News archive – August 2013

Baby Explorers at Manchester Museum
(01 Aug 2013)
Free event for babies and their carers on Tuesday, 6 August.

August Cycle to Work
(01 Aug 2013)
The next monthly cycle ride ends with breakfast at Potter’s Restaurant, Simon Building, on Wednesday, 7 August (8.15am – 9am).

New Widening Participation Annual Report now available
(01 Aug 2013)
Widening Participation and fair access are central to our institutional values and core strategic goals, and the new report on widening participation, compiled by the DSE and the Widening Access Working Group, is now available.

Staff benefits update
(01 Aug 2013)
Many of you may now be drifting away on holidays so it is a few short and sweet offers for you!

Manchester's a Stonewall Diversity Champion
(01 Aug 2013)
The University has joined Britain’s good practice employers’ forum on sexual orientation.

PGR book sale helps fund Z-arts after-school groups
(01 Aug 2013)
What do you do with a huge pile of new books relating to International Development Studies? Sell them for charity, of course!

Are you interested in student induction?
(01 Aug 2013)
Take part in the consultation on a draft framework for student induction at Manchester.

Dates for your diary: advanced notice of Blackboard downtime Easter 2014
(02 Aug 2013)
Neither staff nor students will have access to Blackboard from 4pm on Thursday, 10 April until midnight on Sunday, 13 April 2014.

Wood Street Mission lottery - August's winner
(02 Aug 2013)
Want to be a winner too? Join the lottery for as little as £1 a month.

Big Saturday: Bees & Butterflies at Manchester Museum
(05 Aug 2013)
Free drop-in event for all ages on Saturday, 10 August (11am-4pm).

Geomicrobiologist speaks at Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition
(05 Aug 2013)
Listen to the podcast of Professor Jonathan Lloyd's talk on nuclear waste at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition in London on 4 July.

Film screening of Dream On (certificate 15)
(06 Aug 2013)
A new coming of age film from TLA Releasing will be shown on Friday, 9 August (7.30pm) in the John Thaw Studio Theatre, Martin Harris Centre (part of Manchester Pride Fringe 2013).

Apply to be a Widening Participation Fellow and change someone’s future
(06 Aug 2013)
If you are passionate about your subject area and would like the opportunity to work with local school children, here's a chance to join the Undergraduate Recruitment and Widening Participation Team!

Do you have an Ingenious idea?
(06 Aug 2013)
Apply now for RAEng funding of up to £30,000.

Keep safe in the sun advice for rugby players and supporters
(06 Aug 2013)
Staff from The University of Manchester and Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust’s dermatology research team will be ensuring Salford City Reds fans don’t let their skin match the club’s name at their game on Friday, 9 August.

APOIDEA (2013) ... a ceramic installation by Jade Alana Ashton
(06 Aug 2013)
9 - 26 August 2013 (10am-5pm) at Manchester Museum

Cancer Research UK hosts event for anyone affected by cancer
(07 Aug 2013)
On Friday, 6 September at the Paterson Institute.

Welcoming Refugee Families: Discussing family reunion for refugees
(07 Aug 2013)
A local charity founded by a University alumna is holding a one-day conference on 9 September in St James Building, Oxford Road.

Students give tonnes to charity
(07 Aug 2013)
Students leaving halls of residence have been donating their unwanted items to the British Heart Foundation.

Staff Survey action planning update
(08 Aug 2013)
Work is well under way to create action plans addressing the issues you raised in the Staff Survey

September 2013: Part-time courses at the University Language Centre
(08 Aug 2013)
Enrol now for part-time preparation courses for IELTS and Cambridge English examination.

Geology field trips at your fingertips
(08 Aug 2013)
An exciting new innovation which will change the way students participate in field trips is about to be launched by the EPS eLearning Team.

University Living Lab working towards a sustainable future
(08 Aug 2013)
Since February of this year, Ross Jones has been the Lead Researcher on an UMRI-funded project entitled University Living Lab (ULL).

Special relationship with US and global crystallography earns award for chemist
(09 Aug 2013)
Professor John Helliwell from the School of Chemistry has received the American Crystallographic Association’s 2014 Patterson Award.

Primary care funding opportunity
(12 Aug 2013)
Outline proposals invited for 12 months seed grant funding on Primary Care Patient Safety projects by 31 August.

Sam raises charity cash for the love of Mum
(13 Aug 2013)
Disability Support Adviser Sam Ward is taking part in the Salford Sprint Triathlon on 18 August to raise money for the Motor Neurone Disease Association in honour of her mother, who was diagnosed with the devastating degenerative disease this year.

Summer hols at Manchester Museum
(13 Aug 2013)
Free, drop-in events and activities to keep hands and minds busy until Friday, 30 August (11am-4pm).

Welcome 2013: information for staff
(13 Aug 2013)
Find out about the support and activities available to students during Welcome.

IT Know How Tip: How to keep in touch with IT Services
(14 Aug 2013)
Both on and off campus there are a number of ways of staying in touch with IT Services.

MOSAIC programme opens the way to personal and professional progress
(14 Aug 2013)
Participants are full of praise for an innovative personal and career development programme for men and women which will be running again from March 2014.

Academic writing courses
(15 Aug 2013)
Online booking is now open for a range of sessions over the next two semesters.

NSS results show continuing improvement in student satisfaction
(15 Aug 2013)
The preliminary results of the National Student Survey (NSS) for 2013 have been published.

UMSA trip to Drayton Manor
(15 Aug 2013)
Limited number of tickets for the UMSA trip to Drayton Manor on Sunday, 8 September 2013.

‘Family Open Day’ at Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre and Tabley House
(15 Aug 2013)
University staff can visit both the Discovery Centre and Tabley House free of charge on Saturday, 14 September.

Tickets still available for Sigur Ros, Live from Jodrell Bank
(16 Aug 2013)
Iceland’s much celebrated ambient/post rock band are performing as part of The Transmissions, a series of one-day outdoor shows in the shadow of the iconic Lovell Telescope.

The Halle Orchestra Live at Jodrell Bank Observatory
(16 Aug 2013)
Britain's oldest orchestra invites you to a wonderful summer's evening of classical music under the stars on Saturday, 31 August.

An Introduction to Nuclear Energy
(19 Aug 2013)
On Wednesday, 23 October (10am - 4pm) in Second Floor Conference Room, Schuster Building.

Drop-in fitness classes in the summer vacation
(19 Aug 2013)
Keep fit over the summer vacation with pay-as-you-go classes in Dover Street Building.

Meeting the climate challenge: Is a low carbon energy future possible?
(19 Aug 2013)
Public debate on 5 September 2013 (6-8pm) in Renold Building.

Staff Survey communications up for prestigious award
(19 Aug 2013)
The communications campaign to support the Staff Survey 2013 has been shortlisted for a Chartered Institute of Public Relations PRide award.

Softball players wanted - all abilities welcome!
(19 Aug 2013)
Join the Greater Manchester Workplace Games on Saturday, 7 September (10am-2pm) at Parrs Wood.

Are you interested in undertaking an ILM management qualification?
(19 Aug 2013)
The STDU will be running programmes at levels 2, 3 and 5 starting in October 2013 and are inviting members of staff who are interested in these courses to attend one of their briefing sessions.

Prestigious Royal Society Fellowship award for Geologist
(19 Aug 2013)
National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) Research Fellow Dr Nick Smith has been awarded a prestigious four-year Industry Fellowship by the Royal Society.

How to identify a meteorite - Manchester Museum
(20 Aug 2013)
Free event for adults on Wednesday, 21 August (2-3pm).

Hidden Treasures at Manchester Museum
(20 Aug 2013)
Join Manchester Museum curators and conservation team for our Hidden Treasures events.

Urban Naturalist: Lichen
(20 Aug 2013)
Urban Naturalist is a series of friendly, practical workshops run by leading naturalists.

Putting readers at the centre of The John Rylands Library service
(21 Aug 2013)
Thanks to a process review conducted with the Change Management and Process Improvement (CMPI) team, Reader Services staff are now able to provide faster access to items from the Special Collections and to spend more time sharing their expertise with researchers.

Law lecturer nominated for World Trade Organisation post
(21 Aug 2013)
Dr Yenkong Ngangjoh Hodu from the School of Law has been nominated by the government of Cameroon for membership of the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

Manchester Museum Book Club
(22 Aug 2013)
Meet people and discuss Remarkable Creatures by Tracey Chevalier at this free drop-in event on 27 August (5.30-6.30pm).

Introduction to Frontline: training graduates as children's social care workers
(22 Aug 2013)
Presentation for staff on this new government organisation on 5 September (11am-12 noon).

Geology field trip app launch is a resounding success
(22 Aug 2013)
On 15 August, a coachload of enthusiastic people, comprising both University staff and members of the public, embarked on a trip to Castleton in the Peak District to test out the new Discovery Geology App created in a collaboration between the School of Earth Sciences, the Manchester Museum, MIMAS and EPS eLearning.

Greater Manchester Histories and Heritage Social Network
(22 Aug 2013)
Manchester Histories is launching a new Greater Manchester Histories and Heritage Social Network on Wednesday, 11 September (6–8pm) at the Portico Library.

Obituary for Emeritus Professor John Brocklehurst (1924-2013)
(22 Aug 2013)
The leading geriatrician of his generation passed away in June aged 89.

Bank Holiday benefits update
(23 Aug 2013)
Just a few offers that may interest you ahead of the Bank Holiday weekend!

Magic Carpet at Manchester Museum
(25 Aug 2013)
Free storytelling and activity session for under fives and their families/carers.

Free weekend of art and music marks end of an era at the Whitworth
(27 Aug 2013)
Whitworth Weekending will take place in Whitworth Park from 4pm on Friday, 30 August until late on Sunday, 1 September.

New location and start time for September’s Cycle to Work
(28 Aug 2013)
For the first time the Central Manchester NHS Trust (MRI to most of you!) will be hosting on Wednesday, 4 September and we encourage you all to come along to support this exciting development.

Student Services (John Owens Building) entrance closure
(28 Aug 2013)
The Burlington Street entrance will be closed from Friday, 30 August for approximately two weeks.

Blackboard and Start of Year 2013
(28 Aug 2013)
All Bb9 courses activated by Course Leaders will be visible to students on Monday 9 September 2013 (unless a different date option is selected on activation).

Pride parade entry takes a prize for second year running
(28 Aug 2013)
The University has won ‘Best Themed Entry' in this year's Manchester Pride parade.

C'est vrai! Oui, staff members can do French (and more) at the Language Centre
(29 Aug 2013)
And Spanish, and German, or Chinese…

2013 IBM Faculty Award for Manchester in Big Data Engineering
(29 Aug 2013)
Professor John Keane from the School of Computer Science is one of the winners of IBM's 2013 Big Data and Analytics Faculty Awards.

Fallowfield Family Fun Day
(29 Aug 2013)
Raising money for community projects on Saturday, 31 August (12 noon - 4pm) at Sir Joseph Whitworth pub, 256 Wilmslow Road, Fallowfield.

University Wine Club taster evening
(29 Aug 2013)
Enjoy wine and make some new friends at the University Wine Club’s ‘taster’ evening on Wednesday, 11 September (6-8.30pm).

Exploring Future Land Use: Scenario Workshop
(29 Aug 2013)
On Thursday, 19 September (12 noon - 5pm) in Manchester at a venue to be announced.

MassSpectrometry@Manchester symposium: Food, Nutrition and Health
(29 Aug 2013)
On 5 September in MIB Lecture Theatre.

Has your child recently flown the nest to university?
(30 Aug 2013)
The Undergraduate Student Recruitment Team is looking for a small number of staff to support an enhanced engagement with parents as part of our next Open Day on Saturday, 5 October.