Obituary

A pioneer in the application of computing to the teaching of economics has died

A leading economic historian, whose life was shaped by the upheavals of Eastern European history, has died

A gifted neurosurgeon who touched many readers with his reflections on mortality has died tragically young

A researcher who greatly enhanced our understanding of the importance of writing skills within secondary English teaching has died

A major figure in establishing the discipline of European studies in the UK has died

One of the most radical recent thinkers about language and communication has died

One of the foremost academic librarians of his generation has died

One of the world’s leading experts on organisational psychology, known for representing how organisations work with “detail, breadth and rigour”, has died

A leading theatre scholar who worked closely with the playwright Samuel Beckett has died

One of the leading figures in post-war British management education has died

The “Picasso of low-temperature geochemistry” has died

One of the leading sociologists of his generation has died

A Pulitzer prizewinning American historian who made major contributions to the study of women, African Americans and the poor has died

A pioneer of accelerator technologies who was among the first scientists to work at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (Cern) has died

A leading historian of mathematics and logic has died

One of the world’s leading authorities on coral reefs has died

A leading figure in the world of road transport, credited by some with creating the discipline of transport economics, has died

The chief architect of the philosophy of critical realism has died

A leading expert on the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche, who was a child survivor of the Holocaust, has died

A leading social work academic whose research on disadvantaged young people was always “founded in the principle of social justice” has died

A leading figure in American foreign policy and a long-term dean at Georgetown University, who was described by Hillary Clinton as “a true champion for human development and women’s progress”, has died

A historian who pioneered new approaches to gender, women’s and social history has died

The founding professor and first head of the department of psychology at the University of Essex has died

A pioneer in the field of sensory studies and urban design has died

A leading authority on primary education who served for more than 20 years as principal of what is now Bishop Grosseteste University has died

An academic and greatly respected poet who spent more than 35 years in the School of History at Queen’s University Belfast has died

An internationally acclaimed authority on the role of creativity in education has died

A much-cited engineering researcher whose systems of prototyping helped to produce safer cars has died

A pro vice-chancellor who forged a new international dimension for the University of Sussex has died

A leading expert on organisational theory and women in management has died

An iconoclastic educator at the heart of the movement to create for-profit universities has died

A leading international expert on the marine environment and strategies for its protection has died

A leading academic administrator who also made a major contribution to business economics has died

One of the world’s leading environmental sociologists has died

A political scientist who was a pioneer in the field of leadership studies has died

A towering figure in Northern Irish higher education, notable for his “courage, integrity and independence of mind”, has died

An acclaimed trumpeter who also served as a professor at several of England’s leading colleges of music has died

One of the 10 most-cited scholars in the field of international business, and an adviser to the Canadian government on trade, has died

A computer scientist whose research proved crucial in reducing crashes caused by bugs within the Windows operating system has died

A leading figure in the development of geographical information science has died

A physicist who played a central role in developing the theory of supersymmetry – often known as SUSY – has died

The second vice-chancellor of the University of Surrey, who steered his institution through the upheavals of the 1980s, has died

One of the leading Australian philosophers of his generation has died

A leading scholar in the field of children’s play has died

A geologist who traded a life of adventure for a highly successful career as a Harvard science journalist has died

A leading figure in the open access movement has died

An “inspirational” head of the largest provider of healthcare education in Wales has died

A distinguished academic expert on urban geography and the geographies of development has died

An academic best known for his attempt to land a spacecraft on Mars has died aged 70.

A man who revolutionised public engagement with science has died

A leading Argentine political theorist and advocate of “radical democracy”, long based at the University of Essex, has died

An economist who specialised in looking at the causes of low productivity in the UK has died

A Cambridge professor of literary history has died

Richard Hoggart, one of the most admired and influential academics of his generation, has died aged 95.

A leading contributor to our understanding of evolution, population genetics and the formation of species has died

A former principal and vice-chancellor of the University of Strathclyde, acclaimed for his efforts to widen access to higher education for students from disadvantaged backgrounds, has died

A leading researcher in thermodynamics has died

A pioneering developmental psychologist and authority on childhood autism has died

A pioneering economic historian, whose work examined everything from banking and imperialism to whaling, has died

A leading physicist who switched mid-career to acclaimed collaborative work in archaeology has died