_Contents My Suitcase


Under my bed there it was my seemingly little suitcase, Inside it my few precious belongings. A present from my grand mum, an evenly shaped Light blue stone with white spots spread all over it. A familiar piece of early morning sky with tiny stars twinkling in the palm of my hand. A photo of my mother smiling at me in despair, waving and wondering. A broken watch with frozen hands


This poem by PhD student Ayar Ata was first published in Exiled Ink! magazine. You can read more about Ayar’s experiences as a refugee and his work with the Kurdish diaspora on page 24


PERSPECTIVES The migrant crisis


20_Each day, tens of thousands of displaced people worldwide flee war, persecution and conflict in a desperate search for a better life. LSBU staff, alumni and stakeholders share their perspectives on this unprecedented crisis, and give an insight into their own personal experiences


ENTREPRENEURSHIP


08 _ Sometimes, moving forward means taking a step back, as alumna and online entrepreneur Kyra Campbell (Creative Writing, 2014) found out


RESEARCH IN ACTION


10 _ How PhD student Genevieve Waterhouse’s research on policing domestic violence is helping MPs and peers make better- informed policy decisions


THE BIG ISSUE


12 _ A series of scandals have put compassion in care at the forefront of debate about the NHS. LSBU staff and alumni discuss the emotive question: who cares?


ALUMNI FOCUS


25 _ Sports science alumnus Karl Cooke is the man charged with making sure our swimmers (including James Guy, left) reach their peak at Rio 2016


CONSTRUCTION


28 _ Building Information Modelling is set to transform the construction industry at every level, from ‘white van man’ all the way up to major infrastructure projects


THE BIG PICTURE


31 _ A look back at the early days of LSBU’s Centre for Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, as it gears up to celebrate its 70th anniversary in 2017


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