Alumni Magazine 2010

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alumniumThe University of Wales Institute, Cardiff Alumni Magazine

Demonstratingthe design

of diseasepage 9

Honouring Alumnipage 3

60 Years of Sportpages 5

Building the Futurepage 8

PDR: Design For Lifepage 10

Forest Schoolpage 11

“Nodyn gan…”page 13

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Issue 02 – 2010

U N I V E R S I T Y O F WA L E S I N S T I T U T E , C A R D I F F AT H R O FA P R I F Y S G O L C Y M R U, C A E R DY D D

Alumni Magazine 2010:Layout 1 11/08/2010 11:30 Page 2

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Above: Claire Grainger,UWIC Alumni Officer

Welcome from the Alumni Office

Meet the team!Do you know who’s who at College House? Here’s a guide to who might pick up the phone when you call…

L-R: Dominic Codera, Development Office Administrator. Dominic supports all areas of our work,through research, collaboration and general organisation. I’m next, with Andrew Walker to the right.Andrew is Director of Development at the UWIC Foundation and is himself an alumnus of SouthGlamorgan Institute in the 1980s. On the far right is Sheona Evans, Development Manager. Sheona isresponsible for fundraising and developing support from alumni, friends and charitable organisations.

Welcome - & Win a Wii!!Welcome to Issue 2 of our alumni magazine! So much hashappened in the last year. I’ve met a wide range ofalumni, from near and far, young and ‘young at heart’ –each one with a fascinating story to tell. I’ve tried to bringsome of those stories, and the best of what UWIC has tooffer, in to the following pages which I hope you’ll enjoyreading. As ever – do spread the word: you are ournetwork, and I’m here to make it work for you.

This year I made the big step onto the stage at one of the graduation ceremonies –quite a daunting task, but one that gave me immense pleasure to see brand newalumni sitting there in all their regalia. It’s a pleasure to welcome you all to ournetwork.

Win a WiiIf you update your contact details (email, phone or home address) or put usin touch with one of our ‘lost’ alumni, you will be entered into a prize draw towin a Nintendo Wii games console. A winner will be drawn at random on 31st October 2010.


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Welcome from the Vice-Chancellor

Welcome from theVice-Chancellor

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We are coming tothe end of amomentous year atUWIC, with manychanges visible onthe campuses. TheCardiff School ofManagement hasmoved into theirnew building. Themain entrance andlibrary have beenextended to providespace for the manymore students whowill now be studyingin Llandaff and theold campus atColchester Avenuehas said goodbye toits final studentsafter more than 40years.

We have embarked on arobust strategicconsultation which willequip UWIC with aframework for the future,allowing us to address thefinancial, political anddemographic demands ofthe coming years. We shallalways remain passionatelycommitted to our corebeliefs in quality, diversity,accessibility and mostimportantly of all,employability. 96% ofUWIC graduates areemployed or in furtherstudy within six months ofgraduation. UWIC wasonce again identified as“top new university inWales” in all four leaguetables and ourInternational Studentsrated us the best universityin Wales for the quality oftheir time here.

Our International Office isnot only bringing students from abroad tostudy in Cardiff – we’realso taking our knowledge and expertise to them. Via ourpartnerships withinternational institutionssuch as the East AsiaSchool of Business inSingapore, Hong KongUniversity, the ArabAcademy Egypt and more,we are now deliveringworld-class education tostudents in nine countries.With our AssociateCollege, the LondonSchool of Commerce, wenow have more than 3,500full-time internationalstudents.

I know that with thesupport of our alumni andfriends, we will be able tocreate a truly forward-thinking institution,building a brighter futurefor Wales, for the UK andbeyond. I hope you enjoyreading our various alumnistories, as much as weenjoy sharing in theirsuccess.

Professor Antony J ChapmanVice-Chancellor

Singaporegraduatesmean business

Professor AntonyChapmanpresided at agraduation ceremony in Singapore for students who havebeen studyingUWIC degree programmes atthe East AsiaSchool of Business(EASB). Also inattendance wasAndrew Chua, Principal andChief Executive ofEASB and UWICHonorary Fellow.

With a relationshipgoing back morethan 10 years,UWIC’s links withthe EASB have been furtherstrengthened following therecent validationof newprogrammes inAccountingBusinessInformationSystems andBanking and Finance.


Phil Davies, or “ Abs “ ashe is known from his dayson the rugby field, is theManaging Director ofHospital Innovations andone of Wales’ leadingentrepreneurs. Based in StMellons, HospitalInnovations has aninternational reputation forspecialist surgical servicessuch as orthobiologics,and they maintain the onlyhuman tissue bank of itskind in Wales.

Phil studied PhysicalEducation and History(1978 – ‘81) playing rugbyalongside Rhodri Lewis,Kevin Edwards (UWIC’s1st Sports Personality ofthe Year), Geraint John(Canada’s RFC Coach) andCardiff School of Sport’sown John Rawlins. Hewent on to work in Salesand Marketing forcompanies such asJohnson and Johnsonbefore founding HospitalInnovations in 2007. Atthat point, Phil says, “"I nolonger wanted to work forlarge multinational

corporations. Starting myown business meant betterincome opportunities,improved quality of life,autonomy and the abilityto influence my ownfuture.”

Phil is a patron of UWICrugby in his role asPresident of UWIC RFC,who are about to celebratetheir 60th AnniversaryDinner at Celtic Manor inNovember. He is also agreat contributor to theCardiff School ofManagement, offeringstudent and graduateplacements within HospitalInnovations. “I’m a greatbeliever in UWIC, themanagement course isgeared up to promote apractical, project-ledapproach which is whatthe modern businessworld needs. It’s apleasure to help out myold college and to beassociated with this greatinstitution. I have manyhappy memories of my time at Cyncoed.”

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Honorary Fellowships

David Emanuelgraduated from UWIC’sCardiff School of Art &Design in the early 1970s,moving to the HarrowSchool of Art, then Paris.After being chosen todesign “the” weddingdress - worn by DianaPrincess of Wales in 1981 -David’s profile soared andhe became a householdname. He has beeninvolved with numeroustelevision projects, as wellas designing sets andcostumes for ballet, film,concert, music videos, adcampaigns, theatre andtelevision productions.

A passionate Welshman,he said he had a tear in hiseye when the harpiststarted at the recentgraduation ceremony. “Ifound it moving and wasvery touched,” he said. “Itwas a strange experiencelistening to one’sachievements being readaloud because I just do myjob and don’t really thinkabout it - I’m veryfortunate to work with

some of the most creativepeople in the world.

“A lot of people in Londonthink I’m terribly Englishbut I’m so proud to beWelsh. It makes it reallypersonal to be honouredby your own countryparticularly in Cardiff,because this is where mycareer started.”He also demonstrated acheeky sense of humour,starting his acceptancespeech “Vice-Chancellor,when do I get the littlegold statuette? Andwhere’s the red carpet?This one’s blue!”

His advice to thosewishing to follow in hisfootsteps is simple: workhard and believe inyourself. And as for hisfavourite dress? “Eitherthe one I’ve just done, orthe one I’m about to do. Iget so excited about mywork, I don’t think back to‘that’ wedding dress,though everyone alwaysasks me about it.“

Alumni awarded Honorary Fellowships


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Paul Williams OBE –CEO NHS Wales. PaulWilliams spent a yearstudying at ColchesterAvenue before starting an illustrious 40-year career inthe NHS which culminatedin his appointment asChief Executive atAbertawe Bro MorgannwgUniversity (ABM) NHSTrust, one of the largest inthe UK.

He then joined the WelshAssembly Government asDirector General forHealth and Social Servicesand Chief Executive of theNHS in December 2008.He was appointed as anOfficer of the Order of StJohn in 2009. Paul has veryfond memories of hislecturers who helped toguide him in his earlycareer.

Honorary Fellowships

Gillian Clarke – Author. National Poet forWales since 2008, Gillian’spoetry is studied by GCSEand A Level studentsthroughout Britain.

David Richards CBE –Chair, Prodrive. The former professionalrally driver formed his ownrally team and set up independent motorsportand automotive technology business Prodrive in 1984.

Honorary Fellowships also awarded this year:

Gerald Davies CBE DL – Wales and BritishLions Rugby legend. On receiving his award,Gerald said, “It is with a huge sense of privilegethat I accept the Honorary Fellowship from suchan exceptional institution.” Since his retirementfrom the game, Gerald has become a respectedjournalist with the BBC and The Times and isChairman of the Wales Youth Agency.

Honorary Fellowships are awarded to individuals who have attained distinction in the arts, literature,science, business or public life; or have rendered exceptional service to UWIC; or have had a closeassociation with UWIC. As such, we are delighted to have honoured three of our own alumni this year,alongside other major figures from industry and the arts.

Henry Engelhardt – CEO, Admiral Group.Philanthropist, businessman and Cardiff Ambassador, Henry is CEO of one of the rarecompanies that has continued to excel despitethe worsening economy. “His message to our graduates: “If I can do it, you can.”


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Cardiff School of Sport

From the Playground to the Podium

This year the School ofSport will celebrate itsDiamond Anniversary– 60 years since thefirst young men weretrained to become thenext generation ofmuch-needed PEteachers after the war.From an army barracksin Heath Park to one ofWales’ premiersporting centres, theCardiff School of Sporthas come a long way inits 60 year history.

Cardiff Training Collegestarted in 1950 with just 30students and three PEstaff, including of course

the legendary Syd Aaron.Cardiff School of Sportnow has 80 staff and over1500 students: arguablythe largest school of itstype in the UK.

UWIC is now consistentlyrecognised as one of theUK’s best universities forsport-related study notleast because of its longlist of sporting successstories.

Heroes of the early 1960sincluded Olympic athletessuch as Lynn Davies andPeter Radford. Theinfluence of the School inthe ‘Golden Years’ of

Welsh rugby can’t beignored, with legends likeGareth Edwards and JJWilliams all coming out ofUWIC in the 1960s. Intotal, UWIC boasts 48Internationals, eight TestCaptains and 13 BritishLions.

And it’s not just rugbystars that the UWICSchool has nurtured.

Over the years, ourgraduates have made agreat impact as excellentteachers and coaches, andelite athletes in sports as varied as judo, cricket,netball, gymnastics,

swimming, weightliftingand athletics.

In fact, more than 500names in at least 30different sports are listedin the UWIC Hall of Fame,including Wales GrandSlam 2008 Captain, RyanJones.

Our most recent successstories include the UWICArchers women’sbasketball team winningboth the British UniversityChampionship and theEnglish National League –the first Welsh team sincethe Rhondda Rebels – andour women’s rugby team

being crowned BritishUniversity Champions forthe fifth successive year.

The facilities at Cyncoedare used by student clubs,elite performers, thegeneral public andimportantly, 1,700 childrenper week are on campusas part of the UWIC JuniorSports Academyprogramme. We will alsohost competitors fromAustralia, New Zealandand Trinidad and Tobagoin preparation camps forthe London 2012 OlympicGames.

Over its 60 year history,UWIC RFC hasproduced more than 50rugby internationalplayers and a dozen ormore British Lions, andthis year, UWIC RFCcontinues this proudtradition having beencrowned winners of theSWALEC NationalLeague Division One East.

In November 2010 UWICRugby is celebrating thisDiamond Jubilee with agala dinner at CelticManor Resort in Newport.It seems unnecessary toname some of our rugbygreats – Gareth Edwards,JJ Williams, CliveRowlands, Tony Copsey,Gareth Cooper, RyanJones, Selwyn Williams -the list is almost too long

to complete! To add to theoccasion, some of ourother UWIC alumni havekindly agreed to host theevening, namely JohnInverdale, Roy Noble, RickO’Shea and Phil Steele.

Invitations will be sent outto all former playersaround the same time asthis magazine – if you’venot had yours, do get intouch.

60 Years of UWIC RFC

UWIC RFC Storm to Victory


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Cardiff School of Sport

Olympian from 2008,Tom Parsons made it tothe final of the highjump in Barcelona,having come second inNorway with aclearance of 2.25m.

Both Dai and Tom are nowlooking forward to theCommonwealth Games inDehli in October, wherethey will be joined by oneof our alumni-supportedSports Scholars, BrettMorse. At just 21 years ofage, Brett has alreadyrepresented Great Britain

in a number ofinternational eventsincluding the World JuniorChampionships in 2008,the European under-23Championships in 2009and more recently theEuropean TeamChampionships. Brett iscurrently ranked 2nd inthe Commonwealth and isone of Wales’ best shotsfor a medal at the Games.

Hoping to join him is ourother alumni-supportedSports Scholar, BryonyRaine. Alumni athletes Lee

Doran, Ryan Spencer-Jones, Chris Gowell andGareth Warburton hope torepresent Wales at thegames, while others mayhave the opportunity torepresent England ifselected.

As well as the athletes,BSc Sports Sciencegraduate and forthcomingPGCE student CarolineHarvey will berepresenting Wales in theBadminton events.

Jon Murray (Sports Massage 2009)was selected as team staff for theGreat Britain team at the EuropeanChampionships in Barcelona, wherehe acted as the soft tissue therapistto the endurance squad.

Not just athletes:

UWIC Athletes going for Gold

It has been an eventful year for UWIC AC, for both current students and alumni members. DaiGreene won Gold in the 400m hurdles at the recent European Championships in Barcelona ,confirming his status as best in Europe and adding to the Gold won at the European TeamChampionships in Norway earlier this year.

Coach

Malcolm Arnold

Fuzz Ahmed

Nigel Bevan

Scott Simpson

John Davies

Nigel Bevan

Darrell Maynard

Subject studied

BA (Hons) Leisure & SportsManagement, 2008

BA (Hons) Sport & Physical Education, 2005

HND Sport Development &Coaching

BSc (Hons) Sport & Exercise Science, 2005MSc Sport & Exercise Science



BSc (Hons) Nutrition & FoodScience, 2008

HND Leisure & Sports Man-agement, 2004

PB

48.12

2.28m

62.99m

4.15m

73.75m

17.92m

1:46.88

1:46:61

Event

400m Hurdles

High Jump

Discus

Pole Vault

Javelin

Shot Putt

800m

800m

Name

David Greene

Tom Parsons

Brett Morse

Bryony Raine

Lee Doran

Ryan Spencer-Jones

Chris Gowell

Gareth Warburton


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Later this year, the UWIC Foundation will be embarking on our first ever telephone fundraisingcampaign. To give you a flavour of what this is, and why we’re doing it, UWIC Foundationinterviewed our Development Manager, Sheona Evans.

UWIC Foundation

Q: Why is UWICrunning a telephonefundraising campaign?A: Quite simply, it’s afantastic way for us tokeep in touch with ouralumni. We let them knowabout news and events inthe institution, and findout more about eachindividual. Crucially, it isalso a vital source ofraising funds to supportour newly establishedAnnual Fund.

Q: Are you making allthe phone callsyourself?A: No, sadly there’s simplynot enough time! We willemploy current students totelephone 5,000 alumniover four weeks.

Q: Why student callers,and not staff?A: If you’ve only everworked here, you won’thave had the sameexperience as our alumni.Student callers provide aunique opportunity foralumni to engage with usat a different level, to share experiencesseparated by time –rooms, canteens andsports facilities may nothave changed all thatmuch!

Q: What do currentstudents know aboutbeing alumni?A: Students are keen to beinvolved as they are thealumni of the future! Wetry to match them up withalumni who studied the

same course as they aredoing now. The telethonwill give them theopportunity to talk withprofessionals alreadyworking in their chosenfield of study and toreceive careers advice, tipsand general life lessonsfrom former students.

Q: How will alumniknow if they are goingto be called?A: We won't be coldcalling! Everyone who weplan to call will receive aletter beforehand givingthe option to opt-out,though of course we hopepeople will talk to us – it’sa chance for our alumni tohave their say to us, aswell as for us to find outmore about them, so we

can better plan our alumniwork. So even if someoneis not sure about giving,we hope they will at leastlet us call them.

Q: Why are you onlycalling 5,000 peopleout of our alumninetwork of over35,000?We would love to be ableto call everyone butunfortunately we lack telephone numbers formany of our alumni. If youwould like to be involved,please get in touch with your up to date telephonenumber!

Q: How much moneydo you hope to raise?A: If everyone we calledcould give us £10 a monthfor three years, then wecould raise £600,000 inthe first year alone! That’smore than £2 million overthe three years when youinclude Gift Aid andMatched Funding. It shows how smallamounts of money cangrow into something really meaningful.

Q: What about peoplewho can’t give?A: We know that noteveryone wants to give, oris able to. To be honest,being able to speak to ouralumni and gain theirinsights is just as valuableto us!

UWICAnnual FundThe Annual Fund distributes all themoney raised on an annual basis to support new scholarships and bursaries, new student resources andground breaking research. Every gift,large or small canmake a difference tosupport current andfuture generations of students.

Thank you!Thank you to all of our alumni, staff and friendsthat have supported UWIC this year. We haveraised over £300,000 since the last edition ofAlumnium! UWIC Libraries have benefited fromthe purchase of new equipment, a ScholarshipScheme for students studying at the CardiffSchool of Management has been created forthose who are most in need and a new ResearchFund has been created to support some ofUWIC’s world leading research across all fields.This support will have an impact on so many livesand we are so grateful.

If you would like to find out more about how tosupport UWIC, please contact Sheona Evans, Development Manager on 029 2020 1593 or [email protected]. You can donate onlinethrough JustGiving at: www.justgiving.com/uwicfoundation/donate

Telephone Fundraising


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UWIC Graduates transforming our campuses

Willmott DixonScholarships

In addition to improvingUWIC’s builtenvironment, WillmottDixon also offerscholarships and prizes.In February, the £3,000Willmott Dixon MScManagement Scholarshipwas awarded to PatrickRummens (BA (Hons)Business Studies 2009),now studying on the MScprogramme. Patrick wasextremely grateful for hisaward: “I no longer haveto worry about coursefees, which is a weight offmy mind as they make upa large part of anystudent’s budget. Gettingan education is expensiveand so having a £3,000scholarship award is verysignificant. In addition tothis, winning the awardhas shone a light on asector which I knew verylittle about. Over thecoming months, I willcertainly be taking a veryclose look at theconstruction industry andthe exciting options it hasto offer.”

In addition, an annualprize to the highestachiever on the HNCcourse in Building,Technology andManagement is awarded,which this year went toClaire Simpson, 26 whoworks as a site buyer forMabey Bridge, Chepstow,described by Gareth as“an extremely worthywinner. Her enthusiasmand drive were obviousfrom the outset.”

One measure ofsuccess is to look backat your ‘alma mater’and see that you’vereally made your markon the place.

In the case of GarethTurner, a former studentwho studied BuildingConstruction in the 1970s,that could not be moretrue. Gareth is the HE FESector Manager for theconstruction firm WillmottDixon. Listed in theSunday Times 'Top 100Companies to work for'

and ‘Green List’ awards,Willmott Dixon has aframework partneringagreement with UWIC todeliver £50m of campustransformations over fouryears.

Visitors to the maincampus at Llandaff cannotfail to notice the impactWillmott Dixon is havingon the changing face ofUWIC. Last year saw thecompletion of the newFood Industry Centre, andthis year sees a majormulti-level extension tothe library, as well as thenew Cardiff School ofManagement. Thebuilding is equipped withthe latest energy-savingfeatures and we are aimingfor the highest BREEAMenvironment ratings.Willmott Dixon alsorecently completed workon the new campus centreat Cyncoed and will be

extending the mainentrance building atLlandaff over the summer.Whilst visitors to campuscan easily spot the newbuildings, what manypeople don’t realise is thatthere are many UWIC graduates working withinWillmott Dixon to makethese changes a reality.“As well as me, WillmottDixon’s Cardiff officeemploys nine UWICgraduates in fields rangingfrom informationtechnology, businessstudies and finance, HR,and building construction”explains Gareth. We havea great team here andwe’re committed toworking with UWIC topromote the careerprospects of the bestgraduates.” HelenSalisbury MCIPD (BAHons Business Studies,2001) is the Regional HRCoordinator within the

Wales & West region: “I look back fondly at mytime at ColchesterAvenue, but I am reallyquite envious of theBusiness Studies studentswho will start in 2010 inthe fantastic newbuilding.”

Ian James, another studentwho studied buildingconstruction in the 70s atUWIC and now pre-Construction Director atWillmott Dixoncommented that “Weobviously had buildingprojects going on duringmy time at UWIC but nowmany students, not onlythe ones studyingconstruction, are activelyencouraged with to getinvolved. There are manyand varied curriculumactivities which arerelevant to the builtenvironment.”

UWIC Graduates transforming our campuses


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Cardiff School of Art & Design

Glass Microbiology - Photograph by Luke Jerram

Giant viruses, publicpianos, Aeolian windharps. It’s an unlikelymix, but a winning onefor Luke Jerram (FineArt 1997), ResearchFellow at the Universityof Southampton.

Bristol-based Luke spenttime this summer in NewYork overseeing his latest installation entitled ‘PlayMe, I’m Yours’. Sixty pianos were madeavailable in parks, streetsand plazas across the city’sfive boroughs.

"I’m so excited to see whatwill happen. The pianosare a blank canvas foreveryone’s creativity so it’llbe interesting to see justhow much talent is out there.”

The idea for ‘Play Me, I’mYours’ came from Luke’strips to his locallaunderette. “I saw thesame people there eachweekend and yet no onetalked to one another.Placing a piano into thespace acts as a catalyst forconversation.”

Since 2008, Luke’s pianoshave brought music to thestreets of Sao Paulo,Sydney, London, Bristol,Bury St Edmunds andBarcelona. Internationalpress coverage hasincluded the New YorkTimes, Vanity Fair, LATimes Magazine Style Listand Nature magazine.

Luke also took anexhibition of his GlassMicrobiology to aprestigious New Yorkgallery.

His beautiful sculptures ofviruses such as swine flu,SARS and HIV reveal thefascinating tensionbetween something that isunusually beautiful butwhich is also extremelydangerous and plaguinghumanity.

Back in the UK, Luke hasinvented a giant Aeolianwind harp which he hopeswill be installed for theOlympics in Weymouth. “Cardiff Art College gaveme my foundations andlaunched my career as aninternational artist. Thetutors gave me standardsand an appreciation ofwhat good art is, and whatit can aspire to be. I havegreat memories from artcollege and as I sit here inNew York, I yearn for somegood conversation and awarm beer at HowardGardens college bar.”

Luke Jerram playing piano in Times Square, Photograph by Amarynth Sichel

Design: Luke Jerram


You don’t have to looktoo hard around UWICto find our owngraduates excellingwithin the institution. Just take a look at TheNational Centre forProduct Design andResearch, PDR.Founded by UWIC in1994, the team hasdeveloped a world-wide reputation fordeveloping newknowledge in productdesign, and applyingthat knowledge withinboth academia andindustry.

PDR’s research team ofmainly home-growntalent publishes in awide range ofinternational journalsand conferences and iswinning design awardsat an impressive rate.Of the graduates withinthe team, UWIC isproud to have played aformative role in thecareers of Dr AndrewWalters, Dr DominicEggbeer, IanCulverhouse, SteffanDaniel and DaleHarper.

The National Centre for Product Design and Research, PDR.

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Dale Harper (ProductDesign BSc, MSc) won anIF design award in Marchthis year for hisrevolutionary forcepsdesign ‘Safeceps’ whichmeasure the amount ofpressure exerted on thebaby’s head, reducing therisk of serious injury andtrauma to mother andchild. The product iscurrently undergoing thefinal stages of commercialand manufacturingdevelopment.

Having completed his PhDin 2008, Dominic Eggbeer(Product Design &Manufacture 2000) iscontinuing his researchcareer in related areas,including the application

of Computer AidedDesign, reverseengineering and rapidprototyping technologiesin maxillofacial prosthetics,surgery and dentaltechnology. Dominic alsomanages PDR’scommercial medicalmodelling services, whichprovide close collaborationwith the NHS. He iscurrently in the process ofapplying for additionalfunding to purchase top-of-the-range CADmachines to take thisresearch forward. “At themoment it can take up totwo days to makeprostheses for surgicaluse, which is fine forscheduled operations.Imagine the positive

impact on emergencysurgery if that wait timecould be reduced to a fewhours. The surgeon wouldthen be equipped with amuch greaterunderstanding of theoperation he’s about toundergo.”

PDR: A Design for Life


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Cardiff School of Education

If you were to godown toQueenswood onthe Cyncoedcampus todayyou could be infor a bigsurprise; not fromhungry bears,however, but fromadventurouschildren. Thesechildren are partof a new ForestSchoolprogrammeinitiated by fourmembers of staffdedicated tousing theoutdoors toeducate youngpeople.

Forest School is anapproach to educationdeveloped in Scandinavia,which emphasises learningthrough child-centred andchild-led discovery in anoutdoor setting; aphilosophy which theForest School team ofMark Connolly, MartinCook, Cheryl Ellis andChantelle Haughton arecommitted to.

All four members of theteam have just completeda level three Forest Schoolleadership qualificationwhich allows them to bothlead groups of childrenand in the future trainothers in Forest Schoolleadership skills.

Chantelle Haughton, whohas recently received aVice Chancellor staffaward for her commitmentto realising this project,explained how this ideaevolved: “Well it all beganfor us really on wet Fridayafternoon when Mark,Cheryl and myselfdiscovered that we had ashared interest in outdoorlearning. We brought thisforward as a vague idea toour school’s enterprisecommittee and found outthat Martin had suggestedsomething along this linemany years earlier and thathe was already doingsimilar things with theEarth Educationmovement and his ‘TeddyBear’s picnic’ where local

primary children come into explore the woods.”

Apart from the excitedchatter of six year olds themost obvious evidence ofthe ‘Teddy Bear’s picnic’on the Cyncoed campus isthe large yurt that hasbeen erected near thestudent residences inQueenswood. However,this canvas structure is notsuitable for developingForest School and theteam intend to raisemoney to build an eco-friendly centre where theycan both conduct ForestSchool lessons and studythe benefits to children ofthis type of child-centred,outdoor learning.

Cheryl Ellis outlined howshe envisaged this projectdeveloping: “We hopethat in the future UWICcould be seen as a centrefor the study of outdoorlearning. Wales is leadingthe way in promoting achild-centred, play-basedcurriculum and westrongly believe thatlearning in the outdoorsshould be a key elementwithin this.”

It seems as ifthese staffmembers are ‘barking upthe right tree!’

It seems as if these staff members are ‘barking up the right tree!’

If you go down to the woods today…

Martin Cook leads a Forest School expedition


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Lord of the Manor

Cardiff School of Education

I was delighted to havebeen appointed Principalat Manor and for a day Istood back and admiredmy name on theletterhead. Then it hit melike a train: the reality ofbeing in charge, theimmediacy of being in theNational Challenge withtargets to meet and thevery real possibility offederation or closure if wedidn't significantly raiseour game. Suddenly thiswas not just a job(although, in fairness evenas an NQT I never thoughtthis!), it was an allconsuming, highlydemanding career. It hasbeen a real rollercoaster touse a well-worn cliché.

Not a day passes withoutat least one significantchallenge involvingpersonnel or students andtheir parents.When I pause for amoment I can see we areturning this collegearound. Results this yearwill double those Iinherited in 2007 andstudents' attitudes andaspirations areundoubtedly improvingdramatically. However weare fighting entrenchednegative perceptions andreputations in a two-tiercity. On one levelCambridge offers thefinest education in theworld. However themajority of my studentsand families feel this iscompletely out of reach forthem. In order to bridge

this gap I am now in themiddle of moving toFoundation Status andworking with Trustpartners. Together Ibelieve we can take thecollege forward andachieve our goal ofbecoming ‘outstanding’ inevery respect.

I remember my time atUWIC with greatfondness: Dr Arthur Geen,Jane Davies, MitchWinfield, Gill Rees andCharlie Harris were allgreat influences on myshort but eventful career.Furthermore, who couldforget the call of thecatering assistant in the K2Cafe – ‘one torp withbacon and cheese goingcold my love!’

Ben Slade (BA (Ed) Secondary Drama 1998) became the youngestHeadteacher in the UK when he was appointed Principal of ManorCommunity College in Cambridge at the age of 30 in 2007. Here he tells usabout life as the Head of the Manor:

An education recruitment agencywith a differenceEducation Specialists at UWIC is operatedby the Cardiff School of Education at the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff.

We are urgently looking for qualified teachers tofill supply, part-time, fixed and long term posts inprimary and secondary schools across SouthWales. If you’re interested in registering forwork, or would like more information please contact:

tel: 029 2041 6951 / 029 2020 1524 email: [email protected] web: www.uwic.ac.uk/educationspecialists

Ben Slade meets HRH The Prince of Wales


So, Adrian, could yousum up your first yearin one word?

AP: Coffee?! No, it wouldbe impossible to sum up injust one word. I usually describe it as a learningcurve shaped like a cliff –the risks are greater now,and I have further to fall!

What has been the highlight of the year?

AP: There’s been no onehighlight in particular. Ihave learned that I have afantastic staff, and we runsome fantasticprogrammes. For example,at a recent periodic review,15 commendations weregained for the PsychologyMasters programme,accredited by the BritishPsychology Scoiety. Wehave had the use of thenew Food IndustryBuilding, an investmentwhich has started to payhuge dividends. The £5mKITE project, run by David

Lloyd, has given immensestrength to our links withthe Food Sector in Wales.It started with just oneKITE associate at FranksIce Cream. It is so goodseeing that start toflourish, as it is helping theeconomy in Wales, as wellas helping us.

What has been thegreatest change?

AP:What has changedmost is the developmentof a research culture hereat UWIC, and therecognition that researchdefines us as an institution.It informs our teaching, itprovides knowledge forour industry and it helps usto lead the way on theinternational stage as well.

What’s changed theleast?

AP: It’s still a small friendlyinstitution, where many ofthe senior staff are veryaccessible. It is possible forpeople to engage withcurrent issues and shapethe future of theinstitution.

Can you describe atypical day in CSHS?

AP: Although most of mydays are dominated bymeetings, it’s very varied,with both an internal andexternal focus. I reallyenjoy building the externalrelationships with keypartners. I also continue toteach, which keeps megrounded.

Is there a finalmessage for ouralumni audience?

AP: I hope that the CardiffSchool of Health Sciencesis recognised as providingprofessional education forworking people in Walesand beyond, and that weare seen to be ‘Making aDifference’. Our alumniare out there doing allsorts of useful things inconstruction & buildingmaintenance, in publichealth, in the foodindustry, in environmentalhealth – all areas whichcontribute to theeconomic, cultural andeconomic well-being ofWales, the UK and thewider community. I’mextremely proud to be apart of that and to becharged with leading thatdevelopment for thefuture.

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One Year on…

An Interview with Adrian Peters: Dean of School

Rwyf nawr yn y flwyddynolaf o gwrs PhD, ynastudio effaith lipidaudeietegol ar gellau ynnatblygiad clefyd y siwgrmath 2 o dan arweiniadDr.Keith Morris.

Penderfynais ddilyn cwrsPHD ar ôl cwblhau Meistrrhan-amser tra’n gweithioyn Ysbyty Heath. Mae’rcwrs PhD yma’n diddoroliawn gan ei fod wedi’iariannu gan HEFCW gydagofynion ychwanegol ihybu’r ddarpariaethcyfrwng Cymraeg o fewnyr Ysgol GwyddorauIechyd. Yn ogystal agastudio, rwy’n darlithio 6awr yr wythnos. Rwy’ndarlithio blwyddyn gyntafBiocemeg, ac yn diwtor i10 o fyfyrwyr cyfrwngCymraeg ar y cwrs.Blwyddyn nesaf byddswydd llawn amser yn caelei greu i ddatblygu’r

ddarpariaeth yma, fellyrwy’n gobeithio ceisio amy swydd a dal ymlaen iweithio yma.

Mae cael darparu’rcymorth yma yn bethcyffrous i’w wneud felsiaradwr Cymraeg. Fegwblheais gyrsiau LefelUwch yn Saesneg gan fymod yn ymwybodol ybasai’n rhaid i mi ddysguSaesneg yn y Brifysgol.Rydym nawr yn gobeithioy bydd mwy o siaradwyrCymraeg yn gallu astudioLefel Uwch ac ymhellachyn eu mamiaith.

Fe fyddwn i'n bendant ynargymell UWIC. Rydychyn cael llawer ogefnogaeth, ac rwy wrthfy modd yma - fel ygallwch ddweud, gan modi wedi bod yma am 10mlynedd, fwy neu lai!

Cardiff School of Health Sciences

Nodyn gan Lowri Mainwaring,myfyriwr PhD (BSc GwyddorBiofeddygol 2004, MSc 2008)


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Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Wales Centre for Podiatric Studies

Following muchprompting by theCardiff and DistrictBranch of the Society ofChiropodists toestablish a school ofchiropody in Cardiff,the case was taken upby the enterprisingand energeticPrincipal of LlandaffTechnical College, MrJoseph (Joe) Cotterell.

The first Head of Schoolwas Mr Derek Ames. Hecame from the teachingstaff of the London FootHospital and School ofChiropody. He remainedin Cardiff until 1968 when

he returned to the LondonFoot Hospital as Principalof the School ofChiropody. His successoras Head of School inCardiff was Mr CliffShipman 1969 – 1973.

Mr Don Jessett, who hadjoined Mr Ames in 1960,was Head of Schoolfrom1973 -1995. In 1996Miss Ann Bryan (pictured)became Head of School.She had been among thefirst group of students tocomplete their training inCardiff. She retired in2002 to be succeeded bythe present incumbentPaul Frowen.

In its earliest days thequalification awarded afterthree years of study wasMembership of theSociety of Chiropodists(Associateship if thecandidate was under 21years old). As the coursedeveloped a Diploma inPodiatric Medicineawarded by the Society ofChiropodists replaced theearlier professional award.From 1992 theundergraduate course wasestablished leading to aBSc in Podiatry offered bythe University of Wales.

This year the Wales Centrefor Podiatric Studies iscelebrating its 50thAnniversary. In June over100 podiatrists gathered atthe Judy HawkinsMemorial Seminar held inthe University Hospital forWales. They wereaddressed by a number ofour alumni, includingProfessor AnthonyRedmond (1988) ArthritisResearch Campaign (arc)Senior Lecturer in theUniversity of Leeds’Institute for MolecularMedicine, who took a lookinto the future of podiatrywith his speech entitled “Fifty More After Fifty”.

Dr Sue Barnett (1985),Senior Lecturer andDirector of the HumanAnalysis Laboratory,University of the West ofEngland, has a particularinterest in diabetes andspoke on the topic of “Notall Feet are Equal”.Additional talks were givenby Richard Green (1989),Scott Cawley (1980) andDr Jane Lewis (1998).

Students in The Centre for Podiatric Studies

50 YearsCELEBRATING

OF PODIATRYEDUCATION

The Cardiff School of Chiropody was established at the Llandaff Technical Collegein 1959 within the Department of Science and Mathematics. It was one of threeschools of chiropody set up following the Second World War.


UWIC International Alumni

With so many of our alumni based far away fromCardiff, we’re working to make the alumniexperience as meaningful for overseas alumni as itis for those closer to home. Clearly, access toUWIC’s library and gym facilities has lessrelevance from thousands of miles away! Ourfledgling network of alumni ambassadors is helpingto redress the balance. Ambassadors allow us tohave a presence in each area where we have aconcentration of alumni. There may be just five, or 150graduates in a given city or country – but if so, then wewant to help them connect! Alumni networking is agreat opportunity both socially and for local businessconnections. We’re also online, using the websiteLinkedIn to provide a professional networking platform forgraduates around the world.

If you’d like us to help you connect more effectively, or wouldbe interested in taking on the role of International AlumniOfficer for your area, please get in touch!

Hong Kong graduations

“The vision in Hong Kongis long term. It has been anhonour for UWIC andHong Kong University’sSchool of Professional andContinuing Education tosupport the students andtheir sponsors to meet thechallenges of the 21stCentury. This programmeis truly a partnership withbenefits for all.”

Now in its second year ofcollaboration with theUniversity of Hong Kong,which is ranked in the top25 universities in theworld, the programme hasbeen highly commendedby the Chartered Instituteof Environmental Healthand is proving increasinglypopular in this dynamicregion.

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UWIC’s first group of MSc Food SafetyManagement students at the University ofHong Kong celebrated their success thisyear. Professor Antony Chapman attendedthe graduation ceremony:

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Also present was RobFenn, British HighCommissioner to Brunei,who said “It’s wonderful tobe here celebrating thesuccess of so manyBruneian students. UWICis a class act and isexceptional in the way thatit looks after the welfare ofthese students. I’m veryproud to be here and very

proud of what UWIC doesfor Britain in its relationshipwith Brunei.”John Phillips was Dean ofInternational Students atUWIC for fourteen years,and has played a crucialrole over the years informing UWIC’s highlysuccessful relationship withBrunei. “This event is heldevery two years in Brunei

and allows each successfulgraduate to invite a largenumber of family andfriends. Having worked sohard, our Bruneiangraduates really deserve this opportunity to enjoytheir moment at thisceremony in Brunei inaddition to the ceremoniesheld in Cardiff.

“UWIC values itsrelationship with Bruneiand is proud that thesuccess of this year’sstudent cohort washonoured by theattendance of Pehin Abdul Rahman Taib, formerMinister of Education andthat he was made anHonorary Fellow of theuniversity – the highest

honour that UWIC canbestow. “

John retired from UWICthis summer, and thoughwe are sad to see himleave, we look forward to acontinuing relationshipwith our alumni, studentsand friends in Brunei.

Brunei Graduations

The Vice-Chancellor travelled to Brunei in July to preside over an award ceremony for almost 100 Bruneian graduateswho studied at UWIC. He was joined by a large number of UWIC staff, including John Phillips, former Dean ofInternational Office and Chair of the British Universities Brunei Association, Professor Adrian Peters, Dean of theCardiff School of Health Science, Dr Mohammed Loutfi, Dean of International Development and Andrew Walker, theDirector of Development at the UWIC Foundation. Pehin Abdul Rahman Taib, former Minister of Education in Brunei,was made an Honorary Fellow of UWIC at the ceremony.

Brunei Graduations


The new home forCardiff College of FoodTechnology and Commerce opened itsdoors to students inSeptember 1966, bristling with specialistfacilities for the strongvocational programmes deliveredhere. National Diplomaand City and Guildsstudents happilyrubbed shoulders withHigher NationalDiploma (HND) anddegree students. Dietetics was the firstdegree programme,with HNDs in catering,food science andtechnology and business studies, whichgradually became theextensive portfolio ofprogrammes offeredtoday.

My first timetablecomprised a cross-sectionof applied sciences -bakery, catering,hairdressing and nurserynursing. Those of youfamiliar with Tom Sharpe’sbook Wilt might havesome insight into what itwas like here, althoughsome of the old gangmade Sharpe’s characterslook positively normal!

The old Lesley SmithRestaurant on the groundfloor was named after thefirst principal of thecollege who had been abaker. It then becameSmith’s Restaurant andCoffee Shop, and endedlife as the Print Studio. Thefirst floor of B Block wasknown as the corridor offlour. Our lecture theatreswere bakeries full of the

latest equipment, thoughone asbestos-filled ovencould not be removed andremains incarceratedbehind a wall in the backof B113. The wall of B114was a display area forcakes decorated bystudents and staff,particularly JoyceWilliams. Joyce becamequite famous for her skills,making cakes for local andnot-so-local dignitaries,including the Queen andHenry Kissinger! Much ofthe bakery equipment andskills has been transferredto the Food IndustryCentre at Llandaff, as partof UWIC’s Cardiff Schoolof Health Sciences.

So many things hadalready disappeared overthe years - the ‘flat’ wherehousekeeping was taught,

a dieticians’ kitchen, theFinnish sauna, a sewingroom, two hairdressingsalons (where Ken Pictonhoned his trade in the1970s) and a beautytherapy salon. Gone tooare the rows of typewritersfor NCTJ (Journalism)students such as MichaelBuerk and Sue Lawley.

Cardiff College of FoodTechnology andCommerce enjoyed a verystrong relationship withthe City of Cardiff. It wasseen as a centre ofexcellence and basked inthe glory of its high-achieving staff andstudents. It was also a veryhappy place to work andthere was a strong senseof collegiality. Those of uswho worked there are sadto say goodbye to all the

memories, but we lookforward to the ‘new era’ inour new building atLlandaff.

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Farewell Colchester Avenue

Those were the days! As UWIC’s Colchester Avenue campus closes its doors for thefinal time, Professor Eleri Jones looks back with nostalgia…

If you would like tosee the new facilitiesat Llandaff – eitherthe Food IndustryCentre or the Schoolof ManagementBuilding – do get intouch! [email protected] call the Alumni Office on 02920201590.


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Alumni Magazine 2010