February 2008

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February

Monthly Publications

Food Manufacture
In an article on the need to increase the UK consumption of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids, Professor Jack Winkler, Director of the Nutrition Policy Unit at London Metropolitan University, says that there is a clear link between omega-3 fatty acids and mental function.

FX Magazine
News that PiMS Workspace is sponsoring its staff to gain further qualifications. The first employee to be sponsored is Erin Collier, who has started a part-time degree in Interior Design and Technology at London Met.

Logistics and Transport Focus
News that London Metropolitan University’s Management Development Unit is introducing two new programmes which provide consultancy, training and development. In addition it will launch the Continuing Professional Development course.

PQ Magazine
Mike Bromberg from London Metropolitan University is featured as one of the ERB members, in a review of the ACCA December examinations. He comments that the paper was a little fraught for the students, as it was the first exam paper for a new syllabus.

1 February

Flintshire Chronicle
News that Emma Bithell, who is studying part time for her CIPR Postgraduate Diploma in Public Relations at London Metropolitan University, has been appointed as the PR Director at Prodo, a Chester-based marketing agency.

Hoddesdon and Broxbourne Mercury
News that John Wilcox, a furniture maker who studied at the London College of Furniture, a precursor of London Metropolitan University, has been awarded a gold watch to mark 25 years of service at Andrena Furniture Ltd.

www.independent.co.uk
The University of North London, a precursor of London Metropolitan University, features in an article about where and why to study for a food science degree.
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2 February

The Times
Listing for Sinners, Scroungers and Saints at The Women’s Library

3 February

Times Online
Profile of Jane Shepherdson, former brand director at Topshop, now working to revive the Whistles chain of shops. Jane studied at the University of North London, a precursor of London Metropolitan University.
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4 February

East End Life
Article on a series of walks organised by Tower Hamlets Council. It includes a walk entitled Exploring Banglatown, which takes participants past Calcutta House, once an East India Company tea warehouse, but now part of London Metropolitan University.

The Guardian
Professor J T Winkler writes a letter in response to an article on how patterns of ill-health in adults are laid down in the womb. He reiterates the article’s emphasis on a healthy diet during pregnancy.

www.timeshighereducation.co.uk
News that Fernando Barrio of London Metropolitan University has been named joint winner of the Law Teacher of the Year Award 2008, with Alistair Hudson of Queen Mary, University of London.
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www.towerhamlets.gov.uk
Article on Tower Hamlets Council’s news leaflets which take walkers on routes past historic points of interest. The Exploring Banglatown walk passes London Metropolitan University’s Calcutta House building, which was once an East India Company tea warehouse.
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5 February

Hansard Parliamentary Report
The report publishes figures which reveal that 97.5 per cent of London Metropolitan University students are from state schools or colleges.

www.mailonsunday.co.uk
Article on the MP Sadiq Khan, who was allegedly bugged while visiting a terror suspect in prison. Mr Khan studied law at the University of North London, a precursor of London Metropolitan University.
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www.thisislocallondon.co.uk
After beating the Holbrook Tigers, Enfield Phoenix women’s basketball team will be playing host leaders, London Metropolitan University, in a top-of-the-table encounter in Holloway.
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www.timesonline.co.uk
Repeat of article in www.mailonsunday.co.uk 5 February
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6 February

Lea Valley Star
Furniture maker, John Wilcox, who studied at the London College of Furniture, a precursor of London Metropolitan University, has been given a gold watch after 25 years of service at Andrena Furniture Ltd.

www.newsvote.bbc.co.uk
Peter Reed from Cardiff features in ‘Have your say’ and responds to the debate on the call for a law change to make it illegal to pay for sex. He says that the packs on prostitution and sexual exploitation produced by The Women’s Library at London Met, could be useful in raising awareness among sixth-form students.
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www.pressemeldungen.at
News that London Metropolitan University representatives recently attended a higher education fair in Hamburg.
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www.thisiscornwall.co.uk
In an article on the shocking statistics of sex attacks which were recently revealed at a conference on rape and sexual abuse at the Eden Project in Cornwall, Professor Liz Kelly told the conference that; 23 per cent of women and three per cent of men experience sexual violence as adults; five per cent of women and 0.4 per cent of men experience rape; 21 per cent of girls and 11 per cent of boys experience some form of child sexual abuse.
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7 February

Community Care
An article by Senior Lecturer in Children and Family Social Work at London Metropolitan University, Liz Davies, regarding the much-publicised case of a Nottingham baby who was taken from its mother after birth, in which she says reports on the subject by the press had failed to consider all the facts.

The Cornishman
News that Professor Liz Kelly attended a conference held at Eden, which revealed shocking statistics of the level of sexual abuse suffered by men, women and children in the UK today.

Daily Mail
Jackie Choi, a graduate of the Furniture Design course at London Met, is profiled for the ‘Career Mail’ feature.

Islington Gazette
News that Abilash Kumar topped the University’s Vice-Chancellor’s List, making him the highest scoring graduate at London Met for 2007.

Plymouth Herald
News that Motion Plymouth Ltd will be moving into new premises at Plymouth University. The company has previously worked on projects with London Metropolitan University.

Times Higher Education
The ‘Campus round-up’ feature reveals that a London Metropolitan University lecturer Patrick Brill, could see his design take centre stage in Trafalgar Square.

The West Briton
Repeat of article in Daily Mail on 7 February

www.guardian.co.uk
Liz Davies, Senior Lecturer in Social Work at London Metropolitan University, writes an article which argues that reports of social services taking a baby from its mother within minutes of birth, failed to consider the full facts.
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www.timeshighereducation.co.uk
Repeat of article in www.timeshighereducation.co.uk 4 February
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8 February

www.how-do.co.uk
News that Iain Bennett, who joined London Metropolitan University as Managing Director of the new media training company, will be judging the How-Do Awards as part of a panel of acclaimed media figures.
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11 February

East End Life
News that a recording of a soundtrack made during a creative arts project last year, which was lead by arts charity Magic Me and The Women’s Library at London Met, has recently been launched.

12 February

www.dailyguideghana.com
News that Nana Afia Twum-Barima has won a scholarship to study at London Metropolitan University as part of the Ghanaian television show, The Challenge.
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13 February

www.dontstayin.com
News that Fierce Angel are starting the year with an album that marks the history of the label to date and the launch of a new artist, Jason Cook, who studied at London Guildhall University, a precursor of London Met.
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www.irr.org.uk
An evening of lectures hosted by the Department of Applied Social Sciences at London Met, features in the ‘Event’ section.
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14 February

Nursery World
Jane Mardin and Penny Mukherji describe the benefits of studying the long-distance learning in Early Childhood Studies at London Metropolitan University.

www.digital50.com
Breakdown of the third edition of The Student’s Companion to Social Policy, which Margaret May, Principal Lecturer in Teaching and Learning and Human Resource Management at London Met, wrote in collaboration with two other academics.
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www.epp-ed.org
News that Professor Stephen Haseler of London Metropolitan University, was a key note speaker in an open discussion on the future developments of the European Social Model, which took place in the European Parliament in Brussels on 14 February.
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www.individual.com
Repeat of article in www.digital50.com 14 February
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www.timeshighereducation.co.uk
Encyclopedia of Erotic Literature, edited by Gaetan Brulotte and John Phillips, Professor of French Literature and Culture at London Metropolitan University, features in ‘The Week in Books.’
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15 February

Regeneration and Renewal
Features a new publication led by Stephen Thake, Reader in Urban Policy at London Met, entitled Delivering Against Expectations: Adventure Capital Fund.

Regeneration and Renewal
Profile of the an investment tool designed to help community enterprises generate sustainable income streams, the evaluation of which was lead by Stephen Thake, Reader in Urban Policy at London Met and culminated in the publishing of Delivering Against Expectations: Adventure Capital Fund.

New Start
Repeat of article in Regeneration and Renewal on 15 February

www.builderandengineer.co.uk
News that students at London Metropolitan University were given the chance to influence the design of the London 2012 Olympic Park at a workshop ran by the Olympic Delivery Authority in partnership with the Royal College of Art.
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www.trendhunter.com
Profile of Louise Campbell, who graduated from the London College of Furniture, a precursor of London Metropolitan University.
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19 February

www.bloomberg.com
Article on the volatility on options for U.S interest-rate swaps which rose to an almost four-year high, featuring Moorad Choudhry of London Metropolitan University, who says that there may be more bad news still to come.
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www.guardian.co.uk
Article on the news of Cuban leader, Fidel Castro’s resignation, Dr Stephen Wilkinson, the Assistant Director of the International Institute for the Study of Cuba at London Metropolitan University, says that Cuba will still remain a communist country.
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www.labourhome.org
Press release from the International Institute for the Study of Cuba at London Met, which discusses the resignation of Fidel Castro, the former President of Cuba.
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www.peoplemanagement.co.uk
In an article on Daniel Wain’s forthcoming speech on how learning can keep up with business demands, John Walton, Professor of Human Resource Development at London Metropolitan University, sees progress in many US organisations, where a Chief Learning Officer sits on the board.
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21 February

www.independent.co.uk
Feature on graduate careers as sports agents, which includes London Metropolitan University as a place to study for an MSc in Sports Management.
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