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Colin Bell, principal and vice-chancellor of Stirling 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ, died suddenly last week after collapsing in his office.

Professor Bell, 61, became Stirling's principal in September 2001 after three years as head of Bradford 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ. Professor Bell, a sociologist, had been chair of the Higher Education Funding Council for England's quality assessment committee and a member of the Quality Assurance Agency's degree-awarding powers committee.