Winter 2014 - University of Cumbria

CONNECT
Winter 2014
Research discovers
‘dinner bell’ effect
Lecturer wins prestigious
illustration award
Research student has a grizzly encounter
University scheme supports local
businesses to research new energy projects
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FOREWORD
One of the highlights of the autumn term is the opportunity we have in
November to celebrate with our students, their families and friends, as
they graduate at the end of their programmes.
STUDENTS
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UNIVERSITY
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A quarter of a century of commitment recognised
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University lecturer wins prestigious illustration award
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Addressing the international match-fixing debate
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Macmillan coffee morning
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Multi-sport passion for Rhiannon
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Staff profile - Joe Grimwalde
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Charlotte Mason College architect revisits the site after a gap of thirty years
Pioneer who gave insight into wildlife behaviour
Honorary Fellows
New Sport and Health Development Unit launched
Chinese academics share experiences of teaching
Chancellor entertains at Graduation
Lancaster students get genuine 999 experience
Your I.T., but better
Have you seen the big yellow boat?
research
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Peter features in Paris film festival
University supports research into renewable energy innovations
Research discovers ‘dinner bell’ effect
Smoking cessation research
Research student has a grizzly encounter
Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014
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Army paramedics graduate
David wins the Sarah McClay Memorial Shield
Netball stars
Carlisle Cathedral’s first poet-in-residence publishes anthology
Family celebrates double success at University of
Cumbria graduation
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issue of Connect is 12th February
There is nothing that gives the academic and professional support
staff of our university greater pleasure than to see our students
succeed in their studies and receive their awards at Graduation.
The ceremony marks the end of one stage of our students’
lives, and we are certain that their Cumbria education will
stand them in good stead for whatever comes next.
Our Chancellor, the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu,
was able to join us for all three days of ceremonies this
time. His presence is always a most welcome feature of the
week, but the addition of his accomplished performance
on the drums in accompaniment to the university choir
made for a particularly memorable final ceremony!
Alongside the new graduates, six new honorary fellows were
created at the ceremonies. Honorary fellowships are awarded
in recognition of individuals who have made outstanding
contributions to the university and/or in support of a variety of
causes linked to the work of the university, and this November
saw representatives from a diverse range of backgrounds - local
government, medicine, tourism, youth services, the outdoors and
mountain environments, and the culinary arts. Our congratulations
to them as we welcome them all into our community of fellows.
For the first time in the cathedral, we saw a cohort of army
medical technicians, all wearing full military uniform under their
academic robes, receive their Foundation Degree in Paramedic
Practice. Many also displayed an impressive collection of medals,
testament to their time on active service, using the skills and
expertise they have gained to help save lives in hostile situations.
You’ll find visual representations of the ceremonies further
on in Connect – I hope, for those unable to attend,
the images give a flavour of some of the very special
moments that we experienced in the cathedral.
There is always a large contingent of PGCE graduates at
the autumn ceremonies, and this year saw the first major
group of School Direct qualified teachers graduating, in
both primary and secondary school education. Now in
its third year of operation, the School Direct programme
enabled the university to train a total of 231 NQTs through
this partnership with the school alliances in 2013/14.
Professor Peter Strike
Vice Chancellor
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A quarter of
a century of
commitment
recognised
At the External Relations (Admissions)
away day on 8 October, two members
of staff were recognised for their long
service with the university.
Presentations were made to Julie Nixon
(25 years in May 2014) and Janice
Suniga (25 years on October 2014).
Each received a framed certificate of long
service, bouquets of flowers, a bottle of
champagne and glittered champagne flutes.
Photo, left to right: Janice Suniga, Alison Bolton
and Julie Nixon
University lecturer wins
prestigious illustration award
Lecturer in Illustration Dwayne Bell, based at the Brampton Road campus, has
won a prestigious Cheltenham Illustration Award for a poignant piece depicting
his fellow passengers on a busy city bus route.
He received a commendation for his piece which
he explains was inspired by his real-life journey to
work: “I commute daily to and from Carlisle on the
First Bus X95 and I pass the 50 minute journey by
drawing my fellow passengers in my sketchbook”.
Dwayne’s winning entry consists of four separate
illustrations brought together to form one
collective piece. The illustrations are scanned
directly from his sketchbook and receive only
minimal digital manipulation. Now in their
eighth year, the Cheltenham Illustration Awards
are run by the University of Gloucestershire as
part of their illustration undergraduate course.
The awards attract entries from across the
globe and for the first time this year, allowed
professional and established illustrators to
enter. The awards have a theme each year
and this year’s subject was ‘being human’.
Dwayne continues: “The theme was
a perfect opportunity for me to send
some of these observations out into
the world, so that’s what I did.”
This year’s show was held in the Wilson Gallery
in Cheltenham, which has recently undergone
a make-over including a brand new exhibition
space in which the Cheltenham Illustration
show is housed. Dwayne continues, “The
show’s organiser, Keiran Phelps, has great
ambitions for its future now that it has a
wonderful home in the Wilson Gallery. I’ll be
encouraging my all students to enter work in
future, as well as submitting more of my own.”
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Image: The Palazzo
Marino in Milan
Addressing the international
match-fixing debate
Emeritus Professor of Cultural History, Mike Huggins travelled to Milan at the end of September
to deliver a keynote speech entitled ‘Match-fixing: A Key Issue for Sports Integrity’, at a major
workshop in the famous Palazzo Marino following the launch of the Convention on the
Manipulation of Sports Competitions.
Russia, Germany and some other member states
have already signed up, but there are still difficulties
in obtaining international agreement at a global
level, especially but not solely in the Far East.
Over the past few years, illegal practices in sports have
become a major concern with match-fixing, illegal
betting, organised crime involvement, money-laundering
and corruption now a source of international debate.
Influential delegates at the workshop included
government sports ministers, representatives from
Interpol, the International Olympic Committee, antibribery working groups, Series A football clubs and
Britain’s Gambling Commission to name but a few.
Professor Huggins explains: “With the increased
popularity of online betting platforms and much
more organised criminal activity, we may never
be able to eliminate match-fixing completely.
“However it poses one of the most serious threats
to sport today and is having a huge detrimental
impact on the global sports industry.
Macmillan
coffee
morning
“If match-fixing isn’t taken seriously, sport may lose public
trust as well as commercially important sponsorship.
It’s vital that governments, sports organisations
and crime organisations work together to address
this problem, which now may account for up to
billions of pounds of exploitation every year.
“Sports like football and tennis are majorly at risk,
ever closer to the top levels, and players, referees,
umpires and other officials are all proving vulnerable
to bribery, blackmail or threats of violence.”
Professor Huggins was also recently appointed President
Elect of the Congress of the European Committee of
Sports Historians (CESH). Following his presentation in
Milan he flew on to the international CESH conference
in Edessa, Greece to speak on Changing British
Government Attitudes to School Sport 1960 – 2014.
Café Martineau also
kindly donated 10p
from every drink bought
between 9.30 and
11.30am.
A great big thank you to all staff who helped
out, and donated and bought cakes at the
coffee morning held in aid of Macmillan Cancer
Support at Lancaster, on Friday 26 September. Café Martineau also kindly donated 10p from
every drink bought between 9.30 and 11.30am,
resulting in a grand total of £272.26 being raised.
Image (left to right): Janet Whitworth and Nicky
Meer (AQD)
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Multi-sport passion for Rhiannon
Rhiannon Robinson, a key member of the graphic design programme team at the Brampton
Road campus, devotes her spare time to a hobby that keeps her supremely fit.
Rhiannon explains: “I have been a runner since
my second and last child was born 14 years
ago. I took it up to retrieve some fitness after
pregnancy. It was an easily accessible activity,
rather than going to the gym or pool, as I could
just nip out down the road while someone
else took the baby for 15-20 minutes. At first I
couldn’t run a mile without feeling like I wanted
to lie down on the pavement and die but I kept
at it and it developed steadily from there.
“When I could run three miles comfortably I
joined my local athletics club (Tynedale Harriers
in Hexham) and I started doing 5K and 10K
races after about 18 months, then fell and trail
racing, the longest being the 17 mile Staveley
trail race which I did about seven years ago.
“My son, (then later also my daughter
although she has given up since), started
doing triathlon when he was eight years old,
and instead of standing around just watching
at his sessions, I trained to become a British
Triathlon Level 1 Coach so that I could coach
the kids at his club (One Life Racing in Hexham).
I then became more and more involved
with multi sport events and started doing
occasional duathlons and triathlons myself.
“The running and cycling disciplines are my
strongest and swimming by far the weakest. I was
only taught breast stroke as a child so have had to
learn front crawl for the first time at the grand old
age of 51! I’m still a pretty slow swimmer so have
concentrated my competitive efforts on duathlon
and cycling where I can come into my own a
bit more. However, I am continuing to work on
I was only taught breast
stroke as a child so have
had to learn front crawl
for the first time at the
grand old age of 51!
my swimming and hope to be able to
do more triathlons in the future.
“I also still do road racing, run
cross country in the winter and
The championships
cycling events like sportives
themselves will take place
in the spring and summer.
next April in Madrid and
In my time I have done
there will probably be
some quite frankly, quite
mad things too. I once did a
about 200 British athletes
10K race in Stockton where
taking part altogether
you also had to overcome
various obstacles along the
way, including swimming across
the Tees Barrage, canoeing up the
RIver Tees and ascending and descending the
Transporter Bridge. I’ve also run the whole length
of Hadrian’s Wall in under 14 hours as part of a
women’s relay team from Tynedale Harriers.
“This was just after the Hadrian’s Wall path
had opened and we wanted to set the record
for the fastest time achieved. (A team from the
army was doing it on the same day, but the
Tynedale Ladies trounced them by half an hour!)
“Multi-sport events, such as duathlon and
triathlon, are my favourite though.
I have been a
runner since
my second and
last child was
born 14 years
ago. I took it up
to retrieve some
fitness after
pregnancy.
“You may not be the very best at any one
discipline but you still have the opportunity
to shine if you can produce a pretty good
effort at two or three disciplines put together
continuously and cope efficiently with the
transitions (the changeovers between one phase
and another, often called the fourth discipline
of triathlon). This also favours the endurance
athlete (which I am) rather than the speed
merchants, particularly as you get older.
“There is also the inclusivity aspect (see below).
Multi-sport also encourages cross training, using
different muscle groups, and keeping the body
overall better balanced, especially important as
you get older and tend to pick up more ‘overuse’
injuries if you do only one thing repetitively.
“Triathlon is a very inclusive sport and has
a system which allows age group amateur
athletes the opportunity to represent your
country at international championships
(Europeans and Worlds). To qualify for the
British team you have to do a qualifying race
and come in the top four in your age group to
be selected. There are usually three of these
each season spread from spring to autumn.
“The age groups go in five year steps (20-24,
25-29 etc.) and I am in the 50-54 age group. I
came third in my age group at the last qualifier of
the season at Althorp in Northamptonshire (the
home of the Spencer family) on 18 October, for
the European Sprint Duathlon Championships.
“The championships themselves will take place
next April in Madrid and there will probably be
about 200 British athletes taking part altogether
across the various age groups, plus similar
cohorts from other European countries.”
The very best of luck to Rhiannon for
next April – we’ll report on her result
in the summer issue of Connect.
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STAFF PROFILE/Joe Grimwade
What brightens your day at work?
In work it’s three things: people
saying thank you, helping others
and my lunchtime workouts.
What do you like to do
in your spare time?
Varies a lot but a big part of my
spare time is spent doing Crossfit
either during lunch at work, in my
garage gym or at Crossift Cumbria.
Anyone looking for a shakeup in
their fitness routine should try it.
Your job title, how did you end
up at the University of Cumbria
and when did you start?
Job Title: Senior Technician: Outdoor
Studies. I originally studied at the
University of Cumbria in 2007, when
it was at Newton Rigg, gaining a BA
(Hons) in Outdoor Education in 2010,
then went on to work as an assistant
technician for the department, technician
and now finally a senior technician.
Describe your job.
My job involves supporting the
department’s needs from a resources
perspective. Each day is very varied and
involves a lot of interaction with staff
and students, which I really enjoy.
A big part of my work is ensuring
that all the safety equipment, that the
department uses on a daily basis, is in
a safe working condition. I enjoy the
technical nature of this, understanding
how different materials behave under
different circumstances, as well as the
responsibility of ensuring that when
something goes out it is safe to use.
Name your ideal dinner
party guest and why
I guess most people would normally
pick long gone celebrities or such, but
for me it’s a lot simpler. Being originally
from Essex, that’s where my family is
and I don’t get to see them as much as
I would like, so I would pick my Mummy
Grimwade, big sis Hyla, medium sis
Karina and little sis (although she’s
21 now!) Lydia, Nan and Granddad,
Auntie Kate and Uncle Less, cousins
Christopher and Stephen and my
identical twin brother and his significant
other, Sam and Sam (I know they
didn’t think about that one right!?!).
I’ve also got a family away from family
in Cumbria who I would have along
as well (they know who they are).
And, mustn’t forget Finley the dog, a
beautiful black Labrador, we got back in
September 2013 – he’s amazing, albeit
very interested in other dogs at the
minute (and doesn’t seem fussy!?!).
CONGRATULATIONS!
Jordan Lee Otway
Jordan Lee Otway arrived on Tuesday 4 November
weighing 7lb 4.5oz. Jordan is the first grandson
of Ann Nugent who runs the shop at Brampton
Road. Ann says: “Jordan is the first baby in the
family for 25 years so parents Vikki and Lee
and the rest of the relatives are overjoyed.”
Name your
favourite book
and why
I don’t read too
many books so
don’t really have a
favourite but right
now I’m reading
P.S I Love You (not
my choice but
it’s ok so far!)
Violet Inman
Name your favourite film and why
Favourite film,
well this is more
my wheelhouse,
lots to pick here,
so this is tricky,
top ones would
be the Batman
Trilogy, Sleepers,
The Shawshank
Redemption,
The Hurricane,
Robin Hood
Prince of Thieves
and Coach Carter.
And finally, your favourite or dream
holiday destination and why!
Dream holiday destination would
probably be something like visiting
lost temples/ruins in South America.
A second baby daughter for Laura Inman
and husband Colin, Violet was born on
Friday 19 September at 2.33pm at the Royal
Lancaster Infirmary, weighing 8lb 14oz.
Violet is pictured with big sister Lauren.
Jacob George Sharples
Born Monday 13 October at 2.35am in Kendal weighing 9lb 8oz.
Mum Alice is UK Recruitment Manager in External Relations, and
based at the Lancaster campus. Alice and husband Sam have
already taken Jacob up his first Wainwright - Loughrigg!
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David wins the
Sarah McClay
Memorial Shield
get
involved
Tell us about
your students’
achievements ...
The Sarah McClay Memorial Shield
aims to honour the conservation
student who encapsulates those
qualities that characterised
Sarah throughout her time at
the University of Cumbria.
Wearing full army uniform under their
academic gowns, and many sporting an
impressive array of medals, the soldiers
had qualified as paramedics through a
pioneering partnership with the university.
The university is the only higher education
institution working in partnership
with the British Army to provide a
Foundation Degree in Paramedic
Practice to servicemen and women in
the Army Medical Services (AMS).
The 18-month part-time course, featuring
a combination of placement work
in NHS trusts, distance learning and
on-site lectures in a unique package,
and was launched in April 2013.
Army paramedics
graduate
It exposes the students, who are more
used to dealing with traumatic battle
injuries and military focused primary
healthcare, to civilian care situations
including midwifery, that they would
never experience on the battlefield.
Twenty army combat medical technicians received their
Foundation Degree in Paramedic Practice from the Chancellor
at the November graduation ceremonies.
The soldiers then go back to their
army role with a far more rounded
medical experience and a qualification,
which helps them should they ever
seek a job as an NHS paramedic.
In addition to the student’s academic contribution,
the award will also encompass qualities of
enthusiasm, dedication, and motivation with an
ability to help and encourage fellow students.
The award will recognise a student who is equally well
liked by peers and lecturers and whose involvement
extends beyond the lecture theatre to practice as a
committed conservation volunteer throughout their
time spent at university. Sarah studied at the Newton
Rigg campus and graduated in July 2010. This year’s
winner was conservation graduate David Greaves,
seen receiving the shield from Dr Volker Deecke.
NETBALL STARS
The university’s second netball team, based at
the Fusehill Street campus, is providing cause
for celebration at the moment, leading the
BUCS Northern 6A league by two points.
Beth Mather, in her first year of BA (Hons) Sports Rehabilitation said:
“We’ve only lost one of our league games, so it’s been a good season so
far. However, we’ll be losing players to placements in the next term, and in
addition, following a cartilege op, I’ll be out of the game on crutches too!”
Back Row: Beth Mather, Joanna Rumney, Alex Rackstraw, Jade Trimmer (capt), Abi Peck, Louise Lightfoot, Lizzie Morgan, Nen Holme.
Front Row: Leena Najia, Charlotte Bateson, Rebecca Bonsall
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Carlisle Cathedral’s
first poet-in-residence
publishes anthology
Doctoral graduate Martyn Halsall has published
a collection of poems inspired by his year as the
first poet-in-residence at Carlisle Cathedral.
Based on his
observations, notes
and interactions,
Sanctuary reflects on
the wonders, joys and
rhythm of cathedral life.
Born in Southport,
(which was then in
Lancashire), Martyn
later studied in
London, and worked in
Oxford, Liverpool and
Manchester, enjoying
a long career as a
journalist, including
fifteen years at The
Guardian newspaper.
Already a successful writer and award-winning
poet, Martyn then moved to West Cumbria to
live and write, completing his PhD in creative
literary studies with the university in 2009.
His appointment as the cathedral’s first poetin-residence in 2013 marked a new challenge.
“It was daunting trying to reflect the life and
faith of Christian communities that have occupied
that same site in Carlisle for almost 1,000 years,”
he said. “So I did what any journalist would
do, bought a new notebook, turned up, and
wandered around. Wanderings produced stories,
and these I tried to present in poetic form.
“Sometimes these stories would be there at
the beginning. Like a journalist I might go to
‘cover’ a special service, exhibition, or event,
though the results would usually be very different
from a factual report. On other occasions,
I would simply walk round the cathedral, or
The Close, and see what ideas emerged.
There was always something.”
Martyn says that highlights included spending
an evening with the bell-ringers, high in their
sound-shuddering tower, hearing some of the
Cathedral’s hidden stories from cathedral clergy,
and having the freedom to reflect and re-cast just
part of an experience in a radically different way.
“The research and writing methods that I
used, while founded in work that I produced
in the university, hopefully lead on into new
expressions of literary creativity,” Martyn said.
His poetry has been published in numerous
poetry magazines, including The Reader, Other
Poetry, Envoi, and Tears in the Fence, and in
various anthologies. His national poetry awards
include recognition in the Keats-Shelley Memorial
Prize. He is twice winner of the Jack Clemo
Memorial Prize, while the title poem from his
collection was nominated by the British magazine,
Stepaway, for a leading US poetry prize.
Family celebrates double success at
University of Cumbria graduation
Friday morning’s University of Cumbria graduation ceremony at Carlisle
Cathedral was a real family affair for the Woodburns.
Mum, Sue Woodburn, is head-teacher at Burton
Morewood Primary School, Burton-in-Kendal, which
is a partner school with the university in the School
Direct (SD) programme of teacher training.
On Friday 28 November she was a guest of the university,
invited to celebrate as 10 of her school’s SD students graduated
with a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Primary) with
Qualified Teacher Status, but it’s fair to say that two graduates
in particular played a very special part in Sue’s day.
Her son Robin Woodburn and his wife Katie both received
their awards at the ceremony, having been trainees at Burton
Morewood School for the last year. Robin now teaches
Year 4 at St Thomas’ in Kendal, while Katie is at Brockholes
Wood School in Preston, also in charge of Year 4.
Sue said: “Today is a very proud moment for the partnership,
but particularly, as a mum, it has been very special watching
Robin and Katie both receive their awards. They’ve
worked extremely hard for this achievement, and our
family can now boast two head teachers (Sue’s husband
Mark is head teacher at Ghyllside School in Kendal) and
four teachers – both of my sons and their wives!”
Kathryn Fox, the university’s Director of School and
Business Engagement commented: “We offer our warmest
congratulations to all our School Direct PGCE graduates
and over the last three days, we have been delighted to
celebrate their achievements. This programme, which, in
2014, saw 231 students successfully qualify for the profession,
represents an important collaboration between school
alliances and the university, through which we can deliver
excellent teachers for North West classrooms and beyond.”
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Charlotte Mason College architect
revisits the site after a gap of thirty years
The Ambleside campus welcomed a
special visitor, David Butler, with a
nostalgic tour of the newly redeveloped
site on Friday 21 November.
Mr. Butler was County Architect for Westmorland
and then Cumbria from the 1960s until his
retirement, and in the early 1980s he designed
the Percival lecture theatre and the Langdale
building. Mr. Butler was delighted to see
“Charlotte Mason College” again; accompanied
by his daughter, Christine Sutherland, he viewed
his lecture theatre, looked around the ground
floor of Langdale and enjoyed a thorough tour
of the Barn theatre, which David and Christine
liked so much (especially the library) that they
decided to stay for lunch. A short drive up to
Charlotte Mason Building completed the tour. Mr. Butler was delighted with the new-look
campus and its blend of historic and modern
design, and especially fascinated by what the
future holds for Scale How. Father and daughter
both commented on their enjoyment of the day
and the warm welcome they had received. Pioneeer who
gave insight
into wildlife
behaviour
The grandson of a pioneering
wildlife expert provided a fascinating
overview of his grandfather’s groundbreaking work in a public lecture at the
Ambleside campus in October.
Frederick W Champion used camera traps
and tripwires to produce photographs of
Indian wildlife in the 1920s and 30s. This
tripwire photography represented an amazing
breakthrough, capturing the night-time lives of
many animals for the first time. James Champion
presented an illustrated talk describing his
grandfather’s work and the discoveries he
subsequently made about animal behaviour.
Animal conservation lecturers at the university, Dr
Ian Convery and Dr Volker Deecke, organised the
talk. Dr Deecke explains: “This lecture provided
a fascinating insight into the very beginnings of
this research tool, the camera trap, that now,
nearly 100 years later, we take for granted and
use all the time. Frederick Champion was the
instigator of the process, using a simple system
of wires. Champion wanted to discover what
animals got up to under the cover of night, and
even with relatively crude technology, he was
able answer some significant questions.”
Photos: Two of Champion’s tiger photographs.
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HONORary FELLOWS
New Sport and Health
Development Unit launched
At the November graduation ceremonies, six new honorary fellows were created.
Honorary fellowships are awarded in recognition of individuals who have made
outstanding contributions to the university and/or in support of a variety of causes
linked to the work of the university.
Mary Styth - in recognition of her lifelong
and outstanding contribution to public service,
education, health and social care
Heike Horsburgh MBE - in recognition of her
outstanding contribution to young people and
services within the Cumbrian community
Dr Jim Cox OBE DL - in recognition of his outstanding
and lifelong contribution to medicine and the
health and social needs of rural communities
John Eric Porter - in recognition of his lifelong
and outstanding contribution to the economy of
the outdoor environment and the promotion of
a mountain and adventure sports culture
Charles John Graves - in recognition of his
outstanding and lifelong contribution to the leisure,
hospitality and tourism industry within Cumbria
Mary Styth
Heike Horsburgh MBE
Dr Jim Cox OBE DL
John Eric Porter
Simon Rogan - in recognition of his outstanding
service to raising the profile of Cumbria through his
innovation and excellence in the culinary arts
Charles John Graves
Simon Rogan
Although a ‘virtual entity’, in that it
has no designated campus building,
the unit draws together internal
partners including the UCSU,
Facilities Management, External
Relations, Enterprise, Marketing
and academic teams, to promote
recreational and competitive sport
opportunities for students and
staff, as well as facilitate health
initiatives across campuses.
Above: Mark
Christie
This focus includes encouraging uptake of the
Leisure Card deals that are now in place for both
Carlisle and Lancaster staff and students.
In addition, the unit seeks to facilitate opportunities
for students to build their CVs through local
volunteering and/or job opportunities in sport
offered by a range of external agencies. There
are also opportunities advertised for students to
undertake coaching award courses offered by national
governing bodies of sport and other agencies.
The unit has its official webpage here, which
has direct links to specific portals, such as UCSU
Volunteering, the sports centre facilities on and off
campus, and our local and regional partner websites.
Another key objective is to act as an initial contact
point for any enquiries from external agencies
regarding sport and health-related consultancy
and research work. In this respect, the unit
seeks to generate income to the university.
Already there are potential plans for a corporate
health initiative with external funding, and other
funding is being sought to assist with sports
participation projects and facility investment.
The unit is already working hard to improve the
‘sport offer’ to students and staff, as well as
enhancing other aspects of student life in respect
of health, volunteering and coach education.
“In the past, various internal departments within the
university have attempted to facilitate improvements
in sport participation, sport infrastructure,
volunteering opportunities and other service
improvements. What we hope to achieve with
the unit is to work in a more joined—up way to
facilitate positive change for the benefit of both
students and staff, as well as strengthen our links
with a range of external agencies in the process,”
commented Mark Christie, the unit’s co-ordinator.
“There is so much potential to make a difference to
students and staff in terms of their physical, mental
and social health,” says Mark, “and it’s exciting to
see how already we have a range of initiatives and
funding opportunities being pursued towards these
objectives. It is hoped that we can involve many of our
sports students in assisting with some of the delivery
aspects, such as taking up ‘sport activator’ posts—we
already have two in place with more to come—as
well as having a positive impact upon recruitment
through publicising the work of the unit and how
students can get involved at open day events.”
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Chinese academics share
experiences of teaching
Four Chinese academics on a three-month visit to the Business
School are impressed by its approach to teaching and
learning – but less so by British cuisine and weather.
Business lecturers Prof Jane Zhang, Dr Cindy
Lan Mu, Dr Chunzhi Wang and Dr Suzy
Zhang from Dalian Nationalities University
China in Liaoning Province are spending 12
weeks in Lancaster to compare their teaching
techniques with those at Cumbria.
Dr Zhang said: “I don’t think either system
is good or bad – it’s just a different culture.
In China we have more students and if they
manage themselves it gets messy.” The visit
is the latest collaboration in an ongoing
friendship between the two universities.
Prof Zhang said: “I’ve been working in higher
education for 32 years. I really love teaching.
We want to learn from the professors here
and share some of our experience with
the University of Cumbria’s academics. We
want to learn new teaching methodologies
both theoretically and practically.”
The team was welcomed by Professor
Robert Hannaford, executive dean of the
Faculty of Education, Arts and Business.
He said: “I well recall my first encounter
with senior staff from Dalian Nationalities
University several years ago now, and what
particularly struck me was how similar
our two universities are in terms of our
history and the work we’re trying to do.
The visiting academics immediately noticed
differences between the two education systems.
At their home university they routinely teach
classes of up to 160 students, much larger
than the smaller groups found at here.
And British first years are expected to take
more responsibility for managing their schedule
than Chinese students, who are overseen
by a tutor throughout their studies.
“It’s an absolute delight to welcome academics
from Dalian to the University of Cumbria.”
The academics, who are being hosted by local
families during their stay, are quickly adapting to
the British way of life – but they are still getting
used to the changeable Lancaster weather and
have yet to acquire a taste for British food.
Academics from the University of Cumbria
will visit Dalian at a later date.
Chancellor
entertains at
Graduation
At the final ceremony of the graduation
week in November, the Chancellor
made the event even more memorable
by accompanying the choir’s rendition
of ‘Time of your life’ on the drums.
The performance took many by surprise, but according to the
Archbishop’s PA, it’s something he does on a regular basis!
Photographs courtesy of John Deakin
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“The simulator is as close as it comes
to a real ambulance and does
everything the same except drive.
Simulations will be as intense as
possible and will put the students in
charge of handling lifelike situations
without risk to any patients.”
The simulator is kitted out with equipment
exactly like a real ambulance including highend specification mannequins whose vital signs
can be read and programmed to experience
unexpected complications just like real patients.
The simulator has the added benefit of a separate
control room, which will enable lecturers to simulate
an ambulance response centre in conversation
with the students, just as if they were on a real
job. The university has invested over £60k into
the simulator and Neil Harris, Registrar and
Secretary, is delighted with the results. He said,
Lancaster students get genuine
999 experience
Students, including army paramedics, are now able to train in realistic conditions
thanks to a new state of the art ambulance simulator at the Lancaster campus.
The ‘simulated learning ambulance’ is a replica of a
Mercedes-Benz ambulance, so students will know
what it is like to work under pressure responding to
life threatening emergencies in the confined space of
a real ambulance.
The simulator was opened on Friday 28 November
in a ceremony at Lancaster by Nigel Partington,
Colonel (Rtd) MBE, military advisor and
consultant to BBC TV series ‘Our Girl’, a drama
concerning army combat medical technicians.
Nigel Partington said, “I am delighted to open such
a fantastic facility for the University of Cumbria. This
new simulator will be an invaluable asset that will
provide students with realistic experiences that will
hone and develop their skills and ultimately contribute
to them becoming competent practitioners.”
The ambulance simulator mirrors real life and
will enable students to experience realistic
situations when answering emergency calls.
“The simulator is as close as it comes to a real
ambulance and does everything the same except
drive. Simulations will be as intense as possible
and will put the students in charge of handling
lifelike situations without risk to any patients.
“This simulator marks a major investment in health
care training by the university and a commitment to
developing our students to the highest standards.”
The plan is for multiple professional courses taught
at the university to benefit from the new simulator.
Currently both midwifery students and army
paramedics already work together as part of a
research project on learning collaboratively to improve
communication, leadership and clinical skills and the
experiment has proven positive. Army paramedics are
experienced with traumatic battle injuries and militaryfocused primary health care; the new simulator will
provide them with additional valuable experience in
civilian healthcare, such as emergency child birth.
Soldiers who complete the training go back to their
army role with more rounded medical experience and
a qualification, which will help them should they ever
seek a job as an NHS paramedic if they leave the army.
For the NHS, this work also means an increasing pool
of qualified paramedics to eventually recruit from.
The simulator will provide students with unrivalled
experience of taking the ‘patient’ from a community
or primary care setting, through pre-hospital and
emergency care, into ward care environment.
It will also provide the opportunity for both staff and
students to review student responses to situations
through recordings, as well as allowing training to be
given to students in other locations via web streaming.
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Your I.T., but better
Have you seen the big yellow boat?
The last twelve months have seen continuing investment in IT at the university.
The Ocean Youth Trust North (OYTN) has been making links in Cumbria
supported by our Department of Science, Natural Resources and Outdoor
Studies in the Faculty of Health and Science. The ‘James Cook’, a 21 metre (70’) sail training vessel
(with a yellow hull) usually based in North Shields, spent last summer based at Whitehaven.
The charity aims to use
‘adventures under sail’
to help young people
develop interpersonal
and transferable skills
such as communication,
leadership, teamwork,
problem solving
and self- confidence
through their voyages
which will translate into
their everyday lives.
Improving the email system
The change that will have had the biggest IT impact for you is
the migration of all staff email to Office365. This now means
that you are on the same email system as the students and you
have more space for your emails. Critically, moving to Office365
has also provided the opportunity for future developments
that wouldn’t have been possible on our old system.
Updating the equipment
A big investment this year has been in continuing the rolling
programme of replacement for the university end user
equipment (PCs and laptops). So far, we have replaced:
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125 staff PCs
70 student PCs across three classrooms
60 student loan laptops
10 staff laptops
30 Whiteboard teaching machines
There are a further 220 PCs and laptops still to be
installed across various sites and campuses.
The rolling replacement programme has also included classroom
audio visual equipment and improvements have been made to:
• five classrooms in London
• four classrooms and the Percival lecture theatre in Ambleside
• the Hugh Pollard lecture theatre in Lancaster
• three classrooms and a lecture theatre at Brampton Road
The university video conferencing facilities have also
had a major overhaul. Most video conferencing rooms
now have larger dual screens (ranging from 42” to 50”
depending on the size of the room), and all have updated
software, which will improve picture and sound quality.
Sail training is an important aspect of outdoor
learning and evaluating the effects of
adventurous activities and residential experiences
on the lives of young people and adults is
a key research area for the Department.
Security improvements
As is occasionally highlighted in the news, the security of
data on laptops is always a concern. The university has taken
this risk very seriously and invested in a system to encrypt
data on university laptops - in the event of a laptop being
lost or stolen, data now remains secure. Please remember,
the IT Services Hardware Buyers Guide lists encrypted
USB sticks that should be used for confidential data.
Dr Heather Prince, PL in the department of
SNROS established links between the university
and the OYTN through general manager
Steve Lennon. The OYTN staff are keen to
establish a presence in Cumbria (after all it is
the ‘north’ too!) and to allow young people
from Cumbria and the North West to benefit
from these on-board residential experiences,
which are ‘changing lives, inspiring futures’.
Making your IT life a bit easier
Following the success of the student password reset service,
we have now developed it for staff. This means that you can
now reset your password yourself in the event that you forget
it—you no longer have to rely on the IT Service Desk. In order to
use the service, you first need to sign up to the password reset
service which can be found here and follow the instructions.
These projects, and others, continue to ensure that
all our users get the very latest IT technology and a
much improved IT experience. Further information
about IT Services can be found on StaffNet.
Although very adept at training in seamanship
skills, OYTN wanted to explore more fully the
benefits of these experiences in terms of selfdiscovery through challenge and adventure.
One of their volunteers, Eric Fletcher, a
retired police officer and trainer, met with
Heather to seek guidance on possible research
methodologies that would achieve a more
rigorous understanding of the outcomes for
participants, with the objective of enabling
these experiences to be more fully optimised.
Eric enrolled on a University of Cumbria standalone masters module ‘Independent Study’,
and was able to conduct a pilot study with a
group of young people. (He was also awarded
20 Level 7 credits which he has used to access
further study.) Subsequent to this small piece
of research, changes to practice onboard the
James Cook have been instigated, with the
purpose of guiding participants into reflecting
about the aspects of the voyage which might
be precipitants for changes to their lives and to
help them to realise their potential. It is hoped
that there will be a much larger and more
wide-ranging piece of research to follow.
To show its appreciation to the university, the
OYTN invited Heather and a group of students to
participate in a free weekend voyage in May this
year. Students from Outdoor Education, Outdoor
Leadership and Adventure and Media degrees, all
of whom had an interest in sailing (though this
was not a pre-requisite to participation,) spent
time on the North Sea learning the skills of sailing
a larger vessel than any had been used to, living
the experience of sail training and reflecting on it
as an approach to outdoor learning, and getting
a certificate from the Royal Yachting Association.
Several of these students are now employed
as graduates in the outdoor industry and make
use of their sailing skills with a good knowledge
of the personal and social development that
these kinds of experiences can provide.
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Our
Research
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University supports research into
renewable energy innovations
get
involved
The university is hosting a new Renewable Energy Test and Education Centre (RETEC) on the west
coast of Cumbria, supporting research into innovative, low carbon energy technologies.
Tell us about
your research...
With funding from Britain’s Energy Coast in partnership
with the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, the university
is already working with local businesses to initiate new
energy-efficient projects. The first of these to come
to fruition is with Smith Engineering of Maryport.
The firm has designed and manufactured a four-metre
diameter hydro-electric waterwheel which has been installed
at Langdale Hotel and Spa near Ambleside in the Lake District.
Trials are now underway with the university to determine
the efficiency of the wheel in generating electricity.
‘peter’ features in paris film festival
Jane Topping’s film Peter featured as
part of the 12th International Festival
Signes de Nuit film festival which took
place in Paris from 15-21 September.
Peter was in the International Experimental
Documentary competition, for which, as
Jane commented “competition is stiff!”
Peter was screened at Studio des Ursulines, and
Jane admits she was very excited to be showing
alongside Tin Derdamal & Christina Haglund‘s
Muerte en Arizona (Death in Arizona).
For more information on
the festival, visit:
www.signesdenuit.com/index_eng.htm
www.signesdenuit.com/paris/12.A/__E_Temps.htm
The wheel uses a minimal number of components and
can be lifted by just two men without the need for heavy
lifting machinery, enabling it to be constructed in less
accessible places, such as areas of the Lake District. The
long term goal is to export waterwheels such as this to
developing countries where skills and resources are limited.
Image: Jonathan Smith of Smith Engineering (left) and Nick
Lancaster from Langdale Estate in front of the waterwheel.
RETEC has been made possible with funding from Britain’s
Energy Coast Campus and Britain's Energy Coast in their
remit to diversify the region and provide a long-term,
low carbon solution to the energy security challenge.
Rod Smith of Smith Engineering explains: "Little is known
about the efficiency of hydro-electric waterwheels at this scale
and we are looking forward to the findings of the research to
determine the contribution it may make to the advancement
of this form of renewable energy, and to our business."
Lee Carr is low carbon energy
development manager at Britain’s
Energy Coast and says:
The wheel has been positioned in the water wheel
pit of the former gunpowder works, adjacent to the
Langdale Estate’s original turbine house, which generated
electricity for the estate in the 19th century.
Britain’s Energy Coast in
“It’s great to see innovative
partnership with the Nuclear
low carbon energy generation
Decommissioning Authority
opportunities coming forward
(www.nda.gov.uk).
from Cumbrian SMEs, further
demonstrating the local capabilities
and expertise we have within the region.
Nick Lancaster, Director of Resort Operations for Langdale
Estate says: “The opportunity to re-install a modern
waterwheel in our original wheelpit was irresistible and
we were keen to assist in the development of renewable
energy systems. We already have a biomass boiler and
some electric cars that we use around our site.”
On completion of the research by the university, a
gearbox and generator will be fitted to the waterwheel
to allow it to contribute to the production of
electricity for the facilities at the luxury estate.
This project has
been funded by
“As we seek to reduce carbon emissions and increase
energy security, accelerating the production of devices
and initiatives like these through the RETEC project can
contribute to Britain’s Energy Coast’s mission to support the
growth of the low carbon economy in West Cumbria.”
Brian Hough, Socio Economic Manager at Nuclear
Decommissioning Authority comments: “We’re pleased
to see the University of Cumbria working with BEC and
others on this exciting project. As well as being a core
funder of BEC, we have already invested in the university’s
presence on the west coast and it is great to see projects
like this opening up opportunities for local businesses.”
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Smoking
cessation
research
Colleagues Dr Alison SpurgeonDickson, Dr Julie Taylor and Georgia
Holmes have been involved in
research on smoking cessation
programmes in prisons.
Research discovers ‘dinner bell’ effect
A paper by Dr Volker Deecke, published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, reported on a rather
unfortunate consequence of modern tagging systems used to gather data about the fish populations.
Volker explains: “A lot of studies are using acoustic
tags to measure the survival of migratory fishes
such as salmon and sea trout. These tags emit an
ultrasonic coded sound signal every minute or so,
which can be picked up by receiver stations along
the migration route. While these sound
signals are inaudible to humans and
the tagged fish, most sea mammals
can hear them (seals probably
over tens of metres, dolphins
have very
over hundreds of metres).
The findings
important implications
for the use of acoustic
tags in the wild
We were therefore concerned
that studies using such tags
create biased results due
to a ‘dinner bell effect’ that
would increase the probability
of tagged fish being captured.
“To test this we set up an artificial
foraging arena at the seal research facility in St.
Andrews which consisted of 20 opaque boxes
with a cat flap on one end. Two randomly
chosen boxes contained a dead fish, one
with an acoustic tag (the treatment), another
without (the control). Twelve seals were tested
in the arena to see whether, over 20 trials,
they would learn to associate the sound of an
acoustic tag with a food reward (the fish).
“The seals quickly found the tagged fish much
faster than would be expected by chance, which
demonstrates that they were using the acoustic
tag to guide their foraging decisions. The seals
also found the control fish faster than would
be expected by chance, which indicates that
seals have much better chemosensory abilities
(taste and smell) than previously thought.
“The findings have very important implications
for the use of acoustic tags in the wild, and call
into question the validity of conclusions about fish
survival based on data collected using such tags.”
Their interest lies in challenges and opportunities
presented by the various ways of administering
smoking cessation programmes. In collaboration
with other researchers engaged in larger- scale
research projects, they aim to contribute their
ideas to the policies of the National Offender
Management Service (NOMS) and their
research into smoking cessation in prisons.
As part of the project, Alison, Julie and Georgia
recently visited the prison in Jurby, Isle of Man,
which became a smoke-free prison in 2008. They
gathered data to help explore the impact that
the ban has had upon prisoners and staff and
also investigated whether staff perceived any
changes or improvements since a report by HM
Inspectorate of Prisons (2011) criticised the IOM
prison for not being in control of the smoking ban.
Alison explains: “The data we collected is really
interesting and has given us several ideas about
ways we could work with the prison in support of
their smoking cessation policy. We are planning
to visit the prison again in early spring to share
our findings and ideas so far with governors
and members of the Independent Monitoring
Board, and to carry out a piece of action research
involving collaboration with health and fitness
staff and prisoners which will enable problems
to be diagnosed and solutions developed.
“It is anticipated that our findings from the Isle of
Man prison research will not only provide a useful
and interesting case study of a smoking cessation
programme in a prison environment, but will
contribute to our collaborative work with NOMS.
“We hope the work will inform future policy
on smoking cessation in prisons by evaluating
processes to see the how well the smoking
policy has been implemented, and at the
same time, what challenges remain.”
Above: left to right Dr Julie
Taylor, Georgia Holmes,
Senior prison officer
Blayne Wardle.
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John’s video of the camera-eating
grizzly can be viewed here:
https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=dbBfB_78vJ4
research student has a
grizzly encounter
Student John Kitchin has captured some remarkable video footage of a
Canadian grizzly bear trying to eat his camera.
John is a visual ecologist and PhD student with
the university’s Centre for Wildlife Conservation
based in Ambleside. The research group has
had involvement with bear projects around the
world; however much of the work is conducted
with populations of bears in British Columbia.
John’s video has made the national news in
Canada, where encounters with grizzly bears are
not so unusual, and the UK where they are not!
John had travelled to a bridge that crosses
a salmon-bearing river at Glendale Cove in
Knight Inlet, known to be one of the best
grizzly bear viewing spots in the world,
and was recording an interview with a bear
biologist on a platform below the bridge.
“I guess a lot of people will think that this is
what it’s like to be mauled by a grizzly bear,”
he said. “But they’re not hunters; they’re not
this fast-moving, predatory-driven animal. What
fascinated me was the way she picks up the
camera and takes it away. She had the camera
for another two minutes before it stops filming.
“We’re really excited by John’s work at Knight
Inlet. It’s a continuation of a long-term research
collaboration between Knight Inlet Lodge and
the University of Cumbria, and is a research site
where John’s co-supervisor, Professor Owen
Nevin from Central Queensland University in
Australia has been working for 15 years.
“The point of view is just incredible,” said Kitchin,
“her roving eye, the dexterity of her nose, her
family peering to see what she has… and her
claws, legs and fur as she walks along. The footage
is the closest I’ve ever been to a grizzly bear.”
Miraculously, the GoPro camera survived the
event although it is now held together by
duct tape and the screen is cracked. John
has been able to upload most of the upclose-and-personal encounter to YouTube.
“We have a large number of trail cameras
and GoPros out in the forest, and we’ve
gathered some fantastic behavioural
data, but this video is pretty special.”
This footage reinforces John’s opinion that grizzly
bears are very calm and inquisitive animals.
“They have a huge degree of mental flexibility
and in areas like Glendale Cove, where they have
regular interactions with people, they begin
to see people as neither a threat nor, as many
people might think, food or a food source,” he
said. “Their behaviour is endlessly fascinating and
we are just beginning to see and record some
things that nobody else has ever explored.”
More about his PhD can
be found at:
http://youmebear.com
Glendale Cove is a hunt-free zone but it is a
very small portion of the bears’ territory.
“The sad truth is that grizzly bears are hunted
and persecuted in the wider landscape,”
he said. “The trophy hunt is criticised by
many as being unsustainable and harmful
to bear populations’ long-term viability.
He explains: “I had previously set up a
camera at one end of the bridge to record
any activity. A young female grizzly was being
very curious, chewing on the bridge, peering
over at us, while her mother and sibling were
on the other side of the bridge watching
some other bears in the river below.
“The trophy hunt contributes very little to the
economy especially when you consider that
bear in this video has a price tag of $25,000
for a non-resident hunter but could live for
25 years or more and be photographed by
thousands of tourists, who in their time in British
Columbia will spend almost as much each.”
“But as soon as she smelled the camera she
made a beeline for it. She actually dropped it but
came straight back and then took it to the other
side of the bridge to have a little chew on it.
Dr Ian Convery is one of John’s supervisors at
the University of Cumbria and comments:
“It shows a gentler side of the oftenmisunderstood animal, because it didn’t rip apart
the camera right away; instead taking it out of its
external case before puncturing it with its teeth.
For more information about John
Kitchin and his work, visit his
website: http://kitchinsink.com/
“We have a large number of trail cameras and GoPros
out in the forest, and we’ve gathered some fantastic
behavioural data, but this video is pretty special.”
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Research Excellence
Framework (REF) 2014
With the publication of the results of REF 2014, the
university has seen a considerable increase in its ‘worldleading’ and ‘internationally excellent’ research (based
on the 4* to 1* rating system).
Our results show that our focus on
applied and practitioner research
produces high quality research, and
also generates substantial impact,
bringing benefits to a range of
stakeholders, including international
academic communities, students and
the broader knowledge economy.
Across six units of assessment
submitted, 80% was considered
to be of a standard recognised
internationally or higher. This includes
33% internationally excellent or
higher, and 7% of our research
was graded as world leading.
In terms of comparison to our
submission to the predecessor
exercise, the Research Assessment
Exercise 2008 (RAE2008), our
results have improved significantly.
There was been a substantial shift
in terms of the amount of research
graded as internationally recognised,
internationally excellent or world
leading. This is reflected in the
fact that we have risen 17 places
on the Times Higher Education’s
REF2014 results table of excellence.
This is a significant milestone in
our progress towards achieving
Research Degree Awarding
Powers, and provides an important
indicator of the development of
the research at our university.
Vice Chancellor Professor Peter
Strike commented: “I would like to
thank all colleagues who contributed
to this success. It is no mean
feat to produce research of this
standard, particularly in the current
environment, and all those submitted
to the REF are to be applauded. I
also appreciate the very significant
work that went into driving and
coordinating our submission and to
supporting individual researchers.
We chose the academic areas and
the research for submission carefully
and strategically, and I am aware
that there are a number of good
researchers who were not submitted
this time but who are working
steadily on their research plans,
building on their achievements to
date. I am therefore very optimistic
that in any future exercise, our
results will be even better!
“Across six units of assessment submitted, 80%
was considered to be of a standard recognised
internationally or higher. This includes 33%
internationally excellent or higher, and 7% of
our research was graded as world leading.”
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