Honorary Graduates 1979

Alex A Jarratt - 1979
Alex Jarratt joined Reed in 1970 and was appointed a Director of Reed International Limited and also Managing Director of International Publishing Corporation (IPC). He succeeded Sir Hugh Cudlipp (now Lord Cudlipp) as Chairman of IPC in 1973. As Chairman and Chief ... read full details

Professor J H Humphrey - 1979
Professor J H Humphrey has had a distinguished career in biomedical research and is internationally recognised as one of the 'founding fathers' of modern Immunology. He was elected to the Royal Society in 1963 and from 1971 to 1977 was the first Vice-President ... read full details

Sir Derman Christopherson - 1979
Sir Derman Christopherson, a mathematician, is Vice-Chancellor and Warden of Durham University. He was Chairman of the Advisory Panel in the Department of Mathematics at Acton from 1957 to 1960. From 1950 to 1953, he was a Member of the Council of the Institution ... read full details

Tom Stoppard - 1979
Born in Czechoslovakia, Tom Stoppard moved to England in 1946. He started his career as a journalist in Bristol specialising as a film and theatre critic. He completed his first full-length play in 1960 followed by a variety of works for radio, ... read full details