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 | | Birmingham Professional Forum | Friday 23 March, 11.00am–12noon, The Bramall.
We welcome Professor Ray Linforth, Vice-Chancellor of University College Birmingham, to talk about further education and our partnership with UCB, and Ian Lyne, who’ll tell us how Research Support Services are developing. | | | | |  | | UoB Dubai officially opens | | The University of Birmingham has officially opened its campus in Dubai – becoming the first global top 100 and UK Russell Group university to establish a campus in this rapidly developing international education hub. | | | |
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 | | The VC’s Great Debate | Thursday 19 April, 6.30–7.45pm, The Bramall.
Fifty-two per cent voted for Brexit, but how many will get the Brexit they want? This inaugural event will coincide with the anniversary of the triggering of Article 50. | | | | |  | | Queen’s Anniversary Prize | | Last week, the Vice-Chancellor joined Professor Clive Roberts and colleagues from the Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education at Buckingham Palace to be presented with the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher Education. | | | |
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| Announcing HEFi18 | | The Higher Education Futures institute (HEFi) will hold its inaugural conference on higher education learning and teaching, on campus and live-streamed on Friday 29 June. | | | | | | New Core ‘Town Hall’ | | Thank you to all colleagues who attended the latest New Core all-staff meeting. Slides from the presentation and dates for other upcoming events are available on the intranet. | | | |
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| Apprenticeship Open Day | Monday 5 March, 3.00–6.00pm, the Bramall Rotunda.
The University of Birmingham will soon be recruiting for our third cohort of apprentices. Come and meet our current apprentices who will be showcasing the different roles that they do at the University. | | | | | | Honorary degrees | | Do you know someone who has made a major contribution to academic, regional or national life? Have you considered nominating them for an honorary degree of the University? The next deadline for nominations is 12 April. | | | |
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| University Square Phase 2 | | Landscaping of the Green Heart is underway in the west section of University Square until June. Work is also progressing on the former library site. Stay up to date online. | | | | | | Sport roundup | | For all your sport updates, including facilities news, staff, student or club performances, expert pieces and events, read about the latest stories from UBSport. | | | |
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| Childcare vouchers | | Until 13 March, working parents can apply for the University’s existing Childcare voucher scheme (care-4) or the new government scheme. From this date, only the new government scheme will be available. | | | | | | Rt. Hon. Jacqui Smith lecture | Tuesday 6 March, 2.00–3.00pm.
The University welcomes Jacqui Smith, the UK’s first female Home Secretary, to the Medical School. Jacqui will speak about the provision and development of health care in terms of societal, political and structural concerns. | | | |
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| IWD #StopStartCareers | | To celebrate International Women’s Day and the Arts & Science Festival we are asking women: What stops/starts your day? What stops/starts your career? Join our focus groups on 2, 6 and 8 March. | | | | | | Timetabling project | | We are making some changes to our timetabling processes to prepare for greater automation and modernisation of our timetabling in 2019–20, reducing the administrative burden on staff in the schools. | | | |
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| Remote Access Service | | Staff and researchers can now register for a new secure and simple-to-use Remote Access Service, which allows you to work and access your University data and applications from wherever you are. | | | | | | Wellbeing Conference | 13 March, 10.00am–4.00pm.
The ‘Working Well in Higher Education’ Conference explores how those responsible for staff wellbeing can use research findings to develop priorities for the workplace. | | | |
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| Poster Conference 2018 | | Staff and students are invited to the 12th Research Poster Conference on 13 June to learn about the exciting research undertaken by the University’s postgraduate students. | | | | | | Collaborative funding | | Applications are invited for collaborative projects with the University of Nottingham. Two funds are available to support research, education and professional services projects. | | | |
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| Transform-Statistics | | Lecturers who teach statistics are invited to a workshop on Thursday 29 March, where Transform-Statistics will share and explore experiences and practices that can help students grasp difficult statistical concepts. | | | | | | UoB-NTU Fellowships | | Fellowship Scheme Launch: This scheme is for outstanding early- and mid-career researchers to work with colleagues at the University of Birmingham and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. | | | |
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