Safety briefings for summer student, visitors and interns
If you have students, interns or visitors here over the summer please ensure they attend a safety briefing. These will be held on every Monday morning at 10am in B24 (usually – keep an eye on the bulletin for details).
Shonah Ion
Performance Development Reviews for 2017/2018
The 2017/18 Performance Development Review (PDR) cycle is drawing to a close. All Lancaster University staff employed for more than 12 months continuously, including those on fixed-term contracts, are expected to take part in the PDR process. Staff who are on probation do not need to have a PDR but please read the section on probation below.
For full information on PDR policy, guidance and PDR forms please visit http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/pdr/ Research staff should use the Professional Services PDR form.
Grainne Wilkinson
FAO New staff and their line managers – probation
Line managers should note that if they are managing a new non-academic (i.e. admin/ technical / research) member of staff then regular reviews need to take place and paperwork completed. There are two forms to complete – an initial PDR form and a Probation Review form (the latter at four months and eight months). Please visit the “Managing the Probation Period” of this webpage http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/hr/recruitment/inductionIndex.html and scroll down to the Non Academic Staff Probation section for guidance and the forms.
Grainne Wilkinson
Room Bookings for Physics Building
Please could everyone ensure that they delete any room bookings that they have no longer need. Some staff are finding that they are having to book rooms in other buildings unnecessarily.
Grainne Wilkinson
Safety Induction and Summer Students
The next safety induction will take place on 5th July at 2:30 in C29 Physics, these normally last about an hour. If you are new member of the Department, student, staff or visitor, come along.
If you are hosting any students or visitors over the summer vacation please ensure that all safety aspects are considered, and recorded, for their projects. I will run extra inductions as required.
Shonah Ion
Space and Planetary Physics Seminar
Physics C036
Wednesday 4 July 2018
2:00pm to 3:00pm
The MAVEN Radio Occultation Science Experiment (ROSE)
Speaker: Marianna Felici
Maria Walach
Scholarly publishing in Science, Technology & Medicine
We have some places still available on the Library’s Scholarly publishing in Science, Technology & Medicine workshop on Wednesday 11th July.
Scholarly publishing in Science, Technology & Medicine
This interactive workshop is aimed at research postgraduates and academic staff in Science, Technology and Medicine who are planning to publish journal articles or conference papers.
Intended learning outcomes:
- Articulate your academic publishing goals
- Identify journal titles in your field
- Make informed decisions about where to publish journal articles and conference papers
- Understand when to record your publication in Lancaster University’s repository
Date: Wednesday, 11th July, 2018
Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm
Location: Library Training Room 2 (C135)
Presenters: Louise Tripp & Lesley English
There are still places available.
Lesley English
Water Hygiene and Shower head cleaning
In Faraday will take place week commencing 2nd July 2018 from 9am daily.
Two Lancaster University engineers will require access to kitchens and shared bathrooms to test hot water temperatures. The engineers will not test every kitchen/bathroom just a sample from different locations within the building. This brief survey will take approximately five minutes, and is to ensure that the hot water is maintained at the correct temperature to prevent any instances of legionella. There will be no shutdown of service.
Lancaster University appointed engineers will require access to bathrooms to remove shower heads for cleaning to prevent the build-up of materials and bacteria as well as to ensure their effective operation. This will take approximately 5 minutes per shower head.
If you have any queries regarding the timing of the work please contact Facilities Helpdesk as soon as possible, facilities.helpdesk@lancaster.ac.uk 01524 593333
Grainne Wilkinson
Water Tank Inspections
We apologise for any disruption this may cause, please let us know if it is going to cause any significant problems and we will try and rearrange it for you.
What work is being carried out – Visual Inspection of all hot and cold water tanks to check the physical condition of the tank and the quality of the stored water
Who is carrying out the work – LU Facilities Maintenance through the appointed contractors Contractor HBE Risk Management
When – Week commencing July 2nd 2018
What affect will this have – There should be no interruption to the hot & cold water supplies within the building.
Please note: – Water can be continued to be used as normal.
What alternative arrangements will need to be made – No alternative arrangements required.
If you have any queries regarding the timing of the work please contact Facilities Helpdesk as soon as possible, facilities.helpdesk@lancaster.ac.uk 01524 593333
Grainne Wilkinson
End of Year Drinks
We’ll be having drinks and nibbles to mark the end of the academic year on Friday 29th June at 1500hrs.
Please note that the venue will be C36 rather than the Physics Atrium as advertised previously.
PG prizes will also be given out at the event.
Grainne Wilkinson
Physics Away Day
The next Physics Away Day will take place on Thursday 27th September in Green Lane Conference Centre. An agenda will be circulated in due course.
Attendance is mandatory for academic staff so please hold the date. All other staff are welcome to attend if they wish but please could anyone attending confirm your attendance to me, (with any dietary requirements), by COP 13th September.
Grainne Wilkinson