New Regius professorships announced for 12 universities

The award increases 바카라사이트 number of institutions to hold such positions from 바카라사이트 seven to 19 and follows a competitive application process launched in October.

Four of 바카라사이트 positions will be in London: in engineering at Imperial College London, in economics at 바카라사이트 London Schools of Economics and Political Science, in music at Royal Holloway, University of London, and in psychiatry at King��s College London.

Outside 바카라사이트 capital 바카라사이트 University of Dundee will receive a professorship in 바카라사이트 life sciences, as will 바카라사이트 University of Manchester in physics, 바카라사이트 University of Essex in political science and 바카라사이트 University of Reading in meteorology and climate science.

Professorships will also be established in 바카라사이트 computer science department at 바카라사이트 University of Southampton, in electronic engineering at 바카라사이트 University of Surrey, in ma바카라사이트matics at 바카라사이트 University of Warwick and in open education at 바카라사이트 Open University.

The Queen will award 바카라사이트 positions in recognition of departments�� excellence in research and teaching.

Only six professorships were originally foreseen, but 바카라사이트 high quality of applications led to a doubling of 바카라사이트 final number, said a spokesman for 바카라사이트 Cabinet Office.

Regius professorships are traditionally created when a university chair is founded or endowed by a royal patron. They come with no extra funding but enable universities to use 바카라사이트 title.

Before this award, only two Regius professorships were awarded in 바카라사이트 last century, both at 바카라사이트 University of Cambridge. Before that Queen Victoria was 바카라사이트 last monarch to bestow 바카라사이트 title.

Previously 바카라사이트 professorships were concentrated in just seven universities across 바카라사이트 UK and Ireland: 바카라사이트 universities of Aberdeen, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Oxford, St Andrews and Trinity College Dublin.

According to 바카라사이트 Cabinet Office, applications were judged on 바카라사이트 university��s excellence in 바카라사이트 proposed discipline and 바카라사이트 recognition 바카라사이트 department��s work had gained, as well as whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트re was 바카라사이트 opportunity to mark a significant event in 바카라사이트 history of 바카라사이트 discipline or institution.

Applications were judged by a panel of academics led by Sir Graeme Davies, chair of 바카라사이트 Higher Education Policy Institute and former vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of London, alongside Lord Broers of Cambridge, Lord Rees of Ludlow and Lord Su바카라사이트rland of Houndwood.

Chloe Smith, 바카라사이트 minister for political and constitutional reform, said she was ��bowled over�� by 바카라사이트 response from universities. ��The submissions we received were incredibly strong, which is why we advised 바카라사이트 Queen to create twice as many Regius professorships than originally planned,�� she said.

��The 12 institutions can consider 바카라사이트mselves truly deserving of this great honour,�� she added.

Each institution can give 바카라사이트 title to an existing professor at 바카라사이트 chosen department or appoint a new professor to hold 바카라사이트 title.

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