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Autumn 2014 Edition of Higher Education Institutions in the Country 175 Th Anniversary Events 11 the Cestrian Magazine, a Valuable Means and How Far It Has Developed The Autumn Edition 2014 CESTRIANThe official magazine of the University of Chester alumni community SOWING THE SEEDS FOR A HEALTHY FUTURE – Page 8 Introduction by What’s inside? Canon Professor University news 4 TJ Wheeler DL Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the Alumni news 6 University of Chester and Chair of the University of Chester Alumni Association Meet the Veg Men 8 Welcome to the Autumn 2014 edition of higher education institutions in the country 175 th Anniversary Events 11 The Cestrian magazine, a valuable means and how far it has developed. Simultaneously of communication between alumni and the it looks to the future and how we may Reunion review 12 University. develop further. How do we reconcile We started the 2014-15 academic year continuity of purpose with the increasing with a record number of undergraduate pace of change? How do we keep true to University of Chester Press 14 students joining us, having filled the extra our mission and purpose while adapting 150 places that we were allocated by the to change and opportunity? We do so by Alumni news 15 Higher Education Funding Council for England. keeping faith with our mission and values and Significant improvements to student facilities your role as former students is to remind us will be delivered during the year and a huge and encourage us. Obituaries 20 programme of capital investment has been The year ahead is full of exciting events delivered over the summer to enhance the for students, staff, alumni and the wider Sport 23 quality of our students’ experience at Chester, community. I would urge you to take a look Warrington and hospital centres. at our Public Events Programme on the A special 'thank you' to those who joined University’s website or request a copy from us for the Annual Alumni Reunion Weekend the Corporate Communications Department Credits: in September that launched our celebrations. and see the full event listings for yourselves. Editor: Amy Jones It was a most enjoyable occasion and it There is also a wide range of alumni specific Design: Graphic Services, LIS was wonderful to hear so many delightful events that can be found on the alumni Photographs: AV Department, Andrea Ellison Photography, Leaderboard Photography, Callum memories of your time spent here in Chester. pages of the website. We are sure that there Ronan Photography As we celebrate the University’s 175th will be something to tempt you back to the ©University of Chester 2014 anniversary as an academic institution this University over the course of the anniversary Alumni and Development Office contact year, there is an affirmation of the values year and we look forward to welcoming you. information: Fiona Roberts, Clare Hay, Amy Jones: that informed the start of the then Chester [email protected] • Telephone: 01244 511091 College in 1839. The University looks fondly Professor Tim Wheeler, DL to its history and heritage as one of the oldest Vice-Chancellor and Principal ISSN 1750-6662 Welcome! Welcome to the first The 175th anniversary celebrations of our special issues were launched with the unveiling of the of The Cestrian to be anniversary quilt designed and stitched 9 771750 666006 published during our by staff and alumnae. The teamwork, year of celebrations. We communication and friendship which was began the festivities with evident in its creation reminds us of our own the Annual Reunion, days as students, and how we have used To obtain this where over 200 alumni these skills and principles throughout life. publication in an gathered to enjoy an We hope that you have had the update on what has been happening at the opportunity to visit our new website and alternative format University. Everyone enjoyed staying in the recommend that you ‘bookmark’ this to – large print, new accommodation, Grosvenor House, find out more about the various events we electronic or other and admired the en-suite and self-catering are hosting as part of the 175th anniversary alternative format please call facilities now available to our students. A celebrations. There is something for everyone far cry from the stories I’ve heard about the and we look forward to welcoming your return. 01244 511450 or email infamous rooms of Old College! [email protected] Fiona Roberts Alumni And Development Manager 2 The Cestrian 2014 universityfeature news Hannah lost a lot of her hair during treatment. Hannah before her chemotherapy treatment. Courageous Hannah inspires top international researchers Hannah Jones, a young brain tumour patient Hannah made an astonishing recovery raise awareness of brain tumours and The Brain who beat the odds to complete her teaching and went on to win awards for her courage Tumour Charity. Brain tumours claim the lives degree at the University of Chester, took and her fundraising efforts for The Brain of so many people each year - they are one of centre stage at an event in London earlier Tumour Charity - a cause for which she the biggest cancer killers of children and young this year, which saw world-renowned has raised over £200,000 to help fund its people in the UK – yet research is the most scientists gather to drive forward the search pioneering brain tumour research. poorly funded of ALL cancers. for a cure. Among the audience members “Everyone seemed to enjoy my speech. Speaking at the Brilliant Minds listening to Hannah’s speech were her own I prefer to look for the positives in life and Symposium, organised by The Brain Tumour neurosurgeon and oncologist from Alder so I added in a cheeky bit of humour! It was Charity, the 21-year-old BA Education Hey Children’s Hospital along with specialists nice to see the team that saved my life at the graduate from Westminster Park, Chester, from countries including America, Australia, conference, as I am so very grateful to them described how she was diagnosed with a Germany, Canada, The Netherlands and Italy. to be alive. brain tumour at the age of 15 when she was Following the conference, Hannah spoke “I am passionate about the need for more studying for her GCSEs. at a parliamentary reception attended by brain tumour research and know my cancer She underwent three major brain symposium participants, MPs and peers and will come back in the end, but I’ll carry on operations and gruelling radiotherapy families affected by brain tumours. fundraising and talking about brain tumour treatment after her tumour was first She said: “It was a privilege to be asked by research until I can’t do it any more.” diagnosed in 2008. It recurred less than a to speak at the conference and in Parliament Hannah is constantly raising money for year later, meaning she received life-saving and I’m pleased that it went really well. The Brain Tumour Charity. Visit surgery but that caused a stroke, leaving her “It was a great opportunity for professionals www.justgiving.com/hannahlouisejonesfund unable to walk or feed herself. to gather to discuss key areas of research and to if you would like to help. The Cestrian 2014 3 university news UK’s largest human milk bank opens on Campus Thousands of infants from as far afield as Carlisle and Cardiff have their NoWFOOD explains: “Currently there is no other one venue in the lives saved and enhanced by the new Northwest Human Milk Bank North West that offers a complete end-to-end product development based in the University’s ERDF-funded North West Food Research and and testing service to food producers in the region. We set out to Development Centre, known as the NoWFOOD Centre, on the Parkgate provide a facility that could add value to any food or drink producer by Road, Chester Campus. offering hands-on specialist technical support, test kitchens, incubation Formed by the joining together of Cheshire & North Wales Human space for start-ups, sensory testing units, and on-going business advice. Milk Bank (HMB) and Wirral Human Milk Bank, the merged organisation This means that small producers can move away from their kitchens at collects breast milk from donor mothers who have an excess supply home into serious, purpose-built facilities. Larger food companies can of milk and are willing to provide it free of charge to benefit sick and access exciting new technologies and processes such as our sensory premature babies when their own mothers are unable to provide it. The unit for obtaining consumer insights and opinions.” donor mother goes through a rigorous screening process and the donated Alumnus Tobias Kaerst who graduated from the University in milk is then tested and pasteurised and stored in freezers until required. 2012, works as the Centre’s Food Development Technologist. He The Northwest HMB is the largest in the country and supplies donor is responsible for supporting food-sector small and medium-sized milk to any hospital in the UK which requires it. The two milk banks were companies (SMEs) with product development, operating the sensory previously supplying around 40 hospitals across the UK on demand. unit and providing additional services such as the microbiological and The new combined service is a joint venture between the Countess visual shelf-life testing of products. of Chester Hospital and Wirral University Teaching Hospital. The Northwest HMB remains under NHS governance and is overseen by a Countess of Chester Consultant Paediatrician. The NoWFOOD Centre provides a centre of excellence for food science and technology for producers across the region. As well as encouraging and nurturing small and medium sized food businesses, NoWFOOD helps support the economic growth of Kate Buckley, Lynda Coulter, Gillian Brady, Annie Atkinson, from Cheshire the region.
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