University of Kent/ Annual Review 2012

The UK’s European university

UNIVERSITY OF KENT / ANNUAL REVIEW 2012 CONTENTS 1 Introduction by the Vice-Chancellor 2 World-leading research 8 Inspiring education 14 Regional and international impact 20 Institutional strategic plan 22 Faculty updates 28 Outstanding people 32 Books 34 Building for our future 36 Financial performance 38 Awards, appointments, promotions, deaths 40 Principal officers www.kent.ac.uk 1

INTRODUCTION

Amongst the well-documented challenges for the higher education sector, the University of Kent has not only survived the year, it has thrived. We have proved our continuing success, coming third amongst comparable institutions in the National Student Survey. This is testament to the dedication of academic and professional service colleagues, and demonstrates the high quality of the student experience across our campuses.

Our commitment to student support also led to Recruiting students from overseas is an Once again, we have demonstrated that the shortlisting for a prestigious Times Higher ever more difficult challenge for us with a University is in good financial health and the Education Award for the Employability Points competitive marketplace and visa restrictions, Summary of Financial Performance shows Scheme, a programme which sees hundreds but we continue to be a popular UK university another significant surplus. This ought not, of students benefit from development for both undergraduates and postgraduates however, leave us complacent as this activities that enhance their desirability in the from around the world. country’s, and the world’s economies are not jobs market. yet on a stable footing. We have invested in our campuses with state- As the UK’s European university, we have of-the-art teaching and research facilities. For The University is a community, and the continued to develop partnerships with other example, we have refurbished a number of success we have achieved this year would institutions across the continent, and have buildings at the Chatham Historic Dockyard, not have been possible without staff, students, further enhanced our permanent centres in part of our Medway campus, for Fine Art and alumni and our many supporters including Brussels and Paris. Our programme in Athens Music. The Colyer-Fergusson Music Building is members of the University Council. We are is growing and has attracted significant an exceptional performance space and one not just surviving, we are thriving. Long may external funding, and other projects are in which will enable us to offer the highest quality that continue. development which will extend our European musical experience for our students and staff, reach. Our students and staff benefit and for the local community. Across the enormously from exchange programmes, and campuses the University engages with, and is from our diverse multinational outlook; a key part of, the community. Not only is it a major strength of the University and something employer and economic force in the region, which marks us out in the increasingly it is a place of intellectual stimulation with a Professor Dame Julia M Goodfellow competitive, and increasingly globalised, popular Open Lecture programme. DBE, CBE, FMed Sci world of higher education. Vice-Chancellor This year has seen continued investment for The University is a place where Europe the Research Excellence Framework; in and the world meet, and our international autumn 2013, we will submit our research for activities stretch around the globe. Our a quality assessment which will determine alumni networks, as well as our academic a significant proportion of our income for partnerships, span the globe and this year I, the next few years. We have recruited new and colleagues, have visited members of academic staff and promoted existing the Kent community in Hong Kong, China, colleagues to support this work, and you will Singapore and Malaysia, and the USA. see profiles of newly-promoted professors in this review. We are rightly proud of the quality of our researchers and the work they produce. 2 UNIVERSITY OF KENT / ANNUAL REVIEW 2012

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and Kent had initiated anxiety about pressures Building on our research successes to date, The University of Kent on local services, and there had been much the University is now preparing for its was ranked 24th out of publicity about the plight of veterans submission to the Research Excellence struggling to settle in the UK. Framework (REF) in 2013 – the Government’s 159 institutions for its new assessment of the quality of research in Nina’s research found that, in fact, Gurkhas UK higher education institutions. world-leading research are outward-looking, self-reliant, and the in the most recent majority consider proficiency in English, Throughout 2012, we have been working education, employment and training to be closely with Schools to prepare their Research Assessment most important. Employment rates for Gurkhas submissions for a pilot exercise covering all Exercise, with six are high, with over 90 per cent of males and aspects of the REF; from research outputs to females under 60 in full-time work. Home impact case-studies and staff data. Results subjects in the top ten of ownership is at 56 per cent, many rent of the pilot exercise will be reviewed early in privately, and reliance on housing benefit is 2013 and our submissions – expected to be their disciplines and five mostly confined to older veterans. made in 24 Units of Assessment and involving subject areas at Kent in almost 600 academic staff members – will be The research provided the background for one refined in the light of our findings. the UK’s top 20. of the councils concerned to make a case for establishment of the Government’s Gurkha With such a record, it is not surprising that the Integration Fund, worth £1.5 million. It has also University’s research findings often receive shown the importance of preparation for large media coverage. One of the most recent influxes of immigrants, and how working with studies to make the headlines was Nina newly established communities does much to Gurung’s research into Gurhka settlement counteract hostility and distrust. and integration in the UK. The recent large increases in Gurkha populations in Hampshire 4 UNIVERSITY OF KENT / ANNUAL REVIEW 2012

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More cutbacks mean more riots Dental discovery will aid forensic 1.2 million euro research award Research by Professor Peter Taylor-Gooby practitioners and anthropologists for Kent law professor at the University’s School of Social Policy, Forensic practitioners and anthropologists will Professor Anneli Albi, of Kent Law School, Sociology and Social Research has shown be among those to benefit from Kent research has been awarded 1.2 million euros by the that across 26 developed welfare states on the dental development of humans. The European Research Council for a five-year between 1980 and 2005 greater poverty, research, conducted by Dr Patrick Mahoney in research project titled ‘The Role and Future privatisation of public services and job the University’s School of Anthropology and of National Constitutions in European and insecurity has led to increased social disorder. Conservation and published in the American Global Governance’. The funding is from His research provides the strongest possible Journal of Physical Anthropology , has the Council’s Independent Starting Grant social science evidence across a range of established links between tooth eruption and programme, a highly competitive scheme countries, and for a considerable time period, enamel growth in human infants, concluding designed to support frontier research by that the kinds of changes the UK government that milk teeth do not develop in the same way leading young international scholars. The is pursuing generate social disorder. as adult permanent teeth. Such a discovery project aims to revisit the role of national not only opens up a new way of assessing the constitutions at a time when decision-making For the study, Professor Taylor-Gooby, who dental development of humans through fossils has increasingly shifted to the transnational has previously advised the UK government on but will also assist in age-at-death level. Key examples that the study hopes to public policy reform, analysed the relationship determinations in forensic situations. explore include defence rights in the between social disorder and increased European Arrest Warrant system and access poverty, greater job insecurity and privatisation Dr Mahoney is Lecturer in Biological to justice in the global fight against terrorism. in developed western countries such as Anthropology at the University and Director The project also seeks to analyse the role of France, Germany and the USA. When of Kent Osteological Research and Analysis constitutional courts in drawing attention to societies are compared, those with rapid (KORA), an established unit in the School of these issues in transnational judicial increases in the numbers in poverty are on Anthropology and Conservation offering dialogues. average in the top third by the number of osteological analyses of human skeletal major incidents of civil unrest. Similar relations remains. University high-speed rail expert are found for job insecurity and reliance on private rather than welfare state services. advises parliamentary seminar The University’s Professor Roger Vickerman added his expertise on high-speed rail to a panel of academics taking part in a seminar on the subject at the House of Commons. The panel, including Professor Vickerman, took part in a parliamentary seminar in February to examine evidence from the social sciences that can contribute to the debate on the future of high-speed rail in the UK. Chaired by Louise Ellman MP, Chair of the Transport Select Committee of the House of Commons, the seminar was attended by over 70 academics, policy-makers and politicians. Professor Vickerman is Professor of European Economics and Dean of the Brussels School of International Studies.

Centuries-old paradox ‘solved’ by University philosopher It’s been puzzling great thinkers for 2,000 years, but now a University philosophy professor has proposed a novel solution to the famous ancient riddle known as the Sorites paradox. The proposed solution by Professor Laurence Goldstein, Head of the School of European Culture and Languages, breaks the problem into two parts: the first part draws on experimental work and connects with research on choice-making neural mechanisms; the second argues that some traditional reasoning about the Sorites is marred by a fundamental error, or fallacy. www.kent.ac.uk 5

Kent expert advises BBC’s Great Feather Disease is once again raising the propose that our human ancestors evolved a War programmes spectre of extinction. A team led by Dr Jim specialised cognitive system that enabled Groombridge, of the University’s Durrell them to adapt to complex and diverse tribal Professor Mark Connelly, an expert on British Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE), environments. They argue that this system is military history, has been selected to be part has been able to make use of its archive of only triggered under certain conditions, which of a panel of distinguished researchers DNA samples from Mauritius parakeets, built have hitherto been absent from contemporary advising the BBC on programmes to mark up over many years, to identify how the world’s multicultural policy. Their paper offers a unique the centenary of the beginning of the Great smallest DNA circoviruses have evolved to multidisciplinary perspective on this issue, War. The BBC is working with the Arts and cause the spread of the disease. drawing together research on evolutionary Humanities Research Council to bring psychology, cognitive science, sociology and together leading academics to plan a series social policy. of programmes to mark the outbreak of World Psychologists propose solution War One in 1914. Professor Connelly, from to problems in multiculturalism the University’s School of History, has been policy Research spotlights selected to be part of the joint advisory body. ‘mumpreneurs’ In a ground-breaking paper published by the journal Science in May, psychologists from Women who combine motherhood with Kent scientists lead team Kent have claimed a solution to the problems launching their own business often have to researching parrot virus faced by multicultural policy can be found in overcome many barriers to succeed. Now a the study of human evolution. new research project at the University has A University-led team of scientists has gained explored the phenomenon of the so-called new insight into a virus that is threatening to Research has shown that while ‘mumpreneurs’. wipe out the Mauritius parakeet – one of the multiculturalism is a highly enriching world’s most endangered species of parrot. characteristic of modern society, policy has Dr Patricia Lewis, of Kent Business School, generally failed to engage widespread public is leading the research to explore the The Mauritius parakeet was saved from the support for this idea. One of the reasons for emergence of this new type of entrepreneur. brink of extinction 30 years ago, thanks to this is that people have a psychological Examples include Chrissie Rucker, founder of the work of an international team of tendency to prefer environments low in social The White Company, and Justine Roberts and conservationists, including scientists from complexity. However, in their Science paper, Carrie Longton, founders of Mumsnet.com. Kent. Now an outbreak of deadly Beak and Professor Richard Crisp and Rose Meleady The one-year project, titled ‘Mumpreneurs: 6 UNIVERSITY OF KENT / ANNUAL REVIEW 2012

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Reframing Women’s Entrepreneurial Activity?’, University leads study on impact Vitamin variants could combat is investigating how distinct ideas about being of small island tourism cancer a mum and entrepreneur influence women’s business and mothering activities. Research, sponsored by the World Bank and In a development that may lead to new drugs led by the University, has for the first time to treat cancer, scientists at Kent have examined the economic impact of tourism – discovered the process by which a key vitamin Rendition Project launched online both in sparking growth and on poverty – in (B12) is made in cells. A team in the School of An ongoing project designed to analyse the small island states such as the Maldives. Biosciences, led by Professor Martin Warren, global system of rendition, secret detention devised a method that allows them to study and torture initiated by the George W Bush Although many small island developing states how the individual steps for vitamin B12 administration as part of its ‘War on Terror’, (SIDS) are highly dependent on tourism as construction are pieced together. B12 is an has been launched online. measured in GDP and employment, little essential nutrient that plays an important role research has been carried out to date on how in the formation of red blood cells and the The project is led by Dr Ruth Blakeley from the tourism fosters growth within the local maintenance of the nervous system. University’s School of Politics and International economy and what impact it has on poverty Deficiencies are associated with anaemia, Relations and Dr Sam Raphael from Kingston and local opportunities. Dr Mark Hampton, of cardiovascular disorders and dementia. University. Working closely with Reprieve, a the University’s Kent Business School, led a UK-based legal action charity which has led study team, including senior academics from Using techniques of the new discipline of the way in investigating secret prisons and Birmingham and Bournemouth universities, on synthetic biology, researchers engineered a representing victims of rendition and torture, how tourism may contribute more effectively to conveyor belt of molecular machines for the they aim to collate and analyse the huge inclusive growth within SIDS and what policy construction of the vitamin within bacteria. amount of open-source data on the global changes might promote this. By varying the length of the assembly line, rendition system. Further information is they were able to unravel how the vitamin is available at: www.therenditionproject.org.uk manufactured. Significantly, the team was also able to alter some of the molecular machines on the conveyor belt and change the form of the vitamin that is made. It is hoped that these www.kent.ac.uk 7

novel variant forms of the vitamin will act as found overwhelming evidence to suggest that and sophistication of attacks… The Centre important new drugs to treat diseases such as sex offenders supervised in the pilot brings together all aspects of cyber security cancer and infections such as tuberculosis polygraph scheme made more disclosures related research: technical, psychological, (TB). about their risk. social and legal, in order to provide a holistic approach to cyber security.’ Research on polygraph testing New Cyber Security Centre for sex offenders launched Therapies for Acute Kidney Injury Research findings from a team of forensic Greater protection of computer The University is undertaking a £0.5 million psychologists at the University could lead to communications is the aim of a newly research project with pharmaceutical the use of polygraph testing of sex offenders launched research centre at Kent. The Centre company Pfizer to develop new therapies for being adopted nationally. Researchers from for Cyber Security harnesses expertise across patients who suffer Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) the Centre of Research and Education in the University to address current and future after kidney surgery. Forensic Psychology (CORE-FP) conducted a cyber security challenges. It is working with two-year evaluation of a pilot scheme involving external organisations to promote cyber Dr Claire Peppiatt-Wildman, of the Medway the use of polygraph testing to increase security, creating a strategy for wide-ranging School of Pharmacy, is collaborating with disclosures made by sex offenders to multidisciplinary research, developing skills in Dr Nick Pullen at Pfizer’s US research base probation staff. cyber security, and engaging with the wider on the three-year research project. It is community through workshops, visits, lectures hoped that the research will lead to a better The pilot polygraph scheme took place across and training. understanding of the precise pathophysiology the East and West Midlands probation areas underlying AKI and aid the development from April 2009 to October 2011. Seven other Dr Eerke Boiten, Senior Lecturer in the of effective therapies. probation areas where polygraph testing was University’s School of Computing and Director not implemented were also monitored to see if of the new Centre, said: ‘The relevance of Jointly run by the universities of Kent and pilot polygraph testing really did increase the cyber security increases with the increased Greenwich, Medway School of Pharmacy is admissions made by sex offenders to dependence of society on computer network based at the institutions’ shared campus at probation staff. The Kent researchers, led by infrastructure, and the sharply rising incidence Chatham Maritime. Professor Theresa Gannon and Dr Jane Wood, 8 UNIVERSITY OF KENT / ANNUAL REVIEW 2012

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The University of Kent was also ranked 22nd The Scheme, which already has around 2,000 Kent has been confirmed in the 2013 Guardian University Guide , and students signed up, encourages them to as a top university for described by Which? University as one ‘that engage in non-curricular activities and make provides a wealth of European and use of personal development opportunities. student satisfaction in international opportunities for study, work Doing this earns them points and points – and travel, a stimulating and effective learning as everyone knows – mean prizes: training the UK. community that focuses on the individual and programmes and paid internships with almost excellent research-led teaching’. 100 EPS sponsors including Tesco, Penguin In the 2012 National Student Survey (NSS), Books, the National Trust, Kent County Council Kent was placed third* for overall satisfaction, But it’s not just in the classroom that the and Coca-Cola Enterprises. with Oxford and Cambridge joint second University is making its mark. Its innovative behind the Open University. Kent also Employability Points Scheme (EPS), launched *out of all publicly funded, multi-faculty achieved a top 10 position for overall student in September 2010, was shortlisted for a (ie not single-subject/specialist institutions) satisfaction in 17 subjects, and was in the top Times Higher Education Award in November. universities. 20 for 26 out of its 36 subject areas. The Scheme acts as bridge between academic study and practical skills, helping The NSS is a national initiative, conducted students acquire work experience, and annually since 2005. The survey is aimed at all helping businesses find promising, highly final-year undergraduates in higher education motivated employees. institutions (HEIs) in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, as well as those attending 15 out of 19 HEIs in Scotland. 10 UNIVERSITY OF KENT / ANNUAL REVIEW 2012

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Kent announces 100 ‘50th anniversary’ doctoral scholarships The University, in preparation for its 50th anniversary in 2015, has established 100 doctoral scholarships for UK, EU and international students. The recipients of the new scholarships will be known as Kent’s 50th Anniversary Scholars. The scholarships, which will be awarded annually from 2012, complement the already significant investment the University makes in its postgraduate community. Kent’s scholarship fund now exceeds £5.5 million and is supplemented by funding from the leading UK research councils and external bodies, bringing the total funds it has to support postgraduate research to over £8 million.

Kent Law Clinic wins Attorney General’s Award 2012 The Kent Law Clinic at the University of Kent was declared joint winner of the Best New Student Pro Bono Activity Award (for its Public Access to Land Project) at the LawWorks & Attorney General Student Awards 2012.

At a reception at the House of Commons in March, the Attorney General, the Rt Hon Dominic Grieve QC MP, presented the award helping Clinic clients. The project establishes Through a new ‘wild’ module available to all to Clinic solicitor Elaine Sherratt accompanied a new collaboration between the students at students from September 2012, a team from by Kent Law School (KLS) students Rebecca the Kent Law Clinic and barristers from the University’s School of Psychology is Newman, Samantha Woodley and Vivian Francis Taylor Building. This is innovative helping them gain a greater understanding of Chan, together with barrister David Graham and important work which deserves to be how an individual’s skills, knowledge and of Francis Taylor Building chambers in the recognised.’ personal qualities can be related to demands Temple (pictured above right). in the world of work. Culminating in the writing of a business plan, the module will also help The Public Access to Land Project has helped Canterbury among safest cities to study in students to develop project, initiative and hundreds of local people win disputed public business planning; clarify the values and rights of way along footpaths through the Kent A new university guide has shown purpose of a project; assess the skills, countryside, and helped hundreds more in that Canterbury is still one of the safest places knowledge and qualities for initiative; develop their ongoing attempts to register treasured in the south east in which to study. Results communication and personal effectiveness local recreation spaces as ‘village greens’ in published by The Complete University Guide , skills; identify sources of inspiration and Whitstable and Wickhambreaux. following a study of student-relevant crime renewal; learn from their biography; and learn within a three-mile radius of campuses in from tips and feedback. In 2010, KLS senior lecturers Donald England and Wales, ranks the University’s McGillivray and Nick Jackson developed a Canterbury campus as one of the top 20 Students to benefit from Kent-ICA new module, Access to Land, which has safest. allowed law students under the supervision partnership of Elaine Sherratt to work on many access to A new affiliate partnership between the land cases for local residents, several of Psychologists prepare students for changing world of work University and the Institute of Contemporary which have led to lengthy public inquiries. Arts (ICA) in London will provide extensive Psychologists at Kent are preparing students educational benefits and opportunities for The Awards judges said: ‘The link between for the changing and challenging world of Kent students and staff. pro bono casework in the Clinic and the work by helping them develop leadership, taught module on the law relating to access to enterprise and initiative-taking skills. Held jointly between the ICA and the land allows students to see the law in practice University’s School of Arts and School of and to put their learning into practice by English, it is expected that it will lead to a www.kent.ac.uk 11

range of opportunities such as a joint MA, BSIS Senior Lecturer in International Relations Students to benefit from Kent- internships, professional practice projects for Dr Tom Casier has received the Jean Monnet Santander partnership PhD students, a student-curated film ‘festival’, Chair. The successful proposal included the and ICA practice-based talks and gallery development of two new MA courses as well A new partnership agreement between the visits. as a training course on European Studies University of Kent and Santander Universities methodology. The new law module will deliver UK will support international scholarships and A major component of the partnership will be, teaching in EU migration law in the context of student mobility, as well as an employability for the School of English, free membership of a legal aid clinic, which enables students to programme designed to enhance student the ICA for one year for all incoming under- help provide legal assistance to real clients. entrepreneurship. The agreement, through and postgraduates, while 500 students at the which Santander will donate £40,000 for School of Arts will benefit from the same. The 2012/13, was signed in September by the Kent business student is top 100 University’s Vice-Chancellor Professor Dame membership will enable Kent students to young entrepreneur interact with students from other institutions, Julia Goodfellow and Luis Juste, Director of attend and network through private views for Kent business student Amy Brooks has been Santander Universities UK (pictured below). members, and use the members-only studio identified as one of the UK’s top 100 young facilities. entrepreneurs. Amy was selected as one to Santander has collaborated with universities watch by accounting software company Intuit for more than 15 years. Through its Santander Universities Global Division, the bank Sky News correspondent delivers after co-starting her own company, Spark-Ed, to support students with a range of new supports the higher education sector in such Bob Friend Memorial Lecture mobile phone-based learning applications. areas as teaching and research, international Sky News special correspondent Alex The 21-year-old, who is studying for a co-operation, knowledge and technology Crawford made an impassioned plea for Bachelor of Business Administration transfer, entrepreneurial initiatives, student female journalists to continue to be treated (Marketing) at Kent Business School, was mobility and innovation. equally as war reporters when she delivered identified as having a winning business idea the annual Bob Friend Memorial Lecture in as part of the Intuit100up project. Spark-Ed February. In her lecture, titled ‘Alex Crawford: has already attracted interest from potential A Reporter’s Story’, the three-times winner of investors and Amy and her co-founder Greg the coveted Royal Television Society television Mackelden, who is a Kent alumnus, now hope journalist of the year award said there were to develop it further. now more female journalists than ever working as foreign correspondents.

The event, at Kent’s Medway campus, also saw Rob Kirk, Editorial Development Manager for Sky News, present first-year student Jemma Collins of the Centre for Journalism with the 2012 Sky Bob Friend Memorial Scholarship. Both the lecture and scholarship were established in 2009 in memory of Bob Friend, who was the original face of Sky News as well as a long-serving BBC journalist.

University wins prestigious European funding The University has had its teaching and research quality recognised with two prestigious funding awards from the European Commission (EC). The University’s Brussels School of International Studies (BSIS) has been awarded funding under the EC’s Jean Monnet Programme to establish a Jean Monnet Chair. It has also received a European Module grant from the same programme to fund the development of a new law teaching module on EU Migration Law. 12 UNIVERSITY OF KENT / ANNUAL REVIEW 2012

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Billy Childish opens new £5m main woodworking machine shop. There is PhD student wins international arts teaching and practice also an enclosed outside working space. The environment competition old Foundry now houses recording studios. development University PhD student Diogo Verissimo has Internationally acclaimed artist and musician seen his article on opportunities to increase Billy Childish officially opened the University’s Future sports stars celebrated at sustainability in the financial crisis voted the new £5 million School of Arts development at the University best in the world in a web-based competition Chatham’s Historic Dockyard in October. Potential sports stars of the future were run by the International Union for the celebrated at the University in March. Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Thomson The Chatham-born artist (pictured below) Reuters. unveiled a plaque in the new arts facilities, The University’s 47 Sports Scholars – students which form part of the University’s Medway who are encouraged to add to their sporting Diogo, of the University’s Durrell Institute of campus. The teaching and practice successes while studying for a degree – Conservation and Ecology (DICE), submitted development features flexible work spaces gathered together for an awards evening at the article titled ‘Greening the crisis: turning for painting, sculpture, printmaking, film, The Pavilion on the Canterbury campus. trouble into opportunity’ to the 2012 IUCN - photography, music and performance Thomson Reuters Media Award. The article projects. It also offers bookable project The evening celebrated achievements by both received over 5,300 votes on Facebook and spaces, an AV suite, a dark room and a digital individual scholars and the University’s sports Diogo’s prize was an all-expenses-paid trip editing suite. teams. A highlight was the presentation of the to the IUCN’s 2012 World Conservation 2011/12 Sports Scholar of the Year Award to Congress in South Korea in September. Additionally, the Dockyard’s old Boiler Shop boxer Alex Cooper. Alex (23), who is studying now features a £1 million sculpture workshop. Management Science, only started boxing Thai language teaching Facilities there include a state-of-the-art 3D three years ago. His achievements so far opportunity for Kent students laser cutter and vacuum former, as well as include consecutive gold medals at BUCS plaster casting room, extraction room for glass (British Universities and Colleges Sport) Eight second-year undergraduates from the fibre work, metal work room with welding and events as well as reaching the semi–finals of University were selected to spend July and cutting facilities and a kiln room as well as the the national open competition. August working as English-language teaching assistants at Naresuan University in Thailand. www.kent.ac.uk 13

The students, drawn from the University’s Leading archaeological Computing student wins Gold linguistics, literature, law and foundation supports Kent’s Award for research presentation accounting/finance programmes, helped heritage MA Naresuan students with their written and Thomas Schilling, studying for a PhD in the conversational English. In return, the Kent The A G Leventis Foundation has announced it University’s School of Computing, won a Gold students received free Thai, Chinese and will support an innovative Master’s degree in Award from the Association for Computing Japanese language courses at Naresuan. Heritage Management, co-run by Kent and the Machinery (ACM) for a poster and Athens University of Economics and Business. presentation in Copenhagen in September. Kent has an established relationship with Archaeological and heritage projects in Thomas’ presentation, titled ‘Lambdachine: a Naresuan based on joint research projects Greece and other ancient centres of trace-based just-in-time compiler for Haskell’, between both institutions’ physical science civilisation could benefit following the was judged to be the best of three finalists in departments, and in particular the endorsement of the prestigious foundation, the Student Research Competition. His development of high impact image established in 1979 to support educational, presentation was described as a ‘solid piece processing, facial recognition and forensic cultural, artistic and philanthropic causes in of engineering with interesting results’ by image analysis techniques. The English Cyprus, Greece and elsewhere. Professor Doaitse Swierstra (Utrecht language teaching project is an important University), head of the competition’s judging development in this relationship. It is also an The MA in Heritage Management course, panel. Thomas’ prize included an award ideal way of providing a valuable overseas launched in September 2011, is distinctive medal, US$500 cash and ACM membership. placement for Kent students, which will equip in offering postgraduates a combination of them with many of the skills necessary for archaeology and business skills as well an employment in today’s international opportunity to be part of a non-governmental workplace. project based in Eleusis, near Athens, home of the most famous mysteries of antiquity. The A G Leventis Foundation was established in 1979, to fulfil the wishes of the late Anastasios Leventis. Following his directions, the Foundation’s activities were based on three principles: culture, education, philanthropy; a fourth was later added to these, the environment. 14 UNIVERSITY OF KENT / ANNUAL REVIEW 2012

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Other ways in which we contribute are less a postgraduate centre in Brussels, as well The University of Kent obvious. Our local suppliers are able to grow as long-standing partnerships with more has a strong economic their businesses because of our custom; we than 100 higher education institutions on the attract students to the area who draw in their continent, Kent is proud to be able to declare impact on the south east own visitors, and many graduates remain itself the UK’s European university. in Kent; Kent Innovation and Enterprise Underlining this reputation, Kent has won two region – worth around makes University resources available to awards in as many years to co-ordinate joint £0.6 billion per annum. businesses and assists in Knowledge Transfer doctorates under the European Commission’s Partnerships; Kent Law Clinic provides free Erasmus Mundus scheme, which aims to Some of this is obvious: legal advice, obtaining compensation of well enhance quality in higher education through direct spending on over £1 million; and as the largest conference scholarships and academic co-operation venue in the south east, we help bring high- between Europe and the rest of the world. salaries, goods and spending delegates to the area. The University also has strong research links with Europe, generating £1.2 to £1.5 million services generates With extensive sports and arts facilities, the each year in research grants from European economic activity University also makes a valuable contribution sources. to arts and recreation regionally. We welcome throughout the region all abilities to use campus sports facilities – Kent looks further afield too. It has been a as University suppliers including an over 50s tennis group, pictured major partner in the Lotus programme, below – while the Gulbenkian theatre and promoting partnership and co-operation make purchases, and its cinema provides a lively programme of between European and South East Asian employees and students entertainment. The University’s musicians universities, and a prominent partner in LiSUM regularly entertain at concerts on and off (Linking Sino-European Universities through also spend money. campus, and the public are encouraged to Mobility). It has partner universities around participate in the University Chorus, the world, itself welcomes students from over Symphony Orchestra, Concert and Big Bands. 120 countries, and maintains these links long after students have graduated – 25 per cent But our impact extends well beyond south of our 74,000 active alumni are based outside east England. As the only UK university with the UK. 16 UNIVERSITY OF KENT / ANNUAL REVIEW 2012

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New volunteering record by Kent Kent supports computer science The project, titled ‘Critical Narratives in Colour students teaching in schools and Form’, displayed Angus Pryor’s own art in an exhibition of seven British artists, while Dr Kent students have dedicated over 80,000 The University has announced an extensive Grant Pooke led critical writing workshops. hours to helping others in 2011/12 – almost programme of teacher CPD (Continuing The project was a collaborative educational double their previous year’s total. Professional Development) courses that will initiative between the Visual Arts Gallery of strongly support the goal to improve computer India Habitat Centre and the Fine Art and The students’ record contribution to the local science teaching in UK schools. Designed History and Philosophy of Art Departments, community was celebrated at the annual Kent and delivered by the Computing Education within Kent’s School of Arts. It aimed to Student Certificate for Volunteering (KSCV) Research Group in the University’s School of engage new audiences with developments awards ceremony, organised by Kent Union at Computing, the courses started in summer within recent British art and writing, while also the University’s Canterbury campus, in May. 2012, based at the Canterbury campus, supporting the exchange of ideas and Over 250 students attended the ceremony to with online support. Content includes perspectives in relation to contemporary collect their KSCV Bronze, Silver, Gold or programming with Scratch, Greenfoot and practice in India. Platinum awards for volunteering on campus, other educational tools, the pedagogy of across East Kent, the rest of the UK and computer science teaching and practical internationally. techniques for applying new material in the Dickens experts celebrate classroom. bicentennial in Medway Praising all the student award-winners, Dickens experts from the University were Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Keith School of Arts leads cross- among those gathering at Medway in Mander said: ‘University is not just about cultural project in India February to mark the bicentenary of the great studying for a degree, but the opportunity to author’s birth. They were taking part in a take part in a wider set of activities from music Angus Pryor and Dr Grant Pooke from the ‘travelling’ conference in four major Dickens and sport to developing interpersonal skills University’s School of Arts have led a cross- sites – including Chatham/Rochester. and help with student societies. Everyone cultural project in India to help deepen public involved has chosen to give their time freely engagement with visual art and explore The conference, titled ‘Dickens and the Idea and I think that’s the most fabulous thing to do. aspects of recent art practice and writing. of ‘Dickensian’: A Tale of Four Cities’, involved Congratulations to all on giving so much to academics from all over the world. One of the so many local charities and societies.’ organisers, Dr Catherine Waters, Reader in Victorian Studies at Kent’s School of English, www.kent.ac.uk 17

said: ‘Chatham and Rochester are the places an independent report – ‘The Economic also shortlisted for the Coubertin’s Olympic where Dickens spent most of the first part of Impact of the University of Kent’, published in Vision Award, established to recognise the his childhood, during what seem to have been December 2011 – showing, for example, that project seen to most embody the ideals of the largely happy years when his convivial father the University supports around 6,800 jobs in founder of the modern Olympics, Pierre de was employed by the Navy as a pay clerk. The the region and its students contribute £211 Coubertin. focus here, not unnaturally therefore, was the million to the local economy. Dickensian ideal of the Child.’ Kent supports national Campaign The Kent Ambassadors are a group of around for Social Science Impact of University underlined at 90 highly successful experienced people who The University has welcomed and lent its Kent Ambassadors visit either live or work in Kent and come together to promote the county. Both the University’s support to the Campaign for Social Science The University’s economic and cultural impact Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor are among (CfSS), a national initiative promoted by the on the county was underlined at an informal the members. Academy of Social Sciences (AcSS) in gathering of the Kent Ambassadors in June. association with other leading universities, The gathering – which included a tour of the Gold Medal Olympics success learned societies, organisations and social University’s Canterbury campus – was science publishers. attended by over 30 Ambassadors, including The University of Kent was part of a Chairman Bobby Neame, of Kent brewers consortium of 13 universities to win a Gold Kent offered its support to the Campaign by Shepherd Neame. Medal award for a project to bring together hosting a CfSS roadshow at its Canterbury universities, artists, performers and local campus in May and through a financial The Ambassadors were welcomed by communities in the run-up to the 2012 donation by its Faculty of Social Sciences. The University Chancellor Professor Sir Robert Olympics. The Creative Campus Initiative won donation will contribute towards CfSS-funded Worcester, Chair of the Council John the Gold Medal Award for the best Creative research and public engagement during the Simmonds, and Vice-Chancellor Professor Cultural project at the Podium Awards next five years. Launched at the House of Dame Julia Goodfellow. Ambassadors were ceremony, held to recognise the contribution Lords in January 2011, CfSS aims to promote updated on activity at the University and heard of higher and further education institutions to the benefits of investment in social science how it contributes around £0.6 billion every the ideals of the Olympic and Paralympic education and research, while explaining year to the south east. This was highlighted by Games. The Creative Campus Initiative was the discipline’s position as a necessary core ingredient of a successful economy and society.

Helping community groups to think creatively Students from the University are helping community groups to think creatively.

Five students, all studying for Master’s degrees in Creative Writing, have been chosen to work on the ‘Wise Words’ project. The project aims to bring together community groups, representing under-18 and over-60 age groups, to produce intergenerational creative writing.

The project, launched in May, is being run by Canterbury Festival and Canterbury Laureate Sarah Salway, alongside the University of Kent and Canterbury Christ Church University. Eight community groups, including Canterbury & District Pensioners Forum, Moving Memory Dance Company and the Whitstable-based Desert Island Divas, attended skills workshops during the summer led by students from Kent, together with teacher-trainees from Canterbury Christ Church University. Their resulting words, from poetry to letters or rap lyrics, were showcased during the Herne Bay, Whitstable and Canterbury Festivals, as well as via the Wise Words website – www.wisewordsfestival.co.uk 18 UNIVERSITY OF KENT / ANNUAL REVIEW 2012

REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL IMPACT / NEWS (CONT)

University visit strengthens Kent welcomes government east and provided information on funding and Hong Kong links commitment for business- other help available to support business growth. Kent’s successful Employability Points The University has strengthened its links in university collaboration Scheme (EPS) was also highlighted in the BIS Hong Kong with a visit by senior figures and a report as an example of best practice. keynote lecture by transport economics expert The University has welcomed a government Professor Roger Vickerman. commitment to improving the way businesses collaborate with universities through the use of Iron Gym project to link Medway Vice-Chancellor Professor Dame Julia partnerships and networks. heritage sites Goodfellow led a high-level delegation to An exciting project to create an exercise trail meet members of the Hong Kong business The Department for Business, Innovation and linking the University’s Medway campus with community and the University’s Hong Kong Skills (BIS) responded to the Wilson Review of some of the area’s most popular heritage sites Alumni Association in April. The visit was part Business-University collaboration by was launched in February. Organisers of the of the University’s £2 million Hong Kong and acknowledging that universities have done Iron Gym project received a £17,000 grant China Portal fundraising campaign, launched much to encourage businesses – particularly from Arts Council England to develop the in 2010. small businesses – to engage using various innovative initiative that will involve linking schemes, including those featuring vouchers. local heritage attractions such as the Historic Professor Vickerman delivered a keynote Dockyard Chatham, Fort Amherst and the lecture to the University of Hong Kong’s The University recently relaunched its Royal Engineers Museum and Library in influential Institute for Transport Studies. His successful Innovation Voucher scheme, which Gillingham with the University to form a series lecture, titled ‘On the Wider Economic Impacts provides support for project collaboration of exercise opportunities. of Transport Projects’, was part of the involving small and medium-sized enterprises Institute’s Distinguished Transport Lecture (SMEs). The scheme’s re-launch came at a Each site will make use of existing features Series 2012. workshop, ‘Business Growth Through and relevant architectural salvage to form an Innovation’, organised in conjunction with Kent installation or sculpture that could be used by Invicta Chamber of Commerce. The event the local community for exercise. University attracted more than 50 SMEs from the south students from the Schools of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Architecture and Arts are involved in the project, which is being led by Dr Ian Bride, of the School of Anthropology and Conservation.

Kent’s science masterclass for Brompton students Students from Brompton Academy cut short their summer holiday for a science masterclass at Kent. The 24 students are studying A-levels in sciences and maths at the Gillingham-based Academy. A day before the start of term, they took part in a series of lab- based experiments led by University staff and postgraduate students in its Ingram Building on the Canterbury campus.

Brompton Academy, which specialises in science and arts, is offering A-levels for the first time in 2012/13. The Academy has been sponsored by the University of Kent since 2010. Support includes curriculum development, specialist teaching staff and pupil mentoring by PhD students to enrich student experience. www.kent.ac.uk 19

New online game to help train Improving lives in the region Plans for new student child protection professionals and beyond accommodation The Centre for Child Protection at the Delegates at a symposium on Over 100 members of the local community University has launched Rosie 2, the second neurorehabilitation in September heard how attended the University’s public exhibition in part of its groundbreaking and highly recent collaborations between psychologists September outlining revised proposals for the acclaimed serious training game. at the University and clinicians from the East development of student accommodation and Complementing Rosie 2, the University will Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation a conference centre at its Canterbury campus. also launch a new distance learning MA in Trust will help improve the lives of many Advanced Child Protection in January 2013. people in the region and beyond. Following comments received, the University decided to move forward with the new student As a serious training game, Rosie 2 offers The symposium, which was organised and accommodation, known as Keynes III. A child protection professionals at all stages of hosted by East Kent Neurorehabilitation planning application was submitted in their careers a safe new medium in which to Services, a division of the East Kent Hospitals October for the 780-bed student residence explore and reflect upon child protection University NHS Foundation Trust, took place at adjacent to Keynes II. This will address the assessment in a family situation. Among its Kent and Canterbury Hospital. Among those immediate shortfall of student accommodation advantages, Rosie 2 provides those involved attending were NHS clinical staff, nurses, and meet demand for good quality student in child protection with the opportunity to therapists, management students, University accommodation in Canterbury. evaluate and re-evaluate a long-term case researchers, and representatives from the without putting children or service users at pharmaceutical industry and private health Further details are available at risk. care sector. Discussion topics focused on www.kent.ac.uk/consultation2012 spasticity, its co-morbid impairments, and botulinum toxin therapy. 20 UNIVERSITY OF KENT / ANNUAL REVIEW 2012

INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN www.kent.ac.uk 21

PLANNING FOR CONTINUED SUCCESS

Major new estates development included: Innovation and enterprise The University’s work to refurbish buildings on the Historic The University continues to play a leading Dockyard at Medway for the School of Arts, Institutional Plan for educational role in the county, supporting the new student residences at Keynes College, local and regional economy. 2012-15 is now available and the Colyer-Fergusson Music Building, providing a new major artistic venue for Innovation, creativity and enterprise continues on the University Canterbury. to be at the heart of Kent’s engagement with website. The Plan businesses. The University has strengthened highlights both our Strong international impact its relationship with the Chambers of Kent has developed strategic partnerships Commerce, and Ideas Factory funding has vision for 2012-15 and with universities in the USA, China, Australia, led to collaborative research. activities that we will Turkey and South East Asia, in both teaching and research. The Creative Campus Initiative won best pursue in the coming Creative Cultural Award from Podium for its three years. Each year has seen more overseas students contribution to the London 2012 games, seeking to study at Kent, with 2012 a record reaching audiences of over 500,000. The Executive Group and the University’s year for overseas student registrations. Council have also reviewed the activities that Effective, efficient, sustainable took place under the Institutional Plan for Preparing students for the future and professional performance 2009-12. While it is almost impossible to Customised leadership/management condense three years’ work into a few short The established Student Ambassador scheme programmes, including workshops, e-learning, paragraphs, the 2009-12 Plan guided the has 3,000 pre-HE students being supported and peer and individual coaching, have been University to many successes. by Kent students, with high levels of satisfaction from both participants and developed for mid- to senior management staff. The Plan was based around six key ambassadors. messages: being a leading UK university; An Environmental Management System has having a strong international impact; offering The University has continued to enhance been developed, and the University is working an inspiring student experience that prepares employability activity at Kent, particularly towards ISO 14001 accreditation by the end students for the future; producing innovative, through the Kent Innovation and Enterprise-led of 2012. world-leading research; valuing innovation, Employability Points Scheme. MyFolio – enterprise and creativity; and seeking to an online ePortfolio and PDP (Personal The University remains in a sound financial operate in an effective, efficient, sustainable Development Planner) tool – was launched position with sufficient cash reserves to enable and professional manner. institution-wide in September 2011 and has over 4,500 users. further investment in key strategic areas and to provide a buffer against the uncertain times Leading UK university Students contributed over 80,000 hours of ahead. 2012 saw our best performance in the volunteering into the local community in National Student Survey since its earliest days, 2011-12. In the currently turbulent world of higher coupled with improved student academic education, these and many other achievements position the University well performance and higher entry tariffs, and Innovative, world-leading research other league table measures. We to thrive in the coming three years. strengthened our international profile, growing All Schools have made significant investments our provision in Paris, developing new in new research-active staff, in the creation Professor Keith Mander Deputy Vice-Chancellor provision in Athens, and establishing new of new research centres, and attracting links with carefully targeted partners increased research funding. The Institutional Strategic Plan 2012-15 is throughout the world. Systematic support for application training available at www.kent.ac.uk/about/plan/ The University has worked closely with and internal peer review has contributed to Brompton Academy to deliver a higher Research Grant Awards – almost comprehensive enrichment programme £14 million in 2011-12. across the entire school (with over 1,000 students) and to prepare for a new academic Admissions for postgraduate programmes Sixth Form. have increased year-on-year since 2008. 22 UNIVERSITY OF KENT / ANNUAL REVIEW 2012

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THE FACULTY OF HUMANITIES

2012 has been a remarkably successful year for the Faculty on almost all measures.

Perhaps the most striking highlight was the outstanding success in capturing new external research funding awards. In 2011-12, the Faculty was awarded over £2.4 million in new grants, up from historic levels of around £700,000 per annum. Moreover, this remarkable achievement looks set to be sustained in the current financial year, with new awards already totalling well over £1 million in the first three months of the year. Particular congratulations are due to Dr William Pettigrew, of the School of History, who has just secured a five-year grant of over £800,000 from the Leverhulme Trust for an investigation of English overseas trading companies in the 17th century.

On the undergraduate teaching side, the Faculty’s results in the 2012 National Student Survey were stronger than ever, with three subjects ranked first nationally (American Studies, Cinematics and Photography, and Iberian Studies), a further five in the top ten nationally, and most subjects achieving over Arts to New York, which will be repeated next To build on these achievements in research 90% overall satisfaction. The quality of year. Those two Schools also signed an and teaching, there has been large-scale teaching in the Faculty was again recognised agreement with the Institute of Contemporary investment in facilities, equipment and new by the large number of nominations for Kent Arts, which provides free membership for staff. The School of Arts at Medway held a Union Teaching Awards, with Olly Double students, internships, and the development successful launch event in October to mark winning the award for fantastic feedback and of joint workshops. the opening of new studios for Fine Art and Scott Miller the prize for best supervision. Music, with the School also launching new Ben Martin, in the School of Architecture There has been further strong growth in BMus degrees in Music and in Popular Music. office, also won the inaugural award for best graduate studies in the Faculty. New The new Architecture Crit Space designed to student support. enrolments for doctoral study jumped by 25 facilitate digital presentations was formally in September 2012 (up 40%), a testimony to opened in November 2012. Over £0.5 million The quality of teaching is matched by the the growing attractiveness of our research has been invested in new technology and quality of students entering the Faculty and environment for the next generation of equipment, notably in Archaeology, their degree results, which are both at record scholars. As part of its strategy for Architecture, Arts, Linguistics and Music to highs. Average student entry tariff climbed 25 strengthening doctoral training still further, ensure that they are at the forefront of UCAS points, or the equivalent of more than the Faculty entered into a strong consortium developments in digital humanities. Most one A-Level grade to just under 400 points, comprising the Courtauld Institute of Art, significantly, ten new professors, and over 30 while 84% of finalists in the Faculty graduated Goldsmiths College, the Open University and new lecturers will have joined the Faculty by with a First or 2:1 degree in summer 2012. the Universities of East Anglia, Essex and 1 January 2013. Every subject area in the Sussex to bid to the Arts and Humanities Faculty has benefitted from this investment, All programmes in the Faculty now include Research Council for up to 60 PhD which will help us to meet the twin challenges the opportunity to study abroad for a term or scholarships a year for five years. The of responding to the rising expectations of a year, or to go on a work placement. In Consortium’s bid successfully passed the first students committing to repay fees of £9,000, addition, a large number of students in the round, with the final outcome to be announced while also making very strong submissions to Faculty benefit each year from the Faculty’s next year. Meanwhile, the Faculty’s specialist the Research Excellence Framework in 2013. fund to support short study trips abroad. The centres for Master’s postgraduates in Paris highlight in 2012 was a joint trip for students and Athens continue to expand. Professor Karl Leydecker of the School of English and the School of Dean 24 UNIVERSITY OF KENT / ANNUAL REVIEW 2012

FACULTY OF SCIENCES

The Faculty of Sciences developed further during 2011-12. The teaching laboratory refurbishment in Physical Sciences was opened by the Vice- Chancellor at the start of the year and has proved a big hit with staff and students.

Our excellence in undergraduate teaching has been recognised by outstanding results in the National Student Survey. For example, on the question of overall satisfaction, the Medway School of Pharmacy was ranked fifth in the country for Pharmacy, but if specialist colleges are excluded, it is joint top with Oxbridge. We were also ranked top for Electronic Engineering and second for Physics and Astronomy. Notably, although the student fee system changed enormously this year, the Faculty increased its intake of new students in September 2012. 30% of Computing students do this, on both economic objective for the country. And at the the Canterbury and Medway campuses, more ‘pure’ end of the spectrum, three Visitors to the Canterbury campus in summer gaining an appreciation of real world recently appointed lecturers in the School of 2012 cannot have failed to notice the problems and helping local businesses in Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science widespread building works. The same was the process. Academics in Computing also all won their first grants. Looking outside the true if you looked inside many buildings. Major run workshops for local teachers, particularly UK, Computing, for example, was part of a work is nearly complete on the entrance in the field of programming. Improved consortium that won a 3.4 million euro grant lobbies, corridors and stairwells in Stacey and programming skills is a key aim of the (with £0.3 million coming to Kent) to support Ingram buildings (Biosciences and Physical Government for secondary education in IT. their research. And NASA sent a new large Sciences). And when the current rebuild is vacuum chamber from the US to researchers complete, about half of the interior of the Other Schools in the Faculty also maintain in solar system science in the School of Jennison Building (Engineering and Digital close links to secondary education. Physical Sciences as part of a long-term Arts) will have been rebuilt and reconfigured. Biosciences, Computing, Engineering and collaboration between NASA staff and Kent. This expensive work is all about providing the Digital Arts and Physical Sciences all run on- right environment for our staff and students to site courses for schoolchildren. Subjects Finally, we welcome a new School to the flourish in. In parallel, administrative staff in range from genetic fingerprinting to Lego Faculty. Sport and Exercise Sciences joined the Faculty continue to develop new and League computer-controlled robots and us from the Faculty of Social Sciences where improved services for students. They form a Space School. All make science real for it was previously a Centre. We welcome the vital part of the student experience, seeing schoolchildren. new School and look forward to its continued students every day. Their continual growth into a fully fledged academic School in engagement with new initiatives and a drive Research in the Faculty also continues to the Sciences. for excellence in service is very important in flourish. Links to industry continue. In the helping support our students. Medway School of Pharmacy, a new link to Professor Mark Burchell Pfizer (New York) resulted in a £0.5 million Dean We also increasingly engage locally. For grant. Also in Medway, staff in both Pharmacy example, Computing students tackle real and Computing are forging new research world problems as part of their course, links with the NHS. At Canterbury, staff in working with local companies via the Kent Biosciences started a new £400,000 grant for Information Technology Clinic. Some 20 to translation of their research into industry, a key www.kent.ac.uk 25

FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

Role and Future of National Constitutions in Postgraduate research has continued to In uncertain times for European and Global Governance’; and a develop strongly within the Faculty, boosted by universities, the most grant of £148,000 awarded by the Economic both a good share of the studentships in the and Social Research Council to Dr Melissa second allocation from the Economic and important contribution Demian (School of Anthropology and Social Research Council Doctoral Training Conservation) for the project ‘Legal Innovation Centre, and a tripling of University that Schools within the in Papua New Guinea’. studentships as a result of the 50th Faculty can make to Anniversary Scholarship Programme. The mounting of international conferences is Academic expertise within the Faculty Kent’s success is to an important part of sustaining and enhancing continues to be drawn on for policy advice; in sustain and build the our reputation, and examples this year have particular, Professor Rob Fraser, of the School included a conference on terrorism, peace of Economics, was appointed to the Economic strength of their and conflict sponsored by the Conflict Advisory Panel at the Department for Analysis Research Centre (part of the School Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. academic activity. of Politics and International Relations), in association with the British International The energy and passion that are put into The activities noted below all evidence this Studies Association, which was attended by teaching across the Faculty – and concomitant strength, and the University has continued practitioners and policy-makers as well as student achievement – continue to be to invest in future strength in teaching and academics. In addition, a conference on recognised. Dr Karen Devine, a Lecturer in research, with all Schools in the Faculty ‘Parenting Science’ was organised by the Law at the Medway Campus (pictured below), appointing to new academic positions, at Centre for Parenting Culture Studies (part won the Oxford University Press Law Teacher levels from lecturer to chair. of the School of Social Policy, Sociology of the Year Award in February 2012. The and Social Research), and the School of Centre for Journalism’s BA in Journalism and Schools have had continued success in Psychology hosted the annual conference of the News Industry has been recognised, as a winning research grants, including an award the Consortium of European Research on result of the 2011 examinations, as the best of 1.2 million euros to Professor Anneli Albi Emotion in May 2012. performing undergraduate programme in the (Kent Law School) by the European Research country. A number of subjects in the Faculty Council for a five-year research project, ‘The have appeared at or very near the top of the National Student Survey in 2012, including Anthropology (first), Politics (third) and Economics (fifth).

The development and extension of placement opportunities for students has been an important theme in the Faculty’s recent work. Kent Business School has been especially active on this front. Medway is a particular focus as a year’s placement is integral to the programme of all Business Studies students. Events have been held to prepare students for placements and to bring together those who have completed placements with those about to begin them; collaborators have included IBM and the Institute of Directors.

John Wightman Dean 26 UNIVERSITY OF KENT / ANNUAL REVIEW 2012

UNIVERSITY OF KENT, BRUSSELS

The innovative Two Capitals programme Our students continued to demonstrate their The Brussels School of moved nearer to completion, with detailed strengths, particularly through the organisation International Studies agreements being negotiated with the partner of events such as their own international institutions in Washington DC and Beijing. This conference. In 2012, this was aided by a large has had a successful supports our mission not just to provide high grant from the Allianz Foundation, sourced by quality postgraduate education in Brussels, the students, which enabled them to assemble year achieving a number but to create a School which has a global view an impressive list of guest speakers on a of milestones. of Europe in the world. This mission was number of themes under the general heading rewarded by the achievement of two Jean of ‘Our World in Transition’. Following the success of gaining recognition Monnet awards in 2012, a Jean Monnet by the Flemish Government at the beginning Chair to Dr Tom Casier, Senior Lecturer in We continue to collaborate closely with Kent of the academic year 2011-12, and International Relations, and a Jean Monnet County Council’s Brussels office, working on subsequent recognition by US authorities for grant for the development of a new law a number of European-funded research the receipt of federal loans by Brussels module. Tom’s award will enable him to projects and providing interns for the office in students, we were able to move forward with develop new modules and other activities in the form of a UKB (University of Kent at renewed confidence. This has been reflected the general area of Global Europe. The new Brussels) Scholarship. The School also in a significant increase in student numbers in law module, developed by Anthony Valcke, contributed to celebrations for the Queen’s both the January and September 2012 one of the external experts contributing to the Diamond Jubilee, organised by the British intakes, not only from traditionally important practical dimension of Brussels programmes, Ambassador to Belgium, helping to showcase markets such as the US, but a significant offers an innovative approach to the teaching Kentish products. growth in applications from Asia. As well as in of EU migration law. This uses aspects of the China, aided by our prestigious link with China clinical legal education for which Kent Law The University 50th Anniversary Scholarships Foreign Affairs University in Beijing, there has School has become renowned, with students enabled us to bring in three new high-quality been considerable interest in our programmes spending part of their study working in law research students in addition to those aided in Japan and the Dean attended a number of firms in Brussels on real cases. by other scholarships and GTA (Graduate recruitment fairs in Tokyo to support this. Teaching Assistantship) awards. This has significantly increased the critical mass of the research capacity in Brussels. The research by Brussels academics continues to attract attention worldwide. A new book by Dr Albena Azmanova (pictured below left), The Scandal of Reason (see p33), was published to considerable critical praise and resulted in invitations to lecture around the world. Dr Amanda Klekowski von Koppenfels won a prestigious Visiting Fellowship to enable her to spend a year at the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies at Harvard and complete her research on Americans abroad. The Dean gave the Distinguished Visiting Lecture at the Institute for Transport Studies at the University of Hong Kong in April where he has been collaborating with researchers. He has also been involved in a Foreign Office programme to promote research interaction with researchers in Argentina in the area of transport.

As this review was being complied, we heard that we had been shortlisted for a Golden Bridge Award for our contribution to British export success in Belgium, a rewarding end to a year which gives a lot of satisfaction.

Professor Roger Vickerman Dean www.kent.ac.uk 27

THE GRADUATE SCHOOL

This has been another very successful year in the development of graduate study at the University of Kent. It is four years since the creation of the Graduate School and recruitment for 2011-12 again demonstrated substantial increases in student numbers.

The Graduate School has continued to build upon the achievements it has made toward its mission to lead and champion the development of graduate education at Kent. This year, we have had a particular focus on the procedures and processes that support postgraduate research students. These changes should further strengthen the progress and experience of our growing cohort of postgraduate researchers. A new Postgraduate Research Handbook was created and will be further developed, with attend the lectures on a variety of subjects Mundus Doctorate in Cultural and Global input from students, next academic year. including internships, academic publishing, Criminology (DCGC) programme run with the and working with industry. The Postgraduate Universities of ELTE (Budapest), Hamburg The Graduate School’s Global Skills Award Experience Awards Scheme made three and Utrecht, as well as the second cohort for Programme once again proved very awards, including one to create a Latin- our Doctoral Programme in Text and Event in successful. The programme is designed to American network which will bring together Early Modern Europe (TEEME). The University offer our Master’s degree students the staff and students who have a research or now has 27 students supported by Erasmus opportunity to enhance their global awareness cultural interest in this area. Mundus funding and welcomes the breadth and employability skills, through a programme and strength of partnerships with other of personal development, skills workshops In preparation for its 50th anniversary in 2015, European HEIs that underpins these and lectures on global issues. I am very the University established 100 doctoral programmes. grateful to the academic staff, alumni and scholarships. The recipients of the new other external friends and colleagues who scholarships will be known as Kent’s 50th Kent has also developed an important contribute to the very stimulating lecture Anniversary Scholars. The scholarships, collaboration with the Courtauld Institute of programme. Plans to extend the programme which will be awarded annually from 2012, Art, the Open University, Goldsmiths College to our students in Brussels and Paris are will complement the already significant and the Universities of East Anglia, Essex and under development and it is anticipated that investment the University makes in its Sussex to form the Consortium for Humanities students will be able to participate in the postgraduate community. Kent’s scholarship and Arts in the South East (CHASE). The lecture series using new video capture fund now exceeds £5.5 million and is Consortium will work to promote excellence in facilities in the 2012-13 academic year. supplemented by funding from the leading research, postgraduate research training and UK research councils and external bodies, knowledge exchange in the Arts and The Graduate School continues to promote bringing the total funds it has to support Humanities. the University’s postgraduate community by postgraduate research to over £8 million. working closely with the Graduate Student We look forward to further developing Association and Kent Union. This year, the Kent’s success in winning funding for Erasmus graduate study at Kent and to increasing and Postgraduate Research Festival was well Mundus Programmes means that we are now strengthening our collaborations within the UK attended by both students and academic collaborating in jointly supervised PhDs with and internationally. staff. Forty students exhibited posters and eight key partner institutions. The beginning of many more came along to view them and the 2012-13 academic year saw the first Professor Diane Houston cohort of students arrive for the Erasmus Dean 28 UNIVERSITY OF KENT / ANNUAL REVIEW 2012

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New Professors seminars series in Italian studies, organised The University of Kent an international conference in Berlin, as well is fortunate to attract Theresa A Gannon (CORE-FP School as launched a new Interfaculty Platform in the of Psychology) (pictured left) Theoretical Humanities and Social Sciences first-class academic staff I am Director of the newly established Centre together with colleagues from Law and – without whom many of Research and Education in Forensic Politics, which we hope will be turned into Psychology (CORE-FP). As a registered a research centre before the end of 2013. of the achievements Forensic Practitioner, my research interests already highlighted in focus on the treatment needs of offenders. Ebrahim Soltani (Kent Business School) I am currently examing the psychological I joined Kent Business School as a Lecturer in this report would not be characteristics of offenders who deliberately Operations Management in 2005. My research possible. set fires (firesetters). I have also begun has considered the management of quality in leading the implementation and evaluation of both the manufacturing and services sector, a new intervention for imprisoned firesetters factors influencing the efficacy of quality and Every year, the University recognises the due for completion in January 2014. Recently, success of individual members of staff and productivity initiatives, the management of I completed a large Ministry of Justice-funded supply chain and quality in an era of this year was no exception with more than project with colleagues examining the 50 academic staff celebrating promotion to globalisation, and the peculiarities of polygraph as a supervision aid for sexual management mindset in the Middle East. professor, reader, senior research fellow or offenders. The results of this project have senior lecturer. Recently, I have been working on an Economic prompted government plans for national and Social Research Council (ESRC)-funded sexual offender polygraph testing. I have just research project which aims to examine ‘the Chair of the University Promotions Committee, taken over as Editor of Psychology, Crime and Vice-Chancellor Professor Dame Julia dynamics of contextual forces, management’s Law , and continue to act as Associate Editor orientations and change management Goodfellow said: ‘I very much value the for the Journal of Sexual Aggression. diversity of activity in which staff are practices in the banking and financial engaged. Excellence in these activities institutions’. I am an academic member of the is underpinned by the peer review process Lorenzo Chiesa (School of European ESRC Peer Review College and serve as the involved and I think this demonstrates what Culture and Languages) (shown below) Chief Examiner for MBA & MSc Management a successful university we are. My main research interests are in continental degree programmes within Kent Business philosophy (especially French and Italian), School. ‘Over the past few years, a lot of work has psychoanalytic theory, and biopolitics. gone into changing and improving the criteria Recently, I have published one monograph, Jim Griffin (School of Mathematics, for promotion – making it broader so we can two edited collections, and a major translation Statistics and Actuarial Science) recognise and reward this diverse contribution in these areas. Two further volumes are I am a Bayesian statistician. My theoretical in terms of teaching, research, innovation, forthcoming in 2012-13. I am currently work has concentrated on flexibly modelling practice as research and leadership across supervising eight PhD students, seven of dependence in data, regression modelling all subject areas. whom have obtained either internal or external with a large number of variables and the funding. Over the past academic year, I have development of efficient algorithms for ‘I would like to congratulate all those who have initiated a new interdisciplinary research Bayesian inference. I have worked on been promoted this year, and look forward to applications of Bayesian statistics to many hearing more about their future achievements.’ problems including forecasting inflation (economics), analysing stock prices (finance) This year’s promotions included nine new and identifying cancer subtypes (systems professors who, below, highlight their key biology). I am currently part of a £1.4 million successes during 2012 and plans for the EPSRC-funded cross-disciplinary project with year ahead. For a full listing of academic Cambridge, Warwick and Sussex. My current promotions in 2012, see p39. research projects include the use of multi- and many-core computing in statistical algorithms and predictive modelling with the East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust Renal Unit.

Ben Hutchinson (School of European Culture and Languages) My research ranges broadly across modern European literature, revolving principally around questions of style. Publications in numerous languages include the monographs Rilke’s Poetics of Becoming, W G Sebald – 30 UNIVERSITY OF KENT / ANNUAL REVIEW 2012

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Die dialektische Imagination , and Modernism research interest is the cultural history of and Style . At Kent, I am Head of German and American film, with a twin focus on cycles of Co-Founder of the Centre for Modern formulaic movies and the synergy between European Literature; elsewhere, I have cinema and other forms of popular culture, lectured at institutions across Europe, particularly music. I’m the author of two including Oxford, Heidelberg, DLA Marbach, studies of the Western, and a singular study and the ENS Paris. I am also a literary critic, of America’s gutter songs and the movies. writing for the Times Literary Supplement and My most recent book is Maximum Movies – The Observer. In 2011, I was awarded a Philip Pulp Fictions: Film Culture and the Worlds Leverhulme Prize in recognition of my work. I of Samuel Fuller, Mickey Spillane, and Jim am spending 2012-13 as a Visiting Research Thompson (2011). Fellow at the Université de Montpellier III, where I will be writing a book provisionally Anneli Albi (Kent Law School) entitled After Effects: Constructions of (pictured below) Lateness in Modern European Literature. Over the next five years, I will be working on ‘The Role and Future of National Constitutions Donald McGillivray (Kent Law School) in European and Global Governance’, a (pictured below) project funded by a 1.2 million euro grant My academic work is mainly in environmental from the European Research Council. While law. My recent work looks at the steps taken national constitutions have often been seen to mitigate or compensate for environmental as somewhat old-fashioned bulwarks of harm, by techniques such as impact Nicola Shaughnessy (School of Arts) sovereignty, this project will focus on other assessment and biodiversity offsets. I try to (pictured above) constitutional values that seem to have a make connections between the protection Since my appointment in 1999 as a lecturer continued importance in the contemporary of the environment and its wider, shared in Drama, I have developed research and globalising world, such as the protection of enjoyment in places like village greens. In the teaching specialisms in contemporary constitutional rights, the rule of law, legitimacy last year, I was lucky enough to be part of performance and applied theatre. I am and democratic checks and balances. a team which won the award for ‘Best New currently Principal Investigator for an Concerns have increasingly been voiced with Student Pro Bono Activity’ at the Attorney interdisciplinary AHRC-funded project: regard to a certain degree of erosion of General Student Awards for work on public ‘Imagining Autism’, a collaboration between classic constitutional safeguards in European access to land in conjunction with the researchers in Drama, the Tizard Centre and and global governance. For example, the wonderful Kent Law Clinic. Nearly all my work Psychology. We create multi-sensory study hopes to explore defence rights in the is collaborative, both within Kent and with environments using puppetry and interactive European Arrest Warrant system, and issues colleagues at other institutions, and I have performance technologies to facilitate around democracy and legitimacy in the been hugely fortunate to have enjoyed such communication, social interaction and policy responses to the global financial crisis. creative and fruitful working relationships. imagination. My interests in interdisciplinary research and pedagogic practice in the areas of cognition and performance have led to my latest book: Applying Performance: Live Art, Socially Engaged Theatre and Affective Practice (Palgrave, 2012). I am also co- founder and Director of the Research Centre for Cognition, Kinesthetics and Performance. My future plans include an edited collection on Affective Science and Performance, a joint book publication emerging from my ‘Performing Lives’ module, and continuing my work on the autism project.

Peter Stanfield (School of Arts) I have been at Kent since 2004, having previously taught at institutes in Southampton and Bournemouth. I was Director of Film Studies between 2009-11 and am now the School Director of Research. In 2010, I helped established the Centre for the Interdisciplinary Study of Film and the Moving Image. My own www.kent.ac.uk 31

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Professional recognition The Association of University Administrators (AUA) is the professional association for higher education administration and management staff. University staff have played an important role in the AUA since its founding in 1961.

During the AUA’s 2012 Annual Lecture, the University received the Award for Branch Good Practice for the contribution and commitment made by Kent staff to develop its members and promote the AUA’s profile. Individual successes included Rachel Saint, from the Faculties Support Office, who received the Newcomer Award (following Kent’s Judy Cohen receiving the same award in 2011). Helena Torres, from the School of English, won the Annual Award for Contribution to Career Development, for her work as part of the team on the Academic Division’s Appraisal Project.

In addition, Fellowships were awarded to Kent’s Director of Student Services Dr Wayne Campbell (pictured right), Academic Registrar Jon Pink and Faculty Administration Manager Melissa Bradley, for their commitment to The Colyer-Fergusson Music Building, on Christopher Ham; playwright and actor continuing professional development in HE. the Canterbury campus, is a purpose-built Rebecca Lenkiewicz; lawyer Phil Shiner; flexible performance space with seating for comedy writer John Lloyd; civil engineer a 300-person audience, 220-strong chorus Dr Jean Venables; biochemist Dr Garry Key role in new music building and 80-piece orchestra. Rogerson; and clergyman the Rt Rev Adrian Hundreds of guests attended a Grand Gala Newman. Opening for the University’s new music The building has been funded almost entirely building in December 2012. But none of it from philanthropic donations: a £1 million In November, honorary degrees were would have been possible without the initial posthumous bequest from Kent philanthropist presented at Canterbury Cathedral to vision, planning and commitment of our staff, Sir James Colyer-Fergusson and a further Governor of the Bank of England Sir Mervyn notably Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor grant of £5.2 million from the charitable trust King, pioneer of dance education Veronica Keith Mander and Director of University Music that bears his name, as well as matched Lewis, and distinguished journalist Peter Susan Wanless (pictured below on site). funding from the Higher Education Funding Williams. Council for England and donations from over 200 individuals.

Honorary graduates Nobel Prize-winning scientist Sir Paul Nurse, musician and television presenter Jools Holland, and former world karate champion Wayne Otto were among those receiving honorary degrees from the University in July.

At ceremonies in Canterbury and Rochester Cathedrals, the University also awarded honorary degrees to nine other distinguished figures.

These were: corporate investment director and former Chair of the University Council Valerie Marshall (pictured right with Chancellor Professor Sir Robert Worcester); archaeologist Brian Philp; health policy analyst Professor 32 UNIVERSITY OF KENT / ANNUAL REVIEW 2012

BOOKS

Novel first for University Cultural value of Canterbury’s The rise of the body receptionist Roman objects Since the 1980s, the ‘rise of the body’ in The real-life story of a woman and her first New insights into how to look at and reveal sociology and related disciplines has horse is the inspiration behind a new novel the meaning of some of the artefacts in developed into an interdisciplinary field that by University receptionist Gillian Ware. Gillian Canterbury’s Roman museum are offered in has affected profoundly the study of society, wrote the book Horseplay (Melrose Books, a new book by a University archaeologist. work, identity, culture and technology. March 2012) based on the diaries she kept while recovering from illness with the help of Professor Ray Laurence’s book, Roman Chris Shilling, Professor of Sociology at the her horse. Archaeology for Historians (Routledge, June University’s School of Social Policy, Sociology 2012), is aimed at strengthening the links and Social Research, published the third ‘It’s really a personal story,’ she says. ‘After between history and archaeology to gain a edition of his book The Body and Social being diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in the better understanding of the past. It includes a Theory in September 2012 (Sage Publications year 2000, my life changed completely. I had chapter that shows the reader how to look at Ltd). to give up a job I was happy in and, at first, felt and reveal the meaning of objects on display really angry and bitter about it all. But then I at the Canterbury Roman Museum. Few books have been as influential as Chris’ bought a horse and my interaction with her in helping to establish and consolidate this took me out of the shell I found myself Professor Laurence, of the University’s School concern with the embodied basis of social trapped in by disease.’ of European Culture and Languages, set up action and cultural life. It was first published The Heritage and Innovation Network at Kent in 1993 and has been translated widely, Gillian first worked at the University in the early (THINK) two years ago, which links around reprinted 13 times, cited on well over 2,000 1970s before travelling and living in Europe for 70 staff at the University with the county’s occasions in books and articles, and reviewed around 15 years. On her return to the UK in museum-based heritage community. He has as a ‘contemporary classic’. 1991, she joined the Home Office as an also established an internship programme for Immigration Officer. She returned to the his students which involves them working in Professor Shilling said: ‘The third edition University in 2007, firstly working as a note- museums in East Kent and the English engages with some of the important taker for the Disability and Dyslexia Support Heritage-backed Alliance to Reduce Crime developments in the field over the last Unit and then moving to Keynes College against Heritage. 20 years.’ reception, Canterbury campus. www.kent.ac.uk 33

All about frogs Communications for the next On the power of judgment and the From the metamorphosing fairytale Frog generation fallacies of justice Prince to dissections in science class and An important new book co-edited by Dr Theories of justice are haunted by a paradox: television’s Kermit, frogs are ever-present in Nathan Gomes, an expert in radio over fibre the more ambitious the theory of justice, the our childhoods. But while much attention has communications based in the School of less applicable and useful the model is to been paid to the scientific qualities of the frog, Engineering and Digital Arts, brings together political practice; yet the more politically little has been said about the important role key aspects of different technologies: realistic the theory, the weaker its moral played by this slippery amphibian in art, wireless, mobile networks and photonics ambition, rendering it unsound and equally literature and popular culture. (optoelectronics). useless. In her new book, The Scandal of Reason: A Critical Theory of Political Frog by the School of History’s Charlotte The combination of these technologies will be Judgment , Dr Albena Azmanova, Director of Sleigh (Reaktion Books, August 2012) fundamental in achieving the vision of future Graduate Studies (Politics) for the Brussels provides an entertaining and sometimes mobile networks which provide extremely high School of International Studies, provides a shocking account of this much-loved, and data-rate capabilities to users, allowing, for solution to this ‘judgment paradox’. much-misunderstood, animal. Dr Sleigh example, more video-based services to provides answers to many questions, greater numbers of smart device users. Tracing the evolution of two major traditions including why frogs have been so prominent in political philosophy—critical theory and in both witchcraft and lab-craft throughout the Next Generation Wireless Communications philosophical liberalism—and the way they years, and the places frogs hold in religion. Using Radio Over Fiber (Wiley, October 2012) confront the judgment paradox, Dr Azmanova comes at an important time for future mobile critiques prevailing models of deliberative Frog is the 50th publication – Charlotte communications with international democracy. She replaces the reliance on Sleigh’s Ant was the first – in Reaktion’s Animal standardisation activity underway. In particular, normative models of democracy with an series. The pioneering series explores the the book sets out a vision for the use of account of the dynamics of reasoned historical significance and impact on humans distributed antenna systems, which reduce judgment produced in democratic practices of a wide range of animals. the wireless distance between the mobile user of open dialogues. and the network infrastructure and thus allow A spin-off research project, concerning the for increased data rates. Published by Columbia University Press in use of frogs in early modern science, has also April 2012, The Scandal of Reason was been published in the Royal Society’s As well as Dr Gomes, other University of Kent nominated for the PROSE award of American historical journal. contributors to the book were Dr David Wake, Publishers in 2012. Dr Huiling Zhu and Luis Vieira. 34 UNIVERSITY OF KENT / ANNUAL REVIEW 2012

BUILDING FOR OUR FUTURE

We would like to thank all the University’s supporters, who have in myriad ways, played their part in the continued success of the University of Kent. In 2012, we successfully closed a £8.2 million campaign to build a new music performance centre and we doubled the amount of funds we raised for scholarships, enabling the most academically gifted and those most in need to be able to access the life-changing opportunities at our University.

Kent Law Campaign Giving access to justice a new home

‘Kent has long enjoyed a well-deserved reputation as one of the best university law schools in this country. That is due in part to its long established, hugely successful, and award-winning Law Clinic, of which both the University and Kent alumni are justifiably very proud.

‘That is abundantly clear from the magnificent support which so many students, staff, organisations and alumni have given to the Law Campaign. This will provide new, state- of-the-art facilities to house the Clinic and a Moot Court, both of which will be essential, if Kent Law School is to continue providing its students with the kind of intellectually challenging and practically focused legal education for which it is renowned.

‘As the chair of the Campaign Board, I am very grateful indeed to all those who have donated so generously to the Campaign, which means even at this early stage, we have reached 25% of our target.’

Professor Richard de Friend (Eliot 1967), Chair of Kent Law Campaign www.kent.ac.uk 35

Until recently, the University’s Open Lectures took place exclusively in Canterbury but, in March, we were delighted to introduce a termly event at the University’s Medway Campus at Chatham Maritime – where, in October, Lord Moynihan, former chairman of the British Olympic Association, shared his thoughts on the London 2012 legacy. Following the success of this initiative, we will be extending the series over the coming months. The first London lecture took place in November, and we intend to host events at our campuses in Paris and Brussels in spring 2013. We also have ambitious plans to expand this activity further afield with the introduction Open Lectures of international Open Lectures. Alumni engagement The University has a well-established series of This year our international alumni activities Open Lectures that take place throughout the Foundation Day lecture have gone from strength to strength and we academic year. These form an important part Sir Christopher Meyer, (pictured above left) have held events in Hong Kong, China, of our community relations and have achieved former Ambassador to the United States Singapore, Malaysia, Turkey and in the USA. a considerable reputation. Our audiences are during the Bill Clinton and George W Bush We are delighted to have awarded the first drawn from the local community as well as presidencies, gave the University’s Foundation scholarships from the Jackie Chan Charitable the University. In 2012, speakers included Day lecture in November. The lecture, titled Foundation to two students from Hong Kong Baroness Afshar, Lord Dannatt and the Rt Hon ‘The Lessons of History’, explored the studying in the School of Arts, and we have Lady Hale of Richmond. The Chancellor’s importance of history to contemporary foreign also welcomed our second University of Lecture in January was given by Sir Cyril policy and the dangers of not learning from Kent in America Scholar, Elizabeth Eckert, Chantler (pictured below left with Chancellor the past. Foundation Day celebrates the who is studying for a Master’s in Political Professor Sir Robert Worcester) on ‘Modern University’s many achievements since Communication at our Brussels campus. Medicine and the NHS’. receiving its Royal Charter in 1965. The scholarship is supported entirely by the University’s alumni association in the US, and we are sincerely grateful for their generosity.

‘Throughout my studies at the University of Kent, I will continue to work tirelessly in order to continue to grow academically and professionally. Additionally, long after I graduate, I will keep the University of Kent in my heart and mind…’

Elizabeth Eckert , 2012 University of Kent in America Scholar

This year, we have launched our online community, enabling alumni to access a searchable directory of alumni worldwide. So far, over 1,600 alumni have registered and we look forward to expanding this community and adding new features in the coming year.

Perhaps most importantly, we have started planning for the University’s 50th anniversary, and have set a date for the alumni reunion weekend: 4-6 September 2015. We look forward to involving as many alumni as possible in the celebrations, and we are particularly keen to capture the memories of the first alumni and staff for an oral history project. 36 UNIVERSITY OF KENT / ANNUAL REVIEW 2012

SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE for the year to 31 July 2012

Financial highlights for the year to 31 July 2012 Income • Operating surplus of £14.4m (2010/11: £15.4m) representing 7.8% Total income grew by 1.7% to £185.4m with increased fees partially of income; offset by a fall in funding from the Higher Education Funding Council • Income from tuition fees up £8.1m (11.7%) to £77.2m as a result of for England (HEFCE) and a reduction in research income. The fall in strong recruitment; HEFCE income mainly reflected a continuation of teaching funding cuts • Continued strong residences and catering income at £21.8m that had been announced in early 2010 but appeared greater due to (2010/11: £21.7m); the receipt in 2010/11 of a one-off funding initiative grant. Whilst growth • Staff costs representing 52.9% of income (2010/11: 51.9%); in Home/EU undergraduates has been constrained through the new • Increase in net current assets by £0.6m to £33.7m and increased entrant student number control limits, Kent has responded well by liquidity; and expanding its postgraduate provision and saw a record year of • Significant capital expenditure of £24.3m (2010/11: £15.2m). recruitment in both postgraduate taught and research students. Income from overseas students was also a high growth area, and, Financial summary benefitting from the previous two years’ high levels of overseas student recruitment, was in total up by 15% when compared to the prior year. The University’s consolidated results for the years ended 31 July 2012 This reflects Kent’s strong and increasing reputation both in the UK and and 31 July 2011 can be summarised as follows: internationally. 2011/12 2010/11 Change £000 £000 %age Income from research grants and contracts declined during the year as a result of the competitive environment; however strategies to address Income 185,394 182,289 1.7 this have been implemented and research grants awarded during the Expenditure (171,092) (166,932) 2.5 year are now at their highest level in three years. Other income Transfer from accumulated generating activities remained strong in the year, with another income in endowment funds 91 45 successful result from the University’s hospitality division due to high Surplus for the year 14,393 15,402 (6.6) occupancy levels in University residential accommodation, a strong catering business and a buoyant conference trade throughout the year.

The results for 2011/12 are once again a strong indication that, even in times of higher education government funding cuts and increased Expenditure competition, the University has continued growing its income streams Staff costs rose by 3.6% (2010/11: 1.9%) in the year to £98.0m. This and maintained good control over its expenditure. The retained surplus reflects the additional investment made across the University to for the year of £14.4m (2010/11: £15.4m) exceeds the budgeted enhance student support, both within the academic schools and in surplus of £4.0m. This surplus represents 7.8% of the University’s the core student services departments, with a key emphasis being turnover and exceeds the target set within the University’s Financial on student welfare and employability. This investment continues into Framework to ensure that sufficient cash is generated for capital 2012/13 with additional resources being employed in preparation for investment and estate maintenance.

Analysis of income 2011/12 (£000) Analysis of income 2010/11 (£000)

Other Income Investment Income Other Income Investment Income £11,288 £1,097 £10,535 £816 Research Grants Research Grants and Contracts and Contracts £11,465 £12,655

Residences, Funding Residences, Funding Catering and Council Catering and Council Conferences Grants Conferences Grants £21,846 £62,503 £21,728 £67,416

Tuition Fees Tuition Fees and Education and Education Contracts Contracts £77,195 £69,139 www.kent.ac.uk 37

the forthcoming Research Excellence Framework. A Voluntary high surpluses in recent years and although capital expenditure in the Redundancy Scheme announced at the end of 2010/11 was year has increased significantly, delays in major projects have resulted concluded in December 2011 enabling schools and departments to in higher than anticipated cash and short-term deposit holdings. Long- reorganise activities in line with projected requirements. Overall staff term bank loan debt has fallen by a further £2.6m in the year with numbers have on average increased during the year by 45 full-time borrowing levels now reduced to 29% as a percentage of income. equivalents (2.2%). Capital programme Other operating expenses increased by £1.6m (2.9%); however taking into account a one-off legal and professional fee incurred in 2010/11, Capital expenditure amounted to £24.3m in the year, including £16.4m the underlying increase was £4.7m (9.3%). Almost £1.4m of this on major building projects and refurbishments to enhance existing increase related to the high costs of utilities and as a result of academic accommodation and provide additional teaching, additional campus security and estates upkeep. Investment directly recreational and social spaces. £5.3m was spent on updating the into student support continued, with an additional £0.8m being spent estate and its infrastructure. Investment into academic school on library and computing facilities. Further expenditure on student equipment, computing and library technologies and university systems guidance and welfare and other non-pay expenditure within schools amounted to £3.8m and included the provision of Wi-Fi access to all followed higher student numbers. The University’s commitment to student accommodation on campus. widening access meant that payments to students in the form of bursaries increased by £0.4m and amounted to £4.7m in total. Statement on behalf of the University’s Council

In other areas savings were achieved, and despite an increase in The above summary provides an overview of the University’s financial hospitality activities and income, overall costs in this area reduced by performance during the 2011/12 financial and academic year. It is £0.7m. Depreciation charged in the year was £0.8m higher than in consistent with the information incorporated in the University’s audited 2010/11 as a result of the capital expenditure incurred during the year Financial Statements for the year to 31 July 2012 and largely comprises and some major residential refurbishments over the prior year summer information detailed in the Operating and Financial Review contained vacation. within these statements. Full details of the University’s financial results, performance and year-end position can be found in the University of Kent Financial Statements for the Year to 31 July 2012, which can Balance sheet and cash flow be found on the University’s website or by writing to the Secretary The University’s Balance Sheet continues to look strong with net current of the Council, The University of Kent, The Registry, Canterbury, assets increasing by £0.6m to £33.7m and a current asset ratio of 1.89 Kent CT2 7NZ. (2011: 1.91). Net assets have grown by £12.9m to £165.1m. Liquidity levels rose once again, with total cash, short-term deposits and current asset investments amounting to £57.9m (2010/11: £53.7m). This financially healthy position largely reflects the cumulative effect of the

Analysis of expenditure 2011/12 (£000) Analysis of expenditure 2010/11 (£000)

Depreciation Interest Payable Depreciation Interest Payable £12,554 £3,593 £11,802 £3,746

Other Staff Costs Other Staff Costs Operating £98,028 Operating £94,646 Costs Costs £55,150 £53,576

Exceptional Exceptional Restructuring Restructuring Costs Costs £1,767 £3,162 38 UNIVERSITY OF KENT / ANNUAL REVIEW 2012

AWARDS, APPOINTMENTS, PROMOTIONS AND DEATHS 2012

Awards Economic Advisory Panel, set up to provide University of Kent Honorary advice, support and new research insights to Diane Houston, Professor of Psychology and Degrees 2012 Defra’s economists and policy-makers. Dean of the Graduate School, was elected a Professor Christopher Ham CBE, Doctor of Fellow of the British Psychological Society Margaret Ayers, Director of HR, was elected Letters for her outstanding contribution to the as a member of the Equality Challenge Unit’s Julian (Jools) Holland OBE, Doctor of Music advancement and dissemination of Board. psychological knowledge. Dr Gülnur Aybet, from the School of Politics Professor Sir Mervyn King, Doctor of Civil Law Michael Fairhurst, Professor of Computer of International Relations, was invited to join Rebecca Lenkiewicz, Doctor of Arts Vision, was appointed Editor-in-Chief of IET Turkey’s influential Global Relations Forum Veronica Lewis MBE, Doctor of the University (GRF). Biometrics , a new academic journal in the field John Lloyd CBE, Doctor of Arts of biometrics. Richard Crisp, Professor of Psychology, Valerie Marshall, Doctor of Civil Law Adrian Podoleanu, Professor of Biomedical was awarded the 2012 Society for the Rt Revd Adrian Newman, Doctor of Civil Law Optics, was made a Fellow of the International Psychological Study of Social Issues Gordon Society for Optics and Photonics. Allport Intergroup Relations Prize for a paper Sir Paul Nurse, Doctor of Science on the benefits of living in diverse, Dr Karen Devine, Lecturer in Law, was named Wayne Otto OBE, Doctor of the University multicultural societies. Law Teacher of the Year 2012. Brian Philp, Doctor of Letters Professor Rosemary Hunter, of Kent Law Kent Law Clinic was declared joint winner of School, was appointed an Academician of the Dr Garry Rogerson, Doctor of Science the Best New Student Pro Bono Activity award Academy of Social Sciences. Philip Shiner, Doctor of Laws (for its Public Access to Land Project) at the LawWorks & Attorney General Student Awards Professor Didi Herman, of Kent Law School, Dr Jean Venables CBE, Doctor of Science 2012. was the joint winner of the Socio-Legal Peter Williams MBE, Doctor of Letters Studies Association book prize for her book Chefs, Rob Grimer, Will Hooker and Eris An Unfortunate Coincidence: Jews, Hoxha, won the silver award in the 2012 Appointments Jewishness and English Law (OUP 2011). University Catering Organisation (TUCO) Posie Bogan, Director of Corporate Chefs Competition. The University was awarded the Association Communications of University Administrators (AUA) Award for The University was voted Group Travel Branch Good Practice. Rachel Saint, from the Dr Wayne Campbell, Director of Student Organiser magazine’s Best University Faculties Support Office, received the AUA's Services and Senior Master Accommodation for Groups – making it the Newcomer Award and Helena Torres, from Professor Mark Green, Head of the School fifth year in a row it has won the award. the School of English, won the AUA’s Annual of Physical Sciences Peter Taylor-Gooby, Professor of Social Policy, Award for Contribution to Career Professor Nick Grief, Sub-Dean for Medway was awarded an OBE for Services to Social Development. Dr Wayne Campbell, Jon Pink Professor Didi Herman, Head of the Kent Law Science. and Melissa Bradley were awarded School Professor Dominic Abrams, from the School Fellowships of the AUA. Professor Paddy Ireland, Deputy Dean of of Psychology, was elected President of the Carole Barron, Director of Innovation and the Faculty of Social Sciences Society for the Psychological Study of Social Enterprise, was appointed Chair of Kent Issues for 2013-14. Invicta Chamber of Commerce. Dr Simon Kerridge, Director of Research Services Dr Cyril Isenberg, from the School of Michael Kölling, Professor of Computer Engineering and Digital Arts, was awarded an Science, was named winner of the Professor Louis Passfield, Head of the new Honorary Fellowship of the British Science Outstanding Contribution to Computer School of Sport & Exercise Sciences Association. Science Education Award by the Association Debbie Reed, Head of the Centre for Professor Rob Fraser, from the School of for Computing Machinery (ACM) Special Professional Practice Interest Group for Computer Science Economics, joined the Department for Sian Stevenson, Master of Keynes College Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ new Education (SIGCSE).

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Professor Sarah Vickerstaff, Head of the Senior Lecturer Deaths School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Dr Anne Alwis, School of European Culture Professor John Adams –1939 to 2012 – Research. and Languages Professor of Law, who played an influential Dr Clare Birchall, School of Social Policy, role in the development of Kent Law School Tony Woodhouse, Head of Internal Audit Sociology and Social Research (left 31/08/12) as Chair of the School’s Board of Studies. Professor Frank Cioffi – 1928 to 2012 – Promotions Dr Alixe Bovey, School of History Dr Caroline Chatwin, School of Social Policy, Philosopher, who was a founder member of Chair Sociology and Social Research the University of Kent and, after his retirement, an Honorary Research Professor. Dr Anneli Albi, Kent Law School Dr Heather Ferguson, School of Psychology Sir Robert Horton – 1939 to 2011 – Chancellor Dr Lorenzo Chiesa, School of European Dr Mattias Frey, School of Arts of the University from 1990 to 1995. Culture and Languages Dr Helen Frowe, School of European Culture Emeritus Professor Robert Hudson FRS – Dr Theresa A Gannon, School of Psychology and Languages 1922 to 2012 – Professor of Organic Dr Jim Griffin, School of Mathematics, Nancy Gaffield, School of European Culture Chemistry from 1967 to 1985. Statistics and Actuarial Science and Languages Ernest Kingsman – founding member of the Dr Benjamin Hutchinson, School of European Dr Simone Glanert, Kent Law School University’s Council and a long-standing Culture and Languages Dr Manolo Guerci, Kent School of Architecture member of the University’s Court. Donald McGillivray, Kent Law School Dr Kirsty Horsey, Kent Law School Councillor Hazel McCabe MBE – 1930 to 2012 – long-standing member of the University’s Nicola Shaughnessy, School of Arts Dr Pak K Lee, School of Politics and Court and an Honorary Senior Member of Dr Ebrahim Soltani, Kent Business School International Relations Keynes College. Dr Peter Stanfield, School of Arts Dr Bas Lemmens, School of Mathematics, Emeritus Professor Jim Mansell CBE -1952 to Statistics and Actuarial Science 2012 – Founder of the University’s Tizard Reader Dr Neophytos Loizides, School of Politics and Centre in 1983 and Professor of Learning Glenn Bowman, School of Anthropology International Relations Disablity. The award of a CBE in 2012 was for and Conservation Dr Matt Loveless, School of Politics and services to people with intellectual disabilities. Dr Peter Boenisch, School of Arts (left International Relations Emeritus Professor Mark Noble – 1924 to 2012 30/09/2012) Dr Gang Lu, School of Engineering and – Founding Professor of Mathematics in 1964 Dr Christopher Deacy, School of European Digital Arts and Emeritus Professor on his retirement in 1985. Culture and Languages Dr Dawn Lyon, School of Social Policy, Dr Fragkiskos Filippaios, Kent Business School Sociology and Social Research Professor Frank Parkin – 1931 to 2011 – former member of staff and Honorary Professor of Dr Rachel Forrester-Jones, School of Social Dr Giacomo Macola, School of History Social Theory. Policy, Sociology and Social Research Dr Michael Newall, School of Arts Professor Clifford Pearce – 1915 to 2012 – Dr James Groombridge, School of Dr Nicholas Newton-Fisher, School of former member of staff, honorary graduate Anthropology and Conservation Anthropology and Conservation and Honorary Professor of Biometry. Dr Peter Klappa, School of Biosciences Dr Jesse O’Hanley, Kent Business School Professor Locksley Smaller – 1931 to 2012 – Dr John Peirson, School of Economics Dr Dan Petrovici, Kent Business School Black Horse Life Chair of Actuarial Science in Dr Peter Rodgers, School of Computing Dr Matloob Piracha, School of Economics the School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science from 1992 to 1995 and Dr Charlotte Sleigh, School of History Dr David Roberts, School of Anthropology visiting academic from 1996 to 2001. Dr Doug Stokes, School of Politics and and Conservation Sadly, other deaths reported during the year International Relations Dr William Rowlandson, School of European include a number of distinguished honorary Dr Jawad Syed, Kent Business School Culture and Languages graduates: Dr William Petty, Dr Edwin Dr Dimitrios Theodossopoulos, School of Dr Anna Schaffner, School of European Boorman, Sir Brandon Gough, Dr John Anthropology and Conservation Culture and Languages Haynes and Sir Maurice Wilkes. Dr Aylish Wood, School of Arts Dr Jeremy Scott, School of European Culture and Languages Senior Research Fellow Jane Short, Centre for English and World Languages Dr Karen Jones, School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research Paul Sinclair, Kent Business School Dr Robert Smith, School of Anthropology and Dr Tobias von der Haar, School of Biosciences Conservation 40 UNIVERSITY OF KENT / ANNUAL REVIEW 2012

PRINCIPAL OFFICERS

Visitor – The Lord Archbishop of Canterbury Chancellor – Professor Sir Robert Worcester , KBE, DL Chair of the Council – John Simmonds , AIB Vice-Chancellor – Professor Dame Julia M Goodfellow , DBE, CBE, BSc (Bristol), PhD (Open), FMedSci, FIBiol, FInstP Deputy Chair of the Council – Anthony Quigley , BSc (Eng) (London), CEng, FIEE Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor – David Nightingale , MA (Oxford) Deputy Vice-Chancellors – Denise Everitt , BA (Kent), ACA – Professor Keith Mander , BSc PhD (Nottingham) Pro-Vice-Chancellors – Professor John Baldock , BA (Oxford), MA (Kent) – Professor Alex Hughes , BA PhD (London), Cert Ed (Oxford) Dean of the Faculty of Humanities – Professor Karl Leydecker , MA DPhil (Oxford) Dean of the Faculty of Sciences – Professor Mark Burchell , BSc (Birmingham), DIC, PhD (London) Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences – John Wightman , MA LLB (Cambridge) Dean of the Graduate School – Professor Diane Houston , MA (Dundee), PhD (Kent), CPsychol, FBPsS, AcSS Campus Dean for Brussels – Professor Roger Vickerman , MA (Cambridge), DPhil (Sussex), Dr h c (Marburg) AcSS, FRSA, FCILT Sub-Dean for Medway – Professor Nicholas Grief , BA PhD (Kent), Barrister at Law Secretary of the Council – Karen Goffin , BA (Durham), MA (Kent) Senior Master _ Wayne Campbell , BSc (Kent), MSc (Loughborough), MA (Cambridge), PhD (Kent) Master of Darwin and Woolf Colleges – To be appointed Master of Eliot College – Stephen Burke , BA (Kent) Master of Keynes College – Sian Stevenson , BA (London) Master of Rutherford College – Peter Klappa , BSc MSc PhD (Munich), PGCHE (Kent) College Master for Medway – Jane Glew , BSc (Aston), PG Dip (CIM), MA (Greenwich) Public Orators – Professor Peter Brown , BA (Sussex), DPhil (York) – Farzin Deravi , MA (Oxford), MSc (London), DIC, PhD (Wales) – Professor Tim Luckhurst , MA (Cambridge) – Louise Naylor , BSc (Aberdeen), PhD (Calgary) – Peter Nicholls , BSc (Southampton), PhD (London) – Marion O’Connor , BA (Toronto), MPhil PhD (London) – Professor Simon Thompson , MA (Cambridge), DPhil (Oxford) – Professor Julia Twigg , MA (Durham), MSc PhD (LSE) Constitution

The University’s constitutional arrangements direction of the University, approves major The Government’s response to the Dearing are set out in its Royal Charter, Statutes and projects and receives regular reports from Report on Higher Education (1998) endorsed Ordinances. Committees and Executive Officers acting a recommendation that the Council should under statutory or delegated powers. be reviewed at least once every five years. The Court’s membership includes The most recent review of the Council’s representatives from many sectors of the The Senate is the academic authority of the effectiveness was completed during local and national community as well as staff, University and comprises academic staff and summer/early autumn 2008. The review student and graduate members. An annual student members. It directs and regulates the included a detailed report from an External general meeting is held once a year at which teaching and research work of the University. Adviser, John Lauwerys, formerly Secretary an annual review of the University and the and Registrar at the University of accounts are presented. The business of the University is conducted Southampton. The review concluded that in accordance with the seven principles overall the Council was effective. Some The Council is the executive governing body identified by the Nolan Committee on changes to further enhance its operational of the University and comprises lay, staff and Standards in Public life (selflessness; integrity; effectiveness have been put into effect. student members, with a non-executive lay objectivity; accountability; openness; honesty; A ‘light touch’ review of the Council’s majority. The Statutes of the University define leadership) and follows the further advice effectiveness was undertaken in summer/early the powers and responsibilities of the Council about governance from the Committee, the autumn 2012 and the outcome of this will be (and of the Court and the Senate). By custom Higher Education Funding Council for England considered by Council during 2012/2013. and under the advice of the Higher Education and the Committee of University Chairs. Enquiries about the constitution and Funding Council for England, the Council has The Council maintains a Register of Interests governance of the University should be responsibility for the ongoing strategic of its members and staff of the University. directed to the Secretary of the Council.

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