December 2010, Bulletin Vol 7 No 11

December 2010Volume 7 No 11

University Sabbatical SchemeApplications invited for semesters 1 or 2 of 2011–12

In this issue:

Research into blacksquirrels’ genetics getsmedia attentionFull story on page 6>>

LibQUAL library survey2010 – analysis andresponseFull story on pages 10–11>>

Partnership withRomanian Academy ofEconomic StudiesFull story on page 29>>

SUNDAY

6 December• Signs of Change/Signs of Life,

9.00am–5.00pm, RuskinGallery, Cambridge

• Reconnaissance Series,9.00am–5.00pm, RuskinGallery, Cambridge













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19 December• The Little Mermaid, 2.30pm

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22 December• Cinderella, 11.00am &

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3 December• Lunchtime Concert,

1.10 pm, Mumford Theatre,Cambridge

• A Christmas Carol, 7.30pm,Mumford Theatre, Cambridge

4 December• A Christmas Carol, 7.30pm,

Mumford Theatre, Cambridge• Signs of Change/Signs of Life,


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FORTHCOMING EVENTS

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New PVC andDean of theFaculty of Science& TechnologySee page 9 >>

N E W SUniversity Sabbatical Scheme – apply now for 2011–12 4–5Genetics research attracts national media attention 6Photography student creates ‘Best Photography spots in Cambridge’ app 7BA (Hons) Photography graduates beat the odds in employment stakes 8Eamon Strain appointed as PVC and Dean of Science & Technology 9LibQUAL™ library survey 2010 – our findings and response 10–11Input into the Leading the NHS in the 21st Century conference 12Our virtual learning environment – where we are and future plans 13Successful work placement for AIBS student with IFDS 14Photography lecturer’s work accepted for National Portrait Gallery collection 15MA Printmaking student gains Gainsborough Prize for Graduate Printmakers 15New environmental chamber will further VERU’s research potential 16MA Publishing students benefit from two scholarships 17AIBS students take part in Global Entrepreneurship Week 18MA Education graduate opted for online tuition 19Literature and transhistoricism – a colloquium 20Counselling and Wellbeing Services actions for World Mental Health Day 21Four online modules on offer to refugee camp students on Thai–Burma border 22Employability and Careers hold successful teaching jobs fair 23‘Most Successful Turks Award’ for Ixion’s Head of Commercial Relations 24Women’s Network events – 2010–11 25

T H E A R T SWhat’s on at the Mumford 34Exhibitions and music events 35

F E A T U R E SAnglia Ruskin in the Community 26–27Alumni news 28Customer Service Excellence news 28International focus 29UK and international parter institution news 30Estates & Facilities news 31Employer engagement news 31Green issues 32–33Staff development opportunities 33Joiners, leavers and movers 36

Rounds 19 and 20of our UniversitySabbatical Scheme– invitation to applySee page 4 for full story >>

IN THIS ISSUE...

Communityparticipation inthe Festival ofIdeas 2010See pages26–27>>

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Springtime at the Chelmsford campus(detail): blue skies representingopportunities offered by our UniversitySabbatical Scheme.

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We intend to ‘implement a step change in ourcapacity to undertake exciting, innovative and, insome areas, world-leading research andscholarship.’Research and Scholarship Strategy 2008–13

In order to facilitate early module planning and, hopefully,reduce late timetabling changes and resource issues, we areinviting applications now for sabbaticals to be taken in2011–12.

This means that, if you would like to apply for a sabbatical tobe taken in either semester 1 or semester 2 of 2011–12, youneed to follow the guidance below and meet the deadlinesindicated.

Our sabbatical scheme provides a great opportunity for you toengage in activities that support our ambitions in research,knowledge transfer and scholarship (as detailed in ourResearch and Scholarship Strategy). We are aiming to increasethe volume and quality of outputs relating to research andscholarly activity, and anticipate that many sabbaticals will beundertaken for the purpose of the achievement of work forsubmission to the REF or for completion of a PhD/ PrD, or toenable engagement in third-stream initiatives throughknowledge transfer.

All applications will be considered by the Sabbatical Panel whowill endeavour to ensure that, over time, as many individualsas possible are able to benefit from the scheme, and thatsabbaticals are awarded to staff from a wide spread of facultiesand partner institutions. The panel will also prioritise sabbaticalawards according to how they benefit faculty researchstrategies and the impact on our overall research and incomegeneration objectives.

‘We wish to recruit and retain excellentindividuals who are able and willing to supportour ambitions in research, knowledge transfer andscholarship.’Research and Scholarship Strategy 2008–13

Priority areasThree priority areas have been identified:

(i) The enhancement of staff research capability and quality,demonstrated through high-quality published outputs, forexample, in relation to the REF and/or the ability togenerate external research grants. Applicants are required toprovide evidence that the sabbatical will help achievespecific, quality published outputs.

(ii) The upskilling of staff in order to achieve our target of 35%of academic staff having a PhD/PrD by 2011 and theirincreased capacity to engage in research and scholarship.

Priority consideration will be given to applicants who candemonstrate that they are in the final stages of completionof a PhD or PrD.

Applicants in this category may request a shorter sabbaticalperiod of leave than one semester, when supported withappropriate justification.

(iii) Increasing the capacity for generating third-stream andconsultancy income through, for example, short-termsecondments into industry.

Applicants are required to provide evidence that thesabbatical will demonstrably enable an enhanced capacityfor the generation of successful research grants, consultancyincome or other third-stream income.

Scheme detailsEligibilityThis scheme is open to all permanent academic and supportstaff of Anglia Ruskin University and our Joint Venture partners.

Duration of leaveThis is normally of one semester, although shorter or longerperiods of leave (up to a full academic year) will be considered.The requested duration must be clearly stated in the application.

Application processPlease discuss your application with your dean/director ofsupport service before submitting your application, as their clearsupport is essential for the application to receive seriousconsideration. Potential applicants in support services in need ofadditional support in planning their application should contactHuman Resource Services in the first instance.

Please apply by letter (maximum of 3–4 sides of A4) providingthe following information:

1. The proposed dates and duration of the sabbatical.

UniversitySabbatical Scheme

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– invitation to apply for rounds 19 and


University Arts Councilfunding available – applyby 17 December ...Full details on page 6

2. A brief summary of your career to date, with full details ofresearch and scholarly activity undertaken in the precedingthree years.

3. A statement indicating whether you have received any otherperiod of sabbatical leave (through this or another scheme)during the preceding three years.

4. A project proposal, detailing an area of research or otherrelevant activity to be undertaken during the sabbatical leave.

5. A statement outlining whether the work will be conducted incollaboration with other researchers, within or outside AngliaRuskin. If the proposal is for a secondment into anotherorganisation, the host organisation and the project must beidentified. A supporting statement from the host will berequired. Collaboration with other HEIs and/or otherorganisations is encouraged.A clear and realistic indication of the expected outputs, interms of publications and/or income generation. Applicantsare reminded of the importance of setting clear measurableobjectives as we will verify their achievement in a post-sabbatical evaluation. In terms of PhD sabbaticals, it isessential that you provide details of which stage of your PhDyou expect to achieve, for example, ‘Writing up researchfindings’.The objectives set against outcomes delivered will be auditedat the end of your period of sabbatical by the SabbaticalPanel. Please specify the target journal(s) or other outlet(s).In relevant cases, it is expected that one of the outputs willbe a bid for external funding, either during or after thesabbatical.

6. A clear description of the benefits to Anglia Ruskin that willresult from your work (these should include your researchand scholarly activity plan with clear objectives, milestonesand outputs, from your appraisal; the benefits to your facultyor department and university-wide benefits).

7. Details of the financial support (other than time) that theproject requires (please note that expense claims forsabbaticals must be sent separately to Human ResourceServices at the end of the sabbatical period).

8. A statement indicating from whom advice has been sought inthe process of formulating the application. Applicants arestrongly encouraged to seek advice from their faculty researchdirector and/or Professor Caroline Strange, before submittingtheir application.

9. Applicants may be required to disseminate their findings atthe Learning and Teaching Conference and/or the ResearchConference.

ReferencesTwo internal references are required (one of which must be fromyour dean/director of support service) plus one externalreference. Where the sabbatical is for the purpose of PhDcompletion, an additional reference is required from yourresearch supervisor, providing assurances of completion of thePhD within the sabbatical period.

Dean/director of support service reference – to confirm:• the degree of support for the application, commenting on the

academic merits of the proposal and indicating whetheroutputs are realistic and achievable

• that the applicant will be relieved of all teaching andadministration to ensure a good outcome

• the level of contact required whilst on sabbatical leave,including involvement with the planning process associatedwith their return to work

• the costs involved in providing teaching cover and any otherassociated costs

• whether there are any practical problems associated withreleasing the applicant for the time identified

• that a mentor has been identified who will work with theapplicant during their sabbatical period.

External reference – to comment on the academic merits of theproposal and the outputs proposed.

Please note that it is your responsibility to collect all of thesereferences before submission of your application, and to sendthem with your application. The referees can submit theirreference to the applicant in a sealed envelope if they wish tokeep it confidential.

Please send your application and references to Human ResourceServices, St George House, Cambridge or [email protected] by the deadline above.

Helen Valentine and Alan SibbaldDeputy Vice ChancellorsSonia YoungAssistant Director (OD) Human Resource Services

d 20 in semester 1 or 2 of 2011–12

DeadlineApplications are invited for sabbaticals to be taken in either semester 1 or 2 of the academic year 2011–12

Invitation to bid: Bulletin December 2010Deadline for receipt of applications: 11 February 2011Decisions made and communicated by: 25 March 2011

Helen McRobie, one of ourpostgraduate students who isnow also a lecturer in ourDepartment of Life Sciences,has found her research into thegenetics of black squirrels to bethe focus of both local andnational media attention inrecent months.

Helen’s research centres on asingle genetic mutation in theDNA of the squirrels, whichcauses them to have a dramaticblack, glossy coat. Blacksquirrels originate in NorthAmerica and were introduced toBritain alongside their greycousins (the same species) inthe early nineteenth century.Historical records suggest that adozen or so of the black variantsof the grey squirrel wereintroduced to Woburn inBedfordshire, and their rangehas been spreading ever since.

Her recent appearances ontelevision, radio and in thenewspapers have includedNewsround, Anglia News,interviews with BBC RadioCambridgeshire, Radio 5 Liveand Three Counties Radio, aswell as an article in CambridgeNews. This media attention,which has generated welcomepublicity for our research workin Life Sciences, culminated inan appearance on BBC One’sBreakfast programme inOctober.

Helen commented that,although it may seem as ifblack squirrel numbers areincreasing, this may not actuallybe the case, but the gene thatcauses the mutation is certainlyspreading. ‘The gene for blackfur is a bit like a drop of ink in aglass of water – it will graduallyspread and fill the glass. Whena black squirrel mates with a

grey squirrel, all the offspringare an intermediate dark browncolour. That is because thegenetic mutation is incompletelydominant. Brown squirrels arefar more common than thepure, jet-black squirrels, whichremain a rare sight.’

On Saturday 19 March 2011,Helen will be presenting an

interactive activity on squirrelgenetics at the Guildhall inCambridge as part of Anglia’sparticipation at the CambridgeScience Festival.

John MenziesMarketing Administrator,Faculty of Science &Technology

Helen’s squirrelresearch featuredin local andnational media

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Our University Arts Council exists to enrich the cultural life ofstudents, staff and our wider community by providing financialsupport for, and encouraging involvement in, a wide variety ofcreative arts activities.

We’d like to receive funding applications for activities thatencourage people to get involved in the creative arts. Wesupport applications for music, photography, drama, visual arts,literature, crafts, film, digital technologies, displays, workshops,performances, exhibits and more. Please note that, when wemake funding decisions, highest priority goes to activities thatencourage people to get involved. Cross-disciplinary artsprojects are also encouraged.

The deadline for applications is Friday 17 December. For moreinformation, or an application form, please either visitwww.anglia.ac.uk/artscouncil, email [email protected] orcall me on ext 2114.

Geri WrenUniversity Arts Council Secretary

Funding applications invited for creative arts activities in 2011–12

Christmas closure andNew Year reopeninginformation...Full details on page 9

Third-year BA (Hons)Photography student Tony Ellis(pictured above) has created awalking tour for the bestphotography spots inCambridge, which is availableto buy or ‘gift’ from iTunes.

Tony left a busy software salesposition in central London in2008 to fulfil a life-longambition of becoming aprofessional photographer. Aswell as studying full-time atCambridge School of Art, Tonyruns his own business(tonyellisphotography.co.uk),and has spent the last twoyears building up experience asa freelance photographer,undertaking many varied jobs.

A piece of travel writingaccompanying his images wasspotted by GPSmyCity.com, acompany specialising in self-guided walking tours in citiesaround the world, which thenapproached him to develop atour of Cambridge. Based onthe strength of the proposalTony submitted, he was giventhe green light to start workingon the tour.

Tony explained how heapproached the project, ‘As aphotographer, I’m aware of thenumber of people who walk thestreets of Cambridge every daytaking pictures. I have spentmany long days exploring, andwanted to put my knowledge to

good use. I planned my route,researched and gathered co-ordinates for each location, thenplotted them onto Google maps.I then wrote a description of thesight and included somephotography tips: what time ofday to visit, where to stand,what to look for to make thepictures communicate a “story”of the city.’

After an editorial process withGPSmyCity.com, Tony recordedthe voice narration for eachspot, and then the tour(samples shown above) wassubmitted for approval toApple. After a nervous wait,the app was finally approvedand added to iTunes for sale.


� The film crew follows John Lawrence’s presentation.

Of his achievement, Tony said,‘I am very proud of the finalproduct, and have made manysales since its release. I hopethe customers are enjoyingCambridge as I much as I do.’

To buy the app visit,http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/best-photography-spots-in/id394632074?mt=8, orsimply go to iTunes and searchfor ‘best photography spots inCambridge’.

Sarah JonesFaculty Marketing andRecruitment Manager, Facultyof Arts, Law & Social Sciences

Photographystudent creates‘Best Photographyspots in Cambridge’app for Apple

Japanese TV crew film MA students at workA television crew from theJapanese BroadcastingCorporation has spent twodays filming Cambridge Schoolof Art’s MA Children’s BookIllustration course in action.Filming for the programmeGatchan, which will bebroadcast in December, thecrew followed each module ofthe course, filming individualstudents preparing for theirgroup ‘crit’ and then followingtheir progress as their artworkwas reviewed and discussedby lecturers and fellowstudents. The programme alsoincludes detailed interviewswith staff and a film of Visiting

Professor, John Lawrence,speaking to students about alifetime of work in children’spublishing.

Gatchan gathers an audience ofaround of 11,000,000 inJapan. Each series featuresinnovative academic coursesfrom a particular part of theworld and this series features ahandful of courses from the UK.

ALSS is also pleased toannounce that MartinSalisbury has been awarded aprofessorship. Martin is knowninternationally for hisexcellence as an illustrator, for

his writing about illustrationand for his pioneering work onthe MA in Children’s BookIllustration.


These are the kind ofwhisperings frequently heardon the grapevine of universityphotography departmentsnowadays, but withthousands of photographystudents graduating everyyear who can blame therumours for snowballing? Still,the biggest problem is not thetruth from which the rumoursstem but rather the ever-decreasing morale of thestudents who are faced withsuch comments. In hindsight,students are inadvertentlybeing told by headlines andstatistics not to bother orfollow their dreams.

The Telegraph online haspublished statistics of morethan 21,000 unemployedgraduates six months aftergraduation, and the BBConline states that graduateunemployment is ‘at a 17-year high’. With all this inmind, however, it is incrediblyheartening to report thefollowing for 2010 BA (Hons)Photography graduates atAnglia Ruskin University:• 50% of graduates have

employment in photographyrelated fields

• 25% have jobs in othersectors

• the remaining 25% havebeen un-contactable.

This is no small featconsidering the graduation

ceremony was merely twoweeks ago [at the time ofwriting] and from a class of40 students.

Adam Rowney is working as aphotography assistant forMilana Bosnic Photography inTokyo, and Robert Walker hasbeen assisting on jobs inLondon. Hana Fells nowworks for animation andvisual effects studio Rhythmand Hues, after submitting afinal project using CGItechniques, and Richard Blythworks as a Motocrossphotographer and journalistfor the East Anglian DailyTimes and Evening Star.Miroslav Zaruba has followedhis dream of working in thefashion industry, and hasworked for countless showsand designers includingLondon Fashion Week,Cambridge Clothes Show,Lida O’Reilly and EstelleAnnabel. As a result of theLondon and Cambridgedegree shows, JamesGoodall’s work (see WhileThey Sleep, pictured bottomright) has been added to thedatabase of contemporaryphotography companyMillennium Images London.Joy Stacey has shown herwork at Cambridge Universityand an exhibition in Prague,and John Kingsnorth (picturedabove right), who built thepathway degree show

website, has been given aweb intern post at St John’sCollege, Cambridge University.The photography graduates of2010 boasts five alumniworking within our University;Emily Jasper in MediaServices (pictured above left),Katja Medic with a researchpost within the EuropeanStorytelling Archive, as wellJoshua Meyland, NicolaNaylor and Sophie Johnsonwho are working as StudioPractice Supervisors for first-,second- and third-yearstudents, respectively. This isan incredibly beneficialgraduate scheme that not onlybenefits current ungraduates,but also gives the supervisors,who are all interested inlecturing, much neededexperience in teaching. EvieMiller, whose major projectdocumented the developmentof a newborn, is now workingas an art and designtechnician for the EvelynGrace Academy, and MarcusSims is working forprofessional photographycompany Canon. AmyChristian and AnntoniaRedding have both foundphotography work in charitiesOxfam and the AirAmbulance. And last, but byno means least, Simon Butlerand Leo Cinicolo are knownto be expanding theircommercial businesses, andShameela Beeloo joins them

Against the odds –Photographystudents’ success

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in working towardsbroadening their portfolios forthe fine art photographysector.

To add to this, there are alarge number of alumni whohave aspirations to study foran MA or postgraduatequalification, including PGCE.

It is often said that graduatesare usually unemployed for sixmonths to a year aftergraduating, but this year’sphotography students haveflown in the face of thisstatement. They havedemonstrated the amount ofoptions that are available forgraduating photographystudents, and also, quiteliterally, the genuine level of‘Ability to Employability’ thatadorns our University steps.

So, who wants to be aphotography student?

Sophie JohnsonBA (Hons) Photographygraduate 2010

‘Who wants to be a photography student?Now is possibly the worst time to try to break intoan industry that offers no safety net to aspiringgraduates.’British Journal of Photography, 26 July 2010.

Helping our studentsdevelop good academicpractice...Full story on page 13


Christmas closureWe will be closing for theChristmas break at 1.00pmon Friday 24 December 2010and will re-open on Tuesday4 January 2011.

Monthly salaries will be paidon Friday 24 December andpay advice slips will beforwarded for circulation bythat date.

The payroll deadline forsalaries to be paid onChristmas Eve will be Monday13 December, and thereforeall PTL2 and F15 claim formsmust be received by your

faculty administrator no laterthan 1 December 2010.

Denise ThorpeDirector of Human Resources

New Pro ViceChancellor andDean of theFaculty of Science& Technology

On 4 October, ProfessorEamon Strain (pictured above)took up his appointment asPro Vice Chancellor and Deanof our Faculty of Science &Technology, and will overseethe full range of scientific andtechnological disciplines,including Built Environment,Computing and Technology,

Life Sciences, Psychology andVision and Hearing Sciences.

A champion of world-leadingresearch, Professor Strain hadbeen Head of the Departmentof Psychology since 1998.

Previously, Professor Strainworked at Edinburgh and

Nottingham Universities andin the MRC AppliedPsychology Unit at theUniversity of Cambridge. Heholds a BA and a PhD inPsychology from Queen’sUniversity Belfast.

His research interests includenormal and disorderedreading, and he has carriedout award-winning researchinto the effective treatment ofdyslexia in collaboration withlocal schools. He is a memberof the ExperimentalPsychology Society, theAssociation of Head ofPsychology Departments andis Director of Research forHolme Court School. Hereceived the Lord StaffordAward for ‘Impact ThroughInnovation’ in 2009 for hiswork in close collaborationwith Dr Daniel Sturdy,Director of Sancton WoodSchool, for the creation of theground-breaking LearningNeeds Profiler softwareprogramme, which helpsteachers understand thelearning needs of dyslexicchildren. The project also won

a Research Council’s UKUNICO Impact Award.

Speaking of the appointmentthe Vice Chancellor, ProfessorMike Thorne, said, ‘UnderProfessor Strain’s leadershipof the PsychologyDepartment, it became one ofseveral within the Faculty tohave world-leading research,and we very much lookforward to him furtherdeveloping our researchexcellence across the board.

‘We are driven to continuewith the development of atruly 21st century learning andteaching environment forstudents with a passion forscience and technology.Students who have theaptitude for scientific andtechnological disciplines aremuch in demand in thiscurrent global economy, and itis these students who willcreate new knowledge that willcontribute directly to society’sprosperity and well-being.’

Andrea HilliardCorporate Marketing

Anglia Ruskin is one of 16 UKlibraries in 2010, so far, thatis participating in LibQUAL™,the international online surveythat aims to define andmeasure library servicequality. To date, more than1000 libraries worldwide havetaken part since the surveystarted in 2000. AngliaRuskin previously took part in2004 and 2007.

LibQUAL is managed by the(US) Association of ResearchLibraries and uses a rigorouslytested web-basedquestionnaire to assess users’perceptions. It asksrespondents what they expectfrom the library service andhow well the library is doingin meeting those expectations.Analyses of the results areused to inform librarydevelopment.

LibQUAL at Anglia RuskinThe survey was carried out inApril–May this year, and allundergraduates,postgraduates, academic,research and support staffwere encouraged to completeit. In addition to the surveyquestions, participants weregiven the opportunity toprovide free text comments onany aspect of the service.These comments give us avaluable insight into customerperceptions and priorities. Atotal of 958 completed thesurvey, and 427 made acomment.

Prize-winnersIn order to encourage peopleto do the survey, attractiveprizes were offered: a Wiiconsole, an iPod Touch andtwo £50 Amazon vouchers.The lucky prize-winners were:Christopher Brzezinski-Andersz, Sharon Nightingale,Benjamin Burgess andSamantha Black.

How does LibQUAL work?Respondents were asked torate the desired, perceivedand minimum levels of serviceof their library for 22 items onnine-point scale. These itemscover three dimensions ofservice:• Affect of service – how

responsive or empathetic isthe library to its users?

• Information control – whatresources does the libraryhave and how well does itprovide access to them?

• Library as place – does thelibrary provide anappropriate environment forprovision of its services?

The core questions:Affect of serviceAS-1 Library staff who instilconfidence in usersAS-2 Giving users individualattentionAS-3 Library staff who areconsistently courteousAS-4 Readiness to respond tousers’ enquiriesAS-5 Library staff who have theknowledge to deal with userquestionsAS-6 Library staff who can dealwith users in a caring fashionAS-7 Library staff who understandthe needs of their usersAS-8 Willingness to help usersAS-9 Dependability in handlingusers’ service problemsInformation controlIC-1 Making electronic resourcesaccessible from my home or officeIC-2 A library website enabling meto locate informationIC-3 The printed library materials Ineed for my workIC-4 The electronic resources IneedIC-5 Modern equipment that letsme easily access neededinformationIC-6 Easy-to-use access tools thatallow me to find things on my ownIC-7 Making information easilyaccessible for independent useIC-8 Print and/or electronic journal

collections I require for my workLibrary as placeLP-1 Library space that inspiresstudy and teachingLP-2 Quiet study space forindividual workLP-3 A comfortable and invitinglocationLP-4 A haven for study, learning orresearchLP-5 Space for group learning andgroup study

Participants were asked fortheir judgements on threescales for each question: thedesired level of service theywould like to receive, theminimum they are willing toaccept and the actual level ofservice they perceive to havebeen provided. The desiredand minimum scores establishthe upper and lowerboundaries of a zone oftolerance within which theperceived scores shouldappear if respondents regardthe service as adequate. Thoseperceived scores that aregreater than the minimumappear in blue on the radarchart, but those perceived less

than the minimum appear inred. The chart, above, showsthe results from allrespondents in the 2010survey. Each ‘spoke’ representsone of the questions.

The main findings based ontotal Anglia Ruskin UniversityanalysisHighest priorities – what dousers want?• Making electronic resources

accessible from my home oroffice (IC-1)

• A Library website enablingme to locate information onmy own (IC-2)

• Print and/or electronicjournal collections I need formy work (IC-8)

• Making information easilyaccessible for independentuse (IC-4)

• The electronic resources Ineed (IC-4)

Highest scores – what we dobest:• Library staff who instil

confidence in users (AS-1)• Giving users individual

attention (AS-2)

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Photography lecturer’swork in National PortraitGallery collection...Full story on page 15

• Library staff who deal withusers in a caring fashion(AS-6)

• Library staff who have theknowledge to answer userquestions (AS-5)

• Library staff who areconsistently courteous (AS-3)

• Willingness to help users(AS-8)

Areas for improvement• Quiet space for individual

work (LP-2)• Library space that inspires

study and learning (LP-1)• Print and/or electronic

journals I require for mywork (LP-4)

• A haven for study, learningor research (LP-4)

• Making electronic resourcesaccessible from my home oroffice (IC-1)

• The printed library materialsI need for my work (IC-3)

Free-text commentsOf the 427 respondents whomade a comment:• 99 thought that staff were

helpful, 20 thought thatthey were not

• 81 were complimentaryabout the library service

• 68 were concerned aboutnoise in the library

• 66 wanted more books inthe library

• 61 wanted more PCs• 40 indicated they had

problems accessinge-journals

• 25 found the library too hotor stuffy (mostly atCambridge)

Branch analysisFurther analysis of the surveyby location found thatstudents at Cambridge andPeterborough site librarieswere most dissatisfied,particularly in the ‘library asplace’ and ‘informationcontrol’ categories. Some ofthe space problems should be

alleviated by the new buildingat Cambridge and the move ofthe Peterborough AngliaRuskin Library to Guild House.It will be possible to measurethe impact of these longer-term changes by runningLibQUAL again in the future.

University Library response tothe surveyThe University Library hasresponded to the LibQUAL andthe NSS results by formulatinga list of key actions, arrived atthrough consultation with theStudent ExperienceCommittee. These include:

• an additional £100,000allocated to the UniversityLibrary to improve access toresources

• the Reading ResourcesStrategy, designed toimprove the studentexperience by ensuring thatlibrary and faculty staff worktogether to ensure studentsare fully aware of how toaccess the reading resourcesthey need

• 20 extra PCs installed atCambridge

• PC availability software• new signage to re-enforce

the zoning into group, quietand silent areas in the mainlibraries

• work is under way toimprove temperature andairflow in the Cambridgelibrary.

More details of the key actionsand a summary of theLibQUAL results are availableon the library website athttp://libweb.anglia.ac.uk/feedback/feedbackustoyou.html.There is more about theLibQUAL survey tool on theLibQUAL website atwww.libqual.org/home.

Karen ReadyFaculty Liaison Librarian

In the News

Send your news stories to Andrea Hilliard (ext 4727,[email protected]). To view our latest news releasesvisit www.anglia.ac.uk, you can also follow our latest news onTwitter, visit www.twitter.com/angliaruskin

8 November, BBC Radio CambridgeshireProfessor Mike Thorne, Vice Chancellor, discusses universitytuition fees.

6 November, BBC Radio EssexChris Heron, Associate Lecturer in the Ashcroft InternationalBusiness School, talks about the High Street of the future.

25 October, BBC Radio CambridgeshireHelen McRobie, Lecturer in Biomedical Science and MolecularBiology, talks about black squirrels in Cambridgeshire.

25 October, BBC Radio CambridgeshireLaura Dietz, Senior Lecture in Arts, Law & Social Sciences,discusses the Cambridgeshire Book of the Decade contest.

21 October, BBC Radio CambridgeshireProfessor Mike Thorne, Vice Chancellor, talks about theComprehensive Spending Review.

20 October, BBC Radio CambridgeshireProfessor Lester Lloyd-Reason, Director of the Centre forInternational Business, talks about the potential impact of theComprehensive Spending Review.

19 October, BBC Radio EssexMike Smith, Lecturer in Computing, discusses the pros andcons of modern technology.

15 October, Daily TelegraphDr Sean Lang, Senior Lecturer in History, criticises the‘absolutely ludicrous system in Britain that requires pupils tochoose subject options half-way through secondary education.’

15 October, BBC Radio Three CountiesHelen McRobie, Lecturer in Biomedical Science and MolecularBiology, discusses black squirrels.

12 October, BBC Radio CambridgeshireProfessor Mike Thorne, Vice Chancellor, discusses the LordBrowne Review.

12 October, BBC Radio Cambridgeshire (Peterborough)Dr Mark Mabey, Executive Director University CentrePeterborough, talks about university fees.

12 October, GuardianProfessor Michael Thorne, Vice Chancellor, discussesimmigration law.

6 October, BBC Radio 3Dr Rohan McWilliam, Senior Lecturer in History, participates ina 45-minute panel discussing the Victorian social investigator,Mayhew.


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Recently, Dr Jonathan Smithfrom AIBS was involved inhelping to organise the aboveconference, which took place inCambourne, near Cambridge,on 18 October 2010. Thisconference was for seniorleaders within the NHS in theEast of England. It wassponsored by the East ofEngland Strategic HealthAuthority and was organised bythem in partnership with theSpiritual Healthcare Network forNHS organisations in the Eastof England and Anglia RuskinUniversity. Lynne SedgemoreCBE, Executive Director of the157 Group of FE Colleges,leadership adviser to Whitehall,and former Chief Executive ofthe Centre for Excellence inLeadership, was conferencechair and facilitator of the day.

With major changes takingplace in the NHS – reductionsin funding and numbers, andincreases in patient and staffexpectations – leaders in theNHS are facing immensepressure and challenge. Manyare tired of change and arestruggling to reconcile thetension of being both a caring

institution and a business-focused one. There is growingawareness of both the need tosupport leaders and staff moreeffectively within the NHS sothey are able to provide thehighest levels of patient care,and of the need to develop newapproaches to leadership.These new leadershipapproaches are focused on theimportance of people, on thosevalues that lie at the root of theNHS – as expressed in itsconstitution – and on spiritual-based leadership. Theconference sought to explorethese challenging themes ofleadership, re-energising leadersand enabling them to re-connect with the fundamentalreasons they do what they do.

Keynote address by theSecretary of State for Health,Andrew LansleyMr Lansley spoke about themajor changes proposed in therecent NHS White Paperconcerned with giving patientsmore choice and control overtheir care provision. Heemphasised that it was notabout treating the NHS as asystem, but was about people,

service and caring relationships.He sees the NHS as ‘a symbolof social solidarity’ andemphasised that the measuresproposed will fulfil the intentionto create a patient-centric NHSthat delivers improvedoutcomes and empowersservice users. Mr Lansleyemphasised three key points:

1. Patient experience is central– extending control andinformation to patients

2. The focus will be onoutcomes and results –measuring patientexperience, not just targets

3. Devolved decision making –empowering GP practices tocommission service provision

Danah Zohar, author andscientist, on ‘Living by valuesin the NHS’Danah, author of SpiritualQuotient and Spiritual Capital,spoke about the value of theNHS as a national institutionthat offers service and care andis not simply a business. Sheencouraged all employees andleaders to kindle the spiritualwithout frightening, and toconsider her 12 principles of

spiritual intelligence. She alsoemphasised the importance ofspiritual capital – the wealthpeople hold from their visionand values.

Professor Peter Gilbert on‘Soulful leadership’Peter emphasised the need tovalue the soul when consideringhow someone can be truly‘well’. He encouraged delegatesto read the Health CareCommission report ofStaffordshire Hospital, and tobe aware of the cost of asoulless organisation. Heemphasised the importance ofstaying connected with thefrontline and of developingleadership with integrity.

Ewan Kelly, Director for NHSEducation for Scotland on‘Shaping policies from aspiritual care perspective’Ewan followed by suggestingthat both patients and staff arelooking for certainties, foranswers, although, in truth, wecan’t actually fix very much. Heargues that the NHS is reallythere to hold and supportpeople who are in places oftransition. He emphasised thatthe way tasks are performed isas important as what is done.He also suggested that our wayof being and relating is asimportant as competence, andthat being human isprofessional.

These inputs werecomplemented by a series ofsmall group discussions.Groups contained a number ofexperts in the field, includingNHS chaplains, academics,consultants and representativesfrom other public-sectororganisations, including thepolice and defence academy.

More details about theconference and slides of PeterGilbert’s and Ewan Kelly’spresentations are available [email protected].

Leading the NHS in the21st Century conference


� (L–r) Ewan Kelly, Peter Gilbert, Lynne Sedgmore, Danah Zohar, John Nicholson (conference organiser) andJonathan Smith, AIBS.

Corporate Christmascards – printed ande-version – available...Full details on page 17

The academic year got off toa flying start this Septemberwith the launch of our brand-new Virtual LearningEnvironment (VLE), a keymilestone in our University’sCorporate Plan. Thesuccessful launch is theculmination of over 18months of work by colleaguesfrom across the University –from ISMS and LearningDevelopment Services tofaculty academic and supportstaff. Successful completion ofthis first phase ofdevelopment means that:

• over 2000 modules arenow live on the VLE

• over 2500 academics and18,000 students haveaccess

• feedback from students andstaff has been positive

Customising VLE technologyto meet individual facultyneedsInside the Faculty ofEducationIn his role as LearningTechnologist for the Faculty ofEducation, Mark Miller workswith the VLE Project Teamand INSPIRE to integrate thenew technical tools the VLEhas to offer into the Faculty’slearning and teaching strategy.For example, Mark hasintegrated the new emailsystem with the VLE and haslinked the navigation to createan improved user experiencefor the Faculty’s academicstaff and a better learningexperience for students.Talking about the VLE, Markexplained, ‘Staff find the basictools in the new VLE reallyeasy to use. The ability toprovide materials, set alert

messages for students and theease of continuing extendeddiscussions outside theclassroom are all importantbenefits. If both staff andstudents use the alert systemto connect the VLE to theiremail, the flow of importantinformation between staff andlearners is seamless andmuch quicker.’

A student’s perspectiveGemma Ward is in her finalyear of the Foundation Degreein Early Years Childcare andEducation, and is currentlybalancing her studies withworking part-time as anursery practitioner in a pre-school primary school. This iswhat she had to say, ‘Thenew VLE is much better thanWebCT because everything isconveniently located in oneplace and easy to find via thedirect link on My.Anglia. Youcan get straight to your email,modules and the library all inone user-friendly website.

‘I particularly like the fact thatI can access moduledocuments sometimes a weekin advance, or catch up onany reading I might havemissed whenever I need to.The online discussion forumswe use as part of the work-based learning module are agreat way to get a wide rangeof perspectives on a particulartopic, or to get a quickresponse to any queries Ihave – often the same day!’

Looking ahead and futuredevelopments…Looking forward, the VLEProject Team is now focusingon enhancing thefunctionality, developing thetools to support onlinedistance learning, and rollingout the VLE to our UniversityPartners.

Alison KingMarketing Manager, LearningDevelopment Services

Helping our studentsdevelop goodacademic practiceOver the past few months wehave been developing our supportfor students to assist them indeveloping good academicpractice. In May the ‘Guidanceon Being Honest in Your Work’document was made available toall students through the keydocuments section of My.Anglia.Since then, extracts from theguidance have been included instudent handbooks and moduleguides, and training resources forboth students and staff havebeen developed and madeavailable through the UniversityLibrary and INSPIRE web pages.

From the beginning of semester2, we shall be rolling out a keyaspect of our support for students– the opportunity for them to useTurnitinUK (www.submit.ac.uk/),an online text-matching service.A few minutes after a studentsubmits a paper to TurnitinUK,he or she will receive anOriginality Report (OR), whichidentifies where their workmatches text stored on theextensive TurnitinUK database ofstudent papers, electronic books,papers and journals and webpages. We will also be offeringstudents the opportunity toundertake one formativeassignment before their firstsummative written assignment,which they can submit toTurnitinUK, and discuss the ORwith their tutor. Furtherinformation on how we are usingTurnitinUK is available from theINSPIRE website:www.inspire.anglia.ac.uk/howto/.

To facilitate the roll-out, facultieshave appointed TurnitinUK leadsand administrators, and havedeveloped strategies to enablethe use of Turnitin by theirstudents. For further informationon your faculty’s strategy, pleasecontact your faculty lead: AIBS,Sue Stirk; ALSS, Apurba Kundu;FoE, Phil Long; FHSC, PaulaSobiechowska; FST, Jo Bowman.

Dr Jaki LillyINSPIRE


VLE goes livefor the start of teaching

In March 2009, Sarah White,from the Employment Bureauin Chelmsford, organised a tourof the International FinanceData Service (IFDS) offices inChelmsford for a group ofAshcroft International BusinessSchool (AIBS) students. IFDS isthe UK’s leading supplier ofinvestor record-keeping servicesand systems to the UKdomestic and European‘offshore’ market. They havethree sites in Essex, two inChelmsford and their HQ inBasildon.

IFDS tailored a presentationespecially for the students thathighlighted the careerdevelopment opportunities andprofessional training availablefor their employees. As a resultof this visit, two AIBS students,Gary Higgs and Giles Pearce,both studying for the BA(Hons) Business Studies,secured 48-week placementswith IFDS.

In September 2010, Gary andGiles returned to university tocomplete the final year of their

degree. Sarah met with Gary tofind out more about his 12-month experience in theworkplace.

SW: After the initial tour, tell meabout the recruitment processthat led to you securing yourplacement?

GH: I emailed a covering letterand CV, explaining why I wantedto work for IFDS, to the HRResourcing Manager. The nextstage was to complete literacyand numeracy assessments. Ipassed these, and was invited toattend an interview with theHead of the Written EnquiriesDepartment.

SW: Can you describe your jobrole and responsibilities?

GH: My job title is CustomerService Experience Associate,and I’m responsible forresponding to customerenquiries by letter and fax. Overthe past 12 months, as I gainedexperience, I have been givenmore responsibility and morecomplex tasks to complete thathave involved greater

communication with many areasacross the business.

SW: What training anddevelopment opps have youbeen able to take advantage of?

GH: The induction training wasexcellent and I was thenintroduced to the productsoffered to customers, starting atthe basic level and thengradually moving upwards. Therewas excellent systems training,which made it very easy tounderstand the softwareprograms used by IFDS. Once Icompleted the inductiontraining, there wereopportunities for me to enrol onspecific courses, such aspersonal development,communication andassertiveness skills.

SW: How would you summarisethe benefits that spending ayear in the workplace has hadfor you, and how do you think itwill impact on the final year ofyour degree course?

GH: I found the placement withIFDS very beneficial. It hasgiven me the opportunity toreflect on the type of career Iwant to follow once I graduate. Ihave also developed core skills,such as communication andorganisation and I am sure theseskills will help me to achieve thebest possible grade in my finalyear at Anglia Ruskin University.

SW: Has the placement yearhelped you to clarify yourthinking about managing yourcareer path in the future?

GH: Yes, definitely! I haverealised how many companiesthere are out there and howmany graduate recruitmentschemes! Also, I now have areally good understanding of thefinancial services industry andknow this is the field in which Iwant to build my career.

SW: Do you think yourexperience with IFDS made adifference to your self-confidence and employability?

GH: Yes. I highly recommend aplacement year to any student.It does add a further year to yourdegree, but if you work hard andapply yourself then theexperience you gain isinvaluable. I think theplacement with IFDS willenhance my CV and give me theedge over other graduates whodo not have my work experience.

Gary is continuing to work forIFDS on a part-time basisduring the final year of hisdegree studies.

Sarah commented, ‘Graduateemployability is a major issueimpacting UK business, thehigher education sector andgraduate job-seekers. As Garysays, if you make the most ofopportunities to engage withemployer organisations duringthe course of your studies, itwill give you the edge overgraduates lacking exposure tothe workplace.’

Jane Murray, Head of theEmployability and CareersService, agreed, ‘By workingcollaboratively with IFDS,Anglia Ruskin University haspresented these students withinvaluable employmentexperience that has measurablyimpacted on their employabilityskills, self-confidence andcareer aspirations. I ammeeting with the HRResourcing Manager at IFDS inNovember to discussdeveloping our workingrelationship to encompassadditional programmes thatwill bring benefit to ourstudents/graduates and to theirbusiness.’

Any students, graduates,alumni or academics interestedin learning more about how theEmployability and CareersService and EmploymentBureau can work with them toengage with employerorganisations should contactSarah [email protected].

AIBS students’work placementsuccess with IFDS

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� During their visit in 2009, our students outside IFDS offices: GaryHiggs is fifth from the left.

World Mental HealthDay – awareness raisinga year-round issue...Full story on page 21

In late October, the PrintWorkshop at Gainsborough’sHouse in Sudbury announcedthe first winners of their newannual Gainsborough Prize forGraduate Printmakers. Theprize was awarded jointly toDiana Scarborough, who isstudying for an MA inPrintmaking at our CambridgeSchool of Art, and to BarbaraDougan, who is studying foran MA in Fine Art at NorwichUniversity College for the Arts.

Student artists and designersenrolled in degree orpostgraduate courses in EastAnglia were invited to applyfor the Gainsborough Prize,which aims to promote andreward excellence and talentin contemporary printmakingpractice. The winning artistsreceive one year’s freemembership of The PrintWorkshop at Gainsborough’s

House, and will have theirwork featured in an exhibitionof members’ work at theEdmund Gallery in Bury StEdmunds from 10–15December 2010.

Gainsborough’s House is thebirthplace of the greateighteenth-century artistThomas Gainsborough, anddisplays more of his work atany one time than any othermuseum in the world (visit:Gainsborough’s House,46 Gainsborough Street,Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 2EU –01787 372958 [email protected]). Thehouse is open Monday toSaturday from 10.00am to5.00pm: entry is free onTuesday afternoons(1.00–5.00pm).


Earlier this year, Photographylecturer Ian (HAG) Hargreaveshad another of his photographicportraits accepted foradmission into the PermanentPhototgraphs Collection of theNational Portrait Gallery, whichonly accepts portraits offamous British people. Thework is of Arabella Churchill,the great-granddaughter of SirWinston Churchill, who diedof pancreatic cancer inDecember 2007, aged 58(visit www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/largerimage.php?mkey=mw198647&LinkID=mp71086&role=sit&rNo=1 tosee the work).


� Diana Scarborough fromCambridge School of ArtAncient Morse.

� Barbara Dougan from NorwichUniversity CollegeGroundsel 1.

First GainsboroughPrize for GraduatePrintmakers awarded

Apart from her fame as a partof such an illustrious family,she gained public attention foreschewing privilege in the1970s, and embracing analternative lifestyle and charitywork, which remained herpassion until she died.

The collection also includestwo other works by HAG, ofRD Laing, which wereaccepted for admission sometime ago.

For more information, [email protected].

Photographylecturer’s work atthe NationalPortrait Gallery

The Vision and Eye ResearchUnit (VERU) has takendelivery of a newenvironmental chamber at itsCambridge research facility.The chamber is the first suchunit to be installed in an eyecentre in England.

One type of study that will becarried out using the chamberwill monitor how contact lenswearers react at differenttemperatures, relativehumidities and wind speeds,and will enable VERU todemonstrate how differenttypes of contact lens are suited

to different environments, andalso to test lenses for comfort.The unit has already attractedinterest from contact lensmanufacturers keen to use theresearch to improve theirproducts. Another importantarea of research involving thechamber will be teardeficiency. Dry eye affects alarge proportion of thepopulation, especially olderpeople, who often need helpwith special eye drops anddevices to conserve tears. Thechamber will permit moreaccurate studies of thiscondition and its management.

Speaking of the new addition,Professor Roger Buckley, partof the VERU research teamand also an eye surgeon andconsultant for over 30 years atAddenbrooke’s and MoorfieldsHospitals, commented: ‘Weare thrilled to have thisadvanced new facility. With it,we can simulate a wide varietyof environmental conditionsthat we can control accurately,and repeat as necessary. It willvastly improve the scientificvalidity of our work on theinterface between the eye andthe outside world.’

VERU, which is part of thePostgraduate Medical Institute(PMI), carries out ground-breaking research in a numberof areas including factorsinfluencing the progression ofmyopia, visual short-termmemory, learning disabilities,glaucoma, keratoconus, lowvision and children’s vision.


Vision and Eye Research Unit takesdelivery of new environmental chamber

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The Faculty of Science &Technology’s Department ofSports and Exercise Scienceshas created a number of newinternship opportunities forstudents. The internships havebeen developed in partnershipwith established elite sportingbodies with the aim of helpingto increase their students’ skillbase and employability upongraduation. Three programmeshave been created in the lastnine months.

These internships have beendeveloped in order to allowaspiring undergraduates to gainas much practical work-basedexperience as possible prior tograduating. At present, theseinternships are with three of thebiggest sporting teams/nationalgoverning bodies in elite sportwithin the UK, namely theLawn Tennis Association,Leicester Tigers (premiershiprugby) and Northampton Saints(premiership rugby). Currently,we offer internship opportunitiesto six students across our level2 and 3 cohorts.

These are wonderfulopportunities for our students todevelop applied sport andexercise science skills in anenvironment of eliteperformance. These threeinternships are focused on thearea of strength andconditioning, and have enabledthe students to apply theirscientific knowledge of training,athlete support and athletedevelopment to appliedscenarios.

The internships, of course,require a commitment from thestudents in terms of time anddedication, with those involvedin the Leicester Tigers’programme having to travel toboth Leicester and a regionalhub site in Norwich. Both theLawn Tennis Association’s andNorthampton Saints’programmes are based at theirregional high-performanceacademies in Cambridge.

Sports Science PrincipalLecturer, Dan Gordon,commented, ‘These internships

will increase the exposure andrecognition of our Universitywithin the sporting community,whilst allowing our students tobenefit from the opportunity towork in professionalenvironments and applyknowledge and skills from theirstudies to an applied setting.They’ll also be able to enhancetheir CVs and skill sets whilelearning new skills that can beapplied directly to their studies.’

The new internships shouldhelp to increase further thealready impressive record ofcareer progression for our SportsScience graduates. Some of thedestinations of the currentgraduating cohort includeSouthend United FC, SussexCounty Cricket Club, EnglandBasketball, regional schools’sports coaching and teaching,and postgraduate study.


Sport and Exercise Sciences create new internship opportunities for studentsHistory lecturer takespart in Radio 3discussionprogramme

On 6 October, RohanMcWilliam (History) was aguest on the popular Radio 3programme Nightwaves as partof a special edition tocommemorate Henry Mayhew,the great Victorian socialinvestigator. He participated ina 45-minute panel discussionwith Iain Sinclair, the leadingurban chronicler, LawrenceGoldman, editor of the OxfordDictionary of NationalBiography (and authority onVictorian social science), andJerry White, historian ofLondon. The occasion for theprogramme was the publicationof a new edition of Mayhew’sgreat work of social exploration,London Labour and the LondonPoor (1851–2).

For more information, [email protected].

Faculty of Arts, Law & Social Sciences

Bulletin’s 2011 copydeadline and publicationschedule...Full details on page 25

Our MA Publishing is pleasedto announce its two newscholarships for 2010–11 andto congratulate courseconvenor Dr Samantha Rayneron her appointment asFreeman of The WorshipfulCompany of Stationers andNewspaper Makers.

The 2010 Hart McLeodScholarship went to SarahChanning-Wright, a BA (Hons)Graphic Design graduate fromCambridge School of Art. TheScholarship is offered annuallyby local company Hart McLeodPublishing Services inrecognition of the skills the MAPublishing teaches and as an

investment in the future of theindustry. Graham Hartexplained why Sarah stood outfor this year’s scholarship: ‘Wehad a number of very goodapplicants, but settled onSarah as she seemed to fulfilour criteria: she wanted tolearn more about publishing inthe very broadest terms, shepossessed a sense of vocationas demonstrated by her workto date, and it appeared thatshe would benefit most fromthe extra support that thescholarship offered.’

The scholarship includes a£1000 discount on tuition feesand a 3–4 week work placement.

This year’s Stationers’Foundation Bursary wasawarded to Sophie Bridgesfollowing a successful interviewat the company in London.Sophie receives a bursary of£6000 and the opportunity toreceive mentoring during herstudies from an appropriateStationer in accordance with herspecific interests. Sophiedescribed the bursary as ‘anhonour and a privilege… anamazing opportunity.’

The Worshipful Company ofStationers and NewspaperMakers is a venerable institutiondating back to 1403 when theMayor and Aldermen of the City


� MA Publishing team (l–r): Stationers’ Foundation Award winner, Sophie Bridges, new team member, Dr LeahTether, staff member, Will Hill, course convenor, Dr Samantha Rayner and 2010 Hart McLeod Scholar, SarahChanning-Wright.

of London approved theformation of a fraternity or Guildof Stationers. The modernCompany of Stationers has over800 members from thecomplete range of trades withinthe visual and graphiccommunications industries.Whilst embracing the digitalage, the Stationers retains manyof its traditions including aprocess of membership throughnomination and interviewculminating in a formal Freedomceremony, where a nomineeofficially becomes a Freeman.Dr Samantha Rayner joinsmany other senior publishingindustry executives in benefitingfrom associations with theCompany, along with RupertMurdoch, who is Liveryman ofThe Stationers’ Company.

Also on the MA Publishing team,Will Hill has been involved withthe Stationers for many yearsand is currently proposed forappointment as a Freeman. Hehas spoken on graphic design atthe Stationers’ careers eventsand is to curate an exhibition ofcontemporary typography thatopens at the Stationers’ Hall inApril 2011, before it tours anumber of venues across thecountry. The MA Publishingteam would also like to take thisopportunity to welcome Dr LeahTether, who joins them fromDurham University.


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Corporate Christmas cards are now available to purchase. Thecard features the Michael A Ashcroft Building in a wintry,snowy scene, printed on high-quality glossy card, which issimilar to the one that can be viewed atwww.anglia.ac.uk/christmas. The message on the cover and theinside reads ‘Season’s Greetings from Anglia Ruskin University’.

The cards cost 0.78p each, including the envelope. If youwould like to place an order, please contact Nikki Collen [email protected] with the following details:

full name; department/service;location; quantity; cost code

The last day for orders will beFriday 10 December.

If you prefer to send anelectronic Christmas card, this isavailable at www.anglia.ac.uk/christmas –and there’s no charge for this version.

Corporate Christmas cards

On 18 November, as part ofGlobal Entrepreneurship Week,we held an ‘EntrepreneurialNewsnight’ event on ourCambridge campus, to enableAshcroft International BusinessSchool students on our BScEnterprise and EntrepreneurialManagement programme to getsome high-flying businessbrains to spill the secrets oftheir success. The sessionlooked at how significantenterprise and entrepreneurshipis to economic growth, howentrepreneurial thinking makesa difference, and how up-and-coming entrepreneurs can learnfrom their more successfulcounterparts.

The business founders whowere lined up for questioningincluded Beth Derks, founder ofNo Double Dutch, creative

thinking and changemanagement specialists,Natalie Haywood, founder ofLeaf Tea Shop, Liverpool, a teashop and music bar, JasonLorimer, co-founder of BelowZero Ice Bar in London, theUK’s only permanent bar madeof ice which is kept at minusfive degrees all year round, CarlPihl, founder and MD ofStudent Box, a student socialnetworking site, and Drinkyz,London, a specialist in privatelabelled beverage andpackaging.

Leading the event for AIBS,entrepreneur Lianne Miller said,‘The entrepreneurs invited to bequestioned are all pushing theboundaries of enterprise andinitiative. These people havetaken the biggest risks in orderto find success, and their

experiences of how they havecreated their business nicheswill enthuse and motivate thenext-generation of entrepreneursto do the same.’

Professor Lester Lloyd-Reason,from the newly establishedCentre for EnterpriseDevelopment and Research(CEDAR) at AIBS, is looking toencourages universities andbusiness schools to be morecourageous in their delivery ofenterprise programmes. ‘CEDARis encouraging businessstudents to shift their thinking interms of real-life enterprise bygiving them privileged access toworld-class entrepreneurs whoare keen to share their ownpersonal experiences and passon their acquired skills andexpertise.’

For the last two years therehave been more events in theEast of England during GlobalEnterprise Week than any otherregion. Enterprise LowestoftCommunity Interest Company(ELcic) wants to ensure that theEastern region continues toencourage everyone to beenterprising and explore allbusiness opportunities. HazelJohnson, Chair of ELcic, said,’This event shows howacademia can link with realbusinesses – there is nothingmore inspirational than forstudents to hear from peoplewho have actually done it tomake the theory real’.

For more information about theevent, please contact RobertJones on ext 2549 or [email protected].

Students fireNewsnight-stylequestions at risk-takers

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� Jason Lorimer co-founder ofBelow Zero Ice Bar.

� Natalie Haywood founder ofLeaf Tea Shop.

Dr Jussi Parikka’s fascinatingnew book uncovers the insectlogic that informscontemporary mediatechnologies and the networksociety. Out in December,Insect Media: An Archaeologyof Animals and Technologyanalyses how insect forms ofsocial organisation – swarms,hives, webs and distributedintelligence – have been usedto structure modern mediatechnologies and the networksociety, providing a radicalnew perspective on the

interconnection of biology andtechnology. Parikka developsan insect theory of media,one that conceptualisesmodern media as more thanthe products of individualhuman actors, socialinterests, or technologicaldeterminants. They are,rather, profoundly non-humanphenomena that both draw onand mimic the alien lifeworlds of insects.

Jussi Parikka is Reader inMedia Theory and History

and Director of the Cultures ofthe Digital Economy (CoDE)research institute(www.anglia.ac.uk/code) andArcDigital(www.anglia.ac.uk/arcdigital).He is the author of DigitalContagions: A MediaArchaeology of ComputerViruses.

For more information, visitwww.upress.umn.edu/Books/P/parikka_insect.html.

Insect Media: new book examines link between insect behaviour and digital technology

Faculty of Education

Festival of Ideas 2010– our successfulinvolvement...Full story on pages 26–7

The Faculty of Education isproud of our many and variedgraduates but, this year,Denise Binks, who receivedan MA Education, wasespecially special. Denise isAnglia Ruskin’s firstcompletely online masters’graduate.

Denise received her BA(Hons) Learning TechnologyResearch in 2007. This fullyonline degree, now entitled

the BA (Hons) LearningThrough Technology, wasopen to all in work, andallowed students to use theirwork rigorously to conductinquiries into their own andorganisational practices.Denise, who came to highereducation without A levels,especially appreciated thesupport offered in the onlinecommunities, where peerlearning is an essential andvalued ingredient.

For her masters’ award,Denise, despite other offers,chose to continue studyingwholly online. With her tutors,Anthony Russell and KenAllen, she used actionresearch to develop a virtuallearning environment for herprimary school and to supportcontinuing professionaldevelopment for all staff. Aspart of her study, for onesemester, Denise was an


Denise Binks, MA Educationgraduate, and Anthony Russell,Senior Lecturer, Faculty ofEducation.

A unique graduate

‘intern’ facilitator, workingonline with the BA (Hons)Learning Through Technologyteam.

With the MA LearningThrough Technology nowvalidated, Denise will be thefirst of many wholly onlinemasters’ graduates.

Vicky RussellMarketing Co-ordinator,Faculty of Education

On 23 September, 40 careersteachers and Connexions stafffrom Cambridgeshire, Essex,Norfolk and Suffolk attendedthe Applying with Confidenceconference, run by CorporateMarketing’s External Liaisonteam. The aim of the day wasto help careers staff to beconfident that they werehelping their students to makethe very best universityapplications.

Professor Alan Sibbald gave ageneral introduction about ourcurrent provision, and thevisitors were informed of thelatest UCAS admissions andstudent finance processes.They also learnt about thework of our EmploymentBureau and Careers Guidanceteam, and were impressed byour Student Ambassadors,who shared their ownexperiences of applying and

studying at Anglia Ruskin,and gave tours of theChelmsford campus.

Feedback was very positive,with 100% of the visitorsleaving with a betterknowledge of Anglia RuskinUniversity. One teacher saidthat this was ‘a veryinformative event – well worthtaking the time out to come’,stating that she will ‘send a

report to colleagues so theinformation will go further’.

Jenny WebsterEvents Administrator, ExternalLiaison, Corporate Marketing

Successful Applying with Confidence conference

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This colloquium, which took place on Saturday 30 October,was co-organised by Professor Sarah Brown, from theDepartment of English, Communication, Film and Media, andDr Berit Åström, from Umeä University in Sweden. Bothresearchers wanted to discuss the advantages – and challenges– of conducting transhistorical research in the field of Englishliterature. Whereas most researchers focus on a single periodwithin literature, transhistorical researchers work on projectsthat cross period boundaries, exploring the way in which ideasand stories change (or, indeed, stay the same) over time.

We were delighted that Helen Cooper, Professor of Medievaland Renaissance Literature at the University of Cambridge, wasable to give the keynote lecture, ‘Medieval Shakespeare’. Shedemonstrated how readers have underestimated Shakespeare’sdebts to medieval texts and iconography, overlooking the tracesof a pre-Reformation culture as well as allusions to romances,now little read, once highly popular, in his plays. Helen Cooperreminded us that we are often more aware of, and moreinfluenced by, our predecessors than our precisecontemporaries.

The next panel session openedwith a paper by Daniel Ogdenfrom Uppsala University, ‘SirThomas More’s Utopia, UrsulaLe Guin’s Always Coming Homeand hypertext’. A number ofintriguing parallels betweenthese two ambiguous depictionsof a ‘perfect’ society werediscovered. Daniel suggestedthat the scholarly Le Guin maywell have consciously drawn onMore as a model. But the paperalso raised important, largerquestions about the reasonswhy certain literary motifs seemto persist, albeit sometimes inmutated forms, through the centuries.

In ‘Euphues is dead: the nineteenth-century rejection of JohnLyly’, Andy Kesson (University of Kent) introduced a furtherpossible tension between transhistoricism and historicism. Hislively paper on Lyly’s dramatic decline in popularity and statusin the nineteenth century revealed an important possible flaw inthe methodology of many ‘historicists’. Although such scholarsaim to recuperate the past they often fail to escape modernprejudices about who is worthy of study. To be truly historicist,one should pay as much attention to Lyly as to Shakespeare.

Sarah Annes Brown’s paper, ‘Tracking Eliot’s FamiliarCompound Ghost: Sources and Successors’, used the famousencounter with the compound ghost in the Four Quartets as anexample of the way in which a transhistorical approach canenrich our understanding of individual texts. She argued thatthe compound ghost episode should be seen as one momentwithin a sequence of such encounters, beginning with thejourneys taken by Odysseus, Aeneas and Dante to the lands ofthe dead, and continuing in the later twentieth century, whenEliot himself becomes part of the ‘compound ghost’ in recentallusions to his poetry in the works of Norman Loftis and DerekWalcott.

Mick Gowar, who is based in the Cambridge School of Art,discussed the way in which his own work as an adaptermirrored, albeit within a much shorter time frame, some of theprocesses we see at work when we track the transhistoricaltransformations of a narrative. ‘Yallery Brown: A Case Study ofthe Dynamics of Story Changes and Story Telling’ offered asuggestive array of reasons for some of the changes that storiesundergo. A switch of genre, of audience, the influence of other

stories – these are just some ofthe factors that can triggermutations.

Some of the same questionsinformed the final paper byBerit Åström, ‘Disney’s War onMothers and its HistoricalAntecedents’. She discussed theway in which dead and absentmothers persist throughdifferent periods and genres.Although it is possible toidentify ‘rational’ reasons fortheir popularity, such asdemographic statistics onmaternal mortality, or a latertwentieth-century backlash

against assertive mature women, Berit convincingly argued thatthis did not seem to be the whole story. The persistence of thetopic again invites the reader to ask whether such texts aremore dependent on their predecessors than on the socialconditions of each writer’s age – the same conclusion reachedby Helen Cooper in the opening paper.

For more information on the colloquium, please contact SarahAnnes Brown at [email protected].

Literature and transhistoricisma colloquium

NEWS

Whereas most researchers focuson a single period withinliterature, transhistoricalresearchers work on projects thatcross period boundaries,exploring the way in which ideasand stories change (or, indeed,stay the same) over time.


Customer ServiceExcellence accreditationresults...Full story on page 28

In late October, World MentalHealth Day was promotedand celebrated by staff fromthe Counselling and WellbeingService on both theCambridge and Chelmsfordcampuses. We providedstudents with information ona range of mental healthissues, and a number of localbranches of national mentalhealth organisations joined uswith educational material todispel some of the mythssurrounding mental illness.

The truth is that one in four ofus suffer mental illness at

some point in our lives andthe issues affect us all. It isalso true that most peoplefully recover to lead well-functioning lives – but weneed to know how torecognise symptoms and howto get help, free from feelingstigmatised or weak. Manycelebrities, such as StephenFry, Woody Allen, JK Rowlingand Gwyneth Paltrow, havepublicised their bouts ofdepression in the hope ofdispelling embarrassment andputting mental health andwellbeing on everyone’sagenda.

Our publicity materialsuccessfully aroused debateand interest.

We also promoted healthylifestyles and wellbeing. Thewellbeing products onpromotion from places likethe Body Shop and Lush wereparticularly popular!

Our Counselling andWellbeing team is here tosupport students in times ofneed. We are part of StudentServices and are counsellorsand mental health advisers.


� Chelmsford colleagues from Student Services staffing informationstands for World Mental Health Day.

� Cambridge colleagues from Student Services staffing informationstands for World Mental Health Day.

During the summer, I wasinvited to attend asymposium, entitled ‘ExclusiveEducation – Marginalisation:Gypsy/Travellers’, at DeMontfort University. Thesymposium was of particularinterest to me because of mywork photographing gypsiesand travellers over the pasttwo years, the results of whichI was invited to display as avisual complement to thecontent of the symposium.

The focus of the symposiumwas to identify the reasonswhy children from thesecommunities are marginalised.From these findings, educatorswill be able to implement bestpractices in order to providesafe and practicalenvironments for the childrento attend and remain inschool. A lot of discussionensued on how far gypsy andtraveller children should beassimilated within local

communities without the riskof their loss of culture.Gypsies and travellers arefiercely proud of their heritageand their culture, butcollaboration has to beestablished so that futuregenerations are no longerplaced at a disadvantagebecause of lack of formaleducation. This is a systemicproblem that has to be tackledfrom government levels to theground roots.

A lot of interest was shown inmy photographic exhibition ofgypsy and travellers bypresenters and attendees. Inow face an interestingchallenge, having been invitedto photograph Roma inTransylvania.

Mary HumphreyThird-year Photography Student,Cambridge School of Art

Student photographer invited to gypsy/traveller symposium

We offer one-to-onecounselling or group work. Weare also here for staff if youwant to discuss any studentconcerns. Our service is easyto access, confidential andfree.

Contact us [email protected] orphone (Cambridge) ext 2598or (Chelmsford) ext 4240.

Bev GoldCounselling and WellbeingManager, Student Services

World Mental Health Day

On the Thai–Burma border, inthe Nu Poe Karen refugeecamp (pictured above right),higher education is beingoffered, centred on four onlinemodules (one in study skillsand three in geography), allwritten by an Anglia Ruskinacademic. Anthony Russell, asenior lecturer from theFaculty of Education, is theacademic adviser to DundalkInstitute of Technology’s(DKiT) Global Bordersinitiative.

The course, entitled Peoplingthe Globe, deals with studyskills, migration, population,culture and ethnic issues.This work grew out ofAnthony’s involvement withDkiT and Ulster University inthe European Union-fundedBorderlands project, whichlooked at the history,geography, literature, cinema,politics and archaeology ofborderlands. However, thestudy skills module also drewupon Anthony’s work onreflection and skill acquisitionin Anglia Ruskin University’s

online BA (Hons) and MALearning Through Technologyprogrammes.

In addition to writing themodules, Anthony has weekly,synchronous, online sessions(Skype and Moodle) withCatherine Daly, the volunteerteacher from DkIT, in Nu Poe.They discuss progress, andAnthony advises on teachingstrategies, next steps andassessment.

Global Borders is offered inconjunction with World

Education, which is seekingto help the 1.4 millionpeoples displaced fromBurma. Anthony works closelywith both Niamh De Loughry,of World Education, andMargaret Clarke, the projectleader from DkIT. In February,he will go to the Nu Poecamp to teach and to discussthe future direction anddevelopment of the project.

For further information,contact Anthony Russell [email protected].

Anglia RuskinUniversity modulesbeing studied onthe Thai–Burmaborder

Faculty of Education

NEWS


Elizabeth Appleton, aChildren’s Centre Teacher inColchester and student on theMA in Early Years ProfessionalPractice with the Faculty ofEducation, has just beenawarded the prestigiousTACTYC award: An InnovativeLearning Journey, in November2010.

TACTYC, the Training,Advancement and Co-operationin Teaching Young Children,hosts an annual award thatrecognises the success of anymember who demonstrates‘innovation, imagination ororiginality in stimulatinglearning for children, orpractitioners’.

Elizabeth and her colleague,Carol Middleton, are usingForest School to supportchildren’s transition into school.Young children often loseconfidence when they moveinto school, which can lead tolow self-esteem and childrennot managing tasks at whichthey were once proficient. TheForest School projects they runaim to build children’sresilience by strengthening theirinner core of self-esteem andincreasing communicationskills. Around 150 children innine settings have already beenpart of the project, which willcontinue with more children inthe New Year.

Elizabeth and Carol receivedthe award in November at theTACTYC conference inBirmingham. Elizabeth said,‘The project has highlighted theimportance of children leadingtheir own learning in rich,natural environments. Theteachers are telling us thatchildren involved are moreconfident and able toparticipate fully in classroomactivities. We are now pilotingtraining with the practitionersin order that they understandthe theory and pedagogy, andcan connect it with what theysee the children doing whenthey play. This links right intothe professional practice aspectof the MA.’

The MA Early YearsProfessional Practiceprogramme aims to developindividual practitioners practiceand, through collaboration,establish a sustainablecommunity of practice in theEssex region.

To find out details of theTACTYC award, go towww.tactyc.org.uk; or to findout more about the projectfrom Elizabeth, [email protected],For more information on theMA Early Years ProfessionalPractice commencing inJanuary 2011, please contactDr Geraldine Davis by [email protected].

TACTYC award to successful MA Early Years Professional Practice student

Saving energy overChristmas – at work andat home...Full details on page 32

Student Services (Employabilityand Careers) organised a verysuccessful teaching jobs fair(pictured above) in conjunctionwith the Faculty of Educationon 28 October. Over 20teaching employers took theopportunity to get together withPGCE and final-year teachingstudents to recruit newlyqualified teachers (NQTs) fromthe Chelmsford campus at our

university. For the first time,the event was held in MildmaySports Hall. This proved to bea popular venue for both theexhibitors and students, despitethe fact that there was somecompetition from the musicfrom the legs, bums and tumslunchtime exercise class!

Barry Hancock, a recruitmentconsultant from Redbridge,

gave two entertaining andinformative lectures and firedthe students with enthusiasmto obtain their first teachingpost.

The teaching employers arealways very impressed by thequality of our students, theorganisation, and the campusitself, and many return yearafter year to recruit our NQTs.


Teaching jobs fair – successComments from the studentsincluded:‘Keep it up!’‘Give more time to Barry’stalk.’‘Different music.’‘More sweets.’

Thanks to the staff of theDepartment EducationalStudies who encouraged thestudents to attend – over 200were seen over the lunchtimeperiod.

Thanks to my colleagues in theEmployability and CareersService who staffed a very busystand full of information onapplying for teaching jobs, onhow to produce CVs and thatall-important supportingstatement, and generallyanswered any queries fromboth employers and students.

Jo BoytonEmployability and CareersAdviser

Tuesday 19 October saw thesecond outing of ourPostgraduate InformationEvening, a cross-campus eventto promote our postgraduatecourses (taught and research).

In response to our UniversityStrategic Plan, the ExternalLiaison Team has diversified itsfunction to lead on cross-University events promoting ourpostgraduate provision. Thisbegan with a pilot activity inFebruary, and our latest event inOctober was open to both ourinternal and external customers.

Led by the External LiaisonTeam and supported bycolleagues from across all five ofour faculties, and StudentSupport Services, it was great to

see a solid turn-out at bothsites, with nearly 100 guests inCambridge and just over 40 inChelmsford.

Corporate Marketing’sPublications, Advertising andeMarketing team provided astrong campaign prior to theevent, including newspaperadverts (in the Essex andCambridge local press), posters,banners and emails (to all ouryear-2 and -3 students,including those at our regionalpartner colleges) and also tosubscribers of the websiteTotaljobs. We kept our internalstaff networks up to date with‘allstaff’ emails, and providedlecturers with a Powerpoint slideto promote the event to currentundergraduate students.

Guests were treated to awelcome talk by Derrik Ferney(in Cambridge) and DavidHumber (in Chelmsford), theythen had an opportunity tobrowse some of the fantasticfaculty research and to speakwith academics and researchstaff. The presence of oursupport services also meant thatvisitors could discuss careeroptions, finance opportunitiesand admission processes.

Feedback from our guestssuggests that, as a university,we are perceived as veryfriendly, open and helpful,which is excellent to hear. TheExternal Liaison Team hascollated a report of visitor dataand feedback that will becirculated and used to ensure

we continue to provide what ourvisitors want at future events.

The next event is scheduled for22 March 2011. If you’d like topromote your postgraduatecourse, or show off yourresearch, please contact yourfaculty marketing coordinatorand s/he will give you all theinformation you need. If youhave ideas, suggestions orrecommendations regardingrecruitment activity forpostgraduate courses, please getin touch as we would love tohear from you.

Marc RotheraEducation Liaison Officer(Cambs), Corporate Marketing

Growing the postgraduate community, an event at a time

Aisha Izzet, Head ofCommercial Relations andDevelopment at Ixion Holdingshas been recognised as TheMost Successful ProfessionalExecutive at the prestigiousMost Successful Turks Award,in recognition of her success,innovation and ethics inbusiness in the UK.

This is the first year of theawards from The BusinessNetwork (BIZNET), anorganisation that aims toenhance British–Turkishbusiness and social relations,and acknowledged nominees

for being the best of the best intheir field.

Aisha’s award was announcedat a ceremony on 27 October atBanqueting House, Whitehall,London, where she was joinedby other nominees and winners,including Boris Johnson, Mayorof London, who won the MostSupportive British Award, andVodaphone, which won theaward for being the Best BritishInvestor in Turkey.

Aisha was thrilled to receive heraward: ‘Being nominatedfor this award was a complete

surprise, and to be recognisedglobally for the work I havedone is such an honour. It wasa fabulous evening at Whitehall,and an ideal opportunity tomeet and talk with a number ofkey people from across theglobe who are currently involvedin shaping up and responding towelfare reform, austerity andeconomic exclusion.’

Aisha has worked in the socialpublic reform industry for over adecade, providing governmentswith global and local solutionsfor dealing with: long-termunemployment; offender

learning; skills and education;migration and citizenship;health issues; deprivation; and,business start-up andenterprise. She has experienceof building relationships withinternational, UK and,particularly, Turkish private,public and third-sectororganisations to remove barriersfor those that are most-disadvantaged. Examples ofthese are: Istanbul MetropolitanMunicipality, Chelsea FC, Bankof Rome, Aydin University, ItaliaLavoro, MUSIAD (IndependentIndustrialists’ and BusinessAssociation, Turkey), localcouncillors, GP surgeries, localauthorities and MPs.

During her career, Aisha hasdeveloped key workingrelationships to secure £235million of government-fundedprovision for thousands of thehardest-to-help individuals.

Aisha joined Ixion Holdingsearlier this year and is currentlyfocusing on supporting Ixionand Anglia Ruskin University todeliver employment-relatedservices as part of theDepartment of Work andPensions Work Programme.

To find out more about the WorkProgramme or Ixion Holdings,visit www.ixionholdings.com.

Turkish Delight at Ixion HoldingsNEWS


� Aisha Izzet, pictured at the Most Successful Turks Award ceremony.

Tribology is the scientific studyof wear and lubrication inreducing friction, which, inturn, is crucial in designingengineering solutions to reduceour carbon footprint. TheEngineering SimulationAnalysis & Tribology (EAST)Group, which is headed up byProfessor Hassan Shirvani, hasrecently heard that their lastpaper (An analytical approachfor analysis and optimisation ofslider bearings with infinite

width parallel textures), whichwas published in the journalTribology International (Volume43, Issue 8, August 2010, pp1551–65), appears among theSciVerse website’s(sciencedirect.com) ‘top 25hottest articles’, alongsidepieces from both redbrick andinternational centres ofexcellence.

Added to this, the group hasalso contributed two chapters

to the book Tribology anddynamics of engine andpowertrain: Fundamentals,applications and future trends,which was edited by HRahnejat of LoughboroughUniversity. The book wasrecently published byWoodhead Publishing (seewww.woodheadpublishing.com/en/book.aspx?bookID=1384)and has received excellentreviews from respected expertsin the field, such as Duncan

Dowson, Leeds University andVisiting Professor,Loughborough University, andProfessor Richard Parry-Jones,former Vice President of FordGlobal Development andChairman of the PremierAutomotive Group.

For more information, pleasecontact Professor HassanShirvani [email protected].

Recent recognition for the work of the EAST Group

All this month’s drama,arts and music listings...Full details on pages34–5

Bulletin – copy deadlines and publication dates for 2011

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The first Women’s Networkevents of the year are takingplace on Wednesday 1December in Cambridge, andon Monday 6 December inEssex (room numbers to beconfirmed). Both events willtake place from12noon–2.00pm. Coffee/teawill be provided, but pleasebring your own lunch.

The purpose of the Decemberevents is to capture yourviews on how you think theNetwork should develop infuture. This is an opportunityto influence the direction ofthe Women’s Network for thenext few years, so pleasemake every effort to attend. If

you are not already amember, you are alsowelcome to come along andlet us know what might temptyou. In particular, we wouldappreciate input fromacademic colleagues, who arecurrently under-representedon our Steering Group. This isa situation we would like tocorrect, so if you would like tojoin this group, please get intouch. As always, theseevents provide a chance tonetwork with colleagueswhom you might not normallymeet in your day-to-day work.

If you would like to attendeither of the Decemberevents, please email

[email protected] withyour full contact details,stating which event you areattending.

Looking ahead to 2011, theannual Women’s Conferencewill take place at the EssexRegiment Way Centre onTuesday 5 April 2011, soplease save the date. We areplanning to focus on suchtopical themes as the BrowneReview and theComprehensive SpendingReview, placing a particularemphasis on women, and wealso plan to mark the 100thbirthday of InternationalWomen’s Day, which takesplace on 8 March.

We are also planning someevents in and aroundInternational Women’s Dayitself, in partnership withCambridge University andother Cambridgeorganisations. Look out forfurther news in Bulletin, onMy.Anglia, and the usualsources.

Emma Brett, Dawn Hopper,Sue Jacobs, Niki Jones,Paula Langton and FaithMarchalThe Women’s NetworkSteering Group

Women’s Network events, 2010–11

Jul/Aug 2011 issueCopy deadline 12.00 noon, Monday 6 Jun 2011Publication date Monday 27 Jun 2011

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To help everyone keep track of key submission and deliverydates for 2011, the table below provides all copy deadlinetimes/dates and publication dates for the forthcoming year.Please can you note, too, the copy deadline is the very latesttime/date for your article and any accompanying image to arrive

in the Bulletin inbox. Equally important is that text and imagesare contained in separate files (text as a Word document andany images as separate, high-resolution jpeg files).

Send all your news and articles to [email protected].

Anglia Ruskin in

THE COMMUNITY


Anglia Ruskin Universitysponsored this autumn’sFestival of Ideas, organised byUniversity of Cambridge. Wesuccessfully hosted 31 out ofthe 170 events. Workshops,talks, taster sessions, showsand performances took placebetween 20 and 31 October,to celebrate the arts,humanities and socialsciences. This year’scelebrations have been themost successful Festival ofIdeas to date: University ofCambridge announced that9000 people attended (up10% on last year). Around1000 participants took part inour events alone.

Participants of two fullybooked printmakingworkshops were invited to tryout various printmakingtechniques in the fabulous

facilities of the print studios atAnglia Ruskin. Everyoneinvolved was impressed withthe sessions and the lecturer,Mark Shaw, was highlypraised for his supportiveteaching style.

‘I found the experimentalprinting workshop fun andinformative. The teaching wasclear and encouraging and Ifelt confident to use thetechniques that I was beingtaught. I was pleased withthe day and with what I wasable to produce, and I woulddefinitely do it again nextyear. It would be great if youoffered longer workshops andcourses.’Printmaking participant.

The Recycled Fashion Show,auction and raffle, in aid ofthe charity Village Outreach

Society, took centre stage onThursday 28 October. Second-year Fashion Design studentshad created clothes based ona recycling theme, bringingold and unused clothes tonew life. A men’s blazer wastransformed into a stylish andcontemporary dress and evenpieces of plastics and oldsuitcases formed part ofstudents’ designs.

The whole event was acollaboration between acharity (run by Anglia Ruskinalumna, Audrie Reed),Business and Fashion Designstudents, our Students’ Union,Cambridge School of Art andCommunity Development, aswell as small localbusinesses. Together wecreated a fantastic andentertaining show as well asraising an amazing £1800

from ticket sales, the auctionand raffle.

This year we repeated a talkon ‘What renewable energyoptions for homes are hot!’This event seems ever-popular, and well over 60people attended. Quite a livelydiscussion evolved with manyideas and data incorporatedinto the talk.

Some comments from theparticipants:‘A comprehensive coverage ofthe subject at anunderstandable, layman’slevel’

‘The second speaker was verygood, practical andknowledgeable. Good atpresentation and takingquestions.’

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‘The best part was thequestion-and-answer sessionat the end.’

Another popular event wasthe Music Department’sperformance, Riprap poetryand music, featuring GrevelLindop and Chuck Perkins.This event was well attendedby many jazz enthusiasts.

The Mumford Theatre hosteda talk by the well-knownauthor Kevin Crossley-Holland. Kevin is a poet andprize-winning author. Hisbooks include the award-winning Arthur novels and anacclaimed translation ofBeowulf. His retellings oftraditional tales include ThePenguin Book of Norse Mythsand British Folk Tales(reissued as The MagicLands) and The Old Stories.Kevin is patron of theEuropean Storytelling Archive,based at Anglia RuskinUniversity. Seventy peopleattended the talk and they allhad an opportunity to buysigned copies of Kevin’s booksafterwards.

A Big Draw event, called LordFitzwilliam and the CambridgeQuest, saw around 100families take part on Saturday23 October at the CambridgeCentral Library and theFitzwilliam Museum. FifteenIllustration students from theCambridge School of Artvolunteered to help, andparticipants engaged indrawing, stories and craftsactivities. A trail, designed byAnna Betts, a third-year BA(Hons) Illustration student,was widely available at bothlocations, and manyparticipants got their seal ofapproval from Lord Fitzwilliamon their maps.

Credits for the Light, Camera,Action! workshop go mainly toour film students atCambridge School of Art. Theymade the event an excitingand fun activity for children,families and a few semi-professional actors/musicians.Participants showed off theiracting skills in front of theexperienced film crew. Actsincluded a performance ofMariah Carrie’s Hero, a scenefrom The Gruffalo’s Child,

Hallowe’en fun – and aparticipant brought hispercussion instruments toperform a musical version ofan Urdu/Hindi poem by MirzaGhalib (1797–1869). Aftereach performance, the actorscould see their act on the bigscreen and they were given acopy of it on DVD.

A participant with fourchildren had this to say:‘Please, thank Bryony forsuch a great service, sortingout our time slot and ourbooking, and especially theteam who made the time atAnglia Ruskin really excitingfor our group of youngpeople.’

And the main organiser, TinaWinning, Film Student atAnglia Ruskin, expressed hergratitude:‘Thank you, Miriam, for thisgreat opportunity to take partin the Cambridge Festival ofIdeas and for your help andsupport. Doing this event hasgiven us a betterunderstanding of workingpractices. We have gainedvital tools and experience,

giving us the confidence topursue our chosen careers.’

A last-minute addition to thefestival was a talk, Life AfterCapitalism: Imagining aHumane, Efficient andSustainable Economy, byMichael Albert. MichaelAlbert, author of Parecon:Life After Capitalism, visitedthe UK in October for aspeaking tour on vision,strategy and participatoryeconomies; a type ofdemocratic economy proposedas an alternative tocapitalism. He visitedCambridge during the festival.Over 80 people attended theevent. The talk was supportedby David Skinner, Reader inSociology, Department ofHumanities and SocialSciences, and the Justice andCommunities Research Unit.

A huge thank you to everyoneinvolved in the Festival ofIdeas 2010 for making itsuch a fantastic experience.

Bryony Vickers andMiriam SchonebergCommunity Development

� A family getting fully engaged in the Big Draw event.

� Part of the Big Draw trail map, designed by Anna Betts, third-year BA(Hons) Illustration student.

ALUMNI NEWSUnder the government’s matched funding scheme for highereducation insitutions, Anglia Ruskin is receiving £1 for every £3donated up until 31 July 2011. At the time of going to press, wehave raised over £3m, which means we will receive andadditional £1 million from the government. We’re very grateful toall our supporters for helping us to reach this fantastic amount!

The donations are from a mix of sources, including: alumni,friends of the University, staff and trusts and foundations. Projectssupported include our University Library, scholarships, the MusicTherapy Appeal and our Postgraduate Medical Institute.

The Development Office has been working with departments toidentify sources of funding that may be eligible for the matchfunding scheme. If you have received funding for a project, get intouch and we will be happy to help you identify whether theproject is eligible, thus increasing your funding by a third.

We would also like to ask you for your support to help us takeadvantage of this fantastic opportunity. You can give to a variety ofprojects as mentioned earlier, and we are always happy to discussthis with you. Any amount helps make a difference – just £3 a

month buys a couple of key texts or an annual subscription to ajournal for the University Library.

You can make a gift by filling out a donation form available on ourwebsite (currently, www.anglia.ac.uk/ruskin/en/home/central/alumassoc/fundraising.html – shortform coming soon!), andsending it to us in the Development & Alumni Office with yourcheque, payable to Anglia Ruskin University. Alternatively, you canmake a gift securely online, by credit card or debit card. If you area UK taxpayer, with gift aid your gift can be worth 70% more atno extra cost to you. You can also make acontribution through the Give As You Earnscheme, a simple and flexible way tosupport Anglia Ruskin on a regular basis.Regular giving enables Anglia Ruskin to plan future, long-term,sustainable projects.

If you would like more information about giving at Anglia Ruskinand the invaluable difference your donation could make, pleasecontact the Development Office by telephone on (0845 196) ext4722, or by emailing: [email protected].

Together, making a difference


Of the 57 sub-elements that make up the CSE framework, 51were classed as meeting the standard and, of those 51, six sub-elements were classed as ‘Best Practice’ or ‘Compliance Plus’.These are behaviours that exceed the requirements of thestandard, and are viewed as exceptional or an exemplar for others– either within the organisation or in the wider public service area.

While we are obviously delighted with the outcome, we are verykeen to ensure that we do not lose the momentum we have builtup. Numerous commitments have been made in the assessmentsubmission, which we will all be expected to deliver on. We willbe visited again next year by an assessor, who will be meetingstaff, students and partners during another on-site visit. Moreinformation on the ‘rolling programme’ will be available in duecourse. The full assessment summary review comments can befound on our CSE microsite.

Once again, thank you to all those who were involved in therecent assessment.

For information concerning the CSE initiative, please go to ourCSE microsite (www.anglia.ac.uk/excellence) or contact RumniqueGill ([email protected]).

CSE accreditation – results

Following a three-day programme involving visits to Chelmsfordand Cambridge, our CSE assessor, Dennis Molyneux,recommended Anglia Ruskin University for full CSE accreditation.This has since been approved formally by an accredited certifier,meaning that Anglia Ruskin University now holds CSEaccreditation.

The CSE team would like formally tothank all members of staff who wereinvolved in the assessment, inaddition to the students and universitypartners who also very kindly gave uptheir time to be interviewed by ourassessor. In particular, Dennis madethe following comments in the formalreport: ‘All staff spoken with duringthe assessment were “on-board” andcommitted to improving services, allpartners were complimentary aboutthe competence, commitment and

responsiveness of Anglia Ruskin University staff, and customers(students, internal customers and employers) were very positiveabout services provided.’

To be recognised as achieving Customer Service Excellence (CSE), we are required to provide evidence against the criteria of the standard. The criteria, and theirrelevant elements, can be found in the Customer Excellence standard on the Cabinet Office website, www.cse.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/aboutTheStandardCSE.do.

Customer Service

EXCELLENCE

Partnership with Romanian academyINTERNATIONAL FOCUS


We have recently entered into apartnership with the RomanianAcademy of Economic Studiesin Bucharest to help Romanianbusiness students enhancetheir studies throughcollaboration with businesswinners from the economy.Ashcroft International BusinessSchool (AIBS) signed a contractworth £3.5m that will see theBusiness School work with theAcademy to develop a newSchool of Entrepreneurial andManagement Studies. The newfaculty will use the BA (Hons)Enterprise and Entrepreneurialdegree programme as atemplate for the developmentof a suite of academicprogrammes and researchactivities designed to help high-flying degree-level businessstudents to fast trackthemselves into the fast-developing Romanian economy.

The School of Entrepreneurialand Management Studies willcultivate relationships withleading academics, practitionersand world-class entrepreneurswho will be embedded in thework of the faculty, mirroringthe model developed throughthe BA (Hons) Enterprise andEntrepreneurial Management,which has been a big successwithin the UK. The objective isto unlock the potential of youngbusiness minds to help with theongoing growth anddevelopment of the EuropeanUnion’s most recent membercountry (Romania joined theEU in 2007).

An ‘Entrepreneur in Residence’scheme will be developed forthe course, spearheaded byProfessor Ovidiu Nicolescu(pictured above right) who isPresident of the NationalCouncil of SMEs in Romania.He is a professor, managementtrainer and internationalenterprise consultant at the

Academy of Economic Studies.This network will be explicitlyinvolved in all stages in thedevelopment and managementof the new school.

The new degree was developedin response to the criticism thatsome entrepreneurial degreeprogrammes were out of dateand did not fit with theincreasingly challengingeconomic conditions acrossEurope. Professor Lester Lloyd-Reason, from the Centre forEnterprise Development andResearch (CEDAR) at AIBS,said, ‘The programme we aresetting up in Romania is thesame formula as we are usingin the UK. It is encouragingbusiness students to shift theirthinking in terms of real-lifeenterprise by giving themprivileged access to world-classentrepreneurs who are keen toshare their own personalexperiences and pass on theiracquired skills and expertise.This new partnership is anabsolute vote of confidence forthe work we are undertakingwithin AIBS that hasembedded enterprise at its veryheart.’

The new school will providestudents with conceptual andtheoretical insights intoenterprise, innovation andentrepreneurial management,as well as developing thepractical abilities and skillsstudents need to apply thisunderstanding within a rangeof different business,community and organisationalcontexts. The students will beexposed to real-life businesschallenges through mentoringand shadowing to producegraduates who are highlymotivated, have high self-esteem and self-confidence.

The mix of undergraduate andpostgraduate academic

programmes will be supportedthrough the establishment of aresearch and developmentagenda to include cutting-edgeinternational research projects,an international PhDprogramme and a stimulatingpost-doc research environment.

Vice Chancellor Professor MikeThorne signed the newpartnership agreement onbehalf of AIBS with theRomanian Academy ofEconomic Studies. He said,‘Romania has been labelled the“Tiger of the East” for itsconsiderable economicpotential. It is a country rich inagriculture, with diverse energysources and a substantialmanufacturing base. As aneconomy with high growthrates, it will stand to benefit

greatly from this investment inits future business leaders.’

CEDAR was launched in theUK in November, and the Chairof The Technology Partnership,Peter Taylor, has agreed tobecome Chair of CEDAR. Themission of CEDAR is to set thebenchmark for universityenterprise centres by blendingtheory and practice. This willbe achieved through building asuite of innovative academicprogrammes, research anddevelopment activities andconsulting and managementtraining initiatives throughCEDAR’s mix of leadingacademics, practitioners andworld-class entrepreneurs.


UK and international

PARTNER INSTITUTIONS


Motorsport students at theCollege of West Anglia aregiven the chance to do muchmore than get their handsdirty. The college runs its ownracing team, based at the Islecampus, Wisbech – completewith a single-seater racing carthat competes at tracks,including the world-famousBrands Hatch.

Students and staff work hardto ensure the car iscompetitive – and their effortshave paid off, as this yearsaw the team win theSEMSEC (South East MotorSports Enthusiast Club) 1600

Class Championship. Theyalso took second place in theSEMSEC Open Single SeaterChampionship, so the seasonended in October on atremendous high for everyoneinvolved.

‘The vital experience thestudents have gained this yearhas helped the college toillustrate how “real-life” racingand the motorsport industryoperates,’ said programmemanager Tony Williams.

The success of the team onthe track has also beenreflected in the achievements

of the students, who achieveda 97 per cent success rate.

The team’s success washelped in no small way by anumber of sponsors, includingAnglia Ruskin University, whoall contribute to the continueddevelopment of both the teamand the students.

The car was fitted with a newengine prior to the final race,and other modificationsdesigned to keep the enginecoolant at a lowertemperature really made thedifference.

‘We improved our best lap byover two seconds, which is agreat step forward and mirrorsthe work that has been putinto the car by all concerned,’said driver Innes Hickman.

The college offers a NationalDiploma in Motorsport at level3, and from next year will, inconjunction with the AngliaRuskin University, offer afoundation degree inmotorsport engineering.

Donna SemmensMarketing Co-ordinator,College of West Anglia

Students get a taste of life in the fastlane

� Members of the College of West Anglia team, plus the car, at Brands Hatch prior to racing.

Helmore RefectoryrefurbishmentFrom 13 December, theHelmore refectory will beclosed for refurbishment, andwill reopen on 17 January2011. These works aredesigned to enhance thesocial space available to ourstudents, creating anenvironment that is suitablefor the variety of uses forwhich it is required.

The space will be fullyredecorated, including theinstallation of digital artwork,the floor covering will bereplaced and new furnitureinstalled when the works arecomplete.

Road straightening worksFrom January 2011, Estates& Facilities Services will beundertaking a project on theChelmsford campus tostraighten the road as it joinsthe junction with theRansomes Way roundabout.These works are necessary toallow access for Park andRide buses through the site,and will provide controls andbarriers for access byauthorised vehicles. Furtherdetails about the scheme willbe published on the

Latest projectsand news

� New design scheme for the Helmore Refectory.

Employer

ENGAGEMENT

As part of our University’smission to become championsof employer engagement andto help over 2000organisations innovate,develop and grow, HigherSkills@Work and Research,Development & CommercialServices have joined forces tolaunch the newly integratedBusiness Services website(home page pictured above).

For the first time, our newwebsite offers a one-stop-shopfor business customers toaccess the broad range ofknowledge, expertise andfacilities our University has tooffer. The website features:

• Latest news from ourUniversity, aimed at thebusiness audience.

• Upcoming events topromote business-relatedexhibitions, seminars andworkshops that we arehosting.

• Adverts for marketingcampaigns and specialoffers.

• New content onconsultancy, research, stafftraining and developmentplacements, facilities hire,business support.

• Customer testimonials andcase studies throughout thewebsite, including a growingsuite of video testimonials.

• Faculty information andlinks to the faculty websites.

• A resources and links page,for downloads and usefulweb links.

The response-handling processhas also been streamlined toimprove customer service tointerested parties, with adedicated business-enquiryphone number and emailaddress. All enquiries willreceive a response within twoworking days, and are trackedin the Onyx CRM system, formeasuring and reportingagainst key performanceindicators (KPIs).

The website is accessible nowat www.anglia.ac.uk/businessservices, or you can click onthe ‘Business Services’ linkfrom the Anglia Ruskinhomepage.

If you work with businesses,why not add this link to yourexternal email signature tohelp promote our range ofservices?

Supporting business intoday’s changing market:www.anglia.ac.uk/businessservices

Looking forward: we’replanning a monthlye-newsletter to businesses. Ifyour faculty or service hasnews, events, special offers,case studies or reportsummaries aimed at abusiness audience, pleasesend your story (maximum500 words) [email protected].

Alison KingMarketing Manager, HigherSkills@Work

Business Serviceswebsite launched

My.Anglia Newspaces websiteas soon as they are available.

New Estates & FacilitiesServices team membersChris McClurg has joinedE&FS as our newSustainability Engineer. Forthe past two years she hasbeen working in buildingcommissioning and energyaudits for university campusesin the USA, focusing onenergy efficiency. Previously,she was a mechanical designengineer specialising insustainable buildings. Aftermoving from the USA twomonths ago, she is nowenjoying Cambridge andtaking the chance toexperience everything she canabout British culture.

Simon Chubb joined E&FS on1 November as our newEnvironmental Manager(please see Green Issues,page 32 for full details).

Paula LangtonEstates & Facilities

Estates &

FACILITIES


rainforest. As well as all thingsenvironmental, Simon enjoys arange of sports as well ascycling and walking, preferablyin remote, upland countryside.

‘Universities are where theleaders of tomorrow areproduced, and figuring out howsociety can thrive withoutdamaging the environment isone of the more urgentchallenges requiring leadership.I’m delighted to have joinedAnglia Ruskin, and lookforward to working with staffand students to strengthen itsreputation for robust andinnovative environmentalmanagement.’

Student Switch Off!In September we launched theStudent Switch Off competitionin our halls of residence, wherestudents sign up and pledge touse their energy carefully inexchange for prizes, such asBen and Jerry’s ice cream andtickets to local night clubs. Wehave had a great uptake thisyear, and have had a 58%increase to those signed up onthe Facebook group. We willbe collating the first lot of dataafter Christmas and will workout if the students havemanaged to decrease theirelectricity demand. (Go towww.anglia.ac.uk/sso to findout more.)

Winter travelWant to keep walking or cyclingto work but are put off by thecold? We can’t make it warmerbut, with help from the WalkingWorks organisation, we havesome handy tips to help makeyour commute a bit easier andsafer in the winter months:

1. Layer up – Wear multiplelayers to ensure you start offwarm.

2. Keep the pace up – A briskwalk will get your blood

The Carbon Trust estimatesthat businesses in the UKstand collectively to cut theircosts by up to £70m byturning off office equipmentover the Christmas period!Implementing simple energy-saving measures, such asturning off lights, equipmentand heating when the office isempty during the holidayscould also cut around 450,000tonnes of CO² from the UK’scarbon footprint.

Around 26% of Anglia Ruskin’senergy use is consumedbetween the hours of midnightand 7.00am. This can be dueto essential kit that needs to beleft on, such as servers, but alarge proportion is due to lightsand equipment being left on inoffices that need not be so. Onyour last day before theChristmas holidays, please useour Christmas shutdownchecklist when you leave toensure no equipment is left onunnecessarily.

Christmas shutdown checklist• Log out and turn off PCs• Turn off monitors• Turn off printers• Turn off photocopiers• Turn off laminators• Unplug laptop and mobile

phone chargers• Turn lights off

The best way to have a greenChristmas at home is to followthe three Rs: reduce, reuse,and recycle. Here are our threetop tips:

1. Reduce – It is estimatedover 1 billion Christmascards are sent every year:this year try sending e-cardsor a group email.

2. Reuse – For recipes and tipson how to use your leftoversat Christmas, visitwww.lovefoodhatewaste.comand don’t forget to turn yourpeelings and scraps intocompost.

3. Recycle – It is estimated weuse an extra 750 millionbottles and 500 milliondrink cans over theChristmas period. Make sureyour empties find their wayto a recycling bin.

Don’t forget, Green Impacterscan pick up extra points forsending e-cards thisChristmas!

New Environment ManagerThe Environment Team haswelcomed new EnvironmentManager, Simon Chubb, to theteam. Simon joined Estates &Facilities on 1 November, andcame to Anglia Ruskin afterhaving spent over four years asSustainability Manager atCambridge City Council andthree years promotingenvironmental sustainability inEuropean funding programmesat the Environment Agency.Prior to this, he spent twoyears working in Uganda withVoluntary Service Overseas(VSO), advising a UN project toprotect a high-altitude bamboo

GREEN ISSUESGreen is the new white! – how to have


moving making you warmerquicker.

3. Keep the volume low –Make sure you stay aware ofyour surroundings bykeeping the volume low onyour music.

4. See and be seen – Stick towell-lit paths in the darkermonths. You’ll be able tosee where you’re going andbe visible to car drivers andcyclists. NB: theEnvironment Team has asmall number of slap wrapsto give to staff who cycle orwalk during the wintermonths – [email protected].

5. Be a hothead – Keep yourhead warm with a hat, asthis is where you lose muchof the heat from your body.


an eco-friendly Christmas!Also, it is much drier than youmay think: if you cycle all yearround, then you are only likelyto get caught in rain eight times.February and March are two ofthe driest months (tfl.gov.uk).Remember, too, that we havesecured discounts with localcycle shops, and many aroundChelmsford offer Anglia Ruskinstaff up to 10% off bicycles andequipment, including clothingand lighting to help you in thewinter months. Visithttp://procurement.anglia.ac.uk/for details.

Contact usAs always, we welcome anycompliments, comments orsuggestions to the EnvironmentTeam; email us [email protected].

December’s development sessions

1 Dec International Students: Who am I? Who are they? St George House, Cambridge 10.00am–4.00pm1 Dec Women’s Network Lunch St George House, Cambridge 12.00noon–2.00pm2 Dec Equality & Diversity in Recruitment & Selection: UPDATE St George House, Cambridge 9.30am–12.00noon2 Dec Personal Tutors St George House, Cambridge 1.00–3.30pm3 Dec Academic Regulations St George House, Cambridge 10.00am–12.30pm6 Dec Women’s Network Lunch Rivermead 12.00noon–2.00pm14 Dec Financial Awareness FULLY BOOKED St George House, Cambridge 9.30am–4.30pm

If you would like to book a place on a staff development session,you will need to email the following information [email protected]: your name; job title; faculty or supportservice; location; telephone extension number and email address;the title of the workshop; the date of the workshop; your linemanager’s name and email address. Please note, before placingyour booking, you must secure your line manager’s agreementfor this training. If a session is fully booked, you can register yourinterest by emailing [email protected].

For the most up-to-date information about training anddevelopment opportunities please see HR Online, atwww.anglia.ac.uk/hr.

If you have any queries regarding any staff development sessions,please do not hesitate to contact the training team [email protected].

Also, look out for our pull-out in January’s Bulletin, detailing all of our staff development opportunities for semester 2.

New Environment Manager, Simon Chubb

STAFF DEVELOPMENT

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What’s on at the Mumford?

For full information, pick up a programme at the theatre.To book, phone the box office on 0845 196 2320 or call ext 2320

Common, wryly observes, ‘Neverunderestimate the power of the openmouth – one may go a long way inthe theatre with an open mouth.’

The pushy youngster, Nell Gwynne,comes crashing into their world,determined to work her way up fromorange-seller to actress. But ‘actress’to most 17th-century gentlemen isjust a synonym for ‘whore’ and theaudience come more to gawp than toappreciate dramatic talent.

A bawdy tale of a time when it wasconsidered that women had nobusiness in show business. April DeAngelis focuses on the earthyunderbelly of 17th-century actresses’lives, the short journey from prostituteto actress and back: as Mrs Bettertonwould say, ‘Heavenly abandonmentat midday. Death at a quarter tothree.’

Contains adult themes.

‘Lines are hard to learn but easy to cross.’

Set shortly after the restoration of themonarchy in the 1660s, PlayhouseCreatures examines the plight of thefirst actresses to appear on stagelegally.

Mrs Betterton is getting old andlosing her looks. She seeks to passon her acting ‘knowledge’ to theyounger Mrs Farley and Mrs Marshallwhile their dresser and servant, Doll

Playhouse Creatures • Tickets: £12.00 (£10.00 concessions) • Wednesday 1 December, 7.30pm

Oh what delightful music – it makesthe narrative sing and dance! Ohwhat a good story – how Scroogelooked into the past, the present,and the future, turned away fromhis miserly pursuit of wealth andlearned to love his neighbour! Ohwhat a wonderful transformation in

Scrooge, such marvellousentertainment and such a fabuloustreat for the whole family!

God Bless Us, Everyone!

May not be suitable for younger childrenand anyone afraid of ghosts.

From the same team thatdelighted audiences with CaptainCorelli’s Mandolin, mesmericstoryteller Mike Maran andmagical mandolinist Ali Stephensbring you a sparkling newproduction of the CharlesDickens’ seasonal favourite.

A Christmas Carol • Tickets: £11.00 (£6.00 children, £8.50 other concessions) • Friday 3 & Saturday 4 December, 7.30pm

inspector. While he exploits thesituation for all it’s worth,presidential panic ensues as ex-Soviet Ministers make farcicalattempts to cover up the corruptionthat lies at the State’s core.

A riotous satire based on Gogol’smasterpiece, The Government

Inspector, we explore human greedand immorality in the highestplaces.

Suitable for ages 14+.

Contains strong language and one violentscene.

‘He’s UN all over. On the surface,completely ineffective. But one slipand he’ll tear you apart.’

Spotted at the Marriot bygovernment aides in search of adecent cappuccino, a Britishbusinessman nonentity ismistaken for the dreaded UN

The UN Inspector • Tickets: £9.00 (£7.00 concessions) • Wednesday 15–Friday 17 December, 7.30pm

theatre, circus, music and film.Beautiful, poignant, funny and full offishy fun, this production is a brand-new version of this beloved classic,suitable for the whole family.

In what has become a regulartraditional slot for the company,

Proteus follow their previoussuccesses here – Peter Pan,Beauty and the Beast, The SnowQueen, The Princess and the Pea –with another classic tale.

Family fun from 5 years old+.

‘Far out to sea the water is as blue asthe petals on the loveliest cornflower andas clear as the purest glass. But it is verydeep, deeper than any anchor rope canreach. Down there live the mermen…’Hans Christian Andersen’s fairytaleis brought to life by Proteus in theirunique style, fusing physical

The Little Mermaid • Tickets: £8.50 (£6.50 children) • Sunday 19 December, 2.30 pm & 5.30pm

Packed with comedy andadventure, children will love tocheer their hero Prince Charmingand boo the horrible stepsisters,Fifi and Lala, as they try to keepCinderella from going to the ball.They’ll roar with laughter at the

antics of Buttons and shout asthey’ve never shouted beforewhen they tell Prince Charmingwho owns the glass slipper.

Suitable for ages 4+.

Slip on your glass slippers and letus transport you to the home ofBaron Hardup to meet Cinderellaand all the other characters inthis classic tale.

Cinderella • Tickets: £6.50 • Tuesday 21 December, 2.30pm & 6.30pm, Wednesday 22 December, 11.00am & 3.00pm

THE ARTS


Exhibitions and music events

Full details of all exhibitions at the Ruskin Gallery can befound at: www.anglia.ac.uk/ruskingallery

A series of typographical prints byCambridge School of Art’s JimButler and Will Hill.

Will’s prints continue the themesexplored in his 2008 exhibitionat Clare Hall, Cambridge, in theuse of found typographicalmaterial to explore local

vernaculars andideas of culturalidentity. Previouswork has drawnupon thearchitechturaltypography andstreet graphics ofBudapest, Porto,Barcelona, Lisbonand Cambridge. Theforthcoming seriesincludes materialfrom photographstaken in Kracow,Lodz and New York.

Jim’s work is aseries of newtypographical

screenprints based upon on-goingdrawings of shop signs inBudapest, Cadiz, Rome, Nice,Porto, Cambridge and othercities. Considered and developedalphabetically, these screenprintsform the basis of a new series ofbookworks.

Finalists of the 2010 CambridgeYoung Musician of the Year gave amemorable half-term recital as partof the University’s popular Fridaylunchtime concert series. Acapacity audience in the MumfordTheatre were treated to anastonishing display of technicaland musical virtuosity from thestars of the future. Pianist DamianThompson (15) gave a sensitiveinterpretation of preludes byDebussy and Chopin, whilst PoppyBeddoe (17) brilliantly negotiatedthe fiendishly taxing solo part ofPoulenc’s clarinet sonata. To endthe recital, Victoria Nicoll, aged just12 and the overall competitionwinner, delivered a commandingperformance of the last movementof Elgar’s Cello Concerto.

Alan Rochford, series directorcommented, ‘The musical maturityof these young performers wasawesome. The biannualcompetition attracts the finesttalent from the region and we aredelighted that these exceptionalplayers were able to be part of ourown concert series.’ AngliaRuskin’s Department of Music andPerforming Arts already hosts theworkshops for the annualCambridge Young ComposersCompetition.

For more information, pleasecontact Alan Rochford on ext 2363or [email protected].


Signs of Change/Signs of Life – 4–21 December Cambridge Young Musician of the Year recital

Reconnaissance Series – 6–21 December

Lunchtime concert series – Mumford Theatre

Dec 3 Hazard Chase celebrity concertMatthew Trusler (violin), Guy Johnston (cello)A concert by two of Britain’s most distinguished international artistsKodaly: Duo for violin and celloRavel: Sonata for violin and cello

(There will be a retiring collection in aid of the Anglia Ruskin Music Therapy Appeal.)

Further details are available from Alan Rochford (Series Director):[email protected], ext 2353.

www.anglia.ac.uk/mpaevents

Reconnaissance Series is anongoing search for knowledge.The quest for intellectualadvancement through researchand exploration, is both the themeand methodology of the work.Contributing artist MikhakMirmahmoudi uses cultural normsand traditions, borrowing thevisual language of differentcultures, to create hybridresponses. These sometimesdisparate factors are homogenisedand unified by the print medium.The playful nature of the processallows these subjects to be seenin a renewed, fresh way. Theresult is familiar yet foreign, a

position from which new ideasemerge.

Working in series, the artist isguided by the working process,constantly experimenting andreflecting. This interest extendsitself into the way in which printsare experienced and how this canbe an interactive, physical andmore engaging experience, forexample, by folding the prints,pulling them out of a two-dimensional state into threedimensions.

For more information, please visitwww.anglia.ac.uk/ruskingallery.

9.00am–5.00pm, Saturday 4 December,thereafter 9.00am–5.00pm, Monday–FridayPrivate View: Thursday 9 December, 5.00pm

9.00am–5.00pm, Monday–FridayPrivate View: Thursday 9 December, 5.00pm

� Alan Rochford (Director, Anglia Ruskin Lunchtime Concert Series),Poppy Beddoe (clarinet), Victoria Nicoll (cello), Damian Thompson(piano) and Clare Gilmour (Competition Administrator).

Fridays commencing at 1.10 pm – admission free

JOINERS LEAVERSThis monthly listing is to help keep readers up to date with who’s joined and who’s left recently. The entries are organisedalphabetically by faculty or support service, followed by the joiner’s or leaver’s name, job title and, if relevant, department or unit.Movers are listed alphabetically by name.

• Arts, Law & Social Sciences:Jo Moore, Clerical Assistant, Music and Performing Arts

• Ashcroft International Business School:Ronald Klingebiel, Senior Lecturer

• Estates & Facilities:Christopher Kemp, Catering Manager

• Health & Social Care:Maria Barquin Arce, Senior Lecturer, Mental Health & LearningDisabilities

• Information Systems & Media Services:Fran Paterson, Senior Projects Manager, ProgrammeManagement/Projects Office

• Learning Development Services:Emma Bird, Personal Assistant, INSPIRE;Joanne Clark, Technician, Digital Copy Services;Mark Doggett, Digital Copy Services Delivery Driver

• Student Services:Michael Aheirwe, Learning Support Assistant;Natalie Amps, Administrative Assistant, Nursery

• Mary Harvey:from Health & Social Care to Corporate Marketing asAdministrator

MOVERS


• Arts, Law & Social Sciences:Ditty Dokter, Senior Lecturer, Music and Performing Arts;Leah Tether, Research Fellow, Cambridge School of Art

• Ashcroft International Business School:Rebecca Bowerman, KTP Associate;Helen Brooks, Resources Administrator;Sam Garbutt, Administrator;Cilie Lennartz-Nuttall, KTP Associate;Michael Thomas, Administrator

• Education:Deirdre Edey, Senior Lecturer, Dean’s Office;Tara Jakes, Senior Lecturer;Tam Sanger, Research Fellow;Darren Sharpe, Research Fellow, Dean’s Office;Rebecca Smart, Senior Lecturer, Initial Professional Studies

• Estates & Facilities:Francesca Barnes, Residential Assistant, UAS;Julian Tucker, Residential Assistant, UAS

• Health & Social Care:Sharon Andrew, Professor of Nursing/Midwifery, Acute Care;Lizzie Hamilton, Research Fellow;Pauline Lane, Reader, Mental Health & Learning Disabilities

• Information Systems & Media Services:Tim Kitchener, Applications Architect/Developer;Jon Lane, Business Relationship Manager

• International Office:Austin Brown, Regional Development Manager – South Asia

• Science & Technology:Grahame Bell, Lecturer, Life Sciences

• Student Services:Evis Bakiri Read, International Student Adviser;Karen Burton, Study Support Services Manager;Greg Scott, International Student Adviser

• University Library:Kelly Burnham, Library Assistant

December 2010, Bulletin Vol 7 No 11

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