Chancellor's Fund Newsletter (Issue 21) by University of Glasgow

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Issue 21 April 2015 Chancellor’s Fund at the University of Glasgow

Welcome from the Chancellor It is with great pleasure that I introduce the April 2015 issue of the Chancellor’s Fund newsletter, which aims to update you on the innovative and worthwhile projects your gifts are helping to support.

The Chancellor’s Fund has supported expeditions to countries such as Iceland

Undergraduate expedition programme goes from strength to strength In recent years, the Chancellor’s Fund has been delighted to support the activities of the University Exploration Society, and a further award of £12,000 was recently made to support the 100-plus undergraduate students taking part in expeditions this summer. With the support of staff and postgraduate students, trips are being planned to Egypt, Iceland, Peru, Tanzania, Tobago, Trinidad, as well as closer to home in Scotland. The teams will look at varied aspects of geography, zoology, geology, anthropology and more. Participation is open to all students across the University. Professor Roger Downie of the Exploration Council said: ‘Over the years, Exploration Society expeditions have done amazing things all over the world. From journal articles in Nature, to the lasting legacy of building libraries and women’s skills centres in rural Gambia, to increased awareness of conservation of numerous

species and habitats, our expedition teams have all achieved a huge amount. No doubt our greatest achievement, however, has been the associated benefits of sending so many students, hundreds over the years, into the field to explore, to work and to be inspired. ‘Expeditions are often cited as the most important experience our students have during their university years and they have undoubtedly sparked an enthusiasm for the natural world which sees many of our former team members continuing to research or work with conservation and development bodies all over the world.’

In this edition we focus on several projects that are enhancing the student experience by not only offering relevant opportunities but also enjoyable and inspirational activities to our talented students – from participating in international scientific expeditions and representing the University at a prestigious competition to joining fellow students on a global leader challenge and working with top fashion designers to hold a high-profile fundraising fashion show. As our graduates enter an increasingly competitive job market, activities such as these can help prepare them by offering unique training and work experiences while still at university. The Chancellor’s Fund is very important in contributing to these opportunities and we would not be able to fulfil our ambitions without the funding made available through the generous support of our donors. Your gifts really do make a difference and we continue to be very grateful for your generosity.

Professor Kenneth Calman Chancellor

Inspiring our students to be global leaders

Charity on the catwalk

The Chancellor’s Fund has awarded £6,000 to help deliver a leadership programme to 100 students to give them the inspiration, skills and connections to become more effective leaders at work and in society as well as the ability to thrive in multiple cultures. The programme took place between 17 and 20 February and is run by the charitable trust Common Purpose, which named Glasgow one of its ‘Magnet Cities’ along with others such as Oxford, London, Shanghai and Boston. Students of 25 different nationalities were selected from a very large number of applicants to work on the challenge ‘What Makes a City Smart?’ They spent four days investigating the challenge, going off-campus to meet city leaders from across business, government and NGOs, working in small groups with a mentor from a corporate partner before presenting their ideas to a diverse panel. The groups also looked at how other magnet city groups addressed the challenge and looked for areas of collaboration. Professor Frank Coton, VicePrincipal for Learning & Teaching said: ‘The Common Purpose Global Leadership Experience will bring excellent students from a diverse range of disciplines together to engage in a discourse focused on the city and centred on the University. This activity is an exemplar of what a global university can do to bring different perspectives to bear to help the city, while strengthening our global links and bringing benefit – not only to the students from our University but also to develop an increasingly international perspective amongst the student body.’

An award of £8,000 has been given by the Chancellor’s Fund to help establish a new student society which aims to hold a yearly high-profile fashion show and raise thousands of pounds for an annually chosen charity. The first University Charity Fashion Show took place on 21 February in the Hunter Halls, where over 600 guests gathered to see student models showcase designers including KellyDawn Riot, winner of Scotland RE:Designed’s 2014 New Talent Award. Scottish brands LimeBlonde, Rachel McMillan and Abandon Ship also featured along with 21st Century Kilts and Comme des Garçons. Everyone involved in the management of the event – from securing sponsorship to castings and media – was a current student, and each person obtained invaluable life and business skills in developing and producing a successful event. The fashion show raised £3,000 for the Beatson Pebble Appeal which funds staff, equipment and ground-breaking research

in the University’s cancer research laboratories on the Garscube campus. Society president Blake Sinclair said: ‘If you ask anyone who has been a part of the event this year I genuinely believe they will tell you this has been the most valuable thing they have done at university, if not in their life. From being featured in Harper’s Bazaar to liaising with senior executives of multinationals, we have formed a society that provides an incredible platform to show what our world-changers can do. ‘We cannot thank the Chancellor’s Fund enough for helping us establish something that has the very real potential to raise hundreds of thousands of pounds over its life for charity, while also adding an amazing new dimension to the University student experience.’

Students take off in aeronautics competition The Chancellor’s Fund has made a grant of £7,645 towards the costs of a team of students from the School of Engineering participating in the American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics Design, Build, Fly competition in Tucson, Arizona. The group of 20 mainly first- to third-year students have been challenged to design, from scratch, a remotely controlled aircraft which will be able to compete in a number of missions including flying a loop as many times as possible in four minutes, flying a loop with a specified payload as fast as possible and dropping light plastic balls to a designated area while flying around a circuit. This will be the first time the University has entered a team to this prestigious competition and will allow the Aeronautical Engineering students to use

skills from computer-aided design to flight testing and develop an interest in a career in aerospace engineering. Artur Jasjukevics, fourth-year Aeronautical Engineering student and project manager said: ‘The UG Design, Build, Fly team are very grateful for the contribution to funding our project. It has allowed us to acquire tools, set up the workshop and get the advanced materials for our aircraft, such as carbon fibre and highend motors. The funding will also allow more team members to travel to the US for the competition. We are currently busy

building our first aircraft and invite you to track our progress on Facebook and Twitter.’ You can follow them on www.twitter.com/ug_dbf and www.facebook.com/UGDBF.

GLEAM – our annual festival of sound and image is launched In April 2014, the Chancellor’s Fund awarded £5,000 to the School of Culture & Creative Arts to launch a new public festival of sonic and audiovisual arts. Glasgow Electronic & Audiovisual Media (GLEAM) festival took place on 30 and 31 October, in collaboration with the Glasgow Audiovisual Network. It included concerts and installations of fixed audiovisual work, live performances, student workshops and showcasing, and the first annual GLEAM research symposium. Artists taking part included Tim Wright, Ryo Ikeshiro and Bret Battey, and a very special Halloween performance of

The Magical Misery Tour was staged by People Like Us. The festival also honoured the centenary of the Scottish-Canadian filmmaker and artist Norman McLaren (1914–1987), who began experimenting with visual music and audiovisual composition when he was a student at The Glasgow School of Art. Dr Louise Harris, Lecturer in Sonic & Audiovisual Practices said: ‘The festival was a great success, with all the events being fully or nearly sold out and with audience members coming from across the city and the country. The Chancellor’s Fund grant allowed us to fund an open call for works, which was a great success.

We also purchased some new audiovisual equipment and software for our audio lab, in order to allow students to undertake the GLEAM student projects. This has enhanced our provision for teaching audiovisual work and will allow us more flexibility in the delivery of our sonic arts classes in future, which is fantastic.’

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Latest projects The latest projects to benefit from the Chancellor’s Fund are listed below. The Olive Tree Initiative £12,610 To support the participation of students in a peace education programme which aims to address the complex challenges raised by conflict in the Middle East, and develop student leadership.

research and engagement activities across the colleges, University archives and six secondary schools with shared Great War alumni.

Student IT consultants for the third sector £5,000 To support summer internships for Computing Science students to work with local charities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their IT infrastructure.

Legal advice for University of Glasgow student start-up businesses £6,750 To pilot a project where School of Law Diploma in Professional Legal Practice students give advice for student start-up businesses under the close supervision of a qualified solicitor.

And they shall see his face: in search of Robert Bruce £5,000 To make 2D and 3D cranioreconstructions of Robert I, King of Scots Dissertating geography £4,000 To support the creation and archiving (c 1274–1329), based on the early 19thof an online resource based on dissertations century cast of Bruce’s skull held in The Hunterian. submitted in geography at Glasgow since the early 1960s. Campus life advice network, Dumfries Campus Common Purpose UK global £2,000 To develop and implement a leader experience £6,000 To support a leadership programme sustainable peer mentoring scheme at the for 100 students to give them the inspiration, University’s Dumfries Campus with the aim of facilitating communication about worries skills and connections to become more and concerns and improving retention and effective leaders at work and in society, as student satisfaction. well as to thrive in multiple cultures.

Undergraduate expedition support programme £12,000 Towards student scientific expeditions organised through the University’s Exploration Society. May I have the pleasure? The performance works of Adrian Howells £6,000 To fund a print and digital collection of the work of Adrian Howells, Fellow in Theatre Studies from 2006 until his death in 2014. Engaging students through augmented reality £2,900 To fund a series of posters in the College of Social Sciences which, when scanned with a free app, allow media-rich interactions about key teaching information. University’s Great War: a centenary project (year two) £10,000 To support further exploration of the University’s Great War history including

Kelvin News: taught postgraduate students communicate on physics & astronomy £2,000 To support the publishing costs of a new journal which will help taught postgraduate students engage in outreach activities during their time at university. The University of Glasgow charity fashion show 2015 £8,000 To support the creation of a new student society to run an annual fundraising fashion show and other events, giving students the chance to develop key life and business skills. American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics Design, Build, Fly Competition £7,645 Towards the entrance of a student-led University team in a competition to design, build and fly a remotely controlled aircraft at a fly-off in Tucson, Arizona, USA.

A peer mentoring scheme is being developed with help from the Chancellor’s Fund

Thanks to all our donors... The following lists those who have given new gifts, named existing gifts or have been upgraded a level between 20 September 2014 and 19 March 2015. 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. Tower Donor

Peter W Daniels • Graeme W Johnston

Bute Donor

In memory of John Richard Foxall* • KJ Humphreys • Dr Eoin Lees BSc & PhD (1969 & 1973) • Margaret B Lochhead†* • Colin H MacKay* • Dr Geoffrey H Rowley†* • Des Spiers* • Two anonymous donors

Avenue Donor

Damian D Haggett • Winfred N Hasty Jr†* • John A Mackenzie • Martin J Taulbut • Two anonymous donors

Gilmorehill Donor

Kenneth R Anderson • Leonard Cahif • Dr Hugh S Forrest† • Brian M Henderson† • Gay E Mitchell • Hugh J Paul • Kenneth N Sayer • Lorna S Smith • Scott Steele • Virginia Van Alyea† • Gordon M Wilson • Two anonymous donors * 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.