THE celebrations have continued as even more graduates received their degrees at the University of Worcester’s autumn graduation.
Students from Worcester Business School, the School of Sport and Exercise Science and the School of Science and the Environment took to the stage at Worcester Cathedral for their graduation moment, cheered on by family and friends.
Also graduating was this year’s cohort of PGCE Primary students who will go on to become the next generation of teachers in classrooms across Worcestershire and beyond.
During the celebrations the university welcomed a number of new honorary fellows.
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Among them was Dr Swaroop Sampat-Rawal who studied for her PhD at the university.
Dr Sampat-Rawal is a famed actress in her home country of India and was previously named Miss India.
She has devoted her life to education and was named among the top 10 best teachers in the world in the Varkey Foundation’s annual Global Teacher Prize 2019.
Professor Elizabeth Hughes MBE, consultant in chemical pathology and metabolic medicine at Sandwell General Hospital, also received an honorary fellowship.
She said: “To be made an honorary fellow of the university is absolutely fantastic.
"I’m from Herefordshire and I’ve been associated with the university for a number of years.
"I supported the establishment of the medical school here so to have this honour is fantastic.
“The University of Worcester is extremely important to the NHS in this region.
"It’s known as an exemplar in the delivery of training for healthcare professionals and its students not only carry out their work-based placements across this region but increasingly they stay here once they’ve graduated as well.”
