Welcome to The BIZ, our school magazine, which is aimed at keeping both students and staff up-to-date with news and events in our School.

Thank you to those of you who submitted articles for this issue, please keep the stories coming. We would particularly like to receive some good news stories from students and also from our partner institutions both in the UK and overseas.

The next issue of 'The BIZ' is due out in June 2013 and we invite you to submit copy for this to Christine Durrant. Topics of interest can include good news stories, personal and academic achievements, events, research or anything else you think may be of interest to your fellow students and/or colleagues. We would also welcome your feedback on the magazine, particularly on ways of improving it.