alumni issue magazine 14 winter 2013 / 2014 05 The scholar adventurer Owen Lattimore’s journey from the Mongolian deserts to the corridors of Leeds 10 75 Years young Leeds University union celebrates 14 Seeing the light How Becs Andrews is exploring the relationship of art to science 22 Changing the world 10 ways Leeds is making a difference to people’s lives ALUMNI FROM THE EDITOR CONTRIBUTORS CONTENTS

RICHARD HANSON (Mechanical Engineering 1980) got distracted by the University darkroom as a student, resulting in a career reporting from around the world for charities 05 and working for national newspapers and magazine in REGULARS the UK. He lives with his family in Sheffield. He photographed Becs Andrews for Leeds Phil Steel (English 1997) magazine in November 2013. Head of Alumni Relations www.hansonphoto.co.uk ALUMNI NEWS 02 What links One Direction, international diplomacy, Happy New Year! JONATHAN SHARP the West End, Kenyan Literature..? 2013 was an exciting year for us at Leeds. In Jonathan Sharp (Chinese October, we welcomed the University’s 12th Studies 1967) was extremely DEPARTMENT ROUND-UP 12 Vice-Chancellor, Sir Alan Langlands, and you lucky to be hired by Reuters Stories from your department which sent him to 35 countries can hear Sir Alan’s thoughts as incumbent VC as a foreign correspondent in this issue. Building commenced on the first covering everything from wars THE LATEST FROM LEEDS 18 new library at Leeds since the 1970s. And at (Vietnam, Lebanon, Angola) to What’s happening on the Leeds campus the beginning of December we announced the Olympics (Los Angeles). A 10 our campaign to Make A World of Difference, special highlight was shaking VC'S VIEW 27 with your help harnessing the expertise and Nelson Mandela’s hand a week Sir Alan Langlands’ first impressions after his release in 1990. Sharp, resources at Leeds to tackle some of the world’s now semi-retired, lives in his biggest challenges 2014 is going to be even favourite city, Hong Kong. FORTHCOMING EVENTS 28 more special. From visionary academics in East What’s happening for Leeds alumni Asian studies to Cultural Fellows in the creative arts, Leeds has often been leading the way. We’re determined that will continue. We’ll Leeds is published twice a be talking to you a lot about how you can play year by the University of Leeds FEATURES a part in our Making A World of Difference Alumni & Development Team. It is received by more than Campaign in 2014, and we introduce it this 210,000 graduates, members issue by showing you some of the amazing work and friends of the University AHEAD OF HIS TIME 05 Leeds is already doing. Our alumni community across the world. Owen Lattimore and the birth of East Asian studies grew last year to 210,000 worldwide, and this year will grow even more. With your help we CELEBRATING 75 10 can make Leeds’ positive impact on the world Leeds University Union traces its history bigger than ever. RAY OF LIGHT 14 Best wishes for 2014. Becs Andrews explores art and science

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“The architecture is wonderful,” screenplays, plays, short stories and said Margaret. “You can go to some AMBASSADOR children’s books, all based on East places and think, ‘that’s not how Africa’s history and social conditions. I remember it—they’ve destroyed IN HANOI His wide-ranging works have been it’, but no! It’s all blended. I can Thailand’s Ambassador to Vietnam is translated into 11 languages. imagine people coming to have a look Anuson Chinvanno (Modern Chinese round and thinking yes, I’d like to Studies 1983). Anuson holds the role come here.” at an important time of economic opportunity, when trade between the countries has increased dramatically. Vietnam and Thailand have a target of 20 billion US dollars in two-way trade by 2015. He is promoting cooperation and investment between the countries to take advantage of the enormous market in Southeast Asia and to export their products globally.

KATY RUDD ENJOYING NATIONAL HER TIME AT REHEARSALS FOR THE THEATRE NATIONAL THEATRE

COURTESY: DIRECTOR KATY RUDD When The Curious Incident of the BEN WINSTON WITH Dog in the Night-Time dominated DIRECTING HIS WIFE MEREDITH AND SIMON COWELL the 2013 Olivier Awards, Katy KATY RUDD ENJOYING ONE DIRECTION ON THE RED CARPET Rudd (Theatre and Performance HER TIME AT FOR ONE DIRECTION’S REHEARSALS FOR THE 2009) celebrated with the National NATIONAL THEATRE Worldwide audiences of a certain age FILM Theatre creative team. Katy is filled cinemas to see One Direction: PHOTO: TOP CRIME Associate Director of the play, PHOTO: MAYORAL ALUMNI This Is Us, a film produced by Ben CALVIN AURAND which won seven Olivier Awards. REUTERS Winston (Broadcasting Studies 2004). FIGURES She then directed a one-off charity COUPLE Ben spent a year filming the global sequel called A Curious Night at the celebrities, their passionate fans and JOHN AND MARGARET With one Leeds graduate coming Theatre, featuring Jude Law, Matt PROMINENT KENYAN During their year in office, the their family, including Johannah DAVIDSON SURPRISED to the end of his five-year term as Smith and Dame Helen Mirren for AUTHOR MEJA Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of BY THE SCHOOL OF MWANGI Poulson (Midwifery 2002), mother HISTORY FOR THEIR LUU FUN director of public prosecutions, charity. She is now working on the Leeds, Tom Murray (Metallurgy of One Direction member Louis 50TH ANNIVERSARY another Leeds graduate stepped West-End revival of Mojo starring PHOTO: 1972, Cert Education 1973) and his Tomlinson. Ben also wrote and into the leading role at the Crown Ben Wishaw, Brendan Coyle and KIJO wife Edna Murray (Social Policy PHOTO: LAUNCHES directed the band’s MTV Video ADAM ROBINSON Prosecution Service. In November, Rupert Grint. Katy built her career and Administration 1986), hope Music Award winner, Best Song Ever. CAREER Alison Saunders (Law 1982) replaced whilst a student at Leeds, directing to improve the community life With his company Fulwell 73 Keir Starmer QC (LLB 1985, University productions. of children in Leeds through their Productions, Ben works extensively in HISTORIC MOMENT Rob Shield (Philosophy 2008) enjoyed LLD 2012) to become head of the project Leeds Offers Fun for the film and television, notably producing ROB SHIELD AND dancing with the LUU Swing Dance Government department responsible Young (LOFTY). “I want my year in the Smithy sketches for Comic WIFE TINA STRIKE More than half a century after Society so much that he’s turned it for prosecuting criminal cases in office to be all about having fun and A SWINGING POSE LEEDS LINK TO Relief and JLS: Eyes Wide Open. He OUTSIDE OF LEEDS John Davidson (History 1966) and into a business with Swing Dance England and Wales. creating fantastic opportunities in our directed and executive produced last UNIVERSITY UNION Margaret (née Knowles) (History Leeds. His company provides lessons While at CPS London, Alison KENYAN WRITERS city for young people,” says Tom. year’s highest rated documentary, 1966) met at a Freshers’ event, they and dance performances in a variety was heavily involved in high profile A winning Leeds United team PHOTO: Gary Barlow on her Majesty’s EDWIN WALLACE returned for a visit to the University. of energetic dance styles from the cases such as the retrial of Stephen Multi-award-winning author Meja attracted Tom to Leeds in 1968 and, Service, which captured the making The couple came across a surprise swing era. Rob, a professional dancer, Lawrence’s murder case and the Mwangi (Withdrawn English 1992) like many a Leeds graduate, he has throughout the Commonwealth of when, on the day of their 50th teacher and choreographer, specialises London disorder cases. In the has become one of Kenya’s most remained in the area. He taught the Queen’s Jubilee anthem, Sing. anniversary, the School of History in the Lindy Hop, Charleston, Balboa, 2013 New Year Honours, she was prolific writers. Meja was inspired science, then went into politics “I really enjoyed my time at Leeds,” welcomed them in true 60’s fashion Jazz and Blues. He and his company appointed Companion of the Order by the work of fellow Kenyan Leeds full-time and became Chair of says Ben. “It was a wonderful three with pineapple, cheese and wine. have performed on television series of the Bath (CB) “for services to Law alum Ngugi wa Thiong’o (Withdrawn Education with Cabinet responsibility years and a great head start in They took in campus developments including Peaky Blinders, Flog It! and and Order especially after the 2011 MA English 1967, DLitt 2004). for Education and Leisure at the industry.” since their student days. ZingZillas. London Riots.” Meja has written 19 novels as well as Leeds City Council.

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watched by millions on Channel DENNIS CHILD, 4’s documentary series Educating RECIPIENT OF THE 2013 LIFETIME Yorkshire. Jonny oversees Thornhill ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Community Academy, the West FROM THE BRITISH Yorkshire secondary school featured PSYCHOLOGICAL in the television series. SOCIETY As a first-time head, Jonny leads COURTESY: nearly 800 students and staff through DENNIS CHILD/ tough love, improved exam results and CAROLINE HOLDEN one-on-one support. “I love working NATION’S with children, and I love working with like-minded adults,” says Jonny. JONNY MITCHELL FAVOURITE HEAD COURTESY: CHANNEL 4 A career in education is not a typical route to celebrity, but headteacher Jonny Mitchell (PGCE Secondary Education 1999) found himself being IN BRIEF

Mary Yap Kain Ching (Masters in Sukoluhle Mafika (MA Human Education TESOL 1994) is Deputy Geography 2009) decided to form Education Minister in Sabah and is her own cab company after a a Member of Parliament for Tawau poor taxi experience in Botswana. Constituency in Malaysia. She runs Rosewell Chauffers in Gaborone. The Telegraph named Daisy Cooper (Law 2002) as a businesswoman Threadneedle Prize Joint Winner who is “One to Watch”. She worked Clare McCormack (International PRESTIGIOUS as a political campaigner for the Fine Art 2013) has been awarded Liberal Democrats before moving £15,000 for her artwork, Dead PSYCHOLOGY on to Voluntary Services Overseas. Labour/Dead Labourer. AWARD The 2013 Pearson Teaching Awards named Julie Allen (Masters in TO READ MORE NEWS ABOUT Emeritus Professor of Educational Education 2002) the Headteacher LEEDS ALUMNI, OR TO ADD Psychology at Leeds, Dennis Child of the Year in a Primary School in YOUR OWN, VISIT OBE (MEd with Distinction 1966), the North. WWW.ALUMNI.LEEDS.AC.UK was awarded the 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award from the British Dr Dominic Behan (Biochemistry Psychological Society. The award 1986) is Co-founder, Director, recognises people with an outstanding Executive Vice President and record of achievement and who have Chief Scientific Officer of Arena LATTIMORE made significant contributions to Pharmaceuticals. He is one of the advancement of psychological Pharma Voice magazine’s “100 THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE OF THE MAN I USED TO CALLED ‘PROF’ knowledge. “My nominee was a most inspiring people.” student from the past,” said Dennis. BY JONATHAN SHARP “It is always a pleasure to know that Director of Fundraising at Scope, students from one’s past appreciate Alan Gosschalk (French and what you have done for them.” Management Studies 1987) Dennis was awarded an OBE for received the Outstanding Lifetime services to deaf people in 1997 and is Achievement award from the also a member of the University of Institute of Fundraising. Leeds’ Brotherton Circle having chosen to leave a legacy to Leeds in his Will.

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LATTIMORE HAD BEEN A KEY TARGET “TOP RUSSIAN ESPIONAGE AGENT IN MANY WELCOMED THE ARRIVAL OF EIGHT MONGOLIAN STUDENTS FROM HE WAS SHOCKED TO FIND THAT THE OF THE ANTI-COMMUNIST HYSTERIA THE UNITED STATES.” MOST RISIBLY, SUCH A REMARKABLE FIGURE AS ULAANBAATAR CAME TO LEEDS TO ONLY ENGLISH LANGUAGE READING WHIPPED UP AT THE START OF THE LATTIMORE WAS ACCUSED OF HAVING LATTIMORE PRECISELY BECAUSE LEARN ENGLISH. JOHN PRIDE, A LEEDS MATERIALS WERE TRANSLATIONS OF COLD WAR BY US SENATOR JOSEPH “CAUSED” THE JAPANESE ATTACK ON OF HIS DEFIANT STAND AGAINST ENGLISH LECTURER, MEANWHILE THE SPEECHES OF THE SOVIET LEADER MCCARTHY. LATTIMORE BECAME A PEARL HARBOR A POLITICAL HYSTERIA TREKKED TO MONGOLIAN STATE LEONID BREZHNEV HOUSEHOLD NAME IN AMERICA WHEN UNIVERSITY TO HELP DEVELOP MCCARTHY ACCUSED HIM OF BEING, ITS ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING AMONG MANY OTHER THINGS, THE

The start of the academic year in had that nice old map on the wall 1963 was a truly momentous one and he would trace his journeys THE STORM BREAKS for the University of Leeds for at across it, and the most interesting “Who the hell is this guy least two developments. One was part was always Mongolia.” Davies McCarthy?” This was Owen the opening of the Department of recalls Lattimore speaking fondly Lattimore’s immediate reaction Chinese Studies, the forerunner to about how Mongolians measured when, while heading a UN mission the present School of East Asian their camel caravan journeys – in Kabul in 1950, he received a Studies. The department came into not in miles but in “puddles of telegram saying Senator McCarthy being as a result of the influential (camel) piddle”. was accusing him of being “the Hayter Report to Parliament which “He wasn’t actually a leftist, but principal Soviet agent”. emphasised the need for area studies he was a globalist,” says Don “…I had never really heard of and called for what in those days Rimmington, one of the able and McCarthy and did not know how was a radical notion – that modern loyal original team of Chinese serious a political figure McCarthy language studies should receive Studies lecturers, and later might be,” Lattimore wrote in his greater emphasis than classical ones. department head and Professor of China Memoirs. “He might be just When Hayter recommended East Asian Studies. “His heart was a loudmouth shouting nonsense…” that Leeds start teaching modern in Mongolia… He always relished Nonsense it was, but it was the Chinese, the University brought eating the mutton fat left at the end start of a nightmare in which in contemporary China experts of a joint. Then, much to the dismay Lattimore was accused, among who could teach the language as of his wife, he was prone to take many other things, of being actually spoken by the world’s most the pickled onion jar and drink the responsible for the United States populous nation. vinegar down to attack the fat. He “losing” China to the Communists. The second exceptional event appeared to have the constitution “That was one of the absurdities at Leeds was the arrival of the of an ox.” of the 1950s – that the United man to head the Chinese Studies In 1965, Lattimore put our tiny States lost China. How can you department. He was the legendary Roosevelt which prompted the US never come face to face with an department firmly on the global lose something you never had?” American scholar, educator, writer LATTIMORE leader to drop talks with Japan, American before, let alone a famous sinology map when about 150 But there was one funny episode CONFRONTING and – not least – adventurer and MCCARTHYISM AT leading to the drift into war. American. I also found it impossible scholars gathered at Bodington – how Lattimore found that his explorer, Professor Owen Lattimore SENATE HEARINGS: While Lattimore was fully to believe that this infinitely wise, Hall for the annual International telephone was being tapped. (DLitt 1984). “I HOPE THAT THE exonerated from the charges laid knowledgeable and humane man Congress on Chinese Studies. For Before the McCarthyite storm It was a highly imaginative SENATOR WILL us students it was a marvellous broke, the FBI had some telephone IN FACT LAY HIS in the McCarthy witch-hunt, the could have been so savagely treated Ulaanbaatar came to Leeds to learn recruitment, if one not without MACHINE GUN DOWN. fallout from that painful episode, by fellow countrymen. opportunity to meet some of the PRESIDENT FRANKLIN English. John Pride, a Leeds English conversations in Mongolian that HE IS TOO RECKLESS, ROOSEVELT CHOSE controversy. For all his eminence as as recounted in his book Ordeal Lattimore’s renown and prestige people who had written books on LATTIMORE TO ADVISE lecturer, meanwhile trekked to it wanted translated, not knowing a first-hand witness and voluminous CARELESS AND by Slander, hobbled his subsequent were clearly on view on October our reading lists. I recall Stuart Mongolian State University to help that the conversations were between IRRESPONSIBLE TO CHIANG KAI-SHEK, chronicler of many of the key HAVE A LICENCE TO academic career in the US. (The 21, 1963, when the Rupert Beckett Schram, the eminent American THE HEAD OF THE develop its English language training. Lattimore and a close Mongolian events in China, Mongolia and USE IT” sinologist whose book on the NATIONALIST CHINESE associate. slander continues to this day. I lecture theatre was filled to capacity GOVERNMENT, WHEN “He was shocked to find that the only Central Asia in the first half of recently heard an American to hear his inaugural lecture, titled political thought of Mao Zedong I CHINA WAS AT WAR English language reading materials The FBI couldn’t find anybody in the 20th century, Lattimore didn’t academic at the University of “From China, Looking Outward”. had read, casually dropping by one WITH JAPAN were translations of the speeches of Washington to translate the tapped have an academic degree. Several Hong Kong accuse Lattimore in no The event was televised: to this day evening to chat with us. the Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev,” phone calls. Then someone outside academics pointed out this supposed uncertain terms of serving Soviet a rare feat for a university lecture. The department that Lattimore wrote Judith Nordby (PhD East Asian the FBI said he knew someone who shortcoming, as had academics spy masters.) Lattimore excelled at engaging devoted his energies to create Studies 1988), who sustained the could do the job. That person was during his previous tenure at Johns But the McCarthyite campaign his listeners, never lecturing with took a multidisciplinary approach study of Mongol at Leeds in more Lattimore. So the conversations Hopkins University in Baltimore. against Lattimore was hardly a notes, but always with cigarette which over the years has proven recent years. were turned over to him. The HE HAS AN ALMOST Moreover, Lattimore had been a problem in Leeds – just the opposite or pipe in hand. Professor Brian outstandingly successful. In addition UNIQUE ABILITY TO Lattimore firmly believed Memoirs don’t say what he did key target of the anti-Communist in fact. Many welcomed the arrival Hook, later head of the department, to Chinese language and literature, MARSHAL FACTS that modern states and societies with them. hysteria whipped up at the start of of such a remarkable figure as wrote, “he has an almost unique students studied under specialists of QUICKLY AND TO should not be studied in isolation MANY WELCOMED SAY WHAT HE HAS the Cold War by US Senator Joseph THE ARRIVAL OF Lattimore precisely because of his ability to marshal facts quickly and the Middle Kingdom’s contemporary TO SAY CLEARLY but in their regional context, McCarthy. Lattimore became SUCH A REMARKABLE defiant stand against a political to say what he has to say clearly in politics, economics, geography and IN BEAUTIFULLY wrote Nordby, thus an ‘area a household name in America FIGURE AS LATTIMORE hysteria. beautifully balanced and articulate history. BALANCED AND studies’ approach to China when McCarthy accused him of PRECISELY BECAUSE Lattimore took particular pride ARTICULATE OF HIS DEFIANT STAND As one of the small first batch language free from all professional LANGUAGE FREE FROM included relations with Mongolia. being, among many other things, AGAINST A POLITICAL of students in the Chinese Studies jargon, spicing the context with in creating the graduate programme ALL PROFESSIONAL Lattimore was one of a handful the “top Russian espionage agent HYSTERIA department, I had heard about relevant anecdotes that drive home of Mongolian Studies. He’d brought JARGON of Western scholars who could in the United States.” Most risibly, the McCarthy episode and that the points he wishes to make.” along his colleague and close friend speak Mongolian and he had a real Lattimore was accused of having Lattimore had served as an adviser Ken Davies (Chinese Studies (and former guard to a Mongolian passion for the country. “caused” the Japanese attack on to Nationalist leader Chiang 1967), like me among the first batch prince), Urgunge Onon to help. It Lattimore and his wife Eleanor Pearl Harbor. Kai-shek in World War Two, but of students, says, “he used to lecture was a unique programme in the were evidently fond of Leeds as well. He was supposed to have done in those pre-internet days, I knew us one hour a week and it was the English-speaking world. Biographer Robert Newman wrote so by sending a memo to President little else. As a 19-year-old I had most exciting part of the week. He Eight Mongolian students from in his book Owen Lattimore and the

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ELEANOR LATTIMORE ON A SIX-MONTH HONEYMOON THROUGH CENTRAL ASIA. THE START OF THE ‘IDYLL’ WAS DELAYED BY ANTI-FOREIGN SENTIMENT, A CIVIL WAR AND A WARLORD WHO COMMANDEERED THEIR CAMELS

“loss” of China that the Lattimores depths of winter from Novosibirsk, were warmly received into the social in southwestern Siberia. A CAMP ON THE THE MONGOLIAN ENVOY, DEPSANG PLAINS, and intellectual circles of Yorkshire. When their six-month honeymoon WHICH BORDER THE QUEEN, AND HORSES In a letter to a friend, Lattimore adventure finally began it was INDIA AND CHINA. wrote about his happiness in Leeds: an “idyllic journey” according to THIS PHOTO WAS Soon after the Chinese Studies “so many interesting things going on, Lattimore biographer Newman. The AMONGST MANY IN Department at Leeds opened, A COLLECTION OF so many interesting people. It’s as idyll, Lattimorian style, included OWEN LATTIMORE’S Lattimore got a surprise call if, in a weird way, Baltimore were journeys by horse cart, travel by NEGATIVES THAT from the British Foreign Office. the sleepy English village where night to avoid the heat of day, WERE FOUND DURING Britain and Mongolia had just RESEARCH FOR nothing ever happened, and Leeds skirting a desert and crossing THIS STORY recognised each other and the the driving, creative American city, 17,000-foot glacial mountain passes. Mongolian Ambassador was to with people thinking and doing all In 1934, Lattimore was appointed present his credentials to the Queen the time.” editor of Pacific Affairs, a journal Elizabeth II. Would Lattimore based in New York which he edited consent to be interpreter? “That from Beijing. He was determined would be a great honour, but I’m A REMARKABLE LIFE to make Pacific Affairs a “forum of not qualified,” replied Lattimore. For someone whose renown stems controversy” that printed new ideas LATTIMORE FIRMLY “In the first instance I’m not even BELIEVED THAT from his profound knowledge of and perspectives. His approach drew MODERN STATES & a British subject.” The man from events in the 20th century, Owen criticism from a variety of quarters SOCIETIES SHOULD the ministry was firm. “Oh yes, we Lattimore was born appropriately but Lattimore was adamant. “To NOT BE STUDIED know all that, but you’re the man IN ISOLATION BUT in the first year of that century, the the committee which considered IN THEIR REGIONAL we want.” year of the Boxer Rebellion in China. the complaints (against him) I CONTEXT As a preliminary to the After a childhood spent in replied that this was a controversial credentials ceremony, Lattimore China, Lattimore was educated in period and we had to face these met the ambassador for dinner Switzerland and at St. Bees School controversies.” in Harrogate. The ambassador in Cumbria. Unable to afford a He was also dismissive of scholars wanted to know what he should university education, Lattimore of Chinese who admitted that, while say in the expected small talk with returned to China, working firstly they were acquainted with Chinese Her Majesty. Lattimore advised: as a journalist and then with British intellectuals, they knew nothing SELF-PORTRAIT “There’s one sure thing. All the OF A YOUNG firm Arnhold and Company. “I about the peasants, the real people. OWEN LATTIMORE royal family are crazy about horses. made myself into the firm’s principal “And that was all I did know.” (His TRAVELLING ALONE So say something about horses.” Chinese-speaking troubleshooter, emphasis.) THROUGH CHINA, At the ceremony, the monarch MONGOLIA AND and I managed to get sent up From 1935 to 1963 Lattimore present but one who could perfectly of congressional hearings, then Owen Lattimore died on May CENTRAL ASIA. asked the ambassador if he had into the interior on all kinds of taught at Johns Hopkins University, understand the language, was eventually moving to Leeds. 31, 1989. Born in the year of had a good time in England so missions,” recalled Lattimore in his regularly punctuating his work with fascinated. “Listening to such At Leeds, Eleanor was a devoted one tumultuous event in China’s COURTESY OF: far. “Yes, I went to Yorkshire, THE PEABODY MUSEUM book China Memoirs. Thus began diplomatic missions. conversations had a value far companion and organiser of history, the Boxer Rebellion, he OF ARCHAEOLOGY AND and since we Mongols are crazy his extensive travels throughout One of the most controversial beyond the words that might have Lattimore’s busy life. The couple died less than a week before ETHNOLOGY, HARVARD about horses, we know there are the region during which he gained periods of his career was when he been preserved on a tape recorder,” welcomed all to their home, Old another, the deadly suppression UNIVERSITY, 121711. two great breeds in the world, the vast storehouse of knowledge was selected in 1941 by President he wrote. “The major importance Rose Cottage at Linton near of pro-democracy activists in OLT the Arab horse and the English that made him such a pre-eminent Franklin Roosevelt to be adviser to of participating as well as listening Wetherby, and they in turn were Tiananmen Square. thoroughbred.” authority on China, Mongolia and Chiang Kai-shek, the Nationalist is the overall feeling you get for the welcomed by Leeds. “Owen hasn’t Interesting, said the Queen, and LATTIMORE HAD Central Asia. Chinese leader headquartered in FIRST MET CHINESE temper of the society you are living been so happy in years,” she wrote the conversation progressed in No account of Owen Lattimore’s Chongqing (then known in the West PREMIER ZHOU ENLAI in – the internal agreements and in a letter. genial fashion about Mongolian life is complete without a tribute as Chungking). With China already AND OTHER LEADERS, disagreements, the tensions between In March 1970, on a flight to the horse-racing practices. That was INCLUDING MAO to his wife Eleanor. They met on at war with Japan and the US ZEDONG, IN 1937 IN the individual and the group.” US to inspect their new retirement until the ambassador mentioned: a camping trip outside Beijing in declaring war on Japan in December THE THEN COMMUNIST From 1942 to 1944, Lattimore home, Eleanor died suddenly. As “Our jockeys are retired for age 1925 and married the next year. 1941, it was, as Lattimore describes HEADQUARTERS was in charge of Pacific operations a friend said, it was the end of “a when they are 12 years old.” Early honeymoon plans for a it, a “topsy-turvy” world. IN YENAN with the US Office of War honeymoon of 44 years”. Lattimore commented: it was journey through Central Asia were The city was frequently the target Information, then continued with Lattimore retired in 1970 but the first and only time he had seen frustrated by, not least, anti-foreign of Japanese bombing. During raids government work when he returned continued to generously share his British royalty do a double-take. sentiment, a civil war and a warlord the Chinese VIPs retired, along to the academic world. knowledge with younger scholars. who commandeered their camels. with Lattimore, to a very secure, On a United Nations mission to In 1972, when outsiders’ visits to Lattimore went ahead by caravan and well-appointed, air raid shelter. Afghanistan in 1950, Lattimore China were rare, an invitation came through inner (Chinese) Mongolia. When the lights failed, he recalled, learned that he’d been accused from Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai to Eleanor, speaking no Russian, he listened to the Chinese leaders of being a Russian spy by visit Beijing. Lattimore had first met caught up with him in Turkestan, continue talking in pitch darkness Senator Joseph McCarthy. “Pure Zhou and other leaders, including where she nearly arrived late after on all manner of current topics. moonshine,” cabled Lattimore Mao Zedong, in 1937 in the then a perilous journey by sled in the Lattimore, the sole foreigner before flying home to face years Communist headquarters in Yenan.

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THE ORGANISATION REPRESENTING STUDENTS AT LEEDS HAS A LONG, ILLUSTRIOUS, AND SOMETIME COLOURFUL HISTORY. AS THE 75TH BIRTHDAY OF THE UNION BUILDING APPROACHES, WE TAKE A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE… £ £ £ 1877 1890 1890’s EARLY 1900s 1901 £ £ 1904

Formation of LUU, at that time The Union’s mission is agreed as The idea of a Student Union, University Senate expresses the need The cost of membership is increased £ £ The University of Leeds receives its the Yorkshire College Students “the promotion of the various forms representing the views of students to ensure the Union’s funds are spent to cover the cost of two common royal charter. (it does not include any Association, open to past and present of recreation among the students of and channelling them to University on games facilities and asks the rooms (one for men and one for £ £ recognition of any student body). At day and evening students on payment the Yorkshire College” It is run by a managers begins to grow in Union to submit annual estimates women) and to support new non- this point many University academic of an annual subscription of 5 shillings. governing body of 21 students and 3 universities across the UK. of expenditure. sports societies like the Christian £ £ staff are also members of the staff members, with a sub-committee Union, and the literary and student societies. managing the union rooms, and historical society. providing newspapers and periodicals.

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Annual membership is increased It is agreed that a new Union building Work commences on the new Union Following a change in regulations, The nature and influence of the It is agreed that the President and to £3. Membership fees have risen is needed, and funds will need to be building. £5000 has been raised by LUU elects its first female President, Union changes significantly. Its Vice President of the Union also steadily to support the increase in raised to support it. LUU and a gift of £25,000 from W Daphne Wilde. focus expands beyond sport, its become members of the University’s games facilities. Riley-Smith funds the rest of the cost. governance mechanisms become more governing body, the Council. The new Union Building opens in democratic, and Leeds students begin the summer. to play an important role in the NUS. Joint committees of staff and students are set up in academic departments.

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The Union now employs 34 The Union has more than 140 clubs With the student population at LUU introduces regular The Union Building’s extension opens, LUU is the first Student Union to permanent staff, and provides and societies. 24,000, the Union begins to put market research and referenda increasing its footprint by 40%. be awarded the Students’ Union members with a travel bureau, bar, money aside to extend the building. on key issues to increase the Evaluation Initiative (SUEI) Gold show, transport hire, driving lessons representation of student views. Award, making Leeds the best and meeting rooms. university to benchmark against for national students’unions.

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19,000 hours were spent volunteering LUU creates another first in the University sports teams draw against LUU’s election for Student Officers LUU has over 15,000 members in Leeds University Union will in the community through LUU Students’ Union movement by Leeds Metropolitan University in the generates a record 11,383 votes. more than 250 clubs and societies that celebrate its 75th birthday. There student-led projects. gaining a SUEI Gold Award for Varsity event, the closest Leeds has include skydiving, fashion, theatre, will be opportunities to get involved the second time. come to winning so far. The same dance and quidditch. in events and to re-connect with old year, RAG raises a record £325,743 class, club and society mates. for charity To find out more contact [email protected].

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ways that specialists can help in Uganda, this is an interesting case FACULTY OF ARTS EARTH AND INSTITUTE OF overcome existing research gaps in of observing how power structures breast cancer prevention. With an and power relations work in this As one of the events of the Crime ENVIRONMENT PSYCHOLOGICAL international panel of more than country,” Dr Wiegratz said. “The Studies Network (crimestudies. 100 experts, they helped to carry case also allows us to observe the net), Leeds hosted ‘Retold, Resold, It has taken more than 300 years SCIENCES out the most comprehensive breast specific dynamic and tensions of Transformed? Annual Crime to explain why Earth’s inner and cancer review ever, in an effort capitalist development in Uganda.” Fiction in the Modern Era’, a cross- outer cores rotate differently. Now, Researchers have produced a robotic to overcome the disease by 2050. disciplinary conference exploring experts claim that Earth’s solid- arm that helps children improve Issues include understanding genetic crime fiction in its cultural context. iron inner core “superrotates” in an their hand and wrist coordination, impact, identifying sustainable INSTITUTE International scholars, fans and eastward direction, while its mostly important for handwriting and other lifestyle choices; targeting breast practitioners, including novelist molten-iron outer core spins slowly manual tasks. The arm is connected screenings for individuals; collecting FOR TRANSPORT Peter Robinson (English 1974, westward. “The magnetic field pushes to an electronic pen which children blood samples and tumour tissue Honorary DLitt 2009), publishers eastwards on the inner core, causing use to play a programme of computer at various stages; and developing STUDIES Ilaria Meliconi and Francois Von it to spin faster than the Earth,” games. As they play, the robotic arm tests to measure patient response Hurter, translator Howard Curtis explains Dr Phil Livermore, “but it corrects their movements. Co-lead to radiotherapy and chemotherapy, The Greener Journeys report, and writers Gianrico Carofiglio also pushes in the opposite direction Dr Liam Hill said “children can among others. The article can be Bus 2020: A Manifesto for the and Barry Forshaw attended, in the liquid outer core, which creates receive supported practice at a level accessed at: http://breast-cancer- Next Parliament, highlights the discussing the process by which the a westward motion.” which adjusts to their growing research.com/content/15/5/R92 importance of buses to the economy crime story may be franchised, as abilities. This type of support and puts forward a set of practical it is transposed from one culture, has previously only been possible solutions to generate growth, language or medium to another. through one-to-one support given jobs, and protect the environment. ENGINEERING CLIVE BROWN, by qualified professionals such as PROFESSOR OF MUSIC The work ITS carried out which Process, Environmental and therapists and teachers.” APPLIED MUSICOLOGY underpins the report shows that BIOLOGICAL Materials Engineering staff helped Professor Clive Brown claims every year buses carry millions of develop an ‘UltraBike’ which uses that compositions of the Classical commuters who create economic SCIENCES ultrasound to help blind and visually LEEDS INSTITUTE and Romantic periods are widely outputs worth £64 billion, with impaired people to cycle. The system misinterpreted by modern performers. an extra £27 billion generated More than 15,000 bat calls have includes a detachable ultrasound kit OF BIOMEDICAL AND The composers, he says, would have from bus trips to shopping and been recorded in the Lake District that fixes onto the handlebars on expected musicians to interpret their leisure activities. Buses have a with software developed by Dr Chris any bicycle. The kit contains two CLINICAL SCIENCES musical notation much less strictly: key role to play in helping youth Scott. It distinguishes species by their ultrasound sensors that can detect “In a sense, the best musicians of unemployment; - according to echolocation calls and has helped what is at the front and sides of a Restricting antibiotics could help curb JULIA NEWTON- the Classical and Romantic period ITS figures, almost a quarter of BISHOP, PROFESSOR create the largest, most detailed bat- cyclist. UltraBike kits were used last Clostridium difficile (C. diff) infection OF DERMATOLOGY AND had similar performing practices and unemployed young people say they distribution maps of a UK region. summer in Bristol where 25 blind according to work by Mark Wilcox DERMATOLOGIST FOR cultural status to today’s jazz and have missed out on job opportunities Such maps can provide insight on people rode solo around a track in and experts from Leeds, Oxford CANCER RESEARCH UK popular musicians.” Analysing early because there is no bus to take them how development planning impacts the large Millennium Amphitheatre. University and Oxford University recordings, 19th-century editions, to work. bat-inhabited environments, according Hospitals NHS Trust. Hospital concert reviews and treatises, he to a paper in the Journal of Applied patients commonly develop a C. diff LEEDS INSTITUTE seeks to recreate performances of a Ecology. Lead author, Dr Chloe GEOGRAPHY infection when they take antibiotics kind the composers’ contemporaries Bellamy, said “the maps have been able to fight a different infection. They OF MOLECULAR may have heard. to provide really important insights Dr Ayona Datta directed, produced genetically fingerprinted and then into the species’ requirements.” and filmed City Forgotten, a mapped every case of C. diff infection MEDICINE documentary about Malegaon, a in Oxfordshire from 2008 to 2011. POLITICS AND town once known as the “Manchester The team found that a surprisingly In a new report, Professor Julia BUSINESS of India”. Its inhabitants tell the low proportion of C. diff infection Newton-Bishop, a dermatologist for INTERNATIONAL story of how a once-flourishing cases could be matched with (i.e. were Cancer Research UK, suggests that Police surveillance of automated town lay forgotten by the state and transmitted from) previous cases. incidence of melanoma in England STUDIES systems like CCTV, biometric urban developers, where its women is increasing, especially in men and technology and social networks could and minorities aspire for education that men are more likely to die from In Kampala, Dr Jörg Wiegratz, with overstep privacy-protection laws, and citizenship. “For the outsider, LEEDS INSTITUTE their skin cancer. She says that the Dr James Van Alstine, Dr Anne according to a report about policing Malegaon oozes danger,” she says, but better survival in women may be Tallontire, Laura Smith, Jami technology and its impact on the “for the Malegaonkars it is home, a OF CANCER AND because of stronger immune systems, Dixon and Makerere University, public. Senior lecturer David Allen beautiful historic town given ‘step- though other reasons could include launched the ‘East Africa research says that individual data is “not only motherly’ treatment by the state.” PATHOLOGY biological differences (men are more network on oil and gas’ project. collected and stored, but shared and likely to have melanomas on the back, Experts from industry and academia analysed by a range of private and Professors Valerie Speirs and Galina which are difficult for them to spot) discussed issues of regional oil public sector partners.” Velikova identified ten critical and men seek diagnosis at later stages. governance. “When it comes to oil

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FUNDED BY OPERA NORTH AND FREED TO PURSUE A RANGE OF ARTISTIC INTERESTS, BECS ANDREWS HAS SPENT THE PAST TWO YEARS DEVELOPING HER SKILLS AND EXPLORING THE BOUNDARIES BETWEEN ART AND SCIENCE. “IT’S BEEN AMAZING,” SHE SAYS.

Leeds is talking to Becs Andrews and performance, which has been the just a few days before her latest hallmark of her work since she arrived work, Conductor, is given a work- at Leeds as DARE Cultural Fellow in in-progress showing at Opera North’s Operatic Scenography in 2011. Howard Assembly Room. The The autumn also saw her Phase work examines how an orchestral Revival installation re-created at production is seen through the eyes of Leeds City Museum for Light Night, a its conductor – tracking head and eye city-wide arts and culture festival. movement so that viewers will only Developed at the School of see what the conductor is looking at. Performance and Cultural Industries For Conductor, Becs has teamed and the School of Chemistry, Phase up with Dr Kia Ng (Computational Revival is founded in the science of Science and Music, PhD 1996) whose gravity, light and musical progression. own work at the University examines Heavy glass lenses have been adapted the intersections between the worlds into a line of pendulums which swing of music and computing. “It’s a cross at first together before drifting slowly between an art-installation and a out of phase, breaking with every scientific tool to investigate how swing a single beam of light. Their people communicate using their eyes movement is interpreted through and body movements,” Becs explains. haunting musical notes in a hypnotic “We haven’t figured out exactly what performance which lasts 16 minutes. the final realisation will be, whether Again the production is the result it is an art-piece or a training tool, of fruitful collaboration. Becs invited performances. Screens, clouds of so that’s why we are showing it to fellow Leeds artist Dave Lynch, PHASE REVIVAL BY smoke, even clusters of moths have BECS ANDREWS. TO an invited audience and asking them physical chemists Professor Ben SEE A VIDEO OF THE been used to spectacular effect. what they think.” Whitaker and Dr Mike Nix and INSTALLATION VISIT She’s developing a piece called Gold The Howard Assembly Room composer Jon Hughes to create the HTTP://VIMEO. Dust which immerses the viewer in is a fitting venue. Keith Howard work. So mesmeric is its impact that COM/56975456 a camera obscura world of smoke, (Mining 1952, LLD 2011) is a major when it received its premiere in the light, water and micro-glitter. contributor to the opera company’s University, some of the audience “A lot of scientific phenomena are Future Fund, which has supported stayed for hours, watching the really exciting but I never engaged Becs’ two-year residency at Leeds performance over and over again. with them at school,” she says. as a member of the University’s Becs has also been looking at “Scientific papers can be really hard Academy of Cultural Fellows. And different surfaces on which to to follow for a layperson, but then the work is typical of the exploratory, project light – and how these when they are explained, you see innovative approach to music, science might be incorporated into artistic how important and interesting they are. So I’d been thinking about how to communicate science visually. “Science is such a fertile area, and the University is the perfect place for collaboration. But you can’t force SCIENCE IS SUCH A FERTILE AREA, these collaborative relationships. They CULTURAL FELLOW BECS ANDREWS IS BRINGING TOGETHER MUSIC, just happen when the people are right PERFORMANCE, CHEMISTRY AND COMPUTING. AND THE UNIVERSITY IS THE PERFECT and you understand each other.” Not everything has worked: PLACE FOR COLLABORATION “I had this idea of projecting onto a high-visibility surface like you get on safety jackets and cycling gear. It was really dazzling, but only worked if

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(L-R) PROFESSOR BEN WHITAKER, BECS ANDREWS, DR SIMON NIX

PHOTO: RICHARD HANSON

you were standing directly behind the – and she’s hoping that Phase Revival CHERYL’S projector. I asked some physicists if can go on tour too. PHASE REVIVAL BY there was a material which we could But she’s determined that her BECS ANDREWS. TO SEE A VIDEO OF THE NEW ROLE develop which would broadcast this Leeds connections will continue: INSTALLATION VISIT effect wider, to an entire auditorium. “Even when my Fellowship is HTTP://VIMEO. They said it was impossible – and finished I want to still have a COM/56975456 when a scientist tells you that you relationship with academia and would be contravening the laws of different disciplines outside my own. physics, you know it must be true!” “What has been so fabulous CHERYL FRANCES0HOAD, Becs came to Leeds as the second about being here is that I have been FORMER CULTURAL member of the University’s Academy given the time to be creative and FELLOW AT LEEDS of Cultural Fellows, joining composer collaborate with whoever I need to. Cheryl Frances-Hoad. The Academy It’s completely open-ended. It’s like draws on the post-war traditions of being told: ‘Here’s some time and the University’s pioneering Gregory here’s some money – now go and Fellowships by nurturing the talents explore.’ They trust whoever they of the brightest and best new writers, put in position to do what they need artists, actors, dancers and musicians. to do. It’s not prescriptive. Composer Cheryl Frances-Hoad has And she remains grateful for the “How brilliantly progressive been appointed as Music Fellow at opportunities which the Fellowship is that?” Rambert Dance, where she will work provided. “It has been amazing. It with dancers and choreographers to has transformed my practice and create new work for contemporary WHAT HAS BEEN SO allowed me to develop my career in dance. This follows her two years FABULOUS ABOUT BEING HERE IS THAT I a new direction.” as Cultural Fellow in Academic HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE As for the future, Becs is currently The Cultural Fellowships scheme is Composition at the University, a post TIME TO BE CREATIVE designing the set and costumes for one of the Arts and Culture projects that was funded by a gift from the AND COLLABORATE two new operas at the Royal Opera that have been funded as part of Future Fund of Opera North. WITH WHOEVER I NEED TO House, one with renowned electronic our Making A World of Difference During her time at Leeds, Cheryl, artist Matthew Herbert, the other Campaign. To find more visit widely regarded as one of the brightest with National Theatre associate www.campaign.leeds.ac.uk new stars in composition, created a director Bijan Sheibani, with whom series of new works – and provided she recently collaborated with on the inspirational support and guidance for NT’s production of Romeo and Juliet students in the School of Music.

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NIGHTLINE DO YOU WANT TO WILLIAM BRAGG’S THE TOUR DE ANNOTATED TEXTBOOK CELEBRATES 40 LEARN ONLINE AT CAMPUS BLUE SKIES FOR YEARS WITH TOP LEEDS? LEEDS’ SKY RIDE AWARD

In 1973, LUU launched Nightline, a listening service for students. Forty years on, the service, which is run by more than 100 trained student volunteers, has scooped the “Nightline of the Year” award from the Nightline Association. Nightline offers anonymous, confidential listening and information to students from all universities in Leeds, with phone lines operating from 8pm to 8am every night of Thousands of cyclists rode through term. It also offers services that campus in July as the University would have been unheard of in 1973, Leeds has joined learning website helped to host the city’s first-ever like an instant messaging service FutureLearn to create a set of brand Sky Ride. The mass-participation CAPTION: ALICE SMART, accessible through the Nightline new short courses, building on event saw over 8,000 people of all EDUCATION website, which runs from 8pm our experience of providing online ages and abilities take advantage of OFFICER OF LEEDS until midnight. learning for our on-campus students. traffic-free streets to follow a five- UNIVERSITY UNION LENDS A HAND ON Chris Wood, Nightline’s External FIND OF Led by some of Leeds’ top kilometre route through the town THE SITE OF THE NEW Co-ordinator says: “We were really academics, courses are free, available centre and Woodhouse Moor. Sky LIBRARY, WATCHED pleased to receive the award. As a to all, and provide a great opportunity Ride Leeds is part of a new agreement BY UNIVERSITY A CENTURY LIBRARIAN service we’re probably the largest in to explore a new area of interest or between Leeds City Council, West STELLA BUTLER terms of number of students covered, No one knows how it spent the re-connect with your degree subject. Yorkshire Metro, Sky TV and British and we’re also working jointly past 100 years, but a textbook with Whilst the course is live, you are free Cycling to help promote and develop with universities across Leeds. The marginal annotations by Nobel Prize to log on whenever it suits you, study cycling in the city and wider region WORK STARTS ON award also recognises our publicity winner Sir William Bragg returned at your own pace, and decide how – and the event marked a year until campaigns, and our approach to Leeds this autumn via a ham radio deep to explore the course material. the 2014 Tour de France sets off NEW LIBRARY to training. fair in Luton. Upon spotting William You can also choose to follow and from Yorkshire. “We’re increasing the ways students Bragg’s signature in the 1907 book discuss the course with other students Work has begun on the University’s can access the service, and thousands Modern Electrical Theory, Dr John to enrich your learning and test new £27 million Laidlaw Library, of students do so each year. Up to Hudson contacted the University to your ideas. which will be among the most modern 140 volunteers are involved at the confirm if the book he’d bought once Fairness and Nature: When Worlds TEACHING and best-equipped academic libraries busiest time of the year. But we also belonged to Bragg. Collide, led by internationally- in the UK. still operate the same phone listening The book offers an authoritative respected Leeds geographer Professor FELLOWS The four-storey building, with service as we did when Nightline first insight into physics before atomic Jon Lovett, focuses on why fairness entrances on Woodhouse Lane and started forty years ago.” theory was generally accepted. Its and justice need to be central to Two Leeds academics have received Hillary Place, is set to open early in author, Norman Campbell, was a natural resource management policy. prestigious awards for their teaching. 2015, and will cater for different types who said: “This will be a building Cambridge physicist who came to Exploring Anatomy: The Human National Teaching Fellowships have of learning – silent study, collaborative in which they will want to learn CLAD LIKE THE Leeds to work without pay in Bragg’s Abdomen will consider its structure, been awarded to Dr Simon Lightfoot, PARKINS ON BUILDING research and group study. The new and engage with both their subjects IN PORTLAND TO lab. The arrangements are long lost, function and what can go wrong. a senior lecturer in European Politics, library will have 1,000 study spaces, and their peers, with an informal STONE, THE NEW but might this new find suggest that Leeds is also collaborating with and Dr Andrea Jackson, a senior two training rooms and a café, atmosphere and group study rooms LAIDLAW LIBRARY Bragg repaid Campbell by correcting the BBC on a course marking the lecturer in Earth and Environment. with over five kilometres of shelving providing an ideal location for WILL FACE ON TO his textbook? centenary of WWI. The annual awards honour academics WOODHOUSE LANE accommodating core undergraduate collaborative, project-based learning.” John donated his find to the Courses start in early 2014: visit across the country who have made a textbooks. The facility will also provide University Library’s Special www.futurelearn.com to sign up significant impact on teaching at their Supported by a £9 million gift from 170 fixed PCs and the high-end Collections. The book now rests close for these and other courses as they own institution and further afield. Irvine Laidlaw (Economics 1963), connectivity needed to support the to the spot where Bragg’s laboratory are developed. Leeds has more National Teaching the development has been led by use of laptops and tablets, with power once stood and where Bragg likely put Fellowships than any other higher University librarian Dr Stella Butler points and Wi-Fi access throughout. pencil to Campbell’s textbook. education institution in the UK.

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FIRST CHENEY FELLOW APPOINTED and the impacts of climate change Leeds is preparing to welcome its first on water, food and ecosystems. He Cheney Fellow, Junguo Liu, Professor has previously worked on projects of Hydrology and Water Resources at in Europe the USA and Canada Beijing Forestry University in China. and joins the University’s renowned Professor Liu’s main research water@leeds research group. interests include hydrology and water resources, ecosystem management

to do as well as possible, so in a way IAN SLINGER (GENERAL I did it for him.” ANNE SUPPORTS TEXTILES STUDIES – SCIENCES 1964) The flexible degree offered by RESEARCH the General Studies enabled Ian to A gift from Anne Siddell study chemistry, biochemistry and (Portuguese and Spanish 1976) zoology, and among his tutors was is supporting the PhD research LAW STUDENT the renowned botanist Professor Irene of Montu Basak in the School BETHAN GIFFORD Manton. “The University of Leeds of Design. was her whole life,” says Ian, who Based in the Nonwovens was pleased to learn that the building Research Group, Montu’s which is home to the biological work will focus on developing sciences department bears her name. materials which eliminate the After completing his degree, Ian odours from human waste – studied for a PGCE, ultimately BETHAN GAINS supporting the development of pursuing a career in higher education advanced incontinence products. as a lecturer in biology and organic LEGAL EXPERTISE (Bacteriology and Biochemistry Montu, who has a family chemistry. Since his retirement, he has 1969) and the Clothworkers’ LORD BRAGG in India says “The nonwovens returned to his first love, motorcycles: A Pamela Walsh Peaker Scholarship Company were admitted as founding WELCOMES PETER research facilities at Leeds are “I love restoring old bikes,” says Ian enabled law student Bethan Gifford members of the University’s Court of CHENEY TO THE COURT among the best in the world. I who has also built model railways and to spend the summer with a specialist Benefactors which recognises acts of OF BENEFACTORS always wanted to do research enjoys walking and playing the organ. Leeds law firm. exceptional generosity. here but for financial reasons His legacy remembers the formative The Scholarships were established A £9m gift from Lord Laidlaw is the it was simply out of reach. I role which Leeds played in his life: through a donation from Mr Antony biggest in the University’s history and feel so grateful that I now have “When I was a student I experienced Peaker in memory of his wife Pamela, will help fund the new undergraduate this opporunity. a great deal of kindness from all a solicitor who, throughout her career, library which will take his name. He members of staff at all levels and that remained committed to helping has also supported scholarships for LEEDS CHILDREN ARE made a great impression on me. her clients obtain justice whatever disadvantaged students entering the OUTDOOR BOUND “I’ve no doubt that my degree their means and background. The University through our acclaimed A Leeds for Life Foundation enabled me to pursue my chosen Scholarships give students valuable Access to Leeds programme and grant of £500 funded by the career, so it seems entirely fitting work placements in private law, and Undergraduate Research and Footsteps Fund, enabled student to leave a legacy to the University. the opportunity to experience legal Leadership Scholarships, which Yaminah Reid-Morgan to run I very much hope that it will provide practice in real-world settings. enable students to work with leading a programme called Outdoor future students with the same kind Bethan, from Barnoldswick in academics in sustained research Mix, which provides for a of opportunities which I enjoyed North Yorkshire, was one of four projects. weekend of outdoor activities in IAN’S GIFT TO THE STUDENTS at Leeds.” Pamela Walsh Peaker Scholars this Peter Cheney and his wife Susan Cumbria for children from some year, taking up a place with The have given generously to a number of of the most disadvantaged parts OF TOMORROW If you’re thinking about including Needle Partnership, where she worked projects across the University. Their of Leeds. a gift to the University in your Will with claimants contesting the way support for scholarships has benefited Yaminah and fellow student and would like some information they were made redundant: “I really many students and helped advance our Natalie managed a team of 6 Ian Slinger (General Studies – Sciences the Michael Sadler Building and the or advice you can contact Caroline got involved. The law is quite unclear commitment to ensuring applicants’ volunteers organising such as 1964) remembers his time at Leeds concrete expansion of campus which Bartholomew on 0113 343 2347 or on this; it’s quite exciting to think financial background should not be a zip wiring, a high ropes course, with great fondness – and is among created the Edward Boyle Library and at [email protected] that a case I have worked on might barrier to their education. Their most canoeing, gorge walking and a growing number of alumni who EC Stoner Building was still on the Or visit alumni.leeds.ac.uk/legacies set a legal precedent to determine recent gift will endow in perpetuity the rock climbing. Yaminah says have chosen to leave a legacy to the drawing board. future cases. I am so grateful for Cheney Fellowships, a programme to “Many of the children have very University in their will. A recent tour of campus confirmed Mr Peaker’s support.” attract individuals of exceptional talent challenging home lives, and “Motorcycles have always been a for Ian how much campus has and potential to Leeds for a period of the weekends provided them passion of mine,” says Ian Slinger, changed. “It’s completely different. I intense and creative research and study. with a much needed break, a who had the unusual experience of feel so envious of the students of today The Clothworkers’ Company is chance to build their confidence being asked about the mechanics and all the facilities that they have. I BENEFACTORS the University’s most long-standing and to gain new skills. We of a two-stroke engine during his really wish the swimming pool had benefactor; its first donation in 1874 also developed our skills over interview for a place at Leeds. been there in my day!” HONOURED supported new premises for the the last year, including time- Thankfully he knew sufficient to Even so, Ian says the focus of his Department For Textiles, Chemistry management, organisational impress the two academics across own time at Leeds was on his degree. Three of the University’s biggest and Dyeing. The most recent gift, to skills, managing challenging the desk – and when he arrived on “My dad was a clever man but he had benefactors were honoured at a establish the Clothworkers Centre behaviour and leadership.” campus in the autumn of 1961, he to leave school at 15. It was the 1920s special ceremony in the summer, led for Textile Materials Innovation for came to a university in transition. and times were tough, and his dad by Chancellor Lord Bragg. Healthcare, will support research and University Road was still busy with wanted him to get a job. He always Lord Laidlaw of Rothiemay technological advances which will have traffic, work was just starting on regretted that. He always wanted me (Economics 1963), Peter Cheney a direct benefit for millions of people.

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RAISING YOUNG PEOPLE’S OPENING UP ASPIRATIONS A LITERARY Coming to University can be daunting for anyone. For those from troubled PRODUCING TREASURE CHEST or disadvantaged backgrounds it WINNERS RETHINKING NURTURING With unique manuscripts and the can seem an impossible dream. private papers and correspondence of We’re working with schools and Leeds has long supported our elite GLOBAL SOCIETY ARTISTIC TALENT some of the world’s best-loved writers, communities to show able young student athletes. Over the past five years How do we make Governments Leeds’ postwar Gregory Fellows were Leeds has one of Britain’s finest people what they can achieve, and we have worked with talented young accountable, their decision-making the blueprint for artist- in-residence literary collections. Leeds now has by developing their confidence and people such as Olympic medal-winning transparent, and the public re-engaged schemes worldwide. Reinvigorated as a Literary Archivist, enabling us to study skills, encourage them to triathletes Alistair and Jonny Brownlee in politics? Could ethical businesses ETHICS AT the Academy of Cultural Fellows, this enhance the detail and descriptiveness aspire to attend a leading university and Paralympic medal-winning and cooperatives bring major THE HEART OF scheme is now creating opportunities of our cataloguing, bringing to and benefit from an opportunity swimmer Claire Cashmore, giving benefits to deprived areas? How can for the most talented artists of their light hidden gems and opening up which could change their lives. For them practical help to balance the twin we best harness the skills of individuals BUSINESS generation to develop their skills new opportunities for research and those who win a place at Leeds, our demands of sport and study. Alongside and local groups to improve life at Though less than a decade old, during a two-year fellowship at Leeds. teaching, while enabling the public support continues with scholarships a £20m investment in facilities, our new community level? How might ethical Leeds’ Ethics Centre already covers a Award-winning composer Cheryl to enjoy these unique collections. and bursaries, creating a more level Sports and Leadership Scholarships take lending societies play a greater role in broader range of topics than any other Frances-Hoad and innovative stage set An Exceptional Acquisitions Fund, playing field with those around them. this further, providing financial support consumer finance? The Bauman University ethics centre in the world; designer Becs Andrews have already supported by alumni, is helping to add for travel, training and competition Institute at Leeds works with national a range of partners from business, benefited from membership of the yet more treasures to our collection. costs for students with the ambition and and international government bodies, industry and the professions have Academy – creating vibrant new work potential to reach world standard in opinion formers, think tanks, businesses benefited from its agenda-setting while in Leeds and now making a major their sport. We’re already looking ahead and community groups to tackle expertise. With its online courses international impact in the arts. to Rio and beyond. these pressing issues of modern life. increasingly popular with students worldwide, and more countries, companies and professional bodies turning to Leeds as the provider of choice for this expertise, it is helping create a world equipped to face the emergent challenges of tomorrow.

TOMORROW’S HEALTHCARE DEVELOPING NEW FOOD NEEDS IN THE POOREST PRODUCTS TO As the global population escalates, IMPROVE LIVES FOR demand for food will grow increasingly REGIONS ON EARTH CUTTING FUEL BILLS, acute. Farming practices must change For 30 years, Leeds’ Nuffield Centre MILLIONS to reflect a changing climate and has been training health professionals Founded in almost 150 years of CREATING JOBS meet this growing demand. One of a from around the world – many of textiles research, our work is meeting We are world leaders in low carbon handful of institutions globally with whom are now embedding their pressing clinical needs to make a living. Our unique programme of the combined expertise to address the learning in their own countries at the major impact on the health and research and public engagement has complex problems of food production, sharp end of healthcare. Alongside quality of life of people around Our success in all of these areas is limited only by created bespoke solutions which we are fusing the skills of biologists, this, a six-year programme of on-the- the globe. Working closely with resources. Through our Making a World of Difference are already helping the Yorkshire agronomists, engineers, social scientists ground research has improved health healthcare professionals, our textiles campaign we will build on this powerful track record to cities of Leeds, Hull and Sheffield and transport experts to seek out hardy service delivery in Nepal, Pakistan, expertise is being channelled into touch an even greater number of lives and harness to significantly reduce their carbon high-yield crops, embed new farming Bangladesh, China and Uganda. developing sophisticated filters to still more expertise for the benefit of all. Visit our footprint. Compellingly, we have practices and give rural communities Now we are extending the reach ensure safer blood for transfusions, website www.campaign.leeds.ac.uk now to learn more shown how this work can actually the expertise, information and of this work through a long-term high-tech dressings to tackle chronic about our Campaign – and join the many thousands save money and create jobs. Further confidence to face the future . collaborative programme in Nigeria, wounds and hard-to-treat sores, of your fellow alumni who are already part of this investment in this programme will Tanzania and Sudan, tackling HIV- cleansing devices to keep hospitals extraordinary mission. build our capacity and enable more AIDS, tuberculosis, diabetes and safe from infection and new products communities worldwide to cut their neo-natal death. to help sufferers escape the misery fuel bills, create jobs and move of incontinence. towards a sustainable future.

24 — winter 2013 / 2014 winter 2013 / 2014 — 25 VC's view Ambitions in law > Alumni scholarship > Legal Advice Clinic volunteering > Helping the next generation VC’S VIEW

When Sammie heard that she had been accepted to study Law at Leeds, it was the first step towards fulfilling a dream. In addition to working hard, she SIR ALAN LANGLANDS REFLECTS co-operation must not be defined solely needed the support of alumni ON HIS FIRST FEW MONTHS AS in terms of financial opportunity or to achieve it. VICE-CHANCELLOR OF THE commercial diplomacy. There are more important issues at stake, which Sammie’s £1,000 a year UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS play to the altruism and expertise so scholarship, provided by the n September 25, the first Footsteps Fund, has given her characteristic of this University. the support she needs to be day of the academic year, Against the background of an able to make a difference - from the University welcomed expanding population and an unfair volunteering in the Leeds Legal almost 7,000 new distribution of resources, we have Advice Clinic and giving free undergraduates, 3,500 a responsibility to engage with the legal advice to members of the postgraduate taught students, 700 big questions of climate change, community, to going into schools PhD students, postdocs and staff – global health, energy, food and to encourage students from low- and one new Vice-Chancellor. water security. We have to cast light income backgrounds to come Each received a warm welcome on the social and economic impact to university. from a University with a fine heritage, of these issues, understand the strong values and a commitment to human and ethical implications of On top of all this, with the help of academic excellence. our responses and encourage open, her Footsteps Fund scholarship I am proud to be the University’s informed debate. Sammie’s been able to purchase twelfth Vice-Chancellor and will The University cannot be a passive the materials she needs to keep strive from the outset to serve the observer – we must reach out to on top of her studies and achieve whole community well, sustaining of the highest quality, the success of other parts of the world and be a incredible grades so far. an environment that advances the the ‘Leeds for Life’ approach which significant international gathering creation, diffusion and application fuses the academic and co-curricular point for these discussions. Existing Just 25 gifts of £40 to the of knowledge. experiences of our students, and the initiatives like water@leeds and our Footsteps Fund will provide This means a University that is gold standard achieved by Leeds Rainforest Climate Change Centre a whole year’s scholarship for enriching and inspiring for students, University Union for its compelling another student like Sammie. are leading the way and others with a dynamic, internationally- vision for student life. A UNIVERSITY IS will follow. Please give today, and help DEFINED BY THE another student follow in competitive research base and The University’s commitment to QUALITY OF THE These are some early thoughts her footsteps. a vibrant PhD and post-doc spotting talent early and boosting EDUCATION AND from a new Vice-Chancellor who community; a confident University the aspirations, attainment and RESEARCH IT feels privileged to have such strong PROVIDES AND THE Send back a donation with the with a healthy respect for academic achievement of students from TALENT IT ATTRACTS foundations on which to build. As ‘Update Your Details’ form with freedom and critical independent challenging backgrounds is rightly alumni, you can have a key influence this magazine. minds, a community of scholars a source of pride – and we owe a on the future of the University. I look committed to high standards and debt of gratitude to a great many forward to meeting more of you, as Alternatively, give online at continuous improvement, willing alumni who have responded to we continue to develop a university leeds.ac.uk/makeyourgift to trumpet its many successes. our appeals to support these with a positive international reach In short, ours must be an important programmes. We and influence. or text ‘STEP05 £3’, ‘STEP05 institution with a positive economic, will continue to work with you My final words of appreciation £5’ or ‘STEP05 £10’ to 70070. social and cultural influence on the and with other supporters to are reserved for Professor Michael city, the country and the wider world. encourage much-needed scholarship Arthur who stepped down as Vice- (Texts are charged at your carrier’s rate, in addition to your donation, and you must have These are very early days for me, support which promotes widening Chancellor at the end of August to the permission of the person who pays the bill yet in the short time I have been at participation, student enterprise and take up his new post at University in order to text. Text donations are handled by Justgiving in partnership with Vodafone so Leeds I have been given tantalising internship programmes. College London. Michael has been a that 100% of your donation is received by the glimpses of the University’s work A university is defined by the huge asset to the University and the Footsteps Fund) on arts and culture, human health, quality of the education and research city of Leeds over the past nine years climate change and global society it provides and the talent it attracts. – his achievements and the warmth and business. I hope to visit all As the world becomes smaller but of his personality have earned schools and services in the coming more complex, serious research- enduring respect and he will always months, but I already have a growing intensive universities like Leeds have be welcome here. He has shown appreciation of the size, shape and to be internationally competitive and great personal kindness towards me dynamics of the campus. I have collaborative. The mobility of people in recent months and I look forward enjoyed my preliminary meetings and programmes, the trend towards to working with him in the Russell with the deans, other senior staff – interdisciplinary research and the Group and, hopefully, on other and with members of our remarkable interconnectedness of universities are education and research projects. and diverse alumni community. driving curriculum development and Perhaps the most striking features opening up wider research horizons. for me so far are the University’s Despite the economic realities commitment to student education facing the country, international

winter 2013 / 2014 — 27 forthcoming events forthcoming events

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

FEB 2014 TOUR DE FRANCE WINE TASTING you can stay involved with the THE RICHELIEU WING University. The event is being held VISIT LEEDS OF THE LOUVRE, PARIS PHOTO CREDIT: Thursday 20 March during the American Association of WWW.ALUMNI.LEEDS.AC.UK/ UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY SINGLES NIGHT GLOUMOUTH1, 6.30 – 8.30pm Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) Annual EVENTS CREATIVE COMMONS Parkinson Court, University of Leeds Conference, so Leeds alumni delegates ATTRIBUTION-SHARE UNION IS 75 Thursday 13 February ALIKE from around the world can also attend TO BOOK ONTO ANY OF THESE 6.00 – 8.00pm Get in the mood for the Tour de and enjoy some Texan hospitality. EVENTS AND SEE A FULL YEARS YOUNG The Stanley & Audrey Burton France by tasting wines made in For further details and to book: PROGRAMME, INCLUDING Gallery, University of Leeds regions that will be visited during www.alumni.leeds.ac.uk/USA CLASS REUNIONS AND IN 2014! the 2014 Tour. Finger foods will be INTERNATIONAL EVENTS A singles night with an arty twist available, and activities include a at the Stanley & Audrey Burton tutored wine tasting and fun quiz. Gallery. As Van Gogh put it, “There This is our second wine tasting event MAY 2014 ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONS is nothing more truly artistic than to led by Clive Woodhouse (Electronic love people.” Open to all. and Electrical Engineering 1977), LUOSA in Yorkshire owner of Passion4Wine. alumni.leeds.ac.uk/luosa Cost: £5 with a free drink For more details or booking enquiries, Cost: £15. Booking and further details LUOSA London branch email [email protected] or call can be found on our website. www.luosa.org.uk/ 0113 323 4778 Leeds University Hong Kong POSTGRADUATE OPEN DAY architectural design elements. Alumni Association To celebrate the opening of our Mingle with other Leeds alumni APR 2014 alumni.leeds.ac.uk/hongkong building in 1939, we will host Friday 14 February and meet representatives from the a range of events and activities All day University of Leeds to learn about LEEDS2LONDON PUB QUIZ Leeds University Singapore throughout 2014 for both University of Leeds campus current news and research. Association Singapoure students and alumni. Drinks and canapés will be served. Thursday 3 April alumni.leeds.ac.uk/singapore Student events will kick off Are you looking to boost your From 6.30pm, quiz starts at 7.00pm with a RAG-organised Winter expertise, change careers or pursue Booking is essential, please visit our The Counting House Pub, Leeds University Alumni Festival on the 1st February. a subject passion? Leeds now offers website for full details and to book your 50 Cornhill, London, EC3V 3PD ANNUAL ALUMNI SPORTS DAY Association Ghana Throughout the year, clubs and an exclusive alumni bursary. If you place. www.alumni.leeds.ac.uk/paris SPORTS DAY 2013 alumni.leeds.ac.uk/ghana PHT: societies will hold “Challenge 75” would like to find a course that Could you be our next quiz ADAM ROBINSON Saturday 3 May fundraising activities to support matches your interests, visit our SPEME BALL champion? Form a team of two to PHOTOGRAPHY All day Leeds Alumni Shanghai Group their work. The big “Challenge campus to view facilities, chat with six people (at least 50 percent must Weetwood playing fields, The Edge alumni.leeds.ac.uk/shanghai 75” will be a world record students and receive advice on fees Saturday 8 March 2014 be Leeds graduates) to compete for and Gryphon Sports Centre attempt in April for the most and funding, accommodation, career 7pm until late our special top prizes. This popular people tied together to complete support and applications. Leeds Marriott Hotel pub quiz covers a wide range of Do you have what it takes to beat a marathon. www.leeds.ac.uk/jointheleaders subjects and, as always, includes a few students at their own game? Join Clubs and societies will contact Did you study in the School of questions about Leeds! with other alumni to compete against their alumni to get involved Process, Environmental and Materials student teams at rugby, football, in supporting the Challenges. Engineering? You are cordially invited Cost: £4 per person, includes free netball and other sports. Enjoy an all You will be invited to events for MAR 2014 to the SPEME Ball, organised by first drink. Booking and further day barbecue on the terrace and have Celebrate Week, the Alumni LUU Chemical Engineering Society details can be found on our website. drinks at the bar at Weetwood. Sports Weekend, Varsity, and PARIS ALUMNI RECEPTION President Ryan Cooper and Aviation society productions. If you would Society President Daniel Statham and For more information, visit our website. like to find out more, please visit March (Date TBC) Petroleum Society President Hafiz Abu. HOUSTON ALUMNI RECEPTION www.leedsuniversityunion.org. 7.00pm Champagne Reception, two Private VIP MORNING AT THE EDGE uk/75th or email Montorgueil Quarter, Paris, France Bars, DJ & Disco until 2am, live Monday 7 April [email protected]. music, three-course dinner and 5.30 – 7.30pm Sunday 4 May (Time TBC) We are pleased to hold our first special £80 accommodation rate Hilton Americas - Houston, The Edge, University of Leeds event in central Paris, hosted by Julie for guests Texas, United States McIvor (French and Management Alumni are invited to come with Studies 1986), at the Loftfactory Cost : £30 (plus 50p booking fee) Join us at our first Leeds alumni friends and family for a free swim or (www.loftfactory.net). Located near Booking and further details: event in Houston. Meet with gym session at The Edge sports centre. the Louvre, this unique property http://www.leedstickets.com/ old and new friends, staff and features modern, luminous, open eventinfo/4106/SPEME-Ball-2014) students from Leeds and hear about For more information and to book, space with original 18th century developments on campus and how visit our website.

28 — winter 2013 / 2014 winter 2013 / 2014 — 29 NOW WILL YOU A welcoming place for the next generation HELP US EQUIP to study at Leeds

EQUIPMENT OUR NEW LIBRARY? URGENTLY NEEDED

We urgently need to create 1,000 study spaces like this

Work is well under way on our new state-of-the-art library at Leeds. The shell of the Remember the building is progressing fast, so we must be ready to install the fixtures and fittings that will meet the needs of our students for generations to come. rush for desks As one of our Leeds alumni, can you help provide the user-friendly study spaces in the library that today’s hard-working students need and deserve? at exam time? Working in the library won’t be as you remember it. The latest computers and IT provision enable students to access books, periodicals and digitised texts You can help the quickly and easily. We aim for students to have a choice of traditional desk space or less formal next generation seating in which to work, as well as access to dedicated rooms for group study to fully realise and one-to-one support. If you haven’t yet had a chance to contribute to our new library, now’s the time. their potential.

Your gift today will help provide the fixtures and fittings for the new library and inspire the next generation of students at Leeds.

Visit: www.alumni.leeds.ac.uk/libraryappeal Or give by Mobile: Post: Fill in the Update Your Details to give a special gift today, and help equip our Text LIBR14 to 70070 form enclosed with this issue and new library for Leeds. to give £10 today. return it in the envelope provided.

The University of Leeds is an exempt charity under Schedule 2 of the Charities Act 1993. Our reference number with the Charities Division of HM Revenue and Customs is X6861. Texts are charged at your carrier’s rate, in addition to your donation, and you must have the permission of the person who pays the bill in order to text. Text donations are handled by Justgiving in partnership with Vodafone so that 100% of your donation is received by the Footsteps Fund.

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