What The Papers Say May 2009
General university news
(Individual campus news follows below)
Greenwich Mercury, Docklands, Wharf, News Shopper, Times Higher Education and Architectural Journal, Greenwich Time, reported that the university had bought a large site in Stockwell Street where it is proposed to build a new School of Architecture & Construction and Library.
An obituary for painter Yankel Feather in the Times, Western Morning News, The Cornishmen and St Ives Times & Echo said that he studied under the potter Heber Matthews at Woolwich Polytechnic between 1937 and 1939.
The Times and Independent said that it was Norbert Singer’s 78th birthday at the start of the month.
Dr Margaret Noble, Pro-Vice Chancellor for Learning & Quality has been appointed Principal of University College Plymouth St Mark and St John according to Times Higher Education.
Greenwich is sponsoring the Thousand Pound Minute competition on Invicta FM radio according to Your Deal and Your Canterbury.
Docklands publicised the performance of The Boyfriend by the University of Greenwich Choir at Blackheath Halls.
Engage reported that Stuart Etherington, Chief Executive of the NCVO, has been appointed Pro-Chancellor and Chair of Court at Greenwich.
A Greenwich student Daryl Rix is a St John Ambulance volunteer at the Chelsea Flower Show according to the Great Yarmouth Mercury and Great Yarmouth Advertiser.
An obituary in the Times for Tyrell Burgess referred to the speech at Woolwich Polytechnic arguing that higher education would involve a binary system with academic universities and more practically orientated polytechnics.
Greenwich
Business
James Kennell had an article titled Tourism: Is it the ‘new’ driver for regeneration? published in Regeneration News .
London Business Matters and Meridian publicised the Executive MBA course.
Travel Weekly reported Max Tookey as saying that the recession has brought a rise in Volunteer Tourism.
According to the Earth Times and Scientific American Professor of Energy Studies, Stephen Thomas, says that the supposed "nuclear renaissance" that is claimed to be going on today in Europe is a myth.
Professor Stephen Thomas highlighted the huge support that the French government supplied to their nuclear industry in the Financial Times.
United Arab Emirates based website The National reported that Professor Stephen Thomas advised that the UAE should wait before ordering nuclear reactors.
Computing & Mathematical Sciences
Professor Strusevich was the co-author of a paper on the history of operational research in the Journal of the Operational Research Society.
Computer experts from Greenwich have been helping with the restoration of Cutty Sark according to the Medway Messenger.
Humanities & Social Sciences
Anne Cormack was interviewed by Agence France Press television about the MPs' expenses scandal.
Professor Thomas Acton spoke about the persecution of Gypsies in the Baptist Times.
General campus news
According to Greenwich Time (the Greenwich council newsletter), ‘Events (celebrating the 100th anniversary of Royal Navy aviation) took place in the grounds of the University of Greenwich, including a static display.’
Docklands reported that ‘Eltham Palace was Henry VIII’s childhood nursery and he would later make Greenwich Palace – now the site of the University of Greenwich – the premier palace at the start of his reign in 1509.’
According to Cowes Online record breaking yachtswoman Dame Ellen McArthur is speaking about her life and career during a speech in King William Court. The event has been organised by and will raise funds for the Ellen McArthur Trust.
The university is contributing a number of events to the Create Festival organised by the Greenwich Society including a history workshop and architecture tours according to Greenwich Time (Council newsletter).
Avery Hill
Architecture & Construction
Anthony Quiney, former Professor of Architectural History, has written a book titled A Year in the Life of Greenwich Park according to the Greenwich Phantom and Greenwich.co.uk websites.
According to the Environmental Health Practitioner (EHP) magazine the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has commissioned Greenwich to produce a database on private sector housing and health.
BBC Gardeners’ World presenter,Toby Buckland, studied landscape management, design and ecology at Greenwich according to Allotment & Leisure Gardener.
Insight magazine (produced by Study London) reported that Greenwich students Francesco Belfiore and Wynne Leung were named as winners of the top prize for new graduates in the President’s Medals Student Awards for their project Invisible University Library at the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) awards ceremony.
FE News highlighted the partnership between the Sorell Foundation Young Design Programme sponsored by the South East London Lifelong Learning Network and the school.
Education & Training
Matt Smart, Chief Executive of the Nottinghamshire Education Business Alliance, has a Cert Ed from Garnett College according to the Nottinghamshire Evening Post.
According to the Times Educational Supplement Gwynne Wilson-Brown, teacher trainer at Greenwich and author of The Assertive Teacher said that many teaching assistants feel that they don’t get enough guidance from teachers.
Fifty workers from South East London celebrated becoming Early Learning Professionals (EYP) following 15 months of training at Greenwich according to the Greenwich Mercury and Gravesham News Shopper.
Simon Line, Manager of Market Drayton Football Club and a teacher at Blurton High School, is a Greenwich graduate according to the Stoke on Trent Sentinel and ThisisStaffordshire website.
In Times Higher Education Ian McNay, Emeritus Professor of Higher Education & Management, said that other university staff are taking on responsibilities that were once part of the personal tutors' remit.
Health & Social Care
The Greenwich e-learning course on Sexual Health was mentioned in an article in Primary Health Care titled Long-acting reversible contraceptives.
According to the Haringey Independent Moe Boe, a Nursing student, is supported by the Karenni Student Development Programme (KSDP).
Former lecturer Janet Scott argued that current ward manager roles do not reflect nurses’ careers ambitions in the Nursing Times and on the NursingTimes.net website.
Medway Messenger reported that two speech therapy students had been awarded a prize by the Tavistock Trust for Aphasia.
According to Primary Care Today Greenwich partly accredit a new Diploma in Maternity Complementary Therapies for midwives.
Medway
School of Engineering
Kent Messenger and Medway Messenger reported that toolmaker Haas Automation have loaned a computer-aided lathe to the Renishaw Centre for Manufacturing Productivity.
Medway Messenger and Medway News publicised the Public Health Engineering Technology degree bursary.
School of Science
According to Biomedical Scientist and News-Medical, Nanowerk Marketwire, Genengnews, Medical Newsbase, Azonano and ThalesNano websites a team led by Dr John Spencer at Greenwich have worked with Strathclyde University and company Thales-Nano to develop a drug against the parasite that causes African Sleeping Sickness.
The Bioscience degree has become the first of its kind to receive recognition from the Institute of Biology according to the Medway Messenger.
The Independent said that Greenwich have a degree in Sports Science with Professional Football Coaching.
Chris Arman from Archers Court School in Dover is going to be studying Sports Science at Greenwich according to the Dover Express.
Natural Resources Institute
The BBC website reported Dr Steve Belmain, an ecologist and expert on small mammals at Greenwich, as saying that rat numbers are going up. Littering and leaving food out for the animals are factors that have led to the rise.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8035442.stm
The Bexley Times, Medway Messenger and Kent Messenger said that NRI postgraduate student Charles Whitfield spent two weeks riding a tuk-tuk style rickshaw in a 3,000 mile charity race round India.
The International Herald Tribune reported that research by NRI said that an international industry based on the Baobab tree could bring in about $1 billion a year to Africa.
General campus news
Jonathan Sadler from SEEDA highlighted the contribution of the universities including Greenwich to the regeneration of Chatham Maritime in RDA News (Regional Development Agencies).
NHS Medway held a conference at the campus addressed by a runner-up on last years the Apprentice according to the Medway Messenger.
The Bricks & Mortar section of the Times included mention of the Greenwich campus in a profile of Chatham.
Kent on Saturday gave advance publicity to Open Days at the campus.
Medway Messenger, Medway Adscene and Medway News gave advance publicity to the Medway Boat Race.
BBC Online news, CEEFAX, KMFM radio, Kent Messenger and Medway Messenger reported that Greenwich had won both Medway Boat Races.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/8064994.stm
University Centre Folkestone
Romney Marsh Herald reported that the Step Up To Business course has been extended to Dover residents.
Further information
More details on many of these stories and others can be seen on the PR website at:
www.gre.ac.uk/pr
University of Greenwich press releases are now available via Really Simple Syndication (RSS).
http://www.gre.ac.uk/pr/rss.htm
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The text of some of the articles contained may be accessed by university staff and students via the university portal using the Information & Library Services Lexis Nexis electronic database.