University of Surrey professor who struggled with home working during pandemic took his own life Professor Stephen Gourley was a greatly respected academic who missed the "genuine buzz" of being around students and peers Professor Stephen Gourley worked in the Maths department at the University of Surrey in Guildford (Image: Mark Lundrigan) Get the latest email updates for Surrey with our FREE daily newsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe here When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice