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In this issue
SOMETHING TO
AN
OUTSTANDING CHEMICAL REACTION 2
ACHIEVEMENT Chemistry's home is getting a makeover
and hopes are high that the past will
repeat itself
T he University has risen eight places to
80th in the Times Higher Education World
University Rankings released in September.
EVERY ENGLISH WORD EVER SPOKEN
A remarkable story of academic dedication
4
and perseverance
Phil Baty, editor of the rankings, said: “For
Glasgow to make 80th in the world is an
ABOUT TURNING DREAMS INTO REALITY 6
outstanding achievement. A rise of eight Students who mean business
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places within the top 100 of this list is or the second year in a row dentistry at Glasgow has been ranked top in the UK by
particularly impressive given the intensifying The Times & The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2018. Two other subjects – animal INTRODUCING OUR YOUNG
global competition. You have to run fast just to science and education – are also ranked top in the UK, and the subjects of medicine, nursing ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR 10
stand still in these rankings.” and veterinary medicine have all been placed second in the UK in the same guide. Read the inspiring story of MindMate
founders Susanne Mitschke and Patrick
Professor Dame Anna Dominiczak, Vice-Principal and head of the College of Medical, Renner
Veterinary & Life Sciences, said: “I am extremely proud of these new league table results
for the areas of medicine, dentistry, nursing and veterinary medicine – the college’s four
ALUMNI NEWS & EVENTS 12
aces. Having all four of these subjects in the top 1 or 2 position in the UK is testament to the
“ IT IS THE QUALITY exemplary work of colleagues across all of our schools and research institutes, and also proof
Reunions, clubs and personal news
OF OUR TEACHING, that our innovative college strategy fosters both world-leading teaching and research.”
GENERAL COUNCIL 18
IT IS THE CITATION A report to the General Council
FOR OUR RESEARCH,
IT’S OUR INTERNATIONAL WHAT'S ON AT THE UNIVERSITY 21
OUTLOOK.” Collections, exhibitions and events
PRINCIPAL PROFESSOR SIR ANTON
MUSCATELLI
CORRECTION
In the previous issue of Avenue our feature on
inspiring women should have stated that Professor
Rona Mackie became the first woman Professor of
TOP 50 SCOTTISH UNIVERSITY
Dermatology in the UK in 1978.
OF THE YEAR
KEEP IN TOUCH
Glasgow is among the top 50 universities All addresses are Development & Alumni, 2 The
in the world for studying law. The University Square, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ.
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Rankings, testament to the quality of
Alumni news, events, reunion notices and reports
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experience and research. E: alumni@glasgow.ac.uk
T he University is celebrating being named Scottish University
of the Year by The Times & The Sunday Times Good University
Guide 2018.
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The University’s Dental School has successfully created the world’s biggest smile E: alumni@glasgow.ac.uk
Alastair McCall, editor of the guide, said: “The University of Glasgow during an event at the SEC in Glasgow in June. University staff, dental alumni, Letters to the Editor
is going places. It is in the midst of one of the biggest capital spends schoolchildren and teachers from the Glasgow area were invited to form the lips and E: avenue@glasgow.ac.uk
for a Scottish university, with the redevelopment of the former teeth of a giant smile to highlight the importance of good oral health and, with more
Western Infirmary site, which will reshape the city’s West End. It is than 750 participants, they set a Guinness World Record. Editorial Board: Cathy Bell, Siobhan Convery, Ailie
a great example of the transformational role that can be played by Ferrari, Amber Higgins, Emily Howie, Gerry Law,
RISING
universities, not just in individual lives but in communities more widely John Marsh, Rachel Sandison, Sarah Spence
and in regional and national domains. It recruits internationally based Editor: Susan Howie
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on its outstanding reputation for research, and it has avoided the Alumni section editor: Jennifer Baird
pitfalls of others in Scotland in being able to provide a student-centric Online editor: Lynne Maclagan
undergraduate experience alongside that.” Art director and designer: Darren Jewell-Irons
Gravitational wave physicists at Glasgow are celebrating the
The University jumped nine places in the national league table to feature Produced and designed by External Relations,
Arts and humanities announcement of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics which goes to Rainer
inside the UK’s top 20 and scored gains in six of the nine performance University of Glasgow. Photography by the University
subjects at Glasgow have Weiss (MIT), Barry C Barish (Caltech) and Kip S Thorne (Caltech).
indicators used to rank universities in the annual undergraduate guide. Photographic Unit. Additional photography: CASE,
jumped eight places to The three played a key role in the historic first direct detection of
The Hunterian, Reuben Paris, Shutterstock.com,
be placed 70th in the gravitational waves in September 2015, which established the new
Eivind Yggeseth, University Archives.
THE World University field of gravitational wave astronomy. Researchers from the University
Printed by J Thomson.
Rankings. The subjects are part of the international LIGO Scientific collaboration, and with their
covered include history, colleagues around the globe have made significant contributions to
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philosophy, theology, CHALLENGING, EXCITING, UNFORGETTABLE the research initiated by the three new Nobel laureates. In the scientific Views expressed are not necessarily those of the
languages, literature & background to the Nobel Prize published by the Nobel Committee University or the editors. All rights reserved. Nothing may
linguistics, archaeology We asked our students to describe Glasgow, Scottish University of the for Physics, the pioneering work by two Glasgow alumni and staff be reproduced without written permission from the Editor.
Year, in three words. See glasgow.ac.uk/avenue. © University of Glasgow November 2017
and performing arts. members – Professors Ron Drever and James Hough – was noted. The University of Glasgow charity number SC004401
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FROM INVESTMENT 1936
TO INNOVATION A public appeal was launched by Principal Hector
Hetherington for a large Chemistry Institute complex
of four new specialist departmental buildings for
organic, medical, physical and inorganic chemistry.
On completion it was the largest chemistry teaching
As part of the University’s £1bn campus redevelopment programme, and research building in Britain. Notable innovative
the Joseph Black Building – home to the School of Chemistry – is features included separate linked buildings for organic
and physical chemistry, a 400-seat lecture theatre,
receiving a £35m makeover. Over the centuries investment in chemistry a reading room, broad corridors, high ceilings and
at Glasgow has led to groundbreaking discoveries and world-changing special foundations to eliminate vibrations.
research. Current head of the school Professor Graeme Cooke is well
aware of the department’s past achievements and expects that this
latest investment in chemistry will be a catalyst for even greater things
1747
For the sum of £52, William Cullen established
to come. “By creating a modern environment which is sympathetic to the first lectureship in chemistry at Glasgow.
the historic building, open-plan laboratories and world-class facilities, It appears that his lectures and practical
we will encourage and strengthen multidisciplinary activities and demonstrations were very popular, though he was
later to complain that he had expended a much
collaboration throughout the school and with our industrial partners.” greater sum himself “… in purchasing cucurbits,
boltheads and a great many other instruments.”
1904
1762 Pictured: a model
Newcomen steam
engine that James
The first Lecturer in Physical Chemistry, Frederick Soddy,
was appointed in 1904. Fresh from fundamental research
with Ernest Rutherford and Glasgow graduate William
Cullen was succeeded by Watt tried to repair in Ramsay (Nobel Prize, 1904), Soddy carried out a demanding
his pupil Joseph Black 1763. It was his failure
to coax the machine series of experiments at Glasgow which established the
whose research on latent back to optimum relationship between atomic number and Periodic Table
heat, shared with his good capacity that sparked position. Soddy’s researches led him to make the imaginative
friend James Watt in 1762, his invention of the suggestion that elements with different atomic weights that
1818 led to the development of separate condenser,
the component that did not seem separable by chemical means were indeed
the steam engine that drove
1957
led to rapid expansion chemically identical. He proposed the name isotope,
the Industrial Revolution. in British industry. meaning equal place (in the Periodic Table), and won the
Black, who is also credited Nobel Prize for this work in 1922.
The Regius Chair of Chemistry was founded by King with discovering carbon Caesium iodide
crystals glowing in the
George III, with Thomas Thomson appointed in 1818 dioxide, later complained radioactivity emitted
as the first professor. He was a pioneer in emphasising that his lab was small, dark Glasgow graduate
by one of Soddy’s
the importance of laboratory work in teaching and unfit for teaching and surviving samples. Alexander R Todd (Lord
chemistry and has been called the first teacher of secured £500 to build a Todd) received the Nobel
practical chemistry in a British university. new one. Prize in Chemistry for “his
work on nucleotides and
nucleotide co-enzymes”.
His pioneering work on
the structure of nucleic
acids laid the foundations
for research to establish
1969
the general formula of
DNA.
Regarded as the
1870
greatest organic chemist
of his generation, Sir
1831
Derek Barton, Regius
Professor of Chemistry
When the University moved to Gilmorehill in 1870 an 1955-57, galvanised
octagonal laboratory was built for chemistry. In 1899 the department in the
A new laboratory was then Principal Herbert Story began a fundraising mid-1950s. He was
built, at a cost of £5,000, campaign and this allowed a “temporary” new awarded the Nobel Prize
for Thomson to teach the chemistry building to be built in 1902 as well as in Chemistry in 1969
University’s first practical lectureships in organic, physical and metallurgical for his “contributions to
chemistry course. chemistry. the development of the
concept of conformation
and its application in
chemistry”.
1841 2017
Current developments to the Joseph Black Building will provide state-
The Chemical Society (now known as the Royal of-the-art laboratories to enhance the student experience, provide
Society of Chemistry) chose Glasgow graduate modern ways of learning and continue to attract the best students
Thomas Graham as its first president. Graham is to Glasgow. Past experience at Glasgow has shown that major
known for his studies on the behaviour of gases, investment in chemistry makes ambitious aims achievable. “Ours
which resulted in his formulation of two relationships, can be stated quite simply,” says head of the school Professor
both since becoming known as Graham’s Laws. His Graeme Cooke. “We aim to become a UK top six research-led
study of colloids resulted in his ability to separate chemistry school by 2025.”
colloids and crystalloids using a so-called “dialyzer”,
using technology that is a rudimentary forerunner of
technology in modern kidney dialysis machines.
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THE ORIGINAL EDITORS
WORDS
Their dedication stretched for decades: the quartet
of original editors, who notched up a combined
WE HAVE A WAY WITH
total of 183 years’ commitment to the thesaurus.
Professor Michael Samuels
(1920–2010) announced his
intention, at a meeting of the
Philological Society in 1965, to
begin the thesaurus project – a
decision that was met with “scorn,
ridicule and disbelief that we thought the project
possible” in some quarters. Forty-four years
later, vindication came when the thesaurus was
published to worldwide acclaim. Known as
an innovative teacher and leading linguistics
scholar, Professor Samuels’ work also included
the examination of thousands of medieval
manuscripts, resulting in the publication of A
Linguistic Atlas of Late Medieval English.
Joining Professor Samuels on the
project in 1969 was the formidable
Christian Kay (1940–2016), who
featured in the last Avenue as
one of our 20 inspiring women.
“Christian loved words, and
she loved classifying,” remembers Professor
BY JENNIFER BAIRD of English Philology Jeremy Smith. “She was
awesomely intelligent and had the imagination to
be an ‘early introducer’ of computers in support
It took more than 200 researchers, working 320,000 hours, language processing. And the generosity of Glasgow alone than it cost to make over 40-
of research in the humanities. I’m not sure she or
any of the editors knew it would take as long as it
did, but she would have done it anyway. She was
the editors, who signed over their copyrights plus years, so it really has been transformative.
almost half a century to complete the world’s first historical to the University on the understanding that It’s transformed research elsewhere; it’s
an inspirational leader.” Professor Kay took over
as director of the project when Professor Samuels
the royalties (exceeding £125,000 to date) transformed research in Glasgow.” retired, and was a key figure in securing funding
thesaurus of English. Eight years since it was first published, would be dedicated to fund new research
to allow it to continue.
into the English language, has led to the Professor Alexander, who became deputy
the thesaurus has transformed teaching, learning and award of 26 postgraduate scholarships. to Professor Christian Kay (one of the four “I kept quiet for years about what I
was up to,” reflects Jane Roberts,
Recipients are talented early-career scholars original editors, see right) in 2009, is working remembering the sometimes
research at Glasgow. who have produced theses on a wide range on the second edition of the thesaurus and cynical reception which the
announcement of the thesaurus
of topics, such as the representation of mental is now adding a further 20,000 words as well project provoked. She began
health in newspaper articles, the language as redating around 220,000 words as a result indexing word meanings from the standard
dictionaries of Old English in 1965, which were
The thesaurus From low-tech beginnings on handwritten After the raft of index cards, or “slips”, of early modern Scottish law courts, the of new citations being found. He appreciates to be used as a research tool for the thesaurus
contains almost index cards in 1965 to integration into the used to capture each sense of a word were concept of anger in Old English, English the enormity of the task he has inherited but project. “When Michael Samuels first described
800,000 words – the project to the then small department, I found
online Oxford English Dictionary (OED) in almost destroyed in a fire in 1978, they were and economic development in modern declares it “a delight” to be part of. “Because it exciting. But I had no realistic idea then how
virtually every word Malawi, and grammatical choices in medical of the apprenticeship that Christian put me long it would take.” Professor Roberts taught at
of English since 2010, The Historical Thesaurus of English has switched to microfilm, copied in triplicate
autobiographies. through,” he says, “I feel quite happy about King’s College London from 1969 but remains
AD 700 – and is filled a niche so perfectly that author Philip and distributed between different archives – involved with the thesaurus – the editor with the
the only complete Pullman described it as “the information we taking no more chances. The 1980s brought the changes we need to make, and why and longest tenure.
historical thesaurus had to spend hours hunting down through a large backlog of additional material from In addition to these awards, a large number of how we need to make them.”
of any language. the thickets of the OED, shot, stuffed and the second edition of the OED, prolonging externally funded PhD researchers have come Professor Samuels accepted
It arranges words to Glasgow to study, primarily to have access Unsurprisingly, the overwhelming success of Irené Wotherspoon onto the
intuitively by subject, mounted for us”. the project considerably, and it wasn’t project as a young postgraduate
until 2008 that the last slip was slotted into to the thesaurus’ database and the expertise the thesaurus has started a domino effect, with student in 1967. “The thesaurus
within three intriguing
main categories: the “Why do words die out, and how are they place in the database. When the thesaurus of its staff. Additional royalties are funding a at least seven other countries now planning to was something different to what
flagship yearly lecture series on the English create their own. The trailblazing efforts of the anyone else had done; it sounded
External World, the replaced?” This question was the catalyst was finally released in October 2009, the really visionary and wide-ranging, and I was
Mind and Society. for the project which Michael Samuels, then enthusiastic worldwide reception that greeted language, as well as undergraduate prizes creators of the world’s first historical thesaurus absolutely hooked, from the start,” she says.
The synonyms listed Professor of English Language, started back its publication meant that the first printing sold rewarding research excellence. of a language can only be described as “Every day you were coming across different
include the dates things and every day there was something really,
in 1965 – to record the semantic development out quickly and a second had to be rushed extraordinary (1580–), remarkable (1604–), really interesting, though also slightly frustrating
each appeared. In
of every English word from Anglo-Saxon times out in time for Christmas. “Since it’s been published,” says current immatchable (1596–1630). because of time constraints – you would see
short, the book shows something you would madly like to investigate,
you the history of to the present day. thesaurus director Professor Marc Alexander, but couldn’t take the time to follow up. But it was
a word’s meaning “it’s brought in more in research grants to glasgow.ac.uk/thesaurus a wonderful job – I loved it.”
rather than simply
Success and successors
that of the word The power of persistence Since publication, the thesaurus has enjoyed
itself. It allows you to His team embarked on the painstaking task of significant international recognition: sales
understand the variety longhand data transcription of the first edition revenues of £1.9 million, exceptional for an WHAT OTHERS HAVE TO SAY
of words available of the OED, followed later by bulk digital data academic book; winner of several literary
at any given time,
and reveals different
entry as the pace of technology advanced. awards such as Book of the Year in the The ultimate Manna for No words of A permanent A vehicle
Along the way, funding was a chronic Guardian and the Times Literary Supplement;
degrees of longevity:
around 7,000 words preoccupation – would grants be renewed? the Saltire Society’s Research Book of the volume for the intellect mine can monument for a kind of
have endured since
the earliest days of
Would jobs continue? Originally expected
to be carried out by staff and postgraduate
Year; and a recent submission for the Queen’s
Anniversary Prize.
the word and a express the to the linguistic
the English language
in Britain. Eke and
students, the project grew in scale and, over
the decades, involved four editors and more At Glasgow the impact of the thesaurus has
fetishist. welcome magnificence anarchic time travel.
hue, for example,
have survived from than 230 individual contributors. In the 1980s, been considerable. It is used constantly in NEW YORKER BOOK
BENCH gift to of this energy, good NEW YORK TIMES
this included government-sponsored trainees teaching – not just in courses on English
Old English.
sent to acquire new digital skills. historical linguistics, but also in history, humankind. monument to humour and
computing, digital humanities and natural COMMENT ON
TELEGRAPH ARTICLE our huge and generosity
OMG, Winston!
In 1917, the first usage of OMG (Oh! My God!) was recorded in a letter
often beautiful of our
to Winston Churchill. Discover more about the social history of OMG and
other interesting English words at glasgow.ac.uk/avenue.
language. language.
ELSPETH BARKER, CHRISTOPHER HART,
LITERARY REVIEW SUNDAY TIMES
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6 STUDENT ENTERPRISE 7
Creating a successful business is
all about building dreams.
Recognise your strengths and
S
tudent business is big business
weaknesses and bring people on
nowadays. It’s been estimated that up
to a quarter of current UK students have
board to plug any gaps.
started a business while at university. And
they’re in good company – the list of global
companies that started while their founders
were students include Facebook, Dropbox, MARION ANDERSON, STUDENT ENTERPRISE MANAGER
Google, Dell, SnapChat and Reddit.
Taking the entrepreneurial route and starting
a business is a great way for students to
earn an income as well as gaining business and support new entrepreneurs. I hope that
experience across a range of disciplines student entrepreneurs who win the Innovation
from marketing to accounting. But it’s not
without its challenges and that’s where our
Award will amaze us all with their ideas,
creativity and innovation.”
SUCCESS
Student Enterprise Manager Marion Anderson STORIES
can help. Back to school
Another staunch supporter of student Corien Staels’ enterprise
Passion enterprise is banking giant Santander. For – Staels Design – has the
“We want to act as a catalyst to help support the last three years the bank has funded a potential to change the lives
entrepreneurial students turn their dreams summer school at the University that functions of wheelchair users. She de-
into reality,” says Marion, who has 15 years’ as an intense incubator and launch pad for veloped her business in reha-
experience in business development. “We fledgling start-ups to take flight. bilitation product design and
FROM
offer one-to-one business advice, a range mobility equipment while a
of practical workshops and networking Students compete for four available places student at Glasgow and she’s
events, free campus office space, as well as and equity-free funding from Santander worth won a number of awards
LIGHTBULB
professional legal, financial and marketing £2,500 for each business towards start-up and prize money for her
guidance.” and running costs. And as well as a welcome innovative product WheelAir
input of capital, the winning student ventures – a backrest for wheelchair
But Marion’s role is also to challenge the get free desk space on campus; mentoring, users to help regulate body
MOMENT TO
students. “I play devil’s advocate and ask the marketing and networking advice; Santander temperature.
difficult questions. Students need to recognise banking support; and additional funding
if their burning idea has real business potential opportunities. Susanne Mitschke and
BUSINESS
or not. It takes hard work and a strong will Patrick Renner have just been
to make it, but true entrepreneurs have that “The 12-week programme enables students to named joint Young Alumnus
passion.” learn how to start and operate a business and of the Year. Their business,
provides a low-risk opportunity for them to trial MindMate, develops apps to
PLAN
Innovation their business ideas,, says Marion. “The aim is help people with dementia,
Someone who understands the challenges to establish viable ongoing business start-ups their caregivers and family
of starting a new business is Scottish and motivate future student entrepreneurs. members, and it began while
entrepreneur Jay Smith, whose business It’s very satisfying to see students bring their they were still students here.
ventures include a training firm, a film ideas forward, win competitions, secure Read about their lightbulb
company, a beauty business and a restaurant. funding and get their first deals.” moment on page 6.
Through personal and corporate donations, he
has founded the Jay Smith Innovation Award One of the biggest incentives for student Our four successful student
to help student entrepreneurs at Glasgow entrepreneurs is the prospect of making entrepreneurs from this year’s
A growing number of students at university aren’t just cover costs such as legal fees and patent a career out of their business. For those summer school have the
applications. who don’t think joining the annual graduate same drive and ambition as
focusing on their studies or their social life, but on starting recruitment round is for them, being your own Corien, Susanne and Patrick.
Although not a Glasgow alumnus himself, boss offers an alternative. “Self-employment Read their inspiring stories
their own businesses. And at Glasgow we’re making sure all four of his children studied here. “This is a realistic option that more and more of over the page.
University has given so much to our family our students are seriously considering,” says
our next generation of entrepreneurs get the support and – my children had a wonderful student Marion, “whether that’s starting your own
experience – and it is great to be able to give business, working freelance or becoming a
encouragement they need to succeed. something back to help inspire, encourage sole trader.”
BY MARTIN SHANNON
8 STUDENT ENTERPRISE 9
BADVO GIN
WALKING TOURS IN GLASGOW
English Literature & Language graduate Helen
Business graduates and couple Olivia Barber
Stewart first developed her sophisticated palate
and Jennifer Benson have turned their shared
working at a whisky distillery near the family farm
entrepreneurial spirit and love of the city of
where she grew up. But it was when she discovered
Glasgow into a thriving start-up.
the rich heritage of farm distilling in Scotland
and the joys of small batch gin that she radically Our Glasgow-based walking tours use local guides to provide personal,
friendly and insightful tours of our wonderful city. Our City Centre tour
changed career direction to specialise in distilling. encompasses all the key sites: George Square, Glasgow Cathedral and
Necropolis, the Tolbooth Steeple and Glasgow Cross, the Barrowlands
Badvo is a micro gin distillery based on my family farm near Pitlochry and the Barras, the People’s Palace at Glasgow Green, Templeton
in Perthshire. The farm is a perfect place to have a distillery. Using factory, the Clutha, St Enoch, Buchanan Street and the Duke of
a private supply of spring water, the gin will be distilled in traditional Wellington.
copper pot stills modelled on the original stills that would have been in
use on the farm pre-1825. We made the decision to keep our price low so that it could be
affordable and accessible to as many people as possible, and we have
SYNAPTIC HUB LTD All of the botanicals for the gin are foraged from the farm including fresh young and old from every corner of the world on our tours. There really
juniper, which only two other distilleries in Scotland currently use. The is so much to see around the city, and we’re here to show visitors the
idea that I could use the same land and resources as all those years incredible history, culture and modern life of Glasgow.
Leon Franzen, a final- before me, made me love the idea of distilling all the more.
year PhD student The summer programme put me in touch with professionals who were
The hardest part of establishing a new business for us was to ignore
the fear of failure and just go for it. The summer programme helped us
in Neuroscience, is excited to help me establish myself in a popular industry. boost our marketing and employ several tour guides to meet demand.
passionate about helping Next year, I’m looking to launch a range of liqueurs and expand on site. We’re currently planning our off-season tours for winter to hopefully
people with dyslexia. Beyond that, I’d love to open the stillhouse to the public to give people keep the company going even when not so many tourists are around.
a greater understanding of gin, distilling and why spirits are part of our
He is currently applying heritage in Scotland.
And we hope to add different tours to next year’s agenda in time for
summer. We want to show tourists that Glasgow is the best city in
his studies to designing the world.
badvo.com
products that assist
walkingtoursin.com
children who
experience problems BOOKVOYAGE
reading, writing and
spelling. Bringing people together was the motivation for
Abdallah Moh D, who is studying for an MSc in
Software Development, to start his subscription box
I was diagnosed with dyslexia at the age of nine. I know how this feels, business BookVoyage.
with all its disadvantages but also advantages and strengths. This
gives me first-hand insight into the workings of the dyslexic brain and My long-term vision is to bridge the cultural divide through literature.
also what works and what doesn’t in terms of therapies. Given all the toxic, populist rhetoric going on in the media, I set out on a
mission to create more tolerance, empathy and understanding between
My business, Synaptic Hub Ltd, is currently developing a people from different cultures by getting people to read more broadly.
neuroscience-based solution for people with dyslexia, called a This is because it’s my belief that if we hear the world’s stories, we stop
DYsLexiMeter. This first product is a screening app using eye-tracking seeing people as ‘others’ and start seeing them as fellow humans who
technology to help identify dyslexia in children as young as five. are not that different to ourselves.
The hardest part has been to stay on top of the bureaucracy involved Each of the monthly boxes is country themed and contains a foreign
in employing someone. But most tasks have been good fun, though book written by a critically acclaimed local author and translated into
challenging, because my co-founder Abdullah Garcia and I both have English, tea or coffee from that country, as well as a sweet or savoury
additional full-time jobs. treat to go with the hot drink, giving what I like to call a truly global
immersive reading experience.
Taking part in the summer programme this year has been a great
learning experience, teaching me about accounting, business strategy The summer programme was tremendously beneficial, taking me from
and pitching. It also enabled us to purchase everything we needed a one-man band working part-time from my flat to a business with
to really start our business, including being able to employ a User an office. The start-up capital enabled me to take on an intern and
Interface Designer student intern. make concrete goals. That step is crucial. It causes a shift in mentality
and the business stops being something you’re just tinkering with
Our long-term goal is to establish Synaptic Hub Ltd as a global leader and becomes a solid place of work you’re responsible for. That really
for innovative neuroscience-based solutions that enable people with increased my productivity.
different needs to improve their quality of life. I would like to make the
education system a better place for young dyslexics by helping them The list of countries already featured in BookVoyage boxes include the
to avoid failure from Primary 1 onwards. Lebanon, Portugal, India, the Netherlands, China, Germany and South
Africa – and many more are planned.
synaptichub.com
bookvoyage.co.uk
10 STUDENT ENTERPRISE 11
M
Huddled in the kitchen of their West End flat, Susanne Mitschke indMate is the brainchild of our
2017 Young Alumnus of the Year
University,” says Patrick. “This helped us
to bring the initial team together, spend the
and Patrick Renner eat cheap noodles and discuss the next steps winners, Susanne Mitschke and
Patrick Renner, graduates from the
summer together, get a little bit of money to
build a prototype. It helped us to take our first
for their new venture – an app to help empower people living with Adam Smith Business School. steps with MindMate as a product.”
dementia. It is 2015, the pair have not long graduated and are After avoiding the temptations of the graduate
“milk round” and lucrative job offers, the duo
Careful collaborations
Aware of their limited medical knowledge and
preparing to launch their new product, MindMate. It’s a huge task, instead opted for the road less travelled. the complexities of dementia, the team looked
to industry experts for advice. They contacted
but one they’re prepared to tackle head on. “What I really love about being an
entrepreneur is that you have flexibility. You
Dr Terry Quinn from the University’s Institute
of Cardiovascular & Medical Sciences. He
can push hard to realise your own goals,” shared the latest science and best practice
says Patrick. That they have. What started in dementia care, and helped the team to
as an idea among three students became translate this to the app.
a chart-topping app, clinching the number
one spot in the Apple health app chart in 17 “From my first meeting with them I was
countries. MindMate has over 350,000 users. struck by their passion and enthusiasm,”
says Dr Quinn. “What sets MindMate apart
A cross between a guardian angel, a personal from other apps is the time and effort that
assistant and a personal trainer, MindMate is the team have spent working with people
tailored to those over 65. It trains the body and affected by dementia. Many healthcare apps
brain to keep them healthy. Photo albums, are produced by commercial companies
to-do lists, quizzes, exercises and healthy who make limited attempts to engage with
recipes are some of the features. clinicians or patients and carers.”
WHERE
What makes MindMate special is that it MindMate’s medical board includes
is much more than a lifestyle app for the representatives from the Universities of
over 65s. It has the potential to make a Stanford, Cambridge, Cornell and Glasgow.
huge difference in the care, prevention and They’ve also grown their tech capabilities
ARE
diagnosis of diseases that cause cognitive through opportunities such as the Techstars
decline. accelerator programme in New York.
THEY
A meeting of minds The team’s hard work is paying off, but there’s
BY LYNNE MACLAGAN Dementia is a worldwide health issue still a long way to go. They continue to work
affecting around 47 million people, and this with Dr Quinn to test the functionality of the
NOW?
number is expected to triple by 2050. There is app and develop new features. They have a
no cure, yet. grant from Scottish Enterprise to help build
their backend technology. Sales and business
Susanne, Patrick (both MSc 2015) and fellow strategy is getting attention thanks to a seed-
co-founder Roger Arellano (a University funding investor in California.
of Strathclyde graduate) have all seen the The Young Alumnus of the Year Award was
brutal reality of cognitive decline at first hand. “What’s next for MindMate is to find more launched in 2001 to recognise graduates
Roger was a carer for his grandfather for research partners – universities, clinical who have made a major contribution to the
seven years. Patrick and Susanne have both researchers, pharmaceutical companies – and community, arts, sciences or business.
volunteered in care homes. to work with them to match our users to their
clinical trials,” explains Susanne. “This will We’ve caught up with a few of the previous
“It was a shock to see how people could help to bring us closer to a cure for dementia.” winners to find out what they’re up to now,
spend their whole day in front of the including
television without any meaningful activity or With challenging times ahead, one thing is • cyclist Mark Beaumont, who tells us about
interaction,” explains Patrick, who spent a year clear – Susanne and Patrick have the passion his latest round-the-world record
volunteering in a care home as part of his civil and entrepreneurial spirit needed to drive their • foreign correspondent Martin Patience,
service in Germany. “That was the inspiration product forward. reporting from his latest posting in the
for me when I met Roger and Susanne. We Lebanon
could build something that could make a “I have always wanted to change the world. • cancer researcher Professor Patrick
difference.” This is why I am doing what I’m doing,” says Gunning, talking about his next big project.
Susanne. “I hope with MindMate we can have
They had an idea, but needed the cash and an impact on as many people as possible.” For their latest interviews and more see
space to turn it into something tangible. glasgow.ac.uk/avenue.
“We were lucky enough to be selected for mindmate-app.com
the Santander summer programme at the
To receive the Young Alumnus of the Year
award makes us very proud. It shows that the
University really cares about entrepreneurship
and that it can make a real difference.”
PATRICK RENNER, CO-FOUNDER OF MINDMATE
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Alumni news Alumni news
NOTES FROM
No 2 QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY
HONOURS 2017
IN BRIEF
Principal of the University Professor Vito
Antonio Muscatelli (MA 1984) received a
Knighthood for services to economics and
higher education
News from Emily Howie, Head of Alumni James Bowie (MBChB 1958) has been
Engagement in the Development & Alumni Mr Billy Connolly (DLitt 2001) received a presented with a 50-year award for service
Office at No 2 The Square. Knighthood for services to entertainment and to rural medicine by the Rural Health West
I’d like to extend a special welcome to our
charity
LOVE BY NUMBERS association of Australia. Dr Bowie, who spent
time working in the University’s anatomy
2017 graduates who will be receiving Avenue Professor Parveen June Kumar CBE (DSc department, as well as at Glasgow Royal
for the first time. 2014) received a Damehood for services to The demise of the Maths & Stats building on University Gardens, which will make way for the Infirmary, the Flying Doctors and in the
medicine and medical education new Learning & Teaching Hub, had bittersweet significance for two of our alumni. It was where Vietnam War, still works up to 12 hours a day
In addition to the many graduates who enjoyed Katrina and Gavin Kerr, who both studied Applied Maths ten years ago, found love blossoming. practising medicine in a small town in Western
the splendour of the Bute Hall, and probably Mr Terrence Scuoler (MA 1971) was ap- Australia. He hopes to return to Glasgow in
a spot of rain or two, at their ceremony here pointed CBE for services to manufacturing “The Maths & Stats building is important to us because it is where we met,” says Katrina, “and 2018 for his 60-year class reunion.
at Gilmorehill this year, we welcome a number and engineering where our relationship grew from friendship to something more. It was a bit sad to hear it was
of new graduates from our overseas degree coming down so we got in touch with UofG, to ask if we could have a small memento.” Colin Cameron (BL 1957), former Honorary
programmes. Other facilties and services you can still have Ms Nora Margaret Senior (MA 1979) was ap- Consul of Malawi in Scotland, has been
access to as an alumnus include (for a small pointed CBE for services to the Scottish and The couple returned to campus to choose a keepsake of the building before it was demolished commended by the Malawian government for
The number of students graduating in fee) the library, our sports building and the UK business community – a lecture theatre door plaque which Katrina says will be framed and put up on their wall. his outstanding contribution to the country and
Singapore now exceeds 300 each year and unions. invited to return to the country on an official
this is set to continue rising as we expand our Professor Philip Cotton (MBChB 1989) was “I was a terrible student but I loved every minute of it,” she says. “I was a good student,” says visit in honour of his anti-apartheid work.
programmes. And another alumni benefit you may not be appointed OBE for services to education in Gavin, “until I met Katrina! Being at UofG was the best time of my life.”
aware of is a 10% discount on postgraduate Rwanda Sir Akhlaq Choudhury (BSc 1988) has been
We celebrated our first graduations in China taught courses (see glasgow.ac.uk/ appointed a High Court Judge in England
this year, with a joint ceremony with Nankai pgtalumnidiscount for details). The Very Reverend Dr Elizabeth Lorna and Wales. The first in his family to attend
University in Tianjin on 26 June and, in Hood (MA 1974, BDS 1977, DD 2014) was university, he was called to the Bar in 1992,
Chengdu on 28 June, for those graduating
in our joint programme with the University of
Finally, I’d like to express my thanks to
our outgoing Director of Development &
appointed OBE for services to the Church of
Scotland and charity First-class weddings appointed a Queen’s Counsel in 2015 and
a deputy high court judge in 2016.
Electronic Science & Technology of China. Alumni, Cathy Bell (MA 1980), who has led
and inspired her team for the last 30 years. Dr Judy Mary Murray (DUniv 2016) was ap- with distinction Dr Hugh C Hendrie (MBChB 1958, DSc
Ceremonies such as these help to reinforce Cathy was recently the proud recipient of pointed OBE for services to tennis, women in 2002), Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry
the growing international influence of the prestigious Council for Advancement sport and charity Did you know that as a graduate you are part at Indiana University School of Medicine,
the University. Our alumni community is & Support of Education (CASE) Europe of the exclusive club that entitles you and Indianapolis, has received a Lifetime
increasingly global and we are delighted that Distinguished Service Award for “setting an Miss Joanne I Eccles (BDS 2012) was your children – when the time comes – to get Achievement Award from the Alzheimer’s
many of you stay in touch with us despite your outstanding example of loyalty and selfless appointed MBE for services to equestrian married at the University? Association for his contribution to advancing
busy lives since graduation. dedication and three decades of successful vaulting Alzheimer’s disease and dementia research.
fundraising”. I would like to wish Cathy well Whether holding a ceremony in the
On the adjacent page you can read the lovely for her retirement. Dr John Pender McClure (MBChB 1966) magnificent Memorial Chapel or one of the Professor Angela McRobbie FRSA (MA
story of Katrina and Gavin Kerr who met at was appointed MBE for services to paediatric majestic ceremonial rooms, marrying in a 1974), of Goldsmiths University of London,
university, fell in love and married. I know that As always, we love hearing about your healthcare religious or non-religious ceremony, throwing has been elected a Fellow of the British
it’s not unusual to find your life partner while activities, news and achievements. Keep in a sumptuous service or arranging a more Academy. Professor McRobbie has pioneered
at Glasgow. Being a Glasgow alumnus (or touch with us at alumni@glasgow.ac.uk. Dr Adele Emeli Sandé (BSc 2009, DUniv intimate affair, the University is the perfect research across topics such as youth culture,
even the child of an alumnus) entitles you to 2013) was appointed MBE for services to venue. gender and popular media, the creative
hold your wedding in various locations on music economy and feminist theory.
our stunning campus, such as the Memorial We look forward to welcoming you back.
Pictured left: Director of Development & Alumni
Chapel, the Melville Room and the Turnbull Cathy Bell receiving her CASE award; right, our Dr Alan Campbell Stanfield (MBChB 1977) Amair Saleem (BSc 1985) was Operation
Room. first graduation ceremony in Chengdu, China. was appointed MBE for services to curling Contact us at weddings@glasgow.ac.uk. Project Manager of the new Enterprise
Command & Control Centre of Dubai, a
$90 million scheme which integrates all
surface transportation systems.
Ronnie Convery (MA 1988) has been
INSPIRING named Honorary Consul of the Italian Andrew J Stroehlein (MPhil 1997), European
ENGINEER VISIT Republic in Glasgow. It is the first time in Media Director of Human Rights Watch, has
history that a non-Italian citizen has been been named one of the 20 Most Influential
Orla Murphy (MEng 2013), Quality Engineer named consul in one of Italy’s consulates Global Analysts operating on Twitter by ES
at Jaguar Land Rover, appeared in the Top 50 in the UK. Global Magazine.
Women in Engineering under 35 named by
the Women’s Engineering Society. She gave Ronnie arrived at the University in autumn John Richard Watson (PhD 1966) has been
a talk on campus in June, coinciding with 1983 without knowing a word of Italian named a Fellow of The Hymn Society (USA
International Women in Engineering Day, to and graduated with a first-class Honours and Canada) for his work as an eminent
speak about her career journey and inspire the degree in the subject. He was knighted by scholar of hymnology and tireless advocate
next generation of women engineers. the Italian Republic in 2008 with the title for hymns and hymn-singing.
“Cavaliere”.
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Alumni events Alumni events
A
lumni around the world get together Birmingham: Glasgow Vet gathering Los Angeles: Getty Center tour
to celebrate their connection with the
Friday 7 April 2017 Thursday 15 July 2017
University. Representatives from the
The annual Glasgow Vet gathering took place Sixteen alumni enjoyed a guided tour of the
University attend these social events to meet
this year at the Malt House. It was as busy as exhibition Thomas Annan: Photographer
with and grow our esteemed network of
ever, with almost 70 graduates and Vet School of Glasgow. The tour was led by assistant
graduate, current and future students. To find
staff attending. This event is part of a series curator Amanda Maddox, and organised by
out about future events, see glasgow.ac.uk/
that take place throughout the year for our vet alumnus Peter Donahue (MSc 2014).
alumni/events.
graduates, including gatherings at the British
Equine Veterinary Association and the London
Aberdeen: pub night Vet Show.
Thursday 27 April 2017 Greece: Athens alumni reception
Alumni from the Aberdeen area joined London: Law reception
members of the GU Club of Aberdeen for Friday 5 May 2017
Thursday 23 March 2017 Around 70 guests, including the British
an informal get-together in Six˚North. These
Herbert Freehills LLP generously held a Ambassador to Greece, attended a reception
successful biannual events have become
convivial reception for over 40 law alumni which coincided with the official launch of
a staple of the calendar and attract a wide
in their stunning London offices. Graduates the University of Glasgow Hellenic Alumni
range of alumni eager to reconnect with
John Taylor (LLB 2000) and John Corrie (LLB Association. Along with University updates,
the University. This event keeps going from
2001), both partners at the top law firm, made guests had a progress report from association Chicago: Scottish University Alumni of
strength to strength.
wonderful hosts. Speakers included head of president Alex Athanassoulas (MBA 1992). Chicago meet-up
school Professor Iain MacNeil and chairman of If you are interested in joining, contact eve.
the University’s Campaign Leadership Board athanasekou@gmail.com. Thursday 11 July 2017
Sandy Black. Thirteen former classmates of Scottish
Singapore: Alumni reception
universities held a summer meet-up and pub
Monday 24 April 2017 night at River North’s Hubbard Inn. The group
Over 120 alumni and friends gathered on the Royal Albatross – the first time we have ever enjoyed some casual networking and happy
held an event on a boat – with our shoes off and slippers on. Principal Professor Sir Anton hour cocktails, sharing stories from Scotland
Muscatelli updated guests on the latest University happenings, in particular our exciting and and making new connections. To join the
ambitious campus redevelopment. Around 10 prospective students also joined this event. Chicago alumni association, contact amy.
Edinburgh: Botanic Gardens event langenberg@gmail.com.
Wednesday 31 May 2017
Our first “Behind the Scenes” event at the
Royal Botanic Garden (RBGE) was attended
by 25 alumni who enjoyed a tour of the
Herbarium and the Research Houses, areas
not open to members of the public. The
evening was made possible by alumnus and
former Principal Sir Muir Russell (BSc 1970,
DUniv 2001), who is Chairman of the Board of Switzerland: Geneva and Zürich
Trustees for RBGE. receptions
Hong Kong: Soho Yard evening
Tuesday 6 and Wednesday 7 June 2017
London: Alumni summer drinks Friday 21 April 2017
Glasgow: Commemoration Day We held two successful alumni drinks
Hong Kong’s trendy Soho Yard hosted alumni
Wednesday 12 July 2017 events in Switzerland, with guests joining
Wednesday 14 June 2017 and friends on a rainy April night, including
London-based alumni gathered in July representatives from the Development &
Around 300 alumni and guests attended a number who made the trip from Shenzen.
for informal drinks at the Folly bar. They Alumni Office for drinks and nibbles in a
the event this year, and among the honorary Principal Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli
were joined by representatives from the Geneva lakeside hotel on a warm summer’s Toronto: Alumni association pub night
graduates were John Tiffany (MA 1994), presented on Glasgow’s many achievements
Development & Alumni Office, as well as evening. The following night alumni in Zürich
Vincent Deighan and Sir Paul Nurse. It was over the year. Guests enjoyed music and Thursday 20 July 2017
current students from the Adam Smith joined us at the top of the Prime Tower and New York City: Tartan Day 2017
also a great pleasure to see large numbers of conversation and took photos against our Ashley Koen (MSc 2012) brought 20 Toronto
Business School who were taking part in enjoyed breathtaking views of the city over
alumni returning for the day to help celebrate cloisters backdrop. For more information, Saturday 8 April 2017 alumni together for a summer pub night to
summer internships at financial institutions in drinks and canapés.
the foundation of the University. contact wholau@yahoo.com. A great troop of over 30 alumni got together celebrate the newly formed group. The sun
the city.
under the New York City sun to show off their shone and the group made the most of the
University tartan at the annual Tartan Day beer garden. We hope to have another event
London: Glasgow University Parade. Save the date for the next parade on in the fall before winter sets in.
Women’s Club 7 April 2018.
Saturday 16 September 2017
Over 30 members and guests enjoyed an
interesting Houses of Parliament tour guided by Connect with
Hilary Booth, a long-time member of GUWC. It
was the club’s second outing this summer as
former classmates,
members visited Hatfield House in July. New York City: An evening with find out about alumni
Glasgow: MBA 40th anniversary Moscow: Alumni summer lunch Glasgow at the Flatiron Room
Friday 1 September 2017
Jakarta: British Council alumni awards
Sunday 23 July 2017 Wednesday 8 March 2017
events happening
Sixty alumni attended a gala dinner to Friday 3 March 2017 Members of the Russian-speaking alumni Over 70 guests and prospective students in your area or
celebrate 40 years of the Glasgow MBA, with
Principal Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli invited
Alumni joined staff from the University to
support Dr Tatas HP Brotosudarmo (PhD
association met for lunch at a Scottish-
themed restaurant in central Moscow. The
gathered in NYC’s stylish Flatiron Room.
Vice-Principal Professor Frank Coton
Florida: Alumni lunch read about how to
to speak of his time teaching the programme.
Activities held during the year raised £6,685
2010) at the British Council Awards in Jakarta.
Dr Brotosudarmo won in the Professional
group enjoyed a meal of Scottish favourites,
including grilled venison and cranachan.
presented news from Glasgow, and guests
networked and shared Glasgow stories to
Sunday 28 May 2017
Eleven alumni enjoyed a lunch generously
organise your own
towards the MBA Travel Scholarship fund.
The gala dinner brought to a close a series of
Achievement Award Category, for his
scientific achievements in photosynthesis –
Guests also took part in a prize UofG
general knowledge quiz. Contact: Maria,
the accompaniment of live jazz music. Also
on offer were our signature cocktails, the
hosted by graduate Dr Leonard Benedict
(MBChB 1972) at his home in Florida. Lots of
reunion at glasgow.
commemorative events. congratulations on your magnificent success. petrenkomaria@gmail.com. Mackintosh Mule and the Gilbert Scott. catching up and laughs ensued. ac.uk/alumni.
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Reunion notices Reunion reports
1958 Beta 1969 Chemistry
We are holding our 60th reunion in Glasgow To celebrate 50 years since our graduation,
from 25–27 September 2018. Contact: Stuart I am calling all 1969 Chemistry graduates who
Parker, stuartparker1@me.com. would be interested in arranging a golden
reunion in summer 2019. Contact: Dr Neil
Hair, neilix@optusnet.com.au.
1959 Gamma
Following a very successful 58th reunion,
plans are proposed for a 60th reunion in 2019. 1969 Engineering YEAR
Contact: Norrie Mackay, (+44) 141 616 2831, Would you be interested in taking part in a
nvmackay@hotmail.com; Marjory Macsween, reunion in 2019 to celebrate 50 years since
(+44) 141 639 0254, marjorymacsween@ graduating? If so, please contact David Kerr,
googlemail.com or John Kennedy, (+44 )141 kerrdj@me.com. 1957 Alpha
632 8540, johnkennedy01@aol.com.
On 16 May 2017, 13 members and seven 1972 Psychology
1971 Geography partners gathered in the Principal’s Lodgings
1961 Zeta Would you be interested in taking part in The Psychology class of 1972 held an
at Gilmorehill where Principal Professor
We are celebrating our 57th reunion from a reunion on 31 August 2018 to celebrate enjoyable reunion in Glasgow on 20 May.
Sir Anton Muscatelli welcomed us and
12–14 September 2018 at the Crowne Plaza 50 years since starting our studies? If so, YEAR Hardcore nostalgists (seven graduates
outlined future developments. Professor
Hotel, Glasgow. We will have dinner on the please contact Dougie Lamont, dwlamont@ and three well-preserved academic staff)
Matthew Walters, Head of the School of
Wednesday and Thursday evenings, and other btinternet.com. converged from all parts of the UK and South
Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing then described
activities will be arranged closer to the event. Africa to celebrate the 45th anniversary at the
the modern MBChB course and after an
Contact: Douglas Briggs, (+44) 141 334 9744 Ubiquitous Chip. All look forward to a Golden
1978 Electrical Engineering excellent lunch we took a guided tour of the
or j.douglas.briggs@icloud.com. Anniversary gathering in 2022.
The Blown Fuse Society is planning its Hunterian Museum. We were joined by the
40th reunion from 5–7 October 2018, at Chancellor, Professor Sir Kenneth Calman, 1967 Alpha The 1967 Botany Club make the most
1962 Alpha the University. We would like to encourage for afternoon tea and finished the day at a of the sunshine in the Yorkshire Dales
those we have lost touch with to try and local curry house. Our grateful thanks are Members of the 1967 Alpha Club met at
On 22 and 23 March 2018, please join
participate in this milestone event. Contact: due to the Development & Alumni Office for Cameron House, Loch Lomond from 4–6
us for our reunion in Glasgow. Contact:
Ken MacPherson, kenneth.macpherson@ their invaluable help in organising what we all July 2017 to celebrate the 50th anniversary
2012gureunion@gmail.com or dhlawson@
agreed was an absolutely splendid day. of their graduation. It was an especially
doctors.net.uk. blueyonder.co.uk or (+44) 7801 714163. 1967 Chemistry
happy occasion, meeting old friends,
chatting and reminiscing. On Friday 22 September 2017, nine
1963 Maths & Natural Philosophy 1978 Zoology graduates plus partners met at Gilmorehill
We will celebrate our 55-year reunion at the We are planning to hold a reunion in June for a Golden Anniversary reunion. We were
1967 Botany
University’s Commemoration Day in June 2018 to celebrate 40 years since graduating treated to a tour of our old haunt, the Joseph
2018. Contact: ibjones@fastmail.co.uk. and would be delighted if you could attend. The 1967 Botany class celebrated its 50th Black Building, before gathering in the
Contact: Mick McGowan, mrpm12@ anniversary in glorious sunshine at Malham Turnbull Room in the main building for drinks
gmail.com or Paul McMenamin, paul. Tarn Field Centre in June, enjoying the rich and dinner. It was a great day and everyone
1968 Engineering
mcmenamin@monash.edu. limestone flora and scenic grandeur of the is looking forward to the 55th reunion in 2022.
We will celebrate our 50th anniversary of
Yorkshire Dales. Particular attractions were
graduating at a dinner in the University’s
the nesting peregrines at Malham Cove,
Randolph Hall on 6 October 2018. Professor 1980s Molecular Biology 1967 Notre Dame
Did you graduate with a BSc in Molecular
1959 Gamma the waterfall at Gordale Scar, the waving 2002 Beta
Frank Coton, Vice-Principal, Academic &
aquilegias of Oxenber Wood, and the clints On 1 September 2017 the 1967 Class of
Educational Innovation, has agreed to attend. Biology in 1985 or 1986? Would you be We held our 58th reunion in the Marriott Hotel Celebrating the 15th anniversary of their
and grykes of Great Close Scar – a closed Notre Dame College of Education reunited
All 1968 engineering graduates and their interested in a reunion? If so, we are looking in Glasgow from 18–20 May. The banquet graduation, a great night was had by all in the
nature reserve that contains the finest for a memorable Golden Jubilee Celebration.
partners are invited to participate. Contact: Ian to arrange a reunion for spring or summer hosted 39 of us, all octogenarians. A visit to Bute Hall on 10 June 2017.
upland limestone pavement in the country. Over 60 alumnae attended a mass in the
McCall, mccall363@btinternet.com. 2018. Contact: Tom Gillespie, gillespie. the Royal Yacht and the Falkirk Wheel kept us
University Chapel, where the retired teachers
thomas@btinternet.com. busy the previous day. Plans are proposed for
1967 BDS Apollonian Society sang a two-part “Panis Angelicus” as
a 60th reunion in 2019.
1968 Beta perfectly as they had sung it in college 50
Please join us on 30 and 31 May 2018 in St 1988–1993 Wolfson Hall A golden anniversary reunion of the society years before … no rehearsal required.
Andrews for the 50th reunion of the 1968 Beta Did you stay in Wolfson Hall between 1988 was held in the Radisson Blu Hotel in
Club. Contact: stuart_holms@hotmail.com. and 1993? We are planning a 25th reunion Glasgow from 8–10 September 2017. The jubilarians then enjoyed a delicious lunch
on campus on 3 and 4 August 2018 and A weekend of renewing old friendships in the Senate Room where they reminisced
staying overnight at Wolfson Hall once again. and reminiscing over student days was and enjoyed a “memory-lane” slideshow and
1969 Natural Philosophy Contact: nicola_mcintosh@hotmail.com or enjoyed by 21 members of the year and a ’60s music quiz. Special thanks to Dan
Commemoration Day in June 2019 is an ideal jamesygray@me.com. their spouses. A very interesting visit to the Traynor of the Development & Alumni Office
opportunity for a class reunion. Depending Dental Hospital took place on the Saturday for his constant assistance before and during
on numbers and interest this can be either afternoon, with 14 in attendance, all
1998 BDS this event.
part of the larger celebration or a separate 1972 Alpha fascinated by the demonstrations of modern
event, or both. Contact: Robert Boyd, Please join us in November 2018 in Glasgow
for our 20-year reunion. Contact: Nadia,
technology and the modern approach to See more golden reunion pictures at GU Basketball mark historic first
ireneandrobertboyd@sbcglobal.net. Around 60 of our year, many with partners,
the undergraduate teaching of dentistry. glasgow.ac.uk/avenue.
nadiastrock@hotmail.com. attended our 45th anniversary reunion on GU Basketball alumni hosted a first reunion
A formal dinner ended a truly memorable
the weekend of 28–30 April 2017, in the on Saturday 20 May, when 24 former players
golden anniversary weekend.
DON’T MISS THE 1998 Gamma Atholl Palace Hotel, Pitlochry. Golf and tennis and club office-bearers from eight decades
DEADLINE. We will be having a 20-year reunion in late on the Friday afternoon were followed by
an informal dinner. On Saturday morning
enjoyed a convivial lunch at Stravaigin before
adjourning to the Stevenson Building to see
2018 – updates on gamma98.com. 1973 Beta
Submit your reunion we were entertained by lighthearted talks the new Games Hall being put to good use
notice, report, event from four classmates. We assembled on From 11–13 May 2017, 64 members of the in a Past v Present Challenge. Guests of
or news item for 1999 Delta Saturday evening for a class photograph, 1967–1973 Beta Club attended their reunion honour Isobel (Izzie) MacKay (née McPhail),
the next edition of We are planning our reunion at the University drinks reception and formal dinner, delighted at Dunkeld House Hotel. We enjoyed a the women’s captain in 1949, and David
Avenue, to alumni@ on 25 May 2019, and would love to see you to be joined by the Chancellor, Professor “scientific session” on the Saturday morning (Dai) Thomas, the men’s captain in 1951,
glasgow.ac.uk by there. Join the Facebook group “Delta 99 20 Sir Kenneth Calman and his wife Ann. We which was “an absolute hoot”, and £1,110 were joined by friends and contemporaries
Thursday 15 March year reunion” or contact: Shalini, shalini@ then “took the floor” for a ceilidh and ’60s was raised over the weekend in aid of in what is hoped will be the first of many
2018. doctors.org.uk. disco. A 50th anniversary event is now being Pancreatic Cancer Scotland. The next reunion such occasions. Contact Sandy Sutherland,
considered. is planned for 2020. sportsbasket@hotmail.com.You can also read
