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Celebrating Life with Scotland's National Poet – P3 Lab-In-A-Pill Celebrating life with Scotland’s National Poet – p3 Lab-in-a-pill technology gets a funding boost – p4 Issue 42 June 2007 TheAvenue magazine for alumni and friends of the University of Glasgow Seeing the world with the Exploration Society 6 Celebrating Glasgow’s greatest scientist 11 Around the world... by pedal power 13 218735 GUU Advert A4 22/2/07 12:57 Page 1 Glasgow University Union, Re-Uniting Our Life Members Take a walk down memory lane in a truly unique venue fondly remembered by all graduates. We entertained you in the past and we can do it again. Take advantage of the history, grandeur and tradition of our venue and we will provide the contemporary services to ensure that your experience is second to none. A variety of enticing menus suitable for elaborate dinners, luncheons and receptions are available to complement any event. Whatever the occasion, we want to make sure that your visit to Glasgow University Union will always be one to remember. GLASGOW UNIVERSITY UNION 32 University Avenue, Glasgow G12 8LX Tel: 0141 339 8697 • Fax: 0141 334 2216 • www.guu.co.uk • Email: [email protected] www.gla.ac.uk This issue’s cover illustrates our Contents features on the Glasgow Science Festival No.42 June 2007 and the University’s Exploration Society; and a graduate who is attempting to circumnavigate the globe by bicycle, in Alumni News. Photo: David Martin, Fotopress, Dundee. University News 2 News and developments from Readership survey around the Many thanks to all our readers who campus, completed the readership survey in including the last edition of Avenue and on our an energy award for website. The survey formed part of an one of our ongoing review of our publications and newest we appreciated the feedback, positive buildings comments and suggestions for future – and the first Scot to appear on editions. How to contact Avenue an English banknote We have launched a new publication, Annual Review, which you will find Editorial Strategy Committee: Executive Editor: Susan Stewart enclosed with this edition of Avenue Production Editor: Anna Ashton – this replaces News Review. Produced Cathy Bell, Alan Johnston, An opportunity to every year, the new publication showcases Alan Macfarlane, Emily Wallace 6 explore the world major University news and events over Kenneth Macdonald reports for Avenue the previous 12 months and includes a Contact details are listed below. All addresses are University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ. on the activities of the University’s summarised financial statement. Exploration Society. And, as part of our ongoing Alumni News: programme of improvements, we will be Development & Alumni Office, 2 The Square tel: +44 (0)141 330 4951, fax: +44 (0)141 330 4647 redesigning Avenue in time for the next email: [email protected] edition – look out for it in December. 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The launch of the Photographs by University Photographic Unit unless otherwise stated. Glasgow Science Festival at the University. Origination by Digital Imaging. Printed by Wyndeham Press Group plc on 50% recycled paper General Council Views expressed are not necessarily those of the University or New look for website The half-yearly report of the General the editors. All rights reserved. Nothing may be reproduced 21 June 2007 from Avenue without written permission from the Editorial The University website has been given a new look. Council, including notice of the next Strategy Committee. See the refreshed pages at: www.gla.ac.uk meeting on 23 June 2007. Avenue University News A world-class University Energy award for new building The University’s Business School has gained specialised international accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate The University has received an energy efficient Schools of Business, joining an elite group made up of less than 10% of the world’s award for its new Scottish Centre for Ecology business schools. (See the feature on the Business School on page 9). & the Natural Environment building at The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Rowardennan, on the banks of has received further international endorsement of its excellent standards. Loch Lomond. Following a recent visit of the American Veterinary Medical Association, the Vet School was re-approved for the maximum period of seven years as meeting the AVMA international benchmark. Professor Stuart Reid, Dean of the Faculty, said: “We are delighted to have confirmed once again that Glasgow is in the premier division of vet schools in the world. With this Photo: Alan Taylor international mark of distinction, together with our European and UK accreditations, Glasgow The Carbon Trust Low Carbon Building University’s success is the ground source is immensely proud of its standards, its staff Award recognises Scottish buildings heat pump installed in the Rowardennan and its students.” which showcase leading examples of building. The pump draws energy from energy efficiency and sustainability. One the ground, providing a low carbon of the main contributing factors to the source of heat. Celebrating 50 years of Celtic Changing times The Department of Celtic celebrated the 50th In 2008 the University is changing to a new anniversary of the establishment of its Chair of academic year, consisting of two 11-week Celtic last December. Much of the money teaching periods. Teaching period 1 will start in the third week of September and will to create the Chair was raised by alumni be followed by two weeks of revision and of the department, who formed an exams before the winter vacation. Teaching association called the Ossianic Club. period 2 will fit in before the spring vacation The first professor, Angus Matheson, and will be followed by five weeks of revision and exams after the vacation. took up the post in 1956. Our current academic year is a hybrid To mark the 50th anniversary, the of terms and semesters, with overlapping department has established an annual teaching and exam periods. This creates lecture series – the Angus Matheson particular difficulties for students on joint Memorial Lecture – the first of which was programmes, some of whom are required given by Professor Donald Meek, Professor of to attend lectures in one subject and take Gaelic & Scottish Studies at the University of exams in another subject in the very same week. With the new system, the teaching and June 2007 Edinburgh and an alumnus of Glasgow. exam periods will be completely distinct. Avenue The picture shows Professor Angus Matheson (1912-1962) 2 www.gla.ac.uk Celebrating life with Scotland’s National Poet University staff were amongst friends and fellow writers who gathered in February to celebrate the publication of the latest work by Edwin Morgan, Emeritus Professor of English Literature and Scotland’s first Makar, or National Poet, equivalent to the English Poet Laureate. A Book of Lives contains the verses Professor Morgan wrote for the opening of the Scottish Parliament in 1999 and poems which look back on his past life as well as tackling current issues. His focus ranges from the global – the ‘war on terror’ – to the intensely personal – his Photo courtesy of the Herald and Evening Times picture archive battle with cancer. said: “This is a hugely important book becoming Makar. It is also a new work Professor Alan Riach, head of the for Edwin, his reputation and also for in a way, in that he writes about his Department of Scottish Literature, Scotland. It is his first major book since personal life so openly.” Book celebrates founder of Graduate becomes first Scot on an Scotland’s oldest public museum Lawrence Keppie, Emeritus Professor of Roman History and Archaeology, has published a book English banknote which describes the life and achievements of 18th century Scottish physician William One of the University’s most famous Hunter and outlines graduates, Adam Smith, has become the history of the the first Scot to appear on a Bank of museum named after him. The book England note. The contribution of utilises a wealth of this world-renowned 18th century The image of Adam Smith used on the £20 unpublished source philosopher and economist has been banknote is based on a likeness of the portrait material to tell the acknowledged on a newly-designed of him by James Tassie, held in the Scottish story not only of the National Portrait Gallery. man himself but of £20 banknote introduced into his museum, in the context of the University’s development. His insight into human circulation in March. history and development over the last two nature, the organisation of society, the centuries. Adam Smith was aged 14 when he started division of labour and the advantages ‘William Hunter and the Hunterian Museum in as a student in Glasgow, returning later to of specialisation remain at the heart of Glasgow, 1807-2007’ is published by Edinburgh work as a professor.
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