The GENERAL BOARD beg leave to report to the University as follows:
1. The senior academic promotions exercise in respect of promotions to take effect from 1 October 2008 has been completed. The General Board, at their meeting on 20 May 2008, considered recommendations from the Main Senior Academic Promotions Committee in respect of promotion to personal Professorships, Readerships, and Senior Lectureships. With the recommendations the Board received an extensive report, which included the minutes of meetings of Faculty Promotions Committees, and of the Board's Main Academic Promotions Committee and Sub-Committees. The report and the minutes provided the Board with an account of the procedure followed for the evaluation and comparison of the evidence for all applicants. The Board were able to see how recommendations had been arrived at so that, without repeating the entire exercise itself, they could either approve the recommendations or, if they so wished, consider the basis on which any of the recommendations had been made.
2. The contents of the report were as follows:
3. The Board now recommend the establishment of twenty-two Professorships from 1 October 2008 as set out in Recommendation I. The establishment of these Professorships is proposed on condition that, in each case where the person currently holds a permanently established office, that office should be placed in abeyance during the tenure of the Professorship.
4. The Board also propose the establishment from 1 October 2008 of thirty-five Readerships, as set out in Recommendation II. The establishment of these Readerships is proposed on condition that, in each case where the person currently holds a permanently established office, that office should be placed in abeyance during the tenure of the Readership.
5. In order to avoid delay in publishing the Report, the Board have put forward their recommendations before the titles of the Professorships and Readerships have been agreed. The Board will announce these titles at a later date, after consultation with the individuals concerned.
6. The Board have also agreed, in accordance with Statute D, XVIII, 3 and the special regulation for University Senior Lectureships (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 698), to appoint the twenty-nine individuals listed in the Schedule to this Report to University Senior Lectureships.
7. The estimated total additional cost to central funds of the proposals for promotion to personal Professorships and Readerships and of the appointments to University Senior Lectureships of the persons named in this Report will be approximately £530,445 a year.
8. The General Board recommend:
I. That, with effect from 1 October 2008, Professorships be established for named persons for one tenure, placed in Schedule B of the Statutes, and assigned to the Faculty, Department, or Institution named in each case, as follows:
School of Arts and Humanities
One in the Faculty of English for Dr SIMON PETER JARVIS, of Robinson College
One in the Department of Middle Eastern Studies for Dr CHARLES PETER MELVILLE, of Pembroke College
School of the Biological Sciences
One in the Department of Biochemistry for Dr RICHARD WILLIAM FARNDALE, of Fitzwilliam College
One in the Department of Pathology for Dr MARK CHRISTIAN FIELD, of St Edmund's College
One in the Department of Pathology for Dr ASHLEY MOFFETT, of King's College
One in the Department of Physiology, Development, and Neuroscience for Dr SARAH JANE BRAY, of Downing College
One in the Department of Physiology, Development, and Neuroscience for Dr ANNE CARLA FERGUSON-SMITH, of Darwin College
One in the Department of Veterinary Medicine for Mr MICHAEL EDWARD HERRTAGE, of St Edmund's College
One in the Department of Zoology for Dr WILLIAM AMOS, of Girton College
School of Clinical Medicine
One in the Department of Radiology for Dr JONATHAN HARVEY GILLARD, of Christ's College
School of the Humanities and Social Sciences
One in the Faculty of History for Dr CHRISTOPHER MUNRO CLARK, of St Catharine's College
One in the Centre of International Studies for Dr BRENDAN PETER SIMMS, of Peterhouse
One in the Faculty of Law for Dr CATHERINE SARAH BARNARD, of Trinity College
School of the Physical Sciences
One in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics for Dr EDWARD PAUL SCOTT SHELLARD, of Trinity College
One in the Institute of Astronomy for Dr CATHERINE JANE CLARKE, of Clare College
One in the Department of Chemistry for Dr DAVID JOHN WALES, of Downing College
One in the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy for Dr JUDITH LOUISE DRISCOLL, of Trinity College
One in the Department of Physics for Dr JOHN ROBERT COOPER, of Darwin College
One in the Department of Physics for Dr MARK ANDREW THOMSON, of Emmanuel College
One in the Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics for Dr GABRIEL PEDRO PATERNAIN, of Trinity College
School of Technology
One in the Department of Engineering for Dr ROBERT STUART CANT, of Selwyn College
One in the Department of Engineering for Dr RICHARD WILLIAM PRAGER, of Queens' College
II. That, with effect from 1 October 2008, Readerships be established, as follows, and that the General Board be authorized to appoint to each Readership the person for whom its establishment is proposed:
School of Arts and Humanities
One in the Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic for Dr MÁIRE NÍ MHAONAIGH, of St John's College
One in the Faculty of Divinity for Dr ANDREW NORMAN CHESTER, of Selwyn College
One in the Department of German for Dr CHRISTOPHER JOHN YOUNG, of Pembroke College
School of the Biological Sciences
One in the Department of Biochemistry for Dr KATHRYN SUSAN LILLEY
One in the Department of Genetics for Dr STEVEN RUSSELL
One in the Department of Pathology for Dr PAUL ANTHONY WRIGHT EDWARDS, of Clare College
One in the Department of Veterinary Medicine for Dr JANE MARGARET DOBSON, of Darwin College
School of Clinical Medicine
One in the Department of Clinical Neurosciences for Mr PETER JOHN ASHTON HUTCHINSON, of Robinson College
One in the Department of Medical Genetics for Dr FRANCES LUCY RAYMOND, of St John's College
One in the Department of Oncology for Dr ANNA PHILPOTT, of Clare College
School of the Humanities and Social Sciences
One in the Department of Archaeology for Dr JOHN ERNEST ROBB, of Fitzwilliam College
One in the Department of Education for Dr LINDA MARY HARGREAVES, of Homerton College
One in the Department of Education for Dr RICHARD DOUGLAS HICKMAN, of Homerton College
One in the Faculty of History for Dr MARK ADRIAN GOLDIE, of Churchill College
One in the Faculty of History for Dr ISTVAN HONT, of King's College
One in the Faculty of Law for Dr PETER ANDREW HARRIS, of Churchill College
One in the Department of Social Anthropology for Dr HARRI MIKAEL ENGLUND, of Churchill College
One in the Department of Sociology for Dr PATRICK JACQUES NICOLE BAERT, of Selwyn College
School of the Physical Sciences
One in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics for Dr NATALIA BERLOFF, of Jesus College
One in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics for Dr DAVID TONG
One in the Department of Chemistry for Dr SOPHIE ELIZABETH JACKSON, of Peterhouse
One in the Department of Chemistry for Dr MICHELE VENDRUSCOLO, of Clare Hall
One in the Department of Earth Sciences for Dr NIGEL HOWARD WOODCOCK, of Clare College
One in the Department of Geography for Dr SARAH ANNE RADCLIFFE, of New Hall
One in the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy for Dr NEIL DAVID MATHUR, of Churchill College
One in the Department of Physics for Dr PAUL ALEXANDER, of Jesus College
School of Technology
One in the Department of Chemical Engineering for Dr JOHN STEPHEN DENNIS, of Selwyn College
One in the Department of Chemical Engineering for Dr MICHAEL LESLIE JOHNS, of St Catharine's College
One in the Computer Laboratory for Dr SIMON WILLIAM MOORE, of Trinity Hall
One in the Computer Laboratory for Dr PETER MICHAEL SEWELL, of Wolfson College
One in the Department of Engineering for Dr WILLIAM JOSEPH BYRNE, of Clare College
One in the Department of Engineering for Dr VIKRAM SUDHIR DESHPANDE, of Pembroke College
One in the Department of Engineering for Dr THOMAS PAUL HYNES, of St John's College
One in the Department of Engineering for Dr GLENN VINNICOMBE, of Gonville and Caius College
One in Judge Business School for Dr PAUL ANTONY KATTUMAN, of Corpus Christi College
| 20 May 2008 | ALISON RICHARD, Vice-Chancellor | WILLIAM BROWN | D. W. B. MACDONALD |
| NICK BAMPOS | PHILIP FORD | MELVEENA MCKENDRICK | |
| GRAEME BARKER | RICHARD FRIEND | PATRICK SISSONS | |
| JOHN BELL | RICHARD HUNTER | I. H. WHITE | |
| TOM BLUNDELL |
The General Board have agreed to appoint the following to University Senior Lectureships, with effect from 1 October 2008 to the retiring age. An asterisked appointment is to an unestablished Senior Lectureship from 1 October 2008, the period of appointment being coterminous with the end of the current appointment.
School of Arts and Humanities
| Faculty of Classics | Dr NIGEL JONATHAN SPIVEY, of Emmanuel College |
| Faculty of Classics | Dr CAROLINE VOUT, of Christ's College |
| Department of East Asian Studies | Dr SUSAN FRAMJI DARUVALA, of Trinity College |
| Department of East Asian Studies | Dr JOHN HAROLD SWENSON-WRIGHT, of Darwin College |
| Faculty of English | Dr GAVIN ROBERT ALEXANDER, of Christ's College |
| Faculty of English | Dr JULIET LUCIA FLEMING, of Trinity Hall |
| Faculty of English | Dr DAVID ASAF HILLMAN, of King's College |
| Faculty of Philosophy | Dr PETER JOHN SMITH, Trinity College |
School of the Biological Sciences
| Department of Plant Sciences | Dr DAVID ANTHONY COOMES, of Fitzwilliam College |
| Department of Veterinary Medicine | Dr FRANCES MARGARET DAPHNE HENSON, of New Hall |
School of the Humanities and Social Sciences
| Faculty of Economics | Dr CHRYSI GIANNITSAROU, of Churchill College |
| Department of Education | Dr SUSAN ELIZABETH SWAFFIELD |
| Faculty of History | Dr PETER ANDREW VINCENT SARRIS, of Trinity College |
| Department of History and Philosophy | Dr LAUREN TAMAR KASSELL, of Pembroke College |
| of Science | |
| Faculty of Law | Dr MATTHEW DAMIEN JOHN CONAGLEN, of Trinity Hall |
| Faculty of Law | Dr ANGUS CHARLES JOHNSTON, of Trinity Hall |
| Faculty of Law | Dr ROGER MICHAEL O'KEEFE, of Magdalene College |
| Department of Social Anthropology | Dr YAEL NAVARO-YASHIN, of Newnham College |
School of the Physical Sciences
| Department of Chemistry | Dr DAVID ROBERT SPRING, of Trinity College |
| Department of Geography | Dr MICHAEL TREVOR BRAVO, of Downing College |
| Department of Geography | Dr PATRICIA MIA GRAY, of Girton College |
| Department of Physics | Dr RICHARD DERYCK EDWARD SAUNDERS, of Darwin College |
School of Technology
| Computer Laboratory | Dr TIMOTHY GEORGE GRIFFIN, of King's College |
| Department of Engineering | Dr MATTHEW PUDAN JUNIPER, of Trinity College |
| Department of Engineering | Dr JOHN PETER LONGLEY, of Sidney Sussex College |
| Department of Engineering | Dr TIM HERBERT WARREN MINSHALL, of Christ's College |
| Judge Business School | Dr HELEN MARY HAUGH* |
| Judge Business School | Dr MICHAEL KITSON, of St Catharine's College |
| Judge Business School | Dr DAVID MICHAEL REINER* |