Dialogue Issue 44

| JAN / FEB 2016 |

Shedding light on the universe

ISSUE 44

Also in this issue: 50 Years of Trevelyan College

The World Solar Car Challenge

Stunning images of the cosmos were projected on to Durham Cathedral, on the City’s World Heritage Site, as part of Lumiere, the UK’s largest light festival.

Find out how the University celebrated the life and development of the College, as well as its vibrant, diverse and inclusive communities.

From 18-25 October, Durham University Electric Motorsport (DUEM) took part in 2015’s World Solar Car Challenge.

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Happy New Year! I hope that you have all had a happy and restful break and that 2016 has started well for you.

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Just before term began I was pleased to attend my first congregation ceremonies here at Durham and I felt great pride in witnessing how staff from across the University came together to make this such as special event for the students graduating and their families. Thank you to all of you who had a role – whether big or small – in the success of this occasion.

Before we look too far ahead at what 2016 might bring for the University, I would just like to take you back to 2015 and the outstanding work of various teams and individuals which brought numerous awards, both regional and national, for the University in the last few months of the year. Details of the awards, the winners, their activities and projects can be found on page 16 and I’m sure that you will join me in congratulating those involved in these successes.

Another success at the end of 2015 was the Lumiere Festival which took place across Durham City and which included the work of our academics projected on to the Cathedral. I know that many of you will have attended this event but for those who were unable to do, go to pages 12 and 13 for a glimpse of what was on display.

And so to 2016… I look forward to continuing my round of meetings to meet members of staff and to attending more of the impressive sport, musical and theatrical student events. I feel that we are making real progress in the work on the academic strategy and that throughout 2016 we will see more of an ambitious plan emerging to deliver our vision to be world-leading in research, education and student experience.

With all best wishes

Stuart Corbridge Vice-Chancellor and Warden

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04 Research Insights

- The School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences

06 Academic Strategy Update

07 International

Women’s Day

08 Information Security

Matters - Confidentially available to all?

09 Durham Drama

10 50 Years of

Trevelyan College

12 Shedding Light on the Universe

EDITORS: Rebecca Grundy, Corporate Communications Officer.

Zoë Thomas, Marketing Projects Co-ordinator.

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Solar Car Challenge

16 Congratulations 18 Museums and Attractions 19 HR & OD News 20 CIS News 21 Procurement – Buy in 22 Greenspace

Festival 2015

23 Under Investigation

Library News

24 What’s On

CONTRIBUTIONS: Sharon Battersby, CIS; Tara Duncan, Greenspace; Daryl Dowding, Event Durham; Communications Team; Rachel Smith, Library; Hilary Meehan, HROD; Catherine Harrison, Procurement; William Everett, Trevelyan College; Georgie Franklin, Durham Drama Festival; Rebecca Byrne, Student Community Action; Hannah Francis, Diversity and Equality; Tobias McBride, DUEMs; Andrew Pears; Library.

FRONT COVER: The cosmos is projected on to Durham Cathedral during the Lumiere Festival.

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Congregation is the highlight of the University calendar, recognising the hard work of so many of our students as they graduate in Durham Cathedral and celebrate on Palace Green with friends and family.

Do you follow us on our social media channels?

We have compiled a list of our favourite posts, tweets and videos over the past two months to show you what has been happening around the University!

These alumni of the Class of 1966 came back to the University to celebrate the golden anniversary of their graduation. In the first event of its kind at Durham, they were welcomed by the University community and processed down the aisle, before enjoying the post-ceremony celebrations. You can read some of their stories at: www.dunelm.org.uk/news/article/classof1966

• While #Paris mourns, opportunity knocks for Assad in #Syria - what will he do next? http://bit.ly/1MlX34A

As part of the celebrations, the University honoured national and international figures in business, sciences and psychiatry that are either alumni or have strong links with the University.

The following three individuals were awarded honorary degrees: Anthony George Doré Honorary Doctor of Science Sheila Hollins Honorary Doctor of Letters Carl Stephen Patrick Hunter Honorary Doctor of Science

• Professor Marcus Power from @GeogDurham explains why Mozambique needs a community-driven approach to electrification http://bit.ly/1Quww8f • A rts education is important, but the academic benefits are unproven according to @beng_see http://bit.ly/1SD1wS3

• Watch @TeamDurham take on rivals #Loughborough @bucssport #varsity tomorrow! #DUmakeithappen • Christmas #UniversityChallenge teams announced!

Durham team is a cracking one: @MonicaGrady, @BBCTimWillcox, Sir Tim Smit, Richard Ovenden

VIDEO OF THE MONTH The Castle Lecture Series held a special event in the wake of the 13 November terrorist attacks on Paris. In this lecture Professors David Held and Anoush Ehteshami explored the significance and implications of the terrorism in Paris in the context of the war in Syria, the rise of the so-called ‘Islamic State’, and the increasing pressure on civil liberties across the West. To watch the video visit https://youtu.be/7_ywVoqzBgU

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Our students celebrated their graduation on 14 and 15 January with the traditional procession from Durham Castle to the Cathedral where they were awarded their degrees by the University’s Chancellor and world-renowned opera singer, Sir Thomas Allen. For the first time ever, graduating students were joined by representatives of the Class of 1966, a group of Durham alumni who left 50 years ago.

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Our favourite photo was taken by one of our Geography researchers of a curious penguin wandering through camp in the Dry Valleys of Antarctica.

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Over 80% of the world’s population is at risk from vector borne diseases which are infections transmitted by the bite of infected anthropods such as mosquitoes, ticks and sandflies.

Professor Steve Lindsay, from the School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, has spent the last 30 years studying vector borne diseases which include malaria, dengue fever and lymphatic filariasis and has carried out field studies in The Gambia, Burkina Faso, China, Ethiopia, Kenya, Laos PDR, Tanzania, Thailand and Uganda.

What inspired your decision to study malaria and how to control it?

My journey started with a lecture on tropical diseases which included images of a person whose nose had disappeared because of a disease caused by a sandfly bite. I was appalled by how awful this disease was and by my ignorance of the fact it was occurring worldwide. I went on to study for a PhD at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and whilst there I came upon a disease transmitted by mosquitoes called lymphatic filariasis. My interest in how the disease got transmitted led to a job working for the Medical Research Council (MRC) in The Gambia.

What was your first experience of field work?

The MRC sent me to live in a very isolated field station in The Gambia, to carry out trials on mosquito nets. This was thirty years ago and for eight months every year there was no radio or telephone contact.

I quickly realised that when you do large scale field trials just about everything goes wrong. For example our biggest trial involved spraying bed nets with insecticide.

We knew that barrels of insecticide had been delivered to the country but we didn’t know where – a lot of time was spent

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locating the barrels and ensuring they were eventually delivered safely to the villages. The night before we were due to start the trial. On the same day the hard drive crashed on the computer we were using for collecting data. We narrowly avoided a strike by our field staff after their salaries were stolen.

Essentially the money for their salaries had arrived but rather than pay the wages out immediately, the manager decided to wait until the next morning and the money was stolen overnight. As we had over 100 field staff this was the second largest amount of money ever stolen in The Gambia. All of these matters were resolved and the trial ultimately showed that bed nets sprayed with insecticide stopped children dying – a 63% reduction in mortality. Today a version of these nets is available for around £1.50 each, and is being rolled out across Africa saving 4.3 million lives over the last 15 years.

What about the issue of getting infected by the diseases you’re studying?

Luckily I haven’t had malaria, but I’m aware that no matter how many precautions you take you always run a risk. It’s vital to recognise the symptoms and deal with them immediately.

One of my students was studying dengue – also known as breakbone fever due to the terrible joint ache it causes – in a rural part of Laos. During a weekend

break in the local town, which is a World Heritage Site and major tourist attraction, she contracted the disease. Initially she rang the Director of the Pasteur Institute in Laos to say she’d had a fever the day before but was now better. He told her to drop everything and get to hospital because dengue fever makes you feel ill, then better, then your body crashes. Her platelet levels did collapse but she was treated immediately and she’s now back working in the field.

What field trials are you running at the moment and what kind of challenges have they presented?

The big challenges to controlling malaria are resistance to insecticides and drug resistance so I’m looking for alternative ways of protecting against malaria.

The main way malaria infected mosquitoes get into traditional African houses is via the gap between the walls and the roof. By closing the eaves this will provide protection. We are working with architects from Copenhagen University on the design of houses which will address this problem. Our target product is one that will keep mosquitos out, ventilate the house and keep it cool, but also provide privacy and protection.

Currently we have 800 mud houses with thatched roofs. For the trial we want to adapt 400 huts by replacing the thatched roofs with metal and wooden ones, filling up the eaves and screening the doors

IMAGE: Left - Professor Steve Lindsay from The School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences. Above - Images of traditional African houses with adapted roofs.

and the windows. The first problem we’ve faced is there aren’t any carpenters in the villages because most of the young men have left to work in the towns. We have now recruited a retired carpenter who is training people on how to make joints etc. The next problem – the wood itself – it is in short supply because all the big timber is being exported to China. We have now sourced alternative supplies but the field trial has been delayed by a year. Essentially conducting field work means continuously dealing with problems that you can’t possibly anticipate and adapting and responding to every situation you face.

Find out more... about the work of The School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences at www.durham.ac.uk/ biosciences/research

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Since the Vice-Chancellor’s vision statement was endorsed by Senate and Council in September, detailed work has continued in each of the strategy workstreams.

WORKSTREAM 1 Education: sustainability, growth and subject profile

WORKSTREAM 2 Education: enhancing the quality of education

Proposals for student numbers are well-developed and consultation has taken place with departments. Work is underway to fully understand and map out associated infrastructure requirements and sequencing.

The core of the Education Strategy is formulated and some further work is taking place on student experience.

WORKSTREAM 5 Professional support operations The data gathering for the Cubane benchmarking project has been completed, initial results are being considered by UEC and plans are being made for the wider dissemination of these to staff. These results will help to inform the development of a support operations framework. For further information please go to: www.durham.ac.uk/benchmarking A Programme Board is being set up to oversee this workstream.

A final version of the People Strategy is being prepared and work on Faculty Quality is being undertaken by a Faculty Quality working group, chaired by Professor Stephen Taylor.

WORKSTREAM 3 Research excellence and funding A draft Research and Engagement Strategy is being considered by UEC. This will be further developed and informed by an external review of the Science Faculty which will take place in February 2016.

WORKSTREAM 4 Internationalisation The development of a new International Strategy is progressing well. The strategy supports the University’s priorities of world-leading research, education and student experience and is due to be considered by UEC in February 2016.

WORKSTREAM 6 Infrastructure An Estates and Accommodation Programme Board will be set up to bring together planning for both the residential and non-residential estate. Some initial scoping work on various development options is now underway to inform the production of an estates masterplan.

QUEEN’S CAMPUS A consultation exercise on the future of Queen’s Campus has been carried out internally and views from key external stakeholders are also being sought. A number of well-attended meetings and workshops have taken place to gather views and there were over 200 responses to the online questionnaire.

The workshops have identified proposed criteria for the evaluation of strategic options. Consultation on the strategic options is scheduled to take place in Spring 2016.

SENIOR LEADERS’ FORUM A workshop for senior leaders looking at institutional culture took place in November. The Senior Leaders’ Forum will continue to have a focus on culture next year, in support of the developing strategy. An Academic Strategy Programme Board has been established, chaired by the Vice-Chancellor, to oversee the development of the strategy from January 2016.

Further updates on progress will be available.

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International Women’s Day (8 March) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. In 2016 Durham is marking the occasion with not just a day, but a week of diverse events, most of them focussing on the theme of ‘Creativity’.

Durham’s theme of ‘Creativity’ was chosen by an attendee of IWD 2015’s closing talk by Chi Onwurah, ‘Women in STEM’. Whilst Chi’s talk focussed on how women make creative contributions to science and innovation, it inspired some of her audience to think more generally about women’s creativity.

The official theme for IWD 2016 is ‘Pledge for Parity’, recognising the World Economic Forum’s 2015 prediction that at the current rate of progress it will take another 117 years to close the gender gap. Durham continues to work towards this via the Gender Equality Action Plan, which sets out how the University is working towards tackling gender inequality.

DURHAM’S CELEBRATIONS The IWD celebrations will launch on 29 February with a poetry reading from one of Britain’s most well-known creative women, poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy.

The event will be held at 6pm in the Joachim Room in Hild Bede, all are welcome to attend.

The Inspiring Women network will be hosting two lunchtime events, on 2 and 4 March, where staff and students will be welcomed to hear some of the women on the University’s Council talk about creativity and their careers, which span finance, senior civil service, third sector arts, media, entrepreneurship, academic leaders and the Equality & Human Rights

commission. Both events will be 122pm in the Lindisfarne Centre.

Our students are also getting involved in the celebrations. On Sunday 6 March Durham Student Theatre will be hosting a multi-media showcase and discussion celebrating the talent of women in theatre. The event will celebrate great female playwrights, from Caryl Churchill to Laura Wade, as well as new writing from talented students at Durham. On 8 March Music Durham will host a concert celebrating the creativity of female musicians throughout the ages. All of the works will be conducted/directed by female students from across the University.

On 8 March, researchers from the departments of English and Philosophy will be hosting an interdisciplinary conference ‘Re-Sounding Voices: Women, Silence and the Production of Knowledge’. The conference examines the consequences of a male-dominated canon and asks how we can break a cycle where a history of silenced women contributes to the silencing of women now and in the future.

Many of our departments, both academic and professional, are organising their own IWD events.

A full programme will be available at www.durham.ac.uk/equality.diversity/ events/iwd

DATES FOR THE DIARY 29 January Poetry reading with Carol Ann Duffy 2 March Inspiring Women Network 4 March Inspiring Women Network 6 March Women in Theatre with DST 8 March Concert: Music Durham celebrate women in Music 8 March Conference: Re-Sounding Voices: Women, Silence and the Production of Knowledge

Find out more...

For further information on how to book onto any of these events, please visit www. durham.ac.uk/equality.diversity/events/iwd or www.durham.ac.uk/training.course

HOW CAN YOU GET INVOLVED? We would like to showcase the creativity and achievements of our own women, both academic and professional. To do this we will be asking staff to nominate their women colleagues for their creativity at work. Nominees will be invited to attend a special event and a showcase of some of the best examples will be available on the University’s Equality & Diversity website.

Find out more... about the Gender Equality Action Plan visit www.durham.ac.uk/equality.diversity

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GET INVOLVED IN STUDENT VOLUNTEERING WEEK (22nd -28th Feb)

Logged in, but unattended, computers provide easy opportunities for people to access and misuse your account and get to information they shouldn’t see. Always lock your screen when you move away from your pc.

Students volunteer on a whole host of projects throughout the year, from working with children in schools and youth clubs to dog walking and elderly visiting. With over 900 students giving over 10,000 hours of their time across the year Student Volunteering Week is not simply a week in which to volunteer, but a chance to shout about the volunteering, thank people for being involved and introduce new students to the world of volunteering.

This year the Student Community Action (SCA) exec have arranged a whole host of events on top of the regular volunteering which takes place. The week will start with a quiz to advertise the events to those who haven’t volunteered with SCA before and raise some funds. During the week volunteers can help host a tea party for over 55s, get involved in a children’s party for children with learning disabilities, help tidy up the local area in a conservation project and much more!

Alternatively they can go along to one of our regular projects for a taster before committing long term. The week will end with some good old ‘Comedy and Cocktails’ as a way to bring everyone together to share their experiences of volunteering.

To get involved take a look at the SCA website where the full programme is published – www.scadurham.org.uk

If someone walked past your desk what information would they be able to discover? Is your PC’s screen unlocked leaving your email or shared drive open to access? Or have you got a confidential document lying on top of your keyboard which could be read or picked up? How easy would it be for someone to share, modify or even delete information?

Unattended information can be a security risk so make sure you know how to reduce this risk by following the guidance in the University’s new Work Space Standard.

You are responsible for ensuring information you hold is secure in your day-to-day working area – something which is especially important when working with CONFIDENTIAL or SECRET University Information – and the less you hold on to unnecessarily, the easier this task becomes. The start of a new year is a good time to have a clear out, to tidy up your desk and to review the information stored on the devices you use. Maybe keeping a clear work space could even be a new year’s resolution…

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO? • Always lock away hard copies of CONFIDENTIAL and SECRET University Information when you leave your desk/work space (and if you work in an area accessible to the public lock away all hard copy University Information); • Check for and remove any notepads, sticky notes, phone lists or other items on your desk that might disclose personal data that should not be made public; • Lock your PC and mobile devices with a screen lock before leaving them unattended, even for a short period of time; • Clear out paper records you don’t need and shred anything that isn’t public information (or use the University’s confidential bagged waste service); • Consult the University Records Retention Schedule for guidance on how long information should be kept and appropriate means of disposal; • Lock away or remove any device from your desk when you leave your work space unattended.

WHERE TO NEXT? Read the University’s Work Space Standard: www.durham.ac.uk/infosecurity/policies/workspace Go to the information security toolkit (www.durham.ac.uk/infosecurity/toolkit) for tips and guidance, including how to lock your PC and how to keep information on devices safe: Read the University Records Retention Schedule: www.durham.ac.uk/records.management/local/recordsretentionschedule

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Library news

LIBRARY 24/7 From Monday 1 February to Monday 21 March 2016, the Bill Bryson Library will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

We hope that the Library 24/7 opening hours will have a positive impact on students in the lead up to exams in the final term. It is important to remember to use your time wisely, pace yourself, and plan assignments and exam revision effectively.

The Bill Bryson Library will also open 24/7 during the Easter term. Queen’s Campus Library will offer 24/7 opening hours from Sunday 6 March – Saturday 19 March 2016 and from Saturday 23 April – Thursday 26 May 2016.

Now in its 41st Year, the Durham Drama Festival (DDF) is a unique platform which showcases the best of new student writing. Every year, nine scripts are selected to perform either in The Assembly Rooms Theatre, a Black Box style venue or in unusual locations across Durham City as part of our ‘Site-Specific Night’.

DDF is a week-long festival featuring integrated short plays, performances, voluntary/outreach showcases, workshops and discussion forums with our panel of industry professionals running from 6-13 February 2016.

DDF has a strong record of giving first time writers a chance to test their ideas before going on to achieve sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival or an invitation to perform at National Student Drama Festival.

Find out more... www.durham.ac.uk/library/247

Do you need MORE BOOKS? Returning on Monday 15 February 2016, MORE BOOKS gives all staff and students an easy and direct way to tell the Library which resources you can’t get hold of so we can purchase more books and e-books to meet your needs.

Find out more... www.durham.ac.uk/library/morebooks

DDF prides itself on encouraging participation in theatre in every capacity and, during DDF week, all workshops will be open and we will also be looking for a team of volunteers! DDF accepts all types of shows from verbatim pieces through to musicals and spoken-word, so there really is something for everyone!

Tickets will be made available through the DST website closer to the time, with a ‘Festival Pass’ on offer which guarantees you a seat for every DDF show!

Find out more...

Like us on Facebook: Durham Drama Festival Follow us on Twitter: @ddf_2016

Subject Support Point Our Academic Liaison Librarians are available on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Bill Bryson Library, between 10:00-16:00.

Drop in and speak to us about how to find and access the resources you need for your assignments and exams!

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Founded in 1966, Trevelyan College turns 50 in 2016, a half-century which has seen dramatic changes to the College. Trevelyan was originally founded as a scholarly community for around 70 women who were temporarily housed in Parsons Field House as the College itself wasn’t completely constructed until 1967.

Trevelyan has developed under the guiding hands of six Principals into the thriving and successful College that it continues to be today.

We have seen dramatic changes to the College, famed for its distinctive hexagonal architecture, such as the construction of the Sir James Knott Hall and an additional accommodation block, were matched by the fundamental change in 1992 when men were admitted to Trevelyan for the first time.

IMAGES: Main - Founding Principal, Joan Bernard, amongst the foundations of Trevelyan College in Autumn 1965.

Alongside the change which has been present throughout Trevelyan College’s history the community has maintained its essential welcoming character, musical prowess and academic success, an ethos which is engrained in the fabric of the College. The milestone of 2016, as Trevelyan celebrates its Golden Jubilee, provides a fantastic opportunity for alumni, students and staff to come to celebrate this unique College’s history and future.

The College, together with a 50th Anniversary Committee of volunteers, has numerous celebratory events planned for 2016, both in Durham itself and spread across the country. It is hoped that this will allow as many people as possible to get involved with the 50th Anniversary.

The highlight of 2016 will be the Celebration Ball, on Saturday 9 July.

This will be held in Trevelyan College and is open to all alumni and past members of the College. Similarly the Reunion organised for September promises to unite alumni from across the lifetime of Trevelyan. For those who are unable to come to Durham, lunches will be held in Bristol (Sunday 10 April), Leeds (Sunday 15 May) and London (Sunday 22 May), as well as After Hours events.

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To bring the anniversary year to a close, the Cathedral will play host to a service of reflection on the past, present and future of Trevelyan on Saturday 26 November.

Sir Thomas Allen has generously agreed to perform in the Cathedral. This will be accompanied by a gala concert to showcase the musical talent which lies at the heart of Trevelyan College.

Naturally such a year of celebration would be incomplete without contributions from the student population of the College.

Trevelyan will be producing a catalogue of the extensive collection of art housed within the College, as well as a literary anthology, which will welcome contributions from all students. A compilation of academic work, both past and present, is also being collected, in order that

the academic heart of Trevelyan College be celebrated. Theatrical and musical performances will, as always, take place throughout the year and all are welcome to attend.

Having touched on the past and the present plans for this year, the future of Trevelyan similarly centres upon further development. The Fifty for 50 Campaign, aimed at raising £50,000 by the end of the anniversary year, has already received over £10,000. This money is being raised to contribute to our ongoing aim of developing the student experience through the construction of a new, purpose built gym and an extension to the College library, as well as creating a Garden of Reflection to commemorate the 50th Anniversary. These exciting new projects

will further enhance the experience of both current and future students at Trevelyan.

HOW CAN YOU GET INVOLVED? Trevelyan in 2016 is a College looking back with pride on its past, celebrating the present and aspiring to even greater things in the future. If you would like to be involved with the 50th Anniversary year please see our dedicated webpage www.durham.ac.uk/trevelyan.college/ trevsat50 for further details or contact the Alumni and Development Officer at trevs.trust@durham.ac.uk. We’d love to see as many people as possible getting involved in the celebration of Trevelyan!

IMAGES: Above left - Performers at Trevelyan College Ball. © Kyle Wong Photography.

Above right - Trevelyan College 2015 Freps.

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Research by Durham University into the origins, evolution and understanding of the Universe lit up one of the world’s most iconic buildings in November 2015.

Stunning images of the cosmos were projected on to Durham Cathedral, on the City’s World Heritage Site, as part of Lumiere, the UK’s largest light festival.

Called The World Machine, this multimedia projection was a collaboration between artists, cosmologists, historians, and philosophers and charted the birth of modern cosmology, taking viewers on a journey through the stars and galaxies.

The World Machine incorporated the highpowered and immensely accurate computer

simulations of the Universe produced

by Durham University’s world-leading Institute for Computational Cosmology (ICC). In particular it drew upon the work of the EAGLE (Evolution and Assembly of GaLaxies and their Environments) project, an international collaboration led by Durham University simulating how galaxies form and evolve in precise detail.

It also used computer simulations and images of medieval manuscripts from The Ordered Universe Project which explores the theories that 13th Century Bishop

Robert Grosseteste held about the evolution of the Universe.

The World Machine was created by artist Ross Ashton in collaboration with Professor Carlos Frenk, Director of the ICC; Professor Richard Bower of the ICC and The Ordered Universe Project; Dr Giles Gasper, The Ordered Universe Project’s Principal Investigator, Department of History; Durham University students; John del’Nero, Sound Designer and Isobel Waller-Bridge, Composer.

Find out more...

IMAGE: Below - Team of staff and students in front of the World Machine projection on Durham Cathedral.

about the World Machine at www.durham.ac.uk/worldmachine

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Written by Stuart McAlpine, Postgraduate student in the Department of Physics For a cold weekend in November 2015 the Lumiere festival once again came to Durham. The city was transformed into a dazzling array of exhibits with a spectacular centrepiece displayed against the backdrop of Durham Cathedral. I was asked if I’d like to be involved in helping to make an exhibit for the 2015 show, how could I refuse?

What is the EAGLE simulation?

I’m Stuart McAlpine, currently I’m studying for my PhD at the Institute for Computational Cosmology where I am a member of the Evolution and Assembly of GaLaxies and their Environment project, or just EAGLE for short. EAGLE is a suite of super computer simulations that seeks to emulate the entire life of the universe in just a few months.

My particular focus within the project is the growth and impact of super massive black holes.

Behind the science, EAGLE actually produces some really spectacular imagery. In fact, just prior to Lumiere, we put together a short inset for a planetarium show called “We are stars!” for the national space centre in Leicester, showing off a bit of the simulation. So it was a great opportunity when I was asked to do something similar, except this time instead of a planetarium dome, it was going on the side of Durham Cathedral. That’s not something you get to do every day!

What was the show about?

The show was a combination of science, history and art. It took you on a journey through scientific thought, asking the age old question of “where do we come

from?”. Starting with a man called Robert Grosseteste, a scientist, philosopher and the Bishop of Lincoln from the 14th century, he dared to think outside of conventional thought becoming (as my boss, Richard Bower would say) the world’s first cosmologist. The journey then ends today, right here at Durham University, showing our modern understanding of cosmology, including the ‘big bang’, dark matter, galaxy formation and black holes.

For me it’s been great fun, if not a little stressful, to work on a project like Lumiere. Being part of a large team of students and staff from the University, projection artists, sound artists and event organisers, producing a show that was seen by thousands of people is very rewarding. We hope you enjoyed it!

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From 18-25 October, Durham University Electric Motorsport (DUEM) took part in 2015’s World Solar Car Challenge. Tobias McBride, Head of Business and Sponsorship at DUEM, talks here about the challenge.

Firstly, tell us about DUEM DUEM itself has been around since 2002.

We are a team of students from a variety of academic backgrounds who, outside of our degrees, design, build and race electric vehicles. This is not just solar cars but also the Formula Student competition.

The team competed in the 2008 North American Solar Challenge - a 2500 mile marathon across America - where we were awarded ‘Best Rookie Team’. We took this car and modified it slightly to compete in 2011 in the World Solar Challenge. This car competed well, qualifying in the top 10, beating teams with far bigger budgets than ours. We returned to the World Solar Challenge this year but with a brand new car; DUSC 2015.

What is the World Solar Car Challenge and how did DUEM get involved?

The World Solar Challenge is the world’s biggest solar race. It’s a 3000km race across the harsh conditions of the Australian outback all the way from Darwin to Adelaide. Teams from around the world compete and the event itself has been going for about 20 years or so. This is all done on solar power and there are various classes of entry. DUEM entered the Challenger Class; a one-seater racer designed for maximum speed & efficiency.

What motivated you to take part in the challenge?

For a team like ours, it is the premier event.

It is the category definer and our aim was to take part in it. No other event really comes close in terms of heritage and no other event quite has the same degree of difficulty as this one. It is not just the scale of the event, nor even the distance, but the searing heat, the humidity and all the issues the outback can throw at you. This challenge gives us the very best chance to show the world just what solar power is capable of. If we can race a car 3000km across the outback on solar power alone, just imagine what it can do in your life and for those across the world.

What was your biggest challenge taking part in the race?

Whilst I did not go to Australia with the rest of the team, the Australian contingent had a hugely rewarding experience. Although we encountered a severe technical fault with the motor, which rendered it inoperable for the majority of the race, we have learnt more from this than anything could have done so beforehand. Often the greatest learning comes not from success but from those moments when things don’t go to plan.

Nonetheless, we completed the 3000km of the race and emerged stronger and more determined than ever about our future ambitions and goals.

IMAGES: This page, top: The car on the road during the challenge, accompanied by support vehicles. Above: The team set up camp for the evening in the bush. Adjacent page, clockwise from top: mid-challenge, in the outback.

Reaching the finish line in Adelaide. The team move the vehicle into position. All images © Amy Stockdale.

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And your personal highlight?

What’s next for DUEM?

My personal highlight of the event, whilst back in the UK, was being told that we had passed scrutineering. I am informed that the team principal and other team members ran and hugged each other, effectively dancing around the garage in Darwin to celebrate.

They had worked so incredibly hard for so long that this moment was truly savoured by everyone there. I know that each team member has their personal highlight of the event and I know there are many to come in the future.

We are always future focused as a society.

We never stop thinking about the next big thing and we have some truly ground breaking and incredible ideas in the pipeline. The new car, DUSC2015, arrived back at Christmas - a great present for all the team!

We have been repairing the previous car, DUSC2011, for driver training and exhibition purposes and now DUSC2015 is back in Durham we can begin refining, enhancing and improving the car to race again in 2016.

As the World Solar Challenge is biennial, we will be racing in either the 2016 European

Solar Challenge or the South African Solar Challenge. Either gives us a unique opportunity to ensure all these modifications are ready and tested to the point of perfection such that, in 2017, we can race again in the World Solar Challenge.

We are also working on something else, but I’m afraid that remains top secret! All I can say is that it is worth the wait. It is something that will truly change the global perception of solar power, the global landscape of renewable energy and the global appreciation of British engineering and ingenuity.

We are just getting started!

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C O N G R AT U L AT I O N S !

The University experienced great success North East England Tourism Awards, coming away with three awards at the ceremony held at Newcastle Civic Centre on 24 November 2015.

Event Durham were successful, for the third year running, in winning the Gold award for Business Tourism. They have now gone forward for the Visit England Awards for Excellence to be officially recognised as the best in the country – winners for this will be announced in early 2016. The Library and Museums achieved the Gold award for the Magna Carta exhibition in the Tourism Experience of the Year category, and Silver for the Tourism Event of the Year, as well as a Highly Commended for the Oriental Museum in the Small Visitor Attraction category. Finally, the University achieved Silver for Sustainable Tourism.

The North East England Tourism Awards play a major role in showcasing the range of high quality experiences offered for visitors to the North East, no matter what their budget. The Awards have had a hugely positive impact on tourism in the North East providing a benchmark for all businesses to aspire to.

IMAGE: Judith Aird, Event Durham Manager, collecting the award from James Ramsbotham (left), Chief Executive of North East Chamber of Commerce, and Alfie Joey (right) from BBC Radio Newcastle.

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The University’s marketing and communications team has been named as the region’s finest public relations team, sweeping up four prestigious industry awards that celebrate “exceptional talent”.

The team, who were praised by the judges for delivering “excellent services” in promoting the University internationally, won two Gold and two Silver awards at the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) awards ceremony in Newcastle on 4 December.

As well as winning Gold for ‘Outstanding In-House Team’, the team won Gold in the Best Use of Media Relations Category for General Election Unspun, a successful campaign to profile Durham University’s expertise internationally during the UK’s general election.

The team won two Silver awards in the Best Healthcare and Best Public Sector campaign categories, for ‘Blowing the Whistle’ – a football-themed campaign to highlight the UK’s health inequalities.

The award judges praised the team’s professionalism in publicising the University’s research to global audiences, summarising: “Durham University is a team that knows its purpose and has clearly defined objectives.”

IMAGE L-R: Alfie Joey (BBC Newcastle), Leighton Kitson, Claire Mulley, Louise Hughes, Dionne Hamil, Claire Whitelaw, Jenny Jeffes, Angela Gemmill, Nicky Sawicki, Mick Warwicker, Matthew Hall (CIPR Buisness Development Manager), Adam Brown.

The Greenspace team were presented with The Green Gown Award for ‘Continuous Improvement: Institutional Change’ by the Environmental Association of Universities and Colleges (EAUC) at the Green Gown Awards Ceremony in Bristol, the European Green Capital for 2015.

Now in its 11th year, the Awards recognise the exceptional sustainability initiatives being undertaken by universities and colleges across the UK. The award entry entitled “Greenspace – Branding the Message ‘Every Small Step Leads to Big Change’” highlighted Greenspace as a vehicle for change in all areas of the University’s Environmental Sustainability Policy.

IMAGE L-R: Dr Andrew Garrad – Chairman of Bristol 2015 European Green Capital (evening host), Yvonne Flynn, Tara Duncan, Tim Burt and Presenter of the Award – Ms Tracy Allan, Associate, Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE).

In the same week, the University also received a Commendation for Greenspace and an Award for its Green Move Out Scheme at the County’s Altogether Greener Environment Awards.

Museums and Attractions

Musicon Concert Series 2015/2016 The Secret Life of J S Bach Tuesday 9 February, 7.30 pm St Margaret’s Church, 66 Crossgate, Durham The Clerks - Vocal sextet William Whitehead - Organ The Secret Life of J S Bach presents a new and engaging life of the great composer through the music of the chorales – those great hymns of the Lutheran Church that were the soundtrack to Bach’s career.

Featuring the award-winning vocal ensemble The Clerks, and internationally acclaimed organist William Whitehead, the Secret Life presents a uniquely participatory experience in which guest choirs and audiences contribute their voices to a story of politics, musical genius and saucy goings-on in the organ loft.

For centuries regarded as a pious and patient servant of the Church, the real story of Bach and his scrapes with authority are only now coming to light. Our concert programme tells some of these stories, combining the music of Bach with specially composed dramatic scenes and offering a humorous and eye-opening new interpretation of Bach’s personality.

World Heritage Visitor Centre 2016 is an exciting year for the Durham WHS as we are celebrating our thirtieth birthday. In January, you can catch our first exhibition of the New Year in the WHS Visitor Centre. “Painting with Light”, showcases Jonathan Bradley’s exciting new images of Durham Cathedral. February sees Stephen Bainbridge’s, pictures reflecting a passion for the days of steam railways. From spring visitors can explore the Cathedral’s new world-class exhibition, Open Treasure. On April 16th and 17th we will be celebrating World Heritage Day with a weekend of family activities. Summer sees “Somme 1916: From Durham to the Western Front” at Palace Green Library, commemorating the centenary of the battle of the Somme and stories of soldiers and non-combatant personnel from County Durham.

Heritage Open Days in September will see opportunities to find out more about the WHS and in November we are planning a major conference celebrating the Intangible heritage of the Durham WHS. Do keep an eye on our website www.durhamworldheritagesite.com for further details.

This concert is supported by the Radcliffe Trust Full programme details can be found on the Musicon website www.durham.ac.uk/musicon.concerts

Oriental Museum On the Threshold II: Formal Presence Oriental Museum, Durham University 29th January - 19th May 2016 In the words of Jean-Luc Nancy ‘We are there without leaving the threshold, on the threshold, neither inside nor outside-and perhaps we are, ourselves, the threshold, just as our eye conforms to the plane of the canvas and weaves itself into its fabric.’

On the Threshold II: Formal Presence aims to present the meaning of our existence in a post-internet society and the lived experience of different cultures mainly through the mediums of painting and photography while exploring the use of colour.

The works are drawn from a group of Japanese artists who are either studying in or have graduated from a number of London’s art schools: Goldsmiths College; Slade School of Art at UCL; the University of the Arts; Chelsea College of Arts and Central St. Martins. The artists’ experiences of living in London are transnational and in some ways disjunctive. Their aesthetics wander between West and East, absorbing or denying it totally. These influences are reflected in the works to be exhibited.

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HR & OD News...

Celebrating Long-Service Members of staff with 25 years of service at Durham University were invited to a dinner at Durham Castle on 7 December 2015. Long serving staff and their guests enjoyed a tour of Durham Castle followed by drinks in the Tunstall Gallery before sitting down to a dinner prepared and served by Castle staff.

We were very fortunate to have our student choir ‘8 singers from The University Chamber Choir’ begin and end the evening by singing carols before joining the guests for dinner.

Long serving staff in attendance were: Mr Stephen Baldwin (Museums), Mrs Julie Blake (College of St Hild & Bede), Dr Graham Cross (Physics), Dr Christine Dunn (Geography), Dr Peter Edwards (Physics), Professor Michael Goldstein (Mathematical Sciences), Mrs Dorothy Grieve (St Mary’s College), Mrs Ping Griffin (Estates & Buildings), Mrs Thelma Lambert (Archaeology), Mrs Anne Parker (Combined Honours), Mr Kenneth Parkin (Physics), Professor Peter Rowley-Conwy (Archaeology), Professor Ray Sharples (Physics), Dr Julia Stapleton (Government and International Affairs), Professor Patrick Steel (Chemistry), Ms Sharon Swainston (Van Mildert College), Mrs Lynn Thornber (Business School), Mrs Linda Wilkinson (Physics), Professor David Wooff (Mathematical Sciences).

People Strategy In 2014/15 we established a working group of colleagues to develop the University’s first People Strategy. A programme of extensive consultation has taken place across all areas of the University and a proposed final draft will be presented to Council, Senate and UEC in the Epiphany Term.

Ofsted Success Ofsted recently conducted two inspections: one for our Apprentices Training scheme, and one for our Nursery. We were delighted that the outcome of both of these visits was that our provision continues to be categorised as Good.

The event was opened by Clare Curran, Director of HR&OD, who thanked staff for their service and shared events of 25 years ago. Stuart Corbridge, Vice Chancellor, closed the evening. Everyone had an enjoyable time, sharing experiences and life at Durham University during the past 25 years.

Our Day Nursery Our Day Nursery, rated as ‘Good’ by Ofsted, is now open from 7.30am each morning, and closes at 6pm to help working parents. The Nursery is conveniently located near the city centre and Durham University staff are eligible to participate in a salary sacrifice scheme and save on NI contributions as a result.

The Nursery has embraced a new curriculum under its new manager, Jane Dinsdale. In recent weeks, the children and staff have enjoyed lots of fun activities including a pirate dress up day and treasure hunt, a trip to the Gala Theatre pantomime, building an igloo from milk cartons and the Nursery Nativity in the Chapel at Hild & Bede College.

You are welcome to visit the Nursery to look around: contact our Nursery Manager, Jane Dinsdale, on 0191 334 8157 to arrange a tour.

CIS news...

Find out more... visit www.durham.ac.uk/cis/nwp

THE NEW WORLD PROGRAMME Delivering more for the University in 2016 The end of 2015 saw the New World Programme (NWP) enter a phase of increased delivery which will continue throughout 2016 and into 2017. Since NWP commenced in 2013, CIS have undertaken the infrastructure work vital to providing a sound foundation upon which to build the University’s new IT services.

To date we have...

•B uilt the first of two new data centres: the initial stage in providing the University with secure, compliant, managed storage services for all our data and IT services.

• I mproved services to students by completing network improvements that enabled wireless access in all University buildings, and responded to their evolving working patterns by implementing BlackBoard mobile which provides access to key duo features on their mobile devices, wherever and whenever they want.

• I ncreased the security of access to University information by implementing a Virtual Private Network (VPN) service and two-factor authentication, and enabling a University approved alternative to commercial file transfer services giving improved security and greater transparency around access and storage location.

• I nvited students to participate in shaping services with a pilot for the first phase of a single, flexible desktop service to replace NPCS (Networked PC Service for students) and MDS (Managed Desktop Service for staff).

• Contributed to supporting Durham’s research community and beyond by enabling a collaborative portal to support doctoral training centres.

• Provided the means to save time, money and reduce travel by supporting virtual meeting attendance through the delivery of Skype for Business (providing video conferencing and desktop sharing functions).

2016 will see us...

•B uild the second of our data centres at St Mary’s College and increase protection to the University’s operational and research activities by moving the University’s data, IT applications and services to their new, resilient and energy efficient homes (the two new data centres).

•E xtend the invitation to staff to contribute to shaping the new desktop service and then deliver it to the University towards the end of 2016.

•C ontinue removing risk and eliminating single points of failure in the network’s infrastructure to reduce the instances and impacts of unplanned network disruption.

•S treamline and reduce errors and anomalies when different systems interact around a user’s identity (e.g. finance system and student records systems) with a ‘single version of the truth’ for staff and student records.

Keep a look-out for progress reports and updates via our newsfeed on the programme’s dedicated webpages and in the weekly Signposts mailers throughout the course of the year. In the meantime, take a look at our website; www.durham.ac.uk/cis/nwp to catch up with how our progress and our activities in the coming year are providing the University and you with more reliable, secure and flexible IT services.

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Procurement Goodbyes

At the end of Decem ber we said goodb ye to two of the Team; Laura Watso n, Deputy Director of Procurement is joining Virgin Mo ney and Christine Atkinson, PA is moving to a ne w role in the Unive rsity Research Office. We are gra teful to them for their contribution to the Procuremen s t Service and wis h them well in their new jobs.

Changes to EU Tendering Threshold The Procurement Service would like to inform users that from the 1st January 2016, the EU threshold for purchasing goods and services decreased slightly, to ÂŁ164,176 excluding VAT. This is the contract value determined over a 4 year term, not an annual value. There was also a slight decrease for works, which now stands at ÂŁ4,104,394 excluding VAT. All other EU legislation and procedures remain unchanged. For further queries relating to the EU process, please contact procurement.office@durham.ac.uk

Acquire Rollout / User Groups The roll out of the Acquire Procurement to pay system has been successfully implemented across the University, Physics being the final department on 16th November 2015. There will be acquire training for new starters and stakeholder forums for acquire users from January 2016 which will be available for staff to book onto via the training course booking System www.durham.ac.uk/training.course The Acquire helpdesk hours are MondayFriday 9.00am-5.00pm and can be contacted via telephone on ext. 44534 or email: acquire.helpdesk@durham.ac.uk if you need any help with the system.

Barclaycard Spend Management System (BSM) Update Training on the new Barclaycard Spend Management (BSM) system has now been successfully rolled out across the University for all purchasing and travel card holders, delegates, administrators and approvers. BSM replaces the Oracle reconciliation of monthly spend for purchasing and travel cards. If you have not attended a training session please get in touch with Steven Carter via ext. 44553 or steven.carter@durham.ac.uk

CATEGORY MANAGEMENT: Spotlight on Estates and Travel Who are the Estates and Travel category managers?

Rebecca Morris heads up the category, predominately handles requirements for Estates, along with Dave Armstrong. Chris Slade deals with the Travel aspects of the category.

What is happening?

Currently, Procurement are working closely with Estates on renewing the Minor Works Framework and the Waste Management contract. In 2016, there will be a strategically driven project to renew the Reactive and Planned Maintenance contracts, along with re-tendering the Travel Management contract.

How do I find out more/engage with this category?

Contact Rebecca Morris on ext. 44531.

Greenspace...

Energy Awareness

Sustainability Awards Success The University won four awards for Environmental Sustainability – read all about them on page 17.

Local Food and Fairtrade Fortnight The fortnight of 29 February to 13 March is a chance to celebrate national Fairtrade Fortnight as well as all the fantastic local produce available to us in the North East.

Information on activities will be available nearer the time on the Fairtrade webpages: www.durham.ac.uk/greenspace/fairtrade

Waste The 2014/15 Green Move Out scheme, a partnership between Durham University, Durham County Council, Durham Constabulary and County Durham Furniture Help Scheme, diverted almost 4400 bags from general waste.

The Love Food Hate Waste Inter-collegiate Competition to reduce plate waste took place in November. The winning college is Van Mildert, with St Cuthbert’s highly commended, and Grey, University, and Hatfield Colleges recognised for their constant low plate waste weights.

REMINDER Unlimited travel on Arriva bus services

Energy Awareness week will run from 1– 7 February. During this week we will be promoting and encouraging good energy behaviours amongst all university students and staff. Read some energy saving tips, along with other environment tips at www.durham.ac.uk/resources/greenspace/ local/50TopEnvironmentalTips.pdf

Also, Earth Hour takes place on 19 March from 8.30pm9.30pm. This is a global campaign and we are asking people to switch off their non-essential lights for an hour in order to show support for tackling climate change and protecting the planet.

Sustainable Travel Plan 2014-20 The University Executive Committee endorsed the new Sustainable Travel Plan 2014-20 and noted the positive work carried out in relation to the first Green Travel Plan.

The University’s Sustainable Travel Plan Steering Group is currently working on Actions Plans to take forward the implementation of the Plan. A full travel survey for staff and students will be undertaken during Epiphany Term 2016 to assist with the implementation of the Plan.

For just £5 a week, enjoy unlimited travel on Arriva buses within the Durham City Zone (this goes beyond the City Centre). Buy your ticket when you board the bus and show your valid campus card to be eligible for this discount.

You can also buy a daily ticket for £1.

The ticket allows travel on any Arriva bus service within the zone at any time of the day, with no limit on the number of times the ticket can be used per day. Full details can be found at www.durham.ac.uk/greenspace/travel/public/bus

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Have you got any pets?

No. What are you reading at the moment?

C J Sansom, Dominion.

What would you like your epitaph to be?

Recalled.

Which historical figure would you most like to be?

There are people I admire from the past but they lived in their time and we live in ours.

As for being a historical figure, someone once said that if you think about living in the past, remember dentistry!

What was the first record you bought?

Meatloaf – Bat Out of Hell.

DR RICHARD PEARS Academic Liaison Librarian (Chemistry, History, Law and Music)

What achievement are you most proud of?

Cite them right: the essential referencing guide.

What was your best subject?

History.

When was the last time you laughed and why?

Listening to I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue on Radio 4.

What did you want to be when you were a child?

To join the Royal Navy.

Where will you be going for your next holiday?

Possibly Normandy.

What skill or talent would you most like to acquire?

To play the piano.

Give me a picture of your ideal day: Visiting a historical attraction with my family, perhaps a second-hand bookshop too, a good dinner and not driving Dad’s taxi in the evening so I can have a glass of wine.

On a scale of 1-10, how much do you care what other people think of you?

Depends who it is!

What’s your greatest vice?

A certain online bookseller named after a river.

What’s your favourite film?

Twelve Angry Men. Any nicknames?

No. What’s the worst job you’ve ever done?

Working on the delicatessen counter of a supermarket at the MetroCentre.

What’s your favourite place in the world?

Tynemouth Longsands – many happy childhood weekends at my grandmother’s house nearby, on the beach with my brother whatever the weather, and the sound and smell of the sea.

What luxury item would you take to a desert island?

I think I would be able to build a shelter and survive, so a telescope to look at the stars, at the wildlife and the sea.

What’s your greatest indulgence?

Toblerone - £1 a bar in a certain store in town.

Pass the buck: Finally, who would you like to see in the hot-seat?

Dr Bethan Upex, Research and Teaching Technician, Department of Archaeology.

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MARCH

Lessons from the Euro Crisis Castle Lecture Series Wednesday 10 February 2016, 8pm Great Hall, Durham Castle Professor Hans-Werner Sinn, Professor of Economics and Public Finance, University of Munich; President of the Ifo Institute for Economic Research

National storytelling week!

Saturday 6 February, 11am to 3pm Botanic Garden Popular North East Author Ingrid Sylvestre will be telling stories featuring her famous giraffe family, the Neckmann! This activity is included in the entrance charge to the Garden.

Transgender Histories: From Sickness to Citizenship?

Castle Lecture Series Wednesday 24 February Great Hall, Durham Castle Professor Susan Stryker, Associate Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies, Director of the Institute for LGBT Studies, University of Arizona.

Contact botanic.garden@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.

Somme 1916: From Durham to the Western Front 25 March – 26 October Palace Green Library 100 years on, this commemorative exhibition will explore the reality of the Battle of the Somme through the eyes of the people from County Durham who were there. www.durham.ac.uk/palace.green

MARCH Vice-Chancellor’s Lecture - The Search for Order: Hindu-Muslim Violence in Post-Partition India Wednesday 9 March 2016, 7.45pm Great Hall, Durham Castle Durham Drama Festival 2016 Saturday 6 – Saturday 13 February 2016 The Assembly Rooms Theatre and various venues around Durham Now in its 41st year, the annual Durham Drama Festival (DDF) is a showcase of the best new student writing at Durham University. With an exciting programme including site specific performances across the city, this is one for your diary.

For more information on University events go to www.durham.ac.uk/whatson

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Professor Stuart Corbridge ViceChancellor and Warden of Durham University, delivers the second in a series of three lectures. In this talk Professor Corbridge reflects on quantification and model-building in the social sciences and consider its strengths and limitations in the particular case of models of ethnic violence and specifically Hindu-Muslim violence in post-Partition India.

KEY Botanic Garden

Palace Green Library Oriental Museum

Holi Festival Sunday 20 March, 12pm – 5pm Oriental Museum Welcome the Spring season to Durham with the Holi Festival. The event will include timed powder throws with a free environmentally and skin-kind sachet of brightly coloured Holi powder.

Alongside the powder throws there will be free Holi themed craft activities with every ticket. For more information visit the website www.durham.ac.uk/ oriental.museum Durham Castle Other venue