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22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 July Sporting chance UCLan is awarded over £100,000 by Sport England to help increase the number of students participating in sport. The funding is part of a new initiative to get more students more active, more often, as Sport England recognises that university students bridge the gap between school and adulthood – where children tend to drop out of sport. 22 Unique science honour for UCLan academic Professor Jaipaul Singh becomes the first UCLan academic to receive the prestigious Doctor of Science degree (DSc). The award recognises his lifetime’s work on ‘mechanisms associated with secretory and contractile responses in tissues and cells of the body in health and disease’. As a pioneer and world-leading authority in his field, Professor Singh has published more than 190 papers, is editor of three journals and collaborates with 16 universities on three different continents. Pictured L-R: Professor Tony D'Emanuele, Dean, School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences; Professor Jaipaul Singh and Professor Mike Holmes, Head of the Graduate Research School. 23 UCLan Sports Arena hosts national athletics event UCLan’s Sports Arena plays host to over 300 disabled athletes who take part in the Nationwide Junior Athletics Championships. The event, in which new and recognised young stars take part, is a national competition renowned for developing future paralympians. 24 August Overnight best seller Only three weeks after it was published, UCLan Journalism graduate Kerry Wilkinson sees his first novel, ‘Locked In’, outsell top names like Stieg Larsson via two electronic book stores. His literary work reaches the top 10 chart on iTunes and is in the top 20 crime and thrillers list on Amazon. 25 Top marks for student satisfaction For the fourth year in a row, UCLan reaches its National Student Survey satisfaction benchmark by achieving an overall satisfaction rating of 82 percent. The subject areas of Fine Art, Tourism, Transport and Travel, Media Studies, Sports Science, Drama, and Law are all ranked in top 25 percent nationally. 26 Dentistry couple bridge the gap A husband and wife dentistry duo who first met at university 12 years ago hit the academic trail again at UCLan’s School of Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education. Nigel Kirk is now studying for his second Master’s degree in Aesthetic Dental Implantology while his wife Alice is undertaking an MSc in Oral Surgery. 27 Samurai warriors fight another day Dr Michael Wysocki, a leading forensic anthropologist from the School of Forensic and Investigative Sciences, investigates battle wounds sustained by medieval Japanese warriors almost 700 years ago. Working with Japanese colleagues, he finds evidence of sword and arrow wounds, ritualised coup de grace death blows, and even evidence of samurai heads being taken as trophies by their enemies. The newly analysed evidence, presented in a special Channel 4 documentary, sheds important new light on the origins of Japan’s samurai warrior tradition. 28 September World-leading astronomers gather at UCLan UCLan hosts the prestigious International Astronomical Union (IAU) Symposium which sees some of the world’s leading astronomy experts converge at the University to present ground-breaking research findings. The Symposium focuses on the nature of the light emitted by galaxies and their fundamental physical processes. As a measure of the University’s standing in the astronomy field, only two institutions in the UK have been given the privilege of running two IAU conferences in the last ten years; the University of Oxford and now UCLan. 29 UCLan teams up for the 2014 Winter Olympics A group of students from UCLan’s Centre for Volunteering and Community Leadership and UCLanSport return from Russia having lent their support to the 2014 Winter Olympics. At a youth leadership conference held in the city of Sochi, the Black Sea resort that will host the games in 2014, the students deliver a peer-led workshop focusing on the common values of peer education and youth participation. They also give a series of presentations demonstrating their experience of community-led projects developed at UCLan. 30 World-class science facility officially opens UCLan’s new purpose-built JB Firth Building, supporting the expansion of courses and research programmes in forensic science, fire engineering and chemistry, opens for business. The £12.5 million facility is named after one of the country’s founders of forensic science Dr James Brierley Firth, and his descendants are invited as guests of honour to formally open the building and tour the facilities. 31 6
32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 October Olympic torch shines at UCLan As part of a search to find inspirational students to carry the world-famous beacon of light during the national torch relay, the Coca-Cola Olympic Torch Tour arrives at UCLan. Students are photographed with the iconic golden torch and nominate inspirational students who they believe should be celebrated through the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. 32 Antiques enthusiasts learn tricks of the trade At a special event to help promote UCLan’s unique part-time distance learning Master’s Degree in Antiques, enthusiasts from across the North West are taught the tips of buying and selling which they then put to use in valuation and mock auction games. 33 Showcase for undergraduate research internships Fifty research projects, undertaken by student interns on UCLan’s highly popular Undergraduate Research Internship Scheme, are showcased at an academic poster exhibition. Afton Turner is named the winner of the best poster. The final year Biomedical Sciences student was chosen for her research into using yeast as an in-vitro screening tool to identify compounds which have potential applications in cancer therapy. 34 Jacqueline Wilson Literary Festival success Over 500 school children from across the UK descend on UCLan for the first ever Jacqueline Wilson Literary Festival. The two-day event, for children aged 9-16, includes competitions, prizes, book clubs, an academic conference and public events with Jacqueline Wilson and illustrator Nick Sharratt. Ten of the Jacqueline Wilson Literary Festival competition winners spend a morning training to be journalists with UCLan’s journalism tutors before putting their skills to the test at a press conference featuring Jacqueline and Nick. 35 November New sports centre named in honour of football legend UCLan’s Sir Tom Finney Sports Centre is officially opened. Sir Tom’s son Brian Finney and daughter Barbara Herbert are present at the opening, along with UCLan Honorary Fellow and BBC Football pundit, Mark Lawrenson. 36 EvoFIT recognised in major awards Dr Charlie Frowd’s EvoFIT software system, created by UCLan and the University of Stirling, wins the University Excellence Competition category at the UK Trade and Investment event TechWorld. The revolutionary facial composite system developed in Lancashire and used by police forces around the world to catch criminals is also shortlisted in the ‘Research Project of the Year’ category at the Times Higher Education Awards. 37 UCLan appoints new Entrepreneur in Residence In a move that will further enhance the University’s strong links with UK industry, UCLan appoints Philip Dyer, chairman of NXO and regional president of Lancashire’s Chartered Institute of Marketing, as the first ever Entrepreneur in Residence at UCLan. In the new role, Philip will provide students and start-up businesses with support sessions, seminars and one-to-one advice clinics, working closely with UCLan’s Lancashire Business School. 38 UCLan named as Rugby League World Cup training camp UCLan’s Sports Arena is named as a host training venue for teams taking part in the 14-nation Rugby League World Cup tournament in 2013. UCLan is the only university and the only venue in Lancashire selected for the honour and is collaborating in partnership with Preston City Council and the Marriott Hotel. 39 December Guild Scrolls reborn UCLan’s Rapid Prototyping Suite plays a vital role in ensuring Preston’s historic Guild Scrolls of Friendship arrive safely at their many destinations across the world as it creates exact replicas of the original wooden items. On a visit to the School of Art, Design and Performance the Mayor of Preston, The Right Worshipful Councillor Bobby Cartwright, together with Consort, Councillor Neil Cartwright, collect two of the finished replicas. 40 Oceania Olympic delegation heads to Preston Six Secretary Generals from Oceania National Olympic Committees visit UCLan Sports Arena and the new Sir Tom Finney Sports Centre as part of a North West tour to officially 'sign off' the pre-games training camp agreements for the 15 Oceanic countries. The delegates on campus are from Fiji, Guam, Nauru, Samoa, Tonga and Tuvalu. 41 Academics rewarded for outstanding practice UCLan’s academics are recognised for their outstanding efforts in the lecture theatre as eight individual winners and two teams are presented with certificates at the inaugural Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Outstanding Practice in Teaching and Learning. The individual winners are awarded £1,500 and two winning teams given £250 per member to use for their development. The awards will now become an annual event to celebrate the work being carried out by all academic staff. 42 7
Page 1 and 2: ANNUAL REVIEW 2011
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