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Zmags
Award-winning china
New Science Centre
An Olympic Q&A
Friends reunited
ON THE
STRIP
Creative talent on
the Cartoon and
Comic Arts degree
WINTER 2012-13
SA/
/ for alumni and friends of
Staffordshire University/
Reeling back
the years
Treasures of the
Staffordshire Film Archive
A
At Staffordshire University we
FUTURE prepare our graduates for life
beyond our four walls.
Our close links with business and
industry continually influence our
courses, our teaching, and even
our idea of what a successful
graduate should be.
It’s an approach that’s earned
us a reputation for producing
individuals who can truly
contribute to the work place.
And in tim
Award-winning china New Science Centre An Olympi
A At S
CONTENTS CONTENTS 06 30 Regulars Features
NEWS Research helps smokers face up to quitting
Honorary degrees Local entrepreneurs and business
/ OPINION COMIC HEROES COMIC HEROES Words by Wil
COMIC ART COMIC ART
“If you look at newspapers and magazines, they’ll
have included analysing and redrawing scenes from
“There’s an awareness that the market is very com
opened a “Pop-up Comic shop”; and when I speak to
With interests that encompass football culture, r
the world contacting me about the course.” In
Matthew Buckley Age: 32 From: Milton Keynes Stud
ION David Wilce Age: 30 From: Rugby Studied: BA
“D o you remember
THE REUNION “Do you remember the
THE GLOBAL CAMPUS Students can work towards St
INTERNATIONAL “Among the top countries they're
PLAY IT AGAIN With footage dating back more than
STOKE ON FILM
Right: The “exotic and magical” Lee
STOKE ON FILM
Above: The royal visit to Stoke in 1925
STOKE ON FILM
Q&A: Andrew triggs hodge Interview by Cath Mill
Q&A “When I took up rowing, my academic side
A CENTRE OF LEARNING By William Ham Bevan After
“The new Centre establishes our position as the l
30 SA/ Issue One Left to right top row: syringe-
idence) tubes, tape for lifting dusted finger pr
“CSI is very good television. But we don’t all wa
CRIME SCENE HOUSE
Above: A comparison microscope used to compare ca
the lab we conduct controlled experiments to answ
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ENTERPRISE MORE TEA? With its acclaimed range
A GREENER AGE By Jon Fairburn Saving energy and
OPINION
COUNTRY CODE By Anne Wollenberg 40 SA/ Iss
DESTTININATTIOION
Left and far left: The monument which legend beli
theory to be consigned to the “maybe” pile along
Subject Focus: NUrSiNg aNd MidwiFEry By Lucy Joli
SUBJECT FOCUS
ALUMNI NEWS The next big thing An animat
ALUMNI NEWS
ALUMNI NEWS Graduates win at games Staffordsh
ALUMNI NEWS A FAMILY AFFAIR By Rin Simpson
FINAL WORD KEEPING IN TOUCH: www.staffs.ac.u
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