<br />
May 2024<br />
The magazine for Anglia Ruskin University alumni and friends<br />
The Vice Chancellor’s<br />
Outstanding Alumni Awards 2024<br />
Find out more<br />
on page 16<br />
Also in this issue: Connect talks to Selwyn Image, Writtle University College’s contribution to the war effort, and Baloo the police dog.<br />
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2 ARU CONNECT MAY 2024<br />
Welcome<br />
A message from our<br />
Vice Chancellor<br />
Welcome to our May 2024<br />
edition of Connect.<br />
This month we’re placing the<br />
focus on our Safe and Inclusive<br />
Communities research theme. This<br />
work promotes research, innovation<br />
and impact across a range of<br />
areas, including the promotion<br />
of minority rights, challenging<br />
discrimination and inequalities in<br />
relation to health, education and<br />
employment (amongst other areas),<br />
and understanding and com<a title="May 2024 Connect page 1" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/543f0363?page=1"> May 2024 The magazine for Anglia Ruskin Univ</a>
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<a title="May 2024 Connect page 3" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/543f0363?page=3"> Welcome A message from our Vice Chancellor Welcom</a>
<a title="May 2024 Connect page 4" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/543f0363?page=4"> ALUMNI OFFICER Welcome Kim Otov</a>
<a title="May 2024 Connect page 5" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/543f0363?page=5"> Your future Shapes our future Keep in touch and</a>
<a title="May 2024 Connect page 6" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/543f0363?page=6"> THE INBOX The Inbox Manasa Bhaskar MSc </a>
<a title="May 2024 Connect page 7" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/543f0363?page=7"> creating a sense of community and camaraderie wit</a>
<a title="May 2024 Connect page 8" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/543f0363?page=8"> DISTANCE LEARNING Distance Learning Alumni Sur</a>
<a title="May 2024 Connect page 9" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/543f0363?page=9"> DISTANCE LEARNING Take your career f</a>
<a title="May 2024 Connect page 10" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/543f0363?page=10"> ARU NEWS Merger takes place between ARU and Wri</a>
<a title="May 2024 Connect page 11" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/543f0363?page=11"> ARU NEWS </a>
<a title="May 2024 Connect page 12" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/543f0363?page=12"> ARU NEWS ARU marks mighty milestone of 1000 Fel</a>
<a title="May 2024 Connect page 13" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/543f0363?page=13"> ARU NEWS Major new research to tackle Roma heal</a>
<a title="May 2024 Connect page 14" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/543f0363?page=14"> CONNECT TALKS TO </a>
<a title="May 2024 Connect page 15" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/543f0363?page=15"> Matters came to a head for me when I talked to an</a>
<a title="May 2024 Connect page 16" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/543f0363?page=16"> A L U M N I A W A R D S The Vice Chancellor’s </a>
<a title="May 2024 Connect page 17" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/543f0363?page=17"> A L U M N I A W A R D S AWARDS The incredible ach</a>
<a title="May 2024 Connect page 18" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/543f0363?page=18"> ALUMNI AWARDS The Vice Chancellor’s Outstanding</a>
<a title="May 2024 Connect page 19" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/543f0363?page=19"> ALUMNI AWARDS </a>
<a title="May 2024 Connect page 20" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/543f0363?page=20"> SAFE AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES Writtle Universi</a>
<a title="May 2024 Connect page 21" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/543f0363?page=21"> SAFE site in King Edward Avenue. In 1935, it all</a>
<a title="May 2024 Connect page 22" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/543f0363?page=22"> SAFE AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES ARU’s Lifetime A</a>
<a title="May 2024 Connect page 23" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/543f0363?page=23"> SAFE AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES ‘You are not alo</a>
<a title="May 2024 Connect page 24" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/543f0363?page=24"> SAFE AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES Search and rescu</a>
<a title="May 2024 Connect page 25" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/543f0363?page=25"> SAFE AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES The astounding s</a>
<a title="May 2024 Connect page 26" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/543f0363?page=26"> SAFE AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES The Children’s Bo</a>
<a title="May 2024 Connect page 27" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/543f0363?page=27"> SAFE AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES </a>
<a title="May 2024 Connect page 28" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/543f0363?page=28"> INTERNATIONAL ALUMNI UPDATES Study UK Alumni Aw</a>
<a title="May 2024 Connect page 29" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/543f0363?page=29"> INTERNATIONAL ALUMNI UPDATES British Council’s </a>
<a title="May 2024 Connect page 30" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/543f0363?page=30"> Do you know ARU provide OFFICE SPACE? Based i</a>
<a title="May 2024 Connect page 31" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/543f0363?page=31"> ALUMNI UPDATES ARU Illustration graduate wins m</a>
<a title="May 2024 Connect page 32" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/543f0363?page=32"> ALUMNI UPDATES The author-illustrator said: “Win</a>
<a title="May 2024 Connect page 33" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/543f0363?page=33"> ALUMNI UPDATES A graduate of ARU’s Children’s Bo</a>
<a title="May 2024 Connect page 34" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/543f0363?page=34"> LET’S SHAPE RESEARCH TOGETHER Make a positive c</a>
<a title="May 2024 Connect page 35" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/543f0363?page=35"> LET’S SHAPE RESEARCH TOGEXTXHXEXRX You’re invited</a>
<a title="May 2024 Connect page 36" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/543f0363?page=36"> ARU LONDON Employability and enterprise support</a>
<a title="May 2024 Connect page 37" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/543f0363?page=37"> ARU LONDON Paving the way for my career Madlen</a>
<a title="May 2024 Connect page 38" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/543f0363?page=38"> SAMARITANS Help Samaritans t</a>
<a title="May 2024 Connect page 39" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/543f0363?page=39"> There is support out If it helps,</a>
<a title="May 2024 Connect page 40" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/543f0363?page=40"> OFF THE BOOKSHELF Rabbit is waiting f</a>
<a title="May 2024 Connect page 41" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/543f0363?page=41"> A dazzlingly illustrated collection presenting th</a>
<a title="May 2024 Connect page 42" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/543f0363?page=42"> ALUMNI OF THE MONTH Alumni of the month January 2</a>
<a title="May 2024 Connect page 43" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/543f0363?page=43"> The Conversation is a unique platform where all c</a>
<a title="May 2024 Connect page 44" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/543f0363?page=44"> BENEFITS Alumni benefits DID YOU KNOW that you m</a>