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ISSUE 19 leedsbeckett.ac.uk/alumni Leeds Beckett University alumni magazine Winter 2015 FOOTBALL SPOTLIGHT IT’S TOUGH AT THE TOP LEEDS BIG SCREEN EXCITING NEW PARTNERSHIP KANYA KING MBE BRINGS THE MOBO AWARDS TO LEEDS WIN! TICKETS TO WATCH TREBLE WINNERS THE LEEDS RHINOS Contents 8 12 FEATURES 8 Working towards a brighter future Research from our new Professor of Dementia Studies will benefit the lives of people living with dementia, their families and those who provide care. 10 It’s getting tough at the top New study sheds light on leading football teams. From our 12 Putting the spotlight on folk metal music 18 New research investigates whether music genre normalises masculinity. Chancellor 18 Anything is possible s we come to the close of the year, it is MOBO founder and honorary graduate, Kanya King MBE, celebrates 20 years of the only natural to reflect on our highlights, iconic music event she founded in her bedroom. A successes and achievements. Equally, we start to think about new beginnings as the new year begins to approach us at pace. What a year it has been for our University. ON THE COVER Nothing makes me more proud as Chancellor REGULARS 10 of Leeds Beckett than seeing our graduands 4 University news become graduates as they cross the stage, and MOBO I enjoyed this year’s ceremonies immensely. 13 Memory lane During the ceremonies, I had the founder, opportunity to meet with the five graduating 14 What’s on students who, in their first year, were the 16 Alumni news first recipients of a Sir Bob Murray CBE Kanya Scholarship. I was really impressed with how 17 My room, your office they had grown as people throughout their 21 How we became... King University journey and I wish them every success for their future. 22 Make a donation, make a difference MBE 22 24 Sports news Credit: Nick Redman “Nothing makes me more proud as 26 Where are you now? Chancellor of Leeds Beckett than seeing our graduands become CONGRATULATIONS! graduates as they cross the stage, and I enjoyed this year’s Thank you to everyone who entered our competition in the last issue of ceremonies immensely. ” Momentum to describe our University in three words. We’re delighted to announce Jack Gilbert (BSc (Hons) Computing, 2014) We also celebrated the achievements of was chosen at random to win the prize of an iPad mini. His three words many of our staff this year. More and more were: Fresh, Open and Family. staff are committing their time to achieving Higher Education Academy (HEA) Fellowships and another of our academic colleagues was named as a HEA National Teaching Fellow this Momentum The views expressed within this publication year, which you can read more about on page 7 Leeds Beckett University alumni magazine are those of individual contributors and do not necessarily reflect those of our University. in this issue of Momentum. Issue 19 HAVE YOUR SAY AND WIN TICKETS TO WATCH THE LEEDS RHINOS We also celebrated the Achieving Excellence Correspondence is welcome and should be Awards recently. These annual awards Momentum is published for the alumni and friends of Leeds Beckett University, Leeds addressed to: Alumni Team, Leeds Beckett We strive to fill Momentum with interesting and relevant stories for you to enjoy. demonstrate our colleagues’ commitment University, Brontë G05, Leeds LS6 3QS to excellence right across our institution and Metropolitan University, Leeds Polytechnic, Your input is really important to us, so we would love to know what you would like it was a privilege to be a part of this year’s James Graham College, City of Leeds +44 (0)113 812 3147 College of Education, Carnegie Physical to read about in future issues. celebrations. It really is the people – our staff, [email protected] students and you, our alumni community – who Training College, City of Leeds Training leedsbeckett.ac.uk/alumni To be in with a chance of winning one of 10 pairs of tickets to watch treble winners make our University so special. College, Yorkshire College of Education & Home Economics, Yorkshire Training School the Leeds Rhinos in action, let us know your thoughts on Momentum and our alumni I wish you all the very best for 2016. of Cookery, Leeds College of Commerce, Leeds Beckett Alumni community by completing our online survey by Sunday 31 January 2016. Sir Bob Murray CBE Leeds College of Art (pre-1970), Leeds @BeckettAlumni Chancellor College of Technology (pre-1970) and Tell us now via: leedsbeckett.ac.uk/alumni/survey Terms and conditions apply. Visit: leedsbeckett.ac.uk/alumni Leeds Beckett University Yorkshire Training College of Housecraft. Leeds Beckett Alumni 2 MOMENTUM / 19 MOMENTUM / 19 3 In 2013, our University was proud to be In preparation for our reaccreditation, Reviewing our awarded the Customer Service Excellence we have established a CSE Champions excellent customer service (CSE) standard, becoming the third and network, with representatives from largest university in the UK to achieve across our University working together to this government accolade. It is an continuously seek to improve our customer UNIVERSITY NEWS service and ensure the experience our acknowledgement of the commitment of For the latest news from our University, visit: leedsbeckett.ac.uk/news our University to delivering high-quality customers have with our University is the services and interactions with our students, best it can be. staff, alumni and other customers and our “Embedding a customer-focused culture of continuous improvement. culture begins with ensuring we have the “What stands out straight away is that so want to shape our future, how we make Having completed the three-year right staff who are dedicated to offering Shaping our future the best customer experience possible,” many colleagues have taken our University sure we enthuse and engage our students ® cycle since our initial accreditation, it is Our University is delighted to welcome to their hearts and are passionate about and stakeholders, and how we make our ambition to once again seek the CSE explains Kathryn Hassell, Customer Professor Peter Slee as Vice Chancellor. what we stand for and what they do,” Peter Leeds Beckett a great place to work, to standard in 2016. Services Manager, Services for Students. explains. “I am seeking to engage our build a career, and to be fulfilled.” Our approach to customer service “It is also about listening to our customers ormer Deputy Vice Chancellor of the University in a conversation about how we A cricket fan who was once a ski contributes to our University’s distinctive and observing customer interactions to University of Huddersfield Professor instructor in Norway, Peter is passionate character and the standard provides external ensure we are delivering the best service FPeter Slee joined our University at about making higher education recognition of this. In June 2015, we hosted we can while acknowledging that no the beginning of September as our new accessible to all. Having previously our Inspiring Excellent Customer Service matter how well we think we are doing in Vice Chancellor. “I am proud to be joining worked as Head of Education Policy at the in Higher Education conference, which was relation to great customer service, we can As Vice Chancellor, he is responsible Confederation of British Industry (CBI), attended by higher education professionals always improve.” for the leadership and management of our a university which makes where he developed a keen interest in the from across the UK. Through our University, supported by the Corporate such a powerful and positive relationship between higher education presentations and workshops, we shared Management Team and a number of and economic and social prosperity, he our own customer service journey and Learn more executive groups. Cambridge-educated has ambitious plans for our University to contribution to the social, encouraged cross-sector debate that drew To find out more about our excellent Peter succeeded Professor Susan Price, who continue to engage and contribute to the upon expert insight from customer service customer service, visit: retired in August after five years in the role. success of the region. economic and cultural leaders and award winners from outside of leedsbeckett.ac.uk/cseinfo “It is an honour and a privilege to be wellbeing of the communities “When I went to university, only eight the higher education sector, based in the the new Vice Chancellor of Leeds Beckett per cent of the population were engaged. Yorkshire region. University,” says Peter, who is a Fellow it serves and, through its This year, 48 per cent of 18 to 21-year- of the Higher Education Academy and an olds now attend. In my view, that’s still award-winning teacher and trainer. commitment to world-class not enough; everyone deserves the “I am proud to be joining a university opportunity to be the best they can be by which makes such a powerful and positive learning, transforms the lives discovering and maximising their talents. contribution to the social, economic and of so many people.” “We are still in the early stages of the cultural wellbeing of the communities it biggest revolution in higher education serves and, through its commitment to since we were granted university status. world-class learning, transforms the lives of The secret of success in this new market- so many people.” based system is to ensure that our A historian who has previously held students and other stakeholders get the senior management posts at Northumbria, very best possible service from us. Durham and Aston universities, Peter “I believe that as a major supplier was responsible for driving forward major of talented, highly educated and improvements in student satisfaction, professionally trained graduates to the research and the league table position of regional economy, and as a potential the University of Huddersfield during his five source of professional expertise and years there.