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| A "talented" post-graduate student from the Vale of Glamorgan has died in a fire while researching in China. | A "talented" post-graduate student from the Vale of Glamorgan has died in a fire while researching in China. |
| Bristol University student Daniel McCulloch, 25, from Cowbridge, died in his apartment in the city of Guangzhou in Guangdong province on Wednesday. | Bristol University student Daniel McCulloch, 25, from Cowbridge, died in his apartment in the city of Guangzhou in Guangdong province on Wednesday. |
| His father Robert said they had been told he was overcome by smoke. The authorities are still investigating. | His father Robert said they had been told he was overcome by smoke. The authorities are still investigating. |
| Mr McCulloch, who was studying engineering mathematics, had been in China for only four weeks. | Mr McCulloch, who was studying engineering mathematics, had been in China for only four weeks. |
| The student, a keen rugby player, was due to spend nine months in the south east of China as part of his work into flood prevention for his PhD. | The student, a keen rugby player, was due to spend nine months in the south east of China as part of his work into flood prevention for his PhD. |
| We have been touched by the glowing tributes to him. He was a wonderful boy Robert McCulloch, Daniel's father | |
| Robert and Jessica McCulloch, who have another son Matthew, are waiting for more information about the fire in which their son died. | Robert and Jessica McCulloch, who have another son Matthew, are waiting for more information about the fire in which their son died. |
| Mr McCulloch said: "Daniel was doing a research PhD into the problems of flood prevention. | Mr McCulloch said: "Daniel was doing a research PhD into the problems of flood prevention. |
| "He had an opportunity to go to China to work on the data they had over there. He had only been there for a month. | "He had an opportunity to go to China to work on the data they had over there. He had only been there for a month. |
| "We are still in the dark as to what has happened - there have been no official findings yet. | "We are still in the dark as to what has happened - there have been no official findings yet. |
| "We are a happy, close family and it's been a big shock to us. But we have been touched by the glowing tributes to him. He was a wonderful boy." | "We are a happy, close family and it's been a big shock to us. But we have been touched by the glowing tributes to him. He was a wonderful boy." |
| The student arrived in China after Christmas | The student arrived in China after Christmas |
| Bristol University issued a statement, paying tribute to "a kind and outgoing person". | Bristol University issued a statement, paying tribute to "a kind and outgoing person". |
| Dr Jonathan Lawry, a reader in Artificial Intelligence, spoke of the shock that people there were feeling. | Dr Jonathan Lawry, a reader in Artificial Intelligence, spoke of the shock that people there were feeling. |
| "Daniel was an extremely talented student in the final year of his PhD and was rapidly maturing into an excellent independent researcher," Dr Lawry said. | "Daniel was an extremely talented student in the final year of his PhD and was rapidly maturing into an excellent independent researcher," Dr Lawry said. |
| "He had already produced a number of publications and was very much looking forward to the challenge of working on data from some of the largest rivers in China. | "He had already produced a number of publications and was very much looking forward to the challenge of working on data from some of the largest rivers in China. |
| "Daniel was an undergraduate in engineering mathematics at Bristol before going on to study for a PhD with us, so I came to know him very well during his time here. | "Daniel was an undergraduate in engineering mathematics at Bristol before going on to study for a PhD with us, so I came to know him very well during his time here. |
| "He was a very kind, outgoing person who kept everyone smiling. He will be greatly missed by both staff and students. | "He was a very kind, outgoing person who kept everyone smiling. He will be greatly missed by both staff and students. |
| "We are all shocked and deeply saddened by this tragedy and wish to pass on our condolences to his family at this terribly difficult time." | "We are all shocked and deeply saddened by this tragedy and wish to pass on our condolences to his family at this terribly difficult time." |
| A spokesman for the Foreign Office said they were providing full consular assistance. | A spokesman for the Foreign Office said they were providing full consular assistance. |
| "The Chinese police are leading the investigation into the circumstances of the incident," he added. | "The Chinese police are leading the investigation into the circumstances of the incident," he added. |