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27 February 2010 Issue 92
UWE shares £1.3 million
to sniff out stomach bugs

In this
month’s issue
2 Does slum tourism
make us better people?
3 UWE shares £1.3
million to sniff out
stomach bugs
4 Research may help
delay progression of
Alzheimer’s disease
7 UWE midwife supports
expectant mothers in
Sierra Leone
7 UWE students succeed
at RTS awards
8 UWE wins £320,000 for
graduate internships in
local businesses
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NEWS
Does slum tourism make us better people?
Fabian Frenzel (BBS) will travel to the
favelas of Rio de Janeiro this summer for
his research project on slum tourism. His
trip is a quest to discover why people go,
what prompts the tour operators to offer
this kind of ‘holiday’ and the ethos behind
the organisations. Do the tour operators
give something back, do the travellers
have an in-depth experience or is this kind
of travel little more than voyeurism?
Fabian said, “What interests me is the
recent growth in organised tours to visit
slums or shanty towns with a variety
of different kinds of tour operator. I
am going to look at one ‘social’ not for
profit enterprise and one profit oriented
enterprise with a view to determining
the moral dilemmas implicit in this kind
of tourism. Critics argue that the dignity
of slum dwellers is violated by the tourist
gaze. But others say that exposure to the
‘experience’ can motivate people from
more privileged backgrounds to ‘do some
good’ as a result.
“I will interview the tour operators, go
on the tours and talk to the travellers and
to the people living in the slums. I want
to find out how the people living in the
favelas feel about the tourism and the
extent of their involvement in the tours.
I want to find out what the tour operators
put back and how the experience
motivates the travellers to become
involved in social change after their trip.
Does slum tourism turn the travellers into
better people? Is the experience truly
life changing? Do people do the soul
searching, change their lifestyle, work
choices, charitable giving, involvement
in voluntary work? Does the ethos of the
tour operator motivate the traveller’s
choice of experience or is the motivation
governed by cost or comfort factors?”
Fabian Frenzel is one of 20 researchers
who have recently been awarded an
Early Career Researcher Starter Grant by
the University. The grants are designed
to help early researchers to conduct
significant bodies of work that will inform
teaching and act as a springboard for
future projects.
Fabian will lead a Research Seminar at
Bristol Business School during the autumn
where he will present his findings.
For full story see the UWE
news pages:
http://bit.ly/cVMOJE
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Front cover: From left: Norman
Ratcliffe, Rick Ewen, Chris Probert and
Ben de Lacy Costello.
Front cover photo Martin Chainey
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Fabian Frenzel

UWE shares £1.3 million to sniff out stomach bugs
The research team. From left: Natasha McGuire, Catherine Garner, Andrew Wilson, Peter Wall, Ben de Lacy Costello, Katie Vaughan,
Norman Ratcliffe, Rosemary Greenwood, Richard Ewen, Chris Probert and Derek Sheader.
A prototype device to ‘smell’ the
presence of superbugs in hospitals
is being developed by Norman
Ratcliffe (LS) and Chris Probert from
the University of Bristol, thanks
to a £1.3 million award from the
Wellcome Trust. Called OdoReader,
the device uses pioneering
technology to identify bacteria like
Clostridium difficile from the odour
of stool samples. C. difficile can
cause severe diarrhoea, especially
amongst hospitalised patients. The
UWE team includes Ben de Lacy
Costello and Dr Richard Ewen.
With the help of University
Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation
Trust, the technology enables gases
emitted from faeces to be analysed
in under an hour, leading to a rapid
and inexpensive diagnosis, without
the need to send samples away
to a laboratory. Early detection
could reap real health benefits for
millions of people and help prevent
the spread of infectious disease.
Professor Norman Ratcliffe, of the
Centre for Research in Analytical,
Materials and Sensors Science, said,
“There are many different kinds of
infection that cause diarrhoea and
a speedy diagnosis would lead to
more appropriate use of antibiotics.
OdoReader has the potential to save
lives and reduce the cost burden to
the NHS. Early isolation of infectious
patients would reduce hospital
outbreaks, leading to fewer ward or
hospital closures.”
The £1.3 million Wellcome Trust
Translation Award will cover a threeyear
programme of work starting in
January 2010. The programme will
support the development of OdoReader
prototypes, which will then be tested
against the industry ‘Gold Standard’
method of making the diagnosis. The
final product will undergo a clinical
trial before becoming available for
commercialisation.
The OdoReader
Professor Ratcliffe added, “We expect
OdoReader to be a portable device for
the diagnosis of C. difficile, however
it has potential far beyond that – it
could be used for a range of other
gastrointestinal disease as well as lung
and urinary tract diseases too.”
Gastrointestinal diseases afflict over four
billion adults and children each year.
Delays in diagnosis can lead to patients
being ill for longer, some may die, many
will cost more to treat and infections
spread to other people. In England and
Wales there are over 50,000 cases of
each year, costing the NHS £200 million
annually.
Rick Davies, Business Development
Manager at the Wellcome
Trust, said, “The Wellcome Trust
Translation Awards are designed
to facilitate the development and
commercialisation of new health
care technologies. OdoReader
has shown great promise in early
testing and we are hopeful that
this diagnostic platform will prove
valuable in the race against the
‘superbugs’.”
The key success factors in winning
this development award were sound
science, a strong multi-disciplinary
research team, a clear unmet market
need and a well thought out and
commercially credible technology
development plan, all underpinned
by a sound intellectual property
position.
The Translation Award scheme
provides much needed funding for
the development and de-risking
of early stage technologies.
This maximises their likelihood
of commercialisation which is a
vital requirement in order for
such technologies to deliver their
intended health care benefits.
For advice on intellectual property
protection and exploitation as
well as development planning for
technologies and services
e-mail: Andrew2.Wilson@uwe.ac.uk
tel: 0117 32 83698.
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NEWS
Research may help delay progression
of Alzheimer’s disease
Pictured at the ceremony (l to r) are
Marie-Annick Gournet, Chris Croudace,
UWE student winner Louise Halswell
(Xcel Entrepreneur Student of the Year)
and Makis Malliris who collected the award
on behalf of UWE student, Ines Pajovic
(Xcel Economics and Finance Student of
the Year).
Xcel Widening
Participation
University of
the Year
UWE was named as the Best Institute
of Widening Participation at the
Xcel Student of the Year awards
ceremony hosted by Konnie Huq
in London on 21 January 2010. The
University was awarded the top prize
for its outstanding commitment to
widen participation for young people
and adults from under-represented
backgrounds, families, groups and
communities.
Chris Croudace accepted the award on
behalf of UWE in front of an invited
audience of over 350 at London’s
Tower Hotel. Chris said: “UWE is
the first university ever to receive
recognition as Xcel Best Institute
of Widening Participation. It was
therefore both an amazing moment
and a huge privilege to be able to
accept this special award on behalf
of the University.” He added, “The
award is a tribute to the efforts of the
many individuals and teams who have
contributed tirelessly to the cause of
widening participation at UWE.”
As well as being named Best Institute
of Widening Participation, UWE
scooped the awards for Economics
and Finance Student of the Year and
Entrepreneur Student of the Year.
A scientist from UWE has won funding from local charity BRACE for an
investigation that may lead to earlier interventions that slow or even prevent
progression of Alzheimer’s disease.
Dr Myra Conway from the Centre for Research in Biomedicine will be working
with UWE PhD student and BRACE scholar, Jonathan Hull and Dr Katy
Chalmers, Professor Seth Love and Dr Patrick Kehoe from Bristol’s Frenchay
Hospital on a three year project that aims to identify how proteins control
glutamate in the brain. Glutamate build up can cause brain cell toxity leading
to neural degeneration.
Mark Poarch, Chief Executive at BRACE, said, “This is the first time BRACE has
funded research at UWE and the grant represents the continuing expansion
of our support for research. The work that Dr Conway and her colleagues are
doing is extremely important, and we are delighted to be able to support
them.”
Pilot studies have already ascertained that people with Alzheimer’s experience
an excessive production of brain specific enzymes responsible for controling
glutamate.
Dr Conway explains, “This is a very exciting study and I’m delighted to be given
the opportunity to work in partnership with BRACE and Frenchay Hospital.
It is critical that we gain better insights into the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s
disease as it is estimated that there will be around 34 million people suffering
from dementia worldwide by 2025.
“Despite extensive research we need to improve our understanding of the
chemistry of cellular deterioration that can occur in the brains of people with
Alzheimer’s so that we can develop better treatments.
“In healthy individuals, the brain uses a chemical called glutamate to control
memory and learning. If the glutamate reaches high levels, however, it
becomes toxic to the brain cells and may help cause dementia. There is a
protein that controls glutamate levels and we need to find out what happens
to this protein in the brains of people with dementia.”
The project will begin in June 2010 and will run for three years. Organ
donation is being organised through the Human Tissue Authority licensed
research brain bank based at Frenchay Hospital, with aspects of the work
carried out in collaboration with Dr Katy Chalmers (Research Associate). Katy is
also second supervisor together with Dr Conway for the BRACE scholar.
Myra and Jonathan at their work bench
4

Siamak Alimi en route to Gaza
Gaza convoy was
life changing says
UWE employee
UWE’s 4th Appearance
Matters conference
The University’s world renowned Centre for Appearance
Research (CAR) will host the fourth bi-annual Appearance
Matters conference in Bristol on Tuesday 22 and Wednesday
23 June 2010. The conference venue will be the historic Wills
Memorial Building at the University of Bristol.
The keynote speakers include Professor Alex Clarke, Royal
Free Hospital, London, and Professor Lina Ricciardelli, Deakin
University, Melbourne, Australia.
CAR Director, Professor Nicky Rumsey, said, “To the best of
our knowledge, this is the only conference series that provides
a forum which specifically highlights current psychosocial
research, theory and good practice around appearance-related
issues including visible difference, interventions, research
methods and provision of care.
“We are delighted to welcome Alex Clarke and Lina
Ricciardelli who have both established formidable reputations.
The conference will provide a unique chance to become
familiar with their work but also to find out more about
the scope of work being carried out in this specialist arena
internationally. Since the first conference in 2003 Appearance
Matters has grown a reputation as the key academic meeting
in this sphere of research.”
The Appearance Matters Conference Series has a strong focus
on the application of research and attracts delegates from
a wide range of professions including academics, clinicians,
practitioners, researchers, hospital managers and policy
makers involved in the provision of care for people with
appearance-related concerns.
To book a place at the conference register online
http://hls.uwe.ac.uk/research/car.aspx or
e-mail CAR@uwe.ac.uk
Siamak Alimi, an IT technician in the School of
Education, has just returned from taking part in an
aid convoy to Gaza. Siamak joined the convoy of 250
vehicles that departed the UK in early December and
returned to Bristol at the beginning of term.
Siamak said, “The reception in Gaza was quite
overwhelming, people were very touched by our
efforts and we were escorted through the city to
our hotel. Despite having too short a time to do
any teaching as I’d hoped, I did manage to develop
some good contacts and I hope that I will be able to
continue offer support to the people I met.
“It is a fantastic experience to
actually take part in an aid delivery.
I would like to thank Mohamed El
Haddad, a student from UWE, who
inspired me to get involved when
he told me about his experience of
the first aid convoy in 2007.
It has been a life changing
experience for me.”
Siamak has given a more detailed account of his
journey on his blog at http://bglink.ning.com
For the full story see the UWE news pages:
http://bit.ly/cOO2sT (issue date 25 January 2010).
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Appointment
of Work-based
Learning and Shell
Award Director
NEWS
esley Moore has
been appointed as
Director of Work-based
Learning and Shell
Award for UWE.
Professor Paul Gough
said, “The furtherance
of our Work-based
Learning activity is
a key strategic aim
for UWE. With the
recent creation
of a Shell Award
Framework, the University is in a strong
position to offer programmes of study
that are genuinely innovative and valuable
in this area, making work-based learning
an integral part of our total offer and
creating a strong differentiating feature
for the University.”
Dr Lesley Moore
As Director of Work-based Learning and
Shell Award, Lesley will have leadership
responsibility for the promotion,
dissemination and evaluation of policies,
strategies and initiatives across the
university, and the Integrated Professional
Development awards of the Shell Award
Framework.
She will provide strategic leadership for
accreditation and work-based learning
in line with the University’s partnerships
agenda, and co-ordinate a network
of colleagues across the University,
partnership colleges, business and other
external organisations.
Lesley Moore said, “I am very pleased to
accept this innovative post and looking
forward to leading and collaborating
with professionals across the University
at a more strategic level. We now have
an opportunity to promote more interprofessional
and partnership working both
within the University and with a wide
range of external agencies.
“I know from working with colleagues in
UWE that we have a good evolving profile
of work and knowledge exchange that
will continue to enhance our work as a
major partnership organisation. Workbased
learning is an essential component
of our partnership agenda and one of the
key assets which underpins a major public
University like ours."
Janette’s work from Shetland
Extreme Shetland weather
inspires painter
Dr Janette Kerr, a Visiting Research Fellow (CA), has been awarded funding
by The Arts Council England for a research and development project that
links science with art focusing on the Shetland Islands. The project will
make direct visual associations between observational and experiential
field work, such as that of Norwegian scientists and mathematicians on
Extreme Wave Theory, and the material culture of danger – historic storms
and tragedies that are part of Shetland’s history and narratives.
Janette’s research relates to an on-going interest in making paintings
that explore the movement of sea, air and light. “My process of making
paintings involves extremes and instabilities: peripheral vision, peripheries
and promontories - sites of instability and unknowing, places of rapid
change and sudden shifts both physically and meteorologically.
“There is a relationship and contrast between responses as artist and
as scientist or mathematician. Comparing the very precise and scientific
procedures that they employ in studying the sea and the unpredictability
of waves and wind, with the way I, as an artist work, there seems, on the
face of it, to be such a contrast in process. Despite polarised methodologies
(they measure with scientific precision while I ‘measure’ through feeling
and intuition) both artist and scientist seek the same end: to come to an
understanding of nature.”
Shetland experiences one of the highest wave energy environments in the
world, exposed to the full force of the Atlantic, generating high winds and
agitated sea. “My journey here was auspiciously in keeping with the aims
of the project. I experienced the effect of high winds on the sea, which
kept me awake most of the night, with the noise of the ferry battling
against gale-force wind and the constant swell and roll of the boat”.
Janette has been keeping a blog of her experiences on Shetland:
http://extremewavetheory.blogspot.com/
6

UWE midwife
supports expectant
mothers in
Sierra Leone
A career in midwifery can take you in
many different directions, as discovered
by UWE graduate, Zoe Vowles who has
recently embarked on an inspirational
year-long sabbatical from January 2010
to train and support maternity health
workers and midwives in Sierra Leone,
West Africa.
Zoe explains, “I had always wanted to
become a volunteer with Voluntary
Service Overseas (VSO) before I began
my midwifery training at UWE. But first
I wanted to make sure I had built up
enough experience before applying so
I could make best use of my skills and
training in this environment.
“In 2008 I spent six months as a
volunteer with VSO in Makeni, Sierra
Leone helping to improve care for
mothers in a small community hospital.
My experience had many highs and
lows, it was heartbreaking to see
mothers and babies die unnecessarily
because of lack of knowledge of
pregnancy related complications and
problems with infrastructure. We only
had electricity for a few hours each
day and there is a massive problem
with mosquitoes and malaria. However,
it was so rewarding to see what a
difference I could make. I was able to
train staff in new areas such as newborn
resuscitation and facilitate setting up
a much needed new antenatal clinic
which provided an invaluable service to
local women.”
Zoe, who graduated from UWE ten
years ago, says Bristol is a great city to
study in with great links to the health
care sector. She explains, “We were
really fortunate to have been taught by
good lecturers with a real cross-section
of experience. They’ve established good
clinical partnerships with local hospitals;
I got to do placements at both St
Michael’s and Southmead Hospitals. It
was such a confidence booster to get
real world experience
of different maternity
care settings and
made it much easier
to integrate when
I started out as a
midwife.”
Zoe is
helping
mothers
and babies
in Sierra
Leone
For the full story
see the UWE news
pages: http://bit.ly/
bwbUQH
UWE students succeed at RTS awards
The Creep by Thomas Mallins
Media Practice and Animation student
from the Faculty of Creative Arts won
two awards at the regional finals
of the South West Royal Television
Society Awards held in Bristol in
February. The winning entries were
the documentary ‘Jutvari’ by Nick
Jones and the animation, ‘The Creep’
by Thomas Malins.
The winners will go on to represent
the South West Region in the
National Finals in London in May.
The Royal Television society (RTS)
awards have been running since
the 1940’s and are the most prestigious
and long-running industry peer-awarded
commendation in this field. The Awards
recognise the best audiovisual work
created by full or part-time students as
part of their course.
‘Jutvari’ by Nick Jones and his team,
is set in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. ‘Jutvari’ is a
documentary about Segun, the Nigerian
coach of a football team of young gypsy
boys, for whom Segun is not just a coach
but also a role model and even a father
figure in their otherwise disoriented
lives.
‘Jutvari’ was described as ‘an ambitious
documentary’ and ‘an inspiring
programme’ with a very original choice
of subject’ and was the unanimous
choice of the jury.
Nick Jones said, “It feels great to have
won such a well recognised student
award. We put in a lot of effort into
the making of this documentary and it’s
good that our work has recognition. I
chose to step out of my comfort zone
for this project; filming documentary
is unfamiliar territory for me and it
was interesting to experience filming
in a different country. It’s paid off
and I loved every second of the whole
experience.”
‘The Creep’ by Tom Mallins was
Nick Jones (director and cameraman) on
the left and James Thompson (producer
and sound recordist) with a young member
of the Jutvari football team in Plovdiv,
Bulgaria.
described
by the jury, ‘as making
imaginative use of archive radio drama
recordings to support an evocative
film noir animation, resulting in a very
stylish depiction of American post-war
consumer society.’
UWE students were shortlisted in every
category for this year’s awards and five
out of the seven finalists were from the
University.
Another factual category nomination
was ‘Meriden Way’ by Samantha Low,
a documentary about the celebrations
held for St George's Day on a
housing estate in Watford. It explores
successfully the thin line between
nationalism and racism.
Also nominated were, ‘Stand up Tall’
by James Thompson and ‘Dead Fish and
Unused Condoms’ by Alfie Dale in the
fiction category.
Jane Arthurs, Head of Culture, Media
and Drama at says, “This is the longest
standing and most prestigious peer
acknowledgement of best practice in
student film making. The Department of
Culture, Media and Drama is delighted
to have won a documentary award and
that five out of the seven finalists in
the regional awards were from UWE’s
Creative Arts Faculty.”
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NEWS
Steve Melia pictured on bike
on one of his research trips
in Northern Europe
UWE wins £320,000
for graduate
internships in
local businesses
PhD student wins award for best paper
at Transport Studies Conference
Steve Melia, who recently completed a PhD in the Department of Planning
and Architecture, has won the 2010 Smeed Prize, for the best student/recent
student presentation and paper at the Universities' Transport Studies Group
UK Annual Conference.
The paper was based on his PhD thesis Potential for Carfree Development
in the UK. The main focus of his research was on understanding the
characteristics and motivations of people who might want to live in carfree
housing in the UK. Over the three summers of the project Steve cycled over
5,000 miles across Northern Europe, visiting carfree developments, and
collecting images used in the presentation, which impressed the judges.
The Universities Transport Studies Group Conference is the main annual
gathering of academics involved in transport research in the UK. The 2010
conference was the 42nd event and held at the University of Plymouth from
5 to 7 January.
The prize came with a cheque for £400, half of which Steve has donated to
Carfree UK, an organisation which promotes carfree development in Britain,
of which he is the Co-ordinator.
In January, Steve took up a post as Senior Lecturer in the Department of
Planning and Architecture and as a member of the Centre for Transport and
Society.
For the full story see UWE news pages: http://bit.ly/9DEB67
3 March 2010 14:00 – 16:00 ROOM 1L17
Richard Rieser is an expert international Disability Equality in
Education Trainer, Consultant and Teacher.
He is providing a keynote speech for UWE Bristol as part of a module taught within the
School of Education entitled Disability Equality, Awareness Raising.
His input will include an overview and up-to-date analysis of
international Education, Equality and Inclusion issues including:
• The Convention on the Rights of People with Disability (2006)
• Salamanca update
Staff are invited to attend this free event and the discussion
afterwards.
For further information please contact Jane.Tarr@uwe.ac.uk
Visit Richard Rieser’s website www.worldofinclusion.com
UWE’s Careers team is leading one of the
largest graduate internship schemes in
the South West, offering employers up
to £1 600 to take on recent graduates for
work placements. The UWE internship
programme is the result of a successful
£320,000 bid to HEFCE for funding
under a government initiative to support
graduates impacted by the recession.
The funding will enable businesses
to offer eight week placements for
up to 200 graduates. The internships
are primarily aimed at unemployed
graduates who qualified with an
undergraduate degree in 2008 or 2009.
These internships will give graduates
an invaluable opportunity to gain highquality
work experience, expand their
knowledge, skills and confidence, and
improve their CV. Taking part in the
programme will also enable them to
have a competitive advantage in the job
market, build up a network of useful
contacts and apply knowledge gained
during their studies or broaden their
career options through experiencing
work in a sector not directly related to
their degree.
Employers will benefit from £1,600
funding to recruit a recent graduate
to undertake a fixed term project. The
initiative is focused on small businesses
- those with under 50 employees - or
any business in key growth sectors
such as digital industries, low-carbon
products and services, life sciences
and pharmaceuticals, advanced
manufacturing, professional and financial
services, engineering construction and
the ageing society where there may be
future skill shortages.
Further details of the scheme are
available from www.uwe.ac.uk/
careers/graduateinternships. If staff
are in contact with either graduates or
employers who may be interested in the
programme please direct them to the
website or invite them to call Colette
Percival or Linda Pick on 0117 32 81191.
It is important to note that the University
and most public sector organisations will
be ineligible to take interns under this
programme.
8

UWE Air Quality expert wins prestigious fellowship
based at Whitehall
Tim Chatterton
Dr Tim Chatterton, an air quality
management expert from UWE’s
Institute of Sustainability, Health and
Environment (ISHE) has been awarded
a prestigious placement fellowship
working with the Department for Energy
and Climate Change.
The Fellowship is in partnership with the
Research Councils’ Energy Programme
(ESRC and EPSRC) and the Department
for Energy and Climate Change.
Dr Chatterton, said, “I’m delighted to
be given this fantastic opportunity. The
fellowship represents a culmination
of areas I have been working on
throughout my career. My academic
background spans social sciences,
environmental improvement assessment
and science and policy.
“I’ve spent the past ten years working
on DEFRA commissioned work on air
quality management with the team here
at UWE. The insight into the workings
at Whitehall will be an invaluable
experience and will continue to feed
into my work for ISHE.”
Steve West, Vice-Chancellor, said, “It’s
great news that Dr Chatterton has been
selected for this fellowship. His work
with the Air Quality Management team
at UWE is critical to the development of
strategies amongst local authorities to
improve their air quality management
plans. His work supports activities
within our multi-disciplinary Institute of
Sustainability, Health and Environment,
which brings together researchers,
practitioners and policy makers to
address global and regional health and
environmental issues.”
For full story see UWE web for news
release: http://bit.ly/aX2Yu4
Hartpury College is ‘Outstanding’ says Ofsted
Associate Faculty, Hartpury College
which provides an extensive further
education provision, has recently been
inspected by Ofsted and was graded
as ‘Outstanding’ (Grade 1) across all
five cross-college areas of overall
effectiveness of provision, capacity
to improve, outcomes for learners,
quality of provision and leadership and
management. This achievement makes
Hartpury one of only three specialist
residential colleges in the UK to be
graded as such.
Ofsted concluded, “Hartpury College is
an outstanding college. Students enjoy
their time at college and achieve well.
Outcomes for students are outstanding,
including their preparation for economic
well-being. Students make very good
progress. Success rates and attendance
rates are high. The range of courses
and enrichment activities is outstanding
and meets the needs and interests of
students very effectively. Progression
routes are clear and a high proportion
of students progress to higher-level
learning at college.”
The report continued, “Leadership and
management are outstanding. The
College has a strong record of bringing
about improvements. The £41 million
investment over the last 15 years has
ensured that most facilities for learning
are outstanding or good.”
Speaking on the published report,
College Principal Malcolm Wharton
commented: “I am absolutely delighted
with the findings of the Ofsted
inspection report. The report represents
a clear endorsement of the College’s
ability to
offer the very
best learning
experience and
is a very fitting
testament to
the hard work
put in by both
staff and
students alike
on a daily
basis.”
Hartpury College is ‘Outstanding’
says OFSTED
He added:
“We are all
very proud to receive the designation of
‘outstanding college’ and I say this on
behalf of everyone here at the College
– the staff, the Governors and especially
the students.”
Postgraduate and Professional
Saturday 8 May 2010 10.00-13.00
Open Days
www.uwe.ac.uk
9

NEWS
Assistant Vice-Chancellor –
Business Change and Innovation
Dr Richard O’Doherty has been appointed
to the post of Assistant Vice-Chancellor –
Business Change and Innovation.
Richard will report to the Vice-Chancellor
in his new role. Richard’s immediate tasks
will be to assemble a project team to
implement the necessary strategies and
plans to deliver the University’s investing
in future growth change programme.
Other key tasks for Richard will be to lead
communication and consultation activities
which will support the change agenda.
Richard is an experienced UWE manager.
He was appointed to the role of Associate
Dean (Planning and Resources, BBS) in
August 2007. Prior to that, Richard was
Head of School for Economics where he
worked in the Faculty of Humanities,
Languages and Social Sciences before
moving to the Bristol Business School.
Richard will take up his post with effect
from 1 February, although he will initially
continue to provide support to the
Business School. His appointment to this
post is initially expected to last for three
years.
HRH The Prince of Wales becomes
Patron of the Historic Towns Forum
HRH The Prince of Wales has become the patron of the Historic Towns Forum,
bringing together The Prince's great interest in the built environment with the
Forum's work for our historic towns and cities.
The support of The Prince is an important recognition of the Forum which seeks
to share best practice across our historic towns and cities supporting those on the
ground to do their work better and more efficiently embracing the best of the
new, whilst recognising the contributions of the past and the importance that
heritage can make to quality of life and the making of places.
Debbie Dance, Chair of the Historic Towns Forum, said “We are delighted that
The Prince of Wales has become our patron at such an interesting time, when
there is so much pressure on our towns and cities to change and an inherent
need to get that change right if we can. Our job at the Forum is in making the
right conversations happen and The Prince's support will help us to do just that.”
New Director of Research for North Bristol
NHS Trust and University Hospitals Bristol
NHS Foundation Trust
North Bristol NHS Trust and University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust are
delighted to announce the appointment of a new Director of Research.
Professor David Wynick will advance and integrate the research agendas of the
two trusts with those of the University of Bristol and UWE. He takes up the new
appointment on 1 March 2010.
David, who is a clinical academic, has worked for the University of Bristol and University
Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust since 1995, will take on this new post alongside
his existing role as Professor of Molecular Medicine at the University of Bristol. He will
continue with his own research ( better understanding the mechanisms that underlie
the development and maintenance of chronic pain states, predominantly in patients
with diabetes), and will continue to run his specialist endocrine and diabetes outpatient
clinics at UH Bristol.
David said: “By working strategically together we will be able to combine and maximise
the research strengths across the two trusts and the universities with a co-ordinated
vision across Bristol for excellence in clinical and health services research.”
UWE expert
advises
South Africa
on reducing
carbon
footprint
Professor Jim
Longhurst
(FET) is
playing a
major role
in South
Africa’s move
towards a low
carbon future. He has been
invited by the South African
Academy of Sciences to serve
on its high-profile Consensus
Panel for Low Carbon Cities.
The panel has five
international experts,
including Professor
Longhurst, and experts
from South Africa. During
the next 18 months it will
address ways that climate
change can be mitigated in
South Africa, and to make
recommendations based
on evidence to support
the national government’s
commitment to transition to
a low-carbon economy.
Professor Longhurst is
co-director of UWE’s Institute
for Sustainability, Health
and the Environment, and
director of the Air Quality
Research Centre. He said,
“This is a good example of
knowledge being exchanged
at an international level. The
appointment builds on my
earlier work in South Africa
when I helped to develop
their National Framework for
Air Quality.”
For full story see the UWE
news pages: http://bit.ly/
d5E3t1
Picture: Professor Jim Longhurst
is advising South Africa on low
carbon cities
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From left to right, Andrew Staples, Elizabeth Apap Bologna, Adam Wattrus, Tony Parraman (BLOODHOUND Education),
David Stark, Matthew Baillie, Matthew Coker, Aled Jones and James Burch (FET).
Successful student design project for Bloodhound
Students from FET have produced
designs for the main education centre
for Bristol’s prestigious Bloodhound
speed record project.
Senior Lecturer James Burch (FET)
said, “This was a great opportunity
for students to produce feasibility
studies for a live project. They came
up with three possible designs for the
Education Centre which could be housed
in the CREATE centre, in a large brick
warehouse on the edge of the New Cut.
“It was a brilliant experience for them
to take a brief from clients, confront the
practical issues of an existing building,
and take lots of different points of view
into account. The Education Centre will
have to cater for children of Key Stages
1 - 4, with an emphasis on workshop
facilities and the practical exploration
of engineering. The Centre will also be
a space where Bloodhound can bring
large groups of visitors to explain the
project.”
The second and third year Architecture/
Planning, and Architecture/
Environmental Engineering students
worked with James and Paul Kirby (FET)
on the project. Once the students’ ideas
had been narrowed down to three
possibilities, a group of them travelled
with models and plans to the Coventry
Motor Museum to present them to the
Bloodhound Educational Board.
James continued, “This meeting was
an excellent educational experience - a
couple of the students freely admitted
that they had never presented to a real
client before and were terrified! All of
the group presented with confidence
and responded well to quite difficult
lines of questioning - on acoustic issues
in particular.”
theBizIdea winner influential
in West arts scene
Poppy Stephenson of the Bristol Festival
Community Group
Poppy Stephenson of the Bristol Festival Community Group has
been named seventh in the Venue list of the 50 most influential
movers and shakers in the West’s arts and culture scene. Poppy
and the Bristol Festival crew beat Michael Eavis of Glastonbury
fame who came in at number nine. They are currently tenants
in the UWE Ventures incubator after coming first in the Social
Enterprise award category in UWE's theBizidea competition in
2008.
The group's idea for a community-led festival means anyone from
Bristol and the South-West can get involved in the weekend-long
event as well as lots of fundraising activities leading up to it. The
Bristol Festival Community Group was granted charity status in
2008. The group includes Poppy Stephenson, Andy Smith, Ben
Quarrell, Oliver Mochizuki, Caroline Sargeant and Jeffrey Johns,
plus a further 55 committee members and over 300 volunteers.
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NEWS
From left, Jamie Murray-Wells of Glasses
Direct presents last year’s theBizIdea
prize to Tim Baxter, Alex King and
Ashley Moore
Fire Hand –
theBizIdea winner
one year on
Fire Hand, the winner of the
Business category of last year’s
theBizIdea competition with their
idea for cycling indicator gloves, are
now working on a prototype glove
with product designers.
The team includes Tim Baxter (IT
Services) and Ashley Moore. Tim
said, “The workshops available every
week were really useful to get our
idea going. They got us thinking of
different aspects of the business plan
that we would not have thought
of. They enabled me to speak to
previous winners, other contestants
and successful UWE entrepreneurs.
“If it wasn’t for the competition
our idea wouldn’t have taken off
the ground. We found defined
deadlines very useful. TheBizIdea
had definitely put us into the mode
of thinking of ideas, if you aren’t
involved in the process you aren’t
consciously thinking of ideas.”
The prototype cycling glove has an
integrated LED indicator on the back
of the hand, controlled by a touch
switch located on the top side of
the index finger. Cyclists can control
the lights without having to remove
their hands from the handlebar.
This will help increase the cyclist
visibility at times of low light and
when manoeuvering at junctions.
The team is currently working on the
prototype with designers The Ideas
Monster, made up of Duncan Iraci
(Creative Product Design alumnus)
and Chris Brooker.
Deadline for entering theBizIdea
competition - Monday 15 March.
For more information visit www.uwe.ac.uk/thebizidea
e-mail: enterprise@uwe.ac.uk
tel: 0117 32 81986
Beer Mat Challenge –
still open for entries
The second heat of the Beer Mat Challenge has produced more
inspiring ideas and there is still a chance to enter before the Grand
Final on 13 March.
Ideas so far include improving the UWE bus service via GPRS or
mobile phone apps, increasing work experience opportunities for
UWE students, a facility to submit coursework online, downloads
to be available on blackboards alongside lecture slides, videoing/
recording of lectures for revision packs, a campus hire-a-bike
scheme and loads of suggestions for on campus shops and services
.... not to mention the idea of a pudding wagon to deliver
puddings at dinner time in residential areas!
At the Grand Final on 13 March the top ten ideas for each heat go
head-to-head to win the grand prize of a netbook. Register your
idea at www.beermatchallenge.co.uk or write it on one of the
branded beermats in the UWE Students’ Union bars.
The Beer Mat Challenge site now features links to Facebook and
Twitter where you can find the most popular ideas with a direct
link for voting.
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KTP helps improve viral marketing
tracking system
Students receive awards
in Guangzhou
An innovative partnership has
just kicked off between UWE’s
software design experts and
media company Rubber Republic.
The Bristol-based company
produces video and online films
and games for advertising and
PR purposes. It designed its own
in-house software, called the
Viral Ad Network, to manage
campaigns and uniquely, track
the success of viral advertising.
The Viral Ad Network is
benefiting from a mix of
expertise from UWE’s software
design staff, working with recent
graduate Ally Stuart of Rubber
Republic, backed by £10,000
funding for six months from
the Government’s new short
Knowledge Transfer Partnership
(KTP) programme.
Rubber Republic has a global
profile with international clients
such as Paramount, Triumph
Motorcycles and the BBC.
Managing director Andrew
Parkhouse said, “Understanding
the extent of our marketing
and PR campaigns’ reach is
crucial to our continued success
and we need to ensure a clear
vision of how the software could
be developed to ensure the
company remains awesome.”
Academic supervisor Dan Dixon
(BIT) said, “This KTP will embed
product development and project
management skills and processes
in a company with a young staff
profile. The aim is to ensure
the company can continue to
benefit from its ownership of the
intellectual property inherent in
this unique software product.
“This project will start to create
a centre of excellence for web
product management in the
South-West. It is a great example
of a small creative services
company using web product
management techniques to
create a platform product, as a
route to increased profitability
and improved time to market.”
For more information on UWE’s
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
visit http://rbi.uwe.ac.uk/Internet/
business/ktpprojects.asp
Four UWE students studying
Chinese Studies have been
awarded a certificate of
honour and 5,000.00 RMB
fellowship each by Mr Wang
Fuchun, Deputy Director
General of Guangzhou
Foreign Affairs Office.
The students are studying
the Chinese Studies half
award, and spend a full year
at Guangzhou University to learn Mandarin
as part of their academic programme, after
completing the two-year modules Introduction
to Contemporary China, Chinese Identity and
Social Behaviour, China in the 20th Century and
Language and Culture through Chinese Film
and Media.
Dr Jianxiang Bi, Principal Lecturer in Chinese
Studies (HLSS) said, “Over the last two years,
our Chinese Studies has attracted a lot of
attention in the UK, Europe, and China. I
would like to thank our senior management
for its support for Chinese Studies and the City
of Guangzhou and Guangzhou Foreign Affairs
Office for their generous support for our
students, UWE, and Bristol.”
The four students are: Alex Arnold; Liz Audsley,
Maja Gierz and Luke Jones.
Luke Jones is pictured receiving his award from Mr
Wang Fuchun in December
PhD Showcase lectures
Thursday 18 March 2010
19:00 arrival for 19:30 start
Room 1N5, Frenchay Campus, UWE
The PhD Showcase lectures offer an opportunity
for some of the best regional PhD students to
present their work to an audience of academics and
industrialists.
UWE is hosting the event this year, which is jointly
organised by the Institute of Mechanical Engineering
(IMechE) and the Institute of Engineering Technology
(IET). There will be refreshments and a light buffet,
and an opportunity to visit University research
laboratories including the Machine Vision Lab.
For more information:
E-mail: Melvyn.Smith@uwe.ac.uk
International Conference
and Exhibition on
Biometric Technology
3 - 4 September 2010
PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, India
Topics include:
• Latest Biometric Technologies
• Biometric Encryption Systems
• Biometric Systems in health care, law enforcement,
finance and security
The conference is being jointly organised by
UWE’s Machine Vision Laboratory,
the Department of Biomedical Engineering,
PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, India,
and the Biometrics Institute, Australia.
For more information visit
http://psgim.ac.in/icebt/
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GDP Tutor of the year award
Team of the year award 2010
Imogen Heap pictured third left with Tom Mitchell
second left and UWE students.
Imogen Heap wows
UWE students with her
musical inventiveness
Grammy winner Imogen Heap visited the
University earlier this month to give Music
Technology students an insight into her
unique style of musical engineering.
Tom Mitchell, Senior Lecturer on the Music
Technology course at UWE recently worked
with Imogen, helping her to prepare for her
international tour following the release of
her latest album.
Imogen won the Grammy for "Best
Engineered Album, Non Classical" for her
latest album "Ellipse" which she produced
and engineered herself. Imogen performed
at the Bristol Academy on the same day
but she still managed to find time in her
schedule to come to UWE.
Tom Mitchell said, “We're thrilled
that Imogen stopped by at UWE. Her
inventiveness and technical prowess is
renowned throughout the world, she is truly
an inspiration. The students will benefit by
gaining an insight into the techniques used
by one of the most innovative musicians
working today.”
Imogen Heap said she was delighted to
help out. “Tom and I have collaborated on
a several occasions in the past. It's great to
come to UWE and spend some time with the
music technology students.”
Imogen spent the morning with students
answering questions about the composition,
production and engineering of her work
as well as other aspects of her interesting
career.
For more information on the Music
Technology course at UWE:
www.uwe.ac.uk/cems/undergraduate/
musictechnology/index.shtml
Following a positive response to our tutor of the year award in
2009, we are expanding our Graduate Development Programme
(GDP) awards to recognise not just outstanding individual tutors
but also the work being done by GDP teams.
We would like you to nominate a GDP Tutor/GDP Team that has
contributed to the ongoing success of the programme. This could
be through sharing good practice, for their ongoing enthusiasm
or finding innovative ways to encourage their students.
Kieran Kelly, Director of GDP, says: “There are no formal criteria
for this award; we would like to hear about anyone whom you
believe to be an excellent GDP tutor or GDP team.”
Please send us the name of your nominee(s) and their
department, with 250 words explaining why your nominee(s)
should win the prize. Please include your details or if it is a group
nomination, the names of everyone supporting the nomination.
GDP Tutor of the Year –
Nominations are accepted from students
GDP Team of the year –
Nominations are accepted from staff
A l nominations should be sent to GDP@uwe.ac.uk.
The deadline for nominations is 7 May. All winners will be
presented with a prize and award by Steve West during an official
award ceremony on 25 June.
SSH book launch
On the 27 January, in the Street Café at
Frenchay, the Faculty of Social Science
and Humanities held its first book launch.
This informal event provided staff with
the opportunity to display their recent
publications and to discuss their work
with colleagues over a drink and light
refreshments. Over 50 books, along with
other publications, were on display. The
topics covered ranged widely and included
Kierkegaard, Metaphysics and Political Theory
(Alison Assiter); Regulating Policing (Ed Cape) and
Exploring Learning (Anne-Marie Bathmaker and
Penelope Harnett). Bill Evans was also present to
launch his book on the History of UWE. The Dean
of SSH, Jem Thomas, highlighted the common
themes that had emerged in research across the
faculty and the many links that had developed
between staff. He said that this was a night to
celebrate achievement and he congratulated
colleagues for producing so many publications
in circumstances that were not always easy. It
is hoped that the success of the evening will
encourage the organisation of similar events in
the future.
Book launch. From left:
Glyn Stone, Bill Evans and
June Hannam
Gaynor Attwood
pictured with her new
book, Children’s Lives,
Children’s Futures
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CA student exchange with Norway
An exchange between Drawing and Applied Arts students
from UWE and Bergen National Academy of the Arts has
culminated in a successful exhibition at the Bower Ashton
Campus.
In the first part of the exchange, a group of Drawing and
Applied Arts students spent a week with fellow students from
the Department of Specialised Art, Kunsthøgskolen i Bergen
(KHiB) (Bergen National Academy of the Arts) in Norway.
The third year UWE students, from the School of Creative
Arts, had to organise an exhibition, which was open to the
public, in an unfamiliar setting, dealing with issues of lighting
and space. Becky Diplock, Faye O’Gorman, Mark Hughes,
Natasha Parson, Josh Holland, Liam Rush and Alice Jones from
UWE worked with the KHiB students to curate and set up the
show, bringing together the different objects and paintings
by each individual as a complete exhibition. As well as setting
up the exhibition the students took part in intercultural
debate on contemporary art. The exchange was completed
with a second exhibition (22-25 February, Bower Ashton
Campus) when the KHiB students travelled to Bristol.
The exchange is part of an ongoing programme of
collaboration around teaching and drawing research between
Students on the exchange
KHiB and UWE and was organised by Drawing and Applied
Arts tutor John France and Professor Rita Marhaug at KHiB.
John France, said: “The students have worked together to
create an excellent show and have gained valuable experience
along the way. Curating a range of work by different artists in
unfamiliar spaces throws up a variety of challenges which they
dealt with very well.”
Association of University Administrators (AUA) update
The AUA Annual International Conference will
take place at University of Warwick from 29 to 31
March 2010. UWE AUA Branch will be represented
by members attending as delegates, speakers and
members of committees. The conference provides
unrivalled opportunities for networking, as well as
celebrating and sharing our experiences of supporting
Higher Education.
The conference is open to non members as well this
year and the programme and details can be found at
http://www.aua.ac.uk/events/conference/index.aspx
For more information on UWE AUA Branch please
contact Pat Hughes, Patricia.Hughes@uwe.ac.uk or
Teresa Stephens, Teresa2.Stephens@uwe.ac.uk, UWE
Joint Branch Co-ordinators.
Family Business Management journal to be launched
The Journal of Family Business
Management, edited by Lorna Collins
and Nicholas O’Reagan (BBS), will launch
its first of two issues a year in April 2011.
The Journal of Family Business
Management aims to communicate
the latest developments and thinking
on the management of family business
operations. It will be topical, focusing
on issues such as generation and gender
(eg the role of female and matriarchal
entrepreneurship, succession issues);
family dynamics (eg transmission of
family values and culture); best practice
in family business management; and
European policy effects and issues.
This will be the only journal which
brings together thought leadership
and applied research with the leading
actors in the family business arena.
Many articles will be jointly written by
practitioners and academics in the field,
and offer invaluable insights into a
diverse range of subjects.
The journal provides broad and
unrivalled coverage of all aspects of
contemporary family business strategy
and management. With a unique focus
on behavioural research, it aims to
inform both research and practice in the
field. Combining rigour through strict
peer review, with relevance through a
theory-into-practice ethos, the journal is
an essential resource for all involved in
this dynamic area.
Dr Lorna Collins says, “We are delighted
to get approval for this journal. This is
a dynamic and crucial area of business
that will benefit from having the kind
of attention that an academic journal
can bring. This will be an international
journal and we are looking for a
regional editors and practitioners who
are willing to comment on issues such as
international family owned businesses,
globalisation and ethnicity. We are
looking for people to cover European
regions, North Africa, New Zealand and
South East Asia.”
For further information contact: Lorna.
Collins@uwe.ac.uk tel 0117 32 83182 or
Nicholas.Oregan@uwe.ac.uk
tel 0117 32 83755.
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NEWS
UWE Student
Surveys 2010
February saw the launch of several
large surveys of student opinion
in the University. The National
Student Survey is being run for final
year undergraduates for the fifth
year, and the Postgraduate Taught
Experience Survey is being run for
the second year. These cross-sector
surveys allow the University to
not only get a picture of student
opinion, but also compare and
benchmark ourselves against other
institutions.
For the first time, the Student
Experience Survey (UWE’s own
survey) is being run during the term
time, as opposed to as an exit survey
(as it has been for the past nine
years). It asks questions on a number
of aspects of student experience,
including those that will be covered
by the National Student Survey
when the students complete that in
the future, allowing us to track the
experience of entire student cohorts
through their student journey.
The three surveys running together
have been designed so that all
undergraduate and postgraduate
taught students are being sampled
at the same time, with students
only having to complete one
survey each. There are numerous
benefits to the University of doing
this, not least being the fact that
it is now possible to cross-promote
the surveys under one brand.
Working with the Students’ Union,
the National Student Survey and
Student Experience Survey are being
promoted using bright colourful
handprint and footprint designs, and
directing the students to a website
(www.uwe.ac.uk/studentexperience)
where they can find the right survey
to complete.
The surveys are all open until the
end of April, however the main
promotional campaign concludes
before the Easter break on 26
March. Staff with queries are advised
to contact either their nominated
school/faculty survey contact, or
Rob Stroud in the Dean of Students
office: deanofstudents@uwe.ac.uk.
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UWE+Tart Cafe
present Social
Science in the City
Exploding the myth of the
‘bog standard comprehensive’
School choice and the white
urban middle classes –
Professor David James UWE
4 March 2010 from 17:30
The University of the West of England
has teamed up with Tart Café in Bristol’s
Gloucester Road, to launch Social Science
in the City, a series of café events inviting
members of the public to join in lively debate
on topical social issues of the day. The first cafe
event will include a talk by Professor David
James from the Bristol Centre for Research and
Lifelong Learning.
Professor James will present his findings from a
project on ‘School Choice and the white urban
middle classes’. His talk will form the catalyst
for discussion and debate.
Social Science in the City is for everyone and
will cover a range of subjects with a broad
appeal. For example, are you concerned about
the breakdown of communities; the work-life
balance; the city as a space to think and dream
as well as to live? Do you have questions about
the role of education or the personal and
social consequences of globalisation? ?
The Social Science in the City events will
showcase and disseminate research and
ideas pursued by UWE staff from across the
University, including the Department of
Sociology and Criminology and Centre for
Psycho-Social Studies, the School of Education,
the Bristol Business School, the Cities Research
Centre; the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
and the Faculty of the Built Environment,
among others.
Organised by Dr Stella Maile from UWE’s
Department of Sociology and Criminology,the
café events offer an opportunity to elucidate
and debate issues raised by current social
research.
Dr Maile explains, “Science Cafes have
been long running in Bristol with fantastic
success and we thought it about time that
we highlight some of the hot topics in
social research in a sociable and congenial
environment.
“Tart Café is a lovely venue and we’re
delighted that Jennie Bashforth, a former
Director of Social Services has agreed to help
us launch a new series of events.
As social scientists we are interested in
exploring the way we live now and we want
to open up the discussion and engage the
wider public.”
www1.uwe.ac.uk/ssh/education/research/brille.
aspx
Paul Olomolaiye and Ken Livingstone pictured with conference
delegates including staff and students from UWE
Ken Livingstone speaks at Bristol
Planning and Law Conference
Ken Livingstone’s speeches are not renowned for being polite, quiet and
uncontroversial. His after-dinner speech following the Bristol Planning Law
and Policy Conference at the end of November was no exception. Ken kept
the audience of almost 350 planners, lawyers and other property professionals
amused and engaged throughout his talk. Inevitably, remarks about Boris
peppered the speech, but it did have a serious side with some stimulating
thoughts about how a mayor can make a real difference to the quality of life
in a city and some interesting reflections on the role of the planning system
in achieving key strategic aims, such as addressing climate change concerns.
Ken’s after-dinner speech was at the end of the tenth annual conference,
so it was something of a birthday celebration for the conference organisers.
The first conference was organised jointly by UWE, King Sturge and
Clarke Wilmott in 1999 and the same three partner organisations are still
working together to orchestrate this annual event. Indeed, work on the
next conference, that will take place on 25 November 2010, has already
commenced.
Generous bursaries for postgraduate students set up by the organising
committee enabled 13 planning students to attend the conference and
practise their networking skills. Bryan Smith, one of the original organisers of
the conference also funded dinner places for a number of the students and
they were impressed when Ken Livingstone spent some time talking to the
group.
The main theme of the 2009 conference was a reflection on ten years of
change in the planning system, but the day’s presentations and workshops
were definitely not backward-looking in tone. Paul Olomolaiye, in one of his
first public appearances as Dean of FET, summed up the day’s proceedings as
stimulating and exciting and complimented all the speakers on their breadth
and depth of vision.
Administrator of
the year award
Felicity Cargill received the
administrator of the year award,
sponsored by UWE AUA Branch, in
recognition of her professionalism
and the high standards achieved in
her role. Felicity is pictured receiving
her award from Steve West at the last
Branch meeting. This is the second
year in which these awards have
been made.
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Conference Centre goes from strength to strength
Vice-Chancellor, Professor Steven West
officially opening the Exhibition and
Conference Centre on Wednesday
9 December 2009.
A campaign entitled Keep the Wealth
Within has just been launched by the
UWE Exhibition and Conference Centre
team.
The campaign aims to promote the
availability of the UWE Exhibition
and Conference Centre to staff, in
preference to booking meetings and
events at external venues. The aim is
to not only highlight that all revenue
gained from meetings and events will be
reinvested into the University’s research
and teaching facilities, but it also focuses
upon the sustainability implications of
travelling to meetings off campus.
Rebecca Strafford, Exhibition and
Conference Centre Manager explained,
“We were simply staggered to discover
that if you hold ten meetings at a
central Bristol venue, each attended by
ten people, the carbon footprint would
be 239 kg annually- that’s equivalent to
a return flight to Singapore!”
Rebecca continued, “Our proposition
is compelling and different to other
meeting and conference centres in the
immediate area, as not only do we have
a large, flexible exhibition space for our
staff to book, we also have 25 meetings
rooms of various sizes and all with state
of the art technology available for hire.
This, along with our strong customer
service values, is proving to be a winning
combination.”
UWE’s new Exhibition and Conference
Centre continues to grow in popularity.
Almost two months after the official
opening, the number of enquiries and
booking confirmations continues to
increase beyond expectation.
The dedication and professionalism
of the events team sets a precedent
within the industry, not only within
the South West but on a national level.
Each member of the team takes pride in
consistently delivering an unparalleled
level of service and it is one of the
reasons why the UWE Exhibition and
Conference Centre is continuing to build
a strong customer base.
“An important part of ensuring that
we consistently deliver excellent service
is by gathering feedback from all our
customers. We then constantly monitor
this feedback to ensure that every
aspect of the service and facilities we
deliver are meeting and exceeding
our customers’ expectations. We also
understand that in the current economic
climate there has never been a more
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important time to evaluate ourselves
as a team, the service we provide,
learn new skills and continue to grow
the business,” Monika Sowinska, Sales
and Marketing Co-ordinator for the
Exhibition and Conference Centre
explained.
UWE Exhibition and Conference Centre
offers:
• Unique venue hire with excellent
transport links, including the M4,
M5 and M32, Bristol Parkway and
Temple Meads rail links, and
Bristol Airport
• Fully flexible 7,200 sq m
exhibition area
• 25 meeting rooms (seating from
2-165 delegates)
• State of the art audio visual
equipment
• A dedicated event management
team
• Free on site car parking
• Disabled access and facilities for the
hearing impaired
• Intercom for complete
building security

Staff members and student researchers from CTS
(Centre for Transport and Society, BNE) presented
seven academic papers at the 12th International
Conference on Travel Behaviour Research, organised
by the International Association for Travel Behaviour
Research held at Jaipur, India, in December 2009. The
CTS members were the largest European research
group at the conference indicating the innovation and
the depth of research in CTS. The tri-annual conference
addresses researchers and practitioners who aim to
understand, measure, and model travel behaviour,
and apply the results of research to the development
and evaluation of transport policies. For further
information on the research in CTS,
visit www.transport.uwe.ac.uk
Pictured here from left to right are Dr Erel Avineri (UWE);
Alex Nikitas (UWE); Professor Ram Pendyala (Conference
Organiser, Arizona State University); Caroline Bartle (UWE);
Professor Chandra Bhat (Conference Organiser,
University of Texas at Austin); Professor Kostas Goulias
(University of California, Santa Barbara), Dr Owen Waygood
(UWE) and Dr Kiron Chatterjee (UWE).
Wednesday 3 March 14:00 - 16:00
Contact: Peter Johnson
E-mail: Peter5.Johnson@uwe.ac.uk
The Living Centre
www.uwe.ac.uk
The Living Centre Launch
Open afternoon
The Living Centre, The Octagon,
Frenchay Campus
Rob Grieve, a Physiotherapy lecturer (HSC) and a
member of Grenville Jones’ City of Bath Male Choir will
be running alongside 45 fellow members in this year’s
Bath Half Marathon on Sunday 7 March. Rob and Sonia
Phillips (Senior Physiotherapy/Sports Therapy lecturer)
and four BSc Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
students (Josh Betteridge, Emma Cramphorn, Max
Martini and Jenny Moore) have treated many of the
choir members at the Glenside Sports Injury Clinic for
their muscular aches and pains. The singers will perform
The Irish Blessing, which starts May the road rise to
meet you, May the wind be ever at your back to the
15,000 other competitors at the start line on race day
and are hoping to raise £10,000 for charity. Pictured
are some of the Bath Male Choir runners with Malcolm
Turner from Running Bath who have sponsored all the
running shirts.
To donate, visit: www.justgiving.com/bathmalechoir/
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NEWS
New Research on
behavioural change to
support sustainable travel
CATCH is a 2.5 year collaborative project funded by the EC
Seventh Framework Programme. In order to help cities reduce
their emissions, CATCH (Carbon-Aware Travel CHoice) aims to
develop and disseminate an open knowledge platform for
information and advice on the reduction of mobility – related
greenhouse gas emissions. Working with an international
consortium of partners from Italy, Belgium, Spain, China,
Brazil, and the UK, the Centre for Transport and Society (CTS)
is leading the grounding of the project.
Exploring the behavioural processes related to travel
and climate change, CTS will identify the potentials for
behavioural change to support sustainable mobility and
related policies. Targeting travellers and mobility stakeholders,
and applying research methods developed by behavioural
scientists, CTS will explore how different presentation formats
and measures of CO2 information affect perception and
understanding of the environmental impact. Also explored is
the incorporation of ‘nudges’ in the design of information on
travel behaviour and its environmental impact, to influence
behavioural change. Based on their research, the CTS research
team will make design recommendations, and will provide
training to the developers of the knowledge platform.
Recently completing PhD studies in Kyoto, Japan, on children's
independent travel and physical activity, Dr Owen Waygood
joined CTS as a Research Associate working on the CATCH
project. Dr Waygood explains, “Providing individuals with
information about travel choices and emissions may be
seen not only as a service provided to the public, but also
as an instrument to influence travel behaviour. Or so we
might suppose in an ideal world with rationalising thinkers.
Unfortunately, we are all aware of how irrational we can
be. Change requires thought, and people like to reduce the
number of things to which we must apply cognitive power,
especially routine actions. We need to find how to move
comfortably into travel that is less costly to society and the
world.”
Communicating the environmental impacts of travel choices is
a challenging task. Dr Erel Avineri, Reader in Travel Behaviour
and the leader of the grounding research, explains: “The
concept itself is new and abstract, and simply providing
information on carbon emissions would not be effective
enough. Without a reference point, it is difficult for people
to understand what is ‘good’ or ‘bad’. People often need the
information to be contextualised with respect to something
they understand. For some people, it would be important
to know what ‘others’ are doing – but what might be the
effect of social information, if provided? Another interesting
question is how could the use of certain wording and
unit measures in the message influence perceptions and
preferences towards sustainable travel choices? These are
among the research questions that we will explore in this
project.”
For further information please contact Erel Avineri
(Erel.Avineri@uwe.ac.uk)
Kierkegaard and the Political –
day conference
15 April 2010 (10:00 – 16:30)
St Matthias Campus, UWE Bristol
Featuring:
University of the West of England
Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities
You are warmly invited to attend an
Inaugural Professorial Lecture
on
Thursday 18 March 2010, 18:45
From Borders Lane to Bourdieu:
a sociological journey
Professor David James
Professor of Education
Lecture Theatre 2B020, Frenchay Campus
UWE, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol BS16 1QY
Drinks and canapés will be served following the lecture
• David Wood: Singular Universal Once again
(Vanderbilt University, USA)
• Christine Battersby: Kierkegaard,
The Phantom of the Public and the Sexual Politics
of Crowds (Warwick University, UK)
• Clare Carlisle: Kierkegaard and the Question of
Freedom (Liverpool University, UK)
• Alison Assiter: Love for Strangers:
The Sublime and the Political (UWE, UK)
This conference aims to look at Kierkegaard as a
significant philosopher and as a thinker who has
important things to say about the ethical and the
political domains. The topic Kierkegaard and Feminism
is also included in the conference.
Admission:£40 (waged) £20 (unwaged)
Contact: Alison Assiter E-mail: Alison.Assiter@uwe.ac.uk
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The Postgraduate Certificate
in Strategic Leadership was
awarded to five executives from
Newbury Building Society at a
recent BBS award ceremony.
The Programme Leader Dr
Louise Grisoni (BBS) said, “This
programme was designed by
Bristol Business School specifically
to meet the needs of business.
The group were able to work
on projects which enabled them
to use existing theory combined
with their own experience
to benefit their business.”
Pictured (back row from left) Ian
Thompson, Geoff Knappett and
Phil Relf. In front are from left
Phillippa Cardno and Erika Neves.
Dr Stroma Cole, (Department
of Geography and
Environmental Management,
BNE) is pictured (on the left)
at the House of Lords at the
launch of Tourism and Human
Rights, a report produced by
Tourism Concern, a charity
which she chairs. Tourism
Concern is a charity that
fights exploitation in tourism.
Dr Cole is a senior lecturer
in human geography and
has research interests in
sustainable tourism.
Professor Paul Gough celebrated
his time at the Faculty of Creative
Arts with a show of paintings and
drawings completed during his
years at Bower Ashton. The show
took place in Bower Ashton in
January. Examples of his work can
also be seen at www.vortex.uwe.
ac.uk, which includes work from a
recent show of drawings in New
Zealand. Pictured are from left:
Red Tree and Monument (after
Brunel) by Paul Gough.
21

NEWS
Professional
Doctorate in
Education
Professor Geoff Channon, Professor Elspeth Jones, Professor Steve Neill,
Professor Jane Arthurs
rnationalising
the Curriculum
A seminar on Internationalising the
Curriculum, held on Friday 5 February,
attracted over 80 attendees from
across the University including
invited students and the Students’
Representative Council Vice-President,
Gail Wilson. Professor Elspeth Jones,
Dean of the International Faculty
at Leeds Metropolitan University,
opened the event with expert
advice on evaluating the impact of
internationalising the formal and
informal curriculum. Internationalisation is
a strategic priority at UWE, as it is at many universities
worldwide. Global perspectives and cultural competence, supported by
international networks and partnerships, are important graduate attributes
for the twenty-first century. Elspeth’s talk sparked off animated discussion in
the workshops on study abroad, work placements, the formal and informal
curriculum, pedagogic approaches, staff development, language learning,
employability and intercultural communication. A student group discussed
what internationalisation means to students and what benefits it can bring.
The seminar gathered participants’ views and suggestions, and identified
some key actions for the University.
Groups discuss how to implement UWE’s
internationalisation strategy
This was the second seminar in a series organised by LTAC (the University’s
Learning, Teaching and Assessment committee) on this theme. The first
was on the International Experience, while the next one in June will
be about International Partnerships. Further information on services to
support internationalisation is available from Global Student Support
(www.uwe.ac.uk/international/support), including a resource pack
Supporting International Students at UWE. A survey to discover further staff
development needs has already been circulated.
The UWE Professional
Doctorate in Education
is currently recruiting
for the programme
starting in May
2010, and may be
of interest to UWE
staff considering
further professional
development.
The Professional
Doctorate is
distinctive for its group-based ‘front
end’ which provides research training
making use of constant comparison
between the different professional
contexts of the participants. The
programme is designed for parttime
study and starts with a two year
taught research programme, followed
by individual supervision of original
research leading to a doctoral thesis.
The thesis is examined in a similar way
to a traditional PhD. During the first
two years, modules are taught through
two day study blocks (from Thursday
evening through to Saturday lunchtime)
which take place on six occasions during
the year.
Participants come from diverse
professional backgrounds, but all have
an interest in education and training
in their professional field. One current
participant, Harriet Jackman, who is
course leader for the Art Foundation
course at Bristol School of Art, explained
what she particularly valued about the
Ed D. She welcomed the group-based
aspect of the programme, providing
the opportunity to work with a range
of educational professionals. She also
praised the support provided by course
tutors and appreciated the variety
of approaches used for learning. She
described the course as “challenging
but very rewarding - encouraging me to
think completely differently about what
might be possible for me to do, or to be,
in the future.”
Anyone interested should contact
Samantha Watts as soon as possible,
and definitely by early April,
tel: 0117 32 84285 or
e-mail Samantha.Watts@uwe.ac.uk.
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Obituary
John Greed LLB PhD 1937-2010
John Greed joined Bristol Polytechnic to teach law
in the early 1970s, with a law degree from Bristol
University and practical experience as a solicitor at
Eversheds, Bristol and West Building Society and
local law firms. John was one of the pioneering
members of the Poly team of professionals that
built up the Department of Surveying which
subsequently became part of the UWE Faculty
of the Built Environment.
Alison Hoddell says, “Everyone remembers
John as one of our best lecturers. As the
students arrived in the lecture theatre, John
would be waiting dressed in his sports jacket
and tie with a 'Jesus Saves' badge on his lapel,
arms folded and a wide smile on his face. Then the
theatrical performance would begin, with John acting
out a series of legal scenarios, using stage props to bring
them to life. The students were fascinated; although in the
first week, they were sometimes bemused because his teaching
style was so different from more traditional methods. But they
rapidly found that his unorthodox teaching style, backed by a
dry sense of humour, made the subject come alive. Traditional
legal textbooks did not support his style of teaching and
were focused on the needs of students studying to become
lawyers - so he wrote and published his own. His books were
based around a series of property-related case studies and
illustrated with amusing sketches – about Tom and Harry
and their boundary dispute or Peter and Jane and
their conveyancing problems. This combination of
dramatic performance and carefully structured
case studies was backed up by a willingness to
answer endless students' questions with great
patience”.
John had a wide range of outside interests
and he wrote over 12 books on subjects as
diverse as property law, ley lines, Glastonbury,
Coleridge, turnpike roads, Exmoor, paddle
steamers, theology and especially Biblical
prophecies. He was an old-fashioned academic
interested in knowledge for its own sake - an
eternal student- who knew at least eight languages
including Latin, Greek, Hebrew and Arabic. John was
a walking encyclopaedia, you could ask him a question
on any subject and he would know the answer, long before
Google was invented.
John died of cancer, which had spread from his throat into his
lungs, although he did not smoke or drink. John Greed will be
sadly missed by his former colleagues and his wife, Professor
Clara Greed, who has worked alongside him at the University
for many years. (written by Clara Greed and Alison Hoddell)
John Greed 1998 receiving his PhD from Reading University
Duncan Marshall 1953 – 2009
Duncan Marshall
Duncan Marshall was a highly
intelligent, articulate and creative man
who was sensitive, and had a wonderful
sense of fun.
Born in Yorkshire but brought up
in Lancashire, which caused a real
challenge when watching cricket or
football, he was educated at Manchester
Grammar School. He then studied at
Bristol Polytechnic, graduating with a
degree in quantity surveying in 1975.
This was followed by some years in
private practice, including a period
running his own firm, before he joined
the Polytechnic in 1980 as a temporary
Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Construction
Technology in the Department of
Surveying. His expertise and enthusiasm
for the role, led to a full-time
appointment in 1981.
Duncan’s construction knowledge
and interest in building performance
inevitably led him into research and
consultancy. He wrote a considerable
number of research-based reports and
offered consultancy advice to a number
of housing associations and other
agencies. Through this work he came
to be regarded as a leading expert in
planned maintenance and strategic
asset management. Duncan was the
co-author, with fellow lecturers, of a
number of textbooks, One of these,
The Construction of Houses, became
essential reading for many constructionrelated
courses at both FE and HE level.
He was working on a fifth edition of
this, as well as a number of new books,
when he died.
In the early 1990s, Duncan developed
and lead the Faculty of the Built
Environment’s Video Project, which
produced 30 films on building
construction and building conservation.
These highly regarded films have
been sold to educational institutions
in the UK and overseas and led to the
development, by Duncan, of the UWE
Construction website, which is now used
by over 75 colleges and universities in
the UK.
Duncan was a human dynamo who,
when given just the merest hint of
an idea by a colleague, would be
back within hours with a detailed
plan of what needed to be done
to bring the idea to fruition. His
dynamism transcended all elements
of his professional life, whether it was
lecturing, researching, writing or acting
as a consultant.
His wholehearted
approach
to everything
he undertook
resulted in his
students and
colleagues
having the
highest regard
for him.
He loved walking and was instrumental
in getting less enthusiastic colleagues
into the great outdoors, often at a
pace that was considered by some to be
very challenging especially when hillclimbing,
but always with the promise
of discovering something new in the
countryside. He was walking his beloved
dog when he collapsed and died.
Apart from the tragedy of his loss to his
wife, Sue, and stepdaughter, Lisa, there
is also the very real sense of a life with
so much more still to offer being cut off
in its prime. His achievements and his
generosity of spirit will stay with us but
his future promise will be missed by all
who knew him.
23

News in Brief
NEWS
Staff in the media
Phil Goodwin, (Professor of Transport Policy,
Centre for Transport and Society, FET) was
nterviewed on a BBC Radio 4 programme
on 18 January with John Prescott, about the
Government’s ten year transport plan launched
n 2000. The interview was also reported online
n the BBC magazine: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/
hi/magazine/8465383.stm
Dr Stephen Hunt (Department of Sociology
and Criminology, SSH) acted as consultant for
the BBC1 religious affairs programme (broadcast
3 January 2010) on the subject of religious and
sexual rights
Jennifer Parker (HLS) took part in the Jonathan
Lampton show on BBC London 94.9, for over
an hour on Saturday 16 January. Jennifer was
speaking about sleep and dreams, the subject of
her PhD at UWE.
Lisa Harrison (HLSS) was interviewed on
Wednesday 27 February by BBC Radio Somerset
about the declining levels of support for voting
as a civic duty and also by BBC Radio Bristol on
Thursday 4 February about the repayment of
MPs’ expenses
Chris Alford (HLS) was interviewed by BBC
Radio Leeds on Friday 29 January about the
problems of lack of sleep in children (and
ncluded adults) – following on from article
ndicating that children sleep one hour less than
30 years ago.
David James (SSH/EDU) was quoted in a
Guardian front page article on middle class
parents on 2 January.
Publications
Professor Nigel Curry (Director of CCRI) has
had published the following;
Curry NR (2009) National Parks. In the
International Encyclopaedia of Human
Geography, Kitchen R and Thrift N (eds), Elsevier,
Oxford.
Webber DJ, Curry NR and Plumridge
A (2009) Business Productivity and Area
Productivity in Rural England, Regional Studies,
43(5), 661 - 675.
Curry NR (2009) The Disempowerment of
Empowerment: How Stakeholding Clogs up
Rural Decision-making, Space and Polity, 13(3)
211 - 224
Curry NR and Owen S (2009) Rural Planning
n England: A Critique of Current Policy Town
Planning Review, 80 (6), 575 - 596,
Curry NR (2010) Differentiating Trust in Rural
Decision Making Drawing on an English Case
Study, Sociologia Ruralis, 50(2) 85 - 102
Curry NR and Brown K (2010) Differentiating
Outdoor Recreation: Evidence Drawn from
National Surveys in Scotland, Journal of Policy
Research in Leisure, Tourism and Events, (2)1,
March, 29-50
Professor Paul Gough (Pro VC) has published
A Terrible Beauty, British Artists in the First World
War, ISBN 978-1-906593-00-1, 336pp, £29.99.
Sansom & Company Ltd, Publication March
2010.
Robert Luther (BBS) Experiencing Change in
German Controlling: Management Accounting
in a Globalized World
(Elsevier, 2009)
Gary Smart (HSC) has published an article
entitled The Role of the Paramedic in Health
Promotion in The Journal of Paramedic Practice
November 09 issue – Vol 1 No 14.
Tim Harle (BBS), Margaret Page (BBS)
and Yusuf Ahmad (HLS) have contributed
to the recently published Understanding
Interprofessional Working in Health and Social
Care (Palgrave). Their chapter, ‘Organizational
Issues’, reflects on case studies in the book
which is edited by Kathy Pollard and colleagues
from UWE.
Robert Gratton (Visiting Research Fellow)
has completed a study of the Strategic Defence
Review 1997/98 from the perspective of strategy
formulation theories. The study was based upon
interviews with many of the principal players
involved, documents in the public domain, and
extracts from the Ministry of Defence’s files. The
study will be published by Gower as Strategic
Review: The Process of Strategy Formulation
in Complex Organisations. The book is due to
appear in May 2010.
Appointments
Professor Matt Griffiths has been appointed
as a Visiting Professor of Prescribing and
Medicines Management in the School of Health
and Social Care. Matt is currently the Senior
Nurse for Medicines Management at The
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS trust, has
published multiple papers on prescribing and
regularly takes part in multiple focus groups
and committees advising both agencies and
ministers on aspects surrounding prescribing and
Medicines Management.
Conferences
Professor Ron Ritchie (Dean, EDU and
Assistant Vice-Chancellor) gave the keynote
address at the Higher Education Liaison Officers
Association’s (HELOA) annual conference (27-29
January), hosted in Bristol. Over 250 delegates
representing most UK universities learnt about
UWE’s commitment to building and sustaining
enhanced partnerships with schools in and
around Bristol. Professor Ritchie reminded
delegates of the importance of this work in
the context of widening participation and sited
examples of how working in partnership can
help combat the inequity of opportunity of
students in the city. Questions from the floor
included advice on getting funding for this work
and how to inspire colleagues to replicate this
activity.
Dr Stephen Hunt (Department of Sociology
and Criminology, SSH) gave a talk entitled The
Secular Discourse of the Christian ‘Gay Debate’
to the Atheist, Agnostic and Secular Society of
the University of Bristol on 19 January 2010.
Clive Warn (HSC) and colleagues facilitated
an Erasmus visit in January in the Department
of Nursing and Midwifery with colleagues
from Bergen University College, Norway and
Bentanien University College, Norway. Visiting
teachers who specialise in mental health nursing
met with academic staff and mental health
nurses to compare clinical services between the
two countries. There was also a visit to the NHS
Walk-In Centre in Knowle West, where nurses
discussed the concept of nurse-led Walk-In
Centres. This initiative does not exist currently
in Norway. The visit contributed to a growing
awareness within the Department of the
benefits associated with widening perspectives
and the contribution to the internationalisation
of our curriculum. This visit complements the
already established and active exchange of
nursing students between partners.
Marie Mulvey-Roberts (HLSS) gave a keynote
lecture entitled Bluebeard and the Bulwers
at a Women and Gothic conference at Lucy
Cavendish College, Cambridge on 23 January.
Jim Longhurst (ISHE co-Director) presented
a plenary paper at the second Great Western
Research Symposium ‘2020 Vision. I can see
clearly now…?’ at Hewlett Packard in Bristol
on 20 January. Longhurst, JWS, Everard,
M, Bailey, R, Baldwin, S and Orme J (2010)
2020 Vision. A green and pleasant land? The
symposium explored the contribution of the
GWR research portfolio to life in 2020. Simon
Baldwin (BNE) was also congratulated for his
poster Opportunities, barriers and challenges
for co-management of air pollution and carbon
emissions in South West England, judged the
best at the above symposium. His research can
be viewed at www.uwe.ac.uk/aqm/simon.html.
For papers and posters from the symposium see:
www.greatwesternresearch ac.uk/index.php
Bulletin deadlines
Month/Issue
March/93
May/94
June/95
July/96
Sept/97
Oct/98
Nov/99
Copy deadline
1 March
3 May
1 June
1 July
1 Sept
1 Oct
1 Nov
24

Human Resources Update
people+performance
What is it and why is it important?
This project is part of the University’s response
to the findings from the 2008 staff survey. The
staff survey showed that people wanted to
see improvements in appraisal, development,
internal communications, effective working, and
management. The overall purpose of this project
is to improve the staff experience.
The people+performance project includes
the following elements:
• Induction
• Probation
• Performance and development review
• Career pathways
• UWE standards
(including the new UWE Academic)
• One to one meetings
• Team briefings
Below is an update on some of the
elements above;
Induction
Last year a welcome fair was introduced for all
staff. This event brings together all new staff
and includes presentations as well as a chance to
meet staff responsible for providing a wide range
of support services at the University. This new
approach has been welcomed by new staff.
Performance and development review
One of the most important elements in the
project is the introduction of a new appraisal
scheme. The new scheme is simpler and easier
to use, and all staff will now have annual review
meetings. The performance and development
review process is being rolled out across
the University via briefings for all managers
in faculties and services. Managers will be
implementing the new review meetings, and
completion of reviews will be monitored in
September 2010.
UWE standards
The project has included a review of academic
roles to ensure their continuing alignment with
the University’s objectives. A new UWE academic
has been developed to recognise and encourage
staff engagement in activities which build on the
University’s strengths, and which also help to
develop new agendas.
A UWE Manager profile is also being developed
which highlights the key responsibilities that all
managers have at UWE. This covers all managers
and is accompanied by a set of skills and abilities
that managers should develop in order to be
most effective in their role. To support the
mplementation of this we are working towards
ntroducing a programme of development events
that managers will be expected to attend after
being appointed to their roles.
Career pathways
A career pathways wheel has also been
developed (as shown below). This interactive
model brings together a range of information
about career progression, personal development
and other support. This can be accessed via
the people + performance section on the HR
website.
Work is being undertaken to develop a similar
career pathways model for professional
service staff.
One to one meetings and team briefings
The staff survey showed that effective
communication between individuals and
their managers, as well as within teams, was
important and needed to be improved across the
University. We are therefore introducing one to
one meetings and team briefings for all staff. All
managers will be expected to implement both of
these initiatives with their teams this year. They
will provide opportunities for people to discuss
their work on a regular basis with their manager
and hear about important issues that affect
them and their teams. At these meetings people
will also have the chance to provide feedback
to their managers about matters of interest or
concern that impact on them, their teams and
the wider University.
For further information about any of the above
please go to the Human Resources website and
refer to the section people + performance.
Staff survey action plan
During 2009, the staff survey action group (with
representatives from Faculties, services and
Trades Unions) met to analyse the survey data
and develop an action plan to address the key
themes which emerged from the data.
The key themes for action were:
1 Staff empowerment
2 Appraisal and development
3 Internal communications
4 Line manager training
5 Understanding of UWE strategy
and values
An action plan was developed and agreed by
the Senior Management team in the Autumn
of 2009. Each action has now been assigned to
an owner who has been tasked with delivering
specific actions. The action owners will be
meeting regularly to track progress.
For full details of the survey results and the
agreed action plan please visit the HR website,
www.uwe.ac.uk/hr and click on the link to ‘staff
survey’ or contact Debbie England for a copy of
the plan.
Pay award
The 2009/10 pay award has been confirmed
as 0.5 per cent. This award is effective from 1
August 2009 and the new salary and back pay
will be paid in February salaries.
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25

NEWS
Staff Association/Coach Club
Staff Association celebrates
40th anniversary
Summer Dance, Saturday 19 June
2010, Ramada Hotel Bristol, 20.00
This year is a special year for the Staff
Association having been in existence for
40 years we will be celebrating our Ruby
Anniversary. The Committee is looking to
organise some really special events to mark
this milestone in the calendar.
We would love to hear from you about
your experiences with the Staff Association.
How long you have been members, past
reminiscences, anything.
Would you like to be part of the planning for
some of these events? To make this year extra
special we are calling on you for help. We
need ideas, ticket sellers as well as helpers.
If you have any ideas or a spare hour or so
please do come forward and help us.
The main event so far is the Summer Dance
on Saturday 19 June 2010 at the Ramada
Hotel Bristol starting at 20:00.
A special evening of music, dance, fun and
laughter has been organised. Tickets will go
on sale in the next few months. If you would
like to make a weekend of it (stay over on
Saturday night) please let us know and we will
try to get an arrangement for room bookings.
Again we have live entertainment and a disco
as well as a three course meal. We will also be
running a special anniversary raffle.
Staff Association Coach Club
Forthcoming Trips
As you all know, in 2010 the Staff Association
is celebrating its 40th Anniversary and as part
of that the Coach Club will continue to offer
some special offers on trips over the next few
months. Look out for these bargains!
Saturday 20 March 10 –
Mystery Trip
Special Anniversary cost:-
£10 Members, £11 Non-Members
Here we are again! Another destination that
the Coach club have not yet visited – want a
clue? It’s not to the East of England! Why not
join us for a fun day out – just relax and let us
take you there!
Easter 2010 – Northern France
(2-5 April)
Cost: £195 Members, £200 Non-Members,
Single Supplement £70
This year we intend to explore the area of
Northern France that we normally zip through
to reach a more distant destination. Based at
the Mercure Atria Arras Hotel on B&B basis.
Visits to La Coupole, St Omer sur Somme, Le
Crotoy are planned to be included.
NEW – Saturday 24 April –
Charlecote Park
Special Anniversary cost:-
NB: As this is a National Trust property there
are two levels of costs for this trip.
Members - £9.50 (NT), £17 (non NT)
Non-Members/Guests - £10.50 (NT),
£18 (non NT)
Charlecote has been home of the Lucy family
since the 15th century. Young Shakespeare
poached the family herd of fallow deer that
continue to roam the park now as they
did then. The scullery, kitchen, laundry and
brewhouse all offer a view of life below stairs,
while the carriage-house, coach-house and
tack room include the Lucy family's carriage
collection and riding gear. The parkland
was inspired by Capability Brown. A sensory
garden, woodland walk, traditional plants,
shrubs and herbs, plus miles of paths and a
number of marked walks for visitors to enjoy
as the River Avon meanders through the
parkland. There will be a stop en route to
Charlecote Park to allow for the later
opening times.
Malvern Spring
Gardening Show
Saturday 8 May 2010
The 25th Anniversary of the Malvern Spring
Show promises to be better than ever. For
keen gardeners there are many plant and
equipment stalls and for those less ‘hands-on’
there are show gardens, exhibitions, general
stalls and marquees to wander around. If this
is not enough, the food hall is always worth a
visit for free tasters of various food and drink
products not normally grouped together.
Special Anniversary cost: £22 members,
£23 non-members (includes admission)
NB Any request for seats on trips will only
be provisional until full payment or deposit is
received and they will not be held indefinitely
without it. If we have a waiting list those seats
may be offered to others. Thank you
If you are interested in any of the above
please contact us through the following
channels only:- Coachclub@uwe.ac.uk,
Tel: 0117 32 83001
Bookings or payments sent elsewhere or
through other means may be delayed and
result in bookings or payments being too late
and your places not being held!
Staff ads
French holiday home in Vendée
town of Aizenay, West France.
15 minutes from the coast and golf
courses. Sleeps 10, fully equipped
from £300 per week.
For further details and DVD,
contact 01454 850698.
To let - Room available Monday
to Friday in homely, light, spacious,
relaxed house in Easton, near UWE
and a stone’s throw from shops/
restaurants/public transport. House
has nice garden, big kitchen and
open fire. A real home from home!
£280 month. Sharing with one
other friendly professional,
Jill 07725 323 364.
Willowtree counselling and
psychotherapy - a professional
and confidential service to help
you manage a wide range of
personal and work related issues.
Initial consultation free of charge.
Contact details via website:
Willowtreecounselling.co.uk.
Beautiful villa for rent in Monte
Pedreguer, Spain. Four bedrooms,
two bathrooms, air-conditioned,
satellite tv, fully equipped kitchen,
large private pool, bbq area,
fantastic views. Valencia airport
75mins, Alicante airport 70 mins.
Terms negotiable.
www.villacolina.co.uk
Kitchens, bathrooms, plumbing,
tiling - full range of suites and
units to suit all budgets. Now
available: Magnet products at trade
prices. Reliable, experienced and
reasonably-priced work carried
out to your instructions. Bristol,
Bath, South Gloucestershire and
surrounding areas. All work to
quotes unless otherwise requested.
Call 01454 312535 or
07825 16050. E-mail rhtbuilding@
googlE-mail.com
Tang Soo Do Martial Arts classes
- learn self defence, improve
fitness and confidence. Families
and beginners welcome. Contact
Victoria.Nash@uwe.ac.uk for
further details.
Flooring innovations - Domestic
and Commercial floor laying.
Tiles, vinyl and laminate, all types
of work undertaken. Please
contact Colin Doran on 0117 937
2589 or 07989 558 545 or e-mail
flooringinnovations@yahoo.co.uk.
26

Centre
for Sports News
UWE hosts Men’s
Premier Division
England Hockey
matches
The University played host
to world class indoor hockey
games last month as the
final matches in the England
Hockey Indoor Men’s Premier
Division and the first matches
in Men’s Division 1 got
underway.
Richard Bennett, Sports
Performance Manager at
the Centre for Sport, said,
“The University is proud to
be working in partnership
with England Hockey. The
competition standard Sports
Hall in UWE’s Centre for
Sport was used as the venue
for the event. Teams travelled
from all over the UK to play
here in Bristol.”
The Premier league is
the highest standard
indoor hockey in the UK
with the top four teams
qualifying to enter into the
National Indoor Hockey
Championships at the Trent
FM Arena.
The strong partnership
between England Hockey and
UWE began in 2007 when the
consortium between UWE
and the Universities of Bristol
and Bath was chosen to be a
National Performance Centre.
National players aged 18
are encouraged to apply to
one of the three universities
so that they can meet more
regularly for mentoring and
training by English Hockey
staff.
Available to all staff
• Injury clinic open for
appointments
• Non-sports related injuries
also treated
• Saturday mornings now
available
• Fully qualified staff
At the Centre for Sport,
Frenchay Campus. Please
contact 86200/86201 for
more details.
UWE Sport
www.uwe.ac.uk/sport
UWE Hotshots
Holiday Camps 2010
for children aged 8-13
Fun / Exciting / Creative
2010 Dates – Easter Camps for April:
Wednesday 7 – Friday 9 April
Monday 12 – Friday 16 April
Summer Camps
Monday 26 July – Friday 30 July
Monday 2 August – Friday 6 August
Monday 9 August – Friday 13 August
Monday 16 August – Friday 20 August
Monday 23 August – Friday 27 August
If you are interested and would like more
information please visit website
www.uwe.ac.uk/sport or contact the
Centre for Sport reception on
0117 32 86200
UWE Hotshots Holiday Camp
Monday – Friday between 08:30 – 17:30
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NEWS
www.uwe.ac.uk
Opening Doors 2010:
Changing the Same?
Date: 26 February 2010
(Time: 10:00 – 16:30) Nigel Williams
Venue: School of Life Sciences,
Frenchay Campus
Admission: £90 (concessionary rate
£60-UWE staff/students)
Contact: Mandy James
Telephone: 0117 32 82493
E-mail: Mandy.James@uwe.ac.uk
For more information visit: http://www.
uwe.ac.uk/hls/ls/news/openingdoors.shtml
UWE Farmers' Market
Date: 3 March 2010 (Time: 10:00-15:00
Venue: Courtyard outside Main Reception,
Frenchay Campus
For more information visit:
http://www.uwe.ac.uk/environment/
farmersmarket/index.shtml
The Living Centre Launch
Open afternoon
Date: 3 March 2010 (Time: 14:00-16:00
Venue: The Living Centre, The Octagon,
Frenchay Campus
Contact: Peter Johnson
E-mail: Peter5.Johnson@uwe.ac.uk
Musical 2010: The Wedding Singer
Date: 3 March 2010 - 6 March 2010
Time: 19:30 (Saturday Matinee 14:30
Venue: Redgrave Theatre, Clifton
The annual CPA musical based on the hit
film of the same name.
Admission: £10 (£7 concessions) from
the UWE Online Store https://store.uwe.
ac.uk Contact: Centre for Performing Arts
Telephone: 0117 32 82067
E-mail: cpa@uwe.ac.uk
For more information visit:
http://www.uwe.ac.uk/cpa
No Smoking Day
Date: 10 March 2010
Venue: Nationwide
For more information visit:
http://www.nosmokingday.org.uk/
Postgraduate and Professional
Open Day
Date: 10 March 2010 (Time: 16:00-20:00)
Venue: UWE Bristol, Frenchay and Bower
Ashton Campuses Frenchay and Bower
Ashton Campuses will be open.
E-mail: open@uwe.ac.uk
For more information visit:
http://www.uwe.ac.uk/openday
Opening Doors 2010: Eco Psychology
Date: 12 March 2010 (Time: 10:00 to 16:30
Annie Shaw and Jenni Horsfall
Venue: School of Life Sciences,
Frenchay Campus
Admission: £90 (concessionary rate £60 -
UWE staff/students)
Contact: Mandy James
Telephone: 0117 32 82493
E-mail: Mandy.James@uwe.ac.uk
For more information visit: http://www.
uwe.ac.uk/hls/ls/news/openingdoors.shtml
Teaching Taster Course for Under
Represented Groups
Date: 16 March 2010 - 18 March 2010
Venue: School of Education, UWE,
Frenchay Campus
Admission: Free Contact: Alison Pack
Telephone: 0117 32 82416
E-mail: sshmarketing@uwe.ac.uk
For more information visit: http://www1.
uwe.ac.uk/ssh/education/newsevents.
aspx?URN=8060
Student Experience Seminar:
Improving the Part-Time
StudentExperience
Date: 17 March 2010 (Time: 12:30-14:00
(buffet 12:00-12:30)
Hosted by Jonathan Bradley,
led by Kieran Kelly
Admission: Free Contact: Isabel Cooke
Telephone: 0117 32 81551 E-mail: isabel.
cooke@uwe.ac.uk
Laser-cutting Stencils for the
Application of Enamel Masterclass
Date: 17 March 2010 - 19 March 2010
Time: 9:30 – 16:30 Elizabeth Turrell and
Tom Sowden
Venue: Centre for Fine Print Research,
Bower Ashton Campus
This three-day course will start with an
introduction to the principles of laser
cutting. Admission: £320 (£256 concessions)
Contact: Marketing and External Relations
Team Telephone: 0117 32 84810
E-mail: sca.cpd@uwe.ac.uk
For more information visit:
http://www.uwe.ac.uk/sca/courses/laser_
stencils_cpd.shtml
Inaugural Professorial Lecture -
From Borders Lane to Bourdieu: A
Sociological Journey
Date: 18 March 2010 (Time: 18:45)
Professor David James, Professor of
Education Venue: Lecture Theatre 2B020,
Frenchay Campus
Admission: Free - it is necessary to reserve
a place Contact: Rose West, Events Officer
Telephone: 0117 32 84372
E-mail: SSHEvents@uwe.ac.uk
For more information visit:
http://www.uwe.ac.uk/hlss/faculty/news.
shtml
UWE Chamber Choir and Chamber
Orchestra in concert
Date: 19 March 2010 (Time: 19:30)
Venue: St Patrick's Church, Bristol
Contact: Centre for Performing Arts
Telephone: 0117 32 82067
E-mail: cpa@uwe.ac.uk
For more information visit:
http://www.uwe.ac.uk
Sport Relief Mile
Date: 21 March 2010 (Time: 10:30-15:30)
Venue: Start Line: College Green, Bristol
For more information visit:
http://www.sportrelief.com/the-mile/bristolmile
Forty Minutes
Date: 23 March 2010 (Time: 12:40-13:20)
Venue: The Octagon, Frenchay Campus
Admission: Free Contact: Centre for
Performing Arts Telephone: 0117 32 82067
E-mail: cpa@uwe.ac.uk
For more information visit:
http://www.uwe.ac.uk
Distinguished Executive Address Series
Date: 23 March 2010 (Time: 18:00-20:30
Dame Fiona Reynolds, Director-General,
National Trust
Venue: Street Cafe, S Block,
Frenchay Campus
Admission: Free - booking required
Contact: BBS Events Team
Telephone: 0117 32 86432
E-mail: bbs.events@uwe.ac.uk
For more information visit: http://www.
uwe.ac.uk/bbs/news/dea10a.shtml
Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory:
The Tempest
Date: 25 March 2010 - 1 May 2010
Venue: The Tobacco Factory, North Street,
Southville
For more information visit:
http://sattf.org.uk/
Open Day
Date: 27 March 2010 (Time: 10:00-16:00
Venue: All UWE campuses
Contact: Admissions and International
Recruitment Telephone: 0117 32 83333
E-mail: open@uwe.ac.uk
For more information visit:
http://www.uwe.ac.uk/openday
Open Painting
Date: 28 March 2010 - 9 May 2010
Venue: Royal West of England Academy,
Clifton, Bristol
Admission: £4, (concessions £2.50).
Children Free Telephone: 0117 973 5129
E-mail: info@rwa.org.uk
For more information visit:
http://www.rwa.org.uk/
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