A successful Greenwich Innovation Challenge
The first Greenwich Innovation Challenge, organised by our Faculty of Engineering and Science, for girls and non-binary students explored the brief: what happens when you ask 20+ Year 10 girls how to make their community better for 15-18 year olds?
The aim was to enable them to explore STEM education and careers in a supportive environment, using industry methods.
The girls from Woolwich Polytechnic and the John Roan School worked collaboratively in teams and created:
- personas reflecting deep insights into the target group
- a synthesis of the different aspects of the problem
- a mind map of possible solutions
- a conceptual model and prototype of their solution.
By engaging young talent, we hope they will consider STEM subjects and careers. Well done to the team who helped make it happen; Cornelia Boldyreff, Nageena Frost Baldeep Kaur, Vidushii Rajiv Verma and Hayley Smith.
Alumni Monique Dotsey is tackling food waste
In 2022, Monique won the Engagement and Progress Award at our Enterprise Challenge finals along with a Generator Bursary funded by Santander.
This helped her to start her venture for Imperfect Yet Yummy, a social enterprise tackling food waste by teaching children in school to cook with leftover food.
Since leaving the university Monique has continued to develop her business at a local school and teaches after-school clubs and workshops.
You can read more about her journey in this article from the Generator.
Congratulations to Dr Myrtle Emmanuel on Alliance Award shortlist
Dr Myrtle Emmanuel, Senior Lecturer in HRM & Organisational Behaviour and EDI Race Advisor to the Vice Chancellor, has been shortlisted for the Braveheart Award at this year's University Alliance awards.
The Braveheart award is for a team or individual that have demonstrated conviction and integrity in their actions and decisions.
In the ongoing pursuit of racial equality and social justice, Dr Myrtle Emmanuel epitomises the qualities of a true Braveheart. She demonstrates profound integrity, courage, and an unwavering commitment to change. - Prof Louise Owusu-Kwarteng (Associate Dean of Student Success and Professor in Applied Sociology)
Good luck to Dr Emmanuel, we'll have our fingers crossed for a win at the awards ceremony on 10 September!
Dr Charlotte Jeavons accepted as Fellow of the College of General Dentistry
We are delighted to announce that Dr Charlotte Jeavons, Head of School of Human Sciences, has been presented and accepted as a Fellow of the College of General Dentistry.
The College of General Dentistry is a professional organisation that sets standards and supports careers in general practice dentistry.
Greenwich in the Media
- Dr Amal Elamin's (FEHHS) research on the state of public dental health in 2050 was published by The Conversation and picked up by KNewsMedia, Yahoo News UK, The National Tribune, Mirage News, Foreign Affairs, Inkl and Big News Network
- Professor David Hall's (GBS) research on water company dividends was mentioned in an op-ed in the Mirror (print; link unavailable)
- It was also quoted by Ashley Smith, founder of Windrush against sewage pollution on Times Radio. You can listen to it here from 19:59
- It was quoted in an interview with South East Water CEO David Hinton on ITV Meridan. You can watch and read the interview here
- Professor Ben Tippet's (GBS) research on a wealth tax was mentioned in an opinion piece in Edinburgh News
- The research was also quoted by Scottish Greens co-leader Lorna Slater when calling on Labour to fill the hole in the public finances as shared in The National and Inkl
- Professor Ed Galea's (FES) quote on why the word stampede should not be used in certain situations was mentioned in a Yahoo Style article on how to survive a crowd crush during a festival.
