New appointments

Computational Aerothermal Engineering

Li He, Professor of Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics at the University of Durham, took up the post of Rolls-Royce/Royal Academy of Engineering Professor of Computational Aerothermal Engineering and became a fellow of Lady Margaret Hall.

International Relations

Andrew Hurrell, Director of the Centre for International Studies and Lecturer in International Relations, was appointed Montague Burton Professor of International Relations and became a fellow of Balliol College.

Enterprise and the Environment

Sir David King, the government’s Chief Scientific Adviser, took up the post of Director of the new Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment and became a fellow of University College.

Social Sciences

Roger Goodman, Nissan Professor of Modern Japanese Studies, Director of the Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies and Head of the School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies, took up the post of Head of the Social Sciences Division; he remains a fellow of St Antony’s College.

Trauma Rehabilitation

Sarah Lamb, Director of the Warwick Clinical Trials Unit, Professor of Rehabilitation at the University of Warwick, and Visiting Professor at the Kadoorie Critical Care Research Centre at Oxford, took up the post of Kadoorie Professor of Trauma Rehabilitation on a part-time basis, and became a fellow of Wadham College.

Physics

Savas Dimopoulos, Professor of Physics at Stanford University, took up the post of Wykeham Professor of Physics and became a fellow of New College. 

Buddhist Studies

Vesna Wallace, Associate Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, was appointed Numata Professor of Buddhist Studies and became a fellow of Balliol College.

Rothermere Institute

Dr Nigel Bowles, University Lecturer in Politics, was appointed Director of the Rothermere American Institute; he remains a fellow of St Anne’s College.

Reuters Institute

David Levy, journalist, academic and former Controller of Public Policy at the BBC, was appointed Director of the Reuters Institute and became a fellow of Green Templeton College.

Experimental Philosophy

Paolo Radaelli, Crystallography Group Leader at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, and Visiting Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at University College London, was appointed Dr Lee’s Professor of Experimental Philosophy, and became a fellow of Wadham College. 

Head of Medical Sciences

Alastair Buchan, Professor of Clinical Geratology at Oxford, Head of the John Radcliffe Division of the Nuffield Department of Medicine and Director of the Oxford Comprehensive Biomedical Research Centre, was appointed Head of the Medical Sciences Division and became a fellow of Green Templeton College.

Broadcast Media

Paul Gambaccini, radio presenter and writer, was appointed News International Visiting Professor of Broadcast Media and a fellow of Green Templeton College for the academic year.

American Literature

Jonathan Freedman, Professor of English and American Studies at the University of Michigan, was appointed Drue Heinz Visiting Professor of American Literature for the academic year. 

Social Anthropology

Dr David Gellner, University Lecturer in the Social Anthropology of South Asia at Oxford, was appointed Professor of Social Anthropology and became a fellow of All Souls College.

Surgery

Freddie Hamdy, Professor and Head of Urology at the University of Sheffield and Head of the Section of Oncology at the University of Sheffield School of Medicine, was appointed Nuffield Professor of Surgery and became a fellow of Balliol College.

George Eastman Visiting Professor

Lynn Margulis, Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Bioscience at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, was appointed George Eastman Visiting Professor and became a fellow of Balliol College for the academic year.

American Literature

Peter Onuf, Thomas Jefferson Foundation Professor at the University of Virginia, was appointed Harold Vyvyan Harmsworth Visiting Professor of American History and became a fellow of The Queen’s College for the academic year.

European Comparative Literature

Marjorie Perloff, Sadie Dernham Patek Professor of Humanities (Emerita) at Stanford University and Scholar-in-Residence at the University of Southern Carolina, was appointed Weidenfeld Visiting Professor of European Comparative Literature for the academic year; the post is associated with St Anne’s College.

Latin Language and Literature

Tobias Reinhardt, University Lecturer in Classical Language and Literature at Oxford, was appointed Corpus Christi Professor of the Latin Language and Literature and became a fellow of Corpus Christi College.

Contemporary Theatre

Kevin Spacey, actor and Artistic Director at the Old Vic Theatre, was appointed Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professor of Contemporary Theatre for the academic year; the post is associated with St Catherine’s College.

Fine Art

Richard Thomson, Watson Gordon Professor of Fine Art at the University of Edinburgh, was appointed Slade Professor of Fine Art for the academic year; the post is associated with All Souls College.

In addition to the new appointments mentioned in this review, the University has conferred the title of Professor on 86 staff members, in recognition of their outstanding achievement.