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January 2015
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The Rock? He’s really boring GETTING your first taste of life behind the camera is one thing – but to work with screen legend John Hurt is something special. Liverpool John Moores University student Chris Rose was part of a team that spent four hectic days shooting a short film in the city. Break, starring Bafta and Golden Globe winner Hurt, tells the story of an elderly couple who befriend a young, struggling family. Chris said filming was ‘long and exhausting’ but added: ‘It was incredibly exciting to get an insight of the film industry and to be led by such a professional team, along with other student volunteers from the SAE Institute.’ The crew included director of photography Ed Moore
inBRIEF Edge Hill tops Times awards EDGE Hill has been named university of the year in the Times higher education awards. It came first for student satisfaction. Social care student Maria Meyer, 26, said: ‘I understand why the university has won. The simulation center here helps prepare you for the working world.’
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Paxman lays down the law
That’s a wrap: John Hurt (front centre) with the cast and crew of short film Break (Doctor Who) and director Nick Moss, who met 74-yearold Hurt while working on Dwayne Johnson blockbuster Hercules. When asked about
working with 74-year-old Hurt, Chris said: ‘He dealt with all of the staff in a friendly manner. ‘He spoke to me about filming
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for Hercules. He said that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was incredibly boring.’ Break, which was funded entirely by donations and
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through a Kickstarter appeal, is expected to be shown at various film festivals over the coming months. Peter Pospischill
THE University of Liverpool is into the quarter-finals of the BBC’s University Challenge after beating Glasgow. Despite being ticked off by host Jeremy Paxman for their lack of knowledge of World War I poetry, the team triumphed 170 to 105. ‘You’re going to have to sharpen your act a little bit,’ he said. Nat Parsons
We’re on top of the world after research ranking IAN LIGHT
MORE than eight in ten research projects undertaken at the University of Liverpool are world leading. The university was ranked 20th in the country for the standard and impact of its research, the latest figures from the Research Excellence Framework show. Vice-chancellor Prof Sir Howard Newby said: ‘These results reinforce Liverpool’s position as a world-leading research institution. ‘Our researchers are working at the highest international levels and the impact of their work is felt across the globe, from advances in medicine to the development of new materials.’ Ninety per cent of the university’s research was
JOHN MOORES n LJMU’s school of sport and exercise sciences is ‘world-leading’ and was ranked second in the nation for its research. Other areas of excellence included astrophysics, for the impact of the National Schools’ Observatory on supporting learning, and English, for the impact of writing in prisons. LJMU was ranked 61 of 128 universities.
judged ‘outstanding’ or ‘very considerable’ for its impact. Chemistry, computer science, general engineering, archaeology, agriculture, veterinary and food science, architecture and English all came in the British top ten.
LIVERPOOL HOPE n MORE than a third of research produced at Liverpool Hope University was rated ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’. English, music, theology, history and education all made significant gains in terms of international research, while eight of the 12 subjects submitted were judged to be world-leading. Vice-chancellor Prof Gerald Pillay said: ‘We are attracting the best researchers from around the world.’
‘We are very proud of the calibre of our research – both in terms of the impact it has in its own right and the value it adds to the experience of our students studying around the world and online,’ Sir Newby added.