Issue 595 Reporter January 2016
Get ready to Be Curious
All are invited to a new family-friendly event showcasing our exciting and innovative health and wellbeing research. Page 4
Sleep Research @ Leeds
A new initiative is set to transform the way we think about sleep and how health services encourage healthy sleep. Page 7
A new era of teaching innovation and scholarship at Leeds Winning team cut accidents in the lab The Leeds Institute for Teaching Excellence and Innovation shows our commitment to A team from the Faculty of Biological Sciences improved lab procedures and instructions to win enhancing student education and teaching. the coveted Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Health and Safety 2015. Page 9 Page 5 02 Leader column Reporter 595 January 2016
Leader column Making the case for intelligent reform
We are already in the swing of 2016 – teaching has started, this year’s first tranche of examinations is complete, Senate has met, and nominations for the student executive are open. Once again it will be a busy year. It could also see the beginning of significant changes for higher education in the UK. As outlined in my last column, we have been preparing – and have now submitted – our standards and quality; access and participation; idea of preceding the conference with a Digital response to the Government Green Paper on transparency and provision of information for Festival was inspired. Discussing and exploring higher education and you can read it on the For students and the wider public; the effective ways in which to evidence excellence, whilst Staff website. We agreed with the broad sweep handling of student complaints and redress; giving people the opportunity to discover more of the detailed responses made by the Russell and questions of financial sustainability and about technologies that can help do this, was a Group and UUK and confined our response to good governance. powerful combination. SEC also saw the launch key questions on the oversight of universities of the Leeds Institute for Teaching Excellence We welcome the principles behind the at national level, the Government’s intention to and Innovation. This is a tangible commitment introduction of a Teaching Excellence open up the sector to new entrants, the teaching to position Leeds as an international leader in Framework (TEF). However, teaching excellence excellence framework, and the dual support the pedagogy and scholarship of research-led must incorporate and reflect diversity, be system of research funding. education and research based learning. I have the sum of many factors and chime with the high hopes for its development as a centre I have no doubt that the Government’s proposals varying perceptions of students, institutions and for the dissemination of innovative teaching have been formulated with the best of intentions employers. The TEF should be a mechanism practices. and we support the core aims of the Green for enhancing teaching excellence and building Paper – to raise teaching standards, boost on the global reputation of UK universities. Together with other colleagues, I was also graduate employability, widen participation and The suggested ranking system needs further delighted to attend Leeds University Union’s encourage new high-quality entrants. However, development work, whilst the measurement (LUU) presentation on the considerable impact we do have some key points of difference on of ‘learning gain’ is in its infancy and needs they have made over the past year, focusing how intelligent reform might be delivered. to develop further before it can be used on four key areas – empowering, enriching The existing legislation has worked well for reliably. The University supports a model of and inspiring students and driving LUU into almost 25 years and has supported the co-development where universities and policy the future. Executive officers Toke Dahler and development of world-leading higher education makers can work together to develop and test Mels Owusu gave an overview of some of their and research. The principles of university new arrangements over time. major successes, such as the 90% of taught postgraduate students who feel positive about autonomy and academic freedom are key to We do not support linking fees to the TEF. LUU, the 24,000 club and society memberships this and must be maintained. The Green Paper The idea that teaching excellence is driven by created during the year, and the 1,000 proposes splitting the regulation, funding and increasing income misjudges the importance students who have gained employment or work oversight of teaching and research, potentially of partnership working and trust between experience through the union. Suffice to say between several different bodies. We believe universities and their students – students that the event underlined the huge importance that this is fundamentally wrong as it would have a right to high quality education in every of LUU to the University and the overall student fragment and overcomplicate the engagement institution trusted with University Title. Future experience at Leeds. between Government and universities. It risks fee levels and the overall balance of private an unnecessary division between education and and public investment in higher education is a Their achievements are tremendous, and reflect research and increased transaction costs. matter of much wider societal interest. the engagement, enthusiasm and determination that are the defining characteristics of the Leeds The distinctiveness of a university education Finally, quality-related research funding student body. I know that the strength of The depends on the symbiotic relationship between enables universities to maintain a dynamic Partnership, in particular, is much admired – teaching and research; research-led education and responsive research base. It provides not just within the University but by our peers enhances the student experience and prepares much needed flexibility to invest in new areas in other UK institutions – and I am very much high quality graduates for employment. We of research, to encourage new partnerships looking forward to continuing our work together. recommend that any new national body should and interdisciplinary working and to support a operate a ‘whole system’ approach to regulation, vibrant PhD and postdoctoral community and 2016 holds the promise of being another good funding and oversight, enabling a coherent must be protected. year for the University and I look forward to it approach to improvement in undergraduate with excitement and enthusiasm. Back on campus, the quality of teaching at and postgraduate education, research and Leeds was showcased earlier this month innovation. at the fifth Student Education Conference The Green Paper also implies some relaxation of (SEC)*. There are very few universities that the requirements for new entrants to the sector. could hold such a conference on this scale University Title is precious and valuable – the and no other that could mount such a rich Vice-Chancellor Sir Alan Langlands criteria and process for obtaining this need to be and diverse programme. This year’s theme of rigorous, focusing on key questions of academic ‘Evidencing Excellence’ was timely, and the *See pages 8 and 9 for more details of the SEC and LITEI. January 2016 Reporter 595 News 03
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New year, new gallery News/small ads Treasures of the Brotherton Gallery opens Page 14 Events The first day of February will see Leeds University Library open the Page 15 doors of the new Treasures of the Brotherton Gallery to colleagues, students and the general public. FAQs Located in the iconic Parkinson Building, introduction of conscription in Britain and Page 16 the new gallery will enable visitors to see and explores what happened when able-bodied explore books and manuscripts from our world- men refused to fight for their country. The renowned Special Collections, including the exhibition features original letters, artwork, About the Reporter first folio of William Shakespeare’s plays (1623), government documentation, diaries, postcards Brontë family papers and illuminated medieval and personal items belonging to the men who The Reporter is the University of Leeds’ staff magazine, produced eight times a year. More manuscripts. asked to be excused from military service. than 7,600 copies are distributed to our staff This thought-provoking exhibition presents the Highlights from the University Library’s five and stakeholders. The Reporter is produced various non-combatant wartime roles available by the Communications team. designated collections are at the centre of the to conscientious objectors. The display also new space. The permanent display continues Previous copies of the Reporter can be found highlights the public reaction to the men who with three themes: From hand to print, online at www.leeds.ac.uk/forstaff/reporter refused to take part in war. Understanding our world, and Imagination and Read online creativity. Visitors will discover objects which tell The Treasures of the Brotherton Gallery has If you would prefer to receive an electronic a thousand tales, from the evolution of printing been made possible by the financial support copy of the magazine, please email to the story of a First World War prison escape, of the Heritage Lottery Fund and the John [email protected] quoting your and see manuscripts written by some of the Brotherton-Ratcliffe Trust. personnel number or, if you are external to world’s most famous authors. the University, your name, postcode and Entry to the gallery is free, and it is open on work email address. As well as displaying objects from Special Monday between 1-5pm and Tuesday to Keep in touch Collections, the gallery will also stage special Saturday from 10am–5pm. If you have an idea for a story, want to exhibitions. The first, On conscientious More information on events and exhibitions can write a letter, comment on this edition grounds: objection and resistance in the or would like to voice your opinion about be found at library.leeds.ac.uk/treasures First World War, marks the centenary of the University matters, please contact us at [email protected] or 0113 343 6699. Stay up to date Your comments are always welcome. universityofleeds @UniLeedsStaff universityofleeds with University The front cover shows part of the team which won the Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Health and Safety. news and events: University of Leeds leeds.ac.uk/forstaff 04 News Reporter 595 January 2016
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Exciting and innovative health and wellbeing research taking place across the University will be showcased to a public audience of all Get ready to ages at the inaugural Be Curious festival on Be Curious Saturday 19 March.
“This free event is the first of its kind to be held planetarium featuring videos about our research. Sessions aimed at an adult audience include by the University and we are really keen for staff a talk and interactive panel debate on health Five specially created guided trails will leave the and their families and friends to come along and tourism and short lectures on topics such as Parkinson Building every 30 minutes. These will find out about some of the amazing things that ‘The spine, doughnuts and back pain’ and a look at: are taking place here on campus,” says sing-a-long version of ‘Wonders of the wanderer Dr Charlotte Haigh, part of the Public Health and wellbeing through time: scientific – the vagus nerve in health’. A research slam will Engagement team organising the festival. and medical museum displays and tasting see postgraduate students share their research medieval recipes. with an audience in just three minutes. Be Curious will centre around Parkinson Hall, which will be filled with stalls staffed by willing Virtual health and wellbeing: using robots The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery will researchers keen to talk about their work with in care homes, and how maths can help to showcase art works and the Treasures of members of local and regional communities. understand the immune system. the Brotherton Collection will hold interactive Visitors will be able to try out hands-on activities, sessions. including investigating urban ecosystems, 3D Engineering in health and wellbeing: surgical Everyone is welcome and there is no need facial scanning, joint replacements, and the technologies, use of robots in rehab, and a to book – just come along and be immersed effects of energy generation on the human body. meeting with Frank, the cycling skeleton. in the vast array of work that goes on at the A family room will demonstrate how an MRI Mind, brains and bodies: interactive activities University. To find out more visit scanner works, let children use a microscope looking at how we work as humans, from our www.stem.leeds.ac.uk/becurious to examine cells taken from their own cheeks, brains and teeth to the control of our bodies. and stimulate ideas about how neighbourhoods could be redesigned around walking and cycling The senses in health and wellbeing: a smelly rather than motor vehicles. There will also be a pop-up café identifying smells and what they children’s language lab demonstrating language bring to mind, and the effect music has on games and experiments, and an inflatable health and wellbeing.
Students in Beijing and Yorkshire will Celebrating rehearse on opposite sides of the globe, before coming together for back-to-back 400 years of performances in Leeds, at the Edinburgh playwrighting genius Festival Fringe, and at several venues in China. The collaboration is among many public talks, academic lectures, exhibitions
Both William Shakespeare and the great Ming and talks showcasing the Shakespeare © Malcolm Johnson Dynasty playwright Tang Xianzu died in 1616. expertise of Leeds academics in 2016, Members of Shanghai Theatre Now, as part of a series of events organised ranging from the Bard’s influence on Academy held student workshops and performed by the University to mark these two events, Africa and the Middle East to an adaptations of Shakespeare plays in the Great Hall its Staging China International Research exhibition at the University’s new in November, using Network is joining forces with colleagues at the Treasures of the Brotherton Gallery traditional Chinese operatic and Business Confucius Institute, stage@leeds and from August. puppet styles Beijing’s University of International Business More details will be given in the and Economics (UIBE) for a unique global March issue of the Reporter. collaboration to create a new stage production – A Midsummer Night’s DREAMING Under the Southern Bough. January 2016 Reporter 595 People 05
People accomplishment WINNERS +recognition Suggest a colleague, student or team to be a winner in the Vice-Chancellor’s Awards Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Health and Safety – and they could win £250* by Thursday 29th October 2015.
The Vice-Chancellor will personally choose for Health and Safety the most inspiring application from all entries to win his own award – the sought- after Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Health and Safety 2015 itself.
The judges are looking for people who have ‘gone Faculty of Biological Sciences: the extra mile’ for health and safety in one of three award categories: • The Services award for health and safety 2015 Val Sergeant, Andrew West, Amy Taylor • The STEM faculty award for health and safety 2015 – for entries in the areas of science, technology engineering and mathematics
• The BASS faculty award for health and safety 2015 – for entries in the areas of business, arts and social sciences. Winning team cut How to nominate a colleague, student or team: • For more information speak to your Health and Safety Manager or trade union safety rep, call Health and Awards for Health and Safety Safety Services on 0113 343 4201 (x34201) or go Managing risk together to the website at www.leeds.ac.uk/safety.
• Look carefully at the conditions for each category and complete the application form. The people you nominate must be current staff members or students at the University of Leeds. Library Manual Handling Risk • Send the completed application to arrive with Health and Safety Services no later than 5pm on Thursday 29th October 2015.
*£250 to be provided in gift vouchers of the winner’s choosing. Document control OCOM4.2.1 number: Assessment Team: accidents in the lab Helen Firth-Royston, Frederick Dixon, Amy Jennings Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Health and Safety 2015 Faculty of Biological Sciences: (as above) Improved procedures and instruction have dramatically reduced the Special Recognition Awards number of scalpel cuts to fingers and hands received by students during a Michael Obirigya: two-day dissection training session in the Faculty of Biological Sciences. Great Food at Leeds Nick Creighton: Scalpel accidents decreased from as many as to health, safety and wellbeing. We aim for Health and Safety Officer – Unison 16 to just two per session – results which so excellence in education and research and impressed Sir Alan Langlands that he awarded achieve this through a flexible, responsible OHSAS 18001 Awards the training team the Vice-Chancellor’s Award service that enables us to quickly adapt to new The following departments achieved BS for Health & Safety 2015. Presenting the award requirements.” OHSAS 18001, showing that they are Sir Alan explained that he had himself suffered Paul Veevers, Head of Health and Safety, took the working at the internationally recognised a scalpel injury whilst training at Glasgow opportunity to underline some of the successes high level of health and safety: IT, University, and well understood the impact that achieved by health, safety and wellbeing during Residences, Faculty of Engineering, the improvements had on the health, safety and the last year. This included the ongoing rollout of Commercial and campus support, and wellbeing of our students and staff. He praised the BS OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Health, safety and wellbeing. the team for their observation and careful thought Safety Management standard, introduction of a and the resulting change to processes which, in new health and safety policy, retaining the RoSPA turn, produced such impressive results. Gold award for the fourth consecutive year, and Once again the Awards themselves were a great extension of the eyecare provisions for staff. success, attracting nearly 20 nominations from Full details of the winners and nominees can be across the University. Speaking at the awards found at leeds.ac.uk/safety and more details will ceremony in University House, Sir Alan said: appear in future issues of the Reporter. “These awards underline our commitment Suggest a theme for Staff Festival 2016 This year’s Staff Festival will take place on Friday 8 July and we’re looking for a fun and engaging theme that will really help bring the event to life. Previous themes have included Summer on Campus, Street Party, and Circus. This year’s event will feature all the usual great activities including live music, competitions, food stalls and a market place, plus lots of other attractions to be announced nearer the time. If you’d like to put forward a theme idea for the next Staff Festival, just email your idea to [email protected] or, if you want to use a hard copy, send or bring it to the Staff Centre Office. Submit your ideas by Friday 12 February. The top four suggestions will then be open to all staff to vote for their favourite. The Circus themed Staff Festival in full swing News in brief Staff Assistance Fund Thank you! The Staff Assistance Fund is here to help staff experiencing short- A big thank you to all staff involved over the holiday period in keeping term cash flow problems who do not have access to funds from other the University and its various activities running in the face of problems reputable sources. See the HR website for details hr.leeds.ac.uk/ caused by flooding. There was a slight interruption to some IT services as The University is aware that there may be staff experiencing problems a result of flooding in the city and staff responded in a professional and as the result of recent flooding, and would like to extend the offer of help quick manner to resolve the incident. from the Staff Assistance Fund to these staff. 06 Research and innovation Reporter 595 January 2016
Research and innovation Tropical peatland research supports $6m conservation investment The first map of the vegetation types and carbon stocks of peatlands in the Peruvian Amazon has provided the science basis for Members of the project fieldwork team with (fourth from left to third from right) Ruby Jurczyk (Geography undergrad; recipient of RGS fieldwork apprenticeship), Dr Euridice Honorio (Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonia Peruana), Dr Ian Lawson (St Andrews), a new $6m conservation project Dr Katy Roucoux (St Andrews), Dr Tim Jones (Lancaster), and Dr Tim Baker (Leeds) with collaborators, on the banks of the Amazon in Peru. following fieldwork at the ombrotrophic peat bog at San Jorge, south of Iquitos, Peru
An interdisciplinary research programme Green Climate Fund, a major international “These links have been essential to ensure focused on the largely unexplored peatlands of funding mechanism created to help developing that our findings reach a wide audience – far Amazonia began in 2008 and is led by Dr Tim countries reduce the effects of and adapt to beyond what would be possible if we worked Baker (Geography), Dr Katy Roucoux and Dr climate change.” independently. For example, the results were Ian Lawson (both formerly Geography, and now presented to the Minister for the Environment The new conservation project will promote at the University of St Andrews). The work links in Peru and at meetings of the UN Framework and develop sustainable ‘bio-businesses’ run palaeoecology, ecology and remote sensing Convention on Climate Change, such as at by indigenous communities in the Pastaza to understand how the carbon stores and COP20 in Lima in 2014. biodiversity of the ecosystems vary over space and Morona rivers of the northern Peruvian and time. Amazon. These businesses will be based on “The potential impact of the work is even sustainable harvesting of forest products such greater. The location of this project is only Freddie Draper, winner of the 2015 Leeds as palm fruit, and increase the incomes of the on the fringes of mapped peat deposits and Postgraduate of the Year competition, made a communities and ensure that the extensive doesn’t include the areas with the highest key contribution by mapping the distribution of peatlands are not degraded. As a result, the carbon stocks. Our aim is to support the the different vegetation types and their below- large carbon stores in this ecosystem will development of a comprehensive network of ground carbon stores. remain in the ground as peat. protected areas in this region.” “The map unlocked the potential of the carbon This impact the research has achieved is due The project has also supported teaching in in these peatlands to justify investment in their to the close links between Leeds researchers Geography, as well as research and impact conservation,” says Freddie. “The conservation and collaborators in Peru. “We work together on activities. Four Leeds undergraduates project that our work has supported was the an equal footing with our Peruvian partners at have received scholarships from the Royal first initiative to be funded by the UN-backed the Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonia Geographic Society to participate in field Peruana (IIAP) in Iquitos,” says Dr Baker. campaigns, and they have used the data in final-year dissertations. January 2016 Reporter 595 Research and innovation 07
Research and innovation Sleep Research @ Leeds A new research initiative known as Sleep Research @ Leeds is set to transform the way we think about sleep and how health services treat sleep, and foster the development of electronics and textiles that can help to encourage a healthy sleep.
With over 50 academics and clinicians from faculties and the Leeds Teaching Hospitals. seven different faculties and Leeds Teaching We’re conducting research that will transform Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT), we have the way we think about sleep, the way health considerable expertise and experience in services treat sleep, and the electronics and researching sleep. textiles used in relation to sleep research. We Established by Dr Graham Law (Leeds Institute have the Sound Asleep laboratory, which is of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine), designed to allow experiments to be conducted Sleep Research @ Leeds has set up a on sleep, health, psychology and wellbeing.” “Sleep is as essential as the air you breathe, postgraduate researcher group and a technical the water you drink and food you eat,” says Dr The laboratory, established by Dr Law and Dr support group. The group is also planning to Law. “We spend a third of our lives asleep and Ted Killan (Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular hold a conference and interactive workshop yet little is known about this time. There is now and Metabolic Medicine), consists of a with the aim of creating new, collaborative growing recognition of the importance of sleep participant bedroom and an observation groups for sleep research. to health and wellbeing.” room. It provides facilities for simulating a Dr Graham Law says: “We want Leeds to be at range of auditory and lighting environments, a See the In the news section to read about a the forefront of sleep research internationally. polysomnograph to measure brain activity while recent study on sleep health carried out by Sleep Research @ Leeds is an interdisciplinary sleeping and full risk assessment for overnight Dr Anna Weighall (Psychology) and her team, research initiative bringing together many sleep experiments. Sleep Research @ Leeds group.
Students
Leeds University Union Recommend a rated ‘Excellent’ student leader Do you know a student you think would be Leeds University Union is the first students’ union in the UK suitable to stand for election to the LUU to be awarded an ‘Excellent’ status by the National Union of Executive this year? If so, you can now Students (NUS) Quality Students’ Unions accreditation. recommend candidates at www.luu.org.uk/leadluu/ Aidan Grills, Chief Executive of LUU, says: The assessors remarked on the passion that The six Student Executive positions open “The staff and volunteers at LUU are extremely students at Leeds felt for their university and for nomination are: Activities, Community, ambitious, and I’m so happy that their energy, LUU, noting how students felt ‘their’ union was Education, Equality & Diversity, Union drive and commitment has been recognised at the heart of their experience as a student. Affairs, and Welfare. The Editor of the in this way. To be the first SU awarded the Gryphon student newspaper will also be LUU’s governance, relationships, partnerships, excellent status is an endorsement of their hard nominated. democracy and student services were a few of work and the great student leadership which we the key factors that ensured the charity stood Recommendations close on Friday have year after year at LUU.” out as ‘Excellent’. 12 February. From Friday 4 March to Thursday 10 March, voting opens for students to decide who will lead Leeds University Union in 2016/17. The results will be announced on Friday 11 March. 08 Students Reporter 595 January 2016
Students DigiFest and the Student Education Conference More than 350 University staff participated in workshops, seminars and exhibitions at this year’s Student Education Conference (SEC). The 13th annual event dedicated to all aspects of student education was on the theme of ‘Evidencing excellence’. Immediately prior to the SEC, many colleagues research – others say it, we are well down the in senior leadership roles, highlighted the factors attended the inaugural DigiFest – the bringing road to doing it!” that support the development and evidencing of together of the two events demonstrated the excellence. He went on to list five important conditions for importance of digital innovation in developing success that already exist at Leeds: a clear goal, Videos, including Sir Alan’s opening remarks and teaching excellence. DigiFest featured summed up in our mission; the alignment and Mark Byford’s keynote, will shortly be available presentations on subjects ranging from the coherence of policy; student engagement; a on the conference website goo.gl/IdPbK1 use of iPads to the role of student mentors in supportive organisational culture; and key people Parallel sessions and workshops were recorded supporting online learning. A panel discussion to lead change. He said: “All of this is a dynamic and some will be made available on the about experiences of delivering a distance- and ongoing process that will ensure an absolute Guest Lectures and Special Events channel of learning course used Blackboard Collaborate focus on meeting the needs and aspirations of VideoLeeds at goo.gl/TrHfgy (viewable only by – the new web-conferencing and interactive students – and you will know that we are now staff and students). classroom tool – to connect with panel member shaping up to take further steps – including Professor Helen O’Sullivan at the University of substantive investment in digital learning – to “The launch of the LITEI was a Liverpool. Following the discussion, colleagues increase academic quality and power.” were invited to attend an exhibition in Parkinson highlight of the conference this year Court, featuring stands and technologies The SEC keynote speaker was Mark Byford, and fitting for a conference focusing connected with both DigiFest and the SEC, alumnus and former Deputy Director General of on evidencing excellence.” and the formal launch of the Leeds Institute for the BBC. He reflected on the value of his own Teaching Excellence and Innovation (LITEI). and his family’s experience as students at Leeds and, using knowledge gathered during his time “The conference once again showed Opening the SEC, Vice-Chancellor Sir Alan an excellent range of innovative Langlands said that the conditions for excellence “Nothing like the annual SEC as were in place in Leeds: “First and foremost, developments and projects being we are giving equal weight to education and a reminder of what a fantastic delivered by dedicated staff institution @UniversityLeeds is!” from across student education.”
The annual student-led World Unite Festival will the programme gives staff and students lots of return on Monday 8 February until Sunday 14 opportunities to participate in a wide range of World Unite February with a range of events and activities activities, including arts and craft workshops, celebrating the diversity of our campus here language lessons, cultural performances, at Leeds. Run in partnership between Leeds topical discussions, and much more. Festival University Union and the Visit www.luu.org.uk for University, with support of updates and more the Footsteps Fund and the information. Mary Morris Fund,
Leeds South Asian society dancers at the Bollywood Fusion Charity Show in the Riley Smith Hall at last year’s World Unite Festival January 2016 Reporter 595 Students 09
Students A new era of teaching innovation and scholarship at Leeds The new Leeds Institute for Teaching Excellence and Innovation (LITEI), launched at the Student Education Conference, offers striking evidence of the University’s powerful commitment to enhancing student education and teaching.
Based in the heart of campus in our Institute aims to draw together many more refurbished 18 Beech Grove Terrace, the local centres for teaching excellence. It also Institute will develop a cutting-edge digital aims to raise the visibility and impact of the presence, designed to showcase internationally Leeds Enhancing Educational Practice (LEEP) the educational projects and teaching ideas that community to new levels. emerge from and shape the Leeds Curriculum. “The new Institute will act as a catalyst and “Strategically, the timing is perfect,” says showcase for innovation in these groups, while Professor Jones. “We have established retaining a focus on building the University’s extremely strong foundations through years of overarching reputation for research-led careful curriculum design at Leeds. Now we teaching excellence,” Dr Hallett explains. must add pace to innovation and research and “Many innovators around campus are on the broadcast our ideas to the international HE developmental cusp between brilliant subject- sector and to an increasingly interested public specific practice and broader pedagogic audience. publication and prestige. LITEI will allow many of our best educators to bridge that gap and “The crucial role of the Institute will be its transmit our teaching excellence to the world.” capacity to give time, space and resources to educators who are willing to undertake Details of the first round of Research and challenging research, to design exciting Innovation Fellowships will be released by LITEI programmes and take some risks,” explains in February. Regular updates on its developing Dr Hallett. “Our main investment will be in a research themes, activities and impact will
Dr Raphael Hallett, the new Director of LITEI, cohort of Research and Innovation Fellows, four be provided through the Student Education and Professor Vivien Jones seconded for 2016/17 and at least six recruited Bulletin. annually from 2017 onwards, with plans for Following the DigiFest presentations and visiting as well as internal fellowships. We are debates, Professor Vivien Jones, Pro-Vice- moving to a culture at Leeds where outstanding Chancellor for Student Education, and Dr teaching and pedagogy will be fully recognised Raphael Hallett (History), newly appointed and rewarded, and LITEI is a major investment Director of LITEI, introduced the Institute and that will help us achieve that promise.” The set out its plans and priorities. University has committed £3m to the Institute over its first four years. First and foremost, the Institute will act as a hub for educational innovators across the University, LITEI launches at a vibrant time for teaching gathering together our sector-leading National enhancement and scholarship across Teaching Fellows and the growing community campus. Following the establishment of the of University Student Education Fellows, setting award-winning Centre for Enterprise and these in dialogue with a broader membership Entrepreneurship, led by Dr Sarah Underwood, of staff committed to brilliant teaching, exciting and the recently inaugurated Centre for curriculum design and sector-changing Research in Digital Learning, led by Professor educational research. Neil Morris in the School of Education, the 10 Partnership Reporter 595 January 2016
Partnership Partnership Awards 2016 nominations now open Nominations for this year’s Partnership Awards are now open and all members of the University are invited to nominate exceptional students and colleagues. Together, the University and Leeds University Union have lived by the terms outlined in The Partnership*. Now in its fourth year, the agreement sets out the mutual expectations that the partners have of each other. Winner of the Partnership Award 2015, Professor Martin Levesley The Partnership Awards recognise and celebrate the achievements, commitment and impact of (Faculty of Engineering), receives his award from Freya Govus, students, staff and postgraduate researchers here at Leeds. LUU Welfare Officer
Last year the awards received a fantastic THE 11 CATEGORIES ARE: 1,193 nominations from across the University, Innovation Award (staff or student) Mentor Award (staff or student) and the hope is to top this in 2016. You can nominate online until 4pm on Thursday 25 Positive Impact Award (staff or student) Inspirational Teaching Award (staff) February; the results will be announced at the Best Feedback Award (staff) Wellbeing Champion Award awards ceremony on Monday 25 April. Academic Rep of the Year (student) (staff or student) For more information and to nominate, visit Postgraduate Teaching Award Diversity and Outreach Award (staff or student) www.luu.org.uk/celebrate/partnership or (PGR student) contact [email protected] Supervisor Award (staff) Personal Tutor Award (staff) *View The Partnership at goo.gl/FJbruX
“Nominating someone for a Partnership Award is a great way to show appreciation to those people who go above and beyond to make your experience the best it can be.” Melissa Owusu, LUU Education Officer
School of Law becomes founding partner in Chinese research centre Leeds’ School of Law has was attended by Leeds alumni, Chinese lawyers • Exchange of visiting scholars partnered with the East China and commercial leaders, including the Vice- • Organisation of joint research programmes University of Politics and Law to President of the Shanghai Stock Exchange. • Joint applications for funding and grants from found a Joint Research Centre in The Centre will provide a platform for both China and the UK Commercial Law. cooperation in commercial law studies between • Joint publication and dissemination of China and the UK. It aims to promote academic research findings This unique venture draws together the School’s partnership through: • Engagement with practitioners and policy leading centre for research on commercial and makers in China and the UK. corporate law and its Chinese equivalent, and • Hosting annual joint academic conferences; builds on several years of collaboration between the first will take place in Leeds in March, the two institutions. The launch in Shanghai chaired by Lord Dyson, Master of the Rolls and Head of Civil Justice Agreement paves the way for more opportunities in Mexico Leeds joined 11 other Russell Group The Memorandum was signed at Guadalajara’s Portuguese and Latin American Studies in the universities to sign a Memorandum prestigious book fair, the Feria Internacional del School of Languages, Cultures and Societies of Understanding with 12 leading Libro, in a ceremony attended by the countries’ supports a wide range of teaching and research ambassadors and by Secretary of State for interests in this area. This MoU promises to be Mexican universities. Culture, Media and Sport, John Whittingdale. a springboard for the development of closer The Memorandum establishes a Visiting Chair Leeds was represented by Professor Claire long-term links between Leeds and Mexican arrangement, which will enable senior colleagues Honess, Dean of Postgraduate Research institutions, particularly in key areas such as from the participating universities to spend up Studies. the interdisciplinary research themes of Water, to two weeks each year working together in the Cities and Food. There is potential for exciting Professor Honess says: “Leeds already has UK and Mexico. Plans to launch the first call new opportunities for students, postgraduate a number of Mexican students, including for participants are in place, and the scheme is researchers and staff at all levels.” 21 postgraduate researchers, and Spanish, expected to run from 2016 to 2020. January 2016 Reporter 595 Campus 11
Campus A new face in Parkinson Court The new bust of Sir William Henry Bragg, Cavendish Chair of Physics at Leeds from 1909 to 1915, is now in place in Parkinson Court. It was unveiled by Professor Alan Watson, FRS Emeritus Professor in the Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences, and Professor Sheena Radford FRS, Director of the Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology.
Sir Alan Langlands, Vice-Chancellor, says: cars, the sonar used in submarines, to take “Looking back at the century since the 1915 just a few examples, all rely on materials Nobel Prize, it is hard to exaggerate the developed using X-ray crystallography. Our significance of the Braggs’ contribution. At knowledge of biology, chemistry, medicine, least 20 subsequent Nobel prizes in physics, materials science, electronic materials, chemistry and medicine, including Watson pharmacology and many other and Crick’s momentous work on the structure areas would be of DNA, relied directly on X-ray diffraction. immeasurably poorer without them.” “The Braggs’ legacy is felt in all our lives. The medical ultrasound device that produces pictures of your baby, the fuel injectors in
IntoUniversity Join the BIG New biodiversity comes to campus Campus Bird standard The Sustainability and Educational Engagement teams Watch 2016 introduced recently welcomed children If you enjoy birdwatching, or A new Biodiversity Standard and their families from the would like to help inform the has been launched with the IntoUniversity organisation to University’s Biodiversity Action main objective of ensuring the campus. Plan, then join the sixth annual University follows its strategic IntoUniversity is an award-winning Big Campus Bird Watch on Friday ambition to ‘become an exemplar organisation that works with children from 29 January. of urban biodiversity’. schools in disadvantaged areas to raise The event coincides with the Royal It takes into consideration the wider aspirations and encourage children to Society for the Protection of Birds’ Big benefits of biodiversity such as staff consider university education. Garden Birdwatch on 28 January. To wellbeing, and ensures that the During their visit, the young students got help birdwatching novices complete the University is using the latest innovations to see several sustainability initiatives survey, the RSPB is leading two guided in sustainability, for example sustainable including the Sustainable Garden and walks, leaving at 12pm and 1pm from the drainage. It also seeks to integrate learning smoothie-making using pedal power. The Sustainable Garden. and teaching opportunities and to enable the latest research and innovative thinking event was a great success and garnered Places for the walks are limited so email to influence biodiversity practice at Leeds. much positive feedback, and plans are the Sustainability team to register your already in place for more events. interest at [email protected] Several studies have shown that people IntoUniversity students have since been Visit goo.gl/GOqw2s on the day to who work in green-space surroundings invited to take part in a competition to complete your survey. have greater wellbeing and are more willing design biodiversity flowerbeds for the to engage with their physical workplace. University – the winning designs will then More information about the standard can be planted around campus. be found at goo.gl/UWzAzE The University is one of IntoUniversity’s key partners, offering financial support as well as providing opportunities for staff and students to get involved with the organisation. More information about IntoUniversity can be found at intouniversity.org/ The Sustainable Garden, located in the centre of campus, next to the Roger Stevens Building 12 In the news Reporter 595 January 2016
In the news
Dr Victoria Honeyman’s (POLIS) piece on Britain’s diminishing role as a world power, originally published in The Conversation, has been reproduced by Australian think-tank, the Australian Institute of International Affairs.
Dr Adam Cathcart (Chinese History) was quoted in the Daily Mail regarding the ‘strategic stirring’ by the Chinese Communist Party after their trucks crossed the Chinese-North Korean border, signalling that trade between the two countries was continuing. This was shared widely online by the Associated Press.
Professor Piers Forster (Earth and Environment) Research by Dr Anna Weighall (Psychology) was quoted saying our warmer, wetter winters explaining that getting a work-life balance are a predictable response to climate change in challenges many people in Britain, and that the the Telegraph, the Sun and the Daily Mail. He damage to sleep is a “real public health issue”, was also quoted in the Independent, Financial was covered in the Sun, the Daily Star and the Times and the Times supporting the climate Yorkshire Evening Post. Further research by Dr deal which campaigners have criticised, calling Weighall suggesting that 25 per cent of people it a ‘Christmas miracle’. get less than five hours’ sleep a night also featured in the Daily Mail. The research was funded by Silentnight. Dr Simon Warner (Music) talked about the Professor Li Ruru (Languages, Cultures and Societies) commented on the Royal legacy of David Bowie on BBC Radio 5 live. Dr Dr Iyiola Solanke (Law) was interviewed Shakespeare Company’s plans for its first Warner was also interviewed on Morning Report by Vanessa Feltz on BBC Radio London on National Public Radio in the US and received major tour in China in the Mail Online. to discuss the 50th anniversary of the first extensive media coverage on BBC Radio Leeds, anti-discrimination statute in Great Britain, Sheffield, York, Coventry and Warwickshire, and the Race Relations Act 1965. Humberside, and on Radio Aire and other local Professor Timothy Benton (Biology) was commercial stations. quoted in the Guardian talking about the potential usefulness of powdered food, but also Professor Adam Balen (LIME) featured in the saying that it could not replace the social and Mirror, helping shift the focus to the underlying Professor Stephen Coleman (Media and enjoyment aspect of food. issues faced by women who use IVF, rather Communications) featured on Sky News, than blaming IVF itself for a link to cancer. BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, BBC Radio Scotland and BBC Radio Wales, A study by Dr Steve Clapcote (Pharmacology) talking about the value of leaders debates on ‘intelligent’ mice – which could shed light on Dr Jim McQuaid (Earth and Environment) was on TV in drawing in the less politically age-related cognitive decline – was mentioned interviewed on Sky News and BBC Look North engaged and hard-to-reach general election in an article in the Independent. about the post-Christmas flooding. audiences.
Dr Ian Rowe (LIBACS) featured on BBC One talking about the latest research from Nuffield Health, which revealed that hospital visits for alcohol poisoning have doubled in six years.
Dr Lisa Marshall (Food Chemistry) appeared on Channel 4’s Food Unwrapped speaking about important differences between very dark and milk chocolate.
Research led by Dr Chris Gale (Medicine and Health) showing the variance in treatments given to heart attack patients featured in the Guardian, Telegraph, Times, Daily Mail, Mirror and Express. January 2016 Reporter 595 Honours 13
Honours
Leeds alumnus and University Council Several Leeds alumni were awarded MBEs: member Neil Clephan and Honorary sports presenter Jacqui Oatley (German 1996) Professor Stephen Smye were awarded was recognised for her work championing the OBEs in the New Year’s Honours. role of women working in football; Professor Kim Wolff for her services to road safety, Neil gained an MA in Physical Education having invented the Drugwipe – a means for from Leeds in 1985, and has been the police to test motorists’ saliva and skin for illegal Headteacher of Roundhay School in Leeds drugs in their system; Eddie Lynch (Masters in for over 18 years. He received his award for Disability Studies) for his services to disabled services to education. people; and Emma Woods saved a 100-year- Professor Smye is an Honorary Professor old Ryedale sawmill from closure and received in the Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and her award for services to rural business and Molecular Medicine and a Director of the skills in North Yorkshire. Barry Humphreys, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) recently retired Chairman of the British Air Clinical Research Network. His OBE was Transport Association, received a CBE for his awarded for services to healthcare research. services to aviation and charity.
Jacqui Oatley
Dr Ted Killan (Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular Radio 4 has commissioned a second two-part and Metabolic Medicine) has been elected to Dr Alex McLean has been chosen as the series of the Price of Happiness from stand-up sit as a Trustee on the Council of the British Open Data Institute’s Artist in Residence comedian, poet and current PhD student Society of Audiology (BSA). This senior as part of the ODI Data as Culture art Kate Fox. role demonstrates the impact and reach of programme and Sound and Music’s academic staff at Leeds in the BSA, and will Embedded composer development As regular Poet in Residence on Saturday see Dr Killan help the Society fulfil its strategic programme. Live from 2007-2014, Kate is familiar to Radio plan. Find out more at goo.gl/oKJ4bE 4 listeners. In the first series, Kate looked During his nine months at ODI, Dr McLean at things she didn’t want to have, including will explore ways of working with open data children and a big white wedding. Dr Ute Bradter (Biology) won three that question the cultural implications, and prizes for her entries in this year’s will lead workshops and live coding events. Kate says: “I’ve been able to think of lots British Ecological Society photographic Embedded is Sound and Music’s bespoke more things I’m supposed to want but don’t, competition. The winning photos were professional development programme that since making the first two programmes. I look all taken during a four-week holiday in gives composers the chance to work with forward to going on about not wanting to be Namibia. Dr Bradter says: “Ecological a diverse range of organisations, providing middle class, have sensible hair, toned abs, knowledge will help you find habitats and hands-on experience as well as fostering a nine to five job and a conservatory, among species, and anticipate behaviour. Light long-term creative relationships. many other things. Though if someone’s and composition are very important, as is offering a conservatory, I might not say no!” persistence. Understanding your camera is also vital, as it allows you to control the The first shows are available on iPlayer at www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b060ltsx elements of an image and show your view Professor Mark Harris (Molecular and Cellular of the world.” Biology) was a recipient of a Newton Advanced Fellowship announced by the Academy of Medical Sciences, the British Academy and the Surya Subedi (Law) has been elected by Royal Society. the 5th Biennial Conference of the Asian The fellowships give established international Society of International Law in Bangkok researchers an opportunity to develop the as Chairman of the Board of Editors of the strengths and capabilities of their research Asian Journal of International Law. groups through training, collaboration and reciprocal visits with a UK partner. Professor Harris will work with Professor Ana Jardim, Professor Griselda Federal University of Uberlândia – UFU, to Pollock (Fine Art, evaluate synthetic flavonoid and alkaloid-like History of Art and compounds as antiviral therapeutics. Cultural Studies) has A Great White Pelican – one of Dr Bradter’s winning photographs been elected by the Class of Arts of the Dr Costas Velis (Civil Engineering) has received Dr Iyiola Solanke (Law) gave a public Royal Flemish Academy two prestigious awards as co-author of the lecture at the Houses of Parliament entitled of Belgium for Science paper ‘Wasteaware’ benchmark indicators for ‘From 1965-2065: the evolution of anti- and the Arts as an integrated sustainable waste management racial discrimination law’. international member in cities’. He also recently won the Waste as of 1 January 2016. Management and Research Best Paper 2015. 14 News/small ads Reporter 595 January 2016
News White Rose University Press launches Three of the UK’s leading research-intensive universities have joined forces to set up a new open access digital platform to publish scholarly articles across the academic disciplines. Established by the universities of Leeds, “As the first jointly run Sheffield and York, the White Rose University university press in Press (WRUP) has recently opened for the UK, this will be a submissions. genuinely innovative free-access platform, It will publish peer-reviewed academic papers, showcasing the output of books, textbooks and conference literature from some of the world’s most across the academic community, both in the talented researchers to a UK and internationally, with online access to the global audience.” published material free to all readers. The Vice-Chancellor A partnership of the three Universities’ libraries of the University of developed WRUP with three key objectives: Sheffield, Professor Sir To support open access: With its free digital Keith Burnett, adds: output, WRUP hopes to reach a global “Making this resource audience, some of whom may have faced available to academics challenges accessing academic materials and other partners infrastructure providing copy editing, without paying expensive subscriptions. in the UK and around the world will remove typesetting, design and layout, marketing, barriers to sharing knowledge and the work To ensure academic quality: WRUP’s print-on-demand, and a suite of related that can grow from this, which is good news for services. distinguished editorial board will oversee a education and for wider society.” rigorous process of peer review and quality These are available through an intuitive, user- control, ensuring that intellectual quality is Professor Koen Lamberts, Vice-Chancellor of friendly platform, which helps readers to access paramount. the University of York, says: “The White Rose and engage with the scholarship and authors University Press will be emblematic of our To create opportunities for publishing: As well and editors-in-chief to manage the submission, shared commitment to the unfettered exchange peer review, and production processes. as publishing traditional books and journals, of ideas and knowledge. We believe it will WRUP intends to support scholars working in provide a vibrant, compelling and intellectually Find out more about WRUP at specialist areas, or publishing in non-traditional robust new conduit for academic discourse.” universitypress.whiterose.ac.uk/ formats such as short-form monographs, data journals or interactive ebooks, which have been White Rose University Press has partnered with If you would like to find out how to publish overlooked by commercial publishers. established open access publisher Ubiquity your book or journal, contact WRUP at Press to offer a fully fledged publishing service. goo.gl/reURW4 Vice-Chancellor Sir Alan Langlands says: This includes a comprehensive production Small ads
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The History and Philosophy of Science in 20 Objects Starting January 2016 – a new series of monthly open lectures by members of the Leeds Centre for History and Philosophy of Science What is the history and philosophy of science? says: “The history and philosophy of science What can it tell us about the way we see – HPS – is a great subject but most folk at the ourselves and the world around us? How can University, never mind the world beyond, have objects help us to understand what science is never heard of it. and has been in the past? “We hope the lectures will engage with a wider Each lecture will use objects from the audience about what HPS is and why it’s so University’s scientific collections to consider crucial today, and also provide an insight into ideas and practices in science, technology the museum’s collections and the fascinating
and medicine from the ancient world to the history of the local area. We’ve chosen items Improved magneto-electric machine for nervous diseases present day. The lectures assume no prior that are helpful starting points for looking at made in Sheffield, C1870 knowledge and information will also be different aspects of the history and philosophy of available online, including podcasts and video science. It’s a reflection of our broad interests, The 40-minute lectures will be monthly on recordings of each lecture. and the breadth of the collections at Leeds, that Tuesday evenings. For more details about topics range from printing to physics, anatomy topics and venues, visit Dr Mike Finn, Director of the Museum of the to aesthetics, and plenty more in-between.” arts.leeds.ac.uk/museum-of-hstm/20objects/ History of Science, Technology and Medicine,
Opera North – Exploring and Enhancing the Student Sketch Club Cosi fan tutte Experience Every Friday from 5 February, 12:30-3:30pm Wednesday 3 Thursday 4 February, 9:30am-4:30pm The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery February, 7-10pm St George’s Centre, Great George Street, Leeds Whether you can stay for 10 minutes or three Leeds Grand Theatre This one-day event is aimed at practitioners, hours, the free Gallery Sketch Club is open to Mozart’s thought- academics, researchers and policy-makers everyone and all materials will be provided. provoking opera is interested in understanding and improving how Each week will have a different ‘Friday focus’ guaranteed to intrigue part-time and mature learners experience the so you can enjoy looking at works you may people with its journey through higher education. never have noticed before. Use the time to unsparing exploration of love, fidelity, deception, hone sketching skills, chat with fellow art See further details on the University event human motivation and the dangers of desire. appreciators or simply indulge your creativity listing at goo.gl/nGu7tD in a calm, inspiring atmosphere. Visit the Opera North website at www.operanorth.co.uk/whats-on There’s no need to book – just turn up and draw!
Lunchtime talks – Marks & Spencer Company Archive, Michael Marks Building The Innovation Story at Marks & Spencer A series of lunchtime talks in association with Marks & Spencer Company Archive. Wednesday 16 March, 12:30-1:30pm This talk will look into the science and Understanding Utility Fashion Women at Marks & Spencer innovation behind some of Marks & Spencer’s Thursday 4 February, 12-1pm Tuesday 8 March, 12:30-1:30pm bestselling products. Book a place at During World War Two, a whole new look was This talk explores the role of women within goo.gl/erCo2c born with the creation of utility clothing. The M&S, from market stall staff to leading figures. archive’s Utility collection is among the best in Hear about wartime challenges for female the country, so find out more about this hidden employees and M&S as a leading equal story and how the war changed fashion forever. opportunities employer. Further details at More information is on the University events goo.gl/mpYSnQ calendar at goo.gl/9N0B86
People are Messy Sunday 19 March, from 6:30pm – Clothworkers Concert Hall, School of Music A special performance from the Theatre of The unique creative process used when Debate presents People are Messy, a play by developing a Theatre of Debate, production award-winning playwright Judith Johnson. The involves working with partners and an advisory performance will be followed by a facilitated, group of scientists and experts to ensure Details of more academic, cultural and informed debate in which the actors return accuracy. You will be able to book on the social events on campus and in the city in character and answer questions from the Be Curious website closer to the time. region can be found on the University audience. Electronic voting is used before the events page at www.leeds.ac.uk/events/ performance and throughout the debate. 16 FAQs Reporter 595 January 2016
FAQs Malathi Vemula Analyst Developer, IT Development and Process
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