Who's in, who's out?

Newcastle University

Newcastle's famous bridges have a special significance for Sally Jane Norman, the new director of Newcastle University's Culture Lab. "I love them - they symbolise Newcastle's capacity to build linkages," she said.

The lab is a £4 million digital media facility for multidisciplinary research spanning science and the arts. "It is exactly the structure I have been dreaming about for some time," she said.

Her move to Newcastle follows five years as director of the Ecole Supérieure De L'image, in Angoulême and Poitiers, in France.

IN

• Ella Ritchie has become pro vice-chancellor for teaching and learning. Formerly postgraduate dean of humanities and social sciences.
• Neil Ward , director of the Centre for Rural Economy. Formerly professor of human geography, Leeds University.
• Rolando Carrasco , chair of mobile communications in the School of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering. Formerly professor of mobile computing, Wolverhampton University.
• Andrew Derrington , chair of psychology, brain and behaviour. Formerly chair in psychology, Nottingham University.

OUT

• Madeleine Atkins , pro vice-chancellor for teaching and learning. Now vice-chancellor of Coventry University.
• Steve Larter , professor of geology. Now research chair in petroleum geology at the University of Calgary, Canada.
• Peter Baylis , provost of the faculty of medical sciences. Retiring.
• Geoff Bailey , professor of archaeology at the School of Historical Studies. Now chair of archaeology, York University.
• Simon Caney , senior lecturer in politics. Now reader in political theory, Birmingham University.