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Our_Values_&_Mission_.

Our ValuesThe success and growth of the University has always been based onour commitment to our values:

Confronting Inequality - Celebrating DiversityTM

Freedom of thought and expression

Openness, transparency and an ethical approach to all activities

Application, innovation and partnership providing a stimulating,healthy and safe environment in which to learn and work

Achieving sustainable development

Our Mission is Making Knowledge Work™

This Report is available on request in Braille, large print and on tape or disk from the Disability Service Tel: 01274 233739

The University is committed to promoting equality, diversity and an inclusive and supportive environment forstudents, staff and others closely associated with the University in conformity with the provisions of its Charter.

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02 Foreword

04 An International Chancellor

05 Developing Global Teaching and Learning

06 Research around the World

07 Long Haul Knowledge Transfer

08 Collaboration across the Globe

09 A Welcoming Campus

10 Developing an Ecoversity

11 Building a Sustainable Environment

12 Key Moments

16 Honorary Graduates

18 Our Officers and Council 2006/07

19 Staff and Students Statistics

20 Financial Results

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LOOKING BACK

The academic year 2006/2007 was amomentous year in many respects.

Forty years ago on the 18 October 1966Bradford was granted the Royal Charterand Harold Wilson was installed as thefirst Chancellor in November that year. Onthe 18 October 2006 the Universitycelebrated that anniversary with theopening of a stunning Atrium at the heartof our campus and a concert byinternationally-renowned violinist andBradford honorary graduate, Tasmin Little.

As new technologies enable us to shareinformation and events in real time, thiscelebration was web-streamed live around theglobe and watched by alumni, ex-staff andpartners in scores of different countries, as wellas being linked live to the Big Screen inBradford’s Centenary Square.

At a time when the University is engaged inmore international activity than ever before, italso feels fitting to share our 40th yearcelebrations with our international Chancellor,Imran Khan, in his first year of office.

Here in Bradford, this year also marked theend of an era as Chris Taylor retired from theposition of Vice-Chancellor. Chris led theUniversity from 2001 to 2007 with an equalpassion for both the quality of the learningexperience of its students and the excellenceof its research endeavours. He also served as

Chair of the Yorkshire Universities AssociationBoard, as a member of the Yorkshire andHumber Assembly, Bradford Vision, BradfordCentre Regeneration Board, The DistrictEconomic Partnership and as a National MediaMuseum Trustee. Nationally Chris also servedthe Committee of Vice-Chancellors in theirReview of Finance, Strategy and Structures andhas now been awarded the title of EmeritusProfessor of Tribology.

Commencing in post as his successor in June2007, I believe it very appropriate to start thisreport with a sincere thank you to Chris for hisinspirational work over the past 6 years. Indeedthe year of this report belongs to Chris and sawconsiderable advances on the progress madein the previous two years of the Corporate Plan2004-2009, as evidenced by these highlightsfrom the mid-term review:

The University beat its student growth for2006/07 by 6%, building on 2005/06 growthof 29% and meeting 2008 targets in someareas.

A successful bid for over £3m from HEFCEStrategic Development Fund led to thedevelopment of the Ecoversity StuDent(Education for Sustainable Development)which will run from June 2007 to 2010.

The University has made considerableprogress in the development of our estatesand facilities, with more than £17 millioninvested to date enhancing the learning,living and working environment on campus.

The 2009 targets set for both ‘Income fromKnowledge Transfer’, ‘Race for Opportunity’and ‘The Regional Environmental Index’ wereachieved and surpassed by 2006.

League Tables are an important part of thestudent decision-making process about whereto study and this year’s results were veryencouraging. Retaining our number one statusfor graduate employment in the North ofEngland in The Times Good University Guidefor the 3rd year running, Bradford also enjoyedsuccess in the subject rankings, with OtherSubjects Allied to Medicine ranked 3rd,General Engineering 7th and Nursing 10th inthe UK. In institutional rankings, Bradford came47th out of 109 institutions.

The University of Bradford also achieved an81% 'satisfaction score' in the National StudentSurvey 2007, the same as the overall figure forUniversities in England.

The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA)released its yearly performance indicators inJuly 2007, showing Bradford was the topuniversity in Yorkshire and 3rd best in Englandfor recruiting students from low socio-economicgroups, beating its benchmark by more than10%.

This final year then has continued the pace anddrive that has characterised Professor Taylor’sleadership. During the past five years theUniversity has built on its strengths and hasalso broadened its academic portfolio and istransforming its estate and facilities.

On behalf of everyone at the University I wouldlike to wish Chris every success in futureventures and thank him for delivering thisthriving and vibrant university into my hands forfuture development.

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LOOKING FORWARD

Looking forward, we face some excitingchallenges and wonderful opportunities,and this report highlights two majorinitiatives:

Ecoversity

We are making good progress towardsbecoming an Ecoversity and one aspect of thisis how we deliver our communications, showingrespect for the resources we use and theaccessibility we provide to our variousaudiences.

The debate over single volume print versusdelivery via the Web, where many then printpages on inkjet printers, is still on. So beforemaking any radical changes, we are engagingin a full review of our publications and Webpresence over the next year.

To support our commitment to using fewer andbetter resources in the production process wehave, however, already made some changesby adapting the look of this publication, usingless ink and 100% recycled stock. Also of noteis the reduced pagination of this document, inline with the above.

Internationalisation

The central theme for this annual report isinternationalisation and as a geographer this isclose to my heart. Our current commitment tothis movement is helped enormously by thework we have done over the last 40 years withstudents, staff and partners from around theworld.

Building on this, we now want to focus ondeveloping all our students as global citizens,who live, study and work alongside a diversegroup of people - and where better than here inthe wonderful city of Bradford where more than

67 languages are spoken? Staff and studentsare actively encouraged to experience living incultures dissimilar from their own. We want ourgraduates and our staff to discuss, debate andconsider the difficult questions of our time andbe open to all manner of ideas. This willultimately benefit research teams, employersand the wider society as a whole.

I would like to thank all staff for theirenthusiasm, hard work and commitment to theUniversity. I feel greatly privileged to be a partof the University of Bradford and to be able towork with you in its development.

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With a long-standing tradition of stronginternational links and many thousandsof students from overseas every year,the University’s commitment tointernationalisation is a natural andorganic development.

Bradford was the first UK university to appointa Chancellor from overseas, and Imran Khanhas already been influential in majorcollaborative developments between theUniversity and other countries and in hishomeland of Pakistan, which of course hasclose ties with the city of Bradford.

2006/07 was a year in which the Universitystarted to work more closely with its 40,000alumni and especially those living overseas.The Chancellor hosted the first in a series ofalumni receptions overseas at the MarriottHotel in Islamabad in November 2006. Morethan 100 graduates of the University attendedthe event along with education partners frominstitutions across Pakistan, and an alumninetwork has now been established in thecountry.

2006/07 also saw the development of linkswith Namal College, a brand-new technicalcollege in the Mianwali District of Pakistan,where Imran Khan is also a Member ofParliament. Namal has become an AssociateCollege of the University, and our academicstaff will be involved in developing thecurriculum and quality assurancearrangements there.

Also this year the University of Bradfordlaunched a teaching collaboration programmewith Shaukat Khanum Memorial CancerHospital and Research Centre (SKMCH&RC).A BSc (Hons) course in Medical Imagingprovides an opportunity for students tobecome qualified in using new technology inDiagnostic Medicine. Successful candidatesare registered as students with the Universityof Bradford and can access the same onlineUniversity facilities as students based in theUK.

UNIVERSAL ACCESS

One of the key developments in ourcorporate plan, through our E-strategy, isaccess to information for all staff andstudents, wherever they are located in theworld.

This year the campus became wireless andWeb-enabled and is now supported by thelatest innovations in technology such as virtualenvironments, online information systems andfacilities to interact and share information.Online information and transaction systems arenow available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,and allow users at a distance from the campusto receive the same level of service andsupport as users on campus. Overseas andpart-time home-based users particularly cantailor their learning environment to support theirneeds and priorities.

The Education for Sustainable Developmentinitiative was also established this year, andthis will see important aspects of theInternationalisation strategy embedded into thecurriculum, as part of the Ecoversityprogramme.

Imran Khan with the Lord Mayor ofBradford Choudhary Rangzeb at theAlumni event in Pakistan

A wireless campus, students in the Atrium

Imran Khan with students from the MedicalImaging course

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INTERNATIONALISATION

All our acedemic Schools have teaching linksabroad through collaborative franchiseagreements and / or research and knowledgetransfer operations, examples of which can beseen in our key moments section. TheUniversity’s international reputation in Peace,Management and Engineering is knownthroughout the world.

Equally important is the drive to increaseawareness of, and interest in, the internationalaspects of our courses amongst the UK studentand staff population. In tandem with Education forSustainable Development within courseprogrammes, plans were laid in this year to reviewcourses to build an international perspective intoeach taught course.

Guest lecturers from across the globe ensure theUniversity maintains an internationally relevantpedagogical environment, and a significantproportion of lecturers and researchers in many ofthe Schools come from overseas. For example theSchool of Management employs 32% of itslecturers from overseas.

The School of Management also produced aCultural Guide to help managers understand thekey cultural issues that could affect performance.The tips are based on the School’s experience of

helping international MBA students settle into theUK quickly and work with businesses of all sizes.Interest was widely reported and many largeorganisations contacted the School to discovermore.

Our exchange programmes have also seen a newboost of activity with increased numbers ofstudents and graduates using the EuropeanCommission exchange programmes, Erasmusand Leonardo. In addition the University hasintroduced travel awards to ease the financialimpact of semester exchanges in the Study Abroadprogramme, and more students than ever aretaking up these opportunities.

On campus, development of global skills and theexchange of international experiences equip bothstudents and staff to work in a culturally diverseenvironment. The ‘Languages for All’ programmeencourages staff and students to learn a newlanguages. On offer currently are French, German,Russian, Spanish, Arabic and English as a ForeignLanguage, plus self-study resources in over twentyother languages including Hindi and Urdu.

Major advances made to the E-strategy and virtualHub have also led to improved facilities in teachingrooms, so the majority are now E-quipped withprojector and sound system along with video/DVDfacilities. This in turn improves accessibility oflearning materials and makes the virtual lecture areality for distance learners.

STUDENTS’ COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN

Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Argentina Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil British Antarctic Territory Brunei Bulgaria Burma Burundi Cameroon Canada Chad Channel Islands Chile China Colombia Congo (DemocraticRepublic) Congo (People’s Republic) Croatia

Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Dominica Ecuador Egypt Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guyana Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Irish Republic Israel Italy Ivory Coast Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kuwait Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Mongolia Morocco Mozambique Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Niger Nigeria North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda SaudiArabia Senegal Serbia and Montenegro Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Somalia South Africa South Korea Spain Sri Lanka St Vincent &the Grenadines Sudan Surinam Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Trinidad &Tobago Turkey Turkmenistan Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States of America Uruguay Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

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SUCCESSFUL BIDS

With a long history of researchexcellence, the University has been busyforging links with other leadinginstitutions both here in the UK andoverseas: for example MIT and Caltechin the USA.

This year has seen the birth of 25 new projectswinning major funding from public bodies, andthe latest Research Assessment Exercise returnsaw 60% of our staff actively engaged inresearch.

Here in the UK the Polymer Engineering Centreof Excellence works with other prestigiousacademics in Leeds, Sheffield and Durhamuniversities. This year Professor Phil Coates, PVCResearch and Knowledge Transfer, won a bid forover £230k to study ‘Virtual Institute - PolymerProcess Structuring’ from the Engineering andPhysical Sciences Research Council.

It was a particularly good year for ProfessorVladimir A Botchkarev in Biomedical Sciences, inthe School of Life Sciences, with two majorresearch projects agreed at a combined value ofover £400k. One of these with the Biotechnologyand Biological Sciences Research Council onthe ‘Role for Lhx genes in skin development andregeneration’ and the second with BostonUniversity/NiH, USA focuses on the ‘Functions ofnoggin and Smad1.5in hair growth control’.

Dr David Francis in Peace Studies, in the Schoolof Social and International Studies, won fundingfrom the British Council to research ‘Peace-building and Sustainable Development CapacityBuilding in Post-War Democratic Republic ofCongo (DRC)’

Meanwhile in Electronic Imaging and MediaCommunications in the School of Informatics,Professor Jianmin Jiang won a travel grant to bidfor EU funding under Framework 7 Programmefor ‘Digital media research and innovations at EUlevel’ worth over £57k.

Finally of note in Archaeological Sciences, in theSchool of Life Sciences, Professor Carl Heronwon a bid for over £380k to study ‘Pottery useamong late Foragers and early Farmers in theBaltic’ from the Arts and Humanities ResearchCouncil.

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This was a good year for KnowledgeTransfer within the University both on a UKand global footing. Here at home theUniversity worked hard to continuouslyimprove how it works with business and sosucceeded in maintaining the Customer FirstStandard in June 2007 for the third yearrunning. At the same time bespoke activityin different departments and a KnowledgeTransfer Partnership helped UK firms gaininternational business through innovationand research testing.

One such was Briton Engineering who have beenchosen to work alongside the Bearfire Group tosupply and install their award-winning Snowflex®surface system to the planned $375m CoolzoneWinterplex project in Dallas. Simon Stewartstarted working for Briton Engineering inSeptember 2004 as part of the KnowledgeTransfer Partnership scheme, with the Universityof Bradford. Two years later a company executivecommented “KTP has enabled affordableprogress into new areas of the company’sactivities which would have been difficult toachieve without Simon. It is highly likely that theworks that have been completed in the two yearswe have been working with Simon and KTPwould otherwise have taken 5 years”.

Meanwhile the Engineering Quality ImprovementProgramme continues a successful collaborationbetween the Ford Motor Company and theUniversity of Bradford. It has established a strongtrack record of success, reaching a globalaudience in terms of both companies andengineers registered through the programme,and continues to be recognised as a partner tothe Ford Trustmark Learning Alliance. The stronglinks forged with Ford and Ford’s supply basehave strengthened the University of Bradford’sposition as a globally respected automotiveengineering centre.

Research by academics in Bradford has alsohelped rubber-stamp a new revolutionary type ofhand drier as the most hygienic on the market.

The ‘Airblade’ was launched by Dyson Ltd inOctober 2006. Drying hands efficiently in just 10seconds, the Airblade is hygienically superior toconventional warm air driers and has thepotential to greatly improve hand dryingcompliance and reduce the spread of infections.The company is now marketing the productaround the world and winning many industryawards along the way.

The University’s roll-call of company customers isimpressive and includes household namemultinationals like Ford Motor Company, Procter & Gamble, Pfizer, Microsoft, AstraZenecaand Jaguar. However the University is alsohelping numerous regional firms to develop and

grow. This includes companies like Viamed,Speedibake, Gee Graphite, Yorkshire Water,Bradford & Bingley, West Yorkshire Police andBriton Engineering, in fact, in this year alone theUniversity worked with over 60 separateorganisations in Yorkshire.

Strong collaboration and an excellent focus onKnowledge Transfer at the University of Bradfordcontinue to deliver knowledge and expertiseexactly where it is needed.

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The University has more than 4,500students studying for Bradford degreesaround the world and collaborations with37 institutions, 27 of which are overseas.

We enjoy particularly close partnerships withinstitutions which have been designatedEstablished Partners and which host the largestproportion of students in this provision:

Institute for Intergrated Learning inManagement in New DelhiINTI International University College inMalaysiaManagement Development Institute ofSingapore in Singapore

In this year we had 907 people graduate inpartner institutions across the world – 160 inIndia, 604 in Singapore, 13 in Malaysia, 107 inUtrecht and 23 in Dubai.

We are committed to ensuring that off-campusstudents receive the same quality of academiccare as their colleagues on campus. Usingexternal examiners and a variety of QualityAssurance programmes, the University wasnoted in a 2006 Quality Assurance Agency forHigher Education (QAA) review for the following‘Features of Good Practice’:

Measured and purposeful management of therollout of its virtual learning environment Induction arrangements for postgraduate-levelstudents, whose first language is not EnglishStrong and positive identification with theUniversity through prospectus, programme,and other informationCourse supervisor workload managementShared good practice across review panelsand teamsEmploying a School Advisory Board to monitorquality

Future plans include student and staff exchangesbetween institutions and encouraging a globalperspective in all teaching and learningexperiences.

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A_Welcoming_Campus_.Our commitment to support internationalstudents was reflected in 2006/07 when theUniversity’s International Office was votedNo.1 in the International Student BarometerSurvey. For example, over the last few yearsa flourishing orientation programme forinternational students has been evolving.

International students are encouraged andwelcomed into the many activities run by theUnion both on and off campus, including clubsand societies. A ‘buddy’ scheme and additionalweekend trips and events designed specificallyfor them provide essential support and makethem feel quickly at home.

In the first few weeks, overseas students areinvited to lectures and excursions to impartessential and useful information and help themgain an understanding of what is available in thelocal area. For example to help overseasstudents, who may be living away from theirhome country for the first time, to becomefamiliar with the British culture, a visit to localstores and supermarkets is organised. A specialwelcome to the city of Bradford is also arrangedby the Lord Mayor with afternoon tea and a touraround the historic City Hall.

The new Hub, student support centre, has alsoproved really helpful for the internationalcommunity and many enquiries are dealt withrapidly by the front-of-house team who work

alongside specialist colleagues in theInternational Office close by.

In addition to the 2,000 overseas students,Bradford also has 500 students from theEuropean Union, attracted here by the closelinks the city of Bradford enjoys with manyEuropean countries. Bradford was one of thefirst UK universities to offer financial support inthe form of bursaries to EU students.

Support for overseas students does not stopwith campus and course aspects. CareerDevelopment Services has also widened itsservice provision to ensure overseas studentsare assisted in gaining jobs both here in the UKand in their home countries.

Plans are well advanced in the development ofan Internationalisation strategy across theUniversity to encourage an even greater degreeof exchange and collaboration for our staff,student and alumni populations.

Deputy Vice-Chancellor Jeff Lucas greets students at City Hall

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Developing_an_Ecoversity_.DEVELOPING A SUSTAINABLEENVIRONMENT

There has been considerable progress thisyear in delivering a more sustainablecampus. The new building for the Instituteof Cancer Therapeutics and the adjoiningNorcroft Centre were both completed thisyear. Numerous sustainable designfeatures included a green sedum roof,solar shading, high insulation values andtriple glazing.

The new Atrium was also constructed withsustainable features, most notably a roof madeof ETFE. Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene films areonly 1% the weight of glass, transmit a lot morelight and cost a lot less to install. This roof ishighly resilient and self-cleaning because it isnon-stick and is recyclable.

The initiative to develop a sustainableenvironment has been given a major boostthrough plans for the Listerhills SustainableStudent Village, together with other commercialand accommodation spaces in what will becomethe Learning Quarter in Bradford.

EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLEDEVELOPMENT (ESD)

These highly visible initiatives were all wellreceived but the Ecoversity programme goesbeyond estates development to deliver anEducation for Sustainable Development(ESD) programme.

The ESD initiative sets out a broad and ambitiousprogramme of activities to promote and embedEducation for Sustainable Development in thecurriculum and in the wider student experience.So from an ESD point of view, the Atrium is alsoimportant because students, staff and visitorscan come together in a relaxing social space.

In August 2006 the University successfully bid tothe Higher Education Funding Council forEngland (HEFCE) for a £3.1m project for ESDknown as Ecoversity StuDent. Bradford adoptedthe UNESCO framework for ESD which promotesthe social, economic and environmentalcomponents of sustainable development andaddresses a wide range of global and localissues. Two of the central principles are a respectfor diversity and for the dignity and human rightsof all people throughout the world, and acommitment to social and economic justice forall. This framework was adopted as it was felt tocapture many of the core values and educationalobjectives of the University.

Future plans include a sustainable educationdirectorate to deliver StuDent project objectives,consisting of a team of 14 academic staff,working on a major curriculum developmentprogramme with their respective academicSchools. A student engagement co-ordinator willbe appointed to develop wider curriculumopportunities around ESD, and appointedresearchers will evaluate progress and change.This project has drawn interest from across thesector and internationally. The HEA asked theUniversity to host their second National ESDconference at Bradford. This duly took place inJuly 2007, drew delegates from all over the UKand helped to put Bradford on the map ofcurriculum innovation.

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Building_a_Sustainable_Environment_.EXCITING PLANS

An exciting year in the University EstatesDepartment included the production of theNew Campus master plan, which unveiled awhole array of building projects on andclose by the campus, designed to integratethe University into a sympathetic andsupportive Learning Quarter and meetsustainability standards.

One of our key projects is a ‘KnowledgeExchange’, which would link existing buildings ina creative and innovative way to bring togetherLearner Support Services such as CareerDevelopment Services, Disability Service, andLearner Development Unit, which together withthe Students’ Union Office will complement thecurrent Hub.

An additional new building to this would provideon-campus space for the School of HealthStudies, helping to further integrate our HealthSchool into the University.

A major refurbishment of the CommunalBuilding is also planned in this phase.

In the longer term, plans include provision toupgrade and extend the J B Priestley Library toinclude a new mezzanine floor and to open upthe basement area of the Communal Buildinginto the amphitheatre to form a bright vibrantspace for group studies, coffee and informalmeetings.

Adjacent to the campus, our collaboration with aprivate developer will create the sustainablestudent village, close by another complex ofmodern and sustainable accommodation suites.

Meanwhile work will be starting in 2008 on twomajor projects; an extension to the MBA suite,

library and atrium at the School of Managementand a massive facelift for the Sports Centre, onthe main campus, upgrading and reconfiguringthe building to better integrate this service withthe local community.

All in all a very exciting planning year with plentyof work ahead.

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The ‘Fair Tracing’ project, which started in 2006,aims to help bridge the digital divide betweenconsumers from developed countries andproducers in the developing world.

It is being led by Dr Apurba Kundu, AssociateDean of the University’s School of Informatics.Tracing technology could enhance the Fair Trademodel of trade by ‘tagging’ individual productswith information readily accessible by bothproducer and consumer.

For more information visitwww.bradford.ac.uk/newsandviews/editions/january2007.php

TRACING FAIR TRADEPRODUCE WITH DIGITALTECHNOLOGY

A team from the University’s School of Pharmacyworking with other academic colleagues havedeveloped a means of delivering the benefits ofmaggot therapy without using the larvae directly(first reported in Issue 2573 of New Scientist,October 2006).

Maggot secretions are now being trapped in a‘hydrogel’ which could be applied in the sameway as a normal dressing. Work using cell culturemodels has suggested that the secretion may actto speed up healing.

For more information, visit:www.bradford.ac.uk/newsandviews/editions/january2007.php

MAGGOTS HEALINGWOUNDS

Officially opened in October 2006, the University’sfour-storey Atrium is supported on lightweight steeltrusses, the Atrium is clad in ETFE (ethylenetetrafluoroethylene) cushions, the same innovative,hi-tech material used in the Biomes at the EdenProject in Cornwall and the Magna Airship inRotherham.

The furniture inside the Atrium has been chosen tobe both accessible and environmentallyresponsible and features unique pieces such asrecycled plastic coffee tables.

For more information, visit:www.bradford.ac.uk/newsandviews/editions/january2007.php

ATRIUM DEVELOPMENT

Wednesday 18 October 2006 marked 40 yearsto the day since the University of Bradford wasgranted its Royal Charter. In fact it madeBradford the 40th university to be created inBritain. To celebrate this day, staff andstudents, past and present, and special guestsgathered in the University’s new Atriumdevelopment to enjoy a concert byinternationally renowned violinist and BradfordHonorary Graduate Tasmin Little who officiallyopened the Atrium, with messages, champagneand birthday cake.

Chair of Council, Paul Jagger, awarded longservice achievements to 11 members of staffwho had clocked up 40 years’ service.

Chris Taylor, then Vice-Chancellor, noted thatsince 1966 Bradford’s student population hasleapt from 2,000 to over 12,000 that day.

Chief Executive of Bradford CentreRegeneration, Maud Marshall, also spoke,welcoming the close working relationshipbetween the University and the city and districtin the regeneration of Bradford.

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Imran Khan hosted a special celebratoryevent in Pakistan to mark the 40thAnniversary, which took place in Islamabadin November 2006.This was attended byoverseas alumni, now based in Pakistanand educational representatives fromPakistan and the British Council.

For more information, visitwww.bradford.ac.uk/newsandviews/editions/january2007.php

40TH ANNIVERSARYCELEBRATED IN PAKISTAN

Julia Lee-Thorp, Professor of ArchaeologicalSciences at the University, was part of aninternational team of researchers, includingColorado, Texas and Ohio State in the USA, whichrevealed how our human relatives varied their dietwith the seasons about 1.8 million years ago.

Their study, published in November 2006,analysed tiny increments of fossil enamel todemonstrate that the eating habits of an earlyhuman relative called Paranthropus robustus fromSwartkrans, South Africa, varied between seasonsand even years.

For more information, visitwww.bradford.ac.uk/newsandviews/editions/january2007.php

ARCHAEOLOGISTS LOOK ATOUR ANCESTORS’ DIET

The first-ever International Student Day was heldat the University in January 2007. The ceremonytook place in the Atrium with a colourful display ofcostumes from around the world and a freeconcert.

The day also saw the launch of the InternationalStudent Fund, which aims to provide support tointernational students in hardship with partialtuition, books and financial relief.

FIRST INTERNATIONALSTUDENT DAY

The University hosted a visiting Nobel PeaceLaureate, Jody Williams, who won the NobelPeace Prize in 1997 for her leadership of theInternational Coalition to Ban Landmines, as partof the PeaceJam programme,

Jody’s visit was part of the PeaceJamprogramme, an international peace educationproject bringing Nobel Peace Prize winners intodirect contact with young people, to encouragethem to be active local and global citizens. TheUniversity is the exclusive host of this globalmovement, not just in the UK, but also in Europe.

For more information, visit www.peacejam.org

NOBEL PEACE LAUREATEVISTS PEACEJAM EVENT

Sixth formers in Bradford are now studyingsubjects at degree level thanks to a pioneeringnew project being offered at the University inpartnership with Aimhigher Bradford.

Progression to Level 4 Studies, the first scheme ofits kind in the UK, was launched in January 2007and has enabled over 30 Year 12 students fromschools and further education colleges acrossBradford to study a degree-level module.

The project is being co-ordinated by MohanMistry, Vocational Progression Co-ordinator fromthe University’s Access and WideningParticipation Team.

For more information, visitwww.bradford.ac.uk/newsandviews/editions/march2007.php

PIONEERING PROJECT GETSSIXTH FORMERS STUDYINGAT DEGREE LEVEL

In December 2006 the University achievedinstitution-wide Fairtrade status – making moreethically-sound food and drink choices availablefor its staff and students. A range of Fairtradeproducts were introduced including tea, coffee,snacks and a range of other items, across allcampuses.

Working with the city of Bradford, the Universityhas agreed to promote the benefits of Fairtrade tocitizens, staff and students alike.

For more information visitwww.bradford.ac.uk/admin/pr/pressreleases/2007/fairtrade.php

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A Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) wasestablished in 2007 between the University’sWireless Technologies Centre of IndustrialCollaboration and Yorkshire Water.

Co-funded by the Department for Trade andIndustry and the Engineering and PhysicalSciences Research Council, the project willinvestigate the capabilities of new and emergingwireless technologies to transfer and process datafrom large numbers of sensors in order to bettermanage water infrastructure.

For more information, visitwww.bradford.ac.uk/newsandviews/editions/june2007.php

PARTNERSHIP COULDBRING WIRELESS BENEFITS

Valentina Zharkova, Professor of AppliedMathematics in the University’s School ofInformatics, received a research grant from theParticle Physics and Astronomy Research Council(PPARC), for a project entitled Proton and ElectronKinetics and Dynamics in Flaring Atmospheres.

Professor Zharkova is interested in the conditionsthat produce solar quakes on the surface of theSun, which she discovered in 1998 with StanfordUniversity research scientist Dr Alexander GKosovichev.

For more information, visithttp://kinetics.inf.brad.ac.uk

EFFECTS OF SOLARSTORMS ON EARTHEXAMINED

Expertise from the University’s School of HealthStudies went east in 2007 as the first DementiaCare Mapping (DCM) course was held in SouthKorea.

The course was led by Paul Edwards, DCMConsultant Trainer from the Bradford DementiaGroup and Jane Fossey, Consultant ClinicalPsychologist from Oxfordshire Mental Health Trust,at the Ewha Women’s University in Seoul.

There are now ‘mappers’ in over 23 countries, allof whom are trying to develop care for people withdementia and provide a better service, promotingperson-centred care.

For more information, visitwww.bradford.ac.uk/newsandviews/editions/june2007.php

SOUTH KOREANSCELEBRATE COURSESUCCESS

Nursing Standard magazine’s Nurse of the Year for2007 was Justine Whitaker, an MSc LymphoedemaPractice student at the School of Health Studies.Justine works as a Macmillan LymphoedemaClinical Nurse Specialist at East Lancashire PrimaryCare Trust.

She also won the Innovation in Cancer Nursingcategory for her development of a garment thatreduces the painful swelling suffered by prostatecancer patients. The ‘Whitaker Pouch’ is now beingmass-produced and is available across the globe.

For more information, visitwww.bradford.ac.uk/newsandviews/editions/june2007.php

NURSE OF THE YEAR

March 2007 saw the launch of ‘The Hub’ - a newone-stop-shop for students to access essentialinformation about services such asaccommodation, course enquiries, admissions,fees and bursaries.

Located in the Richmond Building adjacent to theAtrium, this physical student support centre worksalongside the first stage of the ‘Virtual Hub’ whichallows students who require information remotelyto obtain information at any time via the internet.

For more information, visitwww.bradford.ac.uk/admin/pr/pressreleases/2007/hub.php

NEW NERVE CENTRE FORSTUDENTS

NURSE OF THE YEARJUSTINE WHITAKER

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A new state-of-the-art engineering researchlaboratory was opened at the University in July2007. The atrium-style Centre for Micro & NanoMoulding is a £2.2 million development whichadds to the world-class Polymer InterdisciplinaryResearch Centre (IRC) facilities already oncampus.

Funding was provided by the Higher EducationFunding Council for England (HEFCE), YorkshireForward, the Department for Trade and Industryand the Engineering and Physical SciencesResearch Council.

£4 MILLION MICROENGINEERING LAB OPENS

The University secured £3.1 million from theHigher Education Funding Council for England(HEFCE) in 2007 to support its flagship‘Ecoversity StuDent’ scheme.

The scheme aims to embed sustainability acrossthe institution and into the student learning andliving experience.

For more information, visitwww.bradford.ac.uk/newsandviews/editions/june2007.php

FUNDING COUNCIL BACKSGREEN BID

Out of the G8 commission an England-Africapartnership (EAP) in higher education wasdeveloped by the UK government. Thisdevelopment saw £8 million being spent over twoyears to develop higher education in targetedcountries who have no income and who areemerging from war.

The University of Bradford was selected to be apart of this engagement in training staff to teachpeace and conflict studies in the DemocraticRepublic of Congo (DRC) through its AfricaCentre.

For more information, visitwww.bradford.ac.uk/acad/africacentre

AFRICA CENTRE SUPPORTSG8 PLEDGES

Twelve international students from across theglobe received a scholarship from the Universityof Bradford this year. The scholarships wereawarded on the grounds of academic excellenceand there was strong competition. One of thesuccessful students was Zimbabwean studentEmaculate Machibaya, pictured here with the thenVice-Chancellor Chris Taylor. Emaculate isstudying a three-year BSc in Accounting andFinance at the School of Management.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTSRECEIVE SCHOLARSHIPS

The SME Knowledge Network celebrated its fifthbirthday in 2007, making it one of the oldest andlargest University SME business networks in theNorth of England.

Run by the School of Management, it providesSMEs (small to medium enterprises) with a forumfor sharing best practice and access to expertiseat the School – at no cost to the businesses.

For more information visitwww.bradford.ac.uk/smenetwork

KEEPING BUSINESSES INTOUCH

The Bradford Centre for InternationalDevelopment (BCID) ran a range of overseastraining programmes during 2006/07.

These included delivery of several modules ofan accredited International DevelopmentManagement course for the Aga KhanFoundation in Tajikistan and a similaraccredited programme in Project Planningand Management for the CaribbeanDevelopment Bank in Trinidad. Both of thesecourses included significant elements of e-learning.

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Martin Havenhand

Martin was made an honorary Doctor of theUniversity for his contribution to thedevelopment of Yorkshire and Humberside asChief Executive of Yorkshire Forward, theRegional Development Agency (RDA).

Neal Ascherson

Neal Ascherson was awarded an honoraryDoctor of Letters for his distinguishedcontributions as a journalist and author.

David Taylor

David Taylor was awarded an honoraryMaster of Arts for his distinctive and variedcontributions as a member of academic staffof the University and its predecessorinstitution from 1964 to 2005.

Sir Alistair Graham

Sir Alistair was made an honorary Doctor of theUniversity for his varied and distinguishedcontributions to public life including his work asa member and Chair of the Committee onStandards in Public Life, former Chair of thePolice Complaints Authority and Chairman ofthe Parades Commission for Northern Ireland.

David Mallen CBE

David was made an honorary Doctor ofEducation for his contributions to educationmanagement, particularly in his role as ChiefExecutive of the Inner London EducationAuthority (ILEA), County Education Officer inEast Sussex and, more recently, Chair of theEducation Policy Partnership Board inBradford.

Madan Showan

Madan Showan was made an honoraryDoctor of the University for his achievementsas founder and Chairman of Empire Directplc, Bradford, and also in recognition of thepersonal support which he has given tomany major international charities.

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Professor Alan Roberts MBE

Professor Roberts received an honorary Doctorof Science for his distinguished contributions inthe fields of biomaterials and clinicalprosthetics, particularly for his strong links withthe City and the University in these areas.

Dr Frank Barnaby

Frank received an honorary Doctor ofScience for his distinguished contributions tothe cause of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation and, in particular, for his work asScientific and Technical Consultant onnuclear issues to the Oxford ResearchGroup.

Michael Ziff

Michael was made an honorary Doctor ofthe University in recognition of his businessachievements as Chief Executive Officer offootwear retailer Stylo plc and for his manyand varied contributions to the City andDistrict of Bradford, in particular in his roleas Chairman of Bradford CentreRegeneration from 2004 to date.

Kate Swann

Kate was made an honorary Doctor of theUniversity for her contributions in the field ofretail marketing, in particular in recognition ofher achievements as Chief Executive of WHSmith. Kate is an alumna of the University ofBradford and graduated from her degree inBusiness Studies in 1986.

Tim Hindley

Tim received an honorary Doctor of theUniversity for his exceptional contributionsas Treasurer of the University of Bradford(1998-2006). In addition, for his contributionsto the life of the City and District of Bradford,in particular for his work as Chief Executiveof Bradford Breakthrough Ltd.

Steve Barnett

Steve was awarded an honorary Doctor ofthe University for his contributions as ChiefExecutive of the Employers Organisation forthe National Health Service, and inrecognition of the support which he hasgiven to the University’s School of HealthStudies, particularly in relation to work beingundertaken in the areas of healthcaremanagement and equality and diversity.

Balbir Singh

Balbir was made an honorary Doctor of theUniversity for his distinguished and variedcontributions to the local community over manyyears, particularly for his work as a BradfordCity Councillor, for his contributions as a Justiceof the Peace and as Non-Executive Director onthe Board of the Bradford Teaching HospitalsNHS Trust.

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Other MembersProfessor AJ DayProfessor A FrancisProfessor D PankhurstProfessor J CusworthProfessor P RogersProfessor A BoylstonCouncillor J GodwardCouncillor K HussainMr J M K DhutiaMr J J HortonMs S Shaikh

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ChancellorImran Khan

Chairman of CouncilMr P Jagger

Vice-Chancellor and PrincipalProfessor C Taylor succeeded by Professor M Cleary

Deputy Vice-ChancellorProfessor J Lucas

Pro-Vice-ChancellorsProfessor P CoatesProfessor R EarnshawProfessor G Layer

Deans of Schools

Professor AJ Day -School of Engineering, Design and Technology

Professor R Earnshaw - School of Informatics

Dr G Bradshaw - School of Health Studies

Professor D Coates - School of Life Sciences

Professor J Cusworth - School of Social and International Studies

Professor A Francis -School of Management

N Mirza - School of Lifelong Education and Development

Secretary and Legal AdviserVacant Post

Director of Corporate Services andFinanceS Kershaw

Director of Estates and FacilitiesC Wilson

Director of Academic AdministrationA Darnbrough

Director of Human ResourcesJ Jones

Director of Research and KnowledgeTransferI Rowe

CouncilEx-Officio Members

ChancellorImran Khan

Pro-Chancellors elected by CourtMrs A CraigMr A H Jerome

Chairman of CouncilMr P Jagger

Vice-Chancellor and PrincipalProfessor C Taylor succeeded byProfessor M Cleary

TreasurerMr R Clark

Deputy Vice-ChancellorProfessor J Lucas

Pro-Vice-ChancellorsProfessor P CoatesProfessor R EarnshawProfessor G Layer

Mrs D ChambersMr R LumsdenMr M ColeMr I ThompsonMs S UllahMs C GibbonsMs V SteeleMs R Pickard Ms L Ashman

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Where our Students come from

Nationality Undergraduates

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Age Range EthnicityAbout Our Staff

%Undergraduates 50.8Postgraduates 49.2

%EU 10Home 43International 47

Asian or Asian British %Bangladeshi 1Indian 6.1Pakistani 19.6

Black or Black BritishAfrican 4.9Caribbean 0.9Chinese 5.8

Mixed RaceWhite and Asian 0.9White and Black African 0.7White and Black Caribbean 0.4

Other BackgroundsAsian 5.8Black 1.5Ethnic 1.4Mixed 1.2White 7.5

WhiteBritish 40.9Irish 1Scottish 0.4

%Undergraduates 83.6Postgraduates 16.4

%EU 6Home 78International 16

%Academic Related 17Clerical & Related 26Manual 15Senior Management 7Teaching & Research 28Technical & Craft 7

%16 - 24 225 - 34 1835 - 44 2645 - 54 3155 - 64 2165+ 2

%White - British 66White - Other 7Asian 11Black 1Chinese 2Other Ethnic 2Not known 11

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2001/2002 £7.15m

2002/2003 £8.55m

2003/2004 £9.14m

2004/2005 £8.73m

2005/2006 £9.06m

2006/2007 £9.76m

Funding Council grants 36%

Academic Fees & Support Grants 40%

Research Grants & Income 9%

Other Operating Income 13%

Endowment Income andInterest Receivable 2%

Staff Costs 59%

Other Operating Expenses 32%

Depreciation 6%

Interest Payable 1%

Operating Surplus 2%

Income £105,689,000 Expenditure Research Grants and Contracts

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