Professor Engobo Emeseh, Head of the School of Law at the University of Bradford, has spoken about the heartbreaking stories she heard and the devastation she witnessed during her four-year research into “environmental genocide” in Nigeria.
Professor Akaneren Idem Essien was awarded Doctor of Education as one of this year’s honorary graduates, ‘in recognition of his transformational leadership and dedication to higher education in Nigeria, and for his contributions to setting up a network of Universities in Nigeria for the University of Bradford to work with.’
Professor Shahina Pardhan, a true trail-blazer in the field of optometry, has been awarded an honorary Doctorate of Health from the University of Bradford, adding to the list of accolades received throughout her career - which includes being appointed as the first female professor of optometry in 2001.
An award-winning engineer from Ford Motor Company is amongst those who received an honorary award from the University of Bradford in the summer graduations this year. He has been awarded a Doctorate of Engineering in recognition of his leadership and innovation within the engineering industry.
The University of Bradford is proud to present its honorary graduates of 2023. Select the links for individual stories.
IT’S been a month of celebrations for 22-year-old Amanta Cuhaldina.
In care at 16 and struggling through college with no motivation and low attendance, Aimee Brannan's future looked bleak.
WHILE most students grappled with remote learning during the pandemic, those studying paramedic science at the University of Bradford had entirely different challenges, right on the frontline.
GROWING up, Mahendra Patel’s father would tell the world, ‘I don’t care what my boys do, so long as they become university graduates.”
More than 50 schools in Bradford - and more than 200 across the UK - have embraced a new approach to increasing physical activity for schoolchildren.