BA2 issue 20

THE MAGAZINE FOR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF BATH ISSUE 20 • JUNE 2013

We’re all connected

The power of the Bath network

Joint effort

Engineering a healthier future

First place

Pioneering sports scholarships

Welcome to this year’s issue of BA2 Online.

I am delighted to report that the University’s excellence has continued to be recognised this year, with the Sunday Times University Guide 2013 naming Bath as the best university in the UK after Cambridge and Oxford. I hope you share my pride in this historic achievement. League tables and rankings are increasingly the benchmark by which institutions are judged the world over; for our University to reach such heights in 2013 is due in no small part to our alumni community, which now stretches back almost 50 years, and across 150 countries. I hope you will continue to see yourself as an ambassador for Bath as we count down to our half century celebrations.

As Vice-Chancellor I have been fortunate to serve alongside one such outstanding ambassador for the University, Lord Tugendhat, who retires as Chancellor at the end of this academic year. You will find a tribute to his 14 years’ service on the following pages. His successor as fifth Chancellor from 1 August 2013 will be HRH The Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex KG GCVO. As Chancellor, His Royal Highness can make a major contribution to the life of the University, and will be an excellent advocate for us both nationally and internationally.

Professor Dame Glynis Breakwell DBE, DL Vice-Chancellor

As the University begins to establish partnerships and make links with institutions across the globe, we are recognising that, in a sense, our graduates lead the way.

Thousands of you make new connections every day, sharing your time and expertise with others and offering opportunities with an open hand. Do take a look at the feature on page 18 which illustrates these connections in action – I hope it inspires you to tap into the power of the Bath network.

While our alumni community thrives, we are always looking to develop the ways that we engage with you, and you with us. If you have any suggestions, the Alumni Relations team would love to hear from you, so please do get in touch at alumni@bath.ac.uk.

With best wishes,

Contents 4. “A great honour”

22. First place A brief history of sports scholarships

Lord Tugendhat reflects on 14 years as University Chancellor

6. Creative force

28. Memory bank

Plans unveiled for new Centre for the Arts

10. Research impact

What made Bath memorable for you?

30. Class notes

How research at Bath is changing lives

16. Brain child

at Bath

Read updates from your classmates

35. Made in Bath

Sharing business knowledge with the next generation of entrepreneurs

The NCT’s chief executive Belinda Phipps on Biology, breastfeeding and thinking big

18. Who’s helped who

The power of the Bath connection

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20. Your alumni community

Find out what we can do for you

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4 Editor: Rachel Skerry Features writer: Katharine Barker Design: Richard Box Photography: Nic Delves-Broughton, unless otherwise stated, © University of Bath

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Feature: Lord Tugendhat

“A very important part of my life” Our fourth Chancellor, Lord Tugendhat (Honorary LLD 1998), who retires this year, reflects on over 14 years as the ceremonial head of the University of Bath.

The Chancellor’s official portrait

by James Lloyd

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Feature: Lord Tugendhat

The last 14 years have been

extraordinarily successful for the University. Looking back, this success has been incremental, like a tree growing; the roots are solid and the tree has flourished on top.

It’s not where you finish in league tables in any given year that’s most important, but that you are in the top group on a consistent basis. That is very hard to achieve but Bath has achieved it, not only because it has been extraordinarily well led but because it has, in football terms, strength in depth.

The University has won the Queen’s Anniversary Prize on two occasions since I’ve been Chancellor. The first was for Mechanical Engineering and the second in the field of Social & Policy Sciences, which demonstrates this strength in depth or, to put it another way, strength across the range of what we do.

Another achievement to which I attach great importance is the exceptionally high proportion of Bath students who complete their courses. This speaks volumes both for the academic and support staff on the one hand and the atmosphere on campus on the other.

I think the fact that so many students participate in extracurricular activities – in sport and the arts – contributes as well to the reputation Bath graduates have for being well rounded personalities.

I expected to enjoy the role and to be stimulated by it. But I don’t think I ever expected anything like the consistent level of enjoyment and pride. It has been a very important part of my life.

The role of Chancellor is difficult to define.

It is not so much a question of specific

responsibilities as representing the University and what it stands for; putting one’s position in the world and experience at the service of the University as and when required. This means that the Chancellor should be a familiar figure within the University, aware of what is going on and approachable when needed.

I was particularly pleased to have been involved in the appointment of the present Vice-Chancellor. I feel that it has been a choice that has come off brilliantly.

A steadily increasing number of our alumni are now supporting the University and I’m very glad to have played a part in that. ‘Development’ barely existed when I arrived; it is something in which I have taken a personal interest and it is something where a Chancellor can make a direct input.

Although a great many people graduate from the University every year, for each of them it is a one-off occasion. Therefore making the degree congregation as fulfilling and satisfying an event as possible for the graduates and their families is something to which I attach great importance.

At degree congregations I say to our graduates that I hope they won’t lose touch with the University; that we will be following their careers and I trust they will be following our progress too. I hope that I will live by this exhortation and remain in contact, because I’ve made many friends here and I’d like the University to remain a part of my life.

To be Chancellor of this University is a great honour. It’s a wonderful place to be associated with and I hope very much that my successor derives as much enjoyment and satisfaction from it as I have done.

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Feature: Centre for the Arts

Creative boom

Our students’ talents are not confined to the seminar room, lab or sports pitch – they also bring to Bath a flair for visual arts, dance, theatre and music. Now the scope for creativity is set to boom with a new £11 million Centre for the Arts on campus.

Watch the video fly-through of the new Centre for the Arts

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Feature: Centre for the Arts

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e’re gearing up for our 50th anniversary in 2016 with a huge investment in our campus which will see a new generation of buildings and facilities enhance our already thriving community. A key component of these exciting plans is a new Centre for the Arts which will improve our creative arts provision to match our first class facilities for teaching and sport. The Centre, which is due to open in the summer of 2014, will become the base for the University’s renowned Institute of Contemporary Interdisciplinary Arts (ICIA), which celebrates its 10 year anniversary this year.

An £11 million landmark building at the east end of campus – funded by the University and gifts from our alumni and friends – will replace the existing Arts Barn with modern facilities for creating, developing and performing music, theatre, dance and the visual arts.

ICIA Director John Struthers said the creation of the Centre for the Arts is a major milestone in the University’s history.

He said: “I’m delighted that this is happening.

It’s been a long time coming but that has given us the time to fine tune what we want to provide for our students and for the region.

“We run a whole range of classes for students and the public which sell out immediately because we don’t have the resources to host that many people. The Centre will increase our capacity and allow us to reach a much wider range of people.

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Feature: Centre for the Arts

>> “While the core aim is to engage our students in the arts we also want to attract more people from the community. There is huge scope for working with schools and families; the scale of our facilities will increase tenfold.”

More than a third of Bath students currently take part in extra-curricular arts activities – from musical theatre to subsidised one-onone instrument tuition with professional tutors – and with the expanded resources there is scope for many more students to get involved.

Bye bye Arts Barn Three cowsheds and a barn (which was rebuilt as the Arts Barn) was the sum total of the University’s original arts provision from the early 1970s.

We’re looking for your memories of the Arts Barn, through words, images, song, painting, mime or any other media that takes your fancy. Please send your contributions to ICIAinfo@bath.ac.uk.

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Feature: Centre for the Arts

Alumni vote for best photo The winner of the 2013 University of Bath & PhotoSoc competition was announced at the exhibition opening and prize-giving event in ICIA Art Space 3 on 21 March.

The competition received a record number of entries, all of which responded to ICIA’s theme for 2013 – travels. The winner of the ‘People’s Prize’ was determined by an online vote, open to students, staff and alumni, following shortlisting of entries by the competition judges.

Audrey Lurie, visiting student in the Department of Politics, Languages and

International Studies, picked up first place in both the public vote and the Judge’s Prize.

The judges praised the composition and sense of mystery behind her image of a friend looking out on an urban landscape from the balcony of a Paris flat.

ICIA would like to thank all those who submitted entries to this year’s competition and everyone who voted.

Above right: The winning photo by student Audrey Lurie

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Feature: Research

Joint effort With the number of people over the age of 80 set to double within the next 20 years the demand for joint replacement has never been greater. Departments from across the University are working in collaboration to progress revolutionary ways to help the body fix itself.

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Feature: Research

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ore than 160,000 hip and knee replacement procedures are carried out in England and Wales every year – and the number is

set to rise.

An ageing population, the obesity epidemic and a rise in the cases of osteoarthritis are all contributing factors in the cause of wear and tear of the joints and the need for them to be replaced.

And it’s not just elderly people who are requiring the operations to improve their quality of life – figures released last year revealed a big rise in knee replacement operation rates, particularly for younger patients in their 50s.

With the lifespan of an artificial joint thought to be around 15 years it means that younger patients can face a second or even third operation to replace joints during their lifetime, leaving them vulnerable to failure and complications.

Researchers from departments across the University are working together to better understand what happens during osteoarthritis to develop new ways to help the joint to repair itself through regenerative medicine.

Richie Gill, a Professor of Healthcare Engineering in the Department of Mechanical Engineering joined the University last year

from the University of Oxford with the remit of creating a multi-disciplinary research group.

He said: “Traditionally knee replacements would not take place until the situation had got very bad, but now younger people are being offered the procedure earlier so that they can carry on working.

“What we want to understand is how to treat the early damage and pain sooner to aid the joint to get better on its own and reduce the need for artificial replacements.”

Professor Gill aims to set up a new Doctoral Training Centre which will bring together expertise from the departments of Mechanical Engineering, Biology & Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy & Pharmacology to enhance the understanding of the mechanical factors of joints, the development of the cells and medications that can treat the disease.

Understanding how the body can regenerate itself has the potential to treat many other diseases, including cancer, heart disease and neurological disease.

Support from alumni and friends is transforming joint research at Bath. Find out more

Victoria Wells was born with a rare hip condition which left her virtually unable to walk. Find out how an operation transformed her life.

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Feature: Research

Force for change The University of Bath has a world-leading reputation for research that is making a real difference to people’s lives. Now it’s bringing this research together in a new body which will be a challenging voice for change in society at home and around the world.

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olicy decisions affect every aspect of our lives, from employment to healthcare to the environment in which we live. The University of Bath’s policy research is world-leading; it was awarded the Queen’s Anniversary Prize in 2011. Its scope and insight provides the evidence governments and welfare organisations need to make informed decisions and shape many of today’s most pressing policy issues.

In the wake of the global financial crisis and the continuing austerity, there is a palpable public sense of injustice, and a feeling that those in power should be held to account. The time is ripe for a new and powerful voice for change, which is why the University has launched the Institute for Policy Research.

The Institute for Policy Research will draw together research expertise across the University – from social sciences and management to science and engineering – to provide independent, evidence-based research on the complex challenges that we face. The University expects to develop a number of further Institutes as the focus of its research investment.

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“Our aim is to speak truth to power” The Institute’s interdisciplinary team is led by Professor Graham Room from the Department of Social & Policy Sciences.

He said: “Our aim is to ‘speak truth to power’ and hold policy-makers to account. The new Institute brings together many of the University’s research strengths. It will provide a platform from which this research can exert a greater influence on public policies – locally, nationally and internationally.”

We welcomed more than 200 guests, including policy makers and alumni, to the Institute’s official launch conference on 14 May. Speakers included geologist and TV presenter Professor Iain Stewart, who chaired a Question Time-style panel debate on climate change, and Will Hutton, who closed the event by calling for the Institute to “reclaim the Enlightenment tradition that drove the Industrial Revolution”.

Feature: Research These launch events gave an insight into the Institute’s ultimate aim: not to provide quick sound bites, but rather to address the complex problems of today’s world and come up with rigorous answers based on evidence and analysis. Its existence will enable University research to inform, question, confront and expose public policy issues in the critical years ahead.

University research and public policy

By bringing together researchers from different disciplines, the Institute will enable us to address problems in new ways. Here’s an example:

Mitigating climate change Climate change is the major threat we face this century.

Scientists and engineers at the University of Bath are researching a wide range of green technologies that could lead to a low carbon future. However, this will be possible only if we can also address the social, economic and political problems that this transition will bring. The interdependent nature of the climate change challenge requires a cross-disciplinary approach, for which the Institute is ideally placed. By mobilising the University’s research strengths in the social sciences and management to work with science and engineering, the Institute will be able to offer robust solutions to these complex, yet crucially important, policy issues arising now and in the future.

Watch sessions from the launch conference online.

The Institute will benefit from a fully funded PhD Scholarship and two Visiting Fellowships, thanks to significant support from Bath alumni based in America.

Find out more

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Feature: Research

Research round-up Some of the most eye-catching research taking place at the University of Bath.

Researchers from the Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology are part of an international team of scientists that has developed a new type of drug active against the newest strains of the flu virus. The team has identified drug molecules that work in a different way to traditional drugs, meaning that the virus is less likely to become resistant to them.

Researchers from our Department of Psychology have found that people who are born without sight have more accurate memories than those who are sighted. The researchers ran memory tests on groups of congenitally blind people, those with late onset blindness and sighted people. They found that not only did the congenitally blind participants remember more words read out to them but were also less likely to create false memories of the related words.

Bath scientists are researching ways to make solar cells more cheaply and efficiently.

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A regular walking routine significantly reduces the risk of Metabolic Syndrome, a condition which can cause heart disease, strokes and cancer, our Department for Health has found. The new research has shown that short regular walks are enough to reduce people’s risk of Metabolic Syndrome from moderate to low risk.

Feature: Research

Department of Computer Science researchers are launching a new vector-based video codec which they claim will lead to the death of the pixel within the next five years.

The researchers have developed a new, highly sophisticated codec, a computer programme able to encode or decode a digital video stream which is a resolution-independent form of movie and image, capable of the highest visual quality but without a pixel in sight.

The Department of Physics is helping to inform new EU legislation on levels of underwater noise, with the aim of reducing the impact of noise pollution on marine wildlife, which can have a negative effect on the food chain and the fishing industry. The researchers looked at different statistical methods of measuring underwater noise and advised which method was most relevant to measuring potential impacts on marine life.

Research from the School of Management suggests that an independent regulatory agency should be set up to cap excessive profits made by cigarette manufacturers to raise an extra £500 million per year of tobacco tax revenue for the UK Treasury. They claim that creation of an ‘Ofsmoke’ agency to regulate the industry, similar to those in force for utility companies, would increase tax revenue and protect public health, raising money and saving lives.

Snake venom is being used by the Department of Biology & Biochemistry to identify two possible new routes for developing novel drugs for high blood pressure and heart disease. The scientists created images of the 3D molecular structures of two peptides, including one from snake venom, that inhibit angiotensin-I converting enzyme (ACE), a key protein that regulates blood pressure.

Scientists from the Department of Chemistry are part of a group developing new fluorescent nanoparticles to simplify technology for biochemical testing and cell and tissue imaging. In the short term, the technology will be primarily used by life science researchers for fundamental research, drug discovery, identifying new drug targets and biomarker studies but could be used in the future to detect and diagnose diseases in patient samples.

The University is celebrating research funding success, with a record £104 million in its current research portfolio.

Are you interested in receiving e-updates about University research? If so, please email alumni@bath.ac.uk with your full

name, graduation details and

the subject RESEARCH.

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Feature: Enterprise and innovation

Brain child Alumnus Chris Brill is sharing his business knowledge with two students about to launch an enterprise to revolutionise the way young people revise.

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Feature: Enterprise and innovation

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ncouraging entrepreneurial flair is cited as one of the ways to drive the UK economy forward and, for graduates, launching a business from scratch is a great way to set a career path for the future.

At Bath we’re nurturing the next generation of business innovators by supporting enterprising students and our alumni are helping too – by providing invaluable advice based on their own experiences.

Students James Isbister (Computer Sciences with Mathematics 2011-15) and Alex Marshall (International Management & Modern Languages 2011-15) are among those who are hoping to make a success of their business idea.

InBrain is a revision app that uses iPhones and iPads as memory prompts. James developed a prototype app using coding knowledge that he learnt in the first semester of his course. He then teamed up with housemate Alex and their combination of technical skills and business knowledge helped them to develop their idea.

The pair have since progressed the app through competitions run by Enterprise Bath, the Students’ Union Enterprise Department.

They won the 2012 Apps Crunch competition which challenges students to design, develop and demonstrate a

mobile app, before going on to win over £2,000 of start-up funding from alumni in the University’s ‘Dragons’ Den’ contest.

This year they reached the final of the University Business Plan competition, run by Enterprise Bath and sponsored by Deloitte. The competition introduced them to Chris Brill (BSc Mechanical Engineering 1983) who is now their alumni mentor.

Chris started an IT business from his bedroom before selling it to a FTSE 250 Company. His companies include Brill Engineering, AudioSoft and e2train, which have won a number of awards.

He said: “Their enthusiasm is infectious.

I think James and Alex are a good combination and complement each other’s skill sets.

“I’d like to think I can be a sounding board for their ideas and maybe make suggestions that reflect a commercial perspective and the reality of trying to exploit a business opportunity whilst studying! I have been involved in three start-ups so know how exciting it can be trying to develop a technical application and do everything else on a limited budget. So hopefully this experience will help them.”

Once completed Alex and James will send the app to Apple and, if accepted, it will be hosted in the Apple Store.

InBrain: how it works James came up with the idea after realising that while he struggled to retain the content of some of his lectures, he could often remember clearly the things he had seen on the way in to campus and on the way home.

InBrain works by the user taking a picture of an everyday view seen on a familiar journey and then drawing a ‘zone’ around an object in the image.

This zone can then be linked to an education

resource such as a YouTube video, webpage or the student’s own notes or audio clips.

The image acts as a memory prompt, much like a flash card, so that the next time the user thinks of the object it reminds them of the learning material. The student ‘walks’ the journey (mentally or for real) and the views and pictures prompt recall of the learning materials.

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Feature: The Bath connection

WHO’S WHO helped

As alumni you are all connected, and not merely by the words ‘University of Bath’ on your degree certificates. Alumni have a wealth of knowledge, expertise and business acumen, which is passed on in all kinds of ways, from mentoring a scholar to helping a student find work experience and offering outlets for a new graduate’s ideas and talents. Once the connection is made, we can help it to multiply and grow. And because our alumni network is so wide, with over 90,000 members in 150 countries, there are potential connections out there for everyone.

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Here’s just one example of the power of the Bath connection Thanks to a connection made by the Alumni Relations team, secured work experience with

gave the gift of a scholarship to

Jonathan Langdon

James Mendelssohn (MBA Modular 2002)

(BSc Business Administration 1979) Chairman and founding Partner of Milsted Langdon

Mark Venables

(Accounting & Finance 2011-15) Mendelssohn Scholar

son of

Darryl Ashing

(BSc Mathematics & Computing 1987) Founder of Ashings Chartered Accountants

thanks to a connection made by the Alumni Relations team, gave mentoring advice to

Four current Bath students Tim Mendelssohn

(BSc IMML (Spanish) 2012)

James Boon

(Architecture 2011-13) Co-founders Elephant Branded

who also produced BBC3’s Be Your Own Boss, which featured

Dr Richard Palmer

(BSc Applied Biology 1973)

through the Dragons’ Den competition, gave a £2,000 investment to

won Channel 4’s The Angel, produced by

Andy Brown

(MEng Aerospace Engineering 2012) Founder of The Underground Book Club

Sue Ryan

(BSc Sociology 1972) Media consultant and Director of the Henley Literary Festival

gave media advice to

thanks to Alumni Fund placement grants, set up a project in Uganda supplying upcycled bags to

Mark Hawkins

(MBA Full Time 1993) Managing Director of Twofour Group

Tell us abo ut your own Bath connection at alumni@b ath.ac.uk.

If you could offer connection s to studen ts or fellow a lumni, please get in touch.

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Feature: Your alumni community

Stuart Appleton writes…

Stuart Appleton (BSc Social Sciences 1976) is the elected Convocation Representative to University Council I continue to meet regularly with a group of alumni representing a range of ages, courses and interests and I am delighted to report that many of the ideas and suggestions raised at those meetings have been taken on by the University – see below. If you are interested in contributing to these initiatives, or suggesting new ideas, please do let me know: email convocation@bath.edu or or get in touch via the Alumni Relations team.

In particular, I would encourage you to tell us about links you have maintained with the University or your friends since graduation. The team and I are keen to understand and develop the connections alumni have made to ensure we are supporting you in the best possible way and helping you to make the most of everything our community has to offer.

Your Alumni Advisory Group The group has met several times to discuss how the University’s programmes can best support our graduate community. Here’s a progress update: Placements On the group’s advice, the Alumni Relations team is playing a key role in the Universitywide review of placements. We are exploring how alumni can help us to provide placements to students, and make the most of their time while on placement.

Academic involvement with alumni programmes We’ve encouraged our academic colleagues to work with us to share their latest research and news from their departments. We’re also helping departments to plan their own events and invite alumni to them.

Events Following comments from the group we’ve worked to include events which showcase our research and have also put greater resources into helping alumni to plan their own events, such as the highly successful URB and Boat Club reunions. If you’re planning a reunion and would like our help please get in touch.

If you are interested in learning more about the Alumni Advisory Group please contact alumni@bath.ac.uk.

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Feature: Your alumni community

Alumni and students celebrate 40 years of URB

URB’s strong alumni-student connection was enhanced this year when the Alumni Fund awarded £1,200 to the station for new equipment. The new kit will enable URB to broadcast from a wide range of venues, providing an income stream and supporting other student societies to create even better events.

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URB Station Manager Jamie O’Sullivan (European Studies & Modern Languages 20092013) thanked alumni for their enthusiasm and support. Input from former members continues to be invaluable to the station, in terms of the professional technical expertise they offer as well as their contacts within the industry.

The Reunion weekend was a huge success, winning ‘Best overall event’ at this year’s Student Activities Awards, and it was great to see so many alumni back in the URB studio. If you are interested in arranging your own reunion, please get in touch at alumni@bath.ac.uk or by phoning +44 (0)1225 383984 and we’ll see how we can help you.

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On 2 February, over 90 alumni and current students celebrated the 40th anniversary of URB. A drinks reception and dinner in the Claverton Rooms rounded off a whole weekend of activities, including alumni returning to the airwaves to broadcast their old shows.

Every era of URB was represented; the station’s cross-generational appeal was summed up by Peter Stansfield (BSc Applied Physics 1976) who said: “the fact that some people I was talking to were barely a third of my age didn’t matter because of our shared enthusiasm”.

The weekend was also an opportunity for a whole new generation to get involved. ‘Hunt and Son’ was the name of the show presented

by James Hunt (BSc Biochemistry 1991) and 10 year-old Matthew.

Their shared passion for radio seems to indicate that URB will be going strong for the next 40 years!

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Feature: Your alumni community

International management International alumni volunteers are our ambassadors overseas and, thanks to them, no matter where you live or work after your degree, you can stay connected with Bath.

Introducing… … Xiaoxue (Snow) Wu (MSc Management with Human Resource Management 2005) – Beijing Alumni Chapter Chair.

Snow leads the committee of eight who organise events for Bath’s 500 graduates living in Beijing and act as a crucial link between Bath and China’s career market.

How did the Beijing Chapter first come about?

The University was looking for volunteers to set up an alumni chapter in Beijing in 2009 – Jilly Li (MSc Business & Community 2003), Zhang Lanyi (MSc Globalisation & International Policy Analysis 2006) and I raised our hands. We have gradually expanded to form the Committee we have today.

What kind of activities do you organise for alumni?

Networking events with afternoon tea or dinner – and often we run joint events with other UK universities in Beijing.

What can alumni gain from being part of an international alumni network?

The network is a good platform to reunite with old friends and make new contacts – it is good for job-hunting!

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What has been the Beijing Chapter’s biggest achievement?

We have built up a strong relationship with other UK universities’ alumni associations and in January this year the University of Bath, together with the University of Manchester, hosted the gala dinner for the Western Returned Scholars Association, the largest organisation for western alumni in China. I gave a presentation about Bath to hundreds of attendees and was able to tell everyone how good our institution is!

What are your future plans for Bath alumni in Beijing?

We recently held our first employability seminar and networking event – Beijing Connect – as part of the University’s career development project in China. The Beijing Alumni Chapter is a valuable network for new graduates and it was great to set up a dialogue between alumni, where tips, advice and experience were shared.

We will continue to develop these activities, providing a platform for new graduates and experienced alumni to find suitable jobs.

What’s your advice to anyone considering starting a Chapter where they live?

Promote your network online – in China, the most popular platform is Weibo. Form a good team with committed members, even if it is only two or three people – this will be a big help in getting your network to grow. Finally, being part of a Chapter is a great way to meet people and to give back to the University – I would advise anyone to go for it!

Feature: Your alumni community

Are you connected?

Bath overseas Over 23,000 Bath alumni live overseas – why not take the time to meet those near you? Invitations to local alumni activities are sent out according to where we think you live, so let us know if we’re out of date by emailing alumni@bath.ac.uk.

Although we hold postal addresses for many of our graduates, we now send out most of our communications by email. We like to keep you informed of news, alumni opportunities and University developments through our regular e-newsletter, and we may also contact you with ways to get involved with the alumni community.

To make sure you stay connected with what’s happening at Bath, simply send your email address to alumni@bath.ac.uk with your name, degree and year of graduation.

Remember when…?

Thanks to Dr Jack Neal for sending in this photograph from 1967 following our request for alumni archive material. Jack and MaryRose Hardy (née Fosberry) carried out this RAG stunt during a cold November, when they set a new world record for the longest time spent on a seesaw – a whopping 51 hours!

Having lost contact with each other after University, Jack and Mary-Rose (both BSc Horticulture 1970) are now back in touch thanks to this photo – and the Alumni Relations team!

BathMail

are you up to speed?

All alumni are welcome to register for a BathMail email account which can be used long after you graduate. A BathMail account will help you to help maintain your link to the University, keep in touch with old friends and look professional on your CV.

Your @bath.edu email address is exclusive, smartphone-friendly and advertisingfree, and users also benefit from a large 25GB mailbox compared to standard 7GB Googlemail account).

Jack and Mary celebrating their record-breaking success (Bristol Evening Post).

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Feature: Sports scholarships

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Feature: Sports scholarships

First place In 1976 Bath became the first British university to introduce sports scholarships, recognising that students with exceptional talent shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to sacrifice their academic studies to pursue their sporting careers. Today sports scholarships at Bath are helping more students than ever to follow their dreams.

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Feature: Sports scholarships

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tudents are attracted to Bath not just for its excellent academic reputation, but also for the exceptional standard of the sporting talent that it nurtures, plain to see last year when Bath-based athletes, students and alumni collected 11 medals at the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Among last year’s medallists were two sports scholars: modern pentathlete Samantha Murray (European Studies & Modern Languages 200813) and swimmer Michael Jamieson (Sports Performance 2010-13).

In 1976, Olympian Tom Hudson, our first Director of Physical Recreation, felt that students who were gifted in both academia and sport should be given the opportunity to reach their full potential in both fields. Since then the University has welcomed more than 60 sports scholars and delivers one of the most comprehensive higher education sports programmes in Britain.

“Being awarded a scholarship made me realise I had the potential to reach my goals” Malcolm returned to the University in 2009-10 as Entrepreneur in Residence.

Scholar Marina Stedman (née Samy) (BSc Business Administration 1985) finished seventh in the 10,000m at the 1986 Commonwealth Games and won a team bronze medal as a member of the Great Britain team at the 15km World Championships.

“Being awarded a scholarship made me realise I had the potential to reach my goals,” said Marina. “It’s interesting looking back to see how far sports scholarships and sports science have come since those days. I guess I was one of the pioneers!”

Notable early scholars Bath’s first sports scholarship was clouded by tragedy. Martyn Hedges (BSc Applied Biology 1981), a slalom canoeist who was UK C1 champion 10 times, died shortly before the Barcelona Olympic Games in 1992, in which he was due to compete. The Martyn Hedges Award was created after his death and is presented at the annual Blues Awards ceremony to honour students who excel in sport.

Golfer Malcolm Lewis (BSc Business Administration 1982) was the University’s second sports scholar. In his graduation year he won the Silver Medal for highest placed amateur at The Open Championship – finishing above top professionals such as Ian Woosnam and Mark James – and went on to captain England in the Walker Cup, amateur golf’s equivalent of the Ryder Cup. A successful business figure, 26

Marina Stedman (née Samy) BSc Business Administration 1985

Feature: Sports scholarships

Alumni impact Alumni support can help talented students balance academic work with training and competing.

A gift from Bill Whiteley (BSc Economics & Administration 1970, Honorary DEng 2009) established our newest sports scholarship scheme, which is awarded annually to an undergraduate who shows great academic potential and outstanding sporting promise.

The first Bill Whiteley Sports Scholar is Alex Wilding (Mechanical Engineering 2012-15), who is part of the Great Britain Rowing Team’s ‘Start’ programme based at Bath.

Alex, 20, started rowing at 14 and progressed through school club competitions.

Two years ago he represented Great Britain at the World Rowing Junior Championships held at Eton Dorney.

“I wanted to come to Bath because it has a very competitive Mechanical Engineering department and excellent sporting facilities.” said Alex. “The scholarship really helps me by funding my accommodation, travel and training camps. It also means that I can afford to buy good quality food which is important for performance.”

Alex schedules his rowing around lectures, training every morning from the Newbridge Boat House in Bath, starting at 6am in the week and 7am at weekends. He fits gym sessions around his timetable and studies.

Alex is proud to be training where Olympic Gold medallists Helen Glover and Heather Stanning (BSc Sports Technology 2007) started their rowing careers. “They achieved fantastic results from the system here at Bath.” he said.

His own goal is to emulate their achievements at a future Olympic Games.

We wish him, and all our sporting stars, every success.

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Feature: Bath Leap List

Memory bank When reflecting on your student days – the experimental hairdos, dodgy housemates or regrettable dalliances in the SU Bar – it’s tempting to ask “What would I have done differently?”. The Bath Leap List asks the opposite. It celebrates the things that you would never miss out on if you had your time at Bath again, and shares these treasures with the students of today, and tomorrow.

This year we asked alumni, students and staff to compile the first ever Bath Leap List and we were flooded with suggestions. Here are some of the best.

“My wife and I lived on Brassknocker Hill when I was an undergraduate and we used to enjoy walking along the Kennet and Avon canal towpath from the Dundas aqueduct to the Avoncliff aqueduct. The canal was disused at the time so it was a lonely and unspoilt path. At the Avoncliff aqueduct there was, and hopefully still is, a superb pub called the Crossguns. We saw our first glow worms along the unlit towpath one warm evening. Magic!”

Eric Dawson (BSc Materials Science 1974)

“Rock climb up Milsom Street during RAG week, using cracks along the pavement for holds and lampposts for belays! “

Arshad Khan (MSc Building Engineering 1975)

“Run to Bristol Temple Meads and back with an egg and spoon, but unlike Al Proctor (RIP) and me, don’t

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break all your eggs by the

“Boating, or preferably punting on the river.

bottom of Widcombe Hill.”

Eating take away pizzas (from pizza place on

Steve Garrett (BSc Electrical & Electronic Engineering 1980)

Grand Parade) in the Abbey Courtyard before walking home late at night.”

Wendy Stone (BPharm 1975)

“Balloon rides over the area from Lucknam Park should be on your list!”

Amir Anwar (BSc Economics & Politics 1991) “Taking part in the Bristol Santa Bike Ride with lots of other members of the Bath Uni MotorCycle Club (BUMCC).

Thousands of Santas riding motorbikes of all sizes, getting frozen and wet

OUR What’s on Y LEAP LIST?

but raising so much money for charity!”

Colin Field (MEng Aerospace Engineering 2012)

“Fall in love during the first semester ...buy her a cinnamon broom from the Christmas market ...leave it on her keyboard in the computer room in the library ...it will be the sweetest smell for the rest of your life.”

Constantine Mastakas (PcD Taught Contemporary European Studies 2004) “The Bath Cats and Dogs Home next to the campus welcomed members of the public willing to take a

If you haven’t contributed to the Leap List yet, don’t worry.

Send your suggestions to: www.facebook.com/bathleaplist @bathleaplist #bathleaplist

dog for a walk as theyhad so many and nobody

We’ll revisit the Leap List

to exercise them all. It was a fun way

later in the year.

of having a pet for a few hours.”

Anna Meller (BSc Sociology 1979)

Has the Leap List made you nostalgic for Bath? Get in touch with us at alumni@bath.ac.uk and we can help you contact former classmates.

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Class notes

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As we count down to our 50th anniversary we’re looking for alumni who are passing the Bath baton down the generations. If three generations of your family have studied at Bath, please let us know at alumni@bath.ac.uk – we may feature you in a future BA2.

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1940s Tony Yoward Diploma Pharmacy & Pharmacology 1947 I attended the 100 year Pharmacy celebration in 2007. My son Nicholas (BSc Mechanical Engineering 1977) studied at Bath and my grandson Max (Business Administration 2011-15) is there now.

1970s Dave Chapman BSc Chemistry 1972 2012 was a very busy year! One highlight was the Alumni Reunion where I managed to meet up with four others from the 1972 Chemistry cohort.

I’m sure they were looking older than I remember them.

We had a good time at the reunion and even managed to be locked into the Undergraduate Chemistry building on our tour (well done Chick and thanks to the student who was working in the building for getting us out)! It was really interesting to see how the Chemistry facilities had changed from 40 years ago.

As for hobbies, I’m trying to build a 0 gauge model railway in one of our outbuildings and keep my hand in with woodwork either for

myself or Tim or Heather (son and daughter). I keep telling myself I should have time for all these pastimes now I’m retired, somehow it doesn’t quite work that way.

Neville Roberts BSc Physics with Physical Electronics 1975 I have retired from the NHS and am spending more time on other interests, especially writing for audio magazines, which I have been doing for the past 10 years, and I now have a regular column in Hi-Fi Choice. Our daughter Emma was awarded a First Class Honours degree in Biochemistry at Bath in 2009 and was awarded two prizes in her year!

Des Senior BSc Mechanical Engineering 1978 Full circle! After graduating from Bath in ‘78, I stayed in town for 10 years, moving back to London to do an MBA, then up to Derbyshire to do engineering sales. My career then took me back south-east, where I managed various aerospace component repair facilities and late last year I landed in Exeter where hopefully I shall see through the rest of my working days back in the southwest! I’m working for Flybe in charge of their repair workshops. My wife Sue and I have two kids, now at the age we were when we met at Bath.

Class notes

1980s Robert Bamforth BSc Mechanical Engineering 1981 Just moved into the energy effi cient self-build house my wife and I designed between us. Yes, it has all the eco-trend features (ground source heat pump, thermal store, mechanical ventilation with heat recovery, PV, solar, rainwater harvesting), but it’s also highly insulated, airtight with high thermal mass and has smart detail design to minimise thermal bridging.

UK and we’re thoroughly enjoying our new life in the Middle East, albeit without them...and business is defi nitely booming here!

keeping app. It has excellent reviews in the national press and has a fabulous and loyal following by our customers. Thank you Bath University.

Basil Al Hashimie Saied PhD Electrical & Electronic Engineering 1983 I am working at present as professor in Electrical Engineering Department at the University in Mosul. Obtained an academic rank as a professor in 2000.

Neither ‘Grand Design’ nor ‘Good Life’; it’s traditionally styled to blend in and we like to think of it as good design for a grand life. I’ve also taken on the role of marketing director for a commercial building environmental monitoring software platform, in addition to my other work as an industry and occasional (more ‘wannabe’) professional photographer.

1990s

Julie Buck (née Schofield)

Robert Hayward

BSc Mathematics 1984 Having graduated from Bath in

MSc Development Studies 1992 Has been awarded OBE for

1984 with a maths degree, my fi rst job in fibre optics took me all over the world! I met my husband John in Singapore and as a couple we’d always dreamed of (and planned on) living/working overseas at some point. Plans didn’t work out quite like that and it wasn’t until 25 years later that our opportunity to move to Qatar presented itself. Now our girls are both at universities in the

‘humanitarian services overseas’ New Year’s Honours on January 2006.

Hannah Evans (née Cornford) BA MLES French & Italian 1995 My family and I have recently moved back to Devon to take over an events, weddings and holiday accommodation business.

I continue to write and my first book, Mob Rule: Lessons Learned by a Mother of Boys, has been published by Bloomsbury.

Liviu Andrei

Karen Waters (née Bate) BSc Mathematical Sciences 1994 I married Mathew Waters (BSc Electrical & Electronic Engineering 1994) in ‘99 and we started Geode Software Ltd which now solely writes apps for Apple products, mostly doing Easy Books a book-

Social Sciences 1995 I am a PhD and University Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Public Administration in Bucharest, Romania. I did a research visit at Bath University in 1995 – it is just like yesterday for me. England has meant a lot for me since I was born and since my stay it means even more as I’ve made friends all over.

Daniel Hobbs BSc Mathematics & Computing 1997 I’m now Product Development Manager at Jumar Solutions. In other news, I got married in June, the lucky lady in question is Dinah Hewson.

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Class notes Helen Dolphin (née Smith)

Louise Robinson (née Weale)

Talan Skeels-Piggins

BSc Molecular and Cellular Biology 1997 Carried the Olympic torch on 4th July in King’s Lynn.

BSc Psychology 2007 I first met Innes (BSc Business Administration 2007) in Solsbury Court in 2003, the morning of the first day of Freshers´ Week; we were sharing the same flat.

He introduced himself at my door as I was nervously unpacking belongings. Within a fortnight we were ‘official’ and we finally tied the knot on 18th August 2012. Innes and I are both teachers, working in Wales. Innes completed the Teach First programme and I completed a

Sport 2007 I became the first paraplegic in the history of British Motorsport to gain an ACU race licence and compete against able-bodied motorcycle racers. My first race was in June 2012 at the Snetterton 200 circuit with club thundersport in the minitwin class.

primary PGCE. We still manage to visit Bath often.

Married Kirstie McHale (MMath 2011) on 18th June 2011 at my parents’ house in Monkton Wyld, Dorset, after meeting on the Paris Hitch 2008 (randomly paired together!).

2000s Katherine Ashmore BSc Sociology 2004 I got married on 26 August 2012 to Tom Rose (BA Coach Education & Sports Development 2005) in Cuckfi eld, West Sussex. Plenty of old Quantock 5s were in attendanceas well as Tom’s twin, James Rose (BSc Politics with Economics 2005). We met on our third day of Freshers’ Week back in 2001 and have been together ever since. We had a truly wonderful day and married life is great!

2010s Arthur Gordon-Wright MPhys Physics 2010

Rebecca Bartolomei (née Collins) BA MLES French & German 2005 After graduating I married my Italian husband whom I met during my third year placement in France. I became the area director of Curves in France & Switzerland, looking after and supporting 150+ female gyms and now own two Curves clubs in Wales. I am a full time Mum of two beautiful girls and now speak fl uent Italian. I loved my time at Bath and often reminisce.

For more class notes please visit www.bath.ac.uk/alumni/ba2/classnotes The University of Bath reserves the right to amend submitted articles and text where necessary due to space constraints, content or other reasonable considerations. The views expressed in BA2 are those of the authors and are not necessarily representative of those of the University of Bath.

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Honorary degrees

The following people received honorary degrees in 2012: Mrs Del Davies was the University´s Student Accommodation Manager who worked for the University for 20 years. Under her leadership Accommodation Services was transformed to put the welfare and experience of each and every student first, while also managing a doubling of the residential stock to over 3,500 rooms. She received an Honorary MA. Mr David Embleton has had a hugely successful career in the software industry, establishing and investing in dozens of businesses.

From 1996 to 2003 he was ProChancellor at the University. He received an Honorary DSc. Mr Chris Holmes is Britain´s most successful Paralympic swimmer winning nine medals at the Barcelona, Atlanta and Sydney Games. He was Director of Paralympic Integration for the 2012 London Games.

He received an Honorary LLD. Mr António Horta-Osório was appointed Group Chief Executive of Lloyds Bank at the notably young age of 48, having previously led Santander UK. He received an Honorary LLD. Mr Howard Nicholson was University Librarian for 20 years and has served as project head of the UK Offi ce for Library and Information Networking.

He received an Honorary LLD. Professor Jim Norton has had an impressive career as an engineer, policy adviser and contributor to

the nation’s understanding of cyber security; he was last year’s President of the British Computer Society. He received an Honorary LLD. Professor Dr Christiane NüssleinVolhard is an eminent geneticist.

She shares a Nobel Prize and established the Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard Foundation to support Women in Science. She received an Honorary DM. Mr Eric Parry is one of the most original architects of his generation.

His award-winning practice is responsible for several prestigious commercial projects in the City and West End, and cultural projects including a new wing for Bath’s Holburne Museum of Art. He received an Honorary DArts.

Mr Roger Pedder has led several major businesses into outstanding success. He founded Pet City and was Chairman of Clarks, and served as the University’s Treasurer.

He received an Honorary LLD. Professor Teresa Rees CBE is one of the UK´s leading social scientists on gender inequalities in education and related issues.

She received an Honorary LLD.

Lord Bernard Ribeiro CBE was a Consultant General Surgeon who pioneered the use of minimally invasive surgery. He received the CBE for his “immeasurable” services to medicine. He received an Honorary DEng. Tan Sri Dato’ Dr Mohamed Salleh bin Mohamed Yasin (PhD Biological Sciences 1980) is an eminent Malaysian academic of international standing and past director of the United Nations University International Institute for Global Health. He received an Honorary DSc. Mr Ian Sutherland was instrumental to the creation of Julian House, Bath’s shelter for homeless people. His service began in 1987 as a volunteer, but he became the charity’s first director, retiring only last summer.

He received an Honorary MA. Professor John Westwick is a former Chair of Pharmacology at the University who has enjoyed successful careers in academia and the pharmaceutical industry.

He received an Honorary DSc.

See the Honorary Graduates’ full profiles: www.bath.ac.uk/ceremonies

Our honorary graduates come from all walks of life and have made significant contributions in their field. If you know someone who you think should be awarded an honorary degree, you can nominate them for one. Contact the Alumni Relations team to find out more.

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Obituaries

We are sorry to record the deaths of the following: Alumni Ms Janet Altman BA ESML 1977 Mr Steve Atkinson MBA Executive 1996 Mr Ken Bostock MBA Executive 1996 Mr Tim Browning MSc Health Psychology 1998 Mr Richard Bruce BEng Mechanical Engineering 1986 Ms Dinah Cannell PGDip MLES French & German 1982 Dr Gilbert Childs MEd Education 1978 Mr Oli Coles MEng Automotive Engineering 2004 Mr Leonard Coulthard (BSc General Architectural Studies 1970, BArch 1973) Mr Andrew Dean BSc Business Administration 1977 Mr Andrew Duke BSc Economics & Politics 1993 Mr Aaron Evans CertEd Education 1976 Mr Peter Gains BSc Mathematical Sciences 1995 Mr Colin Hackett BPharm 1989 Mrs Pam Hamilton-Fletcher (née Morris) BSc General Architectural Studies 1975 Mrs Jayne James (née Edwards) BSc Economics with Computing & Statistics 1988 Mr Colin Ladd BSc Engineering 1972 Mr John Lamble MA Education 1973 Professor David Lewis BSc Chemistry 1971 Miss Lin Ma BEng Electrical & Electronic Engineering 2006 Mr Keith Mallory BArch Architecture 1973 Mr Paul Martin BSc Electrical & Electronic Engineering 1974 Mr Alan Maule BSc Engineering 1978 Mr Nicholas Padfield BSc Chemistry 1996 Mr Frank Polius MSc Horticulture 1983 Dr Ian Roberts MBA Executive 2004 Mr Kenneth Smithies MArch Architecture 1974 Ms Fiona Stewart MSc Healthcare Informatics 2006 Ms Frances Sutton BA European Studies 1978 Mr Johannes Van De Put MSc Crop Protection 1986 Mr Kenneth Walker BPharm Pharmacy & Pharmacology 1968

Mr Michael Warren BSc Engineering 1969 Mr David Weeks MPhil Action Research in Professional Practice 1997 Mr Kong Wong BEng Electrical & Electronic Engineering 1997

Honorary Graduates Sir William Barlow FREng FIMechE FIEE FCGI Honorary DSc 1986 The Rt Hon The Lord Chilver FRS FREng Honorary DSc 1986 The Rt Hon The Lord Cuckney Honorary DSc 1991 Ms Mary Fedden OBE RA RWA Honorary DLitt 1996 Sir William Hawthorne CBE FRS FREng FIMechE Honorary DSc 1981 Sir David Jack CBE FRS FRSE Honorary DSc 1987 Dame Professor Louise Johnson DBE FRS Honorary DSc 2004 Sir Bernard Lovell OBE FRS Honorary DSc 1967 The Rt Hon The Lord Marshall of Knightsbridge Honorary LLD 1989 Dr Alexander Moulton CBE RDI FREng Honorary DSc 1971 Dr Simon Nora Honorary DLitt 1984 Mr Ivor Powell MBE Honorary MA 1993 The Rt Hon The Lord Rees-Mogg Honorary LLD 1977

Honorary Fellows Mr George Bright

Former staff Professor Ronald Board Professor Ted Bowns Professor Grant Buchanan Mr Robert Harvey

Erratum: The photograph on page 28 of Issue 19 of BA2 next to the obituary of Gordon Horner was incorrect.

We apologise for this error and for any distress it may have caused.

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Alumni Q&A

Made in Bath

Belinda Phipps (BSc Applied Biology 1980), chief executive of the National Childbirth Trust (NCT), the UK’s biggest charity for parents, talks to BA2 about Biology, breastfeeding and thinking big.

Why Biology at Bath?

I loved Biology and I liked that Bath offered a sandwich course. Each year I spent two terms studying then six months doing work experience, from working on animal viruses to working at what was then the Dairy Institute.

Who inspired you at University?

I didn’t think I was interested in fungi until I was taught by Dr Alan Rayner. I specialised in Microbiology in my final year, which really suited me. In Plant Biology you have to wait a year to find out what happens to your experiment, whereas in Microbiology you set up an experiment the night before and come back the next morning. I prefer quicker results!

Where did you go after graduating?

I began my working life in pharmaceutical sales and marketing at a multinational company. They provided extremely good training and I learned a huge amount but ultimately it wasn’t the place for me. I remember saying to myself one day, ‘the only position I want to be in is chief executive’, and within 10 years I was.

What led you to the NCT? I had my first child while studying for an MBA, and had had my third by the time the NCT opportunity came up 13 years ago. At the time I was running an NHS Trust – I wanted more strategic freedom but fewer unsocial hours.My sister sent me the NCT ad from the newspaper. It looked like an interesting organisation that was struggling, and I love a challenge!

What are you most proud of?

So many things! We’ve made the charity more professional. We’ve grown so much – 300,000 families now go to NCT events every year and several million use us online. We’ve changed the law several times. We’ve changed the way that maternity units look so that birth pools are available, for example. We’ve changed attitudes to breastfeeding, which was considered rude as a conversation topic even 10 years ago. Most fundamentally, it’s finally being recognised that if we want to make a difference in society we need to invest in the first 1,000 days of life – from conception to about two years old – which the NCT has argued for a long time.

What do you hope to achieve in the next 10 years?

First, I would like everyone who wanted it to be able to access an NCT antenatal class, preferably for free. Second, I would like an effective NCT network in every part of the country, so that every new parent has a network of friends locally, and access to evidence based information, helplines and a range of support.

What advice would you give new Bath graduates?

I believe in doing something you love; if you can’t, at least get to love what you do. Think carefully about what you really want: for example, I knew I wanted to make a difference to people’s lives.

Finally, think big. If you imagine yourself being able to do something then you might succeed.

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Dates for your diary Behind the Scenes Tour – Bath Abbey Tower

18, 19 and 20 June 2013 An exclusive chance for alumni to visit one of the city’s historic landmarks. Enjoy a fully guided tour, drinks and nibbles at the best vantage point in Bath.

Behind the Scenes Tour – Priory Gardens

19 September 2013 Alumni are once again invited to a private tour of the stunning gardens of the Bath Priory Hotel. Join award-winning gardener Jane Moore for an exclusive tour and ‘Gardeners’ Question Time’ over drinks and nibbles.

Alumni Golf Day

20 September 2013 Join alumni, staff, students and friends of the University for the fifth annual Golf Day at Bath Golf Course. Refreshments and lunch included and prizes to be won!

Rugby at the Rec

Autumn 2013, date tbc A special evening at The Rec with the stars of Bath Rugby Club, exclusively for Bath alumni.

AlumNites: London and Bristol

Autumn 2013, dates tbc Are you a recent graduate? Come and meet our Alumni Volunteers for informal CV and careers advice.

Alumni Reunion 2014

10 May 2014, Claverton Campus, Bath Classes of 1969, ’74, ’79, ’84, ’89 and ‘94 Join us to celebrate 45, 40, 35, 30, 25 or 20 years since your graduation. See how campus had changed and meet with long-lost friends over plenty to eat and drink – reminiscing guaranteed!

More exclusive events for autumn 2013 are being finalised – make sure you keep us up to date with your contact details so that you don’t miss out.

You can find out more about our upcoming events and book at www.bath.ac.uk/alumni or by phoning the Alumni Relations team on +44 (0) 1225 383984.

Planning your own alumni event or reunion?

We can put you in touch with your classmates and spread the word – for example this year we helped alumni set up football and rugby reunions. Please email alumni@bath.ac.uk for more information.

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