06.07.2005
Leading figures from the arts, sciences and business, are amongst eight men and women set to receive honorary degrees from the University of Brighton, at this year's annual degree ceremonies.
David Bedford
Honorary Doctor of Science
David Bedford is currently
Director of the Flora London Marathon where he has opened up the event
for junior competitors and, even more significantly, for paraplegics
and others with serious disability. He is the Co-founder
of the World Sports Peace Project which seeks to promote peace through
sport in some of the most politically-turbulent parts of the world
David Bedford was educated at Brighton College of Education in the 1960s and was Britain's foremost athlete of the 1970s. He set the 10,000 metres world record at Crystal Palace in 1973 followed by three British records over different distances before being forced into early retirement.
Lynne Truss
Honorary Doctor of Letters
Lynne Truss is the author of the hugely successful Eats, Shoots
and Leaves, which has sold millions of copies. Her next
book, Talk to the Hand, an analysis of etiquette and manners
in modern society is due to be published this autumn.
Lynne, who lives in Brighton, has written many scripts for BBC Radio 4 including dramas, sitcoms and talks. She appears regularly on the network presenting features and taking part in discussions and hosted Cutting a Dash, a popular BBC Radio 4 series about punctuation.
Professor Alan Tuckett
Honorary Doctor of Letters
Professor Alan Tuckett has
been Director of the National Institute of Adult and Continuing Education
since 1988. Formerly, he was Head
of the Friends' Centre in Brighton (which worked closely with Brighton
Polytechnic) and Principal of the Clapham and Battersea Adult Institute
with the ILEA.
He is President of the Pre-School Learning Alliance and a Special Professor in Continuing Education at the University of Nottingham. He was Vice-Chair of the National Advisory Group for Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning and advises UNESCO on adult learning.
Keith Tyson
Honorary Doctor of Letters
Keith Tyson, winner of the
2002 Turner Prize, completed a BA in Alternative Practice at the University
of Brighton in 1993. He has exhibited across Europe and North America
and in various British locations including the Tate Britain.
His art is influenced by his pursuit of knowledge and his fascination with scientific concepts and philosophical theories as a means of exploring the universe. This leads to complex and engaging studio drawings, as well as unusual games, objects or machines designed to comment on human existence while demonstrating the artist's sense of playfulness.
Professor Diana Laurillard
Honorary Doctor of Science
Professor Laurillard is committed
to making e-learning become an integral part of a creative and flexible
21st century education system. She is currently Professor of Educational
Technology at the Open University and also Head of the e-Learning Strategy
Unit at the Department for Education and Skills. She was a member
of the national Committee of Enquiry into Higher Education chaired by
Lord Ron Dearing during 1996/97.
She founded the web based Journal of Interactive Multimedia in Education and is Chair of the Cybrarian Project Board. The Cybrarian project is committed to 'decreasing the digital divide by facilitating access to the internet and to learning opportunities for those who currently do not, or cannot, use the internet because of a lack of skills or confidence or because of physical or cognitive disabilities'.
Roger Bamber
Honorary Master of Arts
Roger Bamber lives in Brighton, trained in design and has been a photojournalist
since 1965. In his 40 year career his work has been published in every
national newspaper. He has been British Press Photographer of the Year
twice and when he was travelling the world covering everything from war
to rock music he was twice News Photographer of the Year.
For the past 11 years he has been part of the Guardian's photographic team and his work has won him numerous awards for feature photography. His home-town of Brighton is often the focal point of his photographs and he has been commissioned to provide the photographs for the 2006 Brighton and Hove calendar.
Brendan Hicks
Honorary Doctor of Science
Brendan Hicks retired recently
from his role as Medical Postgraduate Dean Director of the Kent, Surrey
and Sussex Deanery (NHS and University of London). His medical
career has been outstanding. Brendan specialised in general medicine
with special interests in diabetes, endocrinology and medical education.
He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine and the Worshipful Society
of Apothecaries
He took a strong interest in the development of the Postgraduate Medical School at the University of Brighton in 1999 and also provided strong support for the bid to establish a medical school for Brighton and Sussex. In recognition of his contribution to medical education, Brendan was appointed Honorary Professor to the Brighton and Sussex Medical School in 2003.
Richard Lambert
Honorary Doctor of Laws
Richard Lambert led the review
of business-university collaboration which was presented to the Chancellor
of the Exchequer in December 2003. The
review illustrated the opportunities created by innovative universities
to form collaborations with business partners; celebrated the success
of businesses which were already working collaboratively with universities;
and offered a wide range of ideas to stimulate debate and recommendations
to shape policy. His report has been a significant milestone in
generating government respect for the contribution which universities
make to the national economy.
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