ARTS AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES


From Soho to Southwark A new multi-million pound media studio complex is providing cutting-edge facilities for LSBU students and London’s thriving media sector. Elephant Studios at LSBU, which were opened by former chair of the BBC Lord Michael Grade, bring the latest in digital technology for multimedia practice south of the river. Use of the studios will be fully integrated into LSBU’s film, photography, sound and


Paying a living wage UNIVERSITY NEWS


LSBU is now officially recognised as a London Living Wage employer, joining more than 1700 accredited employers UK-wide. In fact, LSBU has been paying the Living Wage since 2012, with pay across the organisation now at a minimum £9.15 per hour. All contractors must also pay the same rates. ‘LSBU wants staff to feel creative and empowered,’ says Ian Mehrtens, Chief Operating Officer, ‘and we aspire to attract and foster the very best. Becoming a Living Wage employer is a proud moment and sends a clear message that we value our staff highly.’


LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCES Who do you think you are?


Our memories are absolutely fundamental to our sense of self, and to our conception of who we are. Memory Illusion by Dr Julia Shaw, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, sets out to challenge our beliefs about how memory works – and by extension our assumptions about ourselves – and to explore some of the ways in which our memories can go awry. As Dr Shaw puts it, ‘The question isn’t, “Do we have false memories?”; it’s “How false are our memories?”.’ The e-book edition will be published on 16 June 2016. You can find out more about the book and Dr Shaw’s work at www.drjuliashaw.com


film Award for Clinical Excellence Sara Chandler (Applied Social Studies, 1982) became an honorary QC Ashley Facey-Thompson (BSc Sports Coaching Association for Tourism in Higher Education Student Prize ERASMUS student Anja Fischenich was highly commended in the EAUC Green Gown Awards


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digital design courses. ‘The new studios will give our students the best possible experience and employment outcomes,’ says Janet Jones, Dean of the School of Arts and Creative Industries. ‘Move over Soho, it’s Southwark that will host the next generation of creative talent!’ The studio will be available for hire from summer 2016. Contact Peter Hadfield on peter.hadfield@lsbu.ac.uk or 020 7815 6918.


Cooling the capital THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND ARCHITECTURE


A joint project between Transport for London (TfL) and LSBU’s Centre for Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, which celebrates its 70th anniversary in 2017 (see page 31), has been shortlisted in the ‘Collaboration of the Year’ category at the 2016 H&V News Awards. LSBU has been working with


TfL to explore cost-effective, environmentally friendly ways to keep underground Tube stations cool since 2001. The shortlisted project comprises the design and trial of


a new air handling unit for Tube platforms, using a fan chiller system to pump cold air into the station and improve the passenger experience. ‘This is a fantastic achievement,’


says Professor Charles Egbu, Dean of the School of the Built Environment and Architecture, ‘and a fine example of LSBU delivering research with real-world impact.’ TfL and LSBU will now present the project to a judging panel ahead of the announcement of the winners at an awards ceremony in April.


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