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International prize for Dr Tony Young
Dr Tony Young (pictured), lecturer in language and communication, has won the International Association of Language and Social Psychology James J Bradac Prize for his contribution to the field.
Since 2007, Tony has been leading a project with the aim of determining best practice in terms of communicating with people living with dementia. To ensure the outcome, the professional and lay team members contacted dementia sufferers, their carers and families, psychiatrists, and care home managers and workers. Each was given a framework and asked to add advice and tips. The resulting paper was commended as making 'the most significant recent advance in the field of language and social psychology by a researcher within five years of receipt of a PhD".
"I'm really chuffed," said Tony. "It was a big surprise but I'm glad that the work is gaining recognition. It was very much a team effort involving the University and a number of partners."
Other outcomes of the project are a book, Communication and Dementia: New Perspectives, New Approaches, soon to be published, and a free-to-access website which will pull together ways of optimising communication with those living with dementia and their families.
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Heritage Lottery Fund welcomes Roman expert
Lindsay Allason-Jones, Director of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Artefact Studies, has been selected for the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) North East committee, which consists of leading figures in the heritage sector across the region.
Members of the committee, which is responsible for making decisions on regional applications ranging from £50,000 to £1million, are chosen for their local knowledge and range of experience.
“I am delighted to have been selected as an HLF committee member for the North East region,” said Lindsay. “The region is close to my heart and I am looking forward to getting to grips with some projects. Having worked in museums for many years, I know how important HLF funding can be and what a difference it can make, so I am pleased to now be a part of it.”
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Waste efforts recognised
The University’s sustainability team has been nationally recognised in the letsrecycle.com awards for excellence in waste management.
They were runners-up in the Commercial Recycling Champion category, which was won by BP North Sea HQ.
Poster pulls prize at national conference.
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Poster pulls national prize
Gwen Averley, Johanna Gascoigne-Owens and Sue Mitchell, the University's Faculty Research Funding Development Managers (RFDMs), designed a poster illustrating the course of innovative workshops which they devised and delivered across the faculties.
Entitled Playing the Game - Getting those Grants, the poster, (pictured below), won first prize at the 2010 conference of the Professional Association of Research Managers and Administrators UK (ARMA).
During this time of economic recession and dwindling success rates, a clear understanding of how the grant application process works is vital, say the RFDMs. They therefore devised their own series of workshops - lively, interactive sessions where academics work with past applications, coming to an understanding of what funders want and why, and how proposals are assessed - in order to help applicants find a 'winning formula'.
The workshops proved to be informative and motivating, as witnessed by the evaluation comments.
Further information about 'Getting those Grants'.
More information about the RFDMs.
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Outstanding Contribution to University Sport
Emeritus Professor Stewart Evans received an award for his "Outstanding Contribution to University Sport" at the 2010 Athletic Union Ball.
The award recognised over 35 hears of service to Newcastle University Rugby Football Club (NURFC) which started soon after his appointment to the University in 1970 and since that time both he and his wife, Pat, have been passionate supporters of the Club, serving in a range of different roles.
"I am deeply flattered and honoured," said Stewart. "I have always gained a huge amount of pleasure from my involvement with the club and felt that I was the beneficiary.
"If I have been able to help, then so much the better!"
Professor Evans is pictured with his award, flanked by John Fenn, Director of Rugby(Left) and Tom Bramald, NURFC new President (Right).
The full article appears on the Sports Centre website.
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The Newslink editorial team extends warm congratulations to all concerned.
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