What the Papers Say June 2005
General university news
(Individual campus news follows below)
Tessa Blackstone was one of three university Vice-Chancellors among 30 signatories of a letter to G8 leaders demanding urgent action to improve girls’ access to education according to a report in the Guardian Unlimited online.
http://education.guardian.co.uk/schools/story/0,,1503896,00.html
The forthcoming awards of honorary degrees to Richard Rogers, David Puttnam and others appeared in the prestigious Register section of the Times. They were also mentioned in the Greenwich Mercury.
The award of an honorary degree to Richard Rogers was focussed on by Building Design.
The appointment of Philip Chambers as Director of Development & Communications appeared in the On the Move section of the Times Higher Education Supplement.
Public magazine mentioned that Tessa Blackstone had become Vice-Chancellor in an article looking at the careers of ex-Labour ministers.
The appointment of Maureen Castens as Director of Information & Library Systems appeared in the Guardian on Managing Information online and Guardian Unlimited.
http://www.managinginformation.com/news/content_show_full.php?id=3956
http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/careers/story/0,9856,1515903,00.html
The Loughton, Chigwell & Buckhurst Hill Guardian said that Greenwich was among those at the higher education fair at Epping Forest College.
The university has won a Customer First award for support of small businesses by the Research, Enterprise & Regional Affairs Office according to the Greenwich Mercury.
Lewisham & Catford News Shopper said the university was one of the organisations that exhibited at a Cultural Diversity Day in Woolwich.
The same story was on the front page of Masthead, the newsletter for Greenwich, Bexley and Lewisham Chamber of Commerce.
The Information Day held at Maritime Greenwich but covering courses all campuses was given advance publicity by the News Shopper.
The appointment of Steve Wallis as Director of Recruitment & Admissions appeared in the Medway Messenger, Medway News, Your County and Guardian Unlimited websites.
http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/careers/story/0,9856,1515903,00.html
http://www.yourcounty.co.uk/business/busnewsarchive/150605b1.html
Alan Freeman, a scholar of economy and poverty at the University of Greenwich, was a keynote speaker at a Development Education Summer School held in Sweden according to a website providing news on Georgia.
http://www.civil.ge/eng/detail.php?id=10195
The Global Politician website had an article on the German economy and impressions of a visit there by Uche Nworah who is studying for a doctorate at Greenwich.
http://globalpolitician.com/articleshow.asp?ID=919&cid=3&sid=9
Avery Hill
Health & Social Care
The cross-channel Health project led by Myriam Brunswic appeared in the Faversham News, Kentish Express (Ashford), Kentish Express (Hythe and Romney Marsh), Kentish Express (Tenterden), Kentish Express (Folkestone), Dartford Messenger, Gravesend Messenger and Kentish Gazette (Canterbury).
The course on the MRSA ‘superbug’ that will be run by Julie Bowden appeared in the Kent on Sunday, Bexley Extra and South London Press.
Terry Ferns and Irena Chojnacka had a paper published on violence and aggression towards NHS staff in the Nursing Standard.
A paper by Kerry Wright about unsupervised medication administration by nursing students appeared in the Nursing Standard.
According to the Isle of Wight County Press Nursing graduate Amanda Coulcher has been named Nurse of the Year in the Guys and St Thomas’ NHS Trust Awards.
Nursing Times highlighted the new foundation degree in Care Management.
Professor Liz Meerabeau wrote a letter to the Guardian pointing out that AS Byatt’s novel Possession was set in Lincoln; a columnist had asked when was the last time anyone set a novel in the town.
Architecture & Construction
Tom Turner wrote the Guardian obituary for Peter Youngman who was one of the architects of modern British landscape and a former lecturer at Greenwich.
Garden Design tutor Brian Hawtin had an article in Surrey Life about the use of colour in the garden.
Staffordshire Life had a two page article on Tom Turner’s book Garden History: Philosophy and Design 2000 BC – 2000 AD.
The Ipswich Evening Star, Gloucester Citizen and Gloucestershire Echo featured information from the Woolwich Building Society annual cost of moving survey, prepared by the school, for an article on the hidden costs of relocating.
The Mid-Sussex Times and East Grinstead Courier reported that Charles Hooper, a former TV commercials producer in Australia, has graduated with a First Class Honours degree in Garden Design and is establishing his own garden design company.
Alan Powers had a letter in Architects’ Journal questioning whether the columnist ‘Astragal’ had attended the Grand Designs Live exhibition.
The success of two Landscape Architecture graduates, Ellen Fenton and Neil Black, at the Chelsea Flower Show appeared in the Bexleyheath & Welling Times and News Shopper.
Education & Training
Patrick Ainley reviewed a book, Art of Teaching by Jay Parini in the Times Higher Education Supplement. He also had a letter published criticising Ann Rossiter, acting Director of the Social Market Foundation, for saying that state schools and colleges should follow higher education into the market.
Neil Winter, a PGCE Design & Technology student, was the focus of the Student Snapshot in the News Shopper.
Patrick Ainley criticised the introduction of tuition fees in a letter to the Education section of the Guardian.
Chris Philpott welcomed the new support provided for trainee teachers in specialist subjects through bursaries and ‘golden hellos’ in the Bexleyheath & Welling Times.
In the Guardian and Guardian Unlimited online Patrick Ainley said that, “whether they are hoodies or chavs, we need to bring the derided back into the human fold with training.”
http://politics.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,9115,1505641,00.html
General campus news
Contract Journal listed the new Avery Hill development among new projects planned.
The Winter Gardens were used for a fashion photoshoot which appeared in the Observer.
Maritime Greenwich
Humanities
An article in the Messenger People section of the Dartford Messenger had a profile on Professor John Williams.
According to an Ohio based arts website, Thomas Acton, Professor of Romani Studies, helped secure funding for an exhibition by artist Delaine Le Bas.
http://www.absolutearts.com/artsnews/2005/06/06/33064.html
Lewisham Mercury had a full page article on students Vas Trajkovski and Kevin Soar. The two, who study Media Writing & Politics and Media Writing & English respectively, run a fanzine, band nights and website under the name of the Greenwich Pirate.
According to the Voice David Simon, Humanities graduate and writer/educator, is revolutionising Black education. He has written the workbook How to Unlock Your Child’s Genius and is founder of Ebony Saturday Schools.
There was an article in Florida Baptist Witness online about Joseph Finn (50) a US Air Force reservist, school teacher and Theology graduate from Greenwich who served in Iraq.
http://www.floridabaptistwitness.com/4459.article
Business
Jon Hopwood, programme leader for the Events Management course, had a letter published in Event magazine arguing that a combination of theory and practical experience in the degree can be very beneficial in creating useful employees.
According to Municipal Journal visiting lecturer Ruth Rikowski identified the General Agreement on Trade in Services and Trade related aspects of intellectual property as a serious threat to public libraries in a new book.
Chris Rock, International Marketing programme leader, argued that companies might be missing out by not studying business research in Overseas Trade.
Independent Retail News said that a Greenwich report on gender segregation in the retail industry finds that although women are more likely to be managers in the retail sector they tend to be concentrated at lower levels.
A profile in Arts Industry of Stuart Davies, who is Executive Director of National Heritage, said that he is also a lecturer in Cultural Industries at Greenwich.
Research at Greenwich led by Dr Bruce Cronin highlights the cost of offshoring according to Investment Now.
Computing & Mathematical Sciences
Dr Diane Gan appeared on BBC News 24 talking about how easy it is for computer hackers to break into networks following the arrest of a British man who hacked into the Pentagon, NASA and other US sites.
The official naming of the William Burnside lecture theatre was reported on by Meridianmagazine.
The Yahoo Finance website reported that Keith Fenech, who has a PhD in Applied Mathematics, had been appointed Vice President of Engineering at Parus Interactive.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050603/cgf012.html?.v=12
Dan Flatters, a Computing & Mathematical Sciences student, designed a way of viewing train information on the Docklands Light Railway as his final year project according to the Wharf.
The entertainment pages of the News Shopper had an article on Charlie Foulkes, former member of staff, masters in Computing graduate and singer songwriter. There was also a review of her latest album, University of Life.
Keith Rennolls, Professor of Applied Statistics, contributed a letter to the Times Higher Education Supplement about the difficulty of comparing test results and educational standards.
Education & Training
Michelle Ashley, who is studying for a masters degree in Education Management was the focus of an article in the South London Press about her role as a school governor.
The Human Resource Director of Virgin Nigeria, Victor Adenrele Banjo, has a Post graduate Certificate in Education focussing on Adult Learning according to AllAfrica.com
Greenwich Maritime Institute
There was a review of Roger Knight’s new book on Nelson in the Economist.
www.economist.com/books/displayStory.cfm?story_id=4102261
He also had an article in the Guide magazine on Nelson’s Greenwich connections.
Kent Business said that GMI is hosting a conference on the ferry industry.
General campus news
The News Shopper publicised an exhibition in the Stephen Lawrence Gallery by artists Brook & Black that looked using mirrors, sound, sculpture and film exploring Christopher Wren's architecture at the Old Royal Naval College and other areas of the World Heritage Site.
According to the Kent & Sussex Courier staff at K Collegeexhibited their artistic work at the Stephen Lawrence Gallery.
Kelly O’Reilly, Curator of the Stephen Lawrence Gallery, reviewed an art exhibition called Urban Bodies at 127 Brick Lane in the Artists Newsletter.
The annual general meeting of the Greenwich Society is to be held at the campus according to the Greenwich News Shopper.
The Tourism Society held its Annual Conference at the campus according to Conference & Exhibition Factfinder.
According to the Daily Telegraph and PR Web Newswire the campus is hosting the sixth Annual Spreadsheets Risk Conference in July. It will be attended by leading experts from Europe, the United States and Canada. The conference also appeared on Bobsguide.com, a guide to software and technology in asset management, banking & risk management.
http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/9643.html
http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/9931.html
http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2005/6/emw255806.htm
Medway
Medway School of Engineering
The Financial Times and Computer Weekly said that Greenwich is one of four universities offering a new undergraduate IT degree from September to help address the national skills shortage.
Students from Rainham School for Girls have worked alongside tutors from Greenwich to design a computer mouse for disabled students according to the Medway Messenger.
Medway Messenger, Kent on Sunday, KM Extra and Kent Online reported that a course designed to provide engineering students with business skills, run by Dr Alec Coutroubis has won praise from the Higher Education Academy.
The start of construction of laboratories for the Wolfson Centre appeared in Process Engineering.
The Isle of Thanet Gazette said that Cummins Power Generation is sending five engineers on day release to the school.
School of Science
ES magazine (the colour supplement to the Evening Standard) included Responsible Tourism graduate, Justin Francis, who is founder and director of Responsible Travel Habitat among six eco-warriors or “manic organics”.
According to Kenton Sunday the county is ready to host competitors if London is successful in the 2012 Olympic bid. Campus facilities could be combined with others in the area, such as Priestfield Stadium, to form one regional centre.
The Independent on Sunday had a full page article on responsible travel. Travellers were advised to look at www.responsibletravel.com which uses criteria set by Greenwich, Tourism Concern and the World Wildlife Fund.
The university ran a science competition for pupils at Newstead Wood School for Girls according to the Bromley Extra.
Natural Resources Institute
Ghana Web highlighted National Food Safety Week in Ghana and said that the Food and Drugs Board are strengthening the food sector with assistance from NRI,
http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=84083
Professional Pest Control said that new research from the university and Rothamsted Research used radar to prove that bees use a form of dance to indicate good food sources.
According to Food Manufacture NRI is one of the organisations offering support to small and medium–sized food businesses through the SEEDA funded food technology enterprise hub.
General campus news
The campus open day at the end of June was publicised by the Medway News, Medway Messenger, andMedway Adscene.
Professor Alan Reedagreed in Kent Profile that close partnerships between education and business coupled with innovative thinking are the key to successful regeneration.
The opportunity presented by UCAS Extra, which provides students with a second chance to apply for university, was reported by the Medway News, Medway Messenger and Your County website.
http://www.yourcounty.co.uk/news/archive/020605n3.html
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