List of University of Surrey people
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This is a list of people who have worked or studied at the University of Surrey
, including a brief description of their notability.
University of Surrey
The University of Surrey is a university located within the county town of Guildford, Surrey in the South East of England. It received its charter on 9 September 1966, and was previously situated near Battersea Park in south-west London. The institution was known as Battersea College of Technology...
, including a brief description of their notability.
Academics
- Alf AdamsAlf AdamsAlfred Rodney Adams, FRS is a British physicist who invented the strained quantum-well laser. He serves as a Distinguished Professor of Physics at the University of Surrey, where he heads the Optoelectronic Materials and Devices Research Group. He was awarded the Duddell Medal and Prize in 1995,...
- Distinguished physicist, who pioneered the strained quantum-well laser. - Jim Al-KhaliliJim Al-KhaliliJim Al-Khalili OBE is an Iraqi-born British theoretical physicist, author and science communicator. He is Professor of Theoretical Physics and Chair in the Public Engagement in Science at the University of Surrey...
- Nuclear physicist, author and broadcaster. - Sara ArberSara ArberSara Arber is a British sociologist and Professor at University of Surrey. Professor Arber has previously held the position of President of British Sociological Association and Vice President of the European Sociological Association...
- Sociologist. - Lewis EltonLewis EltonLudwig Richard Benjamin Elton is a German-born British physicist and researcher into education, specialising in higher education....
- Physicist and researcher into higher education. - Nigel GilbertNigel GilbertNigel Gilbert is a British sociologist and a pioneer in the use of agent-based models in the social sciences. He is the founder and director of the Centre for Research in Social Simulation , author of several books on computational social sciences, social simulation and social research and editor...
- Sociologist pioneer in the use of agent-based models in the social sciences. - Aleks KrotoskiAleks KrotoskiAleksandra K. "Aleks" Krotoski is an American broadcaster and journalist, currently based in the UK, who writes about technology and interactivity. She presents The Guardian podcast Tech Weekly and contributes to guardian.co.uk...
- Technology journalist and broadcaster. - Sir Martin Sweeting - Founder of Surrey Satellite Technology LtdSurrey Satellite Technology LtdSurrey Satellite Technology Ltd, or SSTL, is a spin-off company of the University of Surrey, now fully owned by EADS Astrium, that builds and operates small satellites. Its satellites began as amateur radio satellites known by the UoSAT name or by an OSCAR designation...
. - Allan WellsAllan WellsAllan Wipper Wells MBE is a former Scottish athlete, who became Olympic Champion in the 100 metres at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.-Biography:...
- Olympic 100m Gold Medalist and engineering lecturer. - Henryk ZygalskiHenryk ZygalskiHenryk Zygalski was a Polish mathematician and cryptologist who worked at breaking German Enigma ciphers before and during World War II.-Life:...
- Mathematician, cryptologist and breaker of the Enigma MachineEnigma machineAn Enigma machine is any of a family of related electro-mechanical rotor cipher machines used for the encryption and decryption of secret messages. Enigma was invented by German engineer Arthur Scherbius at the end of World War I...
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Alumni
- Susan BlackmoreSusan BlackmoreSusan Jane Blackmore is an English freelance writer, lecturer, and broadcaster on psychology and the paranormal, perhaps best known for her book The Meme Machine.-Career:...
- Freelance writer, lecturer, and broadcaster on psychology and the paranormal. - Dr. Tanya ByronTanya ByronTanya Byron is a British psychologist, writer and media personality, best known for her work as a child therapist on television shows Little Angels and The House of Tiny Tearaways...
- Clinical psychologist, television broadcaster and Chancellor of Edge Hill UniversityEdge Hill UniversityEdge Hill University is situated in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England. It has three faculties: Education, Health and Social Care, and Arts and Sciences.- History :...
. - Dame Linda DobbsLinda DobbsDame Linda Penelope Dobbs, DBE , styled The Hon. Mrs Justice Dobbs, was the first non-white person to be appointed to the senior judiciary of England and Wales, being appointed a high court judge in 2004....
- First non-white judge of the High Court of Justice of England and WalesHigh Court of JusticeThe High Court of Justice is, together with the Court of Appeal and the Crown Court, one of the Senior Courts of England and Wales...
. - Felix DoddsFelix DoddsFelix Dodds is an author, futurist and activist. He has been instrumental in developing new modes of stakeholder engagement with the United Nations, particularly within the field of sustainable development. Mr. Dodds is the Executive Director of Stakeholder Forum for a Sustainable Future...
- Author and activist in the field of sustainable developmentSustainable developmentSustainable development is a pattern of resource use, that aims to meet human needs while preserving the environment so that these needs can be met not only in the present, but also for generations to come...
. - Robert EarlRobert Earl (businessman)Robert Ian Earl is the founder of the Planet Hollywood chain of fast-food restaurants and an Everton F.C. director.-Everton Football Club:On October 20 2006 Earl the sandwich king bought shares in Everton from major shareholders Paul and Anita Gregg, they resigned from the board following the sale....
- Founder of the Planet HollywoodPlanet HollywoodPlanet Hollywood, a restaurant inspired by the popular portrayal of Hollywood, was launched in New York on October 22, 1991, with the backing of Hollywood stars Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, Demi Moore, and Arnold Schwarzenegger.-History:...
restaurant chain. - Alfred Gardyne de ChastelainAlfred Gardyne de ChastelainAlfred George Gardyne de Chastelain, DSO, OBE was a British businessman, soldier, and secret agent, noted for his actions during World War II...
- British secret agent during World War II. - Keith Harris - Chairman of investment bank Seymour Pierce and director of Wembley National Stadium LtdWembley StadiumThe original Wembley Stadium, officially known as the Empire Stadium, was a football stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the new Wembley Stadium that opened in 2007...
. - Sir Alec Issigonis - Designer of the MiniMiniThe Mini is a small car that was made by the British Motor Corporation and its successors from 1959 until 2000. The original is considered a British icon of the 1960s, and its space-saving front-wheel-drive layout influenced a generation of car-makers...
. - Jeremy KyleJeremy KyleJeremy Kyle is an English radio and television presenter, best known for his British daytime television chat show on ITV, The Jeremy Kyle Show. Kyle is also the host of an American talk show of the same name that premiered on 19 September 2011.-Radio career:From 1986 to 1995, Kyle worked as a...
- Television and radio broadcaster. - Alan Parker - Chief Executive of WhitbreadWhitbreadWhitbread PLC is a global hotel, coffee shop and restaurant company headquartered in Dunstable, United Kingdom. Its largest division is Premier Inn, which is the largest hotel brand in the UK with around 580 hotels and over 40,000 rooms. Its Costa Coffee chain has around 1,600 stores across 25...
. - Nabil ShabanNabil ShabanNabil Shaban is a British actor and writer. He founded The Graeae - a theatre group which promotes performers with disabilities. He has a son named Zenyel....
- Actor. - David VarneyDavid VarneySir David Robert Varney was the chairman of HM Revenue and Customs from its establishment in April 2005 to the end of August 2006. David Varney was named as a recipient of a knighthood in the 2006 New Year's honours list...
- Former chairman of HM Revenue and Customs. - John Warburton - Television producer and director.
- Dianne WillcocksDianne WillcocksDianne Marie Willcocks CBE was the Vice-Chancellor of York St John University until retirement in April 2010 and is a former Deputy Principal of Sheffield Hallam University....
- Vice-chancellor of York St John UniversityYork St John UniversityYork St John University York St John University York St John University (formerly known variously as York St John University College (2004), York St John College (2001), Ripon and York St John: a College of the University of Leeds (c. 1996), University College of Ripon and York St John...
. - Sir George YoungSir George Young, 6th BaronetSir George Samuel Knatchbull Young, 6th Baronet is a British politician. He is currently the Leader of the House of Commons and Lord Privy Seal, and has served as a Conservative Party Member of Parliament since 1974, having represented North West Hampshire since 1997, and Ealing Acton before...
- Conservative MPMember of ParliamentA Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for North West Hampshire.