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Alumni Association
Homecoming
27 June 2009
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In addition to the keynote lecture on one of the latest discoveries in forensic research,there is a choice of seven mini-lectures, reflecting the diversity and wealth of researchthroughout the University.From helping the police to solve gun crime, getting to grips with the complexities ofinternational migration, taking a look at the evolution of life or weighing up the prosand cons of using social networking websites, the
Homecoming
will give you an insightinto all this, as well as taking a look at contemporary social and health problems.
Whether you are interested inthe past, present or future,this year’s
Homecoming
includes some of the mostexciting research projects inthe country today.
Full details of the programmeare inside but for a taste of whatelse is in store….
There is also something to suit everyone inour range of hands-on activities andinteractive demonstrations: learn how tomake great-tasting ice cream in minutes(Chemistry); experience a virtual 3D “flight”(Geography); meet Jane, a life-sized dinosaur(Geology); learn how to extract DNA thenfollow the clues at the CSI crime scene(Genetics) or choose from a host ofdemonstrations in Engineering.
All Change at the Percy Gee
You will be amazed at some majorimprovements to the campus. This summer,the Percy Gee Building will undergo a majortransformation to create one of the bestStudents’ Union facilities in the UK. Many ofthe day’s activities will centre on the building– which has changed very little since youwere here. Among the highlights there will bean opportunity to hear about theredevelopment plans, take part in a debatebetween current and former Student Unionsabbaticals and take home your own littlepiece of Leicester history at an auction in theRedfearn Bar.
Last Orders!
This popular venue is closing down but notwithout a fight –EVERYTHING must go.Why not book table service, have a go atpulling your last pint or bid for the chance toring the last orders’ bell? And just like yourstudent days, everyone who buys a drink willtake home their own commemorative Redfearnpint glass – only this time, it’s allowed!
 
At the 2009
Homecoming
you and yourfriends have a wide choice of FREEactivities to suit all ages and tastes. Forgraduates with young families, there isplenty to keep the children occupied,such as free rides, face painting and aballoon modeller (no age limit). Plus afree packed lunch for the under 12s
(advance registration required)
.When you arrive, make sure your firstport of call is the
information desk inthe Charles Wilson Building
. In yourwelcome pack there is everything youneed to enjoy the whole day, includingthe
time and location of each activity
and staff will be here all day to help andanswer questions.
Tours
Our selection includes both physicaland virtual reality tours.
Library Tour
– the award-winningDavid Wilson Library was officiallyopened by Her Majesty The Queen inDecember 2008;
Geography SPLINT
(SpatialLiteracy in Teaching)
Tour
– avirtual 3D “flight” to local or exoticdestinations where the world revolvesaround you;
Clinical Sciences Facility and Library
–based at the Leicester Royal Infirmary(about 15 mins walk away), anopportunity to practice your bedsidemanner on life-like models or see thelatest practice techniques for the nextgeneration of doctors and nurses;
Geology
– Come and meet Jane, alife-sized model of a TyrannosaurusRex or join the group visit at 3.45pm;
Percy Gee Tours
– join theconstruction team for a ‘hard hat’tour of the site before the bulldozersmove in!
Campus Tours
– student-led campustours available on request at theinformation desk.
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HOMECOMING · 27 JUNE 2009
Important ProgrammeInformationKeynote
Dr John Bond, member of theUniversity’s Forensic Research Centre willdeliver the keynote address on“Fingerprints Forever”. Leicester’sresearchers have discovered a way ofvisualising a fingerprint which has beendeposited onto metal after the deposithas been removed. Named in
TimeMagazine
’s 50 greatest inventions of2008, Dr Bond will guide you throughthe process of retrieving fingerprintdetails from the casing of used bullets tohelp the police solve previously unsolvedcases. It will be of particular interest tothose who enjoy watching crime dramassuch as
CSI 
or
Waking the Dead 
.
Eating and Drinking
A free breakfast –tea/coffee and apastry –will be available in the CaféPiazza behind the information deskbefore the first event. A hot lunch willbe served between 12.30pm – 2.00pmon the 5th floor of the Charles WilsonBuilding
(payment in advance isrequired)
or you will be able topurchase refreshments withoutreservations throughout the day in thePiazza and Library Café.
Pioneeringresearch byDr John Bond
Sculpture Exhibition
Homecoming
also marks the official opening of the 2009 Sculpture Exhibition at theBotanic Gardens. Entitled “A Celebration of British Sculpture”, this Exhibition is opendaily between 10.00am – 4.00pm, is free and open to the public. The entrance tothe Botanic Gardens is on Stoughton Drive South in Oadby and graduates are warmlyinvited to visit on any day until Sunday 27 September 2009.
Free rides on campusfor childrenBreakfast in the PiazzaActivities for the under 12s
 
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9.00 onwards
Register and collect your welcome pack from the foyer of the Charles Wilson Building
9.00-9.45
Free tea/coffee and pastry in the Café Piazza
9.30-10.30Keynote Lecture:
Fingerprints Forever: how to find fingerprints after they have been removed–Dr John Bond (Forensic Research Centre)
10.45-11.30Mini Lectures:
•Dietary Agents which Prevent Cancer – Professor Andy Gescher (Cancer Studies & Molecular Medicine)•The Cutting Edge: using engineering techniques †o analyse weapons used in crimes– Professor Sarah Hainsworth (Engineering)•Social Media: uses and abuses of the web as a social space -Jennifer Jones (Media and Communications)
11.30
Annual General Meeting of the Alumni AssociationExhibition and display of the Percy Gee Redevelopment, followed by Hard Hat Tour (optional)Library Tour
1.30
Library Tour
12.30-2.00
Lunch is served from 12.30 on the 5
th
floor of the Charles Wilson Building– a seated, two-course hot buffet, followed by tea or coffee.
Advance payment required.2.00-3.00
•Demonstration and tasting spectacular: The Cool Chemists Make Ice-Cream•Tour of the new Clinical Sciences Facility and Medicine Library at Robert Kilpatrick Building– a 15 minute walk from campus•Virtual Tour (Geography) – enjoy a virtual 3D “flight” to local or exotic destinations
Exhibition and a choice of the 10-15-minute demonstrations below (Engineering):
A water turbine that extracts energy from flowing water
– Professor Abdelwahab Aroussi;
Autonomous Robots
– Dr Tim Pearce;
High Voltage Arcs and Sparks
– Professor John Fothergill;
Embedded Computing
– Professor Michael Pont;
Flight Demonstration
–Dr Emmanuel Prempain;
Squeezing Liquids and Solids
–Mr Graham Clark/Mr Simon Lawes
3.00-3.45Mini Lectures:
•Earth Women and Eagle Warriors: gender and human sacrifice in Aztec culture– Dr Caroline Dodds Pennock (Historical Studies)•International Migration and the Pursuit of Prosperity: dream or nightmare? – Dr David Bartram (Sociology)•What makes your heart beat faster? – Dr Fernando Schlindwein (Engineering)•Flying Dinosaurs and Exceptionally Preserved Fossils: windows on the evolution of life unknown to Darwin– Professor David Siveter (Geology)To be followed at 3.45pm by a visit to the department’s newest addition, Jane, a life-sized Tyrannosaurus Rex
3.00-4.00
•Detective DNA: hands-on discovery on how to extract DNA from any biological material –eg. banana –and use DNA profiling to tackle a CSI crime scene (Genetics)•Exhibition, model and informal talk on the Percy Gee Redevelopment by Professor Helen Atkinsonand SU Chief Executive, Trevor Page
4.00Vice-Chancellor’s Review of the University4.45
Mock debate: Students aren’t what they used to be
5.00 onwards
Last Orders in the Redfearn Bar and auction of Percy Gee memorabilia – everything must go!
Programme of Events
Graduates and their guests are welcome to a FREE day of activities, excluding meals. A full description of each lecture and itslocation will be included at the front of your Welcome Pack available at our registration desk in the Charles Wilson Building.See online at
percygee.org/homecoming
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