Energy Hub Faculty Highlights Plus All The

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The University of Salford Alumni Magazine

Issue 03 Autumn/Winter 2010

Oneyear on ... a catch up with our new leaders

Energy Hub a centre of excellence on campus

Salford Rocks Delphic, Everything Everything and Kristyna Myles

Faculty Highlights

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From Salford Alumni Magazine

Editor’s Letter

Firstly I would like to congratulate everyone who celebrated their graduation 05 in July. You are now part of a worldwide network of over 120,000 alumni – Inside this issue... welcome to the Salford Alumni Association! As the new Alumni Relations and Annual Fund Manager it is a pleasure to welcome News Roundup 04 you to the third issue of From Salford magazine, which I hope you enjoy reading.

Salford Rocks 05 In this issue we have an in-depth interview with the Chancellor, Irene Khan, and the Vice-Chancellor, Martin Hall, who talk about their time so far at the University. MediaCityUK: the Final Countdown 06 We have a feature on Salford alumni who are experiencing some amazing success in the The Energy Hub 07 music industry on page 5, while you can also read about some of our research projects, such as the Energy House on page 7, which have brought academic acclaim to the 2009-2010 Faculty Highlights 08 University. And as well as all that, there’s the usual roundup of alumni news from around the world on page 20. Keep sending in your stories! The Pav Closes 10 July 2011 marks the end of the Government Matched Funding scheme where all gifts The Boat Club III 11 to the University will be matched by the UK Government by up to 50% of the gift. This means that for a gift of £30, the University would actually receive £45 or £53 if Cover Story: One Year On 12 you are a UK taxpayer. See page 18 to find out more about the Annual Fund. Research Updates 15 Finally I would like to remind you about our online alumni community. By registering Alumni Success Story 16 with the site, you can network with alumni in your area, find old classmates and gain access to a variety of alumni discounts. Visit www.salford.ac.uk/alumni for more details. Annual Fund Update 18 If you have any comments about the magazine, please email me at [email protected] Alumni Notices 19 or write to Development & Alumni Relations, University of Salford, Room 104 Faraday House, 43 Crescent, Salford, M5 4WT. Where are they now? 20 Best wishes International Alumni Update 20

Alumni Benefits 22

Careers & Employability 22 Anita Irving

Fond Memory Fridays 23 P.S. A new online version of the magazine will be available in November. If in future you would prefer to receive an online copy only, please email [email protected] with Quiz 23 ‘Green Magazine’ in the subject line! 07

Editor Anita Irving Associate Editor Rob Summers

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NEWS ROUNDUP

The last year has seen a huge number of mentions of the University in the press, with an average of around 100 articles in the news each month. Here are just some of the highlights since our last edition of From Salford.

September 2009 March 2010 Unlocking the body’s defences against cancer University raises over £5,000 for Haiti A new drug designed and synthesised by University of Salford scientists In response to the devastating earthquake in Haiti, Salford encouraged the has helped to discover a way of allowing healthy cells to take charge of Greater Manchester contemporary fine art community to pool its resources cancerous cells and stop them developing into tumours. This could and stage an auction of artwork at the University-owned CUBE gallery in provide a new approach to treating early-stage cancers. Manchester. The auction was a huge success and was able to raise over £5,000 for Unicef’s Haiti Earthquake Children’s Appeal. Salford launches first video prospectus Salford became the first university to launch a video prospectus that can Innovative professor named as CIOB president be personalised according to the clips people want to see. Prospective Professor Ghassan Aouad, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation students answer questions about what they plan to study, where they will was appointed as Vice President of the Chartered Institute of Building. live, what they plan to do with their spare time and any worries they have He will take up the role in June 2013. about coming to the University, and they then have access to their own tailored video prospectus featuring Salford staff and students. April 2010 Salford celebrates Muslim World Music Day October 2009 The University hosted Greater Manchester’s first festival for Muslim World Archaeology unit comes to the University of Salford Music Day on 22 April. This free event explored the value of diversity The University established a new Centre for Applied Archaeology to through Muslim music and dance, and offered people the chance to investigate archaeological sites, historic buildings and industrial heritage take part in workshops, taste different foods and chat with musicians. across the North West. Performers on the day included The Nile Band and Emad El-Rashidy.

Salford student becomes first deaf male nurse May 2010 Andrew Maxim became the first deaf male nurse to enter the nursing Salford fashion students the best in the country register using British Sign Language as his first language. The University’s fashion students won the best portfolio award at the November 2009 prestigious British Fashion Council Graduate Preview Day Awards. The students had their portfolio of work judged against 27 other Salford and Channel M win top TV award teaching institutions by a stellar list of judges at an event attended Salford staff and students beat off competition from the likes of ITV by some of the biggest names in fashion. Productions and the Crime and Investigation Network to win a prestigious Royal Television Society North West Award. Zeitgeist, an arts and culture International students vote Salford into the top ten magazine programme made for Channel M, won Best Low Budget The University was voted into the top ten for international student Programme. experience by students who took part in the independent International December 2009 Student Barometer survey of more than 50 UK universities. Salford was also ranked in the top five for employability – the perceived value of Research network launched at LGBT History Month respondents’ qualifications to future employers. The University launched a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) research network to tie together the wide range of LGBT activity already June 2010 taking place on campus and in the North West. University forges new links in Hong Kong and United Arab Emirates Salford formed two new partnership agreements with the Open University MSc in Islamic banking launched of Hong Kong (OUHK) and ALHOSN University in Abu Dhabi. The benefits The University launched a master’s course in Islamic banking to provide of both partnerships include greater research potential, staff exchanges and the skills for graduates to work in a sector with over $500bn of assets. the development of additional programmes, while also increasing Salford’s The MSc Islamic Banking and Finance from Salford Business School will international presence. OUHK will now be able to deliver Salford’s train students in the principles which set this sector aside from traditional psychology degree, with the School of the Built Environment leading western banking practice. the way in Abu Dhabi. January 2010 July 2010 Salford develops innovative ward for nursing students Chance to master Google is a UK first The University developed a state-of-the-art clinical simulation ward with Salford Business School launched a groundbreaking new course in Search mannequin patients to create real-life, practical experiences for its nursing and Social Media Marketing. The course is aimed at both individuals and students. Students on the ward work with computerised mannequins that businesses keen to boost their chances of getting their websites on the first are programmed to simulate various illnesses and conditions, providing page of Google’s rankings. Moreover, delegates will develop skills in using top-quality learning. websites as a business tool focusing on delivering return on investment. Salford’s journalism course one of top four in the UK August 2010 The National Council for the Training of Journalists, the training body Jason Manford becomes co-host of ‘The One Show’ for the journalism industry, ranked the University’s MA Journalism course Alumnus Jason Manford (BA Media and Performance, 2004) co-hosted as one of the top four in the UK. BBC1’s topical magazine programme ‘The One Show’ for the first time February 2010 this month. University signs partnership agreement with Sale Sharks The University signed a two-year partnership agreement with Guinness For full details of these stories and more, go to www.salford.ac.uk/news Premiership rugby union team Sale Sharks – providing the team with access to Salford’s state-of-the-art fitness labs, and students with the invaluable experience of working with professional sportsmen.

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From Salford Alumni Magazine

Top: Everything Everything The Student Factor Inset: Kristyna Myles Salford has always been associated with music. Famous musicians from the city include Graham Nash, New Order’s Bernard Sumner and Peter Hook, and the Ting Tings, and several Salford alumni look set to join this stellar list.

robably the most famous of these right now are James Cook were passionate about music and it was great being surrounded by music and Richard Boardman (both BA Popular Music and Recording, 24/7. My time there has had a huge impact on my career. For example, I’d 2005). Their names may not be familiar, but the name of their still be straining my voice if it wasn’t for Clare Hogan Taylor, my singing P group should be – they make up half of Delphic. After being teacher at Salford. Performing as the singer with the Salford University placed third on the BBC’s Sound of 2010 poll, Delphic released their debut Big Band was a great experience for me too. And I also met my band at album Acolyte in January this year. It was well received, with glowing Salford. I wouldn’t have the amazing musicians I perform with now had reviews in the Times and the NME and reached number eight in the UK I not studied there. Albums Chart. They sold out their UK tour in January and their songs have been used to advertise Samsung mobile phones and the E4 television “There’s an amazing atmosphere at Salford and everyone is so supportive show 90210. of each other. There’s no pressure to compete with anyone but yourself, to be the best that you can be. The lecturers are incredible too, which helps!” Another band who made it onto the same BBC poll were Everything Everything, and again, two of their members are graduates from the same As well as those mentioned above, there are many other Salford alumni course (Jeremy Pritchard and Jonathan Higgs, both 2006). They describe who are making waves in the music industry. These include singer- their music as ‘Bizarre&B’, and their list of influences includes Michael songwriters Dan Lyth (BSc Music, Acoustics and Recording, 2005) and Jackson, The Beatles, Steve Reich and Destiny’s Child. Their debut Yamit Mamo (BA Popular Music and Recording, 2004), and members of album Man Alive was released at the end of August to great critical Hurts, Ten Bears and The Travelling Band. All of them either have albums acclaim, with music magazine Q calling them “one of 2010’s brightest out now or have one coming out soon. new talents”. We asked Kristyna if she could offer some advice to any other alumni who From the same course, but making a different type of music, is Kristyna are hoping to be successful in the music industry. She said that alumni Myles. She won BBC Radio Five’s Busker of the Year competition in 2005, should “take each opportunity that comes your way. Perform with as many and has recently supported Chris de Burgh and Mick Hucknall on their bands as you can, enter every competition and gain as much experience as respective European and UK tours. She’s just signed a five-album deal with possible in the areas you want to go into. I’ve wanted to do this for so long the record label Decca and is currently recording her debut album with and have been working hard since I graduated in 2005 and it’s paid off.” acclaimed producer Ken Nelson. We asked her about her time at Salford And we hope it pays off for everyone we’ve mentioned above, as well as and how it’s influenced her career. anyone we may have missed. It’s an exciting time for music at the moment, and we’re so proud that so many of our alumni are right at the heart of it. “For as long as I can remember I’ve wanted to sing and write music. When applying to universities I was looking for the courses that would To read the full interview with Kristyna Myles and to find out more allow me to develop my performing and composition, and Salford had the about all the bands mentioned above, please go to best range of modules out of all the courses I looked at. I loved Salford – www.salford.ac.uk/alumni/publications it was an invaluable time of my life. I loved meeting loads of people who

Welcome 2010 Law Graduates!

We would like to congratulate our new graduates from the Salford Law School. You are the first cohort of students to graduate from the school and, as such, your future success will be an inspiration to everyone else who studies law at Salford. Also receiving an honorary degree that day was Lady Hale, the UK’s most senior woman judge, so you are in great company.

Good luck for the future, and make sure you keep in touch!

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UPDATE

MediaCityUK: the Final Countdown We’re only a year away from the opening of our site at MediaCityUK and the excitement is building almost as fast as our site at Salford Quays is being constructed.

he BBC are moving thousands of their placements and access to special staff from London including Sport, one-off projects. Five Live, Children’s and, recently T announced, BBC Breakfast. A start has been made already, with Alex Connock, the CEO of Ten Alps, signing on One of the features of the foyer at the In the future you’ll be able to wake up to BBC as a visiting professor. Ten Alps is a multimedia University’s MediaCityUK building will be Breakfast live from Salford and then go to bed production company which Alex founded with The Hive – a web-based community that with Match of the Day which will also be made Sir Bob Geldof in 1999. can be used to enhance collaboration and at the Quays. showcase the work of staff, students and Research will also be an important part of the alumni. It is the brainchild of MA Creative MediaCityUK is one of the biggest projects that University’s work at MediaCityUK. We’re Technology student Alex Fenton, and will the University has been part of for years. And it’s collaborating with organisations like BT, allow people associated with the University one of the biggest things to happen to the city the BBC and the Massachusetts Institute of and beyond to set up a web space, blog since the industrial revolution. For that reason Technology on a wide range of media and digital and share their creative ideas. One of the the University has leapt at the chance to be the projects. One of these is ‘Fascinate’ – a project great things about the Hive is that it will only higher education institution with a presence which involves Salford researchers developing allow students to participate across there. TV where you can move the focus of the camera courses, universities, continents and in any way you want. beyond their graduation for lifelong We’ve got 103,000sq ft of space in a building learning. Anyone joining the Hive will have right next to the main BBC studios and right on There will be plenty for the community to get the chance to have their work displayed the waterfront. We’re going to fill it with some involved in as well. The University building will at MediaCityUK and within Second Life. of the most high-tech equipment that any have a large public space which will be used for university has – HD TV studios, a digital For more information or to join the Hive, a range of events. We are currently planning a performance lab, dubbing theatres and radio please visit www.the-hive.org.uk timetable of exciting activities and events for studios – giving students and researchers the both alumni and the local community which will best possible facilities. be announced next year. Businesses will have the During the year 2011-2012 we’ll be moving chance to hire the University facilities and work over 1,500 students to the site. Currently, with our academics on product design and we’re planning to teach 39 courses there, other collaborations – making the University and we’ll continue to add new ones to respond building a hub for technological and to the changing demands of the media and economic development. creative industries. By the time you receive the next edition of From Being at the centre of such a large industry Salford, we will have started delivering courses centre gives students a great opportunity to mix at MediaCityUK. For all the latest news, with media professionals. In practical terms, keep an eye on the MediaCityUK website this will mean that they will have guest lecturers, www.salford.ac.uk/mediacity

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From Salford Alumni Magazine

RESEARCH NEWS

Our House in the Middle of Our Lab

The University has recently launched the ‘Energy Hub’: a multi disciplinary research centre, which should become a centre of excellence for energy research in the UK.

rawing on the expertise By studying the different ways the of over 25 academics house consumes energy, the from 13 different University will be able to devise D departments, the ways to improve its efficiency. But, Laying the foundations for the Energy House centrepiece of this project is the beyond simply testing new types of ‘Energy House’. This is a insulation, double glazing and property will still be inhabited in by 2020, we must focus on traditional style terraced house low-energy appliances, Salford's 2050 and 91% of all UK homes improving energy efficiency in all built inside a sealed testing unique cross-discipline approach would benefit substantially from kinds of properties, including the chamber to gauge how its energy to the study of energy will see the improvements in energy efficiency. millions of terraced houses like this consumption varies depending on University's psychologists, health Improved insulation and boiler one. The Energy House offers different factors and conditions. experts and sociologists working upgrades alone could see heating the opportunity to measure alongside designers, engineers emissions reduced by 22%. energy-saving measures, but it will In addition to its original brickwork and scientists to devise also address behavioural change.” and roof, the world's first Energy sustainable solutions. The country's least efficient House will also be fully furnished properties were predominantly The Energy House is due to be and fitted as a typical working Some of the areas these researchers constructed prior to 1920. These completed by February 2011. home with fully functioning water, are keen to explore include the use currently make up 15% of UK Its unveiling will also mark the gas and electricity supplies. of certain colours and wall- homes but actually account for opening of the UK's first ever

coverings and whether they affect 23% of total notional CO2 retrofit conference, organised by Once completed next spring, the how we perceive temperature; emissions. Of these dwellings, University of Salford. Coronation Street-style house – whether smart meters showing more than 2m are the two-up, built in the same style as 4.5m the real-time cost of energy use in two-down terraced-style that the The University's Virtual pre-1920 UK homes – will be the house change consumer University will be studying closely. Environments centre has created subject to some of the most behaviour; or if, in the future, a 3D flythrough of how the house advanced energy experiments ever a games console like the Nintendo The project has been warmly will look. To view the video conducted on a residential property. Wii could be powered by physical welcomed by many other on YouTube, go to energy generated by the user. organisations, including the Energy http://smlr.mp/energy The testing chamber will feature a Saving Trust and the BRE Group. unique climate system which will Salford's ground-breaking approach Tony Juniper, former director of generate different weather types so is a response to the sustainability Friends of the Earth said: “If we that University experts can conduct challenge presented by the UK's are to have any chance of meeting a huge range of tests under as ageing housing stock. 70% of the targets to cut greenhouse gas many conditions as possible. country's current residential pollution from UK homes by 29%

Time to give something back?

The University is investing in its students, campus and facilities in order to become one of the top universities in the UK. You can help us achieve this by supporting the Salford Annual Fund.

This year, the Annual Fund has been raising money for the Crisis Fund, which helps students who are in financial difficulties through no fault of their own, enabling them to stay at Salford and get the education they deserve. You can read more about the Annual Fund on page 18.

There’s never been a better time to give – until July 2011 all donations will be worth almost double to the University at no cost to you. Read more about Matched Funding on page 21.

To help young students follow in your footsteps, please complete and return the enclosed donation form or make a donation online at www.salford.ac.uk/donate

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HIGHLIGHTS

and improve students’ confidence. The Peer-Assisted Support Scheme (PASS) 2009-2010 focused on the School’s first-year cohort of linguistics students, who received support Faculty Highlights and guidance from their second-year peers who had taken the same modules the previous year. As well as supporting first-year As always, some great work has taken place in our Schools and students, this scheme has helped the second- Faculties over the last 12 months. Read on for a few of year students develop new skills. PASS will be rolled out to a wider range of students next the highlights. year. As with the lecture series, this project was supported by the Annual Fund.

School of Media, Music & Performance The incoming Level Four students in the Performance Directorate participated in a collaborative project with the acclaimed theatre company Slung Low at the Lowry. Slung Low had already worked with Level Five students in building Beyond the Front Line, a large scale outdoor drama in collaboration with The Lowry and the Imperial War Museum. This was an interactive and menacing experience for the audience, who were given a sense of military occupation on the streets of Manchester and the demands that soldiers face daily. Faculty of Business, Law & the Built Environment

Salford Business School In September 2009, the School achieved Design Students AMBA accreditation for its MBA. In achieving accreditation, a major revision of the MBA Faculty of Arts, Media & School of Languages was undertaken to ensure it met the very high Social Sciences Last year, the School celebrated its 45th standards required by AMBA. It is generally birthday and the 25th anniversary of its acknowledged that AMBA accreditation School of Art & Design postgraduate programmes in translation. represents the highest standard of Five students from the Graphic Design course To celebrate these milestones, a series of achievement in postgraduate business won YCN prizes at this year’s student awards. high-profile lectures were held on the theme education and is only awarded to the best Now in their eighth year, the YCN Student of the importance of language within society. MBA programmes throughout the world. Awards exist to unearth and showcase The four lectures were delivered by: Michael This is the first time the University of Salford emerging creative excellence, with a number Rosen, the former Children’s Laureate; has ever had an AMBA accredited MBA of briefs that students can pick to submit Baroness Jean Coussins, chair of the all-party and marks a key milestone in the School’s work from. The students who won were Matt parliamentary group on modern languages; evolution following its creation in Frodsham, Mike Holmes, Louise Parker, writer and broadcaster, Professor David August 2006. Samantha Carter and Melissa Ingham. Crystal OBE; and The Times Iraq Correspondent, Deborah Haynes. School of the Built Environment School of English, Sociology, Politics & The lectures covered topics such as the role This year, students from the School worked Contemporary History of interpreters in military conflict zones, with Salford City Football Club to redesign Two members of research staff from the the decline of creative writing and reading their club house, which was burnt down in School have received prestigious Marie Curie within school curricula, the importance of the an arson attack last October. More than 350 Fellowships from the European Commission. study of modern foreign languages, and the second year students took part in the These were awarded to Dr Christian Kaunert changing role of English as an international competition and the three finalists were and Dr Sarah Leonard and means they will language. This lecture series was supported awarded at a special dinner chaired by conduct research over the next two years into by alumni donations to the Annual Fund. local MP Hazel Blears. issues of international security. This academic year, the School has piloted The School’s Centre for Disaster Resilience a project which aims to enhance the that was mentioned in last year’s From student experience, support student learning Salford has been selected by the United

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From Salford Alumni Magazine

Nations’ International Strategy for Disaster The School’s on-site radiography facility into digital records, preserving them for Reduction as one of only five academic became operational in September 2009 and, posterity. The most important benefit of the partners worldwide. in addition to providing a high quality clinical new technology is that it allows text to be simulation experience for students, the facility searched reliably – a major advantage for The School has also established the Centre for is also attracting many collaborative research historians or people researching their Applied Archaeology this year, working closely projects and commercial opportunities. family trees. with local communities to unravel the secrets of our past. The School has recently secured funding from School of Environment & Life Sciences UK Athletics to support elite athletic A number of staff in the school have received development for the 2012 Olympic Games prestigious awards and honours this year: in London. > Professor Chris Miller has been awarded a Leverhulme Emeritus Fellowship for his groundbreaking research into occupational diseases

> Professor Philip Craig was honoured by the Chinese Government for his research into a life-threatening parasitic disease affecting people living on the edge of the Tibetan Plateau and has had a new species of parasitic ringworm named after him by the Food Preparation Practical, Environmental Health Paris Museum – it’s called Heligmosomoides craigi Salford Law School School of Nursing & Midwifery In June 2010, the Law School hosted its first The School has been placed in the top third > Professor David Collins has been awarded major international conference on Human of Schools of Nursing in the UK by the €3.3m for research into climate change in Rights. Contributors included Irene Khan, Times 2011 University Subject League Table. the Himalayas, and £1m to look at water Lady Hale, Justice Kirby (formerly of the High The Nursing and Midwifery Council resources in India Court of Australia) and Peter Tatchell. awarded the School four ‘Goods’ and one ‘Outstanding’ for the quality of their > Professor Richard Knowles has received the Faculty of Health & pre-registration nursing programmes. 2010 Alan Hay Award from the Royal Social Care The outstanding award reflected the work Geographical Society for his outstanding achieved in widening the access to these contributions to Transport Geography. School of Social Work, Psychology programmes, in particular for deaf students. & Public Health 2010 has also seen the 25th anniversary of an The School has developed a partnership with Faculty of Science, exchange partnership between Salford and the University of Toledo, Ohio, USA. Each year the Royal Society for Public Health, working Engineering & Environment to scope and evidence the work done in students studying biology and biochemistry at public health and the arts. This partnership School of Computing, Science & Salford have the opportunity to spend their will support community engagement through Engineering second year in Toledo, with students from the delivery of art projects to help those with Professor Trevor Cox from the Acoustics, Toledo coming here. A special celebratory health problems. Audio and Video team has been elected to event was held earlier this year in Ohio. the prestigious position of President of the The School has won a highly prestigious Institute of Acoustics (IOA). The IOA is the national bid to develop the ‘Step up to Social UK’s professional body for those in acoustics, Work’ Master’s programme. This has been noise and vibration, with more than 3,000 commissioned by the Children’s Workforce members worldwide. Joining Trevor at the Development Council and has led to more IOA is Senior Lecturer Dr Bill Davies, who has opportunities to work with Greater been elected Vice-President (International), Manchester partners. while another member of Acoustics staff – School of Health, Sport & Rehabilitation Dr Olga Umnova – has had her work Sciences recognised by being presented with the This year, the School has formed new Tyndall Medal for Best Young Researcher partnerships with La Trobe University in in Acoustics Worldwide. Australia, the Hong Kong Hospital Authority Researchers at the School have been given and the Sindh Institute for Urology and £1m to develop software which is able to Transplantation in Pakistan. Each of these accurately analyse images of documents that partnerships will assist the growth of the are often stained, yellowed and written in School’s postgraduate and research portfolios obsolete typefaces. This ground-breaking as well as providing opportunities for technology will help major libraries convert undergraduate students and staff. millions of pages of newspapers and books Acoustics Reverberation Chamber

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The Last

DanceMA Journalism student Lucy Henson investigates the closure of the Pav and looks at the plans the University is making to replace it. As you may have heard, it’s the end of decision to close it down. A minority of Disco’. He added: “I seem to remember that, the road for the Pav. After almost 30 years students had voiced their displeasure with the come 1990, this was re-christened with the of drinks, DJs and debauchery, the Pavilion Pav online, leaving comments on Facebook unfathomable and apparently misspelt closed for good at the end of May. like “queuing about 35 mins for a drink is moniker Decadedance.” beyond ridiculous” and “I don’t care that this t was the end of an era, but the dive is closing”. But plenty of alumni from Francesca Slater (BSc Business Studies, 2000) University’s licensed premises went across the ages are left with fond memories met her future husband at the Pav in 1999: I out with a bang: New Order’s Peter of 30 years of going to the Pav, and “We married 10 years later in November Hook was the DJ for the last event, the Too disappointment at its closure. 2009. We got together with the help of a few Many DJs musical festival. Over 700 students pints of Diesel aka Snakebite and black and a attended, and they raised hundreds of David Smith (BSc Modern Languages & few tunes from the infamous DJ Jonty!” pounds for charity as well as partying the Marketing Studies, 1992) told us about the day away! Culture Club nights: “Aside from the The Pav is still loved by some of the students infamous alcohol promotion nights, which of today. Over 1,300 people signed a petition The University of Salford Students’ Union didn’t so much encourage me to drink the to save it, and its organisers said they refused announced the closure at the start of May, likes of Strongbow cider or Beaujolais to let it go without “one hell of a fight.” to the disappointment of hundreds of Salford Nouveau as much as warn me off them students. In a statement, the Union said that for life, my main memory of the Pav is the The University of Salford Students’ Union more and more students were not living on delights of the Culture Club. No, not President Ricky Chotai said he has enjoyed campus, or were no longer interested in Mr O’Dowd and his chums, but a twice- the last year: “I was heavily involved in the late-night licensed venues and entertainment, weekly film on the big screen. Except we Student Union radio station Shock Radio. The and that seemed to be true. The Pav was weren’t exactly talking digital multiplex here!” best memories were the opening and closing expected to make a loss in the next financial of the radio station and the live broadcasts we year and, with the additional costs of building David remembers watching projected VHS did from the Pav but also the famous Shock maintenance, the Union felt that it was no films of Crocodile Dundee and Three Men Awards. It is a shame to see the Pavillion go.” longer a sustainable business and made the and a Baby, and the 1980s ‘Saturday Video He is not alone in that: over 650 students are

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From Salford Alumni Magazine

The Boat Club III David Henderson (BSc Social Studies, 1973) remembers his final year in Salford’s Boat Club

When I returned to Salford for my final year in 1972, I was appointed Captain of the Boat Club. We’d lost the first Two Cities’ Boat Race – the only pennants we won the previous season were courtesy of our novices – but the Boat Club had now gathered unto itself a bit of class.

ne of the freshmen intake was Richard Salter (BSc Mechanical Engineering Science, 1975), who had been in the O Radley 1st eight selected for the World Juniors in 1969. He even brought his own sculling-boat. Another experienced new member was Andy Probert, who was every captain’s dream – a cox with no aspirations to row. He eventually picked up a couple of GB caps, and still has the distinction of being the oldest ever competitor in the ‘other’ boat race (38, in 1992). But none of this did much good on Boat Race day. Run on the same lines as the previous year, the outcome was very similar and the distances, if anything, slightly greater.

An addition to the race day programme was the womens’ fours. They didn’t win on the day, but they did provide the Boat Club with all its silverware that year. Their cox was so quiet, we got the Electrical Engineering people to build us an in-boat communications system (the first cox-box?), which we then had to install between concerned about what will happen in the races into the boat. They were a good crew, future, and have showed this by joining the so they probably would have won something Facebook group ‘Salford University Your anyway, but the effect of all that technology Students Want a New Nightclub’. on the opposition was devastating.

My total immersion in the Boat Club had taken its Even though the Pav is gone, the University toll on my academic achievements. I had not and the Students’ Union plan to work written an essay all year, so realised it was time to together to ensure that students still have a Manchester nightclubs in the hope of really pull my finger out. I graduated with a 2:2 host of events to attend across the city. providing a weekly club night. – it turned out that if I’d spent more time on my Higher education funding cuts have meant dissertation, I would have got a 2:1. that no solid replacement has yet been found, Ricky Chotai said that he is currently involved but Vice-Chancellor Martin Hall said students in sending out proposals to city centre clubs. After leaving Salford, I only ever went back once would not miss out. He said: “The University – for the 1974 Boat Race. The outcome was the is committed to working with the USSU to He told us: “It is a shame that we will no same – defeat for SUBC in both mens’ eights and provide the best possible student experience. longer have a nightclub on site, but this gives womens’ fours – but there was a new mens’ As we are the university closest to the heart us a real opportunity to look at what the sculls event. Here Salford was represented by of Manchester, this includes taking advantage Union is providing for students, and ensuring John Shackleton of Agecroft Boat Club, not of everything that a great city like ours has what they really want from their Students’ SUBC. He was the first ringer, and Salford’s to offer.” Union. I really do believe that students will be first winner. pleased with the future plans, as we will be Bar Yours, on campus, will host more asking them what they want us to do.” evening events, and students will be given a range of off campus activities, including It might be the end of an era, but today’s Freshers’ and Christmas Balls. The Union is students will still get to appreciate some good also looking into a partnership with Salford nightlife!

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Oneyear on 2009 marked the start of a new era for Salford, with the appointments of a new Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor.

ince the last issue of From Salford, Dr Irene Khan and Professor Martin Hall have been confirmed as the new Chancellor and S Vice-Chancellor of the University respectively. They bring with them a wealth of experience and ideas, and are keen to achieve as much as possible at Salford.

Martin Hall started working at South Africa’s University of Cape Town in 1983 and was appointed Deputy Vice-Chancellor there 19 years later. His background is in archaeology, and much of his research as an academic in South Africa was based around challenging some of the racist historical assumptions brought on by apartheid in the country, such as the idea that black and white people arrived in South Africa at the same time. He says the most interesting artefact he’s ever found was a “very ordinary looking piece of pottery on the Zulu coast, which proved that people had settled there around 1,000 years earlier than others had previously thought.”

Irene Khan was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and has lived and worked all over the world. She was a student at the University of Manchester in the 1970s – she lived just off Wilmslow Road in Rusholme – so knows the area well. She says if she could change one thing about Greater Manchester, it would be its image: “I think there is a hangover from the past about what it was, and I think people need to see it as it is now.” She has recently stepped down after serving two terms as Secretary General of Amnesty International and has spent her whole career campaigning for human rights. As well as taking up the role of Chancellor of the University, Irene is also a board member of the Manchester International Festival.

They’ve each been here about a year now, so we thought it would be a good idea to catch up with them to see how they’ve been getting on. We managed to get a few minutes with them both between graduation ceremonies at the Lowry Theatre in Salford Quays.

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What made you decide to take up your posts at Salford? Martin Hall: “I think Salford’s a very interesting challenge. It’s an institution that’s got a long history of doing really interesting things that go right back to the 1890s. It plays a very important role both regionally and nationally and, particularly at a time like this, there are a lot of opportunities for doing things differently.”

Irene Khan: “I think a university education is very important in creating equality and opportunity in society and as Chancellor I can make a contribution to that work. Salford is going through a period of very interesting and exciting change, including issues like equality and diversity in its University-wide theme, and that fits in very much with my vision; a vision I share with Martin.”

By appointing the former Secretary General of Amnesty International as Chancellor, what message do you think Salford is giving out to the wider community? MH: “A Chancellor is a symbolic appointment and I think the qualities of a Chancellor are particularly important in indicating what the University wants to be and where we want to go. One of our key themes is human rights, social justice and security, and Irene’s experience with Amnesty International and the United Nations before that made her ideal for the role. I think her appointment is already having a major impact because she brings a global network to bear on the University. She works all over the world and is very well known for her human rights work, so I think it’s a huge advantage.”

IK: “I think Salford is saying that it has a broad perspective on the world. It sees human rights as a cross-cutting issue and, no matter what you’re studying or where you’re from, it’s all about equality, opportunity for everyone and creating an inclusive society. Salford’s sending the message out that it wants to see that right around the University.”

It’s obvious that human rights and equality are important issues for both Martin and Irene, which can only be good news for the increasing number of students who are finding it more and more difficult to afford a university education. And they understand how important a good education can be, with Irene telling us how proud she is of her daughter, who graduated this summer, and Martin extolling the distinct qualities of Salford graduates:

“I think that employability sets Salford graduates apart from those of other universities. Our qualifications have a high professional standard and a high degree of practical application. What we try and do is look for a quality that gets students really ready to go once they graduate.”

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What have you achieved during your first year at Salford, and what do you want to achieve over the next few years? MH: “I’ve spent a lot of time in the first year listening to people and finding out where our strengths and areas of potential really are. Questions You can’t walk into a university and pinpoint the real qualities Answers immediately, but I think I’ve got a much better sense of what they are now. We’ve also moved to complete our strategic planning process and we’ve been concentrating very hard on financial sustainability because we’re in a position of rapid change. I’m also really pleased with Professor Martin Hall our equality and diversity work over the last 12 months. Who is your favourite singer? Norah Jones “The next few years will be amongst the most challenging for any higher What is your favourite film? education institution due to the radical change in the nature of public Trainspotting funding, and I think the main issue is going to be to protect the University What football team do you support? in the face of that, but also to look for the new opportunities that may Bafana Bafana (South Africa) What’s your favourite city? arise from any changing situation. We need to position ourselves as Cape Town strongly as we can, and be distinctive in the combination of teaching and What one thing could you not live without? learning, research and engagement that we carry out at the University.” My laptop What would your last meal on earth be? What kind of role do you think alumni can play in the development Fish and chips and the future of the University? Which four people would you invite to your ideal dinner party? MH: “I think alumni are absolutely crucial. We tend to neglect alumni in Peter Sellers; Helen Mirren; Nelson Mandela; and Mrs Berry who has purple Britain because we’re artificially stuck on the American model of thinking hair and taught me in infant school, just to prove that I could do something that alumni are basically just about donations. The tradition in this country in the future, because she probably thought I couldn’t. is not to give money in the same way that Americans do, and I think that Who would play you in the film of your life? detracts from the real value of alumni. I don’t know which actor, but the director would have to be Steven Spielberg because, for some reason, people seem to think I look like him. “The interesting thing about a university degree is that it sticks to you for How do you relax? life. So it’s not the reputation of the university when you were there that I tend to relax by working, if you want the honest truth! counts so much, but its reputation once you’ve left. So our alumni are What did you want to be when you were growing up? particularly important because they’re our reputational ambassadors and Everybody wants to be a fireman at some stage! I grew up at a time when I I want us to really build them as a network of people who hold and value had no automatic expectation of going to university, so I wanted to join the our reputation.” Navy or something like that because you got the training. I didn’t have any aspirations to go to university because at that time there wasn’t necessarily Finally, what’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given? the possibility of doing so. IK: “The best piece of advice that I’ve ever been given has been not to follow the beaten path. My advice to students and alumni would be to take the opportunities that come along.” Dr Irene Khan MH: “Rather than trying to plan out what you do in the future on a Who is your favourite singer? strictly organised basis, the trick is to identify great opportunities when John Lennon you see them. You have to be flexible and seize these opportunities, What is your favourite film? evaluate them and take risks about how they’re going to turn out. Chariots of Fire This is really what has brought me to Salford.” What football team do you support? Manchester United – no hesitation! And with that, we leave them to prepare for the next ceremony. What’s your favourite city? In total, they’ll give out degrees to over 6,500 incredibly deserving To be honest, I don’t like cities – I’ve lived in far graduates before the week is out. too many of them. I prefer the countryside. What one thing could you not live without? It’s great that the leaders of your University are so keen to pass on their Books experiences and advice, and it proves that they understand how important What would your last meal on earth be? you, our alumni, are. Many of you have already supported us financially – Anything with mangoes and you can find out more about the Annual Fund on page 18 – but there Which four people would you invite to your ideal dinner party? are so many other ways you can help out too. The opportunities are Arundhati Roy, the author of the God of Small Things; Mozart; always there for you to come and give career talks, offer student Nelson Mandela; and Bertrand Russell. Who would play you in the film of your life? placements or participate in activities organised by international Meryl Streep associations. We’re really keen to get as many of you involved as possible. How do you relax? You can find out more about our international associations on page 20. I cook and hike in the mountains What did you want to be when you were growing up? If you want to get involved in other ways, check out our website at I wanted to be a judge because I thought that would put me in a great www.salford.ac.uk/alumni or email us at [email protected]. position to tell everyone else what to do! To read the full interviews with Martin and Irene please go to www.salford.ac.uk/alumni/publications 14 magazine_Layout 1 17/09/2010 12:39 Page 16

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RESEARCH NEWS

Chasing Rainbows A University of Salford research project is investigating ‘Trapped Rainbows’ as a way to stop light from travelling – giving the potential to revolutionise computing, medical science and virtual reality.

he project is called ‘Advanced projected into rooms in a clarity and depth hospital theatre – they have the potential to Design and Control of Active and which far exceeds current 3D capabilities. revolutionise the way we use machines.” T Passive Metamaterials’ and is led by the University’s Professor Allan Boardman, The materials the team are working on are Since being published, the research paper who is working with colleagues from the called ‘metamaterials’, which use artificial has taken the scientific world by storm – University of Surrey and Imperial College atoms just nanometres in size. The Salford obtaining almost 100 citations around the London. Funded by the Engineering and team have developed a new range of world – and Professor Boardman has received Physical Sciences Research Council, the team computer simulations that permit the trapped many invitations to speak at different are designing structures which, when a beam rainbow to appear in many different institutions all over the globe. Most recently, of white light is shone on them, can stop and environments. This involves power-driven, he has been in Cairo and is set to deliver an store individual colours of the rainbow. magneto-optic metamaterials. address to the world-renowned Optical Society of America in San Jose, California This has the effect of being able to transmit Professor Boardman said: “Up until now, in May. and process huge amounts of data. The new methods to achieve this effect have required technology, which is still in the development super-cooled gases, crystals or haven’t been To request a copy of the paper or to discuss stage, will mean that computer speed can be able to slow light enough to produce a useful the ongoing research with Professor increased thousands of times, and images effect. The metamaterials we’re developing Boardman, please email the press office such as surgeons working on patients can be could sit inside a desktop computer or in a on [email protected]

All that Jazz The University has been awarded the largest ever grant for jazz to lead a ground breaking trans-national research programme into the European jazz scene and the ways in which the music and the culture of Europe are changing.

alford will be collaborating with six national funding bodies across the five Salford is home to an extremely active team other universities to conduct the partner countries to investigate and map their of jazz researchers and performers, a thriving S three year, €1m project ‘Rhythm distinctive contributions to the genre, and to postgraduate culture, several student bands, Changes: Jazz Cultures and European see how jazz has evolved. It will also look at and an acclaimed conference programme. Identities’. It will look at how jazz culture the way in which new media technologies operates in Europe, to what extent national have eroded these geographical boundaries. The project is funded by the Humanities in cultures can be found in the music and how the European Research Area's Joint Research they are changing. Dr Tony Whyton, Reader in Dr Whyton said: "One of the reasons the Programme theme 'Cultural Dynamics: Music at Salford, is leading the project: "Since funding panel was so positive about Rhythm Inheritance and Identity'. The other it first arrived on this side of the Atlantic, jazz Changes was the way the project will use jazz universities involved in the project are has been at the centre of discourses about to investigate changes in European culture. Amsterdam, Birmingham City, Copenhagen, European identity, politics and cultural value," Our research on jazz cultures will be a way in Graz, Lancaster and Stavanger. he said. to addressing larger issues – are we still distinct nations or has technology, cultural For more information please email the press Uniquely, Rhythm Changes will see academics change and political collaboration made office on [email protected] working with performers, the industry and people across the continent more similar?" 15 magazine_Layout 1 17/09/2010 12:39 Page 17

SUCCESS STORY

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From Salford Alumni Magazine

ShapingStories We continue our series of alumni guest features with Julia Damassa (Modular Master’s, 1992), Founder and Creative Director of Storyshapes Ltd, a company that creates products to help children develop their communication skills through storytelling.

n this feature, Julia talks about what makes Salford so special and Germany. As both a teacher and actor, with a love of learning, my whole how her time here contributed to her life and career since she left self, personally and professionally benefitted from this period of intense I the University. creative thinking.

“I found my way onto the Modular Master’s Course in 1990, aged 23. Which brings us to today. I took a career break to raise my family. I was a recently qualified Drama teacher, teaching by day at Mandley Park While ‘resting’ I developed a story making and sharing method which School and performing in the evening with Salford Open Theatre. It wasn't I called ‘Storyshaping’. I wanted to encourage my son to be a confident just the course, with its flexible modular structure, that won me over, but communicator, to help him develop his speaking and listening skills from also the opportunity to become a member of Salford University Theatre an early age. Together we made a set of symbols that represented a simple Company (SUTC). Within days of signing up and deciding on the British story structure and we used them to help us remember our stories. I passed and European Theatre Courses that I would study, I started making plans to the technique and symbols onto his grandparents and they began go with the SUTC to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, which, as it turned out, storyshaping with all their grandchildren. We created new and unique was to be a momentous event in my life. stories inspired by what we already knew, had experience of and by our memories, with the added magic of imagination – the Salford spark! A few months passed and, with my dissertation developing nicely, I took off to Edinburgh with Guy Holloway, Bill Hopkinson and the rest of I developed the storyshaping concept into a small rural business called SUTC to perform Bill’s interpretation of Coleridge’s poem ‘Christabel’. Storyshapes Limited in February 2008. The company makes and sells my As well as performing, I met two very important people on this trip: John storytoys and delivers training in the multi award-winning tools and Tobin (BEng Aeronautical Engineering, 1991), who would later become my techniques of storyshaping. True to my nature as an actor and teacher, husband, was visiting Edinburgh to watch his friends perform with SUTC; I enjoy training teachers, teaching assistants, library teams, nursery and Zofia Kalinska, who is still my teacher and mentor today. Zofia is the leaders, writers and even sales teams in how to discover their inner director of Poland’s Ariel Theatr and a former actor with Kantor's Cricot 2 storyteller. Storytelling is undergoing a huge revival, with educators Company. I knew that she was performing in Edinburgh at the same time worldwide recognising the amazing learning and teaching benefits that we were there, and as research for my dissertation I had requested an of using story in the classroom. interview with her. Not only did she grant me an interview but she also invited me to become her student. Later on, I was most fortunate to In order to fast-track business growth and make global progress in terms of become a part of Ariel Theatr, performing with Zofia in Krakow, London partnership, distribution and export, I applied to the BBC’s Dragons Den in and Edinburgh. My last performance with Zofia was in ‘Dybbuk’ at the February 2010. I sparked huge interest from potential investors wishing to Edinburgh Festival in 2001, when, pregnant with John's and my son, I invest in StoryShapes' innovation, creativity and invention. By telling my played the ‘expectant bride’! story, I slayed the dragon.

Our son William is now eight, and I am 43. It would be enough to say that So this has been my story, or at least a part of it. The spark (of creativity, of I met my husband and my mentor as a result of choosing to study at ingenuity, of passion, whatever quality you assign to your spark) is given to Salford. I certainly did not dream of getting a family when I considered us by the centres of education, of academic excellence where we study and getting an MA: all these wonderful ‘other’ things that happened! are taught. It is passed on from a teacher to a student, from a book to a There is a palpable spark about studying in a city like Salford, isn't there? reader, from a director to an actor, from a journey to an explorer, from a The spark of creativity, the spark of fighting spirit, of endeavour, of graft, parent to a child. And then passed back! So my advice to anyone thinking of dogged determination to ignite and enlighten. This is what I believe of setting up in business is to find or re-find your spark, and shape this Salford passed on to me – a tiny spark, just ready to be kindled, when the into your USP – your unique selling point or, as I like to call it, your Unique time was right. Self Point.”

My career spans over 20 years in teaching and the theatre. It is a long time, Julia has kindly offered a discount of 10% off Storyshaping training and full of a variety of experiences and yet many of these highlights are from workshops for Salford alumni. If you are interested in taking her up on this my time at Salford. While studying for the MA, I was able to write and offer or finding out more about Storyshapes, then please visit the website direct my first play, ‘FACE’, as part of my course and have it performed in at www.storyshapes.com or email Julia on [email protected] the beautiful theatre there. An academic exercise of writing in the style of You can also network with Julia as ‘Storyshaper’ on Twitter, Facebook, Myspace, Brecht became ‘The Company of Souls’, successful in the 1992 Contact LinkedIn and e-Blogger. Theatre's Young Playwrights Awards, with productions in London and

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ANNUAL FUND The Gift that keeps

Giving Annual Fund student caller Sarah Beswick

Every year, since 2005, Salford has run an Annual Fund telephone campaign, where current students phone alumni and ask them if they’d like to make a donation to the University. This year’s was the most successful yet, raising over £24,000 in the first year towards the University’s Crisis Fund – a fund that students who are struggling financially through no fault of their own can apply to for help.

he amount we’ve raised so far is placements, careers talks, or other advice. All graduates stand out from the crowd in the good, but with many of the of this is just as valuable to us as donations job market.” T donations received being direct are. If people feel Salford had a positive debits, we can expect to raise approximately influence on their lives, then it’s great if they Alan’s hit the nail on the head here. The Crisis £75,000 over the next five years from this can give something back, whether it’s money Fund isn’t just about making sure students year’s campaign alone. Add this to gifts made or experience.” stay at Salford for the sake of it. It’s about in previous campaigns, along with gift aid and making sure these students complete a Government Match Funding, and we’re well Alan Wall (BSc Joint Honours in Physiology degree and gain the skills that will give them on target to raise more than £250,000 for and Biochemistry, 1969) chose to give in this the best head-start possible in their careers. the University by 2012. And it’s all thanks year’s campaign after the student he spoke to to donations from our alumni. “seemed genuinely interested in listening to Sarah sums it up best: “I truly believe the reminiscences of an old Luddite, and someone’s financial situation should not To gain an insight into how the Annual Fund brought back many memories.” hamper their prospects and their ability to telephone campaign works and why it’s so study. When I leave the University, I will important to Salford and its alumni, we spoke He said: “I was moved to make donations to definitely give in whatever way I can, to a student fundraiser and an Annual Fund the fund when I heard of the hardships to help make sure students get the education donor, both of whom had their first experienced by some of the present students. they deserve.” experience of the Annual Fund in this year’s I am happy, now that I am towards the end of campaign. my career, to make small regular donations to You can help give students the best education try and help some of these students. possible by filling in and returning the Sarah Beswick has just started her final year enclosed donation form. You can also of a BA Journalism course. As a mature “Without my degree from Salford I would not find out more and donate online at student, she recognises the importance of have had the career I have enjoyed for the www.salford.ac.uk/donate a degree and how it has the potential to past 40-plus years. Although I have neither change someone’s life. And her work as kept in contact with my student colleagues We are now able to accept donations from a volunteer presenter at a local community nor revisited the University, I have never alumni who reside in the USA through the radio station means she is comfortable forgotten my time there and will always be British Schools and Universities Foundation, speaking to a wide variety of people. grateful for the education I received.” Inc (BSUF). BSUF has been approved by the United States Treasury Department as an “I loved talking to alumni and hearing their Alan also told us how it is so much harder for exempt charitable organization under Section happy memories of Salford. I didn’t initially new graduates to get jobs now than it was 501(c)(3) and is classified as a domestic enjoy asking them for donations, but once I when he graduated. “If I advertise for a charity as defined in Sections 509(a)(1) and realised that most of the people I spoke to trainee technician or graduate today I can get 170(b)(1)(A)vi) of the Code. For more were delighted to be given an opportunity to up to 100 applicants, all of whom are poten- information on how to make a donation, help students at Salford, I really relaxed into tially excellent people. I find it very distressing please go to www.bsuf.org/donorinfo.htm the role. when I look at some of these kids who are unlikely to ever get the positions they have Everything counts - if everyone who reads “I think it’s really important to stay in touch studied for. this magazine gave £10 to the Crisis Fund, with alumni because the University can we would raise £800,000. With matched benefit vastly from their experience. It’s not all “If I was ever able to offer £1m to the funding and gift aid that would be about about raising money: some alumni who can’t University, I would like to see it used to help £1.5m. Just imagine how much of a give are still able to offer student or graduate these students in their quest for jobs. I would difference that would make! want the money used to make Salford

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From Salford Alumni Magazine

Obituaries (BSc Chemical Engineering, 1972) May 2009; Dr Harkirtan Singh-Raud OBE (BSc Denis Regan (MSc Biological Sciences, 1984) Biochemistry, 1984) died in May 2010, May 2009; Kenneth Hunt (Postgraduate Alumni aged 46, after a short illness. Certificate in Accessibility and Inclusive Design, 2008) June 2009; Brenda McDonald (Modular Notices Dr Singh-Raud was born and brought up in Master’s, 1991) June 2009; Philip Le Vesconte Manchester. He was the youngest of ten children (Certificate of Higher Education in Art and born to parents who were some of the first Design, 2003) July 2009; Dawn Boswell (BSc Births immigrants to arrive in Manchester from India in Physiotherapy, 2004) July 2009; Leora Kuhillow On 3 February 2009, Pamela Clegg (née Davies, the 1950s. Once he had graduated from Salford, (BA Design Practice, 1998) August 2009; BA Business Studies, 1997) and Jamie Clegg Dr Singh-Raud spent the 1980s and 1990s Dr David Fishlock (Honorary Doctorate, 1982) (BA Business Studies, 1997) became the proud working at various schools in South Manchester. September 2009; Ronald Bispham (BA Politics parents of Elliot William Clegg. Pamela and He then achieved a Master’s degree from and Contemporary History, 1991) January 2010. Jamie got married in New York City in Cambridge and a PhD from Liverpool John October 2005. Moores University, where he worked as a Staff Obituaries senior lecturer until his death. In 2005 he was Professor Deborah Baker died on 14 October awarded an OBE for his services to education. 2009 of lung cancer.

Dr Singh-Raud had been standing as a Labour Deborah was the Director of the Centre for candidate for the local elections in Stockport Public Health Research at the University of but died two days before the count took place. Salford. She was appointed as Professor of More than 1,500 mourners from all over the Public Health in 2003, after five years working country lined the streets of Manchester to say at the University of Manchester. Born in London farewell to a man who was described as a in 1949, Deborah studied at Brunel University ‘kingpin’ of the community. before qualifying as a psychologist in 1973. She completed a Doctorate at the University of Bath He leaves behind his wife Rani Kaur and in 1985, while bringing up her three children. their two young daughters, eight-year-old Her research was some of the first of its kind Elliot William Clegg Harsimran and Aman, seven. to analyse the factors in identity formation in young mothers. Her first full-time academic post Lord Leonard Steinberg (Honorary Doctorate, was as a lecturer at Bath, before she moved to 1999) died of a sudden heart attack in Marriages the University of Bristol, where she took up On 11 July 2009 at Sparth House Hotel in November 2009. He was 73 years old. the position of Senior Research Fellow at the Lancashire, Samantha Oldham (BA Performing Lord Steinberg was born in Belfast in 1936 and Institute for Child Health. Here she worked Arts, 2000) married Paul Stenton was educated at the Royal Belfast Academical on the influential Avon Longitudinal Study of (BA Performing Arts, 2001). Present at the Institution. He moved to Manchester in 1977 Parents and Children before taking up her post wedding was former Salford student with his family after he was threatened and shot at Manchester. Adrian Connor. by the IRA. Upon the death of his father, he took At Salford, Deborah used her extensive links to over the family bookmaking business and Chris Pearce (BSc Business Studies with General secure funding from a variety of sources to founded Stanley Leisure in 1958. He was Management, 2004) married Elizabeth provide support for many different health-related executive chairman of the company for 45 years, Faribrother (BSc Applied Biology and projects, and much of her work had a direct during which time it experienced huge growth, Geography, 2003) on 12 September 2009. influence on health policy in Greater Manchester. becoming the largest casino operator and The wedding took place at St Peter’s Church Her colleague Ruth Wright, Head of the School fourth largest bookmaker in the UK. He was in Newton-le-Willows and was followed by a of Social Work, Psychology & Public Health, founder and Chairman of Trustees of the reception at Doubletree by Hilton Chester. said that Deborah’s research was “of great Steinberg Family Charitable Trust, which has They were joined by other Salford alumni at the practical relevance to people struggling with given around £200,000 every year to almost 100 wedding: Rob Gallagher (BSc Business Studies, health inequalities and in raising awareness. charities since 1995. He also served as President 2003), Kate Whitehouse (née Leach, BSc Making a difference was the central thrust of of the Manchester Jewish Federation. Lord Business Studies, 2003 and Postgraduate her work.” Steinberg was awarded a Doctor of Letters Diploma in Human Resource Management honoris causa by the University of Salford 2009) and Nick Whitehouse (BSc Building Deborah is survived by her husband Matthew, in 1999, and was made a Conservative peer Surveying, 2002). their three children and two grandchildren. She in 2004. will be greatly missed by her family, friends and colleagues. He is survived by his wife, Lady Beryl Steinberg, his two children and grandchildren. Mr B Wilde, February 2009; Mr Bernard Mitchell, May 2009; Ms Kathy Curtis, This year we found out that Professor Mary October 2009; Mrs SJ Ellis, January 2010; Bowerman (née Kinnaird, BSc Social Studies, Mr CT Wright, July 2010. 1980) sadly died in 2003. Before she died she was a Professor of Public Sector Accounting at The University extends its sincere condolences to the University of Sheffield. the friends and families of those listed above for Glenn Fletcher (MSc Management Practice, whom we have received notification of death. 2007) December 2008; David McCormick (MSc Chemical Engineering, 1967) March 2009; Stephen Lomax (BSc Electrical Engineering Chris and Elizabeth Pearce Science, 1971) April 2009; Frederick Franklin

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ALUMNI UPDATES

Left: Andrew Schofield - Inventor of the hugely successful RoofBLOCK. Above: Eddie Griffith - Recently appointed Mayor of Haringey for the second time. Where are they now?

Here’s a roundup of what some of our alumni are doing now. Many of those below responded to a message we sent out on Twitter (www.twitter.com/salfordalumni), while others filled in our update form at www.salford.ac.uk/alumni/share

Eddie Griffith (BSc Social Sciences, 1982) John Joyce (BSc Electrical Engineering, 1969) She was virtually housebound after being has been elected as Mayor of Haringey for now resides in Vancouver, Canada, and is struck with arthritis in 2005, but her recovery 2010/11. It is the second time Eddie has taken President of Jerome & Francis Co. Ltd – a has been so successful that she can once on this prestigious role, having also served as high-tech manufacturers’ agent specialising again play the organ at her local church near Mayor in 2005/2006. His role is non-political in oceanographic equipment. Bolton. Her story has been featured in and will involve representing the community the national press and she has set up a of Haringey, attending civic functions and Imtiaz Ali (Master of Business website at www.arthritisrecovery.co.uk chairing full council meetings. He also hopes Administration, 2002) is currently working to promote Haringey and meet as many local for NEXUS Chemical Systems – a textiles Pamela Savic-Jabrow (MSc Counselling residents as possible, while raising money for and industrial chemicals company – as their Studies, 2008) is a Counsellor in private the Cardiac Unit at Whittington Hospital. Country Manager for Pakistan. practice and is currently in her second year on a Professional Doctorate Course Eddie is currently trying to get back in touch Sarah Gall (née Fraser, BSc Biochemistry, with old classmates. If you were on Eddie’s in Health and Social Care at the University 1976) has written a booklet about her of Salford. Her research interest is in course with him and want to make contact, recovery from arthritis using techniques please email him on [email protected] writing ethnographically about including drinking a mixture of cider vinegar, Counsellors’ congruence. honey and hot water four times a day.

International Alumni Update

Since the last issue of From Salford, we have been working hard to develop our international alumni networks. In autumn last year, the Vice-Chancellor and other senior members of University staff travelled to Asia to meet alumni in Beijing, Shanghai, Malaysia and Brunei. We have since launched Alumni Associations in each of those places.

Our International Alumni Associations are there to help Salford graduates in the region meet and network with each other. They also exist to support prospective and new students, assist new graduates to research local job opportunities and promote Salford’s reputation. All the associations have their own sections of on our alumni website, www.salford.ac.uk/alumni. So sign up now to find out what’s happening in your area! As well as the places listed above, we have an association in Hong Kong and we’re in the process of setting them up in India, Abu Dhabi and Libya.

If you want to get involved, or are interested in setting an Alumni Association up in your country, then please email us at [email protected]

The Vice-Chancellor will be visiting India in November 2010 and Hong Kong in March 2011. If you live in either of those countries and want to find out more about his proposed visit, please go to www.salford.ac.uk/alumni/international

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From Salford Alumni Magazine

Andrew Schofield (BSc Civil Engineering, Dr Richard Brittain (BSc Pure and Applied Dato Hj Abdul Wahab Juned (BSc Biological 1978) has successfully invented a product and Physics, 1980) has recently been admitted as Sciences,1975) has been appointed Deputy set up his own business to promote it, with a Lawyer of the Supreme Court of New South Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office in great commercial success. RoofBLOCK, an Wales in Australia. The ceremony was the Brunei Darussalam. This is an incredibly internationally patent protected masonry culmination of almost eight years of part-time prestigious position and means he will be roof overhang product, won the Chartered study, which Richard commenced in 2003 working regularly with both the Sultan and Institute of Building International Award while working at the former National the Crown Prince of Brunei Darussalam. He for Innovation. The sustainable and Standards Commission. While he is now a was previously Chairman of the Public Service environmentally ethical product helps solve fully qualified lawyer, Richard will continue Commission before being promoted to his many problems involved in roof building while to work at the National Measurement Institue current role. simplifying the building process, and its – part of the Commonwealth Department of success has led Andrew to sign a multi- Innovation, Industry, Science and Research – After he left Salford, Dr John Wells (MSc million pound manufacture and distribution and his expertise in science is sure to be of a Radiological Health and Safety, 1972) went on deal with Lignacite Ltd, a leading UK building huge benefit to the Supreme Court. to study for a Doctorate in cancer research at products company. Andrew partly attributes Oxford University and spent the rest of his his success to his degree from Salford, Ross Henderson (BA Performing Arts, 2005, career working in the Health Physics Research and we’re delighted that he has used the stage name Ross Adams) played the part of Section of Berkeley Nuclear Laboratories in knowledge he gained here to create such Jeff Bowyer in BBC3 comedy series The Gloucestershire. In 1986 he was awarded the an impact. Gemma Factor. Although he has appeared Founders’ Prize of the Society for Radiological in several television dramas and comedies Protection for contributions of distinction to David Smith (BSc Modern Languages and before, this is Ross’s first lead role in a radiological protection. A year later he was Marketing Studies, 1992) is currently working series, and we hope he goes on to star in nominated by the UK government as an as a television subtitler for the deaf and many more. advisor to the International Atomic Energy hard-of-hearing – a job he has been doing Agency, for meetings with the Russians in the for 16 years. He spent some time writing Professor Peter Edwards (BSc Chemistry, aftermath of the Chernobyl disaster. Since questions for the Weakest Link and often 1970, PhD, 1974 and Honorary Doctorate, retiring, John and his wife have moved to takes part in TV quiz shows – most recently 2007) was recently elected as a member of Scotland and have set up the West Lothian The Chase with Bradley Walsh. In September the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. Archaeology Group. You can find out more 2009 David took part in Antony Gormley’s The Leopoldina is the oldest German-speaking about this and their other community projects One & Other project by stepping onto society of scholars and has a duty to provide at www.armadale.org.uk Trafalgar Square’s Fourth Plinth. He used his science-based advice to both politics and hour in the spotlight to remember his time society and to carry out a representative at Salford by reciting the text of Molière’s function in international organisations and If you would like to be included “Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme”, the first play bodies assembled from national academies. in next year’s edition of he took part in at the University 21 years ago. Our congratulations go to Professor Edwards A video of his performance can be found at on this prestigious appointment. From Salford, http://tinyurl.com/35sd8ya please get in touch. Alok Sharma (BSc Physics, 1988) was elected Dr Stuart Campbell (BSc Physics, 1994 and as MP for Reading West in this year’s General PhD Physics, 1998) is now working as Lead Election. He gained the seat with 43.18% of Scientific Software Engineer at the Spallation the vote, and campaigned on issues including Nutron Source situated at Oak Ridge National over-development, Gurkha rights, Post Laboratory in Tennessee, USA. This is the third Offices, the environment and helping small major international research facility he has businesses. worked at since he graduated.

Matched Funding

Donations from alumni towards Salford’s Annual Fund have continued to increase this year, and we’re well on target to raise more than £250,000 for the University by 2012. Thank you to everyone who has contributed so far – your gifts mean that we can continue to provide our students with the best opportunities possible and keep building for the future.

Even better news is that we can use alumni donations to take advantage of This table shows how much of a difference Matched Funding can a Government Matched Funding scheme. The scheme allows the University make to your gift. to claim 50p from the Government for every £1 donated at no extra cost to the donor or the University. This free money is added after we’ve claimed Your donation £15 £50 £100 gift aid so, until July 2011, all donations will be worth almost double! Your donation plus gift aid at 28% £19.20 £64 £128 We are now in the final year of this scheme, so it is vital that we make the most of it while we can. To help us get as much Matched Funding Government Matched Funding £9.60 £32 £64 as possible, please complete and return the enclosed donation form or Total benefit to the University £28.80 £96 £192 make a donation online at www.salford.ac.uk/donate

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Alumni Benefits One of the many advantages of keeping in touch with Salford is the continued use of our facilities, such as the Tom Husband Leisure Centre, the libraries and the student bar. What’s more, we also have a number of limited edition, money saving offers exclusively available to our alumni.

Below are just some of the benefits we and sports tickets, including Rugby League have on offer: match tickets for £10 at our community sports partner Salford City Reds. University Services – discounted fees on a number of postgraduate courses, as well as Theatre – deals and discounts at local theatres reduced rates for a range of short courses The Lowry and The Royal Exchange. Careers & Employability and professional services, such as conference hosting and translation and interpreting. Professional – career coaching, training Did you know that as a Salford graduate, you and workshops for teaching staff and can use our Careers & Employability Service for Accommodation – a discount on new homes childcare providers and special rates on as long as you need after you’ve graduated? and great offers on hotels and holiday membership of the Institute of Leadership & If you need help getting to where you want to accommodation, including 5% off bookings Management (ILM) at the most prestigious be, you can book an appointment with a careers at Umi Hotels. grade of Fellowship. consultant by calling 0161 295 5088 or emailing [email protected]. You can use our careers Lifestyle – a wide-range of offers from legal To view details of these and many other library if you need information on where to look services, credit cards and private healthcare, benefits, you must be a member of our online for graduate jobs. Just go to www.careers. to shopping and up to 70% off magazine community. To take advantage of many of salford.ac.uk for more information. subscriptions. them you will need your University of Salford Alumni Membership Card. If you don’t have Our new Graduate Gateway programme has Travel – money off SeaFrance ferry fares, yours already you can easily request one via been designed to help you develop employability car rental and luxury car hire. our website. We regularly update our benefits, skills and manage your career direction. so make sure you keep checking You can sign up for a free training and Sport and Leisure – discounted spa and www.salford.ac.uk/alumni/benefits to get development programme and/or apply for work holistic therapy treatments, gym membership the most out of your alumni membership. placement opportunities with local companies at www.careers.salford.ac.uk/page/ggateway. We can also help you if you are thinking of starting your own company by offering free advice, support and guidance. To find out how we can help enhance your skills and get your business get off the ground, please email Louise Kenworthy on [email protected]

If you are able to help us, we would like alumni Forthcoming Events to participate by being panel members for the Student Life Award presentations. This award is Throughout the year, the University runs a range of innovative and professional events designed to encourage students to acquire a to which alumni are invited. range of employability skills. By taking part in extra-curricular activities, students boost their These include public lectures, music recitals, business seminars and open evenings. career prospects and show a commitment to their personal development. If you are To find out about events that are happening at the University soon, interested in being a panel member or have please see our events calendar at www.salford.ac.uk/alumni/events any suggestions for volunteering opportunities, please send an email to studentlife- [email protected]

And finally, we are always on the lookout for successful alumni who are interested in passing on their experience to our students and graduates by delivering a careers talk. If you would like to help other Salford alumni by sharing your knowledge, please email Suzanne Etheridge on [email protected]

Remember, whether you’re just starting on the career ladder, thinking of a change, or just looking for some advice, our Careers & Employability Service is always here to help!

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From Salford Alumni Magazine

Fond Memory Fridays Win Over the last 12 months, many of you have been back to a night’s free bed & breakfast at Salford with your old friends and classmates on our Fond The Marriott Hotel Memory Friday tours.

Now that you’ve read From Salford, we’d like to test you on how much you’ve picked up in our quick quiz.

Please email your answers to alumni@salford .ac.uk, typing ‘QUIZ’ in the subject heading, to be in with the chance of winning one night’s free accommodation and breakfast at the Manchester Marriott Victoria & Albert Hotel for you and a guest before 30 June 2011.

All submissions must be received by Friday 26 November 2010. The winner must have answered all questions correctly and will be selected at e are always delighted to welcome Modern Languages, 1978) came back to random. We will notify the winner during the alumni back on to the campus, and Salford while she was in the UK visiting family week commencing 29 November. W we are usually able to help people and friends. get back in touch with each other, so make sure 1. Which famous local musician was the DJ at Tuesday 9 March was the date of the next tour, you let us know if you are planning a reunion! the last event at the Pav? Here are a few of the groups who have been with Chris Boon and Ian McConaghie (both BSc back to Salford this year. Civil Engineering, 1975) coming to see how the 2. How much did our Annual Fund telephone University had changed since they were here. campaign raise in the first year for the On Wednesday 16 September, Peter (BSc They both brought their wives Sue and Pauline Crisis Fund? Applied Physics, 1965) and Delia Caswell came with them too. back to the campus to celebrate the day they 3. What is the name of alumni Julia Damassa’s first met 50 years ago. As they did back when On Tuesday 1 June, a group of W.I. members company? they were students, they rode on the number 26 came to look around our facilities in the School bus and were given a free lunch and a tour to of Computing, Science & Engineering. Over 50 4. What is Professor Martin Hall’s favourite film? see how the University had changed since they ladies travelled by coach from the Wirral to learn 5. Students from the School of the Built were here. Their story was even picked up by the about acoustics, aeronautical engineering and Environment took part in a competition to Manchester Evening News! fractal feedback. The trip was organised by redesign the club house of which local Penny MacDonald, who is not an alumna, but sports club? A month later, on Friday 16 October, Malcolm was married to Donald Malcom MacDonald Batt and Michael Brewer (both BSc Economics, (MSc Civil Engineering 1981), who sadly 6. How many courses are we planning to teach 1972) returned to Salford to celebrate 40 years passed away in 2007. in our building at MediaCityUK? since the start of their friendship. A few days later, on Friday 4 June, a group of 7. Which two theatres offer discounts to our On Friday 23 October, two groups came back friends marked the tenth anniversary of their alumni? to relive some old memories. The first was the graduation by visiting Salford. On the tour were following group of MSc Environmental Resources Jenny Eldridge (BA Geography, 2000), Seema 8. Which alumnus has recently become co-host alumni, all of whom completed their course in Kachiwala (BA English and Cultural Studies, of ‘The One Show’? 1978: David Britt, Dorothy Casey, Jerry Cooper, 2000), Helen Mitchell (BA English Literature, Ken Heap, Christine Leon, Richard Lewis, 2000), Francesca Slater (BSc Business Studies, 9. This year, the School of Health, Sport & Graham McLearie, Sally Moore, Roger Payne 2000) and Claire Sutton (BSc Business Studies – Rehabilitation Sciences formed new and Peter Regan. The other reunion group Human Resource Management, 2000). They’re partnerships with three overseas institutions. that day was celebrating 40 years since they all pictured above, outside the Peel Building. Name all three. graduated from Salford: Roger Ainsworth, Anthony Beach, Alan Bennett, Tom Brown, And finally for the summer, we had another 10. When is the building of the Energy House due Ronnie Burgess, Ged Horner,John Kerrigan, international visitor. Boris Mann (a graduate of to be completed? Dave Knight, Ian Lowther, Mac Poulton, the Royal Technical College in 1947) visited the www.marriott.co.uk Mel Watts and Kevin Winstanley campus with his old friend Conrad Drogie (MA (all BSc Chemical Engineering, 1969). Democratisation Studies, 2007) when he came over to the UK from California, where he now On Friday 5 February, Jon (BSc Mechanical lives. It was the first time Boris had been back to Engineering, 1986) and Catherine Rushton (née the campus since he was a student here – only Mather, BSc Mechanical Engineering, 1987) had the Peel Building and Museum are still here! a tour of the University as part of their visit to If you want to get back in touch with old friends, the UK from the USA where they now live. And visit the campus or both, please go to a week later we had another international visitor, www.salford.ac.uk/alumni/reunions this time from Germany. Penny Thompson (BSc 23 magazine_Layout 1 17/09/2010 12:38 Page 1

Left to right: Salford graduates Mike Brewer, Eric Connor, Malcolm Batt and Tony Galloway, pictured outside University House in 1972

Missing Salford? Want to get back in touch with old friends?

Now it’s so much easier to reconnect!

The Salford Alumni Association is exclusive to graduates and supporters of the University and now there is a dedicated and interactive new website just for you – www.salford.ac.uk/alumni

The website has been built with you in mind and is not only a great way to maintain links with the University and a potential global network of over 120,000 Salford graduates, but users also enjoy a wide range of exclusive benefits and services. To find out more about these benefits, please see page 22.

From staying in touch with old classmates and planning reunions, to event registrations and exciting University news updates, to continuing professional development and career networking, you can maintain your relationship with Salford in the way that suits you best. Registering with the website is also the quickest and easiest way of updating your contact details and staying in touch with the University.

So why not login to the Salford Alumni Association website today and access the wealth of benefits available to you? It takes less than a minute to gain free unlimited access for life – all you need to do is visit www.salford.ac.uk/alumni

You can also keep up to date with all alumni news and events on Twitter and Facebook. Connect with us at www.twitter.com/salfordalumni and www.facebook.com/salfordalumni

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