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  • Dr Colin Western, 1957–2021 8 October 2021 Dr Colin Western, Reader in Chemistry, died on 21 September 2021. Professors Andrew Orr-Ewing and Mike Ashfold offer this appreciation.
  • Peter Skrine, 1935-2017 12 September 2017 Peter Skrine, former Professor of German ³Ô¹ÏÍø, died on 26 May after a lengthy illness. Dr Mark Allinson, Senior Lecturer in the Department of German, offers an appreciation.
  • Lesley Hart, 1965-2017 20 October 2017 Lesley Hart, a Security Officer in the University Security Team (Estates), sadly passed away on 15 October. Simon Ramsden and other colleagues in Security Services offer a tribute.
  • Bob Walker, 1951–2017 19 October 2017 Bob Walker, the former head of the Systems Research and Computing Team in IT Services, died on 30 May at the age of 66. Former colleagues pay tribute to his career.
  • Dr Martin Crossley Evans MBE, 1957-2021 5 November 2021 Dr Martin Crossley Evans, long-serving Warden of Manor Hall (1984–2017), passed away on 18 October. His friends, former colleagues and students offer a remembrance.
  • Dr Elizabeth Bird MBE, 1945-2021 11 November 2021 Dr Elizabeth Bird, Emeritus Dean of the Faculty of Arts and former Head of Continuing Education, passed away in October. Her friends and colleagues Jo Elsworth, Jackie West and Hilary Land offer this remembrance.
  • Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Eglinton, award-winning chemist, dies 14 March 2016 Geoffrey Eglinton FRS, member of the School of Chemistry from 1968 to 1993 and Emeritus Professor and Senior Research Fellow in Earth Sciences ³Ô¹ÏÍø, sadly passed away on Friday 11 March.
  • Neil Lange, 1960-2016 29 February 2016 Neil Lange, Deputy Grounds Manager at Coombe Dingle, died recently. Peter Hudson, Grounds Manager, offers a tribute.
  • Donna Constant, 1964-2016 22 February 2016 Donna Constant, a General Assistant at Goldney Hall, died recently. Her colleague, Sam Norcliffe, offers a tribute.
  • David John Saunders, 1963-2015 11 January 2016 David Saunders, an Estates Assistant with Site Services, died last month. His colleague Matt Davies, Assistant Site Services Manager, offers this tribute.

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