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A Vision for 2020

The University of Surrey Guildford, Surrey Annual Report 2001/2002 GU2 7XH, UK

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A VISION FOR 2020 A VISION FOR 2020 The Federal University of Surrey

University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH University of Surrey Roehampton, Senate House, Roehampton Lane, London, SW15 5PU

Chancellor Chairman of Council UniS Associated Institutions HMS Sultan, Gosport, Nuclear Department Southern Theological Education and Officers of the HRH The Duke of Kent, KG Sir William Wells • MSc and PG Diplomas validated by the Training Scheme (STETS) Farnborough College of Technology University • Certificate, Diploma and BA in Christian Ministry University • Vocationally orientated institution offering a wide • Associated institution since 1985 and Mission validated by the University Pro Chancellors Emeritus Senior Pro Vice-Chancellor range of FE and HE programmes • Associated institution since 1999 Sir Eric Ash, CBE, FREng, FRS Professor P H W Butterworth • Accredited institution since 2002 North East Surrey College of Technology Sir George Edwards, OM, CBE, DL, FREng, FRS • Foundation, BA, BSc and MSc degrees (NESCOT) St John’s Seminary Sir Austin Pearce, CBE, FREng Pro Vice-Chancellors validated by the University • Specialises in vocational education with a full • Courses of preparation for the Roman Catholic Professor D W Airey range of FE and HE programmes priesthood, including Bachelor of Theology

Pro Chancellors Professor B G Evans, FREng Guildford College of Further and Higher • Associated institution since 1979 validated by the University Education • BSc and MSc degrees validated by the • Associated institution since 1998 Sir Idris Pearce, CBE, TD, DL Professor G N Gilbert, FREng, AcSS • Wide range of vocational, professional and University Baroness Perry of Southwark academic qualifications St Mary’s College – A College of the Mr J D M Robertson, CBE, DL University Secretary & Registrar • Associated institution since September 2000 The Pre-Retirement Association (PRA) University of Surrey Sir Alan Rudge, CBE, FIEE, FREng, FRS Mr H W B Davies • BA Business Studies and Cert Ed/PGCE • Specialises in mid-career and pre-retirement • Catholic college of HE established 1850 validated by the University education • College of the University since 1992, Vice-Chancellor & Chief Executive and Director of Information Services & • Associated institution of UniS since 1996 accredited 1996 Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University University Librarian Guildford School of Acting • Offers PG Certificate and MSc validated by the • BA, BA ITT, BSc, PGCE, MA and MSc degrees Professor P J Dowling, CBE, DL, FREng, FRS Mr T J A Crawshaw • Founded as a School of Dance in 1936 and University accredited by the University reconstituted as the Guildford School of Acting

Treasurer in 1964 SHL (UK) Ltd Wimbledon School of Art • Associated institution since 1993 • International firm specialising in HR, management • Specialist school of art and design Mr D J Thomas, CBE, DL • BA degrees in Theatre and Stage Management consultancy, assessment and training with PG • Accredited institution since 1994 and Technical Theatre validated by the Diploma validated by the University • BA and MA degrees accredited by the University • Associated institution since 1995 University

SCITT (Agency for Jewish Education) USR Associated Institutions The 37th Vice-Chancellor’s Annual Report gives a Vice-Chancellor’s Introduction 1 Focusing on: Society’s Needs 35 • Associated with Roehampton since 2000 brief overview of major developments at the Contents University of Surrey from 1st September 2001 to 6 Centre for British Teachers • Offers PGCE Primary, validated by Focusing on: Research and Enterprise Focusing on: Space 38 31st August 2002 for presentation to the Court of • PGCE Secondary by Distance Learning Roehampton the University. The University Charter was presented 11 Focusing on: The Surrey Research Park Focusing on: International Issues 40 validated since 1996 in 1966. Westminster Pastoral Foundation Focusing on: Teaching and Learning 14 Focusing on: The Community 42 Published by: Marketing and Public Affairs, UniS. School Centred Initial Teacher Training • Associated with Roehampton since 1994 Focusing on: Virtual Worlds 16 The Year in Brief 46 • Consortium based in London, West Midlands • Offers MA in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Cover Image: John Kemp Photography: Steve Heritage, Robert Irving, and the South West Postgraduate Diploma/MA in Supervision of Focusing on: Health 20 Preliminary Financial Statements 51 John Kemp, Derek Powell, Linda Westmore, • PGCE Secondary in Design and Technology, Counselling and Psychotherapy, MA in Group- Design: The Colour Works Design Company Ltd. Focusing on: Sustainability 25 Numbers of Staff and Students 52 Mathematics and Modern Foreign Languages Analytic Psychotherapy and Postgraduate Print: The Colour Works Printing Company Ltd. validated since 1993 Focusing on: Sleep 30 The Federal University of Surrey 53 Diploma/MA in Psychodynamic Counselling Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy validated by Roehampton of the information in this Annual Report but the SCITT Devon Performing Arts University can accept no responsibility for errors and omissions. • Associated with Roehampton since 1999 • Offers PGCE Secondary in Music and Drama, validated by USR

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Professor Patrick J Dowling, Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive.

A Vision for 2020: The creation of a truly world class university

The University of Surrey (UniS) stands at a labours to achieve academic excellence with Research excellence and enterprise threshold. After 35 years, past achievements financial robustness. allow UniS to be recognised today as one of However, ambitions will not be attained by The excellent performance by UniS in the the UK’s most successful, upwardly mobile, resting on our laurels, and over the past year 2001 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), research-led universities. The present we have laid the foundations for our continuing has resulted in an increase in our funding provides the launch pad for the future – a success by putting in place a new senior base of 22%, from which we will benefit over future which with careful stewardship will management team and a re-organised School the next five years. This was the sixth highest witness the University of Surrey becoming structure to position ourselves optimally for percentage increase in funding of all UK one of the world’s great seats of learning. future challenges and opportunities. universities. The additional revenue will I know this ambition is shared by my UniS marked the 35th anniversary of its enable us to boost research activities by staff and I know that it is within their grasp. university status with high profile celebrations – targeting our areas of research strength and It has been an enormous team effort to arrive on its campus, in Guildford cathedral and by recruiting new staff at both junior and at our current stage of development, and through a ‘Town and Gown’ parade in its ancient senior levels, by pump-priming new inter- that it has been achieved in the toughest of High Street which culminated in the unveiling disciplinary research teams, and by financial environments for the Higher of the sculpture of ‘The Surrey Scholar’ as a upgrading research facilities. Education (HE) sector, is a tribute to a wise permanent reminder of the University in the heart UniS-led initiatives in collaboration with Council, sound management, excellent staff, of its home town. The 25 years of service given neighbouring universities have secured ‘third- focus, hard work and determination. I am by HRH The Duke of Kent as the University’s leg’ funding from the Government to a total personally indebted to our talented and loyal Chancellor was also marked appropriately by value of £10.85m and have also resulted in staff, both academic and support, for the a Celebration Dinner held at the University. the establishment of a Surrey Enterprise Hub load they have borne, in some cases A coffee table book: ‘Understanding the Real based on the Surrey Research Park. somewhat unevenly and way beyond the call World – A visual history of the University of of duty. Surrey’ was produced and ‘Hidden Depths – Developing market-led approaches The University achieved a very An Archaeological Exploration of Surrey’s Past’ satisfactory financial outcome for the year of published by the Surrey Archaeological Society The launch of two major new programmes, £3.25m – significantly ahead of budget (by was part-sponsored by the University. at undergraduate level, one in Business more than £4m). This produced a surplus of In terms of achieving specific strategic Management and the other in Law, has 2.3% of turnover. I fully believe that we are objectives much progress has been made proved hugely successful and placed UniS now beginning to reap the full fruits of our during the past 12 months. amongst those UK universities showing the

Running through the pages of this year’s Annual Report are images from a photographic project involving staff and professional photographers to record a “Day in the Life” of the University of Surrey.

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“The launch of two major new programmes, at undergraduate level, one in Business Management and the other in Law, has proved hugely successful ”

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An artist’s impression of the new student residences currently under construction on Stag Hill.

highest percentage increase in the number of allocates the land at Manor Park for the future Processing (CVSSP) and the Centre for applicants. Creating well thought-out development of UniS. Nutrition and Food Safety. courses to meet market demand is now The provision of staff and student widely accepted and acted upon throughout residences is absolutely key to our future Creating a more efficient organisation the University. Several more new courses are expansion and detailed funding arrangements currently in the pipeline. are currently being explored simultaneously The implementation of restructuring in some with ongoing plans for the infrastructure, of the Academic Schools of the University, Distinctive skills for UniS graduates sports grounds and buildings. together with reviews of activities in adminis- A major plank to our future expansion trative and service delivery areas, will reduce Intensive efforts have gone into identifying plans will be an enlargement of our the cost base of UniS to ensure sustainability distinctive skills sets for UniS graduates. involvement in the health area where we have of the academic activities of the University. Many such skills are already part of our already earned an international reputation for The outcomes of the three sets of undergraduate curriculum, and during the year Biomedical and Life Sciences. Plans for the reviews I announced in last year’s introduction UniS yet again maintained its outstanding Postgraduate Medical School, to be shared to the Annual Report are now known and record for producing the most employable with the Royal Surrey County Hospital, are being vigorously implemented. Most of the graduates of any UK university – a magnificent being jointly drawn up and a professional key recommendations of the Academic achievement! However, further recommen- team selected for its design. This will be the Strategy Task Group (ASTG) Report have dations are currently under discussion as we first major academic building on Manor Park been achieved. These have included: are determined to continue setting the pace and will be located on our land immediately nationally in this important area. adjacent to the Hospital. • the creation of fewer, larger Schools via a The possible location of several other new seven-School structure Developing a campus fit for the facilities on Manor Park, which will strengthen • restructuring and repositioning our activities 21st Century the medium and long-term position of UniS in Engineering and Chemistry as a leading university, is being actively • a review of teaching courses in each of the Manor Park considered. Schools The Government expects higher education • the growth of inter-disciplinary research institutions such as the University of Surrey Stag Hill across the University to provide better and relevant education for The building of the Advanced Technology • the recruitment of new academic leaders more people. To achieve this effectively, Institute, named in honour of Professor • a rationalisation and strengthening of UniS needs to plan for its future growth. The Daphne Jackson, was completed on time, health-related subjects importance of the Manor Park site to the within budget and is now occupied, having • the introduction of a Distinguished medium- and long-term future of UniS recently been opened by Lord Sainsbury. It is Professor Scheme cannot be over-emphasised. anticipated that the new Management Against this background, Guildford Building will be completed early in 2003. The results of the Senior Management Borough Council has considered the Other priority projects on the Estates Plan Review recommended that a new senior University’s future in preparing its Review of which been completed during 2001/02 have management structure and team be put in the Guildford Local Plan. The Council has seen the refurbishment of laboratory space place. A new Executive Board has been resolved to adopt a new local plan which for The Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal created and work on the new committee

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“The inaugural Federal Games, resulting in a much to be commended and diplomatic draw, were also held in the year ”

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Far right: Senior Pro Vice-Chancellor, Professor Peter Butterworth, and right: University Secretary and Registrar, Wyn Davies.

structure is proceeding. I confidently expect mechanisms which the Union now offers its Departures usually mean arrivals and I am the outcomes of the Process Reviews to students, both in traditional activities such as pleased to welcome Professor John Turner to increase administrative efficiencies across the entertainment, and through a number of new UniS as Deputy Vice-Chancellor. John is University to proceed apace with the full initiatives like the Individual Development currently Senior Vice-Principal (Planning & support of the Executive Board. Scheme. Resources) and Professor of Modern History Plans for additional student accommo- and Politics, at Royal Holloway (University of The Federal University of Surrey dation were realised and impressive London). John will succeed Peter progress is already being made on the Butterworth, no easy act to follow, but I am Twelve strategic targets have been set for the construction of new residences opposite the confident that John will continue the good medium-term development of the Federal ATI – much needed for the rapidly growing work Peter pioneered in academic planning University. The first two federal degree numbers of postgraduate students UniS is and budget management. programmes, a BA in English Local History attracting from all over the world, especially I am also very pleased to welcome Greg and the expansion of a UniS ESRC- China. Melly who has recently joined UniS as recognised MSc in Social Research Methods I have to report that progress on the Director of Corporate Services. He joins the to encompass students at Roehampton, provision of child care facilities has been new Executive Board which, together with have been developed and validated. particularly frustrating, and solving this Greg, comprises myself as Chairman, the Significant preparation was also problem will be a major priority for next year. Deputy Vice-Chancellor, the Pro Vice- undertaken during the year for the Quality Chancellors, the Director of Finance, the Assurance Agency’s (QAA) Review of Federal Thanks to Peter and Wyn Registrar, the Director of External Academic Arrangements. Two further projects which Relationships, the University Secretary and have developed significantly during 2001-02 My introduction to this year’s report would the Heads of Schools. are the Science Teaching Initiative, which will not be complete without proper recognition lead to the establishment of an Academy for of the work of the University’s Senior Pro Achieving our goals the Teaching of Science Teachers, and a Vice-Chancellor, Professor Peter Butterworth Federal Centre of Applied and Professional and University Secretary and Registrar, Wyn In the opening words to this introduction, Ethics which has developed out of the Surrey Davies, both of whom decided to step down I suggested that the University of Surrey had Ethics Forum. from their positions at the year’s end. During ambitions to become a truly world class The inaugural Federal Games, resulting in the eight years of my period of office as university. In closing, I trust that the remaining a much to be commended and diplomatic Vice-Chancellor, Wyn and Peter have been pages of this Report will provide you with draw, were also held in the year between my most senior colleagues, taking responsi- many excellent examples to suggest why student teams from UniS and Roehampton. bility for administrative and academic issues we believe our vision is both realistic and respectively. I would like to thank them both attainable! Providing for our students’ needs and wish them long and happy retirements. Peter has decided that he cannot bear to The level of financial support for the Students’ leave us yet and, from February 2003, he will Union was increased substantially during the take responsibility for the development of year. This was partly in recognition of the fundraising. I hope to report on the first fruits Professor Patrick J Dowling CBE DL FREng FRS increasing number of services and support of his success this time next year! Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive

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Professor Barry Evans, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research & Enterprise).

Focusing on: Research and Enterprise

The 2001 Research Assessment Exercise 2001 Research Assessment Exercise An impressive 34% of the University’s (RAE) greatly enhanced the international (RAE) research-active staff are now members of reputation the University has gained for its 5*A rated research groups. This places UniS work. In tandem with its research activities, The results of the RAE, published in firmly in the top few research universities in UniS is also in the vanguard of UK universities December 2001, show UniS researchers the UK as illustrated by the table below: who are seeking to exploit intellectual have improved their ratings significantly since property and forge partnerships with industry 1996 in 14 out of 19 of the Units of % Staff in 5* Units of Assessment and commerce. Professor Barry Evans, Assessment. Three research groupings 1 Imperial Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research & Enterprise) received maximum 5*A ratings; 2 Cambridge explains: 3 Oxford 4 London School of Economics “I see our activities as a sort of continuum • Electronic Engineering (including Computing) 5 Surrey comprising three elements that are constantly • Sociology 6 Southampton interacting with each other; these are • Subjects Allied to Medicine 7 University College, London research, income generation and technology 8 Bristol S transfer. Uni exists to support these three Sociology’s rating is a reflection of its 9 Essex and is in turn supported by them. Our high strengths in research in the fields of ageing, 10 Lancaster standards and achievements help us to get criminal justice, health, and the social 11 Kings College the grants we need to carry out our research aspects of new media and communication 12 Durham work. These awards and other income technologies. Of the 75 entries made by sustain our academics and improve our Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to the Seven other areas: Psychology, Physics, research work. This of course leads to RAE in the area of Subjects Allied to Applied Mathematics, Statistics and commercial enterprises, licensing patents and Medicine, UniS was only one of three to Operational Research, Chemical Engineering other income generating activities. Some of receive a 5*A rating, with a submission of – Environmental Strategy, European Studies the profits from these activities then add to much greater breadth than any of its and Russian, Slavonic and East European other UniS income, thereby completing the counterparts. Electronic Engineering has Languages achieved 5 ratings in the circle. In fact 30% of total university funding great strength in depth across communi- outcome, meaning that 60% of the comes from our research activities.” cations, satellite technology, solid state University’s research-active staff are now electronics, ion beam applications and rated World Class in their field compared to microwave systems. 22% in 1996 – this dramatic increase is all

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“The 2001 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) greatly enhanced the international reputation the University has gained for its work ”

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The UniSdirect Business Hatchery provides office space, networked computer facilities and meeting rooms together with office support and management expertise to assist emerging businesses.

the more remarkable given that the number of compared with £55m for the previous RAE high-technology, high-growth businesses, staff submitted for the exercise has risen by reporting period, a 70% increase in funding. supporting 1,000 budding entrepreneurs over nearly 25% since 1992. UniS has recently appointed an the first five years. Commenting at the time of the outcome, EU/Research Council Officer to spearhead The UniSdirect Hatchery provides office Professor Barry Evans said: the University’s involvement in Framework VI space, networked computer facilities and ‘UniS aimed to achieve quality in the 2001 bids and to optimise bidding for Research meeting rooms for the emerging business RAE, but at the same time submitted a Council Initiatives. She will help academics together with office support and the necessary majority of research groups of critical mass. liaise with the EU, an important role, as 20% technological and management expertise to The results show that we have succeeded, of the University’s grants come from this determine the feasibility of a business idea. and illustrate that in each of the areas source. Parallel to this appointment, the It allows the business to develop to the stage awarded 5 and 5*A ratings, there is a strength Research Contracts Office staff has been where it is ripe for investment and ready to in depth which should bode well for the expanded. take to the marketplace. Through the University’s future funding prospects.’ University’s own resources and its networks Professor Evans’ predictions proved UniSdirect within the region, nationally and internationally, accurate as UniS received an extra £3m per the emerging businesses are able to access a annum of government funding as a result of UniSdirect was established in response to the vast range of expertise, as well as business- its 2001 RAE performance. Research income Government’s agenda to develop the regional angel funding and venture capital. from industrial and other funders is also set to economy through technology transfer and rise in view of the University’s much enhanced builds on the University’s commitment to the UniSventures research status. region. Grants of £9.65m were obtained with Improved RAE ratings have been partner institutions in the south of England, UniSventures has been set up to cover spin- matched by the University’s steadily increasing through two different schemes for Knowledge off activities, which include the existing Seed grants and contracts income. Transfer Awards. Corn Fund (USSF) as well as the University’s A figure of £20.3m was achieved in 2001/02, involvement in the HEIF collaborative Seed a year on year increase of £1.6m. Awards and The Business Hatchery Corn Fund, CASCADE. CASCADE has been extensions also increased to £19.3m, established as a result of a £4 million award compared with £17.6m last year. A sum of £5m from the Higher Education from HEIF to a consortium of universities UniS currently lies twelfth in the table of Infrastructure Fund (HEIF) will enable a comprising: Royal Holloway University of total funds awarded by the Engineering and consortium of universities of Bath, Bristol, London, Brunel, Reading, Sussex and UniS. Physical Science Research Council (ESPRC), Surrey and Southampton together with the UniSdirect has established a new with only much larger institutions placed Rutherford and Appleton Laboratory and the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) section, above it. If this figure were normalised to the Defence Research Laboratory at which has dealt with the filing of 40 to 50 new number of active research staff, the University Farnborough, to establish a Centre of patents. The section assists academic staff to would be amongst the country’s three top Excellence for Technology and Innovation in exploit IPR, and licensing income has universities in terms of research income per Southern England, endorsed by the South- increased to £105K, compared with £34K active researcher. East and South-West Regional Development last year. Three patents have led to The total research income received over Agencies. The money will be used to set up a commercial ventures, and the University now the 1996-2001 period was £93.7m, network of centres for the development of holds 31 revenue-generating patents.

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“Guildford entrepreneur Jonathan Nwabueze, grew so tired of ironing and being delayed in the morning because of last minute creases that he invented an iron that works without the need for a board ”

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Local entrepreneur Emma Newton has built a growing business from her idea of spray painting electric violins to appeal to the youth market.

Working with SMEs millions of DNA extractions are carried out and help with the production of promotional annually. As a consequence the market is material in advance of the Tomorrow’s World UniS received a further £640,000 to fund the valued at more than £300 million and is exhibition. Jonathan is now looking for a appointment of three Innovation Network growing at over 20% per year. DRI aims to manufacturer and investor to support further Managers. These managers will be exploit its proprietary Charge Switch™ development to the point where the exciting responsible for liaising with local and national Technology for DNA purification. new product is ready to be launched to businesses and organisations and assisting consumers. them with access to the knowledge base of Early successes Emma Newton is another local entre- the University as well as brokering research preneur, who has benefited from a project contracts. Guildford entrepreneur Jonathan Nwabueze run by the UniSdirect Business Development Small and Medium-sized Enterprises grew so tired of ironing and being delayed Office to increase the sustainability of Small (SMEs) will benefit from the revised mandate in the morning because of last minute and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). It of UniSconnect, a business club offering creases that he invented an iron that works has given mentoring and support to 40 new access to the resources of UniS. This was without the need for a board. businesses providing each with a new PC previously only available to large businesses, His invention, featured on Tomorrow’s and printer. but new membership packages have now World in July of this year, takes the drudgery Emma owns a successful business been created to meet the needs of SMEs. out of ironing by using a heated vacuum to making electric violins. Starting in this industry A new TCS (previously Teaching remove the creases from clothes. Garments as a ‘Saturday girl’, she then trained as a Company Scheme) office has been set up and other fabrics can be ironed whilst they Theatre Stage Manager and went on to work with HEIF support to help SMEs to exploit are hanging or free-standing, or when on West End shows, whilst continuing to research results from the University’s work. travelling. The Jen Turbo Boardless Iron can restore antique violins in her father’s shop. She The programmes enable high quality also be used for large area fabrics where an had the idea of making electric violins and graduates to work in companies, normally for ironing board is of no use. spraying them in bright colours to appeal to two years, on technology transfer projects The Boardless Iron uses a small fan young people. Her first display, held at an central to the needs of the company. They are powered by an electric motor which draws exhibition for music teachers, had such a supervised by academic experts from the the cloth towards its heated base, through good reaction that she went into production. University. a combination of direct suction and the Emma founded The Rainbow Violin Company A fruitful partnership is with Kent-based lowering of air pressure between the fabric Limited in July 1999, after negotiating a UK- DNA Research Innovations (DRI) in DNA and plate. Steam is generated in a wide deal and took on an employee – a paint extraction. The partnership has been chamber above the plate, which is blown sprayer. She now employs three sprayers and awarded a TCS research grant of £104,000 onto and through the fabric by the internal has sold 2500 violins in the UK. World exports for the development of new solid phase fan to remove the creases. The steam is are also increasing and plans are underway to materials for nucleic and acid purification then re-cycled back into the body of the double annual production. In January 2003, and manipulation. Driven by genomics and iron by the fan. Emma will be exhibiting in Los Angeles at the clinical diagnostics, the Global DNA purifi- The project was not without hitches, North American Music Messe, the biggest cation market is growing all the time. All but Professor David Kirby, Director of the music trade show in the US, which attracts genetic analyses require DNA to be UniSdirect Business Hatchery, was able to 65,000 visitors. Emma says that the PC extracted from a sample and hundreds of provide Jonathan with technical expertise supplied by UniSdirect has proved invaluable.

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The Surrey Technology Centre.

Focusing on: The Surrey Research Park

Since development of The Surrey Research Backed by an international consortium that Park began nearly 20 years ago, it has includes Rolls Royce Aerospace, DERA – provided a bridge between the University the defence research agency and steel and business. Many tenants have chosen to manufacturer Corus, they have turned their locate on the Park not just because of the expert knowledge into a practical computer high-quality business environment and program that plant engineers and research convenient international location, close to scientists can use. London and two international airports, but In 1986, the University opened the also so they enjoy the opportunity to tap into County’s first business incubator offering the expertise UniS has to offer. The potential high tech start-ups, a package of flexible for links with the University sets The Surrey workspace and business support. However, Dr Malcolm Parry, Director of the Surrey Research Park. Research Park aside from being in the in the last year the services offered in this tradition of a commercial landlord; to use a building have been supplemented with marketing term, UniS is the Park’s Unique mentoring, investment and mutual support The potential for links with Selling Proposition. by the Surrey Enterprise Hub. Similar units “ The notion of knowledge creators are coming on stream at Royal Holloway the University sets The spinning out companies to exploit their (University of London) and Leatherhead Surrey Research Park discoveries is nothing new to materials Food Research Association, which are the scientists Professor Peter Miodownik and University of Surrey’s partners in this new aside from being in the Dr Nigel Saunders. They left the University to business to business network that aims to tradition of a commercial set up their company, ThermoTech, in the boost the local economy. business incubator, The Surrey Technology The South East England Development landlord; to use a Centre, 12 years ago. Their “virtual Agency (SEEDA) required the Enterprise Hub prototyping software” accurately predicts the to have a “champion” from the local marketing term UniS is strengths and weaknesses of possible new business community. We were delighted that the Park’s Unique Selling alloys. It could save the world’s metal one of the Park’s most successful producers millions of pounds by reducing entrepreneurs, Nigel Biggs, founder of digital Proposition the need for conventional trial and error imaging software company Pixology, ” experiments with valuable materials. became Hub chairman. His energetic

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The entrance hall of the Surrey Technology Centre.

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advocacy is raising public awareness of a Defying the all-pervading gloom Above, left to right: Dr Bilgay Akhan of VisiOprime, Dr Ian McKay of Cleansorb and Derek Wheeler of concept that has been shown to double a surrounding the international high-tech Disperse Technologies. new company’s chances of survival. sector, Detica became the first such The Hub progresses the serviced office company to float on the London Stock support already available to companies based Exchange in more than a year. As a leading at the Technology Centre. Several have Customer Relationship Management received official recognition for their valuable consultancy, it launched the UK’s first CRM technologies, in the form of DTI SMART course accredited by the Institute of Awards. These include: Marketing and helped the Ministry of Defence with a web-based pilot version of the • Biotechnologists Dr Ian McKay and publication scheme required by the Freedom Dr Ralph Harris of Cleansorb, who have of Information Act 2000. developed an environmentally friendly way Since setting up on the Research Park in of cleaning oil and gas wells 1989, IDBS has supplied chemical and • Dr Bilgay Akhan of VisiOprime, who is biological data management software to more developing advanced video compression than 150 of the world’s leading pharma- Larger companies on The techniques so video clips can be sent to a ceutical, biotechnology and other discovery- “ mobile phone or over a land line for remote driven companies. In its Occam Court Research Park have had monitoring and surveillance headquarters and in three US offices it now their successes, too • Dr Alan Cook of VisionTec CL who has employs more than 130 people. This summer ” developed the world’s first daily disposable it expanded on the Park when it opened a contact lens for people with astigmatism, new customer training unit in the Surrey using a novel spin-moulding manufacturing Technology Centre. process to greatly cut unit costs Demonstrating the Research Park’s continuing appeal to businesses of all sizes, Larger companies on The Research Park Syngenta, the global company formed by the have had their successes, too. Another merger of Novartis Agribusiness and Zeneca multiple SMART Award winner, Disperse Agrochemicals, completed the relocation of Technologies, won a contract from the its 200-strong European Regional Centre to Engineering and Physical Sciences Research the former BOC Engineering Centre in Council (EPSRC) to apply its novel Thin Film Priestley Road. Encapsulation technology to packaging and printing. Applications could include replacing solvent-based inks with environmentally friendly water-based alternatives and “smart packaging” that warns of tampering or damaging temperature changes by a controlled release of ink.

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“Teaching is informed by research, academic scholarship and leading edge professional, commercial and industrial practice ” Focusing on: Teaching and Learning

Alongside world class research, UniS seeks campus, the TLSG identified six priorities for to offer its students high quality programmes development across the University: of study which have a professional ethos and a relevance to the real world. Teaching • Widening Participation (WP) and learning methodologies are continually • Developing Skills across the Curriculum updated in the light of best practice and • Extending Learning Technologies congruent with advances in pedagogical • Refreshing Course Provision approaches and technology. • Flexible Delivery The University seeks to ensure that • Providing Management Teaching across teaching is of the highest calibre. In the past the University year, economics scored an excellent 23/24 in its Subject Review by the Quality Widening Participation Assurance Agency (QAA), and teaching staff are provided with support in development UniS’ Widening Participation strategy was opportunities and rewards for teaching drafted and is monitored by the Widening excellence. Teaching is informed by Participation Advisory Group (WPAG), research, academic scholarship and leading Chaired by Professor Stephen McNair. The Professor David Airey (Pro Vice-Chancellor Teaching & Learning). edge professional, commercial and industrial group is composed of representatives from all practice. Schools and Services. A Competitive Fund Professor David Airey (Pro Vice- aims to support initiatives in Schools and Chancellor Teaching & Learning) chairs the Services that are congruent with the WP Teaching and Learning Strategy Group Strategy and that develop models of good (TLSG) which monitors and reviews the practice. Among the initiatives supported University of Surrey’s Teaching and Learning during the reporting period covered by this Strategy. publication were: Schools without Walls; In autumn 2001, and in the context of Breaking down Barriers; and a Feasibility the Academic Strategy Task Group Review, Study for a Pre-Entry Study Skills Package. increased revenue from outreach activities and plans to develop the Manor Park

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The UniS Widening Participation team at work.

Skills across the Curriculum Refreshing Course Provision and However, a major challenge for the Flexible Delivery University has been the decline in potential The Skills Unit, along with the other branches students studying mathematics and the of the Centre for Learning Developments The creation of a market research capacity physical sciences through to full ‘A’ level. (CLD), has been brought under mainstream within the University’s Department of A Federal University of Surrey initiative which funding, providing stability and enabling Marketing and Public Affairs and its is being pursued vigorously will see the longer-term planning. The Unit has been representation on various teaching and creation of an Academy of Science for the renamed the Skills and Personal Development learning committees, provides opportunities training of science teachers at the University Unit (SPDU), to reflect its focus, and its to discuss how the University might become of Surrey Roehampton. This will help to fill the staffing has been increased. With guidance more market-led through a combination of deficiency of well-qualified maths and science provided by a Skills Management Group curriculum development relevant to identified teachers in schools and will hopefully chaired by Professor Airey, the SPDU is now needs and better targeting of potential encourage more students to carry on their working with individual Schools following a markets. studies in these areas. comprehensive skills audit. A summary skills Flexible delivery is another priority. Most During the year, preparation for the statement is being produced and two other Schools operate on a modular basis and are Quality Assurance Agency’s Review of the priorities being pursued currently are: the responding to market demands by offering Federation was undertaken, and work has introduction of Progress Files and the part-time courses and distance learning continued to harmonise the pedagogical Personal Development Plan, and opportunities. The Fund for the Strategic practices of UniS and Roehampton. Postgraduate Skills Development. Development of Learning and Teaching has In order to bring together all members of continued to provide support for projects in the academic staff to share good practice, a Learning Technologies line with the overall strategy. Projects funded one day event entitled Teaching and Learning during the year have included the in the 21st Century was held in June 2002. The Learning Technology Management development of e-books, the creation of This was addressed by the Vice-Chancellor, Group, chaired by Professor Andrew new dietetics programmes, and the use of IT Professor Airey and a range of speakers Lockwood, is working to the creation of a in chemistry practicals. representing, UniS, Roehampton, the common platform for all Schools and In recent years, UniS has witnessed and Learning and Teaching Support Network Services. The aim is to move towards a responded effectively to major changes in (LTSN) and local partners. Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) and student demand. Business management, eventually to a Managed Learning nursing and midwifery have been hugely Environment (MLE) which will integrate all expanded at undergraduate level, while the aspects of the University’s work. introduction of a generic law degree is also The use of electronic provision, already proving popular. Taught postgraduate central to the Virtual Business School created courses are currently in great demand, by the Surrey European Management School, particularly from overseas students, and allows UniS to educate increasing numbers of such demand is effectively supported by students through the utilisation of web areas such as the English Language technologies. Institute, which is able to provide students with the necessary language skills.

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Lord Sainsbury pictured with the Vice-Chancellor at the recent opening of the refurbished laboratories of the Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing.

Professor Maria Petrou (right) who conducts research in the areas of medical imaging and remote sensing. Focusing on: Virtual Worlds

With the help of a £2.7m grant from the from the EPSRC, EU and from industry in the and incorporate a backup system with HEFCE Joint Infrastructure Fund (JIF) the form of grants. Over the year, 74 papers online ‘snapshots’ for instantaneous file laboratories at the Centre for Vision, Speech were published, 22 in refereed journals, and retrieval as well as a 42-slot, two-drive tape and Signal Processing (CVSSP) have been one, on Cursive Script Recognition, won the library for long-term backup storage. refurbished. Now, according to the Director of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Professor Kittler is seeking to make further the Centre, Professor Josef Kittler, they are Engineers (IEEE) AH Reeves Award. improvements to the laboratories in the field comparable with those at the Massachussetts New equipment includes a video server of high definition TV. Institute of Technology (MIT), allowing for that can hold up to 30 hours of research and development to be carried out uncompressed video and audio, and can Medical Imaging and Remote to the highest international standards. handle simultaneous recording or playback Sensing of eight video channels. Also new is a The Visual Multimedia Laboratory video-processing engine comprising five Research in the areas of medical imaging and 8x9MHz processor machines that can be remote sensing is led by Professor Maria The refurbishment of CVSSP’s laboratories configured to appear as a 40-processor Petrou, with a grant of £450,000 from the has resulted in the creation of a visual cluster. Each of these machines has two EPSRC. Despite the differences of the subject multimedia laboratory to support research in video pipelines to allow capture, processing matter, there is considerable cross fertilisation real time video processing and visualisation. and playback of up to ten streams of real between the geoscience and biomedicine In addition, improvements have been made time video simultaneously. topics which are researched. to the Centre’s capability for processing, The video engine and video server are In the field of biomedical imaging, capture and storage of video and audio data. both connected to an extensive network to Professor Petrou’s research group is working Other additions include a picture quality allow routing of video streams to and from on improving the quality and amount of assessment laboratory, a medical imaging any hardware in the Centre. This equipment is information from patients using Multi- laboratory and a robot vision laboratory with supplemented by a professional editing suite Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Positron a six-axis robot arm. and ten high-end graphic stations. Emission Tomography (PET) data processing. The Centre, which is one of the largest of In addition, CVSSP has two network- A recent breakthrough has been in the field of its kind in the UK, comprises 35 PhD students, attached RAID-based file servers with an X-ray video processing which it is expected 12 academics, 20 research assistants and online storage of up to 3.5 terrabytes. The will reduce the X-ray dosage needed for three support staff. Its annual research income servers allow high speed/high availability endoscopy by almost one order of is more than £2m, about half of which comes access to all the groups within the Centre, magnitude.

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Left: Professor Josef Kittler, Director of the CVSSP and right: Professor John Illingworth.

Another project is underway to model Pattern recognition techniques also cover developments in face recognition techniques, human organs as an aid to pre-surgery the detection of faults in textured surfaces known as Personal Identity Authentication planning. It will be possible to model the such as ceramic tiles, granite and marble; the incorporate a combination of data such as shape and the internal structure of say, the detection of microcalcifications in digital face image, voice characteristics and lip liver or heart of a particular patient using a mammograms (with important implications for dynamics. This is of particular value for access variety of data input, to give surgeons a three the treatment of breast cancer); the detection control, smart home applications, web dimensional image of an affected organ of forged banknotes; recognition of printed banking, and a variety of security systems. before an operation. This will improve the and hand-written script; speech recognition; In general, the focus of research has been efficacy of any later intervention. and the classification of sound and speech on video segmentation, and the extraction of A recently completed project allows the synthesis. information about colour, texture, shape and application of image processing techniques to A major project being led by Professor motion behaviour, and the detection of higher- auto-radiography, allowing digital radiography Kittler in collaboration with the BBC and level cues. Shape One technique, known as to be performed at room temperatures, with Sony, is based on a process known as the Curvature Scale Space descriptor has beneficial implications for tissue imaging. ‘retrieval by content’. Known as ‘Ovid’, the been selected for inclusion in the MPEG7 The application of this technology in the programme is able to identify specific sporting standardisation programme. This particular field of geosciences employs a remote activities from videotapes containing material research is being carried out in collaboration sensing technique to detect the position of covering many different kinds of sport. This with Mitsubishi Electric. buried pipelines from space. This facilitates means that hundreds of hours of tapes from the safe siting of roads and buildings, and a major sporting event such as the Olympics Robot Vision can assist such activities as mining or can be scanned automatically to identify and tunnelling. ultimately extract just the required material. Multimedia data processing is being used to Professor Petrou has also been Both visual (images, image sequences and develop robot vision, under the leadership of involved in several European environmental text) and audio clues (speech, sounds and Professor John Illingworth in the Visual projects, one of which is the analysis of fire music) are exploited to find the required Media Research Group. This technology, damage to forests and similar areas, information. All of these modalities are together with other programmes, will enable especially in Mediterranean areas, using combined in the programme; previous robots to recognise objects, and act on or satellite data. Information obtained this way assumptions that only one channel of avoid them. Tasks such as manoeuvring can help governments or authorities decide information was necessary have been around simple obstacles, or moving in whether to replant or allow natural disproved.The system was recently confined areas, are already proving feasible. vegetation to take over. presented at the International Broadcasting However, better recognition techniques are Convention in September (2002) and is now needed, and research is in progress into Pattern Recognition Techniques being assessed by the BBC for possible acquiring three dimensional surface commercial application. information through statistical estimation. Professor Kittler’s specific interests lie in Another project, being undertaken with This means extracting only meaningful pattern recognition techniques, with Canon, is intended to improve the quality and information from a mass of statistics. applications to object recognition, aerial reduce the cost of video conferencing, by Research in conjunction with statistical image matching and land cover classification using only a small number of bits to transmit estimation is improving the ability to deduce – an important tool in environmental studies. highly compressed information. Associated three dimensional information from two

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Left: Dr Adrian Hilton, and right: the automated 3D- photo booth to capture animated models of people.

dimensional images taken from different 3D Broadcasting and Shape Capture this type of work by Dr Richard Bowden has viewpoints. This can also be used to infer the been the development of Jeremiah, a virtual position from which the 2D images are Dr Adrian Hilton leads the Visual Media head that responds to nearby human activity obtained. It will enable robots to move Research Group (VMRG) where work is by displaying sadness or pleasure according to successfully in realistic settings where the undertaken in 3D broadcasting and shape the level of interest shown in ‘him.’ Jeremiah environment is complex. New theories and capture. A recent success was the was on show for several months at the algorithms are validated in the laboratory development of an automated 3D-photo booth Science Museum in London. using mobile robot platforms and the six-axis to capture animated models of people. This Currently, the recognition of the human robot arm. The challenge is to develop and won an EU Information Society Technology participation is fairly simplistic but it has autonomise a robot which can decide its own prize in 2001. A Joint Infrastructure Fund (JIF) implications for visual interaction such as in sign goals, and optimise all its relevant sub- award has allowed the remodelling of the language recognition. Methods are being systems to achieve its objectives. VMRG laboratory: the specifications were investigated which would allow automatic A typical use of a robot with accurate stringent, with high ceilings, a multi-camera recognition of British sign language. Novel sensing of the immediate environment could system, an extensive lighting rig, and high spec techniques of modelling and tracking sign be a driverless vehicle, or, closer to audio-video cabinets and networks. language have been developed that will be of realisation, a vehicle with artificial vision that The area in which the Group works is obvious benefit to the deaf community. The could warn the driver of obstructions, or allowing exciting new ‘virtual’ environments to ultimate aim is to produce a system capable of potentially dangerous situations and possibly be created for use in television. Models are converting British Sign Language to other take or advise on remedial action. The broad being developed that create the illusion of an interpretation sign languages and to spoken text. principle of combining a human operator and actor working in, for example, an extremely Visual Content Analysis, which combines vision system can be exploited for a variety of dangerous setting like a burning building or the use of multiple cues such as motion, applications, industrial, commercial and against a backdrop of an environment to which colour, texture and depth of field, is being security. it would be costly to send a production unit. developed for use in editing, manipulating and Issues of accurate robot positioning can This involves refining methods of 3D information coding of digital video. It allows the digital be addressed by incorporating data from a capture, and techniques for broadcasting the restoration of film and television archives, variety of different sources. Using motion and information in 3D form or as film. Apart from where unwanted signals resulting from positioning sensors alone is not entirely enhancing the visual quality of film or TV, the vibration and intensity fluctuations can be satisfactory; mechanical wear and lack of application also provides the potential for cost automatically reduced or eliminated. clear feedback hamper the acquisition of reduction. Human actors could be replaced in New ways are being explored in digital accurate data about position. So research is part by realistic models, or would not be compression of high definition television which being undertaken to explore how robot vision required to travel to particular locations. will provide substantial improvements for can be combined with inputs from viewers. Other research also aimed at improving gyroscopes and distance-measuring wheels Jeremiah TV quality is an attempt to provide objective to provide more precise position information. assessment of undesirable material on images Human/computer interaction is also a subject generated by digital compression. This involves being researched in this laboratory for taking into account the subjective response of automated tracking and behavioural analysis human viewers, a difficult area that is, for the of objects for visual surveillance. One result of moment, proving elusive.

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Jeremiah, a virtual head that responds to nearby human activity by displaying sadness or pleasure according to the level of interest shown in ‘him.’

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There are active links between the University and the pharmaceutical industry.

Focusing on: Health

UniS seeks to serve the health needs of the disciplinary approach to strategic developments pharmaceutical companies in the UK. The community, and in particular to work in relevant research will significantly strengthen University is a leading centre for training in alongside the local health services. Strengths the local health services. Future growth will Pharmaceutical Medicine and currently runs in both research and teaching across a range promote the development of the research two postgraduate programmes. It is planning of disciplines have brought real benefits to the agenda relevant to the NHS and enable the to develop a European Centre in health of the region and the wider population. Postgraduate Medical School to become a Pharmaceutical Medicine to enhance the prime leader in postgraduate teaching and educational potential and develop an Working Alongside the NHS education at both local and national level. independent research facility. Research within the Postgraduate Medical The Postgraduate Medical School has School is focussed on areas that complement Delayed Hospital Discharges developed a strong interface with the NHS, the NHS and operates with many outside and providing undergraduate and postgraduate visiting staff. An area that the Postgraduate A project based in the European Institute of education and training as well as international Medical School is active in is that of Primary Health and Medical Sciences (EIHMS) has calibre research relevant to the health sector. Care Research. The School has been focused on elderly patients’ discharge needs A primary aim is to ensure that the key encouraging research in Primary Care Trusts and reasons for delayed discharges in older strategic activities and priorities of the NHS (PCTs) and in the Surrey area, for instance, people in the East Elmbridge and Mid Surrey are linked to those of the University. Visiting Guildford and Waverley have one of the largest Primary Care Trust area. The project was appointments of senior NHS staff have been screening programs for osteoporosis in the funded by the Kent, Surrey, Sussex made in important clinical areas, including country, with over 7,000 women having been Workforce Development Confederation and cancer surgery, minimal access surgery, screened. was a partnership project between EIHMS, pathology, medical physics, diabetology/ the PCT and Surrey Social Services. The endocrinology, vascular medicine and Working Alongside the project was led by Karen Bryan. cardiology. Pharmaceutical Industry Available information was collected on Medical research that makes a difference transactions involving people over the age of to patients is best encouraged by providing an There are active links between the University 65 from health and social services, and the environment where NHS staff involved in and both the Health Service and the pharma- profile of the staff involved in those research and teaching have the opportunity to ceutical Industry. UniS is well placed transactions. Information on delayed meet with and work alongside university geographically, to take advantage of the discharges was analysed for a one year academics. It is recognised that a multi- positioning within the M25 area of the top ten period with a detailed analysis of a typical

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“Preparation and assessment for midwifery practice within a range of hospital and community settings is undertaken at UniS ”

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The inter-disciplinary Centre for Research in Nursing and Midwifery Education provides a focus for new areas of research in nursing and midwifery education.

week and a two week period where delayed Researching Midwifery Practice case study was undertaken in early 2002. discharge increased. A number of key health The project is due for completion in and social service managers were also A key research project is the investigation of December 2002. interviewed. the preparation and assessment for midwifery The project showed that delayed practice within a range of hospital and Focus on Infectious Diseases – discharges are continuing to occur despite community settings, funded by the Hospital Meningitis and Tuberculosis measures already taken to prevent them, and Saving Association (HSA) and the Midwife gave a detailed analysis of the factors Teacher Training Council Trust. The aims of Professor Johnjoe McFadden is Head of the contributing to them. The cost is significant the study are to investigate: Microbial Sciences Group within the School and they have a negative impact on the of Biomedical and Life Sciences. His research health of older people. The project set out a • the nature of practice experience in relation interests are in the development of new series of recommendations for tackling the to assessing the process and outcomes of vaccines for the infectious diseases problem of delayed discharges in older midwifery education programmes meningitis and tuberculosis. people. • the preparation and role of practice The meningococcus is a major pathogen assessors in midwifery education and and although vaccines have been developed The Centre for Research in Nursing practice, and the implications for that protect against group A and group C and Midwifery Education continuing professional development meningococcal infections, no vaccine is currently available for the group B meningo- The inter-disciplinary Centre for Research in A multi-method approach is being used coccus, the strain that causes most cases in Nursing and Midwifery Education is funded in order to obtain robust information on the the UK. The current research, headed by by endowments from the General Nursing range of issues which will influence effective Professor McFadden, and funded by the Council for England and Wales and the education and practice in midwifery. The Meningitis Trust, is trying to identify possible Midwife Teacher Training College Trust. The methods include survey, documentary vaccine antigens, in the form of proteins, that Royal College of Midwives has also been analysis and case study. can then be incorporated into a vaccine. The closely involved in establishing the Centre. Five case study sites within England were search for these proteins has been The aims of the Centre are to provide a selected, based on geographical location, accelerated with the release of the genome focus for research in nursing and midwifery systems of maternity care and type and level sequence, which allows the targeting of a education and will include the investigation of midwifery education provision. Four case particular gene that acts as a switch for all the of the development of nursing and midwifery study sites have agreed to participate in the genes involved in virulence. knowledge and skills and the effectiveness project to date and data collection has been If the genes are regulated by one genetic of educational strategies. Activities will completed within these sites. Research switch, then gaining effective “genetic control” involve networking with local, national and midwives were recruited within each of that switch would allow the deregulation of international organisations in order to geographical area to undertake local data the genes that cause the disease. The develop a research programme which collection. The research team is currently research group is actively searching to identify encompasses multicultural and global undertaking preliminary analysis of such genes and then to see if they would contexts. documents, transcripts, diaries and make good vaccine candidates but it is too observation notes and developing the case early to say yet whether a good candidate records for each site. The fifth (and final) has been found. The timescale for this type of

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research is two to three years to find a good Biosensors The development of biosensors portable enough to be used in ambulances enables medical staff to know what candidate and then five to ten to develop a a patient has overdosed on prior to arrival at hospital. vaccine that can be introduced to the health Dr Sub Reddy is also currently working on service. smart materials used for electrochemical Tuberculosis is one of the biggest killers in biosensors and quartz crystal microbalance the world, with two to three million people biosensors, which have recently received dying each year, mostly in the African and much interest due to their potential Asian continents of the developing world. The applications in the NHS. When an overdose long duration of drug treatment is one of the patient is brought into a hospital’s accident contributory factors to such a high mortality and emergency department, the pressure is The biosensor developed rate. Often patients feel better within a few on to determine which drug has been taken “ weeks and so stop their medication, which as quickly as possible. The biosensor by Dr Reddy and his team should be continued for six months due to developed by Dr Reddy and his team can test can test a sample of the the slow growing states of tuberculosis that a sample of the patient’s blood for certain are resistant to antibiotics. Consequently a substances such as paracetamol in less than patient’s blood for certain few months later, there is a re-emergence of ten minutes. The sensor is portable enough the disease which often leads to death. to be used in ambulances to enable the substances such as Control of these lengthy treatment regimes is medical staff to know what the patient has paracetamol in less than one of the biggest problems faced by health overdosed on prior to arrival at hospital. care workers in this field. The sensor works by using a quartz ten minutes At UniS, a laboratory system has been crystal microbalance. When an alternating ” developed to slow the growth rate in the current is applied the crystal vibrates and will laboratory. Functional genomic approaches continue to oscillate even when immersed in are then used to identify genes, proteins and a liquid. Anything which then sticks to the metabolic pathways that are active in the crystal surface or affects the viscosity of the slow growing state. Some of these may surface film around the crystal affects the provide new targets for drugs that attack the vibrational frequency. The concept of the slow growing organisms. Eventually, it is sensor is to have a small chamber above the hoped to develop drugs that will work on the surface of the crystal and, when a sample is slow growing states within a few weeks, so placed in the chamber, a series of carefully drastically reducing the treatment times. designed chemical reactions can be made to Professor McFadden and a colleague, occur that are specific to the molecule of Dr Sub Reddy, whose research interests are interest. These reactions contribute to the in biosensors, are working as joint supervisors formation of a solid product, which then on a PhD project that combines both of their attaches to the surface of the crystal and the research interests to investigate a biosensor corresponding change in vibrational to detect the slow growing stage of frequency can be measured. As the chemical tuberculosis. reactions can be made to be highly specific to

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Far left: a patient being fitted with a stereotactic frame prior to the delivery of high precision radio therapy on a brain tumour. Left: Developing radiotherapy using IMRT.

the molecule of interest, only one solid the copies have no errors and subsequently product is formed and other substances in divide. Cells are much more sensitive to lethal the sample will not interfere with the process damage by radiation in some parts of this or provide spurious readings. Research so far cycle than others. For instance, when the has shown good results with excellent DNA repairs and checking is already active, sensitivity. extra damage from radiation is also repaired very efficiently. Mathematical Modelling When radiotherapy is applied to a tumour, There is a class of brain cells in some parts of the cell cycle are heavily “ Dr Norman Kirkby from Chemical Engineering damaged while others escape with their tumour called a glioma, is involved with innovative research to damage repaired. The model looks at mathematically model the response of tumour individual cells and can describe the holes which is amongst the cells to radiotherapy. There is a class of brain produced in the age distribution when most dangerous, as it is tumour called a glioma, which is amongst the radiation is applied. This information has most dangerous, as it is inoperable and within provided a breakthrough in treatment as, in inoperable and within seven to ten months of diagnosis 50% of addition to describing the cell cycle effects, patients are dead. It does not form a lump like it is also possible to describe the recently 7-10 months of diagnosis more traditional tumours but invades healthy discovered phenomenon of hypersensitivity. 50% of patients are tissue in a diffuse manner. Some gliomas Dr Susan Short has discovered that some have been found to exhibit a hypersensitivity brain tumours are abnormally sensitive to low dead. to low doses of radiotherapy, which is good doses of radiation. Putting the data about this ” news as they are inoperable and resistant to hypersensitivity into the UniS model has chemotherapy because suitable drugs cannot allowed the rapid development of new ways easily penetrate the blood brain barrier. to apply radiotherapy. The mathematical modelling work This approach now suggests ways to followed on from final year undergraduate time the doses of radiation to ensure that the projects exploring mathematical modelling of maximum number of abnormal tumour cells tumours. Dr Kirkby works with Dr Neil Burnet, are killed. This method typically requires a clinician at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in smaller doses to be given three times a day Cambridge and Dr Susan Short at the Gray for a period of up to six weeks. This research Cancer Institute at Mount Vernon Hospital in could be a breakthrough for glioma sufferers Middlesex. The work is close to entering because the smaller doses of radiation do clinical trials. less damage to healthy tissue and the overall All cells take part in a cycle of activity in success rates in treating these aggressive which they grow and divide to form a tumour. tumours will hopefully increase. In a typical cell cycle, the cells first take in nutrients until they have enough energy, then make a copy of their DNA, then check that

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Left: A solar panel-powered electricity project in Africa, part of Dr Katie Begg’s evaluation work on emission reduction. Right: Professor Roland Clift, Director of the CES.

Focusing on: Sustainability

Understanding the environment has been a key Centre is part of the School of Engineering to An example of this approach is evidenced focus of multidisciplinary work at UniS, with ensure that it retains a “problem-solving” in a new research project funded by the scientific, engineering and sociological interests approach. The Centre’s aims, outlined below, Norlands Foundation to study the efficacy of forming fields of study undertaken by research emphasise that its work is not complete if it is a plastics recyclates pool in Surrey, being groups. Addressing environmental issues which limited to analysis and criticism. carried out by Dr Gary Stevens, Head of the affect both developed and developing world Polymer Research Centre at the University nations has been a key element of much of the Developing Methods to Assess and a director of the UniS spin-out company, work conducted thus far. Environmental Impact Industrial Ecology Solutions. The University of Surrey Environmental Body (USEB) project The Centre for Environmental CES seeks to develop and apply methods to ‘Plastics Recyclate Pools’ will seek to Strategy assess the environmental and social effects of establish whether stores of the products from human activities. Chief amongst these is Life used plastic materials could be developed to Central to the University’s research in this area Cycle Assessment (LCA) – a systematic enable the manufacture or derivation of new is the Centre for Environmental Strategy approach to analysing the environmental products. The project, to be run over 18 (CES), which opened in 1992. It has grown impacts of the complete supply chain of a months, will draw up a framework for the into an established research and product or service. CES has been one of the location of such stores across the county and postgraduate centre. In the 2001 Research leaders in LCA development and it now how they would operate, to give optimum Assessment Exercise it was awarded a ‘5A’ provides one of the corner stones of technical, financial and environmental grade, defined as “research of national and European environmental policy. LCA has performance. international standard”. For a multi- been adapted as a way of assessing waste disciplinary centre, this is a real achievement management strategies and the Centre, Environmental Issues in the Broad – recognition of the ability and dedication of together with the Environment Agency, has Context everyone who has contributed to the been one of the lead players in developing a development of CES. tool to be used by local authorities to evaluate Most informed observers now recognise that Although CES, under the leadership of waste management plans. The agenda is global climate change represents one of the Professor Roland Clift OBE, is characterised now moving on to industrial ecology, an biggest threats to the stability of life on earth. by the multidisciplinarity which is essential to approach which tries to maximise the value To combat this threat requires us to rethink address environmental problems “in the obtained from materials and products by the way in which we convert and use energy. round”, it is nevertheless important that the repeated use and re-use. Renewable energy sources and systems is a

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Industrial ecology tries to maximise the value obtained from materials and products by repeated use and re-use. Guildford MP Sue Doughty (right) pictured with Dr Gary Stevens at a recycling centre.

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continuing research theme in CES, feeding Professor Roland Clift’s membership of into national and international policy through the Royal Commission on Environmental analyses of the Carbon Trading systems and Pollution allowed CES thinking to inform the the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) set Commission’s report on “Energy – the up to implement the international negotiations changing climate”, which was published in started in Kyoto following the UN Conference 2000 and has led to a complete review of UK on Environment and Development at Rio in energy policy. 1992. The Kyoto Protocol of 1997 set legally High-level policy debates can sometimes The Kyoto Protocol of 1997 set legally binding binding emission targets for greenhouse ignore the concerns of “marginalised” people, emission targets for greenhouse gases for gases for industrialised countries. The overall not just in developing countries but also in the industrialised countries. target is to reduce the emissions during the industrial world. “Rainforests are a long way period 2008-2012. Part of this emission from here” was the title of a report by Kate reduction can be achieved through investment Burningham and Diana Thrush, a joint activity in greenhouse gas emission reduction projects of CES and the Department of Sociology. in the developing world. This can be achieved Published in 2001, it investigated the day-to- through investment by industrialised countries day environmental concerns of some of the in countries where the cost of emissions less visible members of UK society. Much of the research in reduction is lower – project co-operation One of the most important high level “ takes place under the Clean Development themes and one which is being developed in CES is directed at Mechanism. The industrialised partner several projects of CES, is what level of exploring the practical country can in this way receive credits for consumption the planet can sustain and what the emission reductions achieved and the changes in thinking and behaviour are meaning of sustainable project itself should contribute to the needed for human society to become development sustainable development path of the sustainable. ” developing country host. A current Department for International Informing technological, economic, Development funded-project, CDM Analysis social and political choices for Poverty Alleviation (CAPA), is studying the design of small scale poverty-focused energy Sustainable Development has become an projects. These projects, such as local hydro overworked phrase (even though it was the power stations, often set up in remote title of the World Summit held in communities, have an important role in Johannesburg in 2002), but it is linked emission reduction and additionally bring inescapably with the principle of equity – poverty alleviating benefits to the local equal access to resources, benefits and community. Under the co-ordination of opportunities. Much of the research in CES is Dr Katie Begg, studies in Africa are examining directed at exploring the practical meaning of their costs and benefits, and how emission sustainable development: how and where reductions are achieved. inequities arise, particularly along the kind of

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The MSc programme in Life Cycle Management studies the cradle-to-grave responsibilities of producers of materials in industrial societies.

supply chain which can be explored by Life The research shows that the problem that Provision of Environmental Cycle Assessment; and what kind of metrics ETR faces in terms of public acceptance is Education and Training can be used to help companies measure and not so much outright hostility to environ- set targets for their environmental and social mental taxation as conceptual problems with CES manages a Doctor of Engineering performance. An approach known as the design. Similar conceptual problems were programme in Environmental Technology, Environmental Burden was developed by ICI also found in the interviews with business offered jointly by Brunel University and UniS. with help from CES; it has been adopted people who: All the Research Engineers following the widely in the chemicals sector and is set to programme are sponsored by industrial become the basis for compiling and • did not trust assurances that the revenues organisations and carry out their research comparing national environmental statistics, in will be used as promised by the with the sponsor, but follow a course of the UK and elsewhere. It has been developed government taught modules at the two Universities. further, by several members of CES, into sets • had difficulty in understanding the purpose Fifty Engineers have graduated from the of indicators which can be used generally for of increasing taxes on energy while programme. They have proved to be in environmental management. lowering taxes on employment demand, and many are rising to senior A collaborative study by researchers from • desired measures seen as incentives as managerial levels and are acting as agents to CES and the Department of Sociology was well as penalties disseminate and apply the CES philosophy. conducted to investigate the attitudes of The Centre also offers an MSc policy-makers, business and the general Recommendations made to increase the programme in Environmental Strategy, which public to environmental tax reform (ETR) in acceptance of future environmental tax took in its first full-time students in 1999. Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland and the reform included: a levy administered by an With support from the EPSRC, CES is now UK. Germany and Denmark have ETR independent body; revenues for energy developing a unique Diploma and MSc applying to both consumers and business. efficiency programmes to be earmarked programme in Life Cycle Management. The Climate Change Levy in the UK is an ETR targeting areas which can be addressed at Completion of any of these programmes applying only to business. France and Ireland zero or negative net cost; the provision of offers a direct route to Associate Membership do not currently have ETR. The UK findings grants for local environmental projects, of the Institute of Environmental Management from this research have provided interesting renewable energy and public transport and Assessment. CES is the sole provider of evidence for policy makers as they seek to improvements; sending utility customers Environmental Training for the 5,000 staff of improve the design of environmental taxation. vouchers for energy efficiency investments the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. In the ETR is a policy that raises taxes on the with their bills in order to make the connection 2002/3 Academic Year, The Centre starts a use of energy (or other environmentally- between the levy and its benefits tangible; series of undergraduate modules in damaging activities) and lowers other taxes, extra help for those on low incomes; and the Sustainable Development for all students in usually those on employment. The rationale is consideration of levy-free allowances and the School of Engineering. that tax should be imposed on negative rebates for meeting energy conservation effects instead of positive ones. A refinement targets. is the ‘double dividend’ argument: that higher taxes on energy will lower pollution, while lower taxes on labour will decrease unemployment.

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Professor Nigel Gilbert, Professor of Sociology and Pro Vice-Chancellor (Staff Development).

Improving water resource planning A generic model will be developed and utilisation of existing catches, since it is applied across the regions, seeking to estimated that some 27 million tonnes of low Professor Nigel Gilbert’s research interests ensure the outputs are of use to value and undersized fish are discarded each include computer simulation, the sociology stakeholders.’ year out of the 110 million tonnes landed. of science and science policy, innovation The models will improve on existing Pollutants such as DDT, PCBs and and the sociology of the environment. integrated assessments by explicitly dioxins are being monitored as part of the The Freshwater Integrated Resource representing customers, suppliers and project. Biochemical and physical changes in Management with Agents (FIRMA), which government at all levels of aggregation. This fish proteins and lipids during processing he co-ordinates, is funded through the new approach will provide innovative tools for which affect nutritional quality and safety are Energy, Environment and Sustainable policy makers concerned with issues such as being investigated using advanced spectro- Development theme of an EU Framework V waste water, water scarcity and integrated scopic, cell culture and rheological programme. This project brings together catchment planning. Outcomes will include techniques. Innovative techniques are being environmental and social scientists from the prototype models in the form of tools studied to process under-utilised fish species, nine partners in seven European Member usable by managers, a methodology for polyunsaturated fish oils and fish gelatin into States in the development of simulations to developing and applying agent-based models extruded and dried products including infant help manage drinking water at the local and educational materials for water resource foods. Also improved preservation using level. The project aims to improve water managers and modellers. indigenous natural antioxidants is being resource planning by developing and explored. applying agent-based modelling to Better utilisation of fish stocks The project will aid sustainable integrate physical, hydrological, social and development of fisheries in line with policies economics aspects of water resource Dr Nazlin Howell in the School of Biomedical of developing countries as well as the EU management. The work will yield insights and Life Sciences is co-ordinating a 1m EU Common Fisheries Policy. Research and into the social processes of water Framework V research project to improve the training at an international level will be management, leading to the consideration quality and utilisation of low value fish in strengthened and food security in developing of a wider range of aspects of the developing countries. The project brings regions will be improved, through the environment in decision making. Better together a multidisciplinary group of scientists dissemination of the results of the work in management of water catchments, and engineers from the UK, The Netherlands collaboration with industry, the Food and amongst other improved water and Portugal, and two developing regions in Agriculture Organisation and the United management techniques, are likely to result Africa and Asia. Although the oceans Nations Children’s Fund. from this study. surrounding these continents are ‘Stakeholder participation is an essential exceptionally productive, the per capita feature of the project’, explained Professor availability of marine fish is declining due to Gilbert, ‘starting with the formulation of over fishing and increases in the regions’ questions and the design of the models. populations. Fish can provide much needed Each of the five European regions has its protein, frequently missing from the average own problems, risks and options, each of diet of low income groups – particularly which needs to be assessed and evaluated infants, in developing societies. These needs using the models in participatory settings. can be met by efficient preservation and

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The Sleep Disorders Unit presents an exciting vision for the provision of research and clinical services in the area of sleep medicine. Focusing on: Sleep

Sleep is an area of research that can be Europe and internationally. The Sleep Health Organisation (WHO) revealed that a encompassed in many disciplines but which Disorders Unit presents an exciting vision for background noise level of 30dB(A) promotes has only recently gained recognition in its own the provision of research and clinical services “measurable effects upon sleep”, with noise right. The Royal Society of Medicine now has in the area of sleep medicine, physiology and in excess of 60dB(A) causing complete a Sleep Section and interest in the subject is applied clinical research and has conducted awakening. Because of the stimulating increasing all the time. Much research is some of the largest single centre sleep properties of noise, it can be used to promote driven by questions such as how much sleep studies ever performed. The Unit consists of acute insomnia states in healthy volunteers in we need and the effects of sleep deprivation. six sleep and chronobiology bedrooms and a a controlled and reproducible fashion. It is only through the interweaving of the 12 bed ward. The ‘Traffic Noise Model of Insomnia’ research of sociologists, biochemists, Individual bedrooms have advanced uses real traffic noise to provide a psychobio- psychologists and pharmacologists that a sound attenuation (75-80dB between rooms), logical stimulus in the 12-bed ward. The proper understanding to accommodate and and are temperature-controlled and isolated model was designed to disrupt sleep in a treat sleep disruption may emerge in the from all external time cues, such as darkness uniformed fashion across the whole night future. Dr Derk-Jan Dijk from the School of and daylight. This allows the performance of (similar to sleep maintenance insomnia). Biomedical and Life Sciences is currently accurate chronobiological experimentation. Awakenings and arousals during the night are Chair of the Scientific Committee of the Sleep Facilities have recently been improved measured. The ‘Continuous Noise Model of Research Society. He recognises the need to through the introduction of two new methods Insomnia’ uses a noise level of 80dB(A) and is formalise the research linked to sleep at UniS to allow the promotion of a state of insomnia presented after waking the subject in the through the establishment of a Multi- in people who would otherwise sleep middle of the night. The time taken for the disciplinary Sleep Research Centre to be normally. This is done by subjecting individual to return to sleep is then measured. realised in 2003. volunteers to either environmental or traffic Both models have allowed large scale noise. These ‘noise models of insomnia’ are trials in the time course of action of hypnotic The Sleep Disorders Unit allowing the sleep centre to study insomnia medications to be conducted at HPRU. and test hypotheses with more accuracy than As a leader in the field of sleep research, the before. Environmental noise can cause Circadian Rhythm Cycles present sleep research unit of the Human significant arousal and awakening, and even Psychopharmacology Research Unit (HPRU) be used to stop sleep altogether, promoting Professor Debra Skene heads the has a well-established reputation in scientific transient responses in healthy subjects similar Neuroendocrinology Group that is part of the investigations and novel research across to acute insomnia. Research by the World School of Biomedical and Life Sciences at

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“The Royal Society of Medicine now has a Sleep Section and interest in the subject is increasing all the time. Much research is driven by questions such as how much sleep we need and the effects of sleep deprivation ”

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Left: Professor Debra Skene, and right: Research has been conducted on North Sea oil rigs to examine the effect of shift patterns on the body clock.

UniS. Much of her work is looking at circadian melatonin. This acts in the same way as rhythm disorders in humans, both natural exposure to light by resynchronising rhythms disorders such as the desynchronisation of to a night and day cycle which eliminates the rhythms suffered by totally blind people and sleep disturbances. Science has suggested forced disorders, which can be short lived, that light is more effective than melatonin as a such as those experienced by night shift synchronising agent for circadian rhythms. workers and travellers across time zones. It can be used to both induce advances or Within each of us is a biological clock, delays in certain circumstances. Thus the precise working of which is thought to be exposure to light has been studied in people, genetically determined, giving rise to individ- such as shift workers, who have a mismatch uality between human beings. It is this between their body clock and the master biological clock which generates and environment. This research has shown that Within each of us is a maintains 24 hour circadian rhythms in the human circadian system is sensitive to “ physiological, biochemical and behavioural short wavelength visible light that is dark blue biological clock, the variables in the body, like core body in colour. A new non-rod, non-cone photore- precise working of which temperature, mental performance and the ceptor system has been shown to be synthesis and secretion of many hormones. responsible for processing and transmitting is thought to be As we have evolved, our behaviour and information to the body clock. physiology has developed so that our internal genetically determined, rhythms complement our surroundings. So, Night Shift Work giving rise to individuality for example, we expect to sleep during the night when it is dark and work or play during There is increasing concern with the possible between human beings the day when it is light. health and associated problems of working ” In fact, circadian rhythms are slightly longer out of hours. The University’s than 24 hours and everyday we need our Neuroendocrinology Group and the Centre clocks to be slightly reset. This is achieved for Chronobiology have been collaborating through the natural cycle of night and day. We with Dr Linda Morgan from Nutrition, and need the light that enters our eyes when it is conducting studies in unusual environments. daylight to tell the brain what time it is and this The major problems of night shift work is why totally blind people end up with are an increased accident rate, poor sleep completely desynchronised rhythms, which and an increased risk of a number of lead to cyclic sleep problems. There will be diseases including chronic sleep disorder and times when a blind person’s rhythms are in cardiovascular disease. Chernobyl, Three Mile phase with night and day and their sleep is Island and Bhopal were all night shift normal but others when they gradually ‘de- accidents. Sleeping out of ‘phase’ for phase’ and suffer sleep disturbances. example in the morning after night work, Debra and her team have been generally leads to shorter sleep of poorer successfully treating blind people with quality than that taken at the appropriate

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Left: Professor Josephine Arendt, and right: Halley Base, Coats Land, the most southerly of British Bases.

time. Adjusting the body clock to night work of hastening adaptation back to home life. possible mechanism has been shown in real will alleviate this problem. In an offshore The initial project is to give subjects extra light shift workers as opposed to laboratory environment, such as an oil rig, this can be at specific times using special light boxes. simulations. done relatively easily as workers are a ‘captive Their mood, activity and rest, and the timing Previous studies at Halley have shown audience’ and they can be given melatonin or of their body clocks are then assessed. The use that a little extra broad spectrum light at the subjected to light in a controlled way. of melatonin to help shift workers sleep ‘out of right time enables people to maintain However, in most onshore shift work phase’ and to speed up adaptation has been optimum body clock time and may help them environments this does not happen. pioneered at UniS by Professor Josephine tolerate the darkness of the Antarctic winter. The amount of light experienced at Arendt and her team at the Centre for It could even help to normalise risk factors for different times of the day has a major influence Chronobiology. They are now acknowledged heart disease during the night shift. Special on adaptation to night work and back to day world leaders in this area of research. light equipment is currently being shipped to work. Research on North Sea oil rigs has In parallel with these studies in an Antarctica to provide extra lighting for the shown that some 12 hour work – 12 hour industrial environment, the researchers are Base and assess any change (improvement leisure/sleep schedules are better than others using the extraordinary natural ‘light or otherwise) in sleep, morale and body clock for adapting the body clock to night shift (HSE laboratory’ of Antarctica in an attempt to status in future studies. study). Work from six o’clock in the evening to understand further the light dependent Shift work, such as watch keeping on the six in the morning is good, whilst working from aspects of human physiology and behaviour. British Antarctic Survey ships provides yet midnight to midday is not, and light exposure At Halley Base, Coats Land, the most another opportunity to assess the health times are probably the main reason for these southerly of British Bases (75ºS) the sun implications of working out of hours and the differences. does not rise for three months in the winter effect of light environments. There have, in the There are large individual time differences and does not set for three months in the past, been numerous studies of watch in some shift work schedules and this can summer. During the winter, the average keeping on merchant vessels. They lead to problems. For example during a week maximum amount of light experienced is concluded that all watch keepers had sleep of nights, 18.00 to 06.00 hours, most oil rig about one third of that in the UK. The only problems and that different schedules should workers will adapt their body clocks, but if this light experienced at all being that of be tried. No record of personal light exposure is followed by a week of days, 06.00 hours- domestic lighting. Some Base personnel or objective assessments of sleep were made 18.00 hours, few will readily adapt back to the may experience low morale and poor sleep, and no one has compared night watch in 24 dayshift. This situation means that each with their body clocks desynchronising from hour daylight (which occurs in Polar Regions) schedule needs to be evaluated before any the 24 hour day in the way that is seen in with darkness at night. Professor Jo Arendt is advice or countermeasures can be some registered blind people with no at present evaluating sleep, light exposure implemented. One major problem with perception of light. and body clock status in watch keepers and workers who adapt to offshore night shift is The Halley Base environment has been dayworkers. that, when they return home, they are out of used to show that meals taken during the The results of this research may have a synchrony with their home environment. night shift lead to an increase in the presence significant impact on the design and use of Projects funded by the Health and Safety of risk factors for heart disease compared to lighting for the treatment of disorders where Executive (HSE) and the Institute of meals taken on the dayshift. In general, shift an adjustment of the circadian rhythms is Petroleum, to be conducted by Professor workers have a higher incidence of heart required. In addition to helping with the Skene, intend to investigate possible means disease, and this is the first time that a adaptation to shift work, light can also be

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Professor Sara Arber.

used to aid travellers on long haul flights to assessment of their sleep each morning for avoid jetlag, sleep disorders and seasonal seven consecutive days. affective disorder. Analysis so far has focused on the experiences of sleep among mid-life women Sleep in Ageing Women aged between 40 and 59. The mid-life period for women is characterised by a multiplicity of The Centre for Research on Ageing and roles, responsibilities and gender Gender (CRAG) is based in the Sociology expectations that potentially have a greater The project examines Department and brings together social impact on sleep than at other times of the life “ scientific expertise to conduct policy relevant course. It is not surprising in this context that how patterns of sleep research on ageing and gender. Research sleep disruption, rather than disorders, is a into the sociology of sleep is one of the feature of mid-life women’s sleep. The change in women aged current research projects being undertaken interaction of the physical and emotional 40 and over, the kind of by Dr Jenny Hislop and Professor Sara Arber. labour involved in caring for babies, young Working as part of a multi-disciplinary children and teenagers, as well as the worries sleep problems they scientific team on a three-year EU-funded and concerns associated with family respon- project ‘Sleep in Ageing Women’, they are sibilities, work, and caring for ageing parents, experience, how these conducting empirical research which may compromise a woman’s access to problems affect their lives, examines the social dimensions of sleep. The quality sleep. While the majority of women in research aims not only to provide insights into the study accept some disruption to their and the strategies and the social world and the gendered nature of sleep as ‘part of being a woman’, they do not our lives, but to complement and challenge consider these disruptions desirable. They treatments they use to try existing and future research into the biological develop a range of preventive and responsive to overcome them and psychological aspects of sleep. strategies to try to improve the quality of their ” The project examines how patterns of sleep and to maximise their sleep potential. sleep change in women aged 40 and over, The strategies they choose, however, may be the kind of sleep problems they experience, constrained by their social circumstances and how these problems affect their lives, and the nature of their sleeping environment. the strategies and treatments they use to try The study of sleep from a sociological to overcome them. Using a qualitative perspective is still in its infancy and further approach to record women’s actual research needs to be undertaken to build on experiences of sleep as well as how their the foundations provided by the ‘Sleep in patterns of sleep are related to their gender Ageing Women’ project. This research roles and everyday lives, the research has to illustrates that sociology can contribute date included the participation of 82 women significantly to the study of sleep by providing in ten focus groups, in-depth interviews with insights into the social context of sleep; an a further 35 women, and the use of audio area which to date has been overlooked in sleep diaries in which they tape-recorded an the sleep research agenda.

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Professor Greville Corbett.

Focusing on: Society’s Needs

It is a popular misconception that the Professor Greville Corbett, who heads the structures on a map of the world to establish University of Surrey’s world class activities are Surrey Morphology Group, has recently been which geographical or genetic patterns can limited to the fields of science and technology. awarded a prestigious ESRC Fellowship for be associated with a particular language In the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise research into the notion of possible words. feature. The complete Atlas is due for (RAE), the Department of Sociology obtained There are 6,000 languages in the world and publication in early 2004 and will have five the highest possible accolade – a 5*A rating. many of these will be lost before research into chapters from the Surrey Morphology Group. The quality of much of the research in the them can be completed. There are many Members of the Group have an School of Arts is of a similarly high level. languages whose chances of survival are impressive range of language expertise and of poor and, if the development and decline of research techniques. A great strength of the Understanding Language these is to be fully understood, this research Group is in its multidisciplinary approach to is necessary and urgent. research, working with colleagues in Language is a key element which helps to Professor Corbett has worked for many psychology, statistics and computing, and bind societies together. The study of which years studying the different types of using a variety of computational methods. In languages are spoken by which societal languages that exist. There are profound particular, the Group uses DATR, a language groups, in what parts of the world and how differences in the way in which languages that allows the representation of the lexicon of they relate to each other is crucial to work and his research on gender systems, on a language and the ability to check that the preserving rare languages and to better which he has become an expert, has forms predicted by a particular theory are the understanding language development. The provoked much interest. He has contrasted correct ones. This is, in effect, a way of using Surrey Morphology Group, based within the the familiar languages like French, which has computational techniques to ensure the validity Department of Linguistic, Cultural and two genders, and German and Russian, of the theory being developed in the Group, International Studies, was formed twelve which have three, with languages from namely Network Morphology. Members are years ago as a result of collaborative work Daghestan (typically four) and from West testing morphological phenomena in a range between Professor Greville Corbett, a Africa that can have up to twenty. As a result, of genetically diverse languages and this work typologist, and Norman Fraser, a computa- he and other members of the Surrey involves the construction of databases for a tional Linguist. The Group has been consis- Morphology Group have been asked to genetically diverse sample of languages. These tently highly rated for its research; in the 1996 contribute typological data to the World Atlas databases are now available on the World RAE it was ‘flagged’ and in the 2001 RAE it of Linguistic Structures, being co-ordinated Wide Web and have led to the Surrey was included in the Russian submission by the Max Planck Institute in Leipzig. This Morphology Group becoming part of a which gained a 5 rating. novel research plots different linguistic European network, based in Utrecht.

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Professor Martin Bulmer.

Answering Societal Questions electronic resource such as the Question Bank involves a combination of technical One of the most important investigative tools expertise in web design, the finer points of of the sociologist and social researcher is the social research methodology together with social survey. Sociologists at UniS have entrepreneurial outreach to the Question developed a ‘one stop shop’ to enable Bank’s user community. Professor Bulmer surveys which provide national benchmark also runs the Survey Link Scheme, which data on topics such as unemployment, price provides short placements in major surveys levels and changing social attitudes to be for the UK social science community. conducted. The National Labour Force The Question Bank is part of the Centre Survey, General Household Survey, for Applied Social Surveys (CASS) which is a Expenditure and Food Survey, British Social joint enterprise between the University of Attitudes Survey and British Household Panel Surrey, the University of Southampton and Study are all examples of social surveys. the National Centre for Social Research in Professor Martin Bulmer is the Director of London, the leading independent survey the Social Survey Question Bank, an agency. Its task is to raise the level of electronic resource based at the University of expertise in survey research among British The social survey is a key tool for sociologists seeking a better understanding of how the population Surrey funded by the Economic and Social academics and postgraduate students. lives and thinks. Research Council. Professor Bulmer is aided Martin is a sociologist of huge by colleagues Harshad Keval and Julie Lamb. experience, whose research for many years It is a virtual presence on the World Wide has concentrated upon the history of the Web where social scientists, social social sciences, and on the study of race and researchers and interested members of the ethnic relations. He is the editor of the world’s public can discover how particular topics are leading social science journal on the subject, investigated and study the actual question- “Ethnic and Racial Studies’. During his time at naires used by the survey agencies. The site UniS, Martin’s work has been strongly currently holds some 26,000 pages of focused on the area of social research. He is information. Part of the Question Bank’s task the Co-Director of the Department’s Institute is to promote the greater use of social of Social Research and has strong surveys and social survey data by social connections with independent research scientists. institutes. Professor Bulmer was attracted to Surrey by the Sociology Department’s strength in social research methodology. The Department has a particularly strong profes- sional orientation to this area, running two flagship Masters’ degrees in the subject and a 5* RAE rating to back it up. Maintaining an

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Adding value to digital products and services will be crucial to the success of on-line music buying.

The Social Impact of New companies. The mission visited the United consumer if he acquired the rights with their Technology States to gain an insight into how the advent service. All available repertoire must be of some of the latest digital developments has available to all digital music services. If this is A combination of Surrey’s expertise in impacted upon the US music industry, with not the case, piracy will seem a more sociological research and technology led to the view that what is already taking place compelling option. Digital offerings should the establishment of INCITE – The Incubator across the Atlantic is likely to appear in the also be more compatible between file formats for Critical Inquiry into Technology and UK in the near future. The development of and portable players. The mission also Ethnography. The Research Centre based in digital music products and services depend concluded that there is a lot to learn from the the Department of Sociology is developing on reducing pirate distribution and delivering success of ring-tones. Despite being of often interdisciplinary methods of investigating the viable alternatives to free file sharing. Future dubious quality, they serve a social function social impact of new technology. INCITE music buying options could include a and make a public statement similar to the collaborates closely with people working in subscription where consumers pay a monthly branding of clothes. Some artists have a range of commercial roles, including fee to download music or pay per download. already used this form of music distribution – designers and engineers, together with Another option is that advertising revenue the Dutch group Vengaboys released a single marketing and business people. The impact could support the free music downloads. as a ring-tone before the track was available of this collaboration is to broaden the purview The report of the mission ‘Monetising elsewhere. of the research by adding a commercial Anarchy’ was published in March 2002. perspective – the results of the research In their report, the DMM stressed that adding materialise as well-designed products and value to the digital products and services will product concepts. be crucial to the success of online music By then studying the methods and buying. outcomes of this collaboration, INCITE “In the context of new technological expands the basis for effective academic- developments, companies right along the industry partnerships. During the year, music value chain are realising that they need amongst the wide range of research projects to know more about everyday consumers,” being carried out by the INCITE team, led by Nina Wakeford said. Managing digital rights Director Dr Nina Wakeford, were several should be straightforward and consistently specific collaborative areas of work. applied. So far it has been confusing to One such project was the Digital Music consumers, making pirate file share easier. Mission funded by the Department of Trade A ‘promise’ to manage change on behalf of and Industry International Technology Service. the consumer might stimulate development of The mission comprised a group of leading UK the digital music market. If the consumer has companies with vast experience of producing rights to play a digital version of his favourite and distributing music, and their fact finding track, he should be assured that the format visit to the West Coast of the USA brought he bought would not be useless within a few them into contact with a huge range of months. This will mean that the service individuals from academic institutions and provider should make the latest available large music publishers to small start up versions of the track available to the

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Left: An SSTL engineer conducts pre-launch tests on AISAT-1 at the Surrey Space Centre; centre: Disaster Monitoring constellation from space providing fast delivery of visually intelligible images to the disaster Focusing on: relief community world-wide; right: Jeff Ward, Space Managing Director of SSTL.

The first network of satellites dedicated to quality Earth imaging at 1/50th the conven- and relief community via The Reuters monitoring and mitigating man-made and tional cost. Foundation Alertnet. natural disasters is underway at the Surrey Jeff Ward, Managing Director of SSTL, “The disaster monitoring constellation is a Space Centre, with the first of five satellites said of the project: “Surrey technologically beautiful example of how Surrey’s already in-orbit above the Earth. and politically enabled the Disaster Monitoring microsatellites are bringing the advantages of Every year, natural and man-made Constellation. This international collaboration space to a wider global community”, Jeff disasters result in devastation around the will show that satellite technology can deliver Ward explained. “We start by designing a world, causing loss of life, widespread human global humanitarian and ecological benefits at microsatellite that is affordable to the world’s suffering and huge economic losses. The a modest price. And you seldom see smaller countries and organisations. Then we Disaster Monitoring Constellation (DMC) is an “modest price” and “satellite” in the same show those countries that by forming a international proposal, led by SSTL, to sentence”. consortium and sharing their microsatellites as construct a network of between five and The imaging system on each spacecraft a “constellation,” they can achieve a result that seven microsatellites for rapid-response will be capable of monitoring any rapidly even the major space-faring nations have disaster monitoring and mitigation. changing phenomena on the Earth’s surface never achieved: satellite images of any Although satellites currently observing the every 24 hours. In fact, with just one satellite location on Earth, every day. This is a true Earth may provide images of disaster areas, in-orbit, it is possible to re-image a scene synergy. The whole is greater than the sum of they are not best suited for the task of every four days. This is due to the the parts, and it is enabled by adapting monitoring such events. The images from these exceptionally wide imaging capability of the leading-edge consumer technologies (such as satellites can be infrequent, and sometimes SSTL-built cameras – each image will view an digital imaging) to the rigours of space flight.” delivery of critical images can take months due area of the Earth’s surface 600km wide. The first satellite for the constellation, to periodic cloud cover and conflicting tasks Currently, seven nations are working in AlSAT-1, was launched for Algerian that are being undertaken by the satellite. partnership: Algeria, China, Nigeria, Thailand, customer, Centre National des Techniques At best, an image of a particular spot on the Turkey, the UK and Vietnam. Each satellite Spatiales, on 28 November 2002 and is fully Earth’s surface may only be re-imaged every will be owned independently and operated operational. A further three satellites are 17 days. These images are also expensive to on a day-to-day basis for each customer’s currently under construction at the Surrey generate as their instruments are designed to Earth observation and space science Space Centre for Nigeria, Turkey and the UK, meet many different user requirements. requirements. When disaster strikes, the all due for launch mid-2003. A third and final SSTL has developed a highly sophis- consortium of owners will work together to launch will see the entire constellation ticated 90kg microsatellite to provide high provide fast delivery of images to the disaster operation in-orbit by early 2004.

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Sir Martin Sweeting (right), founder of the Surrey Space Centre, was knighted in 2002 for services to microsatellite engineering.

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Focusing on International Issues

Providing a Lead for Others Developing Effective International Scientific and Technological Partnership Approaches Co-operation A world class University thrives on its links and interaction with institutions across the There is much to be said for developing The development and promotion of scientific globe. As well as developing and maintaining partnership approaches when working on the and technological co-operation between collaborative links in research and teaching, international stage. Established in January of institutions and researchers from the UK and UniS has acted as a role model for others to this year, the International Special Interest the rest of the world is a key theme at the follow. In a publication to mark Singapore’s Group, comprising UniS, the South East University. There is no doubt that international Nanyang Technological University (NTU) ‘21 England Development Agency (SEEDA) and collaborations will result in higher impact Years of Success’, UniS is cited as a major Surrey County Council (SCC) meets every research than that from individuals working influence on the development and success of three months or so to discuss areas of mutual alone, particularly in areas of global interest. the institution. The story started with a visit to benefit in the development of international Researchers need to be aware of the UniS by an NTU team of lecturers and its strategy. Professor Ken Taylor at UniS has international scenery to develop technologies President Dr Cham Tao Soon in 1995. already opened doors for SEEDA in Finland that can be used to overcome the problems Associate Professor, Steve Seumahu, the first due to the excellent partnerships UniS enjoys of developing countries. In these countries satellite project principal investigator recalls with the Baltic States, and the SEEDA there is an enormous human resource that: “He was very impressed with Surrey’s Incubation Manager is now on secondment potential that is underused because of lack of capacity for building satellites. He asked: to the Science Park in Kuopio. It is all about opportunities. Research programmes need to ‘Can we do it?’ Nobody said anything, so I sharing networks and moving up the learning incorporate social aspects by integrating such said: ‘Yes, we can!”’ Expertise and training curve more quickly, something that UniS has human resources in these activities, which were given at the Surrey Space Centre and taken advantage of by making contact with can easily be done without excluding as the book recounts: ‘At the time, NTU had SEEDA’s representatives in Washington and academic excellence. no facilities, no infrastructure, and, worst of Japan. Professor Angela Danil de Namor, a all, no funding for any project of this scale.’ Professor of Thermochemistry, is a key Yet, within two years the NTU team launched advocate of such themes. She is involved its first satellite. with five EU Framework V projects that have been awarded contracts. In the contract which addresses the problems of monitoring and treating mercury contamination in South

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UniS Professors Ferns and Goldfarb meet with a Finnish delegation.

America, Professor Danil de Namor is agents for the removal of mercury from water working with partners in Spain, Peru, and a new group of water-soluble receptors Argentina, Brazil and Sweden. She has for the treatment of mercury poisoning. A managed to obtain an allocation of funding to further spin off from the work might be a new train young people from shanty villages in instrumental development for screening Argentina in water sampling. “It is essential to plants which is expected to be faster than integrate these people into society and to present methodology. encourage them to earn their living by In another continent, Professor Danil de contributing to local needs. We have a lot to Namor is working with researchers from offer and a lot to learn from them” she says. Russia, Latvia, Germany and Armenia to Mercury has been recognised as a highly address the problems associated with dangerous element by the Environmental pesticide pollution in the former countries of Protection Agency (EPA) due to its accumu- the Soviet Union. It is hoped that method- lative and persistent character in some ologies for the decontamination of polluted environments. In the Latin American Region soil, water and food, and in particular milk, will several countries are affected by the high be the outcome of this project. Professor Danil de Namor. content of mercury in the environment and consequently in water. Water treatments are currently scarce in Latin America and the current analytical techniques for monitoring mercury require costly equipment which is expensive to run. Therapeutic treatments for A world class University curing mercury intoxication are based on “ chelating agents (chemicals which combine thrives on its links and with unwanted heavy ions) which are in interaction with critical need of improvement. The general objectives of this project are institutions across the to develop ‘on site’ methodology for globe monitoring mercury, both inorganic and ” organic, in water, viable technologies for mercury removal from water and chelators with therapeutic properties. It is hoped that the project will bring forth a series of novel mercury (II) and methyl mercury ion-selective electrodes and ‘on site’ equipment for monitoring these speciations in water. It is hoped to develop low cost, selective and recyclable decontaminating

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Averil Macdonald demonstrates the ‘Fantastic Plastic’ lecture which is very popular with Years 8-10.

Focusing on: The Community

Working with Local Schools Teachers can use the free CD to load the to teachers from the website. The guide material onto their school computers, or covers all aspects of model rockets such as Amongst the more active areas in the access it through the web site. The project classroom resource sheets on aerodynamics, University working with local schools is the features direct access to datasets and water and air rockets, and powered models. Department of Physics. Co-ordinated by images from Surrey satellites, a live satellite Across the department a lot of effort is Dr Paul Sellin, but involving many members of tracking map to monitor space craft put into both visiting schools and in staff the activities include schools talks and locations, detailed teaching resources encouraging them to come to the University visits, Institute of Physics’ talks in the covering orbital motion and telecommuni- for sixth form Open Days. Members of the Department, sixth form open days and taster cations, and more advanced extension department have visited a range of local days, and probably most uniquely for this activities for school use. schools this year, including Sutton High department, school resources for teachers StarBase is a CD and website supporting School, Farnborough College, Charterhouse, and students. The Department has astrophysics teaching in sixth forms. During Bishop Reindorp and many more. There is developed a range of informative posters 2002 the content of StarBase was extended to also a busy programme of Institute of Physics covering aspects of its courses and resources also cover topics of Particle Physics. Fantastic evening talks on campus throughout the year. for teachers, that can be found at: Plastic is a demonstration lecture funded by an www.ph.surrey.ac.uk/schools. EPSRC Public Understanding of Science Sport Messages from Space (www.ph.surrey. Award. It looks at the properties of different ac.uk/satellites) is a website and CD which types of polymers and plastics, including slime, UniSPORT is the name that encompasses all provides schools with information and data potty-putty and artificial legs! The content is the University’s sport, exercise and about Surrey satellites. The project was aimed mainly at pre-16s, and has been used community dance activities, and it offers funded by a £50k grant from PPARC under for example in the department as part of a everyone, whether a student, staff member or their National Award for Public Understanding Physics Taster Day for local schools. a member of the local community, a chance of Science. The project was led by Paul Sellin, Liftoff! is a model rocket programme for to change their lifestyle. in collaboration with Craig Underwood from Y8-Y10 pupils. During 2000, this was run as UniSPORT is active in widening partici- the Surrey Space Centre. Messages from a rocket building competition with local pation through schools, with groups of local Space supports the space and satellite schools, culminating in a launch day on schoolchildren visiting the University and related components of AS and A2 physics campus. Since then the material has been enjoying the many coaching opportunities syllabuses, particularly the new Salters packaged as a Teachers Guide to using available. There are regular squash roadshows Horners and Advancing Physics courses. model rockets in schools, and this is available for local schools, which have catered for over

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The Knights are the local American Football team consisting of consisting of UniS students, Federal and Associated Colleges students as well as members of the local community.

1000 children so far, mini tournaments and a programme, student recruitment, sports squash coaching programme. An ongoing development, student teams and alumni, with schools dance project and six-week sports national success and recognition. The Knights courses for children with special needs involve are the local team consisting of UniS students, many UniS students as well as specialised Federal and Associated Colleges students as coaches and volunteers. well as members of the local community. The This year saw the appointment of a team have recently secured a fantastic UniSPORT Sports Development Officer to additional local sponsorship deal and now develop further initiatives between the have Premier Prospects, Personal Assurance Students’ Union, the local community and and the Royal Mail Sports Foundation as their UniSPORT. Over 20,000 local people already sponsors. They play and train at the visit the Varsity Centre each year where there UniSPORT Varsity Centre, which boasts an all is a sports bar and restaurant, squash courts, weather pitch. American Football is a great tennis and netball courts, a floodlit artificial turf sport that enjoys big popularity in Surrey and pitch, an archery field and seminar facilities. is an excellent example of how the University It is also the home for National League works well with its local community. Squash matches. The world’s top professional National League Squash players regularly play The Arts at the University, attracting local interest, Current World Record Holder and World Synchronised Trampoline champion Kirsten Lawton. sponsorship and spectators, acting as a The University’s arts events continue to recognisable link with the school roadshows attract a varied and loyal audience from the and local coaching programmes. local community. Ranging from lectures and UniS hosted this year’s BUSA Trampoline exhibitions to a historic sculpture unveiling, Championship. Current World Record Holder the programme of events in the past year and World Synchronised Trampoline offered something for every artistic taste. champion Kirsten Lawton is a UniS student. The Inaugural University Arts Lecture was Ross Brewer is another of UniS’ sporting given by Chris Orr in conjunction with an stars, and this year in Manchester he won his exhibition of his work. Chris calls his work SEMI- Professor Chris Orr of the Royal College of Art with Arts Administrator Pat Grayburn. second Commonwealth Games Gymnastics ANTICS, a word he invented himself to mean: Gold Medal at the age of 22. UniS was “semi” half of, part of (as in semi-detached) and pleased to be chosen as the accommodation “antics”, high jinks, fantastic action or trick. Centre for the Commonwealth Games teams SEMI-ANTICS is the art of getting things half participating in the shooting events that were right. Double meanings, bizarre conjunctions, held at Bisley, with the Vice-Chancellor transpositions, caricature, misspellings, jokes presenting some of the medals. and accidental misunderstandings are meat and American Football is a sport that allows a drink to Chris. He writes: “Humour has always quite unique partnership between University been a mechanism to defeat grinding and community, representing the youth rationalism, and SEMI-ANTICS can use

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The Vice-Chancellor’s 2001 Prize to students at Wimbledon School of Art was won by Kathryn Lang. Her paintings ‘Motion Pictures’ hang in the new Management Building.

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Anna Pavord (left), who gave the Annual Literary Lecture.

humour and deadly seriousness in any The Surrey Scholar measures to make a cocktail”. The lecture and the exhibition were both much admired with a Since 29 May 2002 there has been a sense of the unusual and the off-beat. notable addition to the High Street in The Annual Literary Lecture, Gardens of Guildford in the shape of ‘The Surrey the Mind, was given on 18 October 2001 by Scholar’, a bronze sculpture presented to Anna Pavord, author of The Tulip. ‘Gardens of the town by the University. It is a tangible the Mind’ are so much easier to bring into reminder to the people of Guildford of the bloom than the real things, which have a excellence of local education and the ever- wretched tendency to be heaving with slugs increasing collaborations between town and and attacked by unnerving, unnamed varieties gown. The sculpture has been designed to of fungal growth. In her lecture, Anna Pavord incorporate references to the Guildford Book explored some literary gardens, and took her Festival and the International Music Festival, audience for a tour with Wodehouse round two notable ‘town and gown’ events. Allan Blandings Castle, with Jane Austen to Donwell Sly, a sculptor with an impressive record of Abbey and with George Eliot through a kitchen public commissions and site specific garden where “...you were in a delicious sculptures was commissioned to produce fluctuation between the scent of jasmine and the piece. He studied at the Royal Academy the juice of gooseberries.” of Arts and is a Fellow of the Royal Society The Morag Morris Poetry Lecture was of British sculptors and a senior lecturer in given by Michael Donaghy. Ably assisted by Technical Arts Interpretation at Wimbledon students from the Guildford School of Acting, School of Art. who read the poetry, Michael gave an overview HRH the Duke of Kent KG unveiled the of the work of the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, sculpture during the University’s 35th citing its relevance to its time. Dylan Thomas anniversary celebrations. Located in a busy died suddenly whilst on a lecture tour of part of the High Street where people gather America almost fifty years ago. Though only to meet friends and listen to the various seven years younger than Auden and street musicians who often play there, the MacNeice, Thomas seemed to herald a new sculpture has been specifically made for this age in pre-war London – cherubic, exuberant, site, exploiting the dramatic slope of the hill disruptive, and adopted by the Sitwells. He without obscuring the view up or down the The Surrey Scholar. published New Poems in 1943, the year of street. The dancing figure has been Eliot’s Four Quartets. He displayed in Deaths designed to amplify the sense of movement and Entrances (1946) those mesmeric as the figure skips down the hill, with precar- rhythms, stunning images, his craftsmanship iously balanced books and mortar board and sheer originality. With Collected Poems, adding a strong geometric contrast to the 1952, Dylan Thomas reached the pinnacle of flowing lines of the academic gown. his popularity and his fame.

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1 Did the Earth Move for You? 3 The Minister drops in

Tigger helped the Vice-Chancellor and UniS staff and students to Sports Minister Richard Caborn MP dropped in to the University’s launch Science Year by taking part in the Giant Jump in September Varsity Centre in November to received the Regional Statement for 2001. The seismometers made by the University’s Physics Department Sports Development in the South East, delivered by parachutists from registered the effect of the jump on campus. the Royal Navy Raiders. The Statement, prepared by the South East Regional Sports Board, seeks to ensure that people in the South have 2 UniS Materials Lecture – Sir John Meurig Thomas the best possible opportunity to participate in sport to achieve their sporting objectives. Sir John Meurig Thomas FRS FREng Hon, Master of Peterhouse College Cambridge gave the 2001 UniS Materials Lecture in December. Sir John’s lecture on ‘The Electron and the Characterisation of Advanced Materials’ was hosted by Professor Peter Butterworth, Senior Pro Vice-Chancellor.

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4 New addition to UniS tree collection – black poplar 6 Visits by Patricia Hewitt...

The University made its contribution to preserving a rare species of tree The Rt Hon Patricia Hewitt MP gave a keynote speech at the during National Tree Week, when the Vice-Chancellor planted a female University to mark the 10th anniversary of the Daphne Jackson Trust in black poplar close to a male of the species near Terry’s Pond, in the January 2001. She took the opportunity to announce the creation of a hope that young saplings may result in the future. Franklin Medal with a £30,000 annual prize to raise the profile of women scientists. 5 Ravi’s national award 7 ... and Polish Ambassador The University’s youngest professor, Ravi Silva, was honoured with a prestigious national prize for his work on the physics of growing His Excellency Dr Stanislaw Komorowski, Ambassador of the Republic nanotubes. The Institute of Physics awarded Ravi the Charles Vernon of Poland, visited UniS to deliver a keynote lecture, ‘Poland’s Boys Medal and Prize, named after the first President of the Physical Contribution to the Future of Europe’. The Ambassador is shown here Society. (left) greeting Rafal Soborski, Polish Scholar (right) within the School of Arts. The Polish Embassy contributes towards the Polish Scholar.

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8 Vice-Chancellor gives Patron’s Lecture 10 UniSVoyager Lecture

The Vice-Chancellor gave the 2002 Patron’s Lecture to the Guildford UniS Voyager arrived in Barbados in December 2001, finishing 12th Institute at the Guildhall in Guildford in March. Giving this prestigious out of the 36 boats in the Ward Evans Atlantic Rowing Race. István lecture for the second time in six years, Professor Dowling addressed and Simon returned to UniS in March to give a row-by-row account of his audience on the subject ‘The University of Surrey: a world class their trip of a lifetime. They are pictured with their UniS coach Professor university on your doorstep’. Norman Kirkby and Dean of Colours Professor Jim Lynch.

9 UniS Graduate honoured – Karen Earp

University of Surrey graduate Karen Earp was honoured with the award of Hotelier of the Year 2001 by the Caterer and Hotelkeeper Management magazine. Karen is General Manager of the Four Seasons Hotel Canary Wharf and has spent 14 of her 17 years in the hotel business with the Four Seasons Group.

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11 2002 Commonwealth Games 13 High Art

The Commonwealth Games came to campus in the summer, when The innovative event, ‘High Art’, took place on the University’s Sport’s competitors in the shooting events, staged at Bisley, stayed in a Centre climbing wall involving climbers, lecturers and students from the specially prepared village. The picture shows the Vice-Chancellor Dance Department presenting a display of ‘vertical dance,’ ‘A collision presenting the gold medal to the winner of the Women’s Trap Shooting of dance and rock climbing in an exhibition of style, artistry and balance.’ Final, Cynthia Meyer from Canada. 14 A Festival of Chemistry 12 MBE for Betty Johnson Students from 15 local schools enjoyed a fun-filled day of magical Dr Betty Johnson, visiting Reader in the ATI and Co-ordinator of the (chemical) tricks in April during the Salters’ Festival of Chemistry. The Daphne Jackson Trust, was awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday groups of eleven to fourteen year olds learned that any magical tricks Honours List in June for services to people returning to careers in Harry Potter can do, chemists can do better! Grand Wizard Dr Roger Science, Engineering and Technology (SET). Betty was one of the first Bolton (left) of the Chemistry Department measures an entry for the Daphne Jackson Fellows from 1986-1988. nylon making competition.

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15 Welcome to new Sabbs 17 35th Anniversary Celebrations

The new Sabbatical Team, headed by President Paul Wright, took over As part of the University’s 35th Anniversary celebrations, HRH The the reigns in the summer. Pictured at the handover receptions the Duke of Kent KG, Chancellor, conferred Honorary Degrees upon Mr teams old and new, left to right are: Charlotte Dawson, Denise Arthur Chandler, University Archivist for 13 years and now Shepard Goodwin, Paul Wright, Toni Borneo, Adam Jakeway, Lisa Widdows, Archivist, and Mr David Watts, who led Guildford Borough Council as James Buller, John Geeson, Richard Watts and Tristan O’Dwyer. Chief Executive for 18 years and helped build excellent links between ‘town and gown’. 16 Widening Participation

Forty young people aged 14-19 participated in the University’s activity day in July, when they were given the chance to find out more about university life and to experience some of the thrills and spills. Activities included climbing up the climbing wall and abseiling down and (pictured here) reading the news ‘live’ on student radio station GU2.

50 A VISION FOR 2020 Preliminary Financial Statements

The University has achieved an excellent financial outturn for the Income and expenditure accounts Balance Sheet for the year ended 31 July 2002 as at 31 July 2002 financial year to 31 July 2002, with a surplus of £3.2 million. There are a number of reasons for Consolidated Consolidated 2001/2002 2000/2001 2002 2001 this good result. £000 £000 £000 £000 Foremost, our academic schools have nearly managed to Income Fixed assets Funding Council grants 31,159 29,478 Tangible assets 92,990 82,073 meet their overall budget targets Academic fees and support grants 34,649 31,218 Investments 25,087 26,144 without the need for the use of the Research grants and contracts 22,511 19,845 118,077 108,217 University’s central contingencies. Other operating income 33,871 27,171 Endowment and trust income This gives us further confidence Endowment asset investments 61,487 58,908 and interest receivable 9,263 8,812 that the devolved but centrally Total income 131,453 116,524 Current assets monitored planning and budgeting Stocks and stores in hand 1,318 1,099 process is now more soundly Expenditure Debtors 21,116 15,432 based. Because we have met our Staff costs 69,028 65,142 Investments 4,423 2,980 Other operating expenses 48,409 40,667 Cash at bank and in hand 4,416 5,255 overall student recruitment targets Depreciation 6,442 5,790 31,273 24,766 for 2002/2003, there is a good Interest payable 4,120 4,070 chance that this improvement can Total expenditure 127,999 115,669 Creditors be repeated in the current Amounts falling due within one year (40,326) (29,463) Surplus on continuing operations financial year. Net current liabilities (9,053) (4,697) after depreciation of assets and Secondly, the introduction of before tax and minority interests 3,454 855 Total assets less current liabilities 170,511 162,428 the Oracle Financials accounting Taxation (213) (6) system and subsequent financial Creditors Amounts falling due after coding changes have enabled us Surplus on continuing operations more than one year (46,363) (48,783) to be more precise with our VAT after depreciation of assets and Provisions for liabilities and charges (1,194) (1,128) tax and before minority interests 3,241 849 recoveries, although part of this Total net assets 122,954 112,517 improvement in 2001/2002 will Minority interests 4 7 not be able to be repeated in Deferred capital grants 16,061 10,652 Surplus for the year 3,245 856 later years. Endowments Finally the University has been Specific 1,891 1,376 able to improve its cash-flow General 59,596 57,532 position, which has resulted in 61,487 58,908 more interest earnings and lower Reserves interest payments. Again, part of Restricted reserves 1,166 1,183 this improvement will not be Revaluation reserve 946 1,765 repeatable in later years. Income and expenditure account 43,284 39,995 The University’s Executive 45,396 42,943 Board has been giving careful Total funds before minority interests 122,944 112,503 consideration to how it can reward Minority interests 10 14 and incentivise those Schools Total funds 122,954 112,517 which achieved outturns better than target.

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Total Student Numbers 2001/2002 Academic Awards 2001/2002 Awarded to students registered at UniS

Undergraduates 5,695 First Degrees 1,116

Undergraduates (part-time)* 2,232 Undergraduate Diplomas and Certificates 448

Postgraduates taught 2,960 Postgraduate Diplomas and Certificates 249

Postgraduate research 936 Masters Degrees 1,205

TOTAL 11,823 Doctorates 218

TOTAL 3,236

20,868 students undertook Continuing Professional Development provided by UniS or pursued other courses not leading to an award at Students registered at the University of Surrey Roehampton gained the University. 2,326 awards. 1392 First Degrees, 11 Undergraduate Diplomas and At our Associated institutions (not including University of Surrey Certificates, 674 Postgraduate Diplomas and Certificates, 234 Masters Roehampton), 4,495 students were registered for awards of UniS in Degrees and 15 Doctorates. 2001/2002. In addition, students registered at our Associated Institutions gained 1277 awards. 926 First Degrees, 147 Undergraduate Diplomas * The majority of part-time undergraduate students are pursuing and Certificates, 135 Postgraduate Diplomas and Certificates, 65 programmes in Combined Studies. Masters Degrees and 4 Doctorates.

Total Staff Numbers 2000/2001 Full-time Part-time Total

Academic 428 71 499

Academic related 304 82 386

Computing 24 5 29

Manual 141 263 404

Research 289 60 349

Clerical 324 258 582

Technician 93 11 104

Tutors 66 87 153

TOTALS 1,669 837 2,506

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Chancellor Chairman of Council UniS Associated Institutions HMS Sultan, Gosport, Nuclear Department Southern Theological Education and Officers of the HRH The Duke of Kent, KG Sir William Wells • MSc and PG Diplomas validated by the Training Scheme (STETS) Farnborough College of Technology University • Certificate, Diploma and BA in Christian Ministry University • Vocationally orientated institution offering a wide • Associated institution since 1985 and Mission validated by the University Pro Chancellors Emeritus Senior Pro Vice-Chancellor range of FE and HE programmes • Associated institution since 1999 Sir Eric Ash, CBE, FREng, FRS Professor P H W Butterworth • Accredited institution since 2002 North East Surrey College of Technology Sir George Edwards, OM, CBE, DL, FREng, FRS • Foundation, BA, BSc and MSc degrees (NESCOT) St John’s Seminary Sir Austin Pearce, CBE, FREng Pro Vice-Chancellors validated by the University • Specialises in vocational education with a full • Courses of preparation for the Roman Catholic Professor D W Airey range of FE and HE programmes priesthood, including Bachelor of Theology

Pro Chancellors Professor B G Evans, FREng Guildford College of Further and Higher • Associated institution since 1979 validated by the University Education • BSc and MSc degrees validated by the • Associated institution since 1998 Sir Idris Pearce, CBE, TD, DL Professor G N Gilbert, FREng, AcSS • Wide range of vocational, professional and University Baroness Perry of Southwark academic qualifications St Mary’s College – A College of the Mr J D M Robertson, CBE, DL University Secretary & Registrar • Associated institution since September 2000 The Pre-Retirement Association (PRA) University of Surrey Sir Alan Rudge, CBE, FIEE, FREng, FRS Mr H W B Davies • BA Business Studies and Cert Ed/PGCE • Specialises in mid-career and pre-retirement • Catholic college of HE established 1850 validated by the University education • College of the University since 1992, Vice-Chancellor & Chief Executive and Director of Information Services & • Associated institution of UniS since 1996 accredited 1996 Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University University Librarian Guildford School of Acting • Offers PG Certificate and MSc validated by the • BA, BA ITT, BSc, PGCE, MA and MSc degrees Professor P J Dowling, CBE, DL, FREng, FRS Mr T J A Crawshaw • Founded as a School of Dance in 1936 and University accredited by the University reconstituted as the Guildford School of Acting

Treasurer in 1964 SHL (UK) Ltd Wimbledon School of Art • Associated institution since 1993 • International firm specialising in HR, management • Specialist school of art and design Mr D J Thomas, CBE, DL • BA degrees in Theatre and Stage Management consultancy, assessment and training with PG • Accredited institution since 1994 and Technical Theatre validated by the Diploma validated by the University • BA and MA degrees accredited by the University • Associated institution since 1995 University

SCITT (Agency for Jewish Education) USR Associated Institutions The 37th Vice-Chancellor’s Annual Report gives a Vice-Chancellor’s Introduction 1 Focusing on: Society’s Needs 35 • Associated with Roehampton since 2000 brief overview of major developments at the Contents University of Surrey from 1st September 2001 to 6 Centre for British Teachers • Offers PGCE Primary, validated by Focusing on: Research and Enterprise Focusing on: Space 38 31st August 2002 for presentation to the Court of • PGCE Secondary by Distance Learning Roehampton the University. The University Charter was presented 11 Focusing on: The Surrey Research Park Focusing on: International Issues 40 validated since 1996 in 1966. Westminster Pastoral Foundation Focusing on: Teaching and Learning 14 Focusing on: The Community 42 Published by: Marketing and Public Affairs, UniS. School Centred Initial Teacher Training • Associated with Roehampton since 1994 Focusing on: Virtual Worlds 16 The Year in Brief 46 • Consortium based in London, West Midlands • Offers MA in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Cover Image: John Kemp Photography: Steve Heritage, Robert Irving, and the South West Postgraduate Diploma/MA in Supervision of Focusing on: Health 20 Preliminary Financial Statements 51 John Kemp, Derek Powell, Linda Westmore, • PGCE Secondary in Design and Technology, Counselling and Psychotherapy, MA in Group- Design: The Colour Works Design Company Ltd. Focusing on: Sustainability 25 Numbers of Staff and Students 52 Mathematics and Modern Foreign Languages Analytic Psychotherapy and Postgraduate Print: The Colour Works Printing Company Ltd. validated since 1993 Focusing on: Sleep 30 The Federal University of Surrey 53 Diploma/MA in Psychodynamic Counselling Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy validated by Roehampton of the information in this Annual Report but the SCITT Devon Performing Arts University can accept no responsibility for errors and omissions. • Associated with Roehampton since 1999 • Offers PGCE Secondary in Music and Drama, validated by USR

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