14th June 2010,
University of York
The Centre is collaborating with two HEFCE-funded projects - S-Lab (Safe, Successful, Sustainable Laboratories) and the University of Bradford’s Ecoversity initiative – on a workshop on Sustainable Laboratory Chemistry. The event, at York on June 14, includes presentations on curriculum innovation, micro-scale chemistry, and laboratory environmental auditing and improvement.
More at:
http://www.goodcampus.org/events/index.php?siteID
Friday, 4 June 2010
Variety in Chemistry Education Conference (ViCE)
2nd – 3rd September 2010,
Loughborough University
The deadline for offers of workshops and oral presentations is 25th June 2010.
More at:
http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/physsci/events/detail/2010/vice_2010
Loughborough University
The deadline for offers of workshops and oral presentations is 25th June 2010.
More at:
http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/physsci/events/detail/2010/vice_2010
JISC Legal Monthly - June
Legal Guidance for ICT Use in Education and Research, at:
http://www.jisclegal.ac.uk/Newsletter.aspx
choose the pdf option if you don't want to register.
Contents include and has more on:
In the Queen's speech, the Freedom Bill is described as a new piece of legislation to return freedoms to the general public and repeal previous complex and unnecessary laws...These significant recommended changes will be of direct relevance to FE and HE institutions.
A dispute over copyright has arisen between a professor and his former employer, Newcastle University...staff working in HE and FE to check the copyright policy in their institutions and, when negotiating copyright ownership, to ensure the agreed terms are clear and contained in their written contract of employment.
The Digital Economy Act 2010 was given royal assent late on Thursday, 8 April 2010...The latest version sees file-sharers accused of infringing copyright having their internet connections suspended, through ‘blocking injunctions’ without the opportunity to be heard before a court...consequences for internet providers including universities, colleges and libraries...another amendment...relating to ‘orphaned works’, where the copyright owner cannot be legitimately traced, has been dropped completely.
http://www.jisclegal.ac.uk/Newsletter.aspx
choose the pdf option if you don't want to register.
Contents include and has more on:
In the Queen's speech, the Freedom Bill is described as a new piece of legislation to return freedoms to the general public and repeal previous complex and unnecessary laws...These significant recommended changes will be of direct relevance to FE and HE institutions.
A dispute over copyright has arisen between a professor and his former employer, Newcastle University...staff working in HE and FE to check the copyright policy in their institutions and, when negotiating copyright ownership, to ensure the agreed terms are clear and contained in their written contract of employment.
The Digital Economy Act 2010 was given royal assent late on Thursday, 8 April 2010...The latest version sees file-sharers accused of infringing copyright having their internet connections suspended, through ‘blocking injunctions’ without the opportunity to be heard before a court...consequences for internet providers including universities, colleges and libraries...another amendment...relating to ‘orphaned works’, where the copyright owner cannot be legitimately traced, has been dropped completely.
Friday, 14 May 2010
WoK - upgrade with disruption day
Upgrade on Sunday 16 May
commencing 14.00 BST
There may be disruptions to service throughout the day until the upgrade is completed.
Powerpoint slides for information on the upgrades and information on the upgrade to the new prototype WoK version 5.1 and also a preview of future updates at:
http://wok.mimas.ac.uk/support/documentation/presentations/wosecmay2010.ppt
Give the new version a go via the link on the WoK screen (top right). Get there from:
http://www.ed.ac.uk/is/databases-a-z
commencing 14.00 BST
There may be disruptions to service throughout the day until the upgrade is completed.
Powerpoint slides for information on the upgrades and information on the upgrade to the new prototype WoK version 5.1 and also a preview of future updates at:
http://wok.mimas.ac.uk/support/documentation/presentations/wosecmay2010.ppt
Give the new version a go via the link on the WoK screen (top right). Get there from:
http://www.ed.ac.uk/is/databases-a-z
CrossFire - short downtime period - 27th & 28th May
In order to allow for essential operating system updates to be applied to the CrossFire server, there will be a brief period of downtime between 08:00 and 08:30 BST (07:00 - 07:30 GMT) on both Thursday 27th and Friday 28th May.
MIMAS anticipate that the CrossFire service will be unavailable for login for around 5-10 minutes during this period.
MIMAS anticipate that the CrossFire service will be unavailable for login for around 5-10 minutes during this period.
Pharma-Bio-Med 2010 Conference & Exhibition
8-10 November (with optional workshops on 7th and 11th November).
Seville.
For more general information on Pharma-Bio-Med please visit the conference website, www.pharma-bio-med.com.
Poster outlines before Friday 14th May.
Seville.
For more general information on Pharma-Bio-Med please visit the conference website, www.pharma-bio-med.com.
Poster outlines before Friday 14th May.
Evidence-informed Quality Improvement Programme (EQUIP)
EQUIP is a new programme from the Higher Education Academy that will help individual higher education institutions to identify, understand and resolve key issues affecting the quality and effectiveness of the student learning experience.
UK HEIs are invited to submit project proposals for EQUIP by Wednesday 30 June 2010.
The full guidance notes and proposal form can be downloaded from:
http://tinyurl.com/EQUIP-details.
UK HEIs are invited to submit project proposals for EQUIP by Wednesday 30 June 2010.
The full guidance notes and proposal form can be downloaded from:
http://tinyurl.com/EQUIP-details.
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