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Christ Church staff, students and alumni

“Pushing the Boundaries”

The Magazine for Former Students of Canterbury Christ Church

InsideAlumna Katie Smith on breaking down gender barriers in the film industry

Brexit: from turmoil to to-do list

New training opportunities for Obstetrics clinicians

Alumni Volunteer of the Year AwardNew prize for former students

2016/17

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Welcome to LinkA very warm welcome to the 2016/17 edition of Link – the magazine for former students of Canterbury Christ Church University.

It is always a pleasure to congratulate those of you receiving this magazine for the first time on achieving your award during the last year. You are now a member of an extensive network of Christ Church alumni, a very special part of our wider University community.

This year’s magazine is themed around “pushing boundaries”, a concept that’s embedded in our mission to “pursue excellence in higher education”. This is a commitment to constantly seek better ways of teaching and to strive through research to uncover fresh insights and understanding. External developments, for example changes to student funding, or the EU referendum result, also require us to continually re-examine how we best prepare our students for the future.

On page 26 we report on the collaborative research opportunities opening up in our new Discovery Park, while on page 22 we re-examine healthcare training in the light of changes to

student funding. On page 32 there’s an update on how we are literally pushing at physical boundaries, through the redevelopment of our Canterbury Campus.

We know that you, our alumni, are also pushing boundaries. One of several stories we have to tell is that of Durotimi Adeboye (PGCE 2007) whose innovative contribution to improving education in Nigeria actually helped combat the spread of Ebola. On page 38 we also celebrate our first ever Christ Church Alumni Volunteer of the Year – Gill Rowlands – recognised for exceeding all expectations in her dedicated mentorship of newly qualified teachers.

Each of these alumni are ordinary people aiming at the extraordinary. We hope their stories inspire you as you seek to push your own boundaries.

I very much hope you will enjoy this edition of Link.

Professor Rama Thirunamachandran Vice-Chancellor and Principal

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ContentsRegularsNews in Brief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 04A round-up of breaking news

Class Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06News from you about you!

Pushing the Boundaries in . . .News and features about your subject area

Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Arts and Humanities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Health and Wellbeing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Social and Applied Sciences . . . . . . . . . . 26

CCCU Throwback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Do you remember the great Football Trophy Challenge?

Events at Christ Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43New postgraduate opportunities, careers advice, alumni reunions and more!

Brexit – From Turmoil . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 to To-do List Dr Amelia Hadfield reflects on the outcome of the EU referendum

Alumni Volunteering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Our students need your skills and experience

Editorial TeamKate Chesterman Alumni Relations ManagerGinette Casey Head of Creative DevelopmentMelissa Cleary Head of Corporate Communications

Our thanks also to Cherry Whitehead and Hannah Bygraves for copy-writing and editing support.

Email: [email protected]: www.canterbury.ac.uk/alumni

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Go Digital With LinkWe know that many of our alumni really appreciate receiving a printed copy of Link. But, if you prefer, we can send you Link by email.Visit: www.canterbury.ac.uk/alumni/stay-in-touch to access an update formwhere you can specify your mailing preferences.


The Founders’ Prize for Education, given by our founding students (the Class of 1962–65), is now in its third year and this year’s winner is Anna Sargeant (PGCE 2015 and BSc (Hons) Sociology and Social Science 2014).

The award is given for authoring an original published article on any aspect of Education. Anna received the prize for her work: How does a school promote effective differentiation in its learners? published in The STeP Journal (Student Teacher Perspectives). Our congratulations to Anna.

News in Brief

Research led and co-authored by Dr Chris Beedie, Reader in Applied Sport and Exercise Science at Christ Church, reveals that British schoolchildren are losing 80 per cent of fitness gained during term time over the summer holidays.

The research was carried out with more than 400 children in 14 schools over

a 13-month period. Children taking part in a new fitness measurement programme were able to run 120 metres further in July – before the summer break – than in the same test in September. The rate of increase in children’s BMI also increased by two and a half times during the summer break, rising from an

average of 17.64 in the spring to 18.26 in September.

The study’s authors claim that the Government’s recent promise of a £500 million cash-injection into school sport through the sugar levy should also be used to provide incentives for children and parents to be active over the summer.

The Founders’ Prize Winner

How Active WasYour Summer?

Anna Sargeant

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Kate Swaffer is an author and activist for dementia. She is Chair, CEO and co-founder of Dementia Alliance International, Chair of Alzheimer’s Australia Dementia Advisory Committee, member of the World Dementia Council and Board member of Alzheimer’s Disease International. She is also a PhD student and Honorary Associate Fellow with the Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health at the University of Wollongong.

In partnership with Kate, the Centre hopes to highlight the importance of living beyond dementia, looking at best practice in dementia care around the world.

Carrie Jackson, Director of the Centre, said: “We are thrilled to welcome Kate to highlight the importance of enabling communities to live well with dementia and in challenging some of the misconceptions that are prevalent in modern society.”

News in Brief

Dementia Advocate Joins England Centre for Practice Development as International Fellow

The University’s Sustainability Team is celebrating the history of the North Holmes Campus and its connections with Canterbury as a World Heritage Site through its Beer, Bread and Honey project.

The project, which started in 2015, focuses on the part of the campus which sits on the former outer precincts of St Augustine’s Abbey, including the remains of the monastery and the old brew and bake house wall.

Working with Canterbury Brewers, a selection of local hops has been used to produce Green Chapel ale. Life Sciences students are also learning to isolate wild yeast strains and test them for commercial viability, as part of the project.

Meanwhile, students have built a wood-fired mobile bread oven, which has been used for monthly bring and bake events, and beehives are now well established on campus to produce local honey.

For more information visit: www.canterbury.ac.uk/about-us/sustainability

Beer, Bread and Honey

Kate Swaffer

Stavros Savva

The Faculty of Education, in partnership with the Kent Messenger Charity Team, was delighted to be able to support this year’s Kent Teacher of the Year Awards. Once again, many of our alumni were award winners, having been nominated by parents, children and colleagues. Kent Primary Teacher of the Year was awarded to alumnus Stavros Savva (PGCE 2014). Colleagues from the Primary Team were delighted; Stavros has continued to work closely with them, supporting the next generation of talented

primary school teachers. Congratulations to Stavros on behalf of #TeamPrimary and everyone at Christ Church.

Kent Primary Teacher of the Year 2016


Class NotesClass Notes is for you – your chance to tell other alumni what you have been doing since leaving CCCU. It can be a simple one-liner about your current role, or a paragraph or two about work, home or something unusual that you have done. We love to hear about your achievements, so send us your story.

Email: [email protected]: www.canterbury.ac.uk/alumni/stay-in-touch to complete an update form

2015Emma AntoniouBSc (Hons) Sociology and Social Science Returning home to Cyprus after finishing her course, Emma felt quite daunted about having to establish her career. She says: “I was lucky enough to find a job as a recruiter and after two months I became a Human Resource Manager at TopFX.” 10 months later, she moved to Merit Services, a Cyprus based financial and fiduciary services company, as Head of Human Resources. “I now know that all those horrid presentations I used to dread on my course, actually brought out the best in me. I have never been happier! Thank you.

2015Marco AmatoBSc (Hons) Forensic InvestigationTriumphant Marco says: “Finally, nearly a year after the end of my course at Christ Church and an infinite number of job applications, I have got a job with the Ministry of Defence. Although the job is not related to my degree subject I am happy and proud of this achievement.” Congratulations Marco.

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2015Sophie Webster-SmithBA (Hons) Religious StudiesSophie has followed her studies at Christ Church with a research MA in Religious Studies at the University of Chester. In May of this year, she travelled to Israel to research inter-faith networks, focusing on Jewish-Muslim relationships.

2014Lewis SutcliffeBSc (Hons) Accounting and FinanceLewis works in the Apple EMEIA central sales, planning and development team. He has reason to be proud of his achievements there – in less than two years he has progressed from a role as an intern to Propositions Planning and Analytics Executive.

2013 Alex GabrielPGCE After graduating, Alex took a job in Cairo, teaching Year 5 pupils. Two years later he moved to Bangkok, Thailand, where he now teaches Year 2 students and is the Literacy Coordinator for the key stage.

2014Mohit Kharat BSc (Hons) Forensic Computing Mohit faced the challenge of finding work by freelancing as a Trainer and Consultant in computer forensics in his hometown Aurangabad. He is currently developing more training materials for both computer and mobile forensics, whilst also working for Vodafone Shared Services India, as a Technical Advisor. He is hoping to expand his training practice, targeting the police and banking sectors.

2013Reece FowlerBSc (Hons) Psychology with Applied Criminology Reece has developed a career running live video game tournaments, broadcasting daily to millions of people across the world. He works with FACEIT Ltd in their London-based studio, and at different events around the world.

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2013Emilee FosterBSc (Hons) Police Studies

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In the summer of 2015 Emilee travelled to Borneo in Malaysia for 10 weeks taking part in a voluntary expedition with Raleigh International, a sustainable development charity. 116 other people aged 17 to 24 were on the expedition, all sleeping, eating and managing their daily activities in close proximity to each other. Working in groups of up to 12 people and with two project managers, they spent three weeks on each phase of the expedition.

“Each group was a mix of different young people, so you always met new people,” says

Emilee. “I took part in a three-week project working to renovate a community learning centre in a remote village in Sabah. Then we helped build the foundations for the suspension bridge and trekked for 18 days across 150km of Malaysian jungle, carrying everything we needed on our backs. I learnt a lot from this experience and really hope I can apply what I’ve learnt in future roles.” Emilee is still very much involved with Raleigh and volunteers her time to inspire other young people to take part in future expeditions.

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2012Adwoa AsieduBA/BSc (Hons) English Language, Communications and SociologyWhile Adwoa’s day job involves promoting motor insurances, she has a passion for creative writing which she pursues in her spare time. She recently completed a screenwriting course and works as Contributing Editor for Ten2Teens Magazine. Adwoa has also established herself as a poet, lyricist, screenwriter and singer. She has four published works, From Within (Volumes 1 and 2) and Lyrics from Within (Volumes 1 and 2), all self-published and available from Amazon.

2010Ryan WalterBSc (Hons) Computing Ryan began his career at Sony Music UK working on campaigns for artists including Beyonce, Britney Spears and Olly Murs, before setting up his own artist management/marketing agency, Interlude Artists, in 2013. His first managerial client, Lauren Aquilina, went on to sign major recording deals with Island/Universal Records & BMG Chrysalis publishing. Interlude Artists currently now includes Sony Music, Universal Music, Warner Music Group and Apple amongst its clients.


2010Sacha WellsBSc (Hons) ComputingA week after leaving CCCU, a friend of Sacha’s put her forward for a Runner position on Big Brother. This gave her the break into other successful shows including The Only Way is Essex, Britain’s Got Talent, Catchphrase, Couples Come Dine with Me and 24 Hours in A&E. She has recently become Casting Assistant Producer, working for TLC’s hit reality show Say Yes to the Dress UK.

2009Henry Golding-FullerBSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science Henry has been a Performance Analyst with Saracens Rugby Club for the last two years. He can be seen here celebrating the Saracens double triumph – winning both the European and Premiership cups 2015/16.

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2002 John MerrimanPGCE (and BA (Hons) Music 2001) John taught secondary level Music at Cheam High School for six years before his life was changed by a freak accident. A car crash in a night-time storm resulted in him being swept down the river Enborne. It was the wake-up call John and his wife Ruth needed to launch the business they had dreamed of. Together they started Crown Lane Studio, offering recording and rehearsal facilities.

“Our story is quite nice,” says John. “I met Ruth at Christ Church and we now run this business together!” Eight years on, this year John and Ruth won Best Overall Business and Best Green Business at the Merton Business Awards. They were also runners up at the Small Business Federation London Awards 2016.

Len WatsonBA (Hons) History and American Studies (and BA (Hons) English and Radio, Film and Television 1993)Len joined Christ Church as a mature student, on the English and Radio, Film and Television course. After qualifying, he worked in security for a number of years, but found this unfulfilling, so returned to Christ Church

to study for another degree. He says: “I immediately felt I was back among friends.” Len went on to become a Sessional Tutor in American Studies. He retired from Christ Church in May of this year after 25 years as student and tutor and says that he is missing the University already.

1998Afni AdnanBEd TESLAfni was one of a group of Malaysian students who studied on a twinning programme leading up to the BEd TESL. Since then she has worked in colleges and universities in Malaysia. She says: “I feel like I have come full circle as I myself am training pre-service teachers. Life as a lecturer is very fulfilling. I feel a sense of pride when my students graduate and go on to be English teachers in schools in Malaysia and overseas.”

1995Kenneth WilliamsPGCE 1996 (and BA/BSc (Hons) Art and Science 1995)Ken works as a self-employed Electrician/Property Maintainer. He has been married for 20 years to Rachael (née Marsh), an alumna of Christ Church he met at a beer festival. Their 18-year-old

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daughter is just starting to study at Christ Church. “We’re keeping it in the family,” says Ken. “Do we get a discount?”

1991Darren TerryBA (Hons) Sports Science and Geography Darren has lived in Cornwall for the last 19 years and is Director of David Taylor Design Ltd, an indoor play equipment design and manufacturing business.

1990Sam LeadsomBA (Hons) Radio, Film and Television with Sports ScienceSam has had an extensive career in sports broadcasting. Initially employed by Champion Television, between 1994–2013 he worked at IMG, producing a variety of sport for broadcasters and federations such as the Premier League, FIFA, UEFA, European Golf Tour, Wimbledon, BBC, SKY, ITV and Channel 4. Since 2014, Sam has been based in Singapore as Vice-President of Production for Fox Networks Group, in charge of all the production and content for Fox Sports in Asia. “It’s a long way from Canterbury,” says Sam.


1986Bill HughesBA (Hons) EnglishBill is a Professor at Bath Spa University, where he has worked since 1985. He has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and was interviewed in October 2015 for a series of short features on the Gothic, broadcast on ITV’s This Morning programme (covering Jekyll and Hyde, Dracula and Frankenstein). This year he published his seventeenth book, The Devil’s Trick: Hypnotism and the Victorian Popular Imagination.

1975Susan Aldous (née Valentine) CertEdAfter teaching in a primary school for a number of years, Susan moved into mentoring challenging pupils. This experience was invaluable for her current role as Educational Welfare Officer with Suffolk County Council. She has three children.

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1974Jenny PalmerPGCE On completion of her studies at Christ Church, Jenny travelled extensively and worked in Libya, Spain, Mexico and Bolivia during the 1970s and ‘80s. She has also given time to writing and has just self-published her third book, Pastures New.

1966Priscilla HeavensCertEdPriscilla is keen to get in touch with anyone who was at Christ Church at any point during the years 1963 to 1966. She was a life-time member of the ‘old’ Students Society but lost all information when she moved to Australia in1974. If you would like to renew contact with Cilla, email us at [email protected] and we will pass your details on to her.

1990Simon RushtonBA (Hons) Radio, Film and Television with Religious StudiesSimon returned to the UK this year after seven years working in Kenya as Head of Radio Africa’s Creative Department and PADI Master Scuba Diving Instructor. He is currently Senior Copywriter with Get Carter Productions.

If you want your news to appear in Class Notes in nextyear’s edition of Link Email: [email protected] visit: www.canterbury.ac.uk/alumni/stay-in-touchto complete an update form.

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When Christ Church first opened in 1962, it was hardly necessary for anyone to articulate how its Church Foundation status was manifested. It was obvious to all. Teachers were required for Church of England schools in an era of shortage, and the College existed to educate and prepare people for this role. This was reinforced a few years later,

Church Foundation University – What Does it Mean?

If you have any views you would like to share, we would be delighted to hear

from you! Please email the Dean of Chapel at [email protected]

by the end of October and become part of the discussion.

by the powerful symbolic geography of the newly constructed campus. At its centre lay a monastic quadrangle: social space was enclosed by a cloister bounded by the Chapel (spirit), the Refectory (body) and the library and teaching building (mind).

Fast forward more than 50 years and the Foundation identity of the (now) University, while still formally positively affirmed, is open to a variety of interpretations. Given the far-reaching changes in wider society, the welcome diversity of our students and staff and the spectacular growth of the institution, this is inevitable. However, precisely because our Foundation identity is such a key component of what makes Christ Church itself, there’s a need to create a shared, common vocabulary by which members of the University can discuss what this means.

Over the past nine months, the Chaplaincy Team have been leading a ‘Church Foundation Survey’, seeking the views of students and staff about what our identity means to them. The results, which are both strikingly positive and diverse, will be presented for discussion at a Staff Conference (with students also participating) on Friday 4 November.

Feature


Dr Amelia Hadfield, Jean Monnet Chair in European

Foreign Affairs and Director of the Centre for European Studies (CEFEUS) gives her

personal reflections on the outcome of the

EU Referendum.

BREXITFROM TURMOIL

TO TO-DO LIST

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much of the EU as possible – balanced with the inevitable obligations that help guarantee the prosperity, stability and future of that access. Looser arrangements (ie operating wholly outside the European Economic Area) might ultimately weaken Britain and undermine its ability to manage the many remaining connections it needs to maintain with Europe.

Having opted for Brexit, Britain does indeed need to ‘take back control’, but not of its sovereignty (successfully pooled for decades), or its economy (prosperously linked within the EU) or myriad other shared policy areas. Britain instead needs to take control of its own future, which is arguably more gravely imperilled than during any other time in recent history. Political history teaches us that after war, peace is possible and sustainable when the structures that guarantee it are shared. European political history teaches us that compromise is tough but necessary and cooperation difficult, but vital.

Let’s hope that Britain doesn’t have to re-learn from scratch the basics of statecraft in governing itself, or the principles of governance when working with its European partners. Much of that effort is going to rely heavily upon informed students, who, upon graduation, will operate as insightful citizens in post-Brexit Britain. I believe the internationally recognized teaching on UK and European issues offered here at Christ Church will continue to support that vital goal.

riting my ‘Britain Bows Out’ blog, in the early hours of June 24 2016, with one eye on the referendum results and

another on my exploding ‘inbox’, I felt numb. I was witnessing something seismic in British and European affairs. Virtually every facet of the UK-EU relationship was going to change.

Before the first Brexit week was out, the pound had sunk to a 30-year low against the dollar, the markets were chaotic and there were rumblings of Never-endums from Scotland, Northern Ireland, and even the UK itself. David Cameron’s resignation paved the way for a new Prime Minister with the toughest consolidation agenda since the end of WWII. The Labour Party failed to live up to its opposition credentials, seemingly intent on tearing itself inside out. The Lib Dems remained long on moral high-ground and short on numbers, offering little in the way of strategy. Meanwhile, the Leave campaign disappeared over the event horizon shockingly quickly. In Europe (and beyond), the shock waves were just as deeply felt.

So what now? At this point, I’d challenge students of Politics and International Relations to simultaneously get ahead of, and behind the curve. How? First, figure out both the central and peripheral arguments that constituted the Referendum debate. Go beyond the well-rehearsed campaigns and analyse the central Brexit argument to: ‘Take’ (how specifically?) ‘back’ (from where, from whom to whom?) ‘control’ (what is meant by this politically, economically and socio-culturally?). Second, getting ahead of the curve means looking insightfully at Britain’s options, and the EU’s future. We need swiftly to figure out the emerging British political terrain, the mandate of its new leader and the specific to-do list that will preoccupy Britain and the EU for the next decade.

Mostly likely, a new vision will need to entail a model guaranteeing the UK access to as

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Dr Amelia Hadfield


Pushing the Boundariesin Education

Education in Nigeria is experiencing crisis . When one CCCU alumnus decided he wanted to do something about it, he didn’t only contribute

to Nigerian education, he helped to stop the spread of Ebola .

Turning the Tide in Nigeria

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n recent years, massive population growth in Nigeria and a sharp rise in the number of private schools has impacted

severely on the quality of its education system. Over 63% of the country is under the age of 24 and pupil-teacher ratios have skyrocketed. In 2012, UNESCO1 estimated that one in five Nigerian primary school-age children was not attending school.

Inspired by his experiences of education in the UK, Christ Church alumnus, Nigerian-born Durotimi (Timi) Adeboye (PGCE 2007), decided he want to do something about it.

When Timi was growing up during the 1960s and ‘70s, a smaller population meant that public funding for schools was more generous and standards in schools were high. Timi spent most of his childhood in metropolitan Lagos where his father owned a joinery outfit and his mother was a shopkeeper. Timi helped his father, but found the carpentry work hard. He turned to education as a way to escape a laborious existence as an artisan. He admits: “I was greatly enamoured by the suit-wearing, chauffeur-driven gentlemen I saw each day on the way to school. I wanted to be like them when I grew up.”

After graduating in Sociology from the University of Ilorin in North Central Nigeria, Timi started a career in Media. But in 1996 he followed his UK-born wife and three children to Britain. Whilst working as a Senior Signalman on the London Tube, he became engaged in his own children’s schooling and increasingly felt called to teaching. He joined the PGCE at Christ Church course in 2006.

Inspired by conversations with his tutor Ralph Leighton, and by the provision of resources for UK schools on the OFSTED website, Timi decided to combine his experience of teaching and the media to help improve educational standards in Nigeria. He set up lagosschoolsonline.com, an online platform that provided resources to support teaching and learning.

Crucially, the platform included a database of schools’ mobile numbers, opening access to over 20,000 schools and reaching many schools located in low income and rural areas for the first time. It was this database that played such a pivotal part in helping stop the spread of Ebola in Nigeria by enabling more than 300,000 texts to be sent out carrying vital information about the disease.

Lagos Schools Journal, a publication that accompanies Lagosschoolsonline has reached 5,000 schools with information promoting teaching and learning. In addition, since 2010, around 5,000 teachers in low-income schools have benefited from the provision of low-cost continuing professional development. Timi’s work has also helped to promote awareness about Special Educational Needs, an area that has been unreported in Nigeria.

This year, the significance of Timi’s work was recognised by the British Council when he was shortlisted as a finalist for their Alumni Awards (Nigeria) under the Social Impact Category.

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Durotimi (Timi) Adeboye (PGCE 2007)

1 UNESCO Education for All Global Monitoring Report (2012)

Coming Soon: NQT Mentor of the Year AwardThose of you who have qualified as teachers will know how important it is to have good professional advice and guidance from a mentor during your first year in practice.

To celebrate outstanding mentors based in our partnership schools for the vital contribution they make to the development of the University’s Newly Qualified Teachers (NQTs), Christ Church is launching an NQT Mentor of the Year Award. If you are an NQT who qualified as a teacher from Christ Church, we will be asking you to nominate your NQT mentor if you feel s/he is worthy of this special recognition.

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Prize winning mentors will display the following characteristics:• approachability• commitment to meeting regularly with

their NQTs• the ability to sensitively and creatively

provide focused support and aid progression

• a willingness to collaborate on the completion of necessary documentation and to ensure grading points are used in a developmental way

• attention to their NQT’s wellbeing and resilience

• appropriate use of praise and affirmation of good practice

• commitment to developing their own expertise and knowledge

• willingness to go the extra mile.

Nominations will be invited in spring of 2017. Watch out for the spring edition ofLink Online, the NQT Newsletter and the Faculty of Education website:www.canterbury.ac.uk/education/our-work (click on the link to the School ofTeacher Education & Development) for more information about how to submit a nomination.

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In Western Europe, the use of technology within the classroom is established practice. In Malaysia however, effective use of IT faces many challenges. Working with alumni, Christ Church is researching how these difficulties might be overcome.

Christ Church has long-established links with Malaysia, through a training partnership with its Ministry of Education. Now these links are being reinforced as six Christ Church alumni play a fundamental role in a research project investigating the use of technology in English language lessons in Malaysian secondary schools. Nancie Saw, Lip Vi Teoh, Emira Nabila, Nur Safiqa Sapar, Shap (Syafiqah Yaccob) and Sheida Suhaimi all studied in Canterbury between 2009 and 2013 as part of their BEd TESL programme (for teachers of English as a second language).

The project is led by Kevin Balchin and Carol Wild, senior lecturers in the School of Language Studies and Applied Linguistics. By visiting the alumni in the schools in which they teach, the project aims to see how their exposure to the use of technology throughout their lives, and particularly within the classroom in the UK, has influenced how they integrate it into their classes in Malaysia. The alumni have also been leading

workshops to raise awareness of the potential of technology for teaching and learning within their schools. The research is looking at whether these workshops help extend the use of technology within schools and whether the alumni, as newly qualified teachers, can take on a leadership role in this regard.

The project is funded by the British Council English Language Teaching Research Partnership Awards (ELTRA). The outcomes of the research will be shared via a British Council publication and conferences in Malaysia and the UK. Further collaboration and a follow-up journal article are expected in the coming academic year.

Alumni Help to Shine Light on School Technology Use

Pushing the Boundariesin Arts and Humanities

Lip Vi Teoh (seated, front left) and Nancie Saw (seated,front right) at a workshop with Malaysian teachers.



Over the decades, great strides have been made in many parts of the world to secure equality of opportunity for women, but there are still

areas where gender is a bar to progress. Award-winning film director, alumna Katie Smith, talks about her determination to overcome

gender bias in the film industry.

Under Her Own Direction

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atie Smith (BA (Hons) Digital Culture, Arts and Media with Radio, Film and Television Studies 2011) has just finished filming her

latest short film, Run, Run As Fast as You Can. Having already shown her first film, Crossroads, at the Cannes, Bronx and San Antonio Film Festivals (amongst others), picking up two awards for Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor, she has good reason to talk with confidence about her current venture. “It’s so much bigger than Crossroads,” she says. “Bigger budget, award winning cast and crew, and filming across four locations.”

It is the production of Crossroads that highlights the dilemma that Katie faced as a newly graduated woman trying to establish herself as a film director and her answer to it. “I had no obvious path and found it tricky to get my foot in the door, so I made my own work and my own connections. It’s all about experience and who you know. The industry is very male dominated, making it harder for women to build the connections they need.”

Katie’s observation is well-founded. Cut Out of the Picture,1 a report into gender equality in the UK film industry, indicates that women account for an average of just 25% of all film crew. Only 13.6% of film directors in the UK during the last 10 years have been women and, since 2005, the proportion of women undertaking the film director role has only increased by 0.6%.

Katie gained the experience, the connections and the confidence to write and direct Crossroads by reading scripts online, learning about the filmmaking process and working on small film sets as a Runner or Production Assistant. With the support of a contact made at Christ Church, she then sourced her crew and cast, using web searches, Mandy, Shooting People and Casting Call Pro.

“That’s how the networking began; I met talented, passionate people that way,” says Katie. When it came to her next film, Run Run as Fast as You Can, Katie had a ready established tight-knit community of cast and crew members. One of these was BAFTA-nominated screenwriter, Danny King, with whom she collaborated to produce Run, Run and, through whom, Katie was introduced to a range of other influential contacts. Her medium-term plan is to produce a couple more short films, before going on to her first larger budget feature film.

Katie’s advice to other women? “More women need to make their own work. If you have the idea and you want to create it, then the only way to do this is to collaborate with other likeminded individuals. Join networking events to meet as many people as you can, go to film talks, search the web and join specialised websites such as Shooting People. You don›t always need the industry standard kit to make a film – some of the best short films have been made on an iPhone. The worst thing you can do is nothing. If you believe you can do it and act on that, you start knocking down those barriers.”

Katie on set for Run, Run, As Fast As You Can

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1 Cut Out of the Picture: www.directors.uk.com/news/cut-out-of-the-picture (May 2016)

Christ Church has a strong reputation in healthcare . Approximately 1000 Nursing

students were in training at the University in 2015/16 and many of our alumni currently

work, or have worked, in roles across the NHS . Debra Teasdale, Dean of Health and Wellbeing, reflects on the potential impact of Government

changes to funding healthcare training .


Pushing the Boundariesin Health and Wellbeing

A NEW DAWN FOR

HEALTHCARE EDUCATION

Acknowledging that some students may be apprehensive about the changes to funding, Debra finds reassurance in the broader overview: “Potential healthcare students should keep in mind the bigger picture around funding. Lifting the cap on student numbers will mean more options for them, a larger amount of funding available to support their success and security for universities to effectively deliver these courses after many years of underfunding.” Additionally, with the student loan repayment threshold starting at £21,500, most students starting their careers would find that repayments would be minimal and manageable.

In terms of career prospects and enticing the best healthcare professionals to stay in the NHS, there is speculation that Government may introduce a ‘Golden Hello’ system within some institutions, to be paid out after a number of working years. This would aim to retain experienced staff, benefitting Kent healthcare providers looking to keep high quality healthcare professionals in the county’s hospitals and healthcare centres.

Debra remains positive about the future of health education, maintaining that: “at the end of the day, working in nursing and healthcare is one of the best and most rewarding jobs in the world.”

Debra Teasdale, Dean of Health and Wellbeing

he Government’s Comprehensive Spending Review announcement recommitted to plans to introduce loans

for nursing and other healthcare students, whilst removing the cap on training places. The changes extend student loans to postgraduate taught courses and propose increasing the age cap to 60 years old, widening the profession to “second-careerers” and those looking to second degrees.

With more places available for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals, Government’s view is that making students pay (eventually) for their training, will save the Department of Health around £800 million in funding and the additional places created will reduce the NHS’s chronic nursing shortage. Changing bursaries to loans would also bring nursing and midwifery in line with other university courses.

These changes were bound to generate both anticipation and uncertainty in those affected. The Royal College of Nursing has warned that scrapping bursaries could be “a big loss to our society”, as prospective students choose different career paths.

Considering what the consequences might be for future healthcare students at Christ Church, Dean of the Faculty of Health and Wellbeing, Debra Teasdale says: “Our aim is to continually improve the student experience and enhance the placement capacity within the local health and social care system.

“Ultimately, universities are the right places to educate healthcare professionals. We don’t want to lose the vital link to evidence-based practice that a university education provides – it’s essential for everyone’s future health and wellbeing that we have practitioners who demonstrate this capacity consistently. We anticipate that the university role will remain vital in all the new routes into healthcare being proposed by the government.”

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Giving Birth to New Methods in Healthcare TrainingIt can be difficult to provide the essential training needed for medical staff who deal with emergencies arising in pregnancy and childbirth (Obstetrics). Alumnus Dr Hany Wisa (MCh in Minimally Invasive Surgery –Gynaecology 2015) is developing software to reduce training costs and provide limitless opportunities for trainees to hone their skills.

The Obstetrics Virtual Trainer is an interactive virtual environment that simulates obstetric emergencies in life-like scenarios. It combines 3D animations for tutorial videos with a fully rendered 3D life-like environment.

The trainee doctor or midwife is represented by an avatar in the virtual world. Through this, s/he can interact with a virtual supporting team to deal with the emergency, instructing them via a list of predefined commands or executing these commands him/herself. The programme monitors the commands given and executed and provides a feedback report.

“The programme offers different levels of complexity depending on the emergency chosen,” says Hany. “Currently it supports three obstetric emergencies; shoulder dystocia (where delivery is obstructed at the level of the baby’s shoulder), breech presentation and massive obstetric haemorrhage (significant bleeding during or after birth).”

The programme is currently on its pre-beta (before testing by public) version, with the beta version planned for testing by early 2017. Barriers still to be overcome include ensuring that the web-based software can be accessed by hospitals using a range of different web-browsers. Hany also needs more funding support. If successful however, the system will offer training that can be accessed at any time and build clinicians’ confidence in a safe environment before they face a real-life situation.

Hany is Speciality Doctor in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Medway NHS Foundation Trust. This year, he was a finalist for the Alumni Volunteer of the Year Award and was given the status of University Alumni Champion. See more on page 39.

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*Does not include PGCE courses.

Post Graduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)Open to Mental Health Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers, Teachers of Special Education/Needs and a range of other mental health professionals.

More information email:[email protected]

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More information email:[email protected]

MSc in Mental Health Offering the most up-to-date training with a redesigned course to respond to recent changes in legislation and corresponding developments in service delivery.

MSc in PoliticsWith specialism in Migration and Minorities Studies

MSc in International RelationsWith specialism in Security Studies.

MSc in European PoliticsWith specialism in Security Studies

MSc in Global Inequalities and Comparative Social Policy

MSc in Applied Ecology and Environmental Management Incorporates topics in ecology, environmental sciences and environmental management.

MSc in Applied Exercise and Health ScienceTo provide students with detailed academic knowledge and advanced practice skills.

MSc in Tourism and Event ManagementDesigned for students with an interest in the tourism sector generally and who are also keen to focus on the field of event management.

Full details on these MScs and other postgraduate courses can be found at:www.canterbury.ac.uk/study-here/courses/postgraduate


Pushing the Boundariesin Social and Applied Sciences

New Journey of Discovery

New facilities are offering the University’s

School of Human and Life Sciences and its students

exciting opportunities for study, research and

collaboration.

Dr Simon Harvey, Director of Life Sciences

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In autumn 2015, Christ Church’s School of Human and Life Sciences moved into Discovery Park, one of Europe’s

leading science and technology parks. With over 130 companies based on the site formerly owned by Pfizer, Discovery Park is a place where businesses – big and small – and education can share and collaborate.

This year saw the launch of the Life Sciences Industry Liaison Lab, with Christ Church staff based permanently at Discovery Park utilising industry-standard labs and equipment. The lab provides students studying Biosciences and related programmes valuable real-world experience and the chance to build the skills they need to work in the sector in future. They can take advantage of industry-based teaching, internships and placements.

Already, nearly 100 students have visited the Liaison Lab as part of their studies and five industrial collaborations are supported with postgraduate students studying for Masters or PhDs.

Dr Simon Harvey, Director of Life Sciences at Christ Church, said: “The Liaison Lab benefits our research projects and partnerships with local companies and industry, and is a fabulous opportunity for students. This is delivering true research-involved teaching for our undergraduate students, is giving them the experience of working within an industry setting and presents great opportunities for those wanting to undertake further study in the sector.”

Exciting Developments in the Liaison Lab

Researching Cancer TreatmentsTarantula venom is being used to help find a treatment for pancreatic cancer, which has one of the lowest survival rates of all cancers. PhD student Dr Carol Trim is working with Venomtech to find which molecules from tarantula venom can block a ‘receptor’ in the cancer cell to stop it from growing.

Improving IVF in PigsDr Katie Fowler, an expert in non-human embryology, is working with Genea to improve in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) success rates and embryo freezing techniques in agricultural animals, predominately in pigs. The high fat content in several species of non-human animal embryos, including pigs, makes them exceptionally difficult to work with under a microscope. Dr Fowler hopes that by succeeding in getting a higher success rate for animal embryology, the process can start to be implemented by agricultural companies, meaning that frozen embryos, rather than livestock, will be transported around the world.

A new BSc in Biomolecular ScienceThis new course includes a 40 credit project that is linked to industry and will have students based at Discovery Park for half of their final year. The existing MSc by Research in Biosciences is also being extended to allow students to undertake industry-linked projects also based at Discovery Park.

“We have created the right environment for business and education institutions to work together and flourish. We always thought that having education on-site, and now postgraduate education and research, would be an integral part of Discovery Park . The provision that the Liaison Lab offers to our companies is already making a positive impact .” PAUL BARBER, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF DISCOVERY PARK

Law Students Break Down Barriers to Justice



The Criminal Justice System faces a growing crisis as many UK citizens are falling into what is becoming commonly known as the “justice gap”. But, through an innovative development by Christ Church’s School of Law, our students are helping break down the barriers to justice.

Over the last decade, the number of people representing themselves in lawsuits (known as “litigants in person” – LiPs) has risen steadily. At the same time, social and economic changes have also meant that free legal advice is harder to find. Legal aid has been withdrawn in many areas of legal advice and there has been a reduction in local authority funding for the advice sector. These changes, added to the economic downturn and the rising cost of legal services, mean that many of those who represent themselves are either unable to afford legal advice, or unaware how to access the few legal services that are still free.

The University’s School of Law, Criminal Justice and Computing has launched an innovative scheme that allows Law students to step in and help bridge the justice gap.

Community Legal Outreach Collaboration in Kent (CLOCK) enables Law students to undertake the extensive training needed to become Community Legal Companions at the local County Court. Students work with partner organisations, including local charities and legal firms, providing guidance and support to those in need who are attending court unrepresented in housing, welfare, domestic or social violence, asylum and immigration cases.

CLOCK enables the students to provide vital help and support to disadvantaged communities through legal research, policy work and community legal education, while gaining valuable skills and experience to enhance their own employability.

For more information visit:clock.uk.net

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NEED HELP STARTING YOUR OWN BUSINESS?

Careers

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Careers

If you’re a recent graduate with a business idea or a passion to becomeself-employed and think you could benefit from some advice, or if you’ve already

started a business and would like to share your experience with students, thenplease get in touch with Nicola Burr, Student Enterprise Manager.

Email: [email protected]: 01227 782531

For more information about Start My Biz visit:mybiz-canterbury.co.uk/startmybiz

With advances in mobile technology and digital devices, more and more people are keen to embrace the flexibility and satisfaction of being self-employed. 2014 was a record year with the business population increasing by 17% and the Government is calling this: the ‘Golden Age for Small Firms’.

We want to ensure that our students and graduates are prepared to take advantage of this ‘Golden Age’. Increasingly, degree programmes are giving students opportunities to develop crucial enterprise skills; whether by working with industry professionals on live creative briefs, running a ‘real’ company for a week, or developing ideas for new products or services and pitching these in a ‘Dragon’s Den’. These practical but fun activities often introduce students to ‘real’ businesses for the first time and really help prepare them for exploring their own business ideas in the future.

As well as including enterprise within our teaching, a range of support and advice is

available to all students and recent graduates who are keen to explore their own business ideas or who want to become self-employed. One-to-one guidance and advice is open to all from the University’s Student Enterprise Manager and support is now also available from Start My Biz. Co-ordinated by the Business and Regeneration team at Canterbury City Council, Start My Biz is committed to supporting local entrepreneurs start and grow successful enterprises and now provides a monthly drop-in service at Augustine House for any students and recent graduates keen to pursue a start-up.

The Core, the online platform provided by Christ Church’s Career Development Team, also hosts a wealth of advice and information on all aspects of starting a business, from idea generation techniques and business planning to funding a new business and ensuring you get your tax right. There are lots of helpful tips and insights from those who have already taken the plunge and gone their own way.


University life and ‘the student experience’ is constantly changing, with new courses, facilities and technology, but many of you will agree that our buildings, particularly in Canterbury, have largely stayed the same. We’re very lucky to enjoy a location right on the doorstep of the Cathedral and city, but this has also limited our ability to grow the campus over the last 50 plus years. However, things are about to change.

In the last issue of Link, we outlined our plans to extend our main campus following our purchase of the former prison site in Canterbury. These plans are getting closer to reality with the planning application submitted to Canterbury City Council at the beginning of September.

Below is an updated design image, showing in more detail what the campus could look like when we’ve released our city centre properties and consolidated onto the North Holmes Campus and Augustine House over the next 10 to 15 years.

Estates Master Plan

Pushing the Boundaries – Literally!For many of us, our university campus brings back memories of a place where friendships were made and life as a student began. The buildings and physical spaces can be an important part of our connection with our university. Over the years we’ve welcomed back many alumni to visit their old haunts or meet new students to share their experiences and insights.

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Estates Master PlanStudents, as well as alumni, will be able to enjoy:• a new building which offers courses and

research in areas that are important to the regional economy, such as engineering, science and technology, as well as health and wellbeing

• a new arts building on the Blue Car Park• a transformed Prison Quarter, celebrating the

site’s past and offering public open spaces for the local community to explore and enjoy

• the restoration of the former Pilgrim’s Trail from St Martin’s Church through the campus to Canterbury Cathedral.

We want to offer alumni a sneak preview of a video showing how the newbuildings are likely to shape up. A link will be sent to all alumni for whom wehave an email address. Make sure we have your up-to-date details.Email: [email protected]: www.canterbury.ac.uk/alumni/stay-in-touchto complete an update form

Chris Harding, who is leading the design on behalf of BDP Architects, said: “Canterbury Christ Church University is one of a few universities in the UK that can boast being within a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

“Our principal design aim is to ensure that the University and its local community can celebrate the heritage of the site and its position within the City, while providing the University with new modern facilities.”

Those of you who resided in halls on Canterbury Campus may be sorryto learn that it is proposed to remove some of these buildings: Davidson, Lang

and Temple to make way for the Prison Quarter development and Fisher at a later stage of the Estate Master Plan process.

We want to celebrate everything these halls have meant to you. If you havephotographs, or special anecdotes about these halls please send them to us for

inclusion in a special celebratory section in the next Link.Email: [email protected]

Post: The Alumni Team (Augustine House), FREEPOST,Canterbury Christ Church University, CT1 1QU

Former Christ Church students who have supported the University through various voluntary activities celebrate

at a Gala Dinner in their honour .

Alumni Volunteer Gala Dinner 2016


Alumni Volunteering

The evening kicks off withpre-dinner drinks

Want to be on the invitation list for Alumni Gala 2017? Read on to find out how...

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Alumni Volunteering

Selfies and social media postswent on all night long

Alumni test their wits with the afterdinner interactive quiz

Winners of the most stunningearrings and striking tie competitions –

Stuart and Marion Welby

Alumnus Kevin Hughes (BA (Hons) History andRadio Film and Television 1996), see @popprince,

graces the event with his presenceand charm as guest compere


Alumni Volunteering

Alumni Volunteering – What’s it All About?Throughout their lives, our former students develop a wealth of experience, skills and contacts. We are immensely grateful to those alumni who offer these resources to support current and prospective students and staff, through a variety of voluntary activities, making an invaluable contribution to the life of the University.

We believe that volunteering brings benefits not only to the recipient, but also to volunteers themselves, offering new experiences, enhanced skills and the satisfaction of ‘giving back’.

Get involved now: see page 37 for current opportunities

How we recognise your contribution: See pages 38–39

Why Volunteer?Alumni Volunteering at CCCU – it ticks all the boxesOpportunities to influence and encourage talented young peopleManageable time commitment Support / briefings provided Relevant expenses covered Fun Fulfilling Easy to get involved Best of all – we really love you for it!!

“I have found volunteering a great opportunity to help students through sharing my personal experiences and offering any advice. The enthusiastic feedback and positive comments from staff and students alike has made the experience even more worthwhile and rewarding .”FREDDIE RYDER – PGCE 2009

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Visit your school with our outreach teamIf you grew up in Kent and would like to revisit your old school with our Outreach Team to share your experience of studying at Christ Church and encourage pupils to consider going to University, we would love to hear from you.

Share your work experiencesWhatever your level or sector, whether you used your degree specialism directly in your job, or branched out into a new field, you can help our students simply by sharing your real life work experiences with them. You could take part in one of our Careers Team’s employability events, or meet with students in a more informal way, as preferred.

Give us a quote Did you really enjoy your course at Christ Church, or feel it gave you a particularly good start in your career? You could give us a testimonial for use on our website, in prospectuses and in other promotional materials. Either complete a short written questionnaire or talk to camera whichever you prefer.

Help with interviewingWe need practitioners in adult nursing and radiography to help interview prospective students. Experience of working with trainees in practice required. This is an excellent personal development opportunity, where you can help bring future talent into healthcare.

Help at open daysProspective students find it really valuable to talk to people who have studied at Christ Church at Open Days – particularly with those who can talk about what happens after you qualify. Could you help at an Open event? Why not come back with other Christ Church friends and make a day of it together!

Current Opportunities

Get Involved. If you are interested in any of these opportunities,

or want to discuss your ideas for how you could support Christ Church

Email: [email protected]: 01227 782995

Offer real-life experienceThe School of Childhood and Education Sciences provides programmes (not leading to qualified teacher status) for students wishing to work within an education setting. Live work experience with groups of children in the community is vital for their learning. Please get in touch if you work, or have contacts within an environment that may be able to offer some relevant work experience (the type and duration can be subject to negotiation).

Don’t wait to be askedVolunteering can mean coming up with your own ideas for how you could work with Christ Church, or just keeping us in mind. When alumna Emma Brice (BA (Hons) Film, Radio and Television 2015) found out that her employer, Halo TV, wanted to offer short student internships, she immediately put them in contact with CCCU. She secured vital work experience for our students, just by being in the right place at the right time and making the most of the opportunity. See a short video of Emma’s story at: www.canterbury.ac.uk/alumni/help-our-students/give-professional-input.aspx

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Alumni Volunteering

Recognising Your ContributionYou Could be Alumni Volunteer of the YearThis year, the University launched its Alumni Volunteer of the Year Award to recognise the alumnus/na judged to have made an outstanding contribution to Christ Church through volunteering. Nominations are put forward by members of University staff, then you – our alumni – are invited to vote for the winner from a shortlist of three. The Award, including a prize of £300, is presented at an annual Gala dinner given for all alumni volunteers.

Winner 2016 – Gill RowlandThank you to everyone who took part in voting for this year’s Alumni Volunteer of the Year.* Your choice was Gill Rowland (PGCE 2004) for the exceptional support she gave to Faculty of Education during her employment as Assistant Headmistress at a Kent-based school.

The special qualities that made Gill the winner:• dedication to supporting trainee teachers

well beyond the “call of duty”• commitment to pursuing close partnership

with Christ Church – Gill gave large amounts of her own time as lead mentor in one of Christ Church’s partnership schools and was always willing act as an ambassador promoting the benefits of partnership with Christ Church

• vision in shaping the role of the Faculty of Education’s ITE Partnership Committee over a period of three years as its first ever Chairperson.

*Missed the chance to vote for this year’s winner?Make sure we have your up-to-date email address

Email: [email protected]: www.canterbury.ac.uk/alumni/stay-in-touch

to complete an update form

Gill Rowland (PGCE 2004), 2016 Winner

Alumni Volunteering


“I became a volunteer because I wanted to make a difference to new teachers and the impact they could have on learning outcomes for young people . Winning the award was a great surprise and a huge honour . We all have something to offer to support the next generation and should not underestimate how great our impact can be .”

Members of the Alumni Relations Development GroupThese alumni provide help and advice on the University group that considers how we should develop our services and support to former students:• Tony Payne (BA/BSc (Hons) Business Studies

and RFTV 1997)• Frances Nation (PGCE 2004 and BA (Hons)

Religious Studies 1983)• Kyle Rogers (LLB 2014)

Meet our Alumni ChampionsAlumni who are exemplary in their support of Christ Church can also be recognised by the honorary status of Alumni Champion. We are delighted that the following alumni have receive this designation during 2016:

Finalists for the Alumni of the Year AwardWinner Gill Rowlands (PGCE 2004) – for support to the Faculty of Education (see page 38)

Hany Wisa (MCh Minimally Invasive Surgery 2015) – for support to the Institute of Medical Sciences: mentoring students, donating learning resources and advising on curriculum development

Iain Hawthorne (DSM and MA Management Studies 2002) – for support to the Business School: connecting the School to the banking sector, supporting the student Global Business Society, giving talks and providing testimonials.

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Alumni Volunteering

Left to right – Hany Wisa, Gill Rowlands,Vice-Chancellor Rama Thirunamachandran

and Iain Hawthorne

“Education is so powerful, I really want to support the work of the University and love sharing my experiences with current students, inspiring them to see that studying can open up great possibilities for them .”IAIN HAWTHORN – MA MANAGEMENT STUDIES 2002


Following months of careful planning, over bottles of Newcastle Brown ale and pickled onion parties in Tim Walker’s room, March 19 1972 will live long in the annals of Christ Church history.

The day was set fair for the football match for the BF Trophy, to be played on the sacred turf of the pitch at St Augustine’s Stadium between Fynden and Thorne. The team line-ups provided a fearsome group of players and officials drawn from all parts of the country, from as far as the North East down to the West Country.

There was a large crowd that afternoon to witness this match, now forgotten by some but not the chosen few who were lucky enough to play in that memorable game.

We are indebted to Keith Blackwell who provided the following article after reading last year’s’ edition of the Link and to Graham Hogben for the images. Both are CertEd alumni from 1972. Keith wrote: “I read with sadness the change of use of Fynden and Thorne hostels in the latest edition of Link. It prompted me to look back nearly 44 years, to the infamous Inter-Hostel football match between these two men’s hostels.”

CCCU Throwback

The Fynden team resplendent in their canary yellow shirts and blue shorts. Graham‘Choppa’ Hogben leads this fine body of men. Ken ‘Cobbler’ Cox, modest as ever,looks away at the vital moment the picture was taken.

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The archives of The Union News reveal an in-depth and unbiased report of the game. According to this august journal, the result was a 5–2 win for Thorne, who came from 2–0 from behind, but mainly due to match ending injuries to Fynden’s defenders. Young Hogben scored first (20 minutes) and Chris Georgiou added a second just before half time. Paul Povey crashed through to get one for Thorne and Mike Gowing a second.

With the Thorne team being rugby players, hard (and borderline legal) tackles disposed of James House and Glyn Walker, leaving Fynden’s

Did you play in, or witness the great Inter-Hostel football match? If so, send us your memories

Email: [email protected]: www.canterbury.ac.uk/alumni/stay-in-touch to complete our ‘news’ form.

Or find the photos and post your comments at: www.facebook.com/ChristChurchUni

The men of Thorne with Big Al King their captain on the back rowand their goalie the fearsome Dennis ”who’s got my teddy bear?” Bell,

a giant of a man with a soft heart.

players weakened. Thorne forced home three goals in the final quarter. The Union reports: “The trophy was presented and was displayed in the hostel next to Fynden.”

The souvenir programme, printed at the college press by Tim Walker ran to three sides and had a “lucky programme” number. The winning programme was bought by Vanessa Webb. As well as winning a valuable prize she also won me! We got married in July 1972 and now have two grown up children and three grandsons. What a prize – all for one penny!

CCU Throwback


This year, we welcomed back alumni from the classes of 1970, 1986 and 2001 for reunions and anniversary celebrations and hosted the first gathering of alumni from the MA in Myth, Cosmology and the Sacred.

Calling the class of 1967If you left Christ Church in 1967, next year is YOUR Golden Jubilee – 50 years since you finished studying with us. We would love to celebrate this with you at the Canterbury Campus so if you’d like to come back to visit, please do get in touch as soon as possible.

Meeting Space

MA Myth, Cosmology and the Sacred – Class of 2015

Students of the Class of 1986, now... and then

Email: [email protected],or telephone: 01227 782940 ext 1677

Organising your own reunion We’re always happy to help you get started with organising your own reunion at the University – whether by trying to locate friends with whom you’ve lost contact, or notifying graduates from a specific department and/or year. It may be possible to organise a welcome reception and/or a campus tour.

Community Arts and Education Christ Church offers a range of non-accredited adult education courses to be studied ‘for their own sake’, for the joy and love of learning. Day schools are run on Saturdays or Sundays and short courses are between four and ten weeks duration (two hours per week). Our tutors are there to help and inspire you on a range of subjects including: • modern art • music• photography• philosophy• art and poetry therapy • health, well-being• equality and diversity• learning about autism• consciousness and animalsspirituality • European and world cinema • creative writing courses / how to self-publish

your books

Day schoolsA User’s Guide to Autistic Spectrum Conditions Sunday 2 October, 10am – 1.30pmCanterbury CampusPrice: £25

Understanding Community Food SystemsSunday 23 October, 10am – 4pm Canterbury CampusPrice: £45Should we be vegan, eat local produce, buy lamb from New Zealand, support communities in developing nations, or a mixture of all of the above? A 1-day course offering a vision for a more resilient and equitable food culture.

How to Start Your Family HistorySunday 20 November, 10am – 1pm Canterbury CampusPrice: £22Aimed at beginners, this course focuses on the main sources for researching family history and demonstrates how to access sources via Ancestry.

What past CAE students have said• Exceptional• Inspiring• It has been consistently brilliant through the

three years I’ve been attending • Varied and stimulating • Encouraging and informative• Consistently high standard of tuition and

facilitation

Short coursesPhotography: The Complete SkillsetStarts Monday 26 September, 7pm – 9pm Canterbury CampusPrice: £98 for 10 sessionsA 10-week technical course that provides a detailed and far-reaching understanding of the technical facets of photography. Suitable for beginners and advanced amateurs alike.

Writing Your Book for BusinessStarts Thursday 29 September, 7pm – 9pm Mid-Kent College, MaidstonePrice: £49.50 for 5 sessionsA key catalyst for establishing yourself as the go-to person in your industry is the publication of your own business book. This workshop shows you how to get your ideas on paper, find the best angle, then structure your book for best effect.

Dementia Friendly Film ClubStarts Friday 30 September, 11am – 1.30pm Canterbury Campus Price: £78 for 8 sessions*.Run for people with a diagnosis of dementia and a family member or friend, to enjoy films and the social stimulation of discussing what they’ve seen.

*One carer per paying attendee may come free of charge.

Highlights of the autumn programme

Explore our full brochure at: www.canterbury.ac.uk/cae Telephone: 01227 863451 to find out more or request a brochure

Tuesday 11 October, 6pmFelicity Ashton MBEPole of Cold: A Journey to Chase WinterVenue: Canterbury Campus, Old Sessions House, Room Og46What does winter mean to you? British Polar explorer Felicity Ashton and her team sought the answer as they travelled more than 35,000km from the UK across Scandinavia and Siberia in a Land Rover Defender. Felicity describes the people and places the team experienced as they headed into some of the most extreme winter climates in the world.

All talks are free and open to the public.Advance booking required, please visit: www.canterbury.ac.uk/publiclectures

See highlights of our spring/summer events programmes in the spring edition of the alumni

e-bulletin Link Online. Make sure we have your up-to-date email address

Email: [email protected]: www.canterbury.ac.uk/alumni/stay-in-touch

to complete an update form

Public lecture programme 2016/17Autumn programme 2016

Tuesday 22 November, 6pmDavid LoughNo More Champagne: British Prime Ministers and their Money, from Walpole to ChurchillVenue: Canterbury Campus, Old Sessions House, Room Og46Historian David Lough provides fascinating insights into British prime ministers and their times by looking at the way they have dealt with their own money. Author of the acclaimed No More Champagne: Churchill and His Money, David reveals how prime ministers from Robert Walpole to Tony Blair have built fortunes from their post and discusses how they dealt with the ethical issues of their day.

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BOOKINGS and to see the full autumn Arts and Culture Programme visit:www.canterbury.ac.uk/arts-and-cultureEmail: [email protected]

Tel: 01227 782994

MUSIC FREE Canterbury Festival Lunchtime ConcertsVenues: Anselm’s Chapel on Canterbury Campus and St Gregory’s Centre for Music, North Holmes Road All concerts start at 1.10pmFull details: www.canterburyfestival.co.uk Christ Church is Proud Partner and Principal Sponsor of the Canterbury Festival.

Maggini Quartet play Haydn, Beethoven and Maxwell DaviesFriday 25 November, 7.30pmVenue: St Gregory’s Centre for MusicTickets: £12 (Concessions £5)

Arts and Culture

ARTFREE Lucy Skaer – LeonoraWednesday 12 October – Saturday 17 December Venue: Sidney Cooper Gallery The Sidney Cooper Gallery showcases internationally renowned, contemporary visual artist Lucy Skaer’s significant installation, Leonora.

DANCEFREE Dance@Canterbury: RE-MIXFriday 4 November, 1.10pmVenue: Anselm Studio 1, Canterbury CampusChrist Church dance students perform a selection of their choreography including sequences that combine digital media and film.

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