Hidden History

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C MPUS HEALTHY WALK

• Hidden History
• Take a Healthier Lunch Time Option

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Health Benefits of Walking!!!

• The benefits of regular exercise such as
  preventing heart disease and type II diabetes
  have been well documented in recent years. In
  2002, the Department of Health recommends that an
  accumulation of 30 minutes a day of moderate
  intensity exercise five or more days a week was
  enough to provide significant health benefits and
  best of all, these benefits can be achieved by
  virtually everyone regardless of age, sex or
  physical ability.
• Many health experts also recognise the benefits
  of walking 10.000 steps a day, which accumulates
  to roughly 5 miles. Using a pedometer is an easy
  way to count your steps without any hassle, just
  clip it to your trousers or skirt first thing in
  the morning and check your steps when you go to
  bed.

How can exercise benefit me?
Regular exercise can 1) Strengthen your heart
and lungs reducing the risk of related
diseases. 2) Reduce the build up of plaques in
the arteries helping blood to flow more easily,
which can leave you feeling refreshed and
energetic after exercise. 3) Lower blood
pressure. 4) Improve the strength of bones
helping to prevent bone-weakening diseases such
as osteoporosis. Walking is especially good
exercise for improving bone strength. 5) Help you
to achieve and maintain a healthy body weight by
increasing the number of calories burnt per day,
also helping to reduce the risk of obesity.
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6) When coupled with a healthy diet help to
prevent or manage type II diabetes. 7) Help lower
the risks of developing certain types of
cancers. 8) Ease depression, reduce stress and
help you relax. When exercising, your body
releases endorphins that produce the feeling of
well being and provide a natural pain relief
helping you to relax. 9) Improve psychological
well being. Looking good can improve confidence
and self efficacy.

• In addition to the physical benefits, walking
  offers many social benefits. Walking with a
  friend or in a group is not only a boredom
  reliever and a great way to meet new people, but
  it will also reinforce our commitment to walking.
• Even walking alone increases your chances of
  meeting a new neighbour, almost guarantees a
  returned smile, and increases your feelings of
  being in touch with your community.
• One last point Walking with a friend or a group
  increases safety in the city and the country.

Unfortunately exercise cant help you live
forever but it can increase the years of
independent living and general quality of life.
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Hidden History Route
Start finish at the Edward Boyle Library
(E) The walk route is the red line
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KEY 1 Houldsworth building 2 Civil Engineering
3 Mechanical Engineering 4 Electronic and
Electrical Engineering 5 Old Mining building 6
Environment 7 Chemistry 8 English 9 History 9
Michael Sadler building 9 Modern Languages 9
Philosophy 10 Baines Wing 10 Healthcare 11
Colour Chemistry 12 Design 13 Transport Studies
14 Geography 'East' Building 15 Psychology 16
Great Hall17 Business School 18 Refectory19
Students' Union 20 Equality Unit 20 Social
Studies building 20 Sociology 21 Education 22
Theology and Religious Studies 23 Physics and
Astronomy 24 Computing 25 Music / Clothworkers'
Concert Hall 26 Mathematics
27 Earth Sciences28 Garstang building
(Biochemistry)29 Roger Stevens building 30 Food
Science 31 Joint Honours Science 31 Lifelong
Learning Centre 32 Sports Halls 33 Conference
auditorium 34 Biomedical Sciences 34 Dentistry
34 Medicine 34 Worsley building 35 Biology 36
Law 37 Joint Honours Arts Social Sciences 37
Joint Honours Modern Languages 38 Sports Science
39 Student Counselling Centre 40 Textiles/Man
Made Fibres building41 11-14 Blenheim TerraceA
Brotherton Library A Parkinson building and
tower A Classics B Ellerslie HallC University
House D Lyddon HallE Edward Boyle Library F
Charles Morris Hall G Careers Centre H Henry
Price building J Workshop TheatreK Emmanuel
Centre
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Hidden History Walking Directions Start From
outside the Edward Boyle Library head down the
steps passing Computing (24) on your left. At the
bottom you will see another set of steps on your
left, take these down and follow the path to take
you to the other side of the Roger Stevens
building (29). Then head for the Sports Centre
(32) by walking by the Food Science Building (30)
and down the steps. Turn left and walk to the end
of the sports centre. Turn right and walk
straight through the car park heading towards the
small exit onto Clarendon Way. Turn right keeping
on the right side of the road until you see the
Worsley Building (34) on the opposite side of the
road. On your side of the road should be a small
flight of steps, walk up them and follow the
footpath passing the astro-turf pitch until you
reach another car park. Head left across the car
park and walk up a short flight of stairs so the
Roger Stevens building (29) is immediately on
your right. Follow the path on the left and head
towards the steps by the Earth Sciences building
(27). Go up these steps and pass Charles Morris
Hall (F). Turn left up footpath along road onto
Cromer Terrace. Turn right on Cromer Terrace then
left on Lifton Place. Pass the Psychology
building (15) and continue up the road until you
reach the traffic lights opposite the Business
School (17) then turn right and walk along
Clarendon Road. Continue along the road to the
end and then turn right down Woodhouse Lane,
passing Civil, Mechanical and Electrical
Engineering buildings (2,3 4). Then follow the
road round until you pass the Chemistry building
(7) and the Parkinson Building (A). After this,
follow the path round to the right taking you to
the main entrance and walk through the archways
to the Michael Sadler Building (9). Once past the
Michael Sadler building, take the steps down on
the left hand side until you are outside the
Social Science Building (20). Then continue down
the stairs back to the Edward Boyle Library (E).
Steps (approx) - 5172 Distance (approx) - 2.6
miles (4.19 km) Timing (approx) 45 minutes
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When walking around the university campus, there
are a number of obvious names important to both
the history and development of the university
such as Parkinson, Edward Boyle, Roger Stevens
and Michael Sadler. However, we dont often see
or hear about the number of highly successful
past students that have graced the University of
Leeds on their way to National and even
International recognition. This Hidden History
themed walk will fill you in on a selection of
these people and exactly where their futures were
set in motion..
Professor V. Craig Jordan OBE (Worsley
Building) After graduating with a doctorate in
pharmacy at the University of Leeds in 1986, Dr.
Jordan is now vice-president and scientific
director of the medical science division at the
world famous Fox Chase Cancer Centre in
Philadelphia. Furthermore Dr. Jordan was the
first scientist to notice the anticancer
properties of tamoxifen as a preventative
medicine. Georgie Thompson (Communications
Studies) Georgie Thompson graduated from the
University of Leeds in Broadcast Journalism in
1999, where she was the News and Features
Reporter for the student paper, and also produced
and presented her own radio show. She is now the
face of Sky Sports News. Dr. Piers Sellers PhD
9Earth Sciences) Dr. Piers Sellers studied at the
University for a PhD in Biometeorology from which
he graduated with a doctorate in 1981. From
Leeds, Piers went on to work as a researcher,
before joining the astronaut corps. He was
selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in
April 1996, and completed 2 years of training at
the NASA Johnson Space Centre. Piers completed
his first flight to space on the SPS-112 in
October 2002. His second flight was in July 2006,
onboard Discovery, to the International Space
Station to perform maintenance type tasks, and
test new equipment and safety procedures.
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Martin Scicluna FCA (Business School) Martin
Scicluna graduated from the University of Leeds
in 1973 with a degree in Business Commerce.
Despite going on to have outstanding success as
Chairman of Deloitte (then Touche Ross Co.) He
has kept close ties with the University, as
treasurer of the students Union president of
Charles Morris Halls and president of the
Universities Economics society. Sir Ian Robinson
FREng (Chemical Engineering) After graduating
with a degree in Chemical Engineering in 1964,
Sir Ian Robinson had a 30-year career in the
global engineering and construction industry.
Including posts as Chief Executive of John Brown
and Chairman of Davy Group, and both parts of
Trafalgar House Group. He spent six years as
Chief Executive of Scottish Power Plc and is
currently Chairman of the Hilton Group Plc, and a
director of Siemens Holdings Plc. Jenni Falconer
(Michael Sadler) Born in Glasgow on 11th February
1976, she went on to study Spanish and Italian at
the University of Leeds. She made her television
debut becoming a television host presenting We
Can Work It Out and has been the host of
Entertainment Today since its launch on GMTV in
2000. Alistair McGowan (School of
English) Alistair McGowan is regarded as the
master of mimicry, boasting a repertoire of over
100 impersonations. He graduated from the
University of Leeds in 1986 where he studied
English and has since gone on to star in his own
long running television series Alistair
McGowans Big Impression aired on BBC1. Andy
Kershaw (Social Sciences) Andy Kershaw began his
career by organising entertainment at the
University of Leeds back in the 1970s while he
studied politics and International Studies.
Following university he began broadcasting with
Leeds radio station Radio Aire and then moved to
London. He then presented the music program
Whistle Test for BBC Television in the 1980s and
then went on to join BBC Radio 1.
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The Rt. Hon. Jack Straw (Social Studies) Born in
1946 Jack Straw was educated at Brentwood School,
Essex, before moving on to study Law at the
University of Leeds. Here Mr Straw was President
of the Students Union from 1967-1968 and the
National Union of Students from 1969-1971. From
1971-1974, he was a member of the Inner London
Education Authority and Deputy Leader from 1973
to 1974. He then became an Opposition spokesman
on Local Government and then became a member of
Labour Party National Executive Committee. In
1987 he was appointed as Shadow Education
Secretary, before he became Shadow Environment
Secretary until 1994 and then Shadow Home
Secretary from 1995 to 1997. Since then Jack
Straw has become Home Secretary from 1997-2001
and more recently Foreign Secretary. In May 2006,
he was appointed Leader of the House of
Commons. The Rt. Hon. Clare Short (Social
Sciences) With a degree in Political Science from
Leeds University, to which she transferred from
Keele, she became a civil servant in the Home
Office. In the 1983 UK general election she
became Labour MP for Ladywood, the area where she
grew up. She rose through the ranks of the Labour
front bench, despite twice resigning from it to
become Shadom Minister for Women, and then Shadow
Transport Secretary. After the 1997 UK general
election, Short became the first cabinet level
Secretary of State for Internbational Development
and retained this post throughout the first term
of the Labour government, and beyond the 2001
general election into the second term until she
was forced to resign after a series of comments
disapproving of the war in Iraq.
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Stewart Ross, Director of Sport Physical
Activity, endorsed this project and says At
Sport Physical Activity we are always trying to
find new ways to get people involved in physical
activity. This fine collaboration of the Sport
Science Department and Sport Physical Activity
for this student run initiative is an asset to
the University which we hope will create a
healthier and more active community.
Have you done 10,000 steps today? The pedometer
is the best way of measuring your number of
steps. It works by measuring the motion of your
hip as you walk, and some pedometers will even
calculate the distance you have walked in
miles/kms and the number of calories burnt.
This was produced in partnership with.
Published 2006 by Sarah Wilshaw, Sam Noble,
Sukhbir Bhullar Alexandra Pass