Autumn 2013

Festival stages another class act

York’s world top 100 accolade new college named Archaeology samples the high life message from... The Acting Vice-Chancellor

t is a huge honour, in my 25th year as an employee of complete redevelopment the University, to be the one to welcome you all back for of Heslington West over the start of the academic year, in my capacity as Acting the next ten years, Vice-Chancellor. The 50th Anniversary and my own keeping the vision of the Ilongevity in the University provide a platform to reflect on original design concept our spectacular success. We have never lost sight of Lord and bringing it up to date. James’s founding vision of a university committed to the Sports facilities we could highest academic standards in research and teaching, and to only have dreamt of even social justice. five years ago are now a When I joined as a Research Fellow in 1988, the then reality. The £25m Library Vice-Chancellor, Berrick Saul, was steering us with project has surpassed all consummate skill through what was arguably the most expectations. We open our difficult period of political change in Higher Education in ninth college in October the 20th century. Professor Saul’s successor, Ron Cooke, 2014 – construction of Constantine College is already built on his legacy to ensure that our excellence was underway on Heslington East. But it is the research and reflected in our position in the nascent university league teaching that take place in those new buildings which really tables. Suddenly we moved from being a relatively new, demonstrate York’s major contribution to some of the most modest-sized provincial university to a proven major player pressing problems facing humanity. In September, the Chair on the national stage, with the league table position to of the Wellcome Trust, Sir William Castell, officially opened match. Brian Cantor, who completed his 11-year term on the Centre for Hyperpolarisation, where work on magnetic 30 September this year, has helped to power us foward to resonance imaging could revolutionise medical treatments. where we are now: among the prestigious Russell Group Our £30m development for the Department of Chemistry of universities with a reputation as a significant and well- is more than half way complete. A new £6.5m biomedical regarded international pace-setter. The future beckons… teaching laboratory suite and a new £10m building to house Our latest admissions figures have certainly proved the Environment Department are now in the first stage of that York remains an extremely attractive destination development. Earlier investment in the Berrick Saul Building for students. In a recruitment environment dominated and the Raymond Burton Library, the redevelopment of the by league tables, our dogged devotion to Eric James’s Social Science cluster and, most recently, the opening of insistence on excellence in all that we do has delivered the Research Centre for the Social Sciences, ensure that our dividends: the recent rise in the Sunday Times Good world-leading research places a human context round all University Guide and our welcome return to the Times our thinking. Higher Education World Top 100. In our view, good league The University of York strives for excellence in all that we table results must always be a reflection of real substance. do. First-class facilities to support top-rated teaching and Factors such as improved employment figures (recorded in world-class research attract the best staff and students the Destination of Leavers from Higher Education survey) from around the globe. Higher Education is undoubtedly a and our consistent strong showing in the National Student more competitive and internationalised market than when Survey (NSS) indicate that our activities inside and outside I came to York 25 years ago, but York will succeed now as it the lecture theatres and labs make a real difference to the did then by achieving excellence and preparing our students life chances of York graduates. to be the leaders of tomorrow. Our strategic investment in our campus development programme is continuing apace with a plan emerging for the Dr Jane Grenville the university of york magazine contents 3

11 magazine Contents Autumn 2013 Produced by Communications Office University of York Heslington University highlights 4 York YO10 5DD Telephone: +44 (0)1904 322622 York concerts 8 Director of External Relations 50th Anniversary Garden Party 11 Joan Concannon

Editor Jilly Lovett In pictures Assistant Editor Life and work at York 7 Alice Mannix

Editorial team Dodi Beardshaw, David Garner, Staff celebration Suzy Harrison and Sheila Perry

Spotlight Photography Suzy Harrison, John Houlihan Dental plaque 12 In memoriam 21 and Ian Martindale

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Sounds of the beetles

Mystery women

13 Cover story A scene from the 17th century comedy The Dutch Courtesan by John Marston performed during the Festival of Ideas in June. This is the latest in a continuing series of plays from the early modern repertoire staged by the Department of Theatre, Film and Television. For more about the play and 16 the project visit High altitude archaeology Festival attraction dutchcourtesan.co.uk the university of york magazine 4 university highlights

Roman emperor for Heslington East The York college system

York’s collegiate system has always The University’s ninth college is to credited with reuniting the divided Roman been seen as a major element in the be named after the Roman emperor Empire and creating Constantinople on the University’s success. The recent swift site of the Greek city of Byzantium, now growth of the University coupled with Constantine whose reign began when Istanbul. changes to student expectations has he was in York (then Eboracum) in 306. Work on Constantine College has already prompted the launch of a pilot scheme begun and it will open to the first students to take a fresh look at staffing and how Constantine succeeded from his father, in 2014. Sited next door to Langwith College the colleges are run. Emperor Constantius, while both were in on Heslington East, it will provide 620 study The first colleges to take part in Britain on a military campaign to defeat the bedrooms and a central social building in a the pilot are James, Langwith and Picts. He ruled for a further 30 years and was landscaped setting. Vanbrugh. From the Autumn Term, they will each be led by a Principal, a strategic figurehead from an academic department, responsible for extending and strengthening relations with the wider college community, and its relations with the University and city of York. A new role of College Officer will support the Principal, manage the College Team and lead on pastoral, welfare and residential issues. “Colleges provide small, inter- disciplinary and inter-year communities that have enabled generations of students to integrate well,” says Pro- Vice-Chancellor for Students, Dr Jane Grenville. “However, we recognise that we need to evolve to enable our students to get the best out of their time here.” “Our vision for the new structure adapts best practice in the management of residential life observed in other collegiate and non-collegiate institutions in the UK and US, while retaining those aspects of our collegiate model which work best for us.”

Perspectives on global challenges – World top 100 the South Korean view York has been recognised as a world top 100 university in the Times Former Prime Minister of South Korea, Dr Han Seung-soo, spoke about the Higher Education 2013/14 World international community’s efforts to address global challenges including climate University Rankings. change and water at the annual Vice-Chancellor’s Lecture on 16 September. Editor Phil Baty commented, “Times Higher Education’s World University Rankings use Dr Han, who is a York alumnus, was educated a trusted range of 13 rigorous performance at Yonsei University and Seoul National indicators and are the only global rankings University before completing his doctorate in to judge world-class research institutions economics at York in 1968. against all of their core activities - teaching, He was Prime Minister of South Korea research, knowledge transfer and from February 2008 to September 2009, and international outlook. So the University of President of the 56th session of the General York’s rise into to the top 100 is particularly Assembly of the United Nations, in 2001 impressive, demonstrating increased and 2002. He now is a member of the Club strength right across the board on a wide de Madrid, a group of more than 80 former range of metrics.” Presidents and Prime Ministers of democratic This is the fifth year that the University, countries, which works to strengthen which is celebrating its 50th anniversary in democratic leadership and governance 2013, has figured in the THE Top 100. worldwide. the university of york magazine university highlights 5

New centre aims to speed up Stained glass in scanning techniques the spotlight

Sir William Castell, Chairman of the Professor Simon Duckett of the HRH the Prince of Wales met students Wellcome Trust, has opened the Department of Chemistry is leading the and staff at the York Glaziers’ Trust research, along with Professor Gary Green University’s pioneering £7m research from the York Neuroimaging Centre (YNiC), during a royal visit to York in July. facility which could improve the supported by a Strategic Award from the The Prince was shown round the workshop by detection of diseases such as cancer Wellcome Trust. Sarah Brown, Director of York Glaziers Trust and and Alzheimer’s. “The new technique we are developing course director of the MA in Stained Glass in the here at York means that patients who once Department of History of Art. She updated the The new Centre for Hyperpolarisation in had to wait days or even weeks for scans to royal visitor on the work underway to restore Magnetic Resonance (CHyM) is developing be completed and interpreted can, in some and conserve stained glass panels from York technology which could increase the cases, now be diagnosed in hours allowing Minster’s Great East Window. sensitivity of hospital Magnetic Resonance earlier treatment for serious illness,” said Learn more about the restoration at Imaging (MRI) scans by up to 200,000 times. Professor Duckett. www.york.ac.uk/50/impact/stained-glass.

From left: Professor Simon Duckett, Sir William Castell, Vice-Chancellor Professor Brian Cantor, Professor Gary Green, and Chair of University Council, Sir Chris O’Donnell

International accolade for Medical School The Hull York Medical School (HYMS) has won a major international award recognising its excellence in medical education. The award was presented at the Association New opportunities in for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) biomedical research international conference in Prague, attended by over 3,000 people and watched by Improvements in healthcare are often driven participants from 26 countries online. by advances in the basic sciences relating HYMS was the only UK medical school - to health and disease, and HYMS has joined and just one of eight international medical with the University’s Department of Biology schools - to be recognised in the awards, the to launch a new undergraduate degree in first to be made under AMEE’s new ASPIRE Biomedical Sciences to focus on the science which acknowledges the importance of underpinning medicine. teaching alongside research as a mission of a There are 40 places available and as medical school. well as a three-year undergraduate degree, Celebrating its tenth anniversary this students can opt for a four-year degree with year, HYMS is a partnership between the a year in industry. The first cohort will start in Universities of Hull and York and the NHS. It September 2014 and will benefit from brand provides 21st-century training for the next new facilities including high-tech teaching generation of doctors as well as a hub for laboratories and a 120-seat computer room. cutting-edge healthcare research. Students experience clinical placements throughout For more information visit www.york.ac.uk/ The curriculum of the Biomedical Sciences degree will their course, spending time equally in hospital biology/undergraduate/programmes/ include neuroscience, cancer biology, immunology and and community settings. biomedical-sciences infection, population health, and cognitive psychology the university of york magazine 6 university highlights

National Top award for African forest project competition A top national award has been won University. His research into the importance by the innovative scientific and of biodiversity in the Magombera Forest in success for Tanzania has boosted knowledge transfer educational collaboration between activities in Africa such as training local Computer the University of York and Flamingo groups. This has led to a reduction in reliance Land Theme Park and Zoo for the on the forest for resources and generated Science student outstanding impact of its conservation sustainable sources of income directly related to forest conservation. PhD student Frank Soboczenski and educational work. In the UK, CIRCLE has created educational has scooped top prize in a national jobs to cover the 1,000-plus schools and 1.3m The PraxisUnico Collaborative Impact Award visitors to the zoo every year. Six interns a competition with a three-minute recognised the ground-breaking research of year work on conservation-specific research presentation on his research into York’s Centre for the Integration of Research, projects. reducing number-entry errors in Conservation and Learning (CIRCLE) into The judging panel was chaired by Professor medical devices. forestry and biodiversity conservation, Sir Tim Wilson, former Vice-Chancellor of together with environmental education for the University of Hertfordshire, and author the protection and conservation of forest, its of the Government-commissioned Review of species and habitat. Business-University Collaboration 2012, who CIRCLE Director Dr Andy Marshall has a is a strong advocate of the role of universities joint appointment with Flamingo Land and the in economic development.

Bike bank in motion The Director of the Tour de France, Christian Prudhomme, launched the Bike Bank project in July, a joint venture between the University of York and the City of York Council supported by Welcome to Yorkshire, which led the winning bid to bring the Grand Départ to the county in 2014.

The aim of the project is to help inspire You can book the bikes at www.york- children to take up cycling by giving them free sport.com/bikebank or telephone 01904 Frank faced strong competition from 14 access to cycles in the run up to Yorkshire’s 325751. other postgraduate students from across Grand Départ on July 5 and 6 next year. The new one-kilometre cycle circuit at the country, including fellow York PhD The Bike Bank will be open on Saturdays York Sport Village will be available for free use students Ema Sullivan-Bissett (Philosophy) from 10am to 12 noon for bike donations and by children on Bike Bank bikes from 12 to 1pm and Jennifer South-Palomares (Psychology), collections. on Saturdays. to win the inaugural 3 Minute Thesis UK competition and a £150 prize. Hosted by the Leeds University Union, the competition challenged researchers to communicate the impact of their work in just three minutes using plain and simple English. Competitors presented to a 140-strong audience, as well as judges Elizabeth Gibney, a science and research reporter with Times Higher Education; Dr Laura Bellingham, Assistant Director in Research, Information and Enquiry at the Quality Assurance Agency; and Dr Tony Bromley, Regional Advisor for Vitae in Yorkshire and the North East. Frank said, “I think being a good communicator is immensely important because it gives researchers the ability to reach a wider, non-specialised audience by explaining a sometimes very technical or difficult topic in an understandable or even amusing way.“ Next year’s 3 Minute Thesis challenge will be hosted by the University of York in collaboration with Vitae, the organisation that champions researcher career development. Director of the Tour de France Christian Prudhomme (left) and Gary Verity, Chief Executive of Welcome to Yorkshire, at the Bike Bank launch the university of york magazine in pictures 7 Photo: M artin Irwin In pictures Life and work at York

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A specially-adapted plane flying low over the Malaysian Borneo jungle Professor Alastair Lewis and the Department of Chemistry’s atmospheric chemistry team are taking to the air to study the chemistry of air pollution that’s blowing in the wind: http://bit.ly/187NNxu

Les Canards Chantants in Renaissance flashmob Watch this surprise performance by the University of York music group to launch Virtue and Vice, an exhibition at Hardwick Hall curated by the Centre for Renaissance and Early Modern Studies in collaboration with National Trust staff and volunteers: http://youtu.be/X3-xOHp6kho

Adult blue tit Female blue tits with brightly coloured crowns are better mothers than duller birds, according to a new study led by the

University’s Environment Department: Photo: Vicky O gilvie http://bit.ly/155sCbq

Tim Sutherland (Archaeology) filming for Medieval Dead The six part UKTV Yesterday series blends medieval history with archaeology and forensic research, focusing on the preserved remains of the people of medieval period: bit.ly/16bxwUT

The charred remains of pottery dating back nearly 7,000 years Our early ancestors had a taste for spicy food, new research led by Dr Hayley Saul (BioArCH) has revealed: http://bit.ly/18Zu5AZ

Magnetic nanoparticles produced by Liquids Research Ltd for hyperthermia applications A study led by Dr Gonzalo Vallejo-Fernandez (Physics) has offered novel insights into how the heating effect of an experimental cancer treatment works: http://bit.ly/15CwG3m Photo courtesy of Dragonshead Productions Limited the university of york magazine 8 university highlights

Donation by Celebration mug yorkconcerts These limited edition bone china mugs have The cocktail party problem explained, Maths alumnus been designed by alumna Susan Rose to two great folk musicians, a murderous mark the University’s 50th Anniversary. composer and one of the greatest choral A transformational gift of £80,000 has Profits from each mug, costing £13.50, go works of all times – just a few highlights in been made by alumnus John Murrell. towards student bursaries. To purchase a this autumn’s programme. mug visit www.YorkSpace.net/shop. Conversing and hearing against It will launch a programme of matched background noise is difficult at the best funding to support York’s Achieving of times and this problem also applies to Excellence Bursaries. music where voices are ‘in conversation’. John, who graduated with a degree in The Clerks (30 October) illuminate this Mathematics in 1968, followed by an MPhil in issue with medieval motets, Renaissance 1972, didn’t expect to be a mathematician. songs and a new work by Christopher Fox. It was only through the smart intervention Part of a Wellcome Trust funded project, of his headmaster that saw John applying for the aim is to get us to listen more carefully a place at the University of York rather than and to achieve that, the singers will ask finding a job after leaving school. the audience to take part in some light- The John Murrell Fund will match regular hearted auditory tests. Martin Carthy and gifts to the Alumni group, the Yorkies. John Kirkpatrick’s band Brass Monkey (20 November) is delighting audiences with a folk/brass fusion of trumpet and trombone, squeezeboxes, mouth organ, percussion and guitar. Students take studies overseas York’s International Study Centre saw getting to study a course at Mount Holyoke,” its inauguration in the United States says Katie Sansom, a first year undergraduate in the Department of Sociology. this summer with a three-week visit The initiative builds on York’s long- from 31 students. standing links with the USA and Canada which already provide an opportunity to spend a The Study Centre offers short visits to those year at a partner institution. wishing to study abroad but unable to commit “Not all students are able to commit to a to a longer stay, allowing more students to year abroad, so the International Study Centre gain valuable international experience. opens up the possibility of an international This summer’s cohort took part in an experience to a broader range of people,” said intensive programme in Leadership and International Relations Officer Jennifer Oxley. Social Change at Mount Holyoke College in “For next year, we are looking to introduce Massachusetts, one of America’s leading more International Study Centres, perhaps liberal arts institutions, and worked with local in China and South Africa, giving even more community-based organisations to apply the students an opportunity to study abroad.” theory they learned to real world situations. A number of the students, who included “This time last year I had just finished my UK, EU, international and distance learning A levels and was so excited about uni, but I students, received bursaries covering full or could never have imagined I would be in New part of the costs of the trip funded by the The Clerks York City, making fabulous new friends and University of York and Santander.

The 16th-century Italian composer Carlo Gesualdo is notorious for murdering his wife and her lover; he also wrote some of the most idiosyncratic music of his time. Two vocal concerts mark the 400th anniversary of his birth: I Fagiolini (23 November) present a secular programme and The 24 (24 November) focus on Gesualdo’s beautifully intense sacred music. No Christmas music is complete without a performance of Handel’s Messiah. The University Choir is joined by outstanding soloists and the Royal Northern Sinfonia in their Central Hall performance (27 November).

Box Office 01904 322439 [email protected] www.yorkconcerts.co.uk Students from the International Study Centre took part in a programme in Leadership and Change at Mount Holyoke the university of york magazine university highlights 9

The sound of stag beetles munching Stag beetle sound bites on the BBC their way through a dead tree featured in an episode of a BBC wildlife series, thanks to the electronic wizardry of a York entomological and environmental acoustics expert. Dr David Chesmore, senior lecturer in the Department of Electronics, made the recording for the BBC’s six-part Britain’s Big Wildlife Revival series. “The filming was carried out in a private garden in Colchester, a hot spot for stag beetles. Stag beetle larvae feed inside dead wood and make short snapping sounds, like breaking twigs and we could hear that quite clearly during the recording,” Dr Chesmore explained. “They also produce a deliberate buzzing sound which we were hoping to detect but didn’t on the day.” Dr Chesmore is developing non-invasive methods for detecting the larvae – currently the only way to find them is to chop the wood up which destroys the habitat. The techniques he used are closely related to his work with the Food and Environment Research Agency (FERA) on the detection of Asian Longhorn beetles, a destructive non-native insect, found in imported trees and wooden goods.

Recycling equipment to help Indian colleagues

Student nurses have raised funds to Simulation Unit in Health Sciences to ensure we are aware that the equipment we are send equipment and textbooks to help it continues to meet the standards of replacing can significantly improve education education and training expected for nurses and training in resource-poor communities to provide free healthcare to some of and midwives in the UK; at the same time, beyond the UK.” the poorest and most in need people in rural communities in Southern India.

The nursing equipment, including hospital beds, resuscitation manikins, nursing textbooks, body models and other teaching aids is destined for MA Chidambaram College of Nursing in Chennai. It has been donated following the refurbishment of the Clinical Simulation Unit in the Department of Health Sciences. The College works with a voluntary hospital to provide free healthcare to some of the poorest and most in need people in rural communities. On a recent visit to the College of Nursing in Chennai, Anne Phillips of the Department of Health Sciences was impressed by the quality of staff and students and their compassionate approach to nursing care, but also shocked at the lack of resources. Since then, nursing students from the University’s Nursing Society have worked hard to raise the funds to transport the recycled teaching resources to Chennai. Head of Department, Professor Hilary Graham, said, “We are upgrading the Clinical Student nurses helped load up the container with teaching resources to be shipped to Chennai in India the university of york magazine 10 university highlights

Engineering innovations showcased HRH the Princess Royal attended the Engineering: Design for Living exhibition, held The exhibition showcased not only at the Ron Cooke Hub in June, during the Royal Academy of Engineering Soirée. engineering research from the University’s Departments of Computer Science, Physics and Electronics, but also the way in which engineering has informed or influenced work in other disciplines such as biology, chemistry, philosophy, English and sociology. Work on show included recycling orange peel waste, developing objective diagnostic tools to test for Parkinson’s disease, a system to help stroke victims with rehabilitation and designs for the next generation of nuclear fusion experiments. “In the modern world, engineering is central to economic growth and to the innovation and enterprise that results in new products and services and increased national wealth and employment.” “We are moving towards a new golden age of British engineering – the sector is highly successful and ripe for further development. Exhibitions such as this demonstrate how engineering research is improving the very High-flying: Princess Anne was given a demonstration by Professor Ally Lewis of the in-flight equipment he and his fabric of our lives,” said Academy President team use to measure atmospheric pollutants Sir John Parker GBE FREng.

Athena SWAN Top marks for University campus award for Health Sciences

Health Sciences has joined the Departments of Electronics, Psychology, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science and Physics as an Athena SWAN award-winner. The Department now holds a Bronze Award under the national scheme, which celebrates good practice on recruiting, retaining and promoting women in science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine departments in higher education. Professor Karen Bloor and Karen Khan The University’s Grounds Maintenance team celebrate their success led a working group to review student and staff numbers, employment policies and career development opportunities, and The University of York’s 500-acre parkland campus has, for the first time, been created an action plan identifying areas for awarded a Green Flag by the Keep Britain Tidy charity in recognition of the quality improvement. Professor Hilary Graham, Head of of its landscaped green space. Department, said, “We are delighted to have Green Flag is the Government’s benchmark “There’s evidence that although the received this award in recognition of our national standard for UK parks and landscape is not yet fully matured, we are commitment to promoting equality. We are green spaces and measures cleanliness, having increasing success in attracting birds a large department with an inclusive culture sustainability and conservation. such as the Little Ringed Plover, Skylarks, and look forward to building on our Bronze “The award also recognises the fact that Lapwings and Oyster Catchers.” Award to further advance the careers of the campus is an important wildlife habitat, The University of York campus is one of students and staff.” particularly on Heslington East where we 78 sites in Yorkshire and Humberside to win are creating wildflower meadows, wetlands the award for 2013/14 and one of only a For more information about Athena SWAN and woods,” says Gordon Eastham, Grounds handful of universities to achieve the Green visit www.york.ac.uk/research/athena-swan Maintenance Manager. Flag status. the university of york magazine university highlights 11

University of York 50th Anniversary Garden Party

The sun shone and the music played at the University’s 50th Anniversary Garden Party held for staff on 17 July at Heslington Hall. Sparkling wine and canapés were served on the lawns while the Fiddlers Wreck Ceilidh Band played rousing folk music.

At the event, Vice-Chancellor Professor Brian Cantor praised University staff saying, “Although our business is delivering world-class teaching, research and the application of our research to benefit society – it is the combined effort of administrative, technical, estates and academic staff working together which makes this is a truly innovative and inspiring place to be.” All those who downloaded a ticket and attended the celebrations had the chance to win one of the many raffle prizes donated by local sponsors, including the Dean Court Hotel, Cedar Court Grand Hotel, Hotel du Vin, Middlethorpe Hall, York Sport, Mulberry Hall, Brass Castle Brewery, York Marriott Hotel, Cycle Heaven, Bettys, Browns and Quarks Restaurant.

The 50th Anniversary celebrations culminate in a community firework event on 5 November the university of york magazine 12 spotlight Delving into dental plaque Ancient teeth hold clues about our past

An unlikely source of historical insight into the health and well-being of some of our earliest ancestors is the focus of a study led by University of York archaeologist Dr Camilla Speller and biologist Dr Gavin Thomas, and funded through the Centre for Chronic Diseases and Disorders (C2D2).

ental plaque from the not-so-pearly whites of skeletons found at archaeological sites across Yorkshire is being examined by a research team at Dthe University of York in a bid to find out more about the health and diet of people at key points in history. And the irritating deposits most of us brush and floss away are proving a rich source of O steoarchaeology M alin Holst, York Photo by well preserved biological information. A plaque-encrusted lower jaw bone recovered from an archaeological dig at the Driffield Terrace Roman site in York - “The great thing about dental plaque or just one of the samples being investigated by bioarchaeology experts at York calculus is that it can survive for thousands of years without the need for any special assess health because unless there’s some of archaeological research because, until geological or climatic conditions. It is like a obvious skeletal trauma or disfigurement, the recently, people just didn’t realise what they mineralised pocket of DNA that can tell us evidence has gone. Dental disease offers a had.” about dental health, but more importantly, it whole new view of health,” said Dr Speller. Our ability to learn about the microbiology can tell us about general health and well- The team are working on teeth dating of the mouth is due to major advances in DNA being,” said Dr Camilla Speller who is carrying from the Iron Age through to Roman and sequencing technology, Dr Thomas from the out the work with a team of archaeologists Victorian times, taken from sites across the Department of Biology explained. “These and biologists from the University’s BioArCh Yorkshire and Humber region. new technologies can provide billions of very group and Department of Biology. Their investigations are at an early stage, small fragments of the DNA present in the The research offers pointers to dental but already DNA sequencing of plaque from calculus samples. By assembling these tiny health, but of more interest to the team at the skeleton of a woman uncovered at the pieces onto modern genomes, in what can be York is the genetic information about the oral Dixon Lane Medieval site in York suggests that considered a massive jigsaw puzzle, we can bacteria preserved in the fossilised plaque in bacteria causing diseases such as leprosy learn about the exact species of bacteria that and around the teeth. may survive in dental calculus. were present in the mouths of these people.” “We all have lots of bacteria and pathogens “It’s a fairly new area of research but it By comparing the ancient genomes with in our bodies and in our mouths. Many of offers so much potential,” said Dr Speller. modern genomes, the researchers can also these are preserved in the plaque, giving us “I could weep at the amount of dental learn about the evolution of these bacteria information about illnesses or diseases that disease information discarded in the course over thousands of years, which has exciting may have been prevalent at different times implications for following the development of throughout history,” said Dr Speller. capabilities like antibiotic resistance. Plaque accumulation can be a sign of The team’s work builds on earlier studies periodontal disease which, if untreated, can The York research team into the preserving qualities of plaque carried lead to bone deterioration and tooth loss. Peter Ashton, Michael Brockhurst, out by Professor Matthew Collins, who leads Periodontal disease in modern populations Sophy Charlton, Matthew Collins, Sarah the BioArCh team at York and Dr Christina has been linked to cardiovascular disease, Fiddyment, Jessica Hendy, Michael Warinner from the University of Oklahoma, stroke, diabetes and respiratory illnesses, Hofreiter, Malin Holst, Sandy McDonald, who are both collaborators on this project. offering further historical lifestyle clues in James Moir, Anita Radini, Camilla Speller skeletons being examined by the York team. and Gavin Thomas Find out more at www.york.ac.uk/ “It’s always difficult for archaeologists to archaeology/centres-facilites/bioarch the university of york magazine Spotlight 13

Archaeology team takes to the Alps

York researchers are excavating in one of the world’s most challenging environments the university of york magazine 14 spotlight

Right: The team taking samples at one of the high altitude alpine lakes

Far right: Arrowheads are plentiful at lower altitudes, but this is an Alpine archaeology reveals extraordinary find for the alpine zone

Below: A view of the high life through the ages Freissinières Valley from 2,400m showing the current tree line at around 2,000m. Even An international team of archaeologists led by experts at such high altitudes there is evidence in the changing vegetation of from the University of York has uncovered evidence of the interplay between environmental change human activity in the high slopes of the French Alps dating and human activity over back over 8,000 years. time

he 14-year study in the Parc National seasonal pastoralism that appears to have des Écrins in the southern Alps is one been sustained over many centuries with of the most detailed archaeological new enclosures added and evidence of tree investigations carried out at high clearing to create new grazing land. Taltitudes. It reveals a story of human “The evidence suggests the landscape occupation and activity in one of the world’s was occupied over many centuries marking most challenging environments from the the start of a more sustained management Mesolithic to the Post-Medieval period. of the alpine landscape and the development The work included the excavation of a of the pastoral agricultural systems we see in series of stone animal enclosures and human the Alps today.” dwellings considered some of most complex The study also uncovered evidence of high altitude Bronze Age structures found Stone Age hunting camps in often inhospitable anywhere in the Alps. conditions in the upper reaches of the Alpine The research, published in Quaternary tree line at 2,000 metres and above. Other International, was led by Dr Kevin Walsh, finds included a Neolithic flint arrow head landscape archaeologist at the University at 2,475 metres, thought to be the highest of York, in partnership with Florence Mocci altitude arrowhead discovered in the Alps. of the Centre Camille Julian, CNRS, Aix-en- The study was carried out by a team Provence. of British and French archaeologists and Dr Walsh explained: “High altitude palaeoecologists. They surveyed over 300 landscapes of 2,000 metres and above are sites across a number of valleys as well as considered remote and marginal. Many studying pollen from cores taken from peat researchers had assumed that early societies areas and lakes and carbonised wood remains. showed little interest in these areas. This Initial fieldwork for the project started research shows that people, as well as climate, in 1998 followed by a series of further did have a role in shaping the Alpine landscape expeditions into some of the most remote and from as early as the Mesolithic period. spectacular landscapes in the national park. “It has radically altered our understanding “The nature of these landscapes and of activity in the sub-alpine and alpine zones. the fact that no-one had ever carried out It is also of profound relevance for the broader fieldwork in these areas meant that we understanding of human–environment had to carry out numerous phases of work interactions in ecologically sensitive involving long treks over difficult ground and environments.” sometimes in challenging weather. Excavations carried out by the team “The result of this work is that only now do showed human activity shaped the Alpine we have a clear understanding of how these landscape through the Bronze, Iron, Roman remote, beautiful areas were exploited by and Middle Ages as people progressed from people over the millennia,” said Dr Walsh. hunting to more managed agricultural systems including the movement of livestock ‘A historical ecology of the Ecrins (Southern to seasonal alpine pastures, known as French Alps): Archaeology and palaeoecology transhuman-pastoralism. of the Mesolithic to the Medieval period’ is “The most interesting period is the published in Quaternary International and at Chalcolithic/Bronze Age when human www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/ activity, particularly to support pastoralism, S1040618213006824 really begins to dominate the landscape,” said Dr Walsh. “The Bronze Age buildings we Read Dr Walsh’s Blog about the Ecrins project: studied revealed the clear development of http://ecrins2010.blogspot.co.uk the university of york magazine spotlight 15

“Only now do we have a clear understanding of how these remote, beautiful areas were exploited by people over the millennia” Kevin Walsh the university of york magazine 16 spotlight

The triumph of ideas

World-class speakers, exhibitions and performances delighted audiences and visitors at the York Festival of Ideas in June which saw more than 120 events across a 15-day period based around the theme of North and South.

Led by the University of York in collaboration with over 35 partners, the Festival is now in its third year with each year building on the success of the last. The 2014 Festival will run from 12 to 22 June with the theme of Order and Chaos. Festival organisers have already been approached by leading national publishers keen to be involved in the events and planning for next year is underway. the university of york magazine spotlight 17

Festival attractions Clockwise from top left Spellbinding: tales from the ‘Sunny South’ were enacted at a story-telling session in the York Archaeological Trust venue DIG Moving: after his talk, Melvyn Bragg signed copies of Grace and Mary, his semi- autobiographical novel spanning three generations Revered: audiences were captivated by This year’s Festival saw the readings from the late great Irish poet Seamus Irish poet and Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney give one of his Heaney last public performances Riveting: Sonia O’Connor told the fascinating story of the York Helmet, manufactured in the 8th century and discovered in 1982 Outspoken: controversial art critic Brian “Thanks a million for a Sewell engaged in a lively conversation with really excellent Festival. It History of Art lecturer James Boaden was unfailingly engaging, Mouth-watering: Sophie Jewett of York Cocoa House gave away some of her secrets at informative and fun. a chocolate workshop in the Lord Mayor’s Please do it again” kitchen Audience feedback Classical: historian Michael Scott examined the legacy of Ancient Greece and how it was interpreted through the ages Tragic: a play about Anne Boleyn by Howard Brenton was performed in the Tudor courtyard of the King’s Manor Insightful: Guardian columnist Zoe Williams joined the Economy and Equality panel debate on strivers vs skivers and the welfare state Learned: fans got a chance to meet the well known historian and documentary maker Michael Wood after his lecture on the life of Athelstan, England’s first king, drawing on his research into the monarch’s own manuscripts

For news on the 2014 York Festival of Ideas visit www.yorkfestivalofideas.co.uk the university of york magazine 18 spotlight

Grave concerns

Overcrowded cemeteries could be a result of the reluctance to face our own mortality according to recent studies by the University of York’s Cemetery Research Group led by Dr Julie Rugg.

ne person dies in the UK every Contrary to expectations, the high minute and with death rates set to cremation rate also contributes to the increase as the population ages, the problem. Cremated ashes are often now uncomfortable truth is that we’re buried in designated plots generating new Orunning out of burial space. demands on already limited space. “We are at a crisis point,” says Dr Julie The current crisis is just the latest chapter Rugg who heads the University of York’s in the long and complex history of the rituals Cemetery Research Group, which traces the and customs of death which often mirror history and cultural significance of cemeteries changing societal trends and attitudes. and burial rituals. Dr Rugg’s research has traced the Cemetery managers in one London development of graves from frugal earth borough, where the situation is most acute, mounds in churchyards to the ornate bricked are moving remains from older graves to graves and vaults in cemeteries favoured Dr Julie Rugg’s expertise has informed create space. The lack of space is also forcing by the Victorians. She shed new light on governments including a role as principal London families to have relatives buried in emergency measures during the Second adviser to the Environment, Transport and sites outside their local area, often at greatly World War when Government fears about Regional Affairs Committee inquiry into increased cost. Others, including cemeteries shortages of coffins during the Blitz prompted cemeteries in 2000 and she is regularly in Yorkshire, are resorting to creating the stockpiling of shrouds and mass graves quoted and interviewed by regional and new plots by digging up pathways, using being dug in advance of air attacks. She has national media. gaps between existing graves or clearing also investigated some of our most prominent She sits on the Ministry of Justice landscaped areas. city cemeteries as well as remote rural Burial and Cemeteries Advisory Group The controversial answer, says Dr Rugg, is churchyards, and is a leading expert on the and in 2008 was elected Honorary Vice- to reuse graves. UK’s more contemporary neatly manicured President of the Institute of Cemetery and “Our research shows that people lawned cemeteries. Crematorium Management. understand the need for graves to be “I think the fascinating thing about Her new book Churchyard and reused. It’s a sensitive issue but it’s actually cemeteries is that at a micro level, they Cemetery: Tradition and Modernity in nothing new because many older graves in offer an insight into wider sociological, Rural North Yorkshire is published later churchyards will already contain more than cultural and religious trends happening at this year. It uses sites from across North one set of remains. It just needs Government a macro level. There’s a lot of material to Yorkshire to explore, for the first time, the commitment for it to become a more research and every burial site says something turbulent social history of churchyards and widespread practice,” she explains. different, particularly about the play of cemeteries during the last 150 years. As a leading expert in the social and local denominational identities: Anglicans cultural history of death and bereavement, and Nonconformists were not always in Dr Rugg is often consulted by policymakers, agreement about how to manage burial cemetery managers and media to advise on space,” said Dr Rugg. the extent of the problem. Most of her research is gleaned from She says our reluctance to face up to our historic documents rather than from the own mortality may have contributed to the graveyards and cemeteries themselves, but issue. Dr Rugg’s boundless enthusiasm for a subject “Town planners are happy to tell me about most of us would rather not think about, their plans for new developments which means that day trips and holidays are often might include new education or health care punctuated by graveside visits. provision. But when I ask them where the “I was in the car with my husband recently burial space is they often look at me blankly. and pointed out a Baptist burial ground. ‘So it It’s just not something that people want to is’ he said as he drove past, eyes fixed on the think about or take into consideration.” road ahead...” Undeniably atmospheric, York Cemetery has been described as one of the city’s most romantic places. It was founded in 1837 to provide better burial facilities for the citizens of York - whatever their station in life - than those offered by the overcrowded parish and non-conformist graveyards in the city. In the 1960s the 24-acre site became derelict and overgrown and was bought in 1987 by a charitable trust. Since then the Cemetery has been extensively restored and is now maintained by a team of employees and volunteers. the university of york magazine 20 Spotlight Who’s that girl? A series of 17 paintings depicting striking young women were featured in a 1950s advertising campaign to promote Aero chocolate – but are they figments of the artists’ imagination or portraits of real women? And if so, who are they?

nown only as the ‘Aero Girls’, the collection has recently been Institute and beyond. If anyone was an Aero Girl or knows one, we’d the focus of a study by researchers Kerstin Doble and Francesca love to hear from them,” added Francesca Taylor. Taylor who are trying to unravel the mystery and unearth new The exhibition also explores why Rowntree decided to use painted information about these little-known paintings. images of women in their print and television campaigns long after K“A colleague showed me an Aero Girl portrait because I used to photography had taken over as a medium. work for Tate Gallery organising exhibitions and she thought I might Writing in her online blog about the research, Kerstin says, “The be interested to see it. It led me to look through the archives and I oil painted portrait casts us back to an era before the mechanical uncovered 17 portraits in total that hadn’t been seen for years!” said reproduction of photography, and alludes to an experience that is Kerstin Doble. special, unique and cannot be repeated elsewhere. The campaign The original oils were commissioned by York chocolate company slogan underlines this by proclaiming ‘For her, AERO – the milk Rowntree from well-known British artists of the day. The only clues to chocolate that’s different!’ [to the arch rival Cadbury’s Dairy Milk]. the identity of the sitters are names sketched in pencil on the back of “Although the print campaign ran for at least six years, it is difficult the canvas: Anna, Alice, Wendy, The Country Girl, The Art Student. to trace insightful links between the portraits. Perhaps this is why As part of Chocolate Week 2013, the two researchers have curated the campaign was not a particularly successful one. Indeed much of an exhibition of the collection in the Borthwick Institute for Archives’ Aero’s sales success during this post-war period can be attributed to Opening up Archives series a renewed appetite for consumer goods and the end of rationing after at York’s Mansion House, the 1954.” first time it has been on show Once the exhibition at the Mansion House ends Francesca and since it left the Rowntree Kerstin plan to create an online gallery space in partnership with York factory in York. Digital Library where they can share images of the works, any related Kerstin said, “We hope film material and any new stories collected during the exhibition. So that the exhibition will help far their detective work has led them to the last living Aero artist, to uncover new stories about Frederick Deane, who explained why he was selected and who some of these enigmatic portraits his subjects were. and answer questions such They have also discovered that one of the Aero Girls in the adverts as who were the Aero Girls (although not one depicted in one of the collection’s paintings) was the and what happened to the late model Myrtle Crawford. paintings that are missing from this collection?” If you were an Aero Girl, or if you know one, please contact the “Visitors to the Mansion Borthwick Institute for Archives at [email protected] House are encouraged to or phone +44 (0)1904 321166 share their own stories, to ask new questions and continue Read Kerstin’s blog about the Aero Girls at: http://borthwickinstitute. the research at the Borthwick blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/whos-that-girl-who-were-aero-girls.html Photos with kind permission of Nestlé UK Are these portraits real or imagined? the university of york magazine university news 21 in memoriam... Peter Aston (1938–2013) Peter Aston taught in the University’s Department of Music from 1964 Mellers that Peter was appointed, entirely in the spirit of a department to 1974.He was invited to join the staff by Professor Wilfrid Mellers, which valued performance as a key to the understanding of music: he with whom he had studied composition. He conducted part of the was entirely right, as we know! For those outside the Cathedral and inaugural concert for the newly-established Department in the Jack Church circuit, Peter’s choir provided an opportunity for us to sing Lyons Concert Hall in 1969. While at York he completed his PhD which church and secular music from Machaut to Britten.” involved editing the music of the then-unknown George Jeffreys. The Chamber Choir was (and still is) a mixture of outstanding Alongside his academic career he directed the Tudor Consort (which singers and a number of good musicians who could sing. Both he founded), the English Baroque Ensemble and the University of Roger Marsh and I ‘sang’ in the tenor line; Peter, through his skill as York Choir and Chamber Choir. He also appeared as a guest conductor a director, his insight into the music but, above all, his love of the at several choral festivals in the USA and Italy. He frequently taught music we were performing (and of his singers) gave and taught us an composition at summer schools in the USA and his church music, in immense amount that has influenced choral singing in this country particular, is highly regarded there as, indeed, it is in UK. Peter co- in a hugely significant way. He introduced us to major works in the authored (with John Paynter) Sound and Silence (London, 1970), an choral canon – I particularly remember performing Bach’s B Minor important influence on music education. He was Chair of the Academic Mass, St John Passion, Monteverdi’s 1610 Vespers, Handel’s Dixit Board of the Guild of Church Musicians. Michael Nicholas comments Dominus, Tallis’ Lamentations, Byrd masses and music from the in Grove Music Online that: “Both in his distinctive voice and in the Eton Choirbooks for the first time with him; all were directed with quantity of his works, Aston has made one of the most remarkable scholarship, insight and enthusiasm. And yet, even in his later years, contributions to English church music of the late 20th century.” he was keen to learn also from his students both former and current. Dr Richard Langham Smith, an undergraduate and then He laid the foundations for many musical careers through both his postgraduate student at York in the late ’60s and early ’70s, has sent knowledge and his approach. the following memory of Peter: I know I write for many of his students and colleagues in thanking “Many will be sorry to hear of Peter Aston’s death. He was my him for those foundations and treasuring the times we spent together. tutor and a great influence, mainly through his Chamber Choir which we attended on one day every week in the afternoon for a rehearsal: Professor Peter Seymour something of a highlight. It was timetabled. And it was through Wilfrid Department of Music

At the Chalk face Archaeology to the nano-scale’ with Dr Lucy Collinson Human Competitive Awards at the Genetic and At the Viking Congress, Lerwick, Shetland, (Cancer Research UK). Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO). Professor Julian Richards presented ‘Torksey I: Sir John Holman chaired a seminar on ‘Skills winter camp of the Viking Great Army’, Dr Steve Chemistry for the chemical industry’, organised by the Ashby spoke on ‘Rethinking comb making in Stephen Bromfield, Kristaps Ermanis and Daniel Royal Society of Chemistry, Society of Chemical Viking-age Britain and Scandinavia’ and Dr Raines won this year’s Kathleen Mary Stott Prizes. Industry, Gatsby Foundation and Salters Soren Sindbaek spoke on ‘The Viking expansion: Professor James Clark spoke on ‘From waste Institute, at Salters Hall, London. gradual growth or global dynamics?’ Professor to wealth using Green Chemistry’ and Cinthia Prizes for ‘Chemistry Outstanding Richards also chaired a session on ‘Mapping the Mena-Durán won the Royal Society of Chemistry Demonstrators of the Year’ were awarded to Viking world’. Green Chemistry poster prize for ‘Applications Stephen Bromfield, Richard Gammons, Jon ‘Searching for Scandinavians in pre-Viking of Starbons®, novel carbonaceous materials, Holmes, Kate Horner, Richard John, Leonie Jones, Scotland: molecular fingerprinting of Early in catalysis’ at a Green Chemistry Renewable Natalie Pridmore, Mark Sims and Rachel Smith. Medieval combs’ co-written by Dr Isabella von Carbon and Eco-Efficient Processes symposium Dr Paul Clarke spoke on ‘Adventures with Holstein, Dr Steve Ashby, Professor Matthew in La Rochelle, France. the synthesis of tetrahydropyran natural Collins, Nienke Van Doorn and Stacie Sachs Professor James Clark spoke on ‘Green products’ at the Institute of Cancer Research, was published in the Journal of Archaeological chemistry and the biorefinery’, Guangmao Sutton and presented at the Hofmann Science. Tian spoke on novel methods to change the Symposium, Imperial College, London. Dr The first Student Archaeology Conference properties of cardboards and Cinthia Mena Clarke also went on an EPSRC-funded trip to was held in the Department and a selection of Duran spoke on the applications of Starbons® AstraZeneca, Mölndal in Sweden where he conference papers will be published in The Post for esterifications and won the Golden Crop discussed possible collaborations and gave a Hole. Award for her photo ‘Hydrophobic carbon’ at lecture on ‘Stereocontrolled synthesis of O- and the Conference on Renewable Resources and N-containing heterocycles’. Biology Biorefineries, Antwerp. Professor Duncan Bruce spoke on ‘New Professor Henry Leese spoke on ‘Nutritional Professor James Clark was awarded an motifs and liquid crystals: halogen bonding in requirements from the oocyte to the blastocyst: EPSRC Grant of £723K for a collaborative project materials and biology’ and Linda McAllister spoke implications for embryo culture’ at the Serono with the Stockholm Environment Institute on ‘The attractive non-covalent interaction Symposia International Advanced Course in and the University of Liverpool on ‘Renewable between halomethanes and rare gases’ at Embryology, London. Chemicals from Sustainable Feedstocks via high- the Halogen Bonding and Other Non-Covalent Dr Peter O’Toole organised the Frontiers in thoroughput methods’. Interactions symposium at the Canadian Bio-imaging Conference in London and has Dr Matthias Bechmann, Dr Angelika Sebald Chemistry Conference, Québec City. received £1.6m to develop ‘Bio-continuum and Professor John Clark (Computer Science), The Department hosted the Dalton Division microscopy: seamless imaging from the micro- won a bronze medal and $2,000 prize in the regional meeting which included talks by the university of york magazine 22 university news

postgraduate students and postdoctoral Européenne’ at the University of Luxembourg. Dr STAFF PROMOTIONS researchers, and a poster display. Jonathan Ward Morys also spoke at the Bank of England on ‘Gold won the Best Presentation Prize. standard lessons for the Eurozone’ at a seminar Personal chair Professor David Smith gave lectures on his on ‘The Great Depression and the Euro-Area Dr Neil Audsley (Computer Science), Dr Nik research in nanomaterials and nanomedicine at crisis’ and presented ‘Directions for the euro Brown (Sociology), Dr Andrzej Marek Brzozowski a ‘Chemical science’ symposia in Changchun and area’ at a workshop. (Chemistry), Dr Ana Cavalcanti (Computer Hangzhou (China) and Kyoto, Japan, and spoke at Professor Takashi Yamagata presented ‘Science for Growth’, a joint parliamentary event ‘Testing CAPM with a Large Number of Assets’ Science), Dr Christopher Fewster (Mathematics), organised by Alok Sharma MP, the Royal Society at the Joint Seminar series of CFS, ECB and Dr Kieran Gibson (Physics), Dr Beth Jefferies of Chemistry and Institute of Physics. Professor Deutsche Bundesbank in Frankfurt. Professor (Psychology), Dr Bernard Kay (Mathematics) and Smith also spoke on ‘Hard facts about soft Yamagata and Dr Vasilis Sarafidis co-presented Dr Peter Thompson (Psychology) matter – from nanomaterials to nanoscience’ at ‘Estimation of Correlated Random Coefficient the Northern England Postgraduate Chemistry Models for Short Panels with a Multifactor Error Senior staff teaching grade Conference organised by Richard Gammons, Structure’ at the Cross-sectional Dependence in Dr Andy Hunt (Electronics) Lucy Milner, George Platt and Ben Summers. Panel Data Models Conference, Trinity College, Dr Alison Parkin co-organised an exhibit on Cambridge. Reader how scientists are studying and copying nature Professor Karen Mumford spoke on ‘The Dr Gillian Hampden-Thompson (Education), to achieve artificial photosynthesis for the Royal gender wage gap’ at Clare Hall, University of Dr Helen Smith (English and Related Literature), Society’s Summer Science Exhibition. Cambridge and presented ‘On the relative Dr Andrew Charlwood (The York Management Kate Horner hosted a ‘Meet the Researchers’ position of women’ at the Australian Conference School), Dr Dawn Coverley (Biology), event for undergraduates, which included talks of Economists, Perth. She participated in a Dr Geoffrey Cubitt (History), Dr Anne-Kathrin and a poster session. Research in Action debate at the British Academy Duhme-Klair (Chemistry), Dr Paul Genever Dr Jason Lynam presented ‘It’s all and the EU-funded IMAGEN workshop on the (Biology), Dr Louise Haagh (Politics), Dr Angela elementary’, in the Department during the Macroeconomic Consequences of the Gender Hodge (Biology), Dr Tim Howell (Music), University Anniversary Celebration Weekend. Pay Gap, Spain. Dr Harry Isaacs (Biology), Dr Neil Lunt (Social Professor Ed Boyes and Professor Pratibha Dr Ralf Wilke presented ‘A regression Policy and Social Work), Dr Suresh Manandhar Gai (York JEOL Nanocentre), have developed model for the copula graphic estimator’ at the atomic resolution in-situ aberration-corrected Econometric Study Group Conference, University (Computer Science), Dr James Moir (Biology) and environmental scanning transmission electron of Bristol. Dr Stefano Pirandola (Computer Science) microscopy technology (in-situ AC-ESTEM) for Dr Emma Tominey presented and led catalyst reaction studies in realistic reaction discussions with the Office of Rail Regulators on Senior lecturer conditions. implementing team-based incentive schemes in Dr Leandro Indrusiak (Computer Science), The Department was ranked fifth in the the public sector. Dr Martin O’Neill (Politics), Dr Joanne Applin Guardian University Guide 2014 subject tables. Ricky Kanabar and Professor Peter Simmons (History of Art), Dr Daniela Barillà (Biology), presented ‘To defer or not defer? State pension Dr Jim Buller (Politics), Dr John Cooper (History), Computer Science in a lifecycle model’ at the WPEG Conference, Dr Gareth Evans (Biology), Dr Kate Flemming Professor John Clark, Simon Poulding, Dr Rob where Dr Emma Tominey won the Helen (Health Sciences), Dr Silvia Gennari (Psychology), Alexander, and Mark Hadley won the best Robinson prize for the Best Paper by an Early Dr Nicholas Guyatt (History), Dr Julie Hawkins paper prize for ‘The Optimisation of Stochastic Career Researcher for ‘Maternity leave and (Environment), Dr Samantha Hellmuth Grammars to Enable Cost-Effective Probabilistic the responsiveness of female labour supply to (Language and Linguistic Science), Dr Fabrizio Structural Testing’ at the Genetic and household shocks’. Iacone (Economics and Related Studies), Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO). Professor Peter Burridge presented his joint Dr Jeremy Jacob (Computer Science), Johny Stokoe led a submission to the NUS- paper ‘Group interaction in research: a general Dr Yuan Ju (Economics and Related Studies), run Green Impact environment accreditation nesting spatial model with heteroskedastic Dr Kevin Kileen (English and Related Literature), and awards scheme which resulted in the shocks’ at the International Workshop in Spatial Dr Stefan Kühner (Social Policy and Social Department achieving a Bronze award. Econometrics and Statistics, Orleans, France. Work), Dr Mary Leng (Philosophy), Dr Jason Professor John McDermid was a guest Professor Gulcin Ozkan’s piece on sources speaker at NASA’s Langley Research Center. and implications of recent protests in Turkey was Levesley (Mathematics), Dr Andrew Pickering published in The Conversation. (Economics and Related Studies), Dr David Economics and Related Studies Professor Jo Swaffield’s project on Rippin (Environment), Dr Paul Schweinzer Professor Luigi Siciliani presented ‘Does a ‘Identifying sustainable pathways out of in- (Economics and Related Studies), Dr Vanita hospital’s quality depend on the quality of other work poverty’ has been funded under the ESRC Sundaram (Education), Dr Beatrice Szczepek hospitals? A spatial econometrics approach’ at Knowledge Exchange Opportunities Scheme. Reed (Education), Dr Paul Wakeling (Education) the International Workshop on Health Economics, Dr Yuan Ju presented the paper ‘Auctioning and Dr Sethina Watson (History) Manchester, and with Professor Hugh Gravelle and selling positions: a non-cooperative and Rita Santos, presented ‘Hospital competition approach to queueing conflicts’ at the Asian Research grade 7 and quality: a spatial-econometrics approach’ Meeting of the Econometric Society, Singapore. Dr Fiona Aspinal (Social Policy and Social Work – at the CEPT/JIE conference on Applied Industrial Professor Tony Culyer chaired a workshop SPRU), Dr Kate Gridley (Social Policy and Social Organisation, Bologna. on ‘Global Diplomacy, Universal Coverage and Work – SPRU), Dr Andrew Hunt (Chemistry), Dr Stephanie von Hinke Kessler Scholder Health Care Priority-setting’ at the Rockefeller Dr Tom Johnston (Health Sciences), Stacey presented ‘Insuring calorie intakes against Foundation Center, Bellagio, Italy, on behalf of Noel (Environment – SEI-Y) and Simon Walker income shocks’ at the Russia Longitudinal NICE International. (Centre for Health Economics) Monitoring Survey Higher School of Economics User Conference, Moscow and the Economics of Education Teaching grade 8 Disease Conference, Darmstadt. Dr Sarah Olive presented ‘Shakespeare under Dr Richard Waites (Biology) Professor Andrew Jones attended a Scientific the Coalition: an end to Shakespeare for all?’ at Oversight Group of the Institute for Health We Need to Talk About Teaching, King’s College Metrics and Evaluation meeting in Seattle. London and at the ‘Quoting Shakespeare’ Teaching grade 7 Dr Matthias Morys presented ‘The seminar, Shakespeare Association of America Dr Maria Garcia Reyes (Economics and Related disintegration of the Gold Exchange Standard conference, Toronto, she contributed ‘Giving Studies), Sharon Grace (Social Policy and Social during the Great Depression – déjà vu for quotation thematic bit: Troilus and Cressida in Work), Dr Clare Jackson (Sociology) and the Eurozone?’ at a conference on ‘La crise ITV’s Generation of Vipers’. Dr Olive presented Dr Tangming Yuan (Computer Science) de la zone euro et le processus d’intégration research on ‘Shakespeare under the Coalition’ the university of york magazine university news 23 at the British Educational Research Association Educational Studies. conference, Brighton and represented the British ‘Real-time grammar processing by native Staff news Shakespeare Association at the Council of College and non-native speakers: constructions unique and University English AGM at St Anne’s College, to the second language’ by Dr Danijela Trenkic, Professor Paul O’Higgins (HYMS) Oxford. Dr Olive was invited to join the steering Dr Jelena Mirkovic (Psychology) and Professor has won the Rohlf Medal, a group of the British Council of Undergraduate Gerry Altmann (Psychology) was published in prestigious international award Research and is Chair of the British Shakespeare Bilingualism: Language and Cognition. Dr Trenkic for excellence in morphometric Association’s education committee. presented ‘Real-time processing of English methods and applications, in Dr Elizabeth Swinbank led a workshop articles by native and non-native speakers’ to recognition of his work session on ‘Embedding formative assessment the colloquium on ‘Factors affecting language expanding the boundaries of paleoanthropology and promoting active learning’ and presented processing in L2 speakers’ and ‘Competition ‘Extended project work for school physics between L1 and L2-licensed structures leads to through his long-standing interest in the students’ at the International Conference on variability in functional morphology production’ quantification of biological form to understand Physics Education (ICPE-EPEC). at the Symposium on Bilingualism in Singapore. animal function and evolution. ‘Planning teacher professional development Fred Lubben presented ‘Self-directed for effective teaching and learning in science’ by professional development of science teachers: Professor Dave Raffaelli Dr Anne Scott, Mary Whitehouse, and Chris Otter some drivers in emerging and mature education (Environment) has received the was published in China Science and Technology systems’, at the Freudenthal Institute of Science President’s medal at the INTECOL in Education. and Mathematics Education at the University of ecological meeting, hosted by the Identity in foreign language learning and Utrecht, the Netherlands. British Ecological Society. The teaching: Why listening to our students’ and Dr Claudine Bowyer-Crane spoke on prize is the British Ecological teachers’ voices really matters, co-written by ‘Intervention at the foundations of reading Society’s President’s personal gift to an eminent Dr Florentina Taylor and Dr Emma Marsden was comprehension’, at the Department of ecologist at the end of each term of office. published by the British Council. Education, University of Oxford. Professor Robert Klassen was lead author Dr Emma Marsden and Alison Mackey Professor Ian Davies has for ‘Internalising problems of adults with presented a paper at the International been awarded the learning disabilities: a meta-analysis’ published Symposium on Bilingualism in Singapore. Children’s Identity and in the Journal of Learning Disabilities, and Professor Ian Davies was a discussant at Citizenship in Europe ‘Culture, context, and collective confusion: the ‘Young citizens, social media and political Association Outstanding Exploring teachers’ motivation in cross-cultural engagement’ symposium, House of Commons, Achievement Award for contexts’, published in Advancing Cross-cultural and co-organised and chaired the ICA pre- Perspectives on Educational Psychology. conference education panel at the London 2013 for his work as editor of the journal Dr Beatrice Szczepek Reed’s paper, School of Economics, where he presented ‘Social Citizenship Teaching and Learning, and for his ‘Glottalisation and word linking as resources for media and citizenship education in schools internationally recognised work in the field of multi-unit turn construction in German talk-in- and elsewhere: perceptions of students and citizenship education. interaction: Initial observations’, was published teachers’. in Gesprächsforschung. Dr Szczepek Reed also At the CitizED International Conference, Dr Thomas Simaku (Music) has spoke on ‘Glottalisation of German word-initial Tokyo, Professor Davies co-chaired the been awarded first prize for his vowels: Findings from natural conversation’ in the symposium ‘East and west in citizenship composition Concerto for Department of Language and Linguistic Science. education’ and Professor Chris Kyriacou Orchestra in the Witold Dr Benedetta Bassetti’s paper,‘Is grammatical presented ‘Undergraduate students’ motives Lutosławski International gender considered arbitrary or semantically towards volunteer civic engagement in England Competition. The winning work motivated? Evidence from monolinguals, second and Japan’ and, with Yuko Kato, presented received its world première at the final concert of language learners and early bilinguals’, was ‘Undergraduate students’ motives towards the Warsaw Autumn International Festival, by published in the British Journal of Psychology. volunteer civic engagement in England and the Warsaw Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra. ‘Learning novel morphology: The role of Japan’. meaning and orientation of attention at initial Dr Vanita Sundaram spoke on ‘Sex and Professor Peter O’Brien exposure’ co-written by Dr Emma Marsden relationships education in the UK: gender, (Chemistry) was awarded the was published in Studies in Second Language sexuality and diversity’ at the ESRC Seminar 2013 Royal Society of Chemistry Acquisition. for Critical Diversities@the Intersection at the Organic Stereochemistry Award ‘Sentence Processing in Bilinguals’ by Weeks Centre for Social Policy and Research, Professor Leah Roberts was published in London South Bank University. for his important contributions Sentence Processing. Professor Leah Roberts taught a course on to asymmetric synthesis, Florentina Taylor’s Self and identity in Developmental Psycholinguistics at the Summer particularly the development and applications adolescent foreign language learning was School in Cognitive Linguistics, University of of the (+)-sparteine surrogate. published by Multilingual Matters. Bangor. Steve Gow presented ‘A comparison of Dr Florentina Taylor presented ‘Wearing a Professor Andy Young the Chinese and British cultural concepts of face that is not mine: social pressures, identity (Psychology) has been awarded plagiarism by Chinese Master’s graduates of UK negotiation and achievement in foreign language the British Psychological Society’s institutions who have returned to work in China’ learning’ at the British Association for Applied Lifetime Achievement Award for at the Plagiarism across Europe and Beyond Linguistics, Language Learning and Teaching Distinguished Contributions to Conference, Czech Republic. SIG Conference, St Mary’s University College, Psychological Knowledge. Professor Chris Kyriacou’s article on social Twickenham, and co-presented ‘Addressing the pedagogy and the mentoring of troubled pupils MFL GCSE uptake crisis: Two ways forward’ at Professor John was published in the European Journal of Social the Linking Research to Practice in Education Clark (Computer Education. Anniversary Conference. Science) and Rowena Hanan and Dr Emma Marsden ‘Young people’s community engagement: Professor Bruce what does research-based and other literature received an ‘Applying linguistics’ award from Lipschultz tell us about young people’s perspectives the British Association of Applied Linguistics to (Physics) have and the impact of schools’ contributions?’, host a workshop on foreign language learning in received Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit co-written by Professor Ian Davies, Dr Gillian primary schools and also investigate language Hampden-Thompson and Vanita Sundaramin, teacher–researcher engagement. Awards in recognition of their outstanding was published in the British Journal of Professor Judith Bennett was awarded achievement and potential. the university of york magazine 24 university news

Royal Society funding for ‘Student attitudes, Economics Study Group meeting in Warwick. Staff news engagement and participation in STEM subjects: Tony Culyer chaired a workshop on behalf of proposal for literature review and commentary’. NICE International on Global Diplomacy, Universal Phil Kember Dr Benedetta Bassetti was awarded a Coverage and Health Care Priority-setting at the (Commercial £181,486 Leverhulme grant for ‘Effects of Rockefeller Foundation Center in Bellagio, Italy. Services) received orthography on phonology on second language the College and speakers of English’. Health Sciences University Business Dr Rob Newton was the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) representative Officers Award for Effective Education, Institute for Professor Frank Hardman and the Post-war (World Health Organisation) and presented ‘The Business Manager of the Year. Reconstruction and Development Unit hosted value of measuring cancer in Africa’ and led a conference in Nairobi to review UNICEF’s discussion and moderated a session on cancer Professor David Smith emergency preparedness and response (EPR) registration, at the Duke Global Health Institute/ (Chemistry) has been awarded a and disaster risk reduction (DRR) strategy in the IARC-organised African Oncology Symposium National Teaching Fellowship for education sector in the eastern and southern at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre in Moshi, excellence in higher education African region (ESAR). Professor Hardman also Tanzania. teaching and support for presented the findings of the Looking into Professor Karen Spilsbury presented learning from the Higher UNRWA Classrooms study at a workshop for key ‘Engagement and the management tool kit’ at Education Academy. He will use the award to stakeholders in Amman, Jordan. the Developing a High Performance Assistant further develop his use of new media for IEE will lead on a parenting project as part of Workforce in Acute Healthcare: End of Project student learning and to support students with a new Yorkshire and Humber Collaborations for Conference, London. She also spoke on ‘Adding filming, presentation and communication skills. Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care value in research’ at the NIHR Journals Library (CLAHRC). Launch, London. Sir John Holman (Chemistry) has Evidence for the Frontline by Dr Jonathan Kate Bosanquet presented a poster on been appointed Chair of the Sharples was published by the Alliance for Useful ‘Being open in research’ at HSRN conference, Salters’ Institute Board, the Evidence. Nottingham University. flagship charity of the Salters’ ‘Support from the Start: Effective Charlie Lloyd presented at an International Programmes for Nine to 13 Year-olds’, published Society for the Study of Drug Policy meeting, Company which supports the by the Journal of Children’s Services and co- Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, Colombia. work of the Chemical Industry written by Dr Tracey Bywater, was a Highly Dr Emily Peckham presented a poster at the Education and the Salters’ curriculum projects Commended Award Winner at the Literati Homeopathy Research Institute conference. at York. Network Awards for Excellence. Dr Bywater Professor Tim Croudace joined the LSHTM also presented ‘Preventing antisocial and ESRC-funded PATHWAYS (Method Node) team to Professor Lesley Stewart (Centre criminal behaviour: a Cochrane review of the teach Latent Class Analysis to staff and students for Reviews and Dissemination) effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of group- in CHES, Stockholm, and has taken on the lead was elected president of the based parenting programmes for childhood role for the White Rose Advanced Quantitative Society for Research Synthesis conduct problems’ at a Society for Prevention Methods (AQM) Pathway Development Group. Methods to serve in the roles of Research meeting in San Francisco. He also co-organised a meeting of the Royal President Elect June 2013 to June Statistical Society medical section on ‘Statistics 2014, President the following year and Past Electronics and Computing in Medical Statistics and Risk President the year after. Dr Dave Chesmore’s entomological research on Scaling’. recording moth species in Yorkshire and moth Professor Simon Gilbody gave the keynote Professor Andrew Street (Centre trapping was featured on BBC1 Yorkshire and speech at the Mental Health Research Network for Health Economics) has been Lincolnshire’s Urban Jungle. (MHRN) Feedback Meeting. appointed Chair of the Welsh The Intelligent Systems research group, led by Dr Liz Hughes presented at a Mental Health Health Economics Support Professor Andy Tyrrell, was awarded an EPSRC- Nursing conference, Turku, Finland and chaired a Service Advisory Group. funded five-year Platform grant for research teleconference with collaborators as part of the on hardware and software systems which have MHRN Clinical Research Group. designs motivated by biological principles. Dr Barbara Hanratty spoke on loneliness, isolation and service use by older people at the Dr Dave Chesmore (Electronics) Health Economics, Centre for Connect + Act conference in London. was appointed to the Council of Professor Mike Drummond was a chair and Dr Kate Flemming spoke on ‘The synthesis the Institution of Agricultural presented ‘Adapting Economic Evaluation to of qualitative research: filling in the gaps Engineers. He has been a Fellow Meet Changing Policy Needs: The Case of NICE and informing policy’ at ‘The whole picture: of the Institution for a number in the UK’ and ‘The Growth of Value-Based synthesising evidence in clinical trials’ QuEST of years and gained Chartered Pricing in Europe: Opportunities for Price masterclass, University of Swansea. Environmentalist status through the institution Discrimination?’ at the International Health Professor Karl Atkin gave the Barbara Burford as it is a constituent body of the Society for the Economics Association (iHEA) World Congress on Memorial Lecture on ‘The politics of sickle cell Environment. Health Economics, Sydney. Professor Drummond and thalassemia screening: the continuing also spoke at workshops organised by the importance of tackling inequalities in care’ Professor Edwin Hancock International Society for Pharmacoeconomics at the Making Diversity Interventions Count (Computer Science) has been and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) Australian Conference, University of Bradford. appointed to the Computer Chapter, Brisbane and the ISPOR New Zealand Professor Hilary Graham was part of the Science and Informatics panel Chapter, Auckland. ESRC 2013/14 Centres and Large Grants scheme as an assessor for the Research Professor Andrew Street served on the commissioning panel. Excellence Framework 2014. Norwegian Research Council’s Health Care Professor Jo Green spoke on ‘Women’s Services Board and also the scientific committee views in maternity care research and practice’ of a Spanish Health Economics Conference, at at the International Society for Obstetrics and Dr Andy Charlwood which he and Nils Gutacker presented. Gynaecology, Berlin and presented a peer review (Management) has been Nils Gutacker, Katja Grasic, Dr Panos paper at the Volunteer Doula Evaluation project. appointed as an editor of the Kasteridis, Christoph Kronenberg, James Dr Maria Berghs presented ‘Repairing British Sociological Association’s Gaughan, Thomas Patton and Professor risk? The (bio) politics of informed choice journal Work, Employment and Hugh Gravelle gave presentations at a Health and screening for sickle cell ‘disorders’ in Society. the university of york magazine university news 25 the United Kingdom’ at the Nordic Network school organised via the Independent and State on Disability Research Conference, Finland. School Partnership (ISSP). Staff news She also presented ‘Does encounter imply Professor Paul Kerswill has been appointed engagement?: testing dads for sickle cell’ at External Examiner for the BA and MPhil degrees Professor Kate Pickett (Health the EASA Medical Anthropology Network/ in English Language at the University of Ghana, Sciences) has been appointed to Society for Medical Anthropology/Universitat Accra. the Living Wage Commission. Rovira i Virgili conference on ‘Encounters and Professor Marilyn Vihman, Dr Tamar Keren- engagements: creating new agendas for medical Portnoy and Professor Bill Wells gave talks anthropology’, Tarragona, Spain; and ‘Why at a Research in Early Speech, Language and does the personal need to be so political: PWDs, Communication workshop. legal empowerment and self-advocacy in Sierra Richard Ogden ran as session on ‘The power Leone’ at a Legal Empowerment workshop, York. of language: how people agree, disagree and Dr Sam Oddie, a consultant Professor Kate Pickett was a session chair complain in everyday conversation’ at a training paediatrician at Bradford Royal at the Born in Bradford annual conference day on communication skills for Estyn, the Infirmary, has been appointed and spoke at the International Network for Inspectorate for Education and Training in Wales. as a visiting Senior Research Research on Inequalities in Child Health, Stanford Professor Peter Sells spoke at a conference fellow at the Centre for Reviews University, California. on Historical Linguistics in Oslo, and Association and Dissemination. Nicole Valtorte presented research into of Linguistic Typology meeting in Leipzig. loneliness and social isolation in older people, Professor Karen Spilsbury and links with health at a French National Management (Health Sciences) has received Pensions Fund-organised seminar in Paris Dr Andy Charlwood presented ‘Psycho-social an Honorary Professorship from and spoke on research into interventions to job strain, working time and cigarette smoking: the School of Nursing Sciences, tackle loneliness and social isolation in older evidence from Australia and Great Britain’ at the University of East Anglia. people at a conference organised by the French ‘Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Federation of Social and Cultural Centres, Lyon. Australia’ conference, University of Melbourne. Dr Martin Milton, Director of the As a member of a French ministerial working Dr Keith Anderson, Dr Muhammad Moshfique International Bureau of Weights group on isolation amongst older people, she has Uddin, Paul Tyack (Development and Alumni and Measures, has been contributed to a report which will be submitted Relations Office) and students, won a large awarded an Honorary to the French Minister for older people. donation from alumnus Paul Griffiths of Fixed Professorship in the Department Dr Zoe Darwin presented ‘Working Income and Credit at First State Investments, to of Chemistry. relationships between volunteer doulas and found the Griff Investment Fund - a student-led labour ward midwives: what works for whom long-only global equity fund. in what circumstances?’ at the Normal Labour Simon Sweeney spoke on enhancing the Professor Elizabeth Meins and Birth Conference, University of Central international dimension of UK education at (Psychology) is one of seven Lancaster. the Higher Education Academy-organised fellows appointed under the Professor Alan Maynard submitted evidence Encouraging Outward Student Mobility seminar Economic and Social Research to the Select Committee on Health of the House in York. Council’s Professorial Fellowship of Commons which is currently conducting an The Centre for the Evolution of Global Scheme for 2012/13. She will inquiry into long-term care. Business and Institutions (CEGBI), headed by use the award to develop materials to improve PhD student Jaime Delgadillo received the Professor Teresa da Silva Lopes, and the Centre parents’ ability to ‘tune in’ to their babies, Fred Yates Prize from the Society for the Study of for the Study of Working Lives (CSWL), headed known as mind-mindedness. Addiction (SSA). by Professor Stephen Linstead, were officially launched. Professor Yalian Li from the History Dr Barbara Bechter presented ‘European Department of Statistics and Professor Richard Bessel spoke on ‘From Bonfeld sector level bargaining: prospects and Actuarial Science, Chongqing to Bikernieki: paths of murder and memory’ drawbacks’ at the International Labour and University, China is visiting at the Aftermath: Sites and Sources of History Employment Relations Associations (ILERA) Professor Wenyang Zhang, and Memory Conference at Monash University, conference, Amsterdam, and ‘Developments (Mathematics), for one year Melbourne and presented ‘Historians and their in public sector industrial relations in Europe: from July 2013. Publics: Confronting Histories of Violence’ at the a comparative analysis’ at the Society for the State Library of Victoria, Melbourne. Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE) conference, University of Milan, Italy. Dr Roger Colbeck joins the Language and Linguistic Science Dr Bernd Brandl presented ‘An investigation Department of Mathematics as Dr Sam Hellmuth organised a free workshop for of the policies and politics of social pacts: when Anniversary Research Lecturer English Language A level teachers as part of a the time is right’ at the International Labour from ETH Zurich. His main project to develop and expand relationships with and Employment Relations Associations (ILERA) research interests are quantum schools and colleges. conference, Amsterdam, and the Society information theory and the Professor Paul Foulkes, Professor Peter for the Advancement of Socio-Economics foundations of quantum mechanics. French, Erica Gold, Phil Harrison and Dr Richard (SASE) conference at the University of Milan, Rhodes presented papers and Vince Hughes Italy. Professor Andrew Pendleton chaired a Professor Gregory Currie has received the prize for best student paper at the symposium on the employment impact of New joined the Department of International Association for Forensic Phonetics Investment Funds at the SASE conference. Philosophy from the University and Acoustics conference in Tampa, Florida. of Nottingham. Professor Currie Professor Peter French presented compelling Mathematics is widely known for his work on evidence for the defence in the pre-trial Dr Michael Bate secured funding from the the Philosophy of Art and proceedings in the high-profile trial of George Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Philosophy of Psychology. Zimmerman; the evidence was produced with Council to research new perspectives on help from Dr Richard Rhodes and Phil Harrison, buildings and their links with other areas of Professor Carl Thompson and supported by research by Lisa Roberts and algebra and geometry. (Health Sciences) has secured a Erica Gold. Professor Reidun Twarock and Dr Eric three-year appointment as a Dr Dominic Watt ran a workshop on forensic Dykeman received funding from the Engineering speech science for students at Manor Academy, and Physical Sciences Research Council to non-executive director to the York, as part of a forensic science summer research the evolution of viruses at the York Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. the university of york magazine 26 university news

Centre for Complex Systems Analysis. opportunities for choice and control over Accreditation for The East Midlands Stochastic Analysis home care?’ and ‘Long-term care reform in Seminar sponsored by the Department and the England - a long and very unfinished story’ at Biology degree London Mathematical Society was co-organised the International Association of Gerontology and by Zdzislaw Brzezniak. Geriatrics World Congress in Seoul, South Korea. programmes Dr Chris Hughes spoke on ‘Extreme Professor Glendinning chaired a discussion at The Department of Biology has been behaviour: how big can things get?’ in Venice the ‘Demographic ageing: policy implications awarded accreditation by the Society of at the ‘Random combinational structures and and strategies’ conference in Berlin, organised statistical mechanics’ workshop. by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Biology for four of its degree programmes: Dr Stefan Weigert spoke on ‘Triples of the Bertelsmann Foundation and the British Biochemistry with a Year in Industry, Canonical Observables’ at a workshop on Embassy, and presented ‘Personal health Genetics with a Year in Industry, Molecular Quantum Optics (CEWQO20) in Stockholm, budgets: the experiences of budget holders Cell Biology with a Year in Industry and Sweden. and carers’ at Health and Care, London and Biotechnology and Microbiology with a Year ‘Reducing long-term need and dependency on in Industry. Politics services: messages from research. Home care The Society commended the Dr Martin O’Neill received £46,000 from the reablement - evidence of effectiveness and Department’s strong and historic links Independent Social Research Foundation cost-effectiveness’ at the ‘Making resources with placement providers, the small group for ‘Social justice, predistribution and the go further through prevention’ Leaders’ Forum tutorial system, and the integration of democratisation of capital’. organised by Research in Practice for Adults at research into teaching. The British Academy awarded Dr Carole Spary Dartington Hall, Totnes. Graduates will be eligible to attain with £7,705 for ‘Performing representation: Kate Gridley, co-ran a workshop on ‘Life qualification as a chartered biologist (CBiol) women parliamentarians and political story work in dementia care: emerging research with one year’s further practice, as opposed participation in India’. findings’ at Community Care Live, London. to three years of practice required for Dr Audra Mitchell was awarded a £49,892 Annie Irvine, co-ran a workshop on managing non-accredited programmes. fellowship from the Independent Social Research work-focused interviews for JobCentre Plus Foundation for a project entitled ‘Posthuman expert practitioners. security: an integrated ethics’. Professor Gillian Parker presented ‘The Professor Allison Drew presented ‘Neville dementia research agenda’ at the Department of Bikes@HYMS Alexander and Socialist History’ at the ‘Life and Health-organised Dementia Roadshow, at Leeds Times of Neville Alexander’ commemorative Metropolitan University. Hull York Medical School (HYMS) staff, conference at the Centre for the Advancement of Professor Roy Sainsbury presented ‘The students and alumni raised £3,474 for charity Non-Racialism and Democracy, Nelson Mandela world’s most remote social security system - by cycling 250 miles in just under Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South transforming benefits in St Helena’ at the 24 hours. Africa. Foundation for International Studies on Social The team of 11 set off on a round trip Security conference, Sigtuna, Sweden. from Castle Hill Hospital, Hull, visiting clinical Psychology Gemma Spiers presented ‘Assessing teaching locations in Scarborough, York, Dr Peter Bull and Karolis Miskinis presented outcomes of integrated health and social Goole, Scunthorpe and Grimsby along the ‘Political rhetoric in a cross-cultural context’ at a care’ and Dr Nicola Moran presented a poster way. symposium on ‘Evoking Political Behavior: Verbal on ‘Eligibility for services for young people This BIKE@HYMS event is just one of a and Nonverbal Communication’, at the Scientific with high-functioning autism and Asperger’s number of events to celebrate the medical Meeting of the International Society of Political Syndrome as they transition to adult services school’s tenth birthday, and raise money to Psychology, Herzliya, Israel. and adulthood’ at the Health Services Research fund HYMS scholarships and bursaries and Network Symposium, Nottingham. support five hospices in the region. Social Policy Research Unit Professor Mike Stein presented ‘Recognising Among those taking part were HYMS staff At the Social Policy Association conference and responding to adolescent neglect’ at and students: Jon Bateman, Jonathan Bynoe, at the University of Sheffield, Dr Nicola Moran ‘Eradicating childhood neglect: effective Giles Davidson, Jeffrey Barber, Benjamin presented ‘Ineligible for services, under-funded assessment, analysis and intervention’ at the Snowden and Charlie Rowland; Simon Smith services, and challenging economic times: Institute of Child Health, University College difficulties facing young people with high- London, and ‘Promoting the resilience of young from York Hospital; Sean Bennett from Castle functioning autism and Asperger’s Syndrome as people from care to adulthood: messages from Hill Hospital; HYMS alumnus Neil Cattell; and they transition to adult services and adulthood’. research’ at Surrey County Council’s ‘Improving Tim Franklin from the University of York. At the same event Professor Caroline Glendinning outcomes, changing lives’ conference for HYMS also held a tenth anniversary ball at organised the symposium ‘Personalisation in Designated Teachers for Children in Care, Dorking. the National Railway Museum which raised English adult social care – critical perspectives’ Lucy Stuttard presented ‘Parents’ roles £1,255 for HYMS@TEN charities. where she presented ‘Local authority-managed and involvement in young adults’ clinic personal budgets – do they offer choice, control appointments’ at the European Cystic Fibrosis and personalised home care support?’ with Dr Society Conference, Lisbon, Portugal. Parvaneh Rabiee, and ‘Involving carers in the Dr Jenni Brooks and Kate Gridley presented personalisation of adult social care’ with Dr ‘Good social care for people with complex needs: Wendy Mitchell and Dr Brooks. Kate Gridley and a scoping study’, Dr Wendy Mitchell presented

Photo: Dan Parker Dr Jenni Brooks also presented ‘Good support for ‘Involving carers in personalised adult social people with complex needs: what does it look care practice’ and Dr Parvaneh Rabiee presented like and where is the evidence?’. ‘Personalised home care services for older Anne Corden presented ‘Economic impact of people using managed personal budgets’ at the family bereavement: where does responsibility NIHR School for Social Care Research ‘Insights lie?’ at the Centre for Death and Society from research on personalisation’ workshop. conference on ‘New economies of death: the commodification of dying, the dead body and Social Policy and Social Work bereavement’ organised by the University of Bath. Dr Carolyn Snell and Harriet Thomson published Professor Caroline Glendinning presented an online policy brief to raise awareness about ‘Squaring the circle: personalisation and energy poverty in Europe. The research was personal budgets - how do carers fit in?’, ‘Local supported by eaga Charitable Trust (eaga-CT). Giles Davidson and Paul Scott authority managed personal budgets - what A Department-organised White Rose Doctoral the university of york magazine university news 27

Training Centre seminar day included keynote exploring social workers identity and artistic speeches from Professor Mary Maynard, representations of social work was presented Helping students to Professor Ian Shaw and Dr Martin Webber. by Patricia Walton at the Joint Social Work At the Social Policy Association conference Education Conference (JSWEC), Royal Holloway. plan their careers on Social Policy in Challenging Times at the University of Sheffield, Dr John Hudson Sociology New improvements to the Careers co-presented ‘Comparing the effects of Dr Merran Toerien and Dr Sian Beynon-Jones Employability Tutorial will make it easier cash benefits and in-kind services on family received a British Academy International for students to compare different career outcomes using macro-level cross-national Partnership and Mobility Scheme grant to enable options. data - a scoping paper’ and with Nam Jo and collaborative visits between the University of ‘Your ideas’ is an interactive online tool Dr Antonia Keung presented ‘Does the cultural York and Rhodes University in South Africa for context really shape welfare? A comparative the development of their comparative study of which leads students through a process analysis’. Dr Carolyn Snell, Dr Mark Bevan (CHP) pre-termination of pregnancy consultations in of researching career options and listing and Harriet Thomson also presented ‘Disabled South Africa and the UK. the pros, cons and unknowns to help them people, welfare reform and fuel poverty’. Dr Merran Toerien, Sarah Shrive-Morrison and make decisions. Professor Jonathan Bradshaw presented the Department’s admin team co-organised the The information is shared with ‘Addressing child poverty in middle income Conversation Analysis and Clinical Encounters departmental supervisors as a starting point countries through cash benefits’, and with Conference (CACE) in York. for discussions around students’ personal Gill Main spoke on ‘Children’s necessities’ as Professor Sharon Macdonald spoke development, careers and employability. part of a symposium on Public Perceptions on ‘Making differences and citizens in of Necessities and Social Exclusion and ‘Child ethnographic museums’ - at the Future of The Careers Employability Tutorial is poverty and deprivation’. Professor Peter Dwyer Ethnographic Museums conference, Oxford available to all students and staff through spoke on ‘The curious incident of vanishing University, and co-organised panels on ‘Living Yorkshare: vle.york.ac.uk. If you would ill-health and impairment: re-classifying Heritage in China Today’ and ‘A Museum like to find out more or make a suggestion, disabled people as unemployed’, Dr Dan Horsfall Ethnography: Decolonisation, Reconciliation contact [email protected] presented ‘Gis a (temporary) job!: Young people and Multiculturalism’ at the World Congress of and unemployment, employment, employment Anthropology, Manchester. Professor Macdonald protection, and the financial crisis’ and Dr Kate received funding from the Alexander von Brown presented her research on ‘Vulnerability, Humboldt Association for a month’s fieldwork 50 years of Information care and control: findings from an empirical in Nuremberg, Munich and Berlin where she study’. Dr Antonios Roumpakis co-presented is revisiting the theme of ‘difficult heritage’ ‘Familistic welfare capitalism in crisis: The case and has presented the opening lecture at the of Greece’. Beth Watts, Adam Formby and Nan conference of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Yang also presented at the conference. Volkskunde (German Folklore Society). Dr Martin Webber presented ‘The untapped Professor Ian Davies and Brian Loader potential of mental health social work’ at the chaired a discussion exploring the potential of Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation NHS social media to re-connect young people with Trust Social Work Conference in Stevenage, democratic politics, in a Parliament Committee ‘The Meaningful Involvement Study’ at The Room. Impact of User and Carer Involvement on Social Work Education Conference, Hull and Theatre, Film and Television ‘Tackling inequalities in access to social capital: Dr Sandra Pauletto chaired the Perspectives introducing the Connecting People Intervention’ on Sound Design Symposium, where leading at the International Conference on Social Work in researchers and industry practitioners discussed Health and Mental Health, Los Angeles. research and practice in the emergent field of Work created by the Department’s students sound design.

The Library, IT Services and Archives Take advantage of our international opportunities are celebrating the University’s 50th Anniversary with a timeline in the Harry Why should students be the only ones to language skills and gain inspiration from new Fairhurst Building corridor showing key benefit from work experience abroad? ideas and outlooks. moments in the history of all three services. There are a number of ways that staff can Whether you’d like to do a teaching The display spans from 1953, when the develop their international networks, interact assignment, language training, job-shadowing Borthwick Archives were established, to with new colleagues, share best practice, or an international visit, the Centre for 2011 which saw the opening of the Harry learn from international peers, enhance Global Programmes offers various funding Fairhurst Building and the acquisition of the opportunities for all University of York staff, Ayckbourn archive. academic and administrative. The Borthwick and York Digital Library Annie Hughes, a Senior Teaching Fellow have also supported the University’s first in Educational Studies, who travelled to New oral history project: www.york.ac.uk/50/ Zealand earlier this year, said, “The visit to the history/oral-history. University of Waikato gave me an invaluable Other activities include an exhibition opportunity to reflect on my current practice, to celebrating 60 years of the Borthwick and ‘step outside’ my normal day-to-day work and 50 years of the University in the Samuel reflect on teaching and learning. I would really Storey Gallery, and three public lectures in recommend such a visit to anyone at York.” November and December on the Founders of the University, based on research using the For more information about the opportunities University Archive. available visit www.york.ac.uk/about/ international-relations/international- Visit www.york.ac.uk/information- relations/studyabroadoffice directorate/50thanniversary Merchant Adventurers’ Arts Discovery Event Keeping Time Ian Bruce Huntley’s South African jazz archive

Presented by Jonathan Eato Department of Music University of York

Thursday 14 November 6.30pm Merchant Adventurers’ Hall Fossgate, York

Admission by free ticket only, available from www.york.ac.uk/tickets or 01904 324778

Tete Mbambisa (piano) playing at Langa Stadium, Cape Town in 1972 Image © Ian Bruce Huntley and used with kind permission