Appointments

University of Edinburgh

Ian Mowat, associate librarian at the University of Glasgow, has been appointed librarian; Alan Bruce, associate director of accommodation services, has been appointed associate director of sales and marketing.

University of Hertfordshire

Ian MacLaurin, chairman of Tesco plc, has been installed as chancellor of the university, succeeding Brian Corby.

Royal Holloway, University of London

Ed Maltby, professor of environmental and physical geography and director of the institute for environmental research, has been elected chair of the Commission on Ecosystem Management at the IUCN World Conservation Congress.

University of Bath

Michael Jenkins, director of the Japan Business Consultancy, has been appointed director of foreign languages.

University of Warwick

Colin Touchin, director of music, has been elected national chairman of the British Association of Symphonic Bands and Wind Ensembles.

Swansea Institute of Higher Education

Nicholas Bourne, dean of the faculty of law, has been appointed assistant principal (academic resources).