Lecturer wins textbook of year

8 May

Senior clinical teaching fellow in the Department of Psychology Yvonne Shell has been awarded a prize for the best textbook at this year’s British Psychological Society Book Awards.

Ms Shell and co-authors Professor Jennifer Brown (London School of Economics) and Dr Terri Cole (Bournemouth University) won praise for their book, ‘Forensic Psychology: Theory, Research, Policy, Practice’.

Ms Shell said the authors hoped their book would give future forensic psychologists a real taste for work in the field.

Professor Brown said: “The comments from students have been really encouraging; they particularly liked the setting-out of the political climate, the reflective exercises and the commentaries from colleagues about the realities of life as a forensic psychologist.”

Architecture graduate  jets off to California as part of a once-in-a-lifetime exchange
7 May

Over the next four weeks, Architecture graduate, Charlotte Goodman-Simpson, who works for Hyphen, an international architecture firm, will take part in an international exchange programme with their California-based alliance partner, MBH Architects.

Charlotte, who is usually based in Hyphen’s Winchester office, has switched places with fellow architect, John Chavez, from San Francisco, and both will be spending the next four weeks experiencing new cultures and different ways of working.

Speaking about the exchange, Charlotte said: “This is a fantastic career opportunity that I couldn’t resist applying for. San Francisco has always been on my bucket list and I’m excited to get a taste of the US culture, meet new people and experience a city that is so different to the one I currently live in.

“In preparation, I have ‘Escape from Alcatraz’ and ‘The Rock’ lined up ready to watch, flowers for my hair (Scott McKenzie), and most importantly, a conversion table for imperial to metric measurements!” 

Wildlife Watch
2 May    

BSc Television and Broadcasting students present Wildlife Watch next week.

Coming to you live from the New Forest Wildlife Park, in the heart of Southampton, our student presenters showcase the incredible work that the animal keepers do and why it’s so important that parks like this exist.

Whether you love watching cute, fluffy animals or want to learn all about the lifestyle of the Eurasian Otters; this show has something for you. The show includes videos about the journey of an animal keeper and how the foxes found their home at the park, as well as multiple interviews with the staff and volunteers at the park.

Ensure you tune in to the CCI TV YouTube channel or watch live on the Big Screen Portsmouth in Guildhall Square on Wednesday 8 May at 1pm.

More news in brief can be found here.