What the Papers Say September 2004
Nick Davison
PR Unit
Queen Anne Court
Maritime Greenwich Campus
Ext 8092
Clearing coverage highlights
The Islington Gazette had an advice article from Beverley Woodhams, story and picture on re-election of Aine Hurst as a sabbatical, and case study on student Elizabeth Adnitt who praises the Maritime Greenwich campus. This also appeared in the Tottenham & Wood Green journal.
Kent on Sunday had a profile of Susan Trendell who came through Clearing after being made redundant by airline, GO.
The Evening Standard and the Daily Mail both had a profile of Beattie Grist who transferred to Greenwich from another university via Clearing.
Dai Hall gave radio interviews to Time FM, KM/FM, BBC Radio Kent and Henry Kelly on LBC.
Professor Rick Trainor gave an interview from Clearing which was broadcast on ITN News Channel, ITV News, and Channel 5 News.
General university news
Greenwich Time (council newsletter) reported an award of an honorary degree to Councillor Jagir Sekhon, former Mayor of Greenwich and graduate of the university.
The award of an honorary degree to Admiral Bathurst was reported in the Central Somerset Gazette.
Planning magazine noted that Sir Peter Hall, Professor of Planning, had been awarded an honorary degree by the university.
A feature on Blackheath poet Blake Morrison in the Guide noted that he had received an honorary degree from Greenwich.
Avery Hill
There were features in the Times, the Daily Mirror and Daily Mail on singer Natasha Bedingfield who studied Psychology for a year at Greenwich before pursuing her music career. Her current single 'These words' reached No 1 in the charts.
The visit by another pop star, Beverley Knight, to the university Summer school was covered by the Greenwich Mercury, Bromley Times, Tottenham & Wood Green Journal, Newham Recorder and News Shopper.
Robert Holden from the School of Architecture & Construction corrected an error in his cv which appeared in Landscape Review.
The BBC online covered the Westonbirt Festival of the Garden mentioning visiting lecturer, Brodie McAllister and graduates Lesley Kennedy and Stephen Wenlock.
Maritime Greenwich
Chris Bailey from Computing & Mathematical Sciences was interviewed by BBC South East News, Associated Press TV news, and BBC Radio London about the computerised modelling project of the Cutty Sark. The story also appeared in the Guardian, Greenwich Mercury, Bexleyheath & Welling Times and BBC News website.
The planned research by the Fire Safety Engineering Group which involves interviewing up to 2,000 survivors of the September 11 attack on the World Trade Centre was reported by the Structural Engineer.
The Bexleyheath Times previewed the Search for Life in the Universe lecture by Dr Laurance Doyle from the SETI Institute.
An appeal for volunteers to help the Fire Safety Engineering Group appeared in the News Shopper, Greenwich Mercury and Greenwich Time (council newsletter).
The Medway School of Engineering are helping fine tune a prototype illuminated collapsible cane for the visually impaired according to Business Weekly.
The graduation of Candy Jarvis from the Business School was reported by the Swindon Evening Advertiser and Wiltshire Gazette & Herald.
Lloyds List featured ship evacuation research which will be incorporated by the Fire Safety Engineering Group within their evacuation software.
Dr Kanes Rajah from the Centre for Entrepeneurship explained in Business 550 magazine that: “The work of universities is key is transforming graduates so that they can leave university with the skills to become actively involved in the knowledge based knowledge.”
Liz Bacon, Head of the School of Computing & Mathematical Sciences, argued in Guardian Online that women had many of the skills necessary for a successful career in IT but many good candidates fail to enter the profession.
The Toronto Star Online said that electricity consumers in Ontario risked sharp rises if the private sector were given a greater role according to Stephen Thomas from the Business School.
Medway
BBC South East Today ran an item about research on the apple leaf midge pheromone which is helping protect Kent orchards. It included an interview with David Hall from Natural Resources Institute.
An engineering conference attended by manufacturing companies appeared in Kent Business, Canterbury & District Express, and the Ashford & District Express
The university and the Universities at Medway Project was mentioned in articles about the proposed redevelopment of Mid-Kent Colleges existing Horsted site in the KM Extra and Medway Messenger.
Kent Profile reported on the award of honorary degrees to Sir Graeme Odgers and Bill South at Rochester Cathedral.
The creation of the University of Greenwich Urban Renaissance Institute was reported by Kent Business.
The beside the scenes organisation by Henry Hill and his team of the degree ceremonies held at Rochester Cathedral were reported on by the Medway Messenger.
The Bexley Messenger reported on the graduation of Joanne Stuckey from the School of Science.
Plant & Works Engineering reported on a conference with cross-channel colleagues about engineering, pharmacy, science and the environment.
Geographical magazine said that Dr Harold Goodwin from the Centre for Responsible Tourism was the main adviser for their Responsible Tourism Awards.
All Africa.com said that the university's Natural resources Institute was helping with a study about agricultural risks in Africa.
In Esprit magazine, Professor Jonathan Hadgraft from the Skin & Membrane Transfer Centre said that as little as 1% or 2% of skin preparations get through the skin.
Further information
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