Review of the year 2012-2013 2 Welcome

It is always difficult to capture in such he higher education sector has recently gone through and is a publication the essence, energy and T likely to continue to experience turbulent times. It is how universities sheer excellence that underpins a deal with the challenges placed before university like Bristol – its leading-edge them that says something about their research, its highly talented and driven character and capabilities. Bristol is well placed to respond to the students and staff. This is no easy task various challenges and opportunities and I hope that we have managed to in equal measure and, as I hope you will see in this publication, is thriving convey perhaps a snapshot of what, against one of the most challenging in my view, makes Bristol such an backdrops this sector has known. exceptional university. Within this publication you will get a glimpse into the vast array of world- leading research carried out at Bristol. Our research activities cover a broad range of subject areas and our cross- disciplinary research is addressing some of the world’s most significant issues, while our interaction with business and other communities has significant impact on economies and people’s wellbeing.

We also continue to innovate in the way that we educate our students so that they are best equipped to thrive in their chosen careers and, of course, we have exciting and significant estates developments to ensure that we provide the best research and educational environment for our academics and students.

Welcome to the University of Bristol’s Annual Review.

Professor Sir Eric Thomas Vice-Chancellor 3 Contents

05 Our research

19 A global institution

22 Working in partnership

24 Education and the student experience

28 Our students

30 Honorary degrees

31 Investing in our estate

32 Bristol alumni

33 Philanthropy

The latest University Annual Report and Financial Statements are available at www.bristol.ac.uk/finance/statements/

5 Our research

Arts & Humanities // Social Sciences // Engineering & Science // Medical & Clinical Sciences

The University’s research is world Our ambitions in this area are to: renowned for its quality and // be recognised globally for the impact across a broad spectrum quality of our research of disciplines. We tackle some of // create a positive research the world’s most urgent issues environment and infrastructure that will attract and retain a diverse body head-on: issues such as health of the highest-quality researchers and disease, climate change, and postgraduate students food security, energy and social // develop our portfolio of flagship and high-impact research, working justice. Our academics are also across and between disciplines engaged with the cultural life and to answer important societal questions and contribute to the history of nations, communities and social, political, environmental and economic wellbeing of the region, individuals across the world; with the UK and the wider world the future of technology, science // seek, manage and provide and medicine and the development professional support for strategic relationships and alliances with key of innovations in every field; and national and international partners with the rich cross-pollination – business and industry, the public sector, user communities, sponsors made possible by interdisciplinary of research and policy-makers fields such as nanotechnology, // play a leading intellectual role in quantum cryptography, composite enterprise, knowledge exchange and economic and social impact materials, stem-cell engineering and agendas, and continue to be a beacon of good practice and leader complexity science. of innovation in the city and region

// develop a sustainable portfolio of research informed by evidence- based leadership, management and administration and supported by high standards of governance 6

// Our research Arts & Humanities

// The Arts and Social Sciences Library

A giant leap for literature The University has collaborated with a developer of location-based apps to give classic literary texts a 21st-century twist

From handwritten texts to the printing Working with three classic literary “What Timelines offers us is the chance press, digital publishing and e-readers, texts – The Prelude, Les Misérables to visualize text and the relationship books and printed materials have and Henry V – they created Timelines, between spots of time within and constantly evolved through time. an application that allows readers around a work,” said Dr Stephens. “It As publishers search for new and to explore historical, biographical gives us a more interactive relationship innovative ways to tell stories, this and contextual information about an to history and understanding of the evolution continues through the use author or book through the use of a way in which events and facts don’t of new technologies. But the question dynamic and malleable timeline. Using just follow in a linear fashion but in is how can these new technologies interactive data visualization for a touch fact have a much more sophisticated enhance our reading experience and screen tablet, Timelines places the text relationship to one another.” offer the reader something more than in a historical context, taking the reader their physical counterpart? into the moment it was written in order The project was one of eight to gain a deeper understanding of how commissions that formed part of A University of Bristol project, led by the work was created. Books and Print Sandbox, produced Dr Bradley Stephens, a senior lecturer by iShed as part of the Sandbox in the School of Modern Languages, “There’s a long history of graphic Programme and funded by the REACT set out to answer this question as it timelines – events taking place in Knowledge Exchange Hub for the explored books and print as historical, sequence,” said Butterworth. “This is Creative Economy. contemporary and future phenomena. more about what happens in relation to other things. It’s about understanding Each collaboration received funding The project, called The Next Time(line), how one event has an impact – for from the Arts and Humanities Research brought together Dr Stephens and example, the mind of a writer at a Council of £50,000 for the academic Alex Butterworth, founder and particular moment. It’s about taking partner, including up to £10,000 to the creative director of Amblr, a developer, people into that instant and surrounding creative economy partner, and was producer and publisher of location- them with information that allows them developed at the Pervasive Media based experiences. to understand a time outside their own.” Studio, Watershed, Bristol. 7

// Studio portrait of four boys in a ‘boat’, Shanghai, c.1930-40s Theatre Collection continues to grow The University of Bristol Theatre Collection was founded in 1951 as a research resource for the University’s Department of Drama and the wider Bristol community. Since then, it has expanded and developed to become an Accredited Museum and theatrical research centre and is now one of the largest collections globally.

The Friends of the Theatre Collection, founded in 1976, have played a significant part in the growth of the collection, thanks to their financial contributions and publicity efforts. Premiere for ‘lost’ Photographic exhibition Elgar songs sheds light on China Following refurbishment in 1998 to A final year music student at the A tennis party at Hoihow in 1898. improve accessibility, study and University performed two previously A family picnic during wartime. These storage conditions, the Theatre ‘lost’ songs by English composer are just two of the thousands of images Collection was awarded full Registered Sir Edward Elgar. The songs – The of Chinese life that form part of the Museum status by the Museums Millwheel and The Muleteer’s Serenade Historical Photographs of China project and Galleries Commission in 2001 – were discovered by the team behind at the University and help to shed light and full Accredited Museum status the Elgar Complete Edition, led by on a country undergoing rapid change by the Museums, Libraries and John Pickard, Bristol’s Professor of at the end of the 19th and beginning of Archives Council in 2009. More recent Composition and Applied Musicology, the 20th centuries. developments have included the as they worked at the British Library. construction in 2011 of an off-site Scholars from the University worked store at Langford to house its vastly “Elgar’s works are generally well with peers at the University of Lincoln, expanded collections and renewal of documented, so the discovery of new the Institut d’Asie Orientale and its accredited museum status by Arts pieces is an exceptionally rare event,” TGE-Adonis to locate photographs of Council England in 2012. said Professor Pickard. “The discovery modern China, most of which were was made by John Norris, General held by private collectors overseas. The Bristol Theatre Collection, which Manager of the Edition, during the These images are of great historic has a particular focus on British theatre preparation of our latest volume of interest since there is a lack of history, is largely made up of donations Elgar’s complete works.” accessible photographic records in and bequests from enthusiasts and China itself following the destruction of professionals who share the desire to The manuscripts were previously materials during war and revolution. preserve a record of theatre in Britain. thought to have been either lost or preserved only as fragmentary An exhibition, called Picturing China In 2011, the transfer of the world- sketches, which Elgar later incorporated 1870-1950: Photographs from British renowned Raymond Mander and Joe into his 1896 cantata King Olaf. Collections, took place at the JW Mitchenson Collection to Bristol’s Marriott in Beijing. It was organised by Theatre Collection was transformative. They were heard in public for the first the British Embassy, sponsored by the It has created a scholarly resource time at the Elgar Birthplace Museum JW Marriott Hotel Beijing and opened that is now used for research and near Worcester on Sunday 2 June by British Ambassador to China, teaching across the academic when they were sung by Bethan Sebastian Wood CMG. disciplines as well as a source of Waters, a final year student in Bristol’s creative inspiration, learning and Department of Music. The Historical Photographs of China enjoyment for the wider public. project is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council through the British Inter-university China Centre, and the British Academy. 8

// Our research Social Sciences

// Graffiti in Stokes Croft, Bristol // Christine Barter, Senior Research Fellow in the School for Policy Studies

The anti-social network A new study led by researchers at the University sets out to examine bullying, harassment and abuse on social networking sites

As parents, teachers and carers can (STIR): Connecting online and offline and dynamics of online and offline attest, social media is now an integral contexts and risks, will assess the risks experiences of partner violence part of many young people’s lives with associated with online technology and and control in order to gain a better instant messaging and networking abuse in teenage relationships across understanding of the nature of, and sites like Facebook and Twitter some of five European countries – England, factors associated with, this kind the most popular ways they choose to Bulgaria, Cyprus, Italy and Norway. The of abuse. In addition, the research communicate. But while these sites can aim is to examine the role technology team will explore young people’s own be socially enriching and rewarding, plays in supporting physical, sexual experience of relationship violence and they can also be used by teenagers and emotional forms of violence within collect their views on prevention. to bully, harass and abuse their peers teenage partnerships. and, in some cases, their partners. Results from the study will be used to “We hope to raise awareness of this help raise awareness of the issue and Christine Barter from the University’s under-researched form of intimate develop appropriate prevention and School for Policy Studies began a violence by enabling young people’s intervention programmes, including study in January to examine the role experiences and views to inform a directly accessible web-based of online technology in instigating and policy and practice, enhancing resource and app for young people. maintaining control and violence in the the development of appropriate intimate relationships of teenagers – intervention programmes across The study, which will be completed in specifically, those aged from 14 to 17. Europe,” said Barter. January 2015, received €675,000 worth of funding from the European Union The project, entitled Safeguarding Over the course of two years, the and will be led by Barter alongside Teenage Intimate Relationships team will map the occurrence, impact Marsha Wood and Nadia Aghtaie. 9

Connecting communities Doing and debating View of Vietnamese reform Community engagement needs It was a day of discussion, debate and may be inaccurate a radical redesign. This is the edification as the University of Bristol Research at Bristol suggests that the assessment of academics from the invited some of the country’s leading prevailing view of the economic reform Universities of Bristol and Cardiff who minds to share their latest research at that has taken place in Vietnam over have begun a £2.4 million research the Centenary Festival. Hosted by the the past 25 years may be distorted. programme that aims to connect Graduate School of Education, this communities from across Bristol and free public festival was held to mark Since 1986, the country has been South Wales with businesses and and celebrate the University of Bristol’s working to create a socialist- policymakers. 100th year of teacher education. orientated market with the ruling Communist Party working with the Too often, they say, policymakers invite Sessions covered a range of topics and international donor aid community communities to comment on decisions were open to anyone with an interest in to instil major changes within its after they’ve been made, which leaves education. During the day, a specially governance systems. isolated communities feeling even commissioned film showing the history more disempowered. The project aims of education at Bristol was premiered The dominant view is that this reform to reshape the way decision-making and featured previously unseen has been led by Vietnam’s political is made by inviting neighbourhood material from the University’s archives. elite, who have made a series of groups to work with academics on important policy changes that have set designing a research programme Highlights included a talk by the country on a new path. However, that is focused on the needs of the Professor Harvey Goldstein and Dr Martin Gainsborough, Professor of community rather than the interests of George Leckie on league tables, and Development Politics in the School of powerful institutions. a panel debate on the role of politics, Sociology, Politics and International research and guesswork in shaping the Studies, suggests that this orthodox The programme will seek to understand future of education. view places too much emphasis on how neighbourhoods can better change, policy and the elite initiative, engage with regulators, policymakers which results in only a partial account and businesses, as well as to identify Support for parents of reform. new forms of consultation. with learning difficulties Parents with learning difficulties and Gainsborough has researched “A radical redesign of community their children will be able to access Vietnam for over 20 years, having engagement is needed to help better support following the launch of lived and worked there, and his new neighbourhoods find new and more a new project by the University’s Norah findings have helped influence thinking effective ways to be involved in the Fry Research Centre. within the donor community and political and social issues that affect provided rationale for consequent them,” said Dr Morag McDermont, The Working Together With Parents changes in the design of government who is leading the research from the Network (WTWPN) is a free resource initiatives. University of Bristol Law School. for professionals working with parents with learning difficulties and helps them The team will experiment with websites stay up-to-date on policy changes, // University students attended the teacher and social media to give communities advice, research and positive practice. education Centenary Festival online access to expertise and help This nationwide network aims to help them develop skills that will enable parents and their children gain access them to engage in policymaking. to the support necessary to ensure The research will also identify how new they stay together in the family setting. understandings and ways of working emerge when communities resist The Norah Fry Research Centre was authority, exploring if and how this can awarded £200,000 from the Esmée create new forms of engagement. Fairbairn Foundation to fund further work on the WTWPN. The five-year study, called Productive Margins: Regulation for Engagement, has been funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. 10

// Our research Engineering & Science

// Researcher at the School of Experimental Psychology

Cracking the semantic code Researchers at the University’s School of Experimental Psychology analysed millions of blogs to discover the hidden meaning behind our words

Should you read this feature or turn made about words could be captured ‘evaluation’ dimension was a very good the page? Will you eat a salad or a using just three summary dimensions: predictor of whether a particular word sandwich for lunch? We make choices ‘evaluation’ – how nice or good the was found in blogs describing good about pretty much everything all the object is, ‘potency’ – how strong or situations or bad. time, but have you ever asked yourself powerful it is, and ‘activity’ – whether why you make those decisions? the object is active, unpredictable or In addition, researchers discovered chaotic. So half a word’s meaning is that ‘potency’ was a very good According to Dr John Fennell and Dr simply a measure of how nice, strong predictor of the probability of bad Roland Baddeley of the University’s and active it is. But no one knew why. situations being associated with a School of Experimental Psychology, given object: it measured one kind of it’s down to the meaning we attach to To test this, researchers needed to risk. ‘Activity’ – that is, unpredictability words or concepts. Each time we make estimate the number of good or bad or uncontrollability – was also found a decision, we use what’s called the things happening. But estimating to be a highly relevant measure of risk: common quantity or reward to help us this across a wide range of contexts for example, a knife in the hands of a make that choice: a representation of and concepts seemed impossible – trained chef is probably safe; a knife in what could be gained combined with someone would need to be observed the hands of an erratic stranger is not. how risky and uncertain it is. throughout his or her entire lifetime to record the number of times good or The researchers concluded that half of The researchers looked at the work bad things happened. a word’s meaning is a summary of how of psychologist Charles Osgood rewarding it is and how much two kinds who, over 50 years ago, developed However, researchers found a more of risk are associated with it. Being a method known as the ‘semantic practical solution in the form of online sensitive to both rewards and risks is so differential’. This attempted to measure blogs. After analysing millions of blog important to our survival, they said, that the connotative meaning of a word or entries, which describe aspects of its representation has become wrapped concept. Osgood found that around people’s lives and are also searchable, up in the very nature of the language we half of the variation in the ratings people the researchers found that the use to represent the world. 11

// The device for iterative quantum phase estimation Quantum leap Dr Steve Brierley and his fellow researchers at the School of Mathematics have found that a quantum computer doesn’t need to be a single large device but, in fact, could be built from a network of small parts.

It was previously understood that a single large device would be needed if a quantum algorithm is to offer an exponential speed-up over classical computing. However, Dr Brierley found that a network of small quantum computers can implement any quantum algorithm with a small overhead.

“Building a computer whose operation is based on the laws of quantum mechanics is a daunting challenge,” said Dr Brierley. “At least now we know that we can build one as a network of small modules.”

Meanwhile, an international research What readers want Cell catcher group led by scientists from the It’s news to the ears of online editors Researchers from the University’s University of Bristol and the University everywhere as a new study has found Department of Mechanical Engineering of Queensland, Australia, has what makes people click. The study, have shown experimentally how cells or demonstrated a quantum algorithm that led by Nello Cristianini, Professor of small objects can be captured using a performs a true calculation for the first Artificial Intelligence at the University’s ‘sonic lasso’. time. Quantum algorithms could one day Intelligent Systems Laboratory, enable the design of pharmaceuticals analysed thousands of online news A spinning ultrasonic, or sonic, vortex and clean energy devices. articles to create a model of ‘news acts as a lasso that can be controlled appeal’ based on the words contained and moved, thereby catching Previous demonstrations of quantum in a story’s title and intro. microscopic particles and moving algorithms had been seen, but none them. This new technology can be of them implemented the quantum The models compared articles that used to assemble human tissue from a algorithm without knowing the answer in became ‘most popular’ on any given collection of cells and bringing together advance. “We built a full quantum circuit day with those that did not, and nano materials. to implement the phase estimation identified the most attractive keywords, algorithm without any simplification,” as well as the least attractive ones. “Our research has shown that we said Dr Xiao-Qi Zhou, who led the can grip and move particles pretty project. “We don’t need the answer “We found significant inverse much anywhere and along any path,” in advance and it is the first time the correlations between the appeal to said Bruce Drinkwater, Professor answer is truly calculated by a quantum users and the amount of attention of Ultrasonics in the Department circuit with a quantum algorithm.” devoted to public affairs,” said of Mechanical Engineering. “The Professor Cristianini. “People are put impressive thing is that it is completely off by public affairs and attracted by non-contact, harmless and so ideal for entertainment, crime and other non- moving delicate things, such as cells, public-affairs topics.” around under a microscope.”

Professor Cristianini is supported by the CompLACS FP7 project. 12

// Engineering & Science

// A shape-shifting mobile device called a Morphee // The School of Biological Sciences has found that flowers use electrical signals to communicate with bees

Meet the Morphees Whether you want to order a cab, check the weather or listen to the radio, you’ll find an app to meet your needs. But imagine the possibilities available to developers if mobile devices could change shape on demand.

The concept is not as outlandish as it seems following the unveiling of prototype shape-shifting mobile devices by Dr Anne Roudaut and Professor Sriram Subramanian from the University’s Department of Computer Science.

Morphees are self-actuated flexible mobile devices that can change shape on demand to better fit the services they need to support.

For example, users could download a game application and the mobile would morph into a console-like shape. It could also transform into a sphere and serve as a stress ball or bend itself to hide the screen when users type in a password. Nature’s electric signs Bright colours, patterns and enticing Researchers placed electrodes in the fragrances: just some of the ways stems of petunias and found that when flowers attract pollinators. But, a bee lands, the flower’s potential according to researchers from the changes and remains so for several University’s School of Biological minutes – perhaps telling bees that Sciences, led by Professor Daniel another bee has recently visited. Robert, there’s more to petunias than meets the eye. “The last thing a flower wants is to attract a bee and then fail to provide During their study, researchers found nectar,” said Professor Robert. “A that flowers use electrical fields to lesson in honest advertising since bees communicate with pollinators, like are good learners and would soon lose bees. Plants are charged negatively interest in such an unrewarding flower.” while bees have a positive charge. As a bee approaches, a small electric force The research was supported by the builds up that could convey information. Leverhulme Trust. 13

// Our research Medical & Clinical Sciences

// Students and researchers at the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry

The battle against kidney disease The results of a clinical trial carried out by Bristol University researchers will help shape the treatment of kidney disease across the world

A pioneering nationwide clinical Professor Peter Mathieson, Dean of wherever possible by more effective trial that compared different types the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, treatment of the underlying kidney of treatment for a common type of and his research team carried out a problems. This clinical trial took a very kidney disease has found one to be randomised controlled trial involving long time to complete and I was helped significantly more effective. 108 patients with 20 per cent decline by kidney specialists, research nurses in renal function at 37 renal units and patients in Bristol and all over the The study, led by researchers from the across the UK. The patients were UK. The results improve the evidence University of Bristol’s Academic Renal randomly given one of three treatment base for our treatments in this form of Unit based at Southmead Hospital, approaches and followed up by the kidney disease.” and funded by the Medical Research team over three years. Council, compared three different The study, called Immunosuppression treatment approaches in patients with One particular approach – specifically, for progressive membranous membranous nephropathy, a type of six months’ therapy alternating nephropathy: a UK randomized kidney disorder. monthly cycles of prednisolone controlled trial, was funded by the and chlorambucil – was shown to Medical Research Council, Novartis, This condition leads to changes and be the most effective in preventing the Renal Association and Kidney inflammation of the structures inside further renal decline with the benefits Research UK. The results were the kidney that help filter waste and maintained over the three-year study published online in world-leading fluids. It is usually managed with period. The treatment will now be medical journal The Lancet. Professor immunosuppressive drugs but despite recommended to clinicians worldwide Mathieson would like to thank Tracey this the condition still carries a high risk as the most effective approach to Chapman (trial administrator) and Maria of causing kidney failure in patients. treating the condition. Langdon (research nurse) for their hard work as well as all the participating Previous studies of the disorder, which Professor Mathieson said: “Kidney patients and clinicians around the is costly to treat, show that once kidney failure is a devastating condition that is country, and the principal funding function starts to decline, continued difficult and expensive to treat and our bodies, MRC, Kidney Research UK and deterioration can be expected. best strategies are to aim to prevent it the Renal Association. 14

// Medical & Clinical Sciences

// Researchers used a 3D computer model to help solve the mystery of how a heart regulates its beat On a journey Controlling parasites through the brain They may be man’s best friend but New research led by Dr John Crabtree the estimated 10 million dogs in the in the School of Physiology and UK come with a potentially damaging Pharmacology could help psychiatrists addition. New research, led by Dr Eric gain a deeper understanding of the Morgan from the University of Bristol’s debilitating symptoms experienced School of Veterinary Sciences, has by schizophrenics trying to cope with shown that dogs are a major source their environment. of toxocara.

“Wherever you look in the brain, This parasitic worm is a rare cause there are broadly speaking two of disease in humans, responsible functional parts,” he said. “There for abdominal pain, loss of sight and The beat goes on is an information-bearing part, potentially asthma and epilepsy. A three-dimensional computer model which provides ‘content’, and a The aim of the study was to identify built by University researchers has complementary part that provides where efforts to control the parasite helped solve a 20-year mystery of how ‘context’ – because in order for a should focus. a heart regulates its beat. piece of information (content) to be meaningful, there needs to be a The link with dogs has long been When your heart beats – or contracts temporal background (context) in accepted, but this study has shown – the contractile machinery is switched which it occurs.” that the parasite remains common, on by an increase in calcium within despite decades of efforts to control the cell. This increase is triggered In simple terms, schizophrenia can be it through worming and the removal of by a release from intracellular stores seen as a temporal breakdown among dog faeces. activated by a small influx of calcium the content-bearing parts of the brain. into the cell during the cardiac If the context-providing parts fail to “This will hopefully help locally electrical signal. coordinate with the timings of the appropriate control measures to be put content-providing parts, information in place,” said Dr Morgan. “The date Back in the early 1990s, Professor will lose its meaning and behavioural also provides a baseline against which Mark Cannell from the School of anticipation of environmental changes future changes can be measured, as Physiology and Pharmacology will be lost. we currently lack any good evidence of discovered that this release took the how effective steps such as anti-fouling form of microscopic events called The primary area of focus for Dr legislation are in reducing egg load and ‘calcium sparks’. However, they could Crabtree is on the thalamic reticular human disease.” not explain how the calcium spark itself nucleus (TRN) – the nuclei that provide terminated. Now a team of researchers context for information transmitted led by Professor Cannell alongside through the thalamic content-bearing Dr Laver from the Hunter Medical nuclei, giving that information meaning. Research Institute in Australia has found a solution. “A content-context model of schizophrenia, with its emphasis on The team constructed a three- the failure of context-providing parts dimensional computer model of the of the brain to temporally coordinate release machinery, which showed the information transmitted by that the automatic release could be content-bearing parts of the brain, stopped without having to invoke any offers a viable framework within other mechanism – a process the team which to reassess our understanding called ‘induction decay’. of schizophrenia and direct future research,” concluded Dr Crabtree. They concluded that there’s good evidence that the calcium release mechanism becomes faulty during heart failure, paving the way to improving our understanding of what goes wrong when somebody’s heart fails. 15

// Hens were given omega-3 supplements during research carried out by the School of Veterinary Sciences Reducing the risk of disease Scientists from across the University of Bristol have been exploiting the latest advances in genetics at a new £23 million research unit. The Integrative Epidemiology Unit (IEU) will help experts from a range of disciplines gain a better understanding of how changes to lifestyle or environment, as well as pharmacological interventions, can reduce the risk of disease.

The IEU, which is directed by Professor George Davey Smith, was launched on 1 June 2013 and has been jointly funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC) and the University of Bristol. It capitalises on major University investments in new technologies that allow the processing of large numbers of samples in unprecedented detail, helping scientists gain a deeper understanding of the biological mechanisms underlying disease.

Reducing blood pressure Scientists from the University have worked with cardiologists at the Bristol Heart Institute (BHI) to create a pioneering technique that can help reduce high blood pressure and lower the risk of stroke, heart and renal disease in patients.

The new technique, called renal denervation, involves removing the Healthy hens nerves connecting the kidney to the It’s one of the most popular health the skeletal benefits were compared brain and has been successfully supplements on the market and is to hens with standard diets rich in trialled on 19 patients at the BHI. The linked to a wealth of potential health omega-6 linoleic acid. technique is very straightforward and, benefits, from reducing the risk of heart importantly, there are no side effects. attacks to lowering blood pressure. They found a 40 to 60 per cent Now researchers have found that reduction in keel bone breakage and a The University and BHI collaborated omega-3 could also help avoid bone corresponding reduction in breakage to form the CardioNomics high blood damage in laying hens. severity in the omega-3 supplemented pressure team and together they hope hens. They also found significantly to tackle this major health problem. Dr John Tarlton and colleagues from greater bone mineral density and The CardioNomics team has received the University of Bristol’s School of improvements in bone structure. a £100,000 grant from Medtronic to Veterinary Sciences led a three-year further improve the technique and research project investigating the The findings of the research, which was expand patient trials. benefits of omega-3 supplemented published in the journal BONE, could diets in laying hens. Free-range hens also help human patients suffering from were given a diet supplemented with osteoporosis. omega-3 alpha linolenic acid, and 16

// Medical & Clinical Sciences

// Getting a clearer understanding of chronic fatigue syndrome at CRIC Bristol // The School of Physiology and Pharmacology is studying chronic pain

Understanding chronic fatigue syndrome Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a debilitating condition that affects around 250,000 people in the UK. It’s a condition that leaves patients feeling utterly exhausted but the reason why remains unclear.

Research carried out by Jade Thai, Senior Research Fellow and manager of the University’s Clinical Research and Imaging Centre (CRIC Bristol), aims to get a clearer understanding of the cognitive impairment often associated with CFS.

A group of 15 people with CFS were asked to undertake a variety of simple tasks while an MRI scanner scanned their brains. The findings were then compared to brain scans of a further 15 people without CRS who undertook the same tasks. Identifying the cause of chronic pain “We found that although the patient Whether you’ve broken a bone or Working with colleagues at the group performed the task as well as the given birth, it’s safe to say we’ve all University, Dr Donaldson will control group, their brain patterns were experienced pain and while describing look at the cellular, anatomical, very different,” Thai explained. “The the symptoms can be relatively electrophysiological, behavioural and CFS group used significantly more of easy, identifying the cause is far clinical implications of chronic pain. the brain than the control group, which more difficult, particularly if the pain indicates some sort of compensatory becomes chronic. In seeking the cause, the researchers mechanism at play.” hope to bring greater scientific Dr Lucy Donaldson from the understanding to the field while also CRIC Bristol’s findings were presented University’s School of Physiology and helping to identify potential molecular at an event hosted by The Wellcome Pharmacology believes the answer lies targets that could aid the development Trust in London, in which CFS and in untangling the neuronal networks of better drugs to treat pain. ME researchers shared their work and that tie the physiological system identified future research priorities. together. 17

// Our research Addressing key global challenges

The University currently has two University Research Institutes whose remit is to address some of the world’s most challenging issues by bringing together leading academics from a wide variety of fields from across the University and beyond. Both foster interdisciplinary research on an ambitious scale in recognition of the fact that humankind increasingly needs creative and innovative solutions in order to address its most pressing problems.

The Cabot Institute This work is already having a Named after the Genoese explorer John significant and positive impact in // The brain’s Cabot (Zuan Caboto), who is credited strategic decision-making at the time of role in obesity as discovering ‘New Foundland’ (i.e. volcanic activity. Why are some of us more likely than others to overeat? Does Canada) after setting sail from Bristol, our genetic make-up affect our the Cabot Institute carries out research The Elizabeth chances of being overweight? on risks and uncertainty in a changing Blackwell Institute for These are some of the questions environment. The Institute has a Health Research being asked by Dr Elanor Hinton, particular interest in climate change, The University’s Elizabeth Blackwell Fellow of the Elizabeth Blackwell natural hazards, food and energy Institute sets out to provide innovative Institute for Health Research security, resilience and governance, and solutions to the most pressing health (EBI), in a new study that will human impacts on the environment. problems of the 21st century. It will measure the neural, hormonal and achieve this by encouraging new behavioural responses to food Recent research carried out by Dr Mark ways of working as well as fostering consumption. Woodhouse, a mathematician at the collaborative approaches between Using state-of-the-art neuroimaging Cabot Institute, examined in detail the scientists, the industry, clinical techniques, Dr Hinton aims to eruption of Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull to practitioners and patients. identify which regions of the brain ensure that the UK is better prepared are involved when people are for volcanic crises in the future. Professor Jeremy Tavare, Director motivated to eat excessively and, of the Elizabeth Blackwell Institute in doing so, hopes to see what Using a model developed at the and Professor of Biochemistry at the difference scientific research can Institute, researchers found that the University, said: “Our focus is to identify make to changing eating behaviour. amount of ash released by the volcano highly innovative new areas of research // The study is funded by the Bristol was significantly underestimated and allocate the expertise and funding Nutrition Biomedical Research Unit at the time. Given that airspace to help translate new breakthroughs management during eruptions relies on into benefits for patients. We will be the accurate forecasting of spreading supporting a full spectrum of research Environment), was awarded £12 million ash, this finding could have important activity that can impact on better by the Engineering and Physical consequences for commercial air travel healthcare, including engineering, Sciences Research Council and in the future. chemistry and mathematics, right the brings together researchers from the way through to social, community and Universities of Bristol, Southampton and Dr Woodhouse said: “This study clinical sciences.” Reading. They will work in partnership represents an important development with Bristol City Council, IBM, Toshiba in our modelling of volcanic plumes For example, a pioneering collaboration and Knowle West Media Centre. and allows more accurate assessments led by the University of Bristol hopes of the source conditions to be made to address the challenges faced by the “SPHERE will address real world during volcanic eruptions. The results UK’s healthcare system by developing a challenges by developing a practical of our study can complement the digital health assistant that can be fitted technology to monitor people’s state-of-the-art forecasting tools used into people’s homes. The collaboration, health in the home environment,” said to predict the spreading of ash during known as SPHERE (Sensor Platform Professor Ian Craddock, Director of the volcanic crises.” for HEalthcare in a Residential interdisciplinary research collaboration.

19 A global institution

Many of the University’s activities he University has over 150 exchange links with top ranking and partnerships support its role T universities in more than 30 countries around the world. Depending as a global institution. It seeks to on a student’s degree programme, address key global challenges they are able to choose from these exchange links in order to study abroad through its research, it builds for a semester or a full academic year as part of their course at Bristol. partnerships with other leading Possibilities include the Sorbonne in international universities, it attracts France, the University of Chicago in the the brightest minds from across the United States and McGill in Canada. Some students also have the option of globe and its alumni are present in taking part in a work placement abroad more than 180 countries. Meanwhile, that forms an integrated part of their study. Bristol students have worked the University’s home students are at companies such as Sotheby’s in Madrid, Vogue in Paris and Credit encouraged to take advantage of the Suisse in Milan. Students benefit many overseas study opportunities from the opportunity to learn a new language, experience a new culture available to them. and enhance their desirability with prospective employers. 20

// A global institution

// Images from the Bristol-Kyoto Symposium, which took place in January 2013 Global collaborations In 2013 academics from the University worked with colleagues from 11 universities in the UK and Japan in flagship collaborative projects.

RENKEI, the Research and Education Network for Knowledge Economy Initiatives, brought together scholars from the Universities of Bristol, Leeds, Liverpool, Newcastle, Southampton and UCL, and the Universities of Kyoto, Kyushu, Nagoya, Ritsumeikan and Tohoku in Japan to create pilot projects in which three main areas would be explored: technology and knowledge exchange with industry, student mobility and social engagement.

The first project to come out of the collaboration was the RENKEI Researcher Development School, which took place in Bristol in July and a record-breaking 90 academic Building links with China was supported by the British Council in delegates from the Japanese institution The University attracts hundreds of Japan. The University hosted 22 early in January 2013. international students every year, career researchers from 11 institutions including many from China. To (five from Japan and six from the UK) In what was believed to be the celebrate the success of its alumni and during a four-week summer school. biggest symposium of its kind ever further its relationship with China, the Its aims were to: held in the UK, a contingent from University invited students from across Kyoto University travelled to Bristol to the country to take part in graduation // develop future research leaders with discuss how the latest thinking and celebrations in Beijing and Shanghai. the skills to lead collaborations between technologies could solve some of the The inaugural event took place at different disciplines and cultures planet’s biggest challenges. the China World Hotel in Beijing and the traditional British ceremony // facilitate the formation of active Kyoto University is one of the top was attended by 650 alumni, their collaborations between participants to research universities in the world and guests and representatives from the achieve a tangible outcome is highly regarded for its academic University of Bristol, including the Vice- excellence, being placed 20th in Chancellor, Sir Eric Thomas. // develop a sustainable network of the Times Higher Education World researchers across Japan and the UK Reputation Rankings. Bristol-Kyoto’s The hotel was decorated with giant joint research projects focus on major photographs of University landmarks, The researchers looked into the theme issues like predicting and tackling including the Wills Memorial Building of Urban Sustainability and Resilience, natural disasters and improving and Victoria Rooms, as well as an took part in a variety of workshops, medical treatment through the image of the Clifton Suspension visited the National Composites Centre use of technology, and reflect the Bridge, rendered in QR code, all to look at collaboration with industry growing importance of international designed to allow students to share and attended a ‘world café’ where they partnerships to tackle global their memories of the University generated ideas for projects around research problems. and city with family and friends. The urban sustainability. event generated great interest among The partnership also helps to attract Chinese traditional and social media. Bristol-Kyoto Symposium external investment opportunities for The University further cemented its academic and student exchanges, Transatlantic research relations with Kyoto University through alongside the opportunity for both Key research institutions in Britain a pioneering international research universities to benefit from existing and America have joined forces to collaboration, which welcomed relationships with industry. study and to combat some of the most 21

“This is an unprecedented opportunity to bring British and American patients together”

Worldwide analysis and paper writing. The grant Universities Network also provided opportunities for students As a member of the Worldwide and academics to carry out research Universities Network (WUN) since and training in the multidisciplinary 2001, the University of Bristol has been context of global challenges. able to forge close partnerships with leading institutions around the globe. Dr Alberto Peruzzo from the Centre for Quantum Photonics worked with expert Staff and students are encouraged to Dr Mohan Sarovar at Sandia National participate in WUN’s broad range of Labs in the USA to tackle two areas of activities, tackling some of the major UK national priority: renewable energies research challenges that no individual and quantum information science and institution could address alone. technology. Dr Sarovar also visited Bristol giving graduate students the The advantages of chance to be involved and trained in common eye diseases. The University international engagement this new and multidisciplinary field. in partnership with University Hospitals The EPSRC grant, Building Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, the Global Engagements in Research, Students overseas National Institute for Health Research demonstrated the advantages of Two University of Bristol students took (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre international engagement for the part in a pioneering project that aims (BRC) at Moorfields Eye Hospital and University’s young researchers to bring sustainable electricity to a UCL’s Institute of Ophthalmology, has and students. deprived area in Mumbai and to two entered into a Consortium agreement remote Indian villages. with the National Eye Institute of the Some of the work supported American National Institutes of Health. through the grant includes Dr Mark Chloe Tingle, who recently Lowenberg’s study of airliner upset and completed a Masters in Engineering Professor Andrew Dick, Faculty loss of control, which has helped to Design, and Adam Smith, who has a Research Director in the Faculty increase Bristol’s international profile. Masters in Physics, travelled to Tamil of Medicine and Dentistry at the Dr Lowenberg and his student Stephen Nadu to discuss how villagers could University of Bristol and Theme Gill used their grant to visit the NASA generate their own power. During Lead for Inflammation and Aircraft Loss-of-Control Research the trip, the pair held workshops Immunotherapy at the NIHR Moorfields Working Group and the NASA Langley to educate local people about the BRC, said: “This Consortium truly Research Centre. They also invited importance of renewable energies and combines transatlantic research NASA researcher Dr Luis Crespo to met with local suppliers of biomass excellence to deliver cutting- visit the University, resulting in a joint and biogas generators. edge advances in the fight against conference paper and published article inflammatory eye diseases.” in the Journal of Aircraft. The fact-finding mission was part of a project led by Bristol-based charity The Dr Richard Lee, NIHR Clinical Lecturer Students were given the opportunity to Converging World, which has installed in Ophthalmology at Bristol Eye work with international experts when wind farms in the villages of Kalilaspura Hospital and the University of Bristol Dr Wuge Briscoe from the School of and Muthumakamura and invests its and at the NIHR Moorfields BRC, Chemistry visited the Royal Institute profits into helping people who live in added: “This is an unprecedented of Technology in Stockholm with five energy poverty. opportunity to bring British and PhD students. Dr Briscoe also visited American patients together.” Grenoble to initiate collaborative projects with scientists and hosted visits from Sweden and Australia to discuss potential grant proposals, data 22 Working in partnership

Industry The University’s partnerships A leading example of university- extend way beyond academia and industry collaboration is the National Composites Centre (NCC) – a world- embrace all sectors as well as many leading research and technology hub that is owned by the University and parts of the community. It is at the draws on established links to world- forefront in engaging the public in class composites research at Bristol, the University of Bath and other its research and jointly hosts the UK universities.

National Coordinating Centre for Following government funding of Public Engagement along with the £28 million, the NCC, based on Bristol and Bath Science Park, University of the West of England. is set to double in size, allowing it to extend its capabilities to Part of the University’s ethos is that it develop composite technology should play an active role within the for the aerospace, automotive, renewable energy and rail sectors. city of Bristol and the surrounding In addition, it will provide a new world-class training centre for region. These activities encompass higher level and vocational skills everything from the regional health development, helping to train the next generation of engineers and agenda, supporting the region’s bringing together leading businesses, economy, through to supporting colleges and universities. and contributing to the city’s globally A delegation from Kyoto University, led by Professor Kiyoshi Yoshikawa, renowned cultural, creative and recently visited the NCC to see how it’s putting the region at the scientific output. forefront of innovation in high-tech materials and strengthening the link between the University and industry. Their visit was part of an ongoing relationship aimed at exploring collaborative research opportunities and allowed Bristol to showcase its expertise in environmental change, nuclear research and more.

Universities Collaborations between universities both globally and locally are increasingly important, helping to address global challenges and maximise the impact of and return on investment from research funding.

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// Dr Dave Glowacki // The Seeds of Change project // Hello Lamp Post! won Bristol’s first Playable City Award

This year, the Universities of Bristol, Bath, Cardiff and Exeter announced a formal collaboration, known as GW4, which brings together a high concentration of research expertise and capability.

“Regional groupings of research intensive universities are a rapidly emerging and important evolution,” said Sir Eric Thomas. “These will “Regional groupings of research intensive be increasingly important in order for universities to address grand universities are a rapidly emerging intellectual and societal challenges.” and important evolution, that will be

The GW4 Board is chaired by Professor increasingly important in order for Guy Orpen, the University of Bristol’s Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research. universities to address grand intellectual and societal challenges” The public The University has also undertaken a variety of projects to help maintain Bristol’s cultural calendar and is widely cultural map,” said David Alder, Director and strengthen its relationship with regarded as one of the leading festivals of Marketing and Communications. the public and the city of Bristol as a of its kind in the UK. The University acted as a partner and whole. In Seeds of Change: Growing a ambassador for the project. Living History of Bristol, the University Bristol supported the festival in worked with 16 schools and community increasing the number and range of Research at the University has also groups to help them learn about the events and in commissioning new inspired a groundbreaking science- city’s trade and maritime past through events with international thinkers and meets-art experiment. danceroom the power of plants. writers, as well as opening up festival Spectroscopy (dS) was spawned events to its academics and students. from the work of Dr David Glowacki, In another pioneering project, the a University researcher and Pervasive University will join forces with over 20 In another project, Bristol worked Media Studio resident. local schools to help get young people with Watershed on the city’s first-ever involved with university research. The Playable City Award, where artists from By combining 3D cameras and aim of the project, which is funded by across the world were asked to change bespoke software, dS uses physics Research Councils UK (RCUK), is to the way people interact with the city to create sounds and images from introduce schoolchildren to the world by using inanimate objects to trigger people’s movements, which are of research and encourage them to playful interactions. captured and fed into a program raise their aspirations for further study. developed by Dr Glowacki’s team and The winning entry, Hello Lamp Post!, interpreted as energy fields. The University also built on its invited visitors and residents to relationship with the Bristol Festival interact with lamp posts, bus stops dS has so far been exhibited at of Ideas by announcing a formal and postboxes by texting a code Arnolfini, the Barbican Arts Centre partnership with the organisation. found on these familiar objects. “Hello and featured as part of the Cultural Lamp Post! is hugely exciting and the Olympiad. Dr Glowacki was named The festival – an annual programme University is pleased to support this as joint winner in the individual of 200 talks, debates, conferences, fantastic initiative which supports category at the University’s 2012/13 exhibitions and more – is a key event in Bristol’s rightful place on the global Engagement Awards. 24 Education and the student experience

We aim to educate individuals with The University’s priorities in this area are to: the highest potential to excel in their // attract and retain academically chosen careers. Central to our ethos gifted and highly motivated students at Bristol is research-led teaching. from a wide range of backgrounds, creating a diverse and international This means that our students are University community involved in and exposed to the very // provide an education of the highest latest thinking in their academic quality that is research-led and focused on the needs and expectations of discipline, as well as benefiting from our students core skills driven through research // ensure students have a fulfilling, projects, that include tackling challenging and intellectually stimulating experience while at challenging problems, managing University, that prepares them for employment and worldwide their own projects and taking opportunities when they leave responsibility for decisions – all of // provide effective and enabling which are exceptionally important educational leadership and structures skills required throughout all of that support educational enhancement their careers. We continue to invest // ensure that learning takes place within a high-quality environment that comprehensively in facilities, training enables both students and staff to and technology, as well as seeking achieve their full academic potential to remove barriers for those people Supporting and rewarding excellence in teaching who may not traditionally consider At Bristol we set the bar high and we encourage excellence in our teaching a university like Bristol as being an and the overall student experience in attainable goal. many ways. This ensures we provide high-quality teaching for our students that nurtures and equips them to become highly professional graduates and potential leaders.

Our 2013 National Student Survey results showed that 87% of our students expressed ‘overall satisfaction’ 25

and 91% indicated that they found their course intellectually stimulating. “Students can take advantage We take steps to promote student engagement and satisfaction, with of a range of strong leadership in subject disciplines to provide a strong sense of academic opportunities to community. Our framework for student help develop their support and tutoring encourages independent and active learning, while skills and gain our work with the University Students’ Union (UBU) aims to champion greater useful experience” student engagement and student representation within the academic life of the University. Similarly, we uphold rigorous processes to maintain invited to vote and these nominations students to gain crucial experience our high standards of teaching, were considered by a panel who chose as early as possible. The Faculty including periodic peer review and the winner. Importantly, the Bristol has worked closely with its industrial encouragement, to continually push Teaching Awards is a joint venture partners to create hundreds of forward pedagogic boundaries. between the UBU and the University. opportunities for students to be mentored by somebody in industry and We are committed to continually raising Skills development to gain work experience. In addition, awareness of the value we place on Wider skills development plays an the International Internship Scheme excellence in teaching. The Bristol important part in ensuring our students allowed students to gain experience Teaching Awards is a recent illustration reach their full potential both while abroad during summer 2012. of this commitment. Launched in 2013, at University and then on into their its aim is to recognise and reward chosen careers. Bristol attracts hundreds of employers those who have made an outstanding and alumni to its campus each year, contribution to teaching and the Students can take advantage of and their involvement enhances the provision of support for students. a range of opportunities to help Bristol experience through their input develop their skills and gain useful into teaching and learning, and their The inaugural ceremony was experience. More than 2,000 paid involvement in our comprehensive held in June 2013 and 14 awards roles are available to students across careers programmes. Over 100 were presented in four categories: the University, including Campus employer-led sessions took place Dean’s Award for Education, Registrar’s Internships, which provide demanding, during 2012-13, giving students Award for Teaching, Students’ Award project-based work, and via the specific sector knowledge and the for Teaching and Students’ Award University Internship Scheme, in which chance to experience the reality of for Support. In addition, there was a we fund our students to work with different careers. Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Teaching/ small and medium-sized enterprises. Education, presented to an individual Many employers put our students or team who made an exceptional An example of this is the Faculty through their paces in mock interviews contribution to education and the of Engineering-specific First Year in order to give them valuable feedback enhancement of the student experience. Internship and Mentoring Scheme, and to hone their skills. In addition Students and members of staff were which has recognised the need for they provided courses on leadership, > 26

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// Students are given a range of opportunities during their time at Bristol

negotiation and commercial awareness Basecamp (businessbasecamp.co.uk), Widening participation to give a realistic taste of what our which supported over 200 students The University has an ongoing students will experience when they to explore business ideas last year commitment to widening participation embark upon their careers. and won ‘Best Student Enterprise in higher education, achieved through a Experience’ at the annual SETsquared variety of programmes and initiatives. Employers and alumni are also Student Enterprise Awards. We also heavily involved in our professional have award-winning Student Enterprise // IntoUniversity skills development units, where Societies, picking up both NACUE’s The University launched a joint initiative major corporates deliver sessions ‘Best Venture Support’ and we were with IntoUniversity in April 2013 within on creativity and innovation and runner-up in Enactus UK’s ‘Best an area that has one of the highest provide advice on how to make the New Team’ category. proportions of children living in poverty most of their time at university. Lastly, in Bristol. we encourage and support skills Increasingly we teach in the curriculum, development through extra-curricular with examples including teaching The initiative is focused around a centre activity and our Bristol PLuS Awards technology business start-up to over which, in its first year, will work with scheme, which recognises significant 300 engineering students a year, 450 local young people with an aim to achievement outside of the lecture working with Vet Science students on increase this to 900 per year from 2014. theatre, is taken up by an increasingly practice management, to emerging Three strands of activity are provided: large number of our students. units on commercialising life science primary and secondary academic discoveries and creating sustainable support; programmes that provide a Continual innovation through the cultural enterprise around historic sites variety of workshops focused on the curriculum also plays an important role. which fund their conservation. national curriculum; and mentoring. For example, we will soon launch a new Liberal Arts programme which will provide our graduates with a diverse // Emerging entrepreneurs and broad range of skills through Matt Montgomery, a mature EngD student in the Systems Centre, came studying a wide range of disciplines, through our Spark enterprise boot camp (www.sparkcourse.co.uk) with an idea as well as a third year spent studying for a social enterprise that grew high-quality salads and vegetables on derelict abroad. As with all our programmes, land in the city using novel farming techniques. This idea has subsequently this will most definitely set challenging evolved into recycling coffee grounds into fertiliser, growing products for local and high demands of our students. restaurants and cafés using brownfield sites, and also employing young people in danger of leaving education and providing them with work that supports Student enterprise them to continue their studies. Matt’s business proposal, Growing People, won Encouraging and supporting student £8,000 in funding from the New Enterprise Competition alongside a £2,500 ‘Try enterprise forms an important part of it’ social enterprise grant also provided by the University. the overall student experience, whether this is helping students build freelance The New Enterprise Competition overall winner was Computer Science PhD businesses or supporting high-tech student Tom Carter whose ‘Ultrahaptics’ idea for touchless feedback from spin-out companies. electronic devices has emerged from his research. Tom had taken enterprise education units here at Bristol as an undergraduate and his business not only Enterprise education opportunities won over £15,000 in funding but also attracted serious industry attention. are available to all students through 27

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Key to the success of the centre and Encouraging achievement Discover More brings to life a its strands is the involvement of the in young people wide variety of research as well as University’s students who provide The University plays a key role in providing a glimpse into the array of academic mentoring and support raising aspirations among young opportunities that university life offers. throughout. IntoUniversity began people. Two examples of It was also one of the first magazines in operating in 2002 in London and now innovative activities driven by the the UK to include Augmented Reality has 15 centres nationally. University are: (AR) technology in order to bring an extra dimension to its content. // Foundation year // Bristol Prize Launched in September 2013, the The University has created a new David Alder, the University’s Director Faculty of Arts’ Foundation Year in award to honour the achievements of of Marketing & Communications, Arts and Humanities is designed schoolchildren from Bristol and give said: “Creating Discover More was an for individuals who don’t consider them an insight into higher education. exhilarating journey and it’s quickly themselves to be ‘typical’ university The Bristol Prize is awarded to pupils become a popular source of additional students and will equip them with the whose teachers feel have made a information for schools. Key to its skills and experience needed for an significant contribution over the year, success has been the involvement of undergraduate degree course. both through academic achievement school pupils in its development. This or progress and by demonstrating most definitely helped to shape the The one-year programme is taught excellence in leadership, creativity, end result which, as is so often the at QCA Level 3 – the equivalent of innovation or entrepreneurship, case when working in partnership, A-levels or an Access to HE Diploma service to the community or working to exceeded our initial expectations.” – and introduces students to a broad achieve quality. range of study skills that are essential Open education for studying arts and humanities at This year a total of 32 youngsters, aged Bristol joined the Universities of undergraduate level. 12 and 13, from 16 schools were given Birmingham, Cardiff, East Anglia, the opportunity to ‘graduate’ from the Exeter, King’s College London, The programme is open to anyone University. Pupils were given a taste Lancaster, Leeds, Southampton, who has the motivation to complete of University life through a hands-on St Andrews and Warwick in signing up the course and go on to further study, workshop before listening to an English to FutureLearn Ltd, a new company regardless of ethnic, educational, lecture on medieval literature. launched by the Open University (OU). professional or social background. The University hopes that the Bristol FutureLearn will give individuals Prize will become an annual highlight from across the world greater access for schools and pupils and has pledged to higher education by bringing to keep in touch with the winners together a range of free online throughout their education. courses that are clear, accessible and easy to use. It will draw on the OU’s // Discover More decades of expertise in delivering As part of its commitment to raising distance learning and pioneering open aspirations among young people, education resources to underpin a the University has created a unique unified, coherent offer from all magazine for schools. its partners. 28 Our students

Bristol expects the best for and from Student media The University’s student body is its students and their achievements responsible for the management and day-to-day running of a range of are very often remarkable. We successful media products, all of which recognise the importance of is done on a voluntary basis and in addition to students’ full-time studies. extracurricular activities and our Epigram is the University’s fortnightly students embrace these with focus student newspaper with a circulation of and energy. Sporting achievements, around 6,000; Burst Radio broadcasts continuously during term time from one of the largest number of student its production and recording studios located in the Richmond Building; societies in any UK university, an UBTV was formed in March 2012 and average of over £100,000 raised produces regular shows focusing on student achievements; and Helicon is annually for local charities and over an online and printed arts and listings magazine that has been running for 100,000 hours contributed each over a decade. year to volunteering projects, are Students from a range of academic just some examples of our students’ backgrounds are able to gain a wealth of experience to help them embark on achievements outside of a highly a career in the media and a number challenging curriculum. of well-known alumni made their start this way. For example, former Burst volunteers include comedian Marcus Brigstocke, UBTV presenter Lindsey Russell has been announced as the next presenter of Blue Peter, and the BBC’s deputy political editor James Landale used to write for Epigram.

Sporting achievements The University boasts a rich variety of sports clubs offering students the opportunity to follow their passions outside of the academic arena. There are 53 clubs in total with over 4,000 members taking part in activities ranging from clay pigeon shooting to korfball, and the University is proud to have consistently turned out a number of professional athletes and Olympians.

Exceptionally talented students are supported by way of the University’s High Performance Squad, which aims to help athletes continue with their sporting careers without compromising their academic progress. In addition, the University awards the Bristol Red to individuals who have produced 29

exceptional performance in their chosen sport and whose level of achievement and commitment goes beyond University first team level.

Previous recipients have included England rugby player Kyran Bracken MBE and Olympic gold medal winners Laura Tomlinson MBE (née Bechtolsheimer) and Iain Percy OBE. In 2013 Reds were awarded to Camilla Paget (lacrosse), Sebastian Tjournelund (rowing coxswain), Joanna Leigh (hockey), Jasmine Barkes (lacrosse), James Stephenson (rugby) and Benjamin McSweeney (rowing).

Participation in sports continues to grow and initiatives like UBU Active and Fit and Fabulous give students the opportunity to try a range of free or affordable non-competitive activities. “The University of Bristol Likewise the Intramural Sports Programme focuses on participation students creating a world-class and enjoyment through its series of leagues and competitions played at a student life for themselves” purely recreational level.

Student societies There are over 200 student societies being run and managed by University their future lives and careers, from runs one of the biggest and most students – one of the largest number on organisation to leadership and people successful RAG (Raising and Giving) offer in any UK university – with a great management, and can pave the way for Weeks in the country and last year variety of subjects being covered, from career opportunities in many sectors. students raised over £134,000 through departmental societies (law, history, various activities. politics, etc) to performing arts, food Volunteering in the and drink, wellbeing, religion and more. community The University hosts two awards Each year our students contribute evenings every year to recognise Students are encouraged to create significantly through volunteering and celebrate the achievements of and run these groups independently projects across the region. They get its student volunteers. The RAG and and in addition to their full-time study, involved in a variety of ways, from Volunteering Awards presents awards furthering the Students’ Union’s (UBU) joining existing sports and educational like ‘most enthusiastic’ and ‘most vision of “The University of Bristol projects to taking part in community engaged project coordinator’ while the students creating a world-class student programmes, joining national initiatives Bristol PLuS Awards honours students life for themselves”. or by setting up volunteering projects who have gained professional and of their own. The UBU holds a life skills through their involvement in The University recognises the Volunteers’ Fair every year, where extra-curricular experiences. importance of societies in giving students can learn about the many students the chance to socialise, volunteering opportunities available. By getting involved in volunteering meet like-minded people and explore activities, students are able to make a hobbies and interests unrelated to Students also take part in a diverse difference to the community, develop their academic studies. Being part of range of fundraising activities, valuable skills that can enhance their a society can also help students build helping to raise thousands of pounds for chosen career and gain recognition for some of the skills they may need in local charities annually. The University their extraordinary achievements. 30 Honorary degrees

The University considers the awarding // January Professor Jean Golding of an honorary degree as one of (Doctor of Laws/LLD) Martyn Brabbins higher education’s most significant (Doctor of Music/DMus) accolades. Each year, following very Dr Charles Wong (Doctor of Laws/LLD) careful consideration, the University Dr Caroline Harper (Doctor of Science/DSc) bestows a number of honorary Professor Anne Phillips degrees on individuals who merit (Doctor of Laws/LLD) John Rutley (Doctor of Laws/LLD) special recognition for outstanding // Beijing (April) achievement and distinction in a Professor Yang Wei field or activity which reflects the (Doctor of Laws/LLD) University’s high standards and values. // July Tony Juniper (Doctor of Science/DSc) Roger Holmes (Doctor of Laws/LLD) Professor David Townsend (Doctor of Science/DSc) Professor Lynn Gladden, CBE (Doctor of Science/DSc) Professor Dame Carol Robinson, FRS (Doctor of Science/DSc) Dr Anthony Falconer (Doctor of Science/DSc) Dr Roger Pettman (Doctor of Science/DSc) Professor Joe Brownlie, CBE (Doctor of Laws/LLD) James Landale (Doctor of Laws/LLD) Professor David Feldman, FBA (Doctor of Laws/LLD) Laura Tomlinson, MBE (Doctor of Laws/LLD) Andrew Hilton (Doctor of Letters/DLitt) 31 Investing in our estate

The University continues to invest in Student study spaces A new student learning zone in the its estate to ensure it provides the Hawthorns was unveiled this year, enabling the two refectories to be used best research and teaching facilities more easily for study. Improvements that befit a university of its standing. include new equipment such as fixed computers, plasma screens and colour Its current programme of activities printers, as well as wireless connectivity across the facility. Work has also been will deliver in excess of £150 million completed at the Wills Memorial Library worth of development from now until to provide a wireless environment in all areas as well as improved lighting and the end of 2014. power points for laptops.

Student accommodation Other work completed this year includes the renovation of the kitchens and 70 // Life Sciences bedrooms at Churchill Hall, renovation A total of £56.5 million is being of bathrooms at Clifton Hill House invested in our new Life Sciences and bedrooms at Goldney Hall, and Building. This will be a flagship a complete renovation of Manor Hall. building for the University and Works at Hiatt Baker Hall include an it represents one of our most extension to provide an additional significant investments in our estate. 327 bedrooms and renovations to the It will provide state-of-the-art catering area, main entrance and library. teaching labs, a range of formal and Work is due to be completed in 2014. informal learning areas, an atrium social space, a new BioSciences Environmental efforts library and research space. Bristol’s efforts to be an environmentally friendly university have been recognised by People & Planet, a student-led network that campaigns to delivering a new swimming pool protect the environment. and changing facilities, a new foyer and improvements to the building’s In the UK’s only comprehensive green heating, cooling and IT facilities. In ranking of universities, Bristol was addition, the Anson Rooms have placed 23rd out of 143 universities been refitted with folding acoustic and given a First Class Award for the screens, a new multi-purpose studio, “creativity and tenacity” of its staff and club and society areas. Phase 3 and students in implementing new is due to be completed in September initiatives and improving sustainability. 2014 and will provide a new café, the renovation of the building’s Winston Some of the measures recognised // Richmond Building Theatre (complete with cinema include implementing energy-saving We are putting significant investment screen), a new studio theatre and projects to save 2,000 tonnes of CO2 into our Richmond Building (which a range of meeting and social every year and recycling 75 tonnes houses the Students’ Union). Phases spaces. The entire building will be of waste electrical and electronic 1 and 2 have been completed, wireless enabled. equipment, 16 tonnes of cardboard and two tonnes of polystyrene. 32 Bristol alumni

Bristol alumni are an exceptional Centenary Campaign Philanthropy continues to play group of individuals. Below, we have an increasingly significant role in enabling us to achieve our mission highlighted just some of our alumni’s and vision, and is now the University’s recent achievements. fourth largest income stream after government grants, fees and research grant income.

Ed Woodward (BSc 1993) was Dame Victoria Sharp DBE (LLB The University’s Centenary Campaign announced as CEO of Manchester 1978) is being promoted from the is due to come to a close at the end United Football Club. High Court to the High Court of of 2014 and with £94 million raised Appeal by Her Majesty The Queen. to date, we are currently on track to Dr Nithin Thomas (MEng 2005, achieve our £100 million target. PhD 2010) won the prestigious Shell Nishtha Chugh (MSc 2011) was LiveWIRE 2012 Innovation Award for shortlisted in the prestigious Guardian Donations, grants and legacies have his work in data security. International Development Journalism been of all sizes and support has come Competition 2013. from 91 countries, from alumni, friends, Joseph Muscat (PhD 2008) was trusts and foundations, and companies elected as Malta’s youngest Prime Tessa Morris-Suzuki (BA Hons whose interests and values align with Minister in the March 2013 general 1972) has won the Academic Prize ours. We have received donations election. of the Fukuoka Prize, a prestigious from a total of 19,012 donors to date, International Japanese Award. and the transformative impact of this Anne C McClain (MSc 2005) has ambitious campaign has resonated been announced as part of NASA’s Stephen Briggs (BSc 1982) is the right across the University. new team of trainee astronauts who director of the conservation project will explore new destinations in the Alvecote Wood, which won first prize A total of £23 million has been donated solar system, including an asteroid in the Royal Forestry Society’s Small in support of medical research alone. and Mars. Woodlands Excellence in Forestry This has been used to support cancer Awards. research projects, to help continue Mariah Griffin-Angus (LLM 2012) pioneering stem cell research, and to received a Global Changemaker Holly Smale (BA 2004, MA 2006) fund a database collecting the brains of Award in January, in recognition secured an international contract with 850 dementia sufferers that will aid our of her active engagement in HarperCollins for Geek Girl, the first understanding of dementia and inform the promotion of international in a series of three novels aimed at potential new treatment options. cooperation and social justice. teenagers, which was published in February 2013. In addition, philanthropy has helped Lindsey Russell (BA 2013) won a us in many aspects of our academic CBBC competition to be the 36th Steve Micklewright (BSc 1983, endeavour, from influencing Blue Peter presenter, succeeding over MSc 1991) has been appointed the policymaking by contributing to the 20,000 applicants. new executive director of BirdLife work of the Intergovernmental Panel Malta. Steve has previously worked on Climate Change, to acquiring for environmental organisations, the world-renowned Mander and including the World Wildlife Fund. Mitchenson Theatre Collection.

Donations have also helped us to inspire and educate generations of students who may never have had the chance or the belief that they could access a university education before.

We are hugely grateful to every donor who has played a part in contributing to the Centenary Campaign. Thank you. 33 Philanthropy

Bristol Pioneers are individual (BSc 1978, PhD 1982)* Mrs Alison M Bye (Hill) (BA 1965)* Mrs Christine D Gorman (Wilson) Mr Alastair J G Matchett Mr Peter G Bye (BSc 1965)* (BA 1958)* donors who give £1,000 or (BSc 1991, MSc 1993)* Ms Jane A Camblin (Day) Mr Michael J Gorman (BA 1960)* more a year. In recognition Dr Alasdair A D McKerrell (PhD 1981)* (BA (Hons) 1973)* Mr Alan Gourgey (LLB 1983) of their generosity, we have Mr Neill F Morgan (BA 1990)* Dr Innette M Cambridge (PhD 2000) Mrs Anne P Gray (BA 1956) listed some of our Bristol Mrs Catrin Morgan (Jones) (BA 1990)* Mrs Lorraine M Casson* Mr Mark D Greaves (BA 1984) Mr Timothy A C Page (LLB 1985)* Mr Norman S D H Casson (LLB 1969)* Mr Colin H Green CBE (Honorary Pioneers below. Mrs Jan Phillips (Birtwell) (LLB 1983)* Professor Peter Cawley DEng 1997, BSc 1971)* Mr John K Pitts (BSc 1948)* (BSc 1975, PhD 1979) Mr Dominic R M Griffiths (BA 1994) // £25,000+ Mrs Judi Ritchie Nigel Cawthorne (BSc 1970)* Mr Adam C Hale (BSc 1987) Mr Richard M (BSc 1984) Mr Timothy Ritchie (BA 1978) Mr Mark O Cawthron (LLB 1978)* Mr Daniel C J Hall (LLB 1984) Mrs Samantha Campbell-Breeden Mr Andrew Roberts (BSc 1968) Mr James Charatan (BA 1985) Professor Len Hall* Mr Richard H Cunningham Dr Geoffrey H Rowley Mr Hon M Cheang (BSc 1964) Dr Rachel Hall (Robertson)* (BEng 1982)* (BA 1958, Honorary LLD 2011)* Mr Ian B Chicken (LLB 1987)* Mr David T D Harrel (LLB 1970) Mr Peter K Estlin (BSc 1982)* Mr William J Rucker (BSc 1984) Dr Soo C Choo (MSc 2000) Mr David A Hartley (BSc 1982) Mrs Anne Graham Mr Daniel J O Schaffer (LLB 1986) Dr David P Clark (PhD 1976)* Mr Paul Henderson The Rt Honourable the Baroness Hale Ms Lesley G Silvester (Jackson) Mr James S Clayton (MEng 2000)* Prof Sally E Heslop of Richmond (Honorary LLD 2002) (BA 1968)* Professor Richard R Clements* Mrs Aglaia Hill (Kordatou) Mrs Kate Holmes* Mr Robin Thring (BSc 1947)* Mr Dennis Cockerill (BSc 1953)* (Honorary MA 1999) Dr Roger A Holmes (BSc 1981, Mr Daniel C Witter (BSc 1990) Mr Nigel W H Cooper (BSc 1978) Ms Lesley J Hill (BSc 1984)* Honorary LLD 2013)* Mr Basim N Ziadeh (MSc 1975) Mr Oliver Corbett (BSc 1986) Mr Anthony Hinchliffe Dr Bhikhu C Patel (BA 1973, Diploma Mrs Fiona H Corney (Pattison) (MB ChB 1960, ChM 1971)* 1975, Honorary LLD 2006) // £1,000-£4,999 (LLB 1996) Mr Andrew D Hine (LLB 1986) Perivoli Trust Mr Marc Abbey (Erasmus 1986) Mr Howard J Corney (LLB 1996) Mr Graeme N Hobbs (BSc 1978) Mr Stephen B Scobie (BA 1986) Mr Simon T Aird (BSc 1993) Mr John E Coverdale (BSc 1977) Mr Brian E Holden (BA 1952, Mr Paul N Woollacott (BSc 1969) Dr Stephen A Allpress Mrs Clare E Cutler (Wright) Certificate in Education 1954) Mrs Susan M Woollacott (Ludford) (BEng 1990, PhD 1994) (LLB 1994) Dr Barbara A Hulse (King) (BSc 1969) Mr Omar Al-Nuaimi (LLB 1994) Mr Hugh P B Cutler (BSc 1994) (MB ChB 1972) Mrs Sarah Al-Nuaimi Mr Jeremy R Davidson (BSc 1970)* Mr C Nigel Hurst-Brown (BSc 1973)* // £5,000-£24,999 Mr David M J Attwood (BSc 2008) Mr Thomas J G Davies (BA 2000) Mr Bishr Ibrahim Baker Ibrahim Mr Simon Allen (BSc 1978) Dr Brian Ault (BSc 1977, PhD 1980) Mr Colin M Dickins (BSc 1979)* (BSc 1987) Miss Lulu A Al-Nuaim (MSc 2005) Mr G Gavin Bacon (LLB 1979) Mrs Julie M Dickins (Scarborough) Mr David J Jackson (LLB 1974) Professor Gabriel G Balint-Kurti* Dr Adebola O Bada (MB ChB 1969)* (LLB 1979)* Mrs Susan J Jackson (Strickland) Mr Simon D J Beddow (LLB 1986) Mr John Baker Mr Richard H Dodd (BSc 1983)* (LLB 1975, LLM 2007) Mr Tony Cates (BSc 1987) Mr Louis Baker (BSc 1983)* Mr Mark Donald (BSc 1983) Mrs Margaret E J Jaggar (Davies) Professor David Clarke* Miss Henrietta C Baldock (BSc 1992) Mr Paul R E Double (BSc 1973) (BSc 1955)* Mr John F Coates (LLB 1992) Dr Celia E Bangham (MB ChB 1977)* Mr Robert Dufton (LLB 1983)* Mr Trevor F B Jaggar (BSc (Hons) Mr William G R Davies (BSc 1971)* Mrs Carol Barnett Mrs Diana E S Dunn (Deterding) 1946, Certificate in Education 1952)* Dr Jonathan P C de Pass Mr Stuart W Barnett (BSc 1973) (BA 1977)* Mr C W L Jay* (MB ChB 1979)* Dr Amitava Basak Mrs Matti Egon Mr Michael H V Jeans MBE Mr Steven L J Everett (BSc 1993) Mrs Shyamali Basak Mr Nicholas Egon (BA 1964)* Mr Jeremy M R Foster (BA 1982) Dr J Mark Bayley Dr Paul J England Mrs Marion Jeffrey (Roach) Mr Patrick Gale (BA 2006)* (BSc 1982, PhD 1985) (BSc 1965, PhD 1968)* Mr Richard S Jeffrey Mrs Elinor Goldsmith (Ball)* Mr Walter Bealby (BA 1974) Mrs Janet E Evans (Rider) (Certificate (BSc 1978, MSc 1982) Dr Stuart A Goldsmith Mr John S M Beckwith-Smith in Education 1963, BSc 1962) Mrs Barbara J Jester (Bateman) (BA (BA 1966, Honorary LLD 2007)* (BEng 1993) Mr Michael Evans (BSc 1963) 1952, Certificate in Education 1953)* Ms Natasha Good (LLB 1991) Mr Philip J Beer (LLB 1995) Mr A Stephen Fagg (BSc 1962)* Mrs Clare Johnson (Rodgers) Mrs Gillian M Goodwin (Powell) Mr John E Benson (BSc 1976)* Mr Robert N Farago (BSc 1987) (LLB 1994) (BA 1980) Bryan Betts (BSc (Hons) 1952) Mr George Ferguson (Honorary MA Mr Olly Johnson (BEng 1993) Dr Stephen P Goodwin Mr Sandy S Bhogal 1999, BA 1968, BArch 1971) Mr Nicholas B Joicey (BA 1991)* (BSc 1979, PhD 1985) (LLB 1996, LLM 1997) Dr Roy F Followell Mr Nicholas D E Jones (BA 1978)* Harriets Trust Mrs Monica R Bhogal (Patel) (BSc 1954, PhD 1958)* Mrs Sally Jones (Coleman) (BA 1978)* Mrs Jane A Hartley-Allen (Martin) (LLB 1996, Diploma 1997) Mrs Judith Fowler* Mr Jeffrey L Karoly (BSc 1989) (LLB 1979) Dr Gerald F Bigwood (MB ChB 1947) Professor Robert L H Fowler* Mr Alastair J N King (Certificate 1999) Professor Lucy A Henry (BSc 1986) Mr Graham H Blyth (BSc 1969)* Mr Nicholas A R Fox (BA 1991)* Mrs Anna K Kirrage Mr Tim Herrington (LLB 1975)* Lady Boateng (Alleyne) * Mrs Helen Gaastra (Carter) Mr Nicholas S Kirrage (MEng 2001) Professor Andrew J Hibbert The Lord Boateng (BSc 1979)* Mrs Deborah J Knight (Bostock) (BSc 1979) (LLB 1973, Honorary LLD 2007)* Mr Stephen Gaastra (BSc 1979)* (BA (Hons) 1971)* Ely Jacques Kahn III Dr J Philip Grimshaw Bolton Mr Brian J Gallagher (LLB 1974) Mr Stephen D Koehne (LLB 1968) Mrs Teresa Keil* (MB ChB 1974)* Mrs Sarah L Gallagher Mr Simon J Lake (BSc 1977)* Mrs Rebecca Lewis (BA 1992) Mr Luke Brindle (BSc 1995) Mr Jonathan R Gatward (BA 1986) Mr Daniel Lavender (BA 1991) Dr William J Lewis (BSc 1990, Mr Alex S Brooks (BSc 1998) Ms Robin Geller Ms Lucy C Lavender (Bridge) (BA 1991) Honorary LLD 2010) Ms Aileen M Broomfield (BSc 1984)* Prof & Mrs B A Gennery Sir Stephen C Laws (LLB 1972) Mr Anthony H W Luckhurst Mr Denis A S Burn (BSc 1975)* (MB ChB 1964) Mrs Mary E Lee (Limbrick) (BSc 1974, MSc 1975)* Mr James Burstall (BA 1987)* Mr Hywel D George (BSc 1988) Mr Norman W Lee (BSc 1953) Dr Jane E Manley (Sansom) (MB ChB Mr Andrew E J Burton (BA 1988)* Mrs Mary A George (Watkins) Mrs Caroline Leeds Ruby (Leeds) 1984, Postgrad. Cert. 2006) Mrs Anna-Marie Burton (BSc 1988) (LLB 1985)* Dr John C Manley Mr James H Butterwick (BA 1987) Mr Nigel Goodenough (BSc 1971) Mr Christian Leukers (BSc 1999) 34

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Mr Philip H L Levinson (LLB 1985) Mrs Sally Paynter Dr Lip Ping Thean (LLB 1955, Mrs Joy Wright Mr Eng Bian Lim (BDS 1985) Mrs Margaret R Peacock* Honorary LLD 2002) Mr Simon M Wright (BSc 1986) Mr William J Littlewood (BSc 1987)* Mr David R Phillips (LLB 1999) Dr Timothy R Thom Dr Allen Zimbler* Mr Henry Litton Mr Stephen R Pickthall (BSc 1982)* (Honorary LLD 2008)* Mr C Stephen Lloyd (BSc 1982)* Mr Nicholas J Pike (LLB 1984) Sir Eric J Thomas Mrs Kyung Lloyd Mr Simon D Pillar (BSc 1982) (Honorary LLD 2004)* A further 32 Bristol Pioneers have Mrs Amanda H Lyons (Whittle) Ms Louise M Pitt (BA 1996) Lady Thomas* asked to remain anonymous. (BSc 1995)* Professor Charles E Polkey Dr Sarah J Thompson (Edmondson) Mr Hugh J Lyons (BSc 1960, MB ChB 1963)* (MB ChB 1987) (LLB 1994, LLM 2010)* Mrs Maureen A Polkey (Baverstock) Mr Steve J Thompson (BSc 1985) We’d also like to thank Ms Lucy H MacDonald (BA 1984) (BSc 1960, Certificate in Education Sir and Lady Tidmarsh Ms Carole V Machell (George) 1961)* (Honorary LLD 2002)* the following organisations (BA 1983) Mrs Naomi J Provost (Lawrence) Lady Virginia Tidmarsh* that have made significant Professor Michael H Malim FRS (BA 1976) Ms Clare P Timms (BA 1981) contributions to the (BSc 1984, Honorary DSc 2010)* Mr Jonathan D Punter (BSc 1978) Mr Patrick L C To (BSc 1973) University in 2012/13: Mr Edward G P Mallinckrodt Mrs Julie C Punter (Stableford) Mr Otto Tokvam (LDS 1964)* (BSc 1987) (BSc 1978) Dr Nicolas J Wadsworth // Abergavenny Orchestral Society Mrs Kate Mallinckrodt (Young) Mrs Caroline Pym (Clark) (BSc 1951, PhD 1955)* // BP plc Mr Andrew K T Man (BA 1996) (BVSc 1954) Ms Leong Wai Leng // Deutsche Bank AG Mrs Elizabeth Man Mr Francois G M Raulier Dr Martin R Wales (BSc 1988) // Harriet’s Trust Mr David J Manuel (BA 1970) (BEng 1986)* Mr Christopher R Wallis (BSc 1978)* Mr James C S Marler (BA 1984) Mr Nicholas Rawlinson* Mr Alan E Waring // H G Harris Funeral Directors Emeritus Prof George E Mathison Mrs Tania Jane Rawlinson (Stasiuk) * (BSc 1962, PhD 1969) // Morgan Stanley (BSc 1958) Mr Bill Ray (BSc 1975)* Professor Avril E Waterman-Pearson // Ski Club Of Great Britain Mr Geoffrey P Matthews (BA 1980)* Mrs Karen Ray* (Waterman) (BVSc 1970, PhD // Stroud and District Skittles League Mrs Patricia P Matthews (Simms) Mr David S Redfern (BSc 1988) 1977)* // The Football Association (BSc 1981) Mr Colin E Reid (BSc 1972) Dr Pauline F Waters (Haswell/ // The Hospital Saturday Fund Mr Ian J Maurice (BSc 1973)* Mr Edward J Renwick (BA 1998) Stevenson) (MB ChB 1956)* // The Snowdrop Appeal Mr John C Maynard (BSc 1969)* Dame Jane E Roberts (MB ChB Dr Thomas C Waters (MB ChB 1957)* // Weston-super-Mare Mr Daniel H R McCausland (BA 1992)* 1980, Honorary LLD 2007)* Mrs Julia M Wathen (Richardson) Archaeological & Natural Mrs Muriel G McGee (Bulman/ Mr Alan J Rogers (BSc 1984) (BSc 1972)* History Society Wolter) (BA 1949) Mr James N B Rucker (BSc 1978)* Mr Simon W J Wathen (LLB 1972)* // Citrina Foundation Dr Elizabeth M McKay (Norman) Dr Una Ryan OBE (Scully) Dr Christopher M K Watts // City Solicitors’ Educational Trust (BSc 1952) (BSc 1963, Honorary DSc 2009) (BSc 1966, PhD 1969)* // Enid Linder Foundation Mr Nigel S Mercer Mrs Ellen M Schmidt (Fraenkel) Mrs Veronica M Watts (James) // Friends of Bristol Haematology (MB ChB 1980, ChM 1994)* (LLB 1977) (BA 1969)* and Oncology Centre Mr Antony D Metcalfe (BSc 1985) Mr Richard M Schmidt (LLB 1977) Mr Jonathan M Webb (MB ChB 1987) // Goldman Sachs Foundation Mr Adrian J Mezzetti (LLB 1965) Mr Keith D Scott (BA 1960)* Professor Michael Welch MD (MB // Heritage Lottery Fund Mr Andrew M Miller (LLB 1970) Mr Russell Shaw ChB 1966, Honorary MD 2006)* // International Fund for Mr Andrew B Milligan (BSc 1979) Professor Quentin Skinner Mr Clive J Wells (LLB 1987)* Animal Welfare Dr A David Milne OBE (MSc 1967, Mr Jon Slinn (BEng 1999) Mr Stephen R Weston (BSc 1997) // League Against Cruel Sports PhD 1969, Honorary DEng 2007) Miss Samantha J Smith (BSc 1995) Mr Jonathan Wheatley (BA 1959)* // Medlock Charitable Trust Mr Anthony S Minns (LLB 1968)* Mr William H P Smith (BSc 1971) Dr Aldus F Whitfield (BSc 1992) // Mrs Pilkington’s Charitable Trust Mrs Julia Minns Mr Eric Spencer Mr Edward T Whitley (BSc 1976)* // Perivoli Trust Mrs Dinah A Moore (Cartwright) Mr William Sprigge (BSc 1972)* Mrs Patricia R C Willford (Bick) // Rosetrees Trust (BA 1971) Dr Leonard C Squire (BA 1948)* // South Western Laryngological Mr David J Morgan (BSc 1995) (BSc 1952, PhD 1956) Mr Robert A Willford (BSc 1948)* Association Mr Thomas D Morton (BSc 1995)* Ms Victoria P Stace (BA 1971)* Mr Anthony K Williams (BSc 1962) // The Bernard Sunley Charitable Mr Graham Mullan Mr Martin G R Stapleton (BSc 1991) Mr Peter G Williams (BSc 1952)* Foundation Mrs Emma L Murray (Speight) Mr Philip J A Stear (Diploma 1995) Mr Stephen R Williams MP (BA 1988) // The A. G. Leventis Foundation (BA 1996) Ms Clelia Steele* Mrs Kathryn Wills (Matthews) // The Conservation, Mr Thomas J Murray (BA 1995) Mr Adam M D M Steiner (BA 1993)* (BSc 1981) Food & Health Foundation Mr Robert N Myers (BSc 1970) Emeritus Prof Christopher D Mr Rupert Wills (BSc 1982) // The Evolution Education Trust Ms Junko Nakata Stephens (MDS 1979)* Mr Charles M L Wilson (BSc 1998) // The Garfield Weston Foundation Mr Dominic Newcomb (LLB 1994) Mr Andrew Sulston (BA 1991) Mrs Linda J Wilson (LLB 1982) // The Great Britain Sasakawa Mr David A Nicholls (BA 1988) Mr Geoffrey J Swales (BSc 1981)* Mr Michael K Wingenroth (BSc 1993) Ms Dyala Nusseibeh Mr Robert L Sweeney (BSc 1954)* Mrs Kathryn Winterstein (Warburton) Foundation Mr Daniel L Oakes (BA 1995) Dr Peter J Szanto (BSc 1999) // The Hibbert Family Foundation Ms Jacqueline Ong (BSc 1975, MSc 1976, PhD 1981)* Mr Y and Mrs K Winterstein // The Highcliffe Trust Professor A Guy Orpen* Dr Rosalyn M Stanbury (Stanbury) (BSc 2000) // The J P Moulton Charitable Emeritus Prof Roger Parsons (BSc 1975, MB ChB 1980)* Mr Philip E C Wolfe (BSc 1990) Foundation (DSc 1962) Mr Gregory S O Tan (LLB 1994) Mr Etienne Wong (LLB 1987) // The James Tudor Foundation Mr Timothy R V Parton (BSc 1986) Mr Hoie K Tan Dr Kenneth A Wood (MB ChB 1983) // The John Oldacre Foundation Mr Bhupendra Patel Mr Raffi B Tanielian (BA 1998) Mr Nigel W Wray (BSc 1970, // The Mahoro Charitable Trust Mrs Harshila Patel Mr Ben A J Taylor (BSc 2001) Honorary LLD 2005)* // The Serth Gates Charity Mr Matthew D Paulson Mr Julian R Taylor (LLB 1985)* Dr Christopher A Wright // The Wilkinson Charitable Trust (BSc 2005, MSc 2007, PhD 2011) Mr Mark H Teeger (BSc 1994) (BSc 1968, PhD 1971)* // The Wolfson Foundation Mr Andrew Paynter (BSc 1986)* Mr Nicholas M Tett Mr Jeremy W Wright (BA 1982) // University of Bristol Foundation Inc www.bristol.ac.uk