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Thank you for your interest in Anglia Ruskin University.

We’re an ambitious academic community and we’re proud of the lifetime relationships formed by those who work and study here, and of the friendly atmosphere – which visitors quickly identify as unusual for such a large organisation.

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Welcome 3

Our history 4

Our benefits 7

Our vision and values 10

General information 12

Our locations 18

Our links with employers 19

While our history goes back over 150 years – the Cambridge School of Art having been opened by John Ruskin in October 1858 – we’re 25 years old as a University and we’re proud to be dynamic and growing rapidly. We’ve developed academic partnerships in Harlow, Peterborough and Kings Lynn. You’ll also find ARU London near Farringdon which offers a range of programmes in business, finance, hospitality and healthcare. We excel at research, knowledge transfer and our impact extends beyond academia. Our research results and innovation in teaching and business development have led to us being named the Times Higher Education (THE) Entrepreneurial University of the Year in 2014.

We’ve pioneered degree-level learning in the workplace with such major employers as Barclays, Boots, Specsavers, UPS, Crawfords, Ridgeons and Harrods and our business connections are set to become an increasing feature of our university. And our international partnerships extend our global reach to countries such as Trinidad and Tobago, Malaysia and India, where students study our programmes in their own countries.

With 12 world-leading areas of research we’re making a positive difference. We’re tackling global issues from climate change to mental health. Our research and innovation is award winning, making an impact across the world. Our 6 Research Institutes are staffed with experts who are tackling pressing issues and improving all our lives.

In recent years we’ve invested more than £122 million in new facilities and have transformed our campuses as well as establishing new University Centres in Peterborough and Harlow. Please take the time to visit our campuses, we’re sure you’ll find them welcoming and inspiring.

The information you’ll find here will ignite your enthusiasm for Anglia Ruskin University and our ambition for its regional, national and international role. We’re going places and do hope that you’ll consider joining us on our journey.

Professor Iain MartinVice Chancellor

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Our history Our origins date back to 1858 when the Cambridge School of Art was first opened by John Ruskin. The school survived in that form until 1960 when it became the Cambridgeshire College of Arts and Technology.

Meanwhile in Chelmsford, a school for vocational studies established in 1893 was evolving to become the Chelmsford School of Science and Art. It was to go under a variety of names during the 20th Century and in 1984 it changed again, from the Mid Essex Technical College and Chelmer Institute of Higher Education to the Essex Institute of Higher Education (EIHE). In 1989 the EIHE merged with the Cambridge College of Arts and Technology to become Anglia Higher Education College. In 1991 this institution became Anglia Polytechnic and in 1992 it was awarded university status and became Anglia Polytechnic University (APU).

The word polytechnic was initially retained in the title because of the pride in our history and our commitment to inclusivity. By 2000 however, we were the last University still using the term, so after consultations with staff, students and local residents, the Privy Council approved a change of name. On 29 September 2005 we became known as Anglia Ruskin University.

“Education is the leading of human souls to what is best, and making what is best out of them”.

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John RuskinBorn in London in 1819, John Ruskin was a poet, artist, social critic and prolific author. The son of a wine importer, he enrolled at Christ Church, Oxford, without any formal qualifications, yet he excelled in his studies and was awarded the Newdigate prize for poetry. He went on to become the first Slade Professor of Fine Art at Oxford in 1869. Ruskin College is named in his honour.

In 1858 John Ruskin opened the School of Art in Sidney Street, Cambridge, and so laid the foundation for our own University. Over 150 years later the Cambridge School of Art still forms part of Anglia Ruskin University.

During his time at Christ Church, Ruskin began to develop his opinions on the relationship between human beings and society, nature, architecture, craftsmanship and ideas. Those views continue to shape our society today, providing the social and philosophical foundations for the free schools, free libraries and museums, and free healthcare that we now take for granted.

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An award winning employerWe hold a number of awards including:

• Positive about Disable People (Disability Confident)

• RoSPA Gold Achievement Award for Health and Safety Performance

• Athena Swan Bronze Award

We’re members of Stonewall’s Diversity Champions programme; and the Mindful Employer scheme.

In 2016, we became the first university in the East of England to sign up to the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant, which aims to prevent any disadvantage toward the Armed Forces Community compared with any other citizen in the provision of public and commercial services.

Occupational pension schemesOur pension provision is an important part of your benefits package. All our employees will join one of our contributory occupational pension schemes either; Teachers’ Pensions or the Local Government Pension Scheme. Your contract of employment will specify which scheme you’re eligible for. Both schemes provide similar benefits which are competitive and generous.

Staff developmentWe recognise how important staff development is to our continuing success, and we’re committed to fostering a culture that values learning and growth.

We offer an impressive range of staff development sessions and events, all designed to enhance personal and professional effectiveness at work including: management skills; learning and teaching skills; and research skills. Fee Waiver opportunities may also be available for our programmes of study. Our staff surveys consistently tell us that our staff particularly value the range and quality of the development and support we offer.

Sustainability at Anglia Ruskin UniversityOne of our core values at Anglia Ruskin is to make sure that our concern for the environment informs every aspect of what we do.

We have an environmental management system externally verified to the international standard ISO 14001. This helps us to reduce our negative impacts on the environment and to continually make improvements.

We ask all staff and students to help us reduce our carbon footprint and we run competitions throughout the year to give you the tools to do this.

In addition to all this, we help staff travel to and from work sustainably by offering interest free travel loans, discounted bikes through the national Cycle Scheme and discounts with local transport providers. We also hold regular Dr Bike sessions where you can get your bike checked by a mechanic for free.

We continue to score highly in the People and Planet University Green League and in 2013 we received an

‘Excellence in Integration’ Award from the International Sustainable Campus Network: only the second UK University to win such an award. Our other achievements include:

• Essex County Council Travel Plan Gold Award 2016

• Travel for Cambridge Sustainable Travel Initiative Bronze Award 2016

• Green Essex Awards Greenest Community Project Finalist 2015

• Certified to ISO 14001 since 2009 (maintained annually)

• Fairtrade status since 2007 (maintained annually)

For more information on how you can get involved with the work we do please visit anglia.ac.uk/environment

Flexible WorkingWe recognise that finding the right work-life balance is important for everyone in terms of motivation and commitment to work. We have an embedded flexible working policy and guidelines and support flexible working practices, where they can be reasonably accommodated, to help find that work-life balance. We also have a successful Part-time and Flexible Working Network which has proved to be a valuable resource. Many of our jobs are advertised with the ‘Happy to Talk Flexible Working’ logo and we have signed up to the Timewise ‘Hire me my Way’ campaign.

Our benefitsWe’re committed to providing equal opportunities for all. Our goal is to maximise the potential of our staff and students, to be responsive to new ideas, and celebrate individuality and diversity, striving hard to anticipate needs and aspirations.

Our commitment to our staff is just as strong, and we offer an extensive range of benefits. We aim to be regarded asan employer of choice locally, nationally and internationally. Benefits include family-friendly policies, sports facilities, a competitive rewards package and a genuine commitment to all our employees’ professional development.

89% of respondents to our Staff Survey 2016 feel valued by their colleagues

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Family-friendlyWe offer a range of family friendly policies including maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave. We operate a Child Care Voucher Scheme which offers tax and National Insurance savings to professional staff with child care costs. We also have Buddy and Returner Scheme’s which are designed to support those preparing for, taking, or returning from a period of extended leave.s.

Employee support helplineWe operate a 24-hour Employee Support Helpline, offering practical advice in a variety of areas. Professional counsellors are also on hand to provide personal support on a range of issues. This service is also available to family members who live with our employees.

Supporting our wider communityWe believe very strongly that education is far more wide-ranging than simply being classroom-based. In fact, we want to offer all manner of extra-curricular activities that give our students and staff the opportunity to grow and develop as whole people.

Our charitable overseas work is done through the International Community Experience (ICE) programme in which we have the projects Mission Ukraine and Mission Botswana. We also support The Music Therapy Appeal as well

as staff taking part in raising money for a wide variety of charities such as: Breast Cancer Awareness, Children in Need, Jeans for Genes. Many of our staff also take part in sporting events such as; The Cambridge Half Marathon, The Chelmsford Marathon and Race for Life. We’re committed to our local communities and we encourage staff to take part in our Staff Volunteering Scheme.

Sport, leisure and artsThere are many opportunities for our staff to take part in sport and physical activity at Anglia Ruskin, whether you’re a highly motivated gym member, somebody who is looking to take part in some social activities or even if you’re new to exercise. We provide subsidised fitness classes at both Cambridge and Chelmsford and each campus also has a gym which you can access. Staff can also access subsidised packages at neighbouring facilities who we’re partners with – Riverside Ice and Leisure in Chelmsford and KelseyKerridge in Cambridge.

For those looking for something less gym-based we have beginners’ running groups, a staff football team and health walks. Our strategy for Sport & Active Anglia, aims to increase the number of opportunities available to staff and so new activities are being organised all of the time.

Our Cambridge campus houses the Mumford Theatre – a fully operational 270 seat professional theatre that hosts a year round programme of events. Choirs and music concerts are held regularly at both campuses. Our staff can also purchase discounted tickets to some shows; saving up to 40% on the ticket price.

Our Cambridge and Chelmsford campuses have their own art galleries: the Ruskin Gallery at Cambridge and the Rivermead Gallery at Chelmsford. The galleries exhibit work by students, staff and professional artists in the region.

All staff are entitled to free membership of our extensive libraries at the main campuses, whether for learning, or just for interest.

Working in partnershipWe take pride in our good record of maintaining harmonious employee relations. Two trade unions are recognised: The University and College Union (UCU) for academic staff and UNISON for professional staff.

91% of respondents to our Staff Survey 2016 said that they think this is a good place to work

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Our visionTransforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research.

AmbitionWe are determined to achieve our goals and continually strive to enhance our University for the benefit of all.

InnovationWe will apply our collective and individual creativity to conceive and develop new ideas, implementing them for the benefit of the communities we serve.

CourageWe are bold in taking the decisions we feel are right, even when it is difficult to do so.

Our valuesCommunityWe greatly value working collaboratively, supporting each other and helping everyone to achieve their potential.

IntegrityWe do what we say we will do and are fair and transparent in our decision-making and actions.

ResponsibilityWe take decisions and act in a way which respects environmental, societal and economic considerations, and which best supports those who study and work with us.

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StudentsWe’re an innovative global university, with students from 177 countries gaining qualifications with us in four continents. We nurture our students’ ambitions, support them throughout their studies and help prepare them for life after university. We want them to get a good degree and make friends and networks for life.

We’ve been particularly successful in widening access to students. Over 97% of young full-time undergraduate entrants come from state schools or colleges and 39% from socio-economic classes 4–7 (Anglia Ruskin University 2016–17 Access Agreement April 2015).

Course groupsWe offer a diverse range of subjects and courses designed to be vocational and relevant to the needs of industry and professions as well as engaging and stimulating. Examples include: Arts and Humanities; Business; Law; Applied Sciences; Social Sciences; Engineering; the Built Environment; Teacher Education; IT; and Nursing & Midwifery.All of our Course Groups offer flexible learning opportunities within a credit based, modular structure. Course Groups and awards are provided at all levels, from sub-degree to full doctorate. In order to maintain an innovative range of Course Groups, our portfolio of courses is under constant review.

ResearchWe’re passionate about research and expect all academic staff to engage in research and scholarly activity. In the last decade, we’ve forged ahead with our research work. We have research-active staff across our university, and a growing reputation in this area.

In the Research Excellence Framework 2014 (REF), 12 of our submissions were rated as world-leading research. We’re particularly pleased that this standard research is being undertaken in all five faculties at Anglia Ruskin.

We also encourage our staff to undertake consultancy, action research, or to support Knowledge Transfer Partnerships and other similar schemes. Our research, innovative teaching and business development activity led to us being named the Entrepreneurial University of the Year 2014 at the Times Higher Education Awards.

Our students, curriculum and research

We won ‘Outstanding Student Services Team’.Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards, 2012.

Financial overviewWe’re incorporated under the Education Reform Act as a Higher Education Corporation and are an exempt charity.

Our annual turnover is in excess of £200m.Around 13% of our income is from funding councils, 69% from tuition fees, and 18% from research, consultancy and other investments.

We have a constant challenge to make sure that we are able to maintain and grow our income, despite the challenges in a highly competitive market.

For this reason, we’re seeking to diversify our income streams in order to ensure long term sustainability and headroom for growth.

Structure, academic management and financeOur Vice Chancellor and Chief Executive is Professor Iain Martin. The Vice Chancellor is supported by the Vice Chancellor’s Group (VCG) which consists of three Deputy Vice Chancellors, each with specific areas of responsibility, plus the Director of Finance and the Secretary and Clerk to the Governors.

Deans of Faculties and Directors of Professional Services combine with the Vice Chancellor’s Group to form the Corporate Management Team (CMT) and are responsible for our strategic and operational functions.

Our academic activities are organised into five discipline-based Faculties, each headed by a Dean. Each has a Faculty Board responsible for quality assurance and curriculum development. Academic authority rests with Senate which is made up of elected representatives and members of leadership. Senate is responsible for advising academic development in research, scholarship and teaching; the establishment of criteria for the admission of students; the appointment of external examiners; the assessment of students; the structure of the curriculum; quality assurance and the award of degrees and other qualifications, including honorary awards. £200

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Prof James Hampton-Till is Interim Dean and a Clinical Trialist. James has led on health research, curriculum and assessment, and operational management across UK national governing bodies and the National Health Service (NHS). He joined Anglia Ruskin University in January 2013 from Basildon & Thurrock University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust where he retains an honorary attachment. James is also Honorary Director of Research at South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.

James’ research interests include microbial survival mechanisms, and the geno-/phenotypic expression of bacterial culture in biofilm and planktonic growth phases under applied stress(es); the management of the deep carious lesion and the vital pulp-dentine complex; novel recruitment and retention strategies in parallel and cross-over pragmatic clinical trials with and without run-in periods; and clinical trials of medical devices.

Our five Faculties

Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education

Prof Ruth Taylor is the PVC and Dean of our Faculty of Health Social Care and Education. Ruth is a member of the HEA and is on the steering group for the Royal College of Nursing: Education Forum. She is also on a number of advisory boards which include; the Advisory Committee for Scottish Government International Development Fund project, International Advisory Board for Nurse Education Today and Editorial Board for the Primary Health Care Journal.

Ruth’s clinical background is in oncology nursing and practice nursing. Ruth’s research expertise includes the student experience, retention and selection of student nurses and midwives, education and support of midwives in rural Africa, nursing education and impact on practice.

Lord Ashcroft International Business School

Prof Gary Packham is Pro Vice Chancellor (PVC) and Dean of Lord Ashcroft International Business School. He has led and managed a wide range of research and business engagement projects working for organisations such as the European Commission, the Belgian Science and Policy Office and the Welsh Government.

Prof Packham has been published widely in international peer-reviewed journals and currently holds visiting professorships at the Moscow International Higher Business School and the University of Glamorgan. Gary is a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute, the Higher Education Academy (HEA) and the Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs. He is also a member of the SFEDI advisory Council and on the board of trustees for the Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Faculty of Arts, Law & Social Sciences

Prof Martin Hewitt read History at Oriel College Oxford, before embarking on postgraduate work which took him to the University of Warwick (MBA), the University of New Brunswick (MA in History) and then back to Nuffield College, Oxford, where he completed a D.Phil on mid-nineteenth century Manchester with Asa Briggs. He has taught at the London School of Economics, the University of Hull, and Leeds Trinity University, where he was Director of Research and Professor of Victorian Studies. He was Head of History and then History, Politics and Philosophy at Manchester Metropolitan University (2008-12), and has since September 2012 been Dean of Music, Humanities and Media at the University of Huddersfield. Professor Hewitt was the founding editor of the Journal of Victorian Culture and first Secretary of the British Association for Victorian Studies. His published work has ranged across topics including the Victorian city and its cultural institutions, diaries and life-writing, Victorian Studies as

a field, and the Victorian press.Faculty of Health, Social

Faculty of Science & Technology

Dr Peter Crabtree is Acting Dean of our Faculty of Science & Technology. With a degree in civil engineering from Aston University, he worked as a project engineer and site manager. He moved into lecturing specialising in construction technology and design, construction management and practice-based learning. He has an MA in Construction Management from the University of Bath and became a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and Chartered Institute of Building. With over 30 years’ teaching and management experience, he provides academic, strategic, planning and operational leadership and has responsibility to ensure courses are delivered professionally and teaching meets the highest possible standards. His research focuses on the links between professional competence, capability and academic processes and he has identified the key components and linkages in a theoretically informed model that proposes the use of a Graduate Skills Framework for Construction Management.

Faculty of Medical Science

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We have invested more than £122 million in new facilities and have transformed our campuses.

Cambridge campusOur Cambridge campus is in the heart of the city and has reached a milestone in its history with the opening of our £35 million redevelopment. The regenerated campus opened in September 2011 and provides a wealth of new facilities which will benefit our Anglia Ruskin community. Park & Ride facilities are conveniently located close to campus. And still to come is our £45 million Science Centre in 2017/18.

Chelmsford campusOur dynamic and architecturally outstanding campus is set in the city’s university and innovation quarter, which is just a short stroll from Chelmsford’s city centre and railway station. Our campus borders the River Chelmer with its attractive green and lush surroundings and riverside paths. Park & Ride buses drop off and pick up passengers on campus.

Peterborough campusGuild House in Peterborough is home to our smaller university community. We’re proud of our superb modern skills lab with state-of-the-art nursing equipment. And we love being close to the historic city centre with its imposing cathedral, plus museums, restaurants, theatres and parkland.

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Our links with employersWe have strong links with a wide range of employers and work closely with businesses to address challenges, test markets and seize opportunities. Our business services offer bespoke practical solutions across a breadth of industry disciplines. We design and deliver staff training and professional development, and are a leading provider of Knowledge Transfer Partnerships.

A number of local employers also take the time to mentor our students to develop our graduates’ employability skills base.

In 2008 we won £5.6 million from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) to further our work through a project entitled higherskills@work. Higher Skills are now working with over 1000 businesses nationwide including, Harrods, UPS, RAF and Specsavers. In most cases we deliver degree-based programmes in the workplace and online, giving employers a unique and tailored service. With the formal funding scheme now over, we have launched ‘Degrees at Work’ and continue to innovate the world of work-based learning. anglia.ac.uk/degreesatwork

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A regional presenceIn order to make Higher Education accessible to all we’ve developed linkswith a range of regional colleges, these include; University Centre Harlow,University Centre Peterborough and University Centre West Anglia (King’s Lynn).

An international presenceWe have an increasing number of overseas students from more than 177 different countries. This has created a very diverse academic community for the benefit for all our students. Our overseas university partnerships include China, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, India, USA and Canada.

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