The means by which universities might develop links with their host communities were well documented a year or two back by John Goddard's report on the issue for the Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals.
But even the assiduous Professor Goddard never dreamed of the means by which the University of Hertfordshire and the people of Hatfield are being brought together. University-funded retuning of television sets whose reception has been affected by the looming presence of a giant crane, previous seen assisting at the Severn Crossing, being used to build UH's learning resources centre.