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Alumni - Log in - De Montfort University
the gateway Alumni Association Issue Five Winter 2008/2009 The magazine for alumni and friends of De Montfort University Andy Gotts’ famous faces Also in this issue Win a luxury weekend Alumni Roll of Honour Leicester – a city transformed Alumni volunteers 2009 Distinguished Lecture Series Welcome… to the latest issue of The Gateway From the Vice-Chancellor Inside this issue From the Editor Let me start by wishing you all a very happy New Year and welcoming you to the fifth issue of The Gateway. Dear Friends, 08 Welcome to the fifth issue of The Gateway and may I wish you all a very happy New Year. 35 This is an exciting time for De Montfort University and especially for the Faculty of Business and Law. As you will know, a new £35 million Faculty building is scheduled to open in September 2009. It will be modern, sustainable and iconic, reflecting the modern ethos and innovative work of the Faculty. With the building’s construction will come the redevelopment of the area, with landscaping and the creation of public squares and the reinstatement of the Magazine monument as a gateway to the city. The building will reflect the outstanding quality of our work and it will embody our pride and confidence as well as our ambitions for the future. 14 This issue carries a fresh new look and is bigger than ever before. Your kind comments about the summer launch of the Faculty-specific magazine, The Gateway Extra, have helped us to develop this issue. Inside you will find more inspiring stories about the University and your fellow alumni as well as news on the transformation of Leicester itself. 12 This is also a big year for our events programme, with us planning more reunions than ever before, hoping to reunite old friends and rekindle old memories by returning many of you to campus (see page 7). We have been overwhelmed with the kindness of alumni that have returned to DMU to volunteer their help at a number of events. This has been so successful that we now have new opportunities for more alumni to get involved (see page 7) and look forward to hearing from you! As a University we are very proud of our reputation and standing. Over the next year, one of our aims is to raise the profile of the University nationally and internationally. We realise that to be successful in achieving this goal we will need to rely heavily on the support of our partners, friends and alumni. The support of our alumni is crucial to the success of the University and we are proud to feature four leading De Montfort alumni in this year’s magazine: Andy Gotts, celebrity photographer who specialises in all aspects of portraits and photography; Kevin Hand, Chairman of Hachette Filipacchi UK, the British arm of Legardere, one the world’s largest magazine publishers; Graham Cartledge CBE, Chairman of Benoy, an international architecture firm with offices in Newarke, London, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Abu Dhabi; and Roger Le Tissier, Senior Partner at Ogier, the largest commercial law firm in Guernsey. Their lives and careers since leaving the University have been fascinating and an inspiration to us all and we thank them for their time. I am immensely proud of our graduates. I am impressed by the remarkable contributions you make to your chosen professions and to the communities in which you live and I would like to express our warmest thanks to you for your continued support as part of our Alumni Association. I do hope that you enjoy this magazine. With best wishes, Professor Philip Tasker Vice-Chancellor Editor Louise Henderson Sub Editors Julia Breens, Terry Gibson Staff Writers Julia Breens, Louise Henderson, Terry Gibson, Stephen Jones Design Marketing Department, De Montfort University Print Printank 02 the gateway Issue 5 2009 looks like being the busiest year for the Alumni Association so far! In the next couple of months we will be launching a new alumni website, boasting lots of exciting new features and providing an interactive way to keep in touch! We would love you to be a part of this, so please look out for all the ways you can get involved throughout this magazine. I really hope you enjoy reading and please do continue to contact us with your news and views on what we are doing and how we can improve things for you. Features Win a luxury weekend! Website launch Andy Gotts – Here’s looking at you Julie Vallance – From Office Junior to Solicitor 11 Events Leicester – A city transformed Graham Cartledge – The world’s in his hands CEO – getting you into business Alumni Roll of Honour Roger le Tissier – A decade of success Global alumni network Making it in the media Weddings Kevin Hand - One Elle of a career! 12-13 14-15 27 28-29 30 31 32-33 34 35 Upcoming alumni reunions Alumni Pub Night 06 06 08-09 Photography Nigel Essex, Stuart Hollis, Page One Photography, Will Pryce, Stuart Hollis, Derek Tamea, Iain Philpott, Mark Rankin, Tempest Photography and alumni contributors Produced by De Montfort University Alumni Association Published by De Montfort University Development Office, The Gateway, Leicester LE1 9BH, UK Paul Catherall – The Lino-Man Katy Bullen – forgotten children of Cambodia 36 37 Focus on fundraising 38 Faculty news 16-27 Have a great 2009 and keep in touch. With best wishes 07 07 Louise Henderson (CIM PGDip Marketing, 2004) Editor Distinguished Lecture Series 2009 10 Stay in touch Cultural eXchanges 10 Hong Kong and Taiwan reunions 31 Life after DMU supplement Centre pages Alumni Association benefits and services 06 The views expressed in the gateway are those of the individual authors and contributors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the University, the alumni community or the Editor. The Editor reserves the right to edit contributions received and every care shall be taken to ensure accuracy of information. the gateway is distributed free of charge to all members of the worldwide alumni community, staff and friends of De Montfort University and all antecedent institutions. We’d love to hear from you and would like to stay in touch. Please contact us with any news, updates or enquiries you may have at: The Alumni Association De Montfort University The Gateway Leicester LE1 9BH, UK T: +44 (0)116 257 7027 F: +44 (0)116 250 6230 E: [email protected] www.dmu.ac.uk/alumni Inset cover images by Andy Gotts and used with kind permission – see pages 8-9 for feature. Issue 5 the gateway 03 DMU News Graduates and honorands celebrate Thousands of DMU graduates celebrated successfully completing their courses at ceremonies held in July and November last year. Have you started your career but feel that further study may help boost you up the ranks? Or are you considering a career change which a postgraduate qualification could help you with? De Montfort Hall was once again the venue for the graduation ceremonies, which also included the presentation of honorary degrees to a number of celebrated and distinguished names. Perhaps you have always felt graduation wasn’t the end of your educational journey and that one day you would come back to DMU to continue your studies. Vice-Chancellor Professor Philip Tasker said: “Our graduation ceremonies are the highlight of the academic year when we mark and celebrate the achievements of our students. Their success is a source of pride not just to the University, but also to the city of Leicester.” Receiving honorary degrees this year were: • Kate Bostock, Executive Director of Clothing at Marks and Spencer. Honorary Doctor of Arts • Louis de Bernieres, best-selling author of Captain Corelli’s Mandolin and a former Leicester Polytechnic student. Honorary Doctor of Arts • Professor Lord Robert Winston, known for TV series such as Child of Our Time and one of the country’s foremost fertility experts. Honorary Doctor of Science 04 the gateway Issue 5 Investing in your future – alumni scholarships De Montfort University is pleased to announce alumni scholarships worth £500 Kate Bostock. • Louis de Bernieres. Robert Winston. Michael Wilson OBE, producer of every James Bond film since 1985’s A View to a Kill with his half-sister Barbara Broccoli. Honorary Doctor of Arts • • The Right Honourable Terry Davis, Secretary General of the Council of Europe. Honorary Doctor of Letters • Professor Jean-Louis Juvet, President of the International Centre for Sport Studies, Neuchatel University. Honorary Doctor of Letters • Media mogul Patrick McKenna. Honorary Doctor of Arts • Sandy Nairne, Director of the National Portrait Gallery. Honorary Doctor of Arts • Internet guru Professor Howard Rheingold, who is Visiting Professor at the DMU Institute of Creative Technologies. Honorary Doctor of Technology Dame Catherine Elcoat, Director of Nursing and Patient Care of the NHS East Midlands Strategic Health Authority, Honorary Doctor of Science • Dr Paul Vaight, Pro-Chancellor and Deputy Chairman of the Board of Governors. Honorary Doctor of Letters • Jonathan Agnew, cricket correspondent and former professional cricketer. Honorary Doctor of Arts towards the full tuition fees of a number of postgraduate courses. The courses that you can apply for include many full-time postgraduate diplomas and Master’s courses, distance learning/online Master’s courses and full time MPhil/PhD research degrees. To qualify for one of the scholarships, you must have previously studied and completed a course of nine months or more in duration at any DMU UK campus. Further details on the scheme are available at www.dmu.ac.uk/alumnischolarships DMU appoints two Pro Vice-Chancellors Professor Vivien Lowndes, a leading international expert in local Government, and Dr Vicky Vass have been appointed Pro Vice-Chancellors at De Montfort University. Professor Lowndes previously had a key role in the University’s Local Governance Research Unit in the Faculty of Business and Law, and Dr Vass joins DMU from the University of Sunderland where she was Dean of the Business, Law and Psychology Faculty. Professor Jeff Knight and Professor Steven Baskerville, former Pro Vice-Chancellors at DMU, retired last year. Professor Vivien Lowndes. Dr. Vicky Vass. Issue 5 the gateway 05 Alumni benefits and services Coming to a screen near you Many of you will have enjoyed using the current DMU alumni website for the past couple of years – but a new and improved one is on its way! Are you connected? Our new alumni website will allow you to search for your friends, take part in discussions, add photos, become involved in professional networking groups and maintain your personal profile, privacy and communication preferences. We provide all of this in a secure password-protected environment exclusive to DMU alumni. We will be launching the new website with an exciting competition in the spring, but for now you can log on to www.dmu.ac.uk/alumni for a sneak preview! Benefits for you Get involved! In the last 12 months we’ve hosted a number of events for alumni and asked for your help at a few more. Here’s a round up of the past events, plus some information about what we’re doing throughout 2009. De Montfort University and Leicester Polytechnic Alumni Association http://demontfort.facebook.com/ group.php?gid=2616840595 Featuring: • • • • More than 1,900 contactable alumni Private or public messaging Discussion boards News and events in brief • Discounts with many international and alumni-owned businesses including The Gourmet Society, Cottages4You and Open Fairways to name a few • Discounted fees on postgraduate courses • Help with finding and contacting old friends • Invitations to alumni reunions and other exclusive University events • Specialist help and advice for holding your own reunion • Discounted membership for the DMU Library and John Sandford Sports Centre • Feature in your own online profile or update your friends in Life after DMU • Free access to DMUworks, the online job site for DMU alumni • Unlimited careers advice for graduates with Careers DMU. For a complete list, visit www.dmu.ac.uk/alumni and download your Benefits and Services brochure. Myspace Group De Montfort University and Leicester Polytechnic Alumni Association groups.myspace.com/dmualumni Featuring: • Discussion boards • News and events in brief • Share your favourite music, pictures or videos LinkedIn Group De Montfort University and Leicester Polytechnic Alumni Association linkedin.com/e/gis/39222/ 0B5AF349CCBE Featuring: • More than 500 contactable alumni • Valuable business networking with coursemates and other DMU alumni • A panel of industry experts willing to help answer your business questions. 06 the gateway Issue 5 Luxury prize weekend We’re offering one lucky reader the chance to win a luxury weekend for two! The weekend will include a two-night stay in Leicester’s hippest new boutique hotel, Hotel Maiyango, dinner and a bottle of champagne. Also, to celebrate the recent opening of Leicester’s newest attraction, See our website for details of the following events. Get in touch with us if you’re interested in attending, or if you know someone who would be. Past reunions On 10 April 2008, 120 distinguished architects gathered at the Royal Institute of British Architects in London to celebrate 111 years of the Leicester School of Architecture. Facebook Group Faculty of Technology open day For more information about any of these events see our website www.dmu.ac.uk/alumni Leicester School of Architecture Reunion Don’t forget – being a member of DMU’s Alumni Association is your passport to some great discounts, offers and special deals: Future reunions Are you a 2008 graduate? Return to campus for the One-year-on reunion. Reunion of Performing Arts and Arts Management degrees – February 2009 Leicester and London pub nights – April 2009 Class of 2008 One-year-on reunion – July 2009 Reunion of Nursing and Midwifery – September 2009 Centenary Anniversary of the Leicester School of Pharmacy – September 2009 Leicester and London pub nights – October 2009 A series of reunions for the Faculty of Business and Law to celebrate the new building – October and November 2009 The four volunteers who attended had a delightful day and not only assisted prospective students and their families but enjoyed a nostalgic trip back to their old place of study. We’d like to say thank you to all our alumni volunteers. Graduation ceremonies Future volunteering opportunities Leicester Pub Night On 9 October 2008, alumni from all over the county joined staff from the alumni office for our first Leicester Pub Night. Following this year’s success, we are proud to preview the 2009 programme. Get in touch with us if you’re interested in volunteering to help new and future graduates find their path with DMU. Alumni volunteer Robin Taylor talking to alumni. Leicester’s hippest new boutique hotel, Hotel Maiyango, was the host of the Leicester Pub Night. Each year the University opens its doors to prospective new students to give them a flavour of DMU life. In October we invited graduates of the Faculty of Technology to help describe the quality of teaching and support services DMU offers to its students. Alumni volunteering Architecture alumni enjoying the reunion. The Highcross shopping centre, we’re throwing in a £250 shopping spree! To enter, simply complete and return the update form sent with this magazine before Friday 24 April 2009. The lucky winner will be announced on Monday 27 April 2009. Open day volunteers, from left to right: Lloyd Grose, Paul Gribbin, Nathan Tierney and Keith Cresswell. In July and November we welcomed more than 4,000 new graduates to the Alumni Association. Over the two weeks we had a great time talking to new graduates and participating in the celebrations. This wouldn’t have been possible without our alumni volunteers. Summer University Open Days – June and July 2009 Summer Graduation Celebrations – July 2009 Autumn University Open Days – October and November 2009 Autumn Graduation Celebrations – November 2009 We also run careers and Faculty events throughout the year, so there are many ways for you to get involved! Issue 5 the gateway 07 Feature Feature We first featured Andy Gotts (MA Photography, 2007) in issue three of The Gateway when he was studying for his Master’s in Photography. At that time his coffee table book Degrees based on the game ‘Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon’ had just been released featuring his portraits of the most recognisable faces on the silver screen including George Clooney, Halle Berry, Brad Pitt and Sharon Stone… Julia Roberts. Robert de Niro. Andy Gotts. Fast-forward two years and we caught up with Andy to talk about DMU and his latest projects. Andy also discussed his other major project ‘Epitaph’. It focuses on a spectrum of people at the top of their field in areas including the arts, business and science. Andy aims to get his subjects to write their own epitaph which will accompany their portraits. The idea came from a meeting Andy had with an American legend earlier this year just before he passed away. Derby. I had shot Alan, Alan had given Paul his portrait and Paul put it on his pin board. Things happen all the time, things happen for a reason I think. So I came here and I’m glad I did.” “I Here’s looking at you Al Pacino. 08 the gateway Issue 5 ’m working on a few projects at the moment; I met with Elton John and David Furnish. They saw Degrees and wanted to do something similar for musicians to raise money for the Elton John Aids Foundation.” When asked if we can expect a similar calibre of A-listers on the music project, Andy discussed his rather unique ideas for the musicians involved including; Elton John karate kicking over a piano, Amy Winehouse in a coffin and Ozzy Osbourne and Alice Cooper as elder statesman in sharp suits without any of their trademark makeup. “I like to capture people not as glossy, Hollywood, Vanity Fair pictures. Yousuf Karsh’s picture of Winston Churchill inspires me. I’m more interested in seeing someone who isn’t glossy. Apparently Churchill was in a bad mood that day and you can see that in the picture. When I photograph someone it’s just them and me and they are just themselves, no entourage and that works really well, you get to know the person and after 20 to 30 minutes they treat you like a best friend.” “I saw Paul Newman a few months ago and he had been ill for about 18 months with lung cancer; people were saying if he passes away people will be writing lots of nice things about him. I thought it would be nice for people to put their own point of view down before they die, how they want to be recalled in years to come rather than another person’s perspective.” Andy recalled fond memories of his time at DMU and mentioned how Paul Hill MBE, the MA Photography Course Leader, was the catalyst for him choosing DMU over a place at the Royal College of Art. “When I came for the interview here, I went to Paul’s office and sat down. Behind Paul’s head there was a portrait I had done of Sir Alan Bates on his pin board. There’s an omen for you… Alan Bates was Paul’s neighbour in Andy commented that the most important thing the MA has given him is confidence when giving lectures to other university students. “When I give lectures in universities, the history that I was taught on the course has given me a lot of confidence when talking to students about photography, rather than someone who does not have a background in photography”. Andy is keen to continue supporting the photography department at DMU: “I would like to help in anyway I can to support the efforts that are continuing to make DMU a leader in the arts.” Andy has donated his personal collection of signed prints from his Degrees collection to be auctioned at Sotheby’s to raise money for the Faculty of Art and Design and has permanently loaned his Degrees exhibition collection to DMU. Issue 5 the gateway 09 Events Feature Distinguished Lecture Series photo courtesy of Will Pryce. Julie’s journey: from Office Junior to Solicitor Jasvinder Sanghera. Ken Shuttleworth. Lord Lester. A compelling mix of speakers with a diverse range of expertise will appear at this year’s De Montfort University Distinguished Lecture Series. They include an architect who has worked on some of Britain’s most iconic modern buildings, an acclaimed designer and a football legend. The speakers and dates for their talks are: • Director General of the Institute of Directors Miles Templeman on 25 February • Jasvinder Sanghera, a national campaigner on issues affecting South Asian women on 11 March • Football coach and former player Lawrie McMenemy MBE on 25 March • Ken Shuttleworth DMU Alumnus and the founder of Make Architects on 29 April • Lord Lester of Herne Hill QC, President of the International Centre for the Legal Protection of Human Rights on 10 June • Wayne Hemingway, founder of Red or Dead and Hemingway Design on 9 December • Baroness Neuberger DBE, author of several books on Judaism, women, healthcare ethics and on caring for dying people, on 24 September For further information or to book a place on any of the lectures please contact the DMU Events Office on +44 (0) 116 257 7452 or email [email protected] Former resident of the city and best selling writer Adele Parks, author of ‘Playing Away’ and ‘Game Over’, talks about her career. Eminent scientist Professor Lewis Wolpert continues our theme via Leicester-born novelist C.P. Snow. Professor Wolpert will talk about Snow’s famous paper on the ‘Two Cultures’ of Science and Art and will question whether the two can indeed co-exist. The event is particularly timely as Photo by Iain Philpott. the gateway Issue 5 • Dr Maggie Semple OBE, Chief Executive and a Director of The Experience Corps Ltd on 21 October 2009 marks the 50th anniversary of Snow’s original lecture. This year sees the return to the festival of Andrew Davies, fresh from his acclaimed adaptation of Little Dorrit for the BBC. cultural eXchanges also features live performances including Lemn Sissay, Poet in Residence at the South Bank, Rob Williamson, of The Incredible String Band Fame, and legendary jazz saxophonist Ian Ballamy. Tony Graves, Director of cultural eXchanges, said: “I’m looking forward to another week packed full of ideas, insight and inspiration. I’m especially delighted to announce the support of our new sponsors Leicestershire and Rutland Life who will provide us with extensive coverage of the festival. Julie Vallance. Photo by Mark Rankin. 10 Wayne Hemingway. • Marie-Noëlle Barton MBE, former Director of the WISE (Women Into Science and Engineering) Campaign on 13 May Producer and director David Gothard, who has produced work by writers such as Hanif Kureishi and was a producer at Leicester’s former Haymarket Theatre, will discuss his illustrious career. Author Adele Parks. Miles Templeman. • Professor Lord Patel of Bradford OBE, Head of the International School for Communities, Rights and Inclusion at the University of Central Lancashire on 11 November cultural eXchanges returns this year with another array of creative talents and a strong spotlight on Leicester. Monday 2 March to Friday 6 March 2009 Dr Maggie Semple. Poet Lemn Sissay. I believe it’s a further sign of the growing reputation that cultural eXchanges has in the region.” A number of big names are in the pipeline and will be revealed soon so keep visiting the website for confirmation of the final programme. www.dmu.ac.uk/cultural exchanges Julie Vallance (PGDip Law, 2004 and Legal Practice Course, 2006) has had a very interesting career, going from Office Junior to Solicitor and having an article written about her for The Times. I n 1979 she left school at 16 with no desire to go to university. Instead she picked up the Yellow Pages and wrote to four law firms in Leicester enquiring about work as an Office Junior. The first to offer her an interview was Harvey Ingram who, after meeting her, offered her a position on the spot. As a Secretary, and then a Senior Secretary, Julie worked at Harvey Ingram for over 15 years, but the retirement of a Senior Partner encouraged her to qualify and become a fee earner for the firm. Julie explains: “I started off with what I thought was the easiest option, doing the Legal Executive course.” But being a Legal Executive wasn’t all Julie thought it might be. “At home I had support from my partner Terry. In The Times article they refer to him as ‘Harry’. Among my friends that article will be remembered because of that error. Terry was fabulous though, he helped with my discipline. Every night my books would be out. He would notice that I would write a sentence then look up and watch a bit of telly. He would say ‘Do this properly and turn the telly off or put the books away.’” Julie now works in Personal Injury at Harvey Ingram. “My day involves talking to clients, arguing with insurers and then dealing with letters and such like. I think I’m a bit of a natural born litigator because I love arguing. I still get a real buzz when I win at trial.” “I qualified as a Legal Executive, but I knew that I would never be treated the same as a Solicitor. It’s a title thing.” It was the desire to have her work recognised that drove Julie to study for four years at DMU. But why DMU? “Harvey Ingram has always had a lot to do with DMU, so the partners were satisfied knowing that it was a good university to go to.” Julie has two career highlights. “Qualifying as a Solicitor made me incredibly proud and even now when I meet people and they say ‘what do you do?’ and I say ‘I’m a Solicitor’, I really have to hold back from giggling because I almost can’t believe it. Qualifying, and that article in The Times, are the two highlights.” Studying at DMU meant meeting lecturers and coursemates, but it was her support network outside DMU that really helped with a stressful workload. “In the office, I would bring my study to work with me every single day and instead of having a dinner hour I would work right through and at 4pm my books would be out. But even after a day at Harvey Ingram, she still likes to watch courtroom dramas on television. “I love them because I like to pick holes in them and because Terry and I watch these things together. I think I was just meant to be in the law.” Issue 5 the gateway 11 Feature An artist’s impression of Westbridge One. Image courtesy of Westbridge Living. 1. John Lewis, Leicester’s newest department store. Image courtesy of Page One Photography. 2. Shoppers at the Highcross Shopping Centre. Image courtesy of Page One Photography. A city transformed Big cities are constantly evolving and most graduates returning to the home of their former universities after a few years’ absence would notice much that is different. But for DMU alumni, a return to Leicester is likely to be an eye-opening experience. 2 3 4 3. Leicester’s Curve Theatre. Image courtesy of Will Pryce. 4. Interior views of Curve. Images courtesy of Will Pryce. Leicester is a city undergoing major transformation and the sheer scope of the developments taking place is breathtaking. building is based in Rutland Street and is the jewel in the crown of the city’s new Cultural Quarter. The last few months alone have seen the opening of a vast shopping centre, a multi-million pound theatre and the completion of a major project to revamp city centre streets. Its glass façade allows those looking in from the outside to see the stage, backstage area and foyer, along with the cafés and bars in the building. Exciting developments are also taking place around Leicester’s waterfront, where luxury apartments are set to spring up alongside shops, bars and restaurants. Curve opened in December and features two auditoria, one seating 750 people and the other 350. Last year saw the first major developments being completed and opened to the public. The much anticipated opening of the Highcross Shopping Centre took place in September. Thousands of people poured through its doors on the first day, all eager to sample a shopping experience on the scale of which Leicester has never seen before. The Highcross, which incorporates the former Shires Shopping Centre, contains 120 shops, restaurants including Wagamama and Yo! Sushi, three department stores, including a four-floor John Lewis, and a 12-screen cinema. Other new developments in the city are the £61 million Curve theatre, designed by renowned architect Rafael Vinoly. The iconic City centre streets have undergone a massive face lift in a two-and-a-half-year project that was completed last autumn. As a result, the centre has more pedestrian areas and benefits from new paving and street lighting, better signage and new seating. The city’s new digital media centre, which will replace Phoenix Arts and is supported by DMU, is set to open this year. The £21.5 million project will feature three cinema screens, a digital exhibition space and digital production facilities as well as housing businesses, high-quality homes and a café bar. Plans are also underway to regenerate Leicester’s waterfront area and reunite the city with its 11 miles of waterfront. A major development will be No. 1 Westbridge, an iconic complex of three towers, the tallest reaching 39 storeys high. The two shorter towers will contain 354 luxury apartments while the tallest building will feature apartments and hotel rooms. The complex will also boast shops, bars and restaurants. Changes are also afoot around the DMU campus. Work on the new Faculty of Business and Law building is underway and the project to reroute Leicester’s inner ring road to free up the Magazine Gateway was completed last year. Vice-Chancellor of De Montfort University Professor Phillip Tasker said: “There are some major changes taking place in Leicester at the moment, including some exciting developments in and around our city campus. “Leicester has always been a thriving city but now there is even more to interest and entertain present and future students of De Montfort University, local residents and visitors to the city. “I hope that De Montfort alumni who are keen to see how Leicester has been transformed will take the opportunity to visit both the city and the University to see these changes for themselves.” ˆ Win a luxury weekend! Fancy the chance to return to Leicester, experience the transformation and enjoy a weekend of luxury? Then enter our exciting competition! See page 6 for more details. 12 the gateway Issue 5 Issue 5 the gateway 13 Feature Graham Cartledge CBE (DipArch, 1972). The Bullring in Birmingham, designed by Benoy. The award winning Elements in Hong Kong. Bluewater in Kent, designed by Benoy. The world’s in his hands Graham chose architecture after taking inspiration from his brother who worked as a builder. In 1965 Graham chose the Leicester School of Architecture and he has fond memories of his time here. “Leicester was good fun, the pubs and social life were great. The course was not prescriptive and diversity was encouraged. The great amount of variety truly allowed students to blossom,” he recalls. DMU graduate Graham Cartledge CBE (DipArch, 1972) is Chairman of Benoy, an award-winning architecture firm with offices in the UK, Abu Dhabi, Singapore, Hong Kong and Shanghai. Heading a global team of 550 people, Benoy has experienced turnover growth of £28 million in the last five years. Times are good, but the triumphs have not come without their tribulations. In his second year Graham’s drawing skills were advancing and a placement year at Louis De Soissons in year four began to define things for him. “My confidence grew during my time at Louis De Soissons and things really took off from there.” 14 the gateway Issue 5 Graham graduated with a Diploma in Architecture in 1972 and became a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects. He joined Gordon Benoy and Partners in 1973 and by 1975 he was Senior Partner. The practice grew with notable projects in St Marks Place in Newark and Foregate Street in Chester. However there was a concern that as the firm’s success grew it also became over-stretched and vulnerable. To protect the practice, Benoy and Partners merged with Fitch and Co. “The decision to move into London and join up with Fitch and Co was the right decision in 1987. This transformed the practice from being a ‘third division outfit’ to the ‘first division’ overnight. However, towards the end of our time with Fitch the businesses were moving in different directions. Fitch concentrated on their core interior design brand, whilst Benoy continued to seek architectural commissions. There were also financial strains arising from the property recession in 1992 and it seemed an appropriate opportunity for me to take Benoy back under my own control.” So in 1992 Graham orchestrated a management buy-out and regained control as Chairman of Benoy, returning the practice to its founding office in Newark. In the economic climate tough decisions had to be made to ensure the practice’s long-term survival. “The biggest challenge was to realign the size of business, which unfortunately included making redundancies, to cut costs and make Benoy competitive. I worked for nothing that year and the retained staff supported me by taking salary cuts. Twelve months later we were back at the size we were when we left Fitch and had re-opened an office in London. Bonuses for the entire team more than compensated for their loyalty during this difficult time.” In the UK, Benoy was commissioned to design Bluewater in Kent and the Bullring in Birmingham, schemes which received international recognition for creating new benchmarks in retail design. Such praise enabled Graham to expand Benoy overseas, designing the award-winning Elements in Hong Kong and the iconic Ion Orchard in Singapore. Benoy is currently working on the masterplan for an entire island in Abu Dhabi, ‘Yas Island’ will convert an impressive 25km² of desert into a veritable leisure oasis. In 2008 non-UK business represented 85 per cent of their turnover (up from 34 per cent in 2006). “Our international work has become a key part of my business over the last 10 years enabling us to expand the Benoy brand into 43 countries. In this difficult economic climate, particularly in Europe, overseas commissions in the Far and Middle East have helped to sustain parts of our UK business.” In 2007 the Cartledge family established the Benoy Foundation, a grant-making charitable trust that supports tangible, lasting projects in building, sustainability, community and education throughout the UK and across the world. “The Benoy Foundation is a way by which Jo, my wife, and I can give a little back. We have been privileged to support those less well off through projects in India and China and here in the East Midlands through our work with the Wildlife Trusts.” In 2008 Benoy’s international successes continued and were recognised with a Queens Award for Enterprise in International Trade. Graham was also awarded a CBE for his contribution to architecture and charity. Issue 5 the gateway 15 The Faculty of art&design Virtual graffiti washroom wins top award Jade Horwood with her winning design. Design students from De Montfort University have won three of the top four prizes in a prestigious UK competition, The Formica® Design Award 2007/08, including first prize for a digital graffiti toilet door design. Student designs on sale at River Island Designs by final year Fashion Design and Retail Buying students won the Fashion Targets Breast Cancer (FTBC) and River Island design competition and are now on sale nationally. The competition was open to all final year degree students from UK universities and colleges who exhibit at Graduate Fashion Week. The entrants had to create a new FTBC logo and incorporate it into the design of a top or accessory. Kirsty McNee, Fashion Design, and Tiffany Ting, Retail Buying (Fashion), impressed the judges Caryn Franklin, Henry Holland and Richard Bradbury so much they decided that they should be joint winners. Overall winner in the Formica Design Award went to Jade Horwood, who graduated with a BA (Hons) Interior Design degree in July 2008. Jade won first prize with her digital graffiti lavatory door design. Students Mia Wildgust and Alexander Hulse also won first prize in their design categories. Jade received £1,000 prize money, a laptop computer and four tickets to the 100% Design Exhibition at Earl’s Court, where her work was showcased. Jade said: “My design is called Virtual Graffiti. In the wash area there would be a screen where the public can write comments or messages, which would then be projected onto the doors.” ‘Pictures from Life’ Animation Design graduate lands job with Double Negative Footwear Design students top Lineapelle shoe awards shows photography helps grieving children Gareth Harbuz, first-class 2008 BA (Hons) Animation Design graduate, has landed a job with the top London visual effects company Double Negative. The London-based company creates shots for films including The Dark Knight, Quantum of Solace and Atonement. Winning footwear designs. Lecturer Dr Mike Simmons has shown an international conference his groundbreaking work using photography to help bereaved children express their grief over the loss of a parent, sibling or other close relative. bereavement support to children aged from eight to 14 and their families in Lincolnshire. Also presenting was his collaborator Tracy Wilson, the child bereavement co-ordinator for The Children’s Fund Lincolnshire. The presentation was one of two Dr Simmons, Senior Lecturer in Photography at DMU, gave to the International Conference on Phototherapy and Therapeutic Photography in Turku, Finland. He said: “By working with Tracy, a specialist social worker, we brought together clinical practice and the creative process, capitalising on the unique expertise of both disciplines. This has ultimately provided improved benefits for the children. Together with them we opened a dialogue within each family, showing how people grieve differently.” Dr Simmons jointly presented the ‘Pictures from Life’ project designed to offer 16 the gateway Issue 5 A student design on sale at River Island. Kirsty designed a T-shirt and bag and Tiffany’s design was for flip flops. They are sold exclusively in River Island stores and online. A percentage of the profit will go directly to the Breakthrough Breast Cancer charity. Gareth said: “Double Negative is renowned for its work for major films including Cloverfield. I’m working in a team on a major Footwear Design students won the top three prizes at the world famous Lineapelle shoe awards – a key event for the footwear industry. The trio defeated competition from thousands of talented designers at the annual event in Italy, where 27,000 shoe industry representatives attend from around the world. blockbuster due for release soon. It's very exciting to get straight into a great career as soon as I graduated.” Gareth was also awarded a graduating student award from leading design innovation firm Autodesk for his professional brief project set by Double Negative and his animation short entitled The Not So Big Sleep. Final year student Philippa Stanton won first prize for Shoevolution, her shoes that ‘evolve’ into boots. Emily Townsend was awarded second prize for her Eco Shoe design and third place went to Daniel Bisson with his metal shoe. Lineapelle event organisers praised the high level of De Montfort University students' work. Gareth Harbuz. Gareth Harbuz Animation Design. Double Negative staff work as guest lecturers on DMU's BA (Hons) Animation Design course, while Autodesk is one of DMU’s educational partners. Issue 5 the gateway 17 The Faculty of business&law CREME launches new projects Professor Monder Ram. Experts at DMU are to lead three new research projects to help drive business activity in ethnic minority communities. DMU’s Centre for Research in Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurship (CREME) will look at supplier diversity, new migrant communities and procurement readiness in ethnic enterprises. The studies will be led by Professor Monder Ram, a leading authority on small businesses and ethnic minority enterprise, and will build on CREME’s reputation as an international centre of excellence for research and practice in this area. PCSOs – the future of community policing? Law academic Jonathan Merritt is investigating the future of police community support officers (PCSO) by looking into how their job will develop in a three year research project. Jonathan is interested to find out if they are likely to stay as a support to police constables or if the role will evolve in the future; perhaps to have more in common with local municipal forces such as on the continent or in North America. He said: “Community support officers have been known to get a very hard time from all sides and it sometimes stems from a lack of understanding of the role. and to respond to urgent 999 calls. It may be that PCSOs can allow police to concentrate on the highly skilled, highly specialised jobs they have the training and experience to do well, but only if the PCSO role is clearly defined and legislated for.” He added: “The criticism of PCSOs is nothing new. Back in the 1830s and 1840s the new police constables were described as ‘inefficient’, ‘useless’ and ‘unnecessary’. Nevertheless the PC role has evolved to be the cornerstone of policing in this country.” 18 the gateway Issue 5 “Policymakers and support agencies need to better understand why this is and what they can do to help develop and support supplier diversity in order to maximise the potential for economic growth. Our research aims to provide the knowledge and practical tools to facilitate this.” The new Faculty building is now taking shape. The scheme has not only seen the construction of a state-of-the-art new Faculty of Business and Law building but also the creation of a tree-lined pedestrian plaza, to be known as Magazine Square, that will be a pleasant space for both University students and staff. The new building incorporates many energy efficient features. Its design maximises natural daylight and ventilation and the possibility of utilising a heat recovery system based on ground source heating and cooling powered by bedrock temperatures below ground is being investigated. Energy efficient construction materials will also be used that can absorb heat, saving energy in the process. To view a time lapse video, see a fly-through of the new building and for more updates visit: www.dmu.ac.uk/newbuild Success in the Housebuilding Innovation Awards DMU’s Leicester Business School has recently been voted one of the top 10 business schools in the UK according to the Sunday Times Good University Guide 2008. This innovative course has been developed as a joint venture and is delivered at Places for People’s training centre in London. The focus is on building up the skills and expertise of staff in implementing business plans for their organisation. These include business management and finance as well as housing, social policy and planning and regeneration. Nearly 100 business schools throughout the UK were included in the survey, which is based on the latest results of the 2008 National Student Survey. In terms of student satisfaction, Leicester Business School was ranked seventh. For more information about the work of CCHR please visit www.dmu.ac.uk/cchr This achievement placed Leicester Business School above such institutions as Aston, Warwick, Birmingham, LSE, and Manchester. Business and Law new building update For more about the Centre see www.creme-dmu.org.uk The Centre for Comparative Housing Research (CCHR) at the Leicester Business School in partnership with Places for People (one of the largest housing associations in Britain) won the award for the 'best training/ staff initiative' for the Postgraduate Certificate in Housing Studies. “But, for a long time, the police have found it very hard to be both community bobbies Leicester Business School in top 10 for student satisfaction Professor Ram, CREME Director at DMU, said: “Entrepreneurs from ethnic minorities are renowned contributors to many UK and European cities, yet they don’t engage with large corporate and public sector organisations to the same extent as other businesses.” The site of the new build before construction began. What the finished build will look like, seen from Newarke Street. What the finished build will look like once complete. Issue 5 the gateway 19 The Faculty of health&life sciences Centenary celebrations for the Leicester School of Pharmacy Professor Brian Williams. Conference held in memory of respected professor A conference has been held at DMU in tribute to the late Professor Brian Williams. The Brian Williams Memorial Conference was held on community and criminal justice, his area of expertise, and included talks by noted experts in the field. Caroline receives her prize from Professor Jannet Wright. In 2009 the Leicester School of Pharmacy will be celebrating its centenary year in De Montfort University’s Hawthorn Building. Professor Williams died in a road accident in 2007. He was Professor of Victimology at DMU and was a distinguished researcher and teacher. His best known early work was with serving prisoners and on the work of the Probation Service. His research on working with young offenders and on inter-agency practice was also influential. During his career, he became increasingly concerned with the needs and rights of victims and did much to promote the study of victimology in this country and internationally. Student recognised for her work on aphasia The prize is awarded annually to a student on the programme who produces an excellent piece of work in the area of aphasia. Caroline De Lamo White, a third year student on the BSc (Hons) Human Communication – Speech and Language Therapy programme received the Tavistock Trust for Aphasia prize for 2007-2008 from Professor Jannet Wright, Head of the Speech and Language Therapy Division. The Tavistock Trust for Aphasia is the only grant-making trust in the UK that focuses solely on Aphasia, a loss of the ability to comprehend language due to injury to the specialized areas of the brain. Charles Frears Campus. Toronto Skyline. To celebrate this milestone in the history of pharmaceutical education, DMU is pleased to be hosting a number of special centenary events throughout 2009 and 2010. In September 2009 we’re inviting all alumni from the School onto the DMU campus for an afternoon of guest lectures, campus tours and plenty of time to see old friends and tutors. In the evening we’ll host a celebration dinner on campus with special guests and live music. 20 the gateway Issue 5 Throughout the academic year of 2009/10 we hope to run bi-monthly lectures on current pharmaceutical issues. These lectures will feature eminent pharmacists and scientists talking about diverse topics such as the future of Pharmacy, as well as areas of current expertise within the School such as travel medicine, new developments in pharmaceutical sciences and cosmetics. show a list of the graduates we’ve invited, ordered by year of graduation, on the website www.dmu.ac.uk/alumni so you can see who’s coming. If you want to help us celebrate, contact the Alumni Association to be added to an exclusive mailing list with updates about all facets of the centenary celebrations as we move towards September 2009. We’ll also Please show this article to as many of your friends as possible and let us know if they’ve not heard about the plans. We’ll add them to the mailing list straight away. We’re inviting more than 2,000 alumni from all years of the school, however we’d like you to help us spread the word of the reunion to the graduates we might not be in touch with. Professor speaks at international seminar on Sickle Cell disease Professor Simon Dyson of the Unit for the Social Study of Thalassaemia and Sickle Cell was the keynote speaker at the international seminar held by the Sickle Cell Disease. Association of Ontario held in Toronto on 4 October 2008. Professor Dyson gave two presentations entitled ‘The Social Environment: Sickle cell and thalassaemia as social issues’ and ‘Education and Young People with Sickle Cell Disease: The results of two surveys’, the latter presentation being a report on a study funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. A reunion of nurses and midwives with a timely theme In September 2009 the Leicester School of Nursing and Midwifery is hosting a reunion to celebrate healthcare through the decades. The School is working with the Alumni Association to bring as many graduates from as many decades as possible back to the Charles Frears Campus to enjoy cocktails and canapés with us in the grounds. Midwifery through the decades inside the campus buildings. It will be an afternoon of entertainment, sunshine and plenty of time to see old friends and tutors. We are proud of our graduates and qualifiers, and in recognition of your contribution to the School we’d like you to join us in our celebrations of teaching and research in the fields of Midwifery and Adult, Children’s and Mental Health Nursing. Contact the Alumni Association to be added to an exclusive mailing list that will keep you informed on plans as they happen. There will also be a fun retrospective of Nursing and Issue 5 the gateway 21 The Faculty of humanities Digital novel helps create multimedia stories Rare photos from the Punjab on show Bagni di Lucca. Browning scholar joins tribute to poets A sceenshot from Inanimate Alice. An award-winning digital novel written by DMU’s Kate Pullinger, Reader in Creative Writing and New Media, is to help school children around the UK create their own multimedia stories. Kate writes the pioneering Inanimate Alice interactive story which is available free of charge online at www.inanimatealice.com Government body, the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust, licensed a software tool, iStories, which Kate and her colleagues developed to help primary school children write their own multimedia stories. Two of the images featured in the exhibition. Photos courtesy of the Royal Geographical Society. Kate said: “iStories is innovative and very simple to use. It’s a digital literacy tool which allows students to combine music, pictures and texts to create their own stories. Many sound and picture resources are supplied and others can easily be imported. It can be used in any story telling context.” Football versus apartheid ‘The most important football story ever told’ is how DMU Professor Chuck Korr’s new book More Than Just A Game is described. A De Montfort University expert has helped rare photos from the Punjab from the nineteenth and early twentieth century go on display at the Royal Geographical Society in London. 22 the gateway Issue 5 Dr Pippa Virdee, Fellow in South Asian History, was a consultant for the exhibition, ‘The Punjab: Moving Journeys’. “The exhibition provides a glimpse of the Punjab province through the ages, capturing the change brought on by different empires and the impact of internal and external migration. It is an opportunity to see photographs and travelogues collected by RGS members who were travelling in the region during the colonial period,” said Dr Virdee. The images provide a glimpse of the region which was the last province to be annexed by the British and one which played a pivotal role in WW1 and WW2. Over 50 per cent of the Indian Army was recruited from this region and the exhibition will showcase some images relating to this; in addition a workshop was also conducted with the veterans and their testimonies have also been included in the exhibition. The collection can be viewed online at the RGS website www.rgs.org in the ‘What’s On Exhibitions’ section. A DMU lecturer has participated in the dedication of a memorial walk in Italy to two of the most influential and widely studied of Victorian poets. Dr Joe Phelan delivered a lecture in Italian as part of the celebrations in Bagni di Lucca in Tuscany to mark the town’s links with Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Browning. The two giants of Victorian poetry married in 1846 and lived for 15 years in Florence and spent several summers at Bagni di Lucca, which became a magnet for British and American artists in the 19th Century. There was even an Anglican church in the town. Dr Phelan, Reader in Nineteenth Century Literature at DMU, gave a talk on Robert Browning’s poem By The Fire-Side, which is believed to have been written in and about Bagni di Lucca. His talk was part of the day-long ceremony at the former church, the Chiesa Anglicana, which culminated in the inauguration of a new riverside walk and a memorial to the Brownings. The former church, Chiesa Anglicana. The book outlines how football thrived on Robben Island. complete with details of the fixtures, trophies, managers and trainers of the league. The book recounts the true story of how the political prisoners of South Africa’s infamous Robben Island turned sport into an active force in their struggle for freedom. Robben Island prisoner Tony Suze says: “It is amazing to think that a game that people take for granted all around the world, was the very same game that gave a group of prisoners sanity – and in a way, gave us the resolve to carry on the struggle.” Professor Korr, who is a Research Professor in DMU’s International Centre for Sport History and Culture, made a chance discovery of a dusty collection of old cardboard boxes containing thousands of handwritten documents Publishers Collins said: “Despite regular torture, beatings and backbreaking labour, these extraordinary men defied all odds and played organised league football in one of the ugliest and most brutal hellholes on earth.” A screenshot from the DMU TV advert, featuring a DMU student. Dance and Drama students star in DMU TV advert You may have seen the latest DMU TV advert televised nationally over the autumn but not have realised that the advert features real DMU students from our Dance and Drama degrees. The creation of the advert provided our students with a fantastic opportunity to attend a casting, and for the chosen few, to take part in a professional shoot when filming took place over two nights. “It felt incredible to be given the chance to be involved in the DMU advert, as who is better to promote the University then the students themselves.” Clive Keene, BA (Hons) Drama. Issue 5 the gateway 23 The Faculty of technology Event explores clean water schemes for Ghana New name for the Faculty Parneet pictured on an earlier trip to Africa. Vital plans to provide cleaner water and better sanitation in Ghana could be put into action thanks to a DMU engineering expert. Parneet Paul, a researcher in the University’s Water Software Systems Group, ran an event introducing local scientists, researchers and engineers to the latest low cost, sustainable sanitation methods. The Faculty introduced a new name on 1 October 2008. The workshop, held in Accra in May 2008, looked at methods to treat, reduce and reuse wastewater generated by hospitals, public slaughterhouses, city markets and businesses. Wastewater is water which has been contaminated while being used for a specific purpose. Contaminants typically include sewage, biological materials or industrial by-products. Now known as the Faculty of Technology, the name reflects the Faculty’s focus on new technologies and its leading-edge approach to industry-related developments. Researchers at DMU and the University of Ghana now hope to develop specialist training courses to be delivered in the country focussing on providing and maintaining sanitation systems. The new name won’t affect the news the Alumni Association continues to bring you and the Faculty will still be hoping to receive your support through volunteering opportunities and your ambassadorship as successful graduates. Computer ethics debated at major conference which is a new phenomenon in the virtual world where players of online computer games gain items of value within the game and sell these for real-world currency, and a look at ‘hacker taggers’, who use hacking as a competition. Eye-tracking interface means gamers' looks can kill Technology is being developed to allow people with severe motor disabilities to play 3D computer games like World of Warcraft using only their eyes. A demonstration of eye-tracking technology held at De Montfort University. 24 the gateway Issue 5 Since the 1990s, gaze technology has helped people with conditions such as motor neurone disease (MND), cerebral palsy and other ‘locked-in syndromes’ to control 2D desktop environments and communicate using visual keyboards. Users typically guide a cursor with their eyes, staring at objects for a time to emulate a mouse click. But that is too laborious to let users match the speed and accuracy of real-time 3D games, says lead researcher on the project, Stephen Vickers, of DMU. “Online virtual worlds and games have much to offer users with severe motor disabilities. Many of the avatars in Second Life appear as stylized versions of the users that control them and that stylization is the choice of the user. This choice is equally appropriate for disabled users. While the appearance of the user's avatar may not reveal the disability of the person that controls it, the behaviour and speed of interaction in the world may do.” Gilesh Pattni. ETHICOMP 2008, a major conference in Italy organised by DMU, was the 10th in the groundbreaking ETHICOMP Conference Series which explores issues of ethics and society in ICT. More than 90 papers were presented on a variety of subjects including DNA databases, ‘Gold Farming’ Among the papers presented was DMU graduate Gilesh Pattni (Business Information Systems, 2008). The 22-year old's paper focused on the use of Privacy Enhancing Technologies and is based on the dissertation he wrote in the final year of his degree. “I presented to a room full of academics and scholars from all around the world with my supervisor Richard Howley. It’s about future-proofing technologies, the precautions companies take against privacy invasion.” Celebrating Demon FM’s successful Community Radio Licence bid are (from the left): Shahinaz Nabeeh, De Montfort Student Unions’ Vice President Media and Communications; Rob Watson, Course Leader for BSc Radio Production; and Andy Schooledge, Station Manager. Demon FM wins Community Radio Licence Demon FM will be transmitting all year round from this spring after being chosen by Ofcom to receive a Community Radio Licence. The station will broadcast to the local community and will be aimed at listeners aged between 16 and 30. It will feature music shows and talk-based programmes, including documentaries and news. Both students and members of the local community will help to run the station and provide content. The station will be run from the Demon FM studio in the Campus Centre and will also use the University’s Creative Technology Studios, based in the Queens Building after a bid made jointly by DMU and the Students’ Union. Computing Year Zero course, found herself in debt and responsible for three children and a mortgage. Dawn pictured with her award. Dawn wins learning award A tutor in De Montfort University’s Faculty of Technology has been awarded an Adult Learners Award for her achievements. Following a divorce, Dawn Johnston, who teaches on the “I knew that with the qualifications I had I wouldn’t have been able to get a job that would allow me to support my family and keep my house,” she said. So she enrolled in a Women’s Access to IT course at DMU and after finishing the course was hired as a course promoter and tutor. Dawn’s remarkable achievement was rewarded with a Regional Individual Learner Award from the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE) as part of Adult Learners’ Week. Issue 5 the gateway 25 Institute of Energy and Sustainable Development IESD model included in new guidelines Visualisation of total annual daylight exposure (units: Kilolux hours) for one of the gallery rooms of the Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, Russia. A method of modelling daylight, pioneered by one of the IESD’s academics, has been included in the latest set of guidelines on lighting buildings naturally. Stephen Porritt who has joined the IESD to study for a PhD. PhD student joins extreme weather project The IESD recently started work on the CREW project (Community Resilience to Extreme Weather). It runs for three years, in collaboration with 15 UK universities, and is funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. Stephen Porritt, an MSc in Energy and Sustainable Building Design student, was offered the opportunity to transfer to the PhD studentship and will work alongside Professor Li Shao, Assistant Director of the IESD, who is leading the research. The effect of climate change is increasingly manifested through more frequent and more intense extreme weather events, including heatwaves and flooding. Stephen’s work involves investigating technical and people-based measures for coping with extreme weather events and assessing their effectiveness for risk reduction. Research looks at reducing carbon footprint of homes Dr Mark Rylatt and Professor Li Shao have won funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council for research into the energy efficiency of the heating of homes. Feature Activate your idea! Ever thought about starting your own business or developing an idea further? CEO success stories Dr John Mardaljevic’s method of climate-based daylight modelling has been published in the latest revision of ‘Daylight in Buildings’, a code of practice published by BSI British Standards, the national standards body of the UK. Graduates of DMU lead the region in starting businesses and are in the top 20 in the UK according to the National Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education survey 2007. Kuma Studios, Whiteroom and Media Renegades are three enterprises that have been set up by DMU graduates. ‘Daylight in Buildings’ describes good practice in daylighting design. Criticism of the standard method for daylight evaluation led Dr Mardaljevic to formulate his model which delivers predictions based on the location of the building and its orientation. Dr Mardaljevic has applied climate-based daylight modelling to a number of projects including The New York Times Headquarters Building and the Hermitage Museum, in Russia. They are members of an eight-university consortium ‘Carbon, Control and Comfort: user-centred control systems for comfort, carbon saving and energy management,’ led by the University of Reading. Stuart Hartley (left) and Amy Liddington of Campus Enterprise Opportunities. Campus Enterprise Opportunities (CEO) organises a variety of free events and activities to help students, staff and graduates of the University kick start their ideas. The events that CEO runs include the Start-up Sessions which will provide you with the basic skills for setting up by taking you through the main hot topics that may be crucial in making a difference to your idea, such as the business plan, funding and marketing. The overall aim of the £2 million project is to engage users in the design of control systems they like, that allow them to create the comfort conditions they want while reducing their energy use by 20 per cent. Kuma studio character design. Every year CEO runs the Business Venture Competition which is open to students, staff and graduates and could see your idea win up to £1,000 of start-up related prizes. They share studio space at the University’s Innovation Centre and often collaborate on projects. Whiteroom was set up by Jack Everard (MA Design Innovation, 2007) and began its business life last summer. It specialises in website, interactive and mobile development. Jack won two awards at CEO’s Business Venture Competition in 2007 for his interactive game Ezal Enteractive and since then has seen the business go from strength to strength. Peter said: “When we started we had limited business skills. Having the support of CEO has helped to develop the company and has made an incredible difference.” Media Renegades was launched in January by Jamie Standbridge (Photography and Video, 2007) and John Hammond (Media Production, 2007). The company specialises in video production and photography. Jamie said: “The Innovation Centre helped us a great deal in our first year of trading and placed us in a much stronger position for our relaunch in January.” CEO would love to see you at future events, let us help turn your idea into a reality. For more information about CEO visit www.dmu.ac.uk/ceo, email [email protected] or call +44 (0) 116 2078914. Kuma Studios started at the beginning of 2008 by Martin Lewis (Graphic Design and Illustration, 2007) and Peter Popham (Graphic Design and Illustration, 2007), The company provides graphic design and illustration services with a strong emphasis on character design. Pattern of heat loss from a domestic home. 26 the gateway Issue 5 Issue 5 the gateway 27 Established Alumni Roll of Honour Jennifer co-founded the KGJC Partnership in 2008 with business partner and series three Apprentice runner up Kristina Grimes. The KGJC Partnership aims to provide businesses with tools to improve their performance across three areas. Business Performance excellence events entitled Raising the Bar, intensive business training seminars, The Real Business Boot Camp and tailored in-house training programmes, The Midas Touch. Prior to setting up KGJCP Jennifer starred in series four of The Apprentice and in 2005 won the BESMA award, the highest level of recognition for outstanding sales achievement. James joined Nelson’s Law as a Partner in 2000 following a merger with James’s former firm Ironsides (where James was also a Partner). It is recognised by the Legal 500 as a ‘true East Midlands heavyweight’. James leads the Commercial Property team in the Leicester office where he has gained a reputation as a specialist in the retail and voluntary property sectors and for his secured lending work. "These are challenging times, but there are huge opportunities for those with imagination, perseverance and, perhaps above all, nerve." www.nelsonslaw.co.uk 98 B, 1 (LL If you would like to be considered for next issue’s Roll of Honour, under either the established or emerging category, please email us at [email protected] We will also be promoting the Roll of Honour as a brand new feature of our new alumni website, launching in the spring. 5) – “Without my education I would have not achieved the success that I have. What often distinguishes me from my colleagues is my ability to strategise. I learnt to do this and do it well at De Montfort University.” by ngs Law oni s C elson’s e Jam ner, N www.kgjcp.com Su Gro khi G Oc up C hum tav h ian ief E an (L Gro xec P up utiv C, 20 e of Co Offi 00) – mp cer , an ies . Sukhi founded the Octavian Group in 2003, a global security company with operations in Europe, North America and the Middle East. The The firm offers creative security solutions including Ghurkas and sniffer dogs. It has a strong client base including the BBC, BP, DHL and Ikea and was named 'Business of the Year' at the First Enterprise Ethnic Minority Business Awards for the second year running (2007 and 2008). “Always believe in your own enterprising vision and crucially remember that finance is not always a total barrier to the realisation of that vision.” www.octaviangr.com www.yell.com 28 the gateway Issue 5 Yusuf set up YP Finance in 2005 as a financial consultancy provider. It has since built up its consultancy services to include GlaxoSmithKline, United Utilities and Aggregate Industries. As Managing Director Yusuf is the driving force behind the YP Finance philosophy of being more than accountants insisting on a high touch and personal approach. Yusuf personally specialises in tax planning and internal controls. Yu s Ma uf P a na gin tas g D (Ac ire c cto oun t r, Y P F ing a n ina nce d Fi na "I am delighted to have had the opportunity of undergoing and completing my degree at DMU, studying in an exceptional learning environment with dedicated tutors. This has provided me with a strong foundation in becoming a Chartered Accountant and going on to set up YP Finance. I hope others can share in this experience." www.ypfinance.co.uk nce , 20 00) – Simon has been head of property at Yell since 2005. Yell is a leading international directories business operating in classified advertising through printed, online and phone-based media in the UK, US, Spain and Latin America. Simon manages Yell’s property estate for its business activities (500,000sq ft in the UK alone) as well as Yell’s support services including health and safety, security and facilities. “So many people go through their lives not doing what they want to do. If you don’t think you have got your career right, change. It’s not a failure to decide to do something else.” – 02) , 20 ting e k r (Ma hip rier rs ele artne C P r nife GJC Jen ctor, K e Dir t Par Image: Sukhi Ghuman.jpeg Logo: Octavian Company Logo.jpeg Emerging DMU has produced many generations of successful alumni. From high-flying established lawyers to emerging young entrepreneurs. To celebrate their success we are launching the Alumni Roll of Honour with a select number of established and emerging alumni. )– 1989 ying, Yell Surve s, ding rt Service il u (B po lor up and S n Tay Simo f Property o Head Simon established Jargon Public Relations in 2008 with the aim to put technology companies in the media. Their clients include UK Oracle User Group, Pentura and FINCAD. Jargon PR designs and implements media campaigns that aim to get clients in the media to raise their profile and position them ahead of their competitors. As Managing Director Simon is involved in every aspect of the company from managing existing client programs, new business development, staff development and training. His role varies on a day-to-day basis and is always very exciting and interesting. “Success is an inspiration, failure is an experience. Make sure you know your market and customers and believe in your business. If you can do that you will succeed.” www.jargonpr.com – 001) ies, 2 Stud elations s s e usin blic R ett (B Jargon Pu Corb r, n to Simo ing Direc ag Man Issue 5 the gateway 29 Feature Global network A decade of success 2008 was a special year for Roger Le Tissier (LLB, 1985). He celebrated 10 years of setting up the Guernsey offices of offshore law firm Ogier, which he established with his PA Caroline Raines in March 1998. DMU’s network of global alumni now spans 140 countries and during the past year we’ve seen a flurry of worldwide activity. The Alumni Association now has 65 Alumni Ambassadors in 27 different countries around the world, so if you’re an overseas graduate that would like to meet up with another in your country, or are travelling abroad and would like some friendly local knowledge – get in touch, they would love to hear from you. It is now the largest commercial law firm in Guernsey with more than 100 staff including 45 lawyers. The company’s trophy cabinet is also filling up nicely with awards including Offshore Law Firm of the Year for the last three years running. Your latest Alumni Ambassadors: Argentina Raul Ajmat Lavalle 823 Dto1 San Miguel de Tucuman T4000AXQ Argentina E: [email protected] It was not all plain sailing however. When Roger looks back to 1998 he remembers it being the biggest challenge he has faced in his career. Canada Vikash Agarwal 12 Pemberton Court Brampton Ontario L6W 4K5 Canada E: [email protected] “It was a new concept in law firms globally; it met a lot of resistance from the market in Guernsey at times, which was quite aggressive.” His time heading the legal team at Barings Bank prepared him well for such challenges. “I went back to Barings after a secondment at the Guernsey Financial Services Commission in 1995. When the bank went bust I gained some extraordinary experience in Guernsey working through the night reorganising asset holding structures and investment funds.” Roger is now Senior Partner at Ogier Guernsey, as well as being a partner in the Ogier group which has 800 staff worldwide, and Chairman of the Partnership Panel. He can find himself in Guernsey one day and London, Jersey or even New York the next. He rarely has a dull day and says: “If it’s dull I go and do something else.” He has fond memories of his time at DMU including living in halls at Scraptoft and the Law Society Dinners at the Grand Hotel. It was the commercial outlook of the Law degree that Roger believes helped shape his career. 30 the gateway Issue 5 Roger Le Tissier. “We were taught in a very practical and commercial manner, so when I went to Bar school in London I was immediately on top of what was needed. Students who had come from the ‘academic’ places and studied strictly academic degrees struggled, and struggled badly.” Away from the office Roger likes to pursue his passion for music. He played bass in a band called ‘Rock Lobster’ in the early 80’s and even supported Adam Ant, but he now prefers the classics and is a member of numerous choirs performing all over Europe including St Paul’s Cathedral. He still has musical ambitions he would like to fulfil, however. “I would like to sing some kind of solo successfully in an acclaimed public performance. The first time I tried singing solo I nearly passed out from the nerves, but it gets better.” International alumni reunions On 15 August 2008 Country Officer for Hong Kong, Jo Poon, hosted an alumni dinner at Fu Lam Fisherman's Wharf Restaurant, Hong Kong. Ghana Charles Tsakpo P O Box Nm 86 Nima Accra NM 86 Ghana E: [email protected] India Shreyans-Jain 7-a Panchwati Raj Udaipur 313001 India E: [email protected] Malaysia Li Huey Choy 43, Jalan SP 10/13, SEK 10, Saujana Puchong 47100 Puchong Selangor Malaysia E: [email protected] For the full list of all your Ambassadors, or details on how to become one, please visit us online at www.dmu.ac.uk/alumni Thirty-five Taiwanese alumni gathered at the Shanghai Court Restaurant at Grand Hyatt Hotel in Taipei on 8 November last year. Roger offered the following advice to anyone thinking about following a similar career path. “Grab every opportunity and maintain a proper work/life balance. Remember communication is very important and always consider everybody else in your business, your competitors and your transactions.” In the future Roger plans to continue the expansion of the firm as well as spending time reducing his golf handicap. Jo Poon (centre) with alumni. Alumni gathered at the Shanghai Court Restaurant Alumni from across the years came together to enjoy the great food and reminisce on their time at DMU. It was really nice to be able to welcome familiar faces from previous dinners and also alumni that attended the reunion for the first time. A great time was had by all! The event was hosted by Country Officer for Taiwan, Jo Poon, Dr Robert Chien, from the Faculty of Art and Design, and Julia Pointon from the Faculty of Business and Law. W e are planning to run a series of international alumni reunions in 2009 for graduates of the Faculty of Business and Law, to celebrate the exciting opening of the new building that will be their new home. To see if we’re coming to your country visit www.dmu.ac.uk/alumni. If you would like to be involved in the planning or organisation of any of these events, please email [email protected] Alumni had a great time sharing memories and catching up on university news. Old friendships were rekindled and new ones made, and everyone looks forward to the next event! Issue 5 the gateway 31 Feature Feature The Wright Stuff Making it in the media From television to magazine to radio, DMU graduates work in some of the most exciting media jobs there are. The Gateway has interviewed alumni working in creative roles about what they do for a living… Assistant Editor at new! magazine As Assistant Editor at new!, Jonathan Bown (Media 1996) is responsible for overseeing the news pages of one of the best-selling celebrity magazines in the country. “I went to New York to interview Britney Spears, did a memorable interview with Nelly in Trump Tower and went on tour with Blink 182,” he explains. “It’s been going just over five years now and it sells somewhere in the region of 434,000 copies a week, so we’re on a par with Heat and Now,” he explains. Now, the challenge is often in how to interest the public in celebrities they read about every week. Jonathan has been with the magazine for three of those five years and in that time has seen it go from strength to strength. “My role is to oversee the first 40 pages which is all the news stuff along with more in depth stories and picture stories too. “It’s really good fun. We have to reflect what’s in the news but put our own spin on it, which is harder and harder with websites being updated hourly. It makes it more challenging really.” After starting his career as a Sub-Editor, Jonathan quickly moved into writing and soon found himself in his dream job at Smash Hits magazine where he undertook some impressive assignments. Jonathan Bown. Co-presenter on XFM’s Breakfast Show with Alex Zane Those who knew Pete Donaldson during his time at DMU are usually surprised by his current job. Not because the radio presenter actually trained in multimedia design, but because he wasn’t exactly known for being talkative. “I remember I was the least likely person to talk. People are mainly surprised by what I do because I just didn’t speak at university really,” he laughs. Since he graduated his Multimedia Design degree in 2002, Pete has obviously found his voice, using it to great effect on indie music station XFM, where he is a co-presenter on the Breakfast Show with Alex Zane. He started at the station almost two years ago, undertaking work experience on the breakfast show, hosted at that time by television and radio personality Lauren Laverne. Pete has worked at XFM for nearly two years. 32 the gateway Issue 5 One of Britain’s brightest daytime shows features not one but two DMU graduates. Viewers of Five’s The Wright Stuff – a topical debate show hosted by journalist and television personality Matthew Wright – will be familiar with the faces of Eric Johnson and Amie Morris, the Man with the Mic and the Babe in the Booth respectively. “With the big celebrity stories, you’re just thinking laterally and trying to get an angle people haven’t heard about before.” Jonathan was heavily involved in student media during his time at DMU and worked on former student newspaper The Voice and Demon FM as well as being in charge of both of them during his year as a sabbatical officer. Amie is The Wright Stuff’s ‘Babe in the Booth’. “The amount of people I know who worked on student media and went onto do a job in the media is a testament to the fact it does work,” he explains. Amie, who studied Performing Arts and Media, trained in special effects make up before switching careers and has had various presenting and acting jobs. Although they are onscreen every day, Amie and Eric work hard behind the scenes too, carrying out interviews with celebrities and members of the public amongst other duties. Eric is also responsible for booking the audience. “After I moved to London, I got a temp job working for a local government housing organisation doing web design and graphic design for them. I stayed there for two and a half years. It was a decent wage but I didn’t feel like I wanted to make a career out of graphic design.” A chance encounter with XFM DJ Marsha Shandur led to Pete being taken on for work experience at the station, where he made a big impression and was offered a role as a broadcast assistant. Eric and Amie took very different routes to the small screen. Computing and Media graduate Eric studied a Masters in Multimedia Journalism after leaving DMU in 2004 before working in radio and as a freelance news and entertainment producer. “The best part is definitely getting to do the interviews,” said Amie. “Because I’m such a massive Sex and the City fan, interviewing the girls and being at the premiere was amazing.” And Eric has discovered his TV exposure is fast making him a celebrity in his own right. Eric and show host Matthew Wright. “It’s quite a small radio station so it can be a lot of hard work but there’s also lots of opportunity.” “We had John Challis on recently, who played Boycie in Only Fools and Horses. I went up to him and said ‘Hi, I’m Eric, I look after the audience,’ and he said ‘I know who you are. I watch the show every day.’ That’s happened a few times now.” Eric has his own website – www.eric-johnson.co.uk – and is keen for any old friends to get in touch by email at [email protected] As well as his co-presenting duties, Pete is often involved in producing other shows and also steps in on air when other presenters are away. He adds: “It’s just a ridiculously social job. It’s a life more than a job really.” Eric and Amie pictured with Matthew Wright. Visit bangingdrum.com to see more of Amie’s presenting and writing work. Issue 5 the gateway 33 Feature Feature One Elle of a career DMU alumnus Kevin Hand (Typography, 1976) is the Chairman of Hachette Filipacchi UK, the British arm of Lagardère, one of the world’s biggest publishers. Kevin has been at the helm since 2002 following Hachette’s purchase of Australian publisher Attic Futura and now publishes magazines such as Elle, Red, Sugar and Elle Decoration. The perfect day by Andrew Baker-Kean (Applied Chemistry, 2000) It all started on enrolment day 1996 when I saw Yvette across a crowded room; it was love at first sight, however true love did not blossom until the summer of 97. After leaving university I proposed to Yvette and luckily she said ‘yes’. After searching everywhere for the perfect engagement ring we went to a designer jewellers in the heart of Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter, where we chose a diamond and had it set in our own design. Every time my wife wears her engagement ring the brilliance of the solitaire is only matched by her wonderful smile. We decided to have a long engagement so that we could arrange the perfect fairytale wedding. Yvette knew exactly how she wanted the day to go and arranged everything, with the only exception being our wedding rings. Using the same jewellers, we had our intertwined hearts design handmade from pieces of gold and platinum, representing our eternal love. 34 the gateway Issue 5 Kevin, a local Leicester boy, boarded at Ratcliffe College in Leicester before coming to DMU. His tutors encouraged him to become more involved in art, leading to a foundation course here before embarking on a Typography diploma. It was the perfect day of the year with the rhododendrons outside the church in full bloom and the sunshine beaming out of the cloudless sky, illuminating the stained glass windows of the church. The day only got better when I saw Yvette walking down the aisle towards me. My heart skipped a beat and all I could do was smile. was replicated on top of our spectacular four-tier wedding cake with a pair of Swarovski crystal swans. After a traditional ceremony, the wedding breakfast was held at Ragley Hall where the Marquess and Marchioness of Hertford gave us exclusive use of their magnificent home and extensive gardens. Celebrations continued with nightcaps into the small hours, before everyone retired to their beds to be followed the next day with a garden party from which we left for our honeymoon. On arrival at Ragley Hall, we had photos down by the lake followed by a champagne reception on the south terrace overlooking the rose garden and woodlands beyond. After catching our breath, our guests were shown through the house to the magnificent great hall where the wedding breakfast, prepared by an award-winning chef, was held. This tastefully decorated room was full of white roses and as the guests entered they were overwhelmed by the centrepiece, a pair of full size swan ice sculptures. This theme As the day went into night a live band played and the day was brought to a finale with a fireworks display held on the front lawn, while our song played in the background. This truly was the best day of my life and although the day has passed, my love for her never will. If, like Andrew and Yvette, you met your spouse at DMU and have a wedding story and images you would like to share, please email them to [email protected] as we are launching a Wedding Gallery as part of our new website! “I couldn’t be an artist, it took me about three hours to realise that. I enjoyed the creative side so I thought that typography was the most commercial way I could stay in the creative field.” Whilst studying for his diploma Kevin felt privileged to be learning from tutors who he considered to be at the top of their craft and had particular memories of his mentor who he believes gave him advice that shaped his career. “He said ‘you’re not very creative but you have a mouth and you should use it. People who are involved in the creative aspect, but in the management of it will probably go a long way.’ It’s the best advice I ever had, although it felt slightly harsh at the time.” Since leaving DMU Kevin has held roles as Commercial Artist, Creative Producer and PR Director at various companies including a spell at the National Association of Boys’ Clubs where he fondly recalls spending a few days in Newcastle in the company of Muhammad Ali. Kevin Hand. In 1983 Kevin joined Emap as a Circulation and Marketing Director. During his tenure he was also Head of French operations helping to set up the company’s French operation. He became the Chief Executive in 1998 before leaving in 2001. In 2002 Kevin set up UK operations for Hachette Filipacchi following the acquisitions of a series of companies. He is now the Chairman of the £60 million turnover publishers and is responsible for the strategy, culture and acquisitions. Most recently Kevin bought DigitalSpy, the third largest entertainment news website in the UK to add to the company’s expanding digital division. “I like the idea of both online and offline. One medium does not necessarily kill another, it will change it, develop it and they can be entirely complementary.” Looking towards the future, Kevin would like to make Hachette a successful multimedia company and he believes it is well on its way. He is also keen to see DMU continue going from strength to strength and wants to see the Leicester Tigers winning the Heineken Cup again. Kevin is also Chairman of Huveaux Plc a B2B company involved in education and politics. Issue 5 the gateway 35 Feature Feature The Lino-Man Forgotten children of Cambodia A panoramic view of Paul’s studio. Paul Catherall (Graphic Design, 1989) is known for his linocut illustrations of architectural landmarks, such as his commissions by Transport for London, for book-cover illustrations and for product ranges by brands such as Marks and Spencer. Illustration hasn’t always been a prosperous career, however, and for a long time Paul worked several jobs to pay the rent while practicing his art at home. Paul’s dramatic Linocut of the Empire State Building. It all started at Leicester Polytechnic when Coventry-raised Paul came over with a few friends. “I really enjoyed my time there. You could take what you want from it, being an Art and Design course and having a lot of studio based time. It was before computers and software packages, so everything was still hands-on, everything was still scalpel and pencil and rubber and paint. I did a lot of drawing and I was encouraged to do that, so it was great as far as I was concerned.” After graduation Paul moved straight down to London. “I had a list of phone numbers, publishers and graphic designers obtained from lecturers in our third year. I moved down, lugged the portfolio round and, really, I’ve been doing the same ever since. I got myself a warehouse job and I taught part-time as well for a good few years to supplement the freelance thing. From about 1989 through to about 1998, I eked out a living doing illustration and had some decent jobs, but toward the end of the 90’s it got harder and the phone stopped ringing.” “I had a bit of a reinvention. I thought to myself, ‘what did you enjoy doing at Leicester?’ and, as part of the illustration course, we did print making and I enjoyed doing that. I put all of my efforts into doing linocuts and I gave myself something I hadn’t had before, which was a theme to work to. I was interested in architecture, so I set off on a mission of doing landmarks in linocuts. I put all my efforts and spare time into doing the printing and getting that off the ground, and I 36 the gateway Issue 5 put some money into having a few solo exhibitions. It’s just built steadily since then. I gave up my part-time job in 2004 and went back to being a full time illustrator/ print-maker.” Paul’s images convey a strong sense of excitement and vibrancy, whether he’s depicting people, architecture or crisps. It’s hard to pin him down on his favourite image though. “My favourite changes, literally, every day.” When pressed, however, he comes up with an answer. ‘It’s an image called Four Seasons and it was actually a set of four. The first one is called Spring and it’s an image of Saint Paul’s. That’s one of my favourites.” Paul’s plans for the future are pretty exciting. “I’m veering towards the abstract because I’ve always been very representational. Through the print process and through confidence I’m trying to be a little more adventurous with the design. I want to do something where you can see what I’m trying to convey, but you have to look a little bit harder. I’d like to do that.” “ I want to do something where you can see what I’m trying to convey, but you have to look a little bit harder. “ Paul’s piece British Architect – an example of his later abstract work. Garbage pickers rushing to grab the first new waste. by Katy Bullen (Media with Performing Arts, 2002) wasteland that holds a large family or two and not much else. In the distance you can see one of Phnom Penh’s finest five star hotels. Rotting waste swelters under the hot Cambodian sun. Millions of flies and an endless cloud of carcinogenic fumes and dust produced by the burning rubbish fill the sky. The heat of gas beneath the landfill literally boils any fallen rainwater, which in the rainy season fills the empty pits that drop metres beneath the waste. Children scream as they jump out of the way of the trucks and bulldozers that charge across the dump. The vehicles tip 700 tonnes of rubbish daily onto Phnom Penh’s 100-acre municipal waste dump. I initially went to Cambodia for one month and reluctantly left over three years later. I had heard about this tragic situation and decided it was the time to put my media degree to the test. At 22 I bought my first professional video camera and began to document these people’s lives. During that time my mum began to establish a charity in the UK, Cambodia’s Children, to raise funds to extend the work of a children’s organisation in Phnom Penh and open a second centre to house, educate, feed and clothe children rescued from the dump and give them the hope of a future. It’s hard to imagine that this is the home and workplace for thousands of impoverished men, women and children who are in a bitter fight for survival. They are in search of anything that can be sold or recycled and scramble over the mounds with iron hooks, stabbing at tin cans, glass bottles, plastic bags and paper, filling the huge sacks slung across their backs. They work laboriously for hours throughout the day and night, cutting themselves on broken glass and syringes, then selling on their finds for a just few pence to waste buyers, who in turn sell the rubbish on for recycling. There are now more than one hundred happy children living in the centre and I have been lucky enough to be able to film their transition from living on the dump to being in a safe and loving home and have gained a very large extended family! Filming in Cambodia has been an emotionally draining experience but the smiles from these children make it all worthwhile. And besides, this was the only way I felt I could truly help these people, by getting their voices heard and raising awareness in the rest of the world. Some sleep on the dump, which at night sees the frightening actions of gangs, drugs, violence, trafficking and rape. Others will go home to a small wooden shack built on nearby A young girl works on the dump. Mother and child walking across the dump. Please contact [email protected] for more information or visit at www.cambodiaschildren.org Katy at the Cambodia's Children Charity centre with children rescued from the dump. Issue 5 the gateway 37 Ê Annual Fund Donation Form Fundraising Make a Donation, Make a Difference. Participate… You can make a donation to De Montfort University in a number of easy ways and choose from a variety of areas that need your support. Your generous contributions to our Annual Fund are used to directly impact upon our students. 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