What the Papers Say September 2005
General university news
(Individual campus news follows below)
The Daily Telegraph, Independent and Guardian mentioned the birthday of the Vice-Chancellor Tessa Blackstone.
The Evening Standard said that Greenwich was one of three London universities that were taking part in Shine projects organised by Community Service Volunteers (CSV). CSV matches disadvantaged school children in deprived London neighbourhoods with a university student volunteer.
The Swanage & Wareham Advertiser inaccurately reported that Bird College is part of the university in an article about a young dancer from Swanage.
Steve Wallis, Director of Recruitment & Admissions, introduced his new regular column in the IMIS Journal.
The appointment of Bethan O’Neil as Director of Learning Enhancement, Access & Partnership appeared in the Docklands News.
The Kentish Times said that the university’s Clearing helpline was busy in its first days of operation.
Business 550 magazine highlighted foundation degrees tailored for business available from Greenwich and our partner colleges.
The Hastings Observer said that the University Centre Hastings (UCH) allows local students to gain degrees at a number of universities including Greenwich.
Former member of staff Jean Brown appeared in Common Ground, a film about the changing face of Kent, according to the Dartford Extra.
Avery Hill
Health & Social Care
Lynn Baxter reviewed a book called Professionalism, partnership and joined-up thinking in Community Care magazine.
Lance Armstrong from Sidcup who is planning to study Psychology at Greenwich is preparing to cycle the 440km from London to Paris for charity according to the Bexley Extra.
Student Sarah Lopes had an article on her student experiences in Nursing Standard.
Architecture & Construction
Maria Law graduated with a First Class Honours degree in Architecture according to the Holyhead & Anglesey Mail.
Building Services Journal reported that a public health degree is being launched by Greenwich, the Institute of Public Health Engineers, and the DTI in September 2006.
Education & Training
Former Great Britain gymnast Rochelle Douglas is about to start a course in Sports Development at Greenwich according to the South London Press.
Leigh City Technology student Siana Davia is planning to study teaching at Greenwich according to the Dartford Messenger.
Patrick Ainley discussed the culture of learning in the comment section of the Guardian.
General campus news
Construction News carried a notice inviting tenders for the new buildings at Avery Hill.
Maritime Greenwich
Humanities
Orpington College student Jonathan Lewis overcame celebral palsy and dyslexia to win a place on the creative writing and history degree at Greenwich according to the Bromley Times.
Hot Courses magazine said that Greenwich offers Law as part of combined honours degrees.
Dr Barbara Ann Kipfer, Master of Philosophy in Buddhist Studies at Greenwich, has been hired by the Answers.com website for its Content Management Team.
http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=95485
Business
Bethany Turner is heading for a teaching career after graduating from Greenwich with a degree in Business Administration according to Newham Recorder.
Joanna Yeung has gained a Masters degree in Museums Management according to the Hackney Gazette.
A report on the Greenclipping website (South Africa) said that proposals to build a nuclear reactor in South Africa would not be economic according to Greenwich’s Public Service International Research Unit.
http://www.greenclippings.co.za/gc_main/article.php?
story=20050907152609665
Computing & Mathematical Sciences
The Liverpool Daily Post said that the project to interview 2,000 World Trade Center survivors to help engineers design safer skyscrapers led by Greenwich had secured further funding.
Greenwich Maritime Institute
Dorset Life and Blackmore Vale magazine said that Roger Knight is giving a lecture on Nelson and the battle of Trafalgar at Mapperton House near Bearminster.
General campus news
Bookseller and Publishing News magazines said that John Smith & Son is trialling its newly branded JS store at Greenwich and Abertay.
Association Manager said that Devonport House Conference Centre had won a Business Improvement Award and “provides conference and training facilities in keeping with education culture of the university town of Greenwich.”
New Civil Engineer had a feature on the construction of the Rachel McMillan halls of Residence.
An article in the Guide magazine about developments mentioned a specialist wind farm installation vessel sailing past during graduation ceremonies earlier in the year.
Medway
School of Engineering
KM Extra said that, according to the Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council, the Wolfson Centre for Bulk Solids Handling Technology provides internationally leading research and is an outstanding example in its field.
The Financial Times said that Greenwich is one of four universities offering a new undergraduate IT degree from September to help address the national skills shortage.
Machinery World examined research at Greenwich on heavy duty diamond cutting tools.
School of Science
Chemistry & Industry said that Ed Metcalfe, former Head of School, is now the Chairman of Council at the Society of Chemical Industry.
John Tetteh, lecturer and researcher in Analytical Infomatics, had an article in International Labmate about solutions to analytical bottlenecks during research.
The local subsidiary of Abbott, one of the world’s largest healthcare companies, said in the Kentish Gazette that new junior technicians joining the company had the opportunity to study for a degree at Greenwich on day release.
According to Yahoo News online Julian Abery, Masters in Analytical Chemistry, has been appointed as Vice President for Business Development at Protiveris Inc. The company facilitate academic research and drug research in the United States.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050920/dctu014.html?.v=24
Natural Resources Institute
Crown Biosystems, mentioned as having worked with Greenwich to produce the safe soil tester, exhibited at the Homeland Security Conference in Los Angeles.
http://www.egovmonitor.com/node/2525
Association Manager said that a member of the National Association of Goldsmiths (NAG) produced a report with Greenwich called ‘Towards an Ethical Jewellery Industry’.
New Civil Engineer listed a lecture titled ‘Water for the World’ which was being held at the campus.
Linda Nicolaides was one of the judges of the Medway Curry Chef competition according to the Medway Messenger.
General campus news
The Medway Messenger publicised the campus open day.
A record number of students has applied to study at the campus according to the Medway Extra and Medway Messenger.
Articles in the Medway Messenger and Planning magazine on the ongoing planning problems for the new Mid Kent College campus said that it will stand alongside the existing combined campus including Greenwich, Kent and Canterbury Christ Church.
The success of the planning application for the new campus was subsequently reported by Kent on Sunday, Medway News and Medway Messenger.
A Greenspaces conference took place at the Medway campus according to the Medway News and Medway Messenger.
An ultra-light prosthetic hand designed by an academic from Southampton University was unveiled at a physics conference held at the Medway campus recently according to the Bexleyheath & Welling Times, Eureka alert and M&C News online.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-09/iop-sd090705.php
An Information Day introducing the work of the Skills Advice Service was held at the campus according to the Medway News, Kentish Express (Romney), Maidstone Messenger, Faversham News, Kentish Gazette, Medway Messenger, Kent Messenger (Malling), Kent Messenger (Weald), Kentish Express (Ashford), Kent on Sunday, and Kentish Express (Folkestone).
Medway Standard and Medway Messenger reported that Medway Council had set up a dedicated website to welcome students to Medway.
The Medway Messenger publicised Universities for Medway (UFM) a group of five universities offering courses in Medway.
An editorial column in the Medway Messenger argued that Medway is now truly a university town.
Further information
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The text of some of the articles contained may be accessed by university staff and students via the university intranet using the Information & Library Services Lexis Nexis electronic database.