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14 unusual facts about University of Surrey


Albert Hourani

She is Professor of Pharmacology and Head of Department in the School of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences of the University of Surrey, UK.

Amir Hamudi Hasan al-Sadi

He was awarded a PhD is in physical chemistry from Battersea College of Technology.

Animal Liberation Leagues

The University of Surrey was raided by SEALL, but the only conviction was of a woman who had taken out a dog from the laboratory.

Christopher Snowden

On 1 August 2005, Snowden was appointed president and vice-chancellor of the University of Surrey, succeeding Professor Patrick J Dowling.

Sir Christopher Maxwell Snowden FRS FREng FIET FIEEE FCGI (born 5 March 1956 in Kingston upon Hull) is the president and vice-chancellor of the University of Surrey in Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom.

Daphne Jackson

Jackson moved to what is now called the University of Surrey at the invitation of Lewis Elton to study nuclear physics when he became head of the physics department at Battersea College of Advanced Technology.

David Miles Huber

Huber received his degree in music technology from Indiana University (I.M.P.), and was the first American to be admitted into the Tonmeister program at the University of Surrey in Guildford, Surrey, England.

Kerrie Baylis

Kerrie Baylis is an Insurance Underwriter who holds a Bachelor's degree in Law from the University of Surrey.

Kyushu Institute of Technology

KIT has partnership agreements with several overseas universities, including the University of Surrey (UK) and Old Dominion University (USA).

Let's Stop Hanging Out

The b-sides were recorded overnight at Air studios in London with Adam Noble, who had recorded some of the bands early demos at the University of Surrey.

Nigeria Olympic Committee

In June 2011 the NOC signed a deal for its team to train at the University of Surrey.

Nur-eldeen Masalha

He is Historian and Professor of Religion and Politics and Director of the Centre for Religion and History and the Holy Land Research Project at St. Mary's University College, University of Surrey.

Roy and Lesley Adkins

Lesley was brought up and educated in Havant, Hampshire, then at the University of Bristol, gaining a degree in Archaeology, Ancient History and Latin, and later a Master of Philosophy from the University of Surrey.

Zygmunt Szkopiak

Liberated by the British Eighth Army, he and his family received refugee status and were sent to England where he entered the Polish College of the University of London at Battersea, received a doctorate in the physics of metallurgy and joined the staff of Battersea College of Advanced Technology which, in 1968, became the University of Surrey.


2010 Women's Rugby World Cup

The commercial partners of the tournament were Nike, Heineken, the Coca-Cola Company's sports drink Powerade, Holiday Inn, British rugby equipment supplier Rhino Rugby, University of Surrey and UK National Lottery.

Co-Counselling International

Co-Counselling International (CCI) was started in 1974 as breakaway from Re-evaluation Counseling by John Heron who was at the time director of the Human Potential Research Project, University of Surrey UK, and a group of co-counsellors from Hartford (Conn., USA).

Harold Hillman

Hillman was Reader in Physiology at the University of Surrey from 1965 until 1989, when he took early retirement.

Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation

The Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal created and edited by Nigel Gilbert (University of Surrey).

Master of Engineering

(Their courses usually allow a student to leave with a Bachelor's degree after three years, but these shortened degrees are not ECUK-recognised and therefore do not count towards the educational requirements for becoming a chartered engineer.) Other universities, such as the University of Greenwich, University of Surrey and Brunel University, admit students to read for BEng Honours and MEng courses and allow students to change between the two during the early years of the course.

Nabto

They co-founded the community with Alexandra Instituttet A/S, ARC Research Network on Intelligent Sensors, Sensor Networks and Information Processing, Copenhagen Business School, Dunavnet D.O.O., Easy Global Market SAS, ESP Central Limited, Grundfos, Hildebrand Technology Limited, ICT Technology Network Institute, iHomeLab – Hochschule Luzern T&A, Institute for Information Industry, Mandat International, Nabto and University of Surrey.

Tony Attwood

He received an honours degree in psychology from the University of Hull, an M.A. in clinical psychology from the University of Surrey, and a Ph.D. from University College London under Uta Frith.