When one was finally installed during his time at Nottingham, it took up the whole of a large room and had the storage capacity of a tiny fraction of a mobile phone today. Vera spent her entire career teaching French to primary and secondary school children as well as to adults. He was intensely proud of his two children and their accomplishments and delighted in his 3 granddaughters who live in Edmonton and Vancouver. Stanley worked as an engineer for 41 years, 37 of those in the Ontario Nuclear industry. Obituary kindly supplied by Katherine's friends Pam Bishop (ne Hudson), Jane Orchard (ne Uttley) and Ruth Watts (ne Gent). John Peter Cole, Emeritus Professor of Human and Regional Geography at the University of Nottingham, passed away on 1 April at the family home in Bramcote Hills, Nottingham at the age of 91. Timothy Weston who studied for a MSci at Nottingham from 19972001 died of brain cancer on December 19 aged 43. On leaving the RAF he went on to work for Fisons, becoming a director for the overseas subsidiary at the age of 38. After the death of Bernard in an airplane crash in 1969 she moved to Stonehouse, in Gloucestershire in 1973, and taught part-time at the local Technical College while bringing up her son and looking after garden. (e in b)&&0=b[e].o&&a.height>=b[e].m)&&(b[e]={rw:a.width,rh:a.height,ow:a.naturalWidth,oh:a.naturalHeight})}return b}var C="";u("pagespeed.CriticalImages.getBeaconData",function(){return C});u("pagespeed.CriticalImages.Run",function(b,c,a,d,e,f){var r=new y(b,c,a,e,f);x=r;d&&w(function(){window.setTimeout(function(){A(r)},0)})});})();pagespeed.CriticalImages.Run('/mod_pagespeed_beacon','https://www.ifac.org/who-we-are/leadership/fiona-wilkinson','nXzXivl0t7',true,false,'Hjrv_WKDh-0'); Following his graduation with a BA in German and French, Ron taught for two years before he felt called to become a minister in the Baptist church. After UCN Ian joined the Royal Navy where he served for two years as a commissioned offiicer. Christopher Thompson, Neuroscience - 4 September 2005, Timothy (Tim) Weston, Chemistry 19 December 2021. Dr Haleem ul Hasnains contributions as a livestock production research specialist, visionary policy planner, and as a skillful administrator in national and international institutions will form a significant part of his legacy. See the complete profile on LinkedIn and discover Fiona's connections and jobs at similar companies. Peter embraced Canadian winters and loved skiing and snowshoeing on the Niagara Escarpment in the Collingwood area. Her research now centres on the arrangements for and practice of governing renewable natural resources in low- and middle-income countries. John Jowett passed away peacefully 12 January 2017, aged 83, at Chevington House, Bourne. At Nottingham she met and later in 1954 married army officer David Clifford (BA Industrial Administration). She leaves her husband Mike, her sister and parents. His enthusiasm for life is very much missed by his family and friends. At Cambridge, he also took up ballroom dancing, where he met his wife Doreen, whom he married in 1960. They are survived by their three children; Elisabeth, Stephen and Deborah; five grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Her research now centres on the arrangements for and practice of governing renewable natural resources in low- and middle-income countries. She also had three children, one of whom (Alison) went to Nottingham to read German and French! In recent years he enjoyed visiting his daughter, now living in Nottingham. Ann worked as both a teacher, social worker and trainer for social workers in both Haringey and Hertfordshire. Prof Nunan served as Head of Department between 2014 and 2020, and as School Head of Research between Jan 2020 and May 2021. 7. Linda Shine (ne Reynolds), English - March 2011, Janet Snape (ne Wood), Geography - November 2010, Trevor Tansley, Electrical and Electronic Engineering - 26 June 2011, Paul Abell, Mechanical Engineering - 28 October 2021, Nigel Bunting, Agriculture/Food Science - March 2009, The Reverend Canon Lloyd Caddick, Theology - 23 March 2019, Keith Fuell, Agriculture/Horticulture - 2020, Paul Gilman, English Studies - 17 December 2009, Sir George Godber, Honorary Degree - February 2009, Stephen Hudson, Pharmacy - 28 November 2010, The Rt Reverend Richard Inwood, Theology - 14 April 2019, Gerard McConville, Education - 10 April 2008, Michael Read, Chemical Engineering - November 2009, Angela Rodda (ne Hopkinson), History - 2014. She is survived by her three children: Alison, Lindsay and Meddon and by her five grandchildren. He was well respected and a guiding figure to many of those he met. Member of Rotary, Honorary Visiting Fellow, Centre for the History of Religion and Political Pluralism University of Leicester 2000-2019. The band made two long-playing recordings and came second in the Inter-University Jazz Federation Contest in 1961. At Coopers and Lybrand (later to become Price Waterhouse Coopers) she rose to the position of Senior Manager before leaving to start a family in 1988. He was also fascinated by, and contributed to, work done at Nottingham on the chaotic dynamics of electron motion at the classical-quantum interface. She had excelled at Bromley Grammar school in Mathematics but her chosen degree reflected a life-long concern for social welfare. Due to poor eyesight, he was exempted from National Service, and went to Jesus College, Cambridge as a postgraduate student, being awarded an M.Sc. He always lived life to the full, making the best use of every opportunity coming his way. Mum is and always will be very sadly missed. All rights reserved. Governing renewable natural resources: theories and frameworks, The political economy of fisheries co-management: challenging the potential for success on Lake Victoria, Making climate compatible development happen, A gendered analysis of fisherfolk migration on Lake Victoria, East Africa, How does governance mediate links between ecosystem services and poverty alleviation? He continued an involvement with Nottingham Alumni including and the close friends he met at the University. She always carried knitting or sewing, wrote articles for Parish magazines, played the organ in several churches including Bawtry Parish church for the past 30 years and taught many piano pupils. Professor Plumtree served in many capacities at UW including Associate Dean for Graduate Studies, and Research Senator, and member of the Board of Governors. was a lecturer in Chemistry at the Derby College of Technology, now the University of Derby. Obituary kindly provided by daughter Jo. Tony, as he was known to many, graduated from Nottingham University in 1958 with a First Class Honours degree in Geology.Thereafter, his distinguished academic career was spent at Queen's University, Belfast. David completed his BSc in 1953, followed by a PhD in 1956 and a DSc in 1980. Forthcoming (2018) Destruction and Creation: Monstrous Hybrids in the Primordial Cosmosin S. Lewis and S. Newington (eds. Forthcoming (2018) Mitchell, F. and Cobb, M. Eros atJunnar:aReappraisal of a Piece of Ancient Art. Turning down a pre-arranged job and travelling to Nottingham was a life changing step for her. Her first degree in Economics, Politics and Quantitative Methods is from The University of East Anglia (1983). After a brief collaboration with J.C. Craig at UCSF, he returned to Stanford to work on a NASA-funded project under the direction of Nobel Laureate, Joshua Lederberg, of the Genetics Department, to look for ways of detecting extraterrestrial life. This was followed by two years of volunteering with VSO in Uganda and in 1969 she was awarded an MSc in Nematology from Imperial College, London. 4, pp. He was diagnosed with advanced and aggressive bowel cancer in August 2014, just a few months after moving back to his childhood home of Louth in Lincolnshire and taking up a new head teacher post at Grasby CE school. As fellow students enrolling on the University of Nottinghams BPharm degree course in 1963, we have been reflecting on the value of friendships made during these important formative years. In 2003, in recognition of his studies, the Open University awarded Clifford a Science Degree, making him that rare breed: a Bachelor of both the Arts and Sciences. As a postgrad, Toni also lived for one year in Cripps Hall. Research. Throughout her life, she used her sharp intellect to improve the situation of vulnerable young adults who had previously been written off. Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals. John Bescoby-Chambers, History - 15 December 2012, Sara Brookes (ne Isaac), Geography - September 2013. He is survived by his siter Barbara in the UK. During the years from 1955, the farm was modernised and developed. Mums time at Nottingham University was such a central part of her life. Our reproduction and translation policies, as well as our online permission request and inquiry system, are accessible on the Permissions Information web page. He was himself in fact a beneficiary of that cause, since in 1950 he began to study at Fircroft Working Mens College in Selly Oak. Known as an exceptional athlete and with great pace, John played in the England and GB Mens Hockey team in the 1960s, taking part in the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games. Les, sensibly, enquired at the US Embassy on the chances of his being called-up and he was assured that this was very unlikely. This despite struggling to obtain a pass in the subject at school and having his first university assignment returned, with the request to rewrite it as a history essay rather than a scientific paper! Kenneth Ward was born in Durham and was Head Boy at the Johnston Grammar School, before attending Nottingham University where he graduated from in 1952 having studied German and having spent some time in Heidelberg. She is an historian who holds a Phd from the University of the West of England and has previously taught at the University of the West of England, the University of Cardiff and the University of South Wales (previously the . Obituary kindly supplied by friend of James, Ream Plant. After a short period working for the War Ministry in London, he came to Northern Ireland to lecture at Queens University, Belfast, and remained in the Department of Engineering Maths where he became a Reader up to the time of his retirement. Royal Mail After graduating from Nottingham, Colin joined the Falkland Islands Dependencies survey ( Now British Antarctic Survey) and spent two years doing scientific research at their Halley Bay base and then at the Scott Polar Research Institute. Earthscan Studies in Natural Resource Management, Earthscan. He also began his accountancy studies for the Certified Public Accountant qualification, which he achieved in 1976. Sherejoined IDD in September 2008, after spending five years in East Africa, working on two fisheries co-management projects, funded by the UK Department for International Development and the EU. Afterwards he went to The Judd School, Tonbridge where he made firm friendships, joined in outings, holidays and activities and played rugby for the school. Anna taught for twenty years and is now in hotel events management. I recall that he was, at that time, the oldest alumnus from Mauritius. Both became members of St James Church West Malvern, where for a time Audrey worked as Treasurer for the Friends of the Parish Church. and he will be going to ground with the ensign from his boat. At the age of six, Michael had a fall which resulted in his being admitted to hospital with Perthes Disease, and many of his formative and early teenage years were sporadically spent in hospital. His first marriage was to Vera Martynoff in 1958 followed, after the birth of their son, by her death at the age of 37. Tim fought his illness bravely, supported by his wonderful wife Zoe whom he met in Hong Kong. No flowers please but donations toOpen University OU scholarshipsorMourne Heritage Trust, please reference Jim Saunders. It involved writing pricing papers for all European markets during a time of high inflation and rapid price movements and was extremely boring. Katy was imbued with a love of nature and the environment, an activist for education and conservation, committed to helping others to understand and enjoy the natural world. At the time of his birth, his brother Ivan Sydney was 11 years old and his sister Elma was 9. A much loved husband, father and Grandpa he leaves his wife, three children and six grandchildren. He did though take part in weekly training as part of the colleges fire-fighting team and was on duty whenever a siren sounded. Born in Lincolnshire, England in 1936, he received his B.Sc. Angela became the first ever woman moderator for A-level history at the Oxford Local Examinations Syndicate. Her main contribution to University life was Scorer for the Cricket Club. 25 Fiona Wilkinson. He graduated in 1985, aged 60, with his second Masters degree. Old friends remember Ian as 'clever, kind and good company'. Obituary kindly supplied by Bernard's son Neil Roberts. Stan was a swim coach for many years, getting as far as Olympic trials with one of his swimmers in 1984, and he also enjoyed sailing and bird watching. Her other enjoyments included reading books (especially crime novels), visiting the theatre and watching detective programmes. Fiona has 13 years of academic experience in both the Irish and German Higher Education systems. As well as his literary output, this is his memorial, as well as affectionate memories of a convivial and respected colleague. A lifelong swimmer, she latterly extended her skills to triathlon completing the Nottingham Outlaw Triathlon in an amazing time of 13 hours 16 minutes. When he lived out for the last three years in Beeston, he had the same three housemates throughout. They married in 1962 and had a son (Ian) and a daughter (Heather). After graduating, John trained as a planner, rising to a senior level in the Department of Environment in the late 1970s and 1980s as Head of International Affairs and later Head of Research. Until he was 70 he enjoyed excellent health and energy and lived life to the full. Fiona.Wilcox@bcu.ac.uk. My specialist area of interest is environment and natural resource management and governance, and I convene the IDD module on 'Transforming Development for Sustainability'. He was a member of staff in the Mechanical Engineering Department for some time during the period 1980 to 1989. Astronomy was another passion of Peters, and sometimes an evenings entertainment ended with stargazing over the lake through his telescope. ("naturalWidth"in a&&"naturalHeight"in a))return{};for(var d=0;a=c[d];++d){var e=a.getAttribute("data-pagespeed-url-hash");e&&(! In the early 1970s he moved to Guinness brewing worldwide. This person's work contributes towards the following SDG(s): Toni became ill in late 2019 and he passed away more quickly than we had hoped or expected. He then proceeded to do a PhD thesis on the geology of the Teign Valley in Devon which culminated, in 1959, with the award of his doctorate. Pran Nath was a Mason for 50 years with the Rawdon Centennial Lodge 135, and a long-time member of the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 198. As a pet lover she even had a spell breeding Cavies. His thesis work involved the study of precipitation of aluminium copper and aluminium lithium alloys. Obituary kindly supplied by Vera's husband Trevor Bottomley. UK. Yet it vastly sped up the process of determining crystal structures. Whilst in the Eye Hospital, Dad saw an advert in the New Scientist magazine for a job in the new Materials Science Department based at Sussex University. As well as teaching his research areas were in Norway and Greenland working for the Geological Survey of Greenland. 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