Memos for staff

The Finance Department has moved away from the previous paper-based system and now has a new online system http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/staff/money/Authorisedsignatories/ for managing the authorised signatories for manual invoices across the University. The new system is flexible and user friendly and removes the need for manual forms being completed by Schools and Units for every change.

To enable us to complete the transition over to the new system, we will need every School and Unit to provide Finance with an up-to-date list of all authorised signatories for each cost centre and analysis code. You will shortly be contacted by a member of Finance who will explain what is required from each School and Unit. Please note that this is a one-off exercise which we would like to have completed by the end of April 2012.

If you have any questions then please contact Karen Laing, Accounts Payable Supervisor on Ext 2491.

The Finance Department has moved away from the previous paper-based system and now has a new online system http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/staff/money/Authorisedsignatories/ for managing the authorised signatories for manual invoices across the University. The new system is flexible and user friendly and removes the need for manual forms being completed by Schools and Units for every change.

To enable us to complete the transition over to the new system, we will need every School and Unit to provide Finance with an up-to-date list of all authorised signatories for each cost centre and analysis code. You will shortly be contacted by a member of Finance who will explain what is required from each School and Unit. Please note that this is a one-off exercise which we would like to have completed by the end of April 2012.

If you have any questions then please contact Karen Laing, Accounts Payable Supervisor on Ext 2491.

A new fitness opportunity is being introduced for ladies who would like to learn more about resistance training exercises. This class is designed for all the ladies out there who are a bit sceptical about weight training and fear they may get ‘muscly’ or for those who really want to take part in resistance training but lack the confidence to get started. The class will be practical based, giving you the opportunity to try new exercises, learn proper technique and provide an opportunity for one to one feedback.

The class will be led by a female instructor and will cover;

• Resistance training in a fixed weights environment
• Resistance training with body weight
• Working with free weights
• Core Strength; what is it? And how to improve it.

Cost: £20.00

Please sign up at Sports Centre reception.

The all-Staff Environmental Awareness Survey was launched on Thursday 8 February and will be live for 2 weeks. Please help the University understand staff environmental behaviours at work in order to best support environmental actions at work and will inform environmental initiatives in your workplace.

By completing this survey you can win fantastic prizes:

• 1 x iPod Shuffle
• 2 x Plug-in Energy Monitors
• 2 sets of washing Ecoballs (150 wash detergent replacement)
• 2 sets of ByeBye Standby remote control sockets
• 20 free places on the Carbon Conversations course
• 1 year’s subscription to the magazine Ethical Consumer for the school or unit with the highest response rate

Please follow this link to complete the survey: http://www.survey.bris.ac.uk/standrews/environ

Please note that the Design Unit at St Katharine's West, 16 The Scores will be closed between 1 - 2.30pm on Thursday 16 February.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

We have recently installed the latest up to date Oce Prisma Access software system for easy and efficient use for electronically submitting digital printing work for all members of staff.

Any queries you have with the Print Unit Digital Open Day, please do not hesitate to contact Alex Reid on 3030 or e-mail awr@st-andrews.ac.uk

All staff are welcome.

In response to several staff enquiries we have contacted Fife Council for updated information. They advise that North Street will be closed from the roundabout at City Road to Greyfriars Gardens from Monday 13 February for 2 weeks after which work will continue east on North Street in 300 metre sections, depending on weather conditions. Temporary traffic lights will be used and at this stage University car parks should still be accessible. Fife Council will also publish Information on closures in the local newspaper.

St Andrews Chorus welcomes any member of staff who enjoys singing and can hold a tune – we have a wide range of members from beginner to expert. We rehearse on Fridays - please see the Events Calendar for more information.

This semester are rehearsing Puccini’s “Messa di Gloria” and Verdi’s “Four sacred pieces”.

The Chorus is 150 strong and conducted by Michael Downes, director of music in the University. We are accompanied at our concerts by professional soloists and orchestra of high standard.

Details from Eric Priest at eric@mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk or our web site http://saint-andrews.net/sac/

As one of the greenest Universities in Scotland, we take pride in our many national green accolades and continually strive to support the enthusiasm for sustainability amongst the University community. By 2016 the University is aiming to be carbon neutral. To help achieve this target, up to 80 Environmental Facilitators are soon to be recruited from all across the University.

The purpose of the Environmental Facilitators is to engage colleagues and to encourage environmental behaviours in each school/unit to reduce the University’s overall carbon footprint. Anyone can be an Environmental Facilitator, regardless of job role; all you need is an enthusiasm. A full training programme, ‘Passport to Environmental Excellence’ will be in place to support you.

If you are interested in being the Environmental Facilitator for your School/Unit/Building, go to http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/capod/environmentalprogramme/ for more information.

To help us in Lean establish the impact we have been having on the University over last calendar year, we would like any staff member that has taken part in Lean activity during 2011 to complete a short online survey. It should take no longer than 5 minutes to complete, and can be found at: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/lean/projectlist/impact2011/

Thanks in advance for your time.

The Principal's Medal is an award made to students who have displayed exceptional endeavour and achievement during their time at St Andrews. Each award will carry a value of £1,000 in addition to a specially produced medal.

Up to three awards are available each year. The Principal's Medal is not restricted to any one discipline and could include sporting, musical, academic or other achievements or a combination of some or all of these.

Further information is available from Dr Fiona Thompson at fjt71@st-andrews.ac.uk the Executive Officer to the Principal’s Office, College Gate. To submit an application or nomination, applicants and nominators are required to complete an application form with details of the achievement/endeavor, available at the following link: http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/administration/principalsoffice/proctorsoffice/

In addition to the application form, a copy of the student’s CV, a copy of their academic transcript and the names of two independent referees should be forwarded either by email to Dr Fiona Thompson at fjt71@st-andrews.ac.uk with the subject ‘The Principal’s Medal’ or by hard copy to College Gate, North Street marked ‘The Principal’s Medal’.

The selection panel will comprise:

• The Principal
• The Deputy Principal
• The Master of United College
• The Vice Principal (Proctor)
• The President of the Students' Association
• Two senior academic members of staff (to be invited by the Principal)

Following the closing date, the Executive Officer to the Principal’s Office will contact the referees for the short-listed nominations and request a reference. The winning applicants (and nominators is applicable) will be notified in May. Applicants may be called for interview if necessary.

The winner/s will be required to write a short report about themselves and to express their thanks for the award. This will be sent to the Development Office to pass on to the donors of the award.

The medal will be awarded at an appropriate graduation ceremony.

The Winners of the Principal’s Medal in 2010/11 were:

The MMS server replacement that was initially scheduled for January was been postponed for additional testing. The replacement will now happen on Tuesday 14 February. MMS will be down from around 8am, for up to an hour, while data is copied from the current server to the new one. The new server is substantially faster than the existing one, and should alleviate a lot of the slow-down MMS has been experiencing recently. We will also have a backup MMS server as part of the new setup, and significantly more disk space for content.

We apologise for the inconvenience. If you have any questions or problems, please e-mail helpdesk@st-andrews.ac.uk

• Induction for all new staff – Mon 27 Feb, 09:00-15:00
• Writing in the Workplace: Writing for the Web, Mon 20 Feb, 14:00-17:00 (Core Management Passport Course)

• Effective Lecturing, Wed 15 February, 14:00-16:30
• The World of Business - Myths and Misconceptions, Fri 17 Feb, 10:00-12:00
• Academic Misconduct and Turnitin (Briefing Session) - Wed 22 Feb, 14:00-16:00

To book on this event please email jaf21@st-andrews.ac.uk

Researchers in the School of Computer Science are conducting a week-long study into online privacy attitudes this month. We are looking for participants to carry a mobile phone around with them for a week, which we’ll provide. The phone will periodically ask participants about the extent to which they would disclose their location and current activity, to evaluate the effectiveness of a system we have developed called ‘Virtual Walls’.

As a reward, each participant will receive a £10, £20, or £50 Amazon voucher, drawn at random. This study is open to staff, students, and anyone else in the St Andrews area.

If you will be in St Andrews from 17 February until 2 March, and are interested in participating or would like more information, please contact Luke Hutton at lh49@st-andrews.ac.uk. You can also learn more about the study at http://www.facebook.com/VirtualWalls

You can take part in a short online survey about one’s personality and everyday experiences. The survey takes 10-15 min to complete and you will be entered into a raffle to win one of two vouchers worth £20!

You can participate by signing up through SONA http://st-andrews.sona-systems.com. Log in using your SONA account (it’s very easy to register if you don’t have one yet) and find the survey "Personality Pre-Test (£20 prize draw)".

If you have any questions regarding the study please contact Davis Buls at db259@st-andrews.ac.uk

Student Services welcome interest from members of staff and PhD students at the University in an Assistant Warden position available at John Burnet Hall.

Further details, including how to apply can be found at http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/accommodation/pg/awrole/

Applications close at 12pm on 17 February 2012.

Bookings are now taking place for Semester 2 golf lessons. The lessons cater for all levels of golfer with beginner, intermediate and advanced classes on offer. The lessons are taught by PGA professional coaches and are delivered at the St Andrews Links Practice Centre.

For more information and an application form please check out the following link - http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/sport/News/Title,78805,en.html

Proofing has commenced for the Undergraduate Course Catalogues for 2012-13. The Directors of Teaching were provided with the material on 20 January.

This year the process involves further data collection and checking which is required for KIS (Key Information Sets) and other curriculum developments in Registry.

A briefing session in Lower College Hall has been arranged for Tuesday, 7 February 10-11.30. Invitations were sent to Heads of School and Directors of Teaching and responses should be forwarded to Sam Dixon (sd60@st-andrews.ac.uk).

If you wish to check Course Catalogue details of modules you will be teaching next session, please do so through the following web link:

https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/printanddesign/publications/UGCourseCatalogue2012-13proofing

If you have any questions, corrections or comments please direct them to your Director of Teaching in the first instance.

The new Grading Review Policy, written in consultation with the Trade Unions, is now available. This policy covers all roles in pay grades 1 to 8 with the exception of academic, research and teaching staff considering promotion to grades 8 or 9 who have access to a separate Academic Promotion procedure.

Key changes include:

• Staff may apply for grading review at any time in the year;
• Results will be communicated to staff (where possible) within three months of the application;
• Heads of Schools/Units are required to submit documentation to the Workforce Planning Group prior to a Grading Review application being made by the role holder.

Full details can be found at http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/hr/Gradingrewardandconditions/HERAgradingreviewprocess/

Please contact Susan Grant at sg43@st-andrews.ac.uk or extension 1650 if you have any queries.

Circuits: Tuesday and Thursday 13.10 – 14.00 at The University Sport Centre (St Leonards Road)

• Suitable for all ages and fitness levels
• Class included in the fitness+ membership or £4 for staff non members
• Lose weight, tone up, strengthen or increase your fitness levels
• Motivational class with a qualified instructor

Circuits is a class that will give you a full-body workout that combines resistance training with aerobic exercise. When it comes to getting lean and mean in a hurry, it's one of the most effective types of exercise programme. It's called circuit training because it often involves a series of exercises (usually 6 to 10) at different points or "stations" laid out in a circuit. The circuit will generally involve a series of resistance stations, using weights or body-weight exercises like push-ups and lunges. These exercises will target different muscle groups to strengthen and tone your whole body as you work your way around the course. The resistance stations are interspersed with cardiovascular exercises, like shuttle runs and squat-thrusts, to strengthen your heart and lungs and, of course, to burn off that belly.

For more information on the classes that the University sports centre run please see the website http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/sport/EnergiseClasses/ or call (01334) 462190.

For all staff who have primary school aged children, the University Sports Centre will be running a Cheerleading class. This is a 6 week trial block commencing on Tuesday 14 February running until Tuesday 20 March from 4-5pm.

For more information please contact Laura Philpott on lp47@st-andrews.ac.uk or (01334) 462193.

In an attempt to restart the staff golf society, which has now been idle for a couple of years, could anyone interested in taking part in future events get in touch with Alex Allen on afa@st-andrews.ac.uk ? Events will not be restricted to links tickets holders and it is hoped that we can organise medal competitions on a variety of local courses.

Showing an interest now will on no way oblige anyone to take part in the future, but it would be a useful way of measuring interest.

An institutional team has been set up and we will be placing information on the TLAC website in due course. Updates will also be provided at TLAC meetings.

We are holding a launch event on Monday 13 February from 12noon until 2pm in Lower College Hall (a sandwich lunch will be available) at which we will introduce the topic of the new theme and discuss ideas for development of projects within St Andrews. Invitations will be sent out to all DoT's but please encourage your colleagues to attend, and send a representative if you cannot be there yourself. For catering purposes can you please confirm your attendance at the event no later than Tuesday 7 February by e-mail to Vanessa Hughes at vls@st-andrews.ac.uk

The QAA website contains the latest information about the new theme at http://www.enhancementthemes.ac.uk/enhancement-themes/developing-and-supporting-the-curriculum

You are also encouraged to note the following upcoming QAA events:

A series of road-show events will take place during February in Glasgow (1 February), Edinburgh (9 February) and Dundee (29 February). The aim of these events is to introduce you to the work of the DSC Theme and to be part of early activities to identify key areas to be addressed in Phase 2 of the Theme. Registration is now open and further details are available at: http://www.enhancementthemes.ac.uk/events/forthcoming-events/2011/12/08/developing-and-supporting-the-curriculum-regional-roadshow

ET conference 7&8 March 2012: The Enhancement Themes conference will take place at Heriot-Watt University, further details can be found at http://www.enhancementthemes.ac.uk/annual-conference

Professor Frances Andrews, School of History, will deliver her Inaugural Lecture "Building Trust in the Italian Middle Ages” in School III, St Salvator’s Quadrangle on Wednesday, 15 February at 5.15pm. The Deputy Principal and Vice-Principal (Research) will take the Chair and the Dean of Arts will give the vote of thanks.

The Lecture is open to the public and all are welcome.

Applications for Russell Trust Development Awards for 2012 are now invited. The awards are open to any member of staff seeking support for a work-related project and have an upper limit of £5,000. Applications must be received by 3pm on Friday 9 March 2012.

Details and application forms can be found at: http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/alumni/giving/yourgiftmatters/trusts/TheRussellTrust/TheRussellTrustDevelopmentAwardsStaff/

Please contact Fiona Eason in Development at fre@st-andrews.ac.uk or telephone ext 1917 for any further information.

Upcoming Academic Staff Courses

There are still available places on the following Academic Staff courses- go to https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/pdms/index.php to book a place.

• Assessment & Feedback, Wed 8 February, 14:00 -17:00
• Endnote: An Introduction, Thurs 9 February, 14:00 -17:00 (the target audience for this is PostDocs)
• Managing your Personal Finances, Thurs 9 February, 14:00 – 16:00 (the target audience for this is PostDocs)
• Effective Lecturing, Wed 15 February, 14:00-16:30

To book on this event please email jaf21@st-andrews.ac.uk

The Joint Fair Trade Steering Group of the University and Students’ Association is looking for new student and staff members. The group meets at least twice per semester and is responsible for implementing the university’s and Students’ Association’s Fair Trade policies. Its main activities involve working to increase the range of Fairtrade certified products available on campus and disseminating information about Fair Trade to students and staff through regular events and campaigns.

If you are interested in joining the steering group or would like more information please contact Duncan Smart at ds445@st-andrews.ac.uk

Would you like to sing music where all the parts are interesting, not just the soprano line? Would you like to join a small choir where you can make a difference? Would you like to be in a professionally directed choir? Come and join the St Andrews Renaissance Singers!

This semester we are performing in St Salvator’s Chapel and in the Chapel Royal at Stirling Castle. You can drop in for our first rehearsal of the semester to hear what we do - please see the Events Calendar for more information. Or, you can arrange an audition with our director, Claire Luxford (email: cel8@st-andrews.ac.uk). If you are a tenor or an alto, you’re particularly welcome.

The Music Centre's activities resume on 6 February with a wide range of concerts and groups for anyone to get involved with.

This semester we're very excited about our new Jazz Workshop. This group is open to anyone interested in playing jazz and improvisation, and will be led by Richard Michael. The group will meet every Tuesday evening - please see the Events Calendar for more information. If you're interested, just come along on the first night, 7 February.

Details of our Wednesday lunchtime concert series and other concerts can be found on the Events Calendar and we also have spaces for individual music tuition, children's choir and many other groups. Contact the Music Centre in the Younger Hall or phone 2226 for further details.

CAPOD will be hosting a PostdocXchange networking event at the Bute Annex on Wednesday 22 February. Postdoc researchers are invited to attend a working lunch from 12.00-2.00pm to discuss development provisions for Postdocs (present and future), followed by an update session on the Researcher Development Framework with Amy Cartwright from Vitae.

To book on this event please email jaf21@st-andrews.ac.uk

The closing date for this year’s Academic Promotions round is Friday 27 January 2012. No exceptions to this date will be made.

Information regarding the Promotions process is available on the Human Resources website at: http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/hr/Gradingrewardandconditions/Academicpromotions/

If you have any queries with regard to the Promotions process, please do not hesitate to contact Gillian Ogg in Human Resources on ext 1999 or e-mail promotions@st-andrews.ac.uk

Members of staff may wish to note that Fife Council is to commence a series of road works along the length of North Street and on adjacent streets from 12 February 2012. They advise that these works will involve temporary closures and diversions and the suspension of parking, details of which will be announced in the local press. The first closure is on Sunday 12 February and subsequent closures will depend on progress. These works may affect access to University car parks off North Street as well as access by carriers and information will be provided as and when available.

Female participants (age 18-25) wanted for a study looking at emotional responses to experiences of over-eating.

Please contact or Kate Smith at ks39@st-andrews.ac.uk or log on to the SONA site for more details http://st-andrews.sona-systems.com/Default.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2f and look for 'memories of over-eating'

This week 200 students have taken part in the University of St Andrews Charities Campaign's annual sponsored charity hitch-hike from Scotland to Barcelona. The hitch-hike has been completely organised and run by student volunteers and is raising funds for Medicins Sans Frontieres, Cancer Research UK, Macmillan Cancer Support, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, Maggie's Cancer Caring Centre (Fife) and Children's Hospice Association Scotland.

If any staff wish to donate to this brilliant cause, you may do so through JustTextGiving by Vodaphone, one of the Race's sponsors. Please text Race23£1, Race23£2, Race23£5 or Race23£10 depending on how much you wish to donate to 70070, and 100% of that money will go directly to our charities. Thank-you!

The University is currently preparing a submission for the European Commission for the award of HR Excellence in Research. Gaining this award would demonstrate that the University has a clear action plan in place to implement the seven principles of the ‘Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers’, of which the University is a signatory.

The HR Excellence in Research Award working group would like to invite all members of staff, and especially research and academic staff, to read the University’s analysis and action plan and send any feedback or comments to cat.wilson@st-andrews.ac.uk by Friday 10 February 2012.

You can find out more about the Concordat, awards process and University action plan here: http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/capod/hrexcellence

The next Visiting Day for prospective postgraduate students will take place on Wednesday 21 March 2012 and current students thinking about postgraduate study are encouraged to attend.

Booking is essential and the instructions for how to secure a place can be found here: http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/admissions/pg/visiting/

We hope you’ll be able to join us that day!

Events on this programme are open to post-doc researchers and post-graduate researchers

This session, run by Kintish, will show you how to work a room and when you spot a potential opportunity to move the relationship forward.

This session will convince you, with an entertaining and powerful presentation, that, forever more, you will just want to follow up those initial leads.

Content includes sessions on developing and delivering your ‘pitch’, customers and competitors, developing your idea, expert entrepreneur coaching, making money and planning your enterprise.

Participants will also take part in two half-day follow-up sessions.

Applicants can register for this course on the University course booking system. Following registration applicants must forward a short outline explaining why they should be selected for the course by e-mail to Bonnie Hacking at bsm9@st-andrews.ac.uk. Applicants will be notified of their success and advised of further details during w/c 12 March 2012.

For further information on this programme, please follow this link: Enterprise and Innovation Programme http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/capod/GRADskillsProgramme/e&eprog/#d.en.76350

This event for early career researchers will provide an authoritative introductory session to using blogs, wikis, YouTube, apps and other potential research dissemination media.

This session is intended as a thought piece to stimulate members of the audience into considering if any of these new approaches might be appropriate in their own areas of research.

The session also focuses on mobile phone Apps and their potential use for research studies and in disseminating results in an interesting and novel format - a great starter-session!

• Train the Trainer, Tues 31 January, 09:00- 17:00

• Refworks: An Introduction, Wed 1 February, 14:00- 16:00 (the target audience for this is PostDocs)
• Assessment & Feedback, Wed 8 February, 14:00 -17:00
• Endnote: An Introduction, Thurs 9 February, 14:00 -17:00 (the target audience for this is PostDocs)
• Managing your Personal Finances, Thurs 9 February, 14:00 – 16:00 (the target audience for this is PostDocs)
• Effective Lecturing, Wed 15 February, 14:00-16:30

Transition University of St Andrews still have a few spaces remaining for Carbon Conversations Groups starting in Week 1 of Semester 2. These will be the final sessions under current funding, so don't miss this opportunity!

Carbon Conversations is a unique and inspiring series of 6 group discussions, which the Guardian newspaper recently cited as one of the top solutions to climate change. The sessions involve group activities, knowledge-building, ideas-sharing and reflections, where participants will have the opportunity to explore climate change practically and emotionally.

Transition are running four different sessions weekly from Monday 6 February, with full details available at http://www.transitionuniversityofstandrews.com/carbon-conversations . Participation in the sessions will help develop communication and facilitation skills, as well as greatly enhance employability in our ever 'greening' marketplace. Participants on average decrease their carbon impact by a tonne as a result of the course.

Sign up is available through CAPOD at http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/pdms. To register interest in alternative times or find out more contact transition@st-andrews.ac.uk

A few places are still available on the following CAPOD courses – go to https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/pdms/index.php to book a place.

• Budget Management, Wed 25 January, 10:00-12:00
• UKBA Tier 4 Student Visas – a guide for schools and units, Thurs 26 January, 14:00-16:00
• Train the Trainer, Tues 31 January, 09:00- 17:00
• Passport to Administrative Excellence – Launch Briefing, Thurs 2 February, 09:30-10:30

• Supervisor Update Session, Tues 24 January, 13:00-16:00
• Refworks: An Introduction, Wed 1 February, 14:00- 16:00 (the target audience for this is PostDocs)
• Assessment & Feedback, Wed 8 February, 14:00 -17:00
• Endnote: An Introduction, Thurs 9 February, 14:00 -17:00 (the target audience for this is PostDocs)
• Managing your Personal Finances, Thurs 9 February, 14:00 – 16:00
• Effective Lecturing, Wed 15 February, 14:00-16:30

The ceremony formally to install the new Rector of the University, Alistair Moffat, will take place on Tuesday, 20 March 2012 at 4pm in the Younger Hall.

Students will be admitted by ticket; there will be a staff procession. Classes are not cancelled, but members of staff may anticipate being approached by students with tickets regarding alternative possibilities for labs or seminars.

The traditional “Drag”, whereby various student groups across the University welcome the Rector, takes place on Monday, 19 March.

Did you know that over a third of students studying at St Andrews are from outside the UK/EU? Did you know that international students now have to enter the UK using a Tier 4 visa? And that they have to demonstrate English proficiency before a visa is issued? Did you know that the university has to commit to sponsoring each one before a visa is issued? Did you know that if we get this wrong, the UKBA can withdraw our licence to recruit international students? If you didn’t know all of this then don’t worry – you’re not alone!

If you are involved with international students in any way and would like to understand more about the University’s responsibilities and requirements, and how they affect your work then this session is for you.

Please book your place through the CAPOD website https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/pdms/

The Academic Promotion process for 2012 was launched on 2 December 2011 and is available on the Human Resources website at: http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/hr/Gradingrewardandconditions/Academicpromotions/

The closing date for applications is Friday 27 January 2012. No exceptions to this date will be made.

If you have any queries with regard to the promotions process, please do not hesitate to contact Gillian Ogg in Human Resources on ext 1999 or e-mail promotions@st-andrews.ac.uk

The University Community Garden is building a greenhouse out of used 2 Litre plastic drinks bottles. We need several thousands of bottles to complete the greenhouse. Do you have any in your recycling bin that you can donate to the garden? If you do please drop them by the Transition office at 65 North Street anytime next week and leave them at the door if we are not in. If you have large quantities please get in touch on communitygarden@st-andrews.ac.uk and we will take them for you.

For pictures of the kinds of bottles we are looking for and more info on the community garden, go to http://www.facebook.com/universitycommunitygarden

The University Staff & Postgraduate Cricket Club is on the look-out for new players for the upcoming season. The club plays a mixture of friendly Twenty-20 and league cricket from April through September and we welcome players of all abilities from beginner to the seasoned pro to join our ranks.

If you’re a little rusty, bang in-form, or simply want to try out the game, we will be holding 3 winter indoor net sessions at the Sports Centre starting this Sunday (2-4pm). Please check the Events Calendar for future dates.

You can email cricketsquad@hotmail.com or visit our website http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~scricket/ if you’d like any further details about the club or getting involved.

Student Services would like to encourage our PhD students and members of staff working 0.5 FTE and above to apply for one of two available assistant warden scholarships at University Hall - please see http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/accommodation/pg/awrole/ for further information.

Applications close Tuesday 31 January 2011.

Due to confusion over who receives email via events@st-andrews.ac.uk , and in a bid to minimise unnecessary email traffic to the account, the central events moderator has changed the contact email address for the central calendar. The central events moderator’s sole responsibility is to vet submissions to the central website calendar. The moderator has no organisational involvement in any of the events submitted.

You can now contact the central events moderator via centralcalendar@st-andrews.ac.uk – this email address continues to be solely for technical support with or amendments/cancellations required for events already on the web calendar, and nothing more.

Submissions to the Events Calendar should still be made at http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/events/submit