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designStudents from Coventry University are working withrenowned fashion designer Zandra Rhodes andlocal arts company Imagineer Productions to createclothing for a 10-metre-tall puppet of Lady Godivaas part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad.Lin Cheung, senior lecturer, BA Jewellery Design, fromCentral Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, hasdesigned the London 2012 Paralympic medals.making a statementSituations at The University of the West of Englandis Bristol’s bid to bring Arctic island Nowhereislandto the South West coast as part of the London 2012Cultural Olympiad. Picture by Max McClure.Creative Campus: The Creative Campus Initiative, which has received over 15 Inspire marks, involves 11 highereducation institutions from the south east of England: Buckinghamshire New University; Oxford BrookesUniversity; University of Portsmouth; University of Southampton; Southampton Solent University; University forthe Creative Arts; University of Winchester; University of Brighton; University of Kent; Royal Holloway, Universityof London and University of West London. Funded with support from the Higher Education Funding Council forEngland and Arts Council England and working in partnership with Podium and Turning Point South East, theinitiative is bringing together leading artists and performers to collaborate with students, academics, schools andlocal communities to create a programme of new art and cultural events.SECTION six : universities and the cultural olympiad37