Tributes have been paid to a Fife-born academic who has died in Australia.
Associate Professor Neil Cameron, 72, from Tayport, was head of the mathematics and statistics department in the Faculty of Science at Monash University in Melbourne until his retirement in December 1997.
Professor Cameron was known across the university for his tireless work with students and colleagues at department, faculty and university level, as well as in the halls of residence and beyond the university.
Colleagues say he will also be remembered as an able administrator, and was one of the first associate deans he was appointed associate dean (teaching) in the faculty of science in 1996.
Professor Cameron joined Monash in December 1967 from Waikato University in New Zealand. He was proud of his Scottish origins.
His undergraduate studies were at St Andrews University, and his postgraduate work was at the Royal College of Science and Technology in Glasgow and subsequently Strathclyde University.
In his role as the director of first-year studies in the department for many years, he provided pastoral care to many students.
He married his wife, Annette, at St Mary’s in Lochee, Dundee, 51 years ago. The pair always took an active interest in student development. In a number of cases they assisted and cared for individual students.
After his retirement, he continued to work in mathematics and mathematics education, including assisting with examinations for the Monash University Foundation Year programme.
Professor Cameron had a rich academic career in mathematics and a genuine interest in student education and welfare.
He is survived by his wife, three grown-up children Paul, Christian and Magnus and five grandchildren. He still has a number of relatives in the Dundee area.
A memorial service for Professor Cameron will be held in the Religious Centre at the Clayton campus of Monash University in Melbourne at 3pm on Thursday.