The free magazine for The University of Manchester UniLife 25th April 2005 Volume 2 Issue 11 University’s Widening Participation Approach Applauded 2 UniLife

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A summary of the key news in this issue of UniLife: Contents

3 Widening Participation Professor Geoff Beattie, Head of the School of 4 News Psychological Sciences, will be analysing the body 7 language of the country’s top politicians on the ITV 16 Profile News throughout the run-up to the election.

18 Enterprise

20 Research The Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences 21 Students has held the first in a series of launch events aimed at showcasing its research. Delegates from industry, Government and the media attended 22 People 7 ‘Energy, the Environment and Sustainability’, held in partnership with the Royal Academy of 24 Community Engineering.

26 What’s On

28 Seminars Profile of Professor David Hulme, Director of the 29 Noticeboard 16 Chronic Poverty Research Centre and co-Director of the Global Poverty Research Group. 30 Classified Ads

32 Just the Job

Photo of Julian Skyrme Manchester Science Enterprise Centre (MSEC) aims Head of Widening Participation to empower graduates and undergraduates to exploit knowledge and ideas commercially, and enable them to engage in enterprise during their 18 time at the University. It offers undergraduate, postgraduate and professional development courses, including the unique Master of Enterprise (MEnt) degree.

The Universities of Manchester and Salford will give Oxbridge a run for their money when they go 21 head to head along the Manchester Ship Canal, in the 34th Two Cities Boat Race on Sunday, 8 May. UniLife 3

Access All Areas at Manchester

The University of Manchester’s Access Agreement has been given a resounding ‘thumbs up’ from the Office for Fair Access (OFFA).

OFFA was established last year to ensure that the income generated from variable fees from 2006 is reinvested in support packages, which will ensure that students from disadvantaged backgrounds are not deterred from entering universities. The University has received favourable national TV coverage for its generous package of scholarships and bursaries, as well as praise from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE). Hundreds of gifted applicants will receive up to £5000 a year from 2006, in a bid to encourage the brightest students from disadvantaged backgrounds to Participation Open Evening in March to vision in his plenary speech, saying: come to the University. highlight the University’s vision to key “Manchester’s commitment to be the influencers. This coincided with the best for accessibility among research- Julian Skyrme, Head of Widening launch of the new Widening intensive universities is something I Participation, said:“These awards are Participation prospectus, compiled by want to trumpet from the rooftops.” magnets for the brightest students Student Recruitment and Admissions from the poorest backgrounds. They Julian Skyrme said:“It is great news to and produced by Communications and will ensure that Manchester is the see The University of Manchester being Marketing Services, which has also been preferred choice for the most able hailed as one of the most accessible delivered to a wide range students, regardless of their research-intensive universities in the UK. of external stakeholders regionally financial circumstances.” We are now being held up as a model of and nationally. good practice for other HEIs to follow.” Julian and Professor Paul Layzell, Vice- The event was attended by HEFCE’s Head President for Communications and The Access Agreement can be of Widening Participation Kevin Whitston External Relations, hosted a Widening downloaded from the website below. who praised Manchester’s ambitious

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News Meetings with the President and Vice-Chancellor

The meetings are scheduled to last one Lecture Theatre 1, Stopford Building, Oxford hour, and will take place as follows: Road (please note that you will need your staff card to gain entry to the building). Friday, 29 April - for members of the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences: 1 - Friday, 3 June (for those unable to attend 2pm, Chaplaincy Lecture Theatre, St Peter's the April and May sessions): 10 - 11am, All members of staff have been Chaplaincy (between the Kilburn Building Lecture Theatre 1, Crawford House (formerly and Crawford House on Oxford Road, entry the Federal School). Entry is at ground floor invited to meet the President via the steps opposite Blackwell's Bookshop). level, under the Precinct Centre Bridge. and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Tuesday, 3 May - for members of the Although all the lecture theatres have Alan Gilbert, for an update on Faculty of Humanities: 1 - 2pm, Rutherford large capacities, seats will be allocated on Lecture Theatre, Schuster Laboratories, a first come, first served basis (if there is the University's strategic plan Brunswick Street. insufficient capacity on the day, alternative arrangements will be made). Tuesday, 10 May - for members of the Towards Manchester 2015. Wherever possible please attend the Faculty of Life Sciences: 1 - 2pm, Lecture meeting most relevant to your area of At each meeting the President Theatre 3, Stopford Building, Oxford Road. work (with the agreement of your line- will give a presentation of Wednesday, 11 May - for members of the manager), but where this is not possible approximately ten minutes, and Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences: 1 - you may attend an alternative session. 2pm, Lecture Theatre 1, Stopford Building, The meetings form part of a more there will be an opportunity to Oxford Road. comprehensive programme of ask questions both about the Wednesday, 18 May - for members of the engagement with staff, details of which Administration and Central Services: 1 - 2pm, will be announced shortly. plan and more generally. Charity Begins at Work

The University is re-launching its The University is re-launching its Give As tax. So if you decide to give £10 each You Earn scheme which encourages staff month, in reality it will only cost you £7.80. Give As You Earn scheme which to make donations to charity. Tony Joannou, Payroll Manager, said: encourages staff to make Under the scheme, money is deducted “We are holding some promotional donations to charity. from your salary and paid to the charity events in May to help people find out or charities of your choice. You decide more about Give As You Earn.” how much you want to give and to These events will be held on Tuesday, 3 which organisations. and Thursday, 12 May between 11am and This is the most tax-efficient way of 2pm in the reception area between the donating to charity, since the money you Stop Gap shop and the Concourse Café. pledge is taken from your gross pay, so Staff from ‘Sharing the Caring’ – the every pound you give will cost you only organisation which administers the 78p – or 60p if you pay the higher rate of scheme – will be on hand to give advice and information. UniLife 5

News Undergraduate Student Satisfaction Survey

The survey, the first to cover the entire This is the first of three wide-ranging In Towards Manchester 2015 the undergraduate body, will take place student surveys to be launched during annually. It will measure the importance of, the year. The next two will focus on University commits itself to and students’ satisfaction with, various research postgraduates and taught listening to its students, and as aspects of their experience. The results will postgraduates respectively. part of this process an online be published on the University’s website, As if helping to improve the University and will inform ongoing activities to survey of undergraduate were not enough (!), all participants enhance the quality of student life at the will be eligible to enter a prize draw students has just been launched. University. It will be anonymous in order to - with prizes including £500 and £250 encourage as many undergraduates as travel vouchers and £50 book tokens. possible to share their views. The survey can be accessed at the The survey, which is supported by the website below until 20 May. Students’ Union, covers key areas The student survey team would like to including programme of study, thank all the students and staff who accommodation, student support services have either participated in focus or pilot and the Student Services Centre. groups or assisted in drafting the survey. Questions are also included on the Students’ Union, the University environment, communications, the Careers Service and facilities such as the library, IT, sports and catering.

www.manchester.ac.uk/studentsurvey HEFCE Grant Allocations

The University has received notification of On the research front the picture is more Director of Planning and Academic its recurrent grant allocations for 2005- positive, with the grant allocation Services Albert McMenemy said, 06 from the Higher Education Funding representing a 13.7% cash increase on last “In common with our peer universities, Council (England) (HEFCE). year. Care must be taken with making The University of Manchester is year-on-year comparisons, however, disappointed with the low level of In total, the University will receive around because of changes in funding increase in teaching-related funding. £155m; £86m for teaching and related methodology introduced by HEFCE. The level of increase in overall funding funding and £69m for research and of 5.7% in cash terms, although more related funding. This accounts for It is believed that, after this year's generous than historically has been approximately 30% of the University's adjustment for the way research funds the case for the university sector, total income. for postgraduate research students has will be insufficient to meet the likely been allocated, the quality related (QR) Although this represents an overall cash levels of inflation and pay-related element of the HEFCE research grant will increase of 5.7% on 2004-05, the expenditure (salary increases, the cost be relatively stable until the outcome of percentage increase for ‘mainstream’ of job evaluation and other local the next Research Assessment Exercise is teaching funds, which constitutes £81m factors associated with the merger) known. The only variations should be out of the £86m teaching and related the University will face in 2005-06. those associated with year-on-year funding, is only 1.4% in cash terms - well The shortfall will have to be met from changes to minor volume measures, like below the Government's inflation other sources.” Research Assistants, Research Fellows and estimate of 2.5%. charities income. 6 UniLife

News Young Guns Aim for House of Commons

Some of the University’s brightest young • Marietta Scott, also of the School of researchers showcased their work in the Medicine, who is obtaining estimates House of Commons as part of National of grey matter thickness in the brain Science Week in March. using MRI to help develop decision support systems, for the classification They attended the seventh annual of diseases like Alzheimer's disease parliamentary reception for younger and schizophrenia. researchers in Science, Engineering and Technology (SET), known as SET for Britain. • Dr Kostas Kontis of the School of Competition for places was tough, with Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil less than half of those applying being Engineering, who is exploring the invited to the Commons. scientific, engineering and commercial potential for Surface Luminescence “The central aim of SET for Britain is to Imaging (SLIM) using smart coatings encourage and promote younger researchers such as pressure-, temperature- or skin through novel, high-profile events,” a friction-sensitive paints. spokesman said. “Medals are presented for the most outstanding posters and research, • Dr Mike Rogers of the School of as judged by distinguished, older scientists, on Medicine, who is investigating the use the basis of novelty, quality and merit.” of computer image analysis for Proteomics (which uses the techniques The University of Manchester academics of molecular biology, biochemistry and attending the event included: genetics to analyse the proteins • Dr Holly Shiels of the School of Life produced by genes), to enable Sciences, who is examining the way the advances in drug discovery and the hearts of mammals and fish have understanding of cellular mechanisms. developed differently to modify the • Dr Stephen Richardson, of the School Top image, left to right: Kostas Kontis with MP for Stockport amount of blood pumped in response to of Life Sciences, who is investigating Anne Coffey. Bottom image: Stephen Richardson with MP for changing demands like exercise, and the the degeneration of the intervertebral Wythenshawe Keith Bradley evolutionary reasons for this. (courtesy of Frank Dumbleton/SET for Britain) disc (IVD) which allows the spine to • Dr Josephine Naish of the School of move and bend. Nearly 80% of the Medicine, whose team is developing adult population experiences this, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) causing low back pain and absence techniques to visualise how oxygen is taken from work, and Dr Richardson aims to up in the lungs, to understand and monitor use gene therapy and cell-based tissue diseases that obstruct the airways such as engineering for IVD regeneration. chronic bronchitis and emphysema. This Life

The life stories of three groups of The project is being carried out by the refugees in the Greater Manchester area Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Education Trust, which are to be recorded in an effort to explain has been given £45,000 of funding from the realities of the refugee experience. the Heritage Lottery Fund. Members of the Somali, Kurdish and The interviews will be stored in the Afghani communities will be interviewed Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Race Relations about their experiences of having to flee Resource Centre, which is based in their own countries and make a new life Devonshire House, and will also be used in Britain. to create an exhibition.

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News

Professor Geoff Beattie, Head of the The Body School of Psychological Sciences, will be analysing the body language of the country’s top politicians on the ITV News Politic throughout the run-up to the election.

present politicians in the most favourable light, one thing they can't control is their body language. Professor Beattie will evaluate their behaviour as they go out on the campaign trail each day, and aim to show what their expressions, gestures and speech say about what they're really thinking and feeling. He said: “There is a fair amount of cynicism about the nature of political communication, and this feature is an ideal opportunity to see through it to what politicians really mean. “The science of body language has progressed a great deal in recent years, and we can now use it to analyse what politicians are really telling us. We will Professor Geoff Beattie, Head of the The segment, entitled The Body Politic, be able to uncover a whole extra layer School of Psychological Sciences, will will run every night on the News at Ten of communication, present even when be analysing the body language of the Thirty, and be repeated on the the politician believes they are in total country’s top politicians on the ITV Lunchtime News the following day. control of their communication, News throughout the run-up to the Although all the election campaigns through which they will be giving election. will be minutely choreographed to away a lot more than they think.” EPS Launch Success

The Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences has held the first in a of the Faculty, in which attendees posed some provocative questions series of launch events aimed at showcasing its research. about global warming and climate change to Lord Oxburgh. More than 200 delegates from This was followed by a keynote speech Phil Ruffles, Vice President of the Royal industry, Government and the media by Lord Oxburgh, Chairman of Shell Academy of Engineering, who with the attended ‘Energy, the Environment and Transport and Trading, entitled ‘Global Dean welcomed guests to the event, Sustainability’, held in partnership with Warming – A Challenge for Science, praised the Faculty and the University the Royal Academy of Engineering. Business and Government’, which as a whole, saying: “The creation of The outlined the effects of global warming The event started with a drinks University of Manchester is an over the last 30 years and analysed reception and poster display on important milestone in the evolution of global energy use. research from each of the Faculty’s nine the university system. I wish it every schools, providing a unique networking The event concluded with a question success for the future as it faces the opportunity for academics and and answer session hosted by Professor challenges of the 21st century.” industrial representatives. John Perkins, Vice President and Dean 8 UniLife

News Jodrell Bank Unveils Path to the Sun

ITV weatherman Fred Talbot officially Astronomy Research Council (PPARC), opened the path last month, replacing Congleton Borough Council a boggy grass access route. He said: (Business Grant Scheme) and Cheshire “I am an amateur astronomer and have Community Council. been coming here for years. The new The opening was combined with the path is great as it allows you to get unveiling of the model sun at the a lot closer to the telescope and you centre of the SpacedOut project, the can walk around in comfort - I love it.” largest-known scale model of the New facilities include detailed Solar System. Sir Francis Graham- interpretation panels, a viewing Smith, Emeritus Professor at The platform and picnic areas. There University of Manchester and 13th is also a new outdoor auditorium, Astronomer Royal, unveiled the to be used for regular ‘Meet an structure, which lies at the end of Astronomer’ sessions where visitors the new path and was designed by can find out the answers to pupils from a nearby primary school. astronomical questions. SpacedOut Project Director Nigel The pathway project was made Marshall commented: "We are very possible through Landfill Tax credit honoured that the flagship central A new pathway which allows visitors funding of £50,000 from the Waste sculpture of the SpacedOut project to get closer to the Lovell telescope Recycling Group Ltd, administered is located at the world-famous Jodrell by WREN, with additional funding Bank Observatory." than ever before has been opened at from The Particle Physics and Jodrell Bank Observatory. UMIP Hat-trick

UMIP, University’s intellectual property which develops and markets predictive arrange investment into two more of the (IP) and commercialisation management process control software. University’s spin-outs, and a further spin- company, has secured £1.5m of external out company Network Inference Limited Clive Rowland, Chief Executive of UMIP, investment for three of the University’s has raised over £4m in a venture capital said:“This successful fundraising shows spin-out companies. The capital will help funding exercise. The company is a that good university technology the companies employ additional staff leading provider of adaptive, self- propositions which are well managed are and accelerate their product development configuring technology for IT network able to attract investment, even in rather and marketing plans. integration, and the academic originator, unpredictable economic and stock market Professor Ian Horrocks, has just received The companies are VICS Ltd, a video conditions. It also provides independent an award from the British Computer compression company which delivers validation of the strength of the Society for his distinguished research. high quality video to mobile phones, University’s intellectual property potential Dmist Technologies Ltd, a novel real-time in a commercial context, and the These activities bring the total amount of video enhancement company catering for innovative nature of its academic staff.” third party investment in the University’s adverse weather conditions (for example portfolio of companies to £20m so far In addition, UMIP is currently working at airports, ports and sports events), and this financial year. with the Manchester Technology Fund to Perceptive Engineering Limited (PEL), UniLife 9

News £826k Awarded for Brain Science and Mental Health Research

The Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences has been awarded £826,000 by the Medical Research Council (MRC) and Department of Health (DH), as part of a £5.3m package to fund novel research into brain science and build increased capacity for clinical trials.

Of 326 applications received nationally, The projects awarded funding at The • Dr Jennifer Shaw’s trial of four of the 28 projects funded are based University of Manchester are: management for released prisoners at the University - beating Oxford with with severe and enduring mental • Dr Shaheen Hamdy’s study into the three and Cambridge with two. Professor illness Matt Lambon-Ralph, Director of Clinical ability of the brain to adapt to and Neuroscience, said: compensate for conditions such as Seven projects were also funded last year stroke during the first round of the competition, “These awards recognize that The totalling £1.25m. These included research • Dr Nusrat Hussain’s study of pre- and University of Manchester is in the very into the way Alzheimer’s disease post-natal depression and infant top echelons of neuroscience and mental develops, the prevention of relapse in growth in Manchester residents of health research in the country. people diagnosed with bipolar disorder, Pakistani origin Importantly, all of our projects fuse basic and ways of improving depression with sciences with clinical application and will • Dr Karina Lovell’s trial of guided self- modular treatment. make a significant difference to our help for mild to moderate depression understanding and treatment of stroke, in primary care dementia and mental illness.”

What Makes Shoppers Tick?

Shoppers in the Trafford Centre were given the chance to learn about the human brain in March, in a unique initiative designed to promote science to the public.

Customers were able to take part in hands- tests to engage the brain. “We tried to give Dr Allan and co-organiser Dr Ellen Poliakoff on activities and scientific experiments to the kids as blank a canvass as possible to hope that, as well as being a fun event for help demonstrate the workings of the grey come up with experiments that help make shoppers, the exercise encouraged some of matter, in an event organised by scientists sense of the brain,” said organiser Dr Stuart the schoolchildren who attended the event in the Faculty of Life Sciences as part of Allan. to think about careers in science. Brain Awareness Week. “The focus was on how the brain interprets Dr Poliakoff added:“There is an image The researchers teamed up with pupils what we see and feel but we also problem with science but this event tried from Barlow RC High School in East illustrated how it is put together, what it to show the kids that it’s not all about Didsbury to devise a number of sensory looks like and how much it weighs.” white coats and grey beards!” 10 UniLife

News Blue Plaque for Manchester’s First Chemists

The names of acclaimed chemists Sir Manchester which honour the pioneering Henry Enfield Roscoe and Sir Edward work of the city’s chemists, including Frankland now appear on the side of the William Henry in St Ann’s Square and John building, which was home to Owens Dalton on Faulkner Street. College when it opened in 1851. Gerald Hayes (left) and Professor Perkins said:“The University of Professor John Perkins. Sir Henry Enfield Roscoe is famed for his Manchester is extremely proud of its isolation of the element 23 - Vanadium -in heritage, and in particular the scientists 1865. He is also credited with helping to who helped lay the foundations for the develop the Bunsen Burner, introducing pioneering research which we carry out A Blue Plaque honouring the first the ‘flash’ to photography and building today.We hope this plaque will serve as a Professors of Chemistry at Britain’s first ever practical chemistry reminder not only of the importance of laboratory. Roscoe and Frankland’s achievements at Owens College, a forerunner of Owen’s College, but the contribution they Sir Edward Frankland propounded the have made to Chemistry and science as a theory of Valency, pioneered water The University of Manchester, whole.” purification and was a co-discoverer of the has been erected at historic helium in the sun through spectroscopy. Gerald Hayes of the Royal Society of Chemistry said:“These plaques are for Cobden House on Mosley Street. The plaque, sponsored by the Royal Society people who have made an important of Chemistry, was unveiled by Professor contribution to chemistry in either John Perkins, Vice-President and Dean of academia or industry, and for those who the Faculty of Engineering and Physical helped to establish Manchester as a Sciences. It is one of eight throughout centre for chemical education.” Sexual Assault Referral Centre for Children

Professionals and policy-makers The conference took place at the and will use their best practice to ensure Manchester Postgraduate Health Sciences that the development of services for in the field of sexual assault Centre, and included a keynote speech by children in Manchester is comprehensive gathered at the St Mary's Sexual Dr Astrid Heger, an international authority and of the highest quality.” on medical diagnoses of sexual assault The St. Mary's Centre is the UK's first Assault Referral Centre's third and child abuse. sexual assault referral centre, and was annual conference earlier this Dr Cath White of the School of Medicine, established in 1986 to provide co-ordinated who is Clinical Director of the St Mary's forensic, counselling and aftercare services month, to discuss the latest legal Centre, said: "It is our intention to create a to adults in Greater Manchester who have and medical issues relating to sexual assault referral centre (SARC) experienced rape or sexual assault. To specifically for children here in Manchester. date, it has seen almost 10 000 clients. child sexual abuse. During the conference we learnt a lot from the knowledge and experience of experts, UniLife 11

News British Academics to Benefit from World’s First National Text Mining Service

The National Centre for Text Mining (NaCTeM) Presenters at the launch included Dr Anne A new £1m initiative to help is a collaboration between the Universities of Trefethen (Deputy Director, e-Science Core Manchester, Liverpool and Salford, which will Programme) and Professor Margaret King academics with their struggle help academics to find the most relevant (University of Geneva), Professor Ray Larson against data deluge was information returned from search engines. (University of California, Berkeley), Professor Regan Moore (San Diego Supercomputer launched in March. Search engines return thousands of Center) and Professor Jun’ichi Tsujii documents,but the difficulty for the user is to (University of Tokyo). All are leaders in the find those which are most personally relevant. field of informatics and computing. Most of these searches have little concept of the meaning of words that is gained from the Professor John Keane from the University’s context of a sentence. By using natural School of Informatics, and Co-Director of the language processing, text mining can discover National Centre for Text Mining commented: this meaning and focus on specific needs of “The potential of text mining is virtually the user. endless. In the future, databases could be populated with accurate, valid, exhaustive, Detailed abstracts can then be compared and rapidly updated data where users find what contrasted using data mining to discover they want all the time; where drug discovery patterns and associations that the human eye costs and development time are slashed and is more likely to miss. This has proved to be animal experimentation is reduced through particularly useful in the fields of drug early identification of unpromising paths.” discovery and predictive toxicology.

Hands on Science

Manchester people had the chance to Staff from the Museum and University see science in action at a special Science Faculties and Schools, including Life Fair organized by Manchester Museum Sciences and Earth Sciences, laid out last month. stalls around the Museum covering subjects as diverse as the survival of Nine different research groups from dinosaurs to sexing flies! across the University helped visitors to the Museum to try out scientific Tim Manley, Marketing and Audience experiments. One session was devoted to Development Manager at the Museum groups from local schools who jumped at said:“Making science real to the public the chance to try out some ‘real’ science, proved extremely rewarding and it is while another session allowed members hoped to repeat the event again in 2006, of the public to have a go. All in all, showcasing interesting and excellent around 250 people got involved. science being created in Manchester.”

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News Has the Glass Ceiling Shattered?

Marilyn Davidson, Professor of Managerial Psychology and Co-Director of The Centre for Diversity and Work Psychology at Manchester Business School, presented the keynote address at a conference to mark International Women's Day on Tuesday, 8 March.

Speaking at the Council of Europe in In Britain for example, whilst 31% of all Strasbourg, she presented a paper entitled managers are women, they represent ‘Women in Management: Has the Glass only 13% of Directors and earn less than Ceiling Shattered?’ to an audience including men at every managerial level. Women the Secretary General, ambassadors from are also concentrated in people- member countries, judges from the orientated categories such as personnel European Court of Human Rights and (60% female), teaching and nursing, and members of the European Parliament. even in these professions men still predominate in senior positions. The paper referred to Professor Davidson’s groundbreaking book ‘Shattering the Glass Professor Davidson also pointed out that, Ceiling’, published in 1992, which described according to the Harvard Business Review the invisible barrier that appears to stop (2001), those Fortune 500 companies with women entering higher managerial the highest proportion of women positions. Drawing on current global executives reported much higher profits research including her own, she argued than other large companies.“It therefore that despite more women entering makes business sense to recruit and utilise management there is strong evidence of the most capable managers from the full a continued glass ceiling. available pool of talent,” she concluded. Computer Pioneer Honoured with New Lab

A former University scientist who helped October 1948 still survives, and is a pioneer the world’s first stored program unique historic document. computer has been honoured with his own The opening of the new lab on Tuesday, laboratory. 5 April was attended by Geoff and The newly-refurbished Tootill Teaching colleagues from the School of Computer Laboratory in the School of Computer Science, and included a guest lecturer by Science’s Kilburn Building has been re- Professor Sir Tony Hoare as part of the named after Geoff Tootill, who was 2005 Computer Science Industrial Forum. assistant to Freddie Williams and Tom Professor Hilary Kahn, who worked closely Kilburn on the ground-breaking project. with Tom Kilburn, said:“The team of At 11.00am on 21 June, 1948 Geoff and pioneers of which Geoff was a key member Tom Kilburn realised they’d made history, made a major breakthrough in the history when their small experimental machine - of computing. The record in his notebook as affectionately known as Baby - successfully the Baby reached completion in June 1948 executed a stored program to calculate makes very exciting reading.We are very (L-R) Sir Tony Hoare, Geoff Tootill, the highest factor of a number. pleased to be able to commemorate his Professor Paul Layzell, Professor Chris Taylor Geoff’s laboratory notebook for June to contribution in this way.” UniLife 13

News New Generation of Pharmacists to Tackle Aids Epidemic

The University of Manchester is founding a school of pharmacy in Malawi – a country that has only 60 pharmacists serving a population of 10 million and is in the grip of an uncontrolled AIDS/HIV epidemic.

The Global Fund for HIV has provided a the local population about the and community pharmacies, the country’s package of aid for the country, but indiscriminate supply and widespread use of Central Medical Stores and rural health without the school there will be too few single dose medicines that are commercially centres, where they will share a decision pharmacists to distribute the drugs. available but inadequate against disease making role with medical students. and can lead to resistant infections.” Dr Brian Lockwood, senior lecturer at the The Malawi Pharmaceutical Association, University’s School of Pharmacy and He added:“There is a long-standing use the country’s professional development Pharmaceutical Sciences, has been invited of traditional Malawi plant medicines, organisation, the Pharmacy Medicines to set up a College of Pharmacy at the especially in rural areas. These may be and Poisons Board, which administers University of Malawi. beneficial but no regard has been paid to pre-registration training, and the Ministry adverse effects and reactions against of Health have been involved in Dr Lockwood said:“The College, which conventional medicines.” discussions for establishing the College. will take its first students in January 2006, will run courses alongside the Academic staff will teach the first and Dr Lockwood said:“This promises to be an College of Medicine to specifically second year students in conjunction with exciting and interesting mission with address the problems caused by the medical students in a number of great benefits for what is one of Africa’s HIV/AIDS epidemic. foundation courses, while specialist poorest countries.” pharmacists will teach the third and “There is also a large incidence of tropical fourth year students. The students will disease, requiring continual intervention. In also have practice placements in hospital addition our graduates will need to educate Dramatic Piece for Music and Drama

A new textile work by renowned Professor John Casken, Head of the former international artist Alice Kettle was School of Music and Drama, came up with unveiled in the Universty’s Martin Harris the idea of approaching Alice Kettle about Building, Bridgeford Street in April. The the possibility of a new work for the foyer of work will be on permanent display in the Music and Drama's new premises. Professor foyer of the building, which is home to Casken commented:“I was convinced that Music and Drama. Alice’s work would be perfect for the foyer of our new premises, and in conversation Alice Kettle is a major British textile artist. Her with the artist, we discussed the use of the work is well-known to people visiting the space as a starting point for the new work. University's Whitworth Art Gallery where her Creative forms, the nature of composing in magnificent Three Caryatids can be seen. its broadest sense, and the shared language reflection of it. I wanted to suggest movement into the depth of a space, a The new work, entitled Red and Blue of different forms of expression were key kind of volatile energy across it, and to Movement in Three, consists of three elements Alice and I discussed as she began complement the integrity of the strong thematically-linked pieces, designed working on the piece.” architecture, to make links across spaces specifically for the foyer space of The Alice commented:“The piece is a which are dynamic in the juxtaposition of Martin Harris Building. response to this special building, and a sight lines and walkways and walls.” 14 UniLife

News Doctors on the Web

YourGuidetoGeneralPractice.org.uk is part “We’re keen to stress that this is part of a of a research project which is looking at research project, it is small scale and it is the best way to present useful information still early days, so this guide shouldn’t be about primary care services to patients. used as a tool to judge practices. The research is being carried out by the However, we do believe that this guide NPCRDC and the Primary Care Group of points the way forward for other GP An innovative prototype website Swansea University’s Clinical School. practices who want to provide more information for their patients about the which will make it easier for patients The project is being led by Professor services they provide.” to find out information about their Martin Marshall from the University’s School of Medicine who said:“This has Elizabeth Barrett a GP from Shires Heath GP has just been launched by the been a really exciting and innovative Care practice in North Eastern Derbyshire project, led by patients in partnership Primary Care Trust commented:“It has University-based National Primary with their GP practice, staff and local helped us to see our own organisation Care Research and Development primary care managers. The website and through new eyes. The initial fear of leaflet give patients useful information being compared and contrasted and Centre (NPCRDC). about their local practices and presents having to go public with our comparative this in an attractive and accessible way. performance has been overcome. The best outcome is that we feel proud of ourselves, but still motivated to do better.”

www.YourGuidetoGeneralPractice.org.uk Esteemed Art Historian at Cultural Theory Institute

Art historian Professor T.J. Clark of the led by Ken Hirschkop, Professor of English University of California, Berkeley, and American Studies. Since it began in concluded the Cultural Theory Institute’s Spring 2004 it has offered a diverse range Culture and Democracy lecture series in of lectures by renowned cultural theorists March, with a talk entitled ‘Culture and across many disciplines. Spectacle’. He was welcomed by Amelia The Institute’s next lecture series will Jones, Pilkington Chair and Professor of begin on 31 May with a conversation Art History and Visual Studies at the between Terry Eagleton, Professor of University, and examined media, culture Cultural Theory in the Department of and politics in current affairs in the light English and American Studies, and Nick of the events of September 11, 2001. Thoburn from the School of Social The lecture series was organised by the Sciences. For more information please CTI’s Culture and Democracy committee, contact [email protected].

www.cti.man.ac.uk

(L - R) Professor Amelia Jones, Professor T.J. Clark and Dr Lisa Adkins, Director of the CTI.

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News Seasonal Success Story

A group of University chemists have theme for their picture. Everybody produced a 2005 calendar to raise money entered into the spirit of things and for charity. brought along an outfit for the photo shoot, with Professor Roger Davey posing Produced by the Colloids, Crystals and as a school boy for September and Interfaces Group in the School of Professor Gordon Tiddy in ‘glam rock Chemical Engineering and Analytical Christmas’ mode for December. Science, it has proved to be a resounding Professor Roger Davey gets success. Of the 100 produced all but ten Other themes featured include love, that September feeling have now been sold, raising £350 for Saints’ days, the Manchester weather and cancer research. CCI’s take on Charlie’s Angels. The calendar, which costs £5 is available from Each member of the group was allotted a reception in The Mill building. month, and charged to come up with a

IP Awareness

In today’s knowledge-based society the protection of intellectual property is no longer just a matter for lawyers, patent agents and technology transfer professionals. The University’s intellectual property and commercialisation company UMIP has therefore introduced a rolling programme of ten awareness seminars, to help academics and their colleagues become ‘IP literate’.

Chief Executive of UMIP Clive Rowland basic rules and a general understanding of Humanities, and most will feature invited said:“Intellectual property is at the heart IP can significantly increase their level of speakers. The sessions will concentrate of the interfaces between staff, students, involvement in IP discussions and improve mainly on practical aspects of intellectual collaborating companies and sponsors of their chances of avoiding pitfalls.” property, and will also advise those all types. Students being sponsored by a interested in enterprise activities such as The seminar programme will run about firm, researchers engaged in collaborative setting up spin-out companies or every six weeks throughout the year, and R&D and academics performing licensing innovations. will tackle such issues as who owns the consultancy all need a good awareness of ideas and data arising from research UMIP will also be issuing a series of IP terminology, to be clear about the collaborations; how academics can Researchers' Guides on subjects including different forms IP can take and the protect their work when discussing it IP and confidentiality, spin-out companies various rights associated with them. with others and using the Internet to and licensing. For further details on all “Issues like infringements of confidentiality communicate findings or deliver courses. these activities please contact obligations and others’ IP can be serious [email protected]. There will be parallel sessions for Science matters for researchers personally, as well and Technology researchers and those in as for the University. Knowledge of some

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Profile

The world has the Hulme’s “ resources to eliminate poverty – so let's do it. ” Hopes

In May of last year Gordon Brown launched the Chronic Poverty Report, which he hailed as,“A landmark report. […]A challenge to any complacency,” and “a demand for urgent action.”

The University’s Chronic Poverty 1988 took years to recover from, similar teaching art, running a school meals Research Centre (CPRC), which is conditions in 1998 were overcome service (with the food cooked by the funded by the Department for within months. There are signs of children) and treating outbreaks of International Development, produced economic growth, women play an scabies! the data that painted a picture of increasing part in public life, and David David then spent another five years around 400 million people trapped in sees a lot of hope in a country once teaching in the Papua New Guinea poverty worldwide. They are often described by Henry Kissinger as ‘a Administrative Staff College, training hungry, illiterate, socially isolated basket case’. rural development project officers and and/or economically exploited. The Raised on a Liverpool council estate he working at weekends on his PhD. CPRC also works with advocacy, human won a scholarship to Merchant Taylors Twenty years ago he came to rights groups and a wide variety of School, Crosby, and then to Cambridge Manchester on a one-year contract and non-governmental agencies to seek to specialise in Physics. He soon never left, apart from a six-month stint ways forward. realised that he wasn’t going to in Malawi and those frequent listening Its Director Professor David Hulme is a produce Hulme’s theorem in the visits to Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and East listener, attentive to the perceptions Natural Sciences however, and Asia. and thoughts of those he describes as switched to Geography. This was a Since the late 1950s the School of ‘down but not out’. “The key to stroke of serendipity as social sciences Environment and Development had understanding poverty is to listen to in the Seventies were increasingly offered a public administration course what poor people say,” he says, and the mathematics-orientated, and he had A for overseas officials run by the report is therefore studded with and AS levels in Maths. charismatic Australian Arthur human case studies; like the desperate A study visit to Central America gave Livingstone. In 1987 this was re-named decline of Maymana and Mofizul, David a taste for rural development in the Institute for Development Policy brought about by illness and lack of the tropics. A VSO-stint as a secondary and Management (IDPM), which David access to services in rural Bangladesh. school teacher in the backlands of directed for five years in the Nineties. David does much of his fieldwork there, Papua New Guinea followed, where he With over 60 staff members, it now and despite the country’s problems, helped build the school with hand- runs 16 Masters’ programmes and has reports that things are getting much sawn logs and grass roofing. At the over 70 doctoral students. better. While the devastating floods of same time his wife, Georgina, was

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CV

Name Professor David Hulme, MA PhD

Position Director of the Chronic Poverty Research Centre

Co-director the ESRC Global Poverty Research Group

Education 1971-1974 University of Cambridge

1981-1984 James Cook University of North Queensland

Career History 1975 - 1977 VSO High School Teacher, Papua New Guinea

1979 - 1984 Lecturer and Senior Lecturer in Rural Development, Administrative College, Papua New Guinea

1985 - date Lecturer, Senior Lecturer (1991), Reader (1992) and Professor (1994) of Development Studies, The University of Manchester

Within IDPM, David also co-leads the work to date in the context of a Other achievements ESRC-funded Global Poverty Research contemporary history of global poverty Group, a joint project with Oxford and poverty reduction. To be subtitled • Council Member, Development University which explores the ways in “Compassion and Self-interest,” it will Studies Association (1986 - 1990, which multi-disciplinary analysis can define the world in which he works. 1992 - 1996 and 2000 – 2002) contribute to the understanding of Certainly his self-interest in mountain poverty. • Member of the Advisory Council, biking and fell walking would be Centre for the Study of African So, after the public and political difficult to indulge in Bangladesh. But Economies (University of Oxford) acclaim for the Chronic Poverty Report, David Hulme’s one year here which what does the future hold for Professor turned into 20 may well see the • Member of the Advisory Council, Hulme? Foremost in his mind is the University become the leading Institute of Social Studies Faculty of Humanities’ bid to the academic institution in the fight (The Hague) President’s Strategic Investment Fund, against severe deprivation, in a world for £5 million to create a World Poverty which has the knowledge and Institute at the University. resources to eradicate it. This would be an international leader in understanding how to reduce deprivation and social exclusion, not just in third world rural communities but also pockets of extreme urban poverty in areas including the North West of England. “The world has the resources to eliminate poverty – so let's do it,” is David’s dynamic approach. On the personal front, he has a major Leverhulme Research Fellowship lined up which will enable him to review his

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Enterprise Manchester Science Enterprise Centre

MSEC’s Director Peter Winter The latest intake of Enterprise Fellows: (L – R) Shima Barakat, Rob Phillips, Jon Styles, Carol Birchmore

Manchester Science Enterprise Centre (MSEC) is one of twelve Science Enterprise Centres across the country, and was set up with Government funds in 2000 by The University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University. Its vision is to empower graduates and undergraduates to exploit knowledge and ideas commercially, and provide them with an opportunity to engage in enterprise during their time at University.

The Centre offers programmes at Enterprise (with Tools and Techniques) knowledge activities, and the first undergraduate and postgraduate level, and Enterprise Strategy and Marketing. enterprise units will be offered in the and has pioneered a unique Master of The Centre also offers Graduate Faculty of Humanities in the next Enterprise (MEnt) degree which often Development Workshops on Starting a academic year. results in the creation of a new business Business, Creating Ideas and Networking, That MSEC is recognised by its peers as venture. Its students are provided with a and Corporate Training Programmes the leader in the field is all thanks to the mentored, practical environment in a including Core Innovation, Enterprise people involved, according to Director purpose-designed Business Creation Unit, Insight and Project Development. Peter Winter. “We have assembled a where they can develop their Subscription to MSEC’s programmes has delivery team that combines experience entrepreneurial skills and business ideas. grown rapidly since they started in 2001, in industry and commerce with a real Undergraduate units include and the Centre attracted over 800 enthusiasm for excellence in teaching,” Entrepreneurial Skills, Tools and students last year. It is now diversifying he says,“all its members have actually Techniques for Enterprise, Advanced on its initial base in science and spent longer in the worlds of industry Technology Transfer, Technology engineering to embrace a full range of and commerce than in academia.”

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Enterprise

The introduction of science-enterprise into the academic curriculum has produced a nationwide demand for teachers with both experience of technology transfer and an understanding of the academic world. Another of MSEC’s ventures has therefore been to develop an Enterprise Teaching Fellowship Scheme, funded by the Office The team at Morphogenesis Wai Lau of Information Prophets of Science and Technology, which helps meet this need by training suitable Budding Businesses individuals. In the first three years of the MEnt programme, MSEC has helped create more than 25 The scheme was launched in 2002 and its new businesses, including: first three participants are now employed by MSEC as Enterprise Academics. Four candidates were selected for the second Morphogenesis Ltd – Ben Turney intake in September 2004, and each has Ben was a student on the first MEnt programme run by MSEC in 2001/02. Having been encouraged to remain involved with graduated from UMIST with a 2:1 in Management /IT, he registered on the MEnt in the their own business and technology Department of Computer Science at The University of Manchester. transfer projects to help inform their teaching in this area. The programme is Ben began by working on a project that had initially been developed by AEA Technology now being accredited nationally by the Ltd., but during the course began to develop his own ideas for a business start-up. Once Staff and Educational Development he had completed the MEnt he set up a web development business, BlackBox Studios, in Agency (SEDA), as part of its Professional the University’s Incubator Building. The company has grown considerably and developed Development Framework Programme. expertise and interests in other associated areas, now having cross-holdings in five other companies and employing 12 people. Now well into its fifth year, the Centre continues to go from strength to Ares Technology Research Ltd – Dave Teehan strength, and having joined in 2000 as Business Development Manager Peter Dave was an experienced scientist working at Daresbury Laboratory when he joined the Winter was appointed as its Director in MEnt programme in UMIST’s Department of Physics, to investigate the commercial August last year. Before joining MSEC he potential of an idea he had had. The result was Ares Technology Research, based at spent over 30 years in industry, and has Daresbury International Science and Technology Park in Warrington, which supplies successfully developed a suite of advanced instruments for use in lab experiments around the world. undergraduate programmes specialising The company is hoping to achieve a turnover of £500,000 in its second year, and to in finance, business-planning and risk for become the world’s leading supplier of research instruments for use at ultra- and start-up businesses. extremely high vacuum levels. The next exciting project for the team will be the launch of a new campus-wide Information Prophets – Wai Lau venture competition in September 2005, Information Prophets is another Physics-based business to come out of the MEnt which will provide a platform for all the programme, founded by Wai Chiu Lau and his supervisor Klaus Gernoth. It develops University’s entrepreneurs to shine. neural-network based programmes for analysing gas, water and electricity consumption “Essentially, we bridge the gap between in buildings. academia and the commercial world,” concludes Peter,“to help ensure that The company’s system will pick up the slightest changes in operation and help clients Manchester graduates are equipped to avoid expensive disasters, like burst pipes and system failures. It has already secured a truly realise their knowledge and £20,000 SMART award to help develop its technology, and last year won the £10K MSEC potential.” Enterprise Award sponsored by Manchester Science Park. 20 UniLife

Research New Contact Lenses Cut Risk of Infection

Research carried out in the Faculty of Life Sciences has suggested that sleeping in contact lenses leads to an increased chance of severe eye infection, but that new-generation lenses help cut that risk dramatically.

Optometrist Dr Philip Morgan led the No difference between the type of lens year-long study of patients attending the worn and the risk of infection was found Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, which for normal daily wear. found that wearers who failed to remove Dr Philip Morgan’s research was published their lenses before bed-time were more in the British Journal of Ophthalmology last likely to develop keratitis than those who month. He said:“Patients coming to the routinely removed them. hospital with acute eye problems were But the research also found that the type asked to supply details of lens type and of contact lens worn had a significant pattern of wear, including whether they effect on a person’s chances of slept in their lenses. It was shown that the developing an infection. People who risk of severe keratitis was increased when slept in hydrogel lenses were five times lenses were slept in, and that this risk varied more likely to develop keratitis than those according to the type of lens worn. Those sleeping in new silicone hydrogel lenses. who choose to sleep in lenses should be advised to wear silicone hydrogel lenses.”

www.manchester.ac.uk/lifesciences Researchers in the School of Medicine are studying the relationship of the biology of the Anxiety nervous system to generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) and behavioural problems like anti- Study social personality disorder (ASPD).

The £1.3m MRC-sponsored study will use brain serotonin. Conditions like ASPD may activity. They are looking for male recent advances in magnetic resonance be the reverse side of the coin; it is already volunteers aged 18 – 60 who are either imaging (MRI scanning) to observe the known that the brain activity of people healthy or suffering from excessive effect of brain chemicals like serotonin on with problems like this differs from healthy anxiety to participate in the trial. brain function, with the aim of finding volunteers’, and the team believes this may Participants will be asked to attend effective treatments for anxiety and anti- also be due to subtle disturbances in the Manchester Royal Infirmary for three social behaviour. It is led by Professor Bill brain’s serotonin function. consultations, with up to £115 Deakin and Dr Ian Anderson of the The researchers will therefore use MRI reimbursement available for time and Neuroscience and Psychiatry Unit, and will techniques to watch the brain functioning travel commitments. Anyone interested run until summer 2007. during ‘impulse and reward’ tasks in in becoming involved should call the Disorders like GAD are caused by changes healthy, anxious and anti-social subjects, team on 275 7670 or email in the activity of the brain circuits involved to observe differences and find out how [email protected]. in anxiety, influenced by abnormalities in they are affected by changes in serotonin

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Students Inside Track for Media Hopefuls

More than 3,000 media hopefuls involving around 100 guest speakers queued around the GMex Centre for and covering topics including the recent Manchester Media Careers Scriptwriting, Make-Up, Design and Information Day, organised by the Costume, Presenting, Researching and Business, Careers & Community DJ-ing. Division (BCCD) in collaboration with The ‘In Conversation’ sessions allowed major media companies including the visitors to quiz some of the industry’s BBC, ITV and The Independent. familiar faces in an intimate ‘chat successful media careers event held in The event provided students and show’ set-up, including Radio 4’s Jenni the UK in recent years. It demonstrates graduates with the opportunity to Murray and weatherman Fred Talbot. that Manchester really is challenging meet media professionals and get a Visitors could even have a go at London’s status as a media city. ” foot on the inside track in this stepping into Fred’s shoes to present extremely competitive sector. the weather themselves. The BCCD offers a full range of Exhibitors ranged from Channel 4 and information for students and graduates Other hands-on activities included Hot Animation (creators of Bob the keen to get a foothold in the media and sports commentary with BBC Sport and Builder) to Manchester’s Key 103 radio Manchester’s creative sector, and its a DJ Masterclass by Galaxy’s Slammin station, as well as a host of small flagship programme SPICE (Student Boys, and BBC’s Managing Editor of independent companies and training and Graduate Placements and News-gathering ran a special providers. Information in Creative Enterprises) exhibition looking at the live coverage provides hundreds of placement and In addition to gaining handy careers of the Asian Tsunami disaster. project work opportunities. For further advice, delegates had the chance to information please visit the address Anna Lomas from the BCCD said: “Our attend 20 industry-led seminars, below. national partners judged this the most

www.spiceplacements.com Paddles Up!

The Universities of Manchester and Salford which promises plenty of fast and furious fun! plan to give Oxbridge a run for their money when they go head to head along the Event organisers are also encouraging the Manchester Ship Canal in the Two Cities general public to come along to support the Boat Race on Sunday, 8 May. event. Salford University Press and PR Manager, Rachel Conway said: "We are urging people to The event is the 34th of its kind, but this come along to show their support for these year the universities have vowed to make it two great universities from two great cities.We bigger and better than ever with monies have a fantastic day planned with additional raised through sponsorship being shared entertainment and refreshments lining the between three good causes. banks of the racecourse. I'm sure spectators will The seven-event regatta, which will include really enter into the spirit of things and that a both ladies and mens events, will culminate lot of fun will be had by all." with the flagship Mens Senior Eight, designed to separate the men from the boys in a nail- Admission to the boat race which takes place biting finish to the day. This year’s event will on Salford Quays is free and the fun begins at also see Dragon Boat Races for the first time – 10am on Sunday,8 May. www.twocitiesboatrace.co.uk 22 UniLife

People ‘Roger Needham Award’ Success

The award, sponsored by Microsoft, recognises approach to optimised automated distinguished research contributions in reasoning, and his 'FaCT' system has computer science by UK-based researchers, become the benchmark for the community." within ten years of their PhD. It is named in Professor Horrocks commented: "I am very honour of Professor Roger Needham who died happy to receive such a prestigious award, in 2003, and was Professor of Computer Systems Professor Ian Horrocks of the School and one that bears the name of such a at The University of Cambridge and Managing distinguished computer scientist. of Computer Science has been Director of Microsoft Research Limited. "Its recognition of the research contribution awarded the 2005 Roger Needham This year the award has been made for Professor made by the Description Logic community Horrocks' work on the Semantic Web. This is set Award by the British Computer in general, and by colleagues in the School to revolutionise the Internet by automatically of Computer Science at Manchester in enhancing web pages with descriptions of their Society (BCS). particular, is also very important to me. My content, using his own ‘FaCT’(Fast Classification own work was inspired by and builds on of Terminologies) Description Logic classifier. the work of many talented researchers, to David Clarke, Chief Executive of the BCS, whom I owe a huge debt of gratitude." commented: "Ian's PhD changed the whole

www.cs.man.ac.uk/~horrocks Healthcare Computing Recognition

The annual Healthcare Computing Conference Committee. He has dedicated himself for (HC2005) was held in Harrogate in mid March. many years to the introduction of IT into The event is the UK’s most prestigious health the Health Service for the benefit of and IT conference and exhibition and the patients, including the world’s first mother largest and most comprehensive in Europe, and baby database and an expert system attracting over 1000 delegates from as far for open-heart surgery. afield as Canada and Australia and a further Professor Richards said:“I am delighted to 3000 exhibition attendees. receive this award, and would like to pay The theme this year was change tribute to the colleagues, doctors, and management in the health service, and the nurses who have contributed to my success programme included a presentation from and made it possible.” He has also recently the School of Informatics’ Dr Donal Flynn been awarded another unique plaque by and research student Hani Makki entitled the International Medical Informatics ‘Patient Perspectives and Usage of a Association (IMIA) for being the only person Primary Care pilot e-Booking System’. in the world to have presented papers at all ten MEDINFO World Conferences. The School’s Professor Bernard Richards was also presented with a plaque at the The conference also featured keynote conference on behalf of the British speeches by the President of the Computer Society’s Health Informatics International Medical Informatics Forum, for his services to health informatics. Association Professor Nancy Lorenzi, the Professor Richards has previously chaired the IT in Health ‘Czar’ Richard Granger and programme committee for the HC the Government’s Chief Information Conference and the Health Informatics Officer Ian Watmore.

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People Leverhulme Trust Major Research Fellowships

Two academics from the University have received Leverhulme Trust Major Research Fellowships - one of the most prestigious research awards in the UK.

Professor Hillel Steiner’s research project, Professor David Hulme, Director of the have led to poverty being socially ‘The Just Price’, will allow him to study the Chronic Poverty Research Centre at the constituted as a global problem. He hopes to examine why compassion philosophical thought that goods and University has been successful in securing and self interest are shaping global a Research Fellowship to write a book services have a natural price which is fair poverty reduction, with the emphasis and that charging a higher price is unjust. about what’s happening on a global level on worldwide governments and multi- He commented:“There have long been about poverty reduction. lateral institutions. several theories behind what makes a price The book will be based on research See the Profile on page 16 for more fair. My research aims to look at the undertaken during the last 10 years both about Professor Hulme’s work. conceptual structure of these theories and to within institutions in the UK and abroad see how they’re connected to broader and in Africa and Asia, and will provide an accounts of distributive justice.” historical analysis of the processes that Silver Service

Dr Eric McInnes, a lecturer in the School of possibility of a vast increase in the Chemistry, has been awarded the density of information that could be International EPR (Electron Paramagnetic stored on a magnetic disc or tape, Resonance) Society’s Silver Medal for the meaning a cassette could run for 150 Young Investigator of 2005. years rather than 90 minutes. Dr McInnes is only the second UK recipient Dr McInnes is co-director of the EPSRC Dr McInnes (left) being congratulated by Professor Tsvetkov of the long-standing and prestigious National Centre for EPR Spectroscopy, international award, and is the first UK located in the School of Chemistry. He chemist to receive the honour. was congratulated by Professor Tsvetkov who led the search committee for the The award was made in recognition of his award at a recent Royal Society of pioneering work using Electron Chemistry International EPR meeting in Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, to Bath, and will be officially presented with understand the electronic structure of a a medal later in the year. new class of metal-containing compounds. These compounds raise the

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Community Like Mother, Like Daughter?

Staff across the University brought their to join the Friends of the JRULM. Helen also daughters with them on the day, among them helped Alison prioritise and respond to emails Alison Firth, Library Development Officer at the and attended a finance meeting, before John Rylands’ University Library. taking a well-earned tea break. “I wanted to introduce my daughter Helen to After dealing with the rest of the e-mails and March 9 was national Take Your the world of work,”explained Alison,“and help helping photocopy and distribute some Daughter to Work Day, intended to her to start thinking about future career options. papers, Helen enjoyed lunch in the Schunk A day like this is an ideal way for her to get a Building’s vegetarian café and was able to give girls aged 14 – 16 an idea of the taste of a role, which she can compare with have a quick look around the central campus. career options and day to day other work experience opportunities.” In the afternoon she was able to squeeze in a quick interview with UniLife, before dashing 14 year-old Helen is a year 9 student at off to meet Head Librarian Bill Simpson. experiences available in different Manchester High School for Girls, where she has workplaces. just taken her options. Although she’s a long Although she had to leave at 4pm to do her way from knowing what kind of career she paper round, Helen felt she had got a good might pursue, she found the day a useful idea of an average working day. “It’s not a bad starting point – as well as giving her great job, I wouldn’t mind doing it,” she conceded, insights into what mum does all day! although she wasn’t sure about all those meetings.… Her first task of opening the morning’s mail revealed a donation of £5000 from the Alan Evans Memorial Trust, as well as an application Top of the Class

A recent certificate presentation at the Centre for Educational Leadership marked the successful collaboration between the University and Primary Schools as part of The University of Manchester Primary Initial Teacher Training Partnership. Ian Barker (far L) and Dr Olwen McNamara (far R) with: Donna Leicester with Judith Albiston from Chorlton Park The presentation of the certificates, which Programme Director Dr Olwen McNamara, Primary School, Vicki Ogden with Augusta Reteif from were produced by the Business, Careers & said: “The quality of the school-based Claremont Primary School, and Jasper Mehmet with Susan Community Division, was made during a training is a great strength of the Parker from Audenshaw Primary School. training day for more than 100 teachers from programme, which is at present the only partnership schools. Grade A primary training programme in the They were preparing for their role as school- North West. The high quality of advice, based mentors and met with the trainee support and guidance provided by colleagues teachers they will support. The day was in more than 100 partnership schools across organised by Ian Barker, the Primary Greater Manchester and into Lancashire and Partnership Development Advisor, who was Cheshire contributes centrally to this headteacher of a partnership school in success.” Rochdale for 17 years before he took on his present role in January of this year.

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Community Armitage Centre Plays Host to Local Primary Schools

Teams from ten primary schools across James Watmough, the Sport Development Greater Manchester recently battled it Officer who coordinated the Volunteers, out at a football and ‘Hi Five’ sports said: "This was a great chance for local tournament held at the University’s primary school kids to participate and enjoy Armitage Centre in Fallowfield. playing sport against other schools. It also gave the children an opportunity to The teams were all sponsored by the experience the University's superb facilities." University and received sports kit and Patrick Johnson, BCCD’s Head of Diversity equipment bearing the University logo and Pre-Entry, added:“We are committed to earlier in the year, as part of the Business, providing new opportunities for primary Careers & Community Division’s (BCCD) schools to become engaged with the Primary Vision initiative. Students from University. This event helps to raise the University’s Sports Volunteer Scheme awareness of the University and hopefully acted as referees and line officials on the the aspirations of the pupils taking part, and day, and participating schools received also demonstrates our commitment to the medals and certificates of achievement. local community to teachers and parents.” Volunteering Makes a Big Difference

Manchester Student Volunteers (MSV) MSV Manager Andrea Rannard attended was recently nominated by community the awards ceremony, which took place at groups in Greater Manchester for a Big the Palace Hotel. She said:“It is fantastic Difference Award, organised by The Big that MSV is recognised as making a Life Company which owns The Big Issue. significant contribution to the community The group was one of just three by the local not-for-profit organisations it community-focused groups to be seeks to help. Being short-listed for a Big short-listed in the Public Sector Difference Award is particularly Organisations category. encouraging, as we are proud of our links MSV is managed by the Business, Careers and work within the local community.” & Community Division (BCCD), and links To find out more information about hundreds of students from the University Manchester Student Volunteers, please with local community groups through contact Andrea Rannard on 0161 275 2828 or their involvement in volunteering projects. email [email protected]

MSV Manager Andrea Rannard with her finalist award Contact Theatre 26 UniLife Contact, Chinese Arts Centre & Wai Yin Chinese Women's Centre EAST In partnership with the Chinese Art Gallery and the Wai Yin Chinese Women’s Centre, EAST is a rare and original bilingual performance by East Asian young people. Sat 16 Apr 2005, Free By Billy Cowan & Directed by Natalie Wilson SMILIN' THROUGH Contact and Birmingham Repertory Theatre Company in association with Truant What’s Company and queerupnorth Peggy has suspected for a while that her son is gay. But when Kyle comes out, she is disgusted, and wants him out of the house On and out of her life. Reflecting the political landscape of the troubles in Northern Ireland just as a peace agreement is announced, Smilin’Through combines biting comedy with shocking political insight. A dark comedy, which will wrench your heart while making you laugh out loud, Smilin’ Through is a sexy, outrageous response to politicians and prudes. Thu 5 May 2005 - Sat 14 May 2005, All tickets £5 on Monday 9 May. Tuesday 10 May BSL Signed Performance

Contact Theatre, Oxford Road, Manchester Tickets/Info: 0161 274 0600 For information on other events please visit our website www.contact-theatre.org A limited number of tickets are available from just £4 on the day from the Ticket Office between 11am - 4pm daily. Tabley House The University of Manchester's Stately Home. Small conference and meeting rooms available year-round. Licensed for weddings and baby-naming ceremonies. The Whitworth Art Gallery Tabley House DISPLAYS/COLLECTIONS The Object of Encounter Aura and Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 0HB Authenticity, to February 2006 Tel: 01565 750151 www.tableyhouse.co.uk The Wages of Sin and Virtue’s Reward Moral email [email protected] Prints in the Age of Dürer, to 6 November The first in a series of three annual exhibitions devised to explore the effects of interpretation Woodcuts, engravings, etchings and and display methods on visitors’ responses to illustrated books from the collections of the art works. The series of three exhibitions have University of Manchester in the Whitworth been organised in collaboration with students Art Gallery and the John Rylands Library. and staff of the Centre for Museology in the Chaplaincies School of Arts, Histories and Cultures at The This exhibition highlights the moral University of Manchester. St Peter’s House Chaplaincy messages communicated to people of the late Middle Ages and early Reformation SUNDAY WORSHIP through the medium of prints published in TOURS AND EVENTS 10.00am Group Work Northern Europe. Every Saturday at 2pm there is either an 11.15am Morning Worship Exhibition Tour or an Eyeopener Tour. 6.30pm Evening Worship (Term-time only) FOYER 10am - 4pm Whitworth Art Gallery, Oxford Road, 0161 275 7450 [email protected] An area where students and staff can relax Opening hours Mon to Sat 10am - 5pm, Sun 2pm - 5 pm FREE Admission and meet friends. A tea/coffee machine is Gallery Café 0161 275 7497 The café sells a selection of drinks and light meals. available. Gallery Shop 0161 275 7498 The bookshop stocks a range of art and design books, cards and gifts. Chaplains also available Monday to Friday Collection Exhibitions Archive Now Online. The Whitworth’s online ‘Collections Catalogue’ now Floor B, Room B25, Renold Building allows you to browse and search selected exhibitions held at the Gallery over the past 10 years. 0161 200 2522 Follow the link from www.whitworth.man.ac.uk Precinct Centre 0161 275 2894 email [email protected]

Avila House RC Chaplaincy (next to the Holy Name Church) Mass Times Mon - Fri 1.05 pm (term-time only) Oxford Road 0161 275 6999/273 1456 Mosque: Sackville Street Building Prayer Room: Renold Building B26 Music at Manchester UniLife 27

THE WALTER CARROLL LUNCHTIME CONCERTS AND RECITALS 1.10pm Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall Thursday 28 April The McFarlane Quartet, Clare McFarlane violin Julia Hanson violin Richard Williamson viola Christopher Hoyle cello Haydn Quartet No1 in G Op 77 Manchester International Janacek Quartet No1 `The Krautzer Sonat’ Society DEPARTMENT CONCERTS Museum 7.30pm The Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall THEATRE AND MUSIC FREE Fridays (during term time), 11am -12 pm For details about the availability of tickets Magic Carpet for various theatre and music performances, Friday 29 April please visit our website. Composers Concert Storytelling and story making for the under fives. New works by student composers from the TRIPS Department of Music Saturday 30 April, 1.30 to 2.30 Sat 30 April Chester Friday 13 May Amazon Journey FREE Sat 7 May Oxford A chance to see up close the amazing Proctor-Gregg Awards Sat 14 May York A public recital given by students from the diversity of creatures from the world’s Department of Music rainforests and meet some of the live creatures from the Museum’s vivarium International Society, 327 Oxford Road (next to Krobar)0161 275 4959 School of Music and Drama Saturday 30 April, 2.30 pm www.internationalsociety.org.uk Bridgeford Street, 0161 275 8950/1 The Grand Tour FREE Monday - Friday 9:30am - 5pm http://www.art.man.ac.uk/MUSIC Join Graeme Pye, our `Victorian’ gentleman guide, on this special tour of the Museum. Meet at reception Saturday 30 April, 2.30 - 4.00 pm Crafty Creatures FREE John Rylands Create a creature inspired by the animals from the Museum’s vivarium Library From 16 April The John Rylands Special Collections Library, Special Exhibition Deansgate, will be closed for a period of Life Through Time approximately 2 years, until 2006, for An exciting exhibition, exploring the earth essential refurbishment and the construction and our place in it, where you can help of a new visitor and interpretative centre. make the exhibits. Access to all the special collections is Prebooked Family Events (0161 275 2648) available through the main University Library Drop-in Family Events (£1 per child, unless on campus. A Special Collections Reading otherwise stated. For group bookings Room is open on Floor Purple Four, Monday to please call 0161 275 2648. Children must be Friday 10am - 5.15pm and Saturdays 10am- accompanied by an adult). 1pm. Readers may find it helpful to contact us in advance on 0161 275 3764. Further Manchester Museum Oxford Road, information can be found on our website. 0161 275 2630, www.museum.man.ac.uk Opening hours, Monday - Saturday 10am - 5pm, John Rylands University Library, Jodrell Bank Sun 11am - 4pm. Free admission, booking is Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PP essential for all programmes 0161 275 3751 www.rylibweb.man.ac.uk/spcoll/ The facilities at Jodrell Bank are going through a period of redevelopment. The Visitors Centre currently has a café, an exhibition space and a 3D theatre open, and Manchester Academy 1, 2 & 3 visitors can still explore the various trails Gig Guide and the natural habitats of the Arboretum's 35 acres with its 2000 species of trees and Saturday 23 ApriI Saturday 30 April Thursday 5 May shrubs and National Collections. In January Idlewild + Sons DJ Formas & MC Abdominal Alehisonfire 2004 Jodrell Bank completed a 180 degree and Daughters The Waifs observational pathway close to the base of Sunday 1 May Monday 25 April the world famous Lovell radio telescope. Yourcodensameis:Milo Friday 6 May ISIS Monday 2 May Coheed & Cambria Tuesday 26 April Jodrell Bank Science Centre & Arboretum Deconstruction FEAT: Mad Saturday 7 May Gwar Macclesfield, Cheshire Caddies + Strike Anywhere Nitin Sawhney + From Autumn to Ashes + 01477 571339 www.jb.man.ac.uk Thursday 28 April Only Crime + Boysetshire Ian McNabb & Band James Blunt + Pepper Sunday 8 May Tom Russels & Band Tuesday 3 May Martha Wainwright Friday 29 April Roadrunner Roadrage Tour Rooster Monday 9 May Wednesday 4 May Jay Sean The Futureheads The Arcade Fire Morths Nine Black Alps Students’ Union Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL Tickets from:Piccadilly Box Office, easy Internet Cafe, (c/c) 0871 2200260 Online @ www.manchesteracademy.net Royal Court (Liverpool) 0151 709 4321 (c/c) Students' Union 0161 275 2930

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Monday 25 April Languages, Linguistics and Cultures:“Riots Thursday 5 May Social Anthropology:“Irish DNA: geographies and social unrest in Pahlavi Iran”. Stephanie Imaging Science and Biomedical of relatedness in geneticised genealogy”. Cronin (Northampton). 4pm, Room A215, Engineering Clinical Radiology:“Polypoid Catherine Nash (Queen Mary College, Humanities Lime Grove. disease of the bowel”. Dr A H Freeman London). 4.15pm, Room 4.7, Roscoe Bldg. (Addenbrooke’s Hospital). 5.15pm, Lecture (Refreshments in Room 5.1 at 4pm). Thursday 28 April Theatre 3, Stopford Bldg. World Universities Network Green Chemistry Manchester Medical Society ODONTOLOGY Italian Studies:“Implied readers in Video Seminar:“Selective extractions from Guest Lecture:“Medicine - adverse reactions multilingual Italian novels”. Dott.ssa biomass using green chemical techniques”. 5- and information in dentistry”. Dr C Randall Gigliola Sulis (Exeter). 4pm, Room W3.13, 6pm (London time), Video Suite, Ground (Liverpool). 6pm, MANDEC. Humanities Lime Grove. Floor, Kilburn Bldg. To book a place email: Christian Academic Network – Alpha Launch [email protected] Monday 9 May Event:“Christianity: is Jesus worth your vote?” Prof Maynard Case. 1pm, IDPM Lecture Medieval Society:”Balthid’s ring. A find Social Anthropology:“’I am here’. Mapping Theatre, St Peters House Chaplaincy. against the odds, or a case of mistaken charismatic Christian publics”. Simon identity”. Prof Paul Fouracre (Manchester). Coleman (Durham). 4.15pm, Room 4.7 Tuesday 26 April 6pm, Room G6, Humanities Bridgeford Street. Roscoe Bldg. CCSR:“What’s the latest research idea at Imaging Science and Biomedical Engineering Tuesday 10 May CCSR?” A lightning seminar. 4pm, 2nd Floor, Clinical Radiology:“Imaging of the Biliary Nursing Midwifery and Social Work Research Crawford House (entrance via Booth Street Tree”, Dr D A Nicholson (Salford). 5.15pm, Forum: ”Learning research methods can be East). Lecture Theatre 3, Stopford Bldg. fun! An evaluation of implementing a CHSTM: Title to be announced. Bertrand Manchester Medical Society PUBLIC HEALTH problem-based learning approach to Taithe (Manchester). 4pm, Room 2.57, 2nd FORUM Chadwick Lecture:“The new role of research methods teaching”. Caroline Floor, Simon Bldg. the RDPHs as lead public health advisors to a Carlisle. 12.30pm, COPE Room, Coupland 3. NPCRDC:“Developing practice-based Government department”. Prof P Johnstone CHSTM:“The evolution of methods for commissioning in the NHS: lessons from the (Yorkshire). 6pm, MANDEC. testing treatments during the first half of the 20th century”. Iain Chalmers (James Lind experience of independent Practitioner Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences: Associations in New Zealand.” Judith Smith Library). 4pm, Room 2.57, Second Floor, Simon “Applications of biocalorimetry”. Dr Ronan (Birmingham). 2pm, Seminar Room 2, 5th Bldg, Brunswick St. O’Brien (MicroCal Europe). 4pm, LTA, Floor, Williamson Bldg. Coupland 3 Bldg. Wednesday 11 May Nursing Midwifery & Social Work Research Manchester Medical Society SOCIETY John F Forum:“Gaining ethical approval master Tuesday 3 May Wilkinson Memorial Lecture:“The future for class”. Ann Wakefield. 12.30pm, COPE Room, TRDN:“Awareness of cultural rhetorics”. Paul the medical and clinical workforce - more of Coupland 3. Smith. 12pm, Committee Rm A, Whitworth the same, or a revolution?” Prof C Morton Corridor. OBE (Peterborough). 5.30pm, MANDEC. Wednesday 27 April World Universities Network Bioinformatics CHSTM:“A place that answers questions: Sociology Seminar:“Beggars, strangers, gifts Video Seminar:“The proteome and the primatological field sites and the making of and friends”. (A study on the homeless)”, metabolome”. Prof Janet Thornton authentic observations”. Amanda Rees (York). Tom Hall. 4pm, Room 4.9, Roscoe Bldg. (European Bioinformatics Institute). 5-6pm 4pm, Room 2.57, Simon Bldg. Languages, Linguistics and Cultures: (London time), Video Suite, Ground Floor, CCSR:“Measuring preference”. Bethan “Spontaneous action by women and the Kilburn Bldg. To book a place email: Thomas. 4pm, 2nd Floor Crawford House 1979 revolution in Iran”. Prof Haleh Afshar [email protected] (entrance via Booth St East). All welcome. (York). 4pm, Room A201, Humanities Lime Manchester Medical Society PSYCHIATRY Grove. Symposium:“Forensic Psychiatry”. Speakers: Wednesday 4 May Prof M Taylor (Cork), Prof S Bailey OBE Geography:“Regional material flow analysis Alpha Course (Central Lancs), Prof G O’Brien (Northumbria) of the construction sector”. Dr Hiroki An Alpha Course for University Staff will be and Prof R Jacoby (Oxford). 2pm, Lecture Tanikawa (Wakayama University Japan). 4pm, running for nine Thursdays from 5th May at Theatre 1, Education and Research Centre, Room 2.03, Mansfield Cooper Bldg. St. Peter’s House Chaplaincy. Sessions run from Wythenshawe Hospital. 1-1.50pm, are free and lunch is provided. The Languages, Linguistics and Cultures:“Prime Alpha course is an opportunity for anyone to Sociology Seminar:“The social impact of the Minister Mohammad Mosaddeq and the explore the Christian faith in a relaxed, non- occupation of Iraq”. Sami Ramadani. 4pm, ‘Street’ 1951-1953”. Homa Katouzian (Oxford). threatening manner. It's low key, friendly and Room 4.9, Roscoe Bldg. 4pm, Room A201, Humanities Lime Grove. supported by all the main Christian denominations. Geography Seminar:“Authorising the Materials Research Colloquia:“3D TEM - a rescaling of the global Indian in India today”. new perspective for materials microscopy”. Dr Please see www.achem.org.uk Kate Edwards (Wales). Room 2.03, Mansfield Paul Midgley. 2.15pm, Room D13, Manchester or call 0161 275 8345 for more details. Cooper Bldg, 4pm Materials Science Centre. UniLife 29

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FREE CLASSICAL MUSIC CONCERT “One size fits all? Contemporary The University Symphony Orchestra challenges of integration and Wednesday 4 May 2005 fragmentation”. 7.30pm Thursday 16th & Friday 17th June Entrance Hall, Sackville St Building Faculty of Humanities Multidisciplinary Conductor Richard Waldock Conference, Humanities Lime Grove Bldg. Soloist Justine Viani The two day conference is being organized by a team of postgraduate research Tchaikovsky Romeo & Juliet Overture students from across the Faculty. The Richard Strauss Opus 27 organizers welcome and encourage a variety Brahms Symphony No.4 of presentations from postgraduate students, professionals and academics. Hegemonic Masculinities in To submit proposals (no more than 500 International Politics Conference words) and suggestions for keynote speakers Thursday 5 and Friday 6 May 2005 please email [email protected] Keynote speaker: Cynthia Enloe, author of For more information visit Bananas, Beaches and Bases: Making Feminist www.humanities/manchester.ac.uk/confere Sense of International Politics. nces/integration For more information contact [email protected] Manchester University School of Law Legal Advice Centre Lunchtime Recital The University of Manchester University of Manchester Music Scholars and The Legal Advice Centre is currently taking Friends appointments for the beginning of October Wednesday 11 May 2005 onwards. The Centre operates during term- 1.15pm, Room RC2, Renolds Building time and provides free, legal advice in strictest You are invited to a free lunchtime recital to confidence to both students, staff and support talented students whose area of members of the public. Clients are advised by degree study is not music. The varied law students supervised by local lawyers and programme will include music by Debussy, professionally qualified teaching staff. Beethoven and Edwin Roxburgh Precinct Centre, Oxford Road. Opening times: Mon - Fri 10am - 2pm ART EXHIBTION tel 0161 275 7977 fax 0161 275 7976. ‘Research and Researchers’ email [email protected] 3 May - 7 June 2005 Featuring work of artist Donald McKinlay and EXTERNAL FEES paintings of University staff engaged in Please note that External Fee payments have research. The show opens at 7.30pm on 3 May moved from weekly payroll to monthly and staff are invited to attend. payroll - External Fee payments apply to anyone who works for the University who is IYENGAR YOGA CLASSES not on the main payroll. Payments are due £3 per session to be paid into bank accounts on the 20th of Thursdays 12.30 – 1.30pm each month. The deadline dates from now Room D45b, Sackville St Building. For more until September 2005 are as follows: info email [email protected] Month Deadline Date Pay Date MEXICAN CULTURAL EVENING May Monday, 9th Friday, 20th 5pm, Saturday 7 May, Renold Building June Wednesday, 8th Monday, 20th The objective of this event is to present the Mexican culture, the traditions and values, July Friday, 8th Wednesday, 20th the people and history, and the current and August Monday, 8th Friday, 19th future challenges. For more information and an invitation, visit the Manchester Mexican September Thursday 8th Tuesday, 20th Society website. http://www.mexsoc.manchester.ac.uk/Cultur If you have any queries please contact the alEvening2005.pdf Fees and Expenses office on 275 8132. 30 UniLife Classifieds

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Gail Heathcote-Milner is the University’s Sports Development Officer with responsibility for Health and Fitness, charged with organising and promoting a range of activities to improve staff and students’ well-being.

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With her youthful appearance and vitality to meet their needs, such as the well-being and aerobics for about six hours a week. it’s hard to believe that Gail has worked at package recently enjoyed by staff in the “It’s definitely my favourite part of the job,” the University for nearly 20 years. After Centre for Continuing Education. she says. “I’m a real people person, and also starting her sports career with High Peak Her work with the Counselling Service led get real satisfaction from seeing the District Council, working with a range of to the organisation of a stress workshop for activities I’ve initiated working in practice.” community groups and building up an staff around the time of the merger, which array of skills and qualifications, she Unsurprisingly a lot of Gail’s time outside has developed into a programme of ‘mind joined as a lifeguard at the McDougall work is spent keeping fit, and she’s often and body’ activities - including Tai Chi Centre in 1986. Five years later she Qigong, Assertiveness Training and found walking, fell-running or mountain became a Recreation Officer, and her role Alexander Technique - in the Well-being biking in the great outdoors. But there’s in the new University has allowed her to Room in St. Peter’s House. Another clearly a glamorous side to her as well, specialise in health and fitness. partnership, with Health and Safety Services and before having her children she sang “My aim is to develop a healthier and Human Resources, recently resulted in with a band on the region’s club scene. University,” she says,“and first in my line the Weight Watchers at Work programme described in the last issue of UniLife. Originally from Marple, she enjoys a night of fire are the staff.” With fewer than 10% out in the city centre’s bars and currently involved in the University’s Gail’s next venture will be to raise restaurants - and sees no harm in a health and fitness activities, her priority is awareness of the Government’s 10 000 culinary treat or a glass of wine as long as those who don’t do any exercise at all - Steps a Day initiative by launching a set of it’s combined with healthy activities. particularly in the light of rising patterns walks around the campus. Regular strolls, “A little of what you fancy won’t harm of obesity, diabetes and heart disease. including a 5800-step walk from Oxford you,” is her doctrine,“the important thing Road to Sackville Street, will be led by key Staff can already choose from more than 50 members of staff, and will also be is to be healthy, active - and happy.” classes in venues across campus, and Gail available in printed form for walkers to plans to add more at the Sackville Street To find out more about Gail’s activities follow in their own time. end over the coming months. She is also contact her on 275 5985 or gail.heathcote- keen to talk to individual units within the But it isn’t all organisational work - Gail also [email protected], or visit the web University and devise tailored programmes teaches classes including pilates, weights address above.

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