Recent searches for Dark Matter with the DarkSide Experiment Online via MS Teams Friday 4 December 2020, 11:00am to 12:00pm EPP webinar. Speaker: Paolo Agnes (University of Houston) Jarek Nowak     Graphene and Derivatives Based Electronic Memory and Sensor Devices Online via MS Teams Friday 4 December 2020, 3:00pm to 4:00pm Condensed Matter…

  COVID working Risk Assessments review. All the risk assessments that have been written for the work being undertaken during the COVID restrictions should be reviewed. Many have expiry dates that assumed a shorter period of interruption than was the reality, and all need to be reviewed in the light of experience. Please log these…

  Mandatory H & S training The mandatory University general Health & Safety training has a 3 year shelf life and it ran out earlier this year, meaning that we all have to retake it. It can be found on the University mandatory training page https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/staff-development/mandatory-training/ . The link there takes you to a moodle…

  Are you a researcher and/or a manager of researchers? We want know more about your experiences of the current research environment that you work in, by inviting you to complete the Culture, Employment and Development in Academic Research Survey (CEDARS). Lancaster is running CEDARS as part of our actions in implementing the Principles of…

  Congratulations We offer our warm congratulations to our colleague Ashley Wilson and his fiancée Laura Wilkinson who have announced their engagement. For those who don’t know, Ashley is a member of the electronics workshop team and Laura works in DELC (Department of Languages and Cultures) here on campus. Ashley proposed, down on one knee,…

  Learn about how Able Futures supports employers and employees with managing mental health at work. Tuesday 10th March – LEC 3 – Training Room 1 & 2, 10-11.30 am Lancaster University has formed a partnership with Able Futures, which provides the Access to Work Mental Health Support Service for people working and living with…

  Radiotherapy and Machine Learning for Head and Neck Cancer Calendar entry: 10th March 2020, Lancaster University Details: This one day workshop aims to provide a platform to exchange ideas, raise awareness of recent developments and stimulate discussion on data oriented research into Head and Neck (H&N) cancer. This is a free event funded by…

  University Safety Audit of the Department The Department will be undergoing a safety audit from the University’s safety office beginning on the 16th March. This will be lead by Alan Deane, assisted by Wendy Guest. They will interview people and ask to see examples of risk, COSHH, manual handling assessments and other documentation. Please…

  Staff Awards The deadline for the staff awards is 21st of February. https://portal.lancaster.ac.uk/intranet/news/article/staff-awards-2020-nominations-now-open Lynne Haley   Help Needed Are you interested in helping the University to become more environmentally sustainable?  Would you like to be part of a team in Physics that meets to brainstorm and come up with ways to reduce our department’s…

  Hate Crime Workshops for staff and students The Law Department with the support of Student and Education Services have produced some workshops for staff and students. The workshops are part of the Law Departments ‘Street Law’ project  and will be presented by Law students. The workshops are running on the following days and times…