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Staff Celebrate Universities' Achievements The free magazine for The Victoria University of Manchester and UMIST UniLife 20th September 2004 Volume 2 Issue 1 Staff celebrate universities’ achievements 2 UniLife NewsDigest A summary of the key news in this issue of UniLife: Contents 3 Universities Celebrate 4 News Staff are urged to collect their new 4 identity cards as special issuing events form 29 September to 1 October. 8 Research 10 Celebrations 12 Profile 14 Project Unity A free bus service is being launched for staff and students to link all areas of the campus. It will run frequently throughout 16 Honorary Degrees 5 the day (Monday –Friday) making several stops en route. 18 People 20 Students 22 Whats On Ahead of the two institutions coming 24 Seminars/Noticeboard together, staff celebrate UMIST’s and 10 VUM’s achievements at special events 25 Looking Back on campus. 26 Classified Ads 32 Just the Job Profile of Professor Alan North, Vice- 12 President and Dean, Faculty of Life Sciences, The University of Manchester. The two universities award honorary degree to key figures for their 16 contributions to the institutions and Project Unity. UniLife 3 Universities Celebrate Staff on each campus celebrated their respective universities with individual celebrations earlier this month as the countdown clock ticks down to the merger on 1 October. At the Victoria University of Manchester On both days special ceremonies were held at all staff were invited to attend an which honorary degrees were conferred on afternoon tea party in a huge marquee in university figures who had made a significant the main quad with the Vice-Chancellor contribution to the institutions over the years Professor Sir Martin Harris on 7 including Project Unity.This included the Vice- September. Chancellors of UMIST and VUM who received On 8 September In a Day of Celebration honorary degrees from both universities at at UMIST, a marching band kicked off two separate ceremonies. the day’s events which included an auction, human table football and a For more photos and details see pages 10 bucking bronco. and 16 4 UniLife News Swipe Yourself a Card The President-designate Professor Alan Gilbert was among the first members of staff to pick up their new ID cards. Now all current staff on both campuses are being urged to collect theirs at special issuing events being held from 29 September to 1 October. Current UMIST staff should go to the the new ones bearing the new University Entrance Hall in the Main Building, Sackville logo and these will work in all access Street and current VUM staff should go to control and library systems on both the Whitworth Hall, Oxford Road. campuses. The events will run from 9.15am-5pm and All staff will receive a blue ID card and the staff can turn up at any time on any day. default validity period on all ID cards is set Their old swipe cards will be swapped for to five years, regardless of contract length. vCJD test set to go to market Researchers at the University who have been working to find a test to diagnose vCJD the human form of mad cow disease, (BSE) have now taken the next step towards its commercialisation following successful trials. As reported previously in This Week Next Veterinary Record demonstrating Dr Pomfrett, said:”By diagnosing the Week, the team, based in the Department detection of early signs of BSE in cattle disease early enough and with the right of Anaesthesia at Manchester Royal incubating the disease, months before therapy, it is hoped that the disease can Infirmary, have been refining the live test classic symptoms were visible. be cured and ultimately eradicated. since 2002 with Department of Health Although much research has been carried funding. The heart rate variability “Although demand is expected to be out on the diagnosis of vCJD, the only tests monitor used for the current study was worldwide, the largest market initially that are currently available are biopsies, invented by one of the team, Dr. Chris will be in the US where – unlike the UK – which involve an anaesthetic, surgery and Pomfrett and was originally developed in BSE is still a major problem in cattle and a a stay in hospital. This new test is simple 1991 to determine the depth of sedation live test is urgently needed.” and inexpensive and could be used by a GP in patients having surgery. or at home. Crucially, it could also be used Manchester Innovation Limited – the The new technology is used to detect on blood donors, before they give blood. university’s incubator- is now taking the heart irregularities which can suggest the Research published by another group in next steps towards validation and early stages of the disease in both The Lancet last month, reveals that blood commercialisation of the testing humans and cattle. They are currently the can still be infected with vCJD and go equipment which is currently in only team working on a live test for both, undetected, with the potential to pass on prototype form, but it is hoped to release and recently published a paper in the the disease to recipients. it onto the market next year. www.anaesthesia/man.ac.uk UniLife 5 News En Route to Unity A free bus service for staff and students launches on 20 September. The service will run continuously linking the north and south campuses from 7.30am and until just before 6pm. Staff and students will be able to hop on branded with the new logo for the Last buses and off the buses which will make five University. Buses are expected to arrive at 17:15 Security Lodge - to - Refectory scheduled stops between the Refectory stops every 10 to 15 minutes, although (Burlington Street) and the Security Lodge times may vary. 17:40 Refectory - to - Security Lodge (Sackville Street). If you have any queries regarding the new Bus stops The route is aimed at staff commuting route please contact Roy Smith on • Refectory (Burlington Street) between campuses, and students extension: 64975. attending lectures at different locations. • Roscoe/Schuster Building Timetable: (Brunswick Street) Roy Smith, General Services Manager for Monday to Friday from Monday 20 the new merged University, who has • * Materials Science Centre (Entrance) September 2004 helped organise the route said:“We have • Security Lodge (Sackville Street, worked extremely hard to get the service 07:30 – Security Lodge (Sackville Street, Opposite Nat West Bank) ready and we hope both staff and Opposite Nat West Bank) – to – Refectory students will enjoy the benefits.” (Burlington Street) • Math and Social Sciences Building (North Campus) The new route will be serviced by three • From that time three minibuses will white 17-seater minibuses, which will be run constantly around the route. * Please note that initially buses will stop on Grosvenor Street at the entrance to the road leading to the Materials Science Centre. 6 UniLife News Ideas Take Flight Twenty five of Europe’s top aerospace academics and industry specialists, engineering students took part in a culminating on the final day with a workshop hosted by the Victoria University presentation of their design solutions to of Manchester and BAe systems and saw a panel of senior aerospace professionals. their ideas tested by a jet pilot on the School EUROAVIA is the European Association of of Engineering’s flight simulator (pictured). Aerospace Students and aims to get The EUROAVIA Design Workshop offers professionals and students in the students the valuable opportunity to industry to interact with one another. work in a multinational environment and The workshop participants were selected get an insight into their future careers. by entering EUROAVIA’s annual Design Their mission was to design an airborne Competition held earlier this year which search and rescue system over the three required them to submit an essay on an weeks with the support and advice of aerospace topic. www.euroavia.net/ Encouraging Enterprise Staff are encouraged to nominate colleagues for a new award for people who play a significant role in encouraging or developing entrepreneurial skills and attitudes in others, to benefit the UK economy. The Queen’s Award for Enterprise for enterprise champions and a possible Promotion will go to outstanding single Lifetime Achievement Award to an individuals who promote entrepreneurship, individual judged to have made a truly from fostering novel methods of mentoring outstanding contribution in this field. young business people to outstanding People must be nominated for the Award, leadership in promoting entrepreneurship for instance by colleagues, associates or as a career option. beneficiaries of their work. The closing Up to 10 Awards will be given annually date is 31 October. www.queensawards.org.uk UniLife 7 News MUP Centenary Lectures To mark its centenary, Manchester 24th November 2004, 5.45pm (drinks University Press is hosting a series of reception from 5pm) lectures in collaboration with the ESRC ‘Regulating the media and Centre for Research on Innovation and communication’ - Professor Robin Competition (CRIC). Mansell (London School of Economics) These public lectures will be held in 9th December 2004, 5pm the Federal Trust Lecture Theatre, on the following dates: ‘The future of publishing’ - Michael Schmidt (Editorial and Managing 20th October 2004, 5.45pm (drinks Director, Carcanet Press) reception from 5pm) For further information, or to reserve ‘The consumption of media’ - Professor a place please contact Tony Bennett (Open University) [email protected] or [email protected] www.manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk Open Forum Showcases New Websites A new system which will allow non-technical staff to easily update University web pages and give users access to a range of centrally-approved stored information on subjects such as student life and accommodation, is making significant progress.
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