What the Papers Say July 2006
General university news
(Individual campus news follows below)
The Times, Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail and Daily Mirror reported that a couple who moved house from Eltham to near Bath took their garden with them. According to the reports their house was sold to the University of Greenwich for development which was not interested in their garden. This refers to a property bought by Greenwich more than six years ago when the university was looking at developing the Nursery site and improving access from Bexley Road.
Sue Adams, Director of Estates explains: “When the house came up for sale we bought it and they asked if they could take their plants with them. This is normal practice when a house is sold, if the vendor wishes to remove plants as long as they ask and the purchaser agrees. It was subsequently let to by some of our Postgraduate students and later a member of staff. Around three years ago it was deemed to be surplus to our requirements and sold to a private individual.”
The Times Higher Education Supplement listed Greenwich as having the eighth highest proportion of students from low socioeconomic groups.
Kent on Sunday, Canterbury Adscene and Medway Adscene reported on the visit to the Medway campus by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP, along with Cabinet Office Minister, Hazel Blears MP, and the Minister for Housing & Planning, Yvette Cooper MP. The event with the theme of sustainable communities and regeneration was one of a series of seminars organised by the Labour Party on topical policy issues.
Country Smallholding said that Hadlow College was a partner college of Greenwich in an article about the college and the courses that they offer.
The award of an honorary degree for Doreen Lawrence appeared on the Newshopper online website.
http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/display.var.853237.0.
degree_for_doreen_lawrence.php
An article in the Financial Mail section of the Mail on Sunday repeated the inaccurate story which first appeared in April that Greenwich, as part of the pilot scheme being run by the Universities at Medway partnership, was running two year degrees. In fact this scheme is looking at awarding credits to people at work that could be used towards a degree.
Avery Hill
Health & Social Care
The Medway Messenger publicised two open day events at the Medway campus at which potential students could learn more about Health & Social Care courses.
Dave Sims had an article published in Community Care about joint training in mental health nursing and social work.
Architecture & Construction
Lecturer Brian Hawtin chose Inula hookeri as his plant of the month in his regular column in Kent Life.
According to Horticulture Week Jason Prior who is the Olympic Park design team leader praised Greenwich landscape architecture courses at the end of term show.
Surrey Life reported on the success of Greenwich graduate Michelle Wake at the Royal Horticultural Society Hampton Court Garden Show.
The commendation of Darren Maryon for his entry in the annual pan European CORUS Undergraduate Architecture award appeared in the Medway Messenger.
General campus news
According to the News Shopper, Greenwich Mercury and Greenwich Time (Councilnewspaper), Greenwich has submitted plans to replace some out-of-date buildings in the heart of the Southwood site with more modern eco-friendly ones.
http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/display.var.826618.0.
university_plans_15m_ecocentre.php
Maritime Greenwich
Humanities
The Medway News and Medway Messenger publicised an appeal for volunteers to help with architectural surveys of a village in the lower Medway Valley for the England’s Past for Everyone project.
According to Medway Messenger the campus hosted an exhibition on the People and work in the lower Medway Valley (1750 – 1900) as part of the England’s Past for Everyone project led by Dr Andrew Hann. This also appeared in Canterbury Adscene,
According to the Communitynewswire website Dr Thomas Acton, professor of Romani studies and patron of the Roma Support Group, described a new film called Be Roma or Die Tryin as “an important project which will make a direct contribution to tackling racist misrepresentations”.
http://www.communitynewswire.press.net/article.jsp?id=485902
The Greenwich Mercury, News Shopper and Greenwich Time (council newspaper) gave advance publicity to the Family and Community History workshop organised by June Balshaw to be held at the end of the month.
Business
The newly launched Business in China degree was publicised by the Education Guardian website.
http://education.guardian.co.uk/chooseadegree/story/0,,1832435,00.html
Max Tookey, Organisational Behaviour lecturer, suggests that those interested in keeping fit should get a workout buddy, in an article on fun tips for holiday fitness in the Irish Daily Star and Cork Evening Echo.
According to GeoCommunity website Marketing Communications graduate, Karen Barcoo, has been recruited as PA/Administrator at GGP Systems, the leading supplier of geographic information, gazetteer management and e-government solutions to UK Local Authorities.
http://spatialnews.geocomm.com/dailynews/2006/jul/06/news3.html
Steve Thomas from the Public Service International Research Unit argued the case against nuclear power in an article in the Big Issue.
Computing & Mathematical Sciences
The Maritime Journal reported on the conservation project to rescue the Cutty Sark including the supporting work by Chris Bailey to design a virtual model of the ship to anticipate stresses on the ship during work.
An appeal by Professor Ed Galea for survivors of the attack on the Twin Towers to come forward to help with research which will help skyscraper safety design, appeared on Education Online website, Docklands magazine and in the News Shopper. The project was also mentioned in Building Design.
http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/research/story/0,,
1813195,00.html
www.newsshopper.co.uk/display.var.826560.0.
professor_to_quiz_911_survivors.php
General campus news
In his regular article in the Guide, Peter Kent mentioned the arrival of the university at the Old Royal Naval College in a round-up of significant events that happened in the last decade.
The Greenwich Mercury publicised a screening of a film about life in Venezuela and a coup against President Chavez at the campus. The event was organised by the Lewisham and Greenwich Venezuela Centre.
The Hounslow Guardian reported on the success of one of their schools in the London Debate Challenge, which was held at the campus. The Bromley & Beckenham Times, East London Advertiser, Richmond & Twickenham Times, Stratford & Newham Advertiser also ran a story on the competition.
The Mayor of Medway attended the university awards ceremony at the campus according to the Medway Messenger.
According to Logistics & Transport Focus the campus hosted a student forum on logistics, transport and supply management.
Medway
School of Engineering
The Dover Express said that South Kent College was working with Greenwich to provide marine engineering courses.
A two-day course on Pneumatic Conveying of Bulk Solids was publicised in advance by Quarry Management.
School of Science
Kent on Sunday had a large article and photo of twins Tracy and Tammy Ehiwe who both graduated with First Class honours this month.
According to Geographic magazine Harold Goodwin from the Centre for Responsible Tourism is the lead judge for the First Choice Responsible Tourism Awards.
The success of Geology student Jacqueline Gold who is now the National Student Ladies archery champion appeared in the Medway Messenger.
Natural Resources Institute
The Education Guardian online chose work led by Steve Torr to eradicate the Tsetse fly from Africa through the use of a novel artificial cow, as one of its top 100 world-changing discoveries, innovations and research projects to come out of the UK universities in the last 50 years.
http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/research/story/0,,1812460,00.html
A study by Gabriella Gibson and Ian Russell of the University of Sussex on the mating buzz that the female mosquito produce, appeared in the US based Live Science.com, Science Now online, Eureka Alert website, the Naked Scientists.com and Galveston Daily News online. Gabriella was also interviewed on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.The research found that female mosquitoes, despite their comparatively simple antennae, are among the best listeners in the insect world. It also revealed how the mosquito mating commences.
http://www.livescience.com/animalworld/060710_mosquito_buzz.html
http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2006/710/2
http://news.galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?tool=print&ewcd=
ea9e10110670101e
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-07/cp-fit070506.php
http://www.cbc.ca/radioshows/AS_IT_HAPPENS/20060712.shtml
http://thenakedscientists.com/html/shows/2006.07.30.htm
According to South East Farmer, Alan Cork has teamed up with Exosect to test a green product for controlling Yellow Rice Stem Borer in Indian paddy fields.
School of Pharmacy
According to the Pharmaceutical Journal Visiting Professor Steve Wicks has been designated as a fellow of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
General campus news
The Medway Messenger had a double page spread about the graduation ceremonies at Rochester Cathedral. This included an article on the honorary degree for Lord Bruce-Lockhart, the success of twins Tracy and Tammy Ehiwe who both gained Firsts in the School of Science. There were photos of Tessa Blackstone, Sandy Bruce-Lockhart, School of Science prize winner Lauren Baker, and the head of the academic procession.
The Business section of the Medway Messenger, the Faversham News, Kent Messenger (Malling), Kentish Express (Ashford), Kent Messenger (Weald), Kent Messenger (Maidstone), Kentish Express (Folkestone) and Kentish Express (Romney Marsh), all contained a large interview with Tessa Blackstone about how important it was that universities prioritise employability.
Pupils from Greencare School in Walderslade were given a demonstration of DNA testing by during their annual Science Day by a Greenwich visitor. One of the pupils took a swab from the cheek of the Mayor of Medway, Angela Prodger reported the Medway News.
Medway Messenger reported on the appointment of Stuart Ashenden as Director of Academic Planning.
In a column in the Medway News, Paul Clark, MP for Gillingham, mentioned Greenwich and the Universities at Medway as an example of a good news story rather than some of the negative stories being run by the media on John Prescott and the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.
In the Kent Messenger, Kent Business, Medway Messenger and Kentish Express the Lord Lieutenant of Kent, Allan Willett, said in a speech celebrating the Canterbury Enterprise Hub that local universities including Greenwich had an important role to play in expanding the knowledge based economy.
The Medway Messenger publicised two open day events at the Medway campus at which potential students could learn more about Health & Social Care courses.
According to Medway Messenger, Medway Adscene and Medway News the campus hosted an exhibition on the People and work in the lower Medway Valley (1750 – 1900) as part of the England’s Past for Everyone project led by Dr Andrew Hann.
The Medway Matters (Council newsletter) had an article on the student volunteers who painted a mural at Capstone Country Park.
Medway Education Partnership is holding a Chemistry at Work event at the campus, according to the Medway Messenger.
The Medway News, Medway Messenger and Your County website publicised an appeal for volunteers to help with architectural surveys of villages in the lower Medway Valley for the England’s Past for Everyone project.
http://www.yourcounty.co.uk/news/archive/060706n2.html
Navy News gave advance publicity to the re-dedication of the memorial plaque to the naval ratings who died in a World War 1 bombing raid.
Medway Standard publicised an Open Day being held on the campus on July 8.
Medway Education Partnership held a Chemistry at Work event at the campus according to Medway Messenger.
According to the Medway Messenger the Adult Learning Service is planning to make stronger links with further and higher education.
The distribution of a 16-page guide to all local residents listing the study opportunities at the Medway campus, was highlighted by the Medway Messenger.
Kent on Sunday and the Medway Messenger had an article on a new short film produced by the Universities at Medway Student Association, which includes Greenwich.
Medway Messenger said that the University of Greenwich at Medway was sponsoring the Medway Secondary School District Athletic competition.
The award of an honorary degree to Lord Bruce-Lockhart was reported on by the Medway News.
Gillingham MP, Paul Clark said in a letter to the Medway News that a dozen nominees from Greenwich were among those who met the Chancellor of Exchequer during a recent visit to Medway.
Kings Hill
YourCounty website publicised the launch of the Kent & Medway Lifelong Learning network at Kings Hill.
http://www.yourcounty.co.uk/businessnews/130706b1.html
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