News

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All change!

To reflect the diversity of our role, the name of the Information Office has been changed to Press and Communications Office. There has also been a new addition to the team. Award-winning journalist Jacqui Bealing has joined the University as Press Officer. Her role is to raise the profile of the University by promoting research and other activities on campus to local and national media. Alison Field and Harriet Sexton should be your first contact for items for the Bulletin, while Jacqui is interested to hear about anything that might be of interest to a wider audience. But it is a flexible team and if you have a story of any description, all three are happy to be contacted. To contact us directly please call: Jacqui Bealing tel. (87)7437 or email J.A.Bealing@sussex.ac.uk Alison Field tel. (67)8609 or email A.Field@sussex.ac.uk Harriet Sexton tel. (67)8209 or email H.D.Sexton@sussex.ac.uk.

Pictured above are: back row - Alison Field (Communications Officer), Harriet Sexton (Deputy Press and Communications Officer), front row - Andrew Proctor (Director of External Relations), Jacqui Bealing (Press Officer) and Chrissie Anthony (Receptionist).

Students go back to school

Vice-Chancellor Professor Alasdair Smith presented certificates yesterday (Thursday) to 60 students who have been acting as tutors or mentors in local primary and secondary schools.

Tutors spend some time each week in a classroom situation, assisting teachers and actively participating in lessons. Mentors, on the other hand, work with a small group of pupils who may be having problems at school. Acting as an inspirational role-model, they often see an upsurge in pupils' interest, attendance and motivation.

Each participant committed themselves to a 10-week placement at a school in Brighton, Hove or Lewes, but many got so much out of their involvement that they carried on after the initial period - and some were taking part in the scheme for the second year running.

Sussex launches Graduate Assistantship scheme

The University is introducing a number of Graduate Assistantships for suitably qualified candidates to undertake full-time research (MPhil or DPhil) starting in October 2000. The Assistantships are at least equal in value to a Home/EU fee waiver.

Many research groups are in the scheme. In some cases research areas are specified; in others, all proposals will be considered.

See www.sussex.ac.uk/USIS/news/gradasst.shtml for further information.

IDS book sale for Mozambique

The recent IDS book sale to raise funds for the flood victims of Mozambique totalled £1,010. IDS wishes to thank all those who kindly donated books and supported the sale on the day.

Useful websites

The last issue of the Bulletin (10 March) reported on changes to the University's directory enquiries system. Several people contacted Bob Stephenson, Communications Manager, to inform him that a directory enquiries service is also available on the web, at www.bt.com/phonenetuk.

Other useful websites include a directory of postal codes available at www.royalmail.co.uk/PAF and a street-map at www.streetmap.co.uk.