H. F. Jenkinson, professor and director of the molecular oral biology unit at the University of Otago, takes the chair of oral microbiology.
Readers promoted to personal chairs: M. Allen, physics; M. Benton, geology; D. Bull, electrical and electronic engineering; T. Cosgrove, chemistry; J. Hill, law; J. Holly, surgery; J. Keating, mathematics; D. Murphy, medicine; D. Offord, Russian studies; A. Waterman, veterinary anaesthesia; M. White, drama.