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NEWS Covidien sponsors Student of the Year awards Covidien Pharmaceuticals sponsored two awards for students enrolled on the MSc Nuclear Medicine programme at the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences. Marie Claire Attard, who works at Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, The Netherlands, was awarded the Best Academic Student title for 2009-10, for her overall performance on the MSc Nuclear Medicine programme. Christopher O’Callaghan, who works at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, was awarded the Best Engaging Student title for 2009-10. Attending the event and representing Covidien Pharmaceuticals, Vicki Parkin (Nuclear Account Manager, South West) presented Marie Claire with her certificate. Vicki also commented, “Having educational links with an academic institution such as the University of the West of England is an important relationship for Covidien and the nuclear medicine community." Both students were awarded a small sponsorship grant for educational resources during the programme. Also present was Marc Griffiths, Programme Leader for the Nuclear Medicine programme at UWE, Bristol who added, “Both students were outstanding in terms of the academic achievement, and their passion for nuclear medicine is clear. It is also fantastic that Covidien Pharmaceuticals recognises the educational achievements of nuclear medicine practitioners.” Pictured below, Vicki Parkin, Covidien Pharmaceuticals and Marie Claire Attard, postgraduate student on the MSc Nuclear Medicine programme CCRI evaluates Local Food Programme The Countryside and Community Research Institute (CCRI) has been commissioned to evaluate the Local Food Programme, which aims to distribute grants to a variety of food related projects in order to make locally grown food more accessible and affordable. The Local Food Programme was launched in 2007 by a consortium of organisations and is managed on their behalf by the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts which commissioned the evaluation. Types of projects involved include food co-ops, allotments, education and learning, farmers’ markets, community food growing, box schemes, composting, food distribution and city farms. The evaluation, in conjunction with f3 (local food consultants), began in December 2009 and continues until March 2014. It is being led by Dr James Kirwan, and supported by Professor Brian Ilbery and Dr Damian Maye (all CCRI), and Joy Carey from f3. The Countryside and Community Research Institute (CCRI) is a partnership between UWE, Hartpury College, the University of Gloucestershire and the Royal Agricultural College. Frenchay tots enjoy their Summer Fun Day thanks to a grant from the Better Together Fund The Better Together Fund Current and former staff and students are warmly invited to the launch of UWE’s new charitable initiative The Better Together Fund. Funded entirely by donations, The Better Together Fund supports community projects, student hardship bursaries, and enhances the student experience by enriching educational and extra-curricular activities around the University. The money raised will be distributed annually, and applications for community grants of up to £3,000 are open to staff, students and alumni. Set up in 2009, the Fund has already supported 12 exciting local and international charitable initiatives, ranging from numeracy programmes and community art projects, to cultural celebrations and school sports initiatives. The launch will celebrate the projects the Fund has supported so far and provide an opportunity to find out how you can apply for a grant. The event will take place in The Street Cafe, S Block, Frenchay Campus on Thursday 9 December between 16:00 and 18:00. Drinks and nibbles, as well as some festive entertainment will be provided. To RSVP, please e-mail development@ uwe.ac.uk or call Laura Blake on 0117 32 86578. To find out more about the Better Together Fund, visit www.uwe.ac.uk/ supporters 22
From left: Tony Bracey, Peter Bond, Mark Berryman, Jehan Mistry, Robert Carson, Richard Broker and Paul Olomalaiye Tony Papadopoullos Charitable Trust awards UWE student bursaries The University has received a £15,000 donation from the Tony Papadopoullos Charitable Trust to provide bursaries to undergraduate students studying Computing. The donation was made in memory of Tony Papadopoullos, founder of financial systems specialists Apak. Apak was founded in 1979, when Tony started the business working from his home, in Bristol. By using his computing expertise, entrepreneurial and commercial acumen, Tony built Apak into an established provider of specialist IT solutions and market leading supplier of financial systems software. In 2007 Apak was acquired by the Sword Group and supports a worldwide customer base in 37 countries under the new name of Sword-Apak. The Tony Papadopoullos Charitable Trust supports UWE computing students who showed a high level of innovation, ambition and practicality during their first year of study and for whom a grant would make an enormous difference. Tony Bracey (formally Apak, now a Trustee of the Tony Papadopoullos Charitable Trust) said, “Apak, the company founded by Tony Papadopollous, had many connections with UWE, having employed many high-quality graduates and hosted student placements. We are therefore delighted to be able to award these bursaries to talented UWE students to celebrate his memory and look forward to seeing the recipients’ progress during their time at University.” The recipients of the bursaries, second year students, Richard Broker and Peter Bond, will each receive a £6,000 bursary towards their Year two and three tuition fees. They were selected by staff in the Department of Computer Science and Creative Technology based on their marks for Year one and an application essay detailing their use of innovation and practicality in their studies. On receiving the award, Computing student, Peter Bond said, “I’m extremely grateful to the Trust for the bursary; it’s a fantastic way to remember someone who has been so successful in the industry and a wonderful support of my education. I would never have expected such generosity, and I would like to say a huge thank you to the charitable trust.” Richard Broker who studies Computer Science Integration, added, “It’s a fantastic opportunity to have received the bursary and I’m extremely grateful to the trust for awarding it to me. The bursary will relieve the financial worries that come with studying at university, and will allow me to fully concentrate on my studies. I’m still a little bit in shock; it’s an amazing opportunity and I’m looking forward to making the most of it.” Richard and Peter received their bursaries at a recent presentation evening; fellow bursary applicants were also awarded a prize of a £100 book token. Presenting the bursaries, Dean of the Faculty of the Environment and Technology, Paul Olomolaiye, said, “For the charity to have invested in these students is a wonderful way to remember someone who was both academic and enterprising and who so well exemplified knowledge and practice. I am very grateful to the trustees for supporting the education of the next generation, and I hope that our own students will learn from this and consider supporting others in the same way in the future.” Illustration graduate and winner of the 2010 Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance’s Art of Nurture prize, Gaby Selby (pictured) has been chosen to promote this year’s competition. As part of his prize, Gaby recently completed a paid work experience placement at national not-for-profits arts agency Arts & Business and advertising agency Tangible. Since winning the competition and graduating this summer, Gaby has embarked on a career as a freelance illustrator, increasingly working to corporate design briefs for clients including Bristol’s Happy City project and Bristol City Council. Gaby, said, “I feel lucky to have won the competition which has allowed me, through the work experience, to develop my skills as an illustrator. Working to a corporate brief and creating an image which conveys the right message is a skill and entering Art of Nurture definitely helped me to practise this.” 23
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