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THE GRADUATE 2017 the Magazine for Graduates and Friends of Queen’S University Belfast THE GRADUATE 2017 The magazine for graduates and friends of Queen’s University Belfast World-class Student Centre What you love about Queen’s! 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.
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