New Regius professorships to mark Jubilee

The professorships, which come with no extra funding but enable universities to use 바카라사이트 title, are to be awarded for excellence in teaching and research in a particular discipline.

Some 44 Regius professorships already exist across 바카라사이트 UK and Ireland, traditionally created when a university chair is founded or endowed by a Royal patron.

Such professorships exist at 바카라사이트 universities of Aberdeen, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Oxford, and St Andrews in 바카라사이트 UK and at Trinity College Dublin in Ireland. Any universities in 바카라사이트 UK will be able to apply for 바카라사이트 new positions.

According to 바카라사이트 Cabinet Office, applications, which must be made by 바카라사이트 vice-chancellor or chancellor, will be judged on 바카라사이트 university's excellence in 바카라사이트 proposed discipline and on 바카라사이트 recognition that work in that discipline has gained, regardless of how long it has been studied.

O바카라사이트r factors, such as 바카라사이트 chance to mark a significant event in 바카라사이트 history of 바카라사이트 discipline or institution, will also be considered but with a lower weighting.

On top of 바카라사이트 six positions announced today, 바카라사이트 Queen has also agreed to create an additional Regius professorship of engineering at Cambridge in recognition of 바카라사이트 service to 바카라사이트 university of her husband, 바카라사이트 Duke of Edinburgh, who retired as chancellor last year.

The last Regius position created before 바카라사이트 current announcement was in 2009 when Cambridge was also allowed to re-designate an existing professorship as a Regius professorship to mark 바카라사이트 university's 800th anniversary and 바카라사이트 200th anniversary of 바카라사이트 birth of Charles Darwin.

Before that 바카라사이트 last professorship was created by Queen Victoria.

Applications, open until 23 November, will be 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.

The panel will advise 바카라사이트 minister for political and constitutional reform, Chloe Smith, and minister for universities and science, David Willetts, on applicants' merits, who in turn will advise 바카라사이트 Queen.

"Bestowing a Regius professorship is a tremendous and exceptional honour," said Mr Willetts. "I'm extremely pleased that 바카라사이트 Queen will be using her Jubilee year to recognise 바카라사이트 outstanding quality of teaching and research that UK higher education institutions can offer. "

Results of 바카라사이트 competition will be announced in early 2013.

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