The following appointments and grants of title have been made:
Astronomy. Dr Mark Charles Wyatt, B.A., PET, M.Sc., London, Ph.D., Florida, appointed from 1 October 2006 until the retiring age.
Chemistry. Dr Matthew James Gaunt, Ph.D., M, B.Sc., Birmingham, Dr David Robert Spring, Q, M.A., D.Phil., Oxford, and Dr Michele Vendruscolo, CLH, B.S., Trieste, M.Sc., Ph.D., Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati, Trieste, appointed from 1 October 2006 until the retiring age.
Engineering. Dr Andrea Carlo Ferrari, Ph.D., PEM, Laurea, Politecnico di Milano, appointed from 1 October 2006 until the retiring age.
Criminology. Mrs Frances Mary Gower appointed Librarian, Grade B, from 1 October 2006 until the retiring age.
Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics. Dr Jonathan Hugh Pattison Dawes, N, Dr Maciej Dunajski, CL, and Dr Mark Jon Walters, PET, have been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2006 for two years.
Research Centre for English and Applied Linguistics. Dr Chieko Kuribara and Dr Friedemann Pulvermüller, W, have been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2006 for two years.