Hope's Professor of Intercultural Management, David Weir, has been successful in a poetry competition aiming to bring verse to one of the UK's furthest-flung reaches, the Shetland Islands.

The competition, was judged by Jen Hadfield (winner of the Poetry Society's TS Eliot Prize) and David's victory will see his poem 'Journeyman' published in a book, as well as displayed around the islands.

David's poem, along with further details of the competition, can be found HERE.  

Professor Paul Gately, Carnegie Professor of Exercise and Obesity and Technical Director of Carnegie Weight Management at Leeds Metropolitan University, visits Liverpool Hope on 12th October to speak on the challenge of tackling childhood obesity. 

Professor Gately has 20 years research experience in the field of childhood obesity, studying weight loss programmes throughout the world and has also presented a number of television programmes on the subject of childhood obesity and is a regular contributor on radio, television and in the press.

He has been a contributor to the International Obesity Task Force/World Health Organisation’s report on childhood obesity, as well as being a consultant to many government agencies, health organisations and corporations throughout the UK and internationally.

He says: “Today’s childhood obesity epidemic affects millions of young people both physically and emotionally. But with the right education, support and encouragement, I believe we can help them overcome the barriers and transform their lives, achieving both sustainable weight loss and the drive to succeed.”

Professor Gately has been invited to come and speak at Hope by Professor Unnithan, head of the Sport and Exercise Physiology Research Team, which is part of the Health and Applied Social Sciences Department.

The talk will take place at 5.15pm in Lecture Theatre L, Lecture Theatre Complex, at Hope Park.

All are welcome to attend.

Liverpool Hope's Cornerstone Gallery plays host to an exhibition of work by one of the country's most pre-eminent printmakers, from 9th October.

'Urban Evolution' showcases a broad range of work by Anne Desmet, whose engravings have been commissioned by the National Gallery, the Victoria & Albert Museum and The Times,  among others.

Anne Desmet's prints are renowned for pushing the boundaries of printmaking, combing technical skill and architectural vision with great inventiveness.  Examples can be seen at: http://www.annedesmet.com/gallery.htm

'Urban Evolution' opens at The Cornerstone Gallery on 9th October and runs until 20th November.