Faculty of Science

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Name Profession Qualifications
Tom Avery Polar explorer: in 2002, Tom set a record as the youngest Briton to complete the journey to the South Pole and in May 2005 he led a team that became the fastest to reach the North Pole on foot. BSc Geography and Geology 1998
Dr Brian Clifton Founder and Senior Strategist at Omega Digital Media. Formerly European Head of Web Analytics at Google. Dr Clifton founded the weightlifting club while at Bristol and became British Champion, competing internationally at World and European Championships. BSc Chemistry 1991, PhD Chemistry 1995
Dr Richard Dyer OBE Chief Executive, Biosciences Federation. PhD Anatomy 1972
Professor Julia Goodfellow CBE Vice Chancellor, University of Kent. She is married to Dr Peter Goodfellow FRS. BSc Physics 1972, Hon DSc 2002
Professor Judith Howard CBE FRS First female Professor of Chemistry and also Head of Chemistry, University of Durham. She was elected to the Royal Society "because of her pioneering development in X-ray and neutron crystallography and because of her major contribution to the wider chemical and crystallographic community in terms of education and public understanding". BSc Chemistry 1966, DSc 1986, Honorary DSc 2004
Josh Lewsey MBE Rugby player: Wasps and England BSc Physiology 1998
Professor Nancy Millis MBE Former Chancellor of La Trobe University and Emeritus Professor in the Department of Microbiology at the University of Melbourne. PhD Agricultural Science 1952
Sarah Montague Presenter: BBC Radio 4's Today Programme. Sarah has also presented BBC 2's Newsnight, BBC 1's Breakfast with Frost, evening news bulletins on BBC 1 and BBC World's Hardtalk . BSc Biology 1987
Dr Nick Nieland Javelin thrower: won Gold Medal in Commonwealth Games in Melbourne 2006 and bronze in the Commonwealth Games in 2002. BSc Chemistry 1994, PhD Chemistry 1999
Dr Una Ryan OBE Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Avant Immunotherapeutics, Inc. Una was awarded the Albert Einstein Award in June 2007 for her leadership in the development of new vaccines for serious global infectious diseases. BSc Zoology 1963
Dr Charlotte Uhlenbroek  Television presenter: credits include Cousins, Congo's Secret Chimps, Talking With Animals, Jungle and Safari School. Charlotte has also written the books Talking With Animals and Jungle to accompany the series, and has edited Animal Life: The Definitive Visual Guide to Animals and their Behaviour. BSc Psychology and Zoology 1988, PhD Biological Sciences 1997 (animal communication)

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