Graduation 2010 marks achievements of students and honorary graduates
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More than 240 students from the School of Medicine attended Graduation at the University of Southampton last week, alongside honorary graduate Professor Michael Arthur.
The University's Graduation ceremonies, which run until 22 July, will see more than 5,000 students graduate in total, alongside seven leading figures from the fields of music, media, the arts, health and education.
Professor Don Nutbeam, Vice-Chancellor of the University, says: "Graduation is a time of great celebration for the University, especially our students. It provides an opportunity for us to congratulate them on their achievements here at the University and to wish them well as they make the transition from student to graduate.
"In all our students' accomplishments, both while they are with us and during their subsequent careers, their success reflects well on the Southampton experience and our place as one of the leading universities in the UK and the world.
"We hope, however, that it is not the last we see of them. On graduating they will join the tens of thousands of Southampton graduates across the world who make up the University's alumni society, many of whom are playing a prominent role in commerce, science, technology, politics, the arts and academia."
Joining the graduating students this year are seven distinguished figures from the fields of music, media, the arts, health and education - receiving honorary degrees for their outstanding personal achievements. Of particular importance to the School of Medicine is Professor Michael Arthur, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leeds (since 2004). He was formerly Professor of Medicine (1992), Head of the School of Medicine (1998-2001) and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences (2003 - 04) in Southampton.
He is a hepatologist with research interests in liver cell biology developed initially at UC, San Francisco (1986-1988) and as a Fulbright Distinguished Scholar at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York (2002). Professor Arthur became a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences in 1998. He is Chair of the Russell Group, a member of the Council of the Medical Research Council, and a Fulbright Commissioner.