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writing lecturer Garry Lyons has written and
produced a series of gritty dramas for Channel
4. The series, Decisions, commissioned by Channel
4 subsidiary 4Learning, is intended for use
in secondary school citizenship classes. Steve’s
Heartache, above, centres on the tensions created
by the relationship between a white boy and
a Pakistani girl, while others look at issues
including youth crime and assisted suicide.
The series opens with Ben’s Patient at
11.35am next Monday (February 2).
Bodington
eco lecture
The man credited with introducing Mrs Thatcher
to the environment will give this year’s
Bodington lecture. Former diplomat Sir Crispin
Tickell will talk on The future of humanity
at 8.30pm on February 11 at Bodington Hall.
Sir Crispin is director of the Green College
centre for environmental policy and understanding
and chairman of the Climate Institute in Washington,
DC. Contact p.e.a.robinson@leeds.ac.uk
or see the events
website
Le
centre to open
The Department of French has established a
new Centre for French and Francophone Cultural
Studies. Its opening will be marked by a lecture
by Professor Charles Forsdick of the University
of Liverpool. Between French and Francophone:
Fragmentation, Diversity and the Quest for
Coherence will take place on Tuesday February
3 at 5pm in LG19 Michael Sadler building and
will be followed by a wine reception. For
further details contact centre director Professor
Max Silverman.
Office
renamed
The access and information office at 181 Woodhouse
Lane has been renamed the course enquiries
office to act as a first point of contact
for prospective students. For information
call ext 32336.
Work
with business
Have you ever wondered what corporate learning
can do for a business or what you could gain
from working more closely with business? The
Knowledge Transfer Forum is to hold a seminar
entitled What do businesses learn from Universities?
at 4pm on February 11 at University House.
A speaker from First Direct Bank will describe
their corporate learning experience. University
partners Atkins Global will talk about how
the company and the Forum won new business
from a government laboratory. Contact Ruth
Dolan on ext 33761.
Cleanroom
opened
A new 150m2 cleanroom has been built on the
lower ground floor of the School of Electronic
and Electrical Engineering to provide a state-of-the-art
environment for the fabrication of micro-structures
and nano-structures at Leeds. The Wolfson
nanotechnology cleanroom is funded collaboratively
by chemistry, physics, materials and electronic
and electrical engineering. To discuss requirements
contact Dr Paul Steenson in Electronic and
Electrical Engineering on d.p.steenson@ee.leeds.ac.uk
Xmas
gifts to the city
Around 3,000 gifts and 150 hampers were donated
by the University to 19 charities in deprived
areas of Leeds, including centres for the
homeless, refugees, single mothers and the
elderly. Campus Connect manager Chris Pickering
said: “We could not have imagined how
successful this appeal would be.” See
campusweb
for more information
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