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  • John Grantham, 1943-2013 3 June 2013 John Grantham, a former porter at the Medical School from 2005 to 2012, died at the end of May. Liz Lynch, Site Services Manager, offers a tribute.
  • Martin Hughes, 1949-2011 21 July 2011 Martin Hughes, Professor of Education and a developmental psychologist who understood deeply the role of out-of-school learning, has died. Professor Rosamund Sutherland and Wan Ching Yee offer a tribute.
  • David Meakin, 1943-2011 4 January 2012 David Meakin, Senior Lecturer in French until his retirement in 2000, died in December 2011. Emeritus Professor John Parkin offers a tribute.
  • John Hurrell Crook, 1930-2011 20 July 2011 Dr John Crook, a major figure in British primatology and socio-ecology, has died. Innes Cuthill, Professor of Behavioural Ecology, offers a tribute.
  • Iain Elliott, 1942-2013 25 February 2013 Iain Elliott, a member of University staff for almost 50 years, died in January. His friend and colleague, Tony Macdonald, offers a tribute.
  • John W Alcock, 1942-2011 27 May 2011 Dr John Alcock, retired Senior Lecturer in Physics, died in April. Professor Robert Evans offers an appreciation.
  • Marcelin Fortes da Cruz, 1952-2013 22 March 2013 PhD student Marcelin Fortes da Cruz, who died in February, is remembered by friends and colleagues from the Faculty of Engineering.
  • John Maher, 1938-2011 25 July 2011 Dr John Maher, formerly Senior Lecturer in Inorganic Chemistry ³Ô¹ÏÍø, has died. Professor Nick Norman remembers ‘a remarkable individual’.
  • Emma Holland, 1979-2011 1 February 2012 Emma Holland, formerly manager of the Centre for East Asian Studies, died tragically young in December. Professor Ray Forrest pays tribute to 'an outstanding administrator and manager' who had 'a wonderful, if sometimes wicked, sense of humour'.
  • Gladys Salt, 1925-2011 19 August 2011 Gladys Salt, formerly a laboratory technician in the Department of Biochemistry, has died. Professor Stephen Halford writes a note of appreciation.

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