THE POST - SPRING 2018

THE POST SPRING 2018 SPRING 2018 THE POST
MESSAGE FROM
THE EDITOR
POSTED
04 05 06
“ Welcome to
your new-look
staff magazine”
Welcome to the Spring 2018 edition of The Post. You'll have noticed that
we've had a spring clean since our last issue back in October 2017. It feels
good to be back and hopefully you like our new look. From now on you’ll
be getting a new issue of The Post every quarter. Work on our summer
edition is already underway.
The changes we’ve introduced to your magazine aren’t just cosmetic.
We’ve tried to keep everything you loved about the old version intact - you
clearly appreciate having a staff magazine which is lively, has a sense of fun
and doesn’t take itself too seriously. We will continue to shout about your
successes. Ever since our first issue back in March 2016 we’ve fought hard to
avoid carrying the sort of dull, bland, corporate content that has led to so
many other staff magazines becoming an inconsequential snoozefest.
We want you to read The Post because you think it’s a great magazine,
not just because you work at UCLan.
So what’s new? Aside from the fresh lick of paint, you’ll notice a much
greater focus on feature articles. Each of them stars one or more of your
colleagues who all have fascinating stories to share. We can think ourselves
lucky to be working alongside so many individuals and teams who have
achieved, explored, witnessed and discovered some incredible things.
Their stories are variously intriguing, surprising, enlightening, inspiring and
hilarious. Over the following pages you’ll gain some memorable insights into
the cast of characters you work alongside every day and find out what makes
them tick. In this issue we’ll take you on a trip to the seaside, explore the
scene of a crime, uncover tales of protest and pageantry along rain-soaked
Yorkshire hillsides, and delve into the wizarding world of Harry Potter.
So grab yourself a cuppa, sit back and enjoy!
UCLAN LIFE 04
THE LATEST STAFF NEWS AND
SUCCESS STORIES
CSI PRESTON 08
INVESTIGATING THE SCENE
OF A CRIME
KINDNESS MATTERS 10
PROFESSOR MIKE THOMAS ON
KINDNESS IN LEADERSHIP
VOICES FROM 12
THE VALLEYS
PROTEST AND PAGEANTRY IN
THE YORKSHIRE HILLSIDES
CASTING A SPELL 14
ON YOUNG MINDS
THE MAGIC INGREDIENTS OF
CLASSIC CHILDREN’S FICTION
THE LURE OF THE SEA 17
WHY WE LOVE TO BE
BESIDE THE SEASIDE
WORK HACKERS 22
HOW TO BECOME A
‘PRODUCTIVITY NINJA’
08-09
12-13
10-11
14-16
17-21
A DAY IN THE LIFE 24
WITH RACHEL CRAGG, PVC
(ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT)
Dan Mills
Publications Officer (Editor)
dmills1@uclan.ac.uk
A ROYAL VISIT 26
WHEN PRINCE PHILIP
CAME TO PRESTON
WHAT DO
YOU
THINK?
ON THE COVER
Kevin Pritchard, Senior Lecturer in the School of Forensic Sciences,
investigates a ‘crime scene’ in one of the University’s Crime Houses
which are used to teach the CSIs of the future.
FULL STORY: SEE ‘CSI: PRESTON’ STORY ON PAGES 8-9
22-23
24-25
26-27
Tell us what you think of your
staff magazine and how we could
improve. Also, if you have an
interesting story to tell then
we’d love to hear it.
CONTACT:
dmills1@uclan.ac.uk
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