Portfolio, James Burchill, 03/07/2013

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interestsdesignhi, im james

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I like space

and learningmore about it

Im interested in understanding

people, the why they want, notjust what they want.

I enjoy making instructions asits a puzzle to make sure theymean the same to everyone.

I work best in groups where Ican use my multidisciplinaryknowledge to support thosearound me.

I like travellingto strangeplaces

I like havingdiscussionsabout...Well everthing


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can we make our constantlychanging technologysustainable?

in collaboration with

and to be eatured in the


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The challenge set by Sonywas to design a product, or

products, which could cracktechnology obsolescence andensure the products value tothe user or a lietime.

The project was oered to Brunel design students anda group o seven o us decided to work together on it.

We worked with Sony as design consultants

developing the work over a period o our months. Wesplit the design work between us to maximising ourindividual strengths.

In this project the initial idea o a Core productwas mine and my main role was to supervise theproduction o communication materials with thirdparties.

Project: Wandular

Client : Sony


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Design work: James Burchill, Ben Clarke, Katherine Harris, Rich Larsen, TahirShabuden, Amy Huckfeld and Jake Mcmillian.Photography and communication: James Burchill, Amy Huckfeld, Paris Selinasand Ed Horsord.Models: Thereore design agency.

InitialConcept

InitialDesign

FurtherDesign

Brunel Sony Wandular |Overview 21January 2013

Brunel Sony Wandular | Concept overview 08/02/13

Core and Core holderThecore hasa uniquecolour/pattern which theowner keepsfrom birth.

Thecore holder (eg in wood or other materialwith emotionaldurability) rests in the nest - withor without thecore

NestThe nest isa base for the cores, it can also beadisplaysurface or incororateholographic display.

It haspride of place in the homeand isma de ofmaterialsto reflect itslongevity (eg wood for themain externalbody)

ToyThe toyhasacustomisablecover/numerousversions. It isenabledbythe core (eg byNFC),

AR TabletTabletscould come in manysimplegeometries/sizes. Theyare enabled bythe core.

Theyare asminimalaspractical

WatchThe watch hasan emotionallydurableclasp/holder for the core. The band isareplaceable flexible display

WandLike the watch the Wand hasanemotionallydurable bodyand cliphousing the core which iskeptthroughout adult life. Moduleswhichcan be used with the Wand include adisplayscrol and a projector. Bothrecieve gesture input from the Wandbody.

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Core with customisableThis is a unit that will beinterchangeableinto

diferent accessories via insertion and will carrytheusers preerences,settings and data.Thiscould easily beinserted into wearableitems thatarekept on the user at all times such as necklace,bracelets and watches.Although themain keywill stay thesame,devices it will be used or willchangeover timeopeningup opportunities toproduceand sell devices theproduct can beusedwith,and could potentially lead to collaborationswith other companies rom diferent markets.

Interchangeable

Wearable Opportunity to sell

accessories Market stretch

On you all the time

emotionaldurability

aimgoalsinsights

mobile life

differentages

fashion

technologicalobsolescence

upgradability

modularity

multiplicity

cloudcomputing

variousskins


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A lietime bond in a small item that you carry withyou, holding your memories and your experiences.It also serves as a personal cloud connection,managing the connection and enabling any deviceit connects with to contact the cloud.

The Toy monitors sound as well as health andhappiness and adapts its output to how a child eelscreating un or helping soothe, depending on whatsneeded.

A platorm or Cores to share data that mightotherwise be orgotten. It orms a social hub or aamily or other network and shares inormation basedon the group context and personal preerences.

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This AR tablet interacts with the world just by lookingat it. Designed to be used rom childhood to senioryears, with a simple interace supported by buttonsthat grow out o the surace.

A product or the proessional, it provides a screenand methods o control in a tiny package. It providesa portable desktop on the go.

The design was kept to a minimal shape to increaseappeal across genders and age. The technology ishidden when you dont need it. This produces a verysubtle piece o technology which doesnt clash withthe owners choice o ashion

wand view wear


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handpumps in arica keepbreaking and remain broken.we need to know why?


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Project: Intuitive water pump or AricaStudent work : Final year major project

goalTo replace broken pumpswhich have working boreholesto make use o this hugeinvestment.

1 in 3Pumps in Arica are broken.Some studies suggest pumpsare breaking aster than theyare being put in.

$1000The minimum cost to provide aborehole or a pump to accesswater in dry areas.


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Signifcant time andeort went into thedevelopment o a set oinstructions that would beunderstood by Aricans.

As the were not the

resources to do this inArica a series o testswere created or samplegroups in the UK to tryand obtain inormationwhich would be useuldespite the culturaldierence.

The design o the pumpitsel was complicatedby the need to havethe components andmanuacturing locallysourced in Arica.

The design developmentocused mainly on tryingto improve the waterextraction technique andexperimenting with locallyavailable materials.

The project had two main ocuses: theproduction o a working pump suitable orthe environment and the creation o a systemo instructions to allow users in Arica toassemble and maintain the product.


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The output o theproject producedthree main results.

A set o rules was produced with detailed instructionswhich would allow more instructions to be created,

especially how to construct or repair the system. Thesewere created through repeated testing o dierentinstructional techniques.

A pump was also designed which could take all itsrequired components rom locally available materials

and be constructed using local tools and skills. This isa massive improvement over many pumps which relyon imported technology and components.

The fnal achievement was proving that the designcould unction and with urther development extract

enough water to eed a real need.

Rule 2Changingangle

The ruleIf youmust changeperspectiveorrotatetheproduct,itsbest todo it through procedural images of therotation.

Changing theview stepby stepkeeps peoples orientationwith theproduct andreduces thechances of mistakes.

This principlecanalso beapplied if youneedtozoom ontheobject infora extendedpart of theinstructions,If youneedtocontinueshowing theconstructionof theproductat acloserview point.

Recommendations

Youshouldnot needmorethanfour photos toconvey atransitionunless it is particularly complicated.Aftershowingonetransitionyoucanreducethe numberof steps showingthetransitionif it is repeated.

Whenshowing transitions donot show theobject revolving

purely onits own.Its moreadvisableto show humansmoving it inthe pictures as seenhere.

Zoom images requires only twoimages;onebeforezooming andone afterthezoom.Both shouldbetakenfrom thesameangleandof thesame content.

Rule 3Oneprocessper image

The ruleOnly completeoneprocess perimage.

By only having oneprocess perimagetheinstructions aremuch less likely mis interpreted.Each imagehas only onething tocommunicateandso individuals fndeasier tonoticewhat is going onineach image.

This alsogoes orrepetitivetasks. Forexampledo nottry toshow multiplescrews being placedin oneimagejust becausethey arethesameprocess.This canleadtoindividuals missing components ornot perceiving everyscrew.

Recommendations

Whentaking pictures o processes donot expect users todoanything they havenot beeninstructedtodo.An imageo anut on ascrew threadis not enough tocommunicatethat nut must bedoneup.

Rule 4Propertool use

The ruleWhenshowing instructions relating toprocesses suchas tightening screws,show procedural images toimplydirectiono movement.

By adding twophotos insteado onetoshow ausertightening upanut it is moreeectiveinimproving usersuseo tools.Many users oregotheuseo tools andjust usefngers i not properly instructed.

Recommendations

Whentaking photos try tomakethe movement asunambiguous as possible.Inthetwo adjacent picturesyoucansee thearm clearly moveclockwise.This canbeunderstoodrom theimages becauseit wouldbe highlyunlikely orthearm togo rom thefrst steptothesecond inacounterclockwisemanner.

Inprocesses requiring precisionorsmall amounts o orcethis methodcanalso beused tocommunicateaneedoragentle touch. This is doneby showing pictures o verysmall movements which helpcommunicatethe needordelicacy..

Rule 1Perspectiveof photos

The ruleWhen taking photos,try to takepictures from a consistentperspectivewhich only varies by small degrees.

It is also important to not changethecropping of thephoto andstay at asingle zoom setting.

Doing this helps peoplestay orientatedwith theprocess.Changing angleof view abruptly can lead to confusionresulting in errors in construction.

RecommendationsTakephotos form a3/4perspectiveto theproduct.It allowsthemost visibility.

When taking photos try to includehumans in the imagebecauseit also provides referenceto both scaleandorientation.

Usea consistent platform orset forthe process becausethis also aids orientation.

Pick yourscaleafter looking through all components andprocesses involvedin theassembly.Being croppedtoowidecan causeproblems if the project has many smallcomponents.


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is the QR code really the bestwe can do?


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Hex was a design exercise to replace the QR code with a better alternative. The QR code has numerousproblems which has resulting in poor usage by the public and improper use by advertisers. The goal was tocreate a code which could supply the same unctionality as a QR code but targeting some o the problemareas by improving its unctionality and visual appeal

Project: HexStudent workGraphics module


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The development o Hex ollowed two paths: the creation o a code which would theoretically work,and the development o icons to communicate the type o media the code would lead to. This wasshown to be important by user research because users never knew what type o content they werebeing connected to, leading to an apathy over using QR codes.


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Hex eventually evolved into the graphicseen here. A small library o icons wascreated to represent the dierent types omedia accessed through QR codes.The concept was completely based onhow QR codes work and as such wouldwork with custom scanners.

Hex had a measurable improvement overQR codes in these actors:

- It supports analytics providing accurateinormation on who uses Hex and where.

-Its shape can be customised

-It requires a smaller amount o space tounction

- It provides pictorial inormation on whatthe content it provides at a glance.


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protecting those who protect.


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Project: POC ZephyrStudent workContextual Module

The goal o this project was to alter an existing companies position in the marketwhile keeping their design style and company values constant. Our team chosethe company POC. POC produce high end, visually stunning, saety equipment orgravity sports such as mountain biking and skiing. I decided to create a gas maskor the fre services targeting the problems with current masks.


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Core Values

When developing a product at POC, we do it in the

spirit of doing the best. We never compromise in

choosing materials or construction, and we never

compromise safety, quality or performance.

-POC

Protection

TechnologyDesign

SafetyFreedomMedical

InnovationPerformance

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Common Persona Themes

After looking into potential future personas within the

emergency services and looking into problems that each

individual sector has, it is key to begin to evaluate. By

evaluating the personas and picking out the key issues and

problems that are common amongst all of them you can

begin to build up a better understanding of areas that POC

would need to address. The evaluation of the personas gives

us the common values that each of these people embody

and problems that all of these people face on an almost

daily basis.

Communicates protection to the user

Reassurance

Up to date

Subtlety and calming design

Reliability

High Design

Range of movement

Longevity

Gives an authoritative view

Perceived as reassuring and calming

Approachable

Efcient

CleanQuality

Competence

Professional

Human

Lack of condence in gear and situation

Lack of condence in themselves

The Gear is not calming, it is too aggressive or intrusive at

times

Gear gets in the way

The gear can be restrictive, there is a lack of freedom of

movement

Gear presents wrong perception to the public, it can be seen

as aggressive and agitative

Gear is to complicated and dont look easy to use

Gear doesnt look up to date

Gear isnt one complimentary system, there are many pieces

of equipment that can do the same job

Common Values

Common Problems

Common Persona Themes

The frst step was to produce a report on the company and the uture directionthe group aimed to take the company. We considered the needs o users wereand how we could best provide or them using POCs style and ethos.

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Mood Board

This mood board

demonstrates what POC is

all about. POC is a brand

for the extreme, for people

who push the limits, for

those who do things out of

the norm. It is a brand that

prides safety and protection

above all else, allowing its

customers to go out, enjoy

themselves and create

memories. It allows you to

get the most out of what you

do, whatever you do, and at

whatever level you do it at.

POC focuses on good, clean

design based around the

latest technology and sound

medical knowledge.

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Design Work: James Burchill, Adam James, Dan Tanner, Gelson Marcon,Josh Rex and Penn Lingris


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This is a collection o some o thedevelopment sketches rom thecreation o the POC Zephyr


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This was the fnalresult. Producedmainly rom Ureal,3d printed piecesand vacuumormed plastic

The Zephyr was producedin conjunction with fveother students whoalso produced items orPOC to create o amilyo products within newmarket area and thebrand style.


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human actors redesign o ausb powered vacuum.


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Project: Vacuum redesignStudent workHuman actors module

Clean Desk

Select Correct

Nozzle

Turn On

Vacuum

Turn Off

Vacuum

Clean out

vaccum box

Vacuum up

mess

Connect Usb

Select Correct

Nozzle

Slide button

to correct

setting

Slide button

to correct

setting

Use Power

Up button if

appropriate

Remove

Nozzle

EXIT

Remove

Nozzle

Empty

container

Replace

nozzleReplace with

correct nozzle

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This project ocused onthe design o a simple USBvacuum. The vacuum wasvery poorly designed roma human actors point oview.

The redesign was aidedthrough the use HTAs todiscover aults and gainan insight into how theproduct was used.

A list o complaints wasdiscovered and relevanthuman actors toolswere selected to developsolutions to these issues.

Grip to be altered.

Placement o the air

vents to be changed.

Material needs to be

changed to eel more

satisying

Light fxture needs to be

moved

Motor needs to move to

balance product

Icons to be redesigned

Power Up Button

needs to be more

Obvious and more

pleasant to touch

Shape o Vacuum box

needs to be altered to

stop incorrect fxings


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The products redesignwas based aroundlooking at types o gripand preexisting solutionssuch as easy grip drilland screw drivers. It wasaided by the creation olow fdelity models to testusers responses.

This was the fnal designthat was developed.It didnt solve all the

problems in the HTA butwas able to improve uponthose rated to be mostimportant to the user.

The existing layout and design o the icons was poor. The vacuum icon usedon the product did not communicate its meaning and was replaced witha icon stylised like a tornado which is similar to some existing products. Themapping was also improved so that the button would sit beneath the icon it

was initiating.

The design improvements ocused on the shape, as this would resolve anumber o complaints discovered in the HTA. Also improved were the icondesign and mapping as it was currently lacking clarity. Finally a standardisedtest by Elvin Karana was used to evaluate the material and decide on a moreemotionally satisying material to produce the product in.


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other work Im proud o.


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Year in IndustryCompany: CCDPosition: Student Designer

For my placement I worked at CCD design &

ergonomics. My role was mainly as a graphic

designer where I completed...

-Redesign o companys literature-Production o poster and yers

-Icon design

-Production o complex maps

-Production o style guide

As well as graphic design I was also responsible

or other tasks, including...

-3d Modelling-Meeting with clients

-Rig building

-Talking with ocus groups


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Year in IndustryCompany: CCDPosition: Student Designer

For security reasons a lot o the graphic work I

did over the year is unavailble or sharing. Here

are some samples o the work I completed orront pages, diagrams or pamphlets which can

be shared.

The artwork is all stock imagery a lot o which

which was either composited together or

otherwise altered by me so as to stand out.


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Solidworks PracticeStudent Work

As part o my placement the company

encouraged me to use some o my time toimprove my solidworks skills. I completed two

tutorials to produce both the Lamborghini

and motor cycle pictured below and greatly

improved my skills In Solidworks.


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It senses your favourite and common journeys and thetimes of these by checking your driving patterns. It canalso be programmed for one o important journeys

It then checks using HD trac if these journeys aregoing to be longer or shorter than normal. If so is therean alternate route that is availble?

If anything like trac or roadworks would causesignicant delays it warns you via sms alert and tells youby what time you need to leave to be on time

The Compass is active whenever your driving. Built intocurrent TOMTOMs and existing Apps

This leads to a less stressful day and greater use of yourTomTom device.

mpass

This was a project

produced or Tomtom

who requestedconcepts to improve

the journey.

This was the concept

board that got into the

last 14 o the TomTom

competition, the fnal

round o knockoutsbeore being removed.

TomTom said this

concept was removed

at this late stagebecause it is a project

they are already

working on.

Project: CompassClient: TomtomDesign process module


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JAAK was a fctional

company created or

a project with the goalto encourage children

to cook with adultsby adding character

to everyday kitchen

products.

The JAAK concept

company neededdesign guidance or its

products. We generated

a style guide and

used the companys

background to helpproduce a group o

products all or JAAK.

Design Work: James

Burchill, Adam James,

Alicia Jenkins and

Katherine Harris

Project: Innovative Kitchen DesignStudent WorkDesign process module


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The design o my productocused around creating

a child riendly measuringjug which ergonomically

accommodated children and

adults.

The result was Twoo.

An owl shaped measuring

jug which unctioned like aTala measuring cone pictured

below.

The design was produced with lots o low fdelity prototypes.

This was to test the various potential shapes and designs as

well as test how it would unction when completing tasks.

Project: Innovative Kitchen DesignStudent WorkDesign process module


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May 2011 - Le NurbLe Nurb - May 2011

of what I do; my manifesto wasbuilt around the concerns andissues that havebeen brought tomy attention throughout the last

threeyears at Brunel.I am a Social Anthropologyand havebeen involved with theUnion for 2years.

Theaim ofne xt year,for me,is tocampaign and put policy in placeto build stronger foundationswithin the University; throughlecturer delivery,teaching quality,the resources available, contacthours and Student voice. Toomany times, I haveheard peoplesay that things arenot consistent,things arenot thesame.I say,letschangethat.

The build-up and the commotionof this years elections are overnow, and I am really grateful thatI havebeen successfully voted into

theposition.Seeingthebeliefandsupport you all have given mehas been very humbling,and forthat I am truly thankful.I am keento highlight what the SU is reallyabout,how you all can make adifference as individuals and howworkingas a groupcan improvestandards throughout.

As your elected Vice PresidentAcademic Representation, I amhere foremost for you, to supportyou and represent you throughoutthe next year. Your ideas andissues haveto be at theforefront

My main aims for next year are: TO BETAUGHT,NOT LECTURED

W e n ee d to b e E NG AG ED ,CHALLENGEDand INSPIRED.

Co nt i nu e t he I L OV E M YPT CAMPAIGN and DevelopAssessment Feedback.

STUDENT REPRESENTATIONSCHEMERevamp.

Next year is a year to watch,with many new faces and fantasticindividuals beingelected recently.As a group,wehave a lot to offerbut we cannot do it without you.So get in touch with us.Your ideasand your involvement makes thedifference.

poss ibleandto makethemas funand informative as possible.Theyhaveall beenincrediblysuccessfulandImhopingto havethemagainn ex t y ea r a nd m ak e t he m e ve nmoresuccessful.Ihave alsoresolvedw el fa re i ss ue s r el at in g t o P HDstudents.

S o w h at d o I h av e p l a nn ed f orn ex t y ea r? T he re a re c ur re nt lyabout2000 studentswhovolunteerforthe Unionand whodont getaccreditation.Iwantthemall togetaccredited to acknowledge all thehard work that theyve putinandto help boost theiremployabilitystatus.I wantto continueworkingwith theunivers ity to becomea

Helloeveryone.ImAvinaPatelandI ams o gratefulto everyonewhovotedduringthe electionsandhavegivenmetheopportunitytobeyourVPCommunityWelfarefora secondyear.I amthe onlyreturningofficernextyearandI wanttocontinuealltheworkI vebeendoingover thepastyear.

During this year, I have rais edawarenessof issuesrelatingto thestudentbodyby organisingvariouscampaignssuch as Sexual HealthandGuidance(SHAG) Week,AlcoholandDrugsWeek, FairtradeFortnightandS tres s Les s And Well Being.Ihaveorganisedthesecampaignstoreachthemostamountofstudents

F airtrade ac credited univers ityandto continueraisingawarenesso f i ss ue s r el at in g t o s tu de nt sthroughcampaigns.Lastyear,I splitS HAGWeekup into s everal datesthroughoutyearsoI couldreachouttomorestudentsandthiswasreallysuccessfulsoI wanttodothisagaininthe upcomingyear.

I also want to encouragemorepeople to s tart volunteering att he U ni on s o w e v e s et u p a napplication form online at www.brunelstudents.com/volunteer foranyone interested in volunteeringa nd g et ti ng i nv ol ve d i n U ni onactivites.

Seeyouallnextyear!

local community but to nationaland even international years.Letslook forward to a year whereeveryindividual at Brunel (whether partofa cluband society or not) cansay they have had the best yearever; where they can say thattherehavebeen moresteps takeninto ensuringand creatingsuccessand wherethey can say the unionwere efficient in providing asmany opportunities as possible.

I havemany ideas that werein

my manifesto,i haveoneof themwhich is currently already beingworked on with the volunteeringchair.You guys arethevoiceofthis

Hi guys,my nameis Gary OBriena current 3rd year sport sciencesstudent,squash chair and generalBrunel enthusiast...somemay evensay keeno.

Firstly,I would liketo thank all ofyou who took timeto votefor yourfavourites in the elections; youcan expect all ofthe elected towork very hard for you next yearespecially your VP SA elect!

Next year is all about increasingthe status of Brunel RAG, sport

and societies to a level likeneverbefore.This status will not just beincreased within the university,itwont just beincreased within the

university, i want to hear all yourviews and really stepu pon unionefficiency to transfer your viewsinto actions.

Finally i would just liketo addthat other candidates had somecracking ideas which i would loveto take on board and includeinmy programme as i know somewerewell supported and will beofgreat benefit to us.

It will bea pleasureworkingforthestudents ofthe best universitythere is....Bru Wha?

Gary OBrien

work of the outgoing team, whocollectively have added so muchto the positive direction andfocus of the UBS.

During the election, my sellingpoint was to empower andengage students to achieve thebest for themselves while in theuniversity. It is my intention tocreate or develop more avenuesthat will better the studyingenvironment for students whilein the university and a network toreconnect to the university aftertheir studies. With the above inmind, I sincerely seek for the full

Hi everyone. My name is PromisePhillips. I am a final year studentcurrently studying financialcomputing and the Presidentelect of the Union of BrunelStudents.

Firstly, I will like to thankthe team of 2010/11 and mostimportantly the outgoingPresident, Priya Pallan. I believe alarge proportion of students willagree when I say she has beenan inspiration and a positiveexample to the entire staffthat served under her. I ai m tocontinue with the remarkable

co-operation of all the studentsof Brunel University to be part ofa new era that will bring aboutquality and excellence to thetime spent while studying here.

Finally, I am deeply honouredto have been elected as Presidentand hope you will all participatenext term in what will stand outto be a wonderful year.

[email protected]

UBS President

VP Student Activities

VP Community Welfare

VP AC Representation

Union News

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B I G N EW S: G RE EN WO O D I SFINALLY LEAVING BRUNEL! Yesfolks it is true, I am actually leavingBrunel after a fair few years.As astudent it was amazing and as astudent officer,it has been superbwith many ups and a few downs.

There havebeen some absolutelysublime moments such at the

demonstration and achievingthe sports strategy. I have metsome great people along theway, but I have also met my fairshareof clowns. This balance ofpeople is why being a studentofficer is so great,you can educateas well as being supported onyour campaigns. I would alwaysrecom mend anyone goingfor election because it a greatexperience and a cracking C.V.builder. You are always learningand when I first cameinto the jobI didnt have a cluehow to do it

(and somewould say I still dont)and this is wheremy first thankyou comes in.

UBS staffI saluteyou. Throughyour great training and supportit has developed myself and theother student officers into whatweare today, always fighting thestudents corner.

My second goes to all thepart timers (Sam Middlewoodexcluded) and chairs ofthe Union,especially my sports chairs. Youguys have had a tough timehavingto work with me,but I thinkwe got though it really well in theend,and there will always betimefor a students activities tequila.

To the student officers, it hasbeen immense workingwith youguys.You arethe best collegesanyone could ask for. I hopewehavepassed on all the knowledgewe can to the new lot (they

dont know what they are lettingthemselves in for, but we werenever goingto tell them that).

But my biggest thanks go to allthestudents who I havemet andhavesupport meth rough my timein office.It wouldnt havebeen thesame without you guys (becausesomeoneelse would havegot it!!).

So what is the futurefor me?Well I might become a studentagain doing a masters (dontworry not at Brunel),o r I mighthit thebig bad world and get a

job. I think that optimises how Ihavechanged at Brunel and whatI think ofuniversity life and I shallend it with a quote.

Always keepyour options open,becauseyou dont which ones willclose

C oming towards theendof mytermand I have decidedthatit s astrangejobbeinganOfficerofa SU.

12monthsasaStudentOfficerisnotlongenough,but whenyoulookatGreenwoodandPriya Iguess2 yearsistoolong!

Being a s tudent in F reshers isamazing,andbeingaContactofanyvarietyisevenbetter, soIhad noideawhatto expect asan Officer.Asidefromthe StudentRep recruitmenttalksandtheinductiontalkstoover400newfreshersevery day,FreshersWeekasaVPis prettysweetindeed.Workingwithafantasticteamin theUnion, the Contacts representingtheUnion and seeing thefreshersh av in g a d amn g oo d t ime absolutelyawesome.Butfromthenitgoes downhill.

Emails,meetings,phonecalls,webupdates,articles forLeNurb,reportwriting,conferencesand projectsall

reallykick offwhen Freshersisdoneanddusted,and noneofit stopsuntil

justbeforeyou areleavingOff ice.

I knowmost studentsat Brunel,andprobablyat anyUni,s ee theStudent Officers as layaboutsthatgetpaidtodo prettymuchnothingb ut s it i n t h e b a r a l l d a y a nd Iagreethat Greenwoodportraysthatbeautifully butit reallyis somuchmore.Thisyearalonewehavedonesomuch,.

Personalhighlightshave beenmyownprioritycampaignofI


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ofwhat I do; my manifesto wasbuilt around theconcerns andissues that havebeen brought tomy attention throughout thelastthreeyears at Brunel.

I am a Social Anthropologyand havebeen involved with theUnion for 2years.

Theaim ofnext year,for me,is tocampaign and put policy in placeto build stronger foundationswithin the University;throughlecturer delivery,teachingquality,theresources available,contacthours and Student voice.Toomany times,I haveheard peoplesay that things arenot consistent,things arenot thesame.I say,letschangethat.

Thebuild-upand thecommotionofthis years elections areovernow,and I am really grateful thatI havebeen successfully voted intotheposition.Seeingthebeliefandsupport you all havegiven mehas been very humbling,and forthat I am truly thankful.I am keento highlight what theSUis reallyabout,how you all can makeadifferenceas individuals and howworkingas a groupcan improvestandards throughout.

As your elected VicePresidentAcademic Representation, I amhereforemost for you,to supportyou and represent you throughoutthenext year. Your ideas andissues haveto beat theforefront

M y main aim s fr n t y r r : TO B ETA UG HT, T LETU E

W e n e ed t o E G G E ,CHA LLENG EDand I I E .

C on t in u e t h e I L V E YP T CA M PA I G N n vlA ssessm ent Feed .

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Next year is a yr t t h ,w it h m any new fa n nt t iindividu als beingl t r nt l y.A s a gro up,w ehv l t t rbut wecannot d it ithut yu.So get in touch with u. ur iand your involve nt thdifference.

possibleandtomakethem asfunandinformativeas possible.Theyhaveallbeen incrediblysuccessfulandImhopingtohavethemagainn ex ty earan d m ak eth em evenmoresuccessful.Ihavealsoresolvedw elfare issues relatin g to PH Dstudents.

So w h atd o Ih avep lan ned fo rn ex ty ear?Th ereare c u rren tlyabout2000studentswhovolunteerfo rth eU n ion an d w h o d o n tg etaccreditation.Iwantthemalltogetaccreditedtoacknowledgeallthehardworkthattheyve putinandtohelp boosttheir employabilitystatus.I wanttocontinueworkingw ith th eu n iversity to b ec o mea

Helloeveryone.ImAvinaPatelandIam sogratefulto everyonewhovotedduringtheelectionsandhavegivenmetheopportunitytobeyourVPCommunityWelfareforasecondyear.Iamtheonly returningofficernextyearandIwantto continuealltheworkIvebeen doingoverthepastyear.

D u rin g th isy ear, I h averaisedawarenessofissuesrelatingto thestudentbodybyorganisingvariouscampaignssuch asSexual HealthandGuidance(SHAG)Week,AlcoholandDrugsWeek,FairtradeFortnightan d StressL essAn d W ellB eing .Ihaveorganisedthesecampaignstoreachthemostamountofstudents

Fairtrad e ac c reit u n ivrityan d to c o ntin uer iin r no f i s s ue s r e l a ti n t t u n tth rou g h c am p aig n .L ty r, I litS HA G W ee k u p i nt v r l tt h ro ug h ou t ye a r s I u l r h u tto m o restu d en tsn th i r llysuccessfulsoI wantt thi inintheupcomingy r.

I a l so w an t t o n u r m rp e op l e t o s t a rt v l u nt r i n tt h e U ni o n s o w v t u na p pl i ca t io n f o rm n l in t .b ru nelstud en ts.c om / vlu n tr ran y on ein terested in vlu n t rina nd g et t i ng i n v l v i n U n i nactivites.

Seey ou alln ex ty r!

local community but to nationaland even international years.Letslook forward to a year whereeveryindividual at Brunel (whether partofa cluband society or not) cansay they havehad thebest yearever; wherethey can say thattherehavebeen moresteps takeninto ensuringand creatingsuccessand wherethey can say theunionwere efficient in providing asmany opportunities as possible.

I havemany ideas that wereinmy manifesto,i haveoneofthemwhich is currently already beingworked on with thevolunteeringchair.You guys arethevoiceofthis

Hi guys,my nameis Gary OBriena current 3rd year sport sciencesstudent,squash chair and generalBrunel enthusiast...somemay evensay keeno.

Firstly,I would liketo thank all ofyou who took timeto votefor yourfavourites in theelections; youcan expect all oftheelected towork very hard for you next yearespecially your VP SA elect!

Next year is all about increasingthestatus ofBrunel RAG,sportand societies to a level like neverbefore.This status will not just beincreased within theuniversity,itwont just beincreased within the

u niversit y,i w ant t h r l l y u rview s and real l y t u n u ninefficiency to tran r yur viinto actions.

Finally i would jut li tt hat ot her c andi t hcrackingideas whih i ul l vt o t akeo n bo ard n in l u inm y pro gramm e i nw erew el l su pport n il lgreat benefit to u.

I t w il l bea pl eau r rin rthestudents ofth t univr itythereis....Bru Wh

Gary OBrien

work of the outgoing team, whocollectively have added so muchto the positive direction andfocus of the UBS.

During the election, my sellingpoint was to empower andengage students to achieve thebest for themselves while in theuniversity. It is my intention tocreate or develop more avenuesthat will better the studyingenvironment for students whilein the university and a network toreconnect to the university aftertheir studies. With the above inmind, I sincerely seek for the full

Hi everyone. My name is PromisePhillips. I am a final year studentcurrently studying financialcomputing and the Presidentelect of the Union of BrunelStudents.

Firstly, I will like to thankthe team of 2010/11 and mostimportantly the outgoingPresident, Priya Pallan. I believe alarge proportion of students willagree when I say she has beenan inspiration and a positiveexample to the entire staffthat served under her. I aim tocontinue with the remarkable

co-operation of ll th tu ntof Brunel Univerity t rta new era that ill rin utqual it y and exl l n t t ht i me spent whi l e t uyi n hr .

Fi nal l y, I am d l y hnurt o have been el ect r i ntand hope you will ll rti i tnext term in wht ill tn utto be a wonderful y r.

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