He was intensely proud of his two children and their accomplishments and delighted in his 3 granddaughters who live in Edmonton and Vancouver. He did all his own maintenance and repairs and was frequently contacted by other boat owners for advice. Well-being and employment of young people in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam Is work enough? She went on to pursue a successful teaching career, establishing herself first at Charnwood Secondary School in Clifton and then Harry Carlton, East Leake, as a well-respected English, History and Sociology teacher. He spent his later career, however, in the developing computer industry, working for ICT/ICL and later Burroughs/ Sperry. Bringing up Peter who was born in 1955 and Nicky in 1958 was a big part of these years. Although we were both at Nottingham, our paths didn't cross for a further 15 years when we met travelling to and from Philadelphia on business, and married in 1996. He had many fond memories of his years at Nottingham University. Obituary kindly supplied by Chris' parents Sue and Richard Gibson. It is with great sadness that Robin Humphrey has to let you all know that dear Mum, Ruth, passed away on Tuesday 9th October, 2018. 1-21. 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. Anna taught for twenty years and is now in hotel events management. Anne De Courcy Ireland (ne Fontaine), Sociology - 14 January 2017, Lionel Lambourne, English and Philosophy - 12 February 2010, John Laws, Agriculture/Horticulture - 19 January 2011, Rev. But the course and the campus won him over. On completion of his doctorate programme he and Diana emigrated to Canada accepting an appointment as Assistant Professor in the Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, University of Toronto. Tim grew up living with his parents Janet and Philip and sister Alex in Kent. Pamela Zasada, Education. Pamela Pullen (ne Gray), Grouped Subjects, Clere Richardson (ne Baker), Zoology - October 2010, (Eileen) Mabel Roberts (ne Alexander), Physics - 3 September 2021. https://doi.org/10.1108/PR-04-2021-0275, Drishti, E & Carmichael, F 2022, 'Life satisfaction and job insecurity: evidence from Albania', Communist and Post-Communist Studies. From his fourth year at Oxford, Stephen chose crystallography as his research topic which set the direction of the next 40 years of his career. On graduation and completion of his family medicine training, Richard joined a fellow graduate in urban practice in Hamilton before seeking broader and more challenging experiences in a small logging town in British Columbia. Informal care and paid employment. After Davids death in 2013 she moved to an independent retirement complex in Cambridge. He also continued as an examiner for the Faculty. She has taught at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels to . As well as teaching on several courses at the University of Nottingham around 1994 to 1996, he went on to teach courses of his own at the University of Sheffield, Sheffield Hallam University, North Derbyshire Tertiary College, University of Birmingham, Manchester Metropolitan University and Leeds University School of Continuing Education. Throughout his career he was involved in research on various aspects of computing hardware, including magnetic core logic circuits and the design of microcomputer bus systems. My mother, Margaret Herrington, who has died aged 75, was a literacy tutor and academic who promoted a better understanding of dyslexia. 242-254. Sadly, Tony was unable to receive the degree in person because of ill health. Tel: +1 (212) 286-9344 Dubai CampusLecturer in Business Management. His major interests were in the relationship between the mechanical properties of materials and their microstructure composition and heat treatment. Many of his academic papers were co-written with research students, whom he always acknowledged. People; . Since 2000, he has been a Royal Academy of Engineering Visiting Professor on Sustainable Development at the University of Birmingham. In 1937 she was married to Maurice William (Bill) Partridge, who would hold the Jesse Boot Chair of Pharmaceutical Chemistry at Nottingham University. He had a 10 year break into Finance, in his own words "1975 Truck Pricing Analyst. Obituary kindly supplied by Keith's son, Paul. Audrey then worked as a Teacher of Mathematics and Further Mathematics at Wakefield Girls High School from 1975-1986 where she also fulfilled the role of a sixth form mistress. In 1964, Dr. Westley and his wife had a second son, Peter Miles. Prof Nunan served as Head of Department between 2014 and 2020, and as School Head of Research between Jan 2020 and May 2021. Dress rehearsal night allowed students to obtain concessionary tickets as well as a group concession. Dr Michael Newmann, Physics - 11 January 2020, Michael Milne Newmann was born in Yorkshire in 1931. He then spent the rest of his long career in industry, first of all in the UK and latterly in the USA, where his initial misgivings about living there gave way to an appreciation of the American way of life. Fiona Wilkinson was elected to the IFAC Board in November 2019, nominated by the UK Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies. After Lafarge took over Redland, he worked for The British Pre-cast Concrete Federation in Leicester. His research career took him from the National Research Council, Ottawa, to McMaster University, Hamilton, to Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories and finally to Western University in London where he was a professor and research scientist from 1986 until his retirement in 2011. 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 . It is with great sadness that I have to report the sudden death of Vaneeta Kilby ne Butler who graduated in 1967 in Classics at Nottingham. Birmingham B15 2TT A book of condolence is available for colleagues to record their tributes. Following his graduation and a brief spell in the UK, he spent the next 30+ years working abroad as a resident civil engineer. In the early 1970s he moved to Guinness brewing worldwide. Many recall the times he had them crying with laughter, often unintentional on his part. Cliffords academic studies never ceased, and in 1984 he was awarded a masters degree in Education by Nottingham University. Alan Rice graduated in 1959 in Mechanical Engineering and worked for many years as a management consultant at PA Consulting. Richard graduated from Nottingham University in 1968 with a B.Sc. Duraid Mahrus, Mechanical Engineering - January 2010, Hilary McArdle, Food Science - September 2007, Rev. Unusual among British Slavists for the vigour with which she promoted relationships with Soviet and Yugoslav colleagues from the early postwar years to the late 1970s, she was one of the very few Western scholars in her field to receive an honorary doctorate from a Soviet university and to be decorated by the Yugoslav Government. Audrey worked part-time at the local St James and the Abbey Girls School until her retirement. Malcolm Warwick, Russian and Slavonic Studies - 29 January 2010, Jeffrey Wyatt, Mining Engineering - May 2010, My father, Karl Edwin Abraham, passed away 13 November 2006. Chris worked as a Systems Analyst in Leeds until the summer of 2007. The setting up of IVF in Nigeria presented numerous challenges. 7, pp. Chris will be greatly missed by all his family and friends. In the early 1980s, Guys brother Roger joined him in a successful intensive pig breeding and rearing project. https://doi.org/10.1111/1477-8947.12149, Nunan, F, Cepic, D, Mbilingi, B, Odongkara, K, Yongo, E, Owili, M, Salehe, M, Mlahagwa, E & Onyango, P 2017, 'Community cohesion: social and economic ties in the personal networks of fisherfolk', Society and Natural Resources. [CDATA[ In addition to several important edited and co-authored works, Harry wrote well-known books on Lenin and the Russian Revolution (1967) and Stalin (1999). Obituary kindly supplied by Sheila's daughter, Isabel. Tragically, in September, 1969, Ann was involved in a motor accident. Respected scientist, academic and enthusiastic member of Sutton Boningtons Old Kingstonian association, Professor Kevin Shingfield has died aged 48. I held a conference, Time and . Obituary available via Stuff.co.nz, kindly supplied by Ian's wife, Cheryl. The company name was inspired by Jorge Luis Borges, a great favourite of Normans: This is the fictional Orbis Tertius (third world) described in Borges' story, Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius. She had surgery in early September to reduce the impact of the tumour and give her the possibility of a few more months of quality life, but she did not respond well to the operation and her health deteriorated rapidly in the days and weeks following this. Obituary kindly provided by wife Jillian Labadz. He had a strong commitment to keeping his skills and knowledge relevant and current, and was committed to continuing professional education. Insights, resources and tools from leading voices in accountancy and business. She was proud that her children and grandchildren have gone on to study at university and to benefit as she did from the opportunity. His teaching and leadership skills were widely appreciated by colleagues, parents and pupils and he was a loving husband, son, brother and uncle, wonderful father and loyal friend. 48, no. In Nova Scotia he was the design consultant on Trenton 6 and senior electrical engineer at Point Aconi generating stations. His interests included first and foremost his boat, having owned sailing boats for 15 years since 1970 and motorboats since then. Fiona strongly believes in collaborating closely with business and that academia and business can do a great deal to support one another. Facebook gives people the power. Birmingham B15 2TT After Worksop College, he undertook a 5 year student apprenticeship with Richard Thomas and Baldwins, a steel company based in Wales. Obituary kindly supplied by Dr Phillip Willey, Professor Nicholas (Nick) Hewitt, French - 1 March 2019, For a full obituary please seeCLAS Faculty News, Professor Christopher Johnson, French and Francophone Studies - 11 December 2019, Ian Longson, Engineering - 10 September 2018, Dr Lorna Magowan, Medical and Surgical Sciences - 2022. His next post was with the BBC Research Department, working on the magnetic recording of television signals, a technique then in its infancy. She started working life as a lecturer in further education colleges in Leicester, but spent much of her early career (1977-90) as an adult literacy tutor on the tough estates in the city. Dad was so impressed by the lab that he asked the man what dad had he to do to get there; the man said get your school certificate so dad decided to take some interest all this rubbish they (teachers) were chatting about. https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017020971573, Carmichael, F & Clarke, H 2020, 'Why work? Stanley worked as an engineer for 41 years, 37 of those in the Ontario Nuclear industry. Since January 2020, she has served as the Programme Lead of the University-led Forum for Global Challenges. Margaret also developed approaches on how best to train teachers and lecturers in adult literacy. Aug 2015 - Apr 20182 years 9 months. 1, pp. Sheila Howard gained a B.Ed in 1975. He is succeeded by two sons, Robert and Charles, seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Obituary kindly supplied by Pauline's son David. Jane Lion (ne Greenwood), French - 20 March 2009, Angela Lowrie (ne Preece), Medicine - 1 January 2010, Michael McKenna, Civil Engineering - 24 November 2011, Dr Norman Paskin, Biochemistry - 27 March 2016. As a staff candidate at Sheffield John wrote a doctoral dissertation on the historical background of the works of the poet Simonides. Over the following years the family flourished and the farm prospered. He became a leading light in the ex-pat community and made lasting friendships, enjoying a real gift for keeping up with people. . He was much loved and will be greatly missed by his family and friends. ), British Trades Unions and Industrial Politics, 1940-79, Volume 1: The Post-War Compromise, 1945-64 (Ashgate, 1999). He established an international reputation for his pioneering experimental research into the fatigue strength of bituminous materials for road construction, which started in 1954, and extended his interests into new design methods for roads.Peter Pell was essentially a Nottingham man. John Hagyard, Social Administration - 18 June 2010, Eric Henshaw, Electrical Engineering - 31 January 2011, George Hern, Agriculture/Horticulture - 15 December 2011, Alan Holvey, Grouped Subjects - 13 February 2019, E Ruth Humphrey (ne Whiteley), Geography. Obituary kindly supplied by Marion's daughter Caroline. Obituary kindly supplied by Denis Saunders, Doreen Shotton (ne Grunwell), Mathematics - 14 September 2016. After that, in 1951 he went to the famous Ruskin College in Oxford, and after gaining a Diploma in Politics and Economics he went from there to St. Johns College in Oxford where he read Politics, Philosophy and Economics, and gained his BA in two years quite an extraordinary achievement. John studied at the University of Nottingham from 1951-1954 and graduated in Civil Engineering with the qualifications C.Eng, BSc (Hons), later becoming a F.I.C.E and F.I.H.E. Here he learned the value of serendipity when he accidentally used the wrong formula to make crystals and they turned out far more impressive than ever before He greatly valued his time at Nottingham, was secretary of the bowling club and always interested in what was happening at the University. However, funding was slashed and many researchers were made redundant. He died from Acute Myeloid Leukaemia at the age of 77. As part of his involvement with the debating society, John fondly recalls an overnight stay at the family home of Richard and David Attenborough whose father was principal at University College, Leicester. He leaves his wife, and son and daughter. The birth of the first IVF baby in this area of Nigeria followed in 1998. Until he was 70 he enjoyed excellent health and energy and lived life to the full. Fred, who greatly enjoyed travelling, gave many invited and contributed talks at international research conferences. In 1998 he became the first director of the International DOI (Digital Object Identifier), concerned with overcoming the problems of cataloguing the internet. Linda Spiteri (ne Newcomb), Botany/Zoology, Neil Adam, Applied Biochemstry with Nutrition - January 2012, Tim Bond, Mechanical Engineering - 16 April 2011, Prof Colin Bayliss, Electrical & Electronic Engineering - 6 September 2014, Andrew Brinkman, Electrical Engineering - 7 July 2011, Roger Burnley, Mechanical Engineering - 15July 2009, Christopher Cooper, English/American Studies - 2010, Simeon Fayomi, Overseas Planning - 26 October 2017, Kenneth Herbert, Architecture - 16 April 2010, Dr (Martin) Geoff Holmes, Plant Biology - 25 December 2014, John Lowten, Industrial Economics - 25 October 2020. Obituary kindly supplied by Leigh Simpson, William John Symes, Civil Engineering - 14 July 2013, Norman Thompson, Civil Engineering - 2012, Dr Raymond Thompson CBE, Chemistry - 23 March 2018, Geoffrey Walmsley, Electrical Engineering - February 2010, Rachel White (ne Pumphrey), Botany and Zoology - 11 November 2012, Stuart Whitton, Agriculture/Horticulture - 2005, Peter Wingham, Engineering - 7 March 2011, Geoffrey Yarlott, Grouped Subjects - 25 November 2009, Philip Bell, Chemistry/Geology - 13 April 2002, Margaret Bloumfield, Chemistry - April 2014, Terence Blumfield, Chemistry - 9 May 2011, David Montgomery Clifford, Industrial Administration - 15 April 2013, Gwendolen Dale (ne Heselton), Physics/Mathematics - 26 January 2009, Richard Dewing, Agriculture - 21 October 2020, Cedric Fermidge, Chemistry - 19 January 2007, Doreen (Alfreda) Ford (ne Page), Latin - 1 October 2006, Dr (Raymond) Eric Ford, Chemistry - November 2016, Michael Fox, Agriculture/Horticulture 20 August 2022, Michael Garrety, English - 21 December 2009, Dennis Guereca, Applied Social Science - 2March 2007, Margaret Haddon (ne Maycock), Chemistry - 13 November 2020. Online condolences shared at www.cremationlondon.com. Tim was awarded a place at Nottingham University where he was in Cripps Hall studying for a MSci in Chemistry. Peter was cultured, intelligent, curious, and kind. After leaving Nottingham, Toni did a 2 year postdoctoral research project at UMIST and then he worked at Manchester University computing centre for many years, before taking up employment as a software developer. She is a former president of ICAEW's South West District Society and remains a committee member. His work at the University continued, and he was appointed Senior Lecturer in 1984. He graduated in 1985, aged 60, with his second Masters degree. He never lost the practical approach to problems which his apprenticeship had given him. Fiona joined the Akerman lab in 2021 where she works on novel transcription . Her research now centres on the arrangements for and practice of governing renewable natural resources in low- and middle-income countries. 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