KEELE AWARDED PRESTIGIOUS QUEEN'S ANNIVERSARY PRIZE
The University was presented with a prestigious
Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education by The Queen
and Prince Philip at a special honours ceremony at Buckingham Palace
last week.
The Award recognises the work of the Keele's
internationally renowned Primary Care Sciences Research Centre. The
Centre's work is focused on chronic pain (especially back pain and
arthritis) – the main cause of disability in the United Kingdom and the
developed world. In 2008 it was chosen to be the Arthritis
Research Campaign's National Primary Care Centre.
The Queen's Anniversary Prizes are awarded by The
Queen upon the advice of the Prime Minister, on the recommendations of
the Royal Anniversary Trust's Awards Council.
The Queen, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh,
presented a medal and prize certificate to Keele, which was represented
by the Deputy Pro-Chancellor, Ann Fisher, the Vice-Chancellor,
Professor Dame Janet Finch and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Rama
Thirunamachandran. A group of Keele staff and students, led by
Professor Peter Croft, Director of the Primary Care Musculoskeletal
Research Centre, also attended the ceremony.
The Vice-Chancellor said: "We are extremely proud to
receive this prestigious award, which recognises the outstanding work
and dedication of the team in the Centre. While this is a great honour
for Primary Care, it is also a reflection of the excellence of the
whole University."
The picture shows the Deputy Vice-Chancellor and
Vice-Chancellor receiving the medal and prize certificate from the
Queen and Prince Philip. |
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THREE COUNTIES OPEN PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION
Pro Vice-Chancellor Kevin Mattinson last week opened
the Keele University Three Counties Open Photography Exhibition in the
University Art Gallery in the Chancellor's Building.
He praised the excellent quality of the work
submitted for the competition by photographers from Cheshire,
Shropshire and Staffordshire. Nearly 300 photographs were entered for
the exhibition, which runs until 24 March, and 131 works were selected
for the show.
The first prize of £300 went to Noel Bennett, of
Stone, for his photograph, "Genesis". A special category, the "My
Stoke-on-Trent" award, which celebrates the 100th anniversary of the
federation of the six towns of Stoke-on-Trent, was won by Jon Brayford,
of Stoke, for his picture "My Stoke-on-Trent'. The award was presented
by the Lord Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent, Councillor Jean Bowers.
The picture shows Kevin Mattinson, left, with the overall winner Noel Bennett and his photograph 'Genesis'.
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SILVER AWARD FOR KEELE CONFERENCES
Keele were, for the 12th year running, winners at the Meetings &
Incentive Travel Annual Awards, announced in London this week.
Against tough competition Keele Conferences and Events claimed the
Silver award for "Best Conference & Banqueting Staff" and the
Bronze Award for "Best Value for Money Conference Venue".
The awards are decided on customer votes, and the fact that Keele's
customers took the time and effort to vote is testament to the
first-class service provided by the team. |
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RESEARCH GRANTS
Dr Divya Chari, of the
Cellular and Neural Engineering Group, Research Institute for Science
and Technology in Medicine, has been awarded £9,900 by The North
Staffordshire Medical Institute for a study entitled 'Transcriptional
effects of corticosteroid therapy on myelin genesis and neuronal
health'. The study will be conducted in collaboration with Professor
Clive Hawkins, Consultant Neurologist, UHNS and Dr Richard Emes,
Associate Professor of Bioinformatics, Nottingham University.
Professor David Maxwell,
History, Research Institute for the Humanities, has been awarded a
grant of £2,700 from the Spalding Trust. The grant is towards the
cost of bringing four Zimbabwean scholars to an International
Conference on Religious Developments and Zimbabwe's Crisis.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
A new radio station has been established by the Students' Union
called KUBE (Keele University Broadcasting Enterprises). It will begin
broadcasting on 29 February 1995 on a medium waveband and will cover the whole campus. |
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