Born in Crook and raised in Toft Hill in County Durham, England.
Primary Education: Toft Hill Primary School
Secondary Education: King James I Grammar School, Bishop Auckland.
For more information about Bishop Auckland see here.
University of Leeds 1974-77 (BSc)
University of Leeds 1977-1980 (PhD)
PhD with Prof Bernard L Shaw FRS
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA 1980-1981
PDRA with Prof Malcolm H Chisholm FRS
Queen Mary College, London 1982-1984
PDRA with Prof Don C Bradley FRS
University of Newcastle upon Tyne 1984-present
Former member of Bishop Auckland Cricket Club
Other cricket clubs:
Old Dunstonians, Beckenham, KentNewcastle University Staff Cricket Club
Founder member of Bishop Auckland Rugby Union Football Club.
Other rugby clubs:
Indiana University (Mudsharks)Old Dunstonians, Beckenham Kent
Novocastrians, Newcastle upon Tyne