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Dr Derek Parsons

Derek Parsons, 1933-2013

9 September 2013

Derek Parsons, retired Lecturer and Departmental Administrator in Physics, died suddenly on 22 August. Professor Robert Evans offers an appreciation.

Bob Golding

Robert Golding, 1953-2013

5 September 2013

Bob Golding, a cleaner in the Richmond Building, has died. Liz Lynch, Site Services Manager, offers a tribute.

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Joan Skuse, 1929-2013

28 August 2013

Joan Skuse, former Domestic Supervisor for Social Science and Priory Road, passed away in August.

Dan Hill

Dan Hill, 1984-2013

9 August 2013

Dan Hill, who worked in the School of Social and Community Medicine and before that in the Department of Social Medicine in a number of different roles on a wide variety of projects for nearly a decade, died suddenly on 28 May 2013, aged 29 years. Professor Jenny Donovan offers this tribute.

Professor Geoffrey Hanks

Professor Geoffrey Hanks, 1946-2013

24 July 2013

Geoffrey Hanks, Emeritus Professor of Palliative Medicine at the University of Bristol, died on 27 June 2013. Professor Karen Forbes and Dr Colette Reid offer an account of his life and achievements.

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Ann Hulley, 1966-2013

23 July 2013

Ann Hulley, a cleaner based in Senate House, died in July. Liz Lynch, Site Services Manager, offers a tribute.

Dr Cherida Hopper

Dr Cherida Hopper, 1962-2013

17 July 2013

Dr Cherida Hopper, researcher, administrator and Trial Manager at the University of Bristol, died in June aged 51 after a long illness. Professor Chris Salisbury remembers her 'maturity and integrity, her calm acceptance, and her positivity'.

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Dr Kenneth Heaton, 1936-2013

17 July 2013

Dr Kenneth Heaton, formerly Reader in Medicine at the University of Bristol, died this spring after a short illness. His colleague, Professor Chris Probert, offers a tribute.

Professor Brian Chappell

Professor J Brian Chappell, 1930-2013

5 July 2013

Professor Brian Chappell, a founding member of the (then) Department of Biochemistry at Bristol in 1964, has died aged 83. Longtime colleagues Dr JD McGivan and Emeritus Professor OTG Jones offer a tribute.

Professor Mick Aston

Professor Mick Aston, 1946-2013

25 June 2013

Professor Mick Aston, Emeritus Professor of Landscape Archaeology at the University of Bristol, a pioneer of landscape archaeology, a prolific author and a tireless campaigner for access to academia, died unexpectedly at his home on Sunday night aged 66.