The following elections, appointments, reappointments, and grants of title have been made:
Professor Neil McKay Mercer, B.Sc., Manchester, Ph.D., Leicester, Professor of Language and Communications, Open University, elected Professor of Education (2000) from 1 January 2006.
Dr Zoubin Ghahramani, B.A., B.S.Eng., Pennsylvania, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Reader in Machine Learning, University College London, elected Professor of Information Engineering, from 15 January 2006.
Professor Susan Esther Golombok, B.Sc., Glasgow, M.Sc., Ph.D., London, Professor of Psychology, City University, London, elected Professor of Family Research from 1 January 2006.
Education. Dr Virginia Darleen Opfer, B.A., Florida, M.Ed., Ph.D., Virginia, appointed from 1 October 2005 until the retiring age.
Biological Anthropology. Dr William Clement McGrew, B.S., Oklahoma, D.Phil., Oxford, Ph.D., Stirling, FRSE, appointed from 1 September 2005 until the retiring age.
English. Dr Philip James Connell, Ph.D., SE, B.A., Liverpool, appointed from 1 October 2005 until the retiring age.
Engineering. Dr Cesare Alan Hall, M.A., M.Eng., Ph.D., K, and Dr James Moultrie, Ph.D., CHU, B.Tech., M.B.A., Loughborough, M.A., CNAA, appointed from 1 September 2005 until the retiring age.
Italian. Dr Helena Louise Sanson, CL, Laurea, Istituto Universitario di Lingue Moderne, Milan, Ph.D., Reading, appointed from 1 October 2005 until the retiring age.
Radiology. Dr Evis Sala, M.Phil., Ph.D., JN, M.D., Tirana, Albania, FRCR, appointed from 1 September 2005 until the retiring age.
Archaeology. Professor Graeme William Walter Barker, JN, appointed from 1 January 2006 for three years.
Biological Anthropology. Professor Robert Andrew Foley, K, appointed from 1 September 2005 for five years.
German. Dr David Robin Midgley, JN, appointed from 1 October 2005 for one year.
Materials Science and Metallurgy. Professor Alan Lindsay Greer, SID, appointed from 1 January 2006 for five years.
Biochemistry. Dr Philip Huson Rubery, DOW, appointed from 1 July for three years.
University Offices (Finance Division). Mr Stuart Ellis, B.A., Manchester, appointed from 15 September 2005 until the retiring age.
University Offices (Estate Management and Building Service). Mr Christopher Norman and Mr John Leslie Wells, appointed from 1 January 2005 until the retiring age.
Centre of Latin-American Studies. Dr Elia Geoffrey Kantaris, CTH, appointed from 1 September 2005 for five years.
University Library. Isla Louise Kuhn, M.A., Aberdeen, M.Sc., Strathclyde, appointed from 12 September 2005 until the retiring age.
Engineering. Mr Adam Lister, B.A., CNAA, appointed from 1 September 2005 until the retiring age.
University Offices (Academic Division). Ms Lesley Gannon, B.A., Glamorgan, M.A., Bristol, appointed Administrative Officer, Grade I, from 1 September 2005 until the retiring age. Mrs Kim Allen, B.A., Hertfordshire, appointed Administrative Officer, Grade II, from 1 September 2005 until the retiring age.
University Offices (Research Services Division). Mrs Michelle Fay Hild appointed Administrative Officer, Grade II, from 1 January 2005 until the retiring age.
Music. Mr Mustafa Nabil Beg, B.A., Durham, M.Sc., Anglia Polytechnic University, appointed Computer Officer, Grade II, from 1 April 2005 until the retiring age.
Experimental Psychology. Dr Gregory James DiGirolamo, JE, reappointed from 1 September 2005 until the retiring age.
Oncology. Professor Bruce Anthony John Ponder, JE, reappointed from 1 January 2006 for five years.
Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics. Professor Anne Christine Davis, K, reappointed from 1 October 2005 until 31 December 2005.
Social and Developmental Psychology. Professor Martin Paul Meredith Richards, T, reappointed from 1 October 2005 until 31 December 2005.
Architecture and History of Art. Professor Philip Cooper has been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2005 for two years.
Classics. Professor Theodore V. Buttrey, Dr Coulter Harris George, T, Dr Timothy David Hill, Dr Alexander George Long, CTH, Dr Sara Susan Owen, F, Dr Roman Ernst Roth, PET, Dr Carrie Roth-Murray, and Dr Joanna Clare Willmott, Q, have been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2005 for two years. Dr David Barrie Fleet, CC, has been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2005 for a further two years.
Clinical Medicine. Dr Jochen Goar Walther Theis, CC, has been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 August 2005 for two years.
Experimental Psychology. Dr Emma Jane Louise Weisblatt, SID, has been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2005 for two years.
Modern and Medieval Languages. Dr Damian Paul Catani, NH, and Dr Joseph Harris, CTH, have been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2005 for a further two years.
Certain of the details published in the 10 August 2005 edition of the Reporter are incorrect. The details for Mr Adams should read as follows:
Biology. Mr John Stephen Adams has been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 May 2005 for two years.