Tuesday 20 February
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11.00 am |
Philosophy research seminar. Tim Chapell on Practical rationality for pluralities of goods. Room 612, History building. |
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4.10 pm |
Civil Engineering seminar. Professor Johan Blaauwendraad (Delft University of Technology) on Design of structural concrete D-regions by an interactive computational PC-based approach. E5. |
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5.00 pm |
Art History Public Lecture. Benedict Read (University of Leeds) on Statuemania. A4. |
Wednesday 21 February
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11.00 am |
Chemistry seminar. Professor Nico M Nibbering (University of Amsterdam) on Examples of recent chemical research with mass spectrometry. Room 531. |
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11.00 am |
Management seminar. Professor Simcha Ronen (Tel Aviv University) on New challenges in the work environment. Room 337, Commerce building. |
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1.00 pm |
Geological Science seminar. Cathy Knight on Penguins in paradise: a voyage to the Sub-Antarctic Islands. Room 210. |
Thursday 22 February
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4.00 pm |
Mechanical Engineering seminar. Dr Richard Wein (System Concepts Center of Eastman Kodak) on Innovation in large corporations. E547. |
Friday 23 February
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11.00 am |
Physics and Astronomy seminar. Dr Bernhard Kaiser (Humboldt-University, Berlin) on Clusters and nanoparticles: tailoring material properties. Room 701. |
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Noon |
Forestry seminar. Nick Ledgard and Murray Davis on Revegetation after a beech forest fire- Mt Thomas, 23 years on. F3. |
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3.10 pm |
Centre for Research on Europe, European Round Table seminar. H E Martin Williams (UK High Commissioner to New Zealand) on Northern Ireland: The Good Friday agreement and beyond. Jobberns Room, Geography Department. |
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From a meeting of the Vice-Chancellor’s Office - meeting held on Tuesday 30 January 2001
Discussion included:
Delegations Exercise
In the light of the new roles and responsibilities being
undertaken by the members of the Vice-Chancellor’s Office, as a
result of the structural review, a delegations exercise is being
undertaken in association with KPMG. The delegations exercise will
commence with the University Council and the VCO (the
Vice-Chancellor’s Office) and the Directors of Service
Departments.
International fees
A recommendation is being made to the University Council for
international student tuition fees for 2002.
Audit 2000
The release of the Audit 2000 report, by the New Zealand
Universities Audit Unit, is awaited.
New Initiatives Exercise
It has been agreed that no New Initiatives exercise, as occurred
over the last two years, will be undertaken in the course of 2001. A
paper will shortly be distributed indicating the other ways in which
New Initiatives may be brought into being within the University, for
example the academic priorities exercise being undertaken by the
Academic Programmes Committee.
MIS Workshop
The successful MIS Planning Workshop, held on Monday 29 January
2001 and reviewing progress to date in the various MIS projects, was
noted.
Capital Development
Protocols
Capital expenditure protocols for the University are being
developed in association with Price Waterhouse Coopers, for
consideration by the University Council.
Youth Choir Concert
The Christchurch members of the New Zealand Youth Choir are holding a final fundraising concert to help raise money for their trip to the Biannual Conference of American Choral Conductors in Texas. The concert will feature singing by the Christchurch NZ Youth Choir members, organ solos from the Organ Scholar, Michael Stewart, solos from Brigitte Murray (ex-NZYC, current Voices NZ member), a recorder quartet and more. Final details are still being confirmed, but pencil mark the afternoon of Sunday 25 February at 2.30pm in your diary. For more information watch this space or contact Brigitte on ext 6685 or Anna on 339 7179.
The 2001 Commencement Service
The 2001 Commencement Service organised by the University Chaplains is to be held at 4.00pm on Sunday 18 February in the Lower Common Room, UCSA Building. The Commencement Service is an annual worship service to start the beginning of the academic year. Staff and students are welcome to attend.
Prayer Labyrinth
A Prayer Labyrinth is being organised by the University
Chaplains, the Ilam Baptist Church, and the University's Christian
Union as part of this year's Orientation Programme on campus. A
Prayer Labyrinth, based on the Labyrinth in the Charteris Cathedral,
is a labyrinth pattern that people walk through. As they do so the
use the time for reflection, meditation and prayer. The Prayer
Labyrinth will be located beside Okeover House on 19 and 21
February from 7.00-10.00pm. Staff and students are welcome to
participate.
Retirement
Conference Accommodation Officer Barry Turner is retiring at the end of the month. Barry's friends will be gathering at the Staff Club on Tuesday 27 February at 5.00pm to wish him well on his retirement.
Audio visual Staff Training in Lecture Theatres
Staff training on
audiovisual equipment
Theatre C3 is booked every Friday at 4.00pm for training,
phone ext 6428 for bookings to any sessions.
Training will cover the use of:
a) General university wide equipment: Slide projectors, overhead
projectors and portable data projectors.
b) Theatres C1 to C3, A1 to A3 and E1: Laptop connection, resident
computers (not yet A1 to A3 - hopefully 2nd term), audio-cassette
recording and playback, VCR, CD player, DVD player, radio microphones
and the touch panel control system.
PhD Study Opportunity
Lakeshore Geomorphology & Plant Ecology, Department of Geography, University of Auckland
Applications are invited from potential Doctoral students to undertake a PhD research thesis involving an interdisciplinary study of processes of shoreline erosion, beach development, vegetation succession and disturbance on a young (54 years) lakeshore resulting from lowering a natural lake within a natural forest context. The applicant should have a background in lacustrine and/or coastal geomorphology, and preferably an interest and background in plant ecology. The study will be based at Lake Waikaremoana, located in the central North Island, New Zealand and will be supported with at least NZ$20,000 funding per year for field costs and scholarship support over three years.
Further details can be obtained by contacting Dr Kevin Parnell, Department of Geography, University of Auckland. Tel +64 9 3737599 ext 8457, email - k.parnell@auckland.ac.nz. Closing date: 14 March 2001.
IT Department desk — student help in the Loft
The Customer Services Division of the IT Department will be providing staff in the Loft at the beginning of the 2001 academic year to assist students with money transactions to their Canterbury Card, transfers to their computer account, password changes and general computer problems.
ERAU Workshop and Seminar Programme
CTW = Core Teaching Workshop
Ext = Extension Workshops and Seminars
Teaching, Learning and Quality,
Approval processes, Thursday 15 March, 9.00 am-noon, (Ext).
Graduate Skills, Oral presentations, Wednesday 21 March, 10.00
am-noon, (Ext).
Developing Teaching, Developing a Teaching Portfolio, Tuesday
27 March, 9.00 am-noon, (Ext).
Information Technology and Higher Education, Monday 9 April,
9.00 am-noon, (CTW).
Small Groups, Tuesday 10 April, 9.00 am-noon (CTW).
Getting Feedback, Thursday 12 April, 9.00 am-noon, (CTW).
Developing Teaching, Peer Review of Teaching, Tuesday 24
April, 10.30 am-noon, (Ext).
Supervision, Thursday 26 April, 9.00 am-noon (CTW).
All seminars held in the ERAU seminar room. To enrol, phone ERAU ext 6827 or visit http://www.erau.canterbury.ac.nz.
Logie Collection Tours
The Classics Department is pleased to offer tours of the Mediterranean antiquities in the James Logie Memorial Collection to staff, students and members of the public. Enquiries to Roslynne Bell on ext 8571 or r.bell@clas.canterbury.ac.nz. Next tour 5 March 2001, 12.00pm - 1.00pm.
Uni-Care International Travel Insurance
The AUS recommends its members use Uni-Care Insurance for sabbatical, other study and very long-term travel overseas. Uni-Care allows 15% off standard rates for travel out of New Zealand to all University staff members, full-time tertiary students and their families. Uniquely, we can maintain cover for greatly extended periods overseas. The policy includes medical and loss of deposits cover in New Zealand for long-term travellers who return home temporarily.
Uni-Care International Insurance Service, PO Box 32-167, Devonport, Auckland 9. Phone (09) 446 1166, fax (09) 445 8832, insure@uni-care.org, http://www.uni-care.org (secure on-line application facility).
EBS Health Care
The organisation totally dedicated to the health and well-being of education sector employees. Area rep. Eve Bullion, 383 0086, http://www.ebshealthcare.org.nz.
University Newcomers
A friendly group of women who host regular coffee-information mornings, wish to extend a welcome to all visiting faculty staff and partners. For more information, please contact your Head of Department or Gill, phone 358 7234, or Daphne phone 358 8513.
Catholic Newman Society
Join the only Catholic community on campus. Our aim is to promote a good Christian environment on campus where we can grow in our relationship with God and with one another.
On campus we are delighted to have the opportunity to celebrate Mass at the following times. Sunday Mass 7.00 pm Rutherford & Rochester Hall. Weekdays: Tuesday Mass 12.10 pm International Room (UCSA building and up the main stairs to the right). Thursday Mass 5.10 pm Rutherford & Rochester Hall. Friday Mass 12.10 pm Kolbe House, 5 Rountree St. (on the same road as Campus Dairy). For upcoming events be on the lookout at our notice board in the UCSA Building.
The following positions are vacant. Please call ext 6808 quoting the appropriate vacancy number for the Information for General Staff Vacancies and a Position Description or check out our website http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/hr/vc/vcintro.htm
The Research Office offers assistance to researchers wishing to apply for grants. If you would like help with your application, contact us with plenty of time before the application deadline. Applications and guidelines can be obtained by e-mailing or phoning us, or in some cases at http://www.research.canterbury.ac.nz. All applications for grants must be submitted through the Research Office. Details of grants due in March/April can be found on the Research Office website http://www.research.canterbury.ac.nz/diary_frame.htm
International Science and
Technology (ISAT) Linkages Fund
Limited funding has become available for collaborative activities
within the Bilateral Research Activities Programme (BRAP) of the ISAT
Linkages Fund:
Applications are for activities during the period 01 April 2001 and 30 June 2001. Deadline to email applications to h.thomas@research.canterbury.ac.nz is 4.00pm on Wednesday 28 February 2001.
Guidelines and Application Forms will be available for downloading from the Royal Society's website http://www.rsnz.govt.nz/funding/isat on Thursday 15 February. Please read these carefully.
For further information please contact Heather Thomas at the Research Office at phone at ext 7784 or h.thomas@research.canterbury.ac.nz.
The Scholarships Office is located on Level 3 of the Registry building and holds information on a wide variety of undergraduate and postgraduate awards.
Scholarship details are advertised on the Scholarships website and by flyers to Departments and to the Students' Association. Students are also encouraged to visit the office to check the latest listings. Check out the awards and scholarships database "BreakOut" on the scholarships website http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/student/schols/intro.htm.
If you have any questions, please contact the Scholarships Officer, Toni Hodge, on ext 6966 or t.hodge@regy.canterbury.ac.nz or call in to Level 3, Registry.
ZESPRI Post-Graduate
Fellowships
The Foundation for Research Science & Technology have
announced an additional round of ZESPRI Fellowships to develop and
enhance the skills and knowledge of New Zealand Researchers and to
apply the benefit to the New Zealand Kiwifruit sector.
ZESPRI Postgraduate Fellowships support Masterate and Doctorate degree courses and applications for this round close at 4.30pm on Friday 2 March 2001 with the Scholarships Office.
Further information may be obtained from the Scholarships Office, level 3, Registry, or visit http://www.frst.govt.nz.
Canterprise Ltd is the commercial arm of the University of Canterbury. Canterprise handles commercial activities, including staff consulting, commercial research contracts, technology transfer and commercialisation of intellectual property. Canterprise will provide advice on the formulation of contracts, including costing, confidentiality arrangements, and intellectual property protection. Canterprise assists staff in obtaining funding from investors, industry and Technology New Zealand, including the GRIF, TBG, TechNet and TechLink schemes.
New Benefits
Canterprise will now prepay to the University the salary component of
consulting income at the time the client is invoiced. This will
enable staff to receive their payment from the University much more
quickly than has been possible in the past. For obvious reasons this
service will only be provided for work done for established clients.
Payments to E accounts will continue to be made once the payment is
received.
Insurance
Cover
Canterprise has now been advised by its insurers that staff will
still be covered by its Professional Indemnity policy when the
payment of their consulting revenue is made directly to a company in
which the staff member has an interest. This provides the opportunity
to speed up payments to staff, as Canterprise can pay the income
direct to the company rather than via the University. There are also
a number of other potential benefits associated with operating a
company.
VISA
It is now possible for clients to pay Canterprise by VISA if they
wish to do so.
Enquiries
If you would like more information about Canterprise please contact
Karen Freeman on ext 6416 or k.freeman@cant.canterbury.ac.nz.
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To let
TOWNHOUSE, three bedrooms plus study, very sunny. Ten minutes walk to University. Partly or fully furnished. Rent negotiable. Tel 357 1215 or k.wignall@netaccess.co.nz
TWO bedroom home, tastefully furnished, close to town, Mar-Nov, $250 per week. Contact Marie 381 8355, Mairiev_nz@yahoo.com.au
LOVELY two bedroom townhouse. Large rooms, garden setting. Furnished. Near university. Six to 9 month rental. $280 per week. Tel 352 4619 or ext 6094, connolly@sowk.canterbury.ac.nz
Accommodation wanted
HOUSE, two or three bedroom house wanted to let in St Albans/Merivale/Papanui area. Prefer villa with private garden, sunny, reasonable section, garage. Two people and one cat. Please tel Dean, ext 6929 or 381 8612 ah.
DOES anyone have a small caravan to hire out for a month? Needed for a backyard guest, no wear and tear, all care promised. Happy to pay reasonable rates. Tel 377 7067, leave a message if necessary.
SCIENTIST from France on sabbatical at UC and his family looking to house-sit or rent larger home from September 2001 to June 2002, preferably near the university. Email eckehard.brockerhoff@forestresearch.co.nz
Properties for sale
UPPER Riccarton, warm house, three bedrooms, two double, one single, four tel/computer points. Garage and 2OSP. Tel 348 9554.
FOUR bedroom, two living room permanent material home in Ilam, 18-20 minutes walk to University. Exceptional kitchen, river views from dining room, double garage. Private rear section sloping to river, has many trees and shrubs, and could be developed further. Available immediately, or negotiable, $259,000. Tel 348 4983
Car for sale
NISSAN Pulsar 1987 4-door sedan. 1600cc, 5-speed in medium blue, power steering, air condition, tow bar, 90,000km in excellent condition. $3500 ono. Contact Adam at ext 4999 or 357 2240 ah, a.lam@asia.canterbury.ac.nz
For sale
LOUNGE Suite, One 3 seater, two chairs (one rocking). Colonial arms, paint and covers in very good condition, easy matching colour and parterres. Enjoy them today, or simply collect them for tomorrow. $800 ono. Also FREE Sewing Pattern Catalogues to give away. Contact Adam at ext 4999 or 357 2240 ah, a.lam@asia.canterbury.ac.nz
WHITE finish 3 drawer divan bed plus a bookcase headboard plus a 2 drawer bedside cabinet all in excellent as new condition. Will sell separately or as a set. Further details from Alistair on ext 7611.
BABY bunnies to go to good homes. Pure breeds and crosses $10-$20 each. Good selection available Room 327, Registry this Friday 16 and 23 1.30 -5.00pm. Contact Fiona on ext 8976.
BEDROOM Furniture - white finish 3 drawer divan bed plus a bookcase headboard plus a 2 drawer bedside cabinet all in excellent as new condition. Will sell separately or as a set. Further details from Alistair on ext 7611 or a.lightfoot@phys.canterbury.ac.nz for sale
Wanted
MOUNTAIN bike in good condition, prefer one that is capable of cross country, as well as everyday street usage. Everything considered. Please tel Louise on 364 2606 ext 8585.