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DMU Is Rated the Most-Improved University in the UK FREE, please take a copy DMU is Winter 2015 rated the most-improved university in the UK We mean business CBI boss Special bond Aston Martin’s Life in a day One session, praises university’s global vision mission for DMU designers 1,000 new stem cell recruits DMU World Winter 2015 1 Global | Public Good | Quality | Success | Creativity | Innovation Improving outcomes for our children, young people and families is at the heart of everything we do. The child’s voice matters to us – are you ready to listen to that voice? Working in social care isn’t an easy We have a staff team committed to option but working for Leicester City improving outcomes for children, Council offers an opportunity to practice young people and their families. in a forward looking organisation. You would be joining a department that This is an exciting time to join has excellent strategic and operational Education and Children’s Services relationships with partners in the in Leicester. Currently we have a statutory and voluntary sector. As a number of social work posts that department we know ourselves well, we want to recruit. Do you want and have a good awareness of our to become part of the ambitious strengths and areas for development. team we have here in Leicester? We recognise that people are our key resource and we actively support We have transformed our services, our team in individual development redesigned them based on the for our team’s development. child’s journey and to secure better integration between early We look forward to talking to you help and statutory services. further about your interest. For further information please go to: http://www.leicester.gov.uk/your-council-services/jobs-and-careers/ recruitment/education-and-childrens-recruitment/ * Exclusive offer for the DMU World Magazine! STUDENT PROPERTIES 2015 - 2016 20% OFF on all admin fees on properties reserved by 31st March 2015.* • 1-9 Bedrooms properties • Rents from 55pppw - 99pppw • Properties near DMU and Leicester University • Free Wifi on selected properties • All bills included properties For more information, call our office on0116 275 8888, visit our website www.thelettingsco.co.uk or visit our facebook page ‘The Lettings Co’ *Current admin fees are £50, with this leaflet the admin fee will be £40 dmu.ac.uk FREE, please take a copy The world beats a MU’s Leicester to arrive very soon. path to DMU’s door International Pathway Karina Basurto, a student DMU is Winter 2015 rated the College (LIPC), from Mexico, on the International most-improved welcomed people from Foundation Certificate in Art and university Contents... Dacross campus and the world at a Design at LIPC said: “There is in the UK lively launch event. a really large diverse group of The college is providing students at this university, with pathways for international students many different cultures. who need additional support to “It is very interactive and fun. I qualify for entry to DMU degree haven’t experienced this type of Higher programmes. environment in other colleges.” and Higher 8 We mean business CBI boss Special bond Aston Martin’s Life in a day One session, There are currently more than 70 More than 100 people attended praises university’s global vision mission for DMU designers 1,000 new stem cell recruits DMU World Winter 2015 1 Global | Public Good | Quality | Success | Creativity | Innovation students on pathway programmes, an event to celebrate the early CBI chief’s praise for which will help prepare them for success of the college and DMU World world-class CVs 10 degrees, with a further intake due introduce staff and students. Team EDITORIAL An appointment with the Doctor T: (0116) 201 3863 E: [email protected] It’s DMU Rachael’s Rachael admits she did not DMU photography: Jason Senior, Creating the regularly watch the science fantasy Redpix Photography Razor’s Edge 12 time to shine as she T: 07912 076838 gets prestige job on favourite until after being asked by Titan to draw the strip, but has E: [email protected] Doctor Who comic 18 now immersed herself in box sets, DeSIGN & PUBLISHERS Spirit of Lifesaving recruitment creativity drive sets new record 16 n exciting new range saying: “I had never really properly Designer: Rowena Wilson of high-profile Doctor watched it, so I watched the Matt T: (01536) 521126 Who comics is on the Smith and David Tennant episodes E: [email protected] shelves – featuring a and what struck me was that it’s Publisher: Lance Publishing Ltd, Astrip drawn by a DMU graduate. just such a positive show. 1st Floor Tailby House, Bath Road, Rachael Smith, who took a First “You have to give yourself over to Kettering, NN16 8NL 24 in Fine Art in 2006, is drawing a it a bit and just believe in characters ADVERTISING Aston Martin lays Straight into regular series for the Tenth Doctor who can be so good, who have that down challenge Premiership job Advertising Sales Executives: 22 comics, published by graphic novels almost child-like innocence. Laurence Rowe giant Titan. Her first work, entitled A “I’ve written and drawn each strip T: (01536) 526662 28 Giving our Rose by Any Other Name, appeared myself, working closely with the E: [email protected] Film insider shares students what industry secrets they want in the latest edition of the comic lovely folk at Titan. It’s been a blast.” Kevin Mok which was launched last year. While at DMU, Rachael loved T: (01536) 526 678 Rachael, who also has a successful drawing and making art and although E: [email protected] 30 34 blog, said: “It’s the biggest gig I she started drawing cartoons PRINTERS have had so far and to be part of at university, it was not until she Printed by Lance Print Ltd, Doctor Who is just huge. It will get graduated that she found herself 29/30 Stapledon Road 40 my work in front of such a worldwide doing more and more cartoon work. Orton Southgate Education Secretary Robot audience – I still can’t believe it!” Her first book was The Way We learns the DMU way visions Peterborough Titan was looking for fresh Write and she also created the PE2 6TD independent artists for their comic, popular Vicky Park cartoon, which T: (01733) 396844 which focuses on the Doctor appears weekly in the Leicester E: [email protected] as portrayed by David Tennant. Mercury’s More magazine. DISCLAIMER Champion This publication is copyright Lance Publishing rower praises Limited and may not be reproduced or awesome gym 42 transmitted in any form in whole or in part without prior written permission of Lance Publishing Limited. While every care has been Elliott hacks Delighted taken during the preparation of this magazine, it at Spotify Dan has Lance Publishing Limited cannot be held Sound cutting responsible for accuracy of the information summit edge herein or for any consequence arising from it. All images ©De Montfort University unless 9-page otherwise stated. employability feature Rachael Smith 47 44 © Titan Comics 6 DMU World Winter 2015 See pages DMU World Winter 2015 7 21-29 dmu.ac.uk The climb up the league Top learning and research, table reflects an ongoing but the launch of several pursuit of excellence – Higher ground-breaking initiatives Vice-Chancellor transforming the campus, in designed to offer students a Professor Dominic Shellard said: research, and in delivering superb experience and make them “This has been a remarkable year a great student experience. 50 better prepared than ever before to for DMU and this climb up the slot for enter the world of work. league tables reflects the great graduate jobs & higher These have included strides our university has made as employability schemes such as a result of the incredible work and MU is one of the top 50 Pledge to continue recognises transformation in its Frontrunners and DMU Graduate ongoing pursuit of excellence by universities in the country innovating as we enjoy scores for graduate prospects and Champions, the introduction of our students and staff. when it comes to graduates the biggest Good also a significant rise in spend on #DMUglobal, which sends students “Our exceptional employability finding a job, rising a services and facilities in the past overseas as part of their studies, initiatives, transformational student Dmassive 57 places in national rankings University Guide rise year. The university now ranks and the ongoing Square Mile experience and quality courses published by The Sunday Times. of any UK institution 50th in the UK for employability project, which offers student and make DMU a hugely rewarding The figure, in the newspaper’s Good e Montfort University with 69.1 per cent of graduates in staff volunteers the opportunity to place for current students to University Guide 2015, shows how has climbed 32 places professional jobs or postgraduate use their skills to make a difference study and a compelling choice for the university has transformed its in The Times and The study within six months of leaving. in the community. DMU has also potential students too. performance in preparing students for Sunday Times Good DMU’s leap up the table comes been one of the best universities “But we have never been a the competitive job market. DUniversity Guide, taking it to 54th on the back of a highly successful in the country for recruitment this university to rest on our laurels and, Adele Browne, Senior Work position – the biggest rise of any year which has also seen the academic year, with more than as our successful national TV advert Based Learning Manager for DMU, university in Britain.
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