Kent Magazine - November 2010 | University of Kent

KENT The Magazine for the University of Kent | November 2010

In Elysium: Prints by James Barry Law in action

Welcome Dear colleagues and friends,

As I write this introduction, our new students are settling in to life at Kent. Although this is only the start of the academic year, we have already had some notable successes – winning two high-profile cases has confirmed Kent Law Clinic’s position as one of the top pro bono law clinics in the UK and Jan Pahl, Professor Emeritus of Social Policy, has been presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Social Policy Association. We have also had eight subjects ranked among the top ten in the UK in the recent National Student Survey (NSS) and have been shortlisted for two Times Higher Education awards.

However, like the rest of the sector, we are undeniably in a time of flux. At Kent, we experienced an increase in demand for undergraduate places higher than the national average. As a result, we were unable to provide on-campus accommodation for a small number of first-year students who were accepted late in the application process. Next year, new on-campus accommodation at Canterbury will house a further 495 students which should ease this problem. Additionally, we are looking to provide accommodation for a further 1000 students in the near future.

At the time of writing, we are also awaiting the outcome of the Government’s comprehensive spending review. That there will be cuts is a certainty, but there is significant uncertainty over the levels of reduction in financial contribution from the Higher Education Funding Council for England over the next few years. The recommendations of the recently published Browne Review into higher education funding and student finance may allow us to make up some of the shortfall, but only if they are accepted by the coalition Government and get Parliamentary approval.

In the meantime, many of us in the sector have been lobbying government on the importance of the higher education sector in the UK for the future economic prosperity of the country. This is in terms of the higher level skills that the future work force will need, the economic growth that comes from our world-leading research and, of course, the high standing in which UK universities are still held. We want this to continue, not only for ourselves, but because all other developed economies are investing in higher education as they see the link between a strong university sector and a successful economy.

As a Board member of Universities UK, the umbrella organisation for UK universities, I have met with Vince Cable, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and, as Chairman of the British Science Association, with David Willetts, the Minister for Science and Universities. It is important that we get our message across at national level as well as working hard to ensure our institution is efficient and fit for purpose.

There will be a lot happening in the sector over the next few months, some of which may change higher education significantly over the next five years. Here at Kent, we have committed staff, a good students’ union and an effective Council and I am pleased to be working with such a strong team as we go into what may be troubled waters.

Professor Dame Julia M Goodfellow, DBE, CBE Vice-Chancellor

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Kent shortlisted for two Times Higher Awards The University has been shortlisted for two of this year’s Times Higher Education Awards – Research Project of the Year and Excellence and Innovation in the Arts.

The awards, now in their sixth year, celebrate the excellence and achievements of the UK’s higher education institutions. Shortlisted for Research Project of the Year, Professor Darren Griffin’s team collaborated with the universities of Cambridge and Leeds, the Genetics and IVF Institute in Fairfax, Virginia (USA), and the London Bridge Fertility, Gynaecology and Genetics Centre to develop a test to screen an embryo for any of the 15000 known genetic diseases. The test, called ‘Karyomapping’, has been dubbed the ‘genetic MOT’ in the press. The research was published in the Journal of Medical Genetics (October 2009).

Like Professor Griffin, Professor Paul Allain has a global reputation for his research activities.

An expert in Polish Theatre, he coordinated the British celebrations of the 2009 UNESCO Year of Jerzy Grotowski as part of a wider Arts and Humanities Research Council-funded project.

The celebrations marked the life and work of the experimental Polish theatre director ten years after his death and included a collection of director Peter Brook’s writings on Grotowski and an exhibition of performance photographs at the Royal National Theatre. Professor Allain’s work has been shortlisted for the award of Excellence and Innovation in the Arts.

Vice Chancellor Professor Dame Julia M Goodfellow said ‘We are all very pleased to have the work of two of our academics recognised in this way and we wish them all the best in the forthcoming awards ceremony.’

The winners of the 2010 Times Higher Awards will be announced at an event to be held on 25 November.

National diary project requires HE teaching professionals A project funded by the National Teaching Fellowship Scheme and led by the University’s Sally Fincher is asking teaching professionals involved in higher education to keep an anonymous diary on the 15th of every month for one year, starting 15 September 2010.

Known as the Share Project Day Surveys, the aim of these diaries is to learn more about the lives, beliefs, conditions of work, important issues and habits of ‘the everyday academic’.

The 15th was chosen as the diary date as one Saturday, in January 2011, and one Sunday, in May 2011, will fall within the survey period, thereby reflecting that academic life does not confine itself to the ‘standard working week’.

Information obtained from the diaries will contribute to the Share Project the general aim of which is to examine disciplinary teaching practice and its relationship to student achievement.

Sally Fincher explained: ‘We are researching how academics represent, share and change their practices. With the Day Surveys, we aim to collect material on the everyday lives and normal routines of academics and in particular

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what is significant to them – not what someone else thinks should be significant. We would like as many colleagues as possible, from whatever subject area, to tell us what they really do.

Anything that they do on that day – anything they care about on that day – is important and interesting to us.’

Summary newsletters, outlining what is on academics’ minds, will be sent to participants throughout the year, with findings published as they emerge.

Further information on the Day Surveys, is available at: http://www.sharingpractice.ac.uk/ Further information on the Share Project is available at: http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/ projects/detail/ntfs/ntfsproject_kent08

Anniversary celebrations in China The University of Kent’s first People’s Republic of China (PRC) student exchange partner institution, South Western University of Political Science and Law (SWUPL), celebrated its 60th anniversary on September 19 2010. Professor Alex Hughes, Pro-Vice-Chancellor External, and Mr Stephen Wallis, Acting Director of the University’s International Office, were invited to attend and Professor Hughes gave a speech of congratulation during the formal anniversary celebrations.

Both SWUPL and Kent are part of Lisum, a sinoEuropean university network promoting student and staff mobility between China and Europe (Kent is the only participating UK higher education institution). Kent sent its first exchange student (Alexander Williams, Kent Law School (KLS)) to SWUPL last year, and, this term, two more Law School students have followed in his footsteps.

The exchange forms part of the student mobility strand of the University’s internationalisation strategy, which is intended to expand the global reach of our international exchange programme and to enable more students to take advantage of overseas placements and the opportunities for educational and personal development that they bring. As well as mainland China, Kent students currently go as far afield as the USA, Latin America, Hong Kong and Japan on study

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or work placements, and to countries across Europe, with new destinations in the pipeline.

The University has recently embarked upon a new fundraising project, the Hong Kong and China Portal, to raise money to support scholarships for students coming to Kent from the region, bursaries for Kent students taking up placements in Hong Kong and China, and research interactions between the University of Kent and higher education institutions in Hong Kong and the PRC. This project was launched by the Vice-Chancellor at an event in Hong Kong in October 2010.

Leverhulme Fellowships awarded to Kent Three Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships have been awarded to the University of Kent. The School of European Culture and Languages (SECL) and the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research (SSPSSR) have between them won three of the 70 Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships awarded annually to academics from all disciplines across the UK. The much sought after Early Career Fellowships (there were more than 700 applications for this year’s awards) aim to provide career development opportunities for those who are at a relatively early stage of their academic careers but with a proven record of research. It is anticipated that a Fellowship will lead to a more permanent academic position.

The Fellowships were made to: George Darby, Lecturer in Philosophy of Science at SECL, linguist Damien Hall (SECL), and Charlotte Faircloth (SSPSSR). As part of the Fellowship, the Leverhulme Trust will contribute 50% of each Fellow’s total salary costs up to a maximum of £23,000 per annum. Given the prestige of the awards, each Fellow may request annual research expenses of up to £6000 to further his or her research activities.

Ecologists look to the past to find clues on climate change Plants picked 150 years ago by Victorian collectors and held by the million in herbaria collections across the world could become a powerful – and much needed – new source of data for studying climate change.

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In a paper published on 22 September in the British Ecological Society’s Journal of Ecology, a team of ecologists from the University of Kent, University of East Anglia (UEA), University of Sussex and the Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew) shows that plants pressed up to 150 years ago tell the same story about warmer springs resulting in earlier flowering as field-based observations of flowering made much more recently.

Until now, the scarcity of reliable long-term data on phenology – the study of natural climatedriven events such as the timing of trees coming into leaf or plants flowering each spring – has hindered scientists’ understanding of how species respond to climate change.

The team examined 77 specimens of the early spider orchid (Ophrys sphegodes) collected between 1848 and 1958 and held at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Natural History Museum in London. Because each specimen contains details of when and where it was picked, the researchers were able to match this with Meteorological Office records to examine how average spring temperatures affected the orchids’ flowering.

They then compared this data with field observations of peak flowering of the same orchid species in the Castle Hill National Nature Reserve, East Sussex from 1975 to 2006, and found that the response of flowering time to temperature was identical in both herbaria specimens and field data. In both the pressed plants and the field observations, the orchid flowered six days earlier for every 1oC rise in average spring temperature.

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Ecologists look to the past to find clues on climate change Charity presentation Fiction, not fact Humanities holds its inaugural Learning and Teaching Forum

Erasmus Mundus was established by the European Commission to enhance quality in higher education through scholarships and academic cooperation between Europe and the rest of the world. It is the international counterpart of the Erasmus programme in which Kent has long been an active participant, facilitating some 400 students exchanges a year with over 100 European partner institutions.

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The results are the first direct proof that pressed plants in herbarium collections can be used to study relationships between pheonology and climate change when field-based data are not available, which is often the case.

Alumni theatre company awarded Gulbenkian residency

Fiction, not fact A former Kent history lecturer, Donald Read, has recently published a novel, All You Need Is Love, set in the early days of a new university and focusing on the lives and loves of three students and three members of staff. The book jacket is careful to point out that despite having many of their best features in common, ‘The University of Kent, where the author once taught, is not the “University of Wessex” here described’. But staff and alumni may enjoy teasing out the similarities and differences between the real and the fictional university. The book is published by Book Guild Publishing, www.bookguild.co.uk

Charity presentation Staff from the Estates department raised over £1300 for the Pilgrims Hospice in memory of former colleague, Malcolm McLean. The cheque was presented to staff from the Pilgrims Hospice in Canterbury at a special ceremony held at the Canterbury campus to remember Malcolm, a former Mechanical Maintenance Fitter, who passed away earlier in the year.

The Hospice Chaplain, Rev Lizzie Hopthrow was also present to bless and dedicate a bench which was made by Malcolm’s colleagues in the department workshops.

Pilgrims Hospices is a charity, which has been providing vital care and support to people with life-limiting illnesses, their families and carers for over two decades.

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The Gulbenkian is proud to announce bright shadow, community performance company, as its brand new resident graduate company.

Bright shadow, consisting of Kent graduates Rhiannon Lane and Katy Hirst, is looking forward to extending the Gulbenkian’s reach into the community. The company works within communities and educational institutions across Kent and is passionate about providing creative, performance-based opportunities for people who have little or no access to the arts.

For more information, or if you would like to book bright shadow for workshops, projects or performances, visit www.brightshadow.org.uk

European doctoral funding success for Kent The University of Kent is the first UK university to co-ordinate an Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctoral (EMJD) programme following an award from the European Commission under the prestigious and highly competitive EMJD scheme. The award is for a transdisciplinary programme in the Humanities entitled, ‘TEEME: Text and Event in Early Modern Europe’, and includes potential access to generous funding for up to 10 students. The only successful Humanities application in the 2010 competition, TEEME will be co-ordinated by the School of English in conjunction with the School of History and the Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies.

Kent will act as co-ordinating institution of a consortium including the following partners: Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic; Free University Berlin, Germany; University of Porto, Portugal; as well as 30 associated partners within and outside the EU.

For further information about TEEME, please contact Professor Bernhard Klein at b.klein@kent.ac.uk.

Catering outlets get scores on their doors The local Environmental Health Officer visited the campus in September to rate the University’s catering outlets for the Canterbury City Council’s Scores on the Doors Scheme.

This is a scheme which lets the public see the latest hygiene star rating awarded for local catering establishments, following a programmed food hygiene inspection carried out by members of the Council’s Commercial Health Team.

Following the work by Dave Jordan (Kent Hospitality’s Health and Safety, and Food Safety Adviser) to raise standards across all University catering outlets, Kent Hospitality’s outlets have achieved the maximum 5* rating for Origins, Dolche Vita and Darwin Kitchen, with Rutherford Kitchen achieving a 4* rating.

Humanities holds its inaugural Learning and Teaching Forum The Faculty of Humanities held its inaugural Learning and Teaching Forum on 21 September 2010, which was attended by over 100 academic staff including a number of assistant and associate lecturers. The Faculty was particularly delighted to welcome Rebecca Fossett, Vice Principal for Teaching, Learning and Assessment, from the Brompton Academy, which the University sponsors. The programme for the Forum included short presentations of key innovations in learning and teaching policy or practice by each School, followed by lively discussion, and concluded with breakout groups. The event was followed by a start-of-year barbeque for all staff in the Faculty. Feedback on the Forum has been very positive, and it will now become an important annual event in the Faculty calendar.

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Law in action weeks later he was dismissed on the grounds of misconduct. It was alleged that he had stolen money from his employer. Mr Shabazz was subsequently arrested, charged and tried for theft but was acquitted.

Clinic student Sahar Zomorodi herself represented Mr Shabazz at one of the earlier hearings before the employment tribunal. Sabina Wyant, another Law Clinic student who has just graduated with a first class law degree, accompanied Elaine Heslop, a lecturer at the University’s Kent Law School and a solicitor with the Law Clinic, in representing Mr Shabazz during the final employment tribunal in Ashford.

Kent Law Clinic is a highly successful partnership between students, academics and solicitors and barristers in practice locally.

As part of Kent Law School, the Clinic aims to enhance the legal education of students through their supervised provision of a public service for local people who need legal advice and representation but cannot afford to pay for it. The Clinic has been a central part of the work of the Law School since the early-1970s, and is the longest running university based service in the country. The Clinic has received numerous awards recognising and celebrating its work, most recently receiving both a Queen’s Anniversary Prize and a Times Higher Education Award.

The Clinic clearly has a very positive impact on the lives of those who the students successfully represent, but it also has an impact on the students themselves: final degree results of all law students consistently show that of the students obtaining first class degrees the proportion who took the Clinical Option is much higher than the proportion of such students to the total number in the year.

Here, we outline two recent Clinic successes, one from Canterbury and one from Medway.

Case study: Canterbury Students and staff from the Law Clinic’s office on the Canterbury campus successfully represented a café bar manager in a case involving unfair dismissal and racial discrimination.

Third year law students Sahar Zomorodi and Erik Homenick prepared the case for Paris Shabazz, a manager in a Ramsgate café bar who heard an employee, in the presence of another manager and a customer, refer to him ‘as that black bastard Paris’. He complained to his employer and nothing was done. However, a few

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The Employment Judge in the tribunal said: ‘He [Mr Shabazz] had a clean record… He was suddenly suspended and then dismissed… The evidence shows that the dismissal was unfair and conducted in a chaotic manner. … He was told that he was a ‘black bastard’, which he found humiliating and discriminatory. His dignity was affected and he found his working environment hostile.’

Mr Shabazz was awarded £39,263 for unfair dismissal and £4,500 for injury to feelings for the discrimination. He said: ‘I feel a great weight off my shoulders, and I feel that my life can start again.’

Case study: Medway On 21 September, the Medway office of the Kent Law Clinic obtained a last minute injunction restraining the removal of an asylum seeker from the UK back to Uganda on the grounds that medical evidence supporting her claim that she had been tortured had to be properly considered.

The case began at 3.30pm on Monday 20 September when a desperate plea from Theresa Schleicher of the national charity Medical Justice went out to all of its relevant contacts. The Kent Law Clinic, having joined the local branch of Kent Medical Justice in 2007, was one of them.

The plea read: ‘Can anyone of you help with the case of a Ugandan woman who is scheduled to be removed tomorrow? She has a new medical report from today.’

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Law Clinic solicitor Catherine Carpenter emailed back to say that she would instruct Counsel on a pro bono basis. Rachel Marcus from One Crown Office Row chambers offered to act. On Tuesday 21 September the Law Clinic received the papers and took instructions. The client was due to be removed on Flight BA63 to Entebbe, Uganda that evening at 9.15pm.

She had been refused asylum by the United Kingdom Border Agency (UKBA). One reason given was that no convincing evidence that she been tortured had been produced. This was upheld on 18 August 2010. Her appeal was unsuccessful, but with the help of Medical Justice she obtained a medical report on 20 September. It stated that the scars on her body had the appearance the doctor would expect to see after violent abuse or torture by whipping.

‘There are few other possible causes,’ he said.

The Law Clinic faxed the report to the UKBA. The Clinic Solicitor, with the help of former student Janie Clement-Walker (now a barrister) worked all day to gather the information together – on the phone to the client in Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre in Bedfordshire, to the UKBA, to the Treasury Solicitors, to the client’s previous representatives and to pro bono Counsel.

At 3.50pm, the UK Border Agency sent a fax stating that the report had been received but the removal would go ahead. Catherine Carpenter instructed Counsel to make an emergency telephone application to a High Court Judge for an injunction to stop the removal.

At 7.15pm the Honourable Mr Justice EdwardsStuart ordered that the Secretary of State for the Home Department be restrained from causing the client to be removed from the UK (on an undertaking by the Clinic Solicitor to issue an application for Permission to apply for Judicial Review and to file a fresh claim by 4pm on Tuesday 28 September 2010).

The Clinic Solicitor rang the Duty Inspector at UKBA and received confirmation at 7.45pm that the client would not be boarding Flight BA63 and would be taken back to Yarl’s Wood. She arrived there at 11.45pm.

The Law Clinic deals with over 1200 queries a year mostly in the fields of employment, housing and property, contract, family, immigration, asylum and public law matters.

Over the years, law students in the Clinic have helped clients obtain by the judgement of courts and tribunals, or by settlement, sums of compensation now totalling well over £1,000,000.

The University is embarking on a £5million fundraising campaign for a greatly expanded and modern law clinic with suitably designed offices and a dedicated mooting chamber. If you are interested in finding out more about the Law Campaign, please contact Hilary Edridge at H.A.Edridge@kent.ac.uk.

This is the second time in 2010 that the Law Clinic has obtained an injunction of this sort.

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ESRC award will lead to first treatment programme for arsonists Research awards list Some recent research awards Dr Simon Jobson (Centre for Sports Studies): £28,381 from the European Commission for ‘Preparatory action in the field of sport: promoting health-enhancing physical activity’.

Dr Jane Wood (School of Psychology): £28,525 from Kent Probation Service for ‘Through the gate’.

Dr Tobias von der Haar (Centre for Molecular Processing): £33,097 from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and £33,352 from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council for ‘Systems optimisation of host cell tRNA usage and codon decoding for the improvement of bioprocessing parameters’.

Dr Bernhard F Gibbs (Medway School of Pharmacy): £20,100 from the Medical Research Council for ‘Diagnostic markers of clinical allergy versus sensitisation to peanut’.

Ania Bobrowicz (School of Engineering and Digital Arts): £27,277 from Kent County Council for ‘Supporting the use of social networks by young people to address concerns around anti-social behaviour’.

Dr Theresa Gannon, a Chartered Forensic Psychologist and Senior Lecturer in Forensic Psychology at Kent, has been awarded £563,311 by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) for the development, implementation and evaluation of a specialist treatment programme for arsonists.

Each week in England and Wales, it is estimated that arson costs society in excess of £42 million and results in 65 casualties who are either killed or injured (Arson Prevention Bureau, 2009).

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Astonishingly, professionals hold very little knowledge of the types of arsonists who exist, or of their key characteristics and treatment needs.

This is extremely worrying given that arsonists who show an interest in fire are highly likely to repeat their behaviour when released into the community.

With her grant, Dr Gannon, who has a long held academic interest in arson and firesetting, will fully examine the types of male arsonists who exist and their treatment needs (males are the most prevalent group in this area). Using this information, she will then develop, implement and evaluate the very first specialised standardised treatment programme for arsonists worldwide.

Each stage of the treatment programme will be designed to build upon the previous one, and, taken together, the results will change the way in which both academics and practitioners view, conceptualise and treat this group.

Dr Gannon said: ‘I am pleased to have received this award from the ESRC as it will enable me to develop and oversee the very first standardised treatment programme for firesetters internationally. Most importantly, this research will tell us whether or not the new treatment is effective for meeting the needs of arsonists and how we should deal with arsonists in the future so that we can stop them from reoffending.’

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Lifetime Achievement Award for Professor Jan Pahl

Unrealistic goals make teachers stressed

Jan Pahl, Professor Emeritus of Social Policy at Kent, (pictured top) has been presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Social Policy Association (SPA).

Research from the University, in association with the Teacher Support Network, has found that teachers who want to be happier should not try to please everyone and should have a greater say in setting targets.

Professor Pahl’s award, of which only two were presented this year, was made in recognition of her highly distinguished and innovative contributions to the study, understanding and practice of social policy. These include her research on domestic violence, which has had impacts on national and international social policy. She advised the House of Lords Grand Committee on the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Bill; influenced police practice towards domestic violence; acted as consultant to the World Health Organisation; and represented the UK at a UN Expert Group meeting on violence within the family.

Professor Pahl’s research on the control and allocation of resources within the family has also proved equally influential, particularly in the ways that it has challenged the tendency to treat the household as a single economic unit.

Subsequently, her research in this area has shaped national and international research into the economic situations and well-being of households and families. It has achieved widespread international recognition and has had far-reaching applications in many areas of social and fiscal policy. Professor Pahl’s more recent research has focused on the impacts of social security individualisation policies, financial exclusion, micro-credit, money advice and electronic financial services.

Active in the SPA for many years, where she was also co-editor of the Journal of Social Policy, Professor Pahl has made significant contributions to the academic discipline of social policy. These include: consistently supporting the development of younger generations of social policy researchers; taking a leading role in the commissioning and conduct of social policy research; and making a major contribution to the development of a formal Research Governance Framework in the field of social care.

In 2008, her distinguished contribution to social policy was recognised through her admission to the position of Academician of the Academy of Social Sciences.

The SPA Awards were sponsored by Cambridge University Press and Policy Press.

The research, which was conducted by Dr Joachim Stoeber and Julian Childs (pictured middle and bottom) the School of Psychology, also shows that teachers with career aspirations and a goal to learn are happier than those facing unrealistic standards. Other findings include teachers who set high performance standards for themselves having, in contrast, higher levels of wellbeing. Similarly, teachers with a goal to advance their professional development have higher levels of mental energy and are more invested in their work than those who are focused on outperforming others.

Yet the study of 197 teachers, completed twice over three months, makes it clear that teachers should set these performance standards for themselves, rather than have them imposed by colleagues or senior managers. In fact, teachers who felt that other people demanded more than they were capable of giving had higher levels of stress, stress-related ill health and burnout, as well as lower levels of wellbeing.

Julian Stanley, Chief Executive of Teacher Support Network, said: ‘Stress is the leading cause of work-related illness in the UK education sector. We believe that great teachers are made in part by the environments in which they work. Teachers must be fully supported and developed throughout their careers, but crucially not overworked, so that they, and by extension our children, can reach their full potentials.’

Award enables research into Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Dr David Oliver, Honorary Senior Lecturer in Palliative Care at the Centre for Professional Practice, and Dr Rachel Forrester-Jones, Senior Lecturer in Community Care at the Tizard Centre (School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research), have been awarded a grant of £25,000 over the next two years in a collaborative project looking at Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

The research will take place at Burrswood Christian Hospital at Groombridge, near Tunbridge Wells. The Hospital is developing a programme for the management of people with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (also known as ME) and has recently been given a grant by the Guild of Health to develop this service.

Rachel said: ‘It is an exciting project, looking at an area which has been subject to very little academic research. This is an opportunity to find out more about how best to support people with a very disabling condition.’

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Kent Scholarships Campaign As the nights draw in, students from across the University are taking to the phones as part of Kent’s annual fundraising campaign – so don’t be surprised if you receive a call!

The campaign is not just about raising money; our callers are also keen to hear your stories of life at Kent, tell you about some of the most recent developments on campus, let you know about upcoming events, and make sure that we’ve got your up-to-date contact details.

Since our first telephone campaign in 2002, we’ve raised more than £260,000 for the Annual Fund from our generous alumni and friends, who have supported a variety of initiatives to enrich the student experience and provide vital funding for Kent’s best and brightest students.

The Kent Scholarships Campaign has been established as we approach our 50th anniversary in 2015, with the aim of giving more, talented individuals the opportunity to study at Kent.

The aim of the Campaign is to provide funding for students across a range of subject areas.

On the following pages, you will find details of some of our current scholarships and the students who are benefiting from them.

“I really enjoyed getting a call from a current Kent student. It was great to talk about what life is like now at Kent and reminisce over my time there. I was more than happy to support the Kent Scholarships Campaign. I know how much more expensive it is to go to university these days and wanted to give someone else the same opportunities that I had.

Emmanuel Osuteye

Alumni Postgraduate Research Scholarship The Alumni Postgraduate Research Scholarship, which encourages the very best Kent undergraduates, and recent graduates to continue their studies by undertaking significant and groundbreaking research projects, is one of the scholarships supported by the campaign.

Emmanuel Osuteye, the current holder of this award, describes what the award means to him: ‘I feel very privileged that, thanks to the generosity of Kent alumni, I have been awarded the prestigious Alumni Postgraduate Research Scholarship in 2010. The scholarship has made a significant difference, enabling me to pursue my degree without the stress of huge financial commitments.

‘My research is focused on the nature and character of environmentalism in Ghana. I hope to fill what scholars in the field describe as a ‘vital information gap’ from countries in the Global South, especially as debates on the globalisation of environmental concerns intensify.

‘I intend to return to Ghana after my studies and carve a niche for myself as one of Ghana’s foremost world-class environmentalists, and a proud alumnus of the University of Kent.’

Ryan Harris E97, BSc in Computer Science Emmanuel Osuteye W09, Alumni Postgraduate Research Scholar.

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Larry Grant Scholarship The Larry Grant Scholarship was set up in memory of Larry who was the legal officer of the National Council for Civil Liberties (now Liberty) in the 1970s. He came to Kent Law School in the mid-1970s and is principally remembered as the first Legal Director of the Kent Law Clinic, fighting notable cases against the local authority on behalf of squatters and against St Augustine’s hospital. Larry left to go back into practice and worked as a judge on the immigration tribunals before his untimely death in 2003. Few lawyers have devoted their work so steadfastly and effectively as Larry Grant did to supporting the powerless, to defending fundamental rights and liberties and to promoting justice and dignity.

Since his death, a group led by his wife Hilary and including former Kent Law School lecturers Liz Hiester and Richard de Friend as well as barristers, solicitors and colleagues from the

courts has set up a scholarship fund in his name at Kent Law School to remember his achievements as a lawyer, writer, teacher and judge. The objective of the scholarship fund is to help one or more postgraduate students each year to conduct research in areas relevant to those interests, principles, and causes which were so close to Larry’s heart, notably human rights but also in the areas of clinical legal education and the provision of pro bono legal services. The current holders are Michelle Lambourne who is conducting research into the reforms in youth justice effected by New Labour and Hannah Phillips who is researching into the political issues surrounding the disenfranchisement of prisoners.

The fund currently stands at over £25,000 and is generously supported by Kent Law School which waives tuition fees for the scholarship holders, a major contribution to the finances of any postgraduate.

In memoriam scholarships Naming a scholarship after a loved one is a way to both honour their memory and to ensure that their life’s work can be continued.

Many of the University’s scholarships have been set up in memory of staff or students who have passed away, such as the Larry Grant Scholarship and also the Sasha Roberts Scholarship (named after Dr Sasha Roberts who taught in the School of English).

Below we have profiled some of the ‘in memoriam’ scholarships which have been awarded recently, allowing today’s students to benefit from the generosity of those who chose to remember their loved ones in this way.

Christine and Ian Bolt Scholarship This scholarship was established in 2005 in memory of Christine Bolt, who began her career at the University of Kent in 1966 and later became Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Professor of American History. The fund was set up by Ian Bolt, who sadly passed away in 2008 and left a tremendous legacy in support of this scholarship. He was a close friend of the University of Kent, and took an active interest in the selection and progress of all scholars of the fund. Ian firmly believed in raising funds for such worthy causes and was generous with his personal time, supporting the development of information booklets and attending planning meetings at the University.

The Christine and Ian Bolt Scholarship has so far supported six postgraduate students who are undertaking research in the USA. Research fields have so far included the public understanding of President John F. Kennedy’s legacy, and the study of major James Joyce archives in the USA and psychopathology in chimpanzees, among others. The current holder, Oliver Ayers, is researching the relationships between black Americans and the labour movement in New Deal-era USA.

Professor Joanne Conaghan, Head of Kent Law School, congratulates Michelle Lambourne, the most recent recipient of the Larry Grant Scholarship

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Dean of Humanities, Professor Karl Leydecker congratulates the first recipient of the Susan Cohen Doctoral Sholarship, Ms Patricia Hodges

An annual Bolt lecture takes place and last year Professor Peter Coates from the University of Bristol gave a lecture entitled Over Here: American Animals in Britain (a Natural History of Anti-Americanism). Details of the next Bolt lecture will be available at www.kent.ac.uk/whatson in 2011 and all are welcome to attend.

Mr Ian Bolt with Ms Eleni Loukopoulou (left) and Ms Michelle Ulyatt, both 2007 scholars

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Professor Chris Hale thanks Mrs Linda Jenkins, donor of the Bill Jenkins Prize Fund

Susan Cohen Doctoral Scholarship

Bill Jenkins Prize Fund

The Susan Cohen Doctoral Scholarship was established in 1997 by Maurice Cohen in memory of his wife Susan, who graduated from the University of Kent in 1991 with a degree in Italian and Comparative Literary Studies.

Maurice Cohen sadly passed away in March 2008, leaving a notable legacy to the University.

The Bill Jenkins Prize Fund was established in May 2010 by Bill’s wife, Linda Jenkins. Bill began his career at the University of Kent in 1971 and clearly had a great deal of respect from peers, colleagues and students alike. He retired in 2006 as Professor of Public Policy and Management and sadly passed away in 2009.

The Susan Cohen Doctoral Scholarship Fund was built through contributions to an endowment plus a significant donation made during Maurice Cohen’s lifetime. The Fund now makes provision for an annual postgraduate research scholarship for subjects within the School of European Culture and Languages and it is likely that the fund will continue to support an annual scholar for many years to come.

Linda remembers her late husband as someone who always put students and teaching at the top of his priorities throughout his time as an academic and sought a fitting tribute through the University of Kent. She made a significant donation to the University which was used for the first time this year to award outstanding students for their academic achievements. Four prizes of £250 each are awarded annually to the best Social Policy/Health and Social Care students in each year, plus the best final year Darwin student in any subject, and the fund is expected to last for a number of years to come.

Maurice Cohen’s generous gift of scholarships is a fitting tribute to his wife’s memory. During his lifetime a one-off scholarship was awarded through special provision, but the first official recipient of the Fund is Patricia Hodges, MPhil French, the first of many to benefit from Maurice Cohen’s generosity. To commemorate this significant occasion a small dinner was held on 14 October 2010.

To find out more about these scholarships or to make a gift, email giving@kent.ac.uk.

Alumni profile

Dan Fryer K05 English and American Literature

What made you decide to come to Kent?

I wanted to study English Literature, and the course here was good (and still is). When I arrived I was taken aback, first by the beauty of the campus and then by the scale of it – so many people from so many different places, all friendly and all in the same boat.

However, I suppose the real reason I came was that it was a challenge. It was at points wonderful, scary, exhilarating, excruciating, depressing, fantastic and many other things besides.

What is your favourite memory of Kent?

I have about a million memories of Kent – there are discrete instances of memory, like in my first year when a friend and I busked outside the Venue at about 11pm and got nothing to speak of but 20p, some random foreign currency and more requests for ‘Wonderwall’ than an Oasis tribute band.

But there are also long, involved memories, like when a friend asked me if I wanted to be an actor in his (now award-nominated) sitcom ‘Konkers’ that was to be broadcast on CSRfm. I ended up being not only an actor, but technical director, editor, and even talent scout.

What have you been up to since graduating?

Apart from working at the University until about a month ago, I have been writing and producing short films, as well as producing packages for BBC radio. After graduating, some friends and I produced a film for a competition being run by the enterprise hub at Kent, which was called ‘Kent Uni is...’ and featured various people chatting about what they loved about Kent while the background was animated to reflect what they were saying. We won the competition, and one of my proudest achievements is knowing that the video has been played around the world, including in Barbados, where I heard it went down a storm, inspiring conference goers to give up their day jobs and follow their dreams.

Since then, I’ve been doing various media related things, including becoming one of the faces of Wicked Pig Pork Snacks; the exploits for which can be followed at: www.stytv.co.uk. If you want to know more about the work I have been producing, check out The Bakery’s website at http://www.webakestuff.co.uk. Enjoy!

Are you in touch with any of your friends from Kent?

Yes: I even still live with two of them. The one useful piece of advice my mum gave me before I came to Kent (apart from that stuff about washing clothes every week and making sure I ate more than just 8p noodles) was that if you approached it right, university was a place where you could meet people who would not only become your friends, but who would also be your colleagues and comrades when you had to re-enter the real world after university. She even went on to say that the people I was going to meet could turn out to be more important than the course I was studying – although she also told me to avoid eating food colouring in case it gave me cancer, so I’m not sure she’s the best person for advice in matters of importance...

What would be your perfect day?

The day I realise I have super powers, although knowing my luck I’d have something rubbish like the ability to turn anything blue or to make hats turn into yachts.

What was your earliest ambition?

To be a member of the SAS. Although I soon realised that without any kind of physical prowess to speak of, and the constitution of a man four times my age, this might be over stretching myself a bit.

What was your first job?

Well, my first ever job was when I did some gardening for a friend’s South African grandmother. The only thing I can say about this is don’t be fooled by a little old lady’s appearance: I don’t think I’ve ever worked harder.

My first real job was actually in the University web team, but I now seek my fortune in London as a freelance director/will do anything that will pay.

Speaking of which, if anyone reading this fancies giving me some work, I’m not above nepotism…

What would you change about yourself?

I would give myself a third arm so that I could talk on my mobile phone more easily when returning from the supermarket, and also generally be better at pool and table football.

Which country would you most like to visit?

North Korea: I’m a sucker for people playing hard to get.

What is your greatest achievement?

Completing 5000 words of a novel while studying a creative writing module under novelist Scarlett Thomas during my third year. She really pushed us all, and I learnt lots of stuff about fiction that I still use in my films now.

What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given?

‘If a tree falls in the forest and there’s no one around to hear it, inform the National Trust’ Thomas Michael German, 2009

Who or what inspires you?

I’m often inspired by short films produced by my peers and by others who, like myself, want to one day direct them, as well as by local artists in general, who often work much harder than they are rewarded for.

Where do you see yourself in ten years time?

I’m not sure that I see myself anywhere: my life has changed so much in the two years since I graduated, I really don’t know what the future will hold. I hope it’s something exciting though – or at least diverting, preferably involving a super model or two and a semi-biographical movie that breaks box office records in the first week.

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Feature

In Elysium: Prints by James Barry An exhibition of original prints by ‘the great historical painter’ James Barry and his contemporaries, will be held in Studio 3 Gallery, Jarman Building on the University’s Canterbury campus.

Taking place from 4 October to 17 December, the free exhibition will be open to all Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm.

In Elysium is co-curated by Jon Kear and Ben Thomas of the University of Kent’s History & Philosophy of Art department within the School of Arts. The exhibition is organised in association with the Centre for Studies in the Long Eighteenth Century, which is also organising the related day-conference The Visual and the Verbal in the Eighteenth Century on 5 November 2010. A catalogue of the exhibition with an introductory essay is available.

Drawing on private collections, and the University’s own Kent Print Collection, this exhibition brings together a group of 16 original prints by James Barry, together with reproductive prints after his paintings. These works will be displayed along with prints by and after Barry’s contemporaries, including Joshua Reynolds, Thomas Gainsborough, Richard Wilson, John Hamilton Mortimer and Henry Fuseli.

Ben Thomas writes: ‘James Barry (1741-1806) was a controversial figure in his time. An Irish Catholic from a poor background, he was supported as a young and ambitious artist by the philosopher Edmund Burke and the artist Joshua Reynolds, whose theories on high art and the sublime influenced him profoundly.

Through his uncompromising behaviour, he later alienated both friends. To his admirers, including William Blake, Barry was a martyr to the principles of high art in a corrupt and superficial age. However, to others he appeared an eccentric and irascible man with a persecution complex and radical views.

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Whatever contemporaries felt about Barry’s character, he was an artist who created a highly original body of work, including one of the most striking and important print oeuvres of the eighteenth century. A technical innovator in printmaking, Barry produced prints on a grand scale and in a style that his patrons often found ‘coarse’ but which appears bold and forceful to modern eyes.

‘Barry’s prints were made initially to financially support his unpaid work on the murals in the Great Room of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (now the RSA) at the Adelphi in London from 1777. These paintings illustrate Barry’s firm belief in the crucial role played by the arts in the ‘progress of human culture’. They were described in a contemporary review in the Morning Herald as ‘one of the greatest exertions of genius that ever took place in any country’

and the Great Room has been aptly described more recently by Andrew Graham-Dixon as Britain’s Sistine Chapel. Through continually reworking his prints after these murals, Barry was able to revise and comment on their complex message. The title of the exhibition – In Elysium – refers to the most ambitious of these murals, the Elysium and Tartarus, where Barry immortalised in an imaginary heaven the scientists, politicians, thinkers and artists he admired.

‘Alongside prints of the Society of Arts murals, the exhibition also displays works that demonstrate Barry’s engagement with the literature of Greek and Roman antiquity, and also with the great English poets Shakespeare and Milton.’

Staff profile

Alison Coles Recently published Contemporary British Art, by Grant Pooke (Routledge) Senior lecturer in History & Philosophy of Art at Kent, Grant Pooke’s new book on contemporary art is an introduction to some of the themes, ideas and directions which have informed British art since the 1980s through to the first decade of the new millennium.

In addition to exploring some iconic – and some less well-known examples of art practice – the book also looks more broadly at the contexts and interests of a new ‘postconceptual’ generation of artists who have redefined and re-shaped many contemporary art genres. Chapters are organised around distinct genres – post-conceptual painting, sculpture, installation, photography, video and performance. It also includes an initial section on the contemporary British art market and its institutions.

Contemporary British Art includes a wide range of visual example, featuring work by Tracey Emin, Banksy, Chris Ofili, Damien Hirst, Steve McQueen, Jack Vettriano and many more.

Alison Coles is Kent’s new Director of Development and Alumni Relations, leading a new department responsible for alumni relations, fundraising and also the University’s degree congregations and corporate events activities. She joined the University in June 2010 from the University of Hertfordshire, and KENT finds out how she is settling into her new role.

How did you come to be working in the university sector, and at Kent in particular?

I spent most of my career working in the City, but made a lifestyle change when my children were born and moved into the cultural sector. I spent some years at St Albans Museums, during which time I was invited by UCL to be a specialist lecturer for the MA Museum Studies. During that time, I developed a strong belief in the power of education and also the challenges of fundraising, so when the opportunity to move to a university came up I leapt at it.

In fact, I was so surprised to be offered the job I did have to check if they were ringing the right person! After five years at the University of Hertfordshire establishing a Development and Alumni Relations office from scratch, I was ready for the challenge of taking on an established department which was capable of going to a whole new level.

What were your first impressions of the University?

I was struck by how green and lovely it was, and how high above the Cathedral, making me revise any whimsy I had about taking up cycling, but confirming my distaste for much of the architecture of the 1960s!

I know, from the many alumni that I have spoken to so far, that both staff and former students have great affection for the colleges, but I’ve been really impressed by the new, purpose-built facilities on campus. The fantastic new Jarman Building (the new home for the School of Arts) shows how important it is that there is continued investment in the development of the campus.

Why do you think fundraising is important, and what difference can it make to the University?

Fundraising is particularly important at this time of tremendous pressures on the public purse, but as a society we need to continue to invest in education. In universities the world over, people are working on all of the world’s challenges, and many of the real battles against disease, poverty and climate change are taking place in university laboratories and seminar rooms. Philanthropic giving plays a key role in enabling this to happen. The difference will be seen at Kent in funding that improves what we do, enabling us to work harder, faster and smarter.

Do you think universities can learn anything from the charity sector?

I think we can learn from all sorts of people and organisations, whether it is those doing obviously similar activities like community fundraising or sports teams, or private enterprises. I often have ‘A-ha’ moments in the most unlikely of places!

What are you most looking forward to in your new role?

I’m looking forward to making a difference, enabling something to happen at Kent – or a student or staff member to come here – that wouldn’t have been possible without a gift.

Where would you like fundraising at Kent to be in five years time?

I would like to see us engaging with alumni and friends around the world, asking and receiving their support for exciting world-class projects, that by 2015, Kent’s 50th anniversary, have built to a fabulous celebration of everything we have achieved together.

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Kent Union

Kent Union: Busy on all fronts It’s been an exciting summer for Kent Union as we’ve been busy refurbishing The Venue nightclub ready for the new academic year.

Kent Union realised that students at Kent were crying out for a live entertainments venue that could cater for bands, DJs and other forms of entertainment such as comedy and drama performances.

On Friday 17 September, Kent Union opened the newly refurbished nightclub, still named The Venue, and a purpose-built live entertainments venue (in place of the old Lighthouse), The Attic. The new stage and live music setup received its first use from local bands, Hullaballoo and Clacket Lane and students, staff and alumni danced the night away in The Venue to the musical stylings of our resident DJ. The night tied in with the start of a campaign to raise money for the development of a new Student Media Centre which will house InQuire (formerly KRED and InCant) and Community FM radio station, CSRfm.

Charitable status Kent Union is also proud to announce that it has become officially registered as a charity through the Charity Commission, with its core purpose being the advancement of education for students at Kent. This means that Kent Union can benefit from the advantages afforded to charities and can carry out fundraising activity more readily than in previous years.

We will be carrying out a number of fundraising activities across the next year which alumni are welcome to attend. If you would like to find out more about the project, have any fundraising ideas, or would like to make a donation please contact Louise Dancy at L.Dancy@kent.ac.uk.

Tuition fees Kent Union officers continue to lobby local and national governments to introduce a fairer alternative to an increase in tuition fees, as part of the ‘Funding our Future’ campaign. Nearly 1500 parliamentary candidates signed the NUS pledge to vote against an increase in fees, and now Kent Union, alongside other unions across the UK, want to make sure that those who signed live up to their promise. Kent Union is also campaigning to ensure that any cuts in public spending do not mean a decrease in the quality of the student and educational experience. On 10 November, members of Kent Union will be marching alongside other unions and NUS members to show their support for this campaign.

Rediscover The Venue Kent Union would like to encourage all alumni to come and visit The Venue and The Attic! If you’re planning a reunion or a visit to campus, you can gain access to The Venue by contacting the Alumni Office at alumni@kent.ac.uk. Once they have verified that you are an alumnus, your name will be placed on a guest list at the door.

Linguistic conference The first of two AHRC-funded workshops for the ‘Language and Social Structure in Urban France’ network (AHRC Research Network Project RG57301) was held in Grimond Building on Friday 8th July. The network project, which is led by sociolinguists from Kent and Cambridge, aims to bring an interdisciplinary perspective to the study of language variation in France and francophone Europe, and brings together sociolinguists, sociologists, anthropologists and geographers from France and the UK to explore the extent to which existing, broadly Anglo-

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American, research paradigms are appropriate to the French context.

The first workshop, the theme of which was ‘The linguistic correlates of social class’, explored the difficulties of establishing a cross-culturally valid class index scale with which language data might be correlated. There were lively debates, too, about the notion of banlieue in France, and the stereotypical notions of deprivation and ethnic ghettoisation which it commonly evokes,

as well as some thoughtful contributions about the reasons why some language variables do not behave as sociolinguists would expect.

The second workshop in January will explore notions of space in the French context, and the project will close with a conference in Cambridge in September 2011. For full details of the project and its aims, visit the project website: http://www.sociolinguistiqueurbaine.com/spip.php?rubrique30

Enterprise

Students win international prize the University in this prestigious competition. The week in Virginia has been amazing and we really appreciate this great opportunity. Some of the networks we have established will no doubt prove to be useful in the future.’ Ben continued ‘It’s been an amazing experience. We have had so many great opportunities; it’s been a real privilege to go.’

If you have an innovative business idea and are thinking of setting up a company contact Stephanie Barwick, Enterprise Development Manager on ext 7094 or email S.R.Barwick@kent.ac.uk .

To find out more about the University’s student enterprise activities contact Dr Tracy Crowther, Student Enterprise Officer on ext 3733 or email T.S.Crowther@kent.ac.uk

Global Challenge prizewinners Sinan Assaf and Ben Giambrone with Stephanie Barwick

Sinan Assaf and Ben Giambrone represented Great Britain in the VT KnowledgeWorks Global Student Business Concept Challenge and were awarded a $2,500 cash prize for their innovative ‘Text 2 Travel’ idea, which would allow people to pay for taxi journeys via a mobile. The judges were very impressed with the duos’ well thought through business case, financial projections, presentation and competence during the question and answer session.

Designed to highlight the important contribution university students make to the global economy, the competition organised by Virginia Tech University and VT Knowledgeworks, celebrated the energy and ingenuity of university students.

The 10 teams from across the world, who competed in the Global Challenge, participated in one week of enterprise activities in the USA. Sinan said: ‘We were really proud to represent

Post your latest research to the business community Would you like to promote your latest research to the business community?

If so, the University’s Innovation, Creativity, Enterprise (ICE) initiative offers you the opportunity to upload posts via the official website, www.icekent.co.uk to over 100 ICE network members and the wider business community. Posts are a great way to promote your ideas, research, initiatives, events or just thoughts that stimulate and encourage innovation, creativity or enterprise.

You can send a post by becoming an ICE member on www.icekent.co.uk or by sending your post directly to Donna Quirke D.M.Quirke@kent.ac.uk

Internship scheme supports graduates and small businesses Thanks to the University’s Kent Graduate Internship Scheme, 58 graduates have begun their careers with a paid internship in a local business.

Organised and run by Kent Innovation and Enterprise with the help of a £128,000 government grant, the internship scheme enables small businesses in Kent to tap into the graduate talent pool in the county. Around 100 businesses are involved with the scheme, leading to a total of 80 paid internship opportunities for recent graduates in a variety of sectors. Most of the businesses on the scheme are new contacts for the University and there will be many opportunities for further collaboration.

There are still 22 vacancies for graduates, which are being advertised through the Careers Advisory Service’s website at http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/jobs/Interns.htm.

To find out more about the Kent Graduate Internship Scheme, contact Barry Maydom on ext 7701 or email B.C.Maydom@kent.ac.uk.

If you would like to find out more about ICE, please email enterprise@kent.ac.uk

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Rebranding

A brand new Kent

In September, Kent’s 2011 Graduate Prospectus became the first publication to be produced using the new design created as part of the University’s new brand.

The rebranding exercise began in 2009 and aimed to build on Kent’s existing brand. The University was looking to reposition itself, focusing on its academic excellence and the high quality of its research, its position as the UK’s European university and its international reach. With this brief, the design agency Uffindell were appointed. They started by conducting extensive research both within the University and externally to discover what the current perception of Kent was and whether it was in line with the University’s strategic ambitions. The results of the research were then presented to various groups in workshops held across the University and the resulting feedback was fed into proposals for the new brand. Uffindell produced the final design for Kent’s publications, in conjunction with Lesley Farr in the Design and Print Unit and members of Communications and Marketing.

Using a strong, traditional palette of colours alongside imagery that shows the passion and engagement of staff and students, the distinctive design aims to reflect the University’s position as a leading UK institution and forms part of the strategic repositioning of the University.

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Following the production of the Graduate Prospectus, the new design is in the process of being rolled out to other key graduate publications, all of which will feature the deep burgundy colour used in the prospectus, ensuring that a strong brand identity is maintained.

Work has now begun on the Undergraduate Prospectus 2012, where the traditional palette of colours will continue to be used in order to ensure brand recognition, but will also be extended to include some accented colours which will give undergraduate publications a different look and feel to graduate publications.

The colour chosen for the Undergraduate Prospectus is dark blue, with a contrasting blue used on the cover to differentiate the Undergraduate Prospectus from the Graduate Prospectus. Again, the intention is to roll out these colours to other undergraduate recruitment publications once the Undergraduate Prospectus has been published in February 2011.

Alongside the paper publications, the University website has also been updated in the new style and will launch in late October. Initial designs from Uffindell have been built on and refined by members of the Web Support Team within Information Services with the help of Lesley Farr and members of Communications and Marketing. The online style uses the same strong colour palette, confident typography and clean

layout. There are also some additional features including a new homepage, a new look for key landing pages, and wider templates for all pages that include a ‘mega-menu’ global navigation device. Work on the first academic school pages to adopt the new style begins in November and work across the site will continue throughout 2011. New brand guidelines are being worked on and, once finalised, will be circulated.

The brand shift comes at an ideal time for Kent.

With all universities digesting the results of Lord Browne’s review of the higher education sector, Kent is now well-placed to move forward and continue to attract high-calibre students, looking to improve their prospects by studying at a highly-rated university.

Director of Communications and Marketing, Karen Doyle said: ‘The response to the Graduate Prospectus has been very positive and I would like to thank all those across the University who attended the workshops and presentations we held earlier in the year, and gave us such constructive feedback. The launch of the new brand is well-timed, as we seek to reinforce Kent’s position as one of the leading universities in the UK and extend our international relationships.’

If you have any questions about the University’s new brand or would like any more information, please email directorcm@kent.ac.uk

Environment

Green Impact success Green Impact celebrated its first year with an awards ceremony on 8 October. Award winners, including two gold award winners, were presented with their prizes by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Dame Julia M Goodfellow.

The Green Impact team have been delighted with the initiative’s success, which has seen 16 teams representing departments and schools across the University take part. In total 13 teams gained accreditation with six bronze, five silver and two gold award winners, with a further three teams working towards accreditation. All winners are listed below.

The Green Impact team hopes to grow the scheme in 2010/11 by updating the criteria and raising the bar slightly. The success of the scheme is a tribute to the personal achievements and determination of the staff at Kent.

Winners Gold award Kent Enterprise Hub Unit for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (UELT)

Silver award School of Engineering and Digital Arts Information Services Estates Department Kent Hospitality – Housekeeping Kent Innovation and Enterprise Bronze award Humanities Undergraduate Office Social Sciences Faculty Office Research Services Admissions and Partnership Services School of Anthropology and Conservation Kent Hospitality – Tanglewood and Receptions Working towards accreditation Sports Centre Catering and Bars Medway Special awards As well as achieving one of the standards on offer, all participating departments had an opportunity to submit text as part of three special awards. The Office Depot Innovation, Best Energy-Saving Idea and Environmental hero awards were judged by an external, independent expert.

Office Depot Innovation Award Unit for Enhancement of Learning and Teaching Best Energy Saving Idea School of Engineering and Digital Arts Environmental Hero Lucy O’Grady from the Kent Enterprise Hub.

How the Green Impact initiative works Green Impact seeks to provide a framework for staff and students to take practical action to green their workplaces. It also seeks to celebrate and share the good environmental practice and individual achievements of staff.

The University of Kent was one of 22 universities chosen to run the scheme under the Degrees Cooler project and is run locally through a partnership of individuals from the Estates department and Kent Union.

The scheme is based on a self-assessment workbook containing over 100 criteria, each delivering a practical action that helps a department to reduce its negative environmental and social impacts. The criteria cover everything under the sustainability umbrella, from ethical procurement to recycling to travel to encouraging biodiversity. The workbook breaks bigger issues down into manageable chunks which departments can tackle at their own pace.

To learn more about the scheme or find out how to get involved with Green Impact, please contact greenimpact@kent.ac.uk.

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Events

School of History alumni reunion On Saturday 25 September the School of History hosted an alumni reunion in Eliot College. Over 250 alumni, current students, staff and former staff attended the event, at which they were welcomed by Head of School, Professor Kenneth Fincham, and by Professor Mark Connelly.

The School was granted special permission to host a private guided tour of Canterbury Cathedral, led by Professor Kenneth Fincham and Dr Alixe Bovey (presenter of BBC4’s In Search of Medieval Britain) and guests were also given the opportunity to take a campus tour with current History students, taking in the new Jarman Building (housing the School of Arts), Rutherford College and the Templeman Library including an exhibition of the library’s digital resources for current History students.

History alumnus and scholarship benefactor Paul Dyer E74 spoke about the foundation gift he made which established the postgraduate History Research.

The day culminated in a guest lecture in Woolf College Lecture Theatre by Honorary Professor David Starkey (historian and presenter of the Channel 4 series Monarchy).

Professor Connelly commented: ‘We are really pleased that so many alumni returned, and are equally pleased that the feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. We certainly intend to hold another event in the near future, but would like to build this more strongly around alumni interests, so we would really appreciate suggestions, requests and ideas.’

Labyrinth expert visits Kent The University hosted a one-day workshop followed by a two-day facilitator training course on labyrinths in September. Both events were fully subscribed and attracted almost 100 participants from across the UK. The workshop, ‘Journeys through the labyrinth’, was led by Dr Lauren Artress, an expert in the contemporary use of labyrinths as a resource for community building and spiritual development. Dr Artress founded the non-profit organisation Veriditas and has since trained hundreds of people to use the labyrinth in their work. The workshop explored ways of using labyrinth walks as a blueprint to explore one’s own journey through a career, through study or key life transitions. Participants walked the Canterbury Labyrinth, outdoors and open to all, as well as a beautiful hand-painted canvas labyrinth indoors, a copy of the labyrinth design to be found in Chartres Cathedral.

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appreciated. This event attracted participants with diverse interests, including higher education academics, counsellors, teachers, trainers, and church and community representatives, which added to the success of the day.’

On Saturday 4th September, Dr Artress led an event that officially recognised Rev Di Williams MBE, of the University of Edinburgh, as Europe’s first senior Veriditas teacher. This formed an introduction to the first Veriditas facilitator training weekend in the UK, again at Kent, and led by Di Williams. Twenty-two participants completed this intensive course, including colleagues in higher education contexts such as management, social work, counselling and partnership development.

For further information on the University’s Labyrinth Project, visit www.kent.ac.uk/creativecampus

Obituaries

In memoriam Very shortly before his death, we were able to tell Ken that the Biosciences building was to be named the Stacey Building in his honour. He received the news with a humility that was typical of the man and he was overjoyed by the recognition accorded to him by the University. The building dedication ceremony took place on September 17 at which Vice Chancellor, Professor Dame Julia M Goodfellow, unveiled a plaque and spoke about Ken’s major contributions to science and to the University.

Ken Stacey 1927-2010 Professor Ken Stacey, the founding Director of the Biological Laboratory, died in March this year after an extended illness. Born in Brighton, he won a scholarship to Varndean School, took a BSc in chemistry at Queen Mary College, London immediately after World War II, and studied for his PhD in organic chemistry at Imperial College in Bob Hudson’s laboratory.

His research career saw him employed as a research scientist at the Royal Cancer Hospital in London during which time he wrote a highly acclaimed book Light Scattering in Physical Chemistry.

Subsequently, he spent several periods at Yale University, and at the renowned MRC Microbial Genetics Unit at Hammersmith Hospital with Bill Hayes, the guru of the discipline with whom he worked and published. Following the dispersal of the Hammersmith group, he moved to the University of Sussex as an MRC Senior Research Fellow.

During the autumn of 1969 he was contacted by Professor Bob Hudson on behalf of the fledgling University of Kent at Canterbury regarding the establishment of biology at the University. He was subsequently appointed Professor of Molecular Biology and oversaw the development of the first degrees and research in biochemistry and microbiology. Ken is on record as recalling that he was ‘neither biochemist nor microbiologist’ but this he regarded as an additional benefit for the post and the critical developments he was expected to make!

He served as Director until 1982 and also as Dean of Natural Sciences for many years. His legacy to Kent is enormous, so much so that under his careful, generous and astute guidance Biosciences quickly became recognised as one of the most successful departments in the country.

The ceremony was the centrepiece of a day of scientific presentations made by senior UK bioscientists, including current and former members of the School. The event ended with a recording of Brahm’s Schicksalslied as an acknowledgement of Ken and his wife Rosalie’s abiding love of music.

Ken Stacey was a kind and gentle man with a keen judgement of people and of science and his encouragement of numerous students and colleagues is something that so many will cherish with great affection. He is survived by his wife Rosalie, son Martin and stepson David and their families.

Professor Alan Bull

Dr Tom Behan 1957-2010 Dr Tom Behan, head of the Italian section at Kent’s School of European Culture and Languages, died in Milan on 30 August after a long illness. Tom was a very dear colleague, an inspiring leader and a dedicated researcher and will be greatly missed. A full obituary will appear in the next issue of KENT.

Mark Brennan 1963-2010 Mark Brennan, formerly Senior lecturer in Clinical Education at the University, died on 25th September 2010 after a brave fight against advanced bowel cancer. Mark was a superb teacher and an eloquent advocate for medical and dental education in Kent.

If you would like to make a contribution in Mark’s memory, please send a cheque to Mark’s widow, Charlotte Brennan (78 Blackthorn Road, Hersden, Canterbury CT3 4GB). Charlotte will divide the contributions between three charitable causes dear to Mark’s heart: the Pilgrims’ Hospice in Canterbury; colo-rectal cancer research and the restoration of Canterbury Cathedral. Please include your name and contact details with any contribution so that it can be acknowledged.

Since the last issue of KENT went to press, the University has learned of the deaths of the following alumni and staff. If you would like to be put in touch with the families or friends of anyone listed here please let us know – we may be able to help.

Lord Bingham of Cornhill (honorary graduate 2010), Thomas Griffin K67, Robin Galloway D72, Felix Hull (honorary graduate 1980), Sheema Islam E79, Carol Moran (former member of Research Office staff), Jonathan Morris K72, Michael Twyman K04.

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Kent in the news

Who’s what where The complete ‘Who’s what where’ is available online at www.kent.ac.uk/alumni/

Staff at the University continue to make a strong contribution to regional, national and international news. Over the past few months, there have been contributions from those in the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research (SSPSSR), the Centre for Health Services Studies (CHSS), the School of Mathematics Statistics and Actuarial Science (SMSAS), Kent Business School (KBS), Philosophy in the School of European Culture and Languages (SECL), Kent Law School (KLS), Kent Law Clinic and the Centre for Journalism, as well as the schools of Anthropology and Conservation, History, Computing and Psychology.

Among the University’s Canterbury-based staff interviewed or contributing published articles to the media were Professor Frank Furedi, whose broadcast coverage ranged from BBC South East to BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Ulster, LBC, BBC World Service, ABC (Australia) and CBC (Canada). Professor Furedi’s print coverage included The Guardian, Daily Mail, The Independent on Sunday, The Times, Metro London, London Free Press, Toronto Sun and the New Zealand Herald.

Further contributions came from: Dr David Roberts (Anthropology); Dr Kirsten Abbott-Smith (Psychology); Professor Paul Sweeting (SMSAS); Professor Marian Fitzgerald (SSPSSR); Dr Beth Breeze (SSPSSR); Dr David Boothroyd (SSPSSR); Professor Mark Connelly (History); Dr David Hornsby (English Language & Linguistics); Jenny Billings (CHSS/SSPSSR); Dr Amanda Pyman (KBS); Mairead Enright (KLS); Dr Ellie Lee (SSPSSR); Bonny Hartley (School of Psychology); Stephen Holdcroft (Recruitment and Admissions); Jon Pink (Academic Division); Professor Joanne Conaghan (KLS); Dr John Fitzpatrick (KLS/Kent Law Clinic); Professor Darren Griffin (Biosciences); Dr Gillian Draper (School of History); Professor Dennis Tourish (KBS); Professor Rosemary Hunter (KLS); Professor Sarah Vickerstaff (SSPSSR); and Professor Sally Fincher (School of Computing).

Medway-based staff who made a contribution include: Professor Tim Luckhurst (Centre for Journalism); Professor Alex Stevens (SSPSSR); Professor Nick Grief (KLS); and Dr Mark Hampton (KBS).

This is just some of the recent coverage gained by the University. For more information visit Kent in the news on campus online or contact the Media Office at MediaOffice@kent.ac.uk

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Key: D Darwin | E Eliot K Keynes | R Rutherford Location: The location at the end of each entry is from the mailing addresses we have for each individual. Please let us know if any corrections are required.

If you would like to submit a ‘Who’s what where’ entry, email alumni@kent.ac.uk 1970s Hazell, Richard (R71) Following inspiration from Ian Grigg-Spall and Adrian Taylor, I decided to work as a socialist lawyer and have been at Wiltshire Law Centre in Swindon since 1981, where I do housing law advice. I have extremely fond memories of UKC – do they still occupy the Admin block every year, like we did? Happily married with two stepchildren of 19 and 21 and living near Newbury, Berkshire, July 2010.

Webber, David (R73) Currently residing in Washington DC area in the USA and doing government IT consulting especially XML (aka geek). Heavily into cycling these days – carbon fibre and folding bikes – and the occasional Sprint-Tri for charity. Gaithersburg, USA, July 2010.

Scott, Richard (K74) Recently retired after career in journalism and public sector public relations. Married to Tracey.

Living in Cheshire. Still playing cricket!

Love to hear from old friends, contact me via the Alumni Office. Cheshire, August 2010.

Richards, Mark (R75) I left the Royal Marines in 1988 after service which included the Falklands War. After buying for Sainsburys, I worked for a series of food companies in account management, latterly as an interim manager. A short term contract in 2007 became permanent and I am now the Greater London SaBRE Campaign

Director. SaBre, Supporting Britain’s Reservists & Employers provides advice about the volunteer reserve forces, for both employers and reservists, at a time when many reservists are being mobilised for service overseas. I am still living in Teddington with Barbara (Ortner) R75; Charles at Exeter Uni and Ally now an Assistant Psychologist in North Somerset. Middlesex, June 2010.

Philipps, Gerard (K78) Leaving UKC in spring 1981, I worked as a junior teacher for four years before joining my country’s foreign service. I have been in the diplomatic service of Luxembourg for 25 years, serving in various missions abroad and am presently posted as Ambassador to Switzerland. I have two kids aged 18 and 16, the elder of which is, incidentally, starting university in Canterbury this autumn. Besides the job, I am still actively involved in guitar playing and in music generally.

Switzerland, September 2010.

1980s Cole, Neil (R81) Working at the University of East London and living on the SE London/Kent border, along with far too many books and a couple of hens in the back garden! Have recently got back in touch with some old friends from UKC and would love to hear from any others who remember me. London, September 2010.

Howe, John (R83) Relocating to Toronto, Canada for my next business turnaround assignment – this time as divisional general manager at a US software company. Divorced in 2009 after 14 years, that hurt. I’m still in touch with a few from Kent including Doug Hawkes, Felicity Bonham and Matt Gough. Always good to hear from old UKC friends – would be good to connect with fellow alumni in Toronto – contact me via the Alumni Office. Washington, USA, May 2010.

Bendifallah, Khier (K84) Very happy to get any contact from those who shared with me the most beautiful 2 years I had spent at UKC, Keynes College. Blida, Algeria, April 2010.

Upward, Antony (D85) I moved to London after UKC and joined KPMG Management Consulting (Software Development Group). Went on assignment at Apple Computer in Paris for three years, where I met my wife Lyanne. Moved to USA in 92 and then to Toronto in 93 and started and (finally!) finished the renovation of our house!

Dec 2009, left CGI, having worked there for 11 years in IT/Business Process (mainly around SAP software). Now started a company focused on Sustainability Business Architectures – www.EdwardJames.biz and returned to University of York in Toronto to do my Masters in Environmental Studies with a Graduate Diploma in Business and the Environment (finishing summer 2012).

Also continuing to teach at Ryerson University. Check out my full resume at http://www.linkedin.com/in/antonyupward Ontario, Canada, June 2010.

1990s Kingston, Gareth (K91) Having just about survived the impact of the global financial meltdown I am now the Membership & Marketing Manager for the Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK) in the Royal College of Surgeons.

Injuries have led me to give up playing cricket seriously but I retain an involvement in the game as a qualified umpire. My quiz exploits continue with a Mastermind semi-final recently under my belt, a national ranking that has been as high as 25th, and competitions taking me to exotic places such as Oslo, Paris, Dordrecht and Derby. I can be contacted on gareth.kingston@gmail.com and I would love to hear from old friends.

Bedfordshire, August 2010.

Singh, Rakesh (R97) I am an established businessman in India. Any of my fellow students on the MBA Canterbury Business Course (class of 1997) is most welcome to visit.

Jharkhand, India, April 2010.

1990s Williams, Richard (R00) I studied MSc Computer Science 2000-01 and was a member of Rutherford College, although I lived in Park Wood. From Kent, I joined Oracle Corporation UK Ltd as an IT Consultant in Oct 2001 and worked as a programmer, then project manager.

Whilst at Oracle, I gained professional membership and Chartered IT Professional with the British Computer Society (MBCS and CITP) and am also a certified Project Management professional (PMP) with the Project Management Institute. I quit IT Consulting last September (2009) and returned to University for further studies.

I have nearly completed an MRes in Computational Biology at the University of York and will progress onto a PhD programme in Computer Science (also at York) in October this year. I met my partner Dr Laura Machin down in Canterbury when she studied for BA Sociology (K00). Selby, July 2010.

Karaklas, Efthimios (K02) I am working since 2005 with the IA.K. (Medical-Social Center in Drosero Xanthis, Greece, which is a programme within the Integrated Action Plan for the social integration of the Greek Roma. I am the psychologist of the Center, and my role includes the study of psychological problems of the population, diagnostic and counselling interventions, and the interconnection of services concerning the Mental Health of the population of Roma. Thessaloniki, Greece, February 2010.

O’Donnell, Anna-Marie (R03) I’m just writing to update you on some details of myself, and Paul Blewer, who are both alumni of UKC. I’d like to let you know that we got married on November 8th 2008! In terms of careers, Paul is a Police Officer in the Met, and I am a HR Officer at Kings College Hospital, London. Kent, June 2010.

Only connect Lost touch with an old friend? Our alumni database may be able to help.

If we have a current address for an alumnus we will be happy to forward a message to them. If we too have lost touch, Only connect, which is printed in KENT and also on the alumni website monthly, may get a response. If you do connect, please let us know!

1970s Jarnail Singh (D71) wltf Robert Kibble (R71), John Cheetham (R71), Graham Smith (D71) and Raja Thuraisingham (D70) 1980s Lynne Cronin (Gould) (D80) wltf Karine Hetherington (E80) Pete Boland (K 84) wltf Tracy Yong (D 83) and Ramesh Perinparaja (R83) Heb Newman (Tomkins) (E84) wltf Diana Cadogan-Rawlinson (E84) Will Bartlett-Hooker (Hooker) (D85) wltf Kathryn Raven (D86) and Janice Campbell (K 85) Tucker Mohamed Mustak Aboo Bakar (R87) wltf Shahril Abdul Ghany (K 86) Andre de Carvalho wltf Guilhem Dupont (R89)

Can Stickman come to stay?

The Stickman company are looking for somewhere to stay during their residency at the Gulbenkian Theatre this Christmas.

The company need 4 single rooms from 12 – 21 December inclusive and hope to be as close to the University campus as possible as they may not have their own transport.

A 4 bedroomed house available for this period would be ideal, but the company is happy to consider any offers of spare rooms.

Small remuneration available – as well as tickets for this fabulous family show!

Please contact Pam Hardiman on ext 3493 or p.hardiman@kent.ac.uk for more details.

All actors are house trained!

1990s Roger Chantler (R91) wltf Robert Levy (K73) Costandi Hawa (K95) wltf Maria Georgakopoulou (K95) and Dawn Collins (K94) Chinyere Kejeh (Ogbonna) (R97) wltf Rosa Ferreira (E97) 2000s Khadija Hasan (E04) wltf John McCloy (E04)

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What’s on

Music events Wednesday 3 November, Wednesday 1 December 5pm Gulbenkian Theatre Foyer, Jazz @ 5 Admission free.

Monday 8 November 1.10pm Gulbenkian Theatre, lunchtime concert, The Eden-Stell Guitar Duo. Admission free with a suggested donation of £3.

Friday 3 December 7.30pm St Mildred’s Church, Stour Street, Canterbury. Advent by Candlelight, University of Kent Chamber Choir, Daniel Harding conductor. Ticket information available at www.kent.ac.uk/music Monday 6 December 1.10pm Gulbenkian Theatre, Lunchtime Concert, The Choristers of Canterbury Cathedral, admission free, with a suggested donation of £3.

Saturday 11 December, 7.30pm, Eliot College Hall, Choral and Orchestral Concert, The University of Kent Chorus and Symphony Orchestra, Susan Wanless conductor, Dvor˘ ák – Slavonic

Dance, Opus 46, No. 2 in E minor, Verdi – Stabat Mater and Te Deum from the Four Sacred Pieces, Dvor˘ ák – Symphony No. 8 in G major. Ticket information available at www.kent.ac.uk/music

Gulbenkian Theatre highlights Thursday 4, Friday 5 November 7.45pm, Saturday 6 November 2pm, 7.45pm Canterbury Players present Dark of the Moon, a powerful and astonishing fantasy that leaves audiences ideas of tolerance and justice challenged.

Tuesday 9 November, Wednesday 10 November 7.45pm, London Classic Theatre present Harold Pinter’s The Caretaker.

Thursday 11 November 7.45pm An audience with Steven Berkoff.

Friday 12 November 7.45pm Tommy Tiernan, Crooked Man. Saturday 27 November 7.45pm Brendon Burns Y’know – Love ‘n’ God ‘n’ Metaphysics ‘n’ S**t.

Tuesday 30 November 11am and 2.30pm, Christmas Science Lectures, The Magic of Bubbles, Dr Cyril Isenberg. Sponsored by the Institute of Physics.

For full details, including ticket availability, please go to www.kent.ac.uk/gulbenkian/theatre

Gulbenkian Cinema highlights Friday 29 October – Thursday 4 November Made in Dagenham (15) Friday 5 November – Sunday 7 November The Maid (15) Friday 5 November – Thursday 11 November Mr Nice (18) Sunday 7 November Kind Hearts and Coronets (U)

Listings Friday 19 November 5pm Woolf Lecture Theatre, Canterbury campus, Wain Medal Lecture, ‘Bioenergy and biofuels: learning from bacteria’, Professor Frank Sargent, Division of Molecular Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee.

Wednesday 1 December, 5pm, Grimond LT2, Canterbury campus Distinguished lecture series ‘Space and Place in a Revolutionary Context: Thoughts on Venezuela’ Doreen Massey, Emeritus Professor of Geography at the Open University.

Wednesday 1 December 6pm Keynes College, Lecture Theatre 1, Canterbury campus, Open Lecture, Professor Vernon Bogdanor, The Coalition and the Constitution.

Friday 12 November – Thursday 18 November The Social Network (TBC)

Wednesday 8 December, 6pm, Keynes College, Lecture Theatre 1, Canterbury campus, English Speaking Union Lecture, Professor Sir Christopher Frayling, ‘Horace Walpole’s Cat’

For full details of times please go to www.kent.ac.uk/gulbenkian/cinema

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