Chinese respiratory expert named first Being Edinburgh Award winner
南山無意，世人鍾情：鍾南山院士獲得愛丁堡大學首個傑出校友獎
One of China’s leading experts on COVID-19, epidemiologist Zhong Nanshan has been named the winner of the University’s first Being Edinburgh Award with over 90% of the student, staff and alumni vote.
中國首屈一指的新冠病毒研究專家之一、流行病學家鍾南山，獲得超過90%的學生、教職員工和校友投票，被評為該校首個「愛丁堡傑出校友獎」的獲得者。
A short list of three candidates - social justice activist and author Barbara Becnel, music researcher and ethnographer, Tom Western and respiratory expert and epidemiologist Zhong Nanshan – was chosen by our selection committee from more than 100 nominated alumni.
我們的遴選委員會從100多名提名的校友中選出了三位候選人，分別是社會活動家及作家芭芭拉·貝內爾、音樂研究者和民族志學家湯姆·韋斯特和呼吸病學專家、流行病學家鍾南山。
The relevance of Zhong Nanshan’s achievements and his ongoing work as part of the Chinese response to COVID-19 resonated with our community, especially alumni living and working in China,and students whose families and friends were caught up in the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic.
鍾南山的成就和他在中國應對新冠疫情所做的工作引起了我們的共鳴，尤其引起了在中國生活和工作的校友和學生的共鳴，他們的家庭和朋友在新冠病毒流行初期陷入困境。
During the peak time of the COVID-19 outbreak in China, the nomination made many Chinese alumni immensely proud; it united and uplifted alumni and students across the world. The win will mean a great deal to our current Chinese students, alumni, and prospective students, for Dr Zhong represents not only academic and professional excellence, but also dedication and integrity, which is ever important in our collective efforts in addressing today and tomorrow’s greatest challenges.
Grace Guan, Regional Director, East Asia
在新冠病毒在中國爆發的高峰時，這一提名讓許多中國校友感到無比自豪；它團結和鼓舞了全世界的校友和學生。鍾老獲獎對我們現在的中國學生、校友和未來的學生來說意義重大，因為鍾博士不僅代表著學術和專業上的卓越，而且代表著奉獻和正直，這對我們共同努力應對現在和未來最大的挑戰至關重要。
格蕾絲﹒關，東亞區域總監
Dr Zhong was the first person to identify the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) virus during the 2003 outbreak. As head of the Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Nanshan and his team offered to admit all the critical SARS cases in Guangdong province into his Institute. He drew up the procedures for the proper management and prevention of SARS that were adopted by the Chinese Ministry of Health. This pioneering work earned him the national labour medal from the government.
鍾博士是2003年疫情期間第一個發現嚴重急性呼吸綜合症（「非典」）病毒的人。作為廣州呼吸疾病研究所所長，鍾南山和他的團隊提出將廣東省所有重型「非典」病例都納入他的研究所治療。他起草了「『非典』妥善管理和預防程序」，後被中國衛生部採用。這項開創性的工作為他贏得了政府頒發的全國五一勞動獎章。
Still at the forefront of respiratory medicine, Nanshan is currently leading the Chinese National Health Commission's expert panel investigating the COVID-19 outbreak.
鍾南山現在仍然奮戰在呼吸醫學的前沿，目前正領導中國國家衛生委員會的專家小組調查新冠病毒的爆發。
In an email to the University, Dr Zhong said it was an honour to receive the first Being Edinburgh Award and took time to thank those who voted and to share information about his current activities, including a planned lecture series to colleagues in Europe and the US about the transmission route, infectivity,diagnosis, and management of the COVID-19 infection.
在一封發給該大學的電子郵件中，鍾博士回應，獲得首個愛丁堡傑出校友獎是一種榮譽。他在感謝投票的學生、校友和職員的同時，還分享了他目前的工作，包括計劃為歐洲和美國的同行舉辦關於新冠病毒感染的傳播途徑、傳染性、診斷和管理的系列講座。
During this time of international crisis, the Being Edinburgh Award allows us to highlight positive news in our global alumni community. Dr Zhong is an inspiration to students, staff and alumni alike, and embodies important values that the University aims to uphold: drive, passion, and sustained hard work.His win is well-deserved, and we wish him the best of luck in his research on COVID-19.
Niamh Martin-McGarrigle, Linguistics and French student and member of the Being Edinburgh selection committee
在這個國際危機的時刻，愛丁堡傑出校友獎讓我們能夠凸顯我們全球校友社區的積極能量。鍾博士對學生、教職員工和校友都是一種激勵，體現了學校秉持的重要價值觀：動力、激情和持續努力的工作。他的獲獎是當之無愧，我們祝願他在新冠病毒的研究中好運。
尼亞姆﹒馬丁﹒麥加裡格爾，語言學專業、法國學生、愛丁堡傑出校友遴選委員會成員
The Being Edinburgh award was created by the Alumni Relations team at the University as a response to conversations with students, alumni and staff about how to increase knowledge and appreciation of Edinburgh’s diverse community of former students.It aims to highlight the lives and achievements of Edinburgh alumni who are not universally well known, but whose stories should be shared and celebrated.
「愛丁堡傑出校友獎」是由愛丁堡大學校友關係團隊創建，旨在與學生、校友和員工就如何增加對愛丁堡多元化社區的了解和欣賞進行交流。它旨在突出愛丁堡校友的生活和成就，這些校友並不為全世界所熟知，但他們的故事應該被分享和慶祝。
The name Being Edinburgh refers to the idea that there is a shared set of values, memories and experiences that make our community of students, staff and alumni unique. Each winner of the award is nominated and chosen by this community as a representative of these shared values and as someone whose drive, passion and brilliance is both inspirational and relatable.
「愛丁堡傑出校友獎」這個名字是指有一套共同的價值觀、記憶和經歷，這讓我們的學生、員工和校友群體與眾不同。每一位獲獎者都是由這個社區提名和遴選作為這些共同價值觀的代表，他們的動力、激情和才華既鼓舞人心的，又彼此聯繫。
Related links
Being Edinburgh - www.ed.ac.uk/alumni/being-edinburgh-award