Dialogue Magazine - Issue 17

DIALOGUE THE DURHAM UNIVERSITY NEWS MAGAZINE MAY 2011 ISSUE 17

REDUCING CARBON EMISSIONS We must all play our part

SPOTLIGHT ON THE CAREERS, EMPLOYABILITY AND ENTERPRISE CENTRE Find out more about this Centre as it is officially launched

LOOKING TO PRODUCE SOME VIDEO? Take a look at what help is available

WELCOME This issue of Dialogue features our Carbon Management strategy. Council has recently approved a plan developed in conjunction with the Carbon Trust.

While a lot of thought has gone into developing the plan, the difficult part is yet to come: implementation requires every single one of us to take the challenges it poses seriously. This is a long term challenge and we will not always see immediate benefits. Indeed, we may sometimes see inconveniences.

But there are many reasons for taking the Carbon Management Plan seriously.

First, there is the long-term general good.

Sustainability is something we have all signed up to in our strategy. Climate change is upon us and oil is running out.

Anyone who heard the IAS/DEI debate ‘Life after Oil’ will know why we are all going to have to change our habits and ways of life over a generation if our children and grandchildren (and future staff and students) are to have the opportunities and quality of life we have had. Second, and more parochially and short-term, energy costs are soaring and we (alongside all other universities and large organisations in this country) face fines and penalties if we do not reduce our carbon footprint. Every pound we spend on energy or lose in fines is a pound we do not spend on staff salaries, research or our students’ education.

We can make many savings without significantly disrupting our activities.

There is a plan to dramatically improve the energy efficiency and sustainability of our buildings, and, indeed this has already started. But much of the required reduction in our carbon footprint can be

achieved more immediately through behavioural change – every single person needs to think ‘energy and carbon’ in everything we do – if we all do our bit, consistently, it will all add up. Indeed, if we get this right we can meet our targets and come out ahead as an organisation in terms of improving staff and student wellbeing at the same time as maintaining and enhancing the quality of our research and teaching. But, like it or not, this will require every single one of us to take individual as well as collective responsibility. I am now about to shut down my computer and turn off all the lights as I leave the building.

With all best wishes,

CHRIS HIGGINS, VICE-CHANCELLOR AND WARDEN

FOLLOW DURHAM UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ON FACEBOOK! A university-wide Facebook page for prospective students was recently launched, complementing similar initiatives around the University.

Potential students can join our online network, meeting past, present and future students of the University, and become part of the Durham community

before they even arrive. A Facebook presence also gives the University unique opportunities to engage more fully with our future students, understanding their questions and concerns. www.facebook.com/durhamuniversity students

You can also sign up to the University’s YouTube channel and Twitter feed (@durham_uni) – so log on today!

For any questions on social media, please contact Claire Croft: claire.croft@durham.ac.uk

ALL STAFF MEETINGS Watch out for details of all staff meetings in Dialogue Signposts and at www.durham.ac.uk/dialogue/meetings

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6 Biophysical Sciences Institute 10 Hatfield College 14 Spotlight On The Careers, Employability and Enterprise Centre Undergraduate students of the Year Durham is ranked top five in the UK

4/5 Carbon Management – It’s Your Responsibility 12 Dream Big And Get Involved Looking To Produce Some Video?

13 Congregation Invitation Copyright And The University Funding continues as valuable work in learning disabilities is recognised Durham mooting team makes University history 17 Celebrating Excellence

Media Round-up Event Durham/Retail/Catering HR News ITS News Sport Congratulations Under Investigation What’s On

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MEDIA ROUND-UP Here is a taster of some of the recent stories concerning Durham that have been in the regional, national and international media.

MOTHERS HARD WORK PAYS OFF WITH BIG BRAINS FOR THEIR BABIES Brain growth in babies is linked to the amount of time and energy mother invests – according to new research findings by Professor Robert Barton in the Department of Anthropology.

The study of 128 mammal species, including humans, shows that brain growth in babies is determined by the duration of pregnancy and how long they suckle. The research concludes that the longer the pregnancy and breastfeeding period in mammals, the bigger the baby’s brain grows.

The researchers say the findings indicate an important role for breastfeeding in brain development and are consistent with the World Health Organisation’s advice of six months exclusive breastfeeding followed by continuing breastfeeding up to the age of two or beyond supplemented with solid foods.

Coverage includes: The Hindustan Times, BBC Online, The Daily Record, The Sun, Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail, The Journal, Evening Chronicle, Sunderland Echo.

Infant mandrill at the Centre International de Recherches Médicales, Franceville, Gabon. Photograph by Joanna M Setchell

OLDEST KNOWN COPIES OF ETHIOPIAN OLD TESTAMENT BOOKS IDENTIFIED A manuscript containing the oldest known copies of books from the Ethiopian Old Testament has been identified by researchers.

Ted Erho, a postgraduate student in the Department of Theology and Religion and recipient of the highly competitive Doctoral Fellowship, made the find while examining microfilms of classical Ethiopic (Ge’ez) manuscripts.

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He said the age of the manuscript was significant because it had survived “against rather considerable odds” when so many Ethiopian manuscripts had been lost or destroyed in the last millennium.

Coverage includes: BBC Radio Tees, Times Higher, Northern Cross, Ethiopian Observer.

JOIN MEDIA GUIDE TO EXPERTISE To join our searchable database of Durham University experts go to: www.durham.ac.uk/communications.office/media.relations/media-guide and click on ‘Join Media Guide’.

EXPERT COMMENT: JAPAN EARTHQUAKE “400 TIMES BIGGER” THAN NEW ZEALAND QUAKE The recent Japan earthquake was 400 times more powerful than February’s quake in New Zealand, according to Professor Bob Holdsworth in the Department of Earth Sciences.

The 8.9 magnitude earthquake which struck just west of Japan is the largest to affect the region since historical records began.

Professor Holdsworth said: “Japan is one of the most dangerous seismically active regions in the world and the constant threat of earthquakes and associated hazards such as tsunami (itself a Japanese word meaning ‘harbour wave’) has strongly shaped the development of Japanese culture and infrastructure over many hundreds of years.

“The magnitude of this event is staggering: it is almost 400 times more powerful than the recent Christchurch earthquake in New Zealand and nearly one hundred times more powerful than the 2010 Haiti earthquake. It is slightly smaller than the Sumatra earthquake of 2004, a magnitude 9.1 event. These last two events combined killed over 500,000 people.”

Coverage includes: BBC Newsnight, Bloomberg News, Sky News, Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, BBC Radio Newcastle.

NEW “IN-FOCUS 3D” SYSTEM DEVELOPED FOR USE IN SURGERY, MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS – AND TO AVOID GAMING CONSOLE ILLNESS

because of what we call the “vergenceaccommodation conflict”. When our eyes look at an object, they must first aim towards that point – referred to as vergence – as well as focus on the object – or accommodate – in the same way a camera would.

Durham University and the University of California, Berkeley have been working “But with conventional 3D images, together on a new system of 3D vision although the light from the image comes which will avoid the headaches and from the same place – like a cinema sickness caused to some 3D gaming screen or gaming console – the images console players and cinema goers. It appear to jump out of the screen. This can also be used in more effective, non- creates a conflict because the point intrusive surgery and can even help in where the eyes focus is fixed at the the more efficient diagnosis of disease. screen, while the eyes converge to look at the image elsewhere. This is what Dr Gordon Love of the Biophysical causes the discomfort for some.”

Sciences Institute (BSI) said: “With the conventional 3D we currently have in new 3D gaming consoles and cinemas, headaches, tired eyes, blurred vision and even nausea can occur. This is

Coverage achieved: The Metro Newspaper, The Engineer, BBC Radio Tees, The Journal and the Sunderland Echo.

MAKING HEADLINES – MAKING HEADLINES – MAKING HEADLINES Durham’s brand profile continues to build across the globe as our academics carry our name to reach new audiences in their research and education fields – be it speaking at conferences or having new work published. Our ever-increasing media

profile contributes to this too and it is achieved through a partnership between our professional media officers and our most engaging academics. Coverage highlights over recent weeks have included the New Statesman, Times of India,

Wall Street Journal and BBC Newsnight – providing expertise and bringing news of Durham’s academic excellence to bear on issues ranging from renewable energy, to the anthropology of the brain, to the Japanese earthquake.

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GREENSPACE CARBON MANAGEMENT – IT’S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY We need to cut the University’s carbon emissions by 30% (baseline: 37,020 tonnes (t) of CO2) by 2013/14 and we must all play our part. Whatever your role in the University, staff or a student, there is something you can do, and every little helps.

We are already doing a great job. The University has been awarded the Carbon Trust Standard, confirming that the University has been reducing carbon emissions over the past three years.

However, there is still much more to do.

Our Carbon Management Plan has recently been approved by University Council and the Carbon Trust. The Plan complements the University’s existing strategies whilst focusing on how we as a University can reduce carbon emissions, without compromising the learning experience for our students or the working environment for our staff.

The Plan is the strategic tool which the University will use to manage reduction of its carbon emissions. It covers emissions from 2008/9 to 2013/14 and sets out projects we will manage to achieve the 30% carbon reduction we have set ourselves for this period.

This target is in line with Government targets and the HEFCE target of a 43% reduction in carbon emissions by 2020 against a 2005/6 baseline.

University policy requires new buildings to have a Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) rating of ‘excellent’ and major refurbishments to have a BREEAM rating of ‘very good’. This is achieved by considering the whole life sustainability of the buildings and introducing where possible renewable energy sources such as photovoltaics, air and ground source heat pumps, solar water, passive ventilation, combined heat and power plants and water harvesting. The Palatine Centre and Queen’s Campus Sports Centre

developments have renewable energy sources that will contribute 17.5% and 10% respectively of the building’s total energy consumption. The Palatine Centre has recently been awarded a BREEAM “excellent” rating, the University’s first building to achieve that level.

The University also supports and collaborates with several community groups taking grassroots action on climate change locally, and the Durham Energy Institute (DEI) has recently created a new chair in low-carbon communities, having adopted this as one of its key research interests. The DEI and Greenspace will be working closely to ensure that our efforts are fully co-ordinated, developing appropriate research projects on implementation of behavioural change.

DID YOU KNOW……? > During Summer 2011 voltage optimisers will be installed in the Chemistry Building and the existing boilers will be replaced with a new boiler plant incorporating a Combined Heat and Power (CHP) engine. It is estimated that these initiatives will reduce CO2 emissions by 520 t per year!

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> A voltage optimiser has been installed at Van Mildert College which will reduce electrical consumption by 93,451kWh and CO2 emissions by 51 t per year.

> A Micro Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant has been installed at St Aidan’s College saving a total 150,698Kwh of energy and a reduction in CO2 emissions by 50 t per year.

> A desk fan left running out of hours will use the equivalent energy of making 2,706 cups of tea.

> Recycling one aluminium can saves enough energy to run a television set for three hours.

Some of the projects already in the Carbon Management Plan include: > An ITS system to shut down staff PCs at 7.30pm Monday to Friday. The PCs will only be switched back ON by staff when required. The project is an opt-out process with a target of 1800 PCs out of 2000 to take part in the scheme 365 days of the year, with the majority of PCs being default to off at night and weekends. This will give an annual saving of £88,695 with an instant payback period, (no capital expenditure is required for this project) 428 tonnes (t) of CO2, 4.35% of target emissions. > Reviewing college menus and changing them so they use specific catering equipment will give an annual saving of £20,085 with an instant payback period, 114 t of CO2, 1.03% of target emissions.

“Every pound we spend on energy or lose in fines is a pound we do not spend on staff salaries, research or our students’ education”.

> Colour coded kitchen equipment. To encourage better control of equipment and optimise energy against meals served, equipment to be colour coded with red, amber, green stickers to prioritise the importance and potential savings. This will give annual savings of £20,227 with an instant payback period, 120 t of CO2, 1.08% of target emissions.

Chris Higgins, Vice-Chancellor

> Optimisation of system use initiatives including shutting down of ventilation, fume extraction systems and building services out of hours unless advised differently.

This project will give in the region of an annual saving of £518,743 with a payback period of 0.4 years, 2,894 tonnes of CO2, 26.06% of target emissions. > Electric cars will replace two Event Durham standard fleet vehicles with electric models. This will give an annual saving of £1,142, 2.5 t of CO2, 0.02% of target emissions.

We are also looking at waste, water, procurement and the travel behaviour of our staff and students, and will run campaigns to help you better understand the choices you have in these areas.

Toolkit talks have been given to cleaning supervisors and student environment representatives in relation to recycling and we have held hazardous waste awareness training courses for all staff.

Each Department and College has a staff

Environment Champion who are a key asset to assisting with promoting the Plan and other environmental initiatives.

Can you think of ways of reducing carbon in your department or college?

Share your ideas with us by sending an email to energy.awareness@durham.ac.uk

We all need to embed the Carbon Management Plan into our every-day University life and we will be organising awarenessraising events, workshops, promotions and competitions.

Watch out for further information on the Greenspace website, Dialogue Signposts and future issues of this magazine.

FIND OUT MORE about the Carbon Management Plan at www.durham.ac.uk/greenspace/policies

> Replacing old and inefficient boiler plant (Summer 2010) in various buildings with high-efficient equipment will save the University an estimated 951,000kWh in gas consumption and reduce CO2 emissions by 175 t. > Every time you open the refrigerator door, up to 30% of the cold air can escape.

> Replacing the old air conditioning systems in PC Classrooms in the main library along with intelligent controls and upgraded lighting systems will save the University an estimated 119,938kWh in electrical energy and reduce CO2 emissions by 66 t.

> Upgrading inefficient air conditioning equipment serving Plant Growth rooms and introducing a ‘Free Cooling’ system with heat recovery to the Freezer Room in Biological Sciences will save the University an estimated 74,900kWh (gas) and 36,000 kWh (electricity) per year and reduce CO2 emissions by 47 t.

Don’t forget to visit www.durham.ac.uk/dialogue

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SPOTLIGHT ON BIOPHYSICAL SCIENCES INSTITUTE

Actin Filaments in plant cells labelled with GFP-Lifeact probe.

OUR VISION Through collaborative and multidisciplinary research, the BSI works to solve major biological challenges through the development of new scientific methods and technologies. It brings together researchers from diverse backgrounds who share a fully integrated approach to the life sciences.

The growing significance of the biophysical sciences has driven the development of an MSc in Biomathematics. For 2011/12, postgraduates starting this MSc will be offered an even wider choice of modules from across these sciences, further enriching the current programme. For more information about the MSc in Biomathematics, visit the BSI website at www.bsi.dur.ac.uk In 2013, the Institute will welcome its first international Fellows. These will be leading academics in their own areas, whose research will compliment the ongoing work of the Institute, leading to further fresh collaborations and new breakthroughs.

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The BSI’s members are involved in a wide range of evolving research priorities and interdisciplinary groups which can be divided into four key areas:

Established in 2007, the Biophysical Sciences Institute (BSI) is a beacon for new discoveries at Durham. It was created in response to the everincreasing need to carry out research that crosses the boundaries between biology and the other physical sciences. Its members are drawn from University Departments and Schools including Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Chemistry, Engineering and Computing Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Physics and Psychology. Many of today’s major biological challenges, such as heart disease, crop protection and age-related macular degeneration demand this interdisciplinary approach.

Quantified Imaging and Visualisation Development and application of novel physical methods including atomic force, electron and visible light microscopy, X-ray crystallography, fluorescence and magnetic resonance are used to probe the structure and function of biological systems.

Modelling of Biological systems Mathematical and computational methods are used in combination with data gathering and analysis, to deliver an understanding of complex biological processes.

Bioactive Chemistry Building on the successes of the former Centre for Bioactive Chemistry, BSI research also focuses on: • The function of the components of biological systems • The design and synthesis of novel materials and molecules that influence biological processes.

Biological Soft Matter Institute members are developing novel materials such as porous polymers and peptides-based hydrogels that have uses in drug delivery, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.

OUR DIRECTOR Professor Judith Howard CBE, FRS is the current Director of the BSI. The Institute is lead by the Director and Executive committee with the vision of the Institute being provided by the members themselves along with an invited group of external and distinguished academics and industrialists.

FIND OUT MORE The BSI hosts a rich programme of events that cover the spectrum of the biophysical sciences, designed to stimulate discussion and collaboration and are often open to anyone who would like to attend.

To discover more about these events and BSI research, please visit www.bsi.dur.ac.uk If you would like to be added to our mailing list to receive advance notice of biophysical events, please contact the Institute’s administrator at admin.bsi@durham.ac.uk

EVENT DURHAM // RETAIL // CATERING SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH OF ONLINE SHOP

GROWING SCHOOLS AWARD FOR THE BOTANIC GARDEN Durham University Botanic Garden has achieved the Growing Schools accreditation providing evidence that they are delivering high quality teaching and learning experiences and managing risk effectively.

Working with the Botanic Gardens Education Network (BGEN), Growing Schools developed the award for gardens that provide advice and training for schools, and demonstrate how gardens can be used for active learning across the curriculum.

The Retail Office has successfully launched Head Gardener, Mike Hughes advised the University’s new online shop: log on to “This award means a lot to us, we are one www.durham.ac.uk/shop to view the full of the first botanic gardens in the country range of Durham University merchandise, to get this accreditation. Engaging with available to purchase for both business children and families is an important first and personal use. Browse our promotional product range which includes pens, pencils and mouse mats or view our high end gifts and souvenirs such as sterling silver cufflinks and 100% silk ties.

Also, make sure you check out our much anticipated new Heritage collection – a luxury range of gifts and clothing, made from the finest materials and all carrying the original Durham University seal.

And remember, deliveries to University addresses are free of charge.

EVENT DURHAM WELCOMES NEW TEAM MEMBERS Louise Elliot and Louise Bellenger have recently joined Event Durham, bringing with them several years experience.

Louise Elliot takes on the new role of Events Agent after working as Product Development Executive at Visit County Durham for 4 years, working with tourism providers across County Durham. She also worked at Destination Durham which was located in the tourism department of Durham City Council for three years. This role involved working with business tourism providers in Durham City and the wider county.

Louise Bellenger is a new sales agent and has worked as a conference & events co-ordinator for both the Grey Street Hotel in Newcastle and Matfen Hall Hotel, Golf & Spa in Northumberland.

Louise Elliot

Louise Bellenger

SPRING INTO YUM The YUM team have been very busy working on a range of exciting new products. Take a stroll up to Palace Green and visit the Bishop Cosin’s Almshouse Café where our team of friendly staff will be waiting, ready to tempt you with freshly made coffee and a slice of our new delicious handmade cakes. Victoria Sponge, Carrot or Decadent Chocolate are just a few of the cakes on offer. You can find the same selection of cakes at our Botanic Garden too.

step in helping people appreciate the living world around them.”

More information on the award can be found at: www.bgci.org/plants2010/t14 www.growingschools.org.uk/GrowingSchools GardenAward

Back by popular request in YUM cafés are a range of new, refreshing and tasty salads.

Why not try a YUM twist on a Ploughman’s Lunch, or a delicious vegetarian Brinkburn Goats Cheese & Beetroot Salad. A range of boxed salads are also available in the cafés & YUM van for those who want a delicious fresh alternative to bread for their lunch.

To support the University’s initiatives in sustainable procurement, we have tried where possible to support suppliers in the North East choosing a baker in Newcastle for fresh daily bread, Durham Brewery for unique bottled specialist beers and our free range eggs now come from Sunnyhill Farm in Northumberland. This supports the University’s initiatives in sustainable procurement, so help us to back our North East businesses.

Come along and try us out!

ENJOY ENGLAND GOLD AWARD 2011 We are delighted to announce that Lucy McEnaney from Event Durham, the University’s conference office, has received a Gold Award in the Outstanding Customer Service category at the Enjoy England Awards for Excellence 2011.

Each year these awards showcase the best that tourism has to offer throughout England. The wide range of categories reflect the quality, performance and innovation within the tourism sector and give businesses the chance to show how they stand out from the crowd.

This is first time the a University has won this particular award for customer service.

Congratulations Lucy – you are now officially the best!

Left to Right: Sandi Toksvig, Lucy McEnaney and Neil Quigley, Director of Assessment Services, Quality in Tourism

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HR NEWS

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YOU SAID AND WE DID Since the last Staff Opinion Survey in 2007, we’ve made progress in a number of areas – this issue of Dialogue highlights some of the developments in catering facilities, managing change and stress. We’re aiming to launch a follow-up survey later this year to assess progress and gather views from all members of staff.

SURVEY FACTS & FIGURES • 60% response rate in 2007 • 2,265 staff completed a questionnaire THE SURVEY HIGHLIGHTED THE FOLLOWING: • Workload

• Decision making

• Managing change

• Communications

• Stress

• Catering facilities

MANAGING CHANGE In 2007, 74% of University staff felt more could be done to help prepare for and cope with change, 34% said the process of change caused them worry.

Since the survey, large scale projects involving change are supported by a dedicated HR resource and our training course programme includes change management and project management workshops to help develop skills in delivering and communicating change.

The University’s Strategic Planning & Change Unit (SPCU) is now represented at UEC to ensure professional support during periods of change and leadership of strategic and pan-University projects.

STRESS While most staff said they did not feel unduly stressed at work, 29% said they did feel unduly stressed. Through a partnership with HSE, a Stress Steering Group was established which meets regularly to develop an action plan, this group implemented stress management training and an online training module for staff and managers.

CATERING One of the top five comments was that catering should be introduced or improved.

The University and College catering strategy has since been implemented, including a new, pan-University catering team.

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The Calman and Library cafes are now run

by University catering, YUM. A new mobile sandwich van has been introduced, YUM was introduced in the Rotunda at University Office, and the Almshouses Café is now run by the catering team.

In 2011, a new café will open at Maiden Castle and the Palatine Centre, opening in 2012, will offer hot food and space to socialise on two floors.

BUILDING AN EFFECTIVE TEAM Would your team benefit from spending time together, away from the workplace to focus on key issues and agree better ways of doing things and working together?

The Training & Development team can design team building events to meet a variety of needs in a number of locations.

Previous sessions have enabled teams to develop approaches to improve their performance and helped teams to identify objectives and priorities linked to the University Strategy.

To be effective, any team building activity should have a clear focus and be related in some way to the workplace. Events sometimes use team self assessment tools to focus on how the team works together; help to identify team strengths and development needs; establish the team’s purpose or mission and work out key team objectives.

Sessions can look at how team members like to work and interact and what contribution individual team members make to team activities. Belbin Team Roles helps to find out who is a ‘plant’ (the ideas person) and who’s a ‘completer finisher’ (who searches out mistakes and omissions).

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) explores individual personality preferences which help team members to discuss how they work and communicate together.

COACHING We now have a coaching framework to help senior academics and managers develop as leaders by exploring their behaviour and preferences. For more details on how coaching might help, particularly in under-represented groups, go to: www.durham.ac.uk/diversity.equality /training/

FIND OUT MORE Contact Mark Crabtree or Sophie Sowerby for details or an informal chat on 41647.

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CIU PROJECT REACHES A MAJOR MILESTONE The recent demolition of North Lodge and the upgrading and relocation of the telephony services based there was a significant milestone in the Communications Infrastructure Upgrade (CIU) project.

North Lodge was the central telephone exchange for the whole University, routing and directing telephone calls across the entire estate. The development of the site along South Road and the building of Palatine Centre represented a significant ‘drop dead date’ for the project, it dictated the time by which all equipment and services (ie. the telephone exchange for the University) should be moved out of North Lodge and re-established elsewhere so the building could be demolished.

During the two and a half years the project has been in existence it has: • Designed and installed a completely new core data network with increased capacity and greater resilience to carry data traffic across the University and support the move to IP telephony • Installed an up-to-date IP telephony core infrastructure to carry call traffic digitally across the University on a telephone system fit for the 21st century • Moved 2,500 telephone extensions.

This included not only replacing telephone handsets but also reconnecting faxes, intruder alarms, lift phones, credit card machines and fire alarms • Replaced 500 network switches connecting local networks to the main core network, in offices and departments in 150 locations across the University

• Moved 1,500 voicemail accounts • Laid nearly 400 metres of new ducting containing cabling to carry the data and telephony services • Laid 6 kilometres of new fibre cabling across 30 locations • Relocated the Switchboard to the Mountjoy Centre.

All this activity involved a significant amount of work for the project team and our own network specialists: it also required close liaison with colleagues on the Durham Project to make sure all the work was completed in time to meet the dependencies for the building of the Palatine Centre. In addition support was provided by our external consultants PTS Consulting and suppliers including: BT iNet, Siemens, BT, THUS, Aceda, SL Data, Ponte and Lucion.

So far we have achieved a great deal but there is still more to do: the Communications Infrastructure (CIU) project runs for a further 12 months and during this time data network upgrades and IP telephones will be rolled out to the rest of Durham University enabling users to benefit from the improved capacity, resilience and quality of our data and telephony services.

FIND OUT MORE For more information visit www.durham.ac.uk/its/network/ciu

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SPOTLIGHT ON HATFIELD COLLEGE 10

FIND OUT MORE More information can be found at www.durham.ac.uk/hatfield.college

Hatfield College is the second oldest of Durham’s colleges, founded in 1846 by the Reverend David Melville. The College (originally called Hatfield Hall) was named after Bishop Thomas Hatfield, one of the most important figures in fourteenthcentury England; the 700th anniversary of Hatfield’s birth was celebrated last year with a series of lectures, jointly organised with the Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies.

Melville’s vision for his new college chimes with current efforts to widen access to the University. Melville wanted Hatfield to be more affordable: provision of study bedrooms, communal eating and a fixed bill payable in advance sound very familiar today but these were radical ideas at the time and allowed Durham to pioneer what has become standard practice across the world.

College membership totals just over 800 students. Most of its accommodation is on the Bailey, in a variety of buildings of different ages, plus annexes at Palmer’s Garth and Palatine House. Just over 400 students live in College accommodation.

Although a rather cramped site, the College benefits greatly from its citycentre location, in the shadow of the cathedral – and well within the sound of its bells!

Perhaps the biggest change at Hatfield in recent years has been the growth in postgraduate student numbers. From an MCR of only a dozen students in 1996, there are now about 170 postgraduates, a mixture of home-grown, graduates from other UK universities and an international contingent from all around the world.

Hatfield benefitted greatly when it took over Palatine House from Ustinov College in 2006, allowing rapid expansion of the MCR. With 45 students at Palatine House and another 20 living on the main college site, this large number of resident postgraduates helps maintain a balanced community structure. MCR students play a full part in College life.

Hatfield’s traditional strength was in sport, most especially rugby, and that continues today. Despite its relatively small size, Hatfield scores well in the Team Durham collegiate league: when points are adjusted for college size, Hatfield invariably comes top or close to it. The College motto Vel primus vel cum primis literally means “first or with the first” but is often loosely translated as “be the best you can be”. Hatfield students make a strong contribution to University clubs and societies as well as being very active within College. To sport, Hatfield students add music, drama, charity work and much more. Contributions to DUCK and SCA are

notably strong. Its very fine chapel choir has always welcomed students from other colleges where the opportunity is not available. Kinky Jeff, its swing band, is in great demand right across the University, and beyond. The Lion in Winter Ball in early March is the social highlight of the year but formal dinners, held twice a week, remain very popular; on-line tickets sell out within a matter of minutes!

Hatfield has an active alumni association giving generous support to the College.

The Hatfield Trust was established 25 years ago and contributes to College life in very many ways: scholarships, travel bursaries, new boats, gym equipment, and so on. Often, projects are jointly funded with one of the common rooms, for example the tennis court, recently refurbished by the Trust and the JCR. Amongst its alumni is the England cricket captain, Andrew Strauss, who was recently awarded an honorary degree at a special ceremony at Lords in April.

All four young ladies who volunteered to sell raffle tickets at the event, raising money for Team Durham coaching, were Hatfielders – typically, putting something back and giving generously of their time.

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DREAM BIG AND GET INVOLVED! DUCK has been busy masterminding University versions of certain shows and events and here is a highlight of events.

After the extremely successful Tough Guy challenge and raising tonnes of money for Help for Heroes (a charity formed to help those who have been wounded in Britain’s current conflicts), our very own Queen’s Campus Stephenson College DUCK Co-ordinator Isobel Evans (i.a.o.evans@durham.ac.uk) seized the opportunity to do a Durham version of Tough Guy, called Tough Girl. Held at the Waterside Restaurant at Queen’s Campus, £1,350 was raised during a night of crazy women oriented challenges.

Not wanting to miss out on the Glee fever, Azeez Siddiqui (azeez.siddiqui@durham.ac.uk) who is also DUCK’s Events Manager, planned and organised a Durham version of Glee.

Featuring a whole plethora of talent, Durham Does Glee attracted a capacity crowd at St Hild and St Bede’s Caedmon Hall.

Easter Term kicked off with a couple of not to be missed opportunities. Firstly on 8th May, there was the annual skydive where £200 of the fundraised money went directly to the charity of the participants choice. Next, kindly organised

by DUCK’s Challenges Officer Archie

Dallas (a.m.dallas@durham.ac.uk) was once in a lifetime chance to Bungee Jump on Palace Green on 14th May, raising money for the Army Benevolent Fund.

Happening after the end of exams is the very gruelling Coast to Coast challenge.

On 15th June, a group of Durham students will cycle from Whitehaven, all the way to Sunderland. The money raised will be split between Butterwick Hospice and Leukaemia & Lymphona Research.

Remember, DUCK is for students and staff so Dream Big and Get Involved! www.durham.ac.uk/duck

LOOKING TO PRODUCE SOME VIDEO? Video is a great way of engaging with stakeholders and conveying many of the intangibles that make the University so distinctive, especially our sense of place and community. Recent web user testing highlighted a huge demand for video clips showing location, people, facilities and events. Users are increasingly asking to be ‘shown’ things, not simply ‘told’ about them.

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To ensure we are well-placed to produce high quality video content, the Communications Office and Procurement Service have worked together on a highly competitive EU tender process to identify four companies to provide video production services to the University for the next four years. The four companies who were appointed have demonstrated that they have the skills and expertise required to provide video of the highest quality across a variety of formats.

It is important that all future paid-for video production work goes through one of these suppliers. For details of these companies and for a guide on planning video content, please see: www.durham.ac.uk/communications. office/marketing/framework/video/ To take a look at the variety of professional, engaging video work already produced, please visit: www.durham.ac.uk/tour If you have any questions on the video production framework, please contact claire.croft@durham.ac.uk, x46288.

CONGREGATION INVITATION All staff are invited to attend Congregation. Come along to witness the ceremony or get involved in guiding the students and guests at this celebration event. Remember to use the online form to register to marshal, join the academic procession or request a ticket/s (by 10th June). Further information is available at: www.durham.ac.uk/ceremonies/ congregation/staff

COPYRIGHT AND THE UNIVERSITY Durham University holds a number of copyright licenses which enable academics, researchers and students to successfully carry out their activities.

These licenses include: • The Copyright Licensing Agency Photocopying and Scanning Licence • The Newspaper Licensing Agency Educational License • The Ordnance Survey Educational Copyright License • The Educational Recording Agency Educational Recording Licence • The Open University Licensed Off-air Recording Scheme.

The administration of these licenses was traditionally held by different offices across the University.

To make the process easier, the library now administers all of the licenses above and is therefore responsible for copyright throughout the University.

FUNDING CONTINUES AS VALUABLE WORK IN LEARNING DISABILITIES IS RECOGNISED The Learning Disabilities Public Health Observatory, based in the Wolfson Research Institute, has been awarded a further two years of funding.

The successful evaluation and continued funding takes into account the value of the work already done but also recognises that much still needs to be done.

The Observatory aims to provide better, easier to understand, information on the health and wellbeing of people with learning disabilities. Gathering information from across England, it will help hospitals and other providers of health and social care, to understand better the needs of

people with learning disabilities, and their families and carers. This should help to identify quality improvements that will ensure the best possible outcomes for their health and lives.

The Learning Disabilities Public Health Observatory operates under a working title of improving Health and Lives and is a partnership (iHAL) with the Centre for Disabilities Research at Lancaster University (CeDR) and National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi).

Information about the work of the project and people involved can be found at www.ihal.org.uk

DURHAM MOOTING TEAM MAKES UNIVERSITY HISTORY A student team sent to the UK finals of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition won the entire competition and represented the United Kingdom in Washington, DC at the International Finals, ranking in the top 20 teams out of more than 600 teams competing around the world. This is the first time that Durham has ever won the British national competition.

The team-members are Nathaniel Barber (Grey), Sam Brown (Grey), Sarah Bousfield (Van Mildert), John Marjason-Stamp (St Hild & St Bede) and Sara Wyeth (St Mary’s), who were coached by Martin Browne, a member of last year’s team.

Dr Gleider Hernández and Professor Michael Schmitt acted as faculty advisers.

During the British national round, all four oralists scored extremely highly in their pleadings and Sarah Bousfield was awarded the prize for Best Oralist in the Final Round, presided by Lord Mance.

At the International Finals, Durham’s excellent performance qualified them for the elimination rounds, where Durham was edged out by Norman Manley Law School in Jamaica, a team that proceeded to the semi-finals. Moreover, all four oralists ranked in the top 100 worldwide.

Anyone wishing to know more about copyright and its implications should visit the library online at www.durham.ac.uk/ library/copyright Contact Colin Theakston from the Library’s Academic Support Team with your queries at colin.theakston@durham.ac.uk or 42970.

Pictured (L-R): Gleider Hernández (faculty adviser), Nathaniel Barber, Sarah Bousfield, Martin Browne (coach), Sarah Wyeth, John Marjason-Stamp, Sam Brown, and Lord Mance.

Don’t forget to visit www.durham.ac.uk/dialogue

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SPOTLIGHT ON THE CAREERS, EMPLOYABILITY AND ENTERPRISE CENTRE Employability and skills is now at the very core of the student experience and is one of the four key themes within the University’s Education Strategy aiming to provide our students with outstanding and distinctive opportunities for personal development ensuring future employability and success. A key target is for each subject to be in the ‘top 10’ of league tables for graduate level jobs or further study by 2012 and the ‘top five’ by 2020.

The Careers, Employability and Enterprise Centre (CEEC) work in partnership with departments and colleges to offer a broad range of advice, targeted talks and workshops to students. Ultimately this leads to a more employable student population equipped with essential skills on graduation.

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ACHIEVEMENTS Students are encouraged to record their employability and entrepreneurial skills via an improved PDP (allowing for a more reflective approach to skills development from Year One of entry into the University) and compliments the Durham Award which recognises student’s involvement in a range of extra curriculum activities, voluntary work and employment.

CEEC works closely with a wide range of employers to deliver a varied menu of talks and workshops throughout the academic year. Employer involvement in the delivery of these means students (whatever the year or level of their study) are more prepared for the rigorous selection methods used to identify interns and graduate workers and employers receiving better quality applications.

An Employability and Skills Steering Group (ESSG) composed of senior University staff and an Employers Forum oversees the innovation and creativity needed to increase our students’ employability over our ’94 and Russell Group competitors.

The CEEC remit of developing enterprise and entrepreneurship amongst students as well as quality placements in line with the University’s Education Strategy is essential to meeting students’ needs and expectations especially with future rises in tuition fees. This echoes the statement in the University Strategy 2010–2020 that via partnership, “Students will engage directly with world-leading scholars in our academic departments supported by opportunities for personal development in our residential College communities, ensuring future success and employability.”

By helping students to develop skills for the work place we will continue to raise the profile of Durham University through dialogue with regional, national and international employers both large and small.

To share your views on CEEC email Catherine Richardson, Head of CEEC c.l.richardson@durham.ac.uk

OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES

CEEC has designated spaces on our website to keep you informed about how we can work in partnership with you: www.durham.ac.uk/careers/ durhamuniversitystaff

Enhanced governance arrangements and effective communication with University colleagues helps you to keep up to date with current developments in graduate recruitment which can be a selling point to potential students and their parents.

FIND OUT MORE

CEEC PROVIDES A SERVICE TO: STUDENTS AND GRADUATES INCLUDING: • One to one support on career choice, applications/interview advice and self employment • Information both online and paper based • Skills development workshops

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS OF THE YEAR Economics student Sarah Spriggs (Grey) and Physics student Andrew Moore (Van Mildert), have won internships with two of the world’s leading professional services companies at the annual TARGETjobs Undergraduate of the Year Awards, held at London’s Canary Wharf.

• Careers fairs and events • Online vacancy bulletins • A Student Employment Service providing links to term-time and vacation opportunities • Enterprise and work placement opportunities.

STAFF: • Information and interpretation of leavers destinations (DLHE) and labour market intelligence (LMI) • Increased engagement with alumni as role models and providers of workshops and employment • A designated Careers Adviser and Employability and Skills team working with departmental staff to offer bespoke activities that can contribute to the employability success of your students.

EMPLOYERS: • Access to students through arranged presentations and careers fairs • Promotion of events and internship and graduate recruitment opportunities • A gateway to students through our Employability and Skills programme.

VISIT US Visit us for the official launch of CEEC on Monday 13 June between 12.00 and 2.00pm; meet our staff and discover more about the services that we provide.

Sarah beat 246 entrants to the Accountancy, Consulting and Economics Undergraduate of the Year Award. Her prize is a summer internship at KPMG in their Risk and Compliance division. Sarah will spend her first two weeks in the London office before heading to South Africa.

Catherine Richardson, Head of the Careers, Employability and Enterprise Centre (CEEC), said: “Our students benefit from a distinctive environment at Durham, combining world-class research-led education with our unique collegiate system and studentled extra-curricular activities in sport, the arts and volunteering.

This allows our students to develop a broad range of skills, such as leadership and critical thinking, which are so highly sought after by employers.”

Andrew was the joint-winner of the First Year of the Year Award, beating 436 entrants to the prize of an internship, sponsored by Ernst & Young and a place at the International Leadership Conference in Florida.

Pictured (L-R): Paul Taylor KPMG, Sarah Spriggs and Michael Portillo.

DURHAM IS RANKED TOP FIVE IN THE UK Durham University has maintained its position as a top five UK university, according to a recent league table.

The Complete University Guide 2012 ranked Durham in fifth place out of 116 of the country’s Higher Education institutions.

We are the highest in the UK for the amount we spend on facilities for education, social and leisure purposes, such as colleges and sports facilities.

We have the third highest degree completion rate in the country after Oxford and Cambridge and are in the top four in terms of graduate prospects.

Entry standards also ranked highly.

We have also performed well in individual subject league tables

featuring in the top five or top ten in almost every subject across the sciences, social sciences and arts and humanities, emerging top in History.

Chris Higgins, Vice-Chancellor said “The University’s position in this guide as a top five UK university reflects the hard work of our staff and the all-round experience offered to our students which has also placed us in the World’s Top 100 Universities and in the top 25 globally for employer reputation when it comes to the quality and demand for Durham graduates.”

FIND OUT MORE Find out more about The Complete University Guide 2012 at www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk

Don’t forget to visit www.durham.ac.uk/dialogue

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AN EXCITING TIME FOR REFLECTION We have moved into the summer season with much to look back upon. The BUCS Championships in Sheffield lived up to expectation from Durham’s perspective – walking away with three National Championship titles and a runners-up spot in a further two was our greatest return from the winter sporting season in living memory.

Palatinates – University Rugby Champions However there was far more to come. Our Men’s Rugby Club have had nothing short of an unbelievable first season under the guidance of new senior coach Alex Keay.

The team went into the British University Championship final unbeaten all season, including an away win at Cambridge – something that doesn’t happen too often.

A crowd of approximately 5000, three thousand of which were Durham students and alumni, packed into one segment of the Twickenham stadium and played a crucial role in carrying the Palatinates over the line. At half time UWIC were two tries in front and appeared to have the game sewn up but the second half produced a very different Palatinate performance as the Durham team, clearly fresher and stronger on the day, were first to everything and gradually cut into the UWIC lead. However, as had been the case with the quarter and semi-final, it was not until the dying seconds that the Palatinates took control. Indeed on this occasion it was injury time before the Palatinates finally edged in front to secure yet another national title for Durham. The vast post match gathering of past and present students in the Carling Suite was a great reminder that once you are Durham you are Durham for life!

Lucky Seven Thankfully the success did not end there.

Our Boat Club, coming off the back of very strong performances at the BUCS Small Boats and Championship Head went into the BUCS Regatta as favourites to retain

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the Regatta title for the seventh year in succession. Going into the final the Palatinates had a narrow lead but when it mattered, the determination and experience of many of the Durham crews showed through as Durham picked up a series of medals and ultimately finish nearly 300 points in front of second placed Reading.

Seven in a row is quite a staggering achievement. Dominance like this has been enjoyed by very few university sport clubs anywhere in Britain.

David Tanner CBE opens new boathouse Just before the regatta David Tanner, Performance Director for British Rowing, travelled to Durham to open our new boat house in conjunction with the ViceChancellor. The Boat House, part of the University’s £13million investment in world-class sporting facilities, will be a huge asset to not only the University Boat Club but to the University Canoe Club and the colleges, all of which will benefit from the additional space that is now available on the Wear. The fact that the Director of GBR Performance Rowing was on hand to open the facility says everything about our stature within British Rowing and is testament to the hard work put in over a number of years from students, alumni and coaching staff.

Honorary Degree awarded to Andrew Strauss The winter months marked a remarkable period of time for Andrew Strauss. Not only did he lead the England team to Ashes glory he was also awarded his Honorary Doctorate

in Civil Law. The former Durham student celebrated his latest accolade with over 200 people, many of whom were former Durham students, in the Long Room at Lords in early April. Andrew was part of Durham’s Cricket Centre of Excellence whilst at Durham and is one of over 40 players who have gone on to play International or County Cricket in the last 13 years.

Successful £66k Sport England bid We have also had success outside of the competitive arena. Sport England recently announced a funding round for universities aimed at increasing levels of student physical activity. In recent years we have harnessed the naturally high participation rate fostered through our colleges by putting graduate development officers in place for netball, tennis and lacrosse. Durham’s bid to Sport England surrounded the development of similar models for both basketball and volleyball with an emphasis on increasing levels of participation at Queen’s Campus. The bid was successful with Durham securing £66k over the course of the next three years to employ officers to deliver programmes in both sports.

This supplements a further £20k secured from the British Canoe Union to develop a canoe programme with a focus on Queen’s Campus.

FIND OUT MORE Visit www.teamdurham.com

CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE The annual Celebrating Excellence Awards event was recently held in Castle to celebrate excellence amongst our academic community. Two Emeritus Professors, Professor Rosemary Cramp CBE FBA and Professor Sir Arnold Wolfendale FRS DSc, were awarded the esteemed Chancellor’s Medal.

The Chancellor’s Medal is presented to retired members of staff who have made a huge contribution to the University and continue to do so. Both have led distinguished careers at Durham and in the wider academic community, receiving national and international

recognition for their work.

Professor Andy Brinkman received the Research Impact Award at the event. Promoted staff, outstanding researchers and teachers and nationally recognised members of the University were also celebrated at the dinner.

Professor Sir Arnold Wolfendale FRS DSc

Professor Rosemary Cramp CBE FBA

CONGRATULATIONS Lisa Dobson (IT Service) received the Oracle ACE award for her technical contribution to the UK Oracle community, a global group of 300 Oracle ACEs of which only 26 are based in the UK. Sheila Hingley (Library) collected the second place award, on behalf of many others, in the Tourism and Leisure category of the Renaissance Awards of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors for the new Wolfson Gallery at Palace Green Library.

Paulina Lubacz (Treasurer) was invited to be a member of the Durham Cultural Partnership Board, which will lead on arts projects across the County.

Lucy McEnaney (Event Durham) was short-listed for an award in the national ‘Enjoy England Awards for Excellence 2011’ run by Visit England.

Tim McInnis and the Development and Alumni Relations Office (DARO) were shortlisted for the THE ‘Outstanding University Fundraising Team’ award.

Tracey Butterfield (College and University Catering) won Bronze Medal at the UK CUBO food service challenge in Blackpool.

Mustafa Gun (St Mary’s), Melanie Philip (Grey), Steven Smith (Business School),

Paul Simpson (Collingwood), Richard Metcalfe (St Hild and St Bede) and Dave Walker (Executive Chef), all made the finals.

Anoush Ehteshami (School of Government and International Affairs) was invited to join the select ‘East-West Institute’ Expert Group on the Euro-Atlantic community.

Four of our students/alumni David Hosking (former world gold medalist), Naomi Hoogesteger (former world medalist and current PhD student; St Chad’s); Chris Covey and Paddy Thomas (Henley gold medalist) broke a world record for rowing across the Atlantic Ocean in 31 days, 23 hours, 31 minutes.

David Hunter and Linda Marks (School of Medicine and Health), were commissioned by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to develop a public health strengthening action framework for Europe.

Clare Bambra (Medicine and Health and Wolfson Research Institute) was selected as one of the Institute for Public Policy Research’s top 50 ‘Northern Lights’ – the brightest and most talented people across the North of England.

Irene Panozzo (History) and Kieran McNulty (Anthropology) have won Leverhulme Trust Visiting Fellowships.

Michael Blakemore (Geography) was appointed as a ‘Bologna Expert’ to provide a pool of expertise to promote and enhance EU initiatives related to higher education.

Alex Densmore (Geography) was awarded the Geological Society’s Bigsby Medal for 2011.

Colin Macpherson (Earth Sciences) was invited to join the NERC Peer Review College.

David Petley (Geography and IHRR) attended an Expert Panel on Riverbank Collapse Hazard in Adelaide, Australia.

Eleanor Spencer (English Studies) was awarded a Frank Knox Memorial Fellowship by the Kennedy Trust in recognition of her academic record and a Visiting Fellowship at Harvard University for 2011–2012.

Carolyn Summerbell (Medicine and Health and John Snow College) delivered her inaugural lecture ‘Unpicking Childhood Obesity’.

Don’t forget to visit www.durham.ac.uk/dialogue

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UNDER INVESTIGATION ALLAN WATSON, HEALTH & SAFETY SERVICES WHAT ACHIEVEMENT ARE YOU MOST PROUD OF? I’m not especially proud of any of mine.

I prefer to bask in the reflected glory of my two daughters’ achievements in everything they do.

WHAT WAS YOUR BEST SUBJECT? At school it was a toss up between Physics and Chemistry, though I have long since forgotten most of both. I discovered a latent fascination with Biology as an adult.

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU LAUGHED AND WHY? This morning, at a joke I heard on the radio – ‘I would build my own Universe but I haven’t got the time or the space’.

HAVE YOU GOT ANY PETS? Not personally. I prefer enjoying animals in the wild, though my family make me share a house with a guinea pig and a couple of fish.

WHAT ARE YOU READING AT THE MOMENT? The Greatest Show on Earth by Richard Dawkins – oh – and I have just dusted off Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance for a re-read after 35 years.

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE YOUR EPITAPH TO BE? I aspire to ‘He was OK’.

WHICH HISTORICAL FIGURE WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO BE? A difficult decision but Charles Darwin gets it. It would be fascinating to experience the pennies dropping.

WHAT WAS THE FIRST RECORD YOU BOUGHT? It’s so long ago now I can’t be sure, but probably Fairport Convention – if only to be able to walk around with it under my arm, as was obligatory for a 70s student.

WHAT DID YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU WERE A CHILD? A health and safety person, of course.

(Only joking – though I did once meet a man whose life ambition from the age of 10 was to be such.) I still don’t know what I want to be when I grow up.

WHAT’S ON… …AT THE UNIVERSITY JUNE Thomas Wright of Durham; Astronomer, Architect & Garden Designer (1711–1786) Until 19th July Wolfson Gallery, Palace Green Library Durham University celebrates the achievements of the true local hero, Thomas Wright with a new exhibition.

‘The Muses Gardin for Delights’ Wednesday 8th June, 7.30pm University Music School, Palace Green Musicon presents Faye Newton (voice) and Jacob Heringman’s (lute) recital of lute songs and lute solos from the Jacobean Age, to celebrate the inauguration of the medieval and Renaissance Garden at the Old Fulling Mill.

Family Storytelling & Craft Activity Days Tuesday 1st & Saturday 11th June, Saturday 9th July

WHAT SKILL OR TALENT WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO ACQUIRE? Wildlife and landscape painting and drawing. I dabble but rarely achieve mediocrity.

Botanic Garden, Hollingside Lane, Durham

WHERE WILL YOU BE GOING FOR YOUR NEXT HOLIDAY? The Isle of Colonsay – another Hebridean island ticked off.

Durham! New Perspectives Saturday 18th June

GIVE ME A PICTURE OF YOUR IDEAL DAY: Dawn to dusk, out in the wilds somewhere.

TELL ME A SECRET: The Jungle Book really is my favourite film.

WHAT LUXURY ITEM WOULD YOU TAKE TO A DESERT ISLAND? A fiddle. With all that time on my hands maybe I could finally crack getting a decent jig out of it.

PASS THE BUCK: FINALLY, WHO WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IN THE HOT-SEAT? Dave Hunter, Department of Chemistry.

Enjoy storytelling sessions with writer Ingrid Sylvestre and her popular giraffe characters, the Neckmann family.

Botanic Garden, Hollingside Lane, Durham Durham as seen through the lens of professional photographer, Andrew Heptinstall, returning to where his love of photography began.

Durham Student Theatre Assembly Rooms Theatre, 40 North Bailey, Durham DST present a full programme of comedy, drama & music, highlights include: 13th–18th June DULOG present ‘Spring Awakening’ 20th–24th June Oook Productions present ‘Allo, allo’.

JULY Festival of British Archaeology Saturday 16th – Sunday 31st July

Editor: Jayne Pavitt, Acting Corporate Communications Officer.

Contributions: Karen Barrie, HR Policy Support Officer; Sharon Battersby, Communications Officer, ITS; Professor Tim Burt, Master, Hatfield College; Tom Davie, Deputy Head of Centre & Careers Adviser; Yvonne Flynn, Green Travel Plan Co-ordinator; David Gan, Queen’s Campus Communications Officer, DUCK; Dr Gleider I Hernández, Lecture, School of Law; Stina Maynard, Business Development Executive; Carol Nugent, NE Public Health Observatory; Dr Alex Probert, Biophysical Sciences Institute; Charles Robin, DUCK Communications Officer; Quentin Sloper, Assistant Director of Student Sport; Colin Theakston, Academic Liaison Librarian; Maria Towes, Ceremonies Unit.

Design: crombie, www.crombiecreative.com Printing: Statex Colour Print, www.statex.co.uk

Old Fulling Mill Museum of Archaeology A series of events and activities for the whole family to enjoy celebrating the Festival of British Archaeology.

FOR MORE INFORMATION on these and other events happening at the University, go to www.durham.ac.uk/whatson