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A month in the press

Leeds Met summarises articles relating to Leeds Metropolitan University that feature in the local and national media.

October 2004

Saturday 30th October 2004

The Huddersfield Examiner – “Gough set to leave RU Club on a high”
Former Leeds Tykes Academy player and Leeds Met graduate Chris Gough is going places and he believes Huddersfield RU are too. Gough first had the chance to join Huddersfield in 2002, but declined. However, 12 months later when then-Huddersfield coach Russ Lawrence made another approach, he accepted.

Friday 29th October 2004

Yorkshire Evening Post – “Marissa in at sharp end”
Financial and accountancy recruiters, Sharp Consultancy, has further expanded its Leeds office with the appointment of Marissa Bell. Before joining Sharp, she worked as a promoter for media company Link communication, while studying for a degree in accountancy and communication systems at Leeds Met.

Leeds Student – “Dib, dib, dob”
A brace of goals from striker Sarah Dobby ensured Leeds Met ran out comfortable winners against Leeds University in a hotly contested local derby. Final score Women’s football University of Leeds 0, Leeds Met 3.

Leeds Student – “Top triathlon centre opens at the Met”
Leeds Met and the British Triathlon Association have launched a new High Performance Centre for Triathlon at the University. The function of the centre, developed by Leeds Met in partnership with British Triathlon, is to coach and develop triathletes, supporting talented athletes from the north of England. The partnership will form part of the ongoing sports development programme, which is aimed at developing both performance and participation at Leeds Met.

Wednesday 27th October 2004

Yorkshire Post – “The rugby union player who is now tackling the recruitment industry”
A former Yorkshire rugby union player and Leeds Met student who started a recruitment business with £6,000 has seen the firm grow to a £2m turnover outfit in three years. David Slater,25, launched Complete Recruitment Solutions with three friends after failing to gain a professional contract with Leeds Tykes.

Tuesday 26th October 2004

Tuesday 26th October 2004)
CBBC Newsround online – “Pumping iron for the under-12s”
In a bid to beat rising numbers of over-weight children, a leisure centre in Scotland has opened a special gym for kids age six to 11. While some people are worried that a gym might not be the right place for kids to spend their time, Peter Mackreth, a fitness expert at Leeds Met, was all for it. “As long as it’s supervised and at the right level for their age and development, there’s nothing wrong with it,” he said.

BBC Radio Leeds
Leeds Met lecturer Mumtez Ahmed Khan joined BBC Radio Leeds presenters to discuss the topic of possible effects of ageing in a live broadcast.

Yorkshire Post Business Post – “Media machine a major company tool”
In an article about the up and coming industry that is PR, Leeds Met’s Leeds Business School is mentioned as having carried out research, to back up this assertion, on behalf of the IPR Yorkshire and Lincolnshire group.

Yorkshire Post Business Post – “Creating a competitive edge across region”
In another article in the Business supplement experts at Leeds Met’s Leeds Business School assess the latest survey of the region’s top PR and advertising companies.

Monday 25th October 2004

Thisislancashire.co.uk – “Procter: Injury has made me stronger”
Midfield maestro Andy Procter believes he is fitter and stronger than ever before. The Accrington Stanley youngster started his first game of the season at Aldershot on Saturday – ironically the ground where he marked the Reds’ first Conference game with a goal last season – after recovering from cruciate knee ligament damage. And while Proctor, a Leeds Met graduate, admitted he was a surprise inclusion in the starting line-up after three months out through injury, he believes he can go from strength to strength on the back of his first 90 minutes of the season.

Sunday 24th October 2004

The Guardian Unlimited online – “Scary future for Yorkshire movies”
The UK Film Council, Screen Yorkshire and the Leeds International Film Festival are looking for new talent to work on genre films, which are top of audiences’ wish lists and can make huge profits from a low budget. At Leeds Met, the home of the city’s Film School, students are now being pushed to look towards genre. In their first year they have to write a genre film and in the second year make one with a low budget.

Sunday Times – “A silver lining up North”
In a double-page spread about people in Leeds escaping the city for countryside homes, Leeds Met staff member Richard Leedham is featured as a case study.

Friday 22nd October 2004

Northern Echo (South-West Durham) – “Pair prepare for a really cool trip”
A Leeds Met student and her friend are preparing to swap the warmth of home for a tent and sleeping bag in Iceland. Katie Grinter, 19, who is studying events management at Leeds Met, and Rachel Logan, 22, are planning to trek across the country to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Relief.

Harrogate Advertiser – “Stylish idea to raise money for carers”
Hair and beauty students at Harrogate College helped the Carers’ Resource of Harrogate host a fashion show last Thursday at Nidd Vale Motors of Harrogate.

Yorkshire Evening Post – “Training accolade”
Leeds Met Training has been highly commended at the National Training Awards for the results it achieved for one of the UK’s largest law firms, DLA. The training organisation, part of Leeds Met’s Yorkshire First Foundation, provides accredited and non-accredited training programmes to a range of businesses, organisations and individuals across all sectors throughout Yorkshire.

Yorkshire Evening Post – “Minorities are ‘losing out’ off the pitch”
Football club management and governors are almost exclusively white, a study into racial equality in the game by Leeds researchers has found. The racial equality in football report from the commission for Racial Equality shows a severe under-representation of ethnic minorities working in football clubs across the country. The commission surveyed clubs and professional bodies using a questionnaire, and researchers at Leeds Met analysed the data and produced recommendations.

Leeds Student (pg 8) – “Met kicks out footie racism”
Racism in football has been shown the red-card in a new report. According to Racial Equality in Football, partly produced by Leeds Met, less than one per cent of staff at football clubs are non-white. It also said that Black and Asian fans made up just 2 per cent of supporters.

Leeds Student (pg 21) – “TASC massacred”
Trinity & All Saints College were given an abrupt welcome to life in BUSA rugby union this week, as they suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of near neighbours Leeds Met. Final score Leeds Met Students Union 90, TASC 3.

Leeds Student (Back page) – “Rioting Rhinos”
Leeds Rhinos ended 32 years of hurt last weekend when they defeated Bradford Bulls to win their first Super League crown. The Rhinos defeated their bitter local rivals 16-8 in front of over 65,000 fans at Old Trafford to finally give their long suffering fans something to cheer about. Matt Diskin, a part-time student at Leeds Met, won the prestigious Harry Sunderland Trophy for his ‘man of the match’ performance. Diskin was joined by fellow Met students Kevin Sinfield, Chris McKenna, Willie Poching and Jamie-Jones Buchanan in the triumphant Rhinos side.
Full story about the Rhinos victory and the seven Leeds Met students features on a double-page spread on pages 22 & 23.

Leeds Student (Back page) – “How’s that. Met boy scoops place at top club”
A Leeds Met cricket star has landed his first professional contract with the world famous Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Ismail Dawood has been handed a one-year deal by Yorkshire’s Director of Cricket, David Byas after impressing players and managers in a number of games towards the end of the 2004 season. Story is continued on page 21 of Leeds Student.

Thursday 21st October 2004

Yorkshire Evening Post – “Meet the new folk”
An article in the ‘Scene’ supplement features a review of musical artist James Yorkston, who will take to the stage at Leeds Met later this month.

Yorkshire Evening Post – “The People’s Park”
Plans to create a large public park in Leeds have been backed by Leeds Met and the University of Leeds. It is estimated that the park will include sports facilities, bridle paths and nature trails.

Yorkshire Evening Post – “Student church give n a new life”
A century-old Leeds church has been transformed into a multi-denominational centre for students. The centre is a joint project bringing together higher education and the church in the city. An opening service and ceremony will be the final engagement of the Rev Dr Simon Robinson, Anglican Chaplain at Leeds University before taking up a post as Professor of Ethics at Leeds Met.

Telegraph & Argus – “Link success”
A joint effort by a Bradford Law firm and a Yorkshire University to improve staff retention has won an honour: Leeds Met Training and DLA LLP were highly commended at the National Training Awards after the success of a new management training programme launched at the Law firm’s Bradford-based business services division which more than halved staff turnover.

Yorkshire Evening Post – “Leeds Met students are doing just grand”
It might have been muscle which carried off the Super League Grand Final trophy, but Leeds Rhinos are no slouches when it comes to the brains department. The winning squad included seven students from Leeds Met. The students, including Rhinos’ captain Kevin Sinfield and ‘Man of the match’ Matt Diskin, combine a gruelling training schedule for degrees on the individual programme of study at Leeds Met. Five other squad members study business and other subjects at Leeds Met. They are Jamie Jones-Buchanan, Chris McKenna, Chris Feather, Rob Burrow and Willie Poching.

Wednesday 20th October 2004

Northern Echo (Darlington/South Durham) – “Multi-million way to escape the nine to five”
Sunderland-born Caroline Cassap, a former Leeds Met student and mother-of-two Samantha Leeds, joined forces with two more friends, Sarah Ellis and fellow Leeds Met graduate David Slater, to set up Complete Recruitment Solutions (CRS), a recruitment firm which now supplies engineers to the food industry throughout Britain. CRS is now thriving, with more than 6,500 workers and 1,000 companies on its books, having defied the odds to come such a long way in such a short time.

North-West Echo – “CMI launches its calendar of events”
The North West Ulster Branch of the Chartered Management Institute has launched its programme of events for 2004/2005 including an event with speaker Jeff Gold, who is a principal lecturer in the school of Economics and HRM at Leeds business School at Leeds Met.

BBC Radio Leeds Breakfast show from 07.48 to 8am.
Professor of Men’s Health, Alan White featured in an interview to kick off a week of discussion on men’s health.

Yorkshire Post (Women’s post supplement) – “Back on track”
In a double-page spread about London Marathon and Olympic runner Tracey Morris, Leeds Met’s Carnegie College is mentioned as one of the places where Tracey has received treatment from Physiotherapist Alison Rose.

Tuesday 19th October 2004

Real Radio 12pm
Leeds Met Senior Lecturer Mumtaz Ahmed Khan gave an interview on local radio station Real Radio to discuss the proposed relaxation in gambling laws in the UK and their effects on society as a whole and particularly on the already problematic rise in gambling and gambling addiction.

Education Guardian – “Students help Rhinos to league win”
Combining a gruelling training schedule with their academic studies, seven students from Leeds Met helped Leeds Rhinos rugby team win their first league championship in more than 30 years on Saturday. The Rhinos, who have the highest number of supporters of any rugby club in Britain, beat local rivals the Bradford Bulls 16-8 to clinch the Tetley Super League championship in the grand final at Old Trafford. The students, including Rhinos captain Kevin Sinfield and the man of the match, Matt Diskin – who was yesterday selected for the Great Britain Tri Nations squad – are studying for degrees on the individual programme of study (IPoS) at Leeds Met.
http://education.guardian.co.uk/students/
news/story/0,12891,1330988,00.html

Yorkshire Evening Post – “New sporting chance for budding athletes”
A new sports centre for top athletes in the North of England has been officially unveiled in Leeds. The High Performance Centre for Triathlon aims to coach and develop the next generation of world class performers in their field. Set up by Leeds Met and the British Triathlon Association, the centre is based at the university’s Headingley campus.

Monday 18th October 2004
The Guardian online – “Artists’ colony realises a dream for Leeds”
One of the biggest artist colonies since medieval times is about to open in Leeds, with a cooperative culture modelled on the rules of ancient craft guilds. More than 30 painters, sculptors and other artists will work together in the £1.6m Patrick Studios complex. The first six students to take space in the attic are from Leeds Met, whose recent graduates include Charlotte Harris, a student in Leeds when she won the £25,000 BP National Portrait Gallery Award last year. Full story http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/
0,3604,1329942,00.html

Monday 18th October 2004)
Shields Gazette – “Exhibition down to a fine art”
Borough-based artist Jenny Holm is ‘Telling Tales’ with her new exhibition. The talented grandmother-of-one’s latest collection of work is on display at The Gallery in Gateshead Central Library. After graduating in Graphic Design at Northumbria University, Ms Holm completed a PGCE in art at Leeds Met.

Sunday 17th October 2004

Observer (music monthly)
Black Wire are a gang of glam-punks with a taste for synth-stomping disco and a knack for causing chaos. The band met after two of the members – Dan and Si – moved from Middlesbrough to attend Leeds Met and the Music College respectively. They met through Tom, who comes from Chesterfield, through Mutual friends and formed in January 2003.

Friday 15th October 2004

Friday 15th October 2004
South Leeds Observer – “Footy coaching on the cards for kids”
A half-term football course organised by Leeds United, which is set to take place at Morley High School has been given the thumbs up by Leeds Met’s Carnegie International Camp. Dave Tonge, from the camp, is quoted saying: “It is important for children and their families to take every opportunity to be active. During the school holidays is an ideal opportunity to become more active by getting involved in an enjoyable physical activity programme.”

Wakefield Express – “Norway are we staying in Wakefield”
A foreign tongue has spelt out fame for one Wakefield couple whose bizarre move to Norway is to be documented on national television. Dave and Janine Smith sold up and emigrated to Stavanger after falling in love with the language and taking a crash course at Leeds Met. The couple, formerly from Peacock estate, will appear later this autumn on the popular BBC2 series ‘Get a new life’

Leeds Student (pg 21) – “Thrashing – Met footballers beat uni 3-0”
An impressive Leeds Met outfit opened their BUSA season in style with a comfortable derby victory at Becketts Park this week. The Met’s front duo punished some lacklustre defending from their local rivals, producing good finishes to cap a solid team performance.

A trio of Met footballing stars turned out for their country to play in the 9th World University Futsal Championships in Majorca. Andy Smith, James Elliott and Lee Cowell, who were selected to join the 13-strong British Team, flew out to Palma de Mallorca last week for the week-long competition.

Leeds Student (pg 22) – “Tykes end barren run”
Leeds Tykes finally ended their home form by defeating newly-promoted Worcester in a topsy-turvy encounter at Headingley. The Tykes had gone nine months without a home victory, but an early try from Leeds Met student Tom Biggs helped to finally end their Headingley hoodoo.

Leeds Student (pg 22) – “Met appoint ex-Wales rugby union star as their new coach”
Ex-Wales international rugby union star Colin Stephens has been appointed Carnegie Director of Rugby at Leeds Meet in partnership with Leeds Rugby. As well as developing rugby at Leeds Met, he will work within the Leeds Tykes Academy as an elite coach. The appointment builds upon the pioneering relationship between Leeds Met and Leeds Rugby, which includes the development of education programmes for players, training opportunities for staff, sport science support and sponsorship arrangements.

Leeds Student (back page) – “Rhinos’ rampage”
Leeds Rhinos captain and Leeds Met student Kevin Sinfield will lead his side into Saturday’s Super League Grand Final, as the club hopes to end a 32-year drought between championship titles. Sinfield, who combines a part-time degree in sports science with his Rugby League career, will be hoping to cap-off a successful season by lifting the Super League trophy on Saturday.

Thursday 14th October 2004

Telegraph & Argus – “Brainstormers dream up a vision for City”
A vision of Bradford City as a world-leading example of a sports club at the heart of the community was painted at an innovative think tank set up to debate its future. Community leaders, Council officials and business people took part in a three-hour session to establish what part the football club could play in Bradford’s future, organised by David Ward, who has been seconded to work on community issues at Bradford City by Leeds Met as part of its link up with the club.

Birmingham Evening Mail – “Robert’s taste of movie magic”
When Solihull film student Robert Brown started his university coursework, he had no idea he would land the use of a top film studio and a star-studded cast. Robert, who was studying film and TV production at Leeds Met, set to work on an animated film after being given a budget of £2,000 by his university. Full story
http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/
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Wednesday 13th October 2004

Wednesday 13 October 2004)
York Evening Press – “TA officer wins major award”
An officer in the Territorial Army has won a top national award for helping York soldiers put their military training to good use in civilian life. Major Nick Beech, who is a lecturer at Leeds Met, piloted a scheme to help soldiers on active service gain useful higher education qualifications. Now he has been awarded £50,000 and one of 50 National Teaching Fellowships to continue and develop his training work.

Yorkshire Post – “Choice of evils as the world gets older”
In a full page article about the Pensions crisis, Pensions expert Dr John Hamill at Leeds Met’s School of Social Sciences agreed that drastic action was necessary, but ultimately likely. He said: “I think it will take a great deal of courage to introduce radical changes in the pensions system. But the space for making political decisions to solve the crisis is very, very limited.” Full story http://www.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2
.aspx?SectionID=55&ArticleID=869702

Tuesday 12th October 2004

Tuesday 12th October 2004)
Sheffield Star – “Mum wins lecture award”
A Sheffield mum has scooped a prestigious national lecturing award. Ruth Pickford, from Chapeltown, has been honoured with a National Teaching Fellowship in recognition of her outstanding contribution to higher education. A senior lecturer at the School of Computing at Leeds Met, Ruth is best known for lectures where her unusual approach – she sometimes sings or dances to 250-300 students at a time – has won her national attention.

Yorkshire Evening Post – “Movie tips from the film experts”
Budding Leeds screenwriters have been given expert tips from the company behind a string of blockbuster films. Students from Leeds Met’s MA in screenwriting course met executives from Working Title Films, which has made hits including Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill, Bridget Jones’ Diary and Love Actually. Alby James, head of screenwriting at Leeds Met said: “This is a major commitment from the UK’s leading film company to the Leeds Met screenwriting MA.”

The Guardian G2 supplement – “Mum, I need to do some work on my abs”
In an article about a new gym for six year-olds in Scotland Peter Mackreth, senior lecturer in physical activity and obesity management at Leeds Met, is quoted giving his opinion: “My main concern would be to ensure that the children are properly supervised, and that all activities are age-appropriate and developmentally appropriate. The main thing is that the experience is safe and enjoyable.”
Full story http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/
0,,1324925,00.html

Yorkshire Post Business Post supplement – “Closing the North’s productivity gap”
The Leeds Business School survey reports on the economy of local businesses.

Monday 11th October 2004

BBC News online – “Football is too white off pitch”
A survey carried out by Leeds Met has highlighted and is aiming to tackle the issue of racism off the football pitch. Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) chairman Trevor Phillips, said that addressing racial equality was a “necessity, not an option”. Full story http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3732958.stm

Yorkshire Post – “University to coach young triathletes”
Leeds Met is to extend its expertise in sport with the launch of a centre dedicated to excellence in triathlon. The centre is being developed along with British Triathlon, the body responsible for the sport in this country, and led by coach Jack Maitland.

The Times – “Student Biggs proves to be the business on wing for Leeds”
For Tom Biggs, a cinema usher until a few weeks ago and a former pea factory worker, his odyssey in the Zurich Premiership just gets better. The 20 year-old wing’s fifth start after his recall from Harrogate produced his third try and more evidence that the Leeds Met business student is the discovery of the season at Headingley.

Sunday 10th October 2004

The Observer Magazine – “Boys don’t cry”
In an article about men’s attitudes towards illness, Alan White, professor of men’s health at Leeds Met says that he believes men relinquish control of their health at every stage, and is quoted saying ‘They give this role to their mothers and their girlfriends, wives and sisters.’

Saturday 9th October 2004

Yorkshire Evening Post – “I’ve done enough”
She’s been one of Coronation Street’s bet loved characters for more than three decades. But it appears it may finally be time for Vera Duckworth to take out her curlers and hang up her apron. Leeds-born actress Liz Dawn, who received an honorary doctorate at Leeds Met in 1998, has revealed she’s ready to leave behind the cobbled streets of Weatherfield and slink slipper-clad into retirement.

Friday 8th October 2004

Friday 8th October 2004)
Spenborough Guardian – “Hartshead graduate with honours despite defeat”
Hartshead suffered only their second defeat of the season against a strong and well-organised Leeds Met in this West Yorkshire League Division One top of the table clash. Hartshead – 1, Leeds Met – 2.

Friday 8th October 2004)
Telegraph & Argus – “Amanda offers rip-roaring take on modern life”
Former Leeds Met staff member Amanda Collins has formed her own theatre company ‘Make Room Productions’ and is about to have her first play staged – and even though it’s a one-woman play Amanda is giving two local actresses a break by casting them both, on alternate performances.

Lancashire Evening Telegraph (Blackburn/Final) – “Marketing expert spreads his word”
A professor will be educating students hundreds of miles from his home town after a textbook he wrote was translated into Croatian for university students. Professor Claudio Vignali, who lectures at Leeds Met, is also a visiting lecturer at the University of Nagreb Graduate School of Business and Economics and the University of Applied Science at Vorarlberg in Austria.

Shropshire Star – “Graduate Architect”
A Telford man has obtained a BA Honours degree in architecture at Leeds Met. Phillip Evans, 21, of Aqueduct, is now living and working in an architectural practice in Leeds.

Yorkshire Post – “Churches set to debate modern moneylenders”
The Churches Regional Commission for Yorkshire is hosting a seminar today at Leeds Met to encourage representatives from Government community agencies to take action and find solutions to the region’s debt problems.

Leeds Student (back page) – “Pool hero Stath”
Leeds Met PhD lifeguard student Stathis Avramidis speaks in an article about the tutu maniac he pulled from the water at the Athens Olympics.

Leeds Student (back page featuring photo) – “Tom hits Bigg time”
Rugby Union star, Tom Biggs, has signed his first professional contract to play for the Headingley-based Leeds Tykes for the remainder of this season. The Leeds Met student, who is now in his third year studying Business Studies, had been playing for the Tykes on a contract basis this year having previously played in the club’s Academy team. The winger has hit the headlines for a string of impressive displays this campaign even despite Leeds’ indifferent start to the Zurich Premiership season.
The article continues on pg 21 – a full page spread with further photos of Tom.

Thursday 7th October 2004
The Independent Education – “I want to teach online; how do I become an event organiser?”
In a response to a letter from a 21 year-old, wanting to become an events organiser, Careers Advisor Caroline Haydon suggests maybe getting credit for ‘prior learning’ at one of the first and largest providers in the area, Leeds Met. Full story http://education.independent.co.uk/
careers_advice/story.jsp?story=569470

Thursday 7th October 2004)
North West Evening Mail (Barrow in Furness) – “Spitfire Charlie set their sights on Barrow scene”
Local band Spitfire Charlie will swoop into Furness this week. Launched in Leeds at the end of last year, the reliable little fighter will be hoping to wow local crowds with an impressive salvo of indie and rock originals. The band’s performance will see the return of local-born guitarist John Rennie, who studied Creative Music and Sound Technology at Leeds Met, back to the Barrow live music scene.

Tuesday 5th October 2004
Yorkshire Post – “Luminary a new leading light”
A Leeds-based computer systems company with ‘very good links with Leeds Met’ has achieved turnover of £800,000 in its first nine months.

Monday 4th October 2004

Yorkshire Evening Post – “Dan is top young chef in Yorkshire”
A Harrogate student chef has been crowned the region’s top young talent in the field. Dan Birk won the prestigious Yorkshire Young Chef’s Award 2004. The 21 year-old is a commis chef at Rudding Park in Harrogate and is studying a Foundation Modern Apprenticeship in food preparation and cooking on day-release at Harrogate College.

The Guardian – My Leeds Guide
Leeds Met and student life featured in many of the sections in The Guardian’s My Leeds guide published on Monday, ranging from sport and student life to theatre and music.

Olympic marathon runner Tracey Morris selected Leeds Met Carnegie as one of her top five sports facilities.

The Studio Theatre was named as one of playwright Mark Catley’s top five venues in the theatre section.

Leeds Met Graphic Art and Design student Dan Wilson, who plays for electronic punk trio Black Wire, was showcased in the ‘music’ section of the guide.

Editor of Leeds Student newspaper, Karl Mansfield, talked about the good work Community Action @ Leeds Met and the Up Your Street projects are carrying out in the city. In addition, the northern correspondent for The Guardian, Martin Wainwright, identified the universities and Woodhouse Lane as setting the ‘Urban Fun’ tone of Leeds.

Friday 1st October 2004

Hebden Bridge Times – “Taking a slice at anorexia”
Leeds Met lecturer John Hamblett and his wife Liz want to set up a bakery and support centre for sufferers of the eating disorder Anorexia Nervosa, after discovering both their children had suffered from the life-threatening illness.

Harrogate Advertiser – “Student’s wonderful musical”
Harrogate College student Matthew Pullan has received a special award from the Yorkshire Region of the Alzheimer’s Society at their special celebration of the Society on World Alzheimer’s Day last week.

Great Yarmouth Mercury – “Degree successes”
Daisy Ashworth, of Ormesby, has graduated from Leeds Met with a 2:2 BA Honours degree in humanities and social studies. She will be furthering her studies in the law department of Leeds Met, where she is taking a CPE.

BBC Radio Leeds – Interview with Francisca Ting
In an interview with Radio Leeds’ John Boyd, towards the end of Spotlight on China week, part-time Leeds Met Lecturer Francisca Ting went on to talk about Chines culture and language and the workshops she had been hosting at Leeds Met during the event.

Leeds Student (pg 7) – “China Town”
Lions, acrobats, magicians and jugglers set Leeds alight last weekend as part of the Spotlight on China exhibition. Photography and art from China was on display at Leeds Met. Artist and lecturer in Mandarin, Francisca Ting, who staged an exhibition as part of the event said: “I hope this will help to make the people of Yorkshire realise the potential of China as a nation.”

Leeds Student ( pg7) – “Met revamps image”
The Met’s union is appealing for designers to revamp their logo. They’re running a competition to design the new motif which will be the national symbol of LMUSU.

Leeds Student (pg 8) – “’I don’t want to charge £3k’ – Lee”
Simon Lee, Vice-Chancellor at Leeds Met, has said he would prefer the university’s governors NOT to set tuition fees at the maximum £3,000.

Leeds Student (pg 9) – “Degrees at what price?”
Met Vice-Chancellor Simon Lee argues the Government’s policy on top-up fees is a u-turn on their manifesto pledge and it’s unfair to part-time students in a full-page article.

Yorkshire Evening Post – “Spotlight on carnival”
An exhibition telling the story of the Leeds West Indian Carnival is to feature in Black History Month, a national celebration of black and minority culture. The exhibition – Carnival Emancipation – opens on October 18 and is being mounted by Leeds Met’s Faculty of Arts.