Issue 16 Autumn 2012 - Brunel University

starters and Leavers
Express says goodbye to some of the
staff who have departed from Brunel this
summer, and greets some new faces.
Welcome to…
Richenda Brewer Admissions Manager | professor Graeme Evans Chair in Design
| Emma Filtness Publications Officer | Sue Henshaw Staff Development Trainer
| Caroline Kenealy PA to Pro-Vice-Chancellors Professor Dany Nobus and Dr
Mariann Rand-Weaver | Aash Khadia Deputy Director (Academic Profile), Planning
| Ross Lennon Senior Examinations Officer | Dr David Machin Reader in Journalism
| Lynn Martin Senior Timetabler | Leanne Moseley Development Officer (Trusts
and Funds) | professor Shyama Ramani Chair in Entrepreneurship | professor
Frank Skinner Chair in Corporate Finance | Joanna Steele PA to the Director of
Academic Services | phil Thompson Interim Human Resources Manager (Systems)
Farewell to…
Andrew Aanonson BURA/Research Manager, Library | Linda Attram Equality
and Diversity Manager | professor Rachel Brooks Professor of Education | Vikki
Cannon Admissions Manager | Mary Cunning Learning Environment Manager,
Library | Barry Edwards Reader in Drama | Niki Khoroushi Marketing Manager
(Publications) | professor Andrew Lyddiatt Professor Associate, Brunel Institute
of Bioengineering | Rachana patni Course Leader, Social Care | Rachel Russell PA
to Pro-Vice-Chancellors Professor Dany Nobus and Dr Mariann Rand-Weaver |
Karthikeyan Shanmugam Senior Web Systems Officer | Charlotte Taylor Marketing
and Recruitment Manager, Law School | Lindsay Topham Volunteer Services
Manager | Santanu Vasant eLearning Technologist | professor Adrian Woods
Foundation Chair in Management Studies | Dr Mark Young Reader in Design
Covers a selection of starters and leavers between April and August 2012
ACADEMIC pRoMoTIoNS
The Committee for Academic Staff promotions is pleased to announce that Council
has approved the following list of promotions for the academic year 2011-12.
Promotion to senior Lecturer
School of Arts Dr Elizabeth Evenden | Brunel Business
School Dr Afshin Mansouri | School of Engineering and
Design Yunting Ge, Dr Atanas Ivanov, Dr David Smith
| HERG Dr Subhash Pokhrel | School of Information
Systems, Computing and Mathematics Dr Laurence Brooks,
Dr Dmitry Savin, Dr Allan Tucker, Dr Veronica Vinciotti
| Brunel Law School Dr Maurizo Borghi
Promotion to reader
sTAFF NeWs :: eXPRess MAGAZINe
Brunel Institute for Bioengineering Dr Svetlana Ignatova |
School of Health Sciences and Social Care Dr Mark Pook
Promotion to Chair
IN BRIEF
School of Social Sciences Dr Matthew Hughes |
School of Information Systems, Computing and
Mathematics Dr Julie Barnett | Wolfson Centre
Dr Karnik Tarverdi (Promotion to Chair (Enterprise))
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Brunel London 2012 Gold Medal
awards have been presented to
staff who made an outstanding
contribution to the success of
Brunel’s Olympic and Paralympic
activities. Michael Bak, Simon
Carroll, Steven Exley, Helen Fisher,
Gwyn Jones, Sheila Killen, Jeung
Lee, Iain Liddell, Karen Moseley,
Sally preece, Matthew Ralph,
Chris Stock, Liz Woodward and
Neil Young all received individual
awards, alongside a number
of teams and departments
across the University.
Brunel has achieved an Athena
SWAN Bronze Award for its
efforts to promote the equal
representation of female
academic and research staff in
science, technology, engineering,
mathematics and medicine. Brunel
is one of only 42 universities to
have received a bronze award.
professor Saeed Vaseghi cycled from
London to Belfast in May 2012 in
aid of the ovarian cancer charity
Angels of Hope. Professor Vaseghi,
who lost his partner to cancer
earlier this year, aims to complete
another charity bike ride in 2013.
Find out more or donate at www.
justgiving.com/saeed-vaseghi
A new book on academic essay
writing by Blackboard Learn Project
Manager Alex osmond will be
published by SAGE in spring 2013.
Academic Writing and Grammar for
Students focuses on clear, accessible,
and practical advice around good
writing techniques and practice.