UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER PRESS COVERAGE
SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2005
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Total number of press cuttings received in April 2005: 139
National Press: 38
Magazines: 13
Local Press: 88
The average value of the print coverage, excluding Radio, TV and web coverage, is
£2.1m for April alone
The following departments generated Print coverage in April 2005:
Cancer Studies (11)
Martin Gill (11)
Space Research Centre (9)
Genetics (9)
Students’ Union (8)
Historical Studies (6)
Psychology (6)
Vice-Chancellor (5)
Physics and Astronomy (4)
Education (3)
Politics (3)
Management (3)
Mass Comms (3)
Sociology (2)
Law (2)
LLL/RAC (2)
Geography (2)
EDSC (2)
Criminology (2)
Archaeology
Urban History
Geology
English
Obs and Gynae
eLearning
Chemistry
Music
Medical faculty
Catering
Engineering
Museum Studies
The University was featured in the following publications:
THES
The Independent
The Times
The Guardian
The Grocer
Metro
Time Out
London Evening Standard
Children Now
Eastern Eye
Daily Mirror
Sunday Times
Nursing Times
Nursing Standard
Young People Now
Construction News
Daily Telegraph
GMTV on line
New Scientist
FT
Daily Mail
Mother and Baby
Investment Now
Training Journal
Housebuilder
Professional Security
Planet Earth
ABC&D
Professional Security Installer
Leicestershire Builder mag
Observer Sport
Leicester Mercury
Lancashire Evening Telegraph
South Notts Advertiser
Bournemouth daily Echo
Kettering Evening Telegraph
Western Daily Press
Nottingham Evening Post
Birmingham Post
Shropshire Star
Birmingham Express and Star
Wolverhampton Express and Star
Scunthrope Telegraph
Grimsby telegraph
Nuneaton Evening Telegraph
Northern Echo
Stoke Sentinel
Wigan reporter
Littlehampton Gazette
Ripley and Heanor News
The Romsey Advertiser
Hampshire Chronicle
South wales Evening Post
Dundee Evening Telegraph
Ipswich Evening Telegraph
Yorkshire Post
Derham and Fakenham Times
Cannock Chase Chronicle
Worksop Guardian
Carlisle News and Star
SUMMARY OF PARTICULAR AREAS OF INTEREST
A small number of stories generated much of the press coverage this month. Leading the
field was a story about how different races coped differently with a cancer diagnosis
which was picked by the regional press in particular as well as ethnic media.
Professor Martin Gill generated national and regional media coverage from his research
into identity theft and the risk posed by unused polling cards
The continuing European interest in a Mars mission also excited press coverage with
Professor Mark Sims being cited in national and regional media
The Genetics department anniversary celebrations led to features in The Guardian and the
Leicester Mercury.
Expert comment, particularly from John Williams (Sociology) earned the University a
place in national press, particularly an Observer supplement on the Heysel stadium
disaster.
DATE
PUBLICATION SUMMARY
ACADEMIC/DEPT
National
2
National
The Grocer
National
Martin Gill
5
THES
7
Municipal
Journal
9
The Independent
9
The Times
11
The Guardian
11
The Guardian
11
Metro
13
Time Out
13
London Evening
Standard
13
Children Now
15
Eastern Eye
National
Crime in the
supply chain
highlighted
VC is new
Chairman of
UCAS
Leicester
graduate in
management
appt at
Gateshead
council
2011 Mars
Mission
2011 Mars
Mission
Scientists call
for world
DNAQ
database
Professor
Richard
Rodger’s
research on
street names
Cancer and
race
Football
culture and
society
conference
Profile of
divorce
lawyers,
including
Leicester
graduate
Feature on
ADHD
Cancer coping
skills differ
with ethnicity
VC
David Mitchell,
Graduate
Mark Sims, SRC
Mars Sims, SRC
Sir Alec Jeffreys,
Genetics
Urban History
Paul Symonds
John Williams,
Sociology
Martin Pointer QCLeicester graduate
Comment by Paul
Cooper, Education
Paul Symonds
15
16
17
19
20
20
21
21
21
22
22
22
23
23
23
25
The Guardian
2011 mission
to mars
Daily Mirror
Full page
feature on
ethnicity in
Leicester
Sunday Times
Two page
feature on
world’s best
guides
Nursing Times
Cancer coping
skills differ
with ethnicity
Nursing Standard White patients
cope better
with cancer
than Asians
Young People
New book to
Now
help prepare
youth work
managers
The Independent Should
students take
part time work
Construction
New contracts
News
New Scientist
Feature on
space school at
Uni of
Leicester
THES
Profile of
university
candidates in
general
elections
Daily Telegraph Birthdays
All Africa.com
Ancient fossils
discovered by
Leicester
geologists
Guardian
Birthdays
notice
The Times
Birthday notice
Daily Telegraph Birthday
Notice
GMTV on line
Stalking
Marks Sims, Physics
and Astronomy
Professor Bonney,
Historical Studies
David Mattingly,
Archaeology
Dr Paul Symonds
Leicester study
Book arising from
course developed by
University and others
Comments by
management student
Harry Caswell
University cited
Profile of girl who is
working for ESA after
being inspired by
Space School
David Morgan (Law
and Politics)
Chancellor
Dick Aldridge,
Geology
Vice-Chancellor
Vic-Chancellor
Vice-Chancellor
Lorraine Sheridan,
25
Kuensel Online
26
The Guardian
26
The Times
28
The Times
28
The Independent
28
Guardian
29
The Times
30
New Scientist
30
FT
30
Daily Mail
MAGAZINES MAGAZINES
feature
Tracing
Bhutan’s
ancestry
Letter in
support of
Labour party
signed by Sir
Alec Jeffreys
Sovereign’s
parade at the
Royal Military
Academy,
Sandhurst
Profile of how
to become a
careers adviser
Campus
question on
plagiarism
Two page
feature on
Genetics
anniversary
with focus on
DNA profiling
Notice of
Sternberg
lecture
Full page
feature on vote
swap shops
Money
makeover
feature with
Leicester
student
Two page
feature on
Leicester
politics
graduate Jill
Anderson
whose husband
has died
MAGAZINES
Psychology
Mark Jobling, Genetics
Genetics
Students successfully
complete
commissioning course
Aminder Nijjar,
Careers Service
Gordon Campbell,
English
Mark Jobling, Genetics
History
Andrew Colman,
Psychology
Stephen Benzies,
Physics and
Astronomy
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MAGAZINES
April
Mother&Baby
April
Investment Now
April
Training Journal
April
Housebuilder
April
Professional
Security
April
Professional
Security
April
Planet Earth
April
ABC&D
April
Professional
Security Installer
April
Leicestershire
Builder mag
Observer Sport
Monthly
April
April
Investment Now
April
Investment Now
Blissed out
feeling after
birth caused by
chemical like
cannabis
Biomedical
Sciences
Building built
Place of
University in
world of
eLearning
Family to be
electronically
tagged and
monitored by
University
Leicester
graduate
addresses ASIS
spring seminar
CCTV feature
And Editor’s
comment
Award for Paul
Monks
Villiers Hall
development
Security
research
initiative
Feature on
Pathway
Special
supplement on
Heysel stadium
disaster
Investment to
increase
opportunities
from graduates
in East
Midlands
Growth of
PRCI
Research in Obs and
Gynaecology- Justin
Konje
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Gilly Salmon,
Professor of eLearning
and Learning
Technologies
Management Centre
Joe Greenan, Law firm
Allen and Overy
Martin Gill
Paul Monks,
Chemistry
Estates
Martin Gill
University cited
John Williams,
Sociology, provides
analysis and comment
Martin Gill
LOCAL
1
LOCAL
Leicester
Mercury
1
Leicester
Mercury
1
Lancashire
Evening Teleg
South Notts
Advertiser
1
4
Leicester
Mercury
4
Leicester
Mercury
4
Bournemouth
Daily Echo
5
Leicester
Mercury
5
Kettering
Evening
Telegraph
Leicester
Mercury
Leicester
Mercury
Nottingham
Evening Post
5
5
5
6
6
Leicester
Mercury
Leicester
Mercury
LOCAL
Students
engage in space
experiments in
Zero G mission
Full page
feature on
Chernobyl
research at
Leicester
Tinnitus
research at Uni
Dr Clive Rix
appointed to
Health Trust
Retirement of
Peter Swifttribute by Uni
staff
Lecture in aid
of Hope
Foundation
Psychoanalysis
and religion
lecture
First of two
part series on
diary of cancer
patient
Jonathan Kay
Student letter
re elections
LOCAL
Physics and
Astronomy
Early music at
Uni
Teacher
recruitment bid
25 year old
graduate in
charge of £8m
turnover
business
Vitamin C
study
Second of two
part series on
Music
Yuri Dubrova
MBS
He is member of iscience steering group
Chris o’Callaghan
Michael Jacobs,
formerly of University
Mass Comms
Peter Bedford
Event at Uni
Harjeet Johal,
Economic History
graduate
Mass comms
Western Daily
Press
Nottingham
Evening Post
Leicester
Mercury
former student
Jonathan Kay
who kept a
diary of his
fight against
cancer
Criminals to
aid fraud
research
Citizenship
prize for
Leicester
graduate’s
school
VC appointed
Chairman of
UCAS
Conference to
discuss
holocaust
Genetics
anniversary
Call for driving
offences law
change
Vitamin C
study
Holocaust
event at Uni
Scientific
findings from
Swift
Mars mission
continues
2011 mission
to mars
2011 Mars
mission
Leicester
Mercury
Leicester
Mercury
Leicester
Mercury
Birmingham Post
Race and
cancer study
Success of spin
out firm PRCI
Mars 2011
mission
Race and
6
Leicester
Mercury
7
Leicester
Mercury
7
Leicester
Mercury
7
Leicester
Mercury
7
Leicester
Mercury
Leicester
Mercury
7 and8
8
8
9
9
9
9
10
11
11
11
11
Leicester
Mercury
Leicester
Mercury
Leicester
Mercury
Prof Martin Gill
Sera Shortland, teacher
Historical studies
Annette Cashmore,
Genetics
Sally Cunningham,
Law
History
Julian Osborne, SRC
Mark Sims, SRC
Mark Sims, SRC
Mark Sims
Paul Symonds
Martin Gill
Mark Sims, SRC
Paul Symonds
11
Shropshire Star
11
Nottingham
Evening Post
11
Birmingham
Express and Star
Wolverhampton
Express and Star
Lincolnshire
Echo
11
11
12
Leicester
Mercury
12
Scunthorpe
Telegraph &
Grimsby
Evening
Telegraph
13
Leicester
Mercury
13
Leicester
Mercury
13
Birmingham
express and star
13
Leicester
Mercury
13
Leicester
Mercury
cancer study
Race and
cancer study
Clive Rix
appointed to
primary care
trust
Ethnic study of
cancer patients
Ethnic study of
cancer patients
Leicester
student who
died of cancerbook
publishedStaring at
Ceilings
Foundation
degree for
voluntary
sector workers
Leicester
graduate is
chief examiner
for British
Safety Council
Awards
Space Centre
wins Arthur C
Clarke award
Security and
safety alert in
Victoria Park
Teaching
assistant gets
award
Trade
delegation,
including Uni,
meets with
India president
Hope
Foundation
grant for cancer
research
Paul Symonds
He is on steering cttee
of iscience course
Paul Symonds
Paul Symonds
Jonathan Kay, Mass
Comms Student
LLL
Richard Altoft, MSc
Health and safety
management
Students’ Union
Sharon Lomas,
Education
Don Jones, cancer
studies
14
15
Leicester
Mercury
Leicester
Mercury
16
Leicester
Mercury
16
Leicester
Mercury
18
Nuneaton Eve
Telegraph
Derby Evening
Telegraph
19
19
Leicester
Mercury
19
Northern Echo
20
Stoke Sentinel
21
Wigan Reporter
21
Littlehampton
Gazette
21
Ripley and
Heanor News
The Romsey
Advertiser
22
Student in
Lagos study
Uni staff help
at therapy
centre
Feature on
medical
school’s
Gondar link
University chef
Ross Hearst
visits schools
and grades
pupils’ work
Students to ride
across States
Leicester
graduate
appointed to
Derby firm
University staff
redecorate
therapy centre
Leicester
graduate John
Noone
appointed to
insurance
broker
Letter re
elections
Women failing
to break into
male
dominated
world of
engineering
Leicester
graduate is new
curator of
museum
Student set to
teach in Kenya
People prefer
sponsoring
others than
Matthew Adepoju,
Geography
Liz Towner
Mike Silverman,
Medical faculty
Catering
Alex Freeman, medical
genetics
Donella Nicolle, to be
based in Nottingham
Liz Towner
Criminology
Richard Beale, student
Sarah Spurgeon,
Engineering
Rolf Zeegers, Museum
Studies
Kirsty Anderson,
Geography
James Fitchett,
Management Centre
22
Leicester
Mercury
22
Hampshire
Chronicle
23
Leicester
Mercury
23
Leicester
Mercury
Leicester
Mercury
23
25
Leicester
Mercury
25
Leicester
Mercury
25
Radio Leicester
on line
25
Leicester
Mercury
Leicester
Mercury
26
26
Leicester
Mercury
26
Leicester
Mercury
Leicester
Mercury
27
being
sponsored
Election profile
of Leicester
south
People prefer
sponsoring
others than
being
sponsored
Student in
Graduate of the
Year finals
Lord Mayors
engagements
Islamic society
nets soccer
trophy
Islamic Soc
gains top
soccer victory
Student in
Graduate of the
Year awards
Confusion over
legend of St
George
Lush FM ready
to go live
Student
volunteers to
be thanked for
work in
community
Leicester
connections
with India
highlighted in
meeting with
President of
India
Feature on
student debt
Focus on Bill
Clinton in
lecture
University cited
James Fitchett,
Management Centre
Shaun Delaney,
Psychology
Students’ Union
Students’ Union
Shaun Delaney,
Psychology
Miriam Gill, History
Students’ Union
Contact, Students
Union
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Students Union
John Dumbrell,
Politics
27
27
South Wales
Evening Post
Leicester
Mercury
27
Leicester
Mercury
27
Dundee Evening
Telegraph
27
Ipswich Evening
Star
28
Western Daily
Press
28
Yorkshire Post
28
Leicester
Mercury
28
Leicester
Mercury
28
Leicester
Mercury
28
Derham and
Fakenham Times
Polling card id
theft risk
Image of boozy
students
shattered
Identity fraud
alert from
unused polling
cards
Identity fraud
alert from
unused polling
cards
Identity fraud
alert from
unused polling
cards
Infertility risk
result from
paternity test
Profile on the
Andersons-Jill
Anderson read
Politics at
Leicester
BBC Young
Musician of the
Year to
perform on
campus
Call Centre to
employ
students
Cassini
findings from
Titan moon
Slovenian
police
inspector on
visit to
Norfolk-visit
arranged after e
met police on
Leicester
Master’s
course
Professor Martin Gill
Students’ Union
Professor Martin Gill
Professor Martin Gill
Professor Martin Gill
Mark Jobling, Genetics
Politics
RAC
Criminology
28
Cannock Chase
Chronicle
29
Kettering
Evening
Telegraph
Worksop
Guardian
29
29
Leicester
Mercury
30
Nottingham
Evening Post
30
Carlisle News
and Star
30
Leicester
Mercury
30
Leicester
Mercury
Award for
Sharon Lomas,
foundation
degree student
Graduate of the
Year Finalist
Education
Report on
schools
football
tournament on
campus
Infertility risk
in ancestry
testing
Identity theft
risk from
polling cards
Profile of
Leicester grad
and friends
who have
started own
restaurant
Order of Merit
for David
Attenborough
and Betty
Boothroyd
Election event
on campus
-
Shaun Delaney,
Psychology
Mark Jobling, Genetics
Professor Martin Gill
Gavin Butler
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Students’ Union