4 QMYOU / News in Brief
NEWS IN BRIEF
QMU moves up 12 places in Good University Guide
QMU HAS MOVED up 12 places in the Sunday Times Good University Guide .
Out of 121 UK higher education institutions , we have moved up from 83rd place in 2012 to 71st place this year . Out of the Scottish HEIs , we are now in 10th place out of 15 institutions – positioned above Glasgow Caledonian ( 11th ), Napier ( 12th ) and Abertay ( 13th ). Out of the 15 Scottish HEIs , only four institutions improved their position and our improvement of 12 places is the largest in Scotland . In addition , we came in second top of the post ’ 92 ’ ( i . e . modern ) universities in Scotland with only Robert Gordon University above us , in 9th place . In the UK , we were placed 20th in the table of modern universities . ❒
Hollywood movies showcase QMU ’ s creative talent
OUR COSTUME , DESIGN and Construction graduates have created costumes for Hollywood movies such as ‘ Gravity ’, starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney , the action film ‘ The Fast and the Furious ’ and the new ‘ Man from U . N . C . L . E .’ directed by Guy Ritchie .
Recently , three of our costume graduates were employed as dressers on the ‘ The Lion King ’ at the Edinburgh Playhouse , four second year students dressed on ‘ White Christmas ’ at the Festival Theatre , Edinburgh and many were employed up and down the country developing outlandish creations for panto .
Demand for our talented students has also gone global . Two costume graduates have recently landed positions in Macau in Hong Kong . If you ’ re a QMU Costume Design and Construction graduate working in the UK or abroad , let us know about your projects . Stay in touch at E : alumni @ qmu . ac . uk ❒
Reuse scheme helps heart charity
EDINBURGH STUDENTS HAVE donated more than 2000 bags of unwanted items to the British Heart Foundation ( BHF ), which could raise £ 40,880 for BHF shops . The scheme encouraged QMU and Edinburgh University students to have a clear-out and donate their unwanted things at the end of the academic year , enabling them to recycle items that might otherwise be wasted . ❒
QMU event management students volunteer at Commonwealth Games
JANE MYLES , A CURRENT event management student and cochair of QMU ’ s Professional Convention Management Association ( PCMA ) Event Management Student Chapter , is among the first to be selected as a volunteer for the Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014 .
Professor Joe Goldblatt , Director of the International Centre for the Study of Planned Events at QMU , said : “ We are delighted to support the volunteering programme for the Games , and as such , have embedded this one-off volunteering opportunity into the BSc ( Hons ) Event Management curriculum . For Jane , who comes from Glasgow , the Games presents a once in a lifetime opportunity to get involved in a global sporting event hosted in her home city .”
Professor Goldblatt continued : “ It ’ s an exciting time at QMU , with letters of confirmation now coming in for both home and international students . Involvement with the Games will not only offer our students an exciting personal opportunity , but it will help develop their interpersonal skills and improve their knowledge of the work involved in staging ‘ mega ’ events . ❒
Awards recognise success of partnerships between business and academia
QMU WAS SHORTLISTED for its collaborative partnership with Propeller Multimedia Ltd at the national Interface Excellence Awards for knowledge exchange .
Propeller Multimedia , a specialist software company that develops speech and language therapy rehabilitation tools for adults and children suffering from brain injury and trauma , has a strong working partnership with speech specialists at QMU .
The innovative partnership between the Peebles-based speech business and QMU was recognised in the ‘ Sustained Partnership ’ category of the award scheme .
Dr Siobhán Jordan , Director of Interface , said : “ The shortlisted entries recognise outstanding examples of knowledge exchange across Scotland . The Interface Excellence Awards not only celebrate the success of existing Interface partnerships , but also encourage other businesses to tap into the wealth of benefits that partnership with Scotland ’ s world leading academic and research institutions can bring .”
You can read more about QMU ’ s work with Propeller on pages 8 & 9 . ❒
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