Dear Friends and Colleagues Invitation to: Living Forever – A Dream or Reality? The Inaugural Professorial Lecture of Professor Elizabeth Hughes Wednesday 20 March, 5.15 for 5.30pm, University of Worcester, Urwin Lecture Theatre, St John’s Campus, Henwick Grove, Worcester, WR2 6AJ It gives me great pleasure to invite you and your guest to the Inaugural […]
Day: March 11, 2019
Worcester Students’ Union is working with The Anthony Nolan Trust to put on a special event at the University of Worcester to help find a donor for a five-year-old boy. Young Worcester resident Oscar Saxelby-Lee is in desperate need of a stem cell transplant and his mother Olivia is a student at the University. She […]
29 April 2019 13:15 – 15:15 EE 2019 Have you ever had to manage a student in distress? Dealt with a difficult group dynamic? Finished a teaching session feeling drained, frustrated or blocked? Through a combination of sharing personal experience and input from two experienced clinicians working with local Child and Adolescent Mental Health teams, […]
Jennifer Hill, Course Leader for FD Health and Social Care and newly appointed trustee of the Research Council for Complementary Medicine (RCCM) is organising the annual CAMSTRAND 2019 conference in conjunction with the RCCM here at the University of Worcester Arena on Monday 1 and Tuesday 2 July 2019. “Working with others and collaboration in research” is the theme […]
We have a few tickets left for ‘The Science Behind Wildlife Conservation’ talk, and the ‘Ecology Forum’ on 13 and 14 March, great events and free to UW staff and students – you just need to book a place via The Hive website. Laboratory in the Library Tuesday 12 March, 4pm – 4:45pm and 4:45pm – […]
A new Anatomy and Physiology Special Interest Group (SIG) has been set up across the University for staff who are involved in the delivery of related subjects to students or who have a research interest in this area. The group hopes to work together across disciplines to share best practice in relation to teaching, assessment, research and […]
1 – 31 March – Atrium See some of the best photography from around the world that vividly capture the magnificent extremes of weather in the Royal Meteorological Society exhibition at The Hive. Book tickets online at http://www.thehiveworcester.org
Most of you will be familiar with uploading files to Blackboard. However, a file sitting alone in a module might mean little to a student who missed the lecture, or to a student accessing the file some time after the corresponding lecture. A better way to incorporate files into the learning resources is to use […]
School of Humanities Research Seminar Series 2019 Semester 2 Sessions will be held at The Hive between 6:00-7:30pm. Refreshments will be provided. All welcome. Wednesday 27 March: ‘Ecofeminism to Alt-Right: Gay Frogs, Xenoestrogens and Contemporary Environmental Culture’, Dr Hannah Kate Boast (Birmingham) Meeting Room 2
We all know that student recruitment is a top priority for all universities, and the University of Worcester is no different. Nationally we face many challenges, with an historic low in the number of 18 year olds to draw our numbers from and doubts over Brexit potentially having a negative effect on the number of […]
FIONA SAMPSON BOOK READING and in conversation with Mike Bradshaw Thursday 14 March 2019, 6pm At The Glass Room, The Hive Library Contact r.stacey@worc.ac.uk for more information. In Search of Mary Shelley. The Girl Who Wrote Frankenstein. Mary Shelley was brought up by her father in a house filled with radical thinkers, poets, philosophers and […]
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Instant Anatomy trial
Library Services are running a trial of Instant Anatomy until 28 March. It includes, diagrams, quizzes, lectures and podcasts on all sorts of aspects of anatomy. If this is useful for your teaching and research please give us feedback on this form.
We want to continue improving our services for the whole university community. Library Services and the TEL Unit are seeking the views of as many staff as possible, whether you use our services or not. Since our last survey 3 years ago we have used the findings to develop our strategy. We’ve achieved nearly 91% […]
Our new Strategic Plan: Values and Vision recognises that the campus estate has purposefully been designed to ensure a sense of inclusion ‘creating buildings that are conducive to co-operation and success’ (p, 22). As educational and support colleagues, the question remains as to how can we extend attributes of inclusive anticipatory design into the curriculum […]
The Hangar bar in the Students’ Union is available for private hire for all University of Worcester staff (and anyone else!). We can host pretty much any kind of event you like, from birthday parties, to wedding receptions, to school proms. Venue hire is available for just £360 and our Bar and Events team will […]
There are only two weeks to go until nominations close for the Union Awards: Students’ Choice and so far we’ve received over 450 nominations from students. The Union Awards: Students’ Choice celebrate University teaching and support staff who have had a positive impact on students during their time at Worcester. The Students’ Union are asking […]
The Students’ Union is currently recruiting students to join the student staff team for the 2019-20 academic year. There are a number of roles available, offering students the opportunity to gain vital work experience and make a difference to the experience of all students at the university. Current vacancies available are: Welcome Desk Assistant Graphic […]
Voting in the Students’ Union Elections opens Tuesday 12 March at 2.15pm. All students at the University of Worcester and its partner colleges are eligible to vote for who will become the next Students’ Union President, Vice President Education, and Vice President Student Activities. We are asking all staff at the University to encourage students […]
Date & time: Wednesday 20 March – 09:30 – 12:15 Venue: WB023 Overview; this workshop will explain the appraisal process used at the University, look at some of the issues that can influence the success of conducting them. There will also be an opportunity to practice some of the skills required to make the process […]
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Becoming a Mentor
Date & Time: Thursday 21 March – 10:00 – 12:00 Venue: WB023 Overview; mentoring has been recognised as an important activity that helps to support people who are new to the University, moving into a new role or returning from a period of absence. Participants; all members of staff who have an interest in supporting […]
Date & time: Thursday 14 March – 10:00 – 10:30 Venue: WB021 Overview; an introductory course covering Encryption for Windows, RMS & secure storage of University Emails. Participants; any Academic or Professional Support Staff. Learning outcomes; to understand the basics of encryption and RMS. Users should understand how this can be used to allow secure […]
Vinyasa flow yoga classes are on every Tuesday in Gym 1 at the St John’s Campus, 5:15-6:45pm with Lovetree Yoga. Vinyasa flow yoga is a more dynamic style yoga, which means doing a lot more than just sitting on the mat saying ‘om’! Come along to this class and work towards getting fitter and stronger, […]
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