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Alumni Magazine alumni issue magazine 13 spring / summer 2013 06 Crystallography How a discovery at Leeds a century ago is still at the forefront of scientific knowledge 14 The Price of art Award-winning artist Elizabeth Price on hard work, history and the importance of art 16 Changing landscapes Philosophy and landscape design from Hyde Park to Hsinchu 20 Future cities Creating a low-carbon urban environment AlUMNI FROM THE EDITOR CONTRIBUTORS CONTENTS Ian Beetlestone (English 2000) is a writer, pianist and London cabbie. 06 He has written for the Guardian and the Observer, and before that the Leeds Guide. He has performed throughout Soho and the West End. REGULARS Vicky Ellis Phil Steel (English 1997) As chief reporter for Energy Live News, Vicky Ellis (English 2009, Head of Alumni Relations AlUMNI NEWS 02 MA Writing for Performance and Publication 2010) writes Radio 1 DJs to restaurateurs… Exactly a century ago, a father-and-son team stories and fronts TV pieces the latest from our worldwide community of scientists at Leeds began researching a new on all things energy-related. analytical technique. So far-reaching were its She regularly reviews for DEPARTMENT ROUND-UP 12 consequences for science and engineering that Whatsonstage.com Stories from your department it’s inconceivable to picture a world without the discoveries made by the Braggs, here at Leeds. And Kipper Williams THE LATEST FROM LEEDS 24 yet it’s not a well-known story. We tell it here. (Fine Art 1974) draws for a What’s happening on campus number of publications including The work of all our Leeds people continues The Sunday Times, the Guardian to have an impact across the world. Research by and The Spectator VC'S VIEW 31 Professor Andy Gouldson and his team on low- Looking back and forward carbon cities is just one example you can read about. 2013 is a year of anniversaries – the London FORthcOMING EVENTS 32 branch of the Leeds University Alumni Association Our alumni annual lecture and other celebrated its centenary, and Leeds’ East Asian Elizabeth Price installation view, BALTIC, forthcoming events for Leeds alumni Leeds is published twice a Gateshead 2012. Courtesy of the artist and 14 Studies department marks its 50‐year anniversary year by the University of Leeds MOTINTERNATIONAL with a series of events in the autumn. Alumni & Development Team. It’s also a year of change. And so this summer It is received by more than FEATURES we say farewell (and thank you) to Professor 200,000 graduates, members Michael Arthur, our outgoing Vice-Chancellor, and friends of the University and welcome Sir Alan Langlands to the Leeds across the world. community. You can hear from both of them in the CRYSTAL CLEAR 06 pages of this magazine. The Braggs’ scientific breakthrough at Leeds Finally, we’ve redesigned our website to make it easier for you to contact fellow alumni, update ELIZABEth PRICE 14 us on what you’re doing, comment on our news What winning the Turner Prize means and play a part in Leeds life. So have a look at 16 www.alumni.leeds.ac.uk and join our online FIGURES IN A LANDSCAPE 16 community. Don’t miss out! Design, philosophy and gardens LEEDS LOW-CARBON FUTURES 20 Editorial Team This magazine is also The economics of a sustainable city Phil Steel, Editor available for download ALUMNI Jill Bullock, Deputy Editor from www.alumni.leeds. MEET SIR AlAN 28 Simon Jenkins ac.uk or can be emailed ONLINE Our new Vice-Chancellor Melissa Snowden out on request This magazine is printed Thanks on 50% recycled paper Kathy Fairclough, Chris and mailed out in 100% Hammond, Emma JOIN THE biodegradable packaging McKeown, Kathryn Fisk DISCUssION Email us: Views expressed are those COVER IMAGE: ELIZABETH PRICE (PHD FINE [email protected] of the contributors and not necessarily those of ART 1999), TURNER PRIZE WINNER 2012. THE TURNER Tweet us: @leedsalumni the University of Leeds PRIZE IS AN ANNUAL PRIZE using #leedsmagazine PRESENTed TO A BRITISH Design: Appetite 20 VISUAL ARTIST UNdeR THE Write to us: Leeds www.appetiteuk.com www.facebook.com/ AGE OF 50. IT HAS BECOME ARGUABLY THE UK’S MOST magazine, leedsalumni FAMOUS AND WIdeLY- University of Leeds deBATED PRIZE. LS2 9JT Visit Leeds Alumni on LinkedIn PHOTOGRAPHER: alumni.leeds.ac.uk LUCY DAwkINS, TATE Web: alumni.leeds.ac.uk to view the magazine 28 @LeedsAlumni PHOTOGRAPHY Tel: +44 (0)113 343 7520 online, to comment on Twitter Email: [email protected] and find out the latest stories alumNI News alumNI News ALUMNI AlICE LEVINE IS JUST ONE OF MANY LEEDS VOICES YOU’ll HEAR ON BBC RADIO. FIND OUT WHO ELSE IS A LEEDS GRADUATE AT NEWS WWW.ALUMNI.LEEDS.AC.UK/PROMINENT PhOTO: TONY HARRISON health service is heard. Previously he SOARING CREDIT: served as a Permanent Secretary in the SERVING UP JASON AlDEN / Civil Service. SINGERS EYEVINE SUCCESS 1 A friend discovered Dan Smith (English Language and Literature REVISITING v. 2 2007) writing and producing his own music in his Leeds flat. Now Bastille, When shown as a film on Channel 4 Dan’s band, has rocketed from a solo in 1987, Tony Harrison’s (Latin and MARKETING Chef and Managing Director George project to a full-fledged group, playing Linguistics 1958, DLitt 2004) poem Psarias (MBA 1997) opened The at sold-out festivals and reaching “v.” met with controversy for its MAVEN Olive Tree Greek restaurant 30 years No 1 on the UK charts with their explicit language. Twenty-six years ago and now runs three throughout debut album Bad Blood. “You can’t later he performed the poem, about his At Li & Fung, the global leader Leeds. The family business serves up imagine anything more mind-blowing parents’ vandalised grave in Beeston, in consumer exports, Linda Greek cuisine using fresh ingredients than being onstage in front of 1,500 live on Radio 4. Tam (Management Studies and from all over Yorkshire. In 2012, people, and pretty much everyone in Operational Research 1987) works George and his son appeared on the room shouting along to one of as Senior Vice-President of Brand Channel 5’s Kitchen Wars with Marco your songs,” Dan says. “That’s such Management and Marketing. She Pierre White and George competed an amazing feeling.” creates growth plans, shop concepts on ITV’s Best Dish: The Chefs earlier and business operations for retail in the year. George regularly cooks units throughout Asia, particularly on TV, from BBC’s Food & Drink to China. While ensuring brand ITV’s This Morning and Sky as well PhOTO: consistency across all sectors, Linda PETER HENDY KNIGht as appearing on London Greek Radio manages marketing campaigns in and BBC Radio Leeds. each country and also launches 2. 2 PhOTO: FOR TRANSPORT new stores. GEORGE PSARIAS CREDIT: Transport Commissioner Sir PHOTO: ADAM ROBINSON HIttING THE AlICE LEVINE Peter Hendy CBE (Economics PhOTOGRAPHY ONLINE CREDIT: QUIZ MASTERS and Geography 1975) received a AIRWAVES GIANNI DILIBERTO knighthood from Princess Anne at PhOTOGRAPHY Restaurant critic Jay Rayner (Political NEW ROLE Buckingham Palace for his long- ENTERPRISES Alice Levine (English Language 2008) Studies 1987), comedian Alistair serving contribution to Transport may have been recognisable based McGowan (English 1986), political AT NHS for London. He was specially ON THE RISE PhOTO: on appearances as former television EWAN McLENNAN correspondent Libby Wiener (History Matt Tee (Mathematics 1986) has honoured for his work in planning personality on MTV and Bit on the Ewan McLennan (Popular and World 1981) and Nature editor David Adam taken the role of Chief Operating and managing transport for the 2012 Business guru Nancy Cruickshank Side, but her recent promotion to 1. Musics 2008) won the 2013 Spiral (BEng Chemical Engineering 1993, Officer at the National Health Olympics and also for charitable (History 1993) is no stranger to PHOTO: co-host on Radio 1 might make her DAN SMITH Award for Best Male Singer, an PhD Environmental Science 1998) Service (NHS) Confederation, which fundraising. He advises graduates digital enterprises. She recently infamous by voice alone. The new CREDIT: acoustic, folk, blues and roots prize. battled Bristol alumni on BBC’s 2012 represents the NHS to Government that they can achieve similar served as launch CEO of Weve, a late-night DJ presents cutting-edge MIKE MASSARO He has received several accolades University Challenge. Answering and the media. Matt’s focus will be on success: “When I see our graduates, mobile commerce platform for the music and interviews the music 2. over the last few years, including the quiz questions about festive foods engaging with member organisations which I do every autumn, I tell them UK’s three largest mobile network industry’s most progressive artists on PHOTO: prestigious BBC Horizon Award. He and much more, the four graduates and building partnerships with the I was where they are 37 years ago. operators, but her ongoing passion the programme’s 10pm – 12am time UNIVERSITY now tours the UK and has finished represented Leeds on the season’s first private sector. With his background They can make it, too,” speaking lies in online beauty retail. As slot. The Independent listed Alice as CHAllENGE recording for Transatlantic Sessions 6, episode. Jeremy Paxman (Honorary in communications, Matt will work about his start as a graduate trainee founder of MyShowcase, Nancy CREDIT: “one to watch” in 2013. © ITV StUDIOS to be televised in the autumn. LLD 1999) hosted. to make sure that the voice of the for London Transport. created an online retail opportunity 2 — spring / summer 2013 spring / summer 2013 — 3 alumNI News alumNI News JOIN THE IN BRIEF Ed Cartwright (History 2010) Ben Ib (Fine Art 1997) has directed PhOTO: NANCY CRUICKSHANK champions locally-grown foods, cutting-edge music videos for some LEADERS CREDIT: promoting partnerships between of rock and pop music’s biggest © MAKSIM KALANEP food and beverage suppliers and icons, including Kylie Minogue, Are you looking to enhance your career buyers in Yorkshire.
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