November 2010 - University of the West of England

News in Brief
Staff in the media
Professor Roy Light (Law) helped script and
appeared on BBC 1, the One Show, on Oct 7
2010 in a discussion piece on the introduction
of the breathalyser in England and Wales in
October 1967.
Kim Chang (RBI) was interviewed by BBC
Radio Gloucestershire on 28 September about
the RELAYS conference in Cheltenham outlining
opportunities for businesses in the run-up to
the London 2012 Olympics, and also by Star
Jack FM on 21 October about the RELAYS
nomination for a Times Higher Award.
Moira Plant (Alcohol and Health Research
Unit) appeared as an expert on the BBC 3
programme Pissed and Pregnant shown on 13
October on the Living TV Channel.
Steve West was interviewed live on Wednesday
20 October about the Comprehensive Spending
Review for BBC 2’s Daily Politics programme.
ITV West News also filmed Steve West, John
Rushforth, Ron Ritchie, Dianne Rees (HSC)
and SU Presidents, Colin Offler and Nadia
Harding at the Farmhouse. Ron Ritchie
was also interviewed on BBC Radio Bristol on
Thursday 21 October.
Kris Kinsey (DPSY) was interviewed on
Wednesday 20 October on Star Jack FM about
new research into Alzheimer's disease.
Student Kirsty Smith was interviewed on
Wednesday 20 October on Star Jack FM about
the degree trees project.
Rowan Brandreth (UWE Snowboarder and
EliteUWE athlete) was interviewed by ITV
West on Friday 22 October about selection to
the GB Team for the winter season.
Richard Bennett (Centre for Sport) and
students Marco Mama and Mike Wilcox were
interviewed on BBC Points West on Monday 25
October about UWE’s partnership with Bristol
Rugby Academy.
Jennie Parker (DPsy) was interviewed on
BBC Radio Bristol’s Drive Time on Monday 25
October about whether our dreams are giving
us messages.
Chris Alford (DPsy) was interviewed on
BBC Radio Bristol’s Drive Time on Tuesday
26 October talking about how music can be
used to help people relax and get to sleep. He
also mentioned other techniques (eg yoga,
meditation, relaxation exercises) used in sleep
courses for troubled sleepers.
Kate Beeching (ELC) was interviewed on BBC
Radio Somerset’s Breakfast Show on Thursday
28 October about how English language is
changing.
Carmen Arnaiz (ELC) was interviewed on
BBC Radio Bristol’s Breakfast Show on Friday
29 October about the rise in students learning
Mandarin to boost their employment propects,
the University Language Programme and
her experience of learning Mandarin on this
programme.
Dr Ioannis Ieropoulos and Professor Chris
Melhuish (BRL) were featured on Wallace
and Gromit World of Inventions on BBC 1 TV
on 3 November. Chris was also interviewed by
numerous radio stations regarding his interview
on Inside Out West on 8 November, relating to
assisted living for the elderly.
Dr Dean McSweeney (HPP) was interviewed
by BBC Radio Somerset on 2 November on the
importance of the American mid-term elections.
Publications
Professor Roy Light (Law) has this month
had a chapter on Alcohol Licensing, Crime
and Disorder, published in the Transnational
Criminology Manual, Wolf Publishing, Nijmegen.
Yusak Susilo (PA-Centre for Transport
and Society) has co- authored a report for
NHS Health Scotland with Jillian Anable,
Geertje Schuitema, Paulus Aditjandra, Mark
Beecroft and John Nelson, all of the University
of Aberdeen. The report, entitled Walking
and cycling and socio-economic status in
Scotland: analysis of statistical data and rapid
review of literature, can be accessed at www.
healthscotland.com/documents/4655.aspx
Brian Ilbery, P Courtney, James Kirwan and
Damian Maye (all CCRI) published a paper
in the British Food Journal, vol 112 issue 9 pp
962-975, entitled Marketing concentration and
geographical dispersion: a survey of organic
farms in England and Wales.
Ieropoulos, I, Winfield, J, Greenman, J and
Melhuish, C (BRL). Small Scale Microbial Fuel
Cells and Different Ways of Reporting Output.
(Abstract) 423 included in the programme of the
4th Biological Fuel Cells Symposium (B4) of the
217th Electrochemical Society Meeting, 25-30
April 2010, Vancouver, Canada.
Raabe, D, Dogramadzi, S, Atkins, RM
and Obi, N (BRL), Automated reduction of
complete joint fractures, European Orthopaedics
Research Society - 18th European Conference on
Orthopaedics, June 30-July 2, 2010, Davos/CH
Lock RJ, Vaidyanathan R, Burgess SC, (BRL),
Development of a Biologically Inspired Multi-
Modal Wing Model for Aerial-Aquatic Robotic
Vehicles, IEEE International Conference on
Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), pp 140-
147, Taipei, Taiwan, Oct 2010
Dr Stephen Hunt (Department of Health
and Allied Social Sciences, HASS) has
recently published a five volume edited
compilation, Library of Essays on Sexuality and
Religion (Ashgate). Sexuality and spirituality
are undoubtedly two essential dimensions of
wellbeing. Equally, they are currently of vital
interest to several academic fields that connect
with human sexuality and a variety of faith
communities. Featuring 105 re-printed articles,
the work engages with numerous disciplines
including Sociology, Anthropology, Historical and
Religious Studies, Theology and Psychology as
well as more specialised field including Islamic
Studies and Chinaology. The five volumes
cover the areas of Christianity; Judaism and
Islam; Eastern Religions; ‘Indigenous’ Religions;
and the New Religions and Spiritualities. Each
volume commences with a lengthy introduction
by Dr Hunt. Speaking about the compilation
Dr Hunt says, “Searching through literally
thousands of articles in order to select the most
appropriate in terms quality and the breadth
of topics covered was no easy enterprise. I am
very grateful to all those authors from a range
of scholarly disciplines
who granted permission
for their work to be
re-published.” More
details of the five
volumes can be
found at http://www.
ashgate.com/defaulta
spxpage=638&series
titleID=5
Dr Stephen
Hunt (HASS)
has recently had
published his article The
rhetoric of rights in the UK Christian Churches
regarding non-heterosexual citizenship
in the international journal
Politics and Religion. The
article appears in a special
edition on the subject
of British politics and
religion guest-edited by
Dr Hunt. Other papers
contributed by British
and North American
academics include such
themes as religion in
local politics, blasphemy
laws, subversive
political action, religious
pluralism, and issues
related to Islam.
Dr Umut Turksen
(Bristol Law School)
recently published
Protection Seekers,
States and the New
Security Agenda: A
Comparative Analysis
of the Impact of Antiterrorism
Legislation
on the Law Relating
to Asylum Seekers in
the United Kingdom,
the United States of
America and Australia, (Altin Nokta Publishing,
2010). The book is available from the following
website: http://www.nokta2000.com/product.
phpid_product=2356 or directly from the
author. All proceeds from this book go to
helping disadvantaged university students.
On Thursday 16 September the Centre for the
History of Medicine
in Ireland based at
University College
Dublin launched the
book Folk Healing and
Health Care Practices
in Britain and Ireland:
stethoscopes,
wands and crystals
(Berghahn Books,
2010), co-edited
by Dr Stuart
McClean (HASS)
(pictured) and
Dr Ronnie Moore
(UCD). The book was launched at the
National University of Ireland and was preceded
by a talk at Trinity College Dublin by Professor
David Hufford, Emeritus Professor of Medical
Humanities and Penn State College of Medicine
in the United States, entitled The Rationality of
Folk Healing in the Enchanted Present.
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