Anglia Ruskin University Aspects Magazine Autumn 2014

Anglia Ruskin University Aspects magazine – Autumn 2014 1

The alumni magazine from Anglia Ruskin University

Autumn 2014

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Would you like a chance to revisit campus life? Then why not join us on 4th and 5th November at our first Alumni campus tours. We’ll be hosting past students at Chelmsford and Cambridge respectively and you’ll have a chance to visit your old haunts as well as see our exciting new developments. Morning and afternoon tours will be available, with each tour lasting around two hours (including refreshments).

Please email [email protected] or call Sharon or Ibbie on 0845 196 4710/4728 to book your place.

A very warm welcome to all our alumni, including those from our prior institutions

In Essex: • Mid-EssexTechnicalCollege

& School of Art • BrentwoodCollegeofEducation• ChelmerInstitute• EssexInstituteofHigherEducation• AngliaHigherEducationCollege

In Cambridge:• Cambridge&CountySchoolof

Arts, Crafts & Technology• CambridgeshireTechnicalCollege

& School of Art• CCAT• HomertonSchoolofHealthStudies

Together as:• AngliaHigherEducationCollege• AngliaPolytechnicUniversity

andfromallourpartnerinstitutionsacrosstheUK,EasternRegionandworldwide.

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Welcome


Your stories5 First Steps on the Career ladder

Dayle Bayliss has built a career in the construction industry

6 BAFTA winner gets teeth into new projectChris Cook’s work on Gravity – and beyond

7 Study leads to a fulfilling careerOnyka Barrett talks about working with NGOs

8 Journey to find my dream jobLife after her law degree for Claudia Patricia Torres

9 A different type of music careerMusic graduate Matthew Rider plays his music in the Army

10 SerendipityA career in Fashion Marketing Communications for Gaynor Lea-Greenwood

11 Discovering PalestineJohn Hicks travels to the West Bank

16 Alumni UpdatesSnippets of news from our alumni

19 Recollections of being an apprenticeDavid Samways remembers his time at the METC

Especially for Alumni4 The Vice Chancellor

The welcome message from Michael Thorne

18 Alumni Success in Business Award 2014Daniel Gidney, CEO of Lancashire Cricket Club, is our 2014 winner

30 Alumni memorabiliaYour University crest pin badge and other memorabilia

30 ObituaryGeorge James

31 Benefits and services for youThe latest offers for alumni

32 Last wordsA message to alumni from Sue Jacobs

Anglia Ruskin News12 Honorary News

Annual dinner at the London Transport Museum

13 Mike Brace CBE talks to our SUHonorary Award Holder comes to Chelmsford to talk to students

14 Varsity and Made a Difference AwardsNews from our students

15 Anglia Ruskin Sports ScholarshipFocus on Peter Kirabo and Tara Fitzjohn

17 School of Law Celebration50 years of law celebrated in Chelmsford

20 Faculty of Arts, Law & Social SciencesNews from the faculty

21 Faculty of Health, Social Care & EducationThe latest FHSCE activity

22 Faculty of Science & TechnologyUpdates on activity in the faculty

23 Lord Ashcroft International Business SchoolUpdates from the faculty

24 A thriving innovation communityThe MedBic opens its doors in Chelmsford

25 Staff Research and SnippetsNews of staff ventures and successes

26 International NewsMeet some of our International team

27 Regional PartnershipsNews from King’s Lynn and Peterborough

28 London concert raises funds for Music TherapyOur annual concert at St John’s, Smith Square

29 Development UpdateLeave your Legacy

In this issue

Editor: Sue JacobsContributors: The Development & Alumni team and our alumni

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A note from the Vice ChancellorWherever in the world you are based, I hope you could hear the cheer that wentupfromAngliaRuskinUniversitywhen,atthisyear’sCommonwealth Games, sports coaching student Danny Williams became Commonwealth Judo Champion in the under 73kg category.

This came shortly after we heard the news that Fran Williamson – World Championship multi-Gold Medallist, Paralympic Silver and Bronze Medallist and world-record holder – is to retire from swimming to concentrate on coaching and other activities. Fran achieved much of this while studying Psychology with us. Evidently Anglia Ruskin students are successful on the world’s stage against the toughest competition and have the ambition and determination to succeed at the highest levels.

In a survey of current and former staff and students and stakeholders, that ambition turns out to be held by all as a defining feature of Anglia Ruskin University: the whole community is seen to be palpably striving for an even higher level of performance. This December we shall find out how successful our ambitious bid for enhanced world-leading research status has been, when we find out the results of our submission to the UK government’s latest assessment of research across all UK universities. We are awaiting the outcome of the Research Excellence Framework with bated breath, having submitted twice as many staff whose research we believe to be at international levels as last time (2008), and hoping for no fewer than 15 world-leading ratings compared with our current total of eight.

The same survey identified another of our defining characteristics as our ‘can do’ attitude, hand-in-hand with our ability to work in partnership. At some point in 2014 we should see our count of current students worldwide pass 35,000, with more than 10,000 of them educated

in partnership with such world-leading brands as Barclays, Harrods, UPS and SpecSavers, and with university and college partners in Botswana, China, India, Malaysia and Trinidad – to name but five. Students at home and abroad are voting with their feet to join us, recognising not only the excellence of what is on offer but also the success Anglia Ruskin students enjoy following graduation. Indeed, our most recent official UK government employment statistics show that 9 out of 10 of Anglia Ruskin graduates are in work or undertaking further study within six months of leaving us.

As our alumni, your success is as important to our future as everything we do here now for our current students. Do please keep us posted as you realise your ambitions. We are proud of you and your achievements which ultimately define the success of Anglia Ruskin University..

Professor Michael ThorneVice Chancellor

9 out of 10 of Anglia Ruskin graduates are in work or undertaking further study within six months of leaving us.

While some graduates may want to run away from academia as soon as they take the first step on a career ladder,DayleBaylisshasbeendetermined to keep learning – and to bring her educational benefits to others.

At the age of 33, Dayle has achieved more in business and in education than many could imagine doing. Not only is she a graduate from Anglia Ruskin’s BSc (Hons) Building Surveying degree and our prestigious Masters MSc Conservation of Buildings, but she also has awards for her business excellence, a place on several influential boards, and is currently midway through an MBA.

Having graduated after a collective seven years here, she began her professional

life with a number of construction roles in the East of England. Then in 2011 she took the big leap to set up Dayle Bayliss Associates LLP.

“I feel incredibly fortunate to have followed the path that I have done so far, but more importantly, I recognise just how crucial my early experiences through the well delivered courses at the University were to my career launch pad,” says Dayle.

The idea of lecturing really appealed to Dayle, so when she was approached she jumped at the chance. “I’ve never forgotten what part lecturers and their experiences played in pushing me forward to achieve at the highest level I could. “I think we all need people in our lives that cheer-lead us, motivate or inspire us, which is why I’ve also become a mentor in addition to my lecturing experience”. Dayle’s current projects span a wide

variety of public sector and private undertakings, including a community café in Stowmarket, upcycling two shipping containers, project managing a glass oval café in Newbury and design work for a leading food producer. She is continually tendering for more work and is growing her own staff-force – while at the same time studying for her MBA, this time at the University of East Anglia.

Dayle also gained a number of important contacts, associates and connections which meant she was employable, realistic about her industry, and able to hit the ground running.

To find out more about Dayle’s current work and get career to date, go to www.daylebayliss.co.uk

DayleBaylissBSc(Hons)BuildingSurveying,2008andMScConservationofBuildings,2010

First Steps on the Career Ladder



BAFTA winner gets teeth into new projectAlumnus Chris Cook, a successful film set modeller, says deciding to study at AngliaRuskinUniversitywas “the best decision I ever made.”

After graduating with a first class BSc in Computer-Aided Visualisation in 2009, Chris was part of the CGI team behind Oscar-winning Warner Brothers picture Gravity as part of his work for visual effects industry giant Framestore. During his final year at Anglia Ruskin, he had impressed on a work placement for Cambridge firm ArtVPS, which got him noticed.

Chris’s role on Gravity involved computer generated modelling and layout. He told us:

“Warner Brothers needed an artist in their office to help the set dressing team to produce digital sets and props. The role quickly grew and after about five weeks I was put in charge of a team of layout and previz artists. I used to report to the director once or twice a week to discuss the team’s work and got to make decisions that shaped the final look of the film, becoming one of ten modellers on the film. We created photo-real versions of everything, including the space station, and had a lot of work to do and not much time to do it in, but it was good fun.”

Gravity has won several awards, including the BAFTA and Oscar for best visual effects. After his role was complete, Chris took some time out and returned to work at Anglia Ruskin, creating posters for information screens, before picking up where he left off.

Over the last few years Chris, who is from Chelmsford, has worked on Robocop, Edge of Tomorrow, Jupiter Ascending and Guardians of the Galaxy. His current project is Dracula Untold, on which he is working as an environment technical director.

Chris remarked, “While the work can be very intense, I absolutely love my job. I have met some of Hollywood’s top directors and actors, and most of all I get to help decide the shape of the film. All of this would not have been possible without my degree. I had to come to interviews as I had no A levels to meet the UCAS entry requirements and it was the best decision I ever made.”

Chris CookBScComputer-AidedVisualisation,2009


Study leads to a fulfilling careerFrom an early age, I shared my grandmother’s love of helping others. She was the epitome of my understanding of what it is to be a humanitarian and Granny helped nurture a deep interest in empowering others.

Today much of my work is focused on strengthening mechanisms that enable young women and men to contribute positively to the advancement of the Caribbean region by influencing decision making and becoming engaged, active and responsible young citizens. I’ve had the privilege of connecting the work of Government agencies, NGOs and international NGOs in the region. I’ve

also been able to share and expand this work through leading or contributing to knowledge sharing and learning in Peru, Ghana, Kenya, Guyana and Costa Rica, to name a few.

It has been an exciting and rewarding journey, one filled with difficult choices and needing endless determination. This led me to Anglia Ruskin in 2003 to study Human Resource Management. At the time, finding an institution in Trinidad & Tobago that offered a degree in HRM was challenging. I eventually discovered Anglia Ruskin through the School of Accounting & Management. I found the curriculum dynamic and responsive and the faculty supportive and the added bonus was that I could continue working while studying. By 2006 I had completed my studies and been offered an HR position in a Regional

Financial Services Organisation of over 400 employees, then becoming the HR Co-ordinator responsible for employee learning, performance and development. I was elated when selected for the Employee of the Quarter title twice and was nominated for Employee of the Year. For me, the skills that were lauded were a solid testament of the relevance and ability of Anglia Ruskin’s curriculum to smoothly transition me from classroom to workplace practice.

I simultaneously contributed my time and skills partnering with various NGOs, INGOs and Government agencies across the region, focused on the rights of children, women and the vulnerable in society.

In 2007 I was appointed by the Cabinet in Trinidad & Tobago, to serve as the NGO representative to the Inter-Ministerial Committee monitoring the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. I am a Regional Advisor & Program Manager with Cuso International, (a Canadian development organisation), responsible for developing the Participation & Responsible Citizenship programme.

I found my Degree relevant whether in the private sector, international development or public sector. I continue to appreciate how much my studies prepared me for the multi-faceted development challenges of the contemporary era.

OnykaBarrettBAHumanResourceManagement,2006http://islandscribbler.wordpress.com/

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Journey to find my dream jobAfter completing my LLM InternationalBusinessLawinlast year, I returned home to Angola to search for work. I had the opportunity to apply for several places but my main goal was to work with a multinational company and I have just been offered a role at Total, the French headquartered oil company.

After applying to Total, I was initially rejected due to lack of sector and legal experience. My application was then forwarded to other departments and HR contacted me for another role within compliance and contracts. Through the interview stages, I completed rigorous tests in my subject area, language skills and technical expertise.

My Anglia Ruskin degree was a very important factor in being successful as the course modules were relevant, diverse and on a global scale. As they said, it is a job for life, in a competitive and multicultural environment that would be hard to achieve if I had not decided to take the risk and study for a Masters abroad. Studying in England helped me with my English writing and

language skills and will develop these further through working with people from diverse backgrounds. Before my degree I was working as a junior lawyer and my degree has not only helped me get where I am now, but will be invaluable for my future career prospects.

There are going to be very exciting challenges and opportunities at Total and in the legal sector in general as the legal framework in Angola is not as established as in other countries. The government recently set up arbitration centres to handle commercial law and consumer conflicts. These are still in development and steps are being taken to train lawyers in the country so there can be a consistent and reliable legal framework, arbitration and other alternative methods.

I had an outstanding time at Anglia Ruskin and have many happy memories of Cambridge. I would like to take the opportunity to say a very warm thank you to Rhidian Lewis whose charismatic style taught business law in the global context. Although I was downbeat, not achieving the grade I desired, he was right – I am still able to demonstrate the knowledge gained and am learning how to expand on it.

Claudia Patricia TorresLLMInternationalBusinessLaw,2013

…it is a job for life, in a competitive and multicultural environment


After graduating in 2007 with BA(Hons)Music,Iworkedin various office jobs which I quickly became bored with, so sought out a new and challenging career. This searchledmetotheBritishArmy, where I discovered it was possible to become a full time professional musician.

After a long application process, consisting of musical auditions and various fitness and military tests, I was accepted to start basic training in February 2012. Fourteen weeks later I passed out having completed all essential military training, including shooting and weapons handling, battlefield casualty

drills, chemical decontamination and living in the field, to name a few.I then went on to phase 2 training at the Royal Military School of Music based at Kneller Hall in Twickenham. Here I learnt to play saxophone as well as developing my skills as a contemporary musician. Topics covered included marching band, playing as a soloist and aural training. After eight months I passed out and was posted to the Band of The Adjutant General’s Corps based in Winchester. Almost a year after joining the band I have played in many places around the UK, including a summer concert to 2,500 people at Kneller Hall. I have also had the privilege of travelling to Cyprus, Abu Dhabi and, most recently, Afghanistan over Christmas 2013.

Playing in Afghanistan was incredibly humbling as everyone enjoyed it

because it took their minds of their daily routines. I got the chance to fly on CH-53 helicopters and Ospreys to locations such as Lashkar Gar and Durai Junction, to play in smaller bases as well as in Camp Bastion. The highlight of the tour was playing in Camp Sapper for the Royal Engineers New Year’s Eve party. It was a great atmosphere and a real pleasure to play for them, despite being outside in -11 degrees for two hours! Another great opportunity was to perform for BFBS radio and record a live acoustic session which was then broadcast worldwide on their various media platforms.

I am now back in the UK and working towards a tour of Germany later this year and other trips abroad.

MatthewRiderBAHonsMusic,2007

A different type of music career


SerendipityI remember the career advisor at school having my life mapped out as doing English Literature and then teaching, which is quite funny because at the time I said ‘noway’.Hehadnoideathatmy interest was for fashion andmagazines.Hewasofcourse right, but probably not exactly or as simply as he expected.

After graduating in English Literature in 1979, I joined a graduate scheme in a fashion company and after travelling around a lot I finally returned to my hometown to marry and have a baby, Max, who is 26 now!

Not being able to return to my career – there was no flexible job sharing in 1988 – I set up a visual merchandising training company. This led to some part time teaching at a local Polytechnic and then joining Manchester Metropolitan University (as the Poly became) to teach on the first degree in retail marketing.

I then took up a position in the international fashion marketing division as a senior lecturer and this led to researching, publishing papers, supervision, consultancy and many exciting external activities.

My most recent publication is a text book on Fashion Marketing Communications. ‘Necessity being the mother of invention’, as the saying goes, most of my work has been to develop the literature base for fashion marketing students and subsequent practitioners, because there wasn’t one then.

So, I am fortunate to combine my passion for fashion with an enjoyable career, to travel the world on university business, but live back in the valley that I always loved. I do believe that careers are never clearly signposted, and mine has been no different, but I took ‘the road less well travelled’ and ended up at my destination of choice with a great work-life balance.

GaynorLea-GreenwoodBA(Hons)EnglishLiterature,1979

I took ‘the road less well travelled’ and ended up at my destination of choice with a great work-life balance.


John was given an opportunity to support a project in the WestBankcalledBetLahemLive, an arts festival designed to celebrate the best of Palestinian arts as well as to haveagreatfour-dayparty.

Based in Bethlehem, the festival hoped to attract many people who would normally not choose to visit the town due to the current political situation.

Being an amateur guitarist, he was playing in a rock and roll band that was headlining on one of the evenings. During the days however, he embarked on a number of excursions around the West Bank.

During this week, he travelled through Israeli checkpoints, witnessed some of

the recent Banksy art pieces displayed on the infamous Israeli separation wall and enjoyed the hospitality of the Palestinians. John visited Jerusalem and the Holy sites such as the Mount of Olives, Gethsemane and Golgotha (where Christ was reported to have been crucified) as well as the Wailing Wall and the famous Al-Aqsa Mosque. It seems that this area is of huge religious importance to Christians, Jews and Moslems who share a unique historical and monotheistic religious bond.

One poignant moment for him was visiting a place called Al Mada, on the outskirts of Bethlehem, where a family had been forced to leave their home with 10 minutes notice, before their house was demolished to make way for an Israeli settlement. For the owner of the house this was the fourth time this had happened, and every time he had rebuilt his home. This situation just shows how

tense it can be in the West Bank, however his heart went out to the displaced children who were sleeping in tents next to the pile of rubble that was their home. He couldn’t do much apart from play with the children and show them that people care about them. In return they still laughed and smiled. John wished he could have done so much more.

The gigs went well, but what was going to be a lad’s short break turned into something so much deeper for him. A reminder, that when times become challenging, there is hope and potential for better.

JohnHicksBSc(Hons)Chemistry,1999

Discovering Palestine


On the evening of the 11th June ourHonoraryAwardholdersfrom all walks of life gathered at the London Transport Museumforthe2014HonoraryDinner.Heldannually,thedinnerisanAngliaRuskinfamily reunion to celebrate ourHonoraryAwardholdersand their successes and is also a thank you to them for the priceless support they continually give to us.

Following on from the challenge to equal the 2013 dinner on HMS Belfast, the 2014 dinner was hosted at the renowned London Transport Museum in Covent Garden. With almost 100 guests in attendance the evening began with welcome drinks on a balcony overlooking

the main display area of the museum. Honorary Award holders in attendance included Kate Adie OBE, Warwick Davis, Victoria Brignell and our Chancellor Lord Ashcroft KCMG PC, with a wide variety of expertise and knowledge shared between those we hold as role models.

Guests were able to explore the variety of exhibits on show as they made their way from the welcome drinks to the dining hall. The tables were positioned in-between vintage London buses and trams, allowing attendees to enjoy the atmosphere whilst they dined. Speeches on our successful year were delivered by Chancellor Lord Ashcroft KCMG PC and Vice Chancellor Professor Thorne, whilst Daryl Sharpe and Megan Bennett from our Students’ Union were also spoke about the close relationship they have with Anglia Ruskin.

The evening closed after dessert and coffee, with everyone having enjoyed

a friendly and relaxing evening, with the opportunity to socialise and share their time with fellow Honorary Award holders.

Plans are already afoot for an equally successful event next year and we’re on the lookout for a venue as interesting as the London Transport Museum!

Honorary Award Holder Dinner 2014


Mike Brace CBE talks to our SUHonoraryAwardholderMikeBraceCBEtooktimeoutfrom his busy schedule to come into our Chelmsford campusforVolunteeringWeek in February and speak to our current students. Mark Drain, Activities & Sports VolunteeringCoordinatorfortheStudents’Union,organised the event and was kind enough to speak to us about the effect Mike had on the attendees.

Mike is an ex-paralympian and he has experienced much in his life. It was an honour to be able to hear about what he has done first hand. Mike believes that despite other people’s views of his ‘disability’ he sees himself as having an ability to achieve and has never let anyone tell him otherwise. He has competed in numerous sports including cricket, football, judo, skiing

and many more. He has always pushed himself to overcome difficult challenges, demonstrated by completing a 125 mile canoe ride (only 81 teams out of 142 were successful) and skiing in the Winter Paralympics for Great Britain.

Mike has always been a sport fanatic and has put a lot of time into sport volunteering. He has been part of many charities such as the Primary Club for which he is a trustee. This charity looks to raise money for the partially sighted and blind through playing cricket and to join the club you pay £20, then £2 per duck (when you are out on your first ball) and all proceeds go to help the blind and partially sighted.

The other charity Mike is involved in is Vision 2020 where he was Chief Executive for a number of years. He was also on the bid team for the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics and it was wonderful to listen to some of his stories of how it all came together.

There were a lot of questions during the Q&A section and it was amazing to hear

everything Mike has accomplished during his lifetime. When asked if he still gets star struck after everything he has done Mike replied “yes I definitely do, as I am extremely lucky to have been able to do all the things in my life.” He counts himself lucky and has such a positive attitude to everything he does, saying that if someone told him he couldn’t do something because of being blind he would prove them wrong and accomplish it.

The main message from Mike’s speech was “I don’t feel I have a disability, I feel I have an ability to achieve anything I want. No matter if you are blind, suffer another disability or have no disabilities, anyone can reach their goals if they put their mind to it. We are all equal; don’t let anyone stand in your way.”

We are very grateful to Mike and the Development & Alumni Office for giving us the chance for this to happen. It was an absolute pleasure to meet Mike and I learnt so much from him in such a short time.

I don’t feel I have a disability, I feel I have an ability to achieve anything I want.


The Made a Difference Awards 2014TheMadeaDifferenceawardsareachanceforAngliaRuskinstudentstocelebrateamazingstaffandstudentRepsbynominating them for one of 20 awards.

Varsity 2014The most anticipated event of the sporting calendar here at ARU–Varsity–tookplaceon30th of April 2014.

With a schedule full of highly anticipated match ups, the stage was set for real fireworks at Kelsey Kerridge Sports centre and Howes Close. But like all sporting contests they can be cruel to those taking part; and in the twists and turns of Varsity 2014 it very much turned in the favour of Team Cambridge.

Cambridge have been holders since 2009 but many believed this would be Chelmsford’s year, having come very close and winning a few fixtures last year. It was thought that after a strong BUCS season and an increase in sport on the

campus that they would do it. But once again Cambridge quashed this uprising and walked away with a complete haul of Varsity wins, not losing at all throughout the day and winning Varsity 2014 by a margin of nine fixture wins to nil.

With hundreds of people throughout the day supporting their campus, it provided a great buzz across the sporting venues. It was a credit to the students involved that all matches were played hard but fair, proving what great students we have here at Anglia Ruskin.

We would like to thank the Development & Alumni Office for donating the new Varsity Trophy this year and hope that Varsity at Anglia Ruskin will continue to flourish.

Staff award winner, Christine Such (centre) with theSU’sMeganBennettandDarylSharpe

This year we received more nominations than ever – over 800 in total – and the nominations themselves show just how fantastic staff across all our campuses are. So, on 9th May 2014, over 300 staff and students enjoyed a night of dinner and dancing to celebrate the 12 staff and 8 Reps selected by a shortlisting panel to win the coveted awards.

Find out more about the Made a Difference awards on our website (www.angliastudent.com/mad).


Anglia Ruskin Sports ScholarshipWe take great pride in the fact that some of the most talented sports men and women in the country choose tostudyatAngliaRuskinUniversity.

Through the Anglia Ruskin Sports Scholarship we are able to provide direct support to talented student athletes to help them to fulfil their potential. During the 2013/14 academic year our University supported 45 individuals from all four faculties, competing in sports such as judo, cricket, rowing, athletics, badminton, equestrian and triathlon.

Here in Aspects we are proud to introduce two of this year’s Anglia Ruskin Sports Scholars – Peter Kirabo and Tara Fitzjohn.

For more information on the Anglia Ruskin Sports Scholarship please contact Helen Boyle, High Performance Sport Co-ordinator, on [email protected]

Peter Kirabo (Athletics – Triple Jump)

Peter is a final year student on the BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying programme in Chelmsford.

In 2014 he won the silver medal when competing for Anglia Ruskin University at the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) Indoor Athletics Championships which took place at the English Institute of Sport (EIS) in Sheffield in February, and at the BUCS Outdoor Athletics Championships which took place in the International Athletics Stadium in Bedford in May. After teaming up with Great Britain Triple Jump coach Guy Spencer, he hopes to have a very successful season in 2014 with his long term ambition to be on the plane heading to Rio de Janeiro with the rest of Team GB for the 2016 Olympic Games.

Tara Fitzjohn (Judo)

Tara is a second year student on the BSc (Hons) Sports Coaching and Physical Education programme in Cambridge.

In February 2014 Tara won the individual under-57kg judo title at the BUCS Gatorade National Championships in Sheffield. After defeating the University of East London’s Julia Scardone in the final, she said: “Winning gold was an amazing experience, especially against players of such high calibre. To win eight of my nine fights by ippon was a real bonus and I hope these performances will put me in a position to place higher in the under-57kg GB ranking lists.”


Alumni Updates

Shanta Everington (BA Education, 1995)Shanta has a new novel called XY, which was selected as joint winner of the The Red Telephone Young Adult Novel Competition run by Bridge House Publishing. It was launched online on 7th July and is her seventh published book. XY is a dystopian novel, set in a world where babies are born neither male nor female. Shanta told us: “I’ve thought a lot about gender stereotyping since I’ve had children – it’s everywhere. You only have to walk into a children’s shop and be bombarded with pink! Why shouldn’t I buy dolls for my sons?” XY explores an alternative reality through the eyes of fifteen-year-old Jesse. Is it possible to live without gender? Read the book and find out! See www.trtpublishing.co.uk/xy.html

Rosemary Lucy Hill (BA Hons European Philosophy & Literature & English, 2000)One of the modules introduced Rosemary to feminist theory, and whilst she was studying she also formed a band – Bouvier – with her fellow students Veronika Hillebrand, Adrian Hopkins and Chris Rogers. These two great loves – feminism and rock ‘n’ roll – inspired her to pursue a PhD in the Centre for Women’s Studies at the University of York. Rosemary’s thesis considered the experiences of women rock and metal fans and reconceptualised how we can think about fandom. She is delighted to have just graduated and will be moving on to the University of Leeds to take up a position as a post-doctoral Research Fellow. You can see her research at https://york.academia.edu/RosemaryLucyHill

Claps Chitakunye (PGC Biomedical Science, 2007)I enrolled for the MSc in Biomedical Sciences Degree, specializing in Cellular Pathology, but could not secure funds to complete the final year. I also obtained an ICDL and Certificate in 2009. I am now a supervisor in Histopathology and also assess and recommend HBMLS students and interns for HPC Registration.

Paul Watson (BA Hons Primary & Community Care & Specialist Practice, 2007)I have started to have more success this year with my POCKETFLOW asthma spacer invention. In October 2013 I was lucky enough to be invited to a reception with Prince Charles where I was able to discuss the fact that I was a finalist in the Nursing Times Awards for the POCKETFLOW. He was very supportive and put me in contact with a potential supporter. The next month I was in London again as I was a finalist in the General Practice Awards. All went quiet for a while but in May 2014 I was back to London for the Nursing Standard Awards as I was a finalist yet again. I have now been informed that the POCKETFLOW asthma spacer has just been shortlisted in the HSJ Awards, to be announced in September 2014. All this comes following an equally successful year for my Enuresis work as the British Journal of Nursing awarded me Nurse of the Year for Continence and Urology in 2013.


Dr David Sorrell (BEd Education, 1995) I graduated in November 2013 with an EdD (Doctor of Education) from The Hong Kong Institute of Education where I am currently working as a Senior Research Assistant. The thesis research investigated the effects of two English reading intervention programmes on the comprehension of six and ten year old students in Hong Kong primary international education. The contrasting interventions were fiction and non-fiction is see which had more effect, if any. The results showed the non-fiction intervention had a stronger effect on both younger and older students. My research also looked at first and second language student perceptions of learning English.

Andrew Smith (PGC Disability Equality Practice, 2009) Since graduation I have been a Mind National Personalisation Champion, done inspection work with Care Quality Commission, and been approached to be a panellist at a Medfest event at The Royal Society of Medicine and also at a conference on mental health and football at Manchester City’s Emirates Stadium. I am currently involved in the promotion of a pan disability personalisation DVD, which Nigel Fenner, a former ARU Cambridge student is putting together. I believe service users are speaking out on the DVD with little direction, in an almost unique manner. Website is www.sempa.co.uk. The DVD is available shortly and a taster will be posted on the site.

School of Law celebration

Thank you to everyone who attended our 50 years of Anglia Law School event on 14th June 2014 at our Chelmsford campus. The weather threatened rain, but thankfully it brightened up as the event began and just in time for the Chelmsford campus quiz that Dr Penny English (Head of Anglia Law School) had put together. Congratulations to Craig Marchant (1982) and Peter Claydon (past staff) for winning the quiz. Many of our alumni had a real trip down memory lane as they had not seen their classmates for some time, nor

had they realised how much the campus has changed. Don Hilton, who was head of the Law Department during 1969–1976, reminded many alumni who graduated during that time of their class room behaviour, and all enjoyed reminiscing. It was also great to see some of our current law students networking with our alumni and listening to their stories. It was a great afternoon for everyone who attended, ending with cutting the 50th Law School birthday cake and a toast with a glass of bubbly.

We were sorry to hear of the death of George James on 12th February 2014 in Grange-over-Sands. George taught English at Anglia Ruskin for 30 years from 1957, eventually becoming a Principal Lecturer teaching both A level and degree work. In 1987 George took early

retirement so that he could spend time with his wife Ann and enjoy his favourite area, the Lake District. He did carry on with some work, lecturing for Lancaster University and working for the National Trust.

Obituary


CEO of Lancashire Cricket Club wins 2014 Alumni Success in Business Award

Alumnus Daniel Gidney graduatedwithaBA(Hons)inBusinessStudiesin1993.After graduating, he headed uptoDurhamUniversitytocompletehisMBA,andthisthorough grounding in the principles and practice of business was to prove the ideal preparation for a stellar career in the sports and leisure industry.

Daniel began his career at Admiral Sports, then worked for a national indoor entertainments group before being recruited by Live Nation – the global events promoter – where he became Director of Ticketing. In 2002 his ability to deliver results was spotted by facilities management giant, Sodexho, who appointed him Managing Director of their Hospitals division.

In 2006 he accepted the role of Chief Executive at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry, where during the next six years he turned the business around, transforming operations from a predominantly football-focused stadium into a sports, leisure and business facility hosting high profile sporting events and concerts by international artists such as Bon Jovi, Oasis and Take That. Ricoh Arena’s non-match day revenues of over £10 million soon outstripped those at Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge.

He was invited by heavy weight giants from Europe’s biggest stadia – including Italian giants Milan and Juventus to give keynote speeches and share some of his insights on maximising revenues. In 2011 Daniel’s success at the Ricoh was recognised when he was awarded Midlands Business Person of the Year.

Now CEO of one of the UKs most historic sporting arenas – Emirates Old Trafford – home of Lancashire Cricket Club, Daniel has ultimate responsibility for the club’s players and staff, yet the

club’s commercial performance is his true yardstick of success. The past 12 months has seen Emirates Old Trafford win multiple awards and the club also posted an operating profit of over £3.5million in 2013; a record trading profit for any first class county ever. Despite being at the Club for less than two years, 2014 has already seen Daniel being awarded Trafford Business Person of the Year.

Daniel’s ability to consistently deliver the goods wherever he goes is clearly the result of a keen mind and an unusually well-honed commercial savvy. Yet in a recent interview, he described the core of his job in very simple terms. He said he must provide “exceptional customer service, value for money, and a great day out” – which sounds like a good recipe for success.

Despite all this success and an extremely busy workload, Daniel has still found time to work for his alma mater, coming back this year to talk to alumni and students at our annual MBA dinner.


Recollections of being an apprentice

What to do when I grew up?

Whilst at boarding school I set up a radio transmission to relay the school’s mock election. We advertised it on the school noticeboards with the time to hear your appropriate member speak. Unfortunately, l was called in to the headmaster’s office to explain a picture of the college in the Daily Mail with a hammer and sickle in the corner. It appeared the Government monitoring station had picked up our Communist member’s speech and informed the press. Not good – the headmaster gave me a suitable dressing down but suggested that I should pursue entrepreneurial activities in the future.

I joined Marconi in 1957 as an electrical apprentice on the 2nd four-year sandwich course; the year split six months each at Marconi and then Mid Essex technical College (METC). The first six months was hard, on my feet from 7.30am–5.30pm and we couldn’t understand having to spend six months in the Apprentice Training Centre (ATC) drilling, filing, reaming, milling, welding, painting, folding etc. when we would become brilliant electronic engineers.

ATC highlights include:• Weknewwhenthemachinery

suddenly went quiet because Jackie Bartlett was walking between the offices

• Imadeabigmistakelightingmypipe with the oxy-acetylene torch. It disintegrated, singed my eyebrows, and I’ve never touched a pipe since.

METC was a complete change – we could sit down! We did physics, chemistry, thermodynamics, electronics, heavy electrical etc., theory and practical. Over the four years we were whittled down to just eight so the pruning was harsh. Sheenagh Logan was one – she had a photographic memory and spent much of the lecture time knitting in the back row. I wonder where she is now?

During our final year we had to implement a project. In our group was John Price, Roger Smith, Fred Hoyle, someone I can’t remember and myself. We invented SECS – Student Electronic Computer System. It cost the METC a lot in discreet components and it roughly worked, but with questionable accuracy. It used the (a + Jb) notation if that still means anything to anyone!

And then it was time for the outside world and getting a real job. We were fully trained electronic engineers, boat builders and general dogsbodies and my first job was installation work for the Marconi USAF contract and – wait for it – mixing concrete.

I spent many happy years with Marconi and left in 1968 to join Honeywell Computers.

David SamwaysHND,1961

I made a big mistake lighting my pipe with the oxy-acetylene torch


Faculty of Arts, Law & Social Sciences

First Impressions count at Cambridge School of Art Degree ShowOver 200 art and design students displayed their work at this year’s Degree Show, First Impressions, at Anglia Ruskin’s Cambridge campus from 13–22 June 2014. The works on display were by students about to graduate from a range of creative courses taught at Cambridge School of Art, including Computer Games Art, Fashion Design, Film and Television Production, Fine Art, Graphic Design, Illustration, Illustration and Animation, Film, TV and Theatre Design, Interior Design and Photography.

Integrated creative agency KISS Communications (KISS) supported this year’s Degree Show as headline sponsor. Many Cambridge School of Art graduates go on to pursue careers in the creative industries, with our courses developing the essential skills and knowledge for employment in this growing sector.

Chris Owen, Head of the Cambridge School of Art, said: “With the UK’s creative industries now worth £71.4 billion per year to the UK economy, it is important to recognise the growing number of job opportunities available to graduates in this sector and the impact that art and design can have on everyday lives.”

Student art works were shown in the Ruskin Gallery and surrounding studios. The graduation gala film screening took place at the Arts Picture House and showcased the work of Film and Television Production students. The Fashion Show was held at the Cambridge Junction.

This September sees the start of our new MA Fashion Design. For further information visit www.anglia.ac.uk/mafashion or contact [email protected].

MA Publishing students win major prizes As our 2013–14 MA Publishing students finished off their major projects and started to plan their future careers, many had already seen their hard work rewarded in the form of student prizes.

• WearedelightedtosaythatGladysFamoriyo won the Major Project in Publishing category of the national dissertation prizes awarded by the Association for Publishing Education. Gladys created a business plan for a publishing venture entitled GF Learning Solutions, including an enhanced e-book.

• OurcongratulationsalsogotoVictoriaLove, who has been awarded the Book Production Consultants Graduation Prize for Innovation, which she’ll receive officially in October. As part of her major project, Victoria designed www.blurbify.co.uk – a student blog for our Publishing course that will go on to be used by future students.

Interested in MA Publishing? You can save £1,000 with the Alumni Postgraduate Scholarship. To find out more visit www.anglia.ac.uk/mapublishing.

Look up Anglia Ruskin Arts this autumnIf you are planning to visit Cambridge or live within easy reach of the Anglia Ruskin campus, look up our autumn 2014 programme of Arts events. To find out what’s on and to book tickets visit: www.anglia.ac.uk/mumfordtheatre or phone the Box Office on 0845 196 2320 (Monday–Friday, 2.00–5.00pm).

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Faculty of Health, Social Care & Education

Nursing Student meets Chief NurseThird year Adult Nursing student nurse Charlene Contaoi met with England’s Chief Nurse Jane Cummings from the Department of Health when she visited Hinchingbrooke Hospital in June. Charlene, who is based at our Cambridge campus and undertakes her placements at Hinchingbrooke, was selected from a group of students based at the hospital to join a round table lunch with senior staff from the hospital. They discussed the many initiatives that have been undertaken to improve quality of care for patients since the hospital’s management had transferred from the NHS to private firm Circle Partnership UK.

Charlene joined senior lecturer Pauline Kingston (who is also Education Champion at Hinchingbrooke Hospital) to represent our University at the discussion. Charlene and Pauline were delighted and proud to have met the person who initiated the Nursing & Midwifery Vision (commonly called the 6C’s). Jane talked of how she initially developed the vision and how it continues to gather pace across the whole of the NHS to improve patient care.

Alumna speaks at the RCN 2014 Annual International Nursing Research ConferenceIn April at the RCN Annual International Nursing Research Conference in Glasgow, Dr Joyce Forge presented her work, Safeguarding Children? Child records in accident and emergency: the perspective of staff.

The work that was undertaken as part of a doctoral thesis completed in 2013, informed practice and generated a lot of interest at the conference, involving 450 delegates from 31 different countries. The conference brought together researchers from diverse clinical and academic settings from around the world to participate in critical debate and to promote and advance a body of knowledge with relevance to nursing. An active networking programme complemented the scientific programme and facilitated sharing and collaboration between healthcare researchers. Joyce said the conference was a fantastic opportunity to share her work and passion for research with conference delegates and to discuss ideas and learn from others.

Postgraduate Study Did you know we now offer the following Masters courses starting in January 2015?

• MScAdvancedPractice• MScInternationalSocialWelfareand

Social Policy• MScPhysiotherapy• MBAEducationalLeadership&

Management

To find out more please visit www.anglia.ac.uk/pg or to download our CPD brochure please visit www.anglia.ac.uk/fhsce/cpd

Faculty on FacebookThe Faculty of Health, Social Care & Education is now on Facebook – please visit (and like us) for latest news and further information on our courses. You can also follow us on twitter and YouTube as well as checking out our excellent student blogs site.

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Charlene Contaoi and Jane Cummings


Faculty of Science & Technology

Supporting students’ learning through lived experienceA project that involves members of the public describing their experience of mental health difficulty to students has been given a boost by an Anglia Learning and Teaching Grant.

The £3,500 grant was given to Dr Fiona Ashworth and the Department of Psychology to help develop the Lived Experience Project (LEP). LEP sees members of the public, who could have experience in anything from living with depression to experience of traumatic brain injury, work with staff and students to bring their personal experience in to the curriculum. The process, which enhances students’ knowledge and understanding, has been very successful so far. It is hoped that the project will continue to grow in both numbers and

success next year. If you’d like more information on LEP please contact Fiona Ashworth: [email protected].

World-famous producer and sound engineer delivers master-class Final year Audio and Music Technology students were recently given the opportunity to participate in a master-class with a world-famous producer and sound engineer. Phil Harding, who has worked in the music business for over thirty years, visited the recording studios at our Cambridge campus to demonstrate a unique approach to mixing vocal-orientated pop/rock songs.

Placements and InternshipsMore and more students are now deciding to do a placement year to get real life experience of the job they want to go into. We’ve arranged placements

for students in all kinds of settings, including computer departments, sporting environments and aquariums. Lucie Beaumont, who is studying BSc Marine Biology and Animal Behaviour and worked at SEA LIFE London Aquarium, said: “It’s my dream job and I think it will be very useful in the future. Graduating with a degree and with a year’s experience working in the industry is invaluable.”

If your company is interested in offering a placement or internship to a student please contact [email protected]

Putting your company ahead of the competitionLaunched in summer 2014, Anglia Metrics tests and measures data in our labs so that you don’t need to. But we don’t stop there. We analyse results and provide you with solutions so that you can improve your products and processes, and above all, make sure you’re ahead of the competition. For more information visit www.anglia.ac.uk/angliametrics

Professional Doctorate in the Faculty of Science & TechnologyOur Professional Doctorate in Science and Technology is the first of its kind in the UK and is designed for professionals who are already working full-time in the industry. For more information visit www.anglia.ac.uk/fstprofdoc

FinalyearAudioandMusicTechnologystudentswithPhilHarding(centre,wearingscarf)andSenior lecturer, John Ward.


Lord Ashcroft International Business SchoolWith the establishment of a state-of-the-artBloombergFinancial Markets Lab in time for the start of the new Semester in September 2014, students at Lord Ashcroft InternationalBusinessSchoolin Chelmsford will soon learn how to excel in the financial services industry by having accesstothelatestindustry-standard software in what promises to be a dynamic and interactive learning environment.

Only a handful of UK business schools have this facility. Our Faculty and students, in addition to business and the local community, will have access to the same market data, analysis and news available to professional traders in financial institutions providing a valuable insight into the world of finance and investment.

Dr Hassaan Khan, Lecturer in Finance & Assistant Director of Studies says that, “Students deserve the best educational and professional tools and Bloomberg provides them with exactly that. The Bloomberg Terminal will benefit students from assimilating financial and accounting theories with real-world practice, while developing their analytical, research and decision-making skills based on real events and real data.”

The glass encased trading room will be equipped with computer workstations, Bloomberg terminals and ticker screens displaying real-time market data as on a real trading floor. Access to this area, and the separate board room and meeting facility, will be available to Doctoral, MSc and BSc final year accounting students.

Use of the facilities, to be established in the Lord Ashcroft Building on the Chelmsford campus, will enable students to apply classroom teaching in a practical setting as well as providing them with real-world experience and a competitive edge in achieving high-level positions at financial institutions on graduation.

The Bloomberg Financial Markets Lab will be integrated into the curricula on modules in our Finance, Accounting and Management Masters programmes with the aim of enhancing the learning of our students, their professional development and future global success.

To find out more about studying finance and accounting at Lord Ashcroft International Business School go to: http://www.anglia.ac.uk/ruskin/en/home/faculties/aibs/study.html

To learn more about our Bloomberg Financial Markets Lab contact Dr Hassaan Khan at: [email protected]

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Students deserve the best educational and professional tools and Bloomberg provides them with exactly that.


A thriving innovation community

TheMedBICatourChelmsford campus is an innovation centre dedicated to medical and advanced engineering which recently openeditsdoorstostart-ups,smallbusinessesandspin-outs in the sectors. Aideen McCambridge, manager of TheMedBIC,explains:

What was it about the centre that led you to join The MedBIC?I love seeing someone come in with an early-stage idea and supporting them through development, research, trialling and eventual release. There’s nothing like seeing a person at the moment when they realise their idea has become a viable product or service.

Innovation can be an over-used word. What does it mean in the context of what The MedBIC does and enables occupying businesses to do?It’s regularly used to describe anything that’s perceived as cutting edge – from aircraft to iPads. True innovation is key to the future of our economy

and something to be fostered. At The MedBIC, we see innovation as creating a completely new product, service or treatment, or improving something that currently exists. Improvements in advanced engineering and medical technologies, and their supply chains, can result in measurable improvements to people’s lives.

Why did Anglia Ruskin choose these sectors to focus on?Essex already has world-renowned companies who have supported the idea of a local innovation centre for many years, as have Essex County Council and Chelmsford City Council. We have particular strengths in these sectors, with our Postgraduate Medical Institute, specialist clinical trials unit, new MedTech campus, and health and engineering faculties.

What can occupying and virtual tenants have access to?The MedBIC offers co-operative workspaces, engineering research labs, office space and start-up focused programmes to help make entrepreneurial visions a reality. Being part of our Chelmsford campus means they can benefit from our academic expertise and industry partners, who

are accustomed to innovating and supporting others. Support is available from researchers, consultants and clinicians for prototyping and testing to speed up routes to market.

What’s your vision for The MedBIC?A shared work environment where entrepreneurs, early-stage start-ups and experts can gather, collaborate and innovate. In building a strong network of innovators, entrepreneurs, academics, industry mentors and leaders, we can offer occupiers everything required to bring their ideas to market. The MedBIC can be a catalyst for Essex becoming a centre of excellence for innovation in medical technology and advanced engineering.

If someone would like to develop an idea they think has potential, what should they do?If they are in medical, advanced engineering or an allied field, we can look at how we can help them develop their idea and make it a reality. We’d love to hear from them.

Call: 0845 196 4207Email: [email protected]


Staff Research and Snippets

Dr Rajshree Mootanah is Director of our Medical Engineering Research Group (MERG). Scientists at MERG are the first in the world to develop a 3D model to predict knee stress, based on validated force and movement data. This can help osteoarthritis patients delay the need for full knee replacement surgery and potentially save the NHS millions of pounds every year. For more information, please contact [email protected]

Dr Debbie Holley has been honoured with the most prestigious award in Higher Education, having been made a National Teaching Fellow (NTF) and will receive £10,000 to support her development in her role as a pathway leader in education.

A new book edited by Dr Jeannette Baxter (Senior Lecturer, English Literature) and David James (Queen Mary, University of London) sheds new light on one of the most significant and popular voices in contemporary black British writing, both in the UK and abroad. For more information, please contact [email protected]

Professor Rupert Bourne, of our Vision and Eye Research Unit (VERU), studied evidence to calculate estimates of the prevalence and causes of blindness and partial sightedness/impaired vision in 190 countries between 1990 and 2010. Research provides the first large-scale analysis of blindness and vision loss across the world. For more information, please contact [email protected]

Dr Ioana Negru (Senior Lecturer in Economics, Lord Ashcroft International Business School) addressed an audience of economists and invited guests at the ‘Worldly Women Philosophers – Learning from the Lives, Times and Ideas of the Other Great Economic Thinkers’ event at

the House of Commons in Westminster.A Learning and Teaching Project award of £3,055 has allowed Dr Geraldine Davis and Dr Susan Walker from the Faculty of Health, Social Care & Education to complete a research project looking at student midwives’ experiences of giving advice on contraception and sexual health to the women in their care.

Alison Northrup (Senior Lecturer, Zoology) is one of the co-authors of a white paper published by the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) following the world’s most extensive study into the effect of surfaces on the health of horses. This is the result of a four-year international collaboration between eight equine experts from six universities, including Anglia Ruskin, three equine and racing-specific research and testing centres and two horse charities.

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Meet the International OfficeA lot may have changed since you graduated. Our international student and alumni family has grown and so has our international team. From this issue we will start introducing friends from the International Office, some of whom you may have met intheUKormaymeetatanalumni event near you.

Ding Lan A very warm hello from the International Office to you all. I am the Regional Director for Northeast and Southeast Asia, Russia, Central Asia, North Africa and Middle East. For now, I am also looking after recruitment and development activities in Norway, South Korea, Japan and Taiwan while we are waiting for a new International Officer to join us. I am very proud of my team here and we all look forward to hearing from you or meeting you in your country. Please keep in touch. Email: [email protected]

Dale ZhangNi Hao 你好. I am Senior International Manager for East Asia and am responsible for recruitment in China and Hong Kong.

We are planning alumni events in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou in September 2014 or early 2015 and all alumni are welcome to join us. We also need help from alumni of Cambridge School of Art who are willing to support our special promotional events in China. These are great opportunities for you to showcase your art work and share success stories across China. Please email [email protected] for more details.

Ivan OngKhabar Baik (Malay) everyone! I am from Penang, Malaysia and am currently working as a Senior International Manager. I am responsible for recruitment activities in South East Asia which include Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam, Brunei, Philippines and Burma. I will be travelling to South East Asia in autumn 2014/spring 2015 for Education Fairs and alumni activities and would be delighted to meet our alumni whenever I am in South East Asia. [email protected] +44 7453963756

Mantas JaseviciusAs a Senior International Manager for Russia and Central Asia, I travel regularly to Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia and Georgia. If you would like to share your experience at Anglia Ruskin please

contact me at [email protected]

Syed NoohI am Senior International Manager responsible for development activities in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Anglia Ruskin University has become a popular choice for students in the MENA region in recent years and with the help of our alumni, no doubt we will gain further momentum in the markets. It would be fantastic to keep in touch with our alumni and hear your stories, so please feel free to contact me on [email protected] I am looking forward to meeting you in my upcoming trips to the region.

We will be introducing more staff in the next few issues. However, if you would like to find out who the rest of the International Office are or who is responsible for your country, please visit www.anglia.ac.uk/international

Next year we will be celebrating 10 years of German Alumni events. If you would like to know more about the eventinBerlinin2015,[email protected]

Dale Zhang, Syed Nooh, Ding Lan, Ivan Ong, and Mantas Jasevicius


King’s LynnConstruction will begin soon on a new science and technology facility to improve higher education provision in King’s Lynn. The New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership secured £6.5million of Government funding to build the new University Centre West Anglia facility, a partnership between Anglia Ruskin University and the College of West Anglia.

The University Centre West Anglia aims to address the skills and employment gap in Fenland and West Norfolk, with many employers currently looking outside the area for new recruits.

The new 2,000m² facility will include 14 digital classrooms, a 120-seat multimedia lecture theatre, offices and social space, and will be able to cater for up to 500 students. The project already has planning permission and will begin construction in 2015.

University Centre Peterborough (UCP)This year has seen many successes for students at University Centre Peterborough, and not just degree level students either! In April, more than 40 children received their Awards at the first ever Peterborough Children’s University Graduation Ceremony at the UCP campus. The national Children’s University project is for children aged 7–14 years.

Other successes from the Children’s University this year include the Computer Coding Club that took place at the UCP campus, led by BSc Computing and Information Systems students. The six week club gave the children an insight into basic computer programming and how to create basic computer games using the Scratch software.

March saw the launch of the Peterborough Graduate Scheme across the city. Through the Peterborough DNA programme (developed as a result of the city being designated a UK Future City

Demonstrator), UCP, Change Agents and Opportunity Peterborough created and launched the Scheme with the aim to retain and attract graduate talent to the city.

With a focus on sustainability, the main aims are to reduce costs and make businesses sustainable for the future. Businesses benefit from having a local graduate for six months, recruited to meet the specific project and business needs, a dedicated team to support them along the way and national exposure for their brand/business. Graduates receive paid employment for six months, get soft skills training and support and also the opportunity to network across the city.

Liz Knight, Academic Director at UCP, said “This is an exciting opportunity for UCP and Peterborough graduates. It means that businesses can utilise the skills of local talent and realise the benefit of graduate staff. We welcome engagement from other employers and businesses so we can ensure the sustainability of this initiative”.

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On Friday 11th July 2014, we held our annual London College of Accountancy (LCA) concert at St John’s, Smith Square, featuring the Cyprus Sinfonia orchestra with our ViceChancellor,ProfessorMichael Thorne, as conductor.

The venue was bustling with members of the public, along with LCA and Anglia Ruskin guests. These included many of our noted Honorary Award Holders such as music mogul, Dr Ellis Seymour Rich OBE and leading orthopaedic specialist, Professor Kevin Cheah. We are very grateful to Ravi Gill of LCA for his ongoing generosity sponsoring this popular annual event.

The evening was in aid of music therapy at Anglia Ruskin, supporting our students with hardship bursaries and the cost of their travel, and also supporting work at our new Jerome Booth Music Therapy Clinic that opened its doors last year.

Called Made in America, there were pieces by Benjamin Britten, Aaron Copland and Leonard Bernstein, with a guest performance from renowned soprano, Elaine McKrill. The lively encore required the audience to impersonate

farmyard animals in Aaron Copland’s reworked I Bought Me a Cat.

The audience was very generous and, once gift aid is added, £1,924 was raised for music therapy.

Alumna Claire Read LLB (Hons), who attended the concert, is a partner at Essex based solicitors Birkett Long LLP. She told us:

It was a wonderful evening of music conducted excellently by the Vice Chancellor, but importantly, it also highlighted some of the pioneering work being undertaken at Anglia Ruskin. The concert was in aid of their Music Therapy appeal which uses music to treat those with learning difficulties or mental disabilities.

Anglia Ruskin has recently undertaken research into Music Therapy with those suffering from dementia and noted how it made a positive impact on the person being treated. I feel proud to be an alumna and connected to an institution that is not only forward thinking but also active in giving back to the community. I urge you to look at the fundraising page (http://www.anglia.ac.uk/ruskin/en/home/microsites/fundraising.html) and see how you can become involved.

Also, it is good to remember that if you are a higher rate tax payer, you can benefit by charitable giving or if you have an estate that is liable to Inheritance Tax then why not consider making a donation in your will? If the donation in your will is big enough then the Inheritance Tax rate may be reduced. For general advice please speak to Jon Anscombe (0845 196 4722) or for specific advice on donations in your will I can advise you further (contact through the Development Office).

London concert raises funds for Music Therapy

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AngliaRuskinUniversityhasgrownfrom the legacy started by John Ruskin(1819–1900),whoopenedthe Cambridge School of Art in 1858, to become an institution with a student population of over 31,000 worldwide.

September is a time of raised awareness amongst many charities of the importance of making your Will, and supporting a cause close to your heart by leaving a legacy. A legacy gift can be recognition of the roletheUniversity,includingourpriorand partner institutions, has played in your life. It can be a means to help many more students experience the same opportunity as you.

We work in an innovative way: aiming for every student to have the opportunity to work abroad; increasing our focus on work based learning; offering more PhDs; and working towards having world class research in every department. Your legacy can help make this possible.

Readmoreabouthowyourlegacy will help our future and our students by visiting www.anglia.ac.uk/makingadifference

If you’d like to receive a legacy brochure with further details, please email [email protected] or contact the Development Office on 0845 196 4722.

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Shop with your favourite stores, who will then donate to us at no extra cost to you.

All money raised through Give as you Live will go towards Music Therapy. You can help us to purchase specialised equipment for therapeutic work, subsidise

students’ huge travel costs when they complete community work placements across the country and support hardship bursaries.

Shop for millions of products at over 3,000 retailers; from John Lewis, eBay

and Expedia to niche shops such as The White Company, Wiggle and Rapid. Sign up through the Give as you Live website or email [email protected] for more details.

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Do you have one of our University crest pin badges, which can be worn either on your lapel or as a tie pin? Or how about one of our other branded Anglia Ruskin University alumni memorabilia?

Our smart business card holder is in brushed stainless steel and we also have a 4GB USB memory stick, both carrying your University crest.

To purchase any of these items please visit our online store at https://store.anglia.ac.uk/ and search under the Product Catalogue for Alumni Merchandise. Alternatively, visit us in person in the Development & Alumni Office on the Rivermead Campus in Chelmsford.

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University crest pin badge £3.00 £4.00 £5.00

Business card holder £8.00 £9.00 £10.00

4GB USB memory stick £6.00 £6.00 £8.00

In addition, Eva & Eva provide official Anglia Ruskin University graduation rings, cufflinks and charms, which have proved very popular. A lasting gift to commemorate your graduation and your time at the University, all of the rings are custom-made for you in your choice of metal and can be personalised to feature your year, degree initials and inside engraving of your choice.

For more information, please visit www.evalondon.com/anglia or call +44 (0)207 148 7060. Prices start at £30 for charms, £65 for cufflinks and £59 for rings.

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Take advantage of your alumni discountsAll members of our Alumni Network are eligible to receive discounts on a range of products and services, so have you taken advantage yet?

Maybe you fancy a stay away, or going out for a meal. If so, you can take advantage of discounts at many hotels and enjoy huge restaurant savings at over 6,000 restaurants throughout the UK and Ireland with a 2 month trial membership to the Gourmet Society. Receive 2-for-1 meals, 50% off food or 25% off food and drink at any of the participating venues, allowing you to dine and save all year round.

In house, there are discounts at our Anglia Ruskin gyms and reduced library membership. And did you know that our Employability Service offers free careers advice?

To find out more and see the full list please visit: www.anglia.ac.uk/alumni and click on the Benefits and Services tab.

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Last wordsWelcome to the Autumn 2014 issue of Aspects. I hope you have all enjoyed your summer – it’s certainly been agoodonehereintheUK.And alongside the weather, what better way for us all to celebrate being part of the AngliaRuskinfamilythantowatch Danny Williams, one of our current students, win a gold medal for Judo at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Danny, who is in his third year of our BSc (Hons) in Sports Coaching – a course endorsed by the European Judo Union – won gold just six days after discovering he would be part of the England team. He beat New Zealand’s Adrian Leat in the final of the 73k category, but admitted that he’d had to go through a punishing diet and workout regime to get down to the weight in such a short time. So congratulations Danny – we hope to see you in Rio for the next Olympics! And congratulations to our Honorary Award

holder Louis Smith as well, who won gold for the men’s team gymnastics, and a personal bronze for the Pommel Horse.

We have plenty of alumni stories in this issue, along with news on events attended by our Honorary Award holders. We also have a couple of articles on our current students, the one on sports scholarships being particularly relevant given Danny’s judo success. It’s great that we provide direct support to talented athletes in disciplines such as cricket, rowing, athletics, badminton, equestrian and triathlon – as well as judo. Danny’s success s is a perfect example of the value of investing in talented athletes and we look forward to seeing more Anglia Ruskin names in the medal tables of the future.

So, enjoy the rest of the year and I’ll speak to you again in the Spring 2015 Aspects, when I’ll be able to report on our new Honorary Award holders and all the exciting things going on here at Anglia Ruskin.

Sue JacobsHeadofDevelopment&AlumniRelations

Opinions expressed are those of the contributors and do not necessarily reflect the views of Anglia Ruskin University or the Editor.

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