2009 YOUR OLYMPIC HERO - the graduate behind GB’s greatest sporting achievement in a century Photo supplied by BBC ISSN 1750-6662 The official magazine of the University of Chester Alumni Association 9 771750 666006 INTRODUCTION Introduction by Professor T J Wheeler DL Vice–Chancellor and Principal of the University of Chester, Chair of the Cestrian Association DURING the past year, the University has consolidated its CESTRIAN role as a major provider of higher education in the region, CONTACTS while developing an increased profile both nationally and internationally. The Graduation Ceremonies held EDITORIAL TEAM in Chester Cathedral in November 2008 were the first Andrew Morrison at which students were awarded University of Chester,
[email protected] rather than University of Liverpool, degrees, and more Richard Ault than 2,000 graduates received their awards at these
[email protected] Ceremonies, including some who had studied at the Jayne Dodgson University’s partner colleges. As usual, honorary degrees
[email protected] were also awarded to some distinguished individuals, Clare Bickerstaff including the renowned Cheshire-born humanitarian,
[email protected] Terry Waite CBE, and the enormously successful cycling Peter Williams coach, Dave Brailsford MBE, who himself studied here
[email protected] from 1991 to 1994. Gary Martin (Design) What's inside Another highlight occurred in December 2008, when Mark English, the results of the national Research Assessment Exercise Angharad Goodwin, Chester graduate inspires Beijing were published. A significant proportion of the research Louisa Scarre goldrush (cover story) . 3. undertaken at Chester was judged to be of international (Photography, unless other- standard and some was declared to be “world-leading”.