The free magazine for The University of Manchester UniLife 29th November 2004 Volume 2 Issue 6 University’s £1.4 billion boost for the North West 2 UniLife

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A summary of the key news in this issue of UniLife: Contents

3 University Creates boom for the North West A new report into the economic impact of the University reveals that it generates £1.4 billion for 4 News 3 the North West every year. It also supports 15,420 jobs in the region, this is set to grow to more than 2015. 6 Research

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10 Intellectual Property Manchester Science Park celebrate it’s 20th anniversary, it is currently ranked in the top five in 12 In the Community the UK and today provides space for 80 4 technology-based businesses employing 1100 14 Profile people – more than half of whom are alumni of the City’s universities. 16 People

17 Heritage A new research centre which will help to develop 18 What’s On the transport of the future has been opened at the University in Partnership with Rolls-Royce. It was 20 Seminars 6 opened by Rolls-Royce chief Operating Officer John Cheffins at a special ceremony attended by the 21 Noticeboard President Professor Alan Gilbert.

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24 Just the Job Clive Rowland, Chief Executive of The University of Manchester Intellectual Property LTd (UMIP), 10 introduces the University’s new commercialisation company and sets out his vision for the future.

The University of Manchester has been launched to 180 local primary schools and the wider community with an exciting new initiative 12 `Primary Vision’ aimed at fostering links. The 180 represents 180 years of combined excellence at the University. UniLife 3

University Creates Boom For the North West

A new report out this week (30 November) will reveal that The University of Manchester generates £1.4 billion pounds for the North West region every year. And this will double to £2.8 billion over the next decade.

The University also supports 15,420 jobs in the region, and this figure is set to grow to over 30,000 by 2015, according to the study.

The report, entitled ‘The Economic Impact of The University of Manchester’, also reveals that Manchester is the UK’s first half-billion pound university, with a turnover in excess of £500 million per annum.

This follows a recent league table in the Sunday Times University Guide 2004, which named Manchester as the top university in the North West. • The University directly employs By 2015 the University will see an: 9000 staff But President and Vice-Chancellor of The • Increase in expenditure to £750m University of Manchester, Professor Alan • The University has created over 100 • Increase in direct impact on the local Gilbert, says this is only the start:“By spin-off companies from its research economy to £1.25m elevating Manchester into the premier activities. • Increase in the number of spin-off league of world universities over the next But it’s the spending power of the staff, companies to 350 decade, we will also make the University students and visitors to the University a dynamic contributor to wealth-creation which has the biggest impact on the Professor Alan Gilbert added:“It is essential and employment growth in Manchester, North West. The survey reveals that they for the well being of the UK, the North West the North West and the UK.” spend £836m every year to support and, of course, for Manchester, that there is, businesses and jobs across the region. in our City, an international university able Consultants AD Little were commissioned to attract outstanding students, teachers, The report also reveals that the University researchers and creative people generally to by the University to assess the economic will continue to be one of the North join the regional community and enrich its impact on the city, the region and the rest West’s top creators of wealth over the professional workforce and cultural life. of the country. Their report also reveals: next decade. The University’s strategic Equally, we want The University of vision, - Towards Manchester 2015 - Manchester to be a welcoming and • The University of Manchester spends commits the University to a continued nurturing institution for talented young £160m per annum to support research – programme of expansion and people from all backgrounds, including and this figure will have doubled by 2015 development. those who might not otherwise see higher education as an option.”

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News MSP Celebrates 20 Years With A Bang

MSP has now become an internationally Jane Davies said :“As a profitable recognised focus for technology-based company, providing offices and labs for businesses. Its growth has contributed to some 80 companies employing 1100 the regeneration of the neighbouring people, more than half of whom are From left: John Woodcock, Jane Davies, Professor Alan Gilbert, Hulme area and has created employment alumni of Manchester’s universities, I Neil Fountain, Professor John Allen and Dame Sandra Burslem for the local community. think we can say that MSP has fulfilled The evening was hosted by MSP CEO, Jane the hopes of its founders.” Manchester Science Park (MSP) Davies, with speeches by Neil Fountain, celebrated its 20th anniversary MIDAS; John Woodcock, chairman of MSP is a partnership between Manchester Pochin PLC, partner in the Technopark City Council, the City’s universities and the last week with a gala event and development on Birley Fields, Hulme; private sector. It’s future is set to see fireworks, bringing together Professor Alan Gilbert, President & Vice- Chancellor of the University; Dame Sandra continued development, with expansion people who had helped to Burslem, Vice- Chancellor of MMU; and on its main site, the extension of its Professor John Allen, former CEO and operation into East Manchester and at the establish the Science Park and current Chairman of MSP. The speakers University’s Arches Incubator, as well as a those who have supported MSP highlighted the progress of the Science Park, and its contribution to the economic move into the biotech sector through the - currently ranked in the top five and technological wealth of Manchester, provision of grow-on space for this and confirmed their continued support. important North West cluster. UK science parks. www.manchestersciencepark.co.uk At your service

The Student Services Centre has won a top European award for its innovative IT systems which support an efficient `one stop shop’ service for all students. administrative queries including tuition fees, loans, examinations and graduation.

The European Universities Information systems are a key element in delivering Systems Association (EUNIS) `Elite Award that service.” for Excellence 2004’ was presented to Head of the Centre, Dr Philip Harris at the The SSC was established in January 2003 Association’s Annual Congress in Slovenia. as a single central student customer contact centre using the latest customer Dr Harris said:”We are very proud indeed relationship management (CRM) and call Student Services Centre to have won this prestigious award. The centre technology. The custom-designed creation of the Student Services Centre centre has a walk-in service and virtual was truly a team effort involving a large number of dedicated individuals. services through the call centre. “This award recognises the very high The award was given for the innovative IT importance we place here in Manchester infrastructure incorporating systems in the quality of administrative service we integration, self-service facilities and give to our student customers; our IT business management improvements.

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News A Uniform Approach

With uniformed staff on campus now sporting the new University logo and corporate colours since 1 October, a huge pile of old uniform and work wear has been collected in recent weeks and will be used to help charity in a number of ways.

Peter Murray, (left) and Alan Ashcroft, Building Superintendents, The garments bearing the obsolete logos around 100 bin bags of clothing being with Rosie from Oxfam. have been collected by Oxfam and loaded onto the Oxfam van. suitable items will be sent overseas; Diane Whitfield of the Purchasing Office others will be shredded for recycling with who co-ordinated the purchase of the the proceeds going to Oxfam; while new uniforms , said: ”We had been outerwear has been sent to the Barnabus collecting old uniforms since 1 October so Charity which runs The Beacon drop-in had amassed a considerable amount. We centre in Manchester for homeless people. were pleased to support the University’s Oxfam were contacted through the environmental policy and demonstrate a supplier of the new University uniforms, corporate social responsibility; particularly IOMA Clothing Limited resulting in in being able to support a local charity.”

Student Survey

A University-wide system of anonymous and confidential student questionnaires is being introduced which will cover all subjects and key areas of academic and personal support.

These include unit questionnaires to be The first unit questionnaire, which will be conducted at the end of each semester for undergraduate units completed during and an annual satisfaction questionnaire Semester 1, will comprise eight short towards the end of the academic year. questions. It will be distributed to students The responses will make an important for completion in class during the two week contribution towards the University’s period from Monday 6 December 2004. goal of providing students with support Schools have been provided with details of services, learning environments, teachers the administrative arrangements involved. and a teaching and learning Staff are asked to encourage all students infrastructure equal to the best in to participate fully and take this the world. opportunity to make their views known.

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Research New centre is ‘electric’

A new research centre which will help to develop the transport of the future has been opened at the University in partnership with Rolls-Royce.

John Cheffins and The Rolls-Royce University Technology engineering, and there are not many Research will focus on designing Professor Alan Gilbert Centre (RRUTC) in Electrical Systems for groups left now in the UK who specialise electrical systems which are lighter and Extreme Environments was opened by in these areas.” more efficient than the heavy pneumatic Rolls-Royce Chief Operating Officer John and mechanical systems used on ships Cheffins (pictured left) on 12 November. “This collaboration puts us at the leading and planes today. Reducing weight will edge of technologies in this field and we reduce fuel consumption, lower The ceremony was held in the Entrance hope this is a stepping stone to a much emissions, increase efficiency and Hall of the Sackville Street Building, bigger relationship with Rolls-Royce and ultimately reduce the cost of travel. followed by a celebratory meal at the opens doors to working with other Midland Hotel, where Charles Rolls and President and Vice-Chancellor Alan world-leading players.” Henry Royce forged their original Gilbert, said: "While remaining totally committed to fundamental research, partnership at Manchester’s Midland The Centre will work in collaboration The University of Manchester also places Hotel in 1904. with Rolls-Royce, and two other UTCs a high value on the development of Dr Sandy Smith, Director of the RRUTC, at the universities of Sheffield and intellectual property. The new Rolls-Royce said:“Rolls-Royce were looking for a Strathclyde, to develop the electrical Centre is exactly the kind of research research team with expertise not just systems which will power the planes collaboration that we are determined to in electronics, but in electrical power and ships of the future. encourage and support."

Golden Age

The Arthritis Research Campaign The occasion marked 50 years of There were several eminent speakers at achievement in researching the cause, the event who provided an insight into (ARC) Epidemiology Unit’s Golden occurrence and treatment of rheumatic many aspects of rheumatology research Jubilee was celebrated with an diseases and was held at Manchester over the years, including a history of the Conference Centre. More than 200 Unit and of developments in international rheumatology delegates attended, including several epidemiological methods over the last 50 years, presented by the Unit's current symposium earlier this month. overseas guests, current and past members of staff. Director Professor Alan Silman. The Unit is a unique research institution Other Unit staff including Professor internationally, with its major focus being Deborah Symmons, Deputy Director; understanding the epidemiology of the Professor Gary Macfarlane, Professor of major rheumatic and musculoskeletal Epidemiology and Dr Jane Worthington, disorders. Although part of the Reader in Immunogenetics were among University, the Unit has long been the keynote speakers. considered a national resource by the UK rheumatological community.

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Research Decisions, decisions… Spoilt for choice... Professor Young pictured at Stratstone A new methodology and computer Jaguar, Manchester programme that can help make intelligent judgements is set to advance the way we make decisions. Developed by a team led by Professor Jian- Bo Yang, Professor Barnie Dale and Dr Simon Shackley at Manchester Business School, it could eventually be used in a wide range of companies or organisations, where decisions process – that is what makes it unique.” fields, from measuring the excellence of an have to be justified, as the programme He says the software’s applications are organisation to testing the quality of food. would also give reasons why, say, one fleet of manifold and future research projects cars was chosen over another. Professor Yang, head of the Decision include the analysis of human errors in Sciences and Operations Management The research, funded by the Engineering and engineering equipment, food quality group, explained:“If you were buying a car Physical Sciences Research Project (EPSRC), analysis, new product development, risk you would look at the various indicators, like has been rated as ‘internationally leading’ in and safety analysis, environmental price, reliability, performance and fuel its potential scientific impact, with possible impact analysis and a comparison of the economy.This programme can help you ‘outstanding’ benefits to society. productivity of nations. make a decision based on judgements as well as statistics, so if you’re rich and price is “There have been statistical-analysis Anyone who thinks their research might not that important to you but reliability is, it programmes before but they have their benefit from the decision-analysis will weigh these factors into the equation.” limits,” said Professor Yang. This software software can call Professor Yang on is able to make use of such judgemental 0161 200 3427 or email jian- This, he says, is particularly important for information in the decision-making [email protected]

www.mbs.manchester.ac.uk Fund Scoops National Award

Jennifer Raffle and The University’s in-house venture fund has MTF was launched in 2000 as a joint further £20m from a range of external Richard Young been named University Challenge Fund of venture between UMIST and VUM and venture capital funds, both UK and US- the year.The Investor AllStars Award for provides money and commercial expertise based. We are now looking for a further 20 2004 was presented to Manchester to University spin-out companies – 13 to projects to support.” Technology Fund (MTF), at the annual date. The Fund, which is run by Managing gathering of the UK venture capital industry Director Richard Young and Director Jennifer One of MTF’s biggest successes is Transitive in London, beating off strong competition Raffle, works closely with the University’s Technologies created by Alastair from, amongst others, Cambridge, London technology transfer team, newly merged Rawsthorne formerly of the Department of and Bristol universities. under the UMIP banner (see page 10). It Computer Science (VUM). It creates considers approaches from any academics The judges were impressed by MTF’s track software which allows any software with ambitions to turn their research into record of supporting successful and commercial success. application to run on any processor. Today innovative companies, an ability to create an the company is worth around $56 million. economic cluster around the University and Richard said:”We are naturally delighted to recent “world-class deals syndicated with have brought the award to Manchester. Contact Richard Young on leading venture capitalists”. Alongside £2.5m from MTF, we have raised a [email protected]

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Research

Diabetes and Obesity

Dr Martin Gibson (left) and Professor Mark Dunne.

Tackling the causes and complications of diabetes and obesity, and their effect on the nation’s wellbeing will be top of the agenda at a cross-disciplinary workshop for Manchester scientists and health professionals on 10 December.

The direct cost of treating obesity and opportunities to study the genetic and generating new ideas for research.” its consequences are estimated to be environmental causes of diabetes in explained Institute of Health Sciences 1.5% of total NHS expenditure; with distinct ethnic and cultural groups. Coordinator Rebecca Jones. diabetes service provision consuming Professor Mark Dunne said:“Diabetes is Research networks are just one aspect of about 10%. The complications of an incurable condition reaching pandemic the work of the Institute of Health diabetes diminish the quality of life for proportions internationally. The number Sciences (IHS), a networked organisation millions of people in the UK. of people with diabetes doubles every 12 of 23 health-science research groups The workshop, organised by the years in developed nations. We need to within the University and local NHS University’s Institute of Health Sciences, synergise our collective expertise to tackle trusts. diabetes and obesity.” will launch the Diabetes and Obesity Institute Chair, Professor Bonnie Sibbald, Research Network (DORN), a 100-strong As well as DORN, the Institute has helped said “The kind of research done within group co-ordinated by Professor Mark establish five other networks, including the Institute is very much at the applied Dunne from the Faculty of Life Sciences the Child Health Research Network which end, so there isn’t such a big lag between and Dr Martin Gibson, Director of also has 100 members drawn from discovery and implementation in the Research and Development at Salford clinicians, academics, social scientists, NHS. Research we have done in a number Royal Hospitals NHS Trust. educationalists, policy makers as well as of areas has already directly informed and leading NHS figures locally. This network changed Government policy.” Manchester boasts formidable local skills holds its next workshop on 3 December for cutting edge diabetes and obesity The Institute supports and co-ordinates looking at the research implications of the research. Its expertise spans molecular the research and strategic development National Service Framework for Children. biology and physiology through to of member groups as well as promoting population-based and health “We have major strengths in Manchester the prestige and scope of the health implementation research – all in health science research. Investigators science community locally. underpinned by increasingly sophisticated who attend our workshops meet people information technology. Manchester is a from different backgrounds, gaining multi-cultural city and provides major inspiration from fresh perspectives and

www.ihs.man.ac.uk

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Teaching and Learning

Networking Opportunities

Curriculum Development and Innovation forms part of the Teaching Learning and Assessment Office (TLAO) and has a strategic remit to promote the development of teaching and learning across the University.

Jocelyn Wyburd Curriculum Development and Innovation • Opportunities for mutual support and ‘special interest groups’ (SIGs), each SIG forms part of the Teaching Learning and sharing of ideas being convened by a member of the Assessment Office (TLAO) with and has a Curriculum Development and Innovation • A forum to consider research on strategic remit to promote the team plus two members of the Network student learning development of teaching and learning Steering Group who have a particular across the University. The team’s range • Support for individual and expertise or interest in the topic. SIGs for of activities is varied and includes: collaborative research projects this year are: • curriculum innovation project funding Currently Chairing the TRDN Steering • Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Group is Jocelyn Wyburd, Executive and support • Students as Partners Director of the Language Centre and a • professional and personal development National Teaching Fellow. As a • Academic Writing Group opportunities for staff and students practitioner teacher more than a • Partnership and Organisation • the ‘students as partners’ initiative researcher, Jocelyn has developed a strong interest in learner autonomy and The next event is at the Whitworth Art • support for the delivery of institutional resource-based learning. She has been Gallery on 18 December between 5:00 and faculty teaching and learning involved in curriculum development, and 8:00 pm. Led by the ‘Students as strategies specifically linked to the application of Partners’ group, the theme will be ‘The new technologies. Student Experience of Assessing Skills’. • facilitation of internal/external You are advised to book early as places networking and dissemination Jocelyn said:”Colleagues from both are limited. Please e-mail universities have been working together [email protected] Curriculum Development and Innovation for many years in the pursuit of scholarly manages and contributes to the activities innovation and excellence in teaching Ideas and suggestions for future events, of the Teaching Research and and learning initiatives, facilitated by the or expressions of interest in joining the Development Network (TRDN). TRDN is TRDN. The merger gave TRDN Network can be sent to the TRDN an interdisciplinary staff network which opportunities to exploit the existing Secretary, Karen O’Rourke, the Senior aims to promote good practice through collaborative network and to extend its Curriculum Development Officer, based in discussion, debate and dissemination of activities to a wider and more diverse the Teaching Learning and Assessment research into student learning. The group of colleagues. Office. Karen manages a range of Network welcomes all members of staff teaching and learning projects funded by “TRDN has a valuable role to play in involved in the teaching and learning Curriculum Development and Innovation supporting the University’s collegial process and its Steering Group comprises and has a particular interest in Problem- community. A regular and varied members from a range of backgrounds, Based Learning and student mentoring. skills and experiences. It aims to provide programme of activities hopes to attract wide participation from within the For any information on TRDN please • A climate of scholarship and reflection Institution. TRDN events, seminars and contact Karen on 275 3399 or at on the teaching and learning process workshops are focused around several karen.o’[email protected]

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The foundation of the new University was a once in “ a lifetime chance to achieve Intellectual a coincidence of IP commercialisation objectives with its strategy .” Property Clive Rowland, Chief Executive, introduces The University of Manchester Intellectual Property Limited (UMIP), which is the University’s new intellectual property ( IP ) commercialisation company created to build upon the achievements of UMIST Ventures Ltd and Manchester Innovation Ltd (VUM).

Clive Rowland “IP is the creative output of people and in We looked at other UK universities’ policies understanding of how the Faculties, our community this usually means the and discussed practices with US Schools and Institutes see IP and ideas and results arising from academic universities but came up with our own IP commercial activities fitting into their thought and research. IP is often protected approach that has the principle of overall plans and by UMIP positioning through registration to gain rights ( IPRs ) empowering staff and students at its heart. itself in response and in such a way that it such as patents, copyright, designs and is clear to staff how UMIP can assist and Policy Overview trademarks and it is these rights which deliver those aspects of their endeavours. allow inventive people and their The University asserts its employer’s right Not everyone will be interested in organisations to own and control their use to the IP originated by staff but in the commercial projects of course, but an – just as one can with a capital asset such context of a generous IP regime where understanding of IP in relation to as a house. In practice they give you a the starting point for the sharing research contracts and consultancy is monopoly over your work and inventions. proceeds of free standing IP is strongly in really important to all. favour of staff (85% of net rewards). Thus For many companies, these IPRs are their the University hopes that a wide and We aim to improve the level of most significant assets but they don’t positive engagement by staff will ensue knowledge about IP across the campus last forever. For example, during the next and also be a constructive factor in the through a continuous seminar and year alone, some 200 patents will expire attraction and retention of enterprising workshop programme for staff involving on drugs which amount to some £20 researchers. outside specialists and captivating billion of “safeguarded” income to speakers and to supplement this by pharmaceutical companies. UMIP must demonstrate what it can do producing relevant lay guides, for to increase its share of those projects it However UMIP is not concentrating on a example “An Academic’s Guide to IP and would like to manage. Where staff feel goal of generating cash only. We are Confidentiality”. they have better ways to market than interested in overall reputation and our through UMIP, they can make a case to Beyond this we will provide a professional work has to be integrated into the the university and be authorised to service in the evaluation of ideas and university’s wider mission. We know that proceed independently. inventions and be timely in giving commercialisation must not interfere opinions on the merit of these disclosures with academic leadership and freedom, Students are in a special situation and and in making recommendations. Where a therefore our role is to manage it where they are not also employees of proposal has potential but is not best sensitively so that it is compatible. the university or in some way funded by handled through UMIP we will try to find a company, they will own the IP that Back to Basics other options for ways forward. they create. The foundation of the new University was There has been a tremendous focus on UMIP Strategy a once in a lifetime chance to achieve a spin-out companies in the last five years coincidence of IP commercialisation The fundamentals of our strategy will be and this activity is certainly headline objectives with its strategy . built through an interest in and an grabbing. However I should like to see us

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more carefully tailor the method of extensive network of industry experts, external investment capital. Our portfolio commercialisation that takes into professional advisers and investors to will be well diversified by then having a account the material with which we are assist with the whole process. In addition, good spread of science, technology and dealing and the amount of time and UMIP holds the university’s patent budget humanities projects and having multiple commitment that an academic has for and manages its early-stage seedcorn routes to market. working with us. We aren’t going to investment funds. achieve much unless the academic is Engagement by more women benefits UMIP has a board which includes available to work with us for a while on a our commercialisation profile by directors drawn from the outside and project and at more than a superficial broadening the skills and leadership from nominees of the University. I believe level. Every case will be a unique styles available to us, but experience firmly that the limited company model partnership. The intention is to ensure shows that very few are involved in for IP commercialisation is right because that we always consider a range of commercialisation generally and even it provides legal distance from the options such as licensing, the outright less are directors or shareholders in spin- University in respect of advice provided in sale of IP, corporate partnerships, strategic outs (4%). So by 2015 we are aiming to a risk management area and if you are alliances and joint ventures, or a be able to say that the number of women managing or working in a company combination of these, to complement the participating in the total of our IP yourself it increases the credibility of spin-out company option. commercialisation activities here more advice about spin-outs and licensing closely matches the current national ratio To have these options means that we need given to others. of women academics to the total excellent links to the corporate world into Our work is complemented nicely by the academic population (39%). which we can smoothly pitch our Manchester Science Enterprise Centre inventions and business propositions. So There is no doubt that the university will (MSEC) which mainly caters for enterprise UMIP needs to work cooperatively with be admired internationally alongside the training and IP projects for the those University, faculty and school officers very best for the style, quality and scale of university’s students and by the that are responsible for these relationships, its IP approach and achievements. university’s incubator company ( UMIC ) especially the research administrators and which organises the smooth flow of UMIP is a resourceful, experienced and the external relations teams. activities out of the academic enthusiastic team which is already We are basing “the engine” of our 30 plus laboratories into appropriate working extremely hard towards strong organisation in the faculty offices accommodation. assisting the university attain its IP to help achieve this goal because it is the ambitions.” In 2015 ……….. physical proximity that is most likely to Clive Rowland bring about meaningful collaborations We will have seen a consistent year-on- and help establish a one-stop-shop service year increase in the number of IP [email protected] to staff. UMIP has a central corporate disclosures and noticeable increases in office which provides additional expertise third party activity in our to the Faculty-based teams. We have an commercialisation efforts including

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In the Community Primary Vision The University of Manchester was launched to primary schools and the community at a celebration lunch held recently in the Whitworth Hall. Organised by the Business, Careers & Community Division (BCCD), more than 100 headteachers, senior University management and staff from across all four Faculties attended the event, celebrating not only the launch of the new University, but also an exciting new initiative – Primary Vision.

Mick Waters Speakers at the event included Mick aspirations in the community. The University. The resulting project, Waters – Chief Education Officer, foundations for such activity are already ‘Primary Vision’, involved the University Manchester Education Partnership. Mr in place in the nationally recognised work making a gift of a digital camera, Waters said:“In some wards in this city, with schools undertaken by the two webcam and digital voice-recorder to progression rates into higher education universities, through research, widening every school in the City of Manchester, are as low as 0.01% with the average participation and sports development and selected schools in deprived areas of across the city being 17%. It is vitally programmes, and through the University’s other Greater Manchester LEAs. The 180 important that the University supports cultural assets such as The Manchester primary schools chosen equals the and develops aspirations of the youngest Museum and The Whitworth Art Gallery. 180 years of combined excellence at generations in education; they will the University, and staff from the In the months leading up to the launch of become the graduates, engineers, University were involved in delivering the institution, staff from the BCCD scientists, business leaders and creative and presenting the kit to a number of consulted with Local Education entrepreneurs of the future.” schools in the local area. Authorities to find out how it could build An important part of Manchester 2015 on this rich history and involve local Pupils and staff from the primary Agenda is a reinvigorated commitment to primary school children and local schools were asked to use the promote learning and raise educational communities in the creation of the new equipment to capture moments of school life during the launch period of the new University. Submitted photos were entered into a Primary Vision photo- Vice-President competition and featured on the External University website: Relations Professor Paul Layzell Jane Ratchford, Director of Business, Careers & Community Division explains: “Primary Vision supports the children’s ICT skills and the embedding of the DfES ‘Learning & Teaching Using ICT’ project. Through valuable discussion with the LEAs we were able to make a real impact, providing much needed equipment. This project is an excellent example of the commitment of 2015 to raise aspirations and to becoming a university of the City and for the City.”

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In the Community Registrar Dugald Mackie and Audrey Othick, Summerville Primary School

‘Tyre Park’ the winning picture

One of the schools to benefit from relatives who have received further or Manchester – an interactive website for Primary Vision is right on the University’s higher-education. We are very grateful for children aged seven to 11 years, primary doorstep on Denmark Road. Holy Name the equipments and the opportunity for school teachers and parents and School has a large mixed community our pupils to be involved in the event.” guardians, that connects the University’s with many children speaking English as research themes and knowledge creation The winning school in the competition an additional language and 15 % of whom to the Key Stage 2 curriculum. Illustrative was Summerville Primary School in are from homeless families. Children from pages, that have been developed in Salford. Joyce Flint, Headteacher said: the school acted as helpers on the day collaboration with Professor Kersti Borjars "We are delighted to have been chosen as giving out packs and showing delegates - Associate Dean for the Faculty of the winners. The children have enjoyed to their tables.” Humanities, were shown at the event being involved with the University in a Headteacher Catherine Gordon said: creative and engaging way. The extra The initial feedback from the event has “The School and its pupils have been provision of ICT equipment enables us to been very positive and many staff from extremely excited to be involved with The capture magic moments as they happen. across the University took away action University of Manchester. This is the first Children playing with ICT equipment plans for future work with the teachers time we have worked with the institution today will make them experts for life." that they met. and we look forward to strengthening links on future projects. Many of our Also introduced at the event was a new children are from low-income families initiative – The Children’s University of and very few, if any, have parents or 14 UniLife

Profile

We are finding out a lot Bradford’s “ about how students learn – and how they like to learn. ” Brief The challenge of change is all around us – and no-one is more enthused about it than Michael Bradford. He revels in change, not for its own sake, but because he likes to foster development, especially when it relates to the way students learn and the way they are taught. So, his new appointment as Associate Vice-President for Teaching and Learning could not be more appropriate – and follows on logically from his stint as Pro-Vice-Chancellor (VUM) with that same brief for the past three years and more.

That, of course, was a full-time job, but them reflect on their own childhood, an international conference.“It helps us now he is also returning to his first love – relating their academic work to everyday as we develop new ways of learning, such teaching and research in the School of life. They present individual portfolios for as an on-line strategy.” Geography. His enjoyment of working assessment – and then progress to a So, his own teaching and research link with students, in his own inimitable style, related team project for further seamlessly into his University-wide role. comes across naturally. He is known for assessment. There are no exams as such. And, having been co-chairman, with abandoning the office environment in It is important that students are involved, Professor Bob Munn, Vice-President for favour of the setting of, say, the active, make a real contribution.” Teaching and Learning, of the Academic Concourse Café – and he is the sort of Framework and Regulations Committee, man students feel they can talk to Perhaps he was destined to be a teacher. as part of Project Unity, he was centrally informally. He has a relaxed style, a ready Indeed, had he not gone off to the involved in setting the base for the smile, the gift of communication. Serious, University of Wisconsin at Madison as a teaching and learning in the new but amusing. Clubbable, you might say – postgrad when he graduated from University. and he is a long-playing member, captain Cambridge (Cath’s) in 1967, he would have of a club squash team and currently gone into teaching then. Mind you, had “We are concerned with a number of President of the University Squash Club. he not gone to Wisconsin, he would not developments – in student learning, have met his wife, Sheila, a fellow student. teaching methods and new training for “It is really exciting to be coming back to academics,” he says.“We are developing teaching and research,” he says. But it is He is also happily teaching a first-year on-line learning, using computers more not enough for him merely to return to course, People, Places and Policy, which to support rather than replace traditional teaching – he has invented a new course reflect another of his key research teaching, and we are spreading enquiry- and a new way of student learning for it. interests, Urban Policy, to a class of 180 based learning.” In a way, he is practising what he has students. been preaching for years in overseeing He is an enthusiastic proponent of this “I also decided last summer to do some the training of new academics. method:“The aim is to maximise the learning myself – I wanted to find out synergy between teaching and research, The new course is The Geographies of more about how students were learning to get people learning through research, Children, one of his specialist areas – and Geography,” he says. He has followed 24 working in teams, mixing new media an area in which this University has students from last year’s entry, seeing with traditional learning.” become one of the leading centres.“The them every semester, in small groups, way we are doing it is unusual,” he says. getting them to reflect on their learning This University is a front-runner in the bid to “We get the students to be their own experience. He has written about his host the new HEFCE National Centre for resource, doing exercises which makes findings so far and presented a paper at Excellence in Enquiry-based Learning.We

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CV

Name Professor Michael Bradford

Position Associate Vice-President for Teaching and Learning: Curriculum and Professional Development The University of Manchester

Education are also ahead of the game in developing In short, there is a whole range of exciting BA Hons Geography University of inter-disciplinary programmes and learning. initiatives going on in the University. But Cambridge 1967 “We have already conducted some pilot there is also the demand to be involved in studies, focusing on important societal and national and international initiatives University of Wisconsin, Madison environmental issues, bringing together concerned with developments in higher students from different disciplines to bring education at large. 1967-8 their own perspective to a particular topic It will not come as a surprise that PhD Cantab 1974 and to learn how other students see it,” he Michael is a key player at this level, too. As says. For example, a team of students from a result of being invited last year to Medicine, Geography and Education looked participate in the annual five-day retreat at HIV Aids – “It was great to see how all the Career History: (VUM) organised by the American Academy of students contributed – and a superb Higher Education, held at Utah, to bring 1971 Lecturer In Geography, University experience for all.” new thinking to HE, he is now involved in of Manchester A development in the curriculum leading organising the new Change Academy in on from this could be degrees in one this country. Sponsored by new The 1987 Senior Lecturer particular discipline, but “with Higher Education Academy and The interdisciplinary studies”. And on the Leadership Foundation, the Change 1997 Professor of Geography multi-disciplinary front, bringing together Academy met for the first time recently the Health Sciences, just to take one near Edinburgh. 1992-6 Undergraduate Dean example, provides the opportunity to It is defined as “A cooperative learning of the Arts Faculty develop improved inter-professional venture aimed at helping HE institutions working. Thematic innovations in Master’s 1996-2000 Head of the School accomplish significant change.” programmes, such as, say, Water, become of Geography an exciting multi-disciplinary possibility. Fifteen institutions, from Oxford to a small college in Ireland, were invited to The challenge of change involves 2001-2004 Pro-Vice-Chancellor for take part in a four-day retreat. The 90 questioning, fresh thinking, seeing how as people participating included a team Teaching and Learning a learning institution we can be more from this University, led by Bob Munn. effective. That is why Pedagogic Centres are The aim was to look at “complex change” being developed in every Faculty to lend and, in the jargon of the times,“to think expertise and support to development.. outside the box”. The three days covered To hear Michael Bradford talk about it all, Creativity, Developing a Deeper is to share the excitement – and to fully Understanding of Complex Change and, appreciate his joined-up thinking, which of course, Evaluation.“It was a great links teaching, learning , research and success,” says Michael.“We all learned a organisation. And, when all the research lot, especially about the value of and evaluation are done, it all feeds back conversations to communicate the directly to improve the curriculum - the positive stories needed in order to place where the enquiry began. achieve our goals, whether they concern enhancing the student experience or He has also helped to bring WebCT Vista improving the effectiveness of the into the University – to support ‘an university as a ‘learning institution’.” academic enterprise system’. The software can be run from one central We live in exciting times – and Michael platform in Manchester Computing, but Bradford’s brief is to be at the centre. is flexible enough to be “branded” by each Happily, he is not excitable, but he is discipline, providing on-line learning, enthusiastic. He enjoys a challenge. course unit information and also work as And he loves change. an admin tool.

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People Minerals, Molecules and Maladies

Professor David Vaughan and (right) Dr Paul Wincott. Groundbreaking research that Professor David Vaughan, Director of the drinking water and the human health and Williamson Research Centre for Molecular climatic impact of airborne mineral dusts. could help clean up the world’s Environmental Science, was invited to the Professor Vaughan’s Discourse, on 29 Royal Institution in London to highlight toxic minewastes was one of the October, was accompanied by an the research carried out by academics at exhibition of current research, subjects discussed by a University the Centre, particularly mineralogists and coordinated by the Williamson Centre’s geochemists in the School of Earth, Dr Paul Wincott. of Manchester scientist at a Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences. The Friday Evening Discourses, formal recent Royal Institution Friday The talk, entitled Minerals, Molecules and black-tie events established in the 1820s Maladies: the Role of Molecular Evening Discourse. by former Institution Director Michael Environmental Science in Sustaining the Faraday, are held in the same theatre Earth, also emphasised the University’s used for the televised Christmas Lectures. research into understanding the sources of arsenic contamination of Third-World

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Research that could eventually His research concerns the interaction programme of further tests which will be between human proteins and viruses and the final stage of the pre-clinical work.” lead to a breakthrough in the the development of novel anti-infective Dr Dobson’s research also found that the compounds that could lead to the next treatment of HIV has scooped a chemicals could also help prevent the generation of HIV-beating drugs as well spread of other sexually transmitted University of Manchester scientist as possible treatments for other viruses, diseases. a prestigious industry award. such as herpes and hepatitis. The project’s first active application, Dr Curtis Dobson’s work was “The compounds work by stopping the however, looks set to be in the coating of virus before it attaches itself to the cell contact lenses to prevent infections of voted `Project of the Year’ at the and are a potential new form of the eye, although the coating of medical annual NorthWest Biotechnology treatment for HIV,” said Dr Dobson. equipment more generally is another possible use. Awards ceremony hosted by “In the first nine months of the research we have developed compounds 10 times The University’s intellectual property Bionow on 17 November. stronger than the original chemicals we company, UMIP, is managing the project, tested on the virus and have already filed which gained initial, early-stage funding three patent applications.We are now from the Genetics Innovation Network looking to put together a two-year (GIN).

www.bionow.co.uk Heritage Preservation of University Heritage

Within the next couple of years the University will have a new archive facility and consistent records management systems across the institution to ensure that any important historical material is able to be catalogued and stored.

Early shot of John Owens Building Until this facility is available, and with have agreed to act as a referral point the large scale reorganisations and for this activity. If you have any moves taking place, it is important records that you believe need to be that staff ensure that historical retained by the University but do not records and artefacts are not lost. have suitable storage space within your department please email With this in mind, of staff the [email protected]. The Records co-operation is requested to ensure Management Office will refer your that, in any moves that take place, enquiry to the nominated Library staff take their files and equipment Special Collections / Archives / with them, if they can. Clearly, any Museum / Gallery / Academic staff obviously trivial material will need to who have expertise in scientific be discarded but any material, in equipment, research notes, pictures, whatever form, that records or photos etc to ensure that all material embodies important developments in can be appraised for possible research, teaching, administration, permanent preservation. student life etc should be kept. This also applies to recent material if it is Although this is a busy time, staff are of potential historical interest. asked for their co-operation to help ensure that the history and heritage Any offices or individual members of of the University is not overlooked and staff who cannot keep their material, to raise consciousness and also paper or 3D records should contact establish effective liaison. the Records Management Office, who Jodrell 18 UniLife Bank

The facilities at Jodrell Bank are going through a period of redevelopment. The Visitors Centre currently has a café, an exhibition space and a 3D theatre open, and visitors can still explore the various trails and the natural habitats of the Arboretum's 35 acres with its 2000 species of trees and shrubs and National Collections. In January 2004 Jodrell Bank completed a 180 degree observational pathway close to the base of What’s the world famous Lovell radio telescope. Jodrell Bank Science Centre & Arboretum Macclesfield, Cheshire On 01477 571339 www.jb.manchester.ac.uk The Whitworth Art Gallery

DISPLAYS/COLLECTIONS his techniques, themes and, most importantly, his reasons for the drawing. William Morris “Ministering to the Swinish Luxury of the Rich” to 23 December 2004 TOURS AND EVENTS An exhibition by David Mabb. Mabb recycles Every Saturday at 2pm there is either an familiar images from the Gallery’s holdings Exhibition Tour or an Eyeopener Tour. of William Morris material to produce a new installation. Ship Ahoy! Curator’s Tour Contact Theatre Tue 30 Nov, 1.15pm, FREE Ship Ahoy! to February 2005 Pilkington Lecture by Rt Hon Sir Gerald Made In Da Shade This exhibition of watercolours, prints, Kaufman MP SCARFACED wallpapers and textiles includes depictions Thurs 2 Dec, 6.30pm. £5 Book through Friends Thu 2 Dec 2004 - Sat 4 Dec 2004, £9/£6 of galleons, fishing smacks, trading vessels, of the Whitworth: 0161 275 7496 warships and freshwater boats. The Contact exhibition also features a Ship Ahoy! Reading Visions of Zimbabwe MANCHESTER! area providing children’s books with stories An informal event to discuss the current Thu 9 Dec 2004 - Sat 11 Dec 2004, £6/£4 about ships, pirates and the deep blue sea. social and political situation in Zimbabwe with Andrew Meldrum (Southern African Sody Kahlon in association with Watermans Walter Sickert ‘Drawing is the thing’ creespondent for The Guardian and The and Arts Council England to 5 December 2004 Observer) and Bill Saidi (Editor, Daily News, SIKHS IN THE CITY This extensive loan exhibition of Sickert’s Zimbabwe), Fri 3 Dec, 2pm Sat 11 Dec 2004, £9/£6 drawings offers an unrivalled insight into

Whitworth Art Gallery, Oxford Road, 0161 275 7450 [email protected] Contact Theatre, Oxford Road, Manchester Opening hours Mon to Sat 10am - 5pm, Sun 2pm - 5pm FREE Admission Tickets/Info: 0161 274 0600 Gallery Café 0161 275 7497 The café sells a selection of drinks and light meals. For information on other events please visit Gallery Shop 0161 275 7498 The bookshop stocks a range of art and design books, cards and gifts. our website www.contact-theatre.org Collection Exhibitions Archive Now Online. The Whitworth’s online ‘Collections Catalogue’ now A limited number of tickets are available allows you to browse and search selected exhibitions held at the Gallery over the past 10 years. from just £4 on the day from the Ticket Follow the link from homepage at: www.whitworth.manchester.ac.uk Office between 11am - 4pm daily.

Gig Guide Manchester Academy 1, 2 & 3 International Mon 29 Nov Sat 4 Dec Sat 11 Dec Sun 19 Dec Alter Bridge Ezio Bjorn Again Unsigned Night Society Tues 30 Nov Sun 5 Dec The Tubes Mon 20 Dec Lamb of God The Rutles Buzzcocks Hawkwind Christmas THEATRE AND MUSIC Weds 1 Dec Tues 7 Dec Sun 12 Dec Spectacular Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry & Vagrant Records Tour For details about the availability of tickets Jackie Leven Fri 14 Jan for various theatre and music performances, His Reggae Band Weds 8 Dec Mon 13 Dec The Used please visit our website. Electric Six Alexisonfire & The Bled Bloc Party Sat 15 Jan Deicide Thurs 9 Dec TRIPS MXPX Thurs 2 Dec Kasabian Tues 14 Dec Sat 4 Dec Helmet The Wildhearts Gene Fri 21 Jan Day visit to Lincoln Xmas Market Dillinger Escape Plan Capdown Atreyu 22-20’s Sat 11 Dec Day visit to Warwick Castle Frost Fair Fri 3 Dec Fri 10 Dec Thurs 16 Dec Sat 22 Jan System 7 Fear Factory New Model Army Taking Back Sunday EVENTS Sat 4 Dec Limehouse Lizzy Sat 18 Dec The Clone Roses + DJ Fri 3 Dec 7.30pm The Damned Hexstatic AV Interpol Clint Boon Christmas World Quiz Night

Students’ Union Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL International Society, 327 Oxford Road Tickets from: Piccadilly Box Office @ easy Internet Cafe (c/c) 0871 2200260 (next to Krobar)0161 275 4959 Online @ www.manchesteracademy.net www.internationalsociety.org.uk Royal Court (Liverpool) 0151 709 4321 (c/c); Students' Union 0161 275 2930 Open: Monday - Friday 9:30am - 5pm

Manchester Museum UniLife 19 Fridays (during term time), 11am -12 pm Thursday 9 December, 7.00 -9.00pm Magic Carpet Singles Night Storytelling and story making for the under fives. In collaboration with Love in the City, the Museum offers you the opportunity to visit Thursday 2 December, 6.30 - 7.30pm after hours and maybe even meet your soul Communicating Vessels: Surrealism and mate. Adult event, £6 per person, booking Contemporary Art essential as numbers are limited. Five contemporary artists will discuss - with an art historian, curator or critic - how their work Saturday 11 December, 1.30 - 2.30pm intersects with Surrealism both in terms of Hidden Treasures artistic practice and wider issues. £3 per person, Join the Museum's Keeper of Archaeology at please call Anna Davey on 0161 275 8788. the 'Buried Treasures' exhibition handling table to view some of the treasures from the For more information visit collection. Drop-in event, FREE www.surrealismcentre.ac.uk Saturday 11 December, 1.30 - 3.30pm Saturday 4 December, 1.00 - 4.00pm Arms and Armour Christmas Open House Join our own Karen Prescott and transform Bring your family (and a donation of non- yourself into a Greek warrior with your own perishable food for the homeless) and join us decorative model shield, sword or helmet. for an afternoon of festive entertainment. Follow performances of music and drama and Saturday 11 December, 1.00 - 4.00pm Thursday 16 December, 6.30 - 7.30pm in collaboration with the Big Issue. Discovery Detectives Communicating Vessels: Surrealism and View 'Buried Treasure: Finding Our Past' and Contemporary Art See 2 December Sunday 5 December, 12.00 - 3.00pm bring your own finds to be examined by Christmas Greetings Saturday 18 December, 1.30 - 3.30pm Nick Herepath, Finds Liaison Officer for the Create your own personalised Christmas Tree Trimmings Portable Antiquities Scheme (valuations not cards, taking inspiration from the Museum's Create Christmas tree decorations from all given). You can also learn more about the collections. Drop-in activity, £1 per child natural materials work done to conserve the Museum's Wednesday 8 December, 12.30 - 1.30pm treasures. Drop-in event, FREE Sunday 19 December, 12.00 - 3.00pm Precious Metals Party Hats Saturday 11 & Sun 12 December, 2.30pm (Keith Sugden, Keeper of Numismatics and Create a hat or head-dress to wear at your The Grand Tour Phyllis Stoddart , The Manchester Museum) - Christmas party. Drop-in activity, £1 per child Join Graeme Pye, our very own 'Victorian Find out more about the coin hoards to be gentleman' guide on this special tour of the Monday 20 - Wednesday 22 December, seen in the 'Buried Treasure' exhibition and Museum. Meet at reception. FREE 1.30 - 3.30pm the war medals of Edward Carter Preston, on Deck the Halls view in the special exhibition 'Lest we forget'. Wednesday 15 December, 12.30 - 1.30pm Make Christmas decorations to hang in your Pre-booked event, FREE Eye of the Beholder home in this art and craft session. Drop-in (Dr. Matthew Ponting, Liverpool University) Thursday 9 December activity, £1 per child The Mediterranean in Manchester There is more to value than meets the eye. Monday 27 - Wednesday 29 December, The Making of a Gallery (Dr. John Prag) Discover how scientific analysis of ancient 1.30 - 3.30pm Gain an insight into behind the scenes research coins and metal artefacts provides insight Bring in the New Year and a fresh outlook on the newly refurbished into past societies and reveals a value Get ready for 2005 by creating a unique Museum. The series costs £22 per person. To beyond money. Pre-booked event, FREE personalised calendar. Drop-in activity, £1 per book your place call 0161 275 3278/79 child

Manchester Museum Oxford Road, 0161 275 2630, www.museum.manchester.ac.uk All drop-in events cost £1 per child, unless otherwise Open: Mon-Sat 10 - 5pm; Sun 11- 4 pm. FREE Admission. stated. For group bookings please call 0161 275 2648. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Chaplaincies Music at Manchester

St Peter’s House Chaplaincy SPECIAL CONCERTS & EVENTS THE WALTER CARROLL LUNCHTIME CHRISTMAS CAROLS Fri 3 Dec, 7.30pm CONCERTS AND RECITALS Sunday 5 Dec, 11.15am The Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall 1.10pm Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall Christmas Carol Service - lunch provided The Kungsbacka Piano Trio Thurs 2 Dec Wednesday 8 Dec, 6pm Bo Linde Trio David Fanning Piano Mendelssohn Trio No.1 in D minor Op 49 H Procter-Gregg Westmorland Sketches, Christmas Carol Service - organised by Shostakovich Trio No.2 in E minor Op.67 Christian Aid Vols 1 and 4 Fri 10 Dec, 7.30pm Beethoven Bagatelles Op.126 Saturday 11 Dec, 6pm The Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall International Christmas Carol Service The Lindsays Thurs 9 Dec The Lindsays SUNDAY WORSHIP Mozart Quartet in B flatK.458 ‘The Hunt’ Tippett Quartet No.2 Haydn Quartet in B flat Op.55 No.3 10.00am Group Work Schubert Quintet in C D.956 Shostakovich Quartet No.3 in F Op.73 11.15am Morning Worship School of Music and Drama 6.30pm Evening Worship (Term-time only) CHORAL AND ORCHESTRAL Bridgeford Street, 0161 275 8950/1 FOYER 10am-4pm. An area where students CONCERTS www.art.manchester.ac.uk/MUSIC and staff can relax and meet friends. Sun 12 Dec, 7.30pm A tea/coffee machine is available. The Whitworth Hall Chaplains also available Monday to Friday The University of Manchester Chorus Floor B, Room B25, Renold Building, The University of Manchester Symphony Orchestra 0161 200 2522 Stephen Williams Conductor John Rylands Library Precinct Centre 0161 275 2894 Mon 13 Dec, 7.30pm [email protected] The Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall The John Rylands Library on Deansgate which is our Special Collections building, will be closed for a period of two years until mid 2006, for Avila House RC Chaplaincy Ad Solem Marcus Farnsworth Conductor essential refurbishment and the construction of a new visitor and (next to the Holy Name Church) A concert of Christmas music and poetry interpretative centre. However, access to all the Special Collections is Wednesday 15 Dec, 7pm for the festive season. still available through the main library on the Oxford Road end of the The Holy Name Church The Manchester Whiteman Orchestra campus. A Special Collections Reading Room is open on Purple Floor 4, Christmas Carol Service Paul Cassidy Piano Monday to Friday 10am to 5.15pm and Saturday's 10am to 1pm. Readers Mass Times Mon - Fri 1.05 pm (term-time only) ‘An Experiment in Modern Music’ may find it helpful to contact us in advance on 0161 275 3764. Oxford Road 0161 275 6999/273 1456 Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue Gershwin Arrangements of Piano Preludes For further information visit our website.

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Tuesday 30 November Clinical Radiology: “Imaging and School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Management of Renal Trauma”. Dr A G Cowie Sciences: “Gossypol – from cooking oil to CHSTM: “Networks of Knowledge: Re-thinking (Salford Royal Hospital). 5.15pm, Lecture anti-cancer agent”. Professor Paul Science and Medicine in Early Colonial India”. Theatre 3, Stopford Bldg. Groundwater (Sunderland). 4pm, Lecture Mark Harrison (Wellcome Unit, Oxford). 4pm. Theatre A, Pharmacy Coupland III Bldg. Room 3.29, 3rd floor, Maths Tower. Music: “Side-by-side”.The Lindsays play quintets with student performers from the Clinical Radiology: “Pitfalls in the Diagnosis NPCRDC: “Hierarchies, markets and Department of Music in an open masterclass. of Non-Accidental Injury”. Dr C M Hall (Great networks: discernible alternatives or empty 2.15pm, The Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall. Ormond Street). 5.15pm, Lecture Theatre 3, distinctions?” Dr Bernard Dowling. 2pm, Stopford Bldg. Seminar Room 2, 5th floor, Williamson Bldg. Tuesday 7 December CCSR: “How stable is your ethnic identity?” Italian Studies Research Seminar: “The Friday 10 December Ludi Simpson. 4pm, Crawford House, 2nd Renaissance Reception of Boccaccio: School of Chemical Engineering and floor, entrance from Booth Street East. Assessing the Evidence”. Dr Rhiannon Daniels Analytical Science: “Green Industrial Art History & Visual Studies - Baroque Evening: (Leeds). 4pm. W3.13 Humanities Bldg. Applications of Ionic Liquids”, Professor Dr Helen Hills ‘Baroque fold Metaphor’ and NPCRDC: “General practice in national and Kenneth R Seddon (The Queen’s University Andrew Crompton,‘The Baroque from local contexts: Can we learn from history?” of Belfast) 12pm, Room JC59, Jackson Mill Borromini to Ben van Berkel’. 5.15pm, Room 1.70, Professor John Pickstone. 2pm, Seminar Room Tuesday 14 December Architecture and Planning Bldg. 2, 5th Floor, Williamson Bldg. Manchester Medical Society - SURGERY - Wednesday 1 December School of Nursing, Midwifery & Social Work Guest Lecture and Annual Dinner: “Surgery Research Forum: “Improvements in Breast Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research: in Wood, with hand tools” Mr R Ingham Cancer Care in Victoria”. Jane Jones (Cancer “I’m not a social scientist, what the hell am I (Designer and Furniture Craftsman). 6.30pm Services, Geelong, Victoria, Australia). doing here?’ Communities of practice as Chancellors Conference Centre. 12.30pm, COPE Room, Coupland III. spaces for adaptation to climate change. Dr British Computer Society: Health Informatics Mark Pelling. 4pm. Room H18, Pariser Bldg. CHSTM: Graeme Kirkpatrick (Manchester) (Northern): “Bio-Health: Linking biological, 4pm. Room 3.29, 3rd Floor, Maths Tower. School of Chemistry: “Spin-State Changes in clinical and public health worlds to advance Chemical Reactions: Potential Energy CCSR: “Models for integrating information”. understanding and care”. Dr I Buchan. 7pm, Surfaces and Kinetics”. Dr Jeremy Harvey Dean Judson (US Bureau of the Census). 4pm, Weston Bldg. (Bristol). 2pm. Room G.54 Chemistry Bldg. Crawford House, 2nd floor, entrance from Wednesday 15 December Booth Street East. School of Chemistry: “An Introduction to Manchester Medical Society - PAEDIATRICS - The Dystar Research Centre & Aspects of British Computer Society: “Dynamic Binary Symposium in Memory of Dr R F Stevens: Colorant Chemistry”. Dr Mike Hutchings Translation”. Martyn Spink. 6.15pm, Renold Bldg. 1.55pm – lunch from 1.00pm. Giving for Living (Manchester). 4pm, Room G.07/08. Centre, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital. Chemistry Bldg. Wednesday 8 December School of Chemistry: “To cyclise or not to School of Chemistry: “Polynuclear vanadium Manchester Medical Society - Christmas cyclise, the kinetics and mechanisms of peroxy Clusters; design, syntheses and spectroscopic lecture for Young People: “You too can be a radical self-reactions”. Dr Carl Percival properties”. Rebecca Laye (Manchester). 4pm, surgeon”. Professor A O Mansfield. 2.15pm, (Manchester). 2pm, Room G.54 Chemistry Bldg. Room G.53 Chemistry Bldg. Theatre 1, Medical School. School of Chemistry: “Dibenzylidene acetone Manchester Centre for Nonlinear Dynamics: Sociology: “Porn-udocumentary”. complexes of palladium: the substituent “Laminar, transitional and turbulent pipe flow of Karen Boyle. 4.30pm, 4.9, Roscoe Bldg. effect in Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling”. Dr a yield stress fluid”. Dr Jorge Peixinho School of Materials: “Marine Corrosion, Ian Fairlamb (York). 4pm, B104, Faraday Bldg. (Manchester). 4pm, Blackett Lecture Theatre, Cathodic Protection and Hydrogen Manchester Centre for Nonlinear Dynamics: Schuster Laboratory. Embrittlement”. Dr Mike Robinson (Cranfield “Controlling the flow of colour: Photonic systems Sociology Seminar: Barbara Marshall. University). 2.15pm, B19 The Mill: Joint with in Nature”. Dr Pete Vukusic (Exeter). 4pm, 4.30pm, 4.9 Roscoe Bldg. Manchester Metallurgical Society. Blackett Lecture Theatre, Schuster Laboratory. Transport Seminar: “The Train Operator’s School of Chemistry: “Phototonic crystals: Wednesday 12 January viewpoint”. Paul Salveson. 5.30pm, Cordingly Why and how?” Professor Bob Denning Manchester Medical Society – PATHOLOGY: Lecture Theatre, Architecture & Planning Bldg. (Oxford). 2pm, Room G.53. Chemistry Bldg. “Liquid-based cytology: a personal view of the School of Chemistry: “Adventures in Diversity British Computer Society: “Do you need benefits, challenges, costs and implications Oriented Synthesis”. Dr David Spring (Cambridge). formal verification?” Michael Fisher for cervical screening in the UK”. Dr A Herbert 4pm, Room G.07/08. Chemistry Bldg. Liverpool). 6pm, Renold Bldg. (Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospital NHS Trust). 5.30pm, Theatre 2, Medical School. Thursday 2 December Thursday 9 December School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences: Centre for Jewish Studies: ‘Secularisation of Thursday 13 January “Use of intestinal epithelial cell culture the “Holy Tongue”and the Development of Manchester Medical Society - ANAESTHESIA: models in drug delivery”. Dr David Brayden “Medieval Hebrew Science”: Different “Models of success? Tales of the (Dublin). 4pm, Lecture Theatre A, Pharmacy Twelfth-Century Approaches”. Dr Shlomo Sela unexpected”. Professor J P H Fee (Professor Coupland III Bldg. (Bar-Ilan University). 4pm, Room A18, of Anaesthetics & Head of Department, Humanities Lime Grove Bldg. Queen’s University, Belfast). 7pm, MANDEC.

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Tuesday 18 January Friday 3 December Plainsong and Max Presented by Professor David Fallows Manchester Medical Society - IMAGING: Music: Max Day. “The case for ultrasound in screening”. Dr S Magic Squares and Max A Russell.“Screening for foetal A series of events to celebrate the 70th Presented by Dr. Bill Lionheart abnormalities”. Mr B P Heather “Screening birthday year of Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, Senior Lecturer in Mathematics a graduate of the Department of Music, for aortic aneurysms”. 6pm, Buffet from Ave Maris Stella 7.45pm – £5 in advance. Postgraduate Health and recently-appointed Master of the Sciences Centre, MRI. Queen’s Music. Richard McGregor on Max’s Ave Maris Stella Admission Free British Computer Society: Conservation Society 1.10pm “Manchester Communicates – The New 10am-12.30pm Concert by Gemini Ensemble Communications Gallery”. Jenny Wetton and Lectures and discussions on topics that have Maxwell Davies Robin Holgate. 5.30pm, Museum of Science inspired Maxwell Davies’ compositions Ave Maris Stella and Industry, Liverpool Road, Manchester. Wednesday 19 January British Computer Society: “Grid Computing in the Enterprise”. Ian Kennedy. 6.45pm, Renold Bldg. Serving The University of Manchester for 30 years Thursday 20 January 0161 274 3060 Manchester Medical Society - SURGERY: Flights worldwide, UK and overseas rail, hotel reservations, car hire, package holidays, weekend breaks, and more… “Training of surgeons in the future”. Mr J Hill (Manchester) and Mr N A Scott (Salford). University Precinct, Oxford Rd, Manchester M13 9RN 8pm, Chancellors Conference Centre Tel: 0161 274 3060 email: [email protected] Fax: 0161 274 3555 Web: www.deltatravel.co.uk 22 UniLife Classifieds

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Just The Job Christine“ Woods ” While the rest of us are busy trying to strip stubborn wallpaper off our living room walls, Christine Woods, Curator of Wallpapers at The Whitworth Art Gallery, is doing just the opposite – collecting and preserving some of the rarest and unique examples in the world.

Christine has spent the last 17 years Wallpaper History Review, a triennial of wallpaper is stored individually, building up the Whitworth’s collection, publication, which she produces almost wrapped in protective polyester film, and which is now the biggest in the UK single-handedly. each of the units rolls across the floor, outside London, and contains well over with the turn of what looks like a 5,000 examples of paper ranging from “The most exciting aspect of the job is submarine door handle. the finest William Morris prints to more making new discoveries, and also making “The new system is wonderful. You contemporary themes like Wallace and that accessible to other people who have wouldn’t have been able to get into the Gromit and the Spice Girls. never thought about it before. We all just ignore wallpaper, a bit like supermarket room before and if it had stayed as it was “The collection is very varied, certainly musak, but wallpaper has tremendous it would have been to the detriment of more varied than the national collection meaning in people’s lives because it says the collection,” Christine says. at the V&A in London,” Christine says. something about you, as much as your Looking to the future, Christine is “I try to collect examples from across the clothes do,” she says. working on ideas for a new wallpaper market, not just examples which have a The sheer size of the collection is one of exhibition to be held at the Whitworth in November, but with so many options, and famous name attached to them. I try to the biggest challenges Christine has had so many papers to choose from she’s represent the place that wallpaper has in to face over the years. Until recently the finding it difficult to decide. past history but also contemporary culture, entire collection was stored in wooden which is why I am interested in collecting cupboards, with rolls and rolls of wallpaper “I am not sure what it will be, but I am media spin-offs, and is why we have the stacked on top of each other. Over the past quite interested in looking at the Flintstones and Barbie in the collection.” two years Christine and her colleague phenomenon of big patterns on walls, Christine’s main job is to care for the Nicola Walker (Conservator) have been which seems to be all the rage at the collection and to try and make it as looking at ways to improve things, and the moment,” she says. results, which were shortlisted for the accessible to other people (students, films And what does a Curator of Wallpaper prestigious Pilgrim’s Trust Conservation companies and even people restoring have on her walls at home? “I have not stately homes) as possible. She also Award 2004, are amazing. got any wallpaper at home, I can’t cope researches and publicises the collection The ‘Off The Wall’ project has led to the with it. It would be impossible for me to both in the UK and abroad, and creation of a space-age style storage unit choose - what I would have? I am amazingly, still finds time to plan surrounded by the stuff all day.” exhibitions at the gallery and edit the on the top floor of the Gallery. Every roll

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