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In 1945, Primo Levi was one of only 20 Italian Jews to leave Auschwitz alive. More than 650 had entered the notorious Nazi concentration camp, but most, if they were not executed in the gas chambers, succumbed to starvation, disease, forced labour or medical experiments.

Investing in Excellence

The Challenge of Change

All the Small Things

Professorial Appointments Getting in the Frame Meaning Business

From Oceania to Ormskirk

State Wrongs and Human Rights Fair Weather

An African Adventure

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A Sort of Wisdom Levi went on to write of his experiences at Auschwitz in If This Is A Man, which has come to be regarded not just as an enduring account of the Holocaust but also as one of the finest examples of 20th century literature.

In July 2012, Edge Hill is hosting a major international conference to mark the 25th anniversary of Levi’s death – the only event of its kind in Europe – and to celebrate his legacy as a writer, thinker, scientist and philosopher, as well as a survivor.

“Primo Levi’s name has become synonymous with Holocaust writing but he was so much more than just a Holocaust survivor,” says Dr Minna Vuohelainen, Senior Lecturer in English Literature and one of the conference’s organisers along with Dr Arthur Chapman, Reader in Education, and Alan Johnson, Professor of Democratic Theory and Practice – all of whom draw on Levi’s work in their own research.

“Levi’s work encompasses many subjects such as science, history, ethics and his relationship with Italy. This conference is an exciting opportunity to bring students, scholars and academics together to evaluate critically Levi’s legacy across disciplines.”

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The unique two-day conference, entitled A Sort of Wisdom – Exploring the Legacy of Primo Levi, features keynote speakers at the forefront of Levi studies. These include: Norman Geras, Professor Emeritus at the University of Manchester and author of The Contract of Mutual Indifference: Political Philosophy After the Holocaust; Robert SC Gordon, Reader in Modern Italian Culture at the University of Cambridge, and author of Primo Levi's Ordinary Virtues: From Testimony to Ethics; Anthony Rudolf, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, who knew Levi personally; Paul Salmons, Head of Curriculum and Development at the Holocaust Education Development Programme; and Judith Woolf, Senior Lecturer in English and Italian at the University of York and author of The Memory of the Offence.

The conference will also host an exhibition of photographs taken of Primo Levi in 1986 by the award-winning photographer Jillian Edelstein, which will be open to the public.

The conference strengthens Edge Hill’s reputation as an interdisciplinary university where colleagues from different Faculties can work across boundaries. Following the conference we plan to develop a monograph, which will enable Edge Hill to make a major contribution to Levi studies.

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“Levi was a very nuanced writer,” says Dr Arthur Chapman, “and very resistant to binary opposites and stereotypes. For Levi things weren’t black and white but shades of grey; Levi asks us to think in degrees rather than in absolutes. This is where some of his most interesting ideas come from.

“It’s not surprising that the conference covers such diverse subjects as it reflects the interdisciplinary nature of Levi’s own work.”

The conference has already attracted a great deal of interest with papers submitted from across the world.

“Many of the papers are about Levi’s experience at Auschwitz,’ says Dr Vuohelainen, “but there are also papers on memory, language, identity, ethics and Levi as an educator, to name just a few.”

As well as Levi scholars and students, the conference is also aimed at teachers who do, or want to, use Levi’s work as a way of teaching about the Holocaust. The conference team is planning to link a special Professional Development event for teachers to the conference that will focus on ways of using Levi’s work in the classroom.

“For me, the conference is about connecting education with cutting edge scholarship,” says Dr Chapman. “I hope that it will present an opportunity for teachers to engage with academia and drive innovative thinking around Holocaust education.

The conference will take place on 6th – 7th July 2012.

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“I live in my house as I live inside my skin: I know more beautiful, more ample, more sturdy and more picturesque skins: but it would seem to me unnatural to exchange them for mine.”

If This is a Man Primo Levi (1919-1987) was born and lived his entire life in or near Turin, with the exception of the years 1944-45, when he was captured as an anti-fascist partisan, deported to Auschwitz, and then released into war-torn Europe. After liberation, with ‘a torrent of things to tell the civilised world’ and ‘the tattooed number on [his] arm burning like a sore’ he wrote a series of remarkable books, including If This is a Man, The Periodic Table, and The Drowned and the Saved. He is now viewed as one of the key literary figures of the 20th century and one of the most important survivor-writers of the Holocaust. For many he is also an ethical writer of great depth and a subtle and humane ‘political philosopher’.

Although he famously asked his readers not to treat him as a ‘prophet, oracle, or seer,’ Primo Levi also suspected that there was ‘a sort of wisdom that seeps through from my books which I don’t feel within myself’.

First Choice, First Class Only a handful of English universities have seen applications significantly increase for 2012 entry – Edge Hill is one of them.

But what is so special about this university and why are so many students voting with their feet and heading here against a backdrop of increased tuition fees?

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Our increase in applications is testimony to the hard work that we put into achieving our goals.

A look around the campus gives you a clue. There has been ambitious investment in buildings which make the University the envy of many in the sector, and it has some of the best media, sports and performing arts facilities in UK higher education.

Add the outstanding reputation for student satisfaction and the University’s centres of excellence such as the Faculty of Education, which was the only provider to achieve the highest possible Ofsted results in all 33 graded areas at its most recent inspection, and you have a good indication of Edge Hill’s pulling power.

Official statistics show that Edge Hill University is bucking the national trend. Following the UCAS deadline of 15 January, applications were up 13.0% from the same point in 2011, despite a reported sector-wide decline of 8.7%. These figures put Edge Hill within the top six of UK universities and number one in the North West for increased applications to study in the academic year 2012/2013.

“These figures are very pleasing and demonstrate strong demand across the full range of our degree programmes,” says Vice-Chancellor, Dr John Cater.

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“Despite the continually changing nature of the higher education sector, the things that are important to Edge Hill remain constant: providing a high quality teaching and learning experience; raising our profile nationally and internationally; and being an excellent employer. Our increase in applications is testimony to the hard work that we put into achieving these goals.”

The past 12 months have been some of the most successful in the University’s history. Edge Hill is ranked top in the North West and fourth out of English public universities for graduate employability, second in England for students’ personal development in the 2011 National Student Survey and was again shortlisted for the Times Higher UK University of the Year.

It is also one of the most financially secure institutions in higher education, reporting a fifth consecutive surplus of £13.8 million this year; the perfect springboard for continued investment in state of the art teaching and learning facilities.

Doctor Fabulous As an institution with historic connections to the Suffragette movement, Edge Hill is no stranger to championing pioneering women. So Jennifer Saunders, award-winning comedian, actor, writer and female comedy trailblazer, was the perfect choice to receive an honorary degree.

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E42 caught up with Jennifer on the set of new BBC Three sitcom Dead Boss, which is due on our screens later this year. Written by Sharon Horgan, and featuring Edge Hill Short Story Prize winner Jeremy Dyson as script editor, the show stars Saunders as an unhinged prison governor described as a “sexual Margaret Thatcher”.

In a free moment between make-up and wardrobe, Jennifer talks about education, comedy and her desire to be “somehow useful” to Edge Hill students.

slightly more prosaic. “A student car park!” she laughs. “That would have been unheard of in my day. I didn’t know anyone with a car when I was a student. Now there’s an entire car park for them!”

“I’ve been hearing good things about Edge Hill for a while,” says Jennifer, “so when the opportunity to become an honorary graduate came up I was delighted to accept. Edge Hill is a very inclusive university with great ambition and there are such a lot of great things going on. It’s very exciting to be involved.”

Jennifer’s most recent trip to Ormskirk saw her “basically spouting off” to a sell-out audience about her life and career (pictured below right). “I was ridiculously nervous,” she recalls, “because I rarely ‘perform’ out of character. It’s so much harder being yourself.”

As her best friend and writing partner is University Chancellor, Professor Tanya Byron, it’s hard to imagine Jennifer being anything other than handson, but she seems genuinely keen to rise to the challenge of her new role.

“An honorary degree is not like any other award, you can’t just accept it and forget it,” she says. “It gives you a connection to the university and if I’m going to do something, I’m going to try and do it well. I’ve been doing what I do long enough, hopefully, to have something useful to say to students and bring Edge Hill some extra publicity.”

On her first visit to Edge Hill, Jennifer was impressed by the award-winning buildings, the open spaces and the community feel of the campus, but what really stuck in her mind was

She also spent time with the Creative Writing course and was particularly impressed with the students she met. “All of the students were enthusiastic but the ones who have families to deal with as well, that’s really quite inspiring. I don’t know how they fit it all in.

“Students today are quite different from my generation. We were very lucky; we were allowed to live in a kind of student world that was basically an extension of school that you were paid to do.

People now seem more career focused at an early age.”

Being career focused is not something the young Jennifer Saunders can be accused of. She studied to be a drama teacher at the Central School of Speech and Drama, but never intended to go into teaching. “I accepted the place because it was a

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good college and I wanted to move to London,” she admits. “I would have made a terrible teacher.

Dawn, on the other hand, was very determined and really had her mind set on it at the time.”

Jennifer met long-time comedy partner, Dawn French, while studying but the unique chemistry that has made them one of the most successful – and best-loved – comedy double acts was not immediately apparent.

“It wasn’t that we didn’t get on,” she says, “it’s just that Dawn was quite… not frumpy exactly, she was just very ambitious and single-minded about being a drama teacher and I wasn’t so it took us a while to become friends.”

The pair eventually moved into a shared flat together and the beginnings of their act started to emerge. “We found we could make each other laugh really easily and we used to invent silly characters. I think that initial tension helped us to find our creative spark.

“Dawn and I still have this brilliant relationship, I really miss writing with her. I’m constantly seeing things on TV, like Rip-off Britain, and thinking that would make a great French & Saunders sketch!

There’s so much stuff out there, it kills me that we’re not still doing it.”

When Jennifer was starting out, there were very few female comedians, even in the politically correct world of alternative comedy. Jennifer and Dawn blazed a trail for funny women in the 1980s and their influence can be seen today as female comedians continue to grow in prominence. But, as Jennifer points out, it’s not quite a level playing field yet.

“There are lots of amazing female writers and performers around at the moment,” she says, “you just have to look a bit harder for them. Things have changed since the 80s but there is still a bit of a ‘boys club’ in comedy. We just have to try twice as hard.”

So who does Jennifer see as the rightful heir to her comedy crown? “Sharon Horgan is incredibly funny and talented, and I also love Katy Wix and Anna Crilly, so I would happily hand over the reins to them.”

This may sound like Jennifer Saunders getting ready for retirement, but nothing could be further from the truth.

“I couldn’t retire even if I wanted to,” she laughs, “but I don’t because I like my job and there’s still so much I want to do.”

It’s more than two years since Jennifer was diagnosed with breast cancer and she says she is now “back to 100% fighting fitness”. Since being given the all clear in 2010, Jennifer has thrown herself back into work. As well as writing two Absolutely Fabulous specials (an Olympicsthemed one is coming soon) and starring in the forthcoming Dead Boss, she is currently writing Viva, the Spice Girls musical and a contribution to Sport Relief. There is also an Ab Fab movie in the pipeline.

When asked about her ambitions for the future, she doesn’t hesitate for a second: “I would love to sort out the b****y BBC!” she says. “I could only give it a fortnight, though, because I am quite busy.” Jennifer Saunders to replace Edge Hill honorary graduate Mark Thompson as Director-General of the BBC? Remember, you read it here first…

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Work has commenced on exciting expansion plans worth £55 million that will see outstanding new community sports facilities and student accommodation added to the University’s Ormskirk campus.

The University will build a £15 million sports centre and an array of grass and all-weather sports facilities on the land beyond the University's current sports facilities, as well as a new entrance, access roads and extra parking.

Work is already underway to construct 384 new en-suite student rooms in six separate blocks, several of which will be available for the September 2012 intake.

Vice-Chancellor Dr John Cater said: “This is excellent news for the University and the community, creating over 200 construction and 50 permanent jobs at a time of economic recession, bringing over £55 million of investment to the local area and providing international-class facilities for over 4,000 local users every week.

“The end result will see the creation of the eastern campus and will provide space for new student learning and living facilities for many years to come, making it a campus that truly matches, in both quality and scale, the very best in the United Kingdom.”

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The end result will see a campus that truly matches, in both quality and scale, the very best in the United Kingdom.

Investing in the campus remains an important priority for Edge Hill University. The last year has seen the opening of the £13.5 million Student Hub, the latest and most striking addition to Edge Hill's award-winning campus, providing an innovative learning and social space for students.

Further development plans for this year include the £2 million refurbishment of the Performing Arts building, which houses the Rose Theatre. It will include a new café and social area ‘wrapped around’ the existing building. An atrium-style extension, overlooking the Ormskirk campus Rock Garden, will provide a versatile area for exhibition space and for theatre goers to socialise before and after performances.

Investing in Excellence Whether they shine in the shot putt, make magnificent music or even craft creative crochet, students at Edge Hill University are being recognised and rewarded for more than just their academic achievements.

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As well as providing scholarships for the most academically gifted, Edge Hill also offers a number of Excellence Scholarships each year, which celebrate determination, commitment and achievement in sport, the creative and performing arts and volunteering.

There are also opportunities for students to gain recognition for their personal achievements, including raising the profile of the University, making a contribution to equality, overcoming personal difficulty, and helping vulnerable members of the community. Edge Hill has also recently introduced a unique poetry scholarship to acknowledge talented new writers.

“Encouraging excellence, among both staff and students, is part of Edge Hill’s overall philosophy, and there are many ways our students can demonstrate excellence,” says University Secretary, Lesley Munro.

“We believe that the special achievements of dedicated volunteers, sports people and artists, or students who have overcome extreme adversity just to be here, are as worthy of recognition as their academic success. Our suite of scholarships is designed to celebrate the whole student experience and ensure our students leave us as well-rounded citizens.”

In 2012, the University will be investing more than £750,000 in scholarships, which Lesley believes is money well spent.

“Scholarships play an important part in attracting and retaining good students. As winners, they become ambassadors for Edge Hill which not only helps us with recruitment, but also keeps them motivated, gives them additional skills and experience and makes them highly employable.”

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Sean has recently been selected for the Great Britain Paralympic team and has high hopes of competing in London this year. The 18-year-old Sports Development student, who was born with dwarfism, discovered a talent for the shot putt at a young age and now boasts two World Junior gold medals in shot putt and discus, and is the British Record Holder in the shot putt.

Nursing student Samantha has dedicated the past 10 years to helping people in need. As well as volunteering with St John’s Ambulance, she is also involved with Oldham Young Carers, which provides respite for children who support disabled family members. Samantha draws on her own experience of having Treacher Collins Syndrome, a genetic condition which causes hearing loss and facial disfigurement, to encourage others.

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“I've never let my condition get in the way of enjoying my life,” says Sean. “The scholarship will really help me with competitions and to realise my ambition of taking part in the Paralympics.”

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“I feel a real sense of pride when I help other people, especially when I'm working with young disabled people,” she says. “It’s very rewarding to see what a difference it can make to their lives.”

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Anna Moon, who until recently managed the scholarship application process, believes that, as well as offering essential financial assistance, the awards also help students feel valued in society and encourage them to become role models.

“Young people get a lot of negative press,” says Anna, “so it’s great to be able to promote the extremely positive contribution some of our students make to their communities and to the University.

“Many of the applicants don’t even realise what amazing things they are doing. It’s very rewarding – and incredibly humbling – to work with people who show such dedication and commitment.”

Declan Sephton-Hulme Adam Bell Scholarship winner

Spotlight on Scholarships Excellence Scholarships For: prospective or current students who show excellence in sport, volunteering, creative arts and performing arts Award: up to £2,000

Chancellor’s Scholarship For: students who raise the profile of Edge Hill through their outstanding contribution to the University Value: £1,000 Reverend Jesse Jackson Scholarship For: students who show a commitment to equality, helping others and have overcome adversity to succeed and inspire others Value: £1,000 Rhiannon Evans Poetry Scholarship For: students who show promise as creative writers Value: £500 Adam Bell Scholarship For: students who make a significant contribution to the University community Value: £2,000 High Achievers’ Scholarships Rewards: prospective students with outstanding exam results Value: £1,000

Academic Achievement Scholarship For: students who have shown academic and personal progress Value: £500

After suffering a brain haemorrhage and spending 11 days in a coma, Declan’s family was told he would probably never walk or talk again. Today, Declan is studying for a Sport and Exercise Science degree and back playing rugby. As well as gaining a place on the Warrington Wolves Scholarship Programme and playing rugby for Widnes Vikings, he has been invited to attend the England Academy.

“Although I’ve had to change my career ideas because I can forget things due to the haemorrhage, I've never given up my dreams of becoming a rugby league player,” says Declan.

Preparation for Higher Education Scholarships For: students who excel on the University’s Fastrack course Value: £2,000 National Scholarship Programme Rewards: high performing prospective students from disadvantaged backgrounds Value: £3,000 International Scholarships For: overseas students who show academic excellence, proficiency in English and a desire to contribute to their country’s development.

Value: £1,000

To see the full range of scholarships visit:

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The Challenge of Change Changing career is a big life challenge, whether it’s by choice or necessity. The Faculty of Education nurtures the talents of people choosing a new path; and its Future Teachers Programme is the perfect example of how redundancy, relocation or simply the thirst for a new goal can be turned into a passion for teaching.

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Future Teachers provides a hands-on route into full-time secondary teaching and focuses on the shortage subjects of mathematics, chemistry and physics, where there are good jobs available for those with the right background.

It has transformed the traditional teacher training model, putting trainees straight into the classroom and paying them a salary as they learn. In an intensive 12 months they effectively learn on-thejob, supported by Edge Hill’s tutors. Much of the learning that would traditionally have been done in the lecture theatre happens in school, through a series of Monday morning conference sessions, and ideas presented there can be put into action during the rest of the week.

Programme leader, Julie Bostock explains: “The Government wants to address the teacher shortages and recognises that entrants from industry can bring valuable skills to the profession. A forensic scientist who becomes a chemistry teacher can certainly add a new dimension to lessons.

“I think the school setting makes the transition back into training easier for people who have not been in an academic environment for some years.

“It’s perfectly suited to people who are changing career paths. Their life experience, coupled with a professional background in mathematics, physics, chemistry or related subjects such as engineering, gives them a head start. They know how to deal with people in work situations and have confidence and maturity; some are parents and know a thing or two about teenagers!”

Several trainees from the first intake of Future Teachers have already secured full-time teaching posts. The Faculty is now targeting sectors such as the armed forces, where people with relevant skills are back in the job market. It has also launched a PGCE in maths and physics, which is of particular interest for those with a background in engineering, and through recruitment events the idea of switching to teaching from another career path is gathering momentum. There’s no age barrier – some trainees are in their 50s – and potentially excellent rewards.

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From Forensics to Future Teacher

Leaving university with a degree in Forensic Science, Samantha Padmore worked in the defence industry testing explosive components before moving into environmental services, but voluntary redundancy gave her the opportunity to change career path. She is now an Associate Chemistry teacher on the Future Teachers Programme.

Julie says: “The idea of a career change can be daunting. It can be a psychological thing – giving up a job to go back into full-time study. But there are good employment prospects, which make it an attractive option, especially to people in a redundancy situation. And you can’t get away from the fact that teaching is a very rewarding job.”

“The main reason for choosing Future Teachers is that it is school-based; it is also very progressive and matches my style of learning.

Throughout my career I have learnt on-the-job, I like to do things rather than just read about them. I like the structure of the programme; the expectations of producing an “outstanding” teacher; pushing our abilities; being part of a school and experiencing the whole school teaching and learning environment.

“The University facilities are great. The tutors are always at the end of a phone or email, they have also visited us in school – my placements have been at Tarleton High School and Ripley St Thomas Academy – and we see them at the Partnership Conferences on Mondays.

“I have a natural ability for teaching. I have always been very nervous of giving presentations to my peers, but I feel that as I become more competent and confident my nerves are decreasing. I am proud to be able to positively influence the lives of young people.”

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All the Small Things For children on the wards of Alder Hey NHS Foundation Trust, movement can mean many different things. For some, it might be running, jumping and spinning around, for others it might be more delicate; a shift of weight, or smiling and moving in response to the touch of a soft brush on their hand.

Dance artist Lisa Dowler’s pioneering research with the hospital shows that encouraging movement, however subtle, can benefit the health and wellbeing of children with acute conditions.

Lisa began working with Alder Hey in 2006 as their first dance artist on the arts for health programme co-ordinated by Vicky Charnock, Arts Co-ordinator. Initially working with groups of children who were well enough to leave the ward and take part in dance sessions, she realised that children with more complex conditions might also benefit from one-to-one, ward-based sessions to support them with their movement.

In 2007, when she became Senior Lecturer in Dance at Edge Hill, Lisa continued her groundbreaking work at Alder Hey as a research practitioner. In 2008, Small Things Dance Collective which she co-directs with independent dance artist Cath Hawkins, developed a pilot project, From Where You Are, in consultation with Dr Matthew Peak, Head of Research at Alder Hey. This qualitative study funded by the National Lottery Awards for All scheme, assessed the effects of movement and dance practices with children on the neuromedical and oncology wards of the hospital.

Lisa and Cath’s work has proved to be beneficial in supporting children who have lost movement patterns through acquired brain injury or have limited movement due to their disability or treatment, and has often contributed to establishing new pathways. In 2008 the project won the North West Public Health Award for Arts and Culture.

“Our work is very gentle, child-centred and improvisational, often involving refined touch to support relaxation and a sense of ease,” says Lisa.

“We work at the bedside in many cases. Whatever a child’s condition we support their movement and desire for movement, creating a space for them to express themselves, be creative and have fun.”

Lisa is now working on Invisible Duets, an interdisciplinary performance installation created with the children on the neuromedical ward.

Building on From Where You Are, the project is supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England and the Big Lottery Fund, Edge Hill University’s REF Investment Fund, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital and the PH Holt Foundation.

“The children were creating beautiful and interesting movement that never went beyond the sessions,” explains Lisa. “So Senoir Lecturer June GerstenRoberts and I started filming them with a view to creating an interactive environmental performance that the children could watch or participate in.

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“We show the film using hand held projectors so that it can be screened anywhere – in a den under a table or projected onto bed sheets. We also wear costumes that are tactile and interactive so it’s a very sensory experience. The performance aims to remove conventional barriers between performer and audience.”

The success of From Where You Are has resulted in an apprentice scheme, to mentor and share practice with four dancers each year of the project, and a Professional Development programme that attracts practitioners from across Europe. In addition, new pioneering quantitative studies are being developed with the full support of the Trust to begin later this year.

Alder Hey Arts Chair, Dr Jane Ratcliffe, Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care, says: “While dance as a performance art within healthcare settings is relatively common, dance used to deliver paediatric healthcare is very unusual, if not unique.”

It is this aspect of the project which sets it apart from other dance and health initiatives. Lisa adds: “We are working at the cutting edge of dance and health practice. This research will provide real evidence that dance sessions do have tangible effects on wellbeing, and hopefully inspire other dance artists to develop their practice in this field.”

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Professorial Appointments Building a strong research culture is high on the University’s agenda. As well as helping it secure vital funding, good results in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework – the Government’s system for assessing the quality of research in higher education institutions – will boost the University’s ranking in the UK league tables and enhance its global reputation.

Edge Hill already has research excellence in areas such as sports law, children and young people, healthcare, widening participation and the creative industries.

E42 invited four of its recently appointed professors to explain their ambitions...

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George Talbot

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Andrew Millie Professor of Criminology

Research interests: Modern Italian literature, culture and history from 1800-present.

Research interests: Anti-social behaviour, policing, youth justice and issues of criminalisation, aesthetics and values.

Background: Previously Head of Modern Languages then Dean of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Hull, George’s research career began at Dublin City University and he has since published widely on many aspects of Italian culture. His most recent monograph, Censorship in Fascist Italy, 1922-43 appeared in 2007.

Background: Andrew has held posts at universities in London, the Midlands and Scotland. He has published extensively on anti-social behaviour, is on the editorial board of the British Journal of Criminology and is Executive Committee member and Publications Chair of the British Society of Criminology.

“Research is the reason I became an academic. For me it’s the rapture of scholarship, it’s about losing yourself in learning and contributing to the body of knowledge.

That’s what drives me as a researcher and what keeps me connected to my discipline.

I became involved with Edge Hill while I was working on the Widening Participation strategy at Hull. The University has a great reputation in this area and the more I found out about the institution, the more impressed I was.

My current project is looking at adaptations of Italian novels for the screen, and this chimes with other research into adaptation and translation in the Departments of Media and English and History.

There is also a lot of work going on around the creative industries, particularly now Edge Hill has a presence in MediaCityUK in Salford.

I’m intending to build on these, and other, emerging strands of research activity to establish areas of interdisciplinary expertise within the Faculty and contribute to wider research development across the University.”

“My interest in anti-social behaviour and youth justice stems from my background as a Geography student.

My PhD was on crime and perceptions of safety in city centres and this led me to start considering how criminality and the environment are linked.

In 2005 I worked on one of the first pieces of research into anti-social behaviour policy, focusing on public and practitioner opinions and experiences.

This went on to influence Government policy by promoting greater balance between enforcing and preventing anti-social behaviour.

Criminology is a great subject to study and research as it has real world applications.

It can have an impact, not just on policy, but on the way people think about what is acceptable. It resonates with people and the outcomes genuinely matter to society.”

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Lars McNaughton

Tim Cain

Research interests: The ways in which naturally occurring substances can affect and influence sporting performance and recovery.

Research interests: Practitioner research, particularly in music education.

Professor of Exercise Physiology

Background: Lars joined Edge Hill in 2011 from Bond University in Australia where he was Head of the School of Health Sciences. He has published more than 200 peer-reviewed papers in the UK and abroad, presented at numerous international conferences, and is a Fellow of the British, Australian and American Associations for Sport and Exercise Science.

Professor of Education

Background: Originally a musician and music teacher, Tim worked with trainee teachers at Kingston University and Bath Spa University before moving to the University of Southampton, where he also completed his PhD into Initial Teacher Training mentoring. In 2009 he received the Universities’ Council for the Education of Teachers (UCET) Award for research in teacher education.

“I was a teacher before I entered academia, so helping people to become better at what they do has always been central to my career.

“Having been both a teacher and a trainer of teachers – simultaneously for many years – I have a deep understanding and passion for teaching and learning. I’m interested in the theory of teaching; why teachers do what they do, why some people make intuitively good teachers, their thoughts and motivations.

As a researcher my work is about helping athletes and others improve their performance through technique, nutrition and training. As a tutor I am able to draw on my research to help students better understand how the body responds to, and is affected by, exercise.

For me research is all about engagement in the teaching and learning process and the continual thrill of learning new things. My current work focuses on the importance of Action Research, teacher-led research that seeks to improve practice by understanding it.

I am currently working with colleagues from UK universities on two projects. One is looking at the body’s production of heat shock proteins and how these can influence athletes’ acclimatisation process when competing in countries with different climates; the other is studying the impact of sodium bicarbonate on performance and recovery.

I’m enjoying working in a university that is constantly moving forward in terms of research.

There is lots of scope and potential here and people are very supportive and genuinely interested in each other’s work.”

Edge Hill University is probably the best place in the UK to be an educational researcher at the moment.

My aim is to establish a professional practice research centre to build on existing expertise in the Faculty of Education and further develop the University’s growing reputation for education research.”

Getting in the Frame We already boast staff who are at the forefront of film-related teaching, research and practice, and award winning students whose short films and animations are blazing a trail for the next generation of filmmakers.

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Getting in the Frame Now, with a prestigious international film festival on campus, Edge Hill University is carving a niche for itself, not only as a venue for independent cinema, but as a centre of expertise in all aspects of film study, production and policy.

Professor of Film and Television, Roger Shannon, who has more than 25 years’ experience as a film festival director, writer and broadcaster, believes that the growing film culture on campus comes from the interdisciplinary nature of Edge Hill’s film offer.

Following the success of the festival, Ann Arbor director, Donald Harrison, delivered a public lecture on campus, and further collaborations with Ann Arbor and other international film festivals are planned for the future.

“Students across film studies, media, animation and film production are encouraged to watch, critically evaluate and make films, as well as engaging in events that give them exposure to the industry and wider film policy.”

However, it’s not just research and practice in the field of film festivals that is raising Edge Hill’s profile. Two recent Media graduates, Jim Martin and Oliver Rothwell, won two awards at a regional film festival and their film has also been selected for the prestigious London Short Film Festival.

The recent appointment of expert in German cinema Dr Owen Evans is already having a major impact on Edge Hill’s contribution to film in the North West. Through his research into the role of film festivals, Owen was able to bring the high profile Ann Arbor Film Festival to the University, making Edge Hill the only non-American venue on the Festival’s 2012 tour.

The University has also been chosen as the venue for an international conference to discuss Adaptation, Authorship and Ownership in European film. The annual conference of the European Cinema Research Forum is hosted by a different university around the world each year and aims to encourage exchange and development of ideas.

“Ann Arbor is America’s longest running independent film festival,” says Owen. “It prides itself on being a platform for new talent – George Lucas and Gus Van Sant showed their first films there.

“Edge Hill is the perfect backdrop for the conference,” says Owen, “as there is so much expertise in film here and so many developments on campus. The theme of the conference is around uniting theory and practice, and this reflects the ethos of the Media Department and the University as a whole.”

“It is a major coup for the University to have hosted the tour, and a fantastic opportunity for our students to experience an international film festival, see contemporary experimental cinema and get an idea of what could be possible for them as young filmmakers.”

Underpinning all of this activity is Edge Hill’s contribution to the wider national debate around film policy.

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Edge Hill is one of only eight institutions tasked with providing evidence and a response to the recently published Film Policy Review, which has huge implications for the UK film industry.

Roger Shannon, who has previously held senior positions at the British Film Institute (BFI), UK Film Council and Scottish Screen, led an on-campus round table discussion on the Review’s recommendations and their potential impact on the region. The panel comprised leading figures from academia and industry including Eddie Berg, Artistic Director of the BFI Southbank.

“The debate generated a lot of ideas that are being fed back into future policy making as well as having an impact on the BFI’s forthcoming strategic plan,” says Roger.

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“As an institution that teaches film we have an obligation to discuss current policy as it will affect the industry our students are about to enter. We are hosting another round table debate and are looking to set up a regular forum, which will be a new North West platform for debating future film policy issues.”

Both Roger and Owen believe that film is an essential component of Edge Hill’s vision for a ‘creative campus’.

“If you stand outside the Student Hub,” says Roger, “you’re within 300 yards of a TV studio, a theatre, a dance studio, a cinema, a Creative Writing Department, a PR agency, an animation studio… not many universities can say that. Film can contribute to the scope for interdisciplinary research drawing on all of these creative assets.”

Film is such a strong part of Edge Hill’s emerging national profile.We are becoming known for being a strong supporter, exhibitor and contributor to independent British cinema, and that gives us a USP which sets us apart from our competitors.

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MediaCityUK role for University’s former Media head

Edge Hill University's former Head of Department of Media has taken up an ambassadorial role at one of the largest creative industry developments in the world.

Carol Poole (pictured) has been appointed Ambassador to MediaCityUK, a leading international hub for the creative and digital industries and home to the BBC, ITV, and SIS. The University’s presence at the site is intended to open up employment opportunities for students, create new industry links, and to set up knowledge exchange and research opportunities.

Carol, who initially steered the Create and Connect partnership between the BBC and Edge Hill University and was a member of the North West Universities Association advisory panel for the Department of Culture, Media and Sport at the time of MediaCityUK’s development, said: “The BBC has created a modern, multimedia broadcast and production centre in the North of England to better reflect and represent the whole of the UK. The venture opens up new employment opportunities and develops new talent in the region, and it's great that Edge Hill University is very much at the heart of this.

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“Ultimately, our students will benefit from this partnership by becoming savvier about the labour market and in developing their entrepreneurship, adaptability, flexibility and motivation, which are so important in an increasingly competitive jobs market.”

Staff Profile

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Richard Witts Senior Lecturer – Music and Sound

Teaching started with a lecture on Stravinsky at Goldsmith’s College, after my first two books were published. I found that I really enjoyed lecturing and, as I didn’t get bad reviews, I went on from there, lecturing at both the Universities of Surrey and Sussex before taking a role at Edinburgh University. The invitation to set up a course at Edge Hill was wonderful. I love the face-to-face element of teaching; I’m a sceptic when it comes to video technology in place of real lectures.

Music students at some universities tend to come from quite narrow backgrounds. But my own is very different and I welcome the opportunity to engage with students who have a less traditional musical history, yet who display a fascination to create music and an enthusiasm to develop their understanding of music’s very being.

There are a lot of stylistic skills that can be taught, but ultimately we want to help students to develop distinctive voices, whether they are producing music for film, television, theatre or gaming.

Musician, writer, broadcaster and arts director Richard Witts is behind a new music degree at Edge Hill. Launching in September, the BA in Music, Sound, Enterprise takes the University into new creative arts territory – a place Richard feels perfectly at home.

I began playing in the school orchestra when I was 12. I then went to the Royal Northern College of Music and played with the Hallé Orchestra when I was just 18. My first professional engagement was at the Royal Festival Hall. I don’t remember feeling particularly overwhelmed – it was a job, and I was too young to realise how difficult it was all meant to be.

I was at the infamous Sex Pistols concert at the Lesser Free Trade Hall in Manchester. I know everyone says they were, but I really was. One thing led to another and I was asked to manage The Fall, went on to found the Manchester Musicians’ Collective and work with Rock against Racism. Tony Wilson gave me work on TV and that led to BBC TV’s Oxford Road Show, which was set up as a rival programme to The Tube.

I’m inspired by the idea that teaching helps music to improve and evolve. Music can be a benevolent or malevolent force. It can be used as an instrument of torture; it can be banned by governments or broadcasters. I would never tell people that music is the most positive thing in the world, but it is one of the most powerful.

People always want the names of musicians I’ve spent any time with. And it’s a bit awkward – there are so many and there’s always a student ‘hero’ in the list: Iggy Pop, John Cage, Nico, Curtis Mayfield, Sade, Joy Division, Stockhausen, Art Blakey, Madonna, John Cooper Clarke. I’m currently doing a performance project on Kraftwerk. When we set up The Passage (pictured below) we were auditioning for a singer and a young Steven Morrissey came along, but we thought he might be a bit high maintenance…

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In today’s competitive graduate employment market, simply having a degree is rarely enough to secure that all-important first job.

Edge Hill’s Business School has come up with a new initiative that not only helps students gain vital, CV-boosting industry experience, but also puts the University at the heart of the local business community.

“The Business School has always offered targeted support to help external organisations improve their performance,” says Michael Banford, Enterprise Co-ordinator. “Traditionally, this has been delivered through short student placements designed to address a particular business issue.

“However, we increasingly found we were getting enquiries about projects that went beyond the usual scope of a student placement, either in terms of timescales or complexity. This highlighted an opportunity to broaden our business support offer and led to the development of the Enterprise Project team.”

Launched in 2010, the initiative gives Business and Computing students the opportunity to work on live projects for real life clients. The projects have genuine outcomes (usually websites or IT systems) and students get paid for the work they do. This makes the job feel as realistic and professional as possible – and also acts as a great motivator.

The concept is simple. An organisation approaches the Business School with an idea for a project, usually a web or IT-based issue that can’t be addressed in-house or by a regular student placement. The Enterprise team then invites

applications from students to work on the project.

Projects are campus-based, around 12 weeks long and students are expected to commit at least a day a week to them.

Although Enterprise Projects are completely extra-curricular, many students are able to use the experience as part of their course modules.

Anecdotal evidence suggests that students who get involved in the Enterprise team are also more likely to achieve higher grades.

Dan Brown, a third-year Web Systems Development student who has worked on three Enterprise Projects, thinks that being part of the team has definitely enhanced his learning.

“It’s an amazing opportunity to learn new skills and do things that are above and beyond what you get to do on the course,” he says. “I feel so much further ahead because I’ve had first hand experience of the knowledge, skills, techniques and practices that are used in the real world.”

Demand for the team’s services has been so great that Michael has taken on a full-time employee to help recruit and mentor students and supervise projects. As one of the original team members, Masters graduate and new Enterprise Associate,

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Daniel Reil, is able to use his own experience to help students get the most out of working for the team and ensure they deliver an industry standard project.

“It’s a very challenging experience,” says Daniel.

“Having been involved as a student myself, I know what they are, and aren’t capable of doing at each stage of their course. We like to take people out of their comfort zone, get them to push themselves and learn new skills, maybe in areas that aren’t even on their programme.”

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It’s not just students that benefit from the scheme, however. The advantages for participating organisations are also clear.

Client: realholidayreports.com “Most of our clients are SMEs or micro-organisations so they often don’t have the in-house resources or expertise to tackle technical projects, and budgets are generally tight,” says Michael. “An Enterprise Project gives them access to a pool of enthusiastic, talented students, with academic supervision, at a very competitive price.”

As well as the feel good factor of knowing they’re contributing to business education in the North West, Enterprise clients have the opportunity to build a long lasting, mutually beneficial relationship with the University. Many clients go on to provide further projects, student placements, input into modules and guest lectures. In return they benefit from expert business advice and excellent networking opportunities.

“The Enterprise Projects model is not just beneficial for students and clients, it’s also helping the University address two of its strategic priorities: external engagement with private, public or third sector organisations, and employability,” adds Michael. “It’s a win-win situation all round.”

Background: The Merseyside company had a strong presence in the online tourism market with a holiday and hotel review website that also featured voucher and discount codes.

They wanted to develop the voucher code side of the business and diversify into non-tourism sectors.

Project: To build a dynamic website with a user-friendly and attractive front end, plus a ‘back office’ system that could manage the complex administration of the site.

“The students were full of ideas and really thought outside the box. They also have a great knowledge of the latest technology and gadgets so they were able to suggest alternative ways of doing things.

The project was undertaken in a very thorough and professional way. The students delivered an excellent product, on time, that exceeded our expectations.

We’re proud to be associated with the Enterprise team and are looking forward to building more links with the Business School in the future.”

Ian Marsden, Managing Director, voucheranddiscountcodes.co.uk

From Oceania to Ormskirk It is the greatest sporting event on earth. Almost every nation in the world takes part, with 13,000 athletes competing in 33 different sports with around 400 events. With the opening ceremony of London 2012 now just weeks away, Olympic fever is sweeping the country and Edge Hill University is playing its own part in delivering this historic international event.

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The University has been named as an official pre games training camp for the national teams from Palau, the Marshall Islands, American Samoa and the Federated States of Micronesia. This means athletes from these small islands in the South Pacific will live and train on Edge Hill’s Ormskirk campus in the weeks leading up to the Games as part of an acclimatisation programme before the competitions begin.

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“It is fantastic news that the Oceania teams chose to come to Edge Hill University,” said Tony Charlton, Associate Head of Sports Development and Sports Studies. “Plans to bring a national team here began immediately after the campus was included in LOGOC’s Pre Training Camp Guide in 2008, so it’s very rewarding that after four years of hard work, we have achieved what we first set out to do.

“Edge Hill already has an outstanding reputation as a leading University for sport, so the fact it has been picked as a training camp for some of the world’s most talented athletes just strengthens our position further. It’s also nice that we are able to bring a bit of London 2012 to Ormskirk.”

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The University will become home to Oceania’s track and field stars for around eight weeks, as they undertake a strict training regime ahead of the qualifying heats in August. But what attracted these elite sportsmen and women from Oceania to West Lancashire?

The award-winning campus was a key factor. Its £7 million sports complex with a running track, a gym and a sports hall, as well as state-of-the-art sports therapy and biomechanics labs to monitor athletes’ performances is an obvious draw.

However, Tony believes it was the location and welcoming atmosphere around the University that sold Edge Hill to the Oceania National Olympic Committee.

“When the Committee visited, they were particularly impressed that everything was in one place – training facilities, accommodation, catering and even access to leisure, as we have a theatre and cinema on campus. Preparation for athletes during this important time is meticulously planned, so being able to arrange a seamless schedule on one self-contained site was a real bonus to them.”

The team will take part in a series of community and cultural activities outside their training programme, helped by Edge Hill student volunteers as part of a unique ‘buddy’ volunteer programme. The scheme is being developed to ensure athletes settle into their surroundings and have the chance to sample local life with the oneto-one support of ‘buddies’. Students, in return, gain an once-in-a-lifetime chance to contribute to the Olympics, providing experience that will make their CV stand out to potential employers.

“One of the reasons we wanted to create a pre games training camp here on campus is the opportunities it would open up for our students.

The Olympic ethos is all about bringing sports to communities and linking this to education and culture; the buddying system really embodies this spirit and it is fantastic that students can be involved in what will be one of the best Olympics yet.”

North West in the running for Gold Edge Hill University is part of the North Western Universities Partnership, in collaboration with the University of Central Lancashire and Liverpool John Moores University, who will also accommodate members of the Oceania Olympic team. The group has been recognised with a place on the prestigious shortlist for the Coubertin Olympic Vision Award at the National Podium Awards, created to celebrate higher education’s contribution to deliver London 2012.

The Partnership has also scooped the ‘Bronze’ prize in the British Council Award for Innovative International Collaboration category.

State Wrongs and Human Rights Is contemporary society characterised by uncertainty, anxiety and ‘insecurity’? Or is the idea of ‘insecurity’ a way for society’s most powerful agencies to promote an agenda of surveillance and fear that pervades and delimits so many aspects of our lives today?

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Islamophobia and the Politics of Hate in Europe

This was the premise for a recent thought-provoking free public lecture series at the University, (In)Security, Surveillance and the State, which saw leading international commentators, academics and experts visit the Ormskirk campus to explore the politics of ‘insecurity’. The 2011 Summer riots, Islamophobia in Europe, informers and intelligence work, human bombers and state collusion in political violence all came under the spotlight, as the speakers examined some of the most critical, controversial and divisive issues that confront us today.

The series was organised by the Department of Social Sciences and led by Professor of Sociology Mark McGovern, whose own research in Northern Irish politics and post-conflict transition explores state violence, collusion and justice.

“The idea behind the lectures was to pull together a number of discrete areas of concern around the idea of ‘insecurity’ in contemporary society and its political uses,” says Professor McGovern. “It’s important that, when we as a society are faced with conflict such as civil unrest or war, there is an opportunity to hear critical voices and explore the questions they raise.

“Bringing together the range of speakers we had, we aimed to provide a cross fertilisation of issues and interests that we hope were illuminated by the series.

“Lecture series like these underline exactly what a university is about; highlighting the big issues in society and providing a forum for debate and discussion, in this case, by some of the best commentators and academics in these specific areas. This can only benefit our students’ learning, not only on their course of study but also as citizens.”

Liz Fekete, Executive Director, Institute of Race Relations

After the Backlash: The Summer Riots and the Right

Owen Jones, Political commentator and author of Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class Reimagining the Suicide Bomber

Dr Mark Devenney, Deputy Director of the CAPPE, University of Brighton

Informing Controversy: The Renewed Relevance of Informers to Counter-Terrorism Operations and the Controversy Surrounding Their Use

Dr Steve Hewitt, Senior Lecturer in American and Canadian Studies, University of Birmingham Collusion and the Struggle for Truth and Justice

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Fair Weather Researchers at Edge Hill University are analysing one of the largest weather forecasting systems in the world to ensure it predicts more accurate reports on global warming.

The University's Computing Department has been chosen to join the Quality Assurance for Climate Codes (QACC) project, which looks at climate change predictions made by computer simulations.

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Government and military agencies currently use these software models to make critical decisions when devising policies, making the research crucial in helping to eliminate inaccuracies.

As a result of being involved in the research, the University will become a centre for expertise that will offer a valuable service to climate change research groups all over the world.

Edge Hill University is working in collaboration with SimCon Ltd to identify issues in climate models and develop strategies for the software development processes to overcome and avoid errors that are discovered.

Dr Anderson said: “The project is expected to have considerable impact in the climate modelling world. Already we have made some progress regarding the codes used in weather forecasting and our contributions have been welcomed by their developers. The system we’re looking at is currently used by major organisations such as the US Air Force Weather Agency, the US Naval Research Laboratory, the National Centre for Atmospheric Research and the Federal Aviation Administration. Therefore, the impact from our research is expected to be far more wide-reaching and will play a significant role internationally in future climate change and weather forecasts.

Dr Mark Anderson, Senior Lecturer in Computing who is leading on the project for the University, explained: “Climate change is predicted to accelerate far beyond currently observable effects during the next few decades and large sums of money are being spent to reduce carbon emissions.

“The work we are carrying out at the moment is very important because the predictions of climate change are made by computer simulations. These programs are large and complex, with long histories of development and many authors. There is a risk that they contain significant programming errors which could, in turn, cause underestimation or overestimation of the predicted changes, and undermine the credibility of the studies which make these predictions.”

“The research not only increases our capacity for international collaborative working but impacts positively on teaching, as students will be actively participating in aspects of the project work.”

Tests are being carried out with various models and will be analysed as part of the investigation process. The final findings will be published later in the year.

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An African Adventure To reflect the progressive globalisation of contemporary nursing, Edge Hill’s BSc (Hons) Adult Nursing programme has developed practical content that ensure graduates are ready to make their mark, wherever they may practice.

By offering students the opportunity to experience a four-week formative placement outside the UK, the University aims to provide a high quality educational experience which places the service user at the centre of learning, as well as ensuring graduates become competent, safe and effective practitioners.

Sheila believes that by visiting another country and culture, and reflecting upon the knowledge gained from working with service users, students gain an understanding of how behaviour, culture and socio-economic factors can affect health. “These are, after all, global and transferable issues that affect healthcare throughout the world,” she adds.

“This is a valuable aspect of the Adult Nursing programme,” explains Sheila Ollerhead, Associate Head of Adult Nursing. “Short international visits of no more than four weeks can be facilitated within the final year of study, provided all formal arrangements with host partners have been conducted and safeguarding has been established.”

Two current third-year students eagerly awaiting their own trip are Jade Roby and Amanda Thomson, who will be heading to Arusha in Tanzania to undertake a unique work placement.

“We have been really looking forward to this trip and I am very excited to be travelling with Amanda as she is one of my best friends,” says Jade. “It will be an incredible way to finish off our training and, as well as providing us with additional

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learning opportunities in the hospital, we have also got the chance to explore the surrounding area of the Northern Safari Circuit, which includes climbing Mount Meru.”

“I have just completed three months’ work experience in A&E so I am keen to compare it to how the casualty department is run in Tanzania.

As well as this, I will be spending the second two weeks on Gynaecology and Obstetrics, assisting in the delivery of babies, while also having the chance to see how Tanzania copes with the high percentage of infectious diseases such as Malaria, AIDS/HIV, Yellow Fever and Rabies – diseases which are a rarity in most parts of the UK,” she adds.

“This placement will give us a really good insight into how lucky we are with the advanced healthcare we have in the UK. I’m looking forward to comparing nursing care ideas with staff nurses in Tanzania and seeing the types of resources they have over there as well as looking after patients with conditions I have never come across before.”

For more information about Edge Hill's BSc (Hons) Adult Nursing programme, log on to: ehu.ac.uk/b740

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Coffee, Muffins and Maximal Performance: A Personal Journey through Sports Science Research Professor Lars McNaughton Thursday 14th June 2012 – 6pm

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