Autumn 2018 News from the University of Surrey for Guildford residents SURREY.AC.UK UNIVERSITYOFSURREY @UNIOFSURREYCPE Page 4 - Students win at Page 11 - Awards for stand- Page 15 - Caroline’s Page 16 - Instagram feature: Guildford in Bloom 2018 out student volunteers inspirational fitness story our beautiful hometown What’s inside Take a peek inside this edition of Your University. Page 2 Page 11 Welcome Students in Welcome from Guildford our guest editor, Meet our Students’ Dr Jim Glover, Union new Vice- and interesting President Community University facts and hear about Nightline – Pages 3 - 5 a wellbeing service Community news run for students, Local news, by students community projects, volunteering and Page 12 recent events Business and learning New accommodation opens on our Manor Park campus Page 6 News from Surrey Feature Business School, QS Meet our community World Employability champions and find Rankings 2019 and New homes for out how we work adult education together to make opportunities a difference Page 13 Surrey’s new students Page 7 Schools Students joining the University for this academic year have arrived on campus, Digital Guildford and colleges with 477 undergraduates moving into brand new accommodation blocks. Surrey wins Google Discover the Challenge, 5G University’s inspiring The barn-style buildings, which are 2005. There are further plans to Innovation Centre work with local schools located on the University’s Manor Park provide more than 1,000 rooms on testbed hosts one and the community’s young carers campus, bring the University’s total the site over the next few years, million users and Digital Minister number of campus bed-spaces to 5,647. which means that more than visits Surrey Page 14 7,300 students will live across our International Hospitality Management What’s on Stag Hill, Manor Park and Hazel student Blake Fryer, 18, said: “The Pages 8 - 9 Strictly Come Surrey, Farm campuses. standard of accommodation, as well Research Innovate Guildford as Guildford itself, helped to make Vice-Chancellor Professor Max Investigating plastics 2019, Bright Club Surrey a top choice for me. I wanted Lu said: “We offer high-quality pollution, improving and more exciting, to live somewhere really nice if I was accommodation for our students the life quality of upcoming events dementia patients going to move out and spend money which is a very important part of a and supporting Page 15 on rent. I’m pleased with how light positive student experience. We’re children with autism Sport and spacious my room is and the also glad to be able to help reduce through music News and community whole place has a real sense the housing pressure in Guildford. projects from Surrey of community.” “We would like to extend our Page 10 Sports Park – a leading The construction of a further sincere thanks to MJP Architects Meet the team sports facility for all 674 bedrooms on the Manor Park and the contractors, O’Hare Interviews with campus is already under way, McGovern Ltd, for creating such Professor David Page 16 Sampson, Vice- Best of Instagram with plans to open their doors in lovely new homes for our students.” Provost, Research September 2019. Gallery of our favourite Surrey has been ranked in the top and Innovation, Instagram photographs Once this work is complete the 15 in StudentCrowd’s list of ‘Best and long-serving taken by students and University will have invested UK Universities for Accommodation nutrition academic graduates, featuring our more than £150m in student 2018’. Praise was given for value for Dr Jacki Bishop hometown, Guildford accommodation on its Manor Park money, campus Wi-Fi access and campus since construction began in 24-hour campus security. 2 YOUR UNIVERSITY Welcome MANOR 91 DID YOU PARK of our veterinary students have been placed in Guildford KNOW? practices ROYAL 400 SURREY local people took part COUNTY in a joint dementia study with Surrey & HOSPITAL Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust 93% Dr Jim Glover, the High Sheriff of Surrey, presents a certificate in recognition of great and valuable services to the community to Pippa Treharne (left), Sean McNamara (middle) and Gerry Tebbutt (right) from Guildford School of Acting of Kings College students took part in University outreach activities Welcome from our guest editor Dr Jim Glover, 16 new environmentally- the High Sheriff of Surrey friendly buses are running on University In July I completed my term as Chair of the University Council and it is an honour to be routes invited to act as guest editor for this edition of Your University. My year as High Sheriff of Surrey is now On pages 5 and 6 we learn about well underway, and I am delighted by activities within the Guildford Community the excellent advice, encouragement and identify some of the ‘Community and active support I am receiving Champions’ from the many partner from so many friends across campus. organisations. The Students’ Union 111 members of the local There has been considerable activity proudly states that the ‘local community community joined our around my chosen focus on addressing is the number one priority’ (page 11), orchestra the permanent exclusions of pupils with Vice-President Community, Gemma from schools, and on the multitude Paine, reporting that there are now some of impactful outreach projects being 766 active student volunteers working undertaken by our universities and with 133 partner organisations. colleges. The High Sheriff’s garden And just look what an impact University party in July provided the perfect research is having in improving lives: opportunity for the institutions across from autistic children being helped Surrey to showcase their substantial 1,400 by their peers (page 9) to technology trees from outreach and volunteering activities, enabling dementia suffers to live 320 species on targeted at disadvantaged young independently in their own homes campus people facing difficult challenges, (page 8). All of this from an exceptional and providing inspirational and life- STAG HILL university leading the way in many areas changing opportunities. 766 of research critical to modern living, student volunteers The University of Surrey was powerfully whether in artificial intelligence working with 133 partner represented through the exciting work or through the largest 5G test bed organisations underway at Kings College (pages 12 in the world (page 7). and 13) and the activities of the Higher For me, the most powerful theme Education Outreach Network, whose throughout this issue is the clear eight partners across Surrey and north determination of Vice-Chancellor, east Hampshire include our University Max Lu, and the senior leadership team, and Surrey Sports Park. Guildford to play a vital role in supporting the School of Acting (GSA), which became local community, whether encouraging part of the University of Surrey in 2010, Guildford’s young carers (page 13) or TOWN CENTRE also announced its generous decision providing exciting opportunities for local to provide free places for six talented MORE THAN young people to explore university life young people from disadvantaged and to keep active during the holidays 1,300 backgrounds to attend the renowned (page 15). local people took part GSA Summer School. What a in our 2018 annual commitment to the local community! I have no hesitation in agreeing with the residents’ survey many residents who responded to the An important role for the High Sheriff is Guildford Residents’ Survey 2018 - your to support the quite exceptional efforts University is indeed a force for good! of all volunteers working throughout Surrey and Your University provides You can follow Jim’s activities as High wonderful examples. Sheriff through:highsheriffofsurrey.com SURREY.AC.UK 3 Community news Meet our new students Be the first to know The University welcomed around 4,000 new faces this September, as students from The University is introducing a new ‘What’s On’ email guide more than 120 countries came to Guildford to not only study but to enjoy the incredibly to promote its exciting calendar of events. diverse and exciting community that we live in. From magical stargazing in-conversation series, Here we meet four of our new students to find out more about why they evenings to inspiring music hosted by University of chose to come to Surrey. recitals, Surrey hosts and Surrey Professor and Radio takes part in hundreds 4 star Jim Al-Khalili. of events each year. You Sam Jones, Events Manager, can now hear about this explains: “Our new ‘What’s diverse programme of On’ guide will showcase activities through a new the amazing variety of monthly e-newsletter. events we have on offer Surrey’s ‘What’s On’ guide for the general public. is designed to make it We’d encourage anyone easier for local residents who wants to hear more to get involved with to sign-up – there really is campus life by highlighting something for everyone.” upcoming events If you are interested in happening each month. hearing about events at The guide will feature the University of Surrey, events ranging from you can sign-up to receive Guildford School of Acting the monthly ‘What’s On’ performances to our ever guide by emailing: Waruna Ambanpola Jonathan King popular ‘Jim Meets…’ [email protected] MSc Air Transport Management BSc Biochemistry Coming to Guildford from Colombo in Undergraduate Jonathan from Sri Lanka, Waruna is studying for a Worthing is looking forward to starting Masters in Air Transport Management and a new chapter in his life by going has thoroughly enjoyed his experience to University. He hopes to use it as so far. Waruna said: “As someone who an opportunity to meet new friends, appreciates a calm environment and learn more about what he loves and enjoys spending time with nature, I’ve pick up some essential life skills.