Queen Mary, University of London
The Hon Mrs Justice Cox (LLB, 1973; LLM, 1975) was appointed a Queen’s Bench Division Judge in 2002. She is acknowledged as being one of the leading practitioners in human rights law, particularly relating to discrimination and employment.
Professor Sir Peter Mansfield FRS (Physics, 1959; PhD 1962) became a Nobel Prize winner in October 2003. He jointly received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine with the late Professor Paul Lauterbur for their pioneering work on Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) as a diagnostic technique.
Astronomer Carl Murray is Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy at Queen Mary (BSc Applied Mathematics with Astrophysics, 1977; PhD Astronomy, 1980). He is well known for being the only British member of the Cassini Imaging Team which has taken stunning photographs of the Saturn system.
Dr Colette Bowe (Economics, 1969; PhD 1978) has been Chairman of Ofcom, the UK communication's industry regulator, since 2009. She has had a varied career in the civil service, private sector and a portfolio of non-executive directorships.
Frank Chapman (Engineering, 1974) has been Chief Executive of FTSE 100-listed BG Group since 2000 and is a non-executive director on the Board of RollsRoyce. His career has also included senior positions at Shell and BP.