Chairs

Royal Institute of British Architects

Colin Stansfield, former Hampshire county architect, has been appointed by the institute's education and professional development board to chair a review of architectural education.

University of Hull

Alan Townshend, director of the institute for chemistry in industry and dean of the school of chemistry, has been appointed to the G.F. Grant chair of chemistry.

University of Warwick

Drucilla Cornell, professor of law and women's studies at Rutgers University, has been appointed visiting professor of philosophy.

University of Dundee

Hamlyn Jones, former head of the crop science division of Horticulture Research International at Welles-bourne, has been appointed to the new chair of plant ecology in the department of biological sciences.

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