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| Celebrating Paper and Urban Evolution |
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Date:
17 January 2010 - 21 February 2010 Venue: Royal West of England Academy, Clifton, Bristol |
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Celebrating Paper: Urban Evolution:
Admission: £4, (concessions £2.50). Children Free Telephone: 0117 973 5129 Email: info@rwa.org.uk |
| Spiritual Reflection |
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Date:
21 January 2010 - 25 March 2010 Time: 12.30-13.00 Venue: The Octagon, Frenchay Campus |
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A weekly opportunity to share silence or thoughts and to rest during the middle of the day. Every Thursday. Contact: The Octagon Telephone: 0117 32 82334 Email: wellbeingandspirituality@uwe.ac.uk |
| Catholic Mass |
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Date:
28 January 2010 - 25 March 2010 Time: 17.00-17.30 Father Tom Finnegan Venue: The Octagon, Frenchay Campus |
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A weekly mass for Catholic Christians. Every Thursday. Contact: The Octagon Telephone: 0117 32 82334 Email: wellbeingandspirituality@uwe.ac.uk |
| LGBT History Month |
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Date:
1 February 2010 - 28 February 2010 |
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Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans History Month celebrates the lives and achievements of the LGBT community. For more information visit the official website. For information on what is happening at UWE see our LGBT staff network's page.
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| Buddhist Meditation |
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Date:
1 February 2010 - 22 March 2010 Time: 12.00-13.00 Kelsang Chonden Venue: The Octagon, Frenchay Campus |
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Each class is self-contained (drop-in to any) and consists of a talk, guided meditations and an opportunity to discuss and ask questions. The purpose of these meditations is to make our mind more peacefull and our life more meaningful. Classes are based on the book Transform You Life by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. Every Monday. Admission: Small Donation Contact: The Octagon Telephone: 0117 32 82334 Email: wellbeingandspiritualtiy@uwe.ac.uk |
| i-con Lunch |
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Date:
4 February 2010 - 25 March 2010 Time: 12.30-14.00 Venue: The Octagon, Frenchay Campus |
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A chance for International Conversation (I-Con) with students from around the world and an opportunity to buy tickets to BISC events. Some light refreshments will be available and you can bring your own lunch too. Every Thursday. Admission: Free Contact: The Octagon Telephone: 0117 32 82334 Email: wellbeingandspirituality@uwe.ac.uk |
| Private Accommodation Fair |
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Date:
9 February 2010 (Time: 10.00-15.00) Accommodation Services Venue: Core24, Frenchay Campus |
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Information and advice for returning students looking for private accommodation. Experts will be on hand to give you all the advice you need including:
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| Distinguished Executive Address Series |
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Date:
9 February 2010 (Time: 18.00-20.30) Anthony Habgood, Chairman, Reed Elsevier plc and Whitbread plc Venue: Street Cafe, S Block, Frenchay Campus |
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The Distinguished Executive Address (DEA) series is one of the highlights of the University calendar and is a unique opportunity to hear about the challenges, issues and decisions being made at the highest level of strategic leadership directly from the leaders of organisations driving UK business performance. Anthony Habgood was appointed Chairman of Reed Elsevier plc and NV in 2009 and Chairman of Whitbread plc in 2005. His other appointments include Senior Independent Director of Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital Foundation Trust.
Admission: Free - booking required Contact: BBS Events Team Telephone: 0117 32 86432 Email: bbs.events@uwe.ac.uk |
| Milk (15) |
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Date:
9 February 2010 (Time: 18:00) Venue: Scene IT Cinema, 2D07 |
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Cast: Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Emile Hirsch, James Franco Genre: Drama, Gay/Lesbian
Admission: Free, tickets available from Core24 Contact: Eliza Kruszelnicka Telephone: 0117 32 86347 Email: Eliza2.Kruszelnicka@uwe.ac.uk |
| theBizIdea Workshop Cash Flow, Finance and Grants |
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Date:
10 February 2010 (Time: 14:30 -16:00) Jill Burnett , Innovation and Enterprise Team Venue: 2B51, Frenchay Campus |
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This session offers a practical introduction to the principals of forecasting accounts for your business plan. It is a must for anyone who lacks confidence with numbers or is looking for a simple solution to presenting the figures in their plan. Jill Burnett from UWE's Innovation and Enterprise team will also give attendees an introduction to sources of grant funding and where to access them. All UWE students, staff or alumni with an interest in the topic are welcome to attend this workshop, whether they intend to enter theBizIdea Competition or not.
Admission: Free Contact: Ricardo Demarchi Telephone: 0117 32 81986 Email: Ricardo.Demarchi@uwe.ac.uk |
| Forgetting Sarah Marshall (15) |
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Date:
10 February 2010 (Time: 18:00) Venue: Scene IT Cinema, 2D07 |
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Cast: Kristen Bell, Russell Brand, Bill Hader, Jason Segel, Mila Kunis, Paul Rudd, Davon McDonald Genre: Comedy, Romance
Admission: Free, tickets available from Core 24 Contact: Eliza Kruszelnicka Telephone: 0117 32 86347 Email: Eliza2.Kruszelnicka@uwe.ac.uk |
| Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory: A Midsummer Night's Dream |
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Date:
11 February 2010 - 20 March 2010 Venue: The Tobacco Factory, North Street, Southville |
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| Wind Extravaganza: UWE Saxophone, Woodwind and Brass ensembles in concert |
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Date:
13 February 2010 (Time: 19.30) Venue: Staple Hill Methodist Church |
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A concert in aid of the Ronald McDonald House Charities. Directed by Valerie Hodges. Tickets available from the UWE Online Store
Admission: £6 (£5 concessions) Contact: Centre for Performing Arts Telephone: 0117 32 82067 Email: cpa@uwe.ac.uk |
| Varsity: American Football |
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Date:
14 February 2010 |
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Contact: Sports President Email: sports.president@uwe.ac.uk |
| Love Food Festival: Valentines Day special |
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Date:
14 February 2010 (Time: 10.30-16.00) Venue: Paintworks, Arnos Vale, Bristol |
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Admission: Free |
| Film Event: Ian Mac Cormac - Jellyfish and a Glimpse of Eternity |
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Date:
16 February 2010 (Time: 17.30-19.30) Venue: The Octagon, Frenchay Campus |
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Contact: Christian Staff Network Email: christianstaffnetwork@uwe.ac.uk |
| Bloodmobile |
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Date:
17 February 2010 - 19 February 2010 Venue: Frenchay Campus |
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The Bloodmobile is coming to Frenchay this February. Appointments must be made. Please visit the 4th floor of F Block at Frenchay, between 9.30 - 16.30 to book yourself in. For further information about donating blood please visit the website.
Admission: Visit F Block 4th floor from 9.30 – 16.00 to book Contact: Clare Clark Email: Clare.Clark@uwe.ac.uk |
| Improving the Part-Time Student Experience: What Part-Time Students Think About Studying at UWE |
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Date:
17 February 2010 (Time: 13.00-14.30 (sandwich buffet 12.30-13.00 upper room, Felixstowe Court Restaurant)) Presenter: Kate Last ; Hosts: Jonathan Bradley and Kieran Kelly Venue: 1L17, Frenchay Campus |
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The fourth in a series of Student Experience Seminars for 2009-2010. All members of the University are welcome to attend. The seminar is likely to be of particular interest to staff, although students are always welcome. Admission: Free Contact: Isabel Cooke Telephone: 0117 32 81551 Email: isabel.cooke@uwe.ac.uk |
| theBizIdea Workshop: Resources and Teams |
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Date:
17 February 2010 (Time: 14.30 - 16.00) Venue: 2B51, Frenchay Campus |
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This seminar is about building a team, motivation and leadership. It will help you to recognise your strengths and where there are gaps in your own skills. It will also show you how to identify people who will complement your abilities, working style and available resources, to help you with your idea/business plan. All UWE students, staff or alumni with an interest in the topic are welcome to attend this workshop, whether they intend to enter theBizIdea Competition or not.
Admission: Free Contact: Ricardo Demarchi Telephone: 0117 32 81986 Email: Ricardo.Demarchi@uwe.ac.uk |
| Hire for Reward: Improving Taxi Productivity |
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Date:
17 February 2010 (Time: 17:30 - 19:30) Eric Masaba, MD Texxi and Chris Hilditch, MD National Transport Tokens Ltd Venue: Centre for Sustainable Transport (CST), University of Plymouth |
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Moving the Region Forward is a unique seminar series developed through a partnership between the Universities of Plymouth and the West of England, Bristol, the CBI and the trade organisations of the transport sector in South West England. Hire for reward: Improving taxi productivity is a seminar dedicated to looking to the future practices and opportunities of the Hackney Carriage and Private Hire trade. With the exponential rise of GPS based smart phones, and improve smart media payment systems, we are pleased to welcome speakers Chris Hilditch, Managing Director of National Transport Tokens, and Eric Masaba, Managing Director of Texxi, to share their expertise.
Admission: Free Contact: Professor Jon Shaw Email: jon.shaw@plymouth.ac.uk |
| Free Live Music - CMT students |
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Date:
17 February 2010 (Time: 19.30) Venue: 2B025, Frenchay Campus |
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Free live music written and performed by First Year Creative Music Technology students from UWE. Presenting:
Admission: Free |
| PhD Showcase Lectures |
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Date:
18 February 2010 (Time: 19.00) Venue: Room 1N5, Frenchay Campus |
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The PhD Showcase lectures offer an opportunity for some of the best regional PhD students to present their work to an audience of academics and industrialists. UWE is hosting the event this year, which is jointly organised by the Institute of Mechanical Engineering (IMechE) and the Institute of Engineering Technology (IET). There will be refreshments and a light buffet, and an opportunity to visit University research laboratories including the Machine Vision Lab. Contact: Melvyn Smith Email: Melvyn.Smith@uwe.ac.uk |
| Student Volunteering Week |
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Date:
22 February 2010 - 28 February 2010 |
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| Fair Trade Fortnight |
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Date:
22 February 2010 - 7 March 2010 |
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| Forty Minutes: Steve Kings and Liz Glen (Zemlinsky and Weil songs) |
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Date:
23 February 2010 (Time: 12.40-13.20) Venue: The Octagon, Frenchay Campus |
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Part of a series of exciting and varied performances brought to you by the Centre for Performing Arts. Steve Kings and Liz Glen will be performing and the concert will be followed by a singing workshop at 14.00 in the Centre for Performing Arts.
Admission: FREE Contact: Centre for Performing Arts Telephone: 0117 32 82067 Email: cpa@uwe.ac.uk |
| Introduction to Designing and Producing Vitreous Enamel Panels for Public Art Commissions |
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Date:
23 February 2010 - 25 February 2010 Time: 9.30 - 16.30 Elizabeth Turrell Venue: Centre for Fine Print Research, Bower Ashton Campus |
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This three-day course is an opportunity for artists considering applying for public art commissions to prepare up to six small steel sample panels and one larger panel for presentations. The course will include examples of contemporary examples of public art commissions in vitreous enamel to inspire you. During the course you will be given plenty of time to produce samples Application and the procedure of firing your finished samples will also be covered. Full technical support will be given throughout the duration of the course. Participants must have experience of using enamel.
Admission: £320 (£256 concessions) Contact: Marketing and External Relations Team Telephone: 0117 32 84810 Email: sca.cpd@uwe.ac.uk |
| A Vision of Bristol Transport's Future |
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Date:
24 February 2010 (Time: 19.30) Cllr Jon Rogers, Bristol Cabinet Minister for Transport and Sustainability.Bristol Civic Society Venue: Friends Meeting House, 126 Hampton Road, Redland, BS6 6JE |
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Bristol Civic Society February speaker event. Our guest speaker will be Councillor Jon Rogers, Bristol Cabinet Minister for Transport and Sustainability, who will be discussing 'A Vision of Bristol Transport's Future'. The talk will cover the changes planned for Bristol and provides an opportunity to ask questions on the subject. Admission: Free Contact: Eloise White Email: eloise.white@live.uwe.ac.uk |
| Fairwear 2010: Fairtrade Fashion Show |
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Date:
25 February 2010 (Time: 16.00 and 19.00) James Redmond, star of Casualty and Hollyoaks Venue: Bristol Cathedral |
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Fair trade fashion is ethical and fun and the show offers a perfect opportunity to move people away from fast, disposable fashion to more sustainable options. With the awesome backdrop of Bristol Cathedral and London staging experts, True Staging creating the set, a fantastic event is guaranteed. Fairwear Fashion Show 2010 will feature actress Emma Watson's new collection for People Tree. Tickets available now - for more information visit the website.
Admission: £5 (£3 concessions) Contact: Freya Pearson, Bristol Fairtrade Co-ordinator Email: freya@fairwearfashionshow.org.uk |
| 7th Annual Fullbrook Lecture: 'Bare lives' in Guantanamo Bay |
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Date:
25 February 2010 (Time: 18:45) Professor Dick Ellis, University of Birmingham Venue: Lecture Theatre H124, St Matthias Campus |
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The Fullbrook Lecture was established to commemorate Professor Kate Fullbrook, who held the post of Associate Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Languages and Social Sciences until her death in July 2003. The lecture is given annually by an outstanding individual of international stature in an academic area in which Kate had a particular interest. Professor Dick Ellis is a Professor of American Studies at the University of Birmingham. Drinks and canapes will be served following the lecture.
Admission: Free - reservation required Contact: Rose West Telephone: 0117 32 84372 Email: SSHevents@uwe.ac.uk |
| Opening Doors 2010: Changing the Same? |
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Date:
26 February 2010 (Time: 10.00 - 16.30) Nigel Williams Venue: School of Life Sciences, Frenchay Campus |
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A series of professional development workshops for those interested in the fields of practising psychology, counselling or psychotherapy.
Admission: £90 (concessionary rate £60-UWE staff/students) Contact: Mandy James Telephone: 0117 32 82493 Email: Mandy.James@uwe.ac.uk |
| Ethics in Business - A Contradiction in terms?: a Business Studies Taster Day |
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Date:
26 February 2010 (Time: 10:00-15:00) |
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Are you keen to develop your interest in building ethical businesses? Do you want to improve your creativity, communication and presentation skills? Join us for:
UWE is inviting Year 12/Year 1 Learners, particularly those who have no family experience of HE or are from a minority ethnic group, to another of our highly successful Business Taster Days. To book, please fill in a Registration form. Students on previous Business Studies Taster Days said:
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| GDP Research Bids seminar |
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Date:
2 March 2010 (Time: 12:00-14:00) Kieran Kelly Venue: 3E12, Frenchay Campus |
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GDP has been challenging for students as well as staff and as a result has generated some really interesting questions. We have been able to supply some small funding to support the following projects, and now invite colleagues across the University to hear the outcome of the projects. A light buffet lunch will be provided.
Contact: Anne Dyke Telephone: 0117 32 81285 Email: gdp@uwe.ac.uk |
| UWE Farmers' Market |
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Date:
3 March 2010 (Time: 10.00-15.00) Venue: Courtyard outside Main Reception, Frenchay Campus |
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Your chance to support local traders and buy their produce from pies to plants, coffee to cakes.
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| Musical 2010: The Wedding Singer |
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Date:
3 March 2010 - 6 March 2010 Time: 19.30 (Saturday Matinee 14.30) Venue: Redgrave Theatre, Clifton |
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This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Joseph Weinberger Ltd on behalf of Music Theatre International of New York. Remember when hair was big, greed was good and shoulder pads were in? It's the 80's and wannabe star Robbie Hart is everyone's favourite wedding singer. He is the life and soul of the party until he gets jilted at the altar. Shot through the heart, Robbie makes every wedding as disastrous as his own, until he meets Julia, a sweet waitress. The only trouble is she is about to be married. Can Robbie pull off the performance of the decade and win the girl of his dreams? Tickets available from the UWE Online Store and from the Centre for Performing Arts.
Admission: £10 (£7 concessions) Contact: Centre for Performing Arts Telephone: 0117 32 82067 Email: cpa@uwe.ac.uk |
| Varsity: Netball (2nd/3rd Team) |
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Date:
8 March 2010 |
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Contact: Sports President Email: sports.president@uwe.ac.uk |
| Varsity: Netball (1st team) |
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Date:
10 March 2010 |
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Contact: Sports President Email: sports.president@uwe.ac.uk |
| No Smoking Day |
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Date:
10 March 2010 Venue: Nationwide |
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No Smoking Day is the UK's leading health campaign for smokers who want to stop. Visit the website for more information.
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| Postgraduate and Professional Open Day |
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Date:
10 March 2010 (Time: 16.00-20.00) Venue: UWE Bristol, Frenchay and Bower Ashton Campuses |
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Frenchay and Bower Ashton Campuses will be open. Glenside and St Matthias Campuses will be closed. Please visit our Open Day web pages to register and for more information including itineraries, maps and travel information.
Email: open@uwe.ac.uk |
| National Science and Engineering Week |
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Date:
12 March 2010 - 21 March 2010 |
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National Science and Engineering Week (NSEW) is a ten day programme of science, engineering and technology events and activities across the UK aimed at people of all ages.
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| Opening Doors 2010: Eco Psychology |
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Date:
12 March 2010 (Time: 10.00 to 16.30) Annie Shaw and Jenni Horsfall Venue: School of Life Sciences, Frenchay Campus |
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A series of professional development workshops for those interested in the fields of practising psychology, counselling or psychotherapy.
Admission: £90 (concessionary rate £60 - UWE staff/students) Contact: Mandy James Telephone: 0117 32 82493 Email: Mandy.James@uwe.ac.uk |
| Southwest Undergraduate Conference 2010 |
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Date:
13 March 2010 (Time: 10:00 - 16:30) Venue: Frenchay Campus |
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A one-day conference for final year Psychology students in the South West. A chance for students to showcase their project work. Students eligible from Universities from Bath, Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth and the West of England.
Admission: £10 Contact: Mandy James, Email: mandy.james@uwe.ac.uk |
| Early Years Professional Status (EYPS) Breakfast Event |
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Date:
13 March 2010 (Time: 9.30) Pat Frawley Venue: Street Cafe, S Block, Frenchay Campus |
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Earn and Learn - come and have breakfast-on us! Are you interested in working in childcare? If you are a 3rd year student in any discipline, come and find out about Early Years Professional Status (EYPS) at UWE. Early Years Professional Status is a postgraduate course and we offer a full-time one year pathway, aimed at graduates with little experience of the early years sector. There are no fees and this pathway attracts an automatic tax-free bursary of up to £5,000 for every candidate. Students can also work towards achieving an MA and can achieve a Postgraduate Diploma in Early Years. Please contact us with any questions and to register your place (and your breakfast!)
Admission: Free (registration necessary) Contact: EYPS Team Telephone: 0117 32 84128 Email: eyps@uwe.ac.uk |
| Varsity: Football |
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Date:
15 March 2010 Venue: Memorial Stadium |
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Contact: Sports President Email: sports.president@uwe.ac.uk |
| Varsity: Rugby |
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Date:
17 March 2010 Venue: Memorial Stadium |
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Contact: Sports President Email: sports.president@uwe.ac.uk |
| BLOODHOUND SSC - for Maths and Science Teachers |
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Date:
17 March 2010 (Time: 15:30/16:00 - 17.30) Venue: Lecture Theatre 2B025, Frenchay Campus |
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This event is part of National Science and Engineering Week 2010 and will feature an overview of the BLOODHOUND SSC Project by Project Director, Professor Richard Noble OBE and Engineering Director, Professor John Piper.
'How the BLOODHOUND SSC Project can enrich your curriculum' and a case study of engagement - 'BLOODHOUND SSC in Action' will be presented by BLOODHOUND SSC Education Programme Director, Dave Rowley.
Admission: To register to attend - please contact Sue Fox Contact: Sue Fox Telephone: 0117 32 82608 Email: sue.fox@uwe.ac.uk |
| BLOODHOUND SSC Lecture |
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Date:
17 March 2010 (Time: 17:30/18:00) Professor Richard Noble OBE and Professor John Piper Venue: Lecture Theatre 2B025, Frenchay Campus |
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The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Steven West, is pleased to announce that UWE will be hosting a lecture which will update delegates on BLOODHOUND SSC and other University projects as part of National Science and Engineering Week 2010. The lecture will be followed by a supper for all attendees.
Admission: By invitation - please contact Sue Fox Contact: Sue Fox Telephone: 0117 32 82608 Email: Sue.Fox@uwe.ac.uk |
| Laser-cutting Stencils for the Application of Enamel Masterclass |
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Date:
17 March 2010 - 19 March 2010 Time: 9.30 - 16.30 Elizabeth Turrell and Tom Sowden Venue: Centre for Fine Print Research, Bower Ashton Campus |
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This three-day course will start with an introduction to the principles of laser cutting. You will learn how to create stencils from a range of materials including paper, card and plastic film and by the end of the workshop you should have a comprehensive understanding of how to prepare designs to send to commercial laser-cutting services. Once you have prepared your stencils you will be able to produce a series of enamel samples on copper and steel using sifting and wet process enamels that will be fired in the large kiln. The course aims to suit those who are interested in incorporating the laser as part of their practice and is suitable for those without previous experience of working in enamel and laser cutting although a practical background working within art and design is recommended. Full technical support will be given throughout the duration of the course.
Admission: £320 (£256 concessions) Contact: Marketing and External Relations Team Telephone: 0117 32 84810 Email: sca.cpd@uwe.ac.uk |
| Inaugural Professorial Lecture - From Borders Lane to Bourdieu: A Sociological Journey |
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Date:
18 March 2010 (Time: 18.45) Professor David James Venue: Lecture Theatre 2B020, Frenchay Campus |
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David James is Professor of Education at the University of the West of England, Bristol, where he co-directs the Bristol Centre for Research in Lifelong Learning and Education (BRILLE).
Admission: Free - it is necessary to reserve a place Contact: Rose West, Events Officer Telephone: 0117 32 84372 Email: SSHEvents@uwe.ac.uk |
| Chamber Choir and Chamber Orchestra in concert |
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Date:
19 March 2010 (Time: 19.30) Venue: St Patrick's Church, Bristol |
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Contact: Centre for Performing Arts Telephone: 0117 32 82067 Email: cpa@uwe.ac.uk |
| Sport Relief Mile |
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Date:
21 March 2010 (Time: 10.30-15.30) Venue: Start Line: College Green |
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To enter and for more information please see the website.
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| Forty Minutes: Chamber Music |
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Date:
23 March 2010 (Time: 12.40-13.20) Venue: The Octagon, Frenchay Campus |
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Part of a series of exciting and varied performances brought to you by the Centre for Performing Arts. A selection of students and Music Scholars will be performing Chamber Music.
Admission: FREE Contact: Centre for Performing Arts Telephone: 0117 32 82067 Email: cpa@uwe.ac.uk |
| Distinguished Executive Address Series |
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Date:
23 March 2010 (Time: 18.00-20.30) Dame Fiona Reynolds, Director-General, National Trust Venue: Street Cafe, S Block, Frenchay Campus |
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The Distinguished Executive Address (DEA) series is one of the highlights of the University calendar and is a unique opportunity to hear about the challenges, issues and decisions being made at the highest level of strategic leadership directly from the leaders of organisations driving UK business performance. Fiona Reynolds has been Director-General of the National Trust for England, Wales and Northern Ireland since 2001. Fiona has a first class honours degree in Geography/Land Economy and an examined Masters in Land Economy from Cambridge University.
Admission: Free - booking required Contact: BBS Events Team Telephone: 0117 32 86432 Email: bbs.events@uwe.ac.uk |
| The Praxis of Social Dreaming |
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Date:
24 March 2010 (Time: 13:30 - 15:30) W Gordon Lawrence Venue: Room 2S608, Frenchay Campus |
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Hosted by the Centre for Psycho-Social Studies. Gordon Lawrence will describe how the method of Social Dreaming was discovered at the Tavistock Institute in 1982 and outline the ancillery tools that have been developed, i.e., Dream Reflection Dialogue (DRD) and the Creative Role Synthesis (CRS) Admission: Free Contact: Susan Gamble, Centre for Psycho-Social Studies Telephone: 0117 32 81311 Email: Susan3.Gamble@live.uwe.ac.uk |
| Central Bristol Public Spaces |
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Date:
24 March 2010 (Time: 19:30) Henry Shaftoe, Senior Lecturer, Dept. of the Built and Natural Environment Venue: Friends Meeting House, 126 Hampton Road, Redland BS6 6JE |
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Henry Shaftoe, who wrote 'Convivial Urban Spaces: Creating Effective Public Spaces' will be speaking to members of the public and the Bristol Civic Society to debate issues surrounding the Bristol places we all share.
Admission: Free Contact: Anne Dyke Telephone: 0117 32 81285 Email: anne.dyke@uwe.ac.uk |
| Introduction to 3D Scanning for Artists |
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Date:
24 March 2010 (Time: 9:30 - 16:30) Brendan Reid Venue: Centre for Fine Print Research, UWE, Bower Ashton Campus |
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This one-day course offers an artist's led approach to the 3D scanning process. A 3D scanner analyses a real-world object and collects data on its shape using laser technology. The collected data can then be used to construct computer 3D models for a wide variety of applications such as sculpture, components, avatars and models, etc. The course is PC based and is suitable for those without previous experience of working in 3D or with CAD although a degree of computer literacy is essential. Full technical support will be given throughout the duration of the course. For more details and to book please contact us.
Admission: £150 (£120 concessions) Contact: Marketing and External Relations Team Telephone: 0117 32 84810 Email: sca.cpd@uwe.ac.uk |
| Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory: The Tempest |
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Date:
25 March 2010 - 1 May 2010 Venue: The Tobacco Factory, North Street, Southville |
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| Hartpury College: Higher Education Open Morning |
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Date:
27 March 2010 Venue: Hartpury College |
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A chance to learn more about courses taught at Hartpury College. Booking essential. Visit the website for details.
Admission: Register your place Contact: Hartpury College Email: enquire@hartpury.ac.uk |
| Open Day |
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Date:
27 March 2010 (Time: 10.00-16.00) Venue: All UWE campuses |
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To register to attend and for further information please visit the Open Day website.
Contact: Admissions and International Recruitment Telephone: 0117 32 83333 Email: open@uwe.ac.uk |
| Swindon Education Centre Open Day |
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Date:
27 March 2010 (Time: 10.00-16.00) Venue: Swindon Education Centre, Great Western Hospital, The Academy at Commonhead |
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To register please visit our Open Day website. Further information to follow.
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| Gloucester Education Centre Open Day |
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Date:
27 March 2010 (Time: 10.00-16.00) Venue: Gloucester Education Centre, Hartpury College, Hartpury |
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To register please visit our Open Day website. Further information to follow.
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| Open Painting |
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Date:
28 March 2010 - 9 May 2010 Venue: Royal West of England Academy, Clifton, Bristol |
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A comprehensive and exciting survey of contemporary painting selected from an open submission. The work of artists from around the country will be shown together with selected paintings by invited artists. Nearly all work will be for sale.
Admission: £4, (concessions £2.50). Children Free Telephone: 0117 973 5129 Email: info@rwa.org.uk |
| Teaching 'Taster Course' for Under-Represented Groups |
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Date:
29 March 2010 - 31 March 2010 Venue: School of Education, UWE, Frenchay Campus |
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Ever thought about teaching as a career but not sure where to start? The School of Education at UWE, in conjunction with the Training and Development Agency, is offering you the opportunity to get some first-hand experience and find out if teaching is for you. We are particularly keen to recruit people from black and minority ethnic groups, who are under-represented in primary and secondary schools. The free taster course involves 1 full day in a local school where you can experience life in a classroom, and 3 evenings of talks and discussions. We will cover the routes into teaching and the challenges you might face, as well as the rewards a teaching career can offer.
Admission: Free Contact: Alison Pack Telephone: 0117 32 82416 Email: sshmarketing@uwe.ac.uk |
| Facing the Future: A conference for young people interested in Journalism, Media, Culture and Drama |
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Date:
30 March 2010 (Time: 09.30-15.30) Venue: UWE, St Matthias Campus |
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If your Year 12 learners are interested in studying Film, Media and Cultural Studies, Drama, Journalism or Media Practice then they should attend our Facing the Future Conference. Led by academic staff from UWE's Department of Culture, Media and Drama, this event aims to offer students a fantastic subject enrichment opportunity. The day will include:
Admission: Free Contact: Susan Welsh Telephone: 0117 32 82232 Email: susan.welsh@uwe.ac.uk |
| World Health Day |
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Date:
7 April 2010 |
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| UWE Farmers Market |
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Date:
7 April 2010 (Time: 10.00-15.00) Venue: Courtyard outside Main Reception, Frenchay Campus |
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Your chance to support local traders and buy their produce from pies to plants, coffee to cakes.
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| Electronic Paper and Plastic Electronics |
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Date:
12 April 2010 (Time: 18.30 - 19.00) Adrian Geisow, HP Labs, Bristol Venue: Lecture theatre 1N5, Frenchay Campus |
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From bulky cathode ray tubes to today’s flat panels, displays continue to evolve. What are the challenges for emerging technologies that aim to replicate the look of print on paper, and will developments in printed, plastic and organic electronics help us solve them?
Admission: Free Contact: Olly Wells Telephone: 0117 933 4788 Email: owells@theiet.org |
| Kierkegaard and the Political - day conference |
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Date:
15 April 2010 (Time: 10.00 - 16.30) David Wood, Christine Battersby, Clare Carlisle, Alison Assiter Venue: St Matthias Campus, UWE Bristol |
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Featuring:
This conference aims to look at Kierkegaard as a significant philosopher and as a thinker who has important things to say about the ethical and the political domains. The topic Kierkegaard and Feminism is also included in the conference. Admission: £40 (waged) £20 (unwaged) Contact: Alison Assiter Email: Alison.Assiter@uwe.ac.uk |
| Distinguished Executive Address Series |
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Date:
15 April 2010 (Time: 18.00-20.30) Helen Anne Alexander CBE, President, CBI Venue: Street Cafe, S Block, Frenchay Campus |
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The Distinguished Executive Address (DEA) series is one of the highlights of the University calendar and is a unique opportunity to hear about the challenges, issues and decisions being made at the highest level of strategic leadership directly from the leaders of organisations driving UK business performance. Helen Anne Alexander obtained an MA from Hertford College, Oxford and became an Honorary Fellow in 2002. She obtained an MBA from INSEAD in 1984 and is currently chair of the Business Advisory Council of the Said Business School, Oxford University.
Admission: Free - booking required Contact: BBS Events Team Telephone: 0117 32 86432 Email: bbs.events@uwe.ac.uk |
| Inside Out: Psychoanalytic Perspectives on our Environmental Crisis |
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Date:
17 April 2010 (Time: 9.30 - 16.30) Centre for Psycho-Social Studies Venue: UWE, Frenchay Campus |
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This conference is intended primarily for counsellors, psychotherapists and others with a grounding in psychoanalysis. Speakers include: Conference Chairman: Paul Zeal (Severnside Institute for Psychotherapy, The Site for Contemporary Psychoanalysis)
Admission: £68 (before 1 March) - 1 March onwards £75 Contact: Adrian Tait, Visiting Fellow, CPSS Telephone: 0117 32 81311 Email: Adrian.Tait@uwe.ac.uk |
| GDP Event: Sharing Good Practice |
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Date:
21 April 2010 (Time: 12.00-14.30) Venue: 4E13, Frenchay Campus |
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This event brings together tutors from across the university to share their ideas and insights for successfully delivering GDP.
Contact: Anne Dyke Telephone: 0117 32 81285 |
| Varsity: Hockey |
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Date:
21 April 2010 (Time: 12.30-16.30) |
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Boys: 13.00-15.00
Contact: Sports President Email: sports.president@uwe.ac.uk |
| Varsity: Squash |
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Date:
21 April 2010 (Time: 13.30-17.30) |
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Contact: Sports President Telephone: sports.president@uwe.ac.uk |
| Varsity: Badminton |
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Date:
21 April 2010 (Time: 15.00-19.00) |
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Contact: Sports President Email: sports.president@uwe.ac.uk |
| Opening Doors 2010: Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy: The heart of the practice |
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Date:
23 April 2010 (Time: 10.00 to 16.30) Amanda Burden Venue: School of Life Sciences, Frenchay Campus |
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A series of professional development workshops for those interested in the fields of practising psychology, counselling or psychotherapy.
Admission: £90 (concessionary rate £60-UWE staff/students) Contact: Mandy James Telephone: 0117 32 82493 Email: Mandy.James@uwe.ac.uk |
| UWE Singers and Orchestra perform Walton's 'Belshazzar's Feast' |
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Date:
24 April 2010 (Time: 19.30) Venue: The Colston Hall, Bristol |
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Presenting the massed choruses of UWE Singers, Chew Valley Choral Society, Colstons' Choral Society, Clifton Singers and members of Bristol Choral Society with the UWE Symphony Orchestra, Lydbrook Band and City of Bristol Brass Band. Belshazzar's Feast William Walton Fanfare for 40 Brass - Hull (World Premiere) Includes pre-concert talk with Dr Adrian Hull (Lecturer in Performing Arts at UWE) at 18.00 in the Main Hall. Tickets Available from UWE Online Store
Admission: £10-£15 (£1-£10 concs) Contact: Centre for Performing Arts Telephone: 0117 32 82067 Email: cpa@uwe.ac.uk |
| Measure for Measure |
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Date:
27 April 2010 - 1 May 2010 Venue: Redgrave Theatre, Bristol |
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Measure for Measure is an astonishingly modern dark comedy about sexual repression and human frailty. While laying bare the warped sexual being of each one of its three central characters, the play provides the best antidote to overzealous puritans in any age - a rich dose of laughter therapy! The production is directed by John Reid of UWE's Drama department. Admission: £8 (£6 concs),£5 pp for group bookings over 10 Contact: Lisa Thrower Email: Lisa.Thrower@uwe.ac.uk |
| Forty Minutes: London Contemporary Music Group |
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Date:
27 April 2010 (Time: 12.40-13.20) Venue: The Octagon, Frenchay Campus |
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Part of a series of exciting and varied performances brought to you by the Centre for Performing Arts. Performing will be the London Contemporary Music Group with Solo Clarinet. Following the concert will be a Composition for Clarinet workshop taking place at the Centre for Performing Arts.
Admission: FREE Contact: Centre for Performing Arts Telephone: 0117 32 82067 Email: cpa@uwe.ac.uk |
| Workers' Memorial Day |
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Date:
28 April 2010 |
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The International Day of Action for Safety and Health at Work commemorates the thousands of people who have died, been seriously injured or made ill through their work. On this day we will strive to make a contribution to a reduced toll of injuries and ill-health in the future. For more information visit the website.
Contact: Health and Safety Unit Telephone: 0117 32 82596 Email: safety@uwe.ac.uk |
| BizIdea Presentation Evening |
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Date:
29 April 2010 Venue: UWE Exhibition and Conference Centre |
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Now entering its ninth year, theBizIdea is the University of the West of England's inspirational business plan competition. It encourages UWE entrepreneurs to make their business ideas a reality! For more information please visit the website.
Email: enterprise@uwe.ac.uk |
| Varsity: Canoe Polo |
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Date:
1 May 2010 Venue: Bristol Harbourside |
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Contact: Sports President Email: sports.president@uwe.ac.uk |
| Deaf Awareness Week |
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Date:
4 May 2010 - 10 May 2010 |
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| Opening Doors 2010 - Abandonment and Recovery: Following separation and divorce |
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Date:
7 May 2010 (Time: 10.00 to 16.30) Philippa Henley and Katina Noble Venue: School of Life Sciences, Frenchay Campus |
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A series of professional development workshops for those interested in the fields of practising psychology, counselling or psychotherapy.
Admission: £90 (concessionary rate £60-UWE staff/students) Contact: Mandy James Telephone: 0117 32 82493 Email: Mandy.James@uwe.ac.uk |
| Varsity: Boat Race |
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Date:
8 May 2010 Venue: Harbourside, Bristol |
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Contact: Sports President Email: sports.president@uwe.ac.uk |
| Postgraduate and Professional Open Day |
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Date:
8 May 2010 (Time: 10.00-13.00) Venue: UWE Bristol, Frenchay and Bower Ashton Campuses |
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Frenchay and Bower Ashton Campuses will be open. Glenside and St Matthias Campuses will be closed. Please visit our Open Day web pages to register and for more information including itineraries, maps and travel information.
Email: open@uwe.ac.uk |
| Bristol 10K |
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Date:
9 May 2010 |
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Entries are now being taken for the 2010 Bristol 10k. The race route is similar to the Bristol half marathon and uses a car-free course, starting from At-Bristol, along the harbourside, then follows the Avon Gorge and Cumberland Road, returning to At-Bristol via Prince Street Bridge. For runners also planning to take part in the half marathon, it offers a great training opportunity to experience a short version of the course. For more information and to enter please visit the website.
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| EYPS Taster course |
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Date:
17 May 2010 - 21 May 2010 Pat Frawley Venue: Frenchay Campus, UWE Bristol |
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Earn and Learn – get a taste of EYPS Become an Early Years Professional and work towards Early Years Professional Status. UWE offers a full time one year pathway for graduates with little or no experience of the early years sector. This pathway attracts an automatic tax-free bursary of up to £5,000 for every candidate. You can also work towards achieving an MA and can achieve a Postgraduate Diploma in Early Years. If you are interested in working with Under 5's but aren't sure whether EYPS is the right course for you, why not come along and get a feel for the course on our free Taster Course. For more information please contact us or visit the webpages.
Admission: Free Contact: EYPS Team Telephone: 0117 32 84128 Email: eyps@uwe.ac.uk |
| Forty Minutes |
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Date:
25 May 2010 (Time: 12.40-13.20) Venue: The Octagon, Frenchay Campus |
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Part of a series of exciting and varied performances brought to you by the Centre for Performing Arts.
Admission: FREE Contact: Centre for Performing Arts Telephone: 0117 32 82067 Email: cpa@uwe.ac.uk |
| Distinguished Executive Address Series |
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Date:
1 June 2010 (Time: 18.00-20.30) Sir Mike Rake, Chairman, BT Group plc and easyJet plc Venue: Future Inn Cabot Circus Hotel |
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Please note: City Centre venue and admission fee The Distinguished Executive Address (DEA) series is one of the highlights of the University calendar and is a unique opportunity to hear about the challenges, issues and decisions being made at the highest level of strategic leadership directly from the leaders of organisations driving UK business performance. Sir Michael Rake is Chairman of BT Group plc and easyJet plc. He is Chairman of the UK Commission for Employment and Skills, as well as a Director of Barclays PLC, McGraw Hill Inc and the Financial Reporting Council.
Admission: £15. UWE Alumni: £7.50. UWE Staff/Students - Free Contact: BBS Events Team Telephone: 0117 32 86432 Email: bbs.events@uwe.ac.uk |
| Opening Doors 2010: An introduction to Cognitive Analytic Therapy (C.A.T) |
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Date:
4 June 2010 (Time: 10.00 to 16.30) Andrea Halewood Venue: School of Life Sciences, Frenchay Campus |
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A series of professional development workshops for those interested in the fields of practising psychology, counselling or psychotherapy.
Admission: £90 (concessionary rate £60 - UWE staff/students) Contact: Mandy James Telephone: 0117 32 82493 Email: Mandy.James@uwe.ac.uk |
| Hartpury College Open Day |
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Date:
5 June 2010 Venue: Hartpury College |
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Contact: Hartpury College Telephone: 01452 700283 Email: enquire@hartpury.ac.uk |
| Centre for Performing Arts Prizegiving |
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Date:
10 June 2010 (Time: tbc) Guest Speaker tbc Venue: Royal West of England Academy, Bristol |
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Admission: By invitation only Contact: Centre for Performing Arts Telephone: 0117 32 82067 Email: cpa@uwe.ac.uk |
| Planning and Architecture Degree Show |
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Date:
11 June 2010 |
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| Bristol Festival of Nature |
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Date:
12 June 2010 - 13 June 2010 Venue: Harbourside, Bristol |
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| Refugee Week |
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Date:
14 June 2010 - 20 June 2010 |
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| The Bolland Lecture |
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Date:
15 June 2010 (Time: 18.00) Dr Ray Priest Venue: 2D67 - Glendinning Lecture Theatre, Frenchay Campus |
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Dr Ray Priest is Principal of The City Academy Bristol and received an Honorary Degree from the University in 2006. The Bolland Lecture was established in 1976 to commemorate Dr Robert Bolland, who held the post of Director of Bristol Polytechnic from its foundation in 1969 to his death in 1974. The lecture will be followed by a buffet supper. To register your interest for this event please e-mail events@uwe.ac.uk Admission: By invitation, or register your interest Contact: UWE Events team Email: events@uwe.ac.uk |
| Hartpury College: Higher Education Open Morning |
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Date:
16 June 2010 Venue: Hartpury College |
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A chance to learn more about courses taught at Hartpury College. Booking essential. Visit the website for details.
Admission: Register your place Contact: Hartpury College Email: enquire@hartpury.ac.uk |
| Creative Arts Degree Show 2010 |
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Date:
18 June 2010 - 24 June 2010 Venue: School of Creative Arts, Bower Ashton Campus |
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Private View: Friday 18 June 2010 General Admission: Saturday 19 - Thursday 24 June 2010. More information to follow.
Contact: School of Creative Arts Email: CreativeArtsDegreeShow@uwe.ac.uk |
| National Bike Week |
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Date:
19 June 2010 - 27 June 2010 |
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| Recycle Now Week |
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Date:
21 June 2010 - 27 June 2010 |
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| Appearance Matters 4 |
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Date:
22 June 2010 - 23 June 2010 Venue: Wills Building, University of Bristol, UK |
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Appearance Matters 4 is a two day conference highlighting current research and good practice around appearance-related issues including visible difference, ethics, information provison, education, the media, resilience, identity, weight, provision of care, psychosocial interventions and areas for further research. Conference keynote speakers include Professor Alex Clarke, Royal Free Hospital London, and Professor Lina Ricciardelli, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia.
Admission: See website for rates Contact: Appearance Matters Team Telephone: 0117 32 83967 Email: CAR@uwe.ac.uk |
| The Fourth Wall: Paintings by Stephen Farthing RA |
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Date:
23 June 2010 - 4 July 2010 Venue: Royal West of England Academy, Clifton, Bristol |
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The exhibition comprises large paintings by this renowned artist made over the past thirty years. Using the traditional methods of abstraction and illusionistic painting they divide into three main groups: the topographical; constructed images of interiors drawn from newspaper articles or classic novels; and paintings about art using images derived from the work of other artists.
Admission: £4, (concessions £2.50). Children Free Telephone: 0117 973 5129 Email: info@rwa.org.uk |
| Architecture Summer School |
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Date:
28 June 2010 - 2 July 2010 Julian Spicer Venue: Studios building, Frenchay Campus |
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The Architecture Summer School is designed to support and encourage students who are thinking about studying architecture at university. It is run by architecture staff and students from UWE Bristol, and takes place over three days in the architecture studios at UWE Bristol. There will be different projects on each day, which will get you thinking about creating architectural space, and help you develop your architectural drawing skills. Coming on the Architecture Summer School will give you a friendly introduction to what it is like to be an architecture student working in a studio. The knowledge and understanding of architectural education which you would get from doing the Architecture Summer School will enable you to make a stronger application to study architecture at university. Admission: Free Contact: Julian Spicer Telephone: 0117 32 83851 Email: julian.spicer@uwe.ac.uk |
| Business and Property Summer School |
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Date:
28 June 2010 - 2 July 2010 Julian Spicer and Deborah Sturge Venue: Frenchay Campus |
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The Business Summer School is designed to support and encourage students who are thinking about studying business or property related degrees at university. It is run by business and property staff and students from UWE Bristol, and takes place over five days at UWE Bristol. The core of the summer school is a project where you work in teams to put together a proposal to develop a city centre site. Coming on the Business and Property Summer School will give you a friendly introduction to what it is like to be a student. The knowledge and understanding of business and proprty education which you would get from doing the Summer School will enable you to make a stronger application to study a related course at university. Admission: Free Contact: Julian Spicer or Deborah Sturge Telephone: 0117 32 83851 / 83411 Email: julian.spicer@uwe.ac.uk or deborah.sturge@uwe.ac.uk |
| Photogravure Masterclass |
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Date:
29 June 2010 - 2 July 2010 Time: 9.30 - 16.30 Dr Paul Thirkell Venue: Centre for Fine Print Research, Bower Ashton Campus, UWE |
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Photogravure is a photo intaglio technique which gained prominence through the work of photographers such as PH Emerson, Julia Margaret Cameron and Paul Strand in the late 19th century. Because of its remarkable ability to print in continuous tone, the process has continued to be used by artists for a broad range of work from photographic through to finely rendered autographic styles. For more information on the Masterclass please see the website.
Admission: £820 (£656 concessions) Contact: Centre for Fine Print Research Telephone: 0117 32 85864 Email: CFPRinfo@uwe.ac.uk |
| St Paul's Carnival 2010 |
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Date:
3 July 2010 |
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| Bookbinding for Artists Summer School |
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Date:
12 July 2010 - 16 July 2010 Time: 9.30 - 16.30 Guy Begbie Venue: Centre for Fine Print Research, Bower Ashton Campus, UWE |
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The book is a viable, visual medium that can provide links and meeting points between many art disciplines such as print, painting and sculpture. It is perhaps the most intimate, easily accessible and portable of all the art forms. In this intensive five-day course both traditional and unorthodox bookbinding structures will be taught. Guy Begbie is a bookbinder and multi-disciplinary artist. He exhibits his artists' books and delivers book arts workshops and master classes internationally. Guy is the Book Arts Co-ordinator at Herefordshire College of Arts and is the external examiner for BA (Hons) Book Arts and Crafts at London College of Communication, University of the Arts, London This course is designed to be appropriate for people with or without previous experience.
Admission: £430/£344 concessions Contact: Marketing and External Relations Team Telephone: 0117 32 84810 Email: sca.cpd@uwe.ac.uk |
| David Hockney and Near and Far Exhibitions |
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Date:
18 July 2010 - 5 September 2010 Venue: Royal West of England Academy, Clifton, Bristol |
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Hockney: Six Tales from the Brothers Grimm A Hayward Touring exhibition from Southbank Centre, London on behalf of Arts Council England Near and Far:
Admission: £4, (concessions £2.50). Children Free Telephone: 0117 973 5129 Email: info@rwa.org.uk |
| Collotype One Week Masterclass |
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Date:
27 July 2010 - 31 July 2010 Time: 9.30 - 16.30 Dr Paul Thirkell Venue: Centre for Fine Print Research, Bower Ashton Campus, UWE |
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Collotype is one of the oldest of the photomechanical techniques but nevertheless one of the finest with regard to tone and image quality (even by today's standards). Like photogravure it is able to print photographic quality continuous tone in ink, however, where photogravure is an intaglio process, collotype is planographic medium, using a similar principles to those of lithography for the creation of prints. This four-day masterclass will provide hands-on instruction in all aspects of each version of collotype printing including the creation of suitable negatives for the process and the traditional gelatine coated glass plate technique as well as the more readily accessible gelatine coated film method that became popular in the US in the 1980's. For more information please visit the website.
Admission: £820 (£656 concessions) Contact: Centre for Fine Print Research Telephone: 0117 32 85864 Email: CFPRinfo@uwe.ac.uk |
| Bristol Harbour Festival 2010 |
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Date:
31 July 2010 - 1 August 2010 Venue: Harbourside, Bristol |
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The Bristol Harbour Festival is one of the best-loved festivals in the South West of England and one of the biggest free events in the country.
Admission: Free |
| Bristol International Balloon Fiesta |
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Date:
12 August 2010 - 15 August 2010 Venue: Ashton Court Estate, Bristol |
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| Bristol International Kite Festival |
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Date:
4 September 2010 - 5 September 2010 Venue: Ashton Court Estate, Bristol |
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Admission: Free |
| Bristol Half Marathon |
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Date:
5 September 2010 |
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| MSc Public Health 10 Year Celebration |
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Date:
16 September 2010 (Time: 12.30-16.00) Venue: Room 1C08, Glenside Campus, UWE Bristol |
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More information on this Alumni reunion can be found by visiting the website.
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| Welcome Weekend 2010 |
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Date:
18 September 2010 - 19 September 2010 Venue: Frenchay and Glenside Campuses |
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Contact: Sue.Fox@uwe.ac.uk Telephone: 0117 328 2608 Email: sue.fox@uwe.ac.uk |
| International Day of Peace |
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Date:
21 September 2010 |
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| World Car Free Day |
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Date:
22 September 2010 |
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| Legal Practice in Bristol event |
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Date:
28 September 2010 (Time: 15.00-18.30) Venue: Room 2B025, Frenchay Campus |
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The event entitled 'Legal Practice and Bristol' is open to anyone who is interested in practising as a solicitor in this area. Come along to hear more about the courses we offer. You will have the opportunity to listen to talks from local trainees and solicitors, meet the tutor and have a look around our mini law fair. Judging from past experience, our October event will be very popular. Places are limited so please book your place as soon as you can.
Email: bilpinfo@uwe.ac.uk. |
| Black History Month |
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Date:
1 October 2010 - 31 October 2010 |
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| Wildscreen Festival 2010 |
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Date:
10 October 2010 - 15 October 2010 |
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The Wildscreen Festival, of which UWE is a supporter, is internationally acknowledged as the most influential and prestigious event of its kind in the world. Its aim is to celebrate, applaud and encourage excellence, and responsibility, in wildlife and environmental filmmaking - films which increase the global viewing public's understanding of the natural world, and the need to conserve it. For more information visit the website.
Telephone: 0117 328 5950 Email: info@wildscreen.org.uk |
| 158 Autumn Exhibition |
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Date:
24 October 2010 - 12 December 2010 Venue: Royal West of England Academy, Clifton, Bristol |
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The RWA’s most popular show returns for its 158th year. An exciting and eclectic mix of over 500 artworks, in a variety of media, selected from open submission. With most works for sale, this exhibition offers the perfect chance to purchase a unique piece of artwork. Hand-in days 16, 17 and 18 September. Submission fees apply
Admission: £4, (concessions £2.50). Children Free Telephone: 0117 973 5129 Email: info@rwa.org.uk |
| National Stress Awareness Day |
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Date:
3 November 2010 |
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| Armistice Day |
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Date:
11 November 2010 |
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| World Aids Day |
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Date:
1 December 2010 |
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