IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Lizzie joins growing list
OF DERBYSHIRE DOCTORS
In 1954 Edward Derbyshire
became one of the
founding graduates of
Keele University. Sixty
years later, Keelite
Elizabeth “Lizzie”
Derbyshire followed
in the footsteps of her
grandfather, Edward,
by gaining her PhD
in Geology at Keele.
Keele resonates throughout
the history of the
Derbyshire family; Lizzie’s
grandparents, Edward and
Maryon, met at Keele during
its founding year, 1950. The
army huts on Keele campus
at the time were a far cry
from the halls of residence
that current students enjoy.
While Lizzie’s father,
Edmund, did not attend
our university he also gained
a PhD. So Lizzie has become
the third generation of Dr
E Derbyshires. As Lizzie
ends her time at Keele, the
Derbyshire doctorate legacy
will continue as Lizzie’s
cousin Emily Derbyshire
hopes to become the
fourth generation of Dr E
Derbyshires next year.
By Mel Piper
(2014, English & Psychology,
2015 MA Creative Writing)
Photograph: Lizze (Middle)
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