Chairs

University of Leeds

Inge Bates, senior lecturer and director of the centre for the study of post-16 developments at the University of Sheffield, developmental chair in education and work; Peter Mackie, senior lecturer, professor of transport studies; Katie Wales, head of department at the University of London, professor of modern English language; Andrew Davies and Peter Howdle, senior lecturers, have been appointed professors of clinical education at Leeds General Infirmary and St James' University Hospital respectively; Stephen Morley, senior lecturer, professor in clinical psychology; John Dyson, professor of astronomy at the University of Manchester, chair of astronomy in the department of physics and astronomy.

University of Brighton

The following principal lecturers have been appointed to professorships: Tony Hartley, professor of language engineering; John McKean, professor of architecture; Richard Mitchell, reader, professor of computing; Mike Tucker, poetics professor. Chairs were awarded to: Carolyn Miller, head of the nursing and midwifery research unit, professor of health studies; Howard Rush, head of research development, professor of innovation management; Brendan Neiland, senior lecturer, professor of painting.