Afro Hair & Beauty Live 2009
The Afro Hair and Beauty Live event will be taking place on Sunday 24th May and Monday 25th May (Spring Bank Holiday) at Alexandra Palace in London. There will be hair and fashion shows, seminars and workshops, hair and beauty advice and natural hair, lace and weaves. Tickets cost £12.00 at the door, but with your student ID you will be able to get a ticket for £10.00. If you are planning to go on Sunday 24th, you can save money by booking online as you can buy two tickets for the price of one- £12.00. See the event website for details of show and to buy advance tickets
Saturday 21 March 2009
Sports Massage Article in Massage World
An article that might be of interest can be found in the Feb/March issue of Massage World. You cannot read it online, but it's worth a trip to the journal section of the Library to read ''Sports Massage at the 2004 Olympics- A Journey of Intention' (pp14-17).
An article that might be of interest can be found in the Feb/March issue of Massage World. You cannot read it online, but it's worth a trip to the journal section of the Library to read ''Sports Massage at the 2004 Olympics- A Journey of Intention' (pp14-17).
Friday 20 March 2009
New Sports Therapy Books in StockCopies of the 8th edition of ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription are now available at both Richmond House and Summer Row Library.
We also have a new taping book in stock: Taping and Wrapping made Simple, which is on the Strength and Conditioning and the Profiling Fitness reading lists. As an added bonus, there is an accompanying DVD with 40+ video clips of taping and wrapping available with this book, so that you can see exactly how to perform procedures properly.
Thursday 19 March 2009
Human Kinetics Journals Online Access
Just a reminder for any Sports Therapy students looking for online access to journal articles, that there are numerous Human Kinetics journals available though the Athens link.
Click on the 'Library' tab on Blackboard, then on the Non-Athens resources link on the Blackboard Library Page (under hotlinks), and then select ‘Human Kinetics’ from the ‘1. A-Z’. If you then click on the 'Journals' tab on the Human Kinetics page you will see a pictorial list of the titles available.
Just a reminder for any Sports Therapy students looking for online access to journal articles, that there are numerous Human Kinetics journals available though the Athens link.
Click on the 'Library' tab on Blackboard, then on the Non-Athens resources link on the Blackboard Library Page (under hotlinks), and then select ‘Human Kinetics’ from the ‘1. A-Z’. If you then click on the 'Journals' tab on the Human Kinetics page you will see a pictorial list of the titles available.
Wednesday 18 March 2009
Guild Gazette Online
The 'Guild Gazette' (the official membership magazine of the Guild of Professional Beauty Therapists) is now available online. It's just like reading a print magazine, but instead of turning the pages by hand you use the mouse to click on the corner of the page.You can read the March/April 2009 issue and also issues going back to 2007. Follow the link to the home page and you'll see the link for the latest March/April issue. Scroll down the home page to see the links for the back issues
The 'Guild Gazette' (the official membership magazine of the Guild of Professional Beauty Therapists) is now available online. It's just like reading a print magazine, but instead of turning the pages by hand you use the mouse to click on the corner of the page.You can read the March/April 2009 issue and also issues going back to 2007. Follow the link to the home page and you'll see the link for the latest March/April issue. Scroll down the home page to see the links for the back issues
Tuesday 17 March 2009
The Sapphires Awards
The Sapphires, presented by Salon Business magazine , is a new hairdressing industry awards event, specifically designed to recognise and reward success in the franchise sector. It will be taking place at The Dorchester Hotel in London on Monday 15 June 2009. For more information, see the Salon Business website Click on the 'News' tab at the top of the homepage, then scroll down and click on 'The Sapphires are Coming'. Might be worth clicking on the 'Image Gallery' or 'Beauty' tabs while you are on the site to keep up to date with what's happening.
The Sapphires, presented by Salon Business magazine , is a new hairdressing industry awards event, specifically designed to recognise and reward success in the franchise sector. It will be taking place at The Dorchester Hotel in London on Monday 15 June 2009. For more information, see the Salon Business website Click on the 'News' tab at the top of the homepage, then scroll down and click on 'The Sapphires are Coming'. Might be worth clicking on the 'Image Gallery' or 'Beauty' tabs while you are on the site to keep up to date with what's happening.
BUNAC Presentations
BUNAC will be coming into college on Tuesday 24th March to speak with any students wishing to find out more about working abroad.
The schedule is:
10:30am – 1:30pm Stand in Canteen to provide general information/answer questions
2:00pm – 3:00pm Presentation in Room 709 on ‘Summer Camp USA’
3:00pm – 4:00pm Presentation in Room 709 on ‘Work in America or Canada’
BUNAC will be coming into college on Tuesday 24th March to speak with any students wishing to find out more about working abroad.
The schedule is:
10:30am – 1:30pm Stand in Canteen to provide general information/answer questions
2:00pm – 3:00pm Presentation in Room 709 on ‘Summer Camp USA’
3:00pm – 4:00pm Presentation in Room 709 on ‘Work in America or Canada’
Monday 16 March 2009
Hairdressing Training
Any hairdressing student who has had problems accessing the Hairdressing Training database via Athens, due to technical problems, will be pleased to hear that it is now available again. If you are unaware of this valuable resource, aimed at NVQ level hairdressing students, now might be the time to have a look at the database. To access Hairdressing Training, click on the 'Library' tab on Blackboard, then on the 'Athens' link to take you to the 'My Athens' page. Scroll down the page until you see the 'Mimas Services' menu and click on the Hairdressing Training link.
Wednesday 11 March 2009
Four Seasons Hotel Presentation
Four Seasons Hotels will be coming into College on Wednesday18th March (Room 406
1pm – 2:30pm) to talk about Graduate Opportunities to Final Year students. This might be of interest for anyone on the Spa and Hospitality course.
Here is a link to the Four Seasons website.
http://jobs.fourseasons.com/students/pages/Home.aspx
Four Seasons Hotels will be coming into College on Wednesday18th March (Room 406
1pm – 2:30pm) to talk about Graduate Opportunities to Final Year students. This might be of interest for anyone on the Spa and Hospitality course.
Here is a link to the Four Seasons website.
http://jobs.fourseasons.com/students/pages/Home.aspx
Monday 9 March 2009
New Edition in Stock The new, 2009, edition of ACSM's Resource Manual for Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription is now available at Richmond House Library. Copies are also on order for Summer Row Library.
Saturday 7 March 2009
3rd International Conference on Movement Dysfunction
The 3rd International Conference on Movement Dysfunction will take place Thursday 30 October- Sunday 1st November 2009, at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre. This conference will be of interest to therapists using movement, exercise and other strategies to rehabilitate movement dysfunction. The theme for 2009 is applying the research and science behind biomechanics, neurophysiologyand biosychosocial influences to clinical practice. More info can be found on the conference website.
The 3rd International Conference on Movement Dysfunction will take place Thursday 30 October- Sunday 1st November 2009, at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre. This conference will be of interest to therapists using movement, exercise and other strategies to rehabilitate movement dysfunction. The theme for 2009 is applying the research and science behind biomechanics, neurophysiologyand biosychosocial influences to clinical practice. More info can be found on the conference website.
Friday 6 March 2009
The Vitality Show The Vitality Show 2009 will be taking place Thursday 26-Sunday 29 March at Earls Court 2 in London. This is a health, beauty, fitness, healthy eating and wellbeing event and features this year include a Healing Herb Garden and an Organic Beauty Pavilion. You can save money by booking in advance and for an extra £5.00 you can also upgrade your ticket to visit the Ideal Home Show, taking place in Earls Court 1. Students will be able to buy reduced price tickets, but must provide ID (eg NUS Card) on entrance to the show. Click on The Vitality Show website for more info and to buy tickets.
Thursday 5 March 2009
Flying Start Enterprise Rally at UCB There is going to be an Enterprise Rally taking place at UCB on Friday 13th March. This event is likely to be highly beneficial for any student or graduate that is looking to set up a business, consider self employment or freelance work in the future. Click on the poster to enlarge it and read details.
Wednesday 4 March 2009
Hair Structure and Chemistry Simplified The 2009 (5th) edition of Hair Structure and Chemistry Simplified is now in stock at Richmond House and copies are 'on order' for Summer Row Library. You'll find this book in the Yellow Zone at 646.724 HAL. This title is on the Hair Styling Services, Advanced Salon Techniques and Introduction to Trichology reading lists
Tuesday 3 March 2009
Spa Business Handbook online
You can access the digital version of the 2009 Spa Business Handbook by logging on to
http://www.spabusinesshandbook.com/ and following the link at the top left side of the homepage.
When you have accessed the online Spa Business Handbook look for the 'more digital publications' menu option (top right of the page) to see other titles that you might find of interest.
You can access the digital version of the 2009 Spa Business Handbook by logging on to
http://www.spabusinesshandbook.com/ and following the link at the top left side of the homepage.
When you have accessed the online Spa Business Handbook look for the 'more digital publications' menu option (top right of the page) to see other titles that you might find of interest.
Monday 2 March 2009
The Role of the Sports Massage Therapist There is an article in the latest issue of Ultrafit (Vol. 19 No. 2, pp 60-62) that looks at the role of the Sports Massage Therapist. This features a Q & A session with Owen Lewis, who describes himself as a 'sports remedial masseur'.
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