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To search and book securely online, visit: www.cottages-4-you.co.uk/canterbury Alternatively call our friendly sales team on: 0845 268 1807 link welcome > welcome Welcome to the Link contents Welcome to the 2010 edition of your alumni magazine and congratulations to those who graduated during the last year. news 4 Pictured on this issue’s front cover is Bob Green OBE, former Christ Church student who has been leading the success for modelling Next Vice Chancellor appointed to 4 efficiency in police forces around the world. Read on page 12 how Canterbury Christ Church University he also pioneered forensic-led investigation into undetected serious crimes, or ‘cold cases’.

The St Gregory’s Project, to create a purpose built space for features 7 music which is more than a concert hall, has attracted leading organisations in the music industry, such as Classic FM, to join Future time bomb? 7 the venture as partners. Building work should start soon and completion is expected in 2012 in our jubilee year. See the Celebrating 30 years 8 feature on this multi-million pound project on page 14. Finding a way to get through 10 The Link also contains a round-up of University news, plus information on alumni services. And don’t forget to check out economic hard times the Class Notes and Bulletin Board sections to find out what some of your former fellow students are doing now. Emergency care training for 11 doctors at Medway Campus We’d love to hear from you, too. So if you have a story to tell or simply want to update us on your life since leaving Canterbury Leading the success of science 12 Christ Church, please get in touch. Use the form enclosed with this magazine, go online at www.canterbury.ac.uk/alumni, or based investigation email us at [email protected]. You may find yourself featured in the next edition of The Link! Please also remember Bringing the dream alive 14 to give us your updated email address, so you can receive the e-bulletin. Opportunities 15

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Next Vice Chancellor Vice Chancellor awarded a CBE Vice Chancellor, Professor Michael Wright, has been appointed to Canterbury awarded a CBE in the 2010 New Year Honours.

Christ Church University Professor Wright received the award for his contribution to higher education and the Dr Robin Baker CMG has been appointed the next Vice community of Kent. Chancellor of Canterbury Christ Church University. Professor Michael Wright CBE Welcoming the award, he said: "Naturally, I am Dr Baker, currently Vice-Chancellor of Chichester University, honoured to have been recognised not only personally but because it signals will join Canterbury Christ Church on September 1, 2010. how Christ Church has developed in recent years.” He has raised the profile of Chichester University to • international level and implemented his ‘Unlocking the Potential’ strategy in the three years there. iBorrow Dr Baker previously held the post of Pro-Vice Chancellor at the University of Kent between 2005 and 2007. scheme His appointment also follows an extensive career in receives cultural diplomacy, holding a number of posts within the British Council, including his final role as Deputy Director- General. prestigious

In accepting the post of Vice Chancellor, Dr Baker said: award “I feel very honoured to be appointed the next Vice Chancellor of Canterbury Christ Church University. It is a Canterbury Christ Church University has won the annual 'UCISA highly successful and exciting institution deeply committed (Universities and Colleges Information Systems Association) Higher to the transforming power of education. Education Award for Excellence' for its unique iBorrow project.

The self-service laptop loan scheme, iBorrow, was introduced at “I look forward to building on the extraordinary Augustine House library and student services centre in 2009. achievement of Michael Wright and to re-establishing my close connections with the City of Canterbury and UCSIA represents the whole of higher education, and increasingly the County of Kent.” • further education, in the provision and development of academic, management and administrative information systems. The aim of the UCISA Award for Excellence is to recognise and highlight levels of excellence and best practice. •

New Chairman of the Governing Body

Peter Hermitage has been elected Chairman of the Governing Body and new Pro-Chancellor.

Mr Hermitage, who has been Vice Chairman for the past four years and a Governor since 1999, replaces Stephen Venner who left the Governing Body in November, when he retired The next Vice Chancellor of Canterbury Christ Church University Peter Hermitage as Bishop of Dover. Dr Robin Baker CMG • 4 Research degree awarding Welcoming students and Education powers granted officials from Malaysia

Canterbury Christ Church has been given The first cohort of English teaching students Antarabangsa (IPBA), a teacher education the right to award research degrees by the from Malaysia was welcomed into the University institute in Kuala Lumpur. A second cohort Privy Council. in September. will be arriving in Canterbury in September 2010. The University has been enrolling The 47 students will spend three years in research students for 25 years, but until Canterbury and the last year of the four-year The Faculty also welcomed Dr Noor Zaila now their research degrees have been course in Malaysia. They will receive the Wahab and Dr Zaidah Mustafa from the awarded by the University of Kent. More BEd TESL (Teaching English as a Second Malaysian Ministry of Education in October. than 160 students have received PhDs in Language) degree, awarded by the University, Prior to the establishment of a ‘Teach for this way. on completion of the course. Malaysia’ programme, the visitors were in the UK to learn about Teach First, which the The University offers MPhil and PhDs in a The programme is run in partnership with Faculty has been continuously involved in range of subjects as well as Doctorates in the Institut Perguruan Bahasa-Bahasa since its inception in 2002. • Education and Clinical Psychology. •

A new professor will lead the way in ground breaking patient-centred research in Kent and East Sussex.

Professor Jan Dewing has been appointed to a The Dean of the Faulty of Arts and Humanities (back right) and staff from the Department of English and Language new partnership Studies welcome the new cohort of Malaysian students role between Canterbury Christ Church University and East Sussex Public Lectures attract high profile speakers Community Professor Jan Dewing Health NHS. stories. Renowned historian and broadcaster Dr David Starkey gave the Vice Chancellor’s One of only three similar practice lecture and writer, comedian and broadcaster development posts in the country, Professor Dewing will look at ways Jon Holmes spoke of his journey from of improving the quality of NHS care Canterbury to comedy. Chief Executive Officer by putting patients at the centre of of the Fairtrade Foundation, Harriet Lamb, her research. spoke of the growth of Fairtrade across the world. The post, based in the University’s Department of Nursing and Applied Our annual lectures, including the Department Clinical Studies, will draw on her of Geographical and Life Sciences Christmas extensive national and international Celebrated author Kazuo Ishiguro, one of the speakers at the Public Lecture series Lecture, the Nick Burton Memorial Lecture, experience, particularly in the field Martin Luther King Lecture and Becket Lecture of dementia and care for the elderly. The University’s Public Lecture Series continues all continue to draw capacity audiences. There She is currently a Visiting Professor at to go from strength to strength and has were many other lectures ranging in topics the University of Wollongong, Australia, attracted high profile speakers. from archaeology to the future of public and is leading on one of the world’s health which proved equally popular. largest practice development International author Kazuo Ishiguro, was in programmes in older people’s long conversation with Andrew McGuiness about The autumn 2010 series will be published term care in NSW Australia. • his life and works and his most recent in September and can be viewed online at publication, Nocturnes, a collection of short www.canterbury.ac.uk/events/public-lectures.•

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Executive Director of Scottish and Honorary Fellows Southern Plc, 1998-2005, was Chairman New Professors of Locate in Kent, 1998-2005 and Rt Revd Dr Stephen Venner, former Bishop and Readers Chairman of the Kent Economic Board, in Canterbury and Bishop of Dover; Sir 2001-2009. The Professorship and Readership Graeme Odgers, Deputy Lieutenant of Committee recently conferred the titles Kent; Caroline Spencer, a former member The Very Revd of Professor and Reader to the following: of the University’s Governing Body and Adrian Newman member of the General Synod of the Dr Linden West, Professor of Education , and The Very Revd Revd Newman, who is Dr Paul Edlin, Professor of Music Adrian Newman, , the Dean of Rochester, Dr Andrew King, Reader in Print History received Honorary Fellowships from the was officially welcomed Dr Andrew Lambirth, Reader in Education University for their dedication and work into the University’s Honorary Fellowship Dr Ian Wellard, Reader in Sociology of within the community. at Canterbury Christ Church University’s Sport and Physical Education. Medway Campus graduation ceremony Dr Burkhard Scherer, Reader in Religious Rt Revd Dr in May. Studies Stephen Venner • •

Dr Stephen Venner is the former Bishop in Canterbury and Bishop of Dover and was the first Pro- New academics Chancellor of Canterbury Christ Church University, before retiring last year. He was officially conferred the title Doctor of the University at Canterbury Christ Church University’s graduation join the Faculty ceremony in May. Caroline Spencer of Education Caroline Spencer is passionately committed The University's world-leading research in Professor Trisha Maynard has been Head to engendering and Education will grow even stronger from next of the Department of Childhood Studies developing community term with the appointment of four new and Centre for Child Research at Swansea life at local, institutional and national academics. University. She has published research level. She has achieved this through and work in four key areas: school based three decades of service in most notably Dr Trevor Cooling will join the University learning and the role of the mentor; young the Church of England and through the as Director for the National Institute for children and gender; early childhood studies mentoring, encouragement and support Christian Education Research (NICER); and outdoor play and learning. of many individuals. Professor Trisha Maynard will become the new Head of the Centre for Research into Professor Felicity Wikeley joins from the Sir Graeme Children, Families and Communities (CRCFC) University of Bath, where she is currently Odgers DL and Professor Felicity Wikeley and Professor a Senior Lecturer for the Department of Petra Engelbrecht will contribute to the Education. She has published extensively on Sir Graeme Odgers DL leadership of the Faculty’s research strategy personalised learning, school improvement previously worked for when they join as Professors of Education. and the impact of poverty on pupils’ learning. the World Bank, the Department of Industry, Tarmac Plc and Dr Trevor Cooling is a successful academic Professor Petra Engelbrecht is Professor BT Plc as Managing Director. From 1990- with 25 years experience of writing books of Educational Psychology and currently 1993 he was Chief Executive of Alfred and articles on religious education. He is Executive Dean of Education Sciences at McAlpine Plc and was Chairman of the currently Director of the Transforming Lives North-West University in Potchefstroom, Monopolies and Mergers Commission, Project at the Stapleford Centre, an South Africa. She has specialised in inclusive 1993-1998. He served as a non- independent Christian educational charity. education in South Africa. •

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John Suchet, renowned newscaster, launched are only around 70 Admiral Nurses in his campaign for more Admiral Nurses to be England and Wales, none in Scotland or made available nationwide at a conference Northern Ireland, and that I only had access hosted at North Holmes Campus. to one because I happened to live in an area where the local NHS Trust provides them, “My wife Bonnie was diagnosed with I decided to do something about it. Every dementia in February 2006. It changed our copy sold of my book about my ‘love story’ lives. I was fortunate to have access to an with Bonnie will bring a donation to John Suchet Admiral Nurse. When I found out that there Dementia UK.

t is estimated that there are The recent teaming with the Avante “Providing Admiral Nurses to support carers currently 700,000 people with Partnership, which provides residential and and families can help enormously. They can dementia in the UK. By 2021 domiciliary care, and Dementia UK, which help them to understand dementia and how I supplies the specialist dementia training and to manage the symptoms and changing the number is forecast to increase a network of support groups for carers, abilities of the person they are caring for. by 38% and by 154% by 2051. brings a practical aspect of care. Dementia For instance a trip to a restaurant can be Dementia is already a serious UK also supports the Admiral Nurses, who quite traumatic if the person with dementia problem and set to be an even are specialist nurses who work with carers becomes agitated at having to wait for food bigger problem in the future. and families of people with dementia. to arrive. A six foot husband thumping the table because he is having to wait can be Alzheimer’s disease accounts for 62% of all The DSDC has also created Honorary very alarming. This can be eased by warning dementias. Whilst it is likely that both genes positions from colleagues at the Universities the restaurant ahead of time that this might and environmental factors combine in some of Kent and Surrey, and together they happen so everyone is prepared and knows way to trigger Alzheimer’s, smoking, provide an academic platform for how to react. excessive alcohol consumption, obesity and educational programmes, research and diabetes are all independent risk factors for organisational development projects. “Forewarned places can be very helpful. the development of Vascular Dementia. There was one gentleman whose wife was As an Admiral Nurse herself, Penny is more quite able to push the trolley around the The lifestyles of many young people growing than aware of the need to support carers supermarket while he put things into it. One up now are paving the way for suffering as well as the sufferer. Her own research day he left her in an aisle for a few moments some form of dementia in the future. Lack particularly focussed on how Admiral Nurses to get something and when he came back of exercise, eating processed food, smoking can empower carers by giving them she had walked out of the doors with the and drinking all combine to store up trouble knowledge, skills and understanding of unpaid trolley. Security staff surrounded her ahead. their own and the sufferer’s emotional state. and it was all very distressing. Now, “Dementia touches the whole population,” however, they actually have a staff member Leading the research into better care for Penny explains. “Everyone in time will meet who helps them with their shop. So it is sufferers and their carers is Penny Hibberd, someone or knows someone who has pre-empting events to avoid awkward Director of Dementia Services Development dementia. In fact there are 21,000 sufferers situations. Centre South East (DSDC), based at the in Kent alone. It’s a frightening statistic. University. “We are lucky because we have some very “Recognising someone has dementia in the good services in our region. Training has Since taking over as Director of DSDC in first place is key to giving them the right got better and people are really striving January, Penny has been concentrating on treatment. The DSDC is developing new to improve things. We need to keep talking developing partnerships with other training programmes for professionals and about the future for people and families dementia specialists across the region to assistant practitioners in acute and primary living with dementia. In this way, as with provide a comprehensive approach to care settings and in domiciliary, residential cancer 40 years ago, things can only get dementia care. and nursing homes. better.” •

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filming in the early days editing in the 90s

The Department of Media will reach its 30th birthday in October. Over that time, not only has it grown rapidly in size but also reputation.

rom small beginnings with 25 students, Media has developed rapidly over the last 30 “When I first started we worked it now offers a comprehensive range years and the experiences and expectations with proper film – not digital tape Fof media-related programmes to over of students starting out in 1980 were quite and computers as it is now. We were 800 students across the Canterbury and different from students graduating in 2010. immediately put to work making a slide Broadstairs campuses. It has a thriving show with a sound track compiled on research profile, with lecturers actively David Lewis, a graduate from 1989/90 has reel-to-reel machines. We used the radio engaged in their particular fields and seen those changes first hand. Now living studio to record our soundtrack and the publishing widely. in Bristol as a freelance TV editor, he told television studio as a sound stage. We us of his experience in education and in edited film on a Steenbeck and audio Facilities in the department have also kept the industry. tape was cut with razor blades and stuck abreast of the ever changing media world. together with sticky tape. Video was edited High-tech studios at both sites enable “I particularly wanted to go into film and on a U-matic suite, all quite different from students to have practical hands-on came to Christ Church because it was one of methods used today. Everything we need experience. It is also one of the few Adobe the very few institutions which put more to do in post production can be achieved and Apple accredited centres, giving emphasis on the practical aspects of digitally, so it is all very immediate. Before students an advantage over their filmmaking rather than just theory. I was you would have to send your film off for contemporaries when they apply for jobs excited to get my hands on a camera and developing and wait for the end product, after graduation. actually make films. which is no longer the case.

8 Alumnus David Lewis editing today

“Looking back, you were really supported “Technology has changed dramatically since The Department will be celebrating its and encouraged by the staff to go for I started, but fundamentally the production anniversary with an afternoon reunion on whatever idea you came up with, which process is the same. You still have to acquire Saturday 30 October, followed by screenings was great. We took advantage of that and the craft - from the script, to the shoots, and a special “This is Your Life” review of I started making my third year film in my to the editing and post production. The the department’s development. If any second year. I met the renowned film perception of the craft has changed. Department of Media alumni have director Derek Jarman, when I invited him Students entering university now are anecdotes, reminiscences or photographs to talk to our Film Society. He agreed to be computer literate so it is easy for them to they would like to share with the audience, in my third year film which was amazing! pick up the technology, but they still need Tim Jones would love to hear from you, to learn the craft. email: [email protected]. “I worked for Derek Jarman on his films at the same time as producing Andy Crabb’s “I would say to all students - take the All former students and staff are invited third year film at Christ Church, starring opportunity to start slowly and find to attend and invitations will be going out Michael York and Imogen Stubbs. It won someone who really inspires you and learn over the summer by post and email. If you best short film at the Turin Film Festival. from them to find your own voice. Cutbacks do not receive an invitation, please contact mean that there are more people going Tim. To book a place at the reunion please “I was lucky as my life was fairly seamless after fewer jobs so always keep a smile on visit the department’s website from college to working in the industry. It your face and work hard. Be keen and pro- www.canterbury.ac.uk/media and click on was thanks to Christ Church that it all came active and you will be rewarded. Above all, 30th Anniversary. about. do not be arrogant and expect too much!” •

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Scott Hodson and graduate Charles Hunter develop software for the health, sport and leisure industry

“With the GIS, graduates are matched to because of the recession and now need our small businesses (fewer than 50 employees). services. However, many of them are Finding a The University provides up to £1,500 per technophobic. Charles has been working graduate for a 13 week internship and on new software that will enable anyone businesses are required to contribute to to have their own website up and running way to get ensure that graduates are paid to at least within three clicks and twenty minutes of the minimum wage. their time, completely free. This will lead to these clients coming to us for bespoke through “We carefully match graduates to the programmes or services in the future. So it positions offered and then forward is of enormous value to us and the growth appropriate CVs to the company for them of our business.” economic to go through their usual recruitment processes.” “It’s a completely innovative programme which is aimed at anyone from a personal hard times Scott Hodson, Managing Director of OFS, trainer, individual physiotherapist or dietician a computer software and web design through to multi-national companies,” arlier this year, the government set company for the health, sport and leisure Charles explains. “The web development time up a scheme to help businesses and industry, was one of the first to recognise has been reduced from three or four months Egraduates get through the recession. the advantages of the scheme. He took on to three clicks. The whole experience for me Known as the Graduate Internship Scheme Charles Hunter, an IT with Digital Culture has been fantastic. I have learned such a lot (GIS) it has provided funding to 50 universities and Media graduate, on a three month and am up to industry standard speed now, to match unemployed graduates to businesses contract to develop a specific programme which is invaluable and great for my CV. It has needing their expertise. for the company. also made me realise that this is definitely where I want my career to go.” Carol Clewlow, Project Officer, explains how “I thought this project was a terrific the scheme is helping local businesses and opportunity for us. We had reached a point Keep looking on the University’s Facebook graduates to come through the recession. where we needed to expand, but didn’t page, the Careers Service Facebook and want to take on the commitment of a Jobshop www.canterbury.ac.uk/support/ “This scheme follows the success of the permanent member of staff. The internship careers-and-student-development/jobshop/; 'Business First' project which put graduates enabled us to select the best graduate for where any future projects will be advertised. through intensive employability skills a project we needed to help our business If you would like to express an interest in training and then into local companies grow. A lot of people have retrained and this or future projects, email Carol Clewlow, on placements. joined the health and fitness industry [email protected] . • 10 link feature > Emergency care training for doctors at Medway Campus

ewly qualified doctors and “If the medics prescribe the wrong dosage or as well as how to deal with emergency registrars specialising in give a wrong diagnosis, we then go off script situations. Having everything they do anaesthetics are refining and take over manually. The clinician decides observed and videoed with positive feedback N the appropriate reaction and we relay it to the at the end, especially from their peers, helps their emergency clinical skills at dummy. The consultants are on hand for the them to understand how they are reacting to Medway Campus. students to phone for advice during the situations and if they are communicating scenario as in real life. It can get very tense!” effectively within the team. In a joint project with Medway Maritime NHS Trust Foundation, the Campus not only Brenda Nyamaizi and Niloufar Kashtvarz, “This is also a safe environment for them to provides the Skills Labs, but also the technical Foundation year 1 doctors, were taking part make their mistakes. It is much better they support needed to operate the state-of-the- in diagnosing a bowel obstruction scenario make their mistakes on a dummy. We can’t let art simulated clinical environment. and described their experience. them practise on real people – in emergencies decisions have to be made quickly or the Phil Broadbridge and Emi Kay are the Brenda: “It is so realistic – even the dummy, patient could die. instructors/technicians who work closely you really get into the whole scene. It was a with Consultants from the Medway Hospital great learning curve, knowing how to take “It is wonderful to have Christ Church facilities to develop appropriate scenarios and ensure responsibility for the situation, which is what so close to us. We have been taking our the simulated experience matches the real we will be doing soon! students up to London, but not only is that world of clinical practice as closely as very expensive, it is also time consuming. We possible. Niloufar: “Although it was very scary, it felt cannot set up the scenarios in detail on the very safe at the same time, because at the computer without being physically present. “The consultants write a script for the back of your mind you knew you couldn’t do We can visit two or three times before the scenario, which can range from diagnosing any real harm! However, you had to make actual training day to trial the programme anaphylaxis to cardiac arrest,” Phil explains. decisions really quickly because everything here, which we couldn’t do in London. “We then programme this into the computer. happens so fast. Blood results were back in The room is laid out to emulate A&E, an five minutes rather than half an hour as in a “It is a superb tool for us to improve our operating theatre, or recovery room. Emi or I real situation so there was no time to dither! young doctors’ skills. We want the next control the dummy and equipment from the generation of doctors to be better than us. control room, while the clinician takes on the Dr Kirti Mukherjee, Consultant Anaesthetist, We want the community to have complete role of the patient, using a microphone which was the lead Consultant on this training day. trust and faith in them as great doctors.” feeds through the dummy. Students not “These training days are invaluable for • taking part watch on a live screening. teaching young medics non-technical skills

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he success of television dramas on some cases. I applied for a post as a such as CSI and Waking the Crime Scene Examiner Kent Police and was TDead has highlighted the work posted to Margate. Because Kent is a large of the forensic science units in police region, we had the opportunity to do some very good hands-on forensic work on a forces across the country. Even variety of cases. My first major enquiry was though they glamorise the work, they the bombing at Deal barracks and some air have raised the level of awareness of crashes, so it gave me a huge range of the profession. practical experience.

The advance in DNA profiling has enabled “During this time I took a Diploma in police forces to open up serious crime ‘cold Management Studies (DMS) at Christ cases’ and begin detection work on past Church. I have very fond memories of my crimes using all the latest forensic techniques. time there and especially the support I was given as a mature student. I wouldn’t have Pioneering the first ever forensic-led cold coped or done as well in a larger university. case operation was Bob Green. The success The close-knit community and friendliness of ‘Operation Advance’ he led back in 1995 of staff and students saw me through to saw the beginning of the achievements we distinction in both the DMS and MA that see today. followed. Understanding the importance of precision in your work was an invaluable Bob is continuing to ensure ongoing real lesson as it is exactly what is needed in improvement in police work with his highly forensic science. Bob Green with Julian Slater, Assistant Commissioner of the Au respected and sought after ‘Scientific Work Improvement Model’ (SWIM) which he has rolled out to 41 forces across the country “I joined the Forensic Science Service (FSS) freezer which they weren’t sure what to do and is now taking to other countries, Research and Service Development Branch with. I suggested that we reanalyse them including Australia and Canada. to test technology in the field. I had and see what we were able to turn up. completed an MSc by then and was really Technology had moved on and it would Bob spoke to us about how his pioneering enthusiastic to put it all into practice. Later, I mean upgrading all the data in order to put work, past and present, came about and was seconded to the Police Standards Unit it into our database. I applied for funding how his business degrees from Canterbury at the Home Office. I thought this was the and ‘forensic-led cold cases’ was born. Christ Church helped him to achieve success best job ever. It was very rewarding work, in modelling efficiency on the front line. identifying performance issues and then “The difference with these cases was that it disseminating good practice. was the first time that any case had been “I first joined the South Yorkshire police in forensically led – starting with the science an administrative role, from an engineering “However, over a drink with some old and then looking back to see if there was a career in Sheffield. However, I got interested colleagues from the FSS in 1995, I learned case. There were about 248 cases across the in crime scenes and forensic science after that they still had a lot of profiles belonging national forces which we loaded onto the I went along with the Crime Scene Examiner to unsolved rape cases sitting in a laboratory database. We thought that we would get

12 strong enough match for the Crown day in court, justice and therefore closure Prosecution to take forward, we advised – we were able to give that to them. some very low level surveillance to find out the victim’s routine to ensure their privacy “We learned a lot from Operation Advance, when approached by a police officer and a not just scientifically, but for modelling victim liaison officer. The officers had to be efficiency across the whole police processes. aware that the victim’s lives had moved on I was asked to quantify the forensic spend and they may not want anyone else to on DNA profiling. The Government had know. Under our mentoring, the first invested £180m at the time and we needed tranche of advanced cases went forward. to show what we had achieved as a result. I used a computer simulation to model the “We also looked at the offending patterns business process, which was very successful. of these people. I was interested in what This model also identified gaps and they had done before and what they did variability between forces. afterwards. We then could help predict patterns of violent offenders. We also pursued links through family ties, which “I have used a similar process to pioneer built up a profile for partial matches we had SWIM in other aspects of work. Currently – looking at siblings, parents and any family I am seconded to Her Majesty’s Inspectorate member. It was amazing how many positive of Constabulary and have been fortunate matches we got through this route. We to develop these ideas for the good of developed two guides, one on cold cases our police services. During the SWIM and one on familial profiles. programme each police force had a very detailed diagnostic report showing good “We made sure we got as much publicity practice, recurring themes and where about taking these cases forward as possible improvements could be made. It is now in order to take the fear away from the rolling out across the country and has victim and back onto the offender. attracted interest, as did our process with cold cases, from around the world. In fact Julian Slater, the Assistant Commissioner “DNA profiling has really progressed now of the Australian Federal Police, is waiting and has become far more discerning. I can in the wings as we speak to discuss them vividly remember our first case back in implementing the model. 1994/5. A girl had been raped and the condom had been thrown in a field. This condom was going to be the clincher in “I believe I received my OBE for SWIM the case. We found it and I will always as well as for my work with serious crime stralian Federal Police remember being driven to the laboratory cold cases. carefully cradling a box with the condom about one or two matches and were inside, cushioning every jolt to preserve the “I am now with the Performance and completely amazed when nearly a third sample. However, because they needed Finance Directorate doing the same sort of was matched. quite a lot of sample in those days, all this work on Operation Quest. This is consultant care came to nothing because there wasn’t led with a Home Office official and the “To stop any further offences being enough DNA for them to analyse. You can police force involved working together. We committed, we needed to get these matches now get a profile from a hardly visible stain spend six months working with the force out to the relevant forces quickly. So we and we can quote match rates of one in a to enable them to identify efficiencies held a police conference with a difference. A billion which is brilliant. themselves and then to implement the lead scientist for each force presented them recommendations. with a dossier for their region. We had also “Operation Advance was tremendously drawn up a good practice code for them to successful. When it came to an end, about follow. From past experience we knew that 70 offenders and 400 years of sentences “I am also completing a MLitt in Terrorism it would not be easy approaching victims had been handed out. “It was also and Political Violence at St Andrews 20 years later. Sensitivity and tact were successful for the victims. We have found University and that is the last degree I shall required. After substantiating there was a that the vast majority of them want their take! It all started with Christ Church.” •

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Bringing the dream alive he St Gregory’s Project, to create a purpose built space for music which is more than a concert hall, has already attracted a number of prestigious partners, including Classic FM, the Orchestra Tof the Age of Enlightenment, the Classical Opera Company and the Southbank Sinfonia. Grenville Hancox MBE, the St Gregory’s Professor Grenville Hancox, David Pickup Anyone wishing to pledge donations in Project Manager, sees the development’s and Michael Chandler from the Music response to their sterling effort can do true value in making music accessible to Department and students Lesley Taaki, so by contacting Kate Chesterman, email: communities. Andrea Hepworth and Alison Foot, together [email protected]. with alumna Helen Ralph, climbed three of “There are so many opportunities beyond the highest Lakeland peaks in three days at St Gregory’s signals the University’s growing making this centre a destination for national the beginning of July - Skiddaw, Helvellyn reputation as a major contributor to Kent’s and international performance. With and Scafell Pike. arts scene, changing the face of music in partners like Classic FM, we want to the county and adding to Canterbury’s rich encourage regular participation in music “Fellow students and I wanted to be cultural ambitions. by working with schools, community groups involved with helping to raise money for and local residents. the St Gregory’s Project as we have had To this end, the University has signed a such a wonderful time studying music five-year sponsorship agreement with the at Canterbury Christ Church University,” Canterbury Festival, becoming its Partner Darren Henley, Managing Director of Classic explained Helen Ralph. “As students, both and Principal Sponsor from 2010. This FM, the Project’s leading corporate partner, past and present, we all wanted to give important partnership will also see the said: “We are delighted to be working with something back. I think we all feel Festival support Christ Church in the Canterbury Christ Church University on its St privileged that we can be a small part of development of its cultural activity across Gregory’s Project. We see classical music as helping to make the new concert hall and its five-campus network. being relevant to 21st century life. St facilities happen. It will provide greater Gregory’s will be able to show all people, opportunities for both studying musicians St Gregory’s will open in 2012, the of all ages, how classical music can be part and audiences to experience and enjoy University’s Jubilee year, bringing to fruition of their lives.” music in Kent.” the vision that has been aptly dubbed ‘more than a concert hall’. Patron of the project is Sir Peter Maxwell David Pickup commented: “In the true spirit Davies, Master of the Queen’s Music. of British competitiveness (and contrary to Funding is still being sought for the Project the ethos of the music department!), we of and individuals are encouraged to become Staff, students and alumni supported the course demonstrated to our younger associated with the development by development by tackling three peaks in the student friends that we could still beat them becoming a Friend of St Gregory’s (for Lake District, raising sponsorship money for to the top of any mountain. Three peaks in more details telephone 01227 782995 or visit the appeal. three days - a doddle!” www.canterbury.ac.uk/morethanaconcerthall). •

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1980 1996 Angela Palin (née Newcomb) John Britt: MSc Health Promotion Art and Education I undertook the MSc in 1993 while The focus of my BEd was 5-9 year olds and at that time Christ working for Health Church was under the umbrella of the University of London. I Promotion in South took over as Head of St Mellion School in Cornwall seven years Kent. In 1999 I was ago and have guided it out of serious weaknesses to be judged “head-hunted” to ‘outstanding’ in 2007. As a result, the number of children at this set up a healthy small, rural primary is higher than it’s ever been and I am now living centre in north Executive Headteacher at two other Cornish primaries. I also was Kent. awarded the 2009 NCSL Primary Headteacher of the Year award.

Now I am the Service Manager (Communities) for Gravesham Borough Council. My role is to head up a variety of issues including anything involved with: sport and recreation; art and culture; public health; community engagement; Gravesham’s response to the London 2012 Games and co-ordinating the 2011 Census arrangements.

I also have interests in Domestic Abuse as a Trustee for North Kent Women’s Aid and local community trusts and in my spare time (!) I enjoy horse riding.

2006 Sophie Hurden (née Oakland) BA (Hons) Primary Education with QTS

From graduating to April 2010 I worked for Canterbury Christ Church as School and College Liaison Officer, promoting the University by developing links with schools, colleges, the students and their advisers. My job included travelling all over the UK to attend higher education conventions, visiting local schools and colleges to give advice to students preparing for university and taking a large role in organising the University Open Days. I took up the role of Student Recruitment Assistant (Teachers’ Projects) at the University of Oxford in May working primarily with teachers and advisers.

16 1972 2008 Jonathan Gurling Marcus Caine Cert Ed Geography with BSc (Hons) Bioscience Contemporary Studies with Health Studies

I completed a Theology degree at Birmingham University after a couple of years teaching and then worked in Birmingham for almost 35 years with faith, educational and voluntary organisations.

I am now writing and had my first book ‘Exploring the Faithful City’ published in 2007. I am in the process of writing a biography of Studdert Kennedy, a renowned , writer and poet during and after World War 1, as well as writing for newspaper columns.

2009 My gap year was spent driving from Stephanie Clarke coast to coast in the USA. When I returned I did a lot of temp jobs before BA/BSc Performing Arts being recruited by a Biotech company, specialising in oncology and polymer Since leaving University Centre Folkestone I have continued chemistry. I am now a developmental to progress my career in the Performing Arts industry and analyst in the R&D department. I am in have become a Portfolio Professional enabling me to work charge of my own laboratory and have in a range of roles across the industry – creative practitioner, had the chance to really contribute to dancer, choreographer, actor and arts administrator. My the international progression of cancer most exciting venture so far is with Canterbury City Council treatment, while applying my learned for a piece of contemporary dance/physical theatre, skills to one of the top 100 Biotech ‘Turbulence’. This will all be under my sole trader Arts, companies in the UK. Productions and Events business ‘ivivi’. 2009 Tom Barnfather BSc (Hons) Business Studies with Legal Studies

I took time out from my job as a parish priest and took a HND course in furniture design, construction and restoration. Following my results, I decided to take a further three years out to study for a degree. I had tremendous support from teaching staff, support staff, fellow students, family and friends and was proud to receive a 1st Class Honours.

Now I am in a Parish again. The degree has taught me to develop my own ideas and opinions, to value them, and to hold them as important.

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1967 1998 Lynne McCulloch – CertEd Monica Headley – CertEd Mark Wells – DMS 1998/MA 2001/BA 2008– I worked for Thanet College for four years I am now retired but still keep very active – have Management with Education teaching IT, Numeracy and Access to Teacher just celebrated the 36th anniversary of a footpath I am a Sergeant in Kent Police and teach our Training. I am now a Digital Curriculum Officer in group I founded. I give talks and lead walks. Each police recruits how to patrol and serve the people a high school. year I go somewhere or do something new – life of South Kent. is really interesting. 2004 Garry Booton – Applied Social Science with Science John Brodhurst – PGCE ICT with Religious Studies I am now a qualified clinical hypnotherapist and 1971 I am an ICT Teacher in Folkestone and have work for myself in internet marketing. Jill Crossley (nee Robinson) – CertEd started an MA in Leadership and Management for in Textiles and Contemporary Studies Learning back at CCCU. I have now retired as a Primary Teacher and live 1999 in Gloucestershire. Helen Richardson – Art with Education 2005 After graduating, I moved to London to teach at a Stuart Strange – PGCE Leisure and Tourism small primary school. I am now a Module Leader I am now a PE/Sports Teacher in Luton. 1981 for Maths, Professional Tutor and Mentor Trainer June Goate (nee Dorey) – BEd Religious Education for the GTP and PGCE programmes as well as I have jointly owned and run a day nursery school teaching the year 4 class. Cheri Kinsella-Murray – Popular Music and for the past 20 years. I am now teaching part- Technology and PGCE Music Secondary 2006 After 18 months at the Marlowe Academy, I was time at the University as well as holding a Caroline Winter (nee Scoote) – Music qualification for counselling. I am currently Head of Dance Pianists at Tring Park promoted to Head of Music and Assistant Team School for the Performing Arts, in Hertfordshire, Leader of the Creative Arts Faculty. 1985 where I accompany ballet, tap and contemporary Sian Thomas - PGCE dancing whilst managing the other pianists. I Ashutosh More – Health Promotion I am now working in Southend as a Secondary married fellow Art and RFTV student Richard and Public Health Strategy English Consultant. I am also Regional Winter. I am a Public health Specialist in Lambeth. Adviser for English for London South, part of the English Programme team for National Strategies. 2000 2006 Paul Brien – Nursing Studies Alexandra Young – Primary Education I worked as a Staff Nurse at Medway Maritime I am going to be a year one teacher at the same 1986 Hospital for six years and since then I have worked school I completed my NQT year. I have also been Tom Broughton – PGCE Primary I am a teacher in Ramsgate, but will be retiring for Medway Council Social Services as a Care promoted to Humanities Co-ordinator. this year. Manager. Abubakari Yakubu – Business Administration 2001 After graduation, I retrained and am now a Social 1989 Robert Rose – Geography Worker with South Lanarkshire Council. Steve Taylor – RFTV with Geography I have been working on a number of regeneration I have worked in media since graduating. I am projects across North Kent for the North Kent Emma Snook – Business Studies with Human now Creative Commercial Director at one of the Gateway Partnership and Medway Council. largest UK media companies. Resources I am now an HR Assistant. It has been brilliant Geraldine Beirne – Nursing Studies and I have learned a lot. 1993 I went straight into a career in Andrew Ost – IT with Religious Education Haematology/Oncology Nursing. I moved back to I am now Head of Marlowe College and am on Ireland and am now one of the Haematology 2007 the leadership team. Nurse Specialists in a Centre of Excellence. Scott Cattell – Commercial Music I now work for a top digital media company as a Video Operations Manager. James Stodd – Geography with RFTV 2002 I have been working in radio since graduating. I Anna Phillips (nee Rodgers) – English with American Studies James Atkinson – FRTV with Fine Art am now working for an independent production I have been working as a free-lance and now run company. I am now Head of Department at a secondary school in Maidstone. my own production company. I produce promotional videos, film special events and music 1994 2003 videos. Beverley Walding (nee Powell) – Community Gareth Barnard – PGCE IT Healthcare Studies I am a teacher at Rainham School for Girls and Emma Whybrow – History with PGCE History I am now a Community Specialist Palliative Care also teach the teachers ICT. I also introduced a Although I love teaching History, I have found a Nurse in North Devon. new learning platform, Moodle, to the school as new passion, helping challenging children with well as Office 2007. special educational needs. 1996 Ghan Thapa – Nursing Studies Kirk Ashcroft – Policing Studies Ben Lewis – Policing Studies I was the first Nepalese student and have since I currently work on the Major Investigation Team I have just finished my gap year travelling the sent two or three others from the Folkestone and am responsible for a team of detectives world. I am hoping to join the Ministry of Defence Gurkha community to Canterbury Christ Church. investigating all murder within Cheshire. Police in the not too distant future.

18 Dom Whitting – Theology 2000 I am now in my third and final year of People overseas Gavin Merwood – RFTV with Music training in Rippon College Oxon. I will be I now own and run an international online advertising ordained as in the Diocese of Truro 1968 business with offices in London and Sydney. in early July. James Athol Steel – CertEd I have just retired after ten years as Political Advisor to Oliwiera Ahej (nee Tuszkowski) – PGCE Secondary 2008 an Embassy in Oslo. I finished my teacher training in Germany after leaving Revd Robert Stevenson – Theology CCCU. I have been teaching in a grammar school here for I am currently a Senior Director of a Chartered 1971 four years. Town Planners and Surveyors as well as being Peter Edwards – Child and Youth Studies 2002 a . I am also taking an MA. I am a teacher in Ashburton, New Zealand and am Michael Barker – Nursing Studies married with a little daughter. I am now living in Vancouver, Canada. Heather Weston (nee Kingman) – Music with History After six years in mainstream education, I moved 1987 2005 to a special needs school and am a music subject Gowan Ditchburn – Geography with Religious Studies Mathew Steven – FRTV with Media and Cultural Studies leader. I have also just begun an MA. I am now a teacher in Waiuku, New Zealand. I am a Quality Assurance manager for Sony DADC in Austria. Johana Ngome – Career Guidance Henry Muluh – History with RFTV I am a Trainee Personal Advisor (careers) for I am a university lecturer of Media Studies in Cameroon. Edmar Caie – Primary Education Prospects and work with students in schools I am now a Teacher in a British school in Spain. as well as working in the office. 1988 Maria Gaskell – Music with English Izzy Bartley – PGCE Secondary Citizenship Sukh Gill – PGCE Post Compulsory Business I emigrated to Iceland where I was a Community I am an Outdoor Education Teacher in Khartoum having After graduating I joined Mid Kent College and Musician for 15 years. I then moved to Geneva and now moved from Thailand. am now teaching Business and am Programme divide my time between writing novels and running the Manager for the First Diploma group at the home. Daniel Hawkins – PGCE Seondary Modern Foreign Maidstone campus. Languages 1990 I am a Project Officer with the Western Australia Victoria Baker – Occupational Therapy Lisa Marshall – Religious Studies with Educational Studies Department of Education. I have recently taken a post as Occupational I moved to Germany four years ago. I am working as a Therapist at East Surrey Hospital. training consultant with global clients such as Deutsche 2007 Post World Net. Ellen Jefferies – Art with Early Childhood Studies Tracey Twyman (nee Flaxman) – Interprofessional I am currently living in Cambodia and volunteering as Health and Social Care 1993 a teacher. I am setting up a class for 3-9 year olds and I am a Junior Sister in a Neonatal Unit. In 2009 Martin Braithwaite – PGCE writing a curriculum for them. I married a fellow student I met during Freshers’ I have now retired to France after teaching in Canterbury week in 2000! for 10 years. 2008 Reka Nagy – Business Studies with Marketing Catherine Kirby – Music 1994 I am currently doing an internship in Marketing for I am now a musician with the Band of the Life Andy Bloor – Music and IT and PGCE Secondary Music 1995 a health club in India. Guards in the British Army. I am about to take up a post at Christ Church as a Senior 2009 Lecturer in Primary Education. David Edwards – Public Health Kumar Rai – Life Long Learning I am an Administrator/Instructor for the Ministry I am a Food and Safety Team Leader for Medway 1995 Council. of Defence in Darussalam. David Potter – Nursing Studies I have just emigrated to Australia to take up a post on Jord Koppejan – Policing Studies 2009 the adolescent unit in a children’s hospital in Sydney. Gloria Ferenando – Health Promotion and Public I am now a Police Officer in Utrecht. Health 1998 I am currently working with the ‘stop smoking Nornadirah Ghani - Primary Education Geoffrey Teale – Business Studies and IT service’. I am currently a Teacher for the Ministry of Education I am now an E-Solutions Manager in Munich. in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia. Grant Harper – Commercial Music I am doing my teacher training and really excited Tchun Ye Diana Hwang – BEd TESL, Med TESL Gurfateh Gill – Business Studies at being a music teacher. I am now a Lecturer for the Ministry of Education in I joined my family business as Director, Technical Division, Malaysia. in India after graduating with my MBA. Angela Filkins – Adult Nursing I am a theatre Practitioner. Natalie Wilden – PGCE Art and Design Basil Athanasiadis - PhD in Music Composition I now live in Tokyo, working as a free-lance teacher of After graduating, I received an invitation from the Tokyo Christopher Love – Educational Studies German and English. I also make greeting cards for University of Music and the Arts in Japan for the post of I am a teacher of ICT at a girls grammar school. special occasions and work part-time in an art gallery. Special Foreigner Researcher.

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