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FORTHCOMING EVENTS

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Zahra Jessa winsAsian Woman ofAchievementAwardSee page 6 >>

N E W SVision and Eye Research Unit runs pilot scheme with Addenbrooke’s 5VERU researcher wins Asian Woman of Achievement Award 6AIBS students advise Virgin Money 7Business student works with wind farm construction group 8Freshers’ Week 2010 – programmes and arrangements 9Ophthalmic Dispensing students scoop Essilor challenge prize 10Heist Awards – Postgraduate Prospectus wins bronze 11Faculty of Education senior lecturer presents at IOL conference 12Cultures of the Digital Economy Institute – international symposium 13Employer Mentoring Scheme offers benefits to mentors and mentees 14Uni4U introduces university life to visitors 15External Liaison’s Offer-Holder Days help increase acceptance numbers 16First MA in Publishing cohort launch unique anthology 17Graham Humby appointed to Courts Board 18Public Service students work with professionals on major incident simulation 18Primary Education student wins gold in BUCS championships 19Cambridge campus sports season report 20

F E A T U R E SAlumni news 21Anglia Ruskin in the Community news 22–23Customer Service Excellence news 23Green issues 24–25Employer engagement news 26–27Focus on research 28–29Farewell tributes 30–31Joiners, leavers and movers 32

New collaborationwith the Academy ofArts and Design atTsinghua UniversitySee page 4 for full story >>

CoDE deliversinternationalsymposium onnew materialismin digital cultureSee page 13 >>

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Tsinghua University building interior(photograph courtesy of Mr AlbertGazeley).

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IN THIS ISSUE...

Over the last 18 months wehave been developing newlinks with partners in China,and one of the most excitingprojects is a new collaborationwith the Academy of Arts andDesign at Tsinghua Universityin Beijing. Tsinghua is,arguably, China’s premieruniversity, listing two Chinesepremiers amongst its alumni.It is situated in the north-western suburbs of Beijingand was established in 1911on the site of a former royalgarden.

Following an initial visit inMarch 2009, and subsequentdiscussions with both theAcademy of Arts and Design

and the main body of theuniversity, we have agreed tomove forward to establish aresearch initiative inCambridge involving academiccolleagues from both

universities. The project hascome about through thecontinuing encouragement andgenerosity of our alumnus, DrSupanee Gazeley, who will besupporting us to develop a

base for the joint activities inCambridge.

There will be more discussionin the next few months on thedetailed themes and

arrangements, and weanticipate concluding theofficial Memorandum ofUnderstanding between ourtwo universities in Octoberthis year.

In the meantime, linksbetween our CambridgeSchool of Art and Tsinghua’sAcademy of Arts and Designare gathering pace. In Julythis year, a group of 30students from Tsinghua willvisit colleagues in Cambridgeas part of a UK tour, and inSeptember a distinguishedartist, Mr LI Tianyuan,Associate Professor of Oil-Painting, is joining us as avisiting scholar for the comingyear.

Sandra HollisPro Vice Chancellor,International andDevelopment

New partnership with China’s premieruniversity in Beijing gets off the ground

LEADING NEWS

Tsinghua is, arguably, China’spremier university, listing twoChinese premiers amongst itsalumni.


� May 2010 – a warm welcome for our Vice-Chancellor Professor Mike Thorne and alumnus Dr Supanee Gazeley at Tsinghua University in Beijing.Pictured (l–r) are: Professor Su Jun, Professor Mike Thorne, Dr Supanee Gazeley, Mr Albert Gazeley, Sandra Hollis, Professor Xie Weihe, Vice Presidentof Tsinghua University, and Professor Zheng Shuyang.

Faculty of Science & Technology


Last chance to registerfor the Learning andTeaching Conference...Full details on page 9

Staff at the Vision and EyeResearch Unit (VERU), part ofthe Postgraduate MedicalInstitute, are running a pilotscheme with Addenbrooke’sto enable local residentssuspected to be suffering fromglaucoma to be diagnosed –and treated – more quickly.VERU and a localOptometrist, ClampsOpticians, will assess patientswhose GPs have referredthem with suspectedglaucoma. If glaucoma isconfirmed, they will bereferred back to the hospitalto be treated.

This partnership will allowpatients to be seen quickly,

resulting in reduced waitingtime at the hospital, and willenable patients to starttreatment sooner, if required.

Professor Rupert Bourne,consultant ophthalmologist atAddenbrooke’s and Professorof Ophthalmology at VERU,said, ‘This is an excellentexample of how optometristscan be involved in thescreening of referred patientsfor glaucoma and builds onthe high-quality outcomesreported by existing glaucomaschemes, such as that atHinchingbrooke Hospital.’

Dr Keith Martin, from theCambridge Eye Unit at

Addenbrooke’s, said, ‘Thisoutreach scheme is a positivemove for patients, becausethey will be seen as quicklyas possible. It is also good forthe hospital, because it letsus make the best use ofspecialist resources. Alldiagnoses will be to the samestandard as in the eye unit –and, if treatment is necessary,then patients will receivefurther care at Addenbrooke’s.’

Professor Shahina Pardhan,Director of VERU, said, ‘Thisis another example of how thePostgraduate Medical Institutecan work collaboratively withNHS trusts in order to try toimprove patient care. The

� Checking a patient for glaucoma at VERU’s clinic.

new VERU facility in theBryant Building on theCambridge campus is wellequipped to run this schemeand we have a dedicatedteam of optometrists whohave been specially trained torun these clinics. We arehoping that this collaborativescheme can be extended toother PMI partners.’

VERU brings together allresearch in vision and eye inour University. The unit hassuccessful, collaborativepartnerships with variousdepartments in Science &Technology, including Vision &Hearing Sciences, Computing& Technology, Life Sciencesand Psychology. It alsocollaborates with researchersin the Faculty of Health &Social Care. VERU has wide-ranging research areas,including research intomyopia and visual function,glaucoma, children’s vision,diabetes, epidemiology of eyedisease, visual short-termmemory, low vision, contactlens and anterior eye, andalso colour performance inprimates and horses. VERUworks with thepharmaceutical industry todevelop a clearerunderstanding of eyediseases, and with the opticaland contact lens industry.VERU also works alongsidekey NHS partners to seekways to enhance patient care.

For further details, pleasecontact Professor ShahinaPardhan, Director, ext 2257,or visit our website –www.anglia.ac.uk/ruskin/en/home/microsites/veru.html.

Vision and Eye ResearchUnit works withAddenbrooke’s Hospital

Dr Zahra Jessa, a post-doctoral Research Fellow inthe Vision and Eye ResearchUnit (VERU), which is part of

the Postgraduate MedicalInstitute and is based in theFaculty of Science &Technology, is celebrating

after being namedProfessional of the Year at theAsian Women of AchievementAwards 2010.

The award was presented on19 May at a glitteringceremony in London’s ParkLane. Zahra follows in thefootsteps of her colleagueand Director of the Vision andEye Research Unit, ProfessorShahina Pardhan, whoreceived the award in 2001.The award recognisesprofessionals who havebecome leading practitionersin their chosen field, settingan example to other womenand having their contributionsrecognised by their peers.

Zahra’s achievements havebeen in improving thedetection of correctable visionloss in the older population,

which involved thedevelopment of visionscreening tools for use in thecommunity in order to identifyearly visual problems. WithinVERU, Zahra is working withProfessor Rupert Bourne on afunded project atHinchingbrooke and Papworthhospitals to investigate howpressure in the eye varies in a24-hour period, in order to tryto identify adults vulnerable toglaucoma, the world’s leadingcause of irreversibleblindness. Zahra alsopractises at Moorfields EyeHospital.

John MenziesMarketing Administrator,Faculty of Science &Technology

VERU researcher wins Asian Womenof Achievement Award

NEWS


� With Zahra are (left) Chet Kuchinad, People Director at Asda (whosponsored that award category), and (right) Princess Badiya bint ElHassan of Jordan.

Students from Beijing UnionUniversity can now relax and

enjoy the early summersunshine, following a

successful year studying withthe Department of Computingand Technology on ourCambridge campus.

The students joined us tostudy the final year of our BScElectronics and BSc ComputerScience degrees, transferringto us with admission withcredit from Beijing Union.Many plan to stay in the UKto study for their MSc, eitherwith Anglia Ruskin or at otherinstitutions.

Feedback from students andtheir Academic Advisers hasbeen very positive with highpraise for our staff, facilitiesand their experience at AngliaRuskin.

These students are the firstcohort to be welcomed intoour faculty from Beijing UnionUniversity, and work hasbegun on arranging for thesecond, including a visit bytwo of our Computing andTechnology lecturers, plannedfor October this year, to buildrelationships and promote ourcourses.

In addition to this, plans arecurrently under way todevelop a joint researchventure within computercontrolled environments.

Martin RootsSenior Lecturer, Computing,Faculty of Science &Technology

First cohort of students from Beijing Union University study with the Department ofComputing and Technology

� With the BUU students are (l–r, back row) Tim Reynolds, SeniorLecturer, Allen Brown, Senior Lecturer, Silvia Marcia, Senior Lecturer, IanOxford, Senior Lecturer, Martin Roots, Senior Lecturer and Elaine Brown,Senior Lecturer; (front row) BUU Academic Advisors (centre) Liu Changand Zhang Xuanwei, and (far right) Peter Barwick, Senior Technician.

Freshers’ Week 2010 –information onprogrammes and plans...Full details on page 9

Ashcroft InternationalBusiness School studentsstudying on the BA (Hons)Enterprise and EntrepreneurialManagement have continuedtheir working relationship withVirgin Money. Last year, fortheir first-year module‘Enterprise in Action’, thestudents worked on a projectto help Virgin Money withtheir investigation of the petinsurance market. The projectconcluded with a presentationto the main board at theVirgin Money headquarters inNorwich.

Virgin Money was soimpressed with the students’presentations that they askedto continue the workingrelationship with them. Nowin their second year, the BA(Hons) Enterprise andEntrepreneurial Managementstudents were invited to workas consultants, advising VirginMoney on a new product tobe launched later this year.The project was linked intothe second-year module’Being Enterprising’, and thestudents again presented their

ideas in the Virgin Moneyboardroom on 4 May.

Rather than working on apotential product idea, thistime the students wereactually advising Virgin Moneyon a new product launch. Theproduct is top secret and eachstudent, all the lecturing staffand the entrepreneurs fromthe ‘entrepreneur in residence’network brought in to advisethe students had to sign anon-disclosure form.

Virgin Money was enormouslyimpressed by the highstandard of the students’presentations. David Buxton,Managing Director of VirginMoney Cards and Loans,commended them at theconclusion of the presentationsby saying, ‘I have sat throughmany presentations bybusinesses pitching to us inthis boardroom that have beennowhere near as professionalas yours. For second-yearstudents, the standard isremarkable, and you should allbe very proud of yourselves.’

Professor Lester Lloyd-Reason, Pathway Leader forthe BA (Hons) Enterprise andEntrepreneurial Management,commented, ‘The fact thatVirgin Money came back to usfor a second time and askedour students to work on anactual new product launchrepresents a fantastic vote ofconfidence both in thepathway and in the studentsthemselves. I agree withDavid, the high standard oftheir work is remarkable forsecond-year undergraduatestudents, and, I think, reallydemonstrates the benefits ofembedding world-classentrepreneurs into theacademic programme.’

For more information, pleasecontact Lester Lloyd-Reasonat [email protected].

In the News

Send your news stories toAndrea Hilliard (ext 4727, e:[email protected]).To view our latest newsreleases, visitwww.anglia.ac.uk, you canalso follow our latest news onTwitter, visitwww.twitter.com/angliaruskin.

24 May, BBC RadioCambridgeshireBob Challis, Lecturer in SportsCoaching and PhysicalEducation, discusses the newBSc (Hons) in SportsCoaching (part of theEuropean Judo UnionCoaching Awards) with thebreakfast show presenter.

20 May, Anglia TVBob Challis, Lecturer in SportsCoaching and PhysicalEducation, talks about thenew BSc (Hons) in SportsCoaching (part of theEuropean Judo UnionCoaching Awards).

11 May, BBC RadioCambridgeshireProfessor John Shepherd,Visiting Professor and SeniorResearch Associate, discussesthe current political situation.

7 May, Anglia TVDr Paul Sanderson, SeniorLecturer in RegulatoryStudies, comments on theoutcome of the election.

7 May, BBC RadioCambridgeshireDr Sean Lang, Senior Lecturerin History, talks about theelection results.

13 April, Anglia TVKerry-Ann Milic, Lecturer inForensic Biology, discussesDNA evidence.


� With the BA (Hons) Enterprise and Entrepreneurial Management students are (front left) Professor LesterLloyd-Reason of AIBS and, next to him, David Buxton, MD of Cards and Loans at Virgin Money, in the VirginMoney boardroom.

Business School studentsadvise Virgin Money

Postgraduate student NathalieKolasa (pictured above), whois currently studying for anMSc in Management at theAshcroft InternationalBusiness School (AIBS), hassecured a research project

with a difference – workingwith the London Arrayoffshore wind farm project.She approached them andsuccessfully negotiated theirsupport to conduct theresearch assignment for herdissertation.

London Array is a jointventure among threeinternational companies withrenewable energy interests –Dong Energy of Denmark,E.ON of Germany and theUK, and Masdar from AbuDhabi. The wind farm will belocated about 12 miles off theKent and Essex coasts, andwhen fully constructed it willbe the world’s largest offshorewind farm. The project islooking to benefit from

specific proposals forimprovements to its multi-cultural, joint-venture workingpractices as a result ofresearch based on theextensive practice-based,international expertise andresources available withinAIBS.

Dr Jonathan Smith, Nathalie’sresearch supervisor at AIBS,said, ‘This is an excellentopportunity for Nathalie, forLondon Array and for AIBS.For Nathalie to havenegotiated access to thisresearch project is atremendous success. It is aclear demonstration ofNathalie’s abilities and of herexciting proposals forresearch.’

Nathalie’s research is focusedon how the multi-culturalproject organisation candevelop smoother operationsand processes with minimumwaste of resources andestablish a corporate culturethat will reinforce their mutualway of doing things. From along-term perspective, it willtransfer the learning andexperiences in connection withthe current project – making itavailable for futurecollaboration between partners.

Nathalie will be working atLondon Array part-timebetween July and Novemberas part of the research.

Andrea HilliardCorporate Marketing

Business student to prove her worthwith wind farm construction project

NEWS


John Spence OBE (picturedabove) has been appointed toour Board of Governors. JohnSpence is a DeputyLieutenant of Essex. He is aChurch Commissioner, a lay

Canon and a champion forthe disabled. Last year, duringNovember, he was made anHonorary Doctor of Educationby the Faculty of Education.He was honoured for hisongoing services to business,the church and thecommunity.

Born in Edinburgh, witheducation there, in Dublinand at Harvard BusinessSchool, John went on toestablish a top-flight career inmanagement and leadershipwithin the banking sector, acareer that spanned over30 years.

Subsequently, he has beeninvolved in a wide range ofbusiness and communityactivities. He has beenDeputy Chairman of Business

in the Community since2000; he is a ChurchCommissioner, ChelmsfordDiocesan Board of FinanceChairman and a trustee of StPaul’s Cathedral Foundation.Registered blind in 1991,John chairs Action for BlindPeople and Vitalise. He isPresident of the RoyalZoological Society ofScotland. He also chairsHarlow Renaissance Limited.In 1999, he was awarded theMBE for services to thecommunity, and in 2006 theOBE for services to charityand Business in theCommunity.

Speaking about his new role,he said, ‘Anglia Ruskin isalready providing a leadingrole in our community andthat is set to grow. I am

delighted to be able tocontribute to the achievementof its vision.’

Speaking about his newappointment, Vice ChancellorProfessor Mike Thornecommented, ‘John will be areal asset to the Board. Hehas the passion, drive andideas to help us to progressthe future strategicdevelopment of Anglia RuskinUniversity. We know that hewill use his incredible skillsand abundant contactnetwork to help make adifference to the highereducation facilities availableto students and thecommunity of the East ofEngland.’


John Spence becomes part of Anglia Ruskin Board

Ixion CG Ltd to delivertraining for welfare-to-work sector...Full story on page 14

Freshers’ Week 2010 starts on Monday 13 September. Duringthe week beginning Monday 6 September (Early Birds Week),there will be a limited programme of events for those studentsarriving in University accommodation. International studentswill also be attending International Orientation that week.

Induction programmes have been devised to ensure studentssettle into university life and feel they are prepared for theirstudies. Faculties have planned events to enable students tomeet academic colleagues and current students as well asother new students. Events organised by the Students’ Unionand Student Services will also ensure students feel part of alively, supported, university community.

This year, we will introduce the ‘long thin’ inductionprogramme. Previously, students have commented that they feltbombarded with information during their first week, and thatthey did not need much of the information at the start of theirstudies. In response to these comments, we have devised aschedule of events/promotions throughout the semester, whichwill communicate information to students in a more timelyfashion. This will also benefit our current students who mayneed reminding of support available, assessment regulationsand other important information. Full information will beavailable in the September issue of Bulletin.

Information for new students – new students will be directed tothe Freshers’ Website via information sent out by Admissions.Induction timetables will be available on the website from earlyJuly 2010. Consequently, no changes to induction timetableswill be permitted once these are on the website. Students willbe informed as to where and when to arrive in their joiningletter, although this information will also be on the website. Onarrival, students will receive a welcome pack – full details of itscontents will be available to staff via the My.Anglia staff section.

Information for staff – all information relating to Freshers’Week, including how to deal with late arrivals, transferstudents, programme of events, logistical information, welcomepack info, etc, will be posted on the staff section of My.Angliaby the end of July. Emails will also be sent out to academicand support colleagues detailing arrangements and briefingmeetings to be held on each main campus – details below.

Cambridge Thursday 9 September 1pm room tbcChelmsford Wednesday 8 September 1pm room tbc

Should you have any queries relating to Freshers’ Week, pleasedo contact me ([email protected]) or Lorraine Silk,Welcome Co-ordinator ([email protected]).

Belinda LennonAssistant Director, Student Services


Freshers’ Week 2010

A postgraduate Midwiferystudent from the Faculty ofHealth & Social Care hasbeen awarded £1000 towardsher tuition fees. RajshreeSingh Seewoosurran, an MScAdvanced Midwifery Practicestudent, has been awardedthe money from the IolantheEducational Trust. The Trust isa registered charity whoseaim is to promote andimprove the care of mothers,babies and families throughawarding grants andfellowships in support ofmidwifery education, practiceand research. For the last 25years the Iolanthe MidwiferyTrust has helped more than300 midwives develop andbroaden their skills andknowledge through bursaries,fellowships and specialawards.

Rajshree, who works as aregistered midwife at BasildonHospital, completed a BScMidwifery course at AngliaRuskin in September 2007and ever since has looked atfurther study.

She has been invited toattend the award presentationceremony in Cardiff on 23September, and will also haveher photograph in a futureedition of the Royal College ofMidwives’ journal.

Rajshree commented, ‘I amvery happy and pleased towin this award. It came assuch a surprise to me. I amvery thankful to the IolantheTrust. This award has takensome pressure off findingmoney to pay the fees for thecourse, as £1000 is a lot ofmoney for a student.

‘I am very grateful to thecourse leader, Dr TrudyStevens, who informed me ofthe Iolanthe Trust andencouraged me to apply forthe award. Trudy and themidwifery lecturers at AngliaRuskin are very dedicated insupporting student midwives.Lynne Cook, Head ofMidwifery at BasildonHospital, has been great withher ongoing support andcontribution towards myMaster’s degree. I must alsothank Wendy Tilbury(Midwifery lecturer) for hersupport and encouragementduring my degree inMidwifery at Anglia Ruskin.’

Jonathan SeckerRecruitment andCommunications Lead,Faculty of Health & SocialCare

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Illuminate: ‘RecognisingExcellence in Teaching’11th Annual Learning andTeaching Conference

7 July 2010, Michael AshcroftBuilding, Chelmsford

The theme of this year’sconference is ‘RecognisingExcellence in Teaching’.

For further information, pleasesee the Events page atwww.anglia.ac.uk/inspire.

To register, go to: www.surveymonkey.com/s/INSPIREregister.

Midwife wins prestigious award Learning andTeaching Conference

Professor Terry Mughan(pictured right) representedAshcroft InternationalBusiness School at thisinvitation-only event inBrussels, 4–5 May 2010.Funded by DG Education andCulture, the theme of thisconference was‘University–BusinessCooperation for smart,sustainable and inclusiveGrowth’. The opening speechwas given by Mr JanTrusczynski, Director General,Directorate General Educationand Culture.

Professor Mughan gave a paperentitled, ‘Universities and theNew international BusinessSpace’, which included adiscussion of the role of

universities in open-innovationnetworks and the emergingimportance of students andmigrants in the innovationlandscape.

‘European policy on universitiesand business is evolving rapidlyand will have an increasinginfluence on national policy’,said Terry. ‘HE institutions suchas ours have a lot to contributeto the debate and this eventwas a good opportunity for meto share the excitingdevelopments in the area ofopen innovation we are leading

in AIBS. There was a livelydiscussion after my talk and itis clear that we are at theforefront of thinking and actionin this area.’

It is expected these conferenceswill play an important part inshaping the future of Europeanfunding programmes inforthcoming years.

Christine DurrantManager – Communications,Marketing and ExternalRelations, AshcroftInternational Business School

OphthalmicDispensingstudents meet theEssilor challenge

NEWS


Ashcroft International Business School at the Third European University–Business Forum in Brussels

Ophthalmic Dispensingstudents Ian Taylor, JackGregory and Alan Graham(pictured right) are celebratingafter beating fellow studentsto scoop the top prize in theEssilor challenge.

The event was hosted by theUniversity Eye Clinic on theCambridge campus, onTuesday 11 May, inconjunction with Essilor, one of

the world’s leading spectaclelens companies. Ian, Jack andAlan competed against otherteams of foundation degreeOphthalmic Dispensingstudents, successfullyanswering a series of multiple-choice questions on generaloptics and Essilor products toclaim the £100 first prize.

Paul McCarthy, Senior Lecturer,Department on Vision and

Hearing, commented, ‘Thiscompetition is an opportunity forthe students to challengethemselves on the generaloptics knowledge they acquireat university, as well asinformation on specific productsthey will encounter in the realworld of dispensing optics.’

Fellow foundation degreestudent Lois Beatty also won aspot prize of an iPod Touch ina fun general knowledge quiz.

John MenziesMarketing Administrator,Faculty of Science &Technology

i-Teams is a scheme that providesbudding entrepreneurs with areal-life experience of turningideas into business opportunities.It was set up by CambridgeUniversity in 2006 by AmyMokady, a local entrepreneur andbusiness angel. The programmeuses multi-disciplinary teams ofstudents to evaluate the bestopportunities for breakthroughtechnologies, and the projecthas just completed its firstinter-university course –students from the University ofCambridge, Anglia Ruskin

University and the University ofEast Anglia participated.

Terry Mughan, Professor ofInternational Management atAshcroft International BusinessSchool, was delighted with theoutcome of the project: ‘Thisgave our students, who camefrom a range of faculties, thechance to tackle a real-lifebusiness problem and work inpartnership with students fromother universities andexperienced business mentors.’

Liz Wallace, studying for ourMA in Publishing, commented,‘The experience of workingwith students from theUniversity of Cambridge, manyof whom have come fromdifferent countries and cultures,has been stimulating andenjoyable. As a team, we haveall been able to bringsomething unique to theproject and I am delighted tohave been part of the process.’

The projects the studentstackled included:

• A cost-effective method tocapture and sequester CO²from fossil-fuel powergeneration, which would lockCO² away permanently fromthe atmosphere.

• Exploring possible marketsfor new, low-cost computerbox design.

• A new technique to enablerapid and direct detection ofbacteria using an all-electronic device.

For more information, pleasecontact [email protected].

Anglia Ruskin participates in i-Teams

External Liaison workswith Consortium forSchool Improvement ...Full story on page 15

Our Publications, Advertisingand eMarketing team arecelebrating being awarded abronze award in one of thecategories of the 2010 Heistawards – the Best PostgraduateProspectus award. The annualHeist awards recogniseexcellence in further and highereducation marketing and arethe most competitive marketingawards in the sector.

After being confirmed bronzewinner, Gayle Daley, SeniorMarketing Executive, said, ‘Weare very proud to have beenawarded the bronze award inthe Postgraduate Prospectuscategory this year. I madesignificant changes to our

postgraduate prospectus lastyear following staff and studentfeedback. My aim is to developour postgraduate prospectus forthe next academic year. Bronzeas a great start, but I’m aimingfor gold next year!’

Our Postgraduate Prospectuswas recognised for itsrelevance to the demands of achanging market. Speakingabout the prospectus beforethe awards, Gayle Daleycommented, ‘We weredetermined that the keychallenge in building andpromoting our full-timepostgraduate portfolio ofcourses was to address theoverarching need to provide

courses that fit our students’personal circumstances andprofessional requirements. OurPostgraduate Prospectusensures relevance to theindividual and the economy,offering our prospectivepostgraduate students a rangeof courses that will equip themwith the extra skills orexperience needed todifferentiate their CV in a morecompetitive employmentmarket.’

As reported in the June issueof Bulletin, we also receivednominations in the category ofBest Higher EducationProspectus for threepublications. These includedthe Full-time UndergraduateProspectus, Part-timeCatalogue and Full-timeUndergraduate PersonalisedProspectus. Anglia Ruskin’s2009 Part-time Catalogue wasawarded the Bronze Award inits category last year, andcontinues to be recognised as aleader in best practice with this


� Our Publications, Advertising and eMarketing team: (l–r, back row)Nikki Collen, Jeanette Ariano, Julia Dennis and Emma Sands; (front row)Joanna Nowak and Gayle Daley.

year’s nomination. TheUndergraduate andPersonalised Prospectuses wereshortlisted for their innovativenew design, bespokemagazine-style size andadvanced use of technologicaldevelopments during theirproduction.

The Faculty of Health & SocialCare was also shortlisted in theBest Integrated Campaigncategory for further enhancingits recruitment campaign byfocusing on student conversionand retention.The work of our MarketingDepartment was celebrated asa whole with its shortlisting forHeist’s prestigious MarketingDepartment of the Year.

The winners of the 20th HEISTawards were announced at anAwards Gala Dinner held at thePalace Hotel in Manchester on27 May 2010.


Anglia Ruskin winsbronze for bestPG prospectus atmarketing awards

Admissions would like tocongratulate Jo Lawrence onthe birth of Evie MayLawrence (pictured nearright), on 9 May, weighing5 lb 9oz, and Corinne Turneron the birth of Belle SaffronTurner (both pictured farright), on 21 May, weighing8 lb 1oz.

Both mums and babies aredoing fantastically, and wewish the mums all the verybest with their gorgeous newadditions.

Colleagues in the AdmissionsOffice

New additions

International fellowshipsuccesses in EnglishColleagues working on theAHRC-funded CompleteWorks of James Shirleyproject have been awardedtwo distinguished fellowships.Dr Alison Searle has won aKatharine F Pantzer JrFellowship in DescriptiveBibliography at HarvardUniversity. Professor EugeneGiddens has won a Carl andLily Pforzheimer FoundationCuratorial EndowmentFellowship to the University ofTexas at Austin. Thesefellowships pay for Alison andEugene to undertake researchand collaboration at Harvardand Texas. Both institutionshold large collections of JamesShirley materials, so thefellowships will make aninvaluable contribution to theproject.

Land ownership in the UKProfessor Rob Home hascontributed an evidencereview to the GovernmentForesight Land Use Project,whose final report waslaunched at a special event inthe Royal Societyheadquarters in Carlton HouseTerrace, London, in February.This project, initiated by theGovernment Office for Science,took ‘a broad and overarchinglook at the future of UK landuse over the next 50 years’,arguing for a more strategicapproach. Rob’s report, on‘Land ownership in the UK:Trends, preferences and futurechallenges’, was published inthe journal Land Use Policy,and discussed at the launchevent. Professor Mark Tewdwr-Jones, Professor of SpatialPlanning and Governance atUCL and one of the leadexpert group, was a plenaryspeaker on the project at thePlanning Research Conferenceheld in the Michael AshcroftBuilding in April.

Senior lecturers collaborate atmajor International conferenceALSS’s Dr Mick Gowar andFaculty of Education’s PeterCook are giving a joint paperat the forthcoming conference‘Ted Hughes: From Cambridgeto “Collected”’ at PembrokeCollege, Cambridge.

Their paper is entitled ‘Withinthe Hearing, and Seeing, ofChildren: Ted Hughes’ andLeonard Baskin’s IllustratedBooks for Young Readers’.Plenary speaker addresses willbe given by Seamus Heaneyand Jonathan Bate and theconference will feature achaired conversation with fourof Hughes’ Cambridge friends.For more information aboutthe conference, please visit:www.pem.cam.ac.uk/conferences/ted_hughes.

Emeritus Professor andcolleagues launch peer-reviewed journalProfessor Anthony Harrild,former Head of Cambridge

School of Art, and SeniorLecturers Dr Sam Rayner(Publishing) and Dr MickGowar (Contextual Studies)are inviting articles for theirnew interdisciplinary journalBook 2.0. The journal willpublish articles and reviewson developments in bookcreation and design, includingthe latest advances intechnology and softwareaffecting illustration, designand book production.

Anyone interested insubmitting an article on anyaspect of the changing rolesand function of the book cancontact either Mick Gowar([email protected]) orSam Rayner([email protected]).

Sarah JonesFaculty Marketing andRecruitment ManagerFaculty of Arts, Law & SocialSciences

More Children in the WoodsIOL National Forest School Special Interest Group one-dayconference, Saturday 5 June, University of Worcester

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On 5 June, Sara Knight fromthe Faculty of Educationshared a platform at thisconference with Richard Louv(pictured left), author of LastChild in the Woods, Savingour Children from NatureDeficit Disorder and co-founder of the Children andNature Network. As well asfacilitating a discussion on theimportance of recordingoutcomes from Forest Schoolsessions, Sara interviewedRichard for an article to bepublished in the Early YearsEducator magazine later thisyear.

In 2008, Richard wasawarded the Audubon Medal,presented by the NationalAudubon Society. Priorrecipients have includedRachel Carson, EO Wilsonand President Jimmy Carter.Louv is also the recipient ofthe Cox Award for 2007,Clemson University’s highesthonour, for ‘sustainedachievement in public service’and has been a Clemsonvisiting professor. Amongstother awards, Louv is therecipient of the 2008 SanDiego Zoological SocietyConservation Medal, the

2008 George B RabbConservation Medal from theChicago Zoological Society,and the 2009 InternationalMaking Cities Livable JaneJacobs Award. He wasrecently named Honorary Co-chairman, with Canadianartist Robert Bateman, ofCanada’s national Childrenand Nature Alliance. Sara wasjust a bit excited!

If you would like to find outmore about the conference orSara’s work, please contacther [email protected].

ALSS news in brief

Publishing Futures inthe GlobalMarketplace...Full story on page 17

On Monday 21 June, theCultures of the Digital Economy(CoDE) Institute in Cambridgebrought together academicresearch, workshops andcontemporary dance at theirconference, New Materialismsand Digital Culture – AnInternational Symposium onContemporary Arts, Media andCultural Theory, at ourCambridge campus.

Talks during the day probedmedia arts including digitalculture, sonic environments,cinematic contexts, wirelesscommunication and relatedphenomena in order to developa new vocabulary forunderstanding digital culture asa material culture. Speakersincluded a range of acclaimedmedia theorists and writerssuch as Dr David M Berry,

Dr Rick Dolphijn, Dr SatinderGill, Dr Adrian Mackenzie,Dr Stamatia Portanova,Dr Anna Powell, Dr Iris van derTuin and Dr Eleni Ikoniadou.

The academic programme wasfollowed by an open launchevent for the DigitalPerformance laboratory atAnglia Ruskin University, whichstaged the presentation of ascience–arts interdisciplinaryperformance, ‘Triggered’.‘Triggered’ showcases theresults of a practice-as-researchproject into methods ofinterdisciplinary collaborationamong a group ofcontemporary dancers,musicians and musictechnologists. The piece wasperformed, choreographed,composed and produced byCheryl Frances-Hoad, TomHall, Richard Hoadley, JaneTurner and her dance company.

Reflecting on the diverse natureof the event, contributorAndriani Loizidou, research


� Dr Jussi Parikka, Director of CoDE, and Dr Samantha Rayner, DeputyDirector, both from the Department of English, Communication, Film andMedia.

Research and performance exploredigital and media culture in Cambridge

assistant, Anglia RuskinUniversity, Cambridge, said,‘The physical performance andacademic discussion of the dayhelped us find a tangiblelanguage for describingintricate cultural and mediainvestigation. The symposiumdelivered on its promise to bean interesting journey.’

The event was sponsored byCoDE, The Cultures of theDigital Economy (ResearchInstitute), together with theDepartment of English,Communication, Film andMedia.

Further details of the event canbe obtained bycontactingorganisers Dr JussiParikka, Director ofCoDE, [email protected] [email protected].


Members of the online ModuleEvaluation Pilot groupcelebrated the success of thisproject at a lunch held on19 May. Membership includedstaff from AIBS, FHSC, ISMSand LDS led by MarianRedding (Head of Modular

Programmes) and ProjectManaged by Carol Everett(INSPIRE).

For the first time, students canengage anonymously incompleting module evaluationand can receive feedback

immediately after the surveycloses. Using e-Vision, staff alsoreceive immediate feedback,thus helping them in the processof writing module reports fornext year’s module guides.

Two short films have beenproduced to show staff andstudents how the new systemworks. Together with a range ofother useful resources, you canfind these at the followingwebsite:http://web.anglia.ac.uk/curriculum/survey.phtml.

Marian ReddingHead of Modular Programmes

Chris Thurston, from the Child& Family Health Department,was awarded her PhD duringMay – a very well-deservedsuccess. Congratulations fromall your colleagues in theFaculty of Health & SocialCare.

Jonathan SeckerRecruitment andCommunications Lead,Faculty of Health & SocialCare

Module evaluation – celebrating the online pilot’s success PhD awarded

� Carol Everett, Tricia Pepper, Sally Webb, Caren Newman, MarianRedding, Ozlem Dziadulewicz, Sue Kersey, Zara McCraney, CarrianneBaker and Barbara Quinlan.

To mark the successfulconclusion of the 2009–10scheme, our annual EmployerMentoring Scheme Awardsceremony took place at theCambridge campus. Thescheme is designed to matchstudents at university withindividuals in a relevant job,who make a commitment tohelp them gain anunderstanding of their workenvironment, its culture, itsexpectations, its demands andeven its frustrations – and, in

this its seventh year, thescheme attracted 56 businessparticipants.

During the celebratory event,the participating students andtheir employer mentorsreceived certificates from theMayor of Cambridge, CouncillorSheila Stuart, to acknowledgetheir contribution to thescheme, which has seen themworking together in amentoring relationship for aperiod of six months. The

participating employersincluded Cambridge UniversityPress, Domino UK Ltd, Arm,Ridgeons, IFF (GB), Stafford &Co Chartered Accountants,Cambridge to Africa, PIConsulting, Barclays Corporate,Eversheds, Thales UK,Thomson Webb and Corfield,MWS Consulting, ProspectsResearch, East CambridgeshireDistrict Council, CambridgeCity Council, CambridgeshireConstabulary, CambridgeshireCounty Council and a range of

other organisations, includingAddenbrooke’s and OrchardRecording Studio.

In the words of NicholaBuchanan from Eversheds,who has been a mentor on theprogramme for a number ofyears, ‘I am so glad to be ableto help undergraduate lawstudents recognise their fullpotential and to be able toguide them in the rightdirection. This is somethingthat I never had. On a personallevel, I gain a little moreconfidence every year and learna lot more myself. Mentoring isvery much a two-way process.’

Employers nationally identifythe lack of business awarenessamong graduates as being asignificant barrier to progress.Addressing this key concern,our Employer MentoringScheme has been developed asa targeted programme, givingindividual students support andmentoring from a graduate orprofessional from localorganisations. On a one-to-onebasis, these mentors areinvaluable in encouraging andhelping the coming generationof our graduates to understand,evaluate and enhance theirpersonal skills and businessawareness. The scheme ishighly regarded within thesector and has Home Officerecognition.

If you would like to find outmore about taking part as amentor, please call Katie Morrison ext 2541 or [email protected].

Mentoring programme is atwo-way street of learning

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� Mentoring together: (l–r, front row) mentors Alison King, from Anglia Ruskin, and Darren Hill, EastCambridgeshire District Council with Katie Morris, Employer Mentoring Adviser, and student Antionio Arnone,mentored by ARM; (back row) students Henry Li, Miroslava Tomascikova, mentored by Cambridgeshire DistrictCouncil, David Karseladze mentored by Barclays Corporate, Neil Khagram mentored by Eversheds and NatalieStoeva, mentored by Cambridge University Press.

On 30 April, Ixion Holdings Ltdacquired Computer Gym (UK)Ltd with a view to meeting thenew Government’s stated aimsof raising levels ofemployability in theunemployed and worklesscommunities as well as among

the general workforce, and alsocutting crime by reducingreoffending.

The new business will beknown as Ixion CG Ltd, andwill be based in Epsom, Surrey.It will use combined expertise

in employer-engagementtelemarketing, aimed at SMEs(supported by Ixion’s parentcompany, Anglia RuskinUniversity), and ComputerGym’s strong track record inthe field of training delivery inthe welfare-to-work

(employability), workforce-development (eg,apprenticeships) and reducing-re-offending sectors.

Caron ScottMarketing Manager, IxionHoldings Limited

Acquisition aims to meet government priorities

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Our fourth annual Uni4Uevent took place at theChelmsford campus on 24April, with over 350 visitorsgaining an experience ofuniversity life.

Aimed at 13–15-year-oldsand their families from acrossEssex, Uni4U provided guests

with the opportunity toexplore the entire campuswhile taking part in a varietyof 30-plus interactive activitysessions. The day began withan opening address byProfessor Mike Thorne, whichproved to be particularlypopular. Our visitors werethen encouraged to maketheir way around campus tothe many information andsubject-taster sessions.

Each faculty was representedwith activities, includingprecision photography, amock hip operation, asimulation of high-risk tradingand the chance to participatein a trial. External facilitatorsincluded Connexions, JiangSuChinese cultural centre and StJohn Payne School, whodemonstrated their UKchampionship-winningFormula 1 in Schools entry.One of the day’s most popularproviders was StarchaserIndustries, who showcasedtheir Skybolt Rocket (picturedleft) and brought science andengineering to life in theirrocket-making lecture andworkshop.

We are grateful to allcolleagues who gave theirtime and contributed to thesuccess of the event,particularly those whostepped in at the last minuteto cover members of staffwho were stranded abroaddue to volcanic ash!

One student remarked infeedback, ‘It was reallyenjoyable, I now have a greatinsight into university and ithas made me think reallydifferently about my future.


� Operating Department Practitioner student Michael Ager (far right)explains the workings of a modern theatre.

The External Liaison Team,working in partnership withKing Edward VI GrammarSchool (recently listed in theSunday Times Top 20 StateSecondary Schools), hostedthe Consortium for SchoolImprovement (CSI), run byTwenty Twenty Learning inChelmsford. The event sawten schools – ChelmsfordCounty High School for Girls,Philip Morant, HelenaRomanes, Chelmer ValleyHigh, West Hatch High, ThePlume, Bromfords, TheBillericay School, Fitzwimarc

School and King Edward VIGrammar School – cometogether to learn about howthey could improve learningand teaching facilities at theirschools.

Each school brought a cross-section of students fromvarious year groups, and afterthe External Liaison Teamprovided an overviewpresentation of our University,and a short talk about howwe encourage feedback fromour students through coursereps and the Students’ Union

– for example, to improvelearning and communicationat our University – studentsthen engaged in discussionand activity about how theycan have an input into howtheir schools are run.

Everyone involved in theevent was very impressedwith the facilities that we nowhave in Chelmsford, and thelevel of support that theExternal Liaison Teamprovided in the organisation ofthe event and to theirstudents and teachers on the

day. Discussion of furtheractivity with King Edward VIGrammar School and theirnetwork of schools is nowbeing considered, includingtopic-specific conferences thatlink in with their curricula toaid extra learning outside ofthe school environment. Toinput into this activity, or tosuggest a conference topic forschools, please do nothesitate to get in touch.

Claire DukeExternal Liaison Team

Uni4U blasts off

Involvement with the Consortium for School Improvement

Also, by talking to students, Ihave been convinced thatuniversity is the place to be.’

The External Liaison Teamaims to build on the successof this year’s event bybringing Uni4U back againnext year, bigger and betterthan ever.

Ian EricsonSenior Widening ParticipationOfficer

Mark Miller and I were successful in getting University fundingto carry out some exploratory research into the use of peercollaboration to support students’ learning. We are presenting aworkshop at the Inspire Annual Learning and TeachingConference on 7 July, which will give participants anopportunity to use our model for learning and to use theinteractive whiteboard.

We have produced a poster, ‘Creating and using an electronicjournal: a shared experience’, which is on display in SAW208.This captures part of our approach to the research. We firstpresented the poster at the Early Childhood Curriculum, Policyand Pedagogy in the 21st Century international conference in

March 2010. A paper on this is to be included in theconference proceedings. As part of our learning journey, wehave to thank Anna Luff for research assistance, Janet Unwinsand Juliet Porter for their help with teaching.

I will be using findings from the research to present a paper,‘Working together: fostering peer collaboration in practice’, atthe forthcoming European Early Childhood Education ResearchAssociation conference in Birmingham, 6–8 September 2010.

Christine SuchSenior Lecturer, Faculty of Education

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Following the success ofOffer-Holder Days last year,the External Liaison Teamoffered faculties theopportunity to work with usagain this year, to assist inthe conversion of applicantsto confirmed offer-holders. Weknow from experience that,once people visit ourcampuses, and once theyengage with our staff andstudents, they are veryimpressed with what theyfind, so it’s vital to engagewith this group on ourcampuses. With the hugeincrease in applications thisyear, it was also important toencourage timely decisionsfrom applicants and toprovide them with therelevant information theyrequired to assist them inmaking their final UCASchoices.

Each faculty was offered theopportunity to run one eventper campus for either asubject or range of subjectsthat they identified asrequiring assistance insecuring acceptances. Thisresulted in four Offer-HolderDays that were held in Marchand April, including Business,

Social Policy and Youth &Community Work inCambridge, non-ITTEducation courses inChelmsford and Journalism atthe University Centre Harlow.Several others wereorganised; however, as somecourses were subject tocancellation or suspension, atthe time we did not feel itappropriate to go ahead.

Over the course of theseOffer-Holder Days we saw 88applicants. They participatedin activities aimed atproviding details about whatto expect as an undergraduatestudent at our University,including course structure,timetables and meeting theirpotential tutors.

Of those who attended, wecan now confirm that 34%were already holding an offerfrom us when they attendedthe event, but the great newsis that, following the event, afurther 50% accepted theiroffers, leaving the remaining16% who withdrew ordecided to go elsewhere.

The importance of theseevents can be seen in these

Supporting students’ learning – research

Of those who attended, 34%were already holding an offerfrom us… the great news isthat, following the event, afurther 50% accepted theiroffers…

statistics and suggests thatthey can help your facultymaintain required levels offull-time undergraduatestudents or increase numbersof acceptances, whererequired. With the changingHE landscape, accelerated bythe HEFCE cap, we hope thatsuch activity can help to driveup the quality of the students

applying to our courses. Wealso believe that this can helpto improve retention rates byensuring that students whoaccept places with us arehappy that they have appliedfor the course that is right forthem.

We plan to support facultiesin developing Offer-HolderDays for the next academicyear, and are willing to shareour experiences andevaluations of these events.We can also provide moregeneric support on the daywith regards to highereducation issues, such asstudent finance. Feedbackshows that many applicantswho attended an Offer-HolderDay had not attended auniversity open day and,therefore, it is an idealopportunity to invite them onto campus and introducethem, in person, to yourcourse or faculty.

If you would like to discusshow to run an Offer-HolderDay and how we can helparrange an event for the nextacademic year, please contactClaire Duke on ext 4703 [email protected].

Big Idea UniversitiesWeek – challengingpublic misconceptions...Full story on page 23

The first year of the MA inPublishing at Anglia Ruskinculminated with a weekend ofevents in May that drewtogether the course’s studentswith publishing professionalsand academics from acrossthe UK.

Friday 14 May saw the firstCambridge Publishing Society(CAMPUS) event since thesuccessful launch in March.An evening with IainStevenson brought UCL’sProfessor to Anglia Ruskin totalk about his new book, BookMakers. It was a convivialpresentation that described tomembers some of the greatestfigures of the twentieth-century publishing world –and underlined the risks thatthey took in building the majorpublishing houses of today.

Publishing Futures in theGlobal Marketplace was thetheme of the conference held

on Saturday 15 May. Withspeakers from across the UK,the programme was a vibrantone, and the papers illustratedthe wide range of issues thatpublishing engages with in thecontemporary, media-drivenworld. Michael Holdsworth,ex-Managing Director at CUP,gave the keynote, in which hetalked about the urgent needfor change in order to survive,and outlined some of the wayspublishers are responding tothe challenges of multi-platform content. PhD studentSarah McConnell, currentlyworking with Martin Salisburyin Children’s Book Illustration,gave an exciting paper abouther work, showing how she isadapting picture books for thedigital age. The day provokedmuch debate and discussion,was honoured with drop-invisits from Mike Thorne andthe Mayor of Cambridge, RussMcPherson, and showed howsuccessful bringing together

speakers from the academic andprofessional spheres can be.

This was then followed in theevening by the launch of Clickof Time, the anthology thatthe MA students had beenworking on during Semester 2under the leadership of IanBennett. This was anambitious project – it involvedcommissioning and selectingmaterial to a challenging brief,and producing a book thatcombined the creative and theanalytical with a high-qualityfinish. Commissioned andsponsored by CoDE, AngliaRuskin’s new ResearchInstitute in Cultures of theDigital Economy, the aim was

to show how traditionalcraftsmanship skills could becombined with newcapabilities of the digital ageto produce somethingaesthetically beautiful,as well as intellectuallyand imaginativelyvaluable. SamanthaRayner, course leader,said, ‘The MAstudents surpassedexpectations, andtheir professionalismand sheer hard workhas resulted in avolume we areall extremely proudof. The launch, on15 May, was to apacked auditorium


� Assisting at the conference: MA in Publishing students (l–r) AndrianiLoizidou, Beth Jones and Alex Thurman.

Publishing Futures in the GlobalMarketplaceFirst MA in Publishing cohort launch a unique anthology

of contributors, friends, family,university staff and publishers,and was a fitting celebrationof what had been achieved.Click of Time is tangible proofof the lessons learnt duringthe course, and of the highcalibre of this, the first cohortof MA students in Publishingthat Cambridge has fostered.’

The book comes in twoformats, both hard copy andebook, and can be boughtthrough its own website atwww.clickoftime.co.uk/. Visitthis to see the people behindthe project, additional materialconnected to the book andsome very positive reviews ofthe book itself!

The launch of Click of Time wasto a packed auditorium… andwas a fitting celebration of whathad been achieved.

To find out more about theMA in Publishing or CAMPUS,please [email protected].

Graham Humby (picturedabove) has been appointed asa Board Member of the CourtsBoard for Cambridgeshire,Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk.Appointments to Courts Boardsare public appointments madeby the Lord Chancellor, andmembers hold a statutoryoffice under the Courts Act2003. The appointment hasbeen approved by theParliamentary Under-Secretaryof State as from 1 April 2010.

The role of Courts Boards is toscrutinise, review and makerecommendations about theway in which the courts arebeing run in their area. Themain focuses of Courts Boardmeetings are the area’s draftand final business plans,which involves how nationalplans and performance targetsare delivered locally, workingwith area directors, who areresponsible for the courts’administration in each area, inreviewing and implementingthese plans.

The Boards: considerperformance reports onachievement regularly duringthe year against national andlocal objectives and standards;develop a clear understandingof successes and failings; and,engage with the area directorto ensure a strategy isformulated, the reasonsunderlying the performanceand, where appropriate,recommend action.

Their role also includescontributing to decisions onwhere courts are located,improving customer serviceand how the best use can bemade of resources to deliver ahigh level of service across thejurisdictions – civil, criminaland family – in essence, takingan overall view of the work ofthe courts in the area.

As the former senior partner ofa national law firm based inLondon, and principal of aniche London practice,Graham has considerableexperience in governance, andimplementing business policiesand plans. He retired earlyfrom full-time practice towardsthe end of 2008 to fulfil along-held ambition to teachlaw at a university. He also sitsas a Solicitor Assessor (Civil) inthe High Court on CostsAppeals and undertakes othernational and local communitycommitments. He continues topractise as a lawyer on aconsultancy basis.

If you’d like to find out more,please [email protected].

On Friday 30 April,representatives ofCambridgeshire CountyCouncil, the police serviceand the fire and rescueservice came to ourCambridge campus to carryout a major incidentsimulation with students onthe Foundation Degree inPublic Services. JulianConstable, Senior Lecturer inPublic Service, has beenworking closely withrepresentatives of theemergency services withresponsibility for resilienceand emergency managementin delivering the moduleResilience and EmergencyManagement.

The culmination of the workthat has taken place was tocarry out a tabletop exercise,using a scenario-basedmethod, which requiredstudents to respond in realtime to a major incident. Theincident was based at theJunction venue in Cambridge,and involved a major fire andceiling collapse. Students

were required to apply theirlearning of Civil Contingencieslegislation and emergencyservice practice to thisincident. Cordons werecreated, buildings evacuated,command and controlstructures were set up, triagepoints set up, rest centresorganised and, oh yes, the firewas extinguished!

Students had the benefit ofworking alongside servingsenior professionals in thisfield on a training exercisethat is commonplace in thatprofession. Bob Bacon,Resilience Officer forCambridgeshire Constabulary,devised and oversaw theexercise, and commented thathe, ‘Enjoyed the interface…with Anglia Ruskin and hopesthat… we can continue with aprogramme in the future.’

If you’d like to find out more,please [email protected].

New publicappointment –Courts Board

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� Public Services students in consultation with a member of the policeservice during the simulation.

Major incidentresolved bystudents

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James Shane (pictured left, inblue), one of our second-yearPrimary Education students, isstaking his claim as an ‘athleteto watch’ while adding to hisgrowing reputation at the veryhighest level of Britishathletics.

James won gold in the Men’s1500m Final at the recentBritish Universities andColleges (BUCS) outdoorathletics championships atBedford. He secured a time of3'50.50", beating JonathanTaylor 3'50.74" (TeessideUniversity) and JamesWilkinson 3'51.64" (Universityof Birmingham).

Speaking about hisperformance, Steve Dupree,Head of Sport, Active Lifestyles& Wellbeing, said, ‘This was afantastic result for James atthis stage of his athleticscareer. The BUCSchampionship is one of twoopportunities to competeagainst the very best home-grown talent we have in theUK, and to take gold in the


1500m is a phenomenalachievement.’

He added, ‘Higher education iswell known for its contributionto future Olympians, andAnglia Ruskin is building itsreputation for high-class sportthrough its scholarship andbursary scheme, which helpsto support those who come tous with the talent andaspiration to achieve at thehighest level. We are allhopeful that this impressiveresult draws attention to hischances to perform at the veryhighest level in two years’ time.’

James has been tipped forsuccess by athletics pundits.He beat the champion fromthe past two years in a racethat was judged the bestactual race of the track meet.The results of the race werepublished in Athletics Weekly(6 May) and footage isavailable on YouTube (BUCS1500m race).


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Challenge Iceland trekFrom 15–20 July this year Iwill be swapping my role asWeb Editor for something verydifferent!

Along with a group of fellowfundraisers, I will be takingpart in the Challenge Icelandtrek to help raise vital funds forthe Essex Air Ambulance. Wewill be spending four daystrekking along a 60km route inthe south of the country,renowned for its varied terrainand spectacular scenery. Ourroute may even take us closeto the recently troublesomevolcano beneath theEyjafjallajokull glacier – which I

hope will remain in its moresubdued state!

Having never trekked, campedor crossed rivers on foot before,it is bound to be an experienceto remember.

More importantly, however, isthat signing up for the trek andtaking part in fundraisingevents over the past fewmonths has allowed me toraise money and awareness fora very worthy cause. It costsaround £250,000 a month tocover all charitable costs andaircraft operations for the EssexAir Ambulance – a huge

amount of money. Unlike otherNHS emergency services, theEssex Air Ambulance is acharity relying solely ondonations from the people ofEssex to keep the service in theair and help to save lives acrossthe county, meaning that everypenny really does count.

If you would like to sponsor meand help support the Essex AirAmbulance, please visit myJustGiving page at www.justgiving.com/Russell-Iceland-Trek.

I have covered all of the costsfor my trek, meaning that allmonies raised will go directly to

supporting the charity.Anything you can donate wouldbe greatly appreciated.

I’ll be sure to take plenty ofpictures during my trek andshare them upon my return!

Russell SneezumWeb Editor, CorporateMarketing

With the blink of an eye,nearly another full season ofstudent sport is behind usagain, and it’s now time toreflect on the roller-coasterrides it always offers. Sportsperformance is obviously avery important factor todetermine the success of theseason, but it’s just asimportant to admire the hardwork and dedication thatmany sports committeesdevote to the day-to-dayrunning of the club. On behalfof the Students’ Union andour University, I would like tosay a big thank you to all thesports committees for theirunpaid effort in keeping theclubs progressing. We allhope you gained valuableexperience that you will useto secure your careerambitions!

RowingCambridge is synonymouswith rowing, and since 2008the club has tried to raise its

profile beyond the Cambridgebubble. Most notably, the bestachievement this year was the11th-placed position of themen’s captain at the BritishIndoor RowingChampionships. His totalposition was out of 101individual rowers, all biddingfor the fastest 2000-metretime. His total 2 km time of6' 28.9" managed to finishahead of the likes ofLoughborough andNorthumbria University. Theevent itself is the largestindoor rowing event in theUK, where up to 2000competitors race throughoutthe day at the National IndoorArena. The championship alsoattracts sporting legends andstars, and over the years, hasbecome an integral part of thetraining and selectionprogrammes for the Oxfordand Cambridge Boat Racecrews, and the British rowingsquad.

As I write, both the men’s andwomen’s squad plan to enterinto Henley Regatta (that runsin late June and early July),and are under no illusion thateven qualification will bedifficult. Indeed, qualificationat the recent BritishUniversity College Sport(BUCS) Regatta, held at theNational Water Sports Centrein Nottingham, provedelusive. Any decent coachwould agree that experiencein any sporting event forms abig part of success in futureevents – let’s hope the clubcan build on their competitivesuccess.

BasketballWomen’s basketball hasproved to be a formidableforce in the BUCS leagues.Within their first year of entry,they managed to win theirleague, beating the likes ofOxford and WarwickUniversity in a large league ofeight universities.Unfortunately, most of themembers of the club aregraduating this year, passingover a tough legacy for thenew club next season.

I would like to take thisopportunity to thank HalukAcer for coaching both themen’s and women’s squad toa very high standard!

FootballAnglia Ruskin has entered twosquads into the BUCS league,and has managed tocontribute a large proportionof points to our overall BUCSuniversity standings. Themen’s first team hasperformed well, finishing mid-table with 6 wins out of 10games.

Apart from the league games,the Students’ Union hasmanaged to host the 2010Anglia Cup and Fairtradeevent. Both events were verywell attended, with over 200people attending each. TheFairtrade event enjoyed over15 teams competing for theFairtrade title in a five-a-sidetournament, while the AngliaCup is a full 11-a-side eventthat includes alumni studentsfrom as far back as 1997.

NetballUnfortunately, netball hassuffered in the BUCS leaguethis year with no wins afterten games. It’s amazing thatonly two years ago the squadwon the BUCS league, and itis proof that clubs do gothrough a cycle of successevery two to three years.

BoxingBig congratulations to WesleyClark, who competed in theBUCS Championships, andmanaged to promote ourUniversity name through aSky Sports interview. You canview this interview atwww.angliastudent.com/getactive.

We have much more news onthe sports scene that willhave to be promoted in otherissues, especially the outcomeof the 2010 cricket season.

Healthy regards.

Martyn BlackfordGym and Sports Manager(Cambridge)

Sports season report 2009–10Cambridge

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� Our 2009–10 rowing squad.

Boxing clever


Speaking with RichardMaynard (BA Hons BusinessStudies, 1999), pictured right,one gets a sense of a man whoemphatically loves what hedoes – he landed the job of hisdreams as Director ofCommunications for FrankWarren Promotions after yearsof perseverance.

Working for Frank Warren hadalways been an ambition. Priorto university, Richard had workexperience in Sheffield with(now retired) boxing championNaseem Hamed, building anearly connection with Frankand his team. A decision tobecome a fitness trainer inboxing led him to study BTECSports Science at CambridgeRegional College (CRC) KingsHedges. However, after his firstyear, he decided to switch hisfocus to be more involved inbusiness, media andmarketing, thus applying to doa BA (Hons) in Business atAnglia Ruskin. While here,Richard immersed himself insports, including hockey andamateur boxing. He continuedfighting into his second year,before stopping to concentrateon his studies.

Following graduation, Richardapplied to work with FrankWarren, gained an interviewand eventually landed the job.The position began as PressOfficer in August 1999,eventually morphing intoDirector of Communications.More than ten years on,Richard concludes that thetime has flown by: ‘I really lovewhat I do here,’ he said. ‘It’s

not the same every day, andthere is always somethinginteresting.’ What is mostimpressive is that Richardhandles all aspects ofcommunications himself, unlikesimilar US teams that are runby a group of 12.

As well as travelling all aroundthe world to promote shows,there is an average of two tothree press conferences a week,and during a fight week, itextends to five or six. Richard isrenowned for being helpful,polite, and having an ‘excellentworking relationship withmembers of the press.’Admittedly, he works a 24-hourjob, with mobile at the ready forany journalists, many of whomhe speaks with every day. Thereare a handful of journalists whostarted their careers at the sametime as Richard, producing avery compatible long-termrelationship.

Richard cites the most excitingaspect of his job as ‘workingwith a boxer who can’t get anyattention because they are asmall name when starting out,then suddenly they hit it big!’Joe Calzaghe and Ricky Hattonare two that spring to mind.Building the name of a boxercomes down to Richard’sexpertise in creating excitementaround the press conference,often incorporating a theme.

One of Richard’s proudestcareer achievements was theMike Tyson show in 1999, justafter starting with FrankWarren. There were smallshows up until then – but

nothing compared with theintense media interest in Tyson,with journalists from Japan,USA, Australia and Europecoming to interview. Richardrecounts feeling as though hedidn’t ‘sleep for a month’, a realshock going from university lifeto the demands of his currentrole. It was a colossal event: ‘Itwas the making of me. I gotthrough it, but wish I knewthen what I do now.’

Thinking back to AngliaRuskin, Richard admits that he

‘would have loved to get aMasters degree’ and wouldhave done an MBA if it werenot for the opportunity withFrank Warren. ‘I even hadbrochures and the forms ready,and may look into it again inthe next few years.’ One thingis certain – Richard will graspevery opportunity with both(gloved) hands.

Erin ButcherAlumni and DevelopmentOfficer, International Office

ALUMNI NEWS

Why not take a look at the new discounts the Alumni Office hasnegotiated for both alumni and University staff members?Receive an amazing 35% discount on Inter-Contenintal Hotels,and for golfers there is a unbelievable special rate for the DailyTelegraph Open Fairways passport. With summer under way andmore family days out, you can take advantage of a 10%discount on the London Pass or save up to half price on tickets

at Alton Towers, Chessington World of Adventures, Thorpe Parkand many more destinatations.

Check out all the latest offers on our Alumni website –www.anglia.ac.uk/alumni. If you have any queries, pleasecontact Sharon on ext 4710.

Did you know that staff can also take advantage of our Alumni benefits?

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THE COMMUNITY


On Wednesday 19 May, wemarked the end of another verysuccessful year of the Studentsas Mentors scheme organisedby the CommunityDevelopment Office inpartnership with threesecondary schools inCambridge, namely CastleSchool, Impington VillageCollege and ChestertonCommunity College. FromOctober 2009 to May 2010,17 Anglia Ruskin studentsdedicated themselves to takingpart in the scheme. Each ofthem was matched with a pupilat one of the schools, and theymet with them for one hour perweek. The students helped theyoung people to raise theirpersonal aspirations and self-esteem, and provided themwith sound and friendly adviceabout issues related toeducation, family andfriendship.

We started the event with apresentation by Alan Cain,Director of Corporate Marketing.He congratulated them on theirsuccessful completion of theirparticipation in the mentoringscheme. Alan assured theyoung people that universitiesacross the country are waitingto welcome them into courses

of their choice in the nearfuture. He complimented AngliaRuskin students for theiraltruistic character in reachingout to the community and forproviding a real demonstrationof our University’s commitment

to community engagement.Each mentor and menteereceived a certificate forsuccessful completion of theprogramme.

After the presentation, we allwent outside to take a groupphoto. Luckily the weather wasperfect for this occasion.

The event culminated in the‘highlight’ of the day, lunch atPizza Hut. With 37 of usvisiting the Regent Street-basedrestaurant, we took up halftheir seating area. Mentors andmentees chatted, ate pizza, ice

cream and finally said theirfarewells. It was especiallytouching to see one of thementees receive a present fromhis mentor. His passion formaths and skills in the game ofchess were identified by thementor. She gave him a small,pocket-size chess game and hewas really appreciative of this.You could sense his gratitudefor this relatively small but verymeaningful gift.

With the help of their universitymentors, the young people havewidened their horizons and arein a much better position tothink beyond the normalparameters of their lives.

The Learning Manager atImpington Village College said,‘From our students’ perspective,the mentoring seems to havebeen really beneficial, and Iknow they have all enjoyed themeetings.’

The benefits of the scheme are,however, very much two-way.The experience of working withyoung people in a schoolenvironment often goes asignificant way to enabling ourown students to make informedcareer choices, as well asenhancing their own careerchances by improved CVs.

Many congratulations to ourstudents for their commitmentand determination. Theyprovided a shoulder for ourlocal young people to lean on ata critical stage in theirdevelopment towardsadulthood, and helped broadenthe scope of ambitions andaspirations.

Miriam SchonebergCommunity DevelopmentOffice

Cambridge Mentoring end-of-yearevent celebration

� Mentors and mentees taking part in the scheme 2009–10 outside Anglia Ruskin’s Cambridge campus.

…working with young people in aschool environment goes asignificant way to enabling ourstudents to make informed careerchoices…


During June, we supportedboth Universities Week andRefugee Week (14–20 June)by rolling out a big idea tohelp raise awareness of theplight of refugees. Both‘weeks’ challenged publicmisconceptions by highlightingthe role of universities in thecommunity and by deliveringpositive educational messagesthat counter fear, ignoranceand negative stereotypes ofrefugees. The Refugee Week2010 campaign featured arts,cultural and educational eventscelebrating the contribution ofrefugees to the UK, andpromoting understanding aboutthe reasons why people seeksanctuary.

Our contribution to bothcampaigns was to stage a free

public filming of Moving toMars1 at our Cambridgecampus on 17 June. The filmfollows two refugee familiesfrom Burma over the course ofa year, a period that changestheir lives completely. Thesetwo families had been forcedfrom their homeland by therepressive military junta, andhad lived in a Thai refugeecamp for many years. Aresettlement scheme offeredthem the chance of a new lifebut their new home, in theBritish city of Sheffield, is verydifferent from everything theyhad ever known.

This feature-lengthdocumentary depicts thefamilies’ moving andsometimes humorous struggleswith 21st-century Britain.

Their stories provide a uniqueinsight into the experiences ofdisplaced people throughoutthe UK, while showing thehuman consequences ofBurma’s political unrest.

Speaking of our support ofthese two campaigns, MiriamSchoneberg, from theCommunity DevelopmentOffice, said ‘Staging thisscreening is just one of theways that we can give tangiblehelp to a campaign asimportant as Refugee Week.We are keen to demonstratethe value of our University inthe local community in thisway by informing andeducating people as to the

difficulties faced by refugees.The initiative is a part ofUniversities Week, which givespeople an insight into whatuniversities offer localcommunities. From thetraining of teachers, doctorsand sports professionals, tothe development of futuretechnologies, the week is allabout showing how students,academics and staff make adifference in the UK.’

For more information about ourinvolvement in Refugee Week,please [email protected].

Big Idea to support Refugee Week

Customer Service

EXCELLENCEOur second key service areas(KSAs) consultation reviewmeetings took place in Mayand were held with CSEChampions, members of theStudents’ Union and membersof the CSE Working Group.The purpose of these meetingswas to review the progress ofeach faculty and supportservice since the last review,in November 2009, and toensure the five KSAs are stillthe most important to

customers. The revised set ofKSAs is now on display inprominent locations relevantto each faculty or supportservice.

We have received the resultsof the mystery shoppingexercises that were completedearlier this year inAccommodation Services,Financial Services and ouriCentres. The results havebeen disseminated to each

area, and action plansdetailing improvements arebeing discussed with membersof the CSE team and theStudents’ Union.

National Customer ServiceWeek (NCSW) is anopportunity to raise awarenessof customer service and thevital role it plays within ourUniversity. We celebratedNCSW in 2009, and the CSEWorking Group has been

discussing what activities cantake place during NCSW thisyear (4–8 October). Furtherinformation is available fromyour CSE Champion, withmore details to follow also infuture issues of Bulletin.

For information concerning theCSE initiative, please go to ourCSE microsite(www.anglia.ac.uk/excellence)or contact Rumnique Gill([email protected]).

KSAs progress reviewsTo be recognised as achieving Customer Service Excellence (CSE), we are required to provide evidence against the criteria of the standard. The criteria, and theirrelevant elements, can be found in the Customer Excellence standard on the Cabinet Office website, www.cse.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/aboutTheStandardCSE.do.

1 Moving to Mars was made available fromGoodScreenings, a social-justicescreening organisation that provides filmsthat are not only good, but that also dogood things to help different causes. Theproject was initiated by the British RedCross in partnership with the CambridgeEthnic Community Forum and CambridgeCity Council.

Earlier this year, some of you may have used the EnergySavings Trust’s driving simulator that was on campus, and thatshows how efficiently you drive and how you can reduce fuelconsumption. As part of our promotion, the Energy SavingsTrust kindly donated 12 eco-driving lessons so the luckywinners could go out for real on the road.

I was a little nervous when I went for my lesson, as it’s beenyears since I took my test! But I had nothing to be worriedabout, and the instructor (Justin Archer) was very friendly aswe went on a short route around Chelmsford. Back on campusmy faults were pointed out – I change gear too much (I wonderthat I don’t get through more gear boxes!). Justin took somedata from the computer on the car, such as time taken andmpg used. After a little talk about how I should be driving, wedid the same route again and, this time, I was watching theroad ahead like a hawk. Did I really need to change gear as wewould be stopping in a minute? When we got back to campuswe checked the data again and this time I drove 12% moreefficiently and in a quicker time!

It was amazing to think that simple techniques could makesuch a difference, and that if I did this each time that I drive, itwill make a massive difference, reducing the amount of petrol Iuse, CO² generated and how much I spend, so I am reallypleased with the training.

Other comments:

‘I found it really good and learned a lot in 20 minutes. I wasso surprised at the amount of fuel saved on the second lapand it has made me plan ahead more when I am coming tojunctions, traffic lights, etc!’Aileen Stirling, HR Services

‘Once I got over the fact I wasn’t on a test and couldn’t “fail” Irelaxed and really enjoyed the lesson. It was an eye-opener tosee how simple changes to your driving can really make adifference to your fuel consumption, and I have been usingthe techniques ever since.’Carla Shaw, Estates & Facilities

‘I already thought I drove economically, as I can check on thecomputer of my car. However, since winning the prize andhaving the eco-driving lesson, fuel consumption has droppedconsiderably. It was well worthwhile.’Dr Penelope Hood, AIBS

You, too, can save money on fuel costs and reduce wear andtear with these tips provided by the Energy Saving Trust:

Use your car less – reduce your mileage by driving less (forexample, plan ahead to look for the shortest routes; try and domore tasks per trips or cut out short trips and walk).

Try sharing your journey or take the bus or train (there are greatdiscounts for staff and students – find out more atwww.anglia.ac.uk/travel).

Gears – avoid excessive gear changing and change up between2000–2500 rpm.

Speed – driving at 85 mph rather than 70 mph usesapproximately 25% more fuel (and is also against the law!).The most efficient speed is 45–50 mph.

Greater anticipation – look ahead, plan to avoid unnecessaryacceleration and braking. (Preparedness also means accidentsare less likely.)

Drive off from cold – modern cars are happy to start from cold,so don’t need to be warmed up first.

Turn off – if stationary for a couple of minutes.

Excess weight – plan ahead and remove extra items from thecar.

Air conditioning – air conditioning can add 20–25% more fuelconsumption (it is more efficient to use at high speeds; at lowspeeds, it is more efficient to open a window).

Vehicle maintenance – check tyres; tyres under-inflated by10% add 1% to fuel consumption.

Further information can be found at these websites:• Energy Saving Trust – www.energysavingtrust.org.uk• Act on CO² – www.dft.gov.uk/actonco2

Sarah JohnsonEstates & Facilities

How to reduceCO² and savemoney througheco-driving


GREEN ISSUES

This year, the Environmentteam joined with MildmayGym and combined NationalWalk to Work Week (26–30April) with a Walking andWheeling week, promotingwalking, cycling and healthand fitness.

The week was a huge successand we recorded a combined286 walk-to-work miles, theequivalent of 28,565 calories,and a saving of 46.56kg ofCO²! This CO² saving equatesto replacing 97.1 60W lightbulbs with their energy-efficient equivalents for oneweek! (walkingworks.org.uk).

We had the fire service in andheld time trails to see whocould reel out a 25-metre firehose the fastest. Our veryrespectable winners were:fastest female, Jossalin Main,48 seconds; and, fastestmale, Chris Hawkins, 41seconds!

In our bid to promote walkingmore, we held a ‘walk upWednesday’ asking staff andstudents to use the stairs

instead of the lifts. Ticketswere issued and then placedin a box on the floor wherewalkers finished to recordhow far everyone walked up –we aimed to climb theequivalent of Ben Nevis(1344 metres), and smashedour target, climbing a total of1768 metres!

We hope everyone enjoyedtaking part in the week andthat it has encouraged moreof you who wouldn’t usuallywalk or cycle to work to do soin the future. Commuting byfoot or bike is much drierthan you would think; if youcycle or walk all year roundthen you are only likely to getcaught in rain eight times!February and March are twoof the driest months.(tfl.gov.uk).

For travel-to-campus advicefor staff and students, pleasevisit www.anglia.ac.uk/travelor pick up one of our smarttravel guides around campus.



� Taking part in the time trials: (l–r) Christine Deal, Finance, Sub OfficerRob Sherwin, Great Baddow Fire Station, Martin Lawrence, Research,Development & Commercial Services (behind Martin is Sheila Burke,who works for us on a casual basis), Jo Reidy, Fitness Instructor atMildmay and Fire-fighter Matt Sharp, Great Baddow Fire Station.

Walking and Wheeling Week 2010

Despite a colder winter thisyear, our gas use onlyincreased by 2.85% (Aug2009–Feb 2010, comparedwith the same period in2008–2009). This is a resultof continued efforts to reduceour energy use throughbuilding upgrades, such asimproved windows andtemperature control.

Our electricity use across theestate has only increased by1.11% (excluding the datacentres) during this period.

We would like to thankeveryone who has contributed

to this and, while we wouldlike to see a reverse trend inour energy use across theestate, this is a great start toreducing our usage and CO²emissions.

You can view graphs showingour gas and electricconsumption atwww.anglia.ac.uk/environment(select facts, figures andreporting from the left-handmenu).

If you want to help furtherand gain recognition for theenvironmental actions you aretaking, consider joining our

Green Impact Awardsscheme. For moreinformation, please visitwww.anglia.ac.uk/greenimpactand see next month’s articlefor the 2009–10 results!

Accommodation usageAs a result of improvementsat our Collier Road houses,through loft insulation andenergy competitions, our gasuse this winter is 14% lowerthan last year. This is a greatresult especially as the winterhas been much colder.

After two terms of our SwitchOff campaign, electricity

usage in halls has reduced by5.5% compared with theaverage of the last few years.Together, students havereduced carbon emissions by21 tonnes, which isequivalent of the amount ofenergy needed to make over1.1 million cups of tea –that’s a lot of tea!

If you want to help, pleaseencourage students to join ourSwitch Off campaign(www.anglia.ac.uk/sso).


Our energy usage

Now in its nineteenth year,Adult Learners’ Week (ALW) isthe UK’s largest and longest-running learning campaign.Held every year in May, theevent inspires thousands ofpeople to commit to lifelonglearning and professionaldevelopment.

Higher Skills @Work, inpartnership with Unionlearnand member unions Connectand Unite, participated in anumber of employer-sponsoredlearning sessions during theweek starting 15 May. Sessionswere held for employees at BT,Addenbrooke’s Hospital, City ofLondon Corporation andCambridgeshire County Council.

Sessions proved to beextremely popular, andprovided an ideal forum toengage with employees aboutour University’s flexible andsupported solutions toacquiring higher-levelknowledge and skills whileworking. A large number ofemployees expressed interest inour work-based degrees, andHigher Skills @ Work will nowbe moving these opportunitiesforward with the respectiveemployers.

Suparna GhoseSkills DevelopmentConsultant, Higher Skills @Work

Employer

ENGAGEMENT


The Department of LifeSciences’ suite of degrees insports-related education aresetting standards UK-wide inthe delivery of innovative

degrees for sportingprofessionals.

As part of a Higher Skills @Work initiative, academics from

Life Sciences have been quickto respond to opportunities totrain sports professionals andamateurs with a number ofprominent football clubs andother local sports teams in theregion. This new initiative ispart of a strategy that will helpto ensure that grass-roots levelsport is nurtured and thatsecond- and third-tier sportsclubs can continue to supportand develop their players,equipping them with the skillsand knowledge to pursue awide spectrum of futuresporting careers – from athletesupport scientist to NHShealthcare scientist.

Acting Head of Life Sciences,Dr Don Keiller, commented,

‘This initiative with HigherSkills @ Work forms animportant part of ourdepartment’s strategicplanning, and provides a greatopportunity for local playersto gain a high-qualityeducation, without having toleave the region or give uptheir chosen sport.’

Both qualifications provideprogression to professionalmembership of The BritishAssociation of Sport andExercise Sciences (BASES).

Suparna GhoseSkills DevelopmentConsultant, Higher Skills @Work

University’s sports degrees createimpact in the East of EnglandBSc Sports Science and BSc Sports Coaching and Physical Education

Showcasing work-based degrees atAdult Learners’ Week

Click www.anglia.ac.uk/businessservices to visit the new Higher Skills @Work website and to find out more about our employer engagement activities.

Alison KingCommunications Manager, Learning Development Services

Higher Skills @ Work BusinessServices website launched>>


Harrods executive studentsand line managers arrived atRivermead campus on24 May for their corporatestudent induction day, prior toembarking on the new work-based BA Sales degreecourse.

Jan Skene, Deputy Head ofHigher Skills@ Work, said,‘The Harrods induction dayprovided a fantasticopportunity for the newstudent cohort and their linemanagers to be introduced toour University and to gain aclear understanding of what itwill be like to study atundergraduate level withAnglia Ruskin.’

Harrods Learning andDevelopment Manager, ArkinSalih, said, ‘As a business, weare wholly committed toinvesting in our sales forceand, by creating a degreetailored to the needs of theluxury retail environment, weare proud to be setting newstandards in our sector. Thiswill be the qualification forretail employees wishing tobolster their salesprofessionalism whilstinvesting for their long-termcareer planning.’

Alison KingCommunications Manager,Learning DevelopmentServices

Harrods staffarrive on campusfor BA Salescorporateinduction day

Ashcroft InternationalBusiness School haspartnered with UPS, theworld’s largest packagedelivery company, to launchan undergraduate andpostgraduate work-basedleadership degree programmefor approximately 150 ofUPS’s employees in the UK.

Through this innovativeinitiative, UPS managers andsupervisors will be offered theopportunity to enrol on a BA(Hons) Management andLeadership degree or an MALeadership degree. Theprogrammes have beenspecifically tailored to allowUPS’s executive students tomarry their studies with theirdaily work, through blended-learning approaches thatcombine face-to-face tutorageand online learning.

Rachael Hall and VanessaKnowles are project leadersat AIBS. Rachael Hall said,‘We have worked closely withUPS towards the launch ofthese innovative degreeprogrammes. We are excitedabout being able to help UPSemployees develop theirknowledge and skills. This isjust one of the recentexamples of Higher Skills @Work bringing tangiblebenefits to employees andbusiness alike.’

The Vice Chancellor, ProfessorMike Thorne, said, ‘We arereally pleased to be workingwith UPS as a strategicpartner. This projectdemonstrates the innovationthat has gone into the designof both the degree andmasters pathways. We launchwith a strong commitmentfrom UPS in terms of thenumber of people who will betaking the programme, a clearsignal of UPS seniormanagement’s commitment.The development of this newpartnership is anotherexample of our passion forpractice-based managementeducation. I am sure theseprogrammes will besuccessful and rewarding forboth the individuals and forUPS as an organisation.’

Tony HowardHead of Higher Skills @Work

� Pictured at Rivermead are: (far left, back row) Jon Salkeld from AIBS,(third left, back row) Jan Skene from Higher Skills @ Work, (fourth left,back row) Arkin Salih, Learning & Development Manager at Harrods, andHarrods Sales and Customer Service staff.

UPS and AIBSpartnership tolaunch work-based leadershipdegrees

Focus on

RESEARCH


Social Media research project –Volume 6 No 8Anglia Research Centre in DigitalCulture (ARC Digital) won a bid forresearch funds from the Arts andHumanities Research Council tocomplete a two-year project tolook at the way global digitalcommunications is changingpolitics. The £36,542.00 award isto help facilitate the research andgenerate a permanent onlineresource in network politics andculture. Leading the research is DrJoss Hands, Senior Lecturer inCommunication and Media, andDr Jussi Parikka, Reader in MediaTheory and History and PathwayLeader for Media Studies.

Research into mental health– Volume 6 No 9A two-year study led by JennySecker, Professor of Mental Health,won the 2009 Royal Society forPublic Health Arts and HealthAward for research. The study,‘Mental Health, Social Inclusionand Arts: Developing the EvidenceBase’, was jointly funded by theDepartment for Culture, Media &Sport and the Department ofHealth. The team included Dr SueHacking and Dr Helen Spandlerfrom the University of CentralLancashire, and Lyn Kent and JoShenton, both members of theSouth Essex Service User ResearchGroup, based at Anglia RuskinUniversity.

Beetles in a haystack research– Volume 6 No 9A research project, led by BlaiseMartay and Julian Doberski, beingrun within the Animal andEnvironmental Biology ResearchGroup, Life Sciences, is seeking todiscover the ability of beetles andother invertebrates to recoloniseland being restored for natureconservation at Wicken Fen,where there is an ambitious plan –the ‘100 Year Vision’ – to improvethe wildlife value of farmland thathas been acquired by the NationalTrust adjacent to the Fen.

London Zoo’s educational activitiesresearch – Volume 6 No 9Media and Communication Studieslecturer Dr Eric Jensen began atwo-year evaluation researchproject at the London ZooEducation Department, funded bythe Greater London Authority. Thisresearch project is employing newsocial scientific methods –including a method of assessmenttermed ‘microgenetic evaluation’ –to investigate the impacts ofLondon Zoo’s educational andoutreach activities, as well as theimpact of ‘self-guided zoo visits’ forpupils at London schools.

Digitise Me project – Volume 6 No 11In early 2009, Sarah Gibson Yates(Lecturer, English, Communication,Film and Media) was awarded agrant from the National Lotterythrough Arts Council England tosupport the development of twoprojects engaged in exploringaspects of narrative making andinterconnectivity betweentraditional creative arts and socialtechnologies. Digitize Me is one ofthose projects, and the researchinvestigates how profile makingand related activities offermultimedia narrative platformswhere users shape and reflect theiridentities in new and unique ways.

Fair Tracing project – Volume 7 No 1Dr Apurba Kundu, Deputy DeanAcademic Development, ALSS,was the Principal Investigator ofFair Tracing, a £411,290 projectfunded by the Engineering andPhysical Sciences ResearchCouncil. The project investigatedhow digital tracing technologiesempower producers andconsumers by providinginformation about the roots ofgoods and services, and involvedcolleagues at the universities ofOxford, Sheffield Hallam andRoyal Holloway, London.

Fenland re-wilding project– Volume 7 No 1The fenland re-wilding projects,being undertaken by Dr Francine

Hughes and Pete Stroh, Life Sciences,were awarded a new grant of£90,000 by the Esmée FairbairnFoundation, which awarded£120,000 for the period 2007–10.The projects are concerned withcarrying out research on how newlandscape-scale wetland creationprojects are attracting wildlife to thearea, and the new grant allows thework to continue through to theend of 2012.

New chameleon species– Volume 7 No 2A new species of chameleon,discovered in Tanzania, wasidentified and named by a team oflife science experts that includedAnglia Ruskin Research Fellow,Trevor Jones. The chameleon isnamed Kinyongia magomberae (theMagombera chameleon, after thesecond forest it was discovered in).

Blogging to assist learning– Volume 7 No 4Jo Bowman (Learning and TeachingAdviser) and Dr Bill Scaife (LearningSupport) have been investigatingFormative Assessment using Web 2.0Technology (Blogging) to supportstudents with Asperger syndrome (AS)undertaking their dissertation proposal.

Self-help research project– Volume 7 No 4The Big Lottery Fund granted£248,866 to support a jointresearch project, conducted by SelfHelp Nottingham and the universitiesof Anglia Ruskin and Nottingham.The project, managed by SarahCollis, Director of Self HelpNottingham, with research carried outunder the supervision of ProfessorCarol Munn-Giddings at AngliaRuskin University and Professor MarkAvis at the University of Nottingham,is to produce evidence-basedguidelines for health and social carepractitioners so they can provide thebest support for local self-help groups.

Recording invasive species countsproject – Volume 7 No 5Peter Brown, of Life Sciences andAnimal & Environmental Research

Group, is working with colleaguesfrom Centre for Ecology & Hydrologyand the National BiodiversityNetwork, to set up a public survey,Recording Invasive Species Counts(RISC), for a few of the 3000invasive non-native species. Thepublic is asked to look out for any ofsix named species, and to recordtheir sightings on an online form atwww.nonnativespecies.org/recording.

Breathing Spaces/UK LadybirdSurvey – Volume 7 No 6Peter Brown, of Life Sciences andAnimal & Environmental ResearchGroup, reported on this year’sBBC’s annual Breathing Places,which focused on the UK LadybirdSurvey (UKLS). Anglia Ruskin playsa key role in the running the surveyin partnership with the University ofCambridge and the NationalEnvironmental Research Council’sCentre for Ecology & Hydrology.

Current and future role ofbusiness schools – Volume 7 No 6Following the global financial crisis,John Rayment and Jonathan Smith,of Ashcroft International BusinessSchool, have carried out research onthe role and actions of businessschools. Thirty-eight top-levelmanagers from 15 business schoolstook part. The main finding was thatnone of them conveyed theimpression that steering businesstoward helping humanity achieve asustainable future was seen by themas one of their main roles, eithercurrent or future. This conclusion isconcerning, given the growingdebate on urgent global issues andthe recent financial crisis.

3rd Sector Futures – Volume 7 No 63rd Sector Futures provides trainingand research services for charities,social enterprises and voluntaryorganisations. Their most recentmajor project looked at the linkbetween volunteering andemployability. For more information,please contact Andy Brady,Programme Manager – 3rd SectorFutures, Ashcroft InternationalBusiness School.

Research round upWhat follows is a sample of the research that has been going on over the last year, in summary, which has been reported inBulletin between September 2009 and June 2010. To read the originals, see the volume and issue numbers given below.

It was a beautiful spring day onSaturday 22 May, when weheld the Fourth AnnualResearch Student Conference.This is building in popularityyear on year, with 115students and staff attending onthis occasion. We have hadreally positive feedback aboutthe event, with peoplereporting how well organisedand useful it was. Researchersalso said that it provided anideal opportunity to network.

Following the opening of theconference by Professor AlanSibbald, Deputy ViceChancellor, Sarah Haas gave avery interesting and informativepresentation on writers’ groupsfor doctoral students, and thendemonstrated her ‘SpinnerModel’ that depicted fiveactivities that we undertakewhen writing. Our specialthanks to Sarah, who travelledfrom Belgium for the event.

There was an impressivedisplay of posters (35 weresubmitted), and 15 doctoralstudents gave oralpresentations. The range ofresearch presented wasdiverse, including ‘TrademarkProtection Laws in the ArabianGulf States’, ‘ConstructiveDisputes – is now the time tomediate?’, ‘An Investigation intoStudents’ Experiences andExpectations of Inquiry-BasedLearning in Nursing Education’and ‘An Exploratory Study ofMathematics Teaching andLearning in Ghana’. All of theposter and oral presentationswere of a high standard andvery interesting.

There was a choice ofworkshops to attend in theafternoon, including sessionson research methods andanalysis. Congratulations to allthe prize winners, who werepresented with their certificatesby Professor Alan Sibbaldduring the closing session. Theprize winners are:

AbstractsBest abstract (awarded £150)Helen McRobie, Faculty of Science& Technology – The Origin of theBlack Squirrel in Britain

Commended abstractsBerta Pacheco, Faculty of Science& Technology – CognitiveEnhancement throughNeurofeedback Training

Daryl Tabrett, Faculty of Science &Technology – Refinement of theNottingham Adjustment Scale inthe Visually Impaired

PostersJoint first prize (awarded £250each)Anabel Corral Granados, Facultyof Education – Inquiry Report ofInclusive Practices in PrimarySchools in Melbourne, Australia

Mariana Cutino Moguel, Faculty ofScience & Technology – Use ofColour and Lighting in WorkingSpaces for Asperger’s SyndromeIndividuals: Physiological andPsychosocial Effects

Joint third prize (awarded £50each)Peter Stroh, Faculty of Science &Technology – RelationshipsBetween Age, The Soil Seed Bankand Standing Vegetation Across aLandscape-Scale WetlandRestoration Project

Abigail Stancliffe-Vaughan, Facultyof Science & Technology – TheConservation and Management ofCrayfish: A Case Study on theRiver Lark in Suffolk Working withThe Lark Angling and PreservationSociety

Highly commendedChris Swales, Faculty of Science &Technology – ProfessionalDoctorate in the BuiltEnvironment

Top five paper presentations(awarded £210 each)Junior Augustus Barrett, Faculty ofScience & Technology –Approximate Analytical Solutions

Fourth Annual Research StudentConference, Chelmsford


to the coupled system ofSchrödinger-Poisson Equations intwo and three dimensions

Angela Barry, Faculty of Science &Technology – A PragmaticApproach to Classifying Childrenwho have Difficulty in Learning toRead

Joanna Fox, Faculty of Health &Social Care – An Exploration ofthe Role of Carers in the Recoveryof People with Schizophrenia

Blaise Martay, Faculty of Science& Technology – AssessingWhether Restored FenlandProvides Habitats for Rare andSpecialist Fenland Insects

Raju Sapkota, Faculty of Science& Technology – Human VisualShort-term Memory for UnfamiliarStimuli: The Role of Visual,Spatial and Extra-FovealPerception Factors

PhD studentship prizeThis was a special postercompetition for second-yearundergraduates who hadparticipated in a taster placementand undertaken a small researchproject. Those participating in thistaster research placement, whichwas held during summer 2009,

were eligible to submit a posteron their research project. Theprize for the winner, subject totheir achieving a 2.1 or first-classHonours degree, is a PhDstudentship.

Congratulations to Linda Cooper,an undergraduate in the Faculty ofEducation, who is awarded a PhDstudentship, subject to her degreeresult, for her poster ‘ExaminingEarly Child Education throughChildren’s Perspectives’.

Our thanks to all of those whohelped to make the conferencea success, including theresearch students whosubmitted posters or gave oralpresentations, the abstract,poster and paper judges, MediaProduction, Media Support andCatering.

The date of the event next yearwill be Friday 17 June, inChelmsford. Please make anote of this in your diary. Wehope to see even moreresearch students andsupervisors next year.

Julie ScottResearch Training & EthicsManager

� Pictured (front row, l–r) are: Dr Tony West, Professor Caroline Strange,Professor Alan Sibbald, Berta Pacheo, Blaise Martay, Julie Scott, JuniorBarrett and Mariana Cutinno Moguel; (back row) Raju Saptoka, Daryl Tabrett,Anabel Corral Granados, Linda Cooper, Prof Graham Badley, Helen Mcrobieand Angela Barry (prize-winners not present: Abigail Stancliffe-Vaughan,Peter Stroh, Chris Swales and Joanna Fox).

FAREWELL TRIBUTES

Colleagues will be deeplysaddened to learn of thesudden death of Pat Coyle,Programme Leader forCommunication, Film andMedia Studies, and a long-serving member of ourinstitution.

Pat joined CCAT (CambridgeCollege of Arts and Technology)in 1978. She was appointedDeputy Head ofCommunication Studies in1988, Field Leader forCommunication Studies in1992, and Programme Leaderfor CFM in 2004. She alsoserved at various times asChair and Vice-Chair of Anglia’sJoint Negotiating Group andPanel, and as Chair andSecretary of Anglia’s Co-ordinating Committee of whatwas then NATFHE.

Pat worked at Anglia RuskinUniversity and its predecessorinstitutions for close to 33years. She joined what wasthen CCAT in 1978 and playeda crucial role in the changesthat transformed the teachingand learning environment atthe College. In 1986, shelaunched an A Level inCommunication Studies,followed by an HNC, an HND,and, finally, in 1991, a fully

fledged BA. Pat drove forwardthese validations withpassionate commitment to herdiscipline, includingsuccessfully completing an MAin Communication, Culture andSociety at Goldsmiths Collegein 1994. She oversaw thegrowth of her area from a smallfield to a large and thrivingdepartment with multiplepathways and programmes,and this successful growth wasdue in large part to Pat’sthorough professionalism, bothpastoral and administrative.

Pat is most vividly rememberedfor two qualities: her forthrightnature and integrity as aperson, and her profounddedication to teaching. In manyways, these two went together,as these tributes by formerstudents show:

‘On my final day at AngliaRuskin, Pat and I sat down inthe corridor and had a drink.For four hours, we spoke abouttimes past and times to come.We talked about being,travelling, philosophy, books,suffering, meaning and herhome in France. Pat has playeda formative role in my life. Shetaught me to thinkautonomously, be critical andseek to understand the Other.She instilled a lasting love forBaudrillard, Adorno and FrantzFanon. Often, her classes leftme gobsmacked andchallenged me to learn more. Iremember her as being frankand expecting your best.However, she always madetime for you, was constructiveand kind. She cared, wasfiercely committed and wasextremely intelligent.’

‘I don’t think there is agraduate who tookCommunication Studies whocould honestly say that PatCoyle did not leave a mark on

Pat Coyletheir three years’ studying thecourse. From the very firstlecture, it was clear that Patwas both knowledgeable andpassionate about the subject.She was always supportivewhen in need of advice aboutwork, and was firm but fairduring those times when weneeded a kick up the backside.I also have memories of sharinga joke with Pat at socialgatherings and remember ongraduation day her saying tome that I “scrubbed up” betterthan she expected!’

‘I think of her most often whenI hear a politician sayingsomething lame on TV.’

Pat was not only an inspirationto generations of students butalso a model of candour andcritical acuity to her colleagues.Martin Salisbury, Reader at theCambridge School of Art, sumsup what, I’m sure, many of usfeel:

‘I knew Pat for many, manyyears. Always respected herhonesty and integrity. Thephrase “doesn’t suffer foolsgladly” was invented for her.She and John were habitualresidents at the Empress pubfor many years, and we wouldoften chat. She would rageabout every perceived injustice,never back away from anargument and yet inspiredfondness in everyone. I shallmiss her greatly.’

Sarah Barrow, former Head ofthe Department of ECFM and acolleague since 1996, says:

‘What I will remember mostabout Pat is that she was neverafraid to ask the uncomfortablequestions that others hadeither failed to see wereimportant or that they didn’tdare pose. She was fearless inthat regard!’

Pat will also be remembered forher fierce commitment to thedefence of employees’ rights.The current Chair of UCU,Trevor Emmett, remembers her:

‘Pat was one of the first peopleI met when I started work...Typically, her first words to me,as direct and uncompromisingas ever, were, “Hello Comrade,when are you joining theunion?” Together with JohnJames and Dave Pickles, sherepresented members’ interestsin what was then NATFHE withgreat skill and passion for manyyears. I am personally greatlyindebted to her for her effortsin avoiding redundancies whenthe Geology Department wasclosed in 1998.’

Rick Allen, former colleagueand Director of Studies for theHumanities and Arts,remembers:

‘Pat’s contribution to theHumanities and Arts Inter-FieldGroup was immense, hercollegiality in helping todevelop and defend collectivepolicies was exemplary. On thenot-infrequent occasions when,as Chair of the IFG Committee,I was at a loss how to resolveirreconcilable differences ofview, Pat would regularly cometo my aid with succinctdemonstrations of the prioritiesto be pursued.

‘Similar qualities of clear-sightedness and cogentargumentation were shown toyet greater effect in Pat’s unionactivities; her powers innegotiation and debate werethere seen at their mostformidable. In meetings shewould often wait until inchoatediscussions were reaching animpasse, and then amaze uswith summings-up of devastatingtrenchancy, which were alsocompellingly precise calls to arms.


‘Pat’s forensic intelligence –peerless in my experience – wasnever deployed for any otherpurpose than to advance casesand causes – above all, justice– in which she passionatelybelieved. In her defence of suchbeliefs she was fearless anduncompromising, but away fromarenas of strife and struggle weknew her to be a woman ofhumour and feeling, who couldentertain a party with Irishanecdotes and sentimentalballads.’

Pat’s health had never fullyrecovered from the injuries shereceived when she was struckby a car while on holiday inFrance in the summer of 2008.Pat bore the consequences withcustomary stoicism anddetermination. At the beginningof May 2010, Pat was admittedto Addenbrooke’s Hospital witha broken leg and died suddenlyon 27 May 2010 while still inhospital following a pulmonaryembolism. She was 56.

Pat was someone who believeddeeply in justice and intellectualintegrity. She was a fearless,passionate person who left alasting impression on everyonearound her. She will be sorelymissed. On behalf of all thestaff at the Department ofEnglish, Communication, Filmand Media, I’d like to expressour condolences to her family,friends and her long-timepartner and former colleague,John James.

Many thanks to all whocontributed their thoughts andmemories, and especially RickAllen. Not all the many tributescould be incorporated here, butthey will be posted on thedepartmental website.

Nina LübbrenActing Deputy Head of English,Communication, Film and Media

Alice Mitchell came to AngliaRuskin (then AngliaPolytechnic) in 1992 to setup and lead the AngliaLanguage Centre on theChelmsford campus. Even inthose early days she was aninnovator, pioneeringtechnology-enhancedlanguage learning, based onher insight into the waymeaningful learning can beeffective. Her initiative led tothe Technology andLanguages for Business(TECLAB) project, funded bythe Essex Training andEnterprise Council, acollaboration with Ultralab.TECLAB created standards-based business languagematerials in audio and text infour languages and pioneeredonline computer conferencingfor language learning. Alicetransferred to Ultralab in1994 as editor on the AppleEuropean Education website.

Alice Mitchell1942–2010

Alice continued to work on anumber of cutting-edge,funded, research anddevelopment projects fundedby the language-lab industry,creating interactive,immersive environments,10 years before theemergence of Second Life.She was a passionate linguistwho transferred and appliedher knowledge to extendcommunication across a widerange of contexts – fromapplied business andeducation to health and socialcare. Projects included Ultra-language-lab, an innovativemovie- and cartoon-basedonline language learning tool,e-assessment for the LondonChamber of Commerce andIndustry’s English LanguageSkills Assessmentexamination, and Ultra-learning-lab for AngliaRuskin’s Department ofHealth Care Practice, whichintroduced vocationalterminology in a social ‘soap’context. She contributed tothe first European-fundedmobile learning project,m-Learning, which broughtliteracy skills to sociallyexcluded young adults. Thiswas followed by her lead rolein the pan-European mobileGames-Based Learningproject (mGBL), which shecontinued when shetransferred to INSPIRE in2007. The mGBL projectconcluded successfully in2008 with an internationalconference hosted byINSPIRE in Cambridge. InMay 2007, she becamevisiting professor fore-learning at the University ofRijeka in Croatia.

Alice was highly regarded asa researcher, keynote speakerand consultant who publishedwidely. She was a dedicatedcolleague who had a visionfor supporting andtransforming learning, usingtechnology, by making it morerelevant, accessible andinclusive. She was highlyvalued for her dedication tocollaboration and hercommitment to detail. Weexperienced her as acolleague with enormousenthusiasm, energy and alively sense of humour. Inmany respects, she was avisionary and her work wasahead of its time.

She passed away peacefullyafter a long struggle withcancer on 29 May 2010.

Leonie RamondtSenior Lecturer, INSPIREUwe RichterAssociate Director Learning &Teaching Development, E-Learning/FDL Coordinator,INSPIRERichard Millwood(former colleague of Alice’s)Director, Core Education UKand Reader, University ofBolton


JOINERS LEAVERSThis monthly listing is to help keep readers up to date with who’s joined and who’s left recently. The entries are organisedalphabetically by faculty or support unit, followed by the joiner’s or leaver’s name, job title and, if relevant, department or unit.Movers are listed alphabetically by name.

• Arts, Law & Social Sciences:Julian Priddle, Learning Technologist, Dean’s Office

• Ashcroft International Business School:Gregory O’Shea, Senior Lecturer

• Education:Sarah Webber, Administrator, Teacher Education

• Estates & Facilities:Thomas Cumming, Administrator, Timetabling & Scheduling

• Health & Social Care:Shirlene Badger, Research Fellow, Social Work & Social Policy;Maria Barquin Arce, Senior Lecturer, Mental Health & LearningDisabilities;Michael Parker, Medical Statistician;Adriana Sandu, Research Fellow, Social Work & Social Policy

• Information Systems & Media Services:Richard Mainprize, Infrastructure Engineer, Architecture &Development;Mark Rowland, Head of Projects Office, ProgrammeManagement/Projects Office

• Student Services:Isabel Snelgrove, Early Years Practitioner, Nursery

• Academic Office:Rebecca Baker, Executive Committee Secretary, Academic Secretariat

• Arts, Law & Social Sciences:Greg Elmer, Research Fellow, English, Communication, Film and Media

• Ashcroft International Business School:Ashraf Mishrif, Senior Lecturer

• Corporate Marketing:Carly Boniface, Customer Relations Adviser

• Education:Claudette Salmon, Training & Development Officer, mPowerNet

• Estates & Facilities:Vanessa Marshall, Residence & Accommodation Office

• HR Services:Jo Ford, HR Administrator

• Health & Social Care:Stephen Bilham, Senior Lecturer, Child & Family Health;Brenda Hobart, Personal Assistant

• International Office:Natasha Chappell, International Admissions Office

• Science & Technology:Neil Rutterford, Senior Lecturer, Psychology;Tana Silverland, Resources Administrator

• Student Services:Juliet Davies, University Counsellor:Alison Power, Employment Bureau Consultant;David Spong, Student Adviser

• University Library:Matthew Smith, Web Editorial & Development Officer


In her biography of Jean Rhys (1890–1979), Carole Angier asksthe question, ‘How could someone so bad at living be so good atwriting about it?’.

The author of four modernist novels, Dominican-born Rhys wasfamously believed to have died, until, in 1958, a radio producerseeking permission to broadcast one of her works found her aliveand writing what was to be her most famous work, WideSargasso Sea. Diana Athill, the well-known writer and publisherwho knew Rhys, will join biographers Angier and LilianPizzichini (The Blue Room), novelist Tiffany Murray and

academics including Mary Joannou (English, Communication,Film and Media) to examine the life and work of Rhys at a one-day conference, organised by Jeannette Baxter and Tory Young(both also in ECFM), and Anna Snaith (formerly of AngliaRuskin) at King’s College, London on 8 July.

The following day, the organisers will be leading a study day onRhys for local schools.

For registration and further details, please seewww.kcl.ac.uk/schools/humanities/depts/english/events/rhys.html.

Reading Jean Rhys conference • King’s College, London • 8 July