From Salford Alumni Magazine 2011

citiesA tale of two Salford and MediaCityUK

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From the Vice-Chancellor Our changing world

I recently hosted a reception for our alumni at Joule House, a building we’ve acquired that was once the home of James Prescott Joule. He carried out some of his most important experiments in the basement here in the mid-nineteenth century, giving his name to the standard unit of energy and helping to shape modern Physics. One and a half centuries later, we’re part of the global frontier in digital technology, working alongside the BBC’s research and development division at our new MediaCity campus, pushing terabytes of data across the globe almost instantaneously. Joule would have approved.

loan amounts will barely compensate for the block grants, capital funding and earmarked support that the government will take away. The new system has been compared to mortgage or credit card debt; in reality, this is a form of graduate tax, with repayment after earnings exceed £21,000 per year and as a proportion of income, not as a proportion of the balance in the loan account.There will be no up-front payments and, after thirty years, any remaining balance in a graduate’s loan account will be written off. Given this, and the generous bursary ne of our guests described how Salford support we will be providing, there is no reason why had changed in his lifetime. Coming to a prospective student, appropriately qualified and our city to read Engineering in 1970, with the determination necessary to succeed, should he remembered smog so dense that, not attend our university in the years to come. O sometimes, he had difficulty seeing his own feet as he walked from the campus to his digs Given our changing world, and the approach of our in Pendelton. Today, we are working to ambitious fiftieth anniversary as a chartered university in 2017, targets to reduce our carbon emissions, rewarded we thought it appropriate to freshen up our image. by a great result in the Green League of British Our new brand is sharp and contemporary, and universities earlier this year. Walking along the expresses our pride in Salford and our ever-growing banks of the Irwell this summer with a long-time role at the inner core of our city region. Along with local resident, we saw a pair of otters swimming our sister universities and our partners in Further in clear water. Education, we contribute to the dynamism of research, innovation, learning and public life in the Dramatic changes are also taking place in the city that is home to Europe’s largest student ways in which future students will be funded. population. We welcome students from our From next year, we will no longer receive the doorstep communities and from over one hundred block teaching grant that has previously covered countries across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, more than half of our teaching costs. Instead, South Asia and China. And we value our lifetime each student will receive a loan intended to cover association with every one of our graduates, the full costs of their university education. There has whether from the closing years of L.S.Lowry’s been a good deal of misinformation about this new industrial Salford or from our brand new digital system in the press. Some have asserted that we studios at MediaCity. will be getting more than twice as much for each student we teach; we will not, because the new Vice-Chancellor Prof Martin Hall

Alumni Magazine 2011 3 As an alumnus, you have lifelong access to the Careers & Employability service at the University of Salford. So if you need help with future career planning, CVs, employer information, are thinking of postgraduate study or anything else careers-related, please contact us.

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Contents A tale of two cities 06 A world wide alumni network 10

University highlights 12 Raymond Leonard 14 Developing our University 16 Alumni notices 18 Life changes 19

College Highlights 20 Brendan Rendall 23 Graduate Gateway 24 Alumni updates 26 World beater 28 Brand new 29 Rob Bagshaw 30 Honorary Graduates 32 Events Calendar 33 “Our main focus is to win at London 2012 and this year me and Alexandra have just Alumni Benefits and Services 34 been concentrating on sailing the boat as Quiz 34 fast as we can.”

Letter from the Editor

I hope you enjoy reading the new look From Salford. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to this year’s edition with their news and stories and a warm welcome to our class of 2011 graduates. It has been a busy year for the University and there has never been a better time to be associated with Salford as we embark on a number of exciting developments. These include the launch of our new brand and visual identity, the opening of our state-of-the-art facilities at MediaCityUK and the start of our most ambitious campus redevelopment to date, which will see £130m invested in state-of-the-art buildings and facilities to benefit our students, staff and the organisations with which we work in partnership.

These changes will help shape and develop the University’s future and in 2017 Salford celebrates 50 years since receiving its Royal Charter. We are planning on marking this occasion by hosting a celebration event in Salford. But, if you can’t wait until then, Thanks to you can always arrange a trip to campus at any time! Just get in touch to arrange a visit. Caroline Boyd, Robert Caddy, Rahela Choudhury, Lastly please take the time to update your details and let us know what services you want Liam Curtis, Richard Hacking, Joanne Handford, from your University (please see enclosed form). Patti Holmes, Anthony Hopkinson, Steve Lowy, If you have any questions, please email [email protected]. Mary Macfarlane, Janet Moorhouse, Gareth Pettit, Ray Philpott, Udeni Salmon, Catherine Snelson With best wishes for the New Year. and all of our contributing alumni.

If you would prefer to receive your magazine electronically, please email your full name, course and year of graduation to [email protected] Anita Irving with ‘Green Magazine’ in the subject line. Alumni Relations and Annual Fund Manager

Alumni Magazine 2011 5 “MediaCityUK is one of the most public demonstrations of how we’re transforming as a University” “There’s nothing else like it in the UK and it puts us at the centre of the digital world.”

Professor Martin Hall Vice-Chancellor, University of Salford From Salford citiesA tale of two Salford and MediaCityUK

With our students and staff firmly in place, MediaCityUK is now part of the University’s story

hose of you who still live or work in Salford will have already seen the transformation of Salford Quays into a multi-million pound media powerhouse with the launch of MediaCityUK. The former terminal dock for the Manchester Ship Canal has T been turned into a glittering skyline that is now home to BBC North, ITV Granada, a hotel, apartments, a range of cutting-edge creative organisations and of course, the University of Salford.

Even Coronation Street is being rebuilt there, while the BBC will broadcast a range of shows including Blue Peter, Match of the Day and Radio5 Live from its studios.

Turn over to find out why we got involved...

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Collaborate to innovate A global resonance “They’ve been very generous in telling us about their journey,” said Andrew, “especially Over 1700 of our students will now have While MediaCityUK is certainly unique, we’ve the benefits of working with sponsors such as access to 40 courses at MediaCityUK not only looked at the skills and knowledge Disney and Lockheed Martin.” including journalism, animation and available within our own walls, but at the documentary filmmaking. We have our own wider world as well when developing our These sponsors work closely with students on suite of High Definition TV and radio studios, programme. proof-of-concept projects, an example being a Digital Media Performance Lab, post the use of computer games to help kids production facilities and research space. “One place is the Entertainment Technology recover from surgery and serious illness. Center (ETC) at Carnegie Mellon University in It’s an area that MediaCityUK is also ideally Our ethos behind MediaCityUK is simple: Pittsburgh, North America,” says Andrew. suited to investigate thanks to its Digital Media we want to use it to increase collaboration “It offers a Masters of Entertainment Performance Lab and the University’s world- between different disciplines, with students – Technology, which combines the arts, recognised health college. and equally as importantly – academics, able technology, humanities and drama.” to work on projects beyond the confines of It’s not just the ETC that is taking an their individual specialisms. A great example The relationship began two years ago and was interest either, with talks taking place with involves some of our current crop of interior initially driven by Professor Brian Longhurst, other overseas institutions about their design students, who while not based at the University of Salford Pro Vice-Chancellor for experiences, such as RMIT – formally the facility, have been able to use it as the basis Media & Digital Futures. Since then, academ- Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology – of one of their own projects. ics from both institutions have travelled across in Australia. Discussions there have centred the Atlantic to share experiences and look at on curriculum development and the possible “When the TV journalism studio set was ways the ETC and we can work together and collaboration of students in a virtual being planned we were asked whether it was develop student exchange programmes. environment. something my Level 5 students could design,” says Interior Design Lecturer Andrew Wilkins. “We always offer the chance for our students to gain real-world experience – so, of course, I said yes.” At MediaCityUK, students will have access to the very latest technology In all, students from six different Schools across health, humanities, media and the sciences will work collaboratively not only with each other, but also with the BBC and ITV.

“Our involvement in MediaCityUK will lead to a distinctive ‘Salford graduate identity’,” says Dr Andrew Cooper, Academic Director. “They’re getting leading-edge digital media knowledge, experience of working directly with world-famous organisations and the experience of cross-discipline practice. It’s unparalleled and will get them noticed by potential employers even before they graduate.”

Discover 'The Egg'

If you ever find yourself in MediaCityUK and want to learn more about what we’re up to, make a beeline for The Egg – a flexible, interactive showcase made up of display screens, motion-capture and HD cameras and other technologies. “They’re getting leading-edge digital media

It has approximately 120 mini-screens knowledge, experience of working directly (each the size of a small microwave oven) with world-famous organisations and the that provide an audio and visual display. You can connect to The Egg with Bluetooth experience of cross-discipline practice. and Wi-Fi or interact through our Touch Tables, think giant iPads on legs –which It’s unparalleled and will get them noticed can be used to download content, explore by potential employers even before they the University or just play games while having a coffee. graduate.” Dr Andrew Cooper, Academic Director, MediaCityUK

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Opportunity knocks

So, what’s it like to work at MediaCityUK?

“It’s fantastic,” says Lisa Hill, a graduate of the University and now the Communications Manager for the Peel Group, the company that developed MediaCityUK. “I studied Media & Performance at the Adelphi Campus and graduated in 2000. I can’t help but feel a twang of jealously at what today’s students will be able to do here. Even the BBC has said the University’s studios are better than its own.”

Lisa has been part of MediaCityUK from the very beginning, from when it was just an idea on how Salford Quays could be further Students will have access to working renovated; through to becoming the largest editing suites, TV and radio stations building-site in Europe and now, as home to the biggest TV studio complex in Europe. Central to Salford “I can’t think of anywhere else in the UK Free art where students would get an opportunity But while MediaCityUK is now part of the like this,” she says. “It’s not just working An exciting programme of free art events University it is also part of Salford’s bigger on shared projects with two international will be held at MediaCityUK throughout picture. It’s already home to 40 smaller broadcasters, but the chance to ‘soft’ the year, with the campus playing host to companies, most of which operate in the network too. Some days you’ll find the creative industries and are helping to change internationally recognised video and Director of BBC North just sitting outside the face of the city. installation artists. and having a sandwich – what media student worth their salt wouldn’t see that “As well as the thousands of local jobs Mid-October saw Anglo-French art group as an opportunity!” generated during the construction phase, Sans façon transform the piazza outside we have openings at our hotel and across the into a stage, by replacing two streetlights facility,” says Lisa. “MediaCityUK is as part of with theatre spotlights – with passers-by “I studied Media and Salford as the old docks were and even the Performance at the BBC is running schemes aimed at helping encouraged to unleash their inner locals without the necessary training take performer. Adelphi Campus and a first step into a broadcasting career.” While November and December saw Puzzle, graduated in 2000. I can’t And then there’s the economic benefit to the a video by South Korean artist June Bum wider community, with guests to the hotel Park, look at human behaviour through help but feel a twang of and visitors to MediaCityUK’s open-air events space also bringing revenue into the City. the use of sliding tile puzzles. jealously at what today’s students will be able to To discover more about MediaCityUK visit Details on the programme can be found at www.salford.ac.uk/mediacity www.arts.salford.ac.uk/cms/news/arts do here.” Lisa Hill, Salford graduate “When the TV journalism studio set was being planned we were asked whether it was something my Level 5 students could design. We always offer the chance for our students to gain real-world experience – so, The University is at the very heart of MediaCityUK of course, I said yes.” Andrew Wilkins, Design Lecturer

Alumni Magazine 2011 9 From Salford A worldwide alumni network The Alumni Network is a global community of over 120,000 people. Our map shows the countries with the highest numbers of alumni. We also have some international alumni associations established (in black on the map), if you would like to start one in your area, please get in touch. To see more about existing networks, please visit our website at www.salford.ac.uk/alumni

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“At Salford we welcome more than 3,000 international students, who have joined us from over 130 countries”

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Ireland 387 Nigeria 353 Iran 314 Australia 316 Norway 324 Libya 309 Pakistan 262 Spain 390 India 518 France 714 North America China 1289 Germany 331 Brunei 172 US 598 Greece 1345 Hong Kong 1058 Canada 252 Cyprus 484 Malaysia 1482 Singapore 368

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University Highlights November news Scheme has potential to halve reoffending and save £80m 2010-2011 The University of Salford has evaluated a project looking at young offenders who continue to commit crimes and has concluded that the For a full archive, please visit adoption of new methods could cut reoffending rates and save almost www.salford.ac.uk/news £12,000 per offender. The RESET (Resettlement, Education, Support, Employment and Training) programme looked at ways in which young people could be found work, housing, training and education; September news and studied the impact of factors such as mental health issues on reoffending. Recommendations include that education, training and Salford staff member awarded for use of technology employment should be in place prior to release from custody and that in learning housing provision should be immediate to avoid the young person living Salford staff member Cristina Costa has been named Learning with offending peers. Technologist of the Year by the Association for Learning Technology. Manchester Big Screen shows how virtual world Environmental December news scientists and digital media experts from the University of Salford and BBC 21CC (an initiative that encourages young people to learn and Sports stars take part in LGBT History Month official create through technology) have worked with Year 9 pupils from St northern launch Ambrose Barlow School in Salford to design a virtual world that links Sports stars from the world of rugby, cricket and basketball headlined them to schools in London and Shanghai. The students used both video the official northern launch of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender conferencing and the virtual world to discuss climate change issues and (LGBT) History Month at the University of Salford - with a focus on share the results of the weather data they collected. reducing the levels of homophobia in schools.

October news January news

Transforming guns to goods at Stretford High School Greg Barker MP officially opens University of Salford’s Energy Guns to Goods, an anti-violence project run by the University of Hub Facility Salford and the charity Community Alliance for Renewal, Inner South Climate Change Minister Greg Barker visited Salford to officially open Manchester Area (CARISMA), was taken to Stretford High School as the University of Salford’s new Energy Hub and tour the Energy House, part of Manchester Science Festival. The event builds on ‘Wearpeace’ known as Number One Joule Terrace. The house is a full-size and fully which uses art and design to tackle gun ownership and gun-related functioning Coronation Street-style terraced house that has been crime in the Inner south Manchester area. The project is run in schools reconstructed in a sealed environmental chamber to monitor domestic and involves melting down guns seized by the police and refashioning energy consumption within aged housing stock. them into peace badges. Salford researcher’s US trip to improve dementia care Partnership between the University of Salford and two Natalie Yates-Bolton, a nursing lecturer from the University of Salford of the UK’s largest further education colleges has won a prestigious Florence Nightingale Foundation Travel The University of Salford has signed agreements with The Manchester Scholarship to travel to the USA and look at how people with College and Salford City College to offer seamless progression from dementia are cared for. Natalie will study the ways in which non- further to higher education. Resources will be shared between the pharmacological methods, such as improved relationships with two institutions, including research facilities in key areas such as carers and building design are used to benefit the lives of people who construction, media and health, and both staff and students from the have dementia. She will then report back to the Florence Nightingale college will have the opportunity to visit the Salford campus on a Foundation so that care in the UK can be improved. regular basis to experience university life. It is envisaged that these new initiatives will help people from deprived areas and with little family history of attending university make an easier transition into February news higher education. University and BT partnership opens up MediaCityUK opportunities The University of Salford has signed an agreement with BT to collaborate on research and student placements. The three-year collaboration will include reciprocal visits between research teams to the University and BT’s Communications Innovation Centre to develop

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joint research initiatives. Salford has significant research expertise in Salford wins British Fashion Council award two years running communications technology and this will be consolidated further Final year fashion students at the University of Salford have won the with the opening of the MediaCityUK building which will contain British Fashion Council’s Colleges Portfolio Award for the second year in cutting edge technology to be used for teaching and digital and a row. The annual awards ceremony is designed to showcase new talent media research. entering the fashion industry, with the best overall collection receiving the Award. March news

Award winning make-up artist creates wounds for nursing students Student nurses at the University of Salford are being taught how to treat patients with life-like wounds designed by award-winning make-up artist, Davy Jones. Davy has won an Emmy, a BAFTA and a Royal Television Society award for his make-up and prosthetics. He is now using his experience to help recreate acute and chronic wounds such as bed sores, incisions, lacerations and abrasions which are routinely treated by the NHS. Another successful year for our fashion students April news

Sir David Attenborough visits the University of Salford Celebrities help out Oxfam with help from Salford Students on the University of Salford’s MA Wildlife Documentary The University of Salford helped to bring cutting-edge technology to the Production course were treated to a question and answer session world of couture in aid of a charity fundraising initiative at Selfridges in with legendary broadcaster Sir David Attenborough. London. The Oxfam Curiosity Shop - a pop-up store which ran from 1 to 10 April - sold donations from people such as Annie Lennox, Kate Moss, Helen Mirren and Colin Firth. And, as part of the ‘TOTeM: June news Tales of Things and Electronic Memory’ project, of which Salford is part, singer Beverley Knight and Olympic gold medallist James Cracknell Salford’s green credentials recognised in national rankings attached video stories about the items, using tagging technology called The University has been awarded a 2:1 grade in the People & QR codes. When the QR codes were scanned by visitors’ smartphones, Planet Green League 2011, climbing 85 places, to 37th place out the story of how its sale helps to fund projects supporting and of 142 Universities. empowering vulnerable women appeared on the in store plasma screen and brought the objects to life. University develops touchscreen technology for the BBC University researchers have been working with the BBC North West University of Salford offers new course in Sri Lanka Tonight team to develop an interactive social media touch surface The University of Salford will double the number of quantity to enhance their TV programming. Lecturer, Lee Griffiths and surveyors trained in Sri Lanka each year when it becomes the first undergraduate student, Adil Zaheer have designed and built a foreign university to offer a full degree programme in the country. bespoke touch surface application, nicknamed MediaSurface, The Salford course will be taught by local experts at the Colombo which allows TV presenters on the show to interact with social School of Construction Technology and be closely supervised by media sent in by viewers from Facebook, Flickr and Twitter. Salford academics. It will last for four years and will include a work placement year. July news

May news Salford signs deal with leading US University ahead of MediaCityUK move Salford graduate nominated for art prize The University of Salford has signed a memorandum of understanding University of Salford graduate, Richard Proffitt, has been nominated with the Entertainment Technology Center (ETC) at Pittsburgh’s for the prestigious Liverpool Art Prize. Richard graduated in 2007 Carnegie Mellon University. The new partnership will see Salford with a BA in Visual Arts and is now a successful installation artist collaborating with the arts and technology institution – which was with exhibitions in Helsinki and Berlin as well as Liverpool, London ranked 20th in the world in the most recent Times Higher Education and Manchester. www.richardproffitt.co.uk. table – on a number of projects designed to share knowledge in digital, media and creative subjects. The partnership will include student exchanges and development of new postgraduate courses based around digital and creative subjects.

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Alumni profile Raymond Leonard

Professor Raymond Leonard, Professor Emeritus, University of Manchester reflects on his time at the University fifty years on…

eer was 6p a pint, Harold My third submission gained 0 out of 20 with as the Head was leaving. Having a degree, MacMillan was Prime Minister, the epitaph, you’ve failed to maintain your they put me in charge of day to day Spurs had just won the F.A improvement! Harsh words perhaps but also running. I also developed procedures for Cup and I had just won a State true. So I set about improving my English, matching turbo-charges to an engine’s needs, Scholarship to read Mechanical developed a love for the subject and somehow and for optimizing fuel injection systems. BEngineering. The Year was 1961 and I was 20. gained a distinction in the exam. Later in life Two years later I returned to Salford to Fifty years later I have been invited to reminisce I took up the challenge of novel writing and research hydrostatic journal bearings, about those far off days, and sketch in some poetry, of which a poem is now penned to for which I was awarded a PhD in 1970. highlights of my intervening years. my undergraduate days at Salford Next I joined the Advanced Technology (see 'State Scholar' below). department of Mirrlees Blackstone at Hazel First, Salford itself. The campus was in Grove, and published papers on Marine Engine transition from being Salford Technical So how have I spent my time since design. Later I was appointed by UMIST as College into, The Royal College of Advanced graduation. Firstly I returned to Crossley a Lecturer in Manufacturing, before being Technology, Salford and with future ambitions Engines in their research department, just promoted to start my own department of to become the, University of Salford. This it achieved during my subsequent PhD there. State Scholar But in those distant, smoggy days, the Salford From white chalk on cold slate to multiply eight campus was not the landscaped vista which my confidence steadily grew exists today, but refurbished rooms in old Until a slide-rule became simply a tool factory buildings. Mechanical Engineering for finding the square root of two was housed in a former hair cream works. Soon gear mechanics and thermodynamics Then there was the quality of Salford air, were simmering in second law stew such that students were offered a free But studying all night can weaken the sight chest x-ray before graduation! while giving a fun-guy mildew And with ‘state-scholar’ still fresh on my collar Now the degree. The standard was sky high I gasped as the subjects just grew and the exams were merciless. Subjects Physics met maths and with seminars for laughs included all you could wish to know about each lecture eclipsed some guru engineering and much else besides, including Like the commotion when Newtonian motion economics, industrial history and public was seen as relatively untrue speaking. Having won my scholarship from But one noble old sage remained on the stage off the shop-floor at Crossley Engines in for quantum’s uncertain debut Manchester, my English left much to be Then degrees of success in passing some tests desired. My first English essay gained 0 out of certified that lectures were through 20, with the lecturers comment an incredibly So drowning in knowledge a man left college poor piece of work. My second essay was wondering what the Dickens to do? awarded 1 out of 20, with the statement, you are not writing for the Daily Mirror!

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A lot has changed for Ray since winning a scholarship to study at Salford 50 years ago

Total Technology (PhD students researching evening was always devoted to Snooker. The novels were well received worldwide, in industry on the totality of an industrial Next we come to writing. Somehow I and even found translation into Japanese and problem). Happily the TT department just kept managed to publish over 200 scientific papers Hindi. Then the poetry bug struck. Seventeen on growing, and it was extended to cover and two text books. It was always my years of ‘stolen hours’ were devoted to writing Manchester University, Manchester ambition however to write a novel, but this a collection of poems entitled Pearls Along Metropolitan University and, I’m delighted to had to have an intriguing theme. My first The Path. Although out of print for some time, say, Salford University. At its peak, over 150 novel, The Nostradamus Inheritance, the novels and poems are now available on Research Students were working on projects had an archaeologist find the true tomb of Amazon Kindle for a nominal price, or in book with numerous UK companies, and I was Nostradamus and his secret equations. form, see www.raymondleonard.com. appointed Professor of Industrial Technology. These were then put on a super computer Then, in association with other UMIST to chart the future – with chilling results. What are my conclusions regarding the past industrial schemes, TT helped win the Queen’s The Jesus Clone, related to cloning a man 50 years? My Salford degree could not have Anniversary Prize, presented by Her Majesty at from the blood on the Turin Shroud, believed been bettered. In addition to the excellent Buckingham Palace. The writer was the Senior by devotees to be the burial cloth of Christ. engineering lectures, I offer my sincere thanks Academic in the Presentation Party. Truly a day The third novel, OMEGA, was set in the near to the patient man who tried so valiantly to and an evening to be treasured. future. Here the world was running out of teach me English! I wish Salford University resources, and the only way forward was to every success in the future, and feel sure that So how else have I spent my time? Well, one obey the commands of a computer of the next 50 years will more than match the year from now my wife and I will celebrate mammoth intellect but unknown ambitions. last half century of continued achievement. our golden wedding. We have 4 wonderful SPATEL (SPAce hoTEL) was a futuristic murder Someone else will need to write this report in children, and 8 energetic grandchildren. And mystery, set in space – with bizarre characters 2061, but perhaps I can start it for them. Beer for hobbies? I have supported Manchester and space age murders. Mandalay, was set at was £3.00 a pint, David Cameron was Prime City since boyhood, and now they have more the height of the British Empire, and embraced Minister, Manchester City had just won the money than sand! Golf was my passion for passion, intrigue and the drums of war. F.A Cup and..... longer than I care to admit, and Thursday

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A combination of green space and paved areas will bring Chapman Square to life

the student residences should evolve into a Developing our well-managed, accessible part of the wider community. In return, the relocation of the student residences has the potential to breathe new life into nearby Peel Park. With the new University student accommodation built to overlook this area of historical significance and valuable We are committed to improving teaching, research, green space, Peel Park could become one of the facilities and the student experience. most vibrant and appealing inner-city havens in the UK. And it’s not just students who will A community campus The combination of green space and paved benefit. Opened in 1846 “for the enjoyment areas in Chapman Square outside the Arts and recreation of the public”, the revitalised green space will provide a welcome retreat The launch of our Campus Plan is just the start Building will also provide a perfect venue for for staff and the local community to enjoy of a 20-year vision to create a 24/7 vibrant students and staff to relax and socialise. once again. campus. As part of the transformation of As well as the new Arts Building and the Chapman Square into an active, welcoming refurbishment of the Chapman Building – Chapel Street and the Crescent are also hub for students, staff and the local community, we are also building 2,000-bedroom student undergoing their own transformation. we’re constructing the Arts Building for the residences. We’re planning an ambitious September 2010 saw the first spade break College of Arts, Media & Social Science. Here, project to provide students with a more positive ground in the £10m scheme to restore the latest technology and state-of-the-art living and learning experience. By creating an Chapel Street and the Crescent to a distinctive facilities will inspire our students to perform at energetic and vibrant campus, which unites City High Street, providing a better environment their best. accommodation and learning with sports and social facilities, we believe we can revolutionise for the University campus. Wider pavements, new crossings, bus and car lanes and a 20mph Our investment in this part of the campus the way Salford students live their lives. To limit will allow pedestrians and traffic to exist in represents our commitment to creating an achieve this, our vision for change involves a calmer environment, with all work scheduled environment that will encourage academic building self-contained student residences in for completion in November 2011. The work excellence. Some of the modern new facilities the heart of the campus, overlooking Peel Park will pave the way for the transformation of the in the Arts Building will include a theatre, and the David Lewis playing fields. This will Chapel Street area into a flourishing, tree-lined studio space, tuition and practice space, invigorate the University with renewed activity, high street, complete with 849 new homes and and social learning areas. Members of the while at the same time addressing student 200,000 sq m of commercial floor space for local community, too, will be able to enjoy safety issues and boosting the economy. With local shops, offices, cafes, restaurants and bars. performances, exhibitions and other events in 24-hour on-site security and longer opening To view the Campus Plan online, visit newly developed surroundings. hours for retail, restaurants and café outlets, www.campusplan.salford.ac.uk

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to better understand how their behaviour contributes to their energy consumption profile. To understand how an individual contributes to the total energy consumption of a building, it is important to be able to track people and to correlate their location and movement to the energy consumption profile of devices and appliances. Such monitoring and tracking not only needs to be reliable and accurate but also non-intrusive. The project funded thanks to The Garfield Weston Foundation, will help support our academics in conducting this cutting edge research, by allowing us to go one step further, in understanding, how much energy does a person consume? Your generous donation will fund a 3 year PhD studentship, under the supervision of Professor Nigel Linge. The The new Arts building will be a key hub research will concentrate on the design and for the Arts in the North West implementation of personalised monitoring systems, living lab field trials and determining models that describe the link between behaviour and energy usage. Arts Building The Expert Workshops will be attended by key players in the media industry and will be held National Lottery Fund - £149,298 on the Salford University campus and in our The new Arts Building, located in Chapman The Students’ Union, supported by the new facilities in MediaCity: Square, will become the home for the Development Team, has been successful in z Bring former Arts students together to discuss Schools of Art & Design and Music, Media securing a substantial grant of £149,298 from their experiences at Salford University & Performance in 2014. It will feature a the National Lottery Fund for their ‘Give Sport z Enable current academics and staff to warehouse theatre seating over 300 people, a Go’ programme. The programme which understand how best to use the new multi-purpose art and design studios, rehearsal runs for three years, gives any Salford student Arts Building rooms, recording and dance studios. As a key the opportunity to try six sports in an informal z Provide networking for former Arts students hub for the Arts in the North West, connecting way without having to commit to joining student teams or get involved in competitive the creative communities of Chapel Street and To book a place on the Expert Workshops, play. Working with relevant National MediaCity, the Building will host community please contact Udeni Salmon, Development Governing Bodies and Local Authorities, the and touring arts organizations from the UK Manager on 0161 294 6287 and internationally. first intramural sports programme in Salford’s Recent funding success history is designed to engage students in sport, equipping them with the skills and confidence Did you study an Arts to participate for life. programme at Salford? Royal Society Wolfson - £250,000 The Development Team is working alongside Alumni Annual Fund - £67,000 We want to hear from you. our Energy Team to support the delivery of their Thank you to all the donors who supported strategy by securing a number of high profile the 2011 Annual Fund Campaign. Your Our vision goes beyond that of a traditional donations including £250k from the Royal gifts helped raise over £67,000 for projects teaching space: we have incorporated Society Wolfson, to refurbish a suite of labs to around the University. With your help we have collaboration into the design of the building. unlock further potential in our research into supported the Crisis Fund; student coaching We are focussing on the activities and Material Sciences. Looking ahead our newly provision, two environmental projects and a experiences of students within the building refurbished facility will place us in a strong community science project. To find out more and want to hear from Arts Alumni about position to lead the way on energy conservation about these projects and others, please visit our your experiences whilst studying at Adelphi agenda. website at www.salford.ac.uk/alumni. and Centenary. We will be hosting Expert Workshops over 2011/12, to listen to your The Garfield Weston Foundation - £50,000 Thank you again for your support. advice on how to improve the student Whilst research has been carried out to experience in the Arts Building. determine the total energy consumed by a building or an individual appliance within a building, a challenge remains to attribute such energy consumption to individuals and hence

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Alumni notices Births when he moved to Munster as a strength and Hope University. Ever cheerful, sociable conditioning coach. and warm-hearted, Mike was famously Keith Clarkson (BA ’07) On Saturday 18th generous with his time and energy in both his Mr Roger Colin Fox (BSc Economics, 1975) June welcomed to their family Georgia Berlin professional and personal lives. He was vastly passed away after a road accident on 22 Pamela Clarkson weighing in at 7lb 6 Oz. She knowledgeable, with a well-honed sense of July 2011. joins the family as a sister to her two year old humour and a wide range of keen scientific brother Christian. My wife Caroline & I are and artistic interests. Dr Derek Lee (BSc General Science, 1969) living in Sydney Australia where I run my passed away in April 2011. After his degree in Mike is survived by his adored wife, Julia Carter own Audiovisual events company. Physiology and Biochemistry (Salford), Derek Preston, the renowned ceramic artist. She is went to Sheffield University and qualified as Imran Khan (MSc ‘08) celebrated the birth of tragically a victim of Alzheimer’s disease and a doctor, MBChB; subsequently working as his son, M. Hasim Khan, in September 2010. was heroically cared for by Mike at home for a Principal in General Practice in Wigan and several years, despite his own serious illness. A Dimitris Orfanidis (BEng ’98; PgDip ’99) and serving part time as a Clinical Assistant in man who showed how to live a life well and Zoe Kotzamanidou (MSc ’01) welcomed their Dermatology. He served on many committees whose work and humanity benefited so many third child, Vassilis on 13 July 2011. He joins and was Chairman of the Postgraduate Medical people, he will be greatly missed by his family, older siblings Maria and Antonia. Institute in Wigan. He is survived by his wife friends, colleagues and former students. Dorothy, his son Dr A W Lee, his daughters Helen (BSc ‘03) and Douglas Short (BSc Jennie Bowles and Katharine Horry and nine Written by: Andy Ayres, Stan Frost, ‘02), would like to announce the birth of their grandchildren. Pam Goode, Joan Pask, Marion Porter, daughter Elisabeth Lucy Short, born on 26th Shahed Power and Margot Sullivan. February 2011. Elisabeth is the little sister of Staff proud brother Ryan. Professor Christopher Morgan Please contact: Andy at [email protected] Professor Chris Morgan passed away on 10 to share your memories of Mike and the EI/ERU. Marriages August, 2011, in hospital in his native Derby. Professor Graham Wood Professor Morgan was a distinguished and John Nicholson (BSc ’05) married Gemma Professor Graham Wood retired Head of the valued Salford academic with a first degree and Donald on 24 April 2010 in Cheshire. Directorate of Business Strategy, sadly passed DPhil from Oxford University and Postdoctoral away on 31 August, 2011. Niall Donald (BEng ’99) married Louise fellowships at Harvard, Stanford and Oregon. Woolnough (BSc ’98) in Dublin on 23 Professor Wood joined Salford 33 years ago Chris joined Salford’s Department of September 2011. They met in Rosehill Halls, in 1978 to teach Economics and quickly Biochemistry (now the School of Environment where they were neighbours. broadened his teaching interests to that of and Life Sciences) in 1980 and retired earlier Corporate Strategy and Business Ethics. In Memoriam this year after more than thirty years service The latter became a special research interest to the university. He earned a well-deserved for Graham and led him to produce a number international reputation from his research in On behalf of the University, we would like to of academic papers on the subject. Before his Biophysics, and from his particular interest extend our deepest sympathies to the family retirement in 2009, Graham had performed in the area of luminescence spectroscopy, and friends who have lost loved ones this year. many academic management roles at the publishing widely on new experimental University; prior to becoming the Head of Alumni methods for fluorescence lifetime imaging. Directorate in the Business School he had Mr Frank Barnshaw (BA European Studies, Dr Mike Pugh Thomas held the position of Director of Postgraduate 2008) passed away on the 30 April 2010. Dr Thomas died on 22nd March, 2011 aged Programmes in the School of Management. Graham is survived by his wife Chris, his son Mr Paul Darbyshire (BEng Civil Engineering, 78 after a courageous battle with illness. Gareth and his two stepdaughters, 1992) passed away on 20 June 2011. Mike joined the University of Salford in 1967, Anne and Suzie. The former Warrington player lost his battle lecturing in the Department of Biology and then with motor neurone disease at the age of the Environmental Institute before becoming Full obituaries for Dr Mike Thomas and 41. Paul Darbyshire spent 18 years at his Director of the Environmental Resources Unit Professor Graham Wood can be read online at hometown club, initially as a player and then in 1988. He retired in 1997 but continued www.salford.ac.uk/alumni/publications as a member of the backroom staff until 2007 to teach part-time at Salford and at Liverpool

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Life changers Our research has a great reputation, with much of it considered of a Pawel Zolnierczyk and Dr John Hadfield global standard creating real world impact

n the last Research Assessment a spin-out company launched to sell directly “We’re just at proof-of-concept stage with Exercise held in 2008 by various higher to healthcare professionals. “Salfordinsole is a Onco-NX at the moment, but it promises education funding bodies, 83 percent great example of our research bringing direct much,” says Pawel. “Another piece of research of the University of Salford’s research benefits to the public and revenue to the that’s at a similar stage and which could have was judged of international quality. University,” says Pawel, who as a Technology an equally beneficial effect on the world is the I“In some areas such as the built environment, Transfer Officer is responsible for getting our Breast Phantom – a false breast that will help digital technologies and health we literally research from the classroom into the real world. train surgeons and doctors dealing with breast are world leaders,” says Pawel Zolnierczyk, Together with his colleagues, he organises cancer.” Technology Transfer Officer. funding and patents to protect new work and licenses, which in turn allows us to market our Breasts have physical and mechanical properties While research invariably begins life as a innovations through spin-out companies or that have proved difficult to replicate and as theoretical idea, with funding and application it third-parties. such there is currently very little opportunity for can also bring real-life benefits – as work from surgeons to practice in a realistic environment. across our schools shows. Just a small snapshot “It’s not only changing lives, The Breast Phantom – if successful – will have of some of our projects reveals the School tissue that behaves as a real-life breast and of the Built Environment investigating how but potentially saving them revolutionise the standard of training available. to make cities more resilient to disasters like as well.” Pawel Zolnierczyk tsunamis; the School of Health & Social Care “Every graduate of the University should be looking at the importance of immediate skin-to- “Pawel helped us secure VC funding from proud of the research it produces,” says Pawel. skin contact in the period following childbirth; Sparkventures to set up a company called “It’s not only changing lives, but potentially and researchers at the School of Media, Music Onco-NX and because of that we can saving them as well.” & Performance using digital technologies to now undertake initial experiments,” says increase sex education among young males. Dr John Hadfield, Senior Lecturer in Then there’s the Salfordinsole – a range of Medicinal Chemistry. prefabricated insoles that have been developed to reduce foot pronation (inward roll) and ease John, together with his colleague Alan medial knee pain. McGown, Professor of Molecular Drug Design, could change the world if their research into The product was developed by researchers in a drug that destroys the blood supply to our Podiatric department, with cancerous tumours, is successful.

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College Highlights 2010-2011

At the beginning of the 2010-2011 academic year, the decision was made to replace the four faculties at Salford with three colleges. In August 2011 the School of Humanities, Languages & Social Sciences was created.

College of Arts & Social Sciences

Salford Law School This year was the first year the School had been evaluated by students in the National Students’ Survey, and the results were fantastic. It was ranked in the top 10 in the country for Law and was placed behind only Manchester and Lancaster Universities in the North West in the Guardian’s League Table.

In June 2010, the School ran its ‘Sixth Form Law Conference’, where students from local schools and colleges come to hear about life as a lawyer and as a law student. This was the fifth time the conference has been run at Salford; and since 2006 over 1,000 students from over 30 institutions have attended the event.

School of Art & Design Staff on the BA (Hons) Graphic Design course Law students at Salford are amongst have worked with professionals in the design the top 10 most satisfied in the country industry, design graduates and academia from other North West colleges and universities to create the Designers Northern Alliance (DNA). School to the general public. The ‘HUB’ and Salford was chosen as the preferred educational This has been very successful in bringing design the ‘HIVE’ in the city centre and ‘Create@ partner out of over 200 other institutions. professionals and students together to share Salford’ in the Lowry shopping centre utilise This year saw the first cohort of students their expertise at various events in the North empty shop units and have hosted a wide range to the MSc in Islamic Banking and Finance, West. of exhibitions, interactive projects and outreach establishing Salford Business School as one of For the second year running, the BA (Hons) activities – all of which have engaged the local the leading providers of specific qualifications Fashion course has won the very prestigious population in entertaining, thoughtful and for the Islamic Banking and Finance sector. Due Portfolio Award from the British Fashion successful ways. to the success of this, discussions are now going Council. It has also held its first individual ahead regarding the establishment of a Centre Salford Business School catwalk show at Graduate Fashion Week at for Islamic Finance and Business Development The Business School has been working with the Earls Court, London – the premier student within Salford Business School. School of Nursing and the North West Alliance fashion event in the country – and the judging to deliver a pioneering leadership programme School of English, Sociology, Politics & panel felt Salford’s entry demonstrated the best across 24 Community Health Services in Contemporary History overall presentation of students’ work. the NHS to 80 managers and clinicians. The Recent graduate Aine Hoy (BA Criminology and Over the last year, the School has successfully programme was based on the NHS Leadership Cultural Studies, 2011) spent her final academic set up satellite “Pocket Galleries” in order to Qualities Framework and was recognised by the year combining her studies with fighting for a showcase the work of the students within the Institute of Leadership and Management, and place in the British Olympic Water Polo squad.

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On top of her training programme in the UK, In June, alumnus and Music Directorate staff School of Environment & Life Sciences she had to fly to Hungary once a fortnight to member Joe Duddell (BA Band Musicianship, This year the School’s Biomedical Sciences compete in the toughest domestic league in 1994) conducted a unique concert undergraduate programme was officially Europe, as well qualifying for the FINA World collaboration with dubstep group Nero and the accredited by the professional body, The League. All this and a first class honours BBC Philharmonic Orchestra in their brand new Institute of Biomedical Science, providing a degree too! MediaCityUK Facility. This was broadcast live on route for students to join the Health Professions the BBC and reached an audience of millions. Council register. In May, students from the English and Creative Writing and English, Drama and Performance Earlier this year, Sir David Attenborough visited Two lecturers in Wildlife are celebrating the programmes presented their original work to the University to give a Master Class to the publication of two seminal books. Dr Paul Rees a packed house at the International Anthony current cohort of MA Wildlife Documentary has written a key introductory textbook for Burgess Foundation. The event included students. This was a unique opportunity to students on animal management and wildlife adaptations of Burgess’s work, poetry inspired meet and discuss wildlife film-making with conservation, while Dr Robert Jehle’s book by city walks, readings of three original scripts, arguably the most prominent wildlife researches the Crested Newt, one of the UK’s and performances of innovative poetry and film-maker in the world. best known native species. prose which were all performed or written by current students.

School of Languages Earlier this year the School learnt that it’s taught postgraduate programmes in Translating and in Translating for International Business had been selected by the European Commission’s Directorate General for Translation to join its “European Masters in Translation” network of programmes. As one of only eleven translation programmes in the country to be part of the network, membership constitutes a stamp of approval which reflects not only the programmes’ rigorous academic standards but also their vocational orientation and This year Biomedical Sciences achieved professional relevance. official accreditation from the IBMS In May, the School held a very successful workshop on the role and relevance of translating and interpreting to the protection College of Science & Technology It has been a year of remarkable success of human rights. The workshop included talks for students and graduates from the MA by interpreters from the United Nation, users School of Computing, Science Wildlife Documentary Production programme. of language services from Greater Manchester & Engineering Current student Amber Earnes won the Best Police, and representatives of the Red Cross, The School has launched an Audio Research Documentary and Best Cinematography prizes among others. Partnership with the BBC, which will see staff in the National Student Film Festival 2011 for her film ‘Where the Wild Things Were’, School of Media, Music & Performance in the Acoustics Research Centre working while 2010 graduate Justine Allan won the In April 2011, two students from the BA closely with the BBC’s Research & Development Postgraduate Entertainment category of the (Hons) Physical and Dance Theatre programme team to explore new methods of broadcasting. Royal Television Society’s Student Television gained a place to perform at The National By combining the expertise of world-leading Awards 2011 with her film Çreatures of the Student Drama Festival. Rosie Hynes and Craig academics with the practical industrial Compost’. Bennett spent a week at the festival and their knowledge of BBC R&D engineers, this duet ‘What Do you Want From Me?’ won the partnership will significantly advance the Judges’ Commendation for Dance Theatre field of audio research for broadcasting. Award. Craig Bennett, the choreographer of the At the Northwest Aerospace Alliance (NWAA) work shown at the festival, has subsequently New Talent Awards event held on Tuesday 3rd been chosen as Choreographic Director for the February 2011, Salford postgraduate student project ensemble which is made up of the best Sathyakumar Sharma was awarded the Sir and brightest talents from the National Student Frank Whittle Trophy and the University was Drama Festival 2011. The work was performed awarded the Best North West University Trophy. at the Latitude Festival in July 2011.

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The School’s environmental research has taken a boost this year with the award of a £500,000 grant from the Wellcome Trust to undertake research into the transmission of parasitic disease. The project, led by Professor Phil Craig, builds on a 15-year collaborative programme of research involving partners from China, Japan, France and Switzerland, and will investigate whether treatment of infected dogs can prevent the transmission of a pathogenic parasite, the tapeworm Echinococcu, to humans.

School of the Built Environment After working with Salford City Football Club last year, students from the School A new high-tech suite of Radiography have continued to work together in multi- scanners was launched in May disciplinary teams with community clubs and groups to support real life projects. These have included coming up with plans to renovate the and academics to further their research into During the past year, staff and students from Woolpack Pub in Pendleton, which served as a related issues. The facilities are named after the School have been recognised for their family-friendly local centre for the community Susan Hall, a dedicated and highly respected work and the high quality of care they have until it closed in 2008, and designing a new radiographer who worked tirelessly to support provided to their patients and to members of facility for Macclesfield Community Amateur innovation in development of Radiography the public. Four members of School staff were Sports Club. The School has recently signed education and advancement in Radiography honoured as part of the Salford 100 Women’s an agreement with ARUP, one of the leading practice. The School is currently working on Celebrations, and two colleagues were awarded companies in the sector. This will see the School research projects worth around £3.1m and the prestigious Florence Nightingale Foundation and ARUP working together in areas such as the expertise of its staff is informing national travel award and the Iolanthe Research critical city infrastructure, building information and international policy and development in Fellowship Award modelling, retrofit and sustainability, and city key areas such as the stroke improvement modelling. programme, clinical excellence guidelines School of Social Work, Psychology & Public Health Many new international links have been for rheumatoid arthritis and European The School’s Directorate of Social Work and established over the last year. The School has management guidelines for osteo-arthritis Social Policy were commissioned by the benefitted from British Council funding to of the knee. Children’s Workforce Development Council to establish a Centre of Excellence in the Built The School has continued to develop worldwide develop and deliver a new, innovative approach Environment in Basra, Iraq and to strengthen partnerships, with staff from Podiatry visiting to social work education and training in the collaboration with Indiana State University Chennai, India in February to launch a foot context of a national review of social work in the USA. It has also signed an agreement health clinic at Sri Ramachandra hospital. education. Only two UK universities deliver the with Carnegie Mellon University in the USA to Other partnerships have resulted in many programme, which is leading the field in social collaborate on work that looks at sustainability volunteer opportunities for current students, work education. and architecture, and this year will see the with Prosthetic and Orthotic students working School’s Quantity Surveying undergraduate with a charity in Romania to help people who The Directorate of Social Work and Social programme delivered for the first time in Sri have lost a limb or have limb deformity; and Policy has partnered with Deakin University Lanka in collaboration with the Columbo School Occupational Therapy students going to the in Australia, giving social work students the of Construction Technology. same country to help disadvantaged children. opportunity to undertake part of their studies in Melbourne. The first two students to take College of Health & Social Care School of Nursing & Midwifery advantage of this opportunity have recently Staff from the School have worked on research arrived in Australia. School of Health, Sport & and innovation partnership projects with Rehabilitation Sciences nursing and midwifery colleagues in Australia, This year has seen the first cohort of students In May, the Radiography Directorate launched Pakistan, Kenya, China, and 14 different studying on the BSc (Hons) Psychology the Susan Hall Imaging Facility. This suite of European countries. Students have also been programme delivered at Open University hi-tech radiography scanners will help train the able to undertake placements in Europe, Hong Kong. next generation of radiographers to diagnose Tanzania, the US and Australia as part of their life-threatening diseases such as early and pre-qualifying studies. late stage cancer, as well as enabling students

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Alumni profile Brendan Rendall

4 years ago Brendan Rendall (BA (Hons) Fashion Design, 2004) was unfit, overweight and fed-up. Little did he know back then that a decision to get in shape would not only change his life, but enable him to make a difference and provide inspiration to many others too.

Moved by his encounters to try and make a Marathon the day after his punishing bike ride difference to others, Brendan quit his job in finished. retail management when he returned to the UK and started a new career as a support Brendan’s achievements are truly inspiring and worker for families with Autistic children. the University was proud to sponsor his most Whilst content with his new vocation and recent efforts and help a past student with healthier lifestyle, Brendan couldn’t forget their worthwhile cause. Lawrie Perrins, Student the children he met in Malawi and continued Communications Manager said: “Brendan’s to support the charity FOMO. In 2009 he ran trip expresses many aspects of the ‘journey’ his first London marathon and helped to raise we hope everyone will take while at Salford - £50,000 for a new skills centre, before engagement with the community, an ethical returning to the country to spend 3 weeks worldview, sensitivity to international issues, distributing food and clothes and spending personal drive and a commitment to a healthy time with some of the 5,500 orphans that and sustainable lifestyle.” the charity supports.

“I decided to take on a

ince then Brendan has huge challenge, not just channeled his new found love to raise money but also of fitness into completing awareness of both punishing personal challenges in order to raise thousands of FOMO and The National Spounds for two charities close to his heart, the Autistic Society.” Friends of Mulanje Orphans (FOMO) in Malawi and The National Autism Society here in the Brendan then began looking for the next big UK. He says: “In 2007 I was fed up with being test on his fundraising mission: “I decided to overweight so took up running to get fit, take on a huge challenge, not just to raise this led me to get involved with an endurance money but also awareness of both FOMO and challenge called Mission Malawi”. The National Autistic Society.” In 2011, and in an effort that took him from the North East The challenge was to undertake an epic two Scottish coast, down to the South Western tip week bike ride across the impoverished African of England and across to London, the former nation and the experience changed Brendan’s Fashion Design student completed his most whole perspective on life: “I was so shocked grueling challenge yet. In just 13 days from and saddened at what I had seen. I had 3rd to 16th April, Brendan cycled the near experienced poverty first hand and the 1000 miles from John O’Groats to Land’s End. realisation that so many children needed But, his extreme journey wasn’t over at that help.“ point and he continued by running the London

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Graduate Gateway

Two local alumni have benefitted from an innovative placement scheme run by Careers and Employability at the University of Salford.

he Graduate Gateway That’s worked out really well, and he’s now Although the Graduate Gateway placement programme was set up in 2009, a permanent member of staff.” Sigma scheme has now come to an end, there are with the support of the European Consulting has a relationship with Manchester lots of other opportunities for alumni to get Social Fund and the Higher Metropolitan University, but this was their first involved and contribute to current students’ Education Funding Council of experience of working the University of Salford. experience and career development. We are TEngland (HEFCE), which made money available always on the lookout for employers who are to universities across England for graduate “The process was very able to offer internships. The schemes were designed to z  give students and graduates opportunities in easy, and we’d definitely Industrial year-out or summer placements for the workplace, and to give local businesses a consider coming back to students, or Unite for Business placements; z  chance to recruit graduates on a short-term Salford if we develop the Live Projects, where teams of students work trial basis, ideally with a view to offering them on a real industrial project as part of their longer employment. Over the course of the team any further.” degrees; z  funding, which lasted from March 2010 to Independent Learning Modules, where March 2011, 150 Salford graduates undertook The placements ranged across a variety students complete a 50-hour placement twelve-week placements in local businesses. of sectors, including graphic design, with a not-for-profit organisation z   The placements were linked with a five-day arts administration, marketing and sales, Knowledge Transfer Partnerships, employability training scheme, funded by construction and property management, digital collaborations between an academic, the European Social Fund. At the end of technology, media, the voluntary sector and a company and a graduate recruited to the training, after graduates had spent time professional services. At the end of the scheme, work on a project central to the needs developing their communication and teamwork nearly 30% of the graduates had been offered of the business further work by their placement providers. skills, and polished their CVs and interview You can also take a stand at one of our Some of these were full-time, permanent skills, there was a Speed Networking event Recruitment Fairs, deliver a presentation to positions, and graduates looking for work in where local employers could meet each of the students, act as a mentor or business adviser popular areas like media, arts administration graduates for three minutes before moving on to students developing their own business, or and design could use the scheme to kickstart to the next. Hilary Stephenson, who graduated sponsor activities such as the Salford Student freelance careers, treating the twelve-week from Salford herself with a degree in English Life Award. Language and Literature in 1995, is now Graduate Gateway placement as their first the Managing Director of Sigma Consulting contract and making contacts within their If you’re not an employer, but still want to be Solutions. Hilary attended the first Speed chosen industry. involved with students, we are also looking for Networking event in April 2010, and recruited mentors for our new Barriers to Employment Beth McCann, who graduated from BA (Hons) Kevin Reay through the placement programme. Mentoring Scheme; panel members to work on in Media and Performance in 2003, now runs the Student Life Award; people who would like the arts festival Not Part Of, and took several “Our company offers a variety of user centred to contribute to a series of case studies of our graduates on marketing and arts administration digital services, including web and mobile alumni; graduates of Salford who have been in placements through the scheme. “We liked application design, web content management local authority care – and a whole host of other the scheme because we got applicants from and usability testing, so we were really looking opportunities. for someone with a web design background,” all sorts of different areas, and were able to Hilary says. “Kevin had graduated in Tourism bring new skills into the office. We’re currently For more information about any of these Management, but we liked him at the Speed waiting to see whether we’ve been successful opportunities contact [email protected] Networking and he showed a clear interest in on a funding bid for a project that one of the or ring us on 0161 295 5088. We look forward marketing, so we offered him a placement in graduates worked on, and if we are, we’re to hearing from you! our Sales and Marketing team. hoping to offer her more work.”

24 Alumni Magazine 2011 “We liked the scheme because we got applicants from all sorts of different areas”

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Alumni updates Here are a few of your highlights. If you would like to be featured in next year’s magazine, please email [email protected]. We look forward to hearing from you.

1980 – 1989 Leon Calverley (BSc ’98) founded and runs his Vicki Harvey (BSc ’96; MBA ’10) after several own digital marketing agency in Lancashire. He years in industry returned to the University of Arshad Madni (BSc ’84) works for Maxim is married with two young children. Salford to complete her MBA at the Business Integrated products as a Principal Analog IC School. She is now a part-time lecturer in the Design Engineer in Bristol. In his spare time, he Annie Collinson (BSc ’93) has set up a fitness Salford Business School after completing the composes classical music and recently released and weight loss boot camp, based in the heart PGCAP course. his first Classical CD for String Quartet, Mystic of the Forest of Bowland, Lancashire. SlimThin thoughts, which can be downloaded at www. Bootcamp runs a 5 day residential weight Mike Honeyman (BEng ’95) spent several theclassicalshop.net. loss camp with luxury accommodation years working around the UK before moving and all exercises included to Australia at the start of 2007, working in Stuart Runham (BEng ’89) after 20 years (www.slimthinbootcamp.co.uk) civil engineering in the water industry. He is as an Aeronautical Engineer in the Ministry now back at University doing a GradDip in of Defence, Stuart has taken the opportunity Peter Corby (BEng ’93) is the Managing Ornithology (distance learning) at Charles Stuart to change direction and is now a professional Director of a steel marketing company in University. He has been married to Sophie for photographer. He has been running his own Leicester. He is married with a child. ten years and has two children photographic business for nearly two years nine and three years old. and is now the official photographer for Julie Harding (BA ’97) started her career in the Precious Children Charity, a new charity marketing before moving into recruitment. She Sten Otto Johnsen (BEng ’91) and dedicated to helping orphans in Africa; where set up her own business, www.cvmatters.com, Monika Elisabeth Fidtje (BSc ’92) he will be accompany them to Swaziland nine years ago. She is also a qualified teacher who met at the University, married in May to document their work. He also works in of French, German and Spanish. She lives in 2011, after being engaged for over 20 years. the fashion and commercial areas building a Hampshire with her husband and two children. They are psychotherapists, with their own reputation for vintage themed photography. www.aethereal-visions-photography.co.uk

1990 – 1999

Christopher Adamson (BA ’96) graduated with a degree in Modern Languages and is now Director of a recruitment firm, Adamson & Partners, which his father founded in the 1980’s. The firm also sponsors the yearly intellectual property prize at the University’s Law School. He is married with two young children and lives in South West London.

John Baldwin (BSc ‘92; MA ’95) moved to Chicago in 2000 to work in IT for Eurex and CBOT futures exchanges. In 2007 he moved to Singapore still managing IT infrastructure in We’re proud of the achievements the trading industry. He has recently moved to of all our alumni Colarado and is looking forward to enjoying the mountain lifestyle.

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private practice, specializing in intimate 2000 - 2011 relationships: http://parterapeutene.no. Sten also works in the software industry as Imtiaz Ali (MBA ’02) is Director of his own a consultant on Agile and Scrum. They have textile engineering business, DYENEX, based three daughters, 15, 13 and 7 and live in in Pakistan. Stavanger, Norway. Keith Chaplin-Mabutt (BA ’00) has Ian Livingstone (BA ‘94) has recently experienced success with his company, joined the elite ranks of the British music CVSeeMe Limited (that owns the graduate industry with his Ivor Novello Award in the recruitment website, CVSeeMe.co.uk), after ‘Best Original Video Game Score’ category winning ‘Best Technical Innovation’ at the for his work on Napoleon: Total War. Since OnRec Awards. In June 2011 they were voted graduating Ian has developed a successful as one of the ‘Best Job Boards’ in the country career as a composer for film, television and by the Recruitment Industry Awards. Send us your news for the next advertising and worked alongside Richard Tom Dawson (BSc ’08) and Jordan Russell (BA issue: [email protected] Beddow and Richard Birdsall in the creation of ‘04) married 14 May 2011 in Machynlleth, the award-winning soundtrack. Wales. They both row for Agecroft Rowing club at Salford Quays and have been crew Guro Birgitte Stene (BSc ’99) completed members of the winning Salford Alumni John McDonald (BSc ’10) left Salford with her MSc Physiotherapy at Manchester mixed 8+ at the Two Cities Boat race for a BSc (Hons) in Business and Management Metropolitan University. She met her husband, the last 2 years (2010 and 2011). Tom won Studies with Law, entering a severely Per S Knardal (BA ’01) at the University and the Britannia Challenge Cup at the world challenged jobs market, made even more they returned to Norway after completing their famous Henley Royal regatta in 2009 and challenging through being an experienced degrees. She has worked as a physiotherapist Jordan recently medalled at the National and ‘mature’ graduate, as opposed to young but her career has mainly focused in research. Rowing Championships of Great Britain. Tom and inexperienced. After a brief spell with the She is now doing a PhD in Medicine at is a physiotherapist and Jordan manages the ONS, he has now secured a consultancy role the Norwegian University of Science and Teacher Recruitment Marketing campaign at of Business Process Analyst with BusinessPort Technology in Trondheim. She is married with the Training and Development Agency for Ltd (www.businessport.net/) in Aberdeen, two young children. Schools (TDA). They live in Manchester. Scotland and will shortly depart the UK for Abuja, Nigeria, to assist with the rollout of Mark A Wallace (BEng ’95) Mark married Dave Fortune (BA ’03) currently works as BusinessPorts ‘Agility’ Business Management Emma in snowy Hampshire on 18th December a Record Label Manager for My First Moth System for a global energy client. 2009, before Mark started a new job at KBR Records. in Leatherhead. In May they had a bonny Peter Murray (BSc ’01) recently rebranded baby boy, Thomas, weighing 4.2kgs and Michele Hawkes (BA ’01) has been working and re-launched his graphic/web design with Dad’s sideburns! in marketing and advertising since graduating. company which went limited in 2011. She recently located to New York to work for www.everylastpixel.co.uk The family then relocated in early August an international marketing consultancy. 2011 to Haugesund in Norway where Mike Potts (Pg Dip ’02) an alumnus from the Mark is working as Control Systems and Dave Howarth (MA ’10) is now Assistant Acoustics and Noise Control. After a period Instrumentation Engineer for KBR and Statoil Professor at Zayed University in Abu Dhabi with Manchester City Council (Environmental at the Kårstø Plant, Europe’s biggest export teaching Graphic Design to BA students. Health Dept), Atkins and Royal Haskoning, port for natural gas liquids (NGL) and the third Mike set up as a freelance acoustic consultant largest in the world. The family are looking Lorraine Hughes (HND ’03) completed in September 2010 under the name Echo forward to the exciting adventures ahead with her post graduate in HACCP in 2009. She is Acoustics Ltd (www.echo-acoustics.co.uk). Glaciers, Elk, Herring and dark cold winters! relocating back to Leeds from Dubai where He is now married with 2 kids and a mad she worked as the Technical Manager at Springer Spaniel puppy. Paul Kilbride (BSc ’99) became engaged to Emirates Flight Catering. Joanna Cocking (BSc ’99) after proposing on Hannah Swarbrick-Done (BA ’11) 1 January 2011 in New York. Ash Mahmud (BEng ’01) is the Head of graduated from BA Design Futures in July CRM for Groupon. 2011. She is now working as an Account Manager for Acquire, a business development consultancy.

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Sailing towards Paralympic Gold in 2012?

Image accreditations: Above: Skandia Team GBR/Paul Wyeth World beater Below: onEdition Among the superstars competing in the London 2012 Paralympics is Salford old boy and sailing World Cup Gold Medal winner Niki Birrell.

t only 25 and, together with Niki still lives in the North West with his Niki’s career highlights teammate Alexandra Rickham, parents, and while at the University studied 2010 ISAF World Cup, Gold Niki is a real Paralympic Gold for a Business and Management Degree. Medal contender. He has been “Business is something I’m definitely interested 2010 World Championships, Gold sailing since he was nine, when in,” he said, “and when I stop competing 2009 World Championships, Gold Ahis dad took him and his brother to Cheshire’s I’d like to run my own company.” Winsford Flash Sailing Club. “I just got hooked 2008 Qingdao International Regatta immediately,” said Niki. “My brother also really However, there are years of competition to (Paralympic Test Event), Gold loved it and we ended up as British and go yet, and the time between Beijing and European junior champions and got to train now has proved hugely successful in terms of with the Olympic development squad.” medals. Niki and Alexandra won gold in two back-to-back World Championships and Niki was born with cerebral palsy and it wasn’t then a further Gold Medal at the 2010 ISAF too long before the Paralympic team came (International Sailing Federation) World Cup. knocking on his door, which was why in 2007 “It was awesome to win with a day to spare he teamed up with Alexandra Rickham to race and we were delighted all our hard training two-person SKUD 18s – a high-performance paid off,” said Niki. “The World Cup was the craft that allows disabled sailors to perform at biggest fleet we’ve ever raced in and has really elite levels. A series of impressive finishes set us up for the Games.” during selection for the Beijing games, including a Bronze at the US Disabled Open When he’s not sailing Niki spends his time with Midwinters, put them on the plane to China, family and friends, or watching Manchester with Niki the youngest member of the City. While those in the know are confident sailing team. Beijing though, while a great he’ll secure the podium he craves, he still experience, was not plain sailing. “It’s probably remembers the early years to keep his feet the most disappointing moment of my career on the ground. “When me and my brother so far as we didn’t even make the podium,” were younger we decided to go sailing when said Niki. “Our main focus is to win at London everyone else said it was too windy. We not 2012 and this year me and Alexandra have just only managed to capsize the boat but get it been concentrating on sailing the boat as blown onto rocks too,” he said. “It did Niki with teammate fast as we can.” £1500 worth of damage – all for 8 seconds Alexandra Rickham of sailing!”

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Brand new You may have noticed something different about communications from the University, including this magazine: our new brand.

distinctive visual identity brings “We need to ensure future students and online survey of our University community, Sailing towards Paralympic Gold in 2012? clear benefits for the University, colleagues recognise the University as an including our Alumni. Without all of these including greater awareness impactful place to work, one that really views, we simply would not be where we are and understanding of the makes a difference to their lives.” today. institution. This allows us to Image accreditations: Adifferentiate ourselves from competitor Over the past year our new and distinc- The branding has led to fresh marketing Above: Skandia Team GBR/Paul Wyeth Below: onEdition universities, improve our credibility, and tive identity has been carefully considered, materials, publications and a logo, with enhance our ability to reach out to our varied researched and tested to make sure that we new signage due before Christmas. A new audiences with one voice. “Our new branding have created the best image for the University corporate website (www.salford.ac.uk) is about creating a distinctive presence in a of Salford. “We’ve spoken to over 500 UK and has also been developed to encompass all of packed marketplace,” said Corporate international students including school-leavers, the aspirational elements of our new brand, Marketing Manager Penny Hicks. mature students and those currently studying creating a visually exciting site with increased at Salford” said Penny. There’s also been an features and functionality.

Representing Salford A history of the University’s logo

ur new corporate identity is so much more than just 5. 2004 – The logo is amended to appear more contemporary and a new logo: it defines how we’re viewed by students, the strapline “A Greater Manchester University” is added to help stakeholders and you. However, as a graphical people locate the institution. representation of its brand, a clear and distinctive logo is a crucial element in promoting recognition of any 6. 2011 – The first new logo for 16 years is introduced. Echoing our Oorganisation and its values. We decided to look at the changes our earlier logos the graphic is in red and black. The locational device is logo has been through over the years: shortened simply to “Manchester” to ensure maximum awareness of our proximity to the city and all it has to offer. 1. 1967 – Her Majesty The Queen issues a Royal Charter to The Royal College of Advanced Technology, officially establishing The University

of Salford. For the next 16 years the University of Salford crest is the 1. 2. 4. primary graphic used to represent the institution.

2. 1983 – The first University of Salford logo is introduced.

3. 1988 – The logo starts to appear in two colours and in 1992 3.

the border around the logo is dropped.

4. 1995 – A new logo is introduced. Based on the University’s 5. 6. original crest, it draws upon the heritage of the institution. This is further reflected in a new colour palette of burgundy and British racing green.

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Alumni profile Rob Bagshaw

The School of Media, Music and Performance at Salford has an impressive history of producing well-known actors, musicians and entertainers including; Sir Ben Kingsley, Christopher Eccleston, Maxine Peake and Peter Kay. For alumnus Rob Bagshaw however, studying at Salford has led to a highly successful career behind the camera.

ob graduated from Salford in 1995 with a BA (Hons) in Media and Performance. He has since gone on to become known as one of the most diverse Rtelevision producers in the world. His work spans entertainment, reality, talk, magazine, music, comedy, soap-opera, drama, documentary and current affairs and has been broadcast on major networks and cables in the UK, the USA and across the globe.

The range of subject matters Rob has worked with are truly diverse and he has handled everything from bomb scares, elections, assassinations, streakers, drunk rock-stars and world record attempts - all on live television. His work spans award ceremonies including, the British Academy Film and Television Awards (BAFTA), MTV Europe Music Awards, British Comedy Awards and the BRITS, plus game show formats such as The National Lottery and drama series such as Prime Suspect. In between he has worked on feature films, documentaries, theatre and rock concerts.

For Rob, the first achievement on the road to all of this success was gaining his place at Salford. He spoke to us about his time here Now based in LA, Rob produces and some of the incredible achievements he some of America’s top-rated TV shows has enjoyed in his career since: “I auditioned for my course with five other people, and they put me in a room with one other person while they talked to the other

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three for ages. We were convinced they broadcasts in an 80 episode, 12 week run We asked Rob to tell us what it’s like working had made the cut and we hadn’t, and were on both primetime BBC1 and BBC3 in 2007. with so many well-known individuals: scheming a plan B that involved running off to He says: “The creative challenge of producing “Celebrities are often the least interesting work at EuroDisney. When the lecturers came ideas every day for live magazine shows The people you work with, but there are in and told us we were in, I thought I had Big Breakfast and This Morning were fantastic exceptions. Bill Clinton, Desmond Tutu, won the lottery! I remember the excitement training grounds, and I’m proud of running the Prince of Wales. All much more down to of the Adelphi Campus being so close to the the recent BBC show Castaway even though earth, warm and ‘human’ than you might big, professional world of Granada Television it wasn’t a hit, because it was such an expect. Spending three days in Milan with and BBC North, and constantly dreaming up achievement logistically. You learn as much Madonna was fascinating, prepping for ways to appear on their programs or get work on a flop as you do a hit, sometimes more! an interview with Elizabeth Taylor and her experience." In 2003 I sold an idea to the Fox Network walking in with Michael Jackson on her arm that became Paradise Hotel and ended up was definitely a thrill, and I’ve spent most of Upon graduating Rob didn’t have to wait long the biggest (and most expensive, at nearly 2011 working with Harvey Weinstein which for his first job in “the business”. After $30 million) hit that summer on US television. was an education! Nowadays, it really is just applying to an advert he saw in the Media I now executive produce all the international part of the day to day in the job, but I have Guardian whilst still a student, he was offered versions. It’s become a cult hit in the industry, no shame in still being excited to work with the position as an Agent’s Assistant for a so it’s a good calling card. And it’s the show people I admire. If you lose that, what’s the theatrical agency in the middle of the West that got me into America.” point of being in the business?” End: “I left Salford on a Friday and started in London on a Monday. [The agency] represented comedians like Paul Merton, Rik “I auditioned for my course with five other Mayal and Alexei Sayle as well as film and people. When the lecturers came in and told us TV actors. It was absolutely the business of showbusiness; availability checks, contracts we were in, I thought I had won the lottery!” and filming dates. I’d put people on ‘soft holds’, create character breakdowns from Now based in America full-time, following Finally, we asked Rob about some of the scripts, and try to remember which clients a stint working in Australia, Rob is a judging highlights of his personal life since leaving died and which cried in Casualty or Eastenders member of BAFTA, the Producers Guild Salford: “My brother served in the RAF and did that week." of America and ASTRA (the Australian tours in Kuwait, Kosovo and Northern Ireland. subscription television industry awards). Now he’s doing serious undercover work for Later, Rob was offered two jobs at the same He also serves as a Director on the Board of the police. I’m immensely proud of his time, one as a performer on a cruise ship BAFTA/LA and regularly lectures on issues in achievements, and my friends who are and the other as a runner with Hat Trick the broadcasting industry, including doing so well in their own careers. I ran Productions, for much less money: “I took the teaching at UCLA. Recent projects include entertainment for one of the networks in runner job, and got to work on all their shows, working as Executive Producer on Project Australia for two years, and then moved from from Father Ted and Drop the Dead Donkey, Runway All Stars, with fellow Executive Sydney to Los Angeles. Setting up in a new to Have I Got News for You and Whose Line Producers Heidi Klum, Jon Murray and Harvey country and building a life - not just a living is It Anyway. I started on the BBC 2 sitcom Weinstein. And, Rob is now working as - is the key, and definitely a highlight for me. Game On and moved on to Clive Anderson’s Executive Producer of Current Programming But most important is the bond I have with talk show. I can still remember his exact lunch for BBC Worldwide where he is Executive my godchildren and friends’ kids, who I care order. He was a true gentleman, and he always Producing a new show with Oprah Winfrey about more than anything. That’s what really let me keep the change!“ which is due to air in 2012. counts.”

Since then, Rob has gone on to produce During his career, Rob has worked with many more than 1,500 hours of live television with other high-profile figures such as Madonna, genre-defining daily UK magazine formats Will Smith and members of the Royal Family. The Big Breakfast and This Morning and talk He has also conducted interviews with the likes shows with hosts Des O’Connor and Johnny of Michael Jackson, Elizabeth Taylor, Sir Paul Vaughan. He was also Executive Producer of McCartney, Woody Allen, Tom Cruise, George the largest reality show productions to date; Clooney and Julia Roberts. Political leaders he Paradise Hotel, Forever Eden (both in America) has worked with include President Bill Clinton, and the BBC’s multi-platform documentary Former Prime Minister Tony Blair and Former reality series Castaway, with daily live President of Russia Mikhail Gorbachev.

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Honorary Graduates 2011 From journalism and music to outstanding contributions to the prison service and the local community, this year’s honorary graduates have all made a big impact on the lives of others and we are proud to recognise their achievements.

1. Bill Campbell 6. Christopher Paul Sheffield OBE Master of Arts, honoris causa Doctor of Letters, honoris causa In recognition of outstanding achievements as In recognition of the outstanding contribution a Salfordian and contribution to the creative made to the Prison Service of England and industries within the City of Salford. Wales and the work contributed to our students’ learning experience here at the University of Salford.

2. Alan Garner OBE 7. Warren J Smith Doctor of Letters, honoris causa Doctor of Letters, honoris causa In recognition of outstanding achievements in In recognition of outstanding achievements literature and public education in local heritage. and contribution to the community.

3. Deborah Haynes 8. Graham Nash Doctor of Science, honoris causa Doctor of Letters, honoris causa In recognition of outstanding achievements as a In recognition of his outstanding achievements campaigner for Iraqi interpreters and translators as a musician and in the creative arts and his working for the British and for her achievements pioneering use of technology in performance. in journalism.

4. Magnus Mowat 9. Sir Harold Evans Doctor of Letters, honoris causa Doctor of Letters, honoris causa In recognition of outstanding achievements In recognition of outstanding achievements in and contribution to improving the lives of the journalism. residents of Salford and the wider community through work with the Booth Charities.

5. Peggy Seeger To read more about our Honorary Graduates please visit: Doctor of Arts, honoris causa www.salford.ac.uk/alumni/honorary In recognition of outstanding achievements as a musician.

32 Alumni Magazine 2011 With a wide-range of topics covered, the University holds events for everyone.

Events Calendar There is always something happening either on campus, home or away. Here are just a few of the events coming up over the next few months…

Alumni Events Vice-Chancellor’s Lecture Series, Peel Campus www.salford.ac.uk/alumni/events Contact Paul Butlin at [email protected] for more details

21 January 2012: Alumni Event, Dubai 16 January 2012: Andrew Hall QC 23 January 2012: Alumni Event, Oman 13 March 2012: Kate Pickett 25 April 2012: Alumni Event, London 3 May 2012: The Rt Hon The Lord Michael Heseltine TBC May 2012: Alumni Pub Quiz, Salford Careers and Further Education Events Music Events Contact [email protected] There are weekly lunchtime recitals in Peel Hall by student bands and visiting guests which take place throughout the year. 1 February 2012: Acoustics, Audio and Video Engineering Event 22 February 2012: Languages Futures Event www.salford.ac.uk/events for listings 7 March 2012 (TBC): School of the Built Environment Employability Event www.arts.salford.ac.uk/mailing to subscribe to the 14 March 2012: College of Health & Social Care Event events mailing list.

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Win 2 nights accommodation at the Umi Hotel in London

Now you’ve read the magazine why not enter our competition for the chance to win a break in London with two nights accommodation Some University facilities, like the library, at the Umi Hotel, Notting Hill, are available to Alumnni for life owned by alumnus Steve Lowy.

Please email your answers to the questions below to [email protected], typing ‘QUIZ’ as the subject heading.

Alumni Benefits Alternatively you can enter online at www.salford.ac.uk/alumni/quiz

and Services All submissions must be received by Friday 27 January 2012.

Online community The entrant with the most correct answers will be declared the winner From reductions on hotel accommodation to money-off private health and notified by Friday 3 February 2012. Where there is more than one care, magazine subscriptions and sports and theatre tickets, joining person with the same number of correct answers a draw will be held. our online community gives you access to a wide-range of discounts and exclusive offers. On the website you can also update your personal Questions information, register for events and keep up-to-date with University and alumni news. www.salford.ac.uk/alumni 1. Which important physicist’s former home has the University recently acquired? Fond Memory Friday Fond Memory Fridays are available on almost any Friday throughout 2. How many mini-screens are there in “The Egg” at our the year. We offer you a complimentary lunch for your whole group, MediaCityUK building? plus a campus tour from one of our current Student Tour Guides. 3. Which 5 countries have over 1,000 Salford alumni residing there? We cater for all group sizes and have some great rates with local hotels if you require local accommodation. So all you need to do is 4. Which MP visited the University in January? get your group together and pick the Friday that’s best for you! www.salford.ac.uk/alumni/reunions 5. In what year is the University’s new Arts’ Building due to open? e: [email protected] for more information. 6. How much have the School of Computing, Science and Engineering University Facilities been awarded by the Wellcome Trust to fund their work into the transmission of parasitic disease? As an alumnus you can use the Library, Sports and Leisure Centre and the Careers service for life! You can also book University space to hold 7. How many Salford graduates undertook placements as part meetings, rehearsals, conferences or entertaining. To access any of of the Graduate Gateway scheme? these facilities, all you need is a valid Alumni Card*. For more information, please visit: www.salford.ac.uk/alumni. 8. In which two years did alumnus Niki Birrell win gold medals for Sailing at the World Championships? *Please note: charges apply for using some of these services. 9. Which two honorary graduates received awards “in recognition Find us on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn – of outstanding achievements as a musician”? search for Salford Alumni 10. Name three University facilities that are available for use by alumni.

34 Alumni Magazine 2011 Enhance your career with a postgraduate course 94% of our postgraduates go on to employment or further study within six months of graduating (DLHE 2009 and 2010)

Postgraduate study is increasingly important. A postgraduate course offers you the ideal chance to specialise in a particular field, re-focus your career, and gain a qualification that can enhance your employment prospects and professional development.

It’s an exciting time to rediscover your career options at the University. Our unique digital teaching, learning and research space at MediaCityUK is now open and is home to over 1,500 students. In addition, we are making a major investment in our campus, including a new £38m Arts Building which will include theatre and studio spaces.

Come along to one of our Postgraduate Open Days in 2012 - it’s a chance to find out more about the courses we offer and how they can help you achieve your career goals. You will also be able to take a tour of our developing campus and new facilities, speak to academics, and visit MediaCityUK for yourself.

Postgraduate Open Days 14 March 2012 4.00 – 8.00pm 23 May 2012 4.00 – 8.00pm 4 July 2012 4.00 – 8.00pm

Book your place: www.salford.ac.uk/study/visit Alumni Relations University of Salford The Crescent Salford, M5 4WT United Kingdom t: +44 (0) 161 295 5909 f: +44 (0) 161 295 5496 e: [email protected]

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