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Issue 1 of Express, the Brunel University staff and student community magazine.
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February 2009 | Issue 1
One WOrld WeekThe review
“I am Brunel”sTaFF exhIbITIon
rae 2008a brunel success sTory?
WelcOme tO expressThe new sTaFF and sTudenT magazIne
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P14
P4-6 News Round-up
P7 The NSS: Be Heard
What the NSS is all about
and why it’s so important
for Brunel
P8 One World Week
This Year’s One World
Week kicked off with a
jam‑packed schedule of
exhibitions, music, film,
food and fun!
P10 “I am Brunel” Sally Trussler’s first
exhibition captures the real
diversity existing within our
own staff community
P12 The RAE: A Brunel Success Story?
Following the initial flurry
of activity prompted by the
results in December 2008,
what does the RAE2008
mean for the University?
P14 Scope for Change
Web Manager and Project
Leader Gareth Jones keeps
us informed about all the
latest developments with
Brunel’s Web Scoping
Review
creditsExpress is available to read on our website at: www.brunel.ac.uk/news/express
We’d love to hear from you with ideas for news items, stories or features, as well as any feedback. Please email your ideas or comments to [email protected]
Brunel Publications Editor: Jo Dooher Tel: ext 65154 Email: [email protected]
Photography: Sally Trussler Neil Graveney Andrew Hill
Print: Brunel University Press
Front Cover: Fire Jugglers from One World Week
P8
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P12
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The guest Foreword Professor Rob Macredie, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Student Experience)
It’s that time of year again: the National Student Survey (NSS) is well under
way and is recording student opinions and experiences from across the
country. The NSS is a vitally important process for Brunel and it’s relevant to
each and every one of us – this is by no means just about the students.
On the surface it may seem that its main impact is on how well we do in the
major national league tables. And, of course, we all know the NSS results
can make a big difference to these. From my perspective, however, the most
important aspect of the NSS is its impact on the experience for students here
at Brunel. We use these results as one of the benchmarks for how effective
we are at providing a quality student experience, whether it’s the feedback
students receive from their tutors, or the quality and relevance of their course
content.
Positive feedback lets us know where we’re performing well, while negative
feedback informs us where we need to build and make improvements. This is
why it’s so important that as many students as possible take a few moments
to express their attitudes towards Brunel – good and bad – and fill out the
survey (see page 7 for more information on how to do this).
Staff should get involved too – the more you can engage with what makes
for a high quality student experience, the easier it will become to achieve this.
WElCOmE TO
The brunel news magazine for staff and students
Welcome to the first edition of Express, the replacement for the long‑standing Brunel News.
Express offers something a little bit different from the old newsletter: the main focus will be
on the big themes and issues surrounding working and studying at Brunel, so you can expect
to see lots more in‑depth features and interviews, as well as a round‑up of the latest news
and events happenings.
Express aims to reflect the Brunel community as much as possible, and it’s just as much for
students as it is for staff. We plan to include more student‑themed content as the magazine
develops, so if you’re a student and you’ve a great idea for an article, please do get in touch.
The magazine will be published once every two months, instead of monthly; in between
issues, you can find up‑to‑the‑minute news and events on the IntraBrunel news portal. You
will be able to find Express around the University in many of the communal areas, including
Café Rococo, the Lecture Centre, the Senior Common Room and the Students’ Union.
We hope you enjoy the new style – if you have any ideas or comments, don’t hesitate to
get in touch.
February 2009 | Issue 1
One WOrld WeekThe review
“I am Brunel”sTaFF exhIbITIon
rae 2008a brunel success sTory?
WelcOme tO expressThe new sTaFF and sTudenT magazIne
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Jo dooher, editor
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One World Week returned this year, bigger, better
and bolder than ever. The Week, which celebrates
the diverse and multicultural community that Brunel
enjoys, featured everything from flamenco dancers
and stunt bikers, to international food stalls and
a perimeter road race. Even senior management
got involved, in several TV-themed challenges:
Vice-Chancellor Professor Chris Jenks and Pro-Vice-
Chancellor Professor Rob Macredie cooked up a
storm in the Ready Steady Cook-off, while Pro-Vice-
Chancellor Ken Darby-Dowman bravely participated
in a ‘mouthwatering’ Bush Tucker Trial. For a full
review of the Week, turn to page 8…
one world week:
‘One World, One Brunel’
march 2009 sees the launch of brunel’s first ever Public lecture series: six high profile, yet accessible, evening lectures focused on the themes surrounding the notions of ‘exploring Tomorrow’s world’.
The Series gives the
University the opportunity
to opens its doors to
students, staff, local
community and the
public at large, as well
as providing an occasion
for some of our leading
academics to open up
their exciting, thought-
provoking and sometimes
controversial ideas to a
wider audience.
With each evening taking
a different theme, three
leading experts will
have 20 minutes each
to present their distinct,
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puBlIc lecture serIes:
Exploring Tomorrow’s
WorldFamous for his TV series The Great Egg Race and for
turning on a whole generation to the possibilities of
science and technology, Brunel’s Emeritus Professor
of Engineering Heinz Wolff has now put his name
to a physics-based computer game for the Nintendo
DS, Wii and PC.
The eponymously titled Professor Heinz Wolff’s
Gravity is a game with a simple task: to manipulate
objects, build structures and use the laws of
physics – including, of course, gravity – to complete
each of over 100 tasks. An animated Professor
Wolff also pops up during the game with hints
and tips to help you progress through the
increasingly complex levels.
“I like being associated with Gravity, because rather
than promoting violence or putting a premium
on quick reactions, it teaches you mechanics and
physics, makes you think, whilst being fun to play
and is attractive to an age range from 5 to 80 and
beyond,” said Professor Wolff. “Getting children
to think, instead of just reacting, must be a good
thing.”
Profits from the game, which
is launched on 6 March, will
go towards Professor Wolff’s
current research project into
improving the quality of life
of old people through the
application of technology.
Heinz Wolff launches GravIty: The game
Images Courtesy of Deep Silver
and distinctive, insights
into some of the most
fascinating issues of
our time. Key speakers
include performance artist
Stelarc, Heinz Wolff, Fay
Weldon, Vice-Chancellor
Chris Jenks, and cult film
expert Xavier Mendik.
The lectures will revolve
around the
following themes:
• Politics,HumanRightsand the Spectre of Terrorism
• InventingtheFuture
• BigScienceandSmallScience
• ExplosiveFusionsofArtand Science
• SexandtheCiti-zen
• UtopiasandMonsters
The lectures are free and
will run throughout March
intheNewtonRooms.
Everyone is welcome to
attend and no booking is
required; a bar will also
be open for refreshments.
For more information visit
the Public Lecture Series
website, or see the back
cover of Express.
www.brunel.ac.uk/
lectureseries
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Photo: Stelarc, ViSiting Brunel ProfeSSor
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Brunel study links pollution
with male fertility problems
A study led by the Institute for the
Environment’s Dr Susan Jobling
shows for the first time how
testosterone‑blocking chemicals
are finding their way into UK rivers,
affecting wildlife and potentially
humans.
The study identified a group
of chemicals that act as ‘anti‑
androgens’, meaning they
inhibit the function of the
male hormone testosterone,
reducing male fertility. Some
of these are contained
in cancer treatments,
pharmaceutical treatments, and
pesticides used in agriculture. The
research suggests that when they
get into the water system, these
chemicals may play a pivotal role
in causing feminising effects in
male fish.
£1.6 million project to
tackle ageing taboos
The Brunel Institute for Ageing
Studies (BIAS) is leading a three‑
year project to find ways to
reduce the impact of continence
difficulties for older people, one
of the least socially accepted signs
of ageing. The project will address
treatment, environmental barriers
and assistive technologies, with the
aim of improving the quality of life
for older people. The research will
be carried out by a syndicate of
universities and research institutes
across the UK.
Graduate receives the
Military Cross
Major Alex Burgess, a Business
Studies and Sports Science graduate,
has been awarded the Military Cross
for “inspired leadership” during
a fierce battle in Iraq in 2004. A
Lieutenant at the time, Alex’s
medal citation stated: “His
determination, calm presence
and inspired leadership
allowed those around him to
fight off a numerically superior
enemy in what was a very
confusing and intense battle…
His swift, courageous actions
in hostile circumstances [throughout
the Iraq tour] have saved lives and
been an example to his platoon.”
Talking about receiving the top
military award, Major Burgess said he
was “very chuffed but a bit shocked
and surprised.” He
is now on tour in
Afghanistan.
Brunel Central Archive wins
international accolade
The University has been awarded
the 2008 HP Software Award of
Excellence for its deployment of the
Brunel Central Archive (BCA) for
staff electronic mail. The judges were
particularly impressed by how the
BCA formed a key component of the
University’s information management.
This sizeable achievement was
announced in December at HP’s
Software Universe conference in
Vienna and was officially awarded at
a ceremony at Brunel in February.
Arts Centre star secures spot on
prestigious opera course
Ross Ramgobin, a Music Award
holder and English and Drama
graduate, is celebrating his
acceptance onto two of the world’s
most prestigious postgraduate Opera
courses. The Royal Academy of
Music and the Royal College of Music
have invited him to join their 2009
postgraduate Opera intake, with the
RAM also offering him a scholarship.
Both courses are
exceptionally
competitive
and have
produced
many of the
world’s finest
operatic
singers.
News in Brief
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If you’re a final year student, no doubt you will have an opinion about your experience of studying at Brunel: the lecturers, the course content, the support, things you like and enjoy and things that frustrate you. The NSS gives you a chance to express your views on key aspects of your experience. It is an important way of gauging student perceptions at Brunel and other universities across the country. Brunel can also use the results to understand which areas work well and how it can make improvements to the experiences of the students who will follow you.
If you are eligible to take part, you should already have been contacted by Ipsos MORI, the company that independently administers the NSS, with details of how to participate. If you haven’t done so already, we strongly encourage you to take part, make your voice heard and help make a difference for future students. We would like as many of our eligible students as possible to complete the survey so we can gain an accurate picture of your perceptions of life at Brunel.
The survey is open for eight weeks and will take around five minutes of your time. All those who take part will be entered into a prize draw, with Amazon vouchers for the six winners.
You can participate, and read more about the survey, at www.thestudentsurvey.com.
How have we fared previously?
Our students’ responses have indicated that we’ve improved each year that the NSS has been running, with higher scores registered in every category. What’s more, over seven out of ten of our students rated Brunel four or five out of five in last year’s survey. Yet there’s a lot of room for improvement and the University is lower in the rankings than we would like to be.
Pro‑Vice‑Chancellor for the Student Experience, Professor Rob Macredie, is leading the University’s Student Experience project, and has initiated many of the improvements that students – and staff – now enjoy: “We want to provide the best student experience possible and there’s a fair way to go before we reach that target. We have spent a lot of time and effort working with students and staff to improve the campus environment, study support, social amenities and the learning and teaching opportunities, and we hope those changes are apparent.”
If you have any questions for Professor Macredie, or would like to give feedback directly to Brunel, please contact [email protected].
www.thestudentsurvey.com
With the fifth National Student Survey (NSS) now under way, final-year Home and EU undergraduates have the perfect opportunity to make their voices heard about their time at Brunel.
The National Student Survey
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3
2
One World Week
kicked off this year
with a jam-packed
schedule of activities,
exhibitions, music,
art, food and sheer,
good-natured fun.
Here’s a short
round-up of some
of this year’s
highlights.
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3
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5
One World Week
Vice‑Chancellor Professor Chris Jenks and Pro‑Vice‑
Chancellor Professor Rob Macredie swapped academia
for aprons on the Monday, in the much‑anticipated
Ready Steady Cook event. Armed with bags of food,
a well‑stocked kitchen and student assistants, Athena
and Goldbert, they had 20 minutes in which to
produce the most impressive dishes.
The two had the same ingredients to work with:
chicken, tagliatelle, mango, chocolate, mozzarella
and pak choi. Rob Macredie, who claimed that he
makes “a great beans on toast”, appeared to take
the early advantage when his suggested menu drew
appreciative “Ooohs” from the crowd. However, the
contest started to slip from his grasp when he set off
the fire alarm while ‘caramelising’ the mango!
Professor Chris Jenks, the self‑proclaimed
“accomplished cook”, looked a touch apprehensive at
the start, but grew in confidence throughout to steal
the prize by a narrow 24 points to 21 in the audience
vote. Following his triumph, The Vice‑Chancellor
summed up the unique event: “The international
flavour of One World Week was certainly reflected in
the international flavour of the food. I enjoyed it very
much and will definitely take part again next year.”
He set off the fire alarm while ‘caramelising’ the mango
“ “
Ready Steady Cook – VC vs PVC Ingredients: two members of senior management,
a fascinated audience and a healthy dose of
competition…
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Chinese New Year Monday’s traditional Lion dance celebrated
the Chinese New Year and the Year of the Ox.
Other events included a tea party and Chinese
film showings.
Stunt Bikes Two British stunt-biking champions kept
the crowds entertained with a series
of heart-stopping stunts and tricks,
with braver members of the audience
encouraged to try it out for themselves.
Food, food and more food
The international food stalls in the Atrium
were a huge hit, with the delicious dishes sold
out before the end of lunch. The Foodhall’s
international fare was also as popular as ever.
Decorate your Office Competition
Brunel International won this year’s
contest, after persuading Professor Ken
Darby-Dowman to eat ‘kangeroo testicles’
in the Bushtucker trial. He described them as
tasting suspiciously “like lychees”!
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“I am BRUNEl”
On the opening day of One World
Week, the Arts Centre launched
“I am Brunel”, an exhibition of Brunel
staff, taken by our own photographer,
Sally Trussler.
The exhibition captures just 60
of the 3,000 staff on campus, yet
powerfully illustrates the diversity of
the community. Placed side by side,
the network of images represents the
reliance we all have upon each other.
Sally’s experiences at Brunel helped
shape her ideas: “As University
Photographer I have visited most
departments across campus, allowing
me to have an insight into the
backgrounds and locations that could
be used to illustrate Brunel working life.
“My aim was to photograph individuals
from a wide range of departments in a
work-related environment. To illustrate
this exciting diversity I used varying
angles of view, ambient lighting and
flash, and a mix of monochrome and
colour.”
Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Staff Development)
and advocate of the exhibition,
Professor Ken Darby-Dowman, said:
“The people in the photos all have one
thing in common: they work at Brunel,
they enable the University to function
and they all contribute to fulfilling
our vision. They are Brunel University!
Every time I look at the exhibition I
find there is something new to see. The
photographs provide a powerful image
of the Brunel community and will
command great interest for some time
to come.”
The exhibition will be on display in the Arts Centre for the next few months.
Every time I look at the exhibition I find something new to see
“ “
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The Brunel Photographer’s first exhibition captures the real
diversity existing within our own staff community.
Photos L-R, t-B: Parmajeet, emma, Bukola, graham, helen, chriS, mike, Bridget, Peter, george, neil, Yu.
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THE RAE: a brunel success sTory?
82% of staff are conducting research
of international standing
10% of staff are rated as ‘world-leading’
37thintheUKintermsof‘ResearchPower’
229 staff rated ‘World-Leading’ (4*)
or ‘Internationally Excellent’ (3*)
21% ofstaffclassedasEarlyCareerResearchers
9 th in the UK in terms of increase in staff submitted
and one of only two in top 10 that were not
RussellGroupuniversities
Our performance: the highlights
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For the uninitiated, the RAE (Research Assessment Exercise) 2008 is an exercise to measure the level of research excellence within Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). Once measured, the results are used to determine how much funding each HEI will get from HEFCE for research over the following seven years.
Although we achieved some solid results in the last RAE in 2001, Brunel’s aim this time round was to improve on its national research standing and emerge as one of the UK’s leading research universities. To achieve this, the University submitted more staff, more Early Career Researchers and more research outputs to more RAE Units of Assessment than ever before.
And it seems that the approach has paid off. Of the 87% of eligible staff Brunel submitted, 82% were rated as conducting research of an international standing. Even more impressively, 10% were rated as conducting ‘world‑leading’ research, the highest possible standard.
Where this placed Brunel in the league tables was, however, open to much interpretation. Because we submitted a higher percentage of staff than the average HEI and didn’t cherry‑pick just the top academics, any ranking system based on the Grade Point Average (calculated by assigning points to each of the grade levels and multiplying them by the proportion of research activity at each grade) suggested Brunel had dropped around 10 places to 63rd place overall. The Times Higher Education and The Guardian both used this method initially.
However, this approach did not allow for the quantity of research excellence, also known as the ‘market share’, which takes into account the number of staff submitted and gives a much clearer idea of who the winners might be once the funding levels are announced. This system, known as the Research Power Ranking, shows Brunel as having risen 10 places to 37th overall, ahead of institutions such as Royal Holloway, SOAS and Goldsmiths. This ranking method has since become the general favourite among universities and the media.
Of course, neither of the league table interpretations guarantees that we will receive an increased level of funding – these are not official RAE rankings, for a start – but they do provide a strong indication that we might. The notion that we stand to benefit is further strengthened by HEFCE’s assertion that they will “reward research excellence wherever it is found”, rather than focusing funding on only the Russell Group universities, who have traditionally won the lion’s share of RAE funding (this also explains the level of concern voiced in the press by those who may stand to lose). Nonetheless, the Vice‑Chancellor Professor Chris Jenks, during his most recent staff talk, tempered expectations by pointing out that although Brunel has performed as anticipated, the level of funding we receive “won’t be a tsunami of luxury”.
We will have a much clearer picture in early March when the funding figures are finally released. But whatever the outcome, we can be sure that Brunel is in an excellent position to make the most of the funding it receives and to continue building on the strong research base already in place.
The arrival of the RAE2008 results in December prompted a flurry of
data, statistics and league tables in the national and education press.
But with every university able to claim some sort of success from the
vast range of interpretations, what does the RAE really mean for Brunel?
Arts 15-fold increase in the number of staff submitted
Business 10% of staff ranked as ‘world-leading’ (4*)
LAw 50% of staff ranked as internationally excellent (4-3*)
engineering And design 95% of staff of an
international standard (4-2*)
HeALtH sciences And sociAL cAre 75% increase in
the number of staff submitted
siscMRankedtopinthecountry,bymarketshare,
in the Library and Information Management Unit
of Assessment
sociAL sciences Twice the number of staff ranked
‘internationally excellent’ (4-3*) compared with 2001
sport And educAtion 30 staff working at an
international standard (4-2*), and 8th in UK by
Market Share.
School highlights
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Why are we conducting the review?
Like it or loathe it, the world wide web is now a constant
presence in our lives. Email, instant messaging and Skype
are taking over traditional face‑to‑face meetings and phone
conversations; Google and Wikipedia are the encyclopaedias of
our age; and social networking sites such as Facebook and Bebo
are today’s meeting grounds.
The first contact with Brunel for most people is our website, yet,
in the context of the ever‑changing web environment, the current
incarnation of the site was launched an age ago in Easter 2005.
Whilst there has been some evolution over the last few years,
there has been no systematic review of what we use the web for,
what functionality is required on the Brunel websites, and what
direction the University wants its websites to go in.
Feedback so far
We set out to consult as widely as possible with staff and students
through a variety of methods: one‑2‑one interviews with key
stakeholders, focus‑group sessions with targeted user groups;
blogs on our project website; and a short questionnaire.
The response has been great and thanks to all those who have
so far taken part – your feedback will be vital in plotting a route
forward. Over 120 people attended the face‑to‑face interviews
and focus‑group sessions, and we received some 1,000 completed
questionnaires, as well as comments via the website and email.
Although we are still working through the data, some trends are
already apparent, and common requests include:
• Trainingandhelpavailableonline,aswellasacentral
point of contact for errors and omissions;
• Asimplifiedmethodofupdatingwebpages;
• Aworkingsearchengine;
• Moreintuitivenavigationto,andlocationof,content
across all the sites;
• Singlestorageforstudent/staffcontent.
A wider issue that has been highlighted is that our web
presence is divided across a number of different platforms,
leading to confusion as to which site should be used for which
purpose and, perhaps more importantly, which login ID and
passwords to use for each site. On top of the external website
and the intranet, we have IntraBrunel, eVision, u‑Link, webmail,
Library catalogues, School intranets, and the Computer Centre
trial SharePoint site. Providing a clearer approach as to what
information is accessed where is perhaps the key requirement
for our future web provision.
What else does the review cover?
As the University’s web presence is divided across a series of
platforms, the Computer Centre has to support several sets of
server infrastructure. To resolve this, it is logical that the review
also forms part of the wider University value‑for‑money (VfM)
review of IT support services, which is examining whether or not
our IT services are being used in the most efficient manner.
In addition, more data than ever before is accessed via web
browsers, and so creating a divide between what is “web”
content and what is electronic information is artificial and
counter‑productive. Therefore the scope of the project has
broadened out into an examination of how information is
managed and accessed via the internet.
SCOPE fOR CHANgE: The brunel websITe revIew
Over the last four months the University has been conducting an in-depth
review of its external and internal websites to discover how, why and what
we currently use these sites for, and what people want from them in the future.
The project leader, gareth Jones, fills us in on the latest developments.
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About the review
The review is sponsored by Paul Thomas, Director of
Resources and Operations, and Andrew Kershaw,
Director of External Affairs. The Publications Unit (as
key content editors) and the Computer Centre (as key
technical support) were heavily involved in establishing
the project parameters and objectives. Our external
partners, MFG, were brought in to provide expertise in
the gathering and analysing of market research and user
requirements, the review of information architecture,
and guidance on web and CMS infrastructure.
The review began in November 2008 and runs until the
end of February 2009. The final report will be delivered
in March and will outline three potential routes
forward for the University, mapping out each of their
indicative costs, timescales and resource requirement.
Recommendations will be presented to senior
management before Easter and we hope to be able
to provide an update on the direction of Brunel’s web
services soon after.
The next step?
This scoping project is just the first step towards
introducing major changes to the University’s web
provision, and not an end in itself. We have been
delighted with the Brunel community’s level of
involvement so far: regardless of the direction in
which we move, we hope to keep this process of
engagement and consultation going.
The project website will remain live, so please refer to
it for the most up‑to‑date information.
For more information:
Please contact the Project Manager or
visit the review website:
[email protected] (Project Manager)
https://moss.brunel.ac.uk/sitedirectory/scoping
ProJecT aIms and obJecTIvesThe general aims of the Scoping Review are to:
• Rationaliseourapproachtoproducing web content;
• Produceanintegratedinformationarchitecture;
• Reducetheinfrastructureandtrainingburden, and;
• Future-proofourwebprovisionforthe next 5-7 years.
The University has already highlighted the need for specific activities and actions to support the Brunel Strategic Plan. These include:
• Developaweb-baseddirectory of expertise;
• Utilisenewmediatopromote research activity;
• DevelopaWeb2.0corporatewebsitetoattract high quality students and partners;
• DevelopaWeb2.0corporatewebsite to compete globally;
• Enhanceourwebsiteforbusinessusers.
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Public Lecture
Series 2009Exploring Tomorrow’s World
the big ideas, issues and technologies that will shape the future
Booking and TimesAll lectures are free and start at 7pm. Doors and bar open from 6.30pm. No booking necessary – just turn up.
Lecture DetailsThree renowned speakers present for 20 minutes, followed by audience questions. See: www.brunel.ac.uk/lectureseries
VenueBrunel University, in the Newton Room, Hamilton Centre.
ParkingFree from 5pm. Enter via Kingston Lane entrance, press for security at barriers, then park in a bay with a red dot.
How to Find UsFor maps and travel information: www.brunel.ac.uk/about/where
Politics, Human Rights and the Spectre of Terrorism - Law, Democracy and the Media
10 March 2009 at 7pm
Big Science and Small Science - Principles, Particles and People
17 March 2009 at 7pm
Sex and the Citi-zen - Sexuality in Contemporary Novels, Films and Videogames
24 March 2009 at 7pm (Unsuitable for Under 18s)
Inventing the Future - Conceiving New Products, Worlds and Lifestyles
12 March 2009 at 7pm
Explosive Fusions of Art and Science - Revolutionary Directions in Technological Arts and Performance 19 March 2009 at 7pm (This event may include some disturbing images)
Utopias and Monsters - Visions of Future Human and Social Evolution
26 March 2009 at 7pm
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