Briefs

New round of NRF evaluation and rating

Please note that the first closing date for new applications for NRF ratings is Wednesday, December 1, 2004. Applications will be screened and returned to applicants by end December or early January. Amended applications should reach the Research Office by Wednesday, February 16, 2005. For more information, please contact Christina Pather, e-mail cpather@bremner.uct.ac.za, or tel 650 2434, or Joanne Brinkman, e-mail westj@bremner.uct.ac.za, or tel 650 2433.

GSB hosts a career Impulse Day

The GSB will hold a career planning day, presented by career consultant Andrew Bramley, on November 20. The workshop aims to kick-start a job search process for attendees. The Impulse Day workshop offers individuals a chance to find direction to the career that suits their skills and personality, and will provide them with the tools to pursue that career effectively. The programme is helpful for students who may wish to clarify what they want from their careers, graduates who want to make career changes or at a crossroads in their careers, or anyone wanting to find a career they like. It is also helpful for partners and spouses of those who may either be questioning their own careers or are at a crossroads following retrenchment. Contact Morea Josias on tel 406 1340 for details.

Home-shopping team a call away

UCT staff members are reminded that the Pick 'n Pay in Rondebosch will shop and deliver all your tea, coffee and cleaning requirements. They are also able to supply party platters for your functions, and their deli and bakery offers various hot foods (Halaal catered for), as well as a range of cakes, doughnuts and muffins. For further information contact the home-shopping team, Mimi, Melany or Veronique, on tel 685 4001.

Top seat at Notre Dame for former GSB professor

Dr John Affleck-Graves, a former professor of finance at the GSB, has been elected executive vice-president of the University of Notre Dame. He taught at UCT from 1975 to 1986 and earned his bachelors, master's and doctoral degrees from this university. Affleck-Graves served on the Notre Dame faculty from 1986 to 2000, the final three years as chairman of the Department of Finance and Business Economics, and returned in 2001 after a year at Florida State University as the Patty Hill Smith Eminent Scholar in Finance.