Chancellor's Fund Newsletter (Issue 19) by University of Glasgow

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Issue 19 April 2014 Chancellor’s Fund at the University of Glasgow

Welcome from the Chancellor Welcome to this edition of the Chancellor’s Fund newsletter, reporting on the grants made possible by your support of the fund.

Dr Tony Pollard examines a World War I trench map

The University of Glasgow’s Great War: A Centenary Project The Chancellor’s Fund has awarded the School of Humanities £30,000 to expand an interactive educational resource about the University community’s contribution in World War I. Over 760 alumni and staff died, and around 4,000 other members of the community served in the conflict. Dr Tony Pollard, Director of the University’s Centre for Battlefield Archaeology, said: ‘The Great War had a profound impact on the University and its people, and the Chancellor’s Fund grant will enable our contribution to the war effort to be further studied and communicated, particularly appropriate given the forthcoming centenary. Their remarkable stories demonstrate service and sacrifice both on the battlefield and at home.’ The project, which is a collaboration between the University’s Archive Services, the Centre for Battlefield Archaeology and the subject area of History, will undertake research to add to the 300 biographies currently contained in the Roll of Honour (www.glasgow.ac.uk/events/ww1), which includes the names of no fewer than three Victoria Cross winners.

It will also explore the vital contributions of University women who served in units such as the Royal Army Medical Corps. It is hoped that staff and students across the University and the wider public will contribute to the project, with the involvement of schools being an important aim. A new website will be launched later in 2014, containing timelines and maps and illustrating the progress of individuals and regiments through the war. Google Earth will be used to locate and plot the places where alumni originated from, and where they served and died. Social media, including a blog and Twitter, will be used to broadcast ‘real time’ history related to the Roll of Honour to a wide audience. The project team can be contacted at: rollofhonour@glasgow.ac.uk.

It seems very appropriate that in 2014 the Chancellor’s Fund will be supporting a project to commemorate the centenary of World War I. This significant grant of £30,000 will investigate the impact of the Great War on the University community and share the remarkable stories of those involved. Other grants continue to fulfil our main aim of enhancing the student learning experience: from providing accessible microscopes for life sciences students and funding to establish an industrial engineering scholarship scheme, to helping develop a teaching garden at our Dumfries Campus. I am also very pleased to share with you a report on a grant from 2013, which helped support the international conference Scotland and the Birth of Comics. I had the privilege of giving the opening plenary at this remarkable conference, which not only showcased the excellent research of the Stirling Maxwell Centre, but also attracted widespread positive media coverage for the University. Thank you to all our donors for helping to make these projects possible.

Professor Kenneth Calman Chancellor

Scotland and the Birth of Comics

Making microscopy accessible for visually and mobility impaired students

In April 2013 the Chancellor’s Fund made an award of £1,500 to support an international conference hosted at the University, Scotland and the Birth of Comics. In partnership with the University of Dundee, the Alliance Française de Glasgow and Glasgow City Council, the conference was a showcase for Glasgow’s world-leading work on arts and literatures that mix text with image, as carried out by the Stirling Maxwell Centre for the Study of Text/Image Cultures, which is affiliated with the School of Modern Languages & Cultures. Dr Laurence Grove is the director of the centre: ‘Funding from the Chancellor’s Fund allowed us to provide reduced-rate places for earlycareer researchers and students and also to invite Jean-Yves Ferri, author of Astérix chez les Pictes, (Asterix and the Picts), which is set in Scotland and is the first Asterix book in eight years. We were delighted that 150 delegates attended and that the conference received widespread positive attention from the international media.’ The conference was the first step in a broader project including an exhibition, The World’s First Comic? that will show at The Hunterian in 2016 and at the Musée Rath, Geneva, in 2017.

An award of £6,782 has been made by the Chancellor’s Fund to the School of Life Sciences to purchase a microscope system accessible to students with additional visual and mobility needs. Microscopy is a key skill for almost all life sciences students to develop, allowing them to become confident in the visualisation, identification and measurement of structures integral to the

growth and development of living organisms. Students with a visual impairment or mobility issues have until now been at a disadvantage when using standard microscopes. The new microscopy system replaces the traditional eyepieces with an integrated flat screen monitor, which can be adjusted for brightness and contrast to best suit the needs of the individual student. These microscopes will be available to students across the University.

Engineering industrial scholarships An award of £15,150 has been made to the School of Engineering to pilot an industrial scholarship scheme to provide summer placements and professional training for undergraduate engineering students. This novel scheme will help to attract the very best students to the University by providing an enhanced student experience – guaranteed industrial placements and mentoring for the scholars for the duration of their degree.

Professor Chris Pearce, Convener of Research in the School of Engineering, said: ‘It is well known that industrial placements can positively reinforce university studies and increase employability. ‘The scheme will also form a major part of the school and University’s strategy to build stronger connections with key employers in the sector and once the scheme has been established, we hope to expand the model to other areas of the College of Science & Engineering.’

New teaching garden blooms for the School of Interdisciplinary Studies

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In 2011 the Chancellor’s Fund awarded a grant of £10,000 to the School of Interdisciplinary Studies to create a garden to be used as a resource for the interactive teaching of ecology, horticulture and climate change impacts. The final garden design comprises a phenology zone to study genetic and climatic controls on the timing of plants’

life cycles; an experimental zone to develop student research projects and teach basic horticultural techniques; a woodland zone for teaching plant identification and ecological restoration; a medicinal herb zone to allow students to learn about the traditional uses of native herbs and plants; and an outdoor classroom and events space. A greenhouse has recently been added to allow on-site propagation and experiments in a controlled environment.

On stage: development of the Scottish Theatre Archive The Chancellor’s Fund has awarded a grant of £15,000 to the School of Culture & Creative Arts to develop the Scottish Theatre Archive, part of Special Collections in the University Library. The archive is a key resource for the teaching of and research into theatre in Scotland. Highlights include posters and playbills relating to theatre in Scotland in the 18th and 19th centuries, major collections charting the ‘golden age’ of Scottish music hall and variety, and the archives of the Citizens Theatre, National

Theatre of Scotland and Scottish Ballet. Professor of Drama Adrienne Scullion said: ‘The grant from the Chancellor’s Fund will help to develop imaginative initiatives to connect with the considerable national and international public interest in Scottish theatre and popular culture. Our plans include a programme of events entitled Your Theatre History, which encourages the public to explore their family or local theatre history. We are also exploring the potential for a permanent Scottish Theatre Archive exhibition at the University.’

The garden will be incorporated into undergraduate and postgraduate teaching. Those on the BSc Environmental Stewardship course will use the garden to identify native plants; and MA Primary Education students will learn about plant growth and horticulture which can be developed into lesson plans for children. • The School of Interdisciplinary Studies is based at the Dumfries Campus.

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Latest projects

Thanks to all our donors...

The latest projects to benefit from the Chancellor’s Fund are listed below.

The following lists those who have given new gifts, named existing gifts or have been upgraded a level between 21 September 2013 and 17 March 2014. In addition to those listed below, there are a number of donors whose gifts are awaiting confirmation of naming or who have chosen to remain anonymous.

Dumfries Campus Teaching, Learning and Participation Project £2,000 To support the sharing of practices and strengthening of links between the University and schools regarding widening participation in Dumfries & Galloway. The Gilmorehill story website £15,000 To develop an interactive resource to link past and future campus developments. Learning and teaching through Google Glass £3,000 To pilot a project to assess whether the use of Google Glass wearable technology can enhance the learning and teaching experience. Travel scholarships for study abroad £20,000 To support the establishment of a new national research forum, in particular the involvement of early career researchers. WinCAPS subtitling software £8,000 To support the purchase of subtitling software to introduce a new skill and improve the employability of postgraduate translation studies students and undergraduate language students. On stage £15,000 To support a knowledge exchangeled development strategy for the Scottish Theatre Archive. University of Glasgow’s Great War: a centenary project £30,000 To develop an interactive educational resource about the alumni, staff

and other individuals from the University community who served in World War I. Scottish political poetry and song £1,400 To scope the production of an online catalogue of collections of Scottish political poetry and song and host a public poetry reading and recital. Sound Thought 2014 £1,500 To enable postgraduate music students to present their work at the Sound Thought festival and conference at the Glasgow Centre for Contemporary Arts. Making microscopy accessible for visually and mobility impaired students £6,782 To purchase a microscope system accessible to students with additional visual and mobility needs. Chaplaincy webcam refurbishment £16,000 To purchase a new camera system for Chapel broadcasts, enabling alumni and visitors from around the world to share in Chapel services, performances and University ceremonies. Undergraduate industrial scholarship scheme £15,150 To pilot an industrial scholarship scheme to provide summer placements and professional training for undergraduate engineering students. Relaunch of Gilmorehill Halls £2,233 To support a three-day mini-festival featuring performances by current and former students to mark the reopening of the halls following 15 months of renovation.

Kelvin Donor

Dr Norman Ritchie*

Tower Donor

Stephen M Berman†* • Dr Thomas A Baillie†* • John Hawthorn* • The John (Iain) Liston Scottish Charitable Trust • Malcolm D Macsween* • Michael Watson*

Bute Donor

Katrina M Conlan†* • David A Couzin* • Ian Handley* • Angus Maciver • David McCann†* • Alan & Maria McIntyre† • William G Munro • Old Mortality* • Three anonymous donors

Avenue Donor

Dr and Mrs L Ade Benedict† • Benedict Bramwell • Dr Fraser D Brown† • Stephen Conway • Norman E Dempster* • DLO Donation 2014 • John D Harkness • Margaret B Lochhead† • Colin H MacKay • Ian & Anne Mackay • In honour of our parents May & John McBride and Margaret & Matthew McQueen* • Sylvia MG McCormick* • Professor Sunny E Ohia† • Dr Bryan H Patrick • Mairi Raeburn • Christopher M Thomson in memory of Madeleine S L L Thomson • Dr Lynn M Whitaker • John Wright* • Six anonymous donors

Gilmorehill Donor

Rodney K Adams† • Douglas Allan • In memory of Stuart Aitken Archibald (1964–2013) • Dr & Mrs William P Binnie - In memory of our parents† • Gavin F Booth • In loving memory of Robert Britton MA FEIS 1931 • Dr John A Ejaife† • In memory of John Richard Foxall • Arlene J Holloway • Barry Hotchkies • Professor Pablo Huq† • Martin Isdale† • Patricia K Johnston • Dr Eugene T Long† • Christopher J McDermott • Professor William A McDougall† • Dr James McGregor • R Lewis Pate • Professor William C Russell • Iain S Smith • Frances Taylor • Iain S Turtle • One anonymous donor * denotes donors that have been upgraded a giving club level. We would like to thank all donors for their continued support. † denotes gifts to American Alumni of Glasgow University (AAGU). We would like to thank AAGU for their support.

The Chancellor’s Fund gave a grant of £5,800 in 2012 to support the selection and recording of choral settings of Robert Burns by the University Chapel Choir. The recordings are now available to listen to at www.burnschoral.glasgow.ac.uk.