MPS Weekly Update
12 March 2015
NEW MPS APPRENTICESHIP SCHEME
Please welcome two new additions to the MPS
family next week.
Daniel Bartlett (starting 16 March) will be an
apprentice working with the mechanical
workshop staff and James Warner (starting 17
March) will be working with Richard White and
Stephen Major in the electronics workshop.
Both young men will be taking day-release
courses at Central Sussex College in Crawley
and expect to obtain an HNC, or even an HND,
by the end of their four-year apprenticeship.
The idea of apprenticeships in the technical
services was floated about a year and a half
ago. We have long felt that apprenticeships
were an obvious way to pass on some of the
existing workshop skills and to do what the
University does best: train people for future
careers - although we hope that Daniel and
James will stay on after their apprenticeships
and become permanent staff.
Sussex Universe Series
Thursday 19 March 7pm-8pm
Chichester I lecture theatre
Prof Mark Hindmarsh
How long is a piece of cosmic
string?
This intriguingly-titled talk is the
final one of the series for this
academic session.
ALL WELCOME –
NO NEED TO BOOK
The talk will be followed by wine
and nibbles.
One World Week 16-22 March
Doctoral researchers:
Have your say via PRES
The Careers in Research
Online Survey (CROS) 2015
The Postgraduate Research
for research staff is now live.
www.sussex.ac.uk/staff/
newsandevents/?id=29331
Experience Survey (PRES)
is the sole national survey of
postgraduate research students
and so the only way for us to
compare how we are doing
against the national average
and to make changes that will
improve your experience in the
future.
www.sussex.ac.uk/
doctoralschool/internal/
newsandevents/pres2015
Applicant visit days
Saturday 14 March,
Saturday 28 March and
Wednesday 29 April
For details of next week’s events
including talks, performances,
sports, fun and competition, see
www.sussexstudent.com/oww
Wednesday 18 March
Stargazing Live
Full details, including how to
book free tickets, are at:
www.sussex.ac.uk/physics/
outreach/stargazinglive
Departmental seminars coming up this week 12 March-18 March
MASS
www.maths.sussex.ac.uk/seminar
DOUBLE SEMINAR (in Pev 3 5C11)
Thursday 12 March 2pm
Dr Jeremy Levesley (Leicester)
MuSIK – Multilevel sparse interpolation with kernels
3pm
Prof Holger Wendland (University of Bayreuth)
Sampling inequalities for sparse grids
Monday 16 March 2pm in Pev 3 5C11
Dr Joel Miller
Haven’t I seen you before? Accounting for
partnership duration in infectious disease
modelling
ADPE
www.sussex.ac.uk/Users/gk207/
APDE_Sussex.html
Monday 16 March 3pm Pev 3 5C11
Dr Andrea Mondino (ETH)
Non-smooth spaces with Ricci curvature lower
bounds: old problems and new techniques
Thursday 12 March 1pm-2pm (& Friday 13
March – same time and location)
Arts A2 lecture theatre
Protecting your Tier 4 status for PGR students
who hold a Tier 4 visa
www.sussex.ac.uk/staff/newsandevents/
eventscalendar?id=29293
Friday 13 March 2pm-4.30pm
Barlow Room, Ground Floor, Library
Aiming for a lectureship
www.sussex.ac.uk/staff/newsandevents/
eventscalendar?id=28277
Tuesday 17 March 10am-11.30am
Shawcross
Level 2: Publisher 2013 - Publisher 2013 for
posters and flyers
www.sussex.ac.uk/staff/newsandevents/
eventscalendar?id=19653
Astronomy
www.sussex.ac.uk/astronomy/newsandevents/
calendar
NO SEMINAR TODAY – PhD interviews
EPP
https://epp.phys.sussex.ac.uk/epp/
Seminars_2014_15
Thursday 12 March 1pm Pev 3 4C10
Dr Umberto De Sanctis (Sussex)
The beauty of ATLAS
TPP
www.sussex.ac.uk/tpp/research/seminars
Monday 16 March 4pm Pev 3 4C10
John Barrett (Nottingham)
Quantum non-commutative geometry
Tuesday 17 March 2pm-3.30pm
Barlow Room, Library
Introduction to Open Access Publishing
www.sussex.ac.uk/staff/
newsandevents/eventscalendar?
id=27947
Wednesday 18 March 2pm-4pm
Fulton 201
Technology in teaching, learning & assessment
www.sussex.ac.uk/staff/newsandevents/
eventscalendar?id=28219
An MPS ‘Impact Away Day’ will be held at Stanmer
House on Wednesday 25 March from 1pm. The
objective is to learn more about impact, including
looking in detail at the impact cases submitted by
other universities. If you are involved, or at all
interested in activities with
potential impact, we would
encourage you to participate.
Please contact Colin Hayhurst
E [email protected]
Looby Lou, Andy Pandy & Teddy pose for a ‘selfie’!
PYJAMA PARTY CHARITY EVENT TODAY
The MPS school office staff will be bringing in their
teddy bears for a Pyjama Party TODAY.
There will be cookies, cakes and hot chocolate
on sale in the foyer to raise money for local charity
Crossover www.crossoverbrighton.org/about/
We will also be taking donations of clean clothing,
sleeping bags and bric-à-brac. If you are unsure
about what we can accept, please check with the
School Office.
For a chance to win a night’s
stay for two at 4-star myHotel
Brighton, see
www.sussex.ac.uk/staff/
newsandevents/?id=29303
NB Closing date 13 March
BIKE MONTH ON CAMPUS
This month of events – all of which are
free – is part of the Students’ Union’s
‘Keep it Wheel’ campaign, which aims
to encourage members of the
University to start cycling.
It also includes sessions to improve
individuals' cycling confidence and a
number of healthy cycle rides.
www.sussex.ac.uk/staff/
newsandevents/?id=29288
Wellbeing Week ends tomorrow so enjoy Feel
Good Friday 13 March – activities include Doggy
De-stress from Sussex Caring Pets
www.sussex.ac.uk/wellbeing/newsandevents/
wellfair
Tuesday 17 March 5.30pm6.30pm
The Keep, Woollards Way,
Brighton
Dr Sue Berry
Amon and Amon Henry Wilds of
Lewes and Brighton c1810-1840 local architects and builders
www.sussex.ac.uk/staff/
newsandevents/
eventscalendar?id=28232
Top – Brighton Unitarian Church,
New Road
Middle – Victoria Fountain,
Old Steine
Bottom – Western Terrace, off
Western Road (residence of the
Wilds family c1828)
LOCAL EVENTS
Saturday 14 March
10am-4pm (free entry)
Central United Reform
Church, Hove
Made 4 U craft fair
Sat 14-Sun 15 March
Brighton Centre
Whalefest 2015
(tickets £14 adult/£3.50 child)
www.whalefest.com
Sunday 15 March
9am-5pm
Spring Barn Farm,
Kingston Road, Lewes
Mothering Sunday
Mums get in free if accompanied by a
responsible paying adult
www.springfarm.com
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MPS weekly update, please contact
Dorothy Lamb E [email protected] by
12 noon at the latest on Wednesday before
Thursday publication.