People
Green light
Dr Steffen Böhm has become the University’s first departmental
Environmental Officer, at the School of Accounting, Finance and Management
(AFM).
Dr Böhm said: 'I'm delighted that AFM has decided to create this new
post. For me, it is a sign of the School’s recognition of the importance
of environmental issues, and the immense challenges we all face in
reducing the environmental impact of what we do at the University.'
Dr Böhm has a long experience of research, teaching and campaigning on
environmental issues. He's currently the Coordinator of the Bicycle User
Group (BUG) at Essex and involved with Colchester Friends of the Earth as
well as other environmental movements. He will begin by conducting an
environmental audit of the School.
He added: 'We need a step change in terms of staff and students being
aware of the environmental impact of higher education and in terms of
actually taking action. I look forward to working with my AFM colleagues
and our students to raise their environmental consciousness and come up
with practical ways to reducing our impact on the environment.'
He urged: 'But we can’t obviously achieve this alone. Everybody at
Essex needs to work together; Departments, Estates, the Student Union and
all other groups need to come together to make a positive contribution.'
Play premiere
This month sees the world premiere of a new play from award-wining
playwright Elizabeth Kuti of the Department of Literature, Film and
Theatre Studies.
Set in a small town in the south east of England, The Six-Daies World,
focuses on Eddie who returns home for a peaceful family Christmas for the
first time in many years. However, the recriminations of his parents and
girlfriend on his failings as a son and as a man force dormant conflicts
to the surface and raise the ghosts of Christmases past.
Written and developed as part of an attachment at the National Theatre
Studio, the play opens in London's Finborough Theatre on Wednesday 28
November and runs until 22 December. For information on tickets please
see: www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk.
Also in the printed November edition of Wyvern:
- Another award for East 15
- Retirements
- New faces
