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.