Four new Pro-Vice-Chancellors have been appointed to work with Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor Anthony Minson and Professor Alison Richard, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge.
Four new Pro-Vice-Chancellors have been appointed to work with Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor Anthony Minson and Professor Alison Richard, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge.
Professor Andrew Cliff, Professor Ian Leslie, Professor Melveena McKendrick and Dr Kate Pretty will take up their new roles on 1 January 2004 and will be in post for a term of three years.
Professor Cliff is a Professor of Theoretical Geography and Fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge. He gained his BA at King’s College, London, his MA at Northwestern University and his PhD and DSc at the University of Bristol. Since 1972 Dr Cliff has been a member of the University of Cambridge’s Department of Geography. His research focuses on spatial statistics and currently, on applications of spatial diffusion models on the spread of epidemic diseases. He has been given special responsibilities for Personnel issues.
Professor Ian Leslie was born in Canada and gained his first degree in Engineering Science and his Masters in Electrical Engineering at the university of Toronto. He came to the University of Cambridge for his PhD and stayed on at the Computer Laboratory after completing it in 1983.
He was founder of Nemesys Research Ltd, which exploited the results of research work done in the department and co-founded Cplane Inc. Professor Leslie is currently Head of the Computer Laboratory at Cambridge and serves on the University Council and a number of its committees. His special responsibilities will cover research issues.
Professor McKendrick is Professor of Spanish Golden-Age Literature, Culture and Society at the University’s Modern and Medieval Languages (MML) Faculty, she is also Chair of its Board. She gained her first degree at King's College, London and her PhD and LittD at Cambridge. She served on the University's General Board, was Senior Tutor at Girton Collge, Cambridge for seven years and is a Fellow of the British Academy. She will have special responsibility for Education issues.
Dr Pretty has been Principal of Homerton College, Cambridge since 1991 and was until recently Chair of the Council of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. She is an archaeologist by training and also chairs the Archaeology and Anthropology Faculty Board for the University. She is Chairman of OCR, one of the three boards that offer school examinations in England and part of the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate. Dr Pretty teaches Archaeology at Homerton and in the University. Dr Pretty’s remit as Pro-Vice Chancellor will include the major activities of the University outside the academic work of the Faculties and Departments.
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