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Dear colleagues,

The University is now close to the end of its first 49 years and we can look back on another year of success. At this timeof year, it is especially the success of our students that we are celebrating. Some 4,000 have graduated this summer,one of the highest figures in Kent’s history. Graduation is the formal expression of the core element of our work – theexpansion and transmission of knowledge, and the development of people and their skills and understanding. It is asource of pride for all of us – academic and professional service department staff – to see the result of this hard work asour students graduate within the magnificent surroundings of the Cathedrals of Canterbury and Rochester.

This month (July) also saw the installation of our new Chancellor, Dr Gavin Esler (see p7). This was a moving degreecongregation in which, in his acceptance speech, he reflected on his time as a student, the honour of being awarded anhonorary degree and the importance of universities to society.

It has also been a year of success for the University as a whole. We have maintained our position as a top 20 universityin the Guardian league table (p3) and risen from 28 to 22 in the Complete University Guide. And in social media, Kentwas voted the 10th most influential university on Twitter.

During the next academic year, we will be preparing for one of the most significant recent changes in the highereducation landscape, the lifting of the government cap on student numbers from 2015/16. Kent is well placed to facethis challenge. Our UK campuses and European centres provide attractive and varied venues for study. We haveambitious building projects in progress – the new residential Turing College and the Templeman Library extension (p12)– and in the pipeline – innovative new uses for some of the historic dockyard buildings and a new student leisure centreat Medway, and new academic and service buildings at Canterbury.

And we will be using our 50th birthday not only to celebrate, but to position ourselves for the exciting opportunities thatwill come our way in the next 50 years. I will write more about this in my next message. But in the meantime, let methank you for all your hard work over the past academic year. I look forward to seeing you back ready for the 50th.

Professor Dame Julia Goodfellow Vice-Chancellor

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Top 20 Guardian position for Kentratio and the percentage of graduates who findgraduate-level jobs, or are studying further, within six months of graduation.

Recently, Kent was placed in the top 10 foroverall student satisfaction in the NationalStudent Survey and was ranked 22nd in theComplete University Guide 2015.

Vice-Chancellor Professor Dame JuliaGoodfellow said: ‘This is an excellent result forKent. It is also further recognition for all our staffas they continue to provide our students with oneof the best academic experiences in the UK.

‘Our league table position remains a reflection ofour ability to attract high-calibre students and toprovide them with the appropriate skills for theirfuture careers.’

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Kent has been ranked in the top 20 in the Guardian university league table forthe second year running.

Two thirds of the subjects offered by Kent arealso ranked in the top 20 by the Guardian. These include national top 10 subjects:Journalism (1st); Film production & photography(2nd); American studies (4th); Anthropology(6th); Social policy & admin. (7th); Classics (8th);History of Art (8th); Social work (8th); Art (10th);and Drama & Dance (10th). Medway School of Pharmacy, a collaboration between theuniversities of Kent and Greenwich, was ranked9th in its subject area.

The 2015 Guardian table (published in June2014) is based on criteria that include teachingquality, student course satisfaction, staff-student

KENT Staff onlineWe have recently launched a fortnightly e-newsletter for Kent staff. Look out for a copyin your mailbox on Monday lunchtimes.

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Announced at the 20th anniversary edition of theLawyer Awards on 25 June, the awardrecognises the work carried out by the Clinic’sstaff and students in its immigration and asylumteam. This included supporting individuals withasylum claims, working with refugee supportgroups such as Kent Refugee Help and KentRefugee Action Network, and conductingresearch into the treatment of unaccompaniedminors who apply for asylum.

Gulbenkian awarded nationalstatus Gulbenkian has been accepted onto ArtsCouncil England’s national portfolio programme.Arts Council England announced its three-yearfunding strategy on 1 July, unveiling Gulbenkianas one of only 30 new National PortfolioOrganisations outside London.

Gulbenkian’s status as a National PortfolioOrganisation means that, in addition to thecurrent support from the University of Kent,Gulbenkian will receive an Arts Council Englandgrant of £220,000 for each of the next threefinancial years (starting April 2015).

In its report, the Arts Council highlighted howGulbenkian’s vision reflects its own priorities,specifically working with and for children andyoung people: ‘The organisation under thecurrent Director has become one of the leading

Athena SWAN Bronze awardThe University has received the Athena SWANCharter Bronze award for its work in supportingthe career progression of women in STEMM(science, technology, engineering, maths andmedicine) areas.

The Bronze award recognises that Kent hasestablished a solid institutional foundationthrough the development of policies, practicesand systems to advance gender equality and toembed an inclusive culture that values all staff.

Beliefs underpinning the Athena SWAN Charterare that: advancement of STEMM is fundamentalto quality of life across the globe; it is vitallyimportant that women are adequatelyrepresented in what has traditionally been, andstill is, a male dominated area; and that sciencecannot reach its full potential unless it can benefitfrom the talents of the whole population.

Law Clinic triumphsKent Law Clinic, the University’s pro-bono legalservice, has won the Ethical Initiative of the Yearaward at the Lawyer Awards 2014.

The Clinic secured first place in a categoryfeaturing a host of well-known international lawfirms.

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Kent Student AwardsExceptional students from the University whohave made an outstanding contribution touniversity life and an impact on the widercommunity were recognised at the Kent StudentAwards on 31 May.

A joint initiative between the University and KentUnion, the Kent Student Awards were launchedthis year to celebrate and give students officialrecognition for their achievements. Students werenominated in nine categories with the entireshortlist being congratulated for going aboveand beyond in a number of activities andinitiatives that benefit others.

The awards were presented by Vice-ChancellorProfessor Dame Julia Goodfellow at a galadinner attended by shortlisted nominees, theirguests and members of the Universitycommunity. A special ‘Student of the Year’ awardwas also presented to Tom Currie, anexceptional student who has led initiativesdesigned to make the University a ‘greener’place.

Kent students were also congratulated at theannual Volunteering Awards, led by Kent Union.The awards, held at both the Canterbury andMedway campuses, celebrated students’achievements which included spending 105,000hours volunteering on campus and in the localcommunity.

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deliverers of arts experiences for and bychildren and young people in Kent. Theycontinue to run the pilot for ART31, a projectwhich empowers young people, they connectnationally and internationally to children’s theatreand festival programming and are proposingtheir own children’s theatre festival with strongmanagement involvement by young people.’

Acclaimed Belgian author atParis centre Belgian author Amélie Nothomb visited Kent’sMontparnasse centre in May for a conference onher autographically inspired work.

Students from the University of Kent at Paris hadthe opportunity to interview the internationallyrenowned author, and to watch and discuss thedocumentary Amélie Nothomb, une vie entredeux eaux with its writer Laureline Amanieux andwriter/director Luca Chiari.

Academics from Canada, USA and Europe alsoparticipated in the conference, which wasentitled ‘Identity, Memory, Place: AmélieNothomb – Past, Present and Future’.

Kent icon award for OrlandoBloomOrlando Bloom has been named Kent’s CulturalIcon by overwhelming public vote in theCanterbury Cultural Awards 2014, sponsored bythe University.

In a category to mark the University’s 50thanniversary celebrations, the actor – awarded anhonorary degree by Kent in 2010 – wasnominated alongside Brenda Blethyn, TraceyEmin and Ellie Goulding. His mother, Sonia

Copeland-Bloom, collected the award on hisbehalf during a ceremony at the University’sCanterbury campus on 12 June.

Orlando Bloom, who is currently filming in theUSA, sent a personal video message to theaudience, thanking everyone who had voted forhim, and explaining just how important it is forKent’s cultural scene to stay vibrant and exciting.

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Pupils meet emerging MedwayartistsGroups of school pupils and young people fromacross Medway attended a special ‘EducationDay’ on 2 June as part of the University’s annualFine Art Degree Show exhibition programme.

Invited to take part in workshops at theUniversity’s art facilities based at the ChathamHistoric Dockyard, the ‘Education Day’ wasorganised and led by Kent’s Fine Art students tocoincide with their own work being displayed in apublic exhibition at the Dockyard.

The main public exhibition, from 24 May–2 June,was opened by renowned painter HumphreyOcean and Artistic Director of the HuddersfieldContemporary Music Festival Graham McKenzie.It featured bold, large-scale installations atvarious locations across the Dockyard andshowcased the work of 50 graduating Fine Artstudents from the School of Music and Fine Art.

Record 7th group travel awardThe University has won Group Travel Organiser’s‘Best University Accommodation for Groups’award for an unprecedented seventhconsecutive year.

The awards are voted for by readers of theGroup Travel Organisermagazine and recognisethe best suppliers in the group travel industry inmore than 20 categories.

The award was presented to members of Kent’sConference, Reception and Housekeepingteams during a ceremony at London’s Park PlazaRiverbank Hotel on 6 June. Accepting the award,Head of Residences and Conference ServicesKevin Stuckey paid tribute to Kent Hospitality’sdedicated team of staff who work so hard tomaintain such consistent high standards yearafter year.

Sport England funding for KentSportSports provision for staff and students at Kenthas increased following National Lottery fundingfrom Sport England’s University Sport ActivationFund. Kent is one of 54 universities to benefitfrom nearly £10 million of funding to help around180,000 new students playing sport.

The University’s £214,924 award, which will helplaunch its ‘Let’s Play – Project 5.0’, aims toincrease participation in sport across theUniversity’s Canterbury and Medway campuses.It will offer non-active students and staff theopportunity to engage in regular sport andphysical activities with the overall aim of creatinga sporting habit for life.

Each term, the project will offer themed blocks ofactivities, ranging from ‘Around the World’ to‘Grass Roots’, with swimming, cycling andclimbing available throughout the year. Someactivities will be delivered by specialist qualifiedcoaches, but others will require help andassistance from University student clubs.

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Honorary degreesComedian Harry Hill, broadcasterSandi Toksvig, artist Billy Childishand musician Robert Wyatt wereamong those receiving honorarydegrees from the University inceremonies at Canterbury andRochester Cathedrals during July.

Comedian Harry Hill grew up in Kent andtrained as a neurosurgeon at the University ofLondon before becoming one of the mostsuccessful TV comedians of the past twodecades. His TV Burp regularly gathered morethan eight million viewers and other televisioncredits include The All New Harry Hill Show andYou’ve Been Framed. His first feature film, TheHarry Hill Movie, hit cinemas in 2013.

Broadcaster Sandi Toksvig OBE was born inDenmark and studied at the University ofCambridge, where she wrote and performed in the first all-woman show at the CambridgeFootlights. She has since become a familiarfigure on both television and radio, hosting, forexample, 15 to 1 on Channel 4 and chairing BBCRadio 4’s News Quiz. In 2013 she was namedRoberts Radio Broadcaster of the Year and in2014 she received an OBE for services tobroadcasting.

Artist, musician and writer Billy Childish wasborn in Chatham, Kent. After school he worked at the Chatham Naval Dockyard, where hebegan producing drawings that won him a place at St Martin’s School of Art. Although hisuncompromising style led to his expulsion, heembarked on an artistic, literary and musicaljourney that has seen him gain cult statusworldwide.

Musician Robert Wyatt was born in Bristol butmoved to Canterbury where he attended theSimon Langton Grammar School and was aleading light of the city’s influential music sceneof the late 1960s as the founder of the band Soft Machine. He continued his music career asa solo artist and had a 1983 chart hit with thesong Shipbuilding.

Framestore co-founder Sir William Sargenthelped build the internationally renowned visualeffects company after studying business and lawat Trinity College. During Sir William’s time atFramestore, the company has worked on AlfonsoCuaron’s Gravity, Steven Spielberg’s War Horse,Joe Johnston’s Captain America: The FirstAvenger, and Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.

Kids Company founder Camila Batmanghelidjhtrained as a psychotherapist and became anadvocate for vulnerable children. She foundedKids Company in 1996, where she currentlyworks. Its services reach 36,000 children andintensively support 18,000 of those acrossLondon and Bristol, including the most deprivedand at risk whose parents are unable to care forthem due to their own practical and emotionalchallenges.

Media executive Geraldine Allinson was bornand brought up in Kent. She began her career in the local media industry in 1986 and, afterworking at the Midland News Association andNorthcliffe Newspapers, she joined the KentMessenger Group in 1993, which was herfamily’s media company. Since that date, she has held a number of positions, includingChairman from 2006. She was also President of the Newspaper Society from 2011 to 2012.

Disability rights campaigner Liz Sayce OBEgained a first-class degree in English and French

from Kent in 1976 and then worked for a year atSt Augustine’s psychiatric hospital in Chartham.She was Policy Director of Mind for eight years(1990-98) and is currently Chief Executive ofDisability Rights UK. She is also a Commissionerat the UK Commission for Employment and Skillsand recently led an independent review for theGovernment on disabled employmentprogrammes.

Penal reform campaigner Baroness VivienStern CBE has been a crossbench peer since1999. From 1977 to 1996 she was Director of the National Association for the Care andResettlement of Offenders. She is an HonoraryPresident of Penal Reform International, an NGOpromoting penal reform throughout the world, of which she was a founder member andSecretary-General from 1989-2005.

Businessman George Kennedy CBE has livedin Canterbury for 40 years and was a member of the University’s Council from 1998 to 2005. He was employed by Smiths Industries plc for 30 years as Chairman of the Medical SystemsGroup and a main board director. He is Presidentof the Association of British HealthcareIndustries and, at local level, a trustee of theParish Recreation Trust, a Kent Ambassador and Chairman of Kent County Cricket Club.

Corporate and social responsibility advocateLord Hastings CBE began his career as ateacher and then moved into government. He

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spent 12 years at the BBC where he was Head of Public Affairs and its first Head of CorporateSocial Responsibility. He is KPMGInternational’s Global Head of CorporateCitizenship, Chairman of Millennium PromiseUK, a Board Trustee of the Vodafone GroupFoundation and President of ZANE – adevelopment aid agency focused onZimbabwe.

Painter Daphne Todd OBE went to SimonLangton Grammar School for Girls beforestudying at the Slade School of Fine Art inLondon. She exhibited widely in Britain in groupshows including the Royal Academy, painting but teaching part-time at the Byam Shaw andthe Heatherly Schools of Art in London. Shewas elected the first female President of theRoyal Society of Portrait Painters in 1994 andawarded first prize in the BP Portrait Award2010.

Diplomat Shan Morgan studied FrenchLiterature and Language at Kent, graduating in1977. Her early career focused on employmentand social affairs policy and she was secondedto the European Commission in Brussels in1984-87 to work on long-term unemploymentpolicy and local economic development. She iscurrently the Deputy Permanent Representativeto the EU and represents the UK on the CouncilCommittee responsible for negotiating policyand legislation.

New Chancellor installedAward-winning journalist, broadcaster and author Gavin Esler was installed as Chancellor of theUniversity of Kent at Rochester Cathedral on 8 July.

His installation took place during one of three University congregation ceremonies at theCathedral. As Chancellor, Gavin Esler’s duties will include conferring degrees, chairing the University’s Court and representing the University on special occasions.

Born in Glasgow and brought up in Edinburgh and Northern Ireland, Gavin Esler – whograduated from Kent with a BA in English and American Literature in 1974 – has worked for theBBC since 1977. He was its White House-based Chief North American correspondent from 1989to 1998 and, more recently, has been one of three main presenters on BBC2’s Newsnight andmain presenter on Dateline London (BBC World and BBC News Channel).

The University awarded him an honorary MA in 1995 and an honorary Doctor of Civil Law in2005.

Gavin Esler has the unique distinction of being the first Chancellor to have also been a student at Kent. Being offered the post was, he says, a complete surprise.

‘I’m absolutely delighted personally,’ he says. ‘I’m also really pleased that in the University’s 50th anniversary year, the role has been given to an alumnus. It seems to me it’s a coming-of-age moment for the University that one of our own can be offered such a wonderful honour. I just hope I can make a contribution that people will think worthwhile.’

An interview with our new Chancellor featured in the Summer 2014 issue of the KENT Alumnimagazine:

www.kent.ac.uk/alumni/news/kent/1406.html

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An international genetics conference at the University attracted nationaland international media coverage.

Worldwide media coveragefor international geneticsconference at Kent

Darren Griffin, who was also the conferencechair, gave a presentation entitled ‘Countingchromosomes: from sexing to Karyomapping’ aspart of a session looking at early discoveries inthe history of PGD and how they have led tomore recent innovations.

Alongside debate and discussion, theconference showcased announcements ofadvances in the science of PGD – which involvesthe genetic profiling of embryos prior toimplantation and can be used for the diagnosisof specific diseases.

Darren said afterwards: ‘PGD continues to be anexciting, and sometimes controversial area ofmedicine. This conference addressed the past,present and future of this ever-evolving area ofscience. We have had a lot of good feedbackfrom this meeting whose legacy will be the placein which a number of “firsts” were announced.’

He added: ‘I am grateful to all the team,particularly my lab and students on the MSc inHuman Reproduction for making it happen.’

The annual meeting of the PreimplantationGenetic Diagnosis International Society (PGDIS)took place at Woolf College, Canterbury campusfrom 29 April to 2 May. It was attended by morethan 300 experts, including IVF pioneer andtelevision personality Professor Lord Winston.

His keynote address and other conferencediscussions, such as the impact of IVF onembryonic and long-term health, received mediamentions across the globe, including the frontcover of the Daily Mail, Guardian online, the i, theWashington Star, ITV and Nursing Times.

The conference reunited many members of theoriginal research team, led by Professor Winstonand Professor Alan Handyside (currently anhonorary member of Kent staff), whichpioneered pre-implantation genetic diagnosis(PGD) in the 1980s. Professor Darren Griffin, nowProfessor of Genetics in the School ofBiosciences, was one of that team.

Research leads toCultural RouteAn international research project led by theUniversity has resulted in the establishment of anew UNESCO Cultural Route in Turkey.

Created as part of a project to generate interestin Turkey’s vanishing horse culture and toreconnect Turkish people with their heritage, theEvilya Çelebi Way is the first designated route ofits kind to give tourists the opportunity to seeremote landscapes in Turkey from horseback.

It also provides them with an opportunity toexperience how the physical and logisticalconditions of travelling in this way can helppeople engage with local communities.

Led by Professor Donna Landry of the School ofEnglish, the research involved re-enactment ofthe 1671 horseback journey undertaken for 40days by Evliya Çelebi – one of Ottoman Turkey’sgreatest writers, travellers and historians – enroute to Mecca. By celebrating the life and workof Evliya Çelebi, the new route aims to appeal topeople interested in preserving Turkey’s heritagethrough sustainable tourism.

Failed child asylumclaimsResearch from the University raises concernsthat many young people who are refused asylumin the UK are not being advised appropriatelyand are not appealing against decisions evenwhen they have an arguable case.

Young people refused asylum are granted leaveuntil age 17½, but further applications for leaveare generally refused. The Home Office oftenrepeats the original reasons for refusing the firstclaim, adding that the applicant must haveaccepted their first decision by not appealing thefirst refusal.

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immigration solicitors from Kent Law Clinic. Thereport aims to improve outcomes for childrenseeking asylum in the UK.

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Brussels conference on‘PrecautionaryImpasse’Europe’s precautionary approach to regulation,and its impact on the biotech sector, was thetheme of a conference at the Brussels campusin May.

The conference, titled ‘Breaking Through theEuropean Precautionary Impasse?’, wasorganised by Reader in Social Policy AdamBurgess (School of Social Policy, Sociology andSocial Research). Speakers included the EUChief Scientific Adviser, leading academics ofregulation and representatives of the OECD, USGovernment, European Commission agencies,NGOs and industry.

Adam Burgess explained: ‘In the 1990s, Europeembraced a predominantly precautionaryapproach to regulation. The biotech sector was,perhaps, the principal victim, with ‘Frankenfoods’being effectively banned through regulatorydelay. Discussion and analysis in this area israre, so I set up a conference to find out what isreally going on and whether this ‘precautionaryimpasse’ could be better understood andengaged with.

‘The Brussels campus was the perfect venue forour highly informed audience of Europeanexperts and practitioners to gain an inside trackon the rationale and development ofprecautionary approaches and how they mightbe opened up to greater scrutiny and challenge.The take-home message was that whileprecaution is here to stay, it needs to be usedless routinely, more clearly and explicitly, andcarefully balanced against the cost and benefitsof alternatives.’

Endurancemotorcycling researchResults from University research into thephysiological and psychological demands ofadventure motorcycling were presented at apublic event on 12 June at the Medway campus.

Professor Samuele Marcora, a keen motorcyclistand Research Director in the School of Sportand Exercise Sciences at the Medway campus,presented findings from research he conductedlast year on a scientific motorcycle expeditionfrom London to Beijing.

The marathon bike ride, from April to July 2013,saw Professor Marcora use himself and fellowbikers on the Globebusters-organised adventureride to measure how the gruelling conditionsaffected physical and mental performance. Theresearch findings will include details of theeffects of using caffeine to reduce fatigue inmotorbike riders.

The event formed part of Kent’s involvement inUniversities Week 2014 (9-15 June), whichfocused on how universities engage with thepublic to demonstrate the way in which researchcan change their lives.

Researching SocialExclusion: Relevancefor Public Policy andPracticeThe School of Psychology hosted a BritishAcademy-funded research impact event in Juneentitled ‘Researching Social Exclusion:Relevance for Public Policy and Practice’.

The event was organised by Dr Ayse Uskul andDr Lindsey Cameron, both social psychologistsat Kent with expertise in this area. It broughttogether psychologists who research socialexclusion and members of policy groups,practitioners, activists and charities working insocial exclusion with an interest in research andcollaboration.

Recent research awardsProfessor Dave Brown (School ofBiosciences), £642,789 from the EuropeanCommission for ‘Parasite-specific cyclicnucleotide phosphodiesterase inhibitors totarget neglected parasitic diseases’.

Dr Jim Groombridge (School ofAnthropology and Conservation) £352,913from the Darwin Initiative for ‘2013:Reconnecting poverty-alleviation tobiodiversity conservation in Kenya’s EasternArc Mountains’.

Professor Michael Kölling (School ofComputing), £297,767 from Oracle for‘Programming tools: BlueJ/Greenfoot 3’.

Professor Chris Heady (School ofEconomics), £143,183 from the Economicand Social Research Council for‘Collaborative tax administration researchcentre’.

The day followed an innovative format, withacademic presentations discussed bypractitioners who commented from theperspective of their own work andresponsibilities. A panel with experts in equalityand social exclusion discussed main benefitsand challenges facing collaborative research onthe causes and consequences of socialexclusion. Discussions continued over a drinksreception hosted by the Graduate School.

Keynote presentations were given by ProfessorRupert Brown (University of Sussex), ProfessorPatrick Lehman (Royal Holloway, University ofLondon), Professor Steve Reicher (University ofSt Andrews), Dr Craig Morgan (King’s CollegeLondon), Dr Hannah Swift (University of Kent),and Dr Harriet Tennenbaum (University ofSurrey), with commentary provided by the ThreeFaiths Forum, Greenwich CID, Schools LinkingNetwork, the McPin Foundation, Age UK, andEquality and Human Rights Commission.

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Ann MacDonald joined Kent in May 2014 in the newly-createdrole of University Archivist. As a qualified archivist, she hasworked with a diverse range of physical and digital archives ininstitutions such as the British Library, Altonaer Museum GrafikArchiv, the National Library of Wales and the Museum of theOrder of St John.

What is an archivist?Archivists are the exact opposite of the Vogons from The Hitchhiker’s Guide tothe Galaxy. We dig up documents and undertake to ensure they are preservedand accessible. My role is to manage the archives which relate to, or illustrate thehistorical, cultural, evidential and administrative development of the Universityand individuals within and connected to it.

Why is the University Archive being created?Because the University is recognising the importance of its archives, as a uniqueresource of documentary evidence. They are a primary source of information onour environment, governance and vision throughout the University’s existence.

I aspire to develop the archive to be at the core of Kent, being an organ thatconnects the diversity of ideas, places, people, decisions and actions that haveshaped the University. I hope that the University Archive will encourage a cultureof collaborative and interdisciplinary thinking, as a place where the archives ofthe different schools come together. I’m targeting collection areas to support theinstitutional identity of the UK’s European university, and as a cultural focus forCanterbury and Kent.

What single thing would improve the quality of your life?I find the things that make me happy are usually unexpected. For example, in my first month at the University, I accessioned a desk that belonged to the firstRegistrar, so had been with the University for over 50 years. It is a beautifulwalnut, green leather affair, with a delicate key for each of the 12 drawers andtwo cupboards. Sitting at this desk feels like belonging in a small part of history. I hope to put it somewhere prominent in the new Reading Room of theTempleman extension.

Which word or phrase do you use most?“Craic/crack” is one of my favourite phrases. To do something for the craic is todo something for the simple joviality of it. However, I censor my use of it as, in the British Library, a colleague made the assumption that I was talking aboutcocaine.

What is your favourite TV/radio programme?I’m a big sci-fi fan. I love Dr Who, and hope that one day archive services will run like a TARDIS.

What was your first job?One of my first jobs was helping out on a scallop divers’ boat just off the Isle ofSkye. It was a great gig – I would watch the buoys of the divers and help pull uplobster pots.

What is the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given?I trust fictional characters to give me the best advice.

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Aurora: Vice-Chancellor’s keynote role

Kent has been participatingin the pilot programme ofAurora, the LeadershipFoundation for HigherEducation’s new nationalleadership developmentinitiative for women.

Ten female members of staff from across thethree faculties have participated in a programmeof workshops, action learning sets andmentoring from autumn 2013 to spring 2014. TheUniversity contributed to the pilot’s successthrough the provision of mentors, role modelswho facilitated groups at the workshops and akeynote speaker, our Vice-Chancellor ProfessorDame Julia Goodfellow.

Delivering the keynote address at workshops on‘Key Leadership Skills’ in London, Bristol andManchester, the Vice-Chancellor described herown philosophy of leadership as creating anenvironment that others want to be a part of. Thisneeds to stem from an inner confidence andunderstanding of where we are, and where weare trying to get to. Leadership is not somethingthat we suddenly just do or master. Rather,leadership is learned throughout our careers; webegin acquiring leadership skills and exercisingleadership, from PhD onwards in the case ofacademic staff and at various career stages forprofessional services staff.

The Vice-Chancellor emphasised the importanceof clear communication, careful listening, andsaying thank you. She offered helpful practicaladvice for women at the early stages of takingon leadership roles. She emphasised the need tobalance our inward- and outward-looking rolesso that we establish very strong networks ofsupporters, male and female, who reallyunderstand the contributions we are making, andcan support us as we progress in our careers.

The Twitter feed #LFAurora was lively, withparticipants commenting on how inspired theywere by the talk. One participant tweeted:

‘So refreshing & inspiring to hear Dame JuliaGoodfellow sharing her career experiences in alovely down-to-earth way.’ Another said: ‘Greattalk by Prof Dame Goodfellow on walking thetightrope: work/life, independent/team,talking/listening, research/leadership.’

Plans are being made to select a new Kentcohort of participants for Aurora2 whilecontinuing to support the ongoing developmentof the pilot cohort.

Kent’s Aurora Champion, Ruth Blakeley, says:‘The Aurora programme has provided womenearly on in their academic careers with anopportunity to explore their potential forleadership, identify their existing skills in this areaand build on others. This is incredibly importantsince the number of female professors in HE inthe UK has declined in the last ten years.Meanwhile, research shows that organisationsreally prosper when both genders are wellrepresented at senior levels and in leadershippositions.’

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Equality, Diversity andInclusivity (EDI)

Valuing Everyone: Building andMaintaining an Inclusive CultureThe EDI and Learning and Developmentteams are rolling out a new training workshopentitled ‘Valuing Everyone: Building andMaintaining an Inclusive Culture’. Thisprogramme is being spearheaded by theVice-Chancellor as a positive step towardsembedding EDI within the culture and workof the University.

Staff will be invited to attend a workshop andsessions are being offered on adepartmental basis at both Canterbury andMedway campuses, with several phases ofworkshops running until December 2015.The workshops aim to go further than justcovering equality and diversity legislation –looking at diversity within teams andconsidering issues such as stereotypes andunconscious bias, and reflecting on howthese may impact on decision-makingprocesses.

Stonewall successThe University leapt 63 places in theStonewall Workplace Equality Index tobecome one of the Top 300 Gay-Friendlyemployers in the UK (across all sectors).Work on the latest submission is about tobegin and a new questionnaire is availableon the EDI website:

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New EDI AdvisorWelcome to Emma Ransley (pictured) whohas joined us as our new EDI Advisor. Emmabrings a wealth ofexperience from thehigher and furthereducation sectors. She is looking forward toworking with staff andhelping to move the EDI agenda ahead at Kent.

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EP scheme success

A pioneering University scheme to rewardstudents for developing life and work skills withcompany internship places and other prizescelebrated its most successful year to date on 2 June with its annual Rewards Evening.

Now in its third year, the University’sEmployability Points (EP) scheme saw a record3,600 students taking part, with 110 companiesoffering 410 prizes to its most engaged students.

Developed by Kent Innovation and Enterprise, EP encourages students to develop personaland work skills of value to future employers, andoffers reward points for their active engagementin activities, from volunteering to completion of aworld language module, outside their degreeprogramme.

At the Rewards Ceremony – sponsored bySantander Universities – students with thehighest points were presented with prizes suchas paid internships, project placements andtraining programmes, sponsored byorganisations or companies. Among guests atthe ceremony were Lord Mayor of CanterburyCouncillor Ann Taylor, representatives fromSantander, members of Medway and CanterburyCity Councils and the University’s Chancellor,Gavin Esler (pictured second left with the Vice-Chancellor and Carole Barron and MarcusWright from Kent Innovation and Enterprise).

For more information, contact Matt Cook onemployabilitypoints@kent.ac.uk or visit:

www.kent.ac.uk/employabilitypoints

Expansion of EnvironmentalInnovation Network (E-iNet) The first E-iNet event, in collaboration with theKent School of Architecture, took place on 27 June with the Passivhaus Conference chairedby Dr Henrik Schoenefeldt.

The event, hosted by Kent Innovation andEnterprise, saw a packed audience of localarchitecture and building surveyor SMEs keen to learn more about the economic, technical andcultural challenges of delivering the Passivhausstandard in the UK.

Kent students and staff presented 13 casestudies to eminent local architects whocontributed to lively, interactive discussionsduring the afternoon session.

The benefits of the E-iNet programme wereintroduced to the audience by Emma Lansdell,E-iNet Project Manager. Emphasis was placedon the many and diverse specialist resourcesthat the University can provide to local SMEs;from business and marketing support to moretechnical, R&D and scientific research.

To find out more, contact Emma Lansdell on01227 823376 or E.Lansdell@kent.ac.uk

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YABILITY POINTS

The Templeman Library – a sustainable and greenbuilding approach

The Templeman Library project is coming onapace with the concrete frame now up to rooflevel. The new Library wing is due to openearly in 2015 and will provide a new lecturetheatre, study space, seminar rooms andexhibition display area, with the next part ofthe project being substantial improvements tothe central facilities including new stairs,windows and lifts.

The project is incorporating environmental bestpractice throughout with the aim of gaining a

‘Very Good’ BREEAM (Building ResearchEstablishment Environmental AssessmentMethodology) rating by the end of the project.

Some of the environmental approaches includemaximising natural light and ventilation andminimising the use of heating and artificial lightin the Library. Automated opening vents andwindows are part of the design with solar controlglass and blinds to control heating.

The new library wing is cooled from roof-mounted chillers and the new lecture theatre willtake air from outside, cool it via undergroundpipes and then feed the cooled air under theseats. Shading fins are being incorporated intothe building’s façade in pre-cast concrete plus

anodised mesh panels, creating shade andsecure ventilation. Solar roof panels will alsocontribute towards the building’s long-termenergy saving.

www.kent.ac.uk/is/templeman

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Environment

Green Impact Awards

The Green Impact project ended 2013/14 withan excellent show of enthusiasm and dedicationfrom staff and students for reducing theUniversity’s collective environmental impacts.

Twenty nine teams were presented with theirawards in April, and showcased theirachievements to colleagues. Deputy Vice-Chancellor Denise Everitt spoke of heradmiration for the fantastic work completed bythe teams, and presented certificates,celebration booklets and tree plaques.

Each team was awarded a tree, planted oncampus to showcase their efforts. Plaques madefrom recycled materials decorate the trees, andteams received a certificate, with a frame madefrom recycled wood, sourced and made oncampus from a dismantled bike shed.

The Green Impact team are currently workingwith Web Development to produce an interactivemap of all the trees. We are also working on aGreen Impact film, to promote and celebrate thisyear’s project – both will be available on theGreen Impact webpage soon.

Well done to all of the teams, and thank you foryour efforts and commitment to the University’senvironment!

Bronze Awards

Corporate Communications Dolce Vita School of Engineering and Digital Arts Estates Department Project TeamFinance Information ServicesInternational Development Green TeamKent SportSafety, Health and Environment UnitSchool of Physical Sciences

Silver Awards

Origins Centre for English and World LanguagesDevelopment OfficeEnrolment Management ServicesSchool of Politics and International RelationsK-BarMungo’sSchool of Mathematics, Statistics and ActuarialScience

Gold Awards

Gulbenkian CaféDarwin KitchenOffice of the Vice-ChancellorRutherford Catering

Pioneering Teams

Cleaning and Waste Green Team – Silver AwardGrounds Maintenance – Silver AwardTsaousis’ Lab, Biosciences – Gold Award

Excellence Awards

Human ResourcesMedway Student ServicesUnit for the Enhancement of Learning andTeaching

The Green Impact team would also like to thankand congratulate our student Project Assistantsand Auditors.

DigiPlant innovationWinner of the Green Impact Innovation award,the EPSRC-funded DigiPlant project aims todevelop sensor technologies that can supporteffective urban agriculture. The project hasdeveloped an integrated device consisting oflow-cost sensors that can measure soil moisturecontent, air humidity, environmental temperatureand light levels. Project trials will begin in

September, and the team is looking for keengrowers to monitor their plants with a DigiPlantdevice. If you’re a techie-lover with green fingers,contact: g.marcelli@kent.ac.uk

Sustainable laboratoriesA key goal of Green Impact for 2014/15 is toincrease the involvement of laboratories oncampus. Our Pioneering Labs team, led by DrAnastasios Tsaousis in Biosciences, achieved anoutstanding Gold Award this year. Universitylaboratories have their own dedicated GreenImpact workbook, to reflect their diverse nature.To start a labs team, email:greenimpact@kent.ac.uk

50th anniversary plansTo celebrate the University’s 50th anniversary, theGreen Impact team has set an ambitious goal of50 teams for the 50th! If your school ordepartment would like to get involved, or wouldlike more information about Green Impact,contact Environmental Co-ordinator Jen Blair atgreenimpact@kent.ac.uk or ext 7647, or visit theGreen Impact website:

http://bit.ly/1A1M8ar

Experts from the University continue to appear ina number of news publications, on TV and radio,in the UK and internationally.

In particular, Kent sport scientists have featuredheavily across national and regional news,including a special news item on BBC Radio 1’sNewsbeat programme at the start of the WorldCup. Using the School’s scientific atmospherechamber, which can recreate conditions ofanywhere in the world, Dr James Hopkerdirected a BBC journalist through a specialistfootball fitness test which is comparable toplaying a match in the Brazilian rainforest. Theitem was also mentioned on BBC Radio 1’sbreakfast programme and shared extensivelyonline.

Vice-Chancellor’s CupAnother competition done and dusted. As eachmonth passes, we inch closer to the main event:crowning the Vice-Chancellor’s Cup champion.

Introduced in 2011, the Vice-Chancellor’s Cup isan interdepartmental staff competition foranyone who’s interested in keeping active, butalso wants to have fun in a relaxed environment.

At the last event, staff from across the Universityput on their game face. But this was not justsome ordinary competition; it all came down toteamwork. Bringing back fond memories ofschool, the VC Cup Sports Day proved to be anextraordinary event. From welly tossing to three-legged racing to over and under, it was quite asight. There was lots of cheering, plenty oflaughter and maybe a few expletives.

So, how are the teams stacking up? Currently,the 2013 champions, Uniquely Essentials fromKent Union Retail, are in the lead. Kent ‘B’Serious has just slid into second place, butBiocelona is hot on their trail with only a one-point separation. The top three are keeping theireye on the prize, but could an underdog swoopin and come out on top? For latest results andupcoming activities, see the VC Cup webpage:

http://bit.ly/1nNMuYw

Kent Sport surveyAlmost 600 students, staff, alumni and membersof the public told us what they think in the annualKent Sport survey. The response was fantasticand we would like to say a big thank you to allparticipants. Your feedback helps us tocontinually improve and enhance what KentSport offers.

Survey participants were entered into a prizedraw to receive a £100 Amazon voucher. Ourlucky winner is University Systems Support andProject Officer Paul Sales (pictured below). Paulis an avid runner and a member of Kent Sport.He takes part in parkrun with his 10-year-old sonand is hoping to organise a new running coursenext term so staff can get involved once a week.

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Sport

Representatives from the School of Sport andExercise Sciences also appeared on ITVMeridian explaining their involvement in theUniversity-organised World Congress in CyclingScience.

Other media articles (The Belfast Telegraph,MSN UK, Mail Online) featured articles on aresearch report into failed child asylum claimsproduced by Kent Law School, while the Schoolof Psychology secured articles in Science Daily,The Metro, Mail Online and The Times of India,among others, for research into alcohol primesand aggression.

New University news siteCorporate Communications has recentlylaunched the first phase of its new siteshowcasing University news –

www.kent.ac.uk/news

The site, which was developed with the supportof IS’ Web Development team, is mobileresponsive. It will continue to be developed overthe next few months, and your feedback andcomments are invited.

Take a look and let us know what you think:newsbeta@kent.ac.uk

He said: ‘The way the Sports Centre and thePavilion are set up, they’re fantastic. I’ve been atthe University for eight years and it’s incredible tosee how the facilities have changed. It’s brilliant.’

Summer vacation exerciseKent Sport has an exciting range of classes andactivities available from 23 June to 19 September.There is plenty to choose from, including BodyPump, Pilates, Spinning and Zumba, a 5kmparkrun jog, staff netball and sports coaching.

The fitness class timetable is available at theSports Centre and Pavilion receptions and on theKent Sport website:

www.kent.ac.uk/sports/classtimetable.html

Classes are free to Gold and Silver members andBronze members can participate on a pay-per-activity basis. Classes can be booked in advanceonline or by calling 01227 823623. If you are not a member yet, visit:

www.kent.ac.uk/sports/membership

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People

Welcome andcongratulations

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New Pro-Vice-ChancellorsProfessor Philippe De Wilde has joined Kent asthe new PVC Research & Enterprise. ProfessorDe Wilde was, until recently, a Professor in theIntelligent Systems Lab and Head of the Schoolof Mathematical and Computer Sciences atHeriot-Watt University.

Professor De Wilde has research interests incomputational intelligence and cybernetics,using neural networks, fuzzy logic, evolution, andgame theory. Before moving to Heriot-Watt,Professor De Wilde worked at Imperial CollegeLondon for 16 years. He is a Fellow of the BritishComputer Society and the Institute ofMathematics and its Applications, and a SeniorMember of the Institute of Electrical andElectronics Engineers. He is a Laureate of theRoyal Academy of Sciences, Letters and FineArts of Belgium, and held the Vloeberghs Chairat the Free University Brussels in 2010.

The University has appointed Dr Chris Davies tothe newly-created post of Pro-Vice-Chancellor(PVC) Teaching & Learning. Dr Davies was, untilrecently, Associate Dean of Teaching, Learningand Students in the Faculty of Humanities at theUniversity of Manchester. He is a geographerand a software engineer, with research interestsin the development and application ofGeographical Information Systems.

Dr Davies takes responsibility for Kent’s Teaching& Learning portfolio. This will include leadingstrategic and operational initiatives that advanceexcellence in learning and teaching, andenhance the academic student experience. Heis also responsible for promoting more flexibleand blended learning using new and developingtechnologies.

Child protection expert’s OBEProfessor David Shemmings became an OBE inthe Queen’s Birthday Honours, announced on 13June, for his services to child protection.

He is Co-Director of the University’s Centre forChild Protection, a centre of excellence andinnovation in training, research and practice forprofessionals involved in child protection.

David Shemmings said: ‘I am immensely proudto have received this award, which is very muchshared with the many hardworking, dedicatedand skilled professionals who protect children bysupporting families. My thanks also go out to mydedicated colleagues at the Centre for ChildProtection here at the University.’

National Teaching Fellowship forbiochemistDr Peter Klappa, Reader in Biochemistry andMaster of Rutherford College, has been awardeda National Teaching Fellowship by the HigherEducation Academy.

Dr Klappa is one of only 55 higher education staffin England, Northern Ireland and Wales to havebeen awarded a Fellowship, the most prestigiousaward for excellence in higher education teachingand support for learning. Successful NationalTeaching Fellows were chosen from over 180nominations.

AUA Fellowships for Chloé and LindaThe University is celebrating the joint highestnumber of AUA Fellows in the country – followingrecent awards to Chloé Gallien and Linda Lough,Faculty Administration Managers for SocialSciences and Sciences.

The awards by the AUA (Association of UniversityAdministrators) are in recognition of Chloé andLinda’s contribution to the AUA and their ongoingcommitment to personal and professionaldevelopment within the higher education sector.

This highly deserved recognition means that fivestaff at Kent have now been awarded Fellowshipof the AUA – a figure matched only byStaffordshire University. Chloé and Linda joinMelissa Bradley (Faculty Administration Manager,Humanities), Wayne Campbell (Director ofStudent Services) and Jon Pink (AcademicRegistrar) who are all current AUA fellows.

Congratulations also to Jill Holliday, SchoolAdministration Manager for Biosciences who hasbeen awarded accredited membership of AUA,in recognition of her personal commitment topersonal and professional development.

AUA members Anne Rushworth MAUA, ChloéGallien FAUA, Melissa Bradley FAUA and LindaLough FAUA (pictured from left below) have alsobeen collectively awarded the AUA’s 2014Contribution to Career Development Award fortheir continuing collaborative efforts supportingthe career development of staff in their work.

International award for Conference Office Kevin Stuckey (Residences and ConferenceManager) and Louisa Harvey (Senior Events Co-ordinator) have received the accolade ofSession of the Year Award from the Associationof Collegiate Conference and Events DirectorsInternational (ACCED-I).

The award follows a presentation, by Kevin andLouisa at the annual ACCED-I Conference inToronto, on Kent’s one-stop event managementservice. The innovative service was introducedthree years ago, primarily to support internalacademic departments holding major events onand off campus. The service has been anoutstanding success and is now widely used byinternal and external clients, providing bespokeservice levels. For more information, contactLouisa Harvey on ext 8000 orL.Harvey@kent.ac.uk.

What’s on

Music Wednesday 8 October, 1.10pm, Colyer-Fergusson Hall, Lunchtime Concert: HelenCrayford piano. The first lunchtime concert of theyear will get your feet tapping to the irresistiblerhythms of ragtime and early piano jazz, as HelenCrayford presents her virtuoso one-woman show‘Rags to Riches’. Admission free, with asuggested donation of £3.

Friday 17 October, 7.30pm, Colyer-FergussonHall, Trevor Pinnock: Harpsichord, performing JSBach, Toccata in E minor, Chromatic Fantasia andFugue in D minor, French Suite No 6 in E major,Partita No 4 in D major. Trevor Pinnock is knownworldwide as a harpsichordist and conductorwho pioneered performance on historicalinstruments with The English Concert, theorchestra which he founded in 1972 and led for30 years. He now divides his time betweenconducting, solo, chamber music andeducational projects. He was awarded anHonorary Doctorate of Music by Kent in 1995 andis giving this concert in aid of his FavershamMusic Club Youth Scheme. Tickets: full £15/students £7.

Gulbenkian TheatreSaturday 30 and Sunday 31 August, bOing!International Family Festival.

Saturday 13 September, 7.30pm, Sally Barker,The Voice that made Sir Tom Jones cry.

Friday 19 September, 7.30pm, Turin Brakes, witha hypnotic collection of songs.

Sunday 21 September, 7.30pm, Actors TouringCompany’s Blind Hamlet transformsShakespeare’s tragedy into an interactivetheatrical battle.

50th anniversary diary dates! It’s less than 100 days until the launch of our50th anniversary year and the start of an excitingprogramme of special projects and events tomark this significant milestone.

Staff, students and alumni have designed – withthe support of the 50th anniversary team – ayear of celebrations that will give us all thechance of being involved at Kent’s campuses inthe UK and its centres in Paris, Brussels, Athensand Rome. And if you have heard the rumours,they are true: the Kent Eye is coming to theCanterbury campus from 24 September 2014.

The anniversary year begins with evening eventsin Canterbury on Wednesday 1 October andMedway on Thursday 2 October. Make surethese dates are in the diary; it’s going to be agreat night at both of our campuses and all staffare invited.

Over the coming weeks, the 50th anniversaryteam, and staff and students leading projectsand events, will be letting you know more aboutwhat’s coming up over the next 12 months. Keepan eye out for the new 50th anniversary websitelater this summer and a bumper 50th edition ofKENT magazine in autumn 2014. Furtherinformation is also available by emailing TimFarrow in the 50th anniversary team:50years@kent.ac.uk

University Events CalendarTo find out more about these and other eventsacross the University, click on:

www.kent.ac.uk/calendar

Tuesday 23 September 1.30pm and 7.30pm,Propeller Pocket Dream presents a 60-minuteversion of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Wednesday 24 and Thursday 25 September,7.30pm, Omid Djalili Iranalamadingdong.

Friday 26 11am, Saturday 27 and Sunday 28September 11am and 2pm, Tall Stories – EmilyBrown & the Thing. The creators of the popularGruffalo stage show, present their new show.

Monday 29 and Tuesday 30 September, 7.30pm,Wednesday 1 October, 2pm and 7.30pm,Custom/ Practice and the Corn ExchangeNewbury present Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet.

Monday 6 October, 7.30pm, Tom Wrigglesworth –Utterly at Odds with the Universe.

Wednesday 15 October, 7.30pm, Tim Key –Single White Slut.

Saturday 18 October, 8pm, doors 7.30pm,Tankus the Henge, a line-up of six sharp dressedand bedraggled gentlemen from London Town.

Gulbenkian Film Friday 8 – Saturday 9 and Monday 11 August,The Young and Prodigious TS Spivet 3D (tbc).

Tuesday 12 – Thursday 14 August, The GoldenDream (15tbc), Spanish w/Eng ST.

Friday 15 – Sunday 17 August, The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window andDisappeared (15).

Friday 15 – Thursday 21 August, Boyhood (tbc).

Thursday 4 September, 7pm, NT Live: Medea.