HUNDREDS more students graduated from the University of Bradford yesterday in the second of three days of ceremonies.

And among the delighted graduates and their families were two who were getting honorary titles for their work in two very different fields.

In the morning ceremony, held in the University's Great Hall, an Honorary Fellowship was granted to Javed Bashir, a former University student and founder of the Professional Muslim Institute. The institute was set up to help identify leading figures in the Muslim community, and has more than 1,500 members.

He also played a major role in building bridges between communities after the Bradford riots of 2001.

At the afternoon ceremony Dr Keith Ridge CBE, chief pharmaceutical officer for the NHS, was awarded a Doctorate of Health. During his career he has helped bring about major changes to pharmacy, and yesterday praised the University of Bradford's role in the future of medicine. He said: "It has been a fantastic day, I'm incredibly proud to get this honour.

"As far as schools of pharmacies go, this is one of the top in the country. Other schools in the country are trying to remodel their departments, and are basing it on what Bradford is doing. Schools and universities need to be ahead of the game in terms of new developments in medicine."

The final three graduation ceremonies take place today.