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Volume 33 • Number 7June/July 2001

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SCHOOL and college students in Leicester and Leicestershire are to be givenrecognition for their achievements outside of areas that can be tested byformal exams – thanks to a new Accord signed at the University of Leicester.

The New Progression Accord brings together the county’s schools, colleges anduniversities in a vibrant partnership that will provide real benefits for students.

Under the terms of the new Accord, students at Key Stage 4 will gainaccreditation for work they do in units that include careers education andmanagement, work experience, money management, the environment, workrelated aspects of citizenship, IT in a vocational context, community service andorganising an event.

At advanced level, students take one unit in Careers (Career Education andManagement or Making Choices); one unit in Enrichment, (e.g. Community andEmployment, Health and Personal Development, a Higher Education Tastercourse) and one unit in Wider Key Skills (Working with Others, Problem Solvingand Improving Own Learning and Performance).

The units undertaken by students are accredited by the Open College Networkfor the South East Midlands.

The University of Leicester, De Montfort University and LoughboroughUniversity have agreed to recognise the achievements of students successfullycompleting these units by granting an enhanced offer of 30 points under thenew UCAS points tariff – or a one A Level grade reduction – for applicants whohave completed three Accord Units at advanced level, level 3.

Mr Neil Stock, Co-ordinator of the Widening Participation to Higher EducationProject said: “The New Accord Programme will focus on those elements ofstudent entitlement identified within Curriculum 2000 concerned with highquality careers education, tutorial work and curriculum enrichment.

“Students who have previously gained the Accord have reported that it helpedthem towards an overview of their educational experience and enabled them tosee the relationship between the different elements of their work within theformal course curriculum and their interests and experiences outside ofschool/college.”

MILESTONE AGREEMENT: The Vice-Chancellors of the three universities in Leicestershire signthe Accord. Left to right: Professor Philip Tasker (De Montfort), Professor Burgess, ProfessorDavid Wallace (Loughborough).

UNIVERSITIES, COLLEGES ANDSCHOOLS SIGN NEW ACCORD

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students in its annual intake from2003-4.

The Medical School is set to morethan double its size – in 1998/9,the School had an intake of 175and in another two years it willoffer 403 places – making it biggerthan King's College, London.

Professor Ian Lauder, Dean of themedical school, said: "It was alwaysmy predecessor's worry whether wewere in danger of becoming toosmall to be competitive. TheLondon schools were massive

compared to us.

"When it came to competing forresources at the national level wewere becoming bit players. Now ithas become the biggest ofEngland's 21 medical schools, andcould continue to expand asteaching places rise in order to keepup with the demand for doctors.”

The Leicester Warwick MedicalSchool annual intake target is asfollows: 1998/9: 175; 1999/00:190; 2000/01: 239; 2001/02: 303;2002/03: 303; 2003/04: 403.

LEICESTER Warwick Medical Schoolis set to become the biggest inEngland, new figures reveal.

The School, which recently receivedfunding for an extra 100 medicalplaces, was accompanied by some£4.26 million of investment in newbuildings and facilities.

Now, in a House of CommonsWritten Answer on May 1, MalcolmWicks, Minister for LifelongLearning, revealed that theLeicester Warwick Medical Schoolwould be the only one to top 400

MEDICAL SCHOOL SET TO BE BIGGEST IN ENGLAND

MEDICAL accidents have been in the news recently. Thetragedy in Nottingham last January, when a teenagerdied following intrathecal injection (into the spine) of ananti-cancer drug intended to be given into a vein, hasagain focused attention on patient safety in the NHS.

This particular error has occurredbefore and was featured in a recentreport from the Department ofHealth on the prevention of adverseevents, appropriately titled AnOrganisation with a Memory. TheNHS must analyse and learn fromsuch incidents – not only thosewhich harm patients but also thelarger number of ‘near misses’where tragedy is narrowly averted.

Professor Kent Woods in theUniversity’s Department of Medicinewas asked by the Chief MedicalOfficer to examine the problem ofintrathecal injection errors and tomake recommendations onpreventive measures.

Professor Woods said: “In analysingsuch incidents, it became clear that a‘systems’ approach was required,since it was the combination ofseveral factors which made the errorpossible.

“Much work has been done in safety-consciousindustries, such as civil aviation, which is relevant tohealth care. Human errors will inevitably occur in anyactivity; the key requirement is to have barriers in placewhich will reduce their frequency and/or prevent themprogressing to cause a major mishap.

“A widely-used analogy is with slices of Swiss cheese;the holes represent weaknesses in safety procedures(‘latent conditions’) which, if sufficiently large ornumerous, allow an adverse event to result. What arethe barriers – the ‘slices’ - which normally stop theconfusion of intrathecal and intravenous treatments

when they are prescribed as part ofa patient’s cancer therapy? Whatare the latent conditions which canbreach these barriers?”

Professor Woods examined theworld literature on intrathecalinjection errors and thecircumstances surrounding 11recorded cases in the UnitedKingdom. His report recommendsspecific steps which should beimplemented immediately in staffeducation and training, in thedispensing of drugs and in wardprocedures.

As a further level of protection,urgent work is proposed to create adesign barrier to injection errors -an equipment modification whichwould make it physically impossiblefor a drug intended for intravenousinjection to be accidentally injectedthrough a spinal needle.

The report has been accepted and published by theDepartment of Health and its recommendations willsoon be issued as national guidance for the NHS.Lessons learned from the analysis of intrathecal injectionerrors are also applicable to other types of‘misconnection’ and drug administration hazard.

LEICESTER PROFESSOR’S REPORT PROVIDES NEW GUIDE FOR NHS

FINDINGS: Professor Woods’ reportrecommends specific steps which should beimplemented immediately in staff educationand training, in the dispensing of drugs andin ward procedures.

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PRESENTING a cheque for £1,000 to studentcommunity action group, Contact, is RichardEverard, of The Everard Foundation. Thepresentation, on May 11, was made to SamanaShah, President of Contact.

Mr Everard met other members of Contact, JamesBanks, Contact Secretary and members of theLeicester Volunteer Centre. He also met with AndyWilliams, the Students' Union President, Clare Taylorof the Welfare Office and the Registrar andSecretary, Mr Keith Julian.

was marked with a formal buffetlunch. The opening was performedby Felicity Waley-Cohen on behalf ofthe Serpentine Gallery. Around 60guests, representing the UKCCSG,the University, parents, friends andother supporters, were present.

creation there has been a steadyincrease in overall survival forchildren with cancer, so that nowapproximately 70% are cured of theirdisease.

The UKCCSGand its co-ordinatingcentre, basedat theUniversity ofLeicester, arehighlyregarded bothin this countryand overseas.On Monday,April 30, theCentre’s moveto expandednew premises


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THE headquarters of a nationalorganisation that combats childcancer, based at the University ofLeicester, has moved into expandednew premises.

One child in every 600 developscancer. Childhood cancers aredifferent from those found in adultsand require specialist treatment andmanagement. In the UK this isprovided through a highly organisednetwork of 22 treatment centres. Co-ordination of care on a national basisis provided through The UnitedKingdom Children’s Cancer StudyGroup (UKCCSG).

The Group is dedicated to advancingthe study of childhood cancer, andimproving survival rates for childrenand young people with cancer. In thetwenty four years since the Group’s

NEW HQ FOR CHILD CANCER GROUP

PROFESSOR Hugh Pennington delivered The FrankMay Medical Sciences Lecture: CJD - Lessons to beLearnt from BSE, to a packed theatre on May 16.

He told the public lecture that scientists were still along way from discovering the full extent of theCJD outbreak.

Professor Pennington, who is Professor ofBacteriology at the University of Aberdeen, said itwas impossible to know how many people wouldeventually contract the disease.

Professor Pennington said: "We have a long way togo in terms of understanding the basic biology ofCJD. We are sitting on a time bomb because wedon't know how many people are going to get thedisease. We just have to wait."

‘TIME BOMB’ WARNING IN CJD LECTURE

INSIGHT: Professor Pennington, second from left (seated) is picturedwith, left to right (back row) Professor Burgess, Dr May, Sir MichaelAtiyah, left to right (front), Professor Lauder, Mrs May and Mrs Burgess.

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woman'. Dr Westmarland hopes totake this forward, both in terms ofacademic research, but also to findways in which excluded groupsmight be encouraged to join theelite squad.

Louise Westmarland said that shethought the prospects of exploringthis exciting and underexposed areaof policing would be useful, both forthe University and the police. Herprevious work has shown howwomen areoften excludedfrom 'machocop' roles whichdemandsupposedly hardfighting anddrinking, such asthe CID.

As the NationalCrime Squad isregarded as theelite of detectivedepartments, itwould followthat this couldbe seen as 'nota place for a


THE House of Lords Appointments Commissionannounced that former Leicester student ValerieHowarth OBE is to be one of the new ‘People’s Peers’.

Valerie Howarth has been Chief Executive of ChildLinesince 1987, shortly after the charity was launched by itsChairman Esther Rantzen. Since that time ChildLine hashelped over one million children, campaigned on manyissues affecting children’s welfare and rights and helpedto bring about a fundamental change in attitudestowards problems such as sexual abuse and bullying.

A social worker by background, Valerie worked for theFamily Welfare Association and then the LondonBoroughs of Lambeth and Brent. She was Director ofSocial Services at Brent. She was the first UKrepresentative of the European Forum for Child Welfare,a founder member and first chair of the TelephoneHelplines Association, as well as founding the King’sCross Homelessness Project and the LondonHomelessness Forum.

She has taken a leading role in changing the law onchild witnesses and serves on the Department ofHealth’s Quality Protects steering group. She has spentover ten years in consumer protection and standardstetting as a committee member of the IndependentCommittee for the Supervision of Telephone InformationSystems (ICSTIS).

She is Vice Chair of the John Grooms Association forDisabled People, Vice Chair of the Faithfull Foundation (apioneering unit for the treatment of sex offenders), andis a Trustee of the Seiff Foundation. In February 2001Valerie was appointed to the Board of the FoodStandards Agency and serves on the Meat HygieneAdvisory Board. She has also recently been appointed tothe new NationalCare StandardsCommission.

Valerie Howarthwill step down asChief Executive ofChildLine on July 1,2001, toconcentrate on hernewresponsibilities.

• Mrs Howarthgained aDiploma in SocialStudies and aCertificate inApplied SocialStudies from theUniversity.

VALERIE HOWARTH TO BECOME A ‘PEOPLE’S PEER’

THE Director General of the NationalCrime Squad visited the ScarmanCentre on April 23.

Mr William Hughes spent most of theday meeting members of theacademic staff and described his visitas being 'very informative'.

He was welcomed by Dr LouiseWestmarland, Professor John Benyonand Andrew Willis, who is ActingDirector of the Scarman Centre whilstDr Martin Gill is on research leave. DrWestmarland had invited Mr Hughesto the Centre as she is interested inpursuing some research with theNational Crime Squad, relating totheir recruitment and promotion ofwomen, and officers from minoritygroups.

Positive outcomes of the day includedan agreement that an ESRC bid willbe prepared in collaboration with theNCS and that an ongoing researchrelationship should be developed.

AIM TO TACKLE GENDER AND RACE ISSUES

INFORMATIVE: Dr Louise Westmarland, Andrew Willis, Professor JohnBenyon with Mr Hughes (second from right).

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June/July 2001

THE Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland widening participation project has been working hard to broaden theeducational opportunities and aspirations of local school and college students. One of the many activities involvingthe three local universities is the Aiming for a College Education (ACE) Days.

On May 1 for the first time, the University of Leicester invited parents/guardians of those school and college studentswho have already attended an ACE day to visit the University to see for themselves what University life can offer.

The aim of the event was to fully involve parents in the information gathering and decision making process and tofind out about student development and support. One of the main areas of interest was the financial implications ofstudy at university.

"My experiences have shown that most parents are anxious about the new funding system and have manymisconceptions about the cost of higher education. We hope to reach parents as well as students through thewidening participation initiatives in order to reassure them that higher education is a good investment and won'tbreak the bank," said Jean Baxter, Student Welfare Officer.

The University has been running successful ACE Days for the past five years. The ACE days give Year 9/10 students,who have little or no family or community tradition of higher education, an insight into what University is all about.

WIDENING PARTICIPATION FOR PARENTS AND PUPILS

A GROUP of 30 Commonwealth MPs visited theUniversity on May 8, escorted by Mr Chris Jones(Secretary) and other members of the CommonwealthParliamentary Association. After an introductory talk bythe Vice-Chancellor, the group visited the Departmentof Genetics, and were shown round by Professor SirAlec Jeffreys and Dr Yuri Dubrova. They also visited theSpace Research Centre, where they were welcomed byProfessor Alan Wells. Their visit to the University waspart of a UK tour, as part of which they also visited theNational Space Centre and Leicester City Council.

COMMONWEALTH MPSTOUR UNIVERSITY

VARIED VISIT: The Commonwealth MPs and members of the Universityon campus.

UNIVERSITY DONATION TO LORD MAYOR'S APPEALTHE University ofLeicester SportsAssociationdonated £3,892to the new LordMayor’s chosencharity. Hischosen charityaims to providesportsequipment andopportunities fordisadvantagedchildren in theCity of Leicester.

The UniversitySportsAssociation has

its own charity with similar aimscalled Sports Kids in Need (SKIN),which is now about to close down,so both SKIN and the SportsAssociation were particularly pleasedto make this donation.

The new Lord Mayor, Councillor JohnAllen, said: "I was absolutely delightedto receive my first cheque for mycharity. This was a total surprise and issuch an excellent start to my Spirit ofSport Appeal."

Colin Hide, Sports and RecreationManager added: "We are delighted tokick start the Lord Mayor's Appeal withsuch a large donation. We wish himhuge success with fund raising duringthe year for such a worthy cause."

ANIMAL MAGNETISM: Presenting the cheque to the mascots at theAppeal launch is incoming Sports President in the Union, Rachel Gilbertson.

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STAFF at the School of Education led two professionaldevelopment days in April for 130 primary initial teachertrainees together with the teacher-mentors with whomthey will shortly be working on school placements inLeicester City, Leicestershire, Rutland and Northants.

This opportunity was funded by the NLS with the explicitintention of adding strength to the current push to raisestandards of writing. All training institutions and theirpartner schools were invited to participate in theprogramme nationally. This initiative is a recognition of thefact that students, about to become newly qualifiedteachers, should be as well prepared as possible to supportthe raising of pupils' attainment in writing.

The day, tutored by Jane Hislam, Roger Merry, Lizzie deLancey and co-ordinated by Jane Hislam focused on SharedWriting, an element of the Literacy Hour which is seen as apowerful way of motivating, guiding and teaching pupilsto improve as writers.

At Leicester, staff modified the NLS programme to takeaccount of the needs of students and partner schools.Tutors began by demonstrating a shared writing lessonabout the second world war – artefacts from the war werealso brought in, including a gas mask.

Later in the day, teachers gave assistance to their students,using high-quality materials put together by colleagues inHEI, on planning for, teaching and evaluating sharedwriting in the classroom.

LEA Literacy Consultants made a significant and positivecontribution to the training days and their presence madean important statement about the value of working inpartnership together. Schools also contributed to the day.

This particular event marked, in a unique way, thegovernment's recognition of the vital contribution made bythe University, in partnership with partner LEAs andschools to high quality teaching and learning in theclassroom.

SHARED WRITING ON SCHOOL PLACEMENT DAYS

away match. Encouraged by hisamused response, Gary andMorag decided to actually launchthe official fan club, withRobbie’s consent.

Gary, a taxi driver, attends everyLeicester match, whilst Moragand daughter Ailish, eight, go toas many as possible. Ailish, notsurprisingly, has also become aSavage fan, though because ofthe competitions in the magazineshe has not been allowed to jointhe fan club.

Morag, 46, who works in theUniversity of Leicester’s AVS -Print unit, describes Robbie as‘a really nice chap’. He is verydown to earth, though he enjoysbeing paid to play a game thathe loves. Asked whether shefeels any other Leicester playersdeserve a fan club, she believesthat only midfielder Robbie hasthe character. He is flamboyantand extrovert, and is also verywell-known in the world offootball and beyond.

Their club has met a wonderfulpublic response, though they arestill hoping to attract moremembers. Among the lettersthey have received was one froma man joining up his 67-year-oldmother, and a 78-year-oldwoman was one of the first tomake contact with the fan club.

Fan club members will receive aregular newsletter and birthdayand Christmas cards, as well asgetting the chance to winvarious Robbie-related prizes. Hehas even donated his silver Pumaboots as a competition prize.

Joanna Barstow

ROBBIE Savage, Leicester Cityfootball star and heart-throb,has recently acquired his ownfan club. Life-long fan MoragClarke set up the club, alongwith husband Gary, just twomonths ago, but has alreadyreceived Robbie’s full backing.

Gary, 43, came up with the ideafor the club, according toMorag. He and some friendsdecided to display a sign withthe words, The Official RobbieSavage Fan Club at a Leicester

MORAG SETS UP ROBBIE SAVAGE FAN CLUB

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WRITERS’ SECRETS DIVULGED TO STUDENTS

THE University’s adult education centre VaughanCollege, part of the Institute of Lifelong Learning,hosted one of the most successful SaturdaySchools: Dangerous Earth - Warning! Planet Earthcan Seriously Damage your Health.

The event was part of a series of geologically–themed Saturday Schools that have been takingplace over 20 years through a partnershipbetween the geology section of the LeicesterLiterary and Philosophical Society and theDepartment of Adult Education.

Andrew Swift, of the University Department ofGeology and Chair of the Society’s GeologySection said: “This year’s meeting was probablyone of the best ever – due in large part to thepivotal role played by this year’s convenorProfessor Andy Saunders from the University’sGeology Department.

“The theme of the meeting, catastrophic natural events, was extremely topical and Professor Saunders broughttogether many of the leading figures in this field”.

The event included talks by Dr Allan Mills on meteorite impacts on earth and Dr Rosalind White, who dwelt on thegreat geological upheaval some 250 million years ago – which many geologists believe was the time of thegreatest mass extinction of all.

There were a number of other speakers from universities and other notable geologists.

EARTH SHATTERING EVENT AT VAUGHAN COLLEGE

RUINS: At the Vaughan College Saturday School were speakers, left toright, Simon Day (UCL), Bill Maguire (UCL), Steve Self (Open University),Tony Waltham (Nottingham Trent University), Rosalind White, AndySaunders (Organiser) and Alan Mills.

UNIVERSITY of Leicester Physics students took part in a workshop at the European SpaceAgency facility in Holland.

The workshop, which is took place at ESTEC in Noordwijk, Holland, marks the end of Phase Aof the Student Space Exploration and Technology Initiative (SSETI). This Europe-wide projectwill ultimately lead to the launch of a moon lander.

The project is run by the Office for Educational Project Outreach Activities of the EuropeanSpace Agency and its twofold aim is to give students real experience of space missions and to create a network ofstudents and institutions on the Internet to facilitate the production and launch of space probes.

Leicester was one of the first universities involved in SSETI to award degree credits to two students involvedin the project, allowing them to spend 15 hours a week co-ordinating the work of volunteer student teamsand developing the satellite systems as part of their degree course.

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CHILDREN’S author Chris d’Lacey let Dixie GrammarSchool pupils in on a few writers’ secrets when he gavea talk to Year Six.

He said a three-step approach was best – observingwhat’s around them, questioning what has happened orwhat might happen and then using their imagination toweave a story.

"Life provides inspiration for stories", he said.

Mr d’Lacey, of the Pre-Clinical Sciences Department,started writing in his spare time, and his first published

book, A Hole at the Pole, was inspired by a toy polarbear gift for his wife.

His latest work, From e to You, is about two peopleemailing each other and was co-written with LindaNewbery. After the talk, Mr d’Lacey answered questions,signed autographs and inscribed all 25 of his booksbought afterwards with a personal message.

Teacher Mrs Di Scott, who organised the visit said: "Thechildren were thrilled by his friendly manner andhumorous presentation. We hope he will return next year."

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DEGREE CONGREGATIONS - JULY 2001The Degree Congregations will be held on July 11-13,2001. Arrangements are detailed below. Researchdegrees will be included according to the subject area.

Wednesday 11 July at 11am

Faculty of ArtsEnglish Local HistoryAmerican StudiesEnglishEuropean StudiesModern LanguagesHistoryHistory and ArchaeologyHistory and PoliticsCombined StudiesHumanities

Wednesday 11 July at 3pm

Faculty of ArtsArchaeology and HeritageMuseum StudiesAncient History and ArchaeologyArchaeologyArchaeology and SociologyGeographyHistory of Art

Faculty of ScienceArchaeologyChemistryPhysics GeographyGeography and Archaeology

Thursday 12 July at 11am

Faculty of ScienceGeologyGeophysicsComputer ScienceMathematicsEngineeringCombined Studies

Faculty of the Social SciencesMass CommunicationsGeographyGeography/Economic and Social History

Faculty of Education and Continuing StudiesAll degrees

Thursday 12 July at 11am

Faculty of the Social SciencesLaw and Employment RelationsSociology of SportLabour Market StudiesSociology

Faculty of LawAll degrees

Friday 13 July at 11am

Faculty of the Social SciencesInternational Economic HistoryManagement CentreScarman Centre Social WorkUniversity College Northampton degreesEconomicsPoliticsEconomic and Social HistoryContemporary History

Friday 13 July at 3pm

Faculty of Medicine and Biological SciencesAll degrees

• Invitations to participate in the degreecongregations were issued to all academicand related staff at the end of May. Thosewishing to attend one or more of theceremonies are reminded that they shouldadvise Louise Masterman in the GraduateOffice which ceremonies they wish toattend by no later than June 29, 2001.

STUDENT NOMINATED FOR LEADERSHIP & DIVERSITY AWARDDHARMENDRA P Yadav, a law student at the University, hasbeen nominated for the GG2 Mars Ethnic UniversityStudent of the Year Award 2001. The nomination is aresult of his voluntary efforts in forging relations betweenthe university and the general community in Leicester. Inparticular, it is due to his instrumental role as Vice-President (Culture) of the Hindu Society.

The award celebrates achievement, demonstrated throughstrong academic performance and commitment to the spirit

and life of the student's university and local community. Aspart of the GG2 Leadership & Diversity Awards, hosted by theAsian Marketing Group, Britain's biggest Asian publishinghouses, the initiative is supported by Mars as one of Britain'sleading equal opportunity employers, actively promotingdiversity. Short-listed nominees will proceed to a finalselection stage based on the Mars Graduate RecruitmentProcess. The award will be presented at the GG2 Leadership &Diversity Awards Dinner on October 16, 2001 in London.

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STUDENTS at the University have begun unravellingsome of the mysteries of ‘Dark Age’ Leicester.

They put the plan of the city as it was a hundred yearsago ‘under the microscope’, in an effort to date thevarious phases of the city’s growth.

First results of the work - by Leicestershire people studyingfor the MA in English Local History - were unveiled duringa public talk at St Nicholas’ church on May 30.

Dr Graham Jones, Lecturer in English Topography, gavethe first of Four Stories from Leicestershire Churches,organised by the Diocese of Leicester. He described theorigins of St Nicholas’ in what remained of the Romancity, and its claims to be Leicester’s Anglo-Saxoncathedral, as well as something of its later history.

The other three talks are at:• St Dionysius, Market Harborough, on June 6,

again by Dr Jones,• St Mary Magdalene, Stapleford, on June 20, by

Leicester University’s Reader in Church Archaeology,Dr David Parsons,

• St John the Baptist, Clarendon Park, Leicester, on June27, given by Geoff Brandwood, a well-known experton Victorian churches.

The English Local History students have begun toanalyse Leicester’s medieval city centre by measuringproperty plots, and identifying blocks of land whichseem to have been laid out at particular periods.

This has been done successfully in historic townselsewhere in Britain and on the Continent, but neverbefore in Leicester.

“We can begin to glimpse the outlines of what mayhave been an Anglo-Saxon redevelopment of Leicesterin the ruins of the Roman city,” says Dr Jones. “Forexample, it seems a route developed aiming for the siteof St Nicholas from the eastern gate.

That underlines the likelihood that St Nicholas was theAnglo-Saxon cathedral - but also it may have grown outof a church established in what had been the Romanforum, probably by royal authority.”

STUDENTS SHED LIGHT ON ‘DARK AGES’ OF LEICESTER

DON’T forget to call in to the Secondhand Bookshop in the Students’ Unionbefore heading off on a summer holiday. Alongside the vast array of textbooksare some first class travel guides and quality novels – cheaper than you’d findat the airport! The Bookshop will be open until June 29, re-opening onSeptember 10 to catch early returners with their book lists.

STOP OFF BEFORE YOU TAKE OFF!

MORE than 150 delegatesrepresenting oncology, psychiatry,psychology, nursing, palliative careand social work attended theannual conference of the BritishPsychosocial Oncology Societywhich was held at the University ofLeicester. The conference wasorganised by Dr Mari LloydWilliams Honorary Senior Lecturerand Consultant in PalliativeMedicine at Leicester.

The keynote speaker was ProfessorLiam Donaldson, Chief MedicalOfficer who spoke on achievingexcellence in psychosocial care.Professor Mike Richards gave a keynote address on the supportivecare strategy for cancerhighlighting the need for

CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER GIVES LECTURE AT LEICESTERpartnerships between sectors andfor evidence of which psychosocialinterventions are effective forpatients and at which time points.Betty Buschbaum (Professor ofPreventative Psychiatry) from theUSA - a renowned researcher inthe field of childhood bereavementgave a moving summary of herlifelong research into how childrencan be supported at the time ofthe death of a parent or sibling.

University of Leicester researcherspresented several papers. Dr MaryDixon Woods presented herresearch on the parents’experience of a child beingdiagnosed with cancer. Dr NickLees presented his paper on Catlet- a tool to evaluate patient’s

information leaflets and Dr MariLloyd Williams’ research grouppresented on helping childrencope with bereavement, andpapers on the effectiveness andvalidity of screening fordepression in palliative carepatients.

Among the distinguished speakerswere also Dr Jane Maher, ChiefMedical Officer of Macmillan, DrSusie Wilkinson, Head of R & D,Marie Curie, and Professor IanKunkler President of the BritishOncology Association - all chairingsessions at the conference and allemphasising the importance ofproviding evidence-basedpsychosocial care to cancerpatients and their families.

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THROUGHOUT this year the RichardAttenborough Centre at the Universityis Celebrating Cultural Diversity bypresenting the work of Mexicanmusician and Artist in Residence,Alonso Mendoza, through workshops,lectures and performance.

A major event in the programme willbe his first Concert/ Lecture at theCentre on Sunday June 17, at 7.30pm.As part of Leicester International Music

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THE Islamic Society at the University ofLeicester has been provided with a newprayer room for women, allowing thesociety to expand its activities and praywith greater ease and comfort.

The room in the Charles WilsonBuilding has come after requests for anew prayer room were made toimprove upon former facilities used byMuslim women.

Afia Ilyas, Vice-President of the Islamicsociety, explained: “‘For Muslims theprayer room is an area of sanctity andpeace, where you get away from thehectic world, leaving your studies andwork behind, and come for theremembrance of God, the one whocreated you.

“It is important therefore that the areain which we pray is comfortable andaids us in our worship and I feel that

ROOM PRAYERS ANSWEREDAfia added that prayer is veryimportant in Islam. Muslims pray fivetimes every day - it is impossible to gothrough the day withoutacknowledging God. It is a way ofbuilding a relationship with God and itbrings Muslims back from the materialworld to realising why they are here.

Men and women pray separatelybecause of Islamic laws ofsegregation. It is also morecomfortable - women can, forinstance, remove their scarves. Thereare no distractions and Muslims areable to focus on prayer.

The Islamic Society was formed in1994 and is very successful. There arenow about 200 members on campus,and the society also runs talks, studycircles and other events.

Joanna Barstow

DR JOHN Templeton Jnr, the President of theTempleton Foundation since 1988, delivered thefourth Sir Sigmund Sternberg Lecture in Inter-FaithDialogue, hosted by the Centre for the History ofReligious and Political Pluralism, on May 2.

The lecture, on the theme of The Joy of Giving,was based on Dr Templeton’s own experience incombining business, medical and ethicalconsiderations in a single career.

He made special mention of the Templeton Prize forProgress in Religion, the world’s most valuable prize,as well as other projects of the TempletonFoundation. The lecture was delivered in the

presence of Sir Sigmund and Lady Hazel Sternberg.Sir Sigmund was the winner of the Templeton Prizefor Progress in Religion in 1998.

PRESIDENT OF THETEMPLETON FOUNDATIONGIVES LECTURE

ILLUSTRIOUS: From left, Dr John Templeton, Sir Sigmund Sternberg andProfessor Bonney.

the new prayer room serves thispurpose well. It is a spacious room, wehave a newly fitted carpet, pictures ofMuslim holy sites and, God willing, aregetting new shelves and storagecupboards. We are extremelyfortunate as all these things havecome via donations.”

The local Muslim community donatedthe prayer room carpet and thepictures of Mecca, Medina and al-Aqsawhich adorn the walls. The room isalso used for studying and grouptalks, its greater size making it idealfor this purpose. Afia says,“Improvements to our prayer roomwere absolutely necessary and we allappreciate the efforts made by thoseinvolved in achieving these. Ultimately,the prayer room now adequatelycaters to meet the demands of theMuslims on campus.”

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Festival, Alonso Mendoza will be usinghis fascinating array of percussiveinstruments to perform works ofinternational composers of 20th Centurypercussion from Alvirez to Xenakis.Tickets for the concert are availablefrom either the Richard AttenboroughCentre (0116 252 2455) or Phoenix Artsbox office (0116 254 4854).Throughout this year the RichardAttenborough Centre is running a series

of Percussion workshops teachingaspects of world music traditions fromLatin America, Cuba and Africa, forpeople of all abilities - from just plainenthusiasm to experienced composers.For further information on CelebratingCultural Diversity events please contactthe Richard Attenborough Centre. Theproject particularly welcomes peoplewith disabilities, having excellent accessin this purpose built Centre.

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Lifelong Learning BulletinUniversity of Leicester

June/July 2001

ECONOMIC, social and training issues were high on theagenda during a recent visit to the University by seniorpersonnel from the East Midlands Development Agency(EMDA). Sue Otter and Cynthia Onions from EMDA visitedthe Institute of Lifelong Learning where they met Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor John Beeby, and John Benyon andJackie Dunne from the Institute.

The principal focus of the meeting was how the Universityand EMDA could work together to contribute toimproving the local economy and infrastructure. One ofthe goals of EMDA is to attract inward investment and itwas felt that the University’s extensive overseas contactsmight be of assistance.

The role of EMDA is to be a catalyst for change in theregion, with the target that the East Midlands should beone of the top twenty European regions by 2010. Apriority area is the development of further foundationdegrees in areas where there are skills shortages, such aslogistics, food science, tourism and leisure management,motor sports management, and health and social policy.The region also needs to retain more of the students whograduate from local universities and this would entail thedevelopment of effective training and developmentpackages aimed at SMEs.

It was agreed that Leicester Institute of Lifelong Learning(LILL) could assist in various ways, particularly bydeveloping a comprehensive programme of continuingprofessional development that would make the University’sexpertise available to employees in the region. LILL wouldalso be able to help foster collaboration between different

institutions, for example through the newColleges–University of Leicester Network. In addition, itwas agreed that LILL would organise a one-day workshop,funded by EMDA, to bring together those involved inlifelong learning in the ten universities in the East Midlandsto explore ways of working together.

The University’s Director of Lifelong Learning, ProfessorJohn Benyon, said: "This was a most useful meeting andwe learned a lot about the plans and ideas of the EastMidlands Development Agency. It seems clear that thereare many ways in which the University of Leicester canmake a significant contribution to the realisation ofEMDA’s plans and we look forward to working closely withEMDA in the coming period."

WORKING TOGETHER FOR REGIONAL PROSPERITY

WORKING TOGETHER: Professor John Benyon, Cynthia Onions(EMDA), Jackie Dunne (Director of CPD, LILL), Sue Otter (EMDA),Professor John Beeby.

Tai Chi teacherDavid Lear andCherry Heinrichdemonstrate aTai Chi swordform (right).

CREATIVE: WEATai Chi studentsdemonstrate a TaiChi forms andexercises (right).

MOVEMENT:Tai Chi teacherDavid Learleading WEA TaiChi studentsand members ofthe public at ademonstrationof Tai Chi formsand exercisesduring Adultlearners’ week(right).

As part of Adult Learners' Week, the art of TaiChi, which is taught at Vaughan College, wasdemonstrated in Castle Gardens, Leicester.

STUDENT DEMO IS AN ART FORM

Lifelong LearningBulletinUniversity of LeicesterJune/July 2001

THE University launched its new Institute of LifelongLearning with a keynote lecture to coincide with AdultLearners' Week.

The lecture by Professor John Benyon, Director of theInstitute of Lifelong Learning, was entitled Voyage ofDiscovery: Lifelong Learning and the University ofLeicester, and took place on May 15 at Vaughan College.

The newly renamed University of Leicester NorthamptonCentre (ULNC) was also the venue for a keynote speech,introducing the Institute of Lifelong Learning.

Professor Benyon said: "I explored what we mean byLifelong Learning - how it has developed in the recent

past and the Government initiatives that have launchedit; its importance to the region and to the University; andthe different ways we plan to deliver Lifelong Learning inthe new age.

"I outlined its importance to the region's economy,development and skills. If the East Midlands is to achievethe goal set by the East Midlands Development Agency(EMDA), which aims to put it in the top 20 economicregions in the whole of Europe by 2010, then all of us aregoing to have to pull out all the stops in LifelongLearning.”

As part of Adult Learners’ Week, the WEA at VaughanCollege put on a free demonstration of Tai Chi in CastleGardens, Leicester (pictures on previous page).

VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY

NEW EMBLEM FOR LIFELONG LEARNINGFrank and his wife Jane visited theUniversity recently to present theframed original painting to theInstitute of Lifelong Learning. Franksaid: “I was so thrilled when I learnedthat the University wanted to use mypainting as its emblem of lifelonglearning. Jane and I had a wonderfulday when we visited the Universityand we both went home glowing likesunflowers! I look forward to stayingin touch with the staff and hopefullyto organising an exhibition atVaughan College next year.”

• Frank Canning’s web site is www.frankcanningartist.co.ukand he can be reached by phone on 01777 704864.

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THE University of Leicester’sInstitute of Lifelong Learning has abright and striking new emblem – asunflower, painted by EastMidlands’ artist Frank Canning. Theemblem will appear on all publicitymaterial for the University’s lifelong-learning courses at VaughanCollege, the Northampton Centreand elsewhere.

Frank Canning was born in 1935 ina Nottinghamshire village andfollowed the family tradition bybecoming a coal miner. After 14years of work underground he spenta further 25 years building up hismining equipment business butthen a heart attack forced him toease up. He turned to paintingand found he had a real talent inpainting flowers. In the last fewyears he has exhibited his work inLondon and elsewhere, has hadvarious commissions and haspublished his paintings as limitededitions and greeeting cards.

Professor John Benyon, theUniversity’s Director of LifelongLearning, said: “We weredelighted when Frank Canningaccepted our invitation to paintthe sunflower for us. We wantedan emblem that was bright andvibrant, which would attractpeople’s attention to help uspromote lifelong learning activitiesat the University of Leicester. Frankhas done a tremendous job and weare deeply grateful to him.”

YOU SAW ITHERE FIRST!

Issues of Bulletin appearon the University’s web

pages shortly before theyappear in print. Back issues

(January 1997 onwards)can also be viewed via the

following address:

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BLOOMING SUCCESS: Frank Canning with Professor John Benyon, (left) holding the framedoriginal painting of the sunflower, with other members of the University of Leicester Instituteof Lifelong Learning.

Lifelong Learning BulletinUniversity of Leicester

June/July 2001

WHEN students and their families and friendsgathered together earlier this year, at the Freemasons’Hall, Northampton, to celebrate their achievementsthey received their awards from the Vice-Chancellor,Professor Robert Burgess.

The Certificate and Diploma Presentation Evening is ahighlight of the lifelong learning calendar inNorthampton. This year, students received certificatesin Counselling, Architectural History, CombinedStudies, Ecology and Environmental Management,Local History and Modern Social History and diplomasin Counselling.

Among those receiving an award was Anita Wright, whodeclared herself to be ‘81 years young’. Anita successfullypassed the Certificate in Combined Studies after severalyears of study. She said: ‘I have thoroughly enjoyedstudying at the University of Leicester’s NorthamptonCentre. As well as learning a lot, I have made new friendsand we have combined our study of literature, drama andhistory with excursions to see plays and to study otherthings at first-hand. I would strongly recommend the

University’s lifelong learning courses to anyone whowants to keep active and alert, meet new people anddiscover new interests.’

• Further information about lifelong learning courses inNorthamptonshire is available from the University’sNorthampton Centre, telephone 01604 251801.

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CELEBRATIONS OF SUCCESS IN NORTHAMPTON

SUCCESS: Professors Bob Burgess and John Benyon with Mrs AnitaWright, who received a Certificate in Combined Studies.

ACHIEVEMENT: The Vice-Chancellor with Pamela and Peter Keedle,each of whom was awarded a Certificate in Modern Social History.

TOAST: Dr David Parsons, Head of the Department of Adult Education,toasts Clive Wood who was awarded a Certificate in Architectural History.

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THE University of Leicester Management Centrehas two projects that address the important areaof social exclusion. The Centre is working withFPM, a management consultancy and trainingorganisation, to design and deliver a series ofcourses aimed at helping public sector youth andcommunity work managers tackle social exclusion.These programmes include:

• A series of short courses,

• Improving Youth Work Management - amanagement programme run with the NationalYouth Bureau,

• The Diploma in the Management focusing onYouth Work - the result of a five yearpartnership between the Management Centre,Leicestershire C C Youth and Community Serviceand FPM Kevin Ford, one of the Centres’Associate Lecturers, and a director of FPM,explained: “Nine per cent of young people areconsidered socially excluded.

To enable youth work to successfully tackle socialexclusion, there is a need for considerably betterperformance management.” Recognition of thisneed is evident in the take-up for the course, whichhas been dramatic and exceeded expectations.

The Management Centre will also be launching anMA in the Management of Partnerships andCollaboration aimed at encouraging thecoordination of multi-agency approaches to socialproblems. Professor Peter Jackson, Director of theManagement Centre, commented that theseinitiatives sit comfortably in the Centre’s portfolioof public sector management programmes:

“Managers in the public sector face a number ofcomplex challenges seldom encountered by theirprivate sector counterparts. Our public sectorprogrammes prepare managers for thesechallenges, thereby contributing to the focus on,and alleviation, of problems left to the publicsector and social policy.”

Business BulletinBulletinUniversity of LeicesterJune/July 2001

CAREERS FAIR AT UNIVERSITY

MAKING CONNECTIONS

University of Leicester CareersFair, June 19, 2001.Charles Wilson Building SportsHall from 11.00am – 4.00pm.ALL graduates and undergraduatesare being invited to attend aCareers Fair at the University ofLeicester.

The invitation has been extendedto all members of the universitycommunity – be they fromLeicester, De Montfort,Loughborough or any otheruniversity. Graduates who arealready in employment in the areaand who are still looking for an

improved graduate position mayalso attend the Fair.

Over 40 employers will berepresented including the ArmedForces, Alenia Marconi, ArthurAndersen, Criterion Software,HSBC, Employment Opportunitiesfor People with Disabilities,Leicester City Council, InlandRevenue, The Times and KPMG.

The Careers Fair focuses on threeareas: graduate recruitment, self -employment and post-graduateinformation.

Typically the Fair attracts over 1,000

students. An employer who attendedthe Fair last year said: “It is a pleasureto attend Careers Fairs at theUniversity of Leicester. The events arealways well organised and provide anexcellent opportunity for us to talk tohigh-calibre students.”

There will be a total of 51 exhibitorsat the Fair, providing a greatopportunity to look at differentcareer paths. Haniel Riviere-Allen,Employer Liaison Manager at theUniversity, said, “Careers fairs are aninvaluable opportunity for graduatesand under-graduates to meet withpotential employers.”

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Professor Charles Pollock, of the Department ofEngineering, is Grant Holder for a TCS with StebonLtd, manufacturers of industrial stepping motors,used for high accuracy positioning applications inmanufacturing machinery and processes. The TCS

involves the design and manufacture of a newpower electronic controller for industrial steppingmotors, which will be smaller and lighter, and willoffer significant performance improvements overthe controllers manufactured by other companies.

The TCS is the culmination of six years offundamental research carried out between Stebon

Ltd and Professor Pollock.

A concept of training that benefits everyone

THE University is involved in a company training project,as part of a government scheme which links small andmedium-sized businesses with the latest research andexpertise in the HE sector.

Formerly known as the Teaching Company Scheme, TCS isfunded by the Research Councils, DTI, MAFF, theDepartment of Health and a number of othergovernment bodies concerned with the issue oftechnology transfer. TCS helps companies to draw on theexpertise of the knowledge based sector to carry forwardkey development projects within the company.

Each project is a partnership between one academicinstitution, one industrial organisation and the TeachingCompany Directorate (TCD),the agency responsible formanaging TCS.

Joint funding made to the University by the Governmentand the company involved pays for an academic memberof staff (the Grant Holder) to spend, typically, half a dayeach week supervising a graduate (the Associate) who isemployed by the University but works full-time with thecompany. This funding can be used to employ someoneto carry out the research, teaching and administrativeduties of the Grant Holder in order to free up thenecessary supervision time.

A typical scheme over two years would provide £20,250for academic and secretarial support with a further£5,000 for travel, consumables etc. The overheads wouldbe an additional £19,320. The balance of the total of£75,000 is used for salary and support costs of theAssociate.

Generally projects last for two years but occasionally thismay be extended to three or a maximum of four years.The total grant available depends on the number ofAssociates to be employed, the size of the partnercompany and whether it is the first time it hascollaborated with TCS. Typically a company’s share will be£14,000 a year (for companies with fewer than 250employees) or £22,500 a year (for companies with morethan 250 employees).

All partners benefit fromthe scheme:

• The company obtainsthe necessarytechnology transfer tomaintain and improveits business.

• The academicinstitution receivesincome with overheadsto fund replacementcosts which counttowards researchincome in the ResearchAssessment Exercise.The scheme also fundsa long-term associationwith the company which might lead to further researchcollaboration and projects. Importantly it provides anopportunity to link its research with the needs of industry.

• The Associate has an opportunity to obtain a higherdegree working on a research project but within acompany and receiving a company salary. In many casesthe scheme will also provide an on-going employmentopportunity.

For further details see the TCS website:http://www.tcsonline.org.uk

Business Bulletin BulletinUniversity of Leicester

June/July 2001

BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS

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In the year 2000 Catherine Gray graduated from theUniversity with a first class honours degree inBiological Sciences. She decided that rather thangoing straight into work after university she wouldtravel, but she also wanted to do somethingworthwhile with this time and this is why shedecided to take part in a Raleigh Internationalexpedition. First she had to complete an assessmentweekend and raise £3,000.

“I WAS accepted onto the programme and joinedRaleigh's 29th expedition to Chile, an expedition nowwell known due to its royal participant.

With another 100 venturers and 40 staff members, I leftfor Chile on October 1, 2000 and the expedition ranuntil December 16, after which I continued to travelthrough Bolivia and Peru before returning home onJanuary 21.

Countries represented by the volunteers, apart from theUK and Chile, included Australia, Hong Kong, NewZealand, Ireland, Spain, Singapore and the United ArabEmirates. The projects on expedition are divided into threecategories: Community, Adventure and Environmental,with three projects of each type running. Each venturertakes part in one project from each category for threeweeks at a time.

The projects running on this expedition were:

• Community - community infrastructure developmentin Tortel, fire station building in Lago Verde, firestation building in Puerto Guadal;

• Environmental - Kod Kod wild cat project, Huemaldeer research project, Chilean National Reservedevelopment and reconnaissance surveys;

• Adventure - Mountain trekking, wilderness trekkingand sea kayaking.

After one week's training at field base (in Croyhaique,Region XI, southern Chile) we set off in groups of 12

venturers and three staff for our first phase. This waswilderness trekking which took us through stunningscenery to the Nef Glacier. This area is very isolated andin three weeks we only came across one other person.The trek was very physically demanding, walking for sixto eight hours a day and carrying 20kg plus on ourbacks, clocking up 200 km in three weeks. It was a phaseduring which we all learnt a lot about ourselves and ourcapabilities.

At the end of the phase we returned to field basefor changeover - where we transferred to our newgroups and set out on our phase two projects after48 hours. This time I was on a community project,building a fire station to house a water pump in asmall town called Puerto Guadal, on the edge of thesecond largest lake in South America - a beautifulsetting for a worthwhile project. Up until this timethe nearest fire station to the town was 120 kmaway and consequently there had been deaths inthe town due to fire. The first phase group had builtthe foundations and we set to work on the

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Catherine Gray and a friend with the class they were teaching.

Studying a Kod Kod before releasing it back into the wild.

ADVENTURE TO BENEFIT A COMMUNITY

The beginnings of a fire station in Puerto Guadal with the Raleighproject group and chief fireman in Chile.

ARTS AND ENTIN THE R

WE HAVE LIFT OFF! The opening of the National Space Centre in June is celebrated with anumber of related events. The City Gallery has a special exhibition, PlanetEarth, featuring several artists focusing on our awareness of the worldwe inhabit. Running from July 21 to August 31, it includes an interactiveart space Art Lab for younger visitors. Climaxing the launch is Galaxy ofMusic, an open air classical laser and firework spectacular at De MontfortHall on August 3, with the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by AndrewConstantine. Space theme favourites include film music from ET, Apollo13 and Star Wars, and there is a World Premiere for Timestretch, writtenby composer Andrew Hugill to celebrate the event.

DOUBLE ENTENDRELiterally, in Alan Ayckbourn’s House andGarden at Northampton. These are twolinked plays performed simultaneously inthe Royal Theatre and Derngate by thesame cast, so you’ll want to see both sidesof the story! A snip at £25 giving you top-price tickets for both. For moreconventional theatre, try the RoyalShakespeare Company’s Summer Festivalat Stratford which continues with a newstaging of Julius Caesar from July 13. OrTim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s JesusChrist Superstar at Nottingham’s TheatreRoyal between June 26 and July 21.

Summer is the seasonfor festival frolics,fairground fun, andfirework finales.Leicester’scontribution iscentred on the DeMontfort Hall

Uncovered programme in thenatural amphitheatre in the grounds.Some events take place both insideand outside the hall, such as theSummer Sundae Festival (July 8,2pm till 11pm), featuring twelvebands with headliners Morcheebaand Lambchop, in Leicester’s ownnational popular music festival.

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Leicester’s celebrated Caribbean Carnival,one of Britain’s biggest, takes place at theend of the first week in August with aparade through the city to the arena,stalls and funfair on Victoria Park.

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FOCUS ONFESTIVALS

CARNIVAL CAPERS

OUNDLE 2001One of the most attractive regional festivals,the Oundle International Festival runs from July13 to 22, and includes a great variety ofmusical and artistic events. It opens on July 14with a firework extravaganza featuring a steelband, the London Community Gospel Choirand Victor Hugo’sSalsa Show in thegrounds of OundleSchool. For the firsttime this year there isopen-air theatre, andopera in St Peter’sChurch. The Festivalhas alwaysspecialised in organmusic, and there areseveral recitals, aswell as the renownedSummer School foryoung organists.Details on01832 272026.

AND FINALLY... THE FIREWORKSNo summer evening would be complete withoutthat sparkling finale to the concert in the groundsof a stately home. So choose Burghley House, nearStamford, for An American Dream on June 30, or– on July 15 - Lamport Hall, between MarketHarborough and Northampton, for the Last Nightof the Proms. Take your picnic chairs and table –and a few bottles - and brighten up your evening!

SINGING THE BLUES The Leicester Jazz, Blues and World Music Festival featuresrenowned Jazz vocalist Cleveland Watkiss and Source, his six pieceband, appearing at Phoenix Arts on June 29. Byfar the biggest event sees BB King, the legendary‘king of the blues’, celebrating 50 years ofrecording, and making his only appearance in theregion at De Montfort Hall Uncovered on July 4. Thefinale is One World Leicester 2 at the same venue -a series of events spread out across the outsideamphitheatre and indoor festival stage on July 7,starting at 1pm and lasting until 11pm. There is astrong Caribbean presence,with bands like TheSkatalites, Sierra Maestra,and Ram. There are daytimechildren’s activities, stalls ofall kinds and many othergroups and DJs. So why notwatch the sun go downand dance the night away?

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Other festival events at De Montfort Hall thissummer include Leicestershire and Leicester

Arts in Education with their Summer Festivaland contributions from instrumental, singing

and dance groups on July 2 and 3. The 3rdLeicester Shakespeare Festival runs from July10 to 22, with outdoor performances of The

Taming of the Shrew and Macbeth in theHall’s attractive gardens.

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Adventure to Benefit a Communitycontinued from page 17

framework for the walls and the roof. In addition to thebuilding work on the fire station we also carried outimprovements to the campsite to try and encouragetourism (and therefore money) into the area, buildingshelters, fencing, fireplaces and sites for pitching tents.

We also taught English in the local school and I ended uptaking aerobics classes for the locals. Again, it was back tofield base at the end of the phase for another changeover.

For my environmental phase I was tracking Kod Kod (one ofthe most endangered wild cats in the Americas) in atemperate rainforest - certainly very wet, but unfortunatelynot very hot. This project has been running for three years inassociation with CONAF (the Chilean organisation responsiblefor national parks) and Durham University. Its aim is to studythe movements of the cats, their hunting habits and their

activity patterns, to try and find out why their numbers aredecreasing and what measures can be taken to reverse theirdecline. After a few final days at field base it was time to saygoodbye to everyone. Some people returned home after theexpedition and others remained in Chile to carry on travelling.

I learnt a lot about wildlife and community life in Chile andgained an insight into the country that would not have beenpossible if I had not taken part in such a programme. RaleighInternational carries out a range of programmes, benefitingboth those abroad and in the UK, enabling projects to takeplace that would otherwise be impossible. I and all the otherparticipants had an unforgettable and fantastic experience.More importantly, we have the satisfaction of knowing that indoing this we have helped improve the lives of others, maybesimply by helping them to understand our language, or bysaving a life through the construction of a fire station andgiving the local people the facilities to fight fires”.

Catherine Gray

LIAISING WITH LYNNTHE SCARMAN Centre’s Dr Simon Bennett, who directs itsMSc in Disaster Management, recently spent a highlyproductive week at Lynn University, Boca Raton, Florida. LynnUniversity, generously funded by the Lynn Insurance Group,is known for its dynamism and attention to local needs.

With this in mind the University is launching a degree inDisaster Management. To facilitate the launch the Universityhosted a Emergency Management Symposium in April. DrBennett, an expert in business continuity and aviation safety,spoke on international differences in disaster preparednessand response, and lectured at Lynn University’s Burton DMorgan School of Aeronautics. The School, which teaches bothaviation business studies and aeronautics, operates two lightplanes as trainers from Boca Raton airfield.

Dr Bennett (right), pictured with General Florencio Fianzafrom the Philippines, who spoke about his country’s responseto the 1990 earthquake in Northern Luzon measuring 7.7 onthe Richter scale.

A PROFILE of Professor DavidAshton, of the Centre for LabourMarket Studies, appeared inPeople Management (March 22,2001, Vol 7, No 6), in which hetakes a critical look at training inthe UK and explains why he looksto the tiger economies of thePacific rim for the mostinnovative training techniques.

In the UK Professor Ashton feelsthat training has traditionally beenunder-valued because of attemptsby successive Governments toreplace the outdatedapprenticeship system, leading toan unco-ordinated disparity oftraining initiatives. Training in thiscountry has also suffered from theperception of it as a separate

entity and not part of people'sworking lives as a whole.

Professor Ashton sees the Pacificrim countries and their "highperformance work organisations"as the way forward in training. Heis quoted: "Continuousimprovement, total qualitymanagement, self-managedteams and just-in-time productionare responses to market pressuresfor higher levels of productivity,quality and efficiency. Now addnew information andcommunication technologies tothe mix: you step up both marketpressures and the ability ofworkforce to take an active partin the way that work isorganised."

Singapore is cited as an exampleof an innovative (if tightly

controlled) attitude to training.When asked how they couldimprove their service taxi driverspointed out communicationproblems with the increasingnumbers of Japanese touristsand the Government promptlylaid on Japanese lessons forthem. The SingaporeGovernment also identified 20"industry clusters" at the core ofthe economy and is developingtraining strategies for these.

David Ashton believes the UK,too, should see training andeducation as a means ratherthan an end, and stresses thatthey must be part of an overallvision for both the individualand the economy if people arenot to end up with qualificationsbut no jobs.

TIGER TRAINING

Out & AboutBulletinUniversity of LeicesterJune/July 2001

HEAVEN SCENTA COLOURFUL and scented oasis awaits members of the DepartmentalStaff Common Room Association if they book up for the trip to CapelManor Gardens and the Gardens of the Rose on June 23. Capel ManorGardens features 30 acres of richly planted theme gardens and ananimal area, with Clydesdale horses and a reptile room. The Gardens ofthe Rose, the headquarters of the Royal National Rose Society, containsa stunning display of over 30,000 roses, old and new.

• Booking enquiries to Jill Hammersley on 2559.

Notelets

In the Music Room wewere beckoned by amember of the RoyalHousehold to beintroduced to theQueen. Dressed in redwith a neat bouffanthairstyle, a smilingmonarch seemed veryinterested to hear aboutLeicester UniversityBookshop.

The intention of thePalace was to spotlightthe hugely successfulBritish book industry,which is worth morethan £4 billion to theeconomy. The entire daywas a great success.Sonia and I werehonoured to be part of

this celebration and to representLeicester’s universities.

Helen Adams

The six State Rooms, ballroom andgalleries were filled with 600 guests,and cigarette smoke swirled up to theHolbeins, Vermeers and Rembrandtsas the noise level rose. Galaxies offamous faces passed by - PeterAckroyd, Douglas Adams, J KRowling, Roy Strong, P D James,

Dame Beryl Bainbridge, Jilly Cooper,Melvyn Bragg, Frances Partridge ofthe Bloomsbury Group, and our ownProfessor Martin Stannard of theEnglish Department!

An invitation to a reception atBuckingham Palace is not aneveryday occurrence! So whenHelen Adam, a Senior Booksellerbased at the University’s maincampus Bookshop, and SoniaDeadman, Manager of theBookshop at De MontfortUniversity, received invitations to areception there to celebrate thesuccess of British books, they weredelighted to accept. Helenrecounts the day...

AUTHORS, publishers, booksellersand librarians walked along the goldand crimson galleries at BuckinghamPalace on March 22 at a reception tocelebrate the success of the Britishbook industry.

The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh,having spent the day visitingpublishers, a bookshop and libraries,hosted an evening at the Palace, withdisplays of books, letters and journalsfrom the Royal Library and Archives.

Sonia and I spent many happy hoursshopping for clothes for this specialoccasion, trying to strike the rightbalance whilst avoiding looking likea dog’s dinner or suitably clothed fora day at the allotment! The photo,right, shows the result of our efforts– no cameras inside, of course.

Entering the incredible opulence ofthe Palace, where even the lavatoriesare luxurious, Sonia and I werepresented with guest booklets.Butlers circulated constantly, withsilver salvers of whisky, wine, ginand tonics, and juice. Canapés ofsmoked salmon, caviar and quails’eggs were also offered.

IMPRESSIONS AT THE PALACE

STARRY EYEDA BAFTA Award waspresented to astronomerand Leicester honorarygraduate Sir Patrick Mooreat the recent awardsceremony in London.Afterwards he said: “Thisday has been one of thegreat days in my life”.Astronaut Buzz Aldrinpresented the award.

FACING PAGES: Sonia Deadman (left) and Helen Adam,pictured outside Buckingham Palace, enjoyed being waitedon at the reception.

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Out & About BulletinUniversity of Leicester

June/July 2001

THE PRIZE IS RIGHT!AVS – VIDEO has won two prizes from the Societyfor Screen Based Learning for work on theUniversity’s Video Prospectus. The Society’s Learning

On Screen awards are designed to stimulate theproduction of creative and effective screen-basedlearning materials – a sort of BAFTA for the educationsector. Other award winners this year included YorkshireTV, the BBC and several commercial productioncompanies as well as a few University video units.

AVS – Video won the top prize in the Best CameraWork category and, in a narrow contest betweenthree leading entrants, was awarded a secondplace highly commended prize for Best Editing.Filming took place last year, with a lot of time andeffort invested in capturing the campus at itsbest. AVS’s Carl Vivian was on location at 5am to

capture the opening shot in which Mayor’s Walk istransformed from night time through dawn todaylight in a matter of seconds. The judgescommented: “Video Prospectus was a good exampleof well-framed camera work. In an age when muchcamera work is blindingly obtrusive, we enjoyedwatching this piece of work very much.”

• Maps (2D) of halls and citycampus – the centre pagespread clearly indicates specificfacilities, capacities and relativeposition

• Accommodation, describing alltypes and options available

• Catering facilities, explainingoptions available fromreceptions to banquets

• Additional facilities for events –including sports, Audio Visualand computing, entertainment

Also included are individual factsheets on all venues, givingavailability throughout the year,capacities, and room layout.Colourful photographs areincluded to provide a totalpicture – even floor plans of thelarger halls are given.

To order a copy or copies of theConference and Accommodationguide, complete and return theorder form enclosed with thisBulletin, or telephone theConference Office on 0116 2719933, or send a request via emailto [email protected]

GOODY GOODY: Jon Shears from Audio Visual Services collects theBest Camera award, sponsored by JVC Professional Products, fromcomedian and singer Tim Brooke-Taylor.

A CHOICE PUBLICATIONFULL details of the University’sconference venues and servicesfeature in a hot-off-the-pressbright and colourful guide, nowavailable from the ConferenceOffice.

“The new full-colour guide, whichhas been designed from an eventorganiser’s perspective, is verycomprehensive. It details the widerange of facilities and servicesthat the University has to offer.We have already had manyrequests for copies”, said SarahMcRobbie, Acting ConferenceManager.

There are separate sections in theguide for:

• Meeting rooms – full details ofhalls, city campus,De Montfort Hall

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Out & AboutBulletinUniversity of LeicesterJune/July 2001

Purchasing EfficiencyThe University’s new contract for the provision of officephotocopiers was announced in the last issue of the Bulletin.As well as achieving a quality service at a competitive cost,the contract secures energy efficient photocopiers for usethroughout the University. The inclusion of energy efficiencycriteria was a key aspect of the tender drawn up byPurchasing Manager Richard Thomas. The copiers, many ofwhich are Infotech 4451 MF or similar models can be‘powered down’ after use.

Two thousand and one ways to save energyNo. 2 Send your photocopier to sleep when it’s not in use

The new photocopiers have a yellow button above thenumber pads that, if held down for a second or so, willsend them to sleep. They will then only use a fraction ofthe power they would use in their normal, ready mode andrecover immediately when any button is pressed.Furthermore, sleep mode clears your entry code, stoppingothers from making unauthorised or accidental copiesagainst your account!

Other features include Duplex Mode – the machines have theability to copy on both sides of a page, saving paper; andManual Paper Feed – allowing paper that’s been printed onone side and would normally be scrapped to be used on thesecond side for draft or rough photocopies.

• A free publication entitled GPG276: Managing for a BetterEnvironment – minimising the Running Costs and Impactof Office Equipment is available from the Environment andEnergy Helpline on 0800 585 794.

• Earthcare Energy Awareness queries to Jamie Goth,Energy Manager, on 2308, email [email protected].

Advocate General Lectures on HumanRights

Lecture Theatre 1 of the Ken EdwardsBuilding was filled to capacity on March15 for the Annual Law School Lecturedelivered by Francis Jacobs QC,Advocate General at the Court ofJustice of the European Communities.

The lecture, Human Rights in theEuropean Union: The Role of the Courtof Justice, lived up to its promise. Aftera wide-ranging and thought-provokingexamination of the impact of the Courtof Justice on the development ofhuman rights in the EU he explored thenew dimensions of human rights whichare developing through the acceptanceof the Charter of Fundamental Rightsfor the EU at the Nice Summit ofDecember 2000.

The lecture coincided with the launchon March 15 of a new Centre in theFaculty of Law (see following report).At the start of his lecture AdvocateGeneral Jacobs welcomed this newdevelopment, referring to the strongtradition of teaching and research inEuropean Law at the University. Thelecture ended with the AdvocateGeneral expressing a hope that some ofthe new challenges to human rightsthinking would be explored in CELI’sfuture work.

Law Launches New Centre

A new research centre has beenestablished in the Faculty of Law.

The Centre for European Law andIntegration (CELI) will co-ordinate andbuild upon the strong and variedtradition of teaching and research inEuropean Law at Leicester. Thisstrength is demonstrated in thepresent Faculty.

At its inauguration CELI had 18members of the Faculty with teachingand research interest in EuropeanLaw. These interests are wide-rangingwith Faculty members writing andresearching in European integrationissues, commercial law issues, human

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rights and aspects of internationallaw affecting European integration.The academic contribution of CELImembers to European law andintegration is immense, rangingfrom publication of articles inleading journals, the writing ofbooks and lively contributions toconferences at the internationallevel. Several members of CELIparticipate in training sessions forpractising lawyers and there is astrong interest in trainingprogrammes for lawyers, judges andparliamentarians in the prospectiveaccession States of the EU.

Additionally a number of members ofCELI sit upon editorial and advisoryboards of leading academic journals.

CELI intends to be the focus forresearch projects and conferencesaimed at academics, students andpractioners interested in all aspectsof European law and integration.The current Director is ProfessorErika Szyszczak, and the DeputyDirector is Ryszard Cholewinski. Fulldetails can be found at the website:www//http/leicester/ac/uk/law/celi.

Professor Erika Szyszczak

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In joining RAG, students get a lot more than a fewsocial nights out – they get the head start they needonce they have left University to get on a fast-trackcareer path. Outgoing RAG Sabbatical SeanMurricane provides Bulletin with the inside story ofa year in RAG.

IT’S been widely accepted that a degree isn’t enough toget you on the track to a well paid, long lasting career.Two words have given many fresh-faced graduates a lot ofheadaches in the past couple of years… Transferable Skills.

Unless you live under a rock for the entire time you’re atuniversity, it’s more or less impossible to miss everythingRAG has been getting up to over the average three-yearstay at this fine institution.

It’s quite possible that students here in the past year orso have been to RAG’s events but had no idea that RAGpeople were running them. Remember the three-leggedpub-crawl last November? OK, those taking part havetrouble remembering all of that night too, but that wasdown to RAG. That night 400 Leicester students alldecided to tie their legs together and embark onprobably the biggest pub-crawl in the town’s history.

Everards Brewery helped make sure we were able topromote a great event taking in 20 pubs - there wereeven a hard-core set of intrepid crawlers who actuallyattempted every pub, but their efforts were highlyappreciated nonetheless as we managed to raise over£2,600 on that night! Every single person that tookup the challenge that night helped RAG towards thatgreat total.

Other events? Well, there was the Beer Festival in theStudents’ Union on February 2, when 2,000 pints ofbeer and cider were served up to thirsty students and

University staff in one afternoon’s party in the Venue…the Rocky Horror Picture Show Night …and all theModern Languages Comic Relief Ball antics were alsoorganised by RAG.

It’s by running great events like these, and weekly streetcollections for charities such as Help the Aged, AnthonyNolan Bone Marrow Trust and Meningitis Research Fund,we can quite proudly say we make over £40,000 forcharities every year! And we’re now gearing up to startfundraising all over again.

In joining RAG, students get the opportunity to do somegreat things they might just not ever get the chance to doagain. In taking part they not only have great fun; butthey’re raising valuable money for a range of local andnational charities – including Imperial Cancer ResearchFund and Leicester Aids Support Services – as well asgetting the training needed to get ahead when it comes towriting that all important CV. And it’s always an advantageto have words like ‘team worker’, ‘budget handler’, ‘teamleader’, ‘experience of event management’ on a CV.

We’d like to thank all the Departments who with goodhumour have helped us towards our great total for this

year, especially in the RAG Week Lecture Raids, and hopethe co-operation will continue into next year.

Don’t forget, the Printer Toner Donor scheme is stillrunning. Please send all finished toners in internalpost to the RAG Office, Percy Gee building - everyone

can help ustowards another£250 for theBritish Institutefor Brain InjuredChildren.

If you would liketo make adonation to theAppeal’sbeneficiariesfund to help usput on events,resulting inmore money forcharities, or toget a copy ofthe new RAGMag, phone0116 252 1153or contact theRAG Office inthe Percy Geebuilding.

Sean Murricane

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KEEPING UP THE GOOD WORK:‘Raggie’ Sean Murricane.

WE CAN HANDLE IT: Collecting for RAG – left to right, Ian Rushton,Nikki Kendall, Tom Skilbeck, Paul Wilson, Nicola Burnett and RosieMiles.

PeopleBulletinUniversity of LeicesterJune/July 2001

Professor J. Kilian Mellon, M.D., F.R.C.S.(Urol.), Professor of Urology,Department of Surgery, from March 1, 2001.

KILIAN Mellon has recently taken up the newly-established Chair of Urology and will lead the new Divisionof Urology within the University’s Department of Surgery. Professor Mellon moves to Leicester after havingbeen Senior Lecturer in Urological Surgery at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne since 1994. Theestablishment of this new academic division is designed to complement the already existing academicdepartments at Leicester General Hospital with clinical and laboratory interests linked to diseases of thegenito-urinary tract.

Professor Mellon has clinical and laboratory interests in uro-oncology. Clinically, his interests centre on theinvestigation of haematuria, the surgical management of bladder, kidney and penile cancer, and clinicaltrials of new therapies for metastatic bladder and prostate cancer. One of the major surgical challenges inUrology, currently, is to refine techniques of bladder reconstruction after surgical extirpation and this will be a major area ofclinical interest for the department at LGH in the future.

His laboratory interests are in exploring biological processes fundamental to tumour invasion and metastasis in bladder andprostate cancer. To date, much of his research has centred on the role of erbB oncogenes in tumour progression in patientswith bladder cancer. These interests complement the interests of others key cancer research workers at the University. The erbBoncogenes are now known to be of major importance in many of the common types of adult solid tumours and targetedinhibition of their function, by a variety of techniques, has recently resulted in the development of promising new anti-cancertreatments.

One of Professor Mellon’s initial priorities is to establish a scientific group in the excellent laboratory facilities in the ClinicalSciences Unit at LGH, a facility shared with the other academic groups interested in the pathophysiology of genitourinary tractdisease. Individuals interested in collaborating with the new academic Division of Urology should contact Professor Mellon atLGH (0116 258 4617, email [email protected]).

Professor Paul W. Cooper, B.A.,M.A., M.Ed., Ph.D., C.Psychol.,A.F.B.Ps.S., Professor of Education,School of Education, from January1, 2001.

PAUL Cooper began his career as ateacher of English in a Scottishcomprehensive school, and thentaught in England - in special facilitiesfor children and young people withsocial, emotional and behavioural

difficulties and in a junior school. In academic posts inBirmingham, Oxford and Cambridge universities since 1989,he developed research and teaching interests, along with anextensive list of publications, in the areas of social, emotionaland behavioural difficulties in education, AttentionDeficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, positive alternatives to schoolexclusion and effective teaching and learning in schools.

He has directed a number of substantial research projectsfunded by external agencies (including the Economic andSocial Research Council, the Nuffield Foundation and the

DfEE). Topics for these projects include Attentional andActivity Problems among Schoolchildren and NurturingApproaches in the School and Classroom.

He has been a visiting professor and invited lecturer in manycountries, including Japan, Taiwan, North America and severalEuropean venues. He is Editor of the journal Emotional andBehavioural Diffficulties (published by Sage).

At Leicester he leads the Learning and Teaching strand of theDoctor of Education degree. He is also engaged in developingthe special education capacity of the School of Education, aswell as continuing to carry out research in the areas ofeffective teaching and learning and behavioural problems(funded by the Nuffield Foundation).

Professor Paul Cooper’s areas of research interest are:

• Social, emotional and behavioural difficulties in schools

• Positive alternatives to exclusion from school

• Humanistic and nurturing approaches in education

• Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

• Students’ and teachers’ perceptions of the educationalexperience

• Effective teaching and learning.

APPOINTMENTS

DR Leonard Stephen Levy, OBE, a Senior Scientist in the Medical Research Council Institute for Environmental Healthat the University, where he heads Toxicology and Risk Assessment, has been appointed a member of the VeterinaryProducts Committee from May 1, 2001 to December 31, 2005.

He will provide the Committee with advice on food safety concerns. This new position results from the agreementthat the Food Standards Agency should nominate a member within this area of expertise. Dr Levy has been amember of the Medical and Scientific Panel, a sub-committee of the VPC, since January 1999.

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People BulletinUniversity of Leicester

June/July 2001

Academic:

Professor Peter Andrew (Microbiology and Immunology)has been appointed as a Visiting Professor at the Universityof the Algarve in Portugal.

Professor John Benyon (Director of Lifelong Learning)has been invited to serve on the Academic Panel of theGalleries of Justice, the Nottingham-based museum of law.

Professor Audrey Osler (Education) has been appointedto the Department of the Environment, Transport and theRegions Sustainable Development Education Panel.

Professor Martin Ward (Physics and Astronomy) hasbeen invited to serve as a Deputy Chair of PPARC’s newScience Committee from September 2001 (with a view to

taking over as Chairman from 2003 until 2005).

Dr Martin Gill (Scarman Centre) has been installed as aFreeman of the City of London.

Dr Emma Raven (Chemistry) has been awarded a three-year Wellcome Trust Fellowship.

Dr Kirsty Shipton (Archaeology and Ancient History) hasbeen awarded a Visiting Fellowship in 2001/02 by theSchool of Advanced Studies, University of London.

Dr Elaine Treharne (English) has been elected Chair of theEnglish Association.

Administrative:

Nigel Siesage (Registrar’s Office) has been appointed aTrustee of the National Space Science Centre.

STAFF DISTINCTIONS

ON April 6 Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys receivedThe Eduard Buchner Prize from the GermanSociety for Biochemistry and Molecular Biologyat the 52nd Mosbacher Kolloquium in Mosbach,Germany. This award was for his fundamentalwork on minisatellite DNA and DNAfingerprinting, as well as for the application ofhis findings that he pioneered in basic research,forensic, science, medicine, human and animalpopulation genetics, and human evolution.

Munich-born Eduard Buchner was the son of DrErnst Buchner, Professor Extraordinary ofForensic Medicine and Physician at the Universityin Munich. Eduard was awarded the Nobel Prizein 1907 for his biochemical investigations anddiscovery of non-cellular fermentation.

APRIL AWARDLINES OF COMMUNICATION

TERRY Lymn, Departmental ServicesManager in the Department ofGenetics, won the £100 prize for thebest savings idea in the University’s2001 Savings Scheme.

The Vice-Chancellor presented Terrywith the prize after his was selectedas the best idea from 135suggestions.

Terry’s idea was that the budgetprovisions held in grants from theWellcome Trust for recruitment shouldbe transferred to a central account.

TERRY’S IDEAIS A WINNER

Terry said: “Everyone has insight or specialist knowledge in the area of activitywith which they are involved and what may seem obvious to them is notalways so to the University as a whole. I thought my suggestion would alreadyhave been spotted by someone else – but it goes to show you can help theUniversity by puttingforwardsuggestions.”

Professor RobertBurgess said thatthe University’ssecond savingsScheme haddemonstrated thecommitment of staffto improving theefficiency andeffectiveness of theinstitution.

DR Roger Merry, a Senior Lecturer in the Schoolof Education, has won a major award forcommunication. He was presented with the 2001HCI Award for Communication at the AnnualConference of Human CommunicationInternational, held in Northampton in May.

Nominated by past and present students of theUniversity, Dr Merry received a Category 1Award, which endorsed his contribution toresearch or practice in this field. The citationcomments favourably on his teaching, researchand writing.

HCI is a group of professionals drawn fromEducation, Health, Social Services, Business andIndustry. Its aims include developing standardsof communication by means of training coursesfor children and adults, and running workshopsand conferences.

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A PRESENTATION was held on March 29 to mark theretirement of Allan Park as University Architect. Appointedin the early 1960s on the recommendation of theUniversity's Consultant and Development Architect, SirLeslie Martin, he had impressed Colin St John Wilson(British Library) and Sir Leslie at an early stage as anarchitect with outstanding expertise in ensuring that soundconstruction methods were incorporated in design andthen implemented by diligent supervision of contractors onsite. The long ensuing and fruitful partnership between theUniversity and Allan Park was a direct result of thestrengths which Martin and Wilson had discerned.

Following the completion of the Bennett Building, Parkundertook a major revision to the landscaping of the ScienceSite, introducing trees and planting, which resulted in asoftening of the exposed concrete of Sir Leslie's original plan.

The completion of the Science buildings and the transfer ofthe Biology departments to the Adrian Building provided theopportunity for Park's renovation and upgrade scheme for theAstley Clarke Building for Psychology (1968), together withthe installation of a new district heating system to serve theAttenborough Building, Fielding Johnson Building, AstleyClarke Building and, ultimately, the Library. In 1973 Parkundertook a major external renovation of the listed FieldingJohnson Building, involving extensive repairs to the roof,stonework and brickwork, and all undertaken with minimumfuss in an occupied building. Off-site a new hall, Villiers, wasdesigned at Oadby, and completed in two phases.

Arguably the most important building for which Park wasresponsible was the Library which was completed in 1974.The design was for a nine bay building but, due to shortageof funds for a building of this size, only the first five bayswere built. The building, together with the University of Hull’sLibrary for which he was also responsible, received an RIBABronze Award.

Due a pause in University expansion, Park did notundertake further commissions until 1985 whenthe roof-top extension to the Physics Building wasconstructed. There followed the Computer-Biocentre, also 1985, the Mathematics Building(1990), the Ken Edwards Building (1995) and theSpace Research Centre (1998); the last three ofthese projects were designed in conjunction withDavid Whitehead.

In the late 1970s Park produced an analysis of thepotential for further building developments on themain site and at the various hall sites at Oadby.Space was identified for the Computer Biocentre,

the Mathematics Building and an extension to the BennettBuilding. His work on the halls sites led to the developmentby others of Bowder Court and the possibility of furtherbuilding at the rear of Villiers Hall and its associatedhouses. He prepared development plans for the Fire Stationsite for what was later to become the Hodgkin Building,and site development plans for the adjoining allotmentswhen there was a possibility of acquiring this additionalspace.

In 1995 Park produced a new development plan for thecombined estate of the University and Wyggeston andQueen Elizabeth I College which identified newopportunities for development including the replacement ofthe Engineering Annex (R Block), the Space Research Centresite, Cannon's Health Club, the courtyard of the Great Hall,a new West Block and new administrative offices and mainentrance for the College.

With such an extensive a list of projects, it was notsurprising that occasionally there were major difficulties. Inthese circumstances, Park's methodical nature and practicalskills were instrumental in minimising the inconveniencethat occurred. Park's demanding standards and attention todetail were also instrumental in his appointment during the1960s as an External Examiner for the Department ofArchitecture at the University of Cambridge.

LONG SERVICE AS UNIVERSITY ARCHITECT

DESIGNED TO PLEASE: Vice-Chancellor Professor Bob Burgess presentsAllan Park with a gift in recognition of his service to the University.

REFLECTINGSKILL:TheUniversity’sLibrary,designed byAllan Park,received anRIBA award.

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THE RETIREMENT of Bill Teasdale, Departmental ServicesManager in the Department of Geology was marked bytwo separate functions. On March 30 an informal get-together was held in the Department, and on theevening of Friday, May 11, about 100 present andformer University staff and friends attended a buffetheld in his honour in the Garendon Room of the CharlesWilson Building.

Bill received his early training in the Science Laboratoriesat the University of Durham, served in the RAF, obtainedan HNC in Mechanical Engineering, and participated inuniversity geophysical cruises in the North Atlantic before hisappointment as Chief Technician in the early years of theDepartment of Geology at Leicester in the summer of 1969.

The current Head of the Department, Professor RichardAldridge, and Emeritus Professor Aftab Khan, who wasinvolved in Bill’s appointment, paid tribute to his vitalcontribution to the life and work of the Department whichsaw major development following the national review ofEarth Science Departments in1989.

Bill skilfully managed a small team of loyal technicians to

provide financial, field, workshop, geochemical, geophysical,cartographic, and other technical services for theDepartment’s varied undergraduate and postgraduate degreecourses and research programmes in the UK and overseas. Billhimself became particularly involved in research fieldwork inCyprus and East Africa. His advice and help was often soughtby, and cheerfully given to, other departments in this andother universities. He will be a hard act to follow - and it isreassuring to note that informal contacts will be maintainedas Bill enjoys life – playing golf, and living and working on hisnewly-acquired narrow boat in Leicester.

GRAND TOTAL OF THIRTY-THREE YEARS OF SERVICE

People BulletinUniversity of Leicester

June/July 2001

A FAREWELL reception was heldon April 30 to mark theretirement of Martin Wright, theUniversity's Director of Finance.The reception was attended bymany of the friends Martin hasmade since he joined theUniversity in December 1989. TheRegistrar, Keith Julian, in hisspeech, commented on thesignificant contribution made byMartin to projects such as NixonCourt and the Ken EdwardsBuilding, as well theimplementation of the SAPaccounting system. He paidtribute to Martin’s professionalwork outside the University too –for example, as Secretary of theBritish Universities FinanceDirectors’ Group in which he had

a prominent role, and added that,“What we see is a balanced figure- not the stereotypical sternaccountant. Martin has a greatsense of humour.”

During his time at Leicester Martinhas been a member of the HaldaneSociety, and his interests outsidethe University have includedmembership of the National Trustand completing an Open Universitydegree in 1997, adding to hisOxford degree in Mathematics. Heenjoys playing badminton –described as “a valiant attempt tocounter his natural aversion tophysical exercise”, and he and hiswife, Gill, are members of theQueen Fan Club (as in FreddieMercury, not Elizabeth II).

In response, Martin recalled hisexperiences as a student atOxford, and while working forlocal authorities. He said one ofthe valuable lessons he hadlearnt before joining theUniversity was that it was betterto be consistently wrong thanoccasionally right! He added that,“Anything I have achieved hasbeen largely due to the supportof colleagues and I would like tothank them all, particularly in theFinance Office, for their support.”

• Martin Wright would like tothank everyone who generouslycontributed to his retirementcollection, and would like themto know that he has used thisfor the purchase of a new homecomputer.

MARTIN’S CONTRIBUTION A PLUS FOR THE UNIVERSITY

CHEERS BILL!: Bill Teasdale, centre front, surrounded by friends andcolleagues, enjoys one of two occasions marking his retirement.

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Throughout the period during which Allan Park and hispartners worked for the University, he was, at the University'srequest, specifically nominated as partner-in-charge of theUniversity's commissions. He was unsparing in his efforts tomeet the demands of the University, often complicated bycompressed timetabling and economic necessity. Hisknowledge and expertise in construction were invaluable and

he put this to good use by working to secure the goodwilland co-operation of senior managers and their workforce inthe building trade. He commanded their respect and hisamicable style encouraged them to give of their best, whilst atthe same time he remained firm in his pursuit of the requiredstandards. He retired from full-time practice in 1998.

Simon Britton

SISTER Angela Andrews retired from the Hugh Binnie StudentSick Bay on April 12, after completing 22 years of service at theUniversity. A celebration party was held on April 10 in the SickBay, which was attended by over 40 friends and colleagues, pastand present. Angela was presented with flowers, plants, giftsand cheques.

Angela has had a long and varied nursing career spanning 43years. She trained in general nursing at Burton General Hospital,starting in 1959, and went on to qualify as a midwife in 1961,training at Plymouth and Bristol. Early in her career she wasward sister at Southampton General Hospital, later midwife inBurton Maternity Unit and at Leicester General Hospital.

She joined the Sick Bay staff in 1979, when it was based onLondon Road, and she has been a loyal and valued member ofthe health care team. Angela is looking forward to relaxing, travelling, gardening and spending more time with hergrandchildren. She also hopes to have a new addition to the family – a puppy!

Mandy Graham


LONG RECORD OF CARE

IN SAFE HANDS: Angela Andrews, holding gifts, with Dr AlisonRhodes, based at the De Montfort Surgery (left) and Mandy Graham,Nurse Manager at the Hugh Binnie Student Sick Bay.

MR W H GREENMr William Green (known as Bill), whowas employed as an Electrician in theMaintenance Department fromDecember 1976 until he retired in June1999, has died, two months short of his67th birthday.

In his early days he was a motorbikeenthusiast, but in later life developed alove of the three-wheel vehicle – theRobin Reliant. Bill never married butwas very close to his sister and niece.He could have been described as a lonerbut he was never lonely. He did notseek other people's company butneither did he spurn it. He wascomfortable with colleagues and friendsor just being alone. His main interestwas reading and he enjoyed exploringthe countryside in his Robin Reliant.

Bill retired at his full retirement age of65. Most of his time at the Universitywas spent working in the HodgkinBuilding and Medical Sciences Building.He was a quiet and gentle man and awell respected Maintenance Engineer.

Jim Shaw

PROFESSOR SIR KINGSLEYDUNHAM, FRSKingsley Charles Dunham, geologist,died on April 5, aged 91. TwiceProfessor of Geology at DurhamUniversity – he accepted directorshipof the Geological Survey for a time –his scientific work centred oneconomic geology, the study of theorigin and distribution of metalliferousmineral deposits.

He was greatly respected andadmired throughout the geologicalworld and was the recipient ofseveral distinguished medals and 12honorary degrees (he became anhonorary graduate of this Universityin 1972, receiving the degree ofDoctor of Science). He was elected aFellow of the Royal Society in 1955and later he received its Royal Medal.As foreign secretary of the RoyalSociety in the 1970s he worked tomake the first breaches in thescientific iron curtain. He wasknighted in 1972.

• Professor Sir Kingsley Dunham wasthe father of the late ProfessorAnsel Dunham of the University’sDepartment of Geology.

PROFESSOR MARIE JAHODA, CBESocial psychologist Marie Jahodadied on April 28, aged 94. Overseven decades she published onsubjects as diverse as mentalhealth, social forecasting and anti-Semitism. She was best known forThe Unemployed of Marienthal, aclassic in social psychology. In1973 she received the honorarydegree of Doctor of Letters fromthis University.

DEATH NOTICESInformation about the death of a memberof the University’s staff or a student (pastor present) should be given to ViviennePaul, the Registrar’s Secretary, who willensure that the details are disseminatedthroughout the University via CWIS. Her

telephone number is 0116 252 2411.

OBITUARIESThe University has learnt, withregret, of the death of the following:

MR A D BOYCEAlbert Douglas Boyce (known asDoug) was born November 15, 1925and died at the age of 75.

Doug joined the University as a DaySecurity Assistant on 17 January1983. He transferred to the positionof Porter in January 1988, workinginitially in the Chemistry Building. Hewas promoted to Senior Porter inFebruary 1989. Unfortunately, Doughad to retire approximately sixmonths before his proper retirementdate due to ill health.

Doug spent most of his life as aMaintenance Engineer. He joined theRoyal Navy during the Second WorldWar and was involved in the D-Daylandings. He was a long timemember of the local British Legionand worked tirelessly to support thisorganisation.

He was a committed family man (hisonly daughter Pat Greatorex is amember of staff of the ManagementCentre), he had a great love of music,and was an accomplished organist.He also devoted much of his time tothe British Legion. Doug, well-likedand well-respected by all who knewhim, has been described as "one oflife's gentlemen". He leaves a widow,daughter, grand daughter and greatgrand daughter.

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Reception at LincolnCollege, Oxford,Monday, April 9, 2001.

THIS proved to be one of ourmost successful and well-supported events. Over 120members and guests, chiefly from theOxford area, but also from many otherparts of the country, met in themedieval hall of Oxford's eighth oldestcollege.

Among those present were Sir MauriceShock, Leicester's former Vice-Chancellor, who was subsequently

Rector of Lincoln, and Professor PeterAtkins (Chemistry 1961), who is afellow of the College. Also with uswere a number of honorary graduates,including Mr Colin Dexter (Hon MA,

1996), and severalmembers of theFamily Programme.

The College's food hasan exceptionally goodreputation, asmembers were able toconfirm, before they

set out on tours of other parts of theCollege, including the 15th centurykitchen, 17th century Chapel and the18th century Library.

Carl Iszatt

Graduate Relations BulletinUniversity of Leicester

June/July 2001

LEICESTER LINKS RENEWED AT LINCOLN

RE-UNITED: Graduates meet in Lincoln’s Hall.

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COMING HOME TO LEICESTERWE’VE re-invented the annual reunion for the 21stcentury. The new name reflects the warmth of welcomeand the strength of the bond we have with ourgraduates.

But it's not just a change of name and a move to adifferent time of year. The Homecoming is much bigger,with almost every department involved and about 50different events to choose from.

We are extending an invitation to all members of staff atthe University to join graduates, guests and members ofthe Family Programme on Saturday, June 23 on campusfor the Homecoming.

You can come for the whole day or just for part. Here arejust a few of the attractions:

• The Real Cracker - you've seen him on TV, now youcan hear Dr Julian Boon of Psychology talk about themyths and realities of offender profiling.

• Know your Chaucer from your Archer? Let theEnglish Department's quiz sort out the literati fromthe glitterati.

• Rediscover thebeauties of nature onthe BiologyDepartment's tour ofthe Harold MartinBotanic Gardens.

• Access information in the electronic age with ahands-on session in the Library.

• What is murder? Let the Faculty of Law enlighten you.

There's music, a film, tours, demonstrations and mini-lectures on a host of other topics, from genes anddiabetes to archaeological fieldwork. A full programmefor children will also be available. There are departmentalreceptions for Chemistry, Engineering, Geography, Law,Mathematics, Microbiology and Physics. In the eveningwe have a barbecue followed by a disco, while forgraduates of 1951-56, 1961 and 1971 there are specialinvitation-only dinners at Beaumont Hall.

• For more information and a full programme, contactthe Graduate Relations Office on 0116 223 1363 oremail [email protected].

SOCIAL OCCASION: Left to right,Professor Peter Atkins, Professor ofChemistry at Lincoln College and amember of the University ofLeicester’s Court, Vice-ChancellorProfessor Robert Burgess, and SirMaurice Shock, former Vice-Chancellor of the University ofLeicester and a former Rector ofLincoln College.

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A SPECIAL ceremony was held at the University onFriday, April 20, to commemorate the lives of six formerstudents - Jack Bramley, George Eades, Jack Gibson,Leslie Lewin, Ron Shuttleworth and Graham Wright, whogave up their lives while on Military Service duringWorld War II.

This occasion marked the culmination of over two yearsof research by a group of former students from the1940s, who had been contemporaries of the men whodied. They were joined by the Vice-Chancellor andrelatives and friends for this special occasion.

After contributions from family members and friends,the Vice-Chancellor received a set of Memorial Tributevolumes from the former University College students.

A memorial bench was also handed over to the University,which can now be seen on the Fielding Johnson Building’s front lawn.

MEMORIAL TO FORMER STUDENTS

A TIME TO REFLECT: Seated on the memorial bench, Vice-ChancellorProfessor Burgess with Gwen Dunn, widow of Jack Gibson.

RECENT research from the Netherlands has shown thatcasual, almost incidental, exercise makes a more potentcontribution to your health and fitness than going tothe gym and getting a sweat on.

As our lives have become more sedentary, we have lostthe health bonus that the more active lifestyle of ourparents and grandparents gave them. The researchsuggests that we have to tryand put this ‘incidental’exercise back into our lives.

It’s easy to do.You don’thave to get changed, buyexpensive kit or givesomeone £40 a month toannounce that you areunfit. For those who workon main campus,particularly now that thedays are filled with hotsunshine (honest), youcould take a walk aroundVictoria Park in your lunchhour. Or stroll down NewWalk into town. It’s alldownhill on the way thereand an easy incline on theway back.

Build yourself a reward system. If you do it three timesin a week, maybe your reward could be a small libationin the pub on Friday lunchtime. Listen to your body. Ifyou feel tired one day, take a day off!

Ultimately it really doesn’t matter what you do, just domore of it than you do now.

Colin HideSports & Recreation Manager

EXERCISE 1: JUST DO IT!

A WAY OF LIFE: Leicester’s New Walk, a promenade designed for walking, has remained all but free ofinvasion by motor traffic throughout the 200 years of its existence.

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Notices BulletinUniversity of Leicester

June/July 2001

THERE is a vacancy for a Departmental Staff Common Room Association member to serve on this University Committee.Meetings are usually held in the morning and take place three times a year. Anyone who would like to fill this vacancyshould contact Barbara Wright (Pro-Vice-Chancellor’s Secretary) on 2323.

VACANCY ON GARDEN USERS CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE

THE UNIVERSITY staff have a cricket team which plays on Saturdays throughoutthe summer at grounds around the county. There are vacancies in all departments,particularly in the one labelled ‘young and talented’.

• If you fancy a game and would like to know more give Colin Hide a ring on0116 271 9144 or email him at [email protected].

NO CATCHES? WELL… HOPEFULLY SOME!

THE UNIVERSITY’S Sports andRecreation Service has teamedup with a children’s activityprovider, Sports Champs, tooffer children's activity weeksthroughout the school summerholidays.

Based at the University’sattractive grounds at ManorRoad, the weeks are a mix ofgames, activities andtournaments with fun andlaughter guaranteed. Swimsessions at a local pool are alsotimetabled. Staffing ratios aretypically 1-8 and usually better.

SPORTS WEEKSFOR CHILDREN

• A colourbrochure givingfull details isavailable.Copies can beobtained bycalling at theManor RoadSports Centre orby calling0116 271 9144,or by email toColin Hide([email protected]).

LEICESTERSHIRE Cares is a Business in theCommunity initiative. Established in 1982,Business in the Community is a national not-for-profit organisation. Its member companies fromacross the UK are committed to making a positiveimpact on society.

Based on a programme established in 1989 in theUSA, Business in the Community agreed toestablish the tenth Cares programme in Leicesterat the end of 1999. However, encouraged by theLeicester Mercury, it was decided to set up acounty-wide initiative, Leicestershire Cares. Theinitiative was launched in January 2000 by HRHThe Prince of Wales, President of Business in theCommunity, at the Belgrave NeighbourhoodCentre.

In its first year of operation, Leicestershire Careshas worked with over 50 local companies – andseveral hundred of their employees – who have

been matched with community partners toundertake specific projects.

Leicestershire Cares is recognised as making apositive and sustainable impact on the quality oflife of the people in Leicester and Leicestershirethrough a highly successful partnership drawnfrom the public, private and voluntary sectors. It isthe vehicle chosen by leading companies andother major employers in the city and county whowish to make a significant contribution to theircommunities by encouraging their employees toparticipate actively.

The University of Leicester has already made anactive contribution to the work of LeicestershireCares, and seeks to raise the profile of thisorganisation within its community. Members ofthe University’s staff already engaged incommunity care or interested in being involvedare invited to contact Chris Hulse, StudentDevelopment Officer in the Students’ Union(1175).

LEICESTERSHIRE CARES

Activities are scheduled between 10am - 4pmeach day with a crèche open and staffed twohours before and after the daily session so thatchildren may be dropped off and collectedwhen convenient, perhaps on the way to andfrom work.

Dates for your DiaryBulletinUniversity of LeicesterJune/July 2001

Monday June 18School of EducationSpring/Summer 2001 SeminarSeries: Negotiating Transitions toCitizenship: Young People inLeicester. Professor Ruth Lister,University of Loughborough. 5.30pm. G001, 6 University Road,Leicester. Free tea and biscuitsavailable from 5.00 pm in G001.Further information from Dr JBailey on 0116 252 5725, [email protected], or visit the School'sweb site atwww.le.ac.uk/education/conf_seminars.html.

Tuesday June 19Lunchtime Soundbite at theRichard Attenborough Centre:Alonso Mendoza, Artist inResidence, with students in aperformance of Latin Americanpercussion. 12.45 pm - 1.45 pm.Admission free.

Tuesday June 19Department of Epidemiology andPublic Health Lunchtime Meeting:Deciding Whether to Take theGenetic Test for Huntingdon'sDisease: An InterpretativePhenomenological Analysis. DrJonathan Smith, Birkbeck College,London. 1.00 pm. Room G20,Department of Epidemiology andPublic Health, 22-28 Princess RoadWest. Those who attend usuallybring their own lunch. For furtherdetails contact Anne Ablett on0116 252 5424.

Wednesday June 20Open-air Concert: Student soloistsSophie Cash (oboe) and MarkHalsall (tuba) perform concertosby Albinoni and Gregson withmember of the Orchestral Societyand the Proteus ChamberOrchestra, conducted by AnthonyPither. This concert is free. 12.45pm. The concert will take place inthe Music Room, 10th floor,Charles Wilson Building if theweather is wet or windy. Ring0116 252 2781 for details ofvenue.

Wednesday June 20Evening Concert: Members of theChoral Society and Singers, theOrchestral Society and Proteus

Chamber Orchestra, conductorAnthony Pither, perform Fauré'sRequiem. Programme also includesconcertos by Albinoni andGregson. 7.30 pm, StoneygateBaptist Church, London Road(opposite the Regency Hotel). £5(concessions £4, students/under18s £2). Ring 0116 252 2781 forfurther details.

Thursday June 21Lunchtime Soundbite at theRichard Attenborough Centre:Students from the University ofLeicester play chamber music andinstrumental solos. 12.45 pm -1.45 pm. Admission free.

Saturday June 23Evening Concert: UniversitySinfonia, conductor MichaelSackin, with Shivi-AdriannaRamoutor (piano), playing worksby Mendelssohn. 7.30 pm, FraserNoble Hall. £5 (concessions £4).Ring 0116 252 2781 for furtherdetails.

Tuesday June 26Lunchtime Soundbite at theRichard Attenborough Centre: JoSpinak (saxophone, bassoon,clarinet) and Moira Finch (piano)play music by Telemann, Weber,Cowles and Debussy. 12.45 pm -1.45 pm. Admission free.

Thursday June 28Lunchtime Soundbite at theRichard Attenborough Centre:Peter McGrother plays acousticpop music for guitar. 12.45 pm -1.45 pm. Admission free.

JULYWednesday July 11School of EducationSpring/Summer 2001 SeminarSeries: Methodological Aspects ofthe ICT and Learning ImpactStudy. Professor Colin Harrison,University of Nottingham. 5.30pm. G001, 6 University Road,Leicester. Free tea and biscuitsavailable from 5.00 pm in G001.Further information from Dr JBailey on 0116 252 5725, [email protected], or visit the School'sweb site atwww.le.ac.uk/education/conf_seminars.html.

A MORE COMPREHENSIVELIST OF EVENTS IS

AVAILABLE ON CWIS

TAKE A BREAKAt every lunchtime Soundbiteperformance at the RichardAttenboroughCentre,sandwiches,soup andrefreshmentsare on salefrom 12.15 pm.

PART OF FESTIVALSunday June 17Music at the RichardAttenborough Centre: AlonsoMendoza, percussionist and Artistin Residence, with a programmeof 20th century music forpercussion from Xenakis toAlvarez. 7.30 pm. Free pre-concerttalk at 6.00 pm. £7 (concessions£5). In association with theLeicester International MusicFestival. Further details availablefrom the Richard AttenboroughCentre on 0116 252 2455.

• The University of Leicestersponsored the LeicesterInternational Music Festival’sCelebrity Piano Recital, givenby Martin Roscoe, which washeld at the New Walk Museumand Art Gallery early in June.The Festival continues untilJune 18. For details contact theFestival Office on 0116 2473043, or visit the Festival’swebsite atwww.musicfestival.co.uk.

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Small Ads BulletinUniversity of Leicester

June/July 2001

LOST/MISPLACED

Two photo albums containing pictures ofnarrow boat. Please contact Charlotte at

the main campus post room on0116 252 444.

ACADEMIC VISITOR SEEKS ACCOMMODATION

Family of four (non-smokers) seek to rent or house-sit a house or flat for theperiod August 2001 to December 2001. Please contact Eric Barth, Department

of Mathematics, Kalamazoo College, 1200 Academy Street, Kalamazoo,Michigan, MI 49006, USA, email [email protected].

ADVERTISE IN THE BULLETIN FREE OF CHARGE!Space permitting, Bulletin will publish small advertisements FREE OF CHARGE. Simply complete the form belowand return it to Press & Publications Office ([email protected], 0116 252 2415) by the closing date for the preferredissue. Bulletin will make every effort to publish all advertisements received by the deadline, but cannot guaranteetheir inclusion.

PAID ADVERTISINGSmall adverts (up to 30 words) are GUARANTEED a space at the following rates:

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AU-PAIR

18-year oldNorwegian girl

seeks au-pair jobin Leicester from

summer.Experiencedwith children

and goodEnglish speaker.Telephone 0116

210 2745.

APARTMENT FOR SALE – BIRSTALL

Spacious two-bedroom second-floor apartment situated in anolder property 3 miles north of the city. Internal inspectionhighly recommended. £65,000. Telephone 0116 252 3574.

FOR SALE

Moses basket £10, stair safety gates £25, high chair £50.Telephone 0116 252 2913.

BOX TRAILER FORSALE

Aluminium body.4ft x 4ft x 7ftlong. Superb

condition. £450. Telephone 0116

252 3456 or [email protected].

INFORMATION WANTED

Did you attend an FE or 6th form college in Leicestershire?Researchers working on behalf of Leicester and Leicestershire

Learning Partnership would like to hear what helps yousucceed as you make the transition from college to university.Would you like to help with research? We would like you to

complete a questionnaire and join a focus group to share yourexperiences. This will probably take about 2 hours and be at a

mutually convenient time from June to October.Confidentiality and anonymity is assured. There is a small

financial reward and entry in a prize cash draw for allparticipants. Please send name, address, and contact point to

Paul Baker ([email protected]) or Hilary Comfort([email protected]).

CORNER PLOT VEGETABLES

Corner Plot vegetables, a co-operative businessestablished by a University employee and

partner, has been successfully growing andsupplying organic produce to the Universityfor over a year. Make a weekly choice from awide range of organically grown, pesticide-

and gm-free fruit and vegetables bye-mail. Prices are very competitive with the

supermarkets, and delivery is free to theUniversity. No minimum order.

To find out more visitwww.CornerPlotVegetables.co.uk or contact

Matt and Ces Beamish(0116 269 7920,

[email protected],[email protected]).

CAR FOR SALE

Astra 1.4, 1990 H-reg, white, average miles,MOT till end of June 2002, tax, radio,

sunroof, towbar. Immaculate condition.£725 ono. First to see will buy.

Telephone Nick on 2498 or 07715 275611.

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WINNERS OF PRIZE CROSSWORD 52:A three-course lunch for two in the Carvery, donated by theUniversity of Leicester Catering Services – Val Collins, AcademicOffice; £15 book token donated by the University of LeicesterBookshop – Rian Green, Engineering; a bottle of wine, courtesy ofthe Bulletin – John Hayes, Direct Services Unit; £5 book token,courtesy of the Bulletin – Mike Thompson, English Local History.

WINNERS OF PRIZE CROSSWORD 53:A three-course lunch for two in the carvery, donated by theUniversity of Leicester Catering Services – Chris Binns, Physics andAstronomy; £15 book token, donated by the University of LeicesterBookshop – Jane Kerwen, Direct Services; a bottle of wine, courtesyof the Bulletin – Anne Heyworth, Maths and Computer Science; £5book token, courtesy of the Bulletin - Colin Ferris, Biology.

Clues Across1. Main picture escapes a thrashing (8)5. Next door house might be revealing (4)9. Princess, modest but attractive (5)

10. Grass makes part of passage (7)11. Several rings? Cancel one! (6)12. Puts on drum for dances (5)14. Went over and gave in again? (13)17. Up to the time when unit goes left (5)19. Gradually introduce grains, till content (6)22. Concealed by schemer, it is those who’ve left chairs (7)23. See to employ someone contemptible (5)24. Peaceful poets towards the night (4)25. Say bad egg’s where? Jersey? (8)

Clues Down1. Fusses over the dilution of Scotch (4)2. Poison is nicer as blended (7)3. Edited copy, acceptable rodent (5)4. One treats the young pear with acid in it, a concoction (13)6. Weird sound made where eagle is found (5)7. Edmund II racked by derision (8)8. Lips are endlessly moving as he licks, it’s said (6)

13. Balladist composed overture (8)15. Whence faithful are exhorted to recycle paper? (6)16. I butter up, making this encomium (7)18. Subject of article on this person (5)20. Concoction of fruit and port in the Balkans (5)21. Make rent drop when one’s maudlin (4)

PRIZE CROSSWORD 53 SOLUTIONAcross: 1 Bertie Wooster. 8 Easeful. 9 Adieu. 10 Khaki.11 Swinish. 12 Night-watchman. 15 Primate. 17 Lower.19 Imago. 20 Amnesia. 21 The Law Society.

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SNAPSHOTNAME: Ian Bruce

OCCUPATION: University Tour Guide.Ian also works in Post Room.

IAN has completed two years of hiscomputer science degree course at theUniversity. At present he’s taking a yearoff, working at the University, with plansto continue with his course next year. Hesays that being a student here has been“the best time of his life”. “As a studentthere’s always something to do,” he says.“But a positive side to work is that whenthe working day is finished, that’s it”.

He enjoys working in the Post Roomatmosphere, it’s “great fun” but he alsolikes showing prospective students and their parents around campus. In hisspare time, he plays bridge and finds the time to attend some of SunderlandFC’s matches. He loves sport and occasionally plays football himself.

When he goes home to his parents and grandparents, he says that it’s notquite the same now that he’s come to Leicester, as it’s very different to hishome town!

Ian’s been a tour guide for two years now. He mostly conductsaccommodation tours, and has learned that those he shows round askvirtually the same questions every time (saving him hours spent memorisingpages of ‘interesting’ facts). He has never had any major tour disasters,though he admits to leaving a few people behind upon occasion!

Joanna Barstow

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A NEW guide to theUniversity’s Harold MartinBotanic Garden is nowavailable. This full-colourleaflet, which includeswatercolour impressions ofthe houses within thegardens, Beaumont,Southmeade, Hastings andThe Knoll, together with fulldetails, plant names andhistorical notes, is free tovisitors and can be pickedup from a dispenser in thetropical greenhouse on site.

• The Harold MartinBotanic Garden is openfrom 10 to 4 every dayfrom now until mid-November – entrance viaThe Knoll gate on GlebeRoad, Oadby. Guidedtours can be arranged byappointment – phone0116 271 2933(answerphone).

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