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Tributes to Professor Patrick Johnston PATHWAY PLUS Brexit and Higher OPPORTUNITY Education, Data Protection – Time to ‘Opt In’, and catch up PROGRAMME – with Class Notes TRANSFORMING FUTURES Read more – Pages 8-10 WELCOME TO CONTENTS NEWS THE GRADUATE 2017 04 University News — Latest from around campus 08 Fundraising — Transforming lives Page: 06 The untimely and tragic death of our 14 Research News — Pursuing excellence, Vice-Chancellor, Professor Patrick Johnston, impacting society 36 Class Notes in June of this year came as a huge shock, 44 Tributes and Obituaries not only to his family but to the entire University community. FEATURES 18 The importance of staying in touch Paddy’s loss is still being felt by those at Queen's but who might require 20 Brexit and Higher Education — Access to the who knew him well and by all of his additional support. European Union is a necessity! Page: 11 colleagues at Queen's. His passing 26 Top 10 things you love about Queen's will also reverberate in the cancer And some of the many tributes to 30 Student Recruitment research fraternity and with those Paddy – received by the University 32 My Time at Queen's – Lions Special who benefitted directly from his from around the world – are 34 Visit Belfast – visit Queen's global pioneering achievements. contained on pages 44-45. conference campus 49 Celebrating Queen's Affinity Much of the content of this issue of I hope you enjoy reading the 2017 The Graduate reflects elements of edition of The Graduate. If you EVENTS Page: 14 Paddy’s long-term vision for Queen’s. would like to share your views on this 17 Convocation — Your invitation to the You can learn about the many issue please get in touch with Annual Meeting world-class facilities now available to Communications Officer, Gerry Editor: Gerry Power REGULAR our students, including the Computer Power ([email protected]) and Development and Alumni 21 Your Legacy — Your greatest gift Relations Office Science hub (pages 8-11), find out tell us what you think. 24 Student Experience — Plans for a new Queen’s University Belfast about the leading-edge research world-class centre Belfast, BT7 1NN Best wishes. currently being undertaken at the 28 Volunteer Impact Northern Ireland University (pages 14-16) and read about our ambitious plans for a new Tel: +44 (0)28 9097 3114 Student Centre (pages 24-25). This magazine is available online for Email: [email protected] those who prefer a larger font size. Go to: http://daro.qub.ac.uk/TheGraduate The Pathway Opportunity Programme, featured on pages 8-10 and launched Cover – Students at the launch of the Pathway Contributors: Keith Baker, by Paddy in April, will boost the initiative in April 2017 (see P8-10) Naomi King, Meaghan Lyons, Lee future prospects of talented young McGowan, Anthony McGrath, Ian Moore, Gerry Power, Natasha people who have the ability to study Norma Sinte, BA Hons Modern Languages The Graduate is an informal magazine published annually by the Development Director of Development and Alumni Relations and Alumni Relations Office, for alumni and friends of Queen’s University Belfast. Sharma, Norma Sinte, Helen Extracts from the magazine should not be published without the approval of the Surgenor, Susan Wilson Editor. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of printed information at time of going to press, no responsibility can be accepted for any errors or PS – If you are reading The Graduate for the first time, welcome to our worldwide family of omissions. Advertisements are carefully vetted, but the University can take no Design: www.thepiercepartnership.com responsibility for their content. Any views expressed by the contributors are 170,000+ alumni. The Development and Alumni Relations Office is your lifelong link to Queen’s. not necessarily those of the University or the editorial team. Letters, photos Print Services: CDS and news for inclusion are welcomed by the Editor, but we reserve the right to © Development and Alumni Relations edit any contributions. Office 2017 05 UNIVERSITY NEWS Tackling food fraud The Institute for Global Food Security at Queen's and Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor Chris Elliott (right) are leading a major €10m EU-China project to improve food safety and to tackle food fraud. including a virtual laboratory will create a unique space to share and demonstrate The EU-China-Safe project will involve best practice. The use of innovative key players in the food industry, research technologies will result in improved detection organisations and governments across of adulteration of food products as well as two of the world’s largest trading areas. increased traceability and transparency of The partnership is made up of 33 partners global supply chains. including 15 in the EU and 18 in China. Professor Chris Elliott, Pro-Vice-Chancellor at The initiative will reduce food fraud, which Queen’s and project co-ordinator, said: “We is worth an estimated $52 billion each year, are delighted that The Institute for Global and advance food safety through focusing on Food Security at Queen’s University will lead improving food legislation and inspection and this important project, bringing together key increasing access to information across both stakeholders in the global food system across continents. State-of–the-art technologies two of the world’s largest trading markets.”

And he is no stranger to royal approval. In Asteroid warning 2016, CSIT received a Queen’s Anniversary Prize for strengthening global cybersecurity Once the realm of sci-fi writers Professor Fitzsimmons is a member of the and protecting the online activity of billions of and movie makers, a leading NEOshield-2 project, funded by the European internet users around the world. Research Council to study how to deflect astrophysicist from Queen's has dangerous asteroids. The University is also a Professor McCanny received Northern warned that an asteroid strike partner in the Pan-STARRS project in Hawaii Ireland’s first Regius Professorship in 2016, may just be a matter of time. – the most successful asteroid hunter currently a rare and prestigious award bestowed by in operation, as well as the Large Synoptic the Sovereign to recognise exceptionally Professor Alan Fitzsimmons from the Survey Telescope project, which will provide a Academics honoured high-quality research. University’s Astrophysics Research Centre has quantum leap in asteroid discoveries. said it is a case of 'when' an asteroid collision Two leading Queen’s academics – Professor Professor Sally Wheeler, who is the Interim will take place, rather Sir John McCanny, who was awarded a Head of the School of Arts, English and than 'if' it will happen. Knighthood, and Professor Sally Wheeler an Languages and also Head of the School OBE, both in the New Year Honours – were of Law, was honoured for services to HE. Speaking on World presented with their insignia by HRH Prince Asteroid Day (30 June) Charles at an investiture ceremony An international expert on corporate Professor Fitzsimmons "Over 1,800 potentially in Buckingham Palace in June. governance and contract law, she is Adjunct said: “It is important to Professor at Waikato University in New know that scientists and hazardous objects have Director of the University’s Institute Zealand and Jilin University in China. engineers have made been discovered so far, for Electronics, Communications and great strides in detecting Near-Earth Asteroids Information Technology (ECIT) and the In 2013, she became the first lay member to and understanding the threat posed by them. but there are many more visionary behind the Centre for Secure join Northern Ireland's Lord Chief Justice's Over 1,800 potentially hazardous objects have waiting to be found." Information Technologies (CSIT) and the sentencing group. She is also a governor of been discovered so far, but there are many NI Science Park, Professor McCanny was Corpus Christi College in Belfast and edits the more waiting to be found.” recognised for services to higher education Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly. and economic development. 07 Children's Writing Queen’s Fellowship One small step Fellow appointed Programme A team of Irish-based researchers, County Down Irish language author – In the past 18 months Queen’s has including a number from Queen's, Myra Zepf – has been appointed Children's has been given the go-ahead by Writing Fellow, a prestigious new two-year been developing its Fellowship the European Space Agency (ESA) position created by the Seamus Heaney Programme, currently a small cohort to develop and launch Ireland's Centre for Poetry at Queen’s and the of 14 Fellows, to create a network of Arts Council of Northern Ireland in influential, inspirational researchers first satellite. honour of Seamus Heaney and his contribution to literature. driving systemic change locally, Provided it passes stringent ESA testing, nationally and internationally. a satellite owned and built by a team It is the first appointment of its kind and is comprising researchers and five spacetech one of a number of projects created by the Since the initiative was companies will be launched, called two organisations to ensure the legacy of the launched, Queen’s Fellows Educational Research Satellite-1, or EirSat-1, Nobel Prize-winning poet, and to inspire and have led or collaborated which will orbit the earth for 12 months. EirSat-1 inspiring the support current and future generations of on research projects next generation creative writing talent. worth £5.7m, published Dr Gasser Abdelal from Queen’s School 12 books and four book of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering “This mission will allow students at Queen’s The Children’s Writing Fellow will perform a chapters and co-authored is leading the design, manufacturing and and from across the whole island of Ireland, range of duties which promote an interest an additional six book testing of the EirSat-1 structure, mechanisms to advance knowledge in space science in reading and writing from an early age by chapters. One Research and thermal subsystems. He commented: and engineering. The key objective of this encouraging creativity and engagement with Fellow, Julie Norman “This is one remarkable step for academic mission is to inspire the next generation books with children of all ages, from pre- (pictured), from the Institute staff on the project, and one giant leap for of students to study STEM subjects and schoolers to young adults. for the Study of Conflict Transformation & our aerospace degree students. address skills shortages in the space sector.” Social Justice, won the 2016 British Academy Commenting on her appointment, Myra Rising Star Engagement Award. said: “I’m looking forward to tapping into that wonderful energy that is already there The highly competitive Fellowships, which in the world of children’s books, joining dots offer a guaranteed job at the end of the BAFTA for Speaking to The Graduate, Dr Scraton between organisations and individuals and four-year period, seek to attract intellectually Queen's Professor (pictured below) said: "Winning the Best forging new collaborations. outstanding and ambitious individuals from Documentary BAFTA for Hillsborough was around the world with established global a tremendous tribute to the outstanding “It will be about shining a spotlight on connections, a capacity for leadership and a A Queen's Emeritus Professor – work of Dan Gordon and all at VeryMuchSo the talent we already have in the local commitment to improving the lives of others. Dr Phil Scraton – who played a seminal productions. It follows an EMMY nomination children’s writing community and inspiring role in getting to the truth of the 1989 and the Broadcasting Press Guild award. a love of reading and books far and wide. Each successful Fellow will benefit from Hillsborough disaster which claimed 96 bespoke training programmes, access to the lives, received a standing ovation at the “As Factual Consultant and contributor to “But most importantly of all, it will be about most advanced equipment, professional Virgin TV British Academy Television the film the challenge was to ensure that the bringing the buzz of the creative process development and mentoring opportunities. Awards ceremony when he joined the detail of my book, into schools to develop our youngest writers, team behind the documentary, Hillsborough: The sparking their imaginations and nurturing The new Queen’s Research Fellows, who Hillsborough, as they collected Truth, my work on their confidence.” can be found in all three faculties of the the 'best single documentary' award. the Hillsborough University, include several who have Independent Panel relocated to Belfast from Canada, The main author of the Hillsborough and as consultant to Luxembourg, Australia and America. Independent Panel’s 395-page report into the legal teams at the the tragedy – who was the film’s factual recent inquests was consultant – was visibly moved to tears not compromised by i as the production team picked up the the brevity of a two- For more on Queen’s University award at the ceremony in May. hour film. It wasn't.” Research Fellowship Scheme go to https://daro.qub.ac.uk/Fellowships. 09

East Antrim-based Kilwaughter Holdings Those who successfully complete the FUNDRAISING UPDATE Limited manufactures and distributes Programme will be offered a guaranteed place innovative limestone-based products for the at Queen’s with up to a two-grade reduction construction and agriculture sectors under and financial support by way of a bursary. The its K-Rend and Kilwaughter Lime brands. The more support the University receives for the Transforming lives company is funding entrance bursaries – each Programme, the more students will benefit! worth an estimated £1,000 – for the first batch of Pathway students arriving in Queen’s in Mrs Martine Mulhern, Principal from St Cecilia’s September 2018 and for four years beyond College where six pupils successfully applied that. Simon McDowell, Managing Director of to the Pathways project, said: “The Programme Kilwaughter Minerals Ltd, said his company has given our pupils the chance to experience was delighted to support the widening student life at Queen’s University as well as a participation programme. choice about their future career pathways.

“They can now choose to go to Queen’s "The Programme has given our University Belfast, whereas it may have been pupils the chance to experience only a dream before this programme. It is a wonderful opportunity for our pupils to aspire, student life at Queen’s University endeavour and achieve.” as well as a choice about their As part of the inaugural Pathway Programme future career pathways." Queen's has selected three discipline-specific With the University’s ‘Beyond’ campaign completed, you might think that course streams – Computer Science, Food, “As a business we believe in the importance Microbiology and Environment, and Law. Queen’s is no longer engaged in fundraising. This couldn’t be further from of providing people with opportunities to the truth. Your gifts of time and money are as important now as ever. Support maximise their personal potential. We continue To be eligible for Pathway applicants must be for priority projects is still necessary. Your contributions continue to transform to see changing requirements in the workplace resident, and in attendance full-time at a school and the support of the Pathway Opportunity lives; your backing is still needed today and in the future. or college, in Northern Ireland. Among other Programme helping people to adapt is criteria, neither parent should have attended important,” said Simon. university nor obtained an undergraduate degree or equivalent qualification in the UK or abroad. Kainos, Gilfresh Produce, ABP Food Group, “We truly believe this new bursary scheme has Herbert Smith Freehills and the Law Society the potential to transform young lives and Pathway to a – the prospect of a brighter future through open up inaccessible personal development education can now be offered to those who opportunities for the participants. We are world-class might not otherwise have considered going looking forward to hearing of the success on to third level. education stories we’re sure will follow.” Providing admissions guidance and support Speaking at the launch in April, Ms Wilma Fee, to encourage progression to third level is an Earlier this year, with support initiative that was enthusiastically backed by Director of Academic and Student Affairs, said: Queen’s is committed to embracing a diverse from Kilwaughter Holdings, the University’s late Vice-Chancellor, Professor “ Designed to help unlock potential and to lead student body that reflects our community. We Queen’s formally launched Patrick Johnston. He saw Pathway as a route to a more diverse student body at Queen’s, the understand that some students may face for ‘talented young people’ who had the ability Pathway Opportunity Programme offers a scheme to support local additional barriers in accessing university which to study at Queen's but who ‘might require students who might not otherwise have had is why we have developed this initiative, aiming students. additional support’. the chance to do so the prospect of accessing to remove those barriers and support talented a world-class education, at a Top 250 Russell The Pathway Opportunity Programme Part of the University’s commitment to promote students from all backgrounds, giving them the Group university, regardless of their social or targets young people in years 13 and equality of opportunity and diversity among opportunity to pursue a quality education. financial background. 14 who have the potential to study at its students and staff, Pathway includes a Queen’s but who are less likely to attend, structured series of workshops, masterclasses, “Over the summer, 60 ‘most able, though least perhaps because they are the first person seminars and events both at the University likely’ students took part in a residential week in their family to apply to university or and online, as well as an assessed summer of activities at the University aimed at inspiring "...this new bursary scheme residential at Queen’s. Through attending because they are a care leaver. With the them to continue their education and to apply classes, meeting lecturers and spending time has the potential to transform support of lead philanthropic partner exploring the campus, students gain a real to Queen’s. Kilwaughter Holdings – and the backing young lives..." insight into what life at university – and indeed of organisations like Dale Farm, Hovis, after graduating – might be like. 11

Preparing for the boxing bout was no easy affair, Legal ‘punch up’ but with the help of White Collar Boxing, and an intensive training programme delivered by Pathway gets A group of 24 legal eagles raised over £30,000 former Olympic boxer Cathal O’Grady and to inaugurate a memorial prize fund in the HSF support European Silver Medalist Cathal McMonagle, Institute of Professional Legal Studies (IPLS) at the boxers made their target weights – and Fifteen students on the Pathway Queen’s, to celebrate the life of one of their fundraising total – when they topped the Opportunity Programme at Queen’s Northern Ireland’s trailblazing lawyers. bill for the main event in May. joined staff at leading international The Bar Library prize pugilists went toe-to-toe law firm Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) The memorial prize fund set up to honour in a white collar boxing evening in memory of Judge Philpott will fund two prizes each year in Belfast as part of this year’s Pathway Her Honour Judge Corinne Philpott QC, who residential scheme. to be given out to trainees in the IPLS in a died aged 62 in June 2016. new criminal law module. Accompanied by five mentors and A former pupil of Richmond Lodge Belfast and three University ambassadors, the Jeremy Wilson, The John Wilson Memorial Trust, a graduate of Queen’s, Corinne Philpott was students spent a day with HSF staff Dr Denise Fitzgerald and Ms Caroline Somerville, called to the Bar of Northern Ireland in 1977, – including two interns from Queen’s The John Wilson Memorial Trust. practising as a junior barrister who joined HSF on 3 July – to find out specialising in criminal and family law. where a degree might take them after completing their studies. A pioneer for women that followed her at the Support for MS research Bar and on the bench – and someone who never Commenting on the Pathway day, More than £75,000 has been received this year lost sight of the ongoing difficulties facing young Mary Napier, a Team Leader at HSF's to support Multiple Sclerosis (MS) research at law graduates starting out in practice – Corinne Belfast office, said: “The students Queen’s. Northern Ireland has the second was the first female and junior barrister to be really enjoyed their day with us; they highest incidence of MS in the world with over elected Vice Chair of the Bar Council (1992), were really driven and asked lots 4,000 people locally and 100,000 in the UK holding office for two years, going on to Future generations of very interesting questions. Their living with the debilitating disease. become only the second woman locally to of computer experts interactivity with our staff – The John Wilson Memorial Trust, Ulster Carpets become a QC (1993). The first female county particularly over the end-of-day pizza generously funded the purchase of a key piece court judge in Northern Ireland when she was Queen’s officially opened its iconic, world-class networking (!) – meant the session of equipment, a RoboSep, to enable researchers appointed in 1998, Judge Philpott became Computer Science hub on Belfast’s Malone Road was a huge success.” to work more effectively and efficiently on the Recorder of Londonderry four years later. at the end of March. Signifying the University’s analysis of patient blood samples. commitment to global development in the Speaking about the event, organiser Arleen Elliott field, the honours were performed by Queen’s said: “Raising funds in memory of Judge Corinne For further information on i The MS research group at the University, led by graduate Ian Loughran, Head of Americas Sales Philpott was a hugely worthwhile challenge but supporting the Pathway Opportunity Dr Denise Fitzgerald, is aiming to develop a Operations at Google. The revamping of the doing it by boxing was even more so! Beating Programme please contact: new class of treatments for those with MS, former Sir Bernard Crossland Building was improving the quality of life and, potentially, our £30,000 fundraising target was a fantastic Naomi King, Development Manager completed in nine months at a cost of £14m, leading to restoring lost functions. achievement – I am delighted that our efforts which included generous support from The (tel: +44 (0)28 9097 3101, will help young lawyers in the IPLS. A huge Garfield Weston Foundation, First Derivatives Dr Fitzgerald, said: “We are extremely grateful email [email protected]) thanks to my colleagues for taking part; all the and Allstate. to the Trust for providing the funds to purchase training was certainly worth it!” the RoboSep. Already we can see the impact The colourfully redeveloped Computer Science on our work and are speeding up the process Building is home to the 1,000 students reading of understanding the disease which ultimately computing-related subjects, giving them will lead to new, more effective treatments for access to the latest state-of-the-art facilities. patients.” Spanning four floors it includes labs and Mr Nick Coburn, Managing Director of Ulster break-out spaces, and provides a meeting Carpets and Chair of the John Wilson Memorial place for creative learning and a new mode of Trust, said: “We are delighted to have the teaching, while supporting the expansion of Computer Science, which is an institutional opportunity to support the innovative research priority for the University. at Queen’s in MS. Many of us have family members who are/have been impacted by this The University hopes that by developing key disease and it is encouraging to see the skills, and fostering new ideas that drive development of new treatments that will innovation in tech and other fields, it will make Pictured at the handover are (L-R) event organisers Belfast an international IT hotspot and attract improve the quality of life for people with MS.” Arleen Elliott and The Right Honourable Lord Justice Reginald Weir with Paul Mageean, Director IPLS. some of the brightest young minds in computer technology to Northern Ireland. NIE Scholars QUB Musical Theatre Society Men’s and Ladies’ Rowing The NIE Network Scholarship programme £5,000 £3,500 Now in its fifth year The NIE To bring a Broadway musical to the stage To purchase a new powerboat which would Networks Scholarship programme in Belfast, a production directed, lead to better coaching, efficient sessions, is open to first and second year managed and performed by Queen’s students. more training time on the water and electrical engineering students. – inevitably – better results.

The £25k award includes an annual bursary and book allowance, paid summer and one-year training experience, an NIE Networks engineering Queen's Annual Fund mentor and student membership of the Institution of Engineering and Technology. Queen's Students' Union QUB Cheerleading Club With significant challenges facing the electricity Your support is (Queen's Knights Cheerleaders) industry and an emphasis on renewable energy £4,300 and electric vehicles, NIE Scholars get ‘hands £2,500 on’ experience, working on real projects, with a changing lives To establish a stock of communal confirmed opportunity of employment and a equipment that can be loaned to To enable the club to compete at the BCA University Nationals. career in a sector that is continually changing. Over 90 applications for student Clubs and Societies. support were received and considered during the last 12 months. Thanks to gifts This year’s recipients from graduates made to the are (L-R) Dean Morrow, Timothy Watt, Rowan Queen’s Annual Fund, Smyth, Shona Burns £53,000 was dispersed to and Paul McCarron. 23 projects. These included: QUB Mind Your Mood Queen's Robotics Society

£1,985 £1,000 To train student volunteers to deliver a To provide a new type of learning for Queen’s Santander – student-focused mental health programme to students and to allow them to apply the undergraduates, postgraduates, student academic learning in a practical way. broadening the mind societies and volunteer clubs at Queen's.

Funding of £6,000 from Santander Universities UK for Widening Participation travel awards provided 12 Queen’s students with £500 each to assist with travel and accommodation relating to study, research or work experience. The awards were set up to support those who i Wakeboard & Waterski Club Queen's University Belfast may encounter greater barriers in taking up Ladies Hockey Club internships and study abroad opportunities If you would like further information £655 while at University, due to their personal on the Queen’s Annual Fund, please To encourage the continued progression of £1,500 circumstances. They also help to widen the get in touch with: Meaghan Lyons the younger beginners up to the same (or To purchase a Bola Hockey Machine to use in participation of such groups in these activities. on tel: +44 (0)28 9097 3928 higher) standard as the advanced riders, so the development of all our This year the awards were open to those that the knowledge and skills can be passed players in the senior training squads. who are care experienced and to carers, Find out more about the projects down to the next generation of the club. students with dependants and mature students supported at: with dependants. While this was a once-off https://daro.qub.ac.uk/annualfund contribution, it has highlighted the need for funds to support this important area. 15

Through nanotechnology, physicists Dr RESEARCH NEWS Discovery paves Raymond McQuaid, Dr Amit Kumar and Professor Marty Gregg from Queen’s School way for smaller of Mathematics and Physics have created Pursuing excellence, impacting society unique 2D sheets, called domain walls, which electronic devices exist within crystalline materials.

Queen’s researchers have The sheets, which are a few atomic layers discovered a new way to create wide, are almost as thin as the wonder- material graphene. However, they can do extremely thin electrically something graphene can’t – they can appear, conducting sheets, which could disappear or move around within the crystal, revolutionise the tiny electronic without permanently altering the crystal itself. devices that control everything This means that in future, even smaller from smart phones to banking electronic devices could be created, as Arsenic and medical technology. electronic circuits could constantly reconfigure themselves to perform a number of tasks, levels in rice rather than just having a sole function.

Nearly 75 per cent of rice-based contain an illegal level of inorganic arsenic. Rice, typically, has ten times more inorganic products marketed for infants arsenic than other foods and chronic exposure contain more than the standard can cause a range of health problems including Tackling global health challenges level of arsenic stipulated by EU developmental problems, heart disease, law – with 50 per cent containing diabetes and nervous system damage. The European Commission has an illegal amount – according to As babies are growing they are known to be highlighted the significance of the latest Queen's research. more susceptible to the damaging effects of a multimillion pound research arsenic, which can inhibit their development project, led by Queen’s, in tackling In January 2016, the EU imposed a maximum and cause long-term health problems. limit of inorganic arsenic on manufacturers multidrug-resistant infections. in a bid to mitigate associated health risks. Researchers at the Institute for Global Food % Antibiotic resistance is an urgent global Security (IGFS) at Queen’s have found that little 50 health issue, killing hundreds of thousands has changed since this law was passed and OF BABY RICE FOOD PRODUCTS annually, a figure expected to rise to over 10 STILL CONTAIN AN ILLEGAL million by 2050. that 50 per cent of baby rice food products still LEVEL OF INORGANIC ARSENIC The lack of antimicrobials and antiviral therapies combined with the very few new INBIONET brings together leading scientists signatures that can be used to inform patient drugs that have entered the market in the Bowel cancer management. across Europe from a range of disciplines past number of years emphasises the need for including microbiology, immunology, cellular breakthrough novel effective therapies. Over 41,000 people in the UK are diagnosed biology and biochemistry to tackle infections in their whole complexity. Research led by Queen's has with bowel cancer each year. A number of treatment options are available but mortality discovered how a genomic “Antibiotic resistance is fast Professor Jose Bengoechea, Director of the approach to understanding bowel rates remain high, with bowel cancer the becoming one of the major scientific second most common cause of cancer death. Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental cancer could improve the prognosis and health issues of modern times." Medicine at Queen’s and the project lead, and quality of life for patients. explains: “Antibiotic resistance is fast becoming one of the major scientific and Working in collaboration with the In recognising the urgency to address this health issues of modern times. That is why Universities of Oxford and Leeds, global threat, the European Commission consortia like the INBIONET are so important scientists discovered that there are provided €4 million in funding to Queen’s in bringing together researchers across different subtypes of bowel cancer. to co-ordinate INBIONET (Infection Biology Europe to bring their expertise to the table in This research identifies robust gene Training Network). tackling this global challenge." Sharing Exploring the role NOTICE OF ANNUAL cancer data of early childhood MEETING OF to save lives development CONVOCATION An international research network, led A coalition of global leaders by the Centre for Evidence and Social Innovation at Queen’s, in partnership Thursday, 16 November 2017 at 6pm in the in cancer research, led by with UNICEF, Yale, Harvard and New York Canada Room / Council Chamber Professor Mark Lawler from University (NYU), has been launched to The Lanyon Building CCRCB at Queen's, has called support the growth and evaluation of early for the worldwide sharing childhood development (ECD) services in A wine reception will welcome guests from 5.30pm. low and middle income countries. of cancer data to increase Hot nibbles will be served. survival for cancer patients. Evidence shows that poverty has a major impact on a child’s development. At this meeting a new Chair and Deputy Chair The Global Alliance for Genomics and will be elected. Health argues how the ‘freeing of data’ There are approximately 250 million children for a disease that knows no borders (43 per cent) under five years old in low The agenda, motion submission and nomination will enable researchers to find better and middle income countries at risk of not forms for the Annual Meeting are available online treatments to increase survival and achieving their developmental potential and improve quality of life for this is worsened for those children living at https://daro.qub.ac.uk/convocation cancer patients. under the cloud of conflict.

Professor Mark Lawler from the It has been estimated that the overall cost Convocation Lecture Centre for Cancer Research and to society of these developmental delays Cell Biology at Queen’s said: is double the amount that most lower and The Convocation Lecture will follow the business middle income countries pay annually on of the Annual Meeting of Convocation. “Current restrictions on data sharing their health services nationally. across borders limit the data that can Please visit https://daro.qub.ac.uk/convocation be used by researchers to carry out a for details on the Guest Speaker. comprehensive analysis of cancer. All graduates of Queen’s University Belfast are “This is particularly pertinent when researching rare types of cancer. If welcome to attend. data is limited to a particular region or country, low patient numbers can make Please contact the Clerk of Convocation to indicate clinical research impossible. But it can your intention to attend. also pose challenges with common cancers such as breast cancer, which is Meaghan Lyons, made up of different subtypes. We need as much information Clerk of Convocation, as possible to help develop new c/o Development and Alumni Relations Office, diagnostic tests and treatments for Queen’s University Belfast, these different subtypes.” University Road, Belfast, i BT7 1NN Find out more about the latest Email: [email protected] research at Queen's by visiting: www.qub.ac.uk/Research/ Ian adds: "Make sure you let us know what Benefits of opting in: you want so that we can continue to support The importance you. Why not go online (https://daro.qub. ac.uk/DataProtection) or complete and return Keep up with all of staying in touch the tear-out slip in this issue of The Graduate. the latest news Once we hear from you, we’ll sort things from Queen's from there.

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But new laws governing how we manage your Queen’s family, there’s still data and communicate with you are being lots on offer" introduced. These will have a bearing on how we keep in touch. https://daro.qub.ac.uk/DataProtection What do we know? YOUR LEGACY Brexit and Higher Students who start their degree programmes between now and 2018/19 in England, Scotland your greatest gift Education and Wales will be subject to the current rules in relation to their eligibility for loans and their Access to the European fee status for their entire programme of study Union is a necessity! even after the UK leaves. We are still awaiting confirmation from government on the situation for 2018/19 in Northern Ireland.

With agreement on a transitional three-year period looking ever more likely as part of the With the United Kingdom negotiations, the current arrangements could be scheduled to leave the extended further until 2022. Thereafter, however, EU students will be expected to pay the higher European Union on 29 March fee that currently applies to non-EU students. 2019, the challenges posed by Brexit across specific sectors Given the UK government’s determination to curb free movement, it is to be expected that are starting to pull into sharper future EU students may be required to secure focus. Professor Lee McGowan a Tier 4 student visa. UK students will not be looks at the likely fallout for immune from the Brexit fallout and will face education, the impact similar issues if they wish to study in the EU. Carol’s donation on tuition fees and the To ensure that British universities remain to cardiovascular issues around the free world leaders in providing first-class research movement of students, and teaching, the UK government needs research graduates and staff. to ensure that: • Students can avail of Erasmus opportunities The timescale for the negotiations is • Staff can access research funding schemes incredibly short. Pressure is intensifying on • Current EU staff (and their dependants) are Given the family’s strong links with Queen’s, the government in London to reach deals on guaranteed the right to work in the UK after Carol decided to vary the terms of her firstly, the terms of the UK’s departure and 2019 The Thomas Crozier Fund brother’s will to include a legacy gift to the secondly, the country’s new relationship • Employment prospects across the EU for the School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical The Donor: Carol Crozier, graduate and with the European Union. UK’s graduates are not hampered by red tape Sciences for the benefit of cardiovascular post Brexit. daughter of Queen’s staff member and research. The gift was made in memory of their Brexit poses serious questions for a vast array physician, Dr Thomas Crozier. late father, Dr Thomas Howard Crozier, an of policy sectors, including universities. This all implies direct payments into the EU eminent physician at both the Royal Victoria The Legacy Gift: £3.2m endowed, to and the City hospitals in Belfast. Immediate concerns centre on the ability of UK budget (which some Brexiteers may strongly support cardiovascular research at Queen’s. scholars to access research programmes such resist) but is there any other way ahead? as Horizon 2020, on its impact for existing and The Impact: The largest legacy gift ever In 2016, Carol passed away and left her estate future EU (non-British) staff based in UK received by the University, this immense as a legacy gift, to support the fund she had universities and on student recruitment from endowment will fund a future Chair secured during her lifetime. The impact of this gift to cardiovascular research will be across Europe. Future staff and student Lee McGowan is Professor of Politics in cardiovascular research. The Chair will participation in exchange programmes and International Studies in the considerable. The work being carried out in direct a team of hundreds of staff working this field by staff in the Wellcome-Wolfson such as Erasmus+ is also of concern. School of History, Anthropology, at Queen’s and around the world on Philosophy and Politics at Queen’s. Institute for Experimental Medicine has globally relevant and ground-breaking brought international renown and has attracted The government needs to be encouraged to research into cardiovascular disease, be far more active in its approach to fostering research students, post-doctoral scientists and one of the biggest causes of heart an environment that promotes the value of academic leaders from all over the world. attacks and strokes worldwide. higher education and one that brings i benefits for students, university staff For more on the UK's withdrawal people have pledged a and society at large. from Europe visit the University's online In 2007, local artist and Queen’s graduate gift in their will to support the future of Queen’s Brexit Resource Guide: https://qub. Carol Crozier was the main beneficiary of 131 ac.uk/home/EUReferendum/Brexit- her brother’s estate. resource/ 23 Professor passes on “The Dunwoody Scholarship has helped me blood vessel damage to the retina – the immensely by reducing my education light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye. the gift of education expenses. Furthermore, it has enabled me to Ultimately, the team hopes to prevent disease devote more time to studying so that I can progression and restore visual function. The Dunwoody Scholarships make the best use of my opportunity to study at Queen’s. In the long term I hope that the Diabetes-related blindness, or diabetic The Donor: Professor Emeritus James skills and knowledge I acquire at University will retinopathy, is a global challenge affecting Dunwoody, alumnus, staff member and help me to contribute more fully to society and more than 90 million people and is one of recipient of a scholarship which enabled to the field of engineering in particular. the leading causes of ‘new’ blindness in him to attend Queen’s. working-age adults in the UK. The Legacy Gift: £100,000 endowed, The research is exciting because it harnesses supporting two students annually from "I understand first-hand the stem cells, which have the ability to repair the Christian Brothers’ Schools to study at benefits of helping gifted blood vessels in the damaged retina. Our Queen’s. thanks go to Frank and his family for this students who may not have the The Impact: Recipient student, much-valued charitable gift. Eoin McGread resources to support a university Frank’s legacy to We are extremely grateful to the many education, so I wanted to give individuals who have left a gift to the University Professor Dunwoody set up an entrance something back" support research in their wills. Each and every legacy helps scholarship in 2012 to support future invest in world-class research and inspire the generations of Engineering and Physical into diabetes- greatest minds to in the quest for solutions to Science students during their study at the related blindness our most urgent global challenges. University. The gift was funded through “The Dunwoody Scholarship has not just been lifetime gifts and augmented, as necessary, financially rewarding – it has also inspired me Your legacy gift will be free from tax and through a gift in his will. to encourage other students into the field of The Donor: Frank Collins, legacy donor engineering. I feel truly honoured and grateful 100 per cent will go to your chosen area. The Legacy Gift: £5,000 During his lifetime, to have received this prestigious award. Professor Dunwoody Thank you.” The Impact: Supporting research into explained the reasons diabetes-related blindness at Queen’s. why he decided to Eoin is currently support the University employed in Frank wasn’t an alumnus of Queen’s, but in his in this way: Deloitte Digital, will he expressed a wish to support research £3,216,796.17 Institution of into the growing global problem of diabetes- has been received this year Engineering and “Initially I wanted to related blindness. His gift was gratefully from seven legacy gifts. Technology. inspire pupils from my received by the team at the Wellcome-Wolfson This will be used to support: old school to think about a career in Institute for Experimental Medicine at the Engineering, Mathematics or Physical Science. University. – Medical research (cancer research, In addition, Queen’s played a very large part cardiovascular, pain management in my professional and personal life. As the The valuable funding will assist the team of research, and diabetes-related beneficiary of a Scholarship myself, I scientists and clinicians who are working to blindness); and understand first-hand the benefits of helping develop a gene therapy approach, with the – Student academic development and gifted students who may not have the aim of potentially reversing diabetes-linked scholarships resources to support a university education, so I wanted to give something back.” Student Eoin McGread is one of the recent 1,205 recipients of the Dunwoody Scholarship. He expressed his gratitude for the support: i people have expressed If you are considering supporting Queen’s with a gift in your will please contact: “I was delighted to learn that I was selected as Susan Wilson, Legacy Manager, a recipient of the Dunwoody Scholarship. As a an interest in leaving Development and Alumni Relations Office, student at the CBS Omagh, the dream of the a gift to the University Queen’s University Belfast, BT7 1NN, tel: +44 (0)28 9097 3162 Dunwoody Scholarship motivated me to work email: [email protected] harder and to strive for excellent ‘A’ Level in their will results. 25 STUDENT EXPERIENCE

Plans for a new world-class centre It will also be the place where students can take up innovative learning and personal The facilities development opportunities which will help them build and support their employability The President of the Students’ skills, critical to the needs of today’s graduates. Union, Stephen McCrystall, says:

The Centre will also have a wider impact in “The Students’ Union are delighted to supporting the growth of the knowledge take forward this project in partnership economy in Northern Ireland. Professor with the University and Students’ Union James McElnay, Acting Vice-Chancellor, says: Council which represents an opportunity “Our vision is that this project will bring the University and the community it serves closer to provide an unrivalled student together, in line with our Social Charter. experience. The current Students’ Union building is 50 years old and was “In Northern Ireland, our people are our designed for a student population of greatest resource and this project underlines 5,000, and although it has served us well the commitment of Queen’s to invest in our future leaders and to strengthen the region’s for many years, it is now ill-equipped to developing knowledge-based economy, in address the needs of today’s 24,000 Preparing for a new era line with the aspirations of the Programme students or the future student body.” for Government.” The landscape of Queen’s Work is also continuing on the School “As a Students’ Union, we pride is changing with dramatic of Biological Sciences, which will house ourselves on providing the strongest the Institute for Global Food Security, while developments on the horizon "This project will bring possible student experience and a in the city centre the University has invested new facility will support further student to enhance our position as in an additional 1,200 high-quality student the University and the development through enhanced a world-class university. accommodation places that will be open in September 2018. community it serves closer representation, advice, volunteering, entrepreneurship, and clubs and One of the most exciting, announced this year, together, in keeping with The new Student Centre will consolidate all is a new Student Centre, including a new societies opportunities.” student services under one roof, alongside a Students’ Union facility. The project, which will our Social Charter." vibrant new Students’ Union facility, and will be built on the site of the present Students’ “As we move forward, the student create a heartbeat for life on campus. It will Union on University Road, will enhance the voice will be at the centre of this support enhanced student wellbeing, learning, Through all stages of the project the student experience and support the growth of development, entrepreneurship and University will be engaged in consultation project. We look forward to consulting the knowledge economy in Northern Ireland. employment opportunities, as well as being with its stakeholders including students, with our members in creating a new a social hub for the University campus. staff, alumni, local residents, businesses accessible and vibrant Students’ Union Work on the new multi-million pound and community groups. development, which will start in 2019 facility which will be a legacy for future and will open in 2021, will be funded The facility will be the centrepiece of student students at Queen’s.” through the University’s Capital Development 5,500 activities which have an impact on wider society. Plan and philanthropic giving. STUDENT VOLUNTEERS The scheme is another milestone in the commitment to provide world-class facilities for students and staff. It follows successful 220 i developments such as the McClay Library, CLUBS AND SOCIETIES For more information on the Graduate School, the Law School building, supporting the Student Centre the new Computer Science Building and the at Queen’s contact Head of Major Gifts, expansion of the Health Sciences campus. 12,000 Helen Carrick ([email protected]) ACTIVE MEMBERS on tel: +44 (0)28 9097 3403. 27 Top 10 things you World-class The Graduate love about Queen’s 05 Research 06 School But some things never change – the "The culture really encouraged and fostered So how was it for you? campus buzz, the commitment of the world-class collaboration. Queen’s is at the cutting-edge of so much great research – in Queen’s is changing rapidly. There are new staff, the value of a Queen’s degree, food security, global health, peace, security friendships that will last a lifetime. buildings with exciting new facilities. There and justice and cyber security." are more people – 24,000 students and 3,700 staff – from Northern Ireland, GB So we asked our alumni about their and all over the world. And there are new memories of their student days, both Mark Simpson challenges as we widen our contribution long ago and more recent, and what @BBCMarkSimpson "Along with the McClay Library, the to global research and society. they love most about Queen’s. Graduate School is what drew me to After 3 years at Queen's in Queen’s to pursue my Master’s – the the mid-1980's, I came away cutting-edge facilities and the communal with a degree, a career & atmosphere; it’s hands-down the most "The Students’ Union friends for life. Oh yes, and beautiful of any academic building I’ve was the hub of my a wife #QUBTop10 ever been inside." Lanyon Building student experience...and 03 while I’m glad to hear 01 "The magical Lanyon Building, there are plans for a new The Staff with the late afternoon sun shining and improved Student on the red brickwork – it’s a really The Centre, the one I knew My Degree 08 "What I loved most is the breathtaking place!" will always have a fond friendly and supportive Union place in my memory." 07 "The acquisition of a degree attitude of the staff, the in order to get a good job quality of the teaching and was firmly in focus for me. the accommodation that Official Zoe Salmon And it opened the door to allowed postgrads with families to settle during @Zoe_Salmon other opportunities as well. My career took me around the their first year of relocation Ever since I was a little girl I world and having worked at to Belfast." thought @QueensUBelfast was ‘uni’ with people from other the most magical building. I countries helped me a lot." knew then I wanted to study Peter Dickson (voice of the X Factor) there #LoveQUBGrad @peterdickson Well I studied there because @QueensUBelfast is simply Beautiful one of the best universities Campus 09 QFT in the world and now in the 02 The Craic 04 prestigious Russell Group. "I had the opportunity to work "While the buildings there part-time. It’s steeped make for breathtaking in history and has been at the Openness viewing during the forefront of Belfast’s cultural day, there is something scene since the 60s. And I "The openness to discussing surreal about walking and exploring the opportunities "What I enjoyed most was the craic met Mark Kermode through the quad at and benefits realised by and being away from home for the and Kenneth Branagh." night – the clash of qualifying with, at least, first time. I met people from all over age-old and modern one degree." the world and made great friends architecture taking 10 – that’s 40+ years ago – and they’re on a new life under a still friends today." moonlit sky." 29 VOLUNTEER IMPACT

As Queen’s seeks to provide life- changing experiences for its students, If, according to Thomas alumni volunteers increasingly play Jefferson, every human mind an instrumental role in helping feels pleasure in doing good to the University achieve these important opportunities. another, then the 2017 Graduate Volunteer of the Year, Seán Hunt, Natasha Sharma, the University’s must certainly be enjoying living Alumni Relations Officer who has out the mantra of the American responsibility for graduate volunteering, says: “Volunteering for Queen’s provides Founding Father. the opportunity for our students to meet some extraordinary people and develop new employability skills, Managing Director of TFC Investment willingness to speak at City Scholar events (for gone out of his way to ensure it is a success. which are so critical to the needs Management in London, Seán holds a BSSc in those who have graduated from the scheme) “Seán has personally driven the development of today’s graduates. Business Administration (1984) and a and a determined passion for refining and of formal feedback processes, participated in Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting (1985) improving the programme year on year. student selection, attended launch events “And volunteering enables our from Queen’s. He is a Chartered Accountant in Belfast and has worked in close graduates – who obviously know very and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered And he has personally secured the highest partnership with the Development and well the full benefits of studying at Accountants in Ireland. number of placements for the scheme by Alumni Relations Office. Queen’s – to change lives and to have providing internships in his own company and a huge influence on current and It is for his prominent role in the University’s laying on additional opportunities via personal “In addition, he has shown personal indeed prospective students. City Leadership Group (CLG) that Seán is to contacts in other top city firms. commitment to the students he has hosted by receive the prestigious Graduate Volunteer continuing to mentor them long after that “Alumni volunteering also helps Award at the Charter Day Dinner in the Great Current BSc International Business student placement ends, supporting them to secure graduates expand their personal Hall at Queen’s on 24 November. Joanna Montgomery from Magherafelt, Co networks and develop their professional Londonderry spent a week as a City Scholar at skill base. And, of course, it gives The Volunteer of the Year is awarded to the TFC Investment Management in London. “I graduates first-hand access to current Queen’s alum who makes an exemplary impact had a wonderful time at TFC Investment "I believe that every human student talent,” added Natasha. on a current student through a voluntary Management during my placement in June mind feels pleasure in doing activity or who demonstrates the impact of 2015. Mr Hunt and his team were very The impact that alumni volunteers like volunteering and in doing so, inspires a current approachable and made me feel very welcome good to another" Seán Hunt have on Queen’s students is student towards future success. during my time there,” said Joanna. Thomas Jefferson immeasurable. As ambassadors and (3rd US President, 1801-09) advocates promoting the mission and One of its founders, Seán has been a leading “Thanks to his leadership and guidance I feel I core values of the University, volunteers figure in the London City Leadership Group gained lots of new skills – and more personal champion the student experience, which supports the University’s City Scholarship confidence – and learned loads about oil and showcase all that is great about Programme in the capital. Seán and his fellow gas investment, high yield bonds and capital international placements in subsequent years, Queen’s, boost the CVs of countless CLG board members fund generous financial markets. and helping them succeed in their chosen students, and make a positive awards, provide practical support and advice, professional career.” contribution both to the University facilitate tailored networking, stage “It truly was an invaluable experience which and to those they mentor and support. professional development events and provide has helped me gain additional work A dedicated volunteer, Seán has shown current Queen’s students with a unique placements during my time at Queen's!” commitment to the broader vision of Queen’s opportunity to access the skill base and by using his networks to make corporate experience of the City Leadership Group. And according to Ian Moore, Head of Alumni introductions for senior academics in the i Relations and Annual Giving, in addition to Institute for Global Food Security and, more For more information on Seán’s sustained commitment to the securing placements and providing funding, recently, offering his time to support the alumni volunteering visit our website programme over the last five years includes a Seán has also championed the scheme and University’s domestic recruitment team with their strategy for UK recruitment, with a specific https://daro.qub.ac.uk/QUBVolunteer focus on London. 31 STUDENT At postgraduate level the key question for all Graduates are the authentic voice when it potential students is – is it worth investing in comes to influencing recruitment, considering RECRUITMENT a higher degree from Queen’s? The that every former student, no matter where Glasgow Edinburgh opportunity that a Master's or a PhD from they now live, is a potential Queen’s brand Queen’s will provide in terms of enhanced ambassador. employment prospects and career progression is much more credible and Queen’s would love to hear from some of our authentic when it comes from someone who many enthusiastic alumni supporters who have has followed that path, such as law graduate an undoubted wealth of first-hand, trustworthy and solicitor, Paul Dougan. knowledge to share with prospective students. ‘Hands up’ Dublin Paul kindly “Engaging recent graduates in the recruitment for Queen’s! Manchester volunteered his time process really does help to add authenticity Liverpool at a postgraduate and a unique perspective that potential recruitment fair held students will be keen to hear,” said Anthony More and more students from Birmingham over the summer in McGrath, Student Recruitment Manager. outside Northern Ireland are Queen’s world-class choosing to study at Queen’s Graduate School. “Peer-to-peer sharing is a powerful approach, both at undergraduate and Paul, who has an LLB with prospective students more willing to trust Cardiff at postgraduate level. The London (1996), a Master's in information they receive from past students, Law (1997) and a rather than simply accepting our word for it. University’s Domestic Recruitment Exeter Diploma in and Events (DRE) team has Professional Legal Studies (1999), shared “And graduates are able to address responded to the growing needs experiences of his Queen’s journey, which prospective student concerns about all the began back in 1993. stages of their Queen’s – and Belfast – of the GB market; there is also a experience, from their original application right “The power of hearing the actual journey very important and influential role Having him speak at the event and network through to getting and living here, in a of a successful alumnus is enormous and which could be fulfilled by alumni. with potential students gave those language that they understand.” something which really encourages a potential considering Queen’s a real, personal insight student to choose Queen’s,” says Una Reid, into that journey, no doubt helping many to So, ‘hands up’ if you would like to share your Head of Domestic Recruitment and Events. The DRE team at Queen’s provides a make their final decision. experiences of life at Queen’s with a prospective student from the Republic of dedicated recruitment service to schools in the “In the GB market the endorsement of alumni One student who put Queen’s top of her Ireland or GB, or if you’d fancy helping out home and EU markets, with an emphasis on lets a student see that they can study in university postgraduate bucket list was at a University recruitment event! Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, Great Northern Ireland and either develop a career Rhianne Morgan from Aberdare in South Britain and the Islands (GB). there or return home to work successfully. And Wales, who is studying for an MA in History. a graduate can really help an undecided “While I took my primary degree in Enrolling a GB or EU student never displaces a student understand what this University has to Plymouth I always wanted to try somewhere student from Northern Ireland but rather allows offer, what sets us apart and what made that different – and Queen’s was top of my wish for a greater mix of individuals to study and graduate choose Queen’s in the first place. live together, enhancing the overall Queen’s list!” said Rhianne. student experience. “When alumni come along to recruitment “This past year has events and information sessions and present been amazing and I At present, around 300 undergraduates from their journey – or even just mingle and chat have loved every GB come to Queen’s each year and as more with students and answer their questions – it is second of it. I love i students arrive and have a positive experience, hugely valuable,” added Una. Belfast, I love the more are interested in making Belfast their first To find out more about volunteering choice as a university destination. University, and the course was excellent! in Queen’s GB and ROI recruitment "This past year has been amazing programme please contact Natasha Recruitment activity involves working directly Sharma (Alumni Relations Officer) – with schools to deliver talks, advice, guidance and I have loved every second “Deciding to give [email protected] and information on living and studying in of it. I love Belfast, I love the Queen’s a go is a choice I am so glad I (telephone +44 (0)28 9097 3135) Northern Ireland. Attendance at careers events University, and the course and recruitment exhibitions is also important. made. It has given me amazing The involvement of alumni in this activity adds was excellent!" opportunities and I just can't wait to see a very important extra dimension. what the future brings.” 33 MY TIME AT QUEEN'S

Lions Special

In April, Queen’s Rugby Club hosted a unique event - a Gala Dinner to celebrate former players who have represented Queen’s and the British and Irish Lions. In all, the University has provided 22 international tourists, more than any other club in Ireland.

In this special edition of My Time at Queen’s, some of those illustrious rugby greats look back at their glory days at University.

Dick Milliken Trevor Ringland Nigel Carr Phillip Matthews BA Geography 1972 LLB 1982 BSc Chemistry 1981, PhD 1984 BSc Zoology 1982, PhD 1986 Lions Tour 1974 v South Africa Lions Tour 1983 v New Zealand Lions Match 1986 v ‘The Rest’ Lions Tour 1989 v France

I studied geography at Queen’s and My best memory of Queen’s was making I was fortunate to play in a golden era I was lucky to be part of a Queen’s team have one lasting impression of my first new friends and, for four years, playing with four subsequent Lions, three further that won senior leagues and cups and lecture. Professor Kirk put up the famous a style of rugby that was open, flowing, Irish internationals and a backbone of that had internationals and interprovincial picture that results in some people exciting and successful. That, and the Ulster players. Perhaps the abiding players; we played 15-man rugby and seeing an old witch and others a beautiful craic we had on and off the pitch. memory is of the fun we had maturing knew we could beat anyone. young woman. The class was split 50:50 as players to club, provincial and – it was a salutary lesson to a young The ethos was – and remains – about international champions. Living away from home for the first time – the undergraduate that there are two sides friendship and it is important, as rugby independence, the social life and doing what Backs had greater scope to display their to every argument and things are not continues down its professional path, that you love – they were some of the best years of those who play it understand and apply that electrifying pace, shimmies and side steps my life. Having the privilege of growing up with always as they appear. ethos. My friend Keith Crossan argues you back then. In contrast, forward play was little or no responsibility other than for my should have to buy your opposite number a refereed by the duel laws of rugby union and studies and for the things that interested me, Memories include playing for Queen’s Freshers drink after every game and in the short time the more clandestine and unwritten law of the life was pretty simple…study, rugby, craic! alongside guys I had once lined out against! you spend talking you will build a relationship jungle where a stumble to the bottom of the Long-standing rivals became team mates – It was great winning my first Irish cap while at that will last a lifetime. ruck left you exposed to a painful ‘shoeing’. and drinking buddies – as we discovered the Queen’s. And I’ll never forget one of my freedom of being undergraduates and the Life at University was fun, despite the difficult Zoology lecturers, a huge rugby fan (and a Lions back row opponents included Mark delights of the Eg and the Bot. times in Northern Ireland. If I have learned Welshman) asking if I could pop over to him anything from then it is that we should ‘Cowboy’ Shaw, affectionately nicknamed as and the lads at halftime to say hi. To be he was rough, ready and quick on the draw – Playing for the Lions as a 23-year-old trainee challenge all those who promote division. For clear, this was in Cardiff Arms Park, 1985 as Australian lock Steve Williams found out accountant was fantastic. We had a squad of instance, in 1982 the IRA attempted to murder Wales v Ireland and I was playing for Ireland! when a Shaw left hook gave him a broken jaw. 30 and played 22 matches, including four Tests. a police inspector who was studying law in my I laughed and then when I saw he was serious, It was wonderful to play in all four with some of year, while he was sitting his finals, and just I politely declined! My greatest successes (and disappointments) the best, including Edwards, Bennett, and after I left, law lecturer Edgar Graham was were shared with teammates. These include I scraped the grades to get into Queen’s – McBride. Winning the series in the Third was brutally murdered. club cup and league titles with Alan Irwin and but once there I thrived. The University special because of the historical significance. However, Queen’s was generally a time of Ricky Stewart; Provincial Grand Slams with learning environment suited me and I

enjoying oneself, studying and growing as an Kenny Hooks; Ulster’s defeat of Australia ended up completing a PhD. Queen’s I had great experiences at Queen’s and though individual and of course, there was the thanks to Philip Rainey’s penalty; touring Japan gave me time to grow up and a belief in Northern Ireland had erupted into terrible all-Ireland dimension that came through rugby with Brian McCall; Triple Crown and 5 Nations my ability to think and learn. Without the violence, my many friends from academia and which enabled us to make friends with titles with flatmates Phil Matthews and Trevor whole third-level experience, I’m not sure sport helped me to have huge regard and students in Trinity, UCD, UCC and Galway, Ringland, and an injury in a bomb en route to where I would have ended up, but I’m respect for all members of society. many of which remain to this day. an Irish training session with David Irwin. quite sure it wouldn’t have been here. 35

"It’s our job to make sure they have a wonderful day. To give you some idea of the scale, we serve 15,000 bowls of strawberries and use more than 9,000 teabags.

"As you can see, no challenge is too great. We’ve got the professional staff and experience and we have the most wonderful setting and facilities you can imagine. Queen’s has it all."

Institute in 2014. The following year the speaker was former South African President F. W. de Klerk. And in 2016 Senator George Mitchell launched the Mitchell Institute for At graduation... Global Peace, Security and Justice. WE SERVE This summer, Queen’s welcomed 500 delegates for the annual six-day conference of L’Arche Internationale, the organisation which 15,000 supports people with learning disabilities, BOWLS OF helping them to lead fuller lives. And Eventus STRAWBERRIES managed the European Physical Society’s five-day conference on plasma physics, attended by 670 international participants in WE USE OVER Belfast’s Waterfront Hall. And on top of all this Visit Belfast there is Graduation – 16 ceremonies each year, also managed by Eventus, involving 5,500 9,000 – visit Queen's global students and their families. Claire Baxter says: TEABAGS conference campus

Business tourism is big business in Belfast. preparation, hosting site visits and In the last five years, the team at Visit designing bespoke delegate offers. Belfast, working with partners, has brought Every day, coaches line up on One ‘satisfied customer’ is Professor Ian prestigious conferences and events to If you are considering bringing your University Road, decanting tourists Montgomery, Chair of the International the city, bringing 135,000 delegates and conference to Belfast, Sheila would love Mammalogical Congress, recently held here, generating over £186 million for the to hear from you ([email protected]) captivated by the lovely Lanyon who says: "I don’t know of any other UK or Irish economy. However, this can’t be done to discuss the benefits of bringing a Building at Queen’s. They come university where the three essentials of a good without the help of local Ambassadors: conference to Belfast and the free from all over the world, many of conference – delegate accommodation, experts and advocates who help the city support available. them arriving on the enormous conference space and service – come attract these events. together so effectively." cruise liners which have made Bringing a conference to the city can help Belfast a popular destination. Claire Baxter is Head of Eventus, Culture and you further develop your professional Arts, the University’s event managing unit, career, establish relationships with But some days there are other visitors on marking its 10th anniversary this year. She says: colleagues and institutions, and show Sheila Geary different coaches – many wearing name "We want to do more to establish Belfast as a off your research or product on your badges of global societies and organisations. truly international city and Queen’s as a global own doorstep. For not only has Belfast become a must-visit conference centre." Queen’s graduate Sheila Geary (BA tourist city, it is gaining a reputation as an Visit Belfast provides free and impartial Economics 2005) is Ambassador international conference venue and Queen’s is Landmark events have included President Bill support and advice on all aspects of Programme Manager at Visit Belfast playing a vital role in that success. Clinton delivering the inaugural address at the holding an event in the city and works for with specific responsibility for University’s William J Clinton Leadership you on behalf of Belfast, including bid European and International Sales. 37

Mark Ferguson Irvine Grey CLASS NOTES BMus (2012) BTh (2008), MPhil (2012) Mark is a wildlife sound recordist/audio Irvine travelled to Kenya last November Thank you to all who have contributed to Class Notes. specialist, who, with the permission to speak at the Africa Nazarene University Regrettably we are limited by the space available, so of the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, in Nairobi, the School of Religion in apologies if your submission has not been included embarked on a 12-month/350-hour Pwani University, Kilifi and at the Bishop here. All class notes can be found at sound recording project around one Hannington Institute Anglican Seminary https://daro.qub.ac.uk/QUBClassNotes of the UK's most important wetland graduation ceremony in Mombasa. reserves – WWT Slimbridge. Mark’s finished work captures a series of brief, Born and brought up in Killadeas, audible glimpses or 'sound portraits’ Co Fermanagh, he received his Master Gordon Brown that can be heard online at of Philosophy degree MSc Medicinal Chemistry (2015) www.markfergusonaudio.com/slimbridge for his research into the 2010s Gordon has successfully completed 2x2 movement, which an MSc in Chemical Biology at the investigated the history, University of Geneva. He recently won sociology and theology of Mary Conlan a National Centre of Competence in a religious movement that BEd (2016) Research poster prize enabling him to had its beginnings in Co Mary graduated from travel to any conference in the world; he also works for Tipperary, Ireland, in 1897. St Mary's College (a Boston University as a residency assistant, looking after 2000s Queen’s affiliate college) exchange students at CERN and the UN. in July 2016 before moving He will be joining the doctoral programme at New York to New Zealand earlier Stephen Garrett Mark Pengelly University in the autumn of 2017 to undertake a PhD in this year. Since then she BSc (2008) BA Politics (2006) Chemistry with a MacCracken Fellowship. has been completing her Stephen, who graduated Mark was elected a Councillor last year for first year of Professor Françoise Meunier from Stranmillis College Mount Hermon ward in Woking Borough post-primary (a Queen’s affiliate Council, London. In May 2017 he was named mathematics DMedSc (Honoris Causa) 2015 Françoise is Director Special college) in Health and a Member of the Executive with responsibility teaching Leisure Studies, became for Leisure and Cultural Services and as a in Auckland. Projects at the European Organisation for Research and Education and Heritage representative on Woking Youth Council. Treatment of Cancer (EORTC), Centre Manager at the Irish Football having been Director General for 25 years. During Association (IFA) in October 2016. Formerly Mark is a Digital Content Leader for Ronan Brennan this time she has contributed to and witnessed the the IFA’s Volunteer Development and S&P Global Platts, a market insights MSc (2016) massive improvement of anticancer treatment which has Policy Officer, he is also a part-time company providing information and Recently won the CIPD NI transformed cancer from a ‘death sentence’ in the 1970s lecturer in sport in the South Eastern benchmark prices for the commodities Outstanding Student of the to a chronic disease for most patients nowadays. Currently Regional College in Lisburn. and energy sectors. Year award, which recognises she devotes herself to research on long-term survivorship Heather Wright someone who has brought issues together with her team at the EORTC. their academic knowledge into BMus (2003), MA Composition (2004) the workplace and made David Galbraith, BSc Computing Heather has been Sales and a substantial impact. Information Technology (2012) Marketing Manager at the Irish David used his tech know-how to set up Football Association (IFA) since Simon Maltman Ronan works for the charity SWIG – a worldwide online luxury hip 2015, prior to which she worked as BA Philosophy (2003) Inspire, which looks after flask brand http://swigflasks.com( ). He’s Fundraising Manager at Queen’s Simon published A service users with mental now shipping personalised hip flasks to University and Funding Manager at Chaser on the Rocks last health and learning over 40 countries from his workshop in the Ulster Orchestra. year, through Solstice disabilities as well as Belfast! An alum of the New Entrepreneurs Foundation Publishing in the US. providing counselling (Class of 2013), he spent a year working with a successful Currently responsible for fan-facing commercial elements, For more, go through workplaces and entrepreneur and their senior management team, Heather manages the Association’s partnerships with to www.facebook.com/ organisations such as Queen’s. gaining valuable insight into how business works. Ticketmaster, JD Sports, Panini and Konami, and works Simonmaltmancrimefiction/ with partners including Adidas and Vauxhall. 39

Martyn McGeown Albert (Berrie) S J O'Neill BA French and German (1998) BA General Studies (1996) 1990s Martyn worked in Dublin before Albert has written a biography of the moving to the Protestant Reformed Edwardian songwriter, poet, artist and Dr Wejdan Abu-Elhaija Seminary in Grand Rapids, MI, entertainer Percy French, entitled Tones That PhD (1999) USA, from where he graduated in Are Tender – Percy French 1854-1920. 2010. He was ordained the following year and now has a ministry in Limerick (www.limerickreformed.com). Published by The Lilliput Press and produced Peter Gallagher in association with The Percy French Society, In 2017 he published Called to Watch for Christ's Return, MSc Opto-electronics and Optical the biography gives a fascinating insight into available in Ireland from the CPRC bookstore Information Processing (1996), PhD the life of one who brought laughter and (www.cprc.co.uk) or from the Reformed Free Publishing Astrophysics (2000), and his wife enjoyment to so many as an artist, author, Association (www.rfpa.org) in Michigan, USA. Professor Emma Teeling, PhD civil engineer, journalist, poet, parodist,

Molecular Phylogenetics (2001) songwriter and entertainer. Dr Abu-Elhaija has been Peter and Emma were invested as appointed Vice-President for Chevaliers des Palmes Académiques Born in County Galway, Berrie enjoyed a Al-Zaytoonah University of Tim Murnane (Knights of the Order of Academic Palms) long career with the Bank of Ireland in Dublin Jordan. Formerly Professor BEng Civil Engineering (1997) in May 2017, at a special ceremony in the and Belfast and served a term as President of in Electrical Machines at Tim has been awarded a French Ambassador’s Residence in Dublin. the Irish Association for Cultural, Economic, Princess Sumaya University for Fellowship of Engineers Ireland and Social Relations. He is now President of Technology, she was the first (CEng FIEI) – the highest Peter is Professor in Astrophysics/Associate the Percy French Society in North Down, and female Dean of Engineering accolade conferred on members Dean of Research at Trinity College Dublin, lives in Belfast with his wife, Gladys. in Jordan. by Engineers Ireland and while his wife, Emma, is Professor in Zoology reflecting the ultimate level at University College Dublin. Honoured with the US of distinction in the area of Department of State’s ‘Women Engineering. The honour is one of the highest accolades in Science’ Hall of Fame France bestows on academics and researchers. award (2012), she received an Tim (pictured top) received the accolade from honorary Doctor of Science Dermot Byrne, President of Engineers Ireland, at a in Engineering from Queen’s conferring ceremony at Engineers Ireland in Dublin, (2013) for her outstanding where he now lives and where he is a Director of Zara Duffy services to Engineering. PUNCH Consulting Engineers. BSc Accounting (1992), MAcc (1994) Zara was appointed the first Head of Chartered Accountants Northern Ireland Dr Ahed Al Wahadni in May 2017 and now represents and PhD (1997) Higher Education and is a part recipient of manages services for over 4,000 local Dr Wahadni, who is Vice-President, the Shouman Prize for Arab scientists. chartered accountants. Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), has recently been Zara previously held the position of appointed Jordan’s Secretary General Director of Finance and Operations of the Ministry of Higher Education. with Employers for Childcare and has significant experience at senior finance Having published several books and director and board level. A Fellow of over 50 scientific papers, Professor Chartered Accountants Ireland, she Wahadni was named Distinguished began her career with Price Waterhouse, Researcher by Jordan’s Ministry of specialising in small business audit and advisory services. 41

Bernie McGill Dr Rozana Ahmad Huq Graham Carson Dr Øystein Fardal BA Italian and English (1990), BA (1990), MSSc (1994), BEng (1986) BDS (1981), MDS (1987), PhD (2002) MA Irish Writing (1991) PhD (2008) Graham has received a prestigious award Øystein has been awarded an honorary for his accounting practice – Inca – which Professorship by the Court of Aberdeen Bernie had her latest novel – The Watch House Dr Rozana Ahmad Huq he owns jointly with his wife, Lesley. The University in the Institute of Education for – published by Tinder Press in August. Set on has written a new book company, which is based in Oxford and Medical and Dental Sciences within the Rathlin Island at the end of the 19th century, the which looks at the Henley-on-Thames, was awarded the School of Medicine, Medical Sciences story occurs at the time of the Marconi wireless complexities of worker prestigious Investors in People Silver and Nutrition. experiments between there and Ballycastle. enablement, giving Accreditation, and is one of only 11 insights from employees and managers accounting practices to hold this honour. A past president of the Norwegian Born in County Derry but now living in and highlighting the positive and negative The company followed this up in April by Periodontal Society, and the Scandinavian Portstewart, Bernie has written for the theatre aspects of employee empowerment. being a finalist for Best Company Culture Society of Periodontology, he runs a (The Weather Watchers, The Haunting of in the Business Excellence Forum Annual practice specialising in periodontology Helena Blunden) and has published a short story Published by Routledge, The Psychology Awards. and implantology in Egersund, Norway. collection, Sleepwalkers. Her previous novel, of Employee Empowerment – Concepts, The Butterfly Cabinet,was singled out Critical Themes and a Framework for by Julian Fellowes as his Book of the Year Implementation investigates the concept in The Guardian. by combining themes from the disciplines of management and social work. Paul Parker A recipient of the Arts Council of Northern MB BCh BAO (1985) Ireland's inaugural ACES (Artists' Career Visit www.rozanahuq.com – leadership Paul has been appointed Senior Lecturer Enhancement Scheme) Award coaching, stress management, building within the NATO SOF Development in association with the Seamus resilience, positive thinking and personal Initiative at University College Cork. He Heaney Centre at Queen's, Bernie development courses. Discount available continues to work, training and operating has been nominated for numerous for Queen's staff and alumni. in small surgical teams in remote austere awards for her work, and in 2008 environments and directs the Royal College Bernie won the Zoetrope: All-Story of Surgeons of England's Damage Control Short Fiction Award in the USA. Orthopaedics Trauma Skills Course. Credit: Jane McComb 1980s

James Gareth (Gary) Cooper BEd (1985) 1970s James, who graduated from Stranmillis College (a Queen’s affiliate college), has been awarded an OBE (appointment as an Officer of the Geoff Hill Order of the British Empire) in the 2017 Queen’s BA English (1979) Birthday Honours list for services to children Geoff has just published his third novel, and travel writer whose 11 books give with special educational needs. The Butler's Son, an action-packed saga accounts of epic motorbike trips, including of love and death set before and during a recreation of Carl Stearns Clancy’s journey Gary has been Chief Executive of Middletown the First World War. (he was the first person to take a motorbike Centre for Autism since it was established in around the world 100 years ago) which Geoff 2007 by the Department of Education, Northern Geoff, who is in discussion with BAFTA- did complete with Clancy’s original boots! Ireland and Department of Education and winning London producer Sam Brown Skills, Ireland. The Centre provides training, about movie possibilities, is a bestselling More at www.geoff-hill-adventures.com research, learning support and assessment author and award-winning feature and advice to parents, family members and educational professionals. 43

Ann Kearney Colin McClatchie BEd (1976) BSc Econ (1971) Ann got in touch to advise that all five members of her 1970s Colin received a CBE in the 1960s family are Queen’s graduates – husband Terry, BEd (1976), 2017 Queen’s Birthday Honours and children Stephen, BA English and Drama (2005), cont'd list for services to music and Marie-Claire, BA Drama and Music (2008), MA Drama voluntary service in the West of Scotland. David S Crawford and Performance (2009), and Conor, BSc Environmental BA, Dip Lib Stud (1966) Planning (2011), MSc Spatial Regeneration (2013)! Rosamund (Roz) Goldie He worked for the Belfast Telegraph from David has been honoured BSSc Social Studies (1974), 1971-76. A former Managing Director by the Canadian Health Stephen is Head of Drama in Glasgow, Marie-Claire PhD Law (2008) (Scotland and Ireland) of News International Libraries Association/ is teaching in an international school in The Hague Rosamund launched her novel – Newspapers, he retired in 2008. He is a past Association des and Conor is managing a waste recycling facility The Missing Tenant – at Queen's Chairman of Scottish Opera where he was bibliothèques de la santé du Canada in Abu Dhabi. University in October 2015. Set for seven years, a Public Interest member (CHLA/ABSC), who named the honorary in Belfast, it tells the story of for the Institute of Chartered Accountants life membership award the David S. Ann was a school principal for 22 years while Terry independent radio producer and Scotland (ICAS), a non-executive director Crawford Honorary Life Membership taught for almost 30 years. The family members are hapless amateur detective, Veronica of Scottish Enterprise, Dunfermline Press Award (Membre honoraire à vie all proud of the “start that Queen’s gave us” and “fly Pilchard, who takes digs in a house Group and Beattie Media, and still runs David S. Crawford). the Queen’s standards across the globe”. Ann added: behind the university in Belfast. Prescient, his own mentoring consultancy. “Queen’s has always been a beacon of hope in our city David emigrated to Canada in 1971, and has given so many opportunities to its citizens.” When she’s not writing books, In 2014 Colin was elected a Fellow of the working first at the W.K. Kellogg Health Roz’s research interests are in the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE). He is Sciences Library at Dalhousie University in Bernard MacLaverty law, governance and the politics of currently compiling a memoir, which is Halifax before moving to McGill University BA (1974) equality and good relations. She due for publication in 2018. in Montreal where he spent thirty years as Bernard has recently published his fifth taught public service management Assistant Director and then Director of the novel, Midwinter Break, 16 years on from at Queen’s and evaluated projects Medical (subsequently Health Sciences his previous major book! Now living in funded by the Big Lottery and the and then Life Sciences) Library. Glasgow, he has written five collections Atlantic Philanthropies until 2014. of stories and four other novels, including Grace Notes which was shortlisted for the Her career includes academic Mike Douse Booker Prize and won the Saltire Scottish research, broadcasting and 1950s BSc Econ (1960), Dip Ed (1961) Book of the Year Award. programme production and Mike continues to advise the European management in the public Commission on its support for education David O’Dowd internationally. In recent months this The former medical laboratory technician and mature and voluntary sectors. LLB (1957) student at Queen's has been Writer-in-Residence at has taken him to Somalia, South Africa, joined the world Bangladesh, Swaziland and Belize. the Universities of Aberdeen, Liverpool John Moores, of business after Augsburg and Iowa State. Gone to Ground, his second collection graduating. of poems, was published in 2015. His company transferred him to Australia (Brisbane) This autumn he hopes to speak at the Professor Roy Taylor in 1978 and he has lived there ever BSc (1971) Literific at Queen’s, some 62 years after since. In 1994 he graduated with an first doing so. Professor Taylor was recently elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. A LLM from Queensland University of professor of Ultrafast Physics and Technology at Imperial College London, Technology in International Trade Law. Roy is from Carrickfergus and was educated at Larne Grammar School before going up to Queen’s in 1967 to study physics. For a complete change he turned, in 2006, to music and became an i Professor Taylor is widely acknowledged for his influential basic research announcer in the local station Classic If you would like your news to on and development of diverse laser systems and their application. His FM 4MBS (www.4mbs.com.au). David appear in Class Notes, please contact many and diverse contributions have been recognised by the Ernst Abbé can now be heard ‘on air’ most Gerry Power, (Editor, The Graduate): Award of the Carl Zeiss Foundation, the Thomas Young Medal of the Thursday and Saturday mornings. [email protected] or go to Institute of Physics and the Rumford Medal of the Royal Society. https://daro.qub.ac.uk/QUBClassNotes 45

Registrar and Chief Operating Officer,James TRIBUTES O’Kane: "He was a modest, yet truly Curriculum Vitae inspirational leader who never accepted AND second best and who inspired those around 1982 Graduated from UCD; Houseman in OBITUARIES him to dream no little dreams." Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin DUP leader and former First Minister, Arlene 1987 Won fellowship to National Cancer Foster: "He was a dynamic Vice-Chancellor. Institute (NCI) in Bethesda, Maryland, USA His loss will be felt not just at home but right around the world where he was hugely respected." 1991 Senior investigator, NCI

MLA and former Finance Minister, Máirtín Ó 1996 Appointed Professor of Oncology at Muilleoir praised his "commitment to leveraging Queen's; led development of Centre the strength of the university he loved and led for Cancer Research & Cell Biology (CCRCB) on behalf of all the citizens of Belfast." 2002 Co-founded Almac Diagnostics Professor Mark Lawler, Chair of Translational Cancer Genomics at Queen’s and Vice-President 2004 Appointed Director of CCRCB (until 2007) of the European Cancer Concord: "It was one of the proudest days of my life when the 2007 Honoured by President Mary McAleese Dubliner and the Derry man stood shoulder to at BioLink USA-Ireland Conference It is with sadness that we include shoulder at the European Parliament and in New York for leadership, contribution obituaries and appreciations of some of launched the European Cancer Patient’s Bill of and commitment to global life those graduates and former members Rights – testament to Paddy’s vision of always science community putting the patient first." of staff who are no longer with us. Appointed Dean of School of Medicine, Professor Paul Workman,Chief Executive and Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences President of the Institute of Cancer Research: "He leaves a lasting legacy of world-class cancer Led development of a new international research, improved treatment and high-quality Medical School and Institute of Health training and I have no doubt that if Paddy’s model Sciences at Queen’s is followed these important activities will continue from strength to strength in Belfast in the future." 2008 Alumnus Illustrissimus award from Paddy Johnston St Columb’s College His time as Vice-Chancellor will be remembered Chairman Dick Milliken and Chief Executive An inspirational leader as a period of a renewed focus on Queen’s as a Norman Apsley of Catalyst Inc (formerly NI 2011 Appointed Chair of the Translational world-class international university, supporting Science Park): "He put Belfast on the research Research Group of the Medical The sudden death of our President outstanding students and staff and for focusing map, changed the cancer outcomes for our Research Council and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Patrick on the needs of society. people and built the beginnings of a local Johnston, on 4 June was a devastating economy bringing these benefits to the 2012 Won Diamond Jubilee Queen's He is survived by his wife, Iseult, and sons, Anniversary Prize for reducing cancer loss to Queen’s, to the world of higher world at large." Seamus, Eoghan, Niall and Ruari. Hundreds of mortality rates in Northern Ireland education and to cancer research. people attended the funeral at St Brigid’s In 2015, Queen’s established a partnership in Dubai Parish Church, Belfast, and there have been to support the development of the Mohammed Elected Fellow of the Academy of Born in Derry and educated at St Columb’s many tributes to his life and work: Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Medical Sciences College and UCD, he was appointed Vice- Sciences. It commented: "His imprint is everlasting. 2013 Won international Bob Pinedo Cancer Care Chancellor in 2014, having previously been The Chancellor, Dr Thomas Moran: "His impact We will always be thankful for his kinship." Dean of the School of Medicine, Dentistry and was because he genuinely cared about each Prize for work in translating discovery Biomedical Sciences and Director of the person and what he could do to make a difference Local IoD Director, Linda Brown said Professor science for benefit of cancer patients Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology. to the lives of so many people around the world." Johnston had "made a major contribution to 2014 Appointed President and Vice-Chancellor He was regarded as one of the world’s leading the organisation both in terms of attending of Queen’s University Belfast cancer researchers and in 2012, the University Acting Vice-Chancellor, Professor James and speaking at events over recent years. His McElnay: "Encouraging others to reach their was awarded the Queen’s Diamond ambitious plans to raise the University's 2015 Launched Vision 2020 Jubilee Anniversary Prize for his leadership full potential was a cornerstone of his international appeal and grow income through in reorganising cancer services in leadership. He wanted Queen’s to work research showed tremendous vision and Established partnership with Mohammed Northern Ireland. at the highest level." leadership, the results of which will make a real Bin Rashid University of Medicine and difference to the future economic prosperity of Health Sciences in Dubai Northern Ireland as a whole."

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Among other graduates & members Patrick Reid 05.12.15 Born in December 1927 in Clough, into medicine at Queen’s. She graduated or former members of staff who Soldier and civil servant County Down, the family later moved to in 1955, interned at the Royal Victoria have passed away are: Ballymoney where his father, the Reverend Hospital (1955-56) and followed this with a William Adrian Lockhart (Patrick) Reid, LLB Charles Orr, was Presbyterian minister. year of paediatric residency at the Montreal Dr Louise Clowes 10.07.14 1948, died at the age of 91 on 5 December Children’s Hospital and some short-term He attended Coleraine Academical Doctor, fundraiser and lecturer 2015 in Vancouver. paediatric work in Saskatchewan. Institute where he was Head Boy, after A full version of this abridged Born in Belfast in 1924, Patrick grew up on which he went to Queen’s in 1947 to read She returned to Northern Ireland and appreciation (provided by her daughter a farm in County Donegal. At 15 he entered medicine. While there he met his future married a fellow classmate, Henry Hall, who Annie Sheaf) can be found online. law school at Queen’s University but didn’t wife, Roberta (Betty) Thompson, also a predeceased her in 1991.They emigrated graduate until 1948, as he had enlisted in medical student, although a few years to Canada in January 1959 and initially Dr Louise Mary Elizabeth Garfit Clowes, the British Army when he was 16. behind. settled in Ormstown, Quebec, but a year MB BCh DPH 1949, former President later moved to Brampton, Ontario, where of the Queen’s University Association, In 1944 he graduated from Royal Military Finding it hard to obtain work in Northern they raised four children, Alison, Ian, Alan London, died on 10 July 2014 aged 87. College in Sandhurst as top cadet. He Ireland after graduating he worked first in and Andrea. saw action with the North Irish Horse unit Goole, then in Penkridge, Staffordshire, From a very early age, we all knew that in Italy, where he was wounded twice and before joining a general practice in Walton, Mary also went into general practice and Mum never sat still, always doing things awarded the Military Cross for bravery. Liverpool. Initially, there were just two in the later part of her professional life whether it was organising social events doctors but the practice expanded over she worked for the Public Health Unit of for my brothers and me, going off to He became the youngest major in time and for many years also included the Peel Health Region in Ontario, served clinics (she was a paediatrician and then the British Army when he was just 21. another Queen’s graduate, Dr Kenneth on committees for the Peel Memorial a Surrey GP) or lecturing around schools Reassigned to the war in the Pacific, he was Loane. Hospital and was instrumental in setting on the dangers of smoking and drugs. involved in the liberation of Malaya, and up a number of programmes including a She also put in an incredible amount of was appointed Commander of the Military Alastair and Betty, who set up home in palliative care one for which she received a time for her two favourite charities — Police in Singapore (1945-47). Blundellsands to the north of Liverpool, Community Award. QEFD and later, The Children's Trust. raised four children – Heather, Clare, Susan In 1954 he emigrated to Kingston, and Richard. On retirement, Alastair and Henry and Mary had a lakeside cottage When I went to boarding school, my Ontario in Canada before moving to Betty moved to Scotland and for over 20 close to Brampton where they enjoyed mother decided that children of her Vancouver (1956) to work in advertising, years lived happily in Banchory on swimming, canoeing and sailing and it friends who did likewise needed to where he married his wife, Alison (1958). Royal Deeside until his death from became a favourite retreat for Mary after socialise in the holidays so she arranged The couple went on to have two children, prostate cancer. she was widowed. for someone to teach us Scottish Amanda and Michael. dancing and badminton. It began with He is survived by Betty, four children, 15 From there the family moved to Ottawa classes of five children (with all proceeds grandchildren and one great- (1962) where Patrick joined the Civil Service. Augustine McEvoy 20.01.17 going to charity) but years later these granddaughter. In 1964, while Director of the Canadian Author, teacher and researcher classes had reached thousands of government Exhibition Commission, he children around Surrey, Kent and Sussex was called upon to oversee the design of The scientific author, teacher and as they were so successful and everyone Dr Mary Hall 18.12.16 the new Canadian flag. international researcher Dr Augustine wanted their child to join. Doctor (Gus) McEvoy, BSc 1963, died in Lausanne, During a successful career he held several She was a terrific grandmother who Switzerland. high-profile positions, including Minister Mary Crawford Hall (née Armstrong) MB always had time to chat and help her in charge of Canada House in London and BCh BAO 1955, died in December 2016 Born on 22 August 1942 in Larne, County grandchildren and spend time with Consul-General in San Francisco. aged 85. Antrim, to James McEvoy, a grocer’s them. "Granny doctor", as she was assistant, and Margaret (née McNally), who known to some, took them skiing and A full version of this abridged obituary taught piano, he was the first of four sons. (with all of us!) on an amazing, once in a (provided by R Brian Lowry) can be found Dr Alastair Ian Orr 29.09.16 After completing secondary education at lifetime safari in Kenya. online. Doctor St MacNissi’s College, Garron Tower, Gus Mum was amazing and when she died Mary was born in 1931 in Belfast, the only proceeded to Queen’s University Belfast, from cancer, her friends said she was Dr Alastair Orr, MB BCh BAO 1954, died daughter of two doctors, Edward and Olive graduating in 1963. brave, courageous, a fighter, a person at the age of 88 on 29 September 2016 in Armstrong. Educated at Ashleigh House Awarded a Fulbright scholarship to the with a great sense of humour, fun, party Scotland. where she represented Ulster Schoolgirls Catholic University of Washington DC, animal, loyal and a great inspiration. at Hockey Mary followed her parents he subsequently took up appointments In 2015 the Joslin Clinic awarded him in Maynooth College, the University of the Lifetime Achievement Award for living CELEBRATING West Indies and University College Cork. with diabetes for 80 years, one of only QUEEN’S A distinguished academic, he worked at five recipients of this medal and the the Joint Research Centre of the European only Canadian. AFFINITY! Commission in Ispra (Italy), and then in Ken was married to the late Margaret Hamburg before joining the faculty of and he has a son, Andrew, and daughter, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Rachel. (EPFL) in Switzerland in 1985, where he remained until retirement in 2007. Remember 1992? The UK signed Gus authored (or co-authored) 180 We were also notified of the following: the Maastricht Treaty, Right Said apart or together between 1981 and 2016. scientific publications primarily on Fred were at No1 with Deeply A key finding has been the growth in the photovoltaics and fuel cell technology – Dr Michael McCrudden, Dippy, Alan Shearer was England's proportion of those moving to mixed areas in including The Practical Handbook of MSc Physics 1965 (01.10.15) the post Good Friday Agreement era, which Photovoltaics (2011). most expensive footballer (£3.6m) has helped reduce residential segregation. – Francis Vincent Macaulay, and ITV aired the first episode of MB BCh BAO 1948 (21.03.16) He is survived by his wife, Colette (née Heartbeat. It was also the year “I am extremely grateful and humbled to have Gilleece), daughters Brenda, Caitriona – Paul McKenna, MB 1958 (13.04.16) been awarded the scholarship and would like Queen’s introduced something to thank the generosity of everyone who has and Fiona, sons-in-law Cyril and Flavio, – James T Lunn, MB 1951 (10.09.16) grandchildren Columban, James and Seán that has been making a huge a Queen’s Affinity Card.” – Norman W Weir, and by his brothers Patrick (Derry) and impact on student life ever since. MB BCh BAO 1949 (06.10.16) Peter (Dublin). He was predeceased in 2010 Why use the Queen’s card? Queen’s Affinity Card – a distinct MasterCard by his brother Rev Prof James McEvoy. – Kathleen Cuthbert, BA, MA carrying an image of the iconic Lanyon • It connects you with Queen’s French & German 1942 (01.11.16) Building and offered to graduates and staff • It funds PG study – Cecil Victor Wales, through Bank of Ireland UK – celebrates its LDS 1951 (22.11.16) 25th birthday this autumn. • It has no real cost to you!

– Mary Olivia (Olive) Lennox (née Kerr), Since its launch, over 5,000 people have Ian Sheppard, Regional Director, NI Bank of Dr C K Gorman 10.05.17 BA English 1964 (28.12.16) Ireland UK, said: “Bank of Ireland UK is Endocrinologist and research fellow availed themselves of this exclusive card which – Harold Porter, BSc Physics (17.03.17) immediately identifies them with a world-class delighted to be celebrating this unique and

Russell Group university and strengthens ties very special partnership with Queen’s. – Emmett McNally, BSc Industrial Dr C Ken Gorman, MB BCh BAO 1956, with their alma mater. And since 1992, “It is especially satisfying to know that Queen’s died in Canada aged 84. Management 1995 (05.05.17) proceeds from the Card have helped dozens Affinity MasterCard has supported so many – Antoinette Curran, LLB 1960 (07.06.17) of postgraduates complete their studies. After graduation Ken was invited by Dr postgraduate students at the University since it – Dr Bernard J Rooney, Charles Best (co-discoverer of insulin) In celebration of this milestone, Bank of Ireland was launched. Long may it continue to do so!” to the University of Toronto to join his MB BCh BAO 1968 (12.06.16) UK has increased its contribution to Queen’s Cardholders are invited to continue using research team. Later he was accepted to – Reverend Ian McIIroy, BSc Philosophy for every new card taken out. Earlier this year, it Queen’s Affinity Card to support students like the Joslin Clinic in Boston as a Trainee also offered a special ‘free draw’ as an and Psychology 1990 (01.08.17) Brad and Mark. And those graduates who Fellow in Diabetes. Returning to Toronto, incentive to others to acquire – and use – the don’t yet have the Card are encouraged to Card. And the Bank is continuing to provide Ken earned his Fellowship in the Royal obtain one to ensure that they too can offer the University with income based on regular College of Physicians: Endocrinology and exceptional opportunities to brilliant usage of the Card, funding additional Alumni Internal Medicine. postgraduates for years to come. Postgraduate Awards. He was part of the team that built the Scarborough Grace Hospital where he The current Award holder is Brad Campbell i ultimately served as Chief of Staff and from Londonderry, who is undertaking a PhD in Geography at the School of Natural and Built For more on Queen’s Affinity MasterCard Medicine for many years. A past president i Environment. go to http://daro.qub.ac.uk/AffinityCard, of the Canadian Diabetes Association, email Communications Officer, Gerry Power Ken’s interest in the subject was also For further obituaries and appreciations: “The Alumni scholarship has enabled me to ([email protected]), contact Bank of Ireland personal, having been diagnosed with https://daro.qub.ac.uk/pages/daro/news/ undertake research to address the question of 0800 0850 444 or apply online today at Type 1 diabetes as a two year old. news---obits-header-list whether Protestants and Catholics moved http://daro.qub.ac.uk/apply Alumni for Life! DID YOU KNOW ?

– Recent graduates can get – Alumni can also avail of a As a graduate of advice from the Student fantastic 10% discount off Queen’s you are Guidance Centre and all leadership programmes at the graduates can use the world-class William J Clinton entitled to services facilities to help them Leadership Institute at Riddel Hall secure employment and discounts – And, as a graduate of – All graduates are entitled to Queen’s you can even around the campus discounted membership at get married on campus! and beyond Queen’s libraries, Queen’s Sport (PEC) and even our accommodation during the summer months

For more benefits and information, please visit: https://daro.qub.ac.uk/QUBBenefits or Tel: +44 (0)28 9097 3100 My legacy

Queen’s graduate in Mechanical Engineering (BSc 1968) Helping to engineer leading cancer treatments.

When Des Clarke lost his wife to cancer, and after making provision for his family, he decided to leave a gift to support the School of Engineering and the work of world-renowned researchers in the University’s Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology (CCRCB). I hope there is an opportunity for the CCRCB and my old faculty to combine their research and innovation skills to develop a simple and effective pain management system to alleviate the discomfort associated with cancer. That’s my gift for the future.

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