We were truly sorry to hear of Martin's passing. He will be greatly missed. Martin was a hugely important person in the research and enterprise infrastructure of the West of England, and it was a pleasure working with him.

Martin was immensely kind to me on becoming Director of the South West DTP and, as a member of our Management Board, modelled the inclusive nature of the SWDTP that was central to our successful bid for continued funding. He also taught me as a student! He is fondly remembered and much missed.

I was so sorry to hear the sad news about Martin, he was such a lovely man, always friendly and approachable and always supported staff in the Graduate School which was really appreciated. Even though he was at such a senior level he would always make time to speak to people. One fond memory I have is that he took the time to judge our Christmas tree decoration competition, something he took very seriously, and just goes to show his kind nature and good sense of humour. He will be sorely missed.