Unversity of Wolverhampton building renamed after codebreaker
A University of Wolverhampton building has been renamed in honour of mathematician and wartime codebreaker Alan Turing.
The building on the Wolverhampton Campus is home to the university's Faculty of Science and Engineering's computing and mathematics courses.
It has been renamed the Alan Turing Building in recognition of the mathematician's outstanding contribution to the early years of computing and as part of the university's commitment to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans (LGBT) rights.
A special event was hosted by the LGBT staff network to mark the occasion.
The event featured a talk about Alan Turing by maths lecturer Liam Naughton, while Dean of Students Jon Elsmore spoke about why LGBT Equality is important to the institution.
Dr Sammy Li, lecturer and chair of University of Wolverhampton LGBT staff network, said: "We were delighted to host a special event to celebrate the university's commitment to LGBT Rights, including celebrating the naming of the Faculty of Science and Engineering building after Alan Turing.
"We also launched new webpages for our LGBT staff and students to provide better information and signposting."
Will Cooling, Equality and Diversity Special Projects and Policy Manager, said: "The University of Wolverhampton has a strong commitment to LGBT Equality as demonstrated by our recent improvement in the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index.
"A key aim of our event was to celebrate this progress with our LGBT staff and students but also to get their feedback about what more the university should be doing in terms of providing information and advice, holding public events and running services."
Alan Turing, who lived from 1912 to 1954, was a top mathematician and a leading codebreaker during the Second World War.
