Tina Wells

It’s with great sadness that the University’s Admissions team learnt at the end of May of the sudden death of Tina Wells, Postgraduate Senior Admissions Coordinator.

Born in Brighton and educated just over the road at (the then) Falmer High School, Tina joined the University’s Admissions Office on 1 October 1987. She remained within Admissions, and specifically Postgraduate Admissions, for her entire career.

As the longest serving member of the Admissions team, Tina has at some point handled applications for almost all departments within the institution and a wide range of colleagues from across the campus have been in touch to express their sadness at her passing. It is no exaggeration that Tina helped thousands of students to enter higher education and was instrumental in supporting them from application to registration.

A good friend to many within the Admissions team (both past and present), Tina will be sadly missed. Wonderfully straight-talking, you were never in any doubt about Tina’s views. She was also funny, warm-hearted and supportive of her team.

Outside work, Tina was a keen darts player. It was well known that any Admissions Office social events needed to avoid clashes with Tina’s Thursday night darts (otherwise she wouldn’t be there). She was a keen gambler and enjoyed a trip to the casino. Tina also loved to travel, with a particular fondness for cruises (whether the Med, the Caribbean or further afield). She loved the sunnier climes and would always aim to escape to warmer weather at some point during the winter months.

The Admissions team came together recently to raise a glass of Tina’s favourite rosé to her memory and everyone agrees that the Office will never be quite the same again.

The funeral service will be held at Downs Crematorium on 7 July at 2.00 pm. A burial will follow in Woodingdean and the wake is being held at The Ladies Mile Pub, Mackie Avenue, Patcham, BN1 8RA. If people do not wish to go to the burial they can go straight to the wake.

Author: Rob Evans