My friend and former colleague Alan McCarthy, who has died aged 69 of cancer, was a microbiologist at Liverpool University and was also involved in the running of the Council for At-Risk Academics (Cara), a body that supports academics who have fled from their homelands as refugees.
He began his work with Cara in 2006, and served as the chair of its UK allocation committee, as well as honorary secretary and chair of trustees, taking on ever greater responsibilities as its income grew up to £12.5m in 2023.
