june 2012 - bulletin vol 9 no 6

June 2012Volume 9 No 6

Campus Exchange Days during Maystaff agree, we’re ‘aggressively, upwardly mobile’

In this issue:

University Centre Harlowofficially opened byDavid Willetts MPFull story on page 7 >>

Thirteenth AnnualLearning and TeachingConference this monthFull details on page 10 >>

Harrods sponsors asecond cohort ofstudentsFull story on page 42 >>

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FORTHCOMING EVENTSPerformance Workshop Concert Exhibition Talk Hands-on activity Festival/Fair Film screening

Lifer – a woman of principle7.30pm, Mumford Theatre, Cambridge

The above performance repeatsEvery evening until

CSA Degree ShowRuskin Gallery, balcony and studios, Cambridge

The above exhibition continues until10.00am–8.00pm, weekdays

10.00am–5.00pm, weekends

Department of Music and Performing Arts study day9.00am–9.00pm, Recital Room, Helmore, Cambridge

VISUALISE – Of Sleeping BirdsOn the streets of Cambridge

The above event continuesUntil

Poetry, Language, Code and Games Artists PlayRuskin Gallery, Cambridge

The above exhibition continuesUntil

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IN THIS BULLETINJune 2012 Volume 9 no 6 Bulletin 3

23Psychologyunveils newlaboratory andteaching spaces

33Forensic Sciencesummer schoolsfor inner-cityschool children

38Essex countrysidebike ride to raisefunds for LittleHavens

40Bike week 16–24June – events atCambridge andChelmsford

43Poetry, Language,Code and GamesArtists Play at theRuskin Gallery

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F E A T U R E S37 UK and international partner institutions news38–39 Anglia Ruskin in the Community news40–41 Green issues41 Staff development opportunities42 Customer Service Excellence news42 Employer engagement news44 Joiners and leavers

T H E A R T S43 What’s on at the Mumford43 Exhibitions and visual events43 Music events

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42Harrods to sponsorsecond cohort ofBA (Hons) Salesdegree students

Unfortunately, we did nothave the gorgeous sunshinewe had all hoped for whenplanning these late springevents back in deepest winter.That said, at least theChelmsford days were mostlydry and not too cold – theCambridge days were alsomixed, with ‘sunshine andshowers’ as the weatherforecasters say.

The ‘Champions’ and‘Exhibitors’ were all out andabout early on the first day,getting ready and hoping thatthere would be no majorlogistical problems – therewere a few ‘glitches’ but nomassive queues orcatastrophic failures oftechnology, which is prettygood given the scale andcomplexity of the four-dayevent. We all got more expertat setting up as the weekwent on, and had a ‘slickoperation’ by the Friday.

Colleagues emerged from theVC’s opening sessionimpressed that they hadalready learned some new

things about what we do andfired up to visit the variousactivities put on by the facultyand support serviceexhibitors.

Feedback at the end of thefirst day in Chelmsford waslargely positive – many peoplewere very enthusiastic abouttheir sessions, but there werea few ‘grumbles’ about someof the logistics, includingnot enough signage,disappointment that theydidn’t get hot food/too manywhite sandwiches, somesessions running late, etc.There were also somecomplaints about thecomplexity of the pre-event‘sign-up’ process.

In true ‘Customer ServiceExcellence’ style we had a fullde-brief at the end of dayone, and took literally our‘you said, we did’ slogan. Forday two we made many moresigns and kept (almost all) ofthe sessions to time. It washarder to change the food butwe did add biscuits to go withteas and coffees on arrival.

We saw the results of thesechanges with more positivefeedback about these aspectsof the day for the rest of theweek. On the first day inCambridge we also decidedthat the first-floor SupportService area was ratherinaccessible, so we decided tomove downstairs for day two.This did increase ‘footfall’ butalso caused extra work for theexhibitors and led to a fewglitches with the technology –overall still worthwhile wethink.

The full survey results havenot (at the time of writing)been analysed for all fourdays, but of the results thatwe do have, the response tothe question on ‘overallimpression of the event’showed that over 80%thought it was very good orgood and the results for‘overall quality of activities’showed that over 76%regarded them as very goodor good.

Too many sessions to mentionwere singled out for praise.

Pretty much everyone hadseen or heard some thingsthat they were impressed by,and most were very positiveabout the day overall. TheVC’s final ‘sing-along’ diddivide opinion, with somepeople saying it was the bestthing in the whole day andone or two others saying itwas the worst aspect of theevent! Many staff liked usbeing described as‘aggressively, upwardlymobile’, and I suspect thatthis may become a catchphrase in common use.

There was a real buzz aroundthe place on both campuses –at lunchtime particularly. Asignificant number of peoplesuggested that we shouldhave a similar event for staffto explore their homecampus, and we will considerthis for next year when wehave all recovered from thework involved this timearound!

Here are some quotes fromthe feedback forms:

LEADING NEWS


� Taking part in the chamber choir workshop. � Analysing gem stones using a raman spectrometer.

Campus Exchange days report

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Planning for Clearing2012 – trainingsessions information...Full details on page 8

‘I started off resenting havingto miss a day’s work at abusy time, but have had mymind changed, and agreethat Anglia Ruskin is a prettyinspiring place.’

‘Anglia Ruskin is Chelmsfordtoo.’

‘Great experience and event,it made me really proud towork here, thank you.’

Best thing learnt today: ‘ThatI need to consider links withCambridge-based staff anddepartments for possibleopportunities for workingtogether.’

Best thing learnt today: ‘Howgreat Anglia Ruskin is! I nowunderstand what goes on inthe Cambridge campus, andfeel very proud and privilegedto work here.’

Overall thoughts andreflectionsThe original objective was totry and make sure that allstaff had an opportunity tovisit the other main campus,

see the new buildings andfind out more about some ofthe great work that we aredoing. Feedback suggests thatthis objective was achieved –indeed, most of the feedbackcomments suggested thatstaff felt that they did nothave enough time to seeeverything they would haveliked to, and/or that theywould like further events ofthis type.

There were, of course, arange of things big and smallthat we could have donebetter and we will learn theselessons for future events. Itake personal responsibility formaking the quizzes too hard,for example! Thank you tothose who did complete them– the answers are shown onthe page following this article,and we will announce thenames of the winners in thenext issue of Bulletin.

Andrea Hilliard led theorganisation of these eventsand I came in at a later stageto give some visible VCGsupport. Andrea and the team

of ‘Champions’ have workedincredibly hard as a reallyproductive and co-operativegroup and it has been apleasure to be involved.Thank you to Andrea, JunePetrie and to all of the‘Champions’.

Massive thanks are also dueto all of the faculty andsupport service exhibitors whotook time out to devise anddeliver interesting, thought-

� Becoming more informed about our Student Services. � Finding out more about what our University Library offers.

provoking and inspiringsessions. Finally, thank you toall of the staff who took partand entered into the spirit ofthe events – I think and hopethat we convinced many ofthe ‘sceptics’ that this was anenjoyable and worthwhilething to do.

Helen ValentineDeputy Vice Chancellor

� The VC reviewing our Customer Service Excellence handbook.

LEADING NEWS


1.1 Q. Which of the following sports facilities can be found on the Chelmsfordcampus?

A. Table tennis table; School Gym; fitness suite; sports hall

1.2 Q. How many buildings on the Chelmsford campus are named after women?A. 1 (Queen’s)

1.3 Q. Which of the following are true in relation to the buildings on theChelmsford campus?

A. Some of the buildings are facetted; one of the buildings is shared with adoctor’s surgery; one of the buildings is shared with the Probation Service

1.4 Q. How many different outlets on the Chelmsford campus serve coffee?A. 8

1.5 Q. The ‘Mill Pond’ is which of the following?A. A pond situated on the river between the Lord Ashcroft building and the

Marconi building

1.6 Q. Which of the following are present on the Chelmsford campus?A. A pottery kiln; an advanced ‘simulation suite’; a traverse wall; an operating

theatre

1.7 Q. Which is the largest building (by floor space) on campus?A. Queen’s

1.8 Q. Which of the following can you buy on the Chelmsford campus?A. A book on nursing; an ARU ‘hoodie’; a pizza; a bottle of wine; a latte

coffee; a rucksack

1.9 Q. Approximately how far (as the crow flies) is the John Smith’s bookshopfrom Chelmsford railway station?

A. 600 metres

1.10 Q. Which room on campus is nicknamed the ‘purple palace’?A. The lecture theatre in Lord Ashcroft

1.11 Q. How many tiered lecture theatres seating over 100 people do we have onthe Chelmsford campus?

A. 6

1.12 Q. We have the Park and Ride bus travelling through the campus. Whichstatements are correct?

A. It runs every 10 minutes; it opened in April 2011

1.13 Q. Which is the greatest distance ‘as the crow flies’ between these facilitieson campus?

A. Mildmay sports hall to School Gym

1.14 Q. Name the annual staff competition run by Steve Dupree?A. Couch Potatoes

1.15 Q. Which team has won it most often in the past 15 years?A. The Deanos

1.16 Q. If you want to see a Black Oak tree on the Chelmsford campus, wherewould you look?

A. On the grass in front of the student village

1.17 Q. Which aspects of cutting-edge research are based in the PMI building inChelmsford?

A. Breast cancer research; biomedical engineering; clinical trials unit

2 Q. Which support services are housed in the following buildings?A. Employment Bureau – MAB; Finance – Rivermead Gate; HR – Ashby

House; iCentre – Marconi; Library – Queen’s; Medical Centre – RivermeadGate

Chelmsford campusCambridge campus1.1 Q. Which of the following can be found on the Cambridge campus?

A. Table tennis tables; tennis court; gym; dance studio

1.2 Q. How many buildings on the Cambridge campus are named after women?A. 0

1.3 Q. Which of the following are true in relation to the Mumford Theatre?A. It has an orchestra pit; it shows over 50 different plays per year; it was

refurbished using a grant from EEDA

1.4 Q. How many different outlets on the Cambridge campus serve coffee?A. 6

1.5 Q. ‘Covent Garden’ in Cambridge is which of the following?A. An off-campus rehearsal space for ALSS

1.6 Q. Which of the following are present in the Ruskin Gallery?A. The largest digital screen in a UK gallery; eight chandeliers; a total of 17

digital screens

1.7 Q. Which is the smallest building (by floor space) on campus?A. Webb

1.8 Q. Approximately how far (as the crow flies) is the new ‘Young Street’ campusfrom the nearest part of the current East Road site?

A. 350 metres

1.9 Q. What is going to be housed in the Young Street building?A. Nursing (because we want to move out of Fulbourn); Social Work (because

the Webb building is not suitable)

1.10 Q. How many tiered lecture theatres seating over 100 people do we have onthe Cambridge campus?

A. 7

1.11 Q. We have a small nursery on campus. Which of the following statementsare correct?

A. It is open to the children of staff; it is open to the children of students; thechildren are giving away sweets today

1.12 Q. Which is the greatest distance ‘as the crow flies’ between these pairs offacilities on campus?

A. Students’ Union Office to Students’ Union shop

1.13 Q. Name the location of the annual Cambridge Staff Rounders Tournament?A. Parker’s Piece

1.14 Q. Who has won most often in the past nine years of the tournament?A. ALSS

1.15 Q. If you wanted to see a row of Ginko Biloba trees on the Cambridgecampus, where would you look?

A. At the side of Helmore, on Broad Street

1.16 Q. Our Cambridge-based department Life Sciences has found fame with thefollowing.

A. Black squirrels; harlequin ladybirds; elephant shrew

2 Q. Which support services are housed in the following buildings?A. Finance – Eastings; iCentre – Lord Ashcroft; Chaplaincy – Helmore;

International Office – Helmore

Our thanks to all who completed the quizzes. The winners of the iPads for both the quizzes will be published in the July/August issue.

Campus Exchange Day quizzes – questions and answers


Could you become anEast of EnglandAmbulance volunteer?Full details on page 9

In mid-April, the newUniversity Centre Harlow, apartnership between AngliaRuskin University and HarlowCollege, was officially openedby the Rt Hon David WillettsMP, Minister for Universitiesand Science.

The East of EnglandDevelopment Agency,Harlow–Stansted Growth AreaPartnership, led by HarlowCouncil and the HigherEducation Funding Council forEngland (HEFCE), contributeda total of £9.3 million for thenew three-storey, 2400square-metre higher educationcentre on the site at HarlowCollege’s Velizy Avenuecampus.

Seventy students wererecruited to start courses in

September 2010 in advanceof the completion of thebuilding work, and a further100 students started inSeptember 2011. The initialdegree level subjects offeredwere Graphic Design, EarlyYears, Playwork andEducation, Journalism, SportsJournalism and PublicService. Further studentplaces for 2012–13 havebeen approved and, subject toapproval from Anglia RuskinUniversity, degrees inEngineering, Life Sciences,Construction and TourismManagement will be added tothe growing list.

This announcement followedother positive news for HarlowCollege, which had seen itplaced first nationally in FEcollege league tables. The new

University Centre in Harlow ishelping to raise skill levels andincrease opportunities for localpeople and business. Facilitiesinclude state-of-the-artteaching and learningfacilities, a 96-seat lecturetheatre, a graphics designstudio, a journalism centre,video conferencing facilitiesand computer suites.

Harlow College Principal,Colin Hindmarch, said, ‘Weare delighted with the level ofnational interest in HarlowCollege. We have enjoyedvisits from a succession ofgovernment and shadowministers in recent months,and it’s a great credit toHarlow College, its students,staff and the town, that DavidWilletts has officially openedUniversity Centre Harlow.’

� Pictured (l–r) are Harlow College Principal, Colin Hindmarch; the Vice Chancellor, Professor Mike Thorne;Minister for Universities and Science, David Willetts MP; and Harlow MP, Robert Halfon.

University Centre Harlow officiallyopened by David Willetts MP

The Vice Chancellor, ProfessorMike Thorne, said, ‘UniversityCentre Harlow is part ofAnglia Ruskin’s majorcommitment to thedevelopment of Harlow. Weare working closely with localpartners, including industryand commerce, the localhospital and council andespecially Harlow College –the number one FE college inthe country.’

David Willetts, Minister forUniversities and Science,said, ‘It’s an honour to comeand open this fantastic newcentre, which will allow twoexcellent institutions to bringhigher education closer tolocal people. That is in theinterests of students andemployers, and will boost ourfuture prosperity. I wish everysuccess to those who benefitfrom this new resource.’

The project was part of thenational HEFCE programme toraise the skill levels andincrease participation bypeople with little or noexperience of highereducation (HE), and is one ofa range of initiatives toaddress these priorities. Itsdistinctiveness lies in makingHE available in areas notalready well served withrelevant HE.

For more information, pleasecontact Andrea Hilliard([email protected]).

If you are going to be involved in our Clearing event 2012 it isimportant that you attend one of the training sessions in Juneas well as the induction session on 15 August.

Improvements have been made to our Clearing database, andwe are now carrying out extensive testing of the databasewithin the UK/EU Admissions Office.

Training dates for Clearing 2012 are as follows:

Cambridge Fri 8 Jun 10.00am–12.00noonChelmsford Thu 14 Jun 1.30–3.30pm

The training will cover:

• the new system for handling Clearing calls this year• information on our Student Number Control, AAB+ offers,NSP and fee waivers

• live demonstration of the Clearing database (coveringimportant changes)

• general briefing on Clearing arrangements for 2012.

We will also be holding a Clearing event induction session on15 August – the day before our Clearing event starts. Thissession will include:

• a final briefing from Chris Jones (Events Manager) or one ofhis colleagues

• a hands-on session to familiarise yourself with the telephoneand headset

• ensuring your PC access is working, and• a hands-on session with the Clearing database.

Details of venues will be circulated nearer the time, but pleasemark these dates in your diaries.

Clearing event 2012 – dates and hoursWe anticipate being open for Clearing for longer this year, aswell as being available for late part-time and postgraduateapplicants.

Planned opening times are as follows:

Thu 16 Aug 8.00am–8.00pmFri 17 Aug 8.00am–6.00pmSat 18 Aug (Clearing Open Event) 9.00am–2.00pm

Mon 20 Aug 8.00am–5.00pmTue 21 Aug 8.30am–5.00pmWed 22–Fri 24 Aug 9.00am–5.00pm

Tue 28–Fri 31 Aug 9.00am–5.00pmMon 3–Fri 7 Sep 9.00am–5.00pm

On the first few days it will be particularly busy, so pleaseensure you arrive at least 20 minutes before the officialopening time to give your Clearing Co-ordinator time to briefyou on Clearing entry requirements for your faculty, and toensure that your phone, headset and PC are working properly,and you know where to locate all the information you will need.

Thank you for your support on Clearing, everyone did afantastic job last year, which helped Anglia Ruskin meet (butnot exceed!) our Student Number Control. This year, oursuccessful bid for additional numbers means we again havechallenging targets to meet, but by working together I’m surewe will have a successful Clearing event 2012.

Pat WatsonHead of UK/EU Admissions

UK/EU Admissions Office update –Clearing training 2012

NEWS


Due to the Essex UCAS Convention, the Tindal and Mildmay carparks will be closed on 27 and 28 June. Blue badge holderswill still be able to access spaces in the Mildmay car park.

Long-stay parking will be restricted to Ashby House (120spaces, staff only).

Short-stay parking will be available in Sawyers and the StudentVillage. Please note, parking costs will be as follows:under 3 hours 70p; under 5 hours £2.00; over 5 hours £6.50.

If you currently park on campus, we strongly advise youinvestigate alternative means of transport. Please visit our travel

plan at http://www.anglia.ac.uk/travel for further information.

With over 8000 potential students visiting us during this eventfrom over 50 schools, along with their teachers and advisers,the Essex UCAS Convention is arguably the most importantinformation, advice and guidance event in the county andprovides our university with a fantastic opportunity to raise ourprofile in the region.

Claire DukeOutreach & Recruitment Manager, Corporate Marketing,International & Development Services

Important information – reduced car parking at Chelmsford on 27 and 28 June

Investors in Peoplereview process takesplace this month...Full details on page 10

We have launched the world’sfirst practice-based degree inaesthetic plastic surgery.Established with the aim ofincreasing standards andpatient safety in the field ofcosmetic surgery, the MSc inPlastic and Aesthetic SurgeryPractice will be run from ourPostgraduate Medical Institutein Chelmsford.

Currently, all UK-qualifiedplastic surgeons are trained bythe Royal College of Surgeons

to a competency level thatallows safe surgerymanagement with the type ofwork carried out in the NHS,but this does not includecosmetic surgery.

James Frame, Professor ofAesthetic Plastic Surgery atAnglia Ruskin, said, ‘Aestheticplastic surgery is a rapidlyenlarging, super-speciality thatrequires recognition in its ownright. The primary intention ofdeveloping this qualification is

to improve patient safety andraise public awareness throughbest practice. At present, anewly qualified, fully accreditedplastic surgeon is released,totally lacking any experiencein aesthetic plastic surgery, andis able to operate in the privatesector. This degree will benefitsurgeons and therefore shouldimprove the quality of surgerythat patients receive.’

It is hoped that by establishinga clear and transparent UKqualification, it will deter someof the tens of thousands ofBritons who fly abroad for so-called ‘safari surgery’ each year.

Professor Frame added, ‘Ifaesthetic surgery is recognisedas a speciality, with its ownqualification, then clearly thepublic will benefit because itwill help them to easily identifyand employ a qualified surgeonhere in the UK. At present,there are too many under-qualified surgeons, particularlyfrom elsewhere in the EU,coming over here andoperating. The low price offlying abroad for cosmetic


� Professor James Frame (right) performing a facelift.

Cosmetic surgery degree launchedUnique qualification aims to improve patient safety and raise public awareness

surgery can also be appealing,but poor aftercare is a seriousissue and the NHS spendsmillions of pounds each yearrectifying problems caused bypeople undergoing cosmeticsurgery outside the UK.’

Trainees on the course will besupervised by a group ofleading UK-qualified plasticsurgeons including ProfessorFrame, Mr Paul Levick, MrAdrian Richards and Mr JamesMcDiarmid.

The MSc in Plastic andAesthetic Surgery Practice isopen to all accredited plasticsurgeons based in the UK, withthe first cohort beginning inSeptember. Should they wish,trainees will be able to proceedto a full doctorate in AestheticPlastic Surgery and the coursewill be opened up to overseasplastic surgeons from 2013.

For more information, pleasecontact Ruth Jackson([email protected]),Director, Postgraduate MedicalInstitute.

On 13 April, Ann Debney,Procurement Services Manager,

and Julie Wren, BusinessOperations Team Leader,Education, (pictured right)received a 10-year VolunteerAward at an East of EnglandAmbulance Service awardceremony, held at RobinsonCollege, Cambridge.

They are founder members ofthe Danbury, Bicknacre andLittle Baddow Community FirstResponders, set up in 2002.They are called to patientssuffering potentially life-threatening emergencies intheir villages to start early

treatment while waiting for anambulance to arrive. Theycarry a defibrillator and oxygenand are called by theambulance control services toattend conditions such as heartattacks and breathingdifficulties.

They are also British HeartFoundation Heart Start trainers,teaching emergency life-support skills to children andadults.

If anyone is interested in themholding a Heart Start training

session at Anglia Ruskin,please contact Ann Debney onext 4227 or Julie Wren on ext3592. The session is twohours long and a certificate ofattendance is issued.

If you are interested in applyingto become a volunteerCommunity FirstResponder (CFR) or joininga Trust User Group in yourlocal community, you can finddetails athttp://www.eastamb.nhs.uk/volunteering-form.htm.

Interested in becoming an East of England Ambulance Service volunteer?

Our keynoteWe are excited that our keynote speaker isProfessor Robert Duke of the University ofTexas, Austin. Bob (pictured right) isProfessor of Music and Human Learning,and Director of the Centre for MusicLearning. His research on human learningand behaviour spans multiple disciplines,including motor skill learning, cognitivepsychology, and neuroscience. Bob’s keynote will focus on‘How we learn… and how we don’t’.

We are also pleased to welcome Dr NeilBerry (top right), from the University ofLiverpool, who will present on the use of‘Lecture Capture’ to enhance studentlearning, and James Clay (below right),ALT Learning Technologist 2009, fromGloucestershire College, who will blogbefore the conference, to whet yourappetite, and live throughout the event,with the support of Julia Young, MAPublishing student and winner of aCambridge University Press scholarship forher blogging skills, and Carol Everett,Digital Skills Consultant.

Sharing and disseminating informationThe conference includes opportunities for you to participate inpresentations and workshops on pedagogic projects undertaken byour colleagues. Many of these are the outcomes of workundertaken from current and past Learning and Teaching Projects.

Learning new thingsThroughout the day, there will be the opportunity to learn aboutand experience some innovative ideas that you can try foryourself, including:• Elements and components of good practice through our goodteaching project

• Online marking and feedback• Improving student study skills support• Developing and sharing good practice in your use of our VLE• Exploring the use of new technologies, including iTunesU,MyPlayer and digital pens

• Developing virtual resources.

Vice Chancellor’s addressOur Vice Chancellor, Professor Mike Thorne, will give a keynoteaddress in which he will review the progress of theimplementation of our Learning, Teaching and AssessmentStrategy and will focus on some of our strategic learning andteaching objectives for the coming year. At lunchtime, Mike willpresent certificates to the successful nominees for our ViceChancellor’s Awards.

Announcement of Teaching Fellowship Awards and Learningand Teaching ProjectsFor an exciting finale at the Conference Reception, our ViceChancellor will be presenting our new University TeachingFellows, and will announce the successfulLearning and Teaching Projects for 2012.

Scan the QR code to register and select thesessions you would like to attend athttp://www.lta.anglia.ac.uk/annual-conference.

Our thirteenth Annual Learning andTeaching Conference25 June 2012, Lord Ashcroft International Building, Cambridge

NEWS


We have held Investors in People (IiP) recognition since 2003. Aspart of the three-yearly review process, our next IiP assessmenttakes place in June 2012. Many of you will remember GwenCarter-Powell from our last assessment and we are very pleasedthat she will be joining us again this time.

The assessment process will take the form of a short meetinglasting about 30 minutes with an external assessor and a sampleof staff. HR Services will already have contacted you if you areone of the members of staff scheduled to meet the assessor. Ourassessment dates are 14, 15, 19, 20, 21 and 27 June.

In order to help us co-ordinate the assessment, IiP Championshave been identified within each faculty and support service. Theyhave been briefed about the assessment process and can answerany questions you may have about the assessment. Our IiPChampions are:

Fiona Marshall Academic OfficeGeri Wren ALSSAndrea Hilliard Corporate Marketing, International & Development ServicesPaula Langton Estates & FacilitiesAlan Turner FHSCEDebbie Ledwell Financial ServicesAndrea Lechner HR ServicesJulie Millward IT ServicesHermione McIntosh LAIBSSteve Wilson Learning & Development ServicesMarcia Baldry RDCSPaul Varley Secretary’s OfficeLes James Science & TechnologyRumnique Gill Student ServicesRoddie Shepherd University LibraryNatalie Swann VCO

If you have any further queries, please contact Andrea Lechner inHR Services on ext 4788 or at [email protected].

Investors in People

Career developmentroutes on offer tosupport staff...Full details on page 16

On 18 April, Dr RajshreeMootanah, Director of theMedical Engineering ResearchGroup (MERG), and Dr HowardHillstrom, from the Hospital forSpecial Surgery (HSS), wereinvited to receive the 2012Mimics Innovations Award at theMaterialise World Conference in

Leuven, Belgium. They receiveda 5000 Euros award afterpresenting their study on the‘Development and Verification ofa Computational Model of theKnee Joint for the Evaluation ofSurgical Treatments forOsteoarthritis’. Theinvestigational team consists of

R Mootanah, C Imhauser,F Reisse, D Carpanen,RW Walker, MF Koff, M Lenhoff,R Rozbruch, A Fragomen,Y Kirane, Z Dewan, K Cheah,JK Dowell and HJ Hillstrom. Theaward will be used to furtherresearch development anddissemination among the team.


� Dr Rajshree Mootanah (right) and Dr Howard Hillstrom receiving the 2012 Mimics Innovation Award.

Medical Engineering Research Groupwins international award In Leuven

Eighty-five scientific teamsentered this competition andMERG was one of the fourwinners. As part of this award,MERG’s paper was among theonly two selected for publicationin the journal ComputerMethods in Biomechanics andBiomedical Engineering.

This research is a multi-disciplinary collaboration amongexperts in computationalmodelling (Anglia Ruskin–MERG), motion analysis,medical imaging, surgicalreconstruction and jointbiomechanics (HSS). Theoverarching aim of this study isto develop a surgical tool thatinforms clinicians of the bestalignment to minimise excessivestress in the knees of patientswith osteoarthritis. A subject-specific computational modelwas developed by MERG,incorporating three-dimensionalgeometries of the tissues withinthe knee joint. This model wasexperimentally validated at HSS,using controlled robotic loadingon the same cadaveric specimenfrom which the model wascreated.

This award is a direct result ofthe work launched during DrMootanah’s sabbatical at HSSfrom October 2009 to March2010. The success of thiscollaborative work has led toseveral computational-modelling,movement-analysis andexperimental studies betweenAnglia Ruskin and HSS.

For further information, pleasecontact Dr Rajshree Mootanah([email protected],ext 3909), MERG Director,Department of Computing andTechnology, Faculty of Science &Technology.

Cambridge School of Art’sannual Degree Show (running8–14 June) is traditionallycelebrated as a launch pad forover 200 graduates’ careersin the industry. Whilst theshow still presents a windowof opportunity for creativeindustries keen to snap upnew talent, and for art loversto acquire the work of afuture star, increasingly,Cambridge School of Artstudents are already at workwithin the industry. The titleof this year’s show, NewDynamics, reflects just this:the impact the graduates arealready making in the art,design and media world.

One such example is JamesAvery from BA (Hons)Computer Games and VisualEffects who, having beenhead-hunted by Cambridge-based Gaming companyFrontier Developments lastyear, has just seen the releaseof his first video-game, KinectDisneyland Adventures, acollaboration with MicrosoftGame Studios and Disney.James describes how his

dream career was launchedafter attending the annualBrains Eden Games Jam – anevent where teams are givena brief and compete to makethe best game in a shortamount of time – held atAnglia Ruskin: ‘Afterwards,industry professionals usuallycome and check out theresults, and Frontier saw mywork on display. Next thing Iknow, I’m opening up anemail from Frontier’s Directorof Production, and beingoffered an interview for therole of Visual Effects Artistwithin the company! Icouldn’t believe my eyes!’

Students often work on anumber of real briefs duringtheir time at CambridgeSchool of Art, and there is astrong focus on preparingthem for the diverse andvaried careers of creativepractitioners, particularlythose who are freelance.Students discover more abouttheir unique strengths andhow to carve a niche forthemselves, as BA (Hons)Illustration and Animation

student Jacobus Lowsonexplains: ‘During my timehere, I’ve come to realise thatthe craftsmanship andstorytelling skills required inanimation provide a perfectfusion of my interests.Interesting and flexible briefsallow for lots ofexperimentation andencourage the development ofstrong ideas andinventiveness, eventuallyhelping us to develop apersonal visual language. Iwas lucky enough to havebeen screened at ExposuresFestival, Cambridge FilmFestival, Fete de l’anime(Lille, France) and wasshortlisted for the BritishAnimation Awards’ stingscompetition. After tryingvarious approaches, includinga group project, which wasvery useful, I specialise instop-motion puppets. ‘

The project currently beingundertaken by BA (Hons)Graphic Design students JackSadler and Will Hemming,under the direction of courseleader Jon Melton, is another

prime example of howstudents engage with livebriefs. Will describes theproject brief for the Universityof Cambridge’s World OralLiterature Project, and howthey tackled it: ‘The brief forthe World Oral LiteratureProject was to develop avisual identity able torepresent oral language in allits diversity and individuality.We developed a visual identitythat resulted in the design ofa typeface that, in its ownright, attempts to question therelationships between orallanguage and the writtenword. The design attempts towork visually within anyculture by using a series oficonic symbols, a simplisticcolour pallet and a tactileinterface that can be used ona range of technologicaldevices. In the end, we havedeveloped a successful visualidentity that does not connotethe characteristics of any oneparticular culture over that ofanother – an outcome we feltto be a vital one, as itperfectly matched the ethos ofthe project itself.’

New DynamicsOut in force at this year’s Degree Show – 8–14 June

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� Carlotta Creamworthy (left) and Django Blaghardt (right) from Tea for Two – Jacobus Lowhard.

Fostering buddingentrepreneurs in SouthAfrica...Full story on page 19

Jack and Will are typical ofCambridge School of Artstudents in exploringcommercial projects alongsidetheir own creative interests,as Jack, who works under thepseudonym of Destroy theMap, and who is developinghis own streetwear brand,explains: ‘I am also continuingto explore personal goals ofmine. One of which is alreadylive in the manifestation ofDTM Apparel, a very youngbrand that I have started fromthe shallowest of grounds andhope to nurture and carry onalong with my other projects.’

Will also has a diverse rangeof projects underway, andafter graduation will work asa freelance graphic designerwith a view to running hisown small design agency inthe future.

Jack’s and Will’s work can beseen on their respectivewebsiteswww.destroythemap.com andwww.willhemming.com.

Jacobus’ work can be seen atwww.vimeo.com/jacklowson,and all the students’ work,from a range of disciplines,can be seen at the CambridgeSchool of Art’s Degree Show2012, 8–14 June.

A Screening of Moving Imagefrom BA Film & TV Productionand BA Illustration &Animation students can beseen on 11 June at the ArtsPicturehouse, St AndrewsStreet, Cambridge.

The Fashion and Costumeshow will be held on 14 June(entry by ticket only), alongwith an Open Day for thoseinteresting in meeting staffand students. Entry to thedegree show is free.

For more information,including times and openinghours, please visitwww.cambridgeschoolofart.com.

Sarah JonesFaculty Marketing andRecruitment Manager,Faculty of Arts, Law & SocialSciences

In the News

Send your news items to Jon Green, Press Officer, [email protected], or call ext 4717. To view our latestnews releases, visit www.anglia.ac.uk. You can also follow uson Twitter, visit www.twitter.com/angliaruskin.

2 May, Daily Telegraph, BBC online, The Sun, Daily Star, DailyMail (online), BBC Essex and Heart EssexProfessor James Frame was quoted talking about AngliaRuskin’s new MSc in Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery Practice.

1 May, BBC Radio 4Dr Jonathan Davis, Principal Lecturer in History, discussed theimportance of May Day to the American labour movement onthe Making History programme.

1 May, ITV Anglia, The Sun (online), BBC online and BBCCambridgeshireHelen McRobie, Lecturer in Biomedical Science, was interviewedabout the ‘mutant’ black fox that recently died in Hertfordshire.Helen has been carrying out DNA tests on the animal.

24 April, BBC CambridgeshireReader in Social Policy, Stephen Moore, was interviewed at thestart of a visit by 11 Italian municipal policemen to Cambridge.

24 April, BBC CambridgeshireClare Neal, Lecturer in Communication and Media, discussedthe importance of Sunday night TV and the news that the BBCwas axing Upstairs Downstairs.

24 April, BBC EssexEmployability Adviser, Sarah White, was interviewed, alongwith some current students, ahead of a careers fair at the LordAshcroft International Business School in Chelmsford.

19 April, BBC Look EastArt historian, Dr Nina Lubbren, was interviewed following thetheft of Chinese art from the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge.

16 April, BBC Look EastProfessor Mike Thorne was interviewed about proposed taxchanges regarding charitable donations at the opening ofUniversity Centre Harlow.

15 April, Sunday ExpressJamie Hacker Hughes, Visiting Professor of MilitaryPsychological Therapies, was quoted in an article about armywidows finding new partners.

12 April, BBC CambridgeshireDr Aled Jones, Director of the Global Sustainability Institute,discussed rainfall figures and whether Peterborough wasofficially a ‘desert’.

8 April, The ObserverSenior Lecturer in Animal Welfare, Dr Mark Kennedy, wasquoted in an article discussing the risks involved in the GrandNational.


� World Oral Literature Project – Will Hemming and Jack Sadler.

A competition for the firstStudent Sustainability PrintPrize was launched earlier in2012 and the winners wereformally announced at theofficial launch of our GlobalSustainability Institute, on

23 May, during the opening ofthe exhibition, Hard Rain: OurHeadlong Collision with Nature,on our Chelmsford campus.

The competition, sponsored bythe Global Sustainability

Institute, was open to allstudents (undergraduate andgraduate) at the CambridgeSchool of Art. The studentswere asked to reflect on whatthey understood bysustainability, and use that toinspire their submissions. Ajudging panel of Nick Devison(Cambridge School of Art),Aled Jones (GlobalSustainability Institute), CraigBennett (Friends of the Earth)and Lizzie Fisher (Kettle’s Yard)chose the final winners.

The judging panel met justbefore Easter to make a finaldecision. They were verypleased with the quality andrange of entries that werereceived, which made thejudging all the more difficult.

In the end, the panel wasunanimous in its choice for thewinners. They decided toaward one first prize and twosecond prizes, as follows:

First prizeRichard KearnsCenter Parcs Elvis: £500

Joint second prizeRichard WalkerPhotograph of car park: £250Elizabeth FraserHouse of cards: £250

The judges would like tocongratulate the winners.

For more information about theStudent Sustainability PrintPrize, please contact AledJones([email protected]).

Student Sustainability Print PrizeNEWS


� Center Parcs Elvis by Richard Kearns.

Earlier this year, the Global Sustainability Institute (GSI)announced a call for proposals for seed funding for projects. TheGSI was particularly interested in proposals that bring aninnovative, creative and interdisciplinary dimension, whetherfocusing on the economic, social or environmental parts ofsustainability. The criteria for applications included that theproposed projects should anticipate their impact on carbonsavings, resources and ecosystems, and the GSI anticipated anallocation of four awards with a total value of £10,000.

This was an open call for all academics across Anglia Ruskin tobid. There were nine entries, and in late April it was agreed tofund five, as follows:

Nancy Harrison (FST) and Ilaria Pappalepore (LAIBS) – £1.6kBiodiversity and Diversity of Experience: visitors’ and residents’experiences of green spaces in CambridgeThis project explores the perspective and attitudes of visitors andresidents to green spaces; understanding how they value (or donot value) urban spaces helps us to understand how to advisemanagers and developers in the interest of enhancing urbanbiodiversity.

Marie-Ann Ha (FHSCE) – £2kInvestigation of the nutritional content of transported andstored foodThe main objective of the research would be to determine thenutritional content and antioxidant capacity of a number ofcommonly eaten foods, grown using different methods andtransported and stored in differing environments.

Craig Duckworth (LAIBS) – £2kPersonal Ethics and Climate Change: an exploration usingdeliberative theatreThis research project seeks to engage the public in the moraldebates surrounding climate change, and to explore people’smoral beliefs as they relate to our duties to future generations. Itwill explore how deliberative theatre might be used both as aresearch method, and as a means to promote democraticdeliberation of important ethical issues relating to sustainability.

Sergio Fava (ALSS) – £2.5kClimate Culture Policy (C2P) Research NetworkThis project aims to survey current research on cultural history ofclimate change, identifying trends, potential and gaps useful forpolicy-makers and to create a multidisciplinary network linkingacademics and think-tanks to produce narrative approaches tocommunicate the past impacts of climate change on thebiosphere, humans included.

Beatriz Acevedo (LAIBS) – £2kGoGreen Pilot 12 Communication StrategyThis project will develop a communications strategy to provide ahub for students seeking employment and skills within the greenjob sector. The strategy will entail developing a webpage, printedmaterials and a social marketing campaign on climate change andorganisational behaviour.

For more information about the seed funding, please contact Julie-Anne Hogbin ([email protected]).

GSI provides seed funding

Successful bid for CiscoNetwork Academyprogram delivery...Full story on page 22

The Department of Music andPerforming Arts’ annual FestivalWeek has been breaking newground this year with mobile‘sound walks’ and site-specificperformance as part of theircalendar of events. Theseprojects have presented thestudents with new challenges,both practical and creative, asthe environment becomes partof the work itself. The mobile

sound walks, which took placeon 28 May in a variety ofplaces including the RiverCam, Mill Road and theadjacent cemetery, arelocation-based sound worksexperienced using headphoneseither with an mp3 player or,increasingly, a mobile phone,and aim to explore a specificplace through differentapproaches, from gothic horror,

to natural disaster and streetcrime.

Drama and Performing Artsstudents are also exploringplace as part of theirgraduating projects at WysingArts Centre(www.wysingartscentre.org).On 7 and 8 June. From2.00–7.00pm, AngliaContemporary Theatre


� A sound walk in the Mill Road cemetery.

Festival Week branches outperforms devised site-specificprojects which addresslandscape, ghosts, journeys,mirrors, beginnings and poeticinterventions in space.Members of the public areinvited to join the performersas they encounter, explore, re-imagine and re-create thelandscapes and environmentsaround them through stories,texts, soundscapes, movement,surprise and suggestion. Aswell as being set to intrigue,this afternoon event offers theopportunity to picnic, relax,meander, linger, follow andexplore the rural site at Wysing.

In addition to these uniqueevents, Festival Week alsooffered concert performancesby Music and Performing Artsstudents between 28 May and1 June. Featuring world music,electro-acoustic, popular andjazz music as well as classicalrecitals. All concerts were freeand given on Anglia Ruskin’sCambridge campus.

Sarah JonesMarketing and RecruitmentManager, Faculty of Arts,Law & Social Sciences

MA Creative Writing graduateKaddy Benyon, picturedabove, has beaten 100 poets

from across the world to takethe prestigious CrawshawPrize jointly with Luke Heelyfrom Lincolnshire. Theinternational poetry prize,now entering its fourth year,recognises the best debut full-length collections in Englishand receives entries from theUK, US, Ireland andAustralasia. Due to bepublished by Salt Publishingin November 2012, hercollection of poems, MilkFever, was inspired by herrelationships with olderwomen who have shaped her.

Chris Hamilton-Emery, directorof Salt Publishing, said, ‘Theimagery and music ofBenyon’s language is matchedwith an extraordinary range inthis debut collection, and weare delighted to make it awinner in this year’s prize.’

Kaddy said, ‘I don’t think myfeet have touched the groundsince I heard. It is validationfor what I do. There’s not awhole load of money in theworld of poetry, so the factthat the judges think mypoems are good is amazing.’

Kaddy has been interviewedby Cambridge News and BBCCambridgeshire, and thankedSenior Lecturer in CreativeWriting, Dr Colette Paul, forencouraging her to get intopoetry. She is currentlyworking on her secondvolume, Touchstone.


Milk Fever scoops Crawshaw Prize

Two career development routes were successfully offered forsupport staff last year. After evaluation and review, these routeshave now been developed further and we warmly welcomeexpressions of interest from support staff interested in either ofthe following:

Route 1 – Talent + (formerly called Fast Track Development Programme)This will now be offered from June to September 2012.

Who is it for?It is open to support staff between grades 4 and 6 who aregraduates or have equivalent managerial experience.

What is it?This is an opportunity to develop your management skills andexperience and widen your familiarity with different areas ofAnglia Ruskin.

The programme will incorporate three main elements:• Management skills development• Visits to faculties/support services, and• Project work culminating in a presentation ofrecommendations to a panel of CMT members and seniormanagers (this will require some self-directed study in yourown time).

Route 2 – MBA programme (which contains the compulsory moduleof HE in Context)The next intake for our MBA programme is September 2012:briefings will take place in June 2012.

Who is it for?The MBA programme is open to all line managers who willpreferably possess a first degree, although relevant experiencewill be taken into consideration.

What is it?This qualification route will involve two years of part-timestudy, offered in blocks, approximately every month on aThursday, Friday and Saturday. It is expected that this willrequire some self-directed study in your own time.

The modules to be undertaken will include:• HE in Context• Decision Making• Organisational Behaviour• Marketing• Strategic Financial Analysis

If you are interested in finding out more about Talent + or theMBA route, please contact Jane Hay, HR Manager (Learningand Development) on ext 5904 or at [email protected].

Are you hoping to become a Readeror a Professor in the next few years?

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You may be aware that each year we provide campus-basedpreparatory sessions for academic staff who are consideringapplying to be a Reader or Professor. Feedback suggests thatthese are helpful sessions, but we find that some attendeesthen feel their applications would be premature and do notapply. It is currently the case that the number and success rateof applications, for both Readerships and Professorships, islower than we would like.

We would therefore like to encourage staff to start to thinkmuch earlier about applying to be a Reader or Professor,perhaps aiming for those roles in a few years time. We believethat it would be helpful for such staff to work with a mentorwho can provide advice and encouragement in ‘filling in thegaps’ on their CV.

The mentor would work with the mentee on a one-to-one basisover a period of one to three years, prior to application, so thatthe mentee is fully appraised of the criteria at an early stageand has a chance to address areas of relative weakness, and isthen in a good position to apply for a Readership or aProfessorship.

Mentors will:• Work with the mentee on their CV and associated plans,identifying areas of strength and relative weakness andsuggesting strategies to address the latter, meeting perhapstwo or three times a year over a one- to three-year period

• Act as a ‘critical friend’ during the drafting of the application,both in terms of substance and presentation.

TimelineWe anticipate that the mentoring scheme will start early in theacademic year 2012–13; however we would like to begin toarrange mentoring partnerships now, in preparation for thelaunch of the scheme.

If you are an aspiring Reader/Professor and would like toregister your interest in being a mentee within this mentoringscheme, please contact Cheryl Pasfield, Human ResourceServices (ext 4780 or [email protected]).

Sonia YoungAssistant Director (Organisational Development), HumanResource Services

Career routes for support staff

Invitation for aspiring Readers and Professors to participate as mentees in a mentoring scheme

Professional Doctorateprogrammes – researchthrough practice...Full story on page 25


Student film nominated for Learningon Screen Awards 2012

BA (Hons) Pop Music studentsare learning the tricks of themusic business with live projectbriefs, and through modules

such as the year-two Live MusicEvent Management module, andare seeing success – and profit– as a result. Recent successesinclude student Tyrese Olali,who, following a competitionbrief set by Lecturer PhilPethybridge, reached a dealwith Virgin Atlantic for a trackand dance for a viral advert,and Ross Wilson who, sincerunning a profitable event atthe Q-Club, has been hired bythem to work on events.

As Ross explains, ‘After one yearfocusing on the music businesson the Popular Music pathway, Ibecame an events manager forthe Alternative Music Society

(AMS) on campus. When itcame round to the Live Eventsmodule, contacting the bandsand venues was a breeze, as Ihad made the contacts neededaround the city from Phil andother business partnersthroughout the year. Along theway, I had picked up from Philmany tricks in promotion tocover the city, and even got theevent on three radio channelsand in a newspaper, gainingmore contacts. The result of themodule allowed me to walkaway with a nice profit and ajob offer to co-run other cluband live nights in the city. As ofthe end of my second year, Inow run AMS Subculture and

live nights, as well as co-runBad Medicine rock night, all ofwhich are at Q-Club. I nowmake many appearances as aDJ on other alternative nights,and even got offered a place inthe band I had playing on myassessed night.’

As the Pop Music degree seesits first year of studentsgraduating this year, we lookforward to hearing about theircontinued success in theindustry.

Sarah JonesFaculty Marketing andRecruitment Manager, Facultyof Arts, Law & Social Sciences

A short film created byCambridge School of Art BAFilm and TV Productionstudents as part of their coursewas nominated for a Learningon Screen Award 2012.

Cloudwatcher, the story of theromantic aspirations of ayoung travel agent whosehobby is the re-enactment ofhistorical battles (see still,right), was up for a ‘StudentProduction Undergraduate &FE Award’ at the event, whichtook place on 26 April at theBFI Southbank, London.Although the film did not endup taking the prize the judgeswere very impressed with it,praising its ‘unusual theme’and commenting that it was‘beautifully shot’.

The Learning on ScreenAwards were established bythe British Universities Film &Video Council to ‘celebrate andreward excellence in the use ofmoving image and relatedmedia in learning, teachingand research’.

Cloudwatcher was directed byMartin Galvin and produced byClaire Day, with many of thecast and crew comprisingother students from thecourse. A special mention alsogoes to Senior MediaTechnician Sean Thornton,

who put it forward for theaward.

Congratulations to all whowere involved with the film.The full version ofCloudwatcher can be seen onYoutube

(www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsPx0NCsefI).

Gareth LongWeb and DigitalCommunications Co-ordinator,Faculty of Arts, Law & SocialSciences

Deals clinched by Pop Music students

� Pop Music student Ross Wilson.

Student enterprise is high onAnglia Ruskin’s currentagenda, with an aim for 7%of our graduates leaving us tostart their own business bythe year 2014. As such, anumber of initiatives arecurrently in place to promoteentrepreneurship amongst ourstudents, and we’re beginningto see more student start-upson campus.

Laszlo Csiba, a second-yearLAIBS student on the BABusiness Management, tellsus about his own start-up

experience, The OriginalTruffles: ‘I had my first truffleas a present. I had never eventasted a truffle before anddidn’t know anything aboutthem. I was only told that mypresent was unique and asexpensive as diamond. Forthose of you who don’t know,truffles are a unique, edible,underground mushroom. Theyhave a pungent aroma andtaste that can permeate andenhance many foods such assoups, salads, omelettes,dressings and main meals.

‘I remember my first day; Ijust got so excited about it.After some market research, Icame to a decision: I willmake this work. I will be thelocal truffle supplier. Ibelieved we could all havebright ideas. The die hadbeen cast and the journey hadbegun. It was as simple asthat, just a decision. Mysister and my best friendjoined me to form a strongteam, and The OriginalTruffles was formed and readyto go… we just didn’t knowhow to start! All we did knowwas that every long journeystarts with one step. For us,the first step turned out to beThe Big Pitch – a businessstart-up competition for AngliaRuskin students comprisingthree stages – the video pitch;the mini business plan; and,the grand final. The prize is ashare of £30,000, plus ayear’s free mentoring support,business banking, legal adviceand more! It is all aboutbusiness. The Big Pitchguides you from where youare to where you want to be,and covers all the things youhave to consider if you wantto start up a business. Onyour journey, you will not bealone; support is availablethroughout the competition inthe form of mentoring,seminars and a boot camp. Itis challenging. Thecompetition requireshard work andpersistency, but, putsimply, it is a real andvaluable experience,therefore, a goodaddition to youracademic studies.There are also otheruniversity facilitiesthere to support you

on your start-up journey, suchas The StartupLab located inthe Coslett building,Cambridge. It is a wonderfulplace to be, so inspiring andsomewhere you can developyour idea with like-mindedpeople.

‘My time at university wouldbe far less exciting withoutthis journey, therefore, Istrongly encourage anybody tocome up with a bright ideaand make it happen!

‘Finally, watch out for trufflesand be ready for a uniquetaste.’

The Original Truffles made itthrough to the final sevenentrants in The Big Pitch, andpitched to a live audience andpanel of entrepreneurs fortheir chance to win a share of£30,000 at the Grand Finalevent, held on Thursday 31May in Cambridge, just asthis issue of Bulletin wasabout to be delivered from theprinter.

You can find out more aboutThe Big Pitch, contact BenMumby-Croft ([email protected]), and tosee all of the students’ entries– and find out who the 2012winners are – visitwww.thebigpitch.co.uk.

Student enterprise:The Original Truffles’ story

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� The Original Truffles team (l–r): Laszlo Csiba, Adrienn Csiba and JavierGarcia.

Closer ties developedbetween CIPD andLAIBS...Full story on page 26

In May, the Centre for EnterpriseDevelopment and Research(CEDAR) – working incollaboration with the SouthAfrican Micro EnterpriseDevelopment Organisation(MEDO) and Enternships.com –hosted a group of 15 youngentrepreneurs at Anglia Ruskin,as part of the UK Trade andInvestment-funded project topromote enterprise in SouthAfrican townships. CEDAR hadpreviously worked with MEDO

and UKT&I during the winter of2011 when (as reported in theMay issue of the Bulletin) theyarranged a five-week tour of theSouth African townships to teachenterprise to young, blackentrepreneur-minded people.Two LAIBS students, currentlyon the BA Enterprise andEntrepreneurial Managementcourse, were invited to join thetour and input into the teaching.During the tour, individualssigned up for an enterprise

development programme andwere taken on by the MEDOteam for further mentoring.Fifteen of the youngentrepreneurs signed up by theentrepreneurship roadshowvisited London (hosted byEnternships.com) andCambridge (hosted by CEDAR)for a week of workshops,seminars, company visits andnetworking opportunities in orderto further their enterpriseeducation, and to promote future


� Some South African entrepreneurs attending a workshop on the MEDO entrepreneurship roadshow in December.

South African entrepreneurs visitAnglia Ruskin University

trade between these buddingyoung entrepreneurs and UKenterprises.

The promotion of enterprise andentrepreneurialism in SouthAfrica for the black population isvery high on the politicalagenda, with 3% of all SouthAfrican business profits and 3%of any contracts with non-SouthAfrican businesses having to goto help this cause. ProfessorLloyd-Reason, Director ofCEDAR said, ‘This level offunding is needed, as there areno appropriate entrepreneurialrole models for people living inthe townships of South Africa,and the barriers potentialentrepreneurs must breakthrough are considerable.’

This project is a fantasticopportunity for everyone involvedto make a real difference topeople’s lives and should lead tomore collaborative work betweenthe partners. Having strong linkswith South Africa and UKT&Ialso helps to increase AngliaRuskin’s reputation as aninternational player.

For more information, pleasecontact Professor Lester Lloyd-Reason ([email protected]).

Whenever there is a majorfinancial scandal, questions areasked about the auditor’sresponsibility. Where were theauditors? It is a subject withever-widening horizons,continually developing in thepolitical and economic arena.Questions are asked about boththe scope of what is regarded asthe responsibility of the auditor

and the nature of theapproaches/practices adopted inundertaking that responsibility.All those who rely on financialstatements are affected by theauditor’s work, yet the nature,practice and limitations of theauditor’s duties are not wellknown outside the auditingprofession. To the layperson, theauditor’s role has tended to be

an obscure or misunderstoodsubject. Paul Saw has written acontentious article on ‘TheAuditor’s Duties’, which ispublished as an entry inEncyclopedia of CorporateSocial Responsibility, edited bySamuel Idowu, out this autumn.Why should audits take place atall? Is the basic auditing modelnot flawed since it makes

auditors financially dependent oncompanies? Does the accountingprofession (or industry) have theability to train auditors capableof engaging with the possibleexpansion of the statutory auditinto new areas?

For more information, pleasecontact Paul Saw([email protected]).

The audit crunch: reforming auditing

Dr Howard J Hillstrom,Director of the Leon RootMotion Analysis Laboratory atthe Hospital for Special Surgery

(HSS), in New York, gave atwo-day training on movementanalysis and osteoarthritis tothe Medical Engineering

Research Group (MERG). Thisincluded a lecture on thebiomechanics of the knee andfoot in healthy people andindividuals with osteoarthritis.Dr Hillstrom followed up with aworkshop on joint-coordinate-system definitions and markerplacements for movementanalysis. He continues to co-mentor five doctoral students indifferent areas of medicalengineering with Dr Mootanah,MERG Director. In the USA,HSS is rated number one inorthopaedics and number twoin rheumatology by its peers.

This training will be especiallyuseful to ensure reliablekinematic data collection tocreate database gait andposture biomechanics data forthe healthy population,stratified by parameters,including age, sex and bodymass index. This database will

be used as a reference forfuture quantification ofobjective measurements of gaitparameters of athletes orindividuals with pathologies.The training will also be usefulfor future planned multi-centreinvestigations between AngliaRuskin and HSS. Dr Hillstromhas been providing expertadvice and guidance since thedesign phase of thebiomechanics laboratory, whichis the first of its kind in the UK.The state-of the-artbiomechanics laboratory islocated in the PostgraduateMedical Institute, which isdirected by Dr Ruth Jackson.

For further information, pleasecontact Dr Rajshree Mootanah([email protected], ext 3909), MERG Director,Department of Computing andTechnology, Faculty of Science& Technology.

Specialist training for MERGfrom Dr Hillstrom – Hospital for Special Surgery

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� Dr Hillstrom (front) training the Medical Engineering Research Groupstudents and staff.

In April, Franziska Reisse, PhDresearch student in MedicalEngineering, won one of thefive Delsys student travelawards at the 10thInternational Conference inBiomechanics and BiomedicalEngineering (CMBBE) in Berlin.

Over 80 doctoral studentsentered this competition.Franziska’s presentation,entitled ‘The effect of hightibial osteotomy on stressdistribution in the tibio-femoraljoint: a finite element study’ –co-authored by F Reisse,

HJ Hillstrom, R Walker,D Carpanen, C Imhauser,Z Dewan, M Koff, JK, Dowell,A Fragomen, SR Rozbruch andR Mootanah – was very wellreceived by an internationalcommunity of expertcomputational modellersrepresenting all five continents.

Franziska, one of the five PhDstudents in the MedicalEngineering Research Group(MERG), directed by DrRajshree Mootanah, isinvestigating the effect ofconservative realignmentsurgeries to treat kneeosteoarthritis by computersimulation. This is acollaborative work betweenAnglia Ruskin and the Hospitalfor Special Surgery, the top-

rated orthopaedic hospital inthe US. Franziska obtained afirst-class bachelors degreefrom Anglia Ruskin prior tobeginning her doctoral studies.

Dr Rajshree Mootanah and DrHillstrom, Director of the LeonRoot Motion AnalysisLaboratory at the Hospital forSpecial Surgery, were invited toorganise and co-moderate aspecial session on lowerextremity osteoarthritis at theCMBBE conference. MERGhad a total of four papers atthis conference.

For further information, pleasecontact Dr Rajshree Mootanah(details as above).

MERG PhD student Franziska Reisse wins award at international conference in Berlin

� At the awards (l–r) are Hans Weber, Chairman; Philip Berg (Germany); DeviBheemappa, Delsys Prize Judge (USA); Laura Chernak (USA); Joe Prinhold (UK);Franziska Reisse (UK); and Mohamadreza Moghadam (Switzerland).

LAIBS students’ successat the IBM UniversityBusiness Challenge...Full story on page 28

The symposium, which tookplace on 18 April in the FisherBuilding at St John’s College,Cambridge, built on thesuccess of last year and waswell attended by visionscientists and professionalsfrom across the UK.

This year’s theme was‘Cambridge ophthalmologydebates on practice trends incornea and cataract surgery inUK’. Proceedings were

organised and chaired byProfessor Madhavan Rajan, asenior member of our Visionand Eye Research Unit (VERU)and Consultant OphthalmicSurgeon at Addenbrooke’sHospital, Cambridge. Thesymposium was generouslysponsored by Bausch andLomb Pharma UK. Theproceeds of the conferencewere kindly donated to AngliaRuskin to support cornealresearch at VERU.

This year’s programme ofdebates was given by a widerange of distinguished visionexperts from across the UK andabroad. Highlights included:

• VERU Visiting Professor,Anthony Bron, who gave awell-received talk on‘Meibomian glanddysfunction’.

• Professor Stephen Kaye fromthe Royal LiverpoolUniversity Hospital, whopresented on ‘Cornealtransplant immunology intolerance and rejection’.

• Dr Rita Menucci, from theDepartment of Oto-Neuro-Opthalmological SurgicalSciences in Florence, Italy,who delivered an informativeguest lecture, entitled‘Corneal crosslinking – theorigin, development andprogress’.

• Mr Wagih Aclimandos fromKing’s College Hospital,London, whose lecture,


� Dr Rita Menucci, presenting.� Symposium Chair, ProfessorMadhavan Rajan.

VERU hosts its third annual CambridgeCornea and Cataract Symposium

entitled ‘Paediatric cataractsurgery – What and what notto do’, rounded offproceedings.

As well as providing insightsinto the latest trends in corneaand cataract surgery andresearch, this year’ssymposium provided delegateswith an invaluable opportunityto network. Speaking of theevent, Professor MadhavanRajan commented, ‘Thesymposium provided a uniqueopportunity to discuss latestclinical trends in cornea andcataract surgery with an aim toimprove clinical standards anddissipate latest researchknowledge, both at a regionaland national level. We are verygrateful for the excellentfeedback provided by theparticipants, speakers and oursponsors.’

John MenziesMarketing Co-ordinator, Facultyof Science & Technology

Our Department of Vision andHearing Sciences and the Visionand Eye Research Unit (VERU)were well represented at therecent Dublin meeting of theEuropean Academy ofOptometry and Optics.

The meeting, held from 20–22April, brought together keydecision-makers, influencers,educators, researchers andstudents from across Europe todiscuss and share the latestresearch and best practicerelated to vision sciences.Proceedings’ themes for theevent were education, researchand clinical practice.

Dr Keziah Latham and DrSheila Rae both presented talks

at the meeting. Kez’s talk wasentitled ‘Factors associated withadjustment to visual loss’,whilst Sheila’s talk addressed‘Accommodative accuracy withprinted text versus hand-heldcomputer gaming’.

In addition to the talks, anumber of research postersfrom VERU and Vision andHearing Sciences werepresented to delegates. RobertConway presented ‘Variation invisual acuity measurement atdifferent viewing distances: acomparison of results with twodifferent chart designs’. SarahLalor presented ‘Where shouldbars be to produce optimalcrowding effects, usingchildren’s acuity letters, pictures

and symbols?’, and Dr SheilaRae presented ‘Assessing visualacuities at near distance withletter and symbol charts: effectof chart type and defocus’.


European Academy of Optometry and Optics meeting in Dublin

� Dr Kezah Latham, Robert Conway, Dr Sheila Rae and Sarah Lalor.

The Department of Computing& Technology has beensuccessful in its bid forAcademy Support Centre(ASC) and Instructor TrainingCentre (ITC) status in theCisco Network Academyprogram.

Cisco are considered worldleaders in computer

networking, and the CiscoNetworking Academy programteaches hundreds of thousandsof students worldwide theskills needed to build, designand maintain networks. Ciscocourses are offered through awide variety of educationalinstitutions, from universitiesto local schools and colleges.The Cisco Network Academy

program assists theseinstitutions in training theirinstructors to meet the highquality demanded by theprogram. We have been aRegional Academy since 1999and, since then, we havesuccessfully trained over 70instructors and over 1200students. From 1 August2012, the current 60 Regional

Academies in the UK will bereplaced by just 12 ASCs andITCs.

The Cisco team within theFaculty of Science &Technology worked hard toproduce a high-qualitybusiness proposal to Ciscoand faced stiff competition tobecome one of these 12 ASCsand ITCs. We are delightedthat we were successful inour bid. However, the hardwork doesn’t stop there. Overthe summer, we plan torefurbish the three computerlabs to meet the demands ofthe increased number ofinstructor-training events andother learning opportunitiesthat we will be runningthroughout the year. We willalso be working hard todevelop relationships with thenew Cisco Academies thatCisco will be assigning to ournew ASC. As these will beuniversities, colleges andschools, this will be an idealopportunity for us to nurturerelationships with theseinstitutes. Members of theteam will also be attendingthe Cisco European AcademyEvolution Event in Amsterdamscheduled for late June.

For more information, pleasecontact Julia Lane, Researchand External Income Co-ordinator (ext 3926,[email protected]).

Computing & Technology’s CiscoNetwork Academy bid success

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� Mike Smith, Principal Lecturer in the Department of Computing & Technology, with the Cisco equipment.

A range of new facilities atEckersley Road IndustrialEstate, Chelmsford, will allowCivil Engineering students,from the Department of theBuilt Environment, to runfinal-year research projects onareas of sustainable materialsnot previously available.

The new equipment availableincludes, a prism mould andlength comparator, a climaticchamber and a Los Angelesmachine.

Konstantinos Poutos, SeniorLecturer in Civil Engineering,said, ‘The facilities will benefit

the students’ knowledge aswell as their researchactivities.’

In addition, three Erasmusstudents from overseas haveexpressed an interest injoining the department for asix-month research placement;

their research projects will bebased on this new equipment.

For more information, pleasecontact Ellen Hodges,Marketing Co-ordinator,Faculty of Science &Technology (ext 3919,[email protected]).

Built Environment students experience fantastic new facilities

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Our Department of Psychologyhas started using its impressiveportfolio of new laboratoryspaces. The labs have beendesigned to enhance the world-leading research being carriedout in the department andprovide both undergraduate andpostgraduate students withinvaluable hands-on practicalexperience of usingpsychological testingequipment.

The new labs are locatedwithin dedicated spaces in theCoslett and Ruskin buildings onour Cambridge campus. Theyinclude:

A therapy/neuro-rehabilitationlab, where research is currentlybeing conducted into thetreatment of stroke patientswho suffer from chronic

aphasia, a condition thatcauses long-term speech andlanguage problems. Theresearch is currently focusingon further treatment methodsand investigating the effects ofshort-term intensive aphasiatherapy on brain reorganisation.

A consumer lab, to investigatetactile and visual influences onproduct evaluation andconsumer choice. To help withthis research, the departmenthas recently acquired a 3-Dprinter, which enables them todesign their own prototypeproducts.

A perception lab, housingseveral eye-tracker machinesused to measure eyemovements when peopleengage in a task, such asreading a passage of text, or

viewing visual stimuli, such asfaces with different emotionalexpressions or scenes recreatingdriving.

A new developmental lab,where researchers willinvestigate a variety ofdevelopmental disorders ininfants and children. A widerange of psychometric testbatteries will help to assessreading and languagedevelopment, intelligence andpsychometric skills.

A psychophysiology labcontaining Nexus, a portabledevice that recordsphysiological data, such aspulse, skin conductance, ECGand respiration, and can beused to investigate how thebody responds to a variety ofstimuli or tasks.


� A student using one of the eye-tracker machines housed in our new perception lab.

Psychology unveils new laboratoryand teaching spaces

Finally, a training lab has beencreated to host focus groups,interviews and presentations.

In addition to the new labspaces, the refurbishment hasalso created a new 25-personteaching room/specialist PC labin the Coslett building.Speaking of the new labspaces, senior technicianAntony Whitmore commented,‘Our new research facilitiesreflect the ongoing commitmentwe have made to provide aworld-class teaching andresearch environment for staffand students in the Departmentof Psychology at Anglia Ruskin.’


‘People mutht be amuthed.They can’t be alwayth alearning, not yet they can’t bealwayth a working…’ HardTimes

When Professor MalcolmAndrews quoted the lispingcircus owner, Mr Sleary, fromHard Times, he captured thespirit of the conferencededicated to exploring‘Dickens’ Legacy’, hosted bythe Department of English,

Communication, Film andMedia on Saturday 14 April.This event, a combination of‘amusement’ and learning’,represented a uniquecontribution to ‘Dickens 2012’,the international celebration ofthe life and work of CharlesDickens.

Over seventy delegates wereinspired and entertained by anoutstanding line-up ofDickensian scholars: Michael

Slater (Birkbeck), MalcolmAndrews (Kent), Victor Sage(UEA), Mark Wormald(Pembroke), John Gardner,Valerie Purton and Rick Allen(all Anglia Ruskin), andChristine Corton (Kent) – thethree latter speakers also beingconference convenors. Thenotion of the legacy stimulatedpresentations and discussionabout the traditions thatDickens inherited from writerslike Mary Lamb, as well as the

impact that Dickens had onsuccessors, ranging fromEvelyn Waugh to Roald Dahl.Debates addressed Dickens’influence on social, cultural,literary and political aspects ofVictorian life.

At lunchtime, the ground floorof the Lord Ashcroft Buildingwas invaded by Victorianfigures, clad in capes and tophats, as the Cambridge StreetTheatre performed theChristmas Dinner Scene fromGreat Expectations. Later inthe day, representatives fromthe international association,The Dickens Fellowship,performed a reading from ATale of Two Cities. Animportant legacy from thisconference is the inaugurationof a Cambridge Branch of theDickens Fellowship, welcomingall local enthusiasts toparticipate in a regular readinggroup, with occasionalspeakers and activities: furtherdetails available from ChristineCorton ([email protected]) orRick Allen([email protected]).

The day ended in a jubilantmood with Professor Slater’sproposal of a Toast to theImmortal Memory.

For more information about theconference, please contactDr Purton([email protected]).

Celebrating the inimitable atAnglia RuskinDickens’ Legacy

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� The Cambridge Street Theatre takes a bow.

Two papers were delivered bymembers of Anglia LawSchool to the ALSS ResearchSeminar series this year.

Tom Serby presented a paperentitled ‘It’s not cricket:matchfixing and the Law’.Tom discussed his researchinto this highly topical areaand particularly looked at theissue in the context of the

European Union’s newlyacquired legal competence inthe area of sport, onlinegambling legislation and thejail sentences recently handeddown to internationalcricketers. He has also had anarticle entitled ‘Gambling-related matchfixing: aterminal threat to the integrityof sport’ accepted forpublication in the prestigious

peer-reviewed InternationalSports Law Journal, due to bepublished by Asser in June.

Julia Ramsay also delivered apaper in which she discussedthe effectiveness of IndividualVoluntary Arrangements(IVAs), which were introducedin 1986 to provide a statutoryalternative to bankruptcy forinsolvent debtors. Julia’s

paper examined whether IVAshave successfully achievedtheir aim in light of thechanging profile of debtorsand shifting attitudes towardsdebt over the past 25 years.

Gareth LongWeb and DigitalCommunications Co-ordinator, Faculty of Arts,Law & Social Sciences

It’s not cricket!

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Anglia Ruskin Universitycurrently offers six ProfessionalDoctorate (PrD) programmes,one of which is in the field ofPractical Theology and runs inpartnership with the CambridgeTheological Federation (CTF).

The PrD in Practical Theologyhas been running since 2006and currently has 38 studentsenrolled. The first twograduates from the programme,one in November 2011 andone in April 2012, have bothpassed with no corrections,

and we expect furthersuccessful submissions laterthis year. Karen Shakespeare’sresearch topic was, ‘Knowing,Being and Doing: the SpiritualLife Development of SalvationArmy Officers’, and JacoBeukes was awarded hisdoctorate for a thesis entitled‘Pastoral Coaching: LifeCoaching as a Tool for PastoralCare’.

A Professional Doctorate differsfrom a traditional PhD in that ithas been developed for

candidates whose researcharises from their ownprofessional or voluntary work.Research begins in practice,moves through theory, andreturns to practice, enablingcandidates to develop andimplement new initiatives intheir professional context. Thismakes the programmeattractive not only to potentialcandidates but to theiremployers and organisations.

A further attraction of the PrDis that candidates are not


� Professor Simon Kwan and the Rev’d Clare Herbert, Practical Theology Professional Doctorate candidate, at aseminar in The Divinity School of Chung Chi College, Chinese University of Hong Kong.

isolated ‘lone researchers’, butpart of a wider cohort whomeet regularly throughout theyear to take part in seminars,training, and student-leddiscussions, and offer eachother valuable peer support.

We are very excited at the waythe PrD in Practical Theology isdeveloping and growing. Wehave formed a new partnershipwith The Divinity School ofChung Chi College, offering thePrD to candidates in HongKong, with five candidatesjoining the programme therethis year. We have twocandidates currently ‘writingup’ in Kenya and Tanzaniarespectively, and two newcandidates who joined us inthe UK from Kenya at thebeginning of this year. Currentcandidates include those froma variety of Christian traditionsas well as two Buddhists, andwe would be delighted towelcome those from other faithperspectives.

We have found the PrD modelof ‘research through practice’enormously rewarding to beinvolved in, and clearlyattractive to potentialcandidates. Anglia RuskinUniversity is keen to developmore Professional Doctorates:anyone who is interested indeveloping a PrD in their ownsubject area is more thanwelcome to make contact withme (at [email protected]) totalk things through.

Zoe BennettDirector of PostgraduateStudies, Faculty of Arts, Law& Social Sciences

Professional Doctoratesan opportunity for research through practice

Professor Martin Salisbury’slatest book has shot to number1 in the US Amazon’s GraphicDesign bestseller list, followinga radio slot on National PublicRadio (NPL). Sales of the bookrocketed after the station,which has 20 million listeners,

broadcast its interview withProfessor Salisbury on 23April.

Children’s Picturebooks: TheArt of Visual Storytelling,written with Morag Styles,Professor of Children’s Poetry

at the University of Cambridge,was published by LaurenceKing in February 2012.


New book number 1 in US

Dr Jonathan Smith (picturedabove), Senior Lecturer, LordAshcroft International BusinessSchool (LAIBS), has recentlybeen invited to join theNational Membership andProfessional DevelopmentCommittee at the CharteredInstitute of Personnel andDevelopment (CIPD).

The committee’s purpose is to:

• offer informed advice andguidance on the definition,development andmaintenance of the

standards and theirapplication to membership,education, qualifications andcontinuing professionaldevelopment.

• provide oversight on behalf ofthe Board of the CIPD onprofessional capabilitystandards (‘standards’) andrelated activities inaccordance with the overallstrategy of the Institute.

Membership of this committeewill have great benefits forLAIBS. Particularly, it will:

1) Increase LAIBS engagementwith the CIPD, enablingLAIBS to be more informedof current developments inHR.

2) Enhance LAIBS reputationwith students andapplicants to our HRcourses.

3) Give us the ability toinfluence policy at a nationallevel, and provide theopportunity to feed researchthat is being conducted inLAIBS into CIPD

policies. Examples of thiswould be Diane Keble-Ramsey’s and AndyArmitage’s work on high-performance working, JohnRayment and JonathanSmith’s work onmisleadership (the spiritualdimension of leadership andorganisations) andresponsibility.

4) It will give greater access toinformation and examplesthat can be fed intodiscussions and informationon our CIPD and leadershipcourses.

Jonathan, a Chartered Fellowof the CIPD, said, ‘I amdelighted to be offered thisposition and look forward toworking more closely with theCIPD. As well as the greatopportunities it provides toLAIBS, for me personally, Ithink it will raise my profile inthe HR field and enable me todevelop my skills in strategicthinking and influencing.

For more information, pleasecontact Jonathan Smith([email protected]).

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Saifan bin Saifan and DrJonathan Smith from the LordAshcroft International BusinessSchool (LAIBS) visited theNational Police Training Centrefor the UK at Bramshill on 23April. They met with membersof the Leadership Faculty andInternational Faculty there.

Saifan is a Manager forCourses at the Police ScienceAcademy, Sharjah, United ArabEmirates. He is doing his PhD

with us, researching StrategicLeadership in the UK and UAEpolice. At the meeting, Saifanand Jonathan explored thepossibility of LAIBS conductingresearch with senior leaders inthe UK police service andobserving courses delivered atBramshill. They also exploredthe possibility of LAIBSproviding leadershipprogrammes and qualificationsfor the UK police.

A number of other visits toLAIBS from UK police servicesare planned over the comingmonths. Jonathan will behosting visits from Essex, Kentand Hertfordshire police.

There is a large number ofpeople now within LAIBS andAnglia Ruskin who are involvedin some aspect of policeresearch or teaching. Jonathanhas established a VLE site atAnglia Ruskin specifically for

policing in order to provide aforum to share and discuss thiswork. The VLE also providesthe opportunity to shareresources and work together –a vital element to grantapplications and bidding forwork and research with thepolice. Anyone wanting todiscuss this VLE, or wishing tojoin it, can contact Jonathan [email protected].

LAIBS helping the police with their enquires

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Lord Ashcroft InternationalBusiness School (LAIBS) wasvisited by the courseadministrator, Melinda Polcz,from Budapest BusinessSchool on 18 and 19 April.Melinda was given theopportunity to visit us as partof the Erasmus scheme.

LAIBS has been inpartnership with BudapestBusiness School since 2003,which was created in 2000as a result of three differentcolleges merging together.These three colleges includedthe College of Commerce,Catering and Tourism, theCollege of InternationalManagement and Businessand the College of Financeand Accountancy. BudapestBusiness School is now one ofthe largest higher educationalinstitutes in Hungary withabout 20,000 students, andcurrently offers two AngliaRuskin programmes, BA(Hons) Business Managementand the MA InternationalBusiness.


� Melinda Polcz (third from left, at the front of the group) with theLAIBS Faculty Office team and Dr Trevor Bolton (top, second right).

Visit by LAIBS international partnerDuring her visit, Melindaspent one day at ourCambridge campus and theother at Chelmsford, and wasintroduced to many membersof staff who contribute toensuring the partnershipworks. This included stafffrom Assessments andConferments, Registration andAudit and the i-Centre, aswell as academic and FacultyOffice staff from LAIBS.

Despite the torrential Aprilshowers during her visit,Melinda enjoyed her stay andfound it very useful to tourboth campuses. It was a greatopportunity for the LAIBSInternational Partnership teamin Chelmsford to meet anoverseas counterpart inperson when so muchcommunication is normallydone by email.

Emily BarnardSenior Administrator forInternational Partnerships,Lord Ashcroft InternationalBusiness School

As you may be aware, suitablyqualified and senior universitystaff have the opportunity tojoin our two-year part-timeMBA programme as part of theuniversity’s staff developmentscheme. This includes a fee-waiver element such that theprogramme is free to the staffmember. Places are limited,which ensures the programmedoes not become dominated byour staff, a major element ofthe MBA being the broad rangeof knowledge and experiencebrought in by programmemembers.

The second year of the MBAincludes a range of options,

and a new module ‘HigherEducation in Context’ has beendeveloped specifically forparticipating staff to meet theneeds and explore thechallenges managers face inour complex and ever-changingenvironment. This new moduleran for the first time thissemester, led by John Raymentbut using a mix of top-levelinternal and external presentersto widen the breadth ofexperience available forprogramme members to tapinto. Ewart Wooldridge CEO ofthe Leadership Foundation setthe broad scene andframework, with Mike Thorne,Helen Valentine, Rex Smith,

Sharon Waller and TrevorBolton relating it to AngliaRuskin’s culture and strategy.All were very well received anddelivered thought-provokingand interesting sessions:

‘I found the HE in Context moduleto be very beneficial because ithelped tie in ideas we hadlearned in previous modules toAnglia Ruskin. The guest speakerswere all really good and gave mea better understanding of how theuniversity is run. I feel that themodule has really enhanced theMBA for me.’

‘The HE in Context module hasgiven me the opportunity

to critically appraise the CorporatePlan 2012–14 from theperspective of a policy-maker. Ihave been encouraged to examinethe economic backdrop for thedocument and the externalinfluences that have led to ourgoals. My assignment allowedme to create and critique astrategic plan for implementation,designed to meet the myriadchallenges facing today’s complexhigher education environmentthat will lead to the successfulattainment of these goals.’

If you are interested in finding outmore about this specific moduleor our MBA, please [email protected].

Our MBA and the Higher Education in Context Module

The IBM University BusinessChallenge (UBC) offersundergraduates a uniqueopportunity to improve theirknowledge of the businessworld, put theory intopractice and develop theirteam-working, leadership andemployability skills. TheChallenge gives participants thechance to work as a board ofdirectors in a series ofrealistic, simulated companies,making all the critical businessdecisions that affect thecompany’s performance. TheChallenge is a true learningexperience for all those whoenter. It is divided into threephases: round one – decisionsare input via the internet;round two – live, four-partsemi-finals; round three – livegrand final. Participants inteams of up to five arechallenged with the task ofimproving the performance of abusiness. They need to takeinto account not only thefinancial performance of thecompany, but also itsresponsibilities to its variousstakeholders, including itssuppliers, its customers and itsemployees.

Lord Ashcroft InternationalBusiness School (LAIBS) has along tradition within this

competition, starting in 2006when we came second, andthen winning in 2007–8. InSeptember 2011, AllisonBeaumont and Hannah Myattinvited LAIBS undergraduatestudents to submit anapplication explaining why theirteam should be considered torepresent LAIBS and becomepart of this tradition. Tradingthen began in earnest with thecommencement of round one.

In the first round, 304 teams,comprising over 1500students, from 68 universitiesregistered and competed. Only80 teams, comprising 400students, got through to roundtwo, the semi-finals, whichwere run as day events atregional locations across thecountry – so we were thrilledto find that five of our eleventeams had secured a place, asfollows:

27 Feb – Proctor & Gamble,Weybridge• Oleg Smolanko, JostBraeckelmann, MarcelGoerlich, ChristophGrunewald and ValentinRaspe

• Assen Halatchev, JekaterinaBegmatova, Boris Botev,Vassil Richter and KristinaSkillandat

1 Mar – Royal Bank ofScotland, London• David Gruenbaum, MatthiasPust, Stefan Ewald, AnnaMowka and Pia Dewenter

2 Mar – RSA, London• Marcus Fornell, Annika Eving,Rob Hilborn, Sarah Spriggand Yulia Tomashevskaya

5 Mar – Land Rover, Warwick• Samuel Tunbridge, MogheesDarr, Samia Ismail, BeckyLeung Man Ki and Khalid AlBuenain

Our team who competed at theRSA came second and wereentered into the draw for aplace at the final, but were notlucky enough to be picked.However, our teamrepresenting AngliaRuskin/Hochschule fürWirtschaft und Recht (BerlinSchool of Economics and Law)won its semi-final at RoyalBank of Scotland. BAInternational Business studentsDavid Grunbaum, PiaDewenter, Stefan Ewald, AnnaMowka and Matthias Pustplayed a long strategy and keptcool heads through the firsttwo parts of the round, inwhich they trailed the fieldwith huge deficits. However,their plan paid off as theymoved into third place in thethird part, then stormedthrough the fourth part of theround in first place, securing aplace in the grand final.

Just ten teams won through toround three – the grand final,held at IBM UK’s headquartersin Southbank, London. Ourteam flew in from Berlin on theday before the grand final, on23 March, and made their wayto IBM. They joined nine otherteams representing Abertay,Liverpool (two teams), Hull,Imperial College, UCL,Newcastle, London Met andPortsmouth.

� Stefan Ewald, Anna Mowka, David Gruenbaum, Pia Dewenter andMatthias Pust, with their hard-won trophy.

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IBM University Business Challenge 2011–12In the finals, there were fourclosely contested rounds of abusiness simulation, with HullUniversity’s team leading in thefirst three rounds, while ourAnglia Ruskin/HWR teamstarted in fourth place thenadvanced to second place forthe second and third rounds.Our team won with a profit of£15,803,610, just £3,000ahead of Hull.

An important part of this year’scompetition has been theemphasis on a wider view ofbusiness success thantraditional profit maximisation.The student teams had twoimperatives: to be the mostprofitable but to balance thiswith responsibilities to a widerrange of stakeholders – and thescoring took account of bothobjectives. Our team devised asimple plan to invest long term,with David, Anna, Stefan andMatthias working on the classicbusiness strategies while Piaworked on the corporate socialresponsibility perspective,modifying the team’s planswhen necessary. Thiscombination of accuratespreadsheet modellingcombined with the socialperspective paid off.

Stephen Leonard, ChiefExecutive IBM UK and Ireland,made the keynote presentationof IBM’s vision of redefiningbusiness models, IBM’sbusiness strategy and its movetowards social business.

Allison BeaumontStudent ExperienceCoordinator CambridgeHannah MyattStudent ExperienceCoordinator ChelmsfordRobert JonesLecturer, Lord AshcroftInternational Business School

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This year was the fourthconsecutive year Lord AshcroftInternational Business Schoolentered a team of six studentsinto the FLUX annual inter-university competition – whichis now in its seventh year.FLUX is run by the WorkingKnowledge Group, whopartnered with the NationalAssociation of College andUniversity Entrepreneurs(NACUE) to organise FLUX2012.

At the start of March, a teamof six students from a mixedcultural background, who hadnever worked together before,began training for FLUX. Overfour weeks they tackled fourdifferent case studies, whilstbalancing academic and workcommitments. They honedtheir team-working, interviewand presentation skills.

On Tuesday 27 March ourteam took the train toRavensbourne College, London,which is on the Greenwichpeninsula immediately adjacentto the O2 Arena/MillenniumDome. The location could nothave been more perfect, theview from our students’ ‘office’window was of the MillenniumDome, the Thames and CanaryWharf – a very inspiring viewfor them! When the studentswere handed their 2012challenge, it was no surprise tofind out they had been taskedwith developing the wastelandalso visible from their window.They then spent the next 36hours working on theirchallenge with the help ofbusiness experts and NACUE.Our team was the last to leavethe building when it closed at11pm – an amazed NACUErepresentative even tweetedthis! Our team then continued

working in their hotel roomuntil 2am!

On Wednesday 28 March ourteam was not deterred by thelack of sleep and they were oneof the first teams to arrive backat the college at 8am tocontinue working on theirchallenge. They spent thesecond day attending‘interviews’ with industryexperts – the interview sessionsare designed for the teams todiscuss their ideas and getfeedback to develop themfurther before the finalpresentation, which took placelate afternoon. All six membersof our team gave an impeccablefive-minute presentation in frontof five experts and 40 studentsand champions.

Unfortunately, our team werebeaten in their stream anddidn’t get through to the final

presentation round, but theyworked incredibly hard andreceived praise for theirattitude, professionalism andhard work.

Our students were given aunique opportunity to workwithin a team, on a tightdeadline, to practice their socialnetworking, interview andpresentation skills – in front ofan unfamiliar audience. It gavethem the opportunity to putlearning into practice, makecontacts and enhance their CVs.

Congratulations to AlexandreLarose, Alena Linhartova, JeffMatemba, Pia Thune, PatrickSelby and Jekaterina Panzina.

Allison BeaumontStudent ExperienceCoordinator Cambridge, LordAshcroft InternationalBusiness School

FLUX 2012the seventh annual inter-university competition

� Outside, by the O2 Arena (l–r): Patrick Selby, Alena Linhartova, Alexandre Larose, Pia Thune, Jekaterina Panzina and Jeff Matemba.

Excitement mounted as over100 Year-7 pupils from allaround the eastern regionfought it out for a place in theNational Final of the Routesinto Languages ForeignLanguage Spelling Bee.

The Spelling Bee began as aRoutes East project devised byJane Driver, then a teacher atComberton Village College. Inits first year it attracted 2300pupils from across the regionand was so successful that itwas adopted as a nationalproject the following year. It isoffered in French, Spanish andGerman. Pupils have to learn50 words at each of fourstages. The first stage is aclass stage, with the winnersof each Year-7 class goingthrough to the school stage,the winners of which gothrough to the regional finals.Competitors have one minuteto translate and spell as manywords as possible. All winnersat each stage are awarded a

Routes into Languagescertificate, with the regionalwinners also receiving a trophywith a cup for the winningschool in each language. Thisyear, the final stage of 50words for the National Finalare sport- and Olympics-related, and as such arecovered by the Routes EastInspire Mark for London 2012,awarded to Routes East for itsLanguage and Sport activities.

This year, there were over26,000 pupils from all overEngland as well as over 5000competing in the Welshcompetition (which is run byRoutes Cymru and includesthe Welsh language).

The Regional Final was a hard-fought battle this year, with anail-biting finish to the rounds,and a dead heat in Spanishbetween a pupil fromComberton Village College (theregional final hosts) and apupil from Hinchingbrooke

School (where Jane Driver isnow the Head of ModernForeign Languages). They willbe joined by the other 106regional finalists at theNational Final on ourCambridge campus in July.

In its third year of operation,many schools have integratedthe Foreign Language SpellingBee into their Schemes ofWork, practising and runningthe competition in class.Others run it in lunch-breakclubs. Some schools combineboth. Year 8s, reluctant torelinquish their links with thecompetition, continue to beinvolved by acting as LanguageLeaders, helping Year 7s andrunning Spelling Bee practicesessions as well as helping inthe regional and nationalfinals. Comberton VillageCollege pupils have become soinvolved in the project that one(Jason Mashinchi) has gone onto produce the extremelyimpressive, professional

website (seewww.flspellingbee.co.uk) thatnow manages the competition,as well as computer andphone apps. Another hasproduced a Powerpointprogramme that generatesrandomly selected words forthe regional and nationalfinals. Meanwhile, others aremaking a video to tell otherteachers and students aboutthe Spelling Bee.

Amidst the stories of improvedmotivation, enhanced languageperformance, attitudes tolearning and self-evaluation,there is now hard evidence ofthe success of the SpellingBee. Feedback from teachersand pupils has beenoverwhelmingly positive:‘Thank you for helping meexplore the German languagemore and more through thisfun journey of competition,’wrote one pupil, with ateacher remarking, ‘…they willnever forget their alphabet andhave a deeper knowledge ofvocabulary than their averagepeers,’ with many mentioningthe increased vocabulary andimproved pronunciation as wellas the fact that pupils werereally engaged. Last year theRoutes into Languages ForeignLanguage Spelling BeeCompetition won a EuropeanLanguage Label Award and isnow sponsored by theEuropean Commission.

The National Final takes placeat Anglia Ruskin University onFriday 6 July at the beginningof the Big Weekend, when theOlympic torch comes toCambridge.

Sarah SchechterProject Manager, Routes intoLanguages East, Faculty ofArts, Law & Social Sciences

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� Year 7 winners with their certificates and trophies at the Foreign Languages Spelling Bee Regional Final.

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With the Employers andEducation Taskforceannouncing a staggering £17billion loss to British industryper year due to lack oflanguage skills in Britishbusinesses, it’s heartening tosee that, with the help ofRoutes East and Anglia RuskinUniversity, local schools arestriving to improve things forthe future.

Routes into Languages hasonce again worked with HSEP(Huntingdon SecondaryEducation Partnership) to runthe successful Languages atWork day this year. This time,an extra dimension was addedto the day, as it was held onour Cambridge campus, ratherthan in a school. Nearly 80Year-9 pupils from threeHuntingdon schools attendedthe day. The aim was to givethe pupils an enjoyableopportunity to use their Frenchor German in a work situation,and by doing so successfully,increase their confidence. The

day was a role-play exercisewith a number of authentictasks to fulfil: on receipt of afax asking their firm to supplyclothes by a given date,requesting a reduction for agiven quantity, the pupils hadto write the main details in amemo for their boss. They thenreceived a further fax with anorder, asking if a rep could visitthem, which again had to becommunicated to the boss.This was followed by a call toarrange the meeting, wherethey were required to use thetarget language, fixing thedetails and advising on localhotels, etc. They then had thevisit from the rep, where theyhad to make a sales pitch fortheir garments.

The pupils were helped duringthe day by Routes intoLanguages East StudentLanguage Ambassadors fromboth Anglia Ruskin and theUniversity of Cambridge, whoacted as language coaches inthe morning and then swapped

groups in the afternoon to actas the visiting reps. As always,they were also wonderful rolemodels for the pupils, showingthem the difference languagelearning has made to theirlives.

The campus restaurant alsoplayed a part in the day, givingus menus in advance so wecould translate them and labeleverything in French andGerman.

Following the event, there wasreally positive feedback fromthe pupils and teachers,including the following from themain organiser: ‘…holding theevent at Anglia RuskinUniversity certainly added anextra, very inspiring dimensionto the day. It was obvious fromthe pupils’ comments bothduring and after the event, howmuch they were impressed bythe buildings, facilities andrestaurant at Anglia Ruskin. Formany of them, university isinevitably just a word, so seeing


� A group of Year-9 pupils getting to grips with working in French or German during the Languages at Work day.

Languages at Work day for Year-9 pupils

the university during a workingday was really helpful, as theysaw students of all ages andnationalities keen to continuetheir learning well beyond thecompulsory school leaving age.They found the university has”a real buzz” about it! Being inYear 9, the pupils will beinvolved in making theireducational choices later thisyear, and will have the optionto drop their foreign language.We hope that their experiencesat the special Languages atWork event will encouragethem to realise the value ofcontinuing to learn a foreignlanguage, and we are sure thatsome will now be consideringuniversity in a much morepositive light after their visit toAnglia Ruskin. Please will youpass on our thanks to everyoneinvolved in helping the eventand lunch run so smoothly.’

Sarah SchechterProject Manager, Routes intoLanguages East, Faculty ofArts, Law & Social Sciences

In April, Lord AshcroftInternational Business Schoolstudents had the opportunityto attend a jobs fair organisedby their Faculty Employability

Adviser, Sarah White. Manymajor employers from theregion were present, includingMarel GB, Informa, Cofunds,Insure and Go and IFDS (the

global international financialdata services company). Itwas a well-attended eventand the employers,professional bodies and

recruitment agencies were allvery positive about thebenefits to their businesses ofbeing able to engage directlywith students. Tony Dalliday,Branch Operations Manager,Adecco, said, ‘Thank you forinviting us to yesterday’s jobsfair. Both Jacky and I agreethat it was very beneficial forus to meet so many excellentstudents. We have arrangedinterviews with a major UKemployer on Friday for threestudents due to graduateshortly, and another studenthas started a part-time jobwith us today.’

Find out more about what theEmployability Team can do foryour students atwww.anglia.ac.uk/employabilityor [email protected].

Jobs fair for Business School studentsNEWS


� Business School students finding out about potential job opportunities from employers at the jobs fair.

January saw the newlystructured Student Services’Employability & Careers Teamlaunch into action, deliveringemployability skills and contactwith employers for ourstudents.

In early March, Sarah White,Faculty Employability Adviser(FEA), assigned to the LordAshcroft Business School(LAIBS) in Chelmsford, took agroup of third-year students toFirst Data International’s HQ inBasildon for an open day,arranged to showcase theorganisation’s summerplacement scheme for 2012.The students heard apresentation about First Datafrom one of their seniordirectors, who described theorganisation as ‘probably thelargest company you’ve neverheard of!’: with £10bn revenuelast year, First Data is apayment processing company

providing services to bankssuch as Barclays and Lloyds.This session was followed byrefreshments and informalnetworking to meet themanagers, who were recruitingsummer placement students fortheir teams. Then on to speedinterviewing!

Since the visit, LAIBS studentshave completed telephoneinterviews, deliveredpresentations and returned toFirst Data for personalinterviews. This was a verycompetitive process, withstudents from many otheruniversities applying for thesummer placements, so it isreally good news that we havefour offers to LAIBS studentsconfirmed already. Onesuccessful student, Lucy Ginty,in her second-year studying BA(Hons) Business Management,said, ’My placement is with theProject Delivery team and

begins on 25 June. I am veryexcited about having thisopportunity and whilst I’mnervous, at the same time Icannot wait to put the theoriesI have learnt at university into apractical situation.’

Many thanks go to HannahMyatt, Student Experience Co-ordinator for LAIBS inChelmsford, for arranging thecoach travel and supporting thestudents on the day.

Also in March, FEAs, AmandaCrouch and Sarah White, tooka group of mechanicalengineering and businessstudents to visit Ford’sResearch and DevelopmentCentre at Dunton. The studentsbenefited from the knowledgeof a guide who has workedwith Ford for over 30 years. Heshared the process of bringingnew products to market,demonstrated some of the

latest technology used in themanufacture of prototypes andtalked through the financialmanagement of productdevelopment that is so crucialto remaining a leader in theirfield. David Jeeves, a third-year BSc (Hons) Accountancyand Finance student, said, ‘Ithought the tour was reallygood. It was so interesting toget behind the scenes to seethe extent of the technologyand facilities available. A lot ofpeople probably don’t realisejust how much designing,testing, re-designing andtechnology goes into theproduction of a car. So it wasreally interesting to see all ofthat.’

Find out more about what theEmployability & Careers Teamcan do for your students atwww.anglia.ac.uk/employabilityor [email protected].

Student Services new Employability & Careers Team keeping students busy!

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Fiendish murders have beenoccurring over the past year inCambridge. Mrs White, a DNAexpert, has been found dead(on a number of occasions!) onthe floor bleeding from a headinjury, the murder weaponlying nearby, and the onlychance of solving the mysterywas through forensic science…

All was not as it appeared,however: Mrs White is playedby Wendy Bendy, one of AngliaRuskin’s ‘family’ of crime-scene mannequins, and thecrime scene has been set upby Grahame Bell and JocelynPryce, two lecturers inForensic Science at theCambridge campus.

The events are part of aregular series of outreach

summer schools arranged byDr Paul Elliott for inner-cityschool children to providethem with an insight intouniversity life, and to see thefun that can be had whilestudying for a degree.

The students are each givenworkbooks, which give detailsof the victim and the suspects,with space to record theevidence they obtain, alongwith quizzes and puzzles tosolve as the day goes on.

To gather the forensicevidence, the students aregiven an introduction to crime-scene examination and thenshown how to examine variousitems in the crime scene itself:they swab the blood, recoverhair from the dead woman’s

hand, powder the murderweapon, recover anyfingerprints and, finally,compare these fingerprintswith each of the subjects’ toidentify suspects. They areshown how to extract DNA,before being told how DNA isprofiled and given images ofthe DNA sequence for each ofthe people and those of theblood and the hair.

After an intensely busy butinteresting day, the studentshave to collate their findingsand give their conclusions tothe rest of the group. We can’tgive the answer away, butsuffice to say they need tohave listened to the cluesgiven in the presentations bythe lecturers, made aconvincing fingerprint


� Grahame Bell advises a summer school student at the crime scene.

Give us a clue!

identification, understood theimportance of DNA profiling,and be willing to considerwhere the technology behindDolly the sheep might haveled. In the past, there havebeen a number of veryoutrageous scenariossuggested, with the mostoutlandish being only slightlystranger than the truth!

If anyone wishes to havefurther details of this scheme,which runs on demandthroughout the summer, or getinvolved, please contact PaulElliott([email protected]) orGrahame Bell([email protected])in the Life Sciencesdepartment.

Sara Knight’s Risk andAdventure in Early YearsOutdoor Play: Learning fromForest Schools, published inMarch 2011, continues to bevery well received by EarlyYears Practitioners.

Sara’s exciting contribution inthe Forest School area wasrecognised in September 2011when she was given a HighlyCommended Award at thefourth Nursery World AnnualAwards ceremony. She went onto promote her views aboutForest Schools at differentconferences in the autumn,including conferences inSwindon as well as in Finland.

Sara’s book is ideal forpractitioners who strive tocreate exciting outdoorexperiences for children andfor those looking for guidanceon how to incorporate thewilder and riskier elements of

outdoor play into theirplanning.

Issues considered in the bookinclude:• being outside in ‘bad’ weather• the importance of risk-taking• the benefits of rough-and-tumble play

• observing and assessingchildren in this mode

• how these experiencesimprove children’s learning

• explaining activities toparents, colleagues andmanagers

• ensuring health and safetyrequirements are met

• the role of the adult infacilitating these experiences.

Valerie Huggins, Lecturer inEarly Childhood Studies atPlymouth University, haswritten an in-depth review ofSara’s publication. Valeriethought the book ‘exciting andpositive’ and quoted Sara as

‘rapidly becoming anauthoritative voice in thedeveloping area of ForestSchool provision’.

To read Valerie’s full review,please visit our news pages athttp://www.anglia.ac.uk/ruskin/e

n/home/faculties/fhsce/news-events/news/book_success.html.

Jonathan SeckerRecruitment andCommunications Lead,Faculty of Health, Social Care& Education

Success for ForestSchool book

NEWS


� Sara Knight.

Italian police officers hit thestreets of Cambridge in thelast week of April to learnmore about the role ofcommunity policing. Theweek-long visit was arrangedby Anglia Ruskin and theRegional Policing College ofEmilia Romagna, which trainsmunicipal police officers toserve in the Modena andBologna areas of northernItaly.

The intention was that the 11Italian police officers couldlearn directly from theexperiences of theirCambridgeshire counterparts,as well as study innovative

approaches to communitysafety, as taught by ourDepartment of Family andCommunity Studies.

The visit came about afterStephen Moore, Reader inSocial Policy, Faculty ofHealth, Social Care &Education, discussed policingand community safety at aconference in Italy. Heexplained, ‘Policing in Italyhas traditionally been muchmore reactive, for example,responding to crimes,checking documents orcontrolling the public. Theidea of having police officerswalking around

neighbourhoods andresponding to local concernsis very much in its infancy inItaly compared with the UK,and we hope that the visitwill allow us to share ourknowledge and experience inthese areas.’

In addition to spending timewith police officers andcommunity support officers atParkside police station, theweek’s activities also includeda number of academictutorials, a reception withCambridge’s Mayor, CouncillorIan Nimmo-Smith, and a visitto the Cambourne YouthPartnership.

Former Cambridgeshire ChiefConstable Julie Spence wasactive in promoting the visitas was Tom Jefford, Head ofYouth Support Services atCambridgeshire CountyCouncil. It is hoped that thisvisit will lead to thedevelopment of a long-termprogramme between AngliaRuskin and the ItalianMunicipal Police Forces.

For more information, pleasecontact Stephen Moore([email protected]).

Italian bobbies on the beat in Cambridge

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Dr Sue Sentence (picturedabove), from the Departmentof Education, has beenawarded a grant from theGoogle Computer Science forHigh School programme tolaunch a series of workshops– entitled ‘Python SummerSchool and Beyond’ – thataim to train ICT teachers inthe skills needed to teachcomputer science concepts tostudents from the ages of14–19. These will cover bothcomputer programming inPython and the theory tosupport school qualificationsin computer science.

The award was open touniversities worldwide thatcan provide education toschools in computer science.The application that Sue’steam submitted was underthe EMEA programme(Europe, Middle-East andAfrica), which contained aproposal describing teacherworkshops that Anglia Ruskincould run in the area ofcomputing education forschools. The partnership teamconsists of Sue Sentence andMark Miller, from the Facultyof Health, Social Care &Education, Cristina Luca, fromthe Faculty of Science &Technology, and Adam

McNicol and Sophie Baker,who are both local teachersclosely involved with ourcurrent continuingprofessional development(CPD) programme here. Thecross-faculty involvementwithin Anglia Ruskin wasseen as key to winning thisgrant.

The money will be used toprovide four free two-dayworkshops for teachers inhigh schools and will be heldin August, October, Decemberand February at ourChelmsford campus. Each willbe stand-alone so teacherscan choose if they wish to goto one or all of them. Theyare intended to supportteachers of computer sciencepost-16 or to develop theunderstanding of teacherswho already feel confidentteaching GCSE computing.The project will enable theteam to develop their websiteof computing resourcesfurther (seehttp://www.pythonsummerschool.net).

The topics to be covered inthe workshops includealgorithmic thinking,computability and informationhiding, how the internetworks, web-based


DevelopingComputer Sciencefor high schools

programming,human–computer interactionand tackling the designsection.

Sue commented on the grant,‘I am delighted that we havebeen selected as part of theGoogle Computer Science forHigh Schools programme for2012. We have already seenhow enthusiastic ICT teachersare to develop their subjectknowledge in this area,particularly since thegovernment announcedchanges to the curriculum.We are already a leadingprovider of CPD in the area ofcomputing in school, and thisfunding will give us theopportunity to develop ourwork further and create moreadvanced courses and onlinesupport. In order to fulfil thegovernment and industryvision for introducing morecomputing in school,universities need to beproviding high-quality trainingso that current ICT teachersare empowered and feelconfident to deliver the newcurriculum.’

Jonathan SeckerRecruitment andCommunications Lead,Faculty of Health, Social Care& Education

After 21 years at Anglia Ruskin (and its predecessors), I retiredon 30 April. I would like to thank all my friends and colleaguesfrom around the university, and especially from RDCS, for thefantastic farewell lunch, wonderful presents and numerousretirement cards.

I look forward to keeping in touch with you. Best wishes toeveryone.

Brenda JoyceFormerly of Research, Development & Commercial Services

Retirement

I’m John Rayment (LAIBS Chelmsford). I joined the universityin September 1979, the year Margaret Thatcher became PrimeMinister. I spent periods as CIPFA course leader, head of theaccounting and finance teaching team and MBA programmeleader at Chelmsford, while also leading Anglia Ruskin’s majorresearch thrust in the areas of MisLeadership, Globally FitLeadership, and the roles of business, governments andbusiness schools in achieving a just, fulfilling and sustainablehuman presence on the planet.

Now, 33 years later, I’m taking advantage of the university’sVoluntary Severence Scheme to... walk the coast of Britain.Yes, that’s England, Scotland and Wales – about 6000 miles –that I hope to do at around 15 miles a day. Some may thinkthis a strange move, others that it fits my personality and style(see photo).

In addition to fulfilling a life-long dream, I see it as a personalchallenge, a chance to test my physical, mental and spiritualfitness a la the Global Fitness Framework, and a great way toraise money for the Parkinson’s charity:

John, John, cheer me onWalking the Coast for Parkinson’sNow you see me, Now I’m goneBut follow on Twitter @RaymentJohnAnd http://www.charitygiving.co.uk/johnraymentTo make a donation

Starting on 1 August at the Tilbury ferry on the river Thames,and heading clockwise – that’s through Kent, Dover, BeachyHead, Bournemouth, South West Coast Path, Wales Coast Path(probable winter break before this, as I want to properly enjoywhat the Lonely Planet rates as the best long-distance path inthe world), then Liverpool, the Lake District, bonnie Scotland‘according to the BBC weather map, that looks quite small so

You’re doing what?NEWS


� John, on a coastal walk in Cornwall.

Student Services’ Faculty Employability Advisers and Spring Graduate Fair

shouldn’y take long’, east coast of England and back to theTilbury ferry in time for tea.

If you wish to join me for some or all of the walk, let me knowyour available dates and/or preferred locations, and I’m sure wecan work something out. I also needs advice on the best ITsolutions to accessing walking maps of the entire coast ofBritain and meeting all other basic IT needs, including accessto internet, phone, email, e-books, tweets and blogs, playingmy vast music collection…

Oh, and if you know of cheap accommodation on route, I needabout 400 nights’ worth.

John RaymentPrincipal Lecturer, Lord Ashcroft International Business School

The end of March saw theStudent Services’ FacultyEmployability Advisers for theLord Ashcroft InternationalBusiness School take studentsto the Spring Graduate Fairhosted at UCL and organisedby WikiJobs and The CareersGroup. There was a strongturnout from students who took

the opportunity to engagedirectly with employers such asGoogle, IBM, Abercrombie &Fitch, Coras Rail and IBM. Thestudents also had theopportunity to attend careertalks and network with studentsfrom other universities. VinnyRawley, a final-year BA (Hons)Business Management studenttold us, ‘It was extremely usefulto visit the Graduate Fair at thisstage of my university career,because in under two months Iwill have left the university

altogether and will be out in thejobs market. The trip was veryuseful, providing me with anidea of what types of jobs arecurrently available and in whichlocations. The Graduate Faircouldn’t have come along at abetter time, and I am verygrateful that I had theopportunity to go. As well asbeing educational, it was alsovery good fun!’

Katie Morris and Sarah White,FEA’s for the Lord Ashcroft

International Business School,would like to thank HannahMyatt and Allison Beaumont,Student Experience Co-ordinators for LAIBS, for theirsupport with arrangements andaccompanying us on the tripsto support our students.

Find out more about what theEmployability & Careers Teamcan do for your students atwww.anglia.ac.uk/employabilityor [email protected].

UK and international

PARTNER INSTITUTIONS


Did you know… UniversityCentre of West Anglia,Cambridge campus, offers a20% discount off the cost of itspublic facilities to all staff andstudents, including those atAnglia Ruskin University?

Our public services include aK9 professional dog-grooming

centre, which caters for mostbreeds and includes bathing,grooming, scissoring, handstripping, nails and earcleaning. All staff are eitherCity & Guilds or NVQ qualified,and with the campus havingover 30 years experience, youcan rest assure your pets are ingood hands. In addition, we

also provide a day-kennelservice should your best friendneed a safe and pleasant placeto stay.

If your four-legged friend goesneigh instead of woof, why notconsider our equine provision?We offer a state-of-the-artequine therapy centre boastingan aqua treadmill, a solarium,as well as hydrotherapy andmagnetic treatments, to namea few. We also offer the optionto hire the indoor and outdoorarena for events. You can alsoget a discount on competitionsentries at events run by theCambridgeshire Horse SportAcademy (CHSA), which isbased at the campus. And, ifyour tastes lean more to aleisure-time pursuit, then whynot consider some ridinglessons?

Perhaps you have somerestless children to entertain or

are keen to find a novelbirthday venue? Look nofurther, as we also offerchildren’s parties with a uniqueopportunity to get up close to,and to handle and feed someof the animals, includingrabbits, guinea pigs, goats,alpacas, ferrets, tortoises,snakes, tarantulas, lizards,salamanders, millipedes,cockroaches, snails, rats, mice,gerbils, chinchillas, hamsters,chickens and ducks. Or, theymight prefer our new PonyParties!

All the above public facilitiescan be found on our website –www.cwa.ac.uk – where thereare further details. Alternatively,contact the Cambridge campusdirect on 01233 860701.

Tessa Batlle,PR and Advertising Co-ordinator, The College ofWest Anglia

Staff and students’ discountsat the University Centre of West Anglia Cambridge campus

� The farm’s tractor.

� Scissoring a dog’s feet.

The College of West Anglia’sCambridge campus will bethrowing open its doors thismonth for an open day thatpromises something foreveryone.

The event, on Sunday 17June, links with National OpenFarm Sunday. Visitors will beable to explore the college’swoodside farm, including afarm tour, and meet thepiglets. Find out more aboutwhat we produce – ‘from farmto fork’ – and how we educatepeople of all ages aboutfarming and the countryside.

Horse-lovers can visit ourequestrian centre, meet thehorses, enjoy some equine

displays, ride the horsesimulator and see our equinetherapy centre in action, withhorses working on the aquatreadmill.

Visitors will be able to have ago at our quiz trail and have atour of our veterinary nursingand companion animal centre.Why not get up close andpersonal with everything fromferrets to snakes, rabbits tochinchillas, alpacas totarantulas!

Careers, course informationand advice will be available,and the campus team will beon hand to offer guidance onthe best way to achieve careergoals.

There will also be a beddingplant sales, dog groomingdemonstrations, a climbingwall and much more.

The campus, on LandbeachRoad, Milton, will be openfrom 10.00am to 2.00pm,

and both parking andadmission are free.

Tessa Batlle,PR and Advertising Co-ordinator, The College ofWest Anglia

Fun family day out at Cambridge campus

Anglia Ruskin in

THE COMMUNITY


On Thursday 14 June, at 7.30pm on the Chelmsford campus,Dr Chrissie Rogers, Director of the Childhood and YouthResearch Institute (CYRI), will facilitate a talk by Dr TamSanger, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, CYRI, and Jay Stewart,co-founder of Gendered Intelligence, on gender-neutralparenting.

Dr Sanger wants to stimulate a debate about children andgender. She will examine questions such as: ‘Is a stable genderidentity central to children’s development of a sense of self orcan the reinforcement of gender stereotypes be damaging? Isgender-neutral parenting experimenting with children’s lives orallowing them more freedom to be who they want to be?’

This free public lecture will engage with the practice of gender-neutral parenting, a hotly debated and, for some, a highlycontentious topic. Dr Sanger said, ‘By gender-neutral parentingwe mean a wide range of practices, including parents avoidingtreating their children in gendered ways. This can include

things like not giving girls pink clothes and toys, and boys blue,or avoiding praising girls for being polite and pretty and boysfor being interested in sports and rough-and-tumble play’.

Dr Tam Sanger is researching trans people’s identities (peoplewho don’t identify with the gender assigned at birth). Herpublications include ‘Trans People’s Partnerships: Towards anEthics of Intimacy’. Jay Stewart runs the organisation GenderedIntelligence, which was set up to advance knowledge aboutgender and how it impacts on people’s lives. They offer supportto trans youth, and workshops and training on gender issues.

Light refreshments will be provided and there will be plenty oftime for discussion both during and after the lecture.

To book your free place, please visitwww.anglia.ac.uk/communityevents or contact Rachel Moss,Community Engagement Officer, on ext 4723.

Gender-neutral parentingPublic lecture

On Sunday 24 June, you can takepart in the Little Havens bike ride,which offers rides of three differentdistances. The 25- and 60-mileroutes start between 8.00am and10.00am and take you along quietcountry lanes, passing throughpicturesque county villiages – withboth routes following the same lanesbut the shorter one bypassing part ofthe longer route. The 10-mile routewill be on cycle paths, so it’s safe,traffic-free and suitable for all existingand aspiring cyclists. All routes startand finish at our Chelmsford campus.

The event has become extremely well established over theyears, with families coming from all over Essex to enjoy thepicturesque views of the surrounding countryside. Last year,1800 riders took part, raising a staggering £30,000 for theLittle Havens Hospice.

The event is not a race, with the emphasis being on fun, and itis being sponsored by M&G Investments.

Steve Dupree of our Student Services says, ‘This will be alovely event for our staff, students and their families and friendsto be part of. It fits very nicely with our new Active Angliastrategy, and of course fits nicely with Anglia Ruskin being atthe centre of its community. For those considering being part of

the ride, enquire about our free cycleMOTS and punctures-made-easysessions in advance of the event! Whynot even sign up to become a RuskinRider on the day!’

Little Havens Children’s Hospiceprovides specialist respite breaks,symptom control and end-of-life carefor youngsters living with seriousconditions throughout Essex. It aims tomake their journey, and that of thefamily, as comfortable as possible,creating special memories along theway.

To book your place on the Little Havens Chelmsford bike ride,please call Laura Hyde on 01702 220 308, or [email protected] for more information. You canalso visit www.littlehavens.org.uk to book your place online.

For more information on free cycle checks and punctures-made-easy sessions, contact Carla Shaw ([email protected]).To find out more about being part of the Ruskin Riders, contactJackie Naish ([email protected]) or [email protected].

Rachel MossCommunity Engagement Officer, Corporate Marketing,International & Development Services

Essex countryside bike ride for Little Havens

� The start of the Little Havens bike ride in 2011.


In celebration of London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games,we have worked in partnership with Cambridge City Council,Cambridgeshire County Council and the University ofCambridge to produce a Cambridge walking guide.

Six city walks, from 1.2 to 11.7 miles long, are included in theguide, with two of the routes taking you past our Cambridgecampus. The guide contains information about past universityOlympians and Paralympians, as well as those to watch out forin 2012.

On completion of any of the routes, you can collect a badge(50p each) from the Tourist Information Office in the Guildhallbuilding, just off Market Square.

The guide can be viewed on www.walkcam2012.co.uk or youcan pick up a copy at the Cambridge Tourist Office.

Miriam BergCommunity Engagement Officer, Corporate Marketing,International & Development Services

The concept of ‘Dreams and Nightmares’ will inspire hundredsof events when the Cambridge Festival of Ideas returns for itsfifth year, from 24 October to 4 November 2012. The festivalcelebrates arts, humanities and social sciences with hundredsof free-of-charge events, including performances, talks, debatesand workshops. Overall co-ordination of the festival is done bythe University of Cambridge, with Anglia Ruskin and otherpartners organising events.

A competition has been launched for the design of the frontcover of the programme. The winner will see their design onmore than 25,000 festival programmes and other publicitymaterials – and will also receive £200 prize money.

Entries to the competition will also feature as part of a digitalexhibition on the festival’s website.

The competition is open now and will close on Friday 6 July.

More details on how to enter can be found athttp://www.cam.ac.uk/festivalofideas/getinvolved/competitions/.

Miriam BergCommunity Engagement Officer, Corporate Marketing,International & Development Services

Date Event Time Where Contact for details

14 Jun CYRI – gender-neutral parenting 7.30–9.00pm Chelmsford campus [email protected]

18 Jun Refugee Week 6.30pm Cambridge campus [email protected] dance performance (refreshments from 6.00pm)

21 Jun Refugee Week 6.30pm Cambridge campus [email protected] the elephant (film screening) (refreshments from 6.00pm)

24 Jun 2012 Essex Countryside Bike Ride 8.00am–5.00pm Chelmsford campus [email protected] aid of Little Havens Children’s Hospice

This month’s Community Engagement events in brief

Dream up a winning design for the Cambridge Festival of Ideas

Walk Cambridge in 2012

Electrical recycling event asuccessIn March, we held a three-dayelectrical waste amnesty inconjunction with ChelmsfordBorough Council, Essex CountyCouncil and EuropeanRecycling Platform at ourChelmsford campus. The eventwas open to all staff, studentsand the local community tocome along and dispose of anyunwanted or broken electricalitems – for free.

We are extremely pleased withthe success of the event, andcan report an amazing 17.17tonnes of electrical waste wascollected over the three days!

Recycling electrical itemskeeps them from going intolandfill, saves energy andenables the valuable materialsin them to be made into newproducts. The collected itemswere taken to Sims RecyclingSolutions, in Daventry, and willall be treated in the UK to

recover the metals and plasticsin them, which will be sent onto manufactures to make newproducts. All the recycling anddisposal services wereprovided courtesy of Apple.

Thank you to everyone whoused the event and helped tomake it a success as well asraise the awareness of theeconomic and environmentalbenefits of recycling this typeof waste.

Unwanted electrical items inthe office?Estates & Facilities have founda provider who can collect ourelectrical waste for free,recycle it and give us a smallproportion of money if theycan sell it on – we use thismoney to fund environmentalprojects around campus.

Staff no longer need to incur acost for disposing of electricalwaste: by visitingwww.anglia.ac.uk/estatesonline,

staff can fill in a form to logthe disposal of any electricalequipment. Due to our duty ofcare, we need to dispose of allwaste legally and responsiblyand all requests must comethrough the Estates & FacilitiesHelpdesk.

Please be aware, there is acharge for non-electricalhazardous waste (for example,chemicals) as we have to payto dispose of this via aregistered company.

If staff are ever unsure on howto dispose of items at work,electrical of otherwise, pleaserefer to our A to Z RecyclingGuide atwww.anglia.ac.uk/recycling, [email protected].

Jubilee tree joins theChelmsford campusTo celebrate The Queen’s2012 Diamond Jubilee, theWoodland Trust is helping

millions of people all over theUK to plant up to 6 milliontrees. We were fortunateenough to be given an oaksapling, grown from an acorncollected from one of the RoyalEstates, to celebrate.

We had an official planting ofthe tree (well, sapling!) on 5April in its new home by theMillpond. Come and take alook to see it grow into its newspace.

Old furniture gets a new homeOur soft services team recentlydonated some furniture we nolonger needed to the localBoswells School and the AngloEuropean School. Anadvertisement was put in theEssex County Council Bulletin,and they were inundated withcalls from schools wanting togive it a new home. Boswellsand Anglo European came tocollect the furniture and all weasked was that they make adonation to the Helen RollasonCancer Charity.

Get a free bike safety checkwith Dr Bike!As part of Bike Week(www.bikeweek.org.uk),happening from 16–24 June,we have a couple of events foryou to take part in.

Chelmsford campusWe have just started to workwith Sustrans to promotecycling amongst our students,and on 14 June they arekindly offering our students thechance to bring their bikes infor a free bike safety check!

Dr Bike is a Cytech-qualified mechanic, providedcourtesy of Essex CountyCouncil, and, provided theyhave the spares, they can alsocarry out minor repairs on theday for free, too! There are a

GREEN ISSUESRecycling, planting and biking news


� Kamila Horak, ERP UK’s Operations Manager; Simon Chubb, Anglia Ruskin’s Environment Manager; CouncillorJanette Potter, Cabinet Member for Waste Management and Recycling, Chelmsford Council; and County CouncillorRoger Walters, Deputy Cabinet Member for Economic Development & Waste, Essex County Council.

June’s development sessions1 Jun Excellence Serving You Right: Student Complaints St George House, Cambridge 9.30am–4.30pm11 Jun Financial Awareness Rivermead 9.30am–4.30pm11 Jun Introduction to SITS: Vision Cambridge campus 10.30am–12.30pm11 Jun Extracting Data from SITS: Vision Cambridge campus 1.00–3.00pm12 Jun Introduction to SITS: Vision Rivermead 10.30am–12.30pm12 Jun Extracting Data from SITS: Vision Rivermead 1.00–3.00pm13 Jun Extracting Data from SITS: Vision Rivermead 10.30am–12.30pm12 Jun Preparing for Professorial and Readership Applications St George House, Cambridge 2.00–3.30pm13 Jun How to Embed Sustainability into your curriculum St George House, Cambridge 10.00am–12.00noon14 Jun How to Embed Sustainability into your curriculum Rivermead 10.00am–12.00noon18 Jun Consultancy: A Practical Overview Rivermead 9.30am–4.30pm19 Jun Management Development Programme (Part 3) Fully Booked St George House, Cambridge 9.30am–4.30pm19 Jun Managing Your Time during Change St George House, Cambridge 9.30am–4.30pm19 Jun Writing Effectively – Further skills Rivermead 10.00am–4.30pm20 Jun What Sustainability means in your role at Anglia Ruskin Cambridge campus 10.00am–12.00noon21 Jun What Sustainability means in your role at Anglia Ruskin Rivermead 10.00am–12.00noon28 Jun Management Development Programme (Part 3) Fully Booked Rivermead 9.30am–4.30pm

If you would like to book a place on a staff development session,you will need to email the following information [email protected]: your name; job title; faculty or supportservice; location; telephone extension number and email address;the title of the workshop; the date of the workshop; your linemanager’s name and email address. Please note, before placingyour booking, you must secure your line manager’s agreement forthis training. If a session is fully booked, you can register yourinterest by emailing [email protected].

For the most up-to-date information about training anddevelopment opportunities, please see HR Online, atwww.anglia.ac.uk/hr.

If you have any queries regarding any staff development sessions,please do not hesitate to contact the training team [email protected].

limited number of spacesavailable for staff, so pleasebook a place. To ensure theevent goes ahead, we need aminimum number of studentsto attend, so please tell allyour students!

Also on the day, you candonate your unwanted spares!Old inner tubes, spare pedalscan be brought along and willbe reused or recycled.

Cambridge campusOn Friday 15 June, themechanics from Outspoken


� Members of Estates & Facilities planting the Jubilee tree.

STAFF DEVELOPMENT

Training will give your bike abasic bike check (inflatingtyres, tuning up gears andbrakes, cleaning and oiling –maximum of 15 minutes perbike).

For more information, pleasecontact us [email protected] orcall ext 4062.

To book your Dr Bike places oneither campus, please visitwww.anglia.ac.uk/greenevents.

Customer Service

EXCELLENCEEmployer

ENGAGEMENT


Last month all staff were sent an email inviting them tocomplete our second annual ‘Your Say’ Customer ServiceSurvey. ‘Your Say’ seeks feedback on the level and quality ofcustomer service within each faculty and support service thatstaff deal with regularly. The results will be used to improvecustomer service (where appropriate), but also to celebratepositive customer service. As an incentive, each completedsurvey will result in a charitable donation being made. Thesurvey will be closing later this month – if you have not hada chance to complete your response yet, please do so before itis too late!

Our ‘Your Ideas Matter’ staff suggestion scheme is now live.The scheme gives you the opportunity to submit suggestions tomake a difference to Anglia Ruskin University. We are seekingsuggestions in specific areas, with successful submissionsreceiving a cash reward and recognition. For more informationand how to put forward a suggestion, please visitwww.anglia.ac.uk/staffsuggestion.

Last month we completed our latest set of mystery shoppingexercises in key customer-facing service areas. Mysteryshopping (by telephone call and face-to-face) was undertakenin Student Services, Financial Services and the AdministrationCentre within the Faculty of Arts, Law & Social Sciences. Forthe face-to-face mystery shopping visits, once again we invitedour own students to participate. We are building on this byundertaking mystery shopping (with our CSE Champions asmystery shoppers) of our Catering Services on campus. This isthe first time such an exercise has been undertaken with ourown CSE Champions, and we look forward to seeing theresults.

The CSE microsite was recently updated and now containsnew updates on a number of CSE-related activities. Please visitwww.anglia.ac.uk/excellence for more information.

Harrods sponsorsa second cohort

‘Your Say’launched, ‘YourIdeas Matter’launched, furthermystery shopping

Big celebrations are planned in both Chelmsford andKnightsbridge this summer, as the first cohort of BA (Hons) Salesstudents from Harrods hand in their dissertations.

LAIBS and Higher Skills @ Work have partnered with Harrods todevelop this unique accelerated Sales degree. It has beendesigned to provide Harrods’ employees in sales roles with apractical and theoretical sales education at university level.

The students who started their studies two years ago have, in thattime, seen their sales performance improve. The heads of retaildepartments at Harrods have been mentoring students on theirspecialist modules, which include Digital Sales and Marketing,Key Account Management, Enterprise in Sales and theInternational Customer. At an open evening for staff andmanagers, the students spoke passionately about the benefits theyand their teams had enjoyed as a result of their intensive studyand assignments.

Digital Marketing course tutor, Richard Field, said, ‘Harrods Onlineis an international success story, and students on this modulewere able to use it as a real-time case study upon which to basetheir work. Everyone was delighted with the results, whichcombined both academic and up-to-the-minute digital retail salesskills.’

July will see the induction of a second cohort of students.Prospective Harrods staff members are required to passpsychometric tests and written and interview assessments in orderto be considered for a place on the course.

In October, the current cohort will graduate at a ceremony held atour Chelmsford campus.

Elizabeth PriestleyMarketing Co-ordinator, Learning Development Services

To be recognised as maintaining Customer Service Excellence (CSE), weare required to provide evidence against the criteria of the standard. Thecriteria, and their relevant elements, can be found in the CustomerExcellence standard: http://www.customerserviceexcellence.uk.com/.

Exhibitions, theatre and music events

Full details of all exhibitions at the Ruskin Gallery can be found at www.anglia.ac.uk/ruskingalleryFor full information of performances at the Mumford Theatre, pick up a programme at the theatre or visitwww.anglia.ac.uk/mumfordtheatre. To book, phone the box office on 0845 196 2320 or call ext 2320


Exhibitions and visual events

Music events

THE ARTS

Parole is the light at the end of thetunnel for Melanie – sentenced tolife imprisonment at the tender ageof 20, when Callaghan was atNumber 10, Carter was presidentof the USA and ELO had just beguntheir world tour.

In this new play, written by JaneCarter Woodrow, who has a PhD inCriminology from Cambridge andhas spent many years working withboth offenders and victims ofviolent crime, Melanie blows thedust off the shadows of her past toreveal a woman governed anddestined by her principles, as shecontemplates her latest applicationfor parole and freedom.

Contains strong language. Suitable forages 15+.

Friday 8–Thursday 14 June

Opening times:weekdays 10.00am–8.00pm,weekend 10.00am–5.00pm

Private View: Thursday 7 June,6.00–9.00pm

The Degree Show 2012 willshowcase the work of a newgeneration of artists, illustratorsand designers as they completetheir studies at Cambridge Schoolof Art.

Saturday 16 June, 9.00am–9.00pmRecital Room, HelmoreCambridge campus

This study day at the Department of Music and Performing Arts willfocus on the creative process of making musical multimedia: music andsound for video, film, TV, games and any kind of multimedia artifact,the design of which is led by musical thought.

Organised by Dr Julio d’Escriván, from our Digital PerformanceLaboratory, and Professor Monty Adkins, from CeReNem, University ofHuddersfield.

For more information, please contact julio.d’[email protected].

A well-attended concert in Braintree in March, at The Church of Our LadyQueen of Peace, raised money for The Foyer, a locally based charity workingwith unemployed and homeless people. Members of Trianon Music Group, theAnglia Singers’ partner music organisation based in Ipswich, joined with theAnglia Singers under the direction of Emeritus Professor Chris Green.

The 2011–12 season comes to a close on Friday 22 June with Happy andGlorious, a concert in Writtle, close to Chelmsford. Performing for the first timein many years in All Saints’ Church, The Green, Writtle, at 7.30pm, the Singerswill be joined by pupils from Writtle Junior School in a programme to celebrateHM The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Tickets cost £6 (under 16s are free) andcan be ordered by phoning the Trianon Ticketline (01245 350988 or AllegroMusic, 95 High Street, Chelmsford (01245 283587). The evening promises tobe one of a great mix of music and will be introduced by Janet Dann, one ofTrianon’s members and well-known regionally as a speaker and compere.

For further details see www.anglia.ac.uk/angliasingers.

Tuesday 19–Friday 29 June andTuesday 3–Thursday 12 July

Private View: Thursday 21 June,5.00pm

Artists featured will include: JohnCayley, Paolo Cirio, JacquesDonguy, Eduardo Kac, WilliamLatham, Liliane Lijn andAlessandro Ludovico

This exhibition, opening in theweek of the centenary of AlanTuring’s birth, will focus on theinterrelationship of text code andvisual image.

What’s on at the Mumford Theatre

Anglia Singers perform In Chelmsford

Lifer – a woman of principle • Tickets: £11.50 (£8.50 concessions) •Thursday 7–Saturday 9 June, 7.30pm

Department of Music and Performing Arts study day

to take part, just keep an eye onwww.visualisecambridge.org tofind out about the secret locations.

CSA Degree Show – Ruskin Gallery, balcony and studios

Poetry, Language, Code and Games Artists Play – Ruskin Gallery

VISUALISE – Of Sleeping Birds – Circumstance

Monday 18–Saturday 23 June

After dark in June, the streets ofCambridge will be filled withglistening and delicate strands ofmusic as a mobile symphonycrosses the city. You are invited topick up a hand-crafted woodenspeaker box from a secret locationin Cambridge, then take a night-time journey as the box in yourhand becomes one player in awalking orchestra, harmonisingwith those being carried by othersin this mass participation event.You don’t need special skills,equipment or gadgets of your own

JOINERSThis monthly listing is to help keep readers up to date with who’s joined and who’s left recently. The entries are organisedalphabetically by faculty or support service, followed by the joiner’s or leaver’s name, job title and, if relevant, department or unit.

• Academic Office:Ozlem Dziadulewicz, Module Evaluation Data Analyst

• Estates & Facilities:Louisa Godfrey, Housing Assistant, University AccommodationServices

• Health, Social Care & Education:Sue Tyler, Helpdesk Administrator


• Arts, Law & Social Sciences:Farah Mendlesohn, Head of Department, English,Communication, Film and Media

• Corporate Marketing, International & Development Services:Beth Cummings, Compliance Support Officer, International Office;Alejandra Vicencio, Country Development Manager, International Office;Darius Fedyszyn, Admissions Administrator;Jolanta Balciene, International Marketing Communications Officer,International Office

• Health, Social Care & Education:Doreen Cochrane, Senior Lecturer, Primary & Public Health;Elaine Cresswell, External Liaison Manager, Faculty andDepartmental Administration;Carol Mason, Partnership Administrator, Faculty andDepartmental Administration

• IT Services:Sam Barr, Senior Systems Architect, Architecture & Development;Jack Campbell-Wright, Project Administrator, ProgrammeManagement & Project Office

• Learning Development Services:Laura Quincey, Administrator, Higher Skills@Work

• Lord Ashcroft International Business School:Magdy Abdel-Kader, Professor of Management Accounting,Accounting, Finance & Information Systems;Natalie Kite, Senior Lecturer, Accounting, Finance & InformationSystems

• Research, Development & Commercial Services:Saher Ahmed, Communications Manager

• Science & Technology:Laura Mellusco, Senior Administrator;Irene Monasterolo, Research Fellow, Global SustainabilityInstitute;Richard Piech, Senior Lecturer, Psychology;Dan Rewcastle, Technician (Microbiology), Life Sciences

• Student Services:Martin Beaver, Head of Sports and Active Anglia, Sports & ActiveLifestyles;Deb Davies-Tutt, Study Support Assistant, Study Support Service;Ed Mclean, Careers Guidance Adviser, Careers & Employment;Claire Remmington, Study Support Assistant, Study Support Service;Kat Wagner, Events Marketing & Information Administrator,Careers & Employment

• The Secretary’s Office:Jaidan Jones, Receptionist, Security;Janice Myers, Receptionist, Security;Wendy Compton, Receptionist, Security

• Research, Development & Commercial Services:Brenda Joyce, Personal Assistant

• University Library:Robin Webb, Shelving Assistant

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