In February 2012 the ConferenceHertfordshire team was pleased to welcome a BBC film crew from the legal drama, Silk. The BBC filmed in the Law School offices and the Court itself, which was used as a backdrop for one of the episodes in the most recent series of the legal drama, which was televised in March.
Careers and Alumni Conference 2012 The Faculty of Humanities, Law and Education held their annual Careers and Alumni Conference in January, which over 400 students attended. A broad range of talks meant that students received advice about working in a range of sectors including heritage, media, education, law and the police. The programme included a talk on ‘Becoming an Author’ by Katharine McMahon, a Fellow of the University and author of seven novels, including the bestselling ‘The Rose of Sebastopol’. Student feedback was very positive, particularly around the relevance of alumni involvement; graduates from University of Hertfordshire were able to provide a unique insight into areas including setting up your own business, working in media and becoming a legal executive.
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Blogging for success Muhamad Hafiz Bin Ismail, who graduated in 2009 with a BEd (Hons) in Primary Mathematics, was recently awarded top honours for his blog, “Life through My Eyes” (
www.apistakkisah.blogspot.com) at the 2011 MSC Malaysia Asia Pacific ICT Alliance (APICTA) Awards. As well as being the first social entrepreneur to win the coveted Prime Minister ‘Best of the Best’ award, he was also named as the e-learning category winner. Hafiz’s blog is designed as a tool for teachers and educators and has also been turned into a successful book entitled ‘Life through my eyes: A teacher’s little steps towards perfection’ published by UCSIPH and MPH.
The beacon is back!
The renovated pre-WW2 beacon has now been placed on the hill at the entrance to the de Havilland campus. It is one of the few remaining beacons used as a navigational tool by aircraft prior to radar and it originally sat on top of one of the buildings on the de Havilland aircraft site, helping guide aircraft back to the runway. The repair and re-sitting of the beacon has been carried out as part of the de Havilland Reminiscence Project with the help of Professor Owen Davies, who won a Heritage Lottery Fund grant back in 2009. The de Havilland beacon is currently refurbished and lit and there are plans to have a celebratory illumination during the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, when other beacons are lit on hill-tops across the country. This is an exceptional addition to the de Havilland campus and adds a connection to the industrial past of Hatfield. So the next time you visit the campus, come and have a look!
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This year the Alumni Association sponsored a prize at the Herts Open Exhibition. The winner was alumna Aran Illingworth for her piece ‘I’m a Big Girl Now’.
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