of Manchester’s 3 Star AA Hotel!

“Train building contract should go to Derby factory”, says CRESC
(12 Jul 2011)
State procurement should take much of the blame for the 1,400 job losses at Canadian train maker Bombardier, according to a new report by researchers at The University of Manchester’s Centre for Research in Socio-Cultural Change (CRESC).

Events at The Manchester Museum
(12 Jul 2011)
Alternative life drawing class for all ages and abilities this Saturday, plus Festival of British Archaeology events.

Hidden Marvels: A technical tour of the John Rylands Library, Deansgate
(13 Jul 2011)
On Sunday 17 July (12.00-12.45pm)

Wellbeing workshops and courses: Summer 2011
(13 Jul 2011)
The Counselling Service is offering a programme of workshops this summer.

Payroll Office move
(13 Jul 2011)
On 29 July 2011 the Payroll Office will move to Room G.024, John Owens Building.

New childcare vouchers provider - Kiddivouchers
(14 Jul 2011)
The University has recently re-tendered for the provision of childcare vouchers and Kiddivouchers has been appointed as the preferred supplier.

University engineers made Fellows of the Royal Academy
(14 Jul 2011)
Two University of Manchester scientists have been made Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering

Life Sciences Community Open Day
(18 Jul 2011)
The Faculty of Life Sciences is organising a Community Open Day on Saturday 23 July at 11am in the Michael Smith Building.

Britain beats America for political realism in film
(19 Jul 2011)
Political films made in Hollywood are almost always reluctant to criticise the establishment, whereas the opposite is usually true of their British counterparts, according to a new book.

Carbon calculator wins Innovation Award
(19 Jul 2011)
Academics from the School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science have received the GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Innovation Award from the Chemical Industries Association for CCaLC, a unique piece of software that calculates carbon emissions over the life cycle of industrial activities.

147 Oxford Road Link - Temporary route change
(19 Jul 2011)
The southbound service from Piccadilly will be affected from 18 July for about 10 days.

New website for Teaching and Learning Support Office
(19 Jul 2011)
All the information you need about teaching and learning

Summer fun at The Manchester Museum
(19 Jul 2011)
Lots of activities for all ages during the summer holidays

How does the Earth resemble a discoball?
(19 Jul 2011)
Find out in the latest atmospheric science podcast

Project will record Yemeni contribution to British life
(20 Jul 2011)
Researchers at The University of Manchester are to record the history of the region’s only established Yemeni community – in a project which starts this summer.

Celebrate one year to go until the London 2012 Olympics
(20 Jul 2011)
FREE sports activities for all in Manchester

FoodOnCampus: Summer closures and conferences
(20 Jul 2011)
Plus a sizzling summer offer from Taste Manchester

University examines safety of the next generation of nuclear reactors
(20 Jul 2011)
Scientists from The University of Manchester have been selected to undertake vital safety work on the next generation of the world’s nuclear reactors.

Making an impact on green issues
(20 Jul 2011)
Staff and students gathered together on Wednesday 20 July to celebrate progress made towards creating a greener and more sustainable University campus.

Chinese language classes
(20 Jul 2011)
New classes beginning in October

University opens its doors on a day of discovery
(20 Jul 2011)
People in Manchester are being invited to meet creepy crawlies and the scientists who study them this Saturday.

Dragons Day at Deansgate
(20 Jul 2011)
Free fun day this Sunday.

Diversity in the Workplace training
(21 Jul 2011)
A few places still left

Education watchdog gives top marks to teaching charity
(22 Jul 2011)
First ever full inspection of Teach First praises exceptional quality of teachers working in UK’s most deprived areas.

John Healey becomes Fellow of the British Academy
(22 Jul 2011)
A Professor of Semitic Studies from The University of Manchester is one of only 38 academics to be elected a Fellow of the British Academy at its Annual General Meeting on 21 July.

Dr David Hill
(22 Jul 2011)
Announcement of death.

Venue change: HEI Seminar - Intro to Directorate for the Student Experience
(25 Jul 2011)
With Dr Tim Westlake, Director for the Student Experience, on Wednesday 27 July (12 – 1.30pm) in G20, Mansfield Cooper Building.

A “quantum leap” can make graphene devices even faster
(25 Jul 2011)
University of Manchester researchers led by the Nobel Prize winning scientists Professor Andre Geim and Professor Kostya Novoselov have taken another step forward towards the understanding of wonder material graphene.

Computer program could ‘revolutionise the world’s healthcare’
(25 Jul 2011)
A massive network of computer programs co-created by University of Manchester scientists could revolutionise healthcare around the world, saving countless lives and billions of pounds.

Countdown to the 2012 Olympics begins with Triathlon Live, Manchester
(25 Jul 2011)
Watch triathletes in action and have a go at completing your own mini triathlon in Exchange Square.

Manchester Condor Pool provides researchers with 2 million+ CPU hours
(26 Jul 2011)
IS staff in the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences have been putting hundreds of desktop computers in student clusters, with thousands of cores, to good use as part of a supercomputer called The Manchester Condor Pool.

Family Friendly Film Club Weekender at The Manchester Museum (4-7 August)
(26 Jul 2011)
With twilight screening of Japanese animated fantasy film, Ponyo.

London 2012 Games most risk-aware in history
(27 Jul 2011)
London 2012 has put more effort to averting catastrophe than any other Olympic Games in history, according to an independent expert.

Newspaper anniversary marks beginnings of US cultural dominance abroad
(27 Jul 2011)
A University of Manchester historian is marking the little known 130-year anniversary of the launch of the Detroit Free Press’ London edition - the first American newspaper to operate abroad.

Medical School lecturer wins top teaching honour
(28 Jul 2011)
A University of Manchester academic has been awarded a National Teaching Fellowship – the most prestigious award for excellence in higher education teaching – by the Higher Education Academy (HEA).

New research director for Nuclear AMRC
(28 Jul 2011)
The Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (Nuclear AMRC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Mike Burke as Director of Research and Technology.

Farewell to Albert McMenemy
(28 Jul 2011)
Albert McMenemy will retire from the University at the end of this week (29 July 2011) after more than 23 years at the University – the last six as Registrar and Secretary.

Manchester bags £3 million to research ageing
(28 Jul 2011)
Two research projects at The University of Manchester have scooped almost £3 million from a major initiative to tackle the major challenges faced in later years.

August Cycle to Work rides and breakfast
(29 Jul 2011)
The monthly rides continue on Wednesday 3 August, finishing with free breakfast at Eats Refectory, University Place, between 8.20am and 9am.

Dead Sea Scroll tract was precursor to Jewish calendar
(29 Jul 2011)
An obscure Babylonian document from the world famous Dead Sea Scroll collection was almost certainly a precursor to the Jewish calendar according to University of Manchester research.

Urban research website launched
(29 Jul 2011)
A website which brings together University of Manchester research by academic staff and students has been launched this week.

Nursing graduate wins National Union of Students honour
(29 Jul 2011)
A University of Manchester student has won the NUS Student of the Year award for her campaign to raise awareness about mental health issues.