University of Leicester Newsletter OCTOBER 2000 lehttp://www.le.ac.uk BulINSIDE CHIEF MEDICALtin OFFICER VISITS PIONEERING PROJECT SPACE TO THE Government’s Chief Medical Professor Ian Lauder, Professor DISCOVER: Officer, Professor Liam Donaldson – a Stewart Petersen, head of medical Remote sensing former member of the academic staff education and other University society at the University – saw at first hand a representatives. conference. pioneering medical project that has He was introduced to a wide range of Page 5. been praised in Parliament. organisations associated with the Professor Donaldson, who also health centre which has been obtained a higher degree at the described as a ‘supersurgery’ – University, visited Prince Philip House providing a model for healthcare in on September 15 where he met with the future. EXPANDING Leicester GP and University lecturer Dr Professor Donaldson described the HORIZONS: New Angela Lennox as well as the Dean of centre as pioneering: “The work being investment in the Leicester Warwick Medical School Engineering at continued on page 2 Leicester. Page 14. ALL ABOARD FOR REUNION! For the Graduate Relations Millennium Year event in London where could HEAD START: graduates go but Greenwich! The Leicester The Cutty Sark is a fascinating and Institute of atmospheric location with an excellent Lifelong Learning reputation. Staff, graduates and guests are warmly invited aboard for a opens up reception and buffet at 7.00pm on opportunities. Thursday, October 12. Informal tours Page 18. will be available and some of the University’s own experts on maritime history will be on hand to answer questions. Tickets are priced at £22 (including HAVING A BALL: supper and drinks) Numbers are limited Stanhope House to 180 – please contact the Graduate Day Nursery Relations Office on 0116 223 1363. celebrates its 25th anniversary. Page 36.

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CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER VISITS PIONEERING PROJECT Volume 33 • Number 1 continued from page 1. October 2000 done here is superb – it has brought together the local community and, working Bulletin News ...... 1-13 with different agencies, it has transformed the circumstances of a deprived community. Business ...... 14-15 “The Government is very keen to learn from this good practice, targeting health International...... 16-18 inequalities and tackling the root causes of inequality. One of the most important Features ...... 18,22 and impressive aspects of this centre is that medical students from the University Artstop...... 20-21 spend time here. When I was here 20 years ago, the traditional medical Student Pages ...... 23-24 curriculum was based around hospitals; now students have an understanding of the full background to life which makes a difference to health.” Cuttings ...... 24-25 Dr Lennox, Director of the Centre for Studies in Community Health Care at the Books ...... 27-30 University, has pioneered a programme of practical learning in which medical, Teaching Initiatives ...... 30-31 nursing and social work students work together to learn from the everyday People ...... 32-35 experiences of patients. Notices ...... 35-37 • Learning from Lives and special focus on medical advances, pages 11-13.

A.O.B...... 38 HIGH PRAISE: Crossword...... 39 Professor Donaldson, second Photostop ...... Back Page from right, with Professor Lauder Research Grants Supplement and Dr Angela Lennox, left, at YOUR BULLETIN Prince Philip House. We wish to encourage members of the University to submit items for the Bulletin – feel free to email stories or suggestions to [email protected]. The Bulletin is edited in the Press and Publications Office. The Editor reserves the right to amend or abbreviate copy without notice. Editor: Ather Mirza (3335) [email protected] Deputy Editor: Barbara Whiteman (2676) NEW ROLE TO TACKLE HAZARDS [email protected] DR PAUL Harrison, Acting Director of the Institute for Environment and Health at Journalists: Jane Pearson and the University, has been appointed to a national body dealing with chemicals in Judith Shaw the environment. Design and layout: Paula Curtis, AVS – Graphics Pictures: AVS – Photography The UK Chemicals Stakeholder Forum, announced in the Government’s Cartoons: Barbara Whiteman Chemicals Strategy last December, is a new advisory body to promote a better Printed by: AVS – Print understanding between stakeholders – government, business, environment and Advertisements: Up to 30 words should be consumer groups – of the concerns which people have about chemicals in the accompanied by cheques, payable to University environment. of Leicester, at the following rates: House sales and lettings: £5.00 The Forum, which will meet for the first time this month will include Other sales and service: £2.00 representatives from environmental and conservation organisations, the Free adverts are carried if space permits. Please chemical industry, trade associations, consumer groups, trade unions and the send adverts to Press and Publications Office. scientific community. Prices for display advertisements are available on The Forum will advise on public concerns about chemicals in the environment; request from Chris Walters, LUSU Marketing Officer (1150). on the selection and assessment of chemicals considered likely to cause serious The University of Leicester does not necessarily or irreversible damage to the environment; and on industry proposals for action adopt or endorse the products and services to reduce these risks. advertised in Bulletin. The Editor reserves the right to refuse/amend any advert without notice. The Forum will meet three or four times a year. It will seek to represent all Email: [email protected] groups of society, across the UK, with an interest in the sustainable production Newsline: 0116 252 3335 and use of chemicals. It will operate in a transparent and open manner and all Advertising: 0116 223 1168 of its papers will be made available on the internet. Address: University of Leicester, The first task of the Forum will be to identify criteria for rapid identification of University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH chemicals which are likely to cause serious or irreversible damage to the environment. The Forum will advise, as a priority, on risk management measures This icon indicates that a fuller for those chemicals posing unacceptable risks to the environment or human version of the story can be found health through environmental exposure. www on the University’s web pages: 2 http://www.le.ac.uk/press/press/ Bulletin University of Leicester Bulletin News October 2000

SCIENTISTS DISCOVER A NEW TYPE OF BLACK HOLE MARTIN Ward, Professor of Astronomy at the University, knew that black announced at NASA the discovery of a new type of black holes a few times hole. He is part of an international team who made the the mass of the discovery using the X-ray space telescope ‘Chandra’. Sun existed, and Until now, scientists have observed only two types of black that there are holes – ones that are about the same mass as stars, and really huge black ones that are a million or a billion times bigger than the holes at the mass of a star. centres of galaxies – but this new Using Chandra the team of scientists has probed deep into type of black hole THE WHOLE PICTURE: Professor Martin the galaxy called M82. The X-ray pictures reveal a level of fits neatly in Ward told NASA of new discoveries from detail previously hidden to astronomers. Most amazing is between the two.” X-ray images. the giant binary system – that is two stars orbiting around each other – deep inside the galaxy. The larger of the two The next puzzle is to discover how this middle-sized black stars is around 500 times as big as our Sun. “This is really hole formed, away from the ideal environment of the some binary” says Martin Ward. “We had previously strong gravity pull present at the centre of a galaxy. thought that the biggest binary would be only a fraction of Scientists speculate that it could be a ‘cannibal’ that has this size – this is an enormously powerful X-ray source and eaten lots of other stars to grow to its present mass. the only explanation is that it must be a black hole.” The discovery means that astronomers will have to re-think Ward goes on to explain “Finding this ‘middle sized’ black some of their ideas about how stars form and the role of hole is like finding the missing bit of a puzzle. We already black holes in the cosmic scheme.

The key to unlocking all of this is the The latest project will be GENEALOGY Y chromosome. In many societies, conducted using over 1,000 men. men get their surnames from their They will be asked about their AND GENETICS fathers, along with a specific piece place of birth and those of their WHAT’S in a name? Plenty of DNA, the Y chromosome. This ancestors. The DNA will be according to Dr Mark Jobling of research will test the assumption sampled by swabbing the inside of the Department of Genetics. that men with the same surname the cheek. Males from all Dr Jobling has launched a should share the same Y backgrounds and ethnic origins are pioneering study that links chromosome. required for the research, but genealogy with genetics – and Dr Jobling said: “Surnames were especially those from the local area could be useful for forensic work. established around 500 years ago. of Leicestershire and Rutland. In Your name could hold clues to The study will include both common particular the research will focus disease patterns, history and and rare surnames, and will on surnames which correspond to geography, he believes. investigate if Y chromosomes are Leicestershire village names, and so shared more among rare surnames have particular geographical than common ones”. associations. Dr Jobling has been researching the The medical research charity The human Y chromosome for over ten Wellcome Trust is funding the years. He recently gained worldwide project through a Prize publicity for his joint work in Studentship. The supported discovering that Thomas Jefferson, student is Ms Turi King, who has a third president of the United States, background in Biological had fathered a child by his slave, Anthropology, and gained an MSc Sally Hemings. in Molecular Genetics from the Leicester. Dr Jobling said: “I am now engaged in a bigger study into the Y • Men who are interested in chromosome. We are interested in taking part in the study should using the Y chromosome as a marker contact the researchers either by for the histories and structures of email ([email protected]), or FINDING OUT WHY: Dr Mark Jobling will post to Mark Jobling, investigate the link between surnames and human populations, but also for Y chrmosomes. forensic and genealogical purposes”. Department of Genetics. 3 Bulletin Bulletin News University of Leicester October 2000

CALL FOR GREATER DYSLEXIA AWARENESS IN UNIVERSITIES AN ESTIMATED 40% of dyslexic students are not identified as such – until they reach University. Now the University has produced new guidelines in order to support dyslexic students through their degree courses. The University’s AccessAbility Centre for students has produced a new edition of its Guidelines for Tutors and Markers on dyslexia. Recognition and support from tutors is seen by students to be as important as assistance given by the AccessAbility in applying for financial support – usually computer equipment – from their LEA if undergraduate, or other funding bodies if not. Study Support Officers Christine Carter and Linda Kirkham have written the booklet to give information and guidance • Avoiding asking students to read out loud to tutors in order to enhance their understanding of the • Ignoring mispronunciations if the setting does not allow condition. sensitive help They wrote “It is estimated that between one and two • Helping to identify key texts percent of students in higher education are dyslexic and many of these are identified after entry. Dyslexia does not • Accepting the need for repetition or verbal imply a barrier to academic success, but those with dyslexic reinforcement of instructions difficulties are likely to find some aspects of study • Making sure students are aware of the support available. unusually difficult and the demands of higher education The booklet offers clear information and assistance and can highlight areas of difficulty which may have previously advises that if a student is known to be dyslexic, and been hidden or masked. This may account for the wishes to be identified as such, this information should be surprising fact that around 40 per cent of dyslexic students circulated to all relevant tutors and markers. are not properly identified until they come to university.” Advice is offered on how to assess the coursework, oral They emphasise that the best support that can be given to presentations and exam scripts. They explain that feedback students with dyslexia is that those who teach and assess about exam performance is as important as feedback after their work should have some understanding of the coursework submission; it helps tutors and students to difficulties they encounter. ascertain the reasons for possible low marks or failure. It is Suggestions for appropriate support are described in the important for dyslexic students to realise the extent to booklet. These include: which low marks are due to a lack of detailed knowledge • Providing lecture notes/overheads in advance of lectures or to an inability to reflect their knowledge adequately in writing.” • Using demonstration analogies and ‘real-life’ examples to explain theories • The booklet is available from the AccessAbility Centre, priced £3.50. • Making instructions clear

the Astronomer Royal, Sir Martin NASA PROVIDES SWIFT RECOGNITION Rees, who is a leading figure in A TEAM of scientists and engineers explosions which occur about once theoretical studies of gamma-ray in the Space Research Centre has a day in the far distant reaches of bursts. just been presented with an award the Universe. The Leicester team and Sir from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight As a result of this work, SWIFT was Centre in Maryland, USA. Martin, have all received medals selected out of 36 competing from NASA in recognition of their The award is in recognition of proposals as NASA’s next Explorer contributions, the citation of outstanding teamwork in the space mission. SWIFT will be which reads: “We revolutionize design of a new space mission launched in 2003 at a cost to NASA knowledge of the Earth and the called SWIFT. The Leicester team, of $138M. universe through scientific led by Professor Alan Wells, The Leicester team of scientists and discovery from space to enhance worked with NASA throughout engineers have played a leading life on Earth.” The medals were 1999 on the design of an role in the design of the x-ray presented at a recent SWIFT outstanding and novel space telescope to be carried on SWIFT project meeting at Pennsylvania mission to study gamma-ray bursts and they are also collaborating with State University. which are elusive and huge

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new things about the world’s MAKING SENSE OF REMOTE DATA environment using remote sensed THE 26TH Annual Conference of the satellites that orbit the Earth to map data. One example being the Remote Sensing Society, organised by and monitor many environmental linkages between the climatological the Departments of Chemistry, phenomena on the Earth’s land phenomena known as the El-Nino Geography and Physics, saw experts surface, the world’s oceans and the Southern Oscillation in the Pacific from around the globe tackle a wide atmosphere. Ocean and contemporaneous variety of key applications of remotely droughts and floods in different “Many people will be aware that the parts of the world. sensed data. This included daily weather forecast is based in atmospheric modeling, geology, computer-aided analysis of “Another, very topical example is the marine ecosystems and vegetation. meteorological satellite data. use of satellite data to monitor Professor Millington, of the However, there are many other types ozone levels in the atmosphere: such Geography Department, said that of satellites gathering data for uses data are behind the new maps of the remote sensing is an exciting such as monitoring the rates of ozone hole over the Southern technology which uses imagery tropical deforestation and the Hemisphere that appeared in some acquired by sensors on-board expansion of desert-like conditions in of Saturday’s newspapers. Such data the drier are being increasingly used by parts of the scientists the world over to world. investigate many environmental phenomena and to forecast future “Some of environmental trends.” these research Other papers to be presented at the themes have event held in the University’s become Conference Centre included Disease operation, Management; Privatisation of such as the Satellite Earth Observation and annual Monitoring Land Cover Change in forecasting Charnwood Forest. crop yields Groups of conference delegates also (and famine) acted as crew members and mission in Africa by control at the Challenger Learning the United Centre – and initiated and tested a Nations. We simulated earth observation space have found mission, Encounter Earth. POINT OF VIEW: The Remote Sensing Society conference at the University out many attracted international interest. DISCOVERY PROVIDES RARE PICTURE OF THE PAST ARCHAEOLOGISTS from the University located an Archaeological Services (ULAS) added: “This is a very ancient farmstead over 2000 years old whilst important discovery of a settlement dating monitoring quarrying in the Blaby district of from the Iron Age around 100BC. Although we www Leicestershire. have found similar sites before, it is rarely The farmstead covers an area of four acres and was possible to examine such a complete example discovered while archaeologists were watching the with different phases of occupation and use visible. removal of topsoil before the quarrying started. Together with the artefacts recovered from the site we will be able to reconstruct a picture of how people Site director Martin Shore commented: “We have been were living in the area over 2,000 year ago.” watching this area as some years ago local historian Mick Morris found a beautifully decorated linch pin from the axle of an Iron Age chariot while metal KEEP BULLETIN ON TARGET detecting. University sections are requested to inform “The site first showed as changes in the soil colours the Press and Publications Office (0116 252 when the topsoil was removed. Further examination 2415) of any change in the number of of the surface revealed an enclosure ditch surrounding Bulletin copies required. Please remember two circular houses. Thanks to the co-operation of the to include in any revised total the gravel company we have been able to record this appropriate number of copies for important settlement before the quarrying started.” clerical/technical staff. Dr Patrick Clay, Director of University of Leicester

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for the expanding European NOT WORLDS community in India, were further subjects for investigation. APART What emerged from the conference, as AN INTERNATIONAL conference The Professor Peter Marshall, President of Worlds of the East India Company, the Royal Historical Society, concluded commemorating the 400th in his summarizing talk, was, firstly, anniversary of the founding of the the unequivocally important role of the English East India Company, was held Company in the development of early- at the National Maritime Museum in modern commercial capitalism, and, Greenwich. equally significant, the sense that the traffic and business of the East India It was organised by Dr Huw Bowen Company in the early-modern period, (Economic and Social History) and Dr as a conduit between east and west, Geoff Quilley (History of Art) of the blurred the conventionally-understood University, in collaboration with the boundaries between Europe and Asia; National Maritime Museum, the first so that the plural, apparently such joint venture between these two distinctive ‘worlds’ of the East India institutions. Company with which the conference Pic: National Maritime Museum Speakers from India, USA, Holland began, had been replaced by a single, association with Tim Barringer (Yale and France, as well as Britain, protean ‘world’ by its end. University). considered the Company in terms not As such, the scholarship presented The great success of The Worlds of just of its economic impact as the here provided an important platform the East India Company conference leading trading organization of the for further research into the history was the marriage of academic early-modern world, nor of its and meanings of the Company, and for excellence and cutting-edge research political impact in becoming after investigation of related imperial, with the faultless organization and 1765 the governing body of colonial colonial and cultural issues, some of publicity of the National Maritime British India, but in terms also of its which will be the subject of Museum. It is a credit to the considerable effect upon the cultural conferences in the near future, Museum’s administrative efficiency world of Britain, from painting and organized by members of the and investment that the conference architecture, to the eighteenth- University of Leicester. Clive Dewey was not just sold out, but that it century novel and the national press. (Economic and Social History) is co- could have been sold twice over. We The Company’s roles in encouraging organizing the Second International are very grateful to our fellow practices essential to British scientific Workshop on the New Military History organizers, Nigel Rigby, Margarette and imperial development, such as of South Asia in 2001. And Art and the Lincoln and Helen Jones, for their hydrography and shipbuilding, and in British Empire, an international contribution to what we hope will being midwife to the ‘birth of a conference to be held at Tate Britain, prove to be the first of many fruitful consumer society’ through its July 5-7, 2001, and supported by the partnerships between the worlds of marketing of commodity goods such Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in the University and the Museum. as textiles, gem stones and wine, British Art, is being co-organized by Geoff Quilley both for a metropolitan society and Geoff Quilley (History of Art) in

“Many visitors walking around Abbey Park do not realise THE PAST BENEATH OUR FEET that just beneath their feet lie the archaeological remains STATE-OF-THE-ART archaeological techniques have been of this important abbey and that there is also much to used by University archaeologists to uncover the secrets see above ground, particularly Abbot Penny’s wall of of the past at one of Leicester’s favourite beauty spots. about 1500 and the 16th century mansion, Cavendish More than seventy years after the site of Leicester Abbey House” notes Richard Buckley. was excavated, archaeologists are once again Neil Finn has been supervising the training of students in investigating the remains of one of the wealthiest archaeological excavation techniques. Up-to-date Augustinian monastic houses in England. methods are being used to reveal the hidden secrets of A team led by Neil Finn and Richard Buckley is supervising parts of the site without disturbing the ground. Adrian the excavation of a series of trenches by students of the Butler has been carrying out a geophysical survey which School of Archaeological Studies. has revealed the outlines of buildings and other structures not identified in the 1920s excavations. They hope to uncover archaeological remains relating to It is hoped that the results can be tested with www the complex of abbey buildings – and possibly even the further trial trenches. hitherto undiscovered medieval abbey gatehouse

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other colleagues in FRENCH CONNECTION French. Also present as Chair for one of the AT LEICESTER plenary sessions was Emmanuel Kattan, Public REPRESENTATIVES of the French government and of Affairs attaché at the Quebec have attended an important international Délegation Générale of conference at the University. the Government of They gathered at the University’s conference park in Quebec in London, Oadby for the annual meeting of the Association for making a welcome the Study of Modern and Contemporary France. return visit to colleagues This year’s theme was ‘Shifting Frontiers of France at Leicester. and Francophonie’ and over 30 papers were given Three of the (six) French over three days on a wide range of interdisciplinary staff at Leicester, Ann topics covering Politics, Ethnicity, Religion, Language, Miller, Nocole Fayard and SUCCESS: Dr Yvette Rocheron, of and the widely differing Cultures and Societies which Robert Kenny gave papers the French section of the School of Modern Languages. make up the Francophone ‘Commonwealth’. which were judged to be The opening address on the resilience and vigourous impressive in their range development of Francophone Canada, a prominent and diversity, and all colleagues in French chaired theme in this year’s conference, was given by Joceyln sessions or participated in debates. Delegates were Letourneau of the University of Laval in Quebec. He welcomed by the Vice-Chancellor. was introduced by Christopher Rolfe, Head of the Christopher Rolfe thanked the French Embassy, Leicester Centre for Quebec Studies. represented by the cultural attaché Laurent Bazin, The conference was organised by Dr Yvette Rocheron and the Quebec Government, for their generous of the French Section in the University’s School of financial aid, alongside that of the British Academy. Modern Languages, assisted by Ms Angela Lal and Robert Kenny

APPOINTMENT FOR learned society for academic are used to allocate the radio mathematicians. frequency spectrum which is UNIVERSITY As Co-ordinator, Professor Stewart, central to the operation of mobile MATHEMATICIAN who was until recently Head of the phones, and the difficulty of Department of Mathematics and computationally solving certain PROFESSOR Iain Stewart, of the Computer Science, will be the focal problems in number theory lies at Department of Mathematics and point for researchers interested in the heart of security protocols used Computer Science, has been submitting research grant, network in electronic bank transactions. One appointed MathFIT Co-ordinator by and visiting fellowship proposals aim of the MathFIT initiative is to the Engineering and Physical under MathFIT, for which £1.5 provide a climate where new inter- Sciences Research Council. million per year has been earmarked disciplinary collaborations between mathematics and computer science Professor Stewart, pictured, is one for the next three years. can flourish.” of the leading UK researchers Another aspect of his role will be to working at the interface between disseminate information about mathematics and computer science, MathFIT amongst the community and it is hoped that his wide- and he will be giving seminars at ranging knowledge and expertise more than twenty mathematics and can be used to encourage computer science departments over collaborations between other the next year. researchers in mathematics and Professor Stewart said: ”The computer science. pervasiveness of mathematics in MathFIT (Mathematics for science and technology is not well Information Technology) is an appreciated. EPSRC-funded initiative to “Many day-to-day activities, which encourage research at the interface we all take for granted, rely crucially between mathematics and computer on mathematics for their initiation science. The initiative is also and continued success. For supported by the London example: sophisticated algorithms Mathematical Society, the UK’s

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Sixty 11-year-olds from four city schools were targeted for SUMMER SCHOOL FOR the programme during which they met leading academics from the University in different disciplines, including ‘GIFTED AND TALENTED’ mathematics, english, education and the arts. The youngsters were identified as being within the top 5% 11-YEAR-OLDS of the whole cohort year, with an ability to achieve and GIFTED and talented children from Leicester converged on benefit from such an initiative. The schools involved fall the University for a special Government-backed summer within the widening participation remit – schools the school that aimed to heighten their aspirations. University has worked with in order to increase progression rates into further and higher education. They are As part of a Department of Education and Employment Judgemeadow School, The City of Leicester School, funded project, the University is working closely with The Lancaster (formerly known as Lancaster Boys Leicester City Council and a group of exceptional Year 6/7 www School) and Sir Jonathan North School. students. NEW RADIO INTERVIEW FACILITY UNVEILED A NEW studio-quality radio the need to travel to a local radio Scarman Centre, Physics and interview facility at the University station. Astronomy, Centre for Labour was opened by the Vice-Chancellor. The £3,000 facility was made Market Studies, Sir Norman It allows members of the University possible through contributions Chester Centre (Sociology to conduct interviews with BBC and from the Press and Publications Department) with technical commercial radio stations without Office, Management Centre, support and assistance provided by AVS. It is open to all members of the University. The studio is located in AVS at the Medical Sciences Building although the equipment can be moved to other parts of the University where there is an ISDN line. To use the facility, you must pre-book by ringing AVS on ext. 2919. Representatives from departments that had funded the facility attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open the studio and had the chance to link-up with SWITCHED ON: Representatives from departments with the Vice-Chancellor and Ather Mirza, of the Press and Publications Office, trying out the equipment in the new radio BBC Radio Leicester in a interview studio in AVS. demonstration of its use. TRIBUTE TO NOBEL LAUREATE A BRONZE head of the late Professor Sir Nevill Mott, Nobel Laureate and former Adrian Visiting Fellow of the University, was unveiled at the Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge. It was commissioned by Sir Nevill’s daughter, Alice Crampin, and his sister, Joan Fitch, who performed the unveiling. The event was organised by Professor Ted Davis, of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, who worked with Sir Nevill for 13 years and co-authored a book with him. The ceremony was followed by a dinner at King’s College for 130 guests, including eminent scientists from this country and abroad. Ted is pictured alongside the bronze, which was sculpted by Denise Dutton. 8 Bulletin University of Leicester Bulletin News October 2000

A SIGN OF THE TIMES THE Sunday Times University Guide, published on It cites all the excellent TQA assessments at Leicester, the September 17, placed the University in the top quartile in Leicester Warwick ‘fast track’ medical degree as well as the the UK – at 24, the highest ever rating in media league university’s strong research record. DNA fingerprinting and tables. the leading space science courses at Leicester also gain The University rose four places since last year, gaining a coverage. total of 687 marks. The table was compiled using data The Guide highlights the student profile at Leicester being from HESA, QAA, the national funding councils and from young, and the heavy accent on recruitment from state universities themselves. schools wherein the University exceeds its benchmark Marks were awarded in seven key performance indicators – recruitment figure by 6%. While reporting that student Teaching Quality, Research Quality, A-Level points, applications fell last year, it said that the quality of those Employment, Firsts/2:1s awarded, student/staff ratio, who applied was high – the average A-level results dropout rate. achieved by entrants was BBC. The numbers dropping out was also lower than expected. The University was also cited for 11 subject areas being excellent – American Studies, Chemistry, English, History, • The University was rated 10th best in the country for History of Art, Law, Mathematics, Statistics and teacher training according to new Government league Operational Research, Medicine, Molecular Biosciences, tables. The School of Education moved up from last Physics and Astronomy, Psychology. year’s 12th place into the top 10. The tables, produced for the Teacher Training Agency includes ratings for The University was given 125 out of 250 (50%) for students’ qualifications on entry, Ofsted inspections and teaching quality, 120 out of 200 (59.83%) for research the proportion of trainees gaining a teaching job. The quality, 183 out of 250 for A-level points, 94% for maximum points score was 1,200 and the University employment, 52% for the firsts/2:1s awarded; 10.75:1 for achieved 825. student/staff ratio and 7% for the drop out rate • In The Times Good University Guide published in April, The guide featured a colour picture of work being carried the University was ranked 34 out on 97; The FT’s guide out in the space research centre and, in its editorial, The to the UK’s top universities placed Leicester 26th out of Sunday Times states: “Leicester jumped several places in 97; the Daily Telegraph league table, published in our league table last year, and continues to move in the August, placed the University 32 out of 99 institutions. right direction.”

CUTTING OUT THE PAPER CHASE DEPARTMENTS are assured of a supply of copier paper without any price hikes – thanks to a competitive tendering exercise during which the University awarded a one-year contract to Howard Smith for the supply of 30million sheets of A4 white copier papers. As market prices were expected to increase significantly over the 12-month period, the University negotiated a fixed price deal with the supplier. This arrangement has so far protected the University from two significant price increases of 8% in May and 8% in September. This means AVS can supply copier paper at the same price as before.

PILE’EM HIGH…: Ian Hickman, Print Manager, and Richard Thomas, Purchasing Manager, worked together on the tendering process.

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England, is one of 24 Subject Centres Dr Grant said: “The University is CENTRE OF hosted by UK universities dedicated one of only a handful of to the research, promotion and institutions to have been awarded EXCELLENCE dissemination of good teaching strands of two subject centres by practice across the sector. HEFCE since it also hosts the IT THE University has been selected to strand of the Geography, Earth and promote good teaching practice The archaeology strand will be Environmental Sciences centre.” across the country. directed by Dr Annie Grant, Director of the University’s Educational Dr Reynier added: “The successful It has been chosen to host the Development and Support Centre, bid for the archaeology strand will archaeology strand of the Learning and will have a full time archaeology further enhance the University’s and Teaching Support Network’s co-ordinator, Dr Michael Reynier. The growing reputation as an Subject Centre for History, Classics staff will work closely with the institution dedicated to pursuing and Archaeology. School of Archaeological Studies and teaching quality in Higher The centre, funded by the Higher the University’s Teaching and Education.” Education Funding Council for Learning Unit. POP GOES THE ECONOMY MUSIC researchers at the University of Leicester have lyrics get more optimistic or express more certainty, discovered that the pop charts could provide a so the country’s economic optimism goes up.” barometer to economic performance! But Dr North also discovered that the gloomy lyrics Dr Adrian North, of the Department of Psychology, did not increase the number of suicides – and did not told the British Association annual meeting tbat his justify censorship as is being discussed in the US. The analysis on 1,400 songs making the top 5 since 1960 pop databank, which is still being analysed, also revealed a link between the lyrics and economic found that as lyrics expressed more certainty, the outlook. numbers of weddings with a religious component Using a computer model to analyse lyrics, Dr North went down. classified them into 31 categories such as optimism, • In recent years, the music research at Leicester has pessimism and certainty. He found the optimistic found that music can influence shopping behaviour lyrics turned to pessimistic ones just before an with more German wine being sold when German economic recession. music is played and more French wine when French Dr North said: “The Treasury takes a measure accordion music plays. The psychologists also effectively of economic optimism and you find that as discovered which kind of music would persuade people to hang-on longer on the telephone.

COUNTRY COUSINS ANNUAL LECTURE THE Harold Martin Botanic Garden Annual Lecture presented the facts DR Harold Fox, Senior Lecturer in about the genetic modification of plants and its impact on ecology. English Local History, has been awarded one of the highly-prestigious Dr Richard Gornall, Director of the Garden, said the lecture, on Research Readerships by the British September 7, represented the Botanic Garden’s contribution to the Academy. The latest competition for debate on genetic modification and the environment. these two-year awards attracted 127 “With very few exceptions media coverage of this debate has been applications, from which 14 awards irredeemably poor,” he said. “There is an abundance of misinformation were made. Dr Fox proposes to use and a host of scare stories. This year’s Botanic Garden Lecture was an the Readership to examine the attempt to inject some reality into the situation. I think most people connection between medieval really don’t know what genetic modification is.” settlement patterns and social The explanation was given by this year’s guest lecturer Professor Alan relationships, using evidence from Gray, the Director of the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology in Dorchester. Devon between 500 and 1500. The Professor Gray has a vast research expertise in plant ecology and genetics resulting monograph will appeal to and is chairman of the Advisory Committee on Releases to the both historians and the general public. Environment which advises the Government on the release of genetically He will take up his award this autumn. modified organisms. The Centre has been looking at whether or not genetically modified plants can escape from cultivated fields and, if they do escape, assessing what ecological impact this might have.

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NEW INSTITUTE FOR LUNG HEALTH IS LAUNCHED HONORARY Graduate Dame Professor Margaret Turner- Warwick (pictured), ex-President of the Royal College of Physicians, formally launched the Leicester Research Institute for Lung Health. The Institute, based at the University Hospitals of Leicester Glenfield NHS Trust, brings together scientists in Leicestershire who are all involved in cutting-edge developments in Respiratory Medicine. The aim is to effectively exploit the framework that exists, forge a common identity and support the creation of an internationally renowned centre for excellence. The new institute has been founded on a partnership between adult and paediatric respiratory medicine in Leicestershire. It also represents a partnership between the NHS in Leicestershire and the University’s Medical School, symposium was held with Dame Turner-Warwick presenting complementing the research strategy of the University. a personal view on Bench to Bedside medicine. The Institute will promote: Professor Andy Wardlaw, Director of the Institute for Lung Health and Professor of Respiratory Medicine at the • High quality research into the causes and basic University, said: “This is a very exciting and important mechanisms underlying respiratory disease initiative for research into respiratory disease in Leicester. • High quality research into aspects of respiratory disease “The bringing together of clinical and scientific expertise • New treatments for respiratory disease will greatly enhance the reputation and prestige of • Education and training in respiratory science and Leicester as a major centre for respiratory research. medicine “A unique aspect of the Institute for Lung Health is that it The core strengths of the Institute are currently in airway brings together NHS researchers interested in lung disease diseases, in particular asthma, COPD, in both adults and children together with infant wheeze, lung cancer and scientists working at the University. This means respiratory failure. FOCUS ON we are able to study both the underlying causes of lung disease as well as new types of The Vice-Chancellor attended the MEDICINE treatment.” opening ceremony whereafter a

Announcing two awards Professor “The technology will be used in FIRST FOR NEW Joe Lunec, Head of the Division of the first instance to investigate TECHNOLOGY Chemical Pathology, said that an diet-gene interactions in colon award of £300,000 from the Food cancer, particularly looking at A RESEARCH team at the Standards Agency will establish a fats.” University has won funding for gene microarray facility at the In addition to the Food Standards projects examining 60,000 gene University making it the first interactions simultaneously. Agency grant, the University has academic institution in the UK to on the basis of this new possess this newly developed technology been awarded a technology. second award for £74,000 from The Food Standards Agency advises the ARC (Arthritis and Rheumatism the Government of the health Council) to investigate the genetic benefits or hazards of foods and basis of cardiovascular disease in their ingredients. rheumatoid arthritis. “The gene microarray from “This is an important grant Affymetrix was developed in Silicon because it will be the first time Valley in California, home of the such technology has been used to computer chip. It allows the investigate genes associated with expression of 60,000 genes cardiovascular disease or simultaneously on one chip,” said rheumatoid arthritis,” said INITIATIVE: Professor Lunec will be using new technology to investigate colon cancer. Professor Lunec. Professor Lunec.

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LEICESTER SCIENTIST PINPOINTS GENE IN CRITICAL ILLNESS A GROUP effort between The Division of Medical Genetics at the University, Vanderbilt University, Nashville and The Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati has succeeded in identifying the gene for primary pulmonary hypertension. The approach was to search for the location of the gene within the human genome and then to use the recently-mapped human genome sequence. The project at the University of Leicester was funded by the British Heart Foundation and the Medical Research Council. PINPOINTED: Professor Trembath’s work will benefit patients. Professor Sir Charles George, Medical Director at it works. Further research may show whether other the British Heart Foundation said: “We are delighted to genes also play a part and in time may provide the have funded research to identify the gene mutation answers that lead to the prevention of this debilitating responsible for this devastating lung disease, and very disease.” pleased for the researchers at Leicester, who have made such an exciting discovery. Primary Pulmonary Professor Richard Trembath of the University said: Hypertension affects around 100 people in the UK each “Primary pulmonary hypertension is a devastating year and the disease is often fatal. Now that the disorder of the blood vessels in the lungs. Although new researchers have found the gene they can focus on how treatments are becoming available, the prognosis for FOCUS ON survival remains poor. Heart lung MEDICINE transplantation remains the final option for selected patients.” The finding has immediate implications for the families with the disorder, providing a tool for testing at risk family members. However, in the longer term ( five to ten years) new drug treatments might emerge through studies looking at the normal and altered function of this gene. Finally, in more recent studies, it would appear that changes in the same gene cause at least 25% of apparent single cases. These studies represent a major break through in this condition and also identify one of the most important mechanisms, by which blood vessels communicate to the outside. Professor Trembath added: “We are proud to be a full and significant contributors to this work. It is a great example of patients, to laboratory science and back to the patients.”

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LEARNING FROM LIFE PROJECT PRAISED IN PARLIAMENT www A MEDICAL education project spearheaded by a University lecturer has won praise in Parliament. Dr Angela Lennox, Director of Community Medical Education, heads a project known as Learning from Lives where all third-year medical students, work both in the county hospitals of Leicestershire and their wider communities exploring multi-agency working for patients with a disability. The course is a partnership between Leicestershire and Rutland Healthcare (NHS) Trust and the University. MODEL FOR LEARNING: Medical students engage with people in their own homes as part of the learning process at Prince Philip House. The course is run from The Centre for Studies in Community Health Care based at Prince Philip House in St “Students undertaking the course explore the differing Matthews, the ‘supersurgery’ in Leicester seen as a model needs of elderly and younger mentally and physically for future health care. A number of organisations are disabled patients and investigate the range, roles and involved with the centre and the University of Leicester’s accessibility of the multi-disciplinary teams that are Frank Harris Teaching Centre, named after the University’s involved in the care. Organisations from the voluntary former Dean of Medicine and Biological Sciences, is sector are also involved. Students will be based at Prince Philip House. FOCUS ON expected to develop professional behaviour and adopt a positive regard Learning from Lives was cited in a House of Commons MEDICINE towards disability. debate as a model of good practice. Yvette Cooper, the Parliamentary Under Secretary for State for Health, said: “The projects are now in their final pilot “Learning from Lives is aimed at third year medical students year and the Department of Health intends to publicize as and has two themes, one of which is the comprehensive widely as possible the good practice that is emerging from understanding of the nature and consequences of chronic them to encourage similar collaboration in curriculum disability. development elsewhere.”

WHY SOME WOMEN for reducing the risk of developing be more likely to survive cervical advanced cervical cancer, says lead cancer,” Professor Hole adds. SURVIVE CERVICAL author Dr Paul Symonds of the Dr Symonds, a Reader at the CANCER AND Department of Oncology at the University and a cancer specialist University. at Leicester Royal Infirmary, was OTHERS DON’T Co-author Professor David Hole of keen to stress that women should HOW quickly cervical cancer grows Glasgow University says: “We still have regular smear tests. is more important in predicting suspect that lifestyle factors, “The screening programme has cure rates than a delay in primarily diet and smoking, are definitely reduced the number of presentation or diagnosis, say important factors in determining women suffering from early, slow researchers from Leicester and how quickly the cervical cancer growing cervical cancers, although Glasgow in the British Journal of cells will grow. This in turn seems it doesn’t seem to have much of Cancer. to have a bearing on the outcome an effect on the more dangerous The team, funded by the Scottish of the disease. aggressive tumours,” he explains. Home Health Dept, found that “So the difference in the About three quarters of cervical women with advanced cervical aggressiveness of this disease cancer cases occur in women who cancer tend to have a particularly between poorer and richer women have never had a cervical smear, or fast growing and aggressive kind is probably because women from who had one over 5 years ago. of tumour. more deprived backgrounds often “Women should have a smear And they warned that poorer eat less fruit and vegetables, and every five years, as it reduces their women tend to be more at risk of are more likely to smoke. risk of developing advanced suffering from these tumours “But the good news is that if cervical cancer by 84%,” because of life-style factors. women eat a healthy, well balanced says Dr Symonds. www But, regular smear tests are crucial diet and give up smoking they will

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NEW INVESTMENT IN ENGINEERING

A £1 MILLION grant is set to boost facilities in the internationally-renowned Engineering Building by creating a suite of new research laboratories. The Department of Engineering has received £995,000 funding from HEFCE for new laboratories for Electrical and Electronic Power Engineering. It will include the Centre for Advanced Electronically Controlled Drives, set up in Leicester in April 1999. A collaboration of 20 companies, its portfolio of activities has been valued at £1.7M over three years, and it currently attracts £100K each year in industrial contracts, though further development has been hampered by the limitations of its present workspace. The hope is that once in its new accommodation, it can at least double its size over the next five years, attracting additional research funding. The Centre for Advanced Electronically Controlled Drives enables companies to have a share in fundamental MAGNIFICENT BUILDING: The Engineering Building at the University of Leicester attracts international attention. research into new electronically controlled motors. It has an international reputation for leading edge research into low cost motors for domestic and automotive applications. IMPROVEMENTS FOR A NEW ERA Two further new laboratories will benefit researchers in The University Engineering Building has already received High Voltage Insulation and Electrical Machines, who the distinction of a Grade 2* listing from the already receive research funding of £1M. Once Department of National Heritage in 1993. The satisfactorily rehoused, it is expected to raise its income by inspiration of architects Stirling and Gowan, it was £425K over a five-year period. designed and built between 1959-63. Professor Charles Pollock, Head of the Electrical and An early example of James Stirling’s work, it contributed Electronic Power Engineering Research Group, said: “The to his international reputation. But it was not designed creation of the new laboratories is an essential step in my for the computer age, nor could its architects foresee plan to make the University one of the world’s leading the implications of future electronics and materials centres for research in Electrical and Electronic Power research, all of which need more stable research Engineering. We have pioneered some innovative environment than it can offer. The planned changes will technology and the new laboratories will allow us to create make significant improvements in environmental a better and more professional working environment for conditions and energy costs. our staff and students.” In the refurbished area which will house the new Centre Just what all this means for business is that the University a false ceiling will help control heat and noise, while air Engineering Department’s ability to share its expertise with conditioning – in this case not merely a comfort factor – industry and commerce will be enhanced, allowing it to will ensure essential temperature stability leading to create more links with manufacturers of electrical machines greater accuracy in electrostatic and electromagnetic and drives as well as high-voltage and power systems properties and the applications of materials. across the world. Effective management of space will allow 22 additional In expressing his delight at the prospect of the new Centre, staff to work in the area, releasing other Head of Engineering, Professor Ian Postlethwaite, said: accommodation for undergraduate-related purposes. “This investment will provide us with world class facilities As well as creating a pleasant working environment, the which will enhance our already excellent links with changes will add a more concrete value to the industry. The award reflects the international quality of the Department, resulting in an estimated £.5M from research we are already doing in Electrical and Electronic increased research income and decreased heating bills. Power Engineering.”

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institutes with small businesses from across the region. The BOOST TO INDUSTRY FROM long-term potential for regional growth, including job UNIVERSITIES’ EXPERTISE creation could be huge.” Over a four-year period, the universities aim to: LEICESTER and two other East Midlands universities have • Engage with a portfolio of projects with a minimum together scooped more than half a million pounds to help total value of £2.5m the region achieve higher business growth – by channelling bright ideas into commercial projects. • Contribute to business start-ups and licensing technology The programme where ‘brains deliver the goods’ will allow experts in any field to apply their skills to specific projects • Undertake at least 10 major collaborative research with business and industry. projects with industry The universities of Leicester, Loughborough and • Seek 25 inward investment opportunities Nottingham won funding from the Higher Education • Release 220 months of university staff time to engage in Funding Council for England following a collaborative bid outreach and commercialisation projects. based on their research strengths. The new Reach-out to Business and Community funding SECURITY JOURNAL adds to over £3m already received by the universities to NEW insights into violence at work have been engage in enterprise work with commercial links. The new published in the lastest issue of the Security Journal cash injection will allow the partner universities to: edited by Dr Martin Gill, Director of the Scarman Centre and Professor Bonnie Fisher, Visiting Fellow at • Free staff from existing commitments to develop the Scarman Centre, (and based at the University of commercial opportunities or undertake significant Cincinnati), and Guest Editor Vaughan Bowie based in interactions with business (Innovation Fellowship Fund) Australia. • Allow staff to support the regional activities of regional Among the subjects covered is an article on the agencies (Regional Fellowship Fund) consequences of mismanaging violence incidents at • Appoint a regional co-ordinator. work, and the history of workplace violence including The three universities account for 95% of the total research ‘cyberviolence’. grants and contract funding for East Midlands higher education institutions – amounting to a total of more than £80million. Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor John Beeby, said: “The project aims to achieve long term cultural change within the participating institutions that will significantly strengthen the relationships between higher education, regional agencies and business at the strategic and personal levels. “The project will enhance the contribution of East Midlands universities to regional competitiveness, business growth and quality of life by liberating the creativity, enthusiasm and talents of their staff and by enhancing the diffusion of knowledge-based innovation and enterprise. “The collaborating universities represent an important international concentration of high quality science, engineering and technological expertise. Much of this is in disciplines that result in a steady flow of potentially exploitable ideas and innovations. Our exploitation record is impressive with several examples of major international ‘blockbuster’ innovations – but we recognise that more needs to be done to encourage entrepreneurial and commercial activities.” East Midlands Development Agency’s director of people development and business growth, Tony Kildare said: “This funding represents an important boost for the region. Not only does it acknowledge the strength of our academic innovators, it will also encourage investors to recognise that we’re at the cutting edge of science and technology, bringing closely together our research and academic

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International Focus provides stories with an international dimension. Any stories or ideas should be sent to Jane Pearson, Press and Publications Office, ext 2440, fax 2485, e-mail: [email protected] ROUND THE WORLD FROM A TO Z AS THE press officer with special responsibility for maintenance of the international press, for the last couple of years I have been biodiversity and keeping files on the University’s international links, in water quality. Field particular such press cuttings as have come my way. workers stay at the Due to the limited areas covered by our press cuttings Elsamere agency, these are not as comprehensive as I would like, Conservation which gives a distorted view of our geographic spread. A Centre, former stranger might guess from my files – erroneously, as it home of Joy happens – that University staff spent half their working Adamson of Elsa lives in Canada, with very little activity in China or Europe. the lioness fame, Sometimes areas can spring unexpectedly into life. New and the scale of WAVES OF CONCERN: More than 5,000 people, including Kenyan leaders, heard Zealand has recently yielded a brief crop of news stories. the operation can switch from Professor Khan’s address about the Great Rift Valley. Travelling the world through my alphabetically organised counting hippos to files, Africa seems to provide the backdrop for some weighing crayfish. fascinating research projects. In the mid 90s Aftab Khan, At the picturesquely-named Hell’s Gate David Harper’s then Professor of Geophysics, launched the Kenya Rift interests centre on the health of the ecosystem, birds of International Seismic Project 94, addressing a crowd of prey and dung and ground beetles. 5,000, among them members of the Kenyan cabinet and international delegates. Professor Khan’s words at the time Still in Kenya, Dr Geoff Folkard, of the Engineering are – quite literally – earth-shattering. “The Rift Valley Department, has also been working on water quality, but stretches some 6,000 km from the Dead Sea to Zimbabwe in a very different context. He has been developing a – and what we may in fact be witnessing is a continent in means of treating surface water with seeds from the the act of breaking up. We are trying to understand what Moringa tree to make it safe for drinking. The Moringa is driving this breaking. The East African Rift is the best tree turns out to be highly versatile. Quite apart from its example in the world of an active rift and the Kenyan water purification properties, it produces a high quality sector has become the standard by which others are edible oil and its flowers and pods provide a useful source measured. In recent years it has acquired a new of protein. significance with the recognition of similar features on Drinking water quality is not at the top of Professor Bill other planets. It is the premier place in the world to study Grant’s priorities (Department of Microbiology and the processes which lead to the break-up of continents Immunology). Among other places his fieldwork takes and the developments of oceans.” place in the East African Rift Valley salt and soda lakes. Dr David Harper, of the Department of Biology, on the Here, the microbial biodiversity is unusual, being both salty other hand appears more interested in lakes – in particular and alkaline – in effect the lakes are full of washing soda. Kenya’s Lake Naivasha, where, with funding from Indeed, much of Professor Grant’s interest lies in the Earthwatch, he pursues a long-term research interest in microbes’ potential as sources of enzymes for washing the management of the lake’s natural resources, detergents, but he also has one eye on the stars. It is possible to isolate and examine bacteria from ancient salt, and such deposits retain a ‘bacterial signature’ over millions of years. The question is whether any of the bacteria could be the remains of the population that originally thrived in ancient lakes. This could give a lead on possible salt deposits on Mars, which may be appropriate sites to look for signs of life. Press and Bulletin cuttings from other parts of Africa are more sparse, though links with South Africa are obviously strong. Departments involved in that country include the Scarman Centre, which in 1999 hosted a number of delegations of high-ranking South African politicians SALT OF THE interested in issues of policing and criminal justice, and EARTH: Salt Leicester geologists who discovered a unique 450 million mines may year old fossil they nicknamed ‘Sue’. Other departments provide with a South African interest include Politics, Genetics, insights into Labour Market Studies, the Management Centre, Law, life on Mars. 16 Bulletin University of Leicester International Focus October 2000

continued from previous page The Fish Eagle – one of the birds Education, Engineering and Physics and of prey studied Astronomy. by Dr David Harper. Next month I shall be flying to Australia and New Zealand (only in my files, alas). It would be good to hear from Departments who have an interest there. Jane Pearson Pic: Louis Rumis.

CONSERVATION involvement I have to raise £3,000 I am looking forward to the for the charity, as well as challenges of the expedition and AND COMMUNITY purchasing all my own equipment to meeting the other people who for the expedition, which totals will be taking part. However, I do PROJECTS IN A approximately £1,000. So far I have have some worries, most COLD CLIMATE carried out a range of fundraising prominently about the conditions activities, including parties held at that we will be living in for three TWO recent Leicester graduates the University, raffles, car boot months, as temperatures can go are embarking on an expedition to sales, and – most recently – a as low as - 20oC at night and the Chile, working with scientists sponsored 26-mile walk across the climate is very variable. When you there on community projects. Brecon Beacons in one day. have nothing but a bivi bag to Catherine Gray and Helen Lowe Raleigh International has a well- sleep in at night that prospect is will be travelling with the charity established base in Chile, from quite daunting.” Raleigh International, and have which groups will trek to remote received funding from the project sites only accessible on University of Leicester. foot. Here we will carry out a range Catherine, who graduated in July of projects. A well-established this year with a first class honours conservation project in Chile is that degree in Biological Sciences of the tracking of the rare Kod Kod (Physiology), explains how she cat and Huemal deer. Community became involved. projects are designed to meet the “Raleigh International is a youth specific needs of the local people development organisation for who are involved throughout the young people aged 17-25 to work process. Previous projects have on community and conservation included the building of a girls’ projects, both in the UK and refuge. abroad. I originally found out All the projects that Raleigh about the charity through the International carries out are ‘Expedition Roadshow’, which needed by the communities and visited the University. To be would not be possible without the accepted onto the programme you volunteers and money raised for must first complete an assessment the charity. weekend, which, although tiring Catherine Gray. and extremely challenging, was very enjoyable. STUDY WELL RECEIVED IN AUSTRALIA After successfully completing my A RECENT book by Simon Bennett, Lecturer in Risk Studies at the Scarman assessment weekend, I chose Chile Centre, has been acclaimed as a ‘masterly work’ by a reviewer in the as my expedition destination, and Australian press. will work there between October and December 2000. I will be with Reviewing Tools of Destruction? which looks at the incident in 1988 when approximately 100 others in an American warship shot down an Iranian airliner with the loss of 290 Southern Chile from a variety of lives, Commander Colin Fiford praised the work in The Australian Journal backgrounds, from university of Emergency Management. graduates to homeless people. A delighted Simon Bennett is now working on his next Occasional Paper, The projects are funded by the which will look at the ascription of blame within the aviation industry, and charity and all the work is carried the balance of blame between pilot error and poor design, manufacture out by volunteers. As part of my or maintenance.

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has made significant contributions, PUBLIC LECTURES warns that financial liberalisation is, IN CYPRUS more often than not, followed by episodes of financial instability and PROFESSOR Panicos Demetriades, who crises. joined the Economics Department last Professor Demetriades argued that March, gave three public lectures in Cyprus has the luxury of being able to his native Cyprus during June. The learn from the mistakes of other title of the lectures was Financial countries, which suffered from Crises: Lessons for Cyprus on Her Way financial crises shortly after they to the European Union. The lectures liberalised their financial systems. were organised and funded by the Among others these include Japan, three largest credit co-operatives in Norway, Finland and Sweden in the Cyprus and held at their respective 1980s and, more recently, Thailand, bases, Nicosia, Limassol and Larnaca. South Korea, Malaysia and Indonesia. They attracted large crowds and were Professor Demetriades made a number transmitted by several radio stations. of practical recommendations, which if Additionally, Professor Demetriades study he carried out for the Cyprus adopted would help to minimise the was interviewed by national and local Co-operative Movement during 1997- risks associated with financial radio stations on related issues. 98. As such, they have already been liberalisation. The main message of the lectures was adopted by the Movement and These included improving risk- that the process of financial endorsed by major political parties, management systems, establishing a liberalisation on which Cyprus is thereby influencing the process of new financial regulation authority and about to embark contains hidden reforms. Importantly, for example, the advisory bodies on financial reforms risks. The economics literature on the Central Bank of Cyprus has already and monetary policy. Several of his topic, to which Professor Demetriades taken steps to establish an advisory recommendations emanated from a committee on monetary policy issues.

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expertise with the demands of the workplace all mean that LIFELONG LEARNING – THE post-16 education needs to become more accessible, SPIRIT OF THE AGE flexible and versatile. What does this mean for the University and the community LIFELONG learning is far from a new concept, but recent it serves? When Professor Robert Burgess became Vice- Government initiatives highlight its increasing importance Chancellor in October 1999 he was keen to broaden to the individual, the labour market and the life of the provision for adults in line with the needs of the 21st community as a whole. century, and has set up a virtual Institute of Lifelong The advent of the ‘portfolio career’ with its frequent job Learning, under the directorship of Professor John Benyon. changes, the growing need for employment skills, constant “Everyone is talking about lifelong learning,” Professor changes in information technology and the need to match Burgess said, “The term has become part of the spirit of the age. For HE institutions the challenge is how to use this concept. Within the University it can’t be limited to one department or one activity.” The Leicester Institute of Lifelong Learning is known as ‘virtual’ for that very reason. The Vice-Chancellor’s aim is that it should embrace all activities in every department and centre in the University. It should not be confined to one centre. He sees it as providing continuing professional development, part-time degrees, social and cultural activities, traditional liberal adult education, day schools, certificate courses and diplomas. And his aim is that it will serve private and business needs together with public sector organisations in the region as well as the future VAUGHAN COLLEGE: Leicester’s centre for adult education. 18 Bulletin University of Leicester Feature October 2000

training needs of its own graduates. “In order to deliver all this you have to be outward looking in the region,” he explained. “That means thinking about how we provide the activities that answer the needs of the people and businesses of the East Midlands. We are an international research VISION OF THE FUTURE: The university, and I do firmly Vice-Chancellor of the University believe that if you are going IN THE FAMILY: Mother and daughter Sue and Jenny Muilley of Leicester, Professor Robert to be good in New York you graduated together from the University. Burgess: “If you want to be have to be good in Leicester. good in New York, you have to Getting that balance right is Burgess argues that lifelong learning needs to permeate the be good in Leicester.” important.” entire institution. He believes the international “Any department can put on day schools. We need to think and local sides of the University’s activities will inter-relate, flexibly to open up opportunities and utilise the whole of and is keen for local people to try out the resources of an our expertise. For instance, if we offer a degree full-time is international institution, “a power house that they can there a market for it part-time, and if so can it be delivered utilise”. simultaneously to part-time and full-time students? This might mean lectures at the weekend, or at 5 or 6 pm on With major industries centred in the region, the Institute of weekdays.” Lifelong Learning will be able to respond directly to the needs of business, industry and commerce, providing While this view may lead to some uncomfortable training packages and expertise. Here, too, the University’s adjustments to the status quo, the Vice-Chancellor believes research is seen as a commodity to be shared, as Professor that if the Institute is going to be dynamic then it needs to Burgess pointed out. be proactive in looking for innovative ways of fulfilling people’s education and training needs. “In a research university you are pushing the frontiers of knowledge all the time across a whole range of disciplines, Above all, he keeps returning to the vision of a university for instance scientific areas, labour markets and economic that faces both ways – outward to the world of analyses. That has a value which means the research we do international research, and inward to the needs of its own can be transmitted through a variety of training local community. “I see lifelong learning as an important opportunities, including short courses. People do not tend central component of university activity that sits alongside to think that knowledge is marketable, even though undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and our governments talk about the “knowledge economy”, but it is research. In order for us to deliver liberal adult education important that the University demonstrates that it is a classes, short training courses or summer schools they all resource to be used.” have to be underpinned by research. That is what makes us credible and attractive to members of the public, as well as If the Institute is to fulfil expectation it needs to adapt its business, industry and commerce.” traditional approach to adult education, which in the past was delivered through extramural courses, bolted on to the institution, rather than an integral part of it. Professor

ACHIEVEMENT OF A LIFETIME: After years of part-time study, largely centred around Vaughan College, 18 BA Humanities/World Humanities students were among those graduating at the degree congregation. DIRECTION: Professor John Benyon is the first head of the Leicester Pictured, left to right, are Doreen Phillips, Richard Sansom, Lynne Institute of Lifelong Learning. Parker, Marianne Morris and Judith Smithard, secretary for the course. 19 Artstop ARTS AND ENT IN THE A NEW THE DREAM TEAM There is yet more magic and mystery SEASON OF at the Nottingham Playhouse where

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o Midsummer Night’s Dream and J M i t i Barrie’s Dear Brutus (also set on b i h midsummer’s night), playing in Ex repertoire until October 21. In the foyer is Monuments to Incompleteness, an installation of new works by Nicola Lane and Chris Bramble. Inspired by Nelson’s Column, it features different perspectives of the body, some of which are tactile. MANDOLIN MAGIC One of the highlig of Phoenix Arts’ n season is a theatri RARE MASTERPIECE and musical versio Captain Corelli’s Over at Nottingham Opera North’s Mandolin, present autumn tour features Schumann’s on October 20. Af only opera, Genoveva, following its debut at the performances at the Edinburgh Edinburgh fringe Festival. Directed by David Pountney, 1999, this adaptat this powerful drama of desire, deceit has sold out every and witchcraft is performed on performance October 26 at the Theatre Royal. throughout a year Revivals of the company’s acclaimed touring, so book e productions of Puccini’s La Rondine and Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro are included (October 24-28).

TURNING A DRAMA INTO A Leicestershire playwright, David Campton is p with a relatively newly-formed group of aspir LEICESTER LIGHTS known as ACTAWS (Amateur Community Th Winstanley School). He is stage director and UP THE SKIES the play, Passport to Florence, which was orig Leicester’s Golden Mile on Belgrave Road will be written for the professional Scarborough Libr bathed in illuminations for Diwali, the Hindu Theatre company. With an impressive pedigre New Year Festival of Light. Diwali Day is only as a writer of many excellent October 27, and marks the beginning plays, but also as a professional of one of the biggest celebrations of actor and director, he has worked its kind outside India, which with such famous names as Stephen culminates in a spectacular Joseph and Alan Ayckbourn. Alan firework display. More sparks will Ayckbourn was an original member fly at the Abbey Park Bonfire of the cast of Passport to Florence. and Firework Display on • Performances of this play will be November 4, which also features held on October 13 and 14. For a laser show and has the Space tickets and more information Age as its theme. about ACTAWS, contact Barbara Wright on 2323. TERTAINMENTS Artstop REGION

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The Lindsays are back, playing Haydn, Schubert and Shostakovich, and there are evening performances ranging from the Kingfisher Chorale to the Chris Conway Band, from ‘Fair Phyllis’ to ‘Mother Knows Best’. There is a mini- piano festival with Lora Dimitrova and Peter Donohoe on November 3-4, and a new series of lunchtime concerts on Wednesdays at 12.45pm. • For full details of the Autumn programme on campus and at the Richard Attenborough Centre see the new brochure or ring 0116 252 2781.

SUPERSTITION, PARANOIA AND MALICE IT’S ONLY ghts Imagine yourself in 17th-century Massachusetts where HUMAN NATURE new mass hysteria reigns and a horrific witch hunt is in The City Gallery hosts two ical progress. This is the subject of Arthur Miller’s The exhibitions until 4 November. on of Crucible, voted recently one of the most significant Audrey Walker, who started in plays of the 20th Century, which runs at the embroidery, works with textiles ted Haymarket Theatre from October 13 to November and paints to create portraits fter 11. Meanwhile in the of the human head, especially focusing on the eyes. These take Studio NATAK, the on different persona when you, the visitor, engage with the Haymarket’s Asian in image. Although her works have been shown at the V&A, the Theatre Initiative, tion Barbican and world-wide, this is her first one-person show. opens a new series of y Petty Crimes features presentations with the work of 14 artists Two Old Ladies, r’s presenting described as ‘a staged early! contemporary images of rehearsal childhood play in a performance’, on diverse range of media. October 25-28. These explore the changing relationship between the child’s view A ...PERFORMANCE of the world and adult presently working perspectives. ring actors heatre at author of EVERGREENS – AND A SECRET INGREDIENT ginally Now well-established in their Leicester home, the Philharmonia open another rary popular season at the De Montfort Hall on October 14 with the Verdi Requiem, ee, not unkindly dubbed ‘Verdi’s finest opera’. The chorus is Leicester Philharmonic Choir with guest singers from other local choirs. Saint-Saens’ Organ Symphony and Brahms’ Academic Festival Overture feature on November 10. Leicester’s own Bardi Symphony Orchestra offers Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto with Nicolai Demidenko on October 28. Conductor Andrew Constantine promises a ‘secret ingredient’ in each concert this year, offering an advance clue. The first is ‘a work comparable to the pastoral idyll A Shropshire Lad’, by a composer we’ve all come to admire enormously over recent years’. Have a guess, and go along to see if you’re right! Bulletin Feature University of Leicester October 2000

years between 1988 and 1992.” ROOM FOR “I know that Trevor Bennett shares my original idea was that the A VIEW paintings should not only entertain COUNTRY houses – some as and delight the eye, but also grand as a raspberry pavlova, as educate and inform the viewer as decorated as a wedding cake, as the sequence unfolds.” dark and mysterious as a rum Professor Robert Burgess, the truffle mousse, and as fortified University’s Vice-Chancellor, as a fine port, feature in a new writing in the catalogue’s collection of prints in the Foreword comments, “I am sure University of Leicester’s that these pictures will give great hospitality suite, the Garendon. pleasure to members of the Complementing the views from University and to visitors for many the windows of the Charles years. They are a very considerable Wilson Building over city and addition to the University’s works county, the houses range in date of art for which we are most from the age when scraps of grateful.” hearty meals were thrown to the Together with Pro-Vice-Chancellor dogs in the Great Hall up to the Professor John Holloway, University years of cocktails on the terrace. Catering Manager Nick Robinson They are the work of David has worked to mount this Weston, an artist with a exhibition. He says of the gift, “We admirer of David Weston’s work, considerable reputation who lives are very pleased that these are happened to mention a set of and works near Melton Mowbray. housed in the pleasant paintings he had commissioned. surroundings of the Garendon The story of how this complete set When the originals went on tour, Suite, where they will remain on of prints from Trevor Bennett original paintings permanent display.” The Garendon Suite on campus missed them so came to hang in Barbara Whiteman is just one of the University’s much from his the Garendon facilities available for outside billiards room that Suite is as • Staff wishing to see the booking. Enquiries to the he replaced them unpredictable as collection are advised to ring Conference Service on with a print of making the Catering Department on 0116 271 9933. each. When the mayonnaise. originals returned 0116 252 2212 to determine suitable viewing times. During a spell as a patient of to his house, he decided to University Professor Peter Bell (Head donate the framed prints to the of Surgery), Trevor Bennett, University. The icing on the cake Leicestershire businessman and was his gift of illustrated catalogues to accompany the exhibition. David Weston is best known for his paintings of transport, particularly of cars and trains. “The thought of producing a set of paintings depicting the development of the English Country House was for many years never far from my mind”, he says. “I outlined a plan to Trevor consisting of somewhere between 35 and 40 houses spanning eight hundred years of history. Trevor’s commission of these pictures occupied a considerable part of

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ON THE CREST OF A WAVE SINCE September 1998 the University Boat Club has gone from strength to strength. This can be credited to the funding given to the Club from the University Sports Association and Sports and Recreation Committee, creating the opportunity for the appointment of a part-time coach. The position was given to twice Henley Royal Regatta winner and GB lightweight rower, Ric Pic: Jet Photograhic. OARSOME EFFORT: ULBC coxless four in action. Colbourne. The wealth of experience brought to the club by Ric was immediately evident in the medals at the BUSA regatta; one for the men’s novice four, improvement of the physical and mental attitude of the and the other in the women’s novice single skull. senior squad rowers. Commitment levels were stretched to the extreme by the intense training programmes, both on July 2000 has just seen ULBC compete at both Men and and off the water, but this was also fuelled by the desire Women’s Henley for the second year running. The for success. Women’s squad chose to enter an eight this year, and put up a determined fight against a very powerful and well- The brilliant results of the head races (long distance time known Nottingham University crew. The Men’s squad once trials) in the autumn term reflected this appointment. The again entered an eight and a coxless four, but while the head season culminated in the Men’s Head of the River eight successfully qualified for the Temple Challenge Cup Race, held over The Boat Race course on the Thames, in the four was unable to match the tough competition in which the ULBC crew finished an astonishing 98th out of the Visitor’s. Unfortunately the eight landed the task of well over four hundred crews. facing a very strong Manchester crew, but put up a brave The fantastic head season was followed by an equally race, and only lost by two lengths being out powered on fruitful regatta season, which saw far more wins, and strength rather than technique. entrance into more prestigious regattas than any previous The appointment of a coach to ULBC has not only ensured season. Pinnacles of the year were undoubtedly the Henley the improvement of the Senior Squad rowers, but also Regattas, the races to which every rower aspires. those with less experience. It has always been the case that The Women’s squad entered two coxed fours into the senior members of the club coach the new members, Women’s Henley. Both put up a strong fight against and the expertise given by Ric Colbourne has led to a unfortunately stronger opposition. The Men’s squad significant increase in the quality of coaching further down managed to pre-qualify their eight in the Temple Challenge the club. The high levels of dedication shown in all club Cup at Henley Royal Regatta due to their success in the members over the last two years has been rewarded by a Head of the River, and also qualified a coxless four in the growing recognition on the national rowing scene, Visitor’s Challenge Cup, a fantastic achievement by creating a firm base for the future, as the development of anyone’s standards. Again, however, the draw was against the club continues. the club, and both crews were knocked out by the fierce The success of the past two years has been only possible competition. due to the support and funding from the University Sport’s The start of the new year in September 1999 created the Association and the Sports and Recreation Committee for opportunity for the Boat Club to double their tally of Head which we are very grateful. However for the club to step wins from the previous year, spurred on by Ric’s Bronze up another level the funds available need to be increased Commonwealth Medal. to allow more coaching and the purchase of better Dedication levels were once again pushed to the limit by equipment. Whilst the Sports Committees continue to the intense training, but once again the results proved that provide us with as much money as they are able to, our the pain was worth it. By the end of March the total wins own desire to expand and develop the club will require amounted to over 25 in both men’s and women’s racing, outside sponsorship and funding. There are very few ranging in ability levels from novice to senior 1. university clubs seen at events without some form of sponsorship logo, either on their kit or boats. This year saw two eights being entered for the Men’s Head of the River race, something the club has never done Until such funding arrangements can be made club before. Both crews achieved good finishing positions members will continue to try to better themselves from having to deal with rough conditions on the Thames – a day to day to maintain that the University of Leicester is definite change to the River Soar! The Regatta season was respected, if not feared, on the national rowing circuit. again rewarding, with notable highlights being 2 gold Tim Grossey 23 Bulletin Student Pages University of Leicester October 2000

The range of volunteering continue into Further and Higher SCHEME WITH opportunities available to students Education. The scheme will has been expanded for the coming mainly seek to target Afro- A THEME year, with around 35 different Caribbean males, Bangladeshi CONTACT Student Community projects being featured in the new females, people with disabilities, Action has recently Contact Handbook – copies of and people from socio-economic appointed James which will be groups III, IV and V. University Banks as the new available soon! students will be recruited and Contact Worker, One exciting new trained as mentors, and it is thanks to funding opportunity is the hoped that many will come from the Millennium ‘Partnerships for from the scheme’s target Volunteers scheme. Progression’ scheme. groups, acting as positive role Contact recruits Established through models to their mentees. around 200 students the NUS with • Further details of the project each year, who work funding from the will be circulated soon, but if on a voluntary basis DfEE, the project you want to know more in within Leicester – aims to provide the meantime, just get in either on student-led mentors to local 13- touch with James on projects, or through 16 year-olds, to 0116 223 1141, e-mail MAKING CONTACT: James Banks, local community encourage them to [email protected]. groups. newly-appointed Contact Worker.

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marks an important milestone for high finance and pots of money. WHAT THE women: “Twenty years ago the idea This he eschewed for a career in of such an award would have been teaching, and the article speaks of PAPERS SAY impossible, but it shows that equality his enthusiasm for his job at for women is Hundreds of cuttings pour into being taken the University’s Press Office from seriously” RESEARCH GRANT FOR around the world, chronicling the (Holyhead and activities of staff and students. Dr Anglesey Mail). ASTHMA INVESTIGATIONS Rosemary Sage of the School of Kath is a freelance writer and book Northampton School for Boys. He Education reviews a selection of editor specialising in children’s feels teachers have a poor image. newspaper cuttings from recent education and fiction books. She has ”How many good teachers are weeks. written the biography of Amelia there on television or in the media? Earhart – the first women to fly solo We are all shown as grumpy old THE season of mists and mellow across the Atlantic. bores”, he says. (I have made a fruitfulness is upon us. Yet mental note another summer has come to speak and gone before we have had RECORD NUMBER OF CALLS ON sharply to time to blink our eyes! It is my daughter, good to report, however, that A-LEVEL RESULTS DAY who is a BBC the fruitfulness of our ex- television Leicester students is in great Those perusing the Northampton producer!). David gives his view of abundance this year. Chronicle will have been interested in the perfect teacher, one who has Kath Davies studied English at a prominent article about David “patience, a sense of humour at all Leicester and this summer collected Waugh. David was a teacher student times, the ability to react on their her OBE for services to women’s on the PGCE course at Leicester and, feet and give lots of bribes!” issues. The award came out of the with a maths degree under his belt, Leicester has taught him more that blue for Kath, but she believes it could have gone into the world of teaching Maths! 24 Bulletin University of Leicester Cuttings October 2000

It is not only the students, however, who have been involved in fruitful enterprises. The Leicester Mercury in an article on improving quality of life, has quoted extensively from Dr Angela Lennox, from the Department of General Practice and Medical Education, who is involved in St Matthew’s Area Forum. This has broad priorities – safety, equality, education, health, environment, jobs and regeneration. Angela says that instead of giving people pills for depression, a prescription for sorting out one’s living is better. If you are depressed about not having a job, information on job opportunities may be more potent than a pill. There is no end to Leicester’s ability MAKING A POINT: A recent report from the School of Education at Leicester in The Times Educational Supplement revealed that schools yearn for their previous grant maintained status. to cure ills. The Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph reported that experts at ULAS, University of only 1 in 400 contains the terms state history book in North Carolina Leicester Archaeological Services, ‘racial equality’ or ‘race equality’ notes that its Leicester was named have been called in to remedy the according to analysis. This is an for or by Leicester Chapman, a problems of damp in the historic important issue now that settler from Leicester, England. Have ‘bone crypt’ at Holy Trinity Church, statisticians are telling us that we name and will travel right across Rothwell. There are 1,500 will have a predominately non- the world. interesting skulls there and the white population by the end of the damp is really getting into their Well, with a new term in the offing, bones. The many of us have been trying to University is called clear our desks of a mountain of to the rescue. SCIENTISTS WANT MEN FOR paper that has reached gigantic proportions by the end of an It seems the RESEARCH ON SURNAMES academic year. John Williams expertise of staff (Department of Law) is a pioneer is constantly next century. We need to ensure for the paperless office. As reported required. Professor Tony Bush and that everyone, whatever their by the Leicester Mercury, his goal is Dr Lesley Anderson from the School cultural background is able to to get everything possible into of Education have highlighted in achieve in our present educational electronic form. What a dream! their research that schools yearn for system. their previous grant maintained Which is where the environmental Also looking for an expert’s view status. Teachers think that LEAs consultancy, Wastebusters, comes recently was John Boyle, the create bureaucracy costing millions in, with tips for the Green Office columnist for the Asheville Citizen and there are few direct benefits to Guide (price £40 – that must be an Times, searching for some sound students. In a report in The Times awful lot of paper!). Apparently, in advice for the people of North Educational Supplement they 1975, 1 million tonnes of paper was Carolina in the United States of suggest that school autonomy is used for writing and printing. This America – in connection with the very much back on the agenda. now amounts to nearly 5 million pronunciation of their own Their research was conducted tonnes each year. The theory is that stateside town of Leicester. Should together with Dr Christine Wise companies have cut down staff and it be Les-ter, Lee-cester or Lee- from the Centre for Educational those that are working rush from chester, as all three pronunciations Policy and Management at the Open job to job and don’t have time to are heard by the townsfolk there? University, who until recently was a take a longer view and think how Martin Kenworthy, Director of the member of the Leicester team. to cut down on paper. Sorry, folks, English Teaching Unit has I’m off to the next job – writing Other School of Education research responded. No-one in Leicester new courses for the Board of was quoted in the Evening Standard would say the name other than Studies – on paper! in July. In OFSTED reports on schools Les-ter. So there we have it. The

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ACADEMY SUCCESS Wilkes’ winning title was Lord Byron and Madame de Stael: Born for Opposition, published by Ashgate in One of the highly prestigious Rosemary Crawshay 1999, and part of a series on nineteenth-century prizes for 2000 has been awarded by the British literature edited by Leicester Professors Vince Newey Academy to Joanne Wilkes of the University of and Joanne Shattock of the Department of English. Auckland, who was a Visiting Fellow in the University British Academy President, Sir Tony Wrigley, who was of Leicester’s Victorian Studies Centre in 1998. Set up awarded an honorary DLitt by the University in 1999, in 1888, two prizes are awarded annually for said the ‘in the enormous spate of books on Byron in outstanding published works by women on any recent years’, Joanne Wilkes’ volume ‘stands out as subject concerned with English Literature. Joanne serious, fully and responsibly informed’.

VEGETATION MAPPING sets from different Edited by Roy Alexander (Chester College, UK) and sources, the Professor Andrew C Millington (Department of recognition and Geography) handling of error and John Wiley & Sons Ltd., April 2000, £90.00 (hardback) the effects of scale, Available from the Bookshop are also given detailed consideration. The ISBN 0 471 96592 8 volume concludes The past decade has witnessed a resurgence of interest with a review of and activity in the mapping of vegetation that has been contemporary driven by the needs of environmental modellers and policy approaches to makers on the one hand, and by the increased availability vegetation mapping of data sets and sophisticated tools for their handling and and the identification analysis on the other. This increased activity, together with of some key research the greater variety of purposes for which vegetation maps questions. are being produced, has led to a divergence of approaches, a wider range of entities being mapped and a Vegetation Mapping more varied audience of end users. Over the same time will thus serve as a period the researcher interested in vegetation mapping has collected source of had to consult an ever broadening range of sources in reference on techniques and approaches for the researcher, order to keep abreast of developments in the field. while providing a rich variety of case study and methodological information for postgraduate students and This book seeks to provide a review of recent undergraduates following specialist courses. developments in vegetation mapping and the purposes for which it is carried out, by bringing together a series of • Andrew Millington is Professor of Physical Geography in case studies covering techniques and their applications the Department of Geography at the University of over a range of spatial scales. The work included covers Leicester. scales of enquiry from the quadrat to the biome, studies • Roy Alexander is part of the Environment Research based on data gathered from ground, air and space, and Group in the Department of Geography at Chester applications of mapping in temperate, semi-arid and College. tropical environments. Issues involved in the use of data

WRITING DEVELOPMENT IN Providing an international forum for About Writing Development in Higher HIGHER EDUCATION: the discussion of writing Education (WDHE): The Writing Partnerships Across the development, the conference Development in Higher Education initiative Curriculum explored a broad range of activities was launched in September 1994 by the Edited by Maria Graal and Richard including important new research University of Northumbria in response to widely expressed concerns about the Clark (Teaching and Learning Unit) and practical classroom-based initiatives. The aim of this standards of students’ written University of Leicester, April 2000, publication is to highlight models of communication skills. The series of annual £10.00 (paperback) partnership which bring together conferences and an active Mailbase Available from the Bookshop academic and support service staff, network have brought together ISBN 0 953851 0 3 senior management, students, practitioners from a range of institutions The papers in this collection were employers and many others to and interests to discuss the forms that originally presented at the 6th foster developments in written writing development can take within Higher Education. Annual Writing Development in communication. These proceedings Higher Education Conference, held represent a directory of strategies • For more news of the University’s at the University of Leicester, April for promoting the development of Teaching and Learning Unit, see the 20-21,1999. students’ writing skills. feature on pages 30-31.

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MEDIEVAL DRAMA: AN love affair with the plays of the selections from the Medieval Corpus ANTHOLOGY fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. ‘There Christi Cycles (the so-called Mystery Edited by Professor Greg Walker is a popular prejudice that no good Plays produced annually by towns such (Department of English) plays were written in England before as York, Chester and Wakefield); the Shakespeare began to write,’ Professor Morality Plays (including the Blackwell Publishers, July 2000, Walker suggests, ‘but this collection spectacular Wisdom; and the £17.99 (paperback) will, I hope, show how vibrant and disturbing Croxton Play of the Available from the Bookshop sophisticated the drama was long Sacrament as well as the better known ISBN 0 631 21727 4 (paperback) before then, even before there were Everyman and Mankind); and early The fruits of nearly two decades theatres to act in’. The plays collected Tudor Interludes such as John Skelton’s research into medieval drama have here were all produced and performed political masterpiece Magnificence, gone into Professor Walker’s 630-page before the building of Shakespeare’s written for the court of Henry VIII, collection, Medieval Drama: An Globe or its less well-known John Heywood’s knock-about farce Anthology, published this summer by predecessors in Elizabethan London. The Play of the Weather, and the only Blackwell. The edition, based on close They were performed by a huge variety surviving full play from late-medieval analysis of the original play-scripts of people, from semi-professional Scotland, Sir David Lindsay’s colossal and the evidence of their companies to strict amateurs, in places (and colossally rude) Satire of the performance, is the product of a long ranging from the great halls of royal Three Estates. palaces, through inn-yards, to the As the first comprehensive anthology streets and churchyards of the great of medieval drama published for over medieval towns. ‘What united these thirty years, this volume is likely to plays’, Professor Walker claims, ‘was create great interest from researchers the technical brilliance of their and teachers across the world. As it is conception, the awareness of space and available in a paperback edition, it is setting that they reveal, and the sheer also likely to gain a favourable enthusiasm that their authors and response from hard-up students of the actors brought to the task of early theatre, who have until now had entertaining (and educating) a crowd’. to buy hard-to-find plays in expensive The Anthology brings together over single editions or scour the second- thirty full plays and pageants, each one hand shops for out-of-print play-texts. newly edited from surviving • Greg Walker is Professor of Early- manuscripts or early printed texts, and Modern Literature and Culture in a number of documents that illuminate the Department of English. the history of performance. In its three sections the reader will find generous • Photostop (back page) features the cover illustration. LEXICOLOGY, SEMANTICS AND LEXICOGRAPHY philology. Two points stand out particularly. The first is the (Part of the series Current Issues in Linguistic Theory – impact of prototype theory and cognitive approaches Selected papers from the fourth G L Brook Symposium) generally in lexical studies. The second is the very positive Edited by Dr Julie Coleman (Department of English) and effect of the remarkable range of electronic resources now Christian J Kay (University of Glasgow) available to historical linguistics, notably corpora, John Benjamins Publishing Company, April 2000, £48.00 dictionaries, bibliographies and thesauruses. These are important both (hardback) quantitatively, in the Available from the Bookshop amount of data they ISBN 90 272 3701 8 make available, and These papers were originally presented at the 10th qualitatively, in the International Conference on English Historical Linguistics versatility of their (10ICEHL), held at the University of Manchester from searches. August 21-26, 1998. They formed part of the fourth G L Brook Symposium, which consisted of a day and a half of • Julie Coleman is a papers on Historical Semantics, Lexicology and lecturer in the Lexicography, followed by a workshop on electronic Department of resources. English at the University of Leicester. The papers show both the breadth and the depth of current studies in the field. In keeping with ICEHL • Christian J Kay tradition, they exemplify a willingness to engage with teaches at the relevant issues in theoretical linguistics, as well as the University of Glasgow. detailed and meticulous scholarship characteristic of 28 Bulletin University of Leicester Books October 2000

THE CAMBRIDGE URBAN HISTORY OF BRITAIN cities and towns (Volume II 1540-1840) which contributed to Edited by Peter Clark (Department of Economic and Britain’s exceptional Social History) dynamism in the Cambridge University Press, June 2000, £90.00 early modern era. (hardback) The three volumes of Available from the Bookshop The Cambridge ISBN 0 521 43141 7 Urban History of This second volume in The Cambridge Urban History of Britain represent the Britain offers the first wide-ranging analysis of urban culmination of a growth and change during the period between the tremendous upsurge Reformation and the onset of the railway age, when Britain of research in British became the world’s first modern urban nation. The urban history over contributors pay particular attention to the experiences of the past thirty years. urban life and the changing role of different groups in Mobilising the urban society, and show how communities and their combined expertise leaders coped with civic problems. They examine the of nearly ninety relationship between smaller and larger towns, and assess historians, the impact of cities on the wider society of Britain and archaeologists and beyond. A major innovative feature is the sustained geographers from Britain, continental Europe and North comparative study of English, Welsh and Scottish America, these volumes trace the complex and diverse urbanisation. evolution of British towns from the earliest Anglo-Saxon settlements to the mid-twentieth century. Taken together Part I examines the national and regional networks of cities they form a comprehensive and uniquely authoritative and towns across the island. Part II focuses on the period account of the developments of the first modern urban 1540-1700 and looks at the urban economy, demographic nation. The Cambridge Urban History of Britain has been and social change, the transformation of the cultural and produced with the active support of the Centre for Urban physical landscape of towns and the role of different types History at the University of Leicester. of town – from a resurgent London to the smallest market centre. The third and final part investigates the urban • Peter Clark is Professor of Economic and Social History at economic and demographic take-off of the industrial age the University of Leicester. He has published extensively and the social, political and cultural implications for urban on urban and social history, and his study of The English communities. Powerful light is shed not only on the ‘new’ Alehouse: A Social History (1983) was awarded the industrial and leisure towns, but also on the many ancient Whitfield Prize of the Royal Historical Society.

LEAD MINING IN THE PEAK DISTRICT Edited by Dr Trevor D Ford and Jim H Rieuwerts Landmark Publishing Ltd, 2000, £9.95 (paperback) This popular book describes the history of the three main mining areas of the Peak District. Again updated and with the latest research which includes the Peak Forest and Ecton Mine, this new edition features excellent colour photos of underground scenes by Paul Deakin, FRPS. • Trevor Ford was a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Geology. For some time at Leicester he was Associate Dean of Science. He is now retired. Jim H Rieuwerts was a former PhD student of Geology at this University. • Dr Trevor Ford has a few copies of this book for sale. He can be contacted via the Geology Department.

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REWRITING OLD ENGLISH IN THE Directed towards Anglo-Saxonists, who TWELFTH CENTURY (Cambridge usually end their research at c.1100, Studies in Anglo-Saxon England 30) and later medievalists, who begin at Edited by Mary Swan and Dr Elaine c.1200, the volume bridges the M Treharne (Department of English) traditional scholarly divide in Cambridge University Press, 2000, vernacular studies. It demonstrates the durability of English prose, and refutes £40.00 (hardback) the notion of antiquarianism usually Available from the Bookshop posited as the impetus for the ISBN 0 521 623723 compilation of manuscripts in the This volume, published in the twelfth century. Treharne’s essay, on prestigious CSASE series, is the first to the codicology and script of religious address the previously neglected issue prose manuscripts, provides a typology of English in the period c.1080 to of page make-up and letter forms. She c.1215. The collection of ten newly shows that vernacular scribes quickly commissioned essays places the field adopted trends in Latin writing, and of post-Conquest Old English firmly on that there is a surprising amount of the scholarly map, with the standardisation in methods of examination of the script, contents, of those manuscripts that so clearly production despite the geographical illustrate English literary continuity. language and audience of the spread of scriptoria. Other essays focus numerous important manuscripts that on the dissemination of texts, such as • Dr Treharne specialises in late Old survive. It builds on and contributes to those by Ælfric and Wulfstan, and on English and early Middle English the work of the Research Group into the longevity of old English works. manuscripts, their cultural context, Post-Conquest English Manuscripts, contents, and language. She has chaired by Elaine Treharne, which aims This volume is undoubtedly an published The Old English Life of St to raise the profile of this specialised important contribution to late Nicholas with the Old English Life of area, and to assist in collaborative Medieval Studies, reassessing the St Giles, and Anglo-Saxon investigations into the status and impact of the Norman Conquest on Manuscripts and their Heritage, and profile of English after the Anglo- vernacular textual production, and has written articles on late Old Saxon period. reappraising the compilation and use English religious prose, and Middle English romance.

Teaching Initiatives

wide range of ENHANCING LEARNING disciplines have made successful applications AND TEACHING for grants for projects A RECENT award of a grant from the Higher Education that range from the Funding Council to support the implementation of the development of WWW- University’s Learning and Teaching Strategy has made it based teaching possible to enhance resources and the the amount of production of money available to ‘I would like to encourage all staff resource packs staff from the involved in the teaching of for seminar University’s Fund for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, to the New Teaching students to take advantage of the provision of Initiatives. resources available to develop their resources and courses or modules.’ materials to This fund was Professor John Holloway, the Pro-Vice-Chancellor help students established in 1995 with responsibility for implementing the improve their numeracy skills. to provide financial Learning and Teaching Strategy. support for Applications are invited from individuals, teaching innovations and teams, Departments and Faculties for initiatives developments in that will help them to meet the requirements of the learning and teaching. Since its inception, staff from a University’s Learning and Teaching Strategy and achieve its 30 Bulletin University of Leicester Teaching Initiatives October 2000

overall aims, particularly in respect of the provision of opportunities for students to develop the skills and attributes of the Leicester graduate (as defined in the Strategy document). Staff are also encouraged to apply for funding that will help them undertake educational developments in preparation for QAA Subject Review. Decisions on grant applications are made by an Approvals Group, a sub- group of the University’s Learning and Teaching Committee, which meets approximately six times a year. The fund is administered on behalf of the Committee by staff from the Teaching and Learning Unit, who can also provide guidance on the development and costing of project proposals. • For further advice on project development, contact either Annie Grant (2176) or Richard Clark (5090) or email [email protected].

The Teaching and Learning Unit at the University of Leicester The Unit is part of the Educational Development and Support Centre (EDSC) at the University. Working in close collaboration with both staff and students, the Unit’s aims are to stimulate CLEAR VISION: Jon Shears (Audio Visual Services) and and support innovations across the curriculum and to Dr Rosemary Sage (School of Education) working on disseminate best practice in teaching in Higher Education. the filming of the Communication Opportunity Group • For further information contact Richard Clark or Maria Graal, Scheme (COGS) video project, which received financial support from the University’s Fund for New Teaching 0116 252 5090, email: [email protected] Initiatives.

RECENT PROJECTS SUCCESSFUL IN GAINING AWARDS FROM THE NEW TEACHING INITIATIVES FUND: Project title: Web-site development for MSc Policing Project title: Mastering written communication skills and Social Conflict in Chemistry Project leader: Dr Mike Rowe Project leader: Dr Mike Sutcliffe Department: Scarman Centre Department: Chemistry The aim of this project is to develop a web-site for The project will extend the existing written communication students on the campus-based MSc Policing and Social skills sessions which form part of a compulsory Conflict. It is anticipated that 15-20 communication skills module in the first students will be enrolled for this new year chemistry programme. The aim of course that will benefit from a fully- the new sessions will be to provide integrated web-site. On-line materials training and skills progression will include lecture notes and overheads, throughout the three/four year degree reading lists and links to external programme. The additional elements will resources. A discussion group will also include: a student writing project and form part of the web-site and will peer evaluation session in year one to constitute an important part of the focus on the writing of abstracts; a course delivery. Students will benefit session on report writing in the second from having one central repository of year; a three-hour workshop on writing a course information and materials that thesis for an undergraduate research they can access remotely. It is hoped project in the third and/or fourth year. that the on-line discussion group will The sessions will be devised and delivered enable students to critically reflect upon in collaboration by the Department of their own knowledge and assumptions Chemistry and the Student Learning and to engage in detailed discussion of Centre. the topics under consideration. Use of Amount granted: £500 the discussion group will be structured Co-edited by Maria Graal of the with students posting written reports Teaching and Learning Unit, for the group to discuss. Partnerships Across the Curriculum is reviewed in the Books section of this Amount granted: £280 Bulletin (see page 27). 31 Bulletin People University of Leicester October 2000

APPOINTMENT that induced by X-rays, focuses on the that needs repair. Professor E. J. Louis, B.S., Ph.D., subtelomeric or Professor of Genetics, Faculty of In genome projects, the telomere associated Biological Sciences, from 1 July telomeres are difficult to region. The region 2000. deal with, due to their is highly dynamic, repetitive nature and the with changes Edward Louis joins the Faculty of structure of the end of the occurring much Biological Sciences after nine years at DNA molecule. Professor more rapidly than the University of Oxford, first as a Louis developed the rest of the Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow techniques for the genome. In some at the Institute of Molecular Medicine specialised cloning and organisms such as and then as a Lecturer and Tutorial sequencing of all of the 32 the parasites Fellow in the Department of telomeres for the yeast causing malaria and Biochemistry and Corpus Christi genome project, and these are being sleeping sickness, the region is used to College. A graduate of the University applied to other genome projects that generate new diversity to escape our of California at Berkeley, he was an are underway. immune systems during infection. It is American Cancer Society Postdoctoral the dynamic exchange of repeated Research Fellow at Brandeis University, The telomeres have a specialised genes in the subtelomeric regions that USA, prior to moving to Oxford. mechanism for replication, using an allows this adaptation to avoid our enzyme called telomerase. Telomeres His research centres on genome immune systems. These exchanges are thought to be involved in ageing structure, evolution and stability. In among telomeres are seen in most and cancer. Many cells have a limited particular the ends of chromosomes, organisms from yeast to humans. This lifespan, that correlates with loss of telomeres, in baker’s yeast, are dynamic region appears sequestered telomere sequence due to the lack of studied. The lessons from yeast are from the rest of the genome which is telomerase. In immortalised cells such generally applicable to all eukaryotic quite stable over long (evolutionary) as tumours, the telomeres are organisms including humans. periods of time. This division into a maintained usually by turning on the Telomeres are specialised structures dynamic, plastic domain and a stable specialised replication system but also that protect the ends of the domain is being correlated with the by alternative mechanisms that have chromosomes from degradation and physical location and architecture of yet to be characterised fully. The study rearrangements as usually an end of a proteins and DNA sequences in the of the genetic requirements for this double stranded DNA molecule is nucleus using the latest microscopy alternative mechanism is underway. subject to rapid processing by the cell techniques. as it is recognised as damage, such as Much of Professor Louis’ research

LAW SOCIETY COUNTY HIGH SHERIFF ASSOCIATED APPOINTS CHIEF WITH UNIVERSITY EXECUTIVE A FORMER student of the University who has JANET Paraskeva, a close family associations with the University has member of the Council been appointed High Sheriff of Leicestershire. of the University of Leicester and a Anthony Wessel’s great-uncles were Percy Gee Leicestershire JP, has and Dr Astley Clarke, both founding members of been appointed the first the University. Anthony was a student at Chief Executive of the Vaughan College from 1991-4 when he acquired Law Society. the Certificate and Advanced Certificate in Counselling. His wife, Caroline, is also a She helped set up, and graduate of the University. is currently England Director of the National He is the sixth member of his family to be High Lottery Charities Board, Sheriff of the county. The office of High Sheriff based in Leicester. She is is at least 1000 years old, having its roots in also a Trustee of Saxon Times before the Norman Conquest. It is Common Purpose, an the oldest continuous secular office under the independent educational Crown. charitable trust. The High Sheriff is the Sovereign’s HISTORIC OFFICE: High Sheriff of representative in the County for all matters Leicestershire Anthony Wessel, in court relating to the judiciary and the maintenance of dress, with his ceremonial sword which law and order. belonged to his paternal grandfather.

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OBITUARIES then for the first Chair of History at As a teacher he was beyond criticism, Leicester. His referees wrote of his sparing time for his pupils and junior The University has learnt, with being ‘a good mixer’ and of his colleagues alike, and in turn receiving regret, of the death of the ‘business-like and methodical habit from them an overwhelming devotion following: of mind’. He was appointed at the which lasted long after his retirement EMERITUS PROFESSOR JACK age of 31 – an age when nowadays at what was then the early age of 60. SIMMONS, O.B.E. many are still hoping for their first He introduced into the Department of With the death of Jack Simmons on permanent appointment as a History elements which later September 3 the Lecturer. His Inaugural developed into the Departments of University has lost Lecture, Local, National English Local History and one of its great and Imperial History, Archaeology. figures. Appointed foreshadowed many He was also prominent in local affairs as Professor of things, both for the – both as President (and for many History in the institution and for the years Editor) of the Leicestershire University College man. Archaeological Society and Chairman in Leicester in 1947 From the beginning he of the Leicester Local Broadcasting he was one of the threw himself into the Council as well as a member of the band of ten many aspects of this new local authority Library and Museums Professors (of institution which forced Committee. In addition he was whom only Leslie themselves upon him. In prominent in the foundation of the Sykes is still with effect the entire structure Railway Museum in York and the us) who created the of an academic governing Museum of Photography and FOUNDING PROFESSOR: foundations of the body, together with a Television in Bradford. University College Jack Simmons. strong body of lay His retirement in 1975 was marked by of Leicester, later to be given its support from the local community, an outburst of further creativity, and charter in 1957 as the independent had to be established from scratch, a bibliography of his writings would University of Leicester. and Jack Simmons was to find extend to nearly thirty pages. When It is difficult to imagine today the himself on virtually every committee last year he was awarded an OBE his conditions under which an enormous and sub-committee superintending inherent modesty led him to express range of decisions had to be taken in that work. During the course of his not merely a delight in having those early years, or the extent to career in the University he served in received it but a surprise that what he which these early personalities laid virtually every office, serving as Pro- had done should have merited it. the foundations on which their Vice-Chancellor from 1960 to 1963 Many of his friends had been successors have so triumphantly and for a time in 1962 as acting preparing a Festschrift in his honour built. A great deal of this work was Vice-Chancellor during the and this has reached an advanced the responsibility of Jack Simmons, interregnum between the departure stage of preparation. During his last and his masterly account of the of one Vice-Chancellor and the week its editor had spent much time University’s early days (New appearance of the already- by his bedside telling him of its University, Leicester University Press, appointed successor. Even more contents and reading portions to him. 1959) modestly conceals the part memorable was his period of office It is expected that this volume, now a which he played in that process. as an accomplished Public Orator. memorial volume, will be published Jack Simmons was born in 1915. His In all this he maintained his shortly. He had expressed a desire for father was killed on the Somme in reputation as a writer, a teacher, and an informal funeral service, but the the first World War, so he was a member of the local Leicester Department of History and the brought up by his devoted mother. community. He had been elected a University will, later this term, take an In later years, when she came to live Fellow of the Royal Society of early opportunity of a broader with him in Leicester, he repaid that Literature, and he was rightly proud celebration of his life and devotion many times over. He was of his literary skills. His published achievements. educated at Westminster School and work embraced a wide range of Emeritus Professor Aubrey Newman at Christ Church Oxford, but, as a interests – a biography of Southey, a result of a spinal injury which range of studies in Imperial history, • This obituary also appears on Leicester’s troubled him for much of his life, as a topographer and local historian, web pages: www.le.ac.uk/ua/rg/dnotices/ was unfit for military service. but above all in transport history, more especially railway history, a DEATH NOTICES He undertook historical research and Information about the death of a field which he made very much his writing under the initial patronage member of the University’s staff or a own. His very constructive defence of A L Rowse and Reginald student (past or present) should be given of Victorian architecture, particularly to Vivienne Paul, the Registrar’s Coupland. They backed him strongly his book on St Pancras railway Secretary, who will ensure that the – originally for the Beit Lectureship station, did much to preserve it both details are disseminated throughout the in Imperial History in Oxford and University via CWIS. Her telephone locally and nationally. number is 0116 252 2411. 33 Bulletin People University of Leicester October 2000

SIR LESLIE MARTIN Library, for which an RIBA Medal was awarded to Castle, Professor Sir Leslie Martin, RA, has died at the age of 91. Park and their partners in 1974. Sir Leslie was the University’s Consultant and Planning In 1963, with expansion continuing, Sir Leslie was faced Architect from 1956-64. with a request By the mid 1950s, Leicester, then a University College was from the University moving towards full University status at a time when the for a substantial first of several significant expansions in higher education increase in the size was taking place. The College had acquired land to the of the north east of Mayor’s Walk and had decided wisely that accommodation for this area must be developed to a comprehensive master the School of plan rather than piecemeal. Biology which In 1956, after a period of distinguished service with the London County Council during which he had inter alia been responsible for the design of the Royal Festival Hall, Martin had just been appointed Professor of Architecture at the FIRMLY-ESTABLISHED University of Cambridge. Martin’s ACHIEVEMENTS: Architect Sir Leslie Martin, in 1965, receiving planning skills were by now widely the honorary degree of Doctor recognised – he was to be knighted in of Laws from The Rt Hon The 1957 – and his appointment at Lord Adrian (Chancellor of the Leicester as Consultant and Planning University, 1957-71). Architect for the University’s sites was most timely and well-suited for would have exceeded his dealing with the problems of a major SITE LINES: As co-architect, Sir Leslie Martin was responsible view of the acceptable building programme. for the Rattray Lecture Theatre. capacity of his part of the Sir Leslie’s first development plan for site. After some initial the new site was approved in 1957. Increases in projected compromise it became clear that an appropriate solution student numbers inevitably led to several revisions in would not be possible within the design limits of his site subsequent years, but the basic format of the Science Site layout and he withdrew quietly from his Planning Architect Layout remained largely unaltered. The major change was role. He did, however, continue to offer advice on the provision for the additional capacity for Arts and the Social appointment of architects for several more years, including Sciences and this he achieved by planning for a tower those appointed for Clare Hall, (Peter Moro), Gilbert Murray development on part of the original site area next to the Hall (Leonard Manasseh) and the Attenborough Building Fielding Johnson Building. (Phillip Dowson of Arup Associates). Martin’s private practice (by this time he was in partnership During the period leading up to his retirement from with Colin St John Wilson, later to become the architect for Cambridge and for some years thereafter, Sir Leslie’s the British Library) undertook two of the first three major reputation as a master planner and architect resulted in projects on the Science site (the Physics and Bennett many commissions both at home and overseas. Although Buildings) together with the Rattray Lecture Theatre. Away not all his major schemes were implemented – most from the main site he worked closely with Trevor Dannat to notably his scheme for the British Museum Library and secure approval for College Hall, on a site in Knighton, and plans for Whitehall and Parliament Square – his for Vaughan College, the siting of which was a matter of contribution to major planning is acknowledged as more local controversy owing to its proximity to the Roman outstanding. The quality of his building design is also an remains at Jewry Wall in the city centre. important feature, invariably displaying his great ability to handle problems of space, space relationships and natural Unlike many of his architect contemporaries, Sir Leslie lighting in an ordered way. would not accept commissions which would lead to a workload beyond the capacity of his personal involvement. In recognition of his work for the University and his already As a result of a demand for his services he had firmly-established achievements as both an architect and recommended the University to appoint Stirling and Gowan planner, the University awarded Sir Leslie the honorary for the Engineering Building in 1959, and by 1962 he had degree of Doctor of Laws in 1965. decided to relinquish the completion of the design work for Richard Float the Bennett building, and its construction to two young DR G PATRICK architects, Castle and Park. The first of these two commissions produced a much acclaimed building which The University has learnt, with regret, of the recent death nevertheless had its problems from the users’ viewpoint; of Dr Graham Patrick. Dr Patrick was a Senior Scientist with the second recommendation led to a number of the Medical Research Council based in the Hodgkin subsequent commissions by the University including the Building. 34 Bulletin University of Leicester People October 2000

MS T PRENTICE illness, and she supported her mother Rosemary in It was with great sadness that we recovering from her illness. With real generosity of spirit, heard of the sudden and tragic death she then travelled half way across the world to be with a of Tina Prentice on Saturday, May 6, friend who was terminally ill. I was fortunate to speak to after a short illness. her shortly before she died, and even then, she didn’t dwell on her own situation but was more interested in what I Tina was not only a graduate of the was doing and whether I had any gossip from the Scarman University of Leicester, but was also a Centre! University colleague and good friend. The tragedy of Tina’s life was that it was over too soon – She was born in Rhodesia in 1968. In Tina Prentice. 1978 she moved with her parents and she will be terribly missed but always remembered by all sister to Bournemouth. In 1986 she joined the Politics those who met her. Department as an undergraduate and went on to achieve Adrian Beck an excellent degree. She remained with the Department for Adrian Beck gratefully acknowledges the help of Tina’s a further year, securing a European Social Fund Scholarship. family and Yvonne Ford with the writing of this obituary. After completing her studies, she did some part-time work within the Politics Department before joining the Centre for In the event of the death of a member of staff, student, or the Study of Public Order to help administer the newly- graduate, Departments are invited to submit an obituary to developing distance learning courses. After playing an Barbara Whiteman, Deputy Editor ([email protected]), who will invaluable role in developing this new programme, she be happy to discuss the nature and length of an obituary then went to work for a consultancy company in Leicester, notice for inclusion in the Bulletin. before deciding to travel back to Africa to visit friends and It is University policy to send selected obituaries to national family. On her return to England, she spent some time papers for their consideration. The Press Office requires the working in London before moving back to Bournemouth, Department’s consent to this action in writing/email. Please and then subsequently worked as an English language note that it is essential that the Department has previously teacher. consulted the family. The nationals may ask for an obituary Tina was one of life’s great givers and she was always there to be re-written according to their house-style. It is for friends and family when they needed help or support. therefore necessary to supply the name and number of a She was there with her beloved brother Michael in his last departmental contact.

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ALMANAC ON LINE LINK TO LEICESTER ACT, CHARTER AND STATUTES The University Almanac 2000-2001 is now on line – at URL The University of Leicester Act and the current versions of the Charter http://www.le.ac.uk/press/calendar/ and Statutes can be found on the University’s web site at almanac.html www.le.ac.uk/press/calendar.

MARKS OF CHRISTMAS APPEAL IDENTITY Staff in the University Administration One of two Saturday will again be given the opportunity to Schools on November make donations to charity instead of 4 detailed in the sending Christmas cards to other Vaughan College colleagues. This year the beneficiary will Prospectus 2000-2001 be Age Concern, Leicestershire and Rutland. explores the ways in The names of those donating will appear in the which both native Bulletin, and those administrative staff wishing their inhabitants and non-Britons expressed their identity in Roman names to appear before Christmas should send their Britain. All the speakers come from the School of Archaeological donations to Vivienne Paul in the Registrar’s Office Studies. The day will offer much food for thought on what by Friday, November 10. Cheques should be made people understood about their place in the Roman empire and payable to the University of Leicester. the personal statements they made to assert that understanding. Departments which wish to run similar schemes • For further details and to obtain the new Prospectus ring should contact Vivienne Paul on 2522411 as soon 0116 251 7368. as possible.

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WINTER OPENING AT THE BOTANIC GARDEN Would you like to sing in a church choir? From October 1 – March 31, the Botanic Garden will be St Nicholas Church in the heart of the city is Leicester’s open as usual Monday – Friday (except public holidays oldest building, dating back to Saxon times. For many years and University closures), 10am - 4pm, but will be closed it has had close links with students of both universities. The at weekends. Please use the entrance in Glebe Road. church has a fine choral tradition, and its choir is often Anyone wishing to visit outside these times may do so asked to sing Evensong in Leicester Cathedral and has also by joining the Friends of the Garden. Current sung at Southwell Minster, Peterborough and Lichfield subscription rates are £8 single, £12 family; senior Cathedrals. There is one choral service per week. At present citizens £7.50, £11 family. Please contact Richard Gornall the choir has vacancies in all parts. (Biology, [email protected]) for a membership form. The • For more details ring the organist, Ian Imlay, on 0116 271 society is extremely active and, apart from access to the 6561, or come along to a choir practice on a Friday garden ‘out of hours’, membership privileges include evening (8.00pm in the University’s Gatehouse monthly meetings, newsletters and the chance to meet Chaplaincy). The organ at St Nicholas is available to other people interested in gardening. students who wish to keep up their practice. Richard Gornall

CLOWN AROUND AT STANHOPE NURSERY’S CIRCUS FUN DAY Stanhope House Day Nursery invite past and present families – along with friends of the Nursery – to a Circus Fun Day on Sunday, October 15, 10.00 am – 4.00 pm, to celebrate the Nursery’s 25th anniversary. Among the many activities on the day will be a circus workshop, face painting and balloon modelling. • Family ticket £5. For more details ring Philippa or Debbie on 0116 255 4277. Small Ads

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A MORE COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF EVENTS IS AVAILABLE ON CWIS INAUGURAL LECTURES Saturday October 14 Room, 10th floor, Charles Wilson (All open to the public and free) Evening Concert: Serenade for Phyllis. Building. Admission £2 (students Lectures in Lecture Theatre 1, The Ken A concert given by the Tudor Choir free). and members of the Rutland Sinfonia. Edwards Building, commencing at Wednesday October 25 Fraser Noble Building at 7.30pm. 5.30pm. Evening Concert: Chris Conway Band. Tickets £7 (concessions £5) including Tuesday October 24 Gilbert Murray Hall at 8pm. Tickets £7 wine. For further information contact Conversations, Chances and Choices: (concessions £5; students/under 18s 0116 252 2781. The Liberal Law Degree in the 21st £2.50). For further information Century. Professor Tony Bradney, Tuesday October 17 contact 0116 252 2781. Lunchtime Soundbite: Tea for Three! Department of Law. Thursday October 26 Marguerite Beatson (piano), David Tuesday October 31 Lunchtime Soundbite: Opus 2 play Calow (flute) and Robert Calow Can We Live Longer, Healthier Lives? piano duets by Debussy, Schubert and (clarinet) play an assortment of trios, Professor Carol Jagger, Department of others. 12.45 – 1.45 pm. Richard solos and many classical favourites. Epidemiology and Public Health. Attenborough Centre. 12.45 – 1.45 pm. Richard Tuesday November 7 Attenborough Centre. Thursday October 26 Measurement. Professor Terry Brugha, Evening Concert: Mother Knows Best. Wednesday October 18 Department of Psychiatry. An evening of songs and duets about Charles Moore Collection of Musical mothers and daughters by the Trio Instruments: Do you have a musical THE FRANK MAY PRIZE LECTURE HearSay. 7.30 pm. Richard instrument that you would like the Wednesday October 25 Attenborough Centre. Tickets: curator, Dr Stephen Weston, to Emerging from Obscurity: £7.50/£6/£4.50. For further identify? Bring it along between 11am Campylobacter enters the genome age. information contact 0116 252 2455. Dr Julian Ketley, Department of Genetics. and 2.30pm. Attenborough Building – 5.30pm, Lecture Theatre 1, Maurice Room 1806, 18th floor. Tuesday October 31 Lunchtime Soundbite: Roger Wilson Shock Medical Sciences Building. Wednesday October 18 plays the guitar and fiddle, reels and Reception in the Foyer after the Lecture. Lunchtime Concert: Nicholas Shipman modern music, and sings songs in the Open to the public and free. (clarinet), Stefan Hofkes (piano). Olde English tradition. 12.45 pm. 12.45pm. Music Room, 10th floor, Richard Attenborough Centre. OCTOBER Charles Wilson Building. Admission £2 Wednesday October 11 (students free). NOVEMBER Evening Concert: Lindsay Series. The Wednesday November 1 Thursday October 19 Lindsays return for their twelfth series of Lunchtime Concert: The Piano Plus Lunchtime Soundbite: The Elderberries six concerts. Fraser Noble Hall at Ensemble. Supported by funds from Contemporary folk/blues. 12.45 – 1.45 7.30pm. For further information contact HSBC. 12.45pm. Music Room, 10th pm. Richard Attenborough Centre. 0116 252 2781. floor, Charles Wilson Building. Thursday October 12 Tuesday October 24 Admission £2 (students free). Lunchtime Soundbite: Yvonne Bloor Lunchtime Soundbite: Music from Latin Thursday November 2 plays romantic Spanish guitar music. America and Hungary. 12.45 – 1.45 pm. Lunchtime Soundbite: Alex Sutton and 12.45 – 1.45 pm. Richard Richard Attenborough Centre. All John Crank bring to the melting pot Attenborough Centre. performances are free. Sandwiches, soup songs with folk, blues, funk and jazz and refreshments on sale from 12.15 Wednesday October 25 elements. 12.45 – 1.45 pm. Richard pm. For further information contact Lunchtime Concert: Alexander Attenborough Centre. 0116 252 2455. Tselyakov (piano). 12.45pm. Music SALAD DAYS

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house name in WHAT’S IN A NAME? England. ‘OWL’S found a name for it,’ said Christopher Robin, ‘so Most popular of all now all he wants is the house.’ Absurd as it may sound, is Rose Cottage this is often the case. Did you choose a personal name for (115,000 in the UK your house – Chez Nous or Mon Repos? Does it relate to alone). My a place or experience in your past, a favourite honeymoon favourites include spot or holiday location – a Clovelly or Glencoe, Corfu or Mission Marbella (though probably Accomplished (for not Rhyl or Benidorm)? a converted mission hall) and Maybe a favourite book was Chanel (No 5 – get the inspiration – like it?). The search for Ivanhoe or Jalna – but what originality involves sort of person chooses wordplay (Twice Bleak House? Did your Twenty, Gorldly name come with the Woods), property, inherited from a ‘QUEEN OF BRITAIN’S HOUSE NAMES’ IS backspellings previous owner, like The Old A LEICESTER GRADUATE: Joyce Eccles. (Emoh Ruo) and Forge, and Glebe Cottage, anagrams (Telvesno). It is fashionable to be derogatory – or is it related to the to display, on an expensive ornate plate outside your house’s features or location, immaculate mansion, names like Bedlam, The Shambles, such as The Gables, or and Bog End. Belmont? Perhaps it’s related to nature – like As Joyce says, ‘House names are fun and instructive. They Daffodil Cottage and Pear reveal history, reflect taste and Tree House. Or is it betray origins. They can mean humorous – Ersanmine, different things to different Bedsyde Manor (for a doctor), and Costa Fortune? owners. One person’s family Does your neighbour’s house have a matching name history may be another’s joke – Candleford to your Larkrise, or Hysteria alongside about a mortgage’. Bristol Wysteria? Mansions is more likely to refer to property owned by the Earl of ‘The neglect of these vivid and encapsulated Bristol than the city. What hidden autobiographies is strange’, says Joyce Miles, whose secrets and slices of social history new book, Owl’s Hoot: How People Name Their lie behind the house names in Houses, explores these and many more examples. your street? Joyce was awarded a PhD at the University of Leicester in 1990 for a study of suburbia and its So what revelations can we expect houses and street names. An experienced next – the names of stately broadcaster, she was featured in Woman magazine homes? This would produce a as the ‘Queen of Britain’s House Names’. similar cross-section: location (Belvoir Castle), family name (Castle Howard), military prowess (Blenheim), and former You are more likely to have a house with a name in rural ownership (Buckingham Palace). Or a study of hotels and or coastal districts, especially in the South West, than if guesthouses, perhaps? From Blackpool to Brighton, from you live on a modern estate or in a large industrial city. Windermere to Windsor there are guesthouses and B&Bs Bungalows built in the 1930s produced a rich crop, aplenty, all trying to woo the customer with more or less especially those with the suffix -ville for villa. Victorian fanciful names, like Seaview. As that old curmudgeon and Edwardian builders gave their properties respectable Eeyore would remark, ‘Very nice...if you can see the names like Venice Villas, sea....which I doubt.’ Claremont or Avondale engraved on a stone plaque, or Oh, by the way, Owl chose The Wolery (he never could featured in gold leaf and spell), and Eeyore found him a house, which was actually stained glass to attract Piglet’s. purchasers. Older dwellings David Johnson simply had names to identify them in an age without street • Owl’s Hoot: How People Name Their Houses, written numbers and postcodes. It goes by Joyce Miles and illustrated by David Eccles, is back as far as the Babylonians published by John Murray and costs £9.99. It is and Romans; the Villa Faustini available from the University Bookshop may be the earliest recorded (ISBN 0 7195 6220 1). 38 7 8

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Lunch for two in the Carvery, donated by the University 26 27 28 29 of Leicester Catering Services - Ben Goult, Biological NMR; 30 31 32 £15 book token, donated by the University of Leicester Bookshop - Simon Byrne, Pre-Clinical Sciences; bottle of 33 wine, courtesy of the Bulletin - Gill Willingale, Students’ Union Bookshop; £5 book token, courtesy of the Bulletin 34 35 36 37 - J C Ault, Mathematics and Computer Science. 38

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PRIZE CROSSWORD 46 SOLUTION Across: 1 Racing tipster. 8 Chord. 9 Partial. 10 Andiron. 13 Swede. 14 Peso. 16 Dor. 17 Level. 18 Arc. 19 Oner. 20 Askew. 22 Regatta. 24 Neurone. 26 Alert. 27 Reign of Terror. Down: 1 Richard Wagner. 2 Chowder. 3 Nadir. 4 Tup. 5 Parasol. 6 Trice. 7 Rollercoaster. 11 Open. 12 Never. 15 Sere. 17 Lowborn. 18 Antlear. 21 Kauri. 23 Grape. 25 Elf.

CLUES ACROSS CLUES DOWN 3. John’s a breath of fresh air (4) 1. Sometimes Merlin was an entrancer (6) 6. Delegate deposited in the river (6) 2. As article leaving the water (3) 9. Indeed contributes to melody, especially (3) 3. Peak to exist to the north (3) 11. John makes his mark (7) 4. Reported alternative introduction to row (3) 13. Man is the same in combinations (4) 5. William said to be a high-flier (4) 15. Beetle puts an end to this composer (3) 7. In close-up, to see the other side (3) 17. Composed of pulp, Dad (5) 8. Michael’s way to recommend a share, say (7) 19. Sound pick-up reportedly on clothing (bug) (7) 10. Wrinkle: take confession at length (7) 22. Belonging to us: forty-five minutes! (3) 12. Show briefly what would be a dish in the street (4) 23. Some clever settler in Bulgaria (3) 14. Turn around the attendance, within a year (6) 24. Vessel’s Duty (3) 16. For Maine, to break something round to permit 25. Student festival composition (3) making this dish (6) 26. It has a responsibility in the teaching field (3) 18. Henry said to wash cleaner (7) 28. Void included in corrupt text (7) 20. Are to vote, possibly, as bulimics did (7) 30. Edwards’s drunk larger (5) 21. Arnold gives vocal support (3) 31. The electric one has a slippery character (3) 27. Indian composition turning up, as E406 (4) 33. Pronouncedly dirty duck, for example (4) 29. Rode in, flustered, and pressed one’s suit (6) 34. Benjamin’s Country Sound (7) 32. Fine linen often accompanies beds! (4) 37. Bass heard in the field (3) 33. G-man scoffed (3) 38. One studying failure of the red era (6) 34. Keep out lawyers! (3) 39. Thomas was near to collapse (4) 35. Anger? That’s about right (3) 36. Browning’s ratio (3) 39 Photostop

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A DRAMATIC interpretation of the allegory, NAME: Sarah Fell Bad Government, by Ambrogio Lorenzetti OCCUPATION: Assistant Residential Services provides a suitably theatrical picture for Manager Medieval Drama – An Anthology, edited by Professor Walker from the Department of IT would appear that a head for figures is a English. necessary attribute for Sarah Fell’s job. Making sure that about 2,000 students in the University’s “There is a popular prejudice that no good halls of residence are supplied with a wide choice plays were written in England before of food seven days a week is Sarah’s main Shakespeare began to write”, suggests Greg challenge during term time. But her duties also Walker, Professor of Early-Modern Literature include assisting the Residential Services Manager and Culture. This first complete anthology in the day-to-day running of residences, both contains plays that were all produced and catered and self-catering, where the total number performed before the building of of students rises to a figure of around 4,000! Shakespeare’s Globe theatre. In addition, working with the University’s Conference Office from Stamford After Shakespeare – the Marathon, that is – House she organises the domestic arrangements for one-day meetings and members of Leicester University Theatre residential conferences and helps with the smooth running of the events. prepare again to take to the stage. Echoing the demonic tones of the book’s cover, their “The numbers here range from bed-and-breakfast bookings for small groups to autumn/winter collection of plays includes large conferences of over 500 residents staying several days”, says Sarah. “I like From Hell, a student-authored play about Jack the variety – students during term time, conference delegates in the vacations – the Ripper, and Shakespeare’s Macbeth. and we are always proud to show people round the University’s turn-of-the- century houses and the beautiful gardens”. • Medieval Drama – An Anthology is reviewed in the Books section of this She values the support of her colleagues in the Residential and Catering Services Bulletin. department. “It has made my job easier (I’ve been working here over ten years), and, in return, we regularly receive praise from delegates”. • Tickets for Macbeth (performances November 1-4) are available 12.30 – 14.30 Variety is also reflected in Sarah’s leisure activities – playing squash, gardening, from Front of House, Queen’s Hall foyer, membership of her daughter’s school’s Parent Teacher Association, involvement the University Bookshop, or on the door. with her local church, theatre trips and entertaining at home.

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