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Town hall meeting with our Chief Operating Officer

Our Chief Operating Officer Laura Gibbs invites you to join her at a series of town hall meetings at Charterhouse Square, Mile End and Whitechapel, where she will be talking about upcoming plans for professional services. More details on how to register are on Connected.

Director of Estates and Facilities

Ian McManus joins QMUL on Monday 22 January as our new Director of Estates and Facilities. Mike Sheppard is retiring at the end of the year, and the Internal Engagement team wish him all the very best. More.

QMUL joins ‘Go International: Stand Out’ campaign

Universities UK International has launched ‘Go International: Stand Out’, a new campaign to help the higher education sector increase the percentage of students participating in study, work and volunteer abroad placements. QMUL’s pledge commits to increase the number of students we send overseas, widen participation of our student demographic in outward mobility, provide more funding and support for disadvantaged student groups and to create more opportunities for students to go abroad as part of existing programmes. For more details, please get in touch with the Global Opportunities team.

Professor Michael Braden

It is with great sadness we report the death of our former colleague Professor Michael Braden, who passed away on Wednesday 22 November. Professor Ferranti Wong, Interim Dean for Dentistry said: "His scientific contributions were legendary. He will be greatly missed by all his colleagues, collaborators and students, past and present, as the most helpful, friendliest, selfless and kindest polymath they ever encountered; his legacy will continue to inspire future generations.” More.

Events, lectures and seminars

• Don't forget to pop along to the Wellbeing Fayre tomorrow, Thursday 30 November for what promises to be a fun and informative event with information stalls, mini health checks, bite-size sessions from Professional Development and the Occupational Health Service alongside activities including table tennis, massages and yoga. You can also enter the raffle draw to win Virgin Experience vouchers or the healthy hamper.
• ‘The future of learning spaces’ is an open discussion hosted by Events and Facilities to learn more about current and future trends in the design of learning space, and to explore what staff would like to achieve from new learning spaces at QMUL | RSVP
• Queen Mary is full of staff and students that engage with the public, but how many do you know? Pop along to the Centre for Public Engagement’s festive get-together and meet others to exchange stories, ideas and contact details over festive treats.
• Explore QMUL lunchtime tour: Centre of the Cell and Blizard Institute laboratories | RSVP
• QMUL's Centre for Primary Care and Public Health present ‘Global health: the challenges of teaching and learning in a transdisciplinary field’ | Academic Development Seminars

Training and development opportunities

• Professional Development’s ‘Week of Learning’ will take place from Monday 8 to Friday 12 January. Sessions include time management, social media, coaching taster sessions and discovering personal strengths. Please save the date in your diaries, and come along to one of the lunchtime drop in sessions taking place across the Mile End, West Smithfield and Whitechapel campuses.
• Professional Development courses coming up next week include ‘Revised employment policies for staff’ and ‘Copyright training’ | Sign up via the booking system

Vacancies at Queen Mary

Recent vacancies advertised on the HR website include a Security Patrol Officer in Estates and Facilities, a Lecturer in Early Modern English History 1500-1700 in the School of History, and a Data Management Assistant in the Centre for Primary Care and Public Health. For more information, see jobs.qmul.ac.uk.