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PerspectivesNewsCommercial newsUniversity and Key103 launch crisisand media training coursesSalford Professional Development (SPD) and Manchester’s No. 1commercial radio station – Key103 – have formed a partnership todeliver expert media training at the University’s MediaCityUK campusand Key103’s studios.SPD, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the University, is working with Key103 tooffer bespoke crisis PR and media training to meet the needs of individualorganisations. The courses will be delivered by Key103’s award-winningjournalists who are also trained professionals in reputation management andcrisis PR. They will provide expert guidance, practical solutions and presentationskills so that organisations can shine in the glare of media attention and staycalm under pressure.SPD has already helped hundreds of people keep up with the changingdemands of the workplace with its continuing professional developmentprogrammes that draw upon over 100 years of educational excellence.Key103 is a market leader in commercial radio, part of the Bauer Media Group,whose portfolio of brands includes 42 radio stations in the UK’s largest cities,TV stations including Heat, Box, Kerrang! and magazines such as Heat,Closer and Grazia.The need for research into the pest industry sparks KTPToday’s pest management industry in theUK is changing. Traditional divisions aredisappearing. The services once offered bylocal authorities are increasingly shiftingto the private sector and the role of localauthorities may one day be restricted toserving enforcement notices.As a result, it is becoming ever more essential thatresearch is carried out into how this will affect theprovision of those services which protect publichealth and housing, as well as prevent inner cityareas from becoming degraded.The National Pest Advisory Panel (NPAP) of theChartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH)believes that many of today’s changes in urbanpest management will have an adverse effecton public health unless they are recognised andministers introduce or encourage measures tominimise them. This concern was set out in theCIEH publication The Perfect Storm.The body of evidence-based research is growingbut needs to be interpreted and presented in anaccessible form. To address this, Killgerm Groupformed a KTP with the University. KnowledgeTransfer Partnerships (KTPs) are joint projectsbetween companies and universities who worktogether to carry out research and, at the sametime, transfer their knowledge and expertise toeach other. Joanne Fozzard, who has an honoursdegree in environmental health from Salford,is employed by the university but works withKillgerm. The aim of this particular project isto ensure that research capacity is embeddedinto the work of the company and that theevidence-based information generated presentsa clear case to local and central governmentdepartments and agencies about the need forsound public health pest management.Killgerm’s strategic KTP aim is to develop thecollection of better data and present it in away which can be used to bring aboutchanges in the provision of publicand environmental health.This will allow Killgerm to leadin this area, gain recognitionand raise the profile of thepest industry, not just inthe UK but also withinEurope. Working ina commercialenvironment with a company such as Killgermprovided Joanne with a unique opportunity tocarry out her research. Killgerm is looking tostrengthen its future management team andviews this KTP as an excellent way of introducingnew expertise in the areas of research anddevelopment in the promotion of the publichealth pest control industry.For more information about the University’sleading KTP programme, visit:www.salford.ac.uk/ktp50 | May 2013
Energy newsStay up to date with the Energy at: www.salford.ac.uk/energyGovernment ministeropens leading Europeanresearch labBusiness and Enterprise Minister Michael Fallonopened Europe’s most advanced facility forcreating energy efficient glass. Mr Fallon metwith leaders of businesses working on lowcarbon technology during a visit to theUniversity in October.Mr Fallon, who is also the Minister for the lowcarbon economy and construction, officiallyopened the University’s new Wolfson ChemicalVapour Deposition (CVD) Laboratory, which hasbeen funded by a £250,000 Wolfson FoundationGrant from the Royal Society. The new labs willallow research and product development fordepositing thin coatings onto glass that reduceheat loss from windows.Michael Fallon, Minister for Business and Enterprise visits the Wolfson CVD LaboratoryNew solar power researchfacility produces first panelClean energy businesses in the North West areset to receive a major boost as the Universityopened a new £400k research facility forsolar power.Offering free consultancy and R&D based on theUniversity’s expertise in the energy sector, the newfacility will give businesses in the region a spacewhere they can test new designs, configurationsand installation methods for solar cells.The Salford-based site is fully equipped withindustry-standard production machinery importedfrom Italy, and is staffed by experienced academicsand technicians. While it is capable of turning outa production line of panels, the University believesthat it can be most effectively used in the samemanner as the Salford Energy House, where arebuilt terraced property has been installed inside aclimate-controlled lab and is used by businesses totest the latest in energy-efficient technology.For example, charity Solar Aid is working withSalford to provide solar lamps to help children inremote African communities study at night.May 2013 | 51
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