The free magazine for The University of UniLife 21st February 2005 Volume 2 Issue 9 £11.4m awarded for EPS graduate training 2 UniLife

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A summary of the key news in this issue of UniLife: Contents The University has been awarded £11.4m 3 £11.4 million Awarded for EPS for postgraduate training under the Graduate Training EPSRC’s Collaborative Training Account (CTA). The award will fund science and 4 News 3 engineering programmes including Doctorates, Knowledge Transfer 8 Research Partnerships, RA Industrial Secondments and CASE awards. 10 Students

11 Staff Survey The £50m Michael Smith Building, to be part of one of the largest biomedical 15 People complexes in Europe, officially opens on 5 8 March. It will be home to 800 staff 16 In The Community drawn largely from the Faculty of Life Sciences. 18 What’s On

20 Seminars/Noticeboard The Field Archaeology Centre and Manchester City Council’s ‘Dig 22 Classified Ads Manchester’ project has received £500,000 from the Heritage Lottery 24 Just the Job 6 Fund to expand its work, which involves schools, businesses and community groups in local digs.

Scientists from across the University took part in a ‘Speed Collaborating’ exercise on 9 Valentine’s Day, to find the research Front cover: Professor John Perkins and partner of their dreams. Professor Andrew Ball. Photo by Craig Strong

The University recently held an exclusive event for its ‘Family of Companies’, organised by the Business, Careers & 16 Community Division (BCCD). Nearly 70 delegates came along to enjoy an evening of networking opportunities, presentations and lively business discussions. UniLife 3

£11.4m Awarded for EPS Graduate Training

The University has secured its first major Research Council funding success as a combined institution, following an EPSRC award of £11.4m for postgraduate training from October 2005.

The award was made under the EPSRC’s Professor John Perkins, Vice-President and timescale, the completion of the bid and Collaborative Training Account (CTA) Dean of the University’s Faculty of its successful outcome are testimony to scheme. It will provide the core funding Engineering and Physical Science and CTA the depth and breadth of co-operation for Manchester Engineering Doctorate Manager (EPS), said: "This award, which is which took place between academic staff programmes, which include a significant one of the largest of its kind in the UK, is and administrators at all levels.” element of business and management a tremendous tribute to the excellence of training, for the next four cohorts of the University's track record in Out of 44 business cases received in this, the Research Engineers. The award will also postgraduate education. We are second, call for bids, 28 awards were made - provide financial support over this period delighted to be afforded the flexibility in of which Manchester's was the highest. for innovative Masters-level programmes, support of future postgraduate education Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs), and training that this award will give us." Dr Alan Thomas, CTA Implementation Research Associate Industrial Secondments Manager at EPSRC, said:“EPSRC In an intensive collaborative effort from (RAIS) and Industrial CASE awards. recognises that The University of July to September 2004, the business case Manchester has a very significant role in Although awarded by the EPSRC, the was successfully compiled and drafted by a the provision of high quality education funding is not restricted to programmes team of academic and administrative staff within the Faculty of Engineering and across UMIST and the Victoria University. It and training within the UK – as reflected Physical Sciences; being designed to involved setting out the (then future-) in the size of the award made. promote collaboration across disciplines University’s strategic intentions for Consequently, we will be working in to produce the highest-quality graduates. postgraduate education, in the context of partnership with the University to ensure The funding will be deployed by the providing training in transferable and life that the aim underpinning the University in a flexible fashion, in support skills and the high-quality academic implementation of Collaborative Training of programmes and initiatives which content required by UK industry. Accounts - to put collaborative align with the EPSRC’s strategic priorities, meet regional/industrial demand and Professor Andrew Ball, Associate Dean for postgraduate education and research on support the University’s own aspirations Graduate Education in EPS who led the a more strategic footing, reflecting both for the quality and skills of its bid preparation on behalf of the the EPSRC’s priorities and those of the postgraduate output. University, said:“Despite the tight University itself – is achieved”.

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News Corrosion ‘Oscar’ Honour

Dr Bob Cottis, Reader in Corrosion Science Dr Cottis will be honoured for the and Engineering at the Corrosion and contribution he has made to the field Protection Centre, will be presented with using the World Wide Web, having the prestigious T.J. Hull Award at The founded CORROS-L – the first National Association of Corrosion international electronic mailing list for Engineers’ (NACE) 2005 conference in corrosion academics. A senior academic from the School of Houston, Texas. “I am very pleased to be receiving this Materials is to receive an engineering The April conference is the largest award. CORROS-L seems a long time ago, corrosion event in the world, attracting but it is nice to be recognised for this ‘Oscar’ for his contribution to the more than 6,000 professionals work which has led us to many other field of Corrosion. internationally. Each year the T.J. Hull developments in this area,” he said. Award recognises outstanding Dr Cottis is now in the process of contributions to NACE, in terms of developing an online degree programme, publications or furthering the and also recently launched a web-based Association’s aims and objectives. multi-lingual corrosion dictionary.

http://www.cp.umist.ac.uk/CPC/ Network North West

Businesses from across the region came and an NWBA client said: "This event together recently at The Manchester really demonstrated how a world-class Museum to hear about what the new university is contributing to the University has to offer them. Organised community and business environment in by North West Business Access (NWBA), a Manchester and the North West." small business support agency managed by the Business, Careers & Community The event provided an opportunity for Anne Milligan, NWBA Manager, with Barbara Division (BCCD), the event provided an delegates to learn more about each other Hastings-Asatourian, MD of Contraceptive opportunity for staff from BCCD’s and explore collaborative opportunities, Education Ltd. Regional Business Team and the MBS highlighted by a presentation from Incubator to welcome businesses to the Contraception Education Ltd. and Capture new institution. One Digital Productions.

In her key note address Jane Ratchford, The two companies met through a Director of the BCCD, explained the new previous NWBA networking event and University’s ambitions both to be a have partnered to produce an global academic powerhouse and stay interactive educational resource for strongly committed its roots in the city teenagers, promoting the message of and region. safer sex. There are now plans to Barbara Hastings-Asatourian, Managing translate the material for the Director of Contraceptive Education Ltd international market.

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News £50m Biomedical Research Centre Opens

The first of three state-of-the-art facilities which will eventually form one of the largest biomedical complexes in Europe will officially open on 8 March. The £50m Michael Smith Building, named in honour of the late Nobel Laureate, will be home to 800 staff drawn largely from the Faculty of Life Sciences.

“The complex is sited at a central location externally-funded centres such as The appointed Professor of Biochemistry by off Oxford Road, in the University’s Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix the University of British Columbia in biomedical corridor,” said Professor Martin Research, The North of England Structural 1966. He received the Nobel Prize for his Humphries, Associate Dean for Research Biology Centre and The UK Centre for work on site-directed mutagenesis in within Life Sciences. “A major benefit of Tissue Engineering. the design of the new building has been to 1993, and died in 2000 aged 68. Dr Michael Smith was an alumnus of The cluster core facilities and provide easily , graduating in Dr Smith’s son, Tom Smith, is flying in accessible resources for researchers.” Chemistry in 1953 before studying for his from Vancouver especially for the The facility will house more than 100 PhD in the same department. In 1956 he ceremony, where he will officially open the research groups, including a number of moved to Vancouver, Canada, and was new facility.

http://www.ls.manchester.ac.uk/about/buildings/ New Network To Boost Radiotherapy Research in UK

A new network to help modernise radiotherapy research across the UK has just been launched at the Christie Hospital.

It is hoped that the network, which is The University of Manchester was chosen capitalise on the rapid technological called the Academic Clinical Oncology as the location for the network due to the advances that allow more accurate and Radiobiology Research Network - or high concentration of expertise in radiotherapy delivery. ACORRN for short, will bring great academic radiotherapy and radiation Professor Pat Price, Chair of ACORRN said: benefits to cancer patients by biology - an area which has been “Over the last ten years radiotherapy has revitalising radiotherapy and earmarked for growth within the seen one of the most rapid advances in radiobiology research which has been in University.The close proximity of a major technology and computerisation in any decline over recent years. radiotherapy research facility at the Christie field of medicine. This, combined with Hospital also influenced the decision. The £351,000 network is a National advances in cell and molecular biology, Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) initiative ACORRN will also support independent means that now radiotherapy research and will be based within the University’s radiotherapy researchers and research has the potential to be one of the most Department of Radiation Oncology at The groups throughout the UK and raise the dynamic and clinically relevant fields.” Christie Hospital. profile of radiotherapy research. For further information about ACCORN Jointly funded by Cancer Research UK, the Over the last ten years, a sharp decline in contact Dr Jo Cresswell, Acting Network Medical Research Council and the the number of clinical academics and Manager at [email protected] Department of Health, this is the first radiation biologists has left insufficient time a long-term radiotherapy research numbers to respond to the Department strategy has been developed for the UK. of Health’s agenda; to develop and 6 UniLife

News

Staff from the University’s Field Archaeology Centre have been working with Manchester City Council on the ‘Dig Moston’ project since 2003, and have now received £500,000 from Dig Manchester! the Heritage Lottery Fund to expand the project across the city.

`Dig Manchester’ began with an excavation of Moston Old Hall, and brought the University together with the city, schools, businesses, community groups and ‘local champion’ Councillor Paul Murphy. Robina McNeil, director of the Greater Manchester Archaeology Unit commented:“The idea was to involve members of the community - from school children to senior citizens - in a local dig, not only to uncover some history, but to bring about a sense of community and pride. “The results were far more positive than we could have imagined. Businesses gave goods in kind, including lunches for people on the dig, tools and electronic equipment to download images. The whole community became involved and saw the benefits of archaeological inquiry. underway! We’d like to think that what similar projects in Northenden and Manchester does today, the world will Wythenshawe. The funding will provide “Moreover a sense of community pride follow tomorrow.” for two new members of staff to emerged that was perhaps not there coordinate the project; community and before - in fact, the crime rate for the area Thanks to the success of the scheme the dropped by 45% whilst the dig was Heritage Lottery Fund has now funded a education archaeologists who will be three year programme, incorporating based at the University.

www.art.man.ac.uk/FieldArchaeologyCentre/ Calling all Inventors

There’s still time for budding Trevor Baylises to enter The University of Manchester Incubator Company (UMIC)’s Innovation Competition, which aims to find the most pioneering new inventors and companies in the region.

As well as prizes including cash pay-outs on the North Campus and at One Central are keen to assist the business and a Master of Enterprise scholarship, Park (due for completion in September). community in all sectors and at all stages the competition offers the opportunity to The company also collaborates with of their creation in a coordinated way. access a wealth of support and expertise regional partners, including The With the wealth of business and and develop ideas into sustainable University of Manchester Intellectual academic expertise available to us, the businesses. It closes on 28 February, with Property Ltd., Manchester Science competition provides an ideal the prize-giving and announcement of Enterprise Centre, B2B Interactive Ltd. and opportunity to do this.” the winner taking place in May. North West Business Access, to provide Application forms and further details are business mentoring services to SMEs and UMIC manages biotechnology facilities available on UMIC’s website at the start-ups. the Manchester Incubator Building and address below. For more information the Core Technology Facility (due for Dr. Martino Picardo, General Manager of please contact Alison Warren on 0161 606 completion in October), and ICT facilities UMIC, explained:“UMIC and its partners 7239 or at [email protected] www.umic.co.uk/competition

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News Framework Fellowship

Professor Bob Munn, Vice President for assurance processes in the precursor “The Quality Framework will be based on a Teaching and Learning, has been awarded Universities were sometimes seen as conversational approach, in the spirit of a Fellowship by the Leadership cumbersome and bureaucratic, and Project collegiality, and this project is an Foundation for Higher Education. Unity provided an ideal opportunity to opportunity for us to exemplify that Launched in March 2004, the Foundation develop a new,‘lighter touch’ process which approach,” said Professor Munn.“We very supports both existing staff development makes more efficient use of staff time. much want to hear the views of our programmes and newly-commissioned The Fellowship will allow a project officer academic and administrative colleagues, to projects to develop world-class to be appointed who will visit all Schools optimise the new framework and promote leadership, governance and management and Faculties, to discuss how the the idea that an organisation for learning processes across the HE sector. Framework will work on the ground. should also be a learning organisation.” In this case, the funding will support the Dissemination of their work, both development and embedding of the internally and to the wider Higher For more information, please contact University’s new Academic Quality Education sector, will be through a report [email protected]. Framework. Though effective, quality to the Leadership Foundation.

www.leadership-he.com Next Generation Scanner Launched

The world’s first ‘next generation’ MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) 3-T scanner will be launched at Hope Hospital later this week.

The Achieva 3T MR Scanner has been treatment might work. It will also help President and Vice-Chancellor of The purchased by the University and will be researchers looking into strokes to understand University of Manchester. used by researchers in the Faculty of the way the brain recovers in stroke patients. Medical and Human Sciences to further Professor Colin Sibley, Associate Dean for The scanner will also play a major role in their studies in a wide range of areas. A Research in the University’s Faculty of the University’s research into special launch event is being held on Medical and Human Sciences said:“This schizophrenia. It will help to unravel the Friday 18 February at Hope Hospital. piece of equipment will help us to mysteries of how the brain works and unravel some of the mysteries of the The state-of-the-art technology involved reveal how different parts of the brain brain and how it works. For the first time will revolutionise the way scanning takes communicate with each other. we will be able to see how different parts place and means that higher quality Researchers working on abnormalities in of the brain communicate with each scans can be carried out at a much faster the kidneys will also benefit from the other and this will be invaluable to many speed than ever before. The scanner will improved scanning – research being different areas of our research. enable researchers to create images of currently underway at the University to structures in the body such as individual “The scanner will lead to improvements investigate vascular abnormalities to the vessels in the brain, nerves and cartilage. in diagnosing and treating major kidneys in patients with renal disease. conditions such as stroke, cancer and Researchers working in the fields of cancer, The scanner, which has been produced mental illness. Of course, this will be of stroke and mental illness will be among the by Philips Medical Systems and features huge benefit to patients suffering from first to benefit from the scanner. By a 5.5 tonne magnet, will be launched by these severe medical conditions and will studying patients, they will be able to look at Professor Colin Blakemore, Chief the way brain tumours and cancers grow also ensure that The University of Executive of the Medical Research and develop and how different kinds of Manchester remains at the forefront of Council and Professor Alan Gilbert, worldwide medical research,” he added.

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Research Herbal Therapy

A research team led Dr Alex Molassiotis of the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work has discovered that a third of cancer patients across Europe are using complementary and alternative medicines (CAM).

The study of more than 1000 patients is prognoses, such as pancreatic, liver, bone “Irrespective of what health professionals the first to cover the whole of Europe, and and brain cancer patients, also use CAM believe, our findings show that patients shows usage-rates from just under 15% of significantly more than other patients. are using and will continue to use CAM,” patients in Greece to nearly 75% in Italy. said Dr. Molassiotis. “This will necessitate Herbal therapies are the most popular Most patients reported using CAM to work towards integrating CAM therapies treatment, with vitamins and minerals increase their ability to fight the disease into mainstream healthcare services - it is vital that healthcare professionals are also in the top five in nine countries. (50%), although only 22% saw benefits in able to educate their patients. Patients are using the therapies for an this area. However, although only 35% “Further, we must have appropriate average of 27 months, with users most initially used CAM to improve their legislation and regulation across Europe; likely to be female, young and highly emotional well-being, 42% reported the EU needs to consider broader policies, educated. Those with the poorest subsequent benefits. common laws and rationalised legislation.”

www.nursing.manchester.ac.uk Devolved Power

A new study by Professor Martin Burch, UK handles issues such as rural policy, bodies, though the team identified Professor Simon Bulmer and Dr Ricardo fisheries, environmental policy and growing interest in European issues in Gomez from Government, International reform of the common agricultural policy. the Regional Development Agencies Politics and Philosophy (with colleagues (RDAs) and Assemblies. from the Universities of Edinburgh and Professor Burch commented:“Devolved “This is particularly true over EU Westminster) has found that the administrations have a definite advantage structural funds, which support devolved political administrations in in that their civil servants are still part of regional development,” Professor Burch Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland the informal Whitehall network, which commented, “but it is also increasingly have established strong bargaining has a key role to play in UK policy the case with rural and trade policies. positions for their interests in the formation. The Scottish and Welsh Offices However, most English regions have far development of European policy. did have full access to the Whitehall network in the past, but they did not then less impact in Brussels than the better- The ESRC-funded study found that, since have the resources or sense of territorial resourced offices set up by the devolution, Scotland, Wales and Northern priorities to make full use of it.” devolved administrations. And at home Ireland have acquired greater policy- they find themselves having to lobby making resources and a clearer sense of The research indicates that the devolved Whitehall from a distance in order to priorities with which to influence EU administrations are better placed in these try to influence the UK’s approach to policy. This is already affecting how the new arrangements than English regional EU issues.”

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Research The Biggest Spider in the World – NOT!

The biggest spider to have walked the “As soon as I saw it I knew it wasn’t a in length, was discovered in 1980 by earth has been exposed as ‘a fraud’ by a spider, but an ancient aquatic creature Argentinean archaeologist Mario Hünicken. University of Manchester scientist, who called a sea scorpion,” he said. “It has large He classified it as a spider, but mystery has claims the creature is more crab than claws and two big compound eyes whereas always surrounded the accuracy of this as it spiders normally have eight small eyes. It was sealed in a bank vault following an creepy crawly. Dr Paul Selden is one of also appears to have a very robust body or ownership dispute. the first to be allowed to examine a shell with ridges across its back, which is Dr Selden is the first to be able to verify fossil of the creature since it was not found in any spider known to man.” unearthed in Argentina 25 years ago. Hünicken’s work. He has since written a “This creature probably lived in a swamp paper with the archaeologist, who accepts The Megarachne Servinei has appeared in and used its claws for sweeping up mud. If his new findings. the Guinness Book of Records as the you had to compare it to something alive “Even though this isn’t the biggest ever today you would probably choose a large World's Largest Spider and plastercasts of spider it is clearly an amazing beast,” said crab or a lobster." the beast are exhibited in museums Dr Selden.“It means the biggest spider ever across the world, but the arachnid expert Megarachne, which has a massive 50cm is now a living one; the Goliath Birdeater or is in no doubt that it is not a spider. leg span and measures more than a metre Theraphosa Leblondi.” Finding the Perfect Partner

“The merger of UMIST and the Victoria University has opened up lots of opportunities for researchers to pool resources and share information,” said Simon. “This event was designed to be a fun way for people across the University to get to meet each other and chat about their scientific interests.”

As with Speed Dating, the Speed Collaborating session gave academics just three minutes to learn about a colleague’s research before moving on to the next ‘collaborator’. At the end of the two-hour gathering, staff were given the chance to meet up again if they thought they had an Scientists from across the The ‘Speed Collaborating’ exercise saw academic future together. researchers attempt to find their perfect University took part in an (experimental) partner. “It’s important that we get to know each other and about one another’s science,” adaptation of ‘Speed Dating’ for The quirky idea was dreamt up by Dr David added Simon.“This was a shot at trying to an altogether different type of Barker and Dr Simon Merrywest, of the Faculty of Life Sciences, who insist there make it happen in a light-hearted and get-together on Valentine’s Day. was an important purpose behind it. enjoyable way.”

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Students Region’s First Model UN Conference

The University played host to the North of England Model United Nations conference from 10 – 13 February, welcoming more than 100 student-delegates from all over the world.

L-R Back row : Phillip Although Model UN (MUN) conferences are Building and a contribution of £2,500 “Delegates got the chance to be a Staynier, Stefan Epikopou held each year across the globe, this was the from the alumni-donated Annual diplomat for a few days, and to Front row: first of its kind in the North of England. The Opportunities Fund. experience the difficulties of addressing Marius McGinnis, Nafisa format simulated the workings of five Patel, Angie Bouloukou, The conference offered more than three international problems,” said Soon Kiat Yee, United Nations committees; the Security days of debate on a range of political Manchester MUN’s Director of Dr Jocelyn Mawdsley. Council, Political Committee, Disarmament issues and situations, with students Committee, ECoSoc and the Committee for Communications Angie Bouloukou. acting as ambassadors for UN member Environment Development. Participants were also able to develop states from Angola to Zambia. Inspired their public speaking, team-working Students from the Manchester Model by its recent visit to the New York MUN, and organisational skills – and the United Nations Society worked with the the Society was keen to promote a better University of Leeds’ branch to organise and understanding of both the workings of social events built into the programme raise funding for the event, securing the United Nations and the diverse ensured there was a lot of fun to be had complimentary facilities in the Reynolds cultures of different countries. in the process.

www.manmun.org.uk Fairtrade Fashion Show

A charity fashion show promoting Fairtrade is to be held at the University in March.

L-R: Alexis Hulme and Endorsed by celebrities like Jude Law and products across the University. Inspired by charities like Oxfam, Epona Sport and Rachael Wickenden Minnie Driver and now stocked in high- a fashion show they took part in as part People Tree, which are donating clothes street stores like Selfridges,‘Fairtrade’ is the of their course in their first year, they and Fairtrade fabrics. new buzz word in fashion. approached one of their former lecturers, Delia Vazquez, Lecturer in Retail Delia Vazquez, with the idea. Textiles students Alexis Hulme and Rachael Marketing Textiles Group, said:“The show Wickenden and Geography student Lizzie “A fashion show is a great way of getting is a great idea. I hope it encourages Tubbs, all members of the Students Union’s people interested in Fairtrade, and Delia students to be more willing to Environment and Ethics Campaign was really excited about getting her experiment with recycled clothes, and Collective (EECC), are organising the event students involved,” Alexis said. makes them think more carefully about with the School of Materials’Textiles and the amount of clothes they are buying.” Paper Group. More than 50 students from Textiles and Paper will model or design clothes for the All the money raised from the show will The final year students came up with the show, which will be held in Academy 2 on go to support Fairtrade charities. Tickets idea as part of a wider campaign by the 8 March as part of Fairtrade Fortnight. It (£5) can be purchased in advance from EECC, to encourage the sale of Fairtrade is backed by clothing companies and Lizzie Tubbs by telephoning 07793 037792.

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Staff Survey University Staff Survey

Table 1 The first ever staff survey of Profile of Respondents by Faculty The University of Manchester was conducted in November last year, and 2305 respondents Number % despite the lengthy questionnaire (which we’ve been told will be shorter next time!) Engineering & Physical Sciences 321 14 the survey team were pleased that more than 2000 members of staff participated. Humanities 370 16 The survey team has been working hard behind the scenes to collate and analyse Life Sciences 206 9 the wealth of information provided, and a summary of the results was presented to Medical & Human Sciences 346 15 the Board of Governors last week. Administration & Central Services 548 24 The survey findings provide clear, forceful (though not totally unexpected) messages Other 17 1 about the issues and concerns affecting Not stated 497 21 University staff. On a positive note the majority of staff are proud to work for Table 2 The University of Manchester and there is Profile of Respondents by Role within the University optimism that the University will become even more successful in the future. 2305 respondents Number % However, there are a number of areas where staff clearly believe things need to Academic 560 24 be improved. The President has given his assurance that steps will be taken to Research (only) 217 9 address the areas of dissatisfaction. Teaching (only) 37 2 Staff will receive a fuller briefing in the near future, but in this edition of UniLife, Administrative/Management 477 21 over the next four pages, we can reveal Secretarial/Clerical 240 10 the highlights of the survey as presented to the Board of Governors last week. Technical 192 8

Profile of 2305 Respondents Manual and other support staff 115 5 2305 members of staff, spread across the University, completed (or partially All other 50 2 completed) the survey – that is around 25% of the total workforce of the University. Not stated 417 18 Responses indicate that all categories of Figure 1 staff participated in the survey. Overall Satisfaction with Current Job (Base = 2292 respondents) Satisfaction with Current Job The overall level of 61% of staff who are 15% 46% Very satisfied satisfied with their job at the University is thought to be in line with other Fairly satisfied organisations in the public sector. With regard to individual elements of their job, Neither/nor 7% staff are least satisfied with opportunities for career progression (30% satisfied), Fairly dissatisfied feedback from management (35%), not Very dissatisfied feeling valued (39%), lack of recognition 6% (40%) and levels of pay (44%). Not stated Almost three quarters of staff (74%) are 61% of staff are satisfied proud to say they work for the University Mean Satisfaction Score = 3.5 and 57% would tell others that the University is a good employer. 14% Mean satisfaction score from a possible 5 1 = low, 5 = high 12%

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Staff Survey Figure 2 Awareness of ‘Towards Manchester 2015’ (Base = 2305 respondents) Awareness of ‘Towards Manchester 2015’ Just over half of the staff (52%), who responded to the survey, have read the Have read 52% Strategic Plan ‘Towards Manchester 2015’. In the case of administrative/management Have not read and academic staff the percentage who Not stated have read the document is much higher (76% of administrative staff and 73% of academic staff). The survey also went on to reveal that of those who have read ‘Towards Manchester 2015’, 74% have understood it and over half (57%) agree that the ‘values and mission of the University are moving in a direction they 16% support’. 32%

% of respondents who have read ‘Towards Manchester 2015’ by role

Academic (597) 73

Research (217) 38

Adminsitrative/Management (477) 76

Secretarial/Clerical (240) 38

Technical (192) 46

Manual (115) 31

Other/not stated (467) 24 Table 3 Ranking of Strategic Goals by Perceptions Ranking of Strategic Goals of Current and Future Performance by Perceptions of Current and Future Performance Current Rank* Goal Rank by 2015 The consensus is that, currently, the University’s best performance against the 1 Goal 2: World class research 1 strategic goals is in the areas of world class research and excellent teaching & learning. 2 Goal 4: Excellent teaching & learning 4 The worst performance is against effective and efficient management. 3 Goal 1: High international standing 2 Staff expect the University to make significant progress towards each of the 4 Goal 3: Exemplary knowledge and technology transfer 3 goals by 2015. Table 3 shows the ranked 5 Goal 5: Widening participation 5 positions of each of the strategic goals according to how staff perceive the 6 Goal 8: Internationally competitive resources 6 University’s current and future performance against these goals. By 2015 staff expect 7 Goal 6: Collegial culture 8 high international standing and exemplary knowledge and technology transfer to 8 Goal 9: More effective community service 7 move up the rankings, displacing excellent teaching and learning from its current 9 Goal 7: Efficient, effective management 9 (second) position. However, at present, there does not appear to be a sufficient level of * Rank positions have been calculated using the mean scores for performance against each confidence in leadership at all levels to of the strategic goals ensure the goals are met.

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Staff Survey Figure 3 Satisfaction with Communication Satisfaction with Communication (Base = 2023 respondents) Levels of satisfaction with both the quality and timeliness of communication are Quality generally low, and particularly low for communication between Directorates, % saying satisfied Mean Faculties and Schools. Of the many channels of communication University-wide 41% 3.2 available to staff, personalised (face to face) channels seem to be preferred; Within the Directorate (554) 42% 3.3 74% of staff find regular workplace and Within the Faculty (1213) 31% 3.0 team meetings useful, and 70% find communication from their immediate Within the School (1128) 43% 3.3 line manager useful. Between Directorate/ 10% 2.6 Performance of Central Services Faculty/ School Staff were asked to rate their level of satisfaction with the service they had received from those parts of Central Timeliness Services with which they had dealings % saying satisfied Mean during the course of their work at the University. Staff reported a high level of University-wide 35% 3.1 satisfaction with Library Services and the lowest level of satisfaction with Human Within the Directorate (554) 33% 3.1 Resources and Estates. Line Management Within the Faculty (1213) 26% 2.9 Staff were also asked to rate their Within the School (1128) 37% 3.2 immediate line managers and, whilst the majority of line managers are perceived to Between Directorate/ 8% 2.6 be personable and approachable, they are Faculty/ School seen to be failing to: • set clear objectives for their team or for Figure 4 individuals (only 42% agree their line Dissatisfaction with Central Services (Base = staff who have dealings with a manager does this) Directorate or Service: shown in brackets) • keep the team and individuals focused on objectives (43%) % saying dissatisfied Mean • delegate effectively (45%) • manage major changes (46%). Human Resources (1315) 41% 2.8 The survey shows that managers have a vital role to play in the training and Estates (1204) 37% 2.9 development of staff, yet they appear Information Systems (1288) 30% 3.1 not to be fulfilling this role. A significant percentage of staff (62%) have had a Finance (1204) 23% 3.2 formal appraisal with their immediate line manager. Nevertheless, while the majority External Relations (668) 21% 3.1 of staff (83%) think it is important that their immediate line manager has an Planning and 15% 3.3 influence in identifying and setting their Academic Services (663) training and development needs, only 40% Sport, Trading, Residential 14% 3.4 said their manager actually does this. Services (STARS) (670) Library Services (1254) 4% 4.0

Administration in own 23% 3.3 Faculty (824) Administration in own 22% 3.4 School (819) 14 UniLife

Staff Survey Figure 5 Satisfaction with Level of Support for Training (Base = 2091 respondents) Satisfaction with Level of Support and Professional Development for Training and Professional Development 12% Very satisfied 45% of all staff are satisfied overall with 33% the level of support for training and Fairly satisfied professional development. However, only 10% 14% felt that the University’s induction Neither/nor processes prepared them for their role. Fairly dissatisfied Staff were asked to rate courses/training they had undertaken. With 55% of 5% Very dissatisfied participants rating it either good or very Not stated good, training for NVQs came out on top. Training in teaching and learning received 45% of staff are satisfied, the lowest rating with only 37% finding it 12% Mean Satisfaction Score = 3.4 good or very good. 28% Difficulty in Managing Aspects of Mean satisfaction score from a possible 5 Workload (Academic Staff) Almost two thirds of academic staff (64%) Figure 6 Difficulty of Managing Aspects of Workload (Base = staff involved in research found it difficult to manage their overall and/or teaching & learning) work load, compared to only 17% of research staff. Similarly, 59% of academic staff say they found it difficult to manage Academic 59% their research, compared to only 19% of staff (535) 38% research staff. 48% Reward/Recognition for Research 64% vs Teaching & Learning 75% of academic and research staff think the University should give equal reward Research 19% Research staff (240) and recognition to research and teaching & 2% Teaching & Learning learning, whereas only 13% agree that the University does give them equal reward. 11% Administration When asked about levels of support for 17% research and teaching & learning, the Overall results were similar for both areas, with levels of satisfaction highest for School Figure 7 administrative support. Lower levels of Reward/Recognition for Research (Base = staff involved in research satisfaction were reported for support for vs Teaching & Learning and/or teaching & learning: 994) knowledge and technology transfer.

I believe the University should give equal reward and recognition to Summary research and to teaching & learning. This first survey of staff has provided clear evidence of areas of satisfaction and dissatisfaction. The President's Senior % sayingStrongly agree Agree Mean Executive Team will be considering the Neither/nor Disagree Agreement survey results and their response to them, in detail, over the next few weeks. They will also decide how best to communicate All respondents 48% 27% 8% 11% 4.2 their response to staff. Further information will be provided in future Academic staff 49% 25% 7% 16% 4.1 editions of UniLife which will keep you posted with regular updates on actions Research staff 47% 34% 9%6% 4.2 taken in response to the survey results.

I believe the University does give equal reward and recognition to research and to teaching & learning.

% sayingAgree Neither/nor Mean Disagree Strongly disagree Agreement

All respondents 13% 20% 30% 26% 2.3

Academic staff 9% 15% 36% 36% 2.0

Research staff 23% 28% 28% 9% 2.8 UniLife 15

People Pregnancy Research Rewarded

Professor Phil Baker from the School of Medicine is about to receive a prestigious award in recognition of his research in the field of pregnancy complications.

Professor Baker, who is the School’s at St Mary’s Hospital, which carries out Director of Research, has been awarded research into common pregnancy the President's Achievement Award of the problems including still birth, miscarriage Society for Gynecologic Investigation and pre-eclampsia. The Centre has been based in the USA. The award is given up and running for three and a half years annually to a member of the Society and is one of the biggest pregnancy whose record in scientific investigation is outstanding, and this is the first time it research centres in Europe. has ever left North America. Professor Baker will receive the award at Professor Baker heads up the Maternal the 2005 annual meeting of the Society and Fetal Health Research Centre based in Los Angeles on 25 March. Eclipsing State the Rest of Fear

Eclipsing, a major new 30-minute was interested in exploring musical It’s not very often that an academic can orchestral piece by Professor Philip analogies for the conflict between the claim to have inspired a best-selling Grange of the Department of Music, two sides of the main character’s novelist, but Professor of Geography was given its world premiere last personality. It was a terrific experience Roger Braithwaite can now count author month at the Bridgewater Hall in to have the work performed by some Michael Crichton amongst his fans. Manchester. It was commissioned by of the world’s greatest players, the BBC to be premiered by the BBC The writer of the TV series ‘ER’ and novels including Jamie Prophet who Philharmonic, and was conducted by ‘Jurassic Park’,‘The Andromeda Strain’ and performed the substantial solo Vassily Sinaisky. ‘Congo’ refers to Professor Braithwaite in flugelhorn part.” his new thriller ‘State of Fear’. The book Many of Philip’s works are based on The inaugural performance took place tells of environmentalists’ search for a pieces of literature, and Eclipsing was new cause to inspire the imagination of on 29 January, and subsequent reviews inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson’s activists, settling on global warming and were glowing. The Guardian called it “a short story ‘The Strange Case of Dr climate change. Jekyll and Mr Hyde’. Philip explains: “I beautiful, troubling work…virtuosically have wanted to write a piece based on written,” and remarked that it Professor Rogers’ paper ‘Glacier mass the novel for many years, because I “…demands repeated hearings.” balance: the first 50 years of international monitoring’ reported his analysis of 246 www.arts.manchester.ac.uk/subjectareas/music/ glaciers across the world formed between 1946 and 1995. The results showed that although some of the glaciers were melting, several others were not - challenging popular assumptions of a global trend. 16 UniLife

In the Community Keeping it in the Family

As part of its continuing support of innovation and knowledge transfer, the University recently hosted an exclusive event for its ‘Family of Companies’. These include 180 companies formed by University staff (spin-outs) as well as close collaborators with the University (spin-ins).

L-R Richard Young, Iain Organised by the Business, Careers & presentation on how start-ups can tap Professor Coombs said:“It is very Stewart, Dr. Mike Community Division (BCCD), the aim of Bowes and Professor into available funding streams and gain encouraging to see that start-up Rod Coombs the evening was for Family members to investors’ backing. Dr. Mike Bowes, companies linked to the University have a gain valuable contacts and information. Chairman of Imorphics Ltd., shared his real appetite to maintain strong links with Professor Rod Coombs, Vice-President for experiences of successfully managing a us. We think we have things to offer them Innovation and Economic Development, series of technology start-up companies, and we certainly believe we can benefit warmly welcomed nearly 70 delegates to and Iain Stewart, Tax Partner at KPMG, from their experiences and use them to the event, which involved presentations and lively discussions on issues relevant to spoke on R&D Tax Credits. help our next generation of spin-outs.” start-up companies. Following the presentations, delegates For further information on the Family of Richard Young, MD of the University’s took the opportunity to network with Companies, please contact Dr. Phil Galvin, award-winning seed capital fund the fellow members and University Head of Innovation, BCCD at Manchester Technology Fund, delivered a representatives. [email protected].

http://www.manchester.ac.uk/businessenterprise/ Northern Comfort

A graduate of the University’s MEnt programme in Textiles has set up an innovative design business, which uses pre-school children's artwork in designs for textiles.

Jo Ashburner, originally from Swansea, has ergonomic, traditional and tactile set up the Noonoo Design Company in textiles," she said. Ramsbottom near Bury. It produces textile products based on her finding that child- The first to hit the market is the Noonoo led art is more easily recognised by small Comfort Blanket, and Jo plans to add bed children than designs by adults, and is linen and other accessories to her range therefore more comforting to them. in the near future. The designs have attracted interest from as far away as Jo has exhibited her inventive designs the US, and she is already in the process at several eminent galleries in South of establishing a second company office Wales, and at the 2004 New Designers in Wales. Exhibition at the Business Design The ‘Woodbug’ blanket Centre in London. "My focus is on For further information please contact designing and producing products Jo on 01706 283 926 or at which combine child-art imagery with [email protected].

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In the Community Students Roll Up their Sleeves

Students from the University will grab the these are a major part of the University's finding that many employers, particularly opportunity to put something back into commitment to work with and within the those with defined corporate social the community on 14 February, as they join local community and forge stronger responsibility agendas, are seeking forces with Manchester City Council and partnerships with the City Council and graduates with an awareness of ethical students from Manchester Metropolitan community groups. and community issues. The BCCD is University to undertake a massive street Complementing this event, a careers fair committed to creating volunteering clean. The event is being organised by the opportunities and bringing a range of Council’s Environment Department as part with a difference will held at the organisations to campus to enrich of the ‘Challenge Manchester’ initiative, Academy on 23 February. Kaleidoscope is students’ experience and help them and Manchester Student Volunteers, an opportunity for students to discover pursue their career objectives, as well managed by the Business, Careers & ethical career options, opportunities in supporting the University’s community Community Division (BCCD), is the public sector and a range of voluntary coordinating the University’s involvement. positions both near and far. ambitions at home and abroad.” Launched by the Lord Mayor of Jane Ratchford, Director of BCCD, said: For further information on the litter pick, Manchester, the giant litter pick will cover “Increasing numbers of students are please contact Andrea Rannard at the whole of Oxford Road, Wilmslow Road looking for alternative options to [email protected]. For and parts of Fallowfield as part of a week- traditional graduate jobs, or want to do information on Kaleidoscope contact long programme of activity to celebrate some voluntary work before they commit Caroline Hutchinson at Student Volunteer Week. Projects such as themselves to a career. We are also [email protected] Innovation Stroke Awareness in Action Day

The Business, Careers & Community also highlight other parts of the The School of Nursing, Midwifery and Division (BCCD) and colleagues across the University’s offer to potential Social Work is working with the University have produced four Faculty- collaborators; namely continuing Manchester Rotary Club to support Stroke specific publications entitled ‘Innovation professional development, graduate Awareness Day on Saturday 9 April. The recruitment and community engagement. in Action’, to promote strategic alliances School will provide equipment and between the University and prospective Dr Phil Galvin, Head of Innovation at the volunteers for the event, which aims to partners from the commercial world and BCCD, said:“Several targeted strategic R&D raise public awareness of stroke and public and voluntary sectors. partners have been extremely impressed associated problems. Commissioned by the President and Vice- with our research competence as Members of staff trained to take the Chancellor, the publications profile the showcased in Innovation in Action. The publications provide tangible evidence of blood pressures are being sought to take University’s main research themes and our professional approach to engagement.” readings from members of the public, capabilities, its interdisciplinary Centres of and advise those with raised results to Excellence and examples of successful Electronic versions of “Innovation in commercialisation. While the emphasis is Action” will be available shortly from the visit their GP for a check-up. on promoting research, the publications University’s Business website. The event will take place in the Arndale Centre in Manchester from 10.00 - 4.30, www.manchester.ac.uk/business but anyone who can spare an hour or two during the day will be very welcome. If you are able to help, please contact [email protected] by 28 February.

18 UniLife Frantic Assembly HYMNS Frantic Assembly celebrates its 10th anniversary with a revival of the hugely popular and spectacularly physical ‘Hymns,’ once again teaming up with Chris O’Connell (script) Natasha Chivers (lighting) and celebrated director Liam Steel. Four men reunite to mourn the loss of a close friend but time and events have had a corrosive effect on this once tight-knit bunch. From beneath the surface bravura, a brooding animosity emerges. Their struggle to deal with grief and guilt brings them to breaking What’s point where the truth lies waiting…. Suitable for ages 15+ Aftershow chat Weds 23 Feb & Thurs 24 Feb (Afternoon Performance) FREE On Tue 22 Feb 2005 - Sat 26 Feb 2005, £9/£6 M6 Theatre Company CROSSING BOUNDARIES ‘Crossing Boundaries’ is a freshly devised, The dynamic and energetic piece of theatre taking an interesting look at the term DISPLAYS/COLLECTIONS The Wages of Sin and Virtue’s Reward - ‘Diversity’.The piece has been created and will Moral Prints in the Age of Dürer be performed by members of Oldham Ship Ahoy! to 6 March 2005 5 February - 6 November Theatre Workshop, M6 Youth Theatre This exhibition of watercolours, prints, Woodcuts, engravings, etchings and illustrated (Rochdale) and The Phoenix Youth theatre wallpapers and textiles includes depictions books from the collections of The University of (Bolton). Employing a range of different of galleons, fishing smacks, trading vessels, Manchester in the Whitworth Art Gallery and performing styles,‘Crossing Boundaries’ will warships and freshwater boats. The the John Rylands Library.This exhibition be an engaging and thought provoking highlights the moral messages communicated exhibition also features a Ship Ahoy! performance suitable for all. to people of the late Middle Ages and early Thu 24 Feb 2005, FREE reading area providing children’s books Reformation through the medium of prints with stories about ships, pirates and the published in Northern Europe. deep blue sea. TOURS AND EVENTS Contact Theatre, Oxford Road, Manchester Truce 21 January - 10 April Tickets/Info: 0161 274 0600 Every Saturday at 2pm there is either an For information on other events please visit New Sculpture & Drawings Exhibition Tour or an Eyeopener Tour. by Shirley Diamond our website www.contact-theatre.org The Wages of Sin Curator’s Tour A limited number of tickets are available Sat 19 Feb, 2 pm, FREE Beauty and the Beast - New Swedish Design from just £4 on the day from the Ticket 26 February - 24 April Beauty and the Beast Curator’s Tour Office between 11am - 4pm daily. From wave-shaped walls of lighting and Sat 5 March, 2 pm, FREE sculptural glass to rat-gnawed wallpaper and hairy ceramics, Beauty and the Beast CONCERTS explores the intriguing duality of Grime Quintet: programme will include contemporary Swedish design. Brahms, Sun 27 Feb, 3pm, FREE International Whitworth Art Gallery, Oxford Road, 0161 275 7450 [email protected] Society Opening hours Mon to Sat 10am - 5pm, Sun 2pm - 5 pm FREE Admission Gallery Café 0161 275 7497 The café sells a selection of drinks and light meals. Gallery Shop 0161 275 7498 The bookshop stocks a range of art and design books, cards and gifts. Collection Exhibitions Archive now online. The Whitworth’s online ‘Collections Catalogue’ now THEATRE AND MUSIC allows you to browse and search selected exhibitions held at the Gallery over the past 10 years. For details about the availability of tickets for Follow the link from homepage at: www.whitworth.manchester.ac.uk various theatre and music performances, please visit our website. TRIPS Sat 26 Feb 1, 2 & 3 Oxford Gig Guide Sat 26/Sun 27 Feb Bath and Stonehenge Sat 5 March Mon 21 Feb Sun 27 Feb Sat 5 Mar Coniston and Windermere The Wedding Present Muduayne Nearly Dan (Steely Dan tribute) Sat 5/Sun 6 March Tues 22 Feb Mon 28 Feb Edinburgh The Bravery The Haunted The Saints Sat 12 March Tom Hingley and the Lovers Mon 7 Mar Tues 1 Mar Betws-y-coed and Portmeirion Village Thurs 24 Feb Fiest The Donnas Sun13 March Simple Plan Thur 3 Mar Wed 9 Mar Whitby and Robin Hood’s Bay KT Tunstall Hatebreed Fri 25 Feb Sat 19 March The Ordinary Boys Alterbridge Thurs 10 Mar Warwick Castle and Warwick Roots Manuva Ray Lamontagne Fri 4 Mar Sat 26 March Sat 26 Feb Soundtrack of our Lives Fri 11 Mar Alton Towers Theme Park Electric Six The Spin Doctors Fri 25/Sun 27 Stuck MoJo Sat 12 Mar March London Bright Eyes Hanky Park International Society, 327 Oxford Road (next to Krobar) Students’ Union Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL 0161 275 4959 Tickets from:Piccadilly Box Office, easy Internet Cafe, (c/c) 0871 2200260 www.internationalsociety.org.uk Online @ www.manchesteracademy.net Royal Court (Liverpool) 0151 709 4321 (c/c) Open: Monday-Friday 9.30am - 5pm Students' Union 0161 275 2930 Jodrell Bank UniLife 19 The facilities at Jodrell Bank are going through a period of redevelopment. The Visitors Centre currently has a café, an exhibition space and a 3D theatre open, and visitors can still explore the various trails and the natural habitats of the Arboretum's 35 acres with its 2,000 species of trees and shrubs and National Collections. In January 2004 Jodrell Bank completed a 180 degree observational pathway close to the base of the world famous Lovell radio telescope.

Jodrell Bank Science Centre & Arboretum Macclesfield, Cheshire 01477 571339 www.jb.manchester.ac.uk

John Rylands Library

The John Rylands Special Collections Library, Deansgate, will be closed for a period of Manchester Music at approximately 2 years, until 2006, for essential refurbishment and the construction of a new visitor and interpretative centre. Museum Manchester Access to all the special collections is available through the main University Library on campus. A Special Collections Reading Room is open on Floor Purple Four, Monday to Fridays (during term time), 11am -12 pm THE LINDSAY EVENING CONCERTS Friday 10am - 5.15pm and Saturdays 10am-1pm. Magic Carpet 7.30 pm in The Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall Storytelling and story making for the under fives. Readers may find it helpful to contact us in Friday 18 March advance on 0161 275 3764. Further PREBOOKED FAMILY EVENTS Mozart Quartet in C K.465 ‘Dissonance’ information can be found on our website (0161 275 2648) Tippett Quartet No.5 Schubert Quartet in G D.887 Saturday 26 February, 1.30-3.30pm www.rylibweb.manchester.ac.uk/spcoll The Cheshire Beast FREE CHORAL AND ORCHESTRAL Join experts from The University of CONCERTS Manchester's The School of Earth 7.30pm in The Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences and Saturday 26 February unearth a mystery. Help to reconstruct a The University of Manchester Brass prehistoric beast and the environment it lived Ensemble in, from just the footprints that it left behind. Verdi Overture to La Forza del Destino The University of Manchester's Stately Home. Saturday 5 March Small conference and meeting rooms Saturday 5 March,1.30-3.30pm The University of Manchester Symphony available year-round. Licensed for Forensic Science Workshop FREE A scandalous crime has taken place in the Orchestra weddings and baby-naming ceremonies. Clark Rundell Conductor village of Pickwick Green and its up to you to The house is now closed to the public until David Fanning Piano find out what’s happened. Become a forensic 25 March 2005. Beethoven Egmont Overture investigator for the afternoon. Discover how Tippett Piano Concerto fingerprints and DNA are used when solving Stravinsky Firebird Suite crime (for ages 12 and above). Tabley House Saturday 12 March Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 0HB DROP-IN FAMILY EVENTS 7.30pm in the , Oxford Road Tel: 01565 750151 www.tableyhouse.co.uk The University of Manchester Chorus and email [email protected] Saturday 12 March, 12-4pm Symphony Orchestra From Lab to Layman FREE Stephen Williams Conductor A chance for you to find out about the Britten Paul Bunyan exciting work that the University’s scientists do and to tell the academics what you think. THE WALTER CARROLL LUNCHTIME There will be awards for the most interesting, CONCERTS AND RECITALS Chaplaincies fun and educational presentation. Play your 1.10pm Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall part and pick a winner. Thursday 24 February St Peter’s House Chaplaincy The Lindsays Monday 21 to Friday 2 April, 11am-4pm SUNDAY WORSHIP Schubert Quartet in E flat D.87 Life Through Time FREE 10am Group Work Schnittke Quartet No.3 11.15am Morning Worship A series of art and craft sessions giving you 6.30pm Evening Worship (Term-time only) the opportunity to develop a new exhibition Thursday 3 March FOYER 10am-4pm. An area where students exploring the earth and our place in it, to be Student Showcase Concert and staff can relax and meet friends. shown from 16 April. A tea/coffee machine is available. Thursday 10 March Precinct Centre 0161 275 2894 Neil Heyde Cello [email protected] Avila House RC Chaplaincy All drop-in events cost £1 per child, unless SCHOOL CONCERTS (next to the Holy Name Church) otherwise stated. For group bookings please Free Admission Mass Times call 0161 275 2648. Children must be 7.30pm, Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall Mon - Fri 1.05 pm (term-time only) accompanied by an adult. Friday 25 February Oxford Road 0161 275 6999/273 1456 MANTIS (Manchester Theatre in Sound) Oxford Rd, Manchester Chaplains also available Monday - Friday David Berezan Director 0161 275 2630, www.museum.man.ac.uk Floor B, Room B25, 0161 200 The UK premiere of Kevin Malone’s Count Open: Mon-Sat 10 - 5pm; Sun 11- 4 pm. 2522 Me In and the work of French Canadian FREE Admission. ww.museum.manchester.ac.uk Mosque: Sackville Street Building composer Francis Dhomont. Prayer Room: Renold Building B26 School of Music and Drama Bridgeford Street, 0161 275 8950/1 www.art.manchester.ac.uk/MUSIC

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Seminars

Monday 21 February Life Sciences AstraZeneca Seminar: “Small Wednesday 2 March molecule and genetically encoded reporters Chemical Engineering and Analytical of protein trafficking and protein-protein School of Materials: “Aerospace review - challenge for the future”. Prof Andrew Science: “Genetic modifications: ancient and interactions”. Alice Ting (MIT, USA). 12pm, LT1, Walker (NATEC). 2.15pm, Room D13, modern”. Prof Joseph Hulse (Manchester). Stopford Bldg. 12pm, Room JC63/64 C Floor, The Mill. Manchester Materials Science Centre. Theoretical Physics: Title to be announced. Institute of Innovation Research: Manchester Medical Society MEDICINE Eddie Cohen (Rockerfeller). 2.30pm, Neils “Consuming counterfeits: intellectual Symposium: “Medical Emergencies”. Bohr Room, Schuster Laboratory. property theft as everyday leisure”. Jason Speakers: Dr J R Crampton (South Rutter (Manchester). 4pm, Room 10.05, Manchester), Dr F W Ballardie (Manchester), Harold Hankins Building, Precinct Centre. Tea Thursday 24 February Dr N M Craven (East Lancashire), and Prof J Radford (Christies). 2pm, MANDEC. and coffee available from 3.45pm Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science: “Proteins separation from waste Theoretical Physics: “Dynamics of Tuesday 22 February food by ion exchange”. Prof Mario Daiz filament/motor mixtures”.Tannie Liverpool Fernandez (University of Oviedo, Spain). (Leeds). 2.30pm, Niels Bohr Room, Schuster CCSR: “Confidentiality, privacy and the grid”. Laboratory. Mark Elliot. 4pm, 2nd Floor Crawford House, 12pm, Room JC63/64, Floor C, The Mill. (entrance from Booth St East). Manchester Medical Society PUBLIC HEALTH Transport Seminar: “The Community’s FORUM: Festival of Public Health Work. Joint Viewpoint”. Speaker from Friends of the CHSTM: “Across the Himalayas: The Earth. 5.30pm, Cordingley Lecture Theatre, meeting with the Public Health Grand introduction of biomedicine to Tibet”. Alex Humanities Bridgeford Street. McKay (UCL). 4pm, Room 2.57, Simon Bldg. Rounds of the Evidence for Population All welcome. Health Unit. 2pm, Jubilee Room, The Life Sciences AstraZeneca Seminar: “DNA University Refectory, Burlington St. replication stalling, recombination and Manchester Medical Society IMAGING Mini chromosomal rearrangements”. Tony Carr Symposium: “Computer assisted diagnosis”. Monday 28 February (Sussex). 12pm, LT1, Stopford Bldg. Dr M E Roddie (Hammersmith) and Dr P M Taylor (Manchester). 6pm, Postgraduate Institute of Innovation Research: “Why do Thursday 3 March Health Sciences Centre, MRI. (Buffet from firms lose patent races? Evidence from the 7.45pm £5 payable in advance). high-end computer industry”. Jonathan Manchester Medical Society SOCIETY: “Ulcers, veins and silk”. Prof R Moots Aylen (Manchester). 4pm, Room 10.05, School of Materials: “Realising the potential of (Aintree).“Scar Wars”. Prof M W J Ferguson Harold Hankins Building, Precinct Centre. Tea nanodimensional materials”. Prof Paul O’Brien CBE (Manchester). 6pm, MANDEC. (Manchester). 6.45pm, Room D13, Manchester and coffee available from 3.45pm. Imaging Science and Biomedical Materials Science Centre. All welcome. Manchester Medical Society ODONTOLOGY Engineering: “Primary tumours of the liver”. NPCRDC: “Social Inclusion, the new policy Symposium: “Professions complimentary to Dr M B Taylor (Christies). 5.15pm, LT3, agenda and the role of primary care”. David dentistry”. 2pm, MANDEC. Stopford Bldg. Morris, Public Health and Professional Liaison (Dept of Health). 2pm, Seminar Room Tuesday 1 March Monday 7 March 2, 5th Floor, Williamson Bldg. School of Education Inaugural Lecture: “More Institute of Innovation Research: “Terrorism Planning and Landscape: “Green future: Leadership? Challenging Current and counter-terrorism: science and research into the management of Orthodoxies”. Prof Helen Gunter (Manchester). technology policy issues”. Andrew James multifunctional urban greenspace in 5.30-7.30pm, CEL Training Room, Ground Floor, (Manchester). 4pm, Room 10.05, Harold England”. Alan Barber (Manchester). 4pm, Humanities Building Devas Street. Hankins Building, Precinct Centre. Tea and Hanson Room, Humanities Bridgeford Street. coffee available from 3.45pm. CCSR: “Mapping Muslims in Britain”. Serena Wednesday 23 February Hussain (Bristol). 4pm, 2nd Floor, Crawford Tuesday 8 March House (entrance via Booth St East). CCSR: “Census-taking 2011 - a local authority Chemical Engineering and Analytical School of Nursing Midwifery & Social Work view”. Sheila Ritchie (Manchester City Science: “Sustainable developmentof Research Forum: “Learning research methods Council). 4pm, 2nd Floor Crawford House, industrial biotechnologies”. Prof Joseph (entrance via Booth St East). Hulse (Manchester). 12pm, Room JC63/64, can be fun! An evaluation of a problem- Floor C, The Mill. based learning approach to research Manchester Medical Society SURGERY: methods teaching”. Caroline Carlisle. AstraZeneca Trainees’ Prize Papers. 6.30pm, Manchester Medical Society PSYCHIATRY 12.30pm, COPE Room, Coupland 3 Bldg. Chancellors Conference Centre. Symposium: “Neurological/biological disorders of psychiatry”. Speakers: Prof D NPCRDC: “Health policy initiatives equity NPCRDC: “The Sharing Healthcare Project in Neary (Salford), Dr M Dolan (Salford), Prof J T and uptake: Can the concepts of social Australia”. Prof Elizabeth Kendall (Griffith O’Brien (Newcastle), and Prof A Jackson comparison and social capital help us?” University). 2pm, Seminar Room 2, 5th Floor, (Manchester). Presidential address by Dr P L Anne Rogers (Manchester). 2pm, Seminar Williamson Bldg. Strickland (Manchester). 2pm, Lecture Room 2, 5th Floor, Williamson Bldg. CHSTM Seminar: Title to be announced. Ian Theatre 1, Education and Research Centre, Planning and Landscape: “Making water Fairlie (CERRIE). 4pm, Room 2.57, Simon Building. Wythenshawe Hospital. work: intermediaries, regional strategies and Planning and Landscape: “Planning and Sociology: “Modernising colonialism: The local practices”.Will Medd (Salford & climate change”. Elizabeth Wilson (Oxford British Labour Movement and Africa”. Paul Lancaster) Simon Marvin (Salford). 4pm, Brookes University). 4pm, Hanson Room, Kelemen. 4pm, Room 4.9, Roscoe Bldg. Hanson Room, Humanities Bridgeford Street. Humanities Bridgeford Street. UniLife 21

Noticeboard

Wednesday 9 March Manchester Medical Society IMAGING 2nd Manchester Lecture on Mini-Symposium: “Team work in radiology”. Environment and Development School of Mathematics: “How to pick up Speakers: Dr T Cleveland and Dr H-U The University of Manchester an object”. Elmer Rees (Edinburgh). 2pm, Laasch. 6pm, Postgraduate Health Sciences Wednesday 9 March Room C019, Maths and Social Building, Centre, MRI (buffet from 7.45pm £5 payable Immigrants and Citizens - A New Architecture Sackville Street. in advance). for Political Membership by Prof Saskia Sassen, University of Chicago Life Sciences AstraZeneca Seminar: “Use of NPCRDC: “A sustainable leader network”. 3.30pm, Crawford House Lecture Theatre 1 proteomics to study chromosome structure Tara Catalano (Griffith University). 2pm, and segregation”. Bill Earnshaw (Edinburgh). Seminar Room 2, 5th Floor, Williamson Bldg. 12pm, LT1, Stopford Bldg. CHSTM Seminar: “The many deaths of Lord Protection of the Citizen Sociology Seminar: “The changing face of Salisbury’s gardener: historical cultures of RSA North West Region jointly with The British law and why it matters to us all”. Helena electricity and risk”. Graeme Gooday (Leeds). Association for the Advancement of Science Kennedy. 4pm, Room 3.51 Williamson Bldg. 4pm, Room 2.57, Simon Building. All welcome. 8 March 2005, 6.00pm for 6.30pm Manchester Medical Society PATHOLOGY: Panel Discussion:“Protection of the Citizen” Amgen Trainees’ Prize Evening. 5.30pm, LT2, Wednesday 16 March The Manchester Museum Stopford Bldg. The University of Manchester, School of Law European Matrix Seminar: Oxford Road, Manchester Theoretical Physics: “ Low temperature Title tbc. Prof Michael Dougan (Liverpool). Chairman: Peter Fell, Director Strategic decoherence of qubit by environment”. Igor 2.15pm, Room 3.07, Williamson Bldg. Corporate Relations, UoM Lerner (Birmingham). 2pm, Room J9, Sociology Seminar: Chris Perriam in Panellists: Prof Steve Reid (Mechanical, Sackville Bldg. conversation with Monica Pearl:“Queer Aerospace and Civil Engineering, UoM) Spanish Cultures (Gender, Sexuality and Dr Tim Cootes (Imaging Science and Biomedical Thursday 10 March Culture New Exchanges)”. 4.30pm, Room 3.51 Engineering, UoM) Chris Yates (Airport Security Consultant) Imaging Science and Biomedical Williamson Bldg. Engineering: “What’s the point of School of Physics and Astronomy Schuster What are the challenges of violence on our myocardial perfusion imaging?” Dr R A R Colloquium: Inaugral Lecture. Prof Albert streets, terrorism and personal identification? Coulden (Addenbrooke’s and Papworth Ziljstra (Manchester). 2.30pm, Bragg Lecture How can barriers and structures be designed to Hospitals). 5.15pm, LT3 Stopford Bldg. Theatre, Schuster Laboratory. withstand high velocity impact? Will advanced Manchester Medical Society ANAESTHESIA imaging science perfect facial recognition School of Materials: “Anti-inflammatory (joint meeting with the Liverpool Society of techniques and combat deception? What approaches to tissue engineering”. Prof John Anaesthetists). Speakers: Dr P Cartwright , Dr needs to be done to ensure a safe environment Haycock (Sheffield). 2.15pm, Room D13, for the air-traveller? These are but some of the D Saunders and Mr R Halls. 2pm (buffet lunch), The Hanover Hotel, Warrington. To Manchester Materials Science Centre. questions that will be addressed by the attend please register with panellists. An open forum for questions and Life Sciences AstraZeneca Seminar: “EGF discussion will follow. [email protected]. receptor mutations in human lung cancer”. British Computer Society: “Legal Risk Jeffrey Settleman (Massachusetts General For further details or to book a place contact Management”. Rachel Burnett. 6.15pm Hospital). 12pm, LT1 Stopford Bldg. Geraint Jones, 0161 980 5077 or email: buffet, 6.45pm Lecture. Renold Bldg, off [email protected] Sackville Street. Further details: Thursday 17 March www.bcsmanchester.org.uk. Manchester Medical Society PAEDIATRICS: Sherman Lectures 2005 “Child health old and new: an exploration of “Rethinking the Jewish World for the 21st Monday 14th March current practice in managing acute and Century”. Speaker: Prof Barry A Kosmin 5.15pm, Humanities Lime Grove Lecture Theatre. Institute of Innovation Research: “Moving chronic childhood disease and problems”. public engagement in S&T upstream: 12.30pm Lunch, 1.30pm Meeting. Education Mon 7 March deliberative mapping, participatory Centre, Royal Bolton Hospital. Lecture 1:“Zachor (Remember): From technology assessment of Manchester Medical Society PUBLIC HEALTH Antisemitism to Judeophobia”. xenotransplantation and addressing the FORUM: “Women, transport and health”. Tuesday 8 March kidney gap”. Malcolm Eames, (Policy Studies Prof K Hamilton (East London). 6pm, LT4, Lecture 2:“Kehilla (Community): Jewish Identity Institute). 4pm, Room 10.05, Harold Hankins Stopford Bldg. and Continuity”. Building, Precinct Centre. Tea and coffee available from 3.45pm School of Chemical Engineering and Wednesday 9 March Analytical Science: “Waiting”. Dr Dominic Lecture 3: Kibbutz Galuyot (Return of the Exiles): Tuesday 15 March Rhodes (BNFL). 12pm, Room JC63/64, C Floor, Israel as a Multicultural Society”. The Mill (refreshments served). CCSR: “The need for timely, complex health Thursday 10 March intelligence”. Iain Buchan (Manchester). Tuesday 22 March Lecture 4: Masoret (Tradition, Chinuch 4pm, 2nd Floor Crawford House, (entrance (Education), Tarbut (Culture): The Jewish via Booth St East). NPCRDC: “Beyond self interest: Financial Cultural Renaissance”. incentives and internal motivation”. 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Just The Job Dr David Barker Head of Faculty“ Administration, Life Sciences ”

The job of Head of Faculty Administration within Life Sciences is a demanding role, but one that Dr David Barker clearly relishes.

It is also a position that was evidently “Emotionally I considered myself a Every day is different, he says, which - made for him combining as it does the biologist so it seemed ideal, as the post considering he readily admits to management expertise he gained at North combined my experience in management becoming bored easily - is probably not a West Water with a biological environment with my biological training.” bad thing. (gained a PhD studying marine In 2002 David took up the newly-created “While the role is constant, the phytoplankton at Birmingham University). post of School Manager, effectively the environment within which I operate isn’t. “I enjoy being around biologists and Dean’s right-hand-man or “Sir Humphrey It’s a great job made better by the people being in a university environment,” says to the Minister”, as he affectionately I work with. David, who grew up in Macclesfield.“But refers to it. “I have a great team of extremely able, during my degree I realised it was the The merger of UMIST and The Victoria conscientious and helpful staff, and we things I did outside of my studies that I University of Manchester led to the work in a genuine partnership with took most pleasure in, like being on creation of the new post of Head of academic colleagues. committees and interacting with people. Faculty Administration, and David was direct transferred to the position. “There’s very much a ‘can do’ attitude “That’s how I came to work for North within the Faculty, and I don’t think there West Water, but after six years I was “I’m responsible for all administrative is anywhere better to work in the new beginning to miss my biology and was activities in Life Sciences and represent University than within Life Sciences.” ready for a change.” the Administration, on the Faculty Management Team,”explains David. When not at work, David likes nothing So when David saw a job at the better than to get into the outdoors, University as Development Officer in the “The job entails anything and everything, where he is a keen skier, walker and, School of Biological Sciences, he jumped from dealing with staff problems to defining capitalising on his scientific training, a at the chance. the Estates requirement for the Faculty.” PADI-trained Rescue Diver.

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