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News from Head of SchoolNetwork Problems I am aware of the serious IT problems experienced
by many our students during last week and will ensure that their
resolution is given the very highest priority. I am expecting a
status report this morning, and if it transpires that help from outside
the School is required I will ensure that a request for support is
escalated to the appropriate level in the University. I believe that
Jeans for GenesThe Jeans for Genes event last week was a great success and has already raised a significant sum for the charity. Many thanks to all who have already contributed. In response to requests from staff who were unable to make a donation on Friday, the collection will be kept open today – collection points are located in Ursula’s office, Finance, ACSO and SSO. Events this
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University's Foundation Day Lecture 8 Oct 08 Professor Joe Stiglitz, Chair, Brooks World Poverty Institute. As you may be aware, the University marks its foundation each year with a Foundation Lecture given by someone of renown. The President and Vice-Chancellor would like to invite as many members of staff as possible from across the University to attend this prestigious event. If you are interested in attending, please request a ticket by emailing Lesley Sisson AI via Neural
Processing
8 Oct 08 Dr Chris Huyck. 1415, Lecture Theatre 1.4, Regular Seminar SeriesSee links
in contents bar for information on seminar series organised by the
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We will once again be supporting the Breast Cancer Campaign by holding a Wear it Pink Day. We will run a tombola and need prizes. If you have any bottles (wine, beer etc), chocolates or new items you are willing to donate then please bring them to ACSO. All donations gratefully received |
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We will once again be running our annual Children in Need Booksale and online auction. Further details will be sent round in due course. Books and auction items gratefully received in ACSO. |
26 November - UG Report
4 February - PG Report
25 March - External Affairs Report
6
May - Research Report
1 July - Resources Report
All meetings take place 1530-1700 in IT 407.
UMIP Seminar on Consulting 13 Oct 08
The University of Manchester Intellectual Property
Ltd (UMIP) would like to invite you to its free seminar on ‘Consulting’
during the morning of Monday 13 October. The seminar will consist of
presentations made by a number of experienced individuals from academia
and industry who will share their experiences of consulting. More Information &
Registration
1000-1300 (Regiatration & coffee 0930), CTF,
The meeting will follow a similar structure to the last one in April in that the first half of the meeting will be used to provide an update on the Faculty's current performance and the second half will be an open question and answer session. The Dean will open the meeting with an overview of the Faculty's financial position, focussed on the five year forecasts, and this will be followed by a brief update from each of the Associate Deans on the key priorities within their areas. Faculty would like at least one question from each School so please send questions for the Dean to Fiona Campbell please.
One-stop solution from STARS. The Division of Sport, Trading and Residential Services (‘STARS’) offers a one-stop solution for academics interested in attracting and organising conferences here at The University of Manchester, a service directly supporting the University's 2015 goal of achieving high international standing.
Manchester-
28th October 2008
Other venues available.
Tea and coffee will be available at
Speakers will include Dr David Fergusson, Deputy
Director, Training, Outreach and Education, the National e-Science Centre
and researchers at
More Information &
registration
RAEng - Leverhulme Trust Senior Research Fellowships 14 Nov 08
These Fellowships provide an opportunity for
mid-career academics based in
More
Information
These fellowships are worth £10,000 each and are intended to add
value to PhD and EngD students by
funding training and development activities which complement their
research oriented education. The scheme is open to all research students
who are entering their second year in the academic term beginning
September/October 2008. Deadline for applications:
The Industrial Secondment Scheme provides an invaluable opportunity for engineering teaching staff in Higher Education institutions to gain state-of-the-art industrial experience. Applicable to engineers of all disciplines, the scheme's objective is to enable the secondees to impart the fruits of this experience to their students through teaching, through case studies using up-to-date material and, in the longer term, through course design. The benefits also accrue to the host organization which gains a temporary but highly qualified member of staff, and to the university which has the opportunity of strengthening its links with industry.
The KT Challenge offers small grants for concept studies and feasibility studies. If you are interested in developing ideas in collaboration with an industrial partner – developing new technology, or applying existing technology in an industrial setting – please contact Constantinos Astreos.
EPSRC would like to encourage the transfer of
outputs of research between different research disciplines as well as
aiding the career development of EPSRC funded PDRAs. In the first instance
an extra year of support will be offered. Transfers between the
engineering and physical science disciplines and the life sciences are
encouraged. There are no closing dates for proposals.
EPSRC invites outline proposals for its
information and communication technology platform grants. Platform grants
aim to provide world-leading
Full-time professorial appointments, in any engineering-related subject. The academy particularly welcomes proposals of a multidisciplinary nature. Funding is provided for 5 years.
An opportunity for university lecturers in engineering to gain state-of-the-art industrial experience.
To help scientists make and establish new contacts with their international counterparts.
Projects in centres of excellence overseas focussing on stimulating wealth creation and improvements in the quality of life.
Support for salary costs and travel subsistence
for scientists and engineers of acknowledged standing, either from within
the
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.
None currently open
None this week
Awards and Promotions
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Alasdair
Rawsthorne: 80% secondment to
Transitive Technologies
Oct 07 – Sep 08. - continuing
John Keane:
Academic Year 2008/09
Len
Freeman: April to Sept 2009
John
Gurd: Academic Year
2009/10
Liping Zhao:
Sept 2008 to Mid Jan 09, and Mid July
09 to mid Jan 10
Josh Knowles:
Feb 2009 for 6
months
Rizos Sakellariou:
Lent term 2008-09, Summer term 2008-09,
Michaelmas Term 2009-10 (2 semesters)
Xiao-Jun
Zeng: January 2009-April 2009
Ning Zhang: January 2009 – June 2009
Academic Staff
None
Research
Fellows in Text Mining (2 posts)
School of
Computer Science
Closing date:
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