Colin Bell (professor)
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Colin Bell was an English
academic who served as the Vice-Chancellor for the University of Bradford
between 1998 and 2001 and who was later Vice-Chancellor at the University of Stirling
. He died suddenly of a massive heart attack on April 24, 2003 and the University of Bradford now holds an annual memorial lecture in his name discussing widening participation
. The University of Stirling named the building currently housing the Department of Social Science after him.
Bell was born in Kent, graduated from the University of Keele and was awarded his postgraduate degree at the University of Wales
. He was well known for his internationalism
, his opposition to the Iraq war, which began shortly before his death, and his dedication to the cause of making higher education more accessible to students from socially deprived backgrounds.
Colin Bell was married twice and had four children — Rachel and Luke by his first marriage, Islay (b.1989) and Catherine (b.1992) by his second.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
academic who served as the Vice-Chancellor for the University of Bradford
University of Bradford
The University of Bradford is a British university located in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The University received its Royal Charter in 1966, making it the 40th University to be created in Britain, but its origins date back to the early 1800s...
between 1998 and 2001 and who was later Vice-Chancellor at the University of Stirling
University of Stirling
The University of Stirling is a campus university founded by Royal charter in 1967, on the Airthrey Estate in Stirling, Scotland.-History and campus development:...
. He died suddenly of a massive heart attack on April 24, 2003 and the University of Bradford now holds an annual memorial lecture in his name discussing widening participation
Widening participation
The widening participation in higher education is a major component of government education policy in the United Kingdom and Europe. It consists of an attempt to increase not only the numbers of young people entering higher education, but also the proportion from so-called "under-represented...
. The University of Stirling named the building currently housing the Department of Social Science after him.
Bell was born in Kent, graduated from the University of Keele and was awarded his postgraduate degree at the University of Wales
University of Wales
The University of Wales was a confederal university founded in 1893. It had accredited institutions throughout Wales, and formerly accredited courses in Britain and abroad, with over 100,000 students, but in October 2011, after a number of scandals, it withdrew all accreditation, and it was...
. He was well known for his internationalism
Internationalism (politics)
Internationalism is a political movement which advocates a greater economic and political cooperation among nations for the theoretical benefit of all...
, his opposition to the Iraq war, which began shortly before his death, and his dedication to the cause of making higher education more accessible to students from socially deprived backgrounds.
Colin Bell was married twice and had four children — Rachel and Luke by his first marriage, Islay (b.1989) and Catherine (b.1992) by his second.