36 | FOREVER Keele
INSPIRING ALUMNI PROFILES
Mike Tipton
Life saving campaigns
Since graduating in 1981 , alumnus Mike Tipton has spent 40 years studying the body ’ s responses to adverse environments , publishing over 600 research papers and books as well as contributing to drowning prevention campaigns that have been seen by over 50 million people .
Mike has also received an MBE for services to physiological research in extreme environments , and lifetime achievement awards from the prestigious Higgins and Langley swift water rescue group in the USA and the International Association for Safety and Survival Training . He talks here about how his time at Keele and his love of swimming paved the way for his successful career .
“ I think back to my time at Keele extremely fondly . My whole experience was really positive and transforming , not least because it was my introduction to human physiology . Studying the physiology of exercise not only helped me find my passion for research in this area , but also how I could build my expertise and a career .
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