What The Papers Say July 2008
(Individual campus news follows below)
The University of Bath School of Management website reported that Tim Gore, who will join Greenwich in September as Director of the Centre for Indian Business, has been awarded an OBE.
According to Modern Ghana website, the Ga Mantse, King of the Ga minority in Ghana, recently visited Greenwich in pursuit of his vision to sponsor eligible youth to study at institutions of higher learning in Ghana and abroad.
http://www.modernghana.com/news/174371/1/ga-mantse-help-mould-talents-of-youth.html
Medway Messenger, South East Business and Kent on Sunday reported that Martin Davies had been appointed as Head of Research & Enterprise.
An obituary in the Times for Ron Spinney, Chief Executive of property giant Hammerson said that he was a member of University of Greenwich Court.
Dr Mayur Patel said that the UK was a leading provider of Higher Education in India during a visit, according to the Lucknow News.
Clearing
Only Kent website and Medway Messenger gave details about the Clearing at Greenwich, forthcoming Open Days and new courses on offer including Forensic Science & Criminology and Sustainable Development.
http://www.onlykent.com/20080728/from-tv-crime-show-csi-to-a-new-university-course/
Claire Evenden gave financial advice for those planning to go to university in Kent Profile. The article concluded with the contact details for Clearing at Greenwich.
Greenwich
Business
"Researcher concerned about the development of Stockholm Water". Emanuele Lobina was interviewed by the Swedish magazine Kommunalarbetaren.
Marilynn Scott lecturer on Greenwich’s ‘heritage and museums course’ is one of the leading lights of the new Lightbox museum and gallery in Woking, according to the Times.
The Centre for Indian Business has appointed Mukul Kasliwal as Chairman, according to the News Shopper.
Greenwich has set up a Centre for Indian Business according to the Greenwich Mercury.
The Guardian says that the report, Water as a Public Service by David Hall and Emanuele Lobina of the Public Services International Research Unit, leaves no room for doubt about the need for public provision of this most vital resource.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jul/10/policy.economy
Device Management Forum website reported that International Marketing graduate James Munn has been appointed Vice President of Business Development at Qualcomm Incorporated, advanced wireless technologies and data solutions company.
Professor Steve Thomas was quoted in South African based Business Report as saying that the bill for South African energy company Eskom nuclear ambitions could be R400 billion - excluding decommissioning costs, which are generally estimated at about three-quarters of capital costs.
Computing & Mathematical Sciences
Professor Ed Galea explained how the Fire Safety Engineering Group has used innovative mathematical modelling techniques to overcome safety concerns about how the 'Flying Wing' passenger aircraft can be evacuated safely by over 1000 passengers according to the A-Z of Materials, the Engineer and Flight Global.
Research by Professor Ed Galea’s Fire Safety Research Group for the Civil Aviation Authority shows that the seats with the best survival rate were in the emergency exit row and the row in front or behind it according to Flight Global, Flight International, TNT, Australian based eTravelBlackboard website, ABC News, and US Based WalletPop website.
Computing Science graduate Ketan Bhimani has joined Philadelphia based Keane Business Risk Management Solutions to lead British and European sales efforts, according to PR Inside website and German based Ad Hoc News website.
http://www.pr-inside.com/ketan-bhimani-joins-keane-business-risk-r692698.htm
Featherweight boxer Akaash “The Bash” Bhatia studied computing at Greenwich, according to US based Seconds Out website.
Professor Ed Galea and a team of international colleagues have won a grant of two million Euros from the European Union for research into why people from different countries behave differently in a crisis, according to Fire Risk Management, Fire Times and Greenwich Time (Greenwich Council newspaper).
In Information Age, Visiting Lecturer Ruth Rikowski said that her experience confirms an article in that publication about discrimination against women in the IT systems field.
Education & TrainingProfessor Ian McNay argued in Times Higher Education that it was not the role of higher education to compensate for policy failure and poor resourcing at earlier stages of learning. The best investment would be much earlier and would be about housing and poverty relief and wider investment in social equality, with education as only one part of that.
Humanities & Social Sciences
In New Law Journal, Sarah Greer explained that separate couples should expect the courts to take a robust approach in quantifying shares in the family home in the future.
General campus news
According to Time Out, in an article about things to do in London, ‘a short walk along the Thames path will take you past the University of Greenwich and the National Maritime Museum’.
The Picture of Health consultation which scrutinised plans to reorganise healthcare across south-east London held a feedback event at the campus, according to Meridian.
Avery Hill
Architecture & Construction
The News Shopper and BBC News website reported that three architecture students from Greenwich have been rewarded for their work in designing sustainable buildings in the Make Awards 2008.
www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2008/07/02/greenwich_architecture_feature.shtml
According to the British Institute of Facilities Management (BIFM) website, Keith Jones, Professor in Sustainability, was on a panel discussing the topic Can Facility Managers rise to the challenge of Corporate Social Responsibility? at the BIFM Scotland Region conference.
Sarah Chaplin has joined the Urban Renaissance Institute as Deputy Director, according to Architectural Technologists Datafile.
According to Times Higher Education the Sustainable Buildings team has received a £123,000 grant from the EPSRC to examine how to help older people keep warm in winter and reduce their carbon footprint.
Alan Powers reviewed Histories of the Immediate Present: Inventing Architectural Modernism in Times Higher Education.
Academics in the school, led by Dr Yamuna Kaluarachchi, are researching how best to help pensioners keep warm this winter while also saving energy according to Times Higher Education and News Shopper.
According to Vista, Landscape Architecture student Francisco Rodriguez won a placement with Asset Skills at the Academy for Sustainable Communities Future Vision Awards. His project ‘A piece of Earth’ proposed making use of green spaces surrounding most university campuses and transforming them into fruit and vegetable plots for students.
In Architects’ Journal student Laurence Baker was shortlisted for the 3DReid Student Prize 2008 with her Ballardian design for an Anti-Social Behaviour Rehabilitation Facility.
Frome & Somerset Standard and Somerset Guardian reported that Garden Design graduate, Michelle Wake, has become a fully registered member of the Society of Garden Designers.
Education & Training
Patrick Ainley reviewed a book called Against Schooling: For an education that matters in Times Higher Education.
Judith Murphy, Head Teacher of East Tilbury Junior School is starting consultancy work at Greenwich after retirement, according to the Thurrock Gazette.
Health & Social Care
Sally Gunnell, Olympic gold medallist and former world record holder at 400 metre hurdles, delivered an inspiring speech to students who will be starting in the school next September, according to Docklands.
Natasha Bedingfield spent a year at Greenwich studying psychology to further sharpen her skills as a songwriter according to the Maryville Daily Times and US based Today.com website
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25689380/
Visiting Professor Derek Gardiner highlighted the advantages of training via the internet in the Local Government Chronicle.
General campus news
Students from Blacken School of Girls visited the campus for a motivation and exploration day, according to the News Shopper.
Medway
School of Engineering
According to the Medway Messenger, academics demonstrated their expertise in engineering and science to the local business community during two specialist conferences.
Architectural Technologists Data File and Kent on Sunday reported that a new Public Health Engineering degree from Greenwich will help manage dwindling water supplies as demand increases in the Thames Gateway.
Professor Alan Reed has been presented with a prestigious award by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers' Bulk Materials Handling Committee's according to US based Powder & Bulk.
http://www.powderandbulk.com/pb_services/news_center/publish/article_001799.shtml
Medway Messenger, Times Higher Education, Bromley News Shopper and Your Medway reported that the school has been given funding from the Prime Minister’s Initiative to develop a partnership in Malaysia to increase the numbers of their engineers.
Building highlighted Greenwich participation in the Constructionarium project.
According to ZDNet the first students have graduated from the Information Technology Management for Business degree.
School of Science
Players from Charlton Football Club underwent a series of tests designed to evaluate their fitness levels in Sports Science according to the Medway Messenger, News Shopper, the Wharf, and Charlton FC websites.
http://www.charlton-athletic.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=32531
http://www.wharf.co.uk/2008/07/charlton-fit-and-raring-to-go.html
Medway Messenger and Medway Extra reported on the Science Challenge Day organised by the school.
According to Medway Messenger, academics demonstrated their expertise in engineering and science to the local business community during two specialist conferences.
Clay Technology reported that Colin Hills spoke at construction materials conference about the accelerated carbonisation process.
Sustain explained that Greenwich is using the accelerated carbonisation process to make brownfield sites more suitable for development.
Lucie Pollard was the focus of the Talk Time feature in Your Medway.
According to Chartered Forester Debbie Bartlett was looking for information about coppicing between 1 September 2007 and the end of August 2008 to help research into woodland butterflies and moths.
Pupils from Beauherne Primary School took part in a Science challenge according to Herne Bay Gazette.
Natural Resources Institute
Kent on Sunday, Kentish Saturday Observer, Medway Messenger, Greenwich Mercury, the Wharf and Your Medway reported that John Morton has been recognised by his contribution to the world’s most authoritative report on climate change which was recently awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
According to the Daily Guide Ghana, Joy Online and Modern Ghana NRI has been appointed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), regulator of the capital market, to conduct studies into the possibility of establishing a commodity exchange for cotton, cocoa and other crops.
http://dailyguideghana.com/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=5971
Channel 4 News website, Food Navigator.com, Netherlands based Food Ingredients, Irish Independent, Nursing in Practice, Eat Out, Belfast Telegraph, Independent, US based Post Chronicle and United Press International, Indian based Money Times and French based Nutrangredients.com, Wolverhampton Express & Star, Huddersfield Daily Examiner reported that the fruit of the African Baobab tree could be the next nutritious food to appear on UK supermarket shelves with a report carried out by NRI.
http://www.independent.ie/health/diet-fitness/the-tree-of-life-and-its-super-fruit-1434887.html
According to the Malawi Daily Times, NRI, Natural Resources and Environment Centre (Narec) of Chancellor College of the University of Malawi and Institute of Resource Assessment (IRA) of University of Dar es Salaam are working together to seek solutions for climate change.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has backed an NRI initiative in partnership with the Food Research Institute of Ghana to support cassava producers according to Modern Ghana and Ghanaweb.com
Medway School of Pharmacy
Medway Messenger and Kent on Sunday reported on the graduation ceremony held at the campus.
General campus news
Staff from the Drill Hall Library have provided an exhibition to the Medway Archives & Local Studies Centre about the 1917 air raid according to the Medway Standard.
KM Extra reported that the launch of the Medway regeneration ambassador scheme was held at the campus.
The campus hosted an Open Day according to the Medway News, Your County and Only Kent websites.
http://www.onlykent.com/20080701/university-of-greenwich-at-medway-open-day-offers-opportunity/
The Mayor of Medway was attending the degree ceremonies at Greenwich according to Medway Messenger.
Kent Director reported on the first annual conference of the Kent and Medway Lifelong Learning Network.
According to Only Kent and Your County website, Greenwich has been recognised for its continuing commitment to helping teenagers in care get into higher education by being given the Frank Buttle Trust Quality Mark for Care Leavers.
http://www.onlykent.com/20080716/care-leavers-award-for-university-of-greenwich/
Further information
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