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  • Tracey Hamblin, 1961-2015 29 April 2015 Tracey Hamblin, a cleaner at Oakfield House, passed away recently. Liz Lynch, Site Services Manager, offers a tribute.
  • Isabel (Liz) Luker, 1954-2019 30 October 2019 Liz Luker, former Laboratory Assistant at the Bristol Heart Institute on level 7 of the Bristol Royal Infirmary, has passed away at the age of 65. Her friend and colleague Professor Sarah George offers this remembrance, bringing together the many expressions of sadness and love from the research teams Liz worked with.
  • Maggi Walton, 1951-2019 25 September 2019 Maggi Walton, Library Support Assistant in Library Customer Services, died in July. This remembrance comes from Maggi’s daughter Sasha, Pauline Heslop, Rob Hannah and Jane Reynolds.
  • Professor Elmer Rees, 1941-2019 11 November 2019 Professor Elmer Rees CBE, Honorary Visiting Professor and founder of the Heilbronn Institute for Mathematical Research, passed away peacefully on 4 October 2019 after a long period of ill health. His colleague Professor Jon Keating offers this fond remembrance.
  • Bronze bust unveiled of Time Team presenter and university archaeology professor 26 March 2018 A bronze bust of the famous archaeologist and Time Team regular, Professor Mick Aston, has been unveiled at the University of Bristol.
  • Professor Philip Pettit, 1925-2017 10 January 2018 Philip Pettit, former Dean of the Faculty of Law and Pro-Vice Chancellor, passed away on 28 November at the age of 92. His son, Charles Pettit, offers a remembrance.
  • Norman Higham OBE, 1924-2014 22 September 2014 Norman Higham, formerly the Librarian of the University of Bristol and a past President of the Library Association, has died at the age of 90. Jennifer Scherr and Dr Peter King offer an appreciation.
  • David Higgins, 1935-2015 26 November 2015 David Higgins, former Head of the Italian Department, died earlier this year. Felicity Firth offers a remembrance.
  • Dr Christopher Holmes, 1953-2015 4 August 2015 Dr Christopher Holmes, a senior lecturer and researcher in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology from 1984 to 2007, died recently. Professor Chris Paraskeva, former PhD student Dr Jim Houlihan, and other friends and colleagues offer their tributes.
  • Sandy Mitchell, 1940-2024 18 July 2024 Sandy Mitchell (CEng, FRAeS), Senior Lecturer in Aerospace Engineering, died in June. His colleagues in Aerospace Engineering offer a tribute.

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