List of University of Southampton people

This is a list of University of Southampton people, including famous officers, staff (past and present) and student alumni from the University of Southampton or historical institutions from which the current university derives.

Officers Chancellors Hartley Institution and Hartley College Chancellors were known as principals before the formation of University College 1862–1873 Francis Bond 1873–1874 Charles Blackader 1875–1895 Thomas Shore 1896–1900 R. Stewart 1900–1902 Spencer Richardson

University College Chancellors were known as presidents before the formation of university 1902–1907 Arthur Wellesley, 4th Duke of Wellington 1908–1908 Sir Alfred Wills 1910–1913 Claude Montefiore (Acting President) 1913–1934 Claude Montefiore 1934–1947 Lord John Seely 1948–1949 Lord Wyndham Portal 1949–1953 Gerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of Wellington

University 1952–1962 Gerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of Wellington 1964–1974 Lord Keith Murray 1974–1984 Lord Eric Roll 1984–1995 Earl George Jellicoe 1996–2006 John Palmer, 4th Earl of Selborne 2006–2011 Sir John Parker 2011–2017 Dame Helen Alexander 2019–2024 Ruby Wax 1 June 2024present: (jointly) Justine Greening and Kamlesh, Lord Patel of Bradford

Vice-chancellors University College Vice-chancellors were known as principals before the formation of University 1902–1912 Spencer Richardson 1912–1920 Alexander Hill 1920–1922 Thomas Tudor Loveday 1922–1946 Kenneth Hotham Vickers 1946–1952 Sir Robert Stanford Wood

University 1952–1952 Sir Robert Stanford Wood 1952–1965 David Gwilym James 1965–1971 Kenneth Mather 1971–1979 Laurence Gower 1979–1985 John Roberts 1985–1994 Sir Gordon Higginson 1994–2001 Sir Howard Newby 2001–2009 Sir William Wakeham 2009–2015 Don Nutbeam 2015–2019 Sir Christopher Snowden 2019–present Mark Smith

Other Selected past and current pro-chancellors

Sir Henry Tizard Sir Samuel Gurney-Dixon Sir Basil Schonland Sir Bernard Miller Lord Edward Shackleton Sir Adrian Swire Dame Rennie Fritchie Dame Yvonne Moores William Darwin, first-born son of Charles Darwin; treasurer of the Hartley Institution

Staff Current and former notable members of academic staff by subject field:

Arts

Sciences Chemistry

Electronics and computer science

Mathematics

Ocean and earth science George Deacon, awarded the Royal Medal of the Royal Society for contributions to physical oceanography and leadership as director of the National Institute of Oceanography

Physics and astronomy Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, President of the Institute of Physics Sir David Wallace, Director of the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences in Cambridge and master of Churchill College, Cambridge Anna Watts, astrophysicist and Professor at University of Amsterdam

Engineering Wing Commander Thomas Reginald Cave-Browne-CaveWing Cdr T. R. Cavebrowne-Cave. The Times, Tuesday, 2 December 1969; pg. 12; Issue 57732 elder brother of Air Vice Marshal Henry Cave-Browne-Cave; both engineering officers in the Royal Naval Air Service during World War I Sir Peter Gregson, Vice Chancellor of Cranfield University, former President and Vice-Chancellor of Queen's University Belfast

Medicine

Nursing and midwifery Dame Jill Macleod Clark, President of the Infection Control Nursing Association Dame Jessica Corner, Dean (since 2010) of the Faculty of Health Sciences; Professor (since 2008) of Cancer and Palliative Care at the University of SouthamptonProfile, timeshighereducation.co.uk; accessed 17 October 2014.

Social sciences

Geography Florence Clark Miller, lecturer in Geography from 1921 and head of the Geography Department from 1949 Sir Paul Curran, current Vice-Chancellor of City University London; former Vice-Chancellor of Bournemouth University; recipient of the Patron's Medal of the Royal Geographical Society

History

Law Malcolm Grant, Provost and president of University College London Alastair Hudson, Professor of Equity and Finance Law Dame Judith Mayhew, former provost of King's College, Cambridge; on the board of directors at Merrill Lynch Albie Sachs, former Judge of the Constitutional Court of South Africa

Students

Former notable students at Southampton include:

Academia Jackie Akhavan, chemist, Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and head of the Centre for Defence Chemistry at Cranfield University Richard Aldridge, former President of the Palaeontological Association Joanna Bauldreay, British chemist and Aviation Fuel Development Manager at Shell Global Solutions Anthony Cohen, Vice-Chancellor of Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh Shanaka L de Silva, geologist, academic and author. Kairbaan Hodivala-Dilke, cell biologist, medical researcher, and academic at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry Sir Christopher Ingold, chemist, recipient of the Longstaff Medal of the Royal Society of Chemistry in 1951 and the Royal Medal of the Royal Society in 1952 David Jones, Flavelle Medal–winning biologist Sir Harold Marshall, acoustician, Knight of the New Zealand Order of Merit, Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand, awarded Wallace Clement Sabine Medal in 1995 and Rayleigh Medal in 2015 Phil Moorby, computer scientist and recipient of the Phil Kaufman Award Zohrah Sulaiman, Vice-Chancellor of Universiti Teknologi Brunei Antony Sutton, economist who published on controversial topics such as the West's role in developing Soviet Union, Wall Street's involvement in the Russian Revolution and the rise of Adolf Hitler and the University of Yale's Skull and Bones Society Adrian Tinniswood, author, historian and educationalist Nigel Weatherill, engineer, Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of Liverpool John Moores University Colin White, historian and Director of the Royal Naval Museum Ashraf El-Shihy, former Minister of Higher Education, Minister of Scientific Research, and a University President/Chancellor in Egypt. Christine Patch, nurse and genetic counsellor, Clinical Lead for Genetic Counselling at Genomics EnglandGenomics England Rare Disease Day article and former President of the European Society of Human GeneticsEuropean Society of Human Genetics list of former Presidents

Arts

Ritu Arya, actress best known for her role in The Umbrella Academy Darren Almond, artist working in film, installation, sculpture and photography; nominated for the 2005 Turner Prize Stephen Baxter, award-winning science fiction author Stephen Baysted, composer of video game soundtracks Martin Bell, poet and founder member of The Group John Buckley, sculptor, creator of the Headington SharkNicholas Treadwell, "Superhumanism", superhumanism.eu, 6 November 2007. Accessed 18 August 2010. James Castle, draughtsman and sculptor; Invited Artist at Royal West of England Academy Daniel Catán, composer of Florencia en el Amazonas Ronald Cavaye, pianist and music author James Clarke, composer of Voices in collaboration with Harold Pinter Stephen Deuchar, Director of Tate Britain Brian Eno, electronic music pioneer, recording artist and producer Kodwo Eshun a British-Ghanaian writer, theorist and filmmaker. Aaron Fletcher, musician in The Bees Anne Hardy, artist best known for her large-scale photographic work of unusual interior spaces Jeremy Hardy, winner of the Perrier Comedy Award in 1988 Mark Hill, record producer; member of Artful Dodger band Mick Jackson, director of L.A. Story and Volcano Stephen Jeffreys, playwright of The Libertine Edward Kluz, artist, illustrator and printmaker Marek Larwood, comedian in BBC Three sitcom Rush Hour Paul Lee, sculptor Robin Maconie, composer, pianist, and writer Dominic Muldowney, composer and former music director of the Royal National Theatre John Nettles, actor best known for playing the main roles in Bergerac and Midsomer Murders James Saunders, playwright and writer of BBC sitcom Bloomers Rosemary Squire, co-founder and Executive Director of the Ambassador Theatre Group Pauline Stainer, poet Linda Sutton, artist and regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition Antony G. Sweeney, former director of the Australian Centre for the Moving Image

Business

George Buckley, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive of 3M Richard Cuthbertson, Research Director of the Oxford Institute of Retail Management, Oxford University Tom Delay, climate economist and former Chief Executive of the Carbon Trust. Grahaeme Henderson, engineer and maritime executive; Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Chris Hohn, founder of The Children's Investment Fund Management; Britain's biggest charity donor Hosein Khajeh-Hosseiny, founder of OpenX Innovations, trustee of The Brookings Institution Frederick Lanchester, co-founder of the Lanchester Motor Company Christopher Orlebar, former British Airways Concorde pilotOrlebar, Christopher. The Concorde Story. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing, 2004. . Chai Patel, former Chief Executive of the Priory Healthcare group Stephen Payne, maritime consultant and former Vice-President and Chief Naval Architect at Carnival Corporation (owners of Cunard) Stuart Popham, senior partner at Clifford Chance Peter Tertzakian, Chief Energy Economist of ARC Financial Corporation Justin Urquhart Stewart, Co-founder of 7IM, investment company and well known Business commentator. University has a bursary award named after him.

Politics and public life

Baroness Liz Barker, Liberal Democrat Life Peer Sir Conor Burns, former Member of Parliament for Bournemouth West Grenville Cross, Director of Public Prosecutions of Hong Kong, China John Denham, Labour Member of Parliament for Southampton Itchen; Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills Evan Enwerem, former president of the Senate of Nigeria Mohammed Lutfi Farhat, Member of the Pan-African Parliament from Libya; the Parliament's North African Vice President Astrid Fischel Volio, Vice-President of Costa Rica Sir Adrian Fulford, Judge of the International Criminal Court Justine Greening, ConservativeFormer Member of Parliament for Putney; Former Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, former German Minister of Defence Baroness Gloria Hooper, lawyer and Life peer in the House of Lords Rima Horton, Labour Party councillor on the Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council from 1986 to 2006. Gerald Howarth, Conservative former Member of Parliament for Aldershot; Shadow Minister for Secretary of State for Defence Jason Hu, Mayor of Taichung City and former foreign minister of the Republic of China David Kurten, Leader of the Heritage Party Usutuaije Maamberua, Namibian politician, head of the South West Africa National Union Glyn Mathias, former Electoral Commissioner of the United Kingdom Bob Mitchell, former Labour Member of Parliament for Southampton Test; Social Democratic Party Member of Parliament for Southampton Itchen Paul Ovenden, former Downing Street Head of Political Strategy Peter Price, honorary Member of the European Parliament; member of the European Strategy Council Geoffrey Rowland, Bailiff of Guernsey Arnold Shaw, former Labour Member of Parliament for Ilford South Viscount Jan David Simon, Labour Member of the House of Lords Lord Clive Soley, Labour Member of the House of Lords Sir John Stevens, former head of the Metropolitan Police Service; current international security advisor to the prime minister Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the Royal Society of Arts Lord George Thomas, former Speaker of the House of Commons; Labour Member of Parliament for Cardiff Central and Cardiff West Richard Thomas, Information Commissioner and former director of public policy at Clifford Chance law firm Melchior Wathelet Jr., former Belgian Minister of the Interior Alan Whitehead, Labour Member of Parliament for Southampton Test William Whitlock, former Labour Member of Parliament for Nottingham North