Hope Life Spring 2017

WINTER GRADUATION

LIVERPOOL HOPE PLAYWRITING PRIZE

HOPE STAR AWARDS

Hope Life Spring 2017 | Edition 8

EVERTON STARS VISIT HOPE

Five-year research partnership with Everton Football Club announced.

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WINTER GRADUATION

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Five-year research partnership with Ever ton Football Club anno unced.

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8 STUDENTS VISIT LILLE Partnership with l’Université Catholique de Lille leads to Erasmus exchange.

9 ACU CONFERENCE AT LIVERPOOL HOPE The Rt Hon Patricia Scotland joins vice chancellors at Hope.

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Everton and Hope in partnership

12 HONORARY DOCTORATES Professor James Keaton (MBE) and Canon Andrew White honoured at Winter Graduation.

14 INSIGHT TO BUSINESS AWARDS Work experience placements awarded to top students by local businesses.

16 BRITISH SCIENCE WEEK Schools and members of the public celebrated the sciences at Hope.

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And the winner is...

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Winter Graduation 2017

18 ART OF THE CITY Student art work displayed in the heart of Liverpool.

19 HOPE STAR AWARDS Staff and students recognised in the annual awards.

24 ALUMNI NEWS News and events from our alumni.

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Life-changing scholarship

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Alumna takes Manhattan

26 THE FINAL WORD Dr Robert Busby discusses the impact of US President Donald Trump’s Twitter presence.

Welcome from Professor Pillay There has been much to celebrate these past few months. We have achieved our goal of opening our well-equipped new Sports Complex on time, providing our staff and students with unparalleled access to top fitness and research facilities.

The winner of the second Liverpool Hope Playwriting Prize was announced at the Royal Court Theatre: an actor who had worked all his life in the theatre, and who will now see his own play performed on stage.

We are also achieving our goal of forming lasting and meaningful partnerships that will benefit our students and researchers, as we begin to work closely with Everton Football Club and the Leaders Club.

British Science Week was a huge success. Our aim was to engage with the public and schools, and help ignite a passion for STEM subjects. The feedback we received was excellent.

The Cornerstone Festival and Jazz Festival also welcomed record audiences.

We enjoyed our winter graduation and Foundation Day ceremonies. Our Honorary Doctorate recipients Professor James Keaton and Canon Andrew White, and Honorary Fellows Enid and Philip Lodge are fine examples of people who strive for the goal of enhancing the common good.

I encourage you to set goals not just for the sake of earning more money or achieving greater status, but to put to good use the talents and skills that you have developed during your years of study. Use them to serve others. Use them to achieve something worth living for.

Professor Gerald J. Pillay Vice-Chancellor & Rector

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News around campus A round-up of news and events from Liverpool Hope.

A new look for Liverpool Hope

You may have noticed that we have been using our redesigned crest on documents and around campus. This is part of a new look for the University’s branding, which you will see roll out across the website, social media and publications.

Live link up to USA Dr Robert Busby, Senior Lecturer in Politics, and Dr Jacqueline Reich of Chestnut Hill College in Pennsylvania, US, held a live web link up from the Liverpool Hope Learning Lab to discuss Donald Trump’s world view, his likely actions, and how a new grand strategy will have repercussions far beyond the North America continent.

Milapfest Partnership Shortlisted Liverpool Hope’s partnership with Milapfest, the UK’s South Asian Arts Development Trust, was shortlisted in the distinguished Times Higher Education Awards 2016, in the Excellence and Innovation in the Arts’ category.

Hope Life is designed in house at Liverpool Hope University and printed by Media Group.

Cover image: Everton Fitness Coach Jan Kluitenberg meets our students.

The views expressed in the magazine are those of the contributors and do not necessarily represent those of Liverpool Hope University.

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Everton & Hope in partnership Liverpool Hope has announced an official five-year research partnership with Everton Football Club - the first of its type between a Premier League club and a leading university.

During the five-year collaboration, Liverpool Hope will carry out research across Everton in the Community’s six pillars - health and wellbeing, sports development, community and business development, employment, education and training, youth engagement, and Everton Free School and Sixth Form.

One of the first projects will see researchers working with Everton in the Community staff to quantify and 4

provide detailed evidence of the social impact the Club’s charity makes within the city of Liverpool.

Both the University and the Club will benefit from knowledge exchange through guest lecturers, placements and volunteering opportunities.

Professor Denise Barrett-Baxendale, Executive Chair of Everton in the Community, has been named Honorary Visiting Professor in Leadership in Sport Serving Humanity, while Liverpool Hope’s Professor

Ian Vandewalle has been named as Everton Chair in Social Responsibility – a brand new role that will support the partnership. Both Professor Barrett-Baxendale and Professor Vandewalle will give free public lectures about sport and society in late spring.

To mark the start of the new relationship, Everton football star Enner Valencia, Club Fitness Coach Jan Kluitenberg and Club Ambassador Graeme Sharp were the first official visitors to Liverpool Hope University’s new £14.47million Sports Science Avenue.

They viewed motion-capture demonstrations, gait and EMG analysis, and anticipation motor control tasks.

They also watched a VO2max demonstration, which tests the limits of aerobic performance.

Students and lecturers spoke to them about their latest research, which includes recovery interventions in football and team sports, training load and athlete monitoring strategies in elite professional footballers, tennis and ageing and nutrition, and exercise and ageing.

Jan Kluitenberg also took part in a Q&A, answering questions on tailoring individual training plans for players, teamwork, and the importance of selfmanagement in staying at the maximum fitness levels.

Sport and Exercise Science student Ragul Selvamoorthy asked fitness coach Jan how he works with new players to help them adapt to his training regimes.

The first-year student said: “It was great to have the opportunity to talk to someone in the field and events like this build a good relationship between the Club and the University.

“It was great to have the opportunity to talk to someone in the field and events like this build a good relationship between the Club and the University.”

“It would be great if we could develop the partnership and see if there would be potential for student placements with the coaching team in the future.

“When I heard about the Q&A, I was keen to see what insights an expert could share and take advantage of something that doesn’t happen very often.

“It was particularly interesting for me, as I’m hoping to go on and do research into molecular adaptations of exercise, across a range of different sports.”

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£10,000 Playwriting Prize winner announced Actor Simon Bradbury was named the winner of the 2017 Liverpool Hope Playwriting Prize, for his comedy The Last Act of Love of J B Moliere.

Simon was presented with his award at a special ceremony at Liverpool’s Royal Court. He takes home a £10,000 prize and the chance to see his play produced by the theatre.

Lecturer and screenwriter Gerry Linford won the £1,500 Highly Commended award for his play A Prayer to Saint Cajetan. A thieves’ hideout, the 19th-century occult scene, and a trip to Italy were among the worlds entered into by this year’s shortlisted writers.

Running for the second time, the Liverpool Hope Playwriting Prize aims to find the next great comedy play and is the UK’s second largest playwriting prize after the Bruntwood Prize.

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Simon’s winning play charts the last days of Moliere, who, knowing his death is near, prepares to put on a performance of ‘The Imaginary Invalid’. Moliere’s servant and wife try to dissuade him from performing, and ask him to sign a document renouncing the acting profession, in the hope of saving his soul and affording him a Christian burial. Both his friends and enemies alike conspire to keep Moliere from the stage in the madcap romp.

world of the theatre. Austerity has been a blow to all aspects of our lives, but the cultural world is the first to get it in the neck. My admiration for Moliere, the man and his farces, was another springboard. He dealt with tyrannical patronage, censorship and ceaseless attacks from the church, yet continued his commitment to enlighten and entertain. It is my cheeky homage to a compulsive social critic, who pushed the bounds of convention and good taste, while being completely incapable of denying himself and countless others a bloody good laugh.”

Read about all of the shortlisted writers at www.playwritingprize.com

Liverpool Hope Playwriting Prize Alumni Shortlisted writers from the inaugural 2015 Prize have gone on to carve successful careers in the theatre industry.

Katie Mulgrew, winner of the first Liverpool Hope Playwriting Prize, currently has her play Omnibus in production with Liverpool’s Royal Court and the Unity Theatre, with tickets on sale now. Katie’s play has recently received a £14,850 grant from Arts Council England’s Grants For The Arts Programme to develop the play in conjunction with Liverpool’s Royal Court and Unity theatres.

Ian Salmon’s Highly Commended The Comeback Special was performed at Liverpool’s Capstone Theatre in March, as part of the Cornerstone Festival.

The play was produced by Liverpool Hope Graduate Callum Downes and the CNS Theatre Company, with some nights selling out completely.

This year’s judges included Frank Cottrell Boyce (screenwriter and author), Alistair Smith (editor, The Stage), Catherine Jones (arts writer), Amanda Whittington (playwright), Les Dennis (actor, comedian and writer), Kevin Fearon (chief executive, Liverpool’s Royal Court), Katie Mulgrew (comedian and winner of the first Liverpool Hope Playwriting Prize), Paul Allen (playwright and critic), and Dr John Bennett (principal lecturer, Liverpool Hope University).

Shortlisted Michael Ross’s play Happy To Help was performed at Park Theatre London in 2016.

Chair of Judges Dr John Bennett said: “This is a truly remarkable play that manages to combine broad slapstick humour, detailed historical knowledge and witty, original dialogue to great comic effect, whilst achieving moments of genuine pathos - an impressive feat of comic writing.”

Actor and writer Simon was born in Salford and has starred in the TV shows Arrow, Fringe and Stargate: Arc of Truth.

He was a member of the Manchester Youth Theatre and studied at the Drama Centre London, before moving to Canada where he spent 16 years with The Shaw Festival Theatre. Simon now resides back in the UK. He has acted in a number of Shakespeare productions, and also starred in Moliere’s Tartuffe at The Stratford Festival. He has also worked in The Beatles’ LOVE by Cirque du Soleil.

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Hope students enjoy taste of Lille

Hope back on the agenda The

A decade on from the success of Liverpool Hope University’s international youth congress The Big Hope, which attracted more than 2,000 international delegates and world leaders, the University has announced its 2018 return.

Seventeen students from a range of academic disciplines undertook a week’s Erasmus Taster Trip to Lille, France, led by Dr Bryce Evans, Director of the European Institute, and Faye Sharp, International Hub. The students enjoyed guided tours around Lille and its surrounds, including the famous First World War battlefields of Flanders and some of the city’s many museums and art galleries.

In 2016, Liverpool Hope University and l’Université Catholique de Lille formed a strategic alliance around teaching and research, enabling staff and student exchange, cross-disciplinary research projects, publications, joint masters degrees and the co-supervision of PhD students.

The students chosen for the trip were those who had expressed a strong desire to undertake an Erasmus exchange to Lille during the course of their undergraduate study.

The trip also helped students prepare for Erasmus exchange in France by enabling them to experience a day on campus at l’Université Catholique de Lille which involved French lessons, meeting French students- including their counterparts planning to come to Liverpool, and touring the campus.

The partnership with l’Université Catholique de Lille has also seen exchange visits from academics at both universities. Psychology Professor Galina Paramei delivered a series of lectures during a recent Erasmus exchange trip to Lille. Professor Paramei delivered three lectures on the Bilingual Mind, Research Methods: Experimental Design in Psychological Studies, and the Bilingual Mind and Brain. Dr Michael Holmes is also currently a Senior Visiting Research Fellow at the European School of Political and Social Sciences at the University.

For more information about Erasmus exchange opportunities, contact Dr Bryce Evans at evansb1@hope.ac.uk.

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The Big Hope 2 global youth congress will take place in Liverpool between 13th-20th June 2018.

The Big Hope 2 will provide the opportunity for young people from diverse backgrounds to come together to explore and debate key issues affecting individuals and societies around the world, such as freedom, conflict, equality, and change.

Workshops, seminars and keynote speeches will focus on the relationships between these issues and factors such as technology, faith, politics, entrepreneurship and employment, and the arts. The congress also aims to develop leadership qualities in young people aged from 1835, and examine what we can do to make change in society.

The Big Hope was the University’s official contribution to both the 2008 Liverpool European Capital of Culture celebrations, and the European Parliament’s Year of Intercultural Dialogue.

Speakers at the first event included Cherie Booth QC, Cardinal Cormac Murphy O’Connor, President Mary McAleese, The Very Revd Justin Welby, Chief Rabbi Dr Sir Jonathan Sacks and Imam AbdulJalil Sajid, with topics including art, sport and culture, business, education, the environment and sustainable development, global coexistence, international development, human rights and reconciliation.

Visit the www.thebighope.info to find out who will be speaking at the 2018 event, and how you can get involved.

ACU Conference at Liverpool Hope University

Commonwealth Secretary-General says there is a ‘special role’ for universities in promoting respect.

The Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, The Rt Hon Patricia Scotland, joined vice chancellors from around the world at Liverpool Hope, to discuss the important role that universities can play in promoting respect across society.

She also called for practical action from university leaders in promoting respect for different faiths, and said that understanding between faiths is possible “by focusing on the 99 per cent that joins us, not the one per cent that separates us”.

Secretary-General Scotland was speaking at the Association of Commonwealth Universities’ three-day seminar at the University. The gathering brought together representatives of universities with a strong faith mission to share their experience of best practice, and to draw up a statement of common standards and ideals.

Secretary-General Scotland said: “Violence can be defeated, but we need the widest and most inclusive alliances of government, international agencies, civil society

organisations, private sector actors, legal bodies, educators, youth workers and healthcare professionals. It’s going to take us all.

“We also need to mobilise our faith leaders alongside those of no religious belief, and unite in upholding and expressing the values of our common humanity.”

Issues under discussion at the seminar included how to identify common values, moral and personal development, creating an interfaith environment, extra-curricular activity, and social and international development issues as a means of developing respect.

Secretary-General Scotland said: “One of the important things that this seminar will do is look at bringing together different traditions and faiths. Liverpool Hope University is exemplary in the bringing together of different denominations to create something wonderful. The creation of Liverpool Hope was emblematic of bridging divisions that existed in Liverpool. The University was founded on the understanding that by working together on what we have in 9

Graduation Success

Hope graduands celebrate at Winter Graduation 2017 There were celebrations a plenty as Hope graduands gathered at Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, for the first Graduation ceremony of 2017.

Students receiving Masters, PhDs, Postgraduate Certificates, and Bachelor degrees, celebrated completing their studies alongside honorary degree recipients Professor James Keaton MBE and Canon Andrew White.

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Laura Dixon, Disability Studies MA I was apprehensive about the jump from a Drama degree to Disability Studies MA, but as the year progressed, I began to realise how much each discipline informed each other and how vitally important that was.

My year on the Disability Studies MA course has allowed me to consider things I wouldn’t otherwise have challenged, and allowed me to grow individually and politically.

I have met some truly wonderful people during my time here and will always look back with fond memories of the valuable time I spent at Hope.

Academically, I particularly enjoyed exploring classical literature such as Jane Ayre, and the aspects of disability and mental health within

the text. This has encouraged me to peruse similar texts and plays in regards to disability, and will now always be something I have a passion for.

On a personal level, Disability Studies has allowed me to take ownership of my own journey with Dyslexia.

Something I have often ‘played down’ or discarded as something that doesn’t affect me. My time on the course has allowed me to accept this as an important part of who I am and for that, I am forever grateful.

After the course, I began an internship with a Drama and Theatre company.

Working solely in the community, I am working with many people on individual journeys of their own. The combination of Drama and Disability in academic study has allowed me to transfer my knowledge and skill to help others.

Freya Buckley, Disability Studies MA The Disability Studies MA at Liverpool Hope University was a fantastic opportunity for me to engage critically with policies, prejudices, and professions around disability, and its representation in literature, media, film and art. My learning experience on the course was an enlightening, challenging and unforgettable journey.

When I first started the course, I lacked confidence and felt overwhelmed by the thought of MA-level study. However, it taught

Megan Kelleher, Psychology BSc

me that when I feel unable to do something, that is exactly the right time to attempt it - you should set yourself goals rather than limitations.

I feel I have completed the course and become a much more resilient individual.

Without a doubt, the highlight of my time at Liverpool Hope has been the Disability Studies/SEN tutors. I feel privileged to have been taught by internationally recognised scholars and researchers in the field of Disability Studies. The commitment my tutors showed towards my studies and achievement matched my own, which resulted in a very positive learning environment.

My greatest academic achievement was conducting my undergraduate research during my final year. My dissertation investigated ‘The Neural Correlations of Emotional Responses to Familiar and Unfamiliar Genres of Music’. It employed neuroimaging methodology (EEG), investigating electrical activity in the brain of subjects via EEG recordings when listening to familiar and unfamiliar genres of music.

My degree has not only enabled me to develop academic skills such as writing and research, but has provided me with a great work ethic and ambition to succeed in all areas of my life. The support provided by the Psychology department was incredible. They want nothing but for you to attain the best grades possible. The relationships between the staff and students were informal, which made the lecturers approachable for any help or guidance required.

I’m currently enrolled on an MSc course in Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, and in the future would like to do a PhD or a doctorate in Clinical Psychology.

See all the pictures from Winter Graduation 2017 via the Liverpool Hope University Flickr page.

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Honouring courage and commitment Our first Honorary Doctorate recipients of 2017 were Professor James Keaton (MBE) and Canon Andrew White.

Professor James Keaton (MBE) Professor James Keaton (MBE) was awarded a Doctor of Humane Letters (honoris causa) in recognition of his work in building links between the higher education sector and major businesses and organisations.

Professor Keaton was educated at St Edwards College, Liverpool, the University of Liverpool, and Harvard University.

He is a founder member of Liverpool Hope’s Board of Regents, who support the University’s Strategic Development agenda and act as advocates, helping to connect the University to people, networks and organisations. He has been instrumental in developing Liverpool Hope University’s five-year research partnership with Everton Football Club.

Professor Keaton has also held numerous global senior leadership and advisory roles in the chemical, textile and investment management industries and chairman, trustee and consultancy roles with the Shrewsbury Roman Catholic Diocese. He was presented with the Papal Award of Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice (2009) in recognition of outstanding service to the Diocese of Shrewsbury and was awarded an MBE in 2011 for services to Heritage in the North West. He became a Liveryman of the City of London and accorded the Freedom of the City in 1997.

He was also the Vice President and Treasurer at the University of Liverpool, Chairman of the Management School Board, Pro-Chancellor at the University of Liverpool; Trustee at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and Chairman of Governors at Upton Hall Grammar School.

Professor Keaton said: “The fact that we have such excellent universities demonstrates that we are a region with a thirst for ideas and innovation and that we know how to make visitors feel welcome – many of whom choose to stay. I am proud to be honoured by Liverpool Hope University, and to share its values – a commitment to educating the whole person for the greater good.”

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Canon Andrew White Canon Andrew White was awarded the title Doctor of Divinity (honoris causa) in recognition of his courage as Vicar of St George’s Church in Baghdad and his commitment to reconciliation in the Middle East.

Canon White pastored the only Anglican Church in Iraq, St George’s Church in Baghdad, until November 2014 – a position that afforded him the moniker ‘The Vicar of Baghdad’. Due to the threat of sectarian violence in Iraq, he, like thousands of other Christians, was forced to flee.

He then moved his bases to Israel and Jordan where he set up a new parish in Marka, a suburb of Amman, and where his parishioners are Iraqi Christians forced into exile.

Prior to St George’s, Canon White worked for many years in The Holy Land, playing a key role in negotiating the end of the Bethlehem siege in 2002. That same year, he partook in the Alexandria Process – an active dialogue between Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders to build understanding and work towards peace in The Holy Land.

From 2005, Canon White worked full time as President of the Foundation for Relief and Reconciliation in the Middle East, which he set up to provide spiritual and material relief to refugees displaced by violent upheaval. He is now continuing this vital work through his new organisation - Canon Andrew White Reconciliation Ministries and Jerusalem M.E.R.I.T. This is a ministry of healing and reconciliation carried out by radically working at political and religious reconciliation, whilst at the same time meeting medical, humanitarian and educational needs of the broken communities.

Canon White said: “It’s a great joy to be honoured in this situation, and it’s a great joy to be recognised for courage.

All of us need to show courage every day. My piece of advice for graduates is that they have had a brilliant foundation. They can move forward, but they must take risks. All the time people say keep safe, take care, have a nice day. I say no. Don’t take care. Take risks, but take them with care.”

Recognising 50 years of service Philip and Enid honoured for 50 years of service to Ecumenism and Education A Liverpool couple who have spent more than 50 years promoting relations between communities and churches, were awarded Honorary Fellowships at this year’s Foundation Day. Philip and Enid Lodge live in Liverpool, but spent time preaching and teaching in Eastern Nigeria in the 1960s before fleeing due to the Biafran War. They then worked and ministered in Harrogate, Wolverhampton and Nottingham before moving to Liverpool in 1980.

Philip became Head of Liverpool’s first inner-city community school, Paddington Comprehensive, which remained a source of stability throughout the Toxteth Riots in the 1980s. He also helped draw up Liverpool’s first Race Equality Education Statement. Philip retired from teaching in 1998, but is still Chair of the Valley Theatre, a Youth and Community Initiative.

Enid initiated The Fourth Dimension Ecumenical Charity shop in Huyton, which was opened by Bishop David Sheppard in October 1981. The shop has nurtured hundreds of people in need, and both Enid and Philip continue to serve on the management council.

The couple’s passion for ecumenism springs from their own experience - Enid is Anglican and Philip is Methodist.

Philip was Chair of the Department for International Affairs of the Merseyside Ecumenical Assembly. Enid developed

international links within Christian Aid and the United Nations Association (UNA) Networks and is currently UNAUK Board Member for the North-West.

As Liverpool-Cologne Church Link members, the pair have supported visits and events between the two cities and have worked with Liverpool Hope’s Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace Studies.

Enid became the Voluntary Schools Officer for the Liverpool United Nations Association and organised the first annual Model UN General Assembly for sixth formers in 1985 - held at Liverpool Hope.

Enid said: “I can think of nothing more important than helping young people see the worth and dignity of themselves and others, and I am grateful for the opportunities we have had to work towards that.”

Philip added: “If what we have been involved in has enabled or encouraged others to do something similar, we have been doubly rewarded.”

Professor Pillay said: “We are delighted to welcome Philip and Enid Lodge as Honorary Fellows of the University. They deserve public recognition. They have shown that education is the way forward. The impact they have had in Liverpool and abroad is tangible.”

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Insight to Business Awards 2017 Record number of placements presented to this year’s winners Spire Liverpool Hospital, de Winter and Crown Plaza Speke.

Coca Cola European Partners and Little League Sports also supported the event.

In his opening address, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Operations) and Head of the Business School Professor Ian Vandewalle encouraged the student nominees to ‘never doubt their ability to succeed at the highest levels’, before announcing the winners.

Organised by the Liverpool Hope University Business School, the event, in its third year, saw Liverpool Hope University students shortlisted for a series of unique openings in the world of work. After interviews and presentations, each company selected a winner, which was announced at the event.

Twelve places were up for grabs at this year’s awards – the most that the University has secured for the awards.

Companies and organisations awarding work placement prizes this year were: Everton Football Club, First Ark, Little League Sports, Grant Thornton, MSB Solicitors, New Mersey Retail Park, The Royal Bank of Scotland, ProQuest,

Joshua Pierce, who won, the opportunity to shadow First Ark Executive Director Tony Cahill, said of the win: “I’m hoping to get more experience to put on my CV. I’m getting the chance to shadow a Chief Executive, something that I wish to be one day. I can see what it takes and learn from the best.”

Tony Cahill said: “First Ark Group have been working with Liverpool Hope for several years in providing practical insights into business through guest lecturing and industry visits for students. We see the opportunity to provide a job-shadowing experience as a great opportunity to see the practicality of how a diverse business such as ours operates on a day-to-day basis. We are looking forward to Joshua joining us and hope he gains a lot from it.”

Award for student entrepreneurs A team of student entrepreneurs scooped the Best Written Report award at the Young Enterprise Regional Finals, for their innovative educational games.

create a business report. The judges were very nice and we were over the moon to pick up the award.”

Kayleigh Burns, Joshua Pierce, Heather Roberts, Gabby Ingham and Bec Millar are the brains behind Inspirational Little Futures, which creates fun and educational games for children in their developing primary school years.

The team created a platform through Facebook to share fun and unique crafts, games and education ideas with children.

Talking about the win, Joshua Pierce said: “It was a great and very real experience, and it was great to end it winning one of the five trophies at regional against everyone else in the North West.

“Our Managing Director Kayleigh organised us very well with the investment proposal/business report, and because all of our group knew what our business was, what we were about and what we wanted to achieve, it made it easier to

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The Regional Finals brought together 15 of the best student businesses from nine higher and further education institutions based in the North West.

Students awarded top Nutrition scholarship The opportunity to undertake life-changing nutrition research in the US, has been awarded to three undergraduate students from Liverpool Hope University.

Supported by the Vice-Chancellor’s Initiative Fund and the Faculty of Science Dean, each student will receive a £2,500 scholarship prize to undertake work experience at Purdue University’s ‘Camp DASH’.

The students will work with world-leading nutrition researchers for three months, gaining experience on a human dietary intervention study. The research looks at the effect of diet and sodium intake on blood pressure and blood lipids in adolescents aged 11-15 years.

Each student will be responsible for working with the adolescent volunteers as a camp councillor, preparing food

in the metabolic kitchen, and/or processing and analysing biological samples in the laboratory.

Siobhan Downing, one of the scholarship recipients, said: “I would really like to go on to do clinical nutrition research and so this was too good of an opportunity to miss. Having this work experience under my belt will really help when applying for jobs in the future.

“I’m also very excited to be working alongside Dr Connie Weaver as I believe she will have a lot to teach me about the world of clinical nutrition research. I hope this opportunity will increase both my knowledge and my career prospects, as I’ll learn more about clinical nutrition research in the field, compared to just the theory of it. I’ll also be able to say that I have experience of working with one of the top nutritionists in America, when I apply for jobs in the future.”

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Science Week Success

British Science Week goes with a bang More than 300 people visited Health Sciences for a family science day, to celebrate the launch of British Science Week. The day marked the start of a week-long programme of events for students, schools and members of the public.

Laboratory Manager Matt Smith and Hope intern Jasmine Morgan, who took centre stage with their ‘big bang chemistry’, enthralled crowds. Dr Emma Lees and PhD student Ben Kirk had queues of people waiting to have their BMI, BP and cholesterol measured, and to take part in food practicals in the state-of-the-art nutrition labs.

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Maths and Robotics Lecturers Dr Thanapong Chaichana and Dr Graham Reeve, wowed visitors with 3D printing of human organs and an Allosaurus head.

The Psychology labs were buzzing with people taking part in demonstrations led by Dr Tom Gallagher-Mitchell, while Dr Letizia Palumbo discussed the psychological issues raised by a viewing of Black Swan. Geography Lecturer Dr Thom Smyth gave visitors the opportunity to see how aspects of Darwinian evolution result in perfection of form. Meanwhile Sport Science Lecturer Dr Ginny Coyles and PhD student Stephanie Romano put visitors through their paces in the sport physiology labs.

Bioscience and Nutrition students volunteered to entertain visitors with guerrilla science activities in and around the Health Science Building. Demonstrations included a Van de Graaff generator, bugs and mini-beasts, DNA electrophoresis, explosive mentos, and how to make the perfect slime.

INTERNATIONAL TENNIS TOURNAMENT RETURNS More than 100 children and parents helped Dr Carl Larsen track the Easter Bunny - played by intern student Jessica McMahon - using radio telemetry. They found her stash of chocolate eggs and walked around the campus listening to and identifying birds.

British Science Week organiser Dr Carl Larsen said: “British Science Week is a grassroots approach aimed at making science accessible to a wide audience, so we had events for the public, small children and those studying for their A levels. As scientists, it is our responsibility to communicate our science in a way the public can understand.

“The day was a tremendous success with many children leaving with a big smile and saying I’m going to be a scientist when I grow up.”

“The day was a tremendous success with many children leaving with a big smile and saying I’m going to be a scientist when I grow up. Throughout the rest of the week we had over 50 different science activities. We had six days of events for pupils aged 16+ and a single day for primary aged children. Our science academics also raised money for Age Concern Liverpool and Sefton, at this year’s lecturethon, the theme of which was Healthy Ageing.”

Liverpool Hope has confirmed its role as title sponsor of the 2017 Liverpool International Tennis Tournament.

The Liverpool Hope University International Tennis Tournament has grown to become the longest-running and largest tennis exhibition in Europe. Since 2002, it has introduced up-and-coming, and established WTA and ATP players combined with the ever-popular Legends of Tennis.

The University has extended its previous four-year sponsorship deal to cover the 16th edition of the tournament, which takes place at Liverpool Cricket Club between the 15th-18th June 2017.

The decision reflects the University’s long-term commitment to Sports and Health Science research, and to encouraging the health and wellbeing of students and staff. The School of Health Sciences is currently running the UK’s largest study into the health benefits of playing tennis as we age. Tennis legends Jeremy Bates and Peter McNamara, ATP player and world number 73 Wang Qiang, and tennis protégé Macy Clarke helped the University launch the tennis study in the build up to last year’s tournament.

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Art of the city

Colour Me Vivid

Two MA Creative Practice students and a group of first year BA Dance students, recently collaborated with Tate Liverpool to deliver a free interactive performance for the public.

Colour Me Vivid was an installation that focussed on emotional responses to colour.

Using coloured balls, the audience triggered cues to the performance and guided the dancers in their installation. The performance drew inspiration from performance artists such as Yoko Ono, Anish Kapoor and Marina Abromovic, and was inspired by a group brainstorming event during a field trip to Plas Caerdeon.

Two exciting live projects have seen Design students work with the Walker Art Gallery and John Lewis department store in Liverpool.

Second-year students have been working with the gallery on its History in the Making exhibition, which went on show in March.

Meanwhile, third-year students collaborated with John Lewis on its Loved & Found concept, embracing contemporary and bespoke design at the Liverpool store.

Design Programme Leader Dino Soteriou said: “Although both projects are very different from each other, both demonstrate links with commercial practice, engage wider audiences and involve students with a live experience of professional practice.”

The work culminated in a series of outcomes in textiles, metal and ceramics, incorporating the design themes and student’s individual personal research.

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Bridget Waters, one of the MA students behind the concept, said: “Such an opportunity afforded an excellent chance to work with a high-profile organisation with an international reputation, and firsthand experience of the process of developing a working model of a public-facing event. It was a valuable experience to have as an achievement whilst at university.”

The collaboration with the gallery was part of Tate Exchange - an open experiment run by Tate Liverpool.

It’s an ongoing programme of events developed by artists, practitioners, and associates, both within and beyond the arts sector, aimed at building a dialogue around art, society, and the wider issues facing society today.

Hope Star Awards The hard work and support efforts of 20 staff and students were recognised at a special awards night hosted by the Students’ Union (SU).

This year, the Hope Star Awards received 138 nominations in nine different categories, all of which champion best practice across the University.

Supportive Tutor – Doctoral candidate Neil Buckley, Lecturer in Psychology Letizia Palumbo, Professional Tutor in Teacher Education John Grant, Lecturer in Psychology Belen Lopez, Senior Professional Tutor in Teacher Education Yvonne Ward

In his opening speech, the SU’s Vice President for Education, Pranay Raj Shakya, talked about how students are greatly influenced by the work of tutors, support staff and course representatives, and the Hope Star Awards recognise these efforts by being student led.

Supportive Staff – Senior Lecturer in Geography Kevin Crawford, Senior Resident Tutor Ruairi Cousins, Lecturer in Childhood and Youth Emma Katz, Professional Tutor in Health and Well-being Joanne Heeney

Pranay said: “Congratulations to all the winners and shortlisted nominees. You are doing great. Keep up the awesome work!”

Thinkers – Post Doctoral Teaching Fellow in Social Policy Alistair Jewell, Lecturer in Disability and Education David Feeney

Steering committee members, who comprise of students from across faculties and campuses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, were also recognised for their voluntary contributions through Certificates of Appreciation.

Feedback – Professional Tutor in Teacher Education Jacqueline Neve

The winners of the Hope Star Awards 2017 are: Innovation Award – Professional Tutor in Teacher Education Lynne Berry Student Opportunities – Lecturer in Coaching Science James Malone

Inspiration – Associate Professor in Geography Janet Speake, Lecturer in Disability and Education Laura Waite Hope Community Hero – Mental Health and Well-being Adviser Josie Davies Course Rep of the Year – Students Christy Flynn, Craig Haywood and Emma Jane Samworth 19

Our People

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Taking Manhattan Alumna Amy Hughes has seen her career in the art world go from strength to strength since graduating from Hope with a Fine Art degree in 2013. Having recently completed an MA at the Academy of Art in New York, Amy splits her time between her Manhattan studio and teaching alongside acclaimed artist Monica Cook. Here she shares her story with Hope Life…

How did your time at Hope prepare you for your studies at the Academy of Art?

How does it feel to be working with renowned artist Monica Cook?

On a basic level it prepared me to study at a higher (Master’s) level, but much more than that it had me engaging in critical thinking, and that was fundamental moving forward. Studying at the Academy then further built on that and mastering the skills and techniques associated with oil paint has meant that I now paint in a way that is in service of the concept.

It has been such an honour to assist such an incredible artist whose work I admire so much. To watch someone else teach and then assist myself - as much as you learn about teaching, you learn so much more about the subject itself.

Much of my work over the years has explored aspects of feminism, such as the representation of the female body in art history and contemporary visual culture. At Hope, I wrote my 10,000-word dissertation on ‘Feminism and Cosmetic Surgery’, I received fantastic support from my advisor Dr Amelia Yeates, and I think the research and guidance I received really provided me with a great wealth of knowledge on feminist discourse.

What advice would you have for art students at Hope/people considering studying for an art degree at Hope?

If you’re passionate about it, go for it! Everyone has their own ideas of what being a professional artist means, but I think there’s two things to remember post-graduation.

Firstly, you make your work because you are obsessed with it and you feel you have to, and secondly, if you want to get your work out there, you have to have ample self-motivation and dedication - and if you do, it’ll all pay off.

Was it always your dream to study at the Academy of Art and live in New York?

What are the highlights from your career so far?

I moved to NYC because I knew that it was really at the forefront of the art world and where my work would be best received. The prestigious MFA program at the New York Academy of Art, which I had been following for many years, also drew me. It had really become my ‘dream art school’, so my time at Hope was largely spent preparing my portfolio for applying. It was also a way of being further exposed to the New York art scene, the Academy’s events such as the Tribeca Ball sees prominent gallerists and celebrities, such as Naomi Watts and Robert DeNiro, coming into our studios and buying our work.

At my graduate show at Hope, I was awarded the Purchase Prize by Liverpool Women’s Hospital, where they now have one of my paintings in their private collection. I also received the HRH Scholarship, which is awarded to one student a year by patron to the New York Academy of Art HRH The Prince of Wales. I’ve sold my paintings to many collectors in NYC and the UK too. Notably I sold a painting at Sotheby’s NYC at an art auction called ‘Take Home a Nude’. I was also recently selected as a finalist for the Westminster Kennel Club Painting Competition – the US version of Crufts held at Madison Square Gardens - where the painting will be on show and made into postcards available for purchase.

How would you describe your style and what inspires you?

I’d say my work falls into the figurative/contemporary realism categories. My work has usually been about the human body, I’m fascinated with it and how oil paint can become flesh.

View Amy’s work at her website www.amyvhughes.com or via her Instagram account @amyvhughes.artist.

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News in Brief Record year for Cornerstone Festival The Cornerstone Festival once again brought together acts from around the world for six days of free public shows –and this year saw nearly all of its public events sell out.

The Cornerstone Festival is now in its 16th year and is one of the city’s longest-running arts festivals. It brings artists from around the world to Liverpool to promote the arts and give an insight into the artistic life of the University, and invites alumni now working in the arts to come back and share their new work. Students also had the opportunity to take part in workshops with the festival artists.

Performances included Willy Russell’s Educating Rita, world famous flamenco dancers Marco Vargas and Chloé Brûlé and a new adaptation of the Herman Melville classic Moby Dick produced by Professor Simon Piasecki and Dr Shelley Piasecka. The festival also saw the premiere of Ian Salmon’s Highly Commended Liverpool Hope Playwriting prize entry The Comeback Special, produced by and starring Liverpool Hope graduate Callum Downes. Alumna Emma Haughton also returned to Hope to present her clarinet piece ‘Brahms the Progressive’ or ‘Where’s the Progression Going?’

Dean of Science Professor Atulya Nagar has been successful in attracting a grant jointly funded by HEFCE and Innovate-UK under their Innovation to Commercialisation of University Research Programme scheme. The funding has been granted to explore applications and the commercialisation of Algorithms for cyber security, which Dr Neil Buckley - Professor Nagar’s recent PhD student - has developed during his doctoral studies. Dr Buckley will work as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow on this project. The project is entitled COMPATRIOT - short form for Collaborative Multi-Party Authentication Towards a Reliable Internet of Things.

Associate Professor Phil Bamber was invited to Ottawa, Canada to attend the UNESCO Week for Peace and Sustainable Development: The Role of Education conference. Dr Bamber was on a panel discussing regional perspectives on preparing teachers to teach global citizenship education as part of the ‘Third UNESCO Forum on Global Citizenship Education (GCED): the Role of Teachers’.

Professor Neil Ferguson has been awarded a prestigious Visiting Research Fellowship to the Changing Character of War Programme (CWW) at Pembroke College, University of Oxford. While at Pembroke College, Professor Ferguson will build on his research exploring disengagement from armed violence in Northern Ireland and develop a better understanding of how paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland understand and practice conflict transformation within working-class communities in Northern Ireland.

Five years of jazz

More than 800 people attended this year’s Liverpool International Jazz Festival at the Capstone Theatre. The festival continues to attract top names, and this year was no exception, with MOBO award-winners Sons of Kemet, Mammal Hands and the David Helbock Trio. There was also a workshop from saxophonist/composer Iain Ballamy and free foyer performances.

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Festival Director Neil Campbell, said: “It was wonderful to see such well-attended concerts with such diverse audiences. It was also great to hear so much great music, pushing the boundaries of innovation and musicianship.’

To see all the pictures from the International Jazz Festival, visit the Liverpool Hope University Flickr page.

Hope takes to BBC Breakfast Lecturer in Public Law Dr Brian Christopher Jones, History Lecturer Dr Bryce Evans and students Thomas Nenna, Kayleigh Harvey and Neil Brunskill all appeared on BBC’s flagship morning show.

In the Media The rest of our academics and students have also been busy sharing their expertise with the media. Here are just some highlights: Dr Richard Lamb spoke to BBC Radio Merseyside and Made in Liverpool TV about his research into cysteine and cancer cells. Richard and his team discovered certain cancer cells can be starved of this nutrient - leading them to fill with water and explode.

Professor Michael Lavalette (Social Work), PHD students Ben Kirk and Kate Mooney (Health Sciences) and MSc Cognitive Neuroscience & Neuroimaging student Megan Kelleher featured in The Guardian Postgraduate Supplement.

Dr Jones shared his expertise of US constitutional law and American politics with the show’s seven million viewers, discussing criticism of John Bercow for refusing President Trump entry to speak to Parliament. He also spoke about the US travel ban, and explained how it is unusual for the hearing, which would either allow or reject the ban, to take place by telephone.

Dr Evans’s National Kitchen project was featured as a live broadcast.

Presenter Tim Muffett visited Constellations in Liverpool, where Dr Evans and his students and volunteers were hosting a World War 1 National Kitchen, feeding more than 100 people a traditional menu.

Dr Erin Pritchard wrote an opinion piece for The Big Issue entitled ‘Why don’t we just stop laughing at dwarfs.’

Dr Kat Holloway spoke to The Independent about the pros and cons of High Intensity Training and shared her expertise on Low Intensity Training with The Telegraph’s Stella Magazine.

Dr Rob Busby is a regular guest on BBC Radio Merseyside providing analysis of President Trump’s administration and policies, and the US constitution.

Dr Emma Katz made her debut on BBC Radio Merseyside, speaking about domestic abuse and getting help.

Sue Cronin, Head of the School of Teacher Education, contributed to an Educate Magazine feature on the North/South divide and Ofsted’s approach to the North. Sue explained how The Hope Challenge is raising standards by using a collaborative model that allows teachers, trainee teachers and researchers to design targeted school projects. Sue was also interviewed by The Tablet on teacher recruitment in Catholic schools, and

by BBC Radio Merseyside about general teacher recruitment.

Dr Galina Paramei appeared in Top Sante magazine, talking about the health benefits of daylight and sunlight, and about the effect of autumn colours.

MA Film, Media and Society student Charlotte Hall told The Guardian about her experience studying for an MA in Film and Communication.

The food was provided by The Real Junk Food Project (TRJFP) Liverpool CIC - a social enterprise that intercepts surplus food from supermarkets and turns it into nutritious and healthy meals. The event also appeared on BBC News 24, North West Tonight, Made in Liverpool and BBC Radio Merseyside.

Francis Vose appeared on Radio Merseyside to discuss the history of Children’s Television and Dr Anthony Cawley discussed the history of fake news.

Professor Michael Lavalette and Rose Devereux from the Department of Social Work, Care and Justice spoke on Radio Merseyside about Merseyside’s children’s care system. Professor Lavalette also appeared in a BBC article and spoke about how charities make up government shortfalls.

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Alumni News

Sr Catherine Hughes RIP

Notre Dame Candlemas Reunion 2017 Each year, Irene Slack one of our Alumni volunteers organises a Notre Dame College Reunion on or about Candlemas Day, 2nd February.

Known as the College birthday, Candlemas is the anniversary of the opening of Our Lady’s Training College in Mount Pleasant, Liverpool in 1856. The Reunion is held at the Hope Park campus in Childwall, where the Training College moved to in the 1980s.

The University was saddened to hear of the death of Sr Catherine Hughes SND on Friday 17th March 2017. She died peacefully in her home on Woolton Road.

Sr Catherine was one of the last Principals of Notre Dame College, one of the founding Colleges of Liverpool Hope University.

This year’s Reunion followed a similar format to other years, with former staff and students meeting for refreshments in Fresh Hope. Mass at 12 noon, was celebrated by Bishop Vincent Malone who was once Chaplain to Notre Dame Training College. A special request for an old College song “Tenting” had been made and the words were found by a former student. This piece, based on an American Civil War song, had new words written many years ago by a Notre Dame nun. It brought back many happy memories as it was regularly sung during training at Our Lady’s College in Mount Pleasant.

After lunch guests could relax and catch up on news or take a tour of the Childwall campus. For those people who had not been to Hope Park in recent years, some major changes had taken place and there are several very new and impressive buildings to see. The Science Building was finished last year and the Sports Hall improvements were completed in October. The day was completed with afternoon tea.

A warm welcome is extended to former students and staff and members of the Notre Dame “family”, to join us for this annual reunion. Some year groups use it as a chance to hold, within it, a mini-reunion for their group.

The seating for lunch is on large circular tables so friends can sit together and swap stories and memories. If you would like to find out more, please contact the Alumni Office on alumni@hope.ac.uk.

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Before becoming Principal in the 1970s, Sr Catherine had been on the lecturing staff in the early 1960s, before taking on the Headship of a school in Kirkby in 1964. She had maintained her links with Hope, receiving a Senior Fellowship from the University in 2006 and attending our yearly Candlemas Day celebrations until recent years.

May she rest in peace.

Contact with former staff and students If you know of any alumni who are not on our database and do not receive invitations or other communications from us, please encourage them to get in touch with the Alumni Office on alumni@hope.ac.uk or 0151 291 3219.

Alumni Dates for your Diary Former Staff Lunch: Friday 28th April 2017

Childwall in Bloom: Saturday 10th June 2017

The next reunion for former members of all staff of S. Katharine’s, Notre Dame and Christ’s Colleges, LIHE and Liverpool Hope University will be held on Friday 28th April 2017.

Summer sees the grounds at the Childwall Campus looking particularly beautiful and so it seemed a good time to arrange a lunch for former students and staff from all sections of the Hope community – Liverpool Hope University, Hope University College, L.I.H.E. and the three church founding Colleges, S. Katharine’s, Notre Dame and Christ’s College. This year there is an added bonus as the lunch coincides with an event planned by the voluntary charity, Childwall in Bloom.

The day will start with tea/coffee at 11am. For those people who have not been to the Childwall site in recent years, we will be able to arrange tours of the campus including the new Sports Science Avenue. Lunch will follow in Fresh Hope with plenty of opportunity to meet up and chat with former colleagues. For more information about booking for the lunch, please visit www.hope.ac.uk/alumni/events

Fine Art and Degree Show: Friday 26th May 2017 An exhibition showcasing the work of final year students from the Department of Fine and Applied Art will go on display this May at the Creative Campus.

Opening with a private viewing on Friday 26th May at 5pm, the 2017 Degree Show will feature paintings, sculpture, jewellery design, textiles and ceramics. The exhibition is the culmination of three years of study and our students would welcome Hope alumni to witness the strength, courage, critical engagement and reflective decision making that makes up the everyday experiences of excellence in scholarship and academic engagement. Many pieces will be available to purchase at the viewing. If you are able to join us for an Alumni reception at 5pm, please let us know on by emailing alumni@hope.ac.uk for catering purposes.

The exhibition is open to the public from Saturday 27th May to Monday 5th June, 10am - 5pm in the Cornerstone Building at the Creative Campus.

If you wish to attend the private viewing, please email alumni@hope.ac.uk.

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THE HOPE QUIZ

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Thursday 27th April 2017, 7pm, Our Place, Hope Park.

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Are you feeling smart? Why not put your general knowledge to the test and compete against teams of current students, staff and alumni at The Hope Quiz?

After a buffet lunch at 12.30pm, alumni can take part in a conducted tour of the grounds of the campus and gardeners will be available to answer gardening queries. Plants will be on sale as well as afternoon tea and cakes. Other events including activities for children will be arranged.

For more information about booking for the lunch, please visit www.hope.ac.uk/alumni/events

S. Katharine’s Reunion Dinner: Saturday 8th July 2017 Anton Walker, former SU President of S. Katharine’s College, is organising a reunion dinner for former staff and students of S. Katharine’s College this summer. The threecourse gala dinner will be held in the University’s Eden Arbour Room (on the site of the old Derwent building) at 7pm. Lord Mike Storey, himself a former S. Kath’s student, has kindly agreed to be the guest speaker for the event.

There will be a campus tour available late afternoon on the Saturday for those who would like to see the University campus.

Accommodation is available on-site for both the Friday and Saturday evenings. For more information about booking for the dinner and accommodation, please visit www.hope.ac.uk/alumni/events

Teams must be captained by a student, alumnus or staff member, contain a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 6 people. Non-alumni are more than welcome to join a team!

The winning team will pocket £100 - sponsored by the Alumni Office - and a a prize for the runner up!

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The final word: Trump - the Twitter President?

Senior Lecturer in Politics Dr Robert Busby discusses President Donald Trump’s unconventional use of Twitter, including “controversial claims” and the potential repercussions on his credibility.

Trump’s use of Twitter as his preferred medium of communication creates a distinctive new dynamic to the way the President of the United States will work. Obama and many other political leaders have used Twitter and other forms of social media to make commentary on events, on policy, during elections and to convey an understanding of the changes to the contemporary forms of personal interaction. Trump in some respects is no different in his uptake of social media.

“The core problem is that Trump has acted in an unregulated way… when agitated by an issue, [he] takes to Twitter on his own accord.”

However, in his campaign, Trump used Twitter to significant effect, often with controversial claims and sometimes marking pivotal moments in the presidential race. He waged an open conflict on fellow Republicans like Ted Cruz and Mitt Romney, using his chosen brand identities for his adversaries, like ‘Lyin’ Ted’, to undermine his opponents’ positions. The same strategy was used when he made his assault on ‘Crooked Hillary’. Posting a picture of Ted Cruz’s wife and comparing her physical appearance to Melania Trump prompted condemnation that Trump was overreaching in the realm of conventional political protocol.

backed-up by speechwriters may be gone. Trump, when agitated by an issue, takes to Twitter on his own accord with little recourse to those communication experts who might shape his messages to better effect.

This might have made Trump’s position refreshing and distinctive. However, as President, it is likely that the attacks on Trump, as a person and as a President, will increase in volume. Will it be possible for a political leader of his standing to respond to each and every agitation, or to become embroiled in Twitter wars that may relentlessly sap at his credibility?

“Trump… may turn out through his impromptu messages to convey himself as anything, but presidential.”

Twitter has allowed Trump to reach his followers without having to go through mainstream media or to face a series of questions about his position or the complexities of his ideas. That too may serve to be a weak underbelly of his politics – that policy is not easily served up in a series of short statements and Trump, while changing the dynamics of who might be considered for the presidential office, may turn out through his impromptu messages to convey himself as anything, but presidential.

The core problem is that Trump has acted in an unregulated way. It appears that presidential communication through well-crafted speeches and long-term considered opinions,

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You can read more expert comments from our academics at www.hope.ac.uk/news/expertcomment

FINE & APPLIED ARTS DEGREE SHOW BA DESIGN BA FINE ART PREVIEW: 26TH MAY 5-8PM 27TH MAY - 6TH JUNE 9AM - 5PM DAILY | 10AM - 4PM WEEKENDS Liverpool Hope University Creative Campus 17 Shaw Street Liverpool L6 1HP

For further information please contact: E: art@hope.ac.uk T: 0151 291 3516

HOPE PARK SPORTS FREE MEMBERSHIP FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF NO MONTHLY FEES - GYM FACILITIES, COURTS AND FITNESS CLASSES ALL FREE AFTER A SINGLE YEARLY REGISTRATION FEE OF £25.

Facilities include: Main sports hall with 6 courts and a viewing gallery Squash courts Gym and fitness rooms Strength and conditioning suites New cafe

To join visit www.hope.ac.uk/hopeparksports