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Wednesday 20 March. Tours of the Art Gallery will take place at 1.05pm and last for 50 minutes. Tours can also be arranged at other times by appointment. Tel: ext 2347/8.
Until Friday 22 March, 9am-5pm. Indigenous Trees in the Landscape: Paintings and Drawings by Pam Willoughby Gwatkin. In the Senate House Exhibition Hall.
Friday 15 March, 12.30-2pm. Open/Distance Learning Forum.
Friday 22 March, 12.30-2pm. Mentoring. In the Basement Suite in Staff House. For full details of these events, or to book a place, contact Miss Sharon D'Arcy Tel: ext 4621 or e-mail scmtaz@liv.ac.uk.
Tuesday 12 March, 12.45pm. 'Structural and Functional Studies of Tubulin Polymers in Solution' by Professor J Bordas.
Tuesday 19 March, 12.45pm. 'Proteins that Bind to Methylated DNA' by Professor Adrian Bird (Edinburgh). In Lecture Theatre 1, Life Sciences.
New Continuing Education daytime and evening courses start in the Summer term - full details are available from the Centre for Continuing Education at No 19 Abercromby Square Tel: 0151 794 6900. Courses are held on the University Precinct unless otherwise indicated. Many Continuing Education courses now offer credits under the nationally-recognised Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme. Full-time University staff are eligible to pay a reduced fee on most weekly and day courses.
Day Schools: (advance application essential)
Wednesday 13 March: Music Themes: Leider from Schubert to Brahms.
Saturday 16 March: Early Metalwork and Fashion at the Liverpool Museum. Inter-war Liverpool. Singing for Fun and Confidence. The Child and the Garden in Children's Literature: Potential Nightmare.
Saturday 30 March: Nineteenth-Century Painting and Sculpture in the Lady Lever Art Gallery at the Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight.
Saturday 20 April: Introduction to Microsoft Windows 3.1.
Saturday 27 April: Faith and Understanding 2: and is it True? Philosophy and the Claims of Religion. Customs of the Port. Genes and Human Behaviour (also 11 May). Medical Men and Women of the Past. Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress; and Gounod's Faust.
Lectures and Workshops for sixth-form Students:
Wednesday 13 March, 1.30-4pm. Othello. Wednesday 24 April, 1.30- 4pm: The Winter's Tale. Monthly afternoon course:
Friday 29 March, 26 April, 31 May, 28 June and 26 July, 1-4.30pm. The Friday Afternoon Poetry Class [A].
Evening course:
Tuesday 12 and 19 March, Thursday 28 March, Tuesday 16 April, 7.15-9.15pm. Backstage at the Phil at the Philharmonic Hall, Hope Street. Numbers strictly limited: advance enrolment essential. £ 25 for 4 mtgs (no concessions).
Dates to be arranged: Jason Project: Adapting to a Changing Sea. Saturday day-school at the Liverpool Museum. The Care, Repair and Renewal of Churches: The North West. 2 linked Saturdays.
Residential courses and study tours:
18-21 April. Medieval Buildings, Landscapes and Societies of Northumbria - based at Alnwick.
15-22 April. The City of Rome: Art and Power.
26-28 April. Geology in the Welsh Borderland - based in Church Stretton.
4-6 May. Country Houses in the East Midlands - based at Market Bosworth.
17-19 May. Geology of Aberystwyth and Harlech - based in Aberystwyth.
25 May - 1 June. Geology in the Field: Ardnamurchan.
May (date to be confirmed). Fifteenth-Century England - based at Worcester.
15-22 June. The Dordogne, History and Landscape - based at Bergerac. Residential field week (module of Diploma in Landscape Interpretation). Landscape Interpretation in the Field - based in Cumbria.
July (date to be confirmed). Hills, Plain and the Sea: the Industrial Heritage of NW England and the Welsh Border - based in Chester. Date to be confirmed. The Birthplace of Railways - based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
12-16 September. Prehistoric Monuments, Societies and Landscapes of Orkney.
20-22 September. Prehistoric Monuments and Landscapes of Anglesey.
Weekly courses from April (*Advance enrolment essential) - courses marked [ESF] are supported by the European Social Fund.
Monday 22 April: An Introduction to Database Management 10 mtgs* (7-9pm). Business Planning Workshops 10 mtgs (7-9pm) [ESF]. Introduction to Microsoft Office (part 2) 10 mtgs* (5.30-7.30pm). Sculpture on Merseyside 10 mtgs* (7-9pm). Spreadsheets Course 10 mtgs* (7-9pm).
Tuesday 23 April: an Introduction to Desktop Publishing 10 mtgs* (7-9pm). Book-keeping Made Simple 10 mtgs* (7-9pm) [ESF]. Drawing and Painting Buildings 10 mtgs* (2- 4.30pm). Law and Society 10 mtgs (7-9pm) [ESF].
Wednesday 24 April: Exploration of the Planets and the Origins of their Landscapes 5 mtgs (7-9pm) at the Liverpool Museum. How Do You Run Your Own Business? 10 mtgs (7-9pm) [ESF]. Introduction to Microsoft Office (part 2) 10 mtgs* (5.30-7.30pm). Opening Doors: Modern Art, Therapy and Learning 5 mtgs* for social work professionals, (1.30-3.30pm) at the Tate Gallery, Liverpool. The Financial Secrets of Business Success 10 mtgs (7-9pm) [ESF]. Welfare Rights Law 10 mtgs (7-9pm) [ESF].
Thursday 25 April: an Introduction to Wordperfect 5.1 10 mtgs* (7-9pm). Drawing and Painting Buildings 10 mtgs* (2-4.30pm). Self-Employment as an Alternative 10 mtgs (7-9pm) [ESF].
Friday 26 April: Coastal Environments and their Management 10 mtgs (11-1pm.).
Thursday 21 March, 11.30am. 'Concorde - Flight Engineering' by Captain P Horton and Mr S Bastin (British Airways). In the ELT Room, in the Department.
Tuesday 12 March, 4.15pm. 'Trying to Connect': Reading Adrienne Rich, Reading Emily Dickinson' by Dr Hester Jones.
Tuesday 19 March, 4.15pm. 'Skinscapes in Modernism' by Dr Maud Ellman (Cambridge). In Lecture Room A, Modern Languages Building.
Wednesday 27 March, 2.30pm. Adrian Allan, University Archivist, will give an illustrated talk entitled 'Our Alma Mater on the Hill: Impressions of the University in the Past'. Light refreshments. Tickets £ 3.50. In the Ashton Building, opposite Harold Cohen Library. For tickets contact Sue Irvine Tel: ext 2242.
Wednesday 13 March, 2pm. 'Employment Schemes for People with Long Term Mental Health Problems' by Justine Schneider (Kent). In the Seminar Room G17, ground floor, Eleanor Rathbone Building. For further information contact Cara O'Neill, HaCCRU Tel: ext 5072.
Monday 11 March, 7.30pm. Werethina Quartet. In St Andrew's United Reformed Church, Birkenhead Road, Meols (entry in Greenwood Road).
Tuesday 19 March, 4pm. Staff Seminar 'Delictual Liability and Economic Loss' by Professor J M Thomson (Glasgow). Wednesday 20 March. Feminist Legal Research Unit Conference 'Women and Health'. In the Rendall Building, in the Department. For further details Tel: ext 3261.
Thursday 14 March, 12.30pm. In conjunction with the Northern Ireland Partnership 'Managing Peace in Northern Ireland: The Challenge of Economic Regeneration in Belfast' by Mr Gerard McGinn (Bank of Ireland). In Lecture Room G.04, in the Institute.
Thursday 14 March, 4pm. 'The Brazilian Bahian 'Feira': Culture, Social Relationships and Economics in a Rural Market' by Paul Healey.
Thursday 21 March, 4pm. 'Contested Futures: Indigenous People, Multinationals and Sustainable Forestry in Guyana' by Colin Henfrey. In Lecture Room 3 in the Institute. For further information Tel: 2890.
Saturday 16 March, 2.15pm. 'Law and Medical Ethics' by Anne E Morris. In Mossley Hill Parish Church Room. For further information contact Membership Secretary Tel: 0151 678 1620.
Wednesday 20 March, 2pm. 'Mathematical Patterns in Music' by Professor Wilfrid Hodges (QMW College, London). In the URLB.
Monday 25 March, 5pm. 'Spreadsheets in the Classroom' by Roger March (JMU). In the M & O Building. For further information contact Dr P Newstead, Department of Pure Maths Tel: ext 4040 or 4043.
Saturday 30 March, 9.45-4pm. 'Women in Medicine During the Second World War'. Five local women doctors will talk about the various aspects of their work during the War. The introductory paper, on women in higher education before the Second World War, will be given by Carol Dyhouse (Sussex). In the Seminar Room, Liverpool Medical Institution, 114 Mount Pleasant. For further information contact the Hon. Secretary, Dr Hugh-Jones Tel: 01744 29962 or Adrian Allan Tel: ext 5423/4.
Wednesday 13 March, 7.30pm. Liverpool University Wind Orchestra with conductor Simon Gayton. In the Crypt Concert Room, Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King.
Saturday 16 March, 7.30pm. University Singers with conductors David Manners and James Nash. In the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, Mount Pleasant.
Thursday 21 March, 7.30pm. Liverpool University Symphony Orchestra with conductors Stephen Pratt and Kathryn Misson.
Sunday 24 March, 8pm. Renaissance Music Group directed by Morris Davies, a programme of music for Lent. In the Lady Chapel, Liverpool Cathedral, St James's Mount. For further information on tickets Tel: ext 3096.
Ness Botanic Gardens Entrance Card Holders of the Royal or Northern Horticultural Societies will be admitted to the Gardens without payment at any time on production of their cards. Ness Gardens Card Holders and members of the Friends of Ness Gardens are eligible for the concessionary course fees. Courses and other functions must be booked and the fees paid in advance. For further details Tel: 0151 353 0123.
Wednesday 13 March, 10am. Course Winter Identification of Trees by Twig and Bud, price £ 7.50, concession £ 5. Friday 15/Monday 25 March. SET 96*: National week of Science and Technology.
Saturday 16 March, 9am. Course - Garden Soils - bring and analyse £ 20 with Professor R Marrs.
Sunday 17 March, 2pm. 'The Restoration of Heathland at Thurstaston - is it desirable, necessary or possible?' by Professor R Marrs.
Thursday 21 March, 7pm. Hot Pot Supper followed by 'Gardeners Question Time' - limited 80 persons, price £ 11.50, tickets for 'Question Time' £ 2.50.
Sunday 24 March, 10am. Fun Event - The return of 'The Great Seed Race' with Professor R Marrs.
Tuesday 12 March, 6pm. 'Medico/Legal Issues in Obstetrics and Gynaecology' by Dr Kath James (London).
Tuesday 9 April, 6pm. 'Spermatogenesis, Sperm Output and Male Fertility' by Dr Richard Sharpe (Edinburgh). In the Blair Bell Conference Centre, Liverpool Women's Hospital, Crown Street. For further information Tel: 0151 702 4100.
Friday 12 April, 1pm. '3 Months on a Paradise Isle' (Tuvalu - Ellis Isles) by Mr S Scott. In the Senate Room, Senate House. Membership is open to all retired staff and the annual subscription is £ 2 a year. For further information contact Mrs Rosemary Morris, 2A Hoyle Court, Trinity Road, Hoylake, Wirral, L47 2BS Tel: 0151 632 5581.
Thursday 11 March, 4.30pm. 'Nature and Supernature in the Dialogues of Girolamo Fracastoro' by Dr Spencer Pearce (Manchester).
Thursday 18 March, 4.30pm. 'On True Maps' by Professor Barry Smith (State University of New York). In Seminar Room 1, 7 Abercromby Square.
Thursday 14 March, 5pm. Biomedical Review Lecture 'The Ins and Outs of Programmed Cell Death' by Professor Martin Raff (London). In the Large Lecture Theatre, Ashton Street Building.
Tuesday 19 March, 1pm. Brain Cell Seminar 'Why Do Primates Have Big Brains?' by Professor R Dunbar. In the Small Lecture Theatre, Ashton Street.
The Professional Development Unit runs a wide range of activities, including courses, conferences and workshops, school- based in-service days, consultancies and projects. Applications for all courses must be made in advance. Details and forms of application may be obtained from Mrs D H Gelling, Secretary, Professional Development, Department of Education, 19 Abercromby Square, Tel: ext 2479, Fax: 2512.
Tuesday 12 March, 9.30am. 'Managing Resources', first of two meetings.
Wednesday 13 March, 10am. 'Making Sense of Key Elements in Primary History'.
Thursday 14 March, 2pm. 'Responsibility of Governing Bodies'.
Thursday 14 March,10am. 'Dyslexia: Working with the Individual Pupil: a Practical Workshop for Primary Teachers' first of two meetings.
Friday 15 March, 9am. 'Developing a Whole-School Behaviour Policy'.
Friday 15 March, 9.30am. 'Primary Schools: Action Against Bullying'.
Tuesday 19 March, 9.30am. 'Primary Geography in the National Curriculum: Continuity, Progression and Assessment, Key stages 1 and 2'.
Thursday 21 March, 9.15am. 'Approaches to Effective Learning: Pupil Self-Assessment and Review' first of two meetings.
Friday 22 March, 9.30am. 'Sex Education: Crossing the Minefield' a training course for School Governors.
Monday 25 March, 1.30pm. 'Standard English in the National Curriculum'.
Friday 29 March, 1.30pm. 'Making Your Points: The Punctuation Research Project'.
Wednesday 13 March, 4.30pm. 'Developments in the Study of Personal Narratives' by Professor Dan McAdams (Illinois).
Wednesday 20 March, 4.30pm. 'Decision Making and Emergencies' by Professor Rhona Flin (Aberdeen). In the Dennis Bromley Room, 2nd floor, Eleanor Rathbone Building.
Tuesday 30 April, 4pm. 'The Science in Science Fiction' by Kim Stanley Robinson, author of 'The Gold Coast', 'Red Mars' etc. This is an opportunity to met one of America's foremost science fiction writers, whose works cover utopian speculation and hard science, on the publication of his new novel 'Blue Mars'. In Lecture Theatre 3, Rendall Building. For further information contact Andy Sawer, Science Fiction Foundation Collection, Sydney Jones Library Tel: ext 2696 or email: asawyer@liverpool.ac.uk.
The Staff Christian Fellowship meets on Tuesday lunchtimes 12.45- 1.45pm during termtime, in Room 2.04, Archaeology and Oriental Studies Building (corner of Abercromby Square/Chatham Street). New members welcome: tea/coffee provided.
The next Health Fair is to be held on Wednesday 27 March, in the Student Lounge, Ground Floor, Chadwick Building between 10am and 4pm. This is open to all staff, enquiries to Occupational Health Service Tel: ext 3239.