Year: 2014

Growing Cities film screening – Wednesday 19^th November, 6.30pm – Cargill Lecture Theatre

 

The Environment Team at the University of Lincoln are proud to announce the next film in the environmental film programme will be Growing Cities. The film explores the lives of those who are rising to challenge of feeding themselves in an urban environment from urban farmers and activists to everyday city dwellers.

Following the film there will be a chance to put questions to a local Permaculture/ Regnerative Agriculture practitioner, Hannah Thorogood.

This is a FREE event. Everyone is welcome.

http://environment.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/

Meet Linda the robot at The Collection

Visitors to The Collection in Lincoln can meet a very special robot during EU Robotics Week later this month.

Linda the robot, from the University of Lincoln, UK, will be guiding visitors to exhibitions in the museum as part of European Robotics Week from 24^th to 30^th November 2014.

Read more at : http://www.lincoln.ac.uk/news/2014/11/1003.asp

Take a look from 10am – 3pm in the Minerva Building (Main Admin Building).

Come along and discuss your holiday plans with our team

• Escorted tours
• Flight only
• Unique experiences
• City breaks in Europe
• Visa advice
• Special deals available on the day

To find out more, contact Lincolnshire Co-op travel on 01522 501 999 or Email universitytravelevent@lincolnshire.coop
www.lincolnshire.coop

We are a newly established Cafe Scientifique in Lincoln and we would like to invite everyone to join us on our next event on 17 November in the Double Tree by Hilton at the Brayford.

Cafe Scientifique evolves around discussing and learning about different scientific and social topics in a casual context. In our case, we invite guest speakers from around the country to present either some of their research or a topic of interest in a casual environment followed by discussions and questions with the audience (i.e. students, members of the public and University staff). Our events will be held on a monthly basis.

Our next guest speaker, Dr Enrico Ferrari, will be talking about the amazing field of nano-device assembly, which will give an excellent base for an engaging evening!

Our event will be held in the Viewing Gallery at the Hilton Double Tree. Our evening will include a talk, followed by questions and hopefully some interesting discussions!

Cafe Scientifique is open to everyone, whether you are a student, a member of staff or the public. All are welcome to what will be an incredible event.

Admission is free!

Please check out our website: http://cafescilincoln.co.uk/ to see who we are and what we are all about! Please feel free to contact us via email, social media or our website! If you are interested in attending please click here to put yourself as going on our event page on Facebook.

Erik Marzaganov
Co-President of Cafe Scientifique Lincoln
info@cafescilincoln.co.uk

UK STEM Awards 2015

Open to all students currently studying at undergraduate level in the UK, the STEM Awards, produced in association with Babcock International Group, is a chance to get your ideas in front of some of the most influential companies in the industry.

Competition is fierce but the stakes are high, with the overall winner receiving a cheque for £25,000 and a bespoke mentoring programme.

If you’re a STEM student with dynamic ideas, ambition and the determination to make a difference in the world, then the STEM Awards 2015 is a chance to make your mark. Final entries must be submitted by March 15, 2015.  Register for updates today »

Choose one of five challenges
The Telegraph has partnered with some of the biggest names in the STEM industries to set the challenges for the competition. Choose the sector that appeals to you – technology; energy; automotive; pharmaceuticals; design in the built environment (construction) – and get your thinking cap on. Which challenge will you take on? »

All you need to succeed
Visit the Telegraph’s STEM Awards channel for news and information regarding the undergraduate competition, as well as advice and insight from STEM industry professionals – including Britain’s first official astronaut – and exciting opportunities for graduates. www.telegraph.co.uk/stemawards »

 

Alumni from the School of Film & Media will return to the University to deliver a series of talks for staff and students.

The University of Lincoln’s School of Film & Media welcome alumni on-campus all year to share their experiences with students. A new series of talks with graduates currently working across the film and media industries have been organised by Senior Lecturer Dave McCaig, and they will take place in the EMMTEC Lecture Theatre on 10th, 17th, 24th November and 1st December.

Dave said: “These alumni demonstrate the strength of the multi-disciplinary degrees at LSFM. With a strong background in media practices during their degrees and a combination of hard work and ambition, these guest speakers have shown that the School’s highly valued in the media industries. We are very pleased that our graduates have returned to pass on their knowledge.”

Monday 10th November, 5-6pm:
Sean Strange, Class of 2013 – As well as doing his own freelance work Sean is currently a staff photographer at F/stop Event Photography. His previous experience includes, events photographer for The Imperial War Museum and press photographer for RAF Waddington.

Monday 17th November:
Aleysha Minns, Class of 2013 – AV freelancer with experience at Revolver Films, C4 and C5 amongst others. Also one of LSFM industry mentors.

Monday 24th November:
Joel Murray, Class of 2011 – Digital marketing co-ordinator at Lincoln BIG and Visit Lincoln.

Monday 1st December:
Darren Scales, Class of 2008 – Indie Filmmaker at Backyard Productions. There will be a free screening of Darren’s Drift film on 6th December at the University of Lincoln.

All are welcome at the talks on analysing and working in the media industries.

To mark the anniversary of Armistice Day, the University will take part in the national two minutes’ silence at 11am on 11 November.

Armistice Day marks the cease fire signed between the Allies of World War I and Germany at Compiègne, France. This took place at 11am the “eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month” of 1918.

The red remembrance poppy has become the emblem of Remembrance Day due to the poem In Flanders Fields by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae. Poppies bloomed across some of the worst battlefields of Flanders in World War I.

Students are reminded that the safest place to enjoy fireworks is at planned, public events.

These events are managed, assessed and controlled by organisers who will have considered the hazards and risks that fireworks present.

Please be aware that fireworks are not permitted for use on any University site, including personal use in and around University accommodation buildings.

For full guidance on safe use of fireworks, please visit http://uolsafetystudent.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/?p=1486 and access the site using your University network username and password.

To help communicate some of the amazing things our staff, students and alumni have done, special banners have been placed across the campus.

The banners highlight work from across the disciplines and are designed to spread some of the amazing stories generated by our University community.

There are currently 25 designs across campus, and we are asking staff and students to nominate members of the University community (staff, students or alumni) that have inspired them by emailing their nomination to internalcommunications@lincoln.ac.uk.

In the coming weeks, an online campaign will also begin be launched to highlight University successes.

The Think Tank café is open Monday to Thursday from 8.30am to 3pm and from 8.30am to 2.30pm on a Friday.

They sell award-winning Grumpy Mule coffee, sandwiches, Panini, cold drinks and cakes. There is a small seating area as well for you to use while you eat. The stamp card schemes operated in our other catering outlets also run there so you can get a free coffee or Panini once you have got enough stamps. So why not call in next time you are on your way to, or from the Joseph Banks Laboratories.

There is also a pop up catering service running on the ground floor of the Joseph Banks Laboratories every weekday from 10am to 11am. You can grab a sandwich, cold drink or tea/coffee here in between lectures if you don’t have enough time to go the café in the Think Tank.