FROM BOYS TO MEN:
MAJOR NEW ESRC RESEARCH STUDY ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
 Drs David Gadd
(Criminology), left, and Dr Claire Fox (Psychology),
below, together with Ian Butler, Professor of Social Work at the
University of Bath, have been awarded £386,000 by The Economic and
Social Research Council to conduct a major new research study on what
can be done to stop more young men becoming perpetrators of domestic
violence in later life.
 The research study will
run over the next three years and be based in North Staffordshire. The
research involves a mixed methods design, including a quasi-experimental
study of children exposed to a relationship education programme, focus
groups and in-depth interviews. The award includes a Linked Studentship
addressing violence perpetrated by women and/or against men, a visiting
professorship and a programme of knowledge transfer events addressed to
the subject of working with children at risk of violence.
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PHYSICAL
ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTHY AGEING WORKSHOP
 Dr Ross Wilkie, a RCUK Fellow in
epidemiology, working in the Arthritis Research UK National Primary Care
Centre, last week participated in the "Physical environment and healthy
ageing" workshop, organised by the Medical Research Council and
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, on behalf of the
Lifelong Health and Wellbeing Initiative, and in co-operation with
Tsinghua University, Beijing.
The workshop, in Beijing, brought together experts in
design, engineering, geography, public health, psychology and primary
care, who have an interest in how environments and neighbourhoods can
encourage people, particularly older adults, to lead active healthy
lives and explored opportunities for collaborative UK-Chinese research
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ORTHOPAEDICS
RESEARCH TEAM MEETING AT KEELE
Keele's orthopaedics team in the Research Institute
for Science and Technology in Medicine held a half-day meeting with key
clinical staff from the University Hospital of North Staffordshire, to
identify new multi-disciplinary projects for the next five years.
Presentations were given by collaborators such as Dr
Ian Moorcroft, of Staffordshire University; industrial partners,
Biocomposites, Keele Science Park; orthopaedic surgeon Mr Damian
McClelland; clinical radiologist, Dr Paula Richards, and Clinical
Director of Orthopaedics at UHNS, Mr Jon Dwyer. All contributors
highlighted the current challenges faced in clinical practice and
matched those to research opportunities and the latest medical
engineering advances in Keele.
Director of ISTM, Professor Gordon Ferns, noted the
successes in the last decade in bringing Keele's orthopaedics research
through to commercial products of real benefit to patients. He
highlighted these as a model for future projects to emulate. It was
agreed to further discuss the resulting ideas through a new e-mail forum
and meet again in a few months time.
Pictured after the meeting at the Guy Hilton Research
Centre are (left to right): Dr Darren Clement, Mr Jon Dwyer, Prof
Gordon Ferns and Dr Nicolas Forsyth. |
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ERASMUS EXCHANGE VISITS
Susanne Ljunghager, from Lulea University of
Technology in Sweden, visited Keele last week as part of the Erasmus
administrative exchange scheme organised by CIED.
Susanne
works in student recruitment and widening participation and was
particularly interested in seeing those areas at Keele. She met Keele
staff dealing with recruitment and marketing, took part in a widening
participation event at the Science Learning Centre and visited CLASS to
see the Careers Service and Student Support areas. Susanne, hosted
by Sue Jukes, Academic Services, also visited CIED and was able to meet
with a Swedish student to ask about her time at Keele.
Susanne
is the second administrative member of staff to come to Keele on an
Erasmus visit - Annika Diekmann, Osnabrueck University, Germany, was
here looking at EU funding and was hosted by James Allman, Finance.
Celia Falk from Lulea's library, hosted by Rachel
Gick, and Birgitta Olovsson, the Vice-Chancellor´s secretary from Lulea,
hosted by Sheila Allen, Vice-Chancellor's Office, are here this week.
Sheila will make a return visit in June. Dan Harding, Learning
Technologist in KMS, visited Lulea earlier in the year. |
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KEELELINK COMPETITIONS FINALS
The Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning Division last week
hosted the final of the Keelelink Competitions Programme. The
competitions, in English, Maths and Science, were aimed at Year 9 pupils
from the Gifted and Talented and Widening Participation cohorts.
More than 20 Keelelink schools took part and the top four in each
discipline came to Keele to determine the winners.
In English, pupils researched and wrote articles in the form of the
"All our Yesterdays" feature in The Sentinel. The winning entry by St
Dominic's Priory School, Stone, selected by the Sentinel editor, was
published in the paper.
Southlands High School, Chorley, won the Maths competition, while
Tytherington High School, Macclesfield, won the Science final.
The Widening Participation Events team also welcomed 300 learners on
three campus day visits, which included a KS4 Music Day.
Dr Nick Reyland delved into the world of film music and mind control,
and Hannah Bayley analysed the effects of Beatles music.
Dr Jonathan Parker give KS3 learners an insight in to 'High Schools
in America'. The days were supported by AimHigher ambassadors and
Keelelink event mentors. |
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FROM THE ARCHIVES
An unusual aid was used for a lecture at the University on Wednesday, 18 May 1982 - a 12 ton Marshall
haulage steam traction engine built around 1908.
Mr Jim Holland, of Park Holland Ltd, Hanley, drove the engine to
Keele at its 7 mph for a Foundation Year lecture on control mechanisms,
given by Nigel Allinson (Physics).
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