Alumni Obituaries
Here we commemorate and celebrate the lives of alumni and friends of the University who are no longer with us.
Below you鈥檒l find the obituaries of those we鈥檝e lost in the last twelve months. We update this list monthly. To submit an obituary for a graduate or former member of staff, please email advancement@ncl.ac.uk
| Title | Name | Course title | Degree | Class of |
| Dr | Hira Ahluwalia | Metallurgy | BSc; PhD | 1983; 1987 |
| Mrs | Thelma Allen | 1970 | ||
| Dr | John R Backhurst | Chemical Engineering | BSc; PhD | 1964; 1967 |
| Mr | Richard P Barwick | Naval Architecture and Shipbuilding | BSc | 1977 |
| Lord | Hon DCL | 1992 | ||
| Miss | Deborah R Bell | Museum Studies | MA | 2017 |
| Mr | Christopher M Benarr | Politics | BA (Hons) | 2002 |
| Mr | Agricultural Economics | BSc | 1967 | |
| Mr | Robert J Briggs | Zoology | BSc | 1975 |
| Dr | Michael Bryson | MBBS | MBBS | 1965 |
| Dr | Pamela Buck | MBBS | MBBS | 1970 |
| Dr | Alan Cartledge | Chemical Engineering | BSc | 1974 |
| Ms | Margaret Chittick | Latin & French | BA (Hons); PGCE | 1963; 1994 |
| Dr | Bevis Cubey | MBBS | MBBS | 1962 |
| Mr | Christopher W Davies | MSc | 1993 | |
| Dr | Xu Deng | PhD | 2017 | |
| Mr | Sidney Dodd | Politics | MPhil | 1996 |
| Mrs | Margaret E Downing | Law | LLB | 1976 |
| Dorothy Duffell | Education | Hon BEd | 2025 | |
| Emeritus Professor | Barbara W Durkacz | |||
| Mr | Geoffrey Ellin | Shipbuilding & Naval Architecture | BSc | 1961 |
| Dr | Charles (Gavin) Fairpo | BDS | BDS | 1959 |
| Dr | Jeremy G Feggetter TD DL | MBBS | MBBS | 1966 |
| Professor | Hon DSc | 2017 | ||
| Emeritus Professor | John B Harris | |||
| Mr | Brian Helm | Civil Engineering; Applied Science | BSc; MSc | 1957; 1960 |
| Dr | David L Hodkin | Engineering | PhD | 1978 |
| Dr | Robin D Humphrey | Sociology and Social Administration | BA (Hons); PhD | 1977 |
| Mr | Gareth F Joshua | Electrical Engineering | BSc | 1973 |
| Dr | John W Kershaw | |||
| Dr | Herbert "Natural" Langdon | Media, Culture and Heritage | PhD | 2025 |
| Emeritus Professor | Ruth Lesser | Speech; Psychology | BSc; PhD | 1971; 1976 |
| Mr | Simon Lock | Biology | BSc | 2012 |
| Dr | David T Lord | MBBS | MBBS | 1967 |
| Dr | Hugh F Marshall | MBBS | MBBS | 1961 |
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| Mr | Paul F Miller | Agriculture | BSc | 1986 |
| Mr | Gordon E Miller | Mechanical Engineering | BSc | 1971 |
| Dr | Kenneth Nott | |||
| Dr | Geoffrey Oliver | BDS | BDS | 1964 |
| Mr | Ian J Paterson | Law | LLB | 1959 |
| Mr | David W Plevin | Zoology | BSc | 1967 |
| Mr | John R Reader | Chemistry | BSc | 1968 |
| Mr | Allan W Reid | Town and Country Planning | Dip | 1971 |
| Mr | Robert Richardson | Economics | BA (Hons) | 1953 |
| Mr | Fine Art | BA (Hons) | 1962 | |
| Dr | Christopher J Sier | Marine Science | PhD | 1998 |
| Dr | Ian H Taylor | MBBS | MBBS | 1958 |
| Mr | John Telfer | Crop Production | BSc | 1960 |
| Mrs | Caroline M Tucker | Modern Languages | MA | 2002 |
| Dr | John M Wardell | Dental Surgery | BDS | 1970 |
| Mr | Law | LLB | 1990 | |
| Dr | Brian Wheatley | MBBS | MBBS | 1962 |
| Emeritus Professor | Kenneth G Willis | Philosophy | PhD | 1971 |
| Mr | James R Wright CBE DL | Hon DCL | 2001 |
Your legacy
We would like to say a heartfelt thank you to those alumni who have left a legacy gift to 缅北禁地 in their will. Your generosity will support and inspire future generations of 缅北禁地 graduates.
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