Obituaries
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Dr Santi Rodriguez, 1971-2024
5 April 2024
Dr Santi Rodriguez, Associate Professor in Medical Education, passed away after a brief illness in March 2024. His colleagues offer a remembrance.
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Matt Lodge, 1990-2024
3 April 2024
Matt Lodge, ALSPAC Research Secretary and Clinic Administrator, sadly passed away in March. His friends and colleagues Anna and Jill offer their tribute.
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Professor Sir Anthony Epstein CBE FRS, 1921-2024
21 February 2024
Professor Sir Anthony Epstein has passed away aged 102. Dr Darryl Hill, Head of the School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, offers a remembrance.
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Dean Napierski, 1978-2023
9 February 2024
Dean Napierski, Security and Campus Safety Officer, passed away in December 2023. His colleagues offer a tribute.
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Professor Mark Birkinshaw, 1954-2023
1 December 2023
Mark Birkinshaw, a distinguished Professor of Cosmology and Astrophysics in the School of Physics, died in July. His colleagues and friends Professor Belinda Wilkes and Emeritus Professor Steven Phillipps share their memories of Mark and recall his significant contributions to the field.
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Professor Mike Jones, 1953-2023
30 November 2023
Emeritus Professor Mike Jones died in September. His colleagues Professor Mark Clatworthy and Professor Stuart Cooper offer this remembrance to a pathfinder in many areas of accounting research who served as Professor of Accounting from 2009 to 2020 and as Head of Department of Accounting and Finance from 2009 to 2013.
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Professor Sir Eric Thomas, 1953-2023
22 November 2023
Professor Sir Eric Thomas, Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Bristol from 2001 to 2015, died in November 2023 at the age of 70. This is a tribute by Barry Taylor, a colleague and friend.
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Dr WM Gibson, 1926-2023
21 July 2023
(William) Martin Gibson, a member of the University’s then Physics Department from 1949-53 as a Research Associate and 1960-85 as Senior Lecturer and Reader, died in February aged 96 at Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge. His colleague, Vincent Smith, offers a remembrance.
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Steven Lewis, 1960-2023
20 July 2023
Steven Lewis, a Leading Cleaner with Site Services since 2019, passed away recently. His colleagues offer their memories of Steven’s time working at Bristol.
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Tim Harrison, 1959–2023
25 May 2023
Tim Harrison FRSC MRSSAf, Director of Outreach and School Teacher Fellow in the School of Chemistry, passed away in January. His friends and colleagues from Bristol and beyond offer a tribute.
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