John Russ Visit

In 1913, Sidney Russ was appointed as the world’s first hospital physicist at the Middlesex Hospital. Six years later, Russ joined the Middlesex Hospital Medical School, and in 1920 became the Joel Professor of Physics Applied to Medicine. This was the first Chair of Medical Physics in the world. Prof. Russ retired in 1946, after pioneering a new scientific approach to radiation protection. We now award an annual prize for our most outstanding undergraduate student in honour of Professor Russ.

A few years ago, Sidney’s daughter (Dorothy Collins) and son (John Russ) made very generous donations to the department including money which now endows our Sidney Russ Prize and a portrait of their father by the artist Wyndham Lewis. In September, John Russ will be travelling to England from his home in Toronto, Canada, and he has asked if he may visit our department (with other family members) on Monday September 5.

This is a great opportunity for us to celebrate Sidney Russ and to strengthen our link with his descendants. Please put this date in your diary and be prepared to help with any activities associated with the visit.

Please get in touch if you have any ideas for the day, or would like to get involved.