March 2010 - University of the West of England
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£1.2 million donation for<br />
speech and language<br />
<strong>the</strong>rapy programme<br />
<strong>the</strong>bulletin<br />
27 <strong>March</strong> <strong>2010</strong> Issue 93
In this<br />
month’s issue<br />
2 £1.2 million donation<br />
for speech and<br />
language <strong>the</strong>rapy<br />
programme<br />
4 S<strong>of</strong>tware sniffs out<br />
criminals by <strong>the</strong> shape<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir nose<br />
5 The stock market<br />
comes to UWE<br />
7 UWE + Malaysia<br />
partnerships cemented<br />
during recent visit<br />
8 UWE makes it easy<br />
being green for <strong>the</strong><br />
Royal Bath and <strong>West</strong><br />
14 UWE launches<br />
environmental<br />
footprint<br />
17 New UWE Research<br />
Repository launched<br />
NEWS<br />
£1.2 million donation for speech and<br />
language <strong>the</strong>rapy programme<br />
Better toge<strong>the</strong>r - Emma Sandbrook pictured<br />
left and Sue Roulstone<br />
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Front cover:<br />
Front cover: Emma Sambrook (left)<br />
and Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Sue Roulstone.<br />
Front cover photo Martin Chainey<br />
A donation <strong>of</strong> £1.2 million supporting speech<br />
and language <strong>the</strong>rapy work undertaken by<br />
researchers at <strong>the</strong> <strong>University</strong> has been given<br />
by The Underwood Trust.<br />
The money will be used to set up an<br />
endowment fund to secure <strong>the</strong> future <strong>of</strong><br />
speech and language <strong>the</strong>rapy research at <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong>. This research is conducted by <strong>the</strong><br />
Speech and Language Therapy Research Unit<br />
which is a partnership between UWE and<br />
North Bristol NHS Trust, where <strong>the</strong> Unit is<br />
based at Frenchay Hospital.<br />
More than 250,000 people live with<br />
disabilities following stroke, <strong>the</strong> most<br />
common <strong>of</strong> which is communication<br />
impairment, and nearly 40,000 children every<br />
year enter school with significant difficulties<br />
with speech, language and communication<br />
difficulties.<br />
The research programme works at improving<br />
outcomes for people with speech, language<br />
and communication impairments. Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Sue Roulstone is delighted at <strong>the</strong> impact <strong>the</strong><br />
donation will have:<br />
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“It’s very reassuring that <strong>the</strong> endowment<br />
fund set up from this donation will support<br />
our work over <strong>the</strong> coming years and we are<br />
grateful for this very generous support that<br />
will enable <strong>the</strong> team to find solutions for<br />
people who experience speech, language and<br />
communication difficulties.<br />
“Language and communication impairments<br />
stem from a wide range <strong>of</strong> developmental<br />
and acquired conditions including autism,<br />
learning difficulties, hearing impairment,<br />
Parkinson’s disease, motor neurone disease,<br />
throat cancer and many o<strong>the</strong>rs. Impairments<br />
in a person’s ability to communicate<br />
effectively can impact on every aspect <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong>ir life – <strong>the</strong>ir education, relationships and<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir employment.<br />
“We are committed to detailed analysis <strong>of</strong><br />
what <strong>the</strong>rapies work best, how technologies<br />
used by pr<strong>of</strong>essionals working in this arena<br />
might be put to better use and to find out<br />
more about why some people with speech<br />
and communication difficulties cope better<br />
than o<strong>the</strong>rs.
“The programme <strong>of</strong> research has been<br />
based at <strong>the</strong> Speech and Language Therapy<br />
Research Unit, hosted by North Bristol<br />
NHS Trust and we are delighted that<br />
this wonderful donation will enable <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> to maintain and develop our links<br />
with <strong>the</strong> NBT and with <strong>the</strong> clinical speech and<br />
language <strong>the</strong>rapy departments. We will use<br />
<strong>the</strong> endowment to establish The Underwood<br />
Trust Chair for Language and Communication<br />
Impairment.”<br />
This donation comes on top <strong>of</strong> long term<br />
support <strong>of</strong> more than 20 years for speech<br />
and language <strong>the</strong>rapy research from<br />
The Underwood Trust. Most recently The<br />
Underwood Trust funded research which<br />
has resulted in a film about teenagers with<br />
communication difficulties. Called The Bristol<br />
Project, <strong>the</strong> film focuses on <strong>the</strong> experience <strong>of</strong><br />
five teenage boys and explores what it is like<br />
to be a teenager with speech and language<br />
difficulties. The film will soon be ready for<br />
distribution.<br />
Sue Roulstone said, “The responses <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
teenagers were not quite what we expected<br />
to hear. The young people challenged us to<br />
focus on <strong>the</strong>ir interests and <strong>the</strong>ir positive<br />
contributions ra<strong>the</strong>r than on <strong>the</strong>ir difficulties.<br />
The film portrays <strong>the</strong>se teenagers with<br />
affection and humour and gives <strong>the</strong>m a<br />
chance to share <strong>the</strong>ir enthusiasms. Although<br />
<strong>the</strong> boys’ difficulties with communication may<br />
be apparent in <strong>the</strong> film, we are challenged<br />
to consider our role in defining <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
difficulties.”<br />
Emma Sambrook, Director in UWE’s<br />
Development and Alumni Relations Office,<br />
said, “The Underwood Trust was keen to<br />
ensure UWE’s commitment to <strong>the</strong> programme<br />
<strong>of</strong> speech and language <strong>the</strong>rapy research<br />
and to <strong>the</strong> links with <strong>the</strong> Speech and<br />
Language Therapy Research Unit. As this<br />
was a philanthropic donation we were in a<br />
position to apply to <strong>the</strong> Higher Education<br />
Funding Council for <strong>England</strong> (HEFCE) scheme<br />
that gives 50 per cent matched funding to<br />
projects attracting donations which in this<br />
case amount to £600k.<br />
“This is good news for UWE as a whole,<br />
as <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> HEFCE contribution we will ringfence<br />
£300k for <strong>the</strong> work <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Speech and<br />
Language Therapy Research Unit but <strong>the</strong><br />
remainder can be used for philanthropic<br />
projects organised by <strong>the</strong> <strong>University</strong>. This<br />
will include projects nominated by staff and<br />
students in a scheme to be announced soon.”<br />
Steve <strong>West</strong>, Vice-Chancellor, said, “Securing<br />
a donation large enough to set up an<br />
endowment at a time when funding for<br />
universities is threatened with significant cuts<br />
is brilliant news and it reflects admirably <strong>the</strong><br />
importance <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> work that Sue Roulstone’s<br />
team is doing. Well done to everyone and<br />
huge thanks to The Underwood Trust for<br />
supporting <strong>the</strong> programme <strong>of</strong> research in<br />
speech and language <strong>the</strong>rapy.”<br />
From left: Mark Holling, Emma Sambrook, Alison Heyes and Lesley Cook<br />
How <strong>the</strong> Development<br />
and Alumni Relations <strong>of</strong>fice<br />
can help you<br />
The Development and Alumni<br />
Relations Office was able to<br />
increase <strong>the</strong> donation to speech<br />
and language <strong>the</strong>rapy research<br />
through an application to HEFCE’s<br />
matched funding scheme for<br />
charitable donations.<br />
The <strong>University</strong> has established a<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essional development and<br />
alumni relations <strong>of</strong>fice which at<br />
present comprises <strong>the</strong> Director <strong>of</strong><br />
Development (Emma Sambrook),<br />
Head <strong>of</strong> Fundraising (Alison Heyes)<br />
and two alumni relations staff<br />
(Mark Holling and Lesley Cooke).<br />
As <strong>the</strong> Vice-Chancellor and Senior<br />
Management Team map out <strong>the</strong><br />
key priorities for <strong>the</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
over <strong>the</strong> coming five to ten years,<br />
<strong>the</strong> Development Office will be<br />
charged with finding potential<br />
donors.<br />
Emma Sambrook said, “Funding<br />
will remain <strong>the</strong> remit <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
contracts team in RBI, but where<br />
we are able to help is with helping<br />
source funding via grant-giving<br />
trusts or wealthy benefactors<br />
who want to make philanthropic<br />
donations.<br />
We can help with donor research,<br />
planning approaches to donors,<br />
helping with ‘asking’ for gifts<br />
and producing proposals. We’re<br />
not just here for large donations,<br />
we’re happy to help with any<br />
charitable project. Due to <strong>the</strong><br />
small size <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> team, <strong>the</strong> level <strong>of</strong><br />
support we can give will depend<br />
on its priority level within <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> as agreed by <strong>the</strong> Deputy<br />
Vice-Chancellor.”<br />
Until August 2011, <strong>the</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
is able to access matched funding<br />
from HEFCE for all philanthropic<br />
donations stewarded by <strong>the</strong><br />
Development Office. This could<br />
result in an additional 25 per cent<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> donation for a recipient<br />
project. To access this funding,<br />
<strong>the</strong> Development Office should<br />
be kept informed <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> funding<br />
application and any donation<br />
received, which should be initially<br />
banked using a Development<br />
Office code. It will <strong>the</strong>n be<br />
transferred to <strong>the</strong> recipient and<br />
any matched funding transferred<br />
when received from HEFCE.<br />
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NEWS<br />
S<strong>of</strong>tware sniffs out criminals by <strong>the</strong> shape <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir nose<br />
Forget iris and fingerprint scans –<br />
scanning noses could be a quicker<br />
and easier way to verify a person's<br />
identity, according to scientists from<br />
UWE and <strong>the</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Bath.<br />
With worries about illegal<br />
immigration and identity <strong>the</strong>ft,<br />
authorities are increasingly looking<br />
to using an individual's physical<br />
characteristics, known as biometrics,<br />
to confirm <strong>the</strong>ir identity. Unlike o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
facial features used for biometrics,<br />
such as eyes or ears, noses are difficult<br />
to conceal and also aren't changed<br />
much by facial expression.<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Melvyn Smith and Dr<br />
Gary Atkinson from UWE's Machine<br />
Vision Laboratory, toge<strong>the</strong>r with Dr<br />
Adrian Evans and Adrian Moorhouse<br />
from <strong>the</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Bath, decided<br />
to investigate whe<strong>the</strong>r images <strong>of</strong><br />
people's noses could be used to<br />
recognise individuals. They used a<br />
photographic system called PhotoFace,<br />
developed at UWE to scan <strong>the</strong> 3D<br />
shape <strong>of</strong> volunteers' noses, and used<br />
computer s<strong>of</strong>tware to analyse <strong>the</strong>m<br />
according to six main nose shapes:<br />
Roman, Greek, Nubian, Hawk, Snub<br />
and Turn-up.<br />
Instead <strong>of</strong> using <strong>the</strong> whole shape <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> nose, <strong>the</strong> researchers used three<br />
characteristics in <strong>the</strong>ir analysis: <strong>the</strong><br />
ridge pr<strong>of</strong>ile, <strong>the</strong> nose tip, and <strong>the</strong><br />
nasion or section between <strong>the</strong> eyes at<br />
<strong>the</strong> top <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> nose.<br />
Whilst <strong>the</strong> researchers used a<br />
relatively small sample, <strong>the</strong>y found<br />
that nose scanning showed good<br />
potential for use as a biometric, with<br />
a good recognition rate and a faster<br />
rate <strong>of</strong> image processing than with<br />
conventional biometric techniques<br />
such as whole face recognition.<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Melvyn Smith said, “This<br />
collaborative project with Bath is very<br />
exciting work with great potential.<br />
PhotoFace is an innovative 3D face<br />
data capture system developed as part<br />
<strong>of</strong> an EPSRC funded project involving<br />
UWE, Imperial College, <strong>the</strong> Home<br />
Office (Scientific Development Branch)<br />
and General Dynamics Ltd.<br />
"It works by taking photos lit by a<br />
flash from several different angles<br />
so that four images are taken in very<br />
rapid succession <strong>of</strong> every point on <strong>the</strong><br />
face, each under different controlled<br />
lighting conditions.<br />
“The technique is known as<br />
photometric stereo and UWE's<br />
Machine Vision Laboratory is one <strong>of</strong><br />
only three UK centres with expertise<br />
in this area.”<br />
This research was extensively covered<br />
in <strong>the</strong> media. For <strong>the</strong> full story see<br />
UWE newspages: http://bit.ly/dh80m8<br />
Dr Adrian Evans (<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Bath)<br />
Photo credit Nic Delves-Broughton<br />
This image, taken by UWE’s Machine Vision<br />
Laboratory, was named as <strong>the</strong> Institute <strong>of</strong><br />
Engineering and Technology’s processed<br />
image <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> month in February. The triple<br />
image was captured using <strong>the</strong> 3D face<br />
recognition photometric stereo imaging<br />
system developed at UWE, funded by an<br />
EPSRC grant. It has also been selected for<br />
a special issue <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> IET Computer Vision<br />
journal on biometrics.<br />
Digital Cultures Research Centre launch<br />
UWE’s new Digital Cultures Research<br />
Centre is being launched at <strong>the</strong><br />
Pervasive Media Studio in Bristol on 13<br />
April <strong>2010</strong> at 16:00.<br />
The Centre is a new initiative bringing toge<strong>the</strong>r research into <strong>the</strong><br />
ways that digital technologies are changing our lives.<br />
With its roots in <strong>the</strong> Faculty <strong>of</strong> Creative Arts, <strong>the</strong> Centre brokers<br />
collaborative research between Computer Sciences, <strong>the</strong> Arts,<br />
Social Sciences and Regional Cultural Industries. The Centre<br />
investigates how people make culture through <strong>the</strong>ir interactions<br />
with media technologies. It aims to create new knowledge about<br />
media applications in real world contexts.<br />
The launch will showcase projects in development and celebrate<br />
<strong>the</strong> first successful six months <strong>of</strong> operating.<br />
On display will be rooms that react when someone enters,<br />
interactive sculpture, YouTube documentary film production, and<br />
acoustic archaeology.<br />
The Digital Cultures Research Center is a partner with Watershed<br />
and <strong>the</strong> Pervasive Media Studio, bringing toge<strong>the</strong>r creative<br />
enterprises, artists, technology developers as well as academic<br />
research, teaching and learning in a unique, open-innovation<br />
environment.<br />
To register for <strong>the</strong> event please go to http://rbi.uwe.ac.uk/<br />
Internet/dcrcevent.asp<br />
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The stock market comes to UWE<br />
Bristol Business School now boasts a fully<br />
functional Reuters trading room. There<br />
are only a handful <strong>of</strong> UK universities<br />
that <strong>of</strong>fer this resource.<br />
The Reuters trading room is being made<br />
available primarily for Finance, Business<br />
and Economics students to provide<br />
students with an insight into stock<br />
market trading.<br />
The room includes ten computer<br />
terminals each equipped with <strong>the</strong><br />
Reuters 3000 Xtra system and a central<br />
large flat screen monitor, that streams<br />
in <strong>the</strong> latest Infopoint financial market<br />
information.<br />
Four PhD students have been especially<br />
trained to act as facilitators to help<br />
o<strong>the</strong>r students to learn how to use <strong>the</strong><br />
systems.<br />
Wessan Abouarghoub, one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> PhD<br />
student facilitators, said, “This is a<br />
fantastic resource and gives us a brilliant<br />
opportunity to get some real hands-on<br />
practice with systems that we may use<br />
in our future pr<strong>of</strong>essional lives. It’s also<br />
an added bonus for people like me who<br />
can use <strong>the</strong> system for detailed analysis<br />
in research work. My personal research<br />
interest is in <strong>the</strong> shipping industry and<br />
access to <strong>the</strong> trading room means I have<br />
detailed, real-time information on costs<br />
and shares, graphs, volatility forecasts<br />
and news.<br />
“As facilitators we will provide <strong>the</strong><br />
training and many students will work<br />
towards a useful qualification that has<br />
industry recognition and that will give<br />
BBS students an edge when it comes to<br />
future employment opportunities.”<br />
Dr Woon Wong from <strong>the</strong> Centre for<br />
Global Finance at Bristol Business School<br />
is managing <strong>the</strong> Reuters room. He said,<br />
“We are proud that we can <strong>of</strong>fer this<br />
new resource to students. It will help<br />
to bridge <strong>the</strong> gap between <strong>the</strong>ory and<br />
practice. Students previously only had<br />
access to <strong>the</strong>se systems on internships. In<br />
<strong>the</strong> past we have relied on data in <strong>the</strong><br />
FT which is well and good but having<br />
access to real-time systems and <strong>the</strong><br />
breadth <strong>of</strong> data that this system provides<br />
will give a much broader insight into <strong>the</strong><br />
markets.”<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Jon Tucker, Director <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
Centre <strong>of</strong> Global Finance said: “We are<br />
delighted that we can <strong>of</strong>fer students<br />
and staff such a fantastic opportunity<br />
to access this kind <strong>of</strong> technology which<br />
replicates that <strong>of</strong> a real-world trading<br />
room.”<br />
Students will be able to take an<br />
examination online from <strong>the</strong> Thomson<br />
Reuters Markets Academy, which <strong>the</strong>y<br />
can use to prove to future employers<br />
that <strong>the</strong>y have experience <strong>of</strong> trading<br />
room market s<strong>of</strong>tware. There are also<br />
plans to enter students into a Reuters<br />
international portfolio management<br />
competition once <strong>the</strong>y have mastered<br />
<strong>the</strong> system.<br />
Coach Club<br />
Mystery Trip - 10 <strong>March</strong><br />
Members £10, Non-members £11.<br />
Easter weekend – Nor<strong>the</strong>rn France 2 – 5 April<br />
Members £195, Non-members £200 Single supplement £70.<br />
Charlecote Park - 24 April<br />
Members £9.50 (NT members) £17 (Non NT Members)<br />
Non members £10.50 (NT members) £18 (Non NT members)<br />
Malvern Show – 8 May<br />
Members £22 Non-members £23.<br />
5
NEWS<br />
New digital archive study aims to create permanence from <strong>the</strong> web<br />
How can we curate and make<br />
permanent <strong>the</strong> narratives and transient<br />
experiences we share daily on <strong>the</strong> web<br />
Can we preserve a player’s participation<br />
in an Alternate Reality Game that spans<br />
continents and platforms, or in reading<br />
a story that disappears from <strong>the</strong> world<br />
once its last page is turned<br />
Dr Tom Abba (CA) is investigating<br />
this – he has just been awarded an<br />
early career research grant to identify<br />
strategies for archiving new and<br />
existing digital works. His research<br />
into how to classify and curate <strong>the</strong>se<br />
digital narratives will streng<strong>the</strong>n UWE’s<br />
emerging reputation for research into<br />
new and interactive media, focused<br />
through <strong>the</strong> <strong>University</strong>’s Digital Cultures<br />
Research Centre.<br />
Originally trained as an illustrator, Tom<br />
is now established as a practitioner<br />
and <strong>the</strong>orist in new media. This latest<br />
project was largely inspired by three<br />
experiences: <strong>the</strong> first was encountering<br />
an early digital poem, Agrippa,<br />
dating from <strong>the</strong> very earliest days <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> web in 1992. Appropriately, <strong>the</strong><br />
subject matter <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> 305-line work by<br />
William Gibson is <strong>the</strong> impermanence<br />
<strong>of</strong> memory. It is a trans-generational<br />
memory poem about Gibson’s fa<strong>the</strong>r<br />
and his own youth, which can run<br />
just once before encrypting itself into<br />
oblivion. Ano<strong>the</strong>r inspiration is <strong>the</strong><br />
web-native novel, 253, by Ge<strong>of</strong>f Ryman,<br />
exploring <strong>the</strong> connections between<br />
each <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> passengers and driver on a<br />
full tube train.<br />
Tom says, “The transitory nature <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
web, and <strong>the</strong> speed at which things<br />
emerge and quickly vanish, causes all<br />
sorts <strong>of</strong> problems for scholars looking<br />
to understand new forms <strong>of</strong> story.<br />
The third insight for my research<br />
was recognising that <strong>the</strong>re was an<br />
opportunity to take hold <strong>of</strong> some <strong>of</strong><br />
those curatorial questions, and try to<br />
determine what was worth holding<br />
onto for future generations and why.<br />
“This research funding means that<br />
I can explore <strong>the</strong> academic and<br />
practical issues involved in setting up<br />
and curating such an archive on an<br />
ongoing basis, taking into account <strong>the</strong><br />
fact that technology and <strong>the</strong> use that<br />
practitioners put it to is constantly<br />
evolving.”<br />
In all, 21 UWE staff were awarded early<br />
career research grants worth £300,000<br />
in 2009/10 to get <strong>the</strong>ir research careers<br />
<strong>of</strong>f to a flying start.<br />
UWE well represented at<br />
national Student Experience<br />
Conference<br />
School <strong>of</strong> Creative Arts and <strong>the</strong> Centre for Performing Arts<br />
www.uwe.ac.uk/sca<br />
A national conference entitled ‘Providing an Excellent<br />
Student Experience’, held in London in February,<br />
included two speakers from UWE. In <strong>the</strong> morning<br />
session Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Ge<strong>of</strong>f Channon (VCO) was on <strong>the</strong><br />
platform alongside government minister Lord Young<br />
and in <strong>the</strong> afternoon John Clarke, Assistant Director,<br />
SSD, presented UWE as a case study in employability<br />
developments in HE.<br />
The event organised by EMAP in association<br />
with AMOSSHE (<strong>the</strong> HE Student Services national<br />
organisation), included representatives from senior<br />
management across <strong>the</strong> sector, including <strong>the</strong> 1994<br />
Group, as well as many directors <strong>of</strong> student services.<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Channon focused particularly on <strong>the</strong> role<br />
<strong>of</strong> student surveys and both <strong>the</strong> value that could<br />
be drawn from drilling down into <strong>the</strong> data from<br />
<strong>the</strong>se and <strong>the</strong> potential dangers <strong>of</strong> survey ‘overload’<br />
on students <strong>the</strong>mselves. John Clarke’s presentation<br />
focused on <strong>the</strong> progress that has been made across<br />
a range <strong>of</strong> employability developments at UWE<br />
including GDP, <strong>the</strong> My Future e-learning tool, <strong>the</strong><br />
E-Zone area on Frenchay Campus and <strong>the</strong> integration<br />
<strong>of</strong> careers support services with Faculty and academic<br />
staff. UWE’s contributions to <strong>the</strong> event were well<br />
received and <strong>the</strong>re has been subsequent follow-up<br />
from a number <strong>of</strong> delegates to wishing to find out<br />
more about developments here.<br />
Measure for Measure<br />
Measure for Measure is an astonishingly modern dark comedy about sexual<br />
repression and human frailty. Whilst laying bare <strong>the</strong> warped sexual being <strong>of</strong><br />
each one <strong>of</strong> its three central characters, <strong>the</strong> play provides <strong>the</strong> best antidote to<br />
over zealous puritans in any age - a rich dose <strong>of</strong> laughter <strong>the</strong>rapy!<br />
Redgrave Theatre<br />
2 Percival Road<br />
Clifton, Bristol BS8 3LE<br />
Wednesday 28 April to<br />
Saturday 1 May <strong>2010</strong><br />
19.30<br />
Tickets £8 (£6 concessions)<br />
£5 per person for group<br />
bookings <strong>of</strong> over 10 persons<br />
St Matthias Students’ Union<br />
Office<br />
Telephone 0117 32 84435<br />
Sarah Bailey<br />
E-mail Sarah6.bailey@uwe.ac.uk<br />
UWE Online Store<br />
https://store.uwe.ac.uk<br />
Centre for Performing Arts<br />
E-mail cpa@uwe.ac.uk<br />
Telephone 0117 32 82067<br />
6
Exhibition on<br />
Bristol’s Lost Quarter<br />
provokes debate<br />
Lively discussions have been sparked<br />
by an exhibition by postgraduate<br />
architecture students on future<br />
developments at Bristol’s Castle Park.<br />
The exhibition, at <strong>the</strong> Architecture<br />
Centre, showed project work from<br />
BArch students in which <strong>the</strong>y looked<br />
at possible uses for land at <strong>the</strong> edge <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> site, opposite St Nicholas’ Church,<br />
in Bristol’s city centre. Flattened by<br />
wartime bombing, this area is known as<br />
Bristol’s Lost Quarter as it was once <strong>the</strong><br />
most lively and densely occupied heart<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> city. It was left fallow for around<br />
30 years and <strong>the</strong>n became a park in <strong>the</strong><br />
mid-1980s.<br />
The exhibition on Castle Park photographed<br />
by student Adam Holmes<br />
Senior Lecturer James Burch (FET) said,<br />
“The land along Wine Street, at <strong>the</strong><br />
outer edge <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> site, has been bought<br />
by a developer. The site is contentious<br />
because some people only know it as a<br />
park, without understanding <strong>the</strong> longer<br />
perspective. The students’ projects<br />
looked at how <strong>the</strong> site could work as<br />
partly park, and partly city, providing<br />
a critical evaluation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> space and<br />
<strong>of</strong>fering various design arguments.<br />
“The Architecture Centre held a<br />
debate entitled Recovering Bristol’s<br />
Lost Quarter on 3 February, chaired<br />
by UWE’s Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Architecture<br />
Richard Parnaby. This was an extremely<br />
lively evening, to say <strong>the</strong> least, as <strong>the</strong><br />
exhibition acted as <strong>the</strong> catalyst for<br />
a discussion, quite heated at times,<br />
between park users, urban designers,<br />
architectural practitioners working<br />
with developers who have an interest<br />
in <strong>the</strong> western edge <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> park, and<br />
academics.”<br />
Journalist James Russell wrote a piece on<br />
<strong>the</strong> exhibition for The Bristol Magazine,<br />
saying, “Underlying <strong>the</strong> various schemes<br />
for museums and health centres, gardens<br />
and bike parks are a well-thought-out<br />
set <strong>of</strong> aims and principles - designed not<br />
to try and recreate a lost city but to learn<br />
from it as we continue <strong>the</strong> decades-long<br />
task <strong>of</strong> rebuilding.”<br />
UWE + Malaysia partnerships cemented<br />
during recent visit<br />
A recent visit by a research team from <strong>the</strong> Institute for Bio-Sensing Technology<br />
(IBST) to Malaysia has led to fur<strong>the</strong>r collaborations with universities and industry<br />
contacts in <strong>the</strong> country.<br />
The visit took place in late January and included representatives from UWE and<br />
<strong>the</strong> Urological Institute at Southmead Hospital at <strong>the</strong> invitation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Malaysian<br />
Royal High Commission.<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Richard Luxton, Director <strong>of</strong> IBST, said, “We met with representatives<br />
at <strong>the</strong> United Nations <strong>University</strong> in Kuala Lumpur, <strong>the</strong> Malaysian Bio-Diagnostic<br />
Research Unit, <strong>the</strong> Clinical Research Centre at <strong>the</strong> Malaysian Ministry <strong>of</strong> Health,<br />
<strong>the</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Malaya and <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Kebrangsaan Malaysia.<br />
“The meetings consolidated research collaborations with our colleagues in<br />
Malaysia. There are several areas <strong>of</strong> complementary research work that we have<br />
already established including investigations into <strong>the</strong> ethnic diversity <strong>of</strong> prostate<br />
cancer in Caucasian and Asian populations, rapid detection models for dengue<br />
fever, and analysis <strong>of</strong> kidney stones formation and pathogenesis.<br />
“We have taken our relationships a step fur<strong>the</strong>r with <strong>the</strong> signing <strong>of</strong> a<br />
memorandum <strong>of</strong> understanding with <strong>the</strong> Clinical Research Centre with <strong>the</strong><br />
Malaysia Ministry <strong>of</strong> Health and a commitment to deliver a programme <strong>of</strong><br />
collaborative research with <strong>the</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Malaya. We are very grateful to <strong>the</strong><br />
support we received from Lee Ching Heong from <strong>the</strong> Science and Innovation<br />
Network at <strong>the</strong> British High Commission, for making this visit possible.”<br />
Mr David Gillatt, consultant surgeon and specialist in urological cancers,<br />
emphasised, “These collaborations revive <strong>the</strong> tradition <strong>of</strong> knowledge exchange<br />
between <strong>the</strong> Bristol Urological Institute and <strong>the</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Malaya, and we<br />
are very pleased to have been able to build on this relationship in partnership<br />
with UWE.”<br />
Steve <strong>West</strong>, Vice-Chancellor, said, “IBST at UWE and <strong>the</strong> Urological Institute<br />
at Southmead Hospital have an important ongoing research partnership and<br />
we are delighted with <strong>the</strong><br />
outcomes <strong>of</strong> meetings in<br />
Malaysia. We look forward<br />
to extending our welcome to<br />
Malaysian collaborators and<br />
partners as we work toge<strong>the</strong>r<br />
on developing diagnostic tests<br />
for cancers and investigations<br />
into dengue fever.”<br />
The UWE delegation to<br />
Malaysia included Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Richard Luxton, Dr Janice<br />
Keily and Dr Olena Doran, and<br />
representatives from <strong>the</strong> Bristol<br />
Urological Institute included Dr<br />
David Gillatt, Adele Long and<br />
Jo Worthington.<br />
Pictured from left to right are Richard Luxton,<br />
Jo Worthington, Adele Long, Lee Ching Heong,<br />
David Gillatt, Lena Doran and Janice Kiely.<br />
UWE rugby has gained promotion<br />
to <strong>the</strong> BUCS Premiership for <strong>the</strong><br />
first time in <strong>the</strong> club’s history, with<br />
an away victory in February against<br />
Hartpury College 2nds, winning by<br />
6-13 points. The elation at <strong>the</strong> end<br />
was clear for all to see as UWE also<br />
won <strong>the</strong> league in <strong>the</strong> process. Head Coach George Tavner commented, “I<br />
am delighted for <strong>the</strong> players. Their performance today was excellent and<br />
<strong>the</strong>y got what <strong>the</strong>y deserved. This is a huge achievement for UWE rugby<br />
and reflects <strong>the</strong> hard work and attitude <strong>the</strong> players have put in all season.”<br />
Pictured is <strong>the</strong> UWE rugby team in action against Bristol <strong>University</strong> in last<br />
year’s Varsity match.<br />
7
NEWS<br />
College students<br />
visit UWE Hartpury<br />
Campus<br />
The Countess <strong>of</strong> Wessex and auditor Andy Cross present environmental certification<br />
to Matt Lomax (centre)<br />
UWE makes it easy being green for<br />
<strong>the</strong> Royal Bath and <strong>West</strong><br />
The Royal Bath and <strong>West</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>England</strong> Society is now one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> greenest<br />
agricultural societies in <strong>the</strong> UK thanks to a partnership with UWE.<br />
The Society, which runs <strong>the</strong> annual Royal Bath and <strong>West</strong> agricultural<br />
show at Shepton Mallet, has gained international recognition for<br />
its new environmental management system and its commitment to<br />
environmental sustainability.<br />
A Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) with UWE has resulted in 18<br />
major environmental improvements over <strong>the</strong> past two years aimed at<br />
significant improvement in waste management and recycling rates,<br />
reduction in <strong>the</strong> use <strong>of</strong> energy, improvements to drainage and a<br />
reduction in demand for water.<br />
The Countess <strong>of</strong> Wessex, President <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Society, was at <strong>the</strong> Shepton<br />
Mallet Showground along with Matt Lomax from UWE and <strong>the</strong> external<br />
accreditation auditors to hear that <strong>the</strong> Society had reached international<br />
environmental standards laid down by ISO 140001. This enabled <strong>the</strong><br />
Society to register with <strong>the</strong> EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme ,<br />
with which only 160 organisations in <strong>the</strong> UK are currently registered.<br />
Academic supervisor Gareth White (BBS) said, “Meeting <strong>the</strong>se standards<br />
demonstrates <strong>the</strong> Society’s commitment to sustainability. They are <strong>the</strong><br />
culmination <strong>of</strong> two Knowledge Transfer Partnerships with UWE which<br />
involved reviewing all energy and waste processes and implementing an<br />
Environmental Management System.”<br />
KTP associate Matt Lomax said, “I was keen to see <strong>the</strong> Society succeed<br />
in gaining accreditation, so I stayed on for ano<strong>the</strong>r four months, under<br />
<strong>the</strong> new shorter KTP scheme launched in July 2009, to fully embed <strong>the</strong><br />
system.<br />
“Working as a KTP Associate gave me <strong>the</strong> opportunity to undertake<br />
great pr<strong>of</strong>essional development, including gaining Chartered<br />
Management Institute membership, IEMA membership, qualifying as an<br />
Environmental Assessor and gaining a NEBOSH qualification in Health<br />
and Safety.”<br />
For more information on UWE KTPs visit http://rbi.uwe.ac.uk/Internet/<br />
business/ktp.asp<br />
Students from Gloucestershire,<br />
Royal Forest <strong>of</strong> Dean, Stroud and<br />
Cirencester Colleges attended a<br />
Health care Taster Day at UWE’s<br />
Hartpury Centre on 12 February.<br />
The day provided an opportunity<br />
for students to find out more about<br />
health care pr<strong>of</strong>essions and courses.<br />
It was supported by Aimhigher west<br />
and UWE staff from <strong>the</strong> Faculty<br />
<strong>of</strong> Health and Life Sciences, who<br />
provided a number <strong>of</strong> interactive<br />
and information workshops including<br />
Adult Nursing, Clinical Skills, Mental<br />
Health, Radio<strong>the</strong>rapy and Diagnostic<br />
Imaging. Students also had <strong>the</strong><br />
opportunity to find out more about<br />
making an application to university,<br />
finance and support services<br />
available. Student ambassadors were<br />
available throughout <strong>the</strong> day to help<br />
answer queries about university life.<br />
The feedback received from <strong>the</strong><br />
event was extremely positive with<br />
many students commenting how<br />
<strong>the</strong> day had helped inform <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
career planning and provided lots <strong>of</strong><br />
information about <strong>University</strong>.<br />
Anne Radley, Gloucestershire<br />
College Aimhigher FE Co-ordinator<br />
commented, “The taster event was<br />
great and I know my participants<br />
found it very useful. Opportunities<br />
like this to meet current university<br />
students and lecturers are very<br />
important as it helps my learners to<br />
develop a realistic view <strong>of</strong> fur<strong>the</strong>r<br />
study.”<br />
Janet Lonsdale, Aimhigher Health<br />
Care Strand Co-ordinator stated, “We<br />
were really pleased with <strong>the</strong> success<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> day and hope to be able to<br />
<strong>of</strong>fer similar events at Hartpury in<br />
<strong>the</strong> future.”<br />
The Aimhigher programme aims to<br />
promote higher education to young<br />
learners who would not necessary<br />
consider university an option.<br />
8
Real criminals use virtual worlds to launder money<br />
A study <strong>of</strong> virtual worlds to see how criminals use <strong>the</strong>m to<br />
launder real money is under way at UWE.<br />
Senior Law lecturer Dr Clare Chambers has just started an<br />
18-month project to investigate whe<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong> legal structure<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se virtual worlds – where players use real money to<br />
buy virtual goods such as land, businesses or consumer items,<br />
which can <strong>the</strong>n be sold on or exchanged - enables money<br />
laundering <strong>of</strong>fences to be committed.<br />
Clare said, “On an average day, about £750,000 changes<br />
hands in <strong>the</strong> most popular virtual world platforms. The most<br />
recent research into virtual fraud was carried out in 2007 and<br />
this concluded that money laundering was on <strong>the</strong> increase in<br />
virtual realities. More up-to-date research is required in this<br />
area order to understand and combat it.<br />
“The number <strong>of</strong> users <strong>of</strong> one popular platform, Second Life,<br />
has soared from 700,000 in 2003 to 6.2 million in 2008. Players<br />
create on-screen characters known as avatars who can mingle<br />
with o<strong>the</strong>rs anywhere in <strong>the</strong> world. Using a pretend currency<br />
called Linden dollars <strong>the</strong>y can buy and sell virtual items from<br />
clo<strong>the</strong>s to homes, for fun or to impress. Characters can even<br />
start up businesses.<br />
“Crucially, Linden dollars can be freely exchanged for real<br />
American dollars. My research will examine how money<br />
laundering can take place through virtual platforms. Little is<br />
really known about virtual economies and <strong>the</strong> effect this has<br />
on <strong>the</strong> real economy. The<br />
previous research is now<br />
relatively out-<strong>of</strong>-date given<br />
<strong>the</strong> fast pace <strong>of</strong> technology<br />
and <strong>the</strong> criminal mind. The<br />
difficulty in virtual money<br />
laundering and banking<br />
law is <strong>the</strong> confusion<br />
over <strong>the</strong> jurisdiction <strong>the</strong><br />
crime has taken place in.<br />
Clare Chambers is investigating<br />
This project is a global<br />
virtual money laundering<br />
examination <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> laws<br />
relating to virtual worlds and<br />
whe<strong>the</strong>r we can assimilate real world laws into a virtual world.<br />
“I will be making recommendations on how <strong>the</strong> government<br />
can regulate this growing virtual crime, and <strong>the</strong>se will be<br />
communicated through policy consultation and journal<br />
publications. For example, <strong>the</strong> UK government can ensure<br />
that funds exchanged in this way count as genuine financial<br />
instruments, covered by existing laws and regulations.<br />
“The new opportunities <strong>of</strong>fered by virtual worlds for money<br />
laundering include people providing false online identities, tax<br />
evasion and unregulated cross-border money movements.”<br />
Clare is one <strong>of</strong> 21 UWE staff awarded grants to help <strong>the</strong>ir early<br />
research careers.<br />
Research, Business<br />
and Innovation support<br />
drop-in sessions<br />
In a new initiative, staff<br />
are invited to a series<br />
<strong>of</strong> lunchtime drop-in<br />
sessions to discover how<br />
RBI can support <strong>the</strong>m in<br />
developing <strong>the</strong>ir research<br />
and knowledge exchange<br />
activities.<br />
During <strong>the</strong> sessions, visitors<br />
are provided with advice<br />
on a wide range <strong>of</strong> topics<br />
including research funding<br />
opportunities, innovation<br />
support, working with<br />
RBI staff at <strong>the</strong> drop-in<br />
(from l to r) - Claire McQuillan,<br />
Katie Gough, Neil Phillips and<br />
Andrew Wilson.<br />
business and community, Knowledge Transfer Partnerships,<br />
market research, Continuing Pr<strong>of</strong>essional Development<br />
and development opportunities available for postgraduate<br />
researchers.<br />
Guidance was also provided on UWE’s Early Career Researcher<br />
Starter Grants and <strong>the</strong> Project Approval Support System.<br />
Of particular interest was a Beginner’s Guide to Research<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essional which can be used to search for funding<br />
opportunities across a wide range <strong>of</strong> funders and can be<br />
accessed at http://new.researchresearch.com/<br />
Successful events have so far been held at Frenchay Reception<br />
and Felixstowe Court. For details <strong>of</strong> future events contact<br />
Claire McQuillan on ext 81644 or via e-mail Claire.Mcquillan@<br />
uwe.ac.uk<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>West</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>England</strong><br />
Faculty <strong>of</strong> Social Sciences and Humanities<br />
You are warmly invited to attend an<br />
Inaugural Pr<strong>of</strong>essorial Lecture<br />
on<br />
Thursday 13 May <strong>2010</strong>, 18.45<br />
Conversations in Culture:<br />
Afterlives <strong>of</strong> Late-Victorian British Writing<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor William Greenslade<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> English<br />
Lecture Theatre H124, St Matthias Campus,<br />
UWE, Oldbury Court Road, Bristol BS16 2JP<br />
Drinks and canapés will be served following <strong>the</strong> lecture<br />
9
NEWS<br />
The Bloodhound team with <strong>the</strong> car at <strong>the</strong> Bristol base.<br />
Rocket scientist visits UWE<br />
for National Science and<br />
Engineering Week<br />
RBI’s Dr Neil Phillips leads a mock evaluation panel exercise to<br />
help early career researchers understand how peer review works.<br />
Workshop for UWE’s Early<br />
Career Researchers<br />
More than 40 staff attended an RBI workshop in February<br />
to find out more about how to develop <strong>the</strong>ir research<br />
careers and how to secure <strong>the</strong> resources to do so. The<br />
workshop was part <strong>of</strong> UWE’s strategy for supporting <strong>the</strong><br />
next generation <strong>of</strong> researchers and was aimed at early<br />
career researchers bidding for external funds or <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong>’s Early Career Researcher Starter Grants.<br />
The programme included an overview <strong>of</strong> UWE’s Early<br />
Career Researcher Starter Grant scheme, a mock panel<br />
evaluation exercise, an applicant’s perspective and tips<br />
for preparing a good application.<br />
There was lively discussion about <strong>the</strong> merits <strong>of</strong> mock<br />
proposals considered as part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> panel evaluation<br />
exercise. This included consideration <strong>of</strong> ethical issues and<br />
<strong>the</strong> practicalities <strong>of</strong> different research methodologies.<br />
Attendees reported that it was very useful to be<br />
seeing <strong>the</strong> process from <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r side <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> fence by<br />
simulating <strong>the</strong> role <strong>of</strong> evaluators. In particular <strong>the</strong>y noted<br />
how important it was to make sure that proposals were<br />
clear and easily comprehensible to reviewers.<br />
UWE’s Early Career Researcher Starter Grants are aimed<br />
at supporting early career researchers, in excellent and<br />
emerging areas <strong>of</strong> research, to undertake preliminary<br />
work with a view to making a substantial bid for<br />
external funding to take this work forward. Although<br />
<strong>the</strong> deadline for this year’s awards has now passed,<br />
it is hoped that this will continue to be an annual<br />
competition. For more information visit http://rbi.uwe.<br />
ac.uk/intranet/research/ecrsg2.asp<br />
Felicity Cargill<br />
Daniel Jubb, <strong>the</strong> rocket scientist developing one <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> engines for <strong>the</strong> BLOODHOUND SSC supersonic<br />
land speed record attempt, visited UWE to describe<br />
his work on Bloodhound’s hybrid rocket, designed<br />
to power <strong>the</strong> car to speeds <strong>of</strong> over 1,000mph.<br />
His talk was part <strong>of</strong> UWE’s programme <strong>of</strong> events<br />
for National Science and Engineering Week and<br />
was aimed at all students from higher education<br />
institutions in <strong>the</strong> region.<br />
Daniel said, “The best thing about being part <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> Bloodhound SSC team is helping to maintain<br />
<strong>the</strong> UK engineering capability by encouraging<br />
young people to get into engineering.”<br />
Daniel was born in Manchester in 1984 and has<br />
been interested in rockets from an early age.<br />
He founded The Falcon Project in 1995 with his<br />
grandfa<strong>the</strong>r Sid Guy and soon <strong>the</strong>y were building<br />
and launching rockets capable <strong>of</strong> reaching 20,000<br />
feet altitude. The Falcon Project Ltd now designs<br />
and manufactures custom solid, liquid and hybrid<br />
propellant rocket systems in <strong>the</strong> US and UK, with<br />
applications ranging from mine disposal and target<br />
drones to high altitude research rockets.<br />
Dr Claire Rocks (LS) who organised <strong>the</strong> Bloodhound<br />
lecture said, “It’s great that we could get Daniel to<br />
come along and tell us first-hand about his exciting<br />
work. The students found it inspiring and that’s<br />
part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> whole BLOODHOUND Project; to inspire<br />
and enthuse <strong>the</strong> next generation <strong>of</strong> engineers.”<br />
The Bloodhound full-size show-car was also<br />
on view during NSEW. The car itself is being<br />
constructed at a site adjacent to Brunel's ss Great<br />
Britain on Bristol’s Harbourside.<br />
UWE is a founder partner <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Bloodhound<br />
Project led by Richard Noble, a previous world land<br />
speed record holder. The project was launched at<br />
<strong>the</strong> Science Museum in London in October 2008.<br />
Progress on <strong>the</strong> project can be followed at www.<br />
bloodhoundssc.com<br />
10
Geek Pop ’10 launches with live science and music gigs<br />
Alumni from UWE’s Science Communication course are behind<br />
a music festival with a difference. Geek Pop ’10, a celebration<br />
<strong>of</strong> science-inspired music and geek culture, kicked <strong>of</strong>f with a<br />
live gig in Bristol on 11 <strong>March</strong>.<br />
Run by Sounds <strong>of</strong> Science team members Jim Bell, Hayley Birch<br />
and Vicky <strong>West</strong>, <strong>the</strong> previously online-only event branched<br />
out with live performances in Bristol and London for <strong>the</strong><br />
first time this year. The team’s original idea for a virtual pop<br />
festival helped <strong>the</strong>m win a merit award in UWE’s <strong>the</strong>BizIdea<br />
competition in 2009 and <strong>the</strong> event, now in its third year, has<br />
become an established annual event.<br />
A total <strong>of</strong> 30 bands from around <strong>the</strong> globe were signed up<br />
to perform across its virtual and physical stages in <strong>2010</strong>, with<br />
music from every set available to download for free.<br />
The event was sponsored by Computer Geeks and <strong>the</strong> British<br />
Science Association, and ran during National Science and<br />
Engineering Week.<br />
According to Festival Organiser Hayley Birch, <strong>the</strong> festival<br />
has evolved rapidly since 2008. “In <strong>the</strong> first year, we only<br />
had about ten artists and none <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> music was specifically<br />
written for us,” she says. “It’s great to see we’re establishing<br />
ourselves as an annual event and especially that we’re giving<br />
creative inspiration to musicians to make music about science.”<br />
Festival-goers can experience <strong>the</strong> virtual festival from <strong>the</strong><br />
comfort <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir own homes by visiting www.geekpop.co.uk<br />
Festival organisers Hayley Birch and Jim Bell with compère<br />
Chris Dunsford (top left)<br />
Student research – is it ethical<br />
Are you a supervisor Do your students carry out small-scale<br />
investigations Do you know what your students are getting<br />
up to Do you worry about your responsibilities<br />
If your answer to any <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> above is yes <strong>the</strong>n you may benefit<br />
from coming along to <strong>the</strong> UWE Exhibition and Conference<br />
Centre on Tuesday 6 July for a research ethics training<br />
conference, organised by <strong>the</strong> <strong>University</strong>’s Research Ethics<br />
Committee (UREC), focusing on exploring ethical issues in<br />
student research.<br />
UREC is committed to promoting high ethical standards in <strong>the</strong><br />
conduct <strong>of</strong> research undertaken by all staff and students. All<br />
research involving human participants and/or tissues has to be<br />
subject to research ethics scrutiny by <strong>the</strong> Committee or one<br />
<strong>of</strong> its Faculty Research Ethics Sub-Committees. However it is<br />
important that <strong>the</strong> scrutiny is appropriate and efficient, and<br />
not such that it prevents researchers from carrying out <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
research.<br />
Particular issues for undergraduate and master’s students<br />
include time constraints, <strong>the</strong> definition <strong>of</strong> ‘research’ and<br />
awareness <strong>of</strong> research ethics concerns, such as data storage and<br />
confidentiality and <strong>the</strong> personal safety <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> researcher.<br />
This free event will comprise presentations from specialists,<br />
highlighting <strong>the</strong> issues encountered by supervisors and o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
staff working with researchers, and workshops covering many<br />
aspects <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> ethics <strong>of</strong> research, with a specific slant on<br />
<strong>the</strong> student experience. Particular attention will be given to<br />
managing risk, issues <strong>of</strong> gaining consent and <strong>the</strong> various types<br />
<strong>of</strong> consent in research, how to deal with confidentiality, data<br />
storage and protection, and working within <strong>the</strong> constraints <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> NHS research governance framework. Attendees will also<br />
be able to find out about UWE’s processes and procedures<br />
and <strong>the</strong>re will be opportunities to share best practice and<br />
understanding with colleagues from across <strong>the</strong> <strong>University</strong>, and<br />
put questions to specialists in <strong>the</strong> field.<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Robin Means, Chair <strong>of</strong> UREC, says, “Annual audits<br />
by <strong>the</strong> Committee have repeatedly identified concerns from<br />
supervisors about <strong>the</strong>ir responsibilities where <strong>the</strong> focus <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
student’s research involves human participants or <strong>the</strong>ir tissue.<br />
This event is being organised to recognise this need for ethics<br />
awareness training and will to be a positive exploration <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong>se important issues.”<br />
If you supervise or have any dealings with students who may<br />
be conducting research involving human participants or <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
tissue, are a member <strong>of</strong> a research ethics committee, or have<br />
an interest in <strong>the</strong> ethics <strong>of</strong> research, you are likely to find this<br />
event interesting and useful.<br />
For fur<strong>the</strong>r information and to book a place contact Alison<br />
Vaughton (RBI) on 0117 32 82872 or e-mail Alison.Vaughton@<br />
uwe.ac.uk<br />
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UWE Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
takes part in<br />
Future Bristol<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor James Longhurst (FET),<br />
Co-Director <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Institute<br />
for Sustainability, Health and<br />
Environment, recently shared a panel<br />
with entrepreneurs and key civic<br />
leaders in Bristol at a special event<br />
focusing on <strong>the</strong> Bristol City region in<br />
a new global economy. The event,<br />
held at At-Bristol was hosted by Jim<br />
Knight, Minister for <strong>the</strong> South <strong>West</strong>.<br />
The Future Story project supports<br />
regions in developing <strong>the</strong>ir own<br />
global links and strategy to deal in<br />
worldwide markets for business and<br />
enterprise. A government initiative<br />
headed by <strong>the</strong> Talent and Enterprise<br />
Taskforce chaired by Lucy Parker, aims<br />
to promote a wider understanding <strong>of</strong><br />
how globalisation is already changing<br />
people’s everyday lives and jobs for<br />
<strong>the</strong> future. By telling <strong>the</strong> story through<br />
<strong>the</strong> UK’s cities and regions, <strong>the</strong> project<br />
aims to bring globalisation alive to<br />
people. FutureStory identifies through<br />
local success stories, where <strong>the</strong> jobs<br />
and industries <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> future are<br />
coming from and how to create <strong>the</strong>m.<br />
James explains, “I was pleased to be<br />
part <strong>of</strong> this panel and to contribute<br />
my views on how <strong>the</strong> region must and<br />
can develop in an environmentally<br />
sustainable way. UWE has much to<br />
contribute to <strong>the</strong> story <strong>of</strong> our regional<br />
success, and is an important player in<br />
<strong>the</strong> future <strong>of</strong> this region. Bristol has<br />
always had global connections and<br />
UWE is well placed with expertise<br />
in <strong>the</strong> environmental technologies<br />
and carbon management. This<br />
expertise will help ensure that <strong>the</strong><br />
region develops sustainable jobs<br />
and industries fit for <strong>the</strong> low carbon<br />
future <strong>of</strong> tomorrow.”<br />
The event, which took place on 25<br />
February was attended by UWE PhD<br />
students and invited sixth formers<br />
from local schools and colleges.<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Longhurst was interviewed<br />
for <strong>the</strong> Future Story book and DVD,<br />
and is featured on <strong>the</strong> website http://<br />
futurestory.enterpriseuk.org/. John<br />
Lanham (BIT) also attended <strong>the</strong> event<br />
and was interviewed for <strong>the</strong> DVD<br />
and book visit: http://futurestory.<br />
enterpriseuk.org/building-blocks (click<br />
on education).<br />
Law graduate Jay Wilcox launches début single<br />
Bristol Law School graduate and rising talent, Jay Wilcox has<br />
collaborated with Bristol Drum and Bass star Roni Size on his<br />
single and music video 'Sick and Tired'.<br />
Jay who graduated in 2008, filmed <strong>the</strong> video for 'Sick and<br />
Tired' in Bristol, keeping up his university connection by<br />
inviting UWE students on Facebook to appear as extras in a<br />
nightclub scene. Described as a ‘quirky dnb floor filler’, <strong>the</strong><br />
single has already been warmly received with over 4,000 video<br />
views on You Tube and will soon to appear on <strong>the</strong> MTV Base<br />
music channel.<br />
A legal background has helped Jay to get to grips with <strong>the</strong><br />
complexities <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> music industry. Jay says, “I really enjoyed<br />
studying for my Law degree and felt at home at UWE from day<br />
one. The Law school has an excellent reputation and I particularly<br />
liked <strong>the</strong> modules in Human Rights and Criminal Law.<br />
“It can be daunting for a new artist meeting up with record<br />
labels. It’s important to understand <strong>the</strong> contractual terms<br />
<strong>of</strong> what you’re signing up to, so it helped that I had a solid<br />
grounding from a module I studied in Media Law.”<br />
Marcus Keppel-Palmer (Senior Lecturer in Law) who teaches<br />
Media Law said, “Many students in <strong>the</strong> UWE Law School<br />
are multi-faceted and it is pleasing to see that someone can<br />
combine degree studies with carving out a career in <strong>the</strong><br />
entertainment industry. Jay now has <strong>the</strong> legal knowledge to<br />
ensure that he can look after <strong>the</strong> business side <strong>of</strong> his career as<br />
well as <strong>the</strong> performing and song writing sides. He should be<br />
very successful.”<br />
The single 'Sick and Tired' will be released in May/June on<br />
Contour Records.<br />
Berry O’Donovan, Deputy Director <strong>of</strong> AsKE (Centre for Excellence<br />
for Teaching and Learning), Oxford Brookes <strong>University</strong>, gave a<br />
presentation on 17 <strong>March</strong> <strong>2010</strong> to UWE staff at a jointly organised<br />
seminar under <strong>the</strong> auspices <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Learning and Pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />
Development Research Unit and <strong>the</strong> Student Experience<br />
Programme, hosted by Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Ursula Lucas and Jonathan<br />
Bradley.<br />
The seminar, entitled Knowing Me, Knowing You – The<br />
Importance <strong>of</strong> Affinity Space and Community in <strong>the</strong> Learning<br />
Environment, was concerned with <strong>the</strong> importance <strong>of</strong> learning<br />
spaces within higher education and invited challenge and debate<br />
on <strong>the</strong> role <strong>of</strong> community in improving <strong>the</strong> academic performance<br />
<strong>of</strong> students.<br />
Pictured from left are: Ursula Lucas, Berry O'Donovan<br />
and Jonathan Bradley<br />
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French holiday home in Vendée town<br />
<strong>of</strong> Aizenay, <strong>West</strong> France. 15 mins from<br />
<strong>the</strong> coast and golf courses, sleeps 10, fully<br />
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details and DVD contact 01454 850698.<br />
Dawlish Warren - Six berth/two bedroom<br />
caravan to let on family run site. Fully<br />
equipped. Site facilities include four<br />
swimming pools, kids club, evening<br />
entertainment. 10 minutes walk from beach.<br />
Prices from £110 per week. Tel: Tracey 07957<br />
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now being taken from Easter <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
Tang Soo Do Martial Arts classes - learn<br />
self defence, improve fitness and confidence.<br />
Families and beginners welcome. Contact<br />
Victoria.Nash@uwe.ac.uk for fur<strong>the</strong>r details.<br />
Flooring innovations: Domestic and<br />
Commercial floor laying. Tiles, vinyl and<br />
laminate, all types <strong>of</strong> work undertaken.<br />
Please contact Colin Doran on 0117<br />
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Kitchens, bathrooms, plumbing, tiling,<br />
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Beautiful villa for rent in Monte<br />
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World Book Day Voucher accepted from<br />
now till <strong>the</strong> end <strong>of</strong> April. Pre-schools and<br />
Secondary Schools children will receive £1<br />
book tokens, and <strong>the</strong>se can be redeemed<br />
against any Usborne book or audiobook<br />
worth £2.99 or more (one token per book).<br />
Contact: jessica2.li@yahoo.co.uk or visit:<br />
www.usborneonline.org/bristolbooks<br />
Tree surgeon available for work in<br />
Bristol, Bath and surrounding areas.<br />
Fully insured, fully qualified, reliable and<br />
experienced. Please contact Brian at Fielding<br />
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e-mailing bri_fielding@hotmail.com<br />
Report calls for<br />
more technical help<br />
for <strong>the</strong> organic<br />
sector<br />
A research report co-authored by <strong>the</strong><br />
Countryside and Community Research<br />
Institute (CCRI) says more technical and<br />
marketing support is needed by organic<br />
producers. The report, commissioned<br />
by Defra, called for more effective<br />
sharing <strong>of</strong> knowledge and collaboration,<br />
including during transitional phases when<br />
producers are converting to organic<br />
production.<br />
The study looked at producers,<br />
manufacturers and retailers in eight<br />
organic areas - arable, dairy, distribution<br />
and retailing, food processing and<br />
manufacturing, horticulture, pork,<br />
poultry and red meat. It found that<br />
because <strong>the</strong> organic sector is relatively<br />
small it is dynamic, but more prone to<br />
external shocks or influences, such as <strong>the</strong><br />
recent recession. The successful businesses<br />
in <strong>the</strong> case studies were all innovators to<br />
some degree, and <strong>the</strong>re was considerable<br />
evidence that co-operatives, or groups<br />
<strong>of</strong> producers, work successfully in<br />
<strong>the</strong> organic sector and have played a<br />
considerable strategic role in developing<br />
<strong>the</strong> organic sector.<br />
The role <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> major multiple retailers<br />
within <strong>the</strong> organic sector has been a<br />
complex one. They have provided many<br />
consumers with <strong>the</strong> opportunity to<br />
purchase organic products, but at <strong>the</strong><br />
same time that has meant that <strong>the</strong>y have<br />
shaped <strong>the</strong> sector.<br />
One <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> researchers, Dr Matt Reed<br />
(CCRI) said, “The multiple retailers have<br />
had a huge role in shaping <strong>the</strong> market,<br />
for better and worse. The organic<br />
industry collectively taking greater<br />
control <strong>of</strong> how it interacts with <strong>the</strong><br />
multiples could see considerable gains<br />
for it.”<br />
The research project was led by <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Warwick in conjunction<br />
with organic specialists from ABACUS<br />
Associates and CCRI.<br />
CCRI is a collaboration between UWE,<br />
<strong>the</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Gloucestershire, Royal<br />
Agricultural College and Hartpury<br />
College. It is one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> leading specialist<br />
rural research centres in <strong>the</strong> country.<br />
See www.ccri.ac.uk for more information.<br />
Saturday 8 May <strong>2010</strong> 10:00-13:00<br />
Postgraduate and Pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />
Open Day<br />
www.uwe.ac.uk<br />
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UWE launches environmental footprint<br />
UWE is one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> leading universities for environment and sustainability and has consistently been in <strong>the</strong> top<br />
ten <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> People and Planet <strong>University</strong> Green League. Last year UWE was also shortlisted for outstanding<br />
contribution to sustainable development in <strong>the</strong> Times Higher Education Awards.<br />
organic<br />
buses carbon<br />
cycling<br />
people<br />
renewables<br />
planet<br />
performance<br />
organic wellbeing<br />
cycling<br />
green volunteering<br />
sustainable<br />
league table environment<br />
planet<br />
footprint<br />
organic<br />
uwe<br />
wellbeing future<br />
responsible<br />
stakeholders league table<br />
energy<br />
leading<br />
planet<br />
environment<br />
future<br />
buses<br />
green<br />
people<br />
planet<br />
biodiversity<br />
holistic<br />
green waste<br />
biodiversity<br />
recycling<br />
energy<br />
league<br />
table<br />
ethical<br />
travel risk<br />
Mark Webster, UWE Environment Manager, said, “We felt it was about time that we highlighted what <strong>the</strong> <strong>University</strong> has<br />
achieved with a view to engaging staff and students in this exciting and important journey. This month we are<br />
launching a new approach to communications and engagement under <strong>the</strong> heading ‘our footprint’.<br />
seasonal<br />
energy<br />
strategy<br />
local<br />
local<br />
local<br />
global<br />
planet<br />
organic<br />
people<br />
local<br />
engagement<br />
fairtrade<br />
ethical<br />
education<br />
local<br />
footprint<br />
local<br />
ethical<br />
walking<br />
climate change<br />
walking<br />
ethical<br />
pollution<br />
training<br />
embedding<br />
“The information that follows summarises some <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> great work that has taken place across UWE in <strong>the</strong> last two years and,<br />
as you will see, our approach to managing our footprint encompasses a wide range <strong>of</strong> staff and students from across <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong>. Visit our new website to find out much more.” www.uwe.ac.uk/environment<br />
fairtrade<br />
green<br />
waste<br />
fairtrade<br />
energy<br />
health<br />
people<br />
pollution<br />
local<br />
global ethical<br />
local<br />
fairtrade<br />
resources<br />
travel<br />
you+we<br />
waste<br />
engagement<br />
ethical<br />
fairtrade<br />
energy<br />
procurement<br />
walking<br />
global<br />
audit<br />
pollution<br />
global<br />
local<br />
ethical local<br />
community<br />
ethical<br />
Facts and figures<br />
• Buildings emissions cut by 26 per<br />
cent since 2001 and still decreasing<br />
• Recycled 37 per cent <strong>of</strong> waste eg<br />
from glass, paper, plastic, bottles,<br />
furniture<br />
• Gas consumption reduced at<br />
Frenchay site by 40 per cent through<br />
boiler upgrades<br />
• Green electricity from renewables<br />
such as water and wind power<br />
reducing our CO emissions by 8,000<br />
tons per year – that’s by over 70 per<br />
cent<br />
• Switch <strong>of</strong>f campaign cut electricity<br />
use by 15 per cent in <strong>the</strong> student<br />
village in 2009<br />
• More bus travel on Ulink buses - now<br />
6,000 journeys a day<br />
• Local seasonal and organic food<br />
increased to 10 per cent <strong>of</strong> all food<br />
served<br />
• Fairtrade spending on products<br />
increased to £100,000<br />
• Volunteer staff and students helping<br />
out in 122 organisations and 45<br />
schools and FE colleges<br />
What UWE is doing now<br />
Energy and carbon management<br />
The <strong>University</strong>’s key target regarding<br />
carbon emissions is to cut buildings<br />
carbon emissions from 2001 levels by<br />
30 per cent by 2012. The energy team<br />
is currently on track to meet this target<br />
and emissions have been cut by 26 per<br />
cent to date.<br />
Fur<strong>the</strong>r savings will be made through<br />
initiatives like <strong>the</strong> automatic PC switch<br />
<strong>of</strong>f programme; improvements to<br />
student residences such as automatic<br />
control <strong>of</strong> lights, heating controls and<br />
draft pro<strong>of</strong>ing, and fur<strong>the</strong>r voltage<br />
reduction <strong>of</strong> site electricity supplies is<br />
planned (which has already resulted in<br />
12 per cent electricity savings at Bower<br />
Ashton campus).<br />
The team is working to ensure all new<br />
buildings are as sustainable as possible,<br />
with <strong>the</strong> R Block extension on track to<br />
achieve a BREEAM excellent rating. This<br />
building will have an innovative heating<br />
strategy, making use <strong>of</strong> recycled waste<br />
cooking oil from <strong>the</strong> <strong>University</strong> kitchens.<br />
For fur<strong>the</strong>r information visit www.<br />
uwe.ac.uk/estates/energyInfo.shtml or<br />
contact energyteam@uwe.ac.uk<br />
Waste<br />
The recycling rate for 2008/09 academic<br />
year was 37 per cent, one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> highest<br />
in <strong>the</strong> HE sector. During <strong>the</strong> summer <strong>of</strong><br />
2008, 150 recycling banks were provided<br />
in <strong>of</strong>fices enabling <strong>the</strong> removal over<br />
1,000 under-desk bins and increasing<br />
<strong>the</strong> recycling rate in most cases. UWE<br />
spends almost £0.3 million each year<br />
on waste disposal. Landfill disposal<br />
costs are increasing by 15 per cent each<br />
year. The challenge for <strong>the</strong> future is to<br />
reduce <strong>the</strong> amount <strong>of</strong> waste produced<br />
as this will save money and improve<br />
resource efficiency.<br />
Mark Webster with recycling bins<br />
Recycling<br />
rate<br />
Total waste<br />
(tonnes)<br />
2005/6 29 per cent 2,074<br />
2006/7 32 per cent 2,022<br />
2007/8 35 per cent 1,997<br />
2008/9 37 per cent 2,081<br />
More information on what to do with<br />
waste can be found at www.uwe.ac.uk/<br />
environment/waste or by e-mailing<br />
ourfootprint@uwe.ac.uk<br />
Transport<br />
UWE has been working hard to get<br />
people <strong>of</strong>f <strong>the</strong> roads and on to buses<br />
and bikes. The Ulink has been going<br />
from strength to strength with more<br />
and more people using <strong>the</strong> buses.<br />
Expansion <strong>of</strong> U-link bus service –<br />
numbers <strong>of</strong> buses<br />
September 2006 (pre-Ulink) –<br />
two vehicles<br />
September 2007 – seven vehicles<br />
September 2008 – 14 vehicles<br />
September 2009 – 23 vehicles<br />
Passenger numbers <strong>the</strong>se services<br />
have increased significantly<br />
September 2006 – 9,300 (estimate)<br />
September 2007 – 22,000 (estimate)<br />
September 2008 – 49,435<br />
September 2009 – 60,566<br />
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seasonal<br />
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engagement<br />
you+we<br />
audit<br />
engagement<br />
audit<br />
organic<br />
organic<br />
embedding<br />
organic<br />
embedding<br />
training<br />
organic<br />
training<br />
planet<br />
fairtrade<br />
esponsible<br />
fairtrade<br />
esponsible<br />
planet<br />
perfor<br />
planet<br />
perfor<br />
travel<br />
pollution<br />
embedding<br />
pollution<br />
embedding<br />
training<br />
pollution<br />
training<br />
walking<br />
green<br />
green<br />
gr<br />
organic<br />
organic<br />
travel<br />
organic<br />
travel<br />
ethical<br />
ethical<br />
global<br />
global<br />
perfor<br />
global<br />
perfor<br />
cycling<br />
global<br />
cycling<br />
fairtrade<br />
fairtrade<br />
embedding<br />
fairtrade<br />
embedding<br />
energy<br />
leading<br />
energy<br />
leading<br />
energy<br />
was<br />
biodivers<br />
was<br />
biodivers<br />
waste<br />
waste<br />
engagement<br />
organic<br />
organic<br />
engagemen<br />
organic<br />
engagement<br />
organic t<br />
ethical<br />
ethical<br />
buses<br />
cycling<br />
cycling<br />
ethical<br />
cycling<br />
ethical<br />
people<br />
people<br />
people<br />
energy<br />
energy<br />
league<br />
league<br />
biodivers<br />
league<br />
biodivers<br />
table<br />
biodivers<br />
table<br />
biodivers<br />
biodiversity<br />
fairtrade<br />
fairtrade<br />
pollution<br />
pollution<br />
gr<br />
gr<br />
gr<br />
waste<br />
gr<br />
waste<br />
een<br />
een<br />
waste<br />
een<br />
waste<br />
green<br />
gr<br />
waste<br />
gr<br />
waste<br />
een<br />
waste<br />
gr<br />
waste<br />
people<br />
people<br />
seasonal<br />
people<br />
seasonal<br />
local<br />
local<br />
local<br />
energy<br />
energy<br />
buses<br />
energy<br />
buses<br />
gr<br />
biodivers<br />
gr<br />
biodivers<br />
een<br />
green<br />
gr<br />
local<br />
sustainable<br />
climate change<br />
sustainable<br />
climate change<br />
strategy<br />
sustainable<br />
strategy<br />
volunteering<br />
sustainable<br />
volunteering<br />
strategy<br />
volunteering<br />
strategy<br />
sustainable<br />
strategy<br />
volunteering<br />
strategy<br />
league table<br />
strategy<br />
league table<br />
strategy<br />
environment<br />
environment<br />
envir<br />
planet<br />
training planet<br />
training<br />
local<br />
local<br />
wellbeing local<br />
wellbeing<br />
footprint<br />
local<br />
local<br />
global ethical<br />
ethical<br />
local<br />
sustainable local<br />
sustainable<br />
ethical<br />
holistic<br />
ethical<br />
holistic local<br />
holistic local<br />
holistic<br />
biodiversity<br />
local<br />
biodiversity<br />
local<br />
local<br />
climate change<br />
walking<br />
climate change<br />
sustainable<br />
walking<br />
sustainable<br />
climate change<br />
sustainable<br />
climate change<br />
walking<br />
climate change<br />
sustainable<br />
climate change<br />
wellbeing<br />
climate change<br />
wellbeing<br />
climate change<br />
planet<br />
planet<br />
engagemen<br />
planet<br />
engagemen<br />
people<br />
planet<br />
people<br />
ethical<br />
15<br />
Cycling<br />
The <strong>University</strong> is working closely with<br />
The <strong>University</strong> is working closely with<br />
biodivers<br />
The <strong>University</strong> is working closely with<br />
biodivers<br />
een<br />
The <strong>University</strong> is working closely with<br />
een<br />
council <strong>of</strong>ficers to develop Cycling City<br />
council <strong>of</strong>ficers to develop Cycling City<br />
biodivers<br />
council <strong>of</strong>ficers to develop Cycling City<br />
biodivers<br />
een<br />
council <strong>of</strong>ficers to develop Cycling City<br />
een<br />
routes to UWE’s campuses. There are<br />
routes to UWE’s campuses. There are<br />
biodivers<br />
routes to UWE’s campuses. There are<br />
biodivers<br />
gr<br />
routes to UWE’s campuses. There are<br />
gr<br />
biodivers<br />
gr<br />
biodivers<br />
routes to UWE’s campuses. There are<br />
biodivers<br />
gr<br />
biodivers<br />
een<br />
routes to UWE’s campuses. There are<br />
een<br />
green<br />
gr<br />
routes to UWE’s campuses. There are<br />
green<br />
gr<br />
four new routes to Frenchay Campus,<br />
four new routes to Frenchay Campus,<br />
biodivers<br />
four new routes to Frenchay Campus,<br />
biodivers<br />
gr<br />
four new routes to Frenchay Campus,<br />
gr<br />
gr<br />
four new routes to Frenchay Campus,<br />
gr<br />
biodivers<br />
gr<br />
biodivers<br />
four new routes to Frenchay Campus,<br />
biodivers<br />
gr<br />
biodivers<br />
some <strong>of</strong> which are currently under<br />
some <strong>of</strong> which are currently under<br />
biodivers<br />
some <strong>of</strong> which are currently under<br />
biodivers<br />
construction. Bower Ashton will have a<br />
construction. Bower Ashton will have a<br />
new cycle route running from Ashton<br />
new cycle route running from Ashton<br />
Court through to Hotwells and <strong>the</strong> City<br />
Centre. The transport planning team<br />
Centre. The transport planning team<br />
seasonal<br />
Centre. The transport planning team<br />
seasonal<br />
seasonal<br />
Centre. The transport planning team<br />
seasonal<br />
continues to lobby <strong>the</strong> council to make<br />
continues to lobby <strong>the</strong> council to make<br />
perfor<br />
continues to lobby <strong>the</strong> council to make<br />
perfor<br />
perfor<br />
continues to lobby <strong>the</strong> council to make<br />
perfor<br />
seasonal<br />
continues to lobby <strong>the</strong> council to make<br />
seasonal<br />
improvements for cyclists on <strong>the</strong> steep<br />
improvements for cyclists on <strong>the</strong> steep<br />
perfor<br />
improvements for cyclists on <strong>the</strong> steep<br />
perfor<br />
perfor<br />
improvements for cyclists on <strong>the</strong> steep<br />
perfor<br />
Blackberry Hill near Glenside.<br />
Blackberry Hill near Glensideṗerfor<br />
Blackberry Hill near Glensideṗerfor<br />
To encourage more people to cycle,<br />
jointly with <strong>the</strong> Hub cycling repair<br />
service, <strong>the</strong> <strong>University</strong> is providing<br />
free luminous jackets (on a Tuesday<br />
between Q and P block at Frenchay)<br />
and in February cyclists were provided<br />
with free breakfasts. There is also a<br />
state <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> art website where personal<br />
cycle routes, including gradients, can be<br />
mapped.<br />
For information see: www.uwe.ac.uk/<br />
hsv/transport/<br />
Procurement<br />
Each year UWE spends approximately<br />
£70 million on procurement <strong>of</strong> goods,<br />
services and works. Using UWE’s<br />
purchasing power <strong>the</strong> procurement<br />
team aims to make a difference and<br />
encourage good practice. As stated by<br />
<strong>the</strong> Higher Education Partnership for<br />
Sustainability, ‘Sustainable procurement<br />
is all about taking environmental<br />
and social factors into account in<br />
procurement decisions. It is about<br />
looking at what your products are made<br />
looking at what your products are made<br />
<strong>of</strong>, where <strong>the</strong>y come from and who has<br />
<strong>of</strong>, where <strong>the</strong>y come from and who has<br />
travel<br />
<strong>of</strong>, where <strong>the</strong>y come from and who has<br />
travel<br />
made <strong>the</strong>m.’ By way <strong>of</strong> example UWE is<br />
made <strong>the</strong>m.’ By way <strong>of</strong> example UWE is<br />
travel<br />
made <strong>the</strong>m.’ By way <strong>of</strong> example UWE is<br />
travel<br />
committed to buying <strong>the</strong> highest energy<br />
committed to buying <strong>the</strong> highest energy<br />
travel<br />
committed to buying <strong>the</strong> highest energy<br />
travel<br />
rated computers.<br />
Hospitality<br />
Deliveries have been reduced by<br />
Deliveries have been reduced by<br />
global<br />
Deliveries have been reduced by<br />
global<br />
UWE’s main supplier from five to three<br />
UWE’s main supplier from five to three<br />
global<br />
UWE’s main supplier from five to three<br />
global<br />
local<br />
UWE’s main supplier from five to three<br />
local<br />
deliveries per week. Local lamb pork and<br />
deliveries per week. Local lamb pork and<br />
you+we<br />
deliveries per week. Local lamb pork and<br />
you+we<br />
local<br />
deliveries per week. Local lamb pork and<br />
local<br />
organic beef, is sourced by Ensors who<br />
organic beef, is sourced by Ensors who<br />
ethical<br />
organic beef, is sourced by Ensors who<br />
ethical<br />
buy from within a 75 mile radius <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
buy from within a 75 mile radius <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
holistic<br />
buy from within a 75 mile radius <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
holistic<br />
ethical<br />
buy from within a 75 mile radius <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
ethical<br />
holistic<br />
ethical<br />
holistic<br />
buy from within a 75 mile radius <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
holistic<br />
ethical<br />
holistic<br />
premises in Cinderford, Gloucestershire.<br />
premises in Cinderford, Gloucestershire.<br />
premises in Cinderford, Gloucestershire.<br />
travel<br />
premises in Cinderford, Gloucestershire.<br />
travel<br />
travel<br />
premises in Cinderford, Gloucestershire.<br />
travel<br />
ecyclin<br />
premises in Cinderford, Gloucestershire.<br />
ecyclin<br />
recyclin<br />
r premises in Cinderford, Gloucestershire.<br />
recyclin<br />
r<br />
organic<br />
premises in Cinderford, Gloucestershire.<br />
organic<br />
organic<br />
premises in Cinderford, Gloucestershire.<br />
organic<br />
travel<br />
organic<br />
travel<br />
premises in Cinderford, Gloucestershire.<br />
travel<br />
organic<br />
travel<br />
energy<br />
premises in Cinderford, Gloucestershire.<br />
energy<br />
UWE's fruit and vegetable supplier, Class<br />
UWE's fruit and vegetable supplier, Class<br />
UWE's fruit and vegetable supplier, Class<br />
UWE's fruit and vegetable supplier, Class<br />
travel<br />
UWE's fruit and vegetable supplier, Class<br />
travel<br />
travel<br />
UWE's fruit and vegetable supplier, Class<br />
travel<br />
r<br />
UWE's fruit and vegetable supplier, Class<br />
r<br />
organic<br />
UWE's fruit and vegetable supplier, Class<br />
organic<br />
travel<br />
organic<br />
travel<br />
UWE's fruit and vegetable supplier, Class<br />
travel<br />
organic<br />
travel<br />
energy<br />
UWE's fruit and vegetable supplier, Class<br />
energy<br />
One, sources seasonal local produce<br />
One, sources seasonal local produce<br />
One, sources seasonal local produce<br />
travel<br />
One, sources seasonal local produce<br />
travel<br />
travel<br />
One, sources seasonal local produce<br />
travel<br />
buses<br />
One, sources seasonal local produce<br />
buses carbon<br />
One, sources seasonal local produce<br />
carbon<br />
energy<br />
One, sources seasonal local produce<br />
energy<br />
buses<br />
energy<br />
buses<br />
One, sources seasonal local produce<br />
buses<br />
energy<br />
buses<br />
from within a 75 mile radius <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
from within a 75 mile radius <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
from within a 75 mile radius <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
from within a 75 mile radius <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
travel<br />
from within a 75 mile radius <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
travel<br />
travel<br />
from within a 75 mile radius <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
travel<br />
buses<br />
from within a 75 mile radius <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
buses carbon<br />
from within a 75 mile radius <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
carbon<br />
people<br />
from within a 75 mile radius <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
people<br />
league<br />
from within a 75 mile radius <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
league<br />
premises in St Philips, Bristol. All eggs<br />
premises in St Philips, Bristol. All eggs<br />
premises in St Philips, Bristol. All eggs<br />
premises in St Philips, Bristol. All eggs<br />
carbon<br />
premises in St Philips, Bristol. All eggs<br />
carbon<br />
carbon<br />
premises in St Philips, Bristol. All eggs<br />
carbon<br />
people<br />
premises in St Philips, Bristol. All eggs<br />
people<br />
league<br />
premises in St Philips, Bristol. All eggs<br />
league<br />
league<br />
premises in St Philips, Bristol. All eggs<br />
league local<br />
premises in St Philips, Bristol. All eggs<br />
local<br />
used are free range and sourced from<br />
used are free range and sourced from<br />
used are free range and sourced from<br />
used are free range and sourced from<br />
people<br />
used are free range and sourced from<br />
people<br />
people<br />
used are free range and sourced from<br />
people<br />
league<br />
used are free range and sourced from<br />
league<br />
league<br />
used are free range and sourced from<br />
league<br />
table<br />
used are free range and sourced from<br />
table<br />
local<br />
used are free range and sourced from<br />
local<br />
<strong>West</strong>cr<strong>of</strong>t Eggs, Berrow, Burnham-on-<br />
<strong>West</strong>cr<strong>of</strong>t Eggs, Berrow, Burnham-on-<br />
<strong>West</strong>cr<strong>of</strong>t Eggs, Berrow, Burnham-on-<br />
<strong>West</strong>cr<strong>of</strong>t Eggs, Berrow, Burnham-on-people<br />
<strong>West</strong>cr<strong>of</strong>t Eggs, Berrow, Burnham-on-people<br />
people<br />
<strong>West</strong>cr<strong>of</strong>t Eggs, Berrow, Burnham-on-people<br />
table<strong>West</strong>cr<strong>of</strong>t Eggs, Berrow, Burnham-ontable<br />
Sea. Milk is purchased from Cotswold<br />
Sea. Milk is purchased from Cotswold<br />
Sea. Milk is purchased from Cotswold<br />
Dairies in Tewksbury, Gloucestershire.<br />
Dairies in Tewksbury, Gloucestershire.<br />
enewables<br />
Dairies in Tewksbury, Gloucestershire.<br />
enewables<br />
people<br />
Dairies in Tewksbury, Gloucestershire.<br />
people<br />
people<br />
Dairies in Tewksbury, Gloucestershire.<br />
people<br />
Biodiversity on <strong>the</strong> campus –<br />
perfor<br />
Biodiversity on <strong>the</strong> campus –<br />
perfor education<br />
Biodiversity on <strong>the</strong> campus –<br />
education<br />
enewables<br />
Biodiversity on <strong>the</strong> campus –<br />
enewables<br />
seasonal<br />
Biodiversity on <strong>the</strong> campus –<br />
seasonal planet<br />
Biodiversity on <strong>the</strong> campus –<br />
planet<br />
people<br />
Biodiversity on <strong>the</strong> campus –<br />
people<br />
grounds maintenance<br />
perfor<br />
grounds maintenance<br />
perfor education<br />
grounds maintenance<br />
planeteducation<br />
grounds maintenance<br />
planet<br />
perfor<br />
planet<br />
perfor<br />
grounds maintenance<br />
perfor<br />
planet<br />
perfor<br />
Bee tubes have been introduced to<br />
perfor<br />
Bee tubes have been introduced to<br />
performance<br />
Bee tubes have been introduced to<br />
mance<br />
education<br />
Bee tubes have been introduced to<br />
planeteducation<br />
Bee tubes have been introduced to<br />
planet<br />
provide a habitat for <strong>the</strong> Red Mason<br />
perfor<br />
provide a habitat for <strong>the</strong> Red Mason<br />
performance<br />
provide a habitat for <strong>the</strong> Red Mason<br />
mance<br />
bee and <strong>the</strong> Leaf Cutter bee; <strong>the</strong> tubes<br />
perfor<br />
bee and <strong>the</strong> Leaf Cutter bee; <strong>the</strong> tubes<br />
performance<br />
bee and <strong>the</strong> Leaf Cutter bee; <strong>the</strong> tubes<br />
performance<br />
organic<br />
perfor<br />
bee and <strong>the</strong> Leaf Cutter bee; <strong>the</strong> tubes<br />
perfor<br />
organic<br />
perfor<br />
global<br />
bee and <strong>the</strong> Leaf Cutter bee; <strong>the</strong> tubes<br />
global<br />
perfor<br />
global<br />
perfor<br />
bee and <strong>the</strong> Leaf Cutter bee; <strong>the</strong> tubes<br />
perfor<br />
global<br />
perfor<br />
may be found on <strong>the</strong> building walls at<br />
mance<br />
may be found on <strong>the</strong> building walls at<br />
mance<br />
organic<br />
may be found on <strong>the</strong> building walls at<br />
organic<br />
perfor<br />
organic<br />
perfor<br />
may be found on <strong>the</strong> building walls at<br />
perfor<br />
organic<br />
perfor<br />
cycling<br />
may be found on <strong>the</strong> building walls at<br />
cycling organic<br />
cycling organic<br />
may be found on <strong>the</strong> building walls at<br />
organic<br />
cycling organic<br />
global<br />
may be found on <strong>the</strong> building walls at<br />
global<br />
cycling<br />
global<br />
cycling<br />
may be found on <strong>the</strong> building walls at<br />
cycling<br />
global<br />
cycling<br />
wellbeing<br />
may be found on <strong>the</strong> building walls at<br />
wellbeing<br />
<strong>the</strong> rear <strong>of</strong> S Block. It is also planned to<br />
organic<br />
<strong>the</strong> rear <strong>of</strong> S Block. It is also planned to<br />
organic<br />
cycling<br />
<strong>the</strong> rear <strong>of</strong> S Block. It is also planned to<br />
cycling organic<br />
cycling organic<br />
<strong>the</strong> rear <strong>of</strong> S Block. It is also planned to<br />
organic<br />
cycling organic<br />
local<br />
<strong>the</strong> rear <strong>of</strong> S Block. It is also planned to<br />
local<br />
wellbeing<br />
<strong>the</strong> rear <strong>of</strong> S Block. It is also planned to<br />
wellbeing<br />
introduce Oxford bee hives and ladybird<br />
climate change<br />
introduce Oxford bee hives and ladybird<br />
volunteeringclimate change<br />
introduce Oxford bee hives and ladybird<br />
volunteering<br />
cycling<br />
introduce Oxford bee hives and ladybird<br />
cycling<br />
volunteering<br />
cycling<br />
volunteering<br />
introduce Oxford bee hives and ladybird<br />
volunteering<br />
cycling<br />
volunteering<br />
local<br />
introduce Oxford bee hives and ladybird<br />
local<br />
wellbeing<br />
introduce Oxford bee hives and ladybird<br />
wellbeing<br />
climate change<br />
wellbeing<br />
climate change<br />
introduce Oxford bee hives and ladybird<br />
climate change<br />
wellbeing<br />
climate change<br />
boxes on <strong>the</strong> Frenchay and Bower<br />
climate change<br />
boxes on <strong>the</strong> Frenchay and Bower<br />
volunteeringclimate change<br />
boxes on <strong>the</strong> Frenchay and Bower<br />
volunteering<br />
sustainable<br />
boxes on <strong>the</strong> Frenchay and Bower<br />
sustainable<br />
volunteering<br />
sustainable<br />
volunteering<br />
boxes on <strong>the</strong> Frenchay and Bower<br />
volunteering<br />
sustainable<br />
volunteering<br />
volunteering<br />
Ashton campus.<br />
volunteering<br />
sustainable<br />
Ashton campus.<br />
sustainable<br />
volunteering<br />
sustainable<br />
volunteering<br />
Ashton campus.<br />
volunteering<br />
sustainable<br />
volunteering<br />
sustainable<br />
In <strong>2010</strong> <strong>the</strong> Horticulture Grounds<br />
sustainable<br />
sustainable<br />
walking<br />
sustainable<br />
In <strong>2010</strong> <strong>the</strong> Horticulture Grounds<br />
sustainable<br />
walking<br />
sustainable<br />
sustainable<br />
Maintenance Department are going<br />
sustainable<br />
sustainable<br />
walking<br />
sustainable<br />
Maintenance Department are going<br />
sustainable<br />
walking<br />
sustainable<br />
to use shrubs and perennials as<br />
sustainable<br />
to use shrubs and perennials as<br />
sustainable<br />
league table<br />
to use shrubs and perennials as<br />
league table<br />
replacements for some <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> summer<br />
sustainable<br />
replacements for some <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> summer<br />
sustainable<br />
league table<br />
replacements for some <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> summer<br />
league table<br />
and spring carpet bedding. This should<br />
training<br />
and spring carpet bedding. This should<br />
training<br />
fairtrade<br />
and spring carpet bedding. This should<br />
fairtrade<br />
sustainable<br />
and spring carpet bedding. This should<br />
sustainable<br />
league table<br />
and spring carpet bedding. This should<br />
league table envir<br />
and spring carpet bedding. This should<br />
envir<br />
planet<br />
and spring carpet bedding. This should<br />
planet<br />
provide a sustainable landscape that will<br />
training<br />
provide a sustainable landscape that will<br />
training<br />
fairtrade<br />
provide a sustainable landscape that will<br />
fairtrade<br />
league table<br />
provide a sustainable landscape that will<br />
league table envir<br />
provide a sustainable landscape that will<br />
envir<br />
planet<br />
provide a sustainable landscape that will<br />
planet<br />
training planet<br />
training<br />
provide a sustainable landscape that will<br />
training planet<br />
training<br />
in many areas provide a habitat for <strong>the</strong><br />
training<br />
in many areas provide a habitat for <strong>the</strong><br />
training<br />
training<br />
organic<br />
training<br />
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postgraduate) by 2012<br />
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organic<br />
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•<br />
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organic<br />
engagemen<br />
organic<br />
organic<br />
to make sustainability resources<br />
to make sustainability resources<br />
to make sustainability resources<br />
risk<br />
to make sustainability resources<br />
risk<br />
risk<br />
to make sustainability resources<br />
risk<br />
organic<br />
to make sustainability resources<br />
organic<br />
available for tutors to use on <strong>the</strong><br />
available for tutors to use on <strong>the</strong><br />
risk<br />
available for tutors to use on <strong>the</strong><br />
risk<br />
organic<br />
available for tutors to use on <strong>the</strong><br />
organic<br />
organic<br />
available for tutors to use on <strong>the</strong><br />
organic<br />
fairtrade<br />
available for tutors to use on <strong>the</strong><br />
fairtrade<br />
fairtrade<br />
available for tutors to use on <strong>the</strong><br />
fairtrade<br />
Graduate Development Programme in<br />
Graduate Development Programme in<br />
organic<br />
Graduate Development Programme in<br />
organic<br />
cycling<br />
Graduate Development Programme in<br />
cycling<br />
cycling<br />
Graduate Development Programme in<br />
cycling<br />
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Graduate Development Programme in<br />
fairtrade<br />
2009/10<br />
cycling<br />
2009/10<br />
cycling<br />
cycling<br />
2009/10<br />
cycling<br />
• to work with ISHE to develop <strong>the</strong> CPD<br />
to work with ISHE to develop <strong>the</strong> CPD<br />
ethical<br />
to work with ISHE to develop <strong>the</strong> CPD<br />
ethical<br />
ethical<br />
to work with ISHE to develop <strong>the</strong> CPD<br />
ethical<br />
cycling<br />
to work with ISHE to develop <strong>the</strong> CPD<br />
cycling<br />
cycling<br />
to work with ISHE to develop <strong>the</strong> CPD<br />
cycling<br />
ethical<br />
cycling<br />
ethical<br />
to work with ISHE to develop <strong>the</strong> CPD<br />
ethical<br />
cycling<br />
ethical<br />
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<strong>of</strong>fering 2009/10-<strong>2010</strong>/11<br />
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waste<br />
<strong>of</strong>fering 2009/10-<strong>2010</strong>/11<br />
waste<br />
waste<br />
<strong>of</strong>fering 2009/10-<strong>2010</strong>/11<br />
waste<br />
ethical<br />
<strong>of</strong>fering 2009/10-<strong>2010</strong>/11<br />
ethical<br />
ethical<br />
<strong>of</strong>fering 2009/10-<strong>2010</strong>/11<br />
ethical<br />
•<br />
education<br />
•<br />
education<br />
education<br />
education<br />
to implement <strong>the</strong> KESE action plan by<br />
to implement <strong>the</strong> KESE action plan by<br />
to implement <strong>the</strong> KESE action plan by<br />
education<br />
to implement <strong>the</strong> KESE action plan by<br />
education<br />
education<br />
to implement <strong>the</strong> KESE action plan by<br />
education<br />
waste<br />
to implement <strong>the</strong> KESE action plan by<br />
waste<br />
pollution<br />
to implement <strong>the</strong> KESE action plan by<br />
pollution<br />
pollution<br />
to implement <strong>the</strong> KESE action plan by<br />
pollution<br />
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to implement <strong>the</strong> KESE action plan by<br />
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to implement <strong>the</strong> KESE action plan by<br />
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waste<br />
to implement <strong>the</strong> KESE action plan by<br />
waste<br />
een<br />
waste<br />
2012<br />
2012<br />
education2012<br />
education<br />
education2012<br />
education<br />
Students’ Union Sound Impact<br />
Students’ Union Sound Impact<br />
Students’ Union Sound Impact<br />
manceStudents’ Union Sound Impact<br />
mance<br />
footprint<br />
Students’ Union Sound Impact<br />
footprint<br />
mance<br />
footprint<br />
manceStudents’ Union Sound Impact<br />
mance<br />
footprint<br />
mance<br />
waste<br />
Students’ Union Sound Impact<br />
waste<br />
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Students’ Union Sound Impact<br />
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Students’ Union Sound Impact<br />
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Students’ Union Sound Impact<br />
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Students’ Union Sound Impact<br />
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Students’ Union Sound Impact<br />
local<br />
Awards <strong>2010</strong><br />
manceAwards <strong>2010</strong><br />
mance<br />
footprint<br />
Awards <strong>2010</strong><br />
footprint<br />
mance<br />
footprint<br />
manceAwards <strong>2010</strong><br />
mance<br />
footprint<br />
mance local<br />
Awards <strong>2010</strong><br />
local<br />
The Students’ Union has worked hard<br />
The Students’ Union has worked hard<br />
footprint<br />
The Students’ Union has worked hard<br />
footprint<br />
ethical<br />
The Students’ Union has worked hard<br />
ethical<br />
footprint<br />
ethical<br />
footprint<br />
The Students’ Union has worked hard<br />
footprint<br />
ethical<br />
footprint<br />
wellbeing<br />
The Students’ Union has worked hard<br />
wellbeing<br />
to improve sustainability practices and<br />
to improve sustainability practices and<br />
footprint<br />
to improve sustainability practices and<br />
footprint<br />
walking<br />
to improve sustainability practices and<br />
walking<br />
footprint<br />
walking<br />
footprint<br />
to improve sustainability practices and<br />
footprint<br />
walking<br />
footprint<br />
ethical<br />
to improve sustainability practices and<br />
ethical<br />
wellbeing<br />
wellbeingto improve sustainability practices and<br />
<strong>the</strong> Sound Impact Awards have provided<br />
<strong>the</strong> Sound Impact Awards have provided<br />
climate change<br />
<strong>the</strong> Sound Impact Awards have provided<br />
climate change<br />
footprint<br />
<strong>the</strong> Sound Impact Awards have provided<br />
footprint<br />
climate change<br />
footprint<br />
climate change<br />
<strong>the</strong> Sound Impact Awards have provided<br />
climate change<br />
footprint<br />
climate change<br />
walking<br />
<strong>the</strong> Sound Impact Awards have provided<br />
walking<br />
climate change<br />
walking<br />
climate change<br />
<strong>the</strong> Sound Impact Awards have provided<br />
climate change<br />
walking<br />
climate change<br />
footprint<br />
walking<br />
footprint<br />
<strong>the</strong> Sound Impact Awards have provided<br />
footprint<br />
walking<br />
footprint<br />
climate change<br />
footprint<br />
climate change<br />
walking<br />
climate change<br />
footprint<br />
climate change<br />
<strong>the</strong> Sound Impact Awards have provided<br />
climate change<br />
footprint<br />
climate change<br />
walking<br />
climate change<br />
footprint<br />
climate change<br />
a focus for action. The aim <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
a focus for action. The aim <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
climate change<br />
a focus for action. The aim <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
climate change<br />
climate change<br />
a focus for action. The aim <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
climate change<br />
walking<br />
a focus for action. The aim <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
walking<br />
climate change<br />
walking<br />
climate change<br />
a focus for action. The aim <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
climate change<br />
walking<br />
climate change<br />
awards is to encourage and celebrate<br />
awards is to encourage and celebrate<br />
climate change<br />
awards is to encourage and celebrate<br />
climate change<br />
sustainable<br />
awards is to encourage and celebrate<br />
sustainable<br />
climate change<br />
sustainable<br />
climate change<br />
awards is to encourage and celebrate<br />
climate change<br />
sustainable<br />
climate change<br />
environmental best practice in Students’<br />
environmental best practice in Students’<br />
climate change<br />
environmental best practice in Students’<br />
climate change<br />
sustainable<br />
environmental best practice in Students’<br />
sustainable<br />
climate change<br />
sustainable<br />
climate change<br />
environmental best practice in Students’<br />
climate change<br />
sustainable<br />
climate change<br />
local<br />
environmental best practice in Students’<br />
local<br />
climate change<br />
local<br />
climate change<br />
environmental best practice in Students’<br />
climate change<br />
local<br />
climate change<br />
sustainable local<br />
sustainable<br />
environmental best practice in Students’<br />
sustainable local<br />
sustainable<br />
climate change<br />
sustainable<br />
climate change<br />
local<br />
climate change<br />
sustainable<br />
climate change<br />
environmental best practice in Students’<br />
climate change<br />
sustainable<br />
climate change<br />
local<br />
climate change<br />
sustainable<br />
climate change<br />
Unions through an environmental<br />
Unions through an environmental<br />
sustainable<br />
Unions through an environmental<br />
sustainable local<br />
Unions through an environmental<br />
local<br />
sustainable local<br />
sustainable<br />
Unions through an environmental<br />
sustainable local<br />
sustainable<br />
accreditation scheme operated through<br />
accreditation scheme operated through<br />
sustainable<br />
accreditation scheme operated through<br />
sustainable<br />
<strong>the</strong> purchasing consortium NUS Services<br />
<strong>the</strong> purchasing consortium NUS Services<br />
sustainable<br />
<strong>the</strong> purchasing consortium NUS Services<br />
sustainable<br />
Limited. The scheme is made up <strong>of</strong> a<br />
Limited. The scheme is made up <strong>of</strong> a<br />
sustainable<br />
Limited. The scheme is made up <strong>of</strong> a<br />
sustainable<br />
envir<br />
Limited. The scheme is made up <strong>of</strong> a<br />
environment<br />
Limited. The scheme is made up <strong>of</strong> a<br />
onment<br />
environment<br />
envir<br />
Limited. The scheme is made up <strong>of</strong> a<br />
environment<br />
envirlist <strong>of</strong> 175 criteria in <strong>the</strong> form <strong>of</strong> a work<br />
envirlist <strong>of</strong> 175 criteria in <strong>the</strong> form <strong>of</strong> a work<br />
list <strong>of</strong> 175 criteria in <strong>the</strong> form <strong>of</strong> a work<br />
environment<br />
list <strong>of</strong> 175 criteria in <strong>the</strong> form <strong>of</strong> a work<br />
onment<br />
environment<br />
envirlist <strong>of</strong> 175 criteria in <strong>the</strong> form <strong>of</strong> a work<br />
environment<br />
envir<br />
global<br />
list <strong>of</strong> 175 criteria in <strong>the</strong> form <strong>of</strong> a work<br />
global ethical<br />
list <strong>of</strong> 175 criteria in <strong>the</strong> form <strong>of</strong> a work<br />
ethical<br />
book, with each delivering a practical<br />
book, with each delivering a practical<br />
onment<br />
book, with each delivering a practical<br />
onment<br />
globalbook, with each delivering a practical<br />
global ethical<br />
book, with each delivering a practical<br />
ethical<br />
action that will help <strong>the</strong> Union reduce<br />
action that will help <strong>the</strong> Union reduce<br />
footprint<br />
action that will help <strong>the</strong> Union reduce<br />
footprint<br />
ethical<br />
action that will help <strong>the</strong> Union reduce<br />
ethical<br />
its impact on <strong>the</strong> environment. Last year<br />
its impact on <strong>the</strong> environment. Last year<br />
footprint<br />
its impact on <strong>the</strong> environment. Last year<br />
footprint<br />
UWESU was awarded a bronze medal<br />
UWESU was awarded a bronze medal<br />
uwe<br />
UWESU was awarded a bronze medal<br />
uwe<br />
footprint<br />
UWESU was awarded a bronze medal<br />
footprint<br />
and this year it is hoping to do as least<br />
and this year it is hoping to do as least<br />
uwe<br />
and this year it is hoping to do as least<br />
uwe<br />
as well.<br />
uwe<br />
as well.<br />
uwe<br />
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as well.<br />
futur<br />
In a separate initiative at Bower Ashton,<br />
In a separate initiative at Bower Ashton,<br />
esponsible<br />
In a separate initiative at Bower Ashton,<br />
esponsible<br />
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In a separate initiative at Bower Ashton,<br />
future<br />
In a separate initiative at Bower Ashton,<br />
e<br />
future<br />
futur<br />
In a separate initiative at Bower Ashton,<br />
future<br />
futur<br />
catering at <strong>the</strong> Students’ Union café is<br />
catering at <strong>the</strong> Students’ Union café is<br />
esponsible<br />
catering at <strong>the</strong> Students’ Union café is<br />
esponsible<br />
futur<br />
catering at <strong>the</strong> Students’ Union café is<br />
future<br />
catering at <strong>the</strong> Students’ Union café is<br />
e<br />
future<br />
futur<br />
catering at <strong>the</strong> Students’ Union café is<br />
future<br />
futur<br />
getting healthier and more sustainable.<br />
getting healthier and more sustainable.<br />
esponsible<br />
getting healthier and more sustainable.<br />
esponsible<br />
esponsible<br />
getting healthier and more sustainable.<br />
esponsible<br />
All food is cooked on site and great<br />
esponsible<br />
All food is cooked on site and great<br />
esponsible<br />
esponsible<br />
All food is cooked on site and great<br />
esponsible<br />
effort is made to buy locally and use<br />
esponsible<br />
effort is made to buy locally and use<br />
esponsible<br />
esponsible<br />
effort is made to buy locally and use<br />
esponsible<br />
esponsible<br />
league table<br />
esponsible<br />
effort is made to buy locally and use<br />
esponsible<br />
league table<br />
esponsible<br />
organic and fair trade products. An<br />
organic and fair trade products. An<br />
esponsible<br />
organic and fair trade products. An<br />
esponsible<br />
esponsible<br />
organic and fair trade products. An<br />
esponsible<br />
league table<br />
organic and fair trade products. An<br />
league table<br />
esponsible<br />
league table<br />
esponsible<br />
organic and fair trade products. An<br />
esponsible<br />
league table<br />
esponsible<br />
application to <strong>the</strong> Soil Association<br />
esourapplication to <strong>the</strong> Soil Association<br />
application to <strong>the</strong> Soil Association<br />
esources<br />
application to <strong>the</strong> Soil Association<br />
ces<br />
esources<br />
esourapplication to <strong>the</strong> Soil Association<br />
esources<br />
esour<br />
league table<br />
application to <strong>the</strong> Soil Association<br />
league table<br />
for <strong>the</strong> Food for Life accreditation is<br />
for <strong>the</strong> Food for Life accreditation is<br />
ces<br />
for <strong>the</strong> Food for Life accreditation is<br />
ces<br />
esources<br />
esour for <strong>the</strong> Food for Life accreditation is<br />
esources<br />
esour<br />
planned, so validating that <strong>the</strong> following<br />
planned, so validating that <strong>the</strong> following<br />
leading<br />
planned, so validating that <strong>the</strong> following<br />
leading<br />
ces<br />
planned, so validating that <strong>the</strong> following<br />
ces<br />
stringent targets for food sourcing are<br />
stringent targets for food sourcing are<br />
leading<br />
stringent targets for food sourcing are<br />
leading<br />
leading<br />
stringent targets for food sourcing are<br />
leading<br />
leading<br />
met:<br />
leading<br />
leading<br />
•<br />
leading<br />
leading<br />
leading75 per cent <strong>of</strong> all foods consumed to<br />
leading75 per cent <strong>of</strong> all foods consumed to<br />
leading<br />
leading75 per cent <strong>of</strong> all foods consumed to<br />
leadingbe made from fresh and minimally<br />
be made from fresh and minimally<br />
leadingbe made from fresh and minimally<br />
leading<br />
leadingbe made from fresh and minimally<br />
leading<br />
processed ingredients<br />
processed ingredients<br />
•<br />
fairtrade•<br />
fairtrade<br />
50 per cent by value <strong>of</strong> meal<br />
50 per cent by value <strong>of</strong> meal<br />
ingredients to be sourced locally<br />
eingredients to be sourced locally<br />
e•<br />
e<br />
e<br />
30 per cent by value <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> food<br />
30 per cent by value <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> food<br />
served to be from organically certified<br />
sources<br />
More information www.uwesu.ac.uk<br />
• Special meat free meals to be<br />
promoted in One Zone at Frenchay<br />
to help to cut our carbon footprint<br />
by reducing meat intake. Come and<br />
support us.<br />
Promoting cyclescheme
NEWS<br />
Future plans<br />
• 50 new cycle racks added to <strong>the</strong> 500<br />
plus already at UWE. Go to www.<br />
uwe.ac.uk/cycle for cycle routes and<br />
details <strong>of</strong> low cost cycle maintenance<br />
on site. Try cycling once and week<br />
and help increase <strong>the</strong> number <strong>of</strong><br />
staff cycling from six per cent to<br />
eight per cent this year!<br />
• 450 more recycling bins on site in <strong>the</strong><br />
last year and hundreds more ordered.<br />
Help UWE to recycle - our challenge<br />
is to increase recycling by 2 per cent<br />
year on year.<br />
• Low cost bus service, <strong>the</strong> Ulink, for<br />
students, staff and <strong>the</strong> public. After<br />
months <strong>of</strong> lobbying, real-time info<br />
on <strong>the</strong> buses now on <strong>the</strong> electronic<br />
timetables at bus stops. Visit www.<br />
uwe.ac.uk/ulink for information.<br />
• Screen saver energy drive - join us in<br />
<strong>2010</strong> and switch monitors <strong>of</strong>f when<br />
during meetings, breaks or even when<br />
are reading for a few minutes. It all<br />
helps.<br />
Student and staff initiatives<br />
FET is running a competition called UWE-<br />
Spark <strong>2010</strong>. Students are being asked<br />
to submit proposals which will help <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> to work towards a greener,<br />
lower carbon and more sustainable<br />
Faculty. There are some great prizes<br />
and UWE have pledged to implement<br />
<strong>the</strong> winning entry if at all possible. See:<br />
www.bne.uwe.ac.uk/uwespark/<br />
Library Services have put an article<br />
about recycling in this month’s edition<br />
<strong>of</strong> Library News to raise awareness and<br />
change behaviour <strong>of</strong> library staff.<br />
Bower Ashton sustainability group has<br />
an Ideas Wall to collect ideas and raise<br />
awareness <strong>of</strong> environmental issues.<br />
FET is developing a wild flower garden<br />
at Frenchay to improve <strong>the</strong> biodiversity<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> site.<br />
Five actions that will help<br />
make a difference:<br />
• Drive less<br />
• Eat better<br />
• Re-cycle and re-use<br />
• Switch <strong>of</strong>f<br />
• Print and photocopy less<br />
The student group People and Planet,<br />
which takes action on <strong>the</strong> environment<br />
and human rights, is active in <strong>the</strong><br />
university. For example for Earth Hour<br />
last <strong>March</strong> <strong>the</strong>y organised at free<br />
candlelit event at a café on Gloucester<br />
Road with entertainers, music and a<br />
few speeches. In December 2009, eight<br />
members <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> group attended <strong>the</strong><br />
Copenhagen summit on Climate Change<br />
by bus and train and are now following<br />
this up with a joint event with Oxfam to<br />
raise awareness <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> issues. On campus,<br />
amongst o<strong>the</strong>r things, <strong>the</strong> group is<br />
lobbying for more water fountains and<br />
for <strong>the</strong> bottled water sold to be both<br />
ethical and local from water sources in<br />
Somerset.<br />
If you have any ideas that you would<br />
like to share with <strong>the</strong> environmental<br />
team, want to get involved or find out<br />
who your department’s sustainability<br />
representatives are contact 0117 32<br />
82658 or e-mail ourfootprint@uwe.ac.uk<br />
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From left to right, Andrew Staples, Elizabeth Apap Bologna, Adam Wattrus, Tony Parraman (BLOODHOUND Education),<br />
David Stark, Mat<strong>the</strong>w Baillie, Mat<strong>the</strong>w Coker, Aled Jones and James Burch (FET).<br />
UWE shows some TLC at The Living Centre launch<br />
Student Services is set to improve <strong>the</strong> wellbeing <strong>of</strong> students<br />
and staff at <strong>the</strong> <strong>University</strong> with <strong>the</strong> launch this month <strong>of</strong><br />
its pioneering new venture, The Living Centre (TLC) at<br />
Frenchay Campus.<br />
The opening follows a review last year <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> current<br />
pastoral provision for students at <strong>the</strong> <strong>University</strong>. With <strong>the</strong><br />
aim <strong>of</strong> providing an inclusive service that recognises <strong>the</strong><br />
individual needs <strong>of</strong> each student, <strong>the</strong> review identified<br />
eight core strands: physical, emotional, wellbeing, spiritual,<br />
vocational, recreational, social and environmental, which<br />
will form <strong>the</strong> Centre’s new identity and aims.<br />
A new name was needed to reflect this change and<br />
following a competition in December for staff and<br />
students, BA Business Studies Student, Josh Delaney<br />
provided <strong>the</strong> winning entry <strong>of</strong> The Living Centre to which<br />
<strong>the</strong> judging committee added <strong>the</strong> phrase ‘exploring <strong>the</strong><br />
essence <strong>of</strong> being human’. Josh was doubly delighted<br />
to have found out he’d won on his 21st birthday, and<br />
received a £100 prize at <strong>the</strong> launch.<br />
Head <strong>of</strong> Student Services, Theresa McGoldrick, said,<br />
“Congratulations to Josh on his winning entry. The Living<br />
Centre or TLC @ <strong>the</strong> Octagon sums up exactly what we<br />
are trying to achieve. We want to provide a space that<br />
reflects <strong>the</strong> diversity and interests <strong>of</strong> our students and<br />
staff. We work in partnership with local practitioners<br />
and faith groups in Bristol to deliver a comprehensive<br />
service. Whe<strong>the</strong>r it’s a quiet space to pray, meditate or<br />
to even enjoy some live music in your lunchtime, <strong>the</strong>re’s<br />
something for everyone at The Living Centre and we’d<br />
encourage students and staff to come along and explore<br />
for <strong>the</strong>mselves.”<br />
Revd Dr Peter Johnson, Head <strong>of</strong> The Living Centre, added,<br />
“The concept <strong>of</strong> The Living Centre has been widely<br />
acclaimed within higher education. We recently had a<br />
From left: Rev Karen Jones (Anglican Chaplain), Ian<br />
Yemm (Anglican Chaplain), Josh Delaney (competition<br />
winner), John Rushforth (Deputy VC), Janice Pople (TLC<br />
Administrator) and Rev Dr Peter Johnson (Head <strong>of</strong> TLC)<br />
visit from <strong>the</strong> National Adviser for Higher Education for<br />
<strong>the</strong> Church <strong>of</strong> <strong>England</strong>, who described The Living Centre<br />
as a pioneering project because it has a holistic <strong>the</strong>me<br />
that helps students and staff actively explore all aspects <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong>ir identity and purpose including <strong>the</strong> traditional areas<br />
<strong>of</strong> faith and chaplaincy. This will also involve colleagues<br />
from different faculties and services at UWE in helping<br />
to provide <strong>the</strong> services on <strong>of</strong>fer and contributing to <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong>’s knowledge exchange agenda.”<br />
For fur<strong>the</strong>r information on The Living Centre please ring:<br />
0117 32 82334 .<br />
New UWE Research Repository launched<br />
UWE is creating greater visibility for its research output<br />
through a new open-access system called <strong>the</strong> UWE Research<br />
Repository. The online facility has been created by library<br />
staff in conjunction with stakeholders throughout <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> and aims to bring UWE in line with many o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
universities worldwide who are making <strong>the</strong>ir research<br />
findings accessible to a wide audience through a web-based<br />
system. http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk<br />
Open access follows <strong>the</strong> principle that web technology<br />
enables much greater information sharing than previously<br />
and <strong>the</strong> <strong>University</strong> and <strong>the</strong> research community will benefit<br />
from making <strong>the</strong>ir research findings more visible.<br />
The simple user-friendly system, developed by <strong>the</strong> library in<br />
conjunction with RBI, will enable any form <strong>of</strong> research to be<br />
uploaded by staff, with repository staff being on hand to<br />
check legal and copyright issues are complied with before<br />
it is visible externally. All types <strong>of</strong> research output can be<br />
deposited including journal articles, book chapters, images<br />
and conference papers.<br />
The Repository is highly visible to web users and is indexed<br />
by Google and o<strong>the</strong>r search engines. It will also help with<br />
<strong>the</strong> collection <strong>of</strong> material needed for <strong>the</strong> REF (Research<br />
Excellence Framework) and will help with compliance with<br />
funding requirements.<br />
In addition to increased visibility <strong>of</strong> research benefits to<br />
staff include <strong>the</strong> possibility <strong>of</strong> creating personal pr<strong>of</strong>iles and<br />
CVs through this central record <strong>of</strong> research, as well as easily<br />
referenced support for funding proposals.<br />
Amanda Richardson, (Library Services) says, “We already<br />
hold 6,000 records <strong>of</strong> UWE research, many with full-text,<br />
thanks to buy-in from Faculties and <strong>the</strong> <strong>University</strong>. This is a<br />
great achievement since many o<strong>the</strong>r university repositories<br />
are not at this number yet although <strong>the</strong>y have been running<br />
for a while. This system will provide a valuable resource<br />
for staff for storing <strong>the</strong>ir research outputs. By providing<br />
open access to research outputs we hope this will stimulate<br />
fur<strong>the</strong>r collaborations and showcase <strong>the</strong> range and depth <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> <strong>University</strong>’s research capability.”<br />
The Team will be rolling out a programme <strong>of</strong> briefings for<br />
<strong>the</strong> <strong>University</strong> on using <strong>the</strong> system. To find out more e-mail<br />
<strong>the</strong> Repository Team at eprints@uwe.ac.uk.<br />
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NEWS<br />
UWE Ventures community<br />
keeps on growing<br />
Obituary Mike Hodkinson,<br />
1946-<strong>2010</strong><br />
Students James, Chris, Luke, Will and Sam have set up in UWE<br />
Ventures<br />
Three new businesses joined <strong>the</strong> UWE Ventures Bristol in<br />
February. UWE’s business incubation centre now houses and<br />
supports a total <strong>of</strong> 36 clients. The new clients are:<br />
Aaron Heyworth – Aaron is a 2nd year Electronic Engineering<br />
undergraduate who came to Bush House via <strong>the</strong> Ideas Factory<br />
initiative. Aaron has invented a safety device designed for<br />
use in a domestic or accommodation environment and<br />
produced a pro<strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong> concept unit. His project is supported<br />
by UWE Accommodation Services and Estates Depts and is<br />
being followed by Avon Fire and Rescue and endorsed by<br />
Hampshire Fire Service. Aaron is working closely with Andrew<br />
Wilson, UWE Technology Transfer Manager, and looking to<br />
move to <strong>the</strong> next stage <strong>of</strong> his product development.<br />
PinkLime creative design group comprises five undergraduate<br />
students from <strong>the</strong> Product Design and Technology course<br />
at Frenchay. Chris Hedges, Luke McGonnell, Sam Stevens,<br />
Will Drake and James Eelbeck have come toge<strong>the</strong>r in <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
sandwich year to set up and run <strong>the</strong>ir own business as an<br />
alternative to a placement with an external company. Their<br />
<strong>of</strong>fer includes graphic design, branding and corporate<br />
identity, product design and development. They are<br />
developing a signage and navigation proposal for Bush<br />
House, working with Incubator client Coolboard, and are in<br />
discussions with o<strong>the</strong>r Bush House clients about new projects.<br />
Company X Communications – this award winning design<br />
agency moved into UWE Ventures in Bush House in February.<br />
Directors David Martin and Russell Perry formed <strong>the</strong> company<br />
after years <strong>of</strong> working with some <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> largest design and<br />
advertising agencies in <strong>the</strong> UK on accounts such as Volvo,<br />
Cadbury Schweppes and Lloyds TSB.<br />
Acknowledging <strong>the</strong> shift towards digital marketing,<br />
CompanyX develops business focused web strategies that<br />
deliver higher sales, more customers and greater brand<br />
awareness to <strong>the</strong>ir clients. They do this by designing and<br />
developing highly effective websites, e-mail marketing and<br />
viral campaigns, e-commerce solutions and social network<br />
strategies. Aware <strong>of</strong> how hard budgets have to work in <strong>the</strong><br />
current economic climate, CompanyX have many successful<br />
case studies including one e-commerce project which shows a<br />
£35 return on investment for every £1 spent. Clients include<br />
The Royal Navy, Alastair Sawday Publishing, Tourism Skills<br />
Network and <strong>the</strong> Campaign for Better Transport. For more<br />
information see www.co-x.co.uk<br />
Mike Hodkinson, who was Senior Lecturer in Politics<br />
from 1974 to 1997, died suddenly on 4 January aged 63.<br />
When Mike joined <strong>the</strong> Department <strong>of</strong> Economics and<br />
Social Science at Bristol Polytechnic, his specialism<br />
was American politics. His interests soon diversified<br />
and for many years he taught <strong>West</strong> European<br />
politics on <strong>the</strong> BA Modern Languages degree. He<br />
developed a particular interest in <strong>the</strong> politics <strong>of</strong> postwar<br />
Germany, became fluent in German and spent<br />
a sabbatical year in Berlin. For several years he also<br />
headed <strong>the</strong> politics section within <strong>the</strong> department.<br />
His interest in politics was both as a participant<br />
as well as an academic. He was an elected staff<br />
representative on <strong>the</strong> Board <strong>of</strong> Governors, and<br />
candidate for parliament in <strong>the</strong> 1983 general<br />
election. He managed local and European election<br />
campaigns. He was a local elections analyst for <strong>the</strong><br />
BBC and commercial radio and, with colleague Steve<br />
Williams, author <strong>of</strong> guide to <strong>the</strong> region’s elections,<br />
The <strong>West</strong> Votes. At <strong>the</strong> time <strong>of</strong> his death he was a<br />
councillor in his adopted home town <strong>of</strong> Wimborne in<br />
Dorset.<br />
Mike encouraged students to go beyond scholarly<br />
confines to understand politics. In 1986 he involved<br />
final year politics students in conducting an exit poll<br />
which was used by <strong>the</strong> BBC to forecast accurately <strong>the</strong><br />
outcome <strong>of</strong> Bristol council elections. In <strong>the</strong> 1990s he<br />
and colleague Clive Tempest organised three tours<br />
for students to countries <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> former east European<br />
communist bloc. On <strong>the</strong>se trips he displayed a vast<br />
knowledge <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> history, culture, politics (and road<br />
bridges!) <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> countries travelled to and through.<br />
Mike was a keen sportsman. He played for <strong>the</strong> staff<br />
football team, <strong>the</strong> Dynamoes and was an all-rounder<br />
and sometime captain <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Venturers, <strong>the</strong> staff<br />
cricket team.<br />
Mike will be fondly remembered as a good colleague,<br />
witty, at times edgy, loving c<strong>of</strong>fee and cigarettes. His<br />
life was full but sadly too short.<br />
Dean McSweeney<br />
Correction to February Bulletin p22 Internationalising<br />
<strong>the</strong> Curriculum<br />
Please note that <strong>the</strong> next LTAC Seminar will be on<br />
Friday 14 May, not in June.<br />
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UWE’s Colston Hall Feast -<br />
Saturday 24 April <strong>2010</strong><br />
UWE’s Centre for Performing Arts will host a whole day <strong>of</strong><br />
events at Bristol’s Colston Hall on Saturday 24 April <strong>2010</strong>,<br />
culminating in an evening performance <strong>of</strong> Walton’s mighty<br />
oratorio Belshazzar’s Feast.<br />
Nearly 400 performers, mostly amateurs, will take part:<br />
students, staff, alumni and friends <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>University</strong> will be<br />
joined by local choirs and brass bands from <strong>the</strong> area for <strong>the</strong><br />
occasion. The event is part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Centre for Performing<br />
Arts’ ambitious artistic season and developing programme <strong>of</strong><br />
outreach work.<br />
The centrepiece <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> evening concert will be Walton’s<br />
gargantuan oratorio Belshazzar’s Feast. The work is one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
most enduring, emotionally charged and musically exciting<br />
oratorios. Based upon <strong>the</strong> book <strong>of</strong> Daniel and using one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
bible’s most dramatic episodes as its storyline, <strong>the</strong> inclusion <strong>of</strong><br />
two <strong>of</strong>f-stage brass bands is an appropriate symbol <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> scale<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> work.<br />
Accompanying Belshazzar’s Feast in <strong>the</strong> programme will be<br />
Bruch’s ever popular Violin Concerto No. 1, featuring <strong>the</strong><br />
fa<strong>the</strong>r and son duo <strong>of</strong> conductor Roger Huckle and soloist Emil<br />
Huckle-Kleve. To add to what promises to be an extraordinarily<br />
exciting evening, <strong>the</strong> concert will also feature <strong>the</strong> world<br />
premiere <strong>of</strong> Adrian Hull’s Fanfare for Brass, and Sibelius’<br />
nationalistic tone poem Finlandia.<br />
European Court Judge to give<br />
Centre for Legal Research<br />
Annual Lecture<br />
The annual lecture <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Centre for Legal Research is to be<br />
given by George Arestis, a Judge at <strong>the</strong> Court <strong>of</strong> Justice <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
European Union. The title <strong>of</strong> his lecture is European Citizenship<br />
and <strong>the</strong> elimination <strong>of</strong> discriminatory measures among<br />
European citizens, with special reference to social benefits.<br />
The lecture is very timely. The ratification <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Lisbon Treaty<br />
in December 2009 will have wide-ranging implications for<br />
<strong>the</strong> United Kingdom, both domestically and in terms <strong>of</strong> its<br />
relationship with <strong>the</strong> rest <strong>of</strong> Europe. Originally formulated<br />
in <strong>the</strong> Maastricht Treaty (1992), <strong>the</strong> concept <strong>of</strong> European<br />
citizenship, combined with <strong>the</strong> principle <strong>of</strong> non-discrimination<br />
on <strong>the</strong> ground <strong>of</strong> nationality, is at <strong>the</strong> heart <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> free<br />
movement <strong>of</strong> persons, one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> fundamental freedoms<br />
established under <strong>the</strong> European Union Treaties.<br />
George Arestis was a member <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Cypriot Supreme Court<br />
before becoming an ECJ judge in 2004. He has given lectures<br />
at a number <strong>of</strong> universities in <strong>the</strong> UK and was <strong>the</strong> keynote<br />
speaker at <strong>the</strong> 2009 Training Programme for National Judges in<br />
European Competition Law organised in May 2009 in Cyprus by<br />
Bristol Law School and Palermo <strong>University</strong>.<br />
The annual lecture is to be given at <strong>the</strong> Watershed, Bristol<br />
on Monday 19 April <strong>2010</strong> at 18:00. The lecture is free, but<br />
it is essential to reserve a place in advance in order to gain<br />
admission.<br />
To reserve a place please e-mail SSHevents@uwe.ac.uk by 1<br />
April <strong>2010</strong>. For fur<strong>the</strong>r information please visit: http://law.uwe.<br />
ac.uk/news/pdf/crl-lecture.pdf.<br />
Ian Holmes, Centre for Performing Arts Director and conductor<br />
said, “It has been a great experience for <strong>the</strong> <strong>University</strong> Singers<br />
and Orchestra to work towards <strong>the</strong> performance <strong>of</strong> such<br />
an immense choral work and all have put in many hours <strong>of</strong><br />
preparation. We are also very pleased to be welcoming so<br />
many musical friends from <strong>the</strong> local community to join us for<br />
this occasion!<br />
“It is an opportunity and privilege, both for <strong>the</strong> Centre for<br />
Performing Arts and all <strong>the</strong> musicians <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>University</strong>, to be<br />
singing and playing in such a fine concert hall and we are very<br />
pleased to be welcoming many school children who will be<br />
joining us for various events throughout <strong>the</strong> day.”<br />
Activities will be taking place at <strong>the</strong> Colston Hall throughout<br />
<strong>the</strong> day. At 12:30, <strong>the</strong>re will be a free lunchtime concert in<br />
<strong>the</strong> foyer given by Essenjay, a contemporary jazz-influenced<br />
ensemble made up <strong>of</strong> talented music scholars from <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong>. The afternoon will see all <strong>the</strong> performers come<br />
toge<strong>the</strong>r for <strong>the</strong> first time at 14:00, when <strong>the</strong>re will be an<br />
open rehearsal ahead <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> evening’s concert to which all are<br />
invited. This will be followed at 18:00 by a free, pre-concert<br />
talk in <strong>the</strong> main hall by Dr Adrian Hull, composer and lecturer<br />
in performing arts at UWE, looking at various issues arising<br />
from <strong>the</strong> evening’s exhilarating programme.<br />
Tickets for this unique evening are selling fast, but are still<br />
available ei<strong>the</strong>r from <strong>the</strong> Colston Hall http://www.colstonhall.<br />
org/whatson/Event1045 on 0117 922 3686 or via <strong>the</strong> UWE ticket<br />
store https://store.uwe.ac.uk.<br />
Visit <strong>the</strong> Centre for Performing Arts at www.uwe.ac.uk/cpa<br />
The Bolland Lecture<br />
Tuesday 15 June <strong>2010</strong><br />
Guest speaker: Dr Ray Priest<br />
For fur<strong>the</strong>r information please e-mail<br />
Victoria2.Pratt@uwe.ac.uk<br />
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NEWS<br />
Human Resources Update<br />
Changes to operations<br />
team responsibilities<br />
There have been several changes in <strong>the</strong><br />
Operations team recently and so your HR<br />
contacts may have changed. Please refer to<br />
<strong>the</strong> HR website for <strong>the</strong> latest updates for your<br />
Faculty/service: www.uwe.ac.uk/hr<br />
From sick note to fit note...<br />
...<strong>the</strong> statement <strong>of</strong> fitness to work<br />
From 6 April <strong>2010</strong> <strong>the</strong> sick note is changing to<br />
become a fit note.<br />
What is changing<br />
The form will allow a doctor to provide more<br />
information on an employee’s condition and<br />
how <strong>the</strong>y might be able to return to work. The<br />
fit note will allow doctors to indicate whe<strong>the</strong>r<br />
<strong>the</strong>y believe an employee to be ‘not fit for work’<br />
or ‘may be fit for work’.<br />
If a patient ‘may be fit for work’ <strong>the</strong> doctor<br />
will give advice to consider when discussing an<br />
employee’s return to work for example a phased<br />
return to work, altered hours, amended duties<br />
and/or workplace adaptations. The doctor will<br />
also provide written comments on <strong>the</strong> form<br />
<strong>of</strong>fering more detailed information <strong>of</strong> what<br />
might help an employee’s return.<br />
If <strong>the</strong> advice can not be accommodated <strong>the</strong>n <strong>the</strong><br />
employee will remain <strong>of</strong>f sick and <strong>the</strong> statement<br />
acts as if <strong>the</strong> doctor had signed ‘not fit for work’.<br />
What do I do if I get given a fit note from<br />
my doctor<br />
Talk to your manager in <strong>the</strong> first instance to<br />
discuss <strong>the</strong> recommendations and how <strong>the</strong>se<br />
might be accommodated within your role.<br />
How will <strong>the</strong> <strong>University</strong> respond to fit<br />
notes<br />
HR, Occupational Health and <strong>the</strong> Health and<br />
Safety Unit are working toge<strong>the</strong>r to ensure<br />
advice and support is available for employees<br />
and managers.<br />
Individual situations will be discussed positively<br />
between <strong>the</strong> manager and <strong>the</strong> employee to try<br />
to implement <strong>the</strong> advice from <strong>the</strong> doctor.<br />
If you have a question regarding <strong>the</strong>se new<br />
notes please contact your HR Adviser.<br />
Feel Good @ UWE<br />
A new website had been launched which<br />
brings toge<strong>the</strong>r all <strong>the</strong> feel good provisions <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> has to <strong>of</strong>fer staff and students. On <strong>the</strong><br />
website you can find information about physical<br />
activity and cycling to work, healthy eating,<br />
stress awareness and counselling information,<br />
stopping smoking, learning a language, singing<br />
in a choir, training courses, equality networks,<br />
staff association, dignity at work and family<br />
friendly policies to mention but a few.<br />
Our ambition moving forward is to promote<br />
and enhance UWE as a Healthy <strong>University</strong>. We<br />
also want to communicate more widely with<br />
employees about <strong>the</strong> <strong>University</strong>’s Health and<br />
Wellbeing provision.<br />
Log on to our webpage now!<br />
www.uwe.ac.uk/feelgood<br />
Investing for future growth - UWE<br />
Management Conference, 4 May<br />
<strong>2010</strong><br />
Steve <strong>West</strong> has invited all senior and middle<br />
managers to attend a one day management<br />
conference. Taking place in <strong>the</strong> <strong>University</strong>’s<br />
Exhibition and Conference Centre, this is <strong>the</strong> first<br />
time that all senior and middle managers have<br />
been invited to meet toge<strong>the</strong>r. The <strong>the</strong>me for <strong>the</strong><br />
conference will be managing and leading UWE<br />
into <strong>the</strong> future. The conference will be followed<br />
by change workshops for managers.<br />
TSU performance +<br />
development review<br />
In 2009 an HR review looked into <strong>the</strong> issues<br />
surrounding appraisal completion, and examined<br />
reported problems with <strong>the</strong> current schemes.<br />
The review concluded that <strong>the</strong> existing schemes<br />
should be made simpler and clearer in order<br />
to improve <strong>the</strong>ir ease <strong>of</strong> use. The new scheme<br />
is currently being rolled out throughout <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> for all permanent and fixed-term staff.<br />
In line with <strong>the</strong> new scheme <strong>the</strong> Temporary<br />
Staff Unit have developed a performance +<br />
development scheme for staff in <strong>the</strong> temporary<br />
bank. The scheme will be voluntary and its<br />
purpose will be to:<br />
• provide feedback and recognition <strong>of</strong> past<br />
performance<br />
• set future career objectives<br />
• agree future developmental needs<br />
The new scheme will commence in April <strong>2010</strong><br />
and is aimed at those bank temps with more<br />
than one year’s service. The review is not<br />
designed to replace any separate review that<br />
<strong>the</strong> temporary member <strong>of</strong> staff’s line manager<br />
may wish to conduct.TSU will invite staff to<br />
participate on an individual basis.<br />
$<br />
$<br />
20
Opening doors <strong>2010</strong><br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essional development workshops for those interested in<br />
<strong>the</strong> fields <strong>of</strong> practising psychology, counselling or psycho<strong>the</strong>rapy<br />
E-mail mandy.james@uwe.ac.uk Telephone 0117 32 82493 Website www.uwe.ac.uk/openingdoors<br />
21
News in Brief<br />
NEWS<br />
Staff in <strong>the</strong> media<br />
Keith Hicks (M&C) was interviewed on Monday<br />
8 February by BBC Radio Bristol about university<br />
applications. He was also interviewed for Star/Jack<br />
FM Radio on 11 February about <strong>the</strong> internships<br />
being <strong>of</strong>fered at UWE.<br />
Barry Percy Smith (HSC) was interviewed by<br />
BBC Radio Bristol on 11 February about a primary<br />
school plans to ban <strong>the</strong> sending <strong>of</strong> Valentine Day<br />
Cards.<br />
Dr Stephen Hunt (Department <strong>of</strong> Sociology<br />
and Criminology) was interviewed on Bristol<br />
Radio’s programme Face to Faith on 15 February<br />
on <strong>the</strong> subject <strong>of</strong> religion and sexuality.<br />
Chris Alford (SLS) was interviewed on The Late<br />
Show<br />
on BBC Radio Leeds on 15 February about<br />
sleep and weight, how are <strong>the</strong>y related and tips<br />
on how to beat insomnia.<br />
Lisa Harrison (HLSS) did a pre-election<br />
commentary for <strong>the</strong> Bath Chronicle on 17<br />
February about <strong>the</strong> boundary shake up in that<br />
area.<br />
Fabian Frenzel (BBS) was interviewed on BBC<br />
Radio Bristol on 19 February about his research<br />
into slum tourism.<br />
Lee Salter (CA) was interviewed on BBC Radio<br />
Somerset on 19 February to talk about regulation<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> press and was also interviewed by <strong>the</strong> New<br />
Left Project, published also on Znet, about his<br />
research into <strong>the</strong> BBC's reporting <strong>of</strong> Venezuela.<br />
John Rushforth (VCO) was interviewed by BBC<br />
regional TV covering Oxford and Swindon, BBC<br />
Radio Wiltshire and Brunel Radio on 24 February<br />
about <strong>the</strong> Swindon Campus.<br />
Christien van den Anker (HLSS) was<br />
interviewed on Thursday 25 February by BBC<br />
Radio Bristol about BBC Points <strong>West</strong><br />
about<br />
human trafficking in Bristol and also on<br />
Monday 8 <strong>March</strong> on BBC Radio Somerset about<br />
International Women’s Day.<br />
Ian Henderson (CPA) and two cast members <strong>of</strong><br />
The Wedding Singer<br />
were interviewed on BBC<br />
Radio Bristol on Saturday 27 February.<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Melvyn Smith, Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Lyndon<br />
Smith and Dr Gary Atkinson (Machine Vision<br />
Laboratory) were interviewed on Tuesday<br />
2 <strong>March</strong> on BBC Radio Bristol, Heart Radio,<br />
Three Counties radio, BBC World Service, and<br />
BBC Radio 2’s Simon Mayo Show about <strong>the</strong><br />
application <strong>of</strong> PhotoFace technology to verify<br />
a person’s identity by <strong>the</strong>ir nose. They also<br />
appeared on BBC Points <strong>West</strong><br />
and ITV <strong>West</strong><br />
Tonight<br />
news. This story has also received<br />
significant national and international press and<br />
web coverage.<br />
Roger Conlon (FCA) was interviewed by BBC<br />
Points <strong>West</strong><br />
on Tuesday 2 <strong>March</strong> about a long lost<br />
and now found Metsys painting.<br />
Alan Winfield (SCU) was interviewed on Star/<br />
Jack FM on Monday 8 <strong>March</strong> about <strong>the</strong> Robotic<br />
Visions project.<br />
Publications<br />
Emeritus Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Peter Gold (HLSS) had<br />
a recent article published entitled Gibraltar at<br />
<strong>the</strong> United Nations: caught between a Treaty,<br />
<strong>the</strong> Charter and <strong>the</strong> 'fundamentalism' <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
Special Committee, in Diplomacy and Statecraft<br />
Vol 20 (December 2009), No 4, pp 697-715,<br />
was summarised by <strong>the</strong> editor <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Gibraltar<br />
Chronicle on 15 February <strong>2010</strong> under <strong>the</strong><br />
heading ‘Spain could accept Gib UN delisting<br />
without giving up claim' (see:www.chronicle.gi/<br />
headlines_details.phpid=18307)<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Nigel Curry (CCRI) has co-authored<br />
with Anthony Plumridge (BBS) and DJ Webber<br />
a journal article entitled Business Productivity<br />
and Area Productivity in Rural <strong>England</strong>, published<br />
in Regional Studies<br />
43 (5) pp 661-675. With<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Stephen Owen he co-authored<br />
an article entitled The Disempowerment <strong>of</strong><br />
Empowerment: How Stakeholding Clogs up Rural<br />
Decision-Making, published in Space and Polity<br />
13(3) pp 211-224. He has also published Rural<br />
Planning in <strong>England</strong>: A Critique <strong>of</strong> Current Policy,<br />
Town Planning Review<br />
80 (6) pp 575-596 and<br />
Differentiating Trust in Rural Decision Making<br />
Drawing on an English Case Study, Sociologica<br />
Ruralis<br />
51 (2) pp 34-51.<br />
Dr Stephen Hunt (Department <strong>of</strong> Sociology<br />
and Criminology) has recently had published<br />
his chapter The Life Cycle or <strong>the</strong> Life Course<br />
in A Giddens and P W Sutton (eds) Sociology:<br />
Introductory Readings, (Polity Press).<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Robert Lu<strong>the</strong>r, Director, MSc<br />
Financial Management (BBS) and Emeritus<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Colwyn Jones have recently published,<br />
with Astrid Saxl <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Innsbruck,<br />
Experiencing Change in German Controlling:<br />
Management Accounting in a Globalized World,<br />
(Elsevier, 2009). This is continuing output <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
CIMA funded research project Three Traditions<br />
in European Manufacturing Accounting. The<br />
new book is concerned with contemporary<br />
practices <strong>of</strong> German controlling. It is based on<br />
case studies <strong>of</strong> three manufacturing organisations<br />
in Germany, a large private company, a division<br />
<strong>of</strong> an international group, and a family firm.<br />
The work provides a resource for UK managers<br />
and accountants who have<br />
connections with<br />
German companies,<br />
or wish to learn from<br />
German practices. It also<br />
contributes to academic<br />
debate on <strong>the</strong> influence <strong>of</strong><br />
national characteristics and<br />
processes <strong>of</strong> globalisation<br />
on <strong>the</strong> development <strong>of</strong><br />
management accounting.<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Robert Lu<strong>the</strong>r (BBS) and Emeritus<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Colwyn Jones have published,<br />
Anticipating <strong>the</strong> impact <strong>of</strong> IFRS on <strong>the</strong><br />
management <strong>of</strong> German manufacturing<br />
companies: some observations from a British<br />
perspective, Accounting in Europe, 2005, Vol 2,<br />
pp 165-193<br />
Appointments<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Brian Ilbery (CCRI) has been<br />
appointed as a member <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Assessment Panel<br />
for <strong>the</strong> fourth round <strong>of</strong> The Rural Economy and<br />
Land Use Programme (RELU), a multi-million<br />
pound initiative funded by <strong>the</strong> ESRC, BBSRC,<br />
NERC, Defra and <strong>the</strong> Scottish Government. RELU<br />
has called for proposals on <strong>the</strong> <strong>the</strong>me <strong>of</strong> adapting<br />
rural living and land use to environmental<br />
change.<br />
Janet Jones, Principal Journalism Lecturer<br />
(CA) has been appointed as Chair <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> BBC<br />
Anchor Local News Group. She will steer a<br />
committee looking at <strong>the</strong> future <strong>of</strong> regional news<br />
in <strong>the</strong> South <strong>West</strong> over <strong>the</strong> next three years. The<br />
News Group recognises that digital technologies<br />
and <strong>the</strong> convergence <strong>of</strong> media platforms are<br />
revolutionising news production and its purpose<br />
is to engage partners from industry, government<br />
and education to encourage closer engagement<br />
and co-operation and provide impetus for fresh<br />
opportunities. The Anchor Partnership is <strong>the</strong> first<br />
<strong>of</strong> its kind in <strong>the</strong> UK.<br />
Mike Jempson, Senior Journalism Lecturer<br />
and Andy Channelle, Web Development<br />
Co-ordinator (CA) are part <strong>of</strong> a three-year, 1.5<br />
million euro project called MediaACT. Mike,<br />
who is Director <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> journalism ethics charity<br />
MediaWise, is <strong>the</strong> UK representative on a 12<br />
nation research consortium led by Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Susanne Fengler at <strong>the</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Dortmund<br />
in Germany. The MediaACT project will map<br />
and compare media regulatory bodies and more<br />
informal systems <strong>of</strong> quality control in <strong>the</strong> news<br />
media, and examine <strong>the</strong> impact <strong>of</strong> innovative<br />
uses <strong>of</strong> digital media in Europe and beyond.<br />
UWE’s role will be to work with MediaWise in<br />
developing an online platform to engage with<br />
media bloggers and citizen journalists. The<br />
project’s aim is to provide evidence-based analysis<br />
for all stakeholders in <strong>the</strong> news media to enhance<br />
press freedom and journalism standards and<br />
assist <strong>the</strong> European Union in developing policies<br />
that encourage self-regulation.<br />
Conferences<br />
Mike Jempson (CA) chaired a panel at <strong>the</strong><br />
Watershed on 24 February at an event which<br />
looked at media coverage <strong>of</strong> Lesbian, Gay,<br />
Bisexual and Transgender issues entitled What IS<br />
<strong>the</strong> LGBT story. The panel included Lena Calvert,<br />
Equalities Officer <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> NUJ, Venue writer<br />
Darryl Bullock, Sian Norris and Maddie Shapland<br />
<strong>of</strong> Bristol Feminist Network, and Will Gore,<br />
Public Affairs Director <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Press Complaints<br />
Commission. The Press Complaints Commission<br />
was criticised for its decision not to censure Daily<br />
Mail columnist Jean Moir for her inaccurate<br />
and homophobic comments about <strong>the</strong> death <strong>of</strong><br />
Boyzone singer Stephen Gately, which elicited<br />
over 20,000 complaints. The event, organised<br />
by MediaWise and with <strong>the</strong> Rainbow Group at<br />
Bristol City Council, was attended by around 50<br />
people. It was filmed by UWE journalism student<br />
Jess Linington and instructor Andy Channelle,<br />
and follow-up activities are planned.<br />
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Kate Thomas (Outreach) gave a seminar<br />
on Lifelong Learning Networks (LLNs) to <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> Staff Development Centre at Victoria<br />
<strong>University</strong>, Wellington, New Zealand on 29<br />
January. The seminar presentation outlined<br />
<strong>the</strong> aims and activities <strong>of</strong> LLNs in <strong>the</strong> UK<br />
and triggered discussion among participants<br />
about vocational progression pathways and<br />
collaboration in New Zealand’s tertiary sector.<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Derek Braddon (BBS) was invited to<br />
present an address to 50 senior executives and<br />
civil servants from <strong>the</strong> French defence industry<br />
and <strong>the</strong> DGA (<strong>the</strong> French Defence Ministry) at<br />
<strong>the</strong> Ecole Militaire in Paris in early February. The<br />
<strong>the</strong>me <strong>of</strong> Derek’s address was The Impact <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
Credit Crunch on European Defence Budgets:<br />
Implications and Future Challenges. This follows<br />
two similar recent invitations to address <strong>the</strong><br />
Euromil organisation in Brussels last November<br />
and <strong>the</strong> Geneva Centre for <strong>the</strong> Democratic<br />
Control <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Armed Forces at <strong>the</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
St Gallen, Geneva in December.<br />
Dr Janet Dwyer (CCRI) was called to give oral<br />
evidence at <strong>the</strong> House <strong>of</strong> Lords Select Committee<br />
on <strong>the</strong> European Union’s inquiry into <strong>the</strong><br />
adaptation <strong>of</strong> agriculture and forestry to climate<br />
change. She also spoke at <strong>the</strong> Agra Europe<br />
Outlook <strong>2010</strong> conference in London on <strong>the</strong><br />
subject <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> future for rural development within<br />
<strong>the</strong> Common Agricultural Policy.<br />
Dr Janet Dwyer<br />
Dr Stephen Hunt (Department <strong>of</strong> Sociology<br />
and Criminology, HLSS) gave a talk entitled<br />
Is Religion Bad for Your (Non-Heterosexuality)<br />
on 22 February for <strong>the</strong> Lesbian, Gay Bi-Sexual<br />
and Transgendered History Week at <strong>the</strong> Council<br />
Building, Bristol.<br />
Robin Hambleton, Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> City<br />
Leadership (Cities Research Centre, FET)<br />
was invited to speak at <strong>the</strong> Ecobuild Conference<br />
on 2 <strong>March</strong> <strong>2010</strong>. The Ecobuild event, held at<br />
Earls Court, London, is <strong>the</strong> world’s biggest event<br />
for sustainable design, construction and <strong>the</strong><br />
built environment. The Academy <strong>of</strong> Urbanism<br />
Debate on ‘Localism’ was designed to foster new<br />
thinking relating to <strong>the</strong> role <strong>of</strong> localism in creating<br />
successful places and sustainable communities.<br />
Robin’s talk - on Localism – learning from abroad<br />
- drew on recent international research on civic<br />
leadership carried out by <strong>the</strong> Cities Research<br />
Centre.<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Robert Lu<strong>the</strong>r (BBS), David Dugdale,<br />
Bristol <strong>University</strong> and Annick Bourgignon <strong>of</strong><br />
ESSEC, Paris, will be presenting The French<br />
Accounting Regime at <strong>the</strong> <strong>2010</strong> European<br />
Accounting Association conference in Istanbul.<br />
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Torquay Girls Grammar School<br />
claims first prize in RICS<br />
schools competition<br />
Torquay Girls Grammar School produced <strong>the</strong> best submission<br />
in <strong>the</strong> 2009 RICS Schools Competition, hosted by UWE. This<br />
was <strong>the</strong>ir fifth win in nine years in <strong>the</strong> annual Geography and<br />
Sustainable Development Competition for sixth-formers.<br />
The competition involved preparing and presenting proposals<br />
to regenerate a hypo<strong>the</strong>tical waterfront site, based on Castle<br />
Park in central Bristol. Entrants, drawn from 13 schools from<br />
Wiltshire, Somerset and Devon, had to take into account<br />
social, community, environmental, ecological and economic<br />
factors.<br />
James Gregory, RICS South <strong>West</strong> Regional Chair, and a<br />
partner at Alder King in Swindon, said, “Success in <strong>the</strong><br />
competition calls for a great deal more than a general<br />
appreciation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> need to protect <strong>the</strong> environment. There<br />
is a requirement to understand sustainable development<br />
in considerable detail, as well as to recognise relevant<br />
government, regional and local policies.”<br />
The annual event is run by <strong>the</strong> Royal Institution <strong>of</strong> Chartered<br />
Surveyors (RICS) and supported by <strong>the</strong> South <strong>West</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>England</strong> Regional Development Agency. The competition<br />
was conceived and organised by Tony <strong>West</strong>cott (BNE) in<br />
collaboration with Mark Jones (Education).<br />
Cotham School in Bristol came second and Backwell School<br />
took third place. Students also wrote a news article outlining<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir plans and a special ‘best press release’ prize, sponsored<br />
by RICS media consultants Golly Slater, was won by <strong>the</strong> team<br />
Pictured at <strong>the</strong> 2009 RICS Schools Geography and Sustainable<br />
Development Competition are, from left to right: James<br />
Gregory, RICS South <strong>West</strong>, Regional Chair; Mrs Teresa Davison,<br />
Director <strong>of</strong> Specialism at competition winner Torquay Girls’<br />
Grammar School; winning team members Jasmine Austin;<br />
Laura Markham; Chantelle Jessop and Charlotte Chapman;<br />
Alan Bailey, Director <strong>of</strong> 2009 prize sponsor Environmental Lean<br />
Solutions; and Mat<strong>the</strong>w McKaig, Operations Director, RICS <strong>West</strong>.<br />
from<br />
Churston Ferrers Grammar School<br />
in Devon.<br />
Winning schools received an engraved glass trophy, with<br />
each team member receiving a book token for £20. UWE also<br />
organised a study day visit for A-level Geography students<br />
and staff from Torquay Girls Grammar School <strong>the</strong>med on<br />
retail-led urban regeneration.<br />
Mat<strong>the</strong>w McKaig, RICS <strong>West</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>England</strong> Director, said: “The<br />
success <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> winning team is doubly encouraging because it<br />
was an all-female team and our industry is traditionally, but<br />
<strong>of</strong>ten wrongly, perceived as being a male preserve.”<br />
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NEWS<br />
Theme: Universities: a focus <strong>of</strong> civic responsibility<br />
and public engagement<br />
Thursday 20 May <strong>2010</strong>, 09:00 – 16:00, Frenchay Campus<br />
Objective: To provide an opportunity to reflect on what is<br />
meant by civic responsibility and public engagement in a<br />
university context<br />
Context: a key aspect <strong>of</strong> UWE’s vision and identity is its<br />
commitment to knowledge exchange. Underlying this is<br />
a long standing emphasis on its responsibility, as a civic<br />
university, to engage with a broad range <strong>of</strong> groups in <strong>the</strong><br />
community and to make a difference to <strong>the</strong> world in which<br />
we live. This annual conference provides an opportunity<br />
to discuss fur<strong>the</strong>r what this role means for universities and<br />
<strong>the</strong> relationship between civic responsibility, public and<br />
community engagement in <strong>the</strong>ory and in practice.<br />
Topics may include:<br />
• Theoretical perspectives<br />
• Cultural and intellectual enrichment<br />
• Environmental support and regeneration<br />
• Community and public engagement<br />
• Researchers and practitioners<br />
• Partnerships<br />
There will be a plenary speaker and parallel workshops for<br />
discussion. This one-day conference is free <strong>of</strong> charge and<br />
open to all members <strong>of</strong> staff but it is necessary to reserve a<br />
place. If you would like to attend, please visit /www.uwe.<br />
ac.uk/hlss/faculty/news/0910/annual-conference.shtml for<br />
registration form and fur<strong>the</strong>r details.<br />
For fur<strong>the</strong>r information, please contact Rose <strong>West</strong>, Events<br />
Officer, extension 843272 or e-mail: SSHevents@uwe.ac.uk.<br />
Addiction:<br />
should we penalise or treat<br />
A public debate<br />
8 April <strong>2010</strong>, 6:30-8:00<br />
Watershed, 1 Canon’s Road, Harbourside, Bristol BS1 5TX<br />
This public event will bring toge<strong>the</strong>r specialists from different fields to discuss addiction.<br />
Dr Nick Airey, an NHS psychiatrist specialising in addiction<br />
Dr Giles Pearson, Philosophy, <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Bristol<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong> Moira Plant, Co-Director, Alcohol and Health Research Unit, UWE<br />
Dr Jonathan Webber, Philosophy, Cardiff <strong>University</strong><br />
Chair: Dr Julian Baggini, editor <strong>of</strong> The Philosopher’s Magazine<br />
The event is free <strong>of</strong> charge but booking is essential<br />
To book a place E-mail havi.carel@uwe.ac.uk<br />
Funded by <strong>the</strong> AHRC<br />
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hello+<br />
welcome<br />
UWE Open Days<br />
Wednesday 9 June <strong>2010</strong><br />
Register online<br />
www.uwe.ac.uk<br />
UWE 01/01d<br />
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NEWS<br />
Centre for Performing Arts<br />
Concert Series<br />
www.uwe.ac.uk/cpa<br />
Presenting <strong>the</strong><br />
massed choruses <strong>of</strong><br />
UWE Singers<br />
Chew Valley Choral Society<br />
Colstons’ Choral Society<br />
Clifton Singers<br />
and members <strong>of</strong><br />
Bristol Choral Society<br />
with <strong>the</strong><br />
UWE Symphony Orchestra<br />
Lydbrook Band<br />
City <strong>of</strong> Bristol Brass Band<br />
Belshazzar’s Feast William Walton<br />
Andrew Greenan - Baritone, Ian Holmes - Conductor<br />
Fanfare for 40 Brass Hull World Première<br />
Finlandia Op 26 Sibelius<br />
Violin Concerto No 1 in G minor Op 26 Bruch<br />
Emil Huckle-Kleve - Violin, Roger Huckle - Conductor<br />
Main Hall, 18.00<br />
Pre-concert talk with Dr Adrian Hull<br />
(Lecturer in Performing Arts at UWE)<br />
The Colston Hall, Bristol<br />
Saturday 24 April <strong>2010</strong>, 19.30<br />
Tickets £10-£15 (£1-£10 concs),<br />
£1 children 12 years and under (excludes £15 seats)<br />
UWE Online Store https://store.uwe.ac.uk<br />
Colston Hall Booking Line 0117 922 3686<br />
Centre for Performing Arts 0117 32 82067
what'son<br />
www.uwe.ac.uk<br />
Shakespeare at <strong>the</strong> Tobacco Factory:<br />
The Tempest<br />
Date: 25 <strong>March</strong> <strong>2010</strong> - 1 May <strong>2010</strong><br />
Venue: The Tobacco Factory, North Street,<br />
Southville<br />
For more information visit: http://sattf.org.<br />
uk/<br />
Hartpury College: Higher Education<br />
Open Morning<br />
Date: 27 <strong>March</strong> <strong>2010</strong><br />
Venue: Hartpury College<br />
Admission: Register your place Contact:<br />
Hartpury College E-mail: enquire@hartpury.<br />
ac.uk<br />
For more information visit: http://www.<br />
hartpury.ac.uk<br />
Open Day<br />
Date: 27 <strong>March</strong> <strong>2010</strong> (Time: 10:00-16:00)<br />
Venue: All UWE campuses<br />
Contact: Admissions and International<br />
Recruitment Telephone: 0117 32 83333<br />
E-mail: open@uwe.ac.uk<br />
For more information visit: http://www.<br />
uwe.ac.uk/openday<br />
Open Painting<br />
Date: 28 <strong>March</strong> <strong>2010</strong> - 9 May <strong>2010</strong><br />
Venue: Royal <strong>West</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>England</strong> Academy,<br />
Clifton, Bristol<br />
Admission: £4, (concessions £2.50). Children<br />
Free Telephone: 0117 973 5129 E-mail:<br />
info@rwa.org.uk<br />
For more information visit: http://www.<br />
rwa.org.uk/<br />
Teaching 'Taster Course' for<br />
Under-Represented Groups<br />
Date: 29 <strong>March</strong> <strong>2010</strong> - 31 <strong>March</strong> <strong>2010</strong><br />
Venue: School <strong>of</strong> Education, UWE,<br />
Frenchay Campus<br />
Admission: Free Contact: Alison Pack<br />
Telephone: 0117 32 82416 E-mail:<br />
sshmarketing@uwe.ac.uk<br />
For more information visit: http://www1.<br />
uwe.ac.uk/ssh/education/newsevents.<br />
aspxURN=8060<br />
Facing <strong>the</strong> Future: A conference for<br />
young people interested in<br />
Journalism, Media, Culture and Drama<br />
Date: 30 <strong>March</strong> <strong>2010</strong> (Time: 09:30-15:30)<br />
Venue: UWE, St Matthias Campus<br />
Admission: Free Contact: Susan Welsh<br />
Telephone: 0117 32 82232 E-mail: susan.<br />
welsh@uwe.ac.uk<br />
For more information visit: https://www.<br />
formspring.com/forms/uwe-future_<br />
registration<br />
World Health Day<br />
Date: 7 April <strong>2010</strong><br />
For more information visit: http://www.<br />
who.int/world-health-day/en/<br />
UWE Farmers Market<br />
Date: 7 April <strong>2010</strong> (Time: 10:00-15:00)<br />
Venue: Courtyard outside Main Reception,<br />
Frenchay Campus<br />
For more information visit: http://www.<br />
uwe.ac.uk/environment/farmersmarket/<br />
index.shtml<br />
Addiction: Should We Penalise Or<br />
Treat A Public Debate<br />
Date: 8 April <strong>2010</strong> (Time: 18:30)<br />
Venue: Watershed, 1 Canon's Road,<br />
Harbourside, Bristol. BS1 5TX<br />
Admission: Free, booking essential Contact:<br />
Havi Carel Telephone: 0117 32 84397<br />
E-mail: havi.carel@uwe.ac.uk<br />
For more information visit: http://www.<br />
uwe.ac.uk/hlss/faculty/news.shtml<br />
Electronic Paper and Plastic Electronics<br />
Date: 12 April <strong>2010</strong> (Time: 18:30 – 19:00)<br />
Adrian Geisow, HP Labs, Bristol<br />
Venue: Lecture <strong>the</strong>atre 1N5, Frenchay<br />
Campus<br />
Admission: Free Contact: Olly Wells<br />
Telephone: 0117 933 4788 E-mail: owells@<br />
<strong>the</strong>iet.org<br />
For more information visit: http://www.<br />
<strong>the</strong>iet.org/bristol<br />
Kierkegaard and <strong>the</strong> Political - day<br />
conference<br />
Date: 15 April <strong>2010</strong> (Time: 10:00 – 16:30)<br />
David Wood, Christine Battersby, Clare<br />
Carlisle, Alison Assiter<br />
Venue: St Matthias Campus, UWE Bristol<br />
Admission: £40 (waged) £20 (unwaged)<br />
Contact: Alison Assiter E-mail: Alison.<br />
Assiter@uwe.ac.uk<br />
Distinguished Executive Address Series<br />
Date: 15 April <strong>2010</strong> (Time: 18:00-20:30)<br />
Helen Anne Alexander CBE, President, CBI<br />
Venue: Street Cafe, S Block, Frenchay<br />
Campus<br />
Admission: Free - booking required<br />
Contact: BBS Events Team Telephone: 0117<br />
32 86432 E-mail: bbs.events@uwe.ac.uk<br />
For more information visit: http://www.<br />
uwe.ac.uk/bbs/news/dea10a.shtml<br />
Inside Out: Psychoanalytic<br />
Perspectives on our Environmental<br />
Crisis<br />
Date: 17 April <strong>2010</strong> (Time: 9:30 – 16:30)<br />
Centre for Psycho-Social Studies<br />
Venue: UWE, Frenchay Campus<br />
Admission: £68 (before 1 <strong>March</strong>) - 1 <strong>March</strong><br />
onwards £75 Contact: Adrian Tait, Visiting<br />
Fellow, CPSS Telephone: 0117 32 81311<br />
E-mail: Adrian.Tait@uwe.ac.uk<br />
For more information visit: https://store.<br />
uwe.ac.uk/catalogue/products.aspcompid=<br />
1&deptid=13&catID=25&hasClicked=0<br />
Centre for Legal Research<br />
Annual Lecture<br />
Date: 19 April <strong>2010</strong> (Time: 18:00)<br />
George Arestis, Judge at <strong>the</strong> Court <strong>of</strong><br />
Justice <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> European Union<br />
Venue: Watershed, 1 Canon's Road,<br />
Harbourside, Bristol, BS1 5TX<br />
Admission: Free, reservation essential<br />
Contact: Rose <strong>West</strong> Telephone: 0117 32<br />
84372 E-mail: SSHEvents@uwe.ac.uk<br />
GDP Event: Sharing Good Practice<br />
Date: 21 April <strong>2010</strong> (Time: 12:00-14:30)<br />
Venue: 4E13, Frenchay Campus<br />
Contact: Anne Dyke Telephone: 0117 32<br />
81285<br />
For more information visit: http://www.<br />
uwe.ac.uk/gdp<br />
Varsity: Hockey<br />
Date: 21 April <strong>2010</strong> (Time: 12:30-16:30)<br />
Boys: 13.00-15.00<br />
Girls: 15.00-16.00<br />
Contact: Sports President E-mail: sports.<br />
president@uwe.ac.uk<br />
For more information visit: http://www.<br />
uwesu.org/news_events/sports/varsity<br />
Varsity: Squash<br />
Date: 21 April <strong>2010</strong> (Time: 13:30-17:30)<br />
Contact: Sports President Telephone:<br />
sports.president@uwe.ac.uk<br />
For more information visit: http://www.<br />
uwesu.org/news_events/sports/varsity<br />
Varsity: Badminton<br />
Date: 21 April <strong>2010</strong> (Time: 15:00-19:00)<br />
Contact: Sports President E-mail: sports.<br />
president@uwe.ac.uk<br />
For more information visit: http://www.<br />
uwesu.org/news_events/sports/varsity<br />
Opening Doors <strong>2010</strong>: Mindfulness<br />
Based Cognitive Therapy: The heart <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> practice<br />
Date: 23 April <strong>2010</strong> (Time: 10:00 to 16:30)<br />
Amanda Burden<br />
Venue: School <strong>of</strong> Life Sciences, Frenchay<br />
Campus<br />
Admission: £90 (concessionary rate £60-<br />
UWE staff/students) Contact: Mandy James<br />
Telephone: 0117 32 82493 E-mail: Mandy.<br />
James@uwe.ac.uk<br />
For more information visit: http://www.<br />
uwe.ac.uk/hls/ls/news/openingdoors.shtml<br />
UWE Singers and Orchestra perform<br />
Walton's 'Belshazzar's Feast'<br />
Date: 24 April <strong>2010</strong> (Time: 19:30)<br />
Venue: The Colston Hall, Bristol<br />
Admission: £10-£15 (£1-£10 concs) Contact:<br />
Centre for Performing Arts Telephone:<br />
0117 32 82067 E-mail: cpa@uwe.ac.uk<br />
For more information visit: http://www.<br />
uwe.ac.uk/cpa
what'son<br />
NEWS<br />
www.uwe.ac.uk<br />
Measure for Measure<br />
Date: 27 April <strong>2010</strong> - 1 May <strong>2010</strong><br />
Venue: Redgrave Theatre, Bristol<br />
The production is directed by John Reid <strong>of</strong><br />
UWE's Drama department.<br />
Admission: £8 (£6 concs),£5 pp for group<br />
bookings over 10 Contact: Lisa Thrower<br />
E-mail: Lisa.Thrower@uwe.ac.uk<br />
For more information visit: http://www.<br />
uwe.ac.uk/sca/eventsandnews/drama_<br />
events.shtml<br />
Forty Minutes: London Contemporary<br />
Music Group<br />
Date: 27 April <strong>2010</strong> (Time: 12:40-13:20)<br />
Venue: The Octagon, Frenchay Campus<br />
Admission: FREE Contact: Centre for<br />
Performing Arts Telephone: 0117 32 82067<br />
E-mail: cpa@uwe.ac.uk<br />
For more information visit: http://www.<br />
uwe.ac.uk/cpa<br />
Department <strong>of</strong> Primary, Early<br />
Childhood and Education Studies<br />
Research Seminar Series<br />
Date: 27 April <strong>2010</strong> (Time: 18:00-19:30)<br />
Venue: The Street Cafe, S Block, Frenchay<br />
Campus<br />
Admission: Free Contact: Sue Tainton<br />
Telephone: 0117 32 84222 E-mail: sue.<br />
tainton@uwe.ac.uk<br />
Workers' Memorial Day<br />
Date: 28 April <strong>2010</strong><br />
Contact: Health and Safety Unit<br />
Telephone: 0117 32 82596 E-mail: safety@<br />
uwe.ac.uk<br />
For more information visit: http://www.<br />
uwe.ac.uk/healthandsafety/<br />
BizIdea Presentation Evening<br />
Date: 29 April <strong>2010</strong><br />
Venue: UWE Exhibition and Conference<br />
Centre<br />
E-mail: enterprise@uwe.ac.uk<br />
For more information visit: http://rbi.uwe.<br />
ac.uk/Internet/Innovation/<strong>the</strong>bizidea/<br />
default.asp<br />
Varsity: Canoe Polo<br />
Date: 1 May <strong>2010</strong><br />
Venue: Bristol Harbourside<br />
Contact: Sports President E-mail: sports.<br />
president@uwe.ac.uk<br />
For more information visit: http://www.<br />
uwesu.org/news_events/sports/varsity<br />
Deaf Awareness Week<br />
Date: 4 May <strong>2010</strong> - 10 May <strong>2010</strong><br />
For more information visit: http://www.<br />
deafcouncil.org.uk/daw/index.htm<br />
Opening Doors <strong>2010</strong> - Abandonment<br />
and Recovery: Following separation<br />
and divorce<br />
Date: 7 May <strong>2010</strong> (Time: 10:00 to 16:30)<br />
Philippa Henley and Katina Noble<br />
Venue: School <strong>of</strong> Life Sciences, Frenchay<br />
Campus<br />
Admission: £90 (concessionary rate<br />
£60-UWE staff/students) Contact: Mandy<br />
James Telephone: 0117 32 82493 E-mail:<br />
Mandy.James@uwe.ac.uk<br />
For more information visit: http://www.<br />
uwe.ac.uk/hls/ls/news/openingdoors.shtml<br />
Varsity: Boat Race<br />
Date: 8 May <strong>2010</strong><br />
Venue: Harbourside, Bristol<br />
Contact: Sports President E-mail: sports.<br />
president@uwe.ac.uk<br />
For more information visit: http://www.<br />
uwesu.org/news_events/sports/varsity<br />
Postgraduate and Pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />
Open Day<br />
Date: 8 May <strong>2010</strong> (Time: 10:00-13:00)<br />
Venue: UWE Bristol, Frenchay and Bower<br />
Ashton Campuses<br />
Frenchay and Bower Ashton Campuses will<br />
be open.<br />
E-mail: open@uwe.ac.uk<br />
For more information visit: http://www.<br />
uwe.ac.uk/openday<br />
Bristol 10K<br />
Date: 9 May <strong>2010</strong><br />
For more information visit: http://www.<br />
bristolhalfmarathon.com/bristol10k/<br />
EYPS Taster course<br />
Date: 17 May <strong>2010</strong> - 21 May <strong>2010</strong><br />
Pat Frawley<br />
Venue: Frenchay Campus, UWE Bristol<br />
Admission: Free Contact: EYPS Team<br />
Telephone: 0117 32 84128 E-mail: eyps@<br />
uwe.ac.uk<br />
For more information visit: http://www1.<br />
uwe.ac.uk/ssh/education/newsevents.<br />
aspxURN=8172<br />
Forty Minutes<br />
Date: 25 May <strong>2010</strong> (Time: 12:40-13:20)<br />
Venue: The Octagon, Frenchay Campus<br />
Admission: FREE Contact: Centre for<br />
Performing Arts Telephone: 0117 32 82067<br />
E-mail: cpa@uwe.ac.uk<br />
For more information visit: http://www.<br />
uwe.ac.uk/cpa<br />
Department <strong>of</strong> Primary, Early<br />
Childhood and Education Studies<br />
Research Seminar Series<br />
Date: 25 May <strong>2010</strong> (Time: 18:00-19:30)<br />
Venue: The Street Cafe, S Block, Frenchay<br />
Campus<br />
Admission: Free Contact: Sue Tainton<br />
Telephone: 0117 32 84222 E-mail: sue.<br />
tainton@uwe.ac.uk<br />
Distinguished Executive Address<br />
Series<br />
Date: 1 June <strong>2010</strong> (Time: 18:00-20:30)<br />
Sir Mike Rake, Chairman, BT Group plc<br />
and easyJet plc<br />
Venue: Future Inn Cabot Circus Hotel<br />
Admission: £15. UWE Alumni: £7.50. UWE<br />
Staff/Students - Free Contact: BBS Events<br />
Team Telephone: 0117 32 86432 E-mail:<br />
bbs.events@uwe.ac.uk<br />
For more information visit: http://www.<br />
uwe.ac.uk/bbs/news/dea10a.shtml