Strathclyde People Spring08

As we’re all aware, COVER FEATURE
academia today is about “THIS TECHNOLOGY
more than dusty books COULD BE VERY
and lecterns. And here EXCITING. WHAT PEOPLE
at ‘the place of useful DON’T OFTEN REALISE IS
learning’, it’s about some THE ENORMOUS SPIN-
of the most exciting and OFF SPACE RESEARCH
relevant discoveries of HAS ON EARTH” (P19)
the 21st century.
in this issue, we
explore the fascinating
field of space research
and discover how a team of strathclyde’s best
engineers, chemists and mathematicians are
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The view from here
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What’s happening?
collaborating to understand ‘the final frontier’.
Bashir Maan calls for University events
these experts are a model of modern-day
education to conquer
academic research, working together across
prejudice 28
On the grapevine
departments and fostering close links with industry
at home and abroad. What’s more, strathclyde’s
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Anyone you know?
You make the difference
academics are proving influential ambassadors
thanks to all alumni who
33 Coleridge Goode
for their field, truly capturing the public imagination.
continue to support the Discover the life of one
the University has its finger equally on the
University of the jazz greats
pulse when it comes to the increasingly gripping
action of scottish politics. Dr Mark shephard
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SPECIAL FEATURE:
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It all started here
provides an expert overview of the political climate
the strathclyde campus – Fingerprinting for crime
on pages 24-25, while in ‘the view from here’ Bashir
then and now detection
Maan paints a fascinating picture of scottish-islam
relations, one of the most relevant and overlooked
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Question Time
areas of the nation’s cultural and social fabric.
Dr Mark shephard of the
on a lighter note, alumnus and top comedian
Department of Government
Ed Byrne takes time out from touring the comedy
surveys the political climate
circuit to share his memories of strathclyde and
we hear about the incredible career of jazz legend
Coleridge Goode, who studied at the royal College.
Finally, as a special treat, we present a showcase of
photos depicting strathclyde – then and now. it’s a
history we’re proud of – and we hope you are too.
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