News from Head of
School
Chair Interviews
This week sees significant recruitment activity,
with presentations and interviews for the Chair in Computational Systems
Biology on Monday and Tuesday, followed by presentations and interviews
for the Chair in Computer Engineering on Thursday and Friday. The
details of the talks are below, and
Id encourage as many of you as possible to attend and ask searching
questions. These are both important appointments for the School and
we have a strong field of candidates in both cases.
Making the Most of Open Days
Each year the School hosts a number of
Undergraduate Open Days for prospective students. With falling numbers of
applicants to CS, it is important that the School presents itself as an
exciting, supportive and vibrant place for undergraduate study.
Prospective students are given a brief presentation on the benefits of
studying in Manchester and the programmes on offer, some demos to showcase
our teaching and research, and the opportunity to take refreshments and
talk to current students and, importantly, to the academic staff of the
School. We need to put on a good show, so if you are able to help
out please contact Sophia or Bernard in the External Affairs Office.
The dates are (all 1000 1600):
Sat 24 Jun, Mon 4 Sep, and Sat 7
Oct
BA
Media Fellowship
Congratulations to Mary Wood, who has been awarded
a British Association for the Advancement of Science Media Fellowship
one of only ten awarded nationally this year. This will provide a
much needed boost in our understanding of dealing with the media.
The hope is that Mary will be able to pass on some of what she
learns, so that we can all help to increase the media profile of the
School.
UCU Action
A brief update on the effects of the UCU (the
merged AUT and NATFHE) action. I know that you will all be pleased to know that we
should be able to produce reliable marks for the vast majority of final
year UG exams (marking for just one exam is not resolved at present).
We will also have a mark for every final year project, though double
marking will not generally be possible. This means that we will be
in a position to recommend the award of UG degrees on the normal timescale
and to make informed decisions regarding degree class. It also
appears that we will have sufficient information to make sensible
progression decisions for first and second year students, though some
marks will be missing. The plan is to mark second year papers as
normal, once the action is lifted, providing reliable marks to carry
forward to the third year. Many thanks to those who have taken on an
additional load (in the short-term) to make this possible. Thanks
also to AUT members involved in the action for their constructive approach
to minimising the adverse affects on students.
Events this
Week
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Chair in Computational Systems Biology
New
5 Jun 06
Combining Quantitative
Structure Activity Relationships and Systems Biology Approaches for
Predicting Toxicity
Dr Sean
Ekins, ACT LLC and University of Maryland
0930, Atlas 1, Kilburn
Chair in Computational Systems Biology
New
5 Jun 06
Modelling and Simulation of
Biological Systems
Dr. Pedro J. P. Mendes, Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and Bioinformatics Institute
1045, Atlas 1, Kilburn
Chair in Computational Systems Biology
New
6 Jun 06
Computational systems biology:
principles in signal transduction
Professor Roland Eils, German Cancer Research
Centre, Heidelberg
1100 hours, Atlas 1, Kilburn
Chair in Computer Engineering
New
8 Jun 06
Magnetic Information Storage
Towards Tb/in2 Areal Density and Beyond
Dr Bo Liu, Data Storage Institute (DSI),
Singapore
0930, Atlas 1, Kilburn
Chair in Computer Engineering
New
8 Jun 06
Approaches to Extremely High
Density Magnetic Recording
Dr Hans Jόrgen Richter, Seagate Technology LLC,
California
1130, Atlas 1, Kilburn
Chair in Computer Engineering
New
8 Jun 06
Dr Tom Thomson, Hitachi San Jose Research
Centre
Lithographically created
Nanomagnets as a Probe of Anisotropy
Distributions
1400, Atlas 1,
Kilburn
Chair in Computer Engineering
New
8 Jun 06
Title to be
announced
Prof C David Wright, University of
Exeter
1600, Atlas 1, Kilburn
Regular Seminar Series
See links
in contents bar for information on seminar series organised by the
School of
CS, E-Science North
West and National Centre for Text Mining.
Future School
Events
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UG Exam
Boards New
14, 16 & 20 Jun
06
Wed 14 Jun: UG Special Circumstances
Committee
Fri 16 Jun: UG Internal Exam
Board
Tue 20 Jun: UG External Exam Board (External
Examiners arrive Mon 19 Jun)
Requirements
and Technologies for
Provenance
22 Jun 06
ENSW technical meeting. Volunteers required
to give 10-15 min presentations.
1400 1700, ESNW Access Grid room, adjacent to
1.17 Kilburn
Email Dean Kuo or visit wiki
Research
Retreat
29 - 30 Jun 06
Palace Hotel, Buxton
Programme under
development, input welcomed (email
Ursula)
School UG Graduation
Party
5 Jul 06
We will (hopefully) be
celebrating the graduation of our UG students
1430 1530, prize-giving
1445, graduation ceremony 1645.
School
BBQ
14 Jul 06
Details to follow
Future External
Events
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Brouwer and the Development of his Foundational
Views
13 Jun 06
Prof Dirk van Dalen (Utrecht)
A guided tour through the highlights of Brouwer's
intuitionism(!)
1400, G17 Newman Building
EPSRC Regional Academic
Seminars
14 Jun 06
14 June 2006 Manchester: Manchester Conference Centre
(register by 2nd June)
More
Information
Microsoft Invites you on a Deep Dive!
27 29 Jun 06
The UK Academia Team is partnering with DevelopMentor, to host an intense,
hands-on technical event for academics in June 2006.
More
Information & Registration
CLASS (Clerical and Secretarial Support)
Network:
30 Jul 06
One Day Conference giving staff the opportunity to
attend a range of personal and professional development sessions and the
chance to network with colleagues from across the University. The
keynote speaker will be Albert McMenemy, University Registrar and
Secretary and Head of Administration.
More
details and Registration
Interdisciplinary Summer School on Complex
Systems
20 29 Aug 06
From Individual to Collective
Behaviour in Large-Scale Complex Systems
Organised by the Schools of Computer Science,
Mathematics and Physics
Young researchers (PhD students and postdocs) in
mathematics, physics, computer science, biology, and quantitative social
sciences are invited to apply.
St.
Martin's College,
Ambleside.
More
Information
Lunchtime Yoga Classes Karon
Mee
Every Tues
1200 1300 Tues, Staff House
UMSA members £1.50; non-UMSA £2.00 per
class
Funding
Opportunities
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RAEng Industrial Secondment
Scheme
Open
An opportunity for university lecturers in
engineering to gain state-of-the-art industrial
experience.
More
Information
BBSRC International Scientific Interchange Scheme
(ISIS)
Open
To help scientists make and establish new contacts
with their international counterparts.
More
Information
RAEng Global Research
Awards
Open
Projects in centres of excellence overseas
focussing on stimulating wealth creation and improvements in the quality
of life.
More
Information
BBSRC Research Equipment Initiative (REI)
2006
28 Jun 06
For the purchase of mid-range multi-user,
multi-project equipment.
More
Information
EPSRC Postdoctoral Fellowships
26 Sep 06
For talented young researchers, shortly or
immediately after completing a PhD.
More
Information
Prize and Award
Opportunities
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We have acknowledged the need to raise the profile
of the School both nationally and internationally. Nominating
individuals for awards, and working actively with others to ensure that
deserving individuals are nominated is one way of doing
that.
Microsoft European Science Award
31 May 06
For a major contribution to the advancement of
science through the use of computational methods. More
Information
The IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal
1 Jul 06
'For exceptional contributions to information
sciences, systems and technology.'
More
Information
The IEEE John von Neumann
Medal
1 Jul 06
'For outstanding achievements in computer-related
science and technology.'
More
Information
Research
Awards
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None this week
Staff
News
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Awards and Promotions
None this week
Academic Arrivals
None this week
Academic Departures
None this week
Research Arrivals
None this week
Research Departures
None this week
Administrative Arrivals
None this week
Administrative Departures
None this week
Sabbatical Leave
Andrei
Voronkov: Microsoft Research, Redmond USA Aug 05 Aug
06.
Ian
Horrocks: University of Bozen-Bolzano, Bell Labs, and Stanford University Feb 06 Sep
06.
Peter
Aczel: Nijmegen University, and Maths Institute at the
University
of Munich Jan 06
Sep 06.
Alasdair
Rawsthorne: 80% secondment to
Transitive Technologies Oct 05 Sep 06.
Alvaro
Fernandes: IBM Almaden Research Centre
US Jul Dec 06.
Vacancies
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Academic Staff
None
Research Staff
Postdoctoral Research Associate/Fellow,
ISBE
More
Information
Academic-Related Staff
Manchester Centre for MesoScience and NanoTechnology:
Senior Experimental Officer and Technical
Director
More
Information
Administrative Staff
None
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