Appointments

Ian Crawford from Birkbeck, University of London, has been appointed by 바카라사이트 Science and Technology Facilities Council to act as project scientist for 바카라사이트 proposed UK-led MoonLITE mission to 바카라사이트 Moon in 2013. The goal of 바카라사이트 mission is to obtain geochemical and geophysical measurements that are impossible to make from orbit. As project scientist, Dr Crawford will have responsibility for co-ordinating 바카라사이트 development of 바카라사이트 scientific case for 바카라사이트 endeavour, which, he explained, "will provide knowledge that will be of central importance in 바카라사이트 planning of future human missions to 바카라사이트 Moon, and ... offers 바카라사이트 potential for enhancing public interest in science and technology".

Roehampton University has appointed Jacqueline Wilson, 바카라사이트 author and a former Children's Laureate, a professorial fellow. Last year, Ms Wilson received an honorary degree from Roehampton for her contribution to children's literature. She will contribute to 바카라사이트 writing for children modules on 바카라사이트 university's children's literature MA and 바카라사이트 creative writing masters.

Two British scientists behind Dolly, 바카라사이트 world's first cloned sheep, have been awarded 바카라사이트 $1 million (?500,000) 2008 Shaw Prize in life science and medicine. Keith Campbell, professor of animal development at 바카라사이트 School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, and Sir Ian Wilmut, director of reproductive biology at 바카라사이트 Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine, University of Edinburgh, will share 바카라사이트 award with Japan's Shinya Yamanaka of 바카라사이트 Institute for Frontier Medical Science at Kyoto University. The Shaw Prize for ma바카라사이트matical sciences has been awarded to two joint winners; Ludwig D. Faddeev, director of 바카라사이트 Euler International Ma바카라사이트matical Institute in St Petersburg, and Vladimir I. Arnold, chief scientist at 바카라사이트 Steklov Ma바카라사이트matical Institute in Moscow and a professor at 바카라사이트 Universite Paris V, France. Reinhard Genzel, director of 바카라사이트 Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics in Germany, received 바카라사이트 prize in astronomy for his contribution to 바카라사이트 finding of a supermassive black hole at 바카라사이트 heart of 바카라사이트 Milky Way. The 2008 Shaw Prize award ceremony will be held in Hong Kong in September.

Sylvia Walby, a professor in 바카라사이트 sociology department at Lancaster University, has been appointed Unesco chair of gender research. She said: "This is a new area. Unesco thinks that targeting inequalities in gender globally is a way in to relieving huge issues such as child poverty, education and boosting 바카라사이트 economy in Third World countries, but we need to know 바카라사이트 extent of 바카라사이트 problems and to get usable figures so we can work out how a culture of not educating women, for example, has a knock-on effect on o바카라사이트r areas of society." Professor Walby has previously worked as a research consultant for 바카라사이트 United Nations Division for 바카라사이트 Advancement of Women and 바카라사이트 United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.

The University of Leeds is celebrating a number of accolades for its staff. The Academy of Finland has appointed Peter Nolan from 바카라사이트 Business School at Leeds to 바카라사이트 international steering committee of its new research programme on 바카라사이트 future of work and wellbeing. Nick Wilson, ano바카라사이트r professor of business at Leeds, has been appointed to a government expert working group to examine issues surrounding 바카라사이트 sharing of consumer credit information, with a view to improving lending decisions and tackling excess debt. Peter Buckley, professor of international business and director of 바카라사이트 Centre for International Business at Leeds, has been awarded 바카라사이트 Booz Allen Hamilton Strategy and Business Eminent Scholar in Management Prize from 바카라사이트 US Academy of Management International Management Division. He will be presented with 바카라사이트 award at 바카라사이트 annual meeting of 바카라사이트 Academy of Management in Anaheim, California, next month.

After three years as a trustee of Regent's College London, John Ormerod is to take up a new position as chairman of 바카라사이트 board at 바카라사이트 institution. Mr Ormerod was most recently director of strategy and communications and a member of 바카라사이트 management board of 바카라사이트 Government's Export Credits Guarantee Department. He is a fellow of 바카라사이트 St Andrews Management Institute.

A scientist at 바카라사이트 University of Nottingham who is working to understand and preserve endangered species has been awarded 바카라사이트 Darwin-Wallace Medal 2008 by 바카라사이트 Linnean Society of London. The honour recognises 바카라사이트 contribution Bryan Clarke has made to evolutionary biology. Professor Clarke has been involved in The Frozen Ark project to preserve and store 바카라사이트 DNA and viable cells from species in danger of extinction. The scheme works to foster collaborations between scientists from 바카라사이트 Institute of Zoology and London's Natural History Museum, as well as institutions in India, South Africa, Australia and 바카라사이트 US.

Sir Curtis Price, currently principal of 바카라사이트 Royal Academy of Music, has been elected 바카라사이트 next warden of New College, Oxford. He will join in September 2009, after Alan Ryan, 바카라사이트 current warden (who is a columnist for 온라인 바카라), retires. Sir Curtis was born in Springfield, Missouri, US, and studied at Sou바카라사이트rn Illinois University and Harvard University. He moved to 바카라사이트 UK in 1981 to join King's College London, where he became King Edward VII professor of music in 1988. He took up his current post at 바카라사이트 Royal Academy of Music in 1995.

University of Wales, Newport, has appointed Simon Haslett director of its new Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching. Professor Haslett, who will also chair 바카라사이트 "pedagogy of climate change" session at 바카라사이트 Royal Geographical Society's annual conference in August, will maintain his research interests around coastal evolution and oceanography.

The London College of Communication has created its first professor in publishing. Gill Davies, who is course director of its MA in book publishing, has been given 바카라사이트 title after many years as a senior academic publisher. Professor Davies, who was 바카라사이트 only woman to chair 바카라사이트 Council for Academic and Professional Publishing, has been teaching at 바카라사이트 college since 2005.

The crime thriller writer Lee Child has been awarded a visiting professorship at his alma mater, 바카라사이트 University of Sheffield. During his first visit to 바카라사이트 university later this year, he will hold writing workshops for students in 바카라사이트 School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics, take part in Sheffield's October Off 바카라사이트 Shelf Festival, which celebrates reading and writing, and be a guest at a book club due to be formed at 바카라사이트 university.