Becs spent time in care and left school with no qualifications.
She did her first GCSE aged 35.
Now, aged 41, she is officially a doctor! 👩⚕️✨
So many congratulations to you Dr Becs Bradford - your University is proud of you! ⭐
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University of Bristol
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Bristol
Joined March 2009
- Here's the fantastic Mya-Rose Craig @BirdGirlUK receiving her honorary degree at #BristolGrad earlier 🎓 At 17, she's the youngest Briton to be awarded such an honour. It recognises her work to engage more children from minority ethnic backgrounds in conservation 🐦
00:00 - We're delighted to welcome @OlivetteOtele our first Professor of the History and Memory of Enslavement to the University this week. She will work with staff, students & communities to help the University better understand its past and use that knowledge to shape its future.
00:00 - Inspirational words from the University of Cape Town VC, Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng, to our graduating students 📣 She's joining them here @wills_memorial and will shortly be an honorary #BristolGrad! She's also the ‘most influential woman academic in Africa’ (CEO Mag) 💪
- We’re launching a brand-new £1 million scholarship programme to support Black heritage students🎓 The Black Bristol Scholarship Programme is the latest in a series of steps we’re taking to make Bristol a truly inclusive environment for everyone: bit.ly/3jl6jvF
- We're pleased to announce the appointment of our first Professor of the History of Slavery Olivette Otele will work with staff, students & local communities to interrogate our history and explore links to the slave trade bristol.ac.uk/news/2019/octo… @UoBrisHistory @BrisBlackHums
- We have been awarded £100 MILLION by @ResEngland, our partners and philanthropists! To research and develop cutting-edge tech, which will benefit society and change the world, at the new Bristol Digital Futures Institute. 😮👩💻🌍 #TempleQuarter #BuiltWithUKRPIF
00:00 - What an honour it's been for us to celebrate the achievements of football legend Gary Mabbutt at #BristolGrad today 🎓 His success on and off the field - particularly raising awareness of diabetes - has been an inspiration to many. bristol.ac.uk/news/2019/july…
- From the first woman to become Executive Director of @royalsociety, to Africa's most influential female academic... This summer's #BristolGrad has seen a record number of inspirational women awarded honorary degrees 🎓 bristol.ac.uk/news/2019/july… #BristolUniWomen
- A magical discovery! We've found original parchment fragments from the Middle Ages, which tell part of the story of Merlin the Magician 🧙♂️ Thanks to @BrisUniSpColl at @BristolLibrary @UoBrisEnglish @UoBrisHistory #merlin #kingarthur bristol.ac.uk/news/2019/janu…
- We are working closely with the police in their search for one of our students, Olisa Odukwe, last seen leaving his home in Redland on Sat morning. We ask the public & University community to be alert & contact the police if they think they’ve seen him. x.com/ASPolice/statu…
- Congratulations to @OlivetteOtele who has had an @ihr_history prize named after her. The Olivette Otele Prize will be awarded annually for the best paper submitted to @IHRHistoryLab Postgraduate Research Seminar by a UK Black PhD research student. ow.ly/nOis50DewQb
- We are thrilled to announce Prof Evelyn Welch will be our new Vice-Chancellor – the first woman to hold this role 🎉 She said: “I am excited about the University’s new strategy & proud to be the first woman to lead such an outstanding institution.” 👉🏽 fal.cn/3n86O
