MANCHESTER 1824	School of Computer Science
Weekly Newsletter	31 January 2011
Contents News from HoS This Week School Events External Events Funding Opps Prize & Award Opps Research Awards Staff News Vacancies Links News Submissions Newsletter Archive School Strategy School Intranet School Seminars ESNW Seminars NaCTeM Seminars	News from Head of School Turing lecture: Call for questions On Tuesday Feb 8th we will be welcoming Professor Donald Knuth to the University to deliver the annual Manchester Turing Lecture. This year's lecture will take the form of a question and answer session, facilitated by Howard Barringer. We would like to source as many questions as possible ahead of the event (in case the audience is a little slow to warm up on the night). We would therefore like to invite staff and students to submit questions, on any topic they would like to ask of Don. Please send all questions to Jez Lloyd by Thursday Feb 3rd. Bernard Strutt School Plan discussion Following on from the request for comments on the draft school plan circulated in the 17^th January Newsletter, I will be happy to discuss any aspect of this at the School Board on 2^nd February.  Location: http://intranet.cs.man.ac.uk/newsletter/cs_operational_plan_11v1.doc Events President and Vice-Chancellor’s visit 1 Feb 11 There will be an open staff meeting from 14:50 in Atlas 1 for the President and Vice-Chancellor’s visit. This will include an opening address (c. 5 minutes) from the President which will then be opened up into a general question and answer session (c. 35 minutes). School Board meeting 2 Feb 11 15:30, IT building room 407 PGT report and CPD report School Board homepage Online Query Processing and Data Analytics on Sensor Data with AnduIN 9 Feb 11 Prof Kai-Uwe Sattler. Technische Universitat Ilmenau 14:15, Kilburn 1.4. Seminar page eLearning Technologies symposium 13 April A symposium on the benefits of eLearning Technologies in Engineering, Physical Sciences and Mathematics Invitation for presentations On Wednesday 13th April 2011, The University of Manchester, in conjunction with the Higher Education Academy Subject Centres in Engineering, Physical Sciences, and Mathematics, is holding a symposium that focuses on the benefits of eLearning technologies in teaching and learning. Lecturers and Learning Technologists from the North of England and Scotland will come together to share their knowledge on how we are using online technologies in the field of teaching and learning. The programme will also include a conversation on sustainability strategies of ICT, how we can manage costs effectively and minimise negative environmental impact of eLearning Technologies within Universities. More information Research Awards THE NERC ENVIRONMENTAL BIOINFORMATICS CENTRE (NEBC): ENABLING ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE IN THE MOLECULAR AGE Funding Body: EC PI: Rupert Ford Funding Body: NERC PI: Andy Brass Award Amount: £216022 WF4EVER Funding Body: EC PI: Carole Goble Award Amount: £499386 ERMITAGE Funding Body: EC PI: Rupert Ford Award Amount: £336506 METANET4U Funding Body: EC PI: Sophia Ananiadou Award Amount: £309860