University of St Andrews The StAndard Staff Magazine, Issue 9, November 2006

Turning the Corner

Field of dreams The changing face of Medicine Echoes of the past Scotland’s first university Produced by:

The StAndard Editorial Board

Chair:

Stephen Magee is Vice-Principal (External Relations) Contents and Director of Admissions.

Joe Carson is a Lecturer in the Department of French, Disabilities Officer in the School of Modern Languages, Warden Page 1: Welcome of University Hall and the Senior Warden of the University.

Pages 2-21: PEOPLE

Jim Douglas is Assistant Facilities Manager in the Estates Pages 22-26: TOWN Department and line manager for cleaning supervisors, janitors, mailroom staff and the out of hours service. Pages 27-42: GOWN

Pages 43-52: NEWS John Haldane is Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Centre for Ethics, Philosophy and Public Affairs.

Chris Lusk is Director of Student Services covering disability, counselling, welfare, student development, orientation and equal opportunities.

Jim Naismith teaches students in Chemistry and Biology and carries out research in the Centre for Biomolecular Sciences.

The StAndard is financed by the Niall Scott is Director of the Press Office. University and edited by the Press Office under direction of an independent Editorial Board comprising staff from every corner of the institution. The Editorial Board welcomes suggestions, letters, articles, news and photography Dawn Waddell is Secretary for the School of Art History. from staff, students and members of the wider St Andrews community. Please contact us at [email protected] or via the Press Office, St Katharine’s West, The Scores, Sandy Wilkie works as Staff Development Manager within St Andrews KY16 9AX, Fife Human Resources, co-ordinating the work of a team of three Tel: (01334) 462529. staff who support personal and management development activities for all University staff. Cover picture: David Corner Credit: Alan Richardson, Pix A-R

Produced by Reprographics Unit, University of St Andrews Printed on FSC accredited recycled paper Welcome

Welcome to the ninth* edition of The StAndard, the last of 2006, yet crammed full of news, reviews and real-life features on a wide range of University staff. Staff are at the heart ofThe StAndard and we’ve got our biggest ‘People’ section yet – covering everything from our hillwalking Chaplain to self-confessed people- watching Director of Residential and Business Services. With festivities approaching, we also reveal the hidden talents of creative staff who ditch shop-bought Christmas cards in favour of their own designs. Meanwhile, we spoke to two Management academics who manage the business of rock in their spare time, and to staff who took part in a job swap earlier this year. Did it sway them into a career change or were they happy to return to familiar territory? For those who haven’t stepped inside yet, we also open the doors to the new Arts Building. Check out the ‘wow factor’ image on the back cover – the sight which greets you as you exit the lift on the top floor. Our front cover star is, of course, David Corner, who retired a few weeks ago but will remain a familiar face around town – and become a familiar driver on our roads (fasten your seatbelts, you’re in for a bumpy ride Mr Driving Instructor …) We also introduce you to the new term’s student sabbaticals. There’s more to them than just a part- time magician, Mr Corner admirer and agony aunt you know … Talking of hot stuff, this edition’s anonymous food critic gorged himself on three curries – on three consecutive days - and gives honest reviews of what adds spice to his life. And if pubs are your thing, Richard Batchelor provides an historical and illustrated insight into ‘inns that ain’t’ – anymore – and David Wishart, our resident whisky expert, tastes the University’s new corporate whisky. On a more serious note, we probe the academic careers of two very different staff – an economist and an art historian – and explain the significant changes afoot within the Bute Medical School. As always, The StAndard thanks all contributors and acknowledges the use of images supplied by Alan Richardson; Pix A-R, Peter Adamson, broad daylight, David Wishart, Fife Council (Andrew Beveridge), Martin Beek and Museum Collections. Special thanks to Kinshaldy Riding Stables and Molly for her patience on a rainy day. * The last issue of The StAndard was inadvertently referred to as no. 9 – it was, in fact, the 8th issue. Apologies from our numerically challenged editors.

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In the

hot seat (of learning)

Would you like to put yourself or a colleague in the hot seat? Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions.

Name: Rev Dr Jamie Walker

Position: University Chaplain

LAST GOOD BOOK – Denis Alexander’s Rebuilding the Matrix: Science and Faith in the 21st Century was extraordinarily stimulating, particularly when read over Jamie at the summit of the several weeks in the company of people Inaccessible Pinnacle on Cuillin Ridge, Skye from Physics, Mathematics, Geography, Biology, Economics, Classics and others. Ideal Meal – Venison, with a much more often are the golf courses, Not read through (as yet) but regularly mushroom and onion sauce, with regularly walked over in the evening dipped into is the BBC’s The Blue Planet: a good variety of vegetables, with Sheila. A Natural History of the Oceans, with its accompanied by a good South African wine. For a special occasion, a dessert First love – Football – playing rather wonderful pictures and illuminating of apricot and almond crème brûlée. than watching. Our under-18 school commentary. And, of course, good company! team won the Scottish Schools Cup one year! My main regret was that the FIRST RECORD BOUGHT – I cannot Most Prized Possession – A digital final at Hampden was cancelled, so we recall exactly but possibly Music from the camera ready to capture the spectacular played instead at Fir Park, Motherwell’s Greek Islands, played by Tacticos and his and the unusual, and a lightweight ground. Bouzoukis. mountain bike, ideal for heading up All-time Favourite Film – Lord of TOP HOLIDAY DESTINATION – rough tracks way into the back of the Rings I-III, and for nail-biting tension Particularly memorable days have been beyond – the most memorable was cycling in the gathering dusk down a 24, series I-III – roll on the next series! spent whale watching off Victoria Island, track beside a river near the Linn of Dee, near Vancouver, and off Moreton Island, hearing every half mile or so another Currently Playing on Stereo – near Brisbane, but the most magical stag roaring its claim over a group of Nickel Creek, with a whole variety place is the north west of Scotland, with hinds. of instruments - mandolin, banjo, its wonderful light, its intermix of loch bouzouki, violin, strings, guitar, acoustic and mountain, its golden sands and Childhood Ambition – Right bass and vocals. stunning remoteness. through school I wanted to be a doctor and took all the subjects for it, then The Perfect Weekend – Off with HAPPIEST CHILDHOOD MEMORY – while filling in the university application Sheila to the west of Scotland, climbing The beach at Tyningham, near North form, felt a call to ministry. some Munros on the Saturday (maybe Berwick. Very often our family walked on the Sunday too) followed by a for a mile through woods to the beach, Favourite Local (St Andrews) relaxing bar meal. On the Sunday spent the whole day there, gathered Haunt – The Grange, which holds exploring, after Church, a low-level walk, driftwood for a fire and barbecue and wonderful memories of family drinking in the beauty around, with had endless fun swimming and playing celebrations and anniversaries and, of another relaxing meal on the way home. football, rounders and cricket. course, a magnificent cuisine! Enjoyed

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Name: Lorna Harris

Position: School Secretary, School of History

LAST GOOD BOOK – Fleshmarket Close by Ian Rankin. I have read a number of his books which were all equally good, but that was definitely the last one I read.

FIRST RECORD BOUGHT – The first record I bought, if I can remember that far back, was David Cassidy’s Could It Be Forever. I thought he was great back then, but I went to his concert in Edinburgh a couple of years back and I can’t say I saw him in the same light.

TOP HOLIDAY DESTINATION –I have been to Portugal, Tenerife, Lanzarote, Cyprus, Amsterdam, Spain and Majorca, Lorna with Molly, her favourite horse at Kinshaldy Stables but I am very much a home bird and still prefer Scotland. There’s just nowhere CHILDHOOD AMBITION – I certainly ALL-TIME FAVOURITE FILM – I think I like it on a nice sunny day. didn’t have any ambitions of what I have to say The Sound of Music. I don’t wanted to be when I grew up - I’m know how many times I have seen it, HAPPIEST CHILDHOOD MEMORY – I still waiting on the growing up bit to but I enjoy it every time. It’s the only was born and grew up on farms locally happen! To have my own horse I think film I can think of that I would never get and always in the thick of it with my was probably my only wish and remains tired of, and each time I watch it there is Dad, whatever the season. During so. I might accomplish it one day when something I hadn’t noticed before. harvest I would sit with him on the I don’t have to work full-time and have combine harvester. The smell of the the time necessary to look after one CURRENTLY PLAYING ON STEREO newly harvested grain is like no other. with the commitment it needs. – Living Next Door to Alice - the polite Taking the farm collie and bringing the version - which is currently on TAY AM. dairy cows in for the afternoon milking FAVOURITE LOCAL HAUNT – I still like I can’t say it’s a favourite, but it’s one of was great too. I just loved stopping the to walk along the West Sands, preferably those songs you find yourself singing traffic while the cows sauntered up on a nice summer night, but I have also along to anyway. the road from the field to the farm - I walked along it one Boxing Day after it suppose you could call it a power trip! had been snowing. It was a little weird THE PERFECT WEEKEND – On a walking on a snow-covered beach, but Saturday night, husband’s shifts IDEAL MEAL – Mince and tatties with the dog loved it. permitting, we go to the St Andrews carrots and peas cooked in the mince - I United Social Club with friends where can’t say I don’t enjoy more adventurous FIRST LOVE – Judy, our first border we have a drink (or two), blether and dishes, because I particularly enjoy collie. We got her when I was two and dance - usually in that order, but the trying out fish dishes, but nothing beats she and I were inseparable. There were ratios depend on how good the band the plain fare. no playgroups or nurseries for us to is. Then on a Sunday I am down at break us in to being away from home Kinshaldy stables for a while. I either MOST PRIZED POSSESSION – Anyone and I was most disgruntled when I have a lesson or, better still, go for a who knows me well will know I am not started school and I wasn’t allowed to hack through Tentsmuir forest, whatever a materialistic person and possessions take her with me. There were no half the weather. A Sunday tea time is the don’t rate highly. The things most days to begin with either, so a whole only day of the week the whole family precious to me are the memories day away from my best friend was a can be home to sit round the table of my Dad, they are treasured and huge wrench, hence my memories and eat together, and I enjoy that time. irreplaceable and more valuable than of starting school are not particularly Having said all that, I think there should anything money could buy. happy ones. be three-day weekends and four-day working weeks, because weekends are too short.

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NAME: Roger Smith

POSITION: Director, Residential and Business Services

LAST GOOD BOOK – The Dark Heart of Italy by Tobias Jones. I must confess to not being an avid reader, but I found the author’s account of his experiences of life in Italy interesting and amusing.

FIRST RECORD BOUGHT – Al Capone by Prince Buster. It was a long time ago and was at the time of the Reggae era!

TOP HOLIDAY DESTINATION – New Zealand - stunning and varied scenery, great seafood and superb vineyards outweigh the distance.

HAPPIEST CHILDHOOD MEMORY – Winter Sundays fishing with my Dad from Happisburgh beach in Norfolk. Like most children I was fascinated by the sea and, with the bonus of a fish supper when we returned home, the experience remains a vivid memory some forty years later.

IDEAL MEAL – A Sunday lunch with all the family. My favourite would be roast rib of beef with all the trimmings.

MOST PRIZED POSSESSION – A barometer that takes pride of place in our hallway. It was my grandfather’s and I’m happy to be temporary custodian, preserving a bit of our family history.

CHILDHOOD AMBITION – To run my own business. A year later I tried it out as an eight year old, selling mushrooms picked from nearby fields to people in the village. Unfortunately, the business failed when I unwittingly tried to sell Roger drinking a latte in his favourite local haunt mushrooms to the farmer who actually owned the fields!

FAVOURITE LOCAL HAUNT – I enjoy taking a break outside the Old Union ALL-TIME FAVOURITE FILM – Last of the THE PERFECT WEEKEND – To escape Coffee Bar and indulging in a bit of Mohicans. the telephone and the constant people-watching. maintenance demands of an older CURRENTLY PLAYING ON STEREO house, it is great to head for the hills and FIRST LOVE – Sport. I have always – These Streets by Paolo Nutini. Despite spend some quality time with my wife enjoyed it and whilst currently I only the name, he is a young Scottish Sheena. Our favourite place is Comrie play the odd game of golf and five-a- musician and this is his first album so I where we enjoy walking, golf and time side football, I have tried most other guess he is not well known. The females to read the papers before meeting up sports. in my family tell me he is wonderful! with friends at the local hostelry.

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Musical notes Do you have a soundtrack to your life? Is there one song that always cheers you up, makes you sad or reminds you of days gone by? What tunes inspire you, relax you or get you in the mood?

From what they listen to at work, home, in the car or on holiday, The StAndard asks members of staff to name their top ten tracks of all time. Send yours to [email protected]

NAME: Ross Grieve

POSITION: Recycling Operator, Estates

1. U2: Where The Streets Have No Name – was living in Germany, daughter was born and U2 are a great band. 2. Frankie Goes To Hollywood: Two Tribes – time I was in the army, brilliant track, has to be played loud the first time, love this track and still do. 3. Tina Turner: Simply The Best – am a big Rangers fan so this has to be put in. 4. David Bowie: Heroes – brilliant artist, another song that has to be played loud. 5. The Verve: Unfinished Symphony – recently went to T in the Park, he (Richard Ashcroft) was absolute quality. 6. Billy Idol: White Wedding – remember this as I got married about then. 7. Visage: Fade To Grey – was into Electro Music as well and this is still a classic. 8. The Stranglers: Always The Sun – another great band, just memories of my younger days. 9. The Cure: 10.15 On A Saturday Night – went from a Punk to a Goth, lost my virginity about this time. 10. The Clash: London’s Burning – could have chosen any Clash record but this one because it was one of my favourites at the time.

NAME: Derek Watson

POSITION: Quaestor & Factor

1. Bryan Adams: Summer of ’69 – reminds me of my wife. 2. Frankie Miller: Caledonia – Braveheart ‘n aw that! 3. The Proclaimers: Let’s Get Married – makes me think of some very good friends. 4. Savage Garden: Affirmation – it’s so bloody positive. 5. Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills – the best concert anthem ever! 6. Dogs D’Amour: How Come It Never Rains… – an ode to working at UStA from the drunken romantics. 7. Runrig: Loch Lomond – great for jigging to at the end of a wedding! 8. Mental As Anything: Live It Up – great for ‘Dad dancing’. 9. The Georgia Satellites: Don’t Pass Me By – reminds me of when I were lad. 10. Extreme: More Than Words – good to chill to.

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On the road

By Claire Grainger, Press Officer

Since he is the only man to whom the University has given an Honorary Degree for failing to solve its parking problems, it is perhaps not surprising that the recently retired Deputy Principal is only just getting round to taking driving lessons. But that’s exactly what David Corner is doing with his time – well some of it – now that he’s officially broken loose from his University shackles and successfully ‘survived’ fourteen years in the Principal’s Office – an unmatched Going, going, gone? achievement in modern times. some fairly substantial work to make it research capabilities and securing joint Since returning from a one-month trip more comfortable - when we’ve been research grants to help develop and to Peru, mainland Ecuador and the there in the winter, we need to wear retain more internationally respected Galapagos Islands, David is now back, fleeces in bed!” scientists in African universities. We on a nominal one-day-a-week basis, as are also exploring whether we can ‘Adviser to the Principal’ - a role he will But, David is quick to point out that he do the same with the social sciences hold for a couple of years. He’s also has no intention of leaving St Andrews. – particularly in health-related areas,” he warning drivers to ‘clear the streets of added. “St Andrews has been good to me St Andrews’ as he embarks, at the same and, now I’ve retired, I’d like to explore time, on a far riskier adventure - learning David also plans to write and teach what living in it is really like! I also need to drive. But more of that later … again, if his former colleagues in to learn how to hit a golf ball without Mediaeval History are prepared to have injuring those who dare to play with David’s retirement comes four years him back to give the odd tutorial. after that of his wife, Carol, a former Crail me,” he added. primary school teacher, and they intend “I haven’t taught for seven or eight years to make the most of their new-found and so my involvement will certainly As part of his new-found, albeit part- freedom. test all of the quality assurance controls time freedom, David is also taking that others have worked so hard to put driving lessons. David said, “My main reason for retiring in place!” he joked. was to allow me to do more of what I “When we had our first child soon after want to do. There’s still an element of Work aside, David and Carol intend to we moved to St Andrews, we realised the failed hippie about me in that I have rebuild a house in a hilltop village in the we had to get a car and so Carol became an irrepressible desire to go to obscure Languedoc, France, which they places just for the sake of going. Now I’ll have owned for nearly thirty have the chance to do just that.” Carol’s years. aspirations are much more practical in “My St Andrews job was seven that she just wants her husband out of days a week and, even in the the house before 8am each morning. evenings and at weekends, As Adviser to the Principal, David wants it was impossible to escape. to concentrate on projects which are That’s not a complaint – I both challenging and associated with actively encouraged it – but warm climates. that’s why we always took breaks in France with the “I’ll be working on the University’s children and why we intend to ongoing and future scientific spend even more time there in collaborations in Africa, developing the future. But the house needs The Principal with Carol and David Corner

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the driver – a decision that was not things about that phase, for a mediaeval notice, have, for example, given me only prudent but also a good excuse for historian like myself, was being able to great pleasure. I also thoroughly laziness on my part. But I’m now,” he spend substantial amounts of money enjoyed my year with Heads of Schools said, “reasonably confident that I can in the sciences to recruit large numbers and as Head of the School of Economics become a poor driver!” of high-calibre academics. That was & Management, building a range of when our reputation really took off personal relationships which are only Looking back on his 30+ years with the and our RAE and league table ratings really possible in a university of this size.” University, during which he worked rose sharply. Our current Principal has as a Lecturer in Mediaeval History and significantly reinforced and expanded Indeed, trouble-shooting became a President of the AUT before moving upon what was achieved then, and familiar role for David during his time to College Gate as Director of Human built good, strong relationships both here. Resources and then to the Principal’s internally and externally.” Office as Assistant Principal, David “Often it was as difficult as it was recalls how he learnt of his first College So, what have been the ‘best bits’ of interesting, but it was always Gate appointment ‘via a scribbled note David’s career here? worthwhile since I have, in the end, an from the Principal which was left on my old-fashioned view of a university as doorstep’. Yes, Professor Arnott, after “The main highlights were the an academy where the imposition of what David describes as a ‘fairly noisy unexpected incidents, work which corporate values from elsewhere is a disagreement at a Senate meeting’ had landed on my desk by coincidence waste of time and where attempting to arranged for the ‘appointment letter’ to or fluke, like, for example, when I was manage the nearly unmanageable in an be delivered by the University chauffeur approached by an Afghan student who honest and straightforward way is the while its recipient was away in London told me that his President wished to only appropriate course of action.” doing research, quite unaware of his visit St Andrews and then left me to So, is David glad to be out of it? imminent change of career. deal with not only some major security issues but also, at the end of the day, “I have mixed feelings,” he says, “ I shall Later, David became Secretary and President Karzai’s desire for a cup of tea miss those whom I have worked with Registrar, and, subsequently, Deputy at the North Point Café, where we were closely and many other good friends, Principal in 2003. met by a young waitress who, totally but I probably won’t miss all of the unphased by the unannounced arrival challenges that will inevitably face my In doing all of these jobs, David has of half of the Afghan Cabinet, simply come to know the University well. successors as the University continues asked whether the President wanted his to prosper. And, I, of course, particularly tea in a cup or a mug.” “In my time here, I’ve had the unique hope that individual projects in which experience of being responsible in the Somehow, I suspect there are many I have been recently involved such Principal’s Office for all of the academic more such stories which The StAndard as the capture of the Gateway and schools and the vast majority of units,” might not be allowed to publish… the establishment of the Institute for he explained. Capitalising on Creativity in our School At the more institutional level, there of Management are successful.” When quizzed about working with two have been many big and small very different Principals, David was developments which, David says, ‘were So, as David takes on his new, part-time, quick to compliment both. great to be involved in’. role with the University, spare a thought for how St Andrews might be without its “In the early years of Arnott’s reign, the “The resurrection of Middle East Studies very own Santa Claus. And be glad that University underwent major reform and my work with the Library, where he’s not gone yet… and highly significant decisions had I undertook one of many trouble- to be made. One of the most exciting shooting roles assigned at very short

From mischievious-looking lecturer to Head of Personnel, David finally graduated to retirement!

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The business of rock, the music of management By Claire Grainger, Press Officer

Anne and Rob at recent performance

Anne and Rob at a recent performance

‘Synergy’ and ‘networking’ – Joining the two Management Covering pubs, clubs, or fundraisers and buzzwords which you’d probably academics are a policeman as drummer, private gigs around Fife, Dundee and hear in a typical School of a retired Dundee academic as bassist, Angus, Five by Five have a repertoire of Management conversation. and a guitarist whose day job remains a around fifty songs, mainly covers, but mystery! band members are increasingly penning But also themes which form the more of their own songs (Rob also backbone of a band involving two Rob’s involvement originates from writes for other bands). academics within that very School – and about 10 years ago with Backshift Their collection covers a massive range words which the lead vocalist herself – a previous band involving some of of music spanning several decades. uses to describe the chemistry that the same team - and Anne’s role was Alongside tracks by The Beatles and underpins its success. sparked, rather strangely, by her falling The Rolling Stones, they routinely downstairs nearly two years ago! Away from their day jobs in The perform everything from Don’t Stop by Fleetwood Mac and The Middle by Gateway, Rob Gray, Professor of Social “Yes, that’s how it all began for me. Rob Jimmy Eat World to David Bowie’s Jean and Environmental Accounting, and Dr had phoned me at home to ask how Genie and Another Place To Fall by home- Anne Fearfull, Management Lecturer I was feeling and he started chatting grown talent K T Tunstall. and Director of Postgraduate Research, about the band, asking if I knew anyone are guitarist/vocalist and lead singer who could sing so that was my chance! “We perform a huge variety of music in Five by Five – which they describe We often joke that I was legless the first and use all our musical ranges. No-one as a ‘classic rock band with a melodic time I sang with them…!” dominates,” Rob said, nudging Anne and emphasis’. wearing one of his familiar smirks.

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“Naturally, we choose the songs we’re we’re the support band!’” at which he certainly don’t do it for the money!” he going to do depending on the reason laughed – until we got on stage. He joked. for the event, the likely audience and was clearly baffled that I was in a band the time we’ve been given. I have to … it’s odd really, but always good to Anne added, “Yeah, we just love say, this is probably the best band I’ve surprise people with what we can do.” performing and, if the crowd have as been in.” good a time as we do, it’s an added Returning to the theme of synergy, bonus.” The band’s forte is fundraising gigs Anne believes that regular practice and which they say, almost always, ‘go get-togethers are absolutely essential. Quite a modest statement for a lead down a storm’. vocalist whose band have consistently “We’re like a machine with five parts. been asked to return for a second or “Basically, if you’re involved in a charity You’ve got to have a relationship with third gig…! or want to raise money, all you need the other band members and revisit to do is book a hall and get the people yourselves regularly. You have to get “Sometimes, the thought of a practice is along. On a good night, we can help together to make it work. If someone’s really unappealing after a long, hard day you raise £1,000. We’ve had some missing, even at practice, it’s like a at work but we always feel the better of really successful fundraising gigs over missing piece of the jigsaw. It just isn’t it afterwards. It’s so exhilarating and we the years and would love to do more, the same.” get such a buzz from it,” she added. especially in and around St Andrews. I So who influences the pair? think it’s the age-range of the audience But surely, with two academics who are and the diverse mix of people who regularly out of the country, making Rob, who joined the University in 2004, come along, many of whom rarely time for band practice – and for the lists the Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, see live bands. It can also be quite actual gigs! - can be tricky? Santana, Leonard Cohen, The Cars and humbling sometimes and you know Midnight Oil as his favoured artists you’re doing some good by being ”Oh, absolutely,” said Rob. “We had – and his influences over 20 years of there.” to turn down four bookings during performing live in various guises. the summer because we simply The band have also performed at a few couldn’t get everybody together. For Meanwhile, Anne, who’s worked within staff do’s. us academics, it can be particularly the School of Management since 2002, difficult what with overseas work, runs gets her vocal inspiration from Joni th Anne recalls a recent 40 birthday of conferences, deadlines, long hours Mitchell and Joan Armatrading but party – “One guy, in particular, stood and so on. Anne herself has had four admits, putting her vocal skills aside, to and stared at us throughout the gig. He conferences abroad this year alone – so being ‘really unmusical!’ admitted to being totally dumbstruck sometimes we hardly see her!” by the performance, in a good way! “I’ve been singing in soft-rock, folk and People tend to associate you with your So, why do they do it? blues bands for over 20 years but am no day job and don’t realise what else you use whatsoever on the technical side. can do. I remember him coming up to Rob sums it up as being ‘cathartic’. I couldn’t tell you which key is which us at the end and saying, ‘Hey, you’re but can adjust my voice to meet what’s much better than I thought you would “I spend all day trying to do and say required and, likewise, the band are be!’ A veiled complement I believe!” things which are politically correct, great at fitting in around my range,” she so it’s great to be direct, politically said. Rob treasures a memory from a few incorrect and inarticulate in the years ago at a student union gig. evenings! It stops you becoming a For further information on Five pompous academic and it helps us by Five, please visit “We used to get booked by the union keep our feet on the ground. It’s also a www.fivebyfive.org.uk (although it’s getting harder now, as form of sociological fieldwork in that email [email protected] we all get older!) I remember one of my we sometimes end up playing venues or telephone Rob on students coming up to me and asking, you wouldn’t normally visit without 01382 330495 / 07913 532 697 “Why are you here?!” I told him “Well, an armed escort! Put it this way, we or email [email protected]

Update: You’ve read about them, now you can join them! Five by Five are currently looking for a keyboard player / guitarist (even better both!), after recently losing a member. Interested? Contact Rob on the numbers above.

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Seasonal greetings from St Andrews’ staff Our profile of creative staff continues with a look at those who celebrate Christmas with a personal touch. By Gayle Cook, Press Officer

Peter Adamson Computing Officer, IT Services.

Peter has been producing his own Christmas cards since 1973. His original designs are all hand-printed from lino- cuts, using water-based ink. Since his draft sketches are small-scale pencil versions, these have sometimes resulted in tiny cards of just a few centimetres across - so small that he has occasionally wondered whether people will think they’ve received an empty envelope by the technique used, his designs tend to mistake! be somewhat abstract - and some have ended up unexpectedly Although Peter isn’t conscious of mysterious. inspirations behind the designs, he has drawn on traditional festive themes, So far, Peter hasn’t considered using his Christian symbols or phrases that can designs commercially, instead be made to work as telling designs. sending them as private greetings cards Because of the natural limitations of for friends and relatives.

Fiona Vincent Honorary Lecturer, School of Physics & Astronomy. Fiona began making her own hand- card, by its very nature, is unique and Happy to tinker on her own designs, crafted cards just a couple of years can take up to an hour to make from Fiona has no plans to take the hobby ago because she wanted to produce start to finish. Designs and methods any further than simply to produce a ‘something a bit different’ from evolve as part of the process as Fiona few hand-made cards each year. Fiona’s commercial Christmas cards. often thinks of new ways of putting design from several years ago was a cards together. Occasionally she will photograph taken on the Lade Braes. At Her hand-made designs are created run out of one component and have to the time Fiona decided it would make by sewing or gluing fabric, sequins or use something else, resulting in a new a good (or at least, different) Christmas thread onto pre-prepared cards. Each design by happy accident. card, but ever since then she has failed to capture another suitable picture.

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Norman Reid They have consciously not chosen views circumstances and different parts of the Keeper of Manuscripts and which are deliberately ‘Christmassy’, world’. This means that designs can also Muniments & Head of Special since ‘Christmas means different be used as greetings cards and for the Collections, LIS. things to different people in different last five years or so, Norman has also produced a calendar summarising his Norman started making his own cards family’s year, to send to the extended around a decade ago, not just because family and close friends. he enjoyed the process, but because he wanted to produce something more The production process has been meaningful and personal that requires simplified since Norman went digital some effort. By using photographs of and he prints all his designs at home places visited over the year, the cards with a standard Epson printer which also serve as an update on what the apparently gets ‘red-hot’ near Christmas! Reid family has been up to.

Professor Richard Cormack digital camera, Richard still creates cards For the last three years, the cards have Emeritus Professor of Statistics, from slides), Photoshop and a printer incorporated an acrostic of NOEL, School of Mathematics & Statistics. – to pursue the idea. His first design providing an all-year challenge to find of the Old Course under snow in 1999 and photograph flowers with names Richard Cormack has been a keen was followed by equally striking single beginning with the appropriate letters. photographer and member of camera images, including his award-winning Richard is looking for suggestions for clubs for the last fifty years, regularly 2002 photograph of stunning Alpine other, SHORT, seasonal words for winning awards for his images over the flowers in the Dolomites (it won the future designs – contact him on years. Gold Medal for the Best Botanical Slide [email protected] if you can think in an Austrian exhibition). of any! He first hit upon the idea of producing his own Christmas cards during a trip to For the past few years Richard’s cards Seattle in 1965 – when he discovered have incorporated more than one local photo labs producing simple photograph illustrating a theme. The Christmas cards from photos much sequence of a geyser was intended to more cheaply than in the UK. symbolise the quiet and burst of the New Year. However, it wasn’t until after Richard retired in 1994 that he found both time and the necessary equipment - a slide scanner (though he now owns a

Do you do something in your spare time which is far removed from ’life at the office’? Would you like to share your creative exploits with fellow staff, or do you have a talented colleague you’d like us to shine the spotlight on? Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions.

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Dundee revisited By Claire Grainger, Press Officer

No-one can accuse retired University photographer Peter Adamson of taking it easy since his official step- down two years ago.

Alongside renowned St Andrews-based writer and journalist Lorn Macintyre and Reprographics Unit graphic designer/illustrator Duncan Stewart, Peter recently unveiled his latest book, Dundee: Portrait of a City – which he hails as the ‘best project’ in his 50-year photographic career.

A follow-up to his 1986 book, Dundee City of Discovery, Peter describes the ‘sequel’ as the first book of its kind – ‘captured by the same photographer but 20 years later!’

“I really got into the heart of the new Lorn and Peter take a well-deserved break Dundee, which is the perfect city to Armed with his OAP bus pass, high-tech ”It was really interesting seeing the portray photographically. There’s so and cumbersome equipment, and a physical changes – some were complete much to see – and such diversity - in passion for capturing ‘the right shot’, transformations. Some of the buildings what is a relatively small area,” he said. Peter spent three half-days per week in that make up the city’s landscape have the city over a period of 16 months. changed dramatically – especially As a result of the time gap between around the cultural quarter. Dundee books, Peter was also 20 years older! Walking almost everywhere – “I do drive now has Dundee Contemporary Arts - but this didn’t hamper his efforts or but I love buses!” – Peter’s commitment (DCA), the Dundee College ‘Space’ dampen his spirit. to the project was admirable, also facility, the University of Abertay library, taking on the role of publisher. the list goes on …” Dundee Contemporary Arts Minnie the Minx “To capture all seasons – and the best shots - I had to be really committed and sometimes just get on with it, irrespective of the time of day, season or weather. I must have covered huge distances over these 16 months. Not only was I at the top of Tayside House six times but often trawling the city late in the day for the best sunset shots. I scaled the heights of St Paul’s Cathedral four times alone and it took nine attempts to arrange two planes to fly over the city, one containing me photographing the other crossing the bridge!”

So, 20 years on from his first Dundee book, what had changed?

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The face of Dundee?

Peter’s stunning view of Dundee’s Tay Rail Bridge

“There have also been major changes “Twenty years ago, people would ask in the attitude to architecture – for why on earth I wanted to create a R. R. S. Discovery example, Tayside House was, twenty photographic book of Dundee – they years ago, a fairly cutting-edge building didn’t see what I saw. This time round, I but is now on the verge of being spoke to lots of residents, tourists and A second edition of Peter and Lorn’s bulldozed! That’s quite a contrast in students and they were all so positive earlier book - St Andrews: Portrait of a twenty years – and the likes of the Caird about the city. The people I relied on City (2004) - will also be launched in Hall is now attracting world-famous for help – and sometimes access to May 2007, incorporating new images names and productions which speak buildings – were also extremely helpful and text relating to, amongst others, the volumes about the people who make given that they didn’t know me from new University Chancellor Sir Menzies up the city and what they want from Adam at first! I spent half a day with the Campbell and Rector Simon Pepper. Dundee. The city is simply not what it fire service alone and was very fortunate was twenty years ago, although there with all the people I dealt with.” are obvious links to the past and corners Peter remains available for hire which remain almost untouched.” The book – an ideal Christmas present to University staff by private - is available from all good bookshops, arrangement and is available on Peter also experienced real changes in priced £19.95. Peter is kindly offering telephone 01334 475227 or via Dundonians’ attitudes to the project, University of St Andrews staff a 20% email [email protected] compared to the 1986 book. discount.

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Job swap By Claire Grainger, Press Officer

They say a change is as good as a rest…

Earlier this year, six University staff swapped jobs for a day. None described their ‘new job’ as a rest but all three ‘couples’ look back on the experience positively. Here, one pair describe their ‘match made in heaven’ and call on others to take the plunge.

David Stutchfield - v - Cecilia Galloway

Energy Officer David swapped with Cecilia, Deputy Residence Manager at McIntosh Hall.

David, who’s been in his job with Estates David Stutchfield and Cecilia Galloway since last March, helps manage and implement the University’s energy commitments. He’s also responsible completely different part of the just to talk to someone about what for developing and implementing the University does.” they do was priceless. The working monitoring, targeting and reporting environment of the hall was so different procedures for energy management Meanwhile, Cecilia relished an ‘insight to mine. It was great seeing a happy and ensuring that all of the £3 million into conservation and environment team, and someone who was obviously utility bills are accurate and paid. On a control’, something which David was enjoying her job.” more general note, he helps pinpoint clearly in a position to wax lyrical about. and implement energy/water saving So would David recommend a job swap schemes and enjoys raising awareness On his arrival at McIntosh, David to other staff? of energy/water issues among staff and toured the hall with Cecilia, starting in students. the kitchens, and talked to the chefs “Absolutely. Job swap gives you a about how menus are devised and the unique insight into a completely Meanwhile, Cecilia has worked at logistics of feeding so many hungry different job within the University, in McIntosh, which provides fully-catered students! a way you could never get with social accommodation for 235 students, since encounters.” 1995. As well as being responsible “We then looked at bedrooms and for the provision, control and bathrooms on every floor. I was Meanwhile, Cecilia spent her job swap development of both food/beverage checking draughty windows and at David’s office at Woodburn, where and housekeeping operations, Cecilia heating problems, and was also able to she gained a thorough insight into the helps implement University policies and talk to many students about problems University’s energy commitments. oversees the 30 catering/housekeeping they had from an energy point of view. staff in hall. She’s also responsible for I saw how Cecilia has to cope with day- “Over the past year, various energy the self-catering blocks of Stanley Smith to-day problems – from the cleaning saving schemes have been introduced House and Angus House in St Mary’s staff, catering staff, Estates etc, and how into the residence system and it was Place which accommodate nearly 30 much she enjoyed her job. good to hear the benefits of this, and postgraduates in 12 self-catering flats. more about the background to them. It was extremely useful to see how a hall The government has set stringent So, why did they take up the challenge? of residence actually works and what targets for increasing energy efficiency the pressures of the job are. I used the and, with escalating fuel costs, David said, “It was a unique opportunity opportunity as a ‘walk through’ energy forward planning and work in this to find out what someone from a survey. Having the time and permission area continues. David symbolises the

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University’s flexibility and ability to tailor associated with the hospitality industry,” Catriona said, “People often think of this service to meet the needs of specific David said. their development in terms of attending areas within the University. courses, but there are lots of different Cecilia, thankfully, echoed his ways in which people can develop, I would definitely recommend the job sentiments – “I enjoy the variety of work and swapping jobs is a great example. swap to other colleagues as, within the within a hall of residence, including the This could be a valuable experience University, there are numerous people, involvement with students, University for many staff in the University. For careers, buildings and departments that life and pastoral care. There’s also example, staff who perform similar jobs you may have little or no knowledge no scope for getting stuck in a rut in different schools, units or residences about. And who knows? – the – from June to September, McIntosh may wish to swap to benchmark their experience might help you develop a transforms into a conference centre processes. Alternatively, staff may wish new interest, or reveal one you didn’t for group bookings and also offers to shadow people in quite different jobs know you had!” half-board and bed and breakfast for to enhance their understanding of what holidaymakers. These shifts lead to other schools or units do. I’d encourage But – bottom line – would either different requirements and expectations any staff member who has identified a consider a career change as a result of – it’s never dull!” potential swap to contact their fellow the experience? ‘swappee’, gain approval from respective David and Cecilia’s experience proves line managers, and take it from there!” “No, I’m extremely happy doing what that job swaps work and Catriona I do. I really enjoy it. I wouldn’t like the Wilson, Staff Development Officer is type of problem-solving and pressures encouraging others to follow.

From bibles to bears! Richard Bauckham, Professor of New Richard said: “I wrote the kind of Testament Studies and Wardlaw children’s book I enjoy reading. It’s a bit Professor in St Mary’s College, is different from the kinds that are mostly well known as a prolific author of being written now. It’s a fantasy that is theological and religious books, not a struggle between good and evil, but he has now branched out into and not about witches and magicians something completely or kings and queens. It is also, I hope, different - children’s literature. funnier.

His first story book for children, a ‘comic “The children’s books I’m most fantasy’ called The MacBears of Bearloch conscious of being influenced by are the (Aultbea Publishing), has recently been wonderful Moomin books of Finnish published. author Tove Jansson. I hope it has something of the spirit of the Moomins. The story is a humorous fantasy about a Bearloch is related to Scotland much as Richard Bauckham family of bears and their friends Moominvalley is related to Finland.” who live by a secret loch in the “It was tremendous fun to write, and a forgotten lands of the north, a country refreshing change from most other rather like Scotland. There is grumpy things I do!” Grampa MacBear, reliable Mother MacBear, and her four ‘bearns’ (as bear cubs are known in Bearloch): sensible The MacBears of Bearloch is Duff, imaginative Beth, mischievous available at £4.99 from Ottakars Tosh, and Baby Brother. The adventures or the Ladyhead Bookshop in include islands that move, a mysterious St Andrews. It can also be horse, a haiku contest, the oldest ordered from Amazon. creature from the depths of the ocean, and much more.

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On the starting block Mark Butler, Secretary and Registrar.

Mark joined the University in as chairman of the National Workforce September from the Scottish Executive’s Committee for Health and the charity Performance and Innovation Unit, Art for All. His executive positions in where he was Programme Director. England included NHS Trusts in Derby, Birmingham and Worcester, where as A former Director of Human Resources Chief Executive he developed one of for the NHS in Scotland, Mark has the first new hospital schemes delivered extensive experience of public sector under the Private Finance Initiative. leadership in front-line organisations in both Scotland and England. His most As a member of the Principal’s senior odd years ago to Scotland and found recent role as a Senior Civil Servant team, Mark’s responsibilities at ourselves in St Andrews on a rainy involved establishing and directing a St Andrews will include Strategic Sunday. Apparently, I said that I might national programme to support the Planning, Human Resources, Student want to live round here one day. And long-term transformation of public Services, IT Services and the Registry. here I am.” services in Scotland. Mark’s arrival at St Andrews may owe a On his first impressions, Mark said: “It A graduate of Oxford University, Mark little to fate. He explained: “My wanting is already clear that the University is an has held a number of Board positions to be part of St Andrews may date back extraordinary place. I hope I shall be including the Scottish Executive a few years. After I was appointed my able to add something positive to the Health Department Board and the brother reminded me of something... way it works.” Scottish Leadership Foundation, and we had come on a family holiday thirty

Helen Butt, Careers Adviser.

Doncaster-born Helen Butt relocated Rotherham – a co-ed prep school with to St Andrews in August from South pupils from two to eleven years old. Yorkshire, where she was Head of an independent preparatory school. Now a Most recently Helen has been involved Careers Adviser at a Scottish university, in the training of headteachers and you may think Helen has chosen an managers in local government and the unusual change of career and location, NHS, while qualifying as a life coach and but in fact Helen is a graduate of St NLP Practitioner. Andrews (MA French and Art History, 1992) and feels very much like she has It was no accident that Helen ended Helen is looking forward to using her ‘come home’. up back in St Andrews though. She experience and skills to help students explains: “I thoroughly enjoyed my decide what they want to do and help Following graduation, Helen went time here as a student and love the them achieve their goals. From her into advertising, but after a couple town and its history. I have visited the own experience of applying for her first of positions felt it ‘wasn’t very me’ town lots of times in the intervening graduate job, she knows how ‘daunting’ and decided instead to train to be years and when contemplating a life the round of interviews and assessment a primary teacher, taking the PGCE change last year, felt that St Andrews centres can be. As her own change of at Roehampton. For the last ten was really where I wanted to be. career has demonstrated, Helen plans years Helen has worked in the field to encourage students to find out about of education, with a variety of roles “The position of Careers Adviser what a job entails before they apply for teaching all age groups from two to matched my experience and having it, having regretted not taking up more eighty-two! She has worked in a range met Paul Brown and the rest of the varied work experience while she was a of settings including a FE College team at the Careers Centre at my student. “Finding yourself in the wrong and schools in both the state and interview, I felt excited about where the job can be very dispiriting so work independent sectors, before finally department is heading and wanted to shadowing and placements are really becoming Head of Rudston School in be part of it.” important,” she explained.

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Louise Nixon, Human Resources Officer.

Louise joins the University from the Management magazine for ‘the first time Police Service of Northern Ireland, in years’, and noticed an advert for the where she was Personnel Manager. position at St Andrews.

A graduate of Teeside University (BA She said: “I decided I wanted to move Hons Organisational Behaviour), Louise on from the Police Service to experience started her career in HR while on a other aspects of HR in a different type placement for a Graduate Management of organisation. I have always liked Programme, where she was involved Scotland and really liked the sound in recruitment and selection policies. of the job advertised and thought a me a few years ago that I would relocate After a few HR positions she decided transition into Higher Education would to Scotland I would have thought they to take the PGDip in Personnel be challenging and a broadening were mad, but so far I have no regrets Management at Queen’s University experience.” and am pleased I took the decision to Belfast and thereafter joined the Police accept the post.” Service back home in Fermanagh, “I knew I would have had to relocate Enniskillen. to at least Belfast to get another role Louise arrived in July excited at the within HR, and having lived there for a thought of ‘learning new things and It was during her time with the Police number of years, thought why not try meeting new people, as well as the Service that Louise happened to glance something new? Sometimes I still wake challenge of starting from scratch at the CIPD (Chartered Institute of up in the morning and can’t believe I and living and working somewhere Personnel and Development) People am actually here! If anyone had said to new.’

The StAndard is keen to flag up new recruits and officially welcome them to the University. If you’re the new girl or boy, or working alongside a new start, let us know and we’ll give them a mention – [email protected]

St Katharine’s sponsored walk

Staff from Admissions at St Katharine’s West have raised over £3,000 for lung cancer research and care after completing a sponsored walk from Elie to Anstruther.

Inspired by colleague Dorothy Moffat who is fighting the disease, the group was shocked to learn that she may have to fund the new cancer drug Tarceva from her own pocket and pledged to do something to help.

The walk was completed on Sunday and others with lung cancer in Fife the weather and I am so grateful to June 18th when over 30 staff, kids and and Tayside are now being prescribed everyone who took part. It was a really dogs set off in the rain from Ruby Bay Tarceva on the NHS. Dorothy is doing special day,” she said. in Elie making for the Craw’s Nest in well and responding positively to Anstruther. treatment. Dorothy (pictured above left in white top) will use the cash raised by her Thanks to a strong case argued by “The support I’ve received has been friends at St Katharine’s to fund cancer doctors and hospital managers, Dorothy fantastic, we had a great turnout despite research or care initiatives.

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Retirals

Ann Gillespie retired from the University on Friday 15th September, after over 30 years service. Ann was the Residence Manager at Hamilton Hall until it closed its doors earlier in the summer.

She is pictured alongside Roger Smith, Director of Residential & Business Services, who wished her a long and happy retirement on behalf of the University.

Obituaries

Chris Jensen-Butler, Head of School of School and famous as a scholar in We fear that a better leader, colleague, Economics & Finance Regional and Urban Economics, he will teacher and friend will not be found (5 June 1945 - 17 May 2006) be missed by students, staff and many again. Our thoughts are with his wife colleagues around the world. Professor Carme. It is with great sadness that we Jensen-Butler, who joined the University Gary Shea, announce the death of our Head of in 1995, was an architect of our School’s School of Economics & Finance. School, friend and colleague Professor expansion and development. His Chris Jensen-Butler. Familiar to the personal leadership in the School was many students he has taught in our firm, yet gentle and good natured.

Julie Anderson, Cleaner, Estates Julie was a local lass, brought up in Equine tending her horses Pollyanna, (28 January 1983 - 30 May 2006) Boarhills and then lived latterly in Molly and Missy. A collection was held Kingsbarns with her family and had at her funeral in Kingsbarns and the Julie Anderson, who worked as a attended Madras College here in sum of £720 was raised to go to the member of the cleaning team in St Andrews. Julie came from a very International League for the Protection Estates, died suddenly at the age close family and will be sorely missed of Horses, which would have delighted of 23 as the result of a car accident. by her fiancé Neil, her mother Dorothy, Julie enormously. Julie had worked with the University who is also a member of our cleaning since December 2001 and was a well- team, and her brothers Stuart, Graham Julie was a popular and much valued known face in many of the buildings and Scott. member of staff and she will be missed throughout our Estate. Julie was quiet, by all her friends and colleagues within friendly, and extremely likeable and Julie was very passionate about her pets the University. she always had a smile for her work and in particular her horses. She spent Helen Mackie, colleagues, friends and visitors alike. most of her leisure time at Ovenstone Estates.

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Rosemary Muir-Wright, Senior Officer in Art History, and Pro-Dean of to her after the successful completion of Lecturer, School of Art History Undergraduate Studies. Rosemary had a their research. (23 March 1943 – 1 June 2006) strong Christian faith and also gave her time to the University Chaplaincy as a In her own research area (on the Rosemary graduated from St Andrews in Lay Chaplain. iconography of the Antichrist and the 1965 with a First Class Honours degree iconography of the Virgin) Rosemary in Mediaeval and Modern History. After Rosemary was a wonderful colleague wrote many articles and several books, an early career as an art curator in who made a vital contribution to the one of which was published very recently. Glasgow, she held academic positions at life of the School in a period of great the Open University and the University change. She devised interesting courses We have lost a much-loved colleague of Stirling, before joining the University on mediaeval art and architecture who was deeply committed to of St Andrews Department of Art History for students who became devoted the School and the University, and in 1987. In 1997 she was promoted to to her because she really shared her especially to the students. During her Senior Lecturer in recognition of the knowledge and gave a great deal of her illness she impressed everyone with her range of responsibilities she undertook time to help them in their studies. Her extraordinary courage and we will all within the department and in the particular strengths were in working miss her greatly. University, which included being with postgraduates and mature Annette Carruthers, Warden of University Hall, Admissions students, many of whom remained close School of Art History.

Mark Trimble, Chef, John Burnet Hall was a very private person, but you helping the University to win a silver (6 January 1961 – 28 July 2006) did not have to know him very well to medal overall. be struck by how proud he was of his What makes a community strong? In children’s many accomplishments. Recently, Mark began taking courses St Andrews, the answer seems to be in brick-making. He took great delight obvious. The town boasts two world- In the University, his culinary skills went in constructing walls with the bricks renowned institutions: the Old Course to work in Central Catering, New Hall, that he made. While these bricks are a and the University. But what really David Russell and John Burnet Hall to tangible reminder of the contributions makes a community strong are the feed the thousands of students who that Mark made to St Andrews, they people that contribute to it. For make St Andrews their community over are also symbolic of the intangible St Andrews, one such person was Mark the duration of their studies. Besides contributions, such as the example of Trimble. his meals, students could always look his values that are the real materials for forward to Mark’s easy smile and a building a strong community. Mark will First and foremost Mark was a family- quick joke as they walked through the be keenly missed. man. He loved his wife Margaret, his caféteria lines. His recipe for a main Bradley MacKay, three children – Darren, Leanne and course won the top award in a national School of Management. Scott – his mother and his brother. He universities’ catering competition,

Dr Malcolm Edward Humble, particularly on the Weimar Republic, After retirement he maintained close Department of German exile literature, 1933-45, and the links with the School of Modern (2 February 1943 – 31 May 2006) literature of the GDR. His knowledge Languages, continuing to teach on the of this period was encyclopaedic and MLitt programme in Cultural Identity Malcolm Humble was educated at found expression in collaborative Studies and delivering papers at Manchester Grammar School and volumes with colleague and friend research seminars. A keen connoisseur Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He Raymond Furness: A Companion to of music with a strong bass voice, he taught English as a Lektor at the Freie German Literature and Introduction to also joined the St Andrews Chorus. Universitt Berlin, and was Research German Literature 1871-1990. He died suddenly, but peacefully, at Fellow at Emmanuel before his home in St Andrews. His funeral at appointment in 1969 as Temporary Although he was in many ways a quiet, Kirkcaldy Crematorium on 14 June Lecturer, then Lecturer, in the shy and private person, former students 2006, a glorious day, was attended by Department of German at St Andrews, speak warmly of his encouragement numerous friends and colleagues past a post he held until his early retirement and - for many years a strong supporter and present. in 2001. of the students’ German Society - he Helen Chambers, was a thespian of no mean talent Department of German. He taught Honours courses on performing in the annual German play. twentieth-century German literature, He was a loyal, reliable and wholly and published widely in the area, benign colleague.

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Flying the flag for the Union What exactly is the Students’ Association, and who are the students employed to run it?

The StAndard met the current gang of four sabbaticals, elected annually by the student body, to find out what they do all day and why they’re equipped to do it.

This year’s team comprises Tom d’Ardenne (Association President – NOT named after the French paté, he’s quick to point out), Laura Wilson (Director of Representation), Graeme Hamilton (Director of Events and Services) and Lee Kane (Director of Student Development and Activities).

Tom

Tom (23) graduated Left-right: Graeme Hamilton, Tom d’Ardenne, Laura Wilson and Lee Kane in the summer with a degree in Modern History and has “If there’s something you want to know Laura ‘loved every about the Association, I’m the best place Hailing from minute’ of his time to start and will be able to point you in Bradford, Laura in St Andrews. the right direction,” he offers. (23) is the only To add a touch of glamour - as well as sabbatical yet to Specifically pointing to the quality of his job within the Association building, graduate, taking teaching from Doctors Müller, Nott Tom works as a part-time magician in up the position and Clark, Oxford-born Tom hopes to two local restaurants and is proud to of Director of continue his studies here in the future state that he is the worst magician that Representation between her third and – ‘…assuming they will have me back’ he knows – “It’s my unique selling point,” fourth year of an English degree. During he adds. he jokes, although we’re not certain he’s her time in St Andrews, she has already He was the Senior Student of John joking… dedicated a significant amount of time Burnet Hall for two years and is to the Association both as SRC Member The one highlight in his short and ‘devastated’ at having finally come for Women’s Issues and President of the undistinguished thaumaturgical career to the end of his four year stay in Union Debating Society. to date was performing for Bridget Heal the building. Tom’s job as President in the Grill House the week before she is principally one based around “I’ve got great memories of a wide range marked his dissertation – “No. Really. It communications: he promotes the of academic staff including Dr Charles was,” he claims. Association to the student body, making Warren and Dr Anthony Butler stepping up to the despatch box to entertain them more aware of what it is and what Admitting that he doesn’t get out much, students on issues such as Darwinism it does, as well as representing the he is a closet Doctor Who fan – or was and Antiretroviral drugs!” she said. students to the University and the wider before this article appeared – and his world. His main goals for the coming mother knitted him a Tom Baker-esque year include the creation of a strategic She also played a key role in the scarf for Christmas two years ago, which appointment of Simon Pepper as Rector plan for the Association, a continuation he considers one of his most prized of good relations with the University – having proposed him and launched possessions. Other hobbies include golf his election campaign. and improved communication with the and auction house shopping. student body.

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As Director of Representation, she year, he hopes to expand the range of one for the appreciation of TV show will be responsible for student facilities provided for creative groups, Neighbours! The other side of his job is representation in key areas such as such as bands and filmmakers. One that of Student Development, helping education, accommodation, welfare major part of this plan is the provision students develop skills and practical and also environmental and ethical of a new broadcast and recording studio expertise while at University. Should issues – part of which involves being facility and media suite, which will be you wish to know more about any of the student representative on lots used by Star FM and others to produce these areas, then Lee is the person to of committees with University staff, their content. If University staff wish to call. In his spare time, Lee has also done including everything from Court to hire a room, equipment or personnel a substantial amount of charity work being involved in internal reviews of from the Association, Graeme is the man in Mongolia where he worked in an departments. to approach. orphanage teaching English, and likes to ‘hang out with Catherine Zeta-Jones Laura is the sabbatical officer to contact When he’s not busy supervising whenever possible’. regarding any of these key areas, and Association events until the wee small looks forward to spending her term of hours, Graeme likes to relax with a good And check out The Saint – can you see office promoting student government book or watch Deal or No Deal. a striking resemblance between Lee and improving the representational and the newspaper’s agony aunt Aunty services on offer in the Students’ Edna? Association. Lee In her spare time, Laura likes ‘troughing Northern Ireland- ice cream while watching Newsnight Your Union – Does Staff! born Lee (23) and enjoying the occasional pint of recently graduated The Students’ Association does far Guinness’ and freely admits to having ‘a with a degree in more than cater solely for the needs of bit of a crush’ on David Corner. “Let’s be French and Social students – indeed, all University staff are honest; who doesn’t?!” she adds. Anthropology. He Associate Members of the Association, has always been heavily involved with entitling them to the use of its facilities, Graeme extra curricular activities during his both night and day. Graeme (22) and time in St Andrews, notably the theatre, The bar – boasting a wireless network from Inverness- for which he has directed a number of for laptops - has the cheapest beer in shire, became productions at the Crawford Arts Centre, town (Tennants at only £1.60 a pint), a involved in the including Steel Magnolias and Dancing huge range of other drinks and more Association at Lughnasa. As a result of this, and a pool tables than you can shake a cue through his strong previous link to the Students’ at. There’s also the Travel Service, which regular work as a DJ and member of the Association, Lee also holds the unique can provide fantastic deals on holidays, Entertainments Crew, a role which he privilege of boasting ‘more Facebook travel insurance, train tickets and more. has performed for the past three years. friends than any other person in St Andrews’. He has recently graduated with a BSc in BESS, the Association shop, stocks a Internet Computer Science and hopes wide range of attractive stationery and As Director of Student Development to enter the dynamic world of corporate greetings cards, as well as souvenirs and and Activities, his job is to ensure that IT provision upon completion of his University branded clothing. sabbatical year. the Students’ Association has adequate provision for the numerous clubs Last but by no means least, Beatons, His role as Director of Events and and societies that students can get their conveniently situated bistro, offers Services revolves around the weekly involved in. These range from drama, a tasty selection of meals and snacks. line-up of entertainments, enquiries debating, charity work, volunteering relating to commercial activities and and radio, through to societies for discipline within the Association. This music, academic societies and even

If you’d like to meet any of the sabbaticals or want to know more about what the Students’ Association can offerYO U, please contact them on 01334 462700, or approach them in person on the middle floor of the Association building. Alternatively, email them at – Tom – [email protected] Laura – [email protected] Graeme – [email protected] Lee – [email protected]

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‘Inns that ain’t’ By Richard A Batchelor, Research Fellow, School of Geography & Geosciences “We had a dreary drive, in a dusky night, to St Andrews, where we arrived late. We found a good supper at Glass’s Inn, and Dr Johnson revived agreeably...... After supper, we made a procession to Saint Leonard’s College, the landlord walking before us with a candle, and the waiter with a lantern.”

Thus wrote James Boswell in his Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides of his famous visit to St Andrews with Samuel Johnson in 1773. Glass’s Inn was at 5 South Street, by the famous ‘Roundel’. Owned by Andrew Glass, the inn existed until at least 1830. It later became the Abbey Bookshop and was eventually adopted as an annexe to the University residence of Dean’s Court. Children and windmill seller outside the Bell Rock Tavern, c.1910

Another very old inn was the Bell Rock have survived, many have been When Abbey Street was widened in Tavern, down by the pier. Built around completely redeveloped. Up in the old 1969, one pub and a former pub were 1750 as Bell Rock House, it survived later fishers’ quarter and tucked away on the wiped off the map. TheCrown Hotel, development and has now reverted corner of North Street and North Castle a posting inn at 23 Abbey Street, was to a private house. Within staggering Street was the Ship Tavern. In the situated on the east side of the street distance, at the west end of the harbour, 1820s it was owned by a John Wemyss, and backed on to St Leonards School. stood another bar called the Auld shipmaster and vintner. Along the Until about 1870, and just to the north, Hoose. It was condemned in 1935 and road on The Scores, just east of Murray had been the Victoria Inn. incorporated into the adjacent flats in Park, was Swallow Tavern, built c.1835 1965. and named after the nearby old town The Black Bull Inn stood at 27 South Swallow Gate. In 1936 it was restored Street on the corner with South Castle There were inns scattered all over the as a dwelling house and named ‘The Street until 1840. Legend has it that it old town and, while some premises Whaum’. was a disreputable establishment, in sharp contrast to the domestic pursuits encouraged by the DIY shop now West Park Hotel, August 1961 occupying its site!

Market Street boasted six hostelries, only two of which remain today. The Albert Hotel at 86 Market Street existed until about 1844 at the site now occupied by Caledonian Country Wear. Across the road, at the corner of Muttoes Lane, the Stewart Hotel became the Cross Keys Hotel c.1847 and then converted into flats in the 1980s, but its public bar remains to this day. Ireland’s Commercial Inn stood at 90 Market Street until the late 1840s, when it was converted into retail premises. In due course, it became

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Hogg’s shoe shop, and more recently, 1844 on the corner of South Street and the Subway food shop. Mason’s Arms Logies Lane. In 1857 it moved across (formerly Mack’s Bar) became the the road to No 118, where it remained Central Bar in 1944. The Star Hotel, until it was sold to the University for 92 Market Street, was built in the early Southgait Hall in 1963. Later, in 2002, 1800s, with a public bar - the New Bar the site was converted into private (later the Star Bar) - created in 1921 residential flats. A large house built in at No 2 Logies Lane. Both hotel and 1903 at the west end of Links Crescent bar were demolished in the 1980s to became the Atholl Hotel in 1918. It make way for retail developments. The remained a hotel until 1965 when the fact that the site is now occupied by University bought it and converted it Monsoon, InterSport, the Edinburgh into John Burnet Hall. In spite of the Woollen Mill and the shops in Logies grand new name, students continue to Lane shows how large a hotel it was. refer to it as ‘The Atholl’. Opposite the west door of Holy Trinity Church, and providing a different More student residences were created kind of spiritual support, stood the out of St Regulus Private Hotel which, City Arms! When it closed it was in 1886, boasted that it was ‘Patronised incorporated into the existing Boots by Royalty’, and from Mr Rusack’s Crown Hotel, November 1951 the Chemist extension in the late 1970s, Private Hotel, established in 1883, These hotels were not strictly and is now part of an outdoor clothing which became the Abbotsford Hotel public bars, but licensed premises retailer. and eventually was incorporated into nevertheless. More recently, Kinburn McIntosh Hall in 1963. Castle on Double Dykes Road became Over the years, the University has the Parklands Hotel in the 1980s, but acquired a number of hotels to provide The West Park Hotel in St Mary’s Place, has since been converted into offices. student accommodation. The Grand built about 1838 and extended in 1866, Just across Golf Place from the Grand Hotel on The Scores was built in 1894 was an elegant building. It remained Hotel stood the Golf Hotel with its 19th by David Rattray of Glasgow. It was a hotel until 1967 when it was bought Hole bar. This hotel was converted into built using non-local red Dumfriesshire and demolished by the University to private flats c.1978. sandstone. The Royal and Ancient Golf build the present Students’ Association. Club initially objected to the project A more stark contrast in architectural Three temperance hotels barely merit a on the grounds that St Andrews had styles cannot be imagined. mention here!! enough hotels and that the Old Course could not support more golfers. The Inchcape Private Hotel at 4 St Mary’s The text was greatly improved hotel was bought by the University in Place was built about 1835 but was by Rosalind Batchelor. 1949 and converted into Hamilton Hall. subsequently converted into solicitors’ The Royal Hotel was established in offices and, in 1999, to a restaurant. All photographs are from the Cowie Collection, courtesy of the University of St Andrews Library.

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Spice up your life… or at least your lunchtime! With the Autumn drawing ever closer to the long east-coast winter period, by Justin(time) Currie thoughts turn to warm lunch options to ward off the frost and haar. What better than a quick Indian takeaway to spice up your lunchtime…

Armed with an appetite fit for an arctic explorer, your celebrity food critic set off in search of exotic spicy takeaway meals. Surely in a town with a school called Madras, there would be at least one or two decent Indian lunchtime menus to be found? Go on then curry, be my downfall!

First up, the Jahangir in South Street, include the set sweet (ice-cream or the less well-known sister restaurant coffee) in the takeaway selection. The with a bigger brother in Dundee. pakora was crisp, served with good Remarkably, this was the only one of the salad and a properly fresh lemon slice. three reviewed that was able to provide The main pathia dish was tasty enough, the set lunch menu in takeaway format. but I would have liked a little more Excellent friendly service on arrival chicken in the rather brightly coloured and, within eight minutes of ordering, sauce. However, the meat was tender I was clutching a two-course selection and the whole ensemble hit the spot. of vegetable pakora, then chicken Rating: for variety and value combined, pathia with naan bread. At £5.95, this Jahangir gets an impressive 4 out of 5 represented good value and the waiter chillies. even apologised for being unable to

Day 2, and I decided to venture even a standard lunch. The dish looked and further to the Balaka on Alexandra smelt perhaps more authentic than the Place at the end of Market Street. pathia - it had plenty of fresh herbs in Offering a distinctive Bangladeshi slant the sauce but the chicken was not as on Indian cooking, it had a set lunch tender as the Jahangir dish. The overall menu for £6.95 but could only offer this quantity with the bread was too much sitting in. Instead, I had to select items and I did not finish. from the main takeaway menu. £9.60 Rating: for an expensive and slightly bought me a green herb chicken main dull experience, Balaka gets a rather dish plus a plain naan bread after a 14 disappointing 2 out of 5 chillies. minute wait. The portion was a full- sized one, perhaps a little too big for

Feeling almost curried-out, my third my surprise on tasting the lunch to find and final takeaway lunch came from that the achari dish was perhaps the the rather quiet and mysterious Café best of the three. With tender chicken India at the other end of Market Street. and an interesting coriander sauce, this Like Balaka, there was not a set lunch was genuinely tasty. The bill had been takeaway option, so I opted for chicken £7.80 which was better value than the achari tikka with two poppadoms - as Balaka, but unable to compete with the the restaurant does not open until 12 Jahangir set price. noon, the ovens for the naan bread were Rating: for a surprisingly tasty dish not up to temperature. In my short nine with mid-value pricing, Café India gets minute wait, I contemplated the rather respectable 3 out of 5 chillies. dark interior decoration and wondered if nothing ever happens here. Imagine

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So, having added at least half-an-inch to These reviews are conducted by anonymous members of the University my waistline in the interest of culinary community and do not necessarily reflect the views ofThe StAndard research, I feel assured that St Andrews editorial board or the University. Prices correct at time of going to press. does have enough options to spice up your lunch hour. So that you are not always the last to know, my hot tip for an Indian takeaway lunch is Jahangir. It has just the right balance of quality and price to make your Indian takeaway Correction: In the last issue we incorrectly stated that ice-cream from Janettas was £1 a a worthwhile experience. So get along scoop – this was incorrect; the correct price is (at time of going to press) 95p a scoop. We there and see if you agree! apologise for this error.

Flying the flag

It’s not often you hear the phrase I’ve never seen anything like it in St Andrews from a senior University figure who has seen more fantastic sights than most. But it was probably true of the recent event which heralded into St Andrews and involved a uniquely colourful procession through town. The 27th International Congress of Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences was officially opened by HRH The Princess Royal and involved around 300 delegates and heralds from twenty-six countries. If you missed the event known as the ‘Olympics of genealogy and heraldry’, feast your eyes upon just some of the highlights…

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Guess where?

Again, we take a closer look at some of the town and gown’s most distinctive features – can you guess what it is yet? Answers on page 53

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It’s all academic What attracts leading academics to St Andrews and what makes them stay? This feature focuses on individual researchers, looking at their achievements so far and their hopes for the future.

The StAndard spoke to two academics with diverse research interests – microeconomics and arts and crafts.

NAME: Gavin C Reid

POSITION: Professor of Economics

Area/s of research: Broadly: Microeconomics. Specifically: small business economics, entrepreneurship, financial structure, financial reporting, venture capital, innovation, high technology enterprise, business information systems and intellectual property.

What made you choose this field of research?

I found the mathematical basis of microeconomics appealing at an early stage of my studies, and went on to write a doctoral thesis on the theory of industrial price leadership. I then found a lot of questions were being Gavin in the stunning entrance to Castlecliffe asked of me (and I was also asking them of myself) about applications of such theories. This led me into empirical testing, but from the standpoint of a result, you really can say something is congenial: it is never boring, often someone who had started in theory: a operational about what makes a new challenging, and very rewarding on bit of an advantage I think. I also had business start-up successful, and this a human level. Finally, I like the nuts a background in econometrics, from will feed through into business practice and bolts of writing, of which I do my Master’s studies in Southampton, and also into the economic policy arena. a lot, and the long haul of bringing which equipped me to undertake the a project from concept, to funding, necessary model building and testing. to fieldwork, database construction, Finally, I had become immersed in What do you most enjoy about model building, discussion papers, the writings of great economists like your work? conference and seminar presentations, Adam Smith, Alfred Marshall and John and finally publication. It’s a long Maynard Keynes, all known as great Many things, starting from the walk cycle, takes a great deal of endurance, system builders, but also very expert on to work, from my beautiful house on but is ultimately very rewarding, in the the functioning of business enterprises. South Street, along South to North sense of self-fulfilment, and, I hope, They were great role models, and even Castle Street, past All Saints, the contribution to society. now I wonder at the immensity of what Castle and into splendid Castlecliffe they achieved, in an intellectual sense. itself. The School is always busy from early morning (when I sometimes What is the most interesting pop in after a run on the East Sands) finding you have made? Why is your research to late at night (when the doctoral important? students and research fellows often That the optimal financial structure for burn the midnight oil). In that sense, a small firm is highly time-dependent. I think my research is important because it is much more a social entity, than a I found this out the hard way, tracking it is grounded in business reality, yet bureaucratic unit. On a more abstract one hundred and fifty small businesses informed by relevant theory, and level, the blend of research, teaching, over a five year period, and trying to subject to rigorous empirical testing. As administration, and outside activities model their behaviour, year by year.

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Fortunately this time-dependence it can run without information and And what makes you stay is systematic. For example, it might control systems: all very unsatisfactory. here? involve acquiring a lot of debt after On the front of teaching and business start-up, and then retiring administration, I’d like to see the MSc I find that you can be very productive debt very rapidly, once the firm has a programmes that I direct (in strategy in St Andrews. There are many consolidated market position. and in finance) grow further, and dimensions to this – research, teaching sustain an international standard of preparation, family life, friendships, gardening, sport and exercise and so And what developments and/ excellence. Finally, in a structural on. This extends, funnily enough, to or challenges do you foresee sense, I’d like to see the research unit being able to get away from it easily in the future? I founded on arrival here in 1991, called CRIEFF, (Centre for Research into as well: to holidays, conferences or on Research wise, my future interests Industry, Enterprise, Finance and the fieldwork. I can walk to and from work focus on a form of business analysis Firm), put on a secure financial basis several times in a day, see my family a that blends economics, accounting for the indefinite future. lot, have my friends drop in or to stay, and finance. I currently have two get plenty of exercise, visit the theatre ESRC funded projects (with Dr J A What attracted you to or attend a concert, and get a whole Smith of Strathclyde University) St Andrews? range of excellent services on my that support this kind of work. One doorstep, from accountancy and law, involves undertaking an economic I joined the University in 1991 – I had to ice-cream and DIY. St Andrews is a cost-effectiveness analysis of financial been at Edinburgh University from the great little city! reporting for small firms (bearing in start of my career, and was a Reader mind complexities like the valuing there, and Head of the Department of of goodwill), and the other involves Economics -when Principal Struther launching a new research network Arnott gave me an offer I couldn’t called SAFE, which encourages refuse. St Andrews is a top ranked research workers to view the firm from university, in a beautiful setting, with a combined economics, accounting an environment that is excellent for and finance perspective. This bringing up a family. Personally, I should take us away from economic thought that Economics & Finance had modelling exercises that assume the a great future: and that proved to be firm needs no finance capital, or that the case.

NAME: Annette Carruthers look after the furniture collection. This when I moved to Cheltenham Museum included some wonderful objects and I now teach courses on William POSITION: Senior Lecturer and Head but most interesting for me was the Morris, the Arts and Crafts Movement, of School of Art History work of Ernest Gimson (1864-1919), Arts and Crafts architecture, and probably the most significant and British design and decorative art from Area/s of research: Architecture, influential furniture designer of the the 18th to the early 20th centuries. design and the decorative arts of the Arts and Crafts Movement. Since 19th and 20th centuries, specialising in the museum needed a catalogue of Why is your research the Arts and Crafts Movement. this collection to satisfy the demand important? What made you choose this from students for information about There are now many people interested field of research? it, I researched all the pieces and produced my first two publications, in the Arts and Crafts Movement, It was almost accidental, in that an A3 folded sheet and an illustrated including students, makers, collectors, when I started my first job at booklet. It just shows how important museum staff, dealers and auctioneers, Leicestershire Museums, the Keeper projects can be for the whole direction and my work provides them with of my department said that because of students’ careers. Ernest Gimson well-researched solid information I had done a project during my remains the yardstick by which I judge based on knowledge of collections postgraduate Museum Studies course other designers, but I branched out and archives. Artists and designers on a set of 18th-century chairs, I could into the study of a much wider group of this movement challenged the

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conventional attitude to art as a What developments commodity in a capitalist society and I and/or challenges try to communicate the radical nature do you foresee in of their ideas and example, which the future? still have resonance today. Morris, for example, gave lectures on ‘How The main challenge is to we live and how we might live’ and decide what to research, his message is still important, in my given that there is so view. At the moment I am working much interesting material on the Arts and Crafts Movement in out there and time is Scotland and I hope this will provide short. I would like to do new perspectives since most of the a digital recreation of histories of the Movement have been the Morris tapestries as written from London and do not give a they would have looked full picture of the Scottish designers. at Melsetter with other furnishings which are now dispersed, so I either have What do you most enjoy to develop my computer about your work? skills (unlikely) or find a collaborator. Visiting people whose grandparents had a house built by an Arts and Crafts What attracted you architect, seeing the house or objects to St Andrews? that came from it and photographs In 1991-94 I undertook of the people. Occasionally people a Leverhulme Research send me photographs in the post Fellowship on Form and that is a real thrill. I also enjoy and Function in the archive research and have spent many Scottish Home, 1650- happy days writing notes against 1950, organised jointly the clock in Orkney Archives, King’s by the School of Art College, Cambridge, the British Library, History and the National Birmingham Museum, and other Annette with Museums of Scotland. During this diverse institutions. I have also had an Lady Eliza D’Oyley Burroughs, time I travelled all round Scotland invigorating trip by fishing boat to an an aristocrat who encouraged traditional looking at museums and houses and uninhabited island in Orkney to see crafts such as spinning in Orkney in 1900 then produced a book and a major Arts and Crafts furnishings in situ in exhibition on The Scottish Home. When an abandoned lodge. I am sure any my ideas and I have occasionally been the opportunity then arose to teach seal spotter or bird researcher would amazed by their intelligence and on the Museum and Gallery Studies find this merely routine, but it was an perception. Working here also gives course I was pleased to do so since my adventure for me. me the chance to carry on working in initial experience at St Andrews had a field which is usually studied mainly What is the most interesting been so positive. in museums, and the freedom to move finding you have made? around the subject as interesting And what makes you stay material turns up. At Cheltenham I realised that a here? table we thought was by Philip Webb looked very like one in a small Interesting colleagues and work which cartoon by Burne-Jones and was one provides the opportunity to keep of the earliest designs by William learning all the time, both about my Morris. More recently I have made subject and about the running of a a connection between some Morris large organisation. Our postgraduate tapestries formerly at Melsetter House Museum Studies students are in Orkney and the Liberal Unionist particularly rewarding because they politics of the owner of the house. know what they want to do and work This made sense of all the notes I had hard, but undergraduates on my Arts laboriously made over several years in and Crafts courses have also expanded the Orkney Archives and gave me that eureka! feeling that makes research worthwhile.

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Building towards the future By Professor Christopher Smith The opening of the new Arts Building represents the culmination of over four years of planning, work and anticipation. It is the most substantial investment in new space for Arts for a generation, and will be welcomed by many – but how and why did it happen?

The initial credit must go to Professor Colin Vincent. I well remember early conversations sparked by his concern that new members of staff were being housed in old broom cupboards in The new Arts Building St Salvator’s Quadrangle. I began my professional life in St Andrews in an old The first piece of turf was cut on 21 The greatest challenges have been broom cupboard, so I could sympathise June 2005 by the Principal, and in little to identify what the building should with the predicament, but the initial more than twelve months, and pretty offer, and how it should be used. We plan for a small office block has changed close to schedule, we now have a 33,000 knew that we needed office space, and, out of all recognition. Nevertheless, it square feet, £8 million building, made conscious of past errors, we have built was through Colin’s determination, and of glass, zinc and specially quarried over forty generous offices, with space the support of the University Court, that stone, designed and built to the highest for books and space for teaching. There we were able to start to think about new specifications. is often an argument between building space for the Faculty. small offices and lots of central space, When I look at the building nestling or large offices and less central space. The Project Board has been chaired into its corner, more or less invisible For many academics and for many by the Principal, and Hugh Kennedy, a except from certain vantage points, it students, it is important that at least former Dean of Arts, and John Matthews is hard to remember why we spent so some part of the learning experience from the Court were immensely long looking at other possible locations. happens in rooms which are also the generous with their time and wisdom But the choice was not straightforward; places where we write and think. on that committee. It was clear from the there are issues of access to the Library, The interpenetration of research and outset that we were faced with several which have required the construction teaching requires physical expression challenges – deciding on an architect, of a pend, a plant building which is now and we have tried to provide for that identifying a location, and setting a hidden away inside the structure, and brief for a building which would have the concern about whether we could to serve many purposes over many pull off a building right in the heart of years. We were truly fortunate at the St Andrews. There were many outset in choosing Reaich and Hall, an challenges to the architects and Edinburgh based company with great designers, but I am sure we made the experience and terrific enthusiasm. right decision. The new Arts Building From the outset, Andy Law and Libby is precisely where Arts should be Heathcote embraced the challenges of – next to the Library, and making a a complex brief and helped us to clarify physical and architectural link with our thinking. Early photographs and what is our laboratory. It conceals drawings of St Andrews pointed us to what was one of the messier bits of our cloisters, steps and windows. Libby’s estate, and screens off the back of the personal knowledge and love of cinema, creating the possibility for a St Andrews was evident throughout, revitalisation of the St Katharine’s area. and I think has profoundly informed the When new landscaping and Library final vision. refurbishment are added over coming years, this will become an immensely The speed with which the building has valuable and attractive part of the been constructed has been astonishing. St Andrews landscape. Open for business!

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here. Offices can comfortably seat ten View from the top floor of the new Arts Building or twelve students, and we expect them to be busy. However, one of the most obvious changes in the way we teach is that class sizes have risen, and we have been woefully short of the kind of large well-appointed classrooms where classes between twenty and fifty can be properly and professionally accommodated. Our seminar rooms should be the kinds of places where students can genuinely share ideas and communicate with each other. Having often taught in classes where some the appointment of Professor Alex Much has changed since we began the students got to the table and others Schmid as Director of the Centre for the process of creating this new building, sat around the walls or on radiators, Study of Terrorism and Political Violence but the most crucial change is the Hugh and I were anxious to provide the will continue to build the international widespread recognition across the kinds of facilities our students deserve. reputation and status of that centre’s University that we have to think about There are nine seminar rooms in the research. the whole estate over the long-term. new Arts Building, all available through None of us would have expected the central booking, six set up for seminar It was always our intention however growth in every part of the University’s classes, and three for small lecture that this building would offer more than activity over the past few years, and classes, all with the most modern IT just another School building, but should the strains that that has created for our and AV facilities. We will be consulting genuinely function for the benefit of working environment. The new Arts academic staff on details of layout, the Faculty as a whole. The provision Building was always contextualised and flexibility has been a watchword of seminar rooms takes pressure off within the larger jigsaw of spaces and throughout. local seminar space throughout the demands, and that is why it is still Faculty and opens up opportunities for a building for the Faculty. But the The public provision of space is different uses. The vacated space which demands upon us to revisit constantly completed by a 100– seater lecture International Relations occupied is a our use of space and to lay emphasis theatre. The open area between the valuable addition to our available estate, on the need for a well-equipped and fit lecture theatre and the glass front of and the wing which, with my customary for purpose estate for our students and the building is built to the same scale as disregard for geography, I have always all our staff continues to be one of the the cloister outside St Salvator’s Chapel called The West Wing, nearly joining greatest challenges we face. (another of Libby’s inspirations). A St Katharine’s West, will be the new feature of the central staircase will be home for our growing group of scholars For now, there is much to celebrate, a window showing the names of those of Arabic and Middle Eastern history, and many people to thank, above all who have generously donated money with a new collection of Persian books the many colleagues in Estates who to this project, and we are developing which Dr Ali Ansari worked hard to have worked so hard to bring this ideas about display areas. Both wings of secure for the University, and which project to fruition, and all those on the the building have generous provision of will be one of the most important site itself, from Morrison Construction social space. collections in the United Kingdom. and elsewhere, who have worked so Research which genuinely crosses hard, efficiently and considerately to The main occupant of the building is school boundaries will be enabled in create a new St Andrews building, and the School of International Relations. this part of the building in centres such one of which we can be genuinely and No School in Arts has grown so rapidly, as the Centre for Iranian Studies and the rightfully proud. and events have made the research Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies. that takes place in that unit of profound relevance and importance. In particular,

The new Arts Building not only looks good, it’s environmentally friendly too: To achieve a very good or excellent environmental rating for the building, the following elements have been put in place: • The building is largely naturally ventilated - air enters the building through windows and is drawn up by weather controlled louvres on the roof. • Daylight sensing is provided in certain areas of the building to reduce energy consumption when natural daylight is available. • External lighting is also linked to the lighting management system and incorporates photocell control to ensure that the lighting is switched off when natural daylight is available. • The main concourse atrium is heated by underfloor heating.

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The changing face of Medicine By Claire Grainger, Press Officer

St Andrews has one of the smallest College will be able to progress to study sees the final run through, with third medical schools in the UK, yet the medicine at St Andrews. year students exiting to complete their Bute was recently voted best in the clinical training, with an Honours degree country. Another key change within the medical from St Andrews. school relates to clinical placements. According to the 2006 National Student For the last 35 years, St Andrews The core principles, which guided and Survey, the school came top in the students have traditionally completed influenced the new curriculum, are: UK for ‘student satisfaction’, judged their clinical training at Manchester, on course quality, staff and teaching under a robust and successful • Competence: understanding of the facilities. Applications to study here also partnership arrangement. However, in scientific basis of medicine continue to soar. light of the Calman report outcomes, • Professionalism: development of around 100 St Andrews students will clinical skills, personal values and So, as the Bute celebrates its mounting proceed to one of the four Scottish ethical awareness success, The StAndard asked Professor medical schools. The St Andrews/ • Reflection: developing self- Hugh MacDougall, Dean of Medicine Manchester link will continue, with awareness and decision-making why everything’s looking rosy and, approximately 50 students continuing through the completion of a more importantly, whether it can be to complete their clinical training there. portfolio sustained. St Andrews will also train a group of • Independence: encouragement of overseas students. The medical school self-directed learning So let’s study the facts. undergraduate population will rise to This has resulted in a formally taught nearly 600. Four years ago, medicine at St Andrews scheme supported by self-directed underwent a major transformation. So learning elements designed to The Bute has also introduced a new encourage the application of medical what prompted that and what did it medical curriculum. involve? sciences to clinical problems. Following recommendations from the The Honours course requires students Professor MacDougall explained, “The General Medical Council, Tomorrow’s University decided that if medicine to complete seven modules over three Doctor and The Scottish Doctor, the years – a major challenge for staff who were to survive here they would have School has designed and implemented to invest. They recreated the Faculty of are managing 150 Honours projects at a new three-year medical science one time! Medicine and appointed a Dean and Honours degree programme. This year subsequently made five professorial appointments.”

And the transformation has begun to work.

Three years ago, just over 550 students applied to study undergraduate medicine at the Bute. This year, the figure had doubled to nearly 1100.

Furthermore, more students than ever are applying from Scotland, meaning that a higher proportion are likely to end up in Scottish NHS jobs – a key request from last year’s Calman Report which called for new medical education initiatives to address the shortage of doctors working in the NHS in Scotland.

With this in mind, the Bute recently announced its new Pathway to Medicine access initiative, which aims to recruit would-be doctors from non-traditional medical backgrounds. From 2007, pre- selected mature students completing an HNC in Applied Science at Perth The Bute was recently voted top in Scotland by students

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Consequently, while a strong science Professor Trevor Gibbs, who leads the Professor Andrew Riches and Dr Peter base is maintained within the Healthcare and the Community strand Bryant. curriculum – a feature that defines the of the curriculum, was appointed in Bute Medical School within medical September 2005 as Professor of Medical Research is funded by various education in Scotland - the School Education and Practice. His major sources including significant grants has strengthened and incorporated role is in developing student clinical from the Engineering and Physical new ‘non-science’ elements including skills and in medical education. He is Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) in clinical and communications skills and also a practising GP and runs clinics in collaboration with the School of Physics a new Healthcare and the Community Levenmouth. & Astronomy and the Scottish Executive, programme. who have funded a strategic research Lets look at one of the changes for development initiative in biophotonics. The Healthcare and the Community Bute staff Work in virology is supported by grants course was specifically designed to from the European Community. introduce students to ‘real-life’ medicine Professor MacDougall said, “During by creating opportunities to see and this period of expansion and increased The immediate challenge for medicine share work with professionals working research and teaching activity, the in St Andrews is to sustain and build in various healthcare settings. The School recognised the need to review upon the substantial progress of recent course is spread over three years. the administrative support provided to years. During the first year, students will visit staff and students. Recommendations local general practices in Fife and use for the formation of a new Accommodation needs must be the experience to transfer behavioural administrative team were accepted addressed, alongside the opportunities sciences and communication skills and implemented, which included to integrate Medicine more closely with theory into observed practice. an immediate review of processes other facets of the University’s broad and procedures. The move away from scientific research portfolio. In their second year, students traditional secretarial support will visit the University of St Andrews’ ensure a more flexible and responsive Attracting the most potent students campus in South East Fife. In a administrative team, to ensure and gifted staff will remain a priority unique collaboration with NHS Fife, consistency in the application of the for Professor MacDougall and his team. the University funded the teaching School’s regulations and procedures.” The University meanwhile is committed facility (a former laundry facility!) at Of course, despite the changes within to ensuring that Medicine has the Randolph Wemyss Memorial Hospital the Bute, cutting-edge research environment and the means by which in Buckhaven for use by students and continues apace, focusing on cancer, to flourish in the decades ahead. local healthcare staff. In turn, local health services, health psychology, cell healthcare professionals signed up signalling, immunology and infectious If the vision for Jack McConnell’s to design and deliver a wide range disease. Scotland is to be the Best Small Country of community teaching programmes in the World, is it unreasonable for to medical students, covering areas New research groupings have been St Andrews to aspire to have the Best such as addiction services, community formed under the aegis of Professor Small Medical School? pharmacy and district nursing. In year Simon Herrington, Professor Gerry three, students have the opportunity Humphris, Professor Richard Iggo, Dr to spend some time at one of the local Jo Cecil and Dr Simon Powis, together district general hospitals. with the existing research strengths of

The future is looking rosy for Bute staff, pictured recently at an Away Day

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Admissions possible

Gallivanting around Europe in search of the very best students sounds like an easy day at the office, but, as the University’s recruiters argue, the hunt for first-class students rarely means first-class travel.

From early starts to lonely nights in locations from Northern Ireland to Norway, the Admissions team face gruelling trips under challenging, but ultimately rewarding, circumstances.

Ann Rougvie, Director of the University’s Office for English, Irish and European Recruitment, wrote to The StAndard in the middle of a recruitment trip to Oslo to dispel some of the myths.

“I’d love to go off on one of those jaunts; it sounds like great fun.” This was a Left-right: Ann Rougvie, Dorothy Moffat, Vicky Anderson and Samantha Lister direct quote from a lovely academic I met recently who had asked where I recruitment were formed. My role is damage to both reputation and market was off to next. Utter the word ‘jaunt’ to direct the many functions of the EIE share. to any university recruiter and watch us office and to ensure that we follow the visibly shudder. Those not ‘in the know’ When making visits to schools and fairs University’s current Admissions policy often think of time away from the desk it is tricky to give out the message in a of continuing to diversify our student as jetting off to sunnier climes for a few given school that pupils are welcome intake and of maintaining or increasing days rather than the stark reality of it to apply for a less popular subject X market shares in a manner that is fair all – arriving at a grotty hotel at 10pm but not a more competitive subject to all students irrespective of their after a full day in the office and thinking Y unless they are very talented. In geographical or family background. of the prospect of early starts and late addition, we are often in the difficult Others in the office include Samantha finishes in a different hotel every night. position of meeting teachers who are Lister who joined us as an Education unhappy with our application decisions. Liaison Officer last summer, Dorothy The Office for English, Irish and This is one of the worst aspects of our Moffat who has administered the European Recruitment was established job, especially if we’ve spent years Erasmus/Socrates programme within in August 2006 – quite a mouthful building up a good relationship with Admissions since its formation over and for that reason we omitted Wales a school which has known the typical ten years ago and Vicky Anderson who from the headed paper although we offer we have made in the past. If they recently joined us from Chemistry. visit a number of fairs there every are suddenly faced with a number of year. We currently visit schools, take rejections, the welcome mat isn’t out as part in recruitment fairs or conduct Although undergraduate applications to St Andrews have been increasing often as it once was. We consistently tours in England, Northern Ireland, stress just how competitive some Wales, Ireland, Germany, Norway and for a number of years we are often asked ‘why bother wasting your time, subjects are but that just seems to Switzerland. Like a few of my colleagues make us more desirable – the higher we within Admissions, I also ‘moonlight’ as a effort and resources making visits when you have more applications than you raise the bar, the more people apply! If North American recruiter covering New they are good students, then some will Jersey and New York City. can deal with’? The answer is simple. Periods of application buoyancy are receive offers but if they cannot receive Although I’ve been a recruiter at not guaranteed to continue and other offers then it is because we will have St Andrews since 1998, the recent universities are certain to attack our decided - however hard that may seem restructuring of a number of offices markets - we cannot be complacent - that others are better candidates. within Admissions meant that divisions and stop recruiting just because we When all is said and done, it would and offices for specific areas of are successful, without risking serious be quite nice never to sit in another

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airport departure lounge, pack another as the week has gone on but buying Inn menu by heart. But the positives suitcase on a Saturday evening, my train ticket to the centre of Oslo far outweigh the negatives, and I get preparing to go off on Sunday, or sit from the airport, I forgot the very a real buzz from going out to events in a jam on the A8000 on another complicated phrase for ‘one way’ - very and talking to students, parents and Friday night after a week of recruiting embarrassing considering that the teachers about St Andrews. in Colchester, Cork, or Cardiff, but translation is ‘en vei’ – it’s not exactly nothing beats meeting interested rocket science, is it? On our travels, there are two main students at a fair, corresponding with types of events that we attend. The them (and often the parents) during Having arrived in Bergen this evening large UCAS fairs and other higher the application process, meeting the immediately after flying in from a education conventions can be hectic, students when they visit and then school visit in Stavanger this morning, many running non-stop during the bumping into those same students in I have to be up at 6am tomorrow school day and then operating an the street after they’ve matriculated to catch a ferry to get to my next evening session for parents as well. At – we say that’s a job well done. appointment. However, sleep is not these events it is not unusual to give forthcoming at this late hour owing out a few hundred prospectuses over I’ve also recently taken over the to the ‘Oktoberfest’ band playing in a the course of the day and to be posed management of the Erasmus Socrates marquee on the waterfront outside questions on anything remotely related programme. This was established my window. I would love to have the to higher education or St Andrews, to help promote student exchanges energy to say, ‘well, if you can’t beat from subject enquiries to the price of a between EU institutions – it sounds ‘em’….. but I don’t, I won’t and I didn’t. round of golf. I was even asked at one fairly simple but I’ve found to my English fair if Scotland is in a different cost that it’s not and this is where the Samantha Lister returned to time zone! Life on the road is certainly knowledge of our more experienced St Andrews seven years after never dull, but can be tiring, especially staff in this area (thanks Dorothy!) graduating with a degree in German during the height of the event season certainly helps when yet another and International Relations (1988). – in one week in March, I travelled to complicated enquiry comes in from Joining Anne’s team as an Education England, Wales and Northern Ireland! Brussels. The academic Schools also Liaison Officer, Samantha’s local have a huge role to play – they are the knowledge and enthusiasm, coupled Within the EIE Office, school visits are people who have the relationships with with first-hand knowledge of studying usually co-ordinated so that we can the partner institutions and who need abroad, places her in an ideal position target a few schools in one trip. Last to make the exchanges work. to promote St Andrews to the UK and summer I took over the management European markets. Samantha took of the Northern Ireland tour, which For various reasons we’ve neglected time out from their traditionally busy involves three or four members of staff the Norwegian market recently, and season to describe what makes it all visiting around forty schools in a week. I will spend the next few years trying worthwhile… This autumn I’ll also be visiting schools to build relationships with schools in in Germany and Switzerland. the major cities. We seem to attract Essentially my role as Education some fantastic (mostly overseas, but Liaison Officer is to promote to Back in the office, one of my ongoing also quite a few expat Scots) applicants potential applicants the benefits of responsibilities is to manage individual from here but our yield, applicant a Scottish higher education, and a visits by prospective students. to registration, is poor – a typical St Andrews education in particular, Though prospective students are consequence of neglecting an area. something that comes easily after such encouraged to attend one of the We are losing these students to some a positive student experience as my Visiting Days managed by the Office impressive institutions, Durham, Bristol, own. As a Fife student at St Andrews, I for Scottish Recruitment and Access, LSE, Cambridge and Edinburgh and valued the international feel of my local this is simply not always possible. As tellingly, most of these universities University. a result, Admissions welcomes around have a strong record of visiting. 600 prospective students and their I enjoy the range of work this job families a year on individual visits, This week’s itinerary started in Oslo, provides me with, from liaising with many travelling from overseas just moved on to Stavanger and finishes school guidance staff and devising to see St Andrews. I’m well aware of off in a remote town 150 km North presentations for groups of school the importance of university visits of Bergen (having travelled by ferry pupils in very different markets, to in shaping an applicant’s decision, and two buses to get there). I am market research and contributing to having fallen in love with St Andrews hopeful that we can change our Student Recruitment publications. after visiting the University during my current, poor record of attracting good Travel is a major part of my job, and final year at school; the welcome and students to travel from Norway to St while it is the aspect I most enjoy, I attention I received here made it my Andrews for their higher education – it have discovered this year that it is not first choice. It is my job to ensure that won’t happen overnight but we will as glamorous as it sounds! I’m almost all prospective students who visit us persevere. I will also persevere with on first name terms with all staff at on an individual basis receive the same my childhood ‘Norsk’. It has improved EasyJet and know the Premier Travel service as I myself did.

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Money in, money out….

Research Assessment Exercise or a Really Annoying Experience..?

By Helen Reddy, Assistant to the Vice-Principal (Research) and Alan Miller, Vice-Principal (Research)

One morning in March this year 2006/07 amounts to £13.6m. As a Gordon Brown caused those of us proportion of our total income from in the St Andrews RAE Office to SFC, the grant for research at choke on our cornflakes when he St Andrews is the highest in Scotland, announced in the budget (in very making us the most research-intensive small print) that the next Research Scottish university. So where does the Assessment Exercise would be QR grant from SFC go when it comes cancelled. His announcement sent in the University door? It finds its way shock waves through the University to all parts of our infrastructure that community, especially those supports research in the University, involved in planning for RAE2008. e.g. buildings, libraries, IT, support So why is the RAE so important services, and a large proportion of the to St Andrews and why does academic salary budget. the government seem intent on changing the system? QR is thus the bedrock of our research funding which then allows The RAE is a very detailed analysis our academics to go out and win of research quality in every subject additional funding from competitive area in every university across the UK. sources. This is the so-called dual RAEs have been conducted in 1992, support system for research in the UK 1996 and 2001. The RAE is viewed as a (see diagram opposite). Our academics competition between UK universities, spend many an hour writing grant and in the last exercise St Andrews applications for funding from a huge performed extremely well. This is variety of sources. A major source of Alan Miller and Helen Reddy a reflection of the high quality and funding for research at St Andrews is esteem of our staff in all Schools. Our from the UK Research Councils. The Enterprise Services (RES) play major success in RAE2001 has been crucial in Research Councils are funded by the roles in helping academics bring keeping St Andrews in a top position Government with a remit of investing research funding to the University in Scotland and in the top ten at a in fundamental research in the UK. Our through liaison with the Research national level. Having such a high success rate at winning these grants Councils and other funders. research quality profile has helped the in 2004/05 was 44%, the highest For some time now the Government University to attract the very best staff level achieved by any university in has been planning to re-assess and students. the UK (Research Fortnight, 22 March the quality of research in UK HEIs 2006). Overall in 2005/06 the research … hence RAE2008. However, we Although the RAE is held at a national income from grants and contracts actually need to have everything level, the core funding for university to the University of St Andrews was ready for assessment by the end of research in Scotland comes from the ~£25m, with 53% coming from 2007. The main focus of the RAE is Scottish Executive via the Scottish Research Councils. However it is clear research quality, therefore the real Funding Council (SFC). The outcome that the University is also successful preparations for the next RAE have of the RAE competition in each subject at winning income from other sources been happening for the last six years area determines the level of our such as EU, charity and industrial when our historians have been writing annual QR (quality-related research) funding. The Research Grants Finance the last page of that monograph or grant from SFC. Our QR grant for Office (RGFO) and Research & our biologists have been having their

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‘Eureka’ moment which might end up league. The RAE has become the with all parties to discuss the future. in the journal Nature. The RAE is based benchmark used internationally to There is much talk of increasing the on peer-review which means that make judgements on the standing incentive for a greater emphasis the highest quality pieces of research of our research by institutions and on knowledge transfer alongside work will be bundled up and sent to individuals from around the world. pure research. Scotland has some the national RAE team in Bristol for challenges of its own with the growth assessment by subject-specific panels So why was Gordon talking about of research pooling (eg. EaStCHEM, (twelve distinguished researchers from cancelling the RAE? The Government SAGES and SUPA) whereby major St Andrews have been invited to join would like the RAE to be replaced research alliances are being created RAE assessment panels). The result is by a ‘simpler’ metrics driven model between Scottish institutions, but based mainly on a peer judgement for assessing research quality and these are not easily assessed in the of the quality and impact of the has been expressing the view that current RAE model. Indeed, this outcomes of research, normally in the at an estimated cost of £45m, it is policy of encouraging collaboration form of publications (journal papers too expensive. In fact, given that the can be viewed as counter to the and books). In support of this, the total QR grant allocated over seven RAE philosophy of competition. University will also be assessed on our years after 2001 will be well over £10 Many universities are concerned level of research income from grants billion, this amounts to less than 1% that using simple metrics, such as and contracts, the number of research in cost terms. That’s not to say the research income, will not give the students, staff and other factors such RAE doesn’t have its faults, one being discrimination required to distinguish as our research environment and a real lack of methods to evaluate research quality levels and will not be esteem. interdisciplinary or applied research appropriate for all disciplines. adequately. Although it is universally In order to assist in gathering the very acknowledged that each of the cycles The good news for us in the RAE Office large quantity of information required of RAE since 1992 have helped to is that since that ’cornflake choking’ and to expedite the submission substantially improve research quality moment in March, the Government process, we have established an RAE across UK HEIs, perhaps the benefits of has confirmed that RAE2008 will go Office in the attic of College Gate such an elaborate exercise have now ahead (albeit with some reluctance..). which liaises with Schools, Central peaked. Will RAE2008 be a Really Annoying Units such as Registry, Finance, Experience? Probably, but if it brings Human Resources, the Library and Where do we go after RAE2008? in that bedrock funding so essential to the national RAE team. There is also The Government has stated that keeping us at the top of the research a University RAE website www.st- RAE2008 will be the last RAE in its intensive universities, then the pain andrews.ac.uk/research/rae/ where present form and is now consulting will be well worthwhile! staff can find information such as our RAE2008 Code of Practice. Much of the research information required by the national RAE team is electronic, therefore we have an IT specialist, Robyn Ranford, who, with the help of Anna Clements from Business Improvements, is pulling together the data required for 30 November 2007, the submission deadline. The results of RAE2008 will not be available until the end of 2008, therefore QR funding based on this assessment will not begin until 2009/10…however, it is likely to determine the level of our core QR funding for research for the following five years or so. The institutional strategy for the next research assessment exercise is to sustain and enhance the University’s overall performance in RAE2001, i.e. an outcome in RAE2008 within the top 10 in the UK for research and a real international player in the research

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The fight against bird flu By Claire Grainger, Press Officer

In the last edition of The StAndard, we highlighted the role two University staff played in the global media circus surrounding the discovery of the first UK case of bird flu.

Cellardyke harbour - where the dead swan was discovered - may since have returned to its original, idyllic self, but things are far from quiet in the Centre for Biomolecular Sciences where efforts to help find new drugs for the deadly H5N1 avian flu virus gather pace.

All flu viruses have the proteins haemagglutinin and neuraminidase on their coats – the H and the N. Haemagglutinin comes in sixteen forms (H1-H16) and attaches the virus to host cells. Meanwhile, neuraminidase exists in nine forms (N1-N9) and allows the virus to be released from infected cells and infect new ones. Postdoc Rupert Russell and Professor Garry Taylor

Today, the drug oseltamivir, better known as Tamiflu, which is taken by recently in Nature, which showed neuraminidase. This picture then mouth, is the best defence against that the N1 from a H5N1 virus, which allows the rational design of more the lethal H5N1 strain. The related had infected a man in Vietnam, had potent compounds, with the hope zanamivir (Relenza) is also effective, an unexpected difference in its active that one of these may ultimately lead but it must be inhaled — a problem site; the region of the protein to which to novel drugs of clinical use. when the lungs are damaged by the Tamiflu binds. This raises the prospect flu. Both these drugs were rationally of designing a second generation of This methodology is also being used designed using knowledge of the anti-influenza drugs to specifically by Professor Rick Randall and his PhD three-dimensional structure of N2 target the H5N1 virus. student Ben Hale to target another and N9. However, the isolation of a protein of influenza virus, called NS1, Tamiflu-resistant H5N1 virus recently Using a state-of-the-art high- whose role is to abolish the detection has highlighted the need for the throughput screening robot, of an invading virus by the immune design of new anti-influenza drugs. Professor Taylor, in collaboration system. They have recently discovered Professor Garry Taylor and his postdoc with Dr Nick Westwood, also of the a human protein to which NS1 binds Rupert Russell have now initiated such Centre for Biomolecular Sciences, is and hope to design drugs that will an undertaking. identifying novel compounds which, prevent this interaction and therefore like Tamiflu, specifically block the allow the immune system to recognise Impetus to this research was provided neuraminidase of influenza viruses. a flu virus and trigger its destruction. by work undertaken by Rupert Russell X-ray crystallography is then used to at the National Institute for Medical give a three-dimensional picture of Research in London, published how these compounds bind to the

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New Testament Professor appointed in Divinity

Professor Markus Bockmuehl, Professor of Biblical and Early Christian Studies

Professor Bockmuehl is an intellectual life of the School’s growing internationally respected academic postgraduate community. with a plethora of knowledge on theological, historical and interpretative Professor Bockmuehl made the decision issues in New Testament, Jewish and to come to St Andrews ‘in response Early Christian studies. A prestigious to an invitation to contribute fresh appointment to the School of energy to the School of Divinity as Divinity, Professor Bockmuehl joined an international centre of excellence the University in September from in historical and theological study of Cambridge, where he was a Professor of Christian Scripture.’ Biblical and Early Christian Studies. Professor Bockmuehl Acting Head of School Dr Jim Davila With five authored books, eight edited welcomed the appointment, saying books and sixty academic articles to his that Professor Bockmuehl’s decision to Do you have a recent or upcoming name, Professor Bockmuehl stands to join St Andrews ‘augurs extremely well academic appointment you would make an invaluable contribution not for the future of both our teaching and like flagged up? Email us at only to Divinity’s collaborative research also our research activities in the field of [email protected] seminars but also more generally to the Bible and Theology.’

Big tents in Fife

By Jan Bebbington, Professor (even the planet itself), communities, of Accounting and Sustainable culture or traditions. In short, it’s Development, School of Management an organisation which is seeking to understand and implement sustainable We know that the University of forms of development here in Fife. St Andrews is the place for learning about sustainable development. The Big Tent 2006 reflected on themes of stewardship by involving a large But now, an extra 6,000 know, after number of individuals and organisations the University’s participation in the contributing to debates on aspects of first Festival of Stewardship (‘The Big stewardship and providing information Tent 2006’) held in Falkland during the on a vast array of topics. summer. Several University staff, from subject The festival was organised by the areas as diverse as Chemistry, Falkland Centre for Stewardship. Part of Philosophy and Management, Iain Matthews, School of Biology Falkland Heritage Trust, the Centre aims contributed to the debates. in the ‘learning tent’ to promote the principles and practice of stewardship in 21st century Scotland. In addition, the University also technology, how they could be involved provided a ‘learning tent’ where in coastal archaeological projects and The Centre sees ‘stewardship’ as the act exhibitors provided displays on their how they could ensure their gardens and art of holding and nurturing assets work. Festival goers were especially provided opportunities for pollinating for others – whether buildings, land interested in demonstrations of fuel cell insects to flourish.

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Echoes of the past – Younger Hall enters ‘the dark side’

We heard the unlikely rumour that Piper at the Gates of Dawn, A Saucerful of Pink Floyd and Hawkwind both Secrets, Relics, Dark Side of the Moon (of played gigs in the Younger Hall in course), Wish You Were Here, and others. their heyday. Is it true? Like many of my peers, too, having lost touch with much of the music of my Norman Reid, Keeper of Manuscripts youth in more ‘responsible’ later life, I and Muniments, answers on behalf of was suddenly quite irrationally excited the Special Collections team: by the prospect of the Floyd re-forming for the Live-8 concert last year. And by I never fail to be astonished by the then, of course, my teenage son had variety of questions we are asked. This discovered them too, and the old tunes one immediately caught my interest. are flooding the house once more. The dark side of St Andrews? Currently in the midst of reading Nick Mason’s Inside Out: A Personal Having made my confession, then, (in which we could presumably have History of Pink Floyd, I have to admit to it gives me enormous satisfaction to expected at least one ‘outraged’ article), being an ageing Floyd fan. Like many report that the rumour is indeed true. and even the student newspaper AIEN thousands of others, I spent probably a On 16 February 1969, the Younger Hall gave it only very brief comment (and, disproportionate amount of time, when resounded to the strains of Messrs ten days after the event, one very poorly I should have been studying for O- Gilmour, Mason, Waters and Wright. produced photograph). It was stated grades (remember those?), Highers, and Strangely, there seems to have been simply that “the concert was definitely a indeed my degree, instead lying on the no review of the concert written. It success on the musical front. Audience floor in darkened rooms, submerged in was completely ignored in the Citizen reaction was generally enthusiastic.

Yes it’s true, they really were here

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Both groups [they were supported that “if the Pink Floyd concert is a would be released later in 1971. Unlike by the Glasgow band, Climax] were success… Sunday will be seen as a take- Floyd, of course, they avoided ultimate warmly applauded particularly the off point, and the alternatives open to breakup. They are still performing Floyd who were called on to play an the next Entertainments Convener are (after many line-up changes) and have encore. …they managed to generate endless… If, however, the concert loses maintained an extraordinary output, some atmosphere in the rather a lot of money, St Andrews, as far as recording at least one album almost staid surroundings of the Younger Entertainments is concerned, must slip every year since 1970. Obviously, Hall, shaking the ancient rafters and back into inglorious isolation… If the the financial loss of the Floyd concert expanding ears if not minds. … The Pink Floyd don’t arouse the enthusiasm had not entirely stifled the Union’s Pink Floyd themselves… told AIEN that of St Andrews, nothing ever will, and ability to bring big-name bands to St they were extremely pleased by the the Union will have to fall back… on Andrews. (It was not until 1972, though, audience reaction. Commented one, ‘It a diet of obscure bands….” There that Hawkwind achieved major chart was very nice, very nice indeed. Rarely was criticism of the administration of success, and one must assume that have we met such a warm human the event – the posters, for instance, their cost was therefore lower than Pink reaction from such a cold hall. Certainly were not printed (due, apparently, to Floyd’s, since the tickets were cheaper, we have encountered much more technical difficulties), and advertising at only 35p!) What is curious, though, conservative places than this.’” was restricted solely to the students. is that there is even less notice of this The rest of the town, and the concert – which was “the only major And that’s it – not even a mention of neighbouring student community in concert planned by the Entertainments what they played. It’s possible to guess, Dundee, knew nothing of it. In the end, Committee this term” – than there was from the ‘live’ parts of the Ummagumma what attention was paid to the event of Pink Floyd. An advertising article double album released later in the year concentrated mainly on the fact that and an advert in two successive issues – but we can’t be sure. Interestingly, only 520 people turned up – 80 short of AIEN. Again, no review; no letters. (I they do appear to have come without of the break-even point – and that the do note, however, that in the following their famed light show, presumably Union as a result lost the huge sum week, St Andrews Town Hall hosted a either because the cost would have of £70! The colossal cost of bringing concert by Stealers Wheel, aka Gerry been too high, or because technically such a mainstream band – certainly Rafferty and Rab Noakes. Ah, heady the hall could not support it. then the most prominent act to have days they were….) graced St Andrews – was £350, and The lack of comment on the concert is the ticket price was a staggering Special thanks to Alexander Evetts and all the more interesting since it was a 10s (50p). Perhaps, though, the Malcolm Reid, who did most of the highly controversial move on the part controversy was over-stated, since digging through several years’ of AIEN to of the Students’ Union to arrange it. there is no mention of the affair in find the relevant articles. For weeks before it, the pages of AIEN the minutes of meetings of either the fluttered with criticism of the Union Union Management Committee or the for attempting an event on this scale, SRC. Unfortunately, the minutes of the with the potential for considerable Union Entertainments Committee have financial loss. It was assumed that the not been preserved in the University’s St Andrews student body was simply archive. too apathetic to turn out in sufficient numbers. It was an important issue: as The second part of the question referred an advertising article in the previous to Hawkwind. They didn’t enter my issue of AIEN put it, Pink Floyd were “the teenage consciousness to the same biggest name and least Establishment extent as the Floyd, but a well-known band that has ever come to St Andrews”, and prominent band they were. They and the success of the venture was had previously played the Isle of Wight crucial for both the Union and the festival and, by May 1971, when they student body, since failure would mean too did indeed play the Younger Hall, both financial loss for the Union and they had released their first album the probability that future events would (Hawkwind, 1970) and were receiving be limited to less prominent acts. A a huge amount of air time, largely letter from Peter West, the Union’s through the enthusiasm of John Peel. Entertainment Convener, stated clearly Another album, In Search of Space, And Hawkwind too, for 35p!

Do you have a historical question or challenge for the Special Collections team? Email us at [email protected]

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SDHI celebrates double studentship award The Social Dimensions of Health Institute has been awarded two out of the four annual CSO (Chief Scientist’s Office) studentships, awarded to universities in Scotland in 2006-7.

’Illness Perceptions and Imagery: The unique element of this project is exploring the importance and usefulness that it concentrates on how cancer of patients’ images of cancer’. patients visualise their illness. Rather than investigating how sufferers Heidi Lang will work under the feel about their illness through the direction of Professor Gerry Humphris spoken word, Heidi will explore how (Bute Medical School) and Dr Brian people with head and neck cancer Williams and Ms Mary Wells (University visualise their illness. The research of Dundee) on a three-year PhD will then attempt to establish which studentship which focuses on how characteristics of these images are people experience and view their associated with beliefs about particular Heidi Lang illness, and how this may influence their illnesses. behaviour.

‘Managed Clinical Networks: form, co-ordinated care across health The function and impact for non-priority professionals, health sectors and studentship clinical conditions’. health boards. Since 2002, MCNs will address have become mandatory in every the gap in the Under the direction of Dr Rosemary Health Board for diabetes, coronary evidence-base Rushmer and Professor Huw Davies heart disease and stroke. Perhaps and study (SDHI and School of Management), unsurprisingly, current research is the wider set Anne Duguid will work on a project primarily focused on these national of networks which is central to Scottish Executive priority conditions which are generally using a range Anne Duguid policy for the integrated care of patients of high prevalence, however, the of theoretical with chronic conditions. majority of new and evolving perspectives presently under- networks are for rare or less prioritised represented in existing research (e.g. Managed clinical networks (MCNs) conditions. - organisational culture, organisational facilitate the delivery of quality, learning and social identity theory). Caption fantastic

Each issue The StAndard will trawl the University’s photo archives, past and present for strange, surprising and humorous images crying out for an entertaining caption. This month, we provide for your amusement and wit a candid image snapped of Catherine Zeta-Jones leading the Principal into the rain, with their respective partners looking on.

Email your suggestions (anonymous or otherwise!) to [email protected] and the best will be printed in the next issue.

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Field of dreams – the University’s new sports strategy By Gayle Cook, Press Officer

When Matt Adcock was appointed of an ambitious and wide-ranging sport Matt and propelled him into positions the Athletic Union’s first Sports and exercise strategy. Once complete, at universities in London, North Wales Development Officer just over a year the exciting ten-year plan will place and finally Glasgow, where he was ago, he was charged with enhancing St Andrews as a front-runner in the responsible for building a Recreational the Athletic Union’s strategic vision provision of sporting facilities to both Sports Programme. to ensure that the University’s sports the University and the local community. clubs are adequately supported. But it was his arrival to St Andrews Leicester-born Matt, a Sports Science that presented Matt with his biggest Fast forward thirteen months later, Matt graduate, first got a taste for working in challenge to date. The StAndard met up has been a key player in an important the administrative side of sport when with Matt to find out how he got the collaboration between the AU and he was elected Sports President at the ball rolling, what drives him forward and the Department of Sport and Exercise, University of Sunderland. Describing it what exciting plans are on the sporting which has resulted in the development as a ‘baptism of fire’, the role motivated horizon near and far at St Andrews.

When I arrived at the University of St Andrews in August 2005 it was obvious that change was in the air.

The student experience survey had shown that sport was not satisfying student expectations and needed to improve. Within a very short space of time after my appointment, the Athletic Union and the Department of Sport and Exercise quickly realised that it was time to work very much closer together. In collaboration over the following six- month period a new ‘Strategy for Sport and Exercise’ was devised, and this was agreed to be a positive vision by the University Court in December 2005.

The strategy aims to bring closer the Matt Adcock two bodies running Sport and Exercise over the next three to five years. This both staff and students alike. Sport and students and associated staff. Although will redefine Sport and Exercise at Exercise has moved significantly up the there have been various upgrades, the St Andrews, creating an increasingly University agenda, which was one of the basic facility provision has remained focused vision, enhancing the provision initial aims of the Strategy. This has been constant and struggles to cope with for all user groups. The strategy will also matched by much-needed investment current demand from 7,000 students, ensure that staff, students and the local in a number of programmes for the next staff and numerous community community are increasingly included four years. bookings. Over the past ten years in the decision-making process within additions have been made with the aid Sport and Exercise and the programmes The future of sport at St Andrews of National Lottery money in the form of it provides. an athletics track, a synthetic grass multi Within the Strategy for Sport and purpose pitch and four synthetic tennis It’s an exciting time for us with this Exercise, plans have been made for courts. A new two-storey gym extension new structure rapidly evolving, pulling an increase in the sporting facilities. is in the final stages of planning, with together the strands from the Athletic The present Sports Centre dates back building work scheduled to commence Union and the Department of Sport to 1969, and was made to service a before the end of this academic year. and Exercise, gaining approval from population of approximately 1,700 Although this may not be operational

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before the start of the new academic year 2007–2008, it will be finished before New Year 2008.

Over the next ten years, coupled with the Strategy for Sport and Exercise, there is an ambitious aim to enhance the sporting facilities at the University, with an impressive array of additions including a 50m swimming pool, a seven court indoor tennis centre, two additional outdoor courts, two new sports halls, and a significantly enhanced gym provision. With the recent development of a partnership with Dundee United Football Club to become their training facility, this is also presenting the opportunity of building a football academy. This would be completed with a new generation indoor synthetic pitch, four new grass pitches and associated changing teams within the institution have been has been difficult for St Andrews to facilities. With the football club only investigated with a view to increase make headlines south of the border. training a few hours per day during the performance at University or national Within the four-year life span of this week, this would leave plenty of time for level. Sponsorship is also being sought programme, it is hoped that we can staff and student use. with the help of the Development Office make significant inroads into improving to increase the support services offered their performance, and progressing Since the introduction of student to this programme. them further into the last sixteen of fees for Sports Centre membership, a British universities competition. programme of investment to upgrade From the fifty-three sporting clubs the current facilities is underway. which are available within the Among the individual ‘Talented Athletes’ The indoor changing rooms are University, fencing, rugby and golf have within the institution at present there currently undergoing a major £100,000 been the first to be selected for the are national squad representatives in refurbishment, replacing the communal Performance Sport Programme. These hockey, rugby, lacrosse and fencing, showers with individual cubicles, sports already have a proven history to name but a few. The new Talented upgrading the flooring, seating and within Scottish and British University Athlete Scheme is aimed at supporting providing new lockers for personal competitions. The aim is to provide individual students who are at Scottish storage. These were completed and these sports with the appropriate level open to staff and students at the end of support and develop the structures of October. Recent upgrade was in the that are required for them to enhance form of a multiball court and two tennis their performance. This investment is to courts which are situated in the grounds secure the name of the University of of University Hall. St Andrews at the forefront of university sporting competition, to complement In addition to the development of new its long established academic facilities, sport itself is undergoing a excellence. real cultural and fundamental change. The University is now supporting two Last year, our Men’s Fencing Team additional levels of Sport, Performance finished second within the British and Development. These two categories universities competition, narrowly have been added to support and being beaten by Oxford in the final. recognise the needs of the sport within St Andrews, being the ‘Home of Golf’ the institution. as well as one of the R&A centres of excellence in Golf, is consistently in At a performance level, the University the higher echelons of university golf has made an investment of £30,000 within the UK. Meanwhile our Men’s per annum over the next four years, Rugby Team has performed consistently supporting teams and individuals that within Scottish university competitions, perform to high levels within University and has finished within the top two in and national competition. Individuals Scotland since the late 90s. However can apply from any sport as long as with the highly established programmes they match the criteria, while sports at English universities in particular, it

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universities level or higher, providing in the development of the student levels within the University. As keeping support to aid their development as experience. Clubs are encouraged with fit plays a major part of the lives of staff athletes within their sport. This can help being provided in the writing of and students as well as members of the range from funding to aid them with development plans, which will have local community, we are confident that travel and accommodation for training clear aims and must be able to show the the new strategy will be welcomed as camps and competitions, sports improvements that will be made. These good news by both town and gown. medicine, nutrition and psychology. are then assessed against the necessary Similar support is available to staff criteria, before successful plans are Matt Adcock, members who are at a recognised level. funded to some degree. Part of this Sports Development Officer initiative is to help develop funding To assist in the development of the streams within the club, whether from University’s sporting clubs there are sponsorship or other fund raising three strands which can be supported activity and it is hoped that between six - performance, participation or to and ten sports clubs will be supported strengthen the infrastructure which initially in this way. is currently in operation. The major focus is to provide enhanced technical Over the next four years it is hoped coaching or develop students within the that these programmes and the long- clubs to undertake national governing term development of new facilities body qualifications and become student and infrastructure can make a vast volunteer coaches. Both of these assist improvement in Sport and Exercise at all Sports Hall of Fame By John Scott, Department of Sport and Exercise With support from the Executive, the and international scene. It is time to Inevitably in this first attempt there Athletic Union and the Department of honour, enshrine and salute them, pay will be many worthy inductees who Sport and Exercise, the University is tribute to their efforts and glory in their have slipped through the net and who in the process of establishing a Sports success. From winners of the Silver deserve to be accorded a place. Hall of Fame in the University Sports Arrow archery competitions through Centre. the Middle Ages, to 2004 Olympic gold If you wish to nominate someone medallist, British Lions rugby players, then please contact John Scott Over the centuries, the University has and British Open Golf winners, this (Department of Sport and Exercise) produced and been associated with Hall of Fame will hopefully serve as an [email protected] to propose achievement and distinction at national inspiration to those who might deign to additions. A nomination form is and international level in all its various follow. available online at: academic and non-academic activities. www.st-andrews.ac.uk/sport Sport has been part of that corporate The first tranche of inductees have achievement and yet is an untold and already been invited by the Principal. The criteria for nomination states that unknown story. There stands a body of All have been delighted to accept the the person must: sportspersons, how many is uncertain, honour. Dr Charlie Sifford, antagonist of • Have achieved at least a nationally who have achieved the highest honours the colour bar in American golf in the sustained performance over a in the world of sport over the centuries 1930s and 1940s, has been inducted period of time at adult level in a and who have brought distinction to already and received his Hall of Fame recognised sport. this institution and benefited by their scroll. The list includes national squash, • Have a strong connection with the relationship and connection with the soccer, hockey, international rugby University as an undergraduate, University. Indeed, in the very early days players, Olympians in water polo, graduate, employee, diploma of ‘sport’, one Alan Dunbar was widely cycling and athletics, marathon runners student, honorary graduate or acclaimed for his national archery and and triathletes, and a flurry of world community member of the Sports golf exploits. renowned golfers. Centre.

More recently and certainly since the The individual presentations will inception of modern day sport and the include an action photograph of the The formal opening ceremony of era of professionalisation, a number of individual in their heyday, a note of the first tranche will be held in students, staff and others have reached their achievements, a present day the next few months and the the pinnacle in their sport and made photograph at the time of induction, names of the inductees will be a significant contribution by their skill, plus an insight into their triumphs and released on that occasion. determination and spirit to the national a trawl along memory lane.

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A new museum for Scotland’s oldest university

Did you know that the University has A former coachhouse beside the School The Museum Collections Unit and a collection of over 112,000 museum of Art History will be restored and the Development Office are currently artefacts? extended to accommodate a reception fundraising for MUSA and are working area and shop, four themed galleries to set up a support network, including th Since its foundation in the early 15 and an education centre. Visitors a Friends organisation, for the new century, the University has been to the new museum will be able to museum. collecting artefacts which reflect enjoy panoramic views of St Andrews its teaching areas and some of the Bay from a terrace to the rear of the For more information on MUSA go to personalities who have studied and museum. The area around MUSA will be www.st-andrews.ac.uk/museum or taught at St Andrews through the ages. landscaped to offer disabled parking, contact David Hopes, MUSA Project a sculpture garden and entrance Curator, on 01334 463946 or These collections now span the sciences concourse. MUSA will be free to visitors [email protected] and the arts and include outstanding and is expected to open in Easter 2008. examples of early Scottish silverware, communion tokens and coins, a comprehensive collection of natural history specimens, and a growing collection of modern Scottish art.

These objects, which include the University’s three exquisite mediaeval maces, now help to tell the story of the University but collections are displayed and stored in numerous different locations across the campus. This means that conserving and interpreting artefacts to tell the whole story of the University is far from ideal.

In time for the 600th anniversary of the foundation of the University (celebrations are planned for 2010-14) From this...... The former coachhouse on the Scores the University’s Museum Collections ...... to this? will be transformed into MUSA. Unit is currently making plans to open a new museum, MUSA (Museum of the University of St Andrews) on The Scores.

Professor Ian Carradice, Keeper of Museum Collections, explains: “At the moment our collections are dispersed across the campus and this means they are difficult to access by the general public. MUSA will give us a venue to showcase some of the University’s treasures, many of which are of national and international significance.”

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Now open… Anatomy Acts: How We Come to Know Ourselves

If you missed the highly popular The exhibition brings together many An exciting aspect of the exhibition is Anatomy Acts exhibition in Edinburgh rare and fascinating anatomical exhibits its inclusion of contemporary artists and this summer you’ll be pleased to hear from collections across Scotland. writers. Award-winning poet Kathleen that it is now showing at the Gateway From early anatomical drawings to Jamie, from the School of English, was Galleries. contemporary art, from wax models to invited to respond to some of the texts surgical instruments, Anatomy Acts is a and images selected for the exhibition visual feast fusing art, science, history and her poems are displayed alongside and medicine. the predominantly 19th century books which inspired her. The exhibition also features a number of important artefacts and books from The exhibition is on at the Gateway the University of St Andrews’ own Galleries until 14 January 2007 collections. Star objects include two and is open seven days a week, intricately detailed wax models of the from 9am – 5.30pm (10am – 5pm human skull and the inner ear, made weekends). It will be accompanied 100 years ago by Tramond of Paris. by a varied programme of These were designed for teaching educational events. For more anatomy and are still used in classes at information, please contact Alison the Bute Medical School today. Hadfield, Learning & Access Curator, Telephone 01334 462396 / 2417 or From the Library’s Rare Books Collection email [email protected] there are 19th century engravings of the cardiac nerves by Antonio Scarpa and the standard reference book of the The 1900 wax models are time, A System of Anatomical Plates by still used to teach anatomy the talented surgeon and lecturer John at St Andrews today. Lizars.

Top of the class

Glowing reports from students at which helped put St Andrews back in St Andrews have resulted in their the UK top ten. University being voted top of the class in Scotland. Following hot on the heels of the Sunday Times’ accolade is the news The Sunday Times Good University that the University has been shortlisted Guide 2006 named St Andrews for two national awards run by the ‘Scottish University of the Year’, Times Higher Education Supplement. attributing the award largely to the The aim of the annual awards, which University’s ‘runaway success’ in were launched last year, is to raise the national student survey. Other awareness of and reward the huge contributing factors included the contribution British universities make to rate the following: lectures, courses, University’s continued success the economic and cultural health of the staff, relationship with staff, social life, in attracting high numbers of country. environment, community atmosphere, applications, while retaining its low extracurricular activities, facilities, dropout rate, and the fact that we The first nomination is for the ‘Best personal requirements catered rarely enter clearing. The Guide also Student Experience’ award. All for, student union, welfare and recognised the University’s continued students in the UK were polled by support, industry links, affordability, excellence in teaching and research, the Times Higher and were asked to accommodation, security, workload,

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sports and library facilities - and and educational activity. Aspects crucially, if they would recommend the include the launch of an innovative University to a friend. St Andrews is one undergraduate degree programme in of only two Scottish universities (Stirling Sustainable Development, for which is the other) which has made it to the Charles Warren, Pat Willmer and Jan shortlist. Bebbington have been shortlisted (they serve on the degree programme’s The second nomination is for management committee). Other the Outstanding Contribution to contributing factors include the Sustainable Development award. The University’s far-reaching Sustainability nomination recognises the University’s Strategy and carbon budget, and the The winners of the THES awards will drive to become a leader in sustainable successful achievement of Fairtrade be announced on 15 November and development by integrating policies status by the University and the published thereafter. and activities across its operational Students’ Association. Whisky galore!

Scotland’s most easterly university Bruichladdich (pronounced “Brook- has teamed up with Scotland’s most Laddie”) is Gaelic for the “raised westerly distillery to create the first beach” on which the distillery stands. ever official University of St Andrews Therein lies its unique claim to whisky. fame, namely that it is built on the Rhinns of Islay, one of the oldest rock The brainchild of Vice-Principal formations in Britain. The Rhinns are (External Relations) Stephen Magee, metamorphic Gneiss rock, around and his assistant Audrey Dyce, the 1800 million years old, more than Bruichladdich bottle is available on 3 times older than the rest of Islay. a limited basis for those wishing to By reverse extrapolation of tectonic present a special corporate gift to plate movements of 750 million years friends or visitors to the University. ago, it has been calculated that the Rhinns were originally joined to the We asked Honorary Research Fellow west coast of Peru. And by a strange (School of Management) and resident coincidence, there exists a Peruvian whisky expert David Wishart to taste commune called Islay whose Mayor, the whisky and share his wisdom with Miguel Roman Valdivia, was the guest The StAndard readers… the result is a of honour at Bruichladdich’s Open Day fascinating account of the Bruichladdich on 28 May 2006. Distillery, its methods and its history. From weapons of mass destruction to Bruichladdich distillery was built in webcams, David provides a uniquely 1881 by Barnet Harvey, and this year knowledgeable account of the makers celebrates its 125th anniversary. It had David Wishart of our new whisky… several silent periods, most recently in the late 1990s, but was bought integral bottling hall, the only one on The University’s new, exclusive, single privately in 2000 and is now working Islay. Unlike most other malt whiskies, malt whisky, aged 10 years, is produced with a new, inspired team. Everything Bruichladdich is not chill-filtered and at Bruichladdich Distillery on Islay. It has about Bruichladdich is traditional, has no added colouring. It is bottled been commissioned for use as corporate from its original 19th century cast iron at the distillery, reduced to 46% with gifts to visiting dignitaries and honorary mash tun, six Oregon pine washbacks the same soft water of its source, graduands, and is, regrettably, not for and four swan-necked stills, to its the Octomore spring. Thus the team sale.

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proudly boasts “C’est dans les vieilles of chemical weapons, and, when a snooping about under water up to marmites qu’on fait la meilleure crucial web-cam went on the blink, goodness knows what.” The team cuisine.” Ursula promptly reported it. The team celebrated with their special bottling had the faulty camera quickly restored, of “WMD II – The Yellow Submarine”. Bruichladdich’s Master Distiller, Jim and celebrated their newest fans with The submarine drone, and a case of McEwan, is a charismatic ambassador the Bruichladdich “Whisky of Mass Bruichladdich “Yellow Submarine”, and an acknowledged authority Destruction” WMD special edition. were duly loaded and HMS Blyth throughout the Scotch whisky quickly departed; and the MOD industry. Under his expert tutelage, a A second edition, Bruichladdich became Bruichladdich’s latest fans. fabulous range of single malt whiskies WMDII, was launched in 2005 when have been hand-crafted over the HMS Blyth, a Royal Navy mine hunter, If you are ever visiting Islay, you must last five years. The Scotch Whisky slipped quietly into Port Ellen to stop at Bruichladdich and take in a tour, Authority, in its 2005 industry review, collect some rather embarrassing tasting or special event. You can fill your declared Bruichladdich to be the lost property. Local fisherman John own bottle directly from the cask, or fastest growing malt whisky producer Baker had been trawling seven miles learn the art of whisky-making while in Scotland, and in 2001 and 2003 it off Islay when he netted a mini- working alongside the distillery team at was voted “Distillery of the Year”. submarine drone bristling with hi-tech Bruichladdich’s Whisky Academy. Why surveillance equipment. He towed it not plan ahead, and join 1500 other Possibly the most famous of to port, stowed it on his driveway and devotees at their annual Open Day in Bruichladdich’s special editions is its alerted the MOD. For ten days this May. Oh, and don’t forget the latest “WMD” whisky, so-named following state-of-the-art, secret underwater tradition – remember to blow Ursula a a call in 2003 from Ursula of the US spying kit had been floating on the kiss via the live web-cams at Defence Threat Reduction Agency high seas and the Royal Navy couldn’t www.bruichladdich.com in Washington. “Our mission is find it, despite it being bright yellow. to safeguard the US and its allies David Wishart is the author of Whisky from weapons of mass destruction” Bruichladdich’s CEO, Mark Reynier, said Classified: Choosing Single Malts by declared Ursula, who was monitoring “People think Islay is a quiet, sleepy Flavour and a Keeper of the Quaich the distillery through its live web place. How wrong they are! If it’s not – www.whiskyclassified.com cameras. Evidently the distilling the CIA spying on us for WMD via process is similar to the manufacture our web cameras, then it’s the MOD

University of St Andrews Single Malt Whisky Bruichladdich 10 years old

David Wishart’s tasting notes: Nose Fragrant, fruity and youthful, honeysuckle, summer fruits, a salty tang and whiff of smoke. Taste Light, medium dry with subtle complexity of honey, citrus fruits, toasted malt and almonds. Exceptionally well balanced.

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Travel service moves!

The University’s own one-stop-shop for all your travel needs has moved to newly refurbished premises. The Travel Service team moved over the summer to help streamline operations and make room for their expanded team.

Clair Waterhouse describes the changes:

“We have a dedicated team of four, myself, Pam, Gail and Michelle, specialising in all aspects of travel. Whether you need a train ticket to Edinburgh (we are the only agent in town not charging a booking fee), a taxi to Leuchars or a once in a lifetime round the world trip, we are the people From Leuchars to lifetime holiday, Clair Waterhouse, Gail Straith, Pam Edie and to speak to. Michelle Bremner can help with your travel needs

“Our knowledge and enthusiasm, “Remember, we are here for all coupled with the latest technology University staff, so come along and see makes booking your travel simple. Why what we can do for you.” Their opening hours are Monday – bother ‘surfing the net’ for hours at a Friday, 9.30am – 5.00pm, or call them time when our experts can do the hard You can find the Travel Service on the on 01334 462345 or email work for you? middle floor of the Students’ Union. [email protected]

Decoding the mysteries of Q6… by Sandy Wilkie, Staff Development Manager

The term ‘Q6’ has started to be heard that all staff and managers will be on the best six questions that could in conversations around the University. encouraged to adopt within Units and be used as the basis of ongoing Starting life in my mind while waiting Schools during this academic year. It conversations between staff (reviewees) for a delayed flight back from East is simply a framework to encourage and their managers (reviewers). Midlands, the name took hold within more regular dialogue about existing Very helpful input from a number of the humble surroundings of College individual contribution and future colleagues during the pilot, and at focus Gate during the summer. career development. So why has it come groups, helped us shape the final Q6 about? process. So what is this ‘Q6’ then? The newest designated planet in our solar system, a In successive staff surveys, a high During August and September, special category within the 2008 RAE, a number of responses have indicated representatives from the Staff modern-day replacement for the 1970’s that we could do better as an Development team met with every Dr Who canine robot or perhaps the organisation in helping staff be clear Head of School/Unit to consult about model type of Hugh Martin’s shiny new about their priorities, in providing the best ways to make Q6 work locally. silver car? them with feedback and initiating Some elements of choice and possible conversations about individual customisation have been offered, to Well, strangely, it is none of the development. Following an 18-month ensure that the new Q6 process fits with above. No, not even that car. ’Q6’ is pilot of eight review questions across a the natural rhythms of the School/Unit the name we have chosen for the broad range of staff in four Schools and and provides a supportive mechanism new developmental review process eight Units, we reached a consensus for conversation rather than yet another

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unnecessary bureaucratic process. So, Q6 is new, Q6 is concise, Q6 is conversations between managers and Q6 is designed to be used flexibly, different. It may not be perfect, but we staff at all levels within the organisation. more commonly at an individual level, encourage you to use it and see where it And how will we know if this is but in some cases at a team level, if takes the conversation. If it works, great. happening? Simple, we will ask you required. It will enable just the kind If it doesn’t and needs adjustment, to tell us in the November 2007 Staff of conversations, feedback, guidance please tell us. Survey … and reassurance that many staff have been seeking since the old university Our vision is very simple. By this appraisal process fell out of use. time next year, there will be regular

Saving pounds as well as the planet Winter is coming and the bills are getting higher.. but what simple steps can you do to save yourself, and the University, some cash over the darker and colder seasons? Energy Officer David Stutchfield passed on some energy-saving tips to The StAndard. At work

v Set thermostatic radiator valves to a comfortable level (2-3). v Close doors and windows when the heating is on. v Report doors and windows that don’t seal correctly when closed to Estates.

Did you know that reducing room temperatures by 1°C reduces our heating bill by 10%? v Enable the power down features on your PC - screen savers do not save energy. v Switch off your PC monitor when you are not using it, for example when you go to meetings or for lunch. v Turn off you PC when you go home, (unless there is an important reason to do so); if left on overnight a PC wastes the energy that would be used to make 800 A4 sheets of paper. v Switch office equipment off at night. A photocopier left on overnight uses enough energy to make 5,300 photocopies. v Switch off lights if you are leaving the room for longer than 15 minutes. It is not cheaper to leave fluorescent lights on than to switch them off; by switching off a typical fluorescent light for one hour in each working day, 30 kg of carbon dioxide emissions is saved annually. In a typical University v Switch off lights when you go home - lighting an empty office overnight wastes enough energy to heat water for 1,000 cups of coffee. building 40% of our electricity goes in lighting. v Maximise the use of natural daylight and switch off lights when daylight is adequate.

In 2004-2005 the University spent over £1 million on energy and water. In 2005-2006 it was over £3 million, this year it is expected to be around £3.7 million. In 2008-2009 it is predicted to be over £6 million unless we do something about it now.

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At home

Follow these simple tips for big savings:

v Boil only the amount of water you need in the kettle - using the correct amount of water will save you over £6 a year. v Turn the heating thermostat down by just one degree and you’ll save 10% on your gas bill. v Draw curtains at dusk to stop heat loss through windows and save £15 a year. v Fit low-energy light bulbs; using them for five hours a day will save you £30 a year (you can buy them from the Students’ Association shop for 85p). v Save around £20 a year by fitting draught-proofing to windows and doors. v Take a shower instead of a bath—a shower uses less than half the amount of hot water saving around £10 a year per person. v A dripping hot tap will fill a bath in one day. Make sure your taps are turned off properly, saving £5 on your heating bill. v Leaving the hot water taps running without the plug in is wasteful. Put the plug in and save £15 a year. v Water shouldn’t be heated to a scalding temperature. For most people, setting the hot water cylinder thermostat to 60ºC is adequate. This will save you around £15 a year. v Insulating your hot water tank costs around £10 and will pay for itself in a year.

Other Quick fixes to cut fuel costs:

v Switch off lights if they aren’t needed and make better use of natural daylight by keeping windows clean and clear of creeping plants. v Keep lids on pans - more than a quarter of the fuel is wasted when you cook food without a lid. v Always set the oven to the temperature your require and no higher. v If you have a multi-function oven, choose the fan setting - it will cut electricity consumption by 20%. v Cook with your microwave whenever you can - it uses around 80% less electricity than a conventional oven. v If you have a double oven, use the smaller one whenever you can to save electricity. v Don’t make toast under the grill. It’s not as energy efficient as a toaster.

For further information on the University’s Environment and Sustainable Development policies: www.st-andrews.ac.uk\estates\environment

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1. Lighting outside Younger Hall 3. No Bills sign outside the Library

2. And inside the new Arts Building

5. College Gate reception 6. Benjamin Franklin memorial, by St Salvator’s Chapel

4. Cycle path at Greyfriars Gardens

7. St Salvator’s Quad gargoyle 9. Barometer in North Street (Between Schools V and VI)

8. The CBMS staircase

Back cover: Estates Project Manager Ron Adamson surveys the inside of the new Arts Building Credit: Alan Richardson, Pix A-R

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