{"id":304,"date":"2025-03-24T16:41:17","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T16:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs-staging.imperial.ac.uk\/bioengineering\/?p=304"},"modified":"2025-03-26T09:57:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T09:57:56","slug":"news-you-can-use-spring-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs-staging.imperial.ac.uk\/bioengineering\/2025\/03\/24\/news-you-can-use-spring-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"News You Can Use: Spring 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Stay in the know with the Bioengineering Shared Calendar<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs-staging.imperial.ac.uk\/bioengineering\/files\/2025\/03\/AdobeStock_295649777-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-305\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs-staging.imperial.ac.uk\/bioengineering\/files\/2025\/03\/AdobeStock_295649777-300x169.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Keeping track of key departmental events just got a lot easier!<\/p>\n<p>Bioengineering has launched a new shared calendar as a go-to planning resource <strong>for staf<\/strong><strong>f<\/strong> to stay informed and improve coordination across the department. The live calendar has seven categories you can filter to find the events that matter to you:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#x1f39f;&#xfe0f; <strong>Department Events<\/strong>, including Department Seminars, the Annual Bioengineering Lecture, staff and student socials, Away Days, and more.<\/li>\n<li>&#x1f3eb; <strong>Academic Staff Meetings<\/strong>: the monthly meeting specifically for academic staff.<\/li>\n<li>&#x1f465; <strong>Professional &amp; Technical Staff Meetings<\/strong>: dedicated professional and technical staff meetings.<\/li>\n<li>&#x1f469;&#x1f3fb;&#x200d;&#x1f3eb; <strong>Teaching-Related<\/strong>: events related to teaching activities or exams<\/li>\n<li>&#x1f4c5; <strong>Ad Hoc Meetings<\/strong>: one-off departmental meetings.<\/li>\n<li>&#x1f680; <strong>Admissions &amp; Outreach<\/strong>, including Open days, applicant visits, outreach activities and more.<\/li>\n<li>&#x2139;&#xfe0f;<strong> Imperial College Events<\/strong>: University-wide events relevant to Bioengineering staff.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can find the link to the calendar and instructions on how to add it to your Outlook account on our <strong>Information for Staff pages<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The calendar won&#8217;t send reminders, but it&#8217;s a great way to avoid scheduling conflicts and stay updated.<\/p>\n<p>If you want an event included on the calendar, please email Kemi. However, as this is a high-level official calendar that we\u2019re trying to keep streamlined, not every event will make the cut!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Join the Fostering Connections project<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imperial.ac.uk\/about\/leadership-and-strategy\/provost\/vice-provost-education\/the-imperial-experience\/\">Imperial Experience<\/a> is the university&#8217;s strategy to deliver a holistic student experience. As part of this, an investigative report highlighted the important role of community building initiatives to support diverse and inclusive student engagement and enhance the student experience.<\/p>\n<p>Research into initiatives to support community building and the international student experience at other UK Higher Education institutions uncovered several initiatives to encourage connections within a diverse student body.<\/p>\n<p>You will have the opportunity to gain experience working in student experience, community building, and communications, contribute to a unique initiative that celebrates the global campus community, and work with a diverse group of students and staff.<\/p>\n<p>We welcome students from any department or Faculty, in any year of study, including international students. To express your interest, please complete the form on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imperial.ac.uk\/students\/studentshapers\/how-to-get-involved\/current-projects\/\">StudentShapers webpage<\/a> by Sunday 30 March 2025. If you have any questions or queries, do not hesitate to <a href=\"mailto:education.office@imperial.ac.uk\">get in touch<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stay in the know with the Bioengineering Shared Calendar Keeping track of key departmental events just got a lot easier! Bioengineering has launched a new shared calendar as a go-to planning resource for staff to stay informed and improve coordination across the department. 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