Chairs

University of Cambridge Andrew Hopper, director of the Olivetti and Oracle Research Laboratory, professor of communication engineering; Robert Mair, co-founding director of the Geotechnical Consulting Group, professor of civil engineering.

Manchester Metropolitan University Laurence Cook, reader in zoology at the University of Manchester and honorary research associate of the Manchester Museum, has been awarded the title of visiting professor in the department of biological sciences.

Coventry University Louise Wallace, chief executive of Horton General Hospital NHS Trust, professor of psychology and health.

Southampton Institute The following titles have been conferred: Claire Donovan, associate professor, now professor of art history; Jeff Richards, former dean of the social science faculty, emeritus professor; Dave Steventon, visiting professor in the systems engineering faculty.