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A Day Out
Date: 13 May - 8 September 2007
(10.00-17.30 Mon-Sat; 14.00-17.00 Sun)
Venue: Milner Gallery, Royal West of
England Academy, Queen’s Road, Clifton,
Bristol BS8 1PX
Admission: £3; £2 concessions; children free
Contact: Royal West of England Academy
Tel: 0117 973 5129 E-mail: info@rwa.org.uk
Visit: www.rwa.org.uk
Recurring Themes
Date: 1 June - 3 July 2007
(10.00-17.30 Mon-Sat; 14.00-17.00 Sun)
Venue: New Gallery, Royal West of
England Academy, Queen’s Road, Clifton,
Bristol BS8 1PX
Admission: Free
Contact: Royal West of England Academy
Tel: 0117 973 5129 E-mail: info@rwa.org.uk
Visit: www.rwa.org.uk
Hartpury College Open Day
Date: 2 June 2007 (10.00-16.00)
Venue: Hartpury College
Contact: Hartpury College
Tel: 01452 702132
E-mail: enquire@hartpury.ac.uk
Visit: www.hartpury.ac.uk
Committed to Print
Date: 3 June - 22 July 2007
(10.00-17.30 Mon-Sat, 14.00-17.00 Sunday)
Venue: The Royal West of England Academy,
Queen’s Road, Bristol BS8 1PX
Admission: £3 adults, £2 concs, children free
Contact: Royal West of England Academy
Tel: 0117 973 5129 E-mail: info@rwa.org.uk
Visit: www.rwa.org.uk
Tracing Light
Date: 3 June - 22 July 2007
(10.00-17.30 Mon-Sat, 14.00-17.00 Sunday)
Venue: The Royal West of England Academy,
Queen’s Road, Bristol BS8 1PX
Admission: £3 adults, £2 concs, children free
Contact: Royal West of England Academy
Tel: 0117 973 5129 E-mail: info@rwa.org.uk
Visit: www.rwa.org.uk
Walking the way to health
Date: 6 June 2007 (meet at 12.15)
Venue: Starting at Q Block, Frenchay
Contact: Catherine Ogilvie, Centre for Sport
Tel: 0117 32 86246
E-mail: catherine.ogilvie@uwe.ac.uk
Visit: www.uwe.ac.uk/sport/frenchay_walks.
shtml
Bolland Lecture: “Dragons, tigers and
elephants - Europe’s eEducational
challenge from Asia”
Date: 6 June 2007 (Reception 17.30;
lecture 18.00; supper 19.30)
Andreas Schleicher
Venue: Frenchay Campus
Admission: By invitation only
Contact: Vicky Hare Tel: 0117 32 82619
E-mail: vicky.hare@uwe.ac.uk
Centre for Performing Arts
prizegiving ceremony
Date: 7 June 2007 (19.30)
Venue: Royal West of England Academy,
Queen’s Road, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 1PX
Admission: By invitation
Contact: Centre for Performing Arts
Tel: 0117 32 82067 E-mail: cpa@uwe.ac.uk
Undergraduate Open Day
Date: 13 June 2007 (10.00-16.00)
Venue: All UWE campuses
Contact: Admissions and International
Recruitment
Tel: 0117 32 83333 E-mail: open@uwe.ac.uk
Visit: http://info.uwe.ac.uk/openday/
The London Cuckolds by
Edward Ravenscroft
Date: 14 - 23 June 2007
(evenings 19.30; matinee 14.00
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
Venue: Bristol Old Vic Studio, Theatre Royal,
King Street, Bristol
Admission: £10.00 (£7.00 concs)
Contact: Box Office Tel: 0117 987 7877
Visit: www.bristol-old-vic.co.uk
A Midsummer Night’s Dream by
William Shakespeare
Date: 14 - 23 June 2007
(evenings 19.30; matinee 14.00
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
Venue: Bristol Old Vic Main House,
Theatre Royal, King Street, Bristol
Admission: £12 and £8 (£7 and £5 concs)
Contact: Box Office Tel: 0117 987 7877
Visit: www.bristol-old-vic.co.uk
Simulation Demystified -
From Vision To Reality
Date: 14 - 15 June 2007
(Thursday 18.30-20.45 at UBHT &
Friday 08.30-17.00 at Glenside Campus)
Medical Education Technologies Inc. &
University of the West of England
Venue: United Bristol Healthcare Trust &
UWE Glenside Campus
Admission: Free Contact: Charlotte Prowle
E-mail: HSC-Conferences@uwe.ac.uk
Visit: www.meti.com
Combating Slavery
Date: 15 June 2007 (10.00)
Christen van den Anker
Venue: Arnolfini, Bristol
Admission: Free but reservation needed
Contact: Rose West Tel: 0117 32 84372
E-mail: rose.west@uwe.ac.uk
Visit: www.uwe.ac.uk/hlss/faculty/
abolition200.shtml
Walking the way to health
Date: 20 June 2007 (meet at 12.15)
Venue: Starting at Q Block, Frenchay
Contact: Catherine Ogilvie, Centre for Sport
Tel: 0117 32 86246
E-mail: catherine.ogilvie@uwe.ac.uk
Visit: www.uwe.ac.uk/sport/frenchay_walks.
shtml
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Women on the move:
refugees, migration, and exile
Date: 23 June 2007 (10.00-17.00)
The West of England and South Wales
Women’s History Network 13th Annual
Conference
Venue: St Matthias Campus
Visit: http://humanities.uwe.ac.uk/swhisnet/
swhisnet.htm
The Commonwealth Caribbean and the
new colonialism: risks and resistance in
an age of globalization
Date: 26 June 2007 (19.00)
Sir Ronald Sanders
Venue: Watershed Media Centre, Bristol
Admission: £6 (concessions £4.50)
Contact: Watershed Box Office
Tel: 0117 9275100
E-mail: rose.west@uwe.ac.uk
Visit: www.uwe.ac.uk/hlss/faculty/news.shtml
A Play On Words - devised from the
works of G.B. Shaw and Noel Coward
by Elwyn Johnson
Date: 27 - 30 June 2007
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
Venue: Bristol Old Vic Studio, Theatre Royal,
King Street, Bristol
Contact: Box Office Tel: 0117 987 7877
Visit: www.bristol-old-vic.co.uk
Can school-based screening and
intervention programmes for ADHD
improve children’s outcomes?
Date: 29 June 2007 (12.30-14.00)
Kapil Sayal
Venue: Hampton House, Cotham Hill,
Bristol, BS6 6JS
Contact: Diana Hynam Tel: 0117 331 0893
E-mail: d.hynam@bristol.ac.uk
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Students reach
new heights with
climbing wall
theBulletin
27 May 2007 - Issue 67
k e e p i n g y o u i n f o r m e d

In this
month’s issue
2 Students reach new
heights with climbing
wall
4 New Executive Deans
announced
5 theBizIdea
prizewinners achieve
the right balance
7 Felixstowe revamp
8 Fashion catwalk show
10 Europe’s urban sprawl
is unsustainable
10 Report says respect is
key to getting South
Bristolians into Higher
Education
13 Experts investigate
central Bristol
landscape
14 Situations / GWR
Research Fellowship
announced
16-17 UWE hosts farmers'
market
20 Wacky about
numbers!
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Front cover:
Student Fiona Bennett, who started
climbing when she joined UWE, tries
out the climbing wall
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N E W S
Students reach new heights with
climbing wall
Students have welcomed a new £50k climbing wall in the Centre for Sport on the Frenchay Campus.
The new climbing wall will offer UWE’s Climbing Club the chance to develop their competitive
ability by providing the opportunity for practice on Campus without the need to travel and by
offering facilities that will encourage new members to join the club.
Head of Sport, Stuart Vanstone says, “Climbing is a fast growing sport, and there is an increasing
demand for these facilities. The wall can be used as a sports specific gym environment for fitness
training as well as offering a number of practice climbs for beginners and intermediate climbers.
We hope more students will be able to take up this sport with the advent of these new facilities.”
Fiona Bennett, who is in her second year studying English Language and Linguistics says, “I started
climbing in my first year because I love the outdoors and it was something new and challenging
and a way to keep fit. I love the fact that I can now come here in between lectures – it helps me
to relax and calms me down. I find it refreshes my mind and makes me ready to get back to my
studies.”
Andy Clay, a second year Building Surveying student, says the new facilities will bring a boost for
the UWE Climbing Club, “I hope more students who live on Campus may be encouraged to take up
climbing. I also think it will help us competitively as we will have more opportunity for practice and
for training.”
Jack Blackmore, a second year student studying Medicinal and Biological Chemistry says he is
delighted with the new facilities, “It’s good to have this facility on Campus as it saves on travelling.
I love climbing and even though I have only started since coming to university, it has a really good
social aspect to it. The new wall is ideal for beginners and also provides strength and stamina
training for more experienced climbers.”
The wall has eight belay lines (rope attachments), so eight climbers can use it any one time. The
indoor, 71⁄ 2 metres high structure is made of resin and has a rock-like surface that mimics many
of the conditions of rock climbing. The routes are colour-coded and can be changed regularly
providing additional challenges for climbers. There is also a viewing balcony for the wall.
Stuart Vanstone says the Centre
for Sport is also planning to offer
corporate hospitality packages and
management training days when the
wall is not in use by students.
Andy Clay of the UWE Climbing Club
using the new climbing wall (right)
Another student reaches the top! (below)
UWE student wins national illustration competition
A student from the Bristol School of Art, Media and Design has
won first prize in the Student Illustration Final of the Lloyds TSB
Art of Nurture competition.
Zara Picken, who is in the second year of the BA Illustration
course, won the coveted award for her entry, entitled ‘New
Ideas’, at the award ceremony at The Galleria, London SW1 on
3 May. Zara was presented with the award, a cheque for £3,000
and a placement for eight weeks in the summer at an agency
to be negotiated. Her work will also be used in a national
campaign by Lloyds TSB with full credits.
Zara said, “I am over the moon about winning this award!
My winning image shows a row of three robots, the central
robot is highlighted in a different colour and I’ve given him a
smile and light bulb to illustrate that moment of inspiration or
enlightenment. My design combines painting with new media.
I started off by painting an image using flat bold colours then
I scanned the image so that I could manipulate the textures on
the computer.”
Gary Embury, Senior Lecturer in Illustration, said, “This is great
news for Zara and we are all delighted for her to have done so
well in this hard fought competition. Her work is very original
and the idea combines humour with an innovative technique.”
Professor Paul Gough, Dean BSAMD, said, “Zara is showing
great talent and we wish her well for the future. The fact that
this year three of our students got through to the regional
finals and that we now have an overall winner from UWE
demonstrates that the illustration tuition is giving students
the grounding they need to become successful in this highly
competitive field.”
Zara’s work with the winning illustration bottom right
Report lifts the veil on ‘Cinderella service’ of health care in prisons
A major study by UWE research staff and commissioned by the
Department of Health (DoH) Policy Research Programme, has
highlighted the role of nurses in caring for the health of prisoners
and the need for consistency in service delivery.
The research was carried out by the late Gill Hek; Louise Condon
and Francesca Harris (Research Nurses, UWE) who were seconded
from local PCTs to undertake the research; Jane Powell, Moira
Plant and Sally Price (all from UWE); and Terry Kemple, a local
research GP. The researchers visited 12 prisons in England and
carried out interviews with 80 nurses and other health staff as
well as interviewing a sample of 111 prisoners. Prisoners were
questioned about their experience of health care in prison
compared to the health care they had experienced outside. They
were also asked about any specific health issues such as asthma or
diabetes.
Responsibility for health care in prisons has been transferred from
the Home Office to the NHS and is now mostly commissioned and
provided by local NHS Primary Care Trusts (PCTs). There has been
a gradual handover of health care services from the Prison Service
to the NHS with most of the health care services in prisons being
delivered by PCTs. There are currently around 80,000 prisoners
held in 142 institutions in England and Wales. The aim of the
research was to build up a clear picture of the way in which health
services are delivered in prisons and to focus on any specific areas
in which further support is needed for the nurses who currently
deliver a large part of the service and any changes that are
needed under the new arrangements.
Jane Powell on behalf of the research team says, “Many of the
nurses recognise the limitations of the service in the past, but
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are now more aware of the potential of their role to make a
difference to prisoners. They can see that health promotion
and education are areas in which they will be able to make a
significant contribution to the health needs of prisoners.
“Amongst the prison population smoking rates are high, as
well as past use of illegal drugs, hazardous drinking, and there
is an increased risk of hepatitis, STDs, HIV and communicable
diseases amongst prisoners. In addition prisoners are more likely
to have mental health problems than the rest of the population
and previous research has shown that imprisonment tends to
make mental health problems worse. Improving the health of
prisoners may also help to reduce re-offending and limit the
spread of diseases and social problems such as drug abuse back
into society when prisoners leave prison. Health promotion is key
in this process. Prisoners need to be encouraged and supported in
managing their own health within the constraints of the prison
regime, and become more self aware of their own health needs.’’
Nurses are at the front line of health care in prisons, and Francesca
Harris from the research team has taken the lead in producing a
good practice guide which went out to 142 prisons in England and
Wales and will help the service to be delivered in a consistent and
up to date manner.
The study was led by its Principal Investigator Gill Hek (Reader
in Nursing research, UWE) who sadly died in November 2006.
The remaining research team acknowledge Gill’s tremendous
leadership, authorship and mentorship of this research. The
research entitled: ‘Users’ views of prison health services: a
qualitative study’, is published in the Journal of Advanced Nursing,
58(3), 2007:216-226.

‘NO’ allergic
reaction linked to
hayfever
N E W S
Hayfever is a major irritation for up to
20 per cent of the population in most
economically developed countries. Pollen is
the cause of this allergic reaction, but what
causes it and why?
Dr Jo Bright and Dr John Hancock (both
FAS) have found evidence that nitric oxide
(NO) and nitrite is released by pollen
grains, and they suggest that this could
be what triggers the allergic response in
the nose. Their research, funded by the
Wellcome Trust, was presented at the
Society for Experimental Biology’s Annual
Main Meeting in Glasgow on 3 April.
Dr Bright says, “Our research is the first
to show that pollen which is allergenic
releases much greater amounts of NO and
nitrite than a non-allergenic pollen.”
Dr John Hancock says, “The discovery of
the potential link to hayfever was made
almost by accident. Whilst working on a
separate project on plant reproduction we
found that pollen was producing NO as
a by-product. We realised that this might
have implications for the allergic response
many people have to pollen. This current
study has enabled us to look closely at how
the plant produces NO, but we need to
carry out further research so we can prove
the link between the NO and the allergic
reaction. These findings are very exciting
and I believe they could have implications
for how we treat hayfever in the future -
but there is still a lot of work to do before
we can fully establish the link and we are
now looking for funding so we can carry
on this research.”
Previous research indicates that the male
parts of the plant (the pollen) may produce
NO as a signal to the female parts (the
stigma) during reproductive processes. NO
and nitrite signalling are also important
mechanisms in mammals and Dr Bright and
her colleagues intend to investigate what
role the pollen-derived NO and nitrite play
in human cell inflammation and irritation
during hayfever.
This research is a collaboration between
the University of the West of England,
University of Bristol and University of
Cardiff and is funded by the Wellcome
Trust (grant no. 077614/Z/05/Z “The release
of Nitric oxide from hay fever-causing
allergens”).
Executive Dean appointments for
John Duffield and Jem Thomas
Professor John Duffield and Jem Thomas have recently been appointed Executive
Deans of the newly created Faculties of Health and Life Sciences and Social Sciences
and Humanities respectively.
Professor John Duffield, the Executive Dean of the new Faculty of Health and
Life Sciences, joined UWE in 1999 as an Associate Dean and Head of the, then,
Department of Chemical and Physical Sciences. He was appointed Dean of Applied
Sciences in 2005.
John is a Chartered Chemist and Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. His subject
expertise relates to the chemistry of metals in water and biological systems with an
emphasis on the health effects of trace metals and on the toxicity of radioactive
elements and the treatment of contaminated individuals and systems. He has
published extensively on these topics, is regularly invited to speak at international
conferences and advises industry on matters relating to the improvement of
biological and catalytic processes that involve the use of metals.
This expertise has been maintained and developed in parallel with his wider academic
interests and responsibilities through appointments in Karlsruhe, Germany (1981-
1985), Cardiff (1985-1990), and Manchester Metropolitan University (1990-1999). In
1997, he undertook a sabbatical year (funded mainly through Australian mineral
extraction industry sponsorship) at Murdoch University in Western Australia with the
aim of helping the gold and aluminium mining industries to develop best practice in
reducing both environmental and occupational health impacts.
Jem Thomas has worked as an academic in British universities since 1975. Most
recently he was Associate Dean in the Faculty of Humanities, Languages and Social
Sciences. Before that he was Associate Dean in the Faculty of Economics and Social
Science and was, for ‘horribly far too many years’, Head of the Sociology School.
This has given him enormous experience in the management of change in higher
education in an era of expansion, transformation and globalisation. He was educated
at the Universities of Essex and Sussex and has taught and examined at several
UK universities. He was also involved for many years in teaching psychoanalysts in
training, an experience that has influenced much of his current interests.
For some time Jem’s main research interest was in the nature and role of values
in social theory and social science generally. This went hand in hand with a strong
interest in nineteenth and twentieth century social philosophy in the German
speaking world. In recent years he has published on Max Weber, Marcuse, Mannheim
and Adorno (with Robert French from the Bristol Business School).
More recently Jem has been working with colleagues Herbert Hahn and Anne-Marie
Cummins and others in the Centre for Psychosocial Studies looking at the ways in
which values and emotions affect learning, whether among people as students,
citizens or managers. The work has been focusing in particular on the idea of the
‘learning community’, which is also the title of a forthcoming book co-authored with
Herbert Hahn.
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Jem has edited
journals, worked
as a consultant,
organised
conferences and
much more. He is
also a trustee of the
Bridge Foundation, a
Bristol based charity
which provides
psychotherapy for
individuals, children
and families,
and training in
mental health and
organisational
issues, with a
particular focus on
the inner city.
John Duffield pictured
left and Jem Thomas
theBizIdea prizewinners achieve the right balance
Enterprising graduates Nicholas Smith and Nick Hanlon are
celebrating success in UWE’s theBizIdea competition to find the
budding business and social entrepreneurs of the future.
Designer Nicholas Smith won the competition’s Business Prize with
his invention, called CoolBoard, which is aimed at surfers and
skiers wanting to fine tune their sense of balance when they are
away from the sea or slopes. He said he was delighted to win the
competition: “I have already made some sales but now I can invest
in promoting the product – this has put CoolBoard up a whole new
gear!”
The top Social Enterprise prize was won by Nick Hanlon, a
Psychology graduate, for his plan to develop a series of resources
to help people suffering from anxiety to achieve a solution for
their unique needs. Nick said that winning the competition was
really exciting – he had no idea he would win, and was looking
forward to getting to work on his plan straightaway.
The competition is run by UWE’s Research, Business and Innovation
group (RBI). RBI Director Stephen Hagen said: “theBizIdea is an
excellent way for students, staff and alumni to gain valuable
experience of how to start a business and in the process they will
increase their business and social enterprise skills. UWE is a big
champion of enterprise, supporting start-up opportunities, social
enterprise and skills for employment.”
The competition gave entrants five main chances to win. The two
top prizes each attracted a cash award of £5,000 and a year’s
rent-free space in UWE’s city centre business incubator. Two
runner-up prizes of £2,500 were also awarded – the runner-up
for the Business Prize was Adam Turpin with a plan for an online
gambling website called Guess When. The runners-up for the
Social Enterprise prize were Neil Ferguson and Duncan Iraci, who
are launching a Bristol Design Festival from 20-22 July, aimed at
involving both the design world and the local community. This
year there was a new Marketing Prize, won by Gemma Boyce with
Children consulted over new nursery design
The project team for the new nursery at Frenchay have
consulted with the current users of the Halley Nursery – the
children themselves – by involving them in a consultation
regarding some design aspects of the new Halley Nursery
opening September 2007, which some of them will be
attending. The team agreed the key principles were to make
realistic and deliverable claims for the scope of the consultation
and be scrupulously honest when responding to children’s
queries and suggestions.
The consultation took place in context of the United Nations
Convention on Rights of Child (UNCRC) and Every Child Matters
(ECM) and especially in light of the
UNICEF report 14/2/07, which focus on
the importance of listening to children
and involving them in all aspects of their
lived experience has been given increased
prominence.
Members of the project team, Graham
Currie (Estates), Marie Cooke (House
Services), Helen Butcher and Paul Rycraft
(EDU) visited the current Halley Nursery
at St Matthias on 14 March to talk to
the children about some of the internal
and external design features of the new
nursery. Working alongside Jane Hill and
Jackie Lewis (Nursery Supervisors), the
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her idea for an online gallery for artists, consisting of a Chartered
Institute of Marketing course to the value of £500 together with
Affiliate Membership to the CIM for a year. In addition merit
awards of £100 were made to the eight most outstanding entries.
UWE’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor John Rushforth praised all entrants,
saying: “The standard of entries to theBizIdea competition was
terrific – we were overwhelmed with the quality of the plans and
particularly pleased with the variety of social enterprise ideas.”
The competition’s sponsors, who provided mentoring and support
throughout the course of the competition, are Business Link,
the Chartered Institute of Marketing, Haseltine Lake, Lloyds TSB
Business, Osborne Clarke and UWE. For more information visit the
competition website at http://rbi.uwe.ac.uk/Internet/Innovation/
theBizIdea/
Katy Johnston and
Nicholas Smith of
CoolBoard (left), winners
of the Business Prize,
with Stephen Hagen
Nick Hanlon of SHASC
(below), winner of the
Social Enterprise Prize
with Stephen Hagen
children were asked to take pictures of their favourite places in
the nursery.
Savannah aged four thought carefully, surveyed the existing
environment and commented, “I know … I want a nursery
with … no corners”. Graham Currie (Architect) commented
that this was perhaps the best idea that he had heard in lots
of meetings but unfortunately because it had to be a ready
made building (shell) there would have to be corners but
he would try to make some soft edged spaces inside. James
agreed with Savannah that even four year olds like a lie down
and their suggestions for including some small beds were duly
noted. Savannah wanted a blue bed, Evie
and James were happy with any colour.
James, Evie and Alfie all confirmed current
thinking about the significance of outdoor
play when they insisted the new nursery
would need a big sandpit ‘with a lid on it,
like this one’ and the vital importance of a
hill (pictured).
Once the building is completed children
involved in the consultation will be given
the opportunity to visit the new nursery to
see how they influenced its development.
James, Evie and Alfie insisted that the new
nursery would need a big sandpit and agreed
on the vital importance of a hill (pictured)

Jack Taylor 1924-2007
As the news of Jack Taylor’s death in March this year spread among
innumerable friends and former colleagues, it brought
back to many keen memories of the fast changing
and turbulent era in teacher training with which
his name will remain inextricably linked. His final
full-time appointment was that of Associate
Director (Academic Affairs) at the then Bristol
Polytechnic; behind it lay a career of influence
and significance within teacher education at a
critical time in the development of UK higher
education in the twentieth century.
Like the rest of his generation, J W P
Taylor’s teenage years, and his early career in
accountancy, were interrupted by World War
II. He served as a pilot in the RAF, and then as
a Station Education Officer, a clear signal of the
direction of his future work. His election as Student
President at Chester College gave early notice of his
leadership potential; it was here too, at a College dance,
that he met the young Welsh woman, Gwynfa, then just 18
years old, with whom he was to share 54 years of married life. As
they got to know each other, it became apparent that they shared
the same interests, and more importantly still, the same social and
political perspectives, including a commitment to the development
of an education system in which everyone had the opportunity to
realise their full potential. They married in 1952, by which time Jack
Taylor had embarked upon his 13 years of school teaching in Surrey.
The impact upon teachers of social, educational and professional
change in the forties and fifties made it apparent that a degree
would be an essential pre-requisite of real career progress. As a
result he embarked upon part-time study at Birkbeck College, which
took up evenings and weekends for the five years then required.
The outcome was a first class honours degree in English, and
encouragement to pursue a university lectureship in the subject.
But Jack Taylor was a teacher at heart, and always described himself
as such when asked what he did. It was a demanding period which
demonstrated the thoroughness of his approach to the tasks in which
he became involved, coupled with ability of a high order to manage
his time and a demanding schedule.
From Surrey he transferred in 1962 to Nottingham; Jack Taylor’s
second post in the city, as Head of the Department of Education in
Nottingham’s newly-designated Trent Polytechnic, was a groundbreaking
appointment in a number of ways. The government’s
decision to locate a few courses of initial teacher training in the
Polytechnic sector at that time was controversial, and fiercely
resisted by the universities, which had a monopoly on teacher
training qualifications. Polytechnic courses were validated by
the Council for National Academic Awards; as a result of his
Nottingham appointment, Jack Taylor was early in the field,
shaping the professional core of the CNAA’s B Ed qualification,
with its opportunities for the practice of continuous assessment, an
innovation which he enthusiastically embraced.
In some respects the Nottingham years were the most rewarding of
Jack Taylor’s career. He had full scope to establish something new,
from staff appointments, to student recruitment, to planning the
new Department’s buildings. He and his wife loved the city, made
many close friendships, and were actively engaged in local politics
and in voluntary work with the Samaritans and the Probation Service.
It was here too that Jack Taylor became the closest of friends with
Stanley Hewett, later General Secretary of the Association of Teachers
in Colleges and Departments of Education (ATCDE), a partnership to
which the teacher training profession was in due course to owe a
considerable debt.
In 1969 Jack Taylor moved to Bristol as Principal of Redland College
of Higher Education. Initially, it remained a time of expansion and
rapid change, coupled with the cultural adjustments attendant
upon the changing attitudes of students who were the product of
the swinging sixties, to which colleges of education had not been
swift to respond. Within a few years, however, the dramatic fall
in the number of new teachers required presaged not
only a massive reduction in student numbers, but the
slaughter of the colleges on a substantial scale, and
with it the career prospects for many staff at the
height of their professional effectiveness.
It was an immensely demanding time in Jack
Taylor’s life, for just as he was embroiled in
the Bristol negotiations (a full-time role in
itself), he was actively involved with Stanley
Hewett in ensuring government acceptance
of a generous redundancy scheme for
those who had given the best years of their
working life to teacher training and now
found themselves out of a job through no
fault of their own. ‘Crombie’, as the Scheme
was popularly known, has never been matched
subsequently, and is unlikely ever to be so again.
Simultaneously, Jack Taylor was a key player in the
delicate task of persuading ATCDE members that their
Association had no long term prospects, and that the logical step
was to amalgamate with the Association of Teachers in Technical
Institutions (ATTI), to form the National Association of Teachers
in Further and Higher Education (NATFHE). In general ATCDE
members had little enthusiasm for joining with colleagues in the
very polytechnic institutions which they felt had been used by
government to cut the ground from under the colleges; the fact that
Jack Taylor became the first President of the combined Association
said much for the immense and patient endeavour which he had
contributed to the venture.
The story of the tortuous and protracted negotiations in Bristol
and their outcome in the closure of the Colleges of Redland and
St Matthias, to be replaced by the Polytechnic’s new Faculty of
Education, has been told elsewhere. Suffice it to say that staff and
students in Bristol were immensely fortunate in the good intent
of the key players, and that Jack Taylor himself was uniquely well
placed to contribute. He brought to his Polytechnic appointment as
Associate Director a wealth of experience which stood the young
institution in good stead, as it consolidated its degree programmes,
moved towards partnership in validation with CNAA, and took the
first steps in establishing research awards. His characteristic urbanity
and invariable courtesy speedily made him a welcome and valued
colleague both within the Directorate and among the Heads of
Department.
Inevitably, he remained much in demand externally and served
on a large number of influential national committees, as well as
giving generously of his time to smaller organisations. When he
retired from the Polytechnic in 1982 much of this professional work
continued. But there was also more time to enjoy life with Gwynfa;
their shared love of the theatre, of the cultural rewards of European
cities, of good food and wine, and of Mediterranean sunshine in the
winter months, could be given fuller rein.
As the years of his retirement passed, Jack Taylor phased out his
external commitments with the same order and self-discipline
which had once characterised the build-up of his professional life.
Thirteen years ago he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease; but
with Gwynfa’s support, their preferred round of life, including their
generous hospitality for, and contacts with, an array of friends across
the country, continued until the last year. He died at home, the
recipient of Gwynfa’s devoted and loving care until the end, as he
and she had both wished.
Jack Taylor did not look for monuments or memorials; it was enough
for him that he had lived by his convictions and managed his life to
good purpose while he had the opportunity. Those who encountered
him, professionally and personally, know how well he succeeded, and
recall him with deep gratitude and affection.
Jennifer Bone
UWE design graduate shows speed camera in a new light
Speed cameras may be unpopular with motorists – but by
redesigning them to include illuminated speed signs, could
they be seen as contributing to improved road safety?
Graduate Steve Harris from the Creative Product Design
course (CEMS) believes so, and unveiled the new design at the
international Traffex exhibition in Birmingham in April.
He is taking part in a new UWE scheme called the Graduate
Consultancy Scheme to place recent graduates in industrial
settings to share the best in design knowledge.
The UK’s main manufacturers of speed camera housings,
Portishead-based Crown UK, contacted UWE for help in
changing public perceptions about their products, and
increasing awareness of the safety benefits of speed cameras.
Under the supervision of course leader Dr Tod Burton, Steve
started by looking at the appearance of the camera housing,
then began to explore all the issues
involved in the design and operation
of speed cameras. He said:
“Talking to police authorities and
other end-users of the equipment, I
discovered all the design problems
that needed to be addressed, such as
ease of maintenance and installation,
providing road safety messages, and
the impact of digital technologies, as
well as cost.”
The company was so impressed
with this approach that the initial
six-week placement was extended
for a further 12 weeks. A range of
new designs was proposed and in
the end the company opted for a
design known as StreetSmart, in
which the camera is incorporated
into an illuminated speed sign and
is more likely to be viewed as safety
Felixstowe revamp
Felixstowe Court has been revamped in response to demand
for a bistro style menu produced on demand. Gone are the old
hotplates and in with good simple uncomplicated food prepared
fresh in the kitchen and straight to your table.
Leanne Carter Brown, Felixstowe Catering Manager, said, “We
are introducing a new concept at Felixstowe Court. All food will
be freshly cooked and served from the kitchen to the table, so
our customers can enjoy freshly prepared food and a full waiting
service. Our new daily menu is exciting, fresh and healthy. We will
be providing a high street restaurant style service in Felixstowe
Court downstairs so customers have more time to enjoy their
lunch or have a working lunch.
“Staff are taking less time over lunch and we saw a need to
change the way we do things. Also the competition from other
catering outlets around the University that have had very
significant investment over the past year has impacted on quality
expectations. We are keen to ensure that we meet and hopefully
exceed those expectations. We will continue to provide bespoke
sandwiches as these have always been very popular.”
Sample menus include Moussaka with Greek Salad, Gnocchi with
Garlic Cream Sauce, Tuna Niçoise Salad, Chicken Chow Mein with
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equipment that protects the neighbourhood in which it is
installed.
The managing director of Crown UK, Ian Woodbury, said, “I
was impressed by the psychological impact that speed camera
housing design could have on the community and authorities.
Giving the housing a softer image and incorporating other
road safety features without doubt emphasises the safety
angle.”
The range is now in prototype production and undergoing
testing at a roadside location as part of the Home Office
approval procedure.
Tod Burton said, “This has been a real success story for Crown
and for UWE’s Graduate Consultancy Scheme. We have shown
how product design thinking has the power to influence a
manufacturer’s bottom line, a critical advantage at a time
when British manufacturing faces
global competition.”
The Graduate Consultancy Scheme
organises placements lasting around
ten weeks with small or medium
sized manufacturers who benefit
from a dedicated graduate to work
on a specific project, with input and
supervision from expert staff from the
relevant course. The scheme gives the
graduate valuable experience that
could enhance their employability – in
fact two graduates on the scheme
have already been offered permanent
employment with the manufacturers
after their placement ended. For more
information on the scheme e-mail
Tracey.John@uwe.ac.uk, or telephone
0117 32 82052.
Steve Harris with his safety camera
prototype
Prawn Crackers and Chicken Tikka Skewers with Savoury Rice
There will be a choice of two daily specials, a pasta dish of the day
and salad of the day and a range of snacks and lighter bites.
“Our aim is to keep prices affordable but at the same time offer
a quality dining experience. We look forward to seeing you at
Felixstowe in the near future.”
The Felixstowe Catering team welcome you try out their new recipes

N E W S
Tyntesfield’s colours, fairy tales, optical illusions, ‘Lolita’, Art
Deco and Chinese costume are amongst the exciting influences
displayed in collections featuring the culmination of three years’
learning by UWE Fashion students.
This year UWE’s Fashion Show took place at the Empire and
Commonwealth Museum on 26 May 2007. There were two
shows at 14:00 and 20:00. For details go to www.mySpace.com/
UWEfashion
Nick Thomas has designed a men’s knitwear collection for
the high-end market. A two week placement with UK knitwear
design company John Smedley in Derby has paid dividends. Nick
Thomas, is also from Bristol, he explains, “I have had two of my
designs selected by John Smedley for their Autumn collection.
My inspiration comes from all things British like hounds tooth
check, wool, paisley and fairisle. A visit to Tyntesfield this year
also informed my palette choice which includes Farrow and Ball
looking colours.”
Knitwear design by Nick Thomas
Clover Newman has designed a range of
textiles featuring optical illusion prints for a
collection of jumpsuits. Clover, who is from
Bristol, said, “I love the work of Bridget Riley
and Victor Vasarely and my work echoes the
black on white optical illusions. My clothing
design is also influenced by 1960s shift dresses.
All of the fabrics have been made using
‘illustrator’ a graphics tool and then screen
printed by hand and some include dévoré
embossing. “I am hoping to go into making and
pattern cutting as I really enjoy the practical
hands on aspect of making things.”
UWE Fashion catwalk show
Empire and Commonwealth Museum, 26 May 2007 14:00 and 20:00
Nick’s collection
includes tailored
wool trousers
with unusual
sock extensions
and knitwear
designs
featuring floral
patterns based
on agapanthus,
spots, stripes
and an
adaptation
of tradition
paisley and
fairisle patterns
decorated with
accessories
including fabric
buttons.
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Kelly-Anne
Munnery has
produced a
collection based
on the fairy tale,
‘The Princess and
the Pea‘. Her
fabrics are all hand
drawn and then
digitally printed
onto silk habotai.
Her collection of
dresses combines
latex with her
silk printed fabric
with highlights
presented by
jewelled Swarovski
buttons. Kelly said,
“All of my fabrics
have an allegorical
theme in that they
tell a story but
represent the good
and the sinister
that can be found in all fairy tales. By combining latex with a very
pretty silk fabric I’m aiming to enhance this allegorical feel to my
dresses - also some of the design details like frilly apron sleeves
mimic the illustrations in fairy tale books.” Kelly is hoping to
concentrate on print design for fashion in the future.
Fairytale fabrics by Kelly-Anne Munnery (above)
Kelly Harding’s designs are an extension of her illustration
work. Her collection focuses on the theme of innocence and
includes a range of spandex jumpsuits and dresses with inflatable
accessories and embossed leather party hats. Kelly said, “My
collection is aimed at the high end market of rich party goers
and influenced by Nabokov’s ‘Lolita’ and the film ‘Innocence’
which is sinister but visually beautiful. A feature of my work is
the overblown accessories -
big fabric circles enclosing an
inflatable and tied on using
eyelets.”
Kate Edwards has designed
for the young but well-heeled
market and produced a fantastic
range of futuristic evening
dresses featuring very geometric
shapes and pleating. Kate
said, “My influences include
everything Art Deco and the
artist Sonia Delaney. I’ve gone
for a putty colour palette with
metallic highlights and lots of
different textures including
brocade, heavyweight silk/crepe
and taffeta pleating. “When
I leave UWE I’m hoping to go
into magazine work and would
love to work for Vogue, Tank or
V Magazine.”
Pleated evening wear by Kate
Edwards (left)
Eco bags, junk gardens
and organic structures
This year the Foundation Show had
something of an eco theme. Students’
work included a range of Eco bags, a story
about junk gardens and structures inspired
by organic forms.
The UWE Foundation Year Show took
place on Saturday 12 May until Tuesday
15 May at the Bower Ashton Campus.
Students use the Foundation Year, where
they are given the chance to experiment
with a range of media, as a stepping
stone to working towards a degree at Art
College.
Professor Paul Gough, Dean of the Bristol
School of Art, Media and Design, explains,
“The Foundation Year presents students
with a fantastic range of opportunities to
experiment and discover the direction they
want to specialise in at degree level. Many
students continue their studies at UWE and
some move on to other Art Schools. We
wish all our Foundation students the best
of luck with their future choices.”
UWE Yearbook
UWE BSAMD Foundation Show
Bower Ashton Campus, Saturday 12 - Tuesday 15 May
Student profiles
Becky Diplock - Foundation (Fine
Art)
Becky Diplock from Lyme Regis has worked
on a project inspired by an interest in
photographing the natural environment.
Her work is based around organic
photographic structures that emphasise
pattern, shape and form created by
weathering. She used mixed media to
create the structures that combine photos
and collage.
Her final piece will be an 8 foot tall
organic structure. Becky said, “The course
really allows you to develop direction.
I specialised in Fine Art during my
Foundation but have decided to study
Drawing and Applied Arts at UWE rather
than Fine Art.”
Kerry Milverton - Foundation
(Fashion/Textiles)
Kerry Milverston from Midsomer Norton,
has created a range of trendy eco-friendly
shopping bags made from re-usable
materials such as Tesco bags and UWE
banners. She said, “I think plastic is very
wasteful and so I have developed a range
of bags with recycling in mind. The bags
have an industrial look and feel and were
made using a combination of pattern
cutting and sewing on an industrial sewing
machine.”
Kerry says she has really enjoyed the
Foundation year. Next year she will study
Fashion/Textiles and Fibres at Winchester
School of Art. The photos were taken at a
shoot at Horseman’s Factory to capture the
industrial look and feel of the products.
Kerry Milverton and her shopping bag (left)
Thank you to all members of staff who have already sent in
messages and photos for this year’s UWE Yearbook, a memento
for students graduating in 2007. This is the first year that we
are running this scheme and are keen for it to be a success. We
see it as an opportunity for us to give graduates something
of high quality that they can remember UWE by, and we are
hoping that final years will be keen to contribute to it and buy
a copy. The book will include graduate profiles, photographs,
contact details, contributions from University departments as
well as a staff section. It is completely free to contribute to the
Yearbook and there is no obligation to buy a copy.
If you have contact with final year students (whether in a
teaching or administrative role) and have not yet submitted
a message and photo for the Yearbook, you can now register
on the GradFinale website - http://www.gradfinale.co.uk/
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Joe Roberts - Foundation
(Illustration)
Joe Roberts’ project focuses on children’s
book illustrations for a book entitled ‘Mr
Honeydew’s Junk Garden’.
Joe, who is from Bristol, said, “The story
features Mr Honeydew who collects junk
and a little girl who decides to copy him.
The girl starts collecting broken toys until
her mum makes her throw them all away.
The book uses emotive language and text
and is hugely visual and imaginative. I
want readers to be hit with colour and
generally have fun and hopefully take
inspiration from the characters and start
collecting junk themselves.
“I have been struck by the experimental
aspect of the course and I feel that I have
developed hugely as an artist and as an
individual.”
Joe is going to study Illustration at
Falmouth College.
Illustration from Mr Honeydew's Junk Garden
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Europe’s urban
sprawl is
unsustainable
N E W S
The urban sprawl that characterises many
European cities and regions is unsustainable,
and integrated planning at EU, national,
regional and local levels is urgently needed to
resolve issues that are contributing to climate
change, causing social divisions in cities, and
threatening the very economic vitality of
Europe. These are some of the observations
highlighted in a report ‘Urban Sprawl in
Europe – the Ignored Challenge’ funded by the
European Environment Agency and led by UWE
planning expert David Ludlow.
The report provides a vivid description of the
impacts that urban sprawl has had, and is
having, on cities all over Europe. The report
highlights how sprawl occurs when cities grow
without planning controls, and details the ways
in which the failures of planning in old Europe
are spreading eastwards to the new member
states fuelled by European development
funding.
David explains, “Urban sprawl is driven by the
mega trends of social and economic change that
create the new hyper-mobility that is evident
across Europe today. This mobility makes
possible the social aspirations for new housing
in the countryside with all the benefits of a
rural location whilst meeting the economic need
to be in the city.
“But urban sprawl is unsustainable as mobility
across the city-regions is creating a pattern of
dispersed homes and workplaces that can no
longer be viably served by public transport.
Rising costs and inefficiencies of public transport
create a vicious circle in which more and more
we now turn to the car. Congestion on the
roads strangles the economy and the model of
the living in the 21st century becomes unviable.
“Burgeoning transport growth pushes the
emissions of greenhouse gases ever higher,
a significant cause of climate change.
Urbanisation destroys natural environments,
threatens biodiversity, and in the city traps many
in under-privilege and poor housing conditions.
The report calls for the urgent definition of a
pan-European planning policy to combat sprawl.
David concludes “The EU can take a lead role in
developing the necessary visions to support local
frameworks for action, but control of sprawl
also depends on an integrated and coherent
policy action at all levels of government. We
hope the report will contribute to raising
further awareness of the critical problems that
arise from urban sprawl and the means to
resolve it.”
UWE report says respect is key
to getting South Bristolians into
Higher Education
Why do so few young people living in South Bristol opt for higher education
and what are the cultural, social and economic factors that impact on the
significantly low participation rates for this area? In some parts of Bristol
eight out of ten young people go onto higher education but in some parts of
South Bristol the number reduces to one out of 20 young people.
A report published by UWE education experts says that key to engaging
young people and their families in higher education is to ensure that any
future interventions respect the social contexts that comprise the often
close knit communities. The report also concluded that interventions need
to make the learning experience relevant and enjoyable so that the young
people build a sense of ownership and agency as lifelong learners. Improving
engagement in order to raise achievement is absolutely crucial.
In 2005 a Higher Education for England (HEFCE) report entitled ‘Young
participation in higher education’ demonstrated that where you live has
a huge impact on whether you go to university. As a result of this report
four regional studies were commissioned by HEFCE to investigate four
parliamentary constituencies that showed some of the lowest participation
rates in England including Bristol South, Nottingham North, Sheffield
Brightside and Birmingham Hodge Hill.
The resulting report for Bristol, ‘A sociocultural study of educational
engagement in Bristol South Parliamentary Constituency’, suggests some
new ways of looking at the issues that do not depend on criticising teachers,
schools, parents or children. Lynn Raphael Reed from UWE led the Bristol
team who interviewed over 100 young people in South Bristol schools and 50
adults living and working there including teachers, parents and carers. She
said, “It is important from the outset that I emphasise that this report does
not blame schools or poor teaching for the low participation rates in higher
education in Bristol South. Rather we need to understand the powerful
cultural and interactive dynamics, both inside and outside schools, that impact
on young people’s learning identities and trajectories. When we spoke to
young people we found that the processes of disengagement from education
are a far more complex issue, deeply rooted in the social, economic and
historical context of their local area.”
The study points to a clear need for economic and social regeneration that
will help to increase the confidence and engagement of young people and
their families in the area. It also argues that we need to value and respect
the responses that young people and their families make to the circumstances
of their lives. Lynn concludes, “We urgently need to ensure that all new
educational structures and opportunities include a set of respectful and
relational practices that will enhance the educational engagement of young
people in South Bristol. This means challenging the deficit beliefs outsiders
hold about these communities. At the same time significant investment in
the area is needed to redress the polarisation with North Bristol which has
economic dominance, better transport connections, and the two main Further
Education Colleges and Bristol’s two universities.
“We need to harness, value and recognise the true strengths of these
communities and use educational interventions to ensure that enjoyment
of learning is improved and that
people are invited to feel that
they are a part of the process of
regenerating their local areas
through learning.”
Research authors include Lynn
Raphael Reed, Chris Croudace,
Neil Harrison, Arthur Baxter and
Kathryn Last. The full report and
research summary can be found at
http://info.uwe.ac.uk/edu/news
Drawing by Jade Delaney
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UWE helps launch Wiltshire village history of Codford
Codford Village Hall was the scene of celebrations at the launch
of Codford: Wool and War in Wiltshire, the first book to be
published in the new Victoria County History (VCH) paperback
series England’s Past for Everyone.
The book was supported by funding from the Heritage Lottery
Fund, Wiltshire County Council, Kennet, North Wiltshire, Salisbury
and West Wiltshire District Councils and UWE. Dr Virginia
Bainbridge of UWE’s School of History is editor of the Victoria
County History of Wiltshire and organised the launch with
assistant editor James Lee. She said, “Codford: Wool and War in
Wiltshire may be about one village, but it is relevant to other
communities in Wiltshire and beyond. It has been written as a
model of how to write a parish history. The types of documents
which contain historical information about Codford survive for
many other places. The book introduces readers to these sources
and discusses how they can be used. The lavish illustrations, maps
and diagrams explain many aspects of local history.”
The book was launched by Professor John Beckett, National
Director of the VCH, and John Bush, Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire,
who is patron of the Wiltshire VCH Appeal Trust. The event was
covered by BBC Radio Wiltshire and 3TR.FM.
Dr Steve Poole, director of the Regional History Centre said, “This
book grew out of research undertaken by local residents under
professional guidance from VCH staff and UWE’s School of History.
It explains the research methods used by historians and is a
valuable resource for readers keen to explore their own locality.”
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Highlights of Codford’s heritage include a Saxon Cross in St Peter’s
Church and the ANZAC cemetery, where 31 Australian and 66 New
Zealand soldiers are buried.
Codford: Wool and War in Wiltshire costs £14.95 and is available
from publishers Phillimore & Co. / NPI Media Group – visit
www.phillimore.co.uk
James Lee and Virginia Bainbridge at the book launch
FBE students rewarded for great teamwork
An interdisciplinary team of UWE students were invited to
the prestigious Annual Dinner of the Forum for the Built
Environment at Bristol’s Grand Hotel to receive their £600
prize from the from the National Chairman of the Forum.
This winning team had been set the challenge in their final
year Interdisciplinary Issues module of developing and
delivering a 10-minute team presentation to an invited
conference audience of A-level Geography students and their
teachers on an aspect of sustainable development, followed
by questioning by a multi-disciplinary panel of judges, led by
FBE Associate Dean Nigel Curry and Great Western Branch
Chairman of the Forum John Webster. The team comprised
students from courses in Architecture and Planning,
Architectural Technology and Design, Building Surveying,
Construction Management, Geography and Environmental
Management, Property Development and Planning and Town
and Country Planning.
Just under 300 students from 22 courses study this module,
led by a tutor team of 13 lecturers with Tony Westcott as
module leader. The best four of the 48 teams taking the
module were selected to present at the conference.
The winning presentation was on the theme of ‘Creating Safe
Environments’ with a lively introduction with characters from
popular TV programmes and the main presentation featuring
proposals from a multi-disciplinary panel of professionals
to develop measures to involve the community and design
out crime. The team presentation clearly delighted the
audience, but also survived a grilling by the judging panel on
its technical content and the team’s understanding of their
subject.
The Interdisciplinary Issues module at UWE is believed to
be unique for its size and format in UK, and probably in
Europe. It has now run for 11 years, has been the focus of
several international conference presentations in Europe
and America, and was awarded first prize for excellence
for teaching for practice by the Association of European
Schools of Planning in 2002. The £600 prize for the best team
presentation has been co-sponsored by the Great Western
Branch of the Faculty of Building, latterly the Forum for the
Built Environment for the last three years. Prizes, certificates
and books are presented to the winning team at the Annual
Dinner of the Forum.
Caption (L to R) John Webster, Chairman of the Great Western
Branch of the Forum for the Built Environment and Managing
Director of Bristol Architects AWW; James Sturgeon; Chris Barrie,
guest speaker; Jody Ferbrache; Adam Glover; Richard Pillow.

Policing and
Defending in a
Post-PACE World
N E W S
Over 150 lawyers, police officers,
academics and policy-makers gathered
in Bristol on 29 March 2007 for a
conference, Policing and Defending in
a Post-PACE World, which was jointly
organised by Ed Cape, University of the
West of England, and Richard Young,
Bristol University. Twenty-one years
after the Police and Criminal Evidence
Act 1984 (PACE) was first implemented,
the purpose of the conference was to
examine whether PACE and the Codes of
Practice have been effective in regulating
criminal investigation, and whether they
form an adequate basis for regulation
in the future - has PACE come of age
or should it be pensioned off? The
conference was very timely – two weeks
earlier the Home Office had published
a consultation document, Modernising
Police Powers: Review of the Police
and Criminal Evidence Act, which raises
fundamental questions about the future
of PACE.
The conference was addressed by a range
of national and international speakers
– police officers and defence lawyers who,
between them, have years of experience
of working with PACE, academic lawyers
who have researched its effectiveness
since it came into force, and the Home
Office civil servant who is responsible for
the latest consultation.
This was probably the largest gathering of
police officers and defence lawyers that
has ever taken place and despite their
different professional interests, there was
common agreement that the conference
was a great success. As one delegate
wrote in the conference assessment form,
‘It was one of the best conferences I’ve
ever been to’, a view echoed by many
others. The conference papers are to be
published in a book, provisionally entitled
Keeping PACE, which is to be published
by Hart
Publishing
later this
year.
Professor
David Dixon,
of the
University
of New
South Wales,
addresses the
conference
UWE’s Gospel Choir rehearse for the special concert at Bristol Cathedral to celebrate
the Abolition of Slavery
UWE health care students deliver
‘Experiments Roadshows’
UWE health care students are giving local pupils the chance to apply their science
learning to a health care setting in an innovative and interactive way through the
‘Experiments Roadshows’.
The ‘Experiments Roadshows’ are designed to raise young people’s aspirations and
increase their awareness of a range of educational and career opportunities in
science and health care. Over 40 UWE health care students have been trained to
deliver the suite of fun-filled, interactive sessions that bring a range of health care
professions to life! Each version of the Roadshow fits comfortably into a travel bag
and is fully portable, allowing footloose delivery in a range of locations and settings.
Currently there are three roadshows (Nursing, Radiography, and Physiotherapy) in
full operation with more in the pipeline.
The benefits of using student ambassadors extend beyond the school pupils to
the ambassadors themselves. Nicola, a UWE ambassador commented, “I find the
delivery fun, with the students interested and asking a variety of questions about
healthcare and university. I thoroughly enjoy the experience finding it challenging
but extremely rewarding. I feel it has helped my personal development in
communication and presentational skills which help me as a student and feel they
are helping me give something back to the community of Bristol.”
The Roadshows have already reached 130 pupils in 11 schools across the West of
England, including the City Academy, Bristol. Val Gurl, Careers and Guidance
Co-ordinator (City Academy, Bristol) said, “Many thanks for the Roadshow event on
Thursday. It was very well received - the students were fantastic and the activities
great for the age group! Our students said they’d really enjoyed it.”
Evaluations illustrate the positive influence among the pupils taking part – “…
the Roadshow informed me about different professions that I can work in and has
helped me in a special way – thanks you very much” and “…the Roadshow really
helped us to know deeper information about university.”
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For more
information
visit www.
aimhighersw.
ac.uk/health.htm
or contact Alison
Swales, Alison.
Swales@uwe.
ac.uk, 0117
3288496
UWE health care
students learn
how to deliver
the Experiments
Roadshow
STAR awards
The Faculty of Education was one of the main sponsors of the
STAR Awards for Achievement 2007 held at Leigh Court Mansion
on 2 April 2007. The Faculty worked collaboratively with Hartcliffe
Engineering Community College (HECC), Teyfant Community
School, New Fosseway Special School and City of Bristol College
to raise participation and achievement within South Bristol by
organising the STAR award ceremony.
This award ceremony was organised to celebrate outstanding
effort and achievement of learners, students, staff, governors and
members at each institution. The event demonstrated the strong
partnership between the three schools, City of Bristol College and
UWE. This event was the first of what is hoped will be an annual
occasion.
In a recent article in the Bristol Evening Post (2 April 2007)
Malcolm Brown, Principal of HECC, was quoted as saying, “We
are proud to launch the annual STAR awards for the Hartcliffe
Education Campus. This event, which will grow and grow,
demonstrates our commitment to working together with the
college and UWE, our partners in further and higher education,
committed to raising achievement in our community.”
Experts investigate central Bristol landscape
Six highly acclaimed archaeologists and artists met to consider
the contemporary landscape of central Bristol last month.
This experimental fieldwork project was the result of a new
collaboration between the Situations programme at UWE and
the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology at the
University of Bristol. The participating artists and archaeologists
will presented their experiences on Saturday 28 April at a
symposium hosted by Arnolfini.
The artists involved in the project include sculptor Richard
Wentworth, Lottie Child whose previous projects include urban
climbing as a way of engaging with architecture; and Pablo
Brunstein, whose past exhibitions include the Tate Triennial
2006. The three Archaeologists are Sefryn Penrose, author
of the recent publication Images of Change, Sarah May and
Bristol archaeologist Josh Pollard.
PhD Showcase Lectures
The annual PhD Showcase Lectures event held recently at the
University of Bath confirms the high quality of research being
carried out at UWE. Robin Ding, a researcher in the Machine Vision
Laboratory, part of the Centre for Innovative Manufacturing and
Machine Vision Systems (CEMS), represented UWE at this year’s PhD
Showcase Lecture. This was the third time that a member of the
Machine Vision Laboratory team has represented UWE.
The event, organised by the Institute of Mechanical Engineers and
hosted this year by the University Bath offered an opportunity
for three top PhD students from each of our local universities,
UWE, Bath and Bristol to present their work. Robin’s presentation,
entitled ‘3D Skin Texture for Early Diagnosis of Malignant
Melanoma’ gave an overview of innovative technology being
developed at UWE to aid in the automated diagnosis of a deadly
form of skin cancer known as malignant melanoma (MM). In the
UK alone, around 6,000 people are diagnosed with MM and over
1,600 die from the disease each year. Although fatal if not treated,
MM can be successfully treated if caught early. Robin’s work,
undertaken in collaboration with Mr Robert Warr, Consultant
Plastic Surgeon at the Pigmented Lesion Clinic Frenchay Hospital
and Dr Jeff Bamber, Team Leader in Ultrasound and Optical
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Awards were presented to students for outstanding effort and
achievement, improved confidence, behaviour, social interaction,
participation and responsibility and progression awards for
pupils from the Hartcliffe Schools who had progressed to further
education. Awards were also given to teachers, governors and
members of the community for their contribution and support to
the school communities.
Feedback from the event was that all who were involved had
a very enjoyable evening; the award ceremony was followed
by refreshments and the
opportunity for students to
have portrait photos with
family and other guests. The
Faculty of Education staff
involved in the event thoroughly
enjoyed getting involved in the
preparation and working with
and getting to know individuals
at the Schools and College.
Star logo
The symposium also included presentations from Broadmead
artist-in residence Neville Gabie and public art consultant
Sam Wilkinson, key academics from Victor Buchli, Reader in
Material Culture at UCL to John Schofield, Visiting Fellow
in Archaeology at the University of Bristol. The session was
introduced by Claire Doherty, Director of Situations and Dan
Hicks, Lecturer in Archaeology at University of Bristol.
The symposium concluded with a screening of a specially
commissioned film documenting the fieldwork project by local
Bristol artist Amy Feneck and archaeologist Greg Bailey.
The fieldwork and symposium conclude the Material City
programme of research. For more information, go to www.
situations.org.uk
Imaging at the Institute of Cancer Research, London, has been
concerned with a new form of 3D imaging technology based
on the application of a technique known as photometric stereo.
The approach has resulted in an early demonstrator which under
clinical trials has shown good potential in offering a more robust
and accurate assessment of the presence of melanoma. UWE is one
of only three UK centres with expertise in Photometric Stereo and
has recently secured a Department of Trade and Industry grant in
collaboration with
Imperial College
and an Industrial
Collaborator, Astron
Clinica, to further
develop the research
work and produce a
working commercial
system for use in
primary health care.
Robin is currently
writing up his PhD.
Robin Ding

UWE announces
Situations / GWR
Research Fellowship
N E W S
The PLACE Research Centre and Situations,
based at UWE has appointed a Great
Western Research (GWR) Fellow in
Commissioning Contemporary Art - Paul
O’Neill. Paul will be leading ‘Locating
the Producers’, a joint research project
with Dartington College of Arts and
ProjectBase, Cornwall which investigates
the commissioning of contemporary art.
Paul O’Neill is a curator, artist, lecturer and
writer, based in London. Since 2003, he
has dedicated his time to researching the
development of contemporary curatorial
theory since the late 1980s as part of a
PhD scholarship at Middlesex University.
Between 2001-03, he was gallery curator
at London Print Studio Gallery, where
he curated group shows such as Private
Views; Frictions; A Timely Place...Or Getting
Back to Somewhere; All That is Solid and
solo projects: Being Childish Billy Childish;
Phil Collins Reproduction Timewasted;
Harrowed: Faisal Abdu’ Allah and Locating:
Corban Walker.
Paul is co-director of MultiplesX; an
organisation that commissions and supports
curated exhibitions of artists’editions,
which he established in 1997 and has
presented exhibitions at spaces such as the
ICA, London; Temple Bar Gallery, Dublin;
Ormeau Baths, Belfast; Glassbox, Paris and
The Lowry, Manchester. He is a visiting
lecturer in Visual Culture at Middlesex
University and on the MFA Curating
programme at Goldsmiths College London.
As a writer, his work has been published
in many books, catalogues, journals and
magazines including Art Monthly, Space
& Culture, Everything, Contemporary,
The Internationaler and CIRCA. His edited
anthology of curatorial writing Curating
Subjects has just been published by de
Appel and Open Editions.
The prestigious Great Western Research
Fellowship award creates a research alliance
of international significance in visual arts
commissioning in the South-West region.
‘Locating the Producers’ is a combined
research study and programme of
international events, which will investigate
the process of commissioning contemporary
art across five visual arts sectors from 2007-
09. The fellowship will begin in April 2007.
For more information, go to
www.situations.org.uk
UWE to design historic fine print
database
A historic collection of fine prints of international importance will soon be
accessible online thanks to research at UWE. The Centre for Fine Print Research
(BSAMD) has been awarded a grant of £15,500 from the Arts and Humanities
Research Council to digitise and create a database of the print collection of the
Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers.
The society was founded in 1880 by Francis Seymour Haden and five colleagues
and was originally known as the Society of Painter-Etchers. Its aim was to promote
artists’ use of print as a legitimate medium for artistic expression. Since then the
society has amassed a unique collection, added to on a yearly basis, representing
the work of members past and present including such distinguished artists as
Walter Sickert, Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema and Graham Sutherland. The collection is
held in trust at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford.
The research project, which began in April, is being led by Dr Paul Thirkell in
partnership with the Royal Society for Painter-Printmakers and the Ashmolean
Museum. He said, “The collection has
immense value within the context of fine
art history, and contains a rich source of
aesthetic, social and technical data of
interest to print historians, curators, artists,
students and collectors.”
Researchers will make high resolution
digital images of the prints and surrounding
documents. The database will be designed
using technology that will provide a broad
and flexible access for a wide range of users
and will maximise interactivity. A complete
version of the database will be made
accessible through the CFPR website and will
be linked to both the Ashmolean and Royal
Society of Painter- Printmakers websites.
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3, Tree of Life, Alchemy & Botany, a digitally
mediated etching by Dr Paul Thirkell RE
A delegation from Immanuel Kant State University of Russia (IKSUR) visited UWE
at the beginning of April to discuss the developing collaboration between the two
institutions. This collaboration, though the British Council BRIDGE project, has so
far resulted in an MA in English Language Teaching which has already commenced
at IKSUR, and the MA in Tourism Marketing for Sustainable Development, planned
to start there in September 2007. The Rector of IKSUR extended on this occasion an
invitation to Sir Howard Newby to attend IKSUR’s 60th anniversary celebrations in
September this year.
Sir Howard Newby (left) is pictured with Professor Andrei Klemeshev, Rector,
(IKSUR). Other members of the Russian delegation included Professor Valentin
Korneevets, Vice-Rector for Financial Affairs, Dean of Service Faculty (incl. Tourism)
and Professor Vera Zabotkina, Vice-Rector for International Co-operation.
Graphic Design students create new brand identity for
Bristol company
Bristol Property Development company Urbis Development
(formerly SRC Property) has been working closely with a team of
second year BA Graphic Design students to design and implement
a new brand identity.
Urbis Development set up a project with a prize of £1,000 for
second year graphic design students at UWE to come up with
original and innovative ideas for a new brand identity for the
company. The students had to respond to a full marketing brief
and present their ideas to the Urbis Directors who were impressed
with the high standard of the entries.
Kevin Mansell-Abell’s design was chosen as the winning entry,
and he was awarded the prize money and an eight week work
placement with Urbis where he will get real-life experience
through implementing his designs for the company. The new
brand identity includes new stationery, signage, on-site boards and
banners.
Robert Kettell (Programme Leader, Graphic Design, BSAMD),
said, “It has been an excellent experience for our students
to be involved in this real life project to re-brand the Urbis
Development. We particularly liked this project because it was for
a young and fast growing local company who had presented a
very strong marketing brief. We were delighted to be approached
with this opportunity to hold a competition and the response from
our students was outstanding.”
Urbis Director, Craig O’Brien says, “We wanted a totally unique
brand identity for Urbis that reflected the personality of our
An Animated Community – Barton Hill
The Community at Heart’s second annual Barton Hill Animation
Festival, held at The Wellspring Healthy Living Centre in March
was a massive success for all involved.
The Festival hosted a vast array of animated treats designed
to inspire all age groups and abilities. Visitors to the Festival
were invited to participate in animation workshops including
storyboarding, human pixilation and stop frame animation
as well as having the opportunity to view a screening of the
BAFTA nominated ‘Peter and the Wolf’ and to listen to a talk
given by top Aardman Animator Darren Robbie.
Foundation students from the Bristol School of Art, Media and
Design were given the opportunity to publicly display their
work.
Shawn Sobers (BSAMD) said, “It was great for foundation
students to not only get the opportunity to get their work
screened at a popular local festival, but they also assisted with
facilitating animation workshops which gave them an added
confidence and sense of achievement and responsibility. The
students helped facilitate the storyboard competition and stop
motion animation workshops, which were extremely popular
and full of participants the whole day.”
The Festival also hosted an exiting storyboard competition
that was open to all children living in the New Deal for
communities area. Philippe Vaucher, an MA student, short
course tutor and Junior Fellow from the Bristol School of
Animation (UWE, Bristol), ran the storyboard competition.
He said, “The entries were simply brimming with originality
and creativity, testimony to the participants’ enthusiasm and
burgeoning skill at the craft of cinematic storytelling specific
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growing company. Challenging the UWE students to come up with
something creative and then implementing it has been a success
for everyone concerned and we are delighted with the results. It is
our strategy to work closely with the local community in which we
deliver our projects including schools and colleges to maximise the
value that we deliver.”
The new Urbis logo and brand identity can now be seen across all
of the Urbis Development sites throughout Bristol and will soon
become a familiar brand across the South West.
Kevin pictured with his winning design
to the animated form. The overall high standard of the entries
made it hard for us to choose a winner.”
Annie Bowles, the winner of the storyboard competition, will
now attend an Animation Workshop for Children summer
school held at the Bristol School of Art, Media and Design.
Annie is thrilled to have won the competition and cannot
wait to attend the animation workshop in the summer.
Talking about the Storyboard competition Annie comments:
“I was chuffed to win the competition and quite proud of
myself. Animation is a lot of fun and I would recommend it to
anyone.”
Check out our summer schools at www.uwe.ac.uk/amd
Children taking part in the storyboard competition

N E W S
The first Farmers’ Market held on
the Frenchay Campus of UWE on
25 April has been an overwhelming
success according to its organisers
and to staff and students who
attended on the day.
Organised by Mark Webster and Sue Burton of the University
Environmental Team in a bid to encourage students and staff
to eat well, the market was a sell out success both from the
producers’ point of view and from the University’s perspective.
Mark Webster, Environment Manager, said, “The stalls were
busy almost as soon as they were set up, and many producers
completely sold out! Customer feedback has been excellent, and
we are planning for these markets to be a regular monthly event.
We are providing a greater choice for students, and at the same
time encouraging sustainability by enabling the sale of local
produce and contributing directly to the local economy.
“We think that the UWE Farmers’ Market is the only market in
the region to be held in a working environment. Local producers
and farmers have offered a range of lovingly produced and
reared food including free range poultry, eggs, beer, spices, cakes,
cheeses, meat, preserves, bread and pasta. As Farmers’ Market
converts, Sue Burton and I thought that this would be a great way
of enriching the student experience and give students and staff
the chance to buy local.”
Organisers Sue Burton and Mark Webster at the market
Sue Burton, UWE’s Environmental Assistant, explains, “Many
Farmers’ Markets tend to be held during the working week so
it can be difficult for students and staff to support. We thought
that it would be a great idea to bring the market to the Frenchay
Campus which is after all like a small town during working hours.
The Farmers’ Market is the culmination of a project that we have
been working on with the Soil Association to try to promote
healthy eating at UWE.
Stallholders included Alfredo’s Traditional Pasta, a company
specialising in fresh pasta made using locally sourced ingredients.
Company Secretary Jenny Doherty explains, “We noticed that
there was a gap in the market for really good fresh pasta and as
UWE’s Farmers’ Market is an overwhelming success
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my husband and business partner Alfredo is from Italy we decided
that we would aim to bring a little bit of Italian sunshine to
the West Country so Alfredo’s Pasta was born. We get all of our
ingredients from local suppliers, OO flour comes from Shiptons
Mill in Tetbury, our mushrooms from the Gourmet Mushroom
Company in Cheltenham and eggs from a supplier in Shepton
Mallet. The only ingredient that we haven’t been able to source
locally is the semolina and that comes from Italy.”
Alfredo’s Pasta
Cotswold Spring Brewery offered the chance to buy their delicious
bottled beers including ‘Old English Rose’, ‘Codrington Codger’
and ‘Codrington Royal’. John Warlock enthuses about the beer,
“We are very particular about the ingredients we use and our beer
is made with natural spring water supplied by Cotswold Spring
Water. We have been brewing now for about two years and things
are going really well.”
Mark Richards (IT services) tests the local beer
Barbara Lung (left) and Veronika Germain visit one of the
cake stalls at the Market. Veronika (third year Sociology and
Spanish) said, “I’ve bought chocolate brownies and scones.
It think this is a fantastic idea. Local produce is best. I live
outside Bristol so this is a good opportunity for me to buy local
produce.” Barbara (third year German and Sociology), said, “I
think it’s a great idea. It is good for the local farmers as well. I
think it is good for students to broaden their horizons on what
produce is available. The University should definitely keep
doing it”.
Pauline Rossi, who is French and in her third year of Tourism
studies, said, “It’s a very good idea. I am living on Campus so
I can’t get to the market in the centre of Bristol. In France we
don’t always have a good image of English food but this is a
really good idea which is helping to change my views!”
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Val Silvester (Education Year 1), says, “It’s brilliant. In an
environment where there are plenty of chocolates and fizzy
drinks on sale, it is nice to get fresh, organic produce, and it all
looks and smells wonderful. It is good that there is a Fair Trade
stall as well, so that we are able to give something back as well
as benefiting from all the lovely food!”
It is envisaged that the Farmers’ Market will be a monthly event.
The next market is 6 June. To find
out more, visit: www.uwe.ac.uk/
environment/farmersmarket

N E W S
‘Unfinished
Business’ broadcast
on BBC1
Shawn Sobers (BSAMD) directed a 30
minute documentary for BBC1 entitled
‘Unfinished Business’ that was transmitted
on Friday 23 March. The documentary
explored race relations in Bristol and
examined debates occurring within the
past 12 months including the renaming
of Merchants Quarter and the Apology
Debate. The documentary was filmed
within the context of the Abolition 200
celebrations. One of the contributors to the
programme was UWE’s historian Madge
Dresser.
Shawn Sobers said, “The subject of the
transatlantic slave trade is an issue of vital
importance personally, locally, nationally
and internationally. Too often I feel the
subject gets marginalised and not taken
seriously, and with this programme we
wanted to explore the issue of the legacy of
the slave trade from a Bristol perspective,
and how it affects race relations today.
We had to cover a lot of ground in half an
hour, but it has definitely sparked a lot of
debate, which is all we can ask for really.
Open discussions on these topics are vital,
without fear of being made to feel guilty or
embarrassed. This is a 400 year episode of
global history that we all share. It needs to
be remembered.”
Also working as Production Manager and
Assistant Producer was Megan Lynas, a
former Media Practice student from BSAMD.
The programme was produced by Firstborn
Creatives and Little Gem for BBC Bristol.
From Bristol to the Isle of Man to
Vietnam
Wendy Davis, an Administrator from HSC, will be taking part in a 700 km cycling
challenge in Vietnam to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. The 13 day
challenge from 29 September to 11 October will see Wendy cycle through lush
countryside and sleepy market towns and villages that are well off the beaten track.
This is a fantastic and tough challenge through a land where the bicycle is still the
most important mode of transport.
In addition, 26 May to 8 June sees Wendy taking part in the Lap of Honour/Classic
Parade at the Centenary Isle of Man TT Races. This is a prestigious international
motorcycle event with a host of famous motorcycle racers riding a range of historic
and modern machines in the Lap of Honour. Wendy is taking part after making her
own piece of history in 1997, the 90th anniversary of the event, when she became
the first woman to compete in the Formula Two Sidecar class as a driver. She
successfully finished each sidecar race in 1997, 1998 and 1999 with passenger Martyn
Roberts, also from Bristol.
Martyn Bracy, a local motorcycle enthusiast, now owns and has restored the original
sidecar that Wendy and her passenger previously raced at the TT. Wendy will also
use the TT as an opportunity to help promote Macmillan Cancer Support. “I am
passionate about fundraising for cancer related charities. I lost my best friend last
year to lung cancer and the Isle of Man TT Centenary Opening Parade takes place
on the anniversary of his death. My participation in motorsport was put on hold in
2002 when I had surgery on a brain tumour which was discovered after an extended
period of illness, last year I received radiotherapy to help slow down (and possibly
halt) the regrowth of the tumour.”
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“I’m really looking forward to both
these events, I’m not sure what
I’ve let myself in for regarding the
cycling challenge except a very sore
bum!” Staff at the Centre for Sport
UWE are helping with her training
programme.
Wendy aims to raise £2,000 by the
end of July and at least £3,000 in
total through sponsorship, donations
and fundraising events. If you would
like further information visit www.
justgiving.com/WendyDavis where
you can also make easy and secure
donations alternatively call 0117 967
5723.
Pictured from left to right Martyn
Roberts, Martyn Bracy and Wendy
Davis with the restored sidecar
UWE joins collaborative web based modelling network
Peter Hale (CEMS) has carried out his PhD research in User Driven
Programming, looking at ways of making it possible to program
software without having to write code - especially useful when
collaborative problem solving is required. He started this research
in the Aerospace Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) as an MSc
project in 2000. The Systems Engineering Estimation and Decision
Support team within AMRC is involved in modelling problems and
visualising solutions in order to help with decision support.
Peter says, “My research relies on visualisation of the problem
in order to model possible solutions. So to make this approach
possible, I’m developing free models and modelling tools for
use over the Web. These can be used for teaching, collaborative
problem solving, management decision making, early stage product
and process design, and environmental modelling. I’m intending to
prototype this on collaborative student projects such as the early
stage design of aircraft and spacecraft. The techniques used to
build these models are often called Semantic Web or Web 2.0.
“This involves providing the kind of software over the Web that
is already available on individual computers, and using this for
sharing of information worldwide. I’m publishing models online
and linking Vanguard Studio with my own software to produce
interactive models. Vanguard Software has donated UWE a free
server version of their decision support tool Vanguard Studio. This
makes UWE part of a collaborative network of universities and
industry that can create models and link them via a Wiki (editable
website). This enables companies to co-ordinate their design work
both internally and with their suppliers.”
Peter says this research could also be applied to e-learning - the
technologies could provide an interactive learning experience for
students to collaborate in constructing solutions.
Example models are at: www.cems.uwe.ac.uk/~phale/Flash/FlashHCI
www.cems.uwe.ac.uk/~phale/InteractiveSVGExamples.htm
wiki.vanguardsw.com/bin/browse.dsb?dir/Engineering/Aerospace/
UWE wins bid to develop air quality framework for
South Africa
The Air Quality Management Resources Centre, UWE (AQMRC)
in partnership with the Council of Scientific and Industrial
Research (CSIR – www.csir.co.za), the University of Kwa-Zulu
Natal (UKZN – www.ukzn.ac.za) and the Norwegian Institute
for Air Research (NILU – www.nilu.no) have won a bid to
deliver the first National Framework on Air Quality for the
Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism in South
Africa.
UWE was host to a week long project development workshop
from 26 - 30 March attended by representatives from CSIR,
UKZN and NILU.
This prestigious project will further enhance the international
reputation of AQMRC in disseminating research and delivering
knowledge exchange in air quality science and management.
Dr Enda Hayes of AQMRC said “We are delighted to be
involved in such a high profile project and are looking forward
to developing a successful working relationship with our
accomplished project partners. This project gives us an ideal
opportunity to utilise our experiences in working with national
and international air quality communities to develop a
challenging, progressive but also practical National Air Quality
Framework for South Africa.”
Professor Jim Longhurst, the director of AQMRC, said “We
are delighted to add this project to the Centre’s evolving
international portfolio of air quality management knowledge
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exchange projects.” AQMRC have previously worked on air
quality projects in Europe, Asia, Australasia, North America and
South America.
Dr Mark Zunckel, the project leader from CSIR said, “The
advantage of a multi-national team on a project such as this
is being able to include the learning that has happened in
Europe and the UK over the last number of years to ensure
that South Africa benefits and implements the framework
effectively and efficiently.”
Pictured sitting from left to right Dr Enda Hayes, Dr Mark Zunckel,
Professor Roseanne Diab, Professor Jim Longhurst and standing
Svein Knudsen and Johanna Symons
Bristol Bullets win national finals
Bristol Bullets beat Loughborough Aces (31 – 14) to win the 21st
College Bowl - the British Student American Football Association
national final.
This was the first time that Bristol Bullets have made it beyond
the semi-final stage (known as the Southern Conference
Championship game). The match took place at Butts Stadium
Coventry on 25 March. Bristol Bullets is a team made up of
students from both of the city’s universities – UWE and the
University of Bristol.
For further details see: http://www.uwesu.org/ - click on sports and
click on events.
Picture courtesy of Vici Holdsworth (www.picsbyvic.co.uk)
Online service offers students over 1,000 jobs a week
Gradsouthwest, the UWE Career Development Unit’s online
graduate jobs service, recently passed the milestone of having
over 1,000 live job opportunities available at one time.
Gradsouthwest offers UWE students and graduates the
opportunity to find graduate job opportunities, through an
online service. Users can specify the type of work they are
interested in, and have regular updates e-mailed to them
whenever suitable jobs are added to the database.
The service is also a boon for employers, who are able to
reach thousands of students in the South West totally free of
charge. John Clarke, Head of the Career Development Unit
says, “The service is already playing an important part in our
strategy to improve the employability of our graduates, and
the developments we expect to see over the next few years
are very exciting.”
Gradsouthwest is the online job service used by HEIs across the
region and has recently been awarded over £500,000 from the
SW RDA for further development and expansion of its services,
over the next three years. Charlotte Weston, Gradsouthwest
Project Manager says, “This is great news for jobseekers as we
can now develop the service to promote even greater choice in
the graduate labour market. The website is being redesigned
and new features such as an Employer Directory and CV
Database will really add value”.
UWE Career Development Unit: careers@uwe.ac.uk; 0117 32
82570; www.uwe.ac.uk/careers

Centre for Legal
Research Annual
Lecture
N E W S
Nearly 100 people gathered at the Watershed
on Tuesday 13 March to hear Professor Rod
Morgan give the Centre for Legal Research
Annual Lecture. Until recently, Rod was the
Chair of the Youth Justice Board (YJB), the
non-departmental public body responsible for
advising the government on, and delivering,
youth justice policy. However, on 26 January
2007 he resigned. As Rod explained, “It
was clear that the Home Secretary lacked
confidence in me. The lack of confidence was
mutual”.
Rod Morgan, a former dean of the Law Faculty
at Bristol University, has a long association with
the Faculty of Law at UWE, and was conferred
with an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws by
UWE in 2005. He is a leading criminologist, has
undertaken many research projects on aspects
of criminal justice and criminology, and is coeditor
of the Oxford Handbook of Criminology,
the fourth edition of which has just been
published.
In his lecture, Rod explained that the
government’s loss of confidence arose out
of his questioning of its youth justice policy.
“Home Office ministers tend to deal with the
YJB as if it were a division of the Home Office,
expecting that it should conform to Home
Office instructions… and not questioning
government policy”. Whilst crime generally,
and that committed by young people, has been
falling, the number of children and young
people being criminalised has risen by 26 per
cent over the past three years. Much of this
has resulted from the target driven culture
created by government policy under which the
Offences Brought to Justice Target has been
met by handing out on-the-spot fines, and
issuing cautions, for relatively minor offences,
rather than by prosecuting and convicting more
serious offenders. Criminalising young people
in this way, argued Rod, is ‘crimogenic’ – that is,
it increases rather than decreases the likelihood
of offending.
Rod’s forthright views, and passionate
presentation, sparked a lively discussion
amongst the audience, composed of judges,
lawyers, academics and members of local
youth offending teams. Ed Cape, Director of
the Faculty of Law’s Centre for Legal Research
commented, “Rod Morgan is just the sort of
informed, committed, but critical, friend that
the government should have been proud to
have as head of the Youth Justice Board. We
were proud that he accepted our invitation
to deliver our annual lecture. He provides an
excellent role-model for researchers in our
Faculty.”
Wacky about numbers!
For the past five years a mix of Year 10 pupils from a range of schools across
Bristol and North Somerset have come to UWE for two separate ‘Maths
Challenge’ events. ‘The events aim to stimulate and extend the interest and
knowledge of Year 10 pupils. The Challenge, borne out of a collaborative
exercise between the School of Mathematics, UWE’s Outreach Centre,
Aimhigher West and teachers at the participating schools, is a competition in
which groups of pupils tackle and present their findings to an open-ended
maths problem.
This year the challenge was ‘Wacky Numbers’ where the pupils investigated
the decimal representation of fractions. The pupils spent two days at UWE. On
the first day, the scene was set and the challenge presented. Pupils were put
into mixed school groups and made a start on their investigations. Over the
next two weeks the groups met up outside school hours at an agreed central
point to work on the challenge set. The pupils then returned to UWE and gave
a power-point presentation of their findings. Prizes of CD tokens were given
to members of the two groups judged to have presented the most outstanding
solutions, so there was an incentive for all to do well.
Alison Hooper, Head of the School of Mathematics said, “I have become
converted over the years to the benefits of such enrichment activities for
pupils, schools and the University alike. The pupils have to work quite hard on
their maths during their initial introductory day at UWE, but once they get to
grips with what they are required to do, you can see that they really start to
enjoy the challenge we set them. During their second, follow-up day at UWE,
I am always amazed at the quality of their power-point presentations. The
emphasis is on fun, but the pupils come away with much more than that.”
Fifty eight per cent of pupils taking part this year reported that the Maths
Challenge had encouraged them to think about studying A-level Maths
after their GCSE studies; 88 per cent said that it had made them think about
going to university when 18 or older. Half of pupils indicated that the Maths
Challenge had made them think about studying a Maths course at university.
The teachers from the North Somerset schools are equally positive about
the value of Maths Challenge event in supporting their school improvement
agendas.
Alison continues, “It looks as if we are definitely doing the right thing. The
challenge for the staff in the School of Mathematical Sciences at UWE is to
dream up investigations which are related to the GCSE curriculum, but which
are open-ended enough to stretch pupils of all abilities. Motivation and an
inquiring mind are the requirements that to lead to success. We have run
several different challenges over the years, ranging from the Speed Limit
at Glastonbury Festival to Sex and Seagulls. However, our most successful
challenge to date is called Wacky Numbers in which pupils investigate the
decimal representation of fractions. You’d be amazed by the number of things
you can find out about this. And what’s more, so are the pupils and their
teachers!”
Coming to grips with wacky numbers at the Maths Challenge
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Law and BBS students represent UWE at Model United
Nations event
BBS and Law students recently took part in the first Münster
University International Model United Nations held in Germany
in the first week of April. UWE was well represented with 11
out of a total number of 190 delegates from around the world.
Dr Noëlle Quénivet (Law) who helped to organise the event
and supported the students said, “The Model United Nations
are events that simulate a wide range of UN bodies where the
participants - known as delegates - have the opportunity to act
as ambassadors of a country at a specific committee. Their main
role is to represent their country’s interests in the discussion of
issues that follow a particular topic for the achievement of a
final resolution.
“Engaging in such an experience is a unique opportunity for
academic and personal growth, the development of research
and public-speaking skills, as well as discovering more about
the internal decision making processes of the United Nations.”
The event entitled, ‘Change Today, Shape Tomorrow’,
provided students with the opportunity to change history
and shape a better future through the adoption of model
resolutions. As proof of UWE students’ dedication to the issue
at hands, Richard Stewart (second year LLB) won an award for
Outstanding Participation in the United Nations Environmental
Programme Committee.
The UWE students acted as delegates on a wide range of
committees: United Nations Environmental Programme: Gareth
Sims and Richard Stewart; General Assembly: Alex Teng, Ek
Winning keynote symposium in
Chicago
Professor David James (EDU) contributed to a symposium at the
American Educational Research Association (AERA) conference in
Chicago in April. Entitled ‘Applying, extending and integrating
Bourdieu’s Theory of Practice in Educational Research’, the
symposium was first selected as a keynote in the 2006 annual
conference of the British Educational Research Association (BERA)
at Warwick. It was then chosen to represent BERA at the 2007
AERA conference. Only one such selection is made each year. The
symposium was chaired by Professor Geoff Whitty, President of
BERA, who said that it had been the best such session to date.
David James said, “We were delighted to be chosen to represent
the UK in this way. It was a lively event in both Warwick and
Chicago. When Mike (Grenfell), Diane (Reay) and I first put
together a similar symposium in 1996 we had no idea that,
more than ten years on, there would be so much interest in
using Bourdieu’s ideas.” The contributors plan to produce a joint
extended article based on the symposium.
Dr Peter Stevens (Institute of Education, University of London),
Professor David James (UWE), Professor Michael Grenfell
(Southampton), Professor Diane Reay (Cambridge), Professor Michael
Apple (Wisconsin) and Professor Geoff Whitty (Institute of Education,
University of London)
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Thai Lee, Jefferson Ong, Jodie Perrett, Linda Lee and Ricardo
Demarchi; Historical League of Nations: Cátia Lopes; Human
Rights Committee: Hristina Vuchinkova; and World Bank: Eliza
Kruszelnicka.
The students all expressed their gratitude for the financial
support they received from the Faculty of Law and BBS. Some
of the group are now keen to represent the University again at
a similar event which will be held in Brasilia, Brazil at the end
of July, entitled the Americas Model United Nations. If anyone
is interested in helping to sponsor the students for this event
please contact Cátia Lopes (catia.pereiraclopes@uwe.ac.uk).
UWE student delegates at the Model United Nations event held in
Germany in April
Children of Eden
160 pupils from four Bristol primary schools took part in
a production of Children of Eden from 1-4 May at Bristol
Cathedral - a collaboration with UWE’s Centre for Performing
Arts and Bristol Cathedral. The children were from Bishop
Road Primary School, Bristol Grammar Lower School, Sefton
Park Junior School and Westbury Park Primary School.
Other performers included UWE students and alumni
(some of which are seen here) and actors from the Bristol
theatrical scene. This collaboration enabled UWE to present
a production which reflects the University’s commitment to
the Bristol region and its cultural life, and a dedication to
education at all levels.
The snake (Alex Milner, Alyson Ottaway, Wesley Dow, Tamar
Hankinson, Matthew Townend, Vicki Broderick and Harry
Garston) tempts Eve (Emma Watkins) in the Garden of Eden
watched by children from Bristol Grammar Lower School and
Bishop Road Primary School

A-level study day at
St Matthias
N E W S
On Thursday 29 March, the School of
History at St Matthias hosted its annual
A-level study day. Over 150 students
(from Years 11, 12 and 13) and their
teachers from schools and colleges in
Dorset, Somerset, Gwent, Gloucester and
Bristol signed up for the event. Students
attended a range of lectures, seminars
and workshops on a range of historical
topics; among them, the twentieth century
dictators, the Irish question, and the United
States during the 1920s.
The study day, organised by Dr John
Fisher of the School of History’s Schools
and Colleges Liaison Committee, provided
relevant background for the forthcoming
exams, offered an introduction to study
at UWE as well as to staff in the School of
History and an opportunity for students
to exchange ideas. Dr Phil Ollerenshaw,
Head of the School of History, stressed the
importance of closer ties with schools and
colleges and noted that feedback from the
students was extremely positive.
For their teachers the occasion provides
additional and often expert input as well
as teaching and learning materials on
subjects in the school syllabi. It also offers
an opportunity to discuss with staff from
the School of History issues of mutual
interest such as the transition from school
to university and professional development
opportunities at UWE, including the MA
in History. This year the teachers were
also offered a tour of the library and its
resources.
The organisation of the event benefited
from the input of teaching, library and
administrative staff across HLSS and also
from the School of Education.
Women on the move:
refugees, migration, and exile
The West of England and South Wales Women’s
History Network 13th Annual Conference
UWE Bristol, Saturday 23 June 2007
The plight of refugees and the impact of
migration currently excites much popular
and political interest. Yet these movements
are not new and there are long, albeit
neglected histories of migration, forced
migration and exile.
For further details on this conference please see
http://humanities.uwe.ac.uk/swhisnet/swhisnet.
htm or contact Dr Kath Holden at
Katherine.Holden@uwe.ac.uk
The cook is being a unicorn …
“The cook is being a unicorn since we do not normally have melon”, was the
intriguing comment made by James from Henleaze Infants school and reported by
his teacher at a recent seminar focusing on Leadership and Learning at the Faculty
of Education. James was describing the creative ways in which the cook was making
a fruit salad for school dinner.
The seminar was one in the Learning Matters in Bristol Programme in partnership
with the Bristol Children and Young People’s Services and the University of Bristol
Graduate School. It focused on initiatives in leadership and learning and drew on
perspectives from both primary and secondary phases of education.
Dr Penelope Harnett (UWE) spoke about her work with teachers from Henleaze
Infants, Chester Park Infants and Junior Schools, Two Mile Hill Infants and Junior
Schools, Sefton Park Infants and Summerhill Infants School within a Primary Strategy
Learning Network. The Network’s first year’s work was outlined and Penelope
explained how teachers had been encouraged to support children in researching
their own learning
Rachel Taylor and Melissa Street from Henleaze Infants School described how the
learning dimensions from the Effective Lifelong Learning Inventory (ELLI) had been
introduced within their school. They showed how children’s interest in learning had
been developed further through investigating and recording in a photographic
journal how other people learn and where this might take place. This was a theme
taken up by Katie Manoy from Two Mile Hill Infants who following the introduction
of the ELLI project into her school had encouraged children to record how they
learned. Katie shared a book made by the children, entitled learning at home, with
photographs of parents and siblings learning in different ways.
Emma Sills and Carrie Johnstone from Chester Park Infants began their presentation
with the intriguing question – How do you get to learn something that you didn’t
know before? and described ways in which children and teachers had explored
this question. They explained the many creative ways in which the dimensions of
Building Learning Power were being introduced into their school and how it was
being continued within Chester Park Junior School with Laura Dubock.
In the second half of the evening Malcolm Willis, head teacher of Cotham School,
invited the audience to consider the ethical dilemmas which they faced in their
professional lives. Animated discussion by the audience suggested that there are
many and varied dilemmas! Malcolm drew on his own research to describe the
range of dilemmas faced by school leaders. He analysed different responses which
professionals make to dilemmas and identified a range of dimensions which are
helpful in understanding them.
Maths helps the CEMS IT Support Desk
to roster staff
Maths staff in CEMS have devised a new computer-based roster system to
support their IT Support Desk staff who have the tricky task of rostering 8
part-time students who work shifts on the Support Desk when they are not in
lectures or committed elsewhere.
Alistair Clark (School of Mathematical Sciences in CEMS) came to the aid of Liz
Gowing, the IT Support Desk Co-ordinator, who has to allocate 1 or 2 students
to each of the morning, afternoon and evening shifts, including weekends,
for the forthcoming semester taking into account the students’ timetables and
exam commitments, as well as balancing evening, morning and weekend shifts.
Begun as a final year project in 2005-2006 and supervised by Mathematics
lecturer Alistair Clark, a staff rostering model is now up and running as a
usable system. With the support of Mary Mcdonnell, the CEMS IT User Services
Manager, Liz and Alistair have developed the optimising model to the point
where a mere ten seconds number crunching on a computer gives Liz a viable
and cost-effective 12 week roster schedule, ready for implementation next
semester. If a student’s availability or some other input changes, then another
ten seconds is all that’s needed to revise the roster.
CEMS systems programmer Sam Hollyer is developing a web-like front-end
to improve the user interface and make it a lot user-friendlier. If other UWE
Faculties or organisations could use the system, or would like it adapted to
their own needs, then please contact Alistair.Clark@uwe.ac.uk
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13 June
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of Bristol-Hannover-Bordeaux Exchange
Internationally acclaimed soprano Naomi
Harvey (left) was the star in UWE’s musical
celebration of the 60th Anniversary of
Bristol – Hannover – Bordeaux Exchange
at Bristol Cathedral on 28 April. Naomi
Harvey performed the Four Last Songs by
Richard Strauss.
Conductor Martin Freke says of these
pieces “The Four Last Songs are thought
by many to be the most beautiful and
moving songs ever written, but they make extraordinary demands
upon the soloist – so we went for the best!”
Naomi Harvey had just returned to the country from a spell
touring in the Far East. She is in great demand with choral
societies in the UK and with opera companies overseas where
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How many planners have been taught by Martin Chick? This is
a question that it almost impossible to answer but one thing
is abundantly clear; Martin must have taught more planners
than almost any other academic in the field. Starting at Bristol
Polytechnic in 1975, Martin, at the time of his retirement in
February 2007, had explained the complexity of the planning
system to generations of undergraduates and postgraduates,
but he was perhaps best known for his delivery of short courses
for practising planners and local councillors that established
FBE as the main national provider of
CPD for the planning profession.
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pioneer of the programme and the
leading figure in the development
of the annual Planning Law and
Policy conference. In his role as
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N E W S I N B R I E F
Staff in the media
Professor Alan Winfield (CEMS) was
interviewed on the Today programme on BBC
Radio 4; BBC Radio Five Live; BBC News 24
and the BBC One O’clock News on Tuesday 24
April about ‘robot ethics’ related to a debate
that night taking place in the Dana Centre at
the Science Museum in London. His work was
also featured in the Times Higher Educational
Supplement on Thursday 26 April and in the
Guardian on Tuesday 1 May.
Professor Richard Coates (HLSS) contributed
to a feature on place-names in the southern
counties on ITV Meridian on five evening news
bulletins (Meridian Tonight - South) which
started on 8 March. Richard Coates is Professor
of Linguistics in HLSS.
Professor Peter Rawlings (HLSS) was
interviewed for nearly two hours by the
Folger Shakespeare Library (Washington, USA)
production team at the end of 2006. Since
then, they have produced three hour-long radio
programmes; ‘Shakespeare and Performance’;
‘Shakespeare and Politics’ and ‘Shakespeare
and Civic Life’. Among the other interviewees
is the renowned Renaissance scholar Stephen
Greenblatt. The programmes were broadcast
during March/April 2007 to over 60 American
Public Radio and University radio channels. Peter
was approached direct by the Folger Library
to take part in these programmes (funded
by America’s National Foundation for the
Endowment of Humanities) on the strength of
his book Americans on Shakespeare (1999).
Dr Clara Greed (FBE) was interviewed by
national television on the plight of the nation’s
toilets on BBC Breakfast News on Tuesday 20
March, filmed outside the closed toilets in Park
Row which is the only toilet block that is a
Grade 1 listed building. She was subsequently
interviewed on the same spot for BBC News 24
the international satellite channel, and then by
BBC Radio Bristol for their morning programme.
Clara was also interviewed again by BBC Radio
Bristol on 23 March. Clara was also interviewed
for ‘The West Tonight’ on ITV West on 23 May
on the subject of public toilets as apart of a
series on ‘Street Issues’ in Bristol and on 15 May
Clara was interviewed by Canadian Radio (CBC)
on the subject of public toilets.
Dr Martin Ashley (EDU) was interviewed by
Radio programmes in Sweden and Ireland about
his recent project about boys and singing. The
project was also featured on BBC online.
Dr Lisa Harrison (HLSS) was interviewed in
April by BBC Politics Show and BBC Points West
about the local elections. Lisa also did interviews
for BBC Radios Gloucester and Bristol, as well
as writing for the Bristol Evening Post each day
over two weeks on the lead-up to the local
election.
News in Brief
Dr Chris Alford (FAS) did an interview for BBC
Radio Cambridgeshire on 3 April about the sun,
sleep and circadian rhythms.
Madge Dresser (HLSS) was interviewed on 23
March by ITV The West Tonight, BBC1 Inside Out
West and 26 March by BBC World Service World
Today about the Abolition 200 celebrations.
Madge was also involved in a debate on BBC
Points West debate on 25 March.
Dr Christien van den Anker (HLSS) was
interviewed on BBC Radio Bristol on 20 March
talking about modern day slavery.
Dr Stuart Farthing (FBE) was interviewed by
BBC Radio Bristol on 27 March about retail
regeneration in inner city areas in particular the
regeneration of Stapleton Road, Bristol.
Professor Philip Lawrence (CEMS) was
interviewed on BBC Radio Bristol on 26 March
about the new Airbus A380 plane which was
landing in Bristol Filton Airfield that day.
Lynn Raphael-Reed (EDU) was interviewed by
BBC Points West and GWR on 4 April about her
recent report on South Bristolians and Higher
Education.
BBC Radio 4’s Farming Today interviewed Dave
Anthony from Cotswold Edge Farm and Sam
Dovey, a first year student, about the Farmers
Market held at Frenchay Campus on 25 April.
Professor Philip Goodwin (FBE) was
interviewed by BBC2 Are we there yet? on
6 March.
Stuart Vanstone (CSP) was interviewed on
25 April by BBC Radio Bristol about the new
climbing wall.
David Alcock (FAS) was interviewed by BBC
Radio Bristol on 4 May about Sports Psychology.
Publications
John Bird (Reader in Psycho-Social Studies,
HLSS), On the Poverty of Theory, Psychoanalysis,
Culture and Society, vol 11, no 2, 2006
Mitchels J, Hawkins P, Luxton R, Rhodes A
(FAS) Quantification in histopathology - Can
magnetic particles help? Journal of Magnetism
and Magnetic Particles 2007; 311: 264-268.
Dr Noëlle Quenivet (Law) published
two articles in German language: ‘The
(re)construction of State-like entities in the
former Soviet Union’, in V. Epping & H.-J.
Heintze (eds), Wiederherstellung staatlicher
Strukturen in Nach-Konflikt-Situationen -
Theoretische Fragen und Fallstudien-, Berlin,
Berliner Wissenschaftsverlag, at 139-169; and
‘15 years after the fall of the Soviet Union: Are
there still unrecognised States?’, (2006) 44.4
Archiv des Völkerrechts 481-509.
Steve Garner (HLSS) has had two articles
published in journals. The first is ‘Atlantic
Crossings: Whiteness as a Trans-Atlantic
Experience’, Atlantic Studies 4(1): 118-32,
April 2007; and the second is ‘Ireland and
Immigration: Explaining the Absence of the Far
Right’, Patterns of Prejudice, 41(2): 109-31, May
2007.
Lynn Raphael-Reed (EDU) has recently
published two books aimed at practitioners
from primary schools to post-16 education;
Lynn Raphael Reed and Tina Rae (2007)
Creating Gender-fair Schools and Classrooms:
Engendering social justice (5-13), and Creating
Gender-fair Schools, Colleges and Classrooms:
Engendering social justice (14-19) London: Paul
Chapman Publishing.
Professor Martin Lister (HLSS) has become
one of the founding editors of a new academic
journal. Entitled Photographies, the journal
aims to make good the absence of a journal
dedicated to publishing research and critical
work on contemporary photography of all kinds.
The journal will be published by Routledge in
hardcopy and online versions with a first issue
scheduled for Spring 2008. He will edit the
journal with Liz Wells, Reader in Photography
History and Theory at Plymouth University and
the support of an international advisory board.
Dr Charles Butler (HLSS) has visited Bradley
Stoke Community School as a guest author on
Monday 5 March, where he talked to Year 7 and
8 pupils about writing and his own books as
part of their celebrations for World Book Day.
Pavlina Nikolova (HLSS), has been awarded
her doctorate for her thesis, ‘Europeanisation,
Public Administration and Sub-National
Governance in Bulgaria’.
John Reid’s (HLSS) book on Chekhov has
just been published. The Polemical Force of
Chekhovian Comedies: A Rhetorical Analysis,
Edwin Mellen Press, 2007.
Andrew Spicer (BSAMD) was invited to write
an 8,000 word article for Metro, the leading
Australian film journal, on Goodbye Paradise
(1983) as the first in a series to celebrate the
release of new prints of seminal Australian films.
It appeared in the April 2007 issue, no. 152.
Appointments
Professor Geoffrey Channon, Dean of HLSS,
has been elected Joint Chair of the Deans and
European Academic Network (DEAN) with effect
from May. DEAN is a Brussels-based organisation
which offers a platform for academic leaders
to participate in a European network of peers
and fellow academics. It is a forum of decisionmakers
facing the demands of today’s rapidly
changing higher education system. The network
includes universities from across Europe, EU and
non-EU.
Ian Smith (FBE) has been appointed Director of
the Cities Research Centre in the Faculty of the
Built Environment.
Conferences
Over 50 students and staff attended a oneday
philosophy conference hosted by UWE
on Saturday, 21 April 2007. 15 students from
all over the world presented papers and Dr
Iain Grant, Head of Philosophy, greeted the
participants. A plenary talk, given by Dr Simon
Glendinning from the LSE, ended the successful
day.
Dr Noëlle Quenivet (Law) presented a paper
entitled ‘The State of War Crimes Prosecution
in Europe’ at a seminar on the ‘Implementation
of the Rome Statute of the ICC’ on 18 April
2007 in Helsinki (Finland). The conference
was organised by the Finnish Red Cross,
the Finnish Centre of Excellence in Global
Governance Research, the Erik Castrén Institute
of International Law and Human Rights, and the
Department of Criminal and Procedural Law of
the University of Helsinki.
Dr Stuart Farthing (FBE) presented a
paper, ‘Migration, economic change and
entrepreneurial activity in rural areas’ at the
international conference New Concepts and
Approaches for Urban and Regional Policy and
Planning at the Catholic University of Leuven,
Belgium on 13 April organised by the European
Spatial Development Perspective network of
researchers.
Sandra Manley and Ann de Graft-Johnson
(FBE) have recently returned from a conference
in Japan where the focus was on the subject of
research carried out with Clara Greed on ‘Why
Women leave Architecture’. The Architectural
Institute of Japan, the Japanese equivalent of
RIBA, have used the recommendations of their
UK research as the basis of a series of actions
to be undertaken in Japan to encourage and
support women in the architectural profession
in Japan. During the visit Sandra and Ann
followed up previous contacts with the Shizuoka
Prefectural government who had previously sent
representatives to UWE to discuss Sandra’s work
on inclusive design. A tour of projects where
these ideas had been put into practice proved
very informative and inspirational.
Farewell to Janet Garland
On 28 March colleagues, friends and
family squeezed into Traders,
St Matthias for a surprise retirement
party for Janet Garland. Janet
thought she was accompanying the
Dean to a meeting, and was truly
taken aback by the sea of faces
which greeted her! The size of
the gathering – thought to be the
largest for any HLSS leaving occasion
– was testimony to the esteem in
which Janet is held by all staff in
HLSS and beyond.
Janet joined UWE in 1994. She worked in the former Faculty
of Humanities before joining HLSS as Team Leader for the
Admissions, Marketing and International Office. Perhaps most
Dr Gillian Ballinger (HLSS) recently organised
a day on Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men for
Gifted and Talented pupils from ten local
schools in Bristol. Three English colleagues Dr
Sarah Robertson, Dr David Greenham, Dr
Bill Greenslade taught the sessions. Drama
students Sam Griffiths, Jimmy Powell and Mike
Yates gave a reading from the stage adaptation
of the book. Katherine Brady and three student
ambassadors helped the day run smoothly.
The local schools who participated were City
Academy, Whitefield, Meriton, Bedminster
Down, Fairfield, Withywood, Portway, Hartcliffe,
Cotham, Redcliffe. In May Gillian also organised
a booster session on H G Wells’s The History
of Mr Polly for Gifted and Talented pupils at
Speedwell College in Bristol with Tana Stickler.
Dr Lizzie White, Tommy Halsdorf and Dr Ann
Alston taught the sessions and Drama students
Alice Seymour and Claire Jayne Winstanley
helped facilitate one of the workshops. Dr
Mariadele Boccardi also ran a booster session
on representations of World War I in literature
for A-level students at Cotham on 24 April.
Dr Clara Greed (FBE) participated in a
symposium organised by the World Toilet
College in Singapore 16-22 April, speaking on a
developing a spatial strategic approach to public
toilet provision, and met with international
toilet experts in the fields of public health,
sanitation, infrastructure and toilet design. Clara
also presented a paper entitled ‘Mind the Gap’,
at a conference on ‘Gender Equality and the
Public Realm’ organised by the Living Streets
organisation on 16 April 2007.
Professor Martin Boddy (FBE) spoke at
the launch of the South West Debate on
Globalisation held in Exeter on 29 March and
organised by the SW Regional Development
Agency. His presentation on ‘SW Business
Participation in International Trade’ drew on
research being carried out for the SW RDA
along with colleagues Don Webber and Anthony
Plumridge from the Business School. This is one
of five ongoing Debates designed to inform the
SW Regional Economic Strategy – you can view
the presentations and join in the debates via the
website at www.swdebates.info Other topics
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include environmental limits, energy, population
and leadership.
Dr Stewart Green (Computer Science)
will be presenting a paper entitled ‘Process
Architectures and Process Models: Opportunities
for Reuse’ at the 7th Workshop on Business
Process Modelling: Development and Support,
which is being held in Trondheim, Norway, on
the 11 and 12 June. The paper, which is coauthored
by Ian Beeson (Information Systems)
and Dr Richard Kamm (University of Bath), all
members of the Systems Modelling Research
Group (CEMS), draws on applications of the
Riva method by the authors in order to identify
reusable process architectures for organisations
providing higher education.
Dr Dimitrios Konstadakopulos, School
of Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies
(HLSS) made a presentation on the topic of
the regeneration of the Greek-Albanian border
community of Tsamantas in Epirus, northwestern
Greece. The presentation took place at the
Ahepa Hall in Worcester MA, USA, on 25
April, and was attended by nearly 60 Greek-
Americans. Dimitrios discussed the outcome
of the workshop on ‘Common European
Heritage’ that he convened with his colleague
Sarah Blowen in Tsamantas in September 2005.
The objective of the workshop, which was
financially supported by the St. George’s Hellenic
Benefit Society of Tsamanta Inc, of Worcester,
was to encourage the economic revitalisation
of this historic community. He also gave a
guest lecture at the Eastern Nazarene College,
Quincy (Boston) MA., on ‘Intercultural Business
Communication: Some Theoretical Concepts
Pertaining to Europe’, on 27 April, in which he
explained the cultural diversity of Europe and
highlighted some specific issues in business
communication.
On 30 March, Dr Diana Jeater (HLSS) gave
a presentation on Zimbabwe on 30 March to
a national conference for legal practitioners
in asylum cases at Garden Court Chambers in
Lincolns Inn Fields. The event was organised by
HJT Training Ltd in association with the
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of all, Janet will be remembered for her organisation of Open
Days and Award Ceremonies, events very much in the public
eye; we always knew such events would go like clockwork
when Janet was behind them. Janet showed meticulous
attention to detail, combined efficiency and reliability in all
that she did, and was highly respected by everyone who came
into contact with her. She was always thinking ahead, and
willing to go the extra mile. Janet was, in short, the model
‘professional administrator’.
The visit to a local brewery following her leaving party was
very appropriate, since no matter how hard she worked, Janet
always had time for the social side of University life. This
was epitomised last Christmas when, unable to find another
volunteer, she nobly donned the Father Christmas outfit for the
office Secret Santa! We will miss Janet hugely, and wish her a
long and happy retirement.

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Electronic Immigration Network and the United
Nations High Commission for Refugees. The
papers arising from the conference will make a
significant contribution to the country-of-origin
information used in asylum hearings.
Dr Nick Startin (HLSS) organised and chaired a
panel at the Political Studies Association annual
conference at the University of Bath in April
which this year was on the themes of Europe
and Globalisation. The panel which was entitled
‘The European Union at the crossroads: Public
Opinion and the EU Constitution in a globalised
world’ featured speakers from Italy and the
Netherlands. Nick’s paper, ‘The Constitution,
globalisation and the EU: Changing public
perceptions in France’ analysed the complexities
of the uneasy ménage à trois that is France, the
EU and globalisation. He was also the discussant
for a panel on the French Presidential elections.
In April, Dr Neil Edmunds (HLSS) and Dr
Hon-Lun Yang of Hong Kong Baptist University
(HKBU) gave presentations on various aspects of
their HKBU-funded project ‘The Russian Diaspora
and Musical Life in Inter-War Shanghai’ at the
Chinese University of Hong Kong and Hong
Kong University. The presentations attracted
audiences of historians, musicologists and
ethnomusicologists, prompted lively discussions,
and were well received. Neil also gave a series
of lectures on Soviet musical life entitled
‘Shostakovich in Context’ to music students at
HKBU’.
Neil with students after lecturing at HKBU
Do you have a spare room?
Gavin Jenkins and Elaine Chamberlain,
(both HSC), co-presented at the 87th Annual
Conference and Expo of the American
Occupational Therapy Association, held at the
America Centre, St Louis, Missouri (USA) on
20-23 April. They presented a reflective paper
on the opening day of the conference entitled:
‘Integration of the American Practice Framework
into a UK based Occupational Therapy
Programme’.
Quality of Life in the
South West
The South West Observatory Annual Conference
took place at UWE’s Frenchay Campus on 27
March, launching the Observatory’s theme
for the year focusing on Quality of Life in the
South West. The Conference was introduced
and chaired by UWE’s Professor Martin Boddy,
Chair of the Observatory Board and speakers
included Isabella Earle from the Department of
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs who spoke
on Quality of Life and Sustainable Development.
The Conference also saw the launch of State
of the South West 2007 a major compendium
of statistics and commentary on economic,
social, cultural and environmental issues across
the Region published by the Observatory – and
available on-line at www.swo.org.uk. The
Observatory is funded and supported by the SW
Regional Development Agency, SW Regional
Assembly, Government Office for the SW and
other partners and provides information and
analysis to inform strategy and decision-making
across the region.
Ian Fletcher (HSC) attended the Higher
Education Academy (HEA) Health Sciences and
Practice Annual Festival of Learning at The
Royal College of Physicians London 27 - 29
March. He gave a talk to the Interprofessional
Education Special Interest Group (SIG) based on
his ongoing EdD research thesis entitled Power
C@C Bristol Nightstop urgently needs volunteer hosts to provide emergency
accommodation in their own homes for homeless/vulnerable 16-25 year olds.
We need people from all backgrounds living in and around Bristol. Hosts offer a
bed in a spare room, an evening meal, breakfast, and washing and laundry facilities
in a safe and supportive environment. The young person arrives in the evening and
leaves the morning after. All young people are risk assessed by an approved referral
agency.Nights are flexible to suit when you are available! Training and support is
given to all Hosts, with 24 hour phone support while a young person is staying. Out
of pocket expenses can be reimbursed.
We are also hoping to set up a Volunteer Drivers scheme soon. For more
information about this or becoming a Host please contact Sian on 0117 924 4444 or
nightstop@caringatchristmas.org.uk
C@C Bristol Nightstop is a project managed by registered charity Caring
at Christmas. For more information about our work please visit www.
caringatchristmas.org.uk. C@C Bristol Nightstop is also affiliated to the national
charity Nightstop UK, for more information please visit www.nightstop-uk.org
and Politics in Academy Land looking at local
NHS/HEI learning academies. He also presented
a joint UWE/University of Bristol poster at
main festival which outlined details of a recent
collaboration between the Faculty of Health and
Social Care and UoB Medical school.
UWE hosts workshop
with ONS
UWE hosted a day workshop in partnership with
the Office of National Statistics (ONS) on 28
March on Research, Funding and Collaborative
Working in Wales and the South West. The
120 participants from universities and the ONS
heard presentations from Joe Grice, Director
of Social and Public Service and Analysis at the
ONS and overviews of the main ONS Business
Areas and opportunities for research. The event
was organized for UWE by Dr Don Webber of
the Business School. Professor Martin Boddy
gave a plenary presentation of research on The
Productivity Challenge in the South West – an
example of research carried out in collaboration
with the ONS. Joe Grice described how much
of the ONS operation had now relocated to
Newport or soon would and indicated that they
were keen to develop synergies with University
researchers in Wales and the South West.
Research
Dr Dimitrios Konstadakopulos (School of
Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies,
(HLSS) has been awarded a research grant of
£3,900 from the Association of South East Asian
Studies of the British Academy. The project,
entitled ‘Locating Environmental Innovation
Networks in Small-Scale Enterprise Clusters in
the Red River Delta of Northern Vietnam’ builds
and expands on Dimitrios’ on-going work in
Vietnam, which in the past has been supported
by the British Academy.
Foreign language learning
for staff
Would you like to learn a foreign language
or continue studying a language at a higher
level? The Faculty of Humanities, Languages and
Social Sciences (HLSS) offer part-time courses in 11
languages as part of the Institution-Wide Language
Programme (ILP)
• Arabic • Cantonese • Mandarin Chinese
• English as a Foreign Language • French
• German • Italian • Japanese • Portuguese
• Russian • Spanish
Classes are taught for a total of 23 weeks
throughout the academic year from October to
May/June. UWE staff may enrol from August 2007
onwards by coming to HLSS Information Point
(3E31) or attending one of the ILP enrolment
sessions in October. For further information
please visit www.uwe.ac.uk/ilp or e-mail
ilp@uwe.ac.uk.
Personnel Update
Charity Fundraising
Staff from Personnel Services managed to raise a grand total
of £808.40 for Comic Relief in March through a variety of
fundraising efforts which included an auction, sponsored walk
from Spike Island to Frenchay Campus and various other fun
events. Everyone worked really hard to make the event such a
success and a lot of money was raised for a worthwhile cause.
In addition Personnel Services hold a monthly dress down day
regularly raising £40 - £60 for a charity chosen by a different
team each month.
If any member of staff would like to make a regular
contribution to their favourite charity through payroll giving
please contact the payroll team to ask for a Give as You Earn
application form.
Personnel Services, in support of the University’s current
transport initiatives and green travel plan, are actively looking
into setting up a Cycle to Work scheme. Cycle to Work is a tax
incentive aimed at encouraging employees to cycle to work
thereby reducing air pollution, improving their health, and
enabling them to benefit from a long term loan, on a tax free
basis, to purchase bikes and associated equipment. You may
also be interested in visiting the website www.bikeforall.net
for more information. We are keen to get the scheme up and
running as soon as possible and if you would like to register an
initial interest in the scheme please e-mail emma.lutkin@
uwe.ac.uk
Walking Club
Up and coming dates; Sunday 3
June, Sunday 24 June, Sunday 15
July and Sunday 5 August. If you
would like to know more, perhaps
lead a walk, and the dates of future
walks please contact Amanda Cooke,
ext 82267 or e-mail: Amanda.
Cooke@uwe.ac.uk.
The 3rd Age Club
Thinking about retiring soon? Leaving
work doesn’t mean leaving us
behind!
Staff Association members can join
the 3rd Age Club when they retire
from UWE. Members of the 3rd Age
Club can enjoy all of the usual events
organised by the Staff Association
Committee as well as activities put
on by our clubs at current members’
costs, such as trips arranged by the
Coach Club. For more information
please contact Colin Parsons on
0117 951 3334
Staff Association
Coach Club
9 June
Lyme Regis
£10 members, £11 guest/
non-members
Health and Safety Policy
21 June
Ladies Day at Royal Ascot £45
7 July
London
£10 members, £12 guest/
non-members. Enjoy a full day in
London – sightseeing or shopping!
15 September
Severn Valley Railway
Kidderminster – Bridgenorth
Members £17, non-members and
guests £18, child £14
Please note that payment in full is
requested on booking – unless a
deposit is specifically asked for. If you
are interested in any of the above
and would like more details please
contact us - tel 83001 (voicemail) or
Coachclub@uwe.ac.uk
The University strives for a positive health and safety culture that involves the entire University community in commitment and
active co-operation at every level - www.uwe.ac.uk/healthandsafety
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Flexible working extended to carers
The Flexible Working Regulations 2002, operative from April
2003, requires all employers to follow a prescribed procedure
to consider requests for flexible working from employees with
parental responsibilities. As from April 2007, the Work and
Families Act 2006 has extended the right to request flexible
working to employees who care for, or expect to care for,
certain adults. Please refer to the Flexible Working Request
Procedure on the Personnel web pages www.uwe.ac.uk/
personnel for definition of qualifying adult. The University
has a duty to consider requests seriously and to follow a
defined procedure for consideration and communication of the
decision.
Is your child aged between
0-16 years?
Are you paying for any of the
following types of childcare?
Children's Day Nurseries
Childminders
Holiday Schemes
Nannies
Before & After School Clubs
If the answer is YES, then you could
save £1196* per annum per parent
by using Childcare Vouchers.
*Subject to individual circumstances
For further information call Freephone: 08000 430 860
e-mail: enquiries@busybeesvouchers.com
Visit: www.busybeesvouchers.com
✄

Staff Ads
Spanish Apartment – Costa Calida Modern apartment,
two double bedrooms, two bathrooms and overlooking communal
pool. Walking distance of supermarkets, restaurants and beach.
Torrevieja, La Manga, Murcia, Cartegena, and golf courses nearby. Fly
Bristol to Murcia - apartment only 10 minute drive away. See www.
spanishapartmentholidays.com or e-mail Peggy: harmur@blueyonder.
co.uk
Spain – apartment to let Cabo Roig, Costa Blanca
Fully furnished two-bed ground floor apartment with separate kitchen,
balcony, gardens, communal swimming pool and close to beaches,
bars, restaurants and supermarkets. Championship golf courses
nearby, accessible from Murcia and Alicante airports. Available weekly
or mid-week, for further information tel 01454 270261 or e-mail:
holidayhome3@hotmail.com.
Spain - villa to let Private pool, panoramic views over orange
groves to sea. 2/3 bedrooms, 2 shower rooms, inside and outside living/
kitchen areas. Quiet position inland near Denia, Costa Blanca. One hour
to Alicante/Valencia. Tel John 32 81066 or e-mail John.Norrish@uwe.
ac.uk Web: www.ownersdirect.co.uk/spain/S6982.htm
Holiday Rental: Traditional, granite barn in beautiful Minho
region of Northern Portugal. In a small hamlet, the self-contained
accommodation comprises two floors and is ideal for a couple.
Kitchen facilities, washing machine and satellite TV are available. Ideal
mountain walks (5 mins) or surfing (20 mins). £190 for 7 nights. www.
retreatinminho.co.uk
To Let - A modern, fully equipped apartment overlooking large pool
on the SW coast of Mauritius. Two double and one twin air conditioned
bedrooms. 24 hr security, maid service. Close to banks, supermarket,
restaurants and bus routes. Five minutes walk to beach. Transfer from
and to airport can be arranged. Price from £42 per night. Contact
Michel on 01275 866233 or e-mail limpinnian@aol.com
The Bolland Lecture:
Wednesday 6 June 2007
‘Dragons, tigers and
elephants –
Europe's educational
challenge from Asia‘
Andreas Schleicher
Reception 17.30 -
Glendinning Lecture Theatre Foyer (2D67)
Lecture 18.00 -
Glendinning Lecture Theatre (2D67)
Supper 19.30 -
Onezone
Frenchay Campus
Adverts up to a maximum of 50 words can be placed in the Bulletin by staff for free by e-mailing
Jayne.Andrews@uwe.ac.uk.
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Wanted - double bedroom needed for 2/3 nights a week (on average)
by UWE academic and partner, who have recently moved out of Bristol.
Access to cooking facilities desirable. Bishopston, Redland, Clifton
preferred, but anywhere central considered. Contact Ed Cape on:
ed.cape@uwe.ac.uk
Touring caravan site, Cornwall Quiet site one mile
from Bude, basic facilities only. For more information e-mail hugh.
beswetherick@blueyonder.co.uk
Plasterer - fully qualified with 17 years experience, providing a highly
professional, reliable service. All aspects of plastering and rendering, free
quotations with no obligation. Please telephone Nicholas Hughes, Tel:
0117 924 6565.
Woodturning courses in North Cornwall One/four
day courses by Don White in his workshop in Morwenstow, Cornwall,
mainly aimed at beginners/improvers. - structured to individual
requirements at intermediate/advanced level. Over 20 years Don has
been among the leading Bowl-turners in the UK. B&B available, tel
01288 331453, e-mail courses@don-white-woodturning.co.uk, www.
don-white-woodturning.co.uk.
Mobile Hair Stylist Fully qualified hairdresser and qualified in hair
extensions. Please Contact Jadie Robinson on 0778 9210605 or e-mail
jrobinson_86@hotmail.co.uk
Guitar for sale Strat copy in excellent condition with Vamp
multiple effects module, plus stand, leads. £150 ono, please contact
Chris on 32 82940 or e-mail chris.bytheway@brl.ac.uk
Flat to rent Fully furnished ground floor flat to rent in Stoke Park
with fully fitted kitchen and 25 ft semi-circular lounge. Five mins walk
to UWE, two bedrooms and garage with a door entry phone and alarm.
Available end April, £750 per month excluding bills. Contact Ian on
0771 465 2271.
Working in partnership
Working in partnership with John Seymour Associates,
UWE conference office is pleased to be able to offer a
purpose built conference facility in
the centre of Bristol for
bookings with a capacity
of up to 60 delegates.
This venue is
suitable
for courses,
conferences and
events of all types
and is available all
year round.
Please visit our
website for the
full brochure.
For more information
please contact the conference office.
Tel: 0117 32 82292
E-mail: conferenceoffice@uwe.ac.uk
Website: www.uwe.ac.uk/hsv/hospitality/conference
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