Roger John Blin–Stoyle. 24 December 1924 — 31 January 2007

Roger Blin–Stoyle was primarily a theoretical physicist who worked in the borderland between theories of the structure of atomicnuclei and theories of the interactions and relationships between the elementary particles from which nuclei are built. He made world–class contributions. But he was also driven by a desire to improve the communication of science in general and physics in particular, at all levels.This led him to accept an offer to become the founding Dean of Science at Sussex, the first of the ‘new' universities, and later tochair a number of national bodies including a committee responsible for reviewing the science curriculum in schools. Less well known was his accomplishment as a pianist and organist.