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Success Magazine - Issue Eleven 2012 Layout 1 12/11/2012 08:56 Page 1 Succissue Eleven Autumn 2012 6250_Success Magazine - Issue eleven 2012_Layout 1 12/11/2012 08:56 Page 1 SuccIssue eleven autumn 2012 www.mmu.ac.ukess Inspiring future generations Multiple Paralympic gold medal winner Sarah Storey OBE Opinion Working with Business Research & Innovation Meet Our Alumni Sir Howard Bernstein, How the University Research that could Graduates talk CEO of Manchester and businesses are affect the future of about their careers, City Council working together computing influences and inspirations 6250_Success Magazine - Issue eleven 2012_Layout 1 12/11/2012 08:56 Page 2 Contents Foreword L to R: Andy Jones, Dean of the Faculty of Education, Sarah Storey OBE, Barney Storey MBE, Dennis Dunn, Dean of MMU Cheshire, P10 P1 Professor John Brooks, Vice-Chancellor of Manchester Metropolitan University News P2 Round-up of news from across the University Opinion P6 Dianne Thompson, chief executive of Camelot and University chancellor and Manchester City Council’s CEO, Sir Howard Bernstein Honorands P8 Honorary doctorates awarded by MMU in 2012 Sarah Storey Alumni at MMU Cheshire’s Birley Fields campus, P2 centenary celebrations, P4 P10 Paralympian’s recent successes Working with Business P12 Alumni ambassador Nicola Waller, head of food at Selfridges Placement scheme providing work experience for students Expertise for businesses from MMU Research and Innovation P15 Knowledge Transfer Partnership between MMU Cheshire and South Cheshire Chamber of Commerce Miriam Jones’ jewellery, P20 The future of computing? New Britain Palm Oil product research Postgraduate Study P18 Recent students on the benefits of postgraduate study Student Successes P20 Prize-winning students Meet Our Alumni Success P21 Exhibition featuring three MMU alumni Issue eleven autumn 2012 Editor Primary school teachers - Rachel Charnock Success is published by Manchester Writers - Kat Dibbits Welsh Rugby physiotherapist and Metropolitan University Gareth Hollyman Liverpool Playhouse playwright Design - Steve Kelly Vice-Chancellor Events Photography - Ade Hunter Professor John Brooks P24 Programme of events at the Contact us - [email protected] University’s venues No part of this publication may be reproduced without prior permission from Manchester Metropolitan University 6250_Success Magazine - Issue eleven 2012_Layout 1 12/11/2012 08:56 Page 1 Foreword his issue of Success arrives T as we reflect upon our first Meeting the student recruitment period since the raising of university fees. Across UK universities, we see 54,000 expectations of fewer enrolments than last year with many leaving it late to decide not to enter university this time around. the free market Thankfully we have not seen a disproportionate reduction of students from low-income families and this must be in part due to our robust widen ing employability and our various working huge contribution to the success of the participation agenda which includes with business schemes, which are Paralympic Games - a truly ‘golden’ our offer of more bursaries to more reported inside this issue. performance to complement our now students than any UK university. Investors in People Gold award. We continue to invest in our physical Perhaps more importantly, the quality of estate and I hope that you are as I hope that you enjoy reading our our students continues to rise, including excited as I am about the start of Success magazine, which highlights a record number of A-grade students, building work at our new Manchester just some of the exciting achievements and this bodes well for the future. campus at Birley Fields and our soon- of our students, staff and alumni. to-open new facilities for the The economy continues to be in Manchester School of Art. By 2014 we recession and we must do all that we will have a truly world-class campus for can to stimulate our local economy all of our staff and students. and to protect employment. Our clear prior ity is to give our graduates We also need to continue to challenge Professor John Brooks improved choices within an increasingly and motivate our staff, and we need Vice-Chancellor competitive employment market. In this outstanding role models. In this edition, Manchester Metropolitan University context, I am proud of our work on you can read about Sarah Storey’s 1 6250_Success Magazine - Issue eleven 2012_Layout 1 12/11/2012 08:57 Page 2 News City welcomes fantastic Hulme campus ir Richard Leese, leader of S Manchester City Council, says the University’s £139m Birley Fields campus is the “final major building block in one of the UK’s most successful regeneration projects.” After decades of investment in housing and regeneration, it is hoped the new Manchester Metropolitan University campus will be an active centre piece for the community - a heart for Hulme, he said. Speaking as the d iggers moved in to begin the major two-year project, Sir Richard said: “Where we are now stood was one of the worst housing areas in Europe, it was unliveable. “Now people have come back to Hulme and it is a place and a story that the people of Manchester can be proud of. Vice-Chancellor, Professor John Brooks, “We’ve seen what MMU have done with said the campus which replaces MMU their new Business School and here campuses in Didsbury and Rusholme the city will have another world-class would be environmentally sustainable and resource, this one for nursin g, teacher highly innovative with electric car ‘pumps’, training, social work and the health novel heat generation and enviro- professions.” townhouses for student residences. Professor John Brooks at the controls with Richard McAlpine, Sir Richard Leese and Sir Howard Bernstein. placed us in the top one-and-a -half per Together, he said, we were creating a cent of organisations in the UK for new MMU; putting service to students at developing its employees. the top of the agenda, academically and with new campuses and facilities. anchester Metropolitan Around 600 colleagues from all five University is “world-class” and campuses gathered at the Business “Continuous change will be the norm Mat the “cutting edge in people School and Student Hub to celebrate from now on; the market for higher management”, according to the UK the award with champagne and a huge education has changed forever and we Investors in People organisation. team cake. are rising to new challenges. Chris Jones, head of IiP operations Vice-Chancellor, Professor John Brooks, “IiP has been immensely helpful North West, was fulsome in his praise of said: “I didn’t honestly think that we because you cannot be successful the University as he presented the Gold would achieve the Gold, and to do so unless your people u nderstand change award at a recent celebration event. was a wonderful surprise. It is an and buy into its benefits.” Mr Jones said MMU was the largest enormous achievement and one of my university to achieve the standard and pr oudest moments as Vice-Chancellor.” 2 6250_Success Magazine - Issue eleven 2012_Layout 1 12/11/2012 08:57 Page 3 Goldman Sachs SME growth scheme Cheshire entrepreneur David Forrest is realising his dream of the big time after being part of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses growth scheme at Manchester Metropolitan University’s Business School. David’s company, Compliance Control Ltd, specialises in quality and compliance consultancy and software solutions in the pharmaceutical and medical sector, and he has been quick to cre dit the scheme for helping to turn his product into a real money-spinner. David and his funders believe his latest software could be a game-changer for SMEs, reducing the risk and cost of non-compliance and allowing them to focus on R&D and sales. With backing of £350,000 from the NW Business and Law combine Fund for Biomedical, and the Technology Strategy Board, the Northwich-based firm rofessionals from all over the University’s strategic vision: “The can fully scale-up the software and pursue P North West gave the new facilities for students are mind-blowing,” a strong marketing and sales campaign. Business School and Student said David Fox of John Smith’s Group. Hub their seal of approval at a special “This building is a real statement of “I would not even have considered event in September. intent, a demonstration of confidence in speaking to venture capitalists if I had the future.” not done the course,” says David. Around 200 business people came to see the new building and celebrate the newly Drinks and canapés were served giving “The financiers and entrepreneurs formed Faculty of Business and Law. guests the chance to network before invited gave me the idea about applying for grants, while the course gave me the being welcomed by Prof essor Ruth knowledge of finance to understand the Representatives attended from dozens Ashford, Dean of Business and Law, best choices for my business.” of professional partners, from and then listen to the keynote speech multinationals to SMEs, along with by marketing guru Dr Dave Chaffey. 10,000 Small Businesses is a free organisations such as the Chartered programme of support for companies Institute of Marketing and the Ruth said: “I was delighted to welcome with high gr owth potential, offering Federation of Small Businesses, with so many members of the North-West management training, workplace many saying how impressed they were business community into our new coaching and peer networking. with the facilities: “It’s an absolutely world-class building. It’s a significant stunning building,” said Eamonn Bell of investment in our aim to be a leading Programme director Jonathan Lawson Campanile Hotels. modern business and law school - and said: “David’s story shows that with the working with commercial partners is a right knowledge, and a little support any “I’m a cynical person,” said John vital part of this.” great business can get the funding it Buckley from the Federation of Small needs to really grow.” Businesses, “but I’d struggle to find MMU is the provider for the Goldman anything wrong with it.
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