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Chemistry at Glasgow event

On Thursday 20 November, the School of Chemistry will be hosting the “Chemistry at Glasgow: Past, Present and Future” symposium, which will trace the 250 year history of Chemistry at Glasgow, as well offering an insight into our vision for the future.

The event will feature lectures from esteemed guests including Professor Herbert Waldmann, Dr Philip Ball and will conclude with the Inaugural Lecture from our Chair of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, Professor Robert Liskamp. The event will also mark the official opening of the newly renovated Laboratory for Chemical Biology, which will be a research hub for Professor Liskamp and his team of researchers.

The event will commence at 2pm, and will be concluded by a drinks reception at 5.30pm.

If you would like to attend, please contact Richard McConnell in the Development and Alumni Office at:

Richard.McConnell@gla.ac.uk or direct on 0141 330 4302

LGBT Staff Network

The recently relaunched LGBT Staff Network is a group for University of Glasgow staff and postgraduate students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. The network helps the university to increase equality and diversity around campus, provides support and information to staff and postgraduate students, and regularly organises events.  

Join the LGBT Staff Network Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/363225637167941

The network is run by Carlo van den Heuvel. Feel free to contact him if you have any questions:

carlo.vandenheuvel@glasgow.ac.uk

Ambitious Futures The Graduate Programme for University Leadership

The University sector is one of the most innovative, vibrant and exciting environments in which to build a career.  This cutting-edge programme will show graduate trainees how the challenging and stimulating business of a University operates.  A key aspect of the training will see them working alongside a diverse range of partners, from students and employers to funding bodies and commercial organisations. 

About the Programme

The Ambitious Futures Programme was launched by the Association of Heads of University Administration as a three year pilot programme in 2012 with a view to it becoming a national scheme by 2016.  The programme is now in its third phase and will involve the University of Glasgow for the first time.

Each participating Institution will employ 2 graduate trainees for 15 months. The successful applicants will undertake three different placements in administrative / support functions during that time. The second of these will take place at another University in the Scottish regional cluster.  The type of work that trainees will be involved in will be project-based and wide-ranging offering many diverse and challenging opportunities. 

Graduate trainees will have the opportunity to study towards a Postgraduate qualification and will also be placed in supportive “learning sets” to share their experiences with other participants.  They also have the opportunity to participate in other training and development activities and are further supported by a mentor.

Application Details

Applicants must have graduated from the University of Glasgow within five years of the programme start date and have secured or anticipate a 2:1 degree. 

Applications from graduates and final year undergraduates can be made via the Ambitious Futures website - www.ambitiousfutures.co.uk 

Further information can also be obtained from Eddie O’Grady, Head of Employee and Organisational Development on 0141 330 3101.

The Rise and Fall of the UK Film Council  

Established in April 2000, the UKFC was the key strategic body responsible for supporting the film industry and film culture in Britain however in July 2010 the British Government made the decision to shut it down. Drawing on interviews with leading film executives, politicians and industry stakeholders including all of the UKFC’s Chairs (Alan Parker, Stewart Till and Tim Bevan) and its CEO John Woodward, this lecture by Prof Philip Schlesinger will examine how and why the objectives pursued by the UKFC changed over time and will ask what strategic lessons may be drawn from its overall experience.  

Date: Thursday 13 November, 2014

Venue: Yudowitz Lecture Theatre, Wolfson Medical Building, University of Glasgow, G12 8QQ

Doors open: 5.30pm Event begins: 6.00pm  

The lecture is free to attend but pre-registration is required. Register online here: http://www.alumni.gla.ac.uk/netcommunity/riseandfallofukfilmcouncil   Both lectures will be followed by a drinks reception for all attendees.   For more information, please contact Bicola Barratt-Crane, College Development Officer, or telephone: 0141 330 7148.

Robert Owen Centre celebrates first birthday

The Robert Owen Centre for Educational Change celebrated its first anniversary on Thursday, November 6, by holding a masterclass workshop for headteachers, led by Professor Mel Ainscow, Co-director of the Centre for Equity in Education, University of Manchester. This was followed by a seminar, entitled “Collaboration for Equitable Educational Improvement”, also delivered by Professor Ainscow,  who was Her Majesty’s Chief Advisor in the Greater Manchester City Challenge initiative and was recently appointed Champion for Schools Challenge Cymru by the Welsh Government.

The Robert Owen Centre for Educational Change, based in the School of Education, aims to promote more equitable education systems through theory-driven, applied research underpinned by a commitment to the principles of social justice and lifelong learning; its Director is Professor Chris Chapman.

Divine Mercy Conference

‌The Friends of Divine Mercy Scotland hosted their 1st National conference on Saturday 25th October 2014 at St Mirin’s Cathedral attended by more than 200 delegates, writes Helen Border. Planning for the conference was begun at the University of Glasgow. 

The audience was drawn from all parts of Scotland and as far away as Plymouth. 

The conference was opened by Bishop John Keenan, the former Catholic Chaplain to the University of Glasgow. 

Among those taking part were James MacMillan, the Scottish composer, priests from Glasgow, Paisley and Motherwell Dioceses, and Dr Leonardo Franchi, Lecturer (Creativity Culture and Faith) University of Glasgow.

 

 

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First published: 6 November 2014