Patrick was one of the first academics I worked with when I joined Essex in 2013. I was new to the higher education sector and I was newly pregnant. We were meeting to discuss some cracking research he was working on but he was far more interested in hearing all about me, the pregnancy and how my eldest was getting on having just started at school. Straight away he made me feel like a valued colleague. His humour, kindness, vibrancy and generosity of spirit shone out of him. I can't believe he's gone and his presence will be hugely missed.
Patrick was one of the first academics I worked with when I joined Essex in 2013. I was new to the higher education sector and I was newly pregnant. We were meeting to discuss some cracking research he was working on but he was far more interested in hearing all about me, the pregnancy and how my eldest was getting on having just started at school. Straight away he made me feel like a valued colleague. His humour, kindness, vibrancy and generosity of spirit shone out of him. I can't believe he's gone and his presence will be hugely missed.
