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ULIV Alumni 2020.Indd ALUMNI TIME FOR A SEA CHANGEOur response to the global climate crisis INSIDE YOUR 2020 EDITION: ❱ Change is coming to campus ❱ Alumni Award winners 2019 ❱ Pioneering in public health ❱ CONTENTS 04 News Vice-Chancellor Professor Dame ALUMNI 20 18 Janet Beer introduces a round-up of In Case of The Yorkshire Vet campus news ver the past year, we have Emergency, Peter Wright, the star of Channel 5’s welcomed many new Break Habits The Yorkshire Vet, reminisces on his 16 Award winners members to the team to Celebrating University of Liverpool O The University of time as a student take a lead on engaging with our alumni and their worldwide impact recent graduates and international Liverpool is transforming networks, managing our to fit into a sustainable 26 Passports to volunteering programme and future – and everyone Possibilities developing our fundraising appeals. has a role to play Driving forward with our commitment In my new role as Head of Alumni to global education Engagement, it has also been a great honour to take the helm as editor of your Alumni magazine. 27 Legacies The theme of this year’s magazine is ‘facing global Highlighting the enormous challenges’ - from alumna Professor Louise Kenny (MBChB contribution made by our legacy Hons 1993) who is leading on the University’s commitment supporters to improving the health of people in the Liverpool region and beyond, to our research and impact in the areas of climate 28 Class Notes change and sustainability. What happened to your classmates Read on to hear about the winners of our inaugural Alumni after graduation? Awards, which recognise the many and varied achievements 34 In memoriam of our alumni community. Nominations for this year’s awards 14 Including alumni, staff, students, are now open; turn to page 16 to learn more. Building on Friends of the University and On page 10 you can learn more about the developments a Legacy Honorary Graduates taking place on the Liverpool campus as part of the Executive Pro-Vice- University’s investment in its estate and commitment to Chancellor Professor 38 Enterprise Fund sustainability. If you have not been back to campus for a Supporting enterprising students while, now is the perfect time to do so! 10 Louise Kenny on Our Changing and alumni Thank you from all of us in the Development and Alumni Liverpool’s contribution Relations team for your continuing support. Campus to addressing challenges 39 Events Revitalising our campus and in public health Events and reunions from the year the student experience With best wishes, gone by Caroline Mitchell Head of Alumni Engagement P.S. To make sure that you are getting the most out of your alumni network, update your contact details and email 24 preferences online at: liverpool.ac.uk/alumni/update or email 08 Sound Mind, us via: [email protected]. Wild at Heart Sound Body Bestselling author Emma Managing Director of ASICS Jane Unsworth recalls the Greater China Hilda Chan experiences that shaped discusses business traditions, LIVERPOOL CONNECT her University career and wellbeing and the benefits of Join our exclusive online networking and mentoring platform the friendships that have studying online to connect with University of Liverpool students and alumni defined and inspired her around the world. JOIN NOW: liverpool.aluminate.net ORIGINAL COVER PHOTO © KRIS KRÜG/GETTY IMAGES | DESIGN BY WHITE LIGHT MEDIA 2 ALUMNI 2020 EDITION LIVERPOOL.AC.UK/ALUMNI 3 ❱ NEWS ℹ MORE: www.liverpool.ac.uk/news IntoUniversity North Liverpool Centre receives £300k birthday gift IntoUniversity North Liverpool Centre has received a £300k ‘birthday gift’ to help mark its 2nd birthday following a successful fundraising campaign by the Development and Alumni Relations team. Next important phase in infectious diseases research launched Professor Dame Sally Davies DBE (Hon DSc 2009) helped to launch an ambitious new programme how you can contribute, are of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) research in A message from our available on page 10. the Centre of Excellence in Infectious Diseases The last 12 months have also Research (CEIDR), which is tasked with tackling the Vice-Chancellor seen success in university league current AMR crisis and its impact on human health WELCOME TO YOUR ALUMNI MAGAZINE tables, with a climb of eight in Liverpool, the UK and globally. places to 28th in the Complete University Guide, a 16 place improvement in the Times Higher t has been another teaching and performance Education World University University and Guild of Students sign successful year for our centre. This £22.1 million facility Rankings 2020, and a climb University of Liverpool will include the 600-seat Paul of 11 places in The Times and UN Sustainable Development Goals Accord community, crowned with Brett Lecture Theatre, seminar Sunday Times Good University The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals were established by world leaders in 2015 to create a Iwonderful graduation ceremonies facilities, informal study spaces Guide 2019. better world, end poverty, fight inequality and take action on climate change. Signing the Accord demonstrates which saw us confer honorary and the 400-seat Tung We are, of course, known as the University’s commitment to sustainability and builds on existing activities and research and education degrees on a range of exceptional Auditorium which will have the original redbrick university, strengths in this area, placing these goals at the heart of our decision-making. people, many of whom are alumni. capacity for a 70-piece now used as the collective term Another high point was an orchestra. I am incredibly for the civic universities founded opportunity to celebrate our passionate about the exciting in the 19th century. We take our alumni – this time through the opportunities this project offers. civic role very seriously and have inaugural Alumni Awards The space will further enrich published a report, Celebrating ceremony. It was a fantastic the vibrant cultural life of our the University of Liverpool’s event which celebrated the city and will also offer important Contribution to Liverpool City incredibly diverse and important real world experience for our Region, which highlights some contributions our alumni make students. As part of our of our work in this area. We have to society and you can read fundraising efforts for this new a number of important plans to more about their inspiring facility, we are currently offering further enhance our positive stories on page 16. the opportunity to name a seat impact on the City Region over A further development has in the Tung Auditorium and I am the next twelve months and I look been the launch of our Estate very pleased to be naming one forward to sharing more on that Masterplan which provides a for my grandson, Blake, who with you soon. vision of the campus over the was born last year. Details on next 15 years and beyond. One the Masterplan and this new Professor Dame Janet Beer DBE of the early projects is a new project in particular, including Vice-Chancellor 4 ALUMNI 2020 EDITION LIVERPOOL.AC.UK/ALUMNI 5 ❱ NEWS ℹ MORE: www.liverpool.ac.uk/news First female president appointed to University Management School Council Liverpool and Shanghai secures prestigious twinning milestone EQUIS accreditation Carmel Booth (BA Hons Geography 1995) has been The University played a key role in a series of events appointed as the new President held in Shanghai to coincide with the 20th anniversary The University of of University Council. She is of the city’s offi cial twinning with Liverpool. Liverpool’s Management the fi rst woman to chair the School has secured the University’s pre-eminent prestigious EQUIS decision-making body and accreditation, thanks in will take up her new three-year part to our alumni Prince and President term when the Earl of Derby, volunteers, and is now draw the crowds one of just 187 accredited DL (Hon LLD 2008) steps down institutions worldwide. at the end of July. Crowds of well-wishers lined Ashton Street as the Prince of Wales Pledging £1 million and the President of Ireland, Michael for scholarships D. Higgins, visited To mark the 30th anniversary of the University the University to of Liverpool Graduate Association (Hong Kong), cement their roles the University’s oldest Alumni Association, the as joint patrons of committee signed an agreement to donate the Institute of £1 million to support student scholarships. Irish Studies. ▾ ▾ ▾ ▾ ▾ ▾ ▾ ▾ ▾ ▾ ▾ ▾ ▾ ▾ ▾ ▾ ▾ ▾ ▾ ▾ ▾ ▾ ▾ ▾ ▾ ▾ ▾ ▾ ▾ ▾ ▾ ▾ ▾ ▾ ▾ ▾ ▾ ▾ ▾ ▾ ● Dr Martyn Blissitt MRCVS Chief Medical Offi cer for of Willowbrook Hospice, Fundraising (BVSc 1982), Veterinary Adviser England, received a Dame received a BEM for services to the Scottish Government for Grand Cross for services to to End of Life Care. complete for Animal Health and Welfare, Public Health and Research. innovative received an OBE for services ● Professor Jane Hurst, William ‘child-friendly’ Alumni and to Animal Health. ● Claire Dove (Diploma in Prescott Chair of Animal Science, staff recognised Social Studies 1987), Chief received an OBE for services to HIV treatment ● The Honourable Charles Executive of Blackburne House, Animal Welfare. in New Year Cliff ord (LLB Hons 1995) received received a CBE for services Honours list an MBE for services to Customs to Social Enterprise. ● Julia Unwin CBE (BA Hons Our £400,000 HIV nanomedicines fundraising campaign to help and Border Control in the Medieval and Modern History improve drug therapies for children with HIV reached its target, more Cayman Islands. ● Christine Haywood (BSc Hons 1978), former Chief Executive than eight months ahead of schedule. Thanks to the income raised by Professional Health Studies of the Joseph Rowntree donors, researchers were able to successfully apply for funding and in ● Professor Dame Sally Davies 2000, MSc Ethics of Health Foundation , received a DBE January 2020 were awarded a grant of more than £24.5 million from DBE (Hon DSc 2009), former Care 2004), Clinical Director for services to Civil Society.
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