reduce the number of children taken into care and enables more families to stay together. The evidence provides compelling support for rolling out FDAC more widely. Thanks to the DfE, there is now a significant opportunity to research the sustainability of FDAC over the longer term. This is a brilliant example of how research, policy and service development are working together to intercept the corrosive cycle of parental substance misuse.” The national FDAC unit is based at Coram Campus, where FDAC London is currently located, and is led by the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust. It is supported by Brunel and other partner organisations, including the Centre for Justice Innovation, Coram, Manchester University and RyanTunnardBrown. New sites opened in Milton Keynes and Buckinghamshire in July 2014, and in East Sussex in April 2015, with more sites planned for the forthcoming year in Kent and Medway; Coventry; Southampton; Plymouth, Torbay and Exeter; and Leeds.
The Happiness Tree 3 February 2015 saw the official unveiling of ‘The Happiness Tree’ at Coca-Cola Enterprises GB and European headquarters in Uxbridge. The sculpture was unveiled following the completion of a design
project that saw Brunel design students tasked to create an installation for the new head office which reflected the company’s environmental and social values and vision. Installed in the forecourt outside the company’s headquarters, ‘The Happiness Tree’ stands 3.9 metres tall, is made of stainless steel and takes its inspiration from the Coca-Cola dynamic ribbon logo. It was designed by postgraduate students Sophie Dobber, Philip Hawthorne, Robert Hulse, Chloe Eunsung Kim, Milena Kukova and Matthew Said. Hubert Patricot, Coca-Cola Enterprises (CEE) Executive Vice President and President, European Group, said: “We’re delighted to be officially unveiling ‘The Happiness Tree’ today at Enterprises House. This design project with Brunel University London brought together two key focus areas for CCE – sustainability and supporting young people. We have worked closely with Brunel to make the original concept a reality and the resulting installation is an exciting piece of modern sculpture that creatively signifies our company’s values and our vision.”
Health policy interventions in Kazakhstan A team of Brunel academics have been given a prestigious award to help reduce health risks and
Prof Alasdair Cairns presenting Brunel's automotive research capability to an industrial audience
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