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What's on...
13 January - 19 January
Lectures, Seminars, Colloquia
Monday 13 January
2pm CulCom Lecture - Telling Stories: New wine in old jars: telling stories across time and culture. Michael Hanne, Gardner Centre Theatre.
4.30pm Neuroscience Seminar Series: The brain and dopamine: receptors and mechanisms. Philip Strange (Kent), Biology Lecture Room.
Wednesday 15 January
1pm IDS and Poverty Research Unit Seminar: Poverty and social exclusion in North and South. Simon Maxwell (IDS) and Arjan de Haan (PRUS), IDS room 221.
Thursday 16 January
5pm Sussex Development Lecture: Agriculture and growth linkages. Diana Hunt, A1 Lecture Theatre.
Friday 17 January
2pm SPRU Seminar: Discipline boundaries in the science and social sciences: recent theory and Australian data. Professor Paul Bourke (Head, Research Evaluation and Policy Project Australian National University), EDB room 121.
4pm Astronomy Centre Seminars: Radiation driven winds from CV accretion discs. D. Proga (Imperial), room PB1A7.
The Language Centre
Need to brush up your grammar?
Grammar workshops for 'A' level students.
Saturday 1 February - German and Spanish
Saturday 22 February - French
Closing 20 January
Three day courses
Easter 'A' level courses in Spanish, German and French to practise speaking and listening skills. Contact Catherine Rees on ext. 2016 or 8006 fo
The Gardner Arts Centre
Film at the Gardner
Monday 13 January
6.30pm - London/Listen to Britain (PG)
Tuesday 14 January
7.45pm - Antonia's Line (15)
11.30pm - The Exorcist (18)
Thursday 16 January
7.45pm - The Birdcage (18)
Friday 17 January
7.45pm - Smoke (15)
Sunday 19 January
6pm - Emma (U)
9pm - The Usual Suspects (18)
The Gardner are offering ten free tickets to Bulletin readers who wish to see The Birdcage. Just produce your copy of Bulletin at the box office to claim your tickets.
Miscellaneous
Wanted
Any graduates of the Polytechnic of Wales or University of Glamorgan. The Glamorgan Graduate Club is looking for all graduates in order to update its database. If you are a graduate, or know someone who is, please send/fax name and address and course details to:
Siân Davies, Glamorgan Graduate Club,
University of Glamorgan
Pontypridd, CF37 1DL
Tel: 01443 482483, or fax: 01443 482525
Pub Quiz
Pub quiz at the Playing Fields Pavilion on Thursday 16 January at 1.15pm. Superb prizes to be won. Maximum 4 per team. To enter ring: ext. 3950 or 8230.
Sportcentre
Classes and Courses
Enrolment from 6 January. For a full programme contact Karen Dunster at the Sportcentre, ext. 3947, or email: K.Dunster@sussex.ac.uk. New this term:
Interval Step: Fridays 1-2 pm - Taster session Friday 10 January 50p. Course commences 17 January.
Latin American and Rock 'n' Roll: Thursdays 7-8 pm. Commencing 16 January. £14.80 for 8 weeks. No previous experience required.
New Regular Users Scheme
Any group wishing to book a regular slot in the Sports Halls for 5 or more consecutive weeks can now do so as part of a new scheme set up by the Sports Service. The scheme, set up to cope with some of the many requests of this nature, will commence in January. Any group can now make a booking at the rate of £12.50 per hour. For more information please contact Brian Barnett, Operations Manager, on 67(8228), or email Sportservice@sussex.ac.uk
Thank You
To all colleagues and friends in Sussex House for the generous Christmas gift received by Phil and Peter the Sussex House porters.
Christmas Charity Challenge
A big thank you to everyone who helped out with and took part in the Christmas Charity Challenge on 11 December. £784.04 was raised for the Sussex Cancer Treatment Fund. The event was won by the Mohawks (Ultimate Frisbee). Runners up were Doodle Scores Again from BIOLS.
University Term Dates 1997
Spring Term: Monday 6 January - Friday 14 March
Summer Term: Monday 21 April - Friday 27 June
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