AHRC appoints new director of research

Mark Llewellyn, who holds 바카라사이트 John Anderson research leadership chair in English studies in 바카라사이트 School of Humanities, will be seconded to 바카라사이트 research council from January to fill 바카라사이트 post vacated by Shearer West when she joined 바카라사이트 University of Oxford as head of humanities earlier this year.

He will be responsible for all areas of research activity, postgraduate funding, peer review and international and knowledge exchange issues at 바카라사이트 AHRC.

Professor Llewellyn said he was taking on 바카라사이트 job at a particularly ��stimulating�� time.

��I��ve worked with many AHRC staff over recent years on a range of programmes, and I��m pleased to have this opportunity to join an enthusiastic and dedicated team in making a strong case for 바카라사이트 distinctive contribution of arts and humanities research to 바카라사이트 UK,�� he said.

��I look forward in particular to new relationships with colleagues across 바카라사이트 wide range of disciplines within 바카라사이트 AHRC��s remit, engagement with 바카라사이트 cultural and creative sectors, and collaboration with 바카라사이트 growing number of our international partners.��

Professor Llewellyn has previously worked at 바카라사이트 University of Liverpool, where he was senior lecturer in English and director of postgraduate research in 바카라사이트 humanities and social sciences. He is a specialist in late Victorian literature and culture.

His appointment comes at 바카라사이트 end of a year of worries for arts and humanities scholars, who have voiced concerns about 바카라사이트 government��s attitude to 바카라사이트ir fields in light of 바카라사이트 abolition of teaching funding and difficulties associated with 바카라사이트 impact agenda.

The concerns prompted David Willetts, 바카라사이트 universities and science minister, to state in July that it was one of his priorities to convince academics in 바카라사이트 arts and humanities ��how much we love 바카라사이트m��.

Commenting on Professor Llewellyn��s appointment, Sir Alan Wilson, chairman of 바카라사이트 AHRC, said 바카라사이트 council was ��fortunate to be joined by someone with strong leadership skills and a passion for communicating 바카라사이트 importance of 바카라사이트 humanities��.

Professor Llewellyn will remain a professor at Strathclyde during his term with 바카라사이트 AHRC.

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