Spring 2018 News from the University of Surrey for Guildford residents

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Guildford Residents’ Survey 2018 The University is calling on residents of Guildford to take part in our fourth annual residents’ survey.

Since it launched in 2015, the Guildford Residents’ Survey has provided our University with valuable insight, feedback and ideas to build greater links

Professor Max Lu and Professor Susan Lanham-New (inset) receive the Queen’s with our home town. Anniversary Prize from HRH The Prince of Wales and HRH The Duchess of Cornwall Last year, more than 1,000 local residents took part, with many choosing to enter into the annual prize Feeding our curiosity for draw to win one of five £100 cash prizes. food and nutrition To complete the survey The University of Surrey has been awarded the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for its teaching before it ends on 31 May and research in food and nutrition. 2018, visit: surrey.ac.uk/ guildfordsurvey The Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Professor Susan Lanham-New, Head of Higher and Further Education, the most the Department of Nutritional Sciences, prestigious form of national recognition commented: “I am absolutely delighted for any UK academic institution, has been that our institution has been awarded the awarded to the University of Surrey in Queen’s Anniversary Prize. recognition of its sustained excellence in the field of food and nutrition. “Nutrition is an important component of all our lives and the significance This honour is awarded every two years, of a well-balanced diet should never with the endorsement of Her Majesty be underestimated. In recent years The Queen, in acknowledgement of our researchers have identified the world-leading research and teaching by devastating long-term effects of educational institutions. The award was inadequate dietary intake to our bodies, announced at a ceremony at St James’s but have also helped prove the positive Palace in London in November. effects of good nutrition, in particular the The judging panel described the work protective role it can play in reducing the undertaken in nutritional sciences at the risk of age-related disease outcomes.” University of Surrey as exemplary. The University’s food sciences courses are This is the fourth time the University of ranked number one in the UK by both Surrey has been awarded the Queen’s The Times and The Sunday Times Good Anniversary Prize. Surrey was previously University Guide 2018 and the Complete recognised for its work in engineering for University Guide 2018, reflecting the space industry, the development of ion beams, and improving access to safe Students relaxing in Guildford outstanding teaching and an excellent Castle’s grounds student experience. drinking water and sanitation. 2 YOUR UNIVERSITY Welcome

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Welcome from Helen Bowcock OBE It is an honour to be invited to be guest editor for this edition of Your University. My association with the University of Surrey first began some years ago when I attended courses on social research methods as an external PhD student. However, my relationship with the University didn’t end there. Some years later, following my term as High Sheriff of Surrey, I served on the University’s Council and I am currently a member of the University’s Advancement Committee and a working group overseeing research on social mobility. In this edition of Your University you as listed in the ‘What’s on’ section on will be given new insights into the page 13, including performances by the many ways in which the University of phenomenal Guildford School of Acting. 2. 3. Surrey has an impact at local, national On page 10 you can also meet Surrey’s and international levels. I have chosen ‘queen of arts’, the remarkable Patricia to draw attention to some impressive Grayburn MBE DL, who this year will examples of volunteering and local have worked as Arts Administrator for engagement, to the University’s the University for 35 years. She selects innovation in the arts, and to ground- her favourite sculptures on campus and breaking research here on our doorstep. we are all invited to enjoy the public With a particular interest in philanthropy, art on display thanks to the open it seems to me that many different campus policy. opportunities are offered to donors to achieve impact through supporting Moving from the local to the global our local university, some of which stage, the number of references to are evident in this edition, as is the leading research on pages 8 and 9 is University’s role as an anchor institution striking. They include a new discovery in Surrey. that could reduce the recurrence of prostate cancer and an award for On page 5 you can read about the innovation in dementia care. Surrey has 4. combined efforts of staff and students also won a grant from the British Heart to support a range of local causes, Foundation to explore how stem with an invitation to any local charity or cells could heal damage caused by community group to apply for volunteer heart attacks. help. Additionally, on page 11 you can 1. Surrey alumni read about how on a freezing cold The University of Surrey has a deep and 2. Jack Jordan night in March a group of students slept growing commitment to working with 3. Tom Watson 4. Timothy Schwarz rough on the University’s piazza to its local community to deliver social, 5. Linford Miles raise funds for the local YMCA. Having economic and environmental value. I been persuaded to do this same sleep hope you enjoy reading about the many out several years ago, I have some ways in which they achieve this, in this appreciation of just how uncomfortable spring edition. this experience really is. For further information on how the There are some very good examples University is working in partnership with in this edition of how the University is a its home town, please visit surrey.ac.uk/ hub of art and culture and is renowned in-the-community, follow for its outstanding music and performing @UniofSurreyCPE on Twitter or arts. There are increasing opportunities email our Public Engagement team: for local residents to attend events, [email protected] 5. SURREY.AC.UK 3 Community news

World’s first quantum biology training centre comes to Guildford Surrey has been awarded £1 million from the prestigious Leverhulme Trust to establish the world’s first doctoral training Centre for Quantum Biology.

The Centre will be headed Professor Johnjoe McFadden, by Professors Johnjoe Director of the Centre for McFadden and Jim Al- Quantum Biology at the Khalili, who will train a new University of Surrey, said: generation of scientists “Quantum biology may lead with the skills needed to new approaches to solar to study and exploit the energy, new drugs or new quantum foundations diagnostics, and may even hold of life. the key to building revolutionary Up to seven PhD students quantum computers that could Professor Lord Martin Rees speaks at the 2018 Adams Sweeting Lecture series will be recruited by the far out-perform even the most Centre each year for the advanced computers of today. next three years. They will engage in a three-year “To progress, quantum Astronomer Royal launches prestigious interdisciplinary training biology needs scientists who and research programme, can operate across different Adams Sweeting Lecture series and work on projects disciplines, which is what we from photosynthesis to hope to achieve within our This February, the University welcomed world-renowned cosmologist and nanotechnology. new Centre.” Astronomer Royal, Professor Lord Martin Rees, and Surrey’s Chancellor, The Duke of Kent, to launch an exciting new lecture series.

The Adams Sweeting such as biotech, clean Lecture in Frontier Science energy, AI and space, while and Technology is the safeguarding ourselves University’s flagship lecture against the new risks that series, established in they pose.” honour of distinguished Did you know? Surrey alumnus, Professor Sponsored by Investec, Alf Adams – inventor of the the evening was attended Professor Alf Adams strained-layer quantum-well by 400 guests and also was awarded the laser used in DVD players featured a panel discussion 2017 Guildford and barcode scanners – with Lord Rees, Professor Roll of Honour for and Professor Sir Martin Adams, Professor Sir his exceptional Sweeting OBE, the Sweeting and University contributions to founder of Surrey Satellite of Surrey Professor, scientific innovation, Technology Ltd and the Julie Yeomans. technological Surrey Space Centre. Professor Max Lu, President application and University land included in and Vice-Chancellor of the excellence in higher In his speech, ‘Will University of Surrey, said: education. technology save us or submission Local Plan will it be our downfall?’, “We were immensely proud Lord Rees warned that to welcome one of the Land belonging to the University has been included in humanity should be wary country’s most influential Guildford Borough Council’s submission Local Plan. of the consequences thinkers and an icon in the that technological astrophysics field to our The document, which Farnham Road to the A31, in advancements – such as University. Lord Rees has proposes a number addition to improved public artificial intelligence (AI), the gift of great humour in of potential sites to transport, cycle paths and biotechnology and space tandem with enormous and accommodate new homes exploration - will have on valuable insight; it was a walkable routes. for the borough, has the health of the planet. pleasure to hear him and been submitted to the As well as community Did you know? He said: “This topic has a privilege to reflect on his Planning Inspector. It will services and facilities, the been close to my heart for pressing message about In 2016 Sir Martin now be subjected to an University is proposing more than 15 years and I technological advancement. Sweeting was independent examination. an expansion of Surrey was delighted to share my We ignore it at our peril. identified byThe Research Park, where thoughts at the inaugural The University’s vision for Sunday Times as “I would like to extend more than 4,000 people Adams Sweeting Lecture. its land at Blackwell Farm one of the UK’s a huge and heartfelt are currently employed by “Our country has many includes 1,800 new homes 20 most influential “thank you” to all four of around 110 companies. engineers. institutions that produce our panelists for such a of different sizes, types inspiring and innovative fascinating launch to this and tenures, including The University’s plans work, some that change exciting new series.” affordable housing for would maintain the the very course of history. eligible workers. designated Area of However, it is important The University was also Outstanding Natural Beauty, that we all remain vigilant honoured to welcome A new relief road to the and focus on how we The Mayors and west of Surrey Research as well as protecting can harness the harmless Mayoresses of Guildford, Park has been proposed, and improving existing effects of new technologies Reigate and Spelthorne. joining the site through the woodland and hedgerows. 4 YOUR UNIVERSITY Community news

There’s a new sheriff in town

Dr Jim Glover, outgoing Chair of University Council, has begun his year in office as High Sheriff of Surrey. Traditionally a ceremonial role associated with collection of taxes and the upholding of law and order, today the Office of High Sheriff has a greater focus on charity and working for the good of the county. Jim has chosen to focus LGBT tour group next to The Surrey Scholar in Guildford high street his efforts on two very High Sheriff of Surrey, Dr Jim Glover important themes; tackling the growing number of Celebrating Guildford’s LGBT routes permanent exclusions expert professionals and from Surrey schools and volunteers alike - who all Guildford celebrated LGBT History Month by holding its very first LGBT walking tour encouraging best practice work tirelessly together on Valentine’s Day. across higher and further to create possibilities education institutions to for a happier future for The tour, which was organised by of socialist campaigner Edward Carpenter, enhance the impact of those facing very difficult Dr Fabio Fasoli of the University’s who was buried with his male partner in student volunteering. circumstances. These School of Psychology and Paul the Mount Cemetery, something that was He said: “To be appointed fantastic individuals are Backhouse of Guildford Town considered very unusual in the 1920s. High Sheriff is a great true stars.” Guides, included a number of places Dr Fasoli said: “This tour was a great honour and provides a We very much look forward associated with LGBT individuals. opportunity to look at Guildford with an wonderful opportunity to working with Jim during to highlight the many Destinations included homes lived ‘LGBT eye’, and showed how supportive his time in office. thousands of people across in by the enigma code-breaker Alan the University and Guildford are of the Surrey - students, teachers, To find out more, visit: Turing and his family, and the grave LGBT community and its history.” families, support workers, highsheriffs.com/surrey

Opportunity for local Surrey synthesises landlords sound symposium

The University is inviting local landlords to This February, the Department of Music list their student properties with its in-house and Media launched a new symposium lettings agency. series to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr University of Surrey Lettings (USL) offers a Robert Moog, the inventor of the electronic property management service which allows sound synthesiser. private landlords to rent their student properties directly to the University. In turn, the property Organised in collaboration with the is sublet to continuing students. The service Moog Soundlab UK and the American offers discounted rates to landlords who synthesiser manufacturer, Moog Music Inc., become accredited under the Guildford Guildford and bikes the symposium featured performances by Landlord Accreditation Scheme. working in tandem internationally acclaimed artists. Liani Mannifield, USL Lettings Manager, said: Attracting a large audience from across “Our not-for-profit agency offers landlords a The University is set to launch a new bike the county, guests enjoyed performances cost-effective alternative to letting privately share scheme this summer, with future plans to by Chris Watson, a world-leading recorder while also ensuring that Surrey students live in include Guildford town centre. of wildlife and natural sounds, and Chris properly maintained homes. The initiative was prompted by the Santander Carter, a leading authority on electronic “So far, we have found that local landlords Cycles University Challenge, a national music. Composer and historian Thom appreciate our rental guarantee, which the competition that gives universities a chance to Holmes delivered the symposium’s keynote University underwrites for the duration of the develop their own bespoke cycle hire scheme. lecture ‘The Sound of Moog’. term, as well as our quarterly rental payments Surrey’s crowdfunding efforts raised £69,906, Professor Tony Myatt, Head of Music and in advance. achieving 4th place overall and resulting in a Media, said: “The influence of Bob Moog’s “Residents may have noticed the agency’s £75,000 cash prize from nextbike, the European work has reached almost every corner of green boards around the town, which have leader of bike share schemes. the musical world. The Moog Symposium been placed outside USL-managed properties The campaign has since received a further was a great opportunity to welcome to promote the agency’s services.” £25,000 boost from the University, which is set residents of Surrey into the Department and For more information, contact the USL team on: to install 50 bikes and docking stations across experience live performances of such an +44 (0)1483 681 111 or email: [email protected] its two campuses before the end of June. important musical genre.” SURREY.AC.UK 5 Community news

Tackling street noise

The University has partnered with purpose-built student accommodation provider Scape to tackle anti-social noise in residential streets near to the campus. Street Marshalls Maciej Kuna and A new street marshalling Kinga Bartczak from security service service will operate and training provider, Risk Solutions Ltd. between 10pm and 4am on Guildford’s popular Engagement Manager, Swapping spreadsheets student nights, Monday said: “Many of the routes and Wednesday, with to and from the University’s for spades an increased service campus are lined with operating during peak people’s homes. We University staff have been rolling up their sleeves to volunteer times such as Welcome have found it helpful to for good causes across the local area. Week. remind students to keep Based in key areas such their voices down and This March, staff from the Our next community day will as Walnut Tree Close remember that noise Student Services team took a see staff engaging with more and Scholars Walk, the travels very easily at night. day out of the office to Guildford-based community marshals will be on hand “While it is important to visit the sight loss and projects, including litter to support students, log remember that students disabilities charity SeeAbility, picking around Guildford’s any incidents and generally are certainly not the only Compton’s Mane Chance Tesco superstore and clearing keep the peace. Sanctuary, which supports members of the community weeds at the entrance to A successful pilot was the welfare of horses, Gilbert who need to be reminded Westborough Woods. shown to reduce noise White’s House in Selborne, of this, we have decided Surrey’s Student caused by students and Westborough Woods, If you are a registered, local Services team to follow the example of volunteering in the travelling to and from the other universities around where staff took part in a charity or community group that local community campus after an evening the country and introduce a clean-up operation alongside could benefit from volunteers, Photo credit: Nick Bond spent in the town centre. teams from Guildford email: publicengagement@ marshalling service during Borough Council. surrey.ac.uk Kate Bailey, Public peak times.”

The sound of giving Union launches

Surrey’s Motivation by Music Gospel Choir campaign to increase has recorded a new single to raise vital funds for the Surrey-based charity Mustard volunteering Seed, which provides practical support to Surrey’s Students’ Union has launched a children living with autism. volunteering portal to connect their student Emily Bollon, a BMus Creative Music members with local causes. Technology graduate, founded the Professor Max Lu with the Rotary Club of Guidford Surreyvolunteering.com allows students University’s staff and student gospel choir to browse opportunities at local charities, in 2014, which has since opened up to schools and not-for-profit organisations, log members of the public. She was inspired by Thank you, Guildford their volunteering hours and reflect on any the work of Mustard Seed after meeting the new-found skills or experience. team behind the charity at the 2017 Eagle Rotary Club Radio Local Heroes Awards, where both Ian Handy, Community and Events scooped awards for their community work. Earlier this year our President and Vice- Coordinator at the Students’ Union, said: Chancellor, Professor Max Lu, visited the “More than 50 partners have already Emily wrote an original song, ‘Sun-kissed Rotary Club of Guildford to acknowledge the registered and we have started to see a real Bridge’, to record and release, with all role it played in establishing the University uptake from students getting involved in local proceeds donated to the charity. The lyrics in 1966. charities that have traditionally found it hard were inspired by the same idea from the to attract student volunteers. Bible that gave Mustard Seed its name – In early 1962, the Rotary Club formed a town committee to sound out opinion, which “From building transferable skills, making that it takes just one tiny mustard seed of persuaded important town personalities of the a difference and meeting new people, faith to achieve great things. case for a university. volunteering is a great way for students to Emily said: “We feel so privileged to be In 1987 our first Vice-Chancellor, Peter Leggett, enhance their university experience.” able to support such an incredible cause stated: “If it had not been for the Guildford The Students’ Union is encouraging local with our music. I have no doubt that as Rotary Club, it is extremely unlikely that that charities and organisations to register the community comes together, we will there would be a prospect of this university.” volunteering opportunities on the site. absolutely smash our £1,000 target.” In his speech at the event, Professor Lu To download the track, visit: thanked the Club and reflected on how far the For more information, visit: motivationbymusic.com University has come over the last 50 years. surreyvolunteering.com 6 YOUR UNIVERSITY Your view counts

We’re listening The University has conducted its Guildford Residents’ Survey every year since 2015. Your University takes a look at a selection of the feedback we received from some of last year’s respondents, as well as what the University is doing across these areas.

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1. Staff volunteering 2. GSA performance 3. The iconic Guildford clock 4. Student accommodation at Manor Park 5. Students promoting our Guildford Residents’ Survey 1. 3. 4.

“More students should live on “Public events need better We are also working with popular “Stop students from parking in campus.” publicity.” nightclub DJ Leroy Wilson and the residential roads.” We have always felt that Guildford’s From stargazing evenings, Students’ Union to launch a new While it is difficult to prevent student population adds significant a community orchestra and awareness campaign to tackle anti- licensed road users from parking value to the community and, like all professional sporting tournaments, social street noise (see page 11). legally, we are doing what we can to other local residents, they should to plays, in-dialogue events and offer other options to our students Our Public Engagement team would be able to choose where they live. musicals, our events calendar to encourage them not to park on like to hear from you if you are However, we are also committed stretches across the University. roads close to the campus. to providing high-quality campus experiencing anti-social noise from a Our Public Engagement team has We place restrictions on car use, accommodation. household occupied by our students. launched a new Twitter account They will work with you to find a with students living on campus not We guarantee all new @UniOfSurreyCPE to promote solution, and can offer mediation allowed to bring a car to Guildford undergraduate students and non- community news and events. sessions if necessary. as a tenancy condition. We also EU postgraduate students a place highlight public transport options for Our full events calendar can be Please email: publicengagement@ in campus accommodation for our students, including how close found on the new homepage of our surrey.ac.uk their first year, provided they meet we are to Guildford railway station. website: surrey.ac.uk. Our revamped the accommodation application “Greater community integration is ‘In the community’ webpages also We have invested heavily in deadlines. needed.” feature local events. Our Public Engagement team is subsidised alternative transport We provide proportionately more options. This includes an extensive The University is set to launch a new committed to an ever-increasing student accommodation on our bus network which benefits the events e-newsletter later this year. programme of local events, campus than almost all other town, walking and cycling routes, Watch this space! stakeholder relations and community universities in the UK and, since projects (see page 10). and other projects such as a soon- 2005, we have invested more than “Curb street noise created by to-be launched pool bike scheme. £200m in our accommodation. students.” Since late 2016, we have based a Our Public Engagement team There are currently 5,170 bed While anti-social noise can never member of our staff at Kings College investigates nuisance parking if it is spaces on our two campuses - be attributed exclusively to one four days a week to encourage and related to our staff or students and if 1,820 on Manor Park and 3,350 on community group, we are reminding inspire the secondary school’s pupils. the provided information allows. Stag Hill. our students to be considerate of our Between February 2017 and February

neighbours. 2018, we delivered 49 significant 1,153 new bedrooms are currently events and long-term projects at the For more information, email: being built on our Manor Park We have partnered with Scape to school (see page 13). [email protected] campus and will be finished by launch a street marshalling service the end of 2019. We are working during Guildford’s popular student Over the last year, our staff and to deliver a further 1,000 units nights, Monday and Wednesday. The students have increased their local on Manor Park, which will see a service, which will run between 10pm volunteering efforts. One example Our Guildford Residents’ Survey total of 4,000 bed spaces on this and 4am, will be increased during includes helping to deliver green 2018 is live until 5pm on 31 campus, within the next five to peak periods such as Welcome space renovation projects in areas May 2018. Visit: surrey.ac.uk/ six years. Week (see page 5). such as Park Barn and Westborough. guildfordsurvey SURREY.AC.UK 7 Digital Guildford

Big investment in small materials

36.7 million people A new £4m hub to manufacture smart materials and self-powered are living with HIV 40% of people with HIV electronics is being established at the University of Surrey. worldwide* are undiagnosed* In late 2018 the University print metals, organic and of Surrey will open a £4.2m inorganic materials, polymers, nanomanufacturing hub that and nanoscale structures will produce plastic nanoscale and circuits down to 25 electronics such as wearable nanometres, without requiring sensors, tags and other a traditional multibillion-pound wireless technologies, helping nanofabrication facility. develop ‘internet of things’ devices for smart homes, Professor Ravi Silva, Director smart cities and of the University of Surrey’s smart factories. Advanced Technology Co-developed with Qinetiq Institute and the new 1.8 million children nanomanufacturing hub, said: are living with HIV and the National Physical There is no cure “This exciting project will for HIV worldwide* Laboratory, the new facility will include a nanoscale develop new technologies and offset printing system, techniques to make the dream *World Health Organization based on a pioneering of a fully wireless smart home design by Northeastern or smart factory commonplace University (US), that can in the UK.”

Surrey helps develop ‘game-

Did you know? changing’ 10-second test for HIV The University of Surrey launched Just a single drop of blood from a patient can now be easily ‘Innovation for tested for HIV in seconds, using mobile technology found in Health’ in 2017, smartphones. a multimillion pound project to bring together Scientists working at the times, giving patients data science, University of Surrey, in more immediate access engineering collaboration with colleagues to potentially life-saving and healthcare at University College London, treatment and timely public to create a new the Africa Health Research health interventions to Surrey’s 5G controlled car outside the 5G Innovation Centre generation of Institute (South Africa), OJ-Bio prevent disease outbreaks. graduates with (Newcastle), QV (Netherlands) the skills to solve and the Japan Radio Co. Ltd, The test could also in theory Europe’s first demonstration of future health have developed a new mobile be adapted to screen for a problems. test for HIV using technology range of viruses such as Zika how 5G could revolutionise driving found in smartphones. or Ebola, making it quick and easy to identify outbreaks 5G technology allows more data, lower latency, encryption Current point-of-care tests before they become and other features that could transform everyday life. for HIV take between 10 and epidemics. 20 minutes and require bulky In November, the University from a car can be streamed analysis equipment, but the Professor Vince Emery, Senior of Surrey’s 5G Innovation and responded to in real-time. Did you know? new mobile test takes just 10 Vice-President of Global Centre and its partners seconds and uses compact Strategy and Engagement Professor Rahim Tafazolli, More than 78 million Huawei, Vodafone and smartphone technology. and Professor of Translational Founder and Director of people are currently the Technical University of Virology at the University of the 5GIC, said: “With these infected with HIV/ The test uses surface acoustic Munich demonstrated a fully Surrey, said: “This research operational Audi Q7 driving demonstrations it shows AIDS. Of these, many wave (SAW) biochips, which that 5G is now a reality and don’t know they’re are based on microelectronic shows that we can find the around Stag Hill in Guildford, the technology can have infected – estimates components found in perfect marriage between controlled remotely by a 5G range from 17 per smartphones. The disposable traditional medical science data connection from the a transformative impact cent of cases in the quartz biochips are extremely and cutting-edge mobile ExCel conference centre in on all aspects of our lives UK to 55 per cent in fast because they do not technology to make a real central London. - from mobile broadband sub-Saharan Africa.* require complex labelling, difference to diagnosing communications to automation 5G’s extremely low latency Late diagnosis is amplification or wash steps, serious viruses within of many industries.” means faster response associated with a and a pocket-sized control seconds. times than existing mobile The 5G Innovation Centre’s tenfold increased box reads out the SAW “The development is a 5G testbed is testing new risk of death, as signal and displays results connections, allowing fine great example of how control of machines remotely. standards of wireless well as the risk electronically. multidisciplinary research can of spreading the 5G also allows improved communication essential lead to breakthroughs that infection. The research could cut security and faster sharing of to the future rollout of 5G lengthy test waiting affect global health.” *Avert UK data, meaning a camera feed technologies. 8 YOUR UNIVERSITY Research

Surrey shortlisted for Cancer Research UK’s Grand Challenge Award

A team led by the University of Surrey and the National Physical Laboratory have proposed a novel method to identify early signs of cancer.

Working with cancer patients and of symptoms affects survivors, as well as experts from patients’ behavioural and across a number of fields including consumer routines. cancer health, psychology, 5G If successful, the research team and nutrition, researchers will will secure £20m of global grants analyse people’s consumer and to take their research further and behavioural habits. help improve early diagnosis Early symptoms of cancer are often rates of cancer. attributed to other health ailments They will develop software tools Looking after creatures big and small and patients often delay seeking to encourage individuals to seek medical advice. The research team medical care if their habits match The welfare of zoo animals is set to improve following the successful trial of will examine early symptoms of the profile of someone with early a new assessment grid, carried out by researchers from Marwell Zoo, the cancer and how self-management signs of cancer. Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, and Surrey’s School of Veterinary Medicine.

The researchers trialled a psychological wellbeing and the series of monitoring strategies quality of the environment, as on primates and birds to help well as the daily procedures they zookeepers ensure the health experience. These factors were not and safety of animals in their care. all previously part of the regular The introduction of the practice health checks that zookeepers over a period of 13 weeks at two were required to assess when zoological collections in the south they were undertaking animal of England clearly demonstrated welfare audits. the level of physical and psychological wellbeing of Sarah Wolfensohn, Professor of the animals, and the effect of Animal Welfare at the University certain interventions. of Surrey, said: “This innovative The welfare assessment grid system will give zookeepers clear requires daily monitoring of a guidance on what they should be range of factors, such as the looking out for to monitor animals’ animals’ physical condition, their overall wellbeing.”

Exciting new discovery could reduce recurrence of prostate cancer Ground-breaking research could reduce the reappearance of prostate Surrey ‘supercatalyst’ accelerates cancer, the most common form of cancer in males. human reaction to climate change During this in-depth study a team The researchers found that of researchers, led by lead author prescribing inhibitors for this The University of Surrey has developed a new cost-effective catalyst to Dr Mohammad Asim from the particular enzyme, alongside recycle two main causes of climate change – methane and carbon dioxide. University of Surrey, investigated anti-hormone therapy treatment, the impact of anti-hormone could be effective in reducing the Scientists at the University of can make a real impact on therapy as a commonly prescribed recurrence and progression of prostate cancer. This is because Surrey have created an advanced CO2 emissions. treatment for prostate cancer. Anti- nickel-based catalyst, strengthened the inhibitors prevent DNA repair, “The goal we’re all chasing as hormone therapy helps reduce with tin and cerium, that can be the levels of male hormones in the causing cancer cells to die rather climate scientists is a way of than repair. used to transform carbon dioxide gland, which stimulate cancer cells reversing the impacts of harmful and methane into a synthesis to grow. Dr Mohammad Asim said: “Prostate gas, which can then be used to gases on our atmosphere. This cancer is a devastating illness with By testing samples taken from produce fuels and a range of technology, which could see those a high death rate. Our exciting patients with prostate cancer, valuable chemicals. Using carbon harmful gases not only removed discovery will help remedy this and the researchers discovered that dioxide in this way is a practical and but converted into fuels for use in increase chances of survival for the an inadvertent consequence productive alternative to traditional poorer countries, is the holy grail of thousands of men who contract the of anti-hormone therapy treatment carbon capture methods, such climate science.” disease every year.” is the activation of the DNA as burying it, while still having a The University has filed a repair enzyme. The triggering Dr Catherine Pickworth from Cancer meaningful impact on emissions. patent for a whole new family of of the enzyme enables cancer Research UK, commented: “The next step is to carry out clinical Dr Tomas R. Reina, who led the ‘supercatalysts’ for chemical carbon cells to withstand anti-hormone trials to test if this treatment dioxide recycling, and is now therapy treatment, causing cells to project, said: “This is an extremely combination is safe to use in cultivate and develop into a more exciting project and we believe we looking for commercial partners to patients and if it helps more men have achieved something here that industrialise the process. aggressive form. survive the disease.” SURREY.AC.UK 9 Research

Seeing stars

University of Surrey PhD student Ryan Wilkinson has led a research project which has solved a 30-year old nuclear physics problem.

Working with Dr Gavin Surrey PhD Lotay and Professor student Wilton, Ryan’s team Ryan Wilkinson conducted the research in partnership with TRIUMF National Laboratory in Vancouver, Canada. They used TRIUMF’s DRAGON (Detector of Recoils and Gammas Of Nuclear Beating damage caused by heart attacks reactions) facility to replicate a specific University of Surrey researchers will explore how stem cells could heal damage nuclear reaction – caused by heart attacks. transforming neon-19 into After a heart attack the University of Surrey, sodium-20 – that takes place in exploding stars. scar tissue forms, which will examine how newly to study because it reduces the heart’s implanted heart cells Did you know? The analysis revealed involves using a beam ability to pump blood behave when they are the speed at which the of the rare and unstable throughout the body. A in contact with scar In the UK there are reaction takes place, nearly 200,000 neon-19 nucleus, and £108,000 grant from the tissue cells. Dr Camelliti which is significant in requires the conditions British Heart Foundation commented: “Unravelling hospital visits teaching us more about each year due that occur in an exploding will fund research to the effect of myofibroblasts the astronomical events to heart attacks: star to be recreated in explore how new heart on electrical function responsible for forming the equivalent of a terrestrial laboratory. muscle cells made from most of the light chemical and learning more about one every three Only two other similar stem cells could be elements we find on how they work will be an minutes.* direct measurements of transplanted into the important step towards Earth and observe in our the reaction have ever damaged areas. unlocking the exciting *British Heart Foundation galaxy. previously been attempted, The study, led by Dr potential that stem cells This particular reaction both of which were Patrizia Camelliti from offer to repair the heart.” is notoriously difficult unsuccessful.

Vice-Chancellor joins Dementia study wins Prime Minister’s council prestigious award

Professor Lu, President and Vice-Chancellor of the An innovative new study led by the University University of Surrey, is one of five new appointees of Surrey, and the Surrey and Borders NHS to the Prime Minister’s Council for Science and Foundations Trust, has won Best Mental Health Technology (CST). Initiative of 2017 at the annual ehi Awards. Bringing together a prestigious group of experts The Technology Integrated Health and sectoral leaders, the CST will advise the Prime Management (TIHM) for Dementia study will Minister on strategic science and technology policy transform the support offered to people with issues and help the Government set priorities in dementia. Using advanced technologies, such these areas. Downtime important for as wearable devices and built-in sensors, A world-renowned chemical engineer and clinicians will be able to remotely monitor nanotechnologist, Professor Lu moved to Surrey keeping up health the health of dementia patients in their care. from Australia, where he held a number of senior The technology will recognise warning signs positions including Provost and Senior-Vice A study led by the University of Surrey has such as increased body temperature or lack President at the University of Queensland. revealed that employers should do more to of movement, and send the information to ensure employees do not feel pressured into clinicians who can step in to offer treatment Professor Max Lu said: “I am honoured to join working outside of their contractual hours. and support. the Prime Minister’s Council for Science and Technology. This provides an opportunity for me to Researchers scrutinised 56 studies and found Dr Payam Barnaghi, Lecturer in Machine contribute to the UK’s global leadership in scientific that many employees felt pressure from their Intelligence at the University of Surrey and research and innovation at a strategic level.” organisation to be constantly available. Technical Lead for TIHM for Dementia, Sir Mark Walport, Chief Executive Designate To avoid out-of-hours working having a said: “This award is very welcome, as it of the UK Research and Innovation, said: “The negative impact on health and wellbeing, recognises the impact that this important new members of the Council for Science and researchers recommend that employers give project is having on the lives of dementia Technology bring a breadth of experience and individuals control over their working patterns patients and their carers. This project allows expertise which will enable the Council to continue and actively involve them in any decisions or patients to be monitored for potential to provide excellent advice to government on policies about technology use so employees complications and gives their families peace of science and technology opportunities can reap the benefits of modern technologies mind that they are being well cared for using and challenges.” without the negative consequences. the latest technology.” 10 YOUR UNIVERSITY Meet the team

Your Public Engagement Team

Your University caught up with Surrey’s Public Engagement Team to find out more about their roles. Kate Bailey and Nikki Dormon, who job share, and Ross Kelway, reveal why it is so important for the University to engage with the local community. Surrey’s Public Engagement team (from left to right) Nikki Dormon, Ross Kelway and Kate Bailey What does the average day in the mission is to engage people in life of the Public Engagement team Guildford and wider Surrey and involve? ensure they understand - and Nikki: The University community extension of personal passions has so much to offer Guildford Ross: It varies considerably. A hopefully support - our mission. outside of the office. – whether that’s through sports, typical day might see me meeting arts, leisure, volunteering or with our academics to plan some Kate: The University is a significant What do you have coming up? further learning. By engaging presence here in Guildford. We Nikki: Lots! We have more than 100 engaging research involving the with people locally, we can get see this in our Residents’ Survey local projects on the go this year. local community; Nikki promoting more of our neighbours involved every year – people tell us that Our annual Pint of Science Festival our annual Residents’ Survey; and and benefitting from living in a the University and its Research is coming up, where we take 20 Kate editing this newspaper. It’s university town. full on, but great fun and hugely Park tenants provide significant of our researchers and academic rewarding. employment opportunities, or staff to three pubs in the town, over that our students bring vibrancy What is the best bit about three nights, to deliver thought- Why is public engagement so and diversity to the town. Others working on the team? provoking short talks. We’re also important to the University? believe that student tenants don’t Kate: All three of us are ‘people volunteering alongside local people Ross: What we do at the maintain their properties, or they people’; we love supporting to enhance green spaces, running University is for social and might not agree with one of the our stakeholders while bringing the Guildford Residents’ Survey public good. Whether that is University’s proposals. We firmly communities together. We also until the end of May and planning teaching the next generation of believe that the University must have strong connections to the our contribution to Guildford Book professionals, researching and keep an open dialogue with the town, having been brought up in Festival 2018. better understanding dementia, whole community if it is to have and around Guildford, or we have learning how to cut pollution, or by a longstanding, trusting and personal experience of living here Tweet @UniOfSurreyCPE, email creating next generation mobile meaningful relationship with its – either today or in the past. This [email protected] or communications systems. Our home town. means that our work is often an call +44 (0)1483 684 379

Meet Surrey’s queen of arts

From left to right: Pat with one of the fish on wheels, The Stag, the Spine and Knife Birds.

Meet long-serving University of Surrey Arts Administrator, Patricia Grayburn MBE DL. Awarded an MBE in 2004 for services to the arts, Patricia will have worked at the University of Surrey for 35 years this September. A local resident and passionate about the arts, Pat’s roles also include President of the Guildford Book Festival, Board Member of the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre and Deputy Lieutenant, and she was named Goodwill Ambassador for Guildford in 1994.

Curator of the University’s art collection, we asked Woking, and had no hesitation in recommending curve, but the hues of the stainless steel change Pat to pick her favourite three sculptures from the Allan. His portrayal of them in action at either end according to the light and reflect the surrounding amazing public art on campus. of a footbridge outside the Lightbox is another trees. I have seen students dancing round it and resounding success. grasping it in photographs. I also admire her Triple My favourite sculptures “For my second choice, I am extremely fond of the Ripple at the entrance to the Manor Park campus, “Picking just three sculptures is certainly a difficult first work we bought under the Per Cent for Art unveiled in 2008 by the President of the Royal task, but for my first choice I must opt forThe Stag scheme: Knife Birds by Bridget McCrum, inspired British Society of Sculptors. by Allan Sly, standing prominently at the entrance by African tribal knives she saw in the British to the University. It is his stylised interpretation “Finally, I must also mention the piece shown Museum. Cast in bronze and unveiled in 2004, of the University crest and now adorns many of next to me in the photograph. This is one of three like much of her output it spans the gap between our publications. He was also responsible for The by Daren Greenhow showing fish on wheels, figurative work and abstraction. Carefully sited Surrey Scholar in Guildford High Street, voted designed to raise a smile as you pass them by.” on the piazza by Bridget, the space between the town’s favourite sculpture. Allan Sly is a joy to The University of Surrey has an open campus, the two elements is as important as the work with and masterminded the tricky problem and we encourage visitors to enjoy the public elements themselves. of transporting The Stag from Slough on a low art on display. loader. I was asked by the Chief Executive of “My third choice would be Diane Maclean’s Spine Woking Borough Council to recommend a sculptor by the lake, made as a memorial to her surgeon For more information, visit: surrey.ac.uk/visit- to commemorate the birth of the Bedser twins in father. Not only does it have the most attractive university SURREY.AC.UK 11 Students in Guildford

Paralympic champion inspires

Jess Wreford, VP Support of Surrey’s Students’ Union, at the Sleep Easy fundraiser Photo credit: Stag Radio Students sleeping rough University of Surrey students at Guildford’s Chinese New Year celebrations This March, students from the University of Surrey gave up the comfort of their beds to sleep outside under the stars and raise Guildford bounds vital funds for youth charity, the YMCA. Taking part in the annual Sleep Easy fundraiser, organised by Paralympic champion Sophie into Year of the Dog the University’s Students’ Union, 20 students raised £1,146 from Christiansen CBE at Surrey’s School of sponsorship for sleeping rough on the University’s piazza. Veterinary Medicine More than 100 University of Surrey Photo credit: Amanda Jane Smith students volunteered at Guildford’s Helena Mason, VP Community for the Students’ Union, said: spectacular Chinese New Year “We were woken in the early hours by freezing winds as ‘the celebrations at the town’s pop-up Beast from the East’ returned. As we headed home to our This February, students destination, The Village. heated houses, the settled snow served as a solemn reminder from the Equestrian Society that other people don’t have that option. hosted Paralympic champion The colourful occasion, which was also Sophie Christiansen CBE “It’s horrible to think that every night, young people here in attended by University of Surrey Vice- for an inspirational the UK are creating makeshift beds and sleeping outside - Chancellor Professor Max Lu, included fundraising talk at the whatever the weather - where they are vulnerable and at risk of traditional Chinese dancing, music, food University’s School of being attacked. and drink. Veterinary Medicine. “Doing a fundraiser like this brings that sharply into focus. We Families enjoyed entertainment in the had the luxury of building elaborate cardboard castles but form of Chinese calligraphy lessons, The eight-time Paralympic many of those on the streets have to make do with next-to-no lion and dragon dancing, Chinese champion was invited to protection from the elements, which is why they need help from horoscope readings and a Kung share her experiences of amazing organisations such as the YMCA.” Fu performance. Paralympic victory and her amazing journey with horses, inspiring students to overcome adversity and Students step in to keep DJ Leroy encouraging them to reach their full potential. Guildford green turns it down The event raised more than £500 for the Cranleigh branch of the Riding for the The Franklin Court Garden Project was created A renowned local DJ Disabled Association. four years ago by residents Janet Springer and is fronting a University Zena Crane after an unloved plot of campaign to tackle Sophie, a British dressage land attracted anti-social behaviour and fly anti-social street noise rider, has competed in four tippers. The enthusiastic gardeners took in residential roads near successive Paralympic responsibility for its maintenance, keeping it to its campus. Games and has multiple world and European titles. clear of rubbish and transforming the patch with DJ Leroy Wilson has seasonal flowers. She was born two months been managing music prematurely with cerebral However, when Janet became unwell, the nights for more than palsy and rode horses as a project stalled and Surrey students stepped in to 43 years, having run child for physiotherapy at her help. Janet said: “We were really grateful when his first gig at just local Riding for the Disabled they pitched in. They got rid of the weeds and nine years old and Association group. She first cut back the overgrowth while we kept them organising school competed at the Paralympics well supplied with tea. discos from the age when she was 16 and was of 13. the youngest athlete for “We welcome any support from younger Regular music nights Great Britain at the Athens generations. Zena and I are in our 70s and 80s Paralympics in 2004, coming and we both want to see this project continue have included Guildford Spectrum’s Ice Disco, DJ Leroy is now the face of a new poster away with a bronze medal. over the coming years.” bars and nightclubs campaign to remind students to keep noise to a minimum when travelling to and from Diana Dakik, Treasurer of the At Chitty’s Common, students cleared brambles, across the town and the campuses at night. Students’ Union Equestrian cut down branches and fed a bonfire. Councillor popular Students’ Union Society, said: “The event Pauline Searle said: “It was fantastic to have nightclub, Rubix, where was a success in all possible these young and energetic people on the Leroy has been the aspects and Sophie was common. Their involvement was a real credit to resident DJ for more as inspirational and as the University and to the community.” than 20 years. passionate as ever.” 12 YOUR UNIVERSITY Business

World’s number one incubator

The enterprising collaboration SETsquared has also contributed between the Universities of more than £3.8bn to the UK Surrey, Bath, Bristol, Exeter and economy in its 16-year history. Southampton, SETsquared Greg Clark MP, Secretary of has been recognised by UBI State for Business, Energy and Global as the World’s Top Industrial Strategy, said: “Being Business Incubator Managed by recognised as the world’s leading a University. business incubator is a testament SETsquared was ranked to the hard work and dedication ‘number one’ in its field by the of the team at SETsquared and independent thought leader in the universities they work with.” performance analysis of global SETsquared has recently received business incubation, maintaining a £5 million grant from the its world-leading position Government to help small and Surrey Technology Centre at Surrey Research Park since 2015. medium-sized businesses grow. Since its conception in 2002, For more information on how Did you know? SETsquared has supported SETsquared can support early SETsquared Surrey is based within the Surrey Technology Centre more than 2,500 high-tech stage businesses or growing on the highly successful Surrey Research Park, which is owned and start-ups, helping them raise companies, call: +44 (0)1483 684 managed by the University. more than £1.5bn in investment. 808

Six reasons to hire a placement The Hollywood of video games The 2018 G3 Galvanising student Guildford Games event took place in February, with more than 30 video game companies At the University of Surrey coming to Guildford to network we work with more than with students from a range 2,300 businesses throughout of disciplines. the UK and abroad to offer our students valuable work The event, which is in its fourth experience in the real world. year, was founded by the University’s Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing But our students aren’t the only (CVSSP) to help bring the games ones who benefit. industry together with innovative Your University considers how and forward-thinking students. inviting a Professional Training Professor Adrian Hilton, Head been no different to the previous placement student to join your of CVSSP, said: “When we first wildly successful years.” team could benefit project that will last a year or conceived of G3, we wanted it your business. less, a placement student will be Previously referred to in the to be a positive and productive national press as the ‘Hollywood able to give it their full attention 1. Fresh faces mean fresh annual event where the best of of video games’, Guildford already and dedication. thinking the games industry can pass on has a thriving gaming industry Students aren’t limited by 5. A driven workforce their wealth of knowledge to and is home to EA Games, Hello preconceptions of your business. Now more than ever, students talented students. This year has Games, 22Cans and more. They bring a fresh dynamic to the are career driven and keen workplace, with new ideas and to make the most of any perspectives. Charting a course for community opportunity to boost their future 2. Affordable talent employability. A placement More than 30 local The Charter is supported by a organisations have formed a Paying talented placement student will bring enthusiasm and regular programme of events partnership to drive economic students is often cost-effective, dedication to their role. and collaborations between with the average paid placement growth for Guildford and members, which include the generally equating to two- 6. Solid skillset support the town’s social and University of Surrey, Guildford thirds of an equivalent graduate A placement student’s recent environmental wellbeing. Borough Council, Eagle Radio, starting salary. academic experience will have The Guildford Corporate the Royal Surrey County Hospital and more. The events will 3. Upskill your entire workforce equipped them with excellent Citizenship Charter is part of a cover themes such as Today’s students live and breathe written, presentation, research growing partnership. It brings employability and mental technology, social media and and analytical skills. They’re also together members from a variety of sectors across the health in the workplace. many other aspects of modern quick and eager to learn. town, who will work together life. They will be keen to add For more information on how For more information on our on principles themed around value and share their skills. your business or organisation Professional Training placement the borough, the economy, can sign up to the Corporate 4. Singular focus scheme, call: +44 (0)1483 689 the town’s infrastructure, its Citizenship Charter, contact: Most student placements last 001 or email: placements@surrey. environment and society [email protected] a year. If you have a specific ac.uk in general. Wilkinson Glover3-7 words can go in here

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1. Bright Club 2017 comes to The Boileroom in Guildford 2. Psychologist and PhD candidate Sarah Campbell speaks at the 2017 Pint of 1. Science festival

What’s on GSA Saturday School Pint of Science 2018 Schubert weekend Student conductors concert Annual Surrey Poetry 28 April – 7 July 14 – 16 May 18 – 20 May 26 May Festival - 2 June GSA, Stag Hill campus Guildford town pubs PATS Studio 1 Holy Trinity Church G Live The Guildford School of Guildford’s 2018 Pint A wonderful weekend One of the most dynamic The eighth Annual Surrey Acting Saturday School of Science festival will celebrating the life and University of Surrey Poetry Festival at G Live, provides world-class training see University of Surrey music of Franz Schubert, Orchestra concerts of the Guildford will feature to students aged five to academics deliver fascinating featuring the internationally year, bringing together readings, talks and renowned singer Ian 17+. From ballet and street and accessible short talks on orchestral players from installations from some of dance, to acting and musical Bostridge, alongside the latest scientific research both the University and the the most exciting, thoughtful theatre, there are a huge ensembles ZRI and the and breakthroughs, all in the local community. Student and questioning poets in range of classes available. Artington Quarter, student the UK. This year’s line-up comfort of the town’s local musicians and visiting conductors will take the All sessions take place includes Emma Bennet, pubs. This year’s festival will speakers. The weekend will baton for an evening of between 9:30am and Rob Holloway and Rebecca explore captivating themes open with one of the most stunning performances 5:30pm every Saturday Cremin, alongside University such as Beautiful Minds, popular chamber music at Holy Trinity Church, during a 10-week term. of Surrey students. Atoms to Galaxies, Tech Me pieces of all time, Schubert’s Guildford. gsauk.org Up and Our Society. much-loved ‘Trout Quintet’. facebook.com/ surrey.ac.uk/events surrey.ac.uk surrey.ac.uk/events SurreyOrchestra

Sweet Charity Joyce Dixey competition Pal Joey Bright Club Guildford GSA summer schools 7 – 9 June 2018 - 8 June 14 – 16 June 18 July 23 July – 10 August Mill Studio, Yvonne Arnaud PATS Studio 1 Mill Studio, Yvonne Arnaud BBC Surrey GSA, Stag Hill campus Theatre Theatre For composers at Surrey Bright Club Guildford is The Guildford School of One of the most famous this is the musical highlight Guildford School of Acting’s performing at Guildford Acting runs a dynamic shows by legendary of the year. The Joyce Dixey second year BA Musical Fringe Festival for the very and inspiring programme director and choreographer Competition showcases Theatre students take to first time. The thinking of summer schools for Bob Fosse, this musical the diverse range of musical the stage for a musical filled person’s variety night full of young people aged 8 to production by Guildford styles in which our students with sex, desire, power comedy, science, research 25. Our acting and musical School of Acting brings work. and money. Based on John and music. University of theatre courses provide an 60s life in New York to life O’Hara’s popular collection Surrey academics and intensive, fun and inspiring John Metcalfe, one of the as Charity Hope Valentine of stories about a truly researchers take to the training experience which most exciting and versatile sings, dances, laughs and selfish, shameless man, Joey stage to share the humour aims to bring out the best in musicians in the UK, will be cries on her search for is a young, naïve, ambitious in their work, alongside a everyone taking part. welcomed to the event to happily ever after. lady-killer who will do professional MC comedian adjudicate the competition. gsauk.org anything to get ahead. and musician. surrey.ac.uk/events gsauk.org gsauk.org guildfordfringefestival. com 14 YOUR UNIVERSITY Schools and learning

Local school children ‘graduate’ after attending skill- building sessions at the University of Surrey

An infectious enthusiasm for learning Between October 2017 and March this year, Year 10 pupils Families enjoying Innovate Guildford 2018 Photo credit: Grant Pritchard from a number of local schools were welcomed to the University’s campus for an exciting series of fortnightly Science and art come together at sessions designed to boost their confidence and build their skills. Innovate Guildford festival Many activities were based on the fictional event of a This year’s Innovate Guildford festival saw people inspired by innovation in mysterious contaminant being released on campus, with science and arts. students engaging their imaginations to play the parts of forensic chemists, criminologists, paramedics and reporters. The University was as excited as Every year, the festival brings together ever to be part of the third Innovate organisations who are pioneering in The University of the Creative Arts (UCA) also took Guildford festival, organised by science and the arts, and celebrates part in the event, as students were welcomed to UCA’s Guildford Borough Council. All Guildford as a true hub of innovation. Farnborough campus, where they were tasked with three of the University faculties Nikki Dormon, Public Engagement depicting the crisis in a collage. Other development showcased engaging and hands-on Manager at the University, said: “Innovate opportunities included visiting the University of Brighton to demonstrations for visitors, including Guildford provides the perfect opportunity explore fashion history, the art of selfie portraits discovering the hidden sugars in to share some of the inspirational work the and architecture. everyday foods and using Lego to University of Surrey is undertaking through The success of the programme culminated in March with a unearth the engineering behind research and innovation, with the young graduation ceremony attended by friends and families. nuclear physics. minds of the future.”

Crowning achievements at Kings College

University Pupils at Kings College are benefitting from an of Surrey innovative partnership with the University. staff at the Surrey The collaboration, formed in late 2016, is designed Choices’ to show school pupils how they could benefit from Making a university and higher education. Difference Awards A University of Surrey staff member has been 2018 embedded within the school to offer information and support, helping to bridge the gap between Surrey inspires young writers school and university. Making a difference

Since the partnership began, more than 49 The University scooped two awards at the Surrey The University has launched a short story competition significant events and long-term projects have Choices’ Making a Difference Awards 2018. to help local school children improve their creative been delivered with 91 per cent of students Surrey’s restaurant for staff and students, Hillside, and writing skills. taking part in at least one activity. There are its employee, Lewis, were among 20 employers and already strong indications that the collaboration In January, staff and student ambassadors from the individuals recognised for supporting the social care is having an impact, with increasing numbers of University of Surrey’s Widening Participation and provider’s EmployAbility service with work placements Year 9 pupils making GCSE choices which include Outreach team delivered workshops to 180 Year for young people with disabilities. academic subjects. 5 pupils from three local schools. The workshops Paul Stephenson, Vice-President of Human Resources, culminated in a friendly competition, in which they Alastair McKenzie, Head Teacher at Kings College, said: “It’s fantastic to get recognition for what I think is wrote stories that answered the question: ‘What said: “The work undertaken in partnership with the really important work in support of our local community. invaded the University of Surrey?’ University of Surrey has been incredibly inspiring for the pupils. “The team at Hillside have demonstrated exceptional Jocelyn Blasco Steele, Widening Participation and dedication to helping young people with disabilities, “We have had support from University students Outreach Support Officer, said: “Working with children such as Lewis, achieve their full potential within from Guildford Grove Primary School, Weyfield Primary with running homework clubs, mathematical and the workplace.” scientific challenge clubs, sports mentoring and Academy and Worplesdon Primary School was really peer reading groups. In addition, pupils have been The University’s partnership with EmployAbility inspiring. They put so much effort into the workshops, able to access regular sessions at the University, has supported more than 60 young people over coming up with original ideas for their stories. I can’t giving them a taste of life at university.” eight years. wait to see what they have written.” SURREY.AC.UK 15 Sport

Surrey Sports Park: Our doors are open “Retirement is going swimmingly” Surrey Sports Park is home to play a game of tennis or have a the University of Surrey’s student climbing taster session. sports activity, as well as elite teams such as Harlequins Rugby, The Park is also an excellent Surrey Storm Netball and Surrey choice for spectators. Local Scorchers Basketball. residents regularly pay us a visit to watch professional sports The Park offers a vast range of clubs compete in our 1,000- activities for our local community, with many Guildford residents seat arena, or spend time in our accessing our 120-station gym, Bench sports bar and Starbucks sports pitches and facilities. coffee lounge, which have Others visit us to swim in our excellent views of our award- Olympic-sized pool, take a class, winning grass pitches. Find Surrey Sports Park on Instagram @surreysportpark

Ian Hook at Surrey Sports Park

Ian Hook, 61, from Hindhead, retired in 2017 and joined Surrey Sports Park that same year. Having always led an active lifestyle, Ian set himself the challenge of learning to swim for the first time, taking classes in our Olympic-sized swimming pool. Your University caught up with Ian to find out how he is getting on.

Ian, you’re learning to swim supportive, and my teacher, for the first time in the Shelly, is very patient. She has pool here. What was your made me feel quietly confident that I will nail this by the summer, 1. motivation for learning? It wasn’t really for exercise, before I go on holiday. I do because I do a lot of cycling in two half-hour lessons with her, my spare time. It was actually because I find a full hour is a little because I wanted to swim the too much. Albeit slow, there is length of a decent-sized hotel perceptible progress. pool on holiday, and get to Do you think it’s important for the pool bar at the other end! people to keep active? I wanted to be able to get Absolutely. I’ve always worked there elegantly rather than… out in gyms and cycled. well… inelegantly! That was Resistance training is an my motivation. important thing to do when you What would you say was the get to my age. most challenging thing about What would your advice be learning to swim for the first to anyone who wants to try time in adulthood? something new for the first time I’m in my sixties now and later in life? it’s like learning how to Go for it! Never be too drive a car very late in life in embarrassed; life is too short. the sense that it’s not very 2. I find it quite funny when I’m intuitive. To be perfectly learning alongside children in honest, it’s still quite a some of the other beginner challenge but we’re making classes. progress. I’m learning the 1. Rob Sambles front crawl but I find the What else do you get up to at 2. Alex Ferrelly 3. Surrey Sports Park breathing difficult. Getting Surrey Sports Park? 4. Susanna Zapponi a pattern going is quite I have recently started yoga challenging. Every element and I always work out in the of swimming I can do, but it’s gym before or after my class. I’ll about pulling it all together. probably play tennis when the How were you supported in weather improves. achieving this goal? For more information on It’s a work in progress. how you can join the Surrey Scott Fanner, the Aquatics Sports Park community, visit: Development Officer, is very surreysportspark.co.uk 3. 4. 16 YOUR UNIVERSITY Sport

Youth can do it at Surrey Sports Park

Fun and games for local children

Surrey Sports Park is supporting Guildford Borough Council to deliver free taster sports sessions for young people in Guildford in the run up to the Specsavers Surrey Youth Games 2018. 13 different sports will be represented, including boxing, touch rugby, netball and tennis. The free sessions will take place from the start of May and continue up until the weekend of the event on 23-24 June. The Specsavers Surrey Youth Games is the largest multi-sport youth competition in the UK. It brings together young people aged 7 to 16 from Surrey’s 11 districts and boroughs. Children enjoying sports at Surrey Sports Park

Getting more local people involved in sport is a core part of Surrey Sports Park’s ethos. Your University takes a look at how the Park’s youth outreach programmes are stretching bodies and minds.

Netball Climbing Rugby Surrey Sports Park is home to Netball This year, Surrey Sports Park’s indoor climbing Surrey Sports Park is the official training base of Superleague team Surrey Storm. This year will centre, Surrey Summit, has worked with local premiership rugby union teams Harlequins and see the team run ‘Road to the Copper Box’, a schools, scout groups and the Meath Epilepsy Harlequins Ladies. In August 2017, Harlequins series of mixed netball tournaments for school Charity to help young climbers reach formally launched a programme to develop teams. More than 400 children will take part, with new heights. women’s rugby and create a pathway for new players to reach professional level. the tournaments culminating in finals held at the Swimming Copper Box Arena in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Our Swim Academy programme taught more Supported by England and Harlequins scrum-half Park alongside Surrey Storm’s match against than 1,000 local children how to swim last year Leanne Riley, the Switch programme introduces Loughborough Lightning. alone. The programme supports young people to girls to rugby through curriculum PE lessons, after- Basketball develop at their own pace, through school and school clubs and festivals. It also offers a platform for girls with a new-found love for rugby to transfer British Basketball League club Surrey Scorchers after-school lessons. to local clubs such as Guildfordians RFC. are also based at Surrey Sports Park. When they Tennis aren’t competing with top clubs from around the On 15 July, Surrey Sports Park is hosting a free Student members from Team Surrey’s women’s country, the players are dedicated to bringing tennis open day. For children aged between three rugby club have also been mentoring Year 9 people together and improving lives through and 10, there will be mini tennis sessions with girls from Kings College since 2017. The basketball. The Surrey Scorchers Foundation smaller courts, nets, rackets and lower bouncing programme aims to help pupils become more supports a programme of activity for young balls. We will also be serving up junior coaching active while sparking their interest in sport and people who are disabled, home-educated or not sessions to children between the ages of 10 higher education. in education, employment or training. and 16. For further information, visit: surreysportspark.co.uk

What’s on at Surrey Sports Park Surrey Storm Vitality Netball Superleague May half term junior camps Go Fest 2018 5 May, 7 May, 12 May, 18 May, 28 May, 2 June, 28 May – 1 June 21 - 22 July 9 June, 16 June, 23 June Keep the kids active this May half term with a Surrey’s festival of sport, dance, health and Surrey Storm is at the heart of professional range of camps at Surrey Sports Park, including fitness returns to Surrey Sports Park for netball in London and the south east. The swimming, basketball, netball, squash and more. 2018, with a range of family-friendly activities, reigning Vitality Superleague champions competitions, exhibitions and more to get continue their 2018 season with a run of home Expert coaches will take participants through a involved in. From archery to Zumba, there’s fixtures at Surrey Sports Park as they go in range of skills and drills, with sessions suitable for something for everyone at Go Fest 2018! search of their third championship title. all abilities. Tickets: surreystormnetball.co.uk Tickets: surreysportspark.co.uk Tickets: gofest.co.uk