News from OBs

Sea swimming has long been an activity for many a Brightonian, and Dr Mark Harper (Ha. 1980-85) was Chief Inspector of a research project investigating the mental health benefits of cold water swimming.

Bridget MacDonald (Fe. 1981-83) has been appointed President to the Clinical Neuroscience Section of the Royal Society of Medicine.

Mahmood Karimjee (Ch. 1968-73) died in 2019. He and Bill Kerr (Ch. 1971-73) were great friends, and Bill has contributed this piece to his memory.

To celebrate Mother's Day, we spoke to a mother and daughter who are both Old Brightonians. Shirley (Fe. 1976-78) and Emma (Wi. 2009-17) compared notes on their lives at Brighton College and told us how they celebrated Mother's Day during the lockdown.

Congratulations to Andrew Cayley CMG QC FRSA (Br. 1977-82) on being appointed Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of the Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI).

A Brighton College pupil since nursery, this month's OB of the Month is Amy, who since leaving the school has pursued a career in academia and has just completed her MPhil at the University of Cambridge, whilst also setting up a new business.

Amy tells us about the challenges - and joys - she has experienced during the pandemic and about her newly found love of the ukelele.

We were delighted to find out that Iain Everett (Al. 1983-86) was awarded OBE in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours list 2020. He tells us all about his exciting and important work.

February's Old Brightonian of the Month is Andy Zhang (Ab. 2007-09). Andy is our OB Ambassador in China and lives in Shanghai with his young family. Andy tells us about how he has turned his passion into his work and how he'd drive off the desert island.