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Dawn French Chancellor for Falmouth
Falmouth University has announced that performer and writer Dawn French will be joining the institution as its new Chancellor. The BAFTA Fellow
will be officially welcomed to the
creative arts University at her formal installation ceremony in the Cornwall
town in March 2015. Dawn said: “I actually trained
to be a teacher, so have always had a keen interest in education and I jumped at the chance to join the team at Falmouth. “Falmouth’s ties with the creative
industries are what atracted me. I worked with Michael Grandage to devise and rehearse my current show at the University earlier this year and was amazed at the facilities and the calibre of students I met. It’s a beautiful place with so many subjects that are close to my heart. I’m already bursting with ideas and want to make sure that my Chancellorship is an active one, working with the many talented students.”
Essex welcomes Shami Chakrabarti
Civil rights defender Shami Chakrabarti CBE has been announced as the new Chancellor of the University of Essex. The first woman to hold the position at
Essex, she joins the University in its golden anniversary year, as it celebrates 50 years of being at the forefront of progressive education and research. Shami became
Director of Liberty, the civil liberties and human rights organisation, in 2003, aged 34. She has gained a reputation for her fearless campaigning against increasingly severe anti-terrorist measures and the erosion of civil liberties. Shami said: “The University of Essex
has a proud tradition of teaching human rights and respect for the rule of law. I am delighted to be joining this institution that shares so many of the values we hold at Liberty. At a time when our freedoms are under increasing atack, we need our young people to be equipped with the tools to defend them.”
Hon doc for Gok
TV presenter and style guru Gok Wan has been awarded an honorary doctorate from Birmingham City University. Born and bred in Leicester, Gok
has worked in the fashion industry for the best part of two decades. In 2006, Channel 4 took him
on to present his own television show, How to Look Good Naked, which lasted for three series. Gok’s interests now include designing glasses, clothes and providing makeovers for the world’s women from Bolton to Sydney. Gok has also presented
a series of documentaries on social problems among young people, drawing on his personal experiences with obesity and homophobia.
INTERNATIONAL SPOTLIGHT BCU signs new Dubai agreement
Birmingham City University (BCU) has signed an agreement to work with Al Ghurair University, a large private HE provider in the UAE. Professor Kahtan Ismail Aziz, Associate Professor at AGU’s
College of Engineering and Computing, recently visited BCU and met with senior academics from the Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment (CEBE). The agreement will lead to BCU delivering courses
at Al Ghurair’s premises in Dubai Academic City and will also allow AGU students to complete their undergraduate education at BCU in areas including computer science, telecommunications and networks and business information technologies. Al Ghurair University was founded in 1999 and is part
BELOW: BCU staff join Professor Aziz (third from left) on his visit to the University
of Al Ghurair Group, a diversified industrial group with businesses across different sectors ranging from banking and shipping to real estate and telecommunications. The group is present in more than 20 countries across the globe.
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