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AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER Lay members (19) University members (10) 60 dramatic years Botanic Garden stands out Celebrating Black History Mr James Wadsworth – Treasurer Professor Eric Thomas – Vice-Chancellor

The University of Bristol Theatre Collection The University’s Botanic Garden was African dance and drumming, poetry Cllr Simon Cook – Bristol City Council Professor David Clarke – Deputy Vice-Chancellor celebrated its diamond anniversary awarded the West Country TV Cup for and improvisational theatre were among Mr Andrew Garrad – Society of Merchant Venturers Professor Nick Lieven – Pro Vice-Chancellor (60 years) in a number of ways, including ‘Outstanding Specific Project’ in the South the offerings organised by the Students’ Mr Bill Ray – Convocation Professor Guy Orpen – Pro Vice-Chancellor the appointment of Bristol artist Clare West Regional Final of the Britain in Bloom Union for local schoolchildren during Thornton as its first Artist in Residence. Competition 2011, organised by the Royal Black History Month. The University also Her contributions included Unfurl, a Horticultural Society. honoured the life and achievements of a Elected by Court Elected members of the academic staff performance piece. distinguished alumnus, George Odlum (BA 1959), who became Vice President of Mr Denis Burn (Chair) Professor Gary Foster St Lucia and an ambassador to the UN. Mr Roy Cowap Professor Roger Middleton Mr Colin Green Dr Esther Crawley Dr Moira Hamlin Dr Trevor Thompson ZOE CHILDERLEY JO WEST Sir Ronald Kerr Dr John Manley Elected members of the non-academic staff NOVEMBER DECEMBER JANUARY Mrs Dinah Moore Campaign of discovery Brain for Christmas Year of the Dragon Mr Bob Morton (Vice-Chair) Ms Pru Lawrence-Archer kicks off Mr Andrew Poolman Mr Tony Macdonald Mr David Ord An interactive advertising campaign for Professor Bruce Hood, Director of Bristol students from China took part in a the University turned an image of the the Bristol Cognitive Development range of performances and other events Mrs Cindy Peck Students (3) Clifton Suspension Bridge into a QR Centre, delivered the Royal Institution’s at the Bristol Museum and the M Shed Mr Mohammed Saddiq Mr Paul Charlton – President of the Students’ Union code – a type of barcode – which, when prestigious Christmas Lectures. His to celebrate Chinese New Year. Helping Ms Victoria Stace scanned with a mobile smartphone, takes three-part presentation, Meet Your Brain, to mark the Year of the Dragon was the Mr Tom Flynn – Vice-President of the Students’ Union users to a section of the University’s was also broadcast on BBC Four. University’s Chinese Lion Dance Troupe. Ms Anne Stephenson Ms Alessandra Berti – Vice-President of the Students’ Union website which promotes the city of Bristol Mr James Wetz and the University. PAUL WILKINSON PAUL

FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL Royal visit to Langford Alumnus becomes RSC Children of the 90s Artistic Director celebrates 21 years

Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Greg Doran (BA 1980), award-winning Hundreds of people gathered in Bristol for Cornwall, as Patron of the Langford Trust theatre director and Bristol alumnus, was a conference to discuss the remarkable for Animal Health and Welfare, officially appointed the new Artistic Director of the scientific discoveries the Children of the opened two new facilities at the School Royal Shakespeare Company. Doran, 90s study at the University has made Produced by Accessibility of Veterinary Sciences, Langford, enabling who studied Drama and English at Bristol since it started in 1991. The study Public Relations Office the delivery of top-quality medical and before training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre has made an enormous contribution If you need all or part of this publication in surgical treatments for both large and School, had been Chief Associate Director to society’s understanding of human Communications Division an accessible format (eg in Braille, in larger small animal patients. at the RSC since 2006. He received an health and well-being and has influenced Senate House honorary Doctorate from the University important healthcare debates and policies Tyndall Avenue print or on tape), please contact the Public in 2011. across the world. Bristol BS8 1TH Relations Office on 0117 928 8895. ELLIE KURTTZ / RSC

MAY JUNE JULY Design www.robsondowry.co.uk Carrying the flame for Suit gives music a hand Higgs boson revealed? Bristol Print and reproduction Three members of the University – Bristol engineers and programmers were Bristol physicists working at the Large MWL Print Group. This publication is printed on Revive Pure White Teaching Fellow Shirley Hume and part of a team who developed a ‘musical Hadron Collider at CERN in Geneva Offset, a 100% recycled paper stock, using vegetable-/mineral-oil- students Georgie Twigg (BA 2012) and suit’ that allows the wearer to manipulate played a key role in the experiment based environmentally friendly inks. Bettina Urban – were bearers of the music using hand gestures. Musician that, it is believed, finally established the Olympic torch on its journey through Imogen Heap demonstrated the suit at the existence of the Higgs boson. Thousands the packed streets of Bristol. Georgie renowned, annual TEDGlobal conference of trillions of particle collisions were (pictured) went on to win a bronze medal in Edinburgh, which showcases cutting- analysed, and the data was transferred as a member of the GB hockey team. edge technologies. along optical fibres to countries around the world, using equipment and software developed at Bristol. CERN JACK WILLINGHAM ANDY CARNE 2011/2012 The year in pictures Council members

FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL Royal visit to Langford Alumnus becomes RSC Children of the 90s Artistic Director celebrates 21 years

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1 Introduction 2 Mission, vision and values 5 Education and the student experience 9 Research 13 Students 16 Staff bristol.ac.uk Review of the year 19 The engaged University 21 Estate development 24 Information technology and libraries 26 Alumni distinctions and honorary degrees 27 Philanthropy 2011/12 REVIEW OF THE YEAR | 1 introduction Martin Chainey Martin niCK SMith niCK the review of 2011/12 complements our maintaining our internationally renowned formal annual report and Financial position and ensures that our research Statements and provides a brief summary of and our teaching remain at the top of just a few of our many achievements. their game. We are dedicated to academic endeavour at the higher education sector has the highest level and our students benefit experienced an unprecedented rate of from an intellectually demanding, research- change in the past 12 to 18 months and informed education. We encourage there remain challenges ahead. however, as independence of mind. this is underpinned i hope you will see throughout this review, by our high-quality research, which enables Bristol is well placed to meet these our students to maximise their full potential challenges as well as to maximise the and to serve society's needs across the opportunities ahead so that it continues to globe, both during and after their time here. build upon its strengths as a world-leading university, known for the high quality of its Council, the governing body of the research and its teaching. University, plays a significant role in

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Mission, vision and values

Mission

Vision

• dedicated to academic achievement • an inclusive and collaborative community • engaged with society’s interests, across a broad range of disciplines, and to of scholarship that attracts and retains concerns, priorities and aspirations continuous innovation and improvement people with outstanding talent and • a major contributor culturally, • research-intensive, supporting both potential from all walks of life and all environmentally and economically individual scholarship and interdisciplinary parts of the world to Bristol and the South West or thematic research of the highest quality • a stimulating and supportive environment • well led and responsibly run, with an • a centre for intellectually demanding, for all students and staff, distinguished emphasis on consultative decision-making research-informed education that nurtures by a commitment to high standards, and open communication as well as independence of mind and helps students respect for the individual and a strong personal responsibility and accountability. achieve their personal goals and serve sense of collegiality society’s needs, both during and after • committed to operating in a sustainable their time here manner

Values

truth responsibility transparency We seek and are inspired by truth, which We aim to make a positive difference to the We want to be accountable for our we pursue for its own sake wider world and the future decisions and actions excellence independence Diversity We strive for the highest quality in all we do We encourage independent thinking and We view the diversity of our staff, students cherish academic and institutional and alumni as a great asset innovation autonomy We welcome the challenge of the new and equity value the creative and entrepreneurial Collaboration We believe in the equitable treatment of all We are committed to teamwork and to ambition partnership with others We have high aspirations for the University and all its staff, students and alumni LiZ eVe/FOtOhaUS LiZ 2011/122009/10 REVIEW REVIEW OF OFTHE THE YEAR YEAR | 3

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education and the student experience

Employability and skills development the number of students who registered for The University’s priorities against the backdrop of a continuing the Bristol PLuS awards in 2011/12 rose in this area are to: economic downturn and an increasingly by 48 per cent to 1,200; the number • attract and retain academically competitive jobs market, the Careers completing the award increased by 15 gifted and highly motivated students Service is constantly developing and per cent to 300. Over 1,200 students now from a wide range of backgrounds, improving its range of services for students. participate in the Bristol PLuS awards. creating a diverse and international its move from Priory road to a more a new addition to the scheme is the Bristol University community; prominent location on tyndall avenue led to PLuS Sustainability award, which • provide an education of the highest a 67 per cent increase in footfall during the encourages participants to devote 25 of the quality that is research-led and 2011/12 academic year, with 24,000 visits required 50 hours to activities with a positive focused on the needs and to the new premises. environmental, social or ethical impact. expectations of our students; Careers staff held over 380 specialist Student feedback and satisfaction • ensure students have a fulfilling, training sessions for students on career Statistics on student satisfaction were challenging and intellectually planning and research, job hunting and stimulating experience while at gathered through local, national and skills for the workplace, in addition to University, that prepares them for international surveys such as the national employer presentations and recruitment employment and worldwide Student Survey (nSS) and the Bristol- fairs. in a successful pilot scheme opportunities when they leave; Barometer Survey. in the nSS, 86 per cent supported by higher education innovation of Bristol respondents expressed • provide effective and enabling Funding, the University offered 100 funded satisfaction overall (against a national educational leadership and internships for students and recent structures that support average of 85 per cent) and 90 per cent graduates in small and medium-sized educational enhancement; expressed satisfaction with the teaching on enterprises in areas such as ecotourism, their course. • ensure that learning takes place events marketing, development agencies within a high-quality environment and charities. in addition to this, many Schemes introduced to address the issues that enables both students and University departments (including Marketing raised in these and other surveys included staff to achieve their full academic and Communications, Sustainability and a series of focus groups in schools and a potential. the Vice Chancellor’s office) also offered continuation of the ‘you Said, We Listened’ internships. the feedback from students, campaign. graduates and employers was overwhelmingly positive. Widening participation the University continues to invest in a wide the Bristol PLuS awards, a scheme to help range of activity to encourage the most improve students’ chances in an able, least likely students to apply to study increasingly competitive job market, was at Bristol. among the activities in 2011/12 relaunched with a new component in was the access to Bristol Scheme, which 2011/12. the awards offer formal now offers 15 subject streams and hosted recognition of students who complete 288 students from over 49 local schools. 50 hours of work experience, either as a Pathways to Law offered a two-year Law volunteer or in a part-time job or an programme for 110 students from 36 internship. they are seen as a valuable schools. the University also took part in the addition to a graduate’s CV and are realising Opportunities Programme in endorsed by over 30 employers including partnership with 11 other institutions. the nhS, airbus, rolls-royce and Cancer this programme provides opportunities for research UK. niCK SMith niCK Left: Summer graduation in the Great hall of the young people across the UK to engage Wills Memorial Building. 6 | REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2011/12

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Left: Undergraduates at the Bristol Veterinary School. Bottom left: Students take a break in the Priory road Café. Bottom right : a postgraduate in the Biogeochemistry lab, School of earth Sciences. niCK SMith niCK niCK SMith niCK SMith niCK

with, and prepare to study at, research- 2008 as a platform for e-learning and skills 15 students went through a challenging intensive universities. the University also development through practical, science- assessment centre and had to meet a retained the Frank Buttle trust Quality Mark based, interactive tasks. number of criteria to be accepted onto the for supporting care leavers (initially awarded programme. in return they receive bursaries in 2009/10). First intake of Lloyds Scholars at Bristol and performance-related awards worth up Fifteen students from the University have to £10,000 over three years, plus work Chemistry LabSkills goes global been accepted onto the Lloyds Scholars experience and skills to help them develop a the award-winning Chemistry LabSkills Programme, a new initiative designed to competitive edge at the end of their studies. software, developed by Bristol ChemLabS support and encourage students from and Learning Science Ltd, is to be used in below-average income families to study at Biosciences accreditation for chemistry classes around the world, thanks leading universities. Biochemistry BSc to a partnership with Cengage Learning, Bristol became one of the first UK Bristol was one of two UK universities one of the world’s most successful science universities to receive accreditation for its involved in the pilot year of the scheme, publishers and a leader in electronic undergraduate biochemistry course as part which aims to help students enhance their publishing. the partnership is developing of a new scheme designed to raise the academic qualifications through providing a new, online version of the Chemistry standard of bioscience higher education. financial support, mentoring and LabSkills package, which was launched in volunteering opportunities. the successful 2011/12 REVIEW OF THE YEAR | 7

the Society of Biology developed its accreditation Programme (with the support of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences research Council and the Department for Business innovation and Skills) to address the gap between the skills graduates possess and the skills employers need. Bristol’s BSc in Biochemistry with a year in industry is one of four programmes to gain accredited status. the accreditation criteria put a strong emphasis on academic excellence, research experience, and time spent in an active research environment. niCK SMith niCK niCK SMith niCK

Left: a graduand at the Summer 2012 ceremony. Right: Students in the new premises of the Careers Service on tyndall avenue.

Supporting and rewarding teaching staff

University Teaching Fellowships Barbara Perks the use of e-learning in programme University teaching Fellowships are School of Physics delivery and support of staff and students awarded through open competition to Dr Catherine O’Rawe is recognised through the University members of academic staff to enable School of Modern Languages e-Learning award, which this year went them to spend up to one year on to andrea Zhok and elena Mcneilly Dr Josie McLellan researching and disseminating innovative (School of Modern Languages). School of humanities teaching and learning practices at a the award for influence in higher national or international level. Fellowships Dr Chris Metcalfe education, recognising academic staff were awarded in 2011/12 to Dr Michele School of Community and Social who raise the profile of education and Barbour (PhD 2003, PGCe 2007) (Oral Medicine influence higher education beyond the and Dental Sciences) and Professor Liz Gaze, Dr Gus Cameron and University of Bristol, was given to: Bruce hood (experimental Psychology) colleagues in the Centre for for the 2012/13 academic year. Dr Tony Hoare Comparative and Clinical Anatomy Widening Participation research Cluster University Teaching and Faculty of Medical and Veterinary Learning Awards Sciences Professor Judy Harris the University presents awards annually School of Physiology and Pharmacology Dr Val Williams to celebrate and recognise excellent a new ‘education for Sustainability’ School for Policy Studies teachers as well as individuals who award, sponsored by Sustainability via support teaching and learning. awards the rising Star category of award, for Green impact and the Green academy, are made in a number of categories and those who have been teaching in higher recognises academics who have shown are judged by a panel of education education for less than five years and who innovation in integrating education for Directors, chaired by Professor nick show excellent potential, was given to: sustainability into current teaching. the Lieven, the Pro Vice-Chancellor for Dr Mark Dennis inaugural award was given to Dr David education. School of Physics Drury (Meng 1997, PhD 2006) (Merchant the University teaching and Learning Venturers School of engineering). Simon McIntosh-Smith awards, which recognise excellent Merchant Venturers School of teachers, were given this year to: engineering Dr Alaa Daud (MSc 2010) School of Oral and Dental Sciences 8 | REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2011/12

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Statistics and commentary

Financial support to students Bursaries Scholarships Hardship funds the University can provide financial support to £ ££ students in the form of bursaries, scholarships and Undergraduate 3,496,043 194,815 345,163 discretionary assistance from hardship funds. in Postgraduate 125,040 1,990,981 60,975 2011/12, the University disbursed the following Total 3,621,083 2,185,796 406,138 amounts in these kinds of financial support:

Total student numbers 2011/12 Undergraduate Postgraduate taught Postgraduate research Total arts 2,870 (78.1%) 514 (14%) 293 (8%) 3,677 Science 2,974 (78.8%) 140 (3.7%) 659 (17.5%) 3,773 engineering 1,881 (74.4%) 315 (12.5%) 331 (13.1%) 2,527 Medical and Veterinary Sciences 1,540 (81.1%) 102 (5.4%) 257 (13.5%) 1,899 Medicine and Dentistry 1,707 (73.1%) 454 (19.4%) 174 (7.5%) 2,335 Social Sciences and Law 2,487 (50.6%) 1,856 (37.8%) 568 (11.6%) 4,911 Year total 13,459 (70.4%) 3,381 (17.7%) 2,282 (11.9%) 19,122

Total student numbers 20010/11 Undergraduate Postgraduate taught Postgraduate research Total arts 2,721 (79%) 435 (12.6%) 290 (8.4%) 3,446 Science 2,912 (81.6%) 131 (3.7%) 524 (14.7%) 3,567 engineering 1,735 (69.76%) 425 (17.09%) 327 (13.15%) 2,487 Medical and Veterinary Sciences 1,449 (82.2%) 85 (4.7%) 240 (13.2%) 1,824 Medicine and Dentistry 1,677 (69.9%) 549 (22.9%) 172 (7.2%) 2,398 Social Sciences and Law 2,544 (49.5%) 2,024 (39.4%) 576 (11.2%) 5,144 Year total 13,182 (69.5%) 3,645 (19.2%) 2,138 (11.3%) 18,965

Number of degrees awarded 2011/12 2010/11 Undergraduate 3,016 3,110 Postgraduate taught 2,431 1,869 Postgraduate research 605 564

Graduate destinations Graduate destinations 2011 Graduate destinations 2010 Full-time paid work 51.4% Full-time paid work 53.8% every year, new graduates are asked to complete a questionnaire concerning their employment or study Part-time paid work 6.5% Part-time paid work 6.1% status. the resulting figures enable the University to Voluntary/unpaid work 3.0% Voluntary/unpaid work 2.5% build a year-on-year picture of the destinations of its Work and further study 6.7% Work and further study 5.2% graduates. Further study 20.0% Further study 20.4% assumed to be unemployed 5.9% assumed to be unemployed 5.5% not available for employment 3.5% not available for employment 3.7% Other 1.1% Other 1.0% explicit refusal 1.9% explicit refusal 1.8 % 2011/12 REVIEW OF THE YEAR | 9 research

New centre for composite materials University Research Institutes The University’s priorities a major new centre for innovation in the academic year 2011/12 saw the formal in this area are to: composite materials, hosted and owned approval by Senate and the University • be recognised globally for the quality of by the University of Bristol, is open for Planning and resource Committee for the our research; business. the national Composites Centre first two University research institutes • create a positive research environment (nCC), a £25-million investment supported (Uris), which serve as focal points for the and infrastructure that will attract and by the Department for Business, innovation wide-ranging research conducted at Bristol retain the highest quality researchers and and Skills, the South West regional to tackle key global issues. the Cabot postgraduate students worldwide; Development agency and the european institute, having been founded in 2010 to • develop our portfolio of flagship and regional Development Fund, was formally bring together research groups and high-impact research, working across and opened by the Business Secretary, Dr Vince individuals working on themes connected between disciplines to answer important societal questions and contribute to the Cable, in november 2011. with global uncertainty and the environment, became the first Uri; the second draws social, political, environmental and Composite technology is transforming a economic well-being of the region, the together the many strands of health wide range of industries, with applications UK and the wider world; research at the University and is a key player to the manufacture of electric cars, tidal in Bristol health Partners, a major new • seek, manage and provide professional turbine blades, aircraft wings, medical support for strategic relationships and partnership (with the local nhS trusts, equipment, and much more. the nCC will alliances with key national and Bristol City Council and the University of the international partners – business and bring together dynamic companies and West of england) that aims to improve industry, the public sector, user enterprising academics to develop new healthcare services in Bristol by integrating, communities, sponsors of research technologies for the design and rapid promoting and developing the city’s and policy-makers; manufacture of high-quality composite strengths in clinical services, research, • play a leading intellectual role in enterprise, products. it is also part of the high Value innovation and education. Uri health was knowledge exchange and economic and Manufacturing (hVM) technology and launched in august 2012. social impact agendas, and continue to be innovation Centre initiative, a network of a beacon of good practice and leader of world-leading technology and innovation innovation in the city and region; Funding boost for creative industries centres that aim to transform the UK’s • develop a sustainable portfolio of the University is a key partner in a new capability for innovation. research informed by evidence-based Knowledge exchange hub for the region. leadership, management and the research and enterprise in arts and administration and supported by high the Centre has powerful support from Creative technologies hub (reaCt) for standards of governance. industry members: agustaWestland, Bristol, the South West of england and airbus, rolls-royce, GKn, Umeco and South Wales is one of four funded by the Vestas have already committed almost arts and humanities research Council £5.5 million of work over three years. it is (ahrC) to boost their respective regions’ located at the new Bristol and Bath Science creative economy. Other partners in reaCt Park, in which the University is a key are the Universities of Bath, Cardiff, exeter stakeholder, and which serves as a hub and the West of england and the Watershed for many of the region’ s science and arts trust (and iShed). reaCt will invest technology businesses. £3 million in up to 70 themed projects over four years. 10 | REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2011/12

Research continued

of their excavation. the resulting dataset – the first of its kind – showed that nest architecture is influenced by factors both social (the density of ants) and environmental (the structure of the sediment through which they tunnel).

Jetlagged racehorses see the light a study led by Dr Domingo tortonese in the School of Veterinary Sciences has shown that racehorses can adapt very quickly to sudden shifts in the 24-hour light-dark cycle, such as those resulting from a transmeridian flight, with unexpected benefits to their physical performance. Martin Chainey Martin the Business Secretary, Dr Vince Cable, opens the a racehorse is put through its paces at the School of in the first study of its kind, thoroughbred national Composites Centre. Veterinary Sciences in Langford. horses were housed in light-controlled rooms and put through a daily fitness programme for three months. they then experienced a shift in the 24-hour light-dark cycle that mimicked an easterly flight across Cord blood could mend hearts permanently excluded from school, or were seven time zones. the results showed that Stem cells from umbilical cord blood could young offenders or teenage mothers. Over they adapted rapidly to changes in light, help repair damaged heart muscle, half of the girls reported that they had been with no increase in their level of stress; according to a study led by Professor a victim of physical violence in at least one instead, there were alterations in their raimondo ascione (ChM 2007), Chair of intimate relationship, and a quarter of boys endocrine systems favouring enhanced Cardiac Surgery and translational research said they had dated physically aggressive physical capacity. Consequently, the horses in the School of Clinical Sciences. the partners. Many appeared to accept were able to run at full gallop for an research, funded by the British heart violence as a normal, although unwanted, additional 25 seconds before reaching Foundation and the national institute for aspect of being in a relationship. the fatigue. Since racehorses can be subjected health research, found that it is possible to problem was highlighted in a home Office to changes in daily light without travel being expand up to seven-fold, in vitro, a rare teen violence campaign launched the involved, these findings could help to reduce variety of stem cells (called CD133+) from same month. the level of injury in competitions. the human cord blood and then grow them into research, in collaboration with the cardiac muscle cells. the findings, Archaeology + geology + biology = ant universities of Melbourne and Cambridge, published online in Stem Cell Reviews & nests in four dimensions was supported by a research grant from the Reports, could have major implications for a novel application of Ct scanning horserace Betting Levy Board and by a future treatment following a heart attack. technology has allowed an interdisciplinary Wellcome trust equipment Grant. team to create a four-dimensional picture of Partner abuse is ‘normal’ say how ants build their nests – some of the One step closer to a quantum computer disadvantaged youth most remarkable structures in nature. researchers from the Centre for Quantum the levels of violence girls and boys from nests are built collectively, through self- Photonics have developed a multi-purpose disadvantaged backgrounds experience in organisation and local interactions of ants optical chip that represents an important their partner relationships is revealed in with one another and their environment, step forward in the race to develop a research funded by the nSPCC and led by but previous studies used plaster casts that quantum computer. the chip generates, Christine Barter, Senior research Fellow in destroy the nests. manipulates and measures entanglement the School for Policy Studies. the report, and mixture – two quantum phenomena Geologist Dr nicholas Minter (BSc 2003, ‘Standing on my own two feet’, is the first which are essential driving forces for PhD 2008), archaeologist Dr Kate robson in-depth look at violence in the intimate quantum computation. Brown (BSc 2003, PhD 2008), and biologist relationships of disadvantaged teenagers Professor nigel Franks used high-resolution the Bristol researchers, led by Peter not in mainstream education. the Ct scanning as a non-destructive way of Shadbolt, have shown for the first time that researchers interviewed 82 boys and girls imaging ant nests throughout the process entanglement (a connection between two aged 13-18, some of whom had been 2011/12 REVIEW OF THE YEAR | 11

distant particles) can be generated, manipulated and measured entirely on a tiny silica chip. they have also used this chip to measure mixture – an often unwanted effect, which can now be controlled and used to characterise quantum circuits. the 70mm x 3mm chip performs several experiments that would ordinarily need a large optical bench. it consists of a network of tiny channels which guide and manipulate single photons. Using eight reconfigurable electrodes embedded in the circuit, photon pairs can be manipulated and entangled, producing any possible entangled state of two photons or any mixed state of one photon. MUSeUM tOrQUay a Ct scan of an ant nest. the head of the coffin discovered at torquay Museum. the researchers are now working on scaling up the complexity of this device.

‘Royal’ coffin found in seaside museum Dr aidan Dodson, a senior research fellow in Bristol’s Department of archaeology and anthropology, discovered an extremely rare the net proceeds of the Placing primarily allow them to make deliveries of people egyptian coffin at torquay Museum while to expand the distribution of its and parcels around the city, offering a undertaking a long-term project to confectionery gum products in the high-quality, competitive and eco-friendly catalogue egyptian coffins in english and USa and into europe, to fund additional service. regulatory dossiers in connection with its Welsh provincial museums. two teams of engineering students shared nicotine gum commercialisation, and to third place: Cleatfit (Sam Barrett (Meng the child’s coffin was cut from a single log fund the development of its consumer 2012), Madeline Burke (Meng 2012), Leo of cedar wood and is exquisitely carved, specialties products. inlaid and painted. its present occupant is Morgan (Meng 2012), James Gray (Meng 2012) and Odysseas Pappas (Meng 2012)), in fact nearly 1,000 years younger than the Bristol New Enterprise Competition a mechanical solution for cyclists to coffin itself, which may originally have been the winner of the University’s 2011 new accurately replace the cleats that fasten made for a junior member of royalty enterprise Competition (organised to inspire their cycling shoes to their pedals; and Flare somewhere between 1525 BC and new business ideas and entrepreneurial (tim ankers (Meng 2012), Laura Clare 1470 BC. talent among students, staff and recent (Meng 2012), Will tiley (Meng 2012), graduates) was rusty Squid Ltd, whose George Cusworth (Meng 2012), Dave Bristol spin-out company AIMs high team of roboticists, puppeteers and model Green (Meng 2012) and Claire tobin revolymer, the British polymer company makers design and build ‘corporeal’ (Meng 2012)), which designs organic co-founded by Professor terence Cosgrove creatures which can interact with people. cotton bags that use colour-changing (DSc 1991) based on technology he their ‘soft robotics’ creations have already technology to indicate when UV radiation developed at Bristol, was listed on aiM, the proved popular with theatres and museums, from the sun has reached specific London Stock exchange’s international and with marketing companies. Final-year intensities. market for smaller growing companies. Physics PhD student Brendan arnold put revolymer conditionally placed a total of rusty Squid’s business plan together and this year’s competition entries were judged 25,000,000 Placing Shares with institutional works alongside company directors David by a panel of industry experts from investors at a price of 100 pence per McGoran, roseanne Wakely and Paul sponsoring organisations including Deloitte, Placing Share (“Placing Price”) to raise O’Dowd. eaDS, iP Group, Motorola, Santander, gross proceeds of £25 million. Setsquared Business acceleration Centre Second place went to students Sam harris (Bristol), Veale Wasbrough Vizards, and its entire issued share capital (including the and nishil raichura for Pedal Power Wyvern Seed Fund. Placing Shares) was issued to trading on transport, a courier and taxi business the aiM market of the London Stock powered by people rather than petrol. exchange in July 2012. revolymer will use they have specialised rickshaws which 12 | REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2011/12

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Grants

the University attracted a total of £2.7 million from the Biotechnology and decomposes: towards biodegradable £126.4 million in grants during 2011/12. Biological Sciences research Council robotic organisms’. this included the following: (BBSrC), the State of São Paulo research Foundation (FaPeSP, Brazil) and the British £297,000 from the British heart £1.3 million from the european research heart Foundation to a research team Foundation to the Bristol heart institute Council (erC) to Dr Paul Curnow (PhD comprising members of the University of for a project led by Gavin Murphy, 2003) in the School of Biochemistry for a Bristol, the Bristol heart institute and the reader in Cardiac Surgery, to develop study of minuscule algae cells that are University of São Paulo, to explore possible blood transfusion methods that reduce able to produce silica – the fundamental new blood pressure treatments that target the risk of organ injury during cardiac constituent of glass – in the hope that his the nervous system. surgery. findings could lead to a new generation of medical imaging tools. €500,000 to Dr Simon O’Doherty (MSc £750,000 from the UK Medical 1988, PhD 1991) in the School of Chemistry research Council (MrC) for research

£960,000 from the erC to Professor as part of inGOS (integrated non-CO2 led by Dr ariel Blocker from the School Samir Okasha and Professor Ken Greenhouse gas Observing System), an of Cellular and Molecular Medicine Binmore in the Department of Philosophy eU-funded project to monitor emissions of (in collaboration with Dr Luca Giuggiolli

for their project ‘Darwinism and the methane, nitrous oxide and other non-CO2 at the Centre for Complexity Sciences theory of rational Choice’. greenhouse gases and improve the and Professor Keiichi namba at the observational infrastructure. University of Osaka, Japan) into the Over €3 million (€2 million from the mechanisms behind infectious european Commission plus a €1.1 million a total of over £1 million from action diseases, focusing on how a ChiSt-era award from european funding Medical research and the Medical dysentery-causing bacterium infects its agencies including the ePSrC) to Dr ruth research Council to Bristol neuroscientists human host. Oulton and Professor John rarity at the led by Dr nadia Cerminara, Professor Centre for Quantum Photonics to address richard apps and Dr richard edwards to Over £640,000 from the ePSrC to the problem of sending information in target childhood cancer, explore how the Dr Martin Cryan in the Department of single quantum particles over global brain controls movement, and tackle the electrical and electronic engineering distances by using semiconductor high-risk surgery involved in treating brain (in collaboration with Dr Geoff nash devices on the nanoscale. tumours in children. from the University of exeter) to develop a new type of nanoscale lens £900,000 from the natural environment £246,000 from the Leverhulme trust to technology that it is hoped will research Council (nerC) and the Professor Sarah Street in the Department revolutionise the semiconductor laser economic and Social research Council of Drama: theatre, Film, television for her (which powers the internet, laser (eSrC) as part of a larger grant for a project ‘Colour in the 1920s: Cinema and machining, the defence industry and collaborative study (with the universities of its intermedial Contexts’. scientific research). east anglia, Oxford and Leeds, the British Geological Survey and the Overseas £200,000 from the Leverhulme trust to Dr Development institute, plus overseas Jonathan rossiter (Beng 1992, MSc 1996, partners) exploring better ways to forecast PhD 2000) in the Department of engineering and cope with future volcanic eruptions. Mathematics for his project ‘a robot that 2011/12 REVIEW OF THE YEAR | 13

Students

Bristol students in the charitable and Extraordinary success for The University’s priorities voluntary sector Bristol engineers in this area are to: the Students’ Union emphasises to its More than a quarter of the national royal • ensure a fair and transparent members the importance of escaping the academy of engineering Leadership system of student representation ‘student bubble’ and engaging with the local advanced awards were awarded to that provides students with the community in a positive way. the University students at Bristol. the ten students in the opportunity to shape their of Bristol Union's (UBU) raising and Giving Faculty of engineering selected as educational and extra-curricular (raG) and Volunteering programmes offer ‘inspirational role models to the next experience; a tremendous range of opportunities for generation of engineers’ were: Peter • support a vibrant, active and charitable work, along with related training Cooper, arthur Mitchell and thomas O’neill democratic Students’ Union; and personal development courses to help (engineering Design); Dominic Chapman students complement their academic work and Shashitha Kularatna (aerospace • ensure the provision of learning and and enhance their CVs. engineering); Matthew Oliver, William skills opportunities that enhance students’ future employability; thurston and Benedict Sayer (Civil RAG engineering); and Marcus Scaramanga and • offer a rewarding extra-curricular in the year 2011/12, raG activities raised Macdara O’Shea (Mechanical engineering). experience that provides for over £134,000 through a varied programme the students competed in a challenging students’ health, well-being and that included street collections, skydiving, selection event against over 200 students personal development; an overnight soccathon, building ‘Britain's from UK universities to win the award. • provide advice and support for Biggest Burrito’, and the traditional raG students’ personal welfare and procession through the streets of Bristol. Students and alumni excel at Olympics ensure effective integration into the Bristol students past and present triumphed University and local community. Volunteering at the London 2012 Olympic Games, During 2011/12, UBU Volunteering ran 41 collecting a total of five medals. student-led projects involving over 1,000 Laura Bechtolsheimer (BSc 2007) won gold students, and ran training programmes for as a member of the dressage team plus an over 400 volunteers, with sessions including individual dressage bronze; sailor hannah ‘Learning Disability and autism awareness’, Mills, a student in Mechanical engineering, ‘effective Communication’ and ‘Working secured a silver in the women’s 470 sailing in Schools’. with partner Saskia Clark; iain Percy Long-running events such as a Christmas (BSc 1998) and his partner andrew party for local children and a dinner dance Simpson took a silver medal in the star class for disadvantaged residents are joined on sailing; and hockey player Georgie twigg the roster by new student-led initiatives (Ba 2012) helped the women’s GB hockey including a project providing literacy and team win a bronze. numeracy support for the long-term the closing ceremony (designed by Bristol unemployed. alumna es Devlin (Ba 1993)) included a performance by Bristol student raG Morris dancers, who accompanied eric idle. the 14 | REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2011/12

Students continued

Student awards and prizes

Bristol engineer receives ‘Student of Fulbright Award for complex approach the Year’ award to music Stephen thompson (Meng 2011), a Matt McVicar (MSc 2008, Mres 2010), student in the Department of Civil a PhD student at the Bristol Centre for engineering, was one of the winners of Complexity Sciences (BCCS), has gained the international 2011 Science, a prestigious Fulbright award to pursue engineering & technology Student of the research into developing automatic year awards. Stephen received the Laing methods of musical analysis. his O’rourke award for ‘Best Civil research has already shown that taking engineering Student’ for his project account of the complexity of interactions entitled ‘redevelopment of the Colston between aspects such as the chords, hall’, supported by arup’s Bristol office. key, bassline and beat structure leads to record numbers of entries were received greater accuracy of chord recognition. Juliette Denny with local children in Kenya. from every major university in europe; two the award will allow Matt to spend a year other Bristol students were also at Columbia University in new york, with shortlisted for the awards, which are Professor Dan ellis at the Laboratory for supported by industry and leading recognition and Organization of Speech research institutions including airbus, BP, and audio. Kraft Foods, national Grid, and Lloyd’s register educational trust. Archaeology student strikes gold Jimena Lobo Guerrero arenas, a ceremony ended with a tribute to all the Tom Flynn named Best Student postgraduate student in the Department volunteers who helped ensure the success Journalist of archaeology and anthropology, was of the Games, including a number of Bristol tom Flynn, the editor of the University’s awarded a Short term research Grant University students and staff members. student newspaper Epigram, was from harvard University for research into awarded Best Student Journalist of the early colonial gold-working in Colombia. A sporting legacy for Kenya year in the national Union of Students her project, which involves fieldwork and Juliette Denny, a postgraduate Geology (nUS) awards 2012. the award archival research, focuses on metallurgy student, helped to sow the seeds for a ceremony was the culminating event at and mining after the 16th-century lasting Olympic legacy in Kenya. She spent the nUS Students’ Unions 2012 summer Spanish conquest. it includes the study four weeks there in 2011 with other young conference in exeter. of individual craftsmen and workshops, volunteers from Bristol, promoting sport and the reconstruction of the technology and community ties as part of Umoja, the PhD student wins dissertation prize organisation of metal production, and the Bristol-Kenya Partnership. together they Stefano Longo (PhD 2011), who roles played by metal items in the cultural built a football pitch, two netball pitches, a completed his PhD in the Dynamics and milieu of the period. volleyball pitch, a cricket pitch and a long Control research Group at the Queens jump track and pit for a local community School of engineering, won the 2011 Award for fighting food poverty to use. institution of engineering and FoodCycle Bristol, an initiative run by technology’s (iet) Control and Umoja, from the Swahili word for students at Bristol to help alleviate food automation Doctoral Dissertation prize for ‘togetherness’, was formed as a result of poverty in the city, was named Best his work on ‘Optimal and robust the friendship between Bob reeves (Med Social enterprise at the Setsquared scheduling for networked control 1982) (former Director of Sport exercise and Partnership’s second annual student systems’. the iet ambition and health at Bristol) and renowned Kenyan enterprise awards. FoodCycle Bristol achievement awards recognise some of athlete Kip Keino (honorary LLD 2007). the provides free meals for the community the world’s most outstanding engineers charity fostered sporting, educational, using food which would otherwise be and technologists and acknowledge the cultural and commercial links between thrown away. the scheme, established in talents of exceptional students and young Bristol and Kenya ahead of the 2012 2009, serves free three-course meals to professionals. London Olympic Games. the entire Kenyan beneficiaries in easton every Sunday from squad based themselves in the city for their its base in easton Community Centre. pre-Olympics training camp. 2011/12 REVIEW OF THE YEAR | 15

it is co-ordinated by students and volunteers from throughout the community who help run the kitchen and collect the waste food using bicycle trailers. FoodCycle hopes to set up a second community kitchen in the near future.

Low-carbon research wins first prize Jo humphrey (MSc 2012), a final-year undergraduate in the School of Chemistry, was awarded first prize in a competition that recognises outstanding student research in the area of low- tom Flynn adam Smith, Co-ordinator of Food Cycle, Bristol receives carbon technologies. Jo’s work with the the Setsquared award from Simon Woodroffe OBe, electrochemistry Group involved finding founder of yO! new materials for fuel cell applications, and she focused on developing specialist low-cost diamond powders, which can replace conventional electrocatalyst coatings and offer significantly improved rewards of entrepreneurship. Before and the students will be co-funded lifespans for fuel cells. going to the USa, Shaun will be the accordingly. the competition is sponsored by Low ‘entrepreneur in residence’ at Bristol, Carbon South West, a partnership with an opportunity to develop his Best lectures go free-range between businesses, academia, and local business concept while networking with Free range University, a social enterprise authorities promoting the growth of the entrepreneurs, investors, and service started by Bristol students and alumni, is environmental technologies and services providers in the UK. he will also expanding to universities across the UK, sector in the South West. encourage and enable students to work giving members of the public a unique on their own entrepreneurial ideas. opportunity to experience inspirational Economics student goes global teaching for free. Shaun Miller (BSc 2012), a final-year SPAIS undergraduates head to tom Corfield (Meng 2009) developed the economics undergraduate, was named a Canada Best of Bristol Lectures (BoB) idea after Kauffman Global Scholar after winning a Four students from the School of he decided to sit in on some of his competition organised by the Sociology, Politics and international friends’ favourite lectures. Over 2,000 Setsquared Partnership. Shaun’s winning Studies (SPaiS) were accepted to give students voted on which teachers from entry was a motion tracking device that papers at the tomorrow’s ideas, now across the University they felt were the connects with mobile phones and (tin) international Undergraduate most interesting and engaging, leading to computers, which will have a wide range interdisciplinary Conference at the a series of lunchtime lectures attended by of applications. University of alberta, edmonton, Canada, more than 6,000 students, staff and in august 2012. Luke de noronha (BSc Kauffman Global Scholars is a fully members of the public. he graduated in 2012), Lizzie Packham (BSc 2012), alice funded, 15-month programme that 2009 and secured funding from the Peck (BSc 2012) and Mara ruse (BSc includes a six-month stay in the USa with University and from social enterprise 2012) were among some 80 applicants fellow scholars, during which they will visit charity UnLtd to turn the BoB concept for this international event. this initiative Stanford and harvard Universities and the into the Free range University, or Fruni came about as a result of co-operation Massachusetts institute of technology. (www.fruni.org.uk), an online platform between Bristol’s institute for advanced this is then followed by a three-month which allows students at any university to Studies (iaS) and its equivalent at alberta, internship at a technology company to replicate the model. the Kule institute for advanced Studies, understand the real-life challenges and 16 | REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2011/12

Staff

Human Resources Operations a working group, involving managers from The University’s priorities in 2011/12, human resources implemented across the University and the trade unions, in this area are to: a number of changes to further improve has identified some initial potential career • recruit and retain first-class talent; efficiency and performance. For example, pathways and is now mapping the skills, • foster a high-achieving workforce human resources (hr) Operations teams knowledge and experience needed at each that is competent, committed, are now located with their Faculties/ stage and the potential training opportunities. creative and capable of managing Divisions so that hr Operations teams form in addition, a new initiative, the Performance and responding positively to change; a more integral part of their Faculty/Division. enhancement project, aims to create a hr Operations teams are also now working • develop a culture and an culture in which employees can feel more closely with Finance and Payroll to environment that motivates and confident about their performance in their improve the efficiency and delivery of enables people to make an current role and have clear structure for their services and this is beginning to deliver excellent contribution. career progression. OD is also prioritising its returns through an improved service. discussions with senior managers to create hr Operations teams successfully a more structured approach to talent implemented the revised Promotions and management and succession planning. Progression procedure, with support from Other initiatives include: the Organisational Development team. • plans to introduce a streamlined course- in the coming year a major project to booking system; replace hr’s People information Management System (PiMS) with an • a pilot mentoring scheme, for both integrated hr, Finance and Payroll system academic and support staff; is underway and hr Operations will be • a new e-recruitment system. working closely with Finance and Payroll to progress this. a third staff survey was carried out in early 2012, and 49 per cent of all staff – the Organisational development highest number yet – responded. a full the expanded Organisational Development report together with an associated action (OD) team – now comprised of equality and plan is due to be published during the Diversity; Change Management; Staff 2012/13 autumn term. Development; Policy and reward; resourcing; and Systems – came into Equality and diversity operation in 2011/12. this new OD team the main focus for the equality and Diversity has carried out a number of improvement team in 2011/12 has been on improving the activities including its Creating excellence representation of women in academic programme, which was developed leadership roles. as a result Council has specifically to support new teams and new agreed to a set of recommendations that ways of working. are now being implemented across the University to increase gender diversity in a review of the leadership and senior academic roles. the team has also management-development needs for worked closely with colleagues in the support staff is currently underway, with Medical Faculty on preparing submissions development programmes for both first-line for recognition under the athena SWan and middle managers planned for 2012/13. (Scientific Women’s academic network) in January 2012 work began on delivering a Charter – a national scheme that recognises Career Framework for support staff. excellence in the employment of women in the fields of science, technology, 2011/12 REVIEW OF THE YEAR | 17

engineering, maths and medicine (SteMM). in 2012, two schools were formally recognised under the Charter for supporting the career development of their female staff: the School of Chemistry received a Bronze award and the School of Physiology and Pharmacology successfully renewed its Silver award. Other activities include: • developing policies, procedures and processes to ensure that the University can demonstrate due regard to equality of opportunity; • developing, with the support of

members of the University’s individual Professor Varinder aggarwal FrS Professor Debbie Lawlor Circumstances Group, a Code of Practice for submission as part of reF2014; • continuing collaboration with the russell Group equality Forum on key issues connected to equality and diversity.

Influencing policy Many Bristol academics achieve the Clinical Sciences and Bristol heart • Professor Gillian Clark of the Department distinction of being appointed to sit on the institute, was one of 29 nihr Senior of Classics and ancient history was boards and decision-making committees of investigators who were re-appointed. elected a Fellow of the British academy. government and non-profit organisations, • Dr Pat Kehoe, reader in translational • Debbie Lawlor (MB ChB 1986), Professor which in many cases enables them to Dementia research in the School of of epidemiology at the University’s School contribute to shaping national and Clinical Sciences was invited to join the of Social and Community Medicine, was international policy. Some examples from research advisory Committee (raC) of elected to the Fellowship of the academy the year include: the alzheimer’s Society. of Medical Sciences. • Professor Patricia Broadfoot (DSc 2000, • Mario di Bernardo (PhD 1998), Professor honorary LLD 2010) from the University’s Fellowships and professional of nonlinear Systems and Control in the Graduate School of education was appointments Department of engineering Mathematics appointed a member of a new Social Many members of staff represent the and a member of the Bristol Centre for Science expert Panel for the Department University through prestigious Fellowships Complexity Sciences, was named a for environment and rural affairs (Defra) and membership of professional Fellow of the institute of electrical and and the Department of energy and organisations. the year 2011/12 saw the electronics engineers (ieee). Climate Change (DeCC). following appointments, among others: • Malcolm evans, OBe, Professor of • Jonathan Sterne, Professor of Medical • Varinder aggarwal, Professor in the international Law, and one of the UK’s Statistics and epidemiology, and Debbie School of Chemistry, alasdair houston, leading human rights experts, was Lawlor (MB ChB 1986), Professor of Professor of theoretical Biology in the awarded an honorary Fellowship by epidemiology in the School of Social and School of Biological Sciences, richard Bangor University, Wales for his services Community Medicine, were two of 25 Kerswell, Professor of applied to law. new Senior investigators to represent the Mathematics in the School of country’s most outstanding leaders of Mathematics, and John Mcnamara, • haydn Mason, emeritus Professor and clinical and applied health and social care Professor of Mathematics and Biology in Senior research Fellow in the research by the national institute for the School of Mathematics, were all Department of French, was elected a health research (nihr). Gianni angelini, elected Fellows of the royal Society. Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales. British heart Foundation (BhF) Professor of Cardiac Surgery in the School of 18 | REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2011/12

Staff continued

• Mervyn Miles, Professor of Physics, head of the nanophysics and Soft Matter Group, and Director of the Centre for nanoscience & Quantum information at the University of Bristol, became the new Chief Scientific advisor for iOP Publishing. Martin Chainey Martin SMith niCK

Professor Jean Golding OBe Dr Pat Kehoe

Awards and prizes history, thought and literature, for • Professor Katharine Cashman, aXa Staff continue to distinguish themselves services to russian studies in language Professorial research Fellow in the through the receipt of awards and prizes. and culture. School of earth Sciences, was elected accolades from the year include: to the american academy of arts and • Four academics in Bristol’s School of Sciences (aaaS). • Professor Kei Cho, Chair of earth Sciences were awarded medals neuroscience in the University’s School from the Geological Society: Dr Cherry • Professor Keith Stanton from the of Clinical Sciences, received one of Lewis (BSc 1994), an honorary University’s Law School was elected the royal Society’s most prestigious research Fellow, was awarded the President of the Society of Legal awards, a royal Society Wolfson Sue tyler Friedman Medal; Willy Scholars (SLS) for 2011/12. research Merit award, for his work on aspinall, Cabot Professor in natural • Professor Keith edwards in the School synaptic plasticity and pathology in hazards and risk Science, received of Biological Sciences was awarded the brain. the William Smith Medal, for excellence the royal agricultural Society of in contributions to applied geoscience; • three academics were awarded an england’s 2011 research Medal. Order of the British empire (OBe): royal Society research Fellow Dr Professor Marianne hester, head of Daniela Schmidt received the Lyell • Mick aston, emeritus Professor of the Centre for Gender and Violence Fund, awarded to outstanding early Landscape archaeology, was given a research at the University’s School for career scientists; and Professor Lifetime achievement award at the Policy Studies, in recognition of her Christopher hawkesworth, a Visiting 2012 British archaeological awards. Professor in the School of earth work to improve the quality of care • Clive Mason, a teaching Fellow in the Sciences, was awarded the Wollaston given for women and children Centre for Deaf Studies, won teacher Medal, the highest award given by the experiencing domestic violence and of the year for the South West region in Geological Society. abuse; Professor Jean Golding (DSc the 2012 Signature annual awards. 1994), emeritus Professor of Paediatric • Dr heather Whitney (PhD 2002), • Libby houston, research associate in and Perinatal epidemiology, in Lecturer in Global Change in the Biological Sciences, was awarded the recognition of the world-famous School of Biological Sciences, has prestigious hh Bloomer medal by the population study, Children of the 90s been awarded the 2012 President’s Linnean Society for her contribution to (also known as aLSPaC), which she Medal in Plant Sciences by the Society natural history. founded in 1991; and emeritus for experimental Biology, for her Professor Derek Offord, a specialist in ground-breaking research on plant 18th- and 19th-century russian iridescence. 2011/12 REVIEW OF THE YEAR | 19

The engaged University

Playing a positive role in the city • a new festival of history, made possible The University’s priorities the University’s Public engagement strategy by a generous bequest to the School of in this area are to: is set by the University’s engaged University historical Studies; Steering Group and is managed by the • support and promote dialogue with • a University presence at the 2012 Centre for Public engagement (CPe) staff/students and the public; Festival of nature, which attracted over within the University’s Communications and 10,000 people. For the first time our • play a leading role in setting the Marketing Division. Over the past year CPe national agenda on public contribution to the Festival was almost helped to organise a wide range of events, engagement in higher education; entirely student-led and included a game including: • respond positively to community for youngsters on optimising pollination needs; • a festival, involving more than 200 strategies. academics and students, showcased • play a positive role in the affairs research from across the University using Setting the national agenda of the city, region and nation; 20 interactive exhibits. these ranged the University has agreed funding for the • nurture relationships with alumni from life-sized model cows and images national Co-ordinating Centre for Public and other friends of the University; of trees carved by soldiers before going engagement (nCCPe) beyond the end of • behave responsibly as an to war to giant structures showing the its current funding period. areas of close institution. strength of nano materials. Over 1,500 collaboration include working with the members of the public and around 1,000 higher education Funding Council for primary school children attended the england (heFCe) on the inclusion of public event; engagement as a route to impact for research excellence Framework (reF) • ninety-one free public lectures and talks 2014. this year, CPe led two sessions at run by a variety of departments, which the nCCPe conference on engaged learning attracted over 20,000 people. topics and partnership working. ranged from the psychology of language to using twitter to assess public mood. Responding to community needs a highlight was a public debate before Bristol’s Community Sport Programme has the mayoral referendum, which attracted had another excellent year with more than a capacity crowd; 100 volunteer coaches and mentors from • a new Festival of arts, which included the University helping to promote sport and talks, concerts and workshops and healthy living at the annual Festival of Sport. showcased research from across the Over 1,300 school pupils took part in faculty; activities from football to Zumba classes. • a collaboration with 16 other institutions a series of CPe-led events brought together to create an exhibit for the royal researchers in history, archaeology, Drama Society’s Summer Science exhibition to and Computer Science to explore Bristol’s mark the anniversary of the discovery of history and heritage. Members of the public cosmic rays and the subsequent brought some incredible memorabilia, progress in particle and astrophysics including hand-drawn maps of the voyage research. the exhibition also travelled to of the Titanic and photographs depicting life the Bristol Balloon Fiesta, where school in Bristol through the ages. the researchers children accompanied cosmic ray are now working with community groups to detectors on balloon flights; develop follow-on projects, which should help bring Bristol’s history to life. 20 | REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2011/12 aManDa eDMOnDSOn/CPe aManDa aManDa eDMOnDSOn/CPe aManDa

Top: three former members of the 1952 St Barnabas school hockey Top: a young visitor to the University’s exhibition at the Bristol Festival team are reunited at a CPe-led Know your South Bristol event, which of nature finds out about the workings of the body’s immune system. used their team photograph on its flyer. Above: David Brodowski, leader of the University’s string quartet in Above: the ‘Know your Fossil’ stand at Bristol’s Festival of nature residence, the Brodowski Quartet, performs at a free lunchtime recital enabled visitors to share their knowledge of fossils. open to the public.

Nurturing relationships with alumni e-newsletters, and the award-winning Malcolm evans, social events in Paris, the University of Bristol is proud of its Nonesuch magazine is posted to Bristol hong Kong, Victoria BC and Cambridge, 100,000-plus alumni, and works closely alumni twice a year. and many more. with its alumni association, Convocation, to With strong support from the Convocation Perhaps the best evidence of the keep the sense of alma mater strong. Committee and other alumni volunteers University’s strong engagement with alumni although the focus is on alumni in greater around the world, the University holds a and other supporters is that Bristol has Bristol (around 11,000) and greater London wide range of alumni events. in 2011/12, more alumni donors than any other UK (around 40,000), the University reaches out these included receptions at the house of university, apart from Oxford and to alumni in more than 170 nations around Commons, a ‘new graduates London Cambridge. More than 6,500 alumni gave the world. networking’ event, a Bristol lecture by gifts in 2011/12, with 301 of these giving at More than 11,000 people now use Bristol Professor Chris Stringer FrS (PhD 1973, Pioneer level (see pp27-28). alumni Linkedin and Facebook pages, DSc 1990, hon LLD 2000), a talk in new tens of thousands read regular Bristol york by human rights expert Professor 2011/12 REVIEW OF THE YEAR | 21

Estate development

An ambitious building programme University has gained planning consent for The University’s priorities the University is committed to the largest this development, which will include a new in this area are to: estate investment programme in its history, public transport hub to serve the highly • provide all parts of the University with £200-million of projects likely to be successful University bus service to the site. with flexible accommodation which completed by 2016. three major projects Demolition work has already started and the is of a quality, size and functionality have been foremost on the University’s scheme will be completed in time for the appropriate to the activities to be estates agenda in this past year and all have 2014 intake. delivered and which supports the made good progress. University’s vision; all three projects have been designed to the the Bristol Life Sciences building moved highest environmental standards and should • ensure the most efficient use of into its construction phase and the tower achieve the BreeaM excellent status. the existing space and the development cranes that have been erected on St richmond Building will feature a combined of capacity within the central Michael’s hill dominate the Bristol skyline. heat and power energy centre, with waste precinct area wherever appropriate; the £54-million development, which will heat being used to warm the pool water. • continue to work to reduce carbon provide new teaching facilities and research the new residences will have arrays of solar emissions and improve the laboratories for Biological Sciences and a panels that should generate up to 20 per sustainability of the physical range of related disciplines, will take shape cent of the power requirement. the estate; over the coming year, and is due for elevations of the Life Sciences Building will • provide residential accommodation completion in late 2013. the associated be constructed in part from stone recovered which is attractive to students in landscape will open up new routes from the from the buildings that previously stood on form, service and location; historic royal Fort to St Michael’s hill and the site. • deliver an ambitious capital will provide a beautiful backdrop for a range programme in support of the of University buildings. Planning for the future renewal of accommodation and the During the year, a range of estate renovation of the Queen’s road Building, to creation of adaptive capacity; investments were completed. two new be renamed the richmond Building, surgery facilities for the School of Veterinary • provide an attractive, safe, continued throughout the year. the building Sciences were opened at Langford accessible and welcoming setting is home to the Students’ Union as well as for University buildings that is Campus, one for small animal treatment and the University’s swimming pool. When sympathetic to the wider urban one for equine acute care, the latter with complete the 1960s landmark will be totally context; funding contributions from the alborada refurbished inside and out at a cost of £28 trust and the Donkey Sanctuary. On the • produce a new Estate Strategy to million. the pool area and new changing Precinct, a new £1.2-million centre for Cell inform future strategic decisions facilities, together with a brand new Biology research and teaching opened in about the size, nature and direction entrance and foyer, will open in January of the University’s estate. the Medical Science Building. two Victorian 2013 and new space for the international villas on Priory road have been fully Foundation programme and the renovated to provide high-quality international Office will follow later that accommodation for Social Sciences and month. the renovation of Union facilities will Law students. elsewhere, the renovation of then start in earnest with the revitalised existing halls of residences continued apace anson rooms due to complete in October with the next phase of Churchill hall and the 2013 and a range of new studio, club and full refurbishment of Manor hall starting in society spaces and an extended café bar to summer 2012. follow in 2014. in addition to the richmond Building and the third major project is a commitment to residential projects, enhanced capacity and build 327 new student bedrooms adjacent improved facilities for our student body will to hiatt Baker hall in Stoke Bishop. the 22 | REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2011/12

Left and below right: an architect’s impression of the hiatt Baker hall extension. Below left: an architect's impression of the new Students' Union building. Opposite top: an architect's impression of a laboratory in the new Life Sciences building. Opposite bottom: an architect's impression of the exterior of the new Life Sciences building. aWW arChiteCtS aWW

Reducing the University’s carbon footprint in 2011/12 the University continued implementing an agreed £10-million worth of carbon-reducing projects including: • installing LeD lighting and controls, replacing boilers, heating controls, pumps and ventilation and loft insulation throughout the University; • completing the voltage-optimisation project, which has reduced electricity use by an average of 6 per cent across the University; • installing low-loss transformers at the FeiLDen CLeGG BraDLey CLeGG FeiLDen aWW arChiteCtS aWW Stoke Bishop halls of residence, which together with the refurbishments at Churchill hall and loft insulation/hot water measures at the electrically heated Badock hall, has contributed to a be provided by the creation of a range of Setting the sustainability standard 9 per cent reduction in electricity for social learning spaces in the hawthorns at the University’s commitment towards halls of residence. the heart of the campus, with similar new sustainability continued throughout provision at Langford. the renovation of the 2011/12. it achieved re-certifications for the part-refurbishment of the Drama Wills Memorial Library will continue the the internationally regarded environmental department and Old Park hill has reduced University’s rolling programme investment in standard iSO14001 and energy efficiency gas consumption by 33 per cent and its library provision and new facilities will be standard iSO16064. Bristol is one of only 42 per cent respectively and electricity by provided for arts students in Woodland two russell Group universities to have 9 per cent. road and Cotham house. Lecture theatres achieved iSO14001 and hopes to be the in 2011/12 three solar installations came are being renovated and design work has first this year to include its curriculum in that online, to bring the University’s total capacity commenced for a new 400-seat theatre in accreditation. these certifications reflect the to 169kW, with an output equivalent to the Priory road. additional studio and University’s whole institution approach to annual consumption of 46 average homes. gymnasium space was created over the sustainability and helped the University gain summer in both the precinct sports centre a first-class placing in the People and Planet and at Langford. Green League. 2011/12 REVIEW OF THE YEAR | 23

Travelling in the right direction the University’s free cycle surgery was highly commended in the West of england travel Plan awards in October 2011. the surgery has been developed, in partnership with the student environmental society (BUSt), to offer free bike maintenance to cyclists and to transfer maintenance skills and knowledge. now in its fourth year the surgery has two mechanics, running 30 surgeries a year, and services 30 bicycles a session. in June 2012 the University secured £330,000 from the Government to help

implement staff and student sustainable rOBSOn ShePParD travel initiatives as part of a regional West of england Sustainable travel (WeSt) bid. in partnership with Wessex Connect and the University of the West of england, the University’s U6 bus service has been extremely popular during 2011/12, serving some 399,000 passengers throughout the year. there are plans to extend the route and frequency of the service in 2012/13.

Reducing waste Student end-of-term reuse projects, including the Big Give project, saved five tonnes of reusable items from landfill benefitting 16 local charities and raising £30,000. a new reuse website re-Store rOBSOn ShePParD has helped to find new homes for 500 items of furniture within the University. the University composted more than 250 tonnes of food waste from University • mapping sustainability in all courses learning opportunities. these included a sites, student halls of residences and across the University; ‘green’ version of Dragons’ Den and a series catering outlets. this successfully diverted of talks, including one from environmentalist 10 per cent of the University’s waste • assisting departments in the teaching Jonathon Porritt. the University’s Green from landfill. of sustainability; impact awards scheme – an accreditation in 2011/12 the University recycled more • developing resources and training scheme for environmental best practice than 77 per cent of its office waste, up materials and setting out a future based on more than 130 actions that help from 65 per cent last year. strategy. departments to reduce their negative impact on the environment – launched a hospital the University also partnered the Bristol Green learning scheme piloted with the University hospitals Student hub – a student–led organisation the higher education academy’s Green Bristol trust. next year the Green impact helping ethical and environmental groups at academy project, which began in 2010/11, awards will be extended to other hospitals the University – to provide training in has been extended in 2011/12 to include: as well as to more than 50 universities in sustainability skills, such as carbon and the UK. waste auditing, and to organise other 24 | REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2011/12

Information technology and libraries

Library services other branches, weekend and evening The University’s priorities From its ten branches the University Library opening hours were extended. in this area are to: serves over 18,500 users, including the design phase of the Wills Memorial academic staff, students and members of • provide IT and library facilities to Library refurbishment was completed in the the wider research community. it offers a support education, learning and spring of 2012, after consultation with wide range of services, including the teaching and to enhance the academic staff and students whose provision of printed and electronic student experience; feedback was incorporated into the design. information, lending services, a scanning • provide IT and library facilities to the contractor Bray & Slaughter was service compliant with the Copyright support research activities and appointed, and preparatory work began in Licensing agency (CLa), inter-library loans enhance research impact; June 2012. the refurbishment will be and a variety of study spaces, as well as completed in two phases: the first, which • support the University’s business training and expert advice in finding and began in summer 2012, will last until objectives by providing efficient and using information, and effective processes enabled by February 2013; the second will take reciprocal borrowing schemes. well-designed, integrated place in summer 2013. information systems; the Library’s key aims are to: Learning resources • ensure that our IT Strategy is • provide a welcoming and accessible Significant increases in the Library’s book people-focused and that all environment, with flexible spaces in budget between 2009/10 and 2011/12 members of the University are well which students can learn and interact; supported, trained and equipped to have brought the Library’s book expenditure fulfil their roles; • provide a wide range of published and into line with other russell Group universities, and by the end of this • provide excellent, responsive and unpublished material, including sufficient resilient IT services for all members copies of, or access to, all items on academic year, £600,000 will have been of the University; student reading lists; spent on books. • develop sustainable approaches to • manage physical, digital and staff the ereserves scanning service was rolled the provision of IT, in order to resources in a consultative and out in 78 subject areas (164 units) in the minimise the impact on the cost-effective way. arts, Social Sciences and Science faculties. environment. the service provides scanned book A welcoming and accessible chapters to students via Blackboard and environment has been used by 6,471 students. the refurbishment of the first and second academic staff and student feedback has floors of the arts and Social Sciences been very positive, and the 2011 national Library was completed over the summer Student Survey (nSS) scores for library of 2011. Student feedback about the services and resources improved in all of remodelled library has been extremely the subject areas which benefited from positive, and use of the library has the service. increased dramatically. Efficiency and cost effectiveness in the spring of 2012, the Library introduced initiatives to improve the efficiency and a significant increase to opening hours at effectiveness of the service have included seven branch libraries, including the the merger of the Dental Library with the introduction of 24/7 opening at the arts and Medical Library, and the further roll out of Social Sciences Library during the summer ‘shelf-ready books’ in which book suppliers, term revision period, which included the rather than Library staff, carry out the easter holiday and Bank holidays. at the processing of purchased items. 2011/12 REVIEW OF THE YEAR | 25

to address the issue of journal-price inflation, the Library participated in an initiative of russell Group librarians that aimed to convince publishers to reduce their prices. negotiations with two of the largest publishers whose subscriptions were due for renewal in January 2012 were concluded satisfactorily, and journal cancellations were avoided.

IT Services in august 2011 a separate it Services organisation was launched with the aim of improving the efficiency of the University’s it processes and to reduce inefficient it DaVe Pratt DaVe procurement and duplication of effort in SMith niCK developing it solutions. it Services is now an undergraduate uses one of the self-issue machines in network castles and hardware in the Department of electronic the Medical Library. engineering. a smaller, more focused organisation, managed centrally while maintaining local provision through geographical, zonal teams. Common policy, standards and operational processes are being defined, supported by the introduction of Service Enabling research • the University of Bristol Collections as Level agreements and a central Service BlueCrystal, the University’s high Linked Open Data (BriCOLaGe) project, Desk to handle all it related requests. Performance Computing (hPC) facility, which will make catalogue information for continues to support research and teaching two of the University’s most significant Support for education, learning across the University. the University, in collections – the Penguin archive, a and teaching collaboration with e-infrastructure South comprehensive collection of the it Services is introducing a new email and partners, was awarded £3.8 million from publisher’s papers and books; and the calendar service for the University provided ePSrC to create the Centre for innovation Geology Museum, a 100,000-specimen by Google. Google provides an easy-to-use regional hPC facility. BluePeta, the collection housing many unique and email system, which is accessible anywhere, research Data Storage Facility, provides irreplaceable resources – accessible for and has substantially increased storage for secure, resilient long-term storage of presentation online; space. around 11,000 students are already research data. • Planttracker, a smartphone app for the using the student email-for-life service, and it Services is also working to establish a environment agency and nerC Centre a staff pilot service is underway. research data repository service, for ecology & hydrology, which helps to support the growing use of mobile data.bris.ac.uk, which builds on the crowd-source the distribution of three devices the wireless network has been investment already made in research data. particularly invasive, non-native species: extended to cover study bedrooms in the service is being piloted within the Japanese Knotweed, himalayan Balsam student accommodation. the University has Faculty of arts with the aim of extending the and Floating Pennywort. also worked with Bristol City Council to model across the University. it is also provide access to the eduroam service in implementing atira Pure to provide a new Developing business processes council libraries and public areas, and has repository for research outputs and staff in 2011/12 a total of 13 systems projects launched a mobile support website CVs. this system will be critically important were completed, including a new bristol.ac.uk/it-services/mobile to help in assembling the University’s response to timetabling system and timesheet system students and staff access University the next research excellence Framework for research projects. a further 18 projects services via their smartphones and tablets. (reF). are still in progress, including new course- booking and e-recruitment systems for hr, a new technology enhanced Learning a number of projects led by it Services’ new systems for the theatre Collection, a Strategy has been approved, which will lead research and development group illustrate new estates-management system and an to further enhancements to services such as how the University is meeting its online booking system for sports facilities. MyBristol portal, the Blackboard online commitment to enable easy, anytime, learning environment and social learning anywhere access to research materials. spaces for students. these include: 26 | REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2011/12

Alumni distinctions and honorary degrees

Professor Desmond Smith OBE Guy Fetherstonhaugh QC (BSc 1977) Michelle McDowell (BSc 1984) won the (BSc 1952, DSc 1966) was awarded became an honorary member of the royal title of Veuve Clicquot Business Woman of the royal Medal from the royal Society institute of Chartered Surveyors in 2011. the year 2011. of edinburgh. Jacqui Molyneux (BSc 1979, BVSc 1981) Peter Darling (Ba 1985) won a Laurence Professor Kenneth Morgan was invested as the new president of the Olivier award for theatre Choreographer (BSc 1966, PhD 1969) became a Fellow of royal College of Veterinary Surgeons in for his work on Matilda: The Musical. the Learned Society of Wales in 2011. July 2012. Dr Robert Buckingham (PhD 1992) was Dr David Milne OBE (MSc 1967, PhD Professor Sir Mark Welland (MSc 1981, elected as a Fellow of the royal academy 1969, honorary Deng 2007) was awarded PhD 1984) was awarded the ‘Office of the of engineering in July 2012. the royal Medal from the royal Society Secretary of Defence Medal for Myles McLeod (BSc 1996, MSc 2000) of edinburgh. exceptional Public Service’ by the US won a BaFta at the British academy Department of Defence, and the ‘the Stephen Howard Davies (Cert 1968) Children’s awards with his production nnSa Gold Medal’ for ‘outstanding collected the Olivier award for Best company the Brothers McLeod, for their leadership and wise counsel as Chief Director for his production of The White show Quiff and Boot. Scientific advisor to the United Kingdom’ Guard. by the US Department of energy.

Kate Adie OBE Journalist, correspondent, Professor David Harvey Leading Maxine Room CBE (Bed 1979, Med author and presenter; former reporter at geographer and one of the world’s most 1993) Principal of Lewisham College, BBC Bristol, Doctor of Laws. influential social scientists; former member Doctor of Laws. of staff at the University of Bristol, Professor Mary Beard Professor of Alastair Sawday Bristol-based publisher; Doctor of Science. Classics at the University of Cambridge; Chair of the Green Capital Partnership, tV presenter and author, Doctor Dame Denise Holt (Ba 1970) Doctor of Letters. of Letters. Former British diplomat, Doctor of Letters. Tim Stevenson Former company director; Professor Graham Fleming (BSc 1971) Sir Stephen Laws (LLB 1972) former member of the University’s Council, Distinguished physical chemist; Vice- Former First Parliamentary Counsel, Doctor of Laws. Chancellor for research at the University Doctor of Laws. Dame Clare Tickell (Cert 1986) of California, Berkeley, Doctor of Science. Michelle McDowell MBE (BSc 1984) Chief executive of action for Children, Peter Hargreaves and Stephen Chair of the Building Design Partnership; Doctor of Laws. Lansdown Co-founders of financial award-winning civil engineer, Doctor of Michael Winterbottom (Cert 1983) advisers hargreaves Lansdown, engineering. Film director, Doctor of Letters. Doctor of Laws. Derek Pretty Former registrar and Dr Julie Wright (Cert 1975, MLitt 1978, Graham Harrison Partnership Director Secretary at the University of Bristol, PhD 1983) theatre director; Director of of Setsquared; former Director of Doctor of Laws. the Wapping Project, Doctor of Letters. international Business at the South West Professor Ray Priest (Bed 1978) Principal of england regional Development agency, Angela Yeoman OBE non-executive of the City academy, Doctor of Laws. Doctor of engineering. director of aggregate industries; long- Professor Sidney Ricketts (BSc 1968, standing contributor to the community BVSc 1971) World-leading equine and charities in Somerset, Doctor veterinary practitioner; lecturer at of Laws. University of Bristol, Doctor of Science. 2011/12 REVIEW OF THE YEAR | 27

Philanthropy

2011/12 Bristol Pioneers Ms Lesley G Silvester (Jackson) antoinette Chan In 2011/12: (Ba 1968) Mr ian B Chicken (LLB 1987) £25,000+ Mr nigel W Wray (BSc 1970, honorary the rt hon Lord Chilver FrS LLD 2005) (BSc 1947, PhD 1951, DSc 1962, • Bristol’s Centenary Campaign, Mr richard M Campbell-Breeden honorary DSc 1983) (BSc 1984) which was launched in 2009, £1,000-£4,999 Mr James S Clayton (Meng 2000) Mrs Samantha Campbell-Breeden topped £83.5 million in cash and emeritus Prof richard r Clements Dr John M Davis Mr Marc abbey (erasmus 1986) Mr John F Coates (LLB 1992) pledges. We are now in the home Mr W raymond S hill (BSc 1934) Mr Simon t aird (BSc 1993) Mr nigel J Cobb (MB ChB 1952) stretch towards our December 2014 Mrs Kate holmes Mr abdulla h M h r al Darmaki Mrs Fiona h Corney (Pattison) Mr roger a holmes (BSc 1981) Mr Gati S al-Jebouri (Beng 1990) goal of £100 million. (LLB 1996) Dr Bhikhu C Patel (Ba 1973, Diploma Mrs nicole J allalouf Mr howard J Corney (LLB 1996) 1975, honorary LLD 2006) (ronson) (Ba 1994) • Bristol benefitted from the third Mr timothy D Corrie (Ba 1963) Mr andrew r thornhill QC Mr Simon allen (BSc 1978) highest rate of support among UK Mr Michael Crotty (LLB 2007) Mrs helen M thornhill (Livingston) Dr Stephen a allpress (Beng 1990, Mr richard h Cunningham (Beng 1982) universities, with more than 6,500 (LLB 1966) PhD 1994) Mrs Clare e Cutler (Wright) (LLB 1994) alumni making gifts. Mr alexander S Wilmot-Sitwell Mr Murat ataç Mr hugh P B Cutler (BSc 1994) (Ba 1983) Mr David M J attwood (BSc 2008) Mr Jeremy r Davidson (BSc 1970) • Individual donors who give £1,000 Dr Gerald avison (BSc 1962, PhD 1967) Mr thomas J G Davies (Ba 2000) Mr allan aw (BSc 1971) or more in a year – known as Bristol £5,000-£24,999 Mrs alison C Davis (rosemeyer) Mr Gavin Bacon (LLB 1979) Pioneers – numbered 359 in Dr John M h andrews (BSc 1984) Dr adebola O Bada (MB ChB 1969) (BSc 1969, PhD 1973) Dr Jonathan P C de Pass 2011/12, and altogether contributed Mr richard J M Baker (BSc 1983) Mrs Linda J andrews (Barker) (Ba 1971) (MB ChB 1979) over £1.3 million to Bristol. In Ms henrietta C Baldock (BSc 1992) Mr Simon D J Beddow (LLB 1986) Mr Mark Dickins (BSc 1979) Dr Celia e Bangham (MB ChB 1977) recognition of their generosity, we Mr andrew e J Burton (Ba 1988) Mrs Julie Dickins (Scarborough) Dr amitava Basak list Bristol’s Pioneers here. Mrs anna-Marie Burton (LLB 1979) Mrs Shyamali Basak Professor David Clarke emeritus Prof richard n Dixon Mr John S M Beckwith-Smith Mr John e Coverdale (BSc 1977) Mr richard h Dodd (BSc 1983) (Beng 1993) Dr a Peter Cox (DSc 1973) Mr Mark Donald (BSc 1983) Mr Mike Bedingfield (BSc 1960) Mr William G r Davies (BSc 1971) Mr timothy J Drakeford (Ba 1966) Mr Philip J Beer (LLB 1995) Mr Peter K estlin (BSc 1982) Mr robert Dufton (LLB 1983) Mr John e Benson (BSc 1976) Mr Steven L J everett (BSc 1993) Mrs Diana e S Dunn (Deterding) Mr Sandy Bhogal (LLB 1996, Mrs elinor Goldsmith (Ba 1977) LLM 1997) Dr Stuart a Goldsmith Dr Michael S Dunnill (MB ChB 1951, Mrs Monica r Bhogal (Patel) (Ba 1966, honorary LLD 2007) MD 1961) (LLB 1996, Diploma 1997) Mr Mark D Greaves (Ba 1984) Mr James W edgedale (BSc 1984) Dr Gerald F Bigwood (MB ChB 1947) harriet’s trust Mr John K edgley (BSc 1965) Dame Carol Mary Black (herbert) Professor Lucy a henry (BSc 1986) Mrs Matti egon (Ba 1962, MB ChB 1970, MD 1975, Mr tim herrington (LLB 1975) Mr nicholas egon honorary DSc 2003) Mr anthony hinchliffe Dr Paul J england (BSc 1965, Mr Graham h Blyth (BSc 1969) (MB ChB 1960, ChM 1971) PhD 1968) Lady Boateng (alleyne) Mr John C Jenkins Mr a Stephen Fagg (BSc 1962) the Lord Boateng (LLB 1973, Dr ian J e Keil (Ba 1955, PhD 1965) Mr robert n Farago (BSc 1987) honorary LLD 2007) Mrs teresa Keil Mr George Ferguson (Ba 1968, Mr alex S Brooks (BSc 1998) ely Jacques Khan iii Barch 1971, honorary Ma 1999) Ms aileen Broomfield (BSc 1984) Mr anthony h W Luckhurst Dr roy F Followell (BSc 1954, Dr Susan M Burge OBe (adams) (BSc 1974, MSc 1975) PhD 1958) (BSc 1971) Mr Charles D Z Martin (LLB 1982) Mr Jeremy M r Foster (Ba 1982) Mr Denis a S Burn (BSc 1975) Mr alastair J G Matchett Mrs Judith Fowler Mr James Burstall (Ba 1987) (BSc 1991, MSc 1993) Professor robert L h Fowler Dr Jennifer i Burston (Lewis) Dr alasdair a D McKerrell (PhD 1981) Mr nicholas a r Fox (Ba 1991) (MB ChB 1962) Mrs Catrin Morgan (Jones) (Ba 1990) Mrs helen Gaastra (Carter) (BSc 1979) Mr Michael n Bussell (BSc 1966) Mr neill F Morgan (Ba 1990) Mr Stephen Gaastra (BSc 1979) Mrs alison M Bye (hill) (Ba 1965) Mr timothy a C Page (LLB 1985) Mr Brian J Gallagher (LLB 1974) Mr Peter G Bye (BSc 1965) Perivoli trust Mrs Sarah L Gallagher Ms Jane a Camblin (Day) (Ba 1973) Mr John K Pitts (BSc 1948) Mr Jonathan r Gatward (Ba 1986) Professor nishan Canagarajah Mr John D W Pocock (BSc 1982) Professor Brian a Gennery (MB ChB Mrs Lorraine M Casson Mrs Judi ritchie 1964) Mr norman S D h Casson (LLB 1969) Mr timothy ritchie (Ba 1978) Mr David r Goddard (LLB 1967) Professor Peter Cawley Mr Geoffrey h rowley Mr Douglas M Goldin (BSc 1957) (BSc 1975, PhD 1979) (Ba 1958, honorary LLD 2011) Mrs Gillian M Goodwin (Powell) Mr nigel S Cawthorne (BSc 1970) Mr William J rucker (BSc 1984) (Ba 1980) Mr Mark O Cawthron (LLB 1978) 28 | REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2011/12

Philanthropy continued

Dr Stephen P Goodwin (BSc 1979, Mrs Patricia P Matthews (Simms) (BSc 1981) Mr Philip J a Stear (Diploma 1995) Thanks to the following organisations, which PhD 1985) Mr ian J Maurice (BSc 1973) Ms Clelia Steele have made significant contributions to the Mrs Christine D Gorman (Wilson) (Ba 1958) Mr Daniel h r McCausland (Ba 1992) Mr adam M D M Steiner (Ba 1993) University in the past year: Mr Michael J Gorman (Ba 1960) Mr Mark W Mead (Beng 1986) Dr Peter r Stock (MB ChB 1957) Mr alan Gourgey (LLB 1983) Mr nigel S Mercer (MB ChB 1980, Mr anthony M Stockil (Ba 1987) the a. G. Leventis Foundation Professor tim J Grant (BSc 1969) ChM 1994) Mr Mark n Stuart-Smith (Ba 1985) all in One, Park Street Mr Colin h Green CBe (BSc 1971, Mr antony D Metcalfe (BSc 1985) Mr andrew Sulston (Ba 1991) astraZeneca plc honorary Deng 1997) Mr andrew M Miller (LLB 1970) Mr Geoffrey J Swales (BSc 1981) attiC tea, Coldharbour road Mr Dominic r M Griffiths (Ba 1994) Mr andrew B Milligan (BSc 1979) Mr robert L Sweeney (BSc 1954) Bechtel Ltd Mr George C hack (BSc 1965) Mr anthony S Minns (LLB 1968) Dr Peter J Szanto (BSc 1975, MSc 1976, BhP Billiton Ltd Mr adam C hale (BSc 1987) Mr Fenner O Moeran (BSc 1994) PhD 1981) the Botanist, Clifton triangle Mr Colin hall (LLB 1966) Mrs Dinah a Moore (Cartwright) (Ba 1971) Dr rosalyn M Stanbury (Stanbury) BP plc Mr Daniel C J hall (LLB 1984) Mr John r Moore (Meng 1987) (BSc 1975, MB ChB 1980) the Brass Pig, Clifton triangle Professor Len hall Dr Janet e M Mordue (BSc 1960) Mr hoie K tan Bristol Zoo Gardens Dr rachel hall (robertson) Mr David J Morgan (BSc 1995) Mr Ben a J taylor (BSc 2001) the Burger Joint, Whiteladies road Mr Peerapat harnreungkiert Mr David S Morgan (Ba 1966) Mr Julian r taylor (LLB 1985) Citrina Foundation Mr David t D harrel (LLB 1970) Mr thomas e Morrissey (Meng 2001) Mr Mark h teeger (BSc 1994) the Conservation, Food & health Foundation Mrs Jane a hartley-allen (Martin) (LLB 1979) Mr thomas D Morton (BSc 1995) Mr nicholas M tett Deli Delish, Cotham hill Ms Lesley J hill (BSc 1984) Mrs emma L Murray (Speight) (Ba 1996) Dr timothy r thom (honorary LLD 2008) Deutsche Bank aG Mr andrew D hine (LLB 1986) Mr thomas J Murray (Ba 1995) Professor eric J thomas (honorary LLD 2004) enid Linder Foundation Mr Brian e holden (Ba 1952, Cert ed 1954) Mr robert n Myers (BSc 1970) Mrs narell thomas ernst & young Foundation Mr Stephen t horn (BSc 1979) Mr adam a nabeebaccus (BSc 2002, Dr Sarah J thompson (edmondson) the Fortuna Charitable trust Dr Barbara a hulse (King) (MB ChB 1972) MB ChB 2005) (MB ChB 1987) the Gerald ronson Foundation Mr C nigel hurst-Brown (BSc 1973) Mr Dominic newcomb (LLB 1994) Mr Stephen J thompson (BSc 1985) GOteC Polska Sp. z o.o. Mr Bishr ibrahim Baker ibrahim (BSc 1987) Mrs Jayne nickalls (Merritt) (BSc 1983) Mr robin thring (BSc 1947) the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation Mrs Laura a ingram hill (heslop) (Ba 1999) Ms Jacqueline Ong Sir James tidmarsh (honorary LLD 2002) harriet’s trust Mr William J ingram hill (Ba 1997, Ma 1998) Professor a Guy Orpen Lady Virginia tidmarsh heritage Lottery Fund Mr David J Jackson (LLB 1974) Dr Mary-Clare Parker (Bromage) Ms Clare P timms (Ba 1981) hK Diner, Park Street Mrs Susan J Jackson (Strickland) (MB ChB 1986) Mr Patrick L C to (BSc 1973) institute for aegean Prehistory (LLB 1975, LLM 2007) Mr Steven Parker Mr Otto tokvam (LDS 1964) the J P Moulton Charitable Foundation Mr Michael h V Jeans MBe (Ba 1964) Mr Bhupendra Patel Mr Mark r Vickers (LLB 1987) the John C Jenkins Charitable Lead annuity trust Mrs Marion Jeffrey (roach) Mrs harshila Patel Dr nicolas J Wadsworth (BSc 1951, the John James Bristol Foundation Mr richard S Jeffrey (BSc 1978, MSc 1982) Mr Matthew D Paulson (BSc 2005, PhD 1955) the John Oldacre Foundation Mrs Barbara J Jester (Bateman) MSc 2007, PhD 2011) Dr Martin r Wales (BSc 1988) the Lalonde Charitable trust (Ba 1952, Cert ed 1953) Mr andrew Paynter (BSc 1986) Mr Christopher r Wallis (BSc 1978) the Langford trust for animal health and Welfare Mrs Clare Johnson (rodgers) (LLB 1994) Mrs Margaret r Peacock Mr antony h C Wardell (BSc 1980) Linbury trust Mr Olly Johnson (Beng 1993) Mr David r Phillips (LLB 1999) Professor avril e Waterman-Pearson the Lloyd robinson Family Charitable trust Mr nicholas D e Jones (Ba 1978) Mrs Jan Phillips (Birtwell) (LLB 1983) (Waterman) (BVSc 1970, PhD 1979) Lush, Broadmead Mrs Sally Jones (Coleman) (Ba 1978) Dr Christopher D O Pickard (BSc 1994, Dr Pauline F Waters (haswell/Stevenson) the Magic roll, Clifton triangle Mr alastair J n King (Certificate 1999) MSc 1996, PhD 2000) (MB ChB 1956) Medlock Charitable trust Mrs anna K Kirrage Mr nicholas J Pike (LLB 1984) Dr thomas C Waters (MB ChB 1957) Morgan Stanley Mr nicholas S Kirrage (Meng 2001) Miss Maxine J Platzman (LLB 1982) Mrs Julia M Wathen (richardson) (BSc 1972) Motorola Mobility Foundation Mr Simon J Lake (BSc 1977) Professor Charles e Polkey (BSc 1960, Mr Simon W J Wathen (LLB 1972) national eye research Centre Mr richard e Lansdowne (BSc 1971) MB ChB 1963) Dr Christopher M K Watts (BSc 1966, north Bristol nhS trust Medical Staff Fund Mr nicholas r Ledger (Ba 1965) Mrs Maureen a Polkey (Baverstock) PhD 1969) the Oak Foundation Mrs Mary e Lee (Limbrick) (BSc 1960, Cert ed 1961) Mrs Veronica M Watts (James) (Ba 1969) the Orpheus Cinema, henleaze Mr norman W Lee (BSc 1953) Miss Jennifer a M Price (BSc 1970) Mr David Weatherburn (LLB 1984) Papa Costa, Clifton triangle Mrs Caroline Leeds ruby (Leeds) (LLB 1985) Mr Jonathan D Punter (BSc 1978) Mr Jonathan M Webb (MB ChB 1987) the Patrick Berthoud Charitable trust Mr Murray J Legg (BSc 1978) Mrs Julie C Punter (Stableford) (BSc 1978) Professor Michael Welch MD (MB ChB 1966, People’strust for endangered Species Mr Christian Leukers (BSc 1999) Mrs Caroline Pym (Clark) (BVSc 1954) honorary MD 2006) Perivoli trust Mr Guy G Levy (BSc 1997) Mr Francois G M raulier (Beng 1986) Mr Clive J Wells (LLB 1987) Pizza Provencale, Clifton Village Mrs hannah V Levy Mr nicholas rawlinson Mr Stephen r Weston (BSc 1997) Populus Dr William J Lewis (BSc 1990, honorary Mrs tania Jane rawlinson Mr Jonathan Wheatley (Ba 1959) the Priory Foundation LLD 2010) Mr Bill ray (BSc 1975) Mr edward t Whitley (BSc 1976) Q.e.D Bistro, St Michael’s hill Mr eng Bian Lim (BDS 1985) Mrs Karen ray Mr anthony K Williams (BSc 1962) rajmoni, Queen’s road Mr William J Littlewood (BSc 1987) Mr David S redfern (BSc 1988) Mr Peter G Williams (BSc 1952) the real Wrap Company, Clifton triangle Mrs amanda h Lyons (Whittle) (BSc 1995) Mr Colin e reid (BSc 1972) Mrs Kathryn Wills (Matthews) (BSc 1981) the rock Solid trust Mr hugh J Lyons (LLB 1994, LLM 2010) Mr tim reid (LLB 1984) Mr rupert Wills (BSc 1982) rosetrees trust Ms Lucy h MacDonald (Ba 1984) Dame Jane e roberts (MB ChB 1980, Mr Michael K Wingenroth (BSc 1993) royal Dutch Shell plc Mr Justin P MacGregor Watson (BSc 1994) honorary LLD 2007) Mr Kung W e Wong (LLB 1987) the Serth Gates Charity Mr edward G P Mallinckrodt (BSc 1987) Mr alan J rogers (BSc 1984) Miss ruth M Woollons (Ba 1952, the Ship inn, Park row Mr andrew K t Man (Ba 1996) Mr Keith D Scott (Ba 1960) Cert ed 1954) Sir Samuel Scott of yews trust Mrs elizabeth Man Mr George e S Seligman (BSc 1973) Dr Christopher a Wright (BSc 1968, Ski Club Of Great Britain Dr Jane e Manley (Sansom) (MB ChB 1984) Mrs Veronique S Seligman (Piat) (BSc 1975) PhD 1971) Sonardyne Group Ltd Dr John C Manley (BSc 1978, PhD 1982) Ms Laura Serratrice Mrs Joy Wright Sport england Mr David J Manuel (Ba 1970) Mr russell J Shaw Mr Simon M Wright (BSc 1986) Stavros S. niarchos Foundation Mr James C S Marler (Ba 1984) Mr andrew S Sibbald (BSc 1988) Mr Basim n Ziadeh (MSc 1975) the Steel Charitable trust Mr robert G Marshall-andrews (LLB 1965) Professor Quentin Skinner Dr allen Zimbler the tubney Charitable trust emeritus Prof George e Mathison (BSc 1958) Miss Samantha J Smith (BSc 1995) UBS aG Dr Geoffrey alan Matthews LLD (Ba 1962, Mr William Sprigge (BSc 1972) a further 31 Pioneers have asked to remain the Waterloo Foundation honorary LLD 2006) Dr Leonard C Squire (BSc 1954, PhD 1956) anonymous. the Wolfson Foundation Mr Geoffrey P Matthews (Ba 1980) Ms Victoria P Stace (Ba 1971) Mrs Jacqueline Matthews (Duckett) Mr Martin G r Stapleton (BSc 1991) a further two organisations have asked to (Ba 1962, Cert ed 1963) Ms Victoria J Starr (Beng 1993) remain anonymous. 2011/2012 The year in pictures Council members

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