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Dr Jonathan Choi (centre) and his guests at the MU is one of the top £136 million campus transformation study spaces in Eric Wood building ground-breaking event. 40 universities in the now under way, #DMUglobal and The Greenhouse. country for student offering international opportunities Students also praised high- Exhibitions on Chinese and this ceremony as being truly ground- and a high level of employment. satisfaction, says the and our innovative programmes to quality staff, well-structured Building the future British creativity will be staged, breaking in both senses of the term. “We have been working with DTimes Higher Education magazine’s help graduates find jobs, we are courses and the university’s close A friendship formed a decade ago is the focusing on fashion, footwear, We are laying the foundations for Sunwah since 2004 but we are 2014 Student Experience Survey. continuing our relentless focus on industry links which offer the foundation of our £136 million transformation dance, drama, art, graphic design, yet another bridge, yet another plank moving into a whole new phase The annual study, the higher improving quality across the board at chance of placements with global gaming and product design, along in the pathway towards the greater of partnership, starting with this education sector’s benchmark of DMU.” companies such as IBM, John MU opened a new made a donation used to create with other creative and artistic understanding between citizens centre. I am truly grateful to Dr Choi students’ views, came out as DMU Students were asked to rate their Lewis and Disney. chapter in its history the Jonathan KS Choi Creative and disciplines that DMU excels at. of the world and closer, more and our friends from the Sunwah also leapt 10 places up the table in university in 21 areas including Sports facilities were also highly with a ground-breaking Cultural Centre within the campus Time-honoured Chinese skills such comprehensive coexistence.” Foundation.” the UK’s Complete University Guide. social life, community atmosphere, rated. DMU’s £8 million QEII ceremony marking redevelopment. as t’ai chi and calligraphy will also Professor Shellard said: “When Vice-Chancellor Professor accommodation, security and tuition. Leisure Centre provides students, Dthe start of a massive £136 million The new development, to be the be taught. I first came here four years ago, it Dominic Shellard said: “Student The top scores for DMU were staff and members of the public campus redevelopment, including centrepiece of the campus, will also DMU’s global outlook has led to became clear we needed to invest in experience is at the heart of for its centralised facilities and with state-of-the-start facilities. an innovative creative and cultural house state-of-the-art homes for close links being formed with the our infrastructure. everything we do at DMU and it is campus, as well as the quality of Other high-scoring areas included centre which will hugely advance the world-renowned departments Sunwah International Business “We need to be able to offer our rewarding to read that our students the library and its opening hours. ratings for the quality of the student relations between China and the UK. of Fashion and Textiles, Design, Art School, in Liaoning University in students the very finest, cutting- have rated us so highly. All our staff DMU is one of just a handful of union, good personal relationships The ceremony was performed and Architecture. China, for the last 10 years, with edge facilities so those who come to are committed to ensuring that city centre campuses in the country. with teaching staff and whether by DMU Vice-Chancellor Professor The creative and cultural centre hundreds of the students spending DMU are ready for the world of work Dr Choi on site students have the best possible All DMU student accommodation students would recommend the Dominic Shellard and Sunwah will provide a space for students time studying at DMU and in China. experience while studying with us, is a five-minute walk away and the university to friends. Foundation Chairman Dr Jonathan and staff to study and research, Those ties have been further whether that is benefiting from a city centre is on the doorstep too. More than 14,000 Choi, who had travelled from Hong and stimulate and nurture creativity. strengthened by the close working stimulating scholarly environment The Kimberlin Library is open 24 undergraduates took part in the Kong to take part in the ceremony. The centre will also contain the relationship between Dr Choi and or enriching their lives and those of hours a day to students throughout survey conducted by YouthSight and Dr Choi’s foundation, the DMU Confucius Institute, which Professor Shellard. others through volunteering. the exam period and there is a Law their views were gathered between charitable arm of his global business will promote Chinese language and Dr Choi said: “This represents the “In addition, with our Library. There are also dedicated October 2012 and June 2013. conglomerate Sunwah Group, culture. strengthening of links between my native country and Great Britain, and in particular this great and creative View our fantastic £136 million campus change video here... university, with hundreds of students spending time at DMU and in China. “These links symbolise a trend that I have been advocating for years: that countries should come close together and, in doing so, arrive at a better understanding Dr Choi and Vice- Chancellor Professor of their respective strengths and Dominic Shellard DMU VIEWVIEW aspirations. DMU symbolically begin the Accommodation “The key to all of this is education £136 million campus was praised and exchange, which is why I view transformation. For details on using our Aurasma app, see page 6.

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amount of his spare time to Janvi Shakespeare is an inspiration to Professor computer (pictured bottom right), Andrew does it promoting reading among staff at Pala Gabriel Egan, one of Britain’s best and then at the end of each day I DMU and we have seen first-hand teachers, whose work downloaded my notes to a desktop Rather than taking notes how his efforts have inspired so melds close study PC,” he said. on paper in lectures, I by the book many people and had a positive of texts with “When reading books, rather keyed them into one technology. Passion for reading honoured by The Queen impact on their lives. Staff and than annotate them to of Clive Sinclair’s less- students at DMU could not be more make my notes, I would “successful devices, a Z88 DMU colleague’s not only at work but also at home. proud that he has been recognised create notes files on portable computer, and passion for transforming To have a person come up to me in this way.” my PC. The point of then at the end of each people’s lives through and say ‘Thanks - now I can read to Taking advantage of his role in all this was to be day I downloaded my reading saw him my granddaughter’ says it all. Post and Porterage, which involves able to find the notes to a desktop PC Ahonoured by the Queen. “Reading is very enjoyable. I hope delivering and collecting items from notes again by Remembering Andrew Jennison, a Post and I have helped people get into the around the campus, Andrew was searching all Porterage Officer at DMU, was habit of reading and, hopefully, we able to speak to staff across the our homework the files. handed the British Empire Medal can cultivate a passion here at DMU institution and encourage them to t’s been a remarkable year for “I have collectively called Shakespearean for running the Reading Agency’s for picking up and enjoying a book. take part. DMU Square Mile’s innovative worked this London Theatres. ” Six Book Challenge on campus “Helping people with their In 2014, 173 staff and a further Homework Club, which offers way ever When training research since 2011. education gives them the ability to 37 children and grandchildren schoolchildren in Leicester the since and students to become academics, He has encouraged more than change their lives and open doors of staff members completed the Ichance to be mentored by DMU never kept he introduces them to advanced 500 members of staff to pledge of opportunity.” challenge, earning the university a students. my notes techniques for creating and curating to pick six reads, record their Professor Dominic Shellard, gold award. DMU is now listed as More than 1,000 Leicester pupils on paper, one’s own large digital databases observations in a diary and earn a Vice-Chancellor of DMU and a one of the top five workplaces in received a boost to their academic never used a of teaching and research materials, certificate at the end of it. Among Professor of English, takes part in the country for Six Book Challenge. and social skills thanks to 200 filing cabinet. I and in teaching undergraduates he his proudest achievements is the Six Book Challenge each year. Andrew was pivotal in setting up a DMU undergraduates who gave can still search all uses open source and open access helping a member of the DMU He said: “Andrew is one of the most Quick Read Library, which gives staff their time to help them. my undergraduate principles to show just how English cleaning staff with dyslexia, selfless, generous and enthusiastic access to new books for free, after Janvi Pala, BA (Hons) Education notes and everything Studies can be transformed by changing her life. people I have ever had the privilege encouraging the HR Training and Studies student and Homework else created ever since the new technologies for storing, Andrew said: “When I received to meet. He always goes the extra Development team at DMU to buy Club volunteer, said: “Many of the (including all my emails ever analysing, and disseminating writing. the letter from the Cabinet Office mile and never fails to cheer you up. 400 books during the last four years. pupils who come into secondary sent or received) with a simple The successful National Teaching I was extremely surprised. I just “He has dedicated an incredible Every faculty building in the school struggle with their reading command.” Fellows were chosen from more couldn’t believe it. I sat looking at university now has a Book Swap and just need that extra support to He has scanned all his books, than 180 nominations submitted it for at least 10 minutes. I feel so library for people to borrow books increase their confidence. journal articles and course copies. by higher education institutions proud and very honoured. from and Andrew has helped “Paired reading is a programme ‘Destroy all the “Now, wherever I am, I across England, Northern Ireland “When I started the Six Book organise Book Swap stalls around where mentors work with pupils, on filing cabinets!’ have with me 3,000 and Wales. Challenge, I said if I helped one the campus. a one-to-one basis, to help improve books, 5,000 Each will receive an award person to read it has been a The university has also invited their reading skills. Through DMU paper-free pioneer journal articles, of £10,000 to support their success. schools and colleges to talks this experience, I have gained joins the teaching elite and every professional development. “I can now say we have made a by authors and to take part in many valuable skills, including word I’ve Professor Stephanie Marshall, difference to several people’s lives reading sessions. organisation, leadership, and the MU’s ‘paperless said it ever read Chief Executive of the HEA, said: ability to communicate effectively.” professor’ has been best: “Thou or written, “Our students deserve the best Homework Club, part of DMU’s named one of Britain’s hast most with me on possible learning experience. I Square Mile programme to connect best teachers. traitorously my laptop. congratulate all the successful the community with the university, DProfessor of Shakespeare corrupted the Geography Fellows and wish them every believes DMU students are the best Studies, Gabriel Egan, is one youth of the realm makes no success in their own learning and ambassadors to inspire children in of 55 higher education staff to . . . thou hast built a difference: I’m as well teaching experiences.” hard-to-reach areas. Janvi won the be awarded National Teaching paper-mill” (Shakespeare Henry (or as little) able to answer any Successful nominees were Inspirational Student title at this Fellowships by the Higher Education 6 Part TwoIV.vii.30-35). question when I’m in my office as nominated by their institutions and year’s DMU Square Mile awards. Academy in recognition of “He might easily have been when I’m on an aeroplane.” had to show evidence of three excellence in teaching and learning. talking about how universities are Prof Egan, director of the Centre criteria: individual excellence, DMU has now had 18 National drowning in paper. To adapt another for Textual Studies in DMU’s School raising the profile of excellence and Teaching Fellows since the initiative famous line from that play, ‘The first of Humanities, has built computer developing excellence. Andrew was launched - one of the highest thing we do let’s destroy all the filing models of the theatre for which Jennison’s numbers in higher education. cabinets’.” Shakespeare wrote, the 1599 inspirational Prof Egan has been entirely Prof Egan has been paperless Globe. efforts paperless since he was a student since he started his undergraduate He has also made have been and now produces electronic English degree in 1990. available a large collection of honoured. learning materials for his students “Rather than taking notes on digital materials including an and scans copies of Shakespeare’s paper in lectures, I keyed them interactive map of early modern folios for his research. into one of Clive Sinclair’s less- London, a smartphone app and He said: “Shakespeare, as usual, successful devices, a Z88 portable an hour of documentary film, © ilolab / shutterstock 10 Dmu World Autumn 2014 Dmu World Autumn 2014 11 dmu.ac.uk

See De Monfort University Vice-Chancellor Professor Dominic Shellard, pages 14-15 student Hazra Debar, Liz Kendall MP, The Lord Paddick, student Michael for the Fajobi, student Jamie Osowski, Priti Patel MP and DMU Deputy Vice- 100 Ideas Chancellor Professor David Wilson at the Palace of Westminster.

Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, with Professor Shellard and DMU Chancellor The Lord Alli. Mr Bercow praised the work that went into 100 Ideas to Change Britain.

Film praised from across political spectrum MU students and Speaker of the House John academics have Bercow praised the students Above, above right and below, released a film about for their efforts at a “really great the document is discussed in detail. the pioneering policy institution” where “youth and Ddocument 100 Ideas to Change dynamism are on display”. the DMU students have shown that Britain. The film was created in just two young people are passionate about The film made its premiere days with the help of staff and Voices for change improving their lives and the world in the House of Lords, winning students and was met with applause around them. praise from MPs ranged across in the House of Lords committee DMU takes its vision of a better Britain to the centre of power “This is a model for how we the political spectrum. room once it had been shown. Ps and peers met political parties to adopt. People, were presented with the should do politics in the future, with DMU students In a first for any UK university, documents by students outside starting with what people want and at the Houses of students took their policy Parliament. making politicians listen to them. View our making Britain better video here... Parliament and document to a reception at the All three welcomed the “I want to discuss this in Mpledged to see how the university’s House of Lords and handed it to document at the unprecedented Parliament, with ministers and pioneering policy document, 100 highly influential members of the event and promised to take it back in Leicester with all the relevant Ideas to Change Britain, might Conservative, Liberal Democrat to their colleagues to discuss businesses and public services, influence manifestos at the next and Labour parties. and see which policies they could because ultimately politics is about General Election. Former Metropolitan Police adopt. making things change on the The students, backed by chief The Lord Paddick, of the Ms Kendall also pledged ground and this is something I am

academics from the university’s Liberal Democrats, Priti Patel to discuss the document in determined to see happen.” DMU VIEWVIEW DMU Department of Politics and Public MP, Exchequer secretary for tax Parliament. Ms Patel said: “Ideas help to Policy, spent six months coming policy and Liz Kendall MP, Shadow She said: “Politics should be up with the ideas that they want Minister for Care and Older about what people care about and Continues on page 16 For details on using our Aurasma app, see page 6.

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neighbourhood social welfare 16 Reinvigorate regional policy and Future of our programmes. planning in the UK. Citizenship 11 A Speakers’ corner in every 17 Random allocation for school & political Young people urban spaces city. places. & employment & cities 12 Communities and schools 18 Government should pump-prime participation should adopt public squares. the development of credit unions. 1 Define clearly the role and apprenticeships. 1 Open up the energy market 7 Implement conditional tax 13 Declare an annual national 19 Use empty public buildings 1 Abolition of the deposit required freely available for all adult learners. expectations of employers in relation 11 Develop vocational through the decentralisation and incentives for developers. festival of music. as ‘meanwhile spaces’ for local for parliamentary candidacy. 12 Give citizens the right to raise to the initial education and training qualifications through partnership re-municipalisation of energy 8 Support the retro-fitting of homes 14 Experiments in DIY community businesses and 2 Voting for elections at all levels petitions to have any issue become of young people. among employers, trade unions provision. for renewable energy. participation, creating ‘virtual activities. to be held over a three-day period the subject of a binding local or 2 Double current levels of public and the education profession. 2 Support local food production 9 Offer new fiscal incentives to public spaces’. 20 Tackle public health inequalities of Saturday, Sunday and the national referendum. investment in schemes to encourage 12 More attention needs to be and community gardens. promote intelligent homes. 15 Revitalise city centres by by using design to promote active following Monday (which would 13 Local government to be given employers to take on and train the given to measures aimed at 3 Develop vehicle-free zones 10 Reinvigorate the rationale for supporting community currencies. transport and active living. become a voting bank holiday). greater constitutional protection. young unemployed. growing the number of higher- and turn our streets into social 3 Introduce Mardi Gras elections, 14 Local government to have a free 3 A two-week period of work quality jobs and improving wages and community spaces. with the more ‘festive’ atmosphere tax regime. experience per year should be and job quality at the lower end of 4 Increase public investment in of elections held decades ago. 15 The localisation of the proceeds compulsory for every young person in the labour market. the infrastructure necessary to 4 A None-of-the-Above option to of taxes, such as car tax. education from ages 10-18. 13 Regulate the labour market to de-carbonise transport. be available on all ballot papers. 16 Central government to have 4 Move towards a governance abolish zero-hour contracts, make 5 Counter urban sprawl and 5 Making voting easier online. no control over the boundaries of model for apprenticeships based the minimum wage a living wage, the ‘escape to the country’ by 6 Candidates to be allowed to councils, which are to be set by on partnership between employers, and prevent employers exploiting building on brownfield sites. place their photograph on the councils themselves after a binding trade unions and the education young people through unpaid 6 Introduce a help-to-buy-a-plot ballot paper. local referendum. profession. internships. scheme and support intelligent 7 Developing an engaged and 17 Councils, individually and 5 Apprenticeship restricted to young 14 Broaden the UK’s industrial design flat-pack passive housing. positive political culture must start collectively, to have a right to appeal people aged 16-24. strategy to include the upgrading in schools. to an independent adjudication 6 The requirement for 30% of of more ordinary sectors, not just Welfare 8 A compulsory three-week period tribunal if a bill introduced by central training to take place ‘off the job’ the high-tech few, and link this to of volunteering in the community government is felt to adversely should be reinstated. apprenticeships. 100 reform & for every school student. affect the roles of councils and 7 Apprenticeships should last a 15 Launch a major public works provide more public funding for 9 Income tax reductions for councillors. minimum of two years. programme prioritising investment community work. communities all working-age volunteers in 18 Councils to be free to choose 8 Schools should run an alumni in the UK’s ailing infrastructure, 19 The government should Ideas to Change Britain 1 The government must facilitate employment in graduated bands. their own electoral system. programme, where former and link this to high-quality increase investment in school a significant increase in housing depending on the number of hours 19 Entire councils to be subject to students who are undertaking apprenticeships. mentoring schemes and should supply, i.e. 250,000 homes each ‘volunteered’ per year. recall petitions and elections by apprenticeships visit current 16 High-quality impartial careers establish schemes to encourage year. 10 Covered public spaces to be citizens. students to share their views. advice should be a priority area in business leaders to engage. 2 There must be an increased provided in every village, town 20 All identifiable towns, villages 9. Government should increase all schools. 20 The government should supply of homes of all tenures, not and city for free use for public and urban settlements to have levels of subsidy to help SMEs take 17 Explore the development consider launching a scheme to just for owner-occupation. meetings. democratically-elected parish or on apprentices. of broad learning and career help youth offenders by providing 3 The government should promote 11 Citizenship classes to be made town councils. 10 Embed a strong core pathways, linked to a broader opportunities to access work alternative development models of general education in all industrial policy strategy. placements and apprenticeships such as self-building, custom- vocational programmes, including 18 The government should with the help of local employers. building and community land trusts. 4 The focus on bringing empty 9 Enable local authorities to welfare system. properties back into use must be become developers. 16 The government should create maintained. 10 Reform housing tax policies housing champions in Parliament to 8 Develop a clear identity of 13 Provide tax breaks for employers levels of educational attainment. 5 Homes need to be smarter and so that ‘buy-to-leave’ owners are promote the role and great work of Britishness through the teaching to support up to one week of local 18 Establish a common adaptable in order to continue to taxed more highly. housing. Migration & in schools of Britain’s contribution volunteering by their employees. database for skilled workers meet changing population needs. 11 The government should meet 17 The government must make to the development of global trade. 14 Set up community partnership across the EU. 6 Introduce policies that enable its own ‘something for something’ housing a ministerial and cabinet communities 9 Create a National Commission boards to enhance cohesion. 19 Undertake an economic small-scale and local-level agenda by putting more support post again. on Britishness. 15 Increase public funding for study on the costs of ‘non- development by a variety of (non-financial) into the welfare 18 Ensure housing has a statutory 1 Establish a National Migration economy. 10 Embrace cultural diversity community engagement with young migration’, comprising providers, like pension funds and system to ensure a true safety net. seat at the table with health. Council. 5 Set clear policies in relation to by establishing a national people and establish mentoring academics, policy-makers, philanthropists. 12 Focus on job creation, for 19 Set the social housing sector 2 Enhance the role of the Migration economic migration and asylum. immigrants day. schemes for socially disadvantaged and to be chaired by a former 7 Create a housing innovation fund example by using the welfare a challenge to work in wider Advisory Committee so that it is akin 6 The three main political parties 11 Provide local authorities with citizens. government cabinet minister. and a housing investment fund that budget more wisely to create partnerships. to the Office of Budget Responsibility should establish a set of policy the powers to set policies on 16 Establish a ‘freedom to work visa’ 20 Abolish zero-hours contracts both the social housing sector and employment opportunities. 20 Enable time banking to in importance. proposals that they can agree on migration. to ensure that movement of peoples which often exploit migrant community groups can access. 13 Legislate for the living wage become a mainstream idea, so that 3 Remove student migration figures relating to Britain’s position in 12 Fund economic studies of across EU countries is linked to labour and increase the fine for 8 Facilitate a housing pension and the living rent. communities can use it to source from net migration figures into the UK. the EU. communities to investigate employment. employing illegal workers from fund that invests in housing 14 Give tenants their voice back by library volunteers, maintain public 4 Stress the importance of student 7 Increase the power of national variations in experiences of 17 Launch major ‘Educational Areas’ £20,000 per person to £50,000 development rather than unethical expanding the scrutiny panel model. spaces and repair village halls in migration to the health of the UK parliaments in the European Union. migration. initiative in communities with low per person. payday lending. 15 Modernise the support in the exchange for free hire. dmu.ac.uk

Continued from page 12 Liz Kendall with Ideas impress influential supporter Hazra Debar shape countries and manifestos. he man who heads up the “The enthusiasm of the students They can help shape the future government department and the supporting professors and of our country and this document responsible for UK visiting speakers produced some could be a good contribution economic growth has very creative suggestions. It is good towards that.” Tasked his staff to look further into to see students so engaged and Lord Paddick added: “Not the policy ideas drawn up by DMU empowered. surprisingly, the students have students. “The Young People and come up with a lot of ideas which Martin Donnelly, Permanent Employment theme’s conclusions we are talking about at present for Secretary for the Department were particularly interesting. I was our manifesto. But there are also of Business, Innovation & Skills impressed that your students had some really, really good ideas that (BIS) said he found conclusions chosen to focus so much on further we have not thought about. I will be in the section Young People education policy. ‘How we should “This is a model for how we taking them back to the party and and Employment “particularly “I will pass on their suggestions should do politics in the future, making sure they are considered.” interesting” and was impressed the around apprenticeships and further do politics starting with what people want Student Michael Fajobi, who students had focused so much on training to the attention of the in the future’ and making politicians listen. lobbied The Lord Paddick, said: further education policy. To Change Britain document, as Apprenticeships team.” “I am worried about the lack of “I want to discuss this in “He had done his research. He Mr Donnelly, pictured they know their ideas are being The Policy Commission idea engagement in politics but that Parliament. I want to discuss was very welcoming and listened right, has now passed on the considered right at the heart of was formed by Professor Shellard, is not the public’s fault. It is the this with ministers and in to what I had to say and he will students’ suggestions around Whitehall. dismayed by claims that young politicians’ fault. Leicester with all the relevant definitely take our ideas to his apprenticeships and further In a letter to DMU Vice- people were disinterested in “Politics should be about what businesses and public services fellow Lords. training for the attention of the Chancellor Professor Dominic politics, and was inspired by a people care about and the DMU because ultimately politics is “It was a once-in-a-lifetime Apprenticeships Team in BIS. Shellard, Mr Donnelly said: “Thank discussion with DMU Chancellor students have shown that young about making things change on event for me, presenting a policy Mr Donnelly’s backing is a huge you for bringing the 100 Ideas The Lord Alli about the need to people are passionate about the ground and that is what I document to a Lord outside the confidence boost to the students to Change Britain report to my reinvigorate the policy-making improving their lives and the world am determined to do.” Houses of Parliament. What an who worked on the 100 Ideas attention. I enjoyed reading it. process in the UK. around them. Liz Kendall MP If I were Prime Minister experience.” Jamie Osowski Hazra Debar, who lobbied Liz Kendall MP, said: “I am so pleased From a much earlier age, are aware of this the better. Jamie Osowski with The Lord Paddick I was able to speak to Ms Kendall. During the reception in the young people should “Politics should be offered as a Priti Patel MP and Michael Fajobi She showed such positivity and her House of Lords, hosted by DMU be taught about the subject from secondary school and views reflected many of the views Chancellor The Lord Alli, Speaker importance of citizenship maybe even be made compulsory. of the policy commission. of the House of Commons John “and participation, not just in the I can honestly say if I had not “She was very supportive and Bercow and MP Jon Ashworth also political process, but in their local studied politics at A-level I would said she would like to present the had words of encouragement for communities. In a Kennedy-esque not have made nearly as much of document to her fellow shadow the students and their document. fashion, we should not only teach an informed decision as I am able ministers, which is exactly what we The Policy Commission idea was students their rights but also their to do now after nearly four to five want.” formed by DMU’s Vice-Chancellor responsibility to engage with the years of studying the subject. Hazra also took the opportunity Professor Dominic Shellard, local communities and ‘ask not “There also needs to be a wider to present the document to Mark who said he was frustrated by what your country can do for you’ change in the public perception of Spencer, Conservative MP for claims that young people were but ‘what you can do for your politics. I think education is a key Sherwood, and Labour’s Shadow disinterested in politics, and country’. factor in this change. There should Business Secretary Toby Perkins, inspired by a discussion with DMU ‘They can help I commend the initiative and it ‘Good ideas that are also some really, really good “I believe that there should be advertisements that show real when all three appeared on BBC’s Chancellor The Lord Alli about the shape the future’ deserves to be supported. we have not ideas that we have not thought be a more conscious effort to examples of community good that Sunday Politics show. need to reinvigorate the policy- “This document is of interest about. educate young people about the have been brought about by simple Jamie Osowski, who presented making process in the UK. “This is a great initiative that really to me and I will go through it and thought about’ “I will be taking them back to importance of politics to the daily political action/mobilisation and the document to Priti Patel MP in Professor Shellard said: “The demonstrates the enthusiasm of see if there are practical ideas and “100 Ideas to Change Britain is the party and making sure they lives of everyone in the UK. How community coordination. Westminster, said: “This was an policies that the commission has young people in terms of decision- suggestions to go forward. a great initiative and has come are considered.” can young people be expected to “We also need to move excellent opportunity to meet with created are so wide-ranging and making. Too often, young people “At the end of the day the point about in a very similar way to the The Lord Paddick participate politically and make away from the typical image of people in positions of power. so full of common sense that this feel excluded from Westminster, of being on a policy board is to Lib Dems policy-making process informed decisions when voting politicians and politics as being an “It was great to see Ms Patel document destroys the lazy myth the world of politics and decision- bring forward ideas. Ideas help to – ordinary members coming up if their only source of political overcomplicated, self-serving and was so interested in the document. that students and young people making. shape countries and manifestos. with policy ideas which are then correspondence is a misinformed, sometimes deliberately deceiving Promising to pass it on, especially are simply not engaged in politics. “This is a strong example of They can help shape the future debated and adopted by the party. often editorially-biased news business. Only education can in her position, was great news. “Our students could not be more working in partnership to bring the of our country and this document “Not surprisingly, the students media? effectively overcome this. Schemes She was very enthusiastic and concerned about how we can best ideas forward and there are could be a good contribution have come up with a lot of ideas “In this context, we need to show like the National Citizen Service are genuinely interested in what I had collectively and individually make some suggestions and issues that towards that.” which we are talking about at young people that a difference can a good idea and a start, but these to say.” Britain better.” these students feel strongly about. Priti Patel MP present for our manifesto but there be made and the more people that should be expanded.” © pcruciatti / shutterstock

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stand out from the crowd in a praise from graduates and their the graduates and the chance for Marketing and Business and Amy said: “It is just so hard these the most famous brands in rugby competitive jobs market. employers, who say the innovative employers to tap into a wealth of worked as a marketing intern at days to walk into a graduate training is just incredible. To be able to put Each graduate is contracted internship programme is a brilliant fresh knowledge and ideas. Leicester Tigers, the UK’s biggest scheme because it is so competitive that on my CV is amazing.” and paid by DMU to complete 18.5 way to benefit both parties, Amy Turner, pictured left, rugby club and one of DMU’s many and to be given the opportunity to Jacob Landers has a joint hours a week of graduate-level offering hands-on experience for graduated in International big-name partners. work as a marketing intern at one of honours degree in English work over the six-week period, and Language and Journalism and the university pays the Living Wage worked as a journalist associate of £7.65 per hour. at Sporting Edge, one of the UK’s Gaining an advantage The scheme was launched last leading providers of training for year and hundreds of graduates I would recommend business, sport and education. when the goal is a job have already signed up to work for Graduate Champions Jacob said: “The hardest thing major businesses across the UK, to everyone. If the about getting into an industry ozens more graduates Graduate Champions scheme. with many securing permanent jobs opportunity comes is getting your foot in the door from DMU gained DMU Graduate Champions as a result. All have been able to “your way then grab it. and DMU Graduate Champions essential work offers our recent graduates the build their confidence by applying Amy Turner is helping us do that. I would experience and chance to take up a six-week their skills in the workplace. Amy worked for our definitely recommend the scheme Dboosted their job prospects by long intensive work placement to The latest round of DMU partners at Leicester Tigers. to everyone else. It is so important taking part in the pioneering enhance their CVs and help them Graduate Champions has garnered ” to get good work experience.”

DMU’s continuing focus on The top 50 ranking came just Real-world skills build It’s a very weeks after DMU was named in good place employability really works the top 40 universities for student career in fantasy land satisfaction and in the top 20 for to start… Job survey puts us in the top 50 universities the most successful graduate start- DMU graduate helped After completing a foundation ups, contributing £16.5million to create the incredible course he then went on to do MU has been named MU is in the top 50 UK DMU was also named the 14th possible start on the career ladder. the UK economy in four years. The special effects that multimedia design where he learned as one of Britain’s top universities with the best performing university after its Our success stories include a university also rose 10 places in the made Walt Disney’s computer graphics, graphic design 20 universities for best employment rates. employability rate beat the figure it graduate who won an Oscar for his UK’s Complete University Guide AFrozen the highest-grossing and game design. “When we got the most successful was helped in setting up her own DMU was ranked was predicted to achieve by HESA, work on Disney’s Frozen, see panel earlier this year. animation film ever. to animation, it became instantly Dgraduate start-ups. company, The Social Media Geek, D46th in a list of 151 in the annual the Higher Education Statistics right; a Graduate Champion landing Ben Frost, who graduated in apparent that was what I enjoyed.” DMU’s graduate entrepreneurs by Seed Creativity. She helps Destinations of Leavers from Agency. a job with Leicester City, see page Multimedia Design at DMU, has Ben is now working on Disney’s have contributed £16.5million to companies market themselves on Higher Education (DLHE) table, DMU Vice-Chancellor Professor 26; Shireen Hussain’s full-time role been with Disney for more than next cinematic offering, Big Hero 6, the UK economy in four years, social media. which ranks every HE institution in Dominic Shellard said: “DMU with Compass Group UK & Ireland, a year, helping to create the FX a 3D computer-animated superhero according to the latest available Becky has built up a solid the country. is committed to improving the the UK’s largest contract catering magic in its movies. film inspired by Marvel comics. figures. portfolio of clients from different Some 93.8% of DMU graduates employability prospects of our and support services business, His CV includes the likes of DMU’s Leicester Media School This has boosted the sectors, advising them on a range were in work within six months of students. following a Graduate Champion Gravity, Sherlock Holmes: Game of runs courses which enable Leicestershire economy to boot, of skills, from setting up their social leaving, compared to the national “We have links with global placement; Computer Science Shadows and Avatar and he is now students to work in a technology- as many have stayed in the area to media accounts to running them, average of 92.1%. companies which offer placement graduate Priyanka Balcrisna’s based in California with his wife led environment. With industry- form their fledgling businesses. writing blogs, reaching out to opportunities, our industry-standard role with property support service and son. Ben, 31, was inspired to standard facilities and experienced DMU places huge emphasis on customers and running their Twitter courses fully prepare students for Styles and Wood Group plc and study at DMU after seeing Lord of teaching it is the perfect foundation employability and works hard to accounts. work and we actively support our Media Production graduate Cara the Rings in 2001. for a career in creative industries. inspire and support students who She also guest lectures for DMU. graduates to find work through Haywood’s work on the BBC’s want to start their own businesses. DMU graduate Nichole De Ben Frost innovative programmes such as new hit series The Village, see Its Enterprise Inc project Carle gained a First at DMU’s Graduate Plus and Graduate page 43. offers a £5,500 package of world-renowned Contour Fashion Champions. From September 2014 DMU Graduate bursaries, support and mentors to course before going on to work for #DMUglobal will be fully up and Champions offers recent entrepreneurial students, plus free Alexander McQueen, Donna Karan running to deliver on our intention graduates from the access to meeting rooms and hot- and Pleasure State. to send 11,000 of our students university the chance to desking space at the university’s She launched her own label, overseas in the next five years, take up paid, month-long Innovation Centre. Nichole de Carle London in 2009 further evidence of our ongoing intensive work placements with Graduate Dan Lamoon and and has won international acclaim commitment to the employability leading UK businesses in order Jonny Prest are now directors and a host of celebrity fans. of our students.” to enhance their CV and help them of Seed Creativity, which they DMU’s achievement was recorded DMU rose 82 places in the stand out from the crowd in a describe as a “finishing school to in the influential Witty Report – national poll compared to last furiously competitive jobs market. make creative more commercial.” an independent review of how year’s DLHE survey. DMU So far, more than 260 Becky Wilson, above, who is a universities could support economic has a number of initiatives in internships have been offered at 2008 Media Production graduate, growth. Priyanka Balcrisna place to ensure that students more than 200 companies across Shireen Hussain and graduates get the best England.

Dmu World Autumn 2014 19 Inside p22 We wow London taste-makers p23 Dream job in NYC p24 Our shoes woo Choo p25 Flying the flag for creativity p26 Abbie joins the big league p27 Shops sold on our swimwear p28 Making T-shirts for a giant p29 Stilton shoe fits perfectly p30 Designs on industry role p31 Cartoons create Korea opportunity

DMU is proud of its international reputation for creativity and innovation - but the exciting ideas born here are no airy notions. What really drives us on is seeing those ideas realised, made into the things you hold in your hand, see on the street, buy in stores, wear, watch, swim, celebrate in and make part of your life.

Here is a just snapshot of the last few months, when DMU dreamers showed their substance and stunned the London fashion world, impressed the big names in fashion and design, caught the eyes of pop stars and the attention of major employers, taking our talents to New York, Istanbul and Tuscany and their creations around the world.

You’ll see DMU really takes a hands-on approach to life, making real things that make real life better.

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DMU designs wowed the Pop princess Paloma Dressed for success… catwalk cognoscenti. GRADUATE DMU stuns FASHION picks out Nichole WEEK aloma Faith has graced the front cover of her London recent single wearing designs by DMU PContour Fashion graduate Nichole de Carle. fashion world The beautiful silk opal dressing gown and matching high-waisted abulous collections from London, the world’s leading event knicker in raspberry diva nude the next generation of for fashion graduates. were worn by the British pop star talented designers hit the Hundreds of people attended on the artwork for her single, Only catwalk during DMU’s the shows and took to Twitter Love Can Hurt Like This. celebrities who admire Nichole’s Ftwo shows at this year’s Graduate and Facebook to express how This is the third time the singer designs. Earlier this year global Fashion Week (GFW). impressed they were with the has worn designs by Nichole’s superstar Beyoncé opened the Twenty students from DMU’s students’ work. lingerie company Nichole de Grammys with her hit single Drunk world-renowned Contour Fashion GFW’s @OfficialGFW tweeted Carle London, having previously in Love wearing a black onyx course and 17 students from “well done to @dmuleicester on a sported creations on the front tuxedo from the graduate’s latest Fashion Design each showcased fantastic show” and “well done to cover of her album Fall to Grace collection. collections during the week in @dmuleicester students on a great and in the video for her single, Pictures of her amazing show!” Can’t Rely on You. performance appeared in Vogue.co.uk also tweeted links Paloma is one of many publications around the world. to their online photo galleries of Lydia the designs, while tweets from Bilsborough Fashion Bust, a leading impressed online magazine for Gap choose Cat to with her bold lingerie and swimwear design. lovers, referred to fill dream NYC role Contour Fashion Fashion Design designs as “stunning, student from DMU amazing and landed a dream work inspiring”. experience placement Contour A- two months with clothing giant Fashion Gap in New York graduate Catriona Pringle, pictured right, Nichole de joined the global retail giant’s Carle, who men’s sweaters section. has had Catriona, from High Wycombe, designs worn by in Buckinghamshire, was selected Beyoncé, Paloma from more than 100 students at Manhattan skyline. Faith and Jessie J, DMU for the all-expenses paid “I still can’t believe it,” said Catriona. attended the Contour placement. “Working with Gap is a great Fashion show. Gap arranged for her to stay in opportunity, especially in New York!” She said: “It is an apartment in Hoboken district, DMU is the only university exciting to see that the New Jersey, just across the outside the USA that Gap offers lingerie sector has a lot Hudson River from the famous internships to. more opportunity within the fashion world. “The platform really gives a voice to Contour designs within the fashion circuit, which creates an incentive and employment advantage.”

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Meeting Jimmy Choo was part of a great Footwear evening for Bethany students Conway. The festival was an Shoe king fly flag for amazing experience for creativity me, to be part of the festival and represent the Choo honours our students from DMU’s “ university Footwear Design course Zuzana Vitamvasova DMU design showcased their talent in front of an international ne of the biggest came to support our work and Faudience, at the British names in shoes, encourage us. Government’s GREAT Festival of ” Jimmy Choo, “I was honoured to be presented Creativity in Istanbul. the confidence to aim for the stars.” retail before starting the DMU presented awards to with the award by Jimmy Choo - a Accompanied by Footwear Inspired by a family friend, course and following her dream Othree Footwear Design students huge privilege. It was a truly great Design course leader, Kevin Stephanie aims to make shoes for of becoming a sports footwear from DMU at the prestigious evening and one I definitely won’t Guildford, the students designed terminally-ill patients. designer. Cordwainers Footwear Student of forget.” and created shoes in front of more As a result of treatments such She said: “The festival was an the Year Awards. DMU’s renowned Footwear than 800 visitors to the festival, in as amputation, many patients have amazing experience for me, to be Bethany Conway was awarded Design course has strong industry Turkey. difficulty finding shoes they can wear part of the festival and represent second place and £3,000 prize links with students working on DMU academics and staff - something she would like to change. the university.” money at the glittering ceremony, projects set by global shoe brands represented UK education at the Stephanie said the festival had Zuzana said DMU had helped her attended by leading names in the such as Kurt Geiger, Office Shoes festival, which links creativity and given her the chance to meet develop a strong footwear portfolio. industry. and Clarks. commerce. influential people who will help her Lottie Roberts, another Footwear Fellow students Zuzana Graduates from the course have Student Stephanie Sweetmore future career. Design student, said: “It was really Vitamvasova and Mawuenam gone on to work for leading names said: “It has helped me with future Zuzana Vitamvasova, a Slovakian interesting to talk to people in the Agbenu were also presented with including Vivienne Westwood, Dune career aspirations and has given me student, worked for five years in other creative industries.” commendations. and Ted Baker. Lottie plans to develop her own Bethany, from Bournemouth, Former student Becka Hunt also brand and franchise in the future. said: “Being selected for the designed a pair of shoes for the In 2013, she was shortlisted for Cordwainers competition was an Duchess of Cambridge. The Biomechanics Design Award amazing experience with great The Cordwainers competition and The Worshipful Company opportunities and a chance to meet winners were chosen by a panel of Patternmakers Bespoke with some admirable designers of industry experts including Kate Orthopaedic Design Award. and other people in the footwear Greenyer, creative director of Fellow student Mitchell Windsor industry. Pentland Brands, Guy West, one said he had has been inspired by “The whole event was inspiring of the co-founders of Jeffrey-West the festival, which he said had and all the winning students were Shoes and designer Atalanta broadened his insight into creative overwhelmed at how many people Weller. industries.

Twisted purple moccasin Stylish pair’s They gained experience in Italian design, pattern-making and styling that fitted the brief perfectly Italian job with the institute’s expert teaching Footwear Design won an internship at a top London- staff, after being honoured with the student whose family based contemporary shoe firm. Two Footwear Design students Worshipful Company of Cordwainers shoe-making roots DMU’s Michaela Wilson-George spent summer in Italy, after Footwear Design Scholarship. inspired her to study produced a purple casual moccasin- winning a prestigious award Ella, from Bristol, said: “I couldn’t A style shoe which caught the eye of from the Worshipful Company of believe it when I found out. All the designers at Hudson Shoes. Cordwainers. hard work paid off.” Michaela, seen right, second a graduate of DMU’s Footwear Michaela won a £500 prize as well Ella Looker and Natalie Pitcher Natalie, from Kent, also received right, was one of five DMU Design course, said: “Michaela’s as the internship at the firm’s head worked in Tuscany at Modartech, £500 as part of her prize. She said: Footwear Design students work had an air of professionalism office in Hoxton Square, London. a recognised School of Excellence “I am very proud to be given this shortlisted in a Hudson to it. She did great research with a Michaela said: “For me it just which trains the next generation of great opportunity to visit Italy and competition and invited to the real understanding of the market. runs in the family. fashion and footwear designers. learn about Italian shoe design.” brand’s London head office. “Most importantly, she found a ”I love the smell of the leather, Ella Looker Natalie Pitcher Gemma Vallance, menswear product we didn’t offer in our range, working with your hands. It’s in my designer at Hudson and herself giving it her twist.” blood.”

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promotion party at their final game into a football club environment. of the season. She is great to have around, very Foxes fan Abbie, who hails professional and a great designer.” Creating a A winning from Coalville, in North West Abbie added: “I have told my Leicestershire, said: “I am incredibly friends all about the DMU Graduate proud of the T-shirt. The hard work Champions and told them to sign up DMU student Poppy Spinks could soon see – the research and designing – has for it when they graduate. partnership her designs being sold with major high street really paid off. “I would recommend it to anyone. a h retailers like John Lewis, ASOS and Houses Fans wear DMU for Premier League party “When you are a university If it wasn’t for DMU I wouldn’t be pl student you produce a lot of here now.” of Fraser, after winningS a competition with -shirts celebrating as a freelancer, producing designs designs but to see something out DMU enjoys a brilliant lingerie brand Lepel. on the Leicester City’s for all of the City Megastore’s there on the shelves that people partnership with Leicester City meteoric rise to the clothing ranges, including are going to wear makes me feel and the two famous Leicester high street Premier League have childrenswear and the highly so happy. institutions work together to offer Tbeen designed by a DMU fashion popular lifestyle range called Fox “I am loving my time at Leicester work placements for students as graduate. and Crop. City. To think that I am now doing well as hugely popular match ticket Abbie Tacey, who studied But the icing on the cake for work for a Premier League club all offers, while staff from DMU’s fashion, textile design and screen Abbie’s career so far has been seems a bit surreal. International Centre for Sports printing, started gaining vital work producing the T-shirt which “I am just really, really lucky to History and Culture have worked experience with the Foxes’ retail celebrates Leicester City winning have an opportunity with a fantastic with City to help celebrate the arm under the pioneering DMU the Sky Bet Championship. The club who are incredibly supportive.” club’s heritage. Graduate Champions scheme, clever design uses the names of Matt Payne, head of retail and The DMU student football teams MU student Poppy the future.” Graduates of Contour manufacturer Clover Group which sees the university offer City’s players to create the shape of licensing at Leicester City, said: have enjoyed tours of the stadium Spinks could soon Fashion have great success in International Limited – supplier recent graduates the chance the championship trophy. “Abbie started as an intern under and meeting famous players from see her designs being the field and go on to work for to some of the biggest names in to take up paid internships with More than 2,000 T-shirts were DMU Graduate Champions and she the past while journalism students sold with major high companies such as Abercrombie the industry, including Victoria’s leading UK businesses. stocked at the City Megastore just got the idea of what it means from DMU have gained experience Dstreet retailers such as John & Fitch, H&M and leading lingerie Secret. The Foxes were so impressed and they sold like hot cakes as to work here straightaway in terms reporting on matches from the Lewis, ASOS and House of Fraser, Abbie Tacey that Abbie is now working for them City started their Premier League of bringing high street fashion press box. after winning a competition with renowned lingerie brand Lepel. The company organised a project for students in their second year of DMU’s world- renowned Contour Fashion course When you are a university to design a collection that would student you produce a complement the brand’s future lot of designs but to see swimwear. something out there on The degree specialises in “the shelves that people lingerie, underwear, bodywear, are going to wear makes swimwear, loungewear, nightwear, me feel so happy. sportswear and corsetry. Abbie Tacey Poppy, from Milton Keynes, will now work with the team at Lepel to put her designs into production. Her prize also includes ” an internship with the company and £500. Second and third places were awarded to Alice Neves and Alison Hunt who were also awarded valuable work experience. Steve Hazelhurst, Head of Marketing at Lepel, said: “From start to finish all the students impressed with their enthusiasm for the project and their passion to understand the Poppy Mike Sewell © Mike brand and offer new insight. The Spinks standard was exceptional.” Poppy said: “I’m so excited for

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T-shirts fit for shop giant George praises strong designs

our Fashion Design they were honoured to have been students from DMU shortlisted. caught the attention of Laura, 18, from Nottingham, one of the UK’s biggest said: “I am thankful to George Fclothes retailers. for giving us all this wonderful Laura Dickinson Laura Dickinson, Helena opportunity for our work to be Megson, Hannah Edgar and Simon displayed.” Simon, 20, from Arnold were all short-listed as Felixstowe, Suffolk, added: “It is finalists for George’s Men’s Graphic such a wonderful opportunity.” T-shirt competition. Estella Arroyo, design manager Only six students were at George, said: “De Montfort shortlisted nationally. Inspirations University always produces for designs ranged from tailoring strong designers, which is and the ‘modern gentleman’ to the something we’ve noticed during Wild West. our involvement with Graduate Designs were printed onto Fashion Week. T-shirts and displayed at the world’s “It’s fabulous for George that leading event for fashion graduates, students from one of our local Graduate Fashion Week, which universities have shown such is sponsored by George, whose an interest in the Men’s Graphic head office is in Lutterworth, T-shirt competition. All of the Leicestershire. entries this year were fabulous The four first year students said and really high quality.” Hannah Edgar Simon Arnold

stores in Stratford and Bluewater Sian Whitefoot A foot in Campaign leader Richard Landy Something of a shopping centre in Kent. commissioned Lorna, who lives in The 22-year-old, from Sale, two camps Stilton, to make the shoe. She drew triumph for Sian also worked with the company last inspiration for the mouse face from New collection sells in best boutiques year to customise a garment for shoe with a Stilton shoe designer Charlotte Olympia display at London Fashion Week − wedge heel has been and created the Stilton wedge. new collection of bridal course, Sian beat 20 other alongside leading fashion designers created by a DMU She said: “It was quite dense lingerie, created by a students to win the UK final of the Matthew Williamson, Louise Gray, Footwear Design polystyrene which I made to fit DMU graduate, has competition, before heading to Fyodor Golan and Felder Felder − AStudent as a cheese campaign and carved it and painted it so it gone on sale at upscale Shanghai and competing against before going on to showcase at the takes a step forward. resembled the cheese. It took about Aboutiques. 37 other countries to win the largest graduate fashion event in Lorna Gray, 19, designed a week to work on it and create.” The Ecliptic Renewal range − international final and the coveted the world, Graduate Fashion Week. and made the prototype for Lorna’s shoe design has featured featuring a lace, vanilla-coloured title. As part of the prize Sian “My whole experience with campaigners hoping to get the on TV, BBC News Online, on the bra, thong and suspender belt travelled to Munich to commercially Triumph has been amazing. From the blue cheese made in Stilton, radio and in newspapers and Mr − was created by Sian Whitefoot develop her intricately embellished initial stage in London, travelling to Cambridgeshire, officially Landy said: “It could be seen as after she was named Lingerie lace bodysuit, bra and knicker set Shanghai, working with the design recognised. Under EU law, a slightly dodgy choice because Designer of the Year at the with Triumph’s design team. team in Munich and finally seeing my grateful for Triumph for such an worldwide is truly amazing.” Stilton can only be made in although the idea of cheese and prestigious Triumph Inspiration She also won €15,000 prize product in store,” said Sian. amazing opportunity. Sian graduated from DMU Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire feet goes together, it’s not usually in Awards 2012. money. “The whole experience provided “Thinking that my original design last year and now works as a and Derbyshire but villagers in a good way, but Lorna’s studying in While still a student on DMU’s Her range is now on sale on me with a great insight into the came to life in my student living designer for lingerie company Stilton want their cheese to be Leicestershire, she’s from Stilton, so world-renowned Contour Fashion Triumph’s website and in flagship industry and I will be forever room and it is now being sold Ace Style Intimate Apparel. included. we think it’s a good choice.”

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Big players select DMU Comic ideas, serious success Space explorer Playthings seriously MU Game Art Codemasters put DMU’s Tom comedy animation Thanks to being the most graduates again proved Edwards, Tom Lawson, Simon by DMU students so shared, Hair Despair will now impress big names they make the titles you Hughes, Jason Garlick and Dan impressed the British feature on the blog for Lee shapes up play by getting jobs with Rose in its creative teams. Council it is being used the next two years. ee Clarke, a BA Product limited time, encouraging them to he innovative and Dbig industry names listed on a new Principal lecturer Andrew Clay, Aon its Korean blog to highlight They created Design student at DMU, keep their flats clean and therefore creative abilities of two all-time classics chart. from the Faculty of Technology, the excellence of art and design Hair Despair in so impressed judges in maintain a higher standard of living.” DMU students have The Guardian’s 30 Greatest said: “DMU’s Game Art course courses in Britain. response to a two design competitions Lee, who grew up in caught the eyes of top British Video Games countdown gives students industry-set briefs Final year animation degree professional project Lhe won an eight-week internship Loughborough, created the concept Tcompanies, who have offered them included both Race Driver: Grid, and encourages work placements students Giedre brief set by DMU’s industry partner, at one company, plus a $1,000 to tackle one of the briefs set by a year’s work placement each. created by Codemasters, and with professional games studios. Kaveckaite and Northampton-based animation scholarship. the annual RSA Student Design Jaguar Land Rover was so Rockstar North’s Grand Theft Auto. Two-thirds of our Game Art Freddie Elsom studio RJDM Studios, challenging Lee also exhibited his work at the Competition. impressed with 20-year-old Agnete Rockstar North hired DMU’s graduates gain jobs in the industry made the students to think of a short work New Designers Show, at London’s Collaborative Consumption Linikaite that they chose her Adam Jarvis and Tom Wicks, while within three months of graduating.” humorous short, involving a chair and two characters Business Design Centre. challenged students to find a new ahead of applicants from across Hair Despair, interacting. Lee came up with his concept solution to sharing. the country for the undergraduate as part of their Their imaginative tale of a ‘Community Rail’ – a storage His project was shortlisted by placement at their Coventry coursework, Freddie creating the features vacuum system that allows tenants in a the RSA competition judges and he engineering centre next month. 2D elements and Giedre the 3D cleaner salesman block of flats to share bulky items. was invited to present to a panel in Her portfolio of coursework A touch of glass parts. Franky Goodman He explained: “With the London. includes a ‘hedgehog’ design the gallery and the workshop.” It was selected to be one of whose wish for system, residents don’t need to His success there puts him in the toaster and innovative Little Aztec Luke Beth’s glasswork is inspired by 10 pieces by students from DMU a haircut poses a clutter their small flats with large company of past winners including children’s bath toys. The gruelling Wadsworth inner-city life and urban scenes. and Birmingham dilemma for barber Bobby Brooks. equipment that would only be used Sir Jonathan Ive, one of the key final assessment by Jaguar Land Using everyday sights like litter, City University Giedre said: “It was a surprise, a occasionally. heads of design at Apple. Lee also Rover, included presenting her had a chance to collect together an graffiti, old buildings and even to feature in the very pleasant one, when we heard “Instead, the Community Rail secured an eight-week internship portfolio and an interview testing industry-level set of projects.” ripped posters, she creates glass ‘How Arty Are we’d been chosen. We were very offers a station where equipment at leading design consultancies, her competency. Seymourpowell, the global design objects which are original, colourful You?’ promotional pleased and it has motivated us to can be borrowed for free for a Priestmangoode. “I am absolutely over the moon consultancy behind the concept and striking. campaign on the do more.” at winning the Jaguar Land Rover of the world’s first cordless kettle, “We live in a throwaway society British Council’s Korea blog and The 22-year-old Lee Clarke placement,” said Agnete, originally selected third year BA Product and I wanted to capture that in Flickr account. from Šiauliai in from Jurbarkas in Lithuania and and Furniture Design student my work. It could be as simple Art and design is the most Lithuania travelled now a Product and Furniture Luke Wadsworth for a one-year as noticing how posters are popular subject area for Korean to Britain to study at Design degree student at DMU. placement from September. overlaid and as they weather, they students to study in Britain and DMU and has secured a “I believe a strong portfolio and He was offered the placement rip and you can see the layers visitors to the site permanent job at RJDM. preparation were the key things to at Seymourpowell after winning underneath.” were urged to Freddie, from Peterborough, is my success. During my course, I a competition brief arranged by Beth joined the Design Crafts share the one they now seeking work in a studio. He the company jointly with DMU’s degree knowing she wanted to liked most on their said: “There’s no dialogue in it so Design Products department and make art but had no idea about own Facebook/Twitter you can see why it would appeal to Northumbria University. what to specialise in. accounts. anyone. We’re very proud.” Nick Sandham, senior designer MU Glassware artist She said: “What I liked was you at Seymourpowell, said: “Luke stood Beth Wood, pictured could spend the first year finding out for his execution – his ability to above, gained three out about everything from ceramics transform an idea into a physical incredible opportunities to fine art and sculpture. I liked the product.” Dafter being spotted at New sculpture aspect but the minute I Designers 2014, the UK’s premiere did glass blowing I just knew I loved showcase for emerging talent. it. Each piece I make is completely Beth won a runners-up prize individual. from the Contemporary Glass “The course gives you a I believe a strong Society, got a personal invite to grounding in a mix of disciplines portfolio and a master-class from artist Simon and the facilities are brilliant. preparation were Agnete Moore and was asked by the “When I was at New Designers, the key things to Linikaite Contemporary Applied Arts to when people found out we were my“ success. During exhibit in their central London from DMU they came over to say my course, I had a gallery. how lucky we were to study there chance to collect “New Designers has just been because the facilities are just together an industry- a fantastic experience,” said Beth, incredible.” level set of projects. from Cleethorpes. Beth’s work was admired by Agnete Linikaite “I was really emotional when I got Simon Moore, a renowned glass the prize and I’m so excited about artist. Frankie and Bobby

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DMU Vice-Chancellor Professor Dominic Shellard made The Lord Alli a Companion – the Words of wisdom at DMU’s highest honour the university can bestow. special celebration Friends of DMU who have already made their mark on the world shared the stage with students at our summer graduations Bali Rai David Shrigley Kate Bellingham Simon Cole

nspiring figures that have lit up service and commitment to helping hard, dream - and rebel TV presenter and science champion He told the assembly: the worlds of art, sport, science others. The Leicester East MP DMU is home to the vibrant, Kate Bellingham describes herself “Architecture should be about and changed the political said: “This institution has the ability purpose-built PACE building as a lifelong student and told those strength, usability and beauty. landscape have received of not just making shoes for the where our dance students train. gathered: “A lot of work that I do is Beauty is a word rarely used today. Ihonorary degrees from DMU – next Queen of England but also DMU has been producing quality promoting opportunities for women Beauty in architecture today is and shared their words of wisdom creating the first artificial pancreas, dance research for 20 years and it in science and engineering and in seen as being relative, but it is not. as they took to the stage at the all at the same time.” work has been praised as “world- general, so getting something like It makes life worth living.” prestigious Curve theatre. leading” in the latest research this is icing on the cake.” Novelist Bali Rai will be writing new assessment. The chief constable of David Gower OBE, whose cricketing letters after his name after he was Turner Prize-nominated artist David Leicestershire Police, Simon Cole, career began in Leicestershire as a presented with an honorary degree Chancellor of DMU, The Lord Shrigley was a student at DMU’s was given an honorary degree for teenager, and who went on to play from DMU. Alli, was made a Companion of predecessor and returned to be playing a vital role in helping the for England, captain his country, The Leicester author, whose the university - the highest honour conferred with an Honorary Doctor community. win the 1985 Ashes and score an Devana High series is a firm the university can award and one of Arts. Mr Cole told the graduates: “Go astonishing 26,335 runs, said: “If favourite in schools across the that recognises his significant He is now working on making forth boldly and believe you can I have a message, it’s follow your country, said. “It is a real honour, contribution to gay rights. As a gay art for the Fourth Plinth – an iconic change the world.” heart, follow your passion. It will lead particularly as I am Leicester born Muslim and Britain’s first openly giant thumbs-up which will sit in you to interesting places and drive and bred. An education is something gay peer in the House of Lords, he Trafalgar Square. Linda Jasper MBE, who founded you to future success.” that you continue with through helped pave the way towards same- He said: “I began studying here Youth Dance England to open up DMU enjoys a close relationship life and that you should keep your sex marriage in Britain. in 1987… a long time ago! I can the world of dance to children and with Leicestershire County Cricket horizons as wide open as possible.” He told graduates: “You go into say it was the most formative and young people, was recognised Club. DMU and LCCC signed a new a world with so many opportunities, important period of education as by DMU when she was made an partnership deal earlier this year Acclaimed dancer and producer and so many dangers too. I hope an artist.” Honorary Doctor of Arts. offering amazing opportunities for Farooq Chaudhry was handed your time at this university has She said: “I have worked with students. an honorary degree in recognition helped you find your voice and I Architectural historian and Emeritus DMU for a long time and it is well of his outstanding contribution to look forward to hearing it speak out Professor at DMU, Professor known for its quality and students. A stalwart politician who has the arts. Mr Chaudhry, producer for the millions who cannot.” James Stevens Curl, was made Love your work, don’t let your work served Leicester for decades has of the Akram Khan company and The Lord Alli also paid tribute to an Honorary Doctor of Arts. conflict with your values.” been presented with an honorary the English National Ballet, has the leadership of Vice-Chancellor Professor Stevens Curl joined degree. Keith Vaz MP was inspired hundreds of young artists Professor Dominic Shellard and us in 1978 and has written made an honorary doctor of laws during his career. He urged those told the graduates what a great more than 40 books on in recognition of his long public taking their next steps to work honour it was to work at DMU. architecture.

Keith Vaz MP Farooq Chaudhry Professor James Stevens Curl Linda Jasper David Gower

34 Dmu World Autumn 2014 Dmu World Autumn 2014 35 dmu.ac.uk Siham shares her China highlights DMU student Siham Dahir learned President shares a Postcards Chinese language and culture in DMU’s winning touch orld Shenyang, thanks to #DMUglobal. moment with students DMU W Siham, a second year biomedical A picture of Brazilian students from DMU celebrating a World Cup from sciences student, attended a summer school in China for two weeks, supported with World Cup country victory went global after it was posted on social media - by the by a full bursary from #DMUglobal. President Dilma Rousseff sent out the message on Facebook as She said: “It was a fantastic and part of a series of posts toastingPresident fans of fromBrazil. around the world who Tanycia equipped for life-changing opportunity and I couldn’t were cheering the Brazilian team on. President Rousseff has close to recommend it enough.” She spent global challenges the first week attending classes at The picture was taken in Filbert Village halls of residence, a short walk MU student Tanycia Gayle went to China Liaoning University in Shenyang, including 650,000 likes on Facebook. D from the DMU city centre campus, during a World Cup party. DMU has as an intern with technology company Mandarin language and traditional Chinese now welcomed our newest arrivals from Brazil and celebrated one Numob, thanks to #DMUglobal. calligraphy. The second week was spent of the largest populations of Brazilian students in the country. The Tanycia, a media and communication travelling to Beijing and Shanghai. students are from the fantastic Science Without Borders (SwB) student, has been supported by a full programme, a global initiative by the Brazilian Government bursary from #DMUglobal, the university’s pioneering programme offering DMU enabling students to study in top universities overseas. students a meaningful international Tanycia worked on SwB is strengthening the connection between experience during their studies. She said: “Working for Numob was marketing strategies for DMU and Brazil. exciting, insightful and I met such a great devices available on their Gambia connection inspires Cecilia latest app, one of which team of people.” DMU student Cecilia Asong was ‘inspired’ The company develops mobile detects radiation. by her trip to Gambia, supported by applications for iPhones and iPads and also #DMUglobal, the university’s pioneering designs hardware. programme offering DMU students a meaningful international experience during their studies. A whole new world Cecilia helped with community projects, of opportunities visited historical and cultural sights and attended lectures about the country. DMU’s involvement with the British The youth and community development Government’s GREAT Festivals of student received a full bursary from Creativity made a fantastic impression #DMUglobal. She said: “Learning doesn’t in Turkey, thanks to our talented only happen in a classroom, there is a lot to he World Cup was students and academics. learn from an international experience.” The festival celebrated the link watched by billions – and Experiencing a between global business and creativity one DMU student had different culture can revolutionary holography. and was designed to encourage a special reason to be Michael Powell, who is pictured teach you so much. people to meet and share the expertise Tglued to the screen. Amy Silver above, displayed stunning which will help businesses worldwide. animations from his Game Art Advertising and Marketing Some of DMU’s talented students students, including the virtual student Amy Silver was part of the travel“ and tourism industry that joined four of our academics to Playing our part in the walk-through of Medieval London World Cup Organising Committee, looked at how Brazil could benefit exhibit innovative work in Istanbul called “Pudding Lane” which won an Spreading the word, is a health psychology postgraduate thanks to #DMUglobal, DMU’s from the tournament. Amy also” with GREAT, as part of the university’s greatest show on Earth international award. gaining experience student. Working at the festival sector-leading internationalisation got to tour some of the stadiums ambition to secure a global future for Michael said: “I met some gave her chance to network with its staff, students and institution. Two students got the chance to work programme. hosting the matches and saw the MU headed to Brazil fashionable Rua Augusta. fabulous people and built networks recognised leaders in their fields, and Professor Joan Taylor presented at the British Government’s GREAT She spent two weeks in Sao Brazil team’s training facilities – as during the World Cup They Can Play, which took for future developments. share her research. her incredible invention, the Festival of Creativity in Turkey with Paulo helping with publicity well as some stars of the future at a to stage two free its name from a comment made “Seeing our students’ work in the artificial pancreas, and Professor #DMUglobal. and marketing and gained vital children’s training centre. exhibitions of football about the triumphant 1970 Brazil context of all these other industries Martin Richardson showcased his One of the #DMUglobal experience which will make her CV They met the Honduras coach Dand fashion, to inspire visitors World Cup squad by England shows just how world class we are.” Frontrunners, Roopinder Shubh, stand out in today’s competitive and saw where the team were and show why DMU has been manager Sir Alf Ramsey, aimed a marketing student, said: “I global marketplace. She also staying. Amy said: “We could tell consistently named as one of to show the historical importance, would definitely recommend any formed lasting friendships and the people that we worked with Britain’s most creative universities. contribution and legacy of Brazil’s #DMUglobal opportunity. It not only contacts, as well as gaining an were unbelievably excited to have The football exhibition, pictured football players. builds your experience, but it builds See the #DMUglobal trip to Brazil here... insight into working abroad. the World Cup in their city, they above, called They Can Play, took It celebrated the work of your interpersonal skills too, so you grow as a person.” Amy worked alongside law were just ecstatic. The people I met place at the British Consulate in academics on the international Rabia Iqbal, the other Frontrunner, student Ryan Dawson. She said: and worked with really made the Sao Paulo. stage. Dr Neil Carter, a member “The whole two weeks were just whole trip for me. A fashion showcase saw work of DMU’s renowned International surreal. We absolutely loved it. It “Everyone should go abroad from DMU’s world-renowned Centre for Sports History and was an incredible experience.” during their studies because Fashion, Footwear Design Culture was lead academic for the As part of their work, they helped experiencing a different culture can and Contour Fashion courses exhibition. DMU also created a at a major launch event for the teach you so much.” displayed at Escola, in Sao Paulo’s virtual gallery of the exhibition. DMU VIEW © Jefferson Bernardes, Mr. Master, IgorGolovniov, viphotos Andy Lidstone, Sociologas, Ingvar Bjork Yaping, nikoniano / shutterstock VIEW DMU

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Sporting experts on top of the world Team driver Iasmin Oliveira Mayur and DMU postgraduate course The FIFA Master has been the a remarkable international co- been named best in Europe for the partly delivered at DMU best PG course in Europe for the operation between three universities past two years. After starting their prove to be a hit with has been named best past two consecutive years but this for over 14 years. It is a unique studies at DMU, they continue their sports management is the first time it has beaten rivals course, bringing together law, course at the SDA Bocconi School cricket superstars Acourse in the world. from around the world to receive management and the humanities of of Management in Milan, learning The FIFA Master MA, the top overall award. sport. We have excellent students about sports management, before MU student and if he could bowl. When he said he coordinated by the Centre It won the award based on factors who, with our help, have achieved studying sports law at the Université keen cricketer Mayur could, he was invited to help the International d-Etude du Sport in such as graduate employability, exceptional success.” de Neuchâtel in Switzerland. Chauhan was bowled India team warm up by bowling at Switzerland, is top of the global strength of alumni, quality of James Panter, FIFA Master Each year, students travel from Quick thinkers are still over by sporting them. He took Kohli’s scalp and a league in the major survey carried teaching and international appeal. Humanities of Sport Module all around the world to study on Dopportunities during the season. couple of the Leicestershire team out by SportBusiness International. It was also a runner-up in the Co-ordinator at DMU, added: “We the programme, with the 14th seeking perfect formula Not only did he get to bowl at as part of a team of bowlers who The SportBusiness ratings are Professors’ Choice award, a mark are delighted. To be named the Edition class including students Engineering students got on the acceleration and endurance. India’s Test side at Grace Road, had been brought in for the week recognised around the world as of academic reputation, and the best PG course in the world is from Egypt, Azerbaijan, Trinidad grid for a challenge to design, build Ross Deacon, who founded DMU Leicester, he did the same for and did so well he was invited back. the leading rankings for sports Graduates’ Choice award, which fantastic news. The new rankings and Tobago, South Africa, Slovakia, and race a car at Silverstone. Racing in 2010, said: “We have Alastair Cook’s England team as “We had lunch with the India management courses. Graduates rates student satisfaction. are wonderful recognition of the Costa Rica, France, Brazil, The dream of getting their own come a big step in terms of the they prepared for the first Test. team, we were chatting with them, go on to top roles within the sports More than 500 international hard work the course co-ordination Indonesia, USA, Italy, Germany, single-seater around the home performance and in the design of Mayur was chosen to be 12th and it was brilliant. They were industry. sport management courses and and teaching teams in the United Austria, New Zealand, China, of British motorsport inspired the the car. We’ve found a 20 per cent man in a match for Leicestershire so friendly and it was like being Students on the intensive one- alumni submitted applications to Kingdom, Italy and Switzerland Canada, Czech Republic, Tanzania, DMU students to enter the Formula weight saving on last year.” in a competition offered to part of their team for the day.” His year course spend their first term the 2014 competition. provide each year. Ireland, Australia and the UK. More Student event, the world’s biggest The expertise Ross gained our students as part of DMU’s performance in the nets led to at DMU’s renowned International Professor Richard Holt, Co- “We are very proud of our than 90 per cent of its graduates student motorsport gathering. through his Mechanical winning partnership with the club. another offer to bowl, this time at Centre for Sports History and Scientific Director at DMU with graduates and this is a great work in the sports industry, Teams are challenged in three Engineering course helped him He said it was an awesome England as they warmed up for the Culture, where they study the Professor Pierre Lanfranchi said: endorsement for them too.” including FIFA, the IOC and the areas - project management and secure a third year placement with experience, adding: “I’ve had first Test at Trent Bridge. humanities of sport. “This award is the culmination of The FIFA Master course has Sauber Formula 1 Team. design, static inspections and global diesel engine manufacturers such an incredible time I can’t DMU’s links with Leicestershire

© ANDRE DURAO / shutterstock dynamic tests like the skid pan, Cummins Turbo Technologies, at believe it.” see staff and students get their Huddersfield base, where he Paceman Mayur, who bowls at discounted tickets to games while Germany are the best team in the world on the football has now got a job. 78-80mph, was having his picture the club has also given valuable pitch, DMU are the best for sports management taken by the DMU photographer employability experience to at the ground when he was asked graduates.

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Foursome’s Students dealt chance to try TV Flo touches Signalling DMU students got an insight into production company Endemol put down in interest in how one of daytime TV’s biggest together the programme. Neverland of broadcast jobs fairytale beginning game shows is put together when Thom Corah, lecturer, said: “The they went behind the scenes of students found it really useful, in opportunity tudents experienced Deal or No Deal. particular having the chance to get life in busy broadcast to creative career Presented by Noel Edmonds, some frank insights into how to get Fashion Design newsrooms after the popular Channel 4 quiz into the industry.” student Flo winning coveted show, produced by Remarkable The visit is another example of Tudgay jetted Splacements with the BBC. Television, an Endemol company, the excellent student experience off to America to DMU students Amit Nathwani, was marking a milestone with its offered by those studying at DMU. work on costumes Harry Dean and Melina Kazadi 2,500th show. The Leicester Media School for a new musical spent time at BBC Radio Leicester, DMU Leicester Media School enjoys close industry links allowing backed by working closely with their news and students were taken to see how students invaluable experience. Hollywood mogul programmes output teams. Harvey Weinstein. All three have been heavily Flo spent six weeks in the involved with the university’s award- costume design department of winning radio station, DemonFM. Creative Cara takes her place Finding Neverland, performed at DMU works closely with leading among The Village people the American Repertory Theatre names, such as the BBC, to offer in the world-famous Harvard its students incredible opportunities A DMU graduate got a great As a location assistant it was University. to gain valuable work experience launch into a creative career after Cara’s job to organise everything Flo said it was “an amazing and boost their employability. working on one of the BBC’s behind the scenes so filming ran experience” and a great chance Amit, pictured below, who flagship programmes. smoothly. to make contacts in the industry. is studying Business and Cara Haywood, who graduated Cara got the job with Company DMU’s ground-breaking Management with Media and in Media Production, was a location Pictures via the Creative Skillset’s programme #DMUglobal, set Communications, said: “I needed assistant on The Village, a popular TV Trainee Finder programme, up to offer students experience to get more experience in news period drama filmed around plus the chance to work on Flog It! of different cultures, helped to because my background is in sport, Derbyshire. thanks to DMU tutor Zoe Allman. support the trip. so this was a great opportunity.” Harry Dean, BA Journalism, Media and Communications, spent a week at the station. Laura has a Hansel and Gretel story. dance business. He said: “It’s an experience for The finalists’ performance, built Her creative streak ties in me and the other guys to spend foot in show around a revenge fantasy, won praise well with DMU’s outstanding time at a professional radio station. and business from all the judges, pictured right, reputation for creativity across I’ve done work experience with with the notoriously hard-to-please all faculties. Indeed, the Which? magazines and newspapers but this ulti-talented Simon Cowell saying: “Throughout University guide has named is special.” DMU student this competition you have been the DMU as one of the most Jane Hill, managing editor at Laura Armson, best dance group we’ve had. There creative universities in the UK Radio Leicester, said: “The joy of pictured, wasn’t a foot wrong.” for two years running, ranking it the DMU placement scheme is that Mhelped kick off one of TV’s Laura, an Accounting and alongside Oxford and Cambridge. we take applicants who are already biggest nights when she Business Management student, involved in the student radio.” DMU students gain valuable experience Art, were design assistants. “I learned more about directing and fellow dancers thanked supporters from across working behind the scenes at big show They were all chosen following and getting to see close up how a in Addict Initiative Leicester, including DMU partners successful applications for the director works. opened the Leicester City FC and Leicester our students from DMU DMU places huge emphasis roles, which were offered to “To be so involved with such a Britain’s Got Tigers. Judge Amanda Holden said got hands-on experience on employability of its students DMU as part of the university’s large-scale show was so exciting Talent grand of Addict Initiative’s opening turn: behind the scenes at a and has many initiatives in place continuing partnership with the and I hope that the skills I learn finale. “It’s like watching a mini-movie. musical ahead of its world to ensure that students and state-of-the-art theatre. will help me stand out to future Laura and the You belong to epic TV shows and Fpremiere. graduates get the best possible Alex, from Southport, said: employers.” Leicester-based troupe, movies.” Alex Long, Amy Collingwood, start on the career ladder. “Spending this time with the Fellow design assistant Emma who put a distinctive Laura, from Nuneaton, taught Arti Dulobdas and Emma Smith, Performing Arts student Alex was Water Babies team will help me said: “I really wanted to gain dark twist on street dance before broadening out to pictured above, spent a week a wardrobe assistant, Drama Studies immensely in the future.” experience in this industry − the dance, showed their study at DMU’s Faculty of Business at Leicester’s acclaimed Curve student Amy an assistant to the Amy, from Northampton, said: “I chance to adapt my skills and work best moves to 11 million and Law and could one day theatre, helping the production director and Interior Design student wanted to increase my knowledge of on the design of a theatre set was ITV viewers with an ‘epic’ combine her passion for dance and team of the show, Water Babies. Arti and Emma, who is studying Fine the process of theatre production. one I couldn’t miss.” reinterpretation of the management acumen to build a © Featureflash / shutterstock

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Technology inspires the next generation Music, Technology and Innovation nnovative technology of different jobs and meet people research centre, got the schools and research at DMU working in these amazing industries to record their own unique helped inspire hundreds of and doing these incredible jobs.” music in his session. schoolchildren. DMU’s displays sat alongside Jim said: “It’s been great. The IMore than 200 young people stands with engineers and kids have really connected with from secondary schools across scientists from local, national and the music and hopefully this will Leicestershire were at DMU for international companies such as show them they can reach beyond Teen Tech, an event to encourage computer systems specialists the familiar and there are more more pupils to study technology Emerson, National Grid, Pera, opportunities in music than they and science. National Space Academy, and might think.” DMU has close links with local Hewlett Packard. The Institute of Creative schools through the award-winning DMU academics from Technologies is a university- Square Mile project and works Technology and Health and wide research institute hard to raise the aspirations of Life Sciences worked with that concerns itself young people through university Leicestershire Police to prepare a with the practice, theory outreach work. CSI puzzle in which students had to and history of creative Teen Tech, which formed in investigate a car accident. technologies. Its focus on 2008, runs school science events Tracey Harwood, of the creative computing has across the UK. Its chief executive university’s Institute of Creative applications in the arts and is TV presenter and DMU honorary Technologies, showed pupils entertainment, games and graduate Maggie Philbin. how eye-tracking monitors could mobile applications, product She said: “Teen Tech is an have applications for retail while and web design and other opportunity to see a whole range Jim Frize, a lecturer in DMU’s interactive systems.

Clockwise, DMU honorary graduate Maggie Philbin at the Teen Tech event; DMU has close links with local schools.

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A survey showed women felt nuts, egg plants and turmeric, counterfeit medicines, DMU gets credit for Inspiring the The power to safer at night, thanks to the lights, while electric scales, grinding and fake alcohol and the strength in market nurses of tomorrow which also reduce the risk of packing equipment will increase identification of gunshot DMU has received an improved The deputy chief executive and accidental fire. efficiency and stabilise income. round-up residue. credit rating from a highly- chief nurse of Leicestershire change lives Power means better Villagers also told the team DMU places great respected international rating Partnership NHS Trust has been DMU expertise makes real difference in India communication, with every reliable power meant they could emphasis on encouraging students agency. appointed honorary professor of household getting a socket to widen their option and look into to reach their full potential and Moody’s, which operates in DMU’s Faculty of Health and Life Winning trio to n international team charge phones and power radios new commercial opportunities. allow them to grow their careers 31 countries, has increased the Sciences. investigate further led by DMU Professor and TVs from. Environmental concerns lay at through a range of experiences at university’s credit rating from Adrian Childs will contribute Subhes Bhattacharyya As well as generating light, one of the heart of the experiment, with DMU Forensic Science students university. “Aa2 negative” to “Aa2 stable”. to educational programmes for has brought life- the chief benefits of the scheme will the team choosing to create a solar have won prizes at an event Its thriving and supportive This follows a rigorous review undergraduate and postgraduate Achanging power to remote villages be the generation of income. power plant after weighing their highlighting the finest research in research culture meant the of DMU’s current performance nurses. in a project that will improve health, Water pumps will provide options. Solar means no fossil fuel the region. students were supervised and in the university sector and He will work with the faculty to education, communication and irrigation, allowing year-long is required, making it clean and less The Forensic Institute Research helped by experts in their field a stringent evaluation of the deliver master-classes to student income for locals – and help keep cultivation of new crops like cashew dependent on external resources. Network conference saw 77 such as Professor Graham Lawson, institution’s plans for the future. nurses and work alongside the them safe from elephants. crucial to the core aim of improving students from across the East of DMU’s acclaimed Pharmacy Moody’s highlighted that DMU’s university to develop the nurses The Off-grid Access Systems quality of life. Midlands present their work. Practice Research Group. credit score was increased due of the future. Adrian said: “I feel for South Asia (OASYS) scheme, a Without reliable power, activity Sounds like a positive idea Among those taking part were He said: “They did very well. to the university’s “unique market very honoured.” collaboration between British and in the village stopped at dusk and udiology students at the morning but instead of heading three DMU year Forensic Science Events like this can give the position” and “demonstrated ability DMU’s Faculty of Health and Indian researchers, electrified five locals had to rely on kerosene DMU volunteered their out to celebrate their final exam, students, Lucy Roy, Edward Turay students the chance to say they to strengthen its financial position Life Sciences has an outstanding communities in Odisha state that lamps and candles to work at home time to give free hearing they came here to help volunteer. and Aimee Goodall. have achieved something and it can and maintain strong student reputation for research and lie out of reach of the power-grid by night or gather for community tests to shoppers in “This is great experience for them Their projects were on inspire them to discover more”. enrolment trends”. innovation in health. system. events. ALeicester. as it gives them practice outside the The area had been hit by a Energy on tap also means two They took over an empty shop in classroom in dealing with the public.” cyclone, presenting challenges to primary schools can use computers, Highcross and ran free 10-minute Sonali Tanna, audiologist and International speakers Picturing links to the team as it prepared equipment which teachers hope will increase tests for anyone who wanted them. development officer for Action celebrate anniversary What DMU did industrial heritage and materials and assembled a enrolment and drive up interest in The event was run in partnership Deafness, is a DMU graduate. team of local workers to realise the secondary education. with Action Deafness and DMU She said: “It’s sometimes hard An international conference co- A student’s design inspired by project – this engagement being The villages lie in forest – a Square Mile, which uses the skills of to put the theory into practice. It funded and supported by DMU for the Romans Leicester’s historic links with location that not only limits the the university’s staff and students to can be quite difficult to build up the marked the 30th anniversary of a hosiery and shoemaking is on chances of future hook-ups to the benefit the community. confidence to deal with members ground-breaking project. DMU expertise helped technology – the type used display to the thousands of grid system but means homes are Wendy Stevens, senior lecturer of the public so something like this Dr Pippa Virdee, Senior Lecturer schoolchildren get a glimpse of in electronic gaming – pupils people who enter the city from close to elephant corridors. and programme lead for Audiology, allows the students to help people in Modern South Asian History at Leicester’s Roman past when they could hold up their iPads and the West End. Street lights will deter herds from said: “They have all volunteered and gain skills. A total of 16 students DMU, is convenor of the Punjab took the latest technology on a “walk around” Roman buildings. Kieran Stott-Everett, studying entering the villages and damaging without hesitation. Two had exams in volunteered their time.” Research Group. The conference museum visit. Project leader Nick Higgett, Graphic Design and Illustration at property. celebrated the research, Pupils from Dovelands Primary principal lecturer at DMU’s DMU, has had his design hand- scholarship and networking that School, in Leicester, used a special School of Design, said: “What this painted on the railway bridge on the group has promoted since iPad app developed by DMU to see demonstrates is DMU’s expertise Narborough Road. An international team led by DMU has brought life-changing power 1984. breath-taking imagery of what the in app development and using It follows a competition run to remote villages – and helped keep villagers safe from elephants. Dr Virdee said the group Roman buildings which once stood it for digital heritage purposes, for DMU students in partnership provided space for scholarly at Jewry Wall Museum looked like. something which we are leaders with Leicester City Council, discussion beyond religious, Using augmented reality of in the UK.” Network Rail and business regional and international representatives from the area. boundaries, something which had been problematic. DMU lends expertise to influential study Precious insight Banks have become more willing into Indian era to lend to commercial developers A Leicester exhibition that shed according to the respected DMU light on India’s role in international Commercial Property Lending trade in the Middle Ages used Report. DMU expertise. The report, compiled by DMU’s The four-panel show focused Bill Maxted, of the Faculty of on the copper sheets inscribed by Business and Law, is the UK’s those trading in the port of Kollam most influential and in-depth – in present-day Kerala – nearly study of the commercial property 1,200 years ago. lending market.

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