Connections: Angela Ryde-Weller

What’s your standout memory of Warwick?

I was one of the few women who enrolled on the Engineering Science course in 1969. I think there were only eight of us studying Engineering or Mathematical Engineering out of 70 students, and Warwick was actively recruiting women.

After graduating I stayed on as a research officer working for Dr Vernon Marples on projects concerned with the noise and vibration of tractors. This was newsworthy, and the local newspaper reported it.

How would you sum up Warwick in the time that you were there and your generation of students?

We felt we were groundbreakers.

What was the student culture like at Warwick, and were there any annual traditions, societies, sports clubs, or events that you remember?

It was too soon for annual traditions to have become established. There was a big divide between the science students and those studying arts subjects.

Finish the sentence: Warwick influenced who I am today, because…

I met my future husband there and began my career in engineering research.

Angela Ryde-Weller

BSc Engineering Science, 1972