The staff magazine of the University of Leeds http://reporter.leeds.ac.uk http://reporter.leeds.ac.uk Tue, 21 Sep 2010 12:06:00 Tue, 21 Sep 2010 12:06:00 Sarah Ward Our new 'internationalisation' strategy is now officially in place, setting out how, where and when the University will build and consolidate its important international relationships in the future. http://reporter.leeds.ac.uk/552/s1.htm Tue, 21 Sep 2010 12:06:00 Fourteen students from Australia, USA, the Netherlands, Italy, China, Japan and Hong Kong participated in the four-week academic experience which ran throughout July. http://reporter.leeds.ac.uk/552/s2.htm Tue, 21 Sep 2010 12:06:00 Archbishop of York John Sentamu, Marks and Spencer chairman Sir Stuart Rose and BBC World Affairs Editor John Simpson were amongst the eight influential people awarded honorary degrees earlier this year. http://reporter.leeds.ac.uk/552/s3.htm Tue, 21 Sep 2010 12:05:30 "I'm Leeds through and through," says Professor Jeremy Higham, the recently appointed Dean of Education, Social Sciences and Law (ESSL). http://reporter.leeds.ac.uk/552/s4.htm Tue, 21 Sep 2010 12:05:30 A trio of new books by Leeds academics has been published recently, covering an exploration of climate change, Labour Party leadership elections and an investigation into the historical pursuit and consumption of different foodstuffs. http://reporter.leeds.ac.uk/552/s5.htm Tue, 21 Sep 2010 12:04:30 Famous campus landmarks, including the Roger Stevens Building, Edward Boyle Library and Henry Price Residence, have been given protected status as Grade II listed buildings by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) on the recommendation of English Heritage. http://reporter.leeds.ac.uk/552/s6.htm Tue, 21 Sep 2010 12:04:30 Edward Binks, the businessman and philanthropist whose charitable work supported research into all areas of medicine at the University and its affiliated hospitals, has died aged 97. http://reporter.leeds.ac.uk/552/s7.htm Tue, 21 Sep 2010 12:03:30 The journey from war-time childhood in a Lancashire cotton village to undergraduate life in Leeds in the 1950s is vividly captured in a new autobiography by Dr James Walsh, which has been published posthumously by his widow Vanessa Rosenthal. http://reporter.leeds.ac.uk/552/s8.htm Tue, 21 Sep 2010 12:02:30 The new Facilities Directorate, led by Dennis Hopper, brought together Estate Services, Residential and Commercial Services (RCS) and Sport and Physical Activity (SPA) with effect from 1 August. http://reporter.leeds.ac.uk/552/s9.htm Tue, 21 Sep 2010 12:02:00 A new exhibition which celebrates the work of X-ray pioneer William Astbury has opened at the Thackray Medical Museum in Leeds. http://reporter.leeds.ac.uk/552/s10.htm Tue, 21 Sep 2010 12:01:45 A new exhibition which celebrates the work of X-ray pioneer William Astbury has opened at the Thackray Medical Museum in Leeds. http://reporter.leeds.ac.uk/552/s11.htm Tue, 21 Sep 2010 12:01:30 Each edition of the Reporter takes a look at one of the University's nine Faculties – in this issue it's the turn of the Faculty of Arts. http://reporter.leeds.ac.uk/552/s12.htm Tue, 21 Sep 2010 12:00:30 Historians and scientists from the University are finding inventive ways to educate people about healthy eating via a series of fun, public events. http://reporter.leeds.ac.uk/552/s13.htm Tue, 21 Sep 2010 12:00:00 Important public figures visited the University and associated organisations this summer – chief amongst them being Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal who officially launched the 5th International Carers Conference at the Royal Armouries. http://reporter.leeds.ac.uk/552/s14.htm Tue, 21 Sep 2010 11:03:00 Still thinking about joining The Edge? Well, it's just become an even more attractive proposition, now that the University has confirmed the expansion of staff benefits to include access to sports membership through the Salary Sacrifice Scheme. http://reporter.leeds.ac.uk/552/s15.htm Tue, 21 Sep 2010 11:02:00 World-famous percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie joined scientists from the University to launch a new 'rock' instrument in the heart of the Lake District. http://reporter.leeds.ac.uk/552/s16.htm Tue, 21 Sep 2010 11:01:30 The University will honour Zygmunt Bauman, Emeritus Professor of Sociology and one of Europe’s most influential sociologists, later this year when the Bauman Institute is launched with an international conference – Rethinking Global Society. http://reporter.leeds.ac.uk/551/s1.htm Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:11:30 Interdisciplinary research at the universities of Leeds and Cambridge to reduce the carbon footprint of information and communications networks (ICT) has received a major boost with a £5.9 million, five-year Programme Grant award from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. http://reporter.leeds.ac.uk/551/s2.htm Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:11:15 This stunning picture above taken by Dr Richard Phillips of C6 Namaka, Karakorum, was voted the winner of this year’s School of Earth and Environment (SEE) photo competition. http://reporter.leeds.ac.uk/551/s3.htm Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:10:40 "Formal, internal peer review definitely leads to better grant applications and that has to have a positive impact on success rates," says Professor Brendan Davies of the Centre for Plant Sciences (CPS). http://reporter.leeds.ac.uk/551/s4.htm Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:10:15 A new cancer centre has opened, drawing together world-class research and medical expertise from the University and Leeds NHS Teaching Hospitals Trust to provide the best possible results for cancer patients worldwide. http://reporter.leeds.ac.uk/551/s5.htm Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:09:15 A panel discussion on the subject of the UK’s privacy laws and how proposed changes to these regulations could affect democratic rights was the culmination of a recent two-day conference on the Ethics of Privacy and Confidentiality held at the University. http://reporter.leeds.ac.uk/551/privacy.htm Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:08:30 Two years' of careful health and safety planning and training by the Sport and Physical Activity (SPA) team has ensured that colleagues, students and other users are safely enjoying all the sporting facilities at the University. http://reporter.leeds.ac.uk/551/s6.htm Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:08:15 The first comprehensive study to compare the efficiency of employee-owned firms and conventional businesses has found, perhaps surprisingly, that traditionally-run companies could often be more efficient if they operated more like co-operatives. http://reporter.leeds.ac.uk/551/coop.htm Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:07:30 After a hugely successful show at the National Gallery, the work of Danish 19th-century painter Christen Købke moves to the National Galleries of Scotland at The Mound in Edinburgh. http://reporter.leeds.ac.uk/551/s7.htm Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:07:20 Advances in medical engineering that could help improve the quality of life of an ageing population were showcased at the official launch of the WELMEC Centre of Excellence in Medical Engineering and its partner programme, the Innovation and Knowledge Centre in Regenerative Therapies and Medical Devices (IKC). http://reporter.leeds.ac.uk/551/s8.htm Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:06:30 Staff from the Leeds Institute of Health Sciences are currently involved in the two biggest trials of their kind in the world, examining the effectiveness of psychological treatments for young people with destructive or dangerous behavioural issues. http://reporter.leeds.ac.uk/551/s9.htm Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:06:00 Recruitment to the first ever stroke rehabilitation trial to be funded by the Medical Research Council has now been completed. http://reporter.leeds.ac.uk/551/s10.htm Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:05:00 The work of Leeds researchers is being brought to a huge new international audience, thanks to an exciting new online collaboration with prestigious American institutions including Yale, Stanford and Brown. http://reporter.leeds.ac.uk/551/s11.htm Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:04:15 Obesity, diabetes and heart diseases are increasing public health problems around the globe. One in five UK adults are obese, and if current trends persist, over half the adult population will be obese by the year 2030. More than 40% of women in most European countries are currently overweight. http://reporter.leeds.ac.uk/551/s12.htm Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:04:00 Across the University, staff have been saving money and the environment by signing up to a service which advertises spare office furniture. http://reporter.leeds.ac.uk/551/s13.htm Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:03:00 Five separate and very different projects funded by the University's transformation fund are already making an impact in their respective fields – just 18 months after they were established. http://reporter.leeds.ac.uk/550/s1.htm Mon, 24 May 2010 16:52:00 "I was out shopping when I got the call. I started jumping up and down in the High Street." http://reporter.leeds.ac.uk/550/s7.htm Mon, 24 May 2010 16:48:00 Since the eruption of Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano in March, both Government and media have been seeking out Leeds academics for their expert opinions and advice. http://reporter.leeds.ac.uk/550/s8.htm Mon, 24 May 2010 16:47:30 The new School of Earth and Environment building has been officially opened by University Chancellor Melvyn Bragg, bringing together under one roof experts who study the Earth from its core to the atmosphere. http://reporter.leeds.ac.uk/550/s9.htm Mon, 24 May 2010 16:46:30 Two of the most important days in the University's calendar are coming up at the end of June, when around 20,000 visitors will arrive on campus to attend one of our Open Days. http://reporter.leeds.ac.uk/550/s10.htm Mon, 24 May 2010 16:47:00 A team from the Leeds University Business School is taking a coordinating role in a new, four-year Marie Curie Initial Training Network project, funded by the EU as part of the 7th Framework Programme (People). http://reporter.leeds.ac.uk/550/s11.htm Mon, 24 May 2010 16:45:00 Leeds students' commitment to and involvement with local and international communities were recognised at the 2010 Leeds for Life Citizenship Awards. http://reporter.leeds.ac.uk/550/s12.htm Mon, 24 May 2010 16:37:00 Leeds students' commitment to and involvement with local and international communities were recognised at the 2010 Leeds for Life Citizenship Awards. http://reporter.leeds.ac.uk/550/s12.htm Mon, 24 May 2010 16:37:00 The Green Streets volunteering project is back during this year's changeover period as part of the Leave Leeds Tidy partnership, to collect reusable, unwanted items that would otherwise be on the streets and eventually end up in landfill. http://reporter.leeds.ac.uk/550/s13.htm Mon, 24 May 2010 16:36:45 Japanese visitors to Haworth's Brontë Parsonage Museum this summer will gain a better understanding of the lives and works of the Brontë family, thanks to new translations produced as part of a joint project between the University and Kobe City University of Foreign Studies in Japan. http://reporter.leeds.ac.uk/550/s14.htm Mon, 24 May 2010 16:36:30 A new initiative aims to recognise and celebrate research projects carried out in the University that have a lasting positive impact on the world, in particular in the area of sustainability. http://reporter.leeds.ac.uk/550/s15.htm Mon, 24 May 2010 16:35:30 A unique new piece of equipment will be at the heart of an 'Innovation Playground' that will attract industries and institutions from around the world to the University’s Institute of Engineering Thermofluids, Surfaces and Interfaces (iETSI). http://reporter.leeds.ac.uk/550/innovation.htm Mon, 24 May 2010 16:35:00 The Annual Khusro Memorial Lecture was given in Hyderabad by Dr Y V Reddy, ex-executive director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and described as 'the man who saved India' during the global financial crisis. http://reporter.leeds.ac.uk/550/khusro.htm Mon, 24 May 2010 16:34:00 Sport and Physical Activity are looking for coaches from within the University to help the department realise their ambition of obtaining a place as one of the top ten sporting universities in the UK. http://reporter.leeds.ac.uk/550/s16.htm Mon, 24 May 2010 16:33:45 A record 650 nominations were submitted for the 2010 'I Love My Personal Tutor Awards', organised by Leeds University Union. http://reporter.leeds.ac.uk/550/s17.htm Mon, 24 May 2010 16:33:30