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    Letter to staff from Michelle Donelan, MP Minister of State for Universities, 2 Feb 2021

    Letter to staff from Michelle Donelan, MP Minister of State for Universities, 2 Feb 2021

    Dear Colleague,

    This continues to be an incredibly difficult time for us all, and our entire higher education sector has such a key role to play during these unprecedented times. I have previously written to higher education providers and students, and asked for my thanks to be communicated to you, but now I am writing directly to you as staff, working at every level, throughout higher education and in students’ unions, to thank you for everything you are doing to support students and maintain the delivery of higher education.

    The government has prioritised education during the pandemic so that students at all levels can continue their education. It is crucial to the health and wellbeing of students and young people that we allow them to access the university education that they have been working towards throughout their lives. However, this would not be possible without the work you are doing. I know you are all working creatively and tirelessly to support your institutions and students under difficult and uncertain circumstances, transforming the learning environment and providing both academic, pastoral and welfare support to your students. I am immensely grateful for the huge amount of work being done to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 on our students, universities and communities.

    Throughout the pandemic we have seen universities develop innovative and dynamic online learning. Indeed, I am sure that many of the innovations we have seen over the past few months will contribute to a new baseline for the way teaching is delivered, support is offered, and student communities are built and maintained.

    I am also acutely aware that in many cases campuses have remained open in some capacity, with staff working to maintain essential services. Whether that has been to support students living in halls; continue essential research; manage critical infrastructure – including meeting unprecedented demands on IT networks and digital services; to provide libraries and study spaces; or to help keep campuses safe, clean and secure for those that have had to use them, I am grateful.

    While higher education providers and students’ unions are independent organisations, responsible for their own decisions on employment issues, it is important that they take appropriate measures to protect the physical and mental health, safety and wellbeing of all staff, at all times. I am grateful for the work that has taken place by and with health and safety teams to respond to guidance and adapt campuses to create the safest possible working environment for all staff.

    I would also like to extend my thanks to those staff who have taken on new roles or reprioritised their workload to deliver coronavirus testing. This testing is a vital part of our strategy to interrupt the transmission of the virus and protect students, staff, and others on campus.

    I know employers take their responsibilities seriously and are working with staff and unions to address the understandable concerns you may have during the pandemic. The collaboration necessary in these extraordinary times was demonstrated by the efforts of trade unions and the Universities & Colleges Employers Association (UCEA) to develop principles on how to keep campuses as safe as possible and ensure the health and wellbeing of HE staff, students and visitors.

    In order to help employers make informed decisions, we have provided guidance on reopening campuses and buildings. Where it was necessary, we confirmed universities could access the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) to help pay wages and safeguard jobs. We have also issued guidance on the critical worker status of HE staff which confirms that higher education staff can be critical workers for the purposes of access to education. This is to help ensure that those staff who need to access school places are able to do so.

    This virus has taken so much from all of us and the impact on students has been stark indeed. I know that student hardship is a concern for us all. Last year the government worked with the OfS to allow flexibility in the use of £256 million in government funded student premium money. In December we announced £20m of additional hardship funding and I have also now made available a further £50 million for this financial year taking it to £70 million.

    Higher Education providers are best placed to assess student hardship locally, but support might include, for example, the needs of students facing additional costs arising from having to maintain accommodation in more than one location, or help for students to access teaching remotely.

    I would like to acknowledge again and thank you for the formidable work that you are all doing at this challenging time.

    I would be grateful if unions and university leaders can please ensure that this letter is shared with all staff through your branch and staff networks.

    Yours sincerely,

    Michelle Donelan MP

    Minister of State for Universities

    (Edited by Liz Rowley - original submission Wednesday, 3 February 2021, 3:58 PM)


    Principal's Notice - Congregation of Awards 2020/2021

    Principal's Notice - Congregation of Awards 2020/2021

     20th January 2021
      
    P/21/06

    Congregation of Awards for 2020 & 2021 Graduates

     

    Please note that due to the continuing restrictions imposed by COVID-19, the College’s Congregation of Awards ceremony for those students due to graduate in 2020 has been postponed. This decision has been made as we wish to be in a position to welcome as many guests as possible to this important event celebrating the success of our students.

     

    The event will now take place on Wednesday 1st December 2021. 

     

    We are pleased to announce that the Congregation of Awards for students graduating in 2021 will take place on Thursday 2nd December 2021.

     

    Further details will be issued in due course.


    Professor Linda Merrick

    Principal


    Principal's Notice - Andrew Greenwood

    Principal's Notice - Andrew Greenwood

    January 2021
     
     P/21/05

    Andrew Greenwood

     

    It is with great sadness that I report the news of Andrew Greenwood’s recent passing.

     

    Andrew has been a highly respected and much loved colleague in the School of Vocal Studies and Opera, making regular visits to the RNCM over recent years as a coach, and conducting three of the College’s recent main opera productions: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2015); La Vie Parisienne (2017), and Dialogues des Carmelites (2019).

     

    Andrew will be very sadly missed by his many close friends and colleagues here at the RNCM and remembered fondly by the many staff, students and alumni of the College who had the privilege of knowing and working with him.

     

    I am sure everyone would wish to join with me in sending their sincere condolences to his family.


    Professor Linda Merrick

    Principal



    Principal's Notice - Lucy Hale

    Principal's Notice - Lucy Hale

    January 2021

     

     P/21/04

    Lucy Hale

      

     It is with deep sadness that I report the untimely death of composer Lucy Hale, on Monday 11 January at the age of 26.

     

    Lucy joined the RNCM as an undergraduate student of Adam Gorb and David Horne in 2013, furthering her studies at postgraduate level with Emily Howard and Gary Carpenter and graduating with distinction in 2019.

     

    Lucy achieved so much both during and after her studies, never letting her challenging personal circumstances stand in the way of her musical aspirations. Last year she was awarded a place on the RPS Composers programme and was set to write a new work for performance at Wigmore Hall as the 2020/21 Rosie Johnson RPS/Wigmore Hall Apprentice Composer. She also delivered workshops with young disabled people in Liverpool as an Associate Musician with Drake Music, and made history as Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Rebound’s inaugural Young Composer-in-Association and Orchestras for All’s first Composer-in-Residence.

     

    Everyone in the RNCM community viewed Lucy as a remarkable and extraordinary young woman with whom it was a pleasure and privilege to work. She balanced her talent and determination to pursue her chosen career path with humility and was committed to make the most of every opportunity available to her. She was also a powerful role model for her peers.

     

    We were extremely proud to see Lucy flourish in her studies at the RNCM and go on to build the career she had so desperately wanted. She touched the hearts of everyone who was fortunate enough to know and work with her. Her music will live on, as will she in all our memories.   


    Professor Linda Merrick

    Principal


    Principal's Notice - David Jordan

    Principal's Notice - David Jordan

    January 2021

      

    P/21/03

    David Jordan

     

     

    It is with great sadness that I report the news of David Jordan’s recent passing.

     

    David was formerly Director of Opera at the RNCM and RNCM Fellow. He will be remembered fondly by many staff and alumni of the College and I am sure everyone who worked with him would wish to join with me in sending their sincere condolences to his family.


    Professor Linda Merrick

    Principal


    Principal's Notice - Sir Graham Vick

    Principal's Notice - Sir Graham Vick

    January 2021
      
    P/21/02

      

     Sir Graham Vick

     

    I am delighted to announce that Graham Vick (International Chair in Opera at the RNCM and an alumnus of the College) received a knighthood in the Queens New Year’s Honours. I would like to take this opportunity to extend our warmest congratulations to him from everyone at the RNCM.


    Professor Linda Merrick

    Principal


    Principal's Notice - Sylvia Jacobs

    Principal's Notice - Sylvia Jacobs

    January 2021
     
     P/21/01

    Sylvia Jacobs


    It is with great sadness that I report the news of Sylvia Jacobs’ recent passing.

     

    Sylvia taught singing at the Royal Manchester College of Music and then at the RNCM. She will be remembered fondly by many staff and alumni of the College, and I am sure everyone would wish to join with me in sending our sincere condolences to her family.


    Professor Linda Merrick

    Principal


    The Catering Department will be closed whilst teaching remains online and will re-open when teaching is able to resume face to face.

    The Catering Department will be closed whilst teaching remains online and will re-open when teaching is able to resume face to face.

    The Catering Department will be closed whilst teaching remains online and will re-open when teaching is able to resume face to face.

     

    The Catering team wish you all a happy and safe New Year and look forward to seeing you all soon



    NSS: You Said We Did

    NSS: You Said We Did

    Following the results of the National Student Survey, below is a You Said, We Did document showing the enchantments the College has made in response to student feedback.


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    Live Q&A with Pierre-Laurent Aimard

    Tuesday 16 February 2021

    Live Q&A with Pierre-Laurent Aimard
    Tuesday 16 February 2021
    Livestream

    A key figure in the music of our time, pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard has been described as ‘a brilliant musician and an extraordinary visionary’.

    As a pianist who revels in exploring the connections in music from every age, this discussion reveals Pierre-Laurent’s interest in transcending traditional boundaries in his performances.

    This free event will be streamed Live from the RNCM.

    You can also join our livestream over on our Facebook page. We’d love to hear your questions for the Q&A – submit them live in the Facebook comments, join the conversation using the hashtag #livefromtherncm on social media or email us at live@rncm.ac.uk

    Our free events series is only possible thanks to our amazing students and partners. Please donate what you can to ensure we can keep performing through these challenging times.



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    RNCM Miuawga Ensemble: Thursday Lates Repeats

    Thursday 18 February 2021

    RNCM Miuawga Ensemble: Thursday Lates Repeats
    Thursday 18 February 2021
    Livestream

    RNCM Miuawga Ensemble
    Steve Berry director

    Adam Swayne presents two sets of improvised music from performers across the RNCM, directed by the RNCM’s Head of Improvisation and Jazz, Steve Berry. Adam also talks to Steve and violin student Anna Rowland about the importance of improvisation in music education.

    This free event is a Thursday Lates repeat from our Autumn 2020 Season. To watch, please click on the LIVESTREAM button, or tune in via our YouTube or Facebook page.
    *Please note that our Thursday Lates repeats are only available to watch live and will not be available to watch again after the broadcast.

    Our free events series is only possible thanks to our amazing students and partners. Please donate what you can to ensure we can keep performing through these challenging times.



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    RNCM Strings: Thursday Lates Repeats

    Thursday 25 February 2021

    RNCM Strings: Thursday Lates Repeats
    Thursday 25 February 2021
    Livestream

    Johannes Brahms String Sextet No 2 in G major Op 36

    Magnus Johnston, Donald Grant, Xander Croft, Pijus Jonusas violins
    Susie Mészáros, Kim Becker, Emily Davies, Chance Freeman violas
    Petr Prause, Waynne Kwon, Julius Jonusas, Felix Hughes cellos

    Adam Swayne presents this side-by-side performance of Brahms’ second String Sextet, featuring RNCM string students performing alongside Magnus Johnston (Navarra Quartet) and RNCM tutors. To close the show, Adam talks to the players about the unique experience of learning by performing alongside professional artists.

    This free event is a Thursday Lates repeat from our Autumn 2020 Season. To watch, please click on the LIVESTREAM button, or tune in via our YouTube or Facebook page.
    *Please note that our Thursday Lates repeats are only available to watch live and will not be available to watch again after the broadcast.

    Our free events series is only possible thanks to our amazing students and partners. Please donate what you can to ensure we can keep performing through these challenging times.



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    Live Q&A with Alisa Weilerstein

    Tuesday 2 March 2021

    Live Q&A with Alisa Weilerstein
    Tuesday 2 March 2021
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    Alisa Weilerstein is one of the foremost cellists of her time. According to the New York Times, ‘[her] cello is her id. She doesn’t give the impression that making music involves will at all. She and the cello seem simply to be one and the same’. In this Q&A, we discover how Alisa turned the pressure of a pandemic into fuel for creativity.

    This free event will be streamed Live from the RNCM.

    You can also join our livestream over on our Facebook page. We’d love to hear your questions for the Q&A – submit them live in the Facebook comments, join the conversation using the hashtag #livefromtherncm on social media or email us at live@rncm.ac.uk

    Our free events series is only possible thanks to our amazing students and partners. Please donate what you can to ensure we can keep performing through these challenging times.



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    Live Q&A with Caroline Shaw

    Tuesday 9 March 2021

    Live Q&A with Caroline Shaw
    Tuesday 9 March 2021
    Livestream

    Caroline Shaw is a New York-based vocalist, violinist, composer, and producer who was the youngest recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2013 for her Partita for 8 Voices. In this Q&A, Caroline will discuss her inspirations and the joy of performing your own music.

    This free event will be streamed Live from the RNCM.

    You can also join our livestream over on our Facebook page. We’d love to hear your questions for the Q&A – submit them live in the Facebook comments, join the conversation using the hashtag #livefromtherncm on social media or email us at live@rncm.ac.uk

    Our free events series is only possible thanks to our amazing students and partners. Please donate what you can to ensure we can keep performing through these challenging times.



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